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6 FINANCIALLY SOUND. Chicago Will Pay the Piper for the Proposed World's Fair. Uncle Sam Relieved of All Obligation in Connec tion With It. Partisans of Defeated Cities Submit a Whining* Minor ity Report. Froposed Relief for the Set tlers on the Northern Pa cific Indemnity Belt. WASiiiN<iTON. March 19.— Mr. Cand ler. from the select world's fair com mittee submitted to the house to-day the report of the committee on the Chicago world's fair bill. A large part of (he report is devoted to reviewing the different sections of the bill which have already been detailed in full in the dispatches. The fifth section it is stated, authorizes a national commission in place of a local corporation as pro vided in the origiuul bill" to accept for the world's fair the site, plans and specifications of the buildings to be erected and tendered by the corporation created under the laws of the state <>f Illinois, known as the "World's Exposi tion of 1893." The report states that the committee in presenting this section rec ognizes the objections which have been raised against a federal corporation and has availed itsell of one created under the laws of the state of Illinois. This suggestion, it is stated, was made by the representatives of the city of Chicago. It is in accord, says the report, with the action taken in the formation of their corporation; it is simple and practical, and relieves the government from any obligation or connection with it. It Insures that everything connected with the selection of the site and erection of the buildings, shall be conducted by a corporation with ample means, which will deliver it for the Uses of the Exposition. fvithobt any obligation on the part of the Emitted States government, implied otherwise, beyond that which the gov ernment appropriates for its own com mission and for its own exhibit. And the commission, the report states, act ing independent of the corporation and without power to incur any obligations, Is instructed by this act to accept the buildings only when they shall be deemed by the commission to be ade quate for the purposes for which they an 1 intended. The report continues: "In the original, which was submitted to the house, the eleventh section stated that not less than the sum of $5,000,000 should be subscribed and pledged, and not less than 10 per cent thereof should be actually paid in in cash before the commission could do auy corporate act Otber than that necessary to its organi zation. The bill now reported is still more conservative, protecting the gov ernment's interests so far as its connec tion with it is concerned, ond insuring the financial success of the rair beyond a reasonable contingency by providing that the commission shall not only bo satisfied that the actual bona tide sub scription to the capital stock of at least |5,Ouo,()OO has been made, of which not less than 5.100,000 has been paid in, but also declares that the further sum of $5,000,000. making slo,ooo,ooo in all, shall be provided b\ the corporation in ample time, or as needed for the successful Prosecution of the Work. The committee has given careful con sideration to the statement of the rep resentatives of the finance committee of the city of Chicago, as to the sub scriptions to the stock of !?5, 000,000, and believes the subscriptions to be bona fide, that they are made in good faith, and that they will be paid. Some of the statements made by the chairman of that committee are appended to this re port. The committee also accept the statements and representations made by the citizens of the city of Chicago through their committee, as to their ability to raise an additional five mil lions, and are of the opinion that they are made in good faith and will not be repudiated. While it is the judgment of the committee that the city of Chicago will meet the obligations and promises of their representa tives, it would call attention to the fact that the judgment of this committee is not taken alone.but that the commission, on the spot in Chi cago, will have a more favorable oppor tunity to satisfy themselves in regard to the site and plans of the buildings and the certainty of ten millions of dol lars than it would be possible for a com mittee of this house to do without taK iug more time and entering into the de tails of the exposition more fully than it would be wise and practicable during a session of congress. The representa tives of the city of Chicago who have appeared before your committee were ready to meet every requirement indi cated by the bill previously considered or in the discussion while the location of the site was pending, and your com mittee, desires to recognize the tact that it is due to the city of Chicago that it should be assured by the action of this house that A Fair Is to Be Held In the city of Chicago, without further delay, as the business arrangements connected with the provisions of this act can be better adjusted when they are assured of the action of congress. The committee claim that the government of the United States does not assume any risk, but is asked to enact such legisla tion as to demonstrate that it is in sym pathy and desires to encourage the pa triotic efforts of the citizens ot Chicago in this great national and international exposition that will mark this important epoch in the history of the world, and commemorate the life and services of Christopher Columbus in a manner worthy of the continent which he dis covered." The report analyzes and ex plains each seeiioM of the Dill. Concern ing section 8, which provides for the dedication of the buildings on the soth day of April, 1892, the report says that there was a difference of opinion in the committee on the time for holding the exposition, and each member reserved the right to vote for such time for open ing and closintr the exposition as might be deemed best after further discussion. The cost of the government builuintcs is limited by the bill to $400,000, and the bill appropriates $100,000 of that amount for the remainder of the fiscal and for the fiscal year ending June, 1891. The expense of the govern ment exhibit, maintenance of buildings and contingent expenses to June 30, 1801, aro provided for by an appropria tion of $200,000, and the whole expendi ture of the government for all purposes connected with the exposition is limited tofl,500,»>()0. The actual expenses of commissioners away from home are to be paid, and the officers of the commis sion are to receive compensation subject to the approval of the secretary of the treasury. In conclusion the report calls attention especially to the efforts of Chi cago to secure the fair, and to the fact that experts wore sent from Chicago to Etudy the Paris exposition in anticipa tion of the choice of Chicago for the fair of 1802. The