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M. D. FLOWEH, Pr««. H. B. CARROLL, Gen. Bnbt, ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS, ' South St. Paul, Hlinn. Celt Equipped and Most AdTantagfons Market for the Shipper* In tli» Northwest—Connected With All the Railroads. 1,000 BEEVES AND 5.000 HOGS WANTED DAILY. CAS. L. HAAS COMMISSION GO. Livestock Commission Merchants. Boom 1O F.ichnnuc Ill<lu., L'nlon Stock Vnrdn, Sotitli St. l'nnl, Minn., mid I ninii Stock Yards, Chicago, 111. All correspondence will receive prompt attention. Liberal advances made on consignments. References—Union Stock Yards or any Commercial Agency. THUET BROSi commission Located in CHICAGO. SIOUX CITY, SO. OMAHA, SO. ST. PAUI,. So. St Paul Cattle Salesmen—Frank Thuet, C. J.. Kayo, B. B. Mosher. Hog and Sheep Salesman—P. J. Gibbons. References—Nat'l L. S. Bank, Chicago; Stork Yards Bank. So. St. Paul; U. S. Yards Nat'l Bank, So. Omaha; L. S. Nafl Bank. Sioux City. KILLING CATTLE HIGHER PRICES \m\\<K ti:\ i:vrs OX I'itACruALLV EVKRYTIiIAG Cioud Quality Stock and Feeding Cattle Strong and —Other* Slow it nil Weak—Hogs Sell Ten Ct-nts Lot* er-H£licen and Lnmbn Steady. BOUTH ST. PAUL, May. 7.-Estimated receipts at the Union stock yards lay: Cattle, 450; calves, 230; hogs, 2,300; sheep. 200; horses, 4; cars, Jio. Official receipts Tuesday: Cattle, 1,184; calves, 899; hogs, 3.314; sheep, 85; cars, 96. Receipts thus far in May, compared i with the same peiiod in 1901, are as fol- ' lows: May, May.l9ol. Gain. Cattl- 2,206 1,557 610 Calves ],344 • 959 383 Hogs 10.-57<; 9,327 1 249 Sheep 15S 294 *136 Horses 24 91 *, ;7 Cais ■: ■ v 25 IS6 39 Receipts thus far in 1902, compared with the Eame period in 1901, are as fol lows: „ .., lr)02- 1901. Gain. £ aJ tle 65.502 45,710 20192 Calve 3 17.778 16,259 1519 H°gs 244,957 205.70* 36 2*3 f I' ISUB7 71.M7 reloSO Horse 3 501 773 ».,-., fars 6.318 4.SCS 1.450 •1 .')H.S. HO-1. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 2 300 A week ii.sjii i'irai A Sear ago | I'fA $^?r:!n' OnS:- ight and "ShY mixed, Kt^r ,and butch $<L7o@7 J-i'V: W.7307.C5: boars. $2.5<Vf?3.50- stags gj£o@6; underweights. $6^6.40; piss. $5 50 ''^ B^nerally 10c lower. Receipts TueV Hv h»^*i a,bo^ Ut, th€ same as on .-!..> V. hit incll>ded some very choi-e nogs Extreme Price rang,-. $6.5007 ffJFJ T ,on straight loads. $G.55®7- bulk iio- -epreSentative sales: ' §■." ?s?a <TBoi 3S: —wt7p7^- -Irul •">> b.W) So ... ion c r ill ; iy s-s -n *•'* G. 75 ,- *iJ 6.81)1 f>3 ;uq p oft rrss —;L^: — -—t_JI™.L C2 253 700 ■ -'-_ O.'si! CJ 253 700 _J'g* and Underweicm^i: ~~ —^ 10:: ISSlU.■.•^•■■••.•••■'l»*s.i —^—:------ —°-J^Ll.. 145 6.25 g otagsi and Boars — " ■— 1 .... 83052.25U1i-...- ■' 010 xTFn 1 .... 410 S"ri 1 2J0J3.r0 «"nttlo. Comparative receipts- Ora^od^.?. Um*^ >::: ™ A year ago 'oemi bullsT sJ;'-fv® ' common to bol reals. $1.;:w/.,. common &. , t0 choicp &<*>o to choice ftSK JJi«? Ir4.S9 3-? 5: common to fair SmS^o"S A '3'°°®».«»; J°wa and springer's s"?^ ch(;)ct' milch fair, $20@S0; I""i>crs '- ♦-2®40; common to Veals steady. Best stnnir mon COWs. steers and cows m , and feedin ff «' ong and Tctlv? 1 &**, ,tlml u^ V' 1 •-'■■■'>. common Sk f U" 'S"'w Beeves steady. MUch SB: StrOnS dul1" -"i __t3teers — P|ir !' 12'-i Tin « JW7 »s.i>o !::: tt |g; ......1042 4.75 2 : :::: g g-gg j S4 O 4 .?0 -I^ti^iLCowl-nTd Jlleilei^ l ::::::::::::iS\:srj'-r w*^ 4 RO9 "9-7 U4O 3.50 -,„ ||gi^.::::::ioio_4jo 1 ::::::; g^STi l 820 2.50| 1 ... 74° -75 1 j«a 9 9-! . "0 1.75 . J'Utdic:- liulls^l ■ " " ~^l I ~217014T75~l ....~ loco St 9 -1 .... |g fm\ IG7O 4.50 r .'.-'W Q. 30 1 J9SJI) g r-g 22 ,-...ri30~55.00 2 ......; leg >, i_^...^_^io7 4.75 3....:.:: ]u ;|.;- ; o £ k_an J dJ^di^stiii; S 3--^ '— .5:: g 5-«;:,: :::::::" ':» 50 8-4°ll< 625 3.60 - Steer Calves— ~ ' ~ - J 352'53.50| 8 ...:; =joi .0 ,-ft IL^-.—• 317 50;ll IIII!^-1!".".' 257 32" Cows_and_.ifelfers^ ~ — —— f C 33 J3.00| 4 r fio ._■ ■*'"»*} 420 2.75 2 .::::::;• «ssho r Calves— " — *f i r342105| 5 ~ 362 $2.73 — -- ■">» " 5 14 29S 2.05 _ Stock and Feeding Culls— ~Z 4 $3.2511 ;; 570 $ o S3 i-i-^^go,?^ 1 :::.::iißo 1:25 Milch Cows and Springers— ~* 1 cow and 1 calf ...... tr a eowa and 3 calves . '"' 1$ 1 springer A,2. 1 cow • li • ••• 2o Sheep, Comparative receipts: xotal for today (estimated) ... oiv, A week ago . .1. "I" 4» A year agro ™* Quotatior s: Fancy '' lambs]'' V6.ib@G.2s; — W. H. CAMPBELL COMMISSION COMPANY live Stock Commission Merchants Union Stock Yards 6OUTH ST. PAUL lint°r r o and co"-espondence' go piiraVir.a report 3 furnished on a*. s^Mv'; 1O«^r.i tlA ctly uCOmmlsslon busJneas. • cccunt. °ueht or sold on our °vro , Wr. St. Paul National bank. SL PauL ROGERS & ROGERS, Live Stock Commission Merchants. Room 21 Exchange Building:, South St. Iii 111, Minnesota. Highest market prices obtained for stock. Prompt attention given to all cor respondence and orders. References: Any Commercial Agency. H GRAIN REED, etc., f\ -^Ljr State weight / % _ Furnished m m * Only BY — LOFTUS-HUBARD ELEVATOR CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Rocd to choice fat lamhs, $5.50@6; fair to good fat lambs. $5'<i5.50; culls, J2.50@4.5j; thin bucks. $3fi3.50; good to choice yearling wethers, $5.75@6; good to choice heavy, $5.6066.73; fair to good, $5.25<tt5.50; good to choic? QW'S, medium weight, $4.75 @5.25; heavyweights, $I.s^<&-4.75; fair to good fat ewes, $4.2504.50; common killers, !f4r<y4.25; spring lambs, $7(&9. These quota tions are for wool sheep and lambs. Prices on yearlings average 50c lower. Receipts very light. Prices quoted steady on ail kinds. Representative sa'eS; Killing Sheep and Lambs— No. Kind. "Wt. Price. 