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12 i$* J '" I v NERYOUSNESS IN WHE1B OYER l DRY1WE1THER r Portions of the Spring Wheat Area x ? Will Need Good Bains Be- % /, - fore long. Minneapolis July Wheat Advances w to 795/gc and September Sells 7, , Above 7234c. Corn on the Boom, Chicago July Passing 50yacAll Markets Strong. Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, June 17. Quiet steadiness with light trade and a firm iK- tendency weie the features in the speculative j|{, wheat market. Being Wednesday there was i little of importance, no statistics, and no new crop reports worth noting. The weather was fa ivorable from end to end of the country. Winter ttueat is being harvested under conditions as fa vorable is could be desired, and' the weather over the spring wheat district is fine. For to night and to-morrow the forecast is for fair weather, slightly warmer. j Some little attention is being directed to the territory west of the Red river valley and just south of the Canadian line, where the ground Is dry and rain would be welcomed Kveiything lis all right apparently and even without rain for a time yet uo veiy serious damage is likely to occur. Still the trade has noticed that In the daily reports of tht weather office showing the .rainfall over the northwest little precipitation has been indicated over this particular ground. To-day the report Is of cloudy skies and the promise of a wetting down. Several shower* Ihav* fallen during the past ten days and have relieved th situation from day to day, but good I soaking rains would be welcomed. Some of the larger grain houses here have had reports from points like Grand Forks, Bismarck, Casselton and Moorhead giving the views of farmers who 'came in and all the fanners complained of dry j weather. None of these reports found their t wa \ light, as the houses figured that farmers I(froy are alwaj s quick to complain, and they did not want to put out anything unwarranted, and aside m this a good lain is likely to blow up at any time and soak the countrj This morning however, the pit crowd, the more speculative ele ment were looking into this matter. They had read the weekly government crop report last night and noted that the government said it is itoo dry for spring wheat in portions of the Da kotas. Hence they are now watching this local ity as affording possibility for a speculative factor later, and if no rain falls for the re mainder of this week it is probable there will be a grumble heard from the district in ques tion and that the bulls will be quick to sieze upon it for strengthening effect. There is no I question at all that it is too dry in many locali ties, but the wheat is in good shape to stand against it. i Broomhall sent a cable giving an estimate of the French crop which does not yet pietend to iflgure dow to the fine point, but puts it at 304,- 1000,000 to 320.000,000 bu. This is on the same basis which gave an estimate last year of 352,- 000,000, and an average for five years of 343,- 000,000 bu, so there is no question that. France is to be short a little this year and will need I more wheat. | The speculative corn market was very strong ,with a rise In Chicago July over to 50%c, which was a help to the strength in wheat. September wheat Bold to 72Vfc@72%c just af. ter noon, July going over 79 %c. Minneapolis received 213 cars against 262 I last year, and Duluth had 40 against 18. Pri mary points received 311,000 bu against 592,000 last year, and shipped 238,000 against 298,000. Wheat and flour cleaiances were 381,000 bu. A correspondent of a local house after a per sonal investigation, sums up corn conditions in jsouthern Kansas aB discouraging. He reports ap (pparance as backward, fields sadly In need of cultivation and many complaints of dry 'weather. Broomhall cabled: The closing firmness in .America caused a fairly steady tone in Liverpool nt the openiug, altho prices were unchanged. 'Later the market turned extremely dull and an easier undertone develoi'ed duue mainly to lack of speculative support. Old foim July sagged off %d, the other deliveries being unchanged at 1:80" p. m. The opening in corn was firm at Ya& advance on the higher American cables and the unfavorable weekly government weather report During the session there was more or less realizing, caus lug a reaction of Vid ir the near-by delivery, while the distant months remained unchanged. Paris weather, rain and cool again to-day. Berlin, fine, temperature 64. The local market closed strong, July at 79% @ 79%c, September at 72%@"2%c. ( The cash market was active with good demand for all the grades. THE FLOUR MARKET DEMAND A LITTLE BETTERPRICES ARE FIRMER AGAIN. A better flour demand was reported this mor ning, and in view of this and the advancing ten dency in wheat, prices were advanced a little on all grades. Buyers took some fairly large lots, encouiaged by the stronger apppearance of the market, and sales weie satisfactory, altho it is 'bard to book foreign business on the present basis. Shipments yesterday were moderate, only 42,- 880 brls going out. First patents are quoted $4.25@4.35 second patents, $4 15@4 26 first clears, $3.15@S.2o sec 'end clears, $2.d5@2.45. T THE CASH TRADE OATS BOOMINGFLAX SELLS DOWN TO A NEW LOW POINT. FLAXThe market struck a new low point this morning, No. 1 selling at $1.05(5)1.05% and $1.05%. There was a general holding off ten deno shown for a time, and in view of the weak and sagging option, buyers stood out for concessions on the cash article. Rejected sold at $1.03. To-day's figure for No. 1 seed is the lowest heard here for several years. Closing prices MinneapolisCash, $1 05% to arrive, $105% June, $105 July, $1.05 Sep tember, $1.07. Minneapolis received 27 cars, against 6 last year, and shipped 5 cars. Duluth received 15 cars. OATSAnother day of bull sentiment in oats, with prices climbing upward. No. 3 white touched 38c on a few sales. The market was on wider range and this No. 8 white grade sold from 87c to 38c. Trade is good and demand very active all around. Shippers and local buy ers are much in ev dance. No. 3 white closed at 37V@38c. Receipts, 45 cars shipments, 15 cars. CORNThe market was^trong and higher, but so little came in that nSt much business was done. No. 3 yellow closed at 52c, nominal. Receipts, 1 car shipments, 2 cars. FEED AND MEALThe market is very strong as quoted and was tending higher this -morning. Demand is fair. The strength comes princi pally from the strong corn and oats markets. