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r^^^t^.^v-v^- \f^Jt%\ ^-f'SaturHay Evening, ^^V EGG MARKET SHOWS ADVANCES BI DEMAND' RULING FO STOR- AGE ACCOUNT [Values Seem to Have Reache an Ex treme PointBuyer Not as Numer- ous Since Quotations Reached Pres- ent FiguresButter Lis I Firm on Al GradesCheese Prices Are High erPoultry Rules Steady. The week closes with hardlv as firm tone prevailing as at the clobe of last. Values have reached a point which seems to be clase to the outside limit at which speculative buvers will take hold, and with element of strength with drawn it seems hardly probable that much, if any higher figures, can develop unless very* unusual weather conditions should be the case. Layers are now working to full capacity,'a shown by the heavy arrivals now coming. The consumptive demand is of important proportions, and grocers find their out let much larger than earlier the month. Fresh eggs are now quoted fully a cent a dozen higher than a vear ago, while general conditions appear more favorable for a big production than at that time. Quite a large amount of stock has been forwarded to eastern points already for storage, but it is noticeable that bids from (that quarter are not coming as freely as early in the week. This is somewhat accounted for by the fact that more southern eggs are going in that direc tion, and while not as desirable for stor age, answer all requirements for cur rent use. This will confine the eastern demand for northwestern eggs to specu lativ channels which will buy freely so long as thev consider prices right, but will drop out quickly when too high. Butter has held up surprisingly well, and shows strong tone, today on tops, and an advancing tendency on low grades. Renovators and ladlers find their supplies well sold out, and are in market for a buifieient amount of the grade known as packing stock to keep their plants moving. New sweet goods only are wanted. Creamery extras are now quoted $3 per 60-lb. tub higher than a vear ago, and while it may not develop'the coming week, when it does arrive, dealers look for a decline that will break some records. Wit a con tinuance of anvthin like the present weather, the make will greatlv increase, and it will take a big drop in price to induce speculative buying. Dairies are not in over-supply, in fact the local market has been comparativelv short on table butter all the week. Cheese shows some advances that ought to be satisfactory to makers. Supplies are moderate on most grades, and values will hold firm until much heavier offerings are in sight. Young Americas of fancy qualitv are particu larly scarce, and further advances on this' giad seem likely. E'oultrv demand is almost entirely confined'to live. So far dressed poul try has sold very well, owing to the scarcitv of live, but dressed stock is hkel "to arrive in poor condition and should not be forwarded unless abso lutely necessary. As anticipated at last week's writing, veal weakened under the weight of excessive offerings, but the decline was not serious. Mut ton, lambs and hogs are higher. Mea inspectors have been active this week, and have confiscated a good many under-aged veal, which should not be shipped in. Potato prices continue on the de scending scale. A drop of 2 cents per bushel took place the first of the week, bue the demand has not perceptibly increased. Offerings are liberal and buyers are particular about getting No 1 stock, so that off lines are in a bad way and must see kthe starch factories for an outlet. Rutabagas are in over supplv and are selling as low as 15 cants"per bushel. Onions and cabbage are firm. New green vegetables show Borne fluctuation in price, but the range is lower on most, lines. The variotv in hands of jobbers is better maintained, mid orders can be depended on being filled on the average. The range of prices on some fruits is toward a lower basis. Cranberries and lemons are lower for the week. Coeoamits are also more reasonable. Oranges are active and bringing the best price. Apples show no new fea there are plenty of the standards to answer all requirements. GENERAL PRODUCE Official quotations of the Minneapolis Produce Exchange, corrected up to 12 m., Saturday, March 25. BUTTERReceipts yesterday 17.404 pound**. Creameries, extras, 27%c ereameues, firsts 2Gc cieameries seconds 20c. dniiies. extias, 23(5 24c dairies, firsts. 20g22c dairies, seconds, 10c rolls and prints tancy, 22c rolls and prints choice lc ladles, flrfcts, 23e: ladles, second-, ISc, renovated, extras, 22c packing stock, fresh, M\eet. 19o. EGGSReceipts yesterday. l,4oa cases ur rent leeeipts. No 1. case count, ease, $4."0 checks und seconds, case $3 75 CHEESETwin*, or flats-, fane 15e twins or flats choice, 13(ia3%c twin* or Hats, fair to good lOfallc: old. fanej. 10c, Young Amerkas, fnncv in quality and regular in stjle. 17c, rounB' Americas, choice. ll(&13c buck. No 1, loVic. brick No 2. 12c, brick No. 3. 6@9c: llmburgei. No 1, lor, limburger No. 2, 12c, primost. No. 1. ll'oc- primost. No 2, 5c, msost No 1. 8c, pulfost. No. 1. flftJiD^c Swiss, fancy. 1903 make, 16c: Swiss, fancy block, 14^@15c Swiss, choice, block. 11 12c. LIVE l'Ol I/TRY Yearling roosters, 12c. hens 12( old roosters. G(5)7c ducks, 11 12c.'geese. &@10c: turkeys. 14c. DRESSED POULTRY (undrawiO Trrkeys. fancv ISc. choice. 16@17c old tome, 16c culls" 10Ol2Uc chickens, springs, fancy, l'i'^c: fair to good," lOiSjllc, hens, fancy. 13c: hens, fair to good and small, 10@l2c old roosters and culls. o@7c. ducks, fancy, heads off. 14c ducks fair to good. 10@llc geese, fancy, heads off. 12c geese, fair to good. 9@llc. PIGEONSTame, live. oun or old, doz, SI 50. dead. 60@70c squabs, ncstersA fancy selected, live or dead. $2@2 50 eswll, poor and thin, unsalable. .^-_ ORANGESNavels, $2.1o@2.