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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889.
TIE ; LNBUOTS NATIONAL BAM
DeflgratM United statea Depository.
Corner Room. Old Fellows Hall.
Tnxa p. iiArongT. rtrs'L Y.. e. ukxtord. cbaa
CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Firmer Feeling but Little Activity De
veloped in Speculative Wheat.
Corn Stronger for the Nc4r Options, but Easier
for L&to Deliveries 3Icre Activity end
Better Prices in lies Products.
MONEY, STOCKS AND KONDS.
Scarcity of Speculative Feature Talk of as
Receiver for Cotton Oil
NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Money on call
ruled close, ranging from 4 to 7 per cent,
the last loan being made at 4, closing offered
at 2.
Prime mercantile paper byhi per cent
Sterling exchange dull and weaker at
$4.6034 for sixty days and $4.85 for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day vrere 201,
776 shares, including the following: Atchi
son, 54,485; Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern, 8.00S; Denver, Texas & Fort Worth,
13.333; Lonisvil'e !t Nashville. 5.CC0; Mis
souri Pacific, 5,612; Northern Pacilic pre
ferred, 3,025: Pacific Mail, 7.SC0; Reading,
S7.C00; St. Paul, 10,010; Union Pacific, 27,553.
The stock market was a trader market
to-day, and tlio business done in all depart
ments showed a considerable falling oft
from tha t of the past f w day s, "while the tem
per of the dealings was alternately strong
and -weak within narrow limits, and the
linal changes, while generally in the direc
tion of lower figures, are for small fractions
only, except in the case of the two trusts.
There was no change in the Bank of Eng
land rate this morning, as predicted by the
"bears," bnt the London prices wem somo
tning lower than our figures of last even
ing, which had the eftect of opening tbe
market merely steady, though the feeliui?
of the room was moderately bullish,, ami
the "bears" were disinclined to make
any extended demonstration. They pur
sued their late policy of hammering
one or two of the most prominent
stocks,
fineries
to-day.
and Reading and Sugar Re
bore the brunt of the pressure
In the case of the former the re
sults were not commensurate with the
efforts put forth, but in the latter a
measure of success rewarded their pains.
After the opening of the market the bullish
feeling found expression in material ad
vances in Atchisou, Denver, Texas & Fort
"Worth, Tennessee Coal and Sugar, but the
early attack of the "bears' sent the last
two stacks down again as quickl as they
rose, while the rest of tha list generally
held on to a portion of their gains until
noon. Pacific Mail displayed some strength
at the time, the talk in tho crowd being
that increased compensation for mail serv
ice would probably be granted by Congress.
Tho drive of tho day was made at
the coals stocks, and Reading be
came specially active, thouch with
Lackawanna the impression made was
only for a small fraction. The ill success
soon brought the raid to an end, and cover
ins sent prices up again with considerable
celerity, and many stocks reached their
highest figures for the- day. Tho pressure
was renewed' noon the trusts in the last
hour, however, and selling of Denver,
Texas & Fort Worth to realize profits took
that stock down rapidly, its last price being
tho lowest of the day. All the forenoon's
improvement was wined out. with some
thing in addition. Talk of a receiver
for Cotton Oil had its effect upon the
trust, and all of them made material
concessions. The close, was fairly active,
and heavy to weak at tbe lowest prices in
many stocks. Almost everything is lower,
but oniv two important declines were
scored, Sugar 1 and Chicago Gas lJg.
Railroad bonds were relatively moro
active raan stocks, but the tone of the deal
ings was in close sympathy with those in
shares, being irreirnlar and rather heavy in
tbe main. The business done was well
distributed, aud amounted to $1,457,000,
with no special feature.
Government and State bonds were dull
and without feature. Closing quotations
were:
Four per ct. reg... 127
Four per ct. coup.. 1.7
Fouraad a Jt;i rec.lO 1J
Fouraud a eoupl O.M
Pacific i;s of '05...117i-j
Louisiana st'pd 4s 1114
Missouri Cs 102
Tenn. new set tis. .108
Tt iiu. new set 5a.; 102
Mutual Uniou ;rt..loHu
rjt.L.JcI.M.xen.58.. 8."
Pt. L.ktJ.F.ren.m.ll7
Adams Express... lfiO
Alton AT. II 42 !
AltouAT.II.pref.il 2
American Kxpresslltf
:hes.JtOhlo 2i;i
CfcO.pref. lsts.. 05
C. JkO. pref. 2da.. 4'A
C, St. L. &r 132
C. S t. J & P. pref. 33 a
Fort Wayuo 157
Illinois Central.. ..118
I.. 15. fc w i)a
Lake Krie Ac West. 18 4
L. K. A W. pref.... fUU
Lake Shore 10(12
Michigan Central. i)5a
o. .Mississippi... 2: J
O. & M. pref b0
Peoria. I). t E 19 V
Itttsburjr 15fi
Pullman ralace...l8S
L S. Express 85
W.. St. L. A- T ir78
V.,Kt. L. &. V. pref. 32a
Wdls & Fargo Kx..X37
Western Union.... 818
Ex. div.
i:iuchj;o v Alton.. 13 I
C, 11. AO. 10t
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Far silw. 95 e.
TRADING AT CHICAGO.
A Waiting Market In Wheat SUght Flncta
ations in Com Fork Firmer.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. In wheat a slow
trade and light business was transacted,
though at tho same time a lirm feeling
characterized the market. Outside news
likely to have special bearing on the mar
ket was lacking, and operators were con
tent with looking on and waiting for new
developments. The opening was h'rra, and
fcales were made rvt 's'Stc over yesterday's
closinr, but a prominent trader checked
the upward tendency by selling a fair
quantity for May delivery. Later, prices
receded a n&c, then ruled steady, and the
closing was 3b better for December and
He higher for May than yesterday. What
little business was done again centered
chiefly jn the May future, though some
quiet trading was going on In December.
European advices were again quite linn in
tenor. Some foreign buying orders were
received here for May delivery. lieerbohm,
in a late report, makes the available supply
of wheat afloat in the United
States and principal markets in Europe
about 424.00O.OCO bushels less than
one year ago. New York reports ten loads
taken there for export to-day, four of No.
1 hard at 7vc over the December price, for
Leith. Receipts in the Northwest again
showed up heavy to-day. A late dispatch
from Minneapolis says: "Although re
ceipts are heavy, tbe demand is good from
all direction. . ll wheat boiu ab
sorbed." A prominent miller there was
credited with buying 100.000 bushels of
cash in country elevators to carry. A feat
ure of tho local market was the action of a
prominent trader who ottered to sell all the
May wheat operators wanted at is4c, and
to buy all the December they would sell at
81c. lu com a moderate business was trans
acted, and a tirmer feeling was manifested
on cah lots and November, whilo the
other features were easier. Tho specu
lative market opened at about the closing
prices of yesterday, was firm for November
and easy for May, the former advancing c,
and for the latter declined I4C, rnled steady
and c!od with November io higher anil
May slightly lower than yesterday. Oats
were slow but steady. There was a fair
number of eellinc orders received, bnt buy
ers were scarce, and a quiet and rather easy
feeling prevailed, but price chanires were
small, in mens pork quite a good specu
lative busim&M was transacted, and tho
feeling W6s tirmer. Prices were advanced
lLya'jQc. ami tho appreciation was moder
ately well supported. More was doing in
lard, aud the leeluig was etronger, extend
ing to the loncsr deliveries. 1'rices ruled
.fti.e higher, with trading chiefly in
January delivery, and tho improvement
was moderately well supported to the close.
