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Rains General Northwest and Also
i,\ Over Winter Wheat,
Where Needed,
Local Statistical and Supply Sit
uations Favorable to
Strength.
Uncertainty as to the Reports to
ComeGossip of the
Trade.
Minneapoll| Chamber ot Commerce, May X5
The weathetf was again the important consider
ation in wheat today, for there was rain in the
southwest that helped the crop, and it at ouce
became a question whether the stronger supply
and statistical situation could hold the market
against the bearish effect of the better crop
news. The precipitation was general from Can
ada down, and tho not very heavy In the
northwest, Minnesota and the Dafeotaa got a
wetting down Wichita and Concordia showed
.26 and .28 inches respectively, and Kansas got
enough on the whole to check the dry-weather
damage talk. At Fort Worth 1.68 Inches fell,
and Oklahoma City had .88. The prediction of
yesterday and the rams that followed eased off
the ^Liverpool market and weak cables weie
against the price. The prediction for tonight
16 favorable, unsettled weather and rains being
Indicated for the Mississippi region and show
ers for the western lake region Wednesday.
Cash demand was good at l%c over July
lor Jio. 1 northern, and No. 2 at July price to
%c under.
Foreign news was bearish. Manitoba wheat
was reported offered in Liverpool ^%c tower.
Seitz, who is of the Slaughter firm in Chicago,
cabled his house from Antwerp, where he now
Is. There is a big supply of wheat back in
interior Russia, he says, and Russian shipments
will continue heavy.
Minneapolis elevator stocks have decrease'!
800.000 bu so far on the week. Receipts here
today were only 5 2 cars compared vrltn 8+ a
year ago. Other comparisons were Dulutrj, 118
and 1, Chicago 39, and 12, Winnipeg 275 p,hd 78.
KansaB City received 26,000 bu agaijjst'24,000,
St. Louis 22,000 against 18,000.
Clearances wheat and flour were! 81,000 bu,
Including 18,000 barrels flour. .-Primary re
ceipts, 214.000 bu against 153,q0O.
Bradstreet's estimate of t,he change for the
week in the worM's visibly shows a decrease
of 3,800,000 bu A year jigo there was a de
crease of 3,259,000.
Broomhnll cabled "Wheat easier at opening,
Influenced bj private Reports of further rains
In Kansas. May shorts were nervous and cov
ered some, which imparted some strength to this
option. The distant months were under pres
sure, in which offerings were more liberal
Corn easy, %d hlghei at opening, owing to lio
eral decrease In visible and strength in spot.
Later some easiness developed on cheaper offei
ings of La Plata offerings."
Forecasts are for local thunderstorms In the
Trans-Mississippi region tonight and Wednes
day ojad probably in -western lake region "Wed
nesday. High temperatures will prevail, but
wl/( fall west of the Missouri river during
\Vednesday. For Nebraska and Kansas showers
aid thunderstorms tonight or Wednesday, warm
.1fr tonight, cooler Wednesday.
THE FLOUR MARKET
PATENTS ADVANCED ANOTHER NOTCH
DEMAND JT/ST FAIR.
Prices are firmer, quotably about oc higher
for patents. Clears lemain unchanged. \There
is a fair demand, but large orders are scarce,
sales running principalis to small lots.
Shipments, 35,965 barrels.
First patents are quotable at $4.30@4.40 sec
ond patents, $4 15^4 23, first clears, $3.50!
8.60, seconds clears, $ 2 40? 5 5
THE'CASHTRADE
HAY MARKS'' EASIERCOABSE GRAINS
QUIET 1E0DAY.
FLAXReceipts, 3 cars, ag.unst 3 cars last
year. Shipments, 7 -cars. Duluth, 41 ears
Closing prices Minneapolis, cash, $1.1414, to
arrive, $1 14'^.
OATS(jood general demand No. 3 white
oats closed !.t 32e Receipts, 17 cart,, ship
ments, 2 cais
CORNNo 3 jellow coin closed at 451ic.
EeceiDts, 5 e.ir- .hipuie.its 1 car.
