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I I r Sjt i THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1902. = THE MINNEAKJtlM jftUIwiKr^ W r 1 TONE OF STRENGTH RULES THE WHEAT MARKET May Sold Jp to 74c, but* Eased '' ' Back at the Close to Yester day's Closing Figure. CORN AND OATS WERE STRONG Some Bearish Items, but a General s T e n d e n c y t o I g n o r e T h e m , a n d W a t c h W i n t e r W h e a t . Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Feb. 27 May wheat sold up to 74c to noon to-day. It was a dull and uninteresting market for the early part of the session. Minneapolis May sold down to 73%c to start. The early weak- neiB was due in part to heavier receipts in the northwest, the figures showing 533 cars, against 282 last year. Thjs was soon offset by a lot of news to the effect that rains are making the roads bad and holding back coarse grains, and by a stronger market in conse quence in both corn and oats. Kansas City was up over a cent on corn and St Louis was strong on both torn and wheat. Some buying orders came In and the market re sponded quickly The effect of yesterday's crop damage gossip was shown this morning, as it was expected It would be, in a decidedly less aggressive set of bearish traders. The concensus of opinion is that the reports were exaggerations, that it is lather early for anything of value regard ing conditions, &ud that whUd there are no doubt bad places In the -winter wheat area, it is doubtful if anything ha* been dlscovere'l warranting the belief that the general outlook Is otherwise than favorable. The Price Cur lent report was watched for with a little more than the usual inteiest. Winter wheat, it says, is regarded a little less hopefully than last month, as it is nearly all In good condition, yet lacking the high vigor neces sary to -withstand adverse influence. Reports like this, covering both sides, giving the outlook as favorable, yet not overlooking the possibility of sudden changes, make the bears doubly cautious, and the market hesitates in consequence. There are a good many bear ish things in the general situation, especially from the northwestern viewpoint, yet traders realize that all such matters as cash demand, l'ght exports, heavier receipts and other things, ordinarily of leading influence, will be iguoied at the first real evidence of any crop damage. Hence the cautiousness. At this writing the market is firm with sentiment rnoie bullish than otherwise, pending further news from the southwest. To-day's reports are of low barometer over Kansas, suggesting storms. Primary receipts were 666.000 bu, against 494,000 bu, and shipments 168,000 bu, against 2u0,000. Minneapolis received 368 cars, against 251 last year, and Duluth had 165, against 31 cais. Liverpool closed %d higher. Clearances of wheat and Hour equaled 191,- 000 bu. At the end the market weakened and fell back to yesterday's closing figure. May closed at 73%c, July, 74%c Chicago May closed at 76%c. Good demand ruled in the cash market and while receipts were larger than yesterday, the good lots were promptly cleaned up. No. L F e b . . $ M a y . . J u l y . . RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS Close Open. High. Low. To-day.. Yesterday. * * .73% .74% .74 .75% .73% .74% Close To-day $ .73 .73% .74% $ .73 .73%@73% ,74%@74% Clost Year Ago. % .74% .74% .75%@75% May Wheat. Mianeapolls. Close to-day % .73% Close yesterday... .73%@73% THBJ DAY'S R E S U L T Chicago. Duluth. I .76% % .75 .76%@76% .75% &t. Louis New York. $ .S2M@82% $\82% .82%g82% .82Mr CLOSING CASH P R I C E S On TrackNo. 1 hard, 74%o No. 1 n o r t h e r n , 73%c No. 2 northern, 71%@72% No. 3 wheat. 69%@71%c. No. I flax, $1.65% No. 3 yellow corn, 54@56c. No. 8 white oats, 42@43c No. 2 rye, 55c Barley, 51c to 61c millstuffs, 56 tons hay, 131 tons fuel oil, 91,780 gals. truit 122,928 lbs mer chandise, 2,491,480 lbs lumber, 81 cars barrel stock, 6 cars machinery, 524,680 lba coal, 2,406 tons wood, 185 cords brick, 22,000 lime. 1 car cement, 830 brls pig Iron, 79 cars, stone and marble, 12 cars: Uv stock, 5 cars dressed meats, 112,000 IDB railroad materials, 10 ears car lots, 866. ShippedWheat, 27 cars, 24,030 bu corn, 5,740 bu oats, 9,420 bu barley, 1,110 bu flax, 8,080 bu flour, 54,605 brls, millstuffs, 1,916 tons hay, 41 tons' fruit, 60,000 lbs mer chandise, 2.173,915 lbs, lumber, 90 cars ma chinery, 884,830 lbs coal, 25 tons .wood, 12 cords brick, 10,000, cement, 110 brls house hold goods. 20,000 lbs ties, 5 cars stone and marble, 6 cars, linseed oil, 420 brlB oil cake. 297,002 lbs dressed meats, 160,000 lbs rail road materials, 7 cars car lots, 838. S t a t e G r a i n I n s p e c t i o n . Feb. 26. Wheat Inspected InCars Great NorthernNo. 1 northern, 18 No. 2 northern, 60, No. 3, 15 rejected, 2 no grade, 50. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. l noithern, 1, No. 2 northern, 13 No. 3, 13 no grade, 2. Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 2 northern, 5 No. 3, 2, no grade, 1. Soo LineNo. 2 northern* 2 No. 3, 1 re jected, 2. Northern PacificNo. 1 northern, 2 No. 2 northern, 1 No. 3, l. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & O m a h a - No. 2 northern, 1, No. 3, 3. TotalNo. 1 northern, 21 No. 2 northern, 72, No. 3, 35 rejected, 4 no grade, 53. Other GrainsCareNo. 4 corn, 5 no grade corn, 3, No 3 white oats, 1 No. 1 white oats, 4 No. 3 oats, 2, no grade oats, 1 No. 2 rye, I, No. 3 barley, 1 No. 4 barley, 1 !No. 1 flax, II, rejected flax, 5. Cars Inspected OutNo. 1 hard wheat, 1 No. 1 northern wheat, 46 No. 2 northern wheat, 41, No. 3 wheat, 68 rejected wheat, 1, no grade wheat, 3, No. 3 corn, 3 No. 4 corn, 4, No. 3 white oats, 4 No. 4 white oats, 2, No. 3 oats, 2, no grade oats, 5 No. 2 rye, 2, No. 1 flax, 7 rejected flax, 1. W h e a t M o v e m e n t . Feb. 27. The following are the receipts and ship ments at the principal primary -wheat mar kets: Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushels. New York 73,150 Philadelphia 52,937 Baltlmoi e 14 77 3 sold on unchanged basis, but on No. 2 there \ Toledo ....... 