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LONG LINES DUPED
IIUT REPORTS OF HEAVY SEA.
BOARD iIIiAKAXES IIUACED
CHICAGO WHEAT,
MARKET WAS UNSETTLED.
CLOSE, AFTER SOME FEVERISH
FL.LTTI ATIOX. FIRM A.XD A
HALF HIGHER.
SnL,L,IO\ BUSHELS PIT.OX THE PIT
By One Operator During: the Heavy
Selling That Induced tin Early
Depression.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.— Wheat acted feverish j
and unsettled tcday, fluctuating over l'vic '
range, but linally closing firm, at %c ad- j
vance. Large lines ot long wheat were
dumped on the market, but reports of heavy
seaboard clearances sustained the market and j
were the main features of the advance. Corn ]
end oats were rather heavy, closing un- |
changed and Vsc higher, respectively. Pro- i
visions declined slightly. In wheat there was 1
come good buying early for a reaction, as a
good portion of the trade looked upon yester
day's weakness as without warrant from any
thing which could be discovered in the legiti
mate situation. It was further helped by the I
report that over 200,000 bu cash wheat had
been taken yesterday, part of it to go Bast by
rail, ar.d seventy-live cars were said to be
loading at one of Armour's elevators for Bos
ton by rail freight. The opening decline at
Liverpool was only \±&, equal to less than Vie
and was not regarded as serious, in view of J
our weakness yesterday, and New York wired
liberal acceptances last night. Northwest and
Chicago receipts, as usual, were a factor in
the early tone. These points reported 495
cars, as compared with 486 last week, and i<32
last year. Opening prices for May were prac
tically the same as yesterday's closing figures,
initial trading being at 79%@80c, yesterday's
closing being at 79% c A mc-raent after, 60% c
■was quoted. But then began heavy selling,
participated in by many of the heaviest op
erators on the board, which slowly but surely,
pressed prices. One operator was credited
with disposing of over a million bushels, and
the depression which naturally followed the
unloading of such large quantities of wheat
on a rather unwilling market was increased
by rumors that it was for Armour. Cudahy
was also credited with it, but this was em
phatically denied by that gentleman. The
result was that May, by 11:30, had declined
to 79Uc That, however, was the lowest point
of the day. It soon became evident that the
clearances would be heavy, and as confirma
tory dispatches as to crop damage came in,
the selling furore was checked, and prices
coon advanced to 80c. A reaction to 79'jc
then occurred, but it was temporary, and
during the last hour the market gained
Strength on the Newport News advices that
14,000 bbls of flour had been exported from
there. While it was afterwards corrected to
read pounds instead of barrels, it neverthe
less had its effect. The market closed firm
at 80% c for May.
Corn was quiet and inclined to weakness.
The cables were easier, trade very dull and
when wheat made its sharp break, corn also
fcld off some. The prospect of cold weather
has made larger receipts probable, and was
partly responsible for the sluggishness the
market displayed. The closing strength of
wheat had sufficient influence on corn to rally
prices to the opening figures, where the mar
ket closed. May opened at yesterday's clos
ing price, 25% c. It sold at 25% c, declined to
25 1 4c, and closed steady at 23% c. The market
for oats was a stubborn one. There was
come attempt at trading during the early
hours of the session, but prices held well in
epite of the liberal offerings, and finally ad
vanced slightly. Business was fairly heavy,
though mainly of a Bcalplng character. .May
opened about ! .ic higher at 80@20%c, sold be
tween JtffgiOid 20Vs.!t!aa$4c,fclo*ing steady at
20% c .. ,l*jQ'?is2Das were slow all day. The
opening althaugh at practically un
changed figures, in sympathy with a heavy
hog market, and a siight advance followed.
Under liberal offerings, by packers, an easier
feeling was created, and the advance was
lost. May pork closed about 2V*c lower at
$7.90@7.92%; May lard, 2%c lower at (4.02%;
K§y ribs. 2 ! £c lower at $4. Estimates: Wheal,
34 cars: oorn, 3"jO cars; oats, 3 JO cars; hogs,
80.000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
oar o
Iff!
II I I
Wheat— j I j "
Dec i 76%! 77%! 76% 77 Vi
May i 80Vi 80% 79% 80%
July I 74% 75 74 74%
Corn-
Dec 22% 22% I 22% 22%
Jan 22%! 22%| 22%| 22<j,
May I 25%| 25% 25% 25%
Oats-
Dec 16% 16% 16% IC%
May 20V4 20Vi 19% 20%
Mess Pork-
Jan 7 67% 770 7 57% 7 62%
May 795 800 7 87% 7 92' i
Lard-
Jan 355 390 3 82V, 3 82%
May 14 05 4 07% 400"I 4 02%
Bhort Ribs— | | |
Jan 3 87% 13 90 3 82%! 385
May 4 02%; 405 3 97% i 400
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-
Steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 77' ie; No. 3
spring wheat. 74© 75 c; No. 2 red, 89% c; No.
2 corn, 22%^23c: No. 2 oats, 37c; No. 2 white
f. 0. b., 19%@21c; No. 3 white, f. o. b.,
17©19% c; No. 2 rye. 33% c; No. 2 barley, none:
No. 3, f. o. b., 23@35c; No. 4, f. o. b., 23@
£Ec; No. 1 flax seed, 73@75%c; prime tim
othy seed, $2.60. Mess pork, per bbl, $6.75g
6.50; lard, per 100 lbs, $0.75©3.77%; short ribs
eides (loose). 53.85Q4.00: dry salted shoulders
(boxed), 4%@4%c; short clear sides (boxed),
4@4%c. Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gal, $1.18. Sugars, cut, loaf, unchanged.
Receipts— Flour, 8.000 bbls: wheat, 24 000 bu
corn, 137,000 bu: oats, 352,000 bu; rye, 12,000
bu; barley, 92,000 bu. Shipments— Flour 4 000
bbls; wheat, 2S.CCO bu: corn, 37,000 bu; oats,
816,000 bu; barley. 6.000 bu. On the produce
exchange today the butter market was:
Creamery. 14fs2Oc; dairy, 10@17c. Cheese,
Bl,i@9c.8 l ,i@9c. Eggs firm, fresh, ISc.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 17.— Wheat opened
weak and lower this morning, with the local
crowd generally inclined to sell. All offer-
Ings were quickly taken, however, and the
decline checked and lost ground recovered
before 10 a. m., after which the market ruled
fairly steady and strong for about an hour.
Weakened again under free selling and lost
%c; again firmed up about 11:15 and con
tinued strong, but not active, up to noon.
First cables quoted Liverpool as very dull
at 'id 10-avr. ami second cables added anoth
er ftd to the decline. London was inactive
and lower. Paris was weak and fractionally
lo^i'er at 'he opening and dosed at a net de
cline of 60@€0 centimes lower on Pour and 25
@40 centimes on wheat. The commercial gos-
Blp of the day was rather meager, but gen-T
--ally bullish in tone. Advices from India fully
confirm all previous advices of a deplorable
Btate of affairs. Reports from Argentine re
iterate the story of greatly reduced esti
mates of the wheat crop and that ihe corn
crop is hound to be light because of the rav
ages of hxusts. New York advised of ST loads
of corn taken for export late yesterday, and
more being taken today, also that two car
goes of wheat are loaded for Argentine.
The, Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Record says: "It is estimated that the
wheat crops of the world arc 200.000,000 bu
Bhort and made up as follows: Russia 75 -
000.000 bu; India. iVj.Oon.OOO bu: Canada, 10.000
--000 bu, and United States, 50,000,000 bu; other
countries, 1f>, 000,000 bu.
Clearances from the seaboard aggregated
488.000 bu of wheat and flour. It is expected
that ihe visible v.-il! show another larger de
crease Monday. Chicago reported sales of 75
cars of wheat to go to Boston direct for ex
port.
May wheat opened nt 773ie. against 78%@
78% c yesterday, advanced to 75%.'&78 3 / ;e, de
clined to 77%575e. advanced to 7S*4c lost %c
finned up to ~S%c by 11:40, lost *fa by 11:50
and by noon held at 78 1 /4 c.