4 spring lambs 52 $7.25 2 shorn lambs 70 5.75 3 cull lambs 73 3.50 4 ewes H5 4.50 Among the shippers on the market were Schneider Bros. & Co., Delano; M. Schuchart. llutehinson; Her iL Seirn. Kin lcy; c. Oilbertson, Walcott; A. Empey, Farmington; M. Black, .Csnnon Falls; C. Karly, Grantsbur^; O. J. Quam, StarbucK- R. L. Russell. Rices; Mohn & Donaldson, Morristowr; D. Brown, Madison Lake; W. S. Burke, Ricevllle; H. Kaye, Maiden Rock: C. Black, Welch; M. Kinsella, MillviJle & Theiltnan, George Schaub, Wa basha; J. V. Jcnes, Durand; J. 11?% --erle, Chaska; S. A. Berg, New Rlchland; D. C. Fairbanks, Claremont; James Ol son, Wilir.ct; Bender & Tubbs, Wheaton; Brecklnridge & Koch, Batavla; P. P. Ol son. Renville; William Snavely, Buffalo Lake; M. H. Carstens, Glencoe; John Walter, Norwood; B. Woeljkt-nberg, Free portj William Bergman, St. James; George Potter, Springfield; S. IF. I'ettis. St. Peter; L. A. Dodg?. Truman: G. W. Dodge, Madelia; J. K. Troll, Gibbon; C. A. Brawn, Hanley Falls; I. N. Brown, Boyd; Mocn & Olson, Clarkfield; Ira Wyraan, Marietta; D. M. Corquodale, Echo; K. H. K^mpton,.Morton; Wlttsack & Koch, Waeonia. Midwnj- Home Market. Minnesota Transfer. St. Paul, Barrett >t KUnmerman report that the bidding in the auction was keen and active, bringing the outlet up to a high number, the bulk of which was heavy horses and drivers. Prices ruled uneven, and in nrmy instances below the country cost of hoises. Values: Drafters, extra $H55@215 Drafters, choice 145@155 Drafters, common to good 125@140 Farm mares, extra 120(0*135 Farm mares, choice KK)siil2o Farm mares, common to good 75@100 < lii<-ii k 11 Live Stock. CHICAGO, May 7.—Cattle—Receipts, 11,000; active. 10(til5c higher; good to prime steers J6.80@7.45; poor to medium, $4.75® 6.76; stockera and feeders, $2.75@5.35; cows, $I.4iKf»fi; heifers, $2.5Q®6.50; canners. $1.40® 2.H): bulls, $2.50^5.00; calves, $2@0.50; Tex tis fe dstetrs, $3.2r)5aG.5i). Hogs—Receii)ts today, 30.000; tomorrow, 24.000; left over, 3,000; G^lOc lower, clos ing' strong; mix' d and butchers $6.75(<(7.]0; sood to choice heavy, $7.10^7.20; rough heavy. $r,.50W7.05; light, $6.60@6.90; bulk of sales, $6.80r<,7. Sheep—Receipts, 13.000; sheep weak to lower; lambs about steady; good to choice wethers. |5.75@6.55; fair to choice mixed, $5.20fi5.G0; Western sheep, $5.25i?iG.25; na tive lambs, $4.7^6.50; Western lambs, $5.25 iM ):,: ColoradJ lambs, $7. Official yesterday: Receipts—Cattle 6,482; hogs, 19,728: sheep, 10,837. Shipment a —Cattle, 2,135; hogs 1520; sheep 1270. OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Sioux City, lowa—Cattle—Receipts, 700: stockers steady; kill< rs 10c higher; beeves, J5@6.65; cows, bulls, mixed, $2.r>o@ 5: stockers. $3@4.50; yearlings and calves, 53@4.25. Hlgs—Receipts, 3,800; markets 5@ 10c lower, at $5.70@7.05; bulk. $6.75©6.55. South Omaha. Neb.—Receipts, 2.000; steady to 10c higher: native steesr, $5-^6.90; cows and heifers, $3.75@5.85; Western steers, $4.75^5.75; Texas steers, $4.50(?i-5.50; canners. $1.73@3.25; stockers and feeders, J305.25; calves, $3©fi; bulls fwS?. 1 ™- 2- 7:)(?"'>r>Go- Hogs-Receipts. 11.00'); s®loo lower heavy, $7@7.15: mix ed. $G.80@7; light. 00(5)7; nigs. $5.60@6 b\iD? of sales- 5<5.90t?.7 Sheep—Receipts, 1.200: steady; sheep, $5.50@G.10; lambs. |5.50 ©7. 4^ naa v. Ci ty- Mo.-Cattle-Receipts, 4.000; best beef strong to 10c higher; com mon about steady: bee steers, $4.90© 7.10: Texans. $2.r,5@6; native cows and x h4fs- r.s-J2-25^-75;s rockers and feed!?? R.e000.50; bulls. *3J5<5>5.65; calves $3®ft J-°i^7?- ecelpts- Sm ' miOh lower;'heavy |7.10®7.25; packers. Jd.9007.20; medium W.70@7.05: hcht. $8.50#7; yorkers m $ G d9Si pigs $5.9006.75. Sheep—Receipts, 2 0): 4ac@7. t0 strone: Bhee X 5<.40®5.90; lambs,' HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Cn Ui^ilOn^ f" s nished by D Bergman & Hid o St Thlrd street>' St- Paul a Inn 03 ' 25J¥ up- w^SlosS G. S bulls and stags, flat.. .07 OS G. S. branded 07W 'rw G S long-haired kip. Bto * M G^^vearkipsrfs-to-zi a 7 i/ M OS. veal idpi, 15' to** 2 ** Ibn 07 . OS. calfskins, s to 25; lbsV." ,1«U 09 no',- ITv nfi li'ieS vnd salt> not salted, Jc'less vor lb than above priops Dry hides and calfskins, flint 14 13 Bry hides and calfskins, salted 12 1( » Pelts- 12 -l 0 Dry sheep pelts, native, per Dry sheep'peVtsVter'r'itory,' °3 ® "10 por lb 09 O 11 Dry sheep pelts, shear ings, each -06 & 10 Green sheep pelts. April Tallow— eaCh 7° @ 1-05 No. y i n caeks or hbls 06%© .Ofi^, No. 2. in cakes or bbls 05 @ 05% Furs— —•■ Bear, black, brown, griz _jy • 10.50 ©28.0J Beaver can tru arm Fisher, as to size and coi- °° @ 8-0° _or ;v"; 27"> @ 900 Fox. black and silver gray. 30.00 @300 00 Fox. cross, as to size and _color 3.00 12.00 Fox. red 2.50 (al 6-0« V, ynx 3.00 <g> 7.00 Marten, as to size and cOl -,,0r ••.......• 3.00 ©25.00 Muskrat. winter 09 © 12 Muskrat. spring 10 (fj) 18 Otter, as to size and color. 5.50 ©13 00 Raccoon 70 @ '55 Skunk, black and short- ' ' striped 75 (ra j jg Wolf, brush and prairie, or cryote • oe; /pf, nir Wofe, timber ■;;./:. 150 % S Chicago Prodnce. CHICAGO. May 7.-Butter strong creameries. 18@23c; dairies. lS@2lc. Che^ steady; twins. 12%®12%c; dairies' 13c° Troung Americas, 13@13%c. Eggs steady at mark, cases included, 14% c. Live noul try steady; turkeys, 10@12%c; chickens" lie. ' Improved Business. in'^fulfil?' P Cto^' yOU Were not able it"- V? CL the church supper last night; it .^? uld have done you ood to be there " t it a? already done me good, madam- I have just prescribed for three of the participants."-Richmond Dispatch. THE ST. PAUtr GI,OBEf, 'SHtIRSbAtT MAY 190^. STOCKS AND MINERS Intimate Connection Between Them Shown in Wall Street Dealings CONFUSED AND DUBIOUS Some Advances Made in Grain-Car rying; and Other Roads, bat All Are Lout In Last-Hoar Liquidation. NEW YORK. May T.