(o. GRAPE FRUITCalifornia, $3 Florida, $5 5.50. LEMONSCalifornia, fancy, as to size, ?3 choice. $2.75. BANANASJumbo bunches. $2 25@2.50 large bunches. $2fi?2 25. medium bunches, $2. CRANBERRIESBell and Bugle, brl. $6 50 late Howes. $6.50 Jerseys, bu crate. $2.25. NEW VEGETABLESBeets, bu. 40c beets, doz bunches, 90c, carrots, bu, 4050c: cauli flower, crate. $4 California celery? Soc@$l California celery, crate, $5.50 cucumbers, do^, $2 egg plant. $2g3 garlic, 10@12c lettuce, leaf, 35c mint, doz, 40c onions, shallots, doz bunches, 80@90c parsley, doz, 30c parsnips, bu, 50c peppers, green, six-basket crate. $4.50 radishes, round, doz bunches, 40c rhubarb, li 7c spinach, bu, $1.35. Florida tomatoes, six basket crate, $5: turnips, bu. 25c wax beans, bu, $6.50 watercress, doz, 30c. BUCKWHEAT FLOURBrl, $5.75@6.25 bale ten 10-lb sacks, $3@3.25. HONEYExtra fancy white 1-lb sections, 13c: fancy -white. 1-lb sections. 10c: choice white. 1-lb sections, 10c: amber, 10c: goldenrod, 10c extracted white, in cans, 8*&c: extracted amber, in cans. 7c. CABBAGFLarge crates, $2 ton, $15. BEANSQuotations include sacks. Fancy navy, bu. $2: choice navy. bu. $1.65@1.75 medium navy, hand-picked. $1.75@1.85: medium navv. fair. $1.25: medium navy, mixed and dirty. 65 @75c. brown, fancy, $2, brown, fair to good, $1.50@1.75. DRIED PEASYellow, fancv. bn. $1 40 vel low. medium. $1.50: green, fancy, bu, $1.25 me- dHim. bu $1.10 manowfat. $2. PINEAPPLES24s and 30s. crate. $4.50. ONIONSDry, per 100 lbs, $2.25, Sppnish, crate. $2.35. STRAWBERRIESFloridas. qt. 75c. DRESSJ9D MEATSVeal, fancy, lb. 7Vi@8c veal, fair to good, 6%@7c veal._ suji.ll or over, weight, 3@5cc: mutton fancy lo@ll hogs POTATOESBurbanks, carlots. fancy 7@7%c lambs $4.40@5.20. 25c Rurnls, carlots. sacked, 25c red stock, car lots, sacked, 20@22c small lots, 5c more bulk, 5c less. APPLESKings, brl. $4@4.25 Northern Spies, $4ft{!4.25 Greenings, $3 Ben Davis, $&@3.25 Baldwins. $3@5.25: Roman Beauty, $4: Jona thans, bu. $2.50: Missouri Pippins, $1.75 Ben Davit., boxes, $1.75. ROGKEFELlBANK IS A LARGE ONE STANDARD OI AND OTHER DE- POSIT S O $259,000,000. European Investors Takin Hol of American Industrial BondsTh Venezuelan Situation and the Bears in Wal StreetTh Waldorf-Astoria Clique Confident and Other Large Speculative Groups Bullish The Winter Whea Outlook Help Stocks. Special to The Journal, New Yoik, March 25.New York has the blgge&t bank on this continent, and of course it is the Rockefeller bank, the National City. The deposits and current accounts of this insti tution at the end of the last fiscal year were $259,000,000. The tame accounts In the Bank of England were $286,000,000 Russia, $228,000,- 000, France, $196,000,000 Germany, $130,000,000. The loans of the National City bank are in ex cess of $180 000,000. The Imperial Bank of Germany has loaned $267,000,000 France, $246,- 000,000, Russia, $203,000,000. The National City in its statement of re sources s\ows an aggregate of $320,251,748.76. The only other New York banks that approach It in their showing of resources are the Han over National bank and the National Park bank. The National City iVthe principal Standard Oil depositoiy, and it is largely funds of that in stitution that make its astounding showing. The Hanover is also very closely allied with the Rockefellers and their interests, and its near appioa to its sister institution is doubtless due largely to that fact. A significant incident showing the growing demand for American investment securities by foreign bujers developed at Boston this week, when it T\as found that the subscriptions to the American Telephone bonds included a large num ber of foreign bidders who received an allot ment of upward of $10,000,000 of the issue. Foieign in\estors have long been active buyers of American lailroad securities, but they have fought shv of American industiial investments, and the fact that telephone bonds have found favor abroad is pleasant testimony to the grow ing credit of this countrj and of its Industrial enterprises Europe. There is a large amount of money ii Europe seeking investment, and it is likelv that in the course of the current year there will he an Important movement of funds from the other side into the attractive stocks and bonds of American railroad and industrial corporations The bears in Wall street pretend to be serious ly alarmed over the Venezuelan' situation and re sultant complications with European powers. In fact one prominent bear said the situation was so serious that he thought the stock exchange would close for a time. Of course this is all rot. The trouble with the bear party in Wall stieet is that they have sold stocks short, and the sustained rise in the market has placed them in a precarious position. So far they have been unable to buy back their stocks, and they are in mortal fear of being "squeezed." Wal Street Opinion. Street opinion is considerably mixed as to whether the higher prices for leading Issues rep resent a renewal of the bull market or whether It Is only a good drive against the shorts. Altho last weeks reactions were not of a very striking character, thev were sufficiently pro nounced to cause considerable unsettlement of speculative temper and induce selling by bears who had for some time kept their natural incli nations under suppression, owing to frequent unsuccessful attempts to depress the market. Yet there v,as last week probably more of a clearing out of weak bull accounts than had been realized up to today. Many commission houses report a considerable reduction in the lines carried. It would appear by the advices from London that the speculative position there had been relieved to a considerable extent by liquidation. If the situation abroad as regards the prospect of peace and the financial needs of Russia should grow brighter, it would have a favorable reflex influence upon the market here. There seems to be decided confidence among the membtfrs of the Waldorf-Astoria clique of brokers and financiers with respect to the mar ket. A runaway market, however, is not looked for, and brokers are advising their clients to sell on all substantial bulges. In view of the preparation that it will be necessary to make for the April 1 Interest and dividend disburse ments, technically higher rates for money are looked for in some circles during the next ten days, but as soon as the April disbursements are made cheap money is expected, and If further conditions are favorable it is believed that there will be an active and considerably higher mar ket In the meantime