12*000 was a trifle firmer range. Millers bought the i Detroit 1,251 bulk of the milling wheat and were not so critical as of late, taking anything at all good. No. 3 wheat sold fiom 69c to 71%c for the extreme mnge, and no grade and rejected from 62c to 7uc. THE FLOUR MARKET B e t t e r D e m a n d a n d S o m e F o r e i g n B u s i n e s s . The market was in better tone to-day than for some time Demand has picked up con siderably and the millers were able to book a little foieign business, although up to noon there was nothing very heavy done. The fact that buyers are taking nold in better spirit is encouraging to millers, who are tak ing a more hopeful view and are expecting a nioie satisfactojy market for the immediate future. Shipments for the day were 54,605 brls. Fust patents are quoted $3S5@3 95, second patents, $3.7^(33 So, first clears, $2 75@2 SO, edcoud clears, $2.40. THE CASH TRADE D e c l i n e in F l u i - C o r n a n d O u t s F i n n uivd A c t t w . FLAXThe market was a little weaker Although receipts here were light and de mand ldiily satisfactory, the price range was loweied by about lc on No. l and l@i%c on injected, this, being In line with the weaker option, 'liadea were made in No. 1 to a m \ e at $l.t6 and the spot No. 1 went at $1 66. Kejected was quoted at $1 61@1.62, according to quality, but there was not much business reported in rejected. Near the close the market suowea lurther weakness. Minne apolis received 11 ears, against 8 cars last year, and shipped ! cars. Duluth bad cars. Closing prices: MinneapolisCash, $1.63^, to a r m e , $l.b5% Bebruary, $1 65'/s May, $1 67. DuluthCash, $1.65, on track, $1 bo, to ainve, $1.66, Febiuaiy, $1 6o, Ma $1.6s%. CORNThe market wa3 flimer anu more active and, while offeiings were larger, pnees St. Louis _,... 14,00 0 Boston 24,616 Chicago 66,600 Milwaukee 23,200 Duluth 176,425 Minneapolis 338,560 Kansas City 15,200 31,921 None None 1,000 8,750 35,000 69,528 73,956 6,000 500 24,030 11,200 W h e a t M o v e m e n t b y R o a d s . ReceivedCarsMilwaukee, 75 Omaha, 42 St Louis, 14 Great Northern, 164 Northern Pacific, 18. ShippedCarsMilwaukee, 9 Omaha, 2 St Louis, 12, Wisconsin Central, 1 Great Northern, 3 Soo, 55. RANGE! MAY W H E A T q.^ io,ix, //&, i~/. r it 'JL 'h A A 1 ,A pr 9b LIT 1 r\ VLn L fine-weather news and then rallied with corn March, 82%c May, 82%882%c July, 81%@ 82%c September, 81 3-16c. Rye, steady, state 6061c, c. 1. f., New York car lots No. 2 western, 62%c, f. o. b., afloat. CornRe ceipt*, 18,000 im sales, 85,000 bu opened fairly steady and was soon advanced by scarcity of spot product, higher cables and covering May, 66@66%c July, 85%g!6S%c September, 64%@5%c. OatsReceipts, 58,500 bu, quiet but firm track, white, 50@52%c. Close: WheatMay, 82%c July, 82%c. Corn May, 66%c: July. 66%c. L i v e r p o o l G r a i n . Liverpool, Feb. 27.WheatSpot, firm No. 2 red western winter, nulet, Us %d. No. 1 northern spring, firm, Cs l%d, futures, dull March, 6s %d, May, bs %d. CornSpot, steady American mixed, new. steady, 5s l%d American mixed, old, 5s 2%d futures, quiet February, nominal March. 5s l%d May, 5s l^d. K a n s a s C i t y G r a i n . Kansas, City, Feb. 27.Close: WheatMay. "laVaft. July. 73%e casb No. 2 hard. 73%g,74c No. 2 red. S0@61c No. 2 spring, 72%@73c. CornMay, 61%c, September, 59%c, cash No. 2 mixed, 50Vfc@61c No. 2 white, 64^650. OatsNo. 2 white, 43%@44^c. C h i c a g o S e e d a n d O o a n r G r a i n s . Chicago, Feb. 27FlaxCash northwestern, $1.68, southwestern, $1.63, May, $1.69. R y e - February, 57%c May, 58^c July, oSV^c. Bar- leyCash, 68@62i/c. TimothyMarch, $6.45@ B.oO. CloverMarch, $8 80 St. St. L o u i s G r a i n . Louis, Feb. 27.WheatLower No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 83%c May, 82%@82%c. July, 75%c No. 2 hard, 77@79c. CornHigh er No. 2, cash, 59%c, May, 61%c July, 62c OatsHigher No. 2, cash, 44c May, 444c July, 35%c No. 2 white, 46c. RyeBetter 61}c. M i l w a u k e e G r a i n . Milwaukee, Feb. 27 FlourSteady. Higher, close, Wheat Higher , close , No. 1 northern, 761sc No 2 northern, 7o3 75i&c, May, 76%e RyeSteady. No. l, 68c. BarlejDull No. 2, 62c sample, 55@61c. OatsHigher No. 2 white, 44c. Corn May, 60TfiC WheatPuts. 7C&c calls. 77c. CornPuts, 61c, calls, 62%c. T o l e d o G r a i n . Toledo, Feb 27.WheatFirm active casb, &>c May, Siy^c, July, 79%c. C o r n - Strong, active cash, 60c May. 62}c: July, (i^/ic. OatsFairly active, cash, 44c May, 44c, July, 37c. CloverseedCash and March, $5 57V, April, $5 52V GENERAL PRODUCE T h e M i n n e a p o l i s M a r k e t . Thursday, Fb. 27. Extra creamery butter, lower, ex tra dairy, lower. Strictly fresh eggs, highei. Dressed hens, steady, spiing chickens, easier, fancy turkejs, steady. Potatoes steady. Fancy coun try dressed veal, weak. Oranges, firm. WESTERN STOCKS UP Soo and Others Score More Substan cr. tial Gains. GOLD ENGAGEMENTS CAUSE A SAG A m e r i c a n G r a s s T w i n e H a p p e n * t o A d v a u o e D n r l n j r t h e F l u c - t u a t i o n * . New York, Feb. 27.JThere was a fair vol ume of buying orders in the stock market at the opening and prices advanced a fraction all around. Missouri Pacific recovered sharp ly from yesterday's decline, but ran off again. Brooklyn Transit showed a good fractional gain, and Evansville fit Terre Haute rose a point but reacted %. Otherwise changes were small. The weakness ot Missouri Pacific and the strength of Brooklyn Transit nar rowed fluctuations in other leaders, but the undertone was firm. Missouri Pacific receded front 101 to below par. Brooklyn Transit sold up 1%, but there was no response in the other tractions. Fluctuations in the minor stocks were within moderate limits, but some of them made notable gains. General Elec tric advanced S, Westinghouse Electric 3 ^ , and New York, Chicago & St. Louis second* preferred, American Smelting, Colorado & Southern, Republic Steel preferred, Wabash, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic preferred, Keokuk & Des Moines, Wisconsin Central pre ferred, and Soo preferred 1 to 1%. Some of the active stocks were easing off at 11 o'clock. Increased gold engagements making the total $3,500,000, induced realizing and dhort selling all round, caused the more active stocks to sag under last night. Stocks which had been strong earlier fell away sharply, Colorado & Southern, Toledo, St. Louis & Western preferred, St. Louis & South .vestern preferred, Tennessee Coal and Evansville & Terre Haute losing 1 to 1%. Selling of the general list was checked later when Amal gamated Copper was advanced to 72%. Busi ness then became very dull and fluctuations unimportant. American Grass Twine and United States Reduction preferred advanced 1 and American Ice preferred and Twin City Rapid Transit preferred lost l!1.