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A War Rumor Floats In and a Strike |
Buenos Aires Is a Possi- ,
ble Factor.
:
St. Louis Fears a Corner, and There
Is Gossip of a Local House
s
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. Dec.
24.Bioomball. the Liverpool authority,
handed out a little Christmas piesent this
morning to the bulls in wheat, in the form
of a war squib, on the strength of which
Minneapolis May spurted to 83*ic in the
first hour of trading. Chicago May mean
while selling to 84i4c It was an excited
market for a brief time, with the shorts
taking in the wheat they had sold yester
day, and traders who had sold calls male-,
lng haste to buy against them for pro
tection. What Broomball said in his cable
was that there was a% rumor going around
in Liverpool to the effect that the Jan
anese fleet had cleaied for action. Just
what was meant by this was not very
clear. but it was a war message and that
was enough The trade was in the mood
for something of firmness, anyway, for the
war gossip foi several days past has been
more ominous. Theie weie besides thiee
other items of a strengthening nature. St.
TJOUIS fears a ciueezf in December wheat,
and that there is still a large outstanding
sho rt interest theie is evident. Argentina
shipped less wheat last week, the pre
liminary estimate placing the quantity at
onlv IM.OOO bu. and there is a big strike
on In Buenos Aires which mav delay ship
ments for the present, even tho Argentine
will have plenty of wheat t o ship after
the new prop is in The^e was also some
talk of ci local house hort a big li ne of
Minneapolis Mav wheat somewhat under
the piesent price, and this gossip even
went so far as to take into consideration
the probable effect, should a n attempt
be made to cover on the present strong
maiket. A s t o the weather there was
nothing helpful to price s, Oklahoma having
ain, and som'
ing nt S2 i July at 2
and De ember
at 80c.
In tl'o cash market there was a fair trade
but no keoa demand for the pooi lots Grade
wheat sold well but pool lots went ve^-j low and
some was i nsold late in the session.
FAIR GENERAL DEMAND CONTINUES
PRICES HOLD FIRM,
Ihe tniuket it without Important change,
hut the tendency is firmer. Millers would have
advanced juices to day in line with higher cash
\ heat but. foi the fact that there hare been
loeent advances in millstiiffs. The tone, how
.ei. i sstrong and should anv further rise
oc-iur in wheat, flour prices will likely follow
l omptlr.
Shipments. 44 4! barrels
First patents are quotable at $4 45(8)4.55: sec
ond pntents, $4 J0({.4.40, first clears. $3 3(%j
.. to, seiond clears, $2.30(T2.40.
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MAY WHEAT MAKES A QOICK )DMP,,T0 83 A CENTS
Heavily Short.
Weather Favorable for Winter Wheat
-News and Gossip of
the Pit.
1 other portions of the win-
ter wheat area getting a little moisture
*iid the forecast being for lain or snow
to-da\ in several states, including the
winter whtat states of Illinois and Mis-i
i.ouri
Minneapolis le^cived 55S ens. Duluth!
.260, and Chicago 49 St. Louis had 163,000 i
b u and Kansas City 262,000, against a |
holioay last jear and no compansons.
The New York Produce Exchange sent
some war gossip later, practically a repe
tition of the Liverpool cable. New York
also states that oiden had gone to-day
Horn there to Chicago directing the ship
ment of considerable No. 1 northern from
Chicago. In Chicago Armour's represen
tative went into the pit and bid for May
wheat but did not buy much, taking about
-00.000 bu. according to first report. Liv
erpool clos ed Ya@Hd up, Paris 3 t o 2 0
centimes higher, Berlin unchanged, and
Budapest %c up.
The Pure Curient sav s the wheat crop
vas benefitted from Illinois eastward by
lains. Situation generally favorable in
northern districts and less so as to ap
peaiance in southern localities. Fair pros
pect in the southwest. Much complaint of
soft corn and grading low. Movement in
creasing.
India shipments for this week are esti
mated at about 7S 0 bu. I t was also
gossiD that 1.600 cars will be m here on
Mondav. but this is a guess only, and i s
urobablv based on the assuption that
siirce there we'p 558 cars in to-day, a
Ihree-dav holiday should mean accumu
lation of three times as much, a proposi
tion that mav not hold good
I'ripi.nrx leceipts, l.llu.utui bu, shipments. 337,-
t'OO, \,hM aid flour deatances 4)57,000 bu.
New v.oik sold 15 loads wheat foi evpoit.
( liwranres for the week, ns reported by Brad
htipets' WMO 2.Vu,U00 bu, couipiued with 3 560,-
OIMI bu last jeai.
'Ihe market eased off ue.ir the
THURSDAY EVENINGv
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Open.
Dec ? .79%
May .S23 -
July .hi-j
High.
$ .80-Js .83*4
i TO-DAY'S RANGE OF WHEAT
dos-
THE FLOUR MARKET
THE CASH TRADE
QUIET HOLIDAY MARKETSPRICES GENER.
ALLY FIRM,
ILWIiim around 00".tS(97 for No. 1
seed, I elected selling at 93%c for some.
Minneapolis recehed 39 cars against 26 last
yer. and shipped 2S. Duluth received 50 cars.
Closing piices: MinneapolisCash, 96%c to
arrive. 96%c December. 95%c May, 98%c.
OATSNo. 2 white closed at 33&@34c. Re
ceipts, ^IJ cars: shlriments, 35 cars.
CORN*Iteeeiots. 47 care, shipments, 9 cars.
No. .! jellow closed at :58l,4c.
M1LLSTITFS Bran I n bulk, $13.75@14
nhorts. $13.50@13.75, middlings. $15.50@15.75
red dog, $18: all f. o. b in Minneapolis in 100-
lb sacks, $1 ")0 per ton additional in 200-lb
*cks, $1 per ton additional Shipments, 1,491
tons.
TEED AND MEALCoarse corn meal and
cracked corn, in sacks, sqeks extra, $16 No. 1
ground feed, 2-.1 corn and 1-3 oats, SO-lb sacks,
sacks ettra, $16 50 No. 2 ground feed, Ys corn
and % ots, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra, $17 No. 3
ground feed, 1-3 corn and 2-3 oats, 75-lb sacks,
sacks extra. $17.50
ny^IReceipts. 11 cars shipments, 20 cars.
No. 2 closed at !iQ%@61%f.
RAHLEYFeed guides are quoted at 31@39c
malting grades. 39(?52e Receipts, 28 cars
shipments, 18 cars.
HAYReceipts, 160 tons: shipments. 32 tons.
Demand is good at the following quotations:
Timothy, choice. $S.50@9.50 timothy. No. 1,
$7.50fi?S.50: timothj. No. 2, $6.50frj7.o0 timo
thy, low grade, $5.50@6 clover, $5@7 upland,
choice. $7.?i0a8 upland. No. 1. $6.50@7 up
land, No. 2, $5@6 midland, $5@6 slough. Si
r??5 straw, rye, $4.50@5.50 straw, wheat and
oat. $3@t.
M
CASH SALES REPORTED TO-DAY,
No. 1 northern wheat, 11 cars $0 S2i
N'o. 3 northern wheat, 5 c.ar
No. 1 nortbei n w heat., 7 cars
No. 3 northern wheat. 2 cars
No. 1 northern wheat, 0 cars
No. 1 northern uhat. 2 cars .
No. t northern wheat. 2 cars, to arrive
No. 1 northern wheat, 2.000 bu. to nr..
No. t northern wheat, 7.000 bu, to nr..
No. 2 northern wheat, 24 cars
No. 2 noithern wheat, 0 cars
No. 2 northern wheat. 11 cars
No. 2 northern wheat, 14 cars
No. 2 northern wheat, 4 cars
No. 2 northern wheat, 1 ear, verv poor
No. 2 northern w heat, 3.000 bu, to ar..
