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M. D. FLOWER, Pras. H: B. CARROLL, Sen. Supt, St. Paul Union Stock Yards South St. Paul, Minn. Best Equipped end Most Advantageous Market for the SMpjurs In tin Nortlmit, Conneotod with all tha Railroad*. 1 ? 000 Beeves and 2,000 Hogs Wanted Dally" CHAS.L.HAAS COMMISSION COMPANY LIVE STOCK COM^ISfIOPS MERCHANTS, Room 19 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards, 80. St. Paul, Minn., and Union Stock Yards. Chicago, 111. *U eorre* t ,o,ut,><c* uill i.< Wi» /,,-vntpt attention. Liberal advance* mad* on Consignments K#/'t<rence«—Union stock Yards or any Commercial Agancy. RbC ERSdROG ER3, LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Room 21 Exchange Building, South St. Paul, Minn. H Igrest n irket trices obtained for stock. Prompt attention givan to all corras.jon (jice £i c ciders. Refeiences: Any commercial agency. L'nranStuok Yards, Til liCT SSDififfi. Soo Oliy Stook Yards Lo. 61 Paul. Minn. I iTEUE. I tUltf^B Sioux City, I »wa. U¥: STOOK COMMiSSJiII MEH3H4MT3, All Business and Correspondence Receives Prompt Attention. J.lLeral •dvfltutw mado on consignments. References—South St. Paul Stock Yards Batik Sioux c it} National Hank. First National Rank, Kahson. Ulun.; Parsons Bzofc bank, Dodge Center, Ml no. inn hi TRADING WAS RATH Kit QUIET THROI OHOt'T THE SRSkSIOX, HUT WHEAT WA.S STKdNti OPENING WAS AT AN ADVANCE r.oixl dull KuMiiir-KR Hi-lpi'i! Hfnterl nlly 111 HoldliiK I l> ri'U-M --t orii Market Fairly I'irm —Oevta uutfi. Prey. Close. Day. M.-ty wheat, Minneapolis 64tt 63%-61 May wheat, Chicago 66% G5% May wheat, Ww York .738 72^, May wheat, Puluth <J6% . 66 CJII< A.GO, March 14.—Influenced by a good cash business and eoverlag by shor's, the wheat ni.irket closed strong today, M.i- ; m v over yesterday*. Corn closet K'':a' up and May oata a shade Improved. Provisions at the close were a trifle better. Tt was rather ;< <iuiet day In the wheat pit. May opened V- over yestorday at 68c, helped by the cash business done at Puluth and also here yesterday. The market touched 65% c early i>n proftt-tak lm?. but steadied again. Nesir the end covering by snorts caused a sharp rally, which carried May to ti5 T«. -. The close was stioiix, May 7*c uv.-r y<-sterday at New Vnrk reno-ned five l<»;.ls taken for export. The export business h.-re for the day wad put at I2siooo"fc<s. Primary receipts w»r« 706,000 bu, compared with 475.000 bu last year Atlantic port (Mearanees In wheat mid Hour were equal to 307,000 bu. Minneapolis and Ouluih reported tiST cars, ag-alnKi 622 <-ars lant week and 321 cars laat year. Receipts here were '-'I cars, none contract The corn market opened firm, but short ly afterward declined on liquidation. The decline was recovered at the end, partly Influenced by the bulge In wheat The cash demand was fair, and on the rally shorts covered. Business was rather quiet the greater part of the session. Local receipts were 445 ears. Country of ferings were light. May ranged from 37*4 ©S7%c to 37\c, and closed firm nt VfcffAic ovor yesterday at 37%'cj'37»i<\ Trade In oata wa.« exceedingly quVt, in fluenced largely by the ieesened excite ment In com. I-ocal receipts were 289 cars. May ranged from 23-V to 23 74c, and ol'is..'.! a Bhade improved at 23% c. Covering of May pork was the feature of an otherwise colorlesa provision mar kef. This influence caused a bulge early, but as anon as the demand was satisfied the market receded to opening 1 figures. The doee was steady. May pork closed BV^o over yesterday at $11.02 V..; May lard unchanged :it $<5.0 i% and May ribs 2%c Uf« at $>Vy^;..i2' 2 . ESsttmate* tomorrow: Wheat, 28 cars; corn, 400 t :iis: oats, 260 cars: hog's, 24, --000 hea/1. The i.;;iiiiiK futures rang;ed_as follows: lOpen- Hißh- 1.)v.--| Cfoa- I Ing. | eat. | est. | Ing. WheM— I i I j Mart:l» ! ! ! 66 May ! 66 iGtiV 7* fiii 7* G6ji .luly :6r.V Tit>;';•-'*; «6% 6715 Corn— I March *-*W «6%!56-8«Hl May '37'i-*! 1 87% 37537%-S July |W%-% 57% S7HI iil% Beptetnber ffl%-%38%-% 88 |tt%-% Oats May 23% 23741 23%! 23% July 22% 22V B% 22T4 Mesr« Pork- May 10 95 1115 H095 1102V.fi July '1090 Ulo 10 90 10 OT% Lard- May 6(^2 BOTH t; 6 02^ July 610 tj 15 610 610 Short nibs- May l«i «06 600 6 02! i. July ............| t? 02V21 6 (JT ]fc| 6 02^ G #2^ Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat, No. 3 springr.(il'iiG6<?; No. 2 red. toW</1 ;.■)!•. Coin—No. 2. 36^#%.c; No. 3 yellow, 36\ix Oats—No. 2. 2^\^<t%c; No. 2 white. 26^4i/SSc; No. 3 while. 25%@267ic' Rye—No. 2, 55V«^>v.c. Barley—No. -t. 37H939C. Flax Seed—No. 1 and North- ! west. SIM. Timothy Seed— Prime, $2.41). Pork—Mess, per bbl. $IC«IO.ST--. Laid — Per 100 lbs. *,-).55*»5.971^. Short felba Sides —(Loose), $.j.W(/.fi.iit. Shoulders—Dry Halt ed (.boxed), RU&SVic. Bides—Short clear (boxexl), J6.2658.», Whisky Distillers' flnlahed goods. p«»r gal., $1. 1W1... Clover Beads-Contract grade. 5.2T.. Receipts— FlAur. Ks.otxj bbls; wheat, 61.0W1 bu: corn, F.2D.000 bu; oats. 53G.000 bu: rye. 11,000 bu; barley. 89,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, f.6, --<mo bbls; wheat, 68.000 bu; corn. 69,300 bu; oats, 325,«00 bu; rye. 10,000 bu; barley, nl. --000 bo. On the. produce exchange today the butter market was easy; creameries, J9021c dairies, I6©»c. Cheese !"irm .it 12 Otic Bicss—Finn; fresh, U^c. MINNEAPOLIS. MI.VNK.M'Oi.IS, March 14. - Wheat Opened strong, May wheat opened at 84c against 63%(«j) 6i<- Tuesday, lost l-ltic:, firmed up to r,n 0 .., l'wt l-16c, advanced to ';i\.