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SI. D. ILOWEK, Pre». H. B. CARROLL, Gen. Supt. ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS, Seuth St. Paul, Minn. Best Equipped and Most AdTantampons Market for the Shippers in tho Northwest—Connected With All the Railroads. l; 000 BEEVES AND 5,000 HOGS WANTED DAILY. Chas, L. Haas Commission Co. Liw Stock CoioissJo.i Merchants. Room ioExchaa;e B!Jr . U.ii>-| Sti;'« YarJj South St. Paul, flin.i., anJ UalDj St3;c Yards, Chicago, 111. All corrsspondsnes will rereivj prompt attentiDi. Liberal advances made on consignments. R;fsr v _ ' etces-Union Stoci Yards or any Commercial Agency. THIIFT RRfIQ LIVESTOCK I nut I Dnuoi commission LocateJ in CriICAQO, SIOUX CITY, SO. OMAHA. SO. ST. PAUL. So St. P.ul Cattle Salesmsn—Fran'c Th»>t. C. L. Kaye. B. B. Moshsr. Ho^jand Shss:> SalsjTui P. J. Gibbons. Refe;3»;;s—Nat'l L. S. Ba-.k, Chici?3: Sta=< Yards Bank. So. St. Paul; U. S. Yards Nit'l Bank, So- Omaha: L. S. Nat'l Ban*. Sicux City. <Jouth St. Paul £i»e Stock yTnd Outside Cattle Markets. SOUTH ST. PAUL, March Estimat ed receipta at the Union stock yards to day: Cattle, 1,400; calves, 200; hogs, 1,600; sheep, H.V); horses, 30; cars, 86. Official receipts Saturday: Cattle, 161; calves, 58; hog-. 1,670; sheep, 4.154; cars, 50. Receipts, thus far in March, compared with the same period in 1901, are as fol lows: March, 1902. March, 1901. Gain. . 'attle 11.357 6,775 1,612 Calves 2,960 2.738 222 Hogs 36,074 32,502 3,572 Sheep 26,455 7,247 13,398 Horses 89 12 77 Cars 994 729 :t>s Receipts thus far In 1902, compared with the same period in 1901, are as follows: 1902. 1901. 'Jam. Cattle. 36,341 ' 30,198 6,143 Calves 6,615 7,311 *6b6 Hogs ... 167,736 142,382 25,352 Sheep 133.570 63,214 ',0 356 Horses 246 411 *'**> Cars 4.064 3,302 702 *Loss. Hog«. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 1,600 A week ago J»«; A year ago 1jl)'? Quotations: Light and light mixed. f5.9§ (,v\ 20 mixed and butchers, J«.05@6.40; heavy i6.10@6.40; boars, $2.50@3.50; stags, $4.5(Kai.25; underweights, $5.35@5.'<5; pigSi ?*Malrket 10c lower. Receipts liberal for Market 10c lower. Receipts liberal for Monday and quality fairly good, although ' including nothing choice Prices ranged from $6.10 to $6.30; bulk, $6.15@6.20. Kep reaentative sales: Hogs— NT. Wl. Price. 1 No. \vt.!'.■■:■«>. 79- 207 $0.20121 260 $b.^o C; ......216 6.20'1fe 23a 6..*0 - ::: m 6.10,93 i» 6.15 4:! 178 6.2058 ~°,£ 6.M 77 "'.'......... 200 6.25177 . ■■■ 228 t-^Q " p.ig3 and rndprweights— —g.-.-^- ---, — ' "" — 127 $0.-0 6 •_■ • _* :s^_ __ „ -J7-* —'".TTSOO 15,001 1 >J1) »4-50 1- '"" .... 420 4.75| -■ CalHe. Comparative receipts: rco T.otal for today (estimated) *•«*« • A week ago '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 448 Aoi'u i.i rit?m.s-"' " Fam-y buuiier'steers. $5.15 SSe, $^35^5.70; good to Choice, si ",.;.-,1t,; common to lair. %i.M,i 4.'H . fanes butcher cows f ° a % tigs -5 10; prime, $4.35@4.60; good to choice, v; •->„! 25; common to fair $2.f10«53.20; canners and cutters. $1.75@2.85; good to choice butcher bulls. $3@4.25- common and bologna bulls, $2.50@2.90; good to choice veals* v, ,-„:,.jr,; common to fair, 53.50J8 425; ffood to choice reeding steers, $350® 4.25: common to fair, $2.50©3.40; good to cWjce stock steers. $3.25©4; common to fair' $'2.50«&3.10; steer calves, $.».00./3.50, good to choice stock cows and heifers, 52.?5@3; common to fair. $2.25@2.65; heifer calves $2.25@3; stock and feeding bulls, :• ">0<J»:? 25; god to choice milch cows and springers, $32@40; common to fair, $20@ 3ti ■' ■ - •Butcher cattle of all kinds steady and active - Veals steady. A big string of Montana killing stuff on sale, but not moved at a late hour. No change In steckcrs and feeders. Good stuff sells steady, common very dull. Representa tive sales: Butcher Steers— No Wt.Price.lNo. Wt.Price. 19 1285 $5.70122 1181 *•"-.." 2' ...... ....1240-5.40120 1139 5.20 13 1065 1.96 1 1210 4.75 7 1007 4.25 IS 1041 4.10 Butcher Cows and Heifers— 1 .."" 7SO $4T25r2 ............ 945 $4.00 34' 10S7 3.SO' 3 943 3.50 5 90S 3.25| 1 1200 4.75 JLll:-!- • •••'•••1060 3.90; 1 810 3.00 Cutters and Canners— iTT..... .. 814 $2,851 3 ............1050 $2.T5 2 870 2.5012 995 2.40 J 1 A_"_- •••••••■• 950 2.25J 1 S7O 2.25 gßutcher Bulls— 1 .T7.T.T..: 1840 $4,151 2 1730 $4.00 2 1390 3.90! 1 1420 3.25 2 1255 3.001 2 1265 2.90 B Veal Calves— ~5 ■.'■■■'.■'■".'... 372 $3.50; 2 ...." 17055.50 Stock and Feeding Steers— 4 .... ~ 797 $X9O [5 936 $4.25 i 5 970-3.7519 635 3.50 2 -. S4O 3.001 _^ St.-i<-lr "vTTj"TIiTiTi Tloifi>i-« -, " ™ .1 ■• —-^:^^i:— 550 $8.00 Stock and Feeding Bulls— 1 S2O $3.35]T~. 660-3.15 Milch Cows and Springers— 3 cows and 2 calves $105 00 2 cows and 2 calves 60 00 1 cow .".".-■. 32:00^, 1 cow 26.0? Sheep. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 8?0 A week ago -^; 21 A year ago ".'.'" 0 ) Quotations: Fancy Jambs. " $fi.*'s@6 50 --good to choice fat lambs, $5.50@6.15; fair ■ to pood fat lambs, $.WS.JO; feeding lambs. ?.'■'>; thin buck lambs, $3@4: good to choice yearling wethers, 54.75ff5.15- good to choice heavy wethers", $5.505t6.15 fair to Rood wethers. $4.25@4.60; good to choice rat ewes.mediumweight, 54.:J5@4.75; heavy weights. $3.7564.23; fair to good fat ewes, $3.75g4!.25;i common killers, $3.2663.70 good to choice feeding ewes, 52.60®3; fair to good. 52.25#8.50; common to "old skates.•• $1@& . Western Feeders—Lambs. $4^3.25; ewes $Z.50@3.50; wethers, $3.50@4.50. Receipts liberal and nearly all killing stuff. Demand very good, "with prices quite a little stronger. Fancy lambs. »6.60; (mite heavy ewes, $4.75. Represent ative sales: tailing Sheep and Lambs- No. . Wt. Price. "39 lambs 55 $5.50 2W lambs "V.IV.V.V:;:: 87 6.50 1'! f we, s _ 138 4.75 lbuck " 170 2.50 t 10 wethers 11l 5:25 89 lambs 8; 6 ;0 5 12 ewes : HO 4-5 250 lambs 81 6*25 W. M. CAMPBELL COMMISSION COMPANY live Stock Commission Merchants Union Stock Yards, 6OUXH ST. PAUL. «-Consignments and correspondence 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 ?