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msFff^mfim TH E WHEAT SITOSIlOim?0EB5 JUS T SNOWPRICES Fundamental Conditions Strong and "" Fully as Many Bulls Now as Formerly. Bu the Holiday Liquidation Period Creeping On, With Many ^ Weak Longs. Can Wheat Advance Much at This ^ - Time, or Must It Break First? & so far on the week have increased 475,000 ,- g ^|J{{| f* |.\'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. bu. Argentine reports are of bad weather K and some actual damage is said to be' No. 4 white oats, 1 car noted, which is probably the case. A t the I No. 4 white oats. 3 cars . same time the damage is probably not se- I i^ vere or very widespread, since Antwerp, J so. 3 oats. 4 ears ................. always quick to feel the Argentine ' No grade oats, 1 oai. seedy changes, closed %c lower. Liverpool was giade yellow oats, l car easy and without important change. Ar- I ^ \ mour did little this morning, but Lohrke [ js the New York exporter, was a heavy sell er j No. 4 'jellow corn. 1 tar of futures in New York and Chicago, and * this had effect. I n the local pit the senti- I * - '\ ment has changed noticeably. There is | jsc."fjradc com, 2 cars ................... not so much bull talk heard. I t is doubtful I No grade t car If any bull has changed his views at all. There is Just as much belief as ever that wheat ought to sell higher in line with the prospective supply situation, and argu ments made some time ago as to prospec tive scarcity later on, are as good now as when first brought out. But what the trade is debating about now is whether or not this is the time for a bull market. Ar mour is presumed to be a bull and to still hold his big line of wheat. There are numerous points in the bituatlon indicat ing higher pi ices eventually. But when ever Armour buys wheat in big lots, nu merous small traders, the country over, lail on and follow along each with his lit tle lot on which he will stand punishment usually to .the extent of a few cents a bushel. On this sort of buying and the uncertainty as to Armour, the market has been strplng for a long while, but recently it has not trone up much. Meanwhile the holiday period is creeping on. It is true that one of the liveliest bull markets the trade here remembers once started in the holiday period, still this is not the time for bull markets as a rule. Armour may, of course, come in at any moment and boost prices, and this possibility has to be al lowed for in any analysis of the situation. Aside from this there are the questions of 1 dull trade and of holiday liquidation, which may be put into the statement that all indications, point to higher wheat prices Rt some time,but whether in the absence of any sensational bull news the market can start from the present high level, at this time, and carry along a lot of long wheat 1 is a question. Hence the theory that be fore any long continued bull market is on, there must first be a decline, is gain ing ground. Primary receipts. 985,000 bu against 662,- 000. shipments 245,000 against 222,000. Wheat and flour clearances, 462.000 bu. New York reported ten loads sold for export. Near the close the market rallied and May, having touched 80 %c on early de cline, reached 81% and closed steady. There was some lively short covering near the close. July closed at 80%c and De cember at 79c Cash wheat was easier in line with the option, but was in good sale for the choice lots, No 1 northern ranging from 80%c to Sic and No. 2 northern from 78%c to 79%c. kw- Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 16.A better comparative showing for Minneapolis receipts was an influence for! weakness in wheat this morning, drawing i out enough selling from weak holders to affect prices and send May down again. 80%@$0 R sc being touched early in the! session. There were 484 cars in the yards against 240 a year ago. This was a sort of evening up for Monday and Tuesday' when the receipts here were so extremely \ light, due in part to the bad weather. Rome belated shipments were in this morning, additional to the ordinary run. and the total was swelled Duluth had 53 cars against 12. and Chicago 31'against 58, an increase of 258 cars for trra three points. With this the southwest showed up 104, - 000 b u at St . Louis against 47.000. and, No 3 white oats, 2 cars 194,000 b u at Kansas City against 151,000. No. S white oatss.' car. barley mixed ... while in Minneapolis the elevator stocks f * THE FLOUR MARKET QUOTATIONS STTLL UNCHANGEDTRADE December, 95%c May, 88%e. Minneapolis received 42 cars, against 28, and hipped 6. Duluth received 75 cars, against CORNReaeipts, 81 cars shipments, 8 cars. Ko. 8 yellow closed at 88c for new. OATSNo. 2 white closed at 34@84%o. Re ceipts, 61 cars shipments, 32 cars. FEED AN D MEALCoarse corn meal and cracked co m in sacks, sacks extra, $16 No. 1 ground feed, 2-8 corn and 1-3 oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra, $16.50 No. 2 ground feed, corn and % oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra, $17 No. & ground feed, 1-3 corn and 2-3 oats, 75-lb sacks, MILLSTUFFS-^-Bran in bulk, $18 shorts, $18 middlings, $15@15.25 red dog, $18 all t. o. b. In Minneapolis In 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton additional. Shipments, 1.719 tons. RYEReceipts, Scars shipments, 5 cars. No. ft closed at 51c. BARLEYFeed grades are quoted at 31@38c malting grades, 38@54c. Receipts, 46 cars shipments, 24 cars. HAYTimothy, choice, $9 5O@10 timothy, No. 1. $9(^9 50. timothy, No. 2, $7@8 timothy, tow grade. $5.50@6.50 clover, $6@7 upland, choice, $8 50@9. upland, No. 1, $7.503S upland. No. 2, 6@7 midland, $6@7 Blousrn, $5@6 rye straw. $4.50(3:5: wheart and oat straw, $8@0.50. Receipts, 182 tons, shipments, 40 tons. OASH SALES REPORTED TO-DAY. No 1 northern wheat,'1 Icars $0 80% 0. 