>-. lust S-lsc, gained 1 16c i>>- 11. [5 a. m. July wheal opened at 65c. being the Sitnie a,~K Tuesday's close, firmed up to 6.IV&C lost 1-lOc, advanced t<> nsvjc, lost 'ac by 11:13. The ca*h wheat market was. slower than Tuesday for the reason that millers were forced Tuesday to with.haw large quan tities from more. Arrivals today were liberal, but the above fact related mill tated H(s r;ii?:-i an active demand for stuff on track. Prices, however, were about the s:um- Cur «o«>d millinsr wheat but law^r grades were slow of sale, and at noon it look< d ns thoimh considerable quantities of those grades would have to l>e held over. May wh«at closed at 64% c, and July at Gni-j'i/'.". ,' Open- Hi K h- Low- Closing. Wheat.. Ing. est. est. Wed. Tues Murch <?5U May 64 cil, !;:;?,<!! Wtt 62%-S July 65 65V a -^ X 65'/v-% 85 On Track No. 1 hard. Kfcc; No, 1 north em. 85V4C.; No. 2 northern. •;:;:■,,•■ March oata. nkc: March corn, M^c; flax wed. Curb on May wheat, Cl'-.c bid' outa on May wheat. Wfcc; calls on May wheat. Flour —Ft rat patent*, $3.«0fl8.«; nrst SUMMER & THOMAS, Live Stocx Brokers. Cn*< r» taken for fil! kinds of live itoolc and lime Kiven to reiponftibiu {jarties. Correspond ence Kollctted. toe in bT. PAUU f IOUX CITY. Hinnesots. lowi. flrst dears, $2.80<??2.0. Rye P'lour—per bbl, pure, 52.65<Q;2.75. Kran. in bulk, WQil.ft; shorts, in bulk. 510.605Qp11.75; middlings, in bulk, Jil.iiO® $11.7i>. Corn—No. 3. 84%@34%c; No. 3 yellow. St%c. Oats— No. 3, 88%®23%c; No. 3 whit©, 23 T/i^24c. Rye—No. 2 quoted at f>2' ><•. Barley—Ranges Hum 860400 for choice maltiiiK. Feed barley is a little weak, about 3£@32%c. Coarse coin meal and cracked corn, In saik^. per ton. sacks extra, to jobbers only. $13.50; No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats, 80-lb sucks, sacks extra, $14.00. SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 hard, 1 car, W5V4c Xu. 1 northern, 60 car*, 65c. No. 1 northern. 1,000 bu to arrive. 65c. -No. 1 northern, s cars, 65% C. Ho. 1 northern, 1 car, oS-'uc. No. 1 northern, 2 cars, 66c. No. 1 northern, 2,000 bu to arrive, Sso. No. 1 northern, 2,000 bu. GSV>)C. No. 1 noa-thern, 12 cars. 65%0. No. 1 northern, 1 car to arrive, 65%0. No. 1 northern, 4 cars, smutty, 64 Ilc. No. 2 northern, 9 cais, b4V 2 c. No. 2 northern, 1 car, 63% c. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. No Roads. N0.1h.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.ReJ.Gd. Gt. Northern .. 3 29 14 12 5 2 C., M. & St. P. .. 9 32 9 3 M. &.. St. L.. 6 10 5 S '2 Soo Line 1 6 13 N. Pnclrtc 9 2 1 * 'i r..St.R,M. &O .. .. 2 3 *; .. Totals 4 59 73 30 11 ~5 Other Giains—No. 3 corn, 15 No. 3 oats 11; No. 2 rye, ?; No. 3 barley, 3; No. 4 bailey, 1; No. 0 barley, 1; No. 1 fiax 12 Cars Inspected Out—Wheat—No. I'hard, tlo x- ! northern. 102; No. 2 northern. JB; iSo. 3, 8 rejected, 8; No. 3 corn. 1- No. 4 corn, l; No. 3 oats, 4; No. 1 fiax, «; 1 elected fiax. 3. DULUTJr. Dri.L-TlI, Minn.. March 11.-Market dull and firm, bui featureless. May open ed ' s c up at 66% c, held all the mornW bctwt-on 66Vsc and bti'^c. and closed I up a 1 Cs%c. Cash—4o,<jOO bu at IVic under ! May. Cash Sales—No. 1 hard. 2 cars, 06% - ■ xNo. 1 northern, 13,000 bu. 65% c; 13.000 bu' i toe 5 cars. 62%®63c. Close—Wheat—No. i 1 hard, cash, 67c; to arrive, 67c; May. G:sVfec; No. 1 northern, cash, 65% c; to ar nv'f, «5i ljC ; May, 6e%c; July, 67% c; No. 2 northern, fi3e; No. 3 spring, 59% c; oats, 23V4<a?a4c; rye, 52c; barley. 36@38e; fl aj^ 1 <-h.«ii, $1.56%; to anive, $1.58; May, $1.4*1 j September, |1.11%j October, $1.08%; corn. ! ffi^c. Kecelpt?--Wheat. 320.975 bu; corn, ■ J«jslb bu; oats, 16,910 bu; rye, 784 bu- fiax I l,iC6 bu. 'Shipments-Wheat, 7,500 bu; flax 539 bu. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSlP—Gossip by private wire to C. HF. Smith & Co., St. Paul, mem bers of the New York Stock exchange a.nd Chicago Board of Trade. St. Louis Wires: "D. R. Francis & Bros., commis sion just made sale to Liverpool of big lot of corn at %c advance over their bid of yesterday and want offers of more." -—-'"I aris wheat steady, unchanged to 5c n gher. Flour quiet, unchanged to Bo higher. French country markets firm." —London, 1:30 p. m.: '"Wheat cargoes steady; May 61% c. «4c lower. 11 NEW YORK, March 14.—Flour-Re ceipts. 18,335; exports, 9,646; moderately active and firmly held, but not quotably higher; Minnesota patents, $3.70(5,3.90; do baker.-, %2Mfi3; winter patents. $3.65©3.80; do straights, $S.«@g.S6; do extras, $2.GO(^ 2.W; do fow grades, $2.25@2.40. Rye flou? , stendy. Buckwheat flour nominal Buck- I wheat dull Wheat-Receipts. 53,600; ex ; ports, 133,422; spot strong; No. 2 red, 780 1 elevator; No. 1 northern, Duluth 79% cf. , o o iitloat, prompt; No. 1 hard,'Duluth, ' -o?,c .V-v.,b- afloat- Prompt. Options—May, '•"; V;:..'' 1"SM1K at 'n »r- September closed iU> 2?* c- C orn-Recelpts, 142,350; exports. l 282.982 spot firm; No. 2. 44c f. o. b afloat ! *"d 44f elevator. Options—May." 42%® 42\p. closing at «%c; July. 42 9-16©42^c closing at 4276 c Oats-Receipts, MM' |«POrtS, 100; spot firm; No. 2, 2sW; No S »%c; X<> 2 white. 32c; No. 3 white, 3V/J 1 track mixed Western, 29<§i30%c; track whic. 31^:!5%c; options quiet all d^y Ml!' U\\ l. l KRI::- Wls- Mar^h U-Flour 1 steady. Wheat steady: No 1 northern I 66fce«%c; No. 2 do. sfefflSSU. Rye firm! «•-•: No. I, 58%®59c. Barfev steady- No 2 Shitl^ia 361-@4o'4r- °^ts SSf^ift. i LIVERPOOL, March 14.-Wheat quiet closin* %d lower; March, 5s 9%d; May 5« »\W; July, to S%d. Corn quiet" closing un changpd; May, 3s 10% d; July, 3s 10% d MISCELLANEOUS. NKW YORK COFFEE-New York March 14.-Coffee-Th P market for fut ures opened steady with prices unchanged to o pionts hlpher with subsequent busi ness slack without much further change following fair aveiage of cables, smaller receipt at Rio and Santos, larger war" house deliveries and absence of pressure In the open market for spot supplies Ihe close was stoady at a partial 10 points advance; total sales were 6 750 bags, including May. 6.65 c; June. 6 65c- July. 6.70 c; August, 6.70 c; September, 6!75r: I October, 6.8& c; November, 6.85 - Decem ber. 7.00 c; February, 7.15 c. Spot—Rio gteady; No. . invoice, 8V 4 c; do jobbing, W4c; mild market steady; Cordova, 9>/.r/i 14S'c5V lfifar ~Raw firßi; re«ned firm. ™E1« D MARKETS-Chlcago. March 14. --me naxseed market continues to run without special feature, save the one so orten portrayed of late. The cash stuff is held tfeht and the distant futures so far I i5tha- *few care to rJsk anything at lunuth and .