^. 1,500 5,500 9,600 1,600 4,200 100 1,300 600 1,500 100 U. S. Leather.. do pr U. S. Rubber .. do pr U. S. Steel do pr Wabash do pr WeUs-Par. Exp. Western Union. Wheel. & L. E. do 1st pr ... do 2d pr .... Wisconsin Cent. do pr 11% 81% 16% C9 43^ 95* 24% 44% 20 58 32% 11% 81% 1% 67% 43% 94% 24 43% 19% 67 32% 11% 81% 16% 67% 43% 94% 24 43% 190 90% 19% 67 32% 21 42% 11% 81 16% 59% 44% 94% 24 43% 190 80% 19% 57% 32 21% 42% Total sales, 413,600. LONDON FINANCIAL C o n s o l a a n d Q u o t a t i o n * of A m e r i c a n S e c u r i t i e s . London, Feb. 27.Consols for money, 94% consols for account, 94% Anaconda, 6% At chison, 77% Atchison preferred, 99% Balti more & Ohio, 106% Canadian Pacific, ex-div., 115% Chesapeake & Ohio, 46% Chicago Great Western, 24% Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 167% Denver & Rio Grande, 45% Denver & Rio Grande preferred, 94% Erie, 39% Erie, first preferred, 70% Erie second preferred, 57 Illinois Central, 143 Louisville & Nash ville, 106% Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 25% Missouri, Kansas & Texas preferred, 56% New York Central, 116% Norfolk & Western, 68% Norfolk & Western preferred, 92 On tario & Western, 34% Pennsylvania, 77% Reading, 28% Reading first preferred, 41% Reading second preferred, 36% Southern Rail way, 33% Southern Railway preferred, 98 Southern Pacific, 66% Union Pacific, ex-div., 102 Union Pacific preferred, ex-div., 90 Xrnlted States States Steel, ex-dlv., 44% United States Steel preterred, 9T% Wabash, 24% Wabash preferred, 44% Spanish 4s, 77%. Bar silver, firm, 25%d per ounce. Money, 2%@3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 13-1C@2% per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three months' bills is 2%g) 13-16 per cent. Rands, 11% De Beers, 46%. Gold premiums: Buenos Aires, 141.90 Ma drid, 36.27 Lisbon. 20. N e w Y o r k B o n d s . New York, Feb. 27. United States lefunding 2s, registered109 United States refunding 2s, coupon 109 United States 3s, registered 109 United States 3s, coupon 109 United States new 4s, registered 139% \3nlted States new 4s, coupon 139% United States old 4s, registered naVs United States old 4s, coupon 112% United States 5s, registered 106% United States 5s, coupon 106% Atchison general 4s 104% Atchison adjustment 4s 93% Baltimore & Ohio 4s 103% Baltimore & Ohio 3%s 96 Baltimore & Ohio Conv. 4s 107% Canada Southern seconds 110% Central of Georgia 6s 110%% Central of Georgia first Incomes 79 ChesapeakeA&til Ohio 4%s 110% A" good demand ~for Chesapeake^''Ohio and 9\c*i &Rl J %&, 8 4 LOTS OF HOGS IN Prices, Are Off ioc and in Some Case* 15c. A LIMITED CATTLE SUPPLY Steady on Butcher Cows a nd Heif e r s W e a k to lOc Lower on Beef and Butcher Steers. South St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 27.Receipts to day were 300 cattle, 100 calves, 1,600 hogs and 200 sheep. The following table shows the receipts from Jan. 1, 1902, to date, as compared with the same period a year ago: Year. Cattle.Calves.Hogs. Sheep. Horses.Cars. 1902.... 24,222 3,506 127,145 103,041 157 2,984 1901.... 22,185 4,254 104,905 55,882 399 2,467 Dec 748 242 Inc.... 2,037 22,240 47,159 ... 517 The following table shows the receipts for the month of February to date, as compared with the same period a year ago: Year. Cattle Calves.Hogs.Sheep. Horses. Cars. 1902.... 12,446 1,880 53,139 40,700 125 1,314 1901.... 10,550 2,332 42,208 9,867 165 999 Dec 452 Inc.... 1,896 .... 10,931 30.83JJ Receipts: Date, Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Feb. 20 .... 691 83 4,773 Feb. 21 .... 398 41 1,667 Feb. 22 .... 141 47 3,019 Feb. 24 .... 637 ' 37 1,296 Feb. 25 ....1,619 436 3,246 Feb. 26 .... 922 161 2,770 40 Sheep. 138 S.480 32 6,947 853 266 315 Cars 43 51 44 58 305 71 Estimated receipts by cars to-day of the railroads centering at these yards: Chicago Great "Western, 0 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 6 Minneapolis & St. Louis, 6 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omana, 8 Great Northern, 3 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 1 Soo, 2 Northern Pacific, 2 total, 33. Disposition of stock Wednesday, Feb. 26: Firm. Cattle.' Hogs. Sheep. Swift & Co 351 OTHER GRAIN MARKETS CHICAGO GRAIN T r a d e Q u i e t a n d E a s e d D o w n toy F a - v o r a b l e W e a t h e r . Chicago, Feb 27.May wheat opened %@%c to '4@?sc lower, at 76%c to 7614c, on stead/ cables, heavy northwestern receipts and bear ish reports of crop conditions. Trade -was quiet and the market eased somewhat on generally favorable weather. Ma sold down to 76%c, after having touched 76%c. Later it steadied around 76%@76%c. Local receipts were 37 cars, two of contract grade. Minne- juled higher tbau yesterday on all good lots. aP'te and Duluth leported 533_cars, making a No. 3 jellow closed at 54(Ji56c. Receipts, 3: cars, smpments, 7 cais. OATSThere was a better feeling in oats and fractionally higher pi Ire range. No. 3 white closed at 4J43c. Receipts, 9 cars, shipments, 0 cars. FEED AND MEALThe market is fliimer and prices are a little higher all around Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, $2u.25, No 1 feed, 21.25, No. 2 feed, $J2.2o No. 6 feed, %'16 25, granulated cornmeal in cotton sacks, at the late of ?2 80 per barrel. MILLSTLFFSThe market is easy. Mil lei's aie quoting unchanged, altnough there are lower prices heard on the outside Bran in bulk is quoted at $15 per ton, bulk shorts, $15 flour middlings, ?16 25@16.75, red dog, ji7@17.50 feed in 200-lb sacks, $1 per ton ad ditional, in 100-lb sacks, $1 50 per ton addi tional. Shipments, 1,916 tons. RYE/There were 4 cars received and none shippbd. No 2 closed at 55c. BARLEYThe market is very quiet. Feed gra les are quotable at 53@56c, and mailing giades, 57 Receipts, s cars shipments, 1 f dr. HAYThe market is soft and the figures given are the best obtainable for choice lots Lpland fancy, $7 25'\ 50, upland choice, 7(3 7 25, No 1, $6 25@6 50, midland, $6 medium, $o.3(.(g6 timothy, choice, HI* rye straw, choice, $4g 50. Receipts, 181 tons ship xnentb, 41 tons. P u t s a n d C a l l s . Two o'clock report. PutsMay wheat. 