a somewhat irregular market would not cause surprise. Railroad Earnings. Railroad earnings continue to expand as a reflection of the prevailing industrial prosperity. For the same reason bank clearances show an almost steady enlargement from the record of previous years. The rebound In iron and steel may prove as extravagant as was the preceding seveie and onreionable drop in prices and activity, but, judging by present indications, it will be a long time before developments are likelv to occur In the general situation to check the e\pansion of profits among the manu facturers of steel and iron and of equipment iiid supplies to the railroads. The winter wheat outlook, so far as may be judged from the con ditions which have prevailed since the planting of the seed and its germination, is more favoreble than in some years. Much interest naturally attaches to the de velopments which may take place in the railroad situation in the immediate future. The ap pioaeh of the annual meeting of the New York Centrnl has been and will doubtless continue to be made the peg on which to hang no end of tiles of impending deals. The street has looked for announcements of important deals which will iustify the price level that has been established for man} stock issues not justified by the cur lent leturn of interest on the investment. If there is a disappointment in this regard, it will be natural that speculative stocks will be sold. The cardinal fact should not be lost sight of. however, that at present rich men dominate the market. Of Interest in connection with the exchange situation Is the probability that local banking houses will assist in the underwriting of the new Japanese loan, thus makng further demands upon The surplus money resources. S. S. Schroff. PROVISIONS CHICAGO PROVISIONS, March 25Smaller receipt* of live hogs gave some strength to provisions. Trading, however was almost at a standstill. May pork was up 5c at $12.87%. Lard was up 2%@5c to o(%7%c at $7.17% to $7.20. Ribs were 2%c higher at $6.95@6.97%. Olo&ePork. May, $12.77%@12.80 July, $12.92U.@12 95. Lard. March $7.02% April, $7.07%: May. $7.15(o7.17% Ribs May, $6.97% July. $7 17% September, $7.32% October, $7.32%@7.35. s^ NEW YORK PROVISIONS, March 25.Beef and pork, stead. Lard, dull prime western steam, $7.30. CHICAGO PRODUCE, March 25.Butter, firm creameries. ai@27c: dairies. 18@23c. Eggs, firm at mark, cries included, 16VJ.C. Cheese, firm daisies. 13@iS%c. twins. 12@12%c Young Americas. 13%c. Poultry, alive, easy turkeys, 13c chickens. 13c: springs, 13c. Potatoes, steady Burbanks. 265!2Sc Rurals, 25@28c. Veal, firm 50 to 60-lb weights, 4@4%" 65 to 75-lb weights, 5@6%c 80 to 125-lb weights, 7@8c. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, March 25.Cattle- Receipts 300 strong good to prime steers. $5.15@6.25 poor to medium. $3(5)5 stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.65 cows. $2.80@4 heifers, $3 5 canners. $1.5Q@2.40 bulls, $2.50@4 calves, $3@7. HogsReceipts, 9,000 Monday. 30,000: 5@10c higher, mixed and butchers, $5.25@5.45: good to choice heavy. $5.35@5.55 rough heavy, $5.25@ 5.35 light, $5.20@5.45 bulk of 6ales, $5.30@ 5.43. SheepReceipts, 2,500: sheep and lambs, steadv good to choice wethers', $3.75@6.25 fair to choice mixed. $4.75@5.65 western sheep. $6@ 6 25: native lambs, $5.50@7.65 western lambs, $3.50@7.95. ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, March 25.Cattle Receipts 75: market steady: beef steers, $3@6 cows niul heifers. $3.40@4.50. Hog"*Receipts. 2,000 market higher: ^a and lights. $3.50(g5.10 butchers and best heav.v. $T. 406/5.50. SaeoiReceipts 1.400 ma-ket steady natives, $3@ lambs, $4@7.40. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. March 25.Cat- tleReceipts. 100 market unchanged: native steer, $4.25@5.75 native cows and heifers, $2 (J714.S5: calves, $2.50@6.50. HcgsReceipts, 3.000 market 5c to 10c high er bulk of sales, $5.15@5.30 pigs and lights, SheepReceipts, 300 market unchanged niut sacked. bn, tons, $4.90@5.90 lambs, $6.50@7.5O. Provisions, Etc. CATTLEDEMANDIS RUNNING STRONG MORE STUFF I N A ST. PAUL, BUT LITTLE UNSOLD. N Finished Beef, but Some Occasional Bunche of Good Steers that Sell Wel UpHogs Fluctuat Sharply and Cover a Considerably Wide Price, Rang for the WeekShee Receipts Largel Mad of West ern Stock Coming I on Contract. South St. Paul, March 25.Receipts of live stock on the South St. Paul market for the arst five days totaled 0,123 cattle, 389 calves, 16,094 hogs and 6,690 sheep, compared with 5,730 cattle, 979 calves, 17,467 hogs and 5,893 sheep the preceding week and 2,945 cattle, 589 calves. 13,147 hogs and 7,327 sheep for the correspond ing week last year. While local receipts of cattle have shown a small increase over recent weekly runs, and have been double the supply for the like week last year, the demand has been strong and trade active. Not much change in values on any class of stock occurred during the week. No finished beef cattle arrived, but the better grades offered sold with some strength over last week's closing prices. Occasional small bunches of right good steers sold at $4.75, and a fairly good class at $4.50 to $4.65. with most of the fair light killers around $4.25. Good to choice butcher cows sold from $3.25 to $4.25, medium grades from $2.75 to $3.15 and canners and cutters from $1.50 to $2.50. Bulls ruled a little stronger early In the week, but lost the strength toward the close. Veal calves are 15c to 25c lower than a week ago. With the ap proach of the grass season, the demand for stockers and feeders continues strong. All the useful steers from 700 to 1,100 pounds have met with an active sale and firm to strong prices ruled. Choice feeders sold here during the week at $4.25 and good 700 to 900-pound steers are quotable from $3 50 to $4. Best yearlings sold up to $3.75, and nothing of much use below $2.50, altho scrawny little knotheads have gone down around $2 and are not much wanted even at such prices. Stock heifers of fair weight and quality have been of ready sale, but common little stuff dragged. Milch cows and springers, unless good, have been of hard, slow sale, and common kinds sold largely as