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Bear News Comes in and Warmer
Weather Also Has Its
K" Effects
Minneapolis May Goes to 82%c
and Chicago May Falls
tVf? to 84i/2@%c.
Exports Not Heavy Enough to
Absorb All the American
Surplus.
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Feb. 15.
The wonder this morning was not that wheat
-was soft ami inclined to sag, but rather that
the price heTd so well against the bearish news
that came in Liverpool was off %d at the
close, and Antwerp, the reflector of continental
supply and cash market conditions, was l%c
off for Kansas hard wheat and 2%c lower for
Argentine lots. Murray of Cincinnati put out a
ve bearish summary in the Price Current,
I making the winter wheat promise unimpaired,
finding no damage of Importance, and figuring
a Tery unpromising export situation. The ex
portable surplus In our country for the next
Ave months, according to the Price Current.
i* Is as large as that sbipp'ed out in the past
seven months.
Government figures for the movement of Jan
1 nary, excluding Canadian wheat, shows 10,-
OS1.000 bushels of wheat and flour exported.
i This Is at the rate of about 120,000,000 bushels
i a year. Authorities differ, but even the ex
tremists on the bull side admit that from our
ifast crops there was left an exportable sur
plus of 150,000,000 bushels, while 175,000,000
[jbushels Is the popular estimate, and some esti
i{mates run even higher. It is clear that even
i if the lower figures be taken, we are not
getting rid of It at a rate to effect a clean
ju p, nnd from now on traders may as well be
Rgin to figure on how much we are going to
'-carry over. Bradstreet's report, received some
frdays ogo, showed wheat and flour exports of
fel8.545.000 bushels in January, which Is fine
'ibusin^s, but It covers both American and Cana
dian shipments. Taking awav thp 10,081.000
bushels from our side. Canada is found to have
i eeut out 8.464.000 bushels, which is giving
Tis a close chase. The Canadian surplus will
one' day be exhausted, but the question is when
this will be. Some advices Indicate that Canada
uhas about 15,000,000 bushels yet to export, in
Leluding everything in sight, 'but, if one aver-
f??es the opinions of Thompson of Montreal
I and other Canadian millers, there Is close to
30.000,000 bushels of wheat yet to be mar
I keted at country points by farmers, besides
i *.he stocks in Canadian storage, and 25,000,000
bushels available for export after allowing for
1 1
milling requirements. One may take his choice
o: opinions. Of course, all considerations are
subject to change* In crop prospects, but bad
crop news Is always a possibility, and is likely
t"o come at any time, on any day, In any year,
taring the growing season. That is possibility
pijainst certainty. Tnless the new crops fail
OT arc cut down materially, there will be con
siderable wheat to carry over from the old
Supply.
the decrease in local elevator stocks Is 200,-
000 bushels for five days. Flour shipments
are still holding up to 50.000 barrels a day,
'nnd while demand today was not quite so brisk
jas of late, No. 1 northern sold again at %c
wnder Mav and was well taken. Minneapolis
received 273 cars, against 205 Duluth
45,
against 25, and Chicago 20, against 18. Win
nipeg had a comparison of 109 cars and 47,
[Kansas City 49,000 bushels and 90,000, and
1 St. Louis 36,000 and 60.000.
".Fair weather is predicted for tonight and
higher temperatures generally,
"jgropmhall looks for big shipments from Argen
tine for the week and estimates that" the total
i will be 3,600.000 bu.
Primary receipts 437,000 bu against 312,000.
Clearances, 289.000 bu.
Xear the close New York wired: "Fully 60
lpads of wheat worked yesterday. Manitoba, du
rum ant1
hard winter. Also large business In
corn and oats."
THE FLOUR MARKET
STEADY PRICES, ALTHO THE TONE SOME-
31 WHAT EASIER.
Altho-the tendency is a little easier, the mar
ket is without important change and there is
fair demand. Shipments are holding up steadily
to about two-thirds of capacity. Foieign business
Is very light and domestic trade is taking every
thing except some very low-grade stuff, which
is1
being exported
Shipments. 50,525 barrels.
First patents are quotable at $4 30@4.40 sec
ond patents. $4.20@4 80, first clears, ?3.50@3.60
second clears, $2 45@2.35.
.j THE OASH TRADE
FEED PRICES REDUCED00RN AND OATS
RATHER WEAK.
FLAXReceipts, 20 cars, against 10 cars last
year. Shipments, 26 cars. Duluth, 28 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis, cash, $1 14 to ar
rive. ?1 14 ALH urgent demand from shippers
and crushers at 2c under Dnlnth May.
OATSNo 8 white oats closed at 27%c. Re
ceipts. 15 cars, shipments, 93 cars. No. 3
white is now selling on a basis of l%@2c un
der Chicago Mav.
COIINNo. 3 yellow corn closed at 35%c.
Receipts, 18 cars: shipments. 9 cars.
FEED AN'D COARSE MEALPrices are low
er on all grades. Coarse cornmeal and clacked
corn, in sack"", sacks extra, $14.25@14.50 No.
1 ground feed, 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats. 70-lb
sacks, sacks extra, $14.75@15 No. 2 ground
feed,
x4
No". 4
No. 4
&
corn and y% oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks
extra, $15 25@15.50 No. 3 ground feed, 1-3
com and 2-3 oats, 70-lb sacks, sacks extra,
*15.50@15.75.
,MILL8TUFFSBran in bulk, $14.50@14.75:
shorts, $14 50(314.75 middlings, $17@17.50 red
dog. *19.60@20: all Minneapolis in 200-
1b sacks. $1 per ton additional in 100-lb sacks,
$1.50 per ton additional. Shipments, 1,556 tons.
RYENo. 2 closed at 58%@60%c. Receipts,
4 cars shipments, 7 cars.
BARLEYFeed grades closed at 36@37c
malting grades, 38@47c. Receipts, 26 cars
shipments, 35 cars Feed and maltt is grades
very firm, with a good general demand.
HAXTimothy, choice, $9 No. 1, $8@8.75
timothy. No. 2, $7@7.75 timothy. No. 3, $6(f?
7 mixed, $5@7 upland, choice. $8@8.50 up-
land.- No. 1, $7.2.-@7.75 No. 2, $5.50@6.50 No.
3. $5^ 50 midland. $5.50(^6: rve stra^. $4fi)5
ost straw, $3@4 clover, $5@6.50. Receipts,
HO tons.
CASH SALES REPORTED TODAY.
No. 4 hard, 8 cars $0.83%
No. 1 hard, 1 car 84%
No. 1 northern, 1 car 82%
No. 1 northern, 12 cars 83
No. 1 northern, 8 cars 88%
No. 1 northern, 4 cars 83%
No. 1 northern, 1 car to arrive 83%
N|0. 1 northern, 3 cars 82%
No. 1 northern, 2,000 bu to arrive 83
No. 1 northern, 1,000 bn to arrive...... .83%
No. 1 northern, 2,000 bu*to arrive 82%^
No. 2 northern, 31 cars 81%
No. 2 northern, 1 car 81%
No. 2 northern, 4 cars .81%
No. 2 northern, 2 cars 81%
No. 2 northern, 18 cars .81
No. 2 northern, 4 cars to arrive. .81%
No. 2 northern, 8,000 bu to arrive...... .81%
No. 3 wheat, 1 car, mixed 78
No. 8 wheit. S cars 80%
No. 8 wheat, 6 cars 79%
No. 8 wheat. 12 ears 79%
No. 3 wheat, 4 cars 80
No. 4 wheat. 1 car 79%
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 78
No. 4 wheat. 2 cars 78%
No. 4 wheat, 6 cars 77
Rejected wheat. 1 car
Rejected heat, 4 cars
No. 3 yellow corn. 2 cars
No. 4 corn. 2 cars
No. 4 corr, 1 car
No. 4 corn. 1 car, yellow
No grade corn, 3 cars
No r-ade corn. 1 car
No grade corn. 1 car, ice
No. 2 rye. 2 cars
DULUTH.