-> cars fit Mitmonnnlia C«sh flax at ?I .c, Ma> s a ' t^S "sejfteml ber at $1.11%. and October at $1.09 per bu. 'ash timothy seed closed at $2 50 and clover seed at $8.40 per 100 lbs Min*e apolip Oaxseed quoted at $1.57 ncr bu BITTER AND EGGS-New York March 14-Butter-Receipts, 5,933 pkgs: firm: Western creamery, 20@25c: f-ictorv 17P20c. Eggs-Receipts, 7,839 pkg'■ marl ket barely steady; Western at mark, 16% #16%e; Southern do, 15H©16%c Chictiso March 14.-Butter easy; cream tSSi. $%?' daiHeS' IC@22C- E'^« firS; Sheyonne. N. D.-The fla~x~ fiber mill at Sheldon has paid to farmers over $8 000 smrp it commenced operations Will' it P-.y to have a flax fiber mill in Sheyenne. The surrounding country is one of the b. :•=. in the state for growing flax THE ST. FAUIr ULrOIJK, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1900. TO II ON PROFITS professional klhsiuxt nr thjd STOCK MARKET SOLD FREUBLY OK THIOIH HOLDINGS SPECIALTIES IN THE LEAD Trading Agnln Congested In That Idno of Securities — Most Con> splcnous Movement of Davy In Third Avenue. Prey. Close. Day. Bar silver. New York 69& 6a% Call money, New York 4%@S 8% NEW YORK, March 14.—Today's Block market was largely In professional hands and trading wa« congested In the special ties again. The professional contingent who have bought stocks to discount the enactment of the currency law sold to day to realise. Pressure from this sourco was not heavy, but the demand for slocks was so light that the dribbling offering* made steady Inroads upon prices, carry ing: a few of the standard railroads off a point during the course of the late trad ing. The movement of prices In the special ties was wider, duo to special causes. Sugar was sold from Boston, where of fers were made of the next dividend be. low 1)£ per cent rate last December in large amounts of stock. Brooklyn Transit suffered from the refusal of the state railroad commission to defer the quarter ly report. The Rubber stocks felt the unfavorable influence of the pleasant weather, accompanied with stories ot large stocks to be carried over till next season. People's Gas was sold afresh on Chicago orders. The most conspicuous movement of tho day was in Third Avenue, which solu down to 56 in the morning, but shot up to '36 late In the day, after the publica tion of the receiver's report, driving the bears to cover with a scramble. The stock reacted 3% and fluctuated fever ishly, closing with a net gain of five points. For the cost part the speculative attitude is one of continued waiting foi the results of tho new financial law tft manifest themselves. A feeling of doubt increases that, how ever prompt may be these results, they will not avail to offset the continued drain during the week on bank resources in time to effect the Saturday bank state ment. This being the case, that state ment is likely to show surplus reserves practically wiped out. Tomorrow is th* date set for the disbursement of a quite large amount of dividends, including thai of $20 per share on the stock of the Standard Oil company. The dividend alone will amount in the aggregate to $20,000,000. Several million dollars addt, tional will be disbursed as dividends on various stocks. This may reasonably bo expected to have some effect on tomor. row's money market. Today rates for money were firmly held, but bankers wen; eager to place loans for the longet periods, while borrowers- were unwilling to bid for any but short time loans, clearly reflecting the expectation of easier conditions near at hand. Feb tuary*s record of exports of mer chandise attracted attention as going fai to explain the recent heaviness in ster ling in face of large demands upon th* market and as promising to make the current fiscal year a record one in the country's foreign trade. Buying of bonds continued on a large scale, at advancing price*. Total sales, par value, $3,035,000. U. S. new 4a de clined % rind the 5s Vi in the bid price. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith & Co., members of the New York Stock ex change, Pioneer Press building, who have direct wires to Chicago and New York. Closing prices are bid: -Closlng- S'rs;Hlgh Lowl 14 | 13 Am. Ste^T & Wire. 3001 56%; 55%! 55%1 56% do pfd 91%: 9lfi 91%! 91% A. Mining Co 48%j 47Vi| 47%! 49 Am. Tobacco 11500 106%!l05 ,105%|106% do pfd i ! i lias 135 Atch., T. & S. F.. 53001 23%| 23% 2.V41 23% do pfd 22500 68Vi I 67%! 67%: 68% Am. Linseed Oil 13%| 12% 13%! 13 do pfd HSU 57 B. & O. new- 6900 63% 62^' 62*4 63% ! do pfd new 4100 78% 77%! 77%j 75% Brook. Rap. Tran 69% P% 67%! 60% C. B. & Q 24400120 124%i125 !124% Canadian Pacific 95*4' 95% ! Car & Foundry 16 15%! 15 15% do pfd 64 61 | 62%! X', !C,C. C. & St. L.. 500 59% 59%! 59% [ »S% do pfd 103 108 Con Tobacco Co.. 1200 29%1 28%1 29 ! 29% do pfd 900! 85%j S5 84% 84% Chesft. & 0hi0.... 10001 28%! 28% 25%: 25% Chi. G. \V lOOt 13%| 13% 13%' 13% do pfd A 1001 75%! 75% 7"'%! 75% do pfd B 1001 39%j 39% 39 ! 3D Del., L. & W ! 130 1180 Den. & Rio G 19 | 19% do pfd 71% 71% D.. S. S. & A. pfd.f I 16%! v Erie I ! ! 12%! 12% do Ist pfd | ! 37V*j 3TV4! 37 I 37% do 2d pfd 19%j 19% 19VJ 1914 Federal Steel .... 3300 i 50%! 49% 49" 5 ! 50% do pfd 200!74 i 73% 72% 74% Gen. Klec. Co | [125 1125 Gt. Nor. pfd ! 167 f1f.7% Glucose 52% 52 SSfel 63 do pfd 95% 98% 98%|98 Hock. Val. Ry.... 500 33% |33 j3l |33 do pfd 200 63 62% I 62% I 62% Illinois Central I ;113 118 Int. Paper 1 18% 18% do pfd 64% 63% 61 I 63% Lake Erie & AY HOW 2:! Vi do pfd 85 85 Louis. & Na«h... 1500 81% 81V V 81% S2 Lead 400 24% 23 7,si 24 24U do pfd 105 104% Leather 4000 12% 11% 12 12% do pfd 1400 72% I 72% 72% 72% Manhattan Con... 6400| 94%| 93% 93%! 