contributions to the Paris exposition under the agreement were to reach $8,000,000, while Chicago's Guarantee Is 510.000,000. The estimated cost of the Paris exposition was ?8,000.000, and the committee believes that the $10,000,000, with the site to be provided by Chicago, will be ample for all the purposes of a fair in this country. The report Is ac companied by an appendix containing » oumoer of communications from cabi net and bureau officers and others. The secretary of the treasury estimates that $8:22,000 will be necessary for the gov ernment, exhibit. The secretary of agri culture, estimates that the agricultural exhibit win cost $250,600, and asks for .1 separate building. The secretary of tne Smithsonian institution makes an esti mate of $585,000, He stat s that In the fourteen years that have elapsed since the Philadelphia exhibition the stand ards have completely changed, and the government exhibits at Philadelphia, which were admirable lor the time and thoroughly satisfactory to all visitors, would fall far jelow the expectation of the present. A report concerning the Paris exposi tion shows that foreign nations were in vited to participate at least two years before the opening. A statement from Senator Farwell, of Illinois, is also in dorsed. It states that the subscriptions to tlic fair fund are bona lide, and will bo paid. The following is the minority report presented to the house to-day : "The undersigned, members of the world's fair committee, respectfully dis sent from the foregoing report and its conclusions. We believe that the fol lowing resolution, which we voted in favor of in committee, should have been adopted: 'Resolved, That when a guarantee fund of $10,000,000 shall be secured by the citizens of Chicago, the sufficiency and legality of which shall lie satisfactory to the committee, we re port the pending bill with such amend ments as the committee may agree upon."' MAY SELECT OTHEtt LANDS. Relief for Those Who Are Upon Northern Faciflc fjands. Washington, D. C, March 19.— The house committee on public lands to-day ordered a favorable report on the Com ttock bill tor the relief of settlers on Northern Pacific railroad indemnity lands with a few ammeudments. As it will be reported, the bill provides that persons who settled upon, improved, and made final proof on lands in the so called second indemnity belt of the Northern Pacific railroad 'grant under the homestead or pre-emption laws, or their heirs or assigns, may transfer their entries to other vacant government lands and receive final certificates and receipts. Those who were prevented from making final proof by decisions of the courts, or the withdrawal of the lands, may also transfer their filings in like manner, upon making such pay ments as are required by existing laws, and in accordance with the instructions of the secretary of the interior. Upon motion of Mr. Townsend, the committee reconsidered its action at the last meet ing, by which a favorable report was or dered upon the bill to restore to the public domain and open to settlement the lands at the headwaters of the Mississippi river withdrawal for reservoir purposes, and it remains pend ing before the committee. GIVE GRANGERS A CHANCE. Senator Voorhees Makes a Plea for Agriculturists. Washington, March 19.— 1n the sen ate to-day Mr. Pierce, Mr. Call and Mr. Evarta made speeches on the educa tional bill, and Mr. Voorhees spoke at length on his resolution as to agricult ural depression. Vice President Mor ton resumed the chair ot the presiding officer. A bill to increase the pension of a soldier of the war of 1812, (Isaac N. Daley), ninety-eight years old, from £8 to 650 a month, was passed. The resolu tion ottered by Mr. Voorhees last Mon day as to agricultural depression was taken up,and Mr. Voorhees addressed the senate in relation to it. It was now nearly thirty years, he said, since the close "of a terrible war had given to un hallowed avarice an opportunity to prey upon the industries of the country. The measures then resorted to for the taxation of one class of citizens and for the enrichment of another class had been the legislation by which the bur den of the publicdebt had been doubled, silver demonetized and a high protective tariff established. The time would come, at no distant day, when the farmer would look on the proposition to tax him and his wifa and children for the protection and benefit of other peo ple besides himself as he would look on a law of congress to establish the army ' worm and weevil on his wheat, to infect I his cattle with murrain and his hogs withcholera. It was a notorious and self evident truth that the tariff, as it now stood, increased the farmer's expense account from 35 to 100 per cent on every implement of industry with which he toiled, and last year binding twine had been enhanced IS cents a pound by the tariff and twine trusts. Mr. Voorhees held that the value of improved farm land had decreased :'.o per cent in the last five years. The educational bill was then taken up. Mr. Pierce spoke in opposition to the bill, or in favor of postponing action on it until December ! next. Mr. Kvarts followed with a speech in support of the bill. Mr. Call spoke in favor ot the bill. He supported it because it was a donation without con dition. Mr. Bate obtained the floor and the bill went over. The senate then at 5 p. m. adjourned until to-morrow. MEANT TO FOOIj THE MASSES. The Republican Tariff Bill to Be Reported To- Morrow. WASHINGTON, March 19.— The Re publican members of the ways and means committee will submit the tariff bill to the full committee on Friday. There are one or two items not finally acted upon, but these will be definitely settled before, th.it time. An agreement has been reached with regard to Mexi can lead ore, which has been a vex atious problem. Lead ores will bt; dutiable at IK cents per pound and will have to pay a duty regardless of whether or not the lead ore is associated with other ores. Under a ruling of the treas ury department lead ores were allowed to come in free of duty when mixed with silver ore, where the latter was the material of chief value. There was a great deal of complaint in the West over this ruling, and under the new schedule lead ore will pay a duty under all circumstances. COMPTO.N'S LOST CAUSE. The Maryland Congressman to Be Unseated by Heed & Co. Washington, March 19.— 1n the house today Mr. Cooper, of Ohio, a member of the committee on elections, called up the Maryland contest case of Mudd vs. Compton, it being agreed that debate shall be limited to six hours 7 at the end of which time the previous question shall be considered as ordered. Mr. Lacey. of lowa, opened the discus sion with an argument in support of the claims of the contestant. Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, si»oke for the contestant, and Mr. Moore, of Texas, and GiDson, ot Maryland, for the sitting member. At 4:80, pending a vote, the house ad journed. Northwestern Patriots Uewarded. Washington, March 19. — The presi dent to-day sent to the senate the fol lowing nominations: To be register ot land office, R. H. Kratz, at Mitchell, S. D.; Edmond Weakin, of South Da kato. receiver of public moneys at Pierre, S. D.; J. P. Ellis, of Wisconsin, consul of the United States at Brock ville. Canada; F. MacNutt, of District of Columbia, secretary of the legation of the United States at Constantinople; postmasters, L. C. Nash' Canton, S. D. ; N. B. Smith, Kilbourn City, Wis. Cost of Collecting Customs. Special to the Globe. Washington, D. C, March 19.— The secretary of the treasury to-day sent to the house his estimate for the expenses of the collection of the revenue from customs for the year 1891. Estimate is as follows: Duluth, $5,640; St. Paul district, $29,206, with twenty-three em ployes. Montana and Idaho, Fort Ben ton, $2,116; lowa, Burlington, 143G; Dv THE PAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1890. bnque, $496. Wisconsin, La Crossc, 1821; Milwaukee, $14,520. Shoupe Is Well Satisfied. Special to the Globe. Washington, D. 0., March 19.— Gov. , Shoupe, or' Idaho, left to-night for home after several months' earnest work for statehood for Idaho. He is much en couraged over the prospects of the pass age of the bill. Harrison Go DucK Hunting. Washington, March 19.— The presi dent, accompanied by ex-Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, left Washing this afternoon on a duck hunting trip to the lower Chesapeake bay. lie will be absent several days. «^ Col. Bryant Elected Commander. Milwaukee; March 19.— C01. B. F. Bryant was elected commander by the Wisconsin department, G. A. R., this morning. A resolution favorin? a serv ice pension bill was laid on the table by a large majority. STILLWATER SILHOUETTES The Thresher Company's Boilermakers Return to Work. RUSSELL BOBS UP AGAIN. The South Kill Ahead on the Whist Tournaniant— The Lumber Sea son Ending. The thresher company's boilermakers have returned to work, everything be-, ing now satisfactorily adjusted as be tween them and the thresher company. The molders held another secret ses sion yesterday. One apparently famil iar with their councils says that they are now standing out until the company provides new casting boxes, with which it is said the men can work to better ad vantage, and consequently earn more money when doing piece work. But there seems to be no doubt that the men will return to work in a very few days. The Wildwood Park association, by its president, Somers, and an attor ney, appeared before the county com missioners yesterday to ask a refund ment of taxes on $40,000 of the last year's valuation ot the association's property near White Bear, and also an abatement of $40,000 on this year's valu ation. William Chalmers presented a bill of $303.50 on account of money ad vanced tor expenses in the matter of extraditing John Russell and bringing him back from the state of Washington. Mr. Chalmers was surety for Russell's appearance at court when under indict ment for seduction and when Russell fled to Washington. He claims that tlie governor by issuing the papers made the whole proceeding a matter of public expense, and by the'same token made the expense chargeable to Washington county; also that after Russell was brought back the state paid 8150 on ac count of the expense, leaving a balance of $303.50. The bill was laid on the table. The great whist tournament, now drawing to a close, finds the South hill ahead twelve points as the result of Tuesday evening's contest at die resi dence of Dr. B. J. Merrill, the South hill having gained twenty-two points on that occasion. But two more games re main, the next or which occurs this evening at the residence of P. L. Mc- Kusick. At the gun club's handicap shoot for the badge yesterday, the following scores were made: Merry, 12; Carli, 15; Willman, 10; Jassoy, 13; Newquist, 10; Manwarlne. 8: Durant, 12; Hitch cock, 11. Merry, Carli and Newquist snot at twenty-two birds, the others at twenty. H. J. McKusick. of Musser, Sauntry & Co., and R. S. Davis, cashier of the Lumbermen's bank, returned yesterday from Gordon, Wis., accompanied by Drew Musser, Charles Weyerhauser, C. W. Ains worth and Mr. Tabor, down river merchant lumbermen. The St. Croix Lumber company, hav ing disbanded its camps, all the horses and the remainder of the men who will come at all will ' be down to-day. The company's log cut for the season scales 11,000,000 feet. It is reported that John Rhone, now managing the prison boiler snop, has, in connection with T. Finnegan, se cured possession of the Oak Park foundry, and will operate the same. A hundred dozen tubs and pails were yesterday disposed of by the prison offi cials to a local business house, this be ing the first sale and delivery made from the new prison factory. A sociable for the benefit of the Pres byterian church organ fund will be held this evening at the residence of J. C. Hening. Cleveland's Minstrels showed to a very large and well-pleased audience at the Grand opera house last evening. The funeral of Mrs. Martha Gowdy occurs at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Michael's church. Mrs. Wm. H. Getts started yesterday to join her husband at North Yakinia, Wash. ONLY A MERE KDSB. Chicago's Board of Trade Seeks to Evade the Law. Chicago, March 19.— Chicago board of trade presented to Judge Tuley to-day a motion to have, the injunctions standing against it so modified that it will not bo punished for contempt of court if it puts in effect March 31 its recently adopted resolution to discon tinue altogether on that date the furnishing of market quotations to any body. This is .the latest step in the fight to kill off the bucket shops. The matter was set by Judire Tuley for argu ment before Judges Tuley, Collins and Horton Friday. At present the board is compelled by injunctions not to dis criminate against any applicant whether bucket shop or not. The board by its motion has now declared in court its policy of stopping all market quotations rather than any longer furnish ammuni tion to the bucket shops. The latter will fight the motion on the ground that the discontinuance of quotations would only be temporary, and is therefore a mere ruse to evade the spirit of the in junctions. ■^ ' English Dry Ocofls Market. MANCHESTKR.March 19. — The Guard ian, in its commercial article, says: The market is idle. The attention of producers is devoted to the question of a coal supply. There is more coal avail able in the spinning districts than in the manufacturing districts. Fourteen thousand looms were idle in Burnsley yesterday morning. Sixteen thousand were to stop after the close of work yes terday, making 80,000 in all. Manu facturers, in view of the narrowness of margins and the dear ness of fuel for their immediate wants, have determined to cease work until the end of the min ers' strike. Buyers are little affected. The distributing markets are sluggish, though the inquiries from them and also from India have ceased. These inqui ries, however, aro mostly at imprac ticable figures. Prices are steady. Ex port yarn is quiet. The, sales of cloth are light. Impracticable orders for best China shirtings are in hand. The com mon kinds sell at extremely poor prices. Best printers are steady. There have been small sales. Common printers are dull. Heavy goods are moving slowly When Baby was sick We gave her Castoria. When she was a Child She cried for Castoria. When she became Miss She clung to Castoria. When she had Children . She gave them Caatoria. .