The demand tor cash wheat was very good
on a basis of 2c under the May future for
No. 1 northern. Lower grades were a little
Blow, but well cleaned ud by noon. No. 1
northern sold mostly at 76@7C I >ie. and No. 2
at 74 1 / i©7oc. Sale's -were much as per state
ment below. Receipts here were 297 cara.
Shipments, 43 cars.
The wheat market had a short period of
strength during the noon hour on a report
that Newport News had shipped 140,000 bbls
of flour; this, together with reported ship
ments from the four chief Atlantic ports,
makes the total 1,144,000 bu. These are en
ormous shipments, and although it only
caused r slight ripple on the market today,
they will tell later on. December wheat
closed at 76c and May at 78% c.
RANGE OF PRICES.
May— Opening, 77% c; highest, 78% c; lowest,
77%;0"7%e. Closing, today, 78% c; yesterday,
78 Is#7SVic1 s #7SVic
December— Closing, today, 76c; yesterday,
76c.
On Track— No. 1 hard, 78% c; No. 1 north
ern, 76%e; No. 2 northern, 75% c.
December oats, 17c; flaxseed, 70c.
Curb on May wheat 78%
Puts on May wheat 78 1-16
Calls on May wheat 79%
SOME SAMPLE SALES.
No. 1 northern, 44 cars 76%
No. 1 northern, 18 cars 76
No. 1 northern, 7 cars 76%
No. 1 northern, 1 car, to arrive 76%
No. 1 northern, 2,000 bu, to" arrive 76*4
No. 2 northern, 5 cars 74%
No. 2 northern, 2 cars 74%
No. 2 northern, 7 cars 75
No. 2 northern, 3 cars 74^4
No. 3 wheat, 1 car, f. o. b., frosted 68
No. 3 wheat, 1 car, tough 68
No. 3 wheat, 1 car, frosted 65
Rejected wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 70%
Rejected wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off '..69
Rejected wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off. frosted. ...66
Rejected wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 70
Rejected wheat, 1 car, 1 lb off 68
No grade, 1 car 69
No grade, 1 car, 2 lbs off 62
No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 67
No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 68
No grade wheat, part car 55
No grade wheat. 1 car 70
No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 70
No grade wheat, 2 cars. 2 4bs off 51
No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbsTJffr soft 68
No. 3 yellow corn, 1 car, old 20%
No. 3 oats, 2 car 5 .. ..." 16*4
No. 3 oats, 2 cars, light 16
No. 3 oats, 9 cars 16%
No. 3 oats, 1 car 15%
No. 3 oats. 1 car 15
No grade oats, 1 car .' 14
No grade oats, 1 car, choice 16%
No. 3 white oats, 1 car 16%
No. 5 barley, 1 car 21
LATER SALES.
No. 2 northern, 1 car .....74%
Xo. 3,wheat, 3 cars . 68
No. 3 white oats, 1 car 15%
FLOUR.
Millers report a better feeling all round.
Inquiry is stronger, and some satisfactory
sales were made.
First patents $4.20^4.40
Second patents 4.00#4.10
First clears 8.40@3.50
Second clears 2.30*2)2.55
Red dog. per ton 140 lbs jute 11.001i11.50
Following quotations are in cotton sacks, 98
and 49 lbs:
Rye flour, bbl. pure $2.00@2.25
Rye flour, XXX, per bbl 1.90@2.00
Rye flour. Standard, per bbl 1.80@1.90
Buckwheat flour, per bbl 8.2603.50
Graham flour, per bbl 2.75@3.25
BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS.
Washburn, Crosby & Co. quote as follows:
Bran in bulk $4.50@ 4.75
Bran in bulk, 200-lb sacks 5.50@ 5.75
Bran in bulk. 100-lb sacks 6.00® 6.25
Shorts in bulk 4. 50© 4.75
Middlings in bulk 7.50@ 7.75
Red dog, in 140-lb sacks 11.00@11.25
Nothing doing in the East, very little in
the West. Export demand fair.
Corn— Corn is arriving in very bad condi
tion, the most of it being wet and hard to
handle. No. 4 corn sold at 16@17c; No. 3 yel
low, old. sold at 20Vic.
Oats— No. 3, 16@16%c; No. 3, new, 14@15c;
No. 3 white, 16% c.
Rye— Quoted at 36%e for No. 2. No sales.
Barley— No. 4, 21%@22}4c.
Feed Reported by the Diamond Elevator
and Milling company:
Business is brisk, with a good demand at
prices quoted. Bran is a little slow.
Coarse meal and cracked corn,
sacks, per ton, sacks extra $8.75
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3
oats, SO-lb sacks 800
No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats,
75-lb sacks 8-25
No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats, 70-lb
sacks 9.50
Spring wheat bran $5.00® 5.25
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Northern.
Railroads N0.1hd.N01.N0.2.N0.3.Rjd.N.G.
G. N.— B. Div.. .. 42 17 10 7 5
G. N.— F.F.Div .. 5 .. .. 3
C, M. & St. P. .. 41 21 1 1 2
M. & St. L 30 6 1 .. 2
Soo Line 7
Nor. Pacific 3 3
C. St. P.M.&O. 39 29 3 1 11
Minn. Transfer. 1
Total 1 168 73 15 12 23
Other Grains— No. 3 corn, 8 cars; No. 4
corn, 4 cars; no grade corn, 2 cars; No. 3
oats, 67 cars; no grade oats, 7 cars; No. 2
rye, 4 cars; No. 3 rye. 3 cars; No. 4 barley,
3 cars; No. 5 barley, 7 cars; no grade barley,
3 cars; No. 1 flax, 16 cars; no grade flax, 1
car.
Cars Inspected Out— Wheat, No. 1 northern,
30 cars; No. 2 northern, 3 cars; No. 3, 3
cars; rejected, 4 cars; No. 3 oats, 24 cars.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
Receipts. Shipments.
New York 15.725 163,576
Philadelphia 10,193 74,308
Baltimore 5,040 16.000
Toledo 9,143 13,700
Detroit 529 540
St. Louis 16.261 22,650
Boston 19,450 42.485
Chicago 24,300 28,244
Milwaukee 19,500 1,300
Duluth 107,764
Minneapolis 201,060 33,970
Kansas City 18,600 16,800
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Received— Wheat, 201,000 bu; corn, 4,620 bu;
oats, 68.250 bu; barley, 9,120 bu; rye, 1,860 bu;
flax, 8,450 bu; flour, 1,174 bbls; hay, 110 tons;
fruit, 154,546 lbs; merchandise, 1,138,040 lbs;
lumber, 15 cars; barrel stock, 5 cars; coal,
SSB tons; wocd, 748 cords; brick, 8,000; stone,
2 cars; dressed meats, 49,200 lbs; hides, 24,000
lbs; railroad materials, 1 car; sundries, 9
cars; car lots, 707.
Shipped— Wheat, 33,920 bu; oats, 5,560 bu
! barley, 3.010 bu : rye, 5,040 bu; flax, 2,640 bu;
flour. 27,489 bbls; millstuffs, 506 tons- fruit,
399,056 lbs; merchandise, 1,371,030 lbs; lumber
35 cars; machinery, 30.000 Its; household
goods 7.900 lbs; live stock, 2 cars; dressed
meats, 20,000 lbs; butter, 21,000 lbs; hides,
I.OCO lbs; railroad materials, 5 cars; car lots.
507.
DULUTH GRAIN.
DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 17.— The Duluth
market was strong today, and dragged be
low the other 3of the country. It opened V s c
higher at 80% c, and within an hour sold down
to 79% c. The news of heavy foreign clear
ances caused a reaction and a spurt to 80% c
was the result. Then came a slight falling
off, and the close was at SOVic bid. Cash
sales were 35.000 bu. The mills took 15.000
bu and dropped their prices another 14c,
paying 2Uc under May. The shippers con
tinued to pay 3c under.
