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8 WHEAT AGAIN LOWER Prey. Close. Day. Af.ay, Minneapolis 63% 64V*-% j May, Chicago f 7£ g% . May, Dululh 64^ 65* I CHICAGO, Dec. s.—Business on 'change to day was pared down to very small proportion* by the interruption to wire facilities by the recent storm, and the tendency of grain prices was principally for this rea=oii slg.itly down ward. 'Whea, closed i4@%c lower; corn uii chaiigod and oats i*o low*-1. Provisiona, how- | ever, were firm and closed 7V&OI7V&C Higher. Wheat was lower from the start. May open ed at 56&6614 c, a decline ot VoCiUc Irom Saturday's closing price, and in the rtrst few minutes of trading, dropped to 65}ie. Tele graphic communication with the East was 1 seriously interrupted on account of the re cent storm, but enough news filtered through to show the general drift of speculative tend ency abroad and at the seaboard. It was decided i> bearish, and this market was affect- j ed accordingly. The lack of wire facilities also seriously Interfered with business, almost no orders either to buy or 6ell coming from the outside, and the market in consequence was extremely dull all day. This in itself had a depressing eft'ect on prices, but also kept tiK in within a narrow range. Liverpool was '/sd^-^d lower, and reported an increase in stocks for the week of about 75.000 bu. Beerbohm estimated the world's shipments of wheat and flour at aoout 10.0u0.000 bu, about 2,600,000 bu of which came irom other countries than the United States and Canada. The quantity afloat for Europe was estimated to have Increased 3,500.w0 bu. Northwest receipts were heavy, notwithstanding the unfavorable weather; Minneapolis and Duluth reporang 1,647 cars, compared with 1,598 last week, und 1,315 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 117 cars, none of contract grade. A slight reaction followed the decline to 65% c, due to a little buying against puts by the local crowd, but this was scon satisfied. Th« May option, however, sold up to 66c, and re mained cloj-e to that point until the close. It once touched 65%@65v«c, but got again to 66c, which price ruled until near the close. The market was apparently entirely in the | hands of the local talent, and their operations \ were so limited thai the pit at times present- j ed almost a deserted appearance. May closed at 1..".7. Corn was a little more active than wheat, but at that trading was liinted. The market early was easy on lower cables, cold weather West, which was regarded as favorable for the movement, and sympathy with wheat. Later s<>iik' reaction occurred on bids for cash corn, at Ie premium over December, but the market eased off again on heavy esti mated receipts tomorrow. Receipts were 476 cars. Business was almost entirely local. May ranged from 34% cto 34% c and closed un changed at 3414@34%c Oats were weak and lower. Large receipts had a good dt^al to do with the brtak in prices, receiving houses being generous sell ers. Cash market was also weak, with prices fully lc lower. Receipts were 564 ears. Prices recover^} somewh.it toward the close on com mission house buying. May ranged from 26c to 86% c and closed at %c lower at 26'4c. Provisions were moderately active and strong. Hogs were much loss thin expected which neutralized any Influence the break in grain markets might have had. Packers were only moderate sellers and the speculative de mand was good. Prices were higher at the start and continued to advance during the session, the market closing strong. May pork clv-vsi'd 17i.,e higher at $9.57 ]/2; May lard, 7^c higher at $5.32w., and May ribs 7l^c higher at $4-«tt- Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat 350 cars; corn. 700; oats, 420; hogs. 35.000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: |Open- I Hlgh-I Low- Clot- I Ing. I est. I est. Ing. Wheat— j j j Dec I 6514 65%| 651,4! 65% May !66-66Vi 66i/8:65%-%|65%-66 Corn- Dec 33M, 33% 33% 3314-% May 34^4-% 34%| 34% 34Vi-% July 34% 34% 34%-% 34% Oats- Dec 26 26 25% 25% May 20% 26% 26 26*4 Mess Pork- Dec 8 00 8 00 8 GO 8 00 Jan ' 9 27 I*.l *. 9 37V 2 9 22%| 9 32\^ May I 9 50 960 945 9 57% Lard — Dec 5 00 Jan 5 15 5 20 5 15 5 17V» May 5 32% 5 32% SSO 5 32% Short Ribs— 4 47% Jan 465 14 70 4 62% 4 67% • 4SO I 4 85 4 77%| 4 82% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour— Steady. No. 2 spring wheat. 61®64%c; No. 3 spring wheat, f. o. b., 69@69%c; No. 2 red, 69fi69%C No. 2 corn, 31Vi(534%c. No. 2 oats, f. o. b.. 26>4<&27c; No. 2 white, f. o. b., 28%® K\c: Xo. 3 white, f. 0. b., 25»4@29c. No. 2 rye. ,";:'" 4 w Sample barley, 37<g52c, f. o. b. No. 1 flixseed, $l£/1.03. Prime timothy seed, $2.20. Mess pork, per bbl, $8@8.05. Lard, per 100 lbs. $5@5.20. Short ribs sides (loose), $4.66® 4.75. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4 14' f'4S,e. Short dear side? (boxed), ?4.9."i@5. Whisky. distillers' finifhed goods, per gallon, $1.26. Sugar, cut loaf, ~,.M0; granulated, 5.39 c. Re celpts—Flour, 89,000 bWs; wheat, 144.000 bu; corn, %!5,00d bu; oats, 441,00<) bu; rye, 2,000 bu: barley, 66,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 3^,<X)o bbls; wheat, 295,000 bu; corn, 406,000 bu; oat 3, 801,000 hu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 9,000 bu. On the produce exchange today the butter mar vas steady. Creameries, 14@21%c; dairies, JS@l9c. Cheese, firm; 8%@10%C. Eggs, firm; iresh, 23®23%c. MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. n.—Wheat ruled dull. December wheat opened at 62% c, against CL' 3,c Saturday, dropped to C2c early and gain ed l-16c by noon. May wheat opened at 64% c, against 64V4® 64% c Saturday, declined to ()3%((TG3%c and firmed up to 63%@64 by noon. May is. if anything, stronger than December and bids fair to be still stronger. A future of nearly six months standing at the low price which now maintains cannot be a loss to the pur chaser. The cash wheat market was good on the whole. December wheat closed at 62c. and May at 63% c Open- Hlffh- Low- Clcsine. WHEAT. ing. est. est. Mon. Sat. May 04% 64^63%-% 63% 04U-% December ....62% 62% • 62 62 <\2% On Track—No. 1 hard, 64c; No. 1 northern, 63c; No. 2 northern, 61c; December oats, 2614 c; December corn, 30c. To Arrive —No. 1 hard, 64c; Xo. 1 northern, 63c; No. 2 northern, 60% c; flaxseed. 99% p. Curb on May wheat 63% Puts on May wheat 63% Calls on May wheat 64 1-16 FLOUR. The market is a little slow, but prices are well held. Fir.-t patents $3 70@>3 TO Second patents 3 40(f?3 fO First clear 2 90@S 00 BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS. Bran, in buik $9 000 3 TO Shorts, In bulk 8 50(f£ S 75 Middlings, in bulk 10 0V7?10 25 Red dog. in 40-lb sacks, f. o. b 13 00:(T13 r>o Feed in 200-lb sacks, $1 per ton additional; In 100-lb sacks, $1.50. We have sold today a big round lot of bran for export to the United Kingdom. CORN—The demand for corn Is good, with niarkct steady at 30^4c for No. 3 yellow; No. S, 30Vi'C. —-OATS—No. 3 oats. 27c; No. 3 white. 