!&,.
M^^J^t'iJlii
JMJMsm*wi
.80
.79% .36
-.35
.35% .36
.35
.84%
,.84 U9
No. 2 '--ve. 1 ear. to arrive ..61
No. rye 1 car 61
No. 2 rye. part car 60
No. 2 e. 1 err t. 60
No. 3 rre. 1 enr 57
No. 3 white oats, 1 car .28%
No. 3 white oats, 1 car 28%
No. 4 white oats, 1 car 28%
No. 4 white oats, 2 cars 28
No. 3 oats, 2 tars 26%
Ko. 3 oats, 1 car 27%
barley, 1 car 42
barley, 1 car .42%
*Jo 4 barley, 1 car 38%
!v*o. 1 feed barley, 1 car 36%
No. 1 feed barley, 1 car 39
3/iarp ^Breafc fin 1 WTieat beforei^f/ie ?C/oselSELLING
Open. High.
May.:0 $ iSW* $
July...' :85"
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
.86%
Minneapolis Oats
May Minneapolis Chicago
Duluth 83%
St. Louis 82%
Kansas Gity 77%
New York 90%,g
Winnipeg 79
TODAY'S RANGE IN WHEAT
Minneapolis Options.
nao \Q3o \\3o jpsco jig
\A A7PLS. Mfif
No. 1 feed barley, 1 car .37
No. 1 feed barley, 1 car, 37
No. 1 feed barley, 1 car 87%
No. 2 feed barley, 1 car 86%
No. 1 flaxseed. 2 cars 1.1.?
No. flaxseed, 10 cars 1.18%
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car, dockage 1-13%
No. 1 flaxseed, 1 car... 1.13%
No. 2 flaxseed, 1 car 1.11%
No. 1 durum wheat, 1 car, seed 76
No. 1 durum wheat, 1 car .74
No. 3 durum wheat, 1 car...,. ii_6
No. 2 durum wheat, 2 cars ...w..." ^0%
No. 3 durum wheat, 2 cars ...i. .,.a''j68V*
No. 2 durum wheat, 1 car -7QVa
PUTS AND CALLS.
2 p.m. report: 9
PutsMay wheat. 82%@82%c.
CallsMay wheat. 83
OurbMay wheat, 83c.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, FEB. 15.
Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northern
No. 1 hard, 6 No. 1 northern, 18: No. 2
northern, 21 No. 3, 5 No. 4, 1 rejected, 1.
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. PaulNo. 2 north
ern. 7 No. 3, 16 No. 4. 8 rejected, 2.
Minneapolis & St. LouisNo. 1 northern. 2
No. 2 northern. 5 No. 3. 1.
Soo LineNo. 1 hard, 8 No. 1 northern, 5
No. 2 northern, 9: No. 3. 11: No. 4. 9 re
jected, 9: no grade, 1.
Nortnern PacificNo. 2 nofthern, 2.
Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & OmahaNo.
1 northern, 2 No. 2 northern, 1 No. 3, 1 No.
4. 1.
TotalNo. 1 hard, 9 No. 1 northern, 27 No.
2 northern. 45 No. 3, 34 No. 4. 19 rejected,
12 no "jrade, 1.
Other Grain*CarsNo. 1 durum wheat. 2
No. 2 durum vheat 2 No. 3 durum wheat. 1}
No. 4 durum wheat, 1: No. 3 corn, 1 No. 4
corn, 4 no grade corn, 6 No. 8 white oats,
5 No. 4 white oats, 11 No. 3 oats. 10 no
grade oats, 1 No. 2 rye, 2 No. 3 rye, 1 No.
4 barley. 8: No. 1 feed barley, 2: No. 2 feed
barley, 3 No. 1 northwestern flax. 8 No. 1
Hvx. 9: reacted flax, 1: no grade flax, 2.
Inspected OutCarsNo. 1 durum wheat, 2
No. 2 durum wheat, 7 No. 4 durum wheat, 1
No. 1 hard wheat. 5 No. 1 northern wheat, 61:
No. 2 northern wheat, 26 No. 3 wheat, 1 No.
4 wheat. 1 rejected wheat, 19 No. 3 corn, 4
No. 4 corn, 13 no grade corn, 8 No 2 white
oats, 3 No. 3 white oats, 36 No. 4 white oats.
22 No. 8 oats, 27 no grade oats, 4 No. 3
barley. 2, No. 4 barley, 3 No. 1 feed barley.
4 No. 2 feed bailey, 1 No. 2 rye, 12 No. 8
rye, 2 No. 1 northwestern flax,, 9 No.^ flax, 23.
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets,:
Receipts, Shipments,
Bushels
New York 28,000
Baltimore iM?I
Toledo 3.000
Detroit 4.000
St. Louis 56,000
Boston Chicago 17,000
Milwaukee 12.820
Duluth 50.802
Minneapolis 264,810
Kansas City 27.000
Close.
Today.
$ .83
8i%@%
Jxw
$ .82%
84%
.28%
THE DAY'S REPORTS
On TrackNo. 1 hard. 83c No. 1 northern, 82%c No. 2 northern, 81c No. 3
wheat, 79@80c durum, 70%@74o &o. 3 white oats, 27%c No. 2 rye, 58%@60%c No.
1 northern to arrives 82%c No. 2 northern to arrive, 81c No. 1 flax, $1.14 No. 3 yel-
low corn, 35%c barley, 36c to 47c.
1
Bushels.
68,460 60,000
18,329 26.395
880
48.980 45,000
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, FEB, 15.
ReceivedWheat, 273 cars," 264,810 bu corn,
19,260 bu oats, 24,600 bu barley, 27,820 bu
ryp. 3,520 bu flax, 22,400 bu flour, 2,660 brls
millstuffs. 70 tons hay, 110 tons carlots, 384.
ShippedWheat. 48 cars, 48,960 bu corn,
9.000 bu oats, 158,100 bu barlej, 3^20 bu
rve, 6,370 bu flax, 29,120 uf flour, ,50,025 WK
millstuffs. 1,556 tons hay, 10 fens linseed 611,
700,030 lbs oil cake, 427,540 lbs carlots, 546.
WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS, FEB. 15.
Milwaukee. 84 cars Omaha. 9 St. Louis,
10 Great Northern, 184 Northern Pacific, 2
Soo line, 30 Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific, 4.
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT STEADY DESPITE DEPRESSING
NEWS FROM SOUTHWEST.
Chicago, Feb. 15.The wheat market was
steady at the opening today, despite the depress
ing effect of reports of snow in the southwest.
Pit traders and commission houses were inclined
to sell, but offerings wer'e small. May opened
%c to %@%c lower at 85@85%c to 85%c and
sold at 85%c. Receipts at Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago were 278 cars against 329 cars last
week and 243 cars a- year., aggjKL
The market remained qffie^lifl day, and late
in the session prices declined, apparently more
because of lack of buying than for any especial
feature in the news. The low point for May
was 84%@84%c. The close was weak, with
May off %@%c at 84%@84%c.