FEE1* A,M COARSE MEALCoarse cornmeal
and cracked com in sacks, sacks extra, ?17@
17 25, No 1 giound feed, 2 3 com and 1-3 oats,
75-lb sacU" sacks e\tra, $17.50@17.75, No. 2
ground feed,
1 corn and oats, 80-l sacks
sacks e\tra, $18@lb 25, No. 3 ground feed, 1-3
corn and 2-3 oats, 70-lb sacks, sacks extra,
$18.50(0.18 75
MILLSTl iyBran in bulk $15 50@15 75,
aborts, $15 jO@15 73, middlings, ?17 25@17 7B
red dog. $10 5o@20 all in Minneapolis
in 200-lb sacks per ton additional in 100-lb
sacks, ?1 "0 per ton additional red dog, in 140s,
$18 fob. Shipments, 1,168 tons.
RYENo 2 ilosed at 55y4@56y4c. Receipts,
1 cat, shipments, 2 cars.
BARLEYI'fed giades closed at 39@40c
Waiting grades,* 41 (a47c. Receipts, 16 cars
Shipments, 5 cars.
HAYLower erodes are easier, high grades un
Ohanged. Timothv, choice, $10.50 No. 1, $10@
10 50, No. I $'(. 50. No 3, $7@8 mixed, $5
@8 upland, choice. $10@10 50, upland, No. 1,
$8@10, No. 2, $7 5O@S30, No. 3, $6@7, mid
land, $4.50(&7, rye straw, $4@5 wheat and
oat straw, $3gs4 Receipts, 68 tons.
CASH SALES REPORTED TODAY.
No. 1 hard wheat. 2 cars $0.83%
No. 1 hard wheat, 2 cars 84%
No. 1 northern wheat, 3 cars 83
No. northern -wheat, 1 car -8SH
No. 1 northern wheat, 2 cars 83%
No. 1 northern wheat, 1 car, to arrive... .82%
i No. 1 northern wheat, 4,900 bn, to arrive. .83
No. 1 northern wheat, 1,000 bu, to arrive. .82%
'No. 2 northern wheat, 4 cars 81%
No. 2 northern wheat, 2 cars 81
iNo. 2 northern wheat, 1 car 82
No. 2 northern wheat, 5 cars, elevator... .81%
No. 2 northern wheat, 1 car 81%
No. 2 northern wheat, 2,600 bu, to arrive. .81%
No. 2 northern wheat, 1,300 bu, to arrive. .81%
No. 3 wheat, 6 cars 79
No. 3 wheat. 3 cars 79%
No. 3 wheat. 1 car 81%
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 78
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 80
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 70
No. 4 wheat. 1 car 779*
No. 4 wheat, 1 car, bin burnt 75
No. 4 wheat, 1 car 80%
Rejected wheat, 1 car 76
Rejected wheat, 5 cars, elevator 79
No. 3 corn, 1 car 43
45 36 16
No. 3 corn, part car
No grade corn. 2 cars
N grade corn part car red hot
Jso grade corn 1 car, warm
No. 8 white oat9, 1 car
No. 3 white oats, 1 car
No. 3 white oats, 2,000 bu to arrive
No. 4 white oats, 1 car
No. 4 white oats, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car
No. 4 barley, 1 car 45
No. 2 feed barley, 1 car 40
No. 2 feed barley, part car 39
No. 1 flaxseed. 1 ear 1.14%
No. 2 durum wheat, 1 car 72%
fco. 2 durum wheat, part car 72
No. 3 durum wheat, 1 car 70
Speltz, 1 car, cured 72
Spelte, 1 car, cwt 72
Screenings, 1 car, per ton 8.00
PUTS AND CALLS.
2 p.m. report:
PutsJuly wheat. 80%(gSO}4c.
Calls-July wheat, 81%ftiSl%c.
CurbJuly wheat. Sic
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MAY 14.
Inspected InWheatCarsGreat Northern
No. 1 hard, 1 No. 1 northern, 4 No. 2 north
em, 6 No. 3, 9 No. 4, 2 rejected, 3.