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, $19@19.25 No. 1 ground feed, 2-8 corn and 1-3 oats, $19 @ 19.25 No. 2 ground feed, % corn and % osHs, $20@20.50 No. 3 ground feed, 1-8 corn and 2-3 oats, $20.50@21. MILLSTUFFSMillers saw there is a fair de mand, and while some lower prices have been heard on the outside they are not changing quo- * tations materially. Bran in bulk, $14@14 25 1' shorts in bulk. $14.50@14 75 flour middlings in bulk, $10 25 16 50 red dog, $18 75@19 all f o. b. in Minneapolis feed in 200-lb sacks, $1 per *- ton additional in 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton ad- ,-'- ditional. Shipments, 1,088 tons. \'~~ RYEThe market was steady. No. 2 closed ^ at 47%@48%c. Receipts. 4 cars shipments, 1 *- car. r _ BARLEYFeeed grades are quoted at 43@46c malting grades. 46@52c. Receipts, 10 cars shipments, 1 car. HAYReceipts. 62 tons shipments, 10 tons. S|-10 medium, $9glO low to medium grade, wild * J $7@8 rye straw, $7@7.50 oat and wheat -.straw, $5.50@6.50. CASH SALES REPORTED TO-DAY. No. 1 northern wheat, 8 cars $0.80% No. 1 northern wheat, 1 car 80% No. 2 northern wheat, 2 cars .79^ No. 2 northern wheat, IT cars 70% No. 2 northern w heat, 1 car 79 No. 2 northern wheat, 1 car 79% No. 8 wheat, 1 car 771^ No. 3 wheat, 2 cars No. 3 wheat. 5 cars No. 3 wheat, 1 car ... Rejected wheat, 1 car .. Rejected wheat. 1 car No grade wheat, 1 car No grade wheat, 1 car ., No grade wheat, 1 car . .. No grade wheat, 1 car No. 2 white oats, 2 cars No. 3 white oats, 6 cars 87% c. c WYMA N CO. Grai n Commission , 505-535 Ohambi r of Commerce . Fla x Turne d Ver y Wea ken Improve d Outloo k for Crop . it WEDNESDAY EVENING, RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS Open. *? - AJ^ Close . * Close ^ July $ .78% Sept. .71%@71% Dec .70% No. 1 flax. 2 cars l-j No. 1 flax, 7 cars ...-'. }-j Kejected flax, 1 car i-* Low. To-day. Yesterday. Year Ago. 78% * .78%@79V4 $ -79 @7% $ .76% 71%@71^, .72%@72% .72%@72% .69%@69% High. * .79% 70% THE DAY'S RESULTS Minneapolis $ .79%@79% $ .79 @79% Chicago 76%@7 6% .76%@76% Duluth 80% .80% St. Louis 78% .78% Kansas City 68 "T68% New York ^82% .82% CLOSING CASH PRICES O n TrackNo. 1 hard, 81%cNo . 1 northern, 80%cNo . 2 northern, 79%c. No. 1 flax, $1.05% No. 3 yellow corn, 52c. No. 3 white oats, 37%@38oNo . 2 ry e, 47%@48%c. Barley, 42c to 51o. # No. 8 white oats, 1 car 37% No. 3 white oats, 2 cars 37% No. 8 white oats, 4 cars % No. 3 white oats, 2 cars 38 No. 3 white oats, 2 cars gT No. 4 white oats, 2 cars No 3 oats, 3 cars * No. 3 oats, 1 car .? J4 No. 8 oats, 1 car |6Vj No. 3 oats, 1 car, choice oGy* No grade oats, 1 car *? No. 8 white oats, 8,000 bu, to ar 37% No. 5 barley, 2 cars 4*14 No. 5 barley, 1 car '%,, No. 1 flax, 4 cars Hf Range of July Wheat. * i 7 7i Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northern, No. 1 northern, 2 No. 2 northern, 8: No. 3, 1. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. 1 north ern, 2, No. 2 northern, 11 No. 3, 5 rejected, 5 no grade, 4. . Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 1 northern, 4 No. 2 northern, 11 No. 3, 1 rejected, 1 no gr |oo' LineNo. 1 northern, 4 No. 2 northern, 'Northern PacificNo. 2 northern, 1 No. 3, 1. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha No. 2 northern, 2 No. 3, 2 rejected, 1 no grade 2. . _ Chicago & Great WesternNo grade, 2. TotalNo. 1 northern, 12 No. 2 northern, 38, No. 3, 12, rejected, 7 no grade, 13. Other GrainsCarsNo. 2 macaroni wheat, 1 rejected macaroni wheat, 2 No. 3 winter wheat, 4 rejected winter wheat, 3 no grade winter wheat, 1 No. 8 yellow corn, 1 No. 3 corn, 7 No. 4 corn, 10 no grade corn, 2, No. 8 white oats, 18 No. 4 white oats, 7 No. 8 oats, 10 no grade oats, 7 No. 2 rye, 4 No. 3 rye, 1 No. I barley, 3 No. 5 barley, 4 No. 1 flax, 5 rejected flax, 4 no grade flax, 1. Cars Inspected OutNo. 1 northern, 15 No. 2 northern, 23 No. 8, 5 rejected, 9 no grade, 2 No. 3 winter wheat, 6 No. 2 whUe oats, 1 No. 8 white oats, 5 No. 4 white oats, 2, No. 3 oats, 7 No. 1 flax, 2. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, JUNE 16. ReceivedWheat. 213 cars, 108,090 bu corn, 1,810 bu oats, 61,200 bu barley, 8.400 bu rye, 3 120 bu, flax, 23,220 bu flour, 6301 brls mill fruit, 621,246 lbs merchandise. 1.621,-546 lbs, friut 621,246 ibs Merchandise, 1,621,246 lbs lumber, 24 cars barrel stock, 2 cars machinery, 250,950 lbs. coal, 1,438 tons wood, 69 cords - ...._- . i._,j -oods, mar- car dressed meats, "2'i",00"lbs railroad materials, 9 cars sundries, 48 cars, car lots, 679. ShippedWheat, 41 cars, 89,860 bu coin, 1,600 bu oats. 22.450 bu barley, 590 bu. rye, 920 bu flax, 5,200 bn Horn. 42.880 brls miUstuff8,l,088 tons hay, 10 tons fuel oil, 2 carB fruit, 299,12o lbs merchandise. 2,991,250 lbs lumber, 90 cars machinery, 244.960 lbs coal. 301 tons lime. 2 cars cement, 120 brls: household goods, 24,000 lbs, railroad iron, 8 cars ties, 4 cars stone and marble, 1 car, * live stock, 5 cars linseed oil, 450 brls oil cake, 852,090 lbs lailroad materials, 10 cars, sundries, 27 cars car lots, 796. *: TL X?' STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT. The following are the receipts and shipments at the principal primary wheat markets: Receipts. Shipments. Bushels Bushels. Toledo 4,000 12,670 S t Louis 14,000 4,000 Chicago . 36,450 178,270 Wwaukee . 8,800 1,000 Minneapolis 198,090 39,360 WHEAT MOVEMENT B Y ROADS. ReceivedCarsMilwaukee, 65 Omaha. 