Cash wheat, No. 2 red, 87@88c No. 3 red,
85@86c No. 2 hard, 82@85c No. 3 hard, 80
S3c No 1 northern, 84@87c No. 2 northern. 83
No. 3 spring, 79@S5c.
Close: Wheat, May, 84%@84%c July, 83%
A steadv tone prevailed In the corn pit, but
trading was small in quantity. The weather
was considered favorable for the movement of
the crop and Liverpool cables were reported
lower. Mav opened unchanged at 43%c, sold at
43%@43%c and reacted to 43%@43%c. Local
receipts were 376 cars, with 13 or contract
grade.
The market slumped off along with wheat, and
trading was very quiet all day. The close was
weak, with May down %c at 43 %c, which was
the low point of the day. 1
CasVcorn. No. 2, 40%c No. 3. 39%540c
Closes Corn, May, 43%c July, 43%c.
Trading in oats was very quiet and prices
were steady. The shipping demand was less
brisk than that-of the last few weeks. May
opened unchanged to a shade lower at 30@30%c
to 30%c and held within the opening range.
Local receipts were 128 cars.
Cash oats. No. 2, 29%c No. 3. 29%c.
Close: Oats, May, 29%c July. 29%c,
The following was the range of price:
Wheat Mav. July.
Opening 85 (85% 83%@83%
Highest 85% 83%@83%
Lowest 84%@84% 83 @83%
Close
Today 84%@84% 83%@83%
Future Trade Orders Executed in All Markets
GRAIN COMMISSION.
'v&5dBS^e
Thursday Evening, THE MINNEAfcOfclSi^JOURNAL.
Close. Close.
Yesterdayv
$ .83%
.85%%'
..Year Ago.*
$1.17%
1.15%
8%
May Wheat-
Close.
Yesterday.
$ .83%
.85% .83%
.82% 83
77%@% .90%
.79%
CLOSING CASH PRICES
July Wheat-
Yesterday 85%
Year ago 1-21%
Corn
Opening 43%
Highest 43%@43%
Lowest 43%
Close-
Today 43%
Yesterday 43%
Tear ago 46%
Oats
Opening 30%
Highest 30%
Lowest 29%
Close
Today 29%
Yesterday 30%
Year ago 91%@31%
83%@83%
1.02%@%
43%
48%@44 43% 4S% 43%@44
47% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 31%
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
DULUTH SRAIN, Feb. 15.Wheat struck a
lower level and closed %c off, at 83%c for
May. There was not much trading. Flax was
dull and unchanged, the feeling Is that in
time it is bound to go up. Receipts are very
small. Receipts: Wheat, 45 cars flax, 28
oats, 8 barley, 4. shipments, none. Close:
Wheat, cash No. 1 northern, 82c No. 2 north
ern, 80c May, 83%c July, 84%c flax, cash,
$1.13% May, $1.16% July, $1.14% Septem
ber, $1.16: October, $1.14%.
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Feb. 15.
Flour, receipts, 15,861 brls sales, 1,100 dull
and about steady Minnesota- patents. $4.40
4,75 winter straights, $3.85@3.95 Minnesota
bakers, $3.50@3.90 winter patents, $44.40.
Wheat, receipts, 28.000 bu sales. 725.000 bu
reflecting lower cables, a bearish Price Current
report, larger northwest receipts and more favor
able weather than expected, wheat was oft
this May,
90%90No.
9-16c July,
8%c1-16@89morning 9 S-16c Rye, nominal 2 west
ern, 78c fob New York. Corn, receipts, 87,-
075 bu: dull and about steady.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, Feb. 15.
Flour, dull. Wheat, dull No. 1 northern,
85@86c No. 2 northern, 82%@84y2c May, 84%c
bid. Rye, easier No. 1, 67@671
WINNIPEG GRAIN, Feb. 15.February
wheat opei.ed at 76e and closed at 76%c March
at 76%c, closed at 76%c May at 79c, closed
at 79c July at 80%c, closed at 80%c. Cash
close: No. 1 northern, 75%c No. 2 northern,
73%c No. 3 northern, 72c No. 2 white oats,
32%c No. 3 barley, 37%c No. 1 flax, $1.10%.
Receipts: Wheat, for day, 109 cars last year,
47 cars for week, 765 cars last year, 316 cars.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Feb. 15.CloseWheat,
lower No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 87@91c track,
91@92%c May, 82%c July, 80%c No. 2 hard,
83@86c. Corn, lower No. 2 cash, 40c track,
41@41%c May, 41%c July, 42c. Oats, weak
No. 2 cash. 30%c track, 31S.32c May. 30c
July, 29V$ No. 2 white. 32V&C.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb. 15.Close:
Wheat, steady May, 77%c July, 75%c Sep
tember, 74%c cash No. 2 hard, 77@80c No.
3, 74@77c No. 2 red, 90c No. 3, 86@89c.
..Corn, steady May, 39c July, 39%c Cash No. 2
mixed, 38%@38%c No. 2 white, 39%c No. 3,
39c. Oats, steadj No. 2 white, 80@30%c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN. Feb. 15.Wheat, spot
nominal: futures dull March, 6s lOd May, 6s
7%d July, 6s 7^d. Corn, spot steady Ameri
can mixed new, 4s l%d American mixed old, 4s
8d futures closed steady March, 4s %d May,
4s l%d.
CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND. SEEDS, Feb.
15.Rye, cash, 67c May, 67c. Flax, cash, north
western, $1.14% southwestern, $1.09 May,
$1.14i'2. Timothy, March. $3.35. Clover, cash,
$14. Barley, cash, 38@52c.
GOSSIP OF THE MARKETS
Wrenn selling Chicago May wheat around
84%c.
January established a new record for pig-iron
production.
B. F. Yoakum is enthusiastic on conditions
and prospects thruout Rock Island and Frisco
system.
Stock market opening rater flat transactions
light.
Some buying in Amalgamated Copper and
Smelting on renewed talk of a consolidation of
Amalgamated Copper, American Smelting and
Lead companies.
Total clearances: Wheat, 177,000 bu flour,
25,000 brls corn, 345.000 bu oats, none. Wheat
and flour equal 289,000 bu.
Estimated Argentine shipments: Wheat,
3,600,000 bu corn, 400,000 bu. General refresh
ing rains have done much good in Argentine.
ChicagoThere were rather Hsht acceptances
last night of bids on corn to the country.
Most of the houses sent out bids that were
designedly low as there was ro cash demand to
take UD the aialn in ease it were bought.
Liverpool CloseWheat, %d lower. Corn,
@%d lower.
Paris CloseWheat, %c higher. Flour, %e
to %c lower.
Weakness in July wheat is easing th May
option.
A late private cable to New York quotes Ant
werp ssrot wheat ?c lower.
Peoria. 111.All mail advices today from
east and south to same effect, a0
no demand. It applies to both corn and oats.
Chicago to LewisThere 1B a lot of un
straddllng at a loss in May and July wheat.
Everybody figured that the May was going to a
discount when it got around a cent a bushel
difference.
Antwerp quotes La Plata wheat 2%c lower,
Kansas hard afloat lT4c lower.
