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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 188D.'
THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL B.l
Designated United Sxatee Iponltory.
Ccrrer Itoom, Odd-fellows' IlalL
Tnxo. P. Hacqhey. Prea't. E. E. Rextorp. Caah'r.
CONDITION OF TIIE MARKETS
July Wheat Sells at the Lowest Point
. Touched in April for Many Years.
Corn Fluctuates Xarrowly, and Closes at a
Slight Loss Oats Unchanged Mess Pork
Active but Weak Lard Quiet and Dull.
MONEY, STOCKS AND JJONDS. '
An Extremely Light Day's Business, with a
Drooping Tendency to Prices.
NEW YORK, April 23. Money on call was
easy at 1is2hi per cent, tie last loan being mado
at 23, closing offered at 2a.
Prime mercantile paper 436 per cent
sterling exchange dull but steady at $4.86
for sixty-day bills and $l.iS3i for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 149,042
shares, Including the following: Delaware,
Lackawanna Western; 3,000; Louisville &
Nashville, 12,500; Northwestern, 7,1 00; St. Paul,
10,400; Keuding, 33,G00; Union Pacific, 8,100.
The trading In the stock market to-day was
the smallest for anyt full day for weeks, and
the fluctuations were on the same limited scale,
and although there was a drooping tendency
throughout the greater portion of the day the
changes in quotations were entirely Insignificant.
The lower London market gave the cue for the
temper of the local market to-day, and while
there was little disposition shown by the foreign
ers to trade, what business was done for their
account was mostly selling of their
tpeclalties, and Louisville fc Nashville was weak
for the first time In many days. Commission
people were doing little or nothing, and the
bears" were encouraged to attack a few of the
leaders which seemed most vulnerable, and they
grew bolder as the day wore along, and the high
est prices were generally made in the tlrst half
hour and the lowest In the last. The movements,
even among the specialties, were not so marked
as usual of late, although Tennessee Coal was
specially weak toward the close.
The opening W8S made on a moderate volume
of business, but prices wero generally from s to
3g per cent, lower than last evr nine's ligures,
while the great bulk of the trading was con
fined to a ha!f-d&cn stocks. Atch
ison and Tennessee Coal, and afterward
Cotton 0?1 and Lead trusts were specially
weak in the early dealings, while Consolidated
Gas was the strong point in the list The activi
ty soon died awuy, and a slight rally occurred
toward 11 o'clock, but in the dullness which fol
lowed there was no movement, except here and
there, and such changes as did occur were invar
iably in the direction of lower figures. In the
afternoon Chicago Gas developed marked
strength and again cro&sed 50, but toward deliv
ery hour the downward tendency in the general
list became more pronounced, and Beading was
attacked with force and driven down materially,
while the trading in the stock became very act
ive for the time being. St Paul and Tennessee
Coal afterward Joined the downward movement,
and rumors of all kinds in regard to the
situation in the West were circnlated.
bringing down Turlington and Rock Island
also. The weakness in the last hour was
most pronounced, and tho market finally closed
weak, though dull, at about the lowest prices of
the day. In the unlisted department there was
an active business in Cotton Oil, Sugar trusts,
Lead trusts and Pipe-line certificates, though the
only movement was in Cotton OIL Brunswick
was dull and steady, closing at 21 Uc. The gen
eral list closed lower in all except a few in
stances. Tennessee Coal lost 2; Heading, 18;
Rock Island and St. Paul. 1 per cent.
Railroad bonds were again in active demand,
and the business done was not only larger in the
aggregate than on any day for the . past two
weeks, but the number of Issues traded In
showed a marked increase, and out of a total
day's business of $'-(i Iti.OOO, the West Shore
fours furnished $300,0X; Chesapeake fe Ohio
fives, $170,000; Texas Pacific firsts, $154,000.
and the Reading fours, $130,000. The market
was In marked contrast to the share speculation
also, in its strong tone, and almost everything
traded in is higher this evening. The most im
portant advances are St. P., I. & D. extensions,
2, to island Galveston, Harrtsburg fc Baa
Antonio seconds, 2 H, to 107.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull and steady. Closing
quotations were:
Four per ct reg...l29is;Lake Erie & West. 183s
Four per ct coup. 1 21) hi
L. K. & W. pref... 57
Lake Shore 1023$
Lou. Jc Nash. C55g
Lou. AN. A 40
our and as reg. ios
Four and a-jscoupl03
Pacific ts of '95... 121
Louisiana stVd is. 8SU
Mem. t Charleston, 04
Missouri 6s 101 Michigan Central
ienn. new sec os.iU42
Tenn. new set 5s..l02
Tenn. new set. 3s. 72
Can. Southern 2ds. 9oh
Cen. PaciW 1st. .115
Den. Sc K. G. lsts.lSl
Den.&B, O. 4s... 804
Den.4c R. G.W.lstslOO
Erie seconds 103
M., K. AT. gen. 6s. 55
M.. K. A T. gen. 5s. 52
Mutual Union (is.. 1032
N. J. C.intcer....ll23&
North'nPao. lsts.lia
North'n Pac 2ds..ll41s
N'west'n consols.. 1 45 h
Mil., L.S. &W.... 84
Mil., L.S. AW.pref.lll J
Minn. A 8. L 5
M. A S. L, pref.... 11 .
Missouri Pacific... 70U
Mobile A Ohio 103s
Nashville A Chat.. 93ht
N'ewJerseyCentral 953
Norfolk A W. pref. 493a
Northern Pacific.. 2533
Northern Pacpref. 6089
Northwestern. ... .10538
Northwest'n pret.lSti
New York CeutraL107&8
N. Y., C. A St. L.. . 17
N.Y.CAStL. pref.
71
22 4
84
16
48
85
303.4
33
N'west'n deb's 5a..ll2N O. A Mississippi...
St.L.A I.M. gen.53. 82 Ontario A West...
StL.Ai.F.gen.m..l19 Ore. Improvement
u raui consols. ..1-0 ore. Navigation...
J. T 1. t . 1 1 t 1.1
Ore. A Trans
T.P.LG.Tr.Rctft 903
T. P. R. G. T. Rets. 3734
Union PaciHolstJ.1 154
West Shore 10G
Adams Express. ..150
Alton A T. H 43
Alton AT. II. pref. 90
American Expressl 14
Bur., C. R.AN.... 20
Canada Pacific 49
Canada Southern.. 52
Central Pacific.... 34
Ches. A Ohio 17
C. A O. pref. lsts.. 5734
C. AO. pref. 2ds.v 31
racttio Mail
Peoria, D. A E
22 14
.15Gi2
.183H
. 45
. 92
Pittsburg.
PullraanPalace.
Reading
Rock Island
St.L.8.F
St. L. A 8. F. pref. 59
St.L.& S.F.I stpref 111
St. Paul 64!
St. Paul pref 10438
St Paul, M. AM.. 93
St Paul A Omaha. 33
St. Paul AO. nref. 01
Tenn. Coal A Iron. 39
Texas Pacific 20
T. A O. Cen. pref.. 50 hi
Chicago A Alton. .133
c, b.&q 93
C, StL.AP 16
C, St L. A P. pref. 37
C. S. AC 63
Clevel'nAColm'b's t3 hi
DeL A Hudson... .134
Del., Lack. A W...136
Den. A 11. O la
union Pacific 593s
U. 8. Express 84
V.,8t.L.AP.;.... 13h
w 8t. L. A P. pref 263a
Wells A Fargo Ex.137
Western Union.... 85
Am. Cotton Oil... 54
Colorado Coal 23
Homestake 7
Iron Silver 275
Ontario 34
Quicksilver. Q
Quicksilver pref.. 36
sutro 9
Bulwer. 25
Rich. AW. P 25
Atch., Top. A 8. F. 41
Den., Tex. AFtW. 22
Den. A It G. pref. 42a
Last Tennessee ... 9
E. Tcdii. 1st pref..
E.Tenn. 2d pref..
Erie
Erie preferred....
67
21
273
693
Fort Wayne 149
Fort Worth A Den
Hocking Valley... 17
Houston A Texas. 9
Illinois Central.. ..112
I.. B. A W 9
Kansas A Texas... 12
NEW YORK, Arril 23.-Bar silver, 92c
TRADING AT CHICAGO.
The Ups and Downs of the Market, -with the
Range in Prices of Leading Articles.
