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M. D. FLOWER, Pre.. H. a. CARROLiL.'Gen; Snpt . - ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS, H^. South St. Paul, Minn. Beat Equipped and Mo , t Advantnsc oat Market for (he Shippers In the ■»» Worth vrest. CONXECTED WITH ALL Till? IUILKOAOS. 1 ? CGO Beeves and 2 ? C00 Slogs Wanted Oa§2y. CH ASK. H AHS' GOMMJSSIdNKCdHP AN Yf LIVE STOCK GCSMISSIOM JEiSHIitS, Fccm 19 Exchange B!dg., Union Stock Yard 3, So. Si. Pji-j!, .Mini.; end Union Stoak Yards. Chica-ro, 111. A'l Correspondence will-receive prompt attention. Liberal . advances made on - 3, «.:."consignments. References—Union Stock Yards or any Commercial Agency. rooers'arogers^ LIVE STOOK CO^iISSID^ M^sanrs. , Room 21 Exchange Building,: South St. Paul, Minn. Highest market prices obtained for stock. Prompt attention given to all corre •'.-.:- spondence and orders. I eferen ces: Any commercial agency. - US 111 1 111 AFTER AX IRREGULAR MARKET § WHEAT SHOWED A SMALT. FINAL GAIX DORN AND OATS BOTH LOST Short « aught Nni>|>liin in May .-. INi.U. Which Was Marked " "": Up a Act 35 r ' Cents. !> ■ - ."-V--.' . Close. Day. May wheat. Minneapolis JS 7.% May heat. Chicago 7S^ 78 May wheat, Duluth .". 7 fi1 < 79 May wheat, St. Louis 76SS 76% I May wheat. New York $5% 83 i CHICAGO, Jan. B.—Wheat was pulled hither and thither today under the con flicting inducements held out by unex pectedly steady cab! en the one hand land diminished outside support on the ether, May closing !4@%C higher. Corn closed %c lower, and cat* at a Ike de cline. May pork closed osc up and-lard anil ribs iVj'Tioc improved. May wheat opened Vie to lc higher at 7S-',ic to 79c, shorts covering:, and in s.me cases taking a hazard on the long side, because Liverpool showed a slight ad vance in the face of the slump here yes terday. The trade was nervous and 'er ratic and continued so throughout th»: session. A reduction in outside specula tive interest in the market was notice able. On the bulge longs sold to realize profits and May was forced back to 7-Sc. At this point shorts were thrown into another lit by a report that local people .had sold twenty-rive loads . for ! direct export. May accordingly was bfd sharply "up to 7914 c. This afforded another opportunity . for profits to longs. The report-of export sales was contradicted. The market, how ever, dropped only to 7S%c, this time and quickly rallied to 79c. This demand was I goon satisfied and .within live minutes the j let dropped again to 78c. The clos9 Irras nervous. May higher at I-'*'** 7 V •<(-. Primary receipts aggregated 557,000 * bu, compared with 45.ui0 bu last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 373 car-, against- 63 cars a year ago. .Local receipts were 19S cars,' 15 of ccn tra*t -grade. : Seaboard- clearances in TOeal and flour were equal to 282,690 bu. ■ Corn remained firm during, the better part of the forenoon under the influence of unsettled.weather and the receipts 638 cars, which : were 122 cars under the esti ,mate. •- Local opinions gave the market support in a moderate way, and there i was no pressure from longs to any ex tent. I-ater. sales were a bit freer in sympathy with wheat. There was a fair cash demand, but dealers were hampered by the scarcity of cars. Some corn for immediate rail shipment was sold. May -old between :39c-and :>' @3s%c, and clo; --' Hi-*sc lower at 3sy,.<gSS%c. Oats were ■ fairly active, but -the trade was largely local. The market was in _ ilined to follow wheat. Receipts were 419 ■ars. May sold between 25% c and 25 1/s-f Hid closed Uc lower. at 2'l.r. The features of the provision market tvas the dc-mand for . pork from shotl3. ,rhe opening was easy on heavy receipts, ' jut almost immediately buying of .the whole list by a prominent operator sent shorts to cover and the market respond ■d sharply. On the bulge moderate real zing took place, but the market held strong. May perk sold between Jl3.C2^ - md $1.2 p. -and closed 5c higher at $14®; May lard between $7.25 and $7.40, closing :'Ac" up at 57.35, and May ribs- bet we in CUT 1;, and *7.12i4, with the close 5c im )rove<l at $7.07^. Estimatedl rece'i-rfs for omorrow: Wheat, 75 cars;.corn, 375 cars; j ■at.-. ISS cars, hogs, 55,000. . The leading features ranged as follows: . : lOpen-jHigh-|Low-lClos «£__ ( ing- | est. | est.j ing. Vluat- I V i i - January ......|75%-%! 70 | 75 | 7.".', i February ......1 76%! IWl\Ts^-%\ "<&.<* I May .....!78^-7l)i 79%! 7S :7S',i- 3i ■"orn— ■ - I'll I January ....... H6;,r' "6% 38%] 56% I February 37%-%| 37»il 37V41 "T-, 1 May ...: |38%-391 3D 138%-%ISBK-% '.Us— -' j i January 53%! 23% 23% 23V V May 25%-y> 25% 25% 25.4 •ork— . -.■. . . - January 1100 lit 50 14 00 ]14 50 May .' 1362%1U20 [13 G2V.;:i! 05 -.ard- ■■':. .: i ! : i , I January I 7 10 [7 25 17 10 | 7 20 May 17 25 I 7 40 17 25 7So libs- I I January ' I 6 S2^j 700 I C 92t; 3 92* i May ;^-.?vh*ry. 6 97%! 7 12Vil C 97% ' 07'_- M Cash quotations were as follows: our Q'i and firm. Wheat—No. 2 spring, c; No. 3. >'•', aic; No. 2 red, 7Sc. Corn— To. 2, 37i4e; No. '2 yellow. 37»4c. Oats— - To. 2, ::l:.,<:; No. 2 white, 27(327%c; No. 3 .hi. 2UWZ7. Rye—No. 2, s;c. Malting Fair to choice, 57(§60c. Flax Seed— • $1.59: >«'.>. l northwestern, $1.61. TiKiotVi>i r,-jed—Prime, $4.75. Mess Fork—Per -b'al, tILZStIKM. Lard—Per iOO lbs, $7.20@7.2Ui . hort Ribs—Sides (loose), $6.55*( 7-10. , lers— Dry salted (boxed), G / ic"Sldr>s i -Shori clear (boxed), (7.40@7.50. Whisky fails, of high wines, $1.207 Sugar—Cut , >af, *G. 39; granulated, $5.75; confection _v rs' A, $5.69; oft A. $.")."!: clover contract li-rafte. $10.50. Receipts—Flour, 44,000 bbls; iieat, 121,000 bu; corn, 459.000 bu; oats, .4.000 l)u; rye, 6.000 bu; barley, 120,000 bu. ■hipments— Flour, 41,000 bbls; wheat, 44, - corn, 157.000 bu; oats, 246,000, bu; **l s,riey, S,o<jO bu. On the produce exchange * jday the butter market was dull; cream i rics. 15023 c; dairies. 12820 c. Cheese— ■ulet; 10V,c aIL Eggs— fresh, 20c. MINNEAPOLIS. 3JINNEAPOUS, Jan.— is a good eal of manipulation going on In wheat nd it Is difficult to tell just where merit tops and manipulation begins. There is -mysterious factor at work in wheat nd it is centered in Chicago. Some say :oi.:ie is buying .wheat. Whether it (a <ene or not. there has been a strong: liying force in Chicago, ao "much so hat it has reversed conditions as to Min eapolls and is now at a premium over als market. The doubtful element In the ■jl-.t is as to whether this long inter /.) in Chicago can control and put Ihe iarkot higher^ or whetlier it is nangiag wo i's bootstraps and holding the mar et by -sheer manipulation. The country as not been buying wheat heavily oh iis advance; the experience of "Juno as made them cautious about buying on ulses. Sharp breaks, snch"- as realized »sterrfay frighten traders. The market aa virtually "hung up" at noon today (ailing some development that would irnish a basis for tradinsr. .May wheat Kttw ii .Minneapolis at 75% c and broke > t «<vtc, 1 allying again to ,78% c. North- T*t receipts were 257 cars at Minno fclls, against .32?; a yea:- a.go, 85 at Dv- Mh. '■■'■'Pool was %d'higher.. In- tl^e last • hour, wheat had a sharp ruak, hut closing prices v.