-Today's stock market reflected an unavailing effort to contest the downward tendency. After yesterday's revulsion from the semi demoialization on Monday some reac tionary tendency was natural to restore the normal balance of things, but this tendency was reinforced by the d-ecided ly skeptical sentiment over the prophecies of the anthracite labor settlement. These prophecies continued very confident from sources with every mean? nf authorita tive information, but the flat contradic tion of the rumors received from Scran ton, where the miners' delegates were in convention, caused confusion and uncer tainty and a suspicion that the Wall street outgivings were in the nature of "tips" designed to influence the stock market. As a matter of fact. Reading, which was accepted as the index of the anthra cite situation, was lifted a shade above last night. The reports of the condition of the crops and the weakness of fhe grain markets were a help to the grain carrying railroads, and they made a good advance in the day's session. Strength In Southern Group. The continued aggressive strength Of Louisville & Nashville and Chicago, In dianapolis & Lou'sviMe and various small er subsidiary lir;es gained additional in fluence from the response in Southern railway, which was considered significant of closer relations in the whole Southern group. Nashville, Chattanooga. & St. Louis, Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Evansville & Terr^j Haute all shared in the movenient. Illinois Central was a conspicuous ex ception and was heavy throughout, falling at one time ll/ 2 . The advance in Kansas City Southern was alttributed to the formation of a pool in the stcck. All of the strong points, hf-wtver, yielded to the liquidation during the last hour, caused by the relapse in Reading tc 2% under last nig-ht. Practically all of the gams were wiped out and the level of prices carried below last night. Realizing in Chicago Great Western. Realizing sales were much in evidence in Chicago Great Western, which lost 2*, i of yesterday's 4\4 point gain. Ten nessee Coal lost over 3 points on account of the annual report which was consid ered discouraging. United States Steel stocks did not escape the depression, not withstanding the extraordinary exhibition of the last year's transactions by tae company. The money market was called easier to e"ay, the maximum leaning rate reach ing JS per cent, with a subsequent reces sion to 6 per cent, but the decline in the foreign exeliarge rate cti.s^d in response to easier money and discussion was ra newed of gold exports. Current receipts of Lorisville & Nashville stock from for eign holden are very large and represent requirements for foreign payments. Some Inflation Yet. There are reports of large loans during the week, made in the stock market for account of outsSde institutions, but it is worthy of notice that $F00,0(» in currency has gone to New Orleans this week and New York exchange at Chicago ruled to day at 20 cents discount. Notwithstand ing the relief afforded by the mirging of unhealthy spots in the markßt. there is still some tendency to a vague feeling that there may be some inflation sum beyond the curbstone bubbles which col lapsed last week. A symptom of this feel ing is found in a revival of discussion of somfl restriction on the loaning pow ers of the trust companies and additional requhements upon them for maintenance of cash reserve. The market closed tone of the bond market weak ened in sympathy with stocks. Total sales, par value, $4,035,000. United Stat-s bonds were all unchanged on the last call. Stocks. :y^-..: |S'l's!Hl'h|LowlClo. Atchison 110300 80%| 79V* 79% do p°d .............. 3600 98% 98 98% Baltimore & Ohio 8100 108%|107Vi 107% do pfd 100 95% 95% | 90% Canadian Pacific 8900 127%|125%U25% Canada Southern 300| 93% | 93%! 92% Chesapeake & Ohio..| 7300 48%! 47% | 47% Chicago & Alton I 1700 37»4 36% 56% do pfd 400 76% 76 7G Chi., md. & Louis 10600 80 77 77% do pfd 100 85% 85%f55% Chi. & East. 11l 200 169 108 167 Chicago G. W 84100 32% 29% 29/ 8 do pfd A 200 90 90 Ij 89% do pfd B 6600 50% 49 ] 48 Chicago & N.-W 2200 264% 262 261% 'C. R. T. & Pacific... 14001177% 174% 174% Chi. Torm. & Trans.. 3200 22% 21 %| 21% do pfd 4200 40 38% 38% C, C, C .& St. L 1103 Col. Southern 6300 32 30% 30% do Ist pfd 100 72% 73% I 72% do 2d pfd 2200 44% 41 43% Del. & Hudson 2200 177 174% 174% Del, Lack. & West I J2SO D. & Rio Grande 2001 43 I 42% 42% do pfd 2001 91 91 I SO% Erie .. 121001 38% 3C%| 37 do Ist pfd 2300 C 9% ! 69V 4 68% do 2d pfd 3001 55 | 63% 53>4 Great Northern pfd | 1 184 Hocking Valley I 1000 84% 82% I 82% do pfd I I ! ] 90% Illinois Central | 49001154^4 152% 152% Icwa Central I 5001 48 47 | 46% do pfd I 100; 8«? M 5 186 K. C. Southern ]42600 31V,| 2G%| 28% do pfd 10200 61%| 59 | 59 Lake Krie & West.... I (65% do pfd .1 1 |120 I/cuisville & Na5h....|46100U46 140%|142% Manhattan L 1172001133% 132 ]132% Me-t. St. Ry... I 3700!151%|149%11t0% Mexican Central ......I 52001 29%! 28 I M Mexican National ....112100! 19% 18% l lS'/s Minn. ft St. Lf.uis.. ..I | \ 11l Missouri Pacific ;... 117200|101% ! 100V 4 100% M.. K. & Texas ! 6001 26 | 25% 25% do pfd 11400157 I 56%1 56% New Jersey Central..; | | 1190 New York Central....! 9200|160%1168%|159 Norfolk' & Western .. 6300 55%1 57% l 53 do pfd I ! ! 90 Ontario & Western.... 47001 33%| 23%1 33% ; Pennsylvania 1221001151 1150 1150% Reading 1166001 6G% 64 64 do Ist pfd 1900 55% 84 84 do 2d pfd 10900 71% 69% (59% St. Louis &S. F 1600 69%! 68 67% do Ist pfd 1 83% 6o 2d pfd ! 72% St. L. S W 27 dojifd I 400 59% *59% 59 St. Paul 1245001172 170%!170% do pfd I 900|191%191 1190% Southern Pacific 1353001 87%| 65%! 65% So. Railway 2038001 3?%| 37Vi' 37V do pfd .. I C7OOI fifi%| 95%! %il Texas &■ Pacific 2400| 42% l 41% 41* Toledo. St. L. & W.... 15001 22% 22 I 22V« TT do pfd .. a ... U* ... jgeoj 3^l 38% I*3 Lnion Pacific .