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12 "T^- ffi Th^rsd^
Interesting Analysis of Govern
ment Final Figures for the
1905 Crop.
Dullness in the Market and Prices
Still in Very Narrow
Range.
Increase of a Million HereThe
Flour Mills Gradually Clos
ing Down.
MInneipolis Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 21.
The bulls were surprised and greatly dlsuppoint
ed this morning to see wheat open weak and
May sell down to 85Vbc early. It was thought
that the snow over the northwest might stimu
late trade a little and break the market out of
its extreme dullness. The contrary was the case.
The snowfall was not heu\y enousth to sug
gest much interference with the move
ment of grain to market. Local eleva
tor stocks increased 1,W0,00 bu for five dajt^
Receipts bete weie slightly above a year ago, 507
tars against 402 The mills were reported clos
ing for a probable ten-day period rather than
the over-Christmas four-day layoff talked of
jesterday, and cash demand was slow, No. 1
northern making relative to May and selling
at Uc under. The foreign markets were dull,
Liverpool was weak at the close. Paris off
Antwerp %c and Budapest %c lower and Ber
lin aloi.e 'sc higher. The various reports cov
ering the new crops in our country were favor
able, the Price Current finding no chunge in win
ter wheat and the high piomise fully maintained.
'Jhe government repoit came out late yesterday
with final figures for 1903, and thev were big
Wheat is put at tt$)2 000,000 bu and corn at
2.707,000.000 bu. the latter being especially bear
ish The maiket was dull and heavy In all the
pits
Duluth got 128 cars against 50, Chicago 29
against 14 Winnipeg had 209 against 159 St.
Louis receipts weie :8,00 bu against 27,000,
and Kansas City 38,000 against 43,000.
John Inglis and V. Jones make this state
ment toTheJourn al today on the United
States wheat crop "W have been awaiting
final government figure* on wheat production be
fore submitting conclusions as to the wheat
ci op. Int August we estimated the wheat crop of
the United States at 624 000 000 bu against 683,-
000,000 bv the government in October. During
the fall we have made investigation of results
and find that on the basis of leading mill and
^levator opinion in the several states that our
figures were too high at 624,000,000. The gov
ernment's final figures, issued yesterday, ln
reas the October estimate to 694,000,000, while
state results indicate not above 615,000.000, and
more conservative opinion suggests 600,000,000.
In our judgment, the government makes two im
portant errors They report the yield by meas
ure, then bv applying their weight figures, their
yield of 694 000,000 should be reduced on winter
12,000,000 and on spring 16,000.000 bu, bringing
the total down to 664,000. We estimate an over
estimate of winter acreage bv the government
of 1,50.000, and of spring 1.000,000. ThiB calls
for further reduction of winter wheat of 21.000,-
000 bu and of spring 12,000,000 a total of 38,-
000,000 or only 7 000,000 more than our August
figures. The government estimate is too high
BU the states of California, Texas Oklahoma. Ne
vada, South Dakota, Iowa and the Ohio valley.
On the basis of 615 000 000 bu and not to ex
ceed 50.000,000 brought over Julv 1. the country
has 665 000,000 bu of wheat market and 50,'-
000,000 will be carrier over July 1 next, leaving
available for use 615,000,000. The United States
wants 500.000,000 and has exported 40,000,000,
leaving 75,000,000 for export to Julv 1.
Primary receipts 8S, bu against 774,. Clear
ances wheat and flour 245,00 bu.
THE FLOUR MARKET
MILLS READY TO CLOSEHOLIDAY DULL-
NESS GENERAL.
The mills will begin Jo close from now on,
nd by Saturday nearly ajl will be down. Some
Will remain idle only until the Tuesday follow
ing Chiistmas, but others may not reopen for ten
ilays Trade is very quiet and the market dull
out steady
Shipments, 54,948 banels.
Fiist patents ai quotable at $4 60(5)4.70 seo
jt-id patents, $4 50@4.60. first clears, $3.65
6 75, second clears, S2 45@2.55
THE CASH TRADE
GROUND FEED LOWER ALL AROUNDRYE
PRICES EASY.
FLAXReceipts. 40 cars, against 61 cars last
pear shipments, 2 cars, Duluth, 56 cars. Clos
^prices Mlnnearolis, cash, $106* to arrive, lU^o. ?A.i7
Ko. 1 northern wheat, 30 cars....
NO. 1 northern wheat, 6 cars
Ko. 1 northern wheat, 7 cars
Ko. 1 northern wheat, 10,000 bu, to arrive
0. 2 northern wheat, 21 cars
No. 2 northern wheat, 14 cars
2 northern wheat, cars...........
Ko. 2 northern wheat, 1 car
No. 2 northern wheat, 9 cars.....
Vo. 2 northern wheat. 1 car
Vo. 2 northern wheat, 1 car
(To. 2 northern wheat, 1 car
po. 2 northern wheat, 1 car, smut.
"0. 3 wheat, 8 cars, b....
8 wheat, 16 cars
3 wheat, 4 cars
Jfo. 8 wheat. 7 cars
No. 8 -wheat, 8 cars
Re-
OATSNo 3 white oats closed at- 28%c
teipts, 85 can,, shipments, 13 cars.
CORNNo. 3 yellow, new, closed at 39%c.
deceitts, 06 cars shipments, 1 car.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL Coarse
torn meal and cracked corn in sacks, sacks ex
tia. $15(215 25, No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn
Uvd l- oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra, $15 50@
15.75 No 2 ground feed. corn and oats,
10-lb sicks, sacks extra, $15 75@16 No 3
ground feed, 1-8 corn and 2-3 oats, 70-lb sacks
lacks extra, $16@16 25.
MILLSTUFFSBran in bulk. $13.50(@13.75
morts. $18 50@13 75 middlings, $16@16.25 red
Sog, $18 all in Minneapolis in 200-lb
(acks, $1 rer ton additional: in 100-lb sacks,
50 per ton additional. Shipments, 1,300 tons
RYENo. 2 closed at 59%@60%c. Receipts,
cars, shipments, 1 car.
BARLEYFeed grades closed at 36@37e-
Waiting grades, 3S@47c. Receipts, 67 cars
mlpments, 5 ears.
HAYChoice timothy, $10@10.50 No. 2 tlm
thy $8@8 75 No 8 timothy, $7@8 choice
ipland, $9@9.50 wheat and oat straw, $4@5.
"Ceceipts, 170 tons.
CASH SALES REPORTED TODAY.