7, St. Louis, 24 Great Northern, 108 Soo, 5 Northern Paciflc, 6, Chicago Great western, 1 Rock Island, 2 CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT OPENED EASIER ON INDIFFERENT CABLES AND FAVORABLE WEATHER. Chicago, June 17.Wheat opened easier on in different cables and the favorable harvest weather with quite general selling by longs and scattered selling by commission houses July was off %@%c to %@%c at 75%c to 75%c, while September was a shade to %c lower at 73% @ 73%c to T3%c. Trading was only moderate and confined largely to local traders and prices showed little change the first hour. Minneap olis and Duluth reported receipts of 253 cars which with local lecelpts of 15 cars none of contract grade made total receipts for the three points of 268 cars against 302 cars last week and 311 cars a year ago. The excellent weather conditions offsets the higher corn cables and caused a rather easier opening, July being un changed to %c lower at 49%@49%c, with Sep tember a shade to %@%c lower at 49@49%c. There was only a small volume of trade the flrBt part of the session and prices held about steady. Local receipts were 254 cars, with 25 of contract grade. The strength in corn was a bull influence and the market during the latter bajf of the day was strong. July advancing to 76%c -and closing at 76%@76%c, a pain of %c. September closed %c higher, at 76%@76%c. after selling at 74%e. ^lose: WheatJuly, 76%aj76%c old, 76%J former closed %c higher, at 50%c, with Septem ber %c higher, at 49%@49%c. CloseCorn, June, 50%c, July, 50%c Sep tember, 49%@49%c December, 48%c, Mtfy, 47 %c. Cash CornNo. 2, 69%@69%c No. 3, 49@ 49%c. Oats sympathized with other grains and opened easier with July %c lower, at 38c and Septem ber %c lower to %c higher at 33%@34c. The market was extremely quiet early In the day and prices about stationary. Local receipts were 102 cars. Close OatsJune, 39c July, 39%@39%c September, 38%c December, 34%c May, 35%c. Cash OatsNo. 2. 37%@37%c No. 3, 36%@ 37%c. The h following was the range of prices for old delivery: Wheat July. Opening 75%@76% Highest 76% Low est 75% Close^ To-day 76%@% 74% 74%@% Yesterday ... 76%@% 73%% 73% Year ago ... 72% 71%@% 72%@% The following was the range of prices for new delivery: Wheat July 78 Opening 75% Highest 76% Lowest 75% Close To-day .... 76% Yesterday ... 75%( Corn Opening Highest 50% Lowest 49% Close To-day 50% Yesterday . . 49% THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUBNAL. $& "J % For the week, receipts were 14,000 bales, against 13,029 bales last week and 21,866 bales last year. To-day's receipts at New Orleans were 2,377 bales, against 932 bales last year, and at Houston, 68 bales, against 40 bales last year. At noon the market was feverish, with prices 2 to 5 points net lower spot quiet middling uplands, 12.40c middling gulf, 12.65c. Estimated receipts at the ports to-day. 3,500 bales, against 3,512 last week and 8,934 last year. CottonSpot closed auiet, 10 points hogher mid dling uplands, 12c middling gulf, 12.15c sales, 630 bales. NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR. June 17. Sugar, raw, steady fair refining, 3%c centrif ugal, 90 test, 3 19-32c molasses sugar, 2 29-32c. refined steady crushed, 5.45c powdered, 4 95c granulated. 4 85c. Petroleum, steadv: refined, all ports, $8 50@8.55. Coffee, quiet No. 7 Rio, 5%c. Molasses, firm New Orleans, 31@40c. i*u. o rail. iotfSiui.-j.nu. j uaiM winter, 76c No. 3 hard winter, 7275c No. 1 northern spring, 79@80cj Shorts weie active buyers of the July delivery, 76@77c No. and there was an urgent general demand for the September option, due to adverse_ crop reports, which resulted advancing I te d in a strong upturn in prices, July to 50%o and September to 50c. The NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, June 17. Lead easy, $4 12% copper quiet, $14.50@14.75. M B ? MERCURIA L f v *- 3tK^ -' Market Bobs Up and Down With Rumors and Denials of Gold - Exports. & V Close .71% - .72% 72% .71%@71% General Tendency Is Downward but a Few Stocks Record Full Recoveries. / .71% July Wheat. Close piose - ' To-day. Yesterday* Sept. Wheat - Close Close To-day. Yesterday. Atlanta Constitution' "W'y don't you put rap' hell m your ser mons, Brer Williams?" ~ ' "Well, 'when I gives 'em tod rmich er it d e congregation makes such a noise fannin' deyself I hez ter order a recess." Sept. 73%@% 74% 73% Dec. 73%@% 74% 73% @% , Sept. ^ 73% - 74% 73%% .77 .71 .77 .7.-1 .73 .73% 3S 73%@% "74% 7373 \Z NOT IMPETUOTJ8 TO. TELL. , \ .** Boston Transcript. - HeWhat would yi say tt*f were to ask you to become my wife? 'SheOh, I know well enough I made my niind up vabout that long ago. But ti.ere'ir be time enough to tell jou when you ask. fe&r "' -= , - %" "WHAT.MAKE8 THEM POPULAR. A Philadelphia Ledger."- MatronI want to get 'one of the popular novels. ' .ClerkYes, ma'am. - MatronI want one suitable for a young girl in read. , , ClerkWelleryou don't want a "popular" novel, then. - 74% a*@% 73%@74 73% @% 49@49% &% 47%@% 48% 47% 49%@% 49% I % 4Sc-- - 48% 47% New York, June 17.The tone at the opening of the stock market was excessively Irregular, the same groups of stocks showing a mixture of gain* and losses. There were large dealings iu Wabash at an advance of 1% Wisconsin pre ferred lose %, Colorado Fuel and Sugar declined .72%@72% $ .72%@72% .7 4% - ..73%@73'/i .7 3% 4 .7 3% , % - .73%@73% .73% .65% " .66%@65% The opening hesitancy of the market was dis pelled and rising quotations followed large buy ing of Reading, Baltimore &, Ohio,' Southern Pa cific and the Wabash. Wabash rose rapidly % to %, and then dropped to 24% on the next sale. The other stocks mentioned achieved gains of 1 to 1% and there was a general rise elsewhere to above yesterday's close. Advances of a point Were also made by Minneapolis, St. Paul-& Sault Ste. Marie preferred, Kansas City Southern pre ferred, Twin City Rapid Transit, Delaware & Hudson, Brooklyn Gas, Reading second preferred, Chicago & Alton and Hide and Leather pre ferred. North American improved 2, Common Oil 2% and General Electric 2%. Taking of prof its on reports of possible gold exports turned the market downward and the active stocks fell below the opemng*level, Missouri Paciflc declined a point and Canadian Pacific 1%. The decline carried Union Paciflc, Louisville & Nashville, Amalgamated and