-ere on a rally f .-".(■.. May ri _ 4 Sc, or Me up from yestar-' oy. .ii;iy at ,b;^c. The close was steady. C .it* ensn market was in .|>.ii.->.t tone stud cra«-wheat was again carried. over un ■j\d. At the opening- trading was ac io;at^urrr» V prices, but after the millers : a. i.,.- pood lots the tendency wag fiVris ,<« f i_o;• prJew en. the UJMo!d. For SLIMMER ■& THOMAS, LIVE - STOCK BROKE AS. O-. > i taken for all kinds ef llvV«to<>* *nd tinao riven to responsible parti**. Correspondence solicited. • "V ' ■ SOUTH ST. PAIL IIOI'X CITT. Mlnne&bt^. ■ Tow*, - No. 1 northern . 77J£c was the average figure., No. 2 northern ranged from 74c .£. *h£ o 3 wheat was salable from 06c to (Oc a few selections going as high as ,1c and poor No. 3 selling to 63c. Re jected sold: from 54c for bin-burned to 00g tor ordinary-and 65*; Me for selections." 1 ■No grade sold at 58c for top, most of it i going: around 55c and lower wb^t^today^B WaS the range of price °* Opening Jan" gg* Highest 7814 • 79%©i4 Today •„... 77^ 73 "-78% :-.• yesterday ..... 76% 77% 78% \ear ago ... . 64% 65%@% 66% °» Track— 1; hard, 78% c; No 1 74°ic ' %C: °- 2 northern. 73U@ -' p. m. Report- Puts, May wheat, 77% c. Calls, May wheat, 78%c.'-V'i'Sl Curb, ,May wheat. 77%@.78c. " n =fmrfi h(; .n;.V rket .continues climbing up ami Jit. tight receipts are readily ab e ™th a4 eraan<i for anything It all good The difference between good re jected and No. 1 is narrowing daily, re- ! lected selling closer. Quotations lor No 1 remain normal, as there is practically none of this grade in the receipts.- The best rejected touched $1.56. Poorer lots brought $1.52@1.55. Shipments from this market were 20 cars. Minneapolis receiv ed 17 cars, against 13 last year. Du luth had 16 and Chicago 27. Closing prices were: Minneapolis cash, $1.60; to arrive, $1.59; Ma.?' »■««; Duluth flax, $1.62; to arrive. *™; Ma 1.65; September, $1.10 bid * lour—The market is without change of importance. Fiist patents are quoted at $4.20@4.30; second patents^ $4&4.10; first clears. $2.5C@2.90;. second clears, £@2.10 • Shipments, 17,899 bbls. ■' Millstuffs—Prices are firm and steady. ran, in bulk, is quoted at ?11.75^12- fl ur middlings, $12,5C@J2.75; bulk shorts $.150 - oA^:,[ ed do s' in 14°-Ib packs, $14; feed in 200"!b su^ks- $1 per ton additional. Shipments, ],(65 tons. Feed and Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, $13.25; No. 1 feed, $13.65; No. 2 feed, $14; No. 3 feed, $14.40; granulated corn meal.in cotton sacks, at the rate of 51.90 per bbL :;■'.•.■-.':.; Corn—Receipts:- were lis;ht 'at only- 16 cars. Twelve cars were shipped. Th<= market is. firm at the-higher range and good No. 3 brings 35c. No grade corn brought 34? 4 c. and No. 3 white sold at ®*4c There was a demand for corn to J arrive and trading was brink. Quota tions are: No. 3 yellow. 3T,i.,c; No. 3 white, 35& c; No. 3 corn, 35e; No. 4 corn, 34% c. Oats—The market is strong and active with prices holding firm at yesterday's level to a shade higher. Bin-burnt No. 3 brought 23c. Quotations are: No. 3 white 24%@25c; No 3 cats. 24% c. R?ceipts, 21 cars; shipments, 9 cars. ... Barley— market is firm and steady No. 5 sold at 4S-,@so\ Feed grades are quoted at 38@43c; malting grades, 44(f?52c Receipts were ..light; oniy 4 cars. Ship ments, 2 cars. ...-....-■ i Rye—The market is steady at 50c quot ed for choice No. 2. Receipts. 2 cars; shipments, 1 car. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. '■■'- ~'- No. | Roads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rej.Gd. I Gt. Northern.. .. 15 38 56 12 40 ! C., M. & St. P. .. 45 92 31 12 S :M. & St. L 7 9 12 6 4 ! Soo Line 3 2 2 > Nor. Pacific 2 5 1 - "i i C..5t.P.,M.& 0.. 22 43 '10 20 3 j Chi. G. W .. .. 2 .. .. Minn. Trans .. .. .. 1 i '{ Totals ..... .. SO 188 11$ 54 63 I Other Grains— wheat. 51 cars- No. 3 com, 67 cars; No. 3 oats, 34 cars; no grade ots, 2 cats; No. 2 rye, 5 car?; No 3 barley, 1 car; No. 4 bar'.ey, 2 cars; No 5 barley, 7 cars; no grade barley, 2 cars; No. 1 flax. 1 car; rejected flax* 12 cars; no grade flax,' 9 cars. • • - • Cars Inspected Wheat—No. 1 northern, 13: No. 2 northern, 7; No. 3, B rejected, 2; no grade, 24; No. 3 corn, 24; No. 3 oats, 7; No. 1 flax, 1; rejected flax. 31; no grade flax, 1. BITIUTK. DULIJTK, Minn., Jan. The market was very active today and stronger than yesterday's. It opened %c up at 79e; sold at 79% cat 10:15; at 79c, at 10:25; at 79V»c at 10:40; at 79c at 10:57; reached 79% cat 11:40; sold at 79% cat -11:50, and at noon Fold at T9?ic: a drop to 7&% cat 12:20 fol lowed; it rallied to Tf^ic at 12:40; slumped again to 79c at 1:05 and closed at 79^40. Cash sales were 8,000 bushels, at un changed premiums. The close, wheat, rash, No. 2 northern. 77lic: No. 1 north ern, 75i,ic; No. 2 northern. C'VaTlc; No 3 spring. 57@64c: .to arrive. No. 1 hard, 77Uc; No. 1 northern. 76 ],ie; May. No. 1 northern. 7!V4c; July No. 1 northern, OS^c; oats, 26V: -'""• ; ■ rye. Coc; barley, 35§?55c; flfix to arrive, $1.02; cash, -$1.62; May, M.GS; . September. $1.10. C'nrs inspected, wheat. 86;- corn. 67: oats 13; rye, 7; bar ley, 1; flax, 16. X . :: .-—WJieat, 12,850 bu; corn, <5,4r>7.bu; f>..: . 1,737 bu; 'jar iey, 1.C86 b'j; flax, 13.75S bu. Shipments— Wheat, 1,317- bu. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Oats—Receipts, 14 cars; No. 3, 24^c; No. I 3 white, 25c. ' Corn— 3. 34c: No. 3 yellow, 34^c. Feed—Granulated corn, meal, in cotton \ sacks, $J".SO; coarse corn meal, ton, $13; j No. 1 feed, $13. • - Bran and Shorts—Bran in bu1k,'.512,150;-' shorts in bulk, $11. Hay— demand; receipts, SO tons; ! shipments. 30 tons; upland, choice. $10.50-!% i 11; upland, No. .1, $10, timothy, $12.50@13. | Straw—Market weak. Oat and -heat, i j:@5.50; rice, $6. OTHER GS AIN MARKETS. NEW -YORK—-Flour—Receipts, 23,278 bbls; exports. 10,701 bhis; again unsettled and quiet, owing to the irregularity cf wheat: lye-flour quiet; buckwheat flour steady: buckwheat dull; cornmeal firm; rye dull; barley dull; barley malt dull. "Wheat—Receipts, 21G.005 bu; exports, 102, --237 bu; spot steady; No. 2 red, S2 7/& cf. o. b. afloat: No. 2 red,-81 *ie ■ elevator; No. I northern Duiuth. 87% cf. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Diiluth, 92% c -f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady on better cables than . expected, and throughout the day was nervous and Irregular, with- a gen eral upward tendency on influential buy ing West, rumored to be lor Wall street account, and on reports of liberal ex port transactions. Near the close prices fell off suddenly under- active realizing,' with, the final tone easy at %c.net ad vance. January . closed Sl%c; Mar.-h 82% @S2Vic,v closed. 83% c; May. S2- 13-lC@S3%c closed, . S3&c; July closed Sl%c. . Corn— Receipts, 135,329; export, 120,529;: spot steady; No. 2,.<C»ic elevator. Option mar ket was rteady and quiet all day, sus tained by"small country offerings, "warm er conditions - West, - firmer cables, ;-• fair clearances and intimations of smaller re ceipts. It finally eased .off,with wheat ■ and closed easy at,^o decline. ;January: closed 45140:. May, 44^@44J^c; closed. 44% c Outs—Reoeiola. 68.600; exports, 7,095: spot dull:.: No. X 30c; No. «3. -2S%c; rNo- - 2 r/hlte, 32V£c; No. 3 white, track mixed -"-'■-.'■ .'-■-" -=~/-i--—-:: \Z.'--r-r - ■ ---.:■.■- . THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901. western,- 29& c; track white, i 31i / i@3i%c. v Options, steady with corn, ; but .otherwise featureless.' •■-.•■--■ • -:,- '.:: ; '? LIVKTIPOOL, Jan. --' B.— Wheat—Spot strong: : . No. . 1; California: 0s sd;i.No.;"- 2 western winter, &s 2\4d; No. \\. northern, 6f? ■ 4V»d. Futures quiet; ■ March, (is & 1A<1; May, Us 3%d. Corn—Spot-quiet;-Amer ican mixed, new, 4s; American mixed, old, 4s .l?4d. r Futures steady;- January, 3s - U%d; March, 3s 10% d; . May,- 3s - S%d. Receipts of wheat during the past-three days; Sir..ooo _ centals. Including-V 217.0:0 .\m< rican. Receipts of: American . corn during the past three days 1, 247.500 centals. Vveather cold. • - " --.. KANSAS- CITY, Jan. Wheat—May, Gfj'■'"::<•: cash No. • 2 hard, 69 14@70c; No. 2 \ red, 7294<f/73c; No. " 2 spring, CSc. Corn— May. :>G-\c; cash No. 2 mixed, 34%; No. 2 white. 36c. Oats—No.-2 white, 25'/i<g2oc. ■ - ST. LO UIS, Jan. B.—Close Wheat— No. 2 red cash, 73% c: January. 73% c; -May, 7G*i@7C%c; July, 75% c; 5 No.-2 hard, UW<6 72^c. Corn—No. 2 cash, 36c; track, 3754 c"; January. -3614 c;.. May, 37% c. Oats—No. 2 cash, 24?4c; January,-. 24y 4 c; May;.'2s%c; No. 2 white, 27@'27 1/ic. • " MILWAUKEE, Jan. Flour—Steady." Wheat—Dull; No. 1 northern, 77<&78c: No. 2 northern, 74@75c. Rye—Higher; No. 1, '■'ifili^c. Barley—Dull; No. 1,- 60c; sample, 45fr57c. Oats—Steady; No. 1 white, 27c. PRODUCE AND FRUIT. Butter—Steady and in active demand; receipts light. Creameries— 23c; ] firsts, 22c. Dairies—Hand separators, 21c; extras, 19c Ladles— 12&14 c; pack ing stock, . ll%c. - ■ 7 •: .•r-zJ-y--,- Cheese — Market steady and . active. Twins, fancy full cream," ll@12c; brick No. 1, 12c; _ No. .2,. 9'^c; " Swiss cheese, old. 12Ujf?jl4c; Limburger, as to grade. Bi£ @llc. - . .••.'*. I Eggs — Market easier: receipts light. '■ Fresh stock, cases included, logs off, . 21@ 22c;.. storage, 17<519e. : - .-.., .:■.. ._ , • Beans—Market firm. : Fancy • navy, per bu. $2.25@2.35; medium, nand-picked, per bu, $1.60®1.50. --r Peas—Yellow peas, ?1.25; fancy green, $1.30.. : ■;■•-■ ..-.■ Potatoes— fair demand. Pota- : toes, per bu, 38@45c. Vegetables—Lettuce, per - dozen, 30c; I parsley, per dozen, 15c; tomatoes, Cali- ' fornia, basket, 75c; spinach, per bu, 50c; turnips, per bu, 25c; beans, wax, per bu, $3: string beans, per bu, 3c; cucumbers, per dozen, $1; carrots, per - bu, 30c: tur- I nips, per bu, 30c; horseradish, per Ib, 10c. j j - Onions—Steady. Red Globe and Weth- ! ' ersfleld. per cwt, $1.75@2. --. . .' —Market well cleaned up and \ good stock commands firm prices at ad- ■ vanced quotations. Apples, fancy, $2.75@ i 0.50. .' . - ' -■..-. . r :■'--■" Lemons—Receipts liberal; demand good. Fancy Messinas, box, $5@3.25; California, per box, $3.25@3.50. - . Oranges—California navels, $2.75@3.50.. Nuts—Hickory, per bu, $1@1.25; new ! California walnuts, lb, 14c; peanuts, raw, j per lb, 6c; peanuts, roasted, lb. 7c; Bra- i zils, per lb, lie; pecans, medium, 11@ 12yjc; chestnuts, new, per lb, 12(glGc. Bananas— moderate; demand active. Choice shipping, 52@2.30. Figs and Dates—Figs, new California, box, 8oc@$l; fard dates, 10-lb boxes, B@9c: Hallowee dates, new, s^c. Apple Cider— per bbl, $4; sweet, per half bbl, $2,50; hard, per bbl, $9. Dressed Demand light; supply fair. Veal, fancy, 6%c; veal, medium, 5y 2 c; hogs, country-dre3sed, 6<S«V£c; spring lambs, pelts off, Be. S Poultry—Demand fair; receipts lib eral. Dressed springs, per lb, »i/^?10c; hens, SWS'Sc; turkeys, 10@l<H£«:; ducks fancy, 10c; geese, 9c. - Fish—Fair demand. Pike, per lb, 5c- I croppies, per lb, 4@sc: pickerel, per lb' 4c; frog- legs, doz, 4@Bc. " MISCELLANEOUS. COFFEE AND SUGAR-New York, •it s . Coffee futures opened steady, with prices 5 to 10 points higher, and rul ed irregular and unsettled, practically all tne rest of the session, with the sentiment bearish I v inclined under liquidation, for eign selling, weak European market re ports, apathy in the spot market and pre dictions for increased receipts. Trauing was comparatively light throughout the clay. The close was steady at a net de ! cline of 5 to 10 points. Total sales, 16,250 bags, including: January, 5.75 c; Febu ary, 5.80; March, 5.i;5c; May, <s.oic; June 6.05 c; July, ti.lOc: August, 6.loc;■■Septem ber, 6.10@6.10c; October, 6.20 c, and Decem ber, 6.25 c. Spot Coifet— Rio easy. No 7 invoice, V/ 4 c; mild dull; Cordova, <jVi@ lo^4c Sugar—Raw steady but quiet; re fined firm. I WOOL MARKET—Boston, Jan. B.— ! j There was a quiet wool market here this ! week, but the outlook is fairly favorable j for a good business as soon as manu -1 facturers begin to need the wool. Buy- I ers are keeping within close touch of the j market all of the time arid bids of half a cent under the prices of some fair- I 1 sized lines have been refused by dealers. : There is an entire absence of speculative I feeling and the demand will-have to be i made by the manufacturers who want the wool to use. Territorial wools are quot ed at 46@48c for fine medium and fine i scoured staple, -while the strictly staple j is selling at 50c. Fleece wools are quiet I but prices are firm. The following are j the quotations for leading descriptions: ! Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces XX and ; XX above, 28c; Delaine, 29e; No 1 comb i ing and clothing,.29c; No. 2% blood 2S@ 29c; quarter blood, washed, 27@28c; coarse and braid, washed, 25@26c; quarter b'ood unwashed, 23@24c. Michigan, Wisconsin' etc.: X Michigan, 22(@23c: No- 1 Michigan ! combing and clothing. 