1 hard, 3 cas $0.88%
so. 1 hard wheat, 1 car, 83%
'.'o. 1 northern wheat, 18 cars SZ%
.83% .83%
83%
.83% .81 81%
80% .80% .*80$ .so .78
.78
.77%
.70%
79
3 wheat, 1 car 76
(To. 3 wheat, 1 oar 80
So. 8 wheat, 6 cars 79^4
ffo. 3 wheat, 4 cars 70%
Jo. 3 whaat, 7 cars 78
So. 3 wheat, 6 cars 78%
Vo. S wn at, 1 car 77
(Jo. 3 wheat 1 car 78^
bNo. 4 wheat, 1 car. Bmutty 74
No. 4 wheat, 5 cars 75
Vo. 4 wheat, 2 cars 72
Ko. 4 wheat, 1 car 7+%
No. 4 wheat, 6 cars
}Jo 4 wheat, 1 car
wheat, 4 cats
wheat, 5 cars
wheat, 1 car
So 4 wheat 2 cars
dejected wheat, 1 car
Rpjeoted wheat, 1 car [74.
jtejeoted wheat. 2 cars ^76
Rejected wheat, 1 car 77V.
dejected wheat, 1 car .77
Rejected wheat, 1 car 75
Rejected wheat, 1 car [72
^elected wheRt, 1 car '751/
keiectert wheat,'1 ci 7rV
Rejected whei-t. 2 cars I73
Vo grade wheat. 1 rar. n:n burnt "59
so etade wheat, 1 car [72
Vo grade wheat, 1 car .71
Ro. 3 ellow corn. cars 'snlf.
Ko. 3 ellow corn, 1 car
Ko 3 corn, 1 car
Jo. 3 corn, 2 cars
so. 4 corn, 3 cars
Vo. 4 ellow corn. 1 car *37%
So 4 corn. I oar mixed
Ko. 4
Ko. i
Ko. 4
Ko. 4
.76
.77 .74% .74
.71
.73
.78,
40
.40% .36 .38
37
^o. 4 corn. 2 cars
Vo. 4 corn, 7 cars .i!.^!l!!!"
0. 4 corn. 8 cars
Ko. 4 corn car. hite
fo grade corn, 3 cars
So grade corn, 2 oars
giade corn, 3 cars
5o grade corn. 1 car
To. 3 rye. 1 car
?o. 3 white oats, 2 cars
Co. 3 white oat% 3 cars
fo. 3 white onts, 3 cars
[o. 3 white oats, 6.000 bu. in settlement.
10. 4 white oats, 6 cars
to. 4 white oats, I car
o. 4 white oats, 5 cars
io. 4 white oats, 4 cars
fo. 3 oats, 6 cars
fo. 3 oats. 3 cars
.3 0
.35 .38
.37% .36 .33 .37
.34 .30 .58 .28% 28% 29% .29
.28% .28% .28%
.28% 27% .28
i
JbTi Inglis and H. V. Jones Report on Wheat
Open. High.
Dec
May- May.
Minneapolis Oats
Minneapolis $.81%
Chicago 83%@%
Duluth 83^,
St. Louis 82%
Kansas City 78%
New York 95%,
Winnipeg 7B%
TODAY'S RANGE IN WHEAT
Minneapolis Options.
Chicago Options.
No. 3 oats, 1 car
No. 3 oats, 2 cars
No. 4 barley, 3 cars
No. 4 barley, 2 cars
No. 4 barley, 2 cars
No. 4 barley, 1 car.
No. 4 barley, 1 car.
No. 4 barlev, 1 car.
No. 4 barley, 1 car.
No. 1 feed barley, 7
No. 1 feed barley, 2
No. 1 feed barley, 4
No. 1 feed barley, 1
No. 2 feed barley, 2 tars
No. 2 feed barley, 11 cars
No grade barley, 1 car
No grade barley, 1 car
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car, to arrive.
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car 1.07
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car 1.06%
No. 1 flaxseed, 2,000 bu to arrive 1.06%
No. 1 flaxseed, 4,200 bu to arrive 1.06^
No. 1 flaxseed, 3,000 bu to arrive 1.07
No. 2 flaxseed, 1 car 1.06
No. 2 flaxseed, 2 cuis 1.05%
No. 8 durum wheat, 2 cars 67
No. 2 durum wheat, 1 car 70
No. 3 durum wheat, 5 cars 68
No. 4 durum wheat, part car 65
No. 4 durum wheat, 1 car .66
No. 1 durum wheat, 1 car 74
No. 4 durum wheat, 1 car 67%
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
cars
cars 86M1
cars ,17
car.
a7 .36 .'16 86%
1.06Va 1.07%
PUTS AN CALLS.
2 pm. report.
Pu*sMay wheat, 85%@85%c.
CallsMay wheat, 85 %c.
CurbMay wheat, 85%@85%c.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION DEC. 20.
Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northen
No. 1 hard, 27 No. 1 northern, 95 No. 2
northern, 56 No. 3, 40 No. 4, 9 rejected, 7
no grade, 4.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. 1 bard,
3 No. 1 northern, 18 No. 2 northern, 14 No. 3,
Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 1 northern, 6,
No 2 northern, 3 No. 8, 2 No. 4, 2.
Soo Line^No. 1 hard, 15 No. 1 northern, 45
No. 2 northern, 15 No. 3, 13 No. 4, 5 re
jected, 4 no grade, 1.
Northern PacificNo. 1 hard, 10 No. 1 north
ern, 22 No. 2 northern, 13 No. 8, 21 No. 4.
4 rejected, 4 no grade, 8.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & OmahaNo.
1 northern, 4 No. 2 northern, 6 No. 8,"8 Jfo. 4,
4 rejected, 4 no grade, 1.
TotalNo. 1 hard, 55 No. 1 northern, 185
No. 2 northern, 107 No. 3, 92 No. 4, 44 re
jected, 36 no grade, 9.
Other Grains Inspected InCarsNo. 1 durum
wheat, 10 No. 2 durum wheat, 7 No. 3 durum
wheat, 9 No. 4 durum wheat, 4 mixed wheat,
4 No. 8 yellow corn, 2 No. 4 corn, 6 no grade
corn, 12 No. 2 white oats, 7 No. 8 white oats,
18 No. 4 white oats, 29 No. 8 oats, 15 no
grade oats, 3 No. 2 rye, 7 No. 3dfire, 1 no
grade rye, 1 No, 4 barley, 16 No. Wfeed bar
ley, 29, No. 2 feed barley, 18 no grade feed
barley, 3 No. 1 northwestern flax, 29 No. 1
flax, 25 rejected flax, 6.
Inspected OutCarsNo. 2 durum wheat, 2
No. 8 durum wheat, 17 No. 4 durum wheat, 8
No. 1 hard wheat, 2 No. 1 northern wheat, 29
No. 2 northern wheat, 22 No. 8 wheat, 2 No.
4 wheat, 3 rejected wheat, 7 No. 2 wintet
wheat, 7 no grade corn, 1 No. 8 white oats,
10 No. 4 white oats, 10 No. 3 oats, 13 No. 4
barley, 4 No. 2 rye, 4 No. 1 flax, 7.
Give us orders fo sell to arrive on the bulges
c. c. WYMAN & CO
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
Receipts, Shipments.
New York
Baltimore Toledo
Detroit St. Louis
luluth. Grain Commission. Minneapolis.
Bushels.
137,000
7,910 9,000 1,150
38,000
Boston 49,012
Chicago 38,000
Milwaukee 32,560
Duluth 140,939
Minneapolis 512,070
Kansas City 88,000
Close. Close.
Today. Yesterday.
$ .81% $ .82y8
.85%@V, .85%
Low.