27 14@27%c. RYE—In go:-d demand at 48%@48%c. BARLEY—High grade malting. 42Jr43V.c: low grade, maltir.g, 39@41c; feed bailey, S6%@3Bc. FEED—Trade wa s heavy and prices inclining to a higher basis. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks extra $12 000 No. 1 ground feed and corn, 1-3 oats. SO-lb sacks, sacks extra.. 12 75@ No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats, 7."i-lb sacks, sacks extra.. 13 SOffi No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats. 1-3 corn, 70-lb sacks, sacks extra 14 2r><r? Rye flour 2 45® 2 65 SOME SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 northern, 20S cars 63 No. 1 northern, 11 cars 63% No. 1 northern, 3 cars, choice 64 No. 1 northern, 4 cars, choice 63% No 1 northern, 2 cars, fancy 6114 No. 1 northern, 5 cars 64% No. 1 northern, 8 cars 63% STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Inspected In —Wheat—Cars—Great Northern —No. 1 northern, 79; No. 2 northern, 27; No. 3, 3; rejected. 4; no grade, 34. Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul—No. 1 northern, 113; No. 2 northern, 54; No. 3. 1; no grade, 6. Minneapolis & St. Louis—No. 1 northern, J2; No. 2 northern. 39; No. 3, 2; no grade. 6.' Soo Line—No. 1 hard, 1; No. 1 northern 49; No. £ northern, 11; No. 8, 1; rejected 7* no grade. 3. Northern Pacific—No. 1 northern, 5; No. 3, 1; rejected, 1; no grade. 1. Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha No. 1 northern, 9S; No. 2 northern, 89; No. 3 2; rejected, 6; no grade, 1. Chicago Great Western—No. 3, 1; reject ed. 1. Totals—No. 1 hard, 1; No. 1 northern. 3f.6- No. 2 northern, 220; No. 3, 11; rejected 19-' no grade, 48. ' Other Grains—No. 3 yellow corn 10 oars- No. 3 white corn, 1; No. 3 corn, 7; No 4 corn, 16; no grade corn, 2: No. 3 white'oats 22; No. 3 oats, 31; no grade cats 3- No 2 rye, 10; No. 3 rye, 1; No. 3 barley 4- No 4 barley, 4; No. 1 flax, 1&; rejected flax 4- no grade flax, 4. ' ' Cars Inspected Out—No. 1 hard wheat 14 rars; No. 1 northern wheat, 65; No. " north *-m wheat, 11; No. 3 whMt, 4: rejected wheat 8; no grade wheat, 9; No. 3 corn 3- No 3 white oaus, 5; No. 3 oats, 42; No 4'barlev 2; No. 2 rye. 15: No. 1 flax. 2. "«riey, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. itccti.td -wb<«, M 0 car*, 8-6,210 D v, wrn. 69,250 bu; oats, 75,020 bu; barley, 8,030 bu; rye,6,600 bu; f1ax,24,180 bu; oil mea1,60,000 lbs; flour, 1,006 bbls; miltetuffs, 80 tons; hay, 101 tons; fruit, 271,334 lbs; merchandise, 1,868.814 lbs; lumber, 33 cars; barrel slock, 2 cars; machinery, 442,000 lbs; coil, 8,224 tons; wood 644 cords; brick, 10,000; household goods, 80,000 lbs; pig Iron, 58 cars; railroad iron, 3 cars; live stock, 1 car; salt, 3 cars; dressed mva's, 144.500 lbs; railroad materials, l car; sun dries, 27 cars: car lots, 2,102. Shipped—Wheat, 92 cars, 74,."20 bu; co;-n, 4,250 bu; oats, 1,350 bu; barley, 2,310 bu; rye, 3.630 bu; flax, 4,250 bu; flour, 66,722 bbls; millstuffs, 2,581 tons; fruit, 102 010 lbs; mer chandise, 1,771,290 lbs; lumber, 56 cars; posts and piling, 2 cars; barrel stock, 1 car; ma chinery, 183,500 lbs; coal, 120 tons; live stock, 4 cars; railroad materials, 1 car; sundries, 12 cars; car lots, SS7. DULUTH. DULUTH, Minn., Dec. s.—The market was jairly active and weaker. December opened \c off at 63>4c, sold off to 62% cat 9:50, up to 63c at noon and at 12:30 was quoted at we. Cash—4oo,ooo bu at 2%c over December. Wheat 6toeks last yeek: No. 1 hard, 92,751; No. 1 northern, 801,992; No. 2 northern, 460, --627; No. 3 spring, 42.243; no grade, 321,976; re jected. 51,892; special bin, 105.930; total, 2,800, --411; increase, 309.939; stock year ago, 2.632,267; corn, 1,075,495; oats, 33,742; rye, 96,076; barley, 381,153; flax, 904,457. Receipts—Wheat. 547, --642 bu; corn, 2,212 bu; rye, 7,094 bu; barley, 18,199 bu; flax, 55.799 bu. Shipments—Wheat. 624,948 bu; oats, 375; barley, 225.720; rye, 4.326 bu; flax, 95,927 bu. December closed %c off at 62% c; No. 2 northern, hard, 68% c; No. 1 northern, 65c; No. 2 northern, 62c; No. 3 spring, 59c. To arrive: No. 1 hard, 66% c; No. 1 northern, 63>4c; No. 1 hard December, 64% c; May, 65% c; No. 1 northern, May, 64% c; oats, 27%@27c. Rye, 50c. Barley, 3S@42c. Flax, 99c; December, 99c; May, $1.02%. Corn, 32% c. ST. PAUL. Quotations on grain, hay, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., grain and seed mer chants: WHEAT—No. 1 northern, 63@63%c; No. 2 northern, Gl@6l%c. CORN—No. 2 yellow, 31531% c; No. 3, 30@31c. OATS — No. 2 white, 26@26%c; No. 3, 25%@25%c. BAR LEY ANT) RYE—Sample barley, 36@46c. SEEDS—No. 1 flax, 99c@$l; timothy seed, ?1 @1.15; red clover, $B.tjo@4. FLOUR—Pat ents, per bbl, $3.60@3.80; rye flour, $2.40@2.80. GROUND FEED — $12.75513. COARSE CORNMUAL—H2@I2.2S. BRAN — $10@ 10.26. SHORTS—In bulk, $9.60@9.75. HAY —Market lower; receipts heavy; choice lowa and Minnesota upland, $6@6.50; No. 1 up land, $6®6.26; wild, $4.75<?j5.75; good to choice timothy. $6.25@7; clover and timothy mixed, I $525(50. STRAW—Rye, $3.50^3.75; oat, $3® ■■oft, OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSlP—Gossip by private wire to C. H. F. Smith & Co., St. Paul, members of the New York stork exchange and Chicago board of trade. The Ohio siate crop bulletiu for December shows that the condition of the growing wheat crop in Ohio has fallen off 2 points since Nov. 1, due to ravages of fly and grub worm. Still its condition is 100 per cent of full average. Corn area in Ohjo for the year IS9B crop is given as 2.854, --564 acres, producing 111,254,701 bu, or 88 bu per acre; largest crop, except that of 1896 in the history of the state. Advices from Russia say the reports of the threatened fam ine there are growing more gloomy every day. Count Leo Tolstoi has petitioned for permission to form relief committees to cope with the dlstrtess. The czar has contributed a half million roubles to the Red Cross to a!d the starving peasants. St. Louis—sß,ooo bu No. 2 red wheat in Venice elevator, which Is regular has been sold to millers, and will not be delivered on contracts, as anticipated This is about one-third of the contract st)ck here. Not a bu has yet been delivered on contracts. NEW YORK, De?. 5-Flour-R ceipts 25 211 J££iv eXp°? 8,8, 33>046 bbl9; BaleB" 7>°°° Pk'ss: K££ c a?, d loWer t0 Eell- Minnesota patents ?3.70@4. Corn meal easy. Rye firm. Barley n til fil^-^\ h&^t~Rece^ts' 525-4<W bu, ex ports, 40<,000 bu; spot easy; No. 2 red 76c \r*,?;>, '-.r£^; °Ptions %©%c net lower- March, 73%@74c; closed 73% c. Corn-Re ceipte, 254,025 bu, exports, 41,170 bu. Spot steady; No 2, 41c, f. o. b., affoat: options IZJ AH hl£ her-; May- 391'^3y%c, closed, 3S%c. Oats—Receipts. 173,500 bu; exports, 71 - tt o,^ Spot f asler: No. 2. 31V 4 c; No. 2 white. Z^ygioc; options dull and featureless LIVERPOOL, Dec. s.—Wheat quiet. %(&%d lower; December, 6s y B d; March, 5s 9%d; May nominal. Corn steady, unchanged,' to M>d lower; December, 3s 4Vjd; March, S3 7%d; May nominal. ST. LOUIS, Dec. s.