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ANOTHER DAY OF LOWER TENDENCY IN WHEAT
Good Weather, Weaker Cables and
Heavier Receipts Brought Out
Bearish Sentiment.
MAY SOLD TO 74 1-4 C FOR LOW
Some Export Inquiry Developed and
the Market Firmed tp To
ward* the Close.
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, March
82.—The wheat market followed up yester
day's decline with another loss this morn
ing. May selling off to 74' 4 c in the early
business. Conditions were against the price.
The weather was reported more favorable
•everywhere, foreign markets were weak, re
ceipts at northwstern points close to last
year's figures, primary receipts above last
year, and Argentine shipments heavier than
last week. Corn was easier. Liverpool came
%& lower, Paris 15 centimes lower and 25
centimes off on flour. Berlin closed %c lower.
Th«re was a scarcity of buying orders. Neither
was there much long wheat to come out. The
bears took courage from the general air of
dullness and began to sell a little wheat.
BroomhaJl cabled that the ports on the sea of
Azof are now open, and a movement may be
•xpeeted from that quarter. Chicago had a
decided bear market at first, but after the
break the lower range began to draw inquiry
from exporters. That market reported 400,000
bu cash business, and in other markets there
was a more active demand. Argentine ship
ments for the week were 1,912,000 bu, against
1,242,000 bu last week, and 4,296,000 bu a
year ago. Clearances were light, only 96,
--000 bu, wheat and flour. Primary receipts
showed 707,000 bu, against 657,000 bu last year.
Minneapolis received 364 cars and Duluth 69,
against 356 and 124 last year.
The corn option was irregular. May was
treak at first opening at 37Vs@37i4c, and sell-
Ing off to 367^c. Towards noon there was
recovery to 3~Hc and firmness at this figure.
Clearances of wheat and flour for the week
were 3,256,000 bu. coru 2,800.000 bu.
The market turned stronger towards ths
end. May wheat opened at 74% c, sold at
74% c. reached 74% c for low and closed firm
and active at 74%@74%c.
July sold to 75% c and on the closing
Strength reached 76@76%c, closing at 76c.
The cash business was good in milling
■wheat, with some dragging on medium grades
and Blow sale in general for poor wheat No.
1 northern sold early at %c over, but to
wards noon the premium was barely main
tained and some lots went at May price. No.
2 northern sold at 70% c for the bulk of it,
poor lots gcing at 70c and very choice at 71c.
For some fair No. 2 70c was bid, but sellers
would not let it go, holding out for a better
figure and carrying it unsold late. No. 3
wheat sold from 62c to 07y 2 c, the average
price being around 65%@66c. Rejected sold
from 55c to 62c, and no grade from 52c to 58c.
THE CASH TRADE
Flax Steady—Flour Trade Good—
Corn and Onts Steady.
FLAX—The market was steady to a shade
firmer. Prices showed practically the sarno
range as yesterday. Rejected sold at $1.45©
1.46. No grade brought $1.40 for good lots.
Minneapolis received 15 cars, against 5 last
year. Duluth had 5 cars.
Chicago received 15 cars.
Closing prices were: Minneapolis—Cash,
f1.56; to arive, $1.55; May, $1.59. Duluth—
Cash. $1.58; to arrive, $1.58; May, $1.61; July,
$1.15.
FLOUR—Millers report business generally
good. Orders are larger and there is in
creased inquiry from abroad and from the
domestic trade. First patents are quoted
$4.05@4u15; second patents, [email protected]; first
clears, [email protected]; second clears S2@2 10 Ship
ments, 48,832 brls.
MILLSTUFFS—The market continues very
strong. There were reactions on two days
of late, but millers are now quoting very
firm and demand is brisk from all quarters.
Bran in bulk is quoted [email protected]; bulk
shorts, [email protected]; flour middlings, $13.50(&
1.5.75; red dog in 140-lb sacks, $14.75@15; feed
in 200-lb sacks, $1 per ton additional; In 100
--lb sacks, $1.50 per ton additional. Shipments,
1,284 tons.
FEED AND MEAL—The market is steady
and active. Coarse corn meal and cracked
corn are quoted $14.75: No. 1 feed, $15.25;
No. 2 feed, $15.75; No. 3 feed, $16.25; granu
lated corn meal in cotton sacks at the rate
cf $1.90 per brl.
CORN—Prices were unchanged from yester
day, with a trace of weakness on poor lots.
No. 3 yellow is quoted 37%@37%c; No. 3 corn,
87%e; No. 4, 36% c. Receipts, 2ti cars; ship
ments, 4 cars.
OATS—Tbe market was active and practi
cally unchanged. No. 3 white is quoted 26®
27c; No. 3 oats, 26%@26%c. Receipts, 28
cars; shipments, 12 cars.
BARLEY—The market is steady and quiet.
Feed grades are quoted 40@46c; malting
grades, 46@53c. Receipts, 4 cars.
RYE—The market is a shade firmer. Quo
tations are 48% c for No. 2, but good lots will
bring 49c.
HAY—The market is steady. Minnesota up
land is quoted $10.60(&11; lowa upland, $10.50
<&11; coarse, to medium, $U.SCKgS; ry© straw,
WigG.Cu. Receipts, 84 tons; shipments, 10
tons.
Puts and Calls.
S o'clock report:
Puts—May wheat, 74%@74%r.
Calls—May wheat, 74%@74%c bid.
Curb—May wheat, 74%@74%c.
Caih Sales Reported To-day.
No. 1 northern, 33 cars $0.74%
No. 1 northern, 8 cars 74%
No. 1 northern, 3 cars, eh 75Vi
No. 1 northern, 1 car .75
No. 2 northern, 3 carg .70
No. 2 northern, 9 cars 71
No. 2 northern, 18 cars .70%
No. 2 northern, 4 cars .70%
No. 3 wheat, 2 car 3 87%
No. 3 wheat, 10 cars 66
No. 3 wheat, 13 cars 65%
•No. S -wheat, 4 cars ►. 87
No, 3 wheat, 1 car 68
No. 8 wheat, 4 cars 64
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 62
Redecrted wheat, 1 car 60
Rejected wheat, 2 cars 57
R*Jeoted -wheat, 1 car 55
Rejected wheat, 1 car , 62
No grade wheat, 5 car* .58
No grade wheat, 6 cars 54
No grade wheat, 2 cars 60
No grade wheat. 5 cars, t. o. b 57
No grade wheat, 3 cars , 66
No grade wheat, 1 car 55
No grade wheat, 2 cars 59
No grade wheat, 1 car 61
No grade wheat, 5 cars 52
No. 3 corn, 5 cars 37%
No. 3 oats, 1 car 25%
No. 3 oats, 1 car M .26*
No. 3-white oats, 2 cars
No. 3-whit© oats, 1 car 27%
No. 3 -white oate, 2 cars _ 27
No. 3 whit* oats, 1 car 27%
No. 3 white oata, 1 car „ 28%
Rejected flax, 1 car 1.4G
Rejected flax, 1 car 1.45
No grade flax, 8 cars , L4O
State Grain Inspection.
March 21.
Inspections In—Wheat—Qreat Northern—
No. 1 hard, 1 car; No. 1 northern, 5; No. 2
northern, 14; No. 3, 83: rejected 15: no
grade, 20.
Milwaukee—No. 1 northern, 22 cars; No 2
northern, 39; No. 3, 12; rejected 4: no
grade, 9. -
Minneapolis & St. Louis—!*o. 1 northern, 7
cars; No. 2 northern, 4; No. 3; 2; no grade, 4.
Soo—No. 1 northern, 1 car; No. 2 northern,
11; No. 3, 6; no grade, 1.
Northern Pacific—No. 2 northern. 1 car* No.
S, 3.
