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M. D. FLOWER, Pre*. H. B. CAKKOLL.Uen.Sapt. ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS, South St. Paul, tlian. Best Equipped and Must Advantage ana Market for (he Shippers In tl>» North Treat. CONNECTED WITH ALL TUB KAILKOADS. I,G6Q EZeeves and 2,£OQ Hogs Wanted Daily. GHAS.L.KAASCOMMISSION COMPANY bnAOiLinHAd-yUmMloolUn bumrAni LIVE STOCK COHMSSION HEHSa.VIITS,-. Room 19 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards, "3d. 3:. Paul, Mil. end Union Stock Yards. Chicago, iii. AU Correspondence will receive prompt attention. Liberal advance* made on consignments. References—Union Stock Yards or any Commercial Agency. KIIII li MAY WHEAT AT THE CLOSE HAD ADVANCED A NET I--__@3-Sc DAY'S TRADE WAS VERY QUIET Corn and Oats Both Registered a Small Advance—Provision Mar- Lot Wits Dull and In changed. Prey. Close. Day. May wheat, Minneapolis..7s%-% 75% May wheat, Chicago 76 75%-! May wheat, New York 80%" sO% May wheat, Duluth 76% 76% May wheat, St. Louis 74*14-% 73%-74 CHICAGO, Feb. I.—Wheat was quiet, but rallied on export buying and heavy clearances, following easiness at the opening. May closing &@%c higher. Corn and oats each closed s'^^c up, and pro visions practically unchanged. • Wheat was dull and easy at the open ing under the influence of easy cables, liberal receipts and heavy Argentine ship ments. May opened %c lower at 76% cto 76*Wc, with considerable pressure on the market. Early reports of export, sales turned the tide, however. Shorts be came frightened and covered. May ral lied steadily to 76 7 but reacted some on profit taking. The close was steady, May hi@%: higher, at 76e. Seaboard clearances equal to 679,000 bu in wheat and flour were an influence in the rally. Primary receipts aggregated 402,000 bu, compared with 327,000 bu last year. Min neapolis and Duluth reported 331 cars, against 223 last week and 301 a year ago. Local receipts were 48 cars, 13 of contract grade. Argentine shipments last week were 720,000 bu, compared with 168,000 bu the previous week, and 800,000 bu a year ago. Deliveries on February contracts were 230,000 bu. Corn was quiet with the trade nin^r local and without feature. The opening was easy on good weather for grading and moving, and in sympathy with wheat. The crowd went short, but later covered because of the wheat strength, causing a rally, and the close was firm. Receipts were 268 cars. Deliveries were 330,000 bu. May sold between 38% "K'.vsC, and 39'.ir..39?8C, and closed U'l''.*' higher at 39% c. Trade in oats was very light, and the market independent. Receipts were 208 cars. There were no deliveries. May sold between 25@25%c and 25'^c, and closed !. .";e higher at 25*& C. Provisions were dull: The market open ed firm in sympathy with a strong hog market and advanced early on delivering. More long stuff came out on the rise, however, and the market reacted, closing lairly steady. May pork sold between Slo.O'i'/i and $14,071** and closed a shade lower".at SlS.y:^. May lard between $7.15 and $7.50, closing 2%c higher at $7.45,. and May ribs between $6.97*. and $7.02*/., with the- close unchanged at $6.97%- The estimated receipts for tomorrow are: Wheat, 30 cars; corn, 375 cars; oats, 210 cars; hogs. 21,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows :_ ' |01»en-|High-l Low-| Clos | ing. est. I est. j ing. \\ neat— l _-, I _„„, _,, February 72% 73%-%^ 72% 73% March 73% 74^j 73% J-j-; 8 May 75%-% I 70} si 75% <»> Corn— j __ 1 „„L„., „_, February 36% 37-o_% 36% 36%-3] March 37% 37%! 37% 37% May 3.% 39%-%|35%-% 39% Oa.t s— * 1 February ...... 24% 24% 24% 24% May 25-25% 25% 23-25% 23% Pork— •„ February I ,- 13 7a May ............ 13 95 [14 07% 13 92% 13 92% Lard— 1 February ..;... 735 735 |7 35 735 March 740 7 42%! 740 740 May «... 745750 I 7 45 745 Ribs— / ■" • February 682*72 May 7-00 7 02% \ 6 97% 6 97% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour —Dull; winter patents, $3.0003.-0; straights, $3.2003.55; clears, $2.7003.30; spring specials, $4.2004.30; patents, $3.60© 3.80; straights, $3.1003.40; bakers,' $2,200 2.60. Wheat— 3, 71c; No. 2 red, 750 76c. Corn—No. 2 corn, 37%' c; No. 2 yellow, 37% c. Oats—No. 2, 24%©20 c; No. 2 white, 28Vc; No. 3 white, 27©23 c. Rye— 2, 51 052 c. Barley—Fair to choice malting, CGO 60c. Flax Seed—No. 1, $1.75; No. 1 North western, $1.76. Timothy Seed—Prime, $4.55. Pork—Mess, per bbl. $13.75012.82%. Lard—Per 100 lbs, $7.4007.45. Ribs—Short sides (loose), $6.8507.10. Shoulders (box ed), 6%06%c. Sides—Short clear (boxed), $7.2507.35. Whisky—Basis of high wines, $1.27. Contract grade, $11.25011.40. Receipts—Flour. 20,000 bbls; wheat, 26,0*00 bu; corn, 279,000 bu; oats, 243,000 bu; ry_. 12,000 bu; barley, 34,000 bu. Shipments- Flour, 18,000 bbls; wheat, 46,000 bu; corn, 135,000 bu; oats, 192,000 bu; rye, 5,000 bu; barley, 10,000 bu. On the produce exchange today the butter market was active; creameries, 14021 c; dairies, ll%olSc. Cheese— active at 10%011%c. Eggs —Quiet; fresh, 18c. . .MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. I.—A range of %c marked the limits in wheat fluctuations over the early part of the session. The market was dull. Opening %c lower, at 75c, May Bold to 74% c, worked up to 76% C, fell back to 75c and could not be moved from this narrow rut or stirred into activ ity. The only surprising thing about it ■was that the market snowed as much Steadiness in the face of a continued run of bearish news. There was a trace of encouragement in a firmer Antwerp mar ket, but Liverpool was off %d. Weather conditions showed nothing unfavorable. Receipts at Northwestern points were again larger than last year, at 331 cars, against 311. Argentine shipments were 720,000 bu, against IGS.OOO last week, and 800,000 bu a year ago. February deliveries ■were small. Chicago had about 220.000 bu delivered. In Chicago a quiet and inac tive period followed an easier opening. The feeling there was reported tending more towards bearishness, and there was short selling, but it was not thought any heavy short lines were put out. The fact of adjournment ever Saturday was deter rent in some degree. Many who talked bearish enough hesitated to go short un til Monday with the probability of re newed foreign activity next week after the passing of the present tone of half suspension in Liverpool, the possibility of some - bull developments in the winter wheat situation, and the fact that Chi cago reported a good part of tho short selling .by the weaker element of the trade. Who would probably iun for cover at the first sign of an upturn. Towards the close some export trade developed. Chicago worked several small lots and New York had inqulrv. Clearances of wheat and flour were liberal at <>SO.OOO bu; corn at 881,000 bu. Stocks at Northwest ern terminal points will show material decrease for the week. For Minneapolis -terminals the decrease is ■ estimated at 450,000 bu. Primary receipts were 402,000 bu, against 323,000 last year. Minneapolis received 309 caj-s and Duluth 22, against 258 and 53 a year ago. The closo was on a higher range, ihe ■ -:•: ■ •-.