—Wheat lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 70c; track, 70% c; No 2 hard, 63%f5-64c. Corn easy; No. 2 cash 33c- December. 31 %c; May, 31%©32 c. Oats lower' £•?; ash> 271/ic; track > 28^°; December 27V4c; May, 27M>c; No. 2 white, 30y 4 c. Rye steady, 52c. Flax seed lower 96V-C. MILWAUKEE, Deo, 5. - Flour steady. Wheat lower; No. 1 northern, 67c; No. 2 north ern, 65ii.c. Barley easier; No. 2, 48^@49V4c sample, 40@49c. Oats &c lower, 28@30c. Rye firm; No. 1, 53(??53&c. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.-Wheat stoadv to %c lower; No. 1 hard, 63c; No. 2 61M»<a63-- No. 3, 58061 c; No. 2 red, 67c; No. 2 spring' 60£62 M.c; No. 3, 55@60c. Corn steady No 2 mixed, 31@31 V4c; No. 2 white, 81% c; No.' 8 i 31c. Oats slow; No. 2 white, 28y>@'9c Rye steady; No. 2, 47@48c. aw«ro. nje GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-New Ycrk.Dcc. s.—The statement of the visible supply of i grain, in store and afloat, for the week end ing Saturday, Dec. 3, as compiled by the New 9AOnQ«P/n "cc exchan Ke, is as follows: Wheat, 24 098 000; increase. 729,000 bu. Corn, 20 319 - 000; decrease, 1.894,000 bu. Oits. 5.446,000 bii- d _e, e'; ease- 40-000 bu. Rye, 1.022.C00; decrease' lom>\%7- Barley> 2 'R36-000 bu; decrea^' St. Paul Markets. PRODUCE-Butter is a shade lower. Eggs steady Potatoes a little higher. All kinds of poultry much lower. Bananas quoted high er and oranges lower. rJSSWb'v'cf f^t'TSr " C°r- Apple*—Per Bbl—Northern Spy, t3.7554.60' Baldwin. $3.75©4.25; Greening &7554 25 --©1?25 ' $3-50&375; other varieties/$2.75 B^!5 cirCboi« J Shipping - Large bunches. $2<&2.25; small bunches $1 rSO® 1> Brn^i~ Per, Bu~Fancy, $1.25@1.35; dirty lota, Sffi; $i aio y navy> n'2s; medlum> handl B<S6~ COUntry"dreE6ed< fancy- 6@Sc: rough, 4 Butter—Per Lb—Creameries, extras, 2">rT23c creameries, flrsts, 20@21c; creameries "gath ered cream, 18@21c; dairies, extras 17^'Oc imitations, 12@12%c; packing stock, 12c. ' Cabbage, Home-grown, crate. $1.50(31 75 Cheese—Per Lb—Brick, No. 1, lltaiUtc- brick No. 2. 9®gZc; Limburger 9@9y^;' SwS' 12@18c; twins, fancy, Minnesota and Wifl prfet.lo^!^ VY °Ung Am€rlCa ' »•"■ llc ' clsirb sbrw.^ r8. bbI '$S@SSO: sweet- per Eggs—Fresh, subject to leas off, now cases 13@l U4c ' 2W22Cl SeC°nd8 ' CaSLB '»B'S Fiss—California, 10-lb box. $1.35 Fish—Per Lb—Pickerel. 4%c; croppies 7c trout, lake, 8c; whiteflfh "8e ropple3> 7C ' Game-Ducks mallard, per doz, $4.50®5; can vasback, $4.25@7; brant, per do z , $4@4 50 Hogs-Clean. Per Lb-Heavy, 4%c; light V @oe: medium. 4c. "* Honey—Lb Sections—Buckwheat sU®6Uc extracted amber, 6@6^c; extracted white' wTlitlit:c, g°fX rOl6c. 10C; eXtraCted WMte ' llc = Lemons—California. 300s to 3Ws $4.50fa5- Mcl sinas, choice. 300s. $4.25(g4.50; Messinas STfeSSk. **•*■* Mo£Blnas- choice: Maple Sugar—Per Lb—Ohio, in bricks 10c- Vermont, in bricks, 10c; Western, in bricks,' Mutton—Per Lb—Bucks, sM>c; eountry dre>sed, 7%®BMc; milk lambs, pelts off 91,2(gl0o. ' Nuts—Almonds, new small, quotations l'-gi 18e; almonds. Tarragon as, sacks 100 Ib 3 16c; Tarragonas, small quantities 18c- fil berts, saoks about 200 lbs. gs^^c; filberts small quantities, 10c; hickory, per bu $1 ?5 <y1.50; peanuts, per lb, raw, 6@6i£e-' pea nuts, per lb^ roasted, 7c; pecana. small quantities, 9@loc; walnuts, B@9c; walnuts ?ia^?nrnla> soft rflell- sacks. 10° to 110 lbs' 914<?n0c; walnuts. California, hard l»ss quantities, 12c; black walnuts $1 ' °var nic SUe Ps Cr2 BS. ih'er *@^ °ther Oranges—Per Box—Mexican. $4.00®4 25 Potatoes—Burbanks, 30®aic; Rural' ilfflSlo- Snow Flakes, 29@31c; Poeriess Isflfc other varieties. 20®25c; Jersey Sweets 52 \k per bbl; Muscatlne, $1.50^1 75 ' ? Poultry—Dressed-Rpring chickens 7@7Vie hens, a@6c; roosters. 3c; turkeys chAice 10@10%c; medium 9@9^c. y ' cnolce- Veal-Per L,b-Coarse and thin, sc; evtra fancy, country-dressed, B^c. ■«*•, Live Stock Markets. SOUTH ST. PAUL. Dec. 5.-The receipts at the Union stock yards today were- rift. 600; calves, 100; hogs, 40J; sheep -00 Th' week opened with the conditions in the' eatt'« market practically unchanged. But-hermit tie of all kinds are high and scarce "onimon stuff sells well. Btockew and feeder? dull and weak only top stuff bringing even fair pnees. The hog marke* was <=t ?n » 5c higher with the bulk S? ihe b"tche^ fel,° JJ?S at $3.25. Pigs and packers about ste£di" 7y brisk! P markCt iS St6ady and tradin Sf^3r: Hogs—Comparative receipts- Total for today A week ago *°" A year ago ™ Market opened strong to' sc"hiWher "ti,. range wm W.17%©3^7%! with th" bulk RO TJ| at &J5. The sun was a light one, and thf quaiuy fair. Representative sales; c THE ST. PAUL GIVOBJ3 TUESDAY Butchers— No. Wt.~D'~k'ge. Price. No. Wt. D'k'ge. Price. 52 240 .. ?3 26 62 J9Q .. $3 25 4 272 .. 8 17% 6 165 .. 8 2B 21 202 .. 327£ 57 225 80 825 Packers— ~l Po ~ $2 90 II 430 40 $2 SO 5 852 .. 290 I 8 Bt-5 120 290 Rough— "l 510 ~ $2 00 II 820 7. $2 25 2 125 .. 225 1 Pigs— 6 125 .. $2 85 I 6 120 .. $2 86 * 115 .. 255 I Cattle—Comparative receipts: Total for today 700 A week ago 450 A year ago ...COO Market strong on all kinds of butcher cat tle. But little of good quality in. Common cows and steers sold well. The stocker and feeder market Is dull and weak; unchanged from last week. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Heifers— 1 Uoo|2 85 3 90552 50 7 100S 2 75 2 826 3 25 2 1040 3 00 1 1000 8 50 2 1030 2 75 1 1320 3 50 2 870 2 50 6 985 2 50 3 1060 £90 2 H35 838 3 1133 3 00 4 905 2 50 1 1150 2 75 7 930 2 80 3 916 3 C 5 4 925 S 40 Stock Cowa and Heifers— 1 150 $3 50 1 filO $2 75 2 580 2 75 8 795 2 55 2 640 3 15 1 780 2 55 9tookers and Feeders— 10 m 98 281 t 510 IS |B 1 250 4 00 1 310 3 50 4 295 3505 642 3 SO 1 770 3 00 5 624 3 50 2 620 800 5 335 4 00 12 615 3 35 Thin Cows and Canners— 5 1018l2T5jf 950 $2 30 1 860 2 252 770 2 30 3 985 2 251 920 2 23 1 1000 2 35 3 965 2 25 Butcher Steere— 2 995 $3 50 11 ..1055 $4 00 1 1050 3 C 5 1 990 4 00 1 920 3 70 Culls— " 4 52552 sri 930 52 70 1 960 2801 630 8 00 1 700 2 75 1 800 2 60 1 1090 2 75 1 740 2 25 1 1200 2 SO 1 1080 2 50 1 OGO 8 001 650 2 60 1 ■'... 490 260 Veal Calves— 1 ....140|6 00|l 160 $5 00 1 120 4 75|^ Stags and Oxen— 1 -"70 $2 75|1 1480 $2 75 1 1620 3 2511 1700 3 «5 2 13*13 2 353 1430 2 70 2 ■™f>(L Uil / Milkers and Springers— ' J cow $30 001 cow 30 00 1 cow and 1 calf. .35 00 Sheep—Comparative Receipts^ Total for today goo A week ago '.!.!!'.!!'.'.360 A year ago 1400 Market opened steady. There was a fair run, and trading was brisk. All kinds of sheep sold readily and at fair prices. Repre eentative sales: No. Wt. Price. No. Wt Price 156 fd'g l'bs.. 85 $4 40 1 mutton... .110 $3 50 1 cull 50 3 CO 13 lambs 83 4 75 289 f'd'g l'bs.. 68 4 c 0 23 sheep 115 8 50 103 ewes 108 3 50: -15 f'd'g l'bs.. 70 4 40 16 st'k ewes. .110 3 25 103 sheep 110 3 30 2 bucks 215 2 25, 6 muttons ..105 375 197 muttons...lo9 8861 5 lambg 80 4 80 Days Sales— Cattle. HogsTHsheepT Swift & Co 73 817 821 O. K. Gismy ... 