CHICAGO, April 23. During most of the
session a dull and heavy feeling prevailed In
wheat, and prices again touched a lower point
than reached in the recent decline. In fact, the
prices at which July wheat sold to-day wero
lower than July wheat has sold in April for many
years, with the exception of the early part of
April last year, when July sold as low as 7Cc
The opening was easy, and prices were 33so
lower for July, and alter selling withjn a narrow
range, prices further declined lc, rallied ho, and
closed at lo lower than yesterday. May opened
about lo lower, sold off lo more, and closed lo
lower. It was the sharp break in May and
June, which helped to take July with them. For
eign market advices wero unfavorable and do
roestio markets were lower. Corn ruled quiet
the greater part of the session, fluctuations be
ing narrow and the feeling steady. The market
opened at yesterday's closing prices, fluctuated
frequently within Ho ranee, ana closod a shade
lower than yesterday. Oafs were fairly active
early, but later became quiet, fluctuations being
confined to a ran so of lUc The close was at
about yesterday's figures. Trading in mess pork
was active, ana the feelina: was weak. Trirea
declined 35i?40o on the whole range, and the
market closed quiet at Inside figures. A quiet
1 and dull feeling prevailed in laid. Prices ruled
5S7o lower, and the market closed easy.
Rather more was doing in short-ribs, and the
feeling was weak during the greater portion of
the day. Ibices were lOtflCc lowenjand the
market closed quiet at Inside figures. The lead
ing futures ranged as follow:
Options. Uixm'ff. Uiglukt. Loxctst Closing.
Wheat May.. 81 8i ?0 80
June 81 ?i 81 ' 80 80
July 7-j Tf, 777e. , : 7
Year 75 T5
Corn-May... 34 34 34 - 34
June S4 35 S4 34
July aaH; as
Oats-May.... X 22
June..... 2J
July 236 235h 234 23
Pork-May.... til.w f 11.75 $11.33 tll.43
June 11.82 1J.8S IMS 11.47
July ll.W 11.93 11.53 11.A0
Lard-May.... 6.87 e.so
June .M 8.00 C.82 6.M
July 6-93 6.05 C872 C.87
Snort rtb-May 8.95 5.974 6.83 5.87
June,.... Cto2 6.00
July C.1Q 6.10 6.00 6.02
Cash Quotations were as ronows: if lour nom
inally unchanged. 2i u. 3. spring wheat, 79
80e; No. 3 spring wheat, 6O0 for poor; No. 2
red, 79286c; No.2 corn,343343!?c;No.2oats,
223-c; No. 2 rye. 40c; No. 2 barley, nominal;
No. 1 flaxseed, $1.55; prime tiraotny-fec-l. $1.3"
ttl.SG; mess pork, per brl, $11.40011.45; lard,
CS02C.84e; short-rib sides (loose). 5.87d
5.05c; dry-salted shoulders (boied), 5.25
5.50c; short-clear sides (boxed), 6.253 6.37c;
whhky, distillers finished eoods. per gallon,
$1.03; emmt-K, cut-loaf, l)iaa9Sc; granulated,
S3 stindanl A, 86C.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter
market was quiet, but not quotaaly lower; eggs
steady atlOtflOc.
Receipts Flour, 13.000 brls; wheat. 17.000
bu; corn, 163.000 bu; oats, 141,000 ton; rye,
2,000 bii; barley, 17,000 bu. 8hlpmcnts Flour,
23.000 brls: wheat 27.000 bn: corn. 429,000 bu;
oats, 121,000 bu; rye, 9,000 bu; barley, 17,000
bU.
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Prod ace at the Seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Flour-Receipts, 10,
660 packages; exports, 4,769 brls; 19,494 sacks.
Market heavy and irregular, but moderately
active. Sales. 16,350 brls.
Corn-meal active and steady.
Wheat Receipts, none; exports, none; sales,
8,520,000 bu futures, 060,000 bu spot Siot
market moderately active, but heavy and lo
lower, No. 2 red, 833so in store, 84384o
afloat 837g385c f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 76c; No.
1 red, 95c; No. 1 white, 83c Options fairly
active, but heavy and lo lower, free sell
ing; No. 2 red, April, closed at 82c; May, 83 a
83c, closing at S3c; June, 6485c, cloning
at 84c; July, 85286c, closing at 85c: August,
843853qc, closing at 845; September, .553
85c, closing at 85c; October, 85a8614Cf
closing at 85 c; December, 83 Z SSc, closing
at888C
Rye quiet; Western, 51ft53c. Barley quiet;
Canada, 67 2 74c. Barley malt quiet
Corn Receipts, 22,200 bu; exports, 65,600
bu; sales, 248,000 bn futures, 272.000 bu spot
Spot market active and steady; No. 2, 44 2 440
elevator, 453450 afloat No. 2 white, 46c;
No. 3, 42 c; ungraded mixed. 4145c;
steamer mixed, 43 44c. Options dull
and so higher on May, but ec lower
on othor months; steady; May, 42423c,
closing at 423qc; June, 42a42lfC, closing
32ie; July,4213C; August 433843Vs. closing
at 43ec; September, 44c; steamer, mixed,
April, 42 c
Oats Receipts, 85,000 bu; exports. 40 bu;
sales, 205,000 bu futures, 81,000 bu spot. Spot
market easier and moderately active. Options
fairly active, firm and -23bc higher; May, 28
2riV5, closing at 2S7c; June, 2&ait 2878C clos
ing at 2d7ijc; July, 2929Jc, closing at 291ec.
Spot, No. 2 white, 3333c; mixed Western,
2dfla33c; white Western, 34239c; No.2 Chi
cago, 31 o.
Hay firm and quiet.
Hops firm aud quiet.
Cottee Options opened steady at 5 210 points
down, and closed quiet: sales, 31,500 bags, in
cluding May, 16.65'tf 16.75c; June, 16.75 a
16.30c; July, 16.901 6.95c; Aucust. 17 3
17.05e; September, 17. 10 17.20c; October,
17.15 17.20c: November. 17.25c: December.
17.25317.30c; stk t Rio steady; fair
cargoes, 1834C, Sugar Raw firmer: fair
reflidng. 63ec; centrifugal, 96 test,
7c bid; refined firmer and ac higher;
and in good demand. Molasses Foreign strong;
do test. 2320: New Orleans aulet Rice steady
and quiet
Cotton-seed oil stronren crude. 42c: vellow. 50
52o for best Tallow easy. Rosin aulet and
steady.
Lggs quiet and steady; Western. 122312 4c:
receipts, 9.500 packages.
rone nrm: old mess. $iz.oo 312 75; new mess,
$13,502:13.75; extra prime; $12.50. Cut meats
quiet; pickled bellies. 27e; pickled hams.
lOlOMc; pickled shoulders. 5sc. Middlesdull;
short clear, 6.70c. Lard depressed aud lower:
sales of Western steam at 7.1537.l7c; citv,
636.70c; May, 7.117.12c, .closing at 7.1'io
bid; June, 7.15c bid; July, 7.1907.25c, closing at
.19c; August 7.27c: September. 7.30c. closing
at 7.25c.
Butter easy and in moderate demand: Western
dairy, ll20c: Western creamery . 18326c:
Elgins, 27c. Cheese dull and steady; Western,
SaiOc
TRADE IN GENERAL.
QuotaUons at St Louis, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.
ST. LOUIS. April 23. Flour ouiet. Wheat
lower. Trading was very much lighter, as there
were no free offerings aud the only demand came
from shorts, all of which made a very narrow
market Outside advices wero depressing, and
actne close May was iccnnd other months 80
below yesterday; No. 2 red. cash. 81c aked: May.
8182K closing at 80o bid: June. 7Ca77c,
ciosmg at vo'c asKea; July, 74a73ec, closing
at 7434?i.747c; August, 7475c, closing at
74c bid. Corn firm for tho near options, with
ft good demand for May.which advanced it from
003030 to SCgSOe; No. 2 mixed, cash,
30330c; May, 3()iua3038330c, closing at
30c asked; July, 32332c, closing at 32c;
Augusr, J4C, closing at 33 mc asked; Beptem
ber, 33343 33"ec. Oats higher; No. 2ca?h. 21c:
May, 23 3sc; June closed at 23cbid. Rye No.