Omaha— 1 northern, 9 cars; No. 2
northern, 8; No. 3, 12; rejected, 4; no
grade, &. '■-%,■
Minnesota Transfer—No. 1 northern, 1 car.
Total—No. 1 hard, 1 car; No. 1 northern,
45; Nov. 2 northern, 77; No. 3, 87; rejected, 23;
no gre.de, 42. f :
Othor Grains—No. 3 winter' wheat, 31 cars;
No. a yellow corn, 5; No. 3 corn. 10; No. 4
com, 1; No. 3 white oats, 11; No. 3 oats, 16;
No. 3 rye, 1; No. 6 barley. 2; rejected flax, 7;
no grade flax, 1. .
Inspections Out—Wheat: No. 1 northern, 7
cars; No. 2 northern, 37; No. 3, 11; rejected,
6; no grade, 82. No. 2 winter wa*at, 10 cars;
No. 3 whits cats, 2; No. 3 oats, 13- rejected
Sax, 12.
Receipts and Shipment*.
March 21.
Received—Wheat, 364 ears, 302,120 bu; corn,
28,400 t*i; oats, 38,660 bu; barley, 2,680 bu;
flax, 9,450 bu; hay, 84 tons; fuel oil. 30000
«als; fruit, 107,196 lbs; merchandise, 1,939 685
lbs; lumber, 22 cars; barrel stock. 2 cars
machinery, 392,396 - lbs; coal, 391 tons; wood,
85 cords; brick, 14,000; lime, 1 car; cement,
100 brls; household goods, 24,000 lbs- pig
Iron. 25 cars; ties, 1 car; 'lire.-stock;- 3 cars;
salt* , 2 lbs; 4r«ss»d meats, 105,760 lbs; hid«»,
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Open. High. Low. To-day. Yesterday. Year Ago.
Mar..s .; $ .. $ ...$.74% .74% $.64%
May.. .74% .74% .74% .74%<§74% .74%@75 .63%
July.. .75% '.76 &16% .75% .76 .76% . .64%<g)65
On. Track—No. 1 hard, 76% c; No. 1 northern, 74% c; No. 2 northern, 68%@70%c,
THB DAY'S RESULT
May Wheat. -Minneapolis. Chicago. Duluth. St. Louis. New York.
Close to-day $ .74%@74% $ .76 .$^.76% - .74 $.80%
Close yesterday .74%@75 .76%@76% .76% .74% .80%
pelts, etc, 64,000 lbs; railroad materials, 7
cars; sundries, 17 cars; car lots, 701.
Shipped—Wheat, 54 cars, 46,410 bu; corn,
3,720 bu; oats, 15,480 bu; flax, 870 bu; flour,
48,832 brls; millstuffs, 1,284 tons; hay, 10 tons;
merchandise, 1,816,575 lbs; lumber, 35 cars;
machinery, 684,750 lbs; wood, 14 cords; lime.
2 oars; cement, 200 brls; stone and marble, 1
car; 11 vo stock, 1 car; Unseed oil, 87,950 brls:
railroad materials, 16 cars; sundries, 27 cars;
car lots, 735.
Wheat Movement.
The following are the receipts and ship
menu at the principal primary wheat mar
kets:
Receipts, Shipments,
Bushels. Bushels.
New York 111,600
Philadelphia 14,466 13.U00
Baltimore 1:0,34:.'
Toledo 79,859 3,700
Detroit 6,370 1,095
St. Louis 48,000 104,000
Boston .. M 62,106 24,000
Chicago 131,500 20,706
Milwaukee 42,000 TT.JM
Duluth 42,521
Minneapolis 302,120 46,440
Kansas City *.~^..,.... 55,200 101,700
Wheat Movement by Roads.
, Received—Cars—Milwaukee, 101; Omaha, 05;
St. Louis, 22; Great Northern, 115; Northern
Pacific, 45; Great Western, 1; Burlington, 2;
Soo, 23.
Shipped—Cars—Milwaukee, 6; Omaha, 1;
St. Louis, 4; Great Northern, 4; Great West
ern, 28; Burlington, 11.
RANGE OF MAY WHEAT
yZo /aso gap /a sA //£■
34 fman -f 3^
M— ■ '— —
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
CHICAGO GRAIX
Fair Trade in Wheat—Dealing in
Corn Local.
Chicago, March There was a fair trade
in wheat, but the early trend was against
holders. Liverpool was easy, the weather
reasonable, northwest receipts were ■ liberal
and Argentine shipments heavy, a combina
tion under which Ma*- wheat opened %c to
%@%c lower, at 76% cto 75%e. This decline
brought out stop loss orders and May, during
the first hour, suffered a further decline to
75% c. Argentine shipments were 1,912,000 bu
last week, against 1,248,000 bu the previous
week and 200,000 bu the corresponding week
last year. Lecal receipts were 59 cars, one
of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 433 cars, against 346 last week and
480 a year ago.
Reports of fly damages and an improvement
in the ca3h situation, coming on an oversold
market, caused a rally to 76% c after the mar
ket had touch 75%@75%c. The close was
steady. May, Vi@%c lower, at 76c.
Cash— 2 red, 74%@76%c; No. 3 red, 71%
@76c; No. 2 hard winter, 71%@72%c; No. I
hard winter, 69%@72%c; No. 1 northern
spring, 76%@77%: No. 2 northern spring, 74%
©77% c; No. 3 spring, 67@75%c.
The corn trade early was a local affair. May
opened %c to a shade lower, at 4iy@4l%c,
on good weather and in sympathy with wheat,
and declined on local selling to 40% c, where
the market steadied for a time. Receipts
were 221 cars, 31 of contract grade.
The close was firm. May a shade higher, at
41%@41%c.
Cash— 2, 40% c; No. 3. 39%@39%c.
Oats were quiet and easier with other mar
kets. May opened unchanged to a shade
down, at 24%@24%c, and declined to 24%e.
Receipts were 166 ears.
Cash—No. 2, 25% c; No. 3, 25% c.
The following was the range of prices: .
Wheat— March. May.
Opening ...... ; 74% 7««75%
Highest .'75- 76V
Lowest 74% To 1:;
Close:
To-day 75 «6
Yesterday 75% 70%<S:
Year ago 63% 65%<&!!s
Corn —
Opening 41%@%%
Highest 41%®%
Lowest « ••• 40%@41
Close- 40 41%@%
To-day 40 41%@%
Yesterday 39% Wt
Year ago 36% 3»%@%
Outs' -■ ■ *
Opening 24%@%%
Highest .~ - 2o
Lowest 24^
° To-day 24%@% 24%@25
Yesterday 24% 24% ,.
Year ago ...; 24@24%
Duluth Minn., March 22.—Wheat was
weaker to-day, at one time selling %c under
Thursday's close. May opened %c od at
76% c, and declined to sales at 76% c, with
76c the best bid at bottom. Later it firmed
to 76% c July was dull at about %c over
May. Flax advanced to $1.61% on few sales.
Business generally was dull. Receipts-
Wheat, 69 cars; corn, 21; oate, 24; rye, 8;
total, 122. Wheat improved later and closed
only %c off. September flax advanced at the
close 2%c. Close: Oata, 26c; rye, 50% c; corn,
cash, 38% c; May, 39% c; barley, 35c to 55c;
flax, cash, $1.58; May, $1.61; September, $1.15;
September northwestern, $1.17%; No. 1 hard,
cash, 76% c; May, 78% c; No. 1 northern, cash,
74% c; May, 76% c; July, 77% c; to arrive, 75% c;
No. 2 northern, 68c to 72% c; No. 3, 64c to
69% c
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool, March 22.—Close—Wheat—Steady,
%@%d lower; May, 6s %d; July, 6s %d. Corn
—Easy and unchanged to %d lower; May, 3s
lOd; July, 3» 9%d.