No. 2 northern wheat, 7,500 zu, to ar . .
N'o. 3 w heat, 10 cars
No. 3 wheat, 14 cars
Vo. 3 wheat, 1 car *
No. 3 wheat, 1 car
No. 3 wheat. 2 cars, choice
No. 3 wheat, 4 cars
Kejected wheat, 2 cars, smutty
Rejected wheat, 4 cars .
Rejected wheat, 1 car t..
Rejected wheat, 1 car
Rejected wheat. 2 cars, smutty ....
Rejected wheat, 1 cor, smutty
Rejected wheat, 1 car, smutty
Rejected wheat. 1 car
Rejected wheat. 5 cars
Rejected wheat. 2 cars
Rejected wheat, 1 car. bin burnt ....
No grade wheat, 1 car
N'o grade wheat, 1 car
C. C. WYMAIN & CO.
"A, S
Grain Commission. 505-508 New Chamber of Commerce.
Your Grain Shipments will be appreciated and have
careful attention.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. 23.
Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northern
No. 1 northern, 28 No. 2 northern, 90 No. 3,
56 rejected. 36 no grade, 8.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. 1 north
ern, 2, No. 2 northern, 47 No. 3, 69 rejected,
37 no grade, 14.
Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 2 northern. 4
No. 3, 10 rejected, 3 no grade, 1 .
Soo LineN'o. 1 northern, 11 No. 2 northern,
13, No. 3, 2 rejected, 5 no grade, 3.
Northern PacificNo. 1 northern, 4 No. 2
northern, 11 No. 3, 3 rejected, 4.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No. 2 northern, 1 No. 3 , 6 rejected, 2 no
grade, 8.
Minnesota TransferNo grade, 1.
TotalNo. 1 northern, 45 No. 2 northern, 166:
No, 3, 146 ^rejected, 87 no grade, 35.
Other GrainsCarsNo. 2 macaroni wheat, 1:
I ejected macaroni wheat, 3 no grade macaroni
wheat, 1 No. 2 winter wheats 5 No. 3 winter
wheat, 69 rejected winter wheat, 11 no grade
winter wheat, 1 No. 8 yellow corn, 2 No. S
cdrn, 1 No. 4 corn, 44 no grade corn. 14 No.
3 whita oats, 41 No. 4 white oats, 26 No. 3
oat'", 25 no grade oats, 14 No. 2 rye, 14 No. 3
barley, 1 No. 4 barley, 18 No. 5 barley, 34,
no grade barley, 5 No. 1 flax, 29 rejected flai.,
26 no grade flax, 1.
Cars Impeded OutNo. 2 northern wheat, 21
No. 3 wheat. 8 rejected wheat, 10 no grade
wheat, 1 macaroni wheat, 5 No. 3 yellow corn,
1 No. 4 corn. 10 no grade corn, 9 No. 3 white
oats, 12 No. 4 white oats, 25 No. 3 oats, 6
no grade oats, 3 No. 4 barley, 7 No 5 barlev,
b, no jjrade barley, 1 , No. 2 rye, 5, rejected
flax, 4.
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT, DEC. 23.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat market.
Receipts. Shipments.
Bushels.
New York 106.275
Philadelphia 23,584
Baltimore l,12 o
Toledo 6,000
Detroit 2,000
St. Louis 163,000
Boston 107.86-.
Chicago 04.675
Milw aukee 42,240
Duluth 43,427
Minneapolis 524,520
Kansas City 235,800
' PUTS AND CALLS.
Two o'clock report:
PutsMay wheat, 82%@82^4c.
CallsMay wheat, 88%(&83%c.
Curl)May wheat, 82%.82"/tc
.S2%
.S21A .S2
.82% .82-% SlT/s .81
.80^
.80% .80
.8014 80% .76 .80% .80
.75 .76 .78 .74 77Y8 .i7 .71
.70
.76 .71% .63
-.65
.70%
.71
.72
.68 .60
.70 .62
Low.
CHICAGO GRAIN
WAR RUMORS AFFECT WHEATCORN FIRM
OATS HIGHER.
Chicago, Dec. 24.Open buying of May wheat
by the big long Interests started a general buy
ing movement in the pit to-day and prices ruled
strong. The market was helped by the more
acute situation In the far east. The opening
was steady on firm cables and small local re
ceipts. May being a shade lower to %c higher,
at 83%4$83Y*c to 83%c. Offerings were ligM
and the price later advanced to 83%@S3%c.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re
ceipts of 687 cars, against 419 cars last week,
with a holiday a year ago.
Prices continued to advance until May bad
reached 84 %c. At that figure there was con
siderable realizing and the market declined.
The close was firm with May %c higher, at
83%c.
Close: WheatDecember. 81^c old wheat,
81U.c: May, 83%c July, 78@78ic.
Cash wheat: No. 2 red. 89c No. 3 red, 8o@
87c No. 2 hard, 7S5)81c No. 3 hard, 69@77c
No. 1 northern, 83U?87e No. 2 northern, 81
84c: No. 3 spring, 70a78c
There was a fair scattered demand for corn,
induced by the strength In wheat and unfavor
able weather conditions, and the market held
firm. May opened %c to %@%c higher, at
*&*L i - 'J?x^$fctL
&& S^*&^I^M^#*yjto^i.*k4^**WK^
Close.
To-day,
- 82%
THE DAY'S RESULTS
To-day.
.$ .82%
Minneapolis Chicago
Duluth 82i
St. Louis S2%@8 2%
Kansas City 70Vfc@70
New York S6*i
May Wheat.
Close.
Yesterday.
. .83%
CLOSING CASH PRICES
On TrackNo. 1 har d, S3%c No. 1 northern. ?1'sc to arrive 81%c-
northern, 79%c to arrive. 79%c: No. 3 wheat, Vo(S)76V
No. 1 flax. 96%c No. 3 yellow cor n, 3S&c. "
No. 3 white oats, 33%@34e No. 3 rye, 50y6)51%
Barley, 31@52c. ~"~
No grade wheat, 1 ear, bin burnt.*.. .47
No. 4 corn. 3 ear
No I coin, " cars, mired
No. 4 coin. '.{ ears, yellow t
No. 4 corn, 3 ears, mlved
No. 4 corn, 1 ear. inKed
No sri-ari corn, 1 car jellow
No giade corn, 1 car
No 3 white oats. 1 ear
No. '. white oats, 0 ar
No. 3 white oats., 2 ears o w b..
No. 3 white oats, 1 car
No 4 white oats, 1 car
No. 3 oits, I
No 'I oats, t car
No. 3 oats. 2 curs
No. 3 o its, 2 cars
No crade, oats, 1 a
No grade, oats, 1 car
No guide oats, I c.ir
No grade oats, 1 car. barley mixed
No. 2 rye, 1 car
No. U rye, 1 car
No. 2 rye
No. 2 rye, 1 car
No giade rje, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car, o. w. b
Xo. 4 barley, 1 car
No. 5 bailey, 1 car
No. 5 barley, 1 car
No. 5 barley, 1 car
Sample barley, I car
No. 1 flax, S cars
No. 1 flat. 2 cars
Rejected flax, 1 car
No grade flax, 1 car
Macaroni Wheat.
Rejected, 1 car, f. o. b *.
.37 .'57 say*
elt
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HOLIDAY TRADE #:
RUNNING HEAVY
*-&&
^
Deee
"*-
^.Wi
MOST CENTERS REPORT BUSI-
NESS WEI/L ABOVE JuAST YEAH.
Close.
$ .79%
.82%
.81%"
f
$ . 80
.82%
.82Vs 82%
Yesterday.
Close.
Close.