27@28c;. No 2 do. I »®27c; quarter blood, washed, 26@27c- ■ coarse and braid, washed, 25<g26c; fine j Delaine, 25c. Unwashed mediums, etc— I Kentucky and Indiana quarter blood : combing, 23@24c; three-eighths blood, 23® i 24c; Missouri quarter blood combing 22® i I 2oc; three-eighths blood, 22@23c; brat 1 j combing, 20@21c; Lake and George, 22@ j 26c. Territory, Montana and Wyoming— 1 *Ine medium and fine, 16<S-17c; scoured 46 j @48c; staple, 49#50c; Utah, fine medium and fine, 16@17c; scoured, 46@48c; staple ( 49@50c; Idaho fine medium and fine, lcM I 16c; scoured, 46@4Sc; staple, 49@50c. Aus ; tralian scoured basis, spot prices—Comb ing, superfine nominal, 73@75c; good 67@ 70c; average, 64@67c. ' DRY GOODS-New York. Jan. S.-Con ditions In t.;e dry. goods market unalter ed in all cotton goods. General demand inactive on home account and export bus iness moderate. Fair quantity of heavy cottons being- forwarded to China. Print cloths dull. Small sale of regulars at all River at 3^c. Print ginghams un changed. Business in new lines of over coatings and clcakings for fall reported satisfactory so far. , -■-•.:■ BUTTER AND EGGS—New York, Jan ! B.—Butter— 10.426 packages; un settled; creamery, 16@24c; June cream ; cry, 16@2iy 2 c; factory, ll@l4c. Cheese— [Receipts, 3.694 packages;, firm; fancy ; large fall .ade. ll%@ll%c;" fancy small j fall mad^ 11%@12c. Eggs—Receipts, 8.732 ; packages; weak and lower; western aver ! age, packed at mark, 20@23c; western ■loss off, 24c. - ■ • - --.r • • • • ; COTTON MARKET— New York, Jan ■B.—Cotton—Spot closed dull; middling up j land, 30»4c; middling Gulf. 10^c; sal.*s. : 150 bales. •' Futures—Closed quiet and steady; January, 9.92 c; February 9.67"- March, 9.63 c; Ajril, 9.60 c; May, 9.60 c; June' ; 9.55 c; July, 9.53 c; August, 9.23 - Septem ; ber, 8.70 c; October, 8.33 c. j METAL MARKET—New. York, Jan 8 .■—Trading in the metal market today was I on conservative lines and confined chiefly i to meeting the immediate wants of ccn i sumers, and even this business was on a very small scale. The only, variation in the general list was shown in the" t"n prices, falling off about 35@30 points, as [ the result of large arrivals and in sym ; pathy with the weakness ab road The I close here was easy in tone $2t'..70@26.57^ i ,A.!,, London spot tin was 7s 6d- lower at f 120£ 10s, closing weak at the decline. Th ; rest of the list was without important I change as to price or feature.' Copper ; dull at 17c for Lake Superior and 16% c for i casting and electrolytic, while at London an easier market prevailed, closing- easy iat £72 8s 9d, Lead and spelter both led ! dun and featureless. English iron mar kets were a shade firmer, owing to an -increased inquiry, and closed ;at 57s at Glasgow and 4914 aat Middleboro.. while domestic iron markets were entirely des titute of any new feature " and without quotable change. EEAL ESTATE TRANSFEKS. L.. H. Goodwin to J. Smith. Its 1 and 2, blk 14. Marshall's add to West St. Paul $i,coo J. Smith and wife to Josephine M Smaller, Its 1 and 2, blk 14, Mar shall's add to West St. Paul 1,800 J. \V. Lusk and wife to Swedish Evangelical Free church. Its 9 and 10 blk 3, Holterhoff & Mead's add. 6CO C. Fortmeier and wife to Clara Fort mefer, w 50 ft It 15, blk 1, Ashton & Sherberne's add 1,5C0 T. Maloney and wife to A. Leheney, part It 25, Merriams Out Lots 1,125 J. B. Robbins and wife to F. W. Gibbcns, It 19, blk 2, Bryant's add. 90S Total $7,J25 Marietta. O.—While William Chidester and his wife, who reside down the river from here, were absent, Thom as, a nine-year-old son, emptied both barrels of a shotgun into his sister Flor ence, aged fourteen, killing her instant ly. The boy did not seem to realize the enormity of hia crime, and fought for possession of the gun when a •eighbor arrived on the scene. SMS MY IHR THOIGH THE GESERAL IXDER TOXE OF THE MARKET IS FIRM DEALINGS ARE NOT SO HEAVY Bears* Hud hii Ihiiliik in Wjili Street Yesterday, l»nt They Were Munifewtly a Little Timid. : Frev. Close. Day. Bar silver. New York 63% 63% Call money, New York 3-3% 3-4' A NEW YORK, Jan. B.—The most strik ing feature in today's stock-market* was the marked ; falling ■ off in '. the i volume of trading. Compared ■• with -yesterday's un precedented record of over 2,000,000 shares, today's sales of stocks fell back to 1,511,- i 000 shares. The snap .wasclearly" genei from the bull enthusiasm, and the best ; efforts of the bull "leaders proved un- i availing 11 to ■ induce ■" any "-general or im posing advance in prices. Their endea-, vors to advance • apparently failed Sto at tract any considerable following/ and the buying demand for ■ stocks showed "ma- I terial impairment. The bear element on" the exchange" gathered their forces for a ' drive against - the* market, and worked some very considerable reactions and dis- ; lodged more or less long ■ stock, held for" weak ■ accounts and on narrow margin. The equanimity with which the reaction was .accepted by .large holders of stock•' was, however, an impressive -demonstra tion of the continued underlying strength of. the market. The pressure. of " liquida tion was at no time very urgent, arid i the bears conducted their operations with j manifest timidity. This , was shown by i their eagerness to cover and the frequent ■ rallies from The successive downward ! movement of prices. This disposition on the part of - the bears : continued until the close: In fact, at the last and most' notable dip In prices the,- bears covered: with considerable symptoms of disorder, and moved prices up in a -jerky and forci ble manner. The decreased activity of the market was manliest from. the open-.i ing, which showed no such :. congested buying with running sales of enormous blocks at wide quotations as ha.s been the feature of the openings ever since New Years day. The realizing- move ment here was taken up in London today, and their opening declines reached from 1 to l'/ in a number of the internals. Then came the invariable contest between speculative forces in the form of sup porting orders and sharp bidding up of stocks newly brought forward into prom inence. Sugar, People's. Gas and Rock Island were the principal sustaining forc es at the opening.. The speculative con test was continued all day with varying fortunes. The greatest irregularity-and most erratic fluctuations were amongst the grangers, coalers, Pacifies and some of the trunk lines. These all had their early period of strength, and again were most prominent in the late drive against the market. St. Paul rose:at one- time to 161 and fell back late in the day to 153' A The declines from the highest in other members of these groups ran from 2 to 3y 2 points. The Southwestern rail.