New Iforlc Grain.
New York, March 22.—Close—Wheat-
March, So%c; May, 80% c; July, 80% c. Corn-
May, 46% c; July, 46% c.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Louis. March 22.—Close—Wheat—No. 2
red cash. 73c. May, 74c; July, 72% c; No. 2
hard, 71%@*.2c. Corn—No. 2 cash, 39% c;
May, 39*,4@40c- July, 40% c. Oats—No. 2 cash,
26c; May, 26c: July, 24% c; No. 2 white, 28% c.
Lead, $4.22%@4.25; spelter, $3.70.
Chicago Seed and Coarse Grain.
Chicago, March 22.—Rye—March, 50%@510.
Barley—Cash, 38@56c. Timothy (per 100 lbs)
—March, $4.25. Clover (per 100 lbs)—March,
$10.75. Flax—Cash northwest, $1.55; No. 1,
$1.54; May, $1.54; September, $1.15.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, March 22.—Flour — Steady.
Wheat —Lower; No. 1 northern, 75%@75%c;
•No. 2 northern, 71%@72%c. Rye—Higher;
No. 1, 64c. Barley—Steady; No. 2, 56®57c;
sample, 40@uoc. Oats—Easier; No. 2 white,
28c.
Kaniai City Grain.
Kansas City, March 22.—Close: Wheat-
May, 67% c; July, 67%@67%c; cash. No. 2
hard, 68%®70c; No. 2 red, 71 %c. Corn—May.
37%@37%c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 37% c; No 2
white, 38%@38%c. Oats—No. 2 white, 27% c.
Midway Horse Market.
•
Minnesota Transfer, St. Paul, Minn., March
Barrett & Zimmerman report the marked
features of the market were the large arrivals
of farm horses, which brought more general
activity. The buying was light, with but
little increase in demand on any grade. An
unusually large number of visitors were on
the market, apparently for the purpose of
getting posted on prices for future buying.
Values:
Drafter?, extra _$135@lCa
Drafters,. choice ..»..:... 115@130
Farm mares, extra ................... 110@125
Farm mares, choice ..........; 100@110
Farm mares, ' common to good ...... <65@ 75
IMulu;-._♦;«....«;....«... tin . !■■.■■ iOo@i4s
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
THE STOCK MARKET
Advance at the Opening on Better
Tone in London.
SOME STRONG STOCKS ARE SOLD
Price* Are Lower All Arouud
at Noon—Bonds Are
Active.
New York, March 22.—The international
stocks met the opening advance in sympathy
with the more cheerful tone of the London
market on account of the adjustment of the
Anglo-Russian dispute. The Coalers, South
western roads and the grangers were all
prominent for strength, advances reaching a
point in a number of cases. Minneapolis &
St. Louis was run up IV£. International Pa
per preferred advanced an extreme I*4 on
running sales.
Stocks which exhibited the most strength
at the outset were sold, especially the
grangers and Erics. Meanwhile many of the
minor railroads and industrials were brought
strongly upward, American Car, Sloss-Shef
fleld Steel, lowa Central, New York, Chicago
& St. Louis, Lake Erie & Western and Den
ver & Rio Grande issues rising I@4 and North
American, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Kansas
& Southern and American Ice preferred 1@
4%. Speculation continued unsettled at 11
o'clock, , Burlington, Sugar, , Metropolitan
Street Railway, the Erics and other active
stocks being down 1@2% points, while less
prominent stocks continued upward, new
points of strength developing.
Some of the active stocks were helped by
a sudden uplift in Burlington to 167%. Re
coveries, however, were not well held and
there was heavy realizing among the special
ties which had risen earlier. Pool manipula
tion continued to bring usually neglected
stocks into prominence, St. Joe & Grand
Island second preferred, United States Ex- i
press and Western* Union rising 2@2%. The
Denver & Rio Grande stocks were absorbed
heavily, the common rising 4% and the pre
ferred 3%. Prices were lower all around at
noon, declines from the best running from
1 to 2 points in many prominent stocks.
Prices continued to run off until the sharp
advances in the Wabashes served as a steady
ing influence. "Wabash common rose 1% and
I the preferred 3% to 40%. North American
I advanced 6 over last night. Some stocks
recovered in sympathy but profit taking- con
tinued heavy.
The closing was active and irregular.
Bonds were active and irregular.
; Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co., Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis.
I 1 —Close
Sales) Stocks— | Hi- | Lo- ) Bid. I Bid.
' I e3t. I est. |Mh22|Mh2l
|Am. Express 1 193 194
Am. Cot. Oil .. 26 26
. I do pr 85 85
30,600|Am. Car 27% 25% 26% 24%
14,400 do pr 80% 78 j 79%- 77%
1,900 Am. Hoop ct... 42% 41% 42 \ 41%
2,500 do pr ct 1 92% 91% j 91% 92
I Am. lee ] 40% 39% 40% 39%
I do pr I 77%: 76% 76% 76%
400] Am. Linseed ...| 9% 8% 8% 8%
I do pr ..; 1 36% 37
70,400! Am. Sugar | 143% 141% 142% j 143%
I do pr : I I 123 123%
Am. Smelting .. 59% 58 57% 58
I do pr 96% i 95% 95% 96%
2.9001 A.. S. & W. ct. 43 43%
7001 do pr ct 1 107% 108%
2,900|Am. Tin ct .... 70% 70 70% 70%
I do pr ct ; 116 114%
I Am. Tobacco .. 128 1/ 127% 127% 128 '
I do pr j i j 144 144
l,6oo|Anacon. Cop .. 46 ; -Jo 1- 46 45%
24,3061 At /Top. &S. F 61% 60% j 60% .60%
18,5001 do pr ....... 1 95% | 94% 94% 94%
I Bait. & Ohio : 93% 92% 92% 92%
I do pr I 92 I 91% 91% 91%
43,0001 Brook. Rap. Tr 84% 82% | 83% 84%
i Brook. Un. Gas I I 202 I 202
IBrunswick Co . ...... ...... j 12%! 13%
2,ooo|Can. Southern . 63% 62% 62% 61%
l,soo|Can. Pacific .. 95 94% 94% 94%
• IChes. & Ohio.. 1 47% 46% 47% - 46%
|C. & E. 111... i 1 115% 115%
! do pr • ; 1 132 j 132
1,800 Chi. & Alton .. 39% 39% 39% 39%
300 do pr I 76% 75% 76 76
77,300 Chi., Bur. & Q. 167% 164% 165% 164%
IChi., Ind. & L ; 37 35
1 do pr ' ...i. 72 74
7,200 C..CC. &St.L. 77% 77%
! do pr , 116% 116%
Cle., Lor. & W., 35
, do pr 74%...;..