$ .79%
.821,4 82%
.8 1%
Year Ago.
International - Mercantile Agency
Finds Iron Trade Reports Much
More Favorable Than Last Week
Trade Good Over a Wide Area, AI
tho Interior Merchants Are Still
Inclined to Cautiousness in Buying-.
( Holiday.
Holiday.
. Holiday.
July Wheat-
Close. Close.
To-day. Yesterday.
$ ,S2H@82%*$ .82%@82ii $ :81%
.78 7SV8 77%
.-% 82%
.70
-v.
re?*
.
mber
ats
v
'
41
-
7
i T-V , . , . ,
Ncw xorK, Dec. 24.Special telegrams ing, 23% ueudiur g first preferred, 4DV.- Heading
from correspondents of the International second piererred, 31 Southern Knih\n 21%
Mercantile agency thruout the United "P"111"""
- 76%
-&6*4' - S2% - 82%
States and,Canada are. summarized a s \!^t^'
follows: - ^- - '- "
Continued cold -weather has favored
dealers in Christmas goods and retailers'
generally, and the volume of holiday trade
at moat large centers has equalled or ex
ceeded that of a year ago. Pittsburg, Chi- . .
caeo and Birmingham smrhnrittp asrw BOSTON MINING STOCKS, lec 24Closing
No.
the reaction of iron and steel. Delayed Jioldi, 25$3o Atlanta, 7%i5. Bingham.t 21V?
orders, many of which were held back to
see how low rtrirP ximiilrt e-n will VIP Hccla, 436f,4.'58 Centennial, 13(5jl5V'2 Mercei,
ILA . ?!!, ai 73@So. Copper Range Consolidated, 46r
d
hel
d ""Mindcontract 14 %c:
ith ^' rl^o!p
44 /*e
placed after the holidays. - This, many IJUIJ Weet, 34'.g3.-, Dominicn Coal, 77 V, &>
think, marks the virtual culmination of, minion -H,@8% Kim River, 2@21
4 *
4 ?0'
an
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w r4
e
2
6
cars - *
.371'a .37 .38 .37 .14K
.34 .341, .33 ^
.333-t .32% .38U .31
.32 20V2
.32U .30iA .2S
.50%
'.oTii .50^ .48i
.42
48
.4S .41 .3C
.-^7 .31
.32 96 A
.97 .95%
.92
lt
h * of
grade. STtoi:
b
C
M'K^V?*'
the industrial as well as the financial de- ! Vlfr,^,incSteel,
- "&^"Va: Tale Ro.yale. 6@6H : Mass .
n-pc-l nn
rto*corn,
aa
d *"hlSud -
a
y
Cl0se
d
%@%
c
Clos^e ~"r
May
4
hei-'
a
t
,1
piesaiuu.
The year closes with a much brighter Gr mby, :i% i Col-wy. 1^4: old Domin-
^
c : Januaiy, 41 %c,
CusU corn: No,. 2 43c 3, 42%a43
wh^r" L
re a
S , influenceNo.b d y the strength in
\f^
08 7
O J
W^'ec.
feC'
Ul *
48 %@
Wc
:
wheat, but small tecelpts and a good shipping
demand were lmpoitant factors. ThereT wasf
bome demand itom"comnuMton' honsetTee neapolis jobbers tell of a steady and gen
^as supplied mainly
^ere Velars
September
To-day si'
the next six months, but some on short
time, owing to scarcity of cotton.
Chicago merchants say interior jobbers
are buying cautiously. St. Paul and Min-
b.v*
scalpers. After open
SVP* M^
e ^ *
w er. t
eral increase of wealth thruout the north
west, with a volume of business for the
year fully equal to that of 1902. On the
Pacific coast, notably at San 'Francisco,
wholesale trade has been the best for
years past at like periods.
I n the Dominion of Canada general trade,
both wholesale and retail, is quite gratify
ing. Stocks are broken and merchants
are ordering freely in seasonable lines.
Holiday traffic ha been larger than last
year. Exports have been heavy and trade
in all lines for the yoar constitutes a rec
ord breaker.
Itoqpi tiaders devoted more energy (to Snrlher
Ing holiday pranks than to speculation and the
result was a listless and uninteiestlng market.
Amalgamated moved up to 49% with borne show
of animation, and the Grangers were sligktlj
better. St. Paul preferred improved 2V4, Dela
ware & Hudson 2 and lee preferred 1^4.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co., Chamber of Commerce, Minne
apolis.
Closing figures are bid.
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riie following was the range of prices-
TVheat i).c. May . ji
WiBhef 8114
v .
84Vi$ 7877
%
^f
8
1 W * KHe% %
R
Yesterday ... . so".,
Year agoHolidav.
Corn
.64
MINNEAPOLIS OPTIONS
S3%
Opening 411,
Highest 41 A.
Low est 4 1
Cloc
Today ,. 411/,
Yesterday .... 413/
Year agoHoliday.
Oats-
Opening 3474
Highest 3514
Lowest 341/.
Close^ "
To-day 34ii
Yesteiday 33
Year agoHoliday.
DULUTH GEAIN, Dec. 24.-Whe
strong, onll a settlement by the short Interestlst
^
e oo
7S@7Si& "7%
441X, 44? t
44^
43% @:
4414 43%
14% @% 43%4 @%
4
4 431/ @ %
37i4@%
37% 3714
34% 34 6
34%
87% 37}i
34% 3414
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
i?
day ^ J
Sales. S+ocks
u
fnterest
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a
: ipments, wheat
tract 167 *' ' ' '
11,242'
Close: Wheat, casch 1 hard, 82Vic- No 1
northern, 81 No8. 2 northern, 78%c No 8
ioVimo
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND~FL0UB, Dec 24
HornDull. WheatFirm. Closed: No
M5'
LIVERPOOL GRAIN,' Dec. 24.Closlmr
flT,M.t'7S/,ot
Car
6
s
%e^ev-
r
5VS
*
^Noj.
a
82 ^
c - macaroni. 66c
*imi/
- ?}* hh'
97
Ma y - $1.00% juiy,
?1.01i4. OatsK, 35%c.N Rye, 62Yc.
,^
NEW o
Y0 ?
GHAI AN D PLOUR , Dec. 24.
I lour-RecHp.s 20,714 brls ,ales, '4,600 brls
020 nf. d
S * ^,
heat -.Receipts, 108,275 bu sales
020.000 bu acthe and stronger on higher cables
bjii.sl. outsidret markets, a furtheDecember,among r scare
^of
be
8
ho8 and war news 944
f,v,
%C V
ay 8%@S6 13-16C July, S2%a
xC
l V
R -
ve Dull state and Jersey, 56@58c-
Ao. 2 western, 63c nominal f.o.b. afloat Corn
Receipts 46200 bu &ales, 30,000 bu corn! be
side* iolidMin,^ the wheat advance, was influ,-
?o?/V
l-,\,
U,
1M ' cables) and rain west May
i?W\
C ' u H
lfe -"-'^ilts 75,000 bu noil'-
Inal tiack white, 42ffi45i
7,,r, !i, WheatDecember, 94%t MajB,
CoinDecember, 52c May, 50%c.
NO -
northern, 82@83%c1
^ft-
6 ^*
aske ' Rye-Steady3^ . 1
Eeiooc'^,
0
o.^?^
apl^r^dnll2
:
Xo'
2'
63c
^w. * OatsSteady: standard, 36%@37c
CornSteady Xo. 3. 40@42c May, 44yac asked
WheatPuts, 62&C bid calls, S^c?
tornPuts, 44&c calls, 45c asked.
stea^v
-?
RA Faskedc '
De '
2 *Close. Wheat,
SSS2?' B1 ^i^ |^. J*. levator, nominal
higher No. 2 cash, 30%c track, 36y,(537iic'
December, 8614c Maj, a8Hc No. 2 wfilt &'.