95% M.,St.P. & S.St.M. 17ui tfl do pfd I 52% 52-%! tA | =72 Met. Traction 3200 164% 163% 163% 116t% M. C 12% 12% 12% U Mobile & Ohio 44 44 Minn. & St. L 61 60% do 2d pfd 92 92 M., K. & T 10 WA do pfd ! 32% K% "Missouri Pacific .. 7000J 46 44% 45 46 Northern Pacific. 3800 53% 52% 52% 53V4 do pfd 900 74 73% 73% i 74% N. Y. Central 24001135 134% 134% 134% Nat. Steel Co i 45 44%! 44%j 45' i do pfd :. 1 94%1 94%! 95%! 94% Nat. Biscuit ! 35%! 85HI Kttl SSU do pfd I i |92" 92" Norfolk & West | 32% j 32%! 32% 32% do pfd 3400! 76%! 76%! 76% i 76',i North-Western ; ' !162 162% do pfd ! 195 195 North American 15 I 15 I 14% i 1514 Omaha | !109 lIO7U. do pfd ! ! 1 1160 Jl6O "" Ontario & West.. 400) 23%! 23^ 23%t 23% Pennsylvania Ry..! il35 3k;i34% 134%|135 Pacific MhJI ! 500! 37% 1 37% 37V4? 38 People's Gas 13700! 98 I 96%! 97%! 98 P., C. C. & St. L ! I 165 67 do pfd i ! 181 82 ! Reading 200 ilB | 17%| 17% 17% do Ist pfd 700! 58% I 57%! 58 5S do 2d pfd | I ! | 29% 29 i Rock Island 5500! 108% i 108 1 108% 108% ; Southern Ry 1800! 13%! 13 13 13% do pfd 2300] 68K 57% .".8 58% j Southern Pacific. 7400! 38% l 38%! 38% 3S',i Stand. R. & T 200j 7 | 7 | 6% 6% Smelter 39 39 |39 " 39*4 do pfd |91% 9114! 91%! 91 1 Sugar Refinery....ir.97OoilO4 [10034 1101 %! 104% ! do pfd ! I ;108 |107% I St. Paul 10800i128%|128 1123 \Wfo j do pfd I 100!173%!i73Vi1172%!172% ! T. C. & I I I 94%! 92 ! «%| 91% ; T. C. R. T. Co. pfd! !139 1138% 1139 .... ITnion Pacific ...J 12900! 49%1 49 ]49 49% TT do P™ I 2400! 74%! 74%! 74% 74% IT. S. Express I ! 1 |43 45- U. 8. Rubber 1200! 27% 1 25% I 27 | 28% *" Pfd W ! 94% Wa.ba.sh I | 6% 6% do pfd ! 100120 126 |20 20% Western Tnlon ..| 500! 83 i 83 | 82V.1 R3-V Wis. Central ! 17 117 I 17 t 17 rto pfd ! I ! 130 4914 Whaling &L. E.| 100! 10 |10 110 10 do lirt pfd I I I j52 52 «• 2d, PM- ••;•■■•! 200! 27%! 27 | 26% 27 Wells-Fargo Ex...! | | |322 1122 R. Iron & Steel... 7001 22 ! 21%| 21*4 i 22% do pfd 400! 68 I 67%1 67%! (57 A- H°?P 4001 35%! 35%| 3i>%l 36 tlo pfd I t iso j of)i/ Third Avenue | 98 \ 66 I 62%\ ! 08 "Total sales. 362,017. " "" ,,NEW,. Y.9 RK MONEY-New York March 14.—Money on call, 41>><fi6 per cent: last loan, fi per cent; prlrrfe mercantile paper S%#6 per cent; sterling exchange irregular, with actual businesa in bank- V? ti'sllo^ I'- 85/^ 4-85^ tor demand, and at $4.81%(Q!4.82 for sixty days; posted I rates, $4.831« and $4.87; commercial bins. W. M. CAMPBELL commissioN co/vipa ny Live Stock Commission Merchants, Union 3took Yards. SOUTH iTi PAUL. Consignment* and correspondents so -11 cited. Market reports, furnished on ap plication, f I We do a strictly commission business. No l!ve stock bought ot sold on our own account. References—Stock Yards bank. South 8t Paul; Security bank, Zumbrota; Hon. A. T. Koernor, stats treasurer, Capitol building, St. Paul; A. C. Anderson, cash ter Bt. Paul National bank. St Paul. f - i . $4.81?i@4.82%; silver certificates. 60y;(g>61ttcj bar silver, 59% c; Maacicin dollars, 47% c. BON PH. , UTS. 2a, reß-r7r.WTN.|!YTcristß....llO do s, reg lll'/sN. J. G. Ken. 55..122% do 53,e0up.....1114p1. : C. 6s 119 do new 4s, reg.1351/! d*> 4s 106 do new 4s, ooupLJsV{. |N. P. gen. 3s 66% do old 4a, r©g..117 I do prior 4a 106 do old 4a, coup.ll7?4N. V..C. & 8t.L.45108 do sa, res H<>l4?«. & W. con. 4s. 96ft do sa, coup ll'lVil do gen. 6a 136 P. of C. as tioa... 119 Or. Nay. 15t9....108 Atch. R en. 4»....t01% do 4a 102 ft do ajt. 43 62% 0. S. L. 6s 127 ft Can. So. 2ds 107 do con. 5s 113 C. & O. 4ft* 97 Ueadln* Gen. 4s. 85 do 5s 11S'4 R. Q. W. lsta. 98 C. <& N. Con. 7s. 144 St.L. & LM.ass.llU, do S. F. d. 5*.121 St.L. & 5.F.g.65121 Chi. Terra. 45.... 98% St, Paul Con ....169 p. & R. Q. 15t5..103% St.P., & P.lsts..ll9ft do 4a 'jy i do 5s 12<>4 JS.T..V. & G.13t9.10H4 So. Ry. 5s 110% Prle Gen. 45.... 71< 2 6. R. & T. 65... 70 V.\V. & D.C.lst. 71 |Term. n. s. 35... 95 Gen. Electric os.Hl> tt\ & P. lsta 114 ft G..11. & 5..A.65..1(W do 2ds 55 do A. 2da V)ll^V. P. 4a 105% H. & T. C. 53....110U Wabash lsts ....11W do Con. 6s ....110 " do 2da U9 lowa Cent. lsts. 114 ft W. S. 4s 113 ft X.C..P. & Q.lstß 71ft Wla. Cent, lsts.. 90ft La. new con. 4s.U>7 Va. Centuries .. 90 \m & N. unt. 45.. 98-V do deferred .... 9ft M.. K. & T. 2ds. G6ftGoL So. 4a .... 83*4 _jo 4s 91% So. Pac. 4s 83ft NEW YORK MINING SHARES. Ch010r~77.7777777.50 22iOntar1o 7777777 ~ $B^B7 Crown Point .... lllpphlr 65 Con. Cal & Va. 1 40'Plymoth Vi Detudwood 55 (Quicksilver pfd. 7 50 Gould & Curry. 12'Sterra Nevada 50 Hale & Nor 27 Standard 3 00 Homestake 50 00iT Tnlon Con 14 Jrou Silver 70fYellow Jacket '.' 14 Mexican 20! WALL SBEET GOSSIP—New York stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert & Son, bankers and brokers 341 Robert street. National German-American Bank building, St. Paul.-Strong, Sturgia & Co wire us: "Another dulPand Inactive day marked by almost, an entire absence of commission buying,' the principal activity of the day being conrtrved to the opening half hour, with all prices showing a low er tendency. The gold •'standard refund ing bill was signed by the president and while throughout tue day all banks mark ed their call figures up to 8 per cent time money remained inactive. There is but little doubt that we shall have tighter m£Pl y S or tne next lhh%t >' or sixty nays, wftiph, for many reasoM, i 3 not undesira »• and la In our (>l>inion the one feature of the situation which will prevent ex tra vag-ant speculation resultant upon the increased circulation throughout the country. The report of. the Third Ave nue was filed early in tbe day and show ed practically the situation as has been foreshadowed. Taking into consideration the amount of