The close: Cash No. 1 hard, 79c; No. 1
northern, 77 l ie; No. 2 northern, 75c; No. 3
spring, 7iy 4 <g72 l ,ie; rejected, 59®G9c; to arrive,
No. 1 hard, 79c; No. 1 northern, 77i4c; De
cember, No. 1 hard, 79c; No. 1 northern,
77'^r: May No. 1 northern, 80Vic bid.
Receipts:— Wheat, 107.764 bu; shipments,
none; cars inspected, 149. Receipts— Ccrn,
575 bu; oats, none; rye, 10.404 bu; barley,
5,125 bu: flax. 13.111 bu. Oats, clore. 18%®
ISVic Rye, 37c. Flax, 73c bid; May, 77V' 2 c
bid.
Cash sales were as follows: 9 cars No. 1
hard, Zftfee; 4 ears No. 1 hard. 78^c; 10,000
bu No. 1 northern, 77%e; 5.000 *ou No. 1
northern. 77?ic: S ears No. 1 northern, 77^30 :
2 cars No. 1 northern, 77 1 /4 c; 2 cars No." 1
northern. 77c; 2 cars No. 1 northern, 76% c;
2 cars No. 2 northern. 76c; 2 cars No. 2
northern. 75% c; 2 cars No. 2 northern, 75M>c;
1 car No. 2 northern, 74% c; 2 cars rye, 37V£c.
SUPERIOR GRAIN.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wi*.. Dec. 37.— Close-
No. 1 hard. 7ftc: No. 1 northern, 78c: No. 2
northern. 7"%e: No. 3 northern. 73% c; re
jected, 70~ 4 c. Cash flax, 73c. The receipts
of wheat were 45.647 bu; shipments, none.
ST. PAUL GRAIM.
Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur
nished by Griggs Bros., commission mer
chants:
Wheat— No. 1 northern, 76@77c; No. 2 north
ern, 74 1 -.^7D^i-.
Oats— No. 2 white, 16&@17c; No. 3, IS@
16VtC.
Corn— No. 3 yellow, 20Ms@21c; No. 3, I£%o
20c.
Barley and Rye — Sample barley, 22@2Cc; No.
2 rye. 35@36c; No. 3 rye, 34@34w?£c.
Seeds— No. 1 flax, 72@73c; timothy, 90c@51.20;
clover, $4@4.50.
Ground Feed and Millstirifs— No. 1 feed, 2
bu ccrn to 1 bu oats. $9.25@9.50; No. 2 feed,
1 bu corn to 1 bu oats, $ a . 75-310.25; No. 3
feed, ground, 1 bu coin to 2 bu oats, $10,500
11; cornmeal, bolted, $13@14; cornmeal, un
bolted, ?8.75@9; bran, buik. $5.25(g,5.75.
Hay — Receipts very large; local and ship
ping demand light; shippers should discon
tinue consigning hay to this market until a
good part of the present surplus is worked
off. Considerable of the hay now on the
track here will have ; .o be stored, as buyers
cannot be found foi it all. Quotations: Fancy
upland, 50@5.50, goo*! to choice wild and up
land, $4@5; common and coarse qualities, $3@
3.75; good to choice timothy, $6.50@7.50.
Straw— Good demand; oat straw, ?3.60@8.75;
rye straw, $4@4.75.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Flour— Receipts,
2,800 bb'.i; exports, 18,329 bbls; market dull
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1896.
and rather easy. Rye flour dull. Buckwheat
flour quiet. Buckwheat dull. Cornmeal quiet.
Rye nominal. Barley dull. Wheat— Receipts,
15,700 bu; exports, 162,576 bu; spot quiet;
No. 1 hard, 82%e; options, after opening
steady, were affected by free liquidation and
broke sharply, recovering in the afternoon on
heavy wheat and flour clearances; closed %@
%c net higher; No. 2 red May. 84 15-16®
86 1-16 c, closed 86c; December, 86%@87%c,
closed 87% c. Corn— Receipts, 33,200 bu; ex
ports, 75,212 bu; spot steady; No. 2, 2S%@
28% c; options opened steady, sold off on
larger receipts, but partially recovered again
with wheat, closing unchanged to He lower;
May. 31ii@3iy 2 c, closed, 31% c; December,
28%@28%c, closedl 28%e. Oats— Receipts, ICO,
--800 bu; exports, 76,702 bu; spot weaker; No.
2, 22c; optionr dull and easy, closing un
changed to %c net lower; May. 24Vs@24i4c,
closed 24% c; December, 21%@21%c, closed
21% c.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17.— Wheat— Spot quiet;
demand poor; No. 2 red spring, 6s B%d; No.
1 California, 7s 2%d; futures opened steady
with near and distant positions %d lower,
closed easy with near positions %@%d lower,
and distant positions %d lower; business about
equally distributed; December, nominal; Janu
ary, 6s 7d; February, 6s 7%d; March, 6s 8d-
April, nominal; May, 6s Bd. Corn— Si>ot
steady; American mixed, new, 2s 10% d; fu
tures opened steady, with near and distant
positions unchanged, closed quiet, with Janu
ary and February 14a lower and other months
unchanged from yesterday's closing quota
tions; business heaviest on middle positions-
December, 2s 9d; January and February. 2s
9*/ id; March, 2s 9%d; April and May, 2s 9%d.
Flour dull; demand poor; St. Louis fancy
winter, 9s 3d.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17.— Flour steady and
quiet; wheat weak; No. 2 spring, 78c; "No. 1
northern. 81c; May. 80% c. Corn— Quiet and
steady; No. 3, 22@22%c. Oats— Lower and
weak; No. 2 white, 19c. Barley— Steady ;
No. 2, 34c; sample, 23%@34c. Rye— Quiet and
steady; No. 1, 40c. Provisions— Droop:n?;
pork, $0.75; lard. $3.70. Receipts— Flour. 21 000
bbls; wheat. 20,000 bu; barley, 45 000 bu
Shipments— Flour, 37,000 bbls; wheat, 1000
bu; barley, 5,000 bu.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-Wheat, No. 2 red,
cash, elevator, 90% c; track. 92@93r; No. 2
hard, cash, 80c a<?ked; December, 90Vic asked-
May, 90c asked. Corn— No. 2 cash, 20% @ |
20% c: December, 20% c: May, 22% c. Oats-
No. 2, 17% c bid, cash: May, 20% c. Rye. 35?
bid. Flax, 72c bid. Pork, f7.1507.46: lard
$3.60; lead, $2.75@2.55; spelter, $4.
GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire of C. H. F. Sir.i'h &
Co., of St. Paul, members of New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade:
The Price Current says: "Something of
wheat crop damage from late freezings is
reported from various sections, but mani
festly it reflects apprehension rather than
reality. The situation continues excellent.
Corn is being freely offered. Wheat is held
back. Corn food products increasing and dis
placing flour. Notwithstanding the above we
have numerous reports again today that the
damage done is serious."
Four ports clear 295,369 bushels wheat, 48,
--626 barrels flour, equal In wheat to 514 100
bu.
Closing board cables: Antwerp unchanged- I
Paris firm; December 60 lower; March 50 j
lower; wheat, December, 40 lower- March j
25 lower; Berlin, unchanged: May, 14m higher '■
than opening.
San Francisco: First cargo for Australia
taking 125. C00 tons wheat and flour has cleared.
The second cargo, same amount, begins load
ing today.
Chicago: Closing year ago today May
wheat, 59c; corn, 28%e; oats, 19c; pork 58.85
--lard, ?5.52%; ribs, $4.50.
Opening private cable: Liverpool— Spot i
wheat quiet; corn steady; future wheat steady, j
] /id lower; corn steady. London— Cargoes on
passage; wheat dull, %d lower; corn rather
easier; cargoes off ccast. wheat easy, quiet
country markets, English firm; French steady!
Berlin— December unchanged; May, %m lower!
PRODUCE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL MARKET.
Note— The quotations which fellow are for
goods which change hands in lots in the open I
market. In filling orders, in order to secure |
best proods for shipping tnd to cover cost in- I
curred, an advance over jobbing prices has
to be raid
Butter— Market firm on creameries; dairies
in good demand.