•■■ ■ --■-..' -'-■■'•':: ' . • SAVE MONEY ON GRQCERIES^r^ sapk *<** Minn- Patent Flour; 120 for 10 lbs. <"*"rl ""J"*- l"nv*J-____ I Wl- UnVVfaillMi sranulated, yellow or white, corn meal; 25c for 3 pkgs Self -—— — Ulaitig pancake or buckwheat flour; 100 package for the Peso breakfast food; lie for 3 lbs. choico Carolina rice »;jc lb. for choice California prunes; 8c for 3 Crown loose . Muscatel raisins; lie package for shredded wholewheat biscuit; i 10c lb. for choice evaporated pears and peaches: IC lb. choice layer figs; for 5-lb. sack buckwheat Boar; for 8 pk^-s. None Better com starch. . ■. ' FIMF M n RIO P.ftFFFF IO LBS. ©7c. flne Rio coffee roasted, lie lb; choice r.io coffee, roasted, 12Ko I (ill. ULU Hill UViri'-I. lb; line Santos coftee. roasted, He lb; choice Santos coffee, toasted, l'_.*_c lb- line Col-Jen coffee roasted; _:.c lb; line Golden Santos coffee, roasted, 15« ib; line Puerto Rico blended coffee 20c lb- pood as Kimewi! for3oc lb: line South America Bucararmauga roasted coffee, delicious Maudhling Java' flavor ' Sic lb., Capitol Blpnd roasted coffee, Hacst Java and Mocha flavor, 270 lb: line Brazilian Java and Mocha flavor roasted eoffr«. SJc lb. "Why payfrom 300 to 400 for coffee Every pound of the above guaranteed to please or reS frfu,:y T. Mt ROBERTS' SUPPLY HOUSE, Wofe^uK MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SLIMMER 8. THOMAS, UVE STOCK SROKEaS. *">. « i taken for all kinds ~' live eio-* *i*'.i time given to responsible part.**. ::. i-oyutr.ee __li_!*_.3_. K.l'iil ST. PALI SIOUX CITT. lllnnejk_.M_. lows, market advancing to 75% c, principally on covering by shorts. May closed on re action at 7u%@7si_c; July closed at 76% c; February, 74% c. . _. /.:{' Cash business was again good in all grades. No. 1 northern sold at May price for the general run of it and selec tions sold at a. premium, some at 75 I_e, when May stood at 74%e. . No. 2 showed firmness, selling at 72Vi@73c for the aver age. No. 3 wheat was active, and in bet ter demand than yesterday. Good lots sold at 68@6Sc, ordinary going at 6l(f;C6c. There was less rejected in sight. Prices ranged from 55c to 62c. No grade brought 60c for good offerings and sold down to 52(5/53c for ordinary. _ .--,. Minneapolis range of prices: Open- High- Low- Closing. Wheat. ing. est. est. Fri. Thurs. May 75 76%-% 74% 75->: ; -*4 '*•"'<. July 75% 76"4 75% 76% 74%-% On Track—Official closing quotations: No. 1 hard, 77% c; No. 1 northern, 7">%e; No. 2 northern, 71%*"Y72%c; oats, 25% c; rye, 47% c; barley, 44@52c; corn, 3!<~&c; flax, $1.71; flax futures, May! $1.75%. Puts and Calls—2 p. m. report: Puts,- May wheat, 75'<?75%c; calls. May wheat, 7..% c; curb, May wheat,. 75%@75"_c. - Flax Prices were fairly steady, but a little unsettled.- Rejected sold at $1.69 for choice; No. 1 is quoted nominally $1.71; rejected $1.68@1.70; no grade is quoted $1.60 @1.66, with sale of one good car reported at $1.66%. The general tone was easier towards the close. Shipments, 6 cais. Minneapolis received 15 cars, against 7 last year.. Duluth had 7. Chicago had 23 cars. Closing prices were: Minneapolis, cash, $1.71; to arrive, $I.7or\May, $1,751/4. Du luth, .cash, $1.73; to arrive, $1.73;; May, $1.77%; September, $1.18. Flour market is without change. Trade is quiet and sales light. First patents are quoted $4.05@4.15; second pat ents, $3.85@4; first clears, $2.90@3; second clears. $1.90i&2. Shipments, 51,235 bbls. Millstuffs— market is steady, with trade active. Bran in bulk is quoted $11.25 (311.50; flour middlings, $12@12.25; bulk shorts, $10.50.',; 10.75; red dog in 140-lb sacks, $14; feed in 200-lb sacks, $1 net ton additional; in 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton additional. Shipments, 2,218 tons. Feed and Meal— market is firm and active. No. 2 and No. 3 feed are ad vanced 25c in sympathy with firmer feel ing in cash corn. Other grades are un changed, but strong as quoted. Coarse ccrnmeal and cracked corn, $14; No 1 feed, $14.25; No. 2 feed, $14.75; No. 3 feed, $15.25; granulated cornmeal in cotton sacks at the rate of $1.90 per bbl. Corn— market showed recovery from the recent slight decline and sold well up, making an advance of %c on some grades. No. 3 yellow is quoted 35% g3a%c; No. 3. 35^0: No. 4 corn, 34%-"-i:3sc. Receipts, 97 cars; shipments, 61. Oats— was a good demand at firm prices. Selections sold to 26c. No 3 black brought 24c; No. 3 yellow 24% c Quotations are: No. 3 white, 25'..(...26a- No. 3 oats, 25c. Receipts, 24 cars; ship ments, 9, - - • Rye—The market is quiet on account of the extremely lip-ht offerings. No 2 is quoted 48@_18%c. Receipts, none; ship ments, 1 car. .;..-•. Earley— market is firm and active. Feed grades are quoted 39c to 45c; malt ing grades, 45c to 52c. No. 5 sold at 49c. Receipts, 3 cars; shipments, 2 cars. Hay—Minnesota upland, $9010.50; lowa upland, $9#10.50; coarse to medium, $7@ 8: rye straw. $5*35.60. Receipts, 159 tons shipments, 32 tons. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. No Roads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0 3 Re.l Gd. Gt. Nor 8 31 38 7" 22 C..M.& St. P. .. 11 41 15 1 4 M. & St. L.. .. 9 11 .. 8 5 Soo Line '. 3 14 1 .. l Nor. Pac 1 .. in C.St.P.M.& O. .. 6 17 6 '8 9 Total 38 114 60 19 51 Other Grains—Winter wheat, 16; No 3 corn, 82; No. 4 corn, 1; No. 3 oats, 14; No. 2 rye, 2: No. 5 barley, 10: No. 1 flax, 1; rejected flax, 9; no grade flax, 10. Cars Inspected Wheat—No. 1 northern, 76; No. 2 northern, 37; No. 3 24 --rejected, 20; no grade, 20; winter wheat.' 38; No. 3 corn, IS; No. 3 oats, 19; No 2 rye, 2; rejected flax, 22; no grade flax," 3. DULUTH. DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 1.-Trading was a little more active today. The market opened %c off at 76% c, sold at 76"*' cat 9:38. at .8-?»(&%o at 9:40, at 76% c at 12-10 at 77c at 12:25, at 76%@76%c at 1:03. and closed at 76% c. Cash sales were 5.000 bushels at 2%a under May for wheat to arrive, and 3%c under for wheat in store. May, 78% c; No. 1 northern cash, 73% c; to arrive, 74% c; May. 76% c; July. 77% c; 2 northern, 63%0«9%c; No. 3 spring, 5&%062%c; oats, 26%©26 c; rye. 49% c; bar. ley, 35055 c; flax, cash, $1.72%; to arrive $1.72%; May, $1.77%; September, $1.18; corn, 36% c. Car inspection: Wheat, 22 cars; "corn, 69 cars; oats, 2 cars- rye 1 car; flax, 7 cars. Receipts: Wheat, 15,154 bu; corn, 46,817 bu; oats, 4,759 bu- flax 1,509 bu; shipments, none. ST. PAUL GEAIK. Receipts, 8 cars; No. 3, 25%02Gc: No. 3 white, 26%027c. .'