73c. CallsMay whe.t, 73%c. Curt)May wneat, 73%c C a s h S a l e s R e p o r t e d T o - d a y . No. 1 northern, 1 lcars $0.73% No. 1 northern, 2 cars Ti% No. 1 nortneru, 3 cars 73% No. 1 northern, 1 car 73^ No. 2 normern, 5 cars 72% No. 2 northern, 50 cars 72 No. 2 northern, 189 cars ^2% No. 2 northern, 1 car, to arrive 73 No. 2 northern, 7 cars 71% No. 2 northern, 31 cars 72l/ a No. 2 noithern, 1 car 72% No, 2 northern, 10 cars 71% No 3 whfat, 16 cars 69 No 3 wheat, 11 cars 71 No. 3 wh*at 10 cars 70% No. 3 wheat, 5 cars , 70% No. 3 wheat, 3 cars 71% No. 3 wheat, 1 car 71% Rejected wheat, 2 cars 69 Rejecic-d wheat, 1 car 70 Rejected wheat, 1 car 70% Rejected wheat, 1 car J .67 No grade wheat, 1 car 70 .69% .08% .68 .66 .63 .62 .52% No grade wheat, 1 car .. No grade wheat, 2 cars No grade wheat, 1 car . No grade wheat, 1 car No grade wheat, 3 cars No grade wheat, 1 car . No grade wheat, 2 cars No grade whpat, 2 cars No. 4 corn, 4 cars No. 4 corn, 2 cars No grade corn, 9 cars ... No. 4 corn, 1 car 52 Eai corn, 1 car 51% No. 4 corn, part car 52 " No. 3 white oats, 1 car 4314 No. 4 white oats, 4 cars 42 No. 4 white oats, part car 41% No grade oats, 1 car ".41% No grade oats, 1 car 40% No. 3 oats, 1 car 41% No. 3 oats, 4 car3 41% No. 2 rye, 1 car 55 " No. 2 rye, 1,400 bu, to arrive 55 No. 4 barley, 3 cars 51 No. 5 barley, 1 car 56 No. 4 barley, 1 car 51 No. 1 flax, I car 1.66% No. 1 flax, 600 bu 1.65 No. 1 flax, 2 cars % 1.65 Hay, 1 car, per ton 550 R e c e i p t s a n d S h i p m e n t s , Feb. 26. - ? V ReceivedWheat, 368 cars, 338,560 bu corn, 26,880 bu oate, 11,160 bu barley, 7,280 bu, rye, 2,210 bu flax, 9,020 fru flour, 1,210 brls total tor the three points of 570, against only 292 last week and 342 a year ago. Com strength and predictions of colder weather led to covering and buying of wheat and May advanced sharply to 77%c. Quiet business and poor seaboard demand caused later liquidation, and May closed %@%c low ei, at 76%c Close February, 71c May, 76%c July, 7t} September, 76%c. Cash: No. 2 led, 81@82%c No. 3 red, 78%@80%c No. 2 hard winter, 74%@76%c No. 3 hard winter, 74V_'@7tc No. 1 northern spring, 75%@77%c No 2 northern spring, 72%@76%c No. 3 spring, 70@74c. The feeling m corn early was rather firm May opened unchanged to %c higher at 60%c to 61c on firm cables and reports that there wds an improved demand late yesterday in the west from feeders and also from the southwest. Receipts were less than estimat e I, and the riospects for a storm west had a ollfchtly bullish effect. May eased at one time to 60ij.c\ but later sold at 60%c again. Ri -- ijits veic 1.155 cars. The southwest was a fair buyer of corn and professional bulling carried Mav to 614@ 61%c Liquidation brought a slight reaction, but the close was firm, May %c higher a* 61^8c Close: February, 59%c May, 61%c July, Gl%c\ September, 59%e December, 48%c- year, 48%c. Cash: No. 3, 58%@59c. Oats were quiet and slightly easier early Country oficr.i.gs were light. May opened a shd.-e higher at 13%e, sold to 43%c and then de^ltiifd to 4'.,/1c Receipts were 80 cars. Re (Cits were again liberal In the hog market and rrucs ai tLo vards were lower. This bi ought a lower open.iif.' in provisions. Later however, tin- n arket wa& dull and prices re- ai."1 fci.ghtly and steadied. Clobe: February, 43c May, 43%c July 36c. September, J0%c. Cash: No._2- , 43% @ 41c, No 3, !3S)45%c The following was the range of prices 900 900 3,600 5)00 July. 76%@% 77% May. 76%@% 77% 76% 76%@% 76?8 75%@76 60%@61 60%@% 62@62% 61% Wheat Feb. Opening Highest Lowest Close To-flay 74 Yesterday 74% Year ago 74% Corn Opening Highest ^._ /0 Lowest 60%@ % 60V4,@% Close To-day 61% Yesterday 58% 60% Year ago 39% 40% O a t s - Opening 43% Highest 44 Lowest 43% Close- To-day 43% Ye3terday 42% Year ago 24% BUTTERExtra creamery butter, lb, 25c" firsts, lb, 23@24c, seconds, pei lb, 18@19c dairies, extras, per lb, 21c, dairies, firsts, per lb, 18c seconds, per lb, 17%c roll and print, fancy, lb, 19c roll and print, choice, lb, 17%c, ladles, firsts, 18@19c seconds, lb, 17c packing stock, per lb, 17%e renovated, fancy, 20c, renovated, choice, 1718c EGGSStrictly fresh, case counc, doz, 19%c checks and seconds, 15c. CHEESETwins or flats, fancy, lb, 12^0 ' Sales twins or flats, choice, 10@llc fair to good, I 9(&t>10%c brick, No. 1, per lb, 13%c choice, A lb. 9@10%c brick, No. 1, per lb, 14c brick, i No. 2, ll@12c, brick, No. 3, per lb, 7(gjjc limburger, Xo. 1, per lb, 13c, limburger No. 2, per lb, 10@llc pultost, pei lb, 9c, primost, No. 1, per in, 6%c block Swiss, No. 1, lb, 14%@15c No. 2, S%@9c round Swiss, No. 1, 15tj15%e No. 2, 8%@9e. DRESSED POULTRYTurkeys, fancy hens and young toms, per lb, 13c old toms and hens, lb, 10c, thin young toms, lb, 10@12c culls, per lb, 5@5%c chickens, Bpriugs, fancy, lb, lli&.ll%c lair to good, 9@10c hens, fancy, per lb, 10c old roosters, lb, 5@7c ducks, fancy, lb, ll@12c culls, 6@7c geese, per lb. 10@llc, culls, 6@7c. DRESSED MEATSVeal, fancy, per lb ! 7%@8c fair to good, lb. 6%@7c, thin, small 1 or overweight, per lb, 5@5%c, mutton, fancy, I country dressed, 6@6%c mutton, thin, lb, 5c: i lambs, fancy, pelts off, 7%c, hogs, medium 7c heavy, 6%e. , GAMERabbits, Jack, doz, $2.50@3 white, doz, $1 cottontails, doz, $1@1.20 squirrels, gray, doz, 50c red, doz, 20c. i FISHPike, per ib, 8c crappies, per lb, ' 3@6c, pickerel, 4@5c sunfish, perch, etc., 2&3c Lake Superior herring, 3@3%c. POTATOESWhite stock, per bu, in car lots, 68c white stock, less than car lots, 75c mixed red, in car lots, 60c small ots, sacked 70c. SWEET POTATOESIllinois, per brl, $5 25 @6.50. ONIONSRed Globe, bu, $1.50 Red Weth ersfield, per bu,$1.50 Silver Skins, per bu, '$1.75 Spanish, per crate, $2. BEANSFancy navy, per bu, $2.15@2.25- choice, bu, $2, medium hand-picked, p e r b u i $2, brown, fancy, per bu, $2.15@2.25 brown fair to good, bu, $l.50@i.75. ' DRIED PEASFancy yellow, per bu, $160 medium, per bu, $1.25 green, fancy, per bu,' $160 green, medium, bu, $1.35 marrowfat bu, $2.25 Lima, California, per lb, 6@7c. APPLESLimber Twigs, per brl, $4.50@5- Missouri Pippins, brl, $4.7n@5 Winesaps, brl! $6, Ben Davis, brl, $4.50g box stock, $150 @2.25. ORANGESCalifornia navels, fancy, $3.25@ 3.50 choice, $3.25, California seedlings, $2.50 tangerines, California, ^-bu box, $ 50@" 75 Florida, %-bu box, $3.50 grape fruit, Califor nia, per box, $5 Florida, $9.50@10. LEMONSMessmas, fancy, $3.75 choice, $3.50 California, fancy, as to size, $3.50@3.75 choice, $3.25 STRAWBERRIES Southern, express re ceipts, per qt, 60c. CRANBERRIESJerseys, per brl, $7.50- Jerseys, bu boxes, $2.75. GRAPESMalagas, extra fancy, per