*• £ auJi Secui'ty bank. Zumbrota: Hon. A. 1. Koerner. state treasurer, Capitol building. St. Paul; A. C. Anderson, cash tor. St. Paul National bank. St. Paul. ROGERS & ROGERS, Live Stock Commission Merchants. Room 21 Exchange BuiUiij, South St. Paji, Minn:sata. Highest market prices obtained for stock. Prompt attention given to all cor respondence and orders. References: Any Commercial Agency. SLIMME3 & THOMAS LiVE STOCJ^ BROKERS. Orders taken for all kinds of live stock •nd time given to responsible partie3. Correspondence solicited. SOUTH ST. PAUL, SIOUX CITY, Minnesota. lowa. Stock and Feeding Sheep and Lambs— 2 lambs SO $5.00 U lambs V. 47 4.55 SO lambs C 7 5.25 Among the shippers on the market were: A. C. Peck, Miles City; A." H. Berg, Nico'let- C. Brenncrr : a:i. J. O. Bill ings, W. H. Niles, Fergus Falls: SKahan Bros., Rose Creek; J. Cristopher, Lang ford; Ward & La Valla, Bryant: Ander son & Knadle, Vienna: State Bank of Bradley, Bradley; W. Rankin, Lily; A. Hewitt, J. Beigel, Augusta; J. Schmidt. Melrose; A. Weston. Rothsay; Hanson Bros., J. Kyllo, Brandon; W. W. Sheldon, Alexandria; John Patterson, J. H. Wal len, John Sorenson, Thief River Falls; O. W. Brink, St. Hilaire; Beisigle Bros., Becker; E. I.ioox, Martin; Bohart & Yates, Bozeman: J. Campbell, P. J. Moore, Big Timber; Bill Miles & Bros., Krise, Jenner & Rahn, E. G. Burt. Liv ingston; P. White, Cotton Theisen & Bruming. Albany; T. H. Sparrow, Os car Daggett, Royalton; J. A. Heinze, Kel logg: R. 11. Kempton, Redwood Falls; H. Hanson, Lake Crystal; J. J. Lenertz, Butterfield & Darfur. F. N. Nepperman, Sanborn; J. Schoffman, organ; C Block, Charles Stuebe, F. Schnobrick. New Ulm; J. N. Schotz, Montgomery; Ryan & Hoban, Waterville; S. H. Pettis, St. Peter; De Wolf & Buchanan, in dom; E. E. Evans, Taopi; B. Wilkrs, Riceville; M. C. Black, Northfield and Cannon Falls; J. H. Klein, Mountain Lake. :,■',' >ii«l»\ii> Horse Mttrket. Minnesota Transfer, St. Paul. Minn.—Barrett & Zimorman report the receipts of horses large, consisting mostly ol farm chunks and heavy team horses. Buyers were fairly well in at tendance for the initial opening of the week. The condition of the market is favorable, which gives promise of an ■ ctive trade this week. Values* Drafters, extra ..." $140(®200 Drafters, choice ."... 12<J@14O Drafters, common to good 100#120 Farm marts, extra 120@135 Farm marcs, choice 100@l£0 Farm mares, common to good .... SO@ICO Mules : 100&135 Chicago Live Stock Market. CHICAGO. March 24.— Receipts, 24,',i0; Including 12 cars of Texans, ao ti\v and steady to 10c lower; good to [-rime ste-.-rs, $6.50@7; poor to medium, :i'fH,.!o; stockers and feeders, - $150^5; cows, $1.50(fJr5.50; heifers, $2.SO<JG 10- can i-.tis, .$1.50(&;2.40; bolls, $2.50@5; cahes, ?"■&.i»?6.75;' Texas fed steers, $s@o. H-ogs—Receipts today, 47,000; tomorrow 30.000; left over, 2,£00; market •• opened steady; closed sto lOj lower; mix and butchers, $6,20(&6.C0; good to choice heavy v-;.l"/a';.i;2'.; rough hea\^, |6.20@5-35; light' ♦'136.35; bulk of sales, $6.25@6 45 Sheep—Receipts, 18,000; sheep strong; lair steady to 10c lower; good to choice 5Y > t r 1} c'"-s- *5@5.65; fair to choice ruixel, ;L25@S; western sheep and yearlings, J.i.25@6.10; native lambs. $4@6.65; western lambs, |uj>006.65; spring lambs, S7<S!|2 Official Saturday: Receipts—Cattle 210 --hogs 18..p : s Bheep. 623"•, Shipments-Cat^ tU. 23<); hogs, 5,649. OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS. South Omaha—Cattle—Receipts, 2 ;K)0 --f^ c 7a-^:»A beef Steers' «4.50@G.75; Texan.^ $3.75@4.80; cows and heifers $;] 735555 (,q --*'t nc.- s',f 1:>'; '"--7;:': stockers and feeder?! W<&>4.&>. Hogs— Receipts, 5,100; 5c lower lieavy, •?!' ■-:i! i)- < mixed, $6.15®6.25 --$4.30@5.30. Sheep-Receipts* 7.000- active steady; sheep, |3.25@5.90; lambs', $3. 25 di St. Louis—Receipts, 3,500- steady beef steers, $3.50@6.75; Texans, f:{.45@6; stockers and feeders. $2.80@5; cows and heifers, $2.25(?i5.25. Hogs—Receipts 3..500; steady to 5c lower; pigs, $6@6.25; packers, $G(fx6.3o; butchers, $6.30@6.60. Sheep—Re ceipts, 100; steady, unchanged. Kansas City—Receipts, 5,000; steady; beef steers, J6.351&G.50; Teians, $4.70(?ia; cows and heifers, $:].!',,>( ■:,,'■ stockers and feeders, |3.25@5. Ho^s^Re ceipts, 3.500; firm; heavy, 16.43^6.60; packers, $6.20@6:55; medium, $6.'r>a<i.is; yorkers, $6@6.25; pigs, $5.25@5.63. Sheep— Receipts, 500; strong. Sheep, $4.75@5.60; lambs, $6.25@6.55. HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Quotations furnished by D. Bergman & Co., 186 and ISB East Third street, St. Paul, Minn.: Hides— No. 1. No. 2. G. S. natives, 25 lbs up 07% .06% G. S. bulls and stags, flat... .07% ....". G. S. branded 07% .03% G. S. long-hair kip, 8 to 25 lbs ...07% .06% G. S. veal kip, 15 to 25 lbs... .08% .07 G. S. calfskins, 8 to 25 lbs.. .10% .09 Green hides and calf, not salted, 1 cent less per lb than above prices. - Dry hides and calfskins, flint 14 .12 Dry hides and calfskins, salted 12 .10 Pelts- Dry sheep pelts, native, per lb .OS @. .09 Dry sheep pelts, territory, per lb .09 @ .11 Dry sheep pelts, shearlings, each 05 @ .10 Green sheep pelts, March take off, each 70 @ 1.C5 Tallow— ; No. 1, in cakes and bbls 03%@ .06 No. 2 cakes or bbls .04%® .05 Furs— 'i-;- Bear, black, brown, grizzly.. .SIO.OO Beaver 3.50@ 8.0.) Fisher, aa to size and c010r... 2.75@ 9.00 Fox, black and silver gray 30.00@300.0i) Fox, cross, as to size and color ..- 3.00@ 12.00 Fox, red 3.00@ 5.50 Lynx 3.00@ 7.00 Marten, as to size and color.. 2.50(5)17.00 Mink, as to size and c010r.... 1.252 3.00 Muskrat,'fall 06@ .09 Mi.skrat. winter .09@ .12 ter, as to size and color 5.00® 13.00 Raccoon .07 1.65 Skunk, black and short strip ed " .75<??> 1.85 Skunk, striped ,25@ 1.10 Wolf, brush and prairie, or coyote .95@ 2.13 Wolf, timber 1.50@ 3.50 METALS. NEW YORK, March 24.