KANSA CITY GRAIN, Dec. 24.Close- De-
Z^e%JS7-1i'"'S
x?
laj'- TKe70. cash N o 2
hard, jOfeilc No. 3, 06@i9c No. 2 82C:
\72: \~'-. ^..o'
^? ^vhlte. .,637c No. 3, :{5c. Oats No "
white, 30r)37c, No. 2 mixed,' 34@33c '
24
H R^?, SEED AND COARSE GRAINr Dec.
24.RyeDecember, 53c May. 50c. Flax
Cash northwestem, ?1, southwestern, 93c De
cember 3c May 98%c. Timothy-December.
$2.97 January, $3 March, $3.12V,. Clove
December, $11.25. Barley-Cash, 35@58c
flr.m
,No'T.2
re
d western winteir,-
6s 3d futures steady Hecember, 6s 4d, March
6s 4V3d June, 6 3%d. CornSpot stejdv
anTMrchrSna4!s8
2d
: ^ ^ ^
Jbe great bulk ot the Jjusiniss, however, being
done at $9.00, and spine of It -at $10. Ctcupo
notes that the lower grades like gray forge and
mottled, have nt yet participated- In" the" full
advance fiom the lowest level. Northern Lake
Superior is doing u talr business at'the old
prices. Probatiy the largest transaction of th#
Sveek has been the purchase- of about 20,000
ions of pig iron, chiefly of Virginia make, by a
pipe foundry.
In 3the rail traxle the nly new development
?s the movement to get together %ll the makers
of light lallsAvith the object of bringing these
sections into lino With the- standard sections.
In the shet trade prices continue to crumble
t-low lj.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, TJee. 24.~Con-
sols for money, 88 consols for account, 88#o
Anaconda, 6% Atchison, 70: Atchibon preferred,
0SVS Baltimoie & Ohio, 80% Canadian I'aeillc,
122VB Chesapeake & Ohio, .14% Chicago Ureal
Western. 16, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul,
MS DeBeers, 2J% Denvei & Hlo Grande, 21% .
Uenver & Kio Grand preferred, 74Vi Erie. 30%
Erie flrst preferied, 70% Erie .second preferfed,
52 Illinois Central, 134, Louisville & Nashville,
IIOVj Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 18 New York
Central. 123V^ Norfolk & Western. 59 Norfolk
& Western "referred, 0(1 Ontario &
t2 %= Penmn minJa, 61 Rand Mines,. 9% Bead-
htates for three months' bills is S5^
4(^4 Vfc Majtlonei, KJTl1^
Tennessee 15, Tiiniiy. i'i&r
| | Close
| High-!,Low- I Bid. | Bid.
| est. I est. | Dec.241Dec.23
200|Am. Car
4,:3001 Am. Locomot
3001 do pr ...
1.600)Am. Ice
6,900 do pr . .
Pene d unchangeadt fo Ma y
at 82Uc, sold UP to 82%c, ansd back to 82%c.
The close was, steady atW the day's decline a net
advance over jesterday of %c. Flax was dull
t
th
6
Prlce
an
d
wlt
Receipts to-day, wheat, 78 cars flax, 50
5fflrSyiW 78%
88 53% 6SVt
118%
33%
27% 14V.
Janua'^
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 24.Provisions
were firm on buying by shorts and commission
houses, with little stuff oend the market. Th
steady prices at thke" yards were an early bull
J&S^oi/- AJ
B J ,P5
0 P
e nnuehaogec 7% higher , ae t
fi^ T^'-
Ma
r
lar
d
n
s d at *S2V. .
and ribs were up oc at ?6.57y..
CloseS: $12.05 May, S12.42',4.
Lard ^?? uPorkJanuaiy, "'7' *
6 ! May , $6.90. Ribs-Janu-
ary, $6.2o May, $6.52i4@6.55.
Bushels
31.452
2.744
80.000 VI.016
3.216
49,000 72.081
30.020
440
3,073
58.110
174,600
NEW YORK PROVISIONS,' Dec. 24.Beef-
Quiet. Pork-|Steadler mess. ?13.25@13.75.
l,ard*irm prime western steam, $7.10.
- GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP
On and after Jan. 1, 1904. the storage on
grain in Chicago will be one-fortieth of 1 pel
cent per daj, increased from one-fiftieth per
cent.
C. E. Le\is, fiom Chicago: Primal.v receipts
iiouId not be taken into account, as thor are
largely duplications. Minneapolis counts Kansas
lit wbJt and St. Louis counts Chicago wheat.
CoffeeHavre and Hamburg advanced yxC.
, (ubles wither disappointing, receipts exceeded ex
pectations, but accounts veiv poor.
. \\ ,H ?} ,5l
o'5crop
C
:
Wl, eat J*8H d higher corn ,
:[l'%d higher.
Kansas Citj wired to Whallon:
is after corn here. A sbippei tells me he turned
down good bid* from Mobile. Ala and JaeksCi
Miss jesterdnv simply because he was afraid
to ship the corn owing to its condition
Counselman wired from Chicago: * The- war
rumois'which float aiound so persistently are
entirely responsible for strength here this mor
ning. No use attempting to guess turns on a
w av market One thing is sure, it makes a short
verv nervous
Watson's New York office sars: The situa
tion m coffee still points to higher prices Re -
ports are of very unfavorable weather conditions,
and it looks as if predictions of a mininnnn crop
would be realized.
Chicago to Watson: Patten personally buvkig
Mav oats.
Clea !"i\?
c ^.' Wbeat and flour, 471,000 bn,
corn. 245,000 oats. 15.000.
New York reports 15 loads of wheat and 15
loads of corn for export.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec. 24.
SugarRaw. nominal fair refining, 3 l-lttff
3%c centrifugal 96 test, 3 0-l0c molasses
sugar, 213-16 lefined. quiet crushed
5.05c powdered. 4.55e: granulated, 4.45c.
CofteeFirm No. 7 Rio, 7c. MolassesFirm:
New Orleans, 31
PURCHASES FOR EXPORT
English Millers Buy Canadian Northwest
Wheat at Winnipeg.
Special to The Journal. ,
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 24.Wheat export
ers are selling Canadian wheat at Winni
peg.at 79% cents to British millers.
This wheat is to go .all rail to St. Johns,
1.800 miles, before it reaches the seaboard.
All rail shipments to St. Johns have al
J ready commenced. ., . _. ^
27 14%
14*'
13%
169% 265%
29% 68 #
-51%
173
14%
195
167% 263%
, 29%
^68^%
*sr
les
173
72%
84%
130%
18%
34%
10S
53
108%
:
I US6?ic Pl
1,0 ^
1
8
14 4"
123%
94 ft
^7}x 39,
106%
23% 59%
39
12,400 144%
48% 20'/,.
14S%
47% 20%
"00
80c premium, bujir-g late, 2ue
r The south
rate-. ,,- , - . - - - -.Green salted light hides ... 7, e%
Chicago exchange, selling rate. 0 to premliuu. Jree *altcd bull bides 7 "
buying tate. par: London Oj-day sight document
no exchange, $4.80%.
ST. PAUL. Minn. Dec. 24.Bank clearing-,
toflar. $1,044,292.45: for tho week S5 871.
379.65.
LONDON, Dec. 24The nerkly statement of
the Bunk of England shows the following
change*.:- Total teserve decreased 4i2.802.Mj0
clicularion increased i C77.(M)0: Iiiillion decreaf d
4.2.125.198 other securities increased A 3,82.J.-
000, other deposits inci eased -U021,000, pu(li
deposits increased 405.000 notes leserve de
creased 2.764.000 government securities, un
chauge. The proportion of the bank's reserve
to liability this -week is 36.90 pei cent, as com
pared with 43.71 per cent last week.