The fthortrib sides market showed more
activity than for several days past. The
feeling was stronger and prices were ad
T&nccd .WHj'i .ICc, und closed comparatively
atendy. The leading futures ranged as follows:
Options.
OpengUlirjhest.
LowtliClotiuff.
Wheat Iec...
, Jan
May
Corn Dec ....
Jan
' Ma)-
Oats I):c
May
Pork Year...
Jau
T -May
Lard Year...
Jan......
May.....
st
81"
80
SI c
31
SI 3
2)34
Ws4
$3.30
9.20 I
V.G0
5.95
c.n'c
4.W
5.0-22
SI
K34
21
Sl4
3:1 j
204
TlH
$9.33
6.97 -j
.97a
6.15
4.93
4.M
5.03
81V
4
3i
31!
20
JO -4
I'2-
$0.27 Vi
3.43
5.97 h
6.00
6.13
4.05
4.85
5.05 i
S.VX
Short ribs YY
4.W
Jan
May
4.802
5.C2a
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,
fcO-Va H0c; No. ospring wheat, CtictNo. 2 red,
SOsa fOLjc; No. 2 corn." 2 No. 2 oats. 21c;
Xo.2rjev45'&45i.ic; No. 2 barley, OfiCc;
No. 1 flaxseed, 1.25; prime timothy-seed,
$1.20; mess pork per bbl, $U7V29.o7-j; lard.
per pouna, t.vztto.Jicz snort-no smetj
looe), 5.10S 5.40c; dry-salted shoulders
boxed), 4.3?J?ci4.50c; short-clear sides
boxed). S.oOu 5wC2c: whisky, distillers
finished goods, per gal, 1.02. Sugar, cut
loaf, unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the
butter market w as steady and unchanged.
Eirgs, 21S 22c.
Receipts Flour, 22,000 brls: wheat, 103.000
hn: com, 251,000 bu; oata, 110,000 bn; rye.
10,000 bu: barlev, 47.000 bu. Shipments
Flour, 22,000 bfls: wheat, 41,000 bu; corn.
80,000 bn; oats. 147,000 bu; rye, 3,000 bu;
barley, 52,000 bn.
AT NEW YOftK. ,
Kulins Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's
Commercial metropolis.
NEW'YOItK, Nov, 21.-FlourReceipts,
49,200 packages: . exports, 2,a5 brls, 8,413
sacks. The market was easy and generally
unchanged. Sales, 20,250 brls.
Wheat Receipts. 22,850 bu; exports, 94,
000 bit; sales. 1,405,000 bu futures, 131,000 bit
spot. Tho spot market was moderately act
ive and stronger; No, 2 red, 8l14'2SP4C in
elevator, SGc afloat. S5tfSG7c' f. o. b.; No. 3
red, 8H2C; ungraded red. TOOl'gc; steam
er No. 2 red, 8112282c; steamer No. S red,
7o27512C; No. 1 hard, OOc; No. 1 Northern,
02J5'S021oc. Options were dull, Hic
higher and firm; No. 2 red, November, clos
ing at SI-; Dojember. S42'384 15-llic,
closing at 8478c; January, SCe, closing at
SBc; May. 90 CO 5-irc, closing at CO'tsc;
June. 898'a!897gc, closing at 89 "c.
IJj e steady; sales, 8,0tH bu; No. ii Western,
.55c. Rarley weak; State, 55 aCOc; Western,
GO'S 05c; Canada, 59-i78c. Rarley malt quiet.
Corn lleceipts, 22,200 bu; exports, 49.4M
bu; sales, 400,000 bn futures, 212,000 bu spot.
The spot market was active and stronger;
No. 2. 42422C in elovator, 42ty&43o
afloat; No. 2 white. 42431tc; ungraded
mixed, 4014,S'4312C. Options were dull and
unchanged to sc lower and steady: Novem
ber, 42c; December, 421&'24214C, closing at
424c; January, 417nc; May, 4178C'
Oats Receipts, 14,000 bu: exports. 450 bu;
sales, 800,000 bu futures and 142,000 bu spot.
The spot market was tirmer and fairly act
ive. Options were active and stroncer; No
vember. 2S2c; December, 28V22S34C, clos
ing at 2S4C; January, 2SVw2S4C, closing
at 2Sl4c: spot No. 2 white, Sic; mixedWest
eru, 272i)ioc; white Western. 05c; No.
2 Chicago, 2V-j'&li9ic.
Hay steady aud quiet. Hops quiet and
steady.
Coffee Options opened steady at 510
points up and closed barely steady at un
changed to 10 points down. Sales, 75,250
bags, including: November, 15.85e; Decem
ber, 15.85'ailuc; Januarv, 15.85'21C0,)C; Feb
ruary, 15.95'16.05c: March. 15.90lfi.05c;
April, 15.Ws?irc; Mav, 15.95 2) 10.05c; June,
13.952)16.05c: July; 15.00c; August, 15.80C
15.85c; September, lS.TSlo.bSc; October,
15.00 15.65c; spot Rio fairly active and
steady; fair cargoes, 19c; No. 7, 1714c Su
gar Raw firm and in fair demand; sales,
5,000 bags; centrifugal, 00 test, 5 ll-16c; re
fined firmer and active: C. 5fy'S578c; extra
C. 0264c; white extra C, 63H'S65ec: yellow,
534'zv578c; oil A, 6.0 5-1 Gc; standard A, 07jc.
Molasses New Orleans steadv; open ket
tle, good to fancy, 4d'o'5'-,c; old.'JS'ffiior. Rice
ill fair demand and steady.
Cotton-seed oil steady. Tallow quiet.
Rosin steady.
Eggs steady and quiet; Western, 24225c;
receipts, 2,954 packages.
. Pork tirm and active; sales, 800 brls. Cut
meats quiet. Middles dull. Lard Firmer
tendency and quiet; saledof Western steam
closed at CS?; November, 6.49tt 5.50c, clos
ing at 0.50c; December, C.u9o asked: Janu
ary, G.SH'Sfi.STc. closing at i.30c asked; Feb
ruary. 6.41 0.42c, closingat G.41c bid; March,
6.45c bid; May. 6.50c, closing at 6.52c bid.
Butter Fresh finn witn a fair demand;
Elgin, 26'S27c; Western dairy, 917c;
Western . creamery, 13'2 2512c; Western
creamery held at 12 18c; Western factory,
7J22 14c. Cheese quiet and Arm; Western,
7 10c.
TKADE IN GENERAL.
Qaotatious at St. Louis, Philadelphia, Balil
more, CInclnnnati and- Other Points.,
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21. Flour quiet and easr,
with licat demand. Wheat Trading light, little
change in the market, and the cto?e about the
same, as yesterday. No. 2 red, cash, 78-'V783ie:
May, 8 13 Sl closed at 84 asto Md. Corn
higtier and very firm; No. 2 mixed, cash, 32io
roadar, November. 3113 32 3ic, closed at 32 .jo
bid; December, 2.Sja2Sc, closed at 235hc;
January, 284C, closed at 2S4C asked. Oats
weaken No. 2. cash, 20e Md; January, 20e bid;
May, 226220 bid. Kye tirm; 4Ue bid for No.
2. Barley Nothing done. Hay lifeless. Bran
dull and unchanged. Flaxseed easier at $1.20.
Cotton-seed. $1212.50. Butter Creamery,
2022c; dairy, 18320c Eggs 'dull at 19c for
good; ice-house and held stock, 133c less.
Corn-meal steady at $1.(5031.05. Whisky, $1.02.
lToTisious Demand and business moderate.