The northwest weather: Grand Forks, clear,
high south wind 10 below. Hlllsboro, 'clear,
high south wind 18 below. Coms^cck. clear,
brisk southeast wtrd: about 10 below. St.
Cloud, clear, fine and warmer light southeast
wind: 6 below. Hunter, clear, light south
wind cold. Winnipeg, clear and fine: 10 below.
Mayville, clear and fine: 15 below. Fergus Falls,
clear and cold southwest wind 10 below. Fargo,
clear very cold.
Winter wheat weather: Springfield, 111., clear
and cold, 10 above. Peoria, 111., cle^r and3
cold. St. Louis, Mo., clear, 14 above. Omaha,
clear and cool. Kansas City, Mo., clear, cool,
about 18 above. Chicago, snowing snowed
most of night about 25 above.
BroomhallLiverpoolWheatThere was an
easy opening in wheat, with values %d lower,
as a result of renewed liquidation. Later,
however, the market steadied some, owing to
the fact that Argentine importing houses were
buying.
Berlin close: Wheat, %c higher.
Budapest close: Wheat, %c higher.
Boston cleared 108,000 bu of wheat this morn
ing.
Winnipeg to Lewis: Export demand positively
dead.
Wrenn sold about 500,000 bu May wheat from
85c down.
Antwerp flaxseed %c lower.
A prominent elevator concern at Enterprise,
Kan., wires as follows tc Carringtoni Half inch
of snow here weather cloudy wheat fine.
The Ticker says. "Famine in Japan, impend
ing war in China, with possibilities of foreign
nations becoming embroiled, will probably have
less bearing on wheat than the Price Current's
bearish estimate of the .quantity of wheat avail
able for export next five months."
With hogs at $6.25, pork should be selling
at $16.50, or $1 higher than last night's close,
and side meats $8.50 and lard at $9.25, accord
ing to the regular basis for figuring by packers.
Prlngle selling wheat quietly.
Brosseau bought Quite a lot of wheat this
morning. This was short wheat.
Chicago to PiperEverybody buying May
wheat and sellin July.
Chicago tc WhallonThe official eports of
wheat and flour from United States for January
were 10,000,000 ha.
Oats dull end featureless. N
Corn onened. about where it closed, very little
doing.
ForecastIllinois. Indiana. Michigan, fair to
night and Friday, warmer Frldav Dakotas. Ne
braska, Wisconsin. Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, fair and warmer,
fair and warmer.
Mrs. Sarah Noble, a widow of Cincinnati,
feeds 1,000 canaries in her luxurious home in
that city. On one of her trips abroad many
years ago she purchased and brought here the
ancestors of these birds at a cost of $l,O00. They
live in seventy large cases. It costs Mrs. Noble
$65 a year to feed her birds and the most expen-
S&s*, asWife'W.^i4~:%ipCv^SM
OBDER S
3 1
RUT PRICE S DOW N
LIGHT SELLING PEESSURE FELT
AT STOCK MARKET'S OPENING,
It Increases Later and There Is a Pre
cipitate Decline, Many Leaders Going
Below Yesterday's CloseRally Meets
Opposition and Fails Fully to He
store Prices.
New York, Feb. 15.The opening stock mar
ket showed evidence of light selling pressure In
the prevailing fractional declines. Anaconda
fell 2 points, Northern Pacific 1% and Atlantic
Coast Line, Great Northern preterred, General
Electric and Hocking Coal a point. New York
Central, Smelting, Amalgamated Copper and Pa
cine Mail made gains or a. fraction.
Several substantial advances were substituted
for the opening array of losses, Northern Pacific
and Amalgamated Copper sold a point above yes
terday's closing and Smelting and Great North
ern preferred 1%. Large blocks of stocks were
unloaded from all quarters subsequently, and
there was a precipitate fall In prices which drove
many of the leaders between 1 and 2 points be
low yesterday's closing. Great Northern pre
ferred dropped 4 points below last night, Minne
apolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie 3, Northern
Pacific, North-Western and Tennessee Co^l 2%,
St. Louis Southwestern preferred 2, Colorado
Fuel 1% and St. Paul, Union Pacific, .New York
Central, Pennsylvania, Illinois Central, Reading,
Brooklyn Transit, United States Steel preferred,
American Car and Sugar 1 to 1%. The market
steadied and became dull at 11 o'clock.
The rally met renewed offerings and there was
another dip, but the decline was arrested before
average prices reached the previous low level.
The rise of a point in Amalgamated Copper
helped to steady the market. Demand died out
before recoveries proceeded far, and the tone
became heavy and dull. Th rally in Great North
ern preferred reached 3%, and Northern Pacific
2%. Anaconda fell 5, North-Westem and
United States Reduction preferred 3%, Illinois &**
With trading curtailed to nominal proportions I 1R!L
there was little Inducement for the professionals SJ
very narrow limits during the greater part of
the afternoon. The lack of Interest contributed
as much as anything else "to a quite general sell
ing off around 2 o'clock, in which some of the
low prices of the day were made. Lead went
up 1%, Atiantic Coast Line and Allis-Chalmers
fell off 2 points each.
Stock Quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co.. brokers, Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing prices are bid.
Sales.] Stocks
I
/2C Barley
dull No. 2, 5Ec saniple, 38Vi@53c. Oats,
steady standard, 31@31%c. Corn, weak May,
43%c asheil.
WheatPuts 84%c bid calls, 84%c bid.
CornPuts, 4?%@43%c asked calls, 43%c
asked.
7,400
200
7,200
Am. Car
do pr
Am. Locomot..
do pr
Am. Woolen...
do pr
Am. Linseed.
do pr
Am. Sugar
Am. Smelting.
do pr
200
11,000
47,700
700
1 -^Close
High-1 Low- I Bid. I Bid.
est. est. |Feb.l5|Feb.l4
45% 44 44% 45
102%
74%
102
73
102
78
116%
44%
108
24 46
142% 164 125
113% 279
91
103 110%
97 82%
172%
57% 31% 7i 18% 56
21% 79% 37%
103 116
15 36% 65%
33% 52
178
210 450
45%
88%
19
4oy4 44% 78
72
171% 331 173
32% 60 22% 85 31% 61%
148%
155 160 119%
70%
102%
74%
116%
45
109
24% 46%
145
'44%
145
166% 125%
114% 287
91%
17,300 14,600
9,300
142% 163% 125 113% 279
91
1149001Amal. Cop
72,100 Anacon. Cop
At.,Top. & S.F
do pr
Bait. & Ohio..I 11%
do pr
110%
Brook. R.
Canadian Pac.
Ches. & Ohio..
Chi. &. Alton..
do pr
Corn ProduetB.
do pr
Chi. Gr. West.
do pr A....
do pr
CCC. & St. L..
do pr
Chi. Term
do pr
C. F. & I
Col. Southern.
do 2d pr
Consol. Gas
Del. & Hudson
D., L. *W..
D. &
do'pr r....
D., S. S. & A
do pr
Erie
do 1st pr..
do 2d pr...
Gen. Electric
S5
178%
58%
600
1,900
300 200
37%
103%
85,800
1,200
600
1,100
ll.SOOJGr. Nor. pr.