LONDON. Dec. 24.The rate of discount of
the Bank of England was unchanged to-day at 4
per cent.
PARIS, Dec. 24 The weekl.% statement of the
Bank of France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation increased 3,750.000 fr.Mics
treasury accounts current incieaed 19,873,000
francs gold in hand increased 75,0(10 franes:biilB
discounted decreased 11.250.000 francs sliver* In
hand decreased 3.675,000 francs.
PARIS. Xieo. 24.1 p. m. Three per cent
leutes. 97 francs 57% centimes for the account
exchange on London, 25 francs 15% centimes for
checks.
BERLIN. Dec. 24.Exchanges on London, 20
marks 43% pfgs for checks discount rates, short
bills, 3 per ceut three months' bills 3% pei
cent.
l
MISCELLANEOUS
BEST ON SEE*:,
" NOT YERt GOOD
HOGS SMIili RUN I^ARGELY TO
THE COMMON KINDS. -
Cattle Receipts Light and Prices Gen
erally FirmVeal Calves in De
mand and 25c Higher Sheep
Trade Quiet and Nothing Good in
Killing Stock on Sale. -
Western&n.r
ltal ,
i ?
?
South St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 24.Estimated re
ceipts at the Union stockyards to-day: Cattle,
100 calves, 25 hags, 1,800 sheep, 1,200. Cats,
33.
The following table shows the receipts from
.Tan. 1, 1903, to date, as compaied with the same
period in 3902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1903... 258.903 42,717 740,165 868,372 24.632
1902... 204,875 40,412 649,380 599.408 22,3i
Inc 2,305 90,785 268,964 2,327
Dec... 5,972
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in December, as compared with the same
period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves.
1003 9.247 1.356
1902 9,777 1
lnc
:
p\tte
ll
ed 'J**?*' ,?.
u,he
m
'
\^tl^iJ
, l&ii,
Xj !^ i I S
Steel- preferred-
, 57 A N abash , 20% W a
bash preferred, 38 .
Bar silver, lirm, 25 13-ICd per ounce. Monej,
.'i^i.lVj per cent, 'ihe rate of discount in the
open market for short
billspeis
3% per cent
r cent .
r
'- Biitis h Columbia . ?y.rri4: Calume and
4 */4T.
/
Deo 530
Official receipts
Ios:
Michigan, 6^6i Mo
hawk. .WiAff87i Mortrenl and Boston, 60H75
Date Cattle.
Dec. 16 639
Dec. 17 387
Dt'C 18 285
Dec. 39 384
Dec 21 583
Dec. 22 537
Dec. 21 380
Utah. 20%W3i)
Vf"tfiln I%rf7l%: Winona, 6%tf!7% Wolvei
ine. w%(7W Wyandot. 1 Anaconda, 18
C'ilO.
FINANCIAL~GK)SSIP
New Yoik to Charles B. Lewis 'there is a
band here on the floor of the Stock Exchange,
playing "Hiawatha," and business will probably
l e pretty dull th- balance ^f the daj.
Finley Barrell says. There continues a fair
export demand for wheat. In Kansas City,
where receipts are heaviest, the cash market is
strong Stocks are not increasing. The weath
er is \yet over the wheat belt and there is no
snow. Severe cold weather would cause appre
hension. Expect to see wheat hold within nar
row tange over the holidays, unless something
untoreseen happens. Weather bad for movement
and grading of corn.
Journal of Commerce estimates January intei
est and dividend disbursements at abont $134,-
000,0(io.
GENERAL PRODUCE
Thursday, Dec. 24.Butter, easy. Eggs,
higher. Poultry, lower. Veal, steadj.
BUTTERCreameiies, extra, lb, 22c cream
t-ries, firsts, 20c, creameries, seconds, 16c dai
lies, e\tr: 19c dairies, firsts. 17c seconds.
12%(313c packing stock, 8@12%c renovated
extras, 18c renovated firsts, 15c roll and pimt,
fancy, 17c choice, 14 fair to good, 12%
33c.
20% 19 VJ
79%
8%
29%
warsl
h
V
, 10%
18%
79
S4s
28H
125-ft 121
49 4
90 VA,
48% 77
67% 92%
78% 87% 52%
68
118%
3J%
very
t
lfor
e
h
ry ^
2 Q
19% 18%
79
8%
20
20 18%
78%
8
28%
EoGSNew laid, case count, current leceipts,
cases included, 23c candled, loss off, per doz,
28c country held, cases included, 18c: dtfties,
$6.10 ie cas for candled seconds and checks,
per case. $5.10, April storage, cai lots, cnurgs
paid, $6.7o.
CHLi-iSkTwin or fiats, fancy, 11c twins or
flats, choice, 9%c twins or flats, fair to good,
7%c Young Americas, fancy, 13tfjl3%c brick.
No. 1, 12r Tn-ick:. No. 2, 9c brick. No. 3, 0@
6%e primost No. 1, 8c primost, 'Xo. 2, 6c,
puitost, 92, Swiss, No. 1 block, 15c Swiss, No.
2, block, 12c daisies. No. 1, 12%c.
LIVE POt LTHYTurkeys, large, fat. 10%@
lie, turkejs, thin, smalb, 7&8c chickens, hens,
large, 0c chickens, roosters, 6c snrings, 7cs-
ducks, Aoung, white. 9c, ducks, joung, colored,
S%c ducks, old, 7c geese, fat. large, S(g)8'/c
DRESSED POULTRY TTndrawn turkeys,
fancy, 120/12%e: choice. 10llc old torus, lie
culls, 6frt7c, chickens, sprines, fancj, 8c ,
-spiings, fair to good, 0j7c hens, fancy, large.
7c fai- to good, and small, 6c old roosters and
lulls., 4(g.5c, ducks, fancy, heads off, -30c fair to
good, 0c, geese, fancy, head* off, IOc: fair to
gcod, 8 Frozen stock, l@2c less.
DRESisEO MEATSVeal, fancy, per lb. 5.c
fair to good, 4%c small, overw eight. 3c mutton,
laucj, o(fi6c Iambs, yearlings, laucy, 6%(&,7c
milk lambs, pelts pff, 7%@8c, hogs, light, o_.c
medium, 5c heavj. 5f.
FISHGrapples, medium to large, 8c, small,
6c, pickerel, 0c bullheads, 6c pike, 7c.
U1BUAGEPer 100 lbs, $2.50
POTATOESWhite, :e bu. car lots, sacked,
60(fi62c, mixed. pe bu, lots, sacked, 5o@
55c, smai lols, sacke'1
127% 122
50%
90% 49% 78 68%
12,800 Am. Sugar
3,200 do pr ...
3,000 Am. Smelting
200 do pr* . .
44,300 Amal. Cop .
700 Anacon. Cop .
1,300 A., T. & S. F
200f do pr ...
4,()00 Bait. & Ohio
200 do pr ...
1,800 Brook. Hap Tr
400 Can. Southern
12,300 Can. Pacific...
300 Ches. & Ohio .
Chi. & Alton..
do pr
Chi. Gr. W.
do pr A ...
do pr B ...
Col. F. & I*
3001 Col. Southern
do 1st pr . .
do 2d pr
Col. H. C. & I
Consol. Gas
2,500 DeU & Hud.
1,000 Del. L. & W.
r,100 Eue
1,600 do 1st pr, ..
1,800 do 2d pr
Gen. Electric
Hocking Val.
I do pi
!Illinois Cent. | 130%
K. C. & Southl
I do pr
'lxn'is. dc Nash.
]M..St.r. & Soo
'Manhattan t'Met. St. Ry..
