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"Iff
&:
HintlT at the Wheat Conditions
Abroad Make It Look Like
~J! Famine to Come.
M"
Domestic Conditions Still Appear
to Favor the Side of
the Bears.
Seventy-five the Point About
Which New Opinions
f\
Are Forming.
Miuueepolls Chamber of Commerce. March 14.
fceventj-flte appears to ttws new plota
3gure In wheat. Several times the market has
reached that point and this nioruing again il
was within hair's breadth of.it. Every time It
came back up. This means only cue thine
someone or some number of people, think wheat
a buy at 75c. If one could know who the buy
ers are, if It were possible to go back of broker
or-pit representative and find where ownership
Is lodged, it would be easier to form definite
opinion as to the market. Speculatively, this
buying at 75c has two sides to it. If big peo
pie aie really taking hold, then there will be au
end to the bear market somewhere close to
that price level. But, in speculation, the same
thing that stands as an influence for strength
often becomes a weakening element upon a
change of circumstances. If the wheat being
bought every time the market goes to 75c is of
the real thing, 'long-time investment sort, it is
a strong argument, if, rather, it represents
principally the buying of scattered bulls to
vh om the figure 75, after a year of much higher
figures, appeals in a sentimental way, then it
Is an element of great weakness, for, should
their price line at 75c be broken thru, some of
'i this wheat would likely come on sale very qulck
ly. The speculative situation. In short, is still
full of uncertainty, and does not yet permit of
commitment to one side, on the part of promul
gators of opinion, who try to look below the sur
face. Meanwhile, there is a return to comment
regarding the situation in Russia, and it is not
unlikely that this old Influence will be to the
front again later on. The trade was badly fooled
when first the Russian damage reports came In
last year. No one here knew much about Russia.
She as said to have lost millions of bushels of
all grains. A big bull market had this for its
basis. It flattened out later. Russia continued
shipping out wheat freely. The trade concluded
that it had been misled, or that, at least, the
importance of the Russian losses had been over
stated. Yet. even had there never been any
i sensational reports, it is an entirely reasonable
supposition that Russia, with her men taken
away into the army, her internal affairs unset
I tied and her peasantrv rioting in important
producing districts, suffered seriously. Now,
some months after the Bulmidenre of the last had
report, there are the indications of others to
come that will deal not with cause or circum
stance, but with final effect. There Is, In short,
the probability of famine in Russia One may
And many indirect allusions to this Tn tne our
rent number of the Review of Reviews, in a
A
purely political article, there is a hint at It,
and so it crops out in many places. The I-on
don Standard goes farthest and says there Is ac
tual famine impending, that promise* to exceed
that of 1891 in intensity and severitv. This is
an important thing for wheat traders to watch
While we have abundant wheat on our side,
other countries are exporting freely and ot
croirs are coming along all right. Liverpool Is
not likely to be seriously disturbed by condi
tions in Russia, but let anything develop in the
United States to lower the supply promise mate
rially and the Russian situation will very
quickly come into importance in England.
"Where is the big stirnlu" of wheat for ex-
port?" asks Woodworth of Minneapolis. ""We
do not agree with some people who figure that
ne have an enormous amount of wheat to sell
for export. In fact, if we carry over a sur
plus as large as last year's, according to one
of our statisicians. who figures 50.000,000 bu,
we have not a great deal of it to spare."
The weather map shows the lowest tempera
tures of the season In the northwest North
Dakota. 22 to 32 below South Dakota, 14 be
low Minnesota. 2 above to 16 below, with gen
eral snows. It was snowing this morning in
Oklahoma, Kansas Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois. Indiana and Ohio. Good rains In Texas,
Tennessee and Kentucky.
Broomhall's Corn Trade News of Feb. 27 says:
RussiaIt is once more reported that there are
large quantities of grain on the railroads wait
ing to be forwarded, some 200,000 wagonloads.
Reckoning that each wagonload holds ten tons.
It Is easy to see that the visible supply is
large. This Is equal to 74,000,000 bu of grain.
It does not look much like a famine. No doubt
this was based upon reports of some time earlier
than date of Issue, and there may have been
othw developments since then
Local stocks increased 475,000 bu so far In
the weeK, Minneapolis received 338 ears against
164, Duluth 46 against 8 and Chicago 7 against
7. Winnipeg showed a comparison of 82 and 77,
Kansas City 20,000 bu and 44,000, and St. Louis
27,000 and 34,000. Local demand was fair, with
May price maintained for No 1 northern, and
some very choice lots going a shade over.
THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS MODERATE AND THE SITTTA-^
TION WITHOUT CHANGE.
'^"Shipments, that formerly ran to about half
the total capacity, have settled back under
40,000 barrels a day, and promise no increase.
There Is still a fair demand from domestic
buyers, and today it was a little better, but
orders run to small lots, and It is difficult
to interest them in a large way.
Shipments, 36,047 barrels.
First patents are quotable at $4@4.10 sec
ond patentB, $8.80@3.90 first clears, $3.50
8.60 second clears. $2.45@2.55.
I THE CASH TRADE
OATS CLOSE STB-ONGEEGOOD GENERAL
DEMAND FOR ALL GRADES.
FLAXReceipts, 36 cars, against 10 cars last
year. Shipments, 8 oars. Duluth, 54 cars
Closing prices: Minneapolis, cash, $1.18% to
arrive, $1.13%. A good demand, with offerings
selling at 2%c under Duluth May price.
OATSNo. 3 white oats closed at 27%c. Re
ceipts, 25 cars: shipments. 83 cars. A good
demand from shippers and the market active
and strong.
CORNNo. 3 yellow corn closed at 36%c. Re
ceipts. 7 cars shipments. 41 ears.
FEED AND COARSE MEALCoarse cornmeal
and cracked corn, in sacks, sacks extra, $14.50
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats, 75-lb
sacks, sacks extra, $15 No. 2 ground feed,
corn and oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra,
$15.50: No. 3 ground feed, 1-S corn and 2-3
oats, 70-lb sacks, sacks extra. $16.
MILLSTUPFS Bran in bnlK. Sit 50ai3.TB
shorts. $13.50(5)13.75, middlings, M6(^16.25 red
dog, $19.50@2O all Minneapolis, in 200-
lb sacks, $1 per ton additional In 100-lb sacks.
$1.50 per ton additional: red dog in 110s, $18
fob. Shipments. 806 tons.
RYENo. 2 closed at 53%g54%c Receipts,
4 cars shipments,. 4 crs.
BARLEYFeed grades closed at 36fd36%c
malting graces, 37246c Receipts, 33 cars
26 cars,.
&AYTimothy, choice, $0 50 No. 1. $3 50^0.
