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6 SEVEfI-CEfIT SIiUP A SHARP TUMBLE IN DECEMBER WHEAT JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE. NET LOSS OF FIVE POINTS. NO PREMONITION OF WHAT WAS COMING IN THE EARLY DEALS. LEITER CROWD AMONG SELLERS^ Bluy AVa* Comparatively Steady mid Lost Only an Eighth on tlie Whole Day. J . MARKET SUMMARY. Prey. Wheat. Close. Day May. Chicago 91% 91V4 May Minneapolis sv ?i «?'* May Duluth 90% 90 J, May. New York M l /* 93% FINANCIAL. I Bar silver, New York... 58% 58% Call money. New Y0rk..2@2% 1%@2 1 L_ n 33 1 ■ CHICAGO, Dec. 13.— There were no pre monitory symptoms today of the rumpus in j December wheat that shook the pit to Its center for fifteen minutes about an hour | from the close of the session. That deliv ery was worth from $1.04% to $1.0?, most of the morning, and all at once it began to show decided weakness. Before the crowd could realize what was happening it was be- j ing offered at 97% C, and closed at 99M;C, or j at a decline of 5c a bu since Saturday. May was comparatively steady. Us loss for the , day was %C. Both Armour and the Leiter j crowd were said to have sold heavily, and j this selling was -instrumental in causing the j slump. The large amount of contract wheat j which arrived in Chicago made the decline j easy. Corn, oats and provisions showed at j the close very little change in prices. j Corn, though quiet, was firm. Small coun try offerings and bad weather West were helpful factors. Oats were slow, within an extremely narrow ranpe. Some strength was developed in provisions during the morning on the small run of hogs and prices opened slight'. y higher and improved to a limited ex- | tent. The rise in prices was taken advantage j of by packers to sell, but the offerings were I fairly well taken care of until the smash . came in December wheat. This made buyers j timid and, In the absence of Bupport, the l market lost its advantage. At the close May pork was 2%C lower at $3.55; May lard was unchanged at ?4-52% and May ribs unchanged at $4.35. Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat, 370 cars; corn, 560 cars; oats, 600 cars; hogs, 40,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: O X m 0 ET • S" f jl f I Wheat— i j I Nov 1105 I 1 05 I 97V0 991/2 Jan I 93% I 95 | 92%| 93% May I 9-%| 91% | 90% | 91% C r>"c7 1 25%] 25%'| 25% 25% Jan I 25% I 25%| 25% 25% May I 28% I 28% | 28%! 28% Oats— I I I I Dec I 22% 22% 22 22 May 22% 22% 22% 22% Mess Pork— I I I Dec I I I I 7 42% Jan 18 40 8 42%| 830 8 32% May I 8 60 865 I 8 52%| 855 Lard— I I [ t - Dec I 14 20 Jan I 4 40 440 435 435 May 14 65 4 57% 450 4 52% Dec I 4 22% Jan 425 4 27% 4 22% 4 22% May 14 40 440 435 435 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour — (fiulet and rather easy. Wheat— No. 2 spring, «8%@89c; No. 3 spring, 83<?195c-, No. 2 red, »7%®99%c. Corn— No. 2, 25% c. Oats— No. 2, J2I4V; No. 2 white, f. o. b., 24@24%c; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 23%@24%c. Rye— No. 2. 4«c. flarley 1 — F. o. b., 25%#37c. Flaxseed— No. 1, $1.13(31.17%. Timothy seed-Prime, $2.62%@2.65. Mess pork, per bbl, $7.42%@7.47%. Lard, per 100 lbs, $4.30@4.35. Short ribs— Sides (loose) $4.17V>(<T4.52%. Dry salted shoulders (boxed) 4%@4%. Short clear sides (boxed) $4.46@4.65. Whisky— Distillers' finished goods, per gal, 11.19. Sugars— Cut loaf, $5.84; granulated, $5 29. No 2 yellow corn, 25%@25%. Receipts —Flour, 12,000 bbls; wheat, 677,000 bu; corn, 277,000 bu; oats, 461,000 bu; rye, 15,000 bu; parley, 73,000 bu. Shipments— Flour, 15,000 bbls; wheat, 6,000 bu; corn, 209,000 bu; oats, 188,000 bu; rye. 115,000 bu; barley, 62,000 bu. On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creameries, 16@22c; dai ries, 12fi 10c. Eggs firm; fresh, 20c. Cheese %uiet, B<gS%c. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Dec. 13.— There was ■very little of an encouraging nature for holders at the opening this morning. Cables were all weak and lower. The usual Mon day morning statistics were bearish, Inasmuch as the world's shipments showed a very Urge total— nearly 9,000,000 bu for the week. It is true these figures are a full million less than last week, but it means a good in crease In the European visible or a large increase on passage, which, as a rule, have a depressing effect on the market. About 11 B. m. the government report was made, show ing a total of wheat actually harvested dur ing the summer of 530,000,000 bu, or fully 30,000,000 bu more than expected. These fig ures to a large extent had been fully dis counted by "tips," it is said, and as a result It fell flat. Locally our stocks in store in creased 81S.000 bu. The visible supply showed a decrease of only 101,000 bu. Clearances from the seaboard were liberal. The action of the market immediately preceding the noon hour gave evidence that there was something in the wind regarding the Decem ber deal. Short sellers were full of assur ance that the darkest day had passed. From other sources we learn that it would be well not to be too confident. December wheat opened at 91% c, being the same as Saturday's close, lost %c. advanced to 92% c about midsession and declined to 91% cby noon. May wheat opened at 89c, against 88% c Saturday, lost %c, firmed up to 89c, dropped to BS%c" advanced to 89>4c, lost %c, gained Vie and dropped gradually to BS%c by noon. The cash wheat market was somewhat of a puzzle to many. The demand was good for grades that would pass inspection in Chi cago, and brought 5c over the May option. Ordinary good milling wheat was slow to move at anywhere near the premium paid on Saturday, and lower grades were decid edly slow and weak. The market during the noon hour was weak and inactive with sentiment generally bearish; Chicago advised that there were over 2,000,000 bu in private elevators there which would come into the visible as soon as navigation closed. New York reported a very light export trade. December wheat closed at 90% c; May at 88% c. RANGE OF PRICES. Open- High- Low- Closing, ing. est. est. Today. Yes. May 89 89% 88% 88% 88& December .. ..91% 92% 90% 90% 91% On Track— No. 1 hard, 92%; No. 1 north ern, 92%; No. 2 northern, 82c: December oats, 22% c; corn, 24% c; flax seed, $L 12%. Curb on May wheat 88% Puts on May wheat SBVi Calls on May wheat 89% 1 SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 hard, 2 cars 95 No. 1 hard, 2 cars 94% No. 1 hard, 4 cars 94% No. 1 northern, 1 car 94% No. 1 northern, 23 cars 93% No, 1 northern, 21 cars 93 No. 1 northern, S cars 94 No. 1 northern, 1 car 93% No. 1 northern, 2 cars 92% No. 1 northern, 3,300 bu, to arrive 93% No. 1 northern, 2,150 bu, to arrive 93 No. 1 northern, 10,000 bu, to arrive 94 No. 1 northern, 5,000 bu, to arrive 95 No. 1 northern, 1 car, to arrive 93 No. 1 northern, 3 cars, to arrive, choice 94 No. 2 northern, 5 cars 86 No. 2 northern, 15 cars 85% No. 2 northern, 1 car S.V<i No. 2 northern, 14 cars S3 No. 2 northern, 1 car, to arrive S.">% No. 2 northern, 1 car So No. 2 northern, 10 ears B(>% No. 2 northern, 2 cars 87 FLOUR. The flour market is said to be dull and heavy, caused by uncertainty. The un certainty" is caused by the peregrination of wheat prices under abnormal conditions. There is a certainty in flour, and it Is certain that present prices will look cheap later on. First natents *H^Al Second patents B -^f- - ™ , First clears H^'SS Second clears 3.70@4.00 < BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS. Bran in bulk $7.00® 7.50 Bran, 200-lb sacks 7.50@ 7. 