canners tr at equivalent prices. HogsThe week was one of rather sharp fluc tuations in hog values. On the first two days, with moderate runs east, the market advanced nearly 15c. This advance was practically all lost in the trade of Wednesday and Thursday, with a strong nickel advance Friday. Prices at the close of that day's trading were fully 5c to 10c higher than at the close of the previous week. It is generally believed that present prices will be maintained thru next week. SheepReceipts in this department have been composed very largely of fed western stock de livered on contract. Natives have been in small supply, and offerings for the most part poor in quality. Prices ruled firm on sheep, while lambs have shown an easier tendency. Choice fat lambs are quoted up to $7.25, but a good class are going around $7 and fair to me dium killers from $6.25' to $6.75. Good to choice fat ewes are quotable from $5 to $5.25. fat wethers from $5.50 to $5.75 and yearlings from $6 to $6.50. Prices on shorn stock are' still ruling 75c to $1 below prices quoted above. About a steady market Is anticipated for the next week. Estimated receipts at the Union stockyards today. Cattle, 155 calves, 35 hogs, 1,200 sheep. 25: cars. 20. The following table shows the receipts from Jan. 1, 1905. to date, as compared with the same period in 1904: Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Care. 1905 48,243 6,584 250.0S6 175,429 5.710 1904 31,352 5.269 270,885 222.785 5.507 Inc. 16,891 1.315 203 Dee 20.799 47,856 The following table shows the receipts thus fa" in March, as compared with the same period in 1904: Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. 1905 19,416 2,942 62.248 1904 10,207 2,044 61.858 Inc 9.209 898 390 Dec Official recaipts for the past week are as fol lows: Railroads entering the yards reported receipts for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great Western. 1 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 4 Minneapolis & St. Louis, 2 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 9 Great Northern, 4. Total, 20 cars. Disposition of stock Friday, March 24 Firm Cattle. Swift & Co 238 W. E. McCormlck 8 Slimmer & Thomas... 152 P. Evans 65 J. B. Fitzgerald 11 Country buyers 183 Date. Sheep. Cars. 17,871 1,093 37,986 1.345 248 20,115 Hogs 2,053 Totals 657 Sheep. 501 109 610 2,053 Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars. 152 2,932 14 1.512 127 3.377 323 244 93 102 670 23 March 17 708 March 18 246 March 20 1,732 March 21 2,050 March 22 1.240 March 23 634 March 24 405 HOGS Date Av. Wt March 17 193 March 18 193 March 20 198 March 21 197 March 22 201 March 23 201 March 24 194 Prices 5c to 10c higher. Market active. Re ceipts light, average quality about the same as on Friday. Price range, $5.10 to $5.30, 1.634 4,247 434 4,413 1.724 2.006 2.286 2,052 621 Av. Cost. Price range. $4.91 $4.7O@5.10 4 98 4 90(3)5 10 4.85(8 5 15 5.00@5.25 4.9T@ 30 4.90(35.25 4.9005.221/a 4.99% 3.11 3 08 3.02 3.06% bulk $3 10 to $5 20: light hogs quoted at $5 to J- Sbr?desT'over Tibs:. $5 25 light mixed and butchers at $. Oo to h,. i.ideq undern 9% $5.30 and heavy at $5.10 to $5 35 Compared j^t with wool.- mm thp mnrket. shows an advance "steersuuua. "'"6s" with a week ago the market shows an advance of close to 15c. Hogs63, 228 lbs. $5.30: 64, 209 lbs. $5 20 78, 193 lbs. $5.20 33 217 lbs. $5.15 93. 200 lbs, $5.15: 50, 200 lbs, $5.15 92. 178 lbs, $3.13. Underweights and Roughs3. 120 lbs, $4.25: 1. 500 lbs, $4 3 stags, 430 lbs, $3.75 1, 250 lbs $2.50. CATTLEReceipts light: strong prices for the day. Week's trade on good beef and butcher cat tle and useful stockers and feeders has been active and stiong. Everything else, with the one exception of veals, which are 15c to 23c lower, is selling at about the same prices as last week. The trade on common milch cows lias, been dull. Sales: Butcher .Steers2. 993 lbs. $3.75 7, 863 lbs, $3.40. Butcher Cows and Heifers1. 1.120 lbs $4: 1. 1.050 lbs, $3.30 2, S50 lbs, $3.25 3, 766 lbs. S3.25 4. 1,095 lbs, $3.15 1. 640 lbs, $3 2. 900 lbs, $2.75: 1, 810 lbs, $2.60. Cutters and Canners3, 866 lbs. $2.50 1. 1,000 lbs. $2.50 7. 701 lbs, $2.25 1. 1.300 lbs, $2.23: 1. 1,210 lbs. $2.25 1, 840 lbs, $2 1, 780 lbs, $1.75. Butcher Bulls2. 560 lbs. $3: 1. 1.130 lbs, $2.75. 1 1,500 lbs, $2.75: 1. 1.280 lbs, $2.65. Veal Calves2, 135 lbs. $4. 1. 230 lbs, $3.25 2, 235 lbs, $2.50: 4. 242 lbs. $2. Stock and Feeding Steers13. 1.150 lbs. $4: 2. 850 lbs. $3.50: 5. 664 lbs, $3.40 2. 595 lbs, $3.25 2. 550 lbs, $3.25: 3, 640 lbs, $3 5. BIS lbs, $2.75 4, 387 lbs, $2.30 2. 325 lbs, $2.25 1. 340 lbs, $2. Stock Cows and Heifers2. 485 lbs, $2.40: 2, 400 lbs, $2.35 2, 440 lbs, $2.23 1, 460 lbs, $1.75. Stock and Feeding Bulls1, J.160 lbs, $2.40: 1, 820. lbs, $2.35 1, 880 lbs, $2.25 1, 740 lbs, $2.25 Milch Cows and Springers2 cows. $64 1 cow, 1 calf, $33 1 cow, 2 calves. $26. SHEEPReceipts consisted of only a few head. Market quoted steady Mth Friday. A few good lambs of local feeding sold at $7. Sheep are selling at firm to strong prices, compared with last week's close, while 'ambs have shown an easier tendency for the week. Receipts have been made up largely of contract western stuff direct to local packers. Sales: Killing Sheep and Lambs21 western lambs, 62 lbs. $7 3 lambs, 80 lbs $6.76 1 ewe, llo lbs, $4.50 1 buck, 200 lbs $3.75 1 buck. 150 lbs, $3.50 13 cull western ewes. 90 lbs, $3. Among the shippers on the market were: E. Gardner. Hammond. Wis. Jones & Co., Durand, Wis. Newmap & Co.. Cokato A. J. Schilling, Delano A. McKinnon. Pingree. N. D. G. Chrls tensen, Hazelrtfh Shank Packing compauv, Shakopee W. P. Williams. Mlnneota R. H. Kempton. Thompson & Co., Morsan J. J. Stur geon, Marshall J. J. Hughes. Lake Crystal D. H. Flynn & Co., West Brook J. H. Person, Mon tevideo Gaalson & Co., Milan Melhouse & Co., Olivia. BOSTON MINING STOCKS, March 25.Clos- ing prices, yesterday's market: Adventure, 5% @6 Allouez. 22%@22% Arcadian. 1%@1%J At lantic. 16%@16% Bingham, 30@30% British Columbia, 6%@6% Calumet & Hecla, 665@670 Centennial. 17%@18: Consolidated Mercer. 30(2, 37 Copper Range Consolidated. 76%@76%: Daly West, 15@15% Dominion Coal, 80% asked: Do minion Steel. 