—The metal markets were quite conventional today. Business in ail departments was slovr. Tin. however, was easy et a decline of about 75 points, with spot closing at 26(fj) -'j'iC. At London the market closed it unchanged prices, with spot standing at .Cll6 15s and futures at £114 7s 6d. Cop per was unchanged at New York, with lake at 12c to 12% c and electrolytic and casting at 12c to !2%c. London closed 2s Oil lower, with spot at £52 and future:? at £51 17s 6d. Lea* was 2s M lower at London, which closed at £111 7s 6d. New York was unchanged at 4%c. Spelter was 2s 5d lower at London at ,£l7 it's, while New York was unchanged at $1.35. Do mestic iron was steady in tone and un changed. Pig. iron warrants were nomi nal; No. 1 foundry, Northern, $18.60^19.50, No. 2-foundry, Northern, $18018; No. 1 foundry, Southern, $17.806218; No. 1 foun dry. Southern soft. $17.50@18. ,-^ English markets were firmer, with Glasgow, at. 52* 5d and Middlesboro at '.us ad. •■-.. ■;■. ;.-r*: --■■--, : -------v THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, TOESDAr. ' MARCH 25, 1902. STOCKS, BONDS * AND MONEY. NEW YORK, March Today's mar. ket made some attempt to rally from the reactionary tendency that developed - be fore the close on Saturday and to re sume the upward tendency which was becoming fairly general on Friday. Prices started higher this morning, but the market during th ■ day did not' hold out the promise of the early dealings and again relapsed into a dull and drifting condition, with the dealings almost en tirely in professional hands and only the more obscure stocks moving with any de gree of energy. v ..;. There was a marked demand for the Readings and an apparent attempt to shift the leadership into the coalers from the Western grain carriers whose strength last week was supposed to be due to the favorable prospects of the grain crops. But the obvious fact that selling to take profits was going on in St Paul, showing the work of profes sional hands, detracted from the influ ence of the new strength in the Read ings. The renewed attendance at this office of the most prominent capitalists in the street and the return to New York from holiday excursions of other large capitalists were looked to by the more sanguine of the traders to result in a re sumption of market activity, but except for the buying of Readings, no such influ ence was apparent. Amalgamated Copper was notably ac tive and, with occasional rallies, was de pressed on account of a fear that the Anaconda dividend to be acted on this week- will not be maintained. There was an active speculation in the United States Leather stocks at advances of a point or more, accompanied by reports subsequently circulated, that the accu mulated dividends due on th; preferred .stock were to be funded into a bond Louisville & Nashville and Chicago In dianapolis & Louisville rose together in the late trading, thus reviving old rumors of a combination. Outside of these cases the market was spotty and uneven and very irregular. . There were wide advances in Evans ville & Terre Haute, North American, General Electric, Corn Products and Keo kuk & Dcs Moinea preferred, but none of the gains was fully maintained and there were wide declines in other stocks which have had recent advances/ Colo rado Fuel was active and erratic, rang, ing above and below Saturday's price, and closing with a net gain of a point Soothing assurances were heard that the condition of the money maket was per fectly safe, but the forces of depletion at work upon the ca"Bh reserves of the banks and the narrow margin of their surplus reserve kept awake an uneasy sentiment regarding the condition of the market until the April settlements. With the subtreasury taking funds from the market, an interior demand for currency and sterling exchange again hardening towards the gold export point, it is felt that there is danger of flur ries m the money rmirket, even if a sus tamed stringency can be avoided The market closed heavy. The bond market was irregular, but the active issues were inclined to recess To tal sales, par value. $1,72 C,OBO. United States bonds were all unchang ed on the last call. Stocks, - iSTslHi'hlLowlL.B. Atehison 111700! 78% 77%! 78 T ,do pfd ] 1600: 97% 97%! 97% Baltimore & Oh ° | 8-KX)iIO7V B 1lO6V41103% Canadian Pacific":::.": i 10:) 4 !;.V* 115*1 Canadian Pacific \ SO,MiS-\ nr,v 2 nou Canada Southern | 1900 87% 1 87% 87& Ches. & Ohio ! 1800-45% «% 45% Chicago & Alton | 30J ' 36% j36 36 do pfd 1.. i i 75 Chicago Ind. & St. L.I 12100f 67% '(55% 67% a? Pfd ..| ioo| 79141 7914L79 Chicago & E. Illinois.l 2001190 160 i:,;.., Chicago Great West. ..| 1000] 24% 24% 24% do A pfd 1.. i ; 1 1, --do b fd .::::.:':::' 1 % Chicago & North- I 21001231% 1230 229% Chicago, R. I. & P I 22001180 17!)'., Tt!»"7 Chicago Ter. & Trans. | 200j 19 I 19 ~ is r ,do,P fd i 300| 35V 34% 34% C. C C.-& St. L I 100|1C2%1102%1102% Colorado Southern ....| 13001 2S I 27% i 27% do Ist pfd 1 600' 71% -71% 7 1* do 2d ptd I 300 1 42% I 41%! 41% Delaware & Hudson... | 14001172% 172 1171% Del., Lack & West. ...| 300 is.V., 284 Denver & Rio Grande. | 100; 43%! 43% ' 43' r do pfd .| 3CO| 91%! 91% | 91% Kr} e ■ . i 6400! 37%1 37 | 37% do Ist Pl d •• 1 170 69& 169 I '«*% do 2d pfd |. . ■ 1 I 1 551J Great Northern pfd ...| 200|185%|i85%|184% Hocking Valley | 500) 71%| 71 170% _,d.° Pfd .- ! 300; S6%| 56%! 86% Ill.nois Central | 3Oo| 49%| 49 | 48% do pfd ..... I 100! 82% I 82% I 82% Lake Erie & West. ..] '.... 1 1 67% do pfd I !... .| | 13 Louisville & Nashville 249001 ' j 108% Manhattan L | 6400|133%i132%|133% Metropolitan St. Ry. ..| 180OI1CS 167% 167% Mexican Central | loo| 29% 29%! 29% Mexican National | 35001 19% i 19%j 19% Minneapolis & St. L... 400|110%|110%|110% Missouri Pacific ...... ' 2200|101%|101 1100% M.. K. & T I 30O| 24%1 24 i 24% do pfd i 600! 54%! 54 |54% New Jersey Central..| M0|192 |192 119" New York Central .... 55COi 163% 1163% 1163% Norfolk & Western ....| 1000 [ 50%| 56%| 55% do pfd ! ' 1 1 98 Ontario & Western | 7000 33%! 32%! 33% Pennsylvania I 6500i151%|151 1131% Reading 18370)! 59%| 55% i 57% 1 do Ist pfd ...... I 50C0| 81% 81%! 81% do 2d pfd 3431 I 69% 68%| GS% St. Louis & S. F. ....