Chicago. Milwaukee & S PaulNo. 1 north
er n, Jso. northern, 13, I\o. 8, 12, No. 4 5
rejected, 3
No. 3, 1 No. 4, 2
Soo LineNo. 1 hard, 1 No. 1 northern,
10 No. 2 northern, 7 No. 3, 6 No. 4, 4 re
jected, 4.
Northern PacificNo. 1 hard, 1 No. 2 north
ern, 1 No. 3, 1.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No. 1 northern, 6 No. 2 northern, 2 No. 3,
1 No. 4, 3 rejected, 1.
Chicago Great WesternNo. 1 northern, 1
N 2^iorthern. 1
TotalsIso. 1 hard 3 N 1 northern, 28.
No 2 northern, 31 No. S, 30 No. 4, 16 re
jected, 11.
Other GrainsCarsNo. 1 durum wheat, 4
%S(
WLUTR
^\*&$%$jt "v^w^W0W**rfkTuesday,^Evening,
Open,
-81
.81%
*-.78Vi
May.. July.. Sept
S
Lowest 82%
Close
Today 82%
lesterday 83%
Year ago 95
Corn-
Opening 48%
Highest 48%
Lowest 48%
Clote
Today 48%
Yesterday 48%
Year ago 53
Oits
Opening 38%@%
Highest 38%
Lowest 33%
Clows
-Today
Yesterday 33:
Year ago 31
Bett er Cr op Weath er Make s^ Whe at Hea vy |MARK1T IS SHIKY
AFTE REACTIO N
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
High.
Minneapolis
May.
No. 2 durum wheat, 6 No. 3 durum wheat. 3
No. 4 durum wheat, 1 mixed wheat, 1 No. 8
yellow com, 5 No. 3 white corn, 2 No. 3 corn,
4 No. 4 corn, 0 no grade corn, 2 No. 3 white
oats. 7 No. 4 -white oats, 14 No. S oats, 10
No. 2 rye, 4 No. 3 rye,' 2 No. 4 barley, 6
N 1 feed barley. 4 No. 2 feed barley, xl.
No. 1 northvt estern flax, 2 No. flax, l", re
jected flax, 1.
Cars Inspected OutNa 4 durum wheat 1
No. 1 hard wheat, No. 1 northern -hheat, 261
No. 2 noithern wheat, 21 No. wheat, 27
No. 4 wheat, 10 rejected whep,t, 3 no grade
wheat, 2 No. 4 corn, 3: No. 2 white oats. 1
No. 3 white oats. 4 No. 4 wUte oats, 2 No.
oats. 1 No. 4 barley. 2-. 'No. 1 feed barley,
3 No. 2 rye, 4 No. 1 northwestern flax, i
No. 1 flax. 8.
DAILY WJ3CEAT MOVEMEKT.
The following we receipts and shipments
at the principal' primary wheat markets.
S Heceipts, Shipments
Bushels.
New Xor-.' 83,ooo
Philadelphia 18.454
Baltimore 0,691
Toledo' 1.00CV
Sfr Louis 22,003
,BoBton 77-437
^Chicago 22,000
Milwaukee 55,440
Duluth Minneapolis 40,020
Kansas City 21,000
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
DTJLTJTH GRAIN. May 15.Wheat was ac
tive today and prices were lower altho firm
at the opening July opened unchanged at 82^04
sold at 82%c. fell to 81%c, and closed there,
a los"} of %c. May fell %c and September ftc.
Flax wa6 lower but had a fairly firm under
tone. Foreigners bought some. July opened %c
off at $1.17%. sold at $1.17%, and closed %c off
at $1.17%. May also fell %c, while September
was unchanged and October %c higher. Oats
gained %c.
The close: Wheat, to arrive, No. 1 northern,
82%c No. 2 northern. 80%c on track, No.
northern, 82%c No. 2 northern, 80%c May,
81%c July, 81%c September, 79c No. 1
duriim. 75%c No. 2 durum, 72%c. Flax, to ar
rive, $1.16% flax, on track, $1.16% May,
$116% July. $1.17% September, $1.17% Oc
tober, $115, Oats, to arrive, 82%c oats, on
track, 32%c May, 32%c. Rye, 57c. Barley,
37@45c. Oars inspected, wheat, 118, last year
1: oats, 1 barley, 3 flax, 41, last year 2.