15a Staples & King 14 30 111 E. W. Karn 4 L. Gottfried ... ij Hanky Bros 25 ... 105 Hector L. S. Co ... 289 Armour Packing Co .... 74 Slimmer & Thomas 25 W. E. McCormick 3 B. B. Mosher 22 Johnson 21 Seaber 8 ... . C. Hunt 45 Unclassified, late sales ..90 25 100 MILCH COW EXCHANGE—South St. Paul, Dee. s.—Lytle & Raeburn's report: The week opened with a fairly good demand for milk ers at prices about steady with last*-week. Representative sales: No. Price. No. Price 2 cows $65 00 1 cow $42 00 2 cows 60 CO.l cow 87 00 1 cow 43 00| AMONG THE SHIPPERS—The following were on the market: J. G. Tripp, New Rock ford, 2 loads sheep; A. Gilbertson, Towner, cattle; O. H. Ougstad, Rothsay, cattlo and calves; H. W. D-ahl, Minneota, cattle, calves and hogs; W. F. Dalton, West Fredericks burg, cattle and hogs; J. R. Benner, Pier pont, hogs; Tweto. Abercrombie, mixed load; O. H. Ougstad, Pelican Rapids, cattle and hogs; Iver Iverson, Styshen, cattle; Burke, Styshen, cattle and calves; J. Gillespie, War ren, cattle; W. O. Holcomb, Warren, cattle and calves; H. Sunderson, Warren, cattle and calves; T. O. Reilly, Styshen, cattle and calves; J. A. Durand, St. Hllaire, cattle; Sheldon, Alexandria, 2 loads sheep; E. Gar ren, Mclntosh, cattle and calves; O. Neston, Minnesota Transfer, cattle; L. M. Weston, 2 loads cattle, calves and hogs; M. Hall, Niche, 5 loads cattle and calves; M. C. Black, Red Wing, mixed load; B. Prom. Osn.ihrork. sheep; M. L. Sullivan, Langdon, cattle and calves. COMMISSIONS, ETC.—Public Inspection ot hog?, 30c per car. Dressed animals, including lumpy-Jawed cattle and meats, are con demned. Sales, unless otherwise stnted, per 100 lbs, live weight. Dead hogs, 100 lbs and over, %c per lb; less than 100 lbs of no value. All animals apparently affected with actinom ycosis, or lumpy-Jaw, or having any swell ings on the head or neck, are subject to in spection by ths state veterinarian. If they pass, their carcasses are sold for food, other ! wise for fertllzers, etc. Pubic inspectors I dock pregnant sows 40 lbs and stags, altered boars. 80 lbs each. Yardage: Cattle, 25c; hogs, 8c; sheep. 5c per head. Feed: Corn. 600 per bu; hay, 75c per 100 lbs; bedding, 50c per 100 lzs. Commipglons: Six dollars carload for single deck carloads of hogs and sheep, and $10 carload for double-deck carloads of the same. Fifty cents per head for cattle of all ages, up to $10 per carload: veal calves in loss than car lots not less than 25c per head; cars of cattle containing less than five veal calves of less than 200 lbs weight each, the commission on the calves discretionary. Double-deck cars of calves. $18. Mixed car loads of stock, 50c per nead for cattle, 25c per head for calves, 10c per head for hoga I and sheep, up to $12 per carload. Thirty head ! and over or hogs aud sheep arriving at these yards in a single car to be charged $6 per car; less than carload lots 50c per head for cattle. 25c per head for calves; under thirty head of hogs or sheep, 15c per head. Public inspection of hogs, 30c per car. Tele graphic market reports, except when quoting bona fide sales made the same day the tele gram is sent for the person to whom the tele gram is addressed, are at the expense of the recipient. All live stock not suitable for hu man food is condemned by the government. GOVERNMENT INSPECTION — Cattle, hogs and sheep are held on account of ad vanced preguancy. Cows within a month of parturition and for ten days after will be sub ject to condemnation; also sheep and hogs three weeks before and ttn days after. The government inspectors in the various slaugh ter houses condemn the meat of all cows that have calves inside with hair on. The inspec tion of hogs made by the government inspec j to:a at the scales before weighing 13 very close, and their decision is final, salesmen having no appeal therefrom. A.l badly preg nant sows, hogs with bunches, boils, and also hogs with cuts on the hams and shoulders, "bob" or "deacon" calves are condemned. Scabby sheep and those that are emaciated are thrown out. CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—A good demand for cat- I t.e existed today, but buyers were very exact ! ing in making their belectiona, and droves that were not well matured sold rather slow ly. Good fat cattle sold all right and choic? to prime lots showed an advancing tendency but half fat lots were barely steady. Fancy Christmas cattle sold up to $5.95, while very common steers sold around $4: th* greater F,a^^rf^ the offerings finding purchasers at $4..5@5.50. Stoekers and feeders were In moderate demand at $3®4.40, while cowa heifers and bulls sold at prices unchanged from last week. Fed Westerns and Texan3 were unchanged. Calves brought J2.6556 75 In spite of the liberal receipts there was a further advance in the price of hoga, sgloc packers taking hold freely. Prices ranged from $3.25-53.35 for common lots up to $3 50 <fi3.55 for choice to prime droves, sales beine largely at $3.45®8.50. Heavy hog 3 were offered freely and were the favorites. Pies *->m chiefly at $3.10(5 3.35. Early prices for sh-ep and lambs were at stronger prices for desir able lots but prices weakened somewhat later Sheep sold at $2.50@3.50 for the commonest lots up to $3.90^4.30 for good to choice heavy Western exports sheep being wanted around $3.90. Light weights sheep sold the highest Yearlings were wanted at $4.10(cN.50, and" common to choice lambs brought in Feeders paid $4.50@4.35 for lambs and"S3 6fl @3.90 for Western sheep. Receipts— Catt'l*> 17.5V0: hogs, 33,000; sheep. 22 000 ualcle. , H2 UTF OMAHA- Dec- 5.-Cattle-Receipts I 1,700: steady to strong; native beef steers' I $4.10@5.25; Western steers, X3.70<g4 40- Texas I steers, $5.50@3.90; cows and heifers $3©3 00 i !i ocke ,o SJI2» Seders, $3.30@4.40; buils. Itaps' etc., $2.25@3.£5. Hogs—Receipts 2 300- mar ket s<??lPc higher; heavy. $3.35 <5t 3 40" mixed $3.35®07%; light. $3.37*403.45; pigs KfiS j bulk of sales. $3.35@3.40. Sheep-Receints' j 2.700; market strong; native muttons S3 60.78 :i- o 4'2v*7(^ tte rn,n $3.50@4.25; stock sheep ?2.11X53.70; lambs, $4@5.25. STOUX CITY. 10. Dec. s.—Cattle— Recelnts ; 2,400; Saturday, 427; shipments, 185; market slow, about steady. Sales: 2 cows ay 1 fl«o j^lbs. $1.75; 3 cows, ay 1.200, $3.40; 32 stock _ ?, cc ofe,To 8v ay 558 > *3-35; 12 stock heifers, ay f hJ*J?; 2 bulls. ay 1,300, $2.25; 3 bulls, ay 1.360 $2 50; 2 bulls, ay 890, $3.25; 8 stockers and feeders, ay 1,160, $3.6(5; 10 stockers ar.fi feeders, ay 950, $3.80; 16 calves, ay 286, $4.25; J-r 6*' ay 30°. $4-50; 12 yearlings, ay 605, $3.,5; 11 yearlings, ay 590, $4. Hogs—Re ceipts, 400; Saturday, 2,446; shipments, 364; market fujly 5c higher; selling at $3.25@3.85; Dulk, $3.30. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dm. 6.