keg, $7 fancy, per keg, $6. BANANASFancy, large bunches, $2.50 @2.75 medium bunches, $2 23 small bunch es, $2 HONEYNew, fancy white, 1-lb sections, 15@16c choice white, 12@13c amber, 10@12c golden rod, ll@12c extracted white, 8@9c buckwheat, 9@10c extracted amber, 7@8c VEGETABLESPie plant, lb. 9c beets, per bu, 60c cabbage, per in. 2c- cabbage, per ton, $30 radishes, per doz. 35@70c home grown, round, per doz, 35c lettuce, head, per doz. 60@85c carrots, bu, 45@50c califlower, crates, $3@3.25 cucumbers, hothouse, per doz, $2 celery, per doz, 35c celery, California, per doz, 60@S5c spinach, per bu, $1 25 turnips, per bu, 40c squash, per Ib, 2%c tomatoes, per 5-lb basket, 90c@$l pars ley, doz, 40@85c salsify (oyster plant), per doz, 50c watercress, per doz, 30c. Norfolk & Western carried them up over a point. The general market was sluggish and irregular. Evansville & Terre Haute rallied 1%. General Electric gained 4% in all and Ann Arbor 2. On the other hand Pressed Steel Car and Chicago Great Western pre ferred B lost a point each. The dullness of the market led to small liquidating sales in the Grangers and Pacifies, and they fell to the lowest The inactive specialties were irregu lar. Glucose Trust receipts, National Lead and New York, Chicago & St. Louis second preferred declined 151? and Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Evansville & Terre Haute preferred raised 2% to 2%. Renewed buying of Norfolk & Western forced it above 58, and there were simultaneous advances in Metropolitan Street Railway and Brook lyn Transit to the best. This has a strength ening effect on the transcontinental stocKs and they recovered slightly. The market was dull and iregular In the last hour Evansville & Terre Haute pre ferred extended its rise to 4%, Iowa Central preferred, New York, Chicago & St. Louis, Sugar, Kingston & Pembroke and Distilling preferred 1@1%. Stocks which moved down wards to the extent of 1@2 points were Gen eial Electric, Metiopohtan, American Snuff piefeired, Westinghouse Electric, Sloss-Shef field Steel, United States Rubber preferred, American Linseed, Peoria & Eastern, Whee ling & Lake Erie first preferred and Kansas City Southern preferred. Lackawanna dropped 3. The closing was moderately ac tive and irregular. Eonds were generaly firm. Wabosh Bs fur nished the bulk of the business, and after an advance of 1%, to 76, reacted to 75. Stock quotations reported for The Journal by Watson & Co, Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid.- Stocks- Hi- est. 32 23%' '129% 48 61% 35%@% 36% 35% 36 43%@% 35% 25% . . . : . D n l n t h G r a i n . Duluth, Minn , Feb. 27.Wheat was about %c stronger most of to-day. Yesterday's close for May was 75%c. The opening price to-day was %c off, but gradual firmness sent it up to 75%c. The close was weak, at 75c for July, and sold from 76c to 76%c, closing %c below yesterday, at 75%c. Flax was a trifle more active, but sold off 2c to $1.67% for May. The demand was small. jtteceipts Wheat, 165 cars corn, 1 oats. 1 barley, 4 flax, 24 total, 195 cars. ShipmentsCorn, 4,893 bu, oats, 1,250 bu~ Close- WheatNo. 1 hard, cash, 76%c No. 1 northern, cash and to arrive, 73%c May, 75c July, 75%c No. 2 northern, 71c No. 3, 69c Manitoba cash, 71%c vMay, 73%c No. 2, 6S%c. FlaxCash, $1.65 to arrive, $1.66 May, $168%. Corn, 60%c rye, 55c barley, 49@5Se. N e w Y o r k G r a i n . New York, Feb. 27.FlourReceipts, 18,732 brls sales, 4,000 pkgs was steady and 'barely active Minnesota patents, $3.85@4.10 winter straights, ?3.70@3.90 Minnesota bakers, $2.95 &i3 10 winter extras, $3@3.2o winter patents, $3.85@4.15 winter low grades, $2.80@3.W. WheatReceipts, ^73,600 bu sales, 860,000-bu opened steady on cables, sold off owing to N e w Y o r k P r o d u c e . New York, Feb 27.ButterQuiet. Cheese Firm state full cream, small early made, fancy colored, 12%@12%c state full cream, small early made, fancy white, 12%@i2%c, large early made, colored, 12@12%c large early made, white, 12@12%c. EggsReceipts, 3,287 pkgs firm Ohio, state and Pennsylva nia, 29 western, at mark, 29c, southern at mark, 28%c. C h i c a g o P r o d n c e . " / Chicago, Feb. 27.ButterEasy creamer ies, 18%@26%c dairies, 18%@24c. Cheese Steady twins, 10%@llc daisies, 11%@11%C Young Americas, 11%@12%C. EggsFirm at mark, cases included, 26c. Dressed Poultry Steady, turkeys, 10@14%c chickens, 9@l0%c ' H e W i l l S n e f o r B r o k e n A r m . Special to The Journal. Jamestown, N. D., Feb. 27.Gottlieb Schulz has filed a claim against the city for $500 He alleges that by reason of a defective sidewalk his arm was broken. He says he will sue the city in case his claim is not paid Professor Flather, of the University of Minnesota, was called here to look up mat ters in connection with proposed improve ments to the city water system. He has recommended that a tank of 1,000,000 gallons' capacity be built on a bluff in the outskirts of the city. Instead of downtown, as pro posed. B o y C h a r g e d W i t h A s s a u l t . Gary, S. D., Feb. 27.Price Hunter, a lad of-17 years, was arrested last night tor at tempted criminal assault on a girl 17 years old. He now Jies in jail awaitlng-aa exam ination at Clear Laka * 2 76 97% 104% lAni. Express .. An. Cot. Oil ... I do pr 1,000(Am Cai . . 6001 do pr |Am. Locomot .. 1 uo pr |Am. Ice j do pr 500 Am. Linseed .. I do pi 10,000 Am. Sugar do pr Am. Smelting .. do pr Amal. Cop A.nacon. Cop .. At .Top & S.F. do pr 3,2(ioiBalt. & Ohio... I do pr 27,400|Brook. Rap. Tr. JBrunswlck Co.. 100 Can. Southern . 11,700 Canadian Pac .. 6,200|Ches. & Ohio... 1,500 Chi. & Alton .. 500| do pi 1,500|Chi. Or West.. 600| do pr A 400 do pr B Chi., Ind. & L.. do pr 200 C.,C.,C & St. L do pr 1 Chi. Term I do pr 200|Col. Fuel & 1. do pr 15,400 Col. Southern . I do 1st pr . I do 2d pr |CoI , H. C. & 1. 600tConsol. Gas ... 'Del. & Hudson. 'Del.,Lack & W 700,Den. & Rio Gr. 2001 do pr Du S S. & At. do pr Erie do 1st pr do 2d pr Evans & Ter. H. do pr Gen Electric .. Glucose do pr Great Nor. pr . Hocking Valley. do pr 1,100sIllinois Central.' 140 Iowa Central ..' 48% do pr I 80 Inter. Paper ..I do pr *- K. C & .South.! 23% I do pr 52 300!Lake E & W I j do pr ! 600 Louis. & Nash 1.300.M., St. P. & S. do pr 5,100 Manhattan 230 31% 88 29 1*4, %! 27 ! Close Lo- j Bid. I Bid. est. |Fb.27|Fb.26 l"230 31% 87 . ... 28% 88^2] 31% 27% 63% 22% 52 129% 118 47 97% 71% 33% 75% Chicago, Bur. & Quincy new 4s 96 Chicaco, Mil. & St. Paul general 4s Y-J*k Chicago & North-Western consol. 