2, 41942c bid. Barley Little doing. Hay quiet;
prairie, $639; timothy, $9 13. Bran, 48
48 2C Flaxseed quotable at $1.45. Butter quiet,
and weaker feeling manifested; creamery, 23
24c; dairy, 21 322c. E;g8 quiet at 94o. Corn
meal quiet and unchanged at $1.80 1.85. Whis
ky, $1.02. Provisions flat Pork. $12.50. Lard
Prime steam could have been had at 6.50c.
Dry-salt meats Shoulders, 5.25c; longs and ribs.
t.i;:2tf e.ioc; snort clear, o.35 S't.40c. liacon
Boxed shoulders, 6c; longs and ribs. 6.75c: short
dear, 6.87 a U.90c. Hams, 9.75 2 12c. Receipts
Flour, 2.000 brls; wheat, 4,000 bu; corn, 21,000
bu; oats, 9,000 bu; rye, 2.000 bu; barley, none.
Shipments Flour, 8,000 brls; wheat, 12,000 bu;
corn. 47.000 bu; oats, 62,000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu;
barley, none.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-Flour weak and
unsettled. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red, April, 903
vie, iuay, vvavic; June, yuzuic; July, 803BUC.
Corn Spot and April advanced lc, with fair
inquiry for both export and local consumption.
No speculation, and prices of futures beyond
this month wholly nominal; No. 3 mixed, in grain
depot 43 c; No. 3 yellow, in grain depot, 43 3
44c; No. 2 mixed, on track, 43 c; No. 2 mixed,
in grain depot; 44c; No.2 high mixed and ycl-
iow, in grain depot, 4-ic: jso. 'Z mixed, April,
4298'343c; May,. 4134342c; June. 413421c:
July, 424342 c. Oats Car lots easier, sales,
choice No. 2 mixed. In Tweptleth-street ele
vator, 31c; No. 3 white, regular, in Twentieth
street elevator. 30 c; No. 3 white, prime, on
track and grain depot 31331c; No. 2 white,
in grain depot, 33c; No. 2 white, on track, 3 lc;
iutures quiet uut steady; ro. z wnite, April. 323
933 4c: May, 32143322cf June. 32a323ic:
July, 33 a 33 c. Provisions in fair Jobbing de
mand, nutter steady: l'enusylvanla oreamerv.
extra. 263 27c; Pennsylvania prints, extra. 29c.
Eggs weaker; Pennsylvania firsts. llc. Re-
ceipis riour, i,uw oris; wnear, i,3uu uu: corn,
4,2iK) bu; oats, S.ttoo bu. Shipments Tieat,
1,200 bu; corn, 39,000 bu; oats, 2,700 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 23.-At the start there
was no demand for cash wheat, and the droop
ing tendency of outside markets kept buyers
f rom lnvosttng. The heavy receipts helped the
feeling of weakness, and sellers were making an
heroio effort to hold the market from going low
er. Later thero was a shade of improvement In
the best grades, and some sales of No. 1 hard
were made at 98c. The Northern wheat was in
some demand at prices that varied but little
from yesterday, but the low grades were not
auotablo at any steady range. Tteceipts for tho
ay were 170 cars and 65 cars were shipped out.
Local millers were buying very little wheat, and
shippers orders were less than yesterday. Clos
ing quotations: No. 1 hard, April. 95c; Mav,
iioc; Juiy, y72c; on rracK, use; .o. 1 isorth-
BALTIMORE, Arril . 23. Wheat Western
dull and weak: No. 2 wintsr red, spot and
April. 843838130; May, 84c: June, 84c; July,
82834c; August, 82282c. Corn-Western
fairly active and firm; mixed, spot 42342e;
April, 42c; May, 41341c; June, 41:;
July, 41 c; steamer, 39339c. Oats dull and
easy; Western white. 32334c; Western mixed.
3031c; graded No. 2 white. 34c Ryo dull
and nominally easy at 55356c. Hay quiet
and steady; prime to choice timothy, $16316.50.
Provisions quiet and steady. Mess pork, old,
$13.50; new, $13.75. Butter quiet and firm;
Western packed. 18320c: best roll, 15317c;
creamery, 24327c. Eggs dull and weak at 11c.
Coffeo dull and easy; Rio fair, 183 185fcC. Re
ceiptsFlour, 4,700 brls; wheat, 1,000 bu; corn.
61.1KK) bu: oats, 6.000 bu. Shipments Flour,
3,000 brls; corn, 1,000 bu. Sales Wheat, 75,000
bn; corn, 175,000 bu.
BOSTON, April 23. The movement in all
kinds of wool during the past week has been
moderate. The quite general suspension of
business on Monday added to the general dull
ness. Sales havo been confined to small lots,
and In this way previous prices have been real
ized, but to move large lines concessions in
prices would have to bo made. Ohio and Penn
sylvania fleecess have be n sold at 32c for X,
and 33 234c for XX. In Michigan fleeces there
have been sales of X at 29330c: althousrh some
strictly choice wool is held higher. Combing
and delaine fleeces are quiet and firm. Territory
aud other unwashed wools aro in fair demand,
and for lino 56r60c will be paid and for me
dium and line medium, 50255c, clean. Pulled
wools are In steady demand, with sales of super
at SO a 37c. and extra at 26 aZOc. Foreign wools
are held firm and meet with good demand.
CINCINNATI, April 23. Flour dull. Wheat
dull; No; 2 red. 85 a 86c; receipts, 1,500 bu; shiu
ments.none. Corn quiet; No. '2 mixed, 3(c Oats
weak; No. 2 mixed, 260. Rje bareiy steady;
No. 2, 50c. Pork easier at $12.25. Lard weaker,
current make, 6.65c. Bulk meats and bacon
quiet and unchanged. Whisky steady; sales
535 brls finluUhed goods on a basis of $1.02.
Butter steady. Sugar strong and higher; bard
retlned,S8 93tc; New Orleans, 7373c. Eggs
steady and firm at 9c. Cheese steady.
DETROIT. April 23. Wheat No. 1 whit,
cash, 91c; No.2 red, cash, 84 c; May, SlSye;
June, 84c; July and August, 79c. Com No. 2,
cash, 35c: May, 35tc Receipts Wheat 3,500
bu; corn, 4,900 bu; oats, 5.700 bu.
TOLEDO, April 23. Wheat active and lower,
cash, 63Me; Mav, 82c; June, 83c; July,
79c; August 78c Corn dull; cash. 35 c. Oats
quiet; cash, 24cc. Clover-seed very dull; cash
and April, $4.65. KeceJpU-Wfcctt, 1000
era, April. pO'sc; May, 85 2c; J uiy,34Hc; on track,
858uc: No. 2 Northern. Anril, 74Hc; May,
74c;July,7514C; on track, 77c.
corn, 3D.O00 bu; clover-seed, 17 bars. Ship
ments Wheat 9,000 bu; corn, 137,000 bu; oats,
1,000 bu; clover-seed, 4S2 bags.
Oils.
NEW YORK. April 23. The petroleum market
opened wfiak, but otter a 6harp decline rallied
and moved up to 827c. Another break then oc
curred, on which the price dropped to 80c, and
was followod by a rally on which the market
closed firm at 81 3c. Sale?, 4,089,000 brls. Tur
pentine quiet and steady at 46 c.
OIL CITY, April 23. National Transit ceT-
ments 72.724 brl?; runs, 56,000 brl3.
PITTSBURG, April 23. Petroleum active and
irregular. National Transit certiorates oper.ed
at81c; closed at 81c; highest, 82c; lowest,
792C.
CLEVELAND, April 3. Petroleum quiet;
standard white, 110-. 7c.
WILMINGTON, April 23. Turpentine firm
at 41c
SAVANNAH, April 23. Turpentine firm at
42c
CHARLESTON, April 23. Turpentine Ann at
42c.
Cotton.
NEW YORK, April 23. Cotton firm: mid
dling uplands, 10 15-16c; middling Orleans,
11 3-16e; sales, 339 bales. Futures closed steady;
sales, 64,700 bales; April, 10.73c; May, 10.76c;
June, 10.60c; July, 10.86c; August, 10.90c; Sep
tember, 10.23c; October, 9.88c; November, 9.79c;
Decemier, 9.81c; January, 9.89c; February,
9.97c; March, 10.03c.
NEW ORLEANS. April 23: Cotton steady;
middling, 10 9-16c; low middling, 10 1-1 6c; good
ordinary, 9 9-16c: net receipts, 4,995 bales;
gross receipts, 5.4C0 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 3,634 bales: exports to the continent,
4,780 bales; sales, 1,500 bales; stock, 145,535
bales.