1 northern wheat. 15 cars 80^ 1 northern wheat. 7 cars 80% No I northern wheat, tear 81 No. 2 northern wheat. 58 cars 78Vi io. 2 northern wheat. 9 cars 78% No. 2 northern wheat, 1 car 79% "So. 2 northern wheat, 6 cars 79 No. 2 northern wheat, 1 car .78 No 2 northern w heat. 25 cars 78% No 3 wheat, 27 cars 7R^| No :'. wheat, 29 cars 75 No 3 w heat. 1 car 77 No. 3 w heat. 4 cars .76 No 3 wheat. 1 car, bleached 72 No. 3 wheat, 1 car 76% No. 3 wheat, 1 car, smutty 72 No. 3 wheat. 2 cars 75% _ No. 3 wheat. 1 car, smutty 71 No. 3 wheat, 1 car, smutty 74 No. 3 wheat. 1 car, winter .'"".... .74% Rejected wheat, 1 car 66 Rejected wheat, 4 cars 70 Rejected w heat, 6 cars 72 Relected wheat. 6 cars 70% Selected wheat, 3 cars 78 Rejected wheat, 1 car 67% Rejected wheat, 5 cars 72 Rejected wheat. 1 car. smutty 68 Rejected wheat, 1 car, smutty 70 Rejected wluat. 2 cars 74 Rejected wheat, 2 cars 71 ' Rejected wheat. 3 cars, smutty 67 Rejected wheat, I car, smutty 71 Rejected wheat, 1 car, Bmutty" 68% ' Rejected w heat. I car 72 % * Rejected wheat, 1 car 67 Grain Commission, 505-50$ New Ghambar of Commerce. "Ship us your grain and profit by our twenty years' experience in -- the business." mmm WW*1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS Dec. May July Open, .78% .80= Minneapolis $.81% .80%@80TB Chicago Duluth ,S0 % .80 % St. Louis 81% , .80-%^S0% Kansas City 69 % .63%g59 New York 85 .84 % w TO-DAY'S RANGE OF WHEAT ONLY FAIS. No change of importance Is noted la the gen eral market. The holiday tone is being felt and trade is seasonably light. Prices are still Snote.d unchanged, altno cash wheat is off a ttle Shipments. 52,847 brls. First patents are quotable, $4.45@4.65 sec ond patents, $4 S0@4.40 first clears, $3.30 8.40 second clears, $2.80@2.40. THE CASH TRADE MARKETS GENERALLY ACTIVE STEADYFLAX EASIER. FLAXFlax sold about a oent lower on some trades and %o off on others. There was not much in and a good clean-up of all desirable lots. Closing prices: MinneapolisCash, 97Us to arrive, 97],4o AND STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC, 15. Tnspeoted InWheatCarsGreat Northern No. 1 northern. 26 No. 2 northern, 68. No. 8, 48 rejected. 19 no grade, 1. Chicago. Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. 1 north ern, 2 No. 2 northern, 81 No. 3, 18: rejected, 9 no grade, 7. Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 2 northern, 8. - Soo LineNo. 1 northern, 5 No. 2 norther^ 18 No. 8, 2 relected, 3 no grade, 2. Northern PacificNo. 1 northern, 6 No, Z northern, 9 No. 8, 7 rejected. 6 no grade, 2. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & OmahaNo. 2 northern, 2 No. 3. 4: rejected. 4 no grade, 1. TotalNo. 1 northern, 89 No 2 northern. 116 No. 8, 77 rejected, 41 no grade, 18. Other GrainsCarsRejected macaroni wheat, 1 no grade macaroni wheat, 1, No. 2 winter wheat, 7 No. 3 winter wheat, 16 rejected win ter wheat. 2 No. 3 yellow corn, 6 No. 3 corn 1 No. 4 corn. 8 no grade corn. 3 No . 3 white oats, 21 No . 4 white oats, 17 No. 3 oats, 5 no grade oats, 4 No. 2 rye, 5 No. 3 rve, 1 No. 3 barley, 3 No. 4 barley, 14 No. 5 barley. 15 uo grade barter. 3 , No. 1 flax, 7 rejected flax. 12 no grade flax, 1. Cars Inspected OutNo. 1 northern wheat, 58 No 2 no'thern wheat. 19, No. 3 wheat, 3 rejected wheat, 2 no grade wheat. 1 macaroni wheat, 1 No. 3 winter wheat. 4 rejected winter wheat, 2 No 4 corn, 1 No. 8 white oats, 18 No. 4 white oats. 6 No 3 oats, 10: no grade oats, 2 No 3 barley. 1 No. 4 barley, 7 No. 5 barley, 16 no grade barley, 1 No. 2 rye, 1 No. 1 flax, 9 rejected flax, 1. May Wheat. Close. Yesterday. Close. To-day CLOSING CASH PRICES On TrackNo. 1 hard, 81%c No. 1 noithern, 80%c, to arrive, northern. 78%c to ariive, 78%c No. 3 wheat, 71ij No. 1 flax, 97%c No. 3 yellow corn, 38c. No. 3 white oats, 34@34%c, No. I rye, 51c. - Barley, 31@54c. ' Rejected wheat, 1 car No grade wheat, 1 car ][B No grade -wheat, 1 car *3 N*o giade wheat, 1 cai. bin l'rnt ** No grade w heat. 1 car, smutty b No gr.ide wheat, 1 cai. tough i , No. 2 white oats, 1 car . . 34 J j 1 No. 3 white oats., 1 cai, fancy 3J'4 . n " e oat R1 7 J!* 1 * 0 . 4 white oats.' 1 car ... - s 0 a*s \ cVv^. '........'........'..... !34 .34 & H y. .3SV. .3:?Vx .33*4, .33 v3 .33 .32 .31 c**- . '" '.'".'.".'.'..'.'.'.'.'...'. 0 | 3 j-ellow corn, 1 car ................. co .01) .32 .51% .51VJ .40 .3S 37 % 3' . 1 car c* '.". ."...*..'."'.'.'\\'.'.'.\'. N - 4 baileyom.' , 1 car No. 4 bai le\, 1 cai No. 4 barle*. 1 car No. 4 barlej, 1 car . . . No. 4 aarle^, 2 cars . . No. 4 barley, 1 cai, dirty 35 No. 4 harlci. 1 car 40 No. 4 barlej, 1 cai 44 No. 4 bailej, 1 Car No. 4 bailej. 1 cai 3S No. I ba rlej, 1 car\ 42 No. 5 birlej, 1 cai 33 No 3 barle\, 1 car 31 ^ No. 5 barley. 1 car 33^- No 3 barlej, 1 car 87 % No. 5 barley, 1 car, feed 34 No. 5 bilev, I car. 2 lots 47 No. 3 barley, 1 car. dirty 32 No giade barley, 2 cars 33 No 1 flat, 2 cars 97 No 1 flax, 1 car 97 vt No 1 flax. 2 cars to aulve 97Vi ltejpcted lla 5 cai s 96 Relected ila\, 2 caii 96Vi Rejected fla\, 1 cai 96% No grade flax, 1 car 92 Tlax screenings, 1 car per ton 10 00 Plax screnlngs, 1 car, pei ton 9.00 ^ Macaroni Wheat. Rejected macaroni, 2 cars G4 Rejected macaroni, 1 car 63 Relected macaroni. 1 car b3% Rejected macaroni, 1 car 63% DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT. The following are the receipts and shlaments at the principal primary wheat markets: Receipts. Shipments Bushels. New York 23,400 Philadelphia 140 Baltimore 9.878 Toledo -' 6.000 Detroit ..J?-51 THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUKNAI, Close. - High. Lov. - */ .7fl " $ .78% ' $ . 