23%@23% Elm River, 2%@2% Franklin. 10@lO% Granby. 5%@6 Guanajuato, 4%@4%: Greene Consolidated, 28@28%: Isle Royale. 24%@25: Mass. 11%@11%: Mayflower, 1 adked Michigan, 13%@14 Mohawk, 53%@54 Old Colony. 1@1% Old Dominion. 26^@27 Os ceola. 9%@lO0 Parrott. 27%@28% Phoenix. l-fi@2: Quincy. 106@108 Rhode Island. 1%@ 2- Santa Fe, 2%@2% Shannon Copper Companr. 7%@8: Swift & Co.. 108%@109%: Tamarack. 130 @185: Tecumseh. 2%@3: Trinity. 10i @10% United States Mining. 24%@25 United States Oil. 8%@9?i: Utah, 41%@42: Victoria. 4%@ 5: Winona, 12% @13% Wolverine, 111@112 .Wyandot. 2@2%. BEEF RUNS HEAVIER THAN LAST WEEK GOOD STOCKE TRADE A SIOUX CIT YARDS. A Scarcity of Choice Cattle and More Killers of Quality Could Used- Steers Sold Off Early, but as the Week Closes Ar Looking' a Littl BetterHog Not Very Plentiful and Prices Stronger and Abou a Nicke Highe in Consequence. Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux City, Iowa, March 25.The run of cattle this week, while moderate, shows a gain of 1,800 head over last week The increased marketing has been due to the liberal run of stocker cattle early in the week. The stocker trade has been in a very satisfactory condition, and on the opening days values ruled 15(S25 higher. A this advance there was a good, active trade and dealers found an outlet for about all the cattle they had on hand. On Wednesda the country demand fell off and consequent ly dealers demanded concessions, which sellers were forced to grant, and all grades of stockers later ruled 10(515 lower. A good cleanup was made, how ever, in the dealers' division, and the prospects are bright the coming week for cattle having desirable quality, but steers sold in big bunches at $3(OJ3.O0 ^{fU^'io. mon and light steers at $3.50(S)4.40. HIDES, PURS, PELTS, WOOL REVLSW OF THE MARKET BY THE NORTH WESTERN HIDE & FUR COMPANY. Altho hides are now the poorest of the whole season, the demand is strong, showing that there is a shortage in the world's supply. No doubt this' is largely caused by the drain on this country for leather shipments to Japan and Russia. It may be that if peace is declared it will affect the market unfavorably, but all grades are in demand now. Prices are advanced J/lc on all grades. Shippers are urged to salt hides carefully before shipping, or they will grade No. 2 or glue. FurSThe receipts continue large. Those re cently caught are faded or she'lditig. except for water animals. Trappers should cease trapping, let them live and multiply one mother killed now means seven to nine less next inter. No changes to report on pinseng, seneca, feath ers, beeswav, wool or pelts. All are in fair request. No. 1. No. 2. S cured stee hides, over 60 lbs ...10% 9% S% 8% w6a0&lb-s ?V*\ JOURNAL. pf^W^i'^-C^^^^f^iarch' 25,' 1905. ^jf^Wf^^^^f^^ IT'-- ANOTHER GATES WHEAT CORNER JOHN W ^LETS ALL THE BOYS I N BEFORE THE TURN. Bu Wil Only Put I to $1.30 This TimeLigh Contract Stocks Will Make'It Work All Bight According to Chicago ReportGates Reported Lon 20,000,000 Bushels Wheat in Chicago Alone. __ Chicago, March 25.May wheat at $1.80 is a possibility of a bull campaign launched today by John W. Gates and other bulls at a meeting held in the office of Charles G. Gates & Co. here. The light contract stock now in Chicago, amounting to about 1,200,000 bushels, presages success for them. It was decided that the bull clique is to buy May wheat on all the declines and sell on the advance*, thus.scalping the market quietly until May 1 approaches, when it is planned to force the price to $,1.30. Gates, who is long 20,000,000 bu at present in Chicago alone, and has also long lines at Min neapolis and New York, Intends to sit down and make the shorts settle. May wheat sold yesterday at $1.12%, down to $1.11%, but reacted to and closed at $1.12%. this recovery being on the talk of John W. Gates and his bull following renewing the bull campaign. the common to lair grades Will not POS- mated to be ihe best in its history. It is sibly sell any better. Yearling weights claimed the company has a controlling interest of steers cbmprised the bulk of the i,,_ J i.j.i JS ~nA surplus to date has been used in betterments week's marketing, and cattle of good quality, averaging 500 to 700 lbs, Sold pendituresm thse plantiss arael conservatively worth at $3.50(5)3.85, with the heavier Stock- $25 000,000. Thorganizatiowererput plants ont thsee books ers at $3.60(5)4. The 400 to 500-pound FINANCIAL GOSSIP a _ i... ".i *Q?,Q c:n The marketing of killers has been pany." up to last week, but the offerings com-! Twin Citj Is now earning at the rate of about prised steers oi fair to good quality, j"' VaivsiTof "the*MZTPS annual re- and there has been a scarcity of right George F. Piper says: "The earnings of the _*- American Woolen company this year are esti- woolen cloth trade of this country. Its an ne Hl I Japa Butcher stock showed only slight flue- of whichs $50,000,000 wiltl bned offered heie in tuation this week and the Choice Stock I America, andt theC balance in London, or it may be sold up to $4.50. Fairly good cows and HogsTh hog marketing has been ^foaS^I ff^e^ 16,500, show a decrease of 1,500 as com pared with last week. The tendenc has been upward and values are a good nickel better than the close of last week. Packers have not been very eager for hogs and better prices were realized on shipping account. A pres ent packers claim hogs are selling out of line with provisions, and they are doing their best on days of liberal re ceipts to get prices down to a lower level. Hog close the week selling from $4.95 to $5.15, with the bulk of the sales at $5(o 5.05. ReceiptsCattle, 300 JHogs, 62,000. Hogs5c higher. Sales62, 168 lbs, $4.95 60, 270 lbs, $5.05, 56, 810 lbs, $5.20. CattleUnchanged. ',-Beeves*~18. 1,140 lbs. $4 16, 1,280 lbs, $4.75 "13, 1,340 lbs, $4. Cows and Heifers8. 820 ibs, $8 9, 920 lbs, $8.55 4, 1.040 lbs. $4.25. Stockers and Feeders10, 780 lbs, $3.23 9, 920 lbs, 33.75 11, 870 lbs, $4. Yearlings8, 420 lbs, -"$3.25 6, 540 lbs, $3.50 7, 648 lbs, $3.80. OMAHA LIVESTOCK, March 25CattleRe ceipts, 100 market unchanged native steers, $3.75@5.65 cows and heifers, $3@4.35 calves. $2.75^:5.75. HogsReceipts, 6,000 market 5c higher light, $5@5.15 pigs, $4.50@5 bulk of sales, $5.10@5.15. SheepReceipts, 1,000 market steady weth ers, $5.2o@5.70 lambs, $6.73@7.50. 