Pry Goods.
NEW YORK. April 23. A holiday feeling over
shadows the business in dry goods. Jobbers are
doing little more than maklngan active distribu
tion of flags, decoration prints and buntinc,
though barcrain offerings are not neglected.
With agents there are some clearing-up jobs and
a pood deal of inquiry for fall goods. The mar
ket for cotton goods has a firmer tendency with a
reaction setting in from the abnormally low
prices of woolen fabrics. Bomo flannel dress
goods have advanced 5 per cent and agents
have advanced Pequot4-4 brown cottons, ca
yard.
Metals. . -
NEW YORK, April 23. Pig-iron quiet Cop
per dull and heavy; lake, April, 13.50c. Lead
steady; domestic, 3.65c. Tin quiet and firm;
Straits, 20.S5C.
ST. LOUIS, April 23. Lead dull and weak;
chemical and desilverized, reflned,3.42c; com
mon quotable at 3.40c
WooL
NEW YORK, April 23. Wool quiet; domestlo
fleece, 32337c; pulled, 23339c; Texas, 14328c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Barely Steady Hogs Weak and Low
er Nothing Doing in Sheep, None Ilere.
IKDIANAFOLIS, April 23.
Cattle Receipts, 50; shipments, 25. But few
on sale. Market slow and barely, steady at yes
terday's prices. ?
Export grades. '. $4.0034.30
Good to choice shippers 3.7034.00
Fair to medium 6hippers 3.30 a 3.60
Common shippers 2.75 33.10
Feeders (1,000 to 1.200 ponnds).... 3.3033.65
Stockers (600 to 850 pounds) 2.60 33.10
Good to choice heifers 3.1033.50
Common to medium heifers 2.2532.80
Good to choice COWS 2.8533.20
Fair to medium cows 2.35 3 2.65
Common old cows 1.403 2.00
Veals, common to good. 3.0034.25
Bulls, common to good 1.5032.50
Milkers, common to good 18.00335.00
Hogs Receipts, 2,700; shipments, 2,075.
Quality good. Market weak and lower, closed
quiet, all sold.
Light $4.7034.75
Heavy and mixed. 4.6034.70
Heavy roughs.... 4.0034.40
Sheep Receipts, ; shipments, , Noth
ing doing for the want of stock. Market steady.
Good to choice clipped $3.6034.00
Fair to medium clipped 3.0033.40
Common clipped 2.2532.75
Spring lambs 6.5037.50
Elsewhere.
KANSAS CITY, April 23.-The Live Stock In
dicator reports: Cattle Receipts, 4,152; ship
ments, 770. The market was weaker, except for
fat cows and heifers and stockers and feeding
steers. Good to choice corn-fei, $434.25; com
mon to medium, $33 3.90; stockers and feeding
steers, $233.60; cows, $1.7513.25.
Hoks Receipts, 10,339; shipments, 310. The
market was weak and 53lOo lower, mostly 10o
lower; good to choice, $4.4234.47; common ;
to medium. $4.2534.40.
Sheep Receipts, 390; shipments, none. The
market was strong and 10o higher; good to
choice muttons, $4.35 34.75; common to me
dium, $2.50 u4.
NEW YORK. April 23. Beeves Receipts,
270; all for exportation. No trading In beef
cattle. Market firmer for dressed beef at 6 37o
for city-slaughtered sies and 536c fo
Western. Exports to-day, 356 beeves and 4,700
quarters of beef.
Sheep Receipts, 2,700. Market slow but firm
at $3.7535 per cwt for clipped sheen; $4,253
5.75 for unshorn sheep; $6.7537.75 for clipped
yearlings; $5.5037.25 for unshorn yearlings,
and $437 per head for spring lambs.
Hogs Receipts, 6.000. Neno offered alive.
Nominally steady at $5.2035.50; none for sale.
CHICAGO, April 23. The Drovers' Journal ro-
Jorts: Cattle Receipts, 7,000; shipments,
,000. Market steady; beeves, $4.4034.60;
steers, $3.3034.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50
33.60; cows, bulls and mixed,$1.6533.15;Texas
steers, $3.30 a 3.90.
Hogs Receipts. 12,000; shipments, 6,500.
Market steady: mixed, $4.6034.82 a; heavy,
$4.5334.60; light, $4.7034.95; skips, $3.50
4.40.
Sheep Receipts, 6,000; shipments. 2,000. Mar
ket strong; natives, $3.75o.40; Western corn
fed, $4.9035.20; lambs, $4.753 6.
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-Cattle Receipts, 2,300;
shipments, none. Market strong; choice heavy
native steers. $3.9034.40; fair to good native
steers, $334; stockers and feeders, fair to good,
$2.1033.10; rangers, corn-fed, $2.7533.50;
grass-fed. $232.85.
Hogs Receipts, 6,000; shipments. 400. Mar
ket easy: choice heavy and butchers' selec
tions. $4.6034.75; packing, medium to prime,
$4.5034.65; Ught grades, ordinary to best,
$4,602-4.75.
Sheep Receipts, 800; shipments, none. Mar
ket steady; fair to choice, $33-4.60.
EAST LIBERTY, April , 23. - Cattlo-Receipts.
340; shipments. 260. Market dull at un
changed prices. No cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hogs Receipts, 900; shipments 700. Mar
ket low; Philadelphia, $53 j.20; pigs and York
ers, $53 5.10. Tw o caw of hogs shipped to New
"York toil3y
Sheen Receipts, 4,400; shipments, 4,000. Mar
ket slow and 15320c lower than on Monday.
CINCINNATI, April 23.-CattleReceipt?,
160; shipments, 100. Market firm.
Sheep Receipts, 160; shipments, . none. In
fair demand, earling lambs scarce and wanted
at $3.5035; spring, 6 3 So per pound.
Hogs easier, common and light, $434.80; pack
ing and butchers', $4.6534.85. Receipts, 2,000;
shipments, 1,450.
BUFFALO, April 23. Cattle Receipts, 10
car-loads through; none on sale. Market slow
and tending lower.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, none. The stock
held over was mostly common; little demand at
weak prices.
Hogs Receipts, none. Market slow Od weak
to 5c off.
INDIANAPOLIS 3IARKETS.
The Continued Fine Weather Stimulating
Trade Prices Steady and Firm.
Indianapolis, April 23.
lu all departments to-day there was a good
deal of activity. The morning trains brought in
numerous buyers, and mall orders were very
satisfactory. Dry goods men count it as having
been one of their best days this season. Re
garding prices there is nothing new to note in
the dry goods line. Grocers were kept busy up
to a late hour filling their orders, and all 6peak
of higher prices for sugars and no decline in
coffees, which means that all other staple articles
will retain their rrcsent 6trong position. The
prodnce markets present little that is new. The
receipts of early vegetables were larger than last
week, but not sufficiently so to aflect prices,
which ranged tho same as last week. It looks
a little squally for roulrry. The market East is
drooping on lanre receipts, but shippers hero
continue to pay 8 cents for hens ana chickens.
There are not enough young chickens coming on
the market to make prices. Eggs are steady at
last week's prices, and indications are that pres
ent prices will prevail thronjrh the week. Be
celptsof butter are large and prices weak, choice,
however, finds good sale. Tho provision market
carries a weak tone, with considerable doing in
a Jobbing way. Drugjrista are having a brisk
trade, their sales of paints and oils exceeding
that of any former year thus far. Prices on all
articles handled by them are firm. Hardware
men report trade as never having been better,
though goods aro selling close on sharp coin
petition. Hareware salesmen are pouring into
this State from all directions. Dealers in tin
ners' supplies speak of trade as improving in the
lat few days. With the iron men business is a
little slow.
GRAUr.
The Indianapolis Market Report shows tho re
ceipts of wheat to-day to have been 3,600 bush
els, against 5,000 bushels on Monday The mar
ket is easier at the following range of prices
Wheat-No. 2 red, 83385c bid; No. 3 red, 783
80c: rejected, 65375c.
Corn Receipts, 4,200 bu; yesterday. 4.S00 bu.
There Is no coxu' oUerlng from the country, and
tlneates opened at 82 'ec; hignesr. S2vc: lowest,
79so; clowd, 8130, Sales. 1.98 l.OOO brU; clear
ances. 2.18.000 br'.s: charters, 62,579 brls; ship
the demand, both for local use and shipment, is
good. The market is conequently very strong.