7') .81% f .80i4@80"i8 81% 3 .80 & .80 Q/801.8 '.8084 .79 $ .73 Mi 80^4^80% "v .75%@75% 80? THE DAY'S RESULTS July Wheat. Close. To-day. .80% Sl%@81% .80 % .69 i Close: CoinDecembei, 4214c, January, 37 41%t Maj , 43%S43/*c Julj. i ^ i8@4: i/2e. .3S 36 .41 .4S .30 .42 Cash.CornNo. 2, 42'^c, No. 3. 4^Vn4a'/2 Oats were steady on a small commission house demand with oulj light enemies. Thrie was no change in the geneial situation, receipts con tinue femall and a tan- casli demand exists for good oats. Maj opened unchanged at 36%c. Local receipts were o& cars. Close OatsDecember. 35%c Januaiy, 34%c, May, 3b%&37c July, 34c. Cash OatsNo. 2. ,J3c, No. 3, 3l 0l ' t rn ' 8 J@84c No. 2 northern , Slf 82%e May, 81%@81%e asked. Rye, steadv. No. 1, 56%@57c. Barley, steadv No. 2 02c sample. 3859c Oats, steady: standard, 36ViC 37c Corn, quiet No. 3, 45@40%o May, 43%g WheatPuts 81@81%c asked calls, 81%c. CornPuts. 43%@43%c asked calls, 43%c. CHICAGO SEED AND GRAINS, Dec J.i ~ttye-rDeeenibei', 52(&52%e May, 55@5fr- MuxCash, northwestern, $1 southwestern, 03c: ?oo rrabrei' 9Jc *J?y GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP Chicago to Stephens: Henry Parker's pur chase of wheat around 80%c checked the de cliue. Looks as if the pit crowd haB overdone the selling. Logan & Brran wired The lower Antwerp cables and heavy selling by Lohrke has given the market another setback. The local traders are becoming ver aggressive on the short side. They maj overdo it A letter from Oklahoma to Whallen, Case & Co . dated Dec 12, says- A much greater amount of wheat has been marketed than usual possibly not over 15 per cent being left in farm eis hands Glowing crop only fair. Dry weather damaged prospects considerably. How ever, our wheat is still living, and may come out all rijrht.^ Acreage possibly 10 per cent short, caused by.farmers being unable to plow on ac count of dry weather. Other tellable Oklahoma parties write ther'c Is about 20 per cent of the wheat stUI In farm ers hands. - Bushels. 88 3*23 2 St. Louis 104,00'i Boston 52,848 Chicago 150,800 Milwaukee 33.440 Duluth 32.74.5 Minneapolis 450,120 Kansas City 194,400 , CHICAGO GRAIN FREE SELLING WEAKENS WHEATCORN EASIEROATS STEADY. Chicago, Dec. 16.A number of commission houses were active sellers of May wheat to-day on the larger receipts in the northwest, the total number of cars being about twice that of last year, altho the restricted movement a year ago was accounted for in some degree by a severe storm. The market weakened under this sC * v 1 Xsrf^Z 4 ' **&* flSJ/S 790 40,000 PUTS AN D CALLS, Two o'clock report: PutsMay wheat, 80%@80%c. CallsMay wheat, 81%@81%c. CurbMay wheat, 81%c. CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 16.A decline in pi Ices of bogs caused weakness In provisions and the market lacked any enlivening features. May pork opened 10@20c lower at $11.55 to 3-11.65. May lard was off 5@7i4c at $6.55, and rib* were down B@7^c to 7%@10c, at $6.20 to $6.22%. orkJanuary. $11.25- May, $11.6214. " - LardDecember, $6.32y. January, $6.32%, May. $6.52%. RibsJanuary, $6.02% May. $e.20. * 45',682 5,230 1,660 38,400 109,600 NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec. 15.Beef, firm. Pork. easy. Lard, steady prime western steam, $6^90. MISCELLANEOUS NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 16.The cotton market opened steady at an advance of 5 points to a decline of 1 point, the gains being in sympathy with higher cables than expected, but about last night's prices undef urther llquida alou last night's prices under further liquida tion and selling for short account. There seemed n very aggressive selling and as values Bagged back the market met with bull support, recover ing to about the opening figures and ruling irregular but fairly steadv around that lwl. Tmdlng was quiet and chiefly for local account. At midday the market was quiet and steady, n't 1@3 points higher. Cotton, spot, closed quiet middling uplands, 12 45c middling gulf, 12.70c sales, none. Spot was quiet: middling uplands, 12.45c mid dling gulf, 12.70c. NEW YORK LEAD AN D COPPER, Dec. 16. Lead and copper, unchanged. PEORIA WHISKY, Dec. 16.Whisky on the basis of $1.27 for finished goods. l'* STEADY? WALL STREET :T ^ " ft *..*- Close. LONDON MARKET SHOWS CON- SIDERABLE DEPRESSION. ft a .5. Close. ' * y*. .go St. Paul and Sugar AdvancedBuying Orders for Brooklyn Transit on Large ScaleSmall Offerings Iiead to Active BiddingGeneral List Practically LifelessDetails of the Das's Proceedings. |" - - 8 , s ,v ' Close. Yesterday. .80% .75% .76%@7 6% New York, Dec. 16.The tone of the opening stoc market to-day was heavy, partly reflecting a feeling of depression in the London market. A few stocks showed small fractional gains, but the majority declined. Looses were small and the trad ing was vers* light. Buying orders on a rather large scale appeared simultaneously in Sugar and Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and the success in lifting these created a sympathetic de mand for kindred stocks. Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Sugar rose 1% each and Lin seed, Manhattan and Westinghouse Elec tric 1. Other prominent ..stocks rose mod erately. Peona &, Eastern gained 2, and Minneapolis & St. Louis fell 1%. When Sugar reacted a point the whole list sagged to a lower price level under a dribble of Mock.s Consolidated Gas, after a decline of a point, rose a point over last night. The trading took on a holiday tone of apathy and dullness. New York Cen tral sold down a point and rallied 1 ^ on tjiree transactions. Bonds were heavy at noon. The paucity of offerings when the trad ers realized led to some bidding up later in the active gioup and St. Paul and Su gar were advanced sharply. Sugar rallied to 125ys, the highest, and St. Paul gained a point. Tennessee Coal and Car preferred made a similar rise, but the market in general was practically lifeless. The market became almost stagnant and prices yielded slightly from Inanition. The changes were scarcely appreciable. Colorado Fuel dropped 1%. The stagnant demand for stocks .75% .74% .8 1% .80% 80%c No. 2 celling and May dec lined to SOHfT'SO^c. after KellMig up to JSl'Hmv. The oijeniug was a -hade lower to a sbadi lusher at 80%c to 81u. Minneapolis, ]ulut J11O Chicaffo teporled re- .eipt- of S6S cais, rgulust 2y cais last week aud 31U cais a jear ago A nrnier feeling pi ev ailed the latter part of the sesssiofi 01. A good loiumissioii liou demand. Iheie were fair Humbles, for e\noit and this helped to strenstheu the situation. The close wab strong with May at the top ngure, at 81% fiSl a gain of \sc toi the day Close. AVheatUeteinbf-i "S&c, old, 7S%c, Mav, M%@81%c, Julj, 76'4@!lt)-ysc. Casli WheatNo. 