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6 DEW UlilW'S CHANCE QI'ARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS CAPITAL AWAITING IXYEiST MEKT IN BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. THE CITY ASKED TO FURXISH IX AID OF THE EX !■■■ ■11111 l KELLIHAX GLILTY OF MIRDER. Stay of Sentence Granted — General Nenii of the Xorth weiit. dpecial to the Globe. NEW ULM. Minn., March 31.— The officials of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad recently arranged for a meet- Ing of beet sugar enthusiasts to be held in this city. The sessions this aft trnoon and evening were well attend ed. The former by farmers and the latter by business men of the city. ItCBBPB. Frankfurter, of the University of Minnesota; Fuehrman, of Nebraska; .Wallace, Hudson. Hopkins, La-ggett ] and Pfaender addressed the meetings, i Mr. Fuerhman agreed to furnish $200,- j 000 in bonds, provided the citizens of New rim and vicinity furnished either $150,000 carfi or an equal amount in good securities. Capitalists are work- j ing up the business, but do not care to invest unless met by the city. The as sembly passed resolutions asking the Comniericial unoin of the city to call a meeting for the purpose of considering the advisability of immediate action m that direction. The members of the meeting were ready to pLedge the nec essary amount of beets for a 300 ton factory, also a site within the city Jimits. KEIXIHAK OCJHUTT. Murder in the Firttt Degrree Mum the. Yerdii-t. Special to the Globe. FAIRMONT, Minn., March 31.— The jury in the Kellihan case brought in a verdict this afternoon at 2 o'clock of murded in the first degree as charged in the indictment. The attorney for the defense asked a stay of sentence until April 12, which was granted. But few people were in the court room at the time and there was no excitement to Bpeak of. It is believed that Judge Qulnn will sentence the defendant to be hanged. It was 1:30 this afternoon •when the verdict was brought in after the Jury had been out about twenty hours. Twice the jury came out for in- Btructions on the point of premedita tion as a requisite for the crime and each time the judge went over that rart of his charge covering the point. It is rumored that for a long time the vote stood 11 to 1 for a conviction. The judge pointed out to the jurymen clearly that they could not properly flnd the prisoner guilty of a crime of a lesser degree than that charged, it must be guilty of murder in the first degree or not guilty at all. Activity in Ore Shipments. Special to the Globe. TWO HARBORS, Minn., March 31.—Prep arations on the Uuluth & Iron Range road are progressing steadily, but quietly, in an ticipation of an unusually larger ore busi ness. The Fayal mine, at Payal, has already etarted to ship ore (the earliest shipment on record) to relieve the threatened blockade at their mine, as all available space has been utilized for their stock pile. The docks are being placed in a condition to receive the ore, and shipments by boatß will commence when navigation opens. The Lstdle* Initiated Him. Bpevial to the Globe. HUTCIiINSON. Minn., March SL— A new brand of Free Masonry has been invented by pome ladies of the town. The initial degrees Were conferred this week for the first time, the candidate gracing the back of a genuine goat, which wore a side saddle. During the ■xerclsea an inquisitive spectmen of the ty rant man was discovered In hiding in the ante- room. He was given the choice of being killed or initiated, and chose the latter, but now doubts the wisdom of his choice. Honored in His Ahsence. Special to the Globe. TWO HARBORS, Minn., March 31.— A. D. Molliday, who is now In California, will be very agreeably surprised upon his return here. During his absence he has been elected to the common council and also appointed assistant superintendent of the D. & I. H. R. P. .1. Walsh will succeed Mr. Holliday as chief train dispatcher. No Men Needed. Ipecial to the Globe. TWO HARBORS, Minn., March M.-A three-line item in a St. Paul paper a few days since, has caused the officials of the Du luth & Iron Range railroad a vast amount of BBBecenary work aud annoyance. It was stated that 200 men were added to the force In the shops here, when in fact the number did not exceed ten, and in consequence the town has been overrun by men seeking em ployment. Left Seven Orpluins. HUTCHINSON, Minn., March 31.— Joachim Luthen, an old settler and retired farmer, placed a plank across a six-foot stall, tied one end of a rope around his neck and the other end to the rafters and jumped off the I>lank, supposedly just after dinner. He was found dead from strangulation at a o'clock He leaves seven motherless children. No specific cause, except drink, is ascribed. Sued the Stockholders OOIAJTH, Minn., March 31.— Nathan Mar cus, a judgment creditor of the defunct Se curity bank, 01 this city, on behalf of him eolf and other creditors, has begun a suit to enforce the double stockholders' liability against the shareholders in the bank, the capital stock of which was $100,000. The bank assigned on Aug. 14 las: to A. R. Mac farlane. The creditors do not propose to wait until the estate is settled before enforcing the liability clause. Extending the IMers. DULUTH, Minn., March 31.— Maj. Sears opened bids at noon today for building an extension of 2, 500 feet to the pier at Portage lake entrance of the Keowenaw canal. Pow ell & Mitchell, of Marquette, were the lowest Imldors. at $112,000 for white pine, and $109 - 4sO for Norway. The number of bids was the greatest received for any government contract let here In years. There were nine teen in all. Pnckots "Will Soon Run. Biecial to the Globe. HASTINGS. Minn., March 3L— J. H. Heath r< reived his appontment today for the twen ty-eighih year as agent of the Diamond Jo line of steamers. The Dubuque, Quincy JuPephine and Sidney will run between 9t' Louis and St. Paul this season. The former te the old Pittsburg, which was wrecked and has been rebuilt Snieide Under Diffieultios. Special to the Globe. VALLEY CITY. N. D., March 31.— Engebret Statte committed suicide last night in an elevator at Anoka. He had been worklne on the Northern Pacific railroad He was found this morning and the rope which he ust-J was so long that he was almost In a sitting position. First His Lumber Sale. Special to the Glebe. ASHLAND, Wis., March 31.— The Key- Btone Lumber company sold today 2 000 000 feet of lumber to Chicago parties. This Is the first lumber sale made In Cheqaamegon bay this winter. New School for AVlnnebaig-o. WINNEBAGO CITY, Minn., Mvrch 31— The village of Winnc-bago CRy voted to build a new $17,000 schoolhouse. A special elec tion was held for that purpose, and the new rchool house party carried the day by 430 majority. The new building will be erected at once. LOJIGS LOST fIEAfIT BEAKS PERMITTED TO RUN THE WHEAT PIT AS THEY PLEASED. MAY THREE-QUARTERS DOWN, AT OXE TIME IT WAS WITHIX AN EIGHTH OF SEV ENTY. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS STEADY. Corn Clotted n Shade Hljilicr and Oats at Unchanged Prices — Pro visions About the Same. CHICAGO, March 31.— The longs in wheat were thoroughly disheartened by a further sharp break in the market today, May clos ing at a %c decline. It sold within %c of 70c at one time. Weak cables and a poor cash and export demand started the decline, which continued almost without cessation all , day. Other grain and provision markets were I comparatively steady, corn closing a shade ! higher, oats unchanged and provisions 2%c lower to 2%c higher. Liquidation of long May wheat began with the tap of the opening bell, and continued all the forenoon. By 11 o'clock the price of that option had declined to 70%@70%c, com pared with 71V 2 @71%c at the close of the mar ket yesterday. It opened at from 71@71%c. While May was making the decline of l%c referred to, July lost %c. July could any time during the decline be sold in considerable quantities at the bid price without further depressing it, until a greater concession was forced by the difficulty of finding buyers for May. The additional weakness abroad and no appearance of any buying by foreigners, notwithstanding the daily inducement offered here of lower prices were the bear fac tors. Liverpool quoted a decline of \A at the start and a further loss of %d later in the day. A private cablegram from Liver pool reported arrivals there of cargoes erf white wheat as weighing that market down ] this morning. Minneapolis and Duluth re- j ceipts were 391 cars, compared with 333 a j week ago, and 287 last year. The receipts here i were 14 carloads. Exports of wheat and flour from Atlantic ports were equivalent to 326,000 bu. New York reported prominent firms there Belling wheat futures on cable orders, and selling out long May wheat held for foreign account was a feature of the pit transactions here at the opening. There was a rumor near the end of the session that the decline in price had awakened a little export inquiry at the seaboard and that 25 boatloads had been worked. The most that could be confirmed, however, was two boat loads. The milling demand at Chicago was satisfied with 21,000 bu. The decline in May to 70%@70%c was followed by a slight rally which took it to 70% c, and that by another decline to 70% c. and a recovery to 70% c, at the close. July got as low as 69%@69%c and closed at 69%@70c. Corn held remarkably firm In contrast to the weakness in wheat. The fluctuations were insignificant, but the tendency was for the most part in the direction of improvement. Wet weather West with goood prospects of a continuance of the same, light receipts, 102 cars, and good exports, 713,000 bu, all tended to hold prices steady at a shade above yes terday's prices. May opened a shade lower at 24% c, sold at 24%@25c, and closed steady at 24% c. Considering the weakness in wheat oats, like corn, were relatively very firm, al though there was scarcely anything to in fluence such a tendency. No news items de veloped, business was dull and prices confined to a narrow range. May opened at 17%@17»4c, sold to 17^4©17%c, and closed at 17'^c bid. Provisions opened rather weak, because of fairly liberal receipts of hogs at Western points. At the decline, with which trading commenced, there were buying orders enough I to prevent any further loss, and near the I end when wheat had got a turn for the better the decline was all recovered, with a small fraction to the good. At the close May pork was $8.57%, May lard $4.22% and May ribs $4.65. Estimates: Wheat, 27 cars; corn 113 cars: oats, 121 cars: hogs, 25,000 head. The U,;ding futures ranged as foliows: o a g. q II f I Whw.t— j j i March 70%! 70%| 69%! 70% Ma>' 71% 71% 70% 70% J"'y 70% 70% 69% 70 CorT- 68V6 17% 68 *[ arch 24% j 24% 24%! 24% M »y 24% 25 24% 24% J ul - V ■•• 25% 26% 25% 26 September .... 27% 27% 27 27% Oats — | M*y n%! 17%; 17% n% July f September .. ..] 18% iß%f 'is% 18% Mess Pork — M^y 8 47%| 8 57%; 8 47% 8 57% c . Jul >' ••• 8 60 ! 8 67% 8 60 j 8 67% Short Ribs— | Ma >' I 4 22%] 4 22% | 420 14 22% T Ju jy I 4 32%| 436 |4 30 435 Lard- | | j May 460 i 4 65 !4 60 465 J«*y I 4 67%| 4 «7%| 465 4 67% Cash quotations were as follows^ Flour Dull. Wheat— No. 2 spring, 70%fr70%c; No 2 red. 84%(f?86%e. Corn— No. 2, 24% c. Oats- No. 2, 17c; No. 2 white. 20%<?r21i4c- No 3 white, 18%@-20%c. Rye— No. 2, 32Ue.' Barley —No. 2, nominal; No. 3, 27@Slc. ~Flaxs?ed— j No. 1, 75@78c. Timothy Seed— Prime $2 62% Pork-Mess, per bbl. $8.&0®8.55. Lard— Per 100 lbs, $4.20. Ribs— Short sides (loose) $4.M @4.75. Shoulders— Dry salted (boxed), 4%@ 4%e. Sides— Short clear (boxed). 4s s (f?4%c. Whisky— Distillers' finished goods, per gal $I.IS. Sugars— Cut loaf, $5.f.8; granulated $4.69. ReceiptE— Flour. 12,000 bbls: wheat 36,000 bu; corn, 134,000 bu; oats, 244 000 bu : rye. .".,000 bu; barley, 29,000 bu. Shipments- Flour, 7.000 bbls: wheat, 57,000 bu- corn 17.000 bu; oats, 212,000 bu; barley, 24,000 bu! Cheese and eggs unchanged. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. MINNEAPOLIS, March SL— The local wheat market was out of sorts and weak yesterday but it was positively sick at the opening this morning, and grew worse as the session progressed. About 11 a. m. the doctors had given up all hope of a midday rally. Unless an unexpected turn for the better takes place tonight bull mourners will be numerous to morrow morning. The market continues to sag for lack of export demand, and while the visible supply is diminishing with more than usual rapidity, so long as there Is a prospect of some new wheat being available before the j disappearance of the last bushel of the old j the speculators appear indifferent to every thing e^se. The news of the day was gener ally bearish In tone, except crop damage re ports, which no longer received credence. Large grain dealers having foreign connec tions were free sellers in New York today on cable orders. New York also advised "that Liverpool houses were fair purchasers of the September option. Chicago advised that St. Louis houses were good buyers, bu^the prin cipal buying done was by shorts. A dispatch from Chicago reports that Prime, the crop expert will publish a bearish crop report to morrow. This had an unsettling effect. May wheat opened at 69% c. against 6934 c yesterday, dropped to 69% c. advanced to 69i..