Turk, $10.75. Lard Prime steam nominally
unchanged at 5.870. Dry-salt meats Shoul
ders. 4.25c; lcm:ribi 5.3? a 5.00c; short clear,
5.5036.75c. liacon Boxed shoulders, 4.02;
longs add ribs. C.:Zh 0.40c: short clear. 6.50 w
G.Ooe. llam, 10 12.25c. Keceipts flour,
4,000 brls; wheat, 42,000 bu: corn, 152,000 bu;
oats, 2K.000 bu; rye. 2,000 bu; barley, 14,000
bu. Shipments Flour, 10,000 brls; whear,
2,000 bu; corn, 21,000 bu; oats, 11,000 bu; ryo,
5,000 bu; bailey, nona.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21. Flonr quiet bnt
firm. Wheat inactive; fair to good millintr wheat,
80 3 85c; choice and fanoy Ions-berry, 87e90c;
No. 2 red, in vradldnnou-etreet elevator, nold at
80:,4c; No. 2 red, November, SOiaSisOfyc; Decem
ber. K03tS 81sc; January, 82as2ao; Febnuiry,
83ii84c. Corn Optloua quiet; car lots firm;
old No. 2 mixed, on track, 42 -2c; ne wNo. 2 mixed,
on track, 42c; old No. 2 btah mixed. In Twentieth-street
elevator, 424c; old No. 2his:hmixed.
In grain depot, 42s; No. 2 mixed, November,
40a40cc: December. 394S30c; January, 303
3i)2c; February, 39 2' 40c Oats Car lota firmer;
No. 3 white, in Twentieth-street elevator, 23e;
No. 3 white, in grain depot, 2S229c; No. 2
white, 29ec; No. 2 white. In sjecial bin in Twentieth-street
elevator, 30e; clipped oats, 32c;
futures higher: No.2 white,November,2922014c;
December, 20292e: January, 29fif297e;
February, 30tf30iC Butter tirm and in fair
demand: Pennsylvania creamery, extra. 20c;
Pennsylvania prime, extra, 31v3oo. Ecps
Fresh stock scarce and firm; held lots dull and
Irregular; Pennsylvania firsts, 27c. receipts
Flour, 5.30O brls: wheat, 3,000 bu; corn, 13,000
bu;oats, 14,0o bu. 8b!pmenU Wheat, 19,000
bu; corn, 5,500 bu; oats, 4,500 bu.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 21. Wheat Western
quiet: No. 2 winter red, spot and November,
7942l79ic; December, S043802e; January,
81"?82c; February, 83i?c; March, 87870.
Corn Western steady; mixed, spot, 4014a4OVjc
November and December, 4040; year, 3S4c;
January, 39c; February, 3939ic: March. 394
'a 39c; April, 39r40c. Oats firm: Western
white. 2s292c; Western mixed, 2Sc; No. 2
graded white, 29o bid. Rre in fair demand;
prime to choice at 53S55o. Hay Choice ia
request at sdvance; prime to choice timothy,
i?12.50ti13.50. Provisions steady. Butter lirm;
creamery, 2422f c. Egw f rm; Western. 2 la 25c.
CotTee aironjr; Bio, fair. 19o320c lleceipts
Flour, li. 000 brls; wheat, 3,000 bu; corn, 51,-
000 bu: oat. 4,000 bu: rye, 3,000 bu. Ship
mentsNone, Sales Wheat, CO.OOO bu; corn,
22,000 bu.
MINNi:ArOLT3, Nov. 21. Keceipts of wheat,
691 car; bipments, 1SG. Tliere was some lov
nes in srettlug started to selling car lots, but the
demand noon became larger, and sale of No. 1
Northern were at 77,4&78c, with many running
at 77co aid above, averaging higher than yes
tenlay. Millers were aain the lejulins buvers.
Elevator companies were bidders, but they tried
to buy at 76V774e. and were overbid br mill
er. The elevator men bousrht httk jaying
fiDally millers figures. Closing quotations: No.
1 bard, November, 7S$e; December, 7c: May.
TOLEDO. Nov. 21. Wheat dull but steady;
cash, 83i834c; December, 83?e; May, 67-c.
Corn dull: cuh ami May, 35c. Cats quiet; cah,
20H-C. Clover-aeed active and steady; cash and
November. 3.70; Decern tier, 3.75. Receipts
Wheat, 8.200 bu; com.' 14.!0O bu; oaU yOO
. bn; rye, 1.000 bu; cler-eed. 522 barn. Shiji
nteiitK Wheat, 41,550 lu; corn. 35.100 bu: oats,
7,500 bu: rye, 1,100 bu; clover-seed, 1,302 bags.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 21. Flour quiet Wheat
tteudy; No. 2 red. 77377-x; receipt', (1,200
bu; hhipments, 3,000 bu. Corn atronjr; No. 2
mixed, 3c. Oatatirm; No.2 mixed. 22a23c.
Bje quiet; No. 2, 40c rork steady at S?10. Lard
firm at C.12Ho. Bulk meaU eailer; short rlh
75 c; Deccnjber, 75 sc; M:.iy, 5214c; on track,
774 0'7712e. No. 2 Northern, November. 73c;
December. 73c; May, 78 c; oa truck, 73 d76e.
5.25c Bacon scarce and firm; short clear. C.50c
Whisky aready; aalea 1,098 brls finished coods
on a basis of 1.02. Butter steady. 8ugar
firm. Eggs iteady&t20c. Cheeelirm.
DETROIT, Nov. 21. VTheat No. 1 white, cash.
80c; No. 2 red, cash and Novcmter, 82c;
Decemler, 82cc; May, 87ce. Corn No. 2,
cash, 30c; November. 35c: December. 335.
Cat No. 2, cftAh. 2340; No. 2 white. cash, 244C
Receipts Wheat, 20,000 bu; corn, 500 bu; oats,
3,500 bu.
Oil.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Petroleum opened
Meady at $1.09. but after some slight Uuctua
tions became weak and declined very slowly
until the close, which was weak at SI. 09. Stock
Exchange-Opening at $1.0934; highest. $1.09 1.
lowest. $1.09; closing at $1.09. Consolidated
Exchanire Opening at $1.10; highest. $1.10:
lowest. $1.09V: closingat $1.09. Total Rales,
447.000 brls. Turpentine steadier at the decline;
sales, 200 brls at 44344:.
OIL CITY. Nov. 21. National Transit certifi
cates opened at $1.10; highest, $l.loe; lowest,
$1.09; closed at $1.09. Total sale. 243,000
brls; clearances. 452.000 brls; charters, 5.953
brls; shipment, 09,280 brls; runs, 44,571 brls.
riTTSETJRG, Nov. 21. Petroleum weak and
lower. National Transit certificate opened at
$1.1014: cloeed at $1.094; highest, $1.104; low
est, $1.094.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 21. Petroleum easy;
staudard white, 110J, 7-c.
CHARLESTON, Nor. 21. Turpentine quiet at
41ac.
Cotton.
NEW YORK, Nor. 21. Cotton firm; .mid
dling uplands, 104c: middling Orleans.
10ic; Kales, 215 bales. Futures closed
firm. Sales. 83.100 bales: November, 10.08fc
10.09c; December, 10.O7 10.08c: January,
10.00910.07c; February, 10.1 2 'd 10.13c; March.
10.18c; April, 10.25 310.26c; May 10.323 10.33c;
June, 10.39 lC.40c; July, 10.44 10.45c; Au
gust 10.48 a 10.50c; September, lO.OSc
NEW ORLEANS, Nor. 21. Cotton quiet; mid
dling, 95hc: low middling, So; good ordinary,
9c: net receipts, 14,040 bales: grQss, 15.030
bales; exports to Great Britain. 5,994 bales;
to the continent, (,097 bales; sales, 5,000 hales;
stock, 252.509 bales.
