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6 AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIAL. INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL VIEWS ON POTATO CROWING h '-_ 1,..,*_~l .,*_~ *-ta-*~«*(Jfc »_.*.* ~rr ,-Kn, -£SB* ____K»*" WILL HIGH PRICES INDUCE LARGER CROPPING? Tlil* In the .-i»i»reheii«iou A 1 *ay liiK Crop, if Cultivated In Mod eration An Kuh.v Ouo to Rai«e on the RlfU Soil When Free From the t'«_orn«lo Beetle Some HlntN uh to rinntliiK. .I L_ MARKET SUMMARY. Prey. Wheat. Close. Day. Ju.v, l h cago $111 $1 11_ i July. Minneapolis 1 54% 1 6; _ I Juiy. Duluth 155Vfc 1 1 .4 July. New York 116% 1 18 _ FINANCIAL. liar silver. New York.. 57 _ 57_ | Call money, N<.w York. l_ 1% _ - Bt, Pan] is quite a potato market, and Ihere has been during the past season con liderable activity ln this vegetable. The present is the first in several ytars in which profit was found in potato raising. In New York and other Eastern states the crop of 1896 \v;:s fid to stock, while only last year the supply was so considerable that the price did not i>ay farmers for the cost of planting, cultivating, gathering and shipping to li'arkct. In New York state, in 1897, the outside fi_ure was 25 cents per bu. Ono month ago, at this time, potatoes of the crop _ 1.7 w.-re selling in that locality at 75 ifiits per bu. Undoubtedly the yield of 1897 was damaged considerably on account of the rot. At present produce men are asking whethei the high prices of last year's crop will In duce larger growing. There are indications that the acreage planted this spring, not only lv the middle and central, but in the West ern and Northwestern states, will equal lf not exceed that of 1597. A writer in the Ohio Farmer, commenting on the existing situa tion, says: The question now is. shall we keep on raising so many potatoes, or shall we cut off tho acreage for 1W8? Probably the pay ing prices now being realized will prove to be an incentive to many to put in the usual •creace. That is the way such matters work as a general thing. Whenever thfe price is high in any one year, the next year is duite likely to see an increased acreage. But shall we allow ourselves to go up and down with the market variations? I believe the farmer who takes a steady gait in these matters and pursues it year after year, will be the one who will suc ceed in the long run. Some years he may not find a very large balance in favor of the potato ct*>p, but if it is on the right side, he is not doing a losing business, at any rate, and the chances are that at the end of a term of years he will find himself the gainer. In proof of this statement, I can point to a number of men who have realized hund.omelv from the potato crop. Some- I know of have paid for their farms largely from potatoes and put a snug nest-egg in the bank for a rainy day Into the bargain. In view _ this. I believe we are war ranted in putting in the usual supply of this crop from year to year, trusting the events of the inscrulible future to reward our efforts. The potato ts a nice crop to raise, aside from the ruinous bug: and we have learned to manage that very com fortably. 1 have not lost faith in the po tutu yet. and don't expect to very soon. Just what depth potatoes should be planted has always been a query among agricultur ists. In the first place, they should be plant ed In well cultivated, yielding earth, so that they may have ample room for expansion. This is 1 ne reason why the loam of the North west produces tubers of such great size. In regard to the depth at which the seed should be laid beneath the surface the Haymaker recently said: In Canada a scries of tests on panting potatoes seemed to Indicate that the b:st j depth was five inches. We do not, however, ; know on what kind of a soil this kind of result was obtained. In the same trials j various kinds of potato seed were used, as Whole and cut, andjthe seeds or se : s were placed at various d_tances apart, frcm one to three foot. In these tests the test re- ! sul:s were obtained by whole potatoes at a distance apart of one foot. This does not, however, prove that under other conditions and in other soils, other methods might not be found superior. FEELING STIRRED AT UNION STOCK YARDS. Quite a little feeling has been stirred up at the Union stock yards over recently re vived rumors to the effect that the railroads were negotiating? for the stock yards prop erty at New Brighton, with a view to cen tralizing the live stock and packing Interests of the Twin Cities in that locality. The S._th St. Paul people feel that they occupy the natural place for the stock yards, and that any attempt to divide the industries asso ciate a with that enterprise must only find In- Bpiration In the profitless work of envious manipulators against the interests of St. P;iu'. It Is mainta'ned tbat the business here will not support more than one outfit of this kind for many years to come, and that a division of iirtcrcsts must result ln the direct crip pling if both, and the injury of many others. South St. Paul is possessed of the great and superlative advantages of drainage below both cities: and it is argued that to place the yards at New Brighton, or any point con tiguous thereto, will necessitate the contribu tion of offal to the river in such manner and at such a point as must, wi'h the prospective growth cf these two communities, render the existence of such an arrangement a growing of- ns? and g neal d 'tlment. Gen. N. D. Flower expressed himself quite freely at the session of the chamber of com merce yesterday morning. In discussing the matter with a Globe reporter, he said: "We have always taken the position that the livo stock business of this locality is not sufficiently developed to justify a di vision tf it, and that to divide it, by es- i tabli. .ins packing houses within ten or flf- I teen miles of each other would result in a j rivalry In this interest which would render th<ir operation unprofitable. I bel'eve th:t j the large packers have had too much experi ence, ;md that they are too sagacious to go ' into such a scheme, which would result un profiubly, even lf entered Into as a result of I such a combination as that suggested. I think I may safi-ly say. also, that there ls no truth in the statement that the Armours have determined to establish a packing out fit there. In my Judgment. It is not at al likely that the combination will succeed in locating any packing establishment of con siderable capacity at New Brighton, co King as these Industries are so wel! sustained at South St. Paul by the Swift & Co. peo; le and others operating there, absorbing, as tliey do. tie bulk of the live stock business now available in the territory tributary to this n' • . 