> (gts9%c, declined to CS%c. gained %c by 11:35 a. m., and by noon held at 6S%c. July wheat opened at fiP^c, agalnsi 70' ie yesterday, firmed up to 70 l-16c, sold down to 69% c, gained 1 l-16c. declined gradually to 69% c. firmed up to 69% cby 11:40, and by noon held at 69%e. The demand for cash wheat was very good at U 4 c over May for No. 1 northern." Low grades were a little slow, but all well taken up before nocn. Sales were made as per statement below Receipts here were 232 cars and 3t> cars shipped out. The wheat market was very weak during the greater part of the noon hour. Closing cables quoted Liverpool^ wheat lid lower yesterday and London SJifid per quarter lower for wheat cargoes. Chicago advised that No 2 spring wheat was effered at %c under May and no buyers. March wheat closed at 70 Ise1 s e May wheat closed at 69 l-16c and July at 69^ ©09% c. ' ™ RANGE OF FRICES. Open- High- Lew- Closing. \>neat— ing. est. est. Today. Yes March 7014 May 69% 69% 68% 69 1-16 69% July 69% TO 1-16 69% 69% 70% September 65% 66 1-16 65% 66 66% On Track-No. 1 hard. 72%e; Nc. 1 northern; 70% c; No. 2 northern. 6S%c; March .oats, 16V>c ! I flaxseed, 73c. ' I Curt) on May wheat, sellers 69Vfe THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE; THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 189 Y. Puts on May wheat 68% Calls on May wheat 69^ SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 northern, 4 cars 70^ No. 1 northern, 1 car 70 1 ,4 No. 1 northern, 12 cars 70% No. 1 northern, 1 car 70% No. 1 northern, 6 cars, t.o arrive 71 No. 1 northern, 1,600 bu, to arrive 70% No. 2 northern, 3 cars W l /! No. 2 northern, 1 car ..69% No. 2 northern, i car 69% No. 2 northern, 4 care 69% No. 2 northern, 1 car 70 Rejected wheat, 3 care, t. o. b &Vi No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off ...68 No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 flbs off 60 No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 57 No grade wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off 61 1 / £ No. 4 corn, 1 car 18% No grade corn, 1 car 17% No grade com, 1 car , 184 No. 8 oats, 4 cars 16Vi No. 3 oats, 3 cars , 16 No. 3 oats, 1 car « 16% No. 2 rye, 1 car # . 31 y s FLOUR. Flour— The flour market Is quiet, because of the pronounced weakness In wheat. Buy ers take aa little as possible. Sales are numerous, but in small lots. First patents $3.90®4.10 Second patents 3.80@4.00 First clears 3.40(@)3.60 Second e'ears 2.20@2.50 Rye flour, per bbl, pure 2.00@2.15 Rye flour, XXX, per bbl 1.80@1.90 Rye flour, standard, per bbl 1.70*51.80 Graham flour, per bbl 2.65@3.15 BRAN, SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS. Washburn. Crosby & Co. quote as follows: Bran in bulk $7.00@7.25 Bran in bulk. 200-lb sacks 8.00@8.25 Bran in bulk, 180-lb sacks 8.50@8.75 Middlings in bulk 7. 2557.50 Shorts in bulk 6.25@6.50 Red dog, 140-lb sacks 9.00@9.25 There ie a heavy demand for bran. Mills are generally oversold in this commodity. The demand is fair for other grades. Corn— No grade, 17%<?M8e; No. 4, 18% c. Oats— No. 3, 16@16V4e; No. 8 white, 16% c. Rye— No. 3, 31% c. Barley— No. 4, 22V4c No sales. Feed — Reported by the Diamond Elevator and Milling company: Business is good, with a demand at prices quoted. Bran is in better demand. Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to jobbers only $7.75 No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats, 80 --1b sacks 8.00 No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats, 80-lb sacks 8.25 No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats, 70-lb sacks.. 8.50 Spring wheat bran 7.25 STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. No Railroads— N0.1.Ld.N0.1. N0.2. N0.3. Rd.Gd. G. N.— B. D 26 4 6 4 2 G. N.— F. F. D 2 C, M. & St. P.. .. 49 16 1 .. 7 IL & St. L 18 8 .... 3 Soo Line 21 2 .. .. 1 Nor Pacific 6 Omaha 85 13 1 3 Totals 149 38 12 6 16 Other Grains — No. 4 corn, 4 cars; no grade corn, 8 cars; No. 3 oats, 20 cars; no grade oats, 1 car; No. 2 rye, 1 ear; No. 3 rye, 1 car; No. 4 barley, 2 cars; No. 5 barley, 2 cars; No. 1 flax, 22 cars. Cars Inspected Out— Wheat, No. 1 northern, 110 cars; No. 2 northern, 4 cars; No. 3, 1 car; rejected, 6 cars; no grade, 3 cars; no grade corn, 1 car; No. 8 oats, 8 cars; No. 4 barley, 2 cars; No. 1 flax, 10 cars. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Received— Wheat, 171,680 bu; corn, 3,150 bu; oats, 23,920 bu; barley, 3,400 bu; rye, 630 bu; flax, 11,390 bu; flour, 585 bbls; millstuffs, 10 tons; hay, 60 tons; fruit, 180,000 lbs; mer chandise, 1,287,806 lbs; lumber, 10 cars; posts, 1 car; barrel stock, 1 car; machinery, 194,950 lbs; coal, 155 tons; wood, 116 cords; brick, 12,000; lime, 2 can,; live stock, 2 cars; hides, 24,000 lbs; railroad materials, 1 oar; sundries, 15 cars; car lots, 475. Shipped— Wheat, 29,560 bu; corn, 610 bu; oats, 33,820 bu; flax, 7,020 bu; flour, 42,023 bbls; mlllstuffs, 1,099 tons; fruit, 49,060 lbs; merchandise, 1,737,760 lbs; lumber, 65 cars; posts, 1 car; machinery, 205,800 lbs; live stock, 1 ear; hides, 24,000 lbs; railroad ma terials, 5 cars; sundries, 13 cars; car lots, 661. DULUTH GRAM. DULUTH, Minn., March 31.— Future trad ing was rather lively today and cash busi ness was dull, the total sales being 16 care, all to the shippers, at 2c under May. Forty thousand bu was worked for shipment. The market opened at 71% c, sold up to 71% c and fell to 70% c. It then rallied to 71c and closed at that price. The eotee: Cash No. 1 hard, 72% c; No. 1 northern, 70% c; No. 2 northern, 68c; No. 3 spring, 64%@66%c; re jected, 48%562%c. To arrive: No. 1 hard, 72% c; No. 1 northern, 70% c; May Xo. 1 hard, 73c; No. 1 northern, 71c; July No. 1 northern, 71% c; September No. 1 northern, 68c. Re ceipts, wheat, 271,168 bu; shipments, none. Cars inspected, 159; last year, 159. Receipts- Corn, none; oats, 1,002 bu; rye, 4,347 bu; bar ley, 7,829 bu; flax, 16,741 bu. Oats close, 17%@ 17c; rye, 32% c; flax, 75c; May, 76c, Cash sales were as follows: 9 cars No. 1 northern. 70% c; 3 cars No. 1 northern, 70V£c; 2 cars No. 2 northern, 69^c; 2 cars No. 2 northern, 6&c; 4 cars flax, 76c. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., grain and seed mer chants: Wheat — The wheat market today was again lower, prices ranging a full cent below those of yesterday. No. 1 northern, 70<g71c; No. 2 northern, 69@f18%c. Oats— No. 2 white, 17<817%e; No. 3, 15@16%c. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 20©21e; No. 3, 19i&19%c. Barley— 2O(7z 23c. Rye— 31%(fi33e. Seeds— Timothy, 90?<g>$1.20; red clover, $3.80 04.50; flax, "oifiTGc. Flour— Patent, per bbl, $3.90@4.30; straight, $3.65@3.80; bakers', $3<&3.40; rye flour, $3® 3.25; buckwheat flour, $3@3.50. Ground Feed and Mlllstuffs— No. 1 feed, $7.iio@B; coarse cornmeal, $7.2T«@7.7f>; bran, bulk, $7.50@7.75; short?, $7.50^7.75. Hay— Choice to fancy upland, $6.25@6.75; good qualities wild upland, $5@6; inferior qualities, $4<f/5, according to the quality and condition; No. 1 timothy, $6.60Q'7.50; oat and rye straw, $3.50@4. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSIP. Gossip by private wire to C. H. F. Smith & Co., St. Paul, members of New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade. Clcsing Cables — Antwerp unchanged; Paris wheat. May, 20 lower; July, 10 lower. Flour, July 5 lower. Berlin, 12 higher than opening. Liverpool— Spot wheat quiet, %d lower; corn steady, Vid lewer; future wheat steady, %d lower. London cargoes on passage, wheat, partly 3d lower; corn quiet. Country Mar kets—English dull, French quiet. Mark Lane wheat quiet, Berlin flat, % lower. Four ports cleared 219,418 bu wheat, 24,418 bbls flour, equal to 325.2i»0 bu wheat. NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 31.— Flour— Receipts. 14.775 bbls; exports, 11,039 bbls; pronounced weakness and generally lower prices on all grades; Minnesota intents, $4.10@4.35; Minne sota bakers'. $3.6. r >@3.Bo; winter patents, $4.55:5 L7i; winter extras, $3.15(53.50: winter low grades, $2-60@2.75. Rye flour quiet. Cornmeal steady. Rye easy, Barley dull. Barley malt dull. Wheat— Receipts. 15,725 bu: exports, 65,981 bu: spot weak; No. 2 red, S2 ! £c; No. 3 hard winter, 76? 4 c; options opened weaker and sagged off all day in response to exten sive May liquidation, absence of expert de mand and favorable spring and winter wheat crop prospects, finally rallied on local cov ering and closed %#%c net lower- No I red March. SOe: May. 76Sfe@77 9-16c[ closed 77H,c. Corn— Receipts, 23, ?<X> bu; exports 159 --097 bu: spot firm: No. 2. 30',-ic; options gener ally firm all nay with few changes, support ed by rains West and enormous clearances closed unchanged from last night; May' 30'i.&30-s,c. closed 30% c. Oats— Receipts 154 84"> bu: exports, 4-45 bu; spot dull: No 2 2°c- op tions quiet but firm on a large export' demand cosing higher; May, 21»4<7?22c, closed 22c. WHEAT MOVEMENT. „ , Receipts. Shipm'ts. ££Ta i rT M 15 ' 725 65 - 981 BaiiSe^.:. ,Jg 102 -™ SSSt:v.v..::"::::::":::::: SIS m St. Louis 6i 034 sm 5^ ton 12,231 50332 !r, h , leag ° 35,700 56,659 Milwaukee 9 100 6 6 00 £ uluth •• 271.156 Minneapolis 171, 650 29 500 Kansas City 6 ,000 3 ; 'oOO MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE, March 31.— Flour dull and drooping. Wheat weak and lower- No 2 spring, 7Hie; No. 1 northern, 76%' - May 71% c. Corn firm; No. 3, 22c. Oats steady and quiet; No. 2 white. 19® 20c. Barley quiet and steady; No. 2, 31 Vie: sample, 24(g30c. 'Rye dull and weak; No. 1, 34^c. Receipts— Flour 11 800 bbls: wheat, 9,000 bu; barley, 11,000 bu ' Shin ments— Flour, 12,000 bbls; wheat 7 000 bu barley, 2,000 bu. ' ' LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, March 31.- Wheat— Spot No 2 red w'nter, no stock: No. l red r -rthern spring, dull, 6s 4d. Corn— Spot American irixt-d ne*. steady, 2s t%t; old firm, 6s 10%d futures dull; April, 2s fi^d; May, 2s 8d June' 2s 9d. Flour— Steady; St. Louis, fancy win ter, 8s 6d. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, March 31.— N0. 2 cash wheat, 93c; May, 87%@87%c; July, 73% c asked. Corn —No. 2 cash, 21% c; May, 22% c. Oats— No. 2 cash, 18i4c bid; May, 19c. Rye lower, 33® 33V4c Flaxseed nomdnai, 72c PRODUCE. ST. PAUL MARKET. Butter— Creameries— SS ::::::.;•:::::::::::::::::::: - 18 ••» Seconds 13 @'v Hand separator 16 @'n Dairies — ' Extras 15 @ 16 Firsts j 12 @ 13 Roll and print, fanW'.- il2 @.13 Ladles— Firsts v U q, 12 Packing stock 07U@.09 G ""?ase 03 @..O4 Cheese— Twins, fancy, full cream, new .. .11%@.12V4 Twins, common to fair 07 @.O9 Full cream. Young America, new 12V4 Swiss cheese 11 (ft, W Bnck, no. i, new :::.:::::::::::: :S ail Brick, No. 2, new 08 @ 09 Eggs— "* Candled stock, fresh, cases in cluded 09Vi@.10 S %°e?nU « •'« Fancy navy, per bu 90@1.00 Medium, hand-picked, per bu 75® 85 lellow peas, per bu 40@ 60 Oreen peas, per bu 60@ Potatoes — i Home grown, per bu 20@ .25 | Illinois sweet potatoes, kiln dried 1.5051.75 v egetables— Cabbage, California, per cwt.... 1.60(31.75 T , o2 ?. a £ oes ' P er basket 50 £ ,f« es> per dozen 20® .40 Cauliflower, per dozen 2.00@" 25 Beets, per bushel . '■">&-.*> Celery, per dozen 25 Rutabagas, per bushel Turnips, per bushel 'j£ Mint, per dozen ' 30 Lettuce, per dozen „ .25® '30 Carrots, per bushel 25 Cucumbers, per dozen 2.00@2:25 Spinach, per bushel 75Q1 00 New onions, per dozen .-2o" ©26 Parsley, per dozen .. 15 Oyster plant, per dozen . '40 Rhubarb, per lb 'og Miscellaneous — Malaga grapes, per bbl 6.50@7.50 Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl .. 6.50@6 00 Cranberries, bell and bugle, bbl.. 6.00@fi!25 Cranberries, Jerseys, bbl 6.25@5 50 Apples — Common, bbl 1 OMil xn Fancy eating, bbl [ ] . ] '. \ \ ] [ | .' itoi^Vo Baldwins, choice, bbl 2 00@2 25 Greenings choice, bbl l'.SO®^ Spies, choice, bbl 2 00@2 50 Russets, choice, bbl 2.00@2 25 Lemons— ' Fancy Messinas, box 8. 00^3. 25 California, box 2.75@3.00 Oranges- California navels, box 8.25@3.75 Redlands, navels, box 3.25@4.00 Fancy bright Floridas, box 4.00@4 50 Mexicans, box 2.75@3 00 Valencias, case 5 50 Grape fruit, box B.Co@B]oo Nuts- Hickory, bu 1 00 New California walnuts, lb'!.!. .09 @.li Black walnuts bu 75 Chestnuts, lb !l0 Peanuts, raw, lb 04^@.05 Peanuts, roasted, lb Oo^tf 06 Brazils, lb , 08 @.10 Pecans, lb ..' 18 <J?.20 Filberts, lb „ 10 @ 12 Hazelnuts, lb " .05 Bananas- Choice shipping, large bunches.. 1.75@2.20 Figs and Dates-— Figs, fancy, five *rowns 12 @.13 Figs, fancy, four crowns .11 (g>.l2 Fard dates. 10-lb boxes 05 @.O9 Hallowee dates, new .06 Honey- White clover 12 @.12V> Extracted 05 @.O6 " Maple syrup, gallon 1.00 Maple sugar, lb 10 @.ll Apple C'der— Sweet, bbl 5.75@4.00 Sweet, half-bbl 2 00<92 0 5 Hard, bbl 6.00@8.00 Hard, hlf-bbl 4.50^5.00 ! (No charge for package or carriage.) Dressed Meatp — Veal, fancy OT l^ ' Veal, medium 06 @.06V> j Hogs, country dressed 03*4@. 03% Mutton, country dressed 05 @.06 Spring lambs, pelts off 06 #.07 Poultry — Live poultry 08% Chickens 08^@.09 Hens ' .07 Ducks 09 @.10 Geese 08 (ft. o9 Tame pigeons, dozen -.90® 1.25 Game — Canvasback ducks, dozen 3.00®5.00 i Mallard ducks, dozen 2.50@3.00 1 Teal ducks, dozen 1.50 Common ducks, dozen 1.25 Woodcock, dozen 4.00@4.50 Squirrels, dozen .75 Jack snipe, dozen 1.25 Bear carcass, hide on, lb 10 @.12 Fish — Good demand. Black bass, lb .09 MINNEAPOLIS MARKET. MINNEAPOLIS. March 31.