Chi. Term .... 16% 16% 16% 16%
j do pr 42% 41% 41%! 41%
5,200 Col. Southern.. 11% 10% 10% 11%
I do Ist pr ... 46% 46% 46% 46
j do 2d pr .... 21% 20% 20% 20%
4.loo|Consol. Gas ! 211% 212V>
6,600 Con. Tobacco .. —45% 45% I 45% 45%
500 do pr j i 104%1 104
6.200jDe1. & Hudson. 166% 164 164%j 165%
15,600 Den. & Rio Gr. 44% 41 42% 40%
6,100 do .pr 94% 91% 93% 91%
Dcs M. & Ft. D. 25% 25 25 25%
! do pr 1 120. ! 120
113500! Erie 35% 34% 34% 34%
£4,500 ;do Ist pr ... 70% 68%! 69 69%
; do 2d pr .... 61 i 57% 58% 59%
Ev. & Terre H. ' ! 53 52%
do pr I | 88% 86
1,700 Federal Steel ct 49% 48% 48% 48%
3,200 do pr ct 102 101% 101% 101%
400 Gen. Electric .. 216 I 215 | 214 214
Glucose | 43 j 47% 47% 47
j do pr....... I .|......| 94 I 94
|Great Nor., pr | | 201% 201%
3,9oo|lllinois Central.; 138 | 137% | 137 | 136%
■ lowa Central...| 35 j 33% 33% j 34*
I do pr i 64 I 61%1 62% 62
16,7O0;Inter. Paper ..j 27% 24%
i do pr ...j i ...| 79% 77%
jK. C. & South..l: ' i 19% I 19
I do pr I 44 ! 43%| 43' ' -42%
;*La Clede Gas...i ]. | 82 j 81%
I do pr ■ 1 1 99% 99*
4,2oo)Lake E. & W..j 54%: 51% 52 I 52
I do pr j 124 : 123 ; 122 | 121
I Long Island ; .»| j74| 74
I Louis. & Nash. I 100%, 99% 99% j 99%
200|M.,St.P. & Soo.| 21 I 20%| 20% 20
19.000J Manhattan 1....J 127%; 125%| 125% 126
SO, 300; Met. St. Ry. ...| 167 | 163 I 164 j 166%
I 10,5001 Minn. & St. L..|. 89 ; 87 j 87% 86%
I do pr .' 1 1 1 112% 112%
13,300 Missouri Pac.i 101% 99% 99% 100
40,000] M., K. & T ] 24%| '23%] 23% 21%
1.4901 do pr j 59%; 57%| 57%j 58%
; Mobile & Ohio.. .. j.. ] 80 | 80%-
Mexican Cent...j 25 j 25 J 24%' 24%
|Mex. Nat....... I 9 I B%| B%| 8%
l,soo|.Nat. Biscuit....] 47%] 41 ] 41%| 41%
I do pr ....| j 1 96 1 96
' 100! Nat. Lead |..."... | ......j 15% 15%
!do pr j ....:. j■. I 82% 82%
500 Nat. Steel, ct..| 53 | 52% 52% 52%
! do pr. ct...... I 114 I 113%| 113% I 113%
Nat. Tube, ct.. 60% 60 | 60% 59
do pr. ct I 114% 114 : 111% 113-
Nat. Salt 48% .48 , -47% 48%
j do pr | I I 80% 81
N. J. Central.. ...r.. | .'. 153 I 153
4,700 Norfolk & West 51%, 50% 51 ■ 51%
N. Am. Co.,new 89 ' 84 | 87% 82%
18,300 Northern Pac .. 89 j 87%! 87% 88%
1,400 do pr .. ; 89%' 89 | 89% 88%
100 Northwestern .. ..; ;., 178% 178%
N.Y. Air Brake 155' 158
14,500! N. Y. Central..! ..:... ...... I 147 146%
6001N.Y..C. & St.L. 30% 28% 30% 28%
i do Ist pr ... 115 112 113% 111%
i do 2d pr .... 66% 64 66% 64
Omaha .....:.........-....;. 125 125
! do pr 175 175
11,900 Ontario & W.. 33% 32% 32% 33%
I Paper Bag .... 16% 16% 16% 15 ■
; do pr ....... 71% 71% 71% 70
400 Pressed Steel .. 36% 36 ; 36 35%
i do pr ....... 76% 76% 75 76 ;
2,800 Pacific Mail ... .....: ..;... 35% 33%
65,000 Perm. R. R.... 154% 152% 153% 152%
P..C..C. & St.L 64 63%
do pr 93 93*.
7,300 People's Gas ... 106% 107%
Pulman, j 204 203 203 203 /
35,800 Reading ........ 35 34% -34% 33%
11,800 do Ist pr ... 74% 73% 73% 73%
28,8001 do 2d pr .... 47% 46% 46% 45%
1,600 Repub. Steel .. 17 16% 16%! 16%
2,000 do pr ....... 67% 67 67% 66%
5,700 Rock Island J28% 129%
(St. L. & San F. 43%' 42% -42% 42%
j'■ do Ist pr ■.86 , 85% 85% 85 -
; do 2d pr .... .1 i 68% 68%',
l.lOOjSt. L. & S. W.I 33% 32% 33% 33%
900, do pr ....... i 63% 63 «3 63%]
18,800 St. Paul ... j 152 151% 151% 15f?i
do pr ..;.;.. ..;. 188 188
Southern Pac .. 45% 45% 45% 46%
48.100 Southern Ry .. 27% -26% 27 26%
5,100 do pr ....... ■ 79% 78% 78% 78%
- l,4oo.Tenn. Coal &i. 57% 66% 66% 56%
15,100 Texas & P&c .'.. 32% 31% 31% 32 :
Third Ay. Ry .;.;.....i.... 122 122%
T., S. L. & W. 16%1 16% v 16% 16%
do pr 32% 32% 32% 32%
Twin City R. T 72% ......
32,500 Union Pacific .. 94 . 92% 93 93%
3,600 do pr ....... 85% 84% 85 86%
500 U. S. Rubber.. 19% 19% 19% 19%
do pr &9 58%
U.S. Express.. 74% 72% 70 72"
U. S. Steel it ....:. ...... 42% 42
do pr ct.... ...... ...... 92% 92
26,20OWabash 20% 19
000 do pr '.. ; 40% 36%
Wells-Far. Exp 137 138
15,300 Western Union. 89% 87% 88% 87%
Wheel. &L. E. ....... ..:... 15% 15
, do Ist pr ... ...... ...... &6 I 55%
do 2d pr .... ...... ....'.. 32 | 31
Wisconsin Cent. 20% 19% 19% 19%
I do pr ....... 47% 46 46% | 45V 3
Total sales, 1,345,300. -~
Wabash debentures, 75%.
GENERAL PRODUCE
. The Minneapolis Market.
Friday, March 22.
Produce markets are steady without im
portant changes. ■ Butter holds around 20% c
for extra creameries. - Eggs are quiet and
steady at 10%@Hc for strictly fresh.
BUTTER— Extra creameries, per lb, 20% c; i
firsts, lb, 18@19c; seconds, 14@14%c; imi
tations, firsts, 15@15%c; seconds, 12c; dai
ries, extras, 18c; firsts, 14@15%e; seconds,
12c; roll, fancy, 14@i5c; choice, 12c; ladles,
firsts, 12%@13c; seconds, 10c; packing stock,
fresh, 12c. ■
. EGGS—Strictly fresh, cases included, loss
off, 10%®llc; dirty, fresh, 7@Bc; checks, 7@Bc.
CHEESE— or flats, fancy, lb, 13c;
twins or flats, choice, lb, 10@10%c; twins or
flats, fair to good, 6@7c; brick. No. 1, lb,
13%e; brick, No. 2, 10@llc; brick. No. 3,
6@7c; limburger, No. 1, 13c; limburgegr. No.
2, 8%@9%c; primost. No. 1, per lb, 8c; pri
most, No. 2, per lb, 6c; Young America, fan
cy, lb, 12%@13c; choice, 10%@llc; pultost,
9@loc; Swiss, No. 1, 13%@14c; block Swiss,
No. 1, 12%@>13c; No. 2 block, 9@loc.
DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, dry picked,
fancy, medium weight, lb, 10(&10%c; turkeys,
dry picked, young toms, B@9c; fair to good,
mixed, 7@7%c; turkeys, thin, small, bruised,
4@sc; spring chickens, fancy, 10%@llc; fair
to good, 9@loe; springs, off stock, 4@sc; ca
pons, 13@14c; fowls, fancy, 9c; fair to
good, 7@7%c; ducks, fancy, lie; ducks, fair
to good, B@9e; geese, fancy, 10c; geese, fair
to good, 7@Bc.