1 -" The stockyards plant at South St. Paul represents an invested capital of upwards of $::.0e.,0f0. In order to measure accurately the volume of commercial transactions at that place, a Globe reporter called on Cas*ier Flanigan, of the Stockyards bank, and received a statement from his books. This showed the total clearances of the lank during th^ past six months to be $5,933,014.90. It was explained that these figures did not in fact give the complete volume of the busi ness done there, inasmuch as quits a num ber of the business people of South St. Paul conduct their transactions through the banks in St. Paul. WHEAT TOXE WEAKER. Trlees Down All Aronml in the Chi eajfo Market. CHICAGO. May 23.— Fine weather, lower ca bles and the promise of an early harvest weakened wheat today. Prices declined i^c in July and l%c for September. Corn lost "■_£ ° atS %c- Prov islons declined 7Vfc@ T_j bullishness that was apparent in wheat Saturday had left no trace today. The coun try news on the whole favored the bears not only as to promised heaviness of the yield but also the prospect of an early harvest! September was so freely offered that It sold at SS-_c before buyers appeared in any great numbers. The relief from the selling pres£U[e ja_Q jrom bidding up of July. which was Suite easily effected on Sccouht of the _nall o*eh. Interest In it. It r_ - J. P? $1.09 _c in half-cent jumps between every fresh transaction, until It was up to $1.14_c. and the effect on September put the latter to S9\ic While Lelter was apparently giving support to July his brokers were selling Sep tember freely. Every one feared a demon stration ln May, and predictions are made of a rise to $2 for that month before the end of the week. The news of a statistical character was for the most part exceedingly bearish, the only exception to that being a considerable fall ing off in Minneapolis and Duluth receipts, which today were 399 cars, against 819 the previous Monday, and compared with 621 the similar day of last year. Chicago, however, get 296 cars and a 62.000 bu cargo by lake, against only 9 car loads the corresponding day of last year. The clearances from Atlan.lc ports since Saturday were equal In wheat and flour to 852,000 bu. "The visible supply showed an increase of 1.091,000 bu, compared wilh 1, --441.000 bu the similar week last year. July started 1 _-_ lower at $1.09_@1.10 _o, advanced rapldlv to $1.14 _c, then settled back to $I.o9V_c, and rallied to $1.11 bid at the close. September opened 1 _@l%e lower at 88% if 89 1 ,ic, sold up to 89 _c, down to 88V.C, then strengthened to 89V»c bid for the final auota tion. May ranged between $1.54 and $1.65 bid, the latter figure the closing price. The improvement in the weather was the most prominent of the Influences in the corn put. There was considerable selling on short account. July opened _#%C lower at 35@35 Vic, sold down to 34%(g'34%c, and improved to 3j _ (. 35V»c at the close. The market for oats was tame. July opened _®tyc lower, at 25% c; sold up to 26c, down to 25% c, and advanced to 25_c r.t the cloee. Provisions shared in the weakness devel oped in grain. The break ln corn especially was an influence. July pork was down 2M.(f? 7 _c at the opening, at $12.20!. 12.25. fell off to $12, and rallied up to $12.15 at the close. July lard started at $6.3696.32, sold down to $6 3S. and closed at $0.37 ! . c. July ribs opened 10c off at $6.15. declined to $6.07 Vi, and rallied to $6.10{f_.12 _c for the final quotations. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 400 cars; corn, 1,000; oats, 425; hogs, 29,000 her. . The leading futures ranged as follows: ■I' 1 9 * Z~ P is §■ £ s. " « Wheat— j j j ' May |1 54 |1 65 16. 163 July | 1 10 _| 1 14V_ 1 09_ 1 11 Sept | 89 _ | 89V41 88_| 89_ Dec !_-83Mjj 83%! 83 j 83% Corn— | | May I 34% | 34% | 34%| 34% July 135-35 _ I 351,4134% -_,35%- _ Sept 136-36%! 3G%: 35%|36-3J% Oats- 111 l May I 29_| 29%! 29% i 29% •'"ly I 25%j25%-26| 2 )%| 25% Sept | 23% 23%! 23 i 23% Mess Pork- July |12 20 112 25 112 09 12 15 Sept |12 35 12 35 |12 15 [12 30 Lard- 111 l July | 6 37%! 6 42%! 6 32% 6 37% Sept |6 50 | 6 52%| 640 I 6 45 Ribs- | | | July 16 15 16 15 I 6 07%! 6 12% _Sg.Pt I 6 25 1 6 27%| 615 J 6 17% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour- Moderate demand and steady. Wheat— No 2 spring, $1,20; No. 3 spring. $1.15@1.4 1; No 2 red, $1.55. Corn— No. 2. 34%(5>35c. Oats— No 2. 29%@29 %c: No. 2 white, 81„@32c; No 3 whit?, 30 _@_.%c. Rye-No. 2, (5_.5%2. Bar ley—Sample, _2©6oc Seed— No. 1 flax, $1.34. Mess Pork— Per 100 lbs. $12,C0@12.10. Lard— Per 100 lbs. $6.35@6.37%. Ribs— Short sides (loose), $6.10@6.40. Shoulders— Dry sal'ed (boxed). s@sVic. Sides— Short c!ear (boxed) $6.50@6.70. Sugars— Cm loaf unchanged ' No' 2 yellow corn, 35c. Receipts— Flour 8 70) bbls; wheat, 116 900 bu; corn,*-_). 400 bu'- oa-s 451.400 bu; rye, 6,600 bu; barley. 36,000 bu' Shipments— Flour. 16,300 bbls; wheat 210 0W bu; corn, 1,058,700 bu; oats, 294,400 bu. On the produce exchange today the butter mar ket was firm; creameries. 12@15%c; dairies, ll(gl3c. Eggs firm; fresh, 9%@10c. Che_e steady; creams, 9@9%c. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. MINNEAPOLIS, May 23.-The wheat mar ket opened strong for July and weak for fh?. ?_?% JH c differen^ being, perhaps, that the first is a certainty to deal with while the latter ls not. ' From 10:30 up to 11 a. m. there appeared to be a concentrated action on the part ot the bear news bureau. There was not a dissenting voice regarding the prospects of the winter wheat crop. Every field appeared with a full beard all ready, or nearly so, ft. the harvest. The crop is made, said many, but it would be well to consider the con tingencies before harvest. May wheat opened at $1.55, being the same as Saturday s close, and remained steady with but little trading in it. ; July wheat opened at $1-53, against $1.52% Saturday advanced to $1.55, lost %c, gained. %c and by noon held at $1.55. September wheat opened at 91c. being %c under Saturday's close, dropped to 90_c firmed up to 91%e, lost %c, gained %c. sold OW . n _,, 90 . c ' gained % c - ,ost %c, firmed up to 90% c, lost Vie and gained %c by 11:45 The cash wheat market was fairly ae. tive with a good demand at about Satur. day s prices. Receipts here were 208 cars shipments, 88 cars. During the noon hour the market may be called strong. Considering the volume ot bearish news from every quarter, it must I be admitted that the market is very strong i Sf _. • ~ May wheat closed at $1.56, July at I $1.54%, September at 90%@91c and Decem ber at 82 _c. RANGE OF PRICES. titv. Open- High- Low- Closing. ■Wheat. ing. est. est. Mon. Sat. Mi }y 155 156 1 53% 156 155 £ u 'y 153 155 153 154% 153% i pept 91 91% 90% 9X 72 91 ?* I D _ •.•••,■ *F^ _ 821^ 81i * 82 * S3. On Track— No. 1 hard, $1.56%; No. 1 north ern, $1.54%; No. 2 northern, $1.4114- May i oats, 31 %c: May corn, 34% c; flaxseed $128% ; Curb on July wheat No trading Puts on July wheat $i 59 1 Calls on J-uly wheat .lil 67 i Curb on September wheat '.'.'.'.'.' 90% ! Puts on September wheat .'. 89% : Calls on September wheat !!.'!.....' 91% SAMPLE SALES. 1 No. 1 northern, 5 cars " $1 54U j No. 1 northern, 1 car "" 1 B4 (? 'No. 1 northern, 1 car 155 : No. 2 northern, 2 cars 1 431/, I No. 2 northern. 