Creameries —
Extras .20
Firsts IS ©.M
Seconds .15 -
Hand separator IS £ !l9
Dairies —
Extras 15 fl 17
Firsts 13 jg-.i4
Ladles —
Extras 12 (ff 13
Firsis 11 jj.l2
Packing stock '.07%
(liease 03 @.O4 1
•Cheese — Slow trade on all grades. Stocks I
liberal and values firm.
Twins, fancy full cream, new 10 @.ll
1 Twins, common to fair iC6 @!o7
1 Full cream, Young America, new .10 fa !ll
j Swiss cheese 11 @.12
'■ Brick, No. 1, new 09 @ 10
j Brick, No. 2, new 07 @!os
Eggs— Market firm; receipts light.
No. 1 cold storage 17 @.18
Candled stock, fresh "">0
Seconds 08 Qj'.lO
Beans— Market quiet; supply moderate. '
1 Fancy navy, per bu 90 <§i 00
I Medium, hand-picked, per bu... .75 i§ .85
Yellow Peas, bu 40 @ 60
Green peas, bu 60 @ .70
Potatoes— Quiet.
S Home grown, bu 25@ 30
I Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bbl r 1.50®2.*75
j Sweet potatoes, Muscatihe, bbl. 1 50 ©1 75
Vegetables—
! Tomatoes, basket 1 00 i
! Radishes, dozen \q
Cauliflower, doz 250
Beets, bu '95
Celery, doz '25 i
Wax beans, bu 400
String beans, bu $!oo
Onions, home grown, bu 40@ .45 j
i Rutabagas, bu 25 i
i Squash, doz '75
I Turnips, bu
Mint, doz [gg
Carrots, bu
Lettuce 25@ .30 i
Cucumbers, doz 100
Spinach, bu l"oo
Miscellaneous —
Concord grapes, basket .15® .18
Grapes, Catawba, small basket .. .15
Malaga, bbl 6.50^7 50 ]
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl , 6 50@7 50
Cranberries, Bell and 8ug1e.... 7.00
Anples— Market weakei ; demand good.
I Common, bbl 1.00@1.25
I Fancy eating, bbl 2.'(>0'fi2.25
1 Baldwins, choice, bbl l.j
i Greenings, choice, bbl 1.2O@l!sO !
! Russets, choice, bbl 1.50@1.*C0
! Spies, choice, bbl 1 505J175
i Crab Apples, per bbl 1 75®2 50
Lemons-
Fancy Messinas, box 3.75@4 00
California, box 3.50@4.00
Malagas, box 3 75
Califcrnia navels, box 3.75@4 00
Redlands, navels, box 4.0034 9 5
Fancy bright, Florida, box ~ 5 00 !
Mexicans, box 5.20@3;&0
Jamaica, bbl 6.00
Nuts —
j Hickory, bu 100
New California walnuts, 1b... .09 @.ll !
Black walnuts, bu 75 j
Chestnuts, lb [l 0 i
i Peanuts, raw, ib <M\b@.oo !
j Peanuts, roasted, lb 05y>@.03
Brazils, lb ■ 08 @ 10
Pecans, lb 18 @.2O !
Filberts, lb 10 @.12
Hazelnuts, lb 05 '
Bananas— Supply large; demand active.
Choice shipping, bunch 1.7502.25
Figs and Dates —
Figs, fancy, five crowns 12 @.13 I
! Figs, fancy, four crowns 11 @.12 j
: Hallowee dates, new _ " .08 i
Fard dates, 10-lb boxes 05 @.O9 '
Honey —
White clover 12 @.12% !
Extracted 05 @.O6
Maple syrup, gallon 1.00
Maple sugar, lb 10 @.ll
Apple Cider-
Sweet, bbl 3.75@4.00 !
I Sweet, half-barrel 2.00@2.25 j
I Hard, barrel 6.00#7.00 *
Hard, half-barrel 3.25@4.00 i
(No charge for package or carriage.)
Dressed Meats — Supply moderate; demand ',
Veal, fancy .Oo^i !
Veal, medium @ . 04 14
Hogs, country dressed 03^@.G4V&
Mutton, country dressed 04 "@.05
Spring lambs, pelt oft 05 @.O6
Dressed Poultry —
Turkeys 09%@.10»4 ■
Springs 07 @.O8
Hens 05}A@.06
Ducks • 09 ~@.QQ\i
Geese 07 ©.ttß
Tame pigeons, dozen .50
Squabs, doz .75©1.00 j
Game —
Partridges, doz 2.2."@2.75 !
Canvasback ducks, doz 6.00@8.00
Mallard ducks, doz 3.00 j
Teal ducks, doz 1.25@2.n0 '
Common ducks, doz 1.25 ;
Woodcock, doz 4.00@4.50 j
Jacksnipe, doz 1.25 '
Venison, saddles, lb 10@ .12
Venteon, whole, lb 060 .07
Bear, carcass, hide on, lb W@ .12
Antelope, hide on, lb 15® .16 !
Squirrels, doz 1.00 j
Fish— Good demand.
Black Bass, lb .09
Pike, lb 06 @.O7
Croppies, lb 05 @.06
Pickerel, lb 03&@.04%
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
MINXEAJOLIS, Dec. 17.— The butter mar
| ket is steady at the recent decline. The feel-
Ing, however, is easy in tone. The East
ern position is still weak. Receipts are
moderately largo and stocks accumulating.
Packing Stock— Common packing stock is
selling at 7%c. Fresh goods that are suit
able for ladling are bringing a little more.
Creameries— Extras, 19c; firsts, 18c; seconds,
14(&-15c. Dairies— Extras packages included,
16@17c; firsts, 12<g)14c; seconds. 10gl4e. Roll
and Print— Fancy, 12®13c; choice, sweet, 10c;
air struck, B%@9c. ,
Eggs— The market, is firmer today. Re
ceipts are light and Ihe demand good. Quo
tations are: Strictly, fresh laid, cases in
cluded, lews off, 19@jj)%c; seconds, cases in
cluded, 10c; cold istofage, according to qual
ity, 16c. Cases returned,, %c off.
Cheese— The market has an easier tone
with holders rather more anxious to sell.
Quotations, however, npt show any change.
Full Cream— New York 12c; Wisconsin, 10%@
lie. Minnesota— Twins or flats, strictly fancy,
9%@10c; twins or flats, choice, B@9e; twins
or flats, fair to good, 6<S7c; twins or flats
sharp, 3£6 c.
Poultry— The market is firm at an advance
for all kinds of fancjjr stock. Common stock
or wet stock is quiet and hard to move. Tur
keys, fancy selected," dry picked, 10%@llc;
turkeys, fancy round lots. 9%@10c; turkeys,
fair to good, s@6c; spring chickens, choice,
<@7%c; spring chickens, fair to good, 5@5%c;
fowls, choice, s@sVjc; roosters, 4c; ducks,
choice, 9@loc; geese, choice, B%@9c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Hops dull. Hides
quiet. Leather quiet. Wool quiet. Beef
nrm. Cut meats quiet. Lard steady. Pork
quiet. Tallow dull. Cottonseed oil dull.
Petroleum nominal. Rosin steady. Turpen
tine firm. Rice steady. Molasses quiet. Pig
iron quiet. Copper quiet. Tin steady: Tin
plates quiet. Spelter quiet. Pig lead very
nrmly held. Coffee options opened steady
with prices unchanged to 10 points lower,
c osed quiet, unchanged to 10 points net de
cline. Sales, 19,750 bags, including Decem
ber, 9.20@9.20c; March 9.25. Sugar raw
quiet; refined, quiet
BUTTER AND EGGS.
, <£o EW , YoriK . Dec. 17.-Butter-Rece!pts,
2»m pa T ages; Q ule t; Western creamery, 13
|21c; Elgina, 21c; factory, 7@l2c. Cheese—
ir^vP, 3 ' l<9 Packages; quiet; state large,
7%@10%c; small, 7%@10V 2 c; part skims, 3»/»®
ie; full skims, 2%@3c. Eggs— Receipts, 4C 44
E^o ges A. stead y; state and Pennsylvania,
20@22c; Western, 15(0 22c
i^oi oß^ o'.0 '. ?**• 17 - -Butter firm; creamery,
14@20c; dairies, 10@17c. Eggs firm; fresh, lSc!