— Butter con tinues in a firm price range. Creamery and ] extras and firsts advanced a full cent, fol- 1 lowing an advance of a like amount the •. previous day. Receipts are falling off. and I the retail trade is a good buyer. Seconds are I hitrher, and well cleaned up. Thirds are quiet and unchanged. A full cent was added to the price of dairy extras and firsts as a result of the improved flemand. Ladles are strong and advancing. Roll and print ls easy. Fresh, sweet packing stovk is strong and a fraction | higher. Eggs arc selling at a higher figure I locally than in Chicago. In spite of the fact that offerings are heavy, buying is of suffi ciently large dimensions co prevent a de cline. There is a rather dull tone connected with poultry, both dressed and live. The best Inquiry is for turkeys, but chickens, geese and ducks are slow. Veal is steady at quota tions, and not much is coming in. Mutton and lamb are strong, Dressed hogs are a fraction lower on all grades. The apple mar ket is not quite as firm as it has ruled of late, and prices are occasionally shaded in order to move. BUTTER AND EGGS. CHICAGO, March 31.— Butter firm; cream ery, 16@21c; dairy, ll@lßc. Eggs easy; fresh, New York. March 31.— Butter— Receipts.7.153 ] pkgs: firm; Western creamery, 15@22c; El- I gins, 22c; factory, B<gl2Vlc. Cheese— Receipts, | 2.403 pkgs: firm; state, large and small, 9@ 12V4c; part skims. s(gßc; full, 2'^@3c. Eggs- Receipts, 21.973 pkgs: steady; state and Penn sylvania, lOglO'/ac; Western, 9%@10c. LIVE STOCK. UNION STOCK YARDS. Receipts— Hogs, 520; catrle, 332; calves, 40; ehcep, 25. Hogs— Stiong and active. Quality averaged fair, but several loads were mixed with com mon heavy and stock pigs that had to be sold at $3.50®3.65. Good hogs brought $3.85 Representative Sales- No. Wt.Dk.PrieeiNo. Wt.Dk.Price 1 stag ....410 ..$15064 254 120 $3 85 3 396 .. 3 50 46 230 40 3 85 17 pigs ....177 .. 3 6025 233 .. 3 87% 8 pigs. ...137 .. 3 6546 217 .. 3 87>J 1 320 .. 380 59 189 120 390 " 75 194 120 3 80.48 327 80 3 05 Cattle— Strong and active. Not near enough cattle to supply the demand. More butcher cattle wanted, and 2,000 head of stackers and feeders would have sold quick. Representative Sales — No. Wt. Price-No. Wt. Price ' 3 stoekers.. 566 $3 65 1 steer 1.190 $3 75 1 heifer 580 2 75| 1 stag 1,290 3 50 34 stockers.. 670 3-75! 9 steers 1,495 400 ! 1 bull 700.2 75' 1 steer 1,510 2 75 ! 1 calf 290 3 30; 1 steer 1,160 3 75 j 1 cow 97C. 2 6Q17 stockers.. 411 360 1 bull 1,110 2 90 1 bull 1,240 2 50 | 2 cows 910 2 25' 1 bull 1850 2 50; 5 calves .... 282 3 10. 1 cow 1110 2 10 1 cow 870 2 60, 1 heifer 640 2 60 4 cows 1,042 3 15. 1 heifer 650 2 60 2 cows 915 2 60! 3 stockers.. 790 3 65 11 steers 9SG tWKU stockers.. 806 3 75 ' 5 heifers ... 870 ~2 &6; 7 cows 1,295 2 50 | 1 cow and c ... 30 00117 cows 1.297 3 00 1 cow and c ... 34 00 1 bull 1,760 3 00 j 1 cow 870 2 76 1 cow 1,320 3 00 j 1 bull 560 2 43 4 cows 1,110 3 00! 2 stockers— 440-3 tift 3 cow B 876 2 50 ! 2 mixed 765 -8 00 2 mixed 640 300 ! 1 heifer .... 920 306 1 cow 1,010 2 50 ! 1 bull 1.720 3 00 4 heifers ... 807 3 00 I 8 cews 1,241 .2 m 1 heifer ....1,050 3 00 6 cows 1,016 ;3 001 Sheep— Strong and active. A bunch of choice lambs brought .$5. 50. Representative Sales— 1 mutton SOSSSO 21 lambs ... 79 $4 50 20 wethers ...149 400 63 lambs ... 67 4 25 85 lambs 80 3 50 109 lambs ...81 4 87 Mi 3 lambs 76 300 7 lambs ...141 550 86 lambs 53 4 25 CHICAGO. CHICAGO, March 31.— 1n cattle choice beeves were strong to 10c higher and other descrip tions remained steady. Trade was active on a basis of $3.70@4 for the poorest of native dressed beef steers, $4.25@4.50 for fair and medium grades, $4.6Cff5 for good to choice ex port cattle and $5.1C@5.50 for strictly choice to fancy steers. The bulk of the offerings sold at $4.25©5. Stockers and feeders sold largely at $3.65@4.25. bulls $2.50@3.?5 and calves around $5.90@6. Trade in hog» started off actively at stronger to 2*& c higher prices. Later the market weakened to yesterday's figures. Sales were at $3.So@4' for rough to good heavy packing, with a few prime hogs selling up to $4.20. The bulk of the hogs brought $4.10@'4.15. In. sheep prices remained strong, with moderate offerings. Lambs were in demand at $3.50@3.75 up to $5.20@5.50, most of the Westerns bringing $4.40@5.25. Sheep sold at $3.25<g6 for common to prime. Re ceipts—Cattle, 11,000: hogs, 24,000; sheep, 12,000. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market opened good. Local trade active. Dealers from Dakota and Manitoba were the principal buyers on the market. A few local dealers were present. The following representative sales are for horses service-sound, unless otherwise mentioned: WU Price 1 pair gray mares, 6 and 6 years,' extra 3,200 $195 00 1 pair gray mares, 6 years, extra.3,ooo 160 00 1 pair gray horses, 6 years, extra, 3.ooo 180 00 1 pair bay mares, 5 to 6 year 5.. .2.800 160 00 1 bay horse, 6 years, extra 1,400 80 00 1 bay mare, 5 years 1,800 75 00 1 bay mare, 6 years, extra 1,600 86 00 1 bay mare, driver, 5 years 1,000 60 00 20 head horses, 5 to 6 years (50) 1.200@1,500 1,000 00 18 head farm mares and horses (S6O) 5 to 6 years 1,200f 1,500,1 OSO 00 8 head farm mares and horses 5 to 6 years (S7O) 1,200® 1,500 660 00 MINNEAPOLIS. NEW BRIGHTON, March 31.— Receipts- Cattle, 417; calves, 12; hogs. 780; she^p, 13. Cattle— Steady and active; clearance 1s good. Sales: 6 stockers, ay 850, $3.60; 20 s-tockers, ay 565, $3.60; 10 steers, ay 1,175 $3.90; 2 cows, I ay 1.200, $3.15; 16 steers, ay 1,166, $3,874; 1 i steer, wt 1,000, $3.87y 2 ; 4 calves, ay 140, $4; 1 cow and calf, $23; 1 milch cow, $20; 2 eowa and 2 calves, $55. Hogs— A dive; opened 5c i higher, closed a shade weaker. Sales: 15 ! hogs, ay 108, $3.70; 6 hogs, ay 363, $3.60; 73 ■ hogs, ay 176, $3.75: 8 hogs, ay 173. $3.75; 16 i hogs, ay 205, $3.80; 20 hogs, ay 175. $3.80; 19 ! hogs, ay 188, $3.75; 21 hogs, ay 216. $3.80; 5 I hogs, ay 226. $3.85; 28 hogs, ay 200. $3.50; 43 hogs, ay 240, $3.90; 80 hogs, ay 193, $3.90. haeep and lambs firm. SIOUX CITY. ♦i SIO , L r™ CITY> Io - Marcn 31.—Receipts-Cat tle, 1.500; Tuesday, 2.115. Shipments, 1.323. Market steady. Common, weak. Cows, bulls ' ana mixed. $1.50@3.50; veals, $3.50^5.25: stock- > t£? an ?Q it^ BT^ !&«©*•»: calves and year- 1 Hngs. $3.66@4.40. Hogs— Receipts, 1,200- Tues day, 1.304. Shipments, 212. Market firm sell ing at $3.80@3.90; bulls, $3.80g3.86 OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, March 31 .-Cattle-Re ceipts, 2.2W; cowa and heifers $2 80®4 it stockers and feeders, tf.COff 4.5& HoS-Rel ' Sift SkTS. ed st * ck sheep - *■" KANSAS CITY. « £ ANSA - S CITY . March 31.-Cattle-Receipte -pS : Dts r^ and &**"• «-«®4.70 How MISCELIANEOUS. HEAVY WOOL SALES. BOSTON, Mass., March 31.-The American S*° f^tK C ° Uon Re P°^er will savCor roA of the wool trade: Such times as the present were never before seen in the wool ?eeKoJVr efi thlS Week 1n noon's | ceed Uiose of the previous week. Since Jan. 1 the Boston sales have reached the enor- Z, M ?i for the sanle P erio^ in 1896 It should be 6aid that the flgurea for the -^^ u^i y h. n X T*" 8 re P r «ent the amount of l^L lch hM gone lnto th * hands ot Sf thi m^t Umer f-. " ls the °P inion of one ; in Rostnf t^ a f efUl K n . d , «> m Petent authorities ' in Uoston that probably 50 per cent of the transactions recently made "%«« ° by °dJS- ! v. V ices cannot be "said to have yet reached a settled basis. Asking prices have ! been advanced In quite a remarkable man i W« id a " n ? 