2 led. &(>/ No 3 led, bCU,k,'ie, No. 2 hard. bOc, No. J liaid, 70,ibc, No. 1 northern spung. MJc No. 2 northern spuug, S2(b4e, No. ui 78@82c. Coin vas intiueutod b ti.e action of wheat and eised oft on liquidation bj local longs after opening nini on higher cables and small receipts. \'u opened a haOo lnghei at 4J%c, sold at 4.i% (Ji.43M!C, and later declined to 43'/4c. Lweal le telpts were 77 ears,, with none contract. The better tone 111 ubeat and siaall offerings caused ^tieugth later in the Li and ilay 3 7 closed with a gain or 'fee at 43%C'437ic. 371A prompted some selling and prices receded 35c small lots, sacked per bu, 70c. to the lowest. Sugar fell below last night j ONIONSPer bur,'oe.,,p 40@50c. and gams were generally'lost. Chicago, S9^SJS?"!?1^ St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha was bid up ' by stages 9 ^before a single hundred PIGEONSLive,reen-2 per5doz, $1 dead, doz, 75c. share lot was sold.- The selling movement' DRIED yellow, per bu, $1.50 exhausted itself in a short time. The 1 /3 Opening 4t^@% 43 % 43% Highest 4214 43 Kt i"-ik@Vj Lowest 41&rt7,ai Close 'I -Ia 42 % 43% % 43% @ 1 j \esterday ..., 41 ,b\ lZVil% 43043^, i cai ago 47 V2 43% Oats Open'ig . . 86% 33% Highest 33 V4 37 34 Lowebt 33 36% @% 33% Close To-day 35% 36% 37 34 Yesterday .... 34 c. Ihe following was the range of prices: Wheat Dec. May July. Opening 7^%% S0%@81 734 Highest 7S Sli'j 76% lowest 77% 80V2@% 75% Close To-day 78% M%@ % 76V4 \esterday 7S'$ 80% 75% \eui -igo 74,j4' 7742i 74& Corn NEW YORK GRAIN AN D FLOUR, Dec. 16. Flour, receipts 29,410: sales, 3,700, unsettled and a shade lower to sell buckwheat, firm, $2.30 2.35. Wheat, reeeints. 23.400 bu sales. 960,000 bu opened89%@89iAc. stcadj on cable,s and locaLM6c l covering butfVlater cased off under additional liquidation e S m !?? r closing was about steady, but trading was intensely dull. Stock quotations leported for The Journal by Watson &- Co., biokeis,. Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis Closing figuies are bid. Sales. Stocks 43i45j1 43 23,100 200 8,100 100 54,700 200 S.900 200 2.200 200 38,800 A ,@% U6% 33% Year ago 31% 32% OTHER GRAIN MARKETS DULUTH GRAIN, Dec 16.Wheat dragged on the bottom for a time to-day. but the market was at no time weak and the close showed %c advance for the daj . Wheat suitable for milling is coming very slow-lv indeed. But one car of good wheat was in to-day's receipts. _The total cais on track of all gialns were but 55, and of this, more than half was coarse gialnt, and flax. Duluth o\poiters sold five loads of Manitoba wheat to-daj None can be sold from here, for none la to be had. May wheat opened V,c up at 80%c, sold down to SOSfcc, advanced and closed at 80%c. Flax was dull and from unchanged to 14c lower. Re- ce!pts-*-Wheat. 53 cars flax, 75 barley, 8 oats, 5 (oin 1. ShipmentsWheat, 1,666 bu. Oars on track, 55. Close: WheatCash, No. 1 hard, 80%c No. 1 northern, 79%c No. 2 northern, 76%e No. 3, 3'4c Decembei, 70Hc: May, 80%c: flax, cash, 0i4c May, $1.01^, July, $1.0214 oats, 84%c, rye, o2c. May 64%@8 4 Jul y 80%(&8lv Jtje. dull, state and Jersey, 5tj@58e No. 2 western, 63%c, f. o. b. afloat. Corn, re ceipts, 40,950 bu, sales. 10,000 bu, firmer on the light country offerings and commission house sup port, Maj . 49%&>49% Oats, receipts, 82,500 bu, nominal track white, 41@45c. Close. Wheat, December, 90c May, 85c July, 81%c. Corn, December, 52c May, 49%c. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. 16.Cat- tleReceipts, 1,300, including 200 southerns market 10c lower native steers, $4@ 20 south ern steers, $3@3 40. southern cows, $1.80@2.65 native cows and heifers, $2.50@8.75 stockers and feeders, $ { 35@3.75 HOGSReceipts, 1,100: market 10@15c lower heavy. $4.4o@4.50, packers, $4.32%(S4.45 pigs and lights, $4l 30@45 40 5 * o S r^?"Z, Re ? epts 200 2,800 700 100 100 13,300 100 8,100 900 700 2,000 98 ^ cCOARSE - TimothyDecembei,. $2.90 January. $2 95 March. $3 05/ Clover De^ cember, $11. BarleyCash,c fi^IVwRPo0^ GHAIN ' De ' WWha-Spot, Januarye-4t s firm No. 2 red western winter, 6s,2%d futures, quiet December,uturc8a'- nominal: March, 6s, 4%d ?* 6 1$S * ni?E?? PROVISIONS N J fened. 30% Southern Railway, 22% Southern Hallway preferred, 80 Southern Pacific. 50% Union Pacific, 81% Union Pacific preferred. in'At, U.iited States Steel, 10% United States Steel preferred, 54% Wabash, 21 Wabash pre ferred, 38. , Bar sllver.-'firm, 25%d per ounce. Money. 3 3jl3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3%fe3% per ceut for three mouths' bills Is 3%@3i per cent. * TfC - tv^ FINANCIAL GOSSIP, L. T. Watson -wired from New York: There has been a repoit the past few days that the earnings of the Steel company would make a poor showing. It seems there is no foundation for this rumor. No official returns have come in yet, and it is claimed these reports have been given out by bear traders. It is also claimed that there will be no reduction in the price of steel mils, stpel plates or structural materials. In some quarters it is said there has been a (frstinct impiovement in the steel and iron busi ness recently. At GENERAL PRODUCE Wednesday, Dec. 16.Butter, weak. Eggi, firm. Poultry, firm. Veal, easy. SpecialPoultry for Cnxistma* trade should be in market this week. - BLTTER-^Creameries. extra, lb, 24e cream eries, Ursts, 22%c, creameries, seconds, 19c dailies, evtra, 22c, dairies, firsts, li%c dairies, seconds, 1i!