.81% .85
Opening 50
Highest Lowest Close
Today Yesterday Year ago
Oats-
Opening
Highest Lowest
Close
Today
Bushels
104,000
18,120
1,144 9,170
56,640 38,000
RECEIPTS AN SHIPMENTS, DEC. 20.
ReceiptsWheat, 507 cars, 512,070 bu corn,
62,700 bu oats, 141,950 bu barley, 74.370 bu,
rye, 4,400 bu flax, 44,400 bu flour, 2,946 brls:
millstuffs, 60 tons hay, 170 tons. Carlots, 805.
ShippedWheat. 59 cars, 56,640 bu corn,
880 bu, oats, 20.670 bu barley, 5,600 bu rye,
870 bu flax, 1,760 bu flour, 54.948 brls mill
stuffs, 1,300 tons linseed oil. 240,000 lbs oil
cake, 846,000 lbs. Carlots, 416.
WHEAT MOVEMENT ROADS DEC. 20.
ReceivedCarsMilwaukee, 76 Omaha, 14,
St Louis, 11 Great Northern. 292 Northern
Pacific, 87 Great Western, 1, Soo, 22 Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, 4.
ShippedCarsMilwaukee, 17 St. Louis, 7:
Wisconsin Central 8 Great Northern, IS Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, 9 Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, 2.
WINNIPEG GRAIN, Dec. 21.December wheat
opened 75%c, closed 75%c January 75%c,"closed
75%c May 79%c, closed 79%c July 80%c,
closed 80%c. Cash close: No. 1 northern, 75%c
No. 2 northern. 73c No. 3 northern, 71c No. 2
white oats, 31c No. 3 barley, 35c No. 1 flax,
$1. Receipts: Wheat, 209 cars, last year, 159.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 21.Wheat, spot
steady No. 2 red western winter, 6s 7d fu
tures dull December, 6s 10%d March, 6s ll%d
May, 6s lOd. Corn, spot quiet American mixed,
new, 4a 7%d American mixed, old, 4s 9%d.
Futures quiet January, 4s 3%d March, 4s 3%d.
CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAINS,
Dec. 21.Rye, cash, 68c December, 65
May. 70c. Flax, cash, northwestern, $1.08%
southwestern, $1.03: May, $1.12. Timothy,
March, $3.45. Clover, cash, $13. Barley, cash,
38@54c.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN. Dec. 21.CloseWheat,
futures, lower cash, firm No. 2 red. cash, ele
vator, 89@91%c track, 92%??93%c Mav. S6V-e
July, 81%c No 2 hard, 82@86c. Corn, futures,
firm cash, lower No. 2 cash, 41c: track. 41%ifJ
42%c December, 41c May. 42%@42%c. Oats,
lower No. 2 cash. Sic track. 31%c: December,
30%c May, 31%c No. 2 white, 32%c.
Close.
Tear Ago,
$1.09
1.18%
29% .29%
THE DAY'S REPORTS
Dec. Wheat
Close.
Yesterday.
-82y8
.84% .83%
82%
.78 .95%
75%
Close. Today.
CLOSING CASH PRICES
On TrackNo. 1 hard, $3%c No. 1 northern, 83%c No. 2 northern, 80%c No. 3
wheat, 77@78c durum, 70@74c No. 3 white oats, 28%c No. 2 rye, 59%@60%c No. 1
northern to arrive, 83%c No. 2 northern to arrive, 80%Q No. 1 flax, $1.06% No. 3
yellow corn, 39%c barley, 36c to 47c.
May Wheat-
Close.
Today.
$ .85%^
87%@% .85% .86%
.79% 92 M.
-79%
Close
Yesterday.
$ .86%
88%@%
.85% .86%
.80 .92% .79%
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT MARKET WEAKCORN BULLISH
OATS STEADIER.
Chicago, Dec. 21.The wheat market today
was wetk, pit traders and commission houses
being free sellers. One of the most important
factors in the situation was the government re
port confirming previous estimates of an enor
mous crop of fall-sown wheat. Minneapolis ele
vators also reported, large increase in their
stocks, and this was discouraging to the bulls.
Mfl opened %fti%c to %&%c lower at 87%c
to 88c, and declined to 87 %c. Minneapolis. Du
luth and Chicago reported receipts of 664 cars
against 556 cars last week and 586 cars a year
ago.
The low point for May was reached at 87
87%c. A fumer tone developed late In the day
en reports from English statisticians, who esti
mate that there has been a liberal decrease in
the shipments from Argentine. The close was
easy, with May off Uc at 87%@87%c.
Cash wheat, No. 2 red, 8T%c No. 8 red,
86@87c No 2 hard, 82%@85c No. 3 hard, 78@
S2e No. 1 northern, 86%@87%c No. 2 north
1 ern, 85@87%c, No. 3 spring, 82@86%c.
Close: Wheat, December, 83%@83%c May,
S7%@87%c.
Rains over the entire corn belt revived bullish
sentiment in the corn pit and the market was
quite firm. Many of the traders believe that a
"squqeeze in the December option was rendered
more possible bj the wet weather, which will
have a tendency to curtail the movement of the
crop. The market1
NEW YORK FMUK AN GRAIN, Dec
21.Flour, receipts, 28,718 brbj sales, 625 brls
dull and featureless. Wheat, receipts, 137,000
bu sales, 700,000 bu between the weakness of
cables due to yesterday's crop report, a bearish
Price Current report and rains in India, wheat
was lower this morning and fairly active at the
decline. December, 5@95%c May, 91% a
92 3-lOc. Rye nominal: No. 2 western, 75c i
New York. Corn, receipts, 172,000 bu dull and
no transactions.
Close: Wheatn,' December, 95%c May 92%c*
50%
December
11
56
May, 50%c
KA?SAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. 21.Clos e
Wheat steady December, 78%c, May, 79%c'
July 75%c. Cash, No. 2 hard, 79@81%c No'
8, 7780c No. 2 red, 90@91c No. 3, 83@89c.
Corn firm December, 39%c May, 39%c July,
89%c. Cash, No. 2 mixed, 40%@40%c No 2
white, 40%@40%c No. 3, 40%c. Oats steady
No. 2 white ,31%@32%c.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN,
85,964 21.Flour steady. Wheat lower No. 1 northern,
1 86@87c No. 2 northern. 84c May, 87%c bid-
1,000 puts 87%c bid, calls, 88%c. Rye steady No.'
1. 68%c. Barley dull No. 2, 54@54%c sam-
54,000 'pie. 38@53c. Oats steady standard! 32 %c.
Corn higher May, 44%@44%c asked puts,
44%c asked calls, 44%c asked.
SPECULATIVE GOSSIP
Antwerp flav seed up 4%c good export de
mand.
Argentine shipments estimated at 400,000 bu.
Lake Brown big buyer Chicago May wheat
sronnd 87%@87^c
Chicago to WatsonEvery market on floor
dull. The Utile trade that there is is all scalp
ing and likely will be until New Years.*
Bartlett selling May oats.
Weather map shows clear and some colder In
Canadian northwest. Rain ant' snow all over
west, southwest and Ohio \alley. Generally
cloudy wiih light snows noithwest.