-oad stocks were the most consistently strong" of any in the list. The special strength in Missouri Pacific had a^nmulaling ef nnnnoHll the W, hol;? , SIOU _ This stock opened ;'V£'-' a , fraction find I inaugurated most of the rallies afterwards during the day. It closed at Sl'^'tne top price! showing a net gain o£ »-., point?. The only news to account for . the rise was pUbl,iS£ed estimat9 ' 'Pfia&s the earn! '"g,of the company at a Mgh per cent of the stock. The flnaL strong ially of the market Very materially,- reduced the days declines and lifted .many stocks from 1 to 2 points above the low level Keating rallied 2%. Talk-Of impending gold exports this morning"and some un fn th °S f o.ver^ihe unsettled - conditions in the foreign money market were causes inciting a more cautious A attitude of speculation. The halt" V the "upward course of prices naturally reduced some taking of , stock in the recent rumors -,nd other motives for -theSeaastea: advances: .This process ,of retrospection naturally had some effect after th? speculative ex cesses of the late market. pe<-u'aLlve cX" - The bond market continued 4 its irregu lar, character on an irregular volume of business, much less relatively thai™ that m o stocks. ■ Total sales, par value^jSo! «Xt oSn thi^t^can 3 ; adVanCed * Per . . STOCK QUOTATIONS. - - Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith & members of the New York Stock Exchange, Pioneer Press building, who York d£?- WlreS to Chicago and New lorit. Closing prices are bid: ~ . ' ; Closing. —: :— _ : IBid.lßld. - . - ISTs|High|Lowl -8 T~7~ Am. Steels wire. Soo 43 «« «g «"* A&o^a-MVco.:: Z g" S| ffi Eg 5:..-S#ili % Car & Foundry. :'i§aog={, 4 g*fg do pfd .......... 700 TO/ wi/ tsi/ -i^ 111111 m nit £&*!?FHfora pm Fed. Steel.. ! :\S\ £$ *f* £ ' 4°* 111 111 Tii cent. iSKiISfcSB m\mi Jerscv Central""' lina]-2^ 131 '-I^l^l^^ <3o pf d ".. *•• ?3, «s6 \f£\ 14%! 1^ Louis. & Nash"" - E, 35% ss% &V* Minn. & St. L...'..' i3't J^ 165 (16^4 M., K. & T ovSi 6S 6S'=i! 6% do pfd . 2500 17 16^ i 6% 16^ |outJi crnem- Pacific ilgaOM «£ fe &i \?2 Vs !" SPau Reflnery ::«^ 2* KS -37V, j^*&K-£BSSS LBrf.B»£ Unl°n Pacific ....SOTCO S2 wife! 82* SUi V- S. Rubber 2900 22% iad 22? i 22V Uabash 113,00! n^i lUil tt4 pit Western Union-*.': 1600 I? 5 25 i; I ■§». Western Union ...| 16*) f* & 14 i | £5 do Central;.:.... - 500 3<) -59 90 - 15^ Wheeling & L. E. 3200 12% -J-2% 12' i :lf?i' do Ist pfd ..;...v.j.1001 5f |W 56 Es« f r _<> 2d pfd......;. Soo| 3Q-J-29141 29% £9% - Total■ sales, 1,460 200 -■----—.j.---!■■,- ...■' ~~ : NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Jan. ; 8.-Close—Money , on: call £easer;- at, 3@3% ;per,j cent; lastr loan, 3^ per cent; prirn^ : mercantile paper, 4%@5 cent; sterling exchange :! easier, :: with, - actvral^-Business In bankers' bills at - M S6-1i@4,56% for, de mand I and at I $4,53@4.52^: for Fixty days; posted ' rates," $4.83J4@4.54 and $i.SV/r>L com- W. M. CAMPBELL COMMISSION COMPANY Liva Slock Gommissim Meralii.iU Union Stock Yard?, («OUTH XX. PAUL. Consignments and correspondents so licited. Market .reports furnished on ap plication. .:.;. ._---. .- :...- v. "' ..-.:-•-■■ We do a strictly commission business. No live stock bought or sold on our own account. y. '■■■-. '■>.■• .-- -.- . .r~ - . - References-Stock Yards ■•. bank. South St. Paul: Security bank, Zumbrota: Hon. £1- Koerner.-r state treasurer. Capitol building. St. Paul: A. C. Anderson; cash \p- Sr-pant-NTflHrnial hank St Pnul mercial papers, $4.82»4<54.82:*; silver cer tiflcatesv «4',<,@Gsyßc; . bar - silver. -: 63% c;' Mexican dollars, 49% c. :- -.." - BONDS. _ U. S. 3s7~reg. r. .TTIOOi,;. N. J. C. 5s 12% .:.. do 3s,- c0up....110 Nor. Pacific 35.. 71 do new reg.l37^» do 4s .'.....10 Hi do new 45,c0up137V2 N.Y..C.& 5.L.45.108 do old 4s, reg. .114 N. &W. con.. 4s.lCO^ do old 4s, coupll4 Or. Nay. 15t5....!!©1 .: do ss, reg .... 112 • do 45"...........103 " do ss, c0up....112 . Or. S. Line (i 5.129 D. of C. 39, '60s. do con. 53.... .116 ■ . Atch. gen. 45.. . :102& Reading gen. 4s. 34»4 doa|J. v 45..... 8S R. G. W. lsts... 99% Cana.,So. 2d5....110 5.T..& 1.M.c0n.55114H ■Ch«s-a::& O. 4a.^slo4'-i S.L.& S.F.gen.6=l27»| -do as ....:..;...121 St. Paul c0n....150 C.&-N.-W.c0n.7513-% SI.P..C. & " P.lstsll7%" do S. F. 'debs3.lis)/4i do 5s ....... 120 - Chi.. Terrii. 45... t So. -Pacific 45... 34" Col. So.- 45.'...... 84,-!, So. Ry. 5a..... 112 D. & R. G. 45.-..100?i,'5. R. & T. 65...: 71'/. Erie gen. 45...:.-;BSViiT.& p. lsts:....^ F.W. & D.C.lsts 7&% 1•: do 2ds ...:...•.. » Gen. Elec; 53... .155 Union. Pacific 45105% ,lowa Cent. lsts.ll6 Wabash lsts ...118V 2 L. &N. unl. 45.. 93% do 2ds .........10S?i M.. K. & T. 77% West 1 Shore 43.. 113% do 4s ...r....... 97% Wis. Cent. lsts. £6 S .N. Y. C.-35t5....1Q6 Va. Centuries ;.. 56% . I NEW .YORK MINING. STOCKS. _ Adams Con. - ;.?0 20|!Uttle Chief -.."..SiTIS Alice ..:.... *. 15 Ontario ... 575 Breece .......... 2 OJJOphir 100 Brunswick Con. 13 Phoenix ' 10 Comstock Tun.. 0-flPotosi ........:.. - 2(1 Con. Cal. & Va. 2 53! Savage '.......... 20 Deadwood Ter.. 55; Sierra Nevada . 4u Horn Silver .... 1 10 Small Hopes.. 65 Iron Silver .... $; Standard ...:.... 370 Leadville_ Con... oc ',-,- -. - . ; - : -.- - ' WALL' STREET""GOSSIP—StrongTstur- : gds & Co. wire Holbert &'"Son: • la. the in dustrial list Smelters cut away from the rest of the market and advanced to SS, the highest price, in several years, and maintained most of its Rain.- Rumors of an earlier dividend than the one prom ised in April are the reasons for it.- Tin Plate was weak on -profit taking sales, as were Reading and B." & O. -We think that all the coalers will . sell much high er, -as the public has not yet ■ begun to appreciate - the magnitude and far reach ing effect of the Morgan's reorganization of the . business. It would be an easy matter for coal roads, by abolishing the middlemen and advancing stable prices ■ for coal, say, spring, summer and winter I price, so as to divide the business, to ! save at least 50 cents a : ton. On their I production of about 60,000,000 tons, this wnul'd amount to $30,600,000, which means l dend9 on all the stocks. This is net Difficult of accomplishment, and we look lf>r it to be consummated within a short time, We advise people to go slow, but do not think it is a time to be short or the market, as purchases of St. Paul Atchison preferred, B. & O. and Readings will, in our opinion, be advantageous or we would advise purchasing on a scale down, as the market is likely to sell off rOm 2 to 3 points in any reaction. Points in this market compare to Ms and /^U^?S T raverae stock market." Tan 5 At5 . BA ANCKS-Wa 3 hington, Jan. B.