- i ■■■-■■-■■-:«■ FIRM FEELING IN WHEAT. A Good Business Transacted, With a Fractional Gain at the Close. Conflicting Crop Reports Tend to Hake Operators Reluctant to Trade. Financial Operations of the Money Kings— The General Quo tattoos. Chicago, March 19.— The wheat mar ket was whipsaweel again to-day. The news of the day was very conflicting from all quarters. " The market started weak and a little lower, with May at 79^c. Without any great offerings, the price touched 79>£@79%c. This was the bottom. At once the buying began. The pit became active and the market strong. The price of May moved up to SO.^e before noon. This was the top price reached. During the hour to 1 o'clock there was a drop of He to 79% c, and a second rally to 80c. Around 79% c and 80c there was considerable of a con test, with the price between these fig ures at 1 o'clock. June sold at 79^c to 79%@79%c, and off to 79&@79&c; July, 77% cup to 78#C, and off to T7%c. Of all the news of the day. the crop dis patches were the most conflicting. Everybody had them. Some said half a crop, and others said not an acre damaged and fields looking nice. St. Louis sent both classes, but the shorts in that market kept Chicago houses buying for them on every soft spot. Other bull influences were mostly from the seaboard or from the other side. Consols and French rentes were off on the German political aspect. Dornbust iust received the statement that Odessa wheat stocks were reduced to about 4,000,000 bu. New York showed 86,000 bu red wheat in spected from store. A New York letter, from a conservative source, claimed that 850,000 bu of contract red wheat and 300,000 bu ungraded sold to go out before April 15. Export clearances were but 80,000 bu wheat from New York, and 93,000 from Baltimore. Flour clearances light. Hutchinsnn was the power in wheat later in the day. He sold under 80c, and then bought freely. ; He kept the trade guessing what he might do before the close. Wheat, 86 cars re ceipts; corn. 709 cars; oats, 135 cars. Shipments, wheat, 15,998 bu; corn, 220, --551 bu; oats, 129,758 bu. The corn mar ket was dull and narrow and without important change. Oats were quiet but strong, and %c higher. Provisions were dull and ranged lower, closing 2}{ @7}£c lower than yesterday. At one time Baldwin, Raymond & Co. and others sold considerable May pork and put the price off somewhat, but the market was almost featureless and the range in pork was but 15c all day. There . was very little action in lard, and short ribs showed a little weakness, selling 5c under opening prices. The leading futures ranged as follows: An-rirLFs Open- High- Low- CIos ' ARTICLES. j )lg> e6t est _ j n& N0.2 Wheat: March ... 70VS 79% 79 79Y* May 794* B<>iA 79V2 80 July ...... 77% 7814 77% 78 No. 2 Corn: April 287fc 29 287* 28% May 29% 297* . 25j% 29% July ... 31 81 31 31 No. 2 Oats: March 21 21 21 21 May. 21% 21V'2 21% 21% June...... 211,* 21V8 2.V8 21^3 : Mess Pork: March 10 30 10 30 103) 10 30 May 10 57% 10 57i/ 2 10 4*2% 10 45 June 1047VS 1052% 10 45 : 10 45 Lard : . March 6 05 6 05 6 0") 6 05 ! May 610 612% 610 610 June 6 12V2 6 12V2 «> 12% 612% Short Ribs: March 5 02% 5 05% 5 02% 5 02V? May s<i7V« 5,07% 502V2! 505 June 51" Sl' 5n "■•> * • Cash quotations were as 1vm»...-. . . -*a firm and unchanged. Wneat— No. 2 spring, 79®79%c; No. 3 spring, 60@75c; No. 2 red, 79@79V'20. Corn— No. 2. 2S%c. Oats — Xo. 2, vile. Rye— No. 2. 42i/*e. Barley- No. 2, nominal. Flaxseed-No. 1, $1.48. Timothy Prime, §1.20. Mess pork, per bbl, §10.37V2®10.4'\ Lard, per ion IDs, $6,071/2. Short, rib«. sides (loose), 55@5.<»5; dry salted shoulders (boxed), «4.35@4.40: short clear sides (boxed), $5.45@5.50. Whisky— Distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.02. 'Sugars unchanged. Receipts— Flour, 16.000 bbls: wheat. 33,000 bu; corn. 568, --o<io bu; oats. 106.000 bu:rye, lO,OOn bu; barley, 48.000bu Shipments— Flour, 13.000 bbls; wheat, 16,000 bu; corn, 221,000 bu; oats. 13<>,Oi'O bu; rye. 9,000 bu; barley, 25,000 bu. On the produce exchange to day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 13c. ' • • R. M. NEWPORT * SON Investment Brokers, 152, 153, 15-1 Drake Block, Loan Money on Improved Heal Estate Security, At 6, O'.<. 7, 7% an «l 8 per cent On Shortest Notice for any amount. COCHRAN & WALSH, Corner Fourth and Jackson Streets. Real Estate and Mortgage Loans % General Financial Agents. Dulutli Grain. Special to the Globe. Duluth. Minn.. March 18.— Wheat was quiet to-day, but ruled steady part of the time, and then very firm, advancing %c over last night. There was weakness at the open ing, outside markets showing a decline from yesterday's close, but it was of temporary duration. The bulls soon got iv their work, and prices began advancing. Before the close, however, all interest-seemed to have vanished, and prices gradually eased off. Cash No. 1 hard closed at 79i.4c; No. 1 northern, 7<i%c; No. 2 northern, 73c. May wheat ODened at 82ifee above last night, sold up to 82% c, weakened and closed at 8214 c nominal: May No. 1 northern closed at 79»4c; June wheat . closed at B'^^c nominal. May corn closed at 20% c. Cars ou Track— Northern Pacific, 06; Minneapolis & Manitoba. 15: corn. 14: oats. 17; total, 102. Receipts— Flour, 2,287 bbls; wheat, 51,543 bu; corn. 22,536 bu; oats, 4,022 bn. Shipments— Flour, 3,121 bols. luspection— Wheat, No. 1 hard, 39 cars ; No. 1 northern, 17 cars; No. 2 northern, 2 cars; total, 69 cars. J. J. WA TSON, BRO. & HYNDMAN 96 East Fourth Street, REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE IN VESTMENTS. FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY. .. Milwaukee Produce. MrLWAUKKB. Wis., March 1 9.— Flour dull. Wheat steadier; No. 2 spring on track, cash. 72% c; May. 73% c Did; No. i northern, 81 @^2c. Corn firm; No. 3 on track, 28% c. Oats firm; No. 2 white on track, 23% c. Rye firm; No. 1 in store, 43% c. Barley quiet; No. 2in store. 4lc. Provisions strong. Pork, 810.30. Lard, 36.05. Butter steady; dairy, 16@18c. Eggs higher; fresh, 13c. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 10@10Vic. Receipts- Flour. 15,2 JO bis; wheat, 17,000 bu; barley, 32,600 bu. Shipments— Flour, 8,900 bbls; wheat, 1,700 bu; barley, 11,200 bu. E.Townsend Mix. W. A. Holbrook £. TOWNSEND MIX & GO. ARCHITECTS. Offices, New Globe Building, Minneapolis. Architects of Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building; the New Globe building, St. Paul; Senator Washbum's residence and other im portant works. Orders solicited. B. H. Brown, Supt. of Construction. New York Produce. New York. March 19.— Receipts, 18,309 packages; exports, 971 bbls, 7,565 sacks : dull and unchanged; 5a1e5,15,900 bbls. Corn meal quiet. Receipts, 20.900 bu: exports, 8,148 bu; sales, 10,376,000 bu futures. 69,000 bu spot: spot market firmer; quiet; No. 2 red, 8"&8@98%c elevator. 90® 90i,SC afloat, fl9%@OUfeo f. o. b. : steamer No. 2 red, .84V2@S48.ic; No. 3 red, 84%® 843ic; steamer J\o. 3 71V-i<ti~;b*i&\ un graded red, 79@88lSc; No. 1 northern, 95% @96% c; No. 1 hard, 9Si/fe<s§9S%c : options more active. M/i'/ic up; firm; No. 2 red, March closing at 88% c; April, 87%@.8>ic, closing at 88; May, 87i/a<?sißß 5-16 c, closing 881*3; June. 8611-16@,87^e, closing at 87c; July, 85 5-lt>@Ss^c, closing at 85% c; Au gust, 84 5-16@S-i34e, closing at S4V»c; Sep tember, 81V2'a8l^c, closing at Ht%c; De cember, 87Vs@87V2, closing at 87J4e. Rye firm; Western, 55©57% c. Barley con tinues quiet. Barley malt is dull. Corn— Receipts, 17,400 bu: exports. 119,587 but sales. 1,U2,000 bu futures. 154,000 bu : 8pot; spot market weaker, dull: No. 2, 36V2@3C%c elevator, 37%@37cty afloat: un graded mixed, 30©37% c; steamer mixed, 3«\i@37V2c; No. a white, 4' %c; No. 3, 36c; options quiet. Vs@ l AC down, weak; March, 36% c: April, 3t>7/t)@37Vße. closing at 36% c: May, 37140.37 7- 16 c, elosine at 37V4C; June, 37%@.37 7-16 c, closing at 37% c; July, 3t*Vß@3« 5-Uic. closing at 38 5-1 6 c; steamer mixed, April. 36i*c. Oats— Receipts, 45,000 bu; exports, 43,530 bu; sale*. 575,00- 1 bu futures, 116.01 0 bu spot: spot market firmer on white: options less active, firm : March, 28»fec; April. 277 / B@2-<c, closing at 28c; May, 27V8@27'3-I6c. Closing at 27V8C: spot No. 2 white, 3OHii@3]3'4c; mixed- Western. 27 @3Oe; white . Western, 29%@35c: No. 2, Chicago, 34c Hay steady, ' quiet. Coffee— Options opened barely steady. 15® 23 points down ; closed barely steady, 20@50 points down ; sales, 127,750 bags, including March, 17. 7.75 c; April, 17.25@17..>5e; May, 17@17.35c: June, 16.85@17.15c; July, 16.70®17e; August, 16.5i>@li>.«oe; Septem ber, 30® 16.60 c; October.l6.lo@l6.isc; December, 15.85@16.2i>c; February, 15.90 @16.25 c; spot Rio quiet; fair cargoes,2O<,ic; No. 7, flat bean, 18%@19c. Si gar— Raw steady; sales of cargo centrifugals at the. breakwater at Boston, 96-test, at" 3 15-1 0 c and f ; a cargo of molasses sugar, 89-test, at 2%tcc. andf.; : refined dull, weak; C. SVB® 5%c; extra C, 5%@5 13-I6c; white extra C, 5%<&6c; yellow, 4ty@s%e; mold A, 6&&e; standard A, 6 . 3-lGc. Molasses— Foreign lower; 50-test, 22Vzc; New Orleans steady. Kice— Firm; fair demand. Petroleum steady; United closed at SHtyc for April. Cotton seed oil rirm. Tallow steady. Rosin steady. Turpentine steady at 43% c. Bugs in fair de maud and firm; Western, 14% c; receipts, 9,816 pkgs. Pork firm and active. Cut meats firm. Middles quiet. Lard dull; I@2 points down; Western steam, $6.50; sales, 3 0 tierces spot and to arrive at $6.50; op tions sales, 6,0t»0 tierces, including May, $6.42@6.44; July. $6.50; September, $6.60 @.6.02; October, $'».60. Butter in moderate demand; freely offered; Western dairy. 6® 18c; Western creamery, 13@25%c; West ern held, B@lsc; Western factory, 6@l9c; Elgin, 26%@27c. Cheese in moderate de mand; less firm; Western, 10@lo%c. Pig iron quiet. Copper neglected; lake March, $14.5t»; do April. $14.50. Lead dull and firm; domestie,S3.9s. Tiu quiet and steady; straits, $20.40. . WALKER & CO. Members New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Offices: New York, 44 Broadway; St. Paul, 1 Gilfillan Block; Chicago, 6 Pacific Ay. STOCK, GRAIN. PROVISION, COTTON AND OIL BROKERS. Direct wires from our office in St. Paul, No. 1 Gilfillau Block, to New York Stock Ex change and Chicago Board of Trade. FINANCIAL,. New York* New York, March 19.— Clearings, $118,076,052; balances, $5,663,652. Money on call easy, ranging from 3>^ to 4 per cent; last loan, 314 per cent, closing of fered at 3>£ per cent. Prime mercantile paper, s>£@oK. Sterling exchange quiet but strong at $4.82 for sixty-day bills and $4.85 for demand. The stock market was dull and with a generally heavy tone during the forenoon, which gave place later in the day to a firmer feeling and prices are left at insignificant changes from last night's figures. The usually active list all fluctuated within the narrowest limits and the only wide movement 3 were made in the specialties and were few in number. The principal influence upon the market to-day was the weakness in London, which a re flection of the uneasiness in Berlin over the resignation of the great Ger man chancellor. Tne depression at the opening was of short duration, and was accompanied by no activity or excite ment, and the market quickly settled i down into its usual dull and listless condition, the movements in prices be ing scarcely perceptible in the great majority of the list for the remainder of the day- Almost all of the news hay } ing a bearing upon the stock market was of a favorable nature, and the re port of Chairman Faithorn that satis i factory progress had been made toward , the settlement of the rate disturbances : between St. Paul and the seaboard was a powerful aid to the late firmness in the market.™ The opening was made at concessions from last night's figures ef from }£ to % ' per cent generally, though London prices came from half to 1 per cent down. A few further losses were susta ued, but prices soon began to rally, after which the usual dullness and stagnation ruled the list until well into the afternoon, when sugar refineries moved up on the prospect that the dividend question will be settled to-morrow. Tennessee Coal also indulged in one of its sudden movements, rising from 45 to 51 on a rumor that the differences in the man agement had been settled. Some other sharp movements took place in the specialties, and Wheeling & Lake Erie preferred, after a decline, rose to 71; Louisville, New Albany & Chicago dropped about 5 per cent from its last previous sale, and Toledo & Ohio Cen tral tell away over 1 per cent. The mar ket, as a whole, was almost barren of general features and finally closed about steady at the close to first prices. The final changes show a majority of declines which, however, are invariably for insignificant fractions, while Ten nessee Coal is up 5 per cent and Sugar \%. Railroad bonds were also ex tremely dull, the sales of all issues reaching only $870,000, with no special animation anywhere in the market. Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been dull and barely stead}'. The Post says: "The fact that the prices of stocks were a little lower in consequence of a political event In Germany does not, however, imply that the stocK market would be very* seriously affected, even if the worst apprehensions ,of the extreme conservatives should be realized. The value of these stocks and bonds are based on their div idend and interest paying pros pects, , and certainly these prospects have not been so good for all railroads in the United States at any time in three years as they are now. There Is an unusual abundance of capital in Europe seeking investment, and when the owners of that capital become con vinced that the present prospects are rapidly materializing into a great and permanent improvement in the earning capacity of the railroads, there is likely to be a greater influx of foreign capital for investment than has been witnessed at any time before. For the present it is merely a waiting market, but with such a firm undertone that there can , scarcely be any important decline be ; fore there is an important and compara tively permanent advance. The total sales of stocks to-day were- 162,200 shares, including: Atchison, 5,803; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 20,300; Louis ville & Nashville, 8,426; Missouri Pa cific, 3.850; Northwestern, 3,217; Rend ing, 13,7. St. Paul, 10,106; Union Pacific, 13,850. ' R- M. NEWPORT & SON. j Investment Bankers, . 152, 153 and 154 Drake Block, St. Paul, Minn. Buy and Sell Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate. ,-! I _' STOCKS— CLOSING PRICES. Adams Express. 150 Ohio & Miss 1 91/2 Altou&TerreH. 38 dopfd... ..... 83 \ dopfd 110 Ontario & West. 17% Am. Express... .ll4 Oregon Imp 45% 8., C. R. & N.... 30 Oregon Nay 98 Canadian Pacific 71% Oregon Transc'l. 36% Can. Southern.. 64»i Pacific Mail 37 Central Pacific. 32 P.. D. & E 18« i Ches. 0hi0.... 23 Pittsburgh 1541/2 do Ist pld 59 Pullman P. Car..189% doSd ['id., .... 89 Reading... 4O Chi. & A1t0n..... 129 Rock 151 and.,... 93 C, B. Q....... 106% St. L. &S. F..... 18 C, St. L. &P.... 16% dopfd 37% d0p1d..... .. 50% do Ist pfd 88 C, S. &C 63 St. Pau1.......... 681/8 Del. & Hudson. .14884 do pfd.....,...115V2 Del., L. & W 135% St. P., M. M...112 Den. &R. G. ... 14% St. P. & Omaha. 32% East Tennessee.. 8 % d0pfd........ 93 dolstpfd..... 72 Tenu. C. & 1.... 50% do 2d pfd .... 22% Texas Pacific... 19% Erie 25% Tol. & O. C. pfd. 77 : dopfd.... 60 Union Pacific .. C2Vi Fort Wayne 153 IT. S. Express.... 86 Hocking Valley. 21 v A Wab., St. L. &P. 12^4 Houston & Tex.. 8 dopfd .... . . . 26 Illinois Central.. 114 Wells-Fargo Ex.140 Kansas & Texas 9Vo W. U. Telegraph 82% Lake Erie & W-. 17 Am. Cotton Oil. 26% do pfd...... . : 63% Colorado C0a1... 44"& Lake Shore 106% ; Horn*- take 8 - I Louisville & N\. 83% Iron Silver 175 Louis. & N. A. . 4 Hi Ontario 40 Memphis C. 54 Quicksilver tiVi '.'Mich. Central... 97 do pfd 35% .Mil.. L. 8. & W.. 92 Sutro. 6 dopfd llli&Bulwer 10 Mpls.& St. Louis 6% R. &W. P. Ten. 20% do pfd....- 13V2 Atchison 36% Mo. Pacific ..... . 7314 D., T. &P. W. . . 33 .Mobile Ohio.. 15 D. &R. G. pfd.. 45Vt Nash. & Ohatt .102 S. Pacific. ...... 33Vi N. J. Central... 119 C. fir. K. 11l 29^ Nor. &. W. pfd.. OOi/i St. P. & D 3UV2 N. Pacific 30V& Wis. Central.... 29M» do pfd... 72 Chicago Gas. .. 42i& Northwestern. ..llo% Lead Trust 18% dopfd.. 141 Sugar Trust. .. G9Vs N. Y. Central ..10t>% C, C, C. & St.L. 7i-V2 N. V..C. & St. L. 17 Oregon S. L 43%» do pfd 70V» BANK OF MINNESOTA. Paid-Dp Capital. $600,000. Surplus, $100,000. Wm. Dawson, Pres. Robt. A. Smith, V. Pres. Wni. Dawson Jr., Cashier. BONDS — CLOSING PRICES. U. S.4srefr 121% M..K.&T. G. ss. 64L 2 do 4s coup.... 12*2% Mut. Union 65.. 100 do 4i&s reg....103V2 N. J. C. int. ctfs.Ul do4V2SCOUD..IO3V2 N. Pacific 15t5.,115 Pacific (is 0f '95.116 I do do 2d5...113% La. stamped is. 95 Vs i N. W. consols... 142 Missouri 65... .100 do deb. 55. ..110% Ten. new set. 6s. I 1 9 Or. & Trans. 6s..lot>i»j do do 5s ...102 St. L.&1.M.G.0s 921*5 do do 35.... 78% St.L. &5.F.G.M.109 Can.South'n 98 St. Paul c0n5015.. 127% Cen. Pac. lsts ..112 St.P.,C.&P.lsts.ll6 D. & K. G. 15t5. .1181,5 T. P. L. G. T.Rt. 92 do do .... 78% T. P. K. G. T.R.. 38V2 Erie2ds.... ... 105% Union Pac. 16t5.113i& M..X. T. & G. 6s 75V2 West Shore 105i<S Lombard investment Company! Boston, Mass. Capital anil surplus, $1,750, --000. No. 150 Leadenhnll St.. London, E. C. Eugr. Western office, Kansas City. Mo. Loans on St. Paul and Minneapolis Real Estate and Improved Farms in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin promptly closed. No applications sent away for approval. St. Paul office, Globe Building. H. J. DEUEL, Manager. Chicago. Chicago. March 19.— Bank clearings to-day were $11,933,000. New York exchange sold at 40c per $1,000 discount. Money rates remain unchanged at oi/2@7 per cent on time and 5i,2@6 per cent on call. GERMANSA BANK. (state bank.) PAID U° CAPITAL. - - $400,000 Surplus and undivided profits, $55,000. Alex. Ramsey. William Bickel, President. Cashier. ItIUXIXG SHARES. SAN FRANCISCO. Best & Belcher..s2 50|Navajo $0 25 BodieCon. ... 50 Ophir 3 90 Chollar 2 2 ' Potosi 2 10 Con. Cal. & Va.. 4 25 Savage .. 1 55 Crown Point. .. 1 60 Sierra Nevada.. 2 10 Gould & Curry.. 135UnionCon 2 15 Hale & Norcross 2 4«> Yellow Jacket.. 1 95 Mexican 3 05 Commonwealth. 2 80 HOLBERT & MIXTER, 828 ROBERT STREET, ST. PAUL, . REPRESENTING "*».. "W. DXTISrKrA.Ayr & G->. Members New Yoik Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Offices: New York, 26 Broad St. : Chicago, S. W. Corner Grand Pacific Hotel. Stocks, Bonds,' Grain and Provisions bought and sold for cash or on margin. Direct wires to Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange. LOCAL MARKETS. St. Paul. Wheat was steady and quiet. Corn was firm. No. 2 oats were tec higher. Barley and rye unchanged. Millstuffs quiet' J Bran and shorts were stronger and higher. Hay steady. The call; Wheat- No. 1 hard, 78@79c: No. 1 north ern, 77®78c; No. 2 northern, 74@70c. Corn— No. 3, 25V2@27c. Oats— No. 2 mixed, 20V2C bid; No. 2 white, 2' Va@23c; March, 2U2@23c; May, 23c bid; No. 3, 21@22c. Barley— 2, 45©a0c bid; No. 8, 4,0© 45e. :-.-' --, Rye— No. 2, 32@33c. Ground Feed— No. 1. 