No. 2. $7.50(f?8: timothy. No. 3, $6ftf)7 nlxe
fr.50@8upland,
5@7: choice, $8(3)8.50, upland,* No 1,
No. 2. $6(3)7: No 3. $5tf?6: midland,
$4RiG rye straw, $4@5 wheat and oat stiaw,
$3(5.4. Receipts, 140 tons.
hard SALEsS To.
REPORTED TODAY.
1 car 75R
,No. 1 bard. 1 car 75%
No.^1 hard, 4 oars 75%
No. 1 hard. 5 cars 75T
No. 1 northern, 11 cars 7514
No. 1 northern. 1 car Tin.
KQ 1 northern. "9 cars 75*C
No. 1 northern. 2 cars 7ra
No. 1 northern, in settlement, 1,000 bu.. .75%
No. 2 northem. 1 car 72%
No. 2 northern, 1 car .73
No. 2 northern. 8 cars 73%
No. 2 northern, 3 cars 72%
No. 2 northern. 3 car .7'iii
No. 2 northern, 2 cars 73%
No. 2 northern, 0 cars 73%
5 No. 2 northern. 5 cars 73%
ICo. 2 northern. In settlement. 1 OOO bu.. .7334
NO. 3 wheat, 5 cars Tl%
No 3 wheat. 16 oars.. 71%
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 73
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 72%
No. 3 wheat. 4 cars 71
No. 3 wheat, 1 car, sample 70
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 73%
No. 3 wheat, 2 cars 72%
No, 3 wheat, 3 cars 72
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 71%
No. 3 wheat, 2 cars 70
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 68^%
Open V!
We3nes*day Evening,
Russia Again Likely to Be an Influence
High.
May... $ .75g75 $ .76%
July... .77ii@% -78%%
Sept.. .76% .77%
Minneapolis Oats-
May... .27% .27%
^GZ
1 2
Rejected wheat, 5 cars 72%
Rejected wheat, 1 car 72%
Rejected wheat. 2 cars, smutty 72v
Rejected wheat, car 68
Rejected wheat, 1 car 70V4
Rejected wheat, 1 car 70
Rejected wheat. 1 car, smutty 71%
No. 3 corn, 1 car 36%
No. 4 corn, 1 car, yellow 36%
No grade corn, 1 car, yellow 36%
No grade corn, part car 34'/j
No grade corn. 1 car 35
No grade corn. 4 cars, miked 35%
No. 3 rye, 2 cars i .51
No. 3 oats. 4 cars 27%
No. 4 white oats, 1 car, choice 27%
No. 3 oats. 2 cars 26^4
No. 3 oats. 2 cars 20%
No. 3 oats, nart car 26^.
No. 4 barley, 2 cars 40
No. 4 barley, 1 car. wheaty 37%
No. 4 barley, 1 car 30
No. 1 feed barley, 1 car 39
No. 1 feed barley, 3 cars 88%
No. 1 feed barley, 1 cor 38$t
No 1 feed barlev, 2 cars 37
No. 2 feed barlev, 1 car 36
No. 2 feed barley. 1 car 3tt
No. 2 feed barlev, 3 cars 37
No. 1 flaxseed, 3 cars 1.13%
No. 1 flaxseed, elevator, car 1.12%
2 p.m. reiwt:
PutsMay wheat, 75%@75%c.
CallsMay wheat, 70%$76%c
CurbMa wheat, 75%@75%c.
/iK RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS /%C/
Closed..*
Low.
$ .75
Today.
$ .75%
.77%@78
*.77%
I-
77y4.@%
.76%
!7%
Closo
Today.
Minneapolis $ .75%
Chicago 77
Duluth 76%
St. Louis 74%@%
Kansas City 71%
New York 84
Winnipeg 74%
TODAY'S RANGE IN WHEAT
Minneapolis Option?.
]4 MPLS, MAV
1
Close.
CLOSING CASH PRICES
On TrackNo. 1 hard, 75%c No. 1 northern, 76%c No. ,2 northern, 73%@74c No.
3 wheat, 71%@72%c durum, 6870c No, 8 white oats, 27%c No. 2 rye, 63%54%c
No. 1 northern to arrive, 75%e: No. 2 northern to arrive, 73%c No. 1 flax, $1.13% No.
3 yellow corn, 36%c, taxley 36c to 46c,
\M^
OiUU
Chicago Options.
CJ3Q /030//3/3//6
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 72J*
No. 4 wheat. 4 cars 72%
No. 4 wheat, 1 car, fancy 73
No. 4 wheat, 1 car. mixed 69
No. 4 vvheat, 1 car 72
No 4 wheat, 1 car 68
Rejected wheat, car 71V5
Rejected wheat. 1 car 72
1.13%
1.13% LI*** 1.14 1.11%
.68
.03 .60
64
No. 1 flaxseed, 2 cars
No. 1 flaxseed. 5 cars
No. 1 flaxseed, to arrive, 1,400 bu
No. 1 flaxseed, to arrive, 1,1.00 bu
No. 2 flaxseed, 1 car
No. 2 durum wheat, 1 car
No. 4 durum wheat, 1 car
No. 4 durum wheat, 1 ce
No. 4 durum wheat. 1 car
Screenings, 1 car, per ton 5.00
Screenings, 1 car, per ton 11.00
Screenings, 1 car, per ton 7.00
Screenings, part car, per ton 6.50
PUTS AND CALLS.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MARCH 13.
Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northern
No. 1 hard, 3: No. 1 northern, 13 No. 2 north
ern, 19 No. 3, 14 No. 4. 6 rejected, 1.
MilwaukeeNo. 1 northren. 5 No. 2 northern,
16 No. 3, 5: No. 4. 0 rejected. 1.
St. LouisNo. 1 northern, 3 No. 2 northern,
2, No. 3, 1 No. 4. 1.
Soo LineNo. 1 hard, 10 No. 1 northern. 16:
No. 2 northern, 3 No. 3, 3 No. 4, 1 reject
ed. 1.
Northern PacificNo. 1 hard, 2 No. 1 north
ern, 9 No. 2 northern, 4 No. 8. 8: No. 4, 6.
OmahaNo. 3. 5: No. 4, 5: rejected, 1.
TotalNo. 1 hard, 13 No. 1 northern. 46
No 2 northren, 44 No. 3, 81 No. 4, 28 re
jected, 4.
Other Grains Inspected InCarsNo. 2 durum
wheat, 3 No. 3 durum wheat, 4 No. 4 durum
wheat, 4 No. 2 winter wheat, 1 No. 3 winter
wheat, 1 rejected winter wheat. 3 mixed
wheat, 1 No. 3 yellow corn, 1 No. 3 white
corn, 1 No. 3 corn. 2 No. 4 corn. 4 no grade
corn. 1 No. 2 white oats. 5 No. 3 white oats,
9 No. 4 white oats, 5 No. 3 oats, 9 no grade
oats, 1 No. 3 rye, 2 No. 4 barley, 4 No. 1
feed barley, 9 No. 2 feed barley, 8 no grade
feed barlev, 1, No 1 northwestern flax, 10, No
1 flax, 20 rejected flax, 2.