| 3100| 67%| 67' | 66% do Ist pfd 1 1 ! 1 82% do 2d pfd .....| 700 74", 74%| 74" St. Louis S. W ! 100 27 | 27 | 26% do pfd I 3400| 60% I 591,-2 59% St. Paul 1473001168% 1107% 1167% do pfd I ! |.....|190% Southern Pacific | 8700! 63%! 65 | 65 Southern Railway .... 2800! 32%| 32%| 32% do pfd I 5600 97%1 57% | 97% Texas & Pacific 1 1400] 41%| 40y 8 | 41 Toledo, St. Li. & West.l 500: 22% 21%| 21 do pfd I 5700: 39%! 3714 37% do pfd .. I 700! 94 I 'i3%| 93% Union Pacific |15900|100%|100y> : 100% do pfd 1 I 10501 88% I 57% 87% Wabasta .| 4001 23%! 23% i 23% do pfd I 300 43 | 42%| 32% Wheel. & Lake Erie..| 100 19% 19%| 19% do 2d pfd 1 1 1 j 31% -Wisconsin Central .... | 800 22%! 22%1 22% do pfd I 300 j 44 I 43%! 43 Adams | | I [290 American j | ' 1228 United States | ! ! jllO Wells-Fargo | I ! '197 Amalgamated Copper.. 446001 63% 61-41 61% Am. Car & Foundry.... 55001 32%| :J2%| 32 do pfd I 6001 91%1 91% I 91% Am. Linseed Oil 400 i 25 ["24%! 24% Am. Locomotive ...... 1700! 32%| 32 | 32 do pfd 1....:]-:.... ' i 52 Am. Smelt. & Refng.i 1000! 46%! 46<£i 46% do pfd I 3001 97%! 971.4 97% •Anaconda Mining Co..| 49001 30%! 29 1 29 Brook. Rapid Transit.! 67001 65%1 64% i 65% Colorado Fuel & 1....|241001105%|102%!104% Consolidated Gas .....I 1700i224 122. 1. |222% Continental Tob. pfd...j 1 I 1120% General Electric I 1700|324%|323 ',323 Hocking Coal 1112001 22%1 21%! 21% International Paper....| 1300! 22%! 22 i 22 do pfd I 2001 75%! 75%] 75 International Power ..! Soo| 95%1 94%1 &5 , Laclede Gas ' ! ..! I ...... I _«> ; National Biscuit | 9001 51 i 51 I ".0% National Lead ! 5001 19% 119 ! 19% National Salt pfd | I ! i 62 North American ' 72001122 ill 7 1120%, Pacific Coast ..........I !.....! I 73% Pacific Mail .: ! 14001 45 ]44 i 41 People's Gas ! 2500 1102%! 102 1101% Pressed Steel Car ....I 8001 40% 1 40%1 40% do pfd ..'. I 27001 84% i 83%1 84% Pullman Palace Car..!.....1.....l J235 Republic Steel I 26001 18%! ISV»| IS% do pfd ! 15001 75 I 74%! 74% Sugar 116400134 ! !132%1132% Tennessee Coal & 1...1 6700! 71"' 71 1 71 Vi Union B. &P. Co j !.....! 116 do pfd •• I 1001 81 181 I SO United, States Leather. 1312001 13% l 12%' 13 I do Dfd ...I 4900! 83%! S2Vil 82% United States-Rubber. 33001 18%t IS%I Jfc% do pfd * 11200164 162 ! 62 United States Steel....! 85001 42%! 42%! 42% do pfd ] 27001 94% l 94%! 91% Western Union ■■! 200; 98%] SC%! 90% Total sales for the day, 626,000 shares. New. York Bonds. US ref.2s,reg. .109 Hock. Val. 4%5.109%. do 2s,cowp ..^109% L.&N.Unif. 45...102% do 3s, reg 109% Mex. Cent. _4s . .. 83 do 3s, coup ....1«9% do Ist mc 33% do new 4s, reg.lo9 M.&St.L. 4s ....103% do new 45,c0up109% :M. K. & T. 45.. 100 do old 4s-. reg.lll %do 2ds ......... 82% do old 4s,coupll2 N. T. Cent, lsts.loo% do ss, reg ....106 do gen. 3%5...103 do ss, coup ...106 N.J.Cent.gen 55.139 v« Atch.gen.4s .....105% North. Pac. 45..105% do adjust. 94% do 3s 74% B.&O. 4s '.V. 104% N.&W.con. 45.... 103% do 3%s Read. Gen. 4s ..99 do cony. 4s ...107V.ISL&IM con. 55..119% Can.South. 2dsl.loS St.L.&S.F. 4s ... 99% Cent. Ga. 5s ....110% S.L.S.W. lsts .. 99% do Ist inc. ... 79% do 2ds ... ... SO I Ches. & O. 4%5.107% S.A.&A.P. 4s ... 91% C.&A. 3%s ...... &4% South. Pac. 45... 94% C.B.&Q. new4s.. 93% I South. Ry. 5s ..121*4 C.M.&S.P. gen4sllsiv>y>x.&Pac. 15t5..120% C.&N.-W.con 75.137%*F.5.L.&W; 4s ..85 We give special attention to out-of-town investment and speculativs accounts. Our private wires and our connections with aH of the principal exchanges enable us to give prompt and accurate service. Correspondence invited. JAMES DOBAN & GO,"'BBS* St. Paul, Minn. C.R.T.&P. fa ...112% Union Pac 4s. 10334 CCC&StL. gen4slO3%, do cony. 4s ...106% Chi. Ter.-4s S7?i Wa-bash lsts ..119% Col. & S. 4s .... 91% do 2ds 110% Con. Tobacco 4s. 60% -do Deb. B .. 77 D. & R. G. 45...10314 West Shore 45..113 Krie prior Hen4sloo "VV"; & 1.. E. 4s. 91 do gen. 4s .... 97% "Wis. Cent. 4s .. 90% FYYV.&D.C. 15t..112% ;, 7/ 7 I.oi-.tloii Closms Stot-ks. Cons., money... 91. Nor. .& West.. 57% do account..94 1-16 do ufd >•,->'., Anaconda .' GVs Gut. West.!! £■■' Atchison SO Pennsylvania . 771. do pfd lOO/i Reading- ... 28! B. & Of 10914 So Ist pfd..! 41% Clan. Pacific ...118% do 2d pfd.. 35 C. & 0.,......:. 46% So. Ry 33% C. G. VV 25 do pfd 991! C. M. & St. P..172% So. Pacific .. 67 D. & R. G...;.. 44% Union Pacific 103 do pfd 94% do pfd ........ 90' i Erie ...... 38% I • S. Steel l:;.? do Ist pfd -$0% do pfd ... ' steii *do 2d pfd 56».4 V\*abash .... ' <>ii 7. 111. Central ....146;4 do pfd ....'...' 4334 I--- & N 108''/ a Spanish 4s . 771 M., K. & T.... 25 Rands' ...„ 12 do pfd 55»4 De Beers ...!.'. 43% N. Y. C.........167% . ■ Bar silver quiet, 24% d per - ounce Money 2%@3 Per cent- The rate of dill ?iV ! ifir" 3 / he Open market for short bills, Li : !irier Peent ent: for three months 1 mils,, Z% per cent. Xew York .Mining Stocks. Adams C0n.....50.25 Little Chief .. $0 11 llce •••■ 40 Ontario 1.2 a Breece SO Ophir . 90 Brunswick Con .09 Phoenix "06 Comstock Tun. .05 Potosi ... 03 Con. Oil. & Va. 1.20 Savage . '. .*O4 Deadwood Ter. .50 Sierra Nevada.. .10 Horn Silver ... 1.40 Small Hopes ... .40 Iron Silver 70 Standard ... 3.45 Leadville Con.. .051 Statement of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, March Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150 000 gold reserve for the division of red. mo tion shows: - • ' p Available cash 'balance . ..$172,619,529 Si?!* :r'*X 90.347,00 oil or : • 19 72? "co United States notes .*..'.'* 10128*789 Treasury notes of 1890 .... ."." mil National bank notes .... '"" 10417-M Total receipts this day ::..': "'060694 Total receipts this month....'..'* £<*■>]' 40* Total receipts this year ■-..,. 4 os 422 898 Total expenditures this day ."" l'sisocn Total expenditures this month.. 