Total clearances- Whtat, 227,000 bu flour
4,000 brls, coin. 242,000 bu oats. 30.000 bu
wheat ani flour ecual 245.000 bu.
The northwest weather- GraftonPartly
cloudy, calm about 10 degrees above. Grand
ForksCloudy, calm 12 above, FargoCloudy
and warmer about 12 above. St. Cloud
Cloudy and calm warmer 28 above. Fergus
FallsCloudy and warm, calm. Hlllsboro
Cloudy, calm 20 above. MayvllleSame. Hunt-
erSame. ComstockCloudy, heavy fog and
cold. WinnipegCloudy, calm 10 above. Red
WingSnowing here, calm. OsaklsCloudy,
light north wind.
The National City bank of New York this
afternoon loaned $5,000,000 on call at 6 per
vent on railroad collateral.
New York wires Lewis: "We beUeve sale
of Chicago July against purchase of New York
July at 4%c difference will make money."
BOSTON MINING SHARES, Dec. 21.Closing
quotations yesterday's market- Adventure, 6%
asked Allouez, 38% \rcadlan, 5 asked
Arnold. 1%(S2 Atlantic. 23(^23% Bingham.
Sl%(a34%. British Columbia, 9%@10 Calumet &
Hecla.'710ft 175: Centennial. 27%(&.28% Copper
Range Con.. 7fc%@79: ly West, 17@17%
Dominion Coal, 81 asked Dominion Steel. 25%
ft26. Elm River, 2%Q,2-14: Franklin, 17@17%
Granby. 9%ffl0 Guanajuato, 44@44% Greene
Con.. 29% 829% Isle Hoyale. 22"7?22% Mass.
9%@10 Mayflower. 1@1% Michigan. 16@16%
Mohawk. 61%@62% Old Colony. 1%@1' Old
Dominion, 32ft?32%: Osceola, 105gl06 Parrot.
32% asked: Phoenix 14(^1% Quincy, 107@108
Rhode Island, 5Vi,5% Santa Fe. 2%fi|2%
Shannon Copper Co. 7ffi74 Swift & Co., 102@
103 Tamareok. 115@119 Tecu&seh. 11%@12
Tennessee, 52(353 Trinity. 10%10V-- United
Copper Co.. 59%faGO Vnited States Mining, 41
(5)41% Utah, 54S)54M Victoria. 6%(9!6% Wi
nona. 8S% Wolverine. 132 asked M. 4%
4 N E., 81%@82 Nev.. 11% bid.
U. S. TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington. Dec. 21.Today's, statement of
the treasury balances In the general fund exclu
sive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve, shows: Black Mountain 14
Available cash balance $137,020,709- gold coin
and bulHon. $87,575,535 gold certificates, $50,-
371,660.
Prisoners in Morocco .must pay to
policeman for his work in 'taking them
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Evening fgyyvyty^^fH E MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. SK**^*** December ai, 1905^
MONE RATE A
BLOW TO PRICESABOUT
CALL MONEY GOES UP, STOCKS
GO DOWN.
Early Market Shows Strength, Which
Gives Way on the Announcement of
15 Per Cent Interest on Call Loans
Market Afterward Becomes Dull.
New York, Dec. 21.A few stocks were heavy
at the outset under a renewal of yesterday's
selling, but the general list opened with a de
cided tendency upward. St. Paul, New York
Central, Smelting and Metropolitan Street Rail
way were 1@1 better. Union Pacific -was
heavily dealt in at from unchanged prices to Va
above yesterday's closing, 8,000 shares being
sold from 148 to 148%.
There was confident buying on a large scale
in a number of stocks that figured prominently in
yesterday's early rise, notably New York Cen
tral. Pennsylvania, Union Pacific, Reading,
Sugar and Amalgamated Copper. Opening gains
were largely extended and gains were established
at one time of 3 in Anaconda, 2 in New York
Central and a point or over in a number of
others. Later on the market began to yield and
Union Pacific fell off to a fraction under yes
terday's close. Tennessee Coal and Northern Pa
cific dropped 2%, and advances of a point in sev
eral other stocks were wiped out.
Large speculative holdings were thrown on the
market when call money rates rose to 15 per
cent. Earlier good gains were converted into de
cided losses and before the selling ceaed Tennes
see Goal had been hammered down 4%, North
ern Pacific 3% Great Northern preferred 2%,
Lead and Colorado Fuel 2 and Union Pacific,
Amalgamated Copper and Smelting 1% unde
yesterday's closing,
1
opened unchanged to %c
higher at 44%c to 44%c, and Sold up to 44%c.
Local receipts were 368 cars, with 12 of con
tract grade.
The market continued steady for the remainder
of the session. The close was firm with May up
%o at 44%c.
Cash corn. No. 2, 49@50c No. 3, 43%@44c.
Close: Corn, December, 45%c old, 50c May,
44%c.
Firmness of corn had a steadying effect on
the oats market. The volume of trading was
small. May opened unchanged to a shade lower
at 81%c to 31%@32c. and sold at 32c. Local
receipts were 152 cars.
Cash oats, No. 2, 30%c No. 3, 30c.
Close: Oats, December, 30%c May, 31%@
32c.
The- following was the range of prices:
Wheat Dec. May July.
Opening 83% 88@87% 88%
Highest 83$ 88 83%
Lowest 83 87%@% 82%
Close
Today 83%@%
Yesterday 84%
Year ago 1.10%
Corn-
Sales.! Stocl-i
i@%
Yesterday 80%
Year ago 29%
44% 44% 50 49
50 50
45%
seq=rthe"markeCtr
Sub
became quite dull. New York Central rose again
to above 152 and Brooklyn Transit moved up
1%.
Bonds were steady at noon.
Speculation simmered down to nominal propor
tions outside of a few stocks, in which success
ful operations were under way to put them
higher. New York Central received a large
measure of attention, so did Pennsylvania and
Brooklyn Transit. In a general way the market
was quite steaddy wit.h prices mostly within
fractional, of last night. New York
Sf
i mdistance
rove
8% Brookly Transi and
Distillers Securities 2 and Pennsylvania 1.
bpot cotton closed quiet 20 points lower mid-
Sale!. "Kales.
12
100
m,dUln
Blf
I Hlgh-
4,400 5,600
Am. Car
Am. Locomot.
do pr
Am. Woolen..
Am. Linseed
Am. Sugar
Am. Smelting.
do pr
Amal. Cop
Anacon. Cop
At.,Top. & S.F
do pr
Bait. & Ohio..
do pr
Brook. R. T..
Canadian Pac.
Ches. &. Ohio..
Chi. & Alton..
do pr
Corn Products.
do pr I
Chi. Gr. West.,
do pr A....
do pr B....
do deb.
CCC & St.
CM. Term.
do pr
Col. Fuel & I
do pr
Col. Southern,
do 1st pr..."
do 2d pr....
Consol. Gas...
Del. & Hudson
D. & Rio Gr.
D., S. S. & A.
Erie
do lst"pr..
do 2d pr...