—Today's statement .of th» treas ury balances in the general fund exclu- Jan. Advertisers London financial cablegram says: The market In^ et^ S inactiv^' heavy uninTerest "l g da >'- Americans showed not a tithe of their recent activity. They wer* neglected and dull, closing neglected on York's Berlin bought Northern Pa- d a Erie I s-«-S tli in bousht Nofthtm pl ciflcs and so d Readings and the others. London thinks that Erie will derive th« most benefit from the Hilf arranglLnt which it is expected will be known In New York tonight. The bank lost £70," 1000 in gold to India and £80,000 to South Africa. The local money lenders are re garded as successful. The allotment means that only £40,000 of deposit money will be taken off. the market, the India government haS resumed the purchase of London. Jan. S.-Consols for money, Ji l-JO; for the account, 97 5-16 : Madrid ■ Jan. . B.—Spanish 4s closed to day at 78; gold was quoted at 34.45. - BANK CLEARINGS. *-- St. Paul, $1,136,971. --; Minneapolis, $1,501,445. New York, $395,£18,066. Chicago, 525.150,5}>9 -C Boston, $2«,9E6,025. - ■-■ .-. ——■ — —: ■ Talk of Another British Lsnn. NEW JORK, Jan. 7. — Talk of the possibility of another British war loan to meet the expenses of the protracted I campaign in South Africa was heard to- ! day in local banking circles. It was gen erally believed that the flotation of such a loan would again find American bank ers ready to takeup a large siraxe of It COXTRACT WORK. Jessamine Street Sewer. Office of the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7th, 1901. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the City of St Paul, Min nesota, at their office in said ciiy, until 2 p. m. on the 21st day of January, \ D 1001, for the construction of a sewer on Jessamine Street from Edgerton Street to Payne Avenue in said city acconJiii" to plan 3 and specifications on file in the office of said Board. A bond with at least two ('2) sureties in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent cr a certified check on a bank of St Paul, in a sum of at least ten (10; nor cent of the sross amount bid, must ac company each bid. Said check shall be made payable to the Clerk of said i>oard. The said Board reserves the riant to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMKS. Official: C. H. BRONSON. PreSlde-nt- Clerk Board of Public Works. Jan.SU9ol-iot. COXTRACT WORK. Faoanler Street Sewer. Office of the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7th, 1901. Sealed bids will be received by tha, i Board of Public Works in and for th-> | corporation of the City of St. Paul, Mtn : nesota, at their office in said city, until ; 2 p. m. on the 21st day of January, A D . 1001, for the construction of a sewer ori I Fauquier Street from Mendota Street ; to Weide Avenue in said city according • to plans and specifications on file in the office of said Board. | A bond with at least two (2) sureties I in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent ; or a certified check on a bank off st I Paul, in a sum of at least ten (10) per j cent of the gross amount bid, mu^l ac company each bid. Said check shall be made payable to the Clerk of said Board. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMES, Official: C. H. BRONSON, e'lt* Clerk Board of Public Workn Jan-5,1901-K>t. CONTRACT WORK. Armstrong Arennr Sewer. Office of the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 7th iaol. Sealed bids will be recHved by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the City of St. Paul. Min nesota, at their office in said city, until ; 2 p. m. on the 21st day of January. A. j D. 1901, for the construction of a SCvver on Armstrong Avenue, from View Street to a point four hundred (400) feet easterly thereof, in said city, according to plans and specifications on file in the olfic<3 of said Board. A bond with at least two (2) sureties In a sum of at lea-it twenty (20) per cent, or a certified check on a bank of St. Paul in a sum of at least ten (10) per cent of the gToss amount bid, must accompany each bid. Said check sha'l be made pay able to the Clerk of said Board. The- said Bcaxd reserves the tight to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMES, President. Official: C. H. BRONSON. Clerk Board of Public Works. Jan.9,1001-10t IIM STOCK HIS HOGS SELL 12 1-2 TO 15 CENTS LOWER—DE3IAXD GOOD . _: AT DECLINE -r ' RECEIPTS BREAK AIL RECORDS Batcher Cattle of All Kind* in Good Demand at Steady Prlces-^Stoclc Cattle Division Dnll— Sheep Sell Lower. . SOUTH. ST. PAUL, Jan. Receipts at the ' Union stock yards today (estimated) : were: ] Cattle, 1,125; calves,. 275; hogs, 6,75>; : sheep, \ 375 ; cars, -125.."; .. ' ' Official, yesterday: Cattle, 175; calves, • IS; hogs, 980; sheep, 10,309; cars,. 77. ■ •■" Receipts thus far in January, compar ed with the same period in January, 11O\ are as follows: . . ■ : . ■ :'.- ■■-'. Jan., 1901. Jan., 1900. Gain. Cattle 1.".:....:... 2.0&7 -1,330 577 .Calves...;-......'.. .100 30- 98 Hogs .::..... 13,3*2" 8,433 ; !.*■:• Sheep ............ 11,879 2,321 9,558 Horses "... 72 213 Oara ..... fU3 . 11*4 : 119 *Ix>ss. ~V . ■•. • - The following table shows the roads over which yesterday's. receipts cam« in and the number offloads hauled by each: .- Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed. Chi. G. W..... 1 2 .. (it,"- Northern.. .. "W.V .. _ 1 Nor. . Pacllic.':. ":. .-'.. ■ 57 C.,5t.P.,M.& O 1 4 12 C...M. & St. P. t ■ 4 .. 1 M. & St. L 1. : ... . .. Totals .... 5 ".10 5S " 4 ;'., hogs.; .■/■. Comparative receipts: ' ■ _ Total for today, (estimated) 6,750 A week ago .„:...,............. "Mm , A year ago .....................••/.••••'J-'.a-J m Quotations: - Good" to choice lights, $4.>; i ©4.95; mixed and butchers. $4.55^4.97^2; good to prime - heavy,-. $4.90 common to fair. $4.75@4.85; rough ; packers,: ?4-Ss@ 4.70; pigs and skips, $3f?4. : Market opened 12%@15c lower and close i barely steady at the decline, with Men day's heavy advance more than lost. Re ceipts were: heavy, breaking 1 all previous records " for - a day's run. Bulk of hois sold at $4.92i^54.97y2, with a range of $1.10 &S. A few. very choice fancy heavy nogs sold up to $5.05. . Rough packing out at $4.70." Representative- sales: . - ' Mixed and Butchers— -• ___ __~ No. Wt.Dkg. Price! No. . 'Wt.Dkg.l'iiee. --37 . 238 .. $4 95 166 ...".-.. 167 .. $4 97 » 3 46...... 197 80 495 63 ...... 202 SO .4 55 48 248 .. 495 84 ......213 .. 505 - 43 ....r. 208 80 495 72 ...... 203 .. 4 57% 123..... 157 80 .4 97^20 .......209 .. 500 85 ...... 141 SO 4 92%|27 ...... 192 .. 495 - 85 ...... 208. .. 505 52 ...... 165 10 4 92^ 74 ...... 180 .. 500 28 ....'.: 205 80 4 92V^ 72 177 40 4 971,2:94 .....: 185 .. 4 97% 100 .....173 40 495 1102 .....162 SO 495 81 172 ..4 95 56 ..:... 185 .. 495 i7B ....... 194 40 495 84 ...... 191 ICO 4 'J5 ~~ 49;...... 190 .. 4 95. 69 ......186"... 4 VIV2 83 .... 