outstanding indebtedness and the present credit ;of company pre cluding the possibility of its debt being refunded on a 1 per cent basis, we do not hesitate to predict lower prices for the stock. The decrease In the reserve will be heavy again this week, the bonks having lost already over $3,000,000. Of necessity this fact before the public cre ates a halting speculation." Following furnished by Edwards & Bedell, 110 Endicott Arcade, St. Paul •Minn.: • "The enormous trading in Atchlson was the result of concentrated purchases sup posed to be for account of a newly formed bull pool and to large sympathetic buy ing for London. Both the common and preferred have such a wide market in this country and abroad that the traders are ready to .make commitments on either side of the market knowing that they can easily turn around In case of an accident. TREASURY STATEMENT-Washing ton March li.-Today's treasury statf n4-o B Q° ws: ,^ A™lla-b'p cash balance. * I£'^, >£ 89: ?° ld r«"^>rve. $150,000,000. — ™FORE, rGN . FTNANCIALI-New York March 14.— The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: "The S£h» t8 ? r * Wel e very ldle and wenk in t^d^ n Ky, t- oday d? e to disappointment at the public's apathy, the markets having counted on a strong revival of specula t.on when the war loan success was es tablished. There were very large deal ings In the loan, one dealer glvin~ 1U for if lwa Z emvT x for ailotment le"tte" roi £.1.000,000 Ihe same dea er was said to have applied for £27,000,000 for a syn £iBaoM"nnni^mT[lean afP lication3 reached i.15,0W) 0000. The premium today was eoa «eJ<J*#2 pe» r cen*»n the disappointment over the chancellor of the exchequer's statement last nltfht tnat applications were already ten-fold the amount requir ed But this is probably a conservative estimate. It I, estimated that when the in >™r«M tomorrow applications will be It teen-fold. Consols were steady Amer icans were heavy and .stagnant." except sVld " *' W Y°rk bou =nL. then S^f^^ 18 * MONEY-Minnea,>oll3, March 14.-New York exchange W.vlnes^ day: Buying; rate 50c discount, selling rate par. Chicago exchange: Buvlnf rate 25c discount, selling rate 25c BHra? mmm. London: Sixty-day sterling. $181% BANK CLEARINGS. St. Paul. $671,062.07 Minneapolis, $1,720,798 Cnicago, $21.;>J0.30a. Boston, $20.168.%7. New York, $133,456,936. is* ' TIBEE ON RAMPAGE. Ufforta to Control Its Torrent Have Been Only Partially Sneeesuful. From the London Globe. Owing to ill-calculated engineering op erations, by which the northern branch of the river by the Tiber island was deepened a few years ago, the southern branch, which skirts the former Ghetto has dried up Into a heavy bank of mudl dy sand, and this is its normal state making <v will be understood) the island of St. Bartolommeo as ridiculous as a swan on land. The absurd aspect of It is the more accentuated because the ponte fabrlco, or quatrocapi, which unites the island to the southern bank, happens to be both the oldest and best-preserved bridge In Rome, dating from 62 B. C and being composed of two bold side arches and a small central flood arch. On rare occasions, however, after heavy downfalls, the river, rising In its wrath succeeds in reasserting its ancient do minion, and we see the beautiful bridge built by Fabricius spanning the watera sent down from Monte Pattlno and Ai.- SCiano, Such a rise has taken place during the last three days, in conse quence of which the forum Is inundated by means of the Clcraca Maxima, while the foaming yellow iiood has reached a height of but three feet below the lit tle Franciscan garden belonging to the Church of St. Bartolemmeo. The an cient confessional below that basilica, dating from about the seventh century' is entirely filled. In, fact, the waters have risen about forty f*et, and if rain should continue to fall we may witness the Tiber invading the Corso and Piazza d'Kspanga. Happijy, a'change se«ms to be setting in. It was quite a fascinating sight this morning to see the main, or northern, flood racing beneath the Ces- Uan bridge like a succession of mael stroms, almost gijdyins to behold. As usual, a crowd oC people amused them selves by watrhhng the operations of those who on such occasions fish for driftwood. " ~— .a^B»-~- - A British Joke. Judy. "More trouble in China!" "Oh! Anything serious?" "An ox in a tea cup." "Thank goodness it isn't a hoax this time!" "Yes, it might have been a bull." Dlacovered at I.«*t. Washington Star. "Who is the most remarkable man mentioned in modern history?" asked the reporter. "No," said the man. who had just made some speeches. "You can't Interview me I'm too modest to talk about myself ' 1 SII IB HOG 4 SOLD STBAOV TO A SHADE i.ownut tii am our tubm- DAY CATTLE PKICES UNCHANGED Butcher Offerings Were Common and Sold Steady—U K ht Stoclr Cattle Continue In Good De mand— Sttee-p Steady. SOUTH ST. PAUL, March 14.-The re ceipts at tho Union stock yards today (eßtlmated) wero: Cattle, 150; calves, 150; hogs, 1,000; sheep, 200; horses, 300; cars, 32. The official receipts Tuesday were: Cat tle, 571; calves, 428; hogs, 2,494; sheep, 439; cars. 64. The following table shows the roaclg over which Tuesday's receipts came in and the number of loads hauled by each: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed. c. a. w i .; l Gt. Northern.... 1 2 .. 8 Nor. Paciflc 1 C.St.P M. & O. S 6 .. 7 C, M. A St. P.. 3 6 1 8 C, B. & q 1 .... M. & St. L 8 2 4 Soo Line .. .. l Totals 9 23 8 29 The receipts thus far in March, com pared with the same period In March, 1599, are as follows: March, IDOO. March, 1399. Gain. Cattle 2,591 2,731 *140 Calves 1.034 1.588 *5R4 Hogs 17,114 11,569 5,545 Sheep 2.323 8,778 »G,455 Horses 432 64 368 Cars 380 318 02 •Loss. The receipts thus far in 1900, compared with the same period In 1893, are as fol lows: 1900. 