8 "M Ginseng, dry, good to choice, all sec tions, fall $7.25 Seneca root, dry, good.. Seneca root, dry. poor Beeswax, yellow. No. 1, clean. Beeswax, dark Skunk, ncrrow and long stripe. Skunk, broad stripe and white..,.. 6% 8 9% t*& S kiig-haired kip, 8 to 25 lbs... 9% Veal Up 15 to 25 lbs1 10-fc 11% 50 Veal calves, 8 to 15 lbs. each 13 Deacons, under 8 lbs. each..........60 Green or frozen, less than G. S. cured. Horse and mule hides, large, each $3.25 2.35 Horse and mule bides, niedium, 2.30 1.75 Horse and mule hides, small, each... 1.60@1.10 Dry horse and mule hides, each..... 1.50 1.00 Indian 'handled, over 18 lbs.........17% Mot.tana butcher hides, short trim, heavy 16% Montana butcher hides, short trim, light 15 Mortana butcher hides, long trim, heavy 16%^ Montana butcher hides, long trim, Ught 15 Indian stretched 13 Montana calf, under lbs 19 Montana tip 6 to 12 lbs 16 Iowa, Minnesota. Dakota and Wiscon sin' hides 13 Dry bull hides.- ...12 Dakota and Wisconsin calf,*, .under 5 lbs }T Kips, 6 to 12 lbs 14 DrWcol salted hides, all weights 12 11% 15 12% 12% Unwrshed, fine 15 @17 Ui-wasted, fine, medium 17 @19 Unwashed, medium, to %-blood 19 @21 Unwashed, coarse 18 Q20 Unwashed. buri y, seedy, chaffy, me dium or coarse 16 @1T Unwashed, broken lots, medium and coarse 18 @17 Pelts, large, each $1.00@1.30 Pelts, medium, each 60 .90 Pelts, small, each 35@ .60 Short shearlings, each, green salted. .15 .30 Dry territorial murrains 12@ .13 Tallow in cakes 4% Tallow, solid 4% Grease 3% 3% 3% Bear, black, brown, cc rrlzzly $7.75 18.00 Bear, yearlings an. CUDS 2.00i Beaver 3.00 Beaver, kits 2.00i Cat. wild 65fi| 1.25 Fisher 2.50@ 7.00 Fqx,, black and silver gray 25.00@300.00 Fox, cross 3.00 12.00 Fox, red 2.00 4.25 Lynx w 2.501 6.00 Marten, dark 7.50@ 18.00 Marten, brown and pale 2.50@ 8.50 Mink, dark i 2.50 4.50 Mink, brown 2.00@ 3.50 Muskrat, winter 09 .12 Muskrat, fall 07 .09 Otter 5.75 9.00 Raccoon 85 2.00 Skunk black and short stripe 90@ 2.00 .70fi 1.15 ,70 .65 i 5.00 2.50 skins Weasels 20A Wolf, timber 2.00 Wolf, brush and prairie, cased 1.25 These prices are for prime or No. 1 No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 in proportion. NEW YORK SUGAR AND X30FFEE, March 25,Sugar, raw, nominal fair refining, 4%c centrifugal 96 test. 4%c molasses sugar, 4c clme slnc he ex. JHalK? fo $40,000,000 and ove $6,000,000 has been spent on them since. A recen and the common steers of all weights applicable to the $29,501,100 common stock, or at $2.50(5)3. I stock heifers there Was over $60 a share. It would seem that divi- a fair trade and the moderate market-1 deuds on the common are not far away. The ci/ai 4o^OTK ui"uv.i, i capitalization, volume ofe businessl and earning-s S,. ar statement shows surplus of $19 065,oso about the same as th Nationa Biscuit coin por snow tha th roa good cattle on sale. Steers went off i 5 pei censt dividend. early on Wednesday, but recovered Nesuspiciok Yoi advices Ea.r Lewiasr sag that later and prices close steady with last ,.,i, ir^ ^4- rv~ i~,i Copper company or the principal interests identi- week closing quotations. One load fled witl of beeves sold at $5.15, which was the American Smelting common and now hold a very top. but the bulk of the week mar- large amount of It, enough to give them a voice ketin sold at $4.50(5)5, with the com-j rrci*^all bel enin its is stronto that the Amalgamate ft ^ave long been quietiv buyime a controlling interest in the expected to makeL a $175,000,60l0 loan. an oon Berl lt OI mulan0U8l heifers changed hands at $3.60(5)4.251 New York reports to Whallon-Case say the and the medium grades at $3(5)3.50 outward movement of currency for spring plant- canners and cutters from $2 to $2.75. J11* expected to keep call money hard but a iavSSe white very light and receipts, running to any further hardening of call money rates wUl tractive, especiallbrinog the boys, is money bring back gold in quantity from Europe. Watson .New York ire sajs the pool in Canadian Pacific is regarded by the strpet as one of the strongest now operating in the market. It sold heavily at and below 150, but was said to have almost left the stock alone after it had reacted two points. Under the circumstances the stock is not a favorite one to sell short. The New York Commercial says the news from Berlin that the Japanese government was about to liout a thiid foreign loan was wholl.\ with out effect upon the Japanebe Issues' now listed in the local bond market, probably because the proposed amount of the new issue of securities is still Indefinite. It seems reasonable to sup pose that the price to be paid by the public for this new issue will not fall below 90%, the figure realized on the loan of November, 1904. Harriman says: "We continue bullish on the industrial group and look for materially higher prices for the railway equipment issues, the iron and steel stocks and Amalgamated Copper. The buying of the United States Steel shares has been particularly good." SPRING OPENS WELL week eiding March 23, number 204, against 186 lasl week. 21 in the like week i 1904, 17 5 in 1903. 183 in 1902, and 189 in 1901. In Canada, failures for the week number X8, as against 22 last week and 18 in this week a year ago. Wheat (including flour) exports for the week ending Maich 23 are 1,044,595 bu, against 895,742 last week, 1.801.845 this week last year, 2,401.987 in 1803, and 2,904,110 in 1C02. From July 1 to date, the exports are 46,638,699- bu. against 114,- 742,284 last year, 120,841,515 In 1903, and 189,- 873.615 in 1902. Corn expotts for the week are 2,076,836 bu. against 3,841.411 last week, 1,527,676 a year ago, 3.618,210 in W03, and 139,205 in 1902. Frc^j .Tnlv 1 to dste. the exports of corn were 55. 