%c, packing stock, 8@13c: renovated extras, 18c renovated firsts, 15c roll and print, fancy, lUg,20c eholce. 16@17c. fiUUSNew laid, case count, current receipts, cases included, 23c, candled, loss off, per doz, 27c, country held, eases included, 18c dirties, $6.10 per case tor candled, seconds and checks, pei case, $5 10 April stoug e, car lots, charges paid, $6 75. CHBKSKTwins or flats, fancy, ll%c twins or flats, choice, 10%c twins or flats, fair to good, 8Vic Young Americas, fancy, 13@13%c buck, No. 1, 12c, brick, No. 2, 9c brick, No. 3, 6&6V2C, primost, No. 1. 9c, primost. No. 2, 8c pultost, 9c. Swiss, No 1, block. 15c, Swiss, No. J. Mock. 12c, daisies. No, 1. 12V.c. LIVK POULTRYTurkeys, large, fat, 11 12C, turkeys, thin, small, 7@8c chickens, hens, laige, 6c chickens, loosters, 4c, springs, 7c ducks, .young, white. 9e ducks, young, colored. 8%c ducks, old, 7c geese, fat, large, &() S%c. DRBSSED POULTRY Undrawn turkejfS, fancy, 16c, choice, 1314c old toms, 13 culls, 6@7c chickens, springs, fancy. 10@llc springs, fair to good, 7g 9c, hens, fancy, large, 9c fall to good and small, 6@7c old roosters and culls. 5c_, ducks, fancy, heads off, 12c fair to good, 9@10c, gee*se, fancy, heads off, 10^c fair to good, b^Sc. Frozen stock. l(g:2c less. DRESSED MEATSVeal, fancy, per lb, 5%c fair to good, 4'^c small, overweight, 3c mut ton, fancy, 5@6c lambs, yearlings, fancy, 6Va@ 7c milk lambs, pelts, off. 7Val8c hogs, light, 5V4c: medium, 5c heavy, 5c FISHCrappies, medium to large, 8c small, 6c pickerel, 6c bullheads, 6c pike, 7c. CABBAGEPer 100 lbs, $2 50. POTATOESWhite, per bu ca lots, sacked. 60@62c, mixed, per bu, car-,lots-r , sacked, 50 ^-^:un1^? e ' *PEASFancy 125% 120 49 % "is'% 79 68% 92V, 300 Canadian Pac 500 500 100 300 Ches. & Ohio Chi & Alton. do pr . Com Products. Chi. Gr. West do pr A.. do pr B . C.,C.,C. & St.L Chl. Term . . do pr Col. Fuel & Ir Col. Soutern... Consol Gas . . Con. Tob. pr. Del. & Hudson Den. & Rio Gr do pr .... Erie do 1st pr. do 2d pr-.. Gen. ^Electric . Illinois Cent.. Iow.a Cent . . [ Int. Paper . . Louis. & Nash. M.,St.P. & Soo 1,300 300 200 300 200 200 700 500 4,100 100 158% 1-25i 16 8^ 11,200 1,200 800 400 200 100 1,700 29% -60}| 161% 129% SOO 2,800Manhattan*... 500 500 4.600Missouri 600M., 900 Met. St. Ry . Minn. & St. L Pac.. K & T.. do pr . . . . Mexican Cent. Nat. Biscuit.. do pr Nat. Lead Norfolk & W..'| North Am. Co No. Securities Northw esteru N. Y. Air Bk. Ontario & W . Pressed Steel do pr . . Pacific Mall Penn. It. R. People's Gas NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. 16.Butter, re ceipts, 3,740 jpkgs quiet and steady extra creamery, 25c creamery, common to choice, 16 24%c state dairy, 15@22c held creamery, 16 (&22c. Cheese, receipts, 4,747 pkgs quiet state full cream fancy small colored, September, 12c late made, 10c small white September, 12c late made, 10c large colored September, 12c late made, 10c large white September, .12c late made, 10c. Eggs, receipts, 1,709 pkgs strong state and Pennsylvania nearby average best, 35c btate and Pennsylvania seconds to firsts, 29@33c western thirds to seconds, 26g31c western firsts, 33c, refrigerated, 24@27c. 38% -9% 86% 99% 15% 57% 75% 89% 165 200 ' l0 market steady sheep , $2 50G4 40 lambs, $4 2o@5.50. MILWAUKE3Ev GRAIN AND~FLOUR. Dec 16a Flourh steady Wheat, irregular Close:'No' L,? 57% 300 600 200 100 900 200 200 15% 57% 75 90 CHICAGO PRODUCE. Dec. 36. ButterFirm creameries, 10@25c dairies, 14@21c Eggsi Flrm, at mark, cases included, 26%@29c. Cheese Firm, dpisies, 10%@10%c Young Americas, 10%c twins, 10c. PoultryLive, firm turkeys, 14c chickens, 9c springs, 9c. PotatoesSteady Burbanks, 62@0oc Rural6, 62@64c, red stock. 52@60c. VealSteady 30 to 60 lbs. 4@5c 85 to 75 lbs, 5%@6%e 80 to 125 lbs, 6%@7c 85 to 110 lbs. 7%@8c. *,!- 118% 21% 26% 66 24 117% 97% 44% 76% 59% 6% 200 5,700| Reading do 1st pr . . do 2d pr . Repub Steel do pr . . Rubber Goods do pr Rock Island do pr St. L. &. S. W do pr St. Paul do pr .... Southern Pac . Southern Ry . do pr .... Tenn. Coal & I T..St.L & W do pr ... . Twin City R.T Union Pacific. do pr U. S. Leather do pr U. S. Steel do pr Wabash do pr 400 Western Union J^Wheel. & L. E do 1st pr.. do 2d pr ., Wis. Central. do pr 28,100 1.900 164% 118% 21% 25% 66 24 117% 97% 44% 76% 59 6% 40 18 70 25% 61% 98 44% 97% 44% A DESPERADO CAPTURED 6% 39% 18 70% 6% 88% 17% 70 SOLE SURVIVOR O F NOTORIOUS "BLACK JACK" GANG IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CONFESSES. New York Sun Special Service. 143% '48i 21% 78 142% n% 17J% 41B% Houston, Tevas, Dec. 16.After the work in trailing down the last mem bers of the famous "Black Jack" gang that for years terrorized Indian Terri tory, West Texas and New Mexico, Deputy United States Marshal Van has succeeded in capturing the sole survivor of the murderous band. Ji m Moody, alias Jack Nelson, was sur rounde'd and at the point of Winches ters taken prisoner to-day. H e is now in jail and has confessed to his record of crime. After a swift series of train rob beries, holdups, and after being trailed .300 miles thru the mountains of Texas into New Mexico by a determined posse of government officers and state rangers, the gang made its last stand in the mountainous district. In the battle which followed, Sheriff Pate was killed and several officers wounded. Lon Moore of the desperados was kille dand Lon Cady badly wounded. The latter was captured and is now serving a 99-year sentence. Nelson and Joe Pickett escaped. Pickett was later killed while resisting arrest. There is a long category of crimes charged to Nelson, including the kill ing of Sheriff Pate. , 33% w 12,600 WO 900 100 5,000 43 700 100 1,000 Cor ~ ? ot flrm: S5 &. 