Colorado Fuel - to 1% under last night. Reading again led the rally, when the export of gold was reported to be abandoned with an advance to a point over last night. Pennsylvania, National Railroad of Mexico prefeired and North-Western also gained as much. Missouri Pacific, St. Paul, Union Pa ciflc, Southern Paciflc, Atchison, ..Canadian Pa ciflc, Baltimore & Ohio, Louisville and Amalga mated rallied a point Trading was light. Westinghouse Electric rose 8 and the first pre ferred 20 over the preceding saleprices. Bonds were irregular at noon. Colorado .Fuel converti bles, broke 4\i and rallied 1. An abrupt break of 3% to 59 in' Colorado Fuel checked the upward tendency elsewhere and the market reacted a fraction. Renewed large or ders for Pennsylvania and Reading lifted them aa well as other active stocks to the best prices of the morning. Atchison rose a point net, Colorado Fuel rallied 4% and the convertible bonds 3. The market became quite dull at the top prices, but held well. The lack of buying demand caused prices to fall back slightly. Pennsylvania had risen 2 points before any check was encountered and its reaction to % dragged back the coalers. Prices then hardeued again sluggishly. Consolidated Gas declined 1% from the highest, while South ern Railway preferred gained a similar amount. Stock quotations reported for The Journal by Watson ti. Co., Chamber of Commerce, Minne apolis. / Closing prices are bid. .79 .78% * Year ago .. Oats 65% 58%@% 44%&% Opening Highest ..39 ghes t 39% Lowest 88% Close To-day 89%@% Yesterday . . 39% Year ago .... 86% 33% @% 34% 33% 34% 33% 34% 34 28% @% 30% 33% 33% OTHER GRAIN MARKETS % DITLUTH GRAIN, June 17The foreign bids were pretty close to the Duluth wheat price this morning, but even still a little out of line. Trading was very light and the market was strong July opened *%c off at 80%c, and sold steadily up, closing at 80%c, an advance of %c, September closed with the same advance at 73%c, but sold to 74c. Cash sales were 15.000 bu at July price for No. 1 northern. Flax was very active .and again very weak. July sold l%c off to $1.05, rallied to $1.05%, and closed at $1.5%. The close: Wheat, to arrive, No. 1 hard, 82%c No. 1 northern, 80%c No. 2 northern, 79%c July, 80%c September, 73%c December, 72c flax, in store, $1.05% to arrive, $1.05% on track, $1.05% July, 1.05V. September, $1.07% October, $1.07% November, $1.07% oats to ar rive, 37c to 37%c track, 37c to 37%c rye, to arrive, 50c on track, 50c barley, 35c to 51. Cars inspected, wheat, 4( last year, 12 corn, 1 oats, 9 rye, 4 flax, 151 last year, 1. Receipts, wheat, 46,407 bu oats, 5,626 barley, 1,452 flax, 13,311 shipments, none. NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, June 17. Flour, receipts, 35,76,8 brls sales, 4,700 pkgs market strong on best grades and was fairly active. Wheat, receipts, 71,975 bu sales, 560,- 000 bu depressed a little this morning by easier cables and a bearish weather map July, S2%@ 82%c September, 78 3-16@78%c December, 78%c Rye, steady state, 56%@59c c. i. f. New York No. 2 western, 59c f. o. b. afloat. Corn, receipts, 154,000 bu sales, 25,000 market eased off slightly also influenced by unloading on the favorable weather outlook July, 57%c Sep tember, 55%c. Oats, receipts, 125,300 bu dull and barely steady track white, 41@46c. CloseWheat, July, 82%c September, 79c. Corn, July, 58%c September, 56%c. MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, June 17. Flour, firm. Wheat, higher close, No 1 northern, 85@85%c No. 2 northern, 84@84%c July, 76%c. Rye, firm, No. 1, 53%c. Barley, lower No. 2, 66%c sample, 44@52c. Oats, firm standard, 39%@40c. Corn, uly, 50% @ 50 %c. WheatPuts, 76% c calls, 77c, firm. . CornPuts, 49%c bid calls, 51c. LIVERPOOL GRAIN, June 17.Wheat, spot, No. 2 red western winter, dulL 6s id. No. 1 northern spring, quiet, 6s 7d No. 1 California, quiet, 6s 8d futures, quiet July 6s 3%d Sep tember 6s 2%d. } CornSpot American mixed new, firm, 5s Id American mixed, quiet, 5s 2d futures quiel June nominal July 4s 8%d September 4s 6%d. CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, June 17.Rye-July, 52%e September, 50%c. FlaxCash, northwestern, $1.07 southwestern, $1.04 July. $1.05 September, $1.07%., CloverJune, $11.50. BarleyCash, 47St)55c TimothyJune, $3.85. Sales. PUTS AND CALLS. PutsSeptember wehat, 72%c. CallsSeptember wheat, 73c. CurbSeptember wheat, 72%@72%c. MISCELLANEOUS NEW YORK COTTON, June 17.The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 0 to 10 points, in response to unexpectedly strong cables, which, at the New York opening, showed a net rise of 12% to 13 points on the old-crop months and unchanged prices to a decline of 2 points on the new crop, instead of the decline expected to conform to the lower closing of the New York market yesterday. There was a bearish feeling at New York on account of the improved weather conditions, and selling became active, under which prices eased of 4 to 9 points. Toward noon, however, bull support became apparent and, with an increased demand from, shorts, prices soon showed a net rise of 15 to 18 points on the near months and 6 to 10 points on the late mouths. The local market was not particularly active owing to fears of renewed manipulation. 200 200 700 200 Stocke- Am. Cot. Oil. do pr Am. Car do pr Am. Loeomot.. do pr ...,. Am. Ice do pr Am. Linseed .. do pr Am. Sugar ... do pr Am. Smelting. do pr Amal. Cop ... Anacon. Cop .. A., T. & S. F. do pr Bait. & Ohio.. do pr Brook. R. T.. Can. Pacific .. Ches. & Ohio.. Chi. &, Alton., do pr 1,100 600 100 200 300 300 1,400 200 25,400 4,900 2,200 PROVISIONS Chicago Provisions. June 17.Provisions had steady Influence with firmness in the hog mar ket, but the volume of trading was light with practically no change in prices September pork opened 2%c higher, at $16 90, September lard was unchanged to 2%c lower at $8.97% to $9 and ribs unchanged at $9.30. PorkJuly, $17: September, $16 8516.87% LardJuly, $8.858.87% September, $8.87% October, $8.82% January. $S 10. RibsJuly, $9 30 September, $9.27% Octo ber, $9.02%. NEW YORK PROVISIONS. June 17.Beef, quiet. Pork, quiet family, $18 lard, steady prime western steam, $9.15. ^ GRAIN TRADEG0SSIP r* No._"2. northern spring, spring , 73@76c Fmley, /Bairell & Co. say there is only one thing agmnst-the advance in all the grain pits and that is the very small trade. Forecast: Illinois Indiana. Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas. Michigan, fair and warmer Minnesota, possibly showers. Paris close: Wheat, 10 centimes lower flour, 5(325 centimes lower. London close* Wheat, %d lower to %d higher corn, %d higher. Antwerp close: Wheat unchanged. Cudahy and Patten both buyers of com. Bartlett-Frazier good buyers" of July corn in Chicago. marks 42% pfennigs for checks. Discount rates, short bills, 2% per cent three mouths' bills, 8% per cent. LONDON. June 17.India council bills were allotted to-day at I s 4d . LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, June 17 Consols for money, 91 1-16 for the account, 91 3-16. Anaconda, 4% Atchison, 68% Atchison pre ferred, 96 Baltimore & Ohio, 86% Canadian Pa cific, 125% Chesapeake & Ohio, 37% Chicago Great Western, 19% Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 154%: De Beers, 21% Denver & Rio Grande, 29%: Denver & Rio Grande preferred. 86% Erie, H2% Erie first preferred, 67% Erie second preferred, 55 Illinois Central, 137 Mis souri, Kansas & Texas, 21% New York Central, 131 Norfolk & Western, 65 Norfolk & Western preferred, 91 Ontario & Western, 25% Penn sylvania, 64% Rand Mines, 10% Reading, 28% Reading first preferred, 42: Reading second pre ferred, 33% Southern Railway, 24% Southern Railway- preferred, 90 Southern Pacific, 50% Union Pacific, 82 Union Pacific preferred, 90: United States Steel, 30% United States Steel, preferred, 82 Wabash, 24% Wabash preferred, 44. Bar silver quiet, 24d per ox, - Money, 2@2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2%@2 13-16 per cent three months bills, 2%@2% per cent. - FINANCIAL GOSSIP Waldorf stock gossip to Watson: Despite the disappointing weakness of the market and the fact that the reaction went further than ex pected, the theory that stocks are a purchase finds many advocates. There is no talk of an immediate bull movement, the latter being op posed by large interests, which, although bullish for the pull, are against any great activity in speculation at present. The rumor is revived that the differences between the Pennsylvania people and the, Gould-Rcjckefeller itnerests, and which are the outgrowth of the Wabash exten sion to Pittsburg, have been adjusted, but that official announcement will not be made till toward the end of the month. The matter has such an important bearing on the speculative sit uation that the report is discussed with great in terest, for there is a strong belief that the re turn of peace among these factions would be a great help to confidence. ,T0 TACKLE WALL STEEET JOHN W. GATES RETURNS FROM EUROPE READY FOR THE FRAY. New York, June 17.John W. Gates returned today on the "new steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from a stay of four weeks in Europe, looking vigorous and bright. He said with char acteristic snap: "I was not summoned home. I came because I wanted to come. I'll be here a few days and then I'll go to Chicago. I am stripped for the fray and will tackle Wall street first. "I am surprised at the condition of the stock market the causes affecting it are purely artificial they rest on a false basis. I do "not believe, there ever was a better time to invest than thisthat is, in reasonable securities. Both Nixon and Schwab are my personal friends. I am sorry to hear that there was a misunderstand ing between them in the shipyard combination. 1 think, however, that they will get together and patch up their differences." GENERAL PRODUCE OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS OF THE MINNEAPO- LIS PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Wednesday, June 17.Extra creamery but ter, steady packing stock, firm. Strictly fresh eggs, firm. Fancy country dressed veal, firm. Poultry, weak. BUTTERExtra creameries, per lb, 20c firsts, 19c seconds, 16c dairies, extras, 17c firsts, 16c seconds, 15c, packing stock, 14%c. EGGSNew laid eggs at mark, new cases in cluded, 14c and shipping cases, 13%c eggs, candled, loss off, per doz. 14%c dirties, $3.50 percase for candled seconds, including small shrunken and dirty, $3 per case check*,, $2.50@ 2 per case, according to quality. CHEESETwins or flats, fancy, 12c twins or flats, choice, lie twins or flats, fair to good, 10c Young Americas, fancy, 13c brick, No. 1, 12y Close High-1 Low- I Bid I est. I est. |Jne.l7 Bid. Jne.16 35 86 90 35 87 22% 89% 7% 31 10% 33 21% 31% 31 120% 110 2 c brick, No. 2, 9%@10c brick. No. 8, 7wi 8c primost, No. 1, 8c jultost, 8c Swiss, No. 1, round, 14@14%c Swiss, No. 2, round, 12c Swiss, No. 1, block, 14gl4%c Swiss, No. 2 block, 12c daisies, No. 1, 12%@13c. LIVE POULTRYTurkeys, mixed coops, 10@ lie turkeys, thin, small, unsalable chickens, henB, 9@9%c chickens, roosters, 6c broilers. 45% 22,800 1,300 13,900 1,300 64,100 200 1,400 13,000 2,700 300 300 200 100 119% 119 45% 93% 54% 89 67% 94% 85% 93 57 121% 37% 67% 94% 86 53% duck's, young, white, 10c ducks, young, colored, 9c geese, fat, heavy, 6@7c. DRESSED MEATSVeal, fancy, per lb, 6@ 6%c, fair to good, 5@6c small or overweight, 4c mutton, fancy, 7@Sc lambs, yearlings, fan cy 10c milk lambs, pelts off, 12@13c hogs, light, 6%c medium, 6%c heavy, 6%c. FISHGrapples, medium to large, 6c small, 3@4c pickerel, 4@5c buffalo, 8c bullheads, 6c sunttsh, perch, etc., 3@4c pike, 5%c. TOMATOESFlorida, per 6-basket crate, *d, 4-basket crate, $2@2.25. ONIONSPer sack, $2. ,,,.,, CABBAGENew, per large crate, $3.75@4, small crates, $1.75. . POTATOESPer bu, small lots, 75c car lots. No. 1, sacks extra, 60c medium, sacks extra, POP CORNOld rice, per lb, i@5c new rice, r .... Corn Products. do pr Chi. Gr. West. iflo pr A ... do pr B .. O..C.4C.& St.L. Chi. Term ... do pr Col. Fuel & I. Col. Southern, do 1st pr., do 2d pr . . Consol. Gas .'.f i Col. H. C. T. Con. Tobftc. pr Del. & Hudson Del.Lack.