LIVERPOOL. No a'. 21. Cotton easy; rnid
dling,5,d. Sales, 10.000 hales, of which 1,000
bales were for speculation and export, and In
cluded 7,500 bales American.
-Metals.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Tigdron active and
strong; American, $16.5019. Copper nominal;
lake, November, 13c. Lead dull and steady;
domestic, 3.80c. Tin quiet and firmer tendency;
Straits, 21.35c
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21. Lead dull and easy;
soft Missouri, 3.00c; refined, 3.62yc.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21. There was a relatively
pood business in articles for future delivery, but
the demand for current wants was moderate,
though up to the average of this period. The
market keeps pretty firm. Heavy brown cot
tous are very linn. Print cloths havo advanced
1-1 tie, and some colored cottons, aa ticking, are
a little higher. '
LITE STOCK.
Cattle In Light Supply and Stronger Hogs
Opened Slow, Closing Easy,
Indianapolis, Nor. 21.
Cattle. Receipts, 200; shipments, 200. Rut
few on sale. Market stronger on light grades,
but not quotably higher. Everything sold at the
close..
Choice export grades $4.2004.00
Good export grades 3.75S4.1G
Medium to pood shippers.- 3.2033.5O
Common to fair shippers 2.00i3.10
Feeder. 900 to 1,000 lbs 2.50 23.00
gtockers, 500 to 800 tfts 2.0032.40
Good to choice heifers 2.302.75
Common to medium heifers 1.5032.10
Good to choice cows 2.153.50
Fair to medium cows 1.60 2.00
Common old cows 1.00 a 1.40
Veals, common to good 2.50 4.00
Bulls, common to fair 1.502.00
Bulls, good to choice 2.25 a 2.75
Milkers and springers 15.00235.00
Hogs. Receipts, 6,000; shipmernts, 2,700.
Quality fair. Market opened slow at yesterday's
prices, closing easy. AR sold.
Heavy packing and shipping $3,033.75
Light S.G53.70
Mixed packing 3.5503.65
Heavy roughs 3.00fc3.50
Siikkp. Hardly enough here to make a mar
ket. Trices strong at quotations.
Good to choice $4.0034.30
Fair to medium.... 1 3.50a3.80
Coiumou 2.75-3.25
Lambs, good to choice. 4.50 5.25
Lambs, common to medium 3.50&4.5O
Bucks, yer head 2.0093.25
Elsewhere.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 21. Cattle Receipts
1.020; shipments, 250. Thero was a light de
mand and a steady market. Common. $1.25 a
1,75: fair to medium butchers grades, 2 2.75;
good to choice, $3 W 3.05; good to choice ship
pers, $3.30 a 4.25.
Sheep Receipts, 750; shipments, none. The
demand is good and the market firm. Common
to fair, $2.503.5O; prime to choice. $3.75 w
4.50; extra wethers and yearlings, $4.755.
Lambs are In light supply and Btrong; medium to
choice shipping, $5.7o tf i: heavy shipping, $5.25
03.50; common to choice, butchers' qualities,
$1.5035.50.
nogs The market was stronger. Common and
light, $333.80; packing and butchers', $3.70a
3.85. Receipts, 0,560; shipments, 2,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Beeves-Receipts. 900,
all for exporter and city slaughterers direct ex
cept 1 car-load. No tradiug in beeves; dull and
unchanged for dressed beef at 5a740 to. Ex-
5orts, 1.000 beeves and 2.50O quarters of beef.
To-day's Liverpool cable quotes American refrig
erated beef steady at 620 tb.
Calves Receipts. 200. Quiet at Rape V to
for veals; and 2s'33fl0 for grassers and Western
calves.
Sheep Recepta, 1,100. Firm at former prices,
with sales at 32-520 V to for sheep and at 5a
'a 6io for lambs, a few choice lambs going at
$0,80 4? 100 to s.
Hogs Reoeipts, 4,100. No important change
In values. Live hogs were selling at $3.9034.25
VIOOtos.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. The Drovers Journal re
ports: Cattle Receipts. 14,000; shipments,
4,000. Market steady: choico to extra beevoa,
$4.8055.35: steers, $2.807fc4.70j stockers and
feeders, $1.8053; Texanv, $l,50i22.85; Western
ran sers. $2.5033.40.
Hogs Receipts, 29.000; shipments. 5,000.
Market easy; mixed $3.6533.90; heavy, $3.00
-33.90; light $3.053.90; skips, $3 $3.55.
Bheep Receipt. O.OOO; shipments, 1,000. Mar
ket strong; natives, $2.503 o; Western, $3,503
4.15; Texans, $334; lambs, $4.5035.80.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 21. The Daily Live Stock
Indicator reports: Cattle Receipts, 4,000; ship
ments, .4,000. Market steady. Native beeves.
$3.5094.(0; cows. $l.502.33; stockers and
feeders, $l.253.15; Texans. $l.502.75.
Hogs Receipts, 7,300; shipments, 1,000. The
market was steady, closing strong. Good to
choice light, $2.07332.70; heavy and mixed,
$2.6032.75.
Sheep Receipts, 2.800; shipments. 400. Mar
ket steady. Good to choice muttons, $3.704.95;
it tockers and feeders, $2.35 4.00.
EAST LIBERTY, Nov. 21. Cattle-Receipts.
BIO; shipments. 920. The market closed fair
at Monday's prices. No cattle sshipped to New
York to da3'.
Ho.q-s Receipts, 3,500; shipments, 2.300. The
market was fair, gclected tops, $494.05. York
ers, $3.8003.90. Eleven car-loads shipped to
New York to-day.
Sheep Receipt, 2.000; shipments, 2,400.
The market was steady. Prime, $10 d5;
good, $4.404.05; fair, $3.254; common.
$1.502.50. Lambs, $4.50'r5.80.
BT. LOUia, Nov. 21. -Cattle-Receipts, 2,700;
shipments. 3.80O. The market was steady.
Good to fancy native steers, $4.3084.85; fair to
good native steers, $3.30; stockers and feed
ers, $23.30; range steers, $2.1093.
' Hogs Receipts. 7,800; shipments, 1,800. The
market was easy. Fair to choice heavy. $3.70
33.80; packing grades, $3.0033.75; light, fair
to best, $3.55 S 3.70.
Sheep Receipts. 1.000; shipments. 1,400. The
market was firm. Fair to choice, $3.404.C0.
BUFFALO. Nov. 21. Cattle-Receipts, 89 ear
loads through; no, sales. Tbe market was
steady.
Hogs Receipts, 22 car-loads through and CO
ear-loads for sale. Tbe market was slow.
Mediums and heavy ends, Yorkers and ldza"
$3.853.90; roughs. $3.2503.40.
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Trade Continues Quiet with Firm, Steady
Prices Prevailing as a Rule.
IsuiAXAroLis, Not. 21.
Muddy roads and'eontinuedmild weather
have checked trade tho last three days con
siderably, yet prices are well maintained
ou most lines of goods. Especially is this
true as regards dry goods and groceries.
The firm tone of the wool market tends to
strengthen dry goods of all descriptions.
Sugars, teas and cofiees carry a very strong
tone, and canned goods have reached a
seemingly firm basis. Salt fish, mackerel
and foreign fruits of all description also
yule firm. In the produce markets trade is
slow. Receipts of game, poultry, eggs and
butter are on the increase, and, with this,
prices rule easier, although not quotably
changed to-day. The hide market is fairly
active, and a belief prevails that the mar
ket is to improve in price within a short
time. Tbis belief is based on tho steadier
and firmer tone to the market East The
leather market is active, but prices on
several descriptions of leather are weak,
although not quotably lower. A break in
the market would not be a surprise any
day. Dealers in tinners supplies, iron and
hardware report trade good and prices still
advancing in their tendeucy.