Inspected Out-CareNo. 1 durum wheat. 6
No. 2 durum wheat, 10 No. 3 durum wheat, 8
No. 1 hard wheat, 4 No. 1 northern wheat,
14 No. 2 northern wheat, 10 No. 3 wheat, 1
No. 4 wheat, 3 rejected wheat. 6 No. 3 yel
low corn, 3 No. 3 corn, 3 No. 2 white oats,
5 No. 3 white oats, 52 No. 3 oats, 5 no grade
oats, 8 No. 4 barley, 2 No. 1 feed barley, 7
No. 8 rye, 1 No. 1 flax, 15.
DALLY WHE AT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets.
Receipts, Shipments,
Bushels,
New York 10,000
Philadelphia 2.407
Baltimore 1,291
Toledo 2.000
Detroit 1,887
St. Louis 27.000
Boston 12.800
Chicago 8.O0O
Milwaukee 62.827
Duluth 62.827,
Minneapolis 314,340
Kansas City 20,000
future Trade Orders Executed in All Markets
Bushels.
2,000
666
34,000 26.417
880
42,230 44,000
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, MARCH IS.
ReceivedWheat. 338 cars, 314,340 bn: corn,
6,720 bu oats, 42,000 bu barley, 34,980 bn
rye. 3.280 bu flax, 38,880 bu flour, 1,106 brls
mlllstuffs. 80 tons hay, 140 tons linseed oil,
32 TS lbs- oarlots, 46T
ShippedWheat. 41 cars, 42,230 bu corn,
37,720 b(i oats, 138,610 bu barley, 30,160 bu
rye, 4,500 bu: flax. 9,360 bu flour, 36.047 brls
millstuffs, 896 tons Unseed oil, 262,170 lbs
oil cake, 824,700 lbs carlots, 442.
WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS, MARCH 13.
Milwaukee, 32 Omaha, 8 St, Louis, 10
Great Northern, 191 Northern Pacific, 28 Great
Western, 1 Chicago, Burlington Qulncy, 2
Soo line, 69 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 2.
close.
Close.
H'esterday. 3 Tear Ago.
S .75% $1.09H
.77%%^ 1.06%
.76%%
1 .27%
THE DAY'S REPORTS
-May Wheat-
.27%*,
July Wheat-
Close. Today.
$ .77%@78,
77%
.78
74%/
.69% 83%
76%
"Yesterday.
$ .75%
.76%@77
,7 6%
74%
.7 1%
.83%
74%
Close
Yesterday
.77%%
77%
-77%
.74%%
.69%
-83%
.76
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT MARKET OPENED EASY, WI TH PIT
TRADERS BEARISH.
Chleago, March 14.The wheat market was
easy at the opening today. Pit traders were
bearlsbly Inclined because of lower cables, liberal
receipts in the northwest and continued snow in
the southwest. May opened %@J4c to U@%c
lower at 76%76%c. advanced to 76%@7%c.'
reacted to 76%@78%c and sold at 78%c. Min
neapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 391 cars against 302 cars last week and 179
ears a year ago.
Toward the middle of the day the market
became strong on covering by shorts who were
actuated by the report of a famine in Russia.
Just before the close the market slumped oft
somewhat on profit taking. The high point was
at 77%@77%c. The close was strong with
May up a shade at 77c.
Cash wheat, No. 2 red, 81%@82%c No. 3
The com market was steady chleily because
of smaller local receipts. May opened a shade
lower at 42%c. advanced to 42%@42%c and
sold at 42%jJ42%c Local receipts were 153
cars, with one of contract grade.
ThA market became firmer later because of an
improved demand for cash corn. May advancing
to 43c, where It closed bteady. The net gain
for the day in the May option was %@%c.
Cash corn, No. 2, 41%@41%c No. 3, 40%
@40%c.
Close: Corn, May, 43c July, 43&C.
Profit-taking by local holders caused an easier
tone in the oats market. May opened unchanged
at 29%c and declined to 28%@28%c. Local
receipts were 103 car's.
Cash oats. No. 2, 29 &c No. 3, 29c.
Close: Oats, May. -29%@29%c July. 28%c.
The following was the range of prices
Wheat. May. July.
Opening 7% 7rt%@77
Highest T7%@^, 77%
Lowest 76%g! 76%
Close-
Today 77 77%
Yesterday 76%@77 77%
Year ago 1.13 91%@92
Corn.
Opening 4214 42%@=*i
Ighest 43%@% 43%
I*est 42%*%. 421
BTTZ/OTCH GKA11T, March 14 Wheat -was
fairly active and strong today. May opened %e
off at 7oc, sold at 70%@78c, advanced to 78%c,
and closed at 76%c, a gain of %c. July ad
vanced %c and September was unchanged.
Foreigners' bids are out of line, the only wheat
wanted appearing to. be durum. Flax was very
strong and active. Strong foreign markets caused
good buying here. May opened lc up at $1.16,
sold at $1.15%, and advanced to $1.17, closing
l%c up at $1.169s. July advanced the same
September, lMc and October lfcc Cash oats
advanced U,c
Close: Wheat to arrive, No. 1 northern,
76%c No. 2 northern, 73%c on track, No. 1
northern, 75%c No. 2. northern, 73%c May,
76%c July, 78c September, 77%c durum, No.
1, 72c No. 2, 60c flax, to arrive, $1.15% on
track, $1.15% May, $1.16% July, $1.18%
September, $1.17 October, $1.15% oats, to
arrive, 28%c oats, on track, 28%c May, 281/4*,~
rye, 56c barley, 37@46c.
Cars Inspected: Wheat 45, last year 8
oats, 13 barley, 9 rye, 2 flax 54, last year 3.
Receipts. Wheat, 62.827 bu oats, 36,603 bar
ley, 9.861 flax, 71,126. Shipments: Oats,
1,700 bu.
MEW XOIfrK FLOUR AMO GRAIN, March 14.
Flour, receipts. 23.537 brls sales. 2,000 brie
steady with light trade. Wheat, receipts, 10,-
000 bu sales, 1,200,000 bu. The weakness of
Cables and a favorable weather map caused open
ing declines which were afterwards regained
on covering orders May, 83%@83%c July, 83%
@83%c. Rye nominal. Corn, receipts, 51,600
bu sales, 30,000 bu. There was an easier tone
to corn also, following wheat and,on larger re
ceipts than expected, May, 49c July, 48%@
48%c September, 49%c.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, March
14.Flour steady. Wheat steady No. 1 north
ern, 78@79c No. 2 northern, 74@77c May, 77c
bid puts, 76%c bid calls, 77%c asked. Rye
steady No. 1. 62@62%c Barley dull No. 2,
54@55c sample, 37%@53c. (Oats steady stan
dard, 31@31%c. Corn firmer No. 3, cash,
40@40%o Ma 4 askea put8 calls, 43%c asked.3
WINNIPEG GRAIN, March 14.March opened
73c, closed 73%c May 74^c, closed 74%c
July, 75%c, closed 76%c. Cash close: No. 1
northern, 73%c No. 2 northern, 71%c No. 3
northern, 704c No. 2 white oats, 30%c No. 3
barley. 38c No. 1 flax, $1,07. ReceiptsWheat,
82 cars last year, 77.