75 Bran. 100-lb sacks B.oo® 8.^5 Shorts in bulk 7.50® 8.00 Middlings in bulk 9 -2°JIH2 Red-dog, 140-lb sacks 11.00@H.50 The market is very firm with a good demand from all sections. „, . Corn— No. 3 yellow. 24c; No. 3, 24 1 / ic; No. 4, 23 1 4@23^c. Oats— No. 3, 22<g22>4c; No. 3 white, Z-c. Rye— No. 2, 4414 c: No. 3, 44c. No sales. Barley— No. 5, 23% c. Trade is fair on all lines. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks ex- .„_,,, „. tra, to jobbers only $10.00@10.20 No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn. 1-3 oats, SO-lb sacks, sacks extra .. 10.oO@ •••• No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra 10. o(3> •••• No. 3 ground feed. 2-3 corn, 70-lb sacks, sacks extra 10.io@U-00 In wood, 20c extra is charged. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Re].NG. G. N.— B. Div.. 16 43 34 29 1 4 G. N.— F.F. Dlv. 30 118 17 15 15 4 C, M. & St. P.. .. 1") 37 37 30 3 M. & St. L 2 6 35 10 1 Soo Line 2 9 20 13 Northern Pac ..2 21 5 .. 3 C.,St.P.,M. &O. .. 8 50 40 34 1 C. G. W 2 1 Minn. Transfer ... 31 22 .. 3 .. Total 50 247 191 171 97 13 Other Grains— Winter wheat. 23 cars; No. 2 | corn, 2 cars; No. 3 corn, 27 cars; No. 4 corn, 12 cars; no grade corn, 1 car; No. 3 oats 30 cars; no grade oats, 2 cars; No. 2 rye 4 ears; No. 3 rye, 1 car; No. 4 barley, 2 cars; No. 5 barley, 4 cars; no grade bar ley, 2 cars; No. 1 flax, 17 cars; rejected flax, Cars Inspected Out— Wheat, No. 1 northern. 255 cars- No. 2 northern. 15 cars; No. 3, 30 ; cars; rejected, 4 cars; No. 3 corn, 27 cars; no grade corn, 3 cars; No. 3 oats, 16 cars; No. 3 rye, 1 car. GRAIN IN STORE— MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 11. Dec. 4, Wheit Bushels. Bushels. : No 1 hard 150,229 122.7,27 ; No! 1 northern 3.432.977 3,170,679 No 2 northern 938,479 792,308 , Ko 3 03,278 610,175 i Rejected' " i:":". " 1«, 473 183,906 I s^cflroin v:::;:::::::::::^M39 j Total wheat T-1i,351,87| lO.[-33.655 rnrr . 1,430,489 1,a26,436 O°[" 3,292.711 3,222,305 4 9 > 829 48 ' 571 ote 151 - 759 130,03 ; Flax seed'".'..'.".! 413,536 897,522 Wheat !ncre?se for the week, 81K.1P0 bu. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. j Received— Wheat, 1,215 cars, 838,350 bu; corn 3fi,210 bu; oats. 73,600 bu; barley, 6 660 bu- 'rye 5,280 bu: flax, 20,010 bu; oil cake, 21l's80 lbs; flour, 1,042 bbls; hay, 126 tons; j fruit 177. 564 lbs; merchandise, 1,878,424 lbs; , lumber 31 cars; barrel stock, 4 cars; ma- , chiiiery, . 335,600 lbs; coal, 3,257 tons; wood, 810 i-ords; brick, 9,000; cement, 300 bbls; pig ] iron, 40 cars; live stock, 3 cars; dressed : me-ts 80 000 lbs; hides, pelts, etc.. 4-.,000 i ]bs- railroad materials, 6 cars; sundries, Ji | curs; ca.r Ms", 1,873. Shipped— Wheat. 216 cars, 165.480 bu; corn, | 17.380 bu; oil cake, 82,200 »>8; flour, 64.728 bbls; mlllstuffs, 2,611 tons; fruit, 24,000 lbs; merchandise, 1,600,730 lbs; lumber 44 cars; barrel stock 1 car; cement, 100 bbls; live stock 3' cars! dressed meats, 20.000 lbs; hides, pelts' etc, 93.3"i0 lbs; railroad materials, 5 cars;' sundries, 21 cars; car lots, 978. DULUTH GRAIN. DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 13.— The market was active and uncertain. May opened %c up at 90V£c, sold up to 91c at 10:00, off to fO%c at 10:00, up to 90% cat 11:50, off to 89% cat 12-30 up to 90% cat l:0fl. and closed %c up at 90»4c bid. Cash, 110,000 bu to elevators. Close— Wheat, No. 1 hard, cash, 92V4c; May, 9O^4c- No. 1 northern, cash, 92c; May, 90>,6c bid; December, 90V£c; No. 2 northern, 83c; No 3 79c; No. 1 northern, 91% c; rye, 45% c; car's 22% c; flax, $1.13; May, $1.18; corn, 16%@ 26c Car inspection— Wheat, 69; corn, 85; oats 13; rye 4; barley, 9; flax, 17. Receipts- Wheat 29,373 bu; corn, 8,667 bu; oats, 3, --840 bu; rye, 1.646 bu; barley, 7,123; flax, 7, --455 bu. Shipments— Wheat, 28,179 bu; bar ley, 62 bu; flax, 109,300 bu. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., commission mer chants: Wheat — Yesterday's market opened some what stronger, but closed below opening prices. No. 1 northern, 93@94c; No. 2 north ern, 86@89c. Corn— No. 8 yellow, 25V2@26c; No. 3, 25® 2514 c. Rye — 44@45c. Barley— 2s@3oc. Oats— No. 3 white, 21i£@<22c; No. 3, 20@21c. Seed— Timothy, $1.10@1.30; red clover. $3.20 @3.80; flax, $1.10(51.11. Flour— Patents, per bbl, $4.50£5.20; straight, $4.40@4.60; bakers', $4@4.30; rye flour, ?3.20@ 3.40. Ground Feed and Mlllstuffs— No. 1 feed, $10.75@ll; coarse cornmeal, $10.25@10.50; bran, bulk, $7.25@7.50; shorts, $8@8.50. Hay— Market very dull, excepting for choic est qualities. Receipts liberal. No demand whatever for common hay. Choice to fancy upland, $6@6.50; fair to good wild upland, $4.75@5.50; inferior qualities, $4@4.50; timothy, good to choice, $7@7.50. Straw steady; oats, $2@3.25; rye, $3.25@3.50. OTHFR GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSIP. Gossip by private wire to C. 11. P. Smith & Co., St. Paul, members of the New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade: The world's shipments this week: Amer ica, 6,005,000 bu; Russia, 2,112,000 bu; Dan ubian, 816,000 bu; Argentine, none; India, not in. Total, 8,933,000 bu. The world's wheat shipments— B,933,ooo bu — are 1,000,000 less than the week previous. The falling off is partially from Russia and partially from America. Liverpool— Wheat, closing quiet; December %d, March Vid, May %d lower; July, un changed. Corn quiet; December, &d higher. NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— Flour, receipts, 28, --000 bbls; exports, 5,761 bbls; inactive and weak; city mill patents, $5.65@5.90; city mill clears, $5.40@5.55; winter straights, $4.50@4.65; Minnesota patents, $5.10@5.40. Rye flour qu.et. Buckwheat flour quiet. Buckwheat nominal. Cornmeal steady. Rye dull. Barley quiet. Barley malt steady. Wheat— Receipts, 79,550 bu; exports, 57,362 bu; ejpot, easy; No. 2 red, 98c; options opened firm on better cables, broke badly under a bear raid, helped by weak late foreign news and light export in quiry, but rallied finally on covering and closed unsettled at net decline. Decem ber, 96?4@97i4c. Corn— Receipts, 15,000 bu; exports, 29,387 bu; spot, firm; No. 2, 34% c; options opened steady and were generally firm on covering, closing %c higher; Decem ber, 31%@%; closed. 