12,400|Missomi Pac ..
l.ino'M . Iv. & T...
l,!00l do pr
Mex. Cent ...
Nat. Lead ...
no pr
Norfolk & W .
North Am. Co.
N'or. Securities
Northwestern
128% 122
49Vi
9'J% 4S% 77% 67% 92% 78%
88
5S%
6&%|
118-54
3 3%
34% 71
13%
66%
27%i 27% 14%
52 22% 14%
195
168.% 165%
29% 68%
12J% 122
40%
92% 48% 75 68%
92 78%
S7% 53
67%
118%
33 34%
69% 15% 67
27% 26% 14
52 22% 14%
195%
167% 162%
29% 68% 50%
168
RaLlroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day l y loa' as follovs: Chicago Great
Western, 3 , Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul.
6 Minneapolis & St. Louis, 1 , Chicago. St.
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha. 34 Great North
ern, 3: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 1 North
e m Pacific, 7 total, 33.
Disposition of stock Wednesday. Doc.
Firm. Swift & Co . . .
W. E. McCoimick
W. G. Bronson .
Leo Gottfried ...
King Brothers . .
Cudahy Bros
J, T . McMHIsnv.
Other buyers
Country buyeis . .
i 7oc . ~ "
ONIONSPer bu, 40gr0c
13032
84%
130
39
RABBITS CotioiK^..., ^j. $1^.1.25, jacks,
doz $8.25.
PIGEONSLive, pci doz, $1, dead, per doz,
*5c.
DRirD PEASFancy yellow, pei bu. $1.50,
medium, #1 25- green, famy\ $1 75 medium,
$1.25, marrowfat. $2.23.
BEANSQuotations lrclude sacks. Fancy navv.
pei bu, $2.25 choice na\j, $2 medium hand
picked. $2 medium, fair, $1.25 medium mixed
.ind dlrtj, 45fr/7oc blown, fnncj, $2?J brown,
tair to good, $1.50@1.60, Lima, California, pei
lb, be.
APPLESJonaihins, per bil. $6.50: Kings, pe"
brl, $4.50 Noithern Sp.\s, brl. $3.25@3 50 Wag
iters, brl, $3.25(^3.5i: Greenings, brl, $3.2o.
Baldwins, bil. $3.25/3.A): Tallman Sweeto. brl,
$3*/3.25, choice cooking? brl, $2.73(^3, Russets,
bil. 3.50.
ORANGESFlorida*, all sizes, $3.25: Califor
nia navelb, 12ds to 250s, %3.50, California natvelb.
96s to 112s. $3 25.
LEMONSCalifornia fancy, as to size $4.50-
choice. $3.5()C4.50.
SWEET POTATOESIllinois, per brl, $3.50
Jeiso nei brl, $3.75
CRANBERRIESLate Howes, pei bil. $0 .
Teise^s, j,f brl, .7@7 50: Jersejs, bu boxes,
$2 75, Wisconsin Bell and Bugle, $9 Wisconsin
Bt'll and Clierrv, $7 5U
CALIFORNIA t'RUITS-Pears, ]
boxes, $3.75$?4.
GRAPESCatawbas. pony baskets, 20c Mala
gas, per keg. $4.50(d 5 50.
HONEYNew fano white. 3-lb sections, jx
choice white, 1-lb sections. 32@13c amber, 8c
goldenrod, 12c extiacted white, 1.1 bneit, u
7c. extracted amber, 7c.
VEGETABLES"Wax beans, pei bn, S5r egg
plant, per doz, $2.50 redisbes. per dp* bunches!
8e lettuce, per dox. 35c lettuce, beads, per doz
$l mint, per doz. 25c: celery, doz. 304140c.
celery. California, fancy. 70c Choice 65c-
squash, r/er doz. $2 parsnips, per bu. 75" cucum
beis, per doz, $I.75(8'2 green onions, shallots,
per doz bunches, 75c: tomatoes, four-basket crates
$5 beets, pei-'bu. 40(5,50c cauliflower, per crate,
$3. J: parsley pei do 75c@$l.
I 34%
I 1071
'*
143%
123
94 17 v.
39%
143% I 143
123 I 124%
94% I 9 4
17%! 39 M
9% I
34
SOl'.l
371', I
77% I
S9%'
169
119%
22K
29 67%
118%
98%
45% 76%
6%
60
40% y-5% 59
39% 13% 32
143%
4S% 20% 7S !
37 !
25 !
23 I
36% I
nil/, 78% S7%!
7%
76% Hi% 55%
20 36% 8514 16
4S 24 .
17% 38%
9%
14% 80% 57%
57?', 78% 89%
1,600
28,000 15,300
$rsS1( :-
Coj "--Decemberred. . 37&c
C,400
100
88%
167L.
119JH
32i/i
28%
169
N. Y. Central| 120%
Ontario & W .
Pressed Steel
do pr
Penn. R. It..
People's Gas.
Reading
do 1st pr..
Kepub. Steel..
do 2d pr .. I
do pi
Rack Island..
do pr
StL. & SF2pr
St. h. & S.W
do pi I
St. Paul ... .1
Southern Pac .1
Southern Hy ..I
to pr ... .1
Teun.Coal & I.'
Texas & Pac ..'
Tol.,St.L. & Wl
do pr
Twin Citv R.TI
Union Pacific.I
do pr
TL S. Leather.
do pr
TJ. S. Steel ...
do pr .. . .
Wabash
do pr
Wet-tern Union
Wheel. & L. E
do 1st pr.
do 2d pr,.
W it. Central
do pr ....
88%
22% 29% 6S'/.
168
119%
2 2S
67
118%
98%
45%
138%
98%
45% 76%
- I 118%
98%
45%
100
1,000
60%
41 23% 50
40% 13% 32
23% 60%
40%
143%
48% 20% 78 34% "37%
251. 23%
36%
"3j
25' 23 85% 1,400
7nn
14,900 13,800
4,200 1 300
100
l,2iK
22% 35%
91% 78%
88%
7
75% 10% 534 2(1 37 S5% 10%
47 24%
"78% 78%
10% 1
"7%
76% 10% 55% 20 30%
20% I
37 I
S%1 =58
Total sales. 363,800.
*Ex. dividend.
MONEY REPORTS
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.Close. Prime mer
cantile paper. 5%(Vj6 per cent sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at
$4 80.90J4.8 for demand, jnd at $4.83.95@4.S4
for sixty-day bills posted rates. $4 81%frt4.82
and $4.85 commercial bills, $4.80% bar
sliver, 55%c Mexican dollars, 43c government
bonds stead: railroad bonds lirm
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24National bank notes
received to-day foi redemption. $671,619: gov
ernment receipts from internal lovenue. S520,3^i
customs. $838,982, miscellanoiis. S1S8,0S2, -ex-
penditures. $1,370,000.
1AINNF. \POLlS. Dec. 24.Bank clearings to
d.i.i. $2,801,570.67- New \oik exchange, selling premiu-m-
. THE IRON AGE REVIEW., ,
New York. Dec.24.Variable reports concern
ing the condition of the steel an^ Iron tra.de
are presented this week by the Iron Age In its
review of the'eondition of business. It is stated
to be too early to obtain an Idea of the effect
Of the reaffirmation of ju-Jces in billets, plates
and Structural forms by the various associations
A mixed market for nig iron is reported with
a slightly fretfr movement. .The ra-view says
From the leading distributing centers of pig iron
encouraging t-sports fcuitinue to come in the
inly excentton belns tbnt our Cincinnati cor-
Iron
M, ,
respondent notes occasional sales of southern i
at $9.25 for No. 2 fouidry iron at Birmingh
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Dec. 24 CattleRe
ceipts. 8,000 strong good to prime, $5$i5S0
joor to medium. $H.256jSi sfoekers and feeders,
$1.75@4 caws, $1.50(ff4 heifers. ?2?J 75 can
ners, $l 50(g2.40 bufls, $2?/4.25 calves, $2c
6.25.