N EW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, March
14.Sugar, raw, firm fair refining, 216-1693c
centrifugal, 96 test, 3 15-32@3%c molasses
sugar, 2 11-16@3%c refined, quiet: crushed,
5.30c powdered 4.70c granulated, 4.60c. Coffee
steady No. 7 Rio, 814c. Molasses, steady New
Orleans, 30@38c.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March 14.Close: Wheat,
higher No. 2 red, cash elevator, 83@89c track,
91c May. 74%@74%c July. 74%c No. 2
hard, 77@8l%c. Corn, higher No. 2 cash,
40% track. 42%c May, 40% c: July, 41%c.
Oats, higher Ko. 2 cash. S%c tract, 31c
May, 29 %c July, 28V4c No. 2 white, 32%c.
LIVERP0 0L GRAIN, March 14.Wheat, spot
nominal futures steady March, 6s 5%d: Mav,
6s 4%d. Corn, spot American mixed new. firm:
Is Id American mixed old. quiet 4s 7d fu
tures qalet: March, 4s "Sid May. 4s l%d.
CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AITD
August Brosseau selling wheat.
Broomhall's early Russian famine news and
sales of 100.000 bu No. 2 red at 2c over May
and 15,000 bu No. 2 hard to millers, 1B firming
wheat.
Herb Ware trying to bull wheat by bidding
for large lots.
Berlin J/sc lower, Budapest %c lower.
Antwerp closed %@H4c lower. __
Cndaliy buying wbeat.
Liverpool close: Wheat. %3!^4 lower.
A Minneapolis miller sold 8,000 barrels of
patents for export. The other millers reported
an absence of demandfor flour. Wheat stocks
there have Increased 300,000 bushels so far
this week.
Total clearances: Wheat, none flour, 47,000
brls corn, 284,000 bu oats, 74,000 bu. Wheat
and flour equal 213,000 bu.
Weather: Comstock. clear, fine brisk north
wind 16 below. St. Cloud, clear and cold
brisk northeast wind: 5 below Mayvllle, clear.
and 20 below Hillsboro. clear, calm 6 below.
Winnipeg, clear and cold 15 below. Fergus
Falls, clear, cold 2 below, light snow last
night. Grand Forks, clear, calm: 10 below
light snow yesterday. Fargo, clear and cold
about 5 below. Casselton, clear and cold.
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
STAGNATI08 SEEN
IN WALL STKEET
TRADING IS QUIET AT OPENING
_.AIto, VOLUME,,, SMALL.,
Speculation in the Early Howls Is Lim
ited to Stocks Useful for Profession-
alsNone of Prominent Stocks Move
Very WidelyUnion Traction Con
tinues Downward.
New York, March 14.First prices in the
stock market today,were a fraction higher than
last night. Trading was quiet and the volume
of transactions small. Gains in excess of
were in General Electric, Colorado Fuel, Cottoa
Oil and Anaconda. Chicago Union Traction ran
off 1%.
Speculative ventures were largely limited to
stoclcs -whlcn. lor one reason or nootter were good
mediums for professional operations. Among
these were the Coal, Southern and Hill grgouug
of railroads and certain specialties. Chicago
Urlon Traction sold down 2 points and the
preferred 9% to 21%. Varying operations of
room traders were all there was to the market.
Bonds *were steady at noon.
Uncertainty as to the working out of various
factors overshadowing the market, such as the
international political situation and the home
labor conditions, seemed to be regarded as the
chief cause of the stock market's stagnation,
N,one of the usual prominent stocks moved
widely enough between 12 and 1 o'clock to call
for comment. Central Railroad of New Jer
sey gained 1, New Haven 1% and General
Chemical 2. North-Western and Tennessee Coal
lost 1.
Professional Interest in the market diminished
greatly and fluctuations were trivial,
American Tobacco preferred rose 1 and Man
hattan 1%. The general list sold off to the
lowest of the day on the flurry In the call money
rate. New York, Chicago & St. Louis dropped
2%, Northren Pacific 2%, Great Northern pre
ferred C%, North-Western 1%, Consolidated Gas
and Lead 1% and St. Paid, New York Central,
Southern Railway, Southern Pacific, Union Pa
cific, United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper,
Colorado Fuel, Piessed Steel Car and Virginia
Carolina Chemical a point or more. The closing
was easy and without rebound.
Close: Wheat. May, 84c July, 834c Septem
ber, 83%c. Corn, May. 49%c July, 49%c Sep
tember, 49%c.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers. Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing prices are bid.
Sales. Stocks-
Sept.
76%a 7694 77% 77%
4314
X}a
Close
'Today 43 43% *o^
Yesterday 42%@% 42%|43 43%
Year ago 49%@% 49%@%
Oats.
Opening 29% 28%
Highest 29% 2S%@%
Lowest 28%i@% 28V4
Close
Today 29%@% 28%
Yesterday 29% 28%(??!%
Year ago 32% 31%
1,800
iS
500
400
200
200
1,000
SEEDS,
March 14.Rye. cash. 59%c May, 60i4@61c.
Flax, cash, northwest, $1.13% southwest, $1.07
May, $1.13%. Timothy, March. $3.15. Clover,
cash, $13.85. Barley, cash. 37 52c.
GOSSIP OF THE MARKETS
ChicagoRankin and Brosseau selling wheat
no demand.
Jackson to Watson: Sell the wheat on these
hard rpots.
The buying of Chicago wheat today by Updike
was sln2" wheat
No oats on market. Crowd tried to buy and
strength In wheat D'i'led It up.
Closing-
High-
est.
1,500
100
2,600
200
1,300
200
Low- Bid
est. |Marl4
Am. Car
do pr
Am. Locomot..]
do pr
Am. Woolen.
do pr
Am. Sugrar
flo pr
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
Chi. Or. West
do pr A
do pr
C..C..C. & St.L
Chi. Term
do pr
Col. Fuel & lr
do pr
Col Southern
do 1st pr
do 2d pr
Bid.