—Cattle-Re ceipts, 7,000; market steady to strong; ac !v^? o at, tve ste«r fi ,' $2.30@5; Texas steers, $2.7&@4.65; Texas cows, $1.80@2.96; native cows and heifers, $2.25@3.90; stockers and feeders. $2.50@4.40; bulls, $2@3.50. Hogs— Kweipts, 6,000; market strong to 5c higher; bulk of oales, $3.30@3.40; heavies, $3.35#3.50; P^ers $3.3003.42%; mixed, $3.25@3.57%; "^s, $3&3.»5; Yorkers, $3.30^3.33; pig*; JU.So<g>B.2s. Sheep—Reoeipts, 1,000; market SX V 1™58. $4@5.25; muttons, $2@4.25. . bT- LOUIS, Dec, 6.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,500, Including 1,600 TV-ans; market steady to strong; native shipping steerß, $4.25(§ 15.25; l-5=V dressed beef and butcher steers, **&5; stackers and feeders, $2.10@4.50; cows to'dh^ 1"8 ' $2Q>4.85; Texas and Indian steers, $2.90@>4 26; cows and heifers, $2.15@3.20. hogs—Recelnti, 6,f,00; market active and 5c higher; Yorkers, $3.20@3.30; packers, $3.30® ?Aa ; butcner", $3.40,^3.55. Sheep—Receipts KmS*: asffid. "n*aye mutums> *5-50® The Stock Markets. Trey. Bar silver, New York 59%' 59% Call money, New York .......... 2^ 2§ mffi£ Y°RK> D^~~There was much itSt tnf curiosity manifested In Wall «« wt y reeardi"S the president's mes sage When it was published It was found ? b* !° re, e ot m*ttcr calculated to affect nrtZ ™ ? f, t sscurities, that the course of prices waa left to the influence of the technl- Trinf* t S> T he recent view of professional nrnt ♦ kS been that the mewwo would E,™^ 0 J*,? bull document, and they have bought stock* recently under that conviction. ni£, n ™.i ♦»? vbycalion of the nieesage It was "7 ( ral; therefore, that this element should, se.l to take their profits. But the chief effect *, '!? anticipation of the message was to curtail operations in the stock market Thia tendency was emphasized by the absence of teiegrapn.c communication with many points in country owing to the storm. There waa not entirely lacking also the proverbial dis position O f stock exchange traders to a feel ing of timidity over the advent of a session of congress. There is something of a preju dice in Wall street against some of the meas ures which representatives and senators as sembled at Washington design for the wel fare of the public, and a desire to be let alone in methods for the profitable employ ment of capital, against which congressional legislation is at times directed. The prevail ing tone of the market, therefore, became in creasingly heavy ex the day wore on. 1 here was a period of comparative strength in the morning, especially in some of tha stocks which showed strength last week. Metropolitan Street Railway mounted strongly iVi points and then reacted 3% on realizing upon the increase in the quarterly dividend to annual 7 per cent rate from a 5 per cent rate, Pacific Mail and the Iron Steel stocks continued moving upward, but reacted sharp ly before the close, particularly Federal Steel. Sugar fluctuated quite irregularly on the varying rumors concerning the status of the competition in the trad«. There was rather a notable advance In a group of the Gould stocks, and some of the low priced railway shares were also strong. United States Express rose to 57% at one time, but reacted to 55c, and American Express dropped 5 points. The majority of the Btandard stocks were, however, notably dull, and for the most part heavy. This was especially true of the grangers and the Pacifies. There was Eome firmness manifested In the coalers on the strength of the cold weather. The bond market was decidedly more active than stocks, and prices were better main tained, though there was a reaction from best prices in the late dealings. A number of lately dormant Issues were brought Into activity and moved sharply upward. Total sales, $5,305,000. U. S. 2s advanced M in the bid price. Sales of B+ocks today 889,700 shares, in cluding: 8,379 Atohison. 17,200 do pfd 3 - 175 Central Pacific, 23,200 C. & 0., 4,735 C , B. & Q., 21.900 L. & N.. 15,000 Manhattan, 15,670 Met. St. Ry.. 3,550 Missouri Pacific 9 - 865 M.. K. & T. pfd, 4,250 Northern Pacific, 7.545 Union PacifK 12.150 St. Paul, 8 500 Southern Railway, 300 do pfd. 8,000 Texaa & Pacific, 7,200 Union Pacific pfd, 8,735 Wheel ing and Lako Erie. 4,500 Tobacco, 8,734 Steel 8.R69 do pfd, 6 200 People's Gas, 8.693 Linseed. 20.300 Pacific Mail, 19.9&0 Sugar, 5,700 T.. C. 6 1., 5,832 W. U., i,546 Chicago Great West ern. STOCKS. The following were the fluctuations of the leading railway ar.'l industrial shares fur nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co., members of the New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade: I Open-iHigh-| Low- | Clos^* ' ing. I est. 1 est. | Ing. Am. Tobacco 137 137 136 136 Am. Spirits 12% 12% 12 12 Atchison 16^ 16% 16^ 1614 do pfd 46^ 46Ms 46 457* Am. Cot. Oil .... 34 &4% 84 34i,i Bay State Gag.... 47£ Wi 4% 4% Brook. R. T 69Vi 70% (58% 68% B. & O 58^ 58% 58 57% C, B. & Q 119% 119% 118% 118% C, C. C. & St. L. 41M.1 42% 41iA 41*4 Ches. & 0hi0.... 24% I 25% 2414 24% Chicago Gas .... 109% 109% 108% 108% Can. 'Southern .. 54% 54% 54% 54 w Chicago G. W.... 15 15% 14% 14% do pfd "A" 48U Del., L. & West 145 Duluth Igu D., R. G. & W.. 62 62 ci% 61% Erie 1311 do pfd 86 36 36 36 Gen. Electric .... 85 85% 84% 84% Great Nor. pfd.. 137% 137% 137 137 Hocking Valley j.-Vi Illinois Central '.'.'.'.'.'. 11l Jersey Central .i 93 93 92 90 Kansas & Texas. 12V, 1214 12 l* Tdo pfd 34%1 35% 34% 34% Lf ad .— . 36 ! 36% 36 35% Linseed Oil 13 13 10% 10y£ Laclede Gas 53 VJ'S Vw--- 63/4 "* "■«*» 627/ s Lake E. & W 634 Leather pfd 68% 68% "67% 67%. Lake Shore 193 Manhattan Con . 97 65% "fa" 9su Met. Traction .. 184% 187% 184% 185% Minn. & St. L ofcZ do Ist nfd ! 94^ Missouri Pacific . 37% 37% 87 ' 37 Mlch. Central ... 110 no no 109% aP - «>mmon •• 4°^! 40% 40% 40% do pfd 75%! 75% 75 75 N. Y. Central .. 118%! 118% 118 US Northwestern .... 139 V. | 139 V. 139 139 N. Y. Gas 193 193 " 192 192 North Amer -v. Norfolk & West B4 it Omaha 85 85 "55" 84% do pfd IC4 " Ontario & West. 16% 16% i(j'' 15% Pacific Mail 40% 41% 40% 40tJ £*?»• Ry ip% 120 11914 119 Pull»lan 13,^i 14° 139V4 139% do Ist pfd 4o 45 44641 4 41 / do 2d pfd 20% 20% 20% 20U Rock Island 108 108% 107% 107% Southern R'y .... 10%1 10%| i O i| 10% do pfd 42 42 40% 40% S. R. &T. C 0.... 7%! 7% 7% 714 Sugar Refinery . 127%! 125% 126% 12651 St.. Paul ...... US*! 114 I 113% i 113% Tennessee Coal . 32 32%! &{? 3 ,J Texas Pacific .... 15% ifl I I&i f J££ U. P., D. & G.. I?3| 13 il\ U Union Pacific ... 37% 37% 87%j 37% W.stern Union .. 9S?J 94 2 93% 9« Wabash 7 T f do pfd 22% 22% "21% 21%' Wheel. &L. E.. 4% 5% 4% 5 Fed. Steel C 0.... 31% 32 31% Siu do Pfd 77% 77% 76% 7.3% Tho following we:;e the closing quoratlons of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press: Can. Pac 81% Pittsburg Tr>~ i Can. South 34M ?t. L. &s'"w KT4 I Cen. Pac 32% do pfd 14S i Chi. & A1t0n....169V St. P au] nf j j^* Chi. G. W 14% St. P. &ora" 84W Chi., Ind. & L... 7% do pfd iRi do pfd 31 St. p., m""&'\t lSs C. & N. W. pfd..182 South. Pac 97U. j C. C, C. & St. L. 41% *U. p., D . &"g" l«g do pfd 89% W. & L. E pfd" »2 ! D. & R. G. pfd.. 61% Adams Exp ing ; Fort Wayne ....174 Amer. Exp ' "'u-i (Manhattan L ...98 I T. S. Exd ?i I Met. St. R fy....lßr,«4;Wella-Pargo"Exp"l2B ! Mich. Cent 109%Um. Cot. Oil pfd BSW iN. J. Central ... 