1 / few in «tances the sellers ! ha\e had marked success in bringing pur- Ctuuea up to their figure. NEW YORK MARKET. fl/l^T* X? RK : Mar< * «•— Hay quiet. Hides firm. Leather steady. Wool firm. Beef quiet i tUc meats steady, bard steady. Pork quiet! ! I Tallow quiet. Cottonseed oil easy Pc- I 1 mnl?"- R qUlet " , Hosin liUtet - Turpentine | quiet. Rice steady. Molasses steady. Pig '•,". eas /- quiet. Tin easy, Spelter quiet. Lead quiet. Coffee options opened barely steady. 15<§20 points lower, under heavy receipts at Brazil and weakness in : foreign markets; closed steady 30 to 15 points i "-r — V o£. r; Sales ' 13 '°°° h& SS, including Ma y ; fe m ;- fP ot coffee, Rio, weak; No. 7 , invoice, sc; No. 7, JODDing, 8\o; mild weak- Cordova, U®ls%c sales, 1.000 bags R,o No.' i 7, cost and freight, l%c; 700 bags Maracaibo i P. t. Sugar firmer; fair refining, 3c- cen tflfugal, 96-test. 3%c; sa k s , 7,200 bags' ceS -189 test \'V™r *Yk 2 *' m bass ™ ias «*. oy-test, i-ftc; refined firm. IRON AND STEEL MARKET. CHICAGO March 31.-The Industrial World tomorrow will say: Western iron and steel mak©" have paused during the week to await the eflecto of the ore pool dissolution upon Prioee. Among buyers the impression has existed that the range might be lower. There have been as yet no apparent results of this ! k:nd. foundry pig iron is produced from ' ! 2? n i ?i em^ r , or , e *' which are not affect- | |ed by the dissolution. Prices for Northern ' I » r t On s S iA a -- c vn o chal1 S ed - No. 2 foundry seating I |at H«.75. Same grades of Southern iron are a little weaker, No. 2 foundry beinir quoteed at $10.20<g1G.40. Steel products are in fair volume at unchanged quotations. SEED MARKETS. CHICAGO. March 31.— The flaxseed market opened weak at lc per bu lower than at yes terday's close. Trading was very light Re ceipts here were 27 cars, 16 cars at Duluth and 13 cars at Minneapolis. The official close as reported by the Weare Commission com pany, is as follows: Cash flax at 78c May at 7t>e, July at 78% C and September at Ti%c per bu; cash timothy seed closed at $2.65 and April at $2.65 per 100 lbs. Clover seed closed at $8.25 per 100 lbs. NEW YORK DRY GOODS. NEW YORK, March tL—Aa usual to the closing day of the month, there was a large total of sales as the result of new purchases deliveries on former ones and the charging up of many goods on memorandums, such business including manufactures of wool cotton and silk. The month of March has been one of large sales, and the promise is nattering for am ore active market. Print ing cloths quiet, but firm, at 2 9-16 c. —^ ' SalvatfonlMts in Black Hills WHITEWOOD, S. D., March 31.— The bom bardment of Black Hills towns by the Sal vation Army ls going merrily on, notwith standing strong efforts to discourage the movement and drive the army from the Hills. Army matters are particularly lively at Sturgis. Fort Meade is located near the town, and there has been a very friendly feeling between the soldiers of Uncle Sam and the soldiers of the Lord. This is evi dently distasteful to the commandant who has issued orders that soldiers must not visit the Salvation Army meeting in uniform and prohibiting Salvationists from visiting the crost. At Lead, It is said a great many have Joined the Salvation Army, and in conse quence saloons and gambling dens notice a marked reduction in their receipts. An ( nkmnvn Killrtl. ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 31.— At an early hour Tuesday morning, farmers residing near Parent, Benton county, discovered a man on the Great Northern track within the yard limits of that village. Upon investigation it was learned that his back was broken, and that he was dying. He was removed to an adjacent stable, where he partially regained consciousness. He told thosse about him that I he had sustained his injuries by being thrown from a moving freight train by members of the train crew. He died soon after, and as those who found him neglected to ask his name, and the further fact that he neglected to give it, his Identity is unknown. Mnidered fop His Cash. CLOQUET, Minn., March 31.— An old dar key arrived here last week /rom Swan River and went about town exhibiting a large roll of greenbacks, probably amounting to sev eral hundred dollars. He was stopping at a quiet boarding house on the island until Fri day night, when he mysteriously disappeared, and has not been seen since. Foul play is suspected. He was seen going towards the woods the night he disappeared with two reputed hard characters. Early Seeding Expevteil. REYNOLDS, JT. D., March 31.— Crows tad larks have made thf-ir appearance here this spring. Snow has disappeared slowly and it i is raining. Where there were no drifts the i ground was bare of snow. The roads are be- ' coming impassable as the snow softens. In dications are that spring seeding will not be as late as was feared by many, as there is very Httle frost in the ground. Fortnne'x Favors. "Bilkins has just returned." "Where has he been?" . "To Monte Carlo, to win enough to pay hU wedding expenses." "And the wedding?" "Has been postponed for two year*." — Life. BEfIRS THE BOSSES NOTABLE BREAK IN STOCKS EF FECTED IN THE FINAL HOI II OF TRADING. OPENING TONE IMPROVED. SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN OF SHORTS CHECKED THE RISING TIDE OF PRICES. CLOSE WAS WEAK AND LOWER. In the Standard Shares the Net Aver age Loss Watt About a Point for the Day. NEW YORK, March 31.— The bears suc ceeded In effecting quite a notable break in the market today in the last half hour of trading, after partly futile efforts to the same end all day. The short interest, whose lines are reported to have been greatly extended since the Trans-Missouri decision of the su preme court, was palpably uneasy all day, on account of the marked resumption of strength in the market yesterday and the ap parent subsidence of the fright of security holders over the effects of the decision. A continuance of the improved tone was evi dent at the opening this morning in spite of the decline in prices on the London exchange, and a general advance occurred not exceeding a fraction in any of the active shares, but reaching a point or over in the case of Can ada Southern, Canadian Pacific, C, C, C. & St. L. and Erie first preferred. New Jer sey Central continued under heavy pressure to sell, but the special motive for the selling —the belief that the dividend may be reduced, and the public assertions of the bad finan cial condition of its related coal company detracted from Its effectiveness as an instru ment for depressing