Receipts, wheat, 33,027 bu barley, 2,625 flax,
12.100. Shipments, wheat, 320 bu flax, 150,710
bu.
NEW YORK FLOTJR AND GRAIN, May 15
Flour, receipts, 28,715 brls sales, 1,400 brls
firm but quiet Wheat, receipts. 23.000 bu
rainss, in0 Kansasb
82y4
32%
.82%
31% .40 .43
anA bearisu
The Market Looks Right to Ship Oats and Barley
.*&.
MILWAUKEE TLOTJR AND GRAIN, May 15.
Flour, steady. Wheat, lower No. 1 northern,
84@85c No. 2 northern, 82@84c July, 80%c
asked. Rye, steady No. 1. 61%@62c. Barley,
steady: Nc. 2, 55c: sample, 4054c. Oats,
steady standard, 34@34%c. Corn, steady No.
3, cash, 48H@49%c: July, 46%c asked.
WheatPuts. 80%c asked calls, 80%c asked.
CornPuts, 46%c asked calls, 46%c asked.
ST. LOT/IS GRAIN, May 15CloseWheat
lower No. 2 red, sash, elevator, 94@96c track,
97@97%c July 79%@79%c September, 77%e
No. 2 hard, 82@86c. Corn steady No. 2 cash,
nominal track, 50@50%c July, 45%@46c Sep
tember, 46c. Oats higher No. 2 cash, 33%c
track 8414cJul 32%c, September, 30%c
No. 2 white, 30@80%c.
"WINNIPEG GRAIN, May 15.May opened
at 80c, closed at 79%e. July, 81 %c, closed.
81%c October. 77%c, closed 77%c. Cash close:
N o. 1 northern. 79%eNo 2 northern. 77%o.
ISO. 3 northern, T6^4c No. 2 white oats, 87c,
No. 3 barley, 42%c No. 1 flax. $1.13. Receipts
Minneapolis & St. LouisNot 2 northern, 2 1 wheat for day, 275 cars last year, 78 for the
week, 1,041 last year, 491.
CHICAGO COARSE GRAINS AND SEEDS,
May 15.Rve cash. 00@62c May, 59@60c
July, 60%@62e. Flax,1
Close.
Today.
$ -80%
.80%@81 .78%%
Low. $ .80% .80%% 78%
-rC, $ .81
-81%@%
.78%
Oatp
Close. Close.
Today Yesterday.
Minneapolis $ .80%@81 .81%%
Chicago 80%@% .81%
Duluth 81% .82%
St. Louis 79%% .80
Kansas City 73% .74%%,
New York 86% -87%
Winnipeg 1 81% .81%
Bushels.
5,600
74,000 22,291
1,882
320
83,160 18,000
83'52J
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, MAY 14.
ReceivedWheat, 52 cars, 49,920 bu corn.
4,700 bu oats, 24140 bu barley, 13.440 bu
rye, 750 bat flax. 2.790 bu milsltuffs, 128 tons:
hay, 68 tons carlots, 108.
ShippedWheat, 84 cars, 83,160 bu corn,
010 bu oats, 2,960 bu barley, 7,200 bu rye,
2 000 bu flax. 6,230 bu flour, 35,965 brls mill
stuffs, 1,168 tons, linseed oil, 804,633 lbs oil
cake, 225,610 lbs carlots, 342.
WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS, MAY 14.
CarsMilwaukee, 12 Omaha, 2 St. Louis, 1
Great Northern, 48 Northern Pacific. 6: Bur
lington, 3 Soo line, 12 Rock Island, 3.
OHICAOQ GRABS
RAINY WEATHER INFLUENCES WHEAT
AND THE OPENING IS LOW.
Chicago, May 18.The wheat market opened
weak today "because of rain in. the southwest &2ii
predictions of additional rain in the wheat belt.