LIVE POULTRY— hens, fat, 8c;
young tomb, fat, 7%c; mixed coops, 7@7%e;
old toms and thin young, s@7c; chickens,
hens, B@B%c; young roosters, 8c; old roos
ters, 4c; ducks, white, B@B%c; colored, 7@
7%c; geese, 6@7c. *
' DRESSED MEATS— fancy, 100 to 125
lbs, 7%@8%c; fair to good, 6%@7%c; fair to
overweight, 4%@5c; mutton, fancy, country
dressed, 6c; thin or overweight, se; lambs,
fancy, 8c; lambs, thin or bruised, 8c; hogs,
according to weight, s@6c.'"
GAME—Rabbits, jack, per doz, $2.50@3;
white rabbits, 75c; cottontail, Soc@sl; squir
rels, gray or black, per doz, 30@40c; red, doz,
20c.
PIGEONS — doz, $1.35; dead, per doz,
50c; squabs, per doz, $1.
Pickerel, 3%@4c; herring, 2%@3c;
herring, skinned, lb, 4c; lake trout, lb, 10c;
frogs' legs, per doz, as to size, s@loc.
POTATOES— car lots, 35@37c;
Rurals. 33@35c; Ohios, 43@45c; mixed white,
33@36c; mixed red, 34@36c; small lots sell at
s@loc per bu higher than these figures.
SWEET POTATOES—Illinois, per brl, $3;
Muscatines, per brl, |[email protected].
BEANS—Fancy navy, bu, [email protected]; choice,
bu, [email protected]; medium, hand-picked, bu, $2;
brown, fair to good, $1.50©2.
ONIONS—Red Globes, car lots, per bu,
$1.90<&2; Red Wethersflelds, bu, $1.90<&2; Yel
low Globes, car lots, per bu, $1.90@2; white,
per bu, $2.
DRIED PEAS—Fancy yellow, [email protected] per
bu; medium, 90c@?l; green, fancy, $1.25®
1.35; green, medium, 90c@$l; marrowfat, per
bu, It,
APPLES— Russets, $4; Ben Davis, $4.25®
4.50; Greenings, brl, $4.50; Baldwins, brl,
[email protected]; Northern Spy, $4.75@5; Jonathan,
$5.50@6; Winesap, brl, $4.50@5; western box
apples, bu, $1.75@2.
CRANBERRIES— $8.50@9; bu crate,
[email protected]; "Wisconsin cranberries, $8.50@9.
FIGS—New California, 10-lb boxes, 75@85c.
ORANGES—California navels, 80s, $2.50®
2.75; California navels, 965, [email protected]; Cali
fornia navels, 1265, [email protected]; California 158s,
$2.75@3; California navels, 1765-288s, [email protected];
California seedlings, all sizes, $2.25; Califor
nia tangerines, halt box, $2; grape fruit, 80s
to 965. $4@5. •-.>•:■ :v. J:--;
LEMONS— 300s or 3605, fancy,
[email protected]; , choice, [email protected]; California,
fancy, as to size, $3.75; choice, $3.50.
GRAPES— per keg, [email protected]; per
keg, extra fancy, [email protected].
STRAWBERRIES—Fancy Florida stock, qt,
30@45c. -c '?.
PINEAPPLES—Per doz, as to size, range
from $3 to $5. ~ ■-.- ■- ~ - . .
BANANAS— Fancy, -Jarge bunches, [email protected];
medium " bunches, ' $1.75@!i; email bunches,
$1.50.
HONEY—New fancy white, > 1-lb sections,
20c; choice white, : 16@17c; amber, 13@14c;
golden rod, ll@12c; extra white, 10@llc;
buckwheat, 10@12c; extracted amber, B@i>c.
VEGETABLES—Beets, bu, 30@40c; cabbage,
crate, $2; carrots, per bu, 5@55c; cauli
flower, doz, $1.50; cucumbers, doz, $1.50© II GO:
egg plant, doz., $1.50; green onions, per doz
bunches, 45@50c; Spanish onions, bu crate,
$3.50; lettuce, per doz, 35@40c; head lettuce,
doz, 45c; parsley, 30c; parsnips, bu, su@6uc;
rutabagas, bu, 40c watercress, doz, 35c; wax
beans. $4.75@5; mint, doz, 40c; turnips, new,
50@55c; new Bermuda potatoes [email protected]; Cal
ifornia celery, doz, 75@90c; new carrots, per
bu, 50@60c, home grown pie plant, per lb,
7%@Bc; horseradish, per lb, 7%c; tomatoes,
home grown, per lb, 35c; Florida stock, 6-bas
ket crates, $4.50; Mexican stock, 5-basket
crates, $3.50.
Xew York Produce.
New York. March 22.—Butter—Receipts,
3,669 pkgs: firm; creamery, 16@22c; held
creamery, 13<gl9Vic; factory, 10@14Vic Cheese
—Receipts, 1,769 pkgs; firm; fancy large, col
ored and white, Uigll^c; fancy small, col
ored. 12% c; fancy small, white, 12(S)12Vic.
Eggs—Receipts, 15.729 pkgs; easier; western
at mark, 12%@13c; southern at mark, 12®
12% c. Sugar—Raw, steady; fair refining,
3Vfcc; centrifugal 96-test, 4 l-32c; molasses su
gar, 3 9-32 c; refined, steady; crushed, 5.75 c;
powdered, 5.30 c; granulated, 5.25 c. Coffee —
Dull; Xo. 7 Rio. 7c.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, March 22.—Butter—Fairly active;
creameries, 15@21c; dairies, ll<§lße. Cheese-
Quiet; 10ft@U%c. Eggs—Dull: ll%c. Dressed
Poultry—Turkeys, 8y 2 @llc; chickens. 10c,
Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool,
N0.1.N0.2.
Green salted heavy steer hides B*4 1%
Green salted heavy cow hides 7 6
Green salted light hides ...:........ 7 6
Green salted heavy cow and steer
hides, branded 0% 5%
Green salted full and oxen 6Vfe 5%
Green salted veal calf, 8 to 15 1b5....1u 8%
Green salted veal kip, 15 to 25 lbs '.* 7%
Green salted long-haired or run
ner kip .:........... .... 'tVit 6
Green salted deacons, each 40 35
Green cattle hides and skins, I@li4c per
lb less than above quotations.
Green salted horse or mule hides,
large $3.10 2.25
Green salted horse or mule hides,
medium 2.50 1.50
Green salted horse or mulo hides,
small 1.75 1.00
Dry flint Montana butcher hides 12 @13
Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota and
Wisconsin hides 10 8y»
Dry flint calf skin* 11 12
Dry flint kip skins 13 11
Green salted pelts, large, each $0.73 1.00
Green aalted pelts, medium, each.. .50® .70
Green salted peits. small, each 20@ .40
Dry flint territorial pelts, butcher. .M%@HMi
Dry flint territorial pelts, murrain.. 10 ©luVfe
Dry flint territorial shearlings t>%@ 8%
Tallow, in cakes 4Va 4
Tallow, in barrels 4% '£\i
Grease, white 4 3Vfc
Grease, dark a*4 2^
Wool, medium, unwashed 14 l / i@l5 14
Wool, coarse, unwashed 14 @1G
Wool, fine medium, unwashed I^Vj@l4l / 4
Wool, fine, unwashed lO^4@l2^»
Wool, broken fleeces, unwashed 12 <&14
Wool, seedy, burry, unwashed 12 @13Vi
Bright Wisconsin and similar grades, l@2c
higher than above quotations.
WHEAT SEEDING
Farmers In Mitchell's Territory Will
Begin Next Week.
Special to The Journal.