-..' Corn— 3, 36c; No. 3 yellow, 36'/e. Feed—Granulated corn meal in cotton sacks, $1.80; coarse corn meal, ton. $13 75- No. 1 feed, $14. Bran and Shorts—Bran in bulk, $12; shorts in bulk, $12.25; coarse corn meal, ton, $14; No. 1 feed, $14.25; No. 2 feed $14.75; No. 3 feed, $15.25. ' Hay—Market unsteady; good demand for the top grades; fair samples sellling well and prices steady. Upland, choice, JlO.aU011; upland. No. 1, $9.50010; midland, $7.5008.50; medium, $11.30012.50; timothy, No. 1, $10011; rye straw, choice, $3:73© 7.23; wheat and. oat straw, $1.7505. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. NEW YORK, Feb. I.—Receipts, 20,845 bbls; exports, 10,524 bbls; quiet but rather firmer in tone on the rise in wheat Rye flour dull. Buckwheat flour dull. Buckwheat nominal. Corn meal steady. Rye steady. Barley quiet. Barly malt dull. Wheat—Receipts, 61,200 bu; exports 212,748 bu. Spot Arm; No. 2 red, Sic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Dultuh, 87c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 90>_c f. o. b. afloat. Options had a dull, easy oven- Ing, under weak cables and large Ar gentine shipments. Inaction prevailed until noon, when heavy clearances, ex port rumors and a strong cash situation impelled shorts to cover, promoting an active advance. Closed firm at Vie net advance. March, 79 5-16@80c, closed, 75% c; May, 80@80 13-IG, closed. 8 c: July, 79 13-16 '380% c, closed, 80% c. Corn—Receipts. 142. --450 bu; exports, 71,039 bu." Spot steady; No. 3, 47, elevator and 46"_c f. o. b. afloat Option market opened steady and was well sustained all day in face of disap pointing cables. Demand was stimulated by heavy clearances and the rise .in wheat Closed firm at Vie net advance February, closed, 46c; March closed, 45*4 - May. 44*4@44%c, closed, 44V>c. Oats—Re ceipts, 84,400 bu; exports, 76,198 bu. Spot steady. No. 2, 38c; No. 3. 29Vic; No 2 white, 32@32M:c; No. 3 white. 31"_c; track mixed western. 3S*_c; track white. 31@35c' ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. I.—Wheat—No. 2 THE ST. PAUt, ULtVVB, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a, lyoi. red. hard, 74%e; ; No. 3. .74%@74%c; July, 73% c; No. 2 hard. 70%@71c. • Corn— 2 cash, 37c; May, 37% c; July, CSVic Oats- No. 2 cash. 2<.*4c; May, 26c; 6 No. 2 white, 28c. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. I.—Flour steady. Wheat firmer; No. 1 northern, 7r"_'B'.6c; No. 2 northern, 73@74c. Rye higher; No. 1, 52",_@52%c. Barley steady; No. 2. 58@60c; . sample, 45(856t'.c. - Oats steady; No. 2 white. 27&@27""4c. '" KANSAS CITY, Feb. Close: Wheat —May, G7%c; Cash No. 2 hard, 6S%*<?C9c; No. 2 red, 70@71c. Corn—May, rnr3fi%c; cash No. 2 mixed, 35c; No. 2 white, 36*5:.. Oats—No. 2 white. 27c. - LIVERPOOL, Feb. I.—Closing— Wheat, spot firm; No. 1 California, 6s 4d; No. 2 red western winter, 6s %d; No. 1 northern spring. 6s 4d. Futures steady; March, 6s Vid; May, 6s l%d. Corn—Spot quiet; American mixed new, 3s 10% d; American mixed, old, 3s lH.d. Futures irf_ady; February, 3s 9? 8 d; March, 3s 9%d; May, 3s 9&d. Following are the stocks of breadstuffs and provisions in Liverpool:" Wheat, 2, --349.000 centals; corn. 1,040,000 centals; flour, 104,000 sacks; bacon, 18,400 boxes; hams, 4,000 boxes; shoulders, 800 boxes; butter, 4,70 cwt; cheese. 99.400 boxes; lard, prime western steam, 4,600 tierces; lard, other kinds, 600 tons. ■ '" rol'.ov.ing are the stocks of wheat and corn in store on quays (railways anil cv nal depots net included): Wheat, 5,542,000 centals; corn, 811,000 centals.. Receipts of wheat during the past three days, 297,000 centals, including 277,000 American. - Re ceipts of American corn during the past three days, 206,100 centals. "PRODUCE AND FSTJIT. Butter—Steady and In active demand. Receipts light. Creameries—Extras, lE@ 20c; firsts, 22c. Dairies—Hand separa tors, 21c; extras, 19c. Ladles—F.xtras, 12 (f?l4c; packing stock, lie. Cheese — Market steady and active. Twins, fancy full cream, ll%(a)12c; br clt. No. 1, 12c; brick. No. 2, 9%c; Swiss eh ese, old. 12%'Jvlle; Limburger'as to grade, 8% @llc. Eggs — Market easier; receipts light. Fresh stock, cases included, loss off, 3 8'"? 21c; storage, 25c. Beans—Market firm. Fancy navy, per bu, $2.25*82.35; medium, hand-picked, per bu, $1.60(81.80. Peas—Yellow peas, $1.25; fancy, green, $1.30. Potatoes—Steady; fair demand. Pota toes, per bu, SB@4sc. Vegetables— per dozen, 40c: parsley, per dozen, 20c; tomatoes, Cali fornia, basket, 75c; spinach, per bu, 75c; turnips, per bu, 40c; beans, wax, per bu, $5; string beans, per bu, $5; cucum bers, per dozen, 20c; carrots, per bu, 40c; horseradish, per lb, 10c. Onions— Steady. Red Globe and Weth. ersfield, per bu, $1. : .•* .- Apples—Market well cleaned up, and good stock commands firm prices at ad vanced quotations. Apples, fancy, $3.25 @4. Lemons— liberal; demand good. Fancy Messinas, box, $3ig3.25; California, per box,. $3.25'?'3.50. Oranges—California navels, box, $3*"""* 3.50; Floridas, $2.75@3.25; seedlings, $2.50. Nuts—Hickory, per bu, $1@1'.25: new Cal ifornia walnuts, per lb, 14c; peanuts, raw, per lb, 6c; peanuts, roasted, per lb, 7c; Brazils, per lb, lie; pecans, medium, 110 12% c; chestnuts, new, per lb, 12%!// 15c. Bananas — Supply moderate;" demand active. Choice shipping, $1.75@2.25. Figs and Dates—Figs, new California, box, 85e@$l; fard dates, 10-lb boxes, 8@ 9c; Hallowee dates, new, s*j_c. Apple Cider— per bbl, $4; sweet, per half bbl, $2.50; hard, per bbl, $9. Dressed Meats—Demand light: supply fair. Veal, fancy, 7%@Bc per lb; veal, medium, 5%c per lb; hogs, country dress ed, 6@6%c per lb; spring lambs, pelts off Sc per lb. •'.,.•..> -', . ...•■..• • Poultry— fair; receipts liberal. Dressed springs, per lb, S*_«B9c; hens, per lb, B(S9c; turkeys,-per lb, 7@3c; ducks, fancy, per lb, 9%@10e; geese, per lb, 8% !&9c. Fish — Fair demand. Pike, per lb, sc; croppies, per lb, l@sc: pickerel, per lb, 4c; frog legs, per dozen, 4@Sc. MISCELLANEOUS. COFFEE AND SUGAR—New York, Feb. I.