Gen. ElectMe
doj-rjghts
Gt, iNor. pr.
do rights
Illlaois Central
Iowa Central.]
Int"- Paper
do pr
K. & South
do pr
Louis. & Nash.
M., St. P. & S
do pr
Manhattan Met. St. Ry..
Met. Securities
Minn. & St. L.
Missouri Pac
M.. K. & T..
do pr
Mexican Cent
Nat. Biscuit
Nat. Lead
do pr
Norfolk & W
d5 pr
North Am. Co.
Northern Pac.
No. Western..
N. Y. Central,
do rights....
Ontario & W..
Pressed Steel.
do pr
Pacific Mail...
Penn. R. R...
People's Gas..
Reading
do 1st pr...
do 2d pr
Repub. Steel..
do pr
Rubbei Goods.
Rock Island...
do pr
St, Paul
do pr
Southern Pac.'*0o%
Southern Ry
do pr
T. C. & I
Texas & Pac.
200 T. C. R. T...
2017O0|Union Pacific.
4,300
300
10,400
37,000
4,000
87,500 28,800
5,800
100
4,200
87% 83%fli%
88%
600 200
500
44% 44%
45%
30% 30% 30%
31%@32 32 31%
30% 30% 30%
30%
600
19,600
31% i
31% 81%
!32 30%
582 80%
81%
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 21.Flax was again
the feature and trading at times was wild and
thruout was very large. The foreign renewal
of strength is creating a bullish feeling and
prices advance easily. July" ig~ particularly
strong. It advanced l% to $1.11% and closed
l%c up at $1.11. May sold l% up to $1.10%
and closed %c up at $1.09%. December ad
vanced l% to $1.06 and at one time was %c
higher than that. Wheat was rather dull. May
opened %c off at 8B%c, fell to 85c and closed
at85%c. December sold up to 83%
88%c, and closed at 88%c. Coarse grain* were
unchanged.
CloseWheat, to arrive, No. 1 northern, 88%c
No. 2 northern, 81%ei on track. No. 1 northern,
83%c No. 2 northern, 81%c December, 88%c:
May, 85%c No. 1 durum, 74c: No. 2, 71%c.
Oats, to arrive and on track, 29%c. Flax, to
arrive, on track and December, $1.06%: May
$1.09% July, $1.11%, Rye, 61c barley, 85
4oc. Cars inspected: Wheat, 128 last year, 50
oats, 20 corn, 8: rye, 3 barley, 12 flax, 66
last year. 22 Receipts: Wheat, 140,986 bu
oats, 32,708, barley, 50,075 rye, 8,408 flax!
74,744. Shipments, wheat, 917 bu.
I Close-
I est^J
Low- I Bid. I Bid
est. |Dec.21|Dec.20
38% 67$
"39%
68%
42% 20
41% 39%
287%
1,600
5,000 2,700 3,200
100
1,900
3,600 2,300
100
3,600
3,700
Dec.
285
176% 176
*22%
84% 33
ioi% '156%
162
125%
78%
70%
102
37% 71%
61,000
34,500
500
2,700 9,800 7,000
12,000
800
7,900
200
161%
120%
75%
79
101%
36% 69%
24% 63
84%
63%
87%
'84*"
1,300 4,900
700
48,700
1,100 2,900
400
57,200
7,000
21,000
**83%
"98
203 219
150
6%
50% 54
THE YEAR'S FLAX
,285c
Pressure was put on the list at intervals dur
ing the afternoon. The usual favorites received
a fair degree of support and yielded only frac
tionally. The local traction stocks were notably
strong features. Metropolitan Street Railway and
Brooklyn Transit gaining 2%.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid
116%
42% 20
150% 160& 128
98%
190%
86%
104 111%
151%
162
128%
,89% 194%
87
80,600
8,900 1,400
1.11%
15U
159
126%
97%
190
S6%
111% 111%
87%
173%-
54%
172%
53%
105 104 104%
56
900
600
100
1,600
53% 28 28 67%
'46%
iffi
222%
36% 19 46% 79%
71%
177%
9%
287
34%
176
27%
23% 84% 34 65
151%
137%
166 162
125
78%
79%
101%
37% 71
24% 63$
85%
103
83% 93%
98%
204%
219%
151%
6%
51 54
99 47%
36% 19
47
79%
5,000
200 200 300 *$%'
2 400
205 219
149%
6%
51% 54%
9% 47%
140%
99%
136%
81%
95% 33%
103%
40 23% 63
180
189
65 35%
100 140
33%
116% 147%
97 53 37%
104%
20% 40% 45%
115
02%
29% 60
*u
"47%
139%
99%
136%
136%
1%
95 32%
102%
40%
22% 62%
180 189
65% 34%
99%
138%
33%
116%
147
97
52%
37%
104%
20 40% 45%
115
02%
29 50
83%
104 10214
"23%
63%
181 20,4001
800
34,900
4,900
*22%
61%
179%
"64%
84%
99%
137%
32%
116% 146%
97 52% 37%
104
20
35%
100 138%
33%
116%
148%
98 53 38%
104%
20%
6,300
400 600
do pr
U. S. Rubber.
U. S. Steel...
do pr
36,300 14,300
300|Wabash
100
9,500
do pr
Va. Chemical
do pr
Western T'nion
Wis. Central
do pi
46 44%
115%
02%
29%
60%
1,000
500
900
114%
92% 2S%
59
Total sales. 1,040.700.
ACTIVE BANDS AN CURB STOCKS.
Quotations to 1 p.m., Dec. 21.
American Tobacco 4s. 8C%, 80%. 80%.
American Tobacco 6s, 115%, 115, 115%.
Atchison 4s. 102%.
Brooklyn 4s. 99%, 99%. 99%, 99%.
Atlantic CoaBt Line 4B, 1@1%.
Southern Pacific 4s, 97% bid. 97% asked
Southern Railway 5s, 120% bid. 120% asked.
Mexican Central 4s, 81%.
Baltimore & Ohio 8%s, 96% bid, 96% asked.
Baltimore & Ohio 4s, 103%.
United States Steel 5s, 96%, 96%, 96%, 96%,
Union Pacific convertibles. 146%.
Peoria & Eastern incomes. 77 Did.
Northern Pacific general 3s. 77 bid.
Northern Pacific 4s. 105%.
Union Pacific 4s, 106 bid. 106% asked.
Erie convertibles, 107, 106%.
Rock Island 4s, 80, 80%.
Rock Island 5s, 87%.
Reading 4s, 104%, 104.
Wabash debentures, 75%.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy joint 4s, 101%,
Japanese lsts, 99%.
Japanese 2ds, 98%. 98%.
Japanese 4%s, 92, 92% 92%, 92, 92%, 92%,day,
92%. 92.
Japanese second 4s, 92%, 92.
ARIZONA COPPERS.
Copper Queen gives promise of big results.