048.183 bu. against 45,068,056 in 1904, 44,440,381 in 1903 and 22 639.967 in 1902. HEAVY ACREAGE IS IN PROSPECT FARMERS I N THE FIELDS INCREASES NOTED IN MANY LINES OF TRADE. New York, March 25.Bradstreet's today says: While reflecting Irregularities, due to rainy weather at the east and south, high water in central western rivers, and poor conditions of country roads generally, the volume of distribu tive trade and the movement of industry hold the increase recorded last week. From the south on the face, the tenor of advices is even bet ter. Retail trade at the large cities is livening up as spring advances. Crop reports, espe cially from winter wheat, are increasingly fa vorable, notably in the southwest. Railway earn ings reflect a heavy grain movement, a large movemci't of iron and allied products, and heavy merchaiidi^o shipments, in an increase of 9 per cent for the fust half of March. Money has hardened at a number of cities, but collections still lag. Especially active lines of trade are dry goods, shoes and clothing, notably at the west. Lum ber, l.aidware, paints and" oils reflect in a coun try-wide demand the approach of an active build ing season, and hides and leather are active and fiimer at leading western and eastern markets. Farm machinery and implement dealers report demand active in the northwest. The really remarkable feature in current in dustry is, however, the continuance of the here tofore heavy inquiry for all kinds of iron and v. Ann* W rmnrl nnfl thp JIT steel, crude and finished. Light on this matter course to oe ctone Dy nana ana tne ai- ls fun'shed by leports that railroad building rangement and shape of the design to CROP YEAR LIKE 1889 The preseut crop year in the northwest is similar in many respects to that of 1889. says the Minneapolis Market Record. In that ear the crop was short and prices so much above an etport basis that very little flour or wheat was bent abroad. In that year the government report estimated for Dakota 25 per cent of the crop on hand Maich 1, which amounted to some thing over 10,000.000 bu. This year from a much larger crop In the Dakotas the government gives 26 per cent for South Dakota and 19 per cent for North Dakota, or a total of 18.440,000 liu. Opinions vary now as then as to how near this estimate are the facts. Minnesota had 7.249,000 bu on hand March 1, 1889. according to the gov ernment report, and the present year this state is given 16.402,000 bu, about the same percent age, but the crop was larger the past season. In 1889 estimates placed the amount of wheat in country elevators and mills at 6,450,000 for Minnesota and Dakota, and the past month from reports received by the Market Record there is in country elevators and mills a little over 10,000,000 bu on March 1. The second week in April, 1889, saw the collapse of wheat prices on an exportable basis. The reason of the collapse was the fine rains over the winter wheat country, with the general ly good condition of the winter wheat plant and the exhaustion of stocks In the northwest, while still believed in. the fact entirely disappeared from view in the large movement of wheat to Minneapolis. The present season the wheat re ceipts at this point have continued on a much larger scale than was looked for. This crop year, to March 1. Minneapolis received 380,000 bu more wheat than came here in the crop year of the previous season. NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. March 25. Adams Consolidated, 25 Alice, 90 Breece, 25 Brunswick Consolidated, 6 Comstock Tunnel. 8 ,1 Consolidated California & Virginia, 145: Horn H-X Silver, 170: Iron Suver. 300 Leadville Consoli- S-20? dated, 5 Little Chief. 6 Ontario,, 325: Ophlr. 65 Phoenix 6 Potosi 10 Savage 13 Sierr a "Ne vada, 33 Small Hopes, 25 Standard, 185. MISLED. refined, dull crushed. 6.75c 'powdered, 6.15c parts of the country," remarked a guardian of gianulated, 6.05c. C61ee. steady No. 7 Rio, the North Dublin Union, "are so bare that there" 7%e. Mdlasses, steady New "Orleans, 29@35c. is no chance of shooting a landlord at all." Houston Post. "So you consider Mm misleading and dis appointing? Why?" ''Well, he had me on the aui vffe last night in the expectation that he was going to ask me to go to the theater." "And he didn't?" "No he only asked me to marry him." FEMININE VIEW. Detroit Tribune. HeDon't you think Miss Uppson carries her head rather high? SheYes, poor girl. I can't help feeling sorry for her. HeFeeling sorry for her? SheYes she has "uc an awfully long neck, you know. THE LATEST IRISH GRIEVANCE. London Globe. It ls certainly high time that tree-planting In Ireland was undertaken on a large scale. "Some I N MANY DISTRICTS Chamber of Commerce Reports Indicate That More Wheat Wil Put I This Season Tha LastRailroads Gathering InformationSeason, S Far, Has Bee Favorable. Al reports today as to the progress of farm work were highly favorable, and everything indicates a big wheat wi*^ i acreage. I a week or two more defi nite information will come. I addi- Milwaukee and Minneapolis & St. LOUIB roads make similar reports. The Great Western station agents say the outlook for early seeding and for a large acre age of wheat was never so good. Last year at this date, and for ten days following, the northwest was drenched by continued rains, and seed ing was delayed three weeks in some lo calities. Tnis was a primary cause of the short wheat crop, rust coming in later and finishing it. This spring there is no excess moisture, and if the present weather holds seeding should be general in ten days. Everyon in the Minneapolis grain trade is praying for a good wheat crop this year, and if there is anything in the law of averages the nlorthwest should get it, for there has not been a "bumper" crop for several years. Seeding operations began in Mani toba this week and much has been done in the northwest territories, particu larly in the Eosthern and Prince Alber districts. The soil is in prime condi tion. MORE COR N PLANTING Wheat Acreag Wil Cut in Iowa Nebrask a and South Dakota Special to The Journal. Sioux City, Iowa, March 25.More This is the first year of the'commer cial course in the Minneapolis high schools-. Th course is proving very at no ls this year will be the heaviest for years. \\,e original With the pupil: to another Business failures in the United States for theli^o.!n, o^Vmol ine course is proving very at- counted upon to more boysand into the high school from the