Wheat and corn are especially in demand. No.
1 white, 34c; No. 2 white. 33 V: No. 3 white,
32; 1 color, 32r, 2 color, 33333: No. 4
white, 32c: No. 2 yellow, 31 c; No. 3 yellow, 31
2331.4c; No. 4 yellow, 30 30 2e; No. 2 mixed,
32c; No. 3 mixed, 31 333c; ear, 30c. Ship
pers aro biddinc, for direct shipment from coun
try points, ou the hasi of Indianapolis rates of
freight. Mixed corn, 30c; high mixed, 303 30c.
Oats Receipts, 9,000 bu; yesterday. 18.000 bu:
Market Is quiet, there beinj? no demand but lor
local use, and that very limited; No. 2 white, 27
27cr No. 3 white. 25326e; No.2 mixed,
25c; rejected. 2223c.
Hay and Straw Receipts posted to-day, C car
loads: yesterday. 6 car-loads. There is a notice
able Improvement tho market lor choice and
No. 1 timothy, and we demand at prices is good;
Timothy, choice, $12.50 per ton; No. 1. $12 per
ton; No. 2, $9.50 3 IO per ton; prairie. No. 1 Iowa,
$7.50 bid per ton; No. 2, $-135 per ton; straw, $5
6 per ton.
Bran Tho shippers report demand from the
East as light, $3 a S.50 being tho ojtside for ship
ment Local dealers are paying $9.50310.
Hominy Feed Selling at $10310.25.
Jobbing Trade Price List
CANNED GOODS.
Peaches Standard 3-pound, $1.8032.00; 3
round seconds. $1.40 31. GO. Miscellaneous
Blackberries, 2-pound, SOS 90c; raspberries, 2
pound, $1.1531.30; pineapple, standard, 2-
Pmnd, $1.4032.50: seconds, 2-pound, $1,103
20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weUht, 95c 3 $1;
light, 65370c; 2-pound, full. $1.7031.60: light,
90c3$i; string beans, 85395c; Lima beans,
$1.2031.30; peas, marrowfat, $1.20 31.40; small,
$1.5031.75; lobsters, $1.85 32; red cherries, 95o
$1.10; stiawbcrrles, $1.2031.30; salmon, (Bs,
$1.90 3 2.5a '
COAL AND COKE.
Anthracite. $6.75 and $7.00 ton; Jackson
lump, $4.00 V ton: nut. $3.50; Braril block, $3.50
VUm; nut, 3.00; Pittsburg. $4.00 ton; nut;
$3.75; Raymond and Winlf rede. $4.00 ton,
nut,$ 3.75;Duggar lump. $3.25 ? ton: nut, $2.75:
Island City lump, $3.25 V ton; nut, $3.00; High
land lump, $3.00 V ton; nut $2.50; Piedmont
and Blossburg, $5.00 ton; Indiana cannel,
$5.00 ton; gas-house coke, llo bu, or $2.75
load; crushed coke, 12o bu, or $3.00 load.
DRUGS.
Alcohol, $2.2232.30; asafcetida, 15 3 20c; alum,
435c; camphor, 30332c: cochineal, 50355c;
chloroform, 50355o; copperas, brls, $333.50;
cream tartar, pure, 40342c. indigo, 80381c;
licorice, , Calab., genuine. 30345c; magnesia,
carb., 2-oz. 25335c; morphine, P. & W., oz,
$2.80; madder, 12314c; oil, castor. gal, $1.10
31.15; oil, bergamont V , $333.25; opium.
$333.15; quinine, P. & W., oz. 50355c: balsam
copaiba, 603 65c; soap, Castile, Fa, 12310c;
soda, bicarb., 436c; salts, Epsom, 435o; sul
phur, flour. 436c; saltpetre, 8320c; turpentine,
58362c; glycerine, 2533'lc; idodlde potass., $3
'33.20; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate pot
ash, 25c; borax, 10312c; clnchonidla, 12 315c;
carbolic acid, 45350c
Oils Linseed oil, raw, 57o V gab boiled, 60c;
eoal oil, legal test, 9314; bank, 40o; best straits,
50c; Labrador, 6O0; West Virginia, lubricating,
20330c; miners, 65c Lard OUs No. 1, 50355c;
do, extra, 65370c.
.White Lead Pure. 6c; lower grades,536c
DRY GOODS.
Bleached SiiEKTrNOs Blackstone AA, 7c;
Eallou A Son. 7c: Chestnut 11111, 6c; Cabot 4-4,
7e: Chapman X, 6c; Dwiirht Star 8. 8e.
Fruit of tho Loom. 8 c; Lonsdale. Sc; Llnwood,
8c; Masonvllle.8c: New York Mills, lOc; Our
Own. 5c; Pepperell. 9-4, 22c: PepperelL 10-4,
24c; Hills, 8c: Hope, 7c: Knighrs Cambric,
8c; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitinaville, 33
inch,6c; Wamsutta, 10c.
Bhown Sheetings Atlantic A, 74C; Boott C,
6c; Airawam F, 5c; Bedford R. 5c: Augusta
5c; Boott AL, 7c; Continental C, 6c; Dwlght
Star, 8c; Echo Lake, 6 2c; Grnniteville EE, 620:
Lawrence LL, 5 c; Pepperell E, 7V40; Pepperell
R, 6c; Pepperell 9-4, 20c; Pepperell 10-4. 22c;
Utlca 9-4. 22c; Utca 10-4, 25c; Utiea C, 4c
GiNOHAMs Amoskeag, 6c; Bates, 6ac; Glou
cester, ec; Glasgow, 6c; Lancaster, 6c; Ra
nelman's, 7ic; Renfrew Madras, 8c; Cumber
land, 6c; White, 6c; Bookfold. 9ac.
Grain B aos American, $16.50; Atlanta, $18;
Frankllnville. $17.50; Letrtston, $18; Ontario,
$16.50; Stark A, $21.
Pater Cambrics Manville, 6c, 8. 8. & Son, 60;
Mason ville, 6c: Garner, 6c
Prints American fancy, 6ac; Allen'3 fancy,
6c; Allen's dark, 6c; Allen'spink,6c: Arnold's,
7e;' Berlin solid colors, 6c; Cocheco, 6c; Cones
toga, 6c; Dunnell'a 6c; Eddystone, 6c; Hartel,
6c; JIarmony, 5c; Hamilton. 64c; Greenwich,
5c: Knickerbocker. 5c: Mallory pink, 7c
Prices on dress styles irregular depends on pat
tern. .
Ticking? Amoskeag ACA, 13c; Conestoga B
F, 15c; Conestoga extra, 13 c; Conestoga Gold
Medal. 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c; Conestoga AA,
10c; Conestoga X. 6c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls
OBO, 32-inch, 13c:Methuen AA, 12: Oak
land A. 7c; Swift River, 7hiC York, 32-inch
IZhzc; York. SO-inch. llc
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Apiles Per brl, $1.0031.25; choice, $2,003
2.50; fancy, $3.0033.50; selling in bulk on track,
35345c pbu.
Cahhage New, $1.0031.25 Crate; old, 303
50c barrel.
Cuanherries Per brl, fancy, $6.00; common,
$5.0; bushel boxes, choice, $ 1.5032.00.
- OxibNS 90c3$1.10 4 brl; Spanish. $1.00 f
crate.
Potatoes Per brL 75c3$1.00; from car, 253
35o per bu.
Sweet Potatoes Vlrcinias, $2.5032.75
brl; Illinois. $2.2532.50 1 brl; Kentucky, $2.00
32.25 v brL
FOREIGN FRUITS.
Raisins, California London layer, new, $2.50
32.75 box; California, loose, muscatelle, 3
erown, $1.8032 box, Valencia, new, 738o
15; citron, 24320c Its; currants, 637o 16.
Bananas J amaca, $1.5032; Aspinwall, $1.50
32.50. Oranges Florida russets. $3.0033.25;
brights, $3.50 & box; Messina, $2.7533.00; Im
perials $3.25; Valencias. $6.0036.50 case;
Callfomia8, Riversides, $3.25; Mediterraneans,
$3.50, Tustins and Los Anwles, $2.7533 box.
Lemons Fair, $2.50, Choice and fancy, $3.25.
Figs, 12314c Prunes Turkish, old, 44c;
new, 53530.
GROCERIES.