Maris
42%
101
70%
116%
43%
107%
140% 137
42% 42 42
101
70%
116%
43%
108%
l.OOO
30,700
400
76.600
39,400 20,100
100
1,000
50,100
2,300
2,200
43% 43% 27% 28
27%
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
101
69%
116
48%
108%
101%
69%
116
43%
108%
161%
124% 109%
274%
94%
110%
150%
124
1*7% 270
98%
iio%
137 160%
124
107% 270
93%
102 110%
90 85
170
56%
30 75 17% 56%
77% 36%
100
12
80
64% 92 33 72
40%
iei&
124% 108% 270%
93%
102=6 110%
96 84%
170%
56% 30 75
17% 56%
21 77%
36%
101
12
65
8 6%
170%
57%
1,000
100 100
300
84%
170 *56%
21% 21
101%
11,000
100
65% 64 33 72 72%
20,100
Cousol. Gas..
32% 72
"vm
150
200jDel. & Hud
300
8,800
400 100
150
45& 8
7%
151%
200%
45 86% 48%
77%
67
208%j .208%] 206%
45% Den & Rio Gr| 45% 45*
do pr
Erie
do -ISt pr.| 7(%~f 77:%|
'43%|
77% %l
do 2dpr..| 1 07%
000 Gen. Electric.I 170 I 169% 170 160%
l,900|Ureat Nor., pr]
S2&%Tr20. I 320-
iHocking Val..l...
2,500|IU. Central
200 Iowa Central.
do pr
100 Inter. Paper
do pr
500 K.G. & South.
do pr
17,300 Louis. & Nash
100 Soo Railway...
100 do pr
500 Manhattan
1,100 Met. St. Ry..
Met. Securities
M. & St. L...
2,300 Missouri Pac.
OOO &
500 do pr
7,800 Mexican Cent..
800Nat Biscuit..
3,600 Nat. Lead
100| do pr
Norf. & West.
do pr
1,600 North. Am. Co 100
9,900 Northern Pac. 221%
Northwestern 225
N. Y. Cent..
Ontario & W.
Pressed Steel.
do pr
racific Mail
Penn. R. R. 138\|
H32X IN
I 170 170%| 16.
&
15,100
1,900
67,200
People's Gas.
Reading
do 1st pr.
do 2d pr.
Repub. Steel
do pr
Rock Island,
do pr
St. Paul
Southern Pac.
Southern Ry..
do pr
T. C. & I....
Texas & Pac.
T., St.L. & W.
do pr
T. C. R. T....
Union Pacific.
do pr
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
do pr
Wabash
do pr
Va. Chemical
do pr
Western Union
Wis. Central
pr
97
12914
800 800
42% asked,
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, March 14.Close:
Wheat, steady May, 71%c July, 70c Septem
ber, 69%c cash No. 2 hard, 75@77%c No. 3,
72%@76c: 'No. 2 red, 89@90c No. 3, 84@89c.
Corn, steady May, 38%c July, 39%c cash
No, 2 mixed, 39%c No. 2 white, 41%@41^c
No. 3, 41c. Oats, firm No. 2 white, 31%@32c.
105$
27V, 1,000
100
2,600 3.60J
21,000
200
.200
iB*
67%
41%
101% 151%
60,400
53 41%
38.400
7.200
500
1,200
4,900
400 200
53 40%
10614 105%
94 27
93% 26.
Total sales, 616,200.
Money closed at 4%g per cent last loan at
5, high 6, low 4, ruling rate 4% per cent.
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, March 14.Clos-
ing quotations yesterday's market: Adventure,
6%@6%: Ulouez. 38V4@39 Arcadian. 4 bid
Arnolrt, l^^lift, AUan^ c, 2SM)23, BfngHam,
40%@40Vj: Mountain. 10%@11%:
Bosto5 Consolidated.Black 24%@24% Calumet & Hecla, 6Sn
fl690 Calumet Jr. Pittsburg, 30080% Centen
nial, 25%rs26 Conwlldated Mercur, 65g68 Cop
per Range Con.. 80%@80% Daly West, 14%
15 Dominion Steel, 31 asked Bast Butte, 10%
11 Elm _Rlver. 2@2% Franklin, 20@20%
Granby, 18%@13% Green Com.. 29@29% Isle
Royale, 23@23% Keweenaw, 14% Lake
Superior & Pittsburg. 41%@42 Mass. 9%@9%
Mayflower, 1@1% Michigan. 13%@14 Mohawk,
57%@58 Nevada Consolidated, 19ftsl9% North
Butte, 82%@83 Old Dominion. 45%@45%
Osceola. 102@1C2% Parrot, 3839 Phoenix, 1%
bid: Pittsburg ft Duluth, 21%@22*. Pneumatic
Service, 26^ Pneumatic Service preferred,
42%@42% Qulncy, 90(392 Rhode Island, 6%
@6% Santa Fe, 1%@2 Shannon Copper Co.,
7%6/7% Swift & Co., 107%. bid Tamarack,
107(109 Tecumseh, 13V4@18% Trinity, 10%
11 United Copper Co.. 72%@72% Utah, 62
62% Victoria, 9@9% Winona, 8%@9 Wol
verine, 143@144 Wyandotte, 1%@1%.
NEW YOSX METAL XAKKET, March 14.
There was a further advance in the London tin
market, with spot dosing at 166 and futures
at 164 15s. Locally the market was also Ann
and higher with spot quoted at 36.25@36.35c.
Copper was lower abroad, closing at 79 17s ttd
for spot and 78 2s 6d for futures. Locally
the market showed a firmer tone and inside
prices were quoted a shade higher. Lake is now
held at 18.50@18.75c, electrolytic at 18.25
18.50c. and casting at lS@18.2Iic. Lead was un
changed at o.3Sas.40 In the local market, but
was higher at 18 17s 6d in London. Spelter
was unchanged at 24 10s In London and at
6.20@6.80c locally. Irbn was higher abroad, with*
standard foundry closing at 48s 6d and Cleveland
warrants at 48s 7d. Locally no change was re
ported. No. 1 foundry northern is quoted at
il8.25@19.35 No. 2 foundry northern at $17.75
@18.85 No. 1 foundry southern at $I8.25@
18.75 and No. 2 foundry southern soft at $17.75
i8.25. s:
^rj,-
i 'J'JkWfa
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. March 14.Con-
sols tor money, 90% consols tor account, 90%
Anaconda, 14% Atchison, 96% Atchison pre
ferred, 106 Baltimore & Ohio, 113% Cana
dian Pacific, 176 Chesapeake & Ohio, 58%
Chicago Great WefeterV 21%: Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, 82% De Beers, 18%
Denver & Rio Grande, 46% Denver ft Rio
Grande .preferred, 90 CErie, 44% 'Erie first
preferred, 80 Erie second preferred, 66%
JlUnois-lCentral, 174% Louisville & Nashville,
154 MtesonrL "Kansas ft-Texas, 36%' New York
Central, 152% Norfolk & Western, 90% Nor
-Jtojlk ft Western preferred, 94 Ontario ft West
era, 52 'Pennsylvaniay:'*Tl% Band Mines, 6
Beading, 66% Reading first preferred, 47
Reading second preferred, 50 Southern Rail
way, 42% Southern Hallway preferred, 104%,
Southerns Facine,} t% Union pacific, 168vt
Union Pacific preferred, 90% United States
Steel, 42^4 United States Steal preferred, 109
Wabash, U4% Wabash preferred, '83% Spanish
fours, 01.