Latest reports say that it has eighty-one cars
of high-grade or* in bin, with a shaft 58 feet .i Kii./s +II IT
deep and bottomed in fine ore. The market _.
is holding exceptionally strong, when the sea
son of the year is considered, Lake Superior &
Pittsburg and Warren being in the most
d?es
mand. Warren advanced to" $16.50 bldT ~It
reported on good authority that Lake Superior ^J
& Pittsburg Is earning $0 per share annually
The following were the prices on the Boston
market this afternoon:
Bid.
Calumet & Arizona
Calumet & Pittsbur* 36%
Lake Superior & Pir.te.Durg 50
Junction Mining Co 29
Denn Arizona 25
Pittsburg & Duluth 28
CROPIA
7,500,00 0 BUSHELS YET TO
COME FORWARD TO MINNE
APOLIS AND DULUTH.
The Duluth Commerial Record figures that
country elevators contain from 5,000,000 to
7,1)00.000 bu of seed practically ul lof which
is sold to Duluth for May delivery or sold to
Minneapolis crushers to arrive daring the next
four months.
Assuming that the larger figure is too high
and that the lesser one, o,000,uoo bu, is conect,
it appears that farmers have disposed of 20,000,-
000 bu of this ear' crop.
The Commeicial's estimate of the crop was
27,500,000, son^e have gone higher, the mapority
are higher, while others go as low as 25,000,000.
The 27,500,000 figure is high enough and shows
that fully 71 per cent of the crop is out of farm
ers' bands and probably 75 per cent would be
r-earer correct. In this connection attention is
once mere called to the fact that terminal re
ceipts are no index in arriving at farmers' mar
ketings, and this year less than ever. With the
flax now in country elevators, Duluth and Min
neapolis could receive 200 cars a day for the
next month and not a bushel of it for sale, ail
having been sold before arrival.
The residue of the crop to be marketed, 7,500,-
000, will probably not crowd on the market.
CROP TOTALS ARE LARGE
GOVERNMENT FINAL SUMMARY
SHOWS LARGE YIELDS, ESPE-
CIALLY IN CORN.
Washington, Dec. 21.Final returns to the bu
reau of statistics of the department of agricul
ture, according to a bulletin issued*4o'cloc at 4
(TS&JftL**.J^ST the principal farm crops in 1905 to have been
as follows.
Corn, 94,011,369 acras, 2,707,903,540 bu.
Winter wheat, 29,864,018 acres, 428,462,834 bu.
Spring wheat, 17,990,061 acres, 264,516,635 bu.
Oats, 28,046,746 acres, 953,218,177 bu.
Rye, 1,662,508 acres, 27,616,045 bu.
Buckwheat, 760,118 acres, 14,585,082 bu.
Flaxseed, 2,524,836 acres, 28,477,758 bu.
Bye, 460,198 acres, 12,938,486 bu.
Potatoes, 2,996,757 acres, 260,741,294 bu.
Hayk 39,361,960 acres, 60,521,611 tons.
Tobacco, 776,112 acres, 633,038,719 pounds.
The average weight per bushels is shown by
reports received by the bureau to be 56. 3 poundt
for spring wheat, 58.3 pounds for winter wheat
and 32.7 pounds for oats.
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 21.Cotton opened
steady at a decline of 3@6 points, which was
better than due on the very disappointing cables.
Wall street and southern bulls appeared to be
supporting the market, but there was littl**
outside demand, and with local professional
selling in antheffort to dislodgee scattering long
accountsr,i price worked off after the opening, aun
39%
69 v7.?
middle of th morning were
15@17 points lower. Trading was fairly active,
altho chiefly for professional account.
Cotton futures opened steady. December,
H-J
i
1
6
nu
NEW YORK SUGAR AN COFFEE, Dec.
21.Sugar, raw steady fair refining, 3%c cen
trifugal 96 test, 3%c: molasses sugar, 2%c. Re
fined steady: crushed, 5.40c powdered, 4.80c
granulated, 4.70e. Coffee steady No. 7 Rio, 8c.
Molasses firm New Orleans, 80@38c.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec. 21Beef
steady. Pork quiet. Lard steady prime west
ern steam, $7.90@8.
NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 21.Petrolenm steady
refined, all ports, $7.55@7.60.
NEW YORK METALS, Deo. 21.Lead firm,
$5.60@5.61. Copper quiet, 18%@19c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. 21.Butter,
firm receipts, 4,005 official prices, creamery,
common to extra, 16g)26c state dairy, common
to extra, 16@23c lenovated, common to extra,
15@20c western factory, common to firsts, 15
17%c western imitation creamery, extras, 18%
19c firsts, 17%@18c. Cheese steady receipts,
779 state full cream, small and large, colored
and white September fancy, 18%c October best,
12%@13c late made small colored and white
average best, ll%c large, 12c fair, ll@ll%c,
skims, full to light, 3%@ll c. Eggs firm re
ceipts, 3,647 state, Pennsylvania and nearby
fancy, selected white. 36c: choice, 88j34c
mixed extra, 8032c western finest selected, 27
@28c average best. 26c.
CHICAGO PRODfCE, Dec. 21.Butter steady
creameries, 21@23%c dairies, 17@20c. Eggs
steady at mark, cases included, 18ig22c. Cheese
steady daisies, 13c twins, ll%@ll%c Young
Americas, 13c. Poultry, live firm turkevs. 14c
springs and chickens, 9%c. Potatoes firmer
Burbanks, 55@5Sc Rurals, 55(g,59c red stock
55@58c. Veal firmer 50 to 60-lb weights, 6@
6%c 65 to 75-lb weights, 6%@7%c 85 to 110-lb
weights, 9@0%c.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec. 21.Consols
for money, 89% consols for account, 89% Ana
conda, 9% Atchison, 89% Atchison preferred,
107 Baltimore & Ohio, 114% Canadian Pacific,
177% Chesapeake A Ohio, 56 Chicago Great
Western, 21% Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
185% De Beers, 17% Denver & Rio Grande,
27% Deie & Rio Grande preferred, 92 Erie,
48% Erie first preferred, 81% Erie second pre
ferred, 78% Illinois Central. 180% Louisville
& Nashville, 155% Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
38% New York Central, 166% Norfolk &
Western, 85% Norfolk & Western preferred, 95
Ontario & Western. 53 Pennsylvania, 72% Rand
Mines, 7% Reading, 70% Reading first pre
ferred. 47%: Reading second preferred, 49
Southern Railway. 36 Southern Railway pre
ferred, If 2% Southern Pacific, 66% Union
Pacific, 151% Union Pacific preferred, 100
United States Steel. 39% United States Steel
preferred, 107% Wabash, 21 Wabash preferred,
42 Spanish Fcurs, 91%.
Bar silver, steady, 30%d per ounce. Money.
8@3% per cent: the rate of discount in the
open market for thort bills Is 4 per cent for
three months' bills is 3%@4 per cent.
MONEY REPORTS
LONDON, Dec. 21.The rate of discount of the
Bank of England remained unchanged today
at 4 per cent. The weekly statement of the
Bank of England shows the following changes:
Total reserve decreased 2,941.000 circulation
increased 366,000 bullion decreased 2,576,-
583 other securities increased $5,214,000 other
deposits decreased 3,228,000 public deposits
increased 1,030,000: notes reserve decreased
2,853,000 government securities decreased
4,440,000. The proiortio of the bank's re
serve to liability this -week is 86.24 per cent,
as compared with 40.10 per cent last week.