More rains in the northwest were also a beari6h
influence. Pit traders were free sellelrs and
the offerings were taken largely by commission
houses. July wheat opened %@%c to %@%o
lower at 80%c to 80%c, sold up to 81c and re
acted to 80%c. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts of 204 cars against 181
cars last week and 185 cars one year ago.
The wheat market became weaker as the ses
sion advanced. The low point for July was
SO^c. The close was weak, July off %c at
80^@80%c.
Cash wheat. No. 2 red, 90@92c No. 3 red,
85@90c No. 2 hard, 82@85c No. 3 hard, 78
S3c, No. 1 northern, 85@86c, No. 2 northern, 83
@85c No. 3 spring, 80@84c.
CloseWheat. May, 82%c July, 80%@80%c.
The corn market was easier because of local
receipts being somewhat larger than had been
estimated. Cables were lower and this alBO
depressed prices. The volume of trading was
small. July opened a shade to %c lower at
46%c to 46i4@46%c, and sold at 46.%c. Local
leceipts were 117 cars, with 21 of contract
grade.
Prices continued steady July was 46%@46%c.
The close was steady with July at 46%c.
Cash corn. No. 2. 49V4&49i/6c No. 3, 48%
@49c.
CloseCorn, May. 48%c July. 46%c.
The market in oats was steady. Offerings were
very small and business dull. July opened a
shade higher at 32%c to 32%@82%c, and de
clined to 82@32%c. Local receipts were 179
cars.
Cash oats, No. 2. 32%@32%c No. 3, 32c.
CloseOats. May, 38%@33%c July, 32c.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat May. July. Sept.
Opening 83 80%@% 79
Highest 83% 1 79%@%
I
Close. Close.
Year Ago.
11.15%
3.15%
.83%
Yesterday.
$ .81 '.81%%
.78%
81% .31%
THE DAY'S REPORTS
July Wheat.
Today
CLOSING CASH PRICES
On TrackNo. 1 hard, 83%c No. 1 northern, 82%c No. 1 northern to arrive,
82%c No. 2 northern, 81c No. 2 northern to arrive, 81c No. 3 wheat, 79@80c durum,
72%@75c No. 3 white oats, 32c No. 2 rye, 66%@66%c No. 1 flax, $1.14% No. 3 yel-
low corn, 45%c toarley, 39c to 47c
Yesterday.
$ .78%%
-78%% .79 -77%
.71%% .84%
.78%
.79% .78% .73%
.84%
OCSSIP OF THE MARKETS
Watson's Winnipeg office wired: "Mr. Hill
here in connection with his new railway proj
ects in western Canada an dfor conference
with Morse of Grand Trunk Pacific and Mc
Kenzle of Canadian Northern, with reterence to
joint terminals in Winnipeg. He is being en
tertained by the prominent business men of the
city. Henry M. Little is presumably a social
guest of Mr. Hill on the trip, and it is doubt
ful if his presence he's any business signifi
cance."
Loudon cable to Whallon: "Market firm, with
disposition generally favorable. Good buying of
Ontario & Western continues. Money easier."
New York to LewisThe Standard Oil declared
a dividend fon the quarter of $9 a share. The
previous dividend was $15 a share and was paid
March 15 last. The following will show the
dividends declared the company at this time
for a series of years: 1905, $9 1904, $5
1903. $7 1902, $10: 1901, $12 1900, $10.
CudaUy Belling July -wheat.
Captain Phillips wired from Newton, Kan.,
that the crop has made splendid improvement^
since he returned two weeks ago, and looks
like a record crop.
Jackson says: "There has been scattered local
selling of Chicago July wheat. Lake and Pat
ten and the Northern Grain company, are doing
the buying. I think Patten loaded with July
wheat."
Des Moines wired to Wells: "Everyone reports
the soil and crops in fine, shape. Oats never
better. Expect fair movement of corn soon.
Plenty of moisture."
Harper, Kan., wired C. E. Lewis: "Had a
good rain all night. Wheat looking fine.
New York to WhallonGates & Co. and Henry
Clews sold Anaconda.
A message from Kansas City, Kan., to Lewis
says: "South central part, heavy rains all
last night southern Kansas wheat and corn
prospects excellent."