1899. Gain. Cattle 18,792 17.518 1,274 Calves 6,448 C.043 403 Hogs 104,317 77,014 27,273 Sheep 85,833 101,867 •1€,0K4 Horses 1,853 226 1,627 Cars 2.702 1,190 512 •Loss. HOGS. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 1,000 A week ag-o 1,392 A year ago 1.025 Quotations: Mixed and butchers, $4.SO® 4.85; heavy packing and rough, $4.25@4.70; good to prime light. $4.77V 2 @4.80; stags and boars, $2.50@4; pigs, $3.75<g>4.25. Receipts were about the same as the corresponding day a year ago. The de mand was good, with prices steady to a shade lower than on Tuesday. The bulk of the mixed and butchers sold at $4,809) 4.8:% with $4.85 for prime, and a top of $4.90 for choice sorted bunches. Lights sold at $4.77M>@4.80. Representative salee: Mixed and Butchers— No. Wt. Dkg. Price, i No. Wt.Dkg.Prlce. 7 236 ..$4 82Vi|29 210 .. $4 SO 29 296 80 485 10 258 80 480 30 246 .. 485 80 237 80 480 50 219 80 480 SO 227 .. 4 82U 8 250 80 480 66 220 80 4 82*2 66 254 40 480 69 235 80 480 89 2*7 480 Good to Prime Light— 38 185 ..~s4~Bo~|iir7 180 ..$430 Heavy Packing and Rough— _ 1 ■ .T.~~400~.. $4 50 Stags and Boars— 1 640 80 $4 00 Pigs- ~ 3 127 .. $4 40 '5 ...... 122 .. $4 25 8 122 .. 428 CATTLE. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 300 A week ago 451 A year g-o 574 Quotations: Choice butcher cow 3 and heifers, $3.50@4.15; fair to good, $2.8<Kfr3.25; thin cows and canners. $2.25^2.75; choice butcher steeja, $5@5.25; fair to good. $4.26 @4.75; fat bulls, Wa"M; bologna bulks, $2.50^2; veal calves.W.Go@6.2s; choice stock cowb and heifers, $3(5350; fair to good $2.50@2.75; common and tailings. S2 25® 2.50; heifer calves. $885,73; choice stock ers and feeders, $8.5004.10; fair to good, $3.25^/3.50; common and tailings, $2,503) 3.25; steer calves, $3.T5<fr4.(10; stock and feeding bulls, $2.50/7.3.25; stags and oxen, $2.75'g8..':,0; milkers and springers, $251T10. Receipts were light and the quality, with the exception of a few bunches of stock cattle, was generally only common to fair. Butcher offerings were scarce and the bulk was very common.. Xo change In prices. Good stock cattle, and especially lightweight stuff, were In tlrm demarad at fully steady prices. Amon.cr the stock rattle offerings was consider able stuff that was common to fair and was Blow sale. Heavy stooke-rs and feeders In fair demand at steady prices. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Heifers— No. " Wt.Price. fSo. Wt^PriceT 1 1260 $3 00 1 1120 $:i 75 1 890 4 00| 1 1040 310 1 1080 3 501 1 1130 315 1 1330 3 .~o| 3 1017 300 1... 920 2 90| Butcher Steers — 2........... 855 $3 401 8...........v, 880 $8 68 1 1000 4 50| 1 870 360 __Fat and Bologna Bulls— 1 .77777 980 $2 90! i77.77777777~i030~52~75 jj...^. : JJQS 3 15! Veal Calves— T 77.77777 i6o~so~oo Stock_Cowa and Heifers— "5.7 543 $3 50! 1. 7.7.7 1050~53 00 13 4«4 350 4 , 637 325 1 880 325 1 6S<> 360 1 520 4 1512 670 360 2 565 360 1 ; 930 285 2 545 3 75| Heifer Calves— __^_ 6 ~39fi $3 60| 6 332 $3 75 5 282 3 50111 308 $3 75 1 310 3 60| 2 175 390 Common and Tailings—Heifers— % «0 $8 5011.... 840 $2 60 1 800 2 75j 1 780 275 1. .......,:... 890 2_7si_ Stockers and Feeders— "2 .~435~ $350! 7777. 662 $4 05 7 802 3 75114 573 405 2 610 4 55! 2 700 415 1 890 3 3513 660 3 30 17 567 4 25; 1 800 425 3 557 400 3 767 325 2 655 4 OOJ 2. 595 400 Steer Calves— 3 77397~~5T00"~5 340 $5 75 19 400 440 8 343 450 3 370 4 7F»! 5 332 4Xo 3 320 4 50| 3 210 380 8 3flO 3 80-14 377 425 15. 336 _ 4 40; 2.... 220 390 Common and Tailing-*—Steers— 1 820 $3 0012 125 $3 00 1 530 3 001 1 370 350 7 368 3 2512 165 250 5 210 3 50j 2^... _ 295 300 Stock and Feeding Bulls— 1 ...1130 $3 15f2 560 $3 00 1 940 3 00| _Thin Cows and Canners— 1777.77 900 $2 35 1 ......ii(8o ftx 2 1185 2 75 3 ft 73 2 40 1 770 225 1 900 265 2 900 275 1 960 250 1 730 2 40! Stafts and Oxen— "1 7i491) $4~28 Mllkera and Springers— 1 cow ,s3l 00 2 cows 80 00 3 cows and 2 calves 100 00 1 springer 35 00 SHEEP. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 200 A week ago 416 A year ago 3,990 Quotations: Fat sheep. $4.50@5.30; stock sheep. $3.25!®4: feeders. $3.4o<JEi>4; fat lambs. tS.sofyt6.Bo; yearlings, 85.25Q5.75; stock and feeding lambs. S4.SOrfJG; buck lambs, $3@ 3.50; bucks, $2..i0#4. Receipts were light and only a part of fered for sale. Demand was good at steady prices^ Representative sales: "No. Kind. " Wt. ■ Price. 7 fat lnmbs 70 $6 12% _l_fa.t sheep ......MO 4 75 Milch Cow Exchange—The demand for good to choice cows was good with prices steady at the recent advance. Best cows sell at $45. Representative .sales: No. Price. I No. Price. 2 cows $90 00! 2 cows $82 00 1 cow — — 37 00| l_cow_ 33 00 "The day's sales, each buyer purchasing the number of head indicated, were as follows: __, B ~ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Bwlft & Co 80 876 ... M. Doran & Co., *U. AUL- The oldest firm la the North wast doing % BANKINQ AND BROKERAGE BUSINESS. Stock* Bonds. Oraln and Provision*. Direct prtrato wlr«i to all learlin 7 m*r*et«. Have removed fram '.heir old quarters, 311 Jackson St., to lha northeast ooruer >f thi German.* Life Ins. B!«8g,, 8^22.25. Wbr* MI"n™"9"-» Staples Estate 88 I L. Gottfried li Slimmer & Thomu 86 ... ... J. B. Fitzgerald 8 City butcher* 2 U Country buyers 226 ... I Totals 360 929 10 Among the shippers on the market were: Uhlrnan Bros., River Falls, cattle and hop; J. Schmidt, Melrosa, cattle and hogs; Carver Bros. & Co., Brandon, cat tle; N. Andereon, Brooten, cattle and hogs; Bank of Maple Lake, cattle and hogs; O. H. Monsen, Vlning, cattle and hogs; Q. Nold, Nelson, mixed; F. Schnei der, Alma, cattle and hogs; J. Kllroy, Cannon Falls, hogs; Johnson & Peterson, Hector, hogs; Ferch Bros., Odessa, hogs; C. F. Woods, Renvllle, cattle; Albeo Bros., New Richmond, hogs; O. Cooper Adrian, hogs; Pettls & Chappol, St. Peter, cattle and hogs; M. N. Berg, Nlcollet hogs; H. C. Scales, Made] la, sheep; Jor g-enaon Bros., L«eds, cattle and sheep: J. P. Snlpps. Lelnnd, hog*; Remes & Co.. New Prague, hogs. «o^i X-A^o> March 14.