BERLIN. Dec. 21 Exchange on London, 20
marks 39 pfes tor checks.
8T. PAUL, Dec. 21.Bank clearings today,
$1,451,321.98 for the week, $8,313,607.40 last
year, $7,085,712.28.
PARIS, Dec. 21.Three per cent rentes, 98f
80c for the account exchange on London 25f
10%c for checks. The weekly staement of the
Bank of Frane shows the following changes:
Notes In circulation increased 2.100,000 francs
treasury deposits increased 12,000,000 francs
general deposits increased 19,350,000 francs,
gold In hand increased 3,850,000 francs silver
in hand decreased 1,375,000 francs: bills dis
counted increased 16,725,000 francs advances
increased 10.925,000 francs.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21.Bank clearings to-
$3,921,556.33 for the week, $23,899.856 81
corresponding week, $20,153,624.89 New York
exchauge, selling rate. 75c premium buying rate,
35c premium Chicago exchange, selling rate,
75c premium buying rate, 35c premium London
60-dav sight documentary exchange, $4 82%.
LONDON. Dec. 21.Bullion amounting to
50,000 was withdrawn from the Bank. ofh Engegn
land for shipment to South America.
NEWw Dec^. 21.ClosePrime mercan-
1
peYORK,
,n
48
a P,
4
Asked.
12'
38
52 30
25% 29 14% 12 21 80 17
15%
3%
55%
4%
50
Chiricahua American Dev. Co 18
North Butte 78&
Warren Dev. Co 16%
Keweena 15
Conper Queen 4,
Ophir F.
Helvetia 4
Belen
"ca
I J.f??
4
easy, with actua:l bankers' bills at
$4 8625g4.863 deman and at $4 8280
4.828$5- for 80 day bills posted rates. $4.83%
,fo^rbusinessfdiln*- 8 |it
^J $4-82% bar
:J^ ^^JS^^J'^^
men^ bond^ steady railroad bonds easier
Money on call, strong, 9@15 per cent ruling
rate. 12 per cent closing bid. 8 per cent of
fered at 9 per cent time loans, firm sixty
days, ninety days and six months, 6 per cent.
H.
Grain
Commission.
WEAKER TURN
AT THE CLOSE
HOG PRICES OPEN STEADY AND
THEN DECLINE 5c.
Cattle Receipts Light Enough to Hold
the Billing Stuff Very. Steady
Stackers and Feeders Show Little
ChangeBulls Steady, Veals Steady
and Milch Cows SlowSheep Re
ceipts Light and Prices Steady.
South St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 21.Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards today. Cattle,
575 calves, 50 bogs, 8,200 sheep, 150, cars,
64.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1905, to date, as compared with the same
period Ui 1904:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
19J5 ....432,136 b3,162 &J0.008 S17.210 30,650
1904 3J9.321 37,198 803,635 775,745 28,354
Inc 82,815 16,964 41,465 2,296
Dec 23.567
The following table shows the receipts thus far
in December as compared with the same period
in 1904:
Year. Cattle. Calves.
1*0 20.003 1,899
1904 22,407 1,660
Inc 249
Dec. 2,404
Official receipts for the past week are as fol
lows Date. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
Dec. 13 1,880 160 5,741 1,227 133
Dec. 14 765 82 3,284 2,599 82
Dec. 15 919 68 3,372 192 80
Dec. 16 867 30 2,299 4,646 67
Dec. 18 1,819 110 1,989 1,40 101
Dec. 19 1,381 218 3,937 673 103
Dec. 20 925 96 5,857 1,260 118
Railroads entering the yards leported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 7 Cricago, Milwaukee & St i'aul, 13,
Minneapolis & St. Louis, 1 Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha, 18 Great Northern, 10
Chicago, Burlington & Qulnc}, 2 Wisconsin
Central, 1 Soo line, 8 Northern Pacific, 9
total, 64.
Disposition of stock Wednesday, Dec. 20:
Dec. 20 212 March, 11.92c April
a
12.01c bid May, 12.12c July, 12.18c August,
12c September, 11.10c offered October, lie bid.
Cotton futures closed dull but steady De
cember 11.47c January, 11.53c February,
11.87c March, 11 84c April, 11.91c May, 11.99c
June, 12.02c July, 12.05c August, 11.87c Oc
tober, 10.97c.
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 21.A decline
of 10c in the price of live hogs caused general
selling of provisions and resulted in an easier
market for hog products. May pork was off 6c
at $13.50. Lard was down 2%c at $7.32%. Ribs
were 2%c to 5c lower at $7.15@7 17% to $7.17%.
Close: PorkJanuary, $13.47% May,
$18.62%.
LardDecember, $7.45 May, $7.42%: Jan
uary, $7.40 July, $7.47%.
RibsJanuary, $7.02%@7.05 May. $7.22%@
7.25 July, $7.35
Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
60,018 28,536 1,770
72,496 36,348 1,908
Firm Cattle.
Swift & 356
W. E. McCorniick 2
W. G. Branson 8
Armour Pkg. Co 13
Cudahy Bros
City butchers 2
Slimmer & Thomas... 258
P. Evans 13
J. B. Fitzgerald, 56
Other buyers 16
Country buyers 195
3,478 7,812 'i.38
Hogs.
5,374
962
Totals 918
HOGS Date Av. Wt Av. Cost. Price Range.
Dee. 13..
Dec. 14..
Dec. 15..
Dec. 16..
Dec. 18..
Dec. 19.
204 212 210
215
ait 212
$4.68
4.66
4 66
4.73 4.7U 4.73
4.81
44.6O@4.8
4.55@4.75 4.55lg4 75
4.65@4.80 4.6n-t.M
4.60@4.85
4 704.90
Hog prices opened steady and closed 5c lower.
Receipts moderate, quality averaged good. De
mand strong and more hogs needed here. Prices
range $4.70@4 90 bulk early, $4.80@4.85 at
close, $4.75@4.80 light, common to fair, quoted
at $4.65@4.70 good to choice, $4.75@4.85
mixed, common to fair, $4.65@4.7o good to
choice, $4.75@4.85 heavy, fair, $4.65@j4.70
good to choice, $4.75@4.85.
Hogs30, 296 lbs, $4.90 76, 222 lbs, $4.90
64, 230 lbs, $4.90 94, 217 lbs. $4.87% 47, 257
lbs, $4.85 49, 185 lbs, $4.85 38, 228 lbs, $4.85
80, 217 lbs, $4.85 73, 295 lbs, $4.80 90, 195
lbs, $4.80 34. 222 lbs, $4 SO 68, 209 lbs, $4.80
24, 297 lbs, $4.75, 97, 183 lbs, $4.75.
Pigs, Roughs and Underweights1, 470 lbs,
$4.50 1, 485 lbs, $4.25, 1, 90 lbs, $4.25 3, S3
lbs, $4.25 3, 93 lbs, $4.25.