30 Am. Tob pfd 125 j N. Y. Central ...US Gen. Electric V 84% N. V., C. & St. L. 13 'Haw. Com Co '49 do Ist pfd or, Int'n'l Paper "'SBV. 1 . do 2d pfd Riffl do pfd . 91V 'Or. R. & Nay... 50 Lead pfd lll\L Or. Short Line..3>; Nat. Lin. Oil 10S i Pac. C. Ist pfd.. 7H Pacific Mail '" isl do pfd :55 S. R. & t 71/ R. G. W 27 Sugar pfd 114 " do pfd .63 U. S. Leather...'! 6 St. L. & S. F...1 S'J do pfd .... 6 f % do pfd 6R%7U. S. Rub. pfd"lOS« do 2d pfd 32%IWe»tern Union .. 93% ♦Second assessment »>aid. BONDS. U7~57~3s " :ioa X. Y. Cen. lsts mv U. S. new 4s reg.127% N. J. Cen. 5s 114 do coup 127% N T. Car. 6s 139 do 4s 11l do 4s ."..104 do coup 112% Nor. Pac. 6s ->yj do 2ds 99% do prior 4s 101% do 5s reg 112% do gen. 3s 07% do 5s coup ....112% N. V.. C.&5tL.45.106 District 3 65s IIS Xor. & W 6s 12' A!a., class A \M% N. W cons "144 do B 109% do deb. 5s . !'ll7V, do C 102 O. Nay. lsts... 114 do Currency ...102 do 4s .. 90 Atchison 4s 98' iO. S. L. 6s, t. r.'130 do adj. 4s 73% l (j 0 5 S t r j lo^ Can. So. 2ds ...111 iPac. 6s of '96.r..a02V C. & O. 4i45,... W^4!Uea4lns 4s ..... U& DECEMBER 6, 1893, £ hl- Term. 45.... 92%; R. O. W. lsts... 90 C. & Ohio 5s 116%' St. L.&1.M.c0n.55.100% n 5- D & P" 4^s-101% §t. L.&5.F.gen.65.122% D. & R. o. 1aU.,108 St. Paul con ....161 do 4 a 100 St. P., C. &P.lsts.l2o East Term. 15t5..107% do 5a 119 5 Txrge?' ia 71%iSouth. R'y 63.... 104% F. W. AD.lsts.t.r. 78% ig. R. & T. 15... 79 Gen. Elcc. 55....108 iTenn. new set 3s. 93% v- H- * S. A. G5.105 T. P., L. G. lsts.lo7 do 2ds 108 do reg. Ms ....46% H. & T. C. 55....H0 U. P.. D.&G.lsts. 86 do con. 6g HO Wab. Ist Ss 111*4 lowa Con. 15t5...103% do 2da 91 La new cona. 45.107 W. Shore 4s ....113 «• &N< unL 4s" 95s * Va. Centuries ... 81 Missouri 6s 100 do deferred ... 9 M- X- & T. 2ds.. 53% Wis. Cen. lsts.... 63 do 4s . 90 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Cholor yo 21 ,'Ontarlo $4 50 Crown 15 Plymouth 12 Con. Cal & Va... 1 25 Quicksilver 1 25 Deadwood 40 do pfd 460 Gould & Curry... 10 Sierra Nevada .. 120 Hale & Norcross. 1 40 Standard .. . 175 Mexican 20 Union Con 24 Iron Silver 74 Yellow Jacket ... 18 Opnlr 60 Homestake 50 00 BOSTON MINING SHARES. Allouez Mm. Co.. 5 Old Dominion ... 52% Atlantio 31 Osceola 68% Boston & M0nt..235 Qulncy , 133 Butte & Boston.. 58 Tamarack I(J9 Calumet & Hecla.6oo Wolverine 31% Centennial 24%, Parrott 29 Franklin 1B& Humboldt 31 FOREIGN FINANCIAL—New York. Deo. 5. —The Evening Post's London financial cable, gram: "The stock markets here were auiet and dull today, business being checked by Saturday's gold withdrawals. There was an Improvement al the close, however, when it was announoed that there had been no fur ther gold eflux today. Americans were quiet. The arbitrage was interfered with by the In terruption of cable service at New York. Th« cloa In this market was at about the best." NEW YORK MONEY—New York. Dec. 6.— Money on call steady, 2@2% per cent; last loan, 2%. Prime mercantile paper, 3i4@4. Sterling exchange, easier, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.84%<£4.84% for demand, and at $4.81%@4.51% for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.82@4.82% and $4.85%. Com mercial bills, $4.80%. Silver certificates, 60%@ 61% c. Bar silver, 5911-16 C Mexican dollars, 46% c. TREASURY STATEMENT—Washington. Dec. s.—Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance $295,235,924; gold reserve, |241,450,260. BANK CLEARINGS. St. Pau1—51,297,619.61. Minneapolis—s2,3s4,ss3. Chicag0—522,219,724. New Y0rk—596,802,525. HIDES, TALLOW AND WOOL ST. PAUL, Dec s.—Quotations on hides, tallow and greaso, furnished by D. Bergman 6 Co., 186 East Third street, St. Paul: Green Hides— No. 1 No. 2 Green hides 0714 ,0614 Branded, all weights 06 .05 Bulls, stags and old oxen 06 .06 Long-haired kips or runners 07% .06U Veal calf, Bto 15 lbg 10 .083 Veal kip, 15 to 25 lbs 08 .07 Green Salted- Heavy steer hides, over 60 lbs... .08% .07% Heavy steer hides, over 60 lbs, butt branded 07 ,06 Heavy steer hides, over 60 lbs, side branded 07 ,06 Native cow tides, free of brands, 25 lbs and up 08% .07^ Branded cow hides, all weights .. .Or .06 Bulls, stags and oxen 07 .06 Veal calf skins, Bto 15 lbs 10 .08% Veal kip skins, 15 to 25 lbs 09 .07>A Veal, long-haired kip, 8 to 25 lbs. .08% .07U Veal slunk skins 15 ..... Veal glue stock oi .'.'". Horse hides, with tail and mane, large 2.50 1.60 Horse hides, with tail and man©, colts and small 1.10- .80 Dry Flint, Montana— Range. Heavy butcher, Bhort trimmed, under 18 lbs 14 .15 Heavy butcher, long-trimmed 13 .14 Light butcher, long-trimmed, un der'lß lbs 13 .U Fallen or murrain 08 10 Kip, 5 to 12 Ib 3 14 .i<j Calf, under 5 lbs 14 .18 Minnesota, lowa, Wisconsin, Dakota— Dry, 12 lbs and up 12 .10 Dry kip, 5 to 12 lbs 12 .10 Dry calf 15 .12 Dry glue .02 SHEEP PELTS. Domestic- Minnesota. Dakota, lowa and Wis consin, washed wool, estimated per lb .29 Territory- Dry flint, Montana butcher, per lb actual weight ,10 Dry flint, Montana, murrain, per lb actual weight # pg Drq flint Montana shearling, per lb, actual weight 03®.05 Northwestern Dakota pelts same as Mon tana. TALLOW AND GREASE. No. 1 tallow, in cakes or bbla 03U No. 2 tallow, in cakes or bblg ! 02*4 Rough tailow, free of bones, etc '.'..'.'.'.01 Orease, white, choice 03 Grease, yellow 1"02^4 Grease, dark brown !..!02 Grease, bone, white —02% DEER SKINS. Dry, red and blue, per lb 20® 22 Winter, long-haired, per lb 16(9) 18 Gieen og ST. PAUL, Dec. s.—Wool—Wisconsin cm lowr, and Southern Minnesota: Unwa«h cd, fine, heavy, 10@llc; do fine light, 12@14e do mtdium, % and %-blocd, 14@1(5c; do coarse' low, 14-blood, 13@15c; do very coarse, braid' 12@13c; do cotted, burry, seedy cr chaffy lie' average lots, fine out. 14c. Western lowa' Minnesota, Manitoba, Brl;i3h Columbia and Northwest Territory: Unwashed fine, heavy 10*5 lie; do fine light, ll(a'12c; do'medium 14@ 15c; do coarse, 14@15c; do cotted, burry geedy or chaffy, 10c; do average lots, fine out 14c North and South Dakota: Unwashed fine' light, 15c; heavy, lie; do medium, light 15c' do heavy. 14c; do coarse, light, 12c; do heavy lC(gl2c; do cot-ed, burry, seedy or chaffy' light, 10c; do heavy, 9c. Montana: Unwash ed, fine, bright, per lb, lie; do medium 14c do coarse, 14c; do dark, colored, heavy or short, B@loc. y or MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORK, Dec. s.—Butter—Receipts 6,698 packages; steady at the decline; Western Creamery, 16#20c; Elgins, 20c; factory, 12<Q> 14% c. Eggs—Receipts, 4,654 packages- firm stiue and Pennsylvania, 26<§27c; Western' 2<ic; Southern, 22@25c. CHICAGO, Dec. s.—Butter, steady cream ery, 14@21%c; dairies, 13g19c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 22<q:ZoC. Elgin, ill., Dec. s.