5s 138% Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 4s 111% C, C , C. & St. Louis general 4s 104 Chicago Terminal 4s 87% Colorado & Southern 4s ...94% Denver & Rio Grande 4s 102% Erie prior llen-4s 98% Erie general 4s 87% Fort Worth & Denver City firsts 113% Hocking Valley 4%s 109 Louisville &. Nashville unified 4s 101% Mexican Central 4s siy* Mexican Central first incomes 31% Minneapolis & St. Louis 4s 106 Missouri, Kansas & Texas 4s 99% Missouri, Kansas & Texas seconds 83% New York Central firsts 103% New York Central general 3%s 108 Now Jersey Central general 5s 137 Northern Pacific 4s 105% .Northern Pacific 3s 74%. Norfolk 8c Western consol 4s 103% Reading general 4s 99% St. Louis & Iron Mountain consol 5s117 ] 2 St. Louis & San Francisco 4s 98 St Louis Southwestern firsts 98% St. Louis Southwestern 2ds 79% San Antonio & Aransas Pass 4s 914 4 Southern Pacific 4s 95 Southern Railway 5s 120% Texas & Pacific firsts 120 Toledo, St. Louis & Western 4s 85% Union Pacific 4s 106% Union Pacific converted 4s 106% Wabash firsts 119 "Wabash seconds Ill Wabash Deb. B 75 West Shore 4s 112% Wheeling & Lake Erie 4s 93% Wisconsin Central 4s 90 Consolidated Tobacco 4s 65% T h e G o l d E n g a g e m e n t * * . New York, Feb. 27.Additional engagements of gold were made this morning, making the total to be shipped to-day $3,500,000. MONEY REPORTS 128% 70% 33% 97 103% NEW YORK, Feb. *27.Money on call, steady at 2% per cent jprime mercantile paper, 4@4% per rent, sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 87%@4 88 for demand and S4.85%@4.85% 88% 1 lor 60 days, potted rates, $4.86@4 8SV2. com- 313i meraial bills, $4 84%@4.85% bar silver, 55%c, 92% 1 Mexican dollars, 43%c. Government bonds, 27 , k,teady refunding 2s, registered 109. coupon 64 |l09, 3s, registered 108%, coupon 108% new 22% j is, registered 139%, coupon 139% old 4s, reg 52 I istered 112%, coupon 112% os, legi&tered 106%, 128% ' foupon 106%. Exchanges, $225,998,111 bal 118 ] ances, $12,225,651. 46% I MINNEAPOLISBank clearings, $2,063,- j 823.34, New York exchange, selling rate par, W. E. McCormick .... Slimmer & Thomas J. E Bolton Veter Evans J. B. Fitzgerald King Bros W. E. Bronson Louis Hertz Leo Gottfried Haas Bros Weirs Other buyers Country buyers 713 280 1 189 14 4S 115 8 7 1 733 206 Total 1,527 2,764 644 CATTLETo-day's supply was limited. There was a good inquiry from the trade at prices fully steady on butcher cows and heif eis, and weak to 10c lower on beef and butch er steers. Veal calves ruled barely steady There was very little done in the stocker and feeder division. Prices generally ruled steady with the week's trade. Butcher Cows and Heifera No. Av. Price. ,| No. Av. Price. 2 980 $4 00 3 rf 1,016 $4.00 1 930 4.00 1 1,030 3 50 1 950 3 25 1 820 3.25 2 720 2.80 5 98S 2.60 1 1,080 2.50 1 800 2.25 Beet and Butchei Steers s No. Av Price II No 16 1,367 $5.50 j 16 16 1,083 4 35 || 4 Milkers and Springers Two springers for $60. One springer for $32. Two cows and two calves for $48,50. One cow and one calf for $26. One cow for $27 Stockers and Feeders yo. Av. Price, J No 4 775 $3.80 5 1 690 3.50 4 3 690 325 2 610 3 15 6 290 3.00 7 412 3 00 1 460 300 3 716 2 75 1 750 2.50 1 550 2 50 1 480 2.50, 7 420 2 50 6 411 2.50 3 310 2.25 3 380 2.00 I 2 470 2.00 Feeding Cows and Heifers No. Av. Price l| No. Av. Price. 1,247 $4.75 1.052 3 85 Av Price. 802 $3 65" 355 3 25 Av. Price. 1 850 $2.85 1 003 $2.86 6 .. . . 400 2 75 Feeding B u l l s - No. Av. Price |l No. Av. Price. 3 690 $2.60 1 610 $2 50 1 690 2.10|[ HOGSReceipts in sight to-day were very liberal, totaling about 77,000, against 60,600 last Thursday. Prices generally ruled lower, with sales here made largely on a basis of flat 10c lower, with a few sales which sellers thought looked 10@15c off. Mediums and heavies sold from $5.70 to $6, while lights and mixed sold from $5 50 to $5.75. Sales: H o g s - No. Av. Price. 51 251 $6.00 78 218 5.90 25 23 36 78 85 72 25 62 P i g s - No. 4 5 236 182 235 210 207 206 220 187 Av. 125 134 5.85 5.85 5 80 5 75 5 75 5 70 5 70 5.65 Price. $5.10 5 00 No. Av. Price. 21 249 $6.00 64 289 5.90 11 309 585 48 233 5.80 75 218 5.80 30 205 5.75 82 186 5 70 71 205 5.70 43 249 5.70 (SO 175 5.60 !No. Av. Price. 6 125 $5 00 8 115 4.75 SHEEPReceipts here were quite small. There was a very slow tone to the trade on 1% I buying rate 50c discount^ Chicago exchange, J fat kinds, with prices not quoted materially - - - - - - 1 different from yesterdaj s trade 33 % I selling rate 20e premium, buying rat.e 30 c 64% 11% 115% 115% 46%' 45% 36 75% 24% 76 25 88 46% 65 ioi% 86 { 23% i 69% 37% 46 64% 101% 85% ' 2 2" 69 36% 219%| 219 172%) 172 5,900 41)0 600 3,100 900 44% 92% 14% 27% 38% 68%I 50% 69 104% 293 104 93% 65% 11% 86% 115% 40% 36 75% 24% 88 46% 64% 79% 101 U8 17% 32% 75% ] discount, London 60-day sight documentary 9G% I $4.84%. 103% ST. PAULClearings to-day, $872,949.12 93% I for the week. $4,899,585 53. same week last 64% j year. $4,073,594.45. 11% i BERLINExchange on London, 20 marks 86% ' 47% pfgs for checks. Discount rates, short 115% 1'bills. 2% per cent, three months' bills, 1% 45% j per cent. 36% 76% 24% 45% 64 79% 101 118 17% 32% 85% 127%'l 127 22% 68% 92 13% 26% 38% 68%. 56%] 67 100 293 22% 68% 36% 17% 219 172 5,200!Met. St. Ry 500|Minn. & St. : j do pr 33,1001 Missouri Pac 100 M , K. & T.... 400 da pr 300 Mexican Cent lM.ex. Nat . .. 800fNat. Biscuit I do pr Nat Lead ... I do pr N. J. Central 10,100] Norfolk & West do pr North Am. Co.. North-Western N.Y. Air Brake 800N. Y. Central.. 1,800 N.Y.Chi.ft St.L. do 1st do 2d 1,400 Ontario & W... Paper Bag do pr 200 Pressed Steel... ' do pr 100 Pacific Mall.... 4,700 Penn. R. R 1,700 People's Gas.... Peoria & E 1,000 Reading 1,500 do 1st pr 2,200 do 2d pr 2,100 Repiib. Steel.... 3,200 do pr 1,100 Rock Island 400 St. L. & San F. do 1st p r do 2d pr.... 1.500 St. L. & . W.. 100 do pr 66,000St. Paul 8,900 Southern Pac .. 2,100 Southern Ry .. 900 do pr 6,100!Tenn. Coal & I. 300 Texas & Pac .. Third Av. Ry .. Twin City R. T. 8,300 Union Pacific .. 200 do pr 37% 16 219% 172 285 44% 92% 13% 26% 38% 68% 56% 68% 103% 295 I 42%:44% I 102 [ I 183% 185 67 67 I 84 j 84 188%| 139%, 139% 48% 48%| 48 79%, 79% 20% 75% 22% 51 67% , 131 104%' 104 I 104 50 ! 49%' 49% 115 I 114%, 114% 133%| 132%! 133% 22% 51 44% 92 13% 26% 38% 68% 56% 67 99 290 104 9 20% 75% 170% 109 101 ! 