GRAIN'.
The Indianapoiis Market Report shows tbe re
ceipts of wheat to-day to have been but 4.2C0
bushels; little doing, bat at prices quoted millers
are buyers. No. 2 rod, 78c; No. 3 red, 74375c;
rejected, 05c, up to 72c for choice samples.
Corn Receipts, COO bu; yesterday, 2.400 bu:
demand fery good. No. 1 white, 314'3lcc;
No. 2 white, 34c; white mixed, 33334c; No. 3
white, 33234c; No. 2 mixed, 3333sc; new
No. 3 mixed, 30631c; ear, 31a232o; nerr ear,
per 72 to. 20 & 27c.
Oats Small offerings result In higher prices,
the demand from Jobbers being quite strong; No.
2 white, 23c; No. 3 white, 21 'f 22c; No. 2 mixed,
202c; rejected mixed, 17 a 19c; unmerchantable,
15c.
Hay and Straw Receipts, 1 car. The market
continues steady at unchanged prices. Timothy
hay, choice, $11; No. 1, $10.25; No. 2, $8 3 8.50
asked. Prairie-No. 1, $7 asked; Iowa, $4.50 a
9. Straw. $1 per ton.
Brau Market dull. Shippers ere bidding $3
foyspot Local dealers are paying $8.258.50.
Jobbing-Trade Price List.
CANTNED GOODS.
Teaches Standard 3-potmd, $2.252.50; 3
pound seconds, $1.65-21.75. Miscellaneous
Blackberries, 2-pound. 80 & 90c; raspberries, 2
pouud, $115 1.30; pineapple, standard, 2
pouiid. $1.40 A 2.50; seeoud. 2-pound, $1.10
1.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, 95c'tf $1;
light. 65 75c; 2-pound, full, $1.7031.80; light,
90oft'$l; string beans, 8595c; Lima beans,
$1.20'1.30;pca, marrowfat, $1.20 ill. 40; small.
$1.5021.75: lobster, $1.83 a 2; red cherries, 95c
tfl.10; strawberries, $1.2031.30; salmon (tos),
$1.90 s 2.50.
COAL AND COKE.
Anthracite. $6.75 7 ton; Jackson lump, $4
& ton; nut, $3.50; Brar.il block. $3.50 ton; nut.
$3; Pittsburg, $4 J ton; nut, $3.75; Raymond
and Winifrede, $4 ton; nut. $3.75: Duggar
lump. $3.25 V ton: uut, $2.75; Island City lump,
$3.25 V ton: nut. $3: Highland lunrn. $3 4 ton:
t nut. $2.50: Piedmont nml IUnKbnrir. 5 ton?
Indiana cannel, $5 ton; gns-houso coke, 13c
bu, or $3.25 V load; crushed coke, 14c ? bu. or
$3.50 4 load.
DRUGS.
Alcohol, $2.222.C0; asafcetida. 15320c; alum,
435c; camphor, 30233c; cochineal, 5055c;
chloroform, 38340c; eoperas, brls, $3 2.50;
cream tartar, pure, 30335c; indigo, 80381c;
licorice, Calab., genuine, 30 a 45c; magnesia,
earn., 2-oz, 253 35c; morphine, P. -fc W., oz,
$2.90; madder, 12 l ie; oil, castor, 4 pal, $1.25
-& 1.30; oil, bergainot; to, $3 3.25; opium,
$3.253.35; quinine. P. A W., oz, 42447c;
balsam copaiba, C0?05c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12
16c; soda, bicarb.. 42 a 6c; salts, Epsom, -in be;
sulphur, flour, 436c; saltpeter. 8320o turpen
tine. 58 62c; glycerine. 2530o; idodide potass.,
$2.4022.50; bromide potass., 4042c: ehiorato
Jotash, 25c; borax, 10212c; cinchonidia, 12 2
3c; carbolic acid. 453 50c,
Oils Linseed oil, raw, 59c 4 gal; boiled, C2c;
coal oil. legal test, 94&14c; bank, 40c; best
straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c: WestrVirgiuia, lubri-
eating, 20 a 30c; miners', 65c. Lard Oils, No. 1,
50&55c; do, extra, 05270a
Wuite Leap Pure, 7c
DRY GOODS.
Bleached Bheetisgs Blackstono AA, 73tc;
Ballou ABon,7sc; Chestnut Hill. 6c; Cabot 4-4,
7c; Chapman X, 6ac; DwightfctarR. 8c;
Fruitof tho Loom, 83c: Lonsdale, 8ac;Linwood,
8c; MasonvUle, 8Ac; New York Mills. 10ce; Our
Own, 5ic; Peppeiell. 9-4. 22c; Pepperell, 10-4,
24c; IUlia, 8c; Hope, 7sc; Knlght'6 Cambric, 8c;
Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitinsvilie, 33-inch,
6c; Wamsutta, 10co.
Brown siikktixg Atlantic A, 74c; Boott C,
6c; Agawam F, 52c; Bedford R, 5c; Augusta,
5c; Boott AL, 7c; Continental C, 6 c; Dwight
Star, 80; Echo Lake, 6oe; Granite ville EE, 6ac:
Lawrence LL, 5s4c: Pepperell E, 74e; Pepperell
R, 63ic; Pepperell 9-4, 20c; Pepperell 10-4. 22c;"
XJtica 9-4, 22c; Utica 10-4, 25e; Utica C, 44o.
Ginghams AmoakeRg, 6c; Bates, 6sc; Glou
cester, 640; Glasgow, 6c; Laucester, 63ic; Ra
nelman's, 7ac; Renfrew Madras, 8sc; Cumber
laud. 6c; White, 020; Bookiold, 9qc.
Grain Bags American. $16.50; Atlantic, $18;
Franklin ville, $18; Lewiatowu, $18; Ontario,
$16.50; Stark A, $21.
Prime Camurics Manville, 6c, S. S. & Son
6c: Masonville, 6c; Garner, 6c.
Print American faucy, 620; Allen's fancy,
6ac: Allen's dark, 6c; Allen's pink, 620; Ar
nold's, 6ncj Berlin solid colors, 6c: Cocheco,
6sc; Conestoga, 6c; Dunnell'a, 6c; Eddy stone,
02c; Hartcl, 6c; Harmony, 5sc; Hamilton, 6sc;
Greenwich, 5sc; Knickerbocker, 5sc; Mallory
pink, 6sc; Prices on dres.j ciylea irregular; de
pends on pattern.
Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 12c; Conestoga
BF, 15c: Conestoga extra, 13iac; Conestoga Gold
Medal, 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c; Conestoga A A,
10c; Conestoga X. 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls
)BO, 32-inch, 13ac; Methuen AA, . 122c; Oak
land A, 6c; Swift River, 6sc; York, 32-inch,
12jac; York. 30-inch. 102C
FOKEIQN FRUITS.
Raisins, California London Lajer, new, $2.50 a
2.75 4 box; California, loose. muscatelle 3-crown,
$2&2.25 4 box; Valencia, new, 33 9c E: citf
ron. 2420c V tfi; currants, 637o 15. Ban
anas,' $1.25 32.25 4 bunch. Lemons Messina,
choice, $1.25ti)4.75 4? box; fancy, $535.50;
Florida, $3.7534. Oranges Jamaicas, $6,503'
7 4 brl; box, $134.50. Imisianas. $434.50
per brl; Florida brights, $3.5(: russets. $3 per
box. Figs, 12314c rrunos Turkish, old, 44
fd 4 2C; new, 535 i0.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
ArrLES Choice, $2.253 3 brl; common, $1
31.50; extra eating. $3 33.50.