79% 88 America n 48ss= i1%d qS^et' 78 87% 76 10% 52% 20 87% 87 100 200 J 38% | 88 Total sales, 821,900. MONEYc 16NationaS W ! AlS l I I N ? T0N ' De received to-day form ledemption.s $688,041 govern ment receipts from intprnal reienue $460,443 difu^'siaooo $Ii bank notes 9 1 Iscellan ^ . W8.581 e W , MINNEAPOLIS. Dee. 16.Bank clearings day, $2.956 795 79 New York exchange* sel ing rate 00c premium buyinclearIu*s g rate, 40c pre mium. Chicago exchange, selling rate, 60c pre mium buying rate par London sixty-day sight documentary e\change, $4,80%. to-^tol- 3 - Dec- 16-.Ban k 1 6 r~In(IIa co ncil bills were allotted to-day at I s 4 1-I6d bar gold. 77s llMd American eagles, 76s (Hid m ^P!^o-5 ee 2L aik /v i%' P* ei STEEL RAILS FOrRmA RABIA-EF0RS TO RE- - M .3 ?CeiS VCE HE'LL PUT IT IN A BOOK - t 1( r-B^chang.e on London, 2 Viig s for checks Discoun t rates0 - Short bills, 4 per cent three months' bills, asKt per cent. ^JwonW* / De 9 - i 8 -Bu'lin to the amount of .0,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of Eng land for shipmen6t to Malta.per fJ^? 1 !^? 60 ' i francs 9 2^^ centimes, ov-lniproot, t f. count. centimes , ex-Interest for the ac - STOCK MARKET TOPICS AUTHOR O F SEA TAMSS, HIMSELF HAS A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEA TH AT SEA. -Three - cent rentes, 97 New York Sun Special Service. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 16.T. Jen kins Haines, author of "The Wind jammers" and "The Strife of the Sea," with his wife and the crew of the Edna, Haines' private yacht, from which they were rescued after the boat became unseaworthy, arrived here to-day on the schooner William C. Tannar, Captain Johnson. Mr. Haines sailed on the Edna from Ora coke, N. C , on Dec. 7, bound for the West Indies and Florida on a pleasure trip. ^ The yacht was struck by a hurri cane on Dec. 9 which torfe away all her rigging and carried her several hundred mile out of her course. He r bowsprit was snapped off and the cabin flooded. An effort was made to reach the Bahamas, but the vessel could not be made to cross the Gulf Stream, her rudder having been car ried away. When it seemed that the entire par ty was lost, the Tannar was sighted. The Edna was lost She was valued at $6,000. * STEEL PRICES.contract w Jf?V fo ConstantinopleT this mor - ? i ^L 1 **.. 8 learne d there that a IvUl *#, thitse weecko Tsith a representative of the *# nl i^$^/ tel , r P" lt l o n tov Ufe supplying of 4.000.000 francs' -worthd ofl materiarailwaythe l for Arabia1 Propose E Hedj a I n It is admitted that a strong effort is being made to reduce steel billets from $23 to $21 ! ,/frclared. howeverd,l that a 'HSHJ *"? 88 15-16 Anaeoiida, 4 Atchison, 70% Atchison preferred, 9o% Baltimore & Ohio, 82^ Cana dian Pacific, 122% Chesapeake & Ohio. 34^- Chicago Great Western, IG^ Chicago. Mllwau Vee & St. Paul, 147 DeBeers. 20& Denver & Rio Grande. 22% Denver &- ttio Grande preferred. 74% Erie, 31 Erie first preferred, t0% Erie second preferred, 52% Illinois Cent ral. 134 Louisville & Nashville, 110% Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 18% New York Central, 122%: Norfolk & Western, 60 Norfolk & Western pre ferred, 91 Ontario & Western, 22% : Pennsyl vania. 60% Rand Mines, 10 Reading, 22% Reading first preferred, 40 Reading, second pre- majoritpricefe y o f&VOVl M the-nrewn t . 80U ^ ' ^ ans " & Texansg OetoBef net declin $3,340. Surplus decreased $19,700. Surplus for four months decreased $306,000. LONDOH CLOSING STOCKS. Dec. 16Cons6ls priKmine-VA- ^ja-KS consols for acco.mt, DECEMBER 16, 1903. HEAVY RON OF H # HOGS IN TO OT - JS FIPURES WILL POBABLY SHOW A NEW HIGH RECORD. $ - Prices Break 15c All AroundCattle Receipts Moderate and the Quality Common.A Train Load of Western Sheep in, Consigned to South St. Paul FeedersPrices About Steady. Pi Jtonth S t Paul, Minn.. Dec. 16.Estimated reWipts at the union stockyards to-day: Cattle, 800 calves, 75 hogs, 9,000 sheep, 5,000 cars, 158. The following table shows the receipts from Jan. 1, 1903 to date, as compared with the same period In 1902: Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars 1903 ....255,910 42,344 699,190 848,873 23,817 1902 ....261,446 40,000 621,714 587,163 21.7b7 Inc 2,344 77,476 261,710 2,050 Dec 5,536 The following table shows the receipts thus far In December, as compared with the faame period in 1902: Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars. 1903 6,254 983 50,913 3,57 1,036 1902 6,F18 716 58,237 24,962 L080 Inc 267 11,014 Dec 94 ... 7.324 44 Official receipts for the past week area s fol lows: Railroads entering the yards reported receipts for the day by loads as follows Chicago Great Western, 15: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 27, Minneapolis & St. Louis. 30 Ghlcago, St . Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha, 23 , Great Northern, 20, Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, 2 Soo Line, 13 Northern Pacific, 28, total, 158. Disposition of stock Tuesday, Dee. 15: Fiim Swift & Co W. E. McCormick .. W. G. Bronson ... . e r Ib Dec. 8 s fancy,e $1. ?1 . rro . wfat '.* 2 - I Close 1,000 300 300 700 1,200 Am. Car do pr Am. Locomot Am. Ice do pi Am. Sugar ... do pr . . . Am. Smelting do pr . Amal. Cop ... Anacon. Cop .. At..Top.