-Cattle—Receipts, 22.000; generally I<XQ-If.o lower. Natives: Good to prime steers, 10c lower, $4.90@S SO; poor to medium, 10fQ,20c lower, $4<&>4 SO selected feeders. hlow, $4.1(1^4.80; mixed atockars, about steady, $3.3<%3.D0; cows, 10c lower. $8©4..20; heifers, J3<§)4.40- can ners, *2.25@2.i»; bulls. $3©4.15; calves. 250 lower, $4.50«7;7. Texans: Rwolpts, 2,500; Texas-fed steer*, active, s<^Joc lower, $3.15 <*4.»0; lexas bulla. shade lower, $3.20-3 J. 70. Hosts—Receipts today, 29,000; tomor row 27,000; estimated left over, 5.000; fairly active, averaging shade lowor: top. Jj.tb; mixed and butchers, M.hoUo 02Vfe good to choice heavy, $i.&f>(§>3.as; rough heavy, *4.»)GH.80; ligiit. $4.75(^4.»• bulk of Kales. $4.90(8,5. Sheep-Receipts. 13.000 --sheep and yearlings about steady; lambs weaK to 100 lower; good to choice wsth era $5.05y;5.90; fair to choice mtxed, $4.75 0o.&»; Western sheep, $5.40®5.80; yearl- fiSV v«s lambß- *-B0«7-*' SIOUX CI T f. To.. March 14.-Oa.ttle- T,.600; Tuesday. 1.056; shipments, B5« ih toHS 1 -Bteady' aIG9: 2 cows, ay stock heifers, ay 590 lbs, $3.50; 22 stock jv rh'nf/ 465lbA= $4:2 buil3- ** i.«» iff f(ho lh« ftiaV' 5 * $355: 2 bullB' a* -ni V ' 6 Backers and feeders ay fi» ik o S> Ja io Bt?« k«ra and feeders, ay m lbs, $4.40; 18 calves, ay 329 lbs, $4 50- 21 ?£ V -7 V 438J b8 ' 474; 7 yearling.. av'sS lbs, $4; 7 yearlings, ay 642 lbs, $4.55 Hotfs -Receipts. 4,200: Tuesday, 3,670; market sail? SIT 1"1 Behlnff' t^®4™ bufk of R^SfnT" i tAHA \ March v-Cattle ?f™ Pt9«-,i'-'^; mß«et 10c lower; native steers, $4@0.35; oows and heifera. $3.25(2) 4.15; stockers and feeders, $3.75@5. Hotra -Rece pts, 11,100; shade to So lower; bufk X Win- 8*1/*' i *4-75$i^- Sheep-Receipts, s:9o°!'iS y f & 106 lower: muttons- *** KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 14.-Cattle -Receipts, 9,000; market 10@15c lower; na tive steers, $8.75f5.35; Texas steers. $3^5 fr a ir^° W? and heifers. $1.85@4.65; stock tona '$3^y; steady; lHmfas- «5@6.90; mut -7 IvF" ,LOTTISj March 14.-Cattle-Recelpts, 3,000; lower for natives to steady; native «^K?i r «-60®*-85; stockers and feeders! ?d.0(>tj,4.60; cows and heifers, $3.50<54 40 v lJ&7s» eceil>t8 ,' 6 500: du^e lower; liihts', H"^ >W>bhl>ack^ s- .W- 85®4-**: butchers J4.^n Sheep-Receipts, 1,800; firm; mut tons, $0r tf 5.85; lambs, $6<§>7.25. BEGGARS THEIR BAJiTE. Queer Demands Matle on tlie Pamei of Known Philanthropist*. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Philanthropic beggars are the bane of a rich man's existence. Philip D. Ar mour wrote out a check for $500 the other day for the mere assurance that he wouldn't be asked to donate anything to a school near his winter home in Cali fornia, Mrs. Caroline Haskell, whose gifts to the University of Chicago, to Haskell Orphan asylum, at Battle Creek, Mich., and other charities have made her fa mous, receives from fifteen to twenty begging letters in every day's mail. Not long ago Mrs. Haskell had a letter from a girl in Chicago asking her for $5,000. "I merely want a small sum," she wrote, "to buy me a trousseau. If I have a wedding outfit and $4,000 In money I can marry one of the richest young gen tlemen in Chicago. Without the money my life's happiness will be totally wreck ed. Please r»mlt at once. Better send the cash, as you know Bometlmea a person has trouble getting a check cashed." Airs. Haskell paid no attention to the letter, and in a few days received a still more peremptory demand. "It la not possible that a rich woman, unless she has a heart of stone, will de liberately wreck a person's happiness," the young woman added. A man in Texas. took pen in hand to j say that It had "ocured too me that If* I had Twenty Thousand dolers I could do ! a grate work in this community with it. j J would found a co'ege, madum, of whiten j I should be presdent. Noing of your work I have no dout you will "send that very reasonable amt." "N. B. I see you have sometimes give more to sum places." A woman in a Kansas town wrote to say that all that stood between her and j entire peace of mind was a mortgage on j her house, and that nothing could ba more i philanthropic than the advancement of I money to raise that mortguge. All the j writers apparently expect to get what ! they ask for, and sometimes write again i in most abusive terms when no attention Is paid to their demands meanestlroln alive. An Eastern !>«-u«kl*l Who Incurred tne Hatred oC llin Clerk. Washington Star. "Tho meanest man 1 ever worked for," sßld ihe drug clerk, "was an old fellow who kept a store in the northeast. "One night a colored mammy entered, rihe was so visibly poor that It ought to have cone against a man's conscience to have taken money fr >:n her unJer any circumstances. Approaching the old man she said: " 'Say, boss, la yo 1 got lnny 'cated ell skin ?' " 'What? said the old man, for it was a new ono to both of us. " ' 'Cated ell'skln, boss, fo' de room 'tlsm. I'se bin done tol'e dat 'cated ell' skin am a sh' nuff cue fo' da misery, an" Iso got de misery po'ful bad in mah back.' "The old skinflint did some deep and rapid thinking, and pocketing the only dollar the old creature had, went to a drawer where we kept common oil silk, and teaiing: off a piece about four inches wide, worth three cents, handed ll to her with a great display of Importance. " 'This is genuine medicated eelskln of a superior quality of eels. Bind It on light aiul it will cure you sure.' "f hated him all the more after that." BIG GROCERY BUI. People of the United States Devour Immense QuMittlttegi Yearly. Merchants' Review. In one of our exchanges the dairy com missioner of Wisconsin is credited with the statement