2 cars '.'. j «?! ; No. 2 northern, 6 cars, to arrive. 1 i\ll i No. 2 northern, 3 cars '"' 141 ! No. 2 northern, 1 car J.'J.'J. 1 43 ' No. 2 northern, 4 cars !!.'.!!! 1 42 I No. 2 northern, 3 cars, to arrive!!!!! 1 41 i No. 2 northern, 5 cars j 4214 No. 2 northern, 1,200 bu, to arrive!!!' 1 42 No. 3 wheat, 8 cars 1 34 FLOUR. The flour market is very slow. The weak ness shown in wheat Is making buyers cau , tious about buying anything more than for ! immediate wants. We make no change in quo ! tatlons today. I First patents $7 10@7 20 ; Second patents 7 00@7 10 First clears 6 00(. 6 20 - Second clears 5 oo@s 2o BRAN, SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS. ' Bran in bulk $10 00@10 25 j Shorts in bulk 10 00-fho "5 ! Middlings in bulk 13 50514 Oo Red-dog. 40-lb sacks, f. o. b 18 00 .19 00 1 Corn— Corn is steady; No. 3, 33%@34U. C - yel low corn, 34V 4 @35c. j Oats— No. 3, 30@31c; No. 3 white, held at Rye— No. 2 rye quoted at 61c. Barley— Feed barley quoted at 40c. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3 Rei NG G. N.-B. Dlv 3 18 30 12 2 G. N.— F. F. Div 1 !£' _ £ S. P 4 xi 27 -6 *2 £ * »*• L 8 8 11 2 1 : Soo Line 1 >t j Northern Pacific _ 1 'i C.. St P., M. & 0.. .. 3 11 32 14 :: . . _-. W 9 st. p. & Duiuth !! .. ;; '{ " Totals 14 47 103 j- ~Z Other Grains-Winter wheat. 33; No. 3 corn 4; No. 4 corn, 4; No. 3 oats. 6; no grade oats' 1; No. 2 rye, 8; No. 3 rye. 1; No. 3 barley, 1 No. 4 barley, 1; No. 5 barley, 2. Cars Inspected Out— Wheat— No. 1 northern 123: No. 2 northern, 31; No. 3 northern 81 : rejected, 37; no grade. 3; winter wheat 1 : No. 3 corn, 3; No. 3 oats, 15; No. 1 flax, il. ' RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Received— Wheat, 208 cars, 163,920 bu- corn 10,200 bu; oats, 19,380 bu; barley, 680 bu- rye 1,440 bu; flax, 3,540 bu; oil cake 83 245 lbs' ?_;<_»__*"•; fr „ U ' tl 3 ' 740 lbs: merchandise! 2,26i.228 lbs; lumber, 27 cars; poets and niline 1 car; barrel stock, 5 cars: machinery 379500 lbs; coal, 401 tons; wood, 59 cords- brick 48 000; lime, 2 cars; cement, 400 bbls'- stone and marble, 6 cars; drtssed mea's. 89,600 lbs; hides pelts, etc.. 10,000 lbs; railroad materials 9 cars; sundries. 44 cars; car lets, EOS - ' Shipped— Wheat, 88 cars, 67,760 bu- corn 1 3SO bu; oats, 25,830 bu; barley, 2,760 bu- rye 4,700 bu; flax, 15,600 bu; flour, 30,780 'bbls : niilistuffs, 1.267 tons; fruit, 148,284 lbs- mer chandise, 1,714.190 lbs; lumber, 106 cars- ma chinery. 206.300 lbs; cement, 455 bbls- house hold goods, 77,900 Ibs; ties, 5 cars; stone and marble. 3 cars; live stock, 1 car; railroad materials, 35 cars; sundries, 14 cars; car lots DUXTTTH GRAIN. DULUTH, Minn., May 23.-The market was THE ST. GLOBE- TUESDAY-— MAY 24, 1893. full and fairly firm. September opened c off at 92M. , sold off to 92c at 10:30 and 12:30 Was quoted at 92c. July was sold at $1.65, \_c up, apd was $1.66 at 12:30. Cash: .0,000 bu to shippers' al May price. Close- Spot No. 1 hard. $l.fi9; No. 1 northern, $1.59; No. 2 northern, $1.46, To arrive: No. 1 hard, $1.55; No. 1 northern, $1.55. No. 1 hard. $1.59; July, $1.56%; Sep tember, 93c; No. 1 northern, May, $1.59; Sep tember, 92c. Oats, 81@30c. Rye, 63c. Barley, 41c. Flax, $1.31; May, $1.31%. Corn, 33c. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., grain and seed mer chants: Wheat — The market was rather dull yes terday, though cash wheat averaged about the earn, as on Saturday; No. 1 northern, $1.52@1.54; No. 2 northern. $1.40@1.43. Corn— No. 2 yellow, 34®3_; No. 1, 33@34c. Oats— No. 3 white, 31_@32c; No. 3, 30@31c. Barley and Rye — Sample barley, 42@44c; No. 2 rye, 60S>61c; No. 3 rye, 59@60e. Seed— No. 1 flax, $1.27; timothy, $1.10@1.25; red clover, $3@3.50. Flour — Patents, per bbl, $6.90@7.20; straights, $6.30@6.60; bakers', $5.60§6; rye flour, $3.40@3.70. Ground Feed and Mlllstuffs— No. 1 feed, $14.75@15. Coarse Cornmeal— $13.50__4.75. Bran— ln bulk, $11@11.25. Shorts in Bulk— sll@ll.6o. Hay— Market very firm; a sharp demand for all good qualities; good to choice upland, $7.50@8.25; fair quality, $6@7; low grades, . _T5; good to choice timothy hay, $8@8.50. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSIP. Gossip by private wire to C. H. F. Smith & Co., St. Paul, members of the New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade: Indian shipments'. Wheat to United King dom, 1,232,000 bu; continent, 904.000 bu; mak ing, according to Beerbohm, 10,08 .000 bu world's shipments. Paris: The rain which has continued for a month in France shows no f-ign of abai'ng, and the whole of the French wheat iet-icn is soaked. So far no actual damage to wheat i ls reported. The official estimate of ;h's year's crop ls 370,000.000 bu, against 272 000.000 bu last year, but lf the rain continues fc-r another ten days these must be reduce!. Spain's wheat prospect is best in fifteen years. San Franci_b: Wheat was dull Saturday; spot quotations undisturbed; futures opened stronger, following a higher Chicago market. December opened at $1.58 _c, advanced to $1.58% c and closed at $1.57% c. No charte:s. WAR AND WHEAT IN ENGLAND. The Mark Lane Express, ln its issue of May 2. throws some light on the cause of the remarkable advance in the price of wheat during the past three weeks, as follows: Who holds the foreign wheat absolutely needed to feed the English people when the English crop is exhausted? Not the Engllsn nation, which buys the mummies of the Egyptian Pharaohs, but knows not how to acquire even such early wisdom as pointeQ to national grain stores, and led those sam. Pharaohs to see the food wants of their peo ple. For the fact that we have enough for eign wheat in granary to feed the country even for seventeen days we have to thank I about two dozen English buyers who ae i quired and stored the grain against the j chance of their, fellow citizens being ready I to pay a remunerative price for tt. Such a I price is now being made, nor need it bo j grudged. Nobody would have subscribed to | refund their losses to the importers had they j been undersold by new and heavy shipments I by quick steamers from North and South | America; and to play a national part out of private resources is a perilous game. Business has still to be done to secure food I for fifty-two days, the grain having to be ! bought on sample or by grade, delivered at I the port of shipment, shipped, carried, re ceived, landed, plated or. market, sold to the miller, delivered at the mill, sold to the bak er, delivered at the shop, and finally made into bread and delivery to the actual con sumer. And most of these steps cannot be hurried; no, not if an angry crowd wer. waiting outside the bakers' shops. WHEAT MOVEMENT. Receipts. Shipm'nts. New York 547.609 339 227 Philar. lphia 15 742 8,540 Baltmore 58.7.2 40 000 Toledo 226.793 415 000 Detroit 7.268 8,495 St. Louis 31.00 4 ;,C_ Boston 93,247 Chicago 116,924 240.105 Milwaukee 30,550 65. Duluth 142.599 430,_1 Minneapolis 153.920 ..760 Kansas City 117,000 33.C00 NEW YORK. NEW YORK, May 23.