Mitchell, S. D., March 22.—8y the first of
next week farmers in this vicinity expect to
be able to sow their wheat. The season is
ahead of a year ago. The wheat acreage
will not be so large as last year, and it is
evident the farmers are getting away from
the on«-crop Idea. The great increase in the
stock industry has made a greater demand
for feed, and farmers who have devoted the
greater part of their farms to wheat find it
necessary to grow more forage.
Boston Mining Stock*.
Boston, March 22.—Adventure, 14%@15- Ar
cadian, 23V4@24; Allouez, 2%@3; Arnold 3%®
4%;: Atlantic, 32%@33; Baltic. 45%@48; Mon
tana. 3550356: • Butte, 101@102; Calumet 853®
858; Centennial, 28Vs@28«i; Franklin, 22?1@28-
Isle " Royale, < 43»4@43V4; Qulncy, 176® 178- Mo
hawk. 33%@33%; Tamarack. 333@338; Tecum
seh, Vr»<3>li Wolv«riiie, ii2@s2fc.
LIVE STOCK ITEMS
Local Markets Show Considerable
Life.
WAS A LIVELY TRADE IN HOGS
More Butcher Cows and. Heifer*—
Several Hundred I.nmbs
Are Sold.
South St Paul, March 22.—The following
trades were reported on the market to-day:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-
No. Ay. Price, i I No. Ay. Prise.
1 940 $3.40|| 1 1,130 $3.25
5 1,130 3.40|| 1 720 3.00
1 1,160 3.00] | 2 940 2.25
2 ITO 2.40 ; 4 957 2.25
1 810 2.75|| 1 800 2.75
1 860 2.35" 1 900 2.00
1 1,040 2.10 i; 1 950 1.90
1 910 1.90; |
Milkers and Springers—
Three cows and two calves for $102; 2 cows
and 1 calf for $70.
Stackers and Feeders—
No. Ay. Price.| No. Ay. Price.
1 800 $3.00j 1 420 $4.25
1 860 4.00|| 1 600 3.00
1 420 3.85 M 5 552 3.50
14 674 3.75J; 2 855 3.00
3 690 3.75|| 6 301 3.65
26 286 3.60! 6 365 3.60
7 395 3.50 ' 2 615 3.15
1 370 3.00'j 1 780 3.00
Feeding Cows and Heifers-
No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. Price.
3 696 $3.25! ', 1 H7O $3.00
1 920 3.00,1 3 970 2.85
2 740 2.75]1 3 976 2.50
1 1,120 2.26
Feeding Bulls-
No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. Price.
3.; 543 $3.00 j 2 425 $3.00
Veal Calves-
No. Ay. Price.] I No. Ay. Price.
3 106 $5.25ji 1 80 $5.00
4 200 3.00j|
Hogs—
N-o. A*v. Price. I No. Ay. Price.
70 226 $5.90 I 63 213 $5.90
73 241 5.90 175 217. 5.87%
54 233 5.87% 87 213 5.87%
29 224 5.87% !! 69 230 5.87%
7'- 228 5.85 86 181 5.85
81 194 5.85 I! 33 228 5.85
84 19<> 5.85 !84 205 5.85
55 189 5.85 : 81 206 5.85
49 183 5.82% IIS 193 5.82% '
40 204- 5.80 23 150 6.80
15 196 5.80 14 204 5.75
45 165 5.75
Pigs and Culls—
Nn. Ay. Price. No. ' Ay. Price.
| 470 $5.60 i| 2 380 $5.60
1 400 5.60 j 1 390 5.60
1 510 5.25 || 1 600 5.25
Sheep—
No.. Ay. Price. || No. Ay. Price.
181 lambs... 89 $5.25 jj 100 lambs... 89 $5.25
169 lambs... 81 5.25 | 1 ewe 190 4.00
Sioux City Live Stock.
! Sioux City, lowa. March 22.—Receipts-
Hogs, 200: cattle, 200: sheep, 300.
Hogs—Weak, 5c lower. Sales:
No. Ay. Price.
87 244 $5.65
59 232 5.70
67 , 240 5.72 ]i
72 250 5.75
Cattle—Steady. Sales:
No. Ay. Price.
12 beeves ..* 1,365 $4.25
6 beeves l.llti *.58
2 cows 1,030 2.:i,'i
3 cows 1,07:5 3.75
2 stock heifers 510 2.50
2 stock heifers 770 3.35
■1 bulls 1.510 2.50
2 bulls 1,650 2.65
2 bulls .' 1,410 2.7".
3 stoekers 713 3.75
20 slockers 826 4.20
19 yearlings 698 3.00
It! yearlings 585 3.75
It! calves 380 3.75
7 calves *62 4.J0
Sheep—Steady; sales [email protected].
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, March 22.—Cattle—Receipts, 1,500;
steady; good to prime steers, $5@6; poor to
medium, [email protected]: stotkers and feeders,
[email protected]: cows and heifers, [email protected]: can
ners, $2<§2.65; calves, $4.50i§6; Texas steers,
$3.4 i xSS.
Hogs—Receipts to-day, 16.000; to-morrow,
15,000; left over, 2,356. Opened a shade lower,
dosing strong; mixed and butchers, $5.85®
tj.l::^; good to choice heavy, $6© 6.15: rough
heavy, [email protected]; light. [email protected]; bulk of
sales, $6©6.05.
Sheep—Receipts, 4,000: steady; sheep, $4.50
(Tis: lambs, [email protected].
Official yesterday: Receipts—Cattle, 9,333;
hogs, 15,199: sheep, 14,796. Shipments Yes
terday—Cattle, 4,6J8; hogs. 5,399; sheep, 3,262.
Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha. March 22.—Cattle—Receipts,
2,300: sieady; native steers. $4<&5.40; Texas
steers, $3.25@4; cows and heifers, [email protected].
Hogs—Receipts, 6,700; oc lower; heavy, $5.80
©5.90- mixed. $5.77V»@5.80; bulk of sales,
$5.77%@5.80.
Sheep—Receipts, 5,200; steady; sheep, $2. m
(g5; lambs. [email protected].
St. Louid ijve Stock.
St. lvouis, March 22.—Cattle—Receipts, 500;
steady to strong; native steers, [email protected];
btockers and feeders, $2.50@'4.65; cows and
heifers. [email protected]; Texas and Indian steers,
[email protected].
Hogs—Receipts. 8,000; steady; pigs and
lights, [email protected]; butchers, [email protected]; pack
ers, $5.90@6.
Sheep—Receipts, 1,500; strong; muttons,
[email protected]; lambs, [email protected].
Kansas City live Stock.
Kansas City, March 22.—Cattle—Receipts,
1,500; 10c higher; native steers, [email protected];
Texas steers, $4??5; cows and heifers, $2.40®
4.85; stockers and feeders, $4@5.
Hogs—Receipts, 11,000; steady to 5c lower;
bulk of sales, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected];
mixed, [email protected]; light, [email protected].
Sheep—Receipts, 1,000; strong; muttons, $4
®5; lambs, [email protected].
MONEY MARKETS
Xew York Money.
New York, March 22.—Noon—Money on call
firm at 2% per cent; prime "mercantile
paper, 3Vi@4Vi per cent; sterling exchange
easier, with actual business in bankers' blils
at $4.87%@4.88 for demand and at $4.84ȣ@
4 84Si for 60 days; posted rates, $4.85i a
and $4.89. Commercial bills, $4.83%@4.84V*.
Silver certificates, 61%@63c. Bar silver, 60«4c
Mexican dollars, 49c. Government bonds
steady; refunding 2s, registered 106, coupon
lO6M>: as, registered 111*4, coupon 111V4: new
4s, registered, 138 H. coupon 138^4; old 4s,
registered 113, coupon 114; bs, registered
lil'-i, coupon 111}*.
Minneapolis Money.