31 «*»'o Total expenditures this year . tamm Deposits in national banks,.....] m,^,'^l Foreign Financial the continent supported prices but IV close was a shade^aster at <M l-ff Th« ■■ g and nnished at %?sS%£g*Ul Gold premiums are quoted as fnlin^-a bon, 25.00; Rome 2 30' daud- IjVOj ' J^s «f "ir,; 1;.!::;, •„ p^; sfersfc 1 '**6ic March 2>,-2<f and 31 ■ ' I?2M^ 9K short biUsri%^v SienV IS t V Un^ ? ™*s> bills, 2 per cent.' , - t: 'itfal««^nt>lie6a' Internal »-' -Hece1,.,,,. WASHINGTON Marr-h 9i t.!, l.v statement of theTo'lectlo^ *£?i? t Ortth; revenue show that the fot'^ n °f \ nter™l February, 1902 were $18 71- r-Q rece^ ts *<* $35?2^ ented "QUOrS ' •*S3c deSiase Oleomargarine, $209.198.. increase $22100 11,311,405, .decrease. 82,351,- During the lasl eight months the total Pts were WBB.MUH a declvasc 'or last I'i^oxer the corresponding period OTHEK GEAIN MARKETS. Toledo— weak and lower; early loss recovered; closed Arm; trade moder ate; cash and May, July, Jso Corn- Active and firm at closer weak early cash, .>7%c; May, 55%0;-Ju7y,- 68%e. Oats- Fairly active; linn; May, 42\c; Jub-. 30y»c.,.r Clover Seed—firm; trifle higher SjS^" 1 ' $517^; Octoh'er ' '-12*-- St. Louis— Wheat higher; No 2 red, cash, elevator, 77^": May, 77%^77^c; July. (I%c; No. 2 hard. ; 72#75c. Corn higher; ■*?■ 2, cash, 58c, May. 58^c; July, »8? 4 c; September, 57% c. Oats higher; No 2 cash, 43V 2 c; May, 41'ic; July, 33%e;N0. 2 white. 46@46%c. - - Milwaukee—Flour steady. Wheat stead ier; close: No. 1 northern 73@73%c; No 2 northern, 72@72i/2c; May. 72% c; puts. 72c; calls, 73c. Rye firmer; Xo. 1, 59c. Bar ley firm; No. 2, 65% c; sample, 53@65c Oats easier; No. 2 white. 44c. Corn-! May, 58^@68%c; puts, 57% c; calls, 59% c. Kansas C'^y-Cl se—M rheat, May. i^ic; July, 68% c; cash, No. 2 hard. 89#70c; No. red. 7Sc; No. 2 spring; 6£c. Corn—May, sS^c; September, 56i4c; No. 2 mixel cash 55%@59%c; No. 2 white, 62y 2 «£>. Oats— 2 white, 44»^c.' _ " Liverpool— Close—Wheat-Spot No 1 northern spring, no stock; No. 2 ' red western winter dull, 6s &d; No 1 Cali fornia quiet. 6s 3i 2 d; futures steady March, 6s %d; May, 5s ll%d; July. 5s 10^d._ Corn-Spot firm; American mixed %l* os 3>4d; American mixed new, as 2%d; futures easy; May, 5s %d; July, ss. Visible Snpnly of Grain. NEW YORK, March 24.-The visibl • supply ot grain. Saturday. March 22, as compiled by the New York Produce ex change is as follows- ■_, Decrease. Wheat 50,548,000 1,049,000 Corn ...9,158,000 - - 578,00) Oats 8,129.000 267.000 Rye ■ 2.070.00 a • 30,000 Barley ....: 1,795,000 119,00) Sew York Grain and Provisions. NEW YORK, March 25.—Flour—Re ceipts, 37.299 bbls: exports, 4,990 bbls; market dull and irregular, closing stead ier with wheat; rye flour quiet: cornmeal steady; rye firm; No. i 2 western, 63^c 1. o. b. afloat; barley dull. } vheat—Receipts, 81*. t>u; exports. 127, --f»o bu; spot firm; No. 2 'red, 84% c eleva tor and 86% cf. o. b. afloat; No. 1 north ern luth- 81% cf. °- b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba nominal < Early weak ness and a later recovery- were the wheat features - today. Prices a declined be cause of large world's.; shipments, . ab sence of export orders, bearish crop and weather news and liquidation. . The afternoon rally was prompted by cov r,,™S> bett % cables - favorable crop rumors and strength; in coarse grains SLft" w\ as firra at &c net advance. March dosed at r7?? Ci> May. 77%@78 9-4 7S°V? |Li! %cJ Jul>--;7S«^%c, closed at 7S%£ September- 77%@7Siic; closed ait o Cor "-Receipts, 55,01*0^ spot firm; No. SVfSSrfISfW aRd <56l^"f- «• b. afloat. shinS^ eak an 9 loWtr on big world's shipments,, coin fuhv recovered in the afterisoon on vigorous covering, good Western supprt and fears of a lighter movement. Closed firm and unchanged from Saturday's close.- May. pMgMftcj c\t Sd «l t b3</^: July. <53^4c. closed at C^c; September, 6]%>a:C2Kc. closed at t-'sC . Oats—lteceipts, 153,000 v; exoorts, 51,55'j bu; spot weak; Xo. 2, 47c• No. 3. 46&e: No. 2 white, 50l 2c: No. 3 whit». 50c; track mixed M extern, 47%@4^c; track white, 50 @50c. Options opened easier, but c%-ent ually recovered with other markets. Coffee—Spot Rio dull- No. 7 invoice, 5 11.16 c; mild quiet; Cordova. S!?il2c. - - faugar-firm: fair -refining. 3c; centrifu gal, 96. test. 3^c; molasses sugar, 2%c; re fined irregular- '- ' " v " EDWARDS, WOOD & CO. Stnol/C ! 8 c"*'*l6sl* OF connEßca M ! ._ W LUUKO ; (City Office: 312 Guaranty Loan Bld .) \jk |«l 11 Bonds (Ci ,/^r«L°: SSI*, Provisions ==^_ DULUTH, ni.NN. _ Pl p UnM p '-«a ROOn A, MANHATTAN, BLDQ. TELEPHONE 559. _ ST> p AIJLi niNN. .... PRIVATE WIRES. MEMBERS— Beard of Trade, Chicago; Chamber of Commerce, Wirreapclis; Eosrd of Trade, Duluth. Minneapolis andPuhahgSSSL. MINNEAPOLIS. Closing. Mon. bat. May wheat, Minneapolis 70% 70 July wheat, Minneapolis 71% 71*4-% May wheat, Chicago ;..T2\i-% '- July wheat, Chicago 73 72%-% May wheat, New York 78% 7S-\ July wheat. New York 78% 79% May wheat, Duluth 71% 71*4 July wheat, Duluth 72 72' May wheat, St. Louis 77%-! A 7«%-% July wheat, St Louis 71% " 71 V a MINNEAPOLIS. March 24.-11 WB* the' same story in wheat today—continued liq uidation, lack of good support and fur ther declines. Minneapolia May sold down to 691 2 . Rains were general and much favorable news came respecting the out look. Not only from the winter wheat states were there the most favorable re ports received, but Minnesota and the Dakotas reported the conditions very ta vorable for spring farm work. Spring wheat seeding will be fairly under way from this time on. A little encourage ment came from the cables, which were 'ifa^sd lower at the close. This Liverpool decline was light, considering the extreme weakness here on Saturday. Lohrke confirmed 39 loads additional taken at the seaboard, making 146 loads fully confirmed In all since Friday. Broomhall cabled that the Sea of Azov is now open, this being fully a week ear lier than the average. World's shipments for the week were 7,167,0u0 bu, against 5.278,000 bu last week and 7!6nl.O0O bu a year ago. America shipped 4,326,'XH) bu, Russia 624,000 bu. the Danube 608,008 bu, Argentine 1.288.000 bu and Australia bu. The quantity on passage Increased by 2,112.000 bu. Stocks in Liverpool, at 1,744. --000 bu, show decrease for the week of ttf.iJOO bu. The visable supply decreased by 1,049,000 bu, making the present total 50, --94 X,OOO bu. Primary receipts were 585.000 bu, com pared with 935,000 bu, and shipments 349, --000 bu. against 239.000 bu. Wheat and flour clearances. 