Cranberries 2.50 3.25 bu; $3.50 29.00
brl; fancy stock, $10 f brL
Cabbage 503600 4 brl.
Gkapks Concord, 40o 10-tt basket: Cataw
ba, 45350c; Malagas, $0.508.5O rl, price
varying with number of pounds in barrel.
Swkkt Potatoks Kentr.cky, $1.75; Virginia.
$2.75 brl; Jersey $3,753-4 brl; Indiana, $1.50
ttl.75 4 brl.
Onions Silver skin. $1.75 brl; red, $1.50 i
brl; Spanish onionn, $1.25 4V box.
Potatoes 30333c P bu; $131.25 in shipping
order.
celert Choice, 402-500 a bunch; common,
153200 a bunch.
OIL CAEE.
Oil cake, $23 ? ton; oil meal, $23.
GROCERIES.
Sugars Hards, 739c; confectioners' A,
743.7c; 01TA, 07e-7tic; oofl'ee A, 636so;
white extra C, 230c; extra C, 64&6oc;
good yellows, 6e364c; fair yellows. 66sc;
common yellows, 57y36c.
Above is a revision of prices to conform with
the present Eastern market
Coffkks Ordinary grades, 19419c; fair,
20320cc; good, 20a4214c; prime, 2243234ic;
strictly prime to choice, 23Y24c: fancy green
and yellow, 243t3253ic; old government Java,
33i in 34 ?4c; ordinary Java. 2943 304c; imita
tion Java, 27328o. Eoafttcd coflees, in
packages, 230ie; Banner, 23'-lio; Lion, 235tc;
Gates's Blended Java. 23 34c; Arbuckle's.23tiC.
Dried Beif-910c
Molasses and 8YRcrs New Orleans molasses,
fair to prime, 35345c; choice, 45355c Syrups,
30 40c
Shot $1.1531.20 4? ba for drop.
Flour Macks No. 1 drab J4 brl, 33 4s 1,000;'
2 brl, $17; lighter weight, $1 V 1,000 less.
Lead 67o for pressed bars.
Rick Louisiana, 5&7c.
Salt In car lot, 90c; small lots, $1.0031.05.
BricES Pepper, 19320c: allspice, 1215e:
cloves, 26330c; cassia, 10312c; nutmegs, 809
85o 4 16.
Starch Refined pearl, 2 3 3c ; Cham
pion gloss, l-n and 3-tT) packages, 535ao P D;
Champion gloss lump, 3at5 4c
Twine Hemp, 12a? I80 iy : wool, S310e,
flax. 20330c: paper; 18c; Jute, 12315c; cotton;
1625c
Wooden ware No. 1 tubs $7.2537.50; No. 2
tubs. $6 3 0.5O; No. 3 tubs, $5.2535.50; 3-hoop
pails. $1.60'rl.65; 2-hoop pails, $1.4031.45;
double washboards, $2 a 2.75; common wash
boards. $1.40 3 1.85, clothes-pins, 50 a 83c box.
Wooden Dishes Per 100, 1 tb, 20c; 2 ttss, 25c;
3 Ds, 30c; 5 lbs, 40c.
Beans Choico hand-picked navy, $2.4032.50
bu; medium hand-picked, $2.4092.50.
WRArrixo-pAPEii Light-weight straw,2JW3c
ib; light-weight rag, 2i3 3o f ttjheavy-weifcht
straw, l'432c IS; heavy-weight rag. 2Vz3c
n; Manilla, No. 1, 839c;No. 2, 526tc; print
Taper. No. 1,637c; book paper. No. 3, rJ. fc O.,
0911c; No. 2, B. & C, 839c; No. 1, 8. C, 74
9 do.
IRON AND STEEL.
Bar iron (rates), 232.20c: norse-shoe bar, 3e
Norway rail roil, 8c; German steel plow-slabs. 4c;
American drill steel, 10ll2c; bandertion tool
steel, 16c; tire steel, 3c; spring steel, 5c; horse
shoes, keg, $4.2534.50; mule's shoes, 4 keg,
$5.25tt5.E0; horse nails, box, 8d, $5; steel
nails, lOd and larger, $2,50 4 keg; other wzes
at the usual advance; wire nails. $3.
Tinners' Scitlies Best brand charcoal tin,
IC, 10x14, 14x20, 12x12. $7; IX, 10x14, 14x20
and 12x12, $3.50 3 9; IC, 14x20, rooting tin,
$5.75: IC, 20x2S, $1 1.50; block tin, in pigs, 27c;
in bars, 29o. Iron 27 B iron, 3yc; C iron, 5c;
galvanized, 60 per cent, discount. Sheet zinc,
7c. Copper bottoms, 25c Planished copper,
30c. Bolder, 10 it lc.
LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOW.
Leather Oak sole, 2S3 33c; hemlock sole,
22328c; harness, 26230c; skirtinjr. 30334c;
black bridle. 4 doz.. $503 55; fair bridle, $KQ
7 4 dor.: city kip. $008O; French kip, $85
110; city calf-skins, 00cz$l; French calf-skins,
$131.60.
H lues No. 1 cured hides, 5c; No. 2 cured
hides, 3ic: No. 1 green, 3ac; No. 2 green, 3c.
8 H EE 1"? KINS -40 a 75 c
Tallow No. 1, 1c; No. 2, 32C
Grease White. 4c; yellow, 3cs brown, 2ac
House Hides $2.
PROVISIONS.
JoBnrxo Prices Stuohed meats Sugar-cured
hams, 10 to 12 s average, 12c; 15 Ds average,
114C; 17a fta avenge, lie: 20 tes overage,
10c: 22 lbBftverage,luc:Kngil!hed-cured break
fast bacon, light or medium, loc; shoulders,
10 to 12 fc average, 7-e: shoulders, 14 to 16 Ri
average. 03 c; Califoruia hams, light or medium,
6c; dried beef hams aud knuckle pieces,
9sc thin pieces, 8c. Bacon Clear sides, CO
IBs average, 740; elcar backs, raed'nin av
erage, 7c; clear bellies, medium weight, 72C
Dry-salt and Pickled Meats Clear fides ua
smoked), 7c; clear backs (unitmeked). 7c:
clear bellies (unsmoked), 7c; bean irk, brl
200 15s, $14.50; ham or runp pork, nil 200
run, $11.00. Bologna 3kin, large or small. 6c;
doth, large or small. 6e. Lard Pure winter
leaf, kettle-rendered, lu tierce?, 7214c; in one-half
barrels. 8c; in 50-B cans In 100-ft cases, 77(.c; in
20-ta caus In 80-a capes, 8e, Prime Leaf Lard
In tierces. 74C Hooslcr I'acking Company
Lard In tierces, 7c; in 50-ttj cans in lOO-ts
cases, 74C Iresh Mcata Tcndcrlolas, 13c;
spare ribs, 5sc;sangage(lirjk).8c;san8age (balk),
in 20-Pi pails. 7cc; ea usage meat. 6c; pork
loins (fat trUnmed oH), 7c; pork, roasting
pieces. 4ce.
Wholesale Prices Car-load lots -8. P. shoul
ders, 4e; snort-rib sides, dry alt bc Prime
steam lard, 6sc
PRODUCE.
Eggs Shippers raying 20c; selling from store
at 22c
Butter Fancy creamery, 22324c; fair cream
ery, 1731 8c; tine dairy, 12c; good country,
10c, according to the condition In which it is
received. Common stock will bring but 435o
per pound.