31% c; May, 33%@34c; closed 33% c. Oats— Receipts, 181,200 bu; ex ports, 81,907 bu; spot, steady; No. 2, 27&@ 1 ,4 c; options slow, but fairly steady with corn closing unchanged to %c net higher; December closed 27c; February closed 27% c; May, 27% c. WHEAT MOVEMENT. Receipts, Shipments. New York 57,362 Philadelphia 23,641 5,213 Baltimore 47,989 96,800 Toledo 20,300 13,200 Detroit 4,007 St. Louis 85.140 46,400 Boston 20,888 Chicago 676,572 6,162 Milwaukee .'. 38,350 10,400 Duluth 21,373 28.179 Minneapolis 838,550 168,480 MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 13.— Flour unchanged. Wheat weak; No. 1 northern, 90c; No. 2 Bpring, 86c; May, 91c. Corn steady; No. 3, 26^c. oats lower; No. 2 white, 23%®>24c. Rye dull; No. 1, 46% c. Barley lower; No. 2, 40c; sample, 34@40c. Receipts— Flour, 2,000 bbls; wheat, 38,000 bu; barley, 47,000 bu. Ship ments—Flour, 6,000 bbls; wheat, 11,000 bu; barley, 10.000 bu. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13.— Wheat lower; No. 2 red cash elevator, 89c; track, 89c; Decem ber, 97^c; January, 94c; March, 93c; July, 80c. No. 2 hard cash, SS^fjJSSc. Corn lower; No. 2 cash 24^c; December, 24c bid; January, 25 @25% c; May, 26%@26%c. Oats lower; No. 2 cash elevator, 21c; track, 22c; December, 21c; May, 22% c; No. 2 white, 24V£c Rye quiet, 46c. Flaxseed higher, $1.10y 2 . VISIBLE GRAIN. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— The statement of the visible supply of grain in store end afloat Saturday, Dec. 11, as compiled by the New York produce exchange, is as follows: Whfat, 34 744 000 bu; decrease, 92.000 bu. Corn, 40, --6 SI 000 bu; decrease, 269,000 bu. Oats, 14, --3^l'ooo bu; decrease, 1,116,000 bu. Rye, 3, --3GI 000 bu; Increase, 118,000 bu. Barley, 4,889,- OOO' bu; increase, 139,000 bu. LIVERPOOL. LdVERPO(Ek Dec. 13.— Closing: Wheat THE SAINT PAUI, GLOBSr TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897. quiet, %@%d lower; December, 7a 4%d; May, 7b 2%d. Com steady, unchanged to %d high er; December, 3s 2d; March, 3a l%d; May, 3s l%d. TOLEDO. TOLEDO Dec. 13.— Wheat lower; No. 2 cash and December, 94% c; mixed, 93% c. Corn dull steady; No. 2 mixed, 26% c. Oats dull, unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 22c. Rye lower, steady; No. 2 cash, 46% c PRODUCE. ST. PAUL MARKET. Note— The quotations which follow are for goods which change hands in lots In the open j market. In filling orders, in order to secure the best goods for shipping and to coyer the cost Incurred, an advance over jobbing prices has to be charged: Butter— Market firm oh all grades. Creameries — Extras 22%@.23 Firsts 20 @.21 Seconds 1» @-l° Hand separator 20 @.21 Dairies— _„ „ „ Extras 1? @-20 Firsts 15 @-17 Roll and prints 1* @-l 8 Ladles— Extras 14 @-J» Firsts 12 @.13 Packing stack 12 @13 Cheese— Market steady. Offerings large. Twins, fancy full cream, new .. .10 @.10% Twins, fair to good 08 @.09 Full cream Young America, new. .10%®. 11 Swiss cheese I 2 @-}\ Brick, No. 1 -12 Brick, No. 2 09 @.10 Eggs— Market steady; receipts moderate. Candled stock, fresh, cases In cluded 16 @-17 Beans— Market quiet; supply moderate. Fancy navy, per bu 1.10@1.20 Medium, hand-picked, per bu 90@1.00 Yellow peas, per bu 60® .<0 Potatoes— Steady. Burbanks, car lots, per bu 4S@ .50 Early Ohios, car lots, per bu -5a Mixed stock, car lots, per bu .... •*°J? •« Sweet potatoes, ber bbl 2.00©d.w Vegetables — Radishes, pc: doz -™ Cauliflower, per doz *•«[*> Beets, per bp •*? Celery, per doz -~> Rutabagas, per bu •*» Turnips, per bu •*[{ Mint, per doz •»<? Carrots, pei bu •■? Cucumbers, per doz 1-™ Parsely, per doz •#} Egg piant, per doz •' 3 Miscellaneous— Concord grapes, basket •*> Catawba grapes, 5-lb basket -J» Malaga grapes, bbl 6.(H!©7.0U Cranberries— „»,-„ r/ > Bell and bugle, bbl J.00®7.50 Cape Cod, bbl • I-K-S Jersey cranberries, bbl 7.00@7.50 Jo A natn?n7, bbl S^MX Ben Davis, bbl Vinesapa. bbl ISH Common, bbl 2.25@2.50 Lemons — Fancy Messinas, per box 3.i0@4.00 California, per box 3.50@4.00 California Navels Hn?^ California seedings, box 3.00^0.20 Mexicans, box 3.50@4.00 F!"ri<i.as, box --W Nuts- Hickory, per bu • *•» New California walnuts, lb 09 O.W Black walnuts, per bu n.J^/U Peanuts, raw, per lb 04 J?^"JS Peanuts, roasted, per lb ,,„« lO^iS-M Brazil, per lo OS @.« Pecans, per lb 06 @-07 Filberts, per lb ;...-. ..;:..... -10 @.ll Hazelnuts, per lb 0o @.0S Chestnuts, per lb - 20 Bananas— Supply large, demand active. Choice shipping, large bunches.. 1.75@2.00 Figs and Dates— Figs, fancy, five crows 13 &.1* Figs, fancy, four crows 11 @-i* Fard dates. 10-lb boxes 07 @-08 Hallowee dates, new 0o @.00% Honey— White clover }^'m Extracted 06V 2 @.«< Maple syrup, per gallon 1-00 Apple Cider— ,,->- m Sweet, per bbl H^S Sweet, per half bbl 2 -' 5 ®M2 Hard, bbl 5-S^'m Hard, per half bbl 4.50@5.00 (No charge for package or carriage.) Dressed meats— Supply moderate; demand Veal] fancy 07 @.07% Veal, medium 06 @.06% Hogs, country dressed , 03%®. 04 Mutton, country dressed 06 @.ob% Spring lambs, pelt off 08 @.08% Dressed Poultry- Turkeys lb 09 @.09% I Chickens, lb 05 @.06% | Hens, lb 04 @.04% Ducks, lb 07 @.O8 Geese, lb 06 @.O7 Fish— Good demand. Pickerel, lb .04 Sunflsh, per lb .03 Pike, per lb .06 Game — Mallard ducks, doz 3.0053.50 Canvasback ducks, doz 6.00@10.00 Common ducks, doz 1.50 Plover, per doz 1.00@1.25 Woodcock, per doz 4.50@5.00 Bear carcass, hide on, lb 12® .18 Small rabbits, doz 1 1.00@1.2j Jack rabbits, doz 2.50@3.00 MINNEAPOLIS MARKET. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.— Butter rules firm and is without price change from Saturday on all grades. The call for creamery ex tras is large, with receipts running light. Medium grade creameries are In more liberal supply, with the movement out fair. Dairy extras are Ecarce and sentiment on thla grade strong. Firsts and seconds In • dairies are in heavy supply and rule a trifle easy. Fresh, sweet packing stock Is in excellent demand. Ladles are selling moderately well. Strictly fresh eggs aro %c lower. There was no busi ness done on change, as buyers and sellers were apart as to prices. A feature of the market, which Is having weakening effect on sentiment, is the fact that receipts are In creasing, while the demand shows but slight improvement. Dressed poultry market Is firm on chickens and turkeys, and easy on ducks and geese. A good many of the latter were carried over from last week. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— Butter— Receipts, 1, --000 pkgs; Western creamery, 15®23c; Elglns, 23c; factory, 12@17c. Cheese— Receipts, 2,942 pkgs; quiet; large white. September, BVi@ B%c; small white, September, 9@9*4c; large colored. September, SVi@S%c; small colored. September. 9(?i9Vic; large, late-jnade, 7'/2@ 7%Ti small, late-made, BV4@S%c; light skims, 6@6%c; part skims, 4%@6%c; full skims, 3@4c. Eggs— Receipts, 5.588 pkgs; steady; state and Pennsylvania, 21@26c; Westerns, 20 @24c. Chicago. Dec. 13. — Butter — Steady; creamer ies, lu@22c; dairies, 12@19e. Eggs— Finn; fresh, 20c. LIVE STOCK. UNION STOCKYARDS. Receipts— 2o6 hogs, 837 cattle, 132 calves, 146 sheep. Hogs — Strong and active. Yards cleared early at mostly 5c advance. NoTwtTlb'k'ge. Price. No. Wt D'k'ge. Price. 2 163 . . $3 00 44 152 . . $3 10 6 203 . . 300 19 186 . . 310 2 335 . . 300 28 190 80 318 2 225 40 300 41 210 80 315 4 275 . . 300 73 198 . . 315 1 480 . . 300 63 172 40 315 3 226 . . 300 57 229 40 315 1 300 .. 300 171 198 .. 315 3 246 160 300 C 201 . . 3 17% 69 158 80 305 2 150 .. 3 17% 24 181 80 3 07% 53 243 .. 3 20 61 198 40 310 Cattle — Easy. Demand was good for butcher stuff, but the top-heavy quotations of last week were lowered somewhat. Several bunches of good cattle were on the market, J. J. Hill's heifers selling at $4. No! Wt. Price. No. Wt Price. Stock Cows and Milkers and Spring- Heifers— ers— 1 320 $2 70 2 cows for $56 00 10 830 2 85 5 cows for 185 00 5 388 285 1 cow, 1 calf for 37 00 5 280 275 1 cow for 40 00 1 370 2 901 springer for 29 00 2 600 275 Canners— 4 600 2 75 1 770 125 3 610 250 1 890 2 00 9 381 2 80 1 1000 200 Stackers and Feed- 5 862 215 ers— 10 873 2 25 8 157 3 10 4 .....850 2 25 4 475 3 70 2 805 225 2 470 8 50 1 780 2 25 5 470 3 50 2 885 2 35 4 875 3 7517 1058 235 4 877 3 75 2 910 2 35 6 400 3 75: 1 860 2 35 1 690 2 75 6 833 2 35 4 720 3 26 5 940 8 35 1 1090 3 50 8 ...„ 810 2 35 7 400 3 60 6 959 2 40 4 530 3 4010 963 2 40 20 650 8 60 6 894 2 40 19 969 3 65 2 970 2 40 Bulls— 1 » 1240 8 40 4 767 2 60 4 995 2 40 1 960 2 60 7 ....910 2 40 1 960 2 50 6 1018 2 40 1 1120 2 60 7 1114 2 46 1 810 2 80 7 868 2 45 1 810 2 6512 950 2 45 2 570 285 Butcher Oows and 2 1050 2 76:Helfers— 7 1473 3 00 2 935 250 2 700 2 75 4 987 2 60 1 1820 3 00 4 1070 2 60 5 776 2 75 8 ..- 980 2 70 Stags and Oxen— 2 1220 276 1 1350 $2 25 7 .....930 375 1 1360 2 30 2 ..-.680 2 75 4 1460 2 3013 8 U2| 1 1360 2 60 1 .r. f .» .1260 a ... 1 1400 2 50 9 685 2 80 2 1410 2 5012 923 2 80 3 1370 2 65|6 664 280 6 1650 2 6510 1081 2 80 8 1703 2 70J2 1016 2 85 2 .1585 2 75 I 675 2 85 j 4 1657 2 75 7 1000 2 85 6 1502 275 4 992 3 00 4 f863 2 85 i 980 8 00 2 1615 285 6 838 3 00 1 t220 325 1 1200 3 00 Veal Calves- 3 893 3 00 4 162 425 2 ...* 1270 3 00 Butcher Steers—- 5 1134 32M 5 706 S4O 1 U4O 3 25 20 1315 4 50 2 151Q ? 25 18 1436 4 55 1 14»0 3 25 2 1180 4 00 3 -1486 3 35 n UOS 3 7513 UO7 8 50 2 1015 875 1 ;.-r...T:..r. 770 3 35. 2 1015, 375 1 1270 8 50 1 .vTArtfR-.. 060 3 65 5 1056 3 50 6 ......:.....1Q97 3 65 1 . :::::::::: jg|j jjg Sheep — Steady. Good demand. N^! Wt Price. No. Wt Price. 18 174 S3 5031 lambs 71 $4 50 9 86 32510 lambs ....60 4 75 14 98 3 75 3 culls 120 2 25 17 Etockers . . 46 375 CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.— Cattle were much high er today. Choice fat lots of beeves showed the greatest advance. Sales were at $3.60@4.00 for the commonest lots of dressed beef steers, up to $5.25@5.50 for choice to extra holiday cattle, the bulk of the offerings crossing the scales at $4.00@5.00. -Feeders were active and higher, prices ranging from $3.75 to $4.25, while stockera brought from $3 to $3.70. Fat cows and heifers sold irregularly higher, the range being $3.25@4.40; common to medium cows selling at $1.75@3.20. Calves sold at $5.75@6.50 for the better grades. In hogs the limited supply made Chicago packers moro eager to buy and the prices were strong at an advance of 5c per 100. Sales were largely at $3.30@3.40, the most undesirable heavy packers selling at $3.20@3.25, and the best shippers at $3.40(g3.45. Trade in sheep and lambs was fairly active. Fat sheep sold to better advantage than late last week, and the best lambs sold up to last week's top prices. Sheep were In demand at $3.15@3.50 for the commonest lots, up to $4.60 for strictly prime flocks. Western fed lots fetching $3.50@ 4.5>). Lambs were In good demand at $3.75® 4.00 for culls up to $5.50@5.85 for choice to prime. Exporters were light buyers of heavy sheep at $4.25@4.50. Receipts: Cattle, 10,000; hogs, 33,000; sheep, 17,000. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market opened dull, prices low with a large stock of horses on hand. The following representa tive sales are for horses this day: Weight Price. One pair bay horses, 5 and 6 years.. 3.600 $250 One paSr bay horses, 6 years 3,400 200 One pair mares, 5 years 3,000 180 One pair bay mares, 6 years 2,800 160 One pair brown horses, 5 years.... 2,600 140 One black horse, 6 years 1,600 85 One black horse, 5 years 1,400 75 One black horse, 6 years 1,300 65.50 MINNEAPOLIS. NEW BRIGHTON, Dec. 13.—Receipts—Cat tle, 60; calves, 15; sheep, 6. Cattle— Market active and good demand for all useful grades. Sales: 1 bull, 1,120 lbs, $2.65; 2 steers, ay 1,275 lbs, $3.50; 1 heifer, 480 lbs, $2.50; 18 stockers, ay 400 lbs, $3.70; 7 heifers, ay 371 lbs, $2.70; 1 stocker, 630 lbs, $3.50; 2 cows, ay 925 lbs, $2.50; 1 cow, 1,230 lbs, $2.80; 1 heifer, 870 Ib 3, $3.25; 1 cow, 740 lbs, $2.25; 2 oxen, ay 1,250 lbs, $2.85. Hogs— Market quot ed firm with Saturday. Good demand; 3,000 wanted daily. Sheep— Market steady. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13.— Cattle— Receipts, 5,000, of which 2,600 aro Texans; market strong and 10c higher; fair to fancy native ship ping and export steers, $3.75@5.35; light and dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.25@5; stockers and feeders, 52.65®4.20- cows aJJd heifers, $1.75®4.15. Hogs— Receipts, 5,000; market 5c higher; light, $3.20@3.30; heavy, $3.37%@3.42%. Sheep— Receipts, 800; market 6low; native muttons, $4@4.50; lambs, $5® 5.50. OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 13.— Cattle— Receipts, 3,000; market active; native beef steers, $3.70 @4.90; Western steers, $3.60@4.25; Texas steers, $3@3.60; cows and heifers, stronger, $2.80@4; eanners, $2.75; stockers and feed ers, $3.50@4.30. Hogs— Receipts, 3,000; mar ket 5c higher; bulk of sales, $3.15®3.20. Sheep —Receipts. 