& S F. do pr Bait. & Ohio.. do pr ..... Brook. R. T Low- I Bid I Bid. est. |Dec.l6|Dec.l5 18% 67 Vs 14J4 8 28% 19 y, 671| 14% 7% 28 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Dec. 16.CattleRe- steers, $4.905.75 poor to medium, $3$4.75 stoekvrs an feederb, $1.75@3.90 cows, $1.50 ^f,: "eifers,d $1.75@4.50 canners, $1.50@2.30 bulls. $1.75@4 calves. $2@6m25. w*-*v A^?~^ ce , CHICAGO. MINNEAPOLIS. ipt8 2 V^ a MAIN OFPlCBi Manhattan Bldg. ST. PAUI,, - MINN. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars. . . 754 192 4,581 6.869 111 Date. Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 A T. Wt . AT. Cost. Price Range. $1.75 medium,' BEANSQuotations include sacks. Fancy navy, per bu, $2.50 choice navv. $2 30, medium, hand picked. $2.30: medium fair, $1.53 medium mixed and dirty, 45@70c. brown,^.fancy, $2 25 brown, fair to good, $1.501.60, Lima, California, per lb, 6c. APPLESJonathans, per brl. $6 50 Kings, per brl, $4.50, Northern Spys, per brl, $3.25(??3.50 Wairners, per brl, $3 25@3.50: Greenings, per brl, $3 25. Baldwins, per brl, $3.2o@3.50 Tallman Sweets, per brl, $3(33.25 choice cooking, per brl, $2.75@3, Russets, per brl. S3 50. ORANGESSonoras, all sizes. $3: Floridas, all sizes, $3.50, California navels. 126s in 250*. $3.50 California navels, 96s to 116s, $3.25. LEMONSCalifornia fancy, as to size, $4.50 choice, $3.50@4.50. SWET POTATOESIllinois, per brl, $3.50 Jerseys, per brl, $3.75. CRANBERRIESLate Howes, brl, $9 Jer seys, brl, $7.50 Jerseys, bu boxes, $2.75 Wis consin Bell and Bugle, $9 Wisconsin Bell and Cherry, $7.50. PEARSEastern Kiefers, $5.50@5.75. CALIFORNIA FRUITSPears, Winter Nellis, lwves, $5 25. GRAPESCatawbas, pony baskets, 20c Malbs lagas, per keg, $4.50@5.50. HONEYNew fancy white, lib sections, 14c choice white 1-lb sections, 12@13c amber, 8c goldenrod, 12c extracted white, in barrels, 6@ 7c extracted amber, 7c. \ECETABLESWax beans, per bu, $5 egg plant, doz, $2.50 radishes, per doz bunches, 75c lettuce, per doz, 85c lettuce, heads, per doz, $1 mint, doz, 25c celery, doz, 80@40c celery, Cali fornia, fancy, 75c choice, 65c squash, per doz, $2 parsnips, bu, 75c cucumbers, doz, $1.75 2 green onions, shallots, doz bunches, 75c tomatoes, 4 basket crate, $8 beets, per bu, 40 50c cauliflower, per crate, $8.50. $4 14 4.15 4.24 4.30 4.35 4.82% 4.31 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. $4 05. Odds and Ends9, 178 lbs, S4.10 6, S15 lbs. $4, Pigs and Underweights55, 140 lbs, $4.05 5, 96 lbs, $3.65. Stags and Boars1, 450 lbs, $4.25 1, 610 lbs, $5 25. CATTLEReceipts moderate. All grades of killing cattle selling about 10c lower. Quality mostly common. Bulls steady. Veal calves unchanged. Best milkers steady. Common kinds dull and lower. Stockers and feeders slow at about steady prices. Sales: Butcher Steers1, 1,050 lbs, $3.25 6, 1,090 $3.25 3, 990 lbs, $3. Butcher Cows and Heifers1 8. and a , 1,101 lbs, $3.75 6, 1,121 lbs, $3.54, 2, 1,095 lbs, $2 60 1, 1,890 lbs, $2.40. Cutters and Canners2, 1,080 lbs, $2.25 1. 1,160 lbs, $2.15 1, 800 lbs, $1.50 2, 1,000 lbs, $2 2, 1,040 lbs, $1.85 1, 860 lbs, $1.75. Butcher Bulls3, 1,230 lbs, $2.25 1, 1.820 lbs, $2.15 1. 405 lbs, $2.40. Veal Calves2, 150 lbs, $8.75 6, 141 lbs, $8.50 2, 175 lbs, $2.50 2, 100 lbs. $8.25 1, 90 lbs, $2. Stock and Feeding Steers5, 680 lbs, $2.75: 15, 929 lbs, $2.65 6, 721 lbs, $2.50 6, 760 lbs $2.55 4, 690 lbs, $2.50 5, 802 lbs, $2.26 8, 650 lbs, $2.40 2, 780 lbs, $2. Stock Cows and Heifers5, 730 lbs, $3.25 4 H. and S.. 610 lb, $2 8, 860 lbs, $1.70 7 H. and S., 47 lbs, $1.50. Stock and Feeding Bulls1, 860 lbs, $2: 2. 970 lbs, $2.75. ,*,*. Milch Cows and Springers2 cows and 1 calf, $65& 2 cows and 1 Calf, $60 1 cow, $36 1 cow, $32 1 cow and 1 calf, $27 1 cow and 1 calf, bu Dealers In ^ "' Stocks, Grain, Provisions 360 69 8,634 2,814 71 844 88 4,813 1,962 84 258 39 4,203 465 69 73 4 3,355 3,999 64 846 42 4,231 2,855 101 605 126 5,644 215 84 Bought and sold for cash oron reasonable margin*. riembers Important ExcnaagM. Private Wires. Write for our daily market letter and private telegraph ciphermailed free. Ship Your train te Us # Sc ja ckt doz ^ 3 ' p r Z' Best Facilities. Liberal Advances. 42 ' 2 1 Cudahy Brothers ... Slimmer & Thomas P. Evans T. B. Fitzgerald ... Other buyers Country buyers "ii" Prompt Returns. Mlnneapollat HO-IH Mew Chamber of Commerce. N. W. phone 3509. T. C. phone. 2380. 3,2 Guaranty Loan Buildh?. N. W. phone, 2103. T. C. phone, 2504. DULUTH. Cattle , 306 15 Hogs. 5,075 19 Leo Gottfried J. R. King King Bi others Sneep. 118 38 8 "5 1 19 246 $1@1 - 25 : Totals 705 HOGS $4.00@4 30 4.00(314.85 4.00 (4.45 4.20@4.50 4.25 (4.60 4.15@4.50 4.10@4.15 9 I 0.... II .... 12 .... 14 .... 15 ... SHEEPReceipts fairly liberal and Including a train of western sheep consigned direct to locju feed lots.s Markesteady.killing t on grades sheep and less actlvu than early in the wexl: .i, plambs ^ lce about Feeder s quiet.of Sales : Killing Lambs81 lambs, 88 lbs. H'uL15 ZShee:lpmand e ?E i WINNIPEG. Watson Co BROKERS f N GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS AND BONDS 5,640 Date Members N. Y. Stock Exchange. 208 207 209 206 211 203 200 Prices generally 15c lower. Hog receipts the largest on record. Quality generally considered a little better. Prices range $4@4.40 bulk, $4.15@4.25 common to fair heavy hogs are quotable from ?4 to $4.20 fair mixed, ?4.10@ 4.20, and choice lights, butchers and heavy hogs from $4.30 to $4.40. Sales: Hogs67, 216 lbs, $4.40 106, 192 lbs, $4.80 58, 244 lbs. $4.25 79, 225 lbs, $4.20 78, 229 lbs, $4.15 84, 184 lbs. $4.10 92, 176 ? wet hers, 88 lbs, $4 04 ewes, Y$ lbB $ 3 - 15 8 ewes , 118 lbs , $8 1 buck , J22 15 s ' 2.60 4 ewes, 112 lbs, $2.26 5 ewes' 106 lbse , $2.20. -. S t y ckr s an $1.25. Among the shippers on the market were: Molm & Donaldson, Jdorristown Henny Brothers, goodhne, A. H. Hoi ton, Zumbrota Eddy, Stead man & Clark, Rldgeland, Wis. V. Imholt, Clear Lake G. Putnam, Big Lake Beijte & Law rence, Maynard: M. Condon, Clara City A. H. Rosenqulst, Raymond Raymond Mercantile com pany, Raymond, A. 6 . Hpdin, Wlllmar N N Waylander, Grove City C. Bates, Elmwood, wis. J. Hart & Son, Browervllle H. P ltowe. Dodge Center Zleske Brothers, Traverse: J. Slebolt, Barron, Wis. J. J. Thompson and JUste, Hanska Busch, Gaylord C. Wlberg, [Undstrom: T^A . Rude, Sacred Heart Holton & Clark, Renville H. L. McEwen, L. A. Matadorf. Buffalo Lake. New York Office24 Broad 3 t Chicago CorrespondentsJ. H. Wrean ft ! u Private wire Chicago and New York. TelephonesN. W. MaIn)H. N,W.Mauul7. l.C. 184. 