— Flour— Receipts, 20, --■llO bbls: exports, 48,116 bbls; firmly held, but quiet. Minnesota patents. $6.90®7.40. Wheat— i Receipts. 547.600 bu; exports. 339.227 bu; spot, | easy; No. 2 red, $I.l6V_c; f. o. b., afloat, cv- I port grade; options, 1%@1%c net lower; Nd. 2 red, May, $1.62® 1.70, closed $1.63; Ju'.y, ! $1.16%(. .10; closed $1.16% c. Corn— Receipts. | 147,225 bu: exports, 523,472 bu; spot. ea?y; op- I tions, .@%c net lower; May closed 39 _c; I July, 39%@ 40 3 16c; closed 40c. Oats—Re ' ceipts, 358,400 bu; exports. 131.720 bu; soot, weak; No. 2, 34c; No. 2 white, 36V_. options, lower. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, May 23.— Wheat lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, $1.23; track, $1.26@1._ _; May. $1.30 asked: July. $1 bid; Sep'en >fc 86c; December, 83c bid; No. 2 hard, c t_. I $1.25. Corn lower; No. 2 cash. 3.4 c; May. ! 33% c asked; July, 33 % c: September. 34'Hc '■ b'd. Oats lower: No. 2 cash, 32c; track, 31 _ <S3l_c; May, 32c asked; July, 25% c askd; September, 23 % c asked: No. 2 white, 33c. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 23.— Wheat— Hard ac tive, 2@3c higher; soft held higher, sow; i No. 1 hard, $1.2fi@1.27; No. 2, $1.24® 1.26 _: i No. 3. $1 . 21©>1.24: No. 1 red, $1.25_1.26; No. . 2, $1.23(5)1.25; No. 3. $1.22© 1.23; No. 2 spr ng, j $1.22: No. 3, $1.20@1.20V_. Corn— Weak, low ; er: No. 2 mixed, 38®33%c; No. 2 whi_, 34_ (534 _c; No. 3. 34c. Oais — Slow, lower; No. : 2 white, 31@__C. VISIBLE GRAIN. NEW YORK, May 23— The statement of the visible supply of gpain in store and afloat j Saturday, May 21, 1898. as compiled by the i New York produce exchange is as follows: j Wheat. 23.095.000 bu, increase, 1,099,000 bu; corn, 19,504,000 bu, decrease, 2,956,000 bu; oats, 8.114,000 bu, decrease. 59OJ)0O bu: rye, 1.478,- I 000 bu, decrease, 590,000 bu; barley, 539,000 j bu, decrease, 44, 0C0 bu. MILWAUKEE. i MILWAUKEE, May 23.— Flour firm. Wheat I higher; No. 1 northern, $1.41; No. 2 northern, ! $1.30@1.40; July, $1.40. Oats _c lower; white, I 30_@32c. Rye steady; No. 1, 65c. Baricy lc lower; No. 2, 51@53c; sample, 44@52c. LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL. May 23 —Cose— Wheat quiet, l%@2d lower; May nominal; July, 10s sd; September, 7s 9%d; December, 7s l%d. Corn quiet, _:@%d lower; May nominal; July, 3s 8d; September. 3s B%d. ST. PAUL PRODUCE. The week opened with considerable activity | in produce. This activity did not, however, appear so strongly in the board of tiade as I In the transactions of commission men on East Third street. There was a good demand j for strawberries, which continue to come in j from the South in quality improved over that I of a week ago, when the floods in those sec tions were pJaying havoc with ttie beds. I Missouri is contributing string beans and cu cumbers; while local gardeners are sending in fine specimens of lettuce, radishes and the like. Prices for everything are fairly steady, though in some lines the shading Is con siderable, though not unreasonable, for this season of the year, when supplies are on the Increase. Butter and eggs are off; so are old potatoes, which are selling about 15 cents a bushel less than they were three weeks ago. Apples— Ben Davis, per bbl, $2.50@3.50; cooking, $2.75; Genltons, ?2.50@3; car lots, assorted varieties, $3@3 25; Willow | Twigs, $3.50@4; Wine Saps, $3.50@4; Western Red, per box, $1.25@1.50; Western Green, per box, $1.25@1.50. Bananas— Choice Shipping — Large bunches $1.76@2; small bunches, $1.50@1.75. Beans— Per Bu.— Brown, $1; dirty lots, 60@ 65c; fancy navy, $1.25; medium hand-picked, $1.10. Beef— Per Lb.— Country dressed, 6@6%c; rough, 3^_@4c. Berries— Per 24- Qt. Cases — Strawberries, $2.25(g2.75; cranberries, Jerseys, per bbl, $9; Jersey, per box, $3.50; Bell Bugle, bbl, $8.50. Butter — Per Lb. — Creameries, extras, lie; creameries, .firsts, 13V_@14c; creameries, sec onds, 12c; creameries, gathered cream, 14c; dairies, hand separator, 14c; dairies, extras, 16c; dairies, firsts, 12@13c; dairies, rolls and printe, 9@llc; ladles, extra, lie; ladles, pack ing stock, 9c. Cabbage— Southern, crate 200 lbs, $2@2.25. Cheese— Per Lb.— Brick, No. 1, lie; brick. No. 2, 9@loc; Llmburger, ll@12c; Swiss, 12® 13c; Minnesota and Wisconsin, new 9@loc- Young America, fancy, now, 10@10V_c prl most, 6@6i4c. Cherries— Per 10-Lb. Box— California, 75® $1.00. Cider— Sweet cider, per bbl, $5@5.50- sweet per half bbl, $2.75@3; hard, per bbl $:_?6 : hard, per half bbl, $3@3.25. ' * W ' Dried Peas-Per Bu-Fancy yellow, 80@85o; medium yellow, 70@75c; fancy green. 80„ 90c; medium green, 70@75c. Eggs— Cases Included, Per Do« — Fresh stock, 9c; seconds, 7c. •>_._ _P c , r _ Lv >-Herring, Lake Superior, 2f.l c: pickerel, from International waters 4 _®sc; sunflsh. perch. 3@4c; pike, from Inter national waters, 6c; croppies, 6c; salmon Columbia, river, 7c; whiteflsh, 7c. "*■"-". Frogs' Legs— Per doz, 6@loc. i Florid_; tlMT**', B «-Ca>^_4a, $6.80®6; .Hpft^-Clean. Per Lb— Heary, 4%c; llgbt, E&@ S_o;' ffiefllirfh. So? *■ **"■ — Honey— Per Lb Sections— Buckwheat, Sc; extracted amber. 6@6V_c; extracted white, 6V4 @7Hc; golden rod, 9_>loc: white, choice, 10 ©lia; White, faribf l.ffllZo. Lemons— California, -00 to 860s, $3@3.25; Messinas, choice 300s, $3.50@3.75; Messlnas, fancy 300s, $4 _j4.2_- Messlnas, choice 3605, $3.60; Messlnas, fancy 3605, $4. Maple Sugar— Per Lb— Ohio, ln brlcke, 10c; Vermont,' ln brinks, 10c; Weatern, ln bricks, Ac. 'Maple Syrup-rPer gallon, 75@80c; per half gallon, 45@50 . ■ Mutton— Per Lb— Bucks, 4tt@sc; country dressed, 7@Bc; fall lambs, fat. 7 _@8c; milk lambs, pelts on, 10©llc. Nuts— Almonds, new, small quantities, 11® 12c; almonds. Tarragona, sacks 100 lbs, 12c; almonds, California, 75 lbs, 12% c; Tarragona, small quantities, 14c; filberts, sacks about 200 lbs, B%c; filberts, small quantities, 10c; hick ory, per bu, 60c@$l; ijeanuts, per lb, raw, 6@ 6_c; peanuts, per lb, roasted, 7c; pecans, new 1 Texas, polished; 100-1. sacks, 6@9c; pecan . { small quantities, 9@loc; walnuts, California, soft, per lb, 10@llc; walnuts, California, hard, sacks 100 to 110 lbs, 10@llc; walnuts, Cali fornia, hard, less quantities, lOigllc; walnuts, English, per lb. small, 8c; black walnuts, bu, $1. Onions— Per Bu— Bermuda, per crate, $3; per bu, 76@80c. Oranges— Per Box— Blood, half-box. $2; Cali fornia navels, choice, $3_t3.25; California na vels, fancy, *3.25@3.50; Mediterranean sweets, t-.2692.75. seedlings, choice, $2@2.25; seed lings, fancy, $2.25 @2.50. | Pineapples— Per Doz— lndia River, $2.50® 1 2.75; Havana, $2@2.50. j Potatoes— Burbanks, carload lots, per bu. j 62@67c; early Ohios, per bu, 40@45c; mixed j stock, per bu, 35@40c; rose, rer bu, 40@4".c. Poultry— Per Lb— Live chickens. Ko; Jive mixtd, 8c; live oid cocks, sc; live lv k-ys, 1 &'/.©_; live your.g roosters, Sc; _r.s_d chlcr ens, spring, fancy. 10@10V.CJ dressed ducks, spring, fancy. B®9_c: dressed geese, SV_c; dressed hens, 9@loc: dressed tuiksys, light. 