^.... 197530i105%!ia3%!miai w do. Pfd TT.... 222001 88 | 87^1 87U abash I 9300 27% l 26% 26% do pfd •• 4900 45%| 44% 44% Wheeling & Lake Erie 2700 23%j 22%1 2'H do 2d pfd ! 10001 37^1 3C 55? Wisconsin Central .... 140600 29%! 27% l 27^ Pfd 113600 151% 49%j 49% Adams I | Unn American ""• iSor United States * ;;; ,116 Wells Fargo ;.... 200 Amalgamated Copper 41400 68% 6fi%| 67 Am. Car & Foundry 3100 30% 30^ 30% A do pfd •• 500 90%ra0 190 American Linseed Oil 1900 27% i 26% 26% ■d 0 Pfd ••••■ 100 sfi%| 56% 54 Am. Locomotive 500 32%! 32 31% do Pfd 800 95% 94% 94? Am. Smelt. & Refining 3900 46 453,4 45? do pfd : 1 12001 95% 95%; 95% Anaconda Mining Co. 800114 U2Wll* Brooklyn Rao. Tran... 13000 67%: 65% j 65% Colo. Fuel & 1r0n.... 14400 102 102% Consolidated Gaa .... 80001226% 224% 224 Continental Tob. pfd 300 ll2vt 121 \vn General Electric /B i^i vi Hocking Coal 600 "i9%'ißii 17% International Paper .. 1000 21% 21 21 .Inrerntlonal'PoweV"': 200 74% 74 74 International Power . r 70 Laelede Gas .... ' " 07 National Biscuit .. .[.'. ''GOO 'WK '&'. 50% National Lead .. ...... 600 19& 18% 18% We give special attention to out-of-town investment and speculative accounts. Our private wires and our connections with all of the principal exchanges enable us to give prompt and accurate service. Correspondence invited. JAMES pIN & GO. ™p- St Paul, Minn. National Salt .... ....| I I I 20 fdo pfd ..; .\j..... 69% North American J 700127 125 122% Pacific Coast* j 400 72 "70 71' Pacific Mail J 200 40% 40%f 39% People's Gas 1900104% 103^103% xPressed Steel Car 600 45 44% 44 do pfd ..... 700 85 84 |84 Pullman Palace Car .. ..'. . ■/ 237 Republic Steel 2200 i 18% IS% -■£ do pfd 900 74% 74 74 Sugar ..... 14300 129% 128% 125% Tennessee Coal & Iron 13200 68% |66 tK,^ U. B. & P. Co i j 15% TT^ V" ' I 300 82%| 82% 81% United States Leather 4200 14 13% | 13% do^pfd •: 600 85 84% 84 U. S. Rubber ...: j 16% ,do pfd 200 59 59 i 58% United States Steel 10100J 41% 41% 41% jdo pfd 19500! 92% 91% ! 91% Western Union .. ..., | 1200 91%! 91 | 91 xEx-dividend. ~~ ~ ! . ' Total sales for the day, 1,138,600 shares. New York Bonds. U S ref 2s, reglO9y,'Ft W & D ClstH4% do coupon ....109% Hock Val 4%5..111% do 3s reg ....103% L & N uni 4s ..102% do coupon ....108%*Mex Cent 4s .... S3 do new 4s reg 137% l do Ist mc .... 33% do coupon ....137% M & St L 4s ....104% do old 4s reg 111V4|M X & T 4s ....101 do coupon ....111%1 do 2ds .. .... 83% do 5s reg ....105% N V Central lstslO4V ß do coupon ....105%) do. gen 3%s ..109% Atchison gen 45.103% N Pacific 4s" ....105% do adj 4s .. .. !)4 I do 3s 73% B & O 4s 102% N W con 4s ....101% do 3%s 96% Reading, gen 4s 99% do cony 4s ....10S%:fStL&I M con 55117 Can. S. 2ds ....109 !St_ L & S F 4s 99 Cent of Ga 5s 109% St L Sw lsts .. ifi% do Ist mc .... 85%| do 2ds 84% Ches & Ohio 4%5105% S A & A P 45.. 90y, Chi & Alton 3%s 84% S p 4s 95% C B & Q n 45.. 96 "lSouthern Ry 55122% C M & St P g 4slH> I;T & P lsts ..m C & N-W con 75135 IT St L & W 4s 83 C R I & P 4s 111%: Union Pac 4s 106 CCC& St L g 45103%! do cony 4s ....107 Chi Term 4s .... 8S IWabash lsts ....IIS Col & S 43 .... 95%] do 2ds 111% Con Tob 4s .... 66 | do deb B .... 76% D. & R. G. 45.. 10414! West Shore 4s 114 Erie prior lien 45100% \V & L Erie 4s 93% _do gen 4s ■■■■ S7%lw Central 45.. 94% Offered. .\ fi Vi Kew York Mining? Stocks. Adams Con 50.20: Little Chief .7. .sO.ll Alice 45 Ontario 7.75 Breece 50 Ophlr 1.70 Brunswick Con. .10 Phoenix OS ■Comstock Tun .05% Potosi 20 Con. Cal. & Va. 1.60 Savage 08 Deadwood Ter.. .75 Sierra Nev 20 Horn Silver .... 1.40 Small Hopes ... .45' Iron Silver .72 Standard 3.40 Leadville Con... .05i ■ London Cloning: Stocks. Anaconda 5% do pfd 92% Atchison 81% Ontario & West 34%. do pfd 101 j Pennsylvania ... 78% Baltimore & 0..U1 i Reading 34M» Can. Pacific ....13C% do Ist pfd .... 43% Chesapeake & O 49 do 2d pfd 36% C. G.-W 33 So. Ry 35% C, M. &>St. P. .176% do pfd 98 D. &R. G 44 So. Pacific 63% do pfd 93yi Union Pciflc ...1C6% Erie 38% do pfd 90% do Ist ntr'd .... 71%j U. S. Steel 42% do 2d pfd 55% do pfd 94% Illinois Central.lsß Wabash 28 Louis. & Na5h..145% do pfd 46% M., K. & T..... 26% Spanish 4s 78% do pfd ......... 60 Rands i 12: N. Y. Centra 1...163% De Beers 42% Norfolk & West 59% V Consols for money, 94 15-16; for account, 95%. Bar silver steady,- :23 . 13-16 d per ounce. . Money, <a 2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short and three months' blll3 is 2% per cent. - Statement of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 7.—Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemp tion, shows: Available cash balance $156,501,929 Gold •• 95,r,37.74t Silver 19,259,7*1 United States notes 7,52 C.22« Treasury notes of IS9O 1«5.6G9 National bank notes 8.498,404 Total receipts this day 2,180,453 Total receipts this month ...... 11,720,601 Total receipts this year ........V; 475,935,871 Total expeditures this day 1,995,000 Total expenditures this month. 11,005.000 Total expenditures this year.... 409,629,999 Deposits in national banks — 123,443,114 STOCKS AND MONEY ABROAD. Hard.ninti In London on Strength of Capture of Boers. LONDON, May 7.—Stocks were quietly cheerful. Mines hardened on the street on news of the capture of 200 prisoners in Orange River' colony. Consols sold up to 95 J/4. Investors are still nibbling at gilt-edge stocks. Paris bid up Rio Tintos to 43%. although the metal re ceded to £53% the ton. American stocks started strong, but relapsed in the afternoon on the news that money was D per cent in New York, and on New York's free seljing of coalers, which re vived fears of a. strike. The stocks re mained sensitive, though they finally hardened. The market paid the bank $I.OOf>,COO as an installment on consols. The brink has bought £isQ,OOO of gold in bars. Silver advanced to 23 13-16 d an ounce on covering against 'options. The market is top-heavy. April trade returns show a decrease of .14 in imports and an in crease of 6 per cent in exports, but a comparison is complicated by the inci dence of the budget and the non-inclu sion of the Eastor holidays. The market dislikes the large increase of imports of manufactured goods. India council bills were allotted today at Is 3 9-32 d. The amount of bullion taken into the Bank of England on bal ances today was £1 Si). 