CHICAGO POULTRY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17-Dressed poultry steady;
turkeys ilc, cnicken 6c, ducks 9510 c.
UVE STOCK.
UNION STOCK YARDS.
2S0 te &hee tS ~ 1 ' I°°1 °° h ° ES> 15 ° CatUe> 10 Calves
ca Mogs— Strong to 5c higher. Yards cleare
Representative sales
.f....s D I i i!- p^s°-..,,r Dke -Kr
j :::::«? M «Sl : S :• IS
» 5£ 240 28051 211 M 3 «
»::::iS » iSS, S ! ! j»
§:::::S *> 12! M - 1M ■■ 3 »
Cattle— S:rong and active on good fat cat
tie stockers and feeders. Common stuff slow
Representative sales-
No Wt. Pries. Xo. Wt. Price
6 heifers .100 $2 15 7 cows . . 890 175
5 oxen ...1,230 200 10 mixed .. 672 285
10 rtk'rs .. 508 275 3 bulls .. 653 225
4 stk rs . . 542 310 12 «>ws 904 2 12'
15 stk-rs . . 630 3 12' i 5 cows . . 910 930
1 bull ... 690 220 1 cow ... 980 200
2 heifers 720 2 27.-i 2 cows . . 970 200
5 cows ...1.056 2 35^ 1 Heifer . 770 235
9 oxen ..1.504 2 15' 1 cow ... 900 215
1 bull ... 950 2 25- 3 feeders 963 280
3 heifers 696 225 1 stag ...1.020 230
3 heifers 470 215 3 feeders 1,243 300
2 stk'rs .. 695 300 2 cows ..1,160 215
2 calves.. 370 315 1 cow ...1,110 225
1 st'k'r .. 750 300 7 ttk'rs .. 557 285
i 5 stk'rs .. 57ti 315 1 feeder . 920 250
1 feeder .. 850 320 1 stag ... 630 225
1 heifer . 640 215 lox 1.2R0 160 .
1 heifer . 360 200 l cow ... 720 175
1 bull ... 490 225 1 heifer . 590 115
5 heifers 556 2 15
Sheep — Steady.
Representative pales:
No. Wt. Price. No. Wt. Price.
22 muttons ..10T. $2 7f> HO muttons .103 $2 £5
22 lamb? 63 375 7 lambs 80 350
13 muttons ..110 275 25 lambs 67 375
14 lambs 79 3 50 S9 muttons ..78 2 10
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.— Trade in cattle was
active; $4.25<54.50 was paid for medium grades
and $4.60©5 for gocd cattle and $5.25@5.75 for
choice to fancy. Sales were largely at $4<gs.
Fesding cattle were as active as tho limited
supply would allow, the demand being chiefly
for good feeders. Butchers' cattle were 10c
higher and choice calves were firm. In hogs
the market was low at yesterday's quotations,
late sales being 5c lower. Prices ranged
at $3@3.45 for the poorest to the best, the
bulk of the hogs crossing the scales at
$3.15@3.35. Trade was fairly active at steady
prices for sheep; $2.2.0@2.50 for the common
est flocks up to ?3.50@3.65 for choice, largely
at $2.55@3.50. Ewes sold at $3fc3.25; yearlings
around $4. Lambs were In active demand at
$3.25(g.5.25 for common tc choice. Receipts:
Cattle, 7,000; hogs, 32,000; sheep, 12,000.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Today's !
receipts lighV All classes of horses well
represented among the offerings. There Is
considerable inquiry for farm stock and gen
eral purpose horses. Prices ruled lew. Rep
resentative sales:
Weight. Price.
1 pair bay mares, 7 years, serv
ice sound .".., 2,400 ?100.00 I
1 dun mare, 6 years, service
sound l.ioo 30.00 '
1 gray gelding, 5 years, service
sound 1,300 45.00 I
1 bay gelding, 8 years, worker. . .1,500 42.50
1 sorrel gelding, G yeas-p, sotand. ..1,000 100.00 j
MINNESOTA TRANSFER.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Dec. 17.-Cattle
—Receipts light. Market Is in good condition
for desirable goods. •a*«4a
No. Wt. Price No.' WfPrfce.
2 calves 250 $2 r>:i heifers. .. .1,070 ?3 25
4 cows 380 20»3 oows 1,087 2 50 1
5 steers 1,108 3 (M 1 c. and c for 25 00 I
5 steers I,IOG 3 09 I springer... for 21 00 I
2 cows 810 2 s*l springer. .. for 30 00 I
3 cows 1,124 2551 c. and c for 27 00 |
5 cows and 3 calves for $152.50.
Hogs — Sales as follows:
No. Wt. Price, j No.'" Wt Price
2 hogs 350 $2 80]3 hogs 414 $2 SO
Sheep — No trading, owing to no receipts.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, 10.. Dec. 17-.-Cattle— Receipts,
800; Wednesday, 1.152; shipments, 840; market
moderately active and steady ; cows, bulls and
mixed, $1.25^3.25; veals, $3@5; stockers and
feeders, $3@3.50; calves and yearlings, $2.75®
3.60; Westerns, $3@3.50. Hogs— Receipts, 1.800;
Wednesday, 1,591; shipments, 1.164; market
active, strong, selling at $3.02V2@3.20- bulk
$3.07y 2 (g>3.l2ft.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts.
5.000: shipments, 5.400; Texas steers, %2.40' a)
S.So; Texas cows, fL6Q@2.45. Hogs— Receipts,
13,000: shipments, 1.300; bulk of sales, $3.20(3)
3.30; heavy. $3.10@3.25; packers. $3.15@3.25;
mixed and lights. $3.15^3.30; Yorkers, $3.25®
3.30: pigs, $3<53.15. Sheep— Receipts, 5,000;
shipments, 100; lambs, $3@5; muttons, $1.50©
3.50. I
OMAHA.
OMAHA, Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts, 2,100;
native beef steers, $3.40^3.45; Western steers,
*3.2f,g4; Texas steers, $2.50ffi3.75. Hogs—Re
ceipts, 7.50 X); heavy, $3.10(33.20; bulk of sales,
$3.10@3.20. Sheep— Receipts. 1,200; common
and stock sheep, $2<g2.75; lambs, $3.50!g5.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts, 3,000:
native shipping steers, $3.9CH8'4.90; dressed
beef and butcher steers, $3.40@4.50: stockers
and feeders, TL75@3.65; Texas steers, $2.4CK§>
3.90. Hogs— Receipts. 8.000; light, $3.20@3.30;
mixed, $3©S.l'O; heavy. $2.90@3.35. Sheep—Re
ceipts, 1,500; mutton, $3(53.75; lambs, $3(§'4.75.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STEEL MARKET UPSET.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec. ■ 17.— The American
Manufacturer, in its weekly trade review, will j
say tomorrow: The break in Bessemer billet
pool seems to have unsettled the iron and
steel market generally. ! In a great many !
lines there is nothing definite upon which to j
base prices, as the price of Bessemer steel j
is no one knows where. • It Is conceded that ■
the price has dropped at least $3 per ton
during the past week, and still lower figures
are predicted. With things in this shape,
It is hard to say what the future of the
market will be, but just now there is a
downward tendency 'plairtly apparent. The
probability is that stfel falls will be put at
$25 and Bessemer billets will be considerably
below the pool rates/ OuV reports this week
show little news. A;t al^. points things axe
rather hazy on account of the Bessemer dif
ficulties. At Philadelphia the pig Iron market
is worse than it was a week ago. New York
reports prices somewhat irregular, but with
out any serious break. The Western market
is featureless. At Chicago buyers are hold
ing off, and Cincinnati reports some fnrnaces
as willing to make concessions for the next
sixty days. The only orders coming in are
for quick shipment.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. —The flaxseed market
opened weak again today, first prices being
] fee under yesterday. Trading was very light.