MINNEAPOLIS—Bank "clearings. $1,414,
--685.75; N«w York exchange, selling rate 20c
discount, buying rate 60c discount; Chicago
exchangee, selling rate par, buying rate 40c
discount; London 60-day sight documentary,
$4.84.
ST. PAUL—B*nk clearings to-day, $717,
--149.23.
flilcait'O Money.
Chicago, March 22.—Clearings. $23,494,912;
balances, $3,395,489. Posted exchange, $4.83
@4.88 Vi; New York exchange, 40c discount.
London Consols.
London, March 22.—Consols for money,
95 13-16; consols for the account, 95 10-lti.
PROVISIONS
Chicago I'ruvitiuui.
Chicago, March 22.—May pork suffered a
further break during the fore part of the
session. The opening was unchanged to 5c
higher at $16.36 to $16.40. Longs offered to
secure profits and a sharp decline to $15.80
followed. At this point the market steadied
and reacted to $16. The volume of business
was not large. May lard opened unchanged
at $7.87%, sold a shade higher and reacted to
$7.80. May ribs opened 2">4@sc up at $7.80,
and advanced to [email protected]£. The opening
steadiness was due to light hog receipts.
Close—Pork—March, $15.85; May. $16; July,
$14.97H- Lard—March. $7.92^; May, |7.»;
July, $7.90: September, $7.95. Ribs^March,
$7.92%; May, $7.92^; July, $7.75; September,
$7.75.
Farm House Burned.
Special to The Journal.
Stewartville, Minn., March 22.—The tenant
house on the farm of M. J. Ginter was totally
destroyed by fire to-day, caused from a. de
fective flue. Loss, $1,500; insurance, $500.
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WOODWARD & CO.
M,MB*Pous GRAIN COMMISSION «*w»
i ■ BEJLNCHE3— *uA Mii«nir. GxdMsJor future deiltery executed la all market*. ■ -
FKIDAY EVENING, MAECH 22, 1901.
MISCELLANEOUS
Xew York Cotton.
New York, March 22.—Cotton opened 11@21
points higher, following the long-predicted Re
action at Liverpool, which cabled an advance
equal to 15@20 points in this market. Pri
vate cables attributed the English improve
ment largely to the better political outlook re
garding affairs In China. Following the open
ing call, there was a further advance of
three points. After May had Bold at 8.07 c,
July at 8.06 c and October at 7.42 c. there was
a recession of 3^5 points under profit-taking,
when another wave of buying steadied the
market again.
Futures closed steady: March, B.©7c; April,
8.07 c; May, 8.09 c; June, S.oGc; July, 8.07 c;
August, 7.79 c; September, 7.48 c; October,
7.39 c; November, 7.33 c; December, 7.32 c; Jan
uary, 7.32 c.
Spot cotton closed firm and %c higher; mid
dling uplands, 8 7-16 c; middling gulf, 8 11-16 c.
Sales, 35 bales.
I'eoria Whinky.
Peoria, March 22.—Whisky on the basis of
$1.27 for finished goods.
SPECILATIVK GOSSIP
Bradstreet's shipments from both coasta:
Wheat and Flour—This week, 3,255,644 bu;
last week, 4,693,000; last year, 2,9tc:,000; two
years ago, 3,747,000. Corn—This week, 2,605,-
OdO bu; last week, 3,248,000; last year, 3,124,
--0U0; two years ago, 3,700,000.
Verhoeff, from Milmine: Wheat acts heavy.
Not much support to market. Corn easy,
trade light.
St. Louis receipts: Wheat, to-day 48,000
bu, last year 20,000 bu; corn, to-day 64,000
bu, last year 201,000 bu; oats, to-day 38,000,
last year 17,000 bu.
-"^Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 69 cars;
last year, 50 cars; corn, 15 cars; last year
14 cars.
Baltimore to Lewis: Considerable wheat
worked for export here to-day. Continental
cables indicate better demand and speak of
damage.
IXVEST.MEXT GOSSIP
Xorthern Pacific, second week, increase,
$16,395; from July 1, increase, $1,443,74 U.
Counselman & Day, to Peitit: 'London
affected favorably by news from China. Stocks
are somewhai above our closing prices."
Waldorf Gossip to Watson: The advance in
the Erles and Readings is accepted as indis
putable proof that the largest interests in
th^ street - intinue aggressive and that Mor
gan and Kicne are stii; campaigning on the
bull side cf the stock market. Hence, while
reactions are to dp expected, good judges of
the speculation tl :.ik that they should be
availed of to buy the following stocks: Read
ing first and second preferred, the Erles,
Northern Pacific common, Union Pacific com
mon, tha Atchisona, the Nickel Plate stocks,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and. among the
Digh-prte*l sitcks, Manhattan, St. Paul, Rock
Isianu and People's Gas.
New York, to I. G. Andrews & Co.-.'From
what I can see, stocks are in strong hands.
The speculative public is carrying a very light
load, but outsiders have got to become accus
tomed to this level of prices before they will
buy much. Insiders and investors seem 4o
hold most of the the stocks. It will not be
so hard as you imagine for them to work
the load off on the public when they are
ready. lor example, Louisville & Nashville
is earning 1^ per cent. Suppose the dividend
is raised to lv per cent, Louisville & Nash
ville would not look so dear around 150.
Similarly. Burlington & Quincy and St. Paul
stocks cculd be put above 200. Of course,
the ultimate effect of doubling dividends all
I around wculd be disastrous, but meanwhile
iqsiders would be out and the public in. Then
the bis fallows can complacently stand aside
while prices decline 50 to 10U points. So don't
get rooled into selling short."
BUYING MAY RIBS
Armour Company Is Thought to Be
Turning' From Pork.
Ifetc York Sun Special Serwie*
Chicago, March ?2.—Many traders are of
the opinion that the Armour company is sell
ing out its long pork, to give its entire atten
tion to a dea! in May ribs, which is already
causing shorts much anxiety. Credence is
given this theory because of he"avy buying of
May ribs by the Armour company.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Light Canes of Smallpox and .Scarlet
Fever at Iroyuois, S. D.
Special to The Journal.
Iroquois, S. D., March 22.—This town
has four cases of the disease that is prev
alent in the state this winter, branded
by some physicians as smallpox and by
others as chickenpox, while many are of
the opinion that it is a Cuban or Philip
pine disease. Two of the cases are in a
hotel and all have been quarantined by
the health authorities. While the dis
ease is contagious to a marked degree, it
is apparently not dangerous, the patients
suffering little inconvenience aside from
being shut off from the world. Three
light cases of scarlet fever are also quar
antined.
By the accidental discharge of a gun
that fell from the wall, where it was
hanging, Onno Hendriekson was shot in
the thigh and died from the effects of the
wound two days later.
The sale and lease of school lands in
Beadle and Kingsbury counties this week
brought out the largest number of cus
tomers that ever appeared at like sales
in the history of the country. Every
thing brought high prices.
OIL, IX THE HELL
Driller* Near < olmaii, S. ».. Strike a
Flow of Petroleum.
Special to The Journal.
Colman, S. D.. March 22. —Drillers who
were sinking a deep stock well on the
Thomas Smith farm near hear think they
have discovered indications of oil. The
water is so impregnated with the oil that
it is unfit for drinking, stock refusing to
touch it. The odor of pretoleum coming
from the water is unmistakable. The find
has created much excitement and an effort
is being made to secure a drill that will
make a deep boring and test the matter.
Indications of oil have been noticed in
other wells in this section, but in the
Smith well they are more pronounced than
in others.
FOIR CARLOADS OF MACHINERY
Shaft of the Belt Company at l.cml
Will Soon Be Equipi>ed.
Special to The Journal.