Coffees Ordinary grades, 18 3 19c; fair,
1914319c; good, 20321c; prime, 22323c;
strictly prime to choice, 23324c; fancy green
and yellow. 24325c; old government Java,
33 334c; ordinary Java, 2Sa329i2c; imitation
Java, 27223c; roasted coffees 1-E packages,
2414c
Flour Sacks No. 1 drab brl, $33 4? 1,000;
brL $17; lighter weight, $1 ? 1,000 less.
Dried Beef 11313c
Lead 637c for pressed bars.
Molasses and Srncps New Orleans molasses,
fair to prime, 303 35c; choice, 40 350c Syrups,
25340c.
Rice Louisiana, 537c.
Shot $1.2031.25 4 bag for drop.
Spices Pepper, 19320c; allspicej 12315c;
cloves, 26330c; cassia, 10312c; nutmeg, 703
83o IB.
Starch Refined pearl, 333c lt; Cham
pion gloss, 1-1D and 3- packages, 5'35o x t&;
Champion gloss lump, 3 34c.
Sugars Hards. OslOc; confectioners' A, 9
-39'ic; off A, 83?c; coffee A, 898c; white
extra C, 838c; extra C, SSB-c; good yel
lows, 723 c; fair yellows, 7as371sc; yellows,
773-C
Salt In car lots, $1.00; smalllots, $1.1031.15.
Twine nemp, 12 31 80 ft; wool, 8310c;
flax, 20330c; paper, 18c; Jute, 12315c; cotton,
16325c.
Woodenware No. 1 tubs, $7.753 8.00; No.2
tubs. $0.7537.00; No. 3 tubs, $5.7536.00; S-hoop
pails, $1.6031.65; 2-hoop palls, $1.4031.45;
double washboards, $2.0032.75; common wash
boards, $1.403 1.85; clothes-pins, 50 3 85c V box.
Wooden DrsnES Per 100, ltt, 20c; 2 tts, 25c;
3 fts, 30c; 51BS, 40c
Wkai'PING-paper Light-weight straw, 233o
lb; light-weight rag, 233ctv 16: heavy-weight
straw, l2c V ft: heavy-weight rag, 233o
ft; Manila, No. 1, 839c; No.2, 56c: print
paper, No. 1, 637c; book paper. No. 3, 8. tC,
10311c; No. 2. 8. & C, 839c; No. 1. 8. fc C 7
38c.
IRON AND STEEL.
Bar iron (rates),1.903 Ec; horse-shoe bar, 3.00c;
Norway rail rod, sc; German steel plow-slabs, 4c:
American drill steel, 10312c; Sanderson tool
steel, 16c; tire steel, 3c: spring steel, 5c; horse
shoes keg, $4.2534.50: mule's shoes keg,
$5.2535.50: horse nails box, 8d, $5; steel
nails, lOd and larger, $2.1032.35 keg; other
sizes at tho usual advance; wire nails, $2.65. -
Tinners Supplies Best brand charcoal tin,
IC. 10x14. 14x20, 12x12, $6.75; IX, 10x14,
14x20 and 12x12, $8.50; 1C. 14x20. roofing tin,
$5.25: IC. 20x23. $10.50; block tin. in ptes. 27c;
in bars. 29c. Iron 27 B iron. 3c; 27 C.iron,
5c; galvanized, 50 and. 10 per cent discount
Sheet zinc, 7c Copper bottoms, 30c Planished
copper, 36c; solder, 16318c.
LEATHER. BIDES AND TALLOW.
Leather Oak sole, 33 337c; hemlock sole, 26
332c; harness, 30335c; skirting, 37338c; black
bridle, 4 dor., $603 65: fair bridle, $60378 V
doz.;city kip, $60360; French kip, $853120;
city calf-skins, 85c3$1.10; French calf-skins,
$1.1531.80. -
Sheepskins Felts, each 25c 3 $1.25.
Tallow No. 1, 4c; No. 2, 3c
Ghease Brown,2c; yellow, 2s white, 4o.
Hides No. 1 green, 4c: No. 2 green, 3c; No.
1 green salt 5e; No. 2 green salt. 4c: calf same
as hides; No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 green salt
kip, 3c
OILCAKE.
Oil Cake $23 ton: oil meal. $23.
PROVISIONS.
Jobbing Prices Smoked meats Sugar-cured
hums. 10 to 12 ft s average, 12c; 15 fts average,
11c; 17 tts average, 10c; 20 fts average
10c; 22 fts average, 10c; 25 fts aver
age. 9-4C English-cured breakfast bacon,
light or medium, 41c; shoulders, 10
fts average 74C; fho.udeis. 12 fts and over
average, 7c; California hams, light or
medium. 8c; cottaee hams, light or medium
loC; ried beef hams and knuckle pieces,
10c; dried beef hams, thin pieces, 8c Bacon
Clear sides. 30 fts average, 8 lc; clear backs,
medium average, Sc; clear bellies, medium
weight 8 c; 45 V average sides and 25 ft aver
age backs, ifio less than above quotations. Dry
Salt and Pickled Meats Clear sides (unsmoked),
7c; clear backs (unsmoked), 7c; clear
bellies (unmoked), 7.c: bean pork, brl
200 fts. $16.50. ham or rump pork, brl
200 fts$13.50. Bologna Skin, large or small.
7c; cloth, largo or small, 6c Lard Pure winter
leaf, kettle rendered, in tierces. 8c; in one
half barrels. tt-c; ia 50-ft cans in 10H5 cases,
8c; in 20-ft cans in 80-ft cases. 8 c Prime Leaf
Lard In tierces. 7jc Hoosicr Packing Co. Lard
Lntir rccs 7e;ln 50-ft canslnlOO-ft cases, 7o
Fresh Meats Pork backs, suitable for chops, fat
off, 9c; ground sausage, in 20-d palls,, .tio
rrround sansafre. In links, 9c: saosaro meat;
7c; shoulder bones, 3c; tenderloin, 13c; pare-
ribs.6e. . .
Wholesale Prices Car-load lots Prime steam
lard, 7c; 8. P.hams, 9 310c, as to average; 8, P.
shoulders, G37c; sbort-rlb sides, 636c
PRODUCE,
BciNS-Cnolce hand-picked navy, $2.10 3 2.23
V bn; medium hand-picked, $2.103 2.25.
Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow, 20c
Butter Creamery choice, 18320c; fancy
creamery, 20328c: country, 10312c; common,
73 9c .
EGGS-Shippers paying 9c; 6elling from store
at lie. , ,
Feathers Prime geese, 350 f ft; mixed due
20o4ft.
Pocltrt Hens. Sc: hen turkeys. 10c; ton.
Pc; roosters, 333c; geese, full-feathered,
doz, $6; rlucked, $3.6034.20; ducks, 7c
. Potatoes New potatoes, $.5U37 brl.;
sweet potatoes, Illinois, $3.0033.25 brl.; Vir
ginias, $2.5032.75 4 brL; Kentucky, $2,003
2.25 V brl.
Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33335c; un
washed, medium and common grades. If In good
order, 22c: unwashed line, 17328c: fleece
washed, if light and in good order. 23330c;
burry and unmerchantable acoordlng to their
value.
SEEDS.
Clover-Red, choice, 60 ft bn, $4.0034.35;
English, choice. $5.0035.25; white, choice,
$7.4037.75: alsike, $3.5039.00; alfalfa, choice,
$7.7538.00. Timothy Choice, 45 ft bu,
$1.702.00. Blue-grass, fancy, 14 ft bu, 80o
3$1.00. Orchard trass Extra clean, 14 ft
bu. $1.3031.50. Red top Choioe, 14 ft bu, 85c3
l.OO. Birdseed Choice Sicily canary, 53 8c V ft.
Pure German millet, 80c3$l.oo -r bu; choice
Hungarian. 70380c bu. B. & W. EnsiLig
Coni 90c3$l bu; red cob. $131.25 bu;
evergreen sweet, $1.3531.50 bu. Popcorn
Dry, 233ot ft. :.
WRITE
R C. Huntington Sc Co.,
Leading Seed Merchants,
For spodal quotations,
78 & 80 E. Market St., Indianapolis
The Value of Salads and 'Greens."