Receipts here were 35 cars, 25 care at Du
luth and 14 ears at Minneapolis. The official
close, as reported by the Weare Commission
company, is as follows: Cash flax at 75y,c
per bu and May at 77@77^c. Cash timothy
seed closed at $2.56 per 100 lbs and March
at $2.70. Clover seed closed at $8 per 100
lbs. Minneapolis fiaxseed quoted at 70c per
bu.
COFFEE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Coffee— Santos quiet,
good average Santos, 10, $400; receipts, 16,000;
stock, 682,000. Hamburg quiet and unchanged;
sales, 3,000 bags. Rio, firm; No. 7 Rio, 9,
$950; exchange 9^d; receipts, 9,000 bags.
Cleared for the United States, 10,000; for
Europe, 1,000; stock, 398,000. Total warehouse
deliveries from the United States, 15,258, in
cluding 14,204 from New York. New York
stock today, 308,755; United States stock,
369,109; afloat for the United States, 302,000;
total visible for the United States, 671,100,
against 542,916 last year.
LONDON WOOL MARKET.
LONDON, Dec. 17.— There was an average
business at the mohair auction sales today.
The offerings aggregated 616 bales of Cape of
Good Hope and Natal stock, and the with
drawals numbered 130 bales, which were
chiefly mixed and inferior stock. Competi
tion was good on the basis of Is 3%@ls 4d
for first superiors, Is 4*4@ls 4y.d for long
blue and Is 4d@ls 4^d for Persian.
MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17.— J. H. Huntt &
Co. report the hay market as being in a very
unsatisfactory state. Sellers are working
hard" to reduce accumulation of stock, but
find it uphill work, owing to a very light
demand. The market is weak. We quote:
Choice lowa upland $6.00@5.50
Choice Minnesota upland 4.50@5.00
Medium hay 4.00@4.50
Mixed hay 4.50@5.00
Coarse grades 3.00@3.50
Timothy hay 8 00
Rye straw 4^25
BANK RATE THE SAME.
LONDON. Dec. 17.— The Bank of England's
rate of discount remains unchanged at 4
per cent.
Heal Estate Transfers.
J. A. Stees and wife to E. E. Hugh
son, lot 24, block 2, Syndicate No. 5. $600 00
Wm. Putt and wife to Eleonora Schaf
fer, part lot "A," block 1, Messerli
& Eschbach's add 2,000 00
A. Passavant Sr. to Theresa Schmidt,
lot 15, block 1. Bailey's add 1,800 00
Nat. Insurance Co. to New Hampshire
Banking Co., lot 26, block 15, Ar
lington Hills: also lot 3, G. H.
Schickler's add 5,450 00
J. H. Davis to C. H. Farmer, lot 12,
block 16, Syndicate add No. 5 500 00
Helena B. Hall to C. H. Farmer,
lots 10. 11 and 13, block 16, Syndi
cate add. No. 5 1,500 00
C. H. Farmer and wife to J. EL Fergu
son, lots 10 and 11, block 16, Syndi
cate add. No. 5 1,000 00
D. Ringuis and wife to O. D. Atchin
son, lot 10, C. Weide's sub block
34, Arlington Hills 1,500 00
J. Miller and wife to J. E. Treat,
'.ct 4, block 6, St. Anthony Park
west 400 00
P. J. Bjerke and wife to Pernilla
Uldalen, lot 3, Johnson's add 2,110 00
Piercer Apartment House Co. to Hen
rietta Schiekkr, north 148 feet of
lot 13, block 12, Summit Park .... 1,500 00
Maria E. Williams and husband to
Helen L. Beattie, north % of south
east V* section 4, town 30, range 30. 1 00
F. A. Bedell and wife to Kate B.
Smith, lot 20 and east % lot 19,
block 25, Merriam's rearrangement of
blocks 24 to 29 inclusive, Merriam
Park 7,000 00
Elie Deckeur end wife to Wm. C.
Haugoht, lot 29, A. Gotzian's sub
block 20. L. Dayton's add 865 00
J. H. Schmidt and wife to A. Pass
vant Sr., lot 15, block 1, Bailey's
add I.SOO 00
G. O. Ostergren and wife to J. Muhr
beck, lot 13, E. A. Maekubin's sub
block 1, Arlington Hills add 900 00
Sixteen transfers. Total $29,126 00
OFFICIAL
Froceeil lngn of tlie Hoard of School
Inspectors.
Published in the St. Paul Daily Globe Dec.
18, IS9C.
(Adjourned Meeting.)
St. Paul, Minn.. Dec. 4, 1596.
Meeting called to order, President Abbott
in the chair.
Present — Inspectors May, McNair, Mc-
Namee, Scholle, Wilkes, Yoerg, Mr. Presi
dent—7.
Absent— o.
The President announced this an adjourned
meeting from Dec. 2. for the purpose of
electing a Superintendent of Schools to fill j
the unexplred term made vacant by the
resignation of Supt. Gilbert.
RESOLUTION.
By Inspector Yoerg—
Resolved. That Prof. Hans Schmidt, special
teacher of Manual Training in the grades,
be and is hereby transferred to the Hum
boldt High School, as all day teacher of
Science.
Adopted by —
Ayes — Inspectors May. McNair. McNamee,
Scholle, Wilkes, Yoerg, Mr. President— 7.
Nays— o.
President Abbott called attention of the
Board to the irregularities of teachers' time
reports as submitted to the Secretary.
On motion, the President was instructed
to communicate with the principals in re
gard to same. Carried.
Inspector McNamee moved that the Board
now take a formal ballot on the election
of Superintendent of Schools; seconded by
Inspector McNair. Motion prevailed.
The Secretary was instructed to call the
roll and each Inspector to name his choice.
First Ballot—
Whole number of votes cast 7
Necessary for a choice 4
Air. Smith received 1
Mr. Farnsworth received 3
Mr. Carhart received 2
Mr. Truedky received 1
There being no choice the Secretary was
instructed to call the roll for
Second Ballot —
Whole number of votes cast ...: 7
Necessary for a choice 4
Mr Smith received 1
Mr. Farnsworth received 3
Mr. Carhart received 2
Mr. Trufdley received 1
There being no choice the Secretary was
instructed to call the roll for
Third Ballot-
Whole number of votes cast 7
Necessary for a choice 4
Mr. Smith received 2
Mr. Spencer received 1
Mr. Curtis received 2
Mr. Truedley received 2
There being no choice the Secretary was
Instructed to call the roll for
Fourth Ballot-
Whole number of votes cast 7
Necessary for a choice 4
Mr. Curtis received 4
Mr. Truedley received 3
On this baliot, Mr. Virgil G. Curtis, having
received a majority of the votes cast, was,
on motion of Inspector Scholle, seconded by
Inspector McNair. unanimously elected
Superintendent of Schools, to serve the un
explred term.
Adopted by —
Ayes— lnspectors May, McNair, McNamee,
Scholle, Wilkes, Yoerg, Mr. President— 7.
; Nays— o.
On motion of Inspector Wilkes, the Presi
dent delegated the full Board as a . com
mittee of the whole to wait on Mr. Curtis
and notify him of his election. Carried.
On motion, President Abbott and Inspector
. Yoerg were appointed a committee to con
sult with the Corporation Attorney regarding
the claim of Clarence H. Johnston, architect,
and report at the next meeting. Carried.
There being no further business before it,
on motion the Board adjourned.
E. J. ABBOTT, President.
JAMES P. HEALY, Secretary.
ASSESSMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION, RE
LAYING AND REPAIRING WOODEN
SIDEWALKS. ESTIMATE NO. 4, 1596.
Office of the Board of Public Works,
City of St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 17, 1896.
The Board of Public W T crks in and for the
corporation of the City of St. Paul, Minne
sota, will meet at their office. in said city at
2 p. m. on the 28th day of December, A. D.
1896, to make an assessment of benefits, costs
and expenses arising from the construction,
relaying and repairing wooden sidewalks.
Estimate No. 4, under contract of Thomas
Reilly, for term beginning April 1. 1896, and
ending Nov. 1, 1596, on Arkwrlght street, Burr
street, Blair street, Case street. Congress
street, Decatur street, Greenbriar avenue,
Hatch street. Langford street, Minnehaha
street. Oxford street, Park place driveway,
Payne avenue, Whitall street, in said city, en
the property benefited thereby, amounting in
the aggregate to $2,142.15.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of mak
ing said assessment, and will be heard.