000. Gold p-emiums: Buenos Ayres, 139.20; Madrid, 36.90; Rome, 1.95. Paris, May 7.—Thre^ per cent rentes, lOlf I7^c for the account; Spanish 4s, 79.27. Xevr York Money. NEW YORK, May 7.—Close; Money on call firm at 6^ls'per cent, closing and of fered at 10 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4V t ifis per cent; sterling exchange, ady with actual business In bank bills nt $1.87%@4.87% for demiand and at $4.85®4.85V6 for sixty days; posted rates. $4.SCS4.S.Sy 2 : commercial bills, $4.84V.@ 4.85 1 / 4. Bar silver, 51% c; Mexican dollars. ■iil/ic. Government bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railway bonds weak. Bank Clearing*. St. Paul. $066,910.89. Minneapolis. $1,826,687.85. OhlcaßO, $30,614,913. Baltimore. $4,252,694. Philadelphia, $24,177,822. Metals. NEW YORK, May The N. w York copper market was about Vsc lower, though active. Sales. included 50.000 lbs electrolytic for August delivery and 60, --000 lbs for September, all at 11.70 c: elec trolytic and casting closed at 11.50®11.75c: lake, at 11.87%@13.10e: spot to August, at 11@11.35c. The London copper market was 3s 9d lower, closing with spot and fu tures at £53 ss. Tin was a shade firmer here, closing with spot at $28.40 b'd. London closed 10s Gd» higher, with spot at £131 12s 6d. and futures at £128 ss. Lead was steady.here at 4%c. London was unchanged!, at £11 12s 6d. Spelter steady at $4.40, and London Is 3d higher, at £18 Cs 3d. English iron r«arkeli were firm. clos-. ing with Glasgow at §2s 9d, and Middles boro at 47s 7 / £ d/ r The local market was also firm, but unchanged, with warrants nominal; No. 1 foundry. Northern. $I«K$ 20; No. 2 foundry. Northern. $IS@l9: No. 1 foundry. Southern, 1? $17.50<518: No 1 foundry. Southern, s^ft, $17.50@18. Modesty Forbid. "1 am a stranger here. sir. Can you direct me to a first-rate church?" "Oh. yes. Right 'round the corner." What sort of a preacher have they?" "A very good man." "Interesting?" • "Intensely so." ■ ■ "Eloquent?" ; :' "Very." "The best preaching In town, I sup pose? * ;;Unquestlonably." "What's the preacher's name?" Ah, my friend, that It a question which modesty forbids me to anawer."- JUt-tiltS. XEDWARDS, WOOD js" oq.\ \ STOCKS, GRAIN.PROVISIONS. \ \ 8 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MPLS. (board of trade Chicago. \ V 310 BOARD OF TRADF flUl lITH HPMBCUQ {CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MPLS. \ \ i MflMHflTTflM R?nr <:? pbmi lltBDtllll; CHWBEH OF commerce MILWMREeV \ A MAriHfITTAN BLDG.ST.PAUL V boahd of trade oulutm \ \ DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES. \ WEATHER-MAP TRADING BEARS IMPROVE THEIR (HUCE TO HAMMER THE PRICES DOWN Trade Not at All Heavy, n DraK'sin? Disposition Shown Throughout— ItuliH in the Corn Market Reduce Their Support When the Break Conies in Wheat. CHICAGO. May 7.—Grain speculators traded on the weather map again today and pressed prices hard all around. July wheat closed l%c lower, July corn iy c down and July oats %c lower. Provisions closed unchanged to 5c higher. There was a fair show of strength to wheat at the outset on the influence of yesterday's cash 'business and more rains last night in the overwet Northwest. Traders changed their stand, however, on later reports of seasonable weather. The weather map showed clear weather Southwest, and what was still more im portant, an end to the wet weather in the Northwestern spring country for the present. Both these localities sent in liberal selling orders on the weather news, and their own markets were weak er. This caused local speculators to loso sight of bullishly small receipts, Kansas crop damage reports and fairly firm ca bles. Lone;s deserted their holdings and threw stuff overboard, but inasmuch as many shorts covered their accounts yes terday, buyers were scarce, except at good declines. Prices Hrenk Itnpldly. . "When the bears understood this posi tion they began to hammer the pit stiffly and prices broke rapidly. Tiaie generally ■was not very heavy, and the njarket showed a dragging disposition most of the time July opened y@%c to a shad^ up at 75% c to 7£%@75%c, dropped to 74c, and. closed weak, %@^4c lower, at 7iV<i 74*4 c. A good export and cash business had little effect on the market. Local receipts were 32 cars, 3 of contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 10S cars, making a total for the three points of 140 cars, against 139 last week and 220 a year ago. Primary receipts were 204.000 bu, compared to 449,000 bu last year. Sea. board clearances in wheat and flour equaled 281.000 bu. Chicago sold 20 loads for export. Slu»rt-I«lved Strength In Corn. Corn started with a good show of strength on firm cables and a fair cash situation. The leading "bull crowd also was ouyipg some July and selling Sep tember. The strength, however, was short lived, for when wheat broke lha bulls began to consider the favorable crop reports and reduced their support. Bears jumped into the market and sold short and broke prices over lc. Trade was not large and the greater part of the session the market dragged. July ■bull manipulation was still talked of, but inasmuch as the supposed manipulators .did not hold prices up, many lost