Stags and Boars1, 490 lbs, $4.25 1, 460 lbs,
$4 1 boar, 140 lbs, $3.
CATTLEReceipts light. Killing stuff gener
ally steady demand strong for finished beef,
but offerings of that kind very scarce, qualitv
being mostly fair to medium. Stackers and feed
ers about steady, with some spots on light stuff
showing weakness. Bulls, steady. Veal calves
steady, milch cows dull and slow. Sales:
Butcher Steers1, 1,290 lbs. $4.25 2, 1,100
lbs, $4, 1, 1,330 lbs, $4 1, 1,240 lbs. $3 75 10,
1,094 lbs, $3.60 8, 1,007 lbs, $3.50 1, 1,080 lbs,
|3.50 3, 976 lbs, $3.40.
Butcher Cows and Heifers2, 985 lbs, $3.10
1, 1,220 lbs, $3.10 1, 1,020 lbs, $3 1, 980 lbs,
$3 8, 972 lbs. $3, 2, 1,030 lbs, $2 90 4, 1,135
lbs, $2.90 791 lbs, $2.85 4, 1,020 lbs, $2.75
2, 860 lbs, $2.65, 1, 1,050 lbs, $2.30.
Cutters and Canners1, 550 lbs, $2.15 2, 885
lbs, $2, 1, 980 lbs, $1.76 11, 712 lbs, $1.65 1,
850 lbs, $1.50.
Butcher Bulls1, 1,630 lbs, $3 1, 1,83* lbs,
$2.75 1, 1,840 lbs, $2.50.
Veal Calves1, 160 lbs, $5.75 1, 130 lbs.
$5.50, 1, 160 lbs, $5.25 1, 80 lbs, $4 1, 90 lbs,
$3.75.
Stock and Feeding Steers2, 1,000 lbs, $3.65
16, 824 lbs, $8.50 1, 1,080 lbs, $3.50 13. 886
lbs, $3.25 2, 860 lbs, $3.15, 1, 870 lbs, $3.15 7,
870 lbs, $3.10 4, 895 lbs, $2.85 2, 890 lbs, $2.85
1, 690 lbs, $2.85 1, 880 lbs, $2.50 12. 710 lbs,
$2.50 6, 668 lbs, $2.50 2. 695 lbs, $2.
Stock Cows and Heifers1, 670 lbs, $2.35 2,
660 lbs, $2.20 3, 560 lbs, $2.10 2, 840 lbs, $2
1, 920 lbs, $2.
Stock and Feeding Bulls1 stag, 704 lbs.
$2.50 1, 1,302 lbs, $2.40.
Milch Cows and Springers2 cows, 2 calves,
$50, 1 cow, 1 calf. $38: 1 cow. 1 calf. $30, 2
cows, 2 calves, $30 1 cow, 1 calf. $25 1 cow,
$25 1 cow, 1 calf, $15.
SHEEPReceipts light today. Prices on sheep
about steady. Lambs slow, and prices about
steady with week's decline.
Killing Sheep and Lambs3 lambs, 90 lbs,
$6.25 6 lambs, 82 lbs, $6.25 93 ewes, 122
lbs, $5 25 13 cull lambs, 68 lbs, $5 6 cull
lambs, 67 lbs, $4.50.
Among the shippers on the market were:
Albee Brothers, New Richmond, Wis. A. Pet
tis, Pettis R. Redderman, Le Sueur Center
F. Bobbins, Stewartville D. E. Davis, Mant
prvile B. T. Trench, Nerstrand Kenny Broth
J. S. Green, Red Wing G. Nold, Nelson J.
Kaye, Maiden Rock W. S. Johnson, J. A.
Lovely, Lexington B. B. Wells, Pine City.
OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.CattleRe-
ceipts 1,700 market strong, closed weak native
steers, $3.50@5.75 cows and heifers, $2.60
4.25 Texas steers, $2 75@3 75: cows and heif
ers, $2 25g,3.40 canners, $1.75@2.40 stockers
and feeders, $2 25@4 calves, $3@6 bulls and
stags, $1.75@3.50.
HogsReoeipts 11.000 market shade lower
bulk of sales, $4 87%@4.90.
SheepReceipts 4,600. market steady lambs,
$7@7.75 sheep, $4.85@6.50.
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.CattleRe-
ceipts, 2,500 no Texans market steady beef
steers, $2.70@5.95 stockers and feeders, $2.10
(3)3.80 cows and heifers, $210@4.50 Texas
steers, $2 60@3.8o cows and heifers, $2sj 10.
HogsReceipts, 7.500 market lower, pigs and
lights, $4.40@5, packers. $4.60@5 butchers and
best heavy. 4 80@."i 05.
SheepReceipts, 500 market steady natives,
$53.5.50 lambs. $5.25@7.50 Texans, $3@4.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.Receipts
Cattle. 500 hogs, 5,200.
Hogs5c lower. Sales: 68, 280 lbs, $4.70
67. 310 lbs. $4 80 68, 340 lbs, $4.00.
CattleSteady. Sales: Beeves18, 871 lbs.
$3.80 14. 1,271 lbs, $4.50 17, 1,434 lbs, $5
Cows and Heifers8. 760 lbs. $2.25 10. 980 lbs,
$3.25 7. 1.040 lbs. $3.75. Stockers and Feeders
14. 760 lbs. $3 10. 1.140 lbs. $3 85: 10. 870
lbs, $3 40. Calves and Yearlings8. 430 lbs,
$2.50 8, 540 lbs, $3.10 10, 650 lbs, $3.50.
LONDON METALS, Dec. 21 Copper was
quieter in the market today, declined 5s and
closed at 79%s. About 400 tons were sold. Tin
receded 2s 6d and closed easy.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.Cattle
Receipts, 6,000, including 400 southerns mai
ket steady to 10c higher native steers, $3.75(5
6.25 southern steers, $2.50@4 50 southern cows,
$2@3 25 native cows and heifers. $2@4.8o,
stockere and feeders, $2.75g 60 bulls, $2 25
@4 calves, $3@7.25 western steers, $3.25@4 80,
western cows, $2.40@3.50.
HogsReceipts. 10,000 market weak to 5c
lower bulk of sales, $4.80(35, heavy, $4.95
5.05 packers, $4.85@5 pigs and lights, $4.50
@4.95.
SheepReceipts, 2,000 market weak muttons,
$4 50,5.85 lambs, $5.75@7 50, range wethers,
$5.50(^.6 40, fed ewes, $4.25@5.25.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21 ^-Cattle Re
ceipts, 9,000. stead\ to strong, beeves, $3.50
(6 65, cows and heifers, $1 50'4.90 stockers
and feeders, $2.50(34.25 Texans. $3.50^,4.30.
HogsReceipts, 35.000 market 5@10c lower
estimated tomorrow, 28,000 mixed and butchers,
$4.75@5.07% good heavy. $4.95@5.10 rough
heavy, $4.70@4.85 light, $4.75@5.07% pig*,
$4.60fi35 bulk of sales. $4.8625
SheepReceipts. 18,000 head slow sheep. $4
@5.75 lambs. $4.75@7.65.
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