R. L. GORMAN,
Official : President.
W. F. ERWIN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Dec.lS.
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FHIAL PRICES BEST
XEW YORK STOCKS CLOSED FIRM
AND GENERALLY A POINT
HIGHER.
GOSSIP OF GOLD EXPORTS
REWEWESD BY AN ADVANCE TS AC
TUAL AND POSTED STERLING
RATES.
BEARS MADE A SHOW OP ACTIVITY
Early Speculation Exhibited Irreg
ularity, With Wide Fuctnatlons
in Some Specialties.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— The forenoon stock
speculation exhibited irregularity, and wide
fluctuations were noted in seme of the lead
ing specialties. A further advance in actual
and posted sterling quotations, the effect of
the failure of the Bank of England to advance
its rate of discount as had been expected,
owing to the oonUnual hardening tendency
of money in London, provoked renewed dis
cussion of the probability of an early resump
tion of gold exports to Europe. Estimates
were current of a probable shipment of from
$2,000,000 to $3,000,000 to Germany early next
week, In connection with the January inter
est and dividend ■*» igatlons. The margin
between sight and sixty-day reichsmarks ad
mits of a slight profit, but the theory is gen
erally held that any brisk foreign demand
for gold bills would bring out heavy amounts
of hoarded long sterling. Bankers generally
believe that a shipment of a few million dol
lars in gold would be an actual bull fac
tor, rather than a bear argument,, and would
materially improve monetary conditions here
and abroad. The bears made a show of activ
ity, and again paid special attention to the
Gould stocks, in which some liquidation was
believed to be apparent. Manhattan bore
the brunt of the sales, and fell 2% per cent
to 90, rallying to 91%. The Rubber stocks
ruled exceptionally strong, the common Rub
ber 2 per cent to 26% on rumors of a prob
able early dividend. The adjourned directors'
meeting to take action on the question will
be held next week, and street predictions as
to the amount of the disbursement ranged
from 1 to 3 per cent.
The St. Paul statement for the second week
in December was considerably less unfavor
able than had been figured on, and together
with the expectation of the regular dividend
tomorrow by the Rock Island directors, in
duced covering and strengthened the railway
shares generally. Dealing in the early aft
ernoon were largely confined to the special
ties. Tobacco, which had been neglected re
cently, became active and sold up 2% per
cent to 77%. The scrip rose 2% per cent to
70, but did not retain the improvement. The
rise was not attended by any news affecting
the property, and was attributed to inside
manipulation.
The new 3 from Washington that the senate
will adjourn until Monday was hailed with
satisfaction, the traders arguing therefrom
that the chances of disturbance in connection
with the Cuban question had been minimized.
The grangers, Reading, Sugar and Chicago
Gas were in demand on buying for both ac
counts, but chiefly for covering, and some
notable advances also occurred in some of the
low priced shares. Manhattan was quite er
ratic at the low level, but eventually jumped
1% to 91%. Business was active on the up
grade, and final prices were the best. The
net gains averaged 1 per cent in the leading
shares.
Railway bonds were less active, but the
tendency of prices was upward and a brisk
inquiry was noted for the gilt edged issues.
The sales were $1,061,000. The more im
portant advances ranged from 1 to 2% per
cent, the Hs 1 in Northwest Sinking Fund
sixes. Governments gained slightly on an
investment inquiry, chiefly for the new fours.
The sales were $47,000. In state issues, Vir
ginia centuries were strong and active on
dealings of $58,500. The total sales of stocks
today were 169,861 shares including: To
bacco, 6,000: Sugar, 26,600; Burlington, 30,
--400: Chicago Gas, 8,900; General Electric,
4,000; Manhatan. 13,100; Reading, 21,700; Rock
Island, 3,500; St. Paul, 15,000; Tennessee Coal
& Iron. 4,300; Western Union, 6,900; Southern,
preferred, 3,100.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares, fur
nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co., members
Xew York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
0 X T Q~~
1f I I
? *r f f
Std. R. & T 9 9 9 9^4
American Tobacco . . . 74% 77% 74% 76%
American Spirits .... 11% 1214 11% 12%
do pfd 26% 27% 26% 27%
Atchison 13% 13%! 13% 13%
do pfd 22% 22%! 22% 22%
Bay St.ite Gas 11% 11% 1114 ir%
Bait. & Ohio 16 16 15% 15%
C-, B. & Q 7414 7474 73% 74%
C. C, C. & St. L.... 27% 27% 27 27%
Ches. & Ohio 15% 16% 15% 16%
Chicago Gas 73% 74% 73 74
Canada Southern 48 48 48 48%,
Col. Fuel & 1 25 25% 24% 24%
Cordage 5% 5% 514 514
Delaware & Hudson . . 125% 125% 125 195
Del., Lack. & West 156
Erie 14%
General Electric 31% 32% 31% 32%
Great Nor. pfd US
Hocking Valley 18 18 'is" 18%
Illinois Central 99
Jersey Central 103% 103% 103% 103
Kansas & Texas 13
Tdo P fd 27% 28% '27% 28
Lead 24y
Oil 11% 14 ' "ii^ lz fi
Laclede Gas 24 24 24 24
Louisville & Nash... 49 49% 4074 40%
Lcuis. &N. A % 1! v, 2
Lake E. & W * % 70
Leather pfd 59% 60% '59% 60%
Lake Shore 154 154% 154 154%
Manhattan Con i 52% 92% 90 91%
Minnesota Iron 58 58 58 58
Missouri Pacific 20% 20% 19% 20%
Michigan Central I 92
New N. P. common.. 13% 13% 13
do new Pfd 32% 32% 32 32%
New York Central 95
Northwestern 103 103% 102% 103%
North American 4%| 4% 4% 45*
Om n aha .; 48% 48% 48% 45%
Qo P*a ... I 130
Ontario & Western .. 14% 15 | "14% 15%
Pacific Mail 24 24%| 24% 24%
Pullman I | 155
Reading 26%! *27%| '26% 27%
Rock Island 68% 68% 67% 68%
Southern Railway .... 9% 9% 9% 9%
Si^er^eruncate,-:::: .?* ™ »* gj
Sugar Refinery n^ H2% iji% n ? |
Tennessee Coal'".::::: 26 % 2^ &t 26V
Texas Pacific 9% 9% it <$
Union Pacific 9% 9 l| 9$ ???
V S Rubber jT 2!% 25% &%
WabaYh ° n ffi% ** *** M *»
Following wero the closing prices of ether
stocks as reported by the Associated Press:
Adams Ex 148 Tont. & Western.. ]5%
Alton, T. H 58 | Oregon Nay 15
Am. Express ....109 iO. S. L. & U "n' 14U,
Can. Pacific 54%! P. D. & E ' '2
Can. Southern . . 48% Pittsburg 163
Central Pacific ... 14%j R. G. W. 15
Chfcago Alton ...160 j do pfd 40
Con. Gas 150% j do pfd 130
Col. C. & I % St. P. & Omaha.' '. 48%
D. & R. G. pfd... 42% Southern Pacific . 15%
East Term 14% Sugar Refinery 112%
Fort Wayne 164 jTenn. C. & I 26%
Great Nor. pfd.. .118 Tol. &O. C. pfd 50
C. & E. I. pfd... 95 U. S. Express..'.! 40
St. P. & Duluth.,lo9 Wells Fargo Ex 97
Kan. & Tex. pfd. 28 Wheeling &L. E. 7%
Louis. &N. A.... % do pfd 27
Manhattan Con .. 91 % Mpls. & St. Louis 19
Mem. & Charles. . 15 Denver & R. G 12
Mobile & 0hi0... 21 Nat. Linseed 13-%
Nash. Chatt 68 Col. Fuel & I. .. 24%
N. J. Central.... 103 do pfd 70
Nor. & West pfd. 16 T.. St. L". &K. C 4%
T7. P., D. & G. ... 2% do pfd 10 "
Northwestern pf d.l47 Southern 9%
N. Y. & N. E.... 45 do pfd 27%
MINING SHARES.