24% I 56 28% 17% 47%! 99% 24% 54% 28% 17 47.% 162% 51% 87% 33% 151% 100% 56% 81% 68% 16% 71% 161% 169 J 169% 10S% 108% 119 99% 24% 54% 17% 47% 107 17% 83 192 58 90% 93 215 154 162% 50%' 115 87% 33% 15% 58% 56% 162% 50% 33% 150% 99% 56% 81 68% 16% 70% 160% 67 132 104 49% 114 133% 168% 108% 119 100% 24% 55% 28% 16% 47% 106 17% 82 193 56% 90% 93 216 154 162% 49% 115 82 33% 16 78 39 82% 82% 46%' '"- 150% MISCELLANEOUS C o t t o n . New York, Feb. 27.Cotton opened steady, with prices unchanged to 3 points lower, then turned firm on short covering. Prices rallied to last night's bids and during the early ses sion held at that level. Near mid-day the market was easier under light selling. Spot closed quiet middling uplands, 8%c mid dling gulf, 9c sales, 44 bales. S u g a r a n d Coffee. New York, Feb. 27.SugarRaw firm fair refining, 3%c centrifugal, 96 test, l%c mo lasses sugar, 2%-c: refined dull crushed, 5.30c powdered, 4 90c granulated, 4 80c. Coffee Quiet. MolassesSteady, New Orleans, 34@ 41c. Early European coffee cables supple mented bv smaller receipts, had a favorable "effect, and first prices advanced 5@10 points. After the first hali hour trade was less brisk, but covering by room shorts gave the market a steady tone. Noon bids were 5@10 points net higher, sales to that time reaching 6,000 bags, including March at 5 25c May at 5.40c July at 5.65c September at 5.80c, and Decem ber at 6.05c. Spot was a trifle steadier, but nominally unchanged. Rio weak No. 7 Rio, 4, $6.25 exchange, H 31-32 receipts, 11,000 bags cleared for the United States, 9,000 stock, 625,000. 58 1 163% 64% 33% 69% 41 99% 57% 162% 64% 32% 40% '99% 100 40 56% 81% 68% 1% 71% 161tt 60 83 72% 26 58 163 64% 32% 95% 68% 40% 129 113% 9a% $7% 46v 150% 100 81 68% 16% 70 160% 60% j 82 72% 25% 58% 163% 64% 32% 95% 68% 40% 128% IIS 99% CHICAGOClearings, $29,160,736 balances, $2,300,386. Posted exchange, $4.86, sixty days, $4.88% on demand, New York exchange, 50c discount. PARISThree per cent rentes, lOlf 17%c for the account. Exchange on London, 25f 15c for checks. Spanish fours, 77s 5d. PHILADELPHIA Clearings $18,110,526 balances, $2,694,578. Money, 4 per cent BOSTONExchangee, $22,366,252 balances, $1,388,232. BALTIMORE, Feb. 27Clearings, $2,646,- 568 balances, $263,447. Money, 4% per cent. C o p p e r a n d L e a d . New York, Feb. 27.CopperQuiet and un changed. LeadFirm, unchanged. St. Louis, Feb. 27.LeadFirm 4.07%. SpelterStrong $4.12%@4.15. $.C I N V E S T M E N T GOSSIP Now York to Watson: The business of the street continues light, and notwithstanding the statements that the public is interested, we are disposed to doubt it. Very consider able investment buying is apparent, but pure ly speculative orders are scarce, and many strong parties who are ordinarily interested in the market sire no longer in evidence from that point of new' We confess to a feeling of uncertainty as to the next step, but our judgment suggests to us that after the Janu ary rise a moderate decline would be in order before the advance commonly known aa the spring boom. The discussion of the crop re ports will soon be in order, and we are well aware that once or twice every year unfavor able rumqrs are freely circulated regarding the result of the harvest. At no distant date these reports will he 'uoon us and -we must make up our minds that they will be of all different calibers. Looking at the matter, then, from the most prudent standpoint, we feel justified in saying that speculative oppor tunities are narrow at this moment and that wc are rather disposed to take profits. The speculation, as you must observe, has largely died out In Reading, Erie. San Francisco, the Wabashes and stocks of that kind. We see no reason to anticipate any change in the money market and believe that we will continue at about the same rates for probably the next 30 days. D e a t h of a S o u t h D a k o t a n . - Special to The Journal. Huron, S. D., Feb. 27.News reaches here from Faircnild township of the death of Mrs. Matilda Witman, at the age of 79 years. She was "born in. .Orleans,county. New York, in 182.!, end with .her husband came eouta 87%jBahota in 1883. , - , - . Sheep- No. 1 buck Sales: A.-V. Price. 170 $3.26 On the market: V. Imholt, Clear Lake Schneider Brothers, Delano Goodrich & Harkness, Durand, Wis. F. J. Schilling, Red Wing, L. Wooders, Red Wing J. M. Peterson, Hayfleld Reinhart & S., Alta Vista, Iowa F. & T. Mer. Co., Colfax, Wis. J. Rand gaard & Co., Danvers George O. Lee, Med ford W. O'Brien, Arlington C. Busch, Gay lord John Monson, Gibbons J. Gloden, Mor ton: Galley & K., Franklin Rude & P., Sa cred Heart C. H. Richards, Stewart Dun ham & Carpenter, Waseca., C. S. Thurston, Judson H. J. Dalliman, Nicollet Works & T., Lamberton R. Erickson, Brewster Mor tenson & O., Hartland G. N. McConnell, Belle Plaine, L. Emerson, Elmore. S l o n x C i t y L i v e S t o c k . Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 27.Receipts-Catle, cco, hogs, 3.000 sheep, 300. Hogs 6@10c lower. Sales: No. Av. 70 204 81 214 66 237 62 A'. 287 CattleSteady. Sales: No. Av. 9 beeves 730 17 beeves 1.134 18 'beeves 1,222 9 cows 1,140 8 cows 980 7 COWS 944 11 stockers 768 11 stockers 800 9 stockers 1,140 11 yearlings 620 SheepMostly direct. Price. J5.70 6.75 5.S5 6.00 Price. $4 25 4.90 5.50 300 3.75 4.00 3.00 3.7.1 4.25 3.00 3.75 4.00 K a n s a s C i t y L i v e S t o c k . Kansas City, Feb. 27.CattleReceipts, 4,500 active, firm beef steers, $6@6.35 Tex acs, $4.25@5.50 cows and heifers, $3@5.40 stockers and feeders, $3@4.80. HogsReceipts, 12,000 10c lower heavy, $6.15#6.25 packers, $5.70@6.20 medium, $6.90 @6.10 yorkers, $5.60@5.85 plga, $4.70@590 SheepReceipts, 1,000 steady sheep, $4.76 @5.65 lambs, $6.S0@6.60. St. L o u i s L i v e S t o c k . St. Louis, Feb. 27.CattleReceipts, 8,500 steady beef steers, $4.506.75 Texans, $3.25 @5.50 stockersi and feeders, $2.65(g4.75 cows and heifers, $2 26@4.85. HOgsReceipts, 5,500 5@10c lower pigs, $5.$5@S.