& W Den. & Rio G. do^ pr DesM. & Ft D DnS.S. & At. do pr Erie do 1st pr.. do 2d pr . . Evans. & T.H. do pr Gen. Electric. Hockiug Val . do pr Illinoics Cent. Iowa Central. do pr K. C. &South do pr Louis & Nash M..St.P & Soo do pr Manhattan .. Met. St. Ry Minn- & St. L Missouri Pac. M., K .& T.. do pr Mexican Cent Mex. Nat ... do pr Nat. Biscuit.. Nat. Lead . . do pr N. J. Central Norfolk- & W. Sorth Am. Co. Noi. Securities Northwestern N. Y. Central Ontario & W| Pressed Steel, do pr .... Paciflc Mail . . Penn. R. R.. do rights. People's Gas.. Reading .. do 1st pr. do 2d pr.. Repub. Steel . do pr .... Rubber Goods, do pr .... Rock Island.. do pr St. L. & S. F do 1st pr. do 2d pr . St. L. & S. W . do pr .... St. Paul do pr Southern Pac. Southern Ry.. do pr Tenn. Coal & I Texas & Pac. Tol.,St L. & W do pr Twin City R T do pr .... Union Paciflc. do pr ... U. S. leather. do pr U. S. Rubber. do pr U. S. Steel ... do pr Wabash do pr West. Union .. Wheel. & L. E. do 1st pr.. do 2d pr.. Wiscon. Cent, do pr 18%' 18% 33% "33" 64% 18% 59 18 58% ,27% 600 1,700 ,1700 173% 172% PC NEW HONEYFancy, white, M b sections, 17 choice, 1-lb sections, 15@16c. DRIED PEASFancy yellow, per bu, ?1,75, medium, $1.50 green, fancy, *1.75 medium, $1.25 marrowfat, $2.50. B.BANSQuotations include sacks fancy navy, per bu, $2.60 choice navy, $2.50 medium, hand picked $2.25 medium, fair, $1.75 mediumf, mixed and dirty, 65@90c brown, fancy. $3 brown, fair to good, $1.40@1.65 Lima'CaU- 16% 32% 200 400 1,100 HOT AfR. - . HER FEAR. x ' ' *" New York Weekly. * HusbandThat new bonnet of yours just makes me tired. HIS PLEA.' ~*s4*S x* a Chicago. RjeeoraVBeraldS*^^^ ,"My plea," said the young lawyer, w-ho had just won his first case, "seemed to strongly af fect the jury." V'Yes." replied the judge, "I was affaid at one time that you would succeed In getting your client convicted in spite of bis innocence." APPLES^Ben 181% 179 4,500 44% 111% 125 136% C 123% 135% 45,000 103% 21% 49% 22% 101% 20% 49 23 1,100 43 300 17% 167 1,000 5,900 100 87,700 bavis, $4.50 Willow Twigs, $6 Baldwins,- $5 25@5.75. PINEAPPLESPer crate, $3@3.50. CHERRIESCalifornia, Per box, $1.50@1. 5 sour cherries, 24-qt case, $8.253.50 16-qt cases, $2@2.25. , ___. ORANGESCalifornia navels, fancy, 53.75@4 choice, S3@3.50 Mediterranean sweets, $3.50 budded seedlings, $2.75@3 Michaels, 126s to 288s, $3.50@4 late Valencias, all sizes, $4 4 25 " LEMONSMessinas, 300s to 360s, fancy, $5 5.25 lemons, 300s to S60s, choice, $4.50 Cali fornia, fancy, as to size, $5 choice, as to size, $4.50. GRAPE FRUITPer box, $3.50. TANGERINESPer half box, $2-50. STRAWBERRIES24-qt case, $1.85 16-qt case, $1.25. RED RASPBEREES24-qt case, $4. GOOSEBERRIES16-qt case, $2@2.25. BANANASFancy, large bunches, $3 m edium bunches, $2.50@2.75 small bunches, $2.25. VEGETABLESWax beans, per bu, $22.25 egg plant, per doz, $1.50@2.25 radishes, per doz bunches, 15@20c lettuce, per doz, 20c lettuce, heads, per doz, 30c mint, \per doz, 20@30c cu cumbers, per doz, 7o@80c celery, per doz, $1 turnips, per bu, 40c potatoes, per bu, $1.75@2 asparagus, per doz, 85c@$l new beets, per doz bunches, 75c@$l spinach, per bu, 50@60c green peas, per bu, $1.75@2 squash, summer, per doz, 75c@$l. CHICAGO PRODUCE, June 17.ButterEasy creameries, 16@2Tc dairies, 15%@18%c. Eggs Easy at mark, cases included, 13@14%c. CheeseNew steady twins, 10%c daisies, lie Young Americas, ll@ll%c. PoultryEasier turkeys, 10c chickens, 12c. 133% 132% 42 i69% 17 17 86% 91 171 126% 24*1 53% 127 32,300 500 300 200 400 300 200 18,000 300 NEW YORK PRODUCE. June 17.Butter receipts, 11,905 pkgs steady 'extra creamery, 21%c, creamery, common to choice, 18@21c state dairy, 17@21c. Cheese receipts, 6,103 lbs: market steady state full cream fancy small colored and white and large colored and white, 10%c. Eggs receipts, 10,744 pkgs market firm. State and Pennsylvania extras, 18%c state and Pennsylvania firsts, 16%@17%c western extras, 18%c western seconds to firsts, 1517c. 34% 72 a 62 61 3S% 27,500 49% 24y4 89 51% 29 150% 48% 23% 88% 48% 28% j HIDES! PELTS, WOOL, ETC. No.l No.2. 8 7 7 Green salted steer hides - 9 Green salted heavy cow hides 8 Green salted light hides 8 Green frozen, lc per lb less. '43% 95 33,800 200 Green salted calf. 8 to 15 lbs ?.. .11% Green salted veal kip 8% Green salted deacons, each....* 55 45 m% 79% 9% Green salted horse or mule hides. large ....$8.10 2.10 Green salted horse or mule hides, medium 2.50 1.75 Gieen salted horse or mule hides, small 1.70 1.00 30% 80%. 26 29% 79% 15,300 4,300 b.SOO 9,200 200 200 200 200 1,200 100 Dry flint Montana, Oiegon. Washing ton and Idaho butchers' hides, flat. .16 Montana bulls and fallen hides 11 Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota, Wiwon slb and similar 10 @10% Green salted pelts, large to small each 20 Dry flint calf skins 16 Dry flint territorial pelts, per lb 10 85*4 85 21 Total sales, 649,500. s Dec. *WifeI feared that it would/ You never did like cheap things, you know*- ^ MONEY REPORTS I WASHINGTON, June 17 To-day's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve iu the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balances, $227,686,151 gold, $104,545,204 silver, $26,290,564, United States notes, $8,744,617 treasurj notes of 1890, $66.- 257: national bank notes. $12,794,908, total re ceipts this day, $1,648,714 total receipts this month. $28.360.*56, total receipts this year, $538,S93.627 total expenditures thl day. $1,210.- 000. total expenditures this month. $21,000,000- total expenditures this year, $492 586,852 de posits in natiDnal banks $155,062,090. NEW YORK. June 17.ClosePrime mer cantile paper, 5@5% sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.87.95 for demand and at $4.85.25 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4.86%@4.8S%. Commercial bills, $4.84% bar silver, 52% c. Mexican-dollars, 41c. Government bonds.' firm railroad bonds irregular. MINNEAPOLIS, June 17.Bank clearings to day, $2,144,661.08. New York exchange, sell ing rate. 50c premium buying rate, par. Chi cago exchange, selling rate, 23c premium buy ing rate, 25c discount. London 60-day sight doc umentary, $4.84%. , St. Paul clearings. $900-.948.96. LONDON. June 17.