2,000; market dull; fair to choice natives, $3.70@4.60; common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4@5.50. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 13.— Cattle— Receipts, 5,000; market strong to 10c higher; active; Texas steers, $3.10@3.60; Texas cows, $2.40 @2.85; native steers, $3.50@5.26; native cows and heifers, $1.10@4. Hogs— Receipts, 8,000; market stronger; bulk of sales, $3.22%@3.30. Sheep— Receipts, 7,000; market firm; lambs, $3@5.40; muttons, $2.75@4.50. SIOUX CITY. SIOUX CITY, 10., Dec. 13.—Receipts—Cat tle, 500; Saturday, 78. Shipments, 305. Mar ket slow, steady. Oows, bulls, mixed, $1.25 @3.55; stockers and feeders, $3.25@4.10; calves and yearlings, $3.25@4.30; veals, $3.50#5.50. Hogs — Receipts, 500; Saturday, 1,544; ship ments, 405; market active, selling $3.10@3.30. MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORK DRY GOODS. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— The dry goods mar ket opened today with hopeful conditions prevailing, although there is little tangible improvement reported In any line, woolen goods have still the best of the market and are selling quite freely, chiefly through road salesmen, although re-orders by mail are of frequent occurrence. There are vague rumors of increased business in staple cotton goods, but it is not possible to run any of these down and to say just when and where the improvement has taken place. The reductions In the prices of staple cottons, which, it was rumored, would take place last week, are still deferred, but it is thought that when these are made public a fair demand will be recorded. Dealings in brown goods, both In sheetings and shirtings and in wide and standard shirtings, both in brown and In bleached lines, have been quite restricted and show no Improvement. There is not even increased Inquiry, although It is thought that stocks are low in many trading centers throughout the country. Bleached shirtings are quiet and without feature. Colored cot tons in all grades are without feature. NEW YORK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— Hay dull. Hops steady. Hides quiet. Leather steady. Wool quiet. Beef quiet. Cut meats quiet. Lard steady. Pork dull. Tallow firm. Cottonseed oil steady. Petroleum quiet. Rosin steady. Turpentine steady. Rye steady. Molasses 1 steady. According to the New York metal j exchange, pig warrants are quiet. Lake cop per quiet Tin quiet. Spelter quiet Lead quiet. The firm that fixes the settling price ! for leading miners and smelters calls the I lead market dull at $3.60. Coffee options opened steady at 5 points decline, ruled quiet with weak undertone following the disappointing European advices, renewed i heavy receipts at Rio and Santos and entire absence of investment support and slack | demand: closed quiet, 10@15 points net low- j er: sales, 10.250 bags, including December, | 5.75@5.80c; March, 5.90 c. Spot coffee, Rio I quiet; No. 7 invoice. 6%c; No. 7 Jobbing, 7%c; mild quiet; Cordova, 9%@15c. Sugar, raw strong, refined strong. SEED MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.— The flax seed market opened fairly steady this morning, but un der active demand soon put on a different face, bo we have to record a good advance for the day. Receipts here are over 52 cars, 17 cars at Duluth and 23 cars at Minneapo lis. The official close, as reported by the Weare Commission company, is as follows: Cash flax at $1.17%, December at $1.13 and May at $1.17%. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.65 per 100 bu. Clover seed closed at $5.20 per 100 bu. .Minneapolis fl&x quoted at $1.12%. STILLWATER NEWS. Courts Pas* Sentence In Cases of Brutality. Oscar Stenstrom, the young man who was examined as to his sanity in the probate court last week, and who was discharged and subsequently charged with having abused and beaten his Bister, was arraigned in the municipal court yesterday, and Judga^ Jack sent him up for ninety days. Herhert Peters, who was charged with having abused and ill treated his wife, had bis case continued until this moral ng. James Burgoyne was received at the prison on Sunday from Wadena county to serve one year for burglary In the third degree, and Peter Johnson was received yesetrday from Minneapolis to serve sixteen months for grand larceny. In the probate court yesterday final settle ment was made in the matter of the estate of Harriet Palmer, deceased. The public Bchools close next Friday for a two weeks' vacation, and a number of teach ers are planning to spend the holidays else where. At a meeting of the First Presbyterian con gregation, held Sunday, Rev. S. J. Kennedy was called as a supply for a period of three months. Rev. Kennedy accepted the call, and will begin his duties Immediately. J. Edgar Owen, under whose direction the Elks' minstrel entertainments were given, has gone to Chicago, and expects to go to New York. £S!HSFOWfGBSS r STOCKS OF WHEAT ROADS HELPED OUT BY THE GOVERNMKNT REPORT. . ~~T - i- THE GENERAL MARKET WIDE. BUYING VIGOROUS, WELL DISTRIB UTED AND AGGRESSIVE FOR THE WHOLE LIST. NET GAINS ALMOST UNIVERSAL. Confined to Fractions for the Most Part, But Larger in Railways and Coalers. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— The day's market for securities offered every appearance of breadth and strength, the buying being vig orous and aggessive and well distributed. The fact was not to be ignored, however, that the stocks of Southern and Southwestern roads, which were favorites with the bulls last week did not spread in the advance pro portionately, the price being kept down by liberal offerings. A decrease in earnings for the first week in December reported for Louisville and somewhat unfavorable show ing for the same period by Chesapeake & Ohio, may have accounted for this, but there was a suggestion of profit taking in the move ment of these Btocks in face of the general strength manifest elsewhere In the market. The Jump In Sugar to 145% In th course of the first hour stimulated the whole market. The dissemination of rumors that an extra dividend was again under consideration wa3 the instrument employed to effect this rise, and the motive of it appeared In the heavy offerings at the higher level. The stock was supported, however, at a certain stage of any decline all day and closed at a net ad-' vance of over a point. The government crop report, with Its re vised estimateof wheat crop, of 530,000,C00 bu, caused a lively outbreak of speculation In the grangers, though