HogsReceipts to-day,. 22.000 Saturday. 15.-
000 steodr to easj : mixed and butcbers. $4.40?
4.70 good to choice hea.vy. $4.55@4 65 rough
heay.v, $4.35@4.50 light, $4.10 bulk of
sales, $4.40@4.55.
SheepReceipts, 8.000 sheep, stead l.inibs,
steady cood to choice wethers, $3.50(^4, fair
to choice mixed. |2.75(g'3.50 western sheep,
$3.lO@4 native lambs, $4g5.75 western lambs,
?4@5.55.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. Dec. 24 Cat-
tieReceipts,'4.000, Including 150 Texant,, mai
ket steady native steers, $3.50(54 60 southeir
steers, $2.50@3.60 southern cows. )|[e-mail]5
native cows and heifers, | 2 25@3.85: stockers
and feeders. $3@3.90.
HogsReceipts. 5,000 market steady heavv,
$4 40@4.60 packers, $4.35@4.50 pigs and
lights, $4.25@4.52%.
SheepReceipts, 10,000 market steady sheep,
f2.25&4.15 Jambs, $3.65@5 50. *
Winter Nellis,
NEW YOBK RRODTCE, .Dec. 24.Butler-
Receipts, 3,846 packages quiet: eStra crea i
ery, 23c uciiiiiry. comnon to choice, 15fl?22C:
state dairy. ti(y:2Cc, heljl creamery, 15ra20c
C'lieeseReceipts, 2,553 packages quiet state,
full cream, fancy small colored, September tic
late rude, 10c, small w htte,' September ' 12c*
ltx- m i . 10i_ largo colored. September", 12c'
lato made 3d-: laige white. September, ]2c-
iafc ninth\ TK. E^gsReceipts. 3.538 pack
ages: quiet stale and Pennsylvania, nenrhy
average firsts, 36c: state and Penns'-Ivania
soiouds to firsts, 30(ii40c western flrsts 3c-
western seconds to flrsts, 3034c refrigerated'
26 28c.
CHICAGO PBQDTJCE, Doc. 24.Butter easv
creameries, 16rt*2c dairies. 13^21*. ' Eggs'
steady at mirk, cases -Included, 20(ir27%c'
Cheese, stedi: daisies 10%gno%e tniris uic
Young Americas. 10%c. Poultry, live, steady
turkeys. 10^1 II" chickens, 8frt8%c springs 8(Si
S%c. Veal, steady. 5i) to 0 i lbs. 44%c 65 to
75 lbs, 5C(/6c 8' to 325 lbs. 0f7c 85-to 111)
lbs. 7%(ff8e. Potatoes, steady Burbauks, 61
C3c: Rurals. OirnOSu, red stock, 52ftfl0c
, - SIDES, PELTS, TALLOW. WOOL.
- No. 1. No. 2.
Giecn salted hea%,\ steer tildes 8% 714
Green salted cow hides ^y, gi /
Gieen salted veal kip 9 yy
Green -.alttd deacons, each , 55 4 5
Green salted branded, 1%C per lb less than
free of brand-*.
Urrcn saltcd_ borse or n.vle. hides.
Utlfe
Gren salted horse' or mule hides,
medium
Gicen jltcd hoise 'or mule hides,
small . , '. 1.70 1.00
Dry flint Montana. Oregon, Washington"
and Idaho butchci hides, flat 14
Montana bulls and fallen hides 19
Dry flint Minnesota. Dukota, Wiscon
sin and similar uy, j/)
Green salted pelts', large to small.
each .' 50 . @oo
Drj fiint calf skins , i e 14
Dry flint territorial pelts, per lb 10 @ n
Tallow, in cakes 4 - 3
Tallow, In barrels V. 3%
Grease, light , 3 % -
Wool, medium, unwashed
Wool, coarse 1
Wool, fine, unwashed ...
Feat'?rs. goose , , 4 0 4
Feathers, duck ^4 (H 4,,
Feathers, chicken 3 @ 31-
Fcatliers. turkcr 2%@ 3
IV ^intienf: root, per n $0.00^6 25
Green, for planting, per lb 1.15
Seneca root, per lb
Beeswax, yellow 28
Beeswax, dark 24*
Jeukins-
RIGHT UP-TO-DATE.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Have v e $ou a typewriter at your
office V
Jinks^Yf"?
JenkinsWl
8T. LOUIS-LIVE STOCK. Dec. 24.CattleRe
ceipls, 1.000. includlnp 400 Texans. market
strong ftnd higher beef steers, $3.75@5.40 stock
ers and feeders. $2.15@3.60 cons and belfcis,
$2.25@5 Texas steers. $2.40@4.10.
HogsReceipts, 2,500 market steady to
strong r/lffs and lights, $4.30@4.45 packer*,
*4.40@4.60 butchers and best heavy, $4.45
4.70.
Sheep-^Recelpls, 200: market strong sheep.
$3.20^4 lambs, $4.23@5.50.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Dec. 24.Cat-
tle-,-Recelpts, ?W maiket active and strongei
native steers. $3.23(^5.15 cows and heifers. $2.G0
(53.75: western steers. $3@3.75: Texas steers.
$2.50 range cows, and heifers, $2.30@3.30
storkeis and feeders. $2.50@3.30.
HOB- Kuc-elpts 7.200. market uliade hlj-her
hfavy. S4.47%4.55 pigs $3.50% 25.
SheepReceipts, Goo maiket steady shepc,
$2.25@4.23 lanibs, fl.75@3.50.
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. 24.Re-
ceiptsCaf tie. 300 hogs, 5.000-.
HogsStead . Sales- 64. 280 lbs, $4.30 02
25C lbs SI 33: 60. 300 lbs. $4 30.
CattleStockers. steady killers, strong. Sales
10 beeves. 1.100 lbs. $3.75- 8. 1.2*0 lbs. $4.7.--
S cows. SOO lbs, $2.25: 9. COO lbs. $2 73 a
1.040 lbs. $3.40: 8 stockers. 780 lbs. $2 50 9.
90O..lbs, $2.75: 10,.940 lbs. $3.40: 0 jenrlitiirs
480 lbs, $2.25 8. 630 lbs, $2 75 9.' 640 lbs.
$3.25.
'
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer. St. Pint. Minn., Dee 24.Barrett & Zim
merman report countrr inquiries for farm hoi^e^
numerous Sc\era] sales of nrime heavv hordes
were made. Duluth logging concerns sought the
best kind of horses. Values: Drafters e\ra
$l8Mi225 drafters, choice. $14(1(S185 drafter*'
common to good. $125@140 farm mares, extra,
$145S16U farm mares, choice. S130*145 firji
marcs, common to good, $100(113
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER. Do*
.*3.10 2.15
Lcitl and CojiperQuiet anil uncbanueO,'
2.30 3.73
PEORIA WHISKY. Dec 24.Whisky on the
basis of *1.27 for finished coods.
goods .
ST. LOUIS LEAD. Doc. 24.
4.17e. Spelter, higher. 4.75c.
^ki^**4
MARFIELD-
GRIFFITHS CO.
i
- 16 @17
- l-*%(ifil6
.12 CdJ14
indecl / \6-*r "i3 T^s '
.at style?*- *'* -iX-'^- * '****
.TlnksOb. the very latest. Yon should see
the'new fall'gown she's, wearing these dave.
/ ' GRAIN COMMISSION
MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO
DULUTH ^ -.. ' MILWAUKEE
W Oct Hlckeit Uaxkft Trie**
FITCH & CO.