—Butter steady; offer ings, 424 tubs; sales, 50 tubs, at 21c, 252 tubs at 22c. The board voted against changing from afternoon to morning sessions. NEW YORK COTTON—New York, Dec. 6. —The cotton market opened firm with prices 4 to 7 points higher, following a bullish set of cables from the English market. After the execution of accumulated ordtrs speculation simmered down to a very small scalping trade with prices ranging within a few points of the opening figures. Futures closed steady; December, 5.42 c; Jan uary, 5.43 c; February, 5.44 c; March, 5.4<3c; April, 5.00 c; May, 5.51 c; June, 5.67 c; July,' 6.61e; August, 5.64 c; September, 5.62 c; Octo^ ber. 5.64 c. NEW YORK DRY GOODS—New York, Dec. s.—Lawrence & Co. have named prices on fancy prints for spring as follows: Pacific parthian, %c; foulard and Cordellne, 4%c; Cocheo Amaranths and Glosseiin, 4%c; other leading lines are likely to adopt same price basis. Tone of market for prints firm, and de mand fair. Staple cottons In full average re quest and prices well maintained throughout, but no price changes recorded. Slight advance probable, however, in some leading makes of medium grade bleached cottons. Business in ginghams keeps up well, and prices are quite firm. Men's wear woolens in good request for light weights. Demand for dress goods improving and outlook considered more sat isfactory. SEED MARKETS—Chicago, Dec. s.—The flaxseed market was a little easier today Monday, in sympathy with all other markets West and a lack' of advices from the sea board. Receipts here were 41 cars, 38 cars at Duluth and 31 cars at Minneapolis. Caeh flax at $1.04 Vi for Northwest, $1.02% for May bid and $1.03 asked. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.^5 per 100 lbs. Clover seed closed at $7.25 per 100 lbs. Minneapolis flaxseed quoted at 99V>c per bu. NEW YORK METALS—New York, Dec. 6. —The week in tho market for metals st-am with sentiment iavoring lower prices and with business at a low ebb. Lead, spelter and copper went off slightly today and the outlook was for a further sag to prices unless radical improvement occurs in news from abroad or outside points in this country. At the close the metal exchange called pig Iron warrants quiet at $7.20; lake copper quiet with 12.65 c bid and 12.55 c asked. Tin, easier, $18@15.15. Lead, dull and fesy. $3.57%@3.62% asked - spelter, dull, $5.20@5.30. The firm naming the settling price for leading miners and smelters at the West quoted lead $3.45; copper, 12 75c NEW YORK COFFEE—New York, Dec. 5! —Coffee options opened steady, unchanged to 5 points lower; ruled generally barely steady under lower European cables, absence of speculative export and apathy of spot buy ers; soiling checked by higher Brazilian ca b'.es and continued small receipts at Rio and Santos. Closed steady, unchanged to 10 points net lower. Sales. 10,500 bags. Including Jan uary, 5.45 c; March, 5.65 c; May, 5.75 c; August, 5.95 c; September, 6c. Spot coffee, Rio! quiet but steady; No. 7, invoice, 6%c; No. 7, jobbings, 6%c. Mild holders adhere to former prices. Sugar—Raw, firm, but Inactive. Fair refining, 3 15-16 c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 7-16 c. Molasses sugar, 3 U-16c; renied, dull and ir regular. Financial S» MONEY &7 To loan on Improved property la Minneapolis and St. Paul 5 o« 6% In Sums to Suit. 4 per cent allowed on six months' deposit R. M. NEWPORT & SON, Reovo Bldjr, Pioneer PresH Bldg. Minneapolis. St. Paul. Brokers G. H. F. SMITH & GO. MembH &Io rLIV°d ck o fECd a e nge- Stocks, JBonda,Orain, Provisions and Oatttn. Private wires to Neio York and Chicago. »O» Pioneer Press BuiUiiny, St. Paul, Minn. nicbael Doraa. Janies Porsa M. DORAN & CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS. 311 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. H. HOLBERT 6t SON, Bankers and Brokers, 3JJ-g°b _eJ't^ t -> St. Paul. Liye^Stock Lytle & Raeburn, P.2JgiSd IKJ; is Vi A SPECIALTY U^ IO!l. rrOCIt V.XHDH.' Branch, Midway Cow Market 2161 University Ay., St. Paul. 1 FARMERS, STOCKMEN, 8 | The Breeders' Gazette, | U The leading authority on Live S C Stock Matters In the United X JR States (published weekly), will iR <S be given as a premium for one (J) X year to any country reader who J X will remit $3.50 to pay for a f 51 year's subscription to The Daily ii X Globe. The regular price of both W |R papers is $5.00 per annum. AGAIN ABLE TO SWALLOW. Xebnuka Man tJaoa Hi« Throat After Months of I selt'Nsnesg. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5.—A remark able surgical operation of a most deli cate character was successfully per formed at St. Joseph's hospital by an Omaha physician, John Gettch. of Norfolk, who lived for eighteen months on food Inserted Into the stomach by means of a rubber tube, was placed upon the operating table and had the artificial orifice in his stomach closed and completely mended, after the greater portion of his internal eys tem had been turned, twisted, knead ed and all but removed. The troubles of John Gettch began about two years ago, when he swal lowed a quantity of concentrated lye. The agony over, Gettch found a stric ture of the throat had resulted. The swelling continued until this organ was absolutely useless and Gettch could swallow nothing. For eleven days he went without food and finally begged to be killed. The abdominal walls and the walls of the stomach were sliced and a rub ber tube inserted. This operation was performed a year and a half ago. Gettch proved an admirable patient. His constitution was an excellent one, and he soon grew strong on a diet of milk and whisky. For eighteen months he was satisfied to take his food through the tube, but at length he grew hungry for a bite to eat. In or der to satisfy his appetite he first mas ticated the prescribed foods between his teeth and then fed himself through the tube. But even this process palled. New hopes were held out to him of complete recovery. Another operation was suggested, and he consented to again submit to the knife of the sur geon. The operation performed today is one of a very small number In medical his tory. WEDDING PARTY MOBBED. White Toughs Break Up a Colored Mnrrlafce f elcbration. DERBY, Conn., Dec. s.—Bride and bridegroom were mobbed, church dec orations destroyed and refreshments captured by assault by a crowd of white persons, who descended, without invitation, on a colored wedding here. Joseph Douglass McDufne and Miss Mary M. Fountain were the parties to the marriage. White men, boys and women gathered before the Macedonia Baptist church early in the evening, and when the doors were opened they rushed in and occupied all the front seats and the aisles, outnumbering the colored folk two to one. The bride and groom were unable to reach the altar for half an hour. As the Rev. Mr. Johnson had been delay ed by a blockade, the bridal party stood there In confusion until driven behind the organ by a fusillade of snowballs and cabbage stumps. When the minister arrived there was such a hubbub that he could scarcely be heard, but he managed to conduct the ceremony. Then the white persons tore up and divided the bank of evergreens ana flowers at the altar. A fight followed. The bride's train and other clothing was badly torn and the bridegroom was roughly treated. Part of the mob followed the bridal party to the home of the bride's moth er, and captured the refreshments. The bride's brother at this point, how ever, got a revolver and set a bulldog free, and the white roughs retreated. Edward Lincoln was shot in the shoulder, thigh and foot, two other white men were wounded by bullets and one was slashed with a razor. One negro had his nose broken and an other his wrist broken. PASTOR SHOVELS" SNOW. Practical feU.:i K ion Scores a Tri umph In a Loiiß Inland Tmn. GREENPORT, L. 1., Dec. s.