faith in the bull situation. July sold from C2V4c down to 6'-i%c, and closed weak, l^c lower, at"6o%c. Receipts were 75 cars. Outs and Provision*. Oats were dull and suffered from the depression in corn and wheat. Crop ad vices were favorable and the cash situa tion still good. There was little support on the decline and July sold from 35% c to a weak close, %c down, at 35% c. Re ceipts were 157 cars. Provisions were dull and fluctuated nar- Nrowly. The 'weak, Ihog rftuatlon at the yard 3 offset the general disposition to buy when the market opened. Ribs and lard were in good demand, especially by pack era and brokers. The weakening grain markets also worked against the advance, and the early gains were not held well. July pork closed unchanged -at $16.55; July lard a shade higher at $10.10; July ribs 5c up at $9.522- The estimated recripts for tomorrow are: Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 105 cars; oats, 140 cars, and 28.C00 ihead of hogs. The leadine futures ranged as follows: 10pen.|Hlgh7| Low.|CloseT Wheat— I I I I May i50.74%!50.74%!i0.73y 4 |$0.73?4 July 75% .75% .74 .74$ September 74% .74% .73 .73V4 Corn— May .61 I .61 .59% .59% July 62% .62% .60% .60% September .... 61*4! .01% .59 .59'/i Oats— s May 41% .41% .41 .41% July, old M}il .34V .33*4 .33»i July, new 35% .35% .35%| .35% Sept., old 29% | .29% .28% .te% Sept.. new .... .30% .30% .30 | .30'^ Pork— I I A May 16.85 116.P5 116.80 |lfi.So • July 16.95 17.05 116.95 16.93 September ....|17.00 17.10 "ST.OO 17.02% Lard— I || May ! 10.00 110.10 10.10 110.10 July 110.05 110.15 10.05 J10.10" September |10.12%|10.20 110.12%110.20 Short Ribs— | I I' | May I 9.52%| 9.52% 9.50 I 9.50 July 9.47%| 9.55 - 9.47%| 9.52% September .... j 9.55 | 9.G0 j 9.55 | 9.C) Cash quotations were as follows: Flmir was steady. Wheat—No. 3 spring, 72(7£ 75c; No. 2 red. 81(582c. Oats—No. 2, 41%<?j> 42c; No. 2 white, 43@44c; No. 3 white. 43yc@43%c. Rye—No. 2. 5%9c. Barley- Fair to choice malting. 68@71e. Flaxseed —No. 1, $1.64; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.75. Timothy Seed—Prime, $7. Porß—Moss per bbl, $16.55<£16.90. Lard—Per 100 lbs' $10.07^^10.10. Short Ribs— (loose)' $^45^9.55. Shoulders— salted' (boxed), B@S%c. Sides-^-Short clear (boxed), f,U>'it 10.40. Whisky-Basis of high wines,' $1.30. Clover—Contract grade. $8.35. Receipts- our, 22.000 bbls; wheat; 56.000 bu; oats 161.000 bu: oats, 326.000 bu; rye. 1.000; bar ley. 27.000 bu. .Shipments—Flour. ' 14.W0 bbls; wheat, 22.000 bu; corn. ISOOO bu oats 1&C00 bu; rye, 1,000; barley, 7.000 On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market was strong; creameries. 20(3 23c; dairies. 15<7220c. Cheese easy; 12@13!4c Eggs steady; fresh, 14% c. MINNEAPOLIS. Wheat-Closing— Wed. Tues. May, Minneapolis 74:,, 73% July. Minneapolis 74% 75% May, Chicago "711,4 74% July, Chicago .... .:::::::::::38 75% May, New York 79% 81% July, New York 79% 81% : May. Duluth 75%' 7M4 July, Duluth .7594 76V4 May, St. Louis 77 771; July, St. Louis ....I'M 7311 • Minneapolis—Fine weather everywhere and good reports of growing crops, with Improved conditions in the Northwest these were the bearish influences in wheat. Additional to this and also de pressing was the preliminary gossip re specting the government report that is to come out on Saturday. Traders have been figuring the thing out and from the sentiment It would appear that a majority has arrived at the conclusion that the report will be bear^h. Admit ting that Kansas is bad and that in plac es the crop was too far gone to be bene nted by the later rains, and even admit- s ,-.< at Kansas may Bhow decline in condition since the last report, it is nev ertheless the expectation that the condi tion of winter wheat on the whole will be raised somewhat over the previous figure, which was T 87- Washington wired that the report will give the estimate of acreage as compared with the estimate of acreage planted last fall. All that is officially known as to winter wheat acre age is that the agricultural department figured 32,000,000 for the total, which com pared with 28,000,000 in the previous year This estimated increase of 4.000/000 acres of trade has known of ever since the government report of Dec. 10 last. Since then a considerable area has been plowed up. Some, commercial estimates have put this as high as 1,000,000 acres.' The government report is expected to cover O'CONNOR & VAN BERGEN BROKERS Stocks. Bonds, Grain, Provisions SO2-203 GERMAMA LIFE BLDG., Fourth and Minnesota Sta.. SI. I'idL Members Chicago Board of Tr ade. Direct Prlrat* Wires. this and show about what tho present acreage Us, and the trade rather expects that the total acreage now remaining will not be decreased materially after all from the original estimate. Nearly every local house with private wire connections sent out reports to out side markets of improved conditions in the Northwest. These were only repeti tions of what they had from their coun try correspondents. A few days of the present weather would improve tho Northwest outlook materially. July wheat opened %c off at 75%®75%c. sold to 75%@75%c, and then broke to 75c. September was weaker, breakiife a full cent from 72% c at Tuesday's close to 7l 7/sc. Here the market steadied' for a time, but at noon broke again, July goin£ tv Tlj,c and September to 'il^sC. Receipts here continue running very light, and this is one of the strongest features of the general .situation. Yes terday there were 33 car 3, against 111 last year. Duluth had 25 cars, against 14. Clearances were 281,000 bu. Primary points received 204,000 bu, against 44u,iaI) and shipped 207,000 bu, aguinst 368,000. ports of export business began com ing near the close, but they helped lit tle. The market continued w< ak and on decline. May wheat sold to 74',-c and clcscd at 7,,.