—Sugar— firm but quiet; re fined quiet. Coffee—Spot Rio steady; No. 7 invoce, 6%c bid; mild quiet; Cordova, B@l2c. The market for coffee futures opened steady, with prices 5 to 10 points higher and further improved 5 points later in the morning on urgent demand for shorts; brisk supply from foreign contingent, and scattering demand from investors. Trading was active "most of the session. Firm European cables, a smaller, crop movement in Brazil and in creased demand from consumers were the supporting factors. The market clos ed steady, with prices net 10 to 15 points higher. Total sales were 30,750 bags, in eluding: February, 5.40 c; March, 5.45 c; May, 5.55 c; July, 5.65 c; August, 5.70 c; Sep tember, 5.75 c; October, S.SOc; November, 5.90 c; Decemlber, 5.95 c. , METAL MARKET—New York, Feb. 1. —There was practically nothing in the way of new features attached to the lo cal metal market today. Tin was firm at $26.20, while at London the prices were unchanged at £121 ss. Arrivals of tin during the month of January were 2,5-.2 tons and deliveries 2,300 tons. Copper was dull and featureless again today. Prices were nominally quoted at 17c for Lake Superior and 16% c for casting and electrolytic,- but at London the market was firmer and quoted at £71 3d. Ex ports of copper for January were 9,815 tons, against 12,441 tons last year. Lead ruled dull and unchanged at $4..;7% Spel ter was also dull and without quotable change either here or In London, prices closing at $4@4.05 and £19 ss, respectively. Iron in Philadelphia was weak and about ac lower on some grades, while business at New York was slow and prices re main unchanged at $9. 10.50 for pi' Iron warrants; Northern foundry, $16** 16.50; Southern foundry, $14.50@15.75 and soft Southern, $13*5.15.75. English markets were lower at 52s 7d for Glasgow iron and £4.67% at Biddlesboro. COTTON MARKET-New York. Feb 1. —Cotton—Spot closed dull and irregular at lc lower; middling uplands, 10c; mid dling gulf, lo'4c: sales; 900 bales; futures closed quiet and steady; February, 9.35 - March. 9.31 c; April. 9.21 c; May, 9.£2 c; June, D.l6c; July, 9.17 c; August, B.S6c; Sep tember, B.SSc; October, 8.15 c;' November S.Olc. BUTTER AND EGGS—New York Feb I.—Butter— 5,527 packages steady. Creamery, 16022 c; June cream cry, 15*g20c; factory, 11014% c. Cheese- Receipts. 2,386 packages; firm. Fancy large fall made. ll%0ll%c; fancy small fall made, 11%©12 c. Eggs—Receipts, 5 - 272 packages; weak. Western, at mark 19"_©20%c; southern, at mark, 19©19% c. ' California Via the "Sontbine Route* {C, M. & St. P. Ry.). Every Wednesday a fine Pullman tour-* ist sieeper leaves Twin Cities (31 Paul 8:00 a. m., Minneapolis 7:50 a. m.) via C. M. & St. P. Ry., and run through to Los Angeles, arriving there every Sunday morning. * Price of double berth in this car $6 00. Before making your arrangements for California get particulars as to ••Sun shine Route." Hundreds cf Northwestern people pat tronize this popular service «very sea son—it traverses one of the most Interest ing portions of America For comfort and convenience it is not surpassed. Cheapest rates are obtainable via this route. Inquire of ticket ascents, or writ* J. T. Conley. Asst Gen. Pass. Agent —: -^ : Three Through Tourist Cars to Cali fornia. One weekly via Kansas City and .he Santa Fe route to Los Angeles. One weekly via Kansas City, through Texas points to Los Angeles and San Francisco. One -weekly via Dcs Moines and scenic route, through the Colorado resorts, to San Francisco. - - New Pullman tourist sleeping cars, with every convenience via the popular Chi cago Great Western. For full informa tion and booklet address J. N Storr city passenger agent, C. G. W. Ry.. Fifth and Robert streets, St. Paul, Minn. CONTRACT WORK. Sherburne Avenue Sewer, <v | Office of the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 24th, IDOL 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 tjieir office in said city, until 2 p. m. on the 4th day of February, A. D. 1301, for the construction of a &ewer on fflierburne Avenue, from St. Albans Street to Grotto Street, in said city, ac cording to plans and specifications on file In the office of said Board. A bond of 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 (10) per cent of the gross amount bid, must accompany each bid. Said check shall be made pay able to the Clerk of said Board. i The said Board reserves the rig.it to reject any and all bids. ■ - WM. L. AMES," ' -,___, A, A ■'—'■■ President . ; Official: C. H. BRONSON. . *'- Clerk Board of Public .Worki _. "-. A.■-'■ JaJi-ffiUi-lfiaUlQt. IIS lltill CLOSING PRICES IX WALL STREET GENERALLY SHOWED SMALL ADVANCES NEW TALES OF ABSORPTION Statement Wa« Circulated, Receiv ing General Credence, That the Union Pacific Had Acquired Control of the S. p. -...-... Close. Day. --...,..... .--....- , . ■ . . Prey Bar silver, New Y0rk........ 60% 60% Call money, New York \Vr-2 1%-2 NEW YORK Feb. I—Fluctuations .in the stock market today were very pro nounced In a number of cases and pro fessional operators were successful in reviving bullish interest practically as they saw fit. They, resorted to palpable manipulation at times in -order to ac quire a following and, after successfully bidding up a leading group, realizing on their holdings and began anew in an other quarter. As a result the market displayed at one time or another pro nounced strength in every division To 'iiVE-'STeCi C6iiiSS!3l KaSliiri, Room 21 Exchange Building, South St. Paul, Minx Highest market prices obtained for stock Prompt attention given to all corre spondence and orders. leferences: Any commercial agency. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. South St. Paul, Feb. 1. CATTLE— cattle market shows a decided improvement this week on good to best quality stock and feeding stuff. Practically every of these two classes has been easily moved at-ad vances' ranging from .15 to 20 cents. Heifer stuff was also strong the first of the week, but the demand has been a little slow for the last two days, and prices are barely steady with last week. Stock calves of good quality are fairly active at steady prices. The fair kinds of cattle are selling a little slow and the common stuff is dragging, but indica tions are that the yards will be fairly well cleared out by tomorrow night. Best quality butcher steers are in good demand at steady prices. Common to fair steers are slow and weak. Good to best cows are also a shade lower, but selling well. Common and canner cows are selling lc to 15c under last week. Bulls and veals steady, and active. Milch what extent, If any, the: public figured in today's movements, remains conjectu ral. Reports of combinations of various properties continued to' be 'heard, there by increasing interest in the minor rail roads, -which assumed conslde.able promi nence in the day's dealings.