depressing the ruling price for wheat, this heavy yield to draw on being regarded as insuring prosperity to the wheat carrying railroads. Still another ele ment of strength in the day's market was the Jump In price of Metropolitan street rail way. This stock rose nearly 5 points, to -125, In strong contrast to the persistent heavi ness in Manhattan, which dropped at one time nearly 2 points on account of published re ports that syndicates had already been formed to finance the proposed underground rapid transit plan. Manhattan fully recovered be fore the close and shows a small fractional net gain. Union Pacific showed a sharp recovery from its recent depression on the strength of in spired reports that the reorganization could be carried through with a moderate Increase of the proposed bonded Indebtedness and pre ferred stock and that the subsidized portion of the Kansas Pacific was not deemed es sential to the success of the plan. There was some heaviness in local gas securities owing to current rumors of difficulty In the way of* the proposed amalgamation of local companies. The day's buying was in large part pro fessional and commission house business was on a small scale. London was, however, a liberal buyer of stocks In this market. Quite a marked feature of the day was the large number of small lots of dididend paying stocks which were bought. This class of buying appeared In the gilt-edge investment stocks, which rarely more, but was also manifiest all through the list of dividend stocks. A feature of the day was a stiffening of call loan rates to 3 per cent, though the rate eased oft again before the close. The rise in the rate was attributed to a sudden and rather urgent demand while offerings were rather light, for the time being. Other de partments of the money market were unaf fected. Net results of the day's trading were very uneven, net gains exceeding a point in grangers, the coalers and Baltimore & Ohio, but showing small fractions for the most part in the general list. The bond market continued active and strong, the Atchlson & Northern Pacific is sues being prominent. Net advances of from 1 to 2 points were shown in a number of bonds. Total sales, $3,850,000. U. S. old 4s registered were alvanced % bid, do coupon %d, while the new 4s declined % bid. Total sales of stocks today were 3-10, 500 shares, Including-: Atchison pfd, 4,883; Burlington, 30,597; Manhattan, 18,330; Mis souri Pacific, 8,515; N. J. Central, 8,085; N. Y. Central, 3,266; Northern Pacific, 8,915; do pfd, 21,250; Rock Island, 16,180; St. Louis & San Francisco, first pfd. 9,730; do 2d pfd, 6 391; St. Paul, 34,620; Southern H"y pfd, 7, --6- Union Pacific. 13,310; Tobacco, 5,318; Chicago G. W., 10,889; People's Gas, 11.705; Consolidated Gas, 3.550; Sugar, 45,605; Rub ber, 3,590. The following were the fluctuations of the leading railway and Industrial shares fur nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co., members New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade: o x r r.. if I E 5R f f S. R. &T. Co '- 777 Am. Tobacco 8854 88' i 87% s« Anf!ton : 6n {/::: Wi M 1 ll Bay State Gas 5%" s| M 1| I£V»*£ iili Ches. & Ohio 22% t>% ft w% Canada Southern .... 56% 56% 55% 56%- Chicago Gas 96% 97 96 93% Sf:i - I 1 1! Erie 15 15% "14% 15 do pfd 37% 38% 37% VK General Electric .... 33% 33% 3344 5 Great Northern pfd .. *| * ,|s* Hocking Valley .... 5 5 5" 5 Illinois Central .. .. 103% 104 103% 1C3% Jersey Central 84* i 86% 84% I 86% Kansas & Texas .... 13% 13% 13%1 13% ■ T do . P fd 36% 36% 36% 36% Lead 31% 35V* 31% 35% Linseed Oil 17 17 17 16% Laclede Gas 45 45% 44% 44% \- * N 58% 58% 68* 58% Lake E. & W 71 71% 71 70% Leather pfd 64 64% 64 64 }f k l !l hore o 174% "4% 174% 174 Manhattan Con .... 107% 107% 105% i 107% Met. Traction 120% 125 120 124% M. & St. L. Ist pfd 1 88 do 2d pfd 58 58 58 5S Missouri Pacific .... 35% 35% 35 35%, Michigan Central 103 103 103 103 N. P. Common .... 20% 21 20% 20% do pfd 59 59% 58% 59% New York Central .. 103 108% 108 108% Northwestern 121 121% 120% 121% N. Y. Gas 180 181% 178% 179 North American 414 Omaha 78% 79 75% 78% do pfd 150 V. Ontario & Western.. 15% 15% 15% 15% Pacific Mall 30% 31 30 30 Pullman 172% Reading 21% 21% 21% 21% do Ist pfd 47% 47% 47% 47% do 2d pfd 26% Rock Island 91 92 91 91% Southern R'y .. .. 9% 9% 9% 9% do pfd 33% 83% 33% 33% Sugar Refinery .. .. 144 145% 143% 144% St Paul 95% 96% 95% 95% Tennessee Coal .. .. 25% 26 25% 25% Texas Pacific 11% 11% 11% n% Union Pacific 24% 26% 24% 26% U. S. Rubber ...... 16$ 18% 16% 16% Western Union .. .. 90% 90% 90% 90% Wabash 7« do pfd 18% 18% 18% 18% Wheel. & Lake E.. 2% 2% 2%| 2 The following were the closing quotations of other stocks as reported by the Associated 1 Press: ___^ Can. Pac SO% do pfd 150% Can. South .. .. 66% St. P., M. & M..123 Cen. Pac 10% So. Pacific 20 C. & A 162 U. P., D. & G .. 7% C. &E. I 52% Wheel. &L.E . . 2 D. &R. G 11% do pfd 10 do pfd 45% Adams Ex 15G Ft Wayne 170 American Ex . .115 L. E. & W. pfd.. 70% U. S. Ex 40 Manhattan L ..107% Wells-Fargo Ex.. 115 Met. Street R'y ..124% A. Cot. Oil pfd... 75 Mich. Cen 103 Am. Tobacco pfd. 112 M. & O 29 Com. Cable Co ..179 O I. & L 9% Illinois S-teel .. .. 45 do pfd 31 Lead pfd 104% N. V., C. & St L 13% Nat. Lin. Oil .... 16% do pfd 73 Silver certificates 58% do Ist pfd .. .. 73 S. R. & T 4% do 2d pfd 35% Sugar pfd 115% Or. R. & N .... 36 U. S. Leather .... 7% Or. S. L 19% U. S. Rubber pfd. 67 Plttsburg 168 Northwestern 121% St. L. & St. P.. 8% do pfd 163% do Ist pfd .. .. 58% R. G. W 22 do 2d pfd .. .. 26% do pfd 58 St Paul pfd .. ..142 St L. &S. W.. 4% BL P. ft Om .... 78% do pfd 16% BOND 3. U. "Sr pew 4s, reg.129% N. J. C. Cs 112% do coup 129% N. C. 6s 122^ U. S. 4» .. .. ..U3 do 4s 102 do coup .. .. i.lJ4^ N t P. lffts 65.. ..120 do 2ds .. p. ...; 991* a,,- prjor 4a .... W% do 5s reg 111% do gen 3s 61 do 5s coud .. .Jll% N.Y.,C. & 5t.L.45.106?i District 3 '603 ....10DV4IN-. & wT 6s .. ..122 AJa. class A.. ..109 N. W. cons .. ..143 do B iOB do deb. Os .. ..117's do C 98 Or. Nay. lsta ..116 do Currency MOO do 4s 93>i Atchison 4a .... 90 Or. S. L. 6a,t.r..123i2 do adj. 4s . . . . 58% do f«s. t. r 9S?i Can. So. 2ds ....IQ7 Or. Imp. lsts,t.r.lol»4 0. Si N. P. t.r.,55. « do ss, t. r 43 C. & O. 6s ....-112% Pacific 65 i>£ '93.. 102% •C, H. & D. 4iis.l(M% Reading 4s .. .. 85% D. & R. G. lsts. .105 R. G. W r . 15t5...~". S-^g do 4s DO St.L. &1.M.c0n.,5s 89 East Term. lsts.. llo StL, &S.F-gen.tis.ll9 Erie Gen. 43 .... 71% St P. con 140 P.W. & D.lsts.t.r. 69 StP.,C. & P.lst3.l2lii G?n. Elec. 5s ....100% do 5a 117% G. H. &S. A. 6s. .104 S. C. non-fund . . *£ •do 2ds 102 So. R'y. 5s 94 7 g H. & T. C. 55.... 