-. September sold to 71% c and closed at 71% c. It was- dull in cash wheat, more from lack of offerings than from any lack of Interest. Receipts were so light again that there was only about a sprinkling of samples on the tables. No, 1 northern was sold to arrive at 7Gc. No. 2 northern on spot sold at 7%75Vic, ard on trades to arrive at 74V->c. The market was much easier later," following the weakness in the option. The following was the range of prices: Closing. Wheat— Open. High. Low. Wed.. Tues May .... 75% 7.V- S 74 l "iV,-. 75% July 7r,-\ 757s 74VJ, 7;: H 7«'54 ptember ..72% 72% 71% 71% 72% On Track— closing .quotations May l: No. 1 hard, 76% c; No. 1 northern, 74%®75%c; No. 2 northern, 75%®74V»»;; No. '3 Wheat, r'.'</7:',V: oats, 42c; corn, 57%^ 58c; rye, 543 ,2c; barley. t'Cutyic; flax, $1.73; llax futures, May. $1.73 Vi; .Inly. i1.7::1^. Flour— Aside from an easier tendency as to prices, there is littVe of important change In the il< ur market. Demand Is moderate. Millers were able to get closer to an export basis this morning than for a time, but then.- was nothing done worth notlngr in foreign sales. Shipments fQT the day, 45,731 bbls. First patents, $3.Ss'<t> 5.96; second patents. J.M;.v<r3.75; first clears, 12.85; second clears, $2.10. Flax—lt was almost a nominal market in llax. There was a scattered trado or two in rejected at tI.TS. The basis for No.l seed was about lc under Duluth May Receipts 4 car 3, against 9 last year and 2 shipped. Closing prices: Cash, $1.73; to arrive, $1.73; May, $1.7.^; July, $1.73. Corn—The corn market Bhowed good de mand for about everything offered. Th« price range, however, was a little, unset tled and weaker in trend. No. 3 yellow closed: at b9@s9'/2a Receipts, 8 cars; ship ments, 1 car. Oats—Not much was done In oats. No. 3 white closed at 42c. Receipts, 10 cars; shipments, 1 car. Feed and —Coarse cornmeal ajul oracked corn are quoted $21.75; No. 1 feed, $22.75; No. 2 feed, $23.75: No. 3 feed, $24.75; granulated cornmeal, In cotton .sacks, at the rate of $2.80 per bbl. Millstufi's— Prices hold firm at the nd vance- of Tuesday. Bran in bulk is quoted at $14@14.50; bulks horts, $15^15.25; Hour middlings. $16.50«£17; red dog, $l!»<iIIU.5O; feed In 200-lb sacks. $1 p«r ton additional; in 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton additional. ShipiiM ntS, 1,473 tons. Rye— market was firm. No. 2 dosed at 54c. Receipts, l car; shipments, none. Barley— grades, G2<&s7c; malting grades, 57@61c. Receipts, 1 car; shipments, 2 cars. Upland fancy. $9<57,9.r>0; upland, choice. $7<&8; upland. No. 1, $''/"7, midland, t5.50@6; medium, $5@5.. r)0; off color, il'" 4.50; timothy, fancy. S10.50@ll; timoUiy, choice, $10.50^11.50; timothy. No. 1. $3.50<;» 10; rye straw, choice. $4@4.50. Receipts, 126 tci;s: shipments, 33 tons. Dally Wheat Movement. Receipts. Shipment". New York 9H-.575 27.« M Philadelphia 103,170 5.411 Baltimore 82.4TJ 16.0H Toledo 8.000 2,300 Detroit I.OCO 7(0 St. r>oui3 2W) 41.000 Boston 18,054 1.4J1 Chicago 68,876 22,414 Milwaukee ll.^W Duluth 14,10fi 95.01T Minneapol's (W.KSO 3«.0i0 Kansas City 15,200 MM State Grain Inwpectlon. Northern. No Roads— N0.*.N0.2.N0.3.RJd.Gd. Great Northern .... 3 12 .. .^ .. C . 'M. & St. P 2 19 18 1 2 M. & St. I- 13 3 2.. Northern Pacific "»- .. .. .. C. St. P.. M. ft O. 1 14 2 2 1 Chi. Gt. Wejtt .. 1 Mlnn. v-Transfer 5 1 .. 2 ■Totals 75 53 23 5 B Othor Orains—Winter wheat. 1; No. 3 corn 2: No. 4 corn, C: no trade corn, I; 1 No. 2 oats, 1; No. 3 oat, B; No. 4 northern oats, 5; no grade oats. 2; No. 4 barley, 2; No. 1 flax, 1; rejected flax. 4. Cars Inspected Out—Wheat—No. 1 northern. 75; No. 2 northern. 15; No. .'!. 86; no grade, 1; No. 4 corn. 1; No. I oats, li No. 4 northern omtS, C: No. 2 rye, 1; No. 1 flax, 5; rejected flax, 1. .-.:•■ Mlnneapolix Curli. Curb on July wheat 75%-7« Puts on July wheat 75?k-'/- Calls on July wheat 76% to 7Ms MJhrankce Curb. TTurb on July wheat 75^. TSVUfi "'\ Puts on July wheat 75^. 75>/6-%, 734 'Calls on July wheat 75%, 76. 75%-7(5 Curb on July corn Gl% to C 2 Puts on July corn CI%-#. Ciy.. fll%-V t Calls on July corn 62%, G2%, C 2%, C 2% DULUTH. DULUTIf, May 7.— Wheat lost '4c to day on an active market. Crop condi tions aided the decline, and flour dull ness helped. Some wheat was worked for e X p t here, and some flour sales v/fcxe made. July opened unchanged at 76V!iC, sold almost at once to 7»;<v\ and declined gradually to the close, Which was 754 c for July and May. Flax was weak for cash, selling %c off to 74'4c Later It sold up and closed at $1.75. Tl><> now crop on the other hand was strong*. September selling steady and closing at tIAV/2. Receipts—Wheat, z:> cars; oats, 2; rye, 1; flax, 4. Shipments—Wheat. 45,017 bu: oat 3, 0,500 bu; rye, 9,313 bu; flax, 2f>,oiH. Close: No. 1 hard cash. 78'4c; No. 1 northern ca«?h and May, 75Hc; July, 75% - No. 3 spring, 721/ c' No. 2 northern. WAc; No. 3, <o>4e; Manitoba, cash and May. ifAc; No. 2, 71-y; flax> cash and May, $1.75;, September, $1.47>4; October $1 4 eats, cash, 42'/ic; September, 29'/ic; rye' EiVzC. OTHEE GEAIN MAEKETS. Liverpool—Wheat— Spot, No. 1 northern srrirvg quiet, 6s4V£d, No. 1 California dull. 6s 4d; futures qui.t; May- 6s lUd- July 6.^. l'4d; September, 6c l%d. Corn—Spot steady; American mixed, new, 6s 8d- American mixed old, 5s &d- futuTea steady; July, 03 2^d; October 5s l%d. Milwaukee—Flour, 5c lower. Wheat- Lower; No. l northern. 76'/ic \o 2 .northern. 7%c; July.. 74%. y6 , firm; No. I*. u9°- Barley—Firm; No. 2. 71@71%c: sample, GG@7oc. Oats-Steady No 2 white. 42% c. Corn-July. (jMic." Toledo, Ohlo-Wheat-Fairly active- TVeak; c^sh e^sy. O^c; May. 83c; July,' .6%c; September. W&fi* Corn—Dull weak: cash. »He; May. 60%e; July Glc' September, 00c. T Oats-Dulj; easier; cash! g& MaX JU'y- ?