American Analyst
It is an unfortunate fact that the dietary
value of salads is but little comprehended
by the majority of tho American people
Leaving out of consideration those thor
ough barbarians sadly numerous, particu
larly in the rural districts who look upon
'gra8s-eatin,w with unconcealed contempt,
we still have a multitude among us of per
sons deeming themselves intelligent who
either care nothing for salads or, at best,
look upon them as mere gratifications of
the palate, knowing nothing of their im
portance for tho preservation of health. To
these it is well to oiler the assurance that
if they will make a salad of escarole, barbe
do capuchin, chicory, dandelion, let
tuce, celery, or even of the humble
cabbace better in this watrthan nnv other
a portion of their daily dinners they will
soon realize that their digestive and assimi
lative organs are in better condition than
they ever were before. The fresh vegetable
material of tho salads is in itself nighly
beneficial, especially in the winter and
early spring, when there is a paucity of this
element in our ordinary food supply; the
oil is a highly valuable ingredient for its
effect upon the stomach and bowels; and
the garlic well, some folks do not like gar
lic, but a right minded man will want a
little flavor of it in his salad, and you can
hardly get so little of it that it will not do
you somo good, so potent aro its virtues.
The dandelion salad is worthy of special
mention and commendation, from our pres
ent point of view, not because it tastes bet
ter than either of the others, but for its
medicinal eli'ect. It must be a sadly worn
out liver that will not take new lease of
vigorous life from a course of dandelion
salads in the spring-time.
Eminent physicians have affirmed repeat
edly that the requirement for their profes
sion would be reduced to a minimum if peo
ple would only regulate properly their diet;
and some have gone so far as to proclaim
that nearly all diseases could be prevented
and many of them actually cured by em
ployment of the remediar agencies to be
lound in food. They are undoubtedly right
Proper feeding is the most important
requisite for the preservation of such
healthful condition in tho organs of diges
tion and assimilation as will afford pure
blood, without which rapid deterioration
and disease of the whole animal economy
is inevitable. The attainment of that con
dition is the main end in view in the high
est medical science. "An ounce of preven
tion is better than a pound of cure.0 That
is why. if we have not eaten plenty of
salads and otherwise lived exactly as we
should through the winter, it becomes so
imperatively necessary for us to take
an efficacious alterative medicine
upon the approach of spring. Cause
and effect, in the preservation of health or
inducing of disease, move in a constantly
widening circle. If our vital organs are in
such torpid and weakened condition that
they do not make good blood and cleanse it
from the effete matter that has a tendency
to constant accumulation in it, through
the never-ceasing waste of tissue, the con
sequently impure blood fails to properly
nourish the organs, and their weakness
steadily increases, until they stop working
altogether. On the other hand, -a little ra
tional care to keep the bowels regular, the
kidneys operating freely, and the liver act
ive in the discharge of its functions, results
in pure blood, higher vitality, and immuni
ty from disease. That rational care may
be applied either through proper food or
simple alterative medicines. An important
element of the former is that upon which
we have insisted fresh vegetable salads.
Of the latter there is nothing better than a
thoroughly reliable preparation of sarsa
parilla, yellow-dock, pouophillin and stil
lingia, with the addition of the alterative
iodides in very small proportions.
m '
Shading Trees After Planting.
Peter nenderson, in Harper's Weekly.
After planting, a tree protector is at once
placed around them for protection, and givo
shade to the stems of the trees until their
own foliage is sufficient to do so. For this
last purpose the best and cheapest tree
protector yet used is made of wooden strips
that come six feet above ground, placed
three inches apart and bound with iron
hoops. This gives the necessary shade to
the stem, and at the samo time allows free
circulation of air. This shading is all im
portant, for.when trees are growing in for
ests or in the nursery they shade one an
other, and it must bo evident that if set out
in the streets of a city, without any pro
tection from the blazing sun, and they must
suffer. Many thousands of deciduous trees,
both truit and ornamental, perish annually
the first year of planting from this cause,
as from the closely-planted nursery rows
the chango is too great, unless the season is
especially favorable, no matter how care
fully the planting may havo been done.
Trees in orchards and other inclosurcs can
be shaded by wrapping the stems up to the
lower branches with straw or anything
that will shade the trunk from the sun;
the grand success in planting the avenues
in W ashington is, no doubt, due largely to
to the persistent use of this precaution, for
it is never omitted, and the results attest
its value. And there all trees for two years
after planting are cultivated, by tho soil
being stirred up by a pronged hoe for four
or five feet from the stem in all directions.
Forcing Cucumbers and Melons.
American Garden.
Where the season is not long enough to
insure tho perfect ripening of melons, or
when vino fruits are wauted a week or two
in advance of their natural season, the
point may be accomplished by the help ot a
miniature hot-bed beneath 'each hill of
plants. To provide this a hole one . foot
square and eighteen inches deep is made
"wliere the hill is to come, and this is filled
with fresh-heating horse manure, as for a
common hot-bed. and on this is put a few
inches of fine, good, mellow soil. Plant a
few seeds in center, cover lightly, and
place a tapering block of wood or a six
inch flower-pot upon them, packing the
soil firmly around it, and thus forming a
sort of pit when the wood or pot is with
drawn. Cover with a glass, which remove
when plants are well started.
The manner of milking is important. A
cow should be regularly, gently, and yet
quickly and thoroughly milked. Perfect
ouietness and gentleness should be mam
taincd in all management of either the cow
or tho calf, liy persisting iu such a course
of management for a lew j'cars a herd
much more valuablo than the ordinary
mixed iieru can oe prouuecu.
"The Delaware grape succeeds in nearly
all sections, but it is not as hardy as tho
Concord. Tho latter is the favorite market
variety, but its sale is greatly injured by
the Ives's seedling, which is sent to market
before it is ripe, thus creating a distrust
against the Concord, which is really an ex
cellent grape, but strongly resembles tho
Ives.
NOTICE
OP
LETTING OF CONTRACT
For the bnilding and completing of an Institu
tion at Fort Wayne, Allen county, Indiana,
known as the Indiana School for Feeble minded
Youth.
Pealed propos.Mi and bM will be recelred at
the oOice of Wint A M anuria, architects, at Fort
Wayne, Ind., up ti'l 3 o'clock p. v., Monday. May
C, 18W, for furni$Mng nil the materials for, and
tho labor required in tho erection and comply
tion of the several buildlnrs, and the cmplPiioa
of the main building, and for toilers, steam heat-
inr. pumps, fan etc.. ely?trio lisrhtinr. for
steam engines, for laundry machinery, tor
plumbing, for sewerage, for cistern, for tunnels,
Are apparatus, Are escapes, water supply, bak
ery. All according to plans and specifications, and
detail drawings therefor prepared and furnTshed.
by Wing fc Mahurin, Fort Warne. Intt
Said proposals and bids will be opened at 3
o'clock p. m. on Monday, Mav t, ISS'J, at tho
architect's office In the city of Fort Wayne. Ind.,
by the trustees of said school, and as soon there
after as said proposals can be thoroughly ex
amined said trustees will let the contracts for
building, etc, and furnlshlnfl materials therefor
to the best and lowest responsible bidder.
8aid plans and speclflcatiiins will re on file nt
the rooms of the architects on and after April 20,
1SH9.
Said building must be fully completed on or
before Nov. 15. 19.
All of said proposals must be accompanied by
a cood and satisfactory bond, pa vab:cU the Mate
of Indiana in the penal sura of one-fourth the
amount of the bid!, with two freehold sureties
thereon, conditioned for the faithful ierform
ance of said work and furnishing all materials
therefor, said sureties to be residents of the fc-tata
of Indiana.
Raid bond must have attache! thereto the cer
tificate of the county clerk showing how much
personal and real estate each 6urety owns In his
own name.
Blank forma for bids and schedule can be pro
cured at tho architects office upon application,
and all bids and proposals must be inado thereon
or they will be rejected.
Estimates to the contractor will be made
monthly.
The contractor muf-t furnish all materials and
labor thereon, and fully complete the same ac
cording to said plans and specifications, all ot
which materials and workmanship must be first
class in every particular.
Contra ctors must fumlh with their bids sam
ples of materials and fittings, etc., if o request
ed by the specifications, and separate bids on
each building and each of the several items, and
a gross bid for the whole.
The size, style, dimensions, finish, materials
and workmanship are fully shown by said plans
and specifications, to which reference Is made,
for all details upon these particulars.
The person or persons to whom said worK will
be let will be required to enter into a written
contract with tne board of trustees for said
school, and furnish a bond satisfactory to said
board to secure the completion of the work.
The board reserves the right to reject any. or
all bids.
By order of the board of trustees.