810.50@11.25. Cornmeal— Unbolted. $11.25 asked. Bran— Bulk, $9@9.50. Shorts— s9.so. Hay— 1 upland prairie, $6.75@7.50; No. 1, $5 bid; timothy, $8®8.50. Dressed $4.15@4.25. Potatoes— 27e bid. MERTENS &SCHWANECKE, Civil Engineers and Architects, 1011 New York Life Insurance Building Rates, 2 to 3 per cent for first-class plans and specifications. MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS. Chamber of Commerce* The general wheat market was very nerv ous, and with fair demand prices were well he'd most of the day. May sold early at 7S%c. and shortly advanced to a shade above, w here it held most of the session though fluctuating considerably, without se vere tendency in either direction. Cables were dull and"steady. The temperature was 20 to 40 degrees above in the leading winter wheat states, and it was reported snowing in Michigan and Ohio. Stocks of wheat in Odessa were reported at 4,000,000 bu, against near 10,00<>.000 bu a year ago. An other rainfall in California was bald to create further apprehension there. Following are the closing wheat quota tions: No. 1 hard, March, 78% c: May, 80 %c; July, 82% c; on track, 79Vj@>'0c; No. 1 northern, March, 77% c: May, 78% c; July, 80% c; on track, 7RM2@7B%c; No. 2 northern. March, 74% c; May, 76% c; on track, 75® 761*0. Receipts of wheat for the day were 132 cars, with 42 shipped. The demand for cash wheat was active, with most of the local millers figuring as free buyers. The small ness of the receipts and the prospect for their being light for some time led to consid erable competition among buyers, and re sulted in all good samples being disposed of early in the day. Elevator people were out of the market. The general talk among ele vator people indicated smaller interior ship ments for some lime to come. FLOUK SHIPMENTS. Following shows the shipments of flour from Minneapolis, Jan. 1 to date, ana same time in 1839. 1890, bbls. 1,401,951 [ 1989, bb15... 933,225 FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS. Flour— The added daily outDut of mills grinding yesterday will probably aggregate 19,000 bbls. Patents, sacks to local dealers. $4.40@4.00; patents to ship, sacks, car lots, $4. 15©4.40; in barrels, $4.20@4.50 ; delivered at New Eng land points, $4.90@5.25; New York points, $4.50@5.10: delivered at Philadelphia and Baltimore, $4.7. )@5.10; bakers' here, $2.80 @3.20: superfine, J1.70@2.25; red dog. Backs, $1©1. 20; red dog, bbls, $1.25@1.50. Bran and Shorts— market is sold ahead and but little spot stufl: was offered, and that was held at $8.75@.0 for bran and at $9.25® 10 for shorts. Shipments. 733 tone. Corn— offerings were light at 27c for ordinary No. 3 and 27V2C f. o. b. and switched. No. 2 yellow held about lc above. Receipts. 19,520" bu; shipments, 14,400 bu. Oats— were called steady at 20V2@22c for the most common range. The demand for seed oats was fair, with lots suitable for that purpose held at 23®250, Receipts, 2,700 bu; shipments, 9,000 bu. Bailey— Several ears were offered by sample at 23@.30c, wiih all of it stained mare or less. Receipts and shipments, none. Flax— Receipts, none; shipments, 5,500 bu. Quoted $1.42; Chicago. $1.48. Timothy and Timothy quoted at $i(^1.15; clover, $2.50<?J3. Feed— Firm at $10@10.50 0. t. ; $10.50@1l f. o. b. and switched. Hay— Rail receipts small, but farm teams are bringing in a good deal. Sales of good upland were made at §u@6.si>, with very choice held at $7. Fair to good wild, $-1.50 ©6. Receipts, 40 tons. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION WHEAT. __— 2 NORTN 2! 3 % p 9 3. o a 3 w g o Railroads. v 9 ' ? ■. ~. 3 p m w : P- §• p. : . • : : M. & M..Breck.div. 1 10 8 M. & M., F. P. div. 13 16..,. Minn. Transfer.... 4 2 1 .... C.,M.&St.P 5 23 2 1 1 .... Mpls. & St. Louis.. .. 14 ... Northern Pacific 2 C. St. P., M. & 0 1 2 1 1 .... Total grades ... 22 77 1/J 2 3... Other Grains— 2 corn, 4 cars ; No. 3 corn, 25 cars; no grade corn, 3 cdrs; No. 4 corn, 2 cars; No. 2 oats, 4 cars; No. 3 oats, 1 car. Inspected Out— Wheat. No. 1 hard, 14 cars; No. 1 northern, 22 cars; No. 2 north ern, 4 cars; rejected, 3 ears. - ' WHEAT MOVEMENT. The receipts and shipments of wheat from the principal primary markets were as fol lows: : Receipts. Shipm'ts' Minneapolis ........ ..... 76,560 24,360 Duluth.... 51.543 ...... Milwaukee 17,050 1,650 Chicago 33.247 15,998 Toledo 3,477 3,200 Detroit ................... 5,846 1.741 Baltimore. 5,812,' 93.131 New York 8,141 Peoria.... ..... 500 500 St. Louis.:.'.;.' 17,000 15,000 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS." Receipts Wheat, 76.560 bu: corn, 19.520 bu; oats, 2,700 bu; flour, 125 bbls; SPRING 1890. ST. PAUL. Nottingham In floral, antique and guipure desig ns, 50 cents to $10 per pair. Madras In ecru, lemon and chintz colorings. Also del icate shades of blue and terra cotta, $2 to $20 per pair. Swiss Tambour Very effective and serviceable; this curtain is too well known to require comment; $5 to $30 per pair. Irish Point Undoubtedly the most striking curtain in tho market, $5 to $60 per pair. Saxony Brussels This make is the curtain par excellence for th c parlor and reception room. The delicate designs establish its fitness for this pur pose; $15 to $100 per pair. Being the largest distributors of lace cvr 1 tains in the Northwest, we are enabled to place such orders with the leading manufacturers of Europe as will entitle us to their lowest quota tions. These advantages are extended to our customers, which statement is verified by an in spection of our stock. ST. PAUL. SPRING 1890, FINCH, MM GO. 381 AND 383 JACKSON STREET. hay, 20 tons; fruit, 25,970 1b5; merchandise, 954.610 Us: lumber, lath and shingles. 12 cars; barrel stock. 1 car; farm nnd other machinery, 143,550 lbs; coal. 698 tons; wood, 124 cords; brick, 8,000; lime. 4 cars; cement, lOObbls; household goods, 224,510 lbs; railroad iron, 2 cars; ties, 1 car; live stock, 7 cars; dressed meats, i:O,<>uo lbs; sundries, 11 cars. Total, car lots. 861. Shipments— Flour, 25,966 bbls:' millstuffs, 733 tons; wheat, 21,360 bit; corn. 14.401) bu ; oats, 9,000 bu ; flaxseed, 5,500 bu ; lum ber, lath and shingles, 65 cars; merchandise, 1.488.580 lbs; farm and other machinery. 125,200 lbs; hides, pells and furs, 40,000 lbs; household goods, 40,000 lbs: railroad iron. 12 cars; live stock, 6 cars; stone and mnrble, 3 cars; railroad material, 2 cars: sun dries, 21 cars. Total car lots, 601. FLOUK SHIPMENTS. Milwaukee road, 7,040 bbls; Omaha. 9,067 bbls; Minneapolis & St. Louis, 571 bbls; Wisconsin Central. 515 Dbls; Manitoba, 125 bbls; St. Paul & Dulnth, 1,880 bbls: North ern Pacific, 110 bills: St. Paul & Kansas City, 66<> bbls; Chicago, Burlington & North ern, 5,940 »,740 bbls; Soo line, 3,5453 bbls, LIVESTOCK. Minnesota Transfer.- Receipts of stock yesteraav consisted of 5 cars of cattle, 124 head, and 4 cars of sheep, 301 head. Sales were: Cattle- No. Ay. Wt. Price No. Ay. Wt. Price 27 feed'rsl,oi2 $2 HO 15 feed' 857 $2 60 26 ieedrs 917 2 60 10 steers..l,ooo 2 85 27 feed'rs 7-0 240 No. Av.Wt. Price No. Av.Wt. Price 101 132 $5 4<» 100 131 $5 40 100 130 5 40 ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS CO SOUTH ST. PAUL. The Yards and Packing Houses Open for Business. Ready Cash Market Tor Hogs. Union Stock Yard*. Official receipts at South St. Paul: 855 head of hogs, 309 head of cattle, 19 sheep. Hogs— Steady. All sold early at $:i.9<>@ 4.10. The top was paid for a good heavy load of Jersey reds from the Minnesota Ex perimental farm. Outside parties paid $4." 