Illinois Central
200 Iowa Central
do pr
Inter. Paper
do pr
K.. C. &, South
do pr
Louis. & Nash
1,100
100
2,400
stocks and 12,800
25,900
300 600
1,100
200
MINNEAPOLIS sive heating and ventilating arrangements ob- matlc Service. 21%@22 Pneumatic Service pre-
miw*iaw*i*~%swij
+,Me
Island, 6@6% Santa Fe, 2@2% Shannon Cop*'
per Co., 6@6% Swift & Co., 104^105 Tam
arack, 107 109 Tecuniseh, 13%@14 Tennessee,
45(8148 Trinity, 10%@10% United Shoe Mach.
common, 81@81% United Shoe Mach. preferred,
31(^81% United Copper Co., 72%@73 Utah,
%@7% Victoria, 6%7 Winona, 6% bid
Wolverine, 135@136 Wyandotte, 1%@1%,
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb. 15.Consols
for money, 90% consols for account, 9011-16
Anaconda, 14% Atchison, 94% Atchison pre
ferred, 106% Baltimore & Ohio, 115% Canadian
Pacific, 178 Chesapeake &. Ohio, 59% Chicago
Great Western, 22% Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, 188 De Beers, 18% Denver & Bio Grande,
47% Denver & Rio Grande preferred, 92 Erie.
47% Brie first preferred, 80% Brie second
preferred, 74% Illinois Central, 181 Louisville
& Nashville, 154 Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
87% New York Central, 154% Norfolk & West
ern, 91 Norfolk & Western preferred. 93 On
tario & Western, 53% Pennsylvania, 72% Rand
Mines, 6% Reading, 71% Reading first pre
ferred, 49 Reading second preferred, 51 South
ern Railway, 41 Southern Railway preferred,
103% Southern Pacific, 68% Union Pacific,
158 Union Pacific preferred, 100 United States
Steel, 44% United States Steel preferred, 110%
Wabash, 24 Wabash preferred, 48 Spanish
fours, 91.
Bar silver steady, 30%d pef ounce.
Money, 4@4% per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 4 per cent. The rate of discount
In the open market for three months bills Is
315-16@4 per cent.
ARIZONA COPPERS.
The market has turned. All stocks are on
bid prices and the demand shows no signs of
slackening. Stocks have had a big reaction,
and they would have to go a long way before
former high prices were reached. Quotations at
1 p.m.:
Btd.
Calumet & Arizona $117.00
Calumet & Pittsburg 36.50
Lake Superior & Pittsburg 44.00
Pittsburg & Duluth 25.00
Junction 27.00
American Development Co 16.00
Warren Development Co 17.00
Denn-Arizona ?r. 24.50
Black Mountain 10 75
Keweenaw 17 25
Helvetia ^oo
Butte & London 2 50
North Butte 87!50
Av
82% 85
an 2
172
57%
81% 31%
300IM., St. P. & S
Manhattan Met. St. Ry 2,100
1.500 Met. Securities
4.000 3.600
700
2.700
900
119%
70%
100%
35% 70 25 69
117%
85%
Missouri Pac
M.. K. & T..
do pr
Mexican Cent.
Nat. Biscuit
lo pr
13,400 Nat. Lead
601
228 232 148%
4,300 Ontario & W
Pressed Steel.
do pr
Pacific Mail..
Penn. R.
People's Gas.
Reading
51"
48,400
4,500
67,800
40Q, do 1st pr..
300 do 2d pr...
Republic Steel
do pr
9,700|Rock Island..,
1,6001 do pr
St. Paul....
Southern Pac
Southern Ry.
do pr
Tenn. Coal & I
Texas & Pac
Twin City
Union Pacific.
do pr
U. S. Rubber
do pr
1471001U. S. Steel
140% 139%
iio% 1.37%
84 S3
107
26% 65
1S3%
67%
40
106%
25% 64%
181
66%
39%
154%
2,000
85,200
1,400 1,9.00
3,100 2,600 5,100
100
152%
51% 51
do pr
uUkm
17354 188.150.
58%
31%
18% 18% 56
21% 79% 88
21%
103'
15% 36%
70% 34% 52V&
178%
212 460
47
88%
19% 40% 46 78% 72%
172% 337%
176%
33 60% 22% 85% 31% 61%
149,% 156 160%
120%
70%
101%
38%
70% 65%
46%-ir45%
88
70 25% 69
pr
7.80) Vo-folk W.
North Am. Co.[
Northern Pac
North-West.
N. Y. Central.
N.Y..C. & St.L
51%
43% 42%
109%
53%
108%
23
46% 50% 93
108%
23%
107%
22%
45%
Wabasn
do pr
Va. Chemical.
Western Union
Wis. Central
do pr
28% 28%
Total sales. 1,152,100.
ACTIVE BONDS AND CURB STOCKS.
Quotations to 1 p.m., Feb. 15:
Oregon Short Line 4s, 97 bid, 97% asked.
Rock Island 4s, 80% bid, 80% asked.
Japanese lsts, 100%. 100%. 100%.
Japanese 2ds, 100%. 100%.
Japanese 4%s, 92%.
Japanese second 4s, 91, 91%, 91.
A. T. 4s, 79%, SO.
A. T. 6s, 116%.
B. R. T. 4s, 97%.
Reading 4s, 101%.
Baltimore & Ohio 3%, 94% bid, 94% asked.
Atchison 4s, 104% bid, 104% asked.
Southern Pacific 4s, 97% bid, 97% asked.
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy 4s, 100%, 100%.
United States Steel 5s, 99%, 99%, 99%, 99%.
Northern Pacific 4s, 104% bid, 105 asked.
Union Pacific convertibles, 152% bid, 153%
Baltimore Ohio, 104% bid, 104% asked,
Boston Copper, 28 bid, 28% asked.
United Copper, 72.
Utah Copper, 31 bid, 82 asked.
Black Mountain, 10% bid, 11% asked.
Union Pacific 4s, 104% bid, 105 asked.
Rock Island 5s, 92%, 92%.
Tin Can common, 10 bid, 10% asked.
Tin Can preferred, 68% hid, 69 asked.
Granby, 9% bid, 10 asked.
Interborough, 231 bid, 232% asked.
North Butte, 87 bid, 88 asked.
East Butte, 8% bid, 9 asked.
Greene Copper, 26% bid, 26% asked.
-CloS'
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Feb. 15.
Ing quotations were as follows: Adventure,
6% Allouez, .40(^40% Arcadian, 4%@4% Ar
nold, 1 Atlantic. 24%@24% Bingham,
46 bid: Black Mountain, 10%@11 Boston Con
solidated, 28@28% Calumet & Hecla, 705@710
Calumet & Pittsburg, 16%@17 Centennial, 27% .c nfltr o, Aw,,. \U/
@28 Consolidated Mercer. 64 bid Copper Range
Con., Sl%@81% Daly West. 16016,% Domin
ion Coal. 81%@82% Dominion Steel, 32@32%
Bast Butte, 8%@B Elm River, 2%@2% Frank
lin. 18%@19% Granby. 10@10% Greene Con
solidated. 26%@28: Isle Royale. 23%@24
Keweenaw, 17%@17% Lake Superior & Pitts
burg, 43%@44% Mass, 10@10% Mayflower,
l%@l*s*. Michigan, 14@14% Mohawk, 58@
58% Nevada Consolidated, 14%@14% North
Butte. 86%@87% Old Dominion. 42%@43
Osceola, 100 101 Parrot. 41@41% Phoenix,
1V*@1% Pittsburg. & Dnluth. 25%@26: Pnen.
are provided for them. ,3t, f^- fw*- 404iU onincv. URVcemnu.- ni.^0H*
Asked.