Feathers Prime geese, 35c f a, mixed duck
20c4j.
Beeswax Dark, ISc; yellow, 20c
Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33335c; un
washed medium aud common grades. If in good
order, 25c; burry and cotted. 17320c; fleece
washed, if light and in good order, 28330c;
burry and unmerchantable, according to their
value.
Pocltrt Hens. 5ac f B; young chickens.
52c; hen turkeys, 7ec; toms, 53 6c; roosters,
3c; geese, $4.8035.10 dot; ducks. 6c,
Game Prairie chickens. $4; perdoz. Quails,
.91.25 per doz. Squirrels. 75c per doz. Rabbits,
75c per doz; venison saddles, D, 14a 15c
SEEDS.
Clover Red, choice, 60 lo bn. $3.2533.75; En
glish, choice, $3,353-3.90; white, choice, $7,409
7.75; alsike, $6.5097.00; alfalfa, choice, $6,759
7.25. Timothy Choice, 45 tt bu, $1.6531.85.
Blue-grass, fancv, 14 15 bu, $1.1531.30. Orchard
grass Extra clean. 14 rn bu. !Kc9$l.20. Ked
top Choice, 14 4 bu, 85e3$l.00. Bird seed
Choice fcicily canarv. 5380 4 1ft. Hemp, 3a
5e4ti5. Rape, 710o 4 ft. Sunflower, 79
lOott.
F. C. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Leadinz Wholesale and Botail
seed Merchants.
79 & 80 East Market St.. IndiAnapolis.
BTTelephoiie 530. .'
Cloyer, Timothy and Blue-Grass
Thx n. T. CONDE IirrLXMKcr Ca
TtB largest wholesale seed hotud la Indiana,
Strictly prime seed a specialty.
76 and 73 West Washington Street,
Indianapolis.
General Porpove Animals.
Philadelphia Record.
It has long been the desire of some breed
ers to pA)duce animals from all classes of
stock that are adapted for every purpose on
the farm. They have succeeded in produc
ing many animals that excel in certain
characteristics, bnt as yet no animal com
bines within itself all the traits and merits
that mako tho perfect animal. The breeder
who attempts to merge all the breeds into
one must contend with nature to an ex
tent that renders bis task one of the most
diOicultyct encountered; and, though all
efforts at improvement are -worthy of en
couragement, it is doubtful if tho attempt
to create an all-purpose animal will be re
warded with the approbation of the farm-
ing class in general, as such efforts rather
lessen the work of improving the separate
breeds by directing brcedinir into unprov
able channels.
A general-purpose animal must grow rap-'
idly, mature earl v, produce abundantly, and
adapt itself to all climates and conditions.
That an animal possessing such qualifica
tions cannot be obtained is made plain by
the fact that in order to develop a breed in
one direction some.sacriticemustbe made in
another and it is that great drawback
which constantly presents itself rs a bar
rier. Nearly all of the improved breeds
have attained their excellence for the pur
poses desired by sacrificing qualities fouud
in other breeds, and to endeavor to agaiu
improve them in that which has been
yielded up for generations in the past, is to
detract from the dominant talent which it
inherits by virtue of along and persistent
adherence to certain lines of selection mid
breeding, a loss that breeders will not will
ingly endure. Climatic influences also
largely interfere to prevent the consumma
tion of the object, and the productions of
the coil are too variedaccording to sec
tionto permit of the introduction of an
animal adapted to winter, summer, hill
sides, full pastures, shelter, exposure and
other variations.
The past teaches that a multiplication of
breeds has resulted more favorably than'
when but , few improved breeds were
known. In considering cattle it is found
that tho breeders produced the beef-rjro-ducing
breeds, such as the Herefords,
Short-horns, Galloways and Angus, by ig
noring all other qualifications, while the
f reat milk-producing breeds, such as the
iolsteins, Ayrshires and Kerry, have not
been given much attention as beef pro
ducers. Occasionally an animal will be
found that combines large size, hardiness,
milk-production and butter-yielding to a
remarkable degree, especially among the
Holsteins, but the breeders of such cattle
do not attempt to select them as beef pro
ducers, preferring to breed them for tho
Eroduction of milk and butter. The Jerseys
ave been bred almost exclusively as but
ter producers, but at a sacrifice of size. To
attempt to infuse new blood into them by
resorting to other breeds would probably
destroy the cflorts aud labor of years. A
general-purpose animal must bo capable of
living on a coarse diet if required and rival
the scrub in hardiness, as well as keep fully
up .to the standard of all other require
ments. With the many breeds from which
to select the farmer is more fortunate, as
he can take his choice and secure that
which he desires.
k Freezing in Gardens.
The Independent.
Pulverizing the soil well before winter
has a strong tendency to prevent the earth
from freezing to much depth. Allowing it
to become hard and compact enables the
frost to penetrate it freely. Strong and
heavy soils especially are greatly benefited
by thorough pulverization. To accomplish
this work thoroughly the land must be well
drained. A wet or water-soaked soil can
not bo finely mellowed. It pays well to
drain a garden thoroughly. The ditches
must bo much nearer together than in farm
fields, or not more the fifteen or twenty feet
apart. Tho owner can thoroughly drain
Ins garden at moderate cost better than to
drain a twenty-five or fifty acre field.
Thorough drainage not only gives early
control of the land, but it prevents deep
freezing at the opening of winter. It ex
cludes the frost in the same way that saw
dust is a better non-conductor of heat than
a solid stick of timber, or that forest leaves
are better than flagging. The farmer,
therefore, should secure three important
things before winter drain his land as
well as possible, that it may be completely
worked; pulverize it well to exclude deep
frost; and lay it out in such a manner that
this pulverizing may be thoroughly done
before freezing up, by means of horse labor.
The advantage which the whole of this
treatment will' give to tho owner will be
conspicuously risible early noxt spring in
a soil clean from early weed?, aud in early
work in pulverizing the soil again, and
in the timely planting, and germination of
seeds.
Uniformity In Hairy Prodncts.
The value of uniformity in dairy prod
ucts is aptb' illustrated by; Dr. Uoskins in
the following language, in the Vermont
Watchman: "When a customer gets hold
of a dairy product that 'suits him to a dot,'
he is anxious to get the same thing right
along, and will willingly pay more to get it.
We are very fond of cheese, jet do not have
it in our house a quarter of the time. We
sample and sample from one store to an
other, get discouraged and ceaso buying.
Then, some time, we drop into a grocery,
sample a bit. and find it jnst right. 'Whose
make is this? 'Oh, this is Mrs. M.'s cheese.'
'Why don't you keep it all the time?' 'She
can't supply one-tenth of what we sell.'
Yet even nere is no assurance of certainty,
for very few farm dairies produce uniform
goods; and so, as wo said, we go without
cheese most of the time."
In planting lima beans, 6ays Popular
Gardening, the liberal use of seeds is one of
the safeguards of success, and it is usually
much cheaper to gather selected seed from
your own vines than to bny. Of Hender
son's bush lima, the same authority Bays if
it wero necessary to cbqo3o between tho old
running variet3' and this, tho former would
be chosen as preferable. But the bush lima
is several days earlier than tho earliest of
the luuas. It blooms freely and sets well,
though smaller in pod aud bean and more
tender than the vino.
Does it pay to keep oxen? Whore the
roads are rough in winter, and travel very
difficult, an ox team can bo made servicea
ble, especially for hauling wood or heavy
loads. Where the roads ate kept in good
conditiou the hoes aro better adapted for
service.