5 for stood mixed. Six loads sold at 84, five at $3.90 and two at $3.90. The packers took hold well, and the general market was cood for the fair quality. Closing active and strong. Quotations: Light, $3.90@4.10; •mixed, 53.!i0@1.10: heavy, $3.&u<&4.10. Cattle— Strong. Southern buyers, up-town butchers, local feeders and the general trade cleared the yards in good season. Stackers, feeders and butcher steers were particularly active, and quotable, closing s@lOo higher. Sales included: Butcher steers, 10 head, 1.188 lbs, 83.45; 13 head, 1.172 lbs, $3.55; and 21 head, of 1,112 lbs average sold to a feeder $3,121,2; 13 head, 1.2J4 lbs, $3.37/2; commoner steers of the feeder and butcher classes sold at $2.70©3. mostly in small lots, and 16 mixed stockers and feeders, 830 lbs average. brought $2.55; 7 feeders. 1,029 lbs, at $3.10; good oxen brought $3@3,10; two old canners, 955 lbs, $1.35, and common bulls, $I.s<>@ 1.60; medium oxen, 82.60; cows, 935 lbs, 82.40; 1,230 lbs, 052.5»: 915 lbs to 1.090 lbs. 82.25: 1.005 to 1,121 lbs, 82.40; stock ers, 21 head, 800 lbs, $2.60:26 head, 828 lbs, $2.60; fanners and common cows and bulls, $i.00@J.75; fair to good cows. $1.75 ©2.25; 24 stockers, B<iO lbs, $2 55. and 582 lbs. $2.35; medium butcher steers, 1,080 to 1,233 lbs, sold early at $3.15(c?3.25. Quota tions: Milch cows, 515@30; veal calves, $2.50@3.50. Sheep strong; good motions in demand, at $5.45; good feeders at $4.s<>@ 4.8'); lambs, none on hand; very common feeders sold at $4 for 19 head, 7s» lbs aver age, and bucks at §4. The feeding stock on haud was not oifered. ' FITCH BROS. & CO., Live Stock Commission Merchants! Room 20. Exchange Building; Telephone 999-2. Union Stock Yards, South St.Paul ; Twin City Stock Yards. New Brighton. Miuu. Twin City Stock Yards. Receipts, 73 head cattle, 130 hogs, 1,248 ! sheep. There was a good demand lor stock ■ and everything was sold. Stockers and feed ers continue in strong demand, several buy- i ers being on hand prepared to take all offer- j ings. Part of the sheep sales were from the band of William Wymau, feeding near these yards. Sales were: •,■■--"" Cattle— No. Ay. Wt. Price No. Ay. Wt. Price 19 steers. 1,153 $3 35 20 feed'rs 977 $2 60 1 bull ....1,600 2 00 4c0w5...1,117 a 20 29stkrs.. 779 260 . Hogs- No. Av.Wt. Price No. Av.Wt. Price 84 -...,. ..2:8 $3 971/2 20 20S $3 97Va 26. .......200 3 97',a Sheep- No. Av.Wt. Price No. Av.Wt. Priea 220 113 $5 25 274. ... .134 $."> 23 150 115 525 145 l"mbs 87 550 138 114 525 43 feed's 83 486 278... 134 5 25 Chicago. TJyiox Stock Yabds. Chicago. March 19.—. Cattle— Estimated receipts. 13,000; demand a trifle better, but prices about the same af yesterday. Current sales: Natives, common lierht to heavy prime, $2.Bs©'>; Texans, corn-fed, 83.05(^3.75; native cows and bulls, $1.5i@3.30; stockers, 52.3-"><2j3.05. Hogs— Estimated receipts, 25.00 The market generally opened' a shade stronger, but closed weak and lower, the buyers tot packers offeriug only $4.10 at the close, whereas the bulk of good packing grades sold early at $4. 1504.20. choice find selected heavy sold strong all day nnd closed steady. Light sorts underwent little or do change, selling largely at $4.20<??.4.25 for the single sort. Prices are quoted: Light grades. $4.15@4."_ > 5; heavy mixed packing, $!@ 4.20; heavy packing and shipping, $4.1 0<2> 4.20. Sheep— Estimated receipts. 7,000; demand good for weathers averaging 95 to 1110 pounds with heavy weights rather slow. Sales: Natives, $5©6; Westerns, $5.20® 5.75; lambs, $s@o. li nnsa* City. KawbasCitt. March 19.— Cattle— Receipts; 3,4 0 : shipments. 2,300; market slow, steers, s3 30@4.60; c0w5, 51. 8002.90; stock ers and feeders, $2.40@3.50. Hogs— Re» ceipts. 8,200; shipments, 3,600; market ao> tivo and strong; all grades, $.'{.77l:><S>3.93i bulk, $3.90©4. Sheep-Receipts, 3,400} shipments none; market active; good to choice muttons and lambs, $3.5u<&5.40; Btockers8 tockers and fee ders, $5@5.25. 11l \>I.*INU.I.S REAL ESTATE. The following transfers of real estate were, recorded yesterday : Fred B Child* to William A Fox, Its 13 etc, blk 6, Sylvan Park add 51, 200 John Wendt to Willie Wendt, in sec 32, town 117. range 27 900 Dennis L Peck to Ellen M Chase, It 1, blk 1, Seth Abbott's add 1,200 Kate V Knight to (bus S Bardwell, It 16. blk 2. .1 S Todd's add 800 Z Demeules to Victor A stanch, It 11, blk 7, Maben, White & I.c Brou's add. 600 Frank Willck to Asa A Silverton, It 24, blk 7, Prospect Park Second dfv rev. .1,000 Thomas .T Thorsen to Ceo B Griflith, Its 6 etc, blk 3, Wildwood add 2,100 Francis M Heaton to Geo II Kerridge, It 4, blk 4, Fairmount Park add 3,200 James B Beamey to Marion A Mace, it 13, blk 4, supplement to Forest Heights 2,500 Helen X Bridges to N B Patten, in sec 8. town 29, range 24 2,350 Samuel C Gale to Audrine Kjeldsen. It 43, blk 17, Forest Heights 2,000 Robert M Ford to Chas E Leach, It 5, *\amock<& Laton'ssubd 1,300 David Sharver to Phillip Dnhlhelmer, in sec 23, town 120. range 23 640 Win V Woodruff to Phebe J Brentnsr, It 10. etc, blk 8, Minne tonka View... 750 John II Robertson to Henry It Couary. part it 24, blk, Grlswold's Second 3,000" Alonzo Holland to Mary D Smith, part its 15 and 16, blk 1, Lowry's add.... 15,000 Hnttie E Tice to Adtlie Gail Jenks, It 5, blk 2. TullocK's add 8,000 Lizzie A Douglas to William O. Win ston, part It U, J S Johnson's add... 13,200 Peter B Nelson to Andrew L .Nelson, part It 1, blk 18, Gale's Second add.. 1,000 Andrew L Nelson to Peter B Nelson, part It 1, blk 18, Gale's Second add. 1, 000 Joseph D Barnes to Herman Lake, It 14, Hartsou & Lent's add 1.409 Win \V Bray to John A I'lummer, It 7, blk 2, Pleasant Place add 5,000 John A Plummer to Win W Bray, 117, • blk 2, Pleasant Place add .* .... 5,000 Minnie Earie to Emma L Jones, It 2, blk 94, Remington's 2d add 2,500 Dexter E Dana to Luman W Aldrich. Its 14 and 15. blk 3, Elwell'B 2d add.. 3, 000 Chas W Rohne to Wm McGregor. It 11, Chas W Rohne's rearr. .... 1.250 Francis CreDeau to Fred Lubcrt, It 13, blk 2. Crepeau'B 20 add 1,500 Frank W Bausman to John F Tracy, It 6, blk 1, Harmony Terrace 1,000 Total, 28 deeds $81,:;90 Minneapolis Building Permits. The following permits to erect buildings in Minneapolis were issued yesterday: JWahlquist, 2-story frame dwelling. 252S Ninth ay south ... $2,500 Henry Bailey, 2-story frame dwelling, 2922 Folk st northeast 1,800 ' Henry Bailey, 2-story frame dwelling, 2931 Taylor st northeast 1,800 J A Edblom, 2-story addition, 2304 Sixth st south... 1,000 H Fergstead, 2-story frame dwelling, - 3444 Bryant ay south .4,000 E L Peterson, 2-story frame dwelling, . 3<>3l Lindley ay south 1,200 Ten minor permits 2,925 Total, 17 permits — J15, 220