$118.50
87.50 44.50 25.50 28.00 18.00
18.00 25.50 11.50 17.75
5.50 2.75
LONDON COPPER, Feb. 15Copper sagged
10s in the market today and closed at 77 5s.
About 200 tons were sold. Tin declined 20s on
free realization and closed at 166 12s 6d.
About 525 tons were sold.
MONEY REPORTS
-15.The
LONDON, Feb.t rate of discount omf
the Bank oefr England remained unchangedf to-
cen
4
Central 1 and Baltimore & Ohio and Louisville ^Z*. YORK, Feb. 15.Baring, Magoon &
& Nashville 1. Bonds were heavy at noon. I
Incr
to
a
rgent
trt
to attempt making a profitable turn and in Soo" America for the week $2,000.-
consequence most stocks fluctuated not morel BERLIN Fh 1.1 -Fmh.nm T*/. on
than a trivial fraction between 12 and 1 o'clocl-. marks 5
per cent
_
I 164%
125%
""kin* the total outgo
T'p?gs' for:
Speculative operations were conducted within Short bills, 3 per cent? three months' bills
checks ^sUm? rates?
LONDON, Feb. 15.BnlUon amounting to
185,000 was taken Into the Bank of England
on balance today.
PARIS, Feb. 15.Three per cent rentes, 99f
45c for account. Exchange on London, 25f
I6c for checks. The weekly statement of the
Bank of France shows the following changes:
Notes In circulation, decreased 17,050,000 francs
treasury deposits, decreased 4,975,000 francs*
general deposits, decreased 28,550,000 francs
gold In hand, decreased 2,300,000 francs silver
in hand, decreased 2,475,000 francs bills dis
counted, decreased 89,300.000 francs advances,
decreased 6,550,000 francs.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 15
$1,116,045.?0 week,
$5,072,521.71.
MINNEAPOLIS
Bank clearings today,
$5,921,006.18 last year.
15 -Bank clearings to
Feb
286% I
day. $2,6(8,821.99 for the week. $14,444 883 78-
year ago. $10,500,687.09 New York exchange!
sellins rate, 75c premium buving rate 45c
premium Chicago exchange, selling rate, 50c
premium bujing rate, 20c premium London 60-
day sight documentary exchange. $4.83.
T71
TE]
XAXEI
trea8ur
TREASURY" STATEMENT,
balancesl
101V,
96%
In
th
J"? elusivbe,l
thae
general fund
exf Washington? Feb. ody's staTemen,t ftl "V**,
of $150,000,000 gold reserve, shows:
Glance,In$146,798,476 gold coin-
treasurath8eh
balances the general ftnd ex ^s, #5 75
$74,319,599 gold certificates, $43,-
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. 15.The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of 2@5
points, which'was rather poorer than due on the
cables under liquidation of some of yesterday's
buyers and a little selling by bears. There
seemed to be demand of good character, how
ever, and the undertone continued steady, prices
advancing to about the closing of yesterday dur
ing the early session. Trading was quiet and
reports of a good spot demand seemed the main
bull influence.
After showing a net gain of about 4 points
on the early bulge the .market asd- off-ln the
late forenoon under realizing and at mlddav
N quiet biit steadmy at decline fll.25c: em
points on activeq-,umonths.
i
,ie-^
ld Uina uplands
middlin.f0"0,^, gulf 11.50c.
Cotton futures opened steady February of
fered at 10.6oc March. 10.66c: April ,10 75c-
May 10.85c July, 10.98c August, 10.87c bid'
ber, 10.39c hid: December 10.4310.44e
Spot cotton closed steady middling uplands,
11.25c middling gulf, 11.50c sales, 110 bales!
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Feb. 15.-Proflt-tak-
ing by local holders caused an easier tone In the
provisions market. Compared withf yesterday's
activity trading was quiet May pork
openeralUl??
ard was of a shade to
$1
5
-todav
50
a 5^/.
St
117%
85%
1()4
88
100 228% 232 148% 186
51
60%
10Q%
47%
139%
99
137%
94 99% 33%
106%
25% 64%
181%
66%
39%
991/
153%
34%
117 192%
97%
51
109
52%
107%
22%
45% 49% 93 28% 57
69%
115%
85%
104%
88$
102% 227% 285
150% 189
52% 61%
101%
48%
140% 100% 140
94% 99% 34%
107%
26% 65
183
67%
40
100 154%
35
117 154%
88%
47,100
unchanged at $15.50, sold off to $15.40,
$7.90. Ribs were unchanged at $817
Close: Pork, May. $15.42%: July." $15.30.
Lard, May, $7.87%- July. $7.97% @8* Ribs.
May, $8.15 July. $8.27%.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND~ COFFEE, Feb
15.Sugar, raw. nominal: refined sugar, steadv
fair refining. 2%c centrifugal, 96 test, 8 ll-32@
3%c molasses sugar, 2%c refined, crushed.
5.20c powdered, 4.60c granulated. 4.50c. Cof
fee, quiet No. 7 Rio, 8%c. Molasses, steady
New Orleans,
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Feb. 16.Beef
steady. Pork, firm mess. $16.25@16.75. Lard,
firm prime western steam, $8.05@8.15.
NEW YORK Oil., Feb. 15Petroleum,
steady refined, all ports, $7.55@7.60.
NEW YORK PRODUCE. Feb. 15Butter
firm receipts, 6,101 pkgs official prices, cream
ery, common to extra. 16@27c state dairy
common to extra, 15@25c renovated, common
to extra 15@19%c western factory, common to
firsts, 14@l/c western imitation creamery ex
tras, 20c western imitation creamery firsts 18c
Cheese, steady receipts. 799
to light, i%@ll%c. Eggs, easy: receipts, 13,
058 state Pennsylvania and nearby fancy se
lected white, 23dJ24c do choice. 21@22c do
mixed extra. 19c western firsts 17c do sec
onds. 16@16%c southerns, 1417c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE. Feb. 15.Butter,
steady creameries. 17@27c dairies, 17(?24c.
Fggs. weak at mark, cases Included, 15c. Cheese
steady daisies, 13c twins, ll%@12c Young
Americas, 13c. Poultry, live, firm: turkeys, 16
@16c chickens, 12c: springs. 12%c. Potatoes,
steady Bnrbanks, 50@66c Rurals, 5257c red
stock, 50@56$. Veal, firm 60 to 60-lb weights,
6%@7c 65 to 75-lb weights, 7@8%c 85 to 110-
'b weights, 9%@10c.
CELEBRITIES' CORSETS
A London Dealer Says AmericanWomen
Are Avid Buyers of Cast-off Clothes.
New York American.
LondonThe law of supply and de
mand makes strange businesses, one of
the most curious being that of the
dealer of castoff clothes of notables.
There are several of them in London,
and one of them is the authority for
the following curious statement:
I have a customer," said this deal
er, "who occupies a prominent position
in' society, and has commissioned me to
buy all the cast-off .corsets of famous
women. She has given me practically
a free hand as to price and selection,
and I have communicated with several
of my agents all over Europe.
"My best customers in this line come
from America. One woman is making
a collection of shoes and slippers worn
by celebrities, and another one will pay
me almost any price for clothes that
have been worn by any of the crowned
heads of Europe. The woman who is
making the corset collection has al
ready gathered a varied and valu
able lot.