^ Later in the day a report was current that the Union Pacific had secure control of the South ern Pacific railroad. No official confirma tion could be had of this statement, but the fact that the market for Union Pa cific boiled for a time, the stock rising 4% points on transactions of 22,500 shares was sufficient in itself, according to the views of the traders to stamp the report as being authoritative. It was admitted that a leading interest;in; Southern Pa cific had sold out to a syndicate, pre sumably representing Union Pacific. This announcement coming on top of the varied reports about impending dividends, extraordinary earnings,--- trade combina tions and so on, which were rife early in the day, threw the market into excite ment and blocks .of from 1,000 to : 3,u00 shares changed hands :. with ,' as little hesitation as if they were fractional lots. The improvement in prices, which grad ually gained strength, - was assisted by Foreign houses bought early, but sub- Foreign houses . bougth early, but sub sequently unloaded about 100,000 shares of Southern Pacific. That stock strength ened somewhat after the London selling had ceased and was practically about the only issue which did not have a bull following. During the general selling to ward the close it sagged to 46% compared with 49%, the opening figure. A factor which was instrumental in advancing the market today was the lack of any gold engagements for tomorrow's steamers to Europe. The market for sterling ex change was called easier this week, de mand bills selling at $1.87%. Later they hardened to $4.88 and long bills advanced to $4.84%, at which they closed. The fore cast of tomorrow's bank statement in dicates a gain in cash of $1,500,000, ex clusive of the probable addition to this figure by government disbursements for interests, the subtreasury today having a debit balance of $1,346,940 at the clear ing house on this account. The gold ex ports this week of $2,334,000 were entirely offset by the movement, of money from the interior, the net gain of this account being $3,533,000. Recurring to the stock market, conspicuous features at various times were Kansas & Texas preferred, Tennessee Coal, Atchison and Louisville, the latter being strengthened by its ex cellent December earnings. Profit-taking became quite general in the late deal ings and material inroads were made on the highest prices of the day in some stocks. On the other hand there were points of renewed strength and the mar ket closed very animated and irregular. Important advances were made in many prominent bonds today, and exceptional gains were made of six and a half and seven points respectively in Peoria & Eastern incomes of Central Georgia first incomes. The. absorption of 4 per cent bonds was enormous, causing activity in Iron Mountain 4s, Wisconsin . Central 4s. San Antoni and Southern Pacific 4s. The aggregate transactions footed up the exceptional figure of $7,295,000. 7- United States 3s coupon declined % per cent on the last ca11... . , ; .'; STOCK QUOTATIONS. Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith & Co., members of the - New .York Stock Exchange, Pioneer Press,, building, who have direct wires to Chicago and New York. Closing prices are bid: ... Closing. _A IBid.jßid. !STs!High[Lowl_l_| 31 _ Am. Hoop I 3900 25%,26% 28 "27% do pfd | 300 74. 72% 73% 71% ♦American Ice ...I 200137% 37 37 38% do pfd I 2000! 66% 66% 68 C 8 Amal. Copper ....] 800 91% 89% 90% 89% Am. Steel & Wire.|sS2oo 46% 744 45% 44% do pfd I 1100 88% 88% 88 ] 88% Anaconda M. Co.. 1100 44 I 42%1 43 | 41% Am. Tob I 9700 115% 115 115% 114% Am. Tin Plate.... | 4700 58% 56% 57% 56% Am. Cotton 0i1.... | 700! 30% 30 30 30% At., T. &S. F.....145700 50% 49% 50 49% do pfd 53800 88% 87% 87% 87 Am. Linseed Oil ..| 400 6% 6% 6% -6% do pfd - .......T... ! 200 33% 33% 33% 33 B. & O I 9400 92 90% 90% 89% - do pfd | 200 86% 86% '86% 86% B. R. T 115900! 78% 77 77 77 C., B. & Q 20100146; 145% 145-% 144% Canada Southern. 200 .57 56% 56% 57 Car & Foundry. V 1800 22 I 21% 21% .21 - do pfd.... 1200 70% I 69% 70% 69% C, C, C. & Sfc.L.. 200 77% I 76% 77% 76% Con. Tob. Co 3000 45% | 44%| 45 44% do pfd 600,96-95% 96 95% Ches. & 0hi0.... 41001 39% 39% 39%1 39% Chi. & Alton 6100 40. |39 39%! 39 do pfd 800 74%) 74% 74% 74%. Colorado So. ...| 2001 7% .* 7% 7%1 7% do Ist pfd I 100 40 |40 39% 39% Chi. G. W 23900 20 | 18% 19% 18% do deb. 4p. c... 100 92% 92% 92% 92% do pfd A 600180% 79% 80 " 79% do T)fd 8........ 4001 45% 45 45 44% Chi., Ind. & L.... 14001 29% 27 28% 27 do pfd 800 67 65%-66% 64 Con. Gas 120 ! 194% 193 193 192% Del. & Hudson.... 1500:153 151% 152 152% Del., L. & W...... | 5001195 195 194 194 Den. & Rio G I 53001 33% 32% 33% 32 do pfd | 2200! 84 | 83% l 83% | 82% Erie................. | 94001-28% 28% | 28% 28% do Ist pfd-. ! .5200164% 63.l 63% 63% Fed. Steel ....... 1294001 46. I 43%) 45" I 44 .do pfd 13900174 I 72% 73% 72% Gen. Elec. C 0......1 200!191 1190% 190% 190% Gt. Nor. .pfd....!..'.. |194 |193%|193 [192 Hock.'Valley Ry. 1000) .44 1-43% | 43% 43 do pfd-..,.. 1 16001 12/1.71 I 71% 71 •111. Central 9001128 yffl27% 127% 129% Jersey Cent. ...... I 200154' 1153 1153%! 153 Long Island :..-:. 338001 .'/...};■:... | 67 "| ..... Louis.. & Nash.... 20000) fe%l 89% | 90% 89% Leather .......... I 4600! |3%) 13% 13% 13% do pfd. :... ". I 200) 14%1 74% | 74% I 74%- Manhattan Con -.. 20500!1fT%|117 117% 117% Met. Traction .... 2000!163%|162% l 163 162-- Mobile & 0hi0.... - 9001 71?N 69%| 69% 65% Minn. & St. L.... 200 fJ9%| 69% I 69 ■j6O - M.. K. & T....... 17000! 19% 19 I 19%! 19% ' do Dfd ............ 29200!... ..[..P. I 57%! 55% W. M. CAMPBELL COMMISSION CDMPANY Live Slock Commissi©!! Msrsiniti Un n Stoe'c Yard 3, fiOUTH S*T. PAUL, Consignments and correspondents so licited. Market reports furnished on ap plication. We do a strictly commission business. No live stock bought or sold on our own account. References— Stock Yards bank. South St. Paul: Security bank. Zumbrota; Hon. A. T. Koerner, state treasurer, Capitol building. St. Paul: A. C. Anderson, cash ier St. Paul National bank. St. Paul. Missouri Pacific .. 25700 89%| 87% 87% 88% Nor. Pacific ...... 21600 83%| 82% 82% j 82% dopfd 2100! 87 86% 36% 87 N. T. Cent 143% 143% 143% 143% Nat. Steel C 0..... 71001 41% 40% 41% 40% do pfd 100 91% 91% 31 I 91 Norfolk & West.. 6900145% | 43% 45 | 44% do pfd I 300 84% | 83% 84 i 83% North-Western ... 100 ' 173%] 173% 173 172% Ontario & West.. 10100 32%] 31% 32% 31% P. Steel Car C0...| 22001 39%1 37%! 39%| 37% do pfd I 8001 79%| 78% 79%1 79% Pennsylvania Ry.. 7C00|147% 116% 145%|146% Pacific Mall ...... 1500146% I 45 \ 45% 45 People's Gas ..... 112400! 101 | 99% 101 I 59% ♦Pullman j 500)200 199% 159V,|20) R. Iron & Steel...| 2200! 15%| 13%! 15 | 13% do pfd | 3300) 59%] 58 59 i f:S% Reading 17700)33 I 32% 32%! 31% do Ist pfd I 12001 72% I 71% 71%) 71% cows show some little improvement, but the market is still slow. HOGS— hog market is one of the very best in the country, and shippers are evidently beginning to realize ' this as the receipts have been picking up a little during the last two or three days. With present prices and conditions, how ever, we should be getting double the hogs that are coming here. Today th« built of the hogs sold astrong shade higher, bringing $5.15, with quite a few choice to prime loads at $5.17%fg5.20. The fair hogs sold at $5.10@5.12%. Rough palters are selling at $4.50@4.95, with pigs- steady, at $4.35. Ship in your hogs for prices are high. - -..'