--The amount of bullion taken into the Bauk of England on balance to-day was $100,000. PARIS. June 17.Three per cent rentes, 97 francs, 37% centimes for,the account, i BERLIN, June 17.Esehange on London 20 Tallow, in cakes 5% Tallow, in barrels 5^4 Grease, light 4%{ Wool, medium, unwashed 14% Wool, coarse 14 S Wool, fine, unwashed ll%(i Feathers, goose .40 Feathers, duck 84 Feathers, chicken 2 Feathers, turkey 2%( s* t TUNE 17, 1903. HP CENT S HIStp Hogs Make a Slight AdvanceThe -.. Quality Runs a Little - ' South St. Paul, Minn., June 17.Estimated re ceipts at the Union stock yards to-day: Cattle, 575 calves, 225 hogs, 3,300 sheep, 125 cars. 67. The following table shows the receipts from Jan. 1, 1903, to date, as compared with the same period in 1902* Year. Cattle. Calves. Hpgs. Sheep. Cars. 1903 79,295 25,681 374,177 178,719 8,894 1902 76.507 23,980 318,176 157,423 7,770 Inc 2,788 1,701 56^001 21,294 1,124 The following table shows the receipts thus far in June, as compared with the same period in 1002: Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars. 1903 6,680 2,675 38,236 5.20T 811 1902 4,487 2,390 25,918 2,861 552 Inc 2,193 285 12,318 2,346 259 Official receipts for the past week are as fol lows: Date. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars. June 9 ........1,056 532 4,594 1,002 109 June 10 486 174 3,225 134 63 Xune 11 314 83 2,124 414 43 87 17 80 676 Railroads entering the yards reports receipts for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great Western, 2, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 9 Minneapolis & St. Louis. 27 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 14 Great Northern, 5 Northern Pacific, 10 total, 67. Disposition of stock Tuesday, June 16 Firm. Cattle. Sheep. Swift & Co 524 3,879 McMillan -. - 132 J. B. Fitzgerald 115 ... McCormick ... 8 Weirs Haas Bros Gottfried 4 King Bros 13 Bronson 38 J. R. King 2 Hertz 10 Katz 8 Other buyers 8 Country buyers 786 June 12 .' 151 June 13 78 June 15 492 June 16 1,596 Totals 1,516 4,086 755 HOGS Date A T Wt. Av. Cost. Price Range June 9 231 June 10 238 June 11 229 June 12 227 June IS 230 June 15 241 June 1 # 235 Prices generally 5c higher. Receipts mod erate. Quality a little better than yesterday's drove. Price range, $5.60(3)6 bulk, $5.80(513.85 rough heavy selling at $5.60@5.70 common and light mUed, $5 65@5.75 good light and butcher, $5 80@5.90 choice heavy. $5.95@6. Sales: Hogs23, 228 lbs. $5 95 33. 209 lbs, $5 80 61, 203 lbs, $5.80 44. 215 lbs, $5.85 68, 198 lbs, $5.85: 68, 283 lbs, $5 75. Odds and Ends5, 228 lbs. $5 70: 1. 400 lbs, $5.55 5, 274 lbs, $5.60 4, 345 lbs, $5.50. Pigs and Underweights3, 110 lbs, $5.25 5, 100 lbs, $5. Stags and Boars1, 440 lbs, $5 1, 550 lbs, $4 25. CATTLEReceipts moderate. Butchep cattle steady. Offerings Include but little desirable stuff. Bulls weak. Veals steady. Milch cows steadv. Stockers and feeders continue dull, with a majority of the traders calling prices 25o under last week's Mose. Stock heifers in fair demand at about steady prices Sales Butcher Steers2, 1,265 lbs, $4.25 2, 1,260 lbs. $4.65. Butcher Cows and Heifers1, 1.220 lbs, $4.40 1. 1.150 lbs. $4 25 1, 1.050 lbs, $3.50 1, 730 lbs, $2 75: 1, 1.0S0 lbs, $3.85 7, 991 lbs, $3.75 5. 930 lbs, $3.25. Cutters and Canners1. 910 lbs. $2.40 3, 823 lbs, $2 2, 955 lbs, $2.40 1, 860 lbs, $1 50. Butcher Bulls2, 1.415 lbs, $3 1, 1.340 lbs, $2.75 1, 1,120 lbs. $2.75: 2, 1.025 lbs, $2 50. Stock and Feeding Steers5, 732 lbs, $3.35 1. 490 lbs, $2.50 1, 700 lbs, $3. Steer Calves3. 180 lbs. $5 11. 132 lbs, $4.90: 3. 130 lbs. $4.75 2, 160 lbs, $3 15, 377 lbs. $3.35 35. 379 lbs, $2.65: 1, 170 lbs, $3.50 1, 230 lbs, $2.60. Stock Cows and Heifers3, 803 lbs. $2 90 1, 600 lbs, $2.50 14,*421 lbs, $2.60 3, 480 lbs. $2.15. Stock and Feeding Bulls1, 800 lbs, $2.85 1, 1,000 lbs, $2.60. Milch Cows and Springers1 cow and 1 calf. $42 1 cow, $36 1 cow, $28 1 cow and 1 calf, $26. SHEEPReceipts light. Trade quiet. Sheep quoted about steady. Lambs are selling gener ally 25c lower. Sales: 22 lambs. 67 lbs. $5.75 24 ewes, 112 lbs, $4.25 35 lambs, 54 lbs, $4 6 bucks, 135 lbs, $3. Among the shippers on the market were* Ed Kanouse. Tower City, N. D.: Hegerle, fit. Boni facius R. A. Holmer, Harris O. A. Anderson. Forest Lake. A. Bagamiel, Casselton: Matt Scale. Red Lake Falls E. D. Harris, St* Gloud H McKeon, Anoka A G. Galagan, Elysian: G. Schaub, Wabasha: W. C. Mcllroth, Litchfield: C. H. Rieger, Prior Lake H. Shen. L.ikeville Skin ner & B.. Revillo, S. D.: S. Sevensen. Dawson: H. W. Sears First National bank of Dawson, Moen & O., Clarkfleld D. R. McCorquodale. Del hi W. L. Lussenhop. R. H. Kempton, Morton Gallery & K., Franklin J. P. Palmer, L. L. Palmer, W. Darkon A. Darkon, Fairfax J A. Johnson, La Fayette W. W. Dunning, Win throp Gruge & R., Winthrop: W O'Brien, Ar lington A. Wittsack. Waconia I. N. Brown, Bagel & S., Boyd Anderson & Co., Madison: Raymond Mercantile Co.. Raymond J. H. Miller, Rojalton C. Hanson, Bloomer, Wl - CHICAGO LIVE STOCH, June 17.CattleRe- ceipts, 20,000. including 500 Texans market slow good to prime steers, $4.90@5.40 poor to medium. $4@4.S0 stockers and feeders, $3@4.75 cows, $1.60@4.80 heifers. $2.50@4.85 canners, $1.60^.90, bulls, $2.50@4 25 calves, $2.50 6.50 Texas fed steers, $4@4.50. HogsReceipts to-day, 31,000 to-morrow. 25,- 000 left over, 2,614, market steady: mixed and butchers, $5.950.25 good to choice heavy. $6 20 @6.30 rough heavy, $5.90@6.15 light, $5.90@ 6.15 bulk of sales, $6.056 20. SheepReceipts, 12,000 sheep steady, 10c low er Iambs lower good to choice wethers, $4.50 @5 fair to choice mixed, $3 25@4 25 western sheep, $4@5 native lambs. $4.^5@6 western lambs, $4.25@6, spring lambs, $56.75. SIOtTX CIT7 LIVE STOCK, June 17.Receipts Cattle, 500 hogs, 5 500. Hogs5c lower. Sales. 