Z|f* Stock Commlnioa Kerchaats,
fas ttockyarda, South St. Bui, Mil
67
t
GRAIN COMMISSION ****
CHICAGO. Edwards,
Wood
Cars.
1.851 l.b3S
ZKl
MAW OFFICE.- ^^L I A
Manhattan Bid* SSE Ulf l "
328 228
Hogs.
J1.888
S5.903
3,985
Sheep.
56.075 37,207 38,868
or
ST. PAUL, - MINX. ^PH ^ P W 9
Dealers in
the past week are as fol-
Calves Hogs. Sheep
37
55
40 34
31
12S
28
Stocks, Grain, Provisions
S.37I
6.230 7.731
4,447 4.788 5,144
4,1.9
6,308 1.933
2.002
414
7.625
911 266
Cars
130
' 105
115
64
122
83
70
Bought and Sold for cash or carried on reasonable
marg'lns.upon which a commission will be charged
of % on grain, Vi or. stocks and Y* on flax.
49
99
Private Wires.
Write for our market letter and orivata teto
jrraph ciphermailed free.
Ship Your grain to Us
Prompt Returns.
Best Facilities. Liberal Advaneu.
Usual Commissions.
BRANCH OFFICE:
MlnnoagtoHm:
(10-111 New Chamber of ComnsrcB.
N. W. phone 3509. T. C. phone, 2390.
312 Guaranty Loan Build in?.
W. phone, 2103. T. C. phone, 2504.
N
Cattle.
is-v
11
8 9
Hogs.
3,725
Sheep.
151
DULUTH. WINMiPS9
oio
71 18
Totals
HOGS
Date. Dec. 16 . .
Dec. 17 . .
Dec. 38 . .
Dec. 19 . .
Dec 21 . .
Dec. 22 . .
Dec. 23
Prices a good 5c Tilgher. Receipts light. Avei -
age quality shows improvement ovei .testeiday's,
but the best on sale were not as good as yester
day's top. Prices range $4.10 to $4.40- bulk,
$4.25S4.35 common mixed quotable fiom $4.10
to $4.25: fair mixed from $4.25 to $4.3", and
choice lights, butchers and heavy hogs at $4,40
@4 50
HogsS2. 197 lbs, $4 23: 68, 190 lbs. $4.20: 72.
285 lbs. $1.40. 85, 196 lbs. $4'3. 72, 227 lbb.
$4.30: 77. 188 lbs, $4.25 73, 171 lbs, $4.20 48,
194 lbs, $4.15.
Pigs and Underweights7. 121 lbs. $3.75: 6.
105 lbs, $3.65: 16. Ill lbs. .3.G0. 9V 74 lbs. $3.50.
Stags and .Boars1, 450 lbs, $3.50 1, 430 lbs,
$3 25 1. 460 lbs. $2.
CATTLEReceipts rery light. Offerings of
1 utrher stuff include nothing good. Prices
generally firm at the week's advance of 10c
\ 'al calif- in better denwne and quoted 25c
higbei. htteker and feeder trade rery dull at
steady prices. Sales:
Butcher Steers2, 1,040 bis, $3.10.
Butcher Cows and Heifers1, 1,010 lbs. $3.10:
5, 1,004 lbs, $2.60.
Cutters and Canners1,003 lbs, $2.25. 2,
910 lbs, $2 2, 980 lbs, $1,75, 1, 950 lbs. $1.50
Butcher Bulls1, 1,470 lbs, $2.00 1, 1.200
lbs", $2.10.
Veal Calves2, 115 lbs, $4.25, 2, 105 lbs,
$3.25.
Stock Feeding Steers6, 656 lbs, $2.25 5.
624 lbs. $1.65 3, 843 lbs, $2 35
Milch Cows and Springers-r-1 cow. $15.
SHE^IP* Receipts moderate. Trade niuiet.
Offerings largely feeding stuff. Nothing good
in the killing line on sale. No change in
prices.
Killing- Sheep and Lambs32 lambs, 78 lbs,
$4 13 ewes. 121 lbs. $2.75 2 ewes, 130 lbs,
$2.25 19 cull ewes, 101 lbs, $1.73.
Stockers and Feeders13 stock lambs. 57 lbs,
$3.30.
Among the shippers on the maiket were:
Wheeler-Watkins Co., Batavia J. Tingvall. River
Falls. Wis.: O. M. Johnson, Valley City. N. I).
F. DanielJTa, Little Falls O. J. Quain, Stai
bnck W. C Chappell, Cleveland, Rixle Bioth
ers & Bennett, Johnson: Gibbons, West Con
cord G. Nold, Nelson, Wis. A. Buig, St Peter
E. Loomis, Garden City G. W. Dodge. Madelia
T. H. Brown, Granite Falls.
Watson Co
4,394
Av. Wt. Av. Cost. Price Range
214 215
214 212 214 210
2 L
$4.20
4.26 4.16 4.15 4.1)8
4.13 4.21
$4.00 4ii
4.05fil4 -15
3.9Q/S 4.57i
4 00(64.35
3 90tf7-i.2-
4.00(ffi 1 30
4.10f/1.4
BROKERS IN
GRAIN, PROVISIONS,
STOCKS AND BONDS
Members N. Y. St*ock Exchange.
New York Office24 Broad St.
Chicago CorrespondentsJ. H. Wrenn % '. i
Private wire Chicago and New York.
TelephonesN. W. Main 1)1."
N.W.Mam.U.
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J. F, WHALLON
GEO. t . CASK,
GEO. C. BAGLEV.
i , case.ftco.&CAa.MbAHl
STOCKS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS.
_ | Now York Stock Exohani i
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I tapis, tfhamoertiommsroi
Private Wire to Now York and Ohio a j .
. th CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
316 FIRST AVE SO.
501 Board oITraJ*
Duluta.
Receiving a specialty. Advances mad* to
Farmers, shippers and elevator compa&lev
Cham.'
., ilpli.
IftgflV,
Wm. Balrymple Ge., "Z
GRAIN COMMISSION
The
Security Bank ef Minnesota
Minneapolis.
Capital stoc* e 91,000,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits 850,000 00
Deposits F. A. CHAMBERLAIN, President.
PERRY HARRISON, V. Prest.
E. F. MEARKLE, V. Prest.
T. F. HURLEY. Cashier.
FRED SPAFFOBD. Asst. Cashier.
M C. HAMER. Asat. Cashier.
8,700.0X0.00
$100,000
Hennepin County, Minnesota, Court
House and City Hall
, 4%% Bonds
Dated April 2,1894. Due April 2.192J.
Interest payable April 2nd and October 2nd.
Denomination. $1,000.
,
These bonds are a direct obligation of the entire
county and are additionally secured by a hen on
the Court House and City Hall building.
Price and further information of particular in
terest to residents of Hennepin county can be ob
tained on application
to or
Eugrene M. Stevens, E. H. Rollins & Sons,
127 Guaranty Bid*., 238 LaSalle St,
Minneapolis, Minn. Chicago, Illinois.
Jon6s9Caesar&Go CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
OF
New York, Chicago, St. Louis,
Pittsburg and London.
m Announce that they have opened a
temporary office at
320 Bank of Commerce Building,
MINNEAPOLIS.
21.
. H. LAIDLEY
-Lead, , firm.
NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 24.Petroleum
l-lrni refined, all ports, $6.45J9.50.
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GRAIN, PROVISIONS,
Bank Stocks & Investment Securities
Members Chicago Beard of Trade.
TeL 170 Main. Private Exchange.
186-190 La Salle Street - - Chicago, HI.
Van Busen
Harringion Co.
Grain, Provisions,
Stocks and Bonds
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New Chamber of Commerce.
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