"For royal second-hand dresses there
is always a good market. I sold an
exquisite court
dressn oAf
.Mr
eentI
qUee
.america Who
a European
was going to attend a reception given
by the president of the United Sftates
on her return to her own country.''
MORE SERIOUS THAN ECUADOR'S.
"Speaking of revolutions," began
the loquacious man, I was the cent
ral figure in one myself once."
"Somewhere in South America!"
No, in Massachusetts. I got caught
tainabl are provided for them $,-t fp&- tin^lo%&U%rQ^tocy^n^@9SiirB^oie the shafting of a woolen milU&'~v? BRANCHESChioa*o and Milwaukee. Orders for future delivery executed u all markstfc
"i:^^^^i^Sjk?%tiMM
CHOIC E STEER S
nTHE BES TON E
hit
PRICES 10 to 16c HIGHER ON ALL
THE SELECTED LOTS.
Hogs Steady on Light Receipts and
Good QualityDemand Improving
Sheep 'Steady with Only a Load or
Two on SaleFeed-Lot Wethers
$5.75 and Ewes $4.75.
JUjyp^!^^
IWPPWfW Wllipiim plgUlf ii.njyi
South St. Pari, Minn.. Feb. 15.Estimated
receipts at the Union Stockyards today: Cattle,
500 calves, 100 hogs, 3.50U sheep, 200 horses,
25: cars, 63.
The following tables shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1906, to date as compared with the same
period in 1905:
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1G06 25,439 4,114 137,938 70,914 H,V)84
1905 22,271 2,26 149,636 142,667 3,328
In 3,M 1,488
Dec 11,700 71,753 244
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in February as compared with the same
period in 1905.
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1906 7,716 1,280 39,665 6,245 849
1905 6,9t 855 40,047 16,273 84
lnc 76 434 9
Dec 382 10,028
Official receipts for the past week are as
follows:
Cattle. Calves. Hogs.
Date
Feb. 7...
Feb. 8...
Feb. 9...
Feb. 10..
Feb. 12..
Feb. 13.
Feb. 14.
735 568 391
91
1,129
1,15a
477
ro
eased their engagement of gold
th i
nt 7l An
A 1
Sheep. Cars.
165
62 61 28
91
280 111
5.173 3,175 3,305 3,232
1,999 4,'J84 3,871
1,950
18
809 864 959 767 319
105
63 59 49 78 99 74
Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago, Great
Western, 7 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
15 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
15 Great Northern, 24 Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy, 1 Northern Pacific, 1 total, 63.
Disposition of stock Wednesday, Feb. 14:
Firm Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift & Co 237 3,785 841
W. E. McCormick... 46 64
W. G. Bronson 3 1 7
Leo Gottfried 3
Armour Pkg. Co... 12
Elliott & Co 26
City butchers 36
Slimmer & Thomas.. 326
P. Evans 27
Melady & Co 65
H.' H. Brackett.... 25
Other buyers 22 13
Country buyers 273
Totals 1,101 8,799 912
HOGS Pate. Av. Wt. Av. Cost. Price Range.
Feb. 7 215 $5.56
Feb. 8 206 5.65%
Feb. 9 ,203 6.77
Feb. 10 213 0.71
Feb. 12 207 5.67
Feb. 13 207 5.75
Feb. 14 208 5.86%
Hog prices steady. Receipts
Quality good. Demand strong.
$5.45(35.80
5.55&c5.8o
5 60Q5.S0
5.6jy,5.8 5.60&5.75
5.60@5.85
5.75@6.O0
rather light.
Prices range
$5.75@6 bulk. $5.80@5.9O light, common to
fair, $5.75@5.85 good to choice, $5.90@6 mixed
common to fair, $5.75@5.85 good to choice!
$5.90@6 heavy, fair, $5.75@5.85 good to choice,
$5.90@6.
Hogs51, 294 lbs, $6 65, 243 lbs. $6 44,
259 lbs, $5.95 53, 214*ibs, $5.90 44. 231 lbs.
$5.90 51, 268 lbs, $5.83 58, 227 lbs, $5.85
2400
70
,b8
2
lb
8
0
29. 235 lbs, $5.85 8SB. 6 lbs $5.85: 70,. 203
19
$58
36
16
3
80
Stags and Boars1. 580 lbs, $4.75 1. 380 lbs,
$4.50 1, 350 lbs, $4.50: 1, 540 lbs, $4 1 boar,
360 Ibs$2.75 1 boar, 350 lbs, $2.50.
CATTLEReceipts light quality good de
mand good for best grades of killing cattle
prices strong and good to choice steers about
10@15c higher common to medium stuff steady
to Btrong stockers and feeders, bulls about
steady: veal calves and milch cows steady.
Butcher Steerei, 1,120 lbs, $4.50: 1,140 lbs.
$4. 8. 1,043 lbs. $4 3, 1.033 lbs. $4. 1, 1,350
lbs, $4 1, 1,310 lbs, $3.65 1, 960 lbs, $3.50
1, 1,030 lbs. $3.50.
Butcher Cows and Heifers2, 1,050 lbs, $4.75
7. 1,090 lbs, $3.60: 1. 1,110 lbs, $8,50 1. 1,100
lbs, $3.50 1, 1.150 lbs, $3.2'5:_J, 1.200 lbs,
$3.25 2, 1,065 lbs. $3 2. 9eo IBs. $3: 10. 980
lbs, $2.60 3, 890 lbs. $2.50 2, 910 lbs. $2.50.
Cutters and Canners2. 860-lbs. $2.25 7,
1,220 lbs, $2.25 7. 735 lbs, $3.25: 1. 700 lb*,
$2 2. 935 lbs, $2 1, 870 lbs, $1.75 1, 840
lbs. $1.75.
TJiitcher Bulls1, 1,440 lbs. $8.35 1. 1.S50
lbs, $3.25 1, 1.570 lbs. $3.25 1, 1.280 lbs, $3
3, 1,274 lbs, $2.75 1, 1,020 lbs. $2.40.
Veal Calves4, 115 lbs. $4.55: 1, 200 lbs,
$4.50: 1, 100 lbs, $4: 3, 223 lbs. $2.
Stock Feeding Steers3, 1.233 lbs. $4.76 13.
1,006 lbs. $4 18, 991 lbs, $3.80 5, 986 lbs,
$3.75 14. 762 lbs. $3.50: 4. 1.085 lbs. $3.50
6. 855 lbs, $3.50 2, 98U lbs. $3.40 3. 830 lbs,
$3.40: 7, 744 lbs, $3.30 2. 1.195 lbs. $3.25
1, 920 lbs. $3 4, 817 lbs, $3 2. 680 lbs. $2.76.
Stock Cows and Heifers1. SIO lbs. $3: 1.
830 lbs. $2 50: 1. 760 lbs, $2.25: 1. 670 lbs.
$2.25 2. 375 lbs. $2.25 3, 443 lbs. $2.10.
Stock and Feeding Bulls1. 1 270 lbs. $3.25:
1. 1.370 lbs, $3 2. 1.030 lbs. $2 50 1, 770 lbs.
$2.50 1 stag, 930 lbs. $2.50 1 stag, 840 lbs,
$2.50 1, 940 lbs. $2.35.
Milch Cows and Springers1 cow, $32.50 1
cow. $32.