13c; dressed turkeys, od toms, 9c; dross. d turkeys, young toms, ll_<S_c. Veal— Per Lb— Coaise and thin, 5V_. c; country -dressed, _: good, 90 to 100 lbs, 7® 7_c. Vegetables— Green— Asparagus, per c"oz, 20 @25c; beans, sti ing, per bu box, $1.50; b ans. wax, per bu box. $1.50; beets, p.r Co. : bunches, 25e; cuciimb.rs, per doz, '_c; rgg . Plant, per doz. $2.50: lettuce, field, per d iz, < 10c; lettuce, head, re doz. 40c; mint, pr doz. 30c; new carros. ner doz, SOc; new turnips, . bu box, $1; new potatoes. p»r bbl. $4; on ons, per doz, 6c; parsley, per doz, 15c: peis, IH - nols, per bu, $1; pie plant, 100- _ box, tOg) 70e; ladlshes. rer doz bunches, 8@10c; ;pn ach, per bu, _o; tomatoes, 6 baskets, 52.50; water cress, 25c. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK, May 23.— Butter— R . ints, 13.556 pkgs; firm; Western creamery, H^lOc; Elgin . 16e; factory, ll®l2Vtc Chese—"'e ceipts, 3,686 pkgs; quie . light skim.. 6^ 6 _c; part skims, is@6c: full skims, 2@3c. Eggs— Receipts. 12.025 pkgs; m-rket firmer; Westerns, 12c; » Sou him, 10_@l0.c. HVE STOCK. UNION STOCK YARDS. The receipt aJL South St. Paul ye:t~r._y tf ( all classes of live stock were txceeilnply light, but goo<|. priyis were commandel by I al! offerings that were good. The cat le were I mostly of inferiror qfoility and even in \:e.,r I of the llgit supply. Everything was not nar- j keted. Of cou_e Monday ls always a light j day and some buyers prefer to wai-: to mak; | their pickings from the larger m!d-we k lots. ] Hogs were fair to good, but the nv.mb.r 1 were not sufficiently lar^e to affo:d cor.t.a3t 1 between lots. Receipts— 2o3 hogi,: 81 cattle, 57 calves, 17 j sheep, 14 horse.. ■ Hogs— Orly a few on sale, selling early at a 10-cent advance. Representative Sales — NoTwt. D'k'ge. _ PrTce.iNo. \Vt. D'k'ge. Price. , 5 116 .. $3 50 110 209 160 $4 30 ! 5 108 . . 3 60 |31 225 SO 4 35 23 123 .. 360 65 239 .. 435 6 368 120 390 72 215 . . 435 4 395 .. 390 54 220 160 4?5 5 348 40 3£o 38 185 .. 435 1 3SO .. 390 65 214 40 435 37 216_ 120 420 1 29 203 .. 4 37 Ms Cattle — Steady and active. Receipts were less than 100 head, and a few good cattl-; among the offerings, a load of fair cows and heifers from lowa selling at $3._; a fancy bull in the lot bringing $3.95. There is a good demand for fat cattle and good stockers; common slow. • ' • • Representative Sales — No 7 ~ ~ Wt. Prlci No. "Wt. Price, Butcher Cows Stockers and r eed- Heifers — lers — 1 ■.- .... 880 $» 40i 2 5_ $4 0» 2 .... ..;.;:_35 3.0 1 '. ....510 4 25 22 ..979 3_ 1 400 4 25 1 1250 -3 „14 638 4 35 Stock Cows and Bulls — Heifers— 1 1100 3 10 1 730 3 0D 1 1390 3 30 1".. 800 3 03 3 .":'.... 923 3 35 2 820 3 30 1 550 3 50 1 660 3 5b 1 1750 3 So 1 380 3 75 1 450 5 00 Stockers and ;Feed- Milkers and Spring ers — ers— 1 470 3 45 1 cow, 1 calf for 35 00 .__••• •-• •• • ■ 664 3 75 Sheep — Good sheep steady; common slow. MILCH COW EXCHANGE. UNION STOCKYARDS, South S. Paul. Minn., May 23.— Lytle & Raeburn's report: A go _ many cows on the market; trade a little quieter than lately, trough gocd, useful ani mals are still selling at good prices. Dairy nun's fat cows and canners, 25c per 100 lbs lower. Representative Sales— 4 c:w3 $1453 cows $111 2 cows .-. . 82,2 cows 55 STOCKYARD PERSONALS. J. P. Hulachill, of St. Peter, shipped in a batch of horses to George W. Wemworth & Co. Eames & C0.,, 0f Fergus Falls, forwarded a lot of hogs. Thomas McKobbln. of Stapleton, was a ship per of cattle and calves. A supply of the same class of stock wrs sent in from S*_Vincent by Arthur Hutchins. C. D. Blanchard, of Eureka, was on the market with hogs. Skiff & Thomas, of Birchinal, brought In a car load of cattle. MINNESOTA TRANSFER, ST. PAUL. Barrett & Zimmerniann report: An un usual dullness prevailed on the mar ket the entire attention of the dealers seems to be turned tn the direction of government horses, and as the stock at present consists of heavy drafters and ordluary drivers, no other trade but retailing was had on ihe market. The present feeling amongst stock men is predicting a duKness for a few days until the government orders are filled when a reaction of trade will be established. All classes of horses are presented on the market with a surplus hard to dispose of this week besides hav:ng reports of consignments to ar rive in a couple of days. The nominal value of serviceable, sound horses from four to s-v --en years old is as follows: Drafters, extra, ranging 1 700 $135 Drafters, common, ranging. I*7oo 100 Farm stock, extra, ranging. .'.'.'". l'4oj 110 Farm stock, .common, ranging 1400 80 Drivers, extra, ranging ". '. " I*2Bo 150 Drivers, common, ranging ." j/jj-n 75 Mules > Hill.'.', i.'ooo SO CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 23.-Cattle receipts were liberal, causing a decline of s@loc Beef steers, |4@4.55; exporters, $4.75@4.80| stiv ers and feeders, $4@ 3 ; canners, $3S^t 60 --cows and heifers. $4®4.75; bulls, $3.25@4.25' As some 1,000 hogs were carried over from last week there was a supply of 46,000 to begin with today, but the market was steady, and advanced 10c; butchers'. $4.20®4 55- n__ 12.7064: mixed. $4.15@4.52_: The T_n_i sup ply of sheep today made buyers more eager to take hold, and prices quickly advanted 16020 c, there being decidedly too few sh __ $ a 5 n ..o; l^} ) p 3 pel°;,a B __r OU s^o; _$£ _S >•■ ST. LOUIS. ab-ÜBtt£& asps. 5s ers' steers, $a u 96_JOo; stockers and feed __ $3.25®4.C0; co^ anbheifer*, $_T__M76- Te»i and Indian st__, 1 '53.78@4.65; £_.___ h_S? ers, $2.7553.76. Hofs-Receipt.; 8 800- 10. higher; Yorkers, $4_.®4.40; packeri $4 _^5 4.45; butchers' $4 a 40@4.55. __e_-*eo_to2 1,500; marketl_e%; haUve m_to_i w ?s_ 4.50; lambs, _®6._'; Texas sh_i averaeln. 83 pounds sell , at $d®4.10. P avera X' n B KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 23.— Ca_l__Px.«_i__ 3,500; light beeves. ,_e&yT _J_™^£_f __5j slow: native steer . $4_5 Ti_3 "*SS_f 13 _ 04.88; Texas cows- $3®3.65 : Ss»»w_i __S heifers, $2©4.6. : Rockers and teeAeni6 SSS 5.40; bulls, $2.fe®4 g*2*££Sßi " #6: market strong to 6c higher, closUur w_Jt : bulk of sales, $4.10®4.40; h_viee7^Bo®44o: packers, |4@4.40; mixed, $B._®4 4. iTehts' b.G5®4.10; Workers, «.05@4.10; rtm $3 1_. I. Tiheep-Receipfc. 3,000; Market fi™_ lambs, $4.60@5.60; m-u ttona, $3©^ * OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, May 23.— Cattle— Recelntu 2.0 M; market Bteady; native be*2^£ e JS_fe 4.85; Wegtern steers, $3.80®4.50- cows an<l heifers. $..26@4.30; stockeraTid ' /eeS2? bm ®5.10; bulls, stags, etc. $_36®s_5 H<^ Receipts, 4,600; market 66 hUfter c__d weak; heavy, $4.30®4.46; __«£ ti 20®4«F bulk of sales $4^0&4._. aS^R_2lit. 6,600; market itronger; fair io cho_o aativ^ $5.78©4.„; fair to <_ol_ Weeterne. $3,600 4.26; common and stock sheep, $$.70; lambs, $4®5.40. .... >»._,;___' fittOUX CITY. '' ' SIOUX CITY, 10., May 23.—fteceipta-Cat tle, 1,600; Saturday, 186; shipments, 328; mar ket very active; strong on good; sale., _ cows, ay 800 lbs, $2.50; 2 cows, ay 1,170 lbs, $4; 15 stock heifers, ay 490 lbs, $4; 42 stock heifers, ay 644 lbs, $4-40; 1 bull, 1,350 lbs, T?