that the aggregate ex penditure of the people of the United States for food products, exclusive of nulls, is $1,950,000,000. This is the na tions annual grocery bill. The ommls- Btoner estimates that there are, In round numbers, 15,000,000 families In this country, and he gets $1,850,000,000 total by multiply ing the number of families by $130, which he estimates la the sum spent by each of the families for groceries. At $130 a year each family lg credited with an expenditure of $2.32 a we*>k For groceries, which seems a v<>i y low i stl mate. Perhaps $3 a week would be nearer the mark, and If we start with that av erage we get a yearly bill of $156 lor each family, and a total of $2,340,000,00) for thj whole country. A generation ago sugar constituted nearly one-fourth of the grocery sties of the country, but today, owing to the won derful Increase in the trade of cann d ' goods and grocers' specialties, the staple FINANCIAL. O'Connor & Van Bergen, BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions. Fourth and Minnesota Streat3, ST. PAUL SET"Direct Private Wires. BROKERS. ANTHONY YOERQ A. CO., BROKERS. Grain. Provision*. Stocks anJ Bull. 201 Germanla Life Bid*.. 3t. J xli \ t ail.ii. Long Dlstauca Telephone. 751. CHAS.H.F. SMITH &Go^ Only members of the New York 3:o'it Ex change In ihe Northwest. Bprei^l »tt»ntloi» alTen grain orders. Members Chicago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WIRHs. Plonaer Press Bldg , Si. Pmi\ Mm i. INVESTnENT SECUkmas. H. HOLBERT"&~SON7" Bankers and rotters, 341 Robert St., St. Paul. C. L. JETT& CO., Produce Commission Mero!ia.iU f 89 East Third Street, SL Pail. BUTTER ANO EQQI A BPS3UI.Tr. \ EDWARDS A BEDELL, \ \ Grain, Provisions. Stocks. Cattoi. \ \ jSS^DIBRCT PRIVATE WHIM. \ \ no Endicott Arcade, St. Paul. \ \ 31a Quaranty Bldg., .VUnnaapon*. \ A. J. WAMPLER & GO. 11-12 Germania Life Bldg.. Giouud Floor. COM/niSSION BROKBR-i Stocks, Oraln. Provisions. P»~DiRKCT PRIV/TTE WIRES. A. F. PRIEST. Treasury stocks In copper propsrtlas of great merit, Grand Encampment dis trict Wyoming. 217 Mannhattan Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. .JJHN J. WATSON. 133 E. 6ti St. Find Insssranoe, Keal Estate, Loans. For Improved CUy Property _4% 4J% b% and 8% --occupies a greatly inferior rank. Us >al-» j being perhaps no more than one-lweiltn | of the total sales of groi-ei !.**. Assuming ihat thive-fouribs of the t>> j tal consumption of sugar, or 1,500.0 hi i.>rn, ; la supplied by groce. s. their yeariy s^K-d ; of the staple, at an average pjlce of 3 ■ cents a pound,would aggregate SiiW.iMO.ooo, which, multiplied by twelve, give* j. total of $2,oi<i,ooi),Guo as th© grocery b.ll of tlio ! United Stales. Whichever of these three estimates w« j accept, and it is impossible to say which Is nearest the mark. It ia obvloua that th a distribution of groceries Is a very Impor tant branch of trade, and it would se-m I that there is room thorcin for a larfjo ; number of dealurs without danger of | overcrowding. CAMPHOB IN FLORIDA. Mneh of (he Gum in (he Vtaten < ome. From the Evei-Kladeit. Florida is In a fair way to beouno the ; rival In camphor protection of China. Ja j pan and Formosa. Heretofore the worM j has derived its supplies of that gum from | the countries named, but of the vaut i camphor forests that once exlated In thes© j regions but a small portion remains. This j Is the direct result of the waniun wasta In the process practiced for obtaining the gum from the tree. Camphor 1* usually obtained by boiling the ohipn of the wood and roots and bark in great kettles with water and condensing the volatilized gum on rushes suspended over the kettles. In this process the entire tree is cut down and even the roots dv* up. l>ut In Florida il wag found that the gum could be commercially produced from th.> leaves and twigs, seventy-seven pounds of which yield one pound of gum. Hence tha btsar- Ing tree reed not be disturbed or Injure.l in any way, as th fl foliage it bears I* very j dense and may be thinned down one-half j without scarcely beins? noticed. The tree, i besides, boars a very great amount of pruning without Injury. It la an ever green and makes three growths a year— In April, June and October. The tre« removes nothing from the soil, the gum being formed entirely from the Kn*es of the atmosphere, and hence the k-avea, when deprived of their camphor and re turned to the soil, constantly enrich the soil, which in time requires no fertiliza tion whatever. Aside from Its commercial uses the camphor tree Is one of the most ornamental ever cultivated. Its beautiful shape being equaled by the arbyr-vltaa only. Its lower branches lie on tha ground, while the top forms a perfect cone. The flowers are small, but exceedingly pretty, while tho leaves are of a beautiful pale, glossy green color. QUEER TITLE PAGE. Whose Awful Anchor Adopted Aflat crntlona Artful. A book of extracts from various au thors many years ago adopted a peculiar alphabetical and alliterative title page, on which the contents of the book were displayed in a most Ingenious way. Ev ery lino began with a successive letter of (he alphabet, upon which the wholo | line alliterated In a most extraordinary and grotesque hutfbJon, ns may be seen from these few examples culled fr.mi the mass: Astonishing anthology from attractive . authors. Broken bits from bulky brains. Choice chunks from Chaucer to Char ming. Jewels of judgment and Jets of jocular ity. Kindlings to keep from the king to the kitchen. Magnificent morsels from mighty m!nds. Numerous nuggets from notable noodles. Prodigious points from powerful pens Quirks and quibbles Horn queer quarters. Tremendous thoughts on thundering top ics. Wisps of wit In a wilderness of words. Yawnings and yearnings for youthful Yankees. ' Seal and ze^t from Zoroaster to Zim merman. 7