SEH2EPReceints light load common to fair
ewesisells at $3.85. Feed lots wethers at $7.75.
and feed lot ewes at $4.76. Prices generallj
steady. Sales:
Killing Shee? and LambsSO lambs, 83 lbs,
$6.50 14 wethers. JOS lbs. $5.75 231 wethers,
119 lbs. $5.25: 18 lambs. 80 lbs. $5: 57 ewes,
121 lbs, $5 142 ewes. 111 lbs, $4.75 28 ewes,
110 lbs, $4.75: 12 ewes, 116 lbs. $4 5 cull
lambs, 42 lbs. S3.
Among the shippers on the market were: S.
N. Johnson, Battle Lake M. J. Gibbons, Hamp
ton E. H. Gratec, Waverly G.^C. Perkins.
Cokato F. B. M.. State Bank, River Falls J.
Brown. Foral N. M. Eagan, New Ix)ndon A.
Auckerson. Kerkhoven J. M. llosan, Benson
W. B. Brown, Browns Valley F. Vt\ Cox. Wal
halla J. Vassau, Wlllard City, N. D. M.
Condon, Clara City.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Feb. 15.Cat-
tleReceipts, 7,000, includlug 300 southerns
market steady to 10c higher: native steers, $4
6.25 southern steers, $3.75(55: southern cows,
$2.25@3.S5 native cows and heifers, $2 25
5.10 stockers and feeders, $3@5 bulls, $2.76
@4.10: calves, $3@7.50 western fed steers.
SheepReceipts, ^,000 market strong mut
tons, $4.25fH5.80 lambs, $5.507 range weth
ers, $5.50@6.20 fed ewes, $4.25@5.25.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Feb. 15.Cattle, re
ceipts, 6,000 market strong to 10c higher beeves
$3.90@6.50 cows and heifers, $1.50?4.85
stockers and feeders. $2.65@4.60 Texans, $3.60
@4.40. Hogs, receipts, 18,000 steady estimat
ed tomorrow, 21,000 mixed and butchers, $5.95
@6.20 good heavy. $6.10@6.22% rough heavy.
$5.95@6.05 light. $5 95@6 15 pigs. $5.60@6.03
bulk of sales, $6.10@6.15. Sheep, receipts,
12,000 strong sheep, $3.50@3.75 Iambs, $5
7.50.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Feb. 15.Receipts
Cattle, 600 hogs, 2,800. Hogs, steady, strong.
Sales, 68, 190 lbs, $5.80 70, 240 lbs, $5.90 64.
298 lbs, $5.95. Cattle, strong stockers steady.
Beeves, 14, 1,180 lbs, $4 16, 1,280 lbs, $5:
10, 1,340 lbs, $5.50. Cows and heifers, 10. 870
lbs, $3.20 14. 987 lbs, $3.50 9, 1,140 lbs, $4.25.
Stockers and feeders, 10, 760 lbs, $3 16, 870
lbs, $3.65 14.--980 lbs. $4. Calves and year
lings, 8, 480 'lbs, $2.76 10, 600 lbs, $3.40
12, 670 lbs, $3.75.
5 ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK. Feb. 16.Cattle-
Receipts, 4,000, including 1,125 Texans market
higher beef steers, $3@6.25 stockers and feed
ers. $2.50@4.30 cows and heifers. $3.15@4.55
Texas steers, $3@4 cows and heifers. $2.10
3.90. HogsReceipts, 7,000 market firm pigs
and lights, ^5.40@6.20 packers, $5.80@6.25
tutchers and best heavy. $6.10@6.30. Sheep
Receipts, 1,200: market strong natives, $6.25
@6.25 lambs, $5@6.
OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Feb. 15.CattleRe-
celpts 3,300 market active^-10c higher native
steers, $3.80@5.60 cows and heifers, $3@4.&0
canners $2@2.85 stockers and feeders. $3@4
Defective Pag
Ghas. E. Lewis & Co.,
Orain and Stock Broken
Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolia.
Invite personal Interviews and correspoodene*
relative to purchase and sale of grain, stocks,
bonds. Ksmbets All Exchanges. PrivsU WiPSfc
Commission Orders Executed in
All Markets of the World.
4 50*
calves. $3@6.25 bulls and stags, $2.25^4. Hogs
Receipts 6,000 market steady: bulk of sales.
$5.87%@6.90. SheepReceipts 6,000 market
steady lambs, $6.90:?45 sheep, $4.75@6.25.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, St. Paul, .Feb. 15.Barrett & Zimmerman
report demand centered around farm horses: mar
ket itill sluggish. All classes moving at the fol
lowing prices: Drafters, extra. $160@185
drafters, choice, $140 160: drafters, common to
good. $125@140 farm mares, extra, $1356160
farm mares, choice, $120(til35 farm mares,
common to good, $75@120: delivery, choice/
$126@150 delivery, common to good, $75@125.
The most curious vegetable in the
world is the truffle, since it has neither
roots, stem, flowers, leaves nor seeds.
In some parts dogs and pigs are trained
to dig for it. the animals being guided MINNEAPOLIS
by their sense of smell. DULUTH
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Comstock, Dnlnth, Minnesota Fargo, Csssel.
ton, Hunter, HUlsboro, Grand Forks. North
Dakota and Winnipeg.
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GrainCommission Receiving a specialty. Advances mads
to shippers. Orders for future deliver/
executed in all markets.
THE:
established 183r
P. B. MANN GO.
GRAIN COMMISSION.
Orders for future delivery executed in mil markets
Minneapolis Duluth Chicago
Milwaukee.
Mali samples for bids. Ask prices tot Feed aafr
Hill Stuffs.
McHUGH,
CHRISTENSEN
&C0.
GRAIN
COMMISSION
(1e Th Van Dusen-Harringtoa Co.
Minneapolis, Duluth, Milwaukee.
Kansas City, So. St. Paul, Winnipeg,
Sell wheat, oats. fiax. barley, livestock.
Experts In charge of each department. Give
closest attention to customers' Interests.
Good results foe them means more busi
ness tor us.
I have returned from a personal inspection of
many mines in Old Mexico,
especlallv the Cananea mines, and in this conn
try the famous mining camp of Blsbee, Tonopsh.
Manhattan and Goldfleld. and If you want the
latest information write or see me at once.
There is no need tor me to say that I bST
secured nia.iy desirable bargains In stock and
property for Investors desiring same.
R. B. HIGBEE. Mining Broker,
410-411 Germanla Life Bldg., St. Panl.
Established 188&.
Duluth Chicago
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WAS A LOP-EAEED IDIOT.
Kansas City Journal.
Down in Izzard county, darkest
Arkansaw, thev do things up brown,
says Bent Murdock. An editor called
a memberfo the legislature a lop
eared liar," and the member went into,
the office to lick the editor. After a
minute's conversation the editor man
threw the "lop-eared liar" out of th
window on to a shed roof, which
rotten, and the legislature man fell
thru to the'porch below, lighting on a?
sleeping dog. The dog arose and bit
the man on the arm, whereupon the
"lop-eared liar" kicked the dog. At
this moment the owner of the dog,
hearing a commotion, rushed around
the corner, very mad. It is not safe
to kick an Izzard county doe, so the
owner of the dog kicked the Mop-eared
liar" off the porch into a convenient
horse trough. About this time the
member of the legislature concluded
that he was a lop-eared idiot and went
home.
There are no fewer than twenty
lofty volcanic peaks clustered about
the city of Quito, the capital of Ecua
dor. One of these, Cotopaxi, is th
highest active volcano in the world.
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GRIFFITHS CO.
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