->„ * _ ' _ ay 425 Ihs, 13.40; 4 bulls, ay 496 lbs, $4; 7 stockers, ay 843 lba, $4.20; 2 stockers, ay 896 lbs, $4:60; 9 calves, ay 462 lba, $4.76; 25 calves, ay 867 lbs, $5.50; 12 yearlings, ay 585 lbs, $4.26; 78 yearlings, ay 600 lbs. $6.26. Hoga— Receipts, 700; Saturday, 677; shipments, 70; market s®loc higher; sell ing, $4.20@4.45; bulk of sales, $4.30@4.35. MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORK COFFEE. NEW YORK, May 23.— Coffee options opened steady; generally 6® 10 points lower, ruled in active and featureless; closed steady with prices unchanged to 10 points net lower. ,- Sales, 11,760 bag-, Including June and July, i 6.60 c; spot coffee, Rio, qulett No. 7, Invoice, | 6%c; No. 7, Jobbing, 6%c; mild, quiet, Cor- | dova, 8%@16%c. Svgar — Raw, strong, tending upward. Fair ; refining, 3%@3 15-16 c; centrifugal, 96, 6 l-_c; refined, firm. SEED MARKETS. CHICAGO, May 23.— The flaxseed market was quiet today, with no special feature, j Receipts here were 18 cars, 2 cars at Dulu'.h ■ and 6 cars at Minneapolis. The official close ; Is as follows: Casih flax at $1.35%. May ot $1.34% and September at $1.17% per bu. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.80 per 100 lbs. Clov er seed closed at $5.50 per 100 lbs. Mlnn.ap- ; I olis flax seed quoted at $1.28% per bu. NEW YORK DRY GOODS. J NEW YORK, May 23.— The opening cf the week's trading ln dry goods is on a decided' y conservative line. There ls no expansion .n store trading, and mall orders are poor. Print e'otlhs are still very firm. Extras are I nominally quoted at 1 15-16 c, but s.-lers rr- ' fuse bids at this price steadily. Ordered goods are firm and in fairly active demand. ' REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Anna Child and husband to C. N. Theelin, W. 130 9-100 feet of E. 290 feet of N. % of S. W. 14 of S. E. % of S. W. y. ot see. 22, t. 29, r. 23 $350 Ella S. Dent and husband to D. D. Kim ball, lot 1, block 4, Woodlawn Park.... 200 ! Harriet B. Crist and G. C. Crl.t to D. I F. Erskine et al., lot 35, block 7, Clark's add 500 J. B. Wallraff and wife to J. Pastl. E. % lot 6, block 1, Nouru & Wallraff's add 250 Fcur transfers, total $1,310 t^^//^6^Z^/^( Will commence its daily service from St. Paul j to Chicago via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. ! Paul Railway, at 8:10 p. m., Wednesday, ! May 25. Secure sleeping car reservations on : the Only Perfect Train in the World at 3J5 Robert street, or Union Depot. J. T. CONLEY, A. G. P. A. THINK IT A FISH STORY. I Alleged Lohh of a Fleet of Whnlins VCHHeI.M. SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.— The Ex -1 airliner says: Tae reported less of ! five whaling vessels in the Arctic is 1 piven iitt c cre-if nee arro.a;? marine's. : ■ The reason of ifhis is that vessels in the vicinity of Point Bartow are safe un- I til the ice begins to break up, which j rarely occurs before the Ist of June. Re: a dirg the whaler Alexander, it is , I orly ten days _ ?o that she was report- j ed as having reached Point Barr.w. She could not ba much further north than that point at this time. OPENING DAY AT THE Cmaha Exposition. For this cc aslon "The Nrrf.-West m Line" ! — C, St. P., M. &O. Railway— will sell tickets ! to Omaha and return at one fare for tha ] j round trip. j Tickets on sale for exening train May 31, ! I arriving Omaha 8:20 next morning, in time to j see opening exercises from start to finish. For further information apply at 413 Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis. 395 Robart street, cor. Six b, St. Paul. ' Lnn-H His Two Men. United States Marshal O'Connor yesterday received word from Deputy Marshal Sheehan that he bad Paul Fournler and Peter Reiche 1 In custody on the Red Lake Indian reserva tion. The men were wanted on a charge of In-, troducing liquor on the reservation and were arrested by the Indian police. ' They will be taken to Detroit for a hear. Ing. FINANCIAL Before" MONEY Befora" To loan on approved property ia Minneapolis and St. Paul. In Santa to Salt. R. M, NEWPORT <& SO_, Keen Bldg.. -_ner.r Press Bldg.. MinnecpolU. St. Paul. EROKERS. MpmhPrs J Kew v ° rk Slock Exchange. aicmoers . Chicago Board of Trade. fitorks, Honda, tirttin, Provisions anl Ctlli,y%, Private wires to New Tor* antl Chlca'/o. HOX Pinneer Press Buildin-j, It. Pant, Minn. Michael Doran. Jauies Doran, M. DORAN „ CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS. 311 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. H. HOLBERT & SO_J, Banker 3 an J Brokers, 84. ROBERT STRKET. ST. PAUL SEED MERCHANTS. GF_GC_3__jioa 6__ d Merchant.. Timothy, Clover, Blue Grass, Red Top, Mil let, Hungarian Orchard Grass, Lawn Grass, etc., etc., Seed Corn, Buckwheat, Rye and other seed grain. Our Northern grown Garden Seeds are unexcelled. Garden Implements Poultry Supplies. Write for prices, stating quantities wanted. Tbird and Cedar Streets, St. Paul, Mian. LIVE STOCKS. LTTLE & RAEBURN, CATTLE DEALERS Family and Dairy Cows a Specialty UNION STOCK ____*. Brauch, -Midway Cow Market. 2161 University Ay.. St Paul. PLDDDPOISOW m 1 ™cure_lnlsto_ days. Youcanbetrentc . _J fo name price under same guuraa ■ ty- If yon prefer to come here we wiHeon. tracttopay railroad fareand hotel bills, mS no obaree, if we fail to cure. If you hare taken mer cury, iodide potash, and still have aches and pains, Mucons Patches ln mouth, Soro Throat Pin-plea. Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers c £ __ __ ___S_S** ■_** orEyebrowa ful line ont, It la this Secondary BLOOD POl so _ we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti nate casea and challenge th* world for _ __(______& ___ ™ g ft", boa alwayg baffled the ekill of the moet eminent phy_. Cians. fcBOO.OOO capital behind our ___*L tlonal guaranty. Absolut ojproofs sent scaled on «£^=^__ CURE WUMEIF! f /_?S_ I |_\ I A, Vt l Bl « « for unnatural / f _______ ll ___!■"' I"fi»nimati-- a, kSIf m ?__£_. " _- r,t _ t101 " or " lce fatio-. _______ VT - p -mles », and not astrin lggßTH__MOHtMlOHlOft Kent or poisonous. 1^""A0!N CINNATI, 0 .1 ' j Sold by brnnbb, V* 'X. *•■■*• 7a I£ r " ent in P ,a,n wrapper, X >s-_. I SfJ" .81 1, Prepaid, foi _g_- __- ll Ji 00 - , or 3 boftlei, 12.78. ■ *t C_cul_ Mat en -_u»it. STOCKS ADVANCED A NOTCH DEALINGS LIGHT, WITH NO GENERAL ACTIVITY SHOWN Individual Transactions ln Small Dlvldena-Paylng Securities a Feature oit the Day's Trading Belief That Spain Will Soon Sue for Peace Sustained. Values— Rates for Money Droop. NEW YORK, May 23.