■P, SHEEP—Fat sheep and lambs are in good demand at steady prices. Packers are obtaining a good part of their sup plies from the feed lots owing to light receipts. There is very little doing in stock and feeding stuff. Common stuff, and especially old, heavy ewes, are very slow sale. Very truly, —Rogers & Rogers. do 2d" pfd J 200143 I 42% I 42%1 42% Rock Island |23000|126%|124%|125% 125% Southern Ry 1453001 23 I 22% 22% 22% _w£i d -Vi"7„"'""l 840,>! 74-* %i ™& <3^ Southern Pacific .263400! 49% -16% 4.1%' 48% St : L. & S. W.... 3500 23% 23% 23% 23$ £ d 2,P fd • 2600J 52 51% 51% 51% St2*}*L •• •" 12001 59% 59% 59% 58% do pfd . 400198% I 97% 97% 97% it Ug p»,M efinery - 620001138% 135% 136% S T C 1 t 25500.152%i151% r,l" ..".m a^=ificY::;;S ft 59 61% RB% Tex. Pac 1238001 29% 27% <vY 07% acme 201900' S!)%' 84%j W"H l 4 U dV fß/hK 13S00 84% 83% 84% 53% Watesh bbGr ■- m 20% l 191 '2 19 19% doba P fd .::::::::-Wg gl P3B s*l Western Union A. m «* 83% «& Si d'onff ntral M 0 17% 17*i| Sg 17% £° l?t Pfd E- .100! r.4%' 53". 11% l\ /a -d° 2d pfd - 300 28% 2gg 9K* 28% ♦American Ice company, ex-dlvideP_d~i Pany, ex-dividend, 3 per c^t- Pull™™ c?nt Car TOm^ny,' ex-aMdenf,""^ Total sales, 1,545,100. _ BONDS. Sfo'i --if-Fi_i" V- °- 18t8....107" *do IUII UI c0up...110 do -& < rs; "mL *do 3s, coup... 110 do 4a "'ma? Son ft ™foS?% N^..a&"st.L:4sloß t do old 4 4 Ss, C<re 3 %l& VJv IStS-"SL do old 4s, coupll3%| ,i 0 N£ V- lsts-JKL *° ss, reg 110% .oV? fl* to" 127 •D? ° 0 f "c TEI'SHI.* ° con7b ,.:::iw. .P. r C- 3 e05..1^3 IRoadinar een 4q 94% Ateh., gen. 4s..lo3%! Ric ,Q°^ £?' 9? CaS. So 2d»"*"-m*fe t£ i- & 1.5tc:55.115% v.aru bo. 2d5..11l St.L. & S.F.g 6s 128 A%.iwl c 'lYA A %*-.g * E££s» OO O. J*, tl. 05.124 lOf, T>nr. Jo COl Ohl. Term 45.... !'6%!^' £v r« ii- s D & R'r*,i,iL ,sA & T. 65... 63 iJ. & R. Cr. 45..102%'n &■ P Isfw 117 fw Sft#r? *&s<&:& . ::::: 96 Gen ' FW- C-2 St-i^ Cnlon Pacific 45.106% uen. £ leC*' u5...109% Wabash lsts ..119% lowa Cent. lsts.ilo% do ba2ds f^.:;:is% h r &J i Aunl- isAI)I West Shore 4s 114 *M., K. & T. 2ds 78%! Wis. Cent. 45... 59% ■ do -to .-. - • 97% Va. Centuries. .. 95 *Ex-Interest. " " " NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adama C"on ....$0 2o7LUtle~"Chiif ....$0 15 £ lICO 45 Ontario ......... 650 Breece 1 75|Ophir .... 67 Brunswick Con. S4 Phoenix o*4 Comstock Tun.. 04 Potosl of .Con CaL & Va. 145 Savage ..AAA 12 Deadwood T_r.. 52 Sierra Nev .... 15 ?« n «nlVer *"*li Small Hopes... 65 Iron Silver 65 i Standard 4 23 L.-adville Con.. 06, FOREIGN FINANCIAL -New York, eD-, I.—The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The stock market was steady here today, but snirTt a3oftL et - , Fee,ing In advance' th? spirit of -the funeral tomorrow. Ameri can stocks were very active, however London was buying freely of Atchison Is sues, Louisville & Nashville and South ern railways when Nev/ York came over as sellers and caused a sharp break in Southern Pacific. There was a fair ral'v in the street after the exchange closed Call money rates fluctuated between 3% and 4% per cent The decline at the turn of the month is being counter-balanced py the Interest payments on consols and the large sum repaid to the bank. Time money was 4% per cent. Bills were un changed Paris is still absorbing all tho paper offered far discount. The bank re iucfS c L., c **'in "** Price of eagles Id to «6s 4d. Silver was supported by the East ern demand. The fortnightly copper re ports show stocks down 48 tons and the supply increased 132 tons. , London, Feb. I.—Gold premiums: Bue nos Ayres. 131.3; Madrid, 36.60; Rome, 5 90- Lisbon, 41; consols for money, 96 11-16: conl sols for the account, 97. NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Feb. I.—Money on call steady at 1%©2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, S%'3){% per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual business in banker's bills at S4~BB for demand and at $4.84%@4.84% for sixty days; posted rates, $4.85 and $4.BS*a.®l 89 --commercial bills, $4.83%@4.54; silver cer tificates, 62@63c; bar silver, 60% c Mexi can dollars, 45c. TREASURY BALANCES-Washington, Feb. I.— todays statement of the treas ury balances in the general fund, exclu sive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $143,012,973; gold, $71,183,641 - WALL STREET GOSSIP— Stur gi3 & Co. wire Holbert & Son: "The earnings of the roads ln the Northwest are so gratifying that even If our market remains dulls there Is not much likeli hood of decline. Speculative elements are somewhat dormant, and, as recently sug gested by us, the trading public are now waiting for information and hesitate to act upon their own judgment." BANK CLEARINGS. St. Paul, $727,322. ■ - Minneapolis', $1,850,839. New York. $257,576,346. - Chicago, $21,823,833. Boston, $20,137,036. _,—JE5L___ •_. We Have Sold MORE STEEL. KANUCS "» ineiasi, year nuu!«u omer nemers com t'H'l i —^*-_T^ "■"" "ioed- The reason for this is that we sell The BEST RANGE sold in Minneapolis, as we can gg.«*l.^ r ..'Jail j^ g e j. thousands of people using it to testify, and sell it for les3 motiey than other dealers ask for nBKXfa" • an Inferior make of Range. These Ranges are no experiment with us, as we have sold this one EHoU ° h oaSaiVu?edthem?U >'-, 125-4-hole RANCE oven 14x20-3 14. 10 rjSfeTTaSESI customers «hoMve useatne:milt ifo. 12»-4-hoIe Range, oveu 14xi0, high shelf. 17.00 E-WWe Have Sold MORE l™™'™* No. 125-4-hole Range oven 14x20 high Closa>~»,9 00 w bined. The reason for this is that we sell The BEST RANGE sold in Minneapolis, as we can -U. get thousands of people using it to testify, and sell it for less money than other dealers ask for • an inferior make of Range. These Ranges are no experiment with us, as we have sold tills one • o«»rrwi h oa_LlVus^ StSem?Sr RANCE oven 14x20*14.10 Customers usedtliemtlt /To. 125—4-hole Ranpc. oven 14x^0, hiirii shelf. 17 oo i longest are loudest in their praise. We No . 128-4 hole Range, oven 14x20 high close** .Q OO .'UpW^H^ Will Guarantee them in every man- No j^^hoi,, Range oven 20x20, plain top. Jo 73 BsOfilSl ncr, sEape andform; we do not tor No _ 6 . hoe Range, oven 20x20 high she* 2I 75 I any loop hole; they do not work per- No. IS4-6-hole Range, oven 20x20. high closet 23 75 l§RPSi==S££ fectty we will take them back refund No. 143_«-hole Range, reservoir, plain top... 24175 JB*iinffSsßg - £ ureh¥ eJ^ f „t'o*?',RA** 0J| S a No. HS-e-Hole Range, reservoir, Sigh shelf.. 