64, 210 lbs, $5.85 67, 243 lbs, $5 95 62, 280 lbs, $6 05. CattleStockers slow killers weak. Sales: 11 beeves, 1,040 lbs, $4.25 21 beeves, 1,210 lbs, t3 i.65 19 beeves, 1,340 lbs, $4.90 8 cows, 800 lbs, 11 cows, 980 lbs, $3.65 7 cows, 1.040 lbs, $4 8 stockers, 780 lbs, $3.50 11 stockers, 820 lbs, $3.85 5 stockers, 760 lbs, $4 50 10 yearlings, 487 lbs, $3.25 I t yearlings, 620 lbs, $3.75 11 yearlings, 589 lbs, $4 40. ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, June 17 .The Na tional stock yards, which has been cfcsed for a week on account of the flood, opened for business to-day. CattleReceipts, 1,500 market strong: beef steers, $3.905.10 stockers and feeders. $3 15 4.80 cows and heifers, J2.25@4.50 Texans, $2.50 @4 55. * HogsReceipts, 3,000 steady and active pigs, $4.50@4.75 packers. $4.70@4.90 butchers and best heavy. $4 90@6.05. SheepReceipts. 1,700: market strong sheep, $4@4.60 lambs, $4.75@7. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, June 17.Cattle Receipts, 1,500- strong beef steers, $3.25 5.10 Texans, $2@4 30 cows and heifers, $2 4.40 stockers and feeders, $2.50@4.65, HogsReceipts, 5,000 weak heavy. $5.70@6 packers, $5.60@5.85, yorkers, $5.65@5.70 pigs, $4.55(8)5.55. SheepReceipts, 2,000 steady sheep, $3.35 5.15 lambs, $4.30@7. ?8 BUT A FOOLNEVER! Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Bryan says he never will change his mind on the silver question. It won't much matter after all. Tet there is an old saying which fairly applies to his case. The wise man sometimes changes his mind, theoh, well, you know the rest. OMAHA LIVE STOCK, June 17.Cattle Re ceipts, 2,300 market strong and lOo higher beef steers, $4 25@5 15 cons and heifers, $3.25@ 4.60 stockers and feeders, $3@1.75. HogsReceipts. 14,000 market 5@10c lower heavy, $5.95@6 05 pigs. $5@5.75. SheepReceipts, 1,000 market steady sheep, $3.755.65 lambs, $5.75@7.15. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans fer, St. Paul, Minn., June 17.Barrett & Zim- NOT ASKED. Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "I wonder why none of those McGab bleton gir ls has married?" ' "I suppose it's for the same reason that you didn't attend the Vanderbilt wedding." ~ , , ARE THE BRAVE S O SCARCE7 , - Pittsburg Dispatch. None "but the brave deserve the fair, but If none but the brave got 'em the race suicide theory would get a boost. CHAS. E. LEWiS f & CO. I STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS v Better.^ * - Cattle Receipts ModerateOfferings Show a Scarcity of Good 4 Beef. 412-415 Chamber of Comnarotj MINNEAPOLIS. GRAIN OOMMISSION. New Chamber Commerce, Minneapolis, Minnesota. OffloMt Chicago, nilwaakee, and Dulntl Watson &Co Brokers In QralnrProvMons, Stook* and Bonds* Members N. Y. Stock Exchange Chicago CorrespondentsJ. H. Wrenn St Co. Priratewire Chloagoand MewYork. Tel906 Mala 420-421 Chamber 6f Commerce. vV , NewYork msd Ottoago OorrespowMtai , Harris, Gates & Co., Bartlett, Fraxier * Co. Miatm-An Kxenaagei. EDWARDS, WOOD & C0 1,066 1,949 1,400 4,198 147 217 231 850 23 32 43 tletabmr* of All Principal Exchanges, Private Wires. Witt* tor ear daily, market letter and prtrvta telegraph cipher .mailed free. Cars. 351 Ship Your Grain to Us, 35 40 :3 Beat WmamUmu Liberal AdTaaoa* Prompt Returns. 11 - Obtmbar of OommoNe. 812 Guaranty Lorn BuHdlnat fiMNMEAPOLia. 255 H. M. Atkinson, Pres. E. P. Weill, V, Pre*. B. W. Wells, Treas. $5.43 $5.25@5.85 5.59 5.40@5.90 5 66 5.45@5.80 5 67 5 60 6.00 5.75 5 60S6.0 5 69 . 5 40@5 85 5.72 5.60@6.00 M St, Patsl. Duluth Minneapolis, 127 Grains. Stocks, Provisions Bought and eeld in an markets Dor cash r - reasonable margins. $25,000ROFFEDANNOWEW MONTREAL LIGHT, BEIT AND POWER COMPANY (Montreal, Canada.) Five Per Cent Gold Bonds. The Montreal Light, Heat and Power Co. does all the public gas and electric lighting of Montreal and its suburbs. The management of the company is in the hands of men connected with some of the largest financial and commercial interests in Canada. On account of the high character of these bonds they were largely oversubscribed, and those offered by us are the only ones now on this market. PRICE ON APPLICATION. We offer Deere & Co. 5 per cent gold bonds, which we can highly recommend. Also FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS, Netting 5% to 6 per cent. WELLS-ATKINSON 60., Temporary Office. 836 Guaranty, Bldf. MINNEAPOLIS. Main Office: 53 Broadway , Ne w York Send for our 'GUIDE to INVESTORS' and our "DAILY MARKET LETTER" Both yeursfree for the asking, "Determining the character and financial re* eponsibility of your broker U as Important as selection of right stocks." 9 merman report some demand from Wisconsin lumbermen for heavy drafters weighing 1,600 pounds and up. Light horses were somewhat neglected. Values- Drafters, extra, $185(5 225 drafters, choice, $155@185 drafters, com mon togood, $125@155 farm mares, extra, $130 150 farm mares, common to choice, $75@l30 delivery horses, $110@140. SAFETY IN NUMBERS. Philadelphia Public Ledger. BranniganCome home an' teck sup per wid me, Flannigan. FianniganShure, it's past yer supper time, now, yer wife'11 be mad as a hatter. BranniganThat's jist it she can't lick the two of us. J. F. WHAXLON. GEO. P. CASE, GEO. C. BAGLEY, CHAS. M. CASE. wiwiion,case i&co. STOCKS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ( New York Stook Exohanga MEMBERS-} Chicago Board of Trade, (Mpls. ChamberCommaroa Private Wire to New York and Chloago. 85 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Up-Town Office, GLOBE BUILDING. 501 Board of Trade Duluth. Wm. Dalrympla, Wm. Dalrymplc io '^ GRAI N COMMISSION Receiving a specialty. Advances made to Farmers, shippers and elevator companies. Finley Barrel! & Co Brokers in Grain, Provisions, ' Stook* and Bonds. Members New York Stock Exchange - Denman F. Johnson, Mgr. 40* New Ohamber Gemmeree Building* TelephoneMain. lew. T.0..2732. h ^" Van Dusen Harrington Co* Brain. Provisions. Stocks and Bonds MEMBERS PRINCIPAL EXCHANGES New Chamber of Commerce. W e Get Kifaesft Market Moa* ^ r ^ FITCH & CO. \ U n Stock Commission ltockaata. Stockyards,/South St. Paul, atiaa. BstabUslMd la 1887. BSTABXiZSEBB 17S WOODWAR8 D & CO.9& *-* GRAIN COMMISSION BffiNCHli r.hhwtn and Milwaukee. Orders for future deliver? executedin an markets),