-The level of prices ot atockß was lifted another notch as a re sult of today's trading. The dealings were not large and there was no general activity in the market. That ls to say, the volume, of dealings in the speculative favorites was not very large and a number of Important i stocks were Inactive. At the same time, it I was noticeable that a number of usually I Inactive shares were moved and this gave th. I market the appearance of a broadening tend- I ency, which a closer analysis did not alto gether confirm. There was a large number of individual transactions of the small dlvidend-paylna ' stocks, indicating a demand from investment j sources. Buying of this character ls usually 1 designed for permanent or long-time holding, ! and always accompanies a plentiful supply ] of money. There was no evidence, however, | of any widespread general interest in stock:., 1 and the speculative public evidently prefers to wait for a definite outcome to the naval maneuver ln West Indian waters. There was a good market for Americans in London, and prices were well sustained on a belief that Spain would shortly sue lor peace. There was a coincident rise of a point or over in Spanish 4s ip London and Paris. A rumor that this was due to a pending Franco- Spanish alliance did not hurt Americans ln London. London was also a buyer of St. Paul, and altogether was quite a factor ln the strength of the New York market. Northwestern responded to its excellent statement, of April earnings with a rise of 2 points, and radiated strength through both the Vanderbilt and the granger groups, with each of which was co-ordinate. Early in the day there was a further ad vance of over 2 points in Pullman. Other conspicuous gains were New York Air Brake, 5 _; New Haven, 2',i; Mlm.esota Iron, 4; Met ropolitan Street Railway, 2%, and Leather pfd and Rubber pfd, about 2 points each. Traders realizing ln the late dealings caus ed a break of nearly 4 points in Pullman, of 21/t in Consolidated Gas, and 2 points lii New York Air Brake. ' The result was an unsettled closing, especially below the best in some cases, and with net gains as a rule only small. The rates for money continued to drop, _nd the desire for some evidence of a more ac tive demand, as indicating business activity, began to extend outside the circle of the money lenders. The accumulation and withholding of ex change resulted in a further advance of '4c in the rate for demand sterling, and _<• for sixty-day bills. Discount rates declined ln London, Ber lin and Paris in consecuence of the relief of those centers from the pressure of exchange for New York. Railroad bonds were narrow and Inactive, but. prices were well held. Total sales, $1, --350,000. U. S. new fours declined V* ln the bid price. Others were unchanged. Total sales of stocks today were 379,200 shares, including: 8,057 Atchison preferred; 17, £50 Burlington, 7,525 L. & N., 9,902 Man hattan, B,foo Metropoli an, 3,445 Northern Pa cific, 4,950 New Ycrk Central, 5,175 Northern Pacific preferred, 13,250 Rock Island, 41,895 St. Paul, 3.775 St. Paul & Omaha. 6,080 W. 6 L. E., 3,640 Spirits, 13,263 Tc-baccc, 3,236 Ohiragx} Great Western, 6,340 People's Gas, 3.5C6 Pul'man, 13,155 Sugar, 5,010 Leather, 20, --440 Leather preferred. 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 c o ■g S3 _ S -sna - o 9 tr 3 ft 1 f\ f j ; Am. Tobacco 110 110% 109% 110 _ Am. Spirits 12 _ 12 _ 12,* 12 _ do pfd 31% 32 31% 31% Atchison 12 _ 12% 12% 12% do pfd 31% 31% 30% 31% Am. Cotton Oil 22% 22%! 22% 22 Bay State Gas 2% 3 2%| 2% Brook. Rapid Tran.. 42% 43 42% 42% B- & 0 18%0 18% 18% 18% C, B. & Q 101 101% 100% 100% C, C, C. & St. L.. 33% 35 33V. 34 Ches. & Ohio 21% 21% 21% 21% Chicago Gas 98% 98. 98 98% Canada Southern .. 51% 51% 51% 51% Col. Fuel & I 22 Chicago G. W 14% 14% 14% 14% do pfd "A" 30 Delaware & Hudson 108 Del., Lack. & W 152 Den., Rio G. & W 40 Brie 12% do pfd 34% 35 34%| 34% General Electric 3S%| 36% 36 1 35% Great Nor. pfd 165%| 165% 165 165% Illinois Central 103% < Jersey Central 94 94 94 I 94 Kansas & Texas 11% do pfd 35 35 35 35 Lead 32% 33 32% 32% Linseed Oil 20%| 21% 20. 21 Laclede Gas 47 | 47 I 47 "i 46% L. & N 54% l 64% 1 53% 54% Lake E. & W 72 72% 72 72 Leather pfd 67% 68% 67% 68% Lake Shore 186% Manhattan Con 104% 105 I 103% l 104% Met. Traction 153 155%! 153 ! 155% Minnesota Iron 69 69 65 I 65 M. & St. L I 26% do 2d pfd I 55% Missouri Pacific 34 34% 33% 1 33--i Michigan Central ...I 104 104 104 I 103 N. P. common i 25% 23% 26% 1 26% do pfd ! 65% 65% l 65V 4 ; 65% New Ycrk Central ....! 115% Hs%| 115 116 . N:rhwe>t.rn | l_l_ _■% 1.5%; 127% New York Gas I 195%' lfltl 1 193% l 193% North American 5%| 5%| 5% 1 6% Norfolk & West 51% 61% 151 I 51 Omaha 77 79 I 77 78 do pfd I 145 Or. R'y. & Nay. Co 1 49% Ontario & Western.. 15% 15%! 15% 15% Pacific Mail 27% 27% 127 27 Pennsylvania R'y .... 115% 115%! 115 115 Pullman 189%; 189% l 186 185 Reading 18% 18%! 18% 18% do Ist pfd 44% 1 44%| 44%! 44% do 2d pfd 22% 1 22% 22% 22% Rock Island 102% 1 102%! 101%! 101% Southern R'y B%j 8%! B%i 8% do pfd 29%! 29% 29% l 29% Silver certificates j 1 67% S. R. & T. Co ! 6%l 7 6% 6% Sugar Refinery 136%| 136% l 135%. 136 St. Paul 97% 1 98 | 97%! 97% Tennessee Coal 25%! 25% 25 25% Texas Pacific 11%! 11% 11% 11% U. P., D. & G 7%| 7% 7% 7% Union Pacific 22% 1 23% 22% 23 do pfd 58% 58% 58% 58% U. S. Rubber 21 21% 21 21% Western Union 91% 91% 90% 90% Wabash 7% do pfd 19%|.19% 19%! 19% Wheel. & Lake E.... 3%j 3% 3 J 3_ The following were the closing quotations of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press: _ Ca_~ _ Pac 83*! St. P. & Om ... 78 Can. South 51% do pfd MB Cen. Pac 12% St P., M. & M.135 Chi. & Alton 159 _uth. Pac 15% Chi. &E. I 50 U. P., D. & G... 7% D. & R. G 11 Wheel. &L. E.... 3 do pfd 46% do pfd 12% Fort Wavne 168 Adams Exp 99 L. E. & W. pfd.. 72 Amer. Exp 125 L. & N 54% U. S. Exp 40 Manhattan L 165 Wells-Fargo Exn.ll7 Mich. Cen 103 Am. Cot. Oil pfd. 73 M. & O 28 Am. Tob. pfd ...117 N. A. A Chi 9 Con. Gas 93% do pfd 28 Com. Cable C 0...160. ..160 N. V., C. & St. L. 13 Illinois Steel 48% do Ist pfd 65 Laclede Gas 46% do 2d pfd 31 Lead pfd 106 Or. Short Line... 28 Silver certificates. 57% Pittsburg 166 S. R. & T 6% Or. R. & Nay... 49% Sugar pfd 112% St L. & S. F .... 7% U. S. Leather... 68% do Ist pfd 61% U. S. Rub. pfd... 78% St. Paul pfd ■■■•145% v BONDS. U. S. new 4s reg.122% N. Car. 6s I_:% do coup 122% do 4s 105 do 4s 109 I Nor. Pac. Ist 65. 115 do coup 11l do prior 4s 95% do 2ds 95 I do gen. 3s 60% do 5s reg 111%;* N. Y.,C.&5t.L.45.103. do 5s coup 111 1 ,. Nor. _ W. 6s 117 District 3 65s ....113% N. W. cons 138 Ala., class A 10S% do deb. 5s 114 do B 10. i\. O. Nay. lsts 112% do C 90 I do 4s 95% do Currency ... 90 O. S. L. 6s, t r..123 Atchison 4s 90 do ss, t. r 103% do adj. 4s 64% O. Imp. lsts, t r.llO Can. So. 2ds 107% do ss, t. r .... 58% Chicago Term. 4s. 84% Pac. 6s of '95.... 103 C. & Ohio 5s ....112% Reading 4s 83% *C., H. & D. 4%5.104% R. G. W. lsts.... 83% D. & R. G. lsts. lo6 St. L.Al.M.con.ss. 93 do 4s 91% St. L.&5.F.gen.65,117% East Term. lsts . .10(1 iSt. Paul con 142% Erie gen. 4s 71% St. P.. C. &P. lsts.ll7 F. W. &D.lsts,t.r. 72% do 5s 115% Gen. Elec. 5s . ..103% South. R'y 5s ....93 G. H. & S. A. 65.109 ,S. R. & T. 65.... 66% do 2ds 105% Term. new set 3s. 85 H. & T. C. 55... 110 iT. P., L. G. 15t5.. 103% do con. 6s 104 i do reg. 2ds 33% •lowa Cen. lsts. ,102 |U. P., D. & G. lsts. 57% La. new cons. 45.. 100 iWab. Ist 5s 106% L. & N. uni. 45.. 