the general market. The bears, however, continued to center their main I attack on New Jersey Central all day in a I determined tfand systematic attempt to stem the upward course of prices. From this stock they made excursions into various fields. The Goulds were attacked as a group, Manhattan falling 2 points and Missouri Pacific & West ern Union 1 each. This induced some realiz ing, but the market soon recovered and re sumed its upward tendency. Even New Jer sey itself, which was the center of the depres sion all day, rallied somewhat after, touching 78^4. It was after delivery hour when an un expected selling movement set in in Delaware & Hudson, the only explanation offered being the general depression existing in the coal trade and rumored losses by floods along the company's lines. The sales were not very large, but under a persistent bombardment of small lots, the price went down by leaps and bounds, the decline reaching 5% carry- Ing the price down to 100%. A final rally only improved the stock a fraction. Lackawanna only registered three sales of a total of 700 shares in the last fifteen minutes of trading, but this was sufficient to depress the stock 3V4 points. The Reading stocks escaped any very noticeable effect of the raid, except the first preferred, which declined 1%. The heavy selling in New York Central was simultane ously resumed and the stock was sold down to 77, showing a decline from the top level ot 6 points. New Jersey Central sold at the opening on March 1 for 97, showing a net de cline in March of 20 points. Just at the close it rallied a point. Much was also niado by the bears of a statement by Senator Culiom, chairman of the senate committee on inter state commerce, that there was no chance for the passage of the pooling bill at this session. The whole market sold off in consequence, losses reaching '% in the case of Burlington and Rock Island and 24 in Omaha. Declines of a point or over were shown in Sugar. Chi cago Gas, General Electric, Pacific Mail, Tennessee Coal, Leather preferred, Western Union, Northwest. St. Paul, New York Cen tral. Canada Southern, C, C, C. & St. L., Atohison preferred and Louisville & Nash ville. Tobacco fluctuated quite widely on ma nipulative orders, rising 2 1 /4. losing 1% and rising again 1%. Consolidated Gas and Lake Shore rose % and 1 respectively. The closing wag weak, net losses averaging a point in the standard shares. Trading in bonds was In small volume, but a firm tone was manifest and most of the leading issues made slight progress toward a higher plane. The St. Louis Southwestern issues again attracted attention by wide varia tions on a lower range, the seconds losing I 1 *, per cent. The sales were $83.">,000. Govern ments continued to display strength, but. the higher range failed to elicit offerings and transactions were restricted to purchases of $11,000 of the old 4s. The toal sales of stocks today were 254.766 shares, including: Tobacco, 12,600; Sugar, 34.000; Burlington. 21.100; Chicago Gas, 17.900; Delaware & Hudson, 7,500; General Electric, 3.900; L. & N.. 4.900: Missouri Pacific, 3,900; N. Y. Central, 4,100: Northwest. 8,900; Omaha, 6 600; Reading. 6,500; Rock Island. 9,300; St. Paul, 20.300; Western Union, 3,300; N. J. Cen tral, 40,300. The following were the fluctuations of the leading railway and industrial shares fur nished by C. 11. F. Smith & Co., members New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade. o eg r o 111 ?r ? ? & v. a t. e50.. ..... 6%| «%l 6%i e% Am. Tobacco I 72»4i 74>i| 72 ; 73 Am. Spirits 12 i 12V*i 11%; 12 A ten i son | 10%! 10%' 10% i 10% do pfd 20% ! 20%| 19%! 19% Am. Cotton Oil ! 10% Bay State Gas 9% 9% 9%| 9 4 Baltimore & Ohio ! 13% C. B. & Q 72 I 72% 70y« 70% C, C, C. & St. L.. 29%'j 29% 28%! 28 »4 Ches. & Ohio 16%; 16% 16V41 16,4 Chicago Gas I TO4| 79% [ 78% | 78% Canada Southern .. 47 I 47%| 46V 4 ! 45% Col. Fuel & I ! 19 I 19 I 18%| 18 Delaware & Hudson.. 1 106% l 106%; 100%! 101% Del., Lack. & West. l 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 Erie ' »* General Electric .... 321/ i 32^ 31%! 31>4 Great Northern pfd 119 Hocking Valley 3% Illinois Central .... 93 93 92% 92 Jersey Central 82%] 82% 77 78 Kansas & Texas ... 11%: H%l 11% 11 '4, do pfd 27%| 28 I 27 26% Lead I 23 Laclede Gas I 22% Louis. & Nash W%\ 46% 45% 45% Lake E. & W T 59 j 59 59 i 58 Leather pfd 57% 1 57%! 55%! 56 Lake Shore 16C% 166%' 16j I 16J Manhattan Con 85% 85% 83% j 83% Minnesota Iron | 43 43 42% I 42% Missouri Pacific .... 16 16 15% l. r .% Michigan Central | 93 N. P. Common 12% 12% I 12 | 11% do pfd 35 i 35% : 34% ! 34% New York Central ..| 98%! 99 j 98 | 98 Northwestern | 105%; 105%[ 104 ! 103% North American I I | 4 Omaha | 58% | 59 56%j 57% Ontario & Western ..! 13% i 13%| 13%; 13% Pacific Mail ! 2C%j 26%| 25%^ 25% Pullman I | I 137 Reading I 21 | 21 %: 20% 20',, do Ist pfd j 42%! 42%: 41% | 41% do 2d pfd 26%! »%j 26%; 25% •Rocck Island | 63% i 63% 1 61%! 61% Southern Railway ..! 8% fi% X 7% do pfd ; 26%| 26% 25* 25% Silver Certificates ..I | I | 61% Sugar Refinery (11l | 111%: 109%j 109% St. Paul j 72% ; 73 72% 72% Tennesee Coal I 2G ; 26 25 24% Texas Pacific I B%' 8% I B%| 8% Union Parific I 6%) 5%j 5%| 6% U. S. Rubber !14; 14 14 j 13% Western Union | 83% i 83% I 82%' 82% Wabash J 5 I 5 | 5 1 5 do pfd !13 13%j 12%( 12% W^e_el : _&_l^kj? JSrieJ^ 1% 1%; I%'\ 1% The following were the closing quotations of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press: _______ _ Adams EsT 148 M. Y. ft _T. B ... tt Alton _ T. H. .. -S Ontario & West.. 13% i American Ex 111 Oregon Nay 10 Canada Pacific... 47 O. S. L. &U. N.. 16 Canada South ... 45% P.. D. & E % ■ Central Pacific .. S% Pittsburg 16-> j Chicago & A1t0n. 164 R. G. West 12% Con. Gas 100% do pfd 27% | Col. Coal & Iron. % St. Paul & O ... 57 ' Del. & Hudson .- .101*4 do pfd 139 D. &. 11. G. pfa .. 37% Southern Pacific. 14% I East Tennessea . .12% Tonn. Coal & I 24% Fort Wayne ....162 Tol. &O. C. pfd .50 O. X. pfd 119 U. S. Ex 38 C. &. £• I- P'd .. 0: Weils-Fargo Ex.. 100 St P. & DuTuth.. IS V.\ &L. E. pfd .. 314 Kansas & T. pfd. 26% M. & St. Louis .. 17 Louis. _ N. A. . . % I), ft; It. G 9^4 Manhattan Con.. S3-J4 National L'neec-d. 12 Mem. & Charles.. 15 Col. Fuel „ Iron 18 N. J. Central ... 77& ido pfd 90 Nashville^ & C... C 6 IT., St. L. _ K. C 5*4 Mobile & Ohio .. 8 do pfd 18^ N. & W. pfd .... 25% Southern 7% V. P., D. & O .. 1% do pfd 25% N. W. pfd 154 - MONEY - To loan on approved property in St. Paul and Minneapolis. CO/ "ON OR D/O BEFORE" In Sumit to Salt. R. M. NEWPORT & SON, Reeve Bid*., Pioneer Press Bldg., MicueapolU St P»t>l. C, H. F. SMITH & GO. Stocks. Bonds, Grain, PjkmMmm <** I ;»" > ». Private wire* to Xew York ant Cilnin ZOli Pioneer Press Bulldl*,,, H?Paul,m>i^ Griggs Bros. Wholesale ff_ IT __" I"_ _3_? Dealer* In SE EL !