487,000 bu. Minneapolis received 449 cars, against 529 last year, and Lj luth 64 cars, against 82. The market recovered near the close on short covering. May sold back up to 70% c and July ba-ck to 71%©71% c. At the cjosc May was 70V«c, July 71%e and September Tic. Chic-WTO May closed at 72 1>72%c. The cash market showed the usual good Monday morning demand. The range was wider on nearly .everything. Some >"o. 1 hard was in and 72@72%c was paid for it. For No. 1 northern l#V4c over May was the premium, although a few very choice lots sold to 2c over. No. 2 north ern ild at 69*4@69%e. No. 3 wheat sold from 68c to 69c, averaging GS%c.- Rejected wheat and no grade were In better sup ply, and there was a lively trade, with prices on a wider range. Sales were made from 63c to 68c. Millers bought freely, but were stubborn about any advance in the premium. "'""'," .' ' ' V . . .The following was the range'of prices: Wheat— Open, High. Low. Mop. Sat. March .... " -i...: .... 70% -'70 May .;. C 9% •*!•< 69% TO"/* 70 July ...... 71 71% 70% -71% 71% Official closing quotations March 24: No. 1 hard, 73% c; No. 1 northern. 70%@71%c: No. 2 northern. 69% c; No. 3 wheat, 67%@ 68%e; oats, 40®40ViC; corn, SlV^oSV^c; rye, 53c; barley. 52©62 c: flax, $1.74 Vi: »ax fu tures, March, $1.74-.; May. H-74%. Flour—Millers revised prices this morn ing. First and" second patents and sec ond clears are reduced to correspond with the decline in cash wheat, but first clears are advanced for the reason that the mills are heavily oversold on this grade. Demand is v?ry good and orders are increasing. Some good-sized lots were entered this morning for domestic account and some for foreign shipment and foreign inquiry continues good. • Shipments for the day were 54.720 bbls. First patents are quotable at $'•;"'-(:;.7">: second patents. $3.55®",65: first clears, $2.SO!f/.2.90: second clears, $2.10??2.20. Flax—There was a little Inquiry this morning for September flax and signs of increasing interest in the distant options. The snot market was active and on the baste of I-- under Duluth May. No. i seed brought a fractionally better figure than on! Saturday. Sales were made at $1.74' a. Rejected sold .at ?1.73 1 / 4'Tfl.73 1/.; and no grade at $1.72. Minneapolis receipts. 27 cars, against 29 cars last year, and shipments. 5 cars, Duluth had 1 car. Closing: prices: Minneapolis — Cash, ?1.74',; to arrive, $1.74*6; March. $1.74 i',; May. $1.74^. Duluth—Cash. 51. '?,%; on track, -$1.T.',%; to arrive, $1.73%; May, $1.75%; September, $1.30. —The market was weaker and low er all around: some of the poor lots Went begging at first.' but there was finally demand enough to absorb everything of fered, when prices were shaded enough. Xo. 4 corn sold at 521/.CiT>l 1 and no grade at 52@51c; No. 3 yellow corn closed at 52y,(fi63^c. Receipts, 32 cars; shipments, 5 cars. —Oats were weak also and lower for every grade. No. 4 white sold "at 3^c, and No. 3 ranged from r,Bc to 39c. Very choice Xo. 3 white sold at 40c. There was a fair demand. No. 3 white closed at ■)o@'4o%c. Rejected, 21 cars; shipments, 21 • cars. Feed and Meal—No changes were made this morning, but the market is rather easy as quoted. Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, *20; No. l feed. $21; No '1 feed, $22; No. 3 feed, $23; granulated corn meal in cotton sacks, at the rate of $2.50 per bbl. Millstuffs—The market is lower. . Bran in bulk Is quoted $12. 12.75 per ton; bulk shorts, $12.50; flour middlings, $14.50; red dog. $15.75®16; feed in 200-lb sacks. $1 per ton additional; in 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton additional; shipments, 1.806 tons. Barley—The market was fairly active; No. 4 sold at 58% C, and No. 5 at^TTc; feed grades are quotable at 52©5i>e, and malt ing grades. 57@63c. Receipts, 11 cars; shipments. 2 cars. '■ Rye—The market was weak. No. 2 clos ed at 53c. Receipts, none; shipments, 2 cars. Hay—Prices are only steady as quoted. Upland, fancy, $7<&,7.50; upland, choice. $6.E0«7.25; No. 1. $6.50; midland. *6@6.25; medium, $5.75@6: timothy, choice, $!!<$ 11.50; rye straw, choice. $4<B-*.50. Receipts, 70 tons; shipments, 10 tons. State Grain Inspection. Northern. No Railroads. N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rej.Gd. Great Northern ....13 25 11 1 6 C. M. & St. P .5 45 28 3 9 M. & St. L . 10 ,1 .. Soo Line .. 3 1 .. .. Northern Pacific ..6 5 1 ..1 C.'St. P. M. & O. 1 9 5 ..2 Minn. Transfer ...... .. .. .*. 1 Total ..25. 97' 47 4 19 Other Grains—No. 3 corn. 2; No. 4 corn. 8: no grade corn, 9: No. 3 oats, 5: No. 4 northern oats, 2; no grade oats. 1: No. 4 barley. 1; No. 5 barley, 2; no g;-sde bar ley, 2: No. 1 flax, 6; rejected flax, 4; no grade flax. 1. Cars Inspected Out—No. 1 northern, 43: No. 2 northern. 78; No. 3, 21; rejected. 2; no grade, 7; No. 3 corn, 1; No. 4 corn 5: No.. 3 oats, 1: No. 4 north ern oats. 1: No. 2 rye. 3; No. 4 barley, 1; No. 5 barley. -2; No. 1 flax, 51. Minneapolis Cnrb. Curb on May wheat ......70 to G9^iSis9% Puts on May wheat 69-%<5«9% Calls on May wheat ...« 70»-2@70%. Milwaukee Curb. Curb on May wheat ..72<g71% Puts on May wheat ■ 7094 Calls on May wheat ~2Vi<alV)* Curb orf May corn ........ 58 to '>' r A '/ii^' 3 Puts on May corn 56 to ""..V/.V. Calls on May corn ................ BB%@sfti DULUTH. .DULUTH, Minn., March 24.-Wheat 1 ' i ■...-.