—Prac tical religion scored a marked success In East Marion when the village side walks were cleared of the snow that had made them Impassable. A deter mined body of volunteer snow shovel lers was led by the Rev. Mr. Rowley, pastor of the First Baptist church, who demonstrated that he could handle a snow shovel as well as a text. A series of revival services is to be gin at East Marion. The snow which fell made the sidewalks Impassable, and under these conditions the attend* ance at the revival services would have been limited. Mr. Rowley decided to clear the side walks. He made a house to house can vass. His parishioners responded read ily, and at 9 o'clock this morning about twenty able bodied men, led by tha dominie, set to work. All the big drifts had been shoveled through at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and no person will be obliged to stay away from church. ELOPERS' FRIEND ILL Magrixtrate at Jefferaonville, Intl.. Has Record of 9.000 Marrlagei*. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 5.— One of the most celebrated and pic- ( turesque characters In Indiana, Magis- J lO J^ lna leave and arrlve at St. Paul M fol- UNION DEPOT, SIBLEY STREET. CflfAT g TICKET OFFICE, ' MDRTH^ 10° E«st Third Street. j1 BMiytf* 'Phone 114 a. Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday. | Arrtver .o „ Willmar, S. Falls, YanktonJ " P^ 111 ■S'oux City, Brown's Val. bs:36pm af-ftsE™ t* \ UnS r ' vla St- cl°ud.. bG:lspm tl-W?m Bre, c T k-FarKO. G'dF'ksW'pg a7:4sam M^n™ ■••Montana & Pac. Coast.. a6:lspm nS-OOnm ••EX oelslr & Hutchlnaon.. b11:45»m _aSjopmU^_Crookßton Express .... a7:3oam EASTERN MINNESOTA RAILWAY. aullSpS p«luth and Won Superior.,l ff'iF™ _ jDo :20pm o~§^ TICKET OFFICE UsCRo) „ sth * Robert Sts. tfniua station, at. P«i. "^feSJ^ Mllw *"l«:o Station, MlnnfM>o!U DlntoK and PttllmanCaMonjriMi^ A Coagt gg^ I^'! Leave Arrive DitoU and UiehoU 4 HanV: 3OPfns:iOpi" Moorhoad, Fargo, FoVuvw Fa L' ° -_ B=3oanfi8 =3oanfi 6 :oopm "North-WesternLine"— C, sTp^mlo; 25^._ 3^ Robert _St_ jPhone 4SO J^ave^a^any^^Wpjjund^7- Arr^7 £« :16am.. Chicago "Day Express"' I bJ)"7^^ &&£s§& i uperi^ sssar & Tas ivwn«™ " « lu, tb> Superlo!". Ashland.| a-;-sOa7a ;: al^pm!Su_Cj^_gg ahat Kan Clty| fl^ a « Chicago, Milwaukee & SI. PaulTailroad" Ticket Offlco,_36s_Robert St 'Phone 93. a Dally, b Except Sunday. [ Lv.St P.iAr Sr P Chic, via Prairie dv C. dtv. b4-4nrj m bil-lVirn Peorla via Mason City ..„ a 4 40pS all• 5aS Jl^wlTduluthrTrT From Union Depot. Offloc, 396 Robert St. ' _Leave. 1 a Dally, b Except Sunday | Arrive"" giinggm' west superior! a b c 2;a .Train" for Stlllwater: a»:00 a. m., a 12:13, BURLINGTON ROUTeT FINEST TRAINS ON EARTH. Ly. For| STATIONS. _ [Xr". From" 8:loam ..Chicago, except Sunday..| 11:16pm B:lsam .St. Louis, except Sunday I B:o6pm Chloago_&_St. Louis, dally| 7':4saiii' Ticket Office, 400 ~RoberrstT~'?eir 36. —* CHIOGOGRErtSTERNRK "The Maple Leal Route." Ticket Office: Bobert St.,oor.sth St. Phone 150 Trains leave from St. Paul Union Deix.t ' tPw lly- tExoept Sunday. Leave. Arrive. DubiiqiiP.Chteago,Waterloo ( +8.10 am +8.30 pr.-. Marshalltown Dcs Mollies,-? ♦s.lOpm TOO am 9t. Joseph and Kansas City ( *11.20pm *12.50pm Mantorvllle Local *3.ac pm*l(Us am "(If M., ST. P. & S. S. M. R'Y. ]$f _Leave.J EAST. [Arrty. 7:2opm I.Atlantic Limited (dailyh B:4sam 9:4oami Pemblne Local (ex. Sun.).. s:ospra I:2spm . ..Pacific Limited (daily)... 7.05pm 6:oopm St. Crolx Falls Local Except Sunday. From Broadway .... 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A. y por ient In plain wrapper, <^Or:^ ii yoo"o pr Tr b flAt t pr; fl r^ 6 .fo' Crlrlty aud Uetl lc!ns. Call or write for particulars. State Electro-Medical Institute, 301 Hennepin Aye IHJnnoapolis, Minn. trate Eph Keigwin, Is at the point of death at his home in this city. Keigwin has done more to make matrimony Jeffersonville's chief indus try than any other man. He has been a magistrate since 1877 and has mar ried nearly 9,000 couples. He has been a favorite with elopers, having three different ceremonies of varying length, the choice depending upon the nearness of the elopers' irate parents and tha need for haste. CAUSE~OF WRINKLES. Smelling Salt* Are Said to Have a Bad Effect. From the New York Herald. The woman who wishes to retain the beauty of her face—and what woman does not.— should forego the use of the smelling bottle for, according to a well known New York physician who has lately been making ex periments in th«t line, th« use of bmoillne salts encourages wrlnklea. "If you don't believe me," he said, "stand In front of a mirror and inhale the put gint odor from a smelling bottle and nonoe iho number of lines that form about thf eyM nose and mouth. Each sniff taken from the bottle causes the same screwing up of tha face, and each time the unbecoming lines - deepen. Remember, also, that It !a an un- 1 pleasant experience which has called up these wrinkles. Those caused by laughing and talk ng are bad tnough. but the wriiiklee formed by the use of smelling salts give an absolutely undesirable expression. "But if you are already in possession of wrinkles which have been produced in other ways than by the use of sa.ts, then smclli.ig ealts are a specific for removing them and causing them to stay away. In almost pvery case the wrinkles formed by laughing aud crying are in an exactly opposite direction to those produced by inhaling salts, and in this case smelling salts act like a charm in caus ing the unbecoming lines to disappear." Alcohol us Fuel. A new invention of great importance has just been patented by a German dhemist Julius Norden, of Aldcnhoven, Germany Ha has succeeded In hardening alcohol until it becomes a solid mass. This will insure a very much greater popularity for the emp'oy ment of alcohol. It now comes in small cylindrical pieces, packed in patent tin boxes that c-an be used for cooking, lighting, heat ing ana the various uses of everyday life The solidified alcohol burns without a wick' can be blown out after use and then hardens again within a minute. The danger of ex plosion is absolutely done away with. Production of Cowbell*. It Is said that cowbells are produced In only four factories in the United State,- and are made just the same as they were 100 years ago, and sound the asuue.