209 120 4 97! *! ...... 215 SO 4 97Vi 39 ...... 182 .. 495" 90 ...... 198 .. 495 "■• --56 ......202... 4 95 "76 ...... 175 120 4 92*6 _ Good to Prime Heavy— 50 -~........ ..... ....... 317 ■. $5 05 Heavy Packing and Rough— "2 ...... 380 .. $4 70 |1 :...... 450 SO $4 To . 3 297 80. 470 II ...... 410 ... 470 2 ...... 430 120 470 |2 370 ... 4 70- Pigs- 26 ...... 80 .. $4 00 I S .:.... 88 .. $4 00 5 ...... 104 ;.■ 4-00 1,22 ...;.. 73 .. (» • CATTLE. Comparative receipts- Total for today (estimated) .....1,400 A .week, ago ■ • .". - IS7• A year ago ..." 1,003 Quotations:" Good to choice butcher steers,. $4.50@0.25; fair to good, $4@4.50; common to fair, $3.EOS/4; good to choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.40@3J0; fair to good butcher cows- and heifers, $2.so'fi 3.25: thin cows and cannera, $1.50@2.4ti; choice corn fed bulls. bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to choice veals, Ji.r.0'5i5.75; fair to good' veals, $3.oO@LoO; good to choice feeders, $3.23@3.75; good to choice' stock steers, $3-25@3.60; 'fair to good. 12.10 ©•3.10; common. $2@2.(W; good to' choice stock ■ cows and heifers, $2.§0@3; fair to good,"-.'.- %2:;iff-\; _ good to choice heifer calves, $3@3.40; fair to good. $2.75@:;: good to choice steer calves, $2.50@2.75; fair to good. $2.25f(2,",0; 'stock and feeding bulls, $2@2.40; gocd to choice milker; and spring ers, $30^40; good to fair, $:;<K;.i5; ccmimon, $25@25.. - : . ■■;- -.- Receipts fairly heavy, but largely com mon to fair stuff in small lots. Butcher. cattle in demand at about steady prices. Stock and feeding cattle were not slow, although far from brisk. Buyers were in, picking up the good cattle at steady prices. The inquiry was best for goo', heifers and best feeders, and (Ease kinds were about the only thing that sold up well. Light weight steer stuff and stock calves were hard to move at lower prices and common c?.ttle of all kinds Wire prac tically unsalable. The demand for stock and feeding bulls was only fair, with prices barely steady. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Heifers- No. Wt.Priee7rNo7~~ Price" 4- 7,020 $3 00 3 1,071) $3 00 1 1,150 250 3 923 2 50 1- 1,270 3 25 6 1,062 3 60 2 1,030 3 6011 ..........^ 710 3>) 4 ..........I,OSO 2 75.11.... 1030 275 1 ..........1,008 275 1 1,350 3 25 1 4 .1,187 325 3 .......... »73 250 1. ........ 1,100 ..3 50 2 1,055 335 1 1,070 400 2 863 3 00 1 ..........1,030 265 5 .......... 995 300 2 ...........1,145 275 2 ...........1,005 2 75 Butcher ■ Steers— ... 10 s and c. .1,147 2 s and c. 995 $r35 1 ..........1,100 425 2 1,035 885 1 •-......... 1,220 3 50| 1 : 940 350 2 1,035 3 So| 1 ......... ,Sso_3 35 -Fat and Bologna Bulls— - '-' ~ 1 .......:... 1,300 $3 00 1 " .......... 820 GO' 2 ..........1,005 260 1 '- 1,410 290 -3 ..........1,123 285 1 .: 1,350 300 2 1,540 3 001 1_ .......... 790 2 75 Veal Calves— -'~~- } ~~~ -~*r:'"~; 1 .\~lio" $5 60] 3 7.~133 $5 ?0 1 ...........140 5 25! 2 125 %75 1 .:...'..... 100 5 001 2 160 500 4 ■...'.•.-::..'." 140 4 001 4-.'. — _ 110 _5 SO Stock Cows. and Heifers— • " 1 " 590 $2 m 4 ~ .7.7~~507 $2 9$ 1 520 3 00] 2 625 3 00 1 :......' 580 :3 00 1 ; 730 2SO 3 «8 2SOJ-1- ........:. 650 250 6 ..520-2 7011 .......... 8202 90 1 .........'.J1.030 2-50 1 .......... 660 275 -2_ .• ••-j■ ■•: 710 3 25| 2 615 3 CO _ Heifer ~Cafves>— _ - . '""-"-' ."l • ■"• 350;52 90! 2 ........;. 315 S3 00 -i-i ■'■■■ -;— ._. 300 i 251 •■"" ': '-■-■■ •. Stockers and Feeders . -- " 1......~~i,050 $3 oofs ••-.-. <>2e"s3~es ! 5. ..........1,020 J 55113 ....-<Ls5 325 ' 5 744 3 001 1 .;:.-......- 310 2 00; J: ".1 ,. L .... 1.096 3 85! i Steer Calves— " .'. ' ' . | 6 315 $3 m 2 '.......... ZftWib i 17 320 n:.'4 ....;; 412. 3- 00 : ■ ~ Stock and "Feeding Bulls—' - "1 ~.;:.:;...: 940 $3 50fY' .......... ~m*> 75 I ""1',7....:..;.. 470 3 25! 1 . .......... 950 •£ CO ! _i .......... 940 27511 '..;■■*> 2 75 ; .*_- Thin Cows and Canners— j . Ir. ."Trrr.Trr/rso $2 00! t~. ....• 3»550 j 6 ..:.......-SSO 200 1.. 700.175 ' 2 -.......:..' 055 225 2 .......... 555 285 1 ..........1,200 X£s 8 .......... ft» 235 1 1 .%.:-..„..,920 a OO'f.S --: T . BS7 225 Milkers and.-Springers— -. 1 cow ».'.. .........."...:".$33 00 1 cow ......................T: ; .. S5 «3 1 cow ..........;..;.....;....' ....;. 3200 1 cow and 1 calf :.;-............. .25 GO 1 cow and 1 calf ;.. .................... 20 00 :1 cow. .. .;~................................ 40 00 ■ '•;.'/::. z iiSHEEP..;■:. --■ Comparative receipts: »' Total, for today (estimated)/... :...375 A week ago . r.. '.'. ......................... 888 A . year ago ............. .............117 ; Quotations: Good to choice butcher i»;nbs, $~4.50@5.10; fair to ' good. f425@4.«: good to choice ' fat wethers. $3.6-5*84; fair to | goood, $i.2j<g~i.?,o; i fat ewes, $3J8©3.75; : good to choice, .stock and feeding lambs.. $4@4.50;-fair, to good, $3.25@3.75; feeding wetbers; $^.25^3.75; - - stock and reeding ewes, 52.7-W3.10; thin sheep, $2@2.S<);: buck lambs; $2.7.j»: 1..1O; : killing bucks. .■.2./_'-75. - ~ "Receipts- were light. . Sales . included some fat stuff - from th« feed lota. - The market was generally 10 cents Cower with a ffir c^nuind at: the decline, Represen tative sales: - . ■ ■* ■"""-. .: No. ' - : ': - " Weight. Price. I 3 fat larabs ....:....r........ &3 Vi 00 .2 ewes"....- 130 "- 3 25 3 yearlings ;:... ...~......... 117 '-. 400 5 thin ■ lambs r;v.V.........:-5< ■' . 400 58 fat ewes 84 3 60 51 fat -lambs' ..".....%....;...... .St: ... 5 10 101 lambs ..;;-....r/u.......;. S3 - 400 14 sheepr/.^..:.V.V.r:.trr.;;7.^ 120 ; ■'■-.% 25 10 fat wether 5...:'............ 124- :. v: 400 7 FINANCIAL. O'Connor & Van Bergeiii BROKERS; Stocks, Bonds ■Grain' and Provisions -02-203 CKKMAXIA LIFE} BLDIi, Fourth anj Minnesota Street*, ST. PAUL. -'-. Member Chicago Board of Trade." 13T" Direct Private Wires. GHAS.H^SMITH&Ca Only members of th© New York Stock exchange In the Northwest. Special at tention given grain orders. Members Chi. cago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WIRES. - I'loneer Pre»« Bid*., 91. Pnal Minn. _ INVESTMENT SECURITIES. .' '- ' ■ BROKERS. S STOCKS, S!&!iDS. GBAI.-J AND 8 H i PROVISIONS ; ■*■-> GERUHTY,DeatH&Q3. g 410 First At. So.. Mlnnaip3H 3 . Minn. H Members of - Chicago Board of Traij nl ; g Minneapolis Chamber of Common* - EX DIRECT WIRES. V H. HOLBERT &. SON, Bankers and Brokers 341 Robert St. St. Paul. Vedwards, wood coA; r \ STOCKS,BQNDS,GRAIN. PROVISIONS,\ * \ /^^ PRIVATE WlWg l**C* o \ : - ' \ MEMBERS I BOAHD OF TRADE CHICAGO \ - \ „ r^^lcHAMaEB OF COMMERCE MPLS. A \ A MANHATTAN BUILDING St PAUL. V V 9 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MINNEAPOLIS^ ! 