K. A. K. IlACKETT,
AdelixNew,
A. II. Shaffer,
Board of Trustees.
ANCHOR LI.NE
Atlantic Express Service.
LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWX.
SteatnsWp "CITY OP ROME," from New York
WEDNESDAY, Msy 1. Mar 29. June 26. Joly 24.
Saloon Passage, f 60 to $100, Second-Class, 30.
GLASGOW SERVICE.
Steamers srery Saturday from New York to
GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY.
Cabin Passage to Glanqow. Locrtonrterry or Liverpool.
9oQ and f 34). Becond-Class. $30.
Steerage passage, either Service, $20.
8aloon Excursion Tickets at Relucd Kates.
Travelers' Circular Letters of Credit and Drafts
tor any Amount issued at lowest current rates. ;
For Books of Tours, Tickets or other information
Apply to HENDF.RXON BHOTJIERS. New York,
or ALEX. METZGEIt, 5 Odd Fellows' Hall, ot
FHENZEL BROTHERS. MerchanU'tfaUoiial Bank.
Indianapolis.
cincinnati, inplanapolis st. locis & chicago
Railway Company.
A special meeting of the stockholders of the Clncln.
nati. Indianapolis, 8t. Louis A Chicago Railway
CompanT will be held at the company's office. In In.
dlanapolls. lnL. on Wednesday, tho 15th day ot May,
1889, at 12 o'clock, coon, for the purpose of consider,
ing and taking action on the agreement for consoli
dation entered into by the board of directors ot thit
company with the directors ot tho Cleveland. Col am
bus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Company
and the Indianapolis A SL Louis Railway Company.
The transfer books will clos on Saturday, April rt.
lh9. and reopen on Thursday, the 10 th day of Hay,
1889
By ordexof the Board of Directors.
April 4. 1SS9 J. C. DAVIE. Secretary.
Indian apo us A kt. Ixiri3 railway company,
Indianapolis. Ind., March 30. lfew.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stock,
holders of the Indianapolis A St. Iouia Railway Com-
Sany will be held at the office ot the company, at In.
tanapolis, in tho State of Indiana, on Wednesday,
the 26th day of May, 1889. at 12 o'clock noon. Such
meeting is caUed for the purpose of taking Into con.
sideration an agreement for consolidation of tha
Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati fc Indianapolis Rail
way Company, the Indianapolis St. Louts Railway
Company, and the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Lout
A Chicago Railway Company, adopted by the board ot
directors of the Indiana polls fc St. Louis RaUway
Company, at a meeting held on the 27th day ot March.
1889. J. D. LAYNO, President.
J. T. "Wann. Secretary.
OFFICE OF
The Cleveland, colcmhus, Cincinnati
INN ATI Jb In- I
IP A NY, f
uxh SO, 1839. J
DIANAPOLIS RAILWAY COMPANY,
CLE vela Nil, O., March
Meetings of tho stocfcfisM-rs of the Cleveland. Co
lumbus, Clncinna.1 t- fTvUarapolia Railway Com-
Eany, to vote upon V.-- iti m of consolidation with
tie Indianapolis A .-r Tout) Railway Company and
the Cincinnati. Int.Aiup h, St. Louis fc Chicago
Railway Company. 1 o i.d at Cleveland. Ohio, on
Wednesday roornin. th.jlML.rtay of May. 188vat 8
o'clock, and at India xuipc Us, Indiana, at 5 o'clock p.
m. the same day.
The transfer books cloe on Saturday, April fl.
1 889, and re-open on Thursday, the 1 6th day of May
1B89. J. D. LAYNO, President.
J. T. Wann, Secretaiy.
HAMBURG-AMERICAN PACKET CO.
Express Service ittlwxi New York, Southamp
ton and Hamburg by the rcw twin-screw steamers of
10,000 tons and 12.50C Loro-power. Fast Tim to
London and the Contim t. Stnamers unexcelled for
safety, speed and comfort.
Reoulab Service: Evt ry Thursday from New York
to Plymouth (London), ClittKtirc (Paris) and Ham
burg. Through ticke'J V. London and l aria Excel
lent fare. Rates extr rr el v low. Apply to the Gen
eral Offlce, No. 37 Bir-1 .cay. New York. R. J. Coa.
ns. Manager. Gener&l Passage Offices c. B. Richard
A CO.. 61 Broadway, JK e t York. ALEX. METZQEU,
Od.l-frllow' Hall.
RAILWAY T1MK-TAULKS.
Pennsylvania links thih direct and
poplxab passenoeb routes.
Trains leave and arrive at Indianapolis as follows:
PANHANDLE ROITE EAST.
Leave for Plttabjx. A N. Y.. 4:3om...3:OOpm 8:10pm
M Richmond A Columoas...9:tH)ara 4:0pra
Ax. from N. Y. A Pittbjr..l 1:40am 6:t0pm I0:'i0pin
" 44 Columbus, Richmond, etc 9:40un 3:50pm
Sleepers to Plttsbnrjr and New York without change.
cniOAfw division.
Leave for Chicapm and Northwest.ll:40am 11:20pm
Arrive from Chicago and Nortwesu. 3;50am 8.50pm
J., 1L A L &. IL SOUTH.
Leave for Louls-
v'le&theSo'th. 4:05am 8:30am 4.00pm 6:10pm
Ar. from Lonia-
VlefcUieSo'th.l0:45a:n 11:10am 6:40pm 11:00pm
I. V. B. B.-SOUTnWKT.
Cairo Express, Leave 7:1 nam
Vlncennes Acoommoilatlon. Leave .... 4:00pm
Vlncennes AooommodaUon, rurive ... Io:50sm
Cairo Express. Arrive - , . . . &:00Tri
YANDALIA LINE SHORTESx ROUTE TO ST.
LOUIS AND TH E WEST.
Trains arrive and leave Indlanapoi'a hs follows:
Leave for St. L...7:30am ll:&ftam lLoOpm 7K0pm
GreencastleandTerre Haute AcoiTi 4:O0pra
Ar. from St. L 8:45am 4:15am 2 40pm &:OOpm
Terre Haute and Oreencaatle Actvoia lO.OOam
Sleeping, Parlor ar.d Recllninfc-chalr Cva are run
on through trains. For rates and Inforuation apply
to ticket agents of the company or U. 1L Leung. As
sistant Oeceral Passenger Asent.
: East and Wftst.
Af
. a a a 1
Train nt TnifinjTVM StatlnTi.
4 Lve, Toing East. ..H:O0 am 3 H) pra
jmft' Lve, fOing west.. 7;OU am pm
rOUT .ii:U5rm.
Arrive, from Eat..v.. l:oopta 10:40pm
Arrive, from Yest 7:40am !M0pm 8:40 pm
Datly, City TickeUOfiice. 42 Jackou Plac.
On April -'7, 2S, the I.. B. A W. will sell exenrsk a
tickets to New York city at the low rate of f 19.50,
and good returning on trains leaving New York as
late as May C. 1 Bh9.
ONLY LINE
With morning train at a sea
sonable hoar far
O I2ST CIISrHST-A-TI
PleaaanxitA follmvinr time-card:
Trains leave Indianapolis: m mm
3:53 a. m. (d'ly). 8.0O a. ra (d'lj) : 50p. ra-. 625 p. m.
Trams arrive at IndianapoUa:
8:30 a. dl, 11:40 a. in. datly). 4:55 p. m 10:55 p. m.
(daiiy.)
Onlr line with nlcht train fur Toledo and Detroit.
Pullman vestibule sleepers, daily (except Sunday)
to Washington and Baltimoro via CM II. & V. and IV.
A O., without change. , . ,
Ticket Otace Illinois Btreet and Kentucky ave.
1 r . insnuriiii.:
n2vj$ittLBrwAu
1 1 0 1
The ONLY LINE running a MORNINO TR AIN
to Chicago, returning the sJinte day. lav Indian
rolis 7:1 7 a. in., dailr: returning, leuv chkaoas
1:40 p. dally, arriving Induuiapolia 8:10 a. ra.
Other tra aa Inuve aa follow :
11:55 a.m. (except I-ftuxdayj, arrive atClxicaai
6:33 p.m.
1 1 :15 p. m. (dally), arrive at Chicago at 7:30 a. m. .
pulluias. Slxxpinx and Chair Cars ou ail throaxa
trains. - .
Ticket oSlce, 2G 8. IUinola atxeet. .
INDIAN-cVPaLJI
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