27175 j MIMH^S Specialty. Stove catalogue free.- No. 143-8 hole Range, reservoir, high closet. 30100 * B *-..?.:>-: . ..:,u T. M. ROBERTS' SUPPLY HOUSE, MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. "l 1 UVE H MB HOG PRICES AVERAGED A STRONG 2 1-2 CENTS UP—DEMAND GOOD CATTLE MARKET UNCHANGED Receipts Were Largely In Small Mixed Lots—Best Quality Stuff of All Kinds Ready Sale- Sheep Steady. SOUTH -ST. PAUL, Feb. 1.-Receipts at the Union Stock yards today (esti mated)" were: Cattle, 240; calve 3, 30; hogs, 2,000; sheep, 125; cars, 36. Official receipts yesterday: Cattle, 279; calves. 21; hogs, 1,328; sheep, 2,035; cars, 37. Receipts for January, compared with January, 1900, are as follows: _ • Jan. 1901. Jan. 1900. Gain. Cattle 11,635 9,800 1,835 Calves 1,922 2,887 *5.65 Hogs .....62,697. 50,162 12,535 Sheep 46,015 68,290 *22,275 Horses 234 434 "200 Cars 1,468 1,427 41 ♦Loss. The following table shows the roads over which yesterday's receipts came in, and the number of loads hauled by each: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed. . C. G. W 2 .. Great Nor. ..2 1 .. i Nor. Pacific .... ..> 10 1 C.,St.P.M.&O, 2 3 .. 2 CM. & Kt.P. 2 2 .. 1 M. & CentraiY. "i 5 " ■ .* Wis. Central ..1 Totals .... 7 13 10 7 HOGS. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 2,000 A week ago 2.147 A year ago 71 Quotations: Good to choice light, $5.05© 5 15; mixed and butchers, $5.05@5.20; good to prime heavy, $5.10@5.20; common to fair, $51*35.05; rough packers, $4.75@i.:.'5; pigs and skips, |3.75.t7,4.1.5. Market opened 2"Ac highfer and closed strong at the advance. Receipts were fairly heavy and the quality averaged good to choijc. Demand good. Bulk sold at $5.15, with a range of $.j.i'..'.t5.20. Rough packers, $4.80*?>4 95. Pigs steady at $1.55. Representative sales: Light, Mixed and Butchers— _ No. Wt.D~ge.Price.No. Wt.Dge.Price. 30 213 ..$5 15 16 12S ..$5 10 63 IS9 40 5 12% 77 173 .. 5 17% 25 184 .. 510 77 IS3 .. 5 12% 62 177 .. 5 12% 58 186 .. 520 " 6 202 4!) 510 17 141 .. 513 65 202 .-. 515 60 167 40 5 12% 47 232-.. 520 67 233 40 520 52 IS3 .. 515 75 202 80 515 62 ISO .. 515 42 202 .. 515 62 : " •ll 9 _* *_A ls 39 _- 204 240 12% Good to Prime Heavy '42 ~ ~~"~ ,242 .. $520 Heavy Packing and Rough— 3 340 40 $4 90 2 .......430 .. $1 90 2 485 80 485 5 422 SO 4 65 J6 .......383 _.. 490 2 225 80.4 90 Stags and Bears— . 1 510 SO $4 63 ll 520 80 $4 75 " 1 440 SO 4 50 1 Pigs— 10 109" .. $4 35 16 107 .. $1 33 5 94 ..4 35 I 3 90 ■. 435 CATTLE. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 270 A week ago : ISI A year ago 128 Quotations: Good to choice butcher steers, ?4.50@5.25; fair to good, $3.7504.23; common to "fair, $3.25@3.60; good to choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.40*9*3.90; fair to good butcher cows and heifers, $2.50-51' 3.25; thin cows and canners, $1.5C@2.10; good to choice corn fed bulla, v3@:'.75; bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to chr.ice veals, $4.50G0.75; fair to good veals, $3.50 tg.4.50; good to choice feeders. $3.20@3.90; good to choice stock steers, $3.25@3.75; fair to good, $3*3*3.25; common, $2.23@2.90; i good to choice stock heifers, $2.75#3; fair to good, $2.50;®2.75; good to choice steer calves, $3.25@3.65; fair to good, $3*63.2".; good to choice heifer calves, $2.55@3; fair to good, $2.30-52.75; stock and feeding bulls. $2.50<jt3; good to choice milkers and _--, ringers, $32(335; fair to good, $2S(g*3o; common, $20<??35. Market fairly active on all kinds con sidering the receipts, which were largely in small scattering bunches, with quite a little common stuff. Prices ware steady on both good quality butcher cattle and good to best stoekers and feeders. The common cattle sell slow at low prices. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Heifers ___ No. Wt. Price. No. ~ Wt.Price. 1 1200 $3 50 2 1115 $2 75 2.... 1015 2 50 1 950 2 65 1 1210 2 65 2 1065 310 1 1090 3 00 1 1170 3 25 1 900 3 50 1 1080 3 50 1 1320 3 20 2 1095 2 85 2 650 2 75 4 ....1205 3 49 1 1140 3 001 . Butcher Steers— 1 1010 $3 50! 3 1037 $3 90 2 1350 400 I 1280 3 80 Fat and Bologna Bulls— 1 1710 53 4011 1660 $3 70 1 1260 3 0011 1510 3 23 1 1260 3 20] . Veal Calves— ■ 1 .TT 90 54 00 1 120 $5 00 6 ...172 5 25 1 120 5 75 Stock Cows and Heifers— 1 750 $3 00 1 ;.... 630 $2 50 5 604 2 60 2 570 300 7 .610 2 50 1 680 2 60 Heifer Calves— ■ "l 290 53 00| 2 310 52 80 Stoekers and Feeders — , 1 400 $2 251 1 560 $2 00 Stoekers and Feeders— _ 1 800 $3 25 1 910 $3 00 2 545 3 50 1 930 3 90 3- 850 3 50 1 720 3 25 1 650 3 75 3 820 3 10 14 813 3 75 2 700 3 50 Steer Calves— * ._^_ 6 "... 338 $3 401 6 ._. 442 $3 50 Stock and Feeding Bulls— 1 £60 53" 2 90O"$2'80 Thin Cows and Canners— _ 2 870 $2 001 "l 840 $1 75 1 ............ 850 2 00|2 1030 2 25 1 .....100 2 251 1 810.2 35 SHEEP. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 125 A week ago 30 A year ago 3.563 Quotations: Good to choice butcher lambs, 54.60@5; fair to good. $4.25@4.40; good to choice fat wethers, $3.6004.25; fair to good, $3.25C53.50; fat ewes, $3.25@3.75; food to choice stock and feeding lambs, 1@4.25; fair to good, $3.25@3.75; feeding wethers, $3.25"73.7.3; stock and feeding ewes, $2.75crt3.10; thin sheep, $2@2.25; buck lambs, $2.75@3; killing bucks, |2@S. Rep resentative sales: No. Weight. Price. 48 fat yearlings 94 $4 50 100 fat ewes 110 3 75 20 fat lambs 91 4 75 2 bucks 145 3 00 Among the shippers on the market were: V. Imhotte, B. F. Martin. Clear Lake; Dundee Live Stock Co., Dundee; Benton & Boerner. Buffalo; J. Walter, Norwood; J. J.: Chase. Chokio; F. E. Williams, Hastp; Roesler Bros. & Co., Otis Co., Waseca; Kuling X. Walked, Walhalla; Whipple & Co., Beardsley; G. Hitter, Monticello; J. Wacek, New Prague; F. Holtz. Goodhue: J. S. Green, Red Wing; M. K. Wolfe. Kellogg; J. H. ' Termath, Le Sueur; A. Pettis, St. Peter; j W. Snavely, Buffalo Lake and Stewart; i J. H. Johnson, Wilraot; C. H. Richards, Stewart; C. Jensen, Milan; Johnson, Peterson & Co., Hector; W. Crofoot, Han ley, Gibbons & Jones, West Concord; J." Catty, Becker; M. C. Black, Sioux City; D. Mackentune, Hamburg; F. Bigot, Springfield; Dunham & Co.. Janesville; ; E. L. Starr, Tracy; C. W. Chamberlain, Amboy; Mohn & Donaldson, Morristown; C. Bell, Blooming Prairie. E. G. Ogilvle. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET—Minneso ta Transfer, St. Paul, Barrett & i 7 tY^.-, FINANCIAL. O'Connor & Van Bergen, BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions _-OS-aO3 germania life bldu. Fourth ' an 1 Minnesota Street*, llpp ST. PAUL. Member Chicago Board of Trad*. EF~ Direct Private Wires. CHAS. H.F. SMITH & GO. Members of the New York Stock Ex change. Special attention ; given grain orders. Members Chicago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WIRES, .'