Bar silver, steady, 29%d per ouucev _*
-Money, 3%@4 pt icent. g,
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is 3% per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for three months' bills
Is 3%@3% per cent.
*'^WTM ''ARIZONA COPPERS,
The consolidation of the American and Sagi
naw Development companies has been effected.
This will give the new company a property of
thirty claims. None of the treasury stock of
the new company will be placed on the market,
as all wlllT go to the stockholders of the two
consolidating companies.
Today's market is showing fair strength thru
out the list, with the exception of Calumet
A Pittsburg, on which it is impossible to get
a bid of -over $29, while it 1B freely offered
at $30.
Quotations at 1 p.m.: Bid. Asked.
Calumet & Arizona $112.50 $113.00
Calumet & Pittsburg 29.00 30.00
Lake Superior & Pittsburg 41.60 61.75
Pittsburg &. Duluth 21.50 21.75
Junction 23.50 26.00
American Dev. Co 10.00 12.00
Warren Dev. Co 16.00 15.30.
Denn-Arlzona 19.00 21.00
Black Mountain 10.50 11.00
Bntte & London 2.75 3,00
East Butte 10.00 11.00
Keweenaw 14.50 14.75
Helvetia
s.
MONEY REPORTS
"^LONDON. March 14.Bar gold. 77s 9%d
American eagles. 76s 4%d. India council bills
were allotted today at Is 4d.
BERLIN, March 14.Exchange on London. 20
marks 4% pfgs for checks. Discount rates:
Short bills, 4 per cent three months' bills, 4%
per cent.
PARIS.%
March 14.Three per cent rentes.
99f 75c for the account exchange on London. 25f
13 %c for checks.
LONDON. March 14.Bullion amounting to
8,000 was taken Into the Bank of England on
balance today.
LONDON, March 14, 5 p.m.Bar silver closed
firm at 29 9-16d per ounce.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 14.Bank clearings to
dav, *2.863.030 O.). fTen York exchange. Helling
rate, 50c premium buying rate, 20c premium
Chicago exchange, selling rate 45c premium
buying rate, 15c premium London 60-day sight
documentary exchange, $4.82%. Local money
rates firm at 5 to 5% iter cent for selected
paper.
STV ^ATJE March 1-4. Bank clearingB today,
$937,720.90.
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK COTTON, March 14.The cotton
market opened barely steady at a decline of 4@
8 points and was almost sensationally active,
and weak durins the first ten minutes with
prices selling off to a new low level and about
20 to 22 points below last night's finals under
heavy stopless selling and active bear pressure.
There was demand for covering at the de
cline but after rallying 5 or 6 points the market
turned nervous and irregular.
Cotton futures opened barely steady March,
10r80c April, offered, 10.37c May. 10.46c June,
10 54c: July. 10 89c August, 10 51c: September.
10.16c bid, October, .lQ.OTc, December, 10.10c,
January. 10 13e.
At midday the market was nerwms and Ir
regular. May fluctuating around 10.36c or about
17 to 18 points net lower. The undertone seemed
a little steadier but the chief demand continued
to result from the covering of shorts. Spot
Cotton quiet middling uplands, lie middling
gulf, 11.25c.
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, March 14.Trading
In provisions was very -4iirht but the market
was firm. May pork opened 2%c higher at
$15.75, and sold at $15,80. Lard was up 2%@5c
at $7.82V Rib-, advanced 2V,(S5 at $8.35.
Close: Pork. May, $15.70 July, $15.65. Lard,
May. $7.80 July. $7.90@7.92%. Ribs, May.
$8.30@8.32% July. $8.35@8.37i/4.
N EW YORK PROVISIONS, March 14.Beef,
steady. Pork, firm. Lard, steady western
prime, S7.807.S5.
JTEW YORK
quiet.' 5 35aB.45
March" 14, 1906.
5.0 0
ACTIVE. BOKDS AND* CTJH.B STOCKS.
Quotations to p.m., March 14.
Oregon Short Line, 96%.
Japanese lsts, 100%. loo%.
Japanese 2ds. 100, 100%..
Japanese 4%s, 91%, 92.
Japanese second 4s, 90%.
B. R. T. 4s. 97.
A 4s 79%.
A.' T.'6s, "110% bid, 116% .asked.
Reading 4s, 100%.
Baltimore & Ohio 3%s, 94 bid, 94% asked.
Atchison 4s, 108%, 103%, 103%, 103%.
Southern Pacific 4s. 93 bia. 94 asked.
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, 100%, 100%.
United States Steel 5B. 98%, 98%, 98%, 98%.
Northern Pacific 4s, 104.
Baltimore & Ohio 4s, 104 bid, 104% asked.
Bqston Copper, 22%.
United Copper, 71%.
Utah Copper. 30% bid. 31% asked.
Black Mountain. 10% bid. 11 asked.
Union Pacific 48, 104%. 104%.
Rock Island 4s. 79%. 79%.
Rock Island 5s. 90% bid. 91 asked.
Union Pacific Con., 154%. 154%.
Tin Can common, 9% bid, 10 asked.
Tin Can preferred, 67% bid. 68 asked.
Granby. 12% bid. 12% asked.
Interborough. 228 bid. 230 asked.
Greene Copper. 29% bid. 29% asked.
North Butte. 82% bid, 83% asked.
East Butte, 10% bid, 11 asked.
METALS, March I4.v-Lead,
Copper, firm. 18%@189ic.
N EW YORK OIL. March 14.Petroleum,
steady refined, all ports, 7.55@7.60c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, March 14.Butter
steady creameries, 16@26%c dairies. 15@23c.
Eggs easy at mark, cases included, 12]^c.
Cheese steady daisies, 12%@13c twins, 11%@
*2%c Young Americas, 12c. Poultry, live
steady turkeys, I2%c chickens, 12c springs,
12c. Potatoes firm Burbanks, 43@50c Rurals,
48@54c red stock, 46@51c. Veal steady 50 to
60-lb weights, 5@5%c 65 to_75-lb Weights, 6@
7Vjc 8o to 110-lb weights,
N EW YORK PRODUCE, March 14.Eggs. S
15c refrigerator eggs, 12@13c receipts 15,263
cases market Bteady. Butter, creamery. 27c
Imitation, 20c: ladles, 15V@16c extra renovated
17%@18%c renovated. 7@12c market steady.
RUSSIAN BASEBALL
Boris Souvoivine, wno attended the
peace conference at Portsmouth as cor
respondent of the Novoe Vremya, of
St. Petersburg, has just started home
after a tour thru, the United States.