112 S. R. & T. 6s .... 59% do con. 6s .. ..105 Term. new set 3s 92^4 10. C. lsts 99V- T. P., L. G.,lsts.. 97Va K. P. Con. t. r... 85 " do reg. 2ds .. .. SO do lst(D.D.)t.r..H2 U. P. lsts 102% *La.new c0n5. 45.. 101 U.P..D. & G.lsts 49^ L. & N. Uni. 45.. S7V£ Wab. Ist 5s .. . .W-i Missouri 6s .. ..100 do 2ds 81% M. K. &T. 2ds.. 04 W. Shore 4a ....HIH do 4s 65% Va. Centuries .... 68% N. Y. Cen. lsts. .119 do deferred .... 3 ♦Offered. NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. CholOT ?0 32 Ontario $2 50 Crown Point .... 20 Ophlr 55 Con. Cal. & Va .. 1 20 Plymouth 07 Deadwood 90 Quicksilver .. .. 1 00 Gould & Curry .. 35 do pfd 900 Hale & Norcross. 1 20 Sierra Nevada 45 Homestake 30 ooj Standard 140 Iron Silver 40' Union Con .... 22 Mexican 251 Yellow Jecket .. 30 BOSTON MINING SHARES. Allouez Mm. Co.. 50 Franklin 18% Atlantic 2-4V> Osceola Boston & M0nt...147'4 Quincy 1U Butte & Boston... 24"s Tamarack 129 Calumet & Hecla.4tJo Wolverines .. ..16 Centennial .. .. 14% FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YOKK, Dec. 13.— Evening Posfs Lon don financial cablegram: The tone of the stock markets here was good today, but busi ness was checked by the commencement of the settlement. Money was dearer, the rate being 4 per cent. Contangoes on Ameri cans averaged 5 per cent. Americans showed an excellent tone, although business was con fined to professional operators. Prices closed at the best, the feature being a sharp jump in Union Pacific on rumors that the Kan eas Pacific- matter had been settled. I have today interviewed many leading houses con cerning the position and prospects of Ameri cans, and am impressed by the unanimity of the favorable views held concerning their prospects in the next Bix months or so. At the same time, It should be said that such viewß are mainly based on news from New York, such as the condition of trade and the aspect of Wall street, for on this side the public still abstains from dealing freely. Grand Trunks, ar© still booming. Mines are distinctively better, including Anacondas, which would be bought In good quarters, but probably Bpoculatively. Argentines were I strong. I am told that the Baring estate com pany, formed three years ago to take from the Bank of England certain assets held on behalf of the old firm of Baring Bros., Is about to pay off all its debentures. This means the end of all of tho Baring estate liquidation on Argentines, the remaining se curities reverting to the firm of Baring Bros. The Union Pacific preference shares were largely dealt in today for a special settle ment. The money rate here was strong at 3 per cent, the bank lending extensively. NEW YORK MONEY. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.— Money on call firm at I^2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closed 2©2 1 /2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3 ©4% per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.85%@4.85% for demand and $4.82^@4.52% for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.83iA(?r4.84 and $4.86%@4.87. Commercial bills, J4.BlM:'3> 4.83. Silver certificates, 58Vi#59!4c, Bar sil ver, 58% c. Mexican dollars. 46%' c. BANK CLEARINGS. » St. Pau1— 5821,049.94. Minneapolis— s2,ol2,9oo. Chicago— slß,7s7,4oo. 805t0n— 514,080,220. New Y0rk— 586, 113, 39G. TREASURY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, $227,971,669. Gold reserve, $159,894,278. CHICAGO MONEY. CHICAGO, Dee. 13.— New York exchange, 15c premium. Posted rates, $4.S3Vfe and $4.86%. Real Curate Tranafers. H. Nrken and wife to C. Nilsen, It 10, blk 4, J. R. Weide's fifth add.... $600 00 Inez C. Anderson and husband to Elizabeth Pool, It 1">, bik 11, second add. North St. Paul 500 00 E. C. Stringer and wife to F. A. Fil ley. It 1, blk 6, Nininger & Don nelly's add 10) Emma AndenKed to T. M. Friger, It 17, Stinson's sub 2,500 00 G. B. Ritter and wifo to F. W. Rlt ter, et. al., it 28, blk 26. C. Weide's sub. blk 25, Arlington Hills 825 00 R. M. Newport, et. al., to J. L. Dodge, part lot 15, blk 37. West St. Paul 4,000 00 C. O. Searle to Sophia Baeckmann, part It 15, blk 1, Selby, McClung & Van Metter's add 7,000 00 American Insurance Comipany to John G. Maendler, It 24, blk 1. Bryant.. 950 00 Total (eight deeds) $16,376 00 ROCKEFELLER MULCTED. A Bad InveHtmcnt of Some Three Million Dollars. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 13.— Five years ago John D. Rockefeller invested large sums in the Monte Cristo gold mines, in Snohomlsh coun ty. Then he built the Everett & Monte Cristo railroad to connect them with the Everett smelter, which his money paid for. At Monte Cristo a concentrator costing $250,000 was erected, and the development of the mines began on an extensive scale. Charles L. Colby and Colgate Hoyt, then Rockefeller's financial agents, got him to back them in platting the town site of Everett, which soon passed into his control. Altogether, between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 was invested In mines, railroad, town site and equipment. From New York it Is announced on the authority of his financial agent, F. T. Gates, that the recently washed-out Everett & Monte Cristo railroad will not be rebuilt. Twenty five miles, between Granite Falls and Everett, will be operated as a logging road, but thirty mlle/s will be abandoned. J. B. Crooker, Western representative of Mr. Rockefeller, says that the road and the mines have proved unremunerative. Of Rockefeller's three mines, the Monte Cristo and Rainy have proved entirely worthless and the Pride of the Mountains mine paid very little above operating expenses. These and other mines In the district cannot now be worked for lack of railroad communication. Supplies in tho mountains are short and the miners have been sent out. One locomotive, several pas senger and freight cars and the ten-story concentrator will be valueless, as they can not be taken out. Rockefeller's loss is esti mated at $3,000,000. -«. NEW HAYTIAN MINISTRY. Composition of the Cabinet An nounced by Proclamation. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec. 13.