4 stock lambs 80 4 25 .4 fat ewes 109 ■ 365 ' 81 fat ewes •. H2 3 65 > Milch Cow Exchange—Demand fair "for good to choice cows at prices ranging from $30 to $."55. Common animals sell " a3 canners. Representative sales: - '■■ \ No. Price No. : ~ "Price* ! 3 cows {100 21 cows .. $48 00 : i A cows ..... ._ CO 00| 2 cows ....... 7000. Among the shippers on "the market were:. Riley Bros., Ellsworth; G. \V Maler, River Falls; K. Spate, New C•■• many; J. Hegerle, St. Bonifaciu»r B. B. aasworth, River Falls; F. Petsche . Shakepee; L. Rausch, Howard Lake; a! . 1.. McDowell, Ilutchins«n; E. V. Regan , Goodrich and Harkness, Durand- \V Jl' I Bradley, Auoka: T. Olson, Zumtarota; AY hitman. Elk River; O. J. Thompson Melton; Miller & Co.. Northfleld: Ilattle srad .<* Hoppe, Le Roy; Bague & YVpod, Castle "Koch; Hanson & Co., Blooming '"•-• Prairie; C. O. Allen, Faribault; C. Hu-r iber. Schneider & Bros.. Alma; Hesiirr &■ Julian, Harris & Co., Maiden Rock; Bank [of }Taz.?ppa. G. Stcppel, Red Wing; H. H. Robins. Zumbro Falls; J. E .\; ibey Lake City; H. Shen, Laveville: W. .Fox. Bird Island; C. Black. Welch; Carver Bros & Co., Fairibau'.t; Sterling :,v Co Klysian; P. T. French, Xerstrand ; ■ W. MeVay, Kenyan; Fliteroft &£Xhoihn&fn, Collax; L Waldron, K.irib-mii • SchrnS.U, J. On, Osceola; M. Becker, ttatkins; 1..-;. lore & Clair. Cotton wood; A G Hadeni, W'iiimar; J. E. Puekobik. R;iy mond; M. Condon, Clara City; A • i' Peck, Morris: G. C Thorpe.. \".'.i Sliiart.:".' Hancock; P. S. E'.dred, Louidburg; L'ovi rtl & St. John. Billingha_rn; p. P. Kjr.a^ici-, Albee: J. M. Hogan. Benson; McK^y fc Swingle, H. D. Chandler, (Ipplrton; '•'. F.! Joyce, (.'. J. Jensen,: Milan; Mil* I &• Williams, Wilmot: W. W. i:.- . •. Mi!- Lank; F. c. Rebfield, Aberdeen; iVek .<: Co., \Vilm.,t. A, M. Ho"ton, K^uviil-:- C. H. -I■• in! -. Stewart: \\".-!i« -•.-.-. cV; Pierson, Montevideo; J. Gtolia, M. S.-ver-"^ sen, O. Hoff, K. K. Hu.^tad. Sicrctl l[-;it; Johnson .v Hurchard, Montevideo; A. Mr. Corquodale, Olivia r "Johnson. . i'• i.« jrs«j:i-. & Co., Hector; W. McCoy, Spring Valley; ■ E. J. Goetge, Carver; E. Gunder.^on, St. Arisgar; G. N. Wedahl, MinnGota^ ii. ■■. : Miller. C. M. Anderson, Canby; A D. Sackett. Janesville; C. Stub-. New L:tra; M. Ct.tistenson. Sleepy Eye; "R. s. Rob ir.son, Morgan; B. A. Jonnsoii. '"Clear - Lake; G. Wiber^, LinO.strom; A. <i!..-1;i T. ■ 11. IK Cliadwick,. Dedr.Park; J. Wacek," New. Prague; A. Barnett. Montgomery; l Dunn & Co.. Qtisco; E. Morterisoii,Hart-. Innd; M. Walsh, H. ' Dyres,"' Kilk'eriiiy; ~ Roesler Bros. & Co., Waseca; L. New- , man, J. Friehelt, Wood Lake; BroWn '&' McCorquodale, Hanley Falls; L. Ander son, Hazel Run; D. R. McCorriuoil.-ilc, E'elM; O'Brien & Sweeney, Frank Hipp, Arlington; C. P. May, Young America; J. Galden. Kcmpton L. S. Co.. Morton; P. Palmer & Co., Fairfax; Samuelson" 1 Bros., La Fayette; J. J.-Huhges, Sear les; Henry Knipper, J. K. Troll, Gibbon;- Henry Pagel, Olson & Taylor, Mapleton; E. L. Ogilvle. ■.•;■ MIDWAY HORSE MARKET—Minneso ta. Transfer, St. Paul, Minn., Jan. B.— Barrett & Zimmerman report a number of active buyers of the good kinds in at tendance. Logging horses showed an in creased demand, caused by the cold.and favorable weather for logging. Prices, held stationary. " Farm chunks and all, light grades moved comparatively slow. Horses of all classes plentiful on tlis market. Values: Drafters, extra .............. ..flS.^.'SO - Drafters, choice looif^l3s Drafters, common to good SOS10O; Farm horses, choice „.'.-."... 7.:/, ', . Farm horsed, common to prod : 45ft C 5 CHICAGO, Jan. Cattle—Receipt.*, S MO; steady to 10c lower; good to prime ' steers. $5,206.10; poor to medium, |8.4 iHi ' 3.15; stackers and feeders, ?^.T.l'«i i. \u; cows, .< $2.6004.10; heifers. $2X~ft *.:<>; canners, ?2|? 4.55; bulls, $2. r.5@1.;:0; calves, >!'.■•:..:.; Texas fed steers. -S4®t.So; grass steers, --$3.25<f?4; bulls, $2..".0@ .10. Tlbs'B--Re-e!pt-« . roday. 43,000; tomorrow, 40.000 (estimated); left. over, . 2,000; mostly Iftc lower, •.los ing: steady; mixed and butchers, $5(?j5.3Q; good to choice heavy, $5.10fr5.30; rough heavy, $4.9, r 05; !i. hi. 55ffi.25; bulk of sales, $5.15@5.25. Sheep—Receipts, 15,000; steady to strong; good to choice .wether-*, $3.75<§4.75; fair to choice mixed, ?3.40@3.50; Western shjep. {3.<5@1.C5; Texas sr.eep, f2.50@3.50; native lambd," $-@0.55; Western V:'.."; lambs, SS'S'S.TS. - . ST. LOUIS. Jan. B.—Cattle—Receipts. 2,600; steady; native f teers, 53.43®5.55; cows and heifers, $2'g:-f.75; Texas steers, . $3.20(34.50. Hogs—Receipts, 9,590; market 10c lower: lights, $5@5.19; packers, $5,500 --5.20: butchers, $5.10^f5.a5. Sheep—Receipts 1.500; steady to s=trcn^; muttons. J3.T ■ 4.::,": lambs, $4.73^75.50. . . . : SOUTH OMAHA, Jar.. Cattle—Re* ceipts, 3,200; steady; native steers, HiP 6.35; Texas steers, . $C<53.73: cows . and heifers. $3@4.10. Receipts, 10,999; -■ 10c lower: heavy. SS.WiQSMi mixed, }5.0ii2 ' 5.07%; light, ?r..j.y'f.".07!-',: bulk of sales, >.-..•>-•-./.-,. 17... Shcepr-Rr'cciiptjs. 5,200; 10c'. lower;' muttons, ?;!.:>"/u4.3t>; limbs, Jf.2^o 5.39. SIOUX CITY, - If-.. Jar,. Cattle, 1,200 bead; market steady;- beeves, $4@5.£5; cows, bulls anr: mixed. _£.Y0;3.50; stockers and feeders, $".-"■ .. calves and yearlings, t3-tt3^o. Hogs— head; market JOe lower. selling, Jl.uO^o.O; : .; bulk of sale-?, . $4.3T&®5. - -• ■ ICANSAS CITY. - .Tan. S.—Cattle—Re- - celpta, 8,0(,0: r^ 10. ■ .lower; native steer*, $-i.<J0@5.60; Texas steers, $2.50(g4.i55; cjW3 and heifers, $1.5C4?1.-:o. l{os;B—Beer! 23.000; 5(& 10c.lower: tulk of sales. . Ss.o2' ' - T:OV£; heavy. .■;■■••■".. i:.; lU-ht, $4.9r^gJo. 'Sheep—Receipts. ?.Off): steady; iambs, >.^p 5.50; muttons, $:^4:5. : . -. • ~'^[rl COM H ACT WORK. Improvement Gr«ntl, Ay»?ime. Office of the Board of Public.Works. City-of St. Paul, Minn:. Jan. 7th ISV3*. . Sealed bids will be received :by tl»«s*-'.' Beard of Public Works in and- for th« ' corporation of the City of St. Paul, Min nesota, at their office in said eityjnntiP 2 p. m. on the 24th day of January, A. D. 3901.' for the boulevardinp, sodding an'i" curbing.; of Grand avenue, from Grotto' street to Victoria street, in sa!fi city, • according to plans and specifications oh file in the office of said Board. ■-. » A -bond:with at least two (2) sureties ' in a sum of at -least twenty •'•(20;/per '"■'' cent, or a certified check on a bank of St.*. Paul, In a - sum of at least' ten - C-0) . per ." cent of ; the gross- amount bid, must ac company each bid. Said 'check shall b» ' made payable to the Clerk of said Board. : The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ... ,--_•;. L. AAIES. .: ~ ■ ■ ■•-" "■"■PresJdeut." < - Official: ':C.:H."'BRO3CSON,'.-"- -— -: - Clerk Board of Public Works. - " ~^- ■'. •■ -.'" .- J&n.9OSC:-10t •■--.-;. '.-:"■ --j -■-■-■