&5-, -packers, $5.50@6 butchers, $6 6.30. SheopReceipts, 700 strong sheep, %\@ 5.50 lambs, ?5.25@6.75. S o u t h O m a h a L i v e S t o c k . South Omaha, Feb. 27.CattleReceipts, 2,500 steady to stronger beef steers, $4@ 6.60 Texans, $3.50@4.76 cows and heifers, $3@6 oanners, $1.50@2.75 stockers and feed ers, $2.50(3)4.75. HogsReceipts, 8,700 lower: heavy, $5.85 6.15 mixed, $6.85@5.95 pigs, $4.50@5.25. SheepReceipts, 3,300 weak, 10c lower sheep, $2.o0@5.75 lambs, $6.25@6.80. C h l c a K o L i v e S t o c k . Chicago, Feb. 27.CattleReceipts, 11,500, including 1,000 Texans slow, easy good to prime steers, $6.60@7.20 poor to medium, $4@* 6.60 stockers and feeders, $2.60@4.75 cows. $1.25@2.75 heifers, $2.50@5.50 ' canners, $1.25 @2.30: bulls, $2.50@4.60 calves, $2.50@6 Texas fed steers, $4.60@5.76. HogsReceipts, to-day, 36,000 to-morrow, 30,000 left over, 9,920 5c -to 10c lower mixed and butchers, $5.80(^6.20 good to choice heavy J. F. WHALLON. GEO. P. CASB. WhiUon,case Aft. STOCKS, ORAM, PROVMOHS. 1 Maw York Stook Exohaaga MEMBERS^ OhloagOhambarof o Board ( Mpls . Oaaraaraa.radaf P+ivutm OTro to Mmw York mud Whlumg* 18 Chamber of Commerce UP-TOWN OFFICE, GLOBE BUILDING. $6.10@6.23 rough heavy, $5.80@6.06 light. $5X0(5,5.90 bulk of sales, $5.80@6.10. SheepReceipts, 18,000 sheep weak, lambs 10c to 2Gc lower, good to choice wethers, $4.75 5.35 fair to choice mixed, $3.80@4.60 /wes tern sheep, $4.50@6 native lambs, $3.76 6.40 western lambs, $5.26@6.40. Official yesterday: ReceiptsCattle, 16,333 hogs, 44,275 sheep, 24,753. ShipmentsCattle, 3,451, hogs, 11,159, sheep, 755. M i d w a y H o r s e M a r k e t . Minnesota Transfer, St. Paui. Minn., Feb. 27.Barrett & Zimmerman report a strong demand from all sources, centered on farm horses, and in general the market experi enced a lively and encouraging demand. The favorable weather has greatly stimulated in quiry and the market makes the outlet large as a result. Values: Drafters, extra $185@200 ,.. 12013o ... 100@120 .. 120@UO ... 100@120 .. 76@100 DraUers, choice Drafters, common to good .. Farm mares, extra Farm mares, choice Faim mares, common to good IMPORTS OF STEEL These and Activity in Foundry Iron Main Features. J U. S. CORPORATION AMONG BUYERS P u r c h a s e r s of F o n n d r y I r o n U n e a s y O v e r t h e P r o s p e c t of D e l i v e r y . Cleveland, Feb. 27.The Iron Trade R e - view says: The heavy import movement in steel and a further burst of activity in foundry iron are the leatures ot the Iron market tor the veek. The bujmg ot steel in Germany and England now promises to grow to very considerable proportions, in spite of recent advances abroad. The independent sheet manufacturers at their meeting at Pittsburg last week de cided to send a commissioner to England and Germany to buy sheet bars. The amount of the contracts as talked of will be about 40,000 tons, but It is believed a larger tonnage will be needed, deliveries extending over the next six months. It Is understood that the United States Steel corporation is a buyer. The Steel corporation is also a buyer abroad ot steel melting scrap, and the importation of low phosphorus scrap by open hearth olanta is likely to rtaeh a round tonnage before the end of the year. German steel has advanced ?4 to $5 since December, and German billets are quoted at $31.50, Pittsburg, while $33 is asked for sheet bars. It 1s believed from 150,000 to 200,000 tons of foreign steel will be needed this year to supplement the domestic output. Plants under construction and plans en foot will give a very considerable increase In our open hearth capacity, but only a minor portion of It will be available this year. In tho foundry iron market the feeling that has been growing for some weeks among consumers gave evidence of added excitement in the past week, and the business closed has been very heavy. This lias bee-h aimoBt en tirely for delivery in the second half of the year. Many buyers are influenced by the difficulty of getting iron already ordered and the practical impossibility of finding even car-load lots of foundry iron for delivery be fore July 1. They seem to feel that this con dition will be encountered in the second half, though it is well understood that furnace output will be greater as time passes, also that railroad troubles will disappear to a large extent, A variation ot luiiy w. o. ton. appears In current transactions. Those pro ducers who are exerting themselves most to hold down prices are evidently not taking all the business offered them, since other sellers are getttng top prices from the same buyers. PROVISIONS C h i c a g o P r o v i s i o n s . Chicago, Feb. 27.May pork opened 7%e lower, at $15.10, and sold up to $15.32% May lard, 2%c lower to unchanged, at $9.17%#9.80, and May ribs 2%c down, at $8.27%. and sold to $8 30. Close: PorkFebruary, $15.06 May, $15.25 July, $15 42%. LardFebruary, $9.17% May, $9.30 July, $9.40 September, $8.50. Riba February, $8.25 May, $8.35@S.37% July. $8.45@8.47% September, $8.67%. TteTV TToilt P r o f l s l o m . New York, Feb. 27.BeefQuiet. Pork-, Steady. LardFirm prime westers steata, $9.56. S P E C U L A T I V E GOSSIP AntwerpWheat closed unchanged. LiverpoolWheat closed %@%d higher. Chicago to Thomas & Co.: The crowd wa* inclined to aell -wheat on the fact that the southwest is getting rain. Buying was prin cipally by commission houses. Market rather easy. Boston wired: Exporters report accept ances of both wheat and corn this morning. Nashville, Tenn.Reports on wheat quit* unfavorable trom many sections. Consider able wheat being plowed up. Condition* may. impfove later, but discouraging now. x Clearances. Wheat and flour, 191,000 bu corn, 65,000 oats, 11,000. Verhoeff, from Milmlne: Think same as I told you yesterday. Would not sell any wheat short at present. Will get a good many bad crop reports. The snow is all off the winter wheat belt. Chicago to Lewis: Country roads are breaking up and generally in bad condition. This will stop farmers' deliveries of corn, and after recent purchases are in our re-, ceipts will run light for some time to come. However, we must get better cash demand or prises will sell off a little. Lohrke reports no wheat taken for export. Bartlett, Chicago, to C. E. Lewis: I am still a bull on corn, but after a 3c bulge, we ought to get a moderate reaction to make' a healthy market, , Johnson from MoReynolde: July oats look cheap to me see no reason why they should be selling 8c under spot No. 3 whites. Ninw, years out of ten July oats are old oats. Chicago to Watson: There is some business being done in cash corn. Speculative market, strong and acts well. Market has receded a little on realizing sales. \ Watson A Brokers in Grain,Pnovimionm, Siooks and Bonds, Members N. Y. Stook Exohaitfje Chicago CorrespondentsJ. H. 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