— A proclamation was published here at noon to day, announcing the composition at the new Haytian ministry as follows: Minister of the Interior, M. Auguste Tan crede. Minister of commerce and finance, M. Plais ance. Minister of exterior relations and worship, M. Brutus St. Victor. Minister of war and marine, M. Gulllaume Velbrun (who 13 now president of tho cham beT). Minister of public works and agriculture, M. Cinctnnatus Leconte. Minister of Justice and public instruction, M. Antoine Carmeleau. -^ Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Best Track. Best Equipment. Best Service. St. Paul to Milwaukee and Chicago. City Ticket Office 365 Robert street. fv £> W Ef $H We mail FREE ( 1 <-^) VfA <ih) ou application full * 1 ' p VfcWfiW information howl ' /vs^E»n vTw>^M t0 %("* hair upon <, IJ4VIJK A \J$3S< (i b»ld head, Btop< I *^\W y vwrV faillne o«lr, ■u<3 < i * \ rl ' pro dv c c a fine S ifrrowth of whlskers,mustiiches,eic. W.LOU- S Sltl.TlEtt 6c CO., 1008 Pennsylvania S 1 A Ten "^'^ff^lJii^^^S^vw^v-w-vvxfxn - MONEY - To loan on approved property ia $t» Paul and Minneapolis. f?O/ "ON OR O/O BEFORE In Sania to Salt. R. M. NEWPORT & SOH f Reeve Bid?., Pioneer Press : Minneapolis. St. Paul. Michael Doran. Jaaie* Uornn. M DORAN & CO. BAN'KKRS AND BR'JIvEil 311 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. GRIGGS BROS. Commission Merchant*. GRAIN— BALED HAY— 3EED3 Agents for tns Kllinnrpuri! uiif.uii ul single loop Hay Baling Tios. Tlilrd and Cedar St«., St. Paal. Minn. . ! C, H. F. SfftlTH & GO, Stocks. Howls, Grain, Provisions an ICatton I Private Hires to Sew lorfc <m,/ </,;. f ~O^ Pioneer Frew Building, .st. Paul, ' ' TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Trains leave and arrive at St. Paul as fallowa; UNION DEPOT, SIBLEV STIIEIOT. /^™&\ TICKET OFFICE, A-*C|V& EAST THIItD STREET. Union Station, St. Paul. . Milwaukee Depot. Minneapolis. Dining and Pullman cara on t ST. PAUL. __Winnipeg and Coast Trains. |Leave,|Arrlv Pacific Mail (daily) ; Fargo Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Mis- Boula, Spokane, Tacoma.Seat tle and Portland 4:3opm -MODUS ' Dakota and Manitoba Express (dally); Moorhead. Fargo. Fergus Falls, Wahpeton. Crookston, Gr'd Forks, Graf ton. Winnipeg; 7:3opm 7:lsam Fargo Local (d'ly ex. Sun.); St. Cloud, Brain erd andj^argo. . . !S:3oani s :ospm f*nClfi TICKET OFFICE*, MflM 1^ fdrl 10D Enst lhird st * NUn 1 -itliW To R^ River Vall-y.Du- IV nftllVffMlluth Winnipeg, Mi.mana, 9 If Alt* Kootenai Country and -j §I*^ Pacific Ccast Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sundaj Arrive. b9:oonm . ..ISreik. Ply. & B' :35pm bß:2oam .F'gus Falls Dlv. & B'ches. b6 :4spm bß:2Oam|..Willmar, via St. Cloud.. b6 :4spm a7 :oopm Breck.. Fargo, Gd Fks.W'pg a7 :4sam a4 :3opm ..Montana & Pa . alM.'pm b4:sopra ...Excelsior & Hutchinson.. bll :4sam a7 :3opm .... Crookaton Express .... a 7 - Dulu* «,,.! - ST. PAUL & DULUTH R. R. From Union ttopoi Offlo«, tdQ Robort lit. ' Leave 'Daily. tEx. &nnflay. Arrlvi" •tiOtni UULUJJI *T:lSara «ll:16pm 111 qIIrCnUIH «e:Boprf- Trainfl lor Btillwate* *»:00am *12:10 t«:ts ' t4:06 *6:10 pm. For Taylori Falls: tf:oua.in H*»ppL Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. ILv.SI Chicago "Day" Express b8 :16am IblO :10pm Chicago "Atlantic" Ex a2:r>spm nil :35am * Chicago "Fast Mall" a6 :sspm ! n2:oopm Chicago "Vestibule" Lim..i I f:soam Chic, via Pralrio dv C. div. hi :4"pni 'Ml :15am Dubuque via La Crosae ! bß :lsam M'>.inpni Peoria via Mnson City a4:4opm.aU:lsam St. Louis and Kansas City. I 6:25pm MlMiank and Way I Aberdeen and Dakota Ex.. a< 06pm :i-s 15am ~~a Daily, b Except Sunday. For full Information call at Tlckel Ofrlcc. "North-Western Linß"-C. St.P..M~& 0," Office, 395 Robert St. 'Pho Leave, i n Dully, b except Sunda aß:lsam ..Chicago "i):i> Express' b6 :3opm ..Chicago "Atlantic; Ex". . all :r!o;im aS.-lOpm .Chicago "N. W. Limited". a 7 b9:2sam'.f)uluth, Superior, Ashland. bs:of.pm •ll:O"pm'.l>uluth, Superior, Ashland, afi :soam 89:258111*. 5u Clty.Omaha. Knn. City. a6 :sopm b4 :6opm Mankato, New Ulm, Elraore;!>io:o"atn aß:lspm ( .Su City, Omaha. Kan. City. l a7:2sum Chicago Great Western Rv. "The Maple Leaf Route." Tickot Ofllce: Robert St., cor. sth St. Phono 150. Trains leave trom St. Paul Union Depot. •Dally. {Except Sunday. Leave. Arrive. Dubuque, Chicago, Waterloo, ( tß.loam * Marshalltown, Dcs Molm pm »7.45 am St. Joseph and Kansas City.. ' f.sOpm Mantorvllle Local ..*3.sspni *lo.4Sam TL ST. P. & S. S. M. R'Y. UNION STATION. Leave. I EAST. I Arrive. " 7:2opm . ..Atlantic Limited (da11y)...! - • :05am .Kblm-laudcr Local (ex. Sun.)! s:lopm WEST. 9 :loam|.... Pacific Limited (daily). .. .1 7:oopm St. Crolx Falls Local. Excrpt Sunday. From Broadway 6:oopm Depot, foot 4th St 9:lsam 6:2opm Glonwood Local. V.x. Sunday. | Glenwood Lo^al. Mpta. 'in -4~nm route. FINEST TRAINS O.\ EAUTH. Lv. For | BTATIONS. Ar 8:15 t.m.J.. Chicago, except Sunday. .J2:ls p.m. 8:1 C a.m.f. .St. Louis, except Sunday. ,| 8:05 p.m Chicago dally '7:4"> a.m. 8:05 p. m St. Louis, dally 7:45 a.m. 8:05 p.m. .Daily, Peoria, ex. Monday. 7:45 a.m. M. & St. L. Depot— Broadway & Hh. MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS R.R. "ALBKKI LISA BOUTE." Leave, i a Dally, b ■ |. Mankato, Dea Moln b9:l6am)..dar Rapldß. Kan. Ci( bß:4sam ...Watertown, New Ulm... i I bß^Opmi Neir I'lm Local |blo:2oam a7:oOpm i .Dcs Molnes & Omaha Lira.! uS r.f.ina a7:oopm|. Chicago & St. Louis Lim.! af b4:4spm'.Alb't Loa & '■ WISCONSIN CENTRAL City Office, 373 Robert Street 'Phone No. 634. Leave j Arrive StPaulf All Trains Dally. IStPaul Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, I B'ooam Milwaukee and Chicago |B:lsam Ashland, Chippewa Falls, Osh-I 7:4opm .kesh. Milwaukee and Chicago. 14:10pm CUR E YOURSELF! f /'tJCHEBX I (Tm Big Ci tor unnatural m / in 1 v s<J»j»-\ I discharges, lufluinniatii.ns, I »_/ Oo»r»niK(l \J irritiitiuim or alcerationi I't-yi not u> iuiciare. o f wuc 0v a membranec. lji3l Pr »'' iBU c»DV»sion. Painteaa, and not aßtrin vSy\THEEv*NS ChemisalCo. Bent or poisonoua. Y^VoiNCINMHTI.O.f™"] Sk>ld by Draggiatm, V \ U.S.A. y | <'T lent In plain wrapper, V I by expr^js, prepaid, for ■*«^W O^> \J ♦'"". '>r 3 bottler. »2.75. **<^^»v- Circular lent a» r^uegt. BA SPf:C3 AL T Y Pr i tr :ary - 3^ P% UrbUinbl I onauryorTei* tiary BLOOD i'OISON pernianently cured In 15 t0 35 days. You can be treated aft home for sam» price under eamegmira a ty. If y 'uprcf-r to come here wewiiicon tract to puyrailroa.liuroand hotel bills and nocharfre. If we fail t>>'-ure. If you have taken nietv cury, iodide potach, ana BtUl have achos and pains, MuconsVntche* In mouth, S?or« Throat, huiples Com.cr Colored Sp.»tH, Ulc«ra on any part of theTbody, H:iir or Eyebrowa faiiiuf out, it Is this Secondary BLOOD POl^ov we gnarautee to euro. We solicit the mon obsti nate c:\nvn up.i »l:.. I ltjuge tho world for a. cusp'.v*>c«nri!it»-i:rn. This di-easo h« >!..» baffled tho ? ki 11 of : h e m. .at eminent p , vsl- Cmiis. »r>OO,UOO capital b«h.nd oar i ttonnlrnaruuty. Absoluteproofflsent »^«'^ ( i on Bppllo.-M.il. Ac;r s 9 (DOR RE'«UV r(j" aSC Masonic Tmigilt. CHlt'AO4J^ IUU