grades than have heretofore continued their studies in the high school. This business course has many prac tical features, one of which is instruc tion given in designing and lettering. This work is under the direction of Miss Eoberts, supervisor of drawing. A her suggestion the children in the commercial course in the several high schools have recently Completed a com petition in four lines of practical work. To one school was assigned the task of designing a billhead, the lettering of wa nl --5 preparing a letterhead to another a business card and to the fourth a dis play advertisement. George D. Day- & ton, Mr. Graves of the Northwestern Miller and the editor of The Jour nal were asked to examine these de signs and indicate which ones seemed to them best adapted for the purposes to be served. They agreed on all lines of competition, deciding that the best bill head was designed by Warren A. Amy of the East-hig school the best letterhead by Esther Per of the Nort high school the best business card by Albert Mangne of the South high school, and the best display ad vertisement for poster, magazine or newspaper print by Earle Gilkerson of the Central' high. Florence Lauber of com and oats arfd less wheat in Iowa 20 per cent more corn in Nebrask a and less wheat, and about 30 to- 35 per cent more corn in South Dakota, is, in brief, the report of railroad traffic men and for eneral agents abotit the crop prospect 1905. The campaign for good corn by Pro fessor Holden and his assistants will have an effect on the output and may influence the acreage somewhat. Farm ers will plant more acres, believing that more money can be made raising com under Holden methods. Nebrask a never received a better price for its oats and corn in propor-, tion to the yield than the past year and farmers are encouraged to plant more corn and oats. I South Dakot a it is estimated that 33 1-3 per cent more land will' be culti vated The cprn acreage will be nearly doubled. Many new fields will be lant in oats. a tion to the reports of yesterday,, there \kton, 8. D., March 25.Spring were telegraphic advices of farmers in seeding has commenced. The upland the fields from Fargo, Grand Forks, dry enough to tempt manlower farmerspor Crookston and Hillsboro. Some are al- i nt 0 THE COMMERCIAL COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOLS a their fields, but the ready seeding. I tions the ground is still wet A the Chamber letters and telegrams The decrease in the acreage of small from southern Minnesota indicate that grain and the corresponding increase more wheat will be put in this season tin the acreage of corn, which has marked than last in localities that have been this locality for several years, will con- planting more corn and barley of late tinue. The difference in profits between years. The Omaha road says the farm- wheat and corn is so strongly in favor ers are busy all along the line, and the coin that year by year the farmers are dropping- wheat and using other ciops for iotation. ONE Or WOMAN'S WAYS. Atchison (Kan.) Globe. When the women see the heroine In the her*'* arms on the stage when they read in the last chapter of a book that the hero and heroine are embracing, how they applaud. But when they see the man next door kiss his wife good by before starting tor work how they laugh and wonder "how long it will last." A HABIT OF HIS. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "Isaacs got nearly strangled to death by thug the other night at the corner of Eleventh's street and 'Steenth avenue." "I'm not surprised. Isaacs' always would have his leed'l choke." THE DUTICULTY. Sioux City Journal. Probably the difficulty in getting at the rights of the Colorado situation is accounted Cor by the fact that there aren't any. ECONOMY. New York Telegram. HusbandIf I stay downtown late this nine I'll send yon a message. WifeNever mind. I have It already. I foanA It while cleaning your clothes. SUNDAY PASTIME OUT I N XAN8AS. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. The latest pastime in Kansas ls to go te church on Sunday when there is no dog fight on and count the number of times the people in the congregation cough. Two people play the game, each going to a different rhnwh. The one with the highest score at the end of the sermon has to take the other over to the drug store. A Test of Practical KnowledgeDesigning and Lettering for Business Purposes, the Central high ls also entitled to credit for a very attractive design, al tho one not quite so well adapted for reproduction. In all this work' it was necessary to keep in mind that the lettering should be so drawn as to be capable of being reduced with good results. This point seemed to have been studied to better effect byEarle Gilkerson than by any other designer. A the same time, the AMERICAN LINE PHILADELPHIA gaqio-ripri thp woro scnoo i was assignee tn LIVERPOOL QUEENSTOWN THE AMERICAN LINE. By Florence Lauber, Central High School. or Wc-Set- The Pace Chicago, Milwaukee StPaul HOMEER LIMITED arrangement, the wording and the gen eral effectiveness of the advertisement submitted by him seemed to have su perior merit. A interesting fact is that the pupils of the commercial course have never had special instruction in this kind of work and it is new to them. They were given no suggestions beyond the gen eral statement that they would be ex pected to design something which would be of practical value to the advertiser. The results are exceedingly interesting, showing some of the practical fruits of the new commercial course. Whe high' WE SET THE PACE. By Earle Gilkerson, Central High School." school boys and girls are able to do work of this kind as well as the Best submitted, they have learned something which is of immediate commercial value. Their services will command money. The ability to do work of this kind a not common'and work well done in tni line is worth doing. The commercial course, in this particular at least, prom ises to .justify the expectations of those responsible for its introduction in the public schools. The designers of these sketches of the various kinds called for *w, av .j** about fourteen or fifteen tii&Stlml