Pulwer $0 40Ontario $7 00
Hholor 70;Ophlr 50
Crown Point 20Plymouth 20
Con. Cal. & Va. . 1 OOlQuicksilver 100
Peadwood 1 00J do pfd 12 00
Gould & Curry... 30, Sierra Nevada 42
Hale & Norcross.. 1 00; Standard 1 25
Homestake 30 OOUnion Con 35
Iron Silver 25j Yellow Jacket .... 30
Mexican 38'
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Money on call easy
at 1%©2 per cent; last loan, 2; closed at
Michael Doran. James Dorm.
M, DORAN & CO
BANKERS AND BROKERS
311 Jackson St., St^Pani, Minn.
Rogers & Rogers
MVB STOCK Cft.IIJXISSIO*.
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cThTf. smith a col
Members i New YoTk Stock Exchange.
I Chicago Board of Trade.
Stoehs, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cotton.
%£???? wire * to AVw York and Chicago.
J0» Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Miiln.
fiariSiTiC
WHOLESALE DKALER3 IN
Floor, Feed, firain, Hay, Etc.
FLOUR WeStern Agent 9t ° r PILLSBUKY ' S BEST
Stato Agents for Grtswold Broi.' Hay Bale
Ties. Write vb for prices.
811,183 and 185 Bast Sixth St., St. Paul.
V-AQ2 per centT~Pfime~meroaatni~papif~l'a
-rETi °K nt - Sterlin « exchange strong, 'with
actual business in bankers 1 bills at *4.B7<§>
div^ V ? e ™ and> and for sixty
fir/Ski' °?J ea rat 6S ' * 4 - 84^@<-85 and $4.87*
@4.SB^. Commercial bills, $4.83. Silver cer
tificates, 65fc®66c. Bar silver. 65% c
BOND LIST.
U \ s - new 4s, reg.l2oV, C. P. lsts of '95...1024
do new 4s, eoup.l2o^ D. & R. O . 7s 110
do f- r eg H3% do 4s "" 9014
do ss, coup 113% Erie seconds ... 64ȣ
d ° 4 /- re & HO G. H. &S. A. to. .1064
do 4s, coup 110% do 7s 95
P.n°-A reß ;-;i-- 95 ' iH - & T - Cent - £**
Ala.. Class A.. ..105 M. K. T. Ist 45.. 87
do B 104 do 2d 4s SS«
do C 96 Mut. Union 65....111tf
do Currency ... 90 N. J. C. G. 5s 118
La. new eon. 4s. 96 N. P. firsts. ..'.'. 115 M
v r? v ? 6s 10 ° d 0 seconds .. NeC
N . C - 6s 121 do thirds 78?
, do n *-" 107 N. W. cons 1»?
S. C. Non-Fund.. y 2 do S. P. deb. Ss.noC
Term new set 55.105 Rio G. W. firsts.. 75-<
3 ?.-- 80 St. Paul con. 75.. 130
do old 6a 60 \ do C. & P.W. Bs.U4M
* C f n i ur{ es .... 614 a L.& I. M. G.r,s. 7-4U
A do -. df<i ■ 6%5. L.& S. F.G.GS.IIO9J
do Second A... 42^1 do seconds 20"*
n% £' » ec °nds.losV4 U. P. lsts of '96.. 105
U- K. & N. lsts. .113 Vi West Shore 4s. ...107'^
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Evening Post's Lon
don financial cablegram: The early New
York spurt in Americans gave the only spaVk
of animation today to the otherwise dull and
depressed market*. -, Americans, although
good during the day, closed under the best.
Consols and other gilt-edged stocks wera
nat on the stock exchange, in view of a
further rise In the Bank of Germany's rate.
The best and shrewdest quarters, while ad
mitting the possibility af such an event sea
nothing in the position to require, in spite
of it, dear money at Berlin. Careful inquiries
fail to show any gold yet engaged from New
York for Berlin. Money here is rising. Tha
discount houses have raised the deposit
rates half per cent, thu3 reversing their
action of a fortnight ago. The reduction
should never have been made, but the rise
in money Is now considered overdone. The
Bank of England, however, Is lending largely
and the amount to be repaid to the bank In
January bids fair to discount the effect of
the release of government dividends on the
fifth of that month. The sharp fall in Indian
exchange is due to the greater amount of
council drafts to be offered next week as the
result of legislation permitting the Indian
treasury to issue two crores (20,000,000) of
rupees against rupee paper. Paris and Ber
lin markets were dull.
WALL STREET TALK.
St. Paul earnings, second week in Decem
ber, show a decrease of only $41,000. Paoiflo
Mail earnings are not as good as expected
Samuel Benner says: I am ready to pre
dict a revival In business with advancing
prices during 1807. A revision of the tariff
shouid not alarm business men. There ia
room for expansion of trade and higher prices
for stock commodities; however, I cannot look
forward to great activity in railroad stock 3
and in our industries.
Rio Grande & Western, second week in
December, increased 18,560. •
Firmness in money in both London and
Berlin and expectation that it will increase
as the end of the year approaches, gives sup
port to conclusions that some withdrawals of
specie here are not unlikely, and the current
for riechmarks, which were 95% for demand
creates the idea that some gold may go to
Germany. Shipments to that country cannot
be made till Tuesday, and the opinion in
banking circles is that if shipments occur
they would necessarily be comparatively un
important.
Tho shaking up which the market has re
ceived in the last twe weeks has dislodged
a big quantity of stocks held on margins.
BANKS ABROAD.
LONDON, Dec. 17.— The weekly statement
of the Bank of England shows the following
changes: Total reserve, decrease, £617 000"
circulation, increase, £152,000; bullion de
crease, £464.921; other securities, increase,
£589,000; other deposits, decrease, £255 000
--public deposits", increase. £228,000; notes, re
serve, decrease, £304,000; government securi
ties, no change from the last statement. Tha
proportion of the Bank of England's reserve
to liability, which last week was 01.09 per
cent, is now 52.87 per cent.
Paris, Dec. 17.— The weekly statement of
the Bank of France shows the following
changes; Notes in circulation, decrease,
575, f00 francs; gold in hand, decrease. t>oo,ooo
francs; bills discounted, increase, 16.450,000
francs; silver in hand, increase, 750 000
francs.
BREWING COMPANY RECEIVERS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Receivers were ap
pointed for the Bavarian Star Brewing com
pany, of this city, today. Counsel for the
company made the application for a receiver
ship and explained that the assets were ample.
Upon the real estate owned by the company
there is a first mortgage of $500,000, which,
is under foreclosure, and about to be sold,
and a second mortgage of $200,000, on which
the Interest is past due. and there is a third
mortgage of $900,CQ0. There are $70,000 debta
of various kinds, and $70,000 worth of un
paid coupons due on the third mortgage.
GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.— The steamer
Mariposa, from Australia, which arrived this
morning, brought 350,000 sovereigns, equal to
about $1,740,000. The coin was shipped by
the Bank of Australia and the Union Bank
of Australia to the Anglo-California bank
and London, Paris and American bank of
this city.
LUMBER FAILURES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— A special from
Montreal to the Evening Post says two heavy
failures in the lumber trade are reported,
the first being Patrick Donnelly, with lia
bilities of about $100,000, and the other Joseph
Robert, with liabilities of $250,000. The as
sets in each case are mills, machinery and
lumber.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul, $925,93fi.62.
Minneapolis, $1,879,92.45; week, $10,070,857.
New York — Clearings, $119,323,248; bal
ances, $6,385,774.
Boston — Clearings, $16,185,939; balances,
$2,276,644.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.— Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $221,655,155; gold re
serve, $143 ; 967,594.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO. Dec. 17.— Money steady; un
changed. New York exchange, 30c premium.
Foreign exchange firm; demand, $4.87%;
sixty days, $4.84'/ s .
GROCERS FAIL.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Dec. 17.— Quimley &
Mullen, wholesale grocers, failed today. Judg
ments were entered to the amount of $71,000.
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