- -- " •■"■'. ,— ■■ .' - i '■. •; .. ... O'CONNOR & VAN BERGEN BROKERS Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions SO2-203 GKRMAMA LIFE BLDC, F onrth and Minnesota St.., St. Panl. Members Chicago Board of Tr ade. Direct Prlvata Wires. opened ' s c above Saturday's close at 71--sC for "May and 72% c for July. May sold to 71% c, July to 72%@?2V2C. A decline took them to Tic and 72c respectively, but the. high point was again reached later. July closed at TZy ? c. Flax was strong. May sold at $1.75%e, high point on the crop. It clos ed at $1.75%. September sold at $1.30. Man itoba wheat selling at %c under Duluth, and large amounts are being disposed of. Changes in stocks for week: Wheat in store 14,647,644. increase 662.756; oats. i 99 -,-032, increase 7,406; rye. 457,699, no change; corn 84,968, decrease 21,465; flax MUI.SO7, decrease 24,875; barley 311.341. decrease 7,145. Today's receipts: Wheat. 64 cars; barley, 1; flax, 1. Shipments—Wheat, 1.000 bu; flax, 9,880. Close:. No. 1 hard, cash, 7:;!. . No. 1 northern, cash and to ar rive, 70% c; May. 71% c; July, 72% c; No. 2 northern, cash, 68c; No. 3, 66c; Manitoba, cash, (;!■'■..■■ May, 70^c; No. 2. 66%; flax, cash and to arrive, $1.73 3i; May. ?1.75V 2 ; September, $1.30; corn, 58c; rye, i»2c; oats, 40c. CHICAGO 'CHANGE. CHICAGO, March 24.—There was mark ed activity and nervousness in all mar kets on the Board of Trade today. Trad ing was on an enormous scale. Bearish conditions prevailed early in the day, but in the end the old argument that a weak market must give way to an upturn won out, and May wheat closed *i@%c higher; May corn Wd%c higher and May oats %c advance. Provisions once more acted in dependently strong and closed 20<g22%c to 35c higher. Corn had the largest trade for many days. Speculation was mixed and nerv ous and the pit at all times was crowded with traders. Conditions early tended to ward a still weaker market. Rains and warmer weather were reported over the greater part of the West. Grass grow ing was reported very hopeful and this of necessity did away with the strength due to the need for feeding corn. Wheat was also weak at the start and both the local receipts and the estimated receipts for tomorrow were increased. Liverpool cables started somewhat low er, but declined as the day passed and fully reflected our weakness. Under these Influences corn was sold in large lets. Liquidation for the country was renewed on a large scale and May fluc tuated excitedly. This option started Uc lower to %c higher at 57% to 58% c, re acted to 5S%c on covering and then plung ed down-again to 57% c on the continued heavy selling. For some time it was hard to tell Which way the market was going. Commission houses had orders both ways. Gradually the market got on a new ground. Traders began to feel that at the present low prices trade would be. more active and buying began to predom inate. Commission houses toward the end of the session turned the- scale to ward the bull side; shorts continued to cover heavily for profits and May work ed up sharply to 5S%c. Outside buying orders increased in the face of weaker foreign markets. May closed with a firm ton , ':/"*>.'.• higher at 58%#05%c. Re ceipts were 192 cars. There was continued heavy liquidation in wheat at. the opening on the strength of the, weather conditions. It seemed that every portion of the winter wheat country had received its share of rainfall and everything favored crop growth. Statistics were bearishly inclined. The seaboard reported additional export sales Saturday and ten loads early today. Spec ulators were inclined to the belief that there should <be a natural reaction -'fter Saturday's extreme weakness, and .*-*orts sought cover in large numbers. Cables were weaker, but not enough so to make bulls apprehensive} The general situation had changed lit tle, but. big local traders and commis sion houses were inclined to the buying side on the argument that wheat was on a new basis and would see marked ac tivity, irade in general was heavy and the tone for some time nervous in the end the buying side showed the most strength. May opened >,'"'*■■ low r at I'*l'1 '*1' to fl%c, dipped to 71% con the. heavy selling, reacted to 72% c, fluctuated nervously for a time, sold up to 72' ac and closed arm, V</;v higher at 72%@ <-%c. Local receipts were 28 cars, one pMbontract grade. Minneapolis and Uu luth reported 533 cars, making a total for the three points of 541 cars, against 579 last week and 711 a year ago. Primary '9ffiMo*h,! wer? P85'006 £ U>. compared witn 935,000 bu last year. Seaboard clearances in Wheat uand Hour equaled 486,000 bu Worlds shipments were 7.167,000 bu' against 5,278.000 bu last week and 7,G51,w6 bu a year ago. On passage stuff in creased 2,U2,W0 bu. The visible sup,' ly decreased 1,049,000 bu. auppij Trade in oats was not important Mar was weak at times, but any demand prices advanced again. Offering, wj£ never excessive and September options were very steady in the face of the other grain weakness. On the corn strength and slight pit offerings alter first Belling rush. prices showed a fair recovery May but ciL aS, lV as 41c after the SsnSS out closed •>,<■ up at 42% c. Recent a showed a little improvement at " cars Provisions felt some effect from the weakness in grains and an easy hog mar ket early in the day. Prices at the open ing were off a little, but there soon sprang up a good commission house de mand, supposed to be for packers. The cash ■'business was much Improved, and on the very urgent demand there was lit tle stuff for sale here. May pork sold from $15.50 to $16, and closed strong, 3&c higher at $15.95. May lard sold from $9.47% to $9.70, and closed 20@22%c up at that figure, and May ribs sold from $S.-J7'- to 18.88 and closed 20©22% c higher at $8.77% @8.80. The estimated receipts for tomorrow are: Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 195 cars; oats, 185 cars, and 28,000 head of hogs. The leading futures ranged as follows: IQpen.jHigh.l Low. Close. Wheat - I ' i 1 May |$0.71%|50.72% $0.71% j'10 .72% July 72% .73-4 .72141 .73 September 72% .73%| .12%\ .72 7/» Corii- II I j May I .58% .5S%| ■:>"'- .58% « July .1 .58%| -.59%! .58 | .58V& September ....] .57y 4 | .57%, .56%; .57% Oats— I I j I May .. ........| .41%] .42% .41 I .42% July I .33' .34%] .33% .34% September | .28%| .29%| .28% .28% Pork- , I -I : I I May .. 