If you have a nice thoroughbred calf and
turn it out to hump itself in the corner of
the fence, in tho storms and cold, next
spring ron will say: "This talk about a
thoroughbred being better than a scrub is
all bosh."
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
THEODORE STEIN.
Successor to Wm. C Andersoa,
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES.
8(t East Market Street
ELLIOTT & BUTJLEPv.
Haxtfor.1 Bloc.S4 East Market ttroct.
ABSTRACTS OT TITLE!
COVrAL Sc LEMON,
ABSTRACT OFFICE,
75a East Si&rkct street, ltocra fl.
DR. E. R. LEWLS.
Practice Urmted to diseases of th
TIIROAT JLXD N03S.
133 North MerUKan street.
DB. ADOIjPH BL.ITZ.
EYE, . EAR, NOSE AND 'THROAT DISEASES.
Offloe Odd-fellows' Block, cor. Wah. aal Pea a.
Dr. F. J. HAMMOND.
Residence 78 EAST NEW YOUK ST11EET.
Offlce4 WEST OHIO STREET.
Dr. J. J. OARVJER,
SnoeT2t3 Norta Meridian street. Rfel.tcnc9-85D
Aorta Peansjlraula st. Ofloe Hoars-8 to 10 a. nu.'
1:30 to 3 p. 7 to tt p. m. OHloo Talaptumd
Residence Telephone 103. .
DR. J. A. SUTCLIFFE
6UllOEO.,
Ofilee 05 E&st Mfcrket stroot. Hour 3 to 10
m., 2 to 3 p. itl. SumUyi ejeoeyfevL Telethons 041.
DR. SARAH STOCKTON,
227 North Delaware Street.
CP TEETH AT REDUCED PRICES. uJ
MARY C. LLOYD,
DENTIST,
Over Fletcher's Baak. FiDlafj at reasonable rates.
DR. HADLEY
Haa removed his office to No. 103 North Meridian
street. Office hours- to U a. in., .' to 3 p. 7:30 lo
B:30 p. m. mflee Telephone frO','.
KALPH ST. J. PERKY, rM. D.,
SURGEON.
Hours 10 to 12 a. in., 3 to 5. and 7 to 8 p. ro.: Pirn
days. 3 to 6 p. m. gl WET OlilO STULET.
McGILLIARD & DARK.
Oldest and Earnest Fire Insurance General A:r"
In loAUnavoils. OOjce ihorpe HKclc, J .
East Market street.
E. H..ELDRIDGE & CO..
Shingles, Sash, Doors and Blinds.
COR. ALABAMA AND MARYLAND ST&
Wrought Steel Warm Air Furnaces
KKUbE & DEWENTER. Mauufactiucrs,
No. 54 South Pennsylvania St.
Joseph Allerdice, Aent,
Dealer In HIDES. PELTS. FURS. WOOL AND
TALLOW. fo. 123 Kentucky ave. liep renting C
C. btevcoa fr Co.. Roakm. Ala. .
The Indianapolis Glue Company
Manufactures all kinds o!
CABINET GLUES ATD CURLED HAIR.
THE BEAUTIFUL
CLEVELAND YARD FENCE.
Orer 20.000 feet put up lu Indianapolis d arias ldid.
Cheap, everlasting and ornamental.
. OFFICE AND FJICTQUT,
23 BIDDLE STREET,
Three square sonth Masg. ave. Depot.
Seward's Improved Iron Fenco
Costa uo more than t woodeu fmioH. Illustrate!
circular sent ou application. 67 rt'est Wash. st.
LEO LANDO,
SCIENTIFIC
Manufacturing Optician.
8pectacles and Eye-glasses flttd 00 the most ap
proved ecientiuo meuicnls known. Mlcrosocpt.
opera aua .fielri-Klasst. Teleitcoptm. lUtomter,
Thermometers. Drawing Instruments made fc order
and repuireX Grinding of lenses lor prescriptions is
znj specialt. No. 02 East Market al, onp. a ost&tice.
THE CITIZENS ODOKLESS CO.
Does the best and cleanest vault work la tho city,
on abort notice. OiMce, 13 Baldwin Ri'k, cor Del
aware and Market sts. J. W. UlLliKKr, Mgr.
, DR. L. C. CLINE,
Practice Limited to THROAT, NOSE AND EAR.
omce 44 East Ohio street. Hours 9 10 12 and J
to O p. m.
I.- C. HIRSCHMMST& CO.,
Manufacturers of Mattresses, Dealers and ReuovaU
ors of Feather. Our Keuovator beau tho worui. ti
North New Jerse street.
SAFE-DEPOSIT VAULT
Absolute safety ajralnut Fire aod Burglar. Finest
and only vault of tnokind iu tho dtauv FoUoouna
day and night oa gturd. Dwigued for tht sa:o-co.
Ing of Money, Bonds. WUls. Dtxxla, Aotraots. Silver,
plate, J ewala,aud VaiualM Truuaa and acKauvn, tc
S. A. Fletcher & Co. Safe Dipl.
JonN S. Tarkington, Manager.
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Academy of bnorUiaud, ljroe-wriunjc and Teltgrap),
corner Washington and Alerldiau suvets. bead for
nsw annual cauloua. Address
L. A. U Uni IE. PrlnclpaL
LUMBER. SHINGLES, ETC
nENRY CODURN, denier la all kinds of rinlldlnp
Material, Saah. Doors Blinds and Frames. Veranda
work a specialty.
F LAN IN G MI LL A5D YARD Keatucky avenaa
and Mississippi street.
J. R. RYAN & CO.,
Commission Merchants, Wholesale Dealers in
Grain, Fiour, Fetd, Hay. etc, U- and til East
Maryland st.
Lee Hanshaw's Lyra Restaurant.
86 West Washington street.
Open at all boars. Oysters In season. DayEoird,
$3 per week. Meals, 25 cenu.
BRILL'S STEAM DYE-WORKS
36 A 38 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE.
Dyeing and Cleaning Ladles' Dresses, etc., and
Genu' Garments, aud repair aline.
GEO. J. MAYER,
V
Seals, Stenoilt Stamps. Eto.
15 South MaridUu street. Diiuanapolis, Iud. btnX
tor cataLotfue.
NEW YORK STEAM DENTAL CO.
From 54. $5, f , $3, fix to
f 50 per seL All klods of
fine dental work at redacod
tpnet. line gold fliilnc at
ft and upward. Si'.vor
em&Jgam, soo and 7v
Ttetti ettractM for Sio.
Teetn exuacteit wltaout
rain. All wcrk warranted
as represented.
Fifteen years experirnca
A. P.ll E a RON. Maocgct
Rooms and 4 Or an J Opera-uouao.
Ml
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BINDERS. KEAPEUS AND MOWERS.
Headquarters for Indiana, ltfTA lfl'i E. Waehiagtoa
t, Indianapolis, Did. J. B. HEY WO OP. Manaicec,
SMITH'S DYE WORKS
57 NORTH FEVN3TLVANIA ST.
Gent clotning c4cincl. dyel and repatteL
LatUee tireHaea oitxvioil ana Cywd.
w4
PENSIONS
New Laws, new Uullnc. Every sol.llcr or sold
tiler's widow should send to the Old Estatdlsnol
Claim Arcncy of 1. H. FirZGKRALD and tret Lit
l-inwo immptilet on War Clalmn, mailed fTi.
No. Cu J'ast ilarkcUL 1 II. Fl TZGiatALD.
INDIANAPOLIS STOVE CO.
Manufacturers of
STOVES AM) 11 ol. LOW. W A RE,
, aiaud b7 South Meridian strocL .
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