420-421 Chamber of Commerce. J. F. WHALLON. GEO. 1 lbs , GEO. C. BAGLK5C Wftaiion,caseCAHti.<p>&Co..M&CHA,CA&KV. STOCKS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. __ | New York Stook Exohanns MEMBERS-! Ohioago Board of Tradaf I mpls. tihamberdommaroa Private Wire to Now York and Gnloaje. 68 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 815 FIRST AVE SO. 501 Board efTrads Uuiuta. Wm. Balrymple, Km. Dairymple Co., 2!%iZ GRAIN COMMISSION Receiving a specialty. Advances mads te Farmers, shippers and elevator companies. Ihe Security Bank if Minnesota Minneapolis. Capital stock $1,000,000,00 Surplus and undivided profits 350,000.00 Deposits fc\ A. CHAMBERLAIN, President. PERRY HARBISON. V. Prest. B. F. MHABKLE, V. Prest. T. F. HURLEY, Cashier. FRED SPAFFORD. Asst, Cashier. M C. HAMEB. Asst. Cashier. d feeders 7 cull ewes , 9 1 lbs, Tallow, In barrels,..i - to f aj J '(m' 45.000 10c lower- mixed and butcher*. $4.35 fg^.eO good to choice heavy. $4.45@4.55: roueh heavy. $4._25@4.40 light, $4.16@4^5 bulk of sales, $4.3o@4.45. SheepReceipts. 25,000 sheep slow to weak: lambs, steady good to choice wethers, $3.50(34- fair to choice mixed, $2.50@3.40 western sheenl $34- native lambs, $4@6? * * - $1.50(56. to-morrow , western lambs. ST. LOOTS LIVE STOCK, Dec. 16.Cattl e Receipts, 5,000d,v including Texans market SlPEvi11* tea a shad1,300 e lower beef steers $3./0@5.o0 stockers and feeders, $2@3.50 cows and heifers, $2.25@4.05 Texas steers, $2.20 HogsReceipts, 1,100 market 1015c lower er pigs and lights, $4.2o@marketpackers. 4 50 $4 30 4 0o butcherIsp best heavy, $4.40@4.60 .^ e JSr~ Rece lbs/ll! g8' - d h^U"rS' !2'50@3-50, steeis, $2 75@3.o Texas steers. SSRTfiSSilSf Green salted branded, IV, per lb less than free or brands. Gxeen salted horse or mule hides. large $81 5 215 Gr*en salted horse or mule hides. ' medium 250 Green salted horse or mule hides, "nail Dry flint Montana, Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho butcher hides, flat... 14 Montana bnlls and fallen hides 10 " Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota, Wiscon sinsand similar JJU Green salted pelt*, large to small', each , . KA enon Dry flint calfski ns i.-I.iie 14 Dry flint territorial pelts, per lb.. weste 8,700,000.00 Finley Barreil & Co Brokers in Grain, Provision* Stookv and Bonds. Members New York Stock Excbango Donman F. Johnson, Mgps OS fiew Chamber Commerce Bundlae telephoneAlain, istx T.C87sa. x ..,...... 8% 8 Grease, light S'A 3 Wool, medium, unwashed 4^. 16 @17 Wool, coarse j . 15%16H Wool, fine, unwashed _, 12 @14 Feathers, goose . . Feathers, duck ... Feathers, chicken Feathers, tnryy . ,....40 ms L ..-34 @40 .... 3 @ 3 U .... 2%@ 3 Dry ginueng root, per lb .$8.00(3)6.25 Green, for planting, per l b 1.15 Seneca root, per lb . .^.. ....__.....j^.. .65@ .6T Beeswax, yellow ._- 28 Beeswax, dark ....^..^ 24 tand MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans fer. St. Paul, Minn , Dec. 16 Barrett * Zim merman report that altho the wholesale trade as. light, a number of sales were made. Lum rermen are still buying for their lumber camps. Values: Drafters, extra, $190@2S5 drafters, choice, $1650190: drafters, common to good. $120@165 farm mares, extra, $135(3155 farm mares, choice, $120(3135: farm mares, common to good, $100 B l i- 200 ? steady shee $2.50@4.40 lambs, $4.25@5.50"Dec. . 8I ? X SPv P ' XIV E STOCK, 16-Cattle- receipts, 800, hogs, 8,000. * ^ Hogs1025c lower. Sales: 63, 280 lbs $4 IB- C2. 200 lbs, $4 25 60, 242 lbs, $4 30 CattleStockers strong killers weak. Sales: 11 beeves, 1,0S0 lbs, $3.75: 14 beeves hV S4.75 8 cows, 800 lb*. $2: 11 cows 900 lbs' $2.75. 10 cons, 970 lbs. $8 14 stock&rV 740 Its, $2.50: 11 stockers, 800 Its. $2 SO- 16 Vok era, 900 lbs, $3 40 lo'yearlings. 480.'lbs1%25 NEW YORK COFFEE AN D SUGAR, Dec M. Sugar, raw, firm fair refining, 3%c: centrif ugal, 96 test, 3%c molasses sugar, 2Tsc re fined, steady, crushed. 4.05c, powdered, 4.55c granulated. 4.45c Coffee, steady No 7 Rio. 6%c. nominal. Molasses, firm New Orleans, 31 frt3Sc. lb9 $2,70 8 yearlln OMAHA *1-230 s 6 LIVnE- STOCK, Dec. 16.CattteRes. SS^^ot -7 500 - market slow and lower: beef steer ffe NEW YORK OIL, DPC. 16.Petroleum, firm refined, all ports, 9.45@9.50c 6 * - $220 @ 33 : $4lSill!^-g "tockelfami0^:603o2$ 4 : 25 marke t fc l0WCr HIDES, PELTS, TALLOW, WOOL. Green salted heavy steer hides ?'&ii * Sv Green salted cow bides 7II au reen silted ligh* hides " ' 71? cij Oreen. salted bull hides 7 '* Green salted veal kip !!!". 9 71/ Green salted deacons, each '. ~55 45 ^ GRIFFITHS CO. / GRAIN COMMISSION MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO DULUTH 3 MTLWAUKEH Van Busen~ Harrington Co* 1.75 Grain, Provisions, Stocks and Bonds 17 0 1.00 1 MEMBERS PRINCIPAL EXCHANGES New Chamber of Commerce. 10 We Get Highest Market Vrloa* A ..! 10 11 Tallow, In cakes ........4 " 8 *** GRAIN COMMISSION. BTrTTfiTTi ffliiWHrn and MUwrafeaa. Orders tor future delWerr executed In ill aaarket* tea* S^^ks$^^! "MUL fmMt^-%^iMtL^mdM^i FITCH & CO* X&n Stock Oommlssioa Merchants lea Stockyards, South St. PauL mVomm EaUbJUUed la 18S7. BSTAB&I8KSS 1878 WOODWARD & CO. immmWmWBSSsaOk DULUTM .Jr'W*