115.50 |16.00 15.50 |15.95 July 115.65 |16.12y>}15.65 lIC.IO Lard- I ! I May I 9.47'ui 9.70 j 9.47% 9.70 ' July .. I 9.57% 9.50 9.57% 9.80 September .....19-70 9.86 9.57', 9.90 Ribs— I ! I . May I 8.95 I 8.60 I 8.55 | S.SO July ...I 8.67%| 8.90 I 8.67% 8.90 September | 8.80 1 9.00 B.SO 3.00 Cash quotations w-;re as follows: Flour —Dull; prices 10c lower. Wheat— -N 70%©70% c; No. 2 red, 71''/73c. Oats—No, 2, 41Vsft42c: No. 2 white, 43^45c; No. 3 whKe, 42944 c. Bye—No. 2, 56%@57c. Bar ley—Fair to choice malting. 63@66c. Flax seed—No. 1. l.ftS; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.72. Timothy Seed— Prime. $6 85 Pork-Mess, per bbl, $15.85#15.90. Lard— Per 100 Übs, i\>.\ 3hort Ribs - (loose), $5.65'u.8.80. Shoulders—Dry salted (boxwli. 7%&7% c. Clear Sides—Short (box ed), $9.20@9.3Q. Whisky—Hasis of high wines, $1.3 J. Clover—Contract grade pts—Flow, 30,000 bbls; wheat. SI.OCO bu; corn, 135,000 bu; oats, 151.0 M bu; rye, LOW bu; barley, 11,0 Shipments— - Flour, 16.000 bbls; wheat. 2Z,*M bu; corn. 81,060 bu; oats, 83,0 iDe bu; rye, 3,<J<J<) bu; barley, 3,000 bu. On the produce ex change today the butter market was easy; creameries, 2t)du27c; dairies. I'.*l/ 1' 26c;" cheese firm, llVi^l2'i<-: eggs easy, fresh 14c. FINANCIAL JAMESON & HEVENEX, WHOLESALE FLOW, FEEO AND SEE3S, Stats Agents for * t d ... Criswold Broj. Bilj Tijj. •■• "<* Ji-. H, HOLBERT & SON, Bankers ana Brokers 341 Robert St. St Paul. CHAS. H. F. SMITH & CO. Numbers of ths New York Stock Exehann. Spi cialittentlon given train orders. Msmberj Cat c.eo Eoard of Train. PRIVATE WIRES. Honeer Press Bid*., St. Paul Mlji 'NVEsrnENr SECU3mg3. J. C. GERAGHTY & CO. COMMISSION BROKERS. Room D, Endicctt Building. St. Paul. Stocks, Bonds, Grain nud Provisions. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES. CONSIGN YOUR . . HAY TO LOFTUS-HUBBARD ELEVATOR CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Produce and fruit ... Markets ... . Commission Row, March 24. Trade In the open market at today's meeting of the Produce Exchange established Hi - following prices in lots: Butter—Creameries— Extras ■>* Firsts ■.'■..:::::::: 23 ■„ ■>[ Dailies— '" 3 Extras ■.-. Firsts •••--. g , v "- Packing stock '.'.'.'.'."." Is t a V Cheese— • « Twins, fancy a '" 14 Full cream, Young America. .13 & .U Krlck, No 1 i-. ( .c Brick:: N "- -' :::::::::::; -.li I ii.. Limburger 14 ft 15 Sw. iss ■ .' M if .17 Eggs- Fresh stock, cases included. r Dressed Meats- Veal, fancy 117:..,-,/ . 0 3 Veal, common ' ' (m'sii 07 Lambs, fall ', ",, 091; Lambs, milk, pelts on i- (ft %)" Country-dress hogs ... >>s< /,; 07 Dressed Poultry- Fancy dry-picked turkeys. small, per li) "... ]•> •„ \i\;. Spring chickens, fancy .....'. '.w..( W "lii". Spring, mixed lots (H~?<i 09 DlJfks 10i.y,,) ji <;<;': s" • - o'J ~<& My.. Live Poultry- Turkeys ,>< - .10 Mixed chick .... tcj q. m Cocks ;;;;: ■ v, Geese ioa Ducks 08%@ .09 Fish - Sunti.sh and perch Ib 0" -■• 0.1 Pike "'.'.'."'.' „- Pickerel 03 Whiteflsh .-. .'os The following, are those at which the commodities mentioned are selling to the retail trade. In large lota these prices may be shaded : Beans- Fancy navy, per bu 2.00 «I 2 10 Medium, hand-picked 1.50 fi 2.01 Brown, fair to fancy i.:>> « 2,10 Peas— Yellow peas 1.2". 0 1.30 Green peas 1.33 }.. \.:*\ Pot»J '•■.- • Fancy seed, per bu 1.00 <a 1.50 Small lots r .m U .!to Car lots 70 4D .SO New potatoes, bu ;j 00 Sweets— Cobden, per bbl <;.5& Vegetable Artichokes, dozen I, S(J Asparagus, doz bundles 2.50 P.eets, new, dozen bunch .75 Beets, old. bu .. -... .65 Brussels si routs, quart .'Si Cabbage, Holland seed per 100 lbs 2.00 Cabbage, new Cal ICO lbs. 2.r,<) Cucumbers, dozen 1.71 Cauliflower, crate 2.0) Carrots, bu . . .Si!) Celery, dozen bunches 40 >fi .50 (•(-].-,•»-, California, crate ?,.2T\ fit .'{.75 Egg plant, dozen .. 1.50 ©2.00 Lettuce, leaf, per dozen 30 (a .-'!.'» Lettuce head Southern, per dozen .7"i Onions, dry. bu 1.50 <5 2.f>> Onions. Spanish, crate . . 2X<) '•/ -'.-"> Peppers, basket .75 Parsnips, bu V) Ti .50 Parsley, dozen :'f> fit .5 1) Pie plant, lb 07 '■< .OS Radishes, dozen bunches .. .75 Spinach, bu .7". Strawberries, r>er quart ... .40 it .45 Turning, old, bu .50 Tomatoes, 5-lb basket ...... .75 Wax and string beans, bu .. 6.00 Cranberries— Jerseys, per bbl 7.00 Boxes 2.25 fi 2.50 Grapes- Malaga, bbl 7.00 (Ti S.OO Apples— Jonathans, fancy, bbl 6.50 It 7.10 Ben Davis 5.50 '</ 6.00 L. mors— California, per box .... 3.00 <ii 3.50 Jamaica limes, per 100 2.'« Oranges— California, per box 3.25 «i 3.75 Tangerines, per box 3 50 Miscellaneous- Bananas 2.00 ft 2.50 Honey, .per I!- 11 di .11 Popcorn, per lb .03 Persimmons, per crate 1.00 Grape fruit, Florida, per box 0.00 © 9.50 ape fruit, ' 1!.. per box.. ».50 <i/ 5.00 Pineapples, crate 1.50 <g 5.00 Nuts- California walnuts, per lb .. .13 Peanuts, law .')<; Peanuts, roasted* .07 Brazils .15 Pecans, medium .I? English walnuts .12 Almonds 15 >>i .16 Filberts .12 Chestnuts M Chestnuts. * Italian .0" Hickory, snail, per bu 2.2."» Hickory, large, per bu 1.75 Butternuts, per bu LOO a nuts, per 100 2.r>o T? - " Walnuts, black, per bu .... 1.50 'ti 1.73 Figs and Dates— California dates. 10-tb box.. .75 Turkish (Us, lb 11 ft .It Arabian, ib Ao ■ Kara dates, lb 07 f/ .•)•< Hallowee dates, lb .' .04 © .C 6 Apple Older— Sweet, pec bbl C.M Sweet, ocr half bbl 3.r/> Hard, common, per bbl 4.50 HI 5.0") Hard, fancy, rer bbl 0.W310.00 < liic;iL;<> I'rciiluii- CHICAGO, Marsh 21.—Butter steady; craameries. 20<&27»4c; dairies. l!Kri2T..- Cheese unchanged; twins. Hull young Americas. li"!il: dairies. 12' c-* 1. Ksc«s steady; at mark, cases included. H^H^iC. Dressed poultry unchanged. Turkeys, IOSJ 14Vic; chick lWjll^c I.Mer|i(Mil Provlalonn. LIVERPOOL, March 24.— Haps, -slv^rt •cut. 11 to 16 pounds, steady, 47s -Od. Bacon, Cumberland cut, M to 30 pounds. firm_ 455; clear bellies 11 to 16 pool I steady, 47s 6d. The imports of wheat Into Liverpool last week were 40.C00 quarters from At lantic ports, 5.000.fr0m Pacific ports, and 18.000 from other ports. The Imports of corn from Atlantic ports last week vver« 7,600 quarters. 9