8,v% do 2ds 82 Missouri 6s 100 ;W. Shore 4s lOT-^i M. K. & T. 2ds..6o%'V'a Centuries ... 65% do 4s 89% *do deferred ... 6 N. Y. Cen. 15t5... 117% U. P. 4s 92% N. J. Cen. 65.. .112 I * ♦Offered. "~ ' 1 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Cholor $0 _ | Ontario .... 7s_o. Crown Point .... 05 'Ophir . ...... * Z Con Cal. & Va... 50 Plymouth ...'. Iff ___*_*_ 75,Quicksllver 1 Off Gould & Curry... is d 0 d m • s_, Hale ft Norcrois . . 70 B ,£ ra P Nevada ' " ' .' ' 5 Homestake 40 00 Standard 150 J"»n Sii yeP 45|L'nlon Con _- Mexlcan _i^iiow J ja"k_ :::. _: BOSTON MINING SHARES. Allouez Mm. 60._ M«l_ssj__~_: _T Atlantic 26 Osceola JJy. Boston ft M0nt... 196 _ Quinry j" Calumet ft Hecla.s4s Wolverine . 21 Centennial .18, Parrott J/. g% FOREIGN FINANCIAL „Sf __ _. ork ? tock t»— _ reported by 11. Hol bert ft Son, bankers and brokers, 341 Robert _„„ National German-American Bank building, St. Paul: "The opening was very strong, with Lon don quotations from 4 to 1 point higher London bought freely in the first hour, ut.el arter that the tone continued .iron* <.n most ly domestic buying of a very g_d character. uwlng to lack of war news the phenomen al condition of the country at large was _______ UpOD ' the very bullish articles ___. . y A. P*P era no doubt contributing _____ __? the bUyln «- in «»* "> r l he tim. *»? Br.8 r._ e nS P ecSd. " a m " 8t f ° rgoU '"' ° r '* "U seems to us this is a mistake uul _Sf Lnd .he. _*"« n,agn!ncent U^ k r_..tiS_. _• __ta_S_ fu , ture Js very bright, still we ._-si __ _"* ln . that most Prec-arloue of pursuits, war, w th all Ha Do_ir,Hi.i. « t disagreeable surprises and elm^-aUons." ° f FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, May 23,-Evenlng Post's Lon j ten financial cablegram: Further rec___ lw_. I. S_ _. ru "iored settlement -f * V\e..t African difficulty strengthemd all tha ! stock markets here today. Aru_ , an. wer. strong, Denver ft R| 0 Grande and S 22 __£_*____! _f S Ulat the latter may ta _ _ _-. delivery at the settlement 7 be | gin tomorrow. There was a furth.-r rise Jt one point In Spanish fours. The -h.ef feat ure today was the sharp Jump te Brails NBW* YORK .MONEY. .' May »--Money on ca:i. I©l% per cent- last loan, ife per cent. Prim, mercantile paper, 4%-. 1 per cent. BterJnc exchange firm with actual business in bank _____?_.- _____** for temand. and .•<_ .. 4 '^ for Blxty da >' s: P o3^ rate*. $4.84% ©_-<%. Commerc!al bills, Sl K2 __ l . Sil ver certificates, 57 _ __S _c. Bar silver, 57%. Mexican dollars, 45% c. TREASURY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, May 23.— Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shown: Avail £_?_£!-_ balances, *2_,241,_2; gold re_rv _, $J 73,4.1,163. BANK CLEARINGS. St. Paul, $663,50312. Minneapolis, $1, 490.184. Chicago, $18,976,038. Boston, $12,129,120. New York, $79,679,477. MILLIONS FOR STOCK. But not one dollar for ad vertising:, will aoon land 4 man in bankruptcy. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Trains leave and arrive at St. Paul as fol lows. UNION DEPOT, SIBLEY STREET. Clitft mil TICKET OFFICS. kfdß'fltfi'w 109 East Third Street. IPjtyl-P 'Phone 114 a. Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday. 1 Arrive. i>9 :00am 1....8 reck. Dlv. & B'ches....' _s:l6pm bß :2oam .F"gus Falls Dlv. & B'ches. | b4 :3spm bß:2oam!..wlllmar, via St. Cloud. .1 h6:4spn» a7 :oopm! Breck.. Fargo, Gd. F'ks.W'pg' a7:4sam al:3opm[ Alaska Limited I a6:lsptn b4 :sopm ..Excelsior & Hutchinson.. ibll :4spm aß:oopm| Crookston Express i a7:Joam EASTERN MIX_BTOTATiAIL_ Al. .__"_Sl D U m t h„ West Superior. %»*■ z&B&x. TICKET OFFICE QmO 1 62 E. Third Street. __CM__> * Jnioa stitißB ' Bt..P»_. Milwaukee SUtlon, Minneapolis. Dining and Pullman Cars un Winnipeg A Coaxt Trains. i __ Pac:_ Kail, Daily; Fargo, Bowman, *-c*»« I a_lt« liuite, Helena, Minsoula, S-okaae. Tacoma, Seattle and i'ort'.and i-.jopm s:lopm Dakota and _»t__ Es west, Daily. Moorhosd, Fargo, Fergus Fails V.'ahpeton. Crookston, Grand Forks. Grafton and Winnipeg 7: jnprr. 7: l s a rr Fargo Local, Dally except Sunday: Bt. Cloud, Braleerd a_ I'argo. , . B:3oam 6:oopm ,, Kort„-We3t3rnLln9"-C.,St. P..M.40. Office, 395 Robert St 'Phone 130. _Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday. Arrive. aS:lsam|.. Chicago "Day Express".. W: Spm b6 :3opm ..Chicago "Atlantic Ex", .'all :3oam a8:10pm .Chicago "N.W. Limited".: a 7:3 _m b9:2__i. Duluth, Superior, Ashland. _:o:.p:n all:oopmi. Duluth, Superior, Ashland. a 6:. am a9:3saml.Su City, Omaha, Kan. City . a7:ospm b4:sopmiMankuto, New Vim, Bl_o_jblO:0__ a7.4si_|Su City, Omaha. Kan. City a7:_ara ST. PAUL & DULUTH _ it. From Union Depot Office, 396 Robert _t Leave. I a Dally, b Except Sunday. | Arrive. a9:oOam| D_JLl7t__ ! »7:lfcu_ b2:lspm!,.,__ , i.V" l 7 r , Jl ,__ bj :60pm _i:i5 P mi WEST SUPERIOR Trains for Stillwater: a 9:00 am, a i- 10, b2:16, b4:06, a 6:40 pm. For Taylors Falls: b'.'iuo am, b4:06 pm. X, ST. P. OS. S 1 M. R'Y. Leave^l BAST. Arrive. 7:2opm|.. .Atlantic Limited (daily)... I:_ui 9:osami.Rhinelander Local (ex. Sun).| S:lupu I WEST. 9:loamj Pacific Limited (dally) | 7:ospa ISt. Croix Falls Local. Exceptl I Sunday. From Broadway 1 6:oopm' Depot foot 4th St I 9:lsaa 6:2opm;Qlenwood Local. Ex. Sunday' I Glenwood Local, Mp>. ...'l2:3spm BURLINGTON ROTTTS. FINEST TRAINS OX EARTH. Lv. For. I STATIONS. r.From 8:15 a m.j. Chicago, except Sunday. 8:15 a.m. lSt. Louts, except Sun !.:■ 8:05 p.m.; Chicago & Bt Louis, _ni:y. 7:-5 _.m. Ticket office. 400 Robert st. Tt 1. 36. (_!(_6o Great Western Rv: "The Maple Leaf Route." Ticket Ofnce : Robert St., cor. Rtli St Thone IHX Trains le-avc r_>!n St. Pan] rnlon Depot •Dally. tExeept Btmdsy. Leave. Arrtr. DubiniUP, C'lile-iyjo. \V;i(erlm>, \ tgJOam . 30pm Marshalltown. DesMoioea...^ «. .lupin ;.__■ St.losejih and Kansas City., j *_ioptn .-j.sopm MautorTille Local tMyw '10.45 am Chicago, Milwaulies & St. Paul Railroad. Ticket Office, 365 Robert St. 'Phone 93. a Daily, b Except Sunday Lv. St.l'.iAr. St._ Chicago "Day" Express ..I bß:lsam bl Chicago "Atlantic" Ex J a2:sspm,all:3oim Chicago "Fast Mall" [ a6 :sspm Chicago "Pioneer Limited". a8 :10pm Chic, via Prairie dv C. dlv.l _:4(ipin bll-l_x_ Pccria via Mason City ...I a4:-(opm all :11am Dubuque via La Crosse ..' bß:lsim bin -'"pm 6t. Louis and Kansas Clty.| aß:3sam 16 2:. 7n Mllbank and Way ( bß:2cam' bß:3opm Aberdeen and Dakota JEx.-l a7 :ospm) _:i-,am WISCONSI-I CEMTRAL City Office, 373 Robert St 'Phone No. 691. Leave | A-rl7» St Paul! All Trains Daily. [StPaol _ _ ', au Cl *' r e. Chippewa 'alls, I 8:00 am ...Milwaukee and Chicago ...iS:lsam -.- As hland, Chiprcwa Falls. Osh-| 7:4opm;kosh. Milwaukee and Chicago lip a M. & ST. L. Depot-Droadway _ Itk. MINNEAPOLIS &~ST. LOUIS R. R. "ALBERT LEA ROITE." Leave, la Dally._ J>Jgxcapt SuaiiyJ~AfriveJ IMankato, Dcs Moi uea, Cc- I b9:lsamj..dar Rapids, Kan. City.. b6:3opn» l)j.4i,am|.. Watertown, New Ulm ... bls m bsoCpm| New Ulm Local |blo_Jam a7:oopmiDes Molne>s & Omaha Llm.l a8:10anl a^OCpm Chicago & St. Louis Llm. ai:lo*.