.oai-er I'rens Utdg., SI. Pan) Minn. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. H. HOLBERT & SON, Bankers and Brokers 34! Robert St. St. Paul. ■ ':\ EDWARDS. VVCCiirsTtiOA STOC*KS,BO?;pS.O-"ig.i.J.j-i-;SV; £ IONS, \ XME'Mc'F't-jS ;? :.!"-:"- ■..;?-_ Chicago. \ \Hlt.,.C_;t.J lChStf_U3fiFC*M-lEI'iCEMPI.S. \ \ A MANHATTAN BUILDING St PAUL. \ V 8 CHAMBER OF COr.r-tKf.CE MINNEAPOLIS^ JAMESON & HEVENER, WHOLESALE FLOUR, FEED AND SEEDS. Stat* Agents for ht d««ii Griswold Bros' Baia ea. **'' PAUL. Zimmerman report that active Inquiry lor farm horses from all parts of tha Northern country is giving encourage ment for an active trade this spring. he movement is largely restricted to farm chunks today. Heavy logging horses slow, Icgginpmen were only buying to fill out vacancies in their camps. Prices main tained firmness on all grades but th < heavy drafters,which sold at lower prices than heretofore this winter. Values: Drafters, extra. ..... $140@5175 Drafters, choice 1200 I! Drafters, commo* to good At. lie Farm horses; choice 1100 12." Farm horses, common to good 650 100 CHICAGO, Feb. I.—Cattle—Rece.pts. 2,000; steady to strong; good to prime steers, $5.1006; good to prime. $3.5005; stoekers and feeders, $301.60; cows and hc.fers, $2.6504.45; canners, $1.8032.60:. bulls, $2.7504.23; calves. $4*50; Texas steers, $3.3004.8*0; bulls, $2.5003.65. Ho 8 —Receipts today, 25,000; tomorrow, 15 00) (estimated); left over, 1.000; 5c higher; mixed and butchers, $6.1505.32%; good ta choice heavy, $5.25*35.35; rough heavy, $3.1005.20; light, $5.1505.30; bulk of sale-), $5.2005.30. Sheep—Receipts, U,oio; __t-«dv to slow; good to choice wethers. $391*0 4.50; fair to choice mixed, $3.5004; West era sheep, $3.500U0; Texas sheep, J2...00 3.50; native lambs, $4.3505.35; Western lambs, $505.35. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-Cattle— 800; steady. Native steers, $3.50*35.85; cows and heifers, $204.75; Texas steers, $3.4004.60. Receipts, 5,500: market 5c higher. Lights, $5.1505.25; packers, $5.20 05.27%; butchers, $5.3005.35. Sheep— Re ceipts, 100; strong. Muttons, $3.8504.25; iambs, $4.8605.60. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. I.—Cattle—Re ceipts, 1,700; steady. Native steers, $40 5.40; Texas steers. $303.75; cows and heif ers, $304. Hogs—Receipts, 6,400; 5c higher. Heavy, $5.22%05.27; mixed $5.2006.22%; light, $5.12 1 /2 «5.22"/ 2 ; bulk of sales, $5,200 5.26. Sheep—Receipts. 500; steady. Mut tons, $404.80; lambs, $4.5035.40. SIOUX CITY 10., Feb. I.—Cattle—Re ceipts, 300; market steady; beeves, $3,500 4.75; cows, bulls, mixed, $203.75; stoek ers and feeders, $3.2504; calves and year lings, $3.2504. Hogs—Receipts, 2,500; 'mar ket stronger; selling at $3.1005.25; bulk. $5.12%©5.15. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. I.—Cattle- Receipts, 3,000: steady to strong. Native steers, $3.8505.50; Texas steers, $3.2504.40; cows and heifers. $204.15. Hogs—Receipts, 14,000; strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $5.2005.30; heavy. $5.3005.35; mixed, $5,150 5.27%; light, $606.20. Receipts, 2, --000; strong. Lambs, $4©5.20: muttons. $2.2504.50. '.-... .. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. H. S. Meeker and wife, to Annie M. Warren, pt It 8, Vayhlnger's add.. $650 Margaretha Schramm, to S. Silber man, n 1-3 its 9 and 10, blk 56, Rice & Irvin's add ..,. 4,000 A. W. Caldwell and wife, to Mar garet R. Caldwell, lt 3, Dawson's sub, blk 2, Terry's add , 450 Mary McNeale, to R. T. W. Duke Jr., It 25, J. Welder sub blk 24, Ar lington Hills ._....»...«. 100 a Total ••••• $5,2 M TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. The semi-annual state examination tot the county of Ramsey will be held in the St. Paul Central High school Feb. 7tt_t Sth and 9th, beginning at 9 a. in, First grade work will be taken tib on Thursday in the Library. Second grade work Friday and Saturday In ' Room 16. ... ,1 THOS. MONTGOMERY, County Superintendent of Schools. CONTRACT "WORK. "Western Aveune Silver. Offlce of the Board of Public Works. City of St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 24th. 1901. Sealed bids will be received by the Beard 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 4th day. of February, A. D. 1901, tor the construction of a sewer . on Western Avenue, from Charles Street' to Edmund Street, in said city accord ing to plans and specifications on file in the offlce 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 (10) per cent of the gross amount bid, must accompany each bid. Said check shall be made pay able to the Clerk of said Board. -.;■-■ The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMES, 2-1 , . J _- President Official: C. 11. BRONSON, Clerk Board of Public Works. ':•'■■■ "-'•- Jan.25th,1901-101. ■-■ - -— ■ -. I—m CONTRACT WORK. Van Huron Street Sewer. Office of the Board or Public Works. City of St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 24th. 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 pity, unll 2 p. m. on the 4th day of February, A. D. 19ul, for the construction of a sewer on Van Buren Street, from Grotto Street to Victoria Street, in said city, according to plans and specifications on flit In tho office of said Beard. 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 (10) per cent of the gross amount bid. must accompan> each bid. Said check shall be made pay able to the Clerk of said Board. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMES, . President. .Official: C. H. BRONSON, Clerk Board of Public Works. Jan.25th,1901-10t •-- - ■ ■ Proposals for Sewer Pipe, Etc. City Clerk's Office, St. Paul, Minn.. Jan. 29, 1901. Separate bids or proposals, sealed and marked "Proposals for Sewer Pipe, etc." will be received at the' office of the City Clerk of the City of St. Paul unt«l 5 o'clock p. m., Feb. 5, 1901, for furnish ing the following material, same to be used in the building and maintenance or repair of streets, sewers, bridges, and other work under charge of the Depart ment of the Commissioner of Public Works and City Engineer for the year 1&01, in accordance with specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer, to wit: Sewer and drain pipe, sewer brick, paving brick, natural cement, Portland cement, "Winona stone flagging, granite stone flagging, cedar paving block 3, hard ware, brooms for machine sweeping, brooms for hand sweeping. A certified check in the sum of 10 per cent of the amount bid must accom pany each - proposal to insure , the :en tor-. ing Into of. a proper contract. ■ The Common Council reserves the right to reject, any and all bids. . ] By order of the Common Council..; i ■ .." -."-^_ Matt JENSEN, „ - City Clerk.: . (Jan, 29-Feb. 5. 1901.) -