He boasts that in hiB time he was the
only sportsman in the University of
St. Petersburg.
It is an institution without athletics.
The students are either pasty-faced
"digs," who work like Scotch scholars
and whose exercise consists in occa
sional walks, or dissipated young
bloods.
Souvoivine fell in with the English
residents of St. Petersburg and got to
be an enthusiast over athletics. He
played on an English "socker" foot
ball team, rowed, boxed and became a
fair hand at tennis. He had heard of
the American game of baseball, and on
his way to Portsmouth he stopped to
see the National leapjue play.
^.Lsl1:
.iff
deceive the batsman
."When the ball is struck the. bats
man tries to run to the other line and
back again. If the ball is caught be
fore it ^touches tlie ground or If he is
'touched with it before he reaches the
line he iis out. You can see that it is
also a little like cricket, but more like
baseball.''
Mr. Souvoivine. saw the games for
the national championship between the
New York Nationals and the Philadel
phia Americans, following the games
to I^haladelphia. lias taken tacit
with him a set of official guides and a
number of baseballs, masks, bats and
gloves, and intends to introduce to the
Russians the American improvement on
their own game.
J^r SMART SHOES.
The'lBftoe exhibit at the horse show
was well worth observing. All the best
gowned women wore shoes to match the
color of their frocks. The shoes worn
are known as tailor-made boots, and
are of box* cloth, unlined.^ "The upper
part of the shoe is of th& cloth, and
the vamp is either black patent leather
or very soft black kid. The gaiter-top
shoes were another novelty also in evi
dence. These shoes had, exactly the
same effect as a low 8hoe worn with
a gaiter even the strap and buckle is
seen.
MUCH BETTER TONE
TO HOG MARKET
QUALITY IMPROVED AND PRICES
FIVE CENTS HIGHER TODAY,
No^Many Steers In and the Cattle
Pens Generally Bare of Choice Stock
Killing Stuff Nearly All Medium
Grade and Demand Good for Any
thing of QualityStockers of Poor
Quality Lower AgainNothing Doing
Today in the Sheep Market.
South St. raul, Minn., March 14Estimated
receipts at the union stockyards today. Cattle.
700 calves, 200 hogs. 2,800 horses, 25 cars,
61.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1906, to date, B compared wltn toe
same period in 1905.
1905: Cattle.
10,533
8,133 2,100
"Whv, that's only a refinement of
our national game," he said after tho
game. "Our game is played by the
peasants all over Little Bussia.
"They use a ball of about the same
shze and a round bat. In place# of
bases there are two lines about thirty
yards apart.
"On one of these lines stands the
fielder, of the team that is in on the
other the batsman and the pitcher.
The latter simply tosses the ball up in
the airsame principle as batting up
flies, and the batter tries to hit it out. to"$140 farm mares, extri. $13S to $16 fawn
Thp
iifc"M
Enwfr^~
Cars. 4.843 4.867
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep.
1906 43,824 7,681 208,353 81,07*
1905 37,260 4,822 220.299 162,896
Increase.. 8,564 2,809
Decrease 11,946 81.822
Tiie following table shows the receipts thus
far In March, as compared with the same period
IYear. Calves.
1.866 1.180
686
1906 1905 Increase.. Decrease..
Official
follows: Date. March 6.
March 7.
March 8.
March 9.
March 10
March 12
Mnrch 13
Hogs.
29.394
32,401
Sheep.
^,128
5,338
3,067
receipts
Cattle
.1,528
.1,065
851 317 684
.1,775 .1.624
210
for the past
Calves.
441 221 112
48 27
223 407
week are as
Cars.
121
98 76 46 48
104 106
Hogs.
4.411 3,836
2,754' 2,410 1,415 2,633 3.279
Sheep.
570
1,061
8J6
230
81
114 471
Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 3 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
14 Minneapolis & St. Louis, 17 Chicago, SU
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 8 Great North
ern, 13 Northern Pacific, 6 Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, 1 total, 61.
Disposition of stock Tuesday, March 12
Hogs.
3,262
16
Firm Cattle.
Swift & Co 521
W. E. McCormlck... 14
W. G. Bronson 82
Leo Gottfried 11
Armour Pkgh Co 33
Elliott ft Co 25
City butchers 16
Slimmer ft Thomas.. 286
Evans & Lauderdale 56
J. B. Fitzgerald.... 38
H. H. Brackett 26
S. J. Melady ft Co.. 77
Other buyers 10
Country buyers 521
Sheep.
938
12
Totals 1,666 3,278 1,030
HOGS Date Av Wt. A Cost. Price Range
March 6 211 $ 6.21 $6.10@6.30
March 7 211 6.13 6 05g6.2
March 8 213 6 05 5 95(3615
March 9 213 610 6 05
March 10 206 6 10 6.006 15
March 12 200 6.03 6 00(^6.10
jMarch 13 204 6 04 5.05(26 10
Hog prices 5c higher and quality much better
than yesterday. Receipts rather light. Demand
strong and bacon grades still in urgent request
hare. Prices range $6@6 20: bulk, $6.10. Light,
common to fair, $6@6 10 good to choice. $6.15
626.20 mixed, common to fair. $6@6.10 good
to choice, $6.15@6.20 heavy, fair, $6@6.10 good
to choice. $6.15@6.20.
Hogs99, 248 lbs. $6.20 52, 23) lbs, $6.15
81, 235 lbs. $615 78, 207 lbs. $6 12% 53. 237
lbs, $610 77, 212 lbs. $6.10 38. 239 lbs. $6.10,
67, 188 lbs, $6 10 80, 203 lbs, $6.10 100, 191 lbs,
$810 100, 204 lbs, $6.10 44, 166 lbs, $6.05
30. 110 lbs, $6 44, 177 lbs, $6.
Pigs, Roughs and Underweights2, 100
lbs, $5.
Stags and Boars1, 400 lbs, $5.50 1, 510 lbs,
$5. 1 boar. 260 lbs. $3-50 1 boar, 2T0 lbs,
$2.73. 1 boar^, 410 lbs, $2.75.
CATTLEReceipts rather light- Quality of
killing stuff mostly medium. Demand good and
tone of market stronger. Scarcity of choice
steers todfr. Stockers and feeders of best
quality steady: medium grades 10c to 15c lower,
and common stuff 25c lower for the week. Bulls
about steady veal calves dull: mllcli COTVS
steady.
Butcher Steers-*, 1,172 lbs $4.25: 1, 1,030
lbs. $4 1. 1.020 lbs, $4 4, 942 lbs, $4.
Butcher Cows and Heifers1, 1,500 lbs. $4:
1. 1.200 lbs. $3.75: 2. 890 lbs. $3 50: 1. 1.090
lbs. $3.50 I, 1.Z60 lbs. $3.50 1, 1,000 lbs,
$3.25 1. 1.050 lbs, $3 25: 8. 1.003 lbB, $3 1,
1,060 lbs, $2.60: 3. 586 lbs. $2.50.