Lead, S. D., March 22.—The new machin
ery for the shaft of the Belt Development
company at the top of Lead hill has ar
rived and has been unloaded. There were
four carloads, including a large boiler
weighing ten tons, also an air conpressor
of the same weight. Much difficulty was
experienced in getting the heavy machin
ery to its destination, owing to the bad
condition of the roads.
A large amount of steel has arrived at
Kirk to be used by the B. & M. company
in making extensive improvements at that
place. A gang of twenty-five men has
been put to work and it will be late in the
summer before the work is completed.
Watson & Co
Brokers in Grain, Provisions,
Stock* and Bonds,
Members N. Y. Stook Exchange
Chicago Correspondents—Schwartz, Dupee&Oo.
Private wire Chicago & New York. Tel. 906 Main
35 Chamber of Oommoroom
\ Edwards. Wood & cc.\
M. E. DORAN & CO.,
Saooessors to Geraghty, Doran & Go.
Qtoovn BANKERS and IST
BOSJS- mm* "; Provisieas
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*Co- Bonds,
1, 2 and 3 Chamber of '
Commerce, Minneapolis. f!(jtt()]| '
GRAIN, PROVISIONS.
New York Correspondents,
Clark, Dodge A Co.
Chicago 5 Bartlett, Frazler & Co.
Correspondents, j J. P. Karris.
Dally Price Current mailed. free on ap-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Phoenix Building, 4th St. and Ist Aye.
U. S. DEPOSITORY.
CAPITAL $1000.000
Surplus and UadMdel Profits..-$150,000
OFFICERS.
John Martin, President. j C.T.Jaffray Cashier
F. M. Prince, / Vice ID. Mackerchar.
J. S. PUUbury, - Presl- I Ernest C. Brown.
J. F. R. Foss, » dents. Asst. Cashiers
DIRECTORS.
Geo. C. Bagley, S. D. CaifiU, R. H. Chute.
Hon. John B.Gllfillan, John Martin. S.G. Palmer..
Hon. J. S. PUlsbury. E.Penulngton.O. T. Sweet,
A. M. Woodward. F. B. Wells. F. M. Prince.
Vice President; J. F. R. Foss, Vice President-
C. T. Jafiray, Cashier.
THOMAS & Go
Grain Commission and Stoci Brokers.
Write for our daily market letter, which we
mail FREE on application.
Members Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce. Telephone—Main 1897-J.
5 CHAMBER OF COMMERSE.
M. DORAN & CO..
The Oldest Firm of
Bankers and Broker*
IK THE SOUTHWEST.
Hay» removed from their old quarters
on Jackson Street to the
dlermania Life Building. Cor. 4th
and Minnesota St.. St. Paul, Minn.
BULGING WITH CEREALS
ELEVATORS IX MAMTOWOC FILL
Several Million Bu»nels Can Be
Dumped on the Market When
Navigation Opens.
Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Wis., March 22.—Certain in
terests, it is alleged, have for some time
desired to suppress the facts concerning
the grain in store at Manitowoc. An in
vestigation to-day resulted in the discov
ery that in the two large elevators of the
Northern Grain company there is stored
at the present time about 2,200,000 bush
els of all kinds of grain. There is also
in store there afloat, ready for shipment
to Buffalo as soon as navigation opens,
about 2,300,000 bushels, most of which is
oats and corn, with some wheat and rye.
but lit'.le barley.
More boats are to be loaded, however,
and this amount will be swelled probably
500,000 bushel.s. Shipments of grain are
arriving daily and there are at the pres
ent lime nearly 300 cars on the tracks
ready for unloading. The amount in store
at Manitowoc in elevators and boats does
not represent the full amount of grain
which passes through that point. About
250,000 bushels are shipped weekly by the
car ferry boats to the east shore for
shipment to eastern points, some for ex
port, bui mostly for storage.
Although exact figures as to the amount
of each kind of grain in store cannot be
! ascertained from the elevator people an
estimate which will not run far short of
the actual amount is about as follows:
! Oats, 1,300,000 bushels; corn, 1,200.0U0
'bushels: wheat, 1,000,000 bushels; barley,
j 400.000 bushels; rye, 600.000 bushels. All
of this grain comes from Minnesota, lowa
and the Dakotas, and the Wisconsin ele
vators of the Wisconsin Grain company.
EGG AXD BITTER CENTER
Firm of Armour A Co. Buy« an Im-
portant Bnalnesa at Yankton.
Special to The Journal.
Yankton, S. D.. March 21. —The most im
portant business transfer recorded in some
time in Yankton was that of the large but
ter and egg house to Armour & Company,
consummated yesterday. F. C. Hartung,
who started this business less than a year
ago, has made it one of the most important
in the city. It is expected the business
will be pushed as hard as possible the com
ing season, and if the trade continues to
pay as well in the future, the company will
build extensive warehouses next year.
Many extra men will be put out as fast
as new teritory can be opened up and pur
chases made Yaukton will be made the
central packing and shipping point for all
the surrounding territory.
Fire broke out on Frank Harvey's place
near Wakonda and before it could be con
trolled destroyed all his buildings except
the house and cattle sheds. A fine team
was also burned, over 3.000 bushels of corn
and 200 bushels of wheat. The total loss
is $2,500, with no insurance.
The Nineteenth Century club of Yank
ton has taken up the matter of a public
library and public reading room.
Fatal Apoplectic SiroUe.
Special to The Journal.
Graceville, Minn., March 22.— E. Fitzpar
rick, Sr., one of the prominent farmers of
Moonshine township, was stricken with apo
plexy to-day while at work in his barn an 4
died a half hour later. He was 65 years "f
age and one of the pioneer settlers of north
ern Big Stone county. He leaves a widow
and a grown-up family in comfortable cir
cumstances.—R. E. S. Keith & Co. of Still
water consummated a deal to-day whereby
they acquire possession «f the lumber yards
of John Mcßae at this point and Barry.
Al Stewart," the commercial traveler, know."
all over the northwest as "Farmer Stewart, '
has purchased the Keating hotel property at
this point of C. A. Baldwin, paying the sum
of $4,2uu. Possession will be given April 1.
I AGENTS WANTED
WANTED—AGENTS EVERYWHERE TO
handle our French crayonette portraits; .S3S
to $50 per week made by hustlers; splendid
proposition; write for prices.
WHETSON & LITTLE,
88-92 Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111. -'
WANTED— TO SELL THE LAT
est novelty In leather cases and cards;, no
perforation; standard sizes; no competition;
sell to the best trade upon presentation; full
particulars Bent upon application to the Nov
elty Card and Case Co., Dcs Molnea, lowa.
AGENTS—WITH HAVES' METALLIC RUB~
ber tires for rocking chairs, you can make
$100 a month. Address J. C. Hayes, 416 E
Locust st. Dcs Moines, lowa.
2~ ~ announcements"" ~
ARK R. A. CHAPTER, NO. 53, WILIPvVORK
the R. A. Degree March 23. All Chapter
Masons are invited. F. B. Messer, H. P.
NOTICE— REMOVAL SALE, ENTIRE STOCK
pictures, oil paintings, portrait frames, pic
tures left thirty days. ; All must be sold at
very deep-cut prices. Also framing pictures
to keep four framemakerg bus/. Zesbaugh,
19 sth st S. '
3~ AUCTION SALES
AUCTION—MONDAY NE^rMTH.^TTifX
in. sharp. The elegant and costly furnish
ing appointments of an eight-room flat, con
sisting of nearly new mahogany and blrdseye
maple and oak bedroom furniture, ; Flemish
oak dining-room suit; fine, large rugs; pic
tures, first-class upright piano, in oondition
equal to new; draperies, fine brass beds, silk
parlor goods, china, glass, silverware; Ohio
steel range and ; other - good effects, removed
from Vine place. Hubert Bown. & Co., Auc
tioneers, 44 and 4& lib. at S, -•- ■ • ■