_. g J i^jl , Buyers cf Timothy and (lover, our Northern « ow "Garaen 6««-d.s are unexcelled. ThirdanlOedHrMn., s_. p ttn |, >ilnn. Michael D ar »n. Jaiue» Oorxn, M. DORAN & CO. BANKKKS AND BRO&Ka* 311 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn BOND LIST. U. S. new Is, reg.123% C. P. ftntt* «f *K-Ml_ do new 4s. coup.US% D. &R. G. 7s. 112 do 6s, reg 114 , do 4s ... 88 do 6s, coup 114 Erie second* 5354 do */■ r <« HI G. 11. &S. A. fiaV.lo4 do 4s. coup 113% do 7s 101 _ d ° 2»- "iS 96i4 11. &t. C. fis. !. .'lo9* I Pacific &j of '96. .103% do 6s .. 101 £'• n IaSS A ;105^ M - X - T - flrßf **■■ 82% 5° ° 104% ido seconds 4s . 67 *> £ 97 Mut. Union 6e....110 do Currency ... 95 N. J. C. gen. 65.. 110 La. new con. 45... N%N. P. first* 116% 1 Missouri 6s 100 do seconds 633 j - N - <-• 6a 122 do thirds 87& c ° 102 N. W. c0n5015.... 142 IS. C. Non-Fund.. % do S. F. deb. 6».11_% , Term. new set 65.. 75 Rio O. W. firsts.. 72^4 do Bs 105 St. Paul con. 78..132V4 do old 6s 60 doC. & P.W. 55.114H Va. Centuries BBV4 S. _.& I. M. Q. Bs. 7B do <3fd 6 S. U& S. F. Q. 65.U99, Atchlson 4a 82% Tex. Pac. firsts... 88^, do second A.... 44% do seconds 19, 1 Oan. So. seconds. los% U. P. firsts of '96.101 V 1 O. R. &X. firsts.. llß% West Shore 4« 107V 1 do is 82% " MINING BTOCKS. Cholor . . . . .... 50 95:Ontarlo ... .... MOO Crown Point .... 15'Ophir 80 I Con. Cal. & Va. 1 001 Plymouth 18 i Deadwood 1 26; Quicksilver .. .. 100 j Gould & Curry.. 20| do ptfd 10 00 ! Hale & Norcross 80 Sierra Nevada .. 20 I Homestake .. .. 29 00! Standard 160 -Iron Silver 35 Union Con SO Mexican 20! Yellow Jacket .. 20 BOSTON MINING SHARES. ! Allouez Mln'g Co. 90 Franklin 10% Atlantic 20 Kea.nsa.rge 15% ! Boston & Mont. ..120% Osceola 29 , Butte & Boston... 16% Qulncy 104 1 Calumet & Hecla.37s Tamarack 120 Centennial 7% Wolverine 8 FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, March 31.— Evening; Post's London financial cablegram: The stock markets were lifeless today. They opened dull and firm, with no apparent reason el- I ther for the flat opening or the firm close. Consols were 112 buyers. Argentines were I good, but the close was 1% under the beet. : Americana were also good, but the close was weak, there being no support. The Wey mouth Old Hank, whose failure is reported. I is a small provincial affair, and itss col- I lapse is of absolutely no significance. Mo_ j ey is wanted, being the end of the month, ; bue there were only a few applications to i the bank because of the money released yes terday as cabled you. Tomorrow's bank return is likely to show decrceased reserve. A small state railway In Brazil is under stood to be defaulting on its coupons dv» tomorrow. The Paris bourse was better aft er dullness, and the Berlin market wu steady. NEW YORK MONEY. NEW YORK, March 31. -Money on call, nominally 1%@1% per cent; last loan, 1%; closed at 1%@1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4 per cent. Sterling exchange easier, with actual buslnsess in bankers' bills ' at $4.87% for demand and $4.85% for sixty I days; posted rates, $4.86@4.86% and $4.88 i ©4.88%. Commercial bills, $4.85. Silver cer tificate*, 61%@62%e. Bar silver, 61 11-ltfc. SUGAR TRUST RIVAL. ALBANY, N. V., March 31.— The New York Sugar Refining company, of Long Isl and City, was incorporated today, with * capital stock of $600,000, to manufacture and refine sugar. The directors are Clans Doe» cher, A. F. Before, C. H. TieJbaut, W. It Logan and Frederick Brommer, all of Brook lyn. TOBACCO DIVIDEND. NEW YORK, March 31.— The directors <X the American Tobacco company have de clared the regular quarterly dividend of 3 I per cent on preferred stock, and a dividend of 2 per cent on the common stock, in place of the usually quarterly 3 per cent dividend. TREASURY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, March 31.— Today's state ment of ihe condition of Che treasury shows: Available cash balances, $220,947,560; gold reserve, $151,834,395. CHICAGO MONHY. CHICAGO, March 31.— New York exchange, 10c premium. Foreign exchange steady; de mand, $4.57%; sixty days, $4.85%. ( rushed Between (urn. ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 81.— John B. I Carpenter, an old and popular Great North | crn brakeman, formerly a resident of this city, but now making his home at Melroee, was badly crushed between the bumpers of a box car and the caboose of the train on which he was employed, nt an early hour Tuesday morning. He had stepped in be tween the cars to make the coupling, and It appears that the draw-bars sHi/ped by one another, and in this matiner Carpenter was crushed. He was extricated as soon as pos sible and brought down town, where he now lies in a critical condition, with slight hopes for recovery. ATTORNEY AIIIII..Ti;i). Charged With Aiding a. PrU»ner to Escape. NEW YORK, March 31.— George Samson, assistant prosecuting attorney of Lenawe» county, Michigan, was arrested today by detectives from this citcy at the dock of the Thingvalla steamship line in Hoboken. N. J. The arrest was made under an indictment returned by the New York grand Jury, which charged him with aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner. This is an outcome of the case of Anton Christc-nsen, of Ridge way, Mich., accused of embezzlement <rf a large sum of money from the Ridgeway Creamery company. BLOOD POISOFi A SPFPIAI TY Pr " ar sco- M QrCilrilML-i I ondaryorTeS uar7 BLOOD POISON permanently cured in 16 t0 35 days. You can bo treated at home f orsame prico tinder sair-e gnaran ty. II you prefer to come hero wewlllcon* tracttopay railroad fareandhotelbill«,_n_i nocharge, i f wo fail to cure. I f you have taken mer* cury, iodide potash, and stlH have aches and pains, MucousFatches in mouth, Sore Throat. Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers oa any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti nate cases and challenge the world for a case we cannot cure. This disease h.-is always baffled tho skill of t ho most eminent physi cians. S500,00«> capital behind our uncondV tiorml guaranty. Absolut proofs sent sealed oa nnplicntinn. Address COOK itEMEDY CO.! V>7 Maaoaic Temple, CHICAGO. n.w., -^r^^r^^ We seM «.Lo French Romeily /*.'**• 2H CALTHOS free, (oj CO. U•; «nd i /ZyIVJ E_ r%\ lp sal guarantee that Calthos will I^=7' __ V STOP I>l.elia-_e« a_.<i Emission., ICT'BE __F f COM t-p.rrniutorrJiiu, Vurlcocvle V^M V •»<• RESTOnE _o«t Vigor. V4™i» fO L'se it and pay if satisjitd. V T*(.U» YON MOIIL CO., 319 B. <JLJ Bo** *mrrlt*n Agent.. Ci»fl«»»(l, OhU. / /^C«HK»V I I'm liiK *, for Inliw— f /in 110 i«-:»y».\ J tk-uj. irritftticns or iilrcr- J— 4|Pr«ir-,u ccut»?.in. tian*^. Fainl««£. and not V^ ywiciMHATi,o.r~~i Bo d b y i>rt!ce*st», \ \^ D. 8. a. y I or eer 't In plain vrnj,r«»r fcv 0^ Circular kui on r«jue«».