Cutters and Canners3. 813 lbs, $2 2, 940
lbs, $2 1. 840 lbs, $2, 5. 802 lbs, $1.75 2,
965 lbs, $1.75 2, 750 lhs, $1.75. 1, 710 lbs,
$1.50.
Butcher Bulls1, 1.410 lbs. $3.10.
Veal Calves6, 111 lbs. $5.15 27, 120 lbs.
$5.25 10, 124 lbs. $5 4, 100 lbs, $4.50 8. 95
lbs. $4 4, 322 lbs. $2.50.
Stock and Feeding Steers4. 530 lbs. $4: 3.
930 lbs. $3 75 5, 888 lbs. $3.75: 3, 1,060 lbs.
$3.60 5, 786 lbs, $3.50. 3, 690 lbs. $3.50 5,
802 lbs. $3 40: 9. 086 lbF. $3 40: 2. 775 lbs.
$3.25 1, 550 lbs. $2.2:3. 1, 510 lbs. $2-
Stock Cows and Heifers2, 720 11B. $2.60: 6.
875 lbs. $2.35 18, 452 lbs. $.2.23- 10, 433 lbs,
$2.25: 2, 615 lbs, $2 4, 780 lbs, $2 2, 580
lbs. $2.
Stock and Feeding Bulls1, 1.000 lbs, $315
1, 860 lbs, $2.25 1, 780 lhs, $2.
Milch Cows and Springers2 cows, $60: 2
cows, 2 calves, $45 1 cow, $35: 1 cow, $33
1 cow, $30 1 cow, $27 1 cow, $25.
SHEEP No scheel scheduled today. Demand
good. Prices for sheep and lambs quoted steady.
Among the shippers on the market were. J.
D. Price, Hastings Wermes ft Co., Cold Springs
N. B. Brown, Ellsworth, Wis. A. Weinzeirl,
St. Bonlfaclns. J. C. Rice. Fertile Nels Barre
son. Ole Olson, Hawley. J. G. Harris, St.
Cloud Faulkner & M Hutchinson Steele Coun
ty Livestock Co Owatonna: W. R. Cummlngs,
West Waterloo. Iowa.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, March 14.Cat-
tleReceipts, 7 000, including 400 southerns
market steady to strong native steers, $4&5.90
southern steers, $3.50s)o southern cows, $2.25
4 native cows and heifers, $2.25@5.10 stock
ers and feeders, $3 bulls. $2.85@4.15,
calves, $3@7 western fed steers, $3.50@5.50,
western fed cows, $2.50@4 50. HogsReceipts,
9.000 market strong to 5c higher bulk of sales,
$6.15i6.27% heavy. $6.25@6 32% packers
$6.156.30 pigs and lights, $5.50 Sheep
Receipts, 5.000 market strong muttons, $4.50
@5.90 lambs. $5.75@6.75 range wethers, $5.50
@6.50 fed ewes. $4.25@5.40.
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, March 14.Cattle,
receipts, 2.500, Including 500 Texans market
10@15c higher beef steers. $3.10@6.10 stockers
and feeders. $2.40@4.60 cows and heifers, $2.35
@5: Texas steers, $3.90@4.85 cows and heifers.
$2.40@4.25. Hogs, receipts. 8.500 market 5o
higher pigs and lights, $5.60@6.35 packers, $6
@6.40 butchers and best heavy, $6.25@6 45.
Sheep, receipts, 2,500 market steady natives,
$4@5.50 lambs, $5.50@6.85. Wool steady ter
ritory and western mediums, 22@29c fine me
diums, 21@25c fine, 18@21c.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, March 14.Re-
ceipts, cattle, 1.000 hogs. 3,000. Hogs 5c high
er sales, 67. 215 lbs, $6.05 68. 258 lbs, $6.10
04 310 lbs. $6 20. Cattle. 10c higher stockers
10315 lower, bee-ves. 16. 1.180 lbs, ^4.25, 16.
1 276 lbs, $4.85: 16. 1.430 lbs. $5.50 cows and
heifers, 10, 820 lbs. $3.3," 14. 085 lbs, $3.65
10, 1,045 lbs, $4 25: stockers and feeders, 14. 760
lbs. $3.25: 8, 816 lbs. $3.75 10. 980 lbs. $4.25
calves and readings. 14. 000 lbs, $3 14, 580 lbs.
$3.75 10. 532 lbs, $4.10.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, St. Paul, March 14.Barrett & Zimmer
man's report: The cold snap of the last few
days has curtailed the business in horses, and
prices are still sluggish. Receipts are still
heavy and of good quail tv. The bulk of to
day's sales were closed at the following prices
Drafters, extra, $160 to $180 drafters, choice.
''$140 to $160: drafters, common to good, $125
nil ltinrU of rriiks to mares, choice,*7$12t5 to $13.ddlnrr. farm mares., eom- mm nooa 5 120 *fW 11* 1
to $150 delivery, common to good. $75 to $123
SHE LOST OUT.
Chicago News.
Mrs. CallerIt doesn't always pay to
husband one's resources.
Mrs. HomerWhy notf
Mrs. CallerWeli, I judge so from
Mrs. Backer's experience. She let her
husband have the $5,000 she inherited
from her grandmother and he lost it all
in speculation.
MOfUB THAN A HINT.
"If I should attempt to kiss you,"
asked the young man, "would you
scream for your mothert"
I guess I would," the fair thing
admitted, but it wouldn't do me much
good. Mother is visiting fifteen miles
out in the country."
A moment later something happened.
"Yon think, then, that Johnnie -will
be all right by tomorrow, doctor!"
"Not a doubt of it, madam tomor
row is Saturday."
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Harper's Weekly.
The editor of a paper in Richmond
tells of the assignment given to a
young woman in the employ of that
journal to cover the wedding of the
daughter of a well-known citizen.
The "society editor" was prevented
by sickness from attending the cere
mony, and so was obliged to make the
best she could of a second-hand account
of the festivities.
Early in the morning after the wed
ding the young woman repaired to the*
home of the bride's parents. To the
darky who opened the door she said:
I have called to get some ^of the
details of the wedding."
An expression of intense regret came
to the dusky countenance of the serv
ant.
"Ise awful sorry, .miss!" she ex
claimed, but dey is all gone. You
oughter come last night. De company
eat up every scrap!"
IN PLUTOCRATIC KANSAS.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Kansas postoffice has been abol
ished because^nobody who was willing
to accept the poBtmaatersbip could be
found. This bears out Secretary Wil
son's intimation that all the farmers
are millionaires. The population of
Kansas is made up of farmers, and who
could expect any millionaire farmer to
fool with a one-norse postoffice for the
profit there was to be had from the sale
ofstamps?
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