<%C September.' r. -I"- cioyor seed: *vi; easier; cash _ Kansas City—Close: Wheat—May 71fl> W.ic; July. mmiMc; cash. No 2 yiiard ■■•■ -.-. - ■ '.- ■"■, . . ■ .- ■■ •."• FINANCIAL H, HOLBERT & SON. Bankers mnti Brokerb 341 Robert St. St. Pan. CHAS. H. F. SMITH Cf CO Members of the New York Stock Ex change. Special attention given grain ordet Members Chicago Board ot Trade. PRIVATE WIRES. I'loneer PrPiia Hlilr,, St. Paal, Xiiiii. IXVESTMEXT SKtlltllll JAMESON & HEVENER, WHOLESALE FLQU3, FE£O AN] SEEK. Stats Agents f)r «T o\ ■> GrisvoU Bro* a»l» Tlji. •■ • ■**•*•-• J. C. GEHAGHTY & CO. CMDUUMI UIIOKEHS. Room D, Endlcctt Building. St. Paul. Stock*, Itonda, Uraln and Provision* DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES. ||1| Tierney & Co. ■™^» B Largest Wholesale Hay Dealers in SI. PAUL, MINN , ?3c; No. 3, 71%©72Hc; No. 2 red. 7!) c. Cc.rn—May. 61%'ii61^o; September, 65% c; crsh No. 2 mixed 62ffiC3Vic; No. 2 white. tol(iisVic; No. 3. frJijCl'.-.c. OaU-.Nu. 2 white, 45%@45%c. PRODUCE AND FRUIT. Comml Row. May 7.—Trade In the r.j>en markei at today's meeting uf the Prcduco Xx hang ■ established the fol lowing rates; Butter—Creameries— Extras .. . $o.2lt&fJ 22 Firsts i:,.".,, a)tt Dairies- " J Extras 17 ft j^ Firsts |»; jj j; Packing stock .15 <a .\:>u- Cheese— TwilU, fancy v CT .15 Young America IZMit 14 fcriok N .1. l " « Brick, No. I i; v . v I Imburger i^> '■ .11 Swiss 15 p; Eggs— l'l.N-n stock, oases included. it fl ir. Dressed Meats— Veal, fancy 06H® «V»V Veal, common 0T» V<j) .'<W Lambs, fall .10140 in Mi l tun # .06 0 *0S c untry dressed hogs .. !()?%€) US I Ive Poultry— * " Turkeys 10 , iW m<; *J«ni ll'.w .12" Young cocks 104.fr .n Old cocka 06 jn Cceso oh I>'l, ck. i' '."•'. .JKMO.'OB Pish— Sunflsh and perch 02 (f? 0.1 Pike. ■ * v n ; lf Pickerel ft .,,! Whitensh •(£ The foUowlna prices are these at which tne commodities mentioned ar*> s.llintr ti tho retail trade. In largo lots these prices may be shaded: Beans— . Fancy navy, per hii .. $2.00 tfi 2.X Medium, hand-picked . t.W) at 200 Brown, fair to fancy 1.50 «j 2 (X) Peas— Yellow peas 1.55 0 I.CO Green peas . 1.25 ©1.50 Potat Small lots m m v, Car lots 70 g o New Potato) Imi •> 50 Vegetables— Artichokes, dozen j.no Asparagus, dozen bunches.. .50 fd .CO Beets, new, dozen buacl M Bi ets, old. bu £-, 'übbage, Holland >■>•■ .1 per I<W lbs 3 no Cucumbers, dozen 75 Carrots, bu '00 Celery, dosen b inches ..'.'.'.'. .90 <ji> i on Kkk plant, dosen i 00 Lettuce, head, Southern, per dozen Onions, green, doz. bunches jj; Onions, dry, t)ii i'r,t) ppers, basket --, Parsnips, bu 40 q m Paraley, dosen 25 $ '50 Pie plant, GO-lb box 100 Radishes, dozen bunches .. 25 Spinach, bu 75 Strawberries, Arkansas, 21 --<iuart cases |.S8 m 4.00 Turnips, old. bu ryi Turnips, new. doz. bunches GO Tomatoes, 6-basket crat« .. 2 25 Wax and string beans, bu.. 2 00 Cranberries- Jerseys, per bb| 7.50 m <?.oo l;i; y'^, 2.73 it 3.00 Apples- Ben Davis 1 v <fj><!.oo Arkansas, per box 2.25 <& 2.&J Lemons— California, box 3.23 Q 375 Mrsslnos, box 2.75 <n 4 ■>.-, Jamaica limes, p.-r 100 2.00 Oranges— CW. • edlings per box H.0 1) <f? 3.0T Meditrrranean swoe.ts, box.. 3.25 if 3.75 rerlnes, per box ... 3.50 Mi -llatu <»UH— Bananas ...' 2 51 <l 27" lk,ney, per lb .n Jj) "'.15 1 'opoorn, ii) (> ... ,03 Persimmons, per crate 2.50 fit 2.75 Grape lruit. Florida, j>er box 8.00 $f! O.M! Crape fruit, Cal., per box.. 4.fi) Pineapples, crate 4.r/> f*? s.r»*» Fancy, dozen 2.01 ft 2.5') Nuts- California walnuts, lb .13 Peanuts, raw .0*; Peanuts, roasted .07 Brazils .)(', Rnglls'.i walnut . .12 Almonds 15 @ .16 Filberts .1<; Chestnuts .10 Hickory, small, per bu 2.25 Hickory, lcrgf, per bu , 1.75 Butt* nu< bu 1.00 Coeoanuts. per 100 2.25 di 2.7", \Viilnuts. Mark, per bu 1.50 it 1.7 a Figs and Dati California figs 10 9 .11 Arabian lb .15 Fard dates lb 07 '. .(tf Apple Older — Sweet per bbl G.r»O Sweet per half bb! 2.!"..■) Ifard common per bbl i.TA ft HJr) Hard fancy per bbl 8.00 (&IC.(\> X«mt York Grain him! Provision*. NKW STORK, May T.—Flour Receipts, ID,"VS bblii; exports, 2,3« l bbl«; the wheat break dificourai buyers and only a incdcTut'j tridc- m don« In tf>p fjni'l"* with the i lorn ea ■■/. R. ■■ flour, dull. Cornmeal. easy. Jtvo, easier; No. t western, 63!, i f. o. b. afloat. I'.arley, quiet. Wheat—Receipts, 94."73 bu; exports, 37,- Gfi3; spot w^ak; No. 2 red. *7%c elevator and 88% c f.o. b. afloat; No, 1 northern Duluth. 82% c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, BCK.C r. o. b. afloat. Apart from an opcr.lnp spurt. occasioned by firm cables, Bmall Northwest recftlptu and covorlnjr, wheat \vets activo flmt heavy all day, notably new crop options. Step-loss orders wore plentiful, «!<;.> acli\ short si-Ilinß helped by unfavora ble crop new 3 and weaker lit*? cabN'V Th-— <j xypsi heavy at isft'.'- net »• cllne; May. 7D%^'il«ie. closed* at 7D%c: July. 'T-'Ai%V i \q, dAaied &t 79% c; Septem ber. -7S*ifiSoc, elosod Rt 7S«^c; December 73 13-IC&SI%v, closed at 7S%c. Corn— Receipts. ID.7M bu: exports. 1.03S bu; apo< easy; No. 2. 07Vic elevator ami 6:»ic f. o. b. afloat; for a tlrno corn re sisted the wheat break, »howlng firmness on higher cables and lisrht recclpte. hut eventually it fell into line and closed v/rak at IVV^IUc net lo«?; May, 6a%fl C» if,c, closed at Csy,c; July, C5HftC7W,c. cioi^a^S? . September, ««*b*: Oats—Receipts, IM.JOO bu; exports. 3.50S bu; spot steady: No 2. 4Gc; No. 3. (SKa; N" '. 2 wh!t<\ EV/ic: No. 3 hlt.' COc; track miy,<i western. CVil?l7c; track white. 4*f.54c; options fairly actlv • and easier, with otht«r murk Coffee- dull; No. 7 Invoice, G 7-lGc; mild dull: Cordova, S»,it7l2c. ' Bug:ar-Raw nrm; fair reflnlnsr, tc; cen- TO sal> n M leat. J i3%c'* r ol«s3C3 sugar, 2%c; refined steady. 0