Flnley Barrell to Piper: "Kansas City mes
sage reporting 2 inches of rain in Ellis county
and still raining. Also Horton, Ness county,
reports heavy rains, with prospect ot more.
This is in the dry district."
Government weather report not as bullish on
cotton as expected.
New YorkJ. J. Manning solo stocks a
around the room, especially Union Pacific, Read
ing and Copper.
New York to PiperFloor thinks Keene has
been heavy seller of stocks today.
Liverpool close: Wheat unchanged to
lowercor X**d lower. 9
Berlin unchanged.
Budapest %c lower.
Patten buying July wheat.
Antwerp closed unchanged.
Lake and Clifford bought July wheat, steadying
the market.
Corn dull but firm. Weather very favorable.
Winnipeg to Watson: Regular hothouse con
ditions up here heavy rains yesterday bright
and warm today7 0 abore now.
Cudahy selling July wheat, Lake selling Sep
tember wheat.
Minneapolis stocks decreased 800,000 bu for
thre edays.
J. J. Hill in an interview with a Winnipeg
man predicts that by 1910 the United States
will contain 100,000,000 people. He says: "Our
average consumption of wheat is 6% bu per cap
ita, and with a production* of 650,000,000 bu,
which may decrease instead of increase, you see
where we will be' in a few more years. Then
will come your chances in the Canadian West.,
We shall be obliged to become your best cus
tomer, and how the order to fill our wants will
increase every year will qstonish you."
Northwest weather: Winnipeg, clear and fine,
55 above, Grand Forks, part cloudy, calm, fine
Fargo, clear and fine, had heavy shower yes
terday Hillsboro, cloudy, calm, cool, had two
inches rain last night Mayville, part cloudy
and cool Oomstockr clear and fine, calm, 68
above St. Cloud, clear and fine, brisk northeast
wind, 65, heavy rain last night.
New York to Lewis*After displaying a mod
erate amount of strength 'the stock market to
wards noon became heavy and declined some
what easily. There was no particular news to
account for this but the temper of the room
seemed to be bearish.
Chicago to PiperThere was an opening rush
to sell wheat by pit crowd on rains in the
southwest. This brought out nothing but buying
from commission houses and what wheat
orders from commission houses and what wheat
was sold lodged in 20od hands
New TorkGuhn, Loeb & Oo. announce that
they have purchased $30,000,000 4% per cent
notes of the Pennsylvania, guaranteed by the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Chicago, clear and fine Kansas City, cloudy,
no rain Omaha, cloudy and warm, rained hard
yesterday afternoon Springfield, 111., clear and
fine Peoria, clear and warm St. Louis, clear
and fine.
Hayden, Boston, to LewisWe wired our
Butte friends yesterday, asking for an opinion
on reduction of Parrott dividend, and have
received the following answer. These go to
show that right in Butte there is still a dif
ference of opinion as to the action of the Amali
gamated management in its. present policy:
"Helnze has always contended Parrot ores were
Obtained from the Nipper property, and the re
duced dividends seem almost certain to sus
tain him."
"Parrott compelled to sink about 300 feet
to open ore bodies will take about four months.
Not considered good purchase at present."
"Sinlting the Parrott shaft 400 feet deeper
think future of the company very good."
TEXAS TO BE LAID ASIDE
Oldest of Navy's Battleships Will Not
Again Be Used for Cruising.
Texas, the oldest and smallest^ of
American battleships, was floated into
the, new drydock at the Charlestown
na,vyyard Thursday noon and will be
surveyed as soon as possible to deter
mine the extent of flan?age she sus
tained to her stem by ramming the de'-
relict Sakota near New Orleans. Sensa
tional reports published in two morn
ing newspapers to the effect that the
ship arrived here Wednesday in a sink
ing condition are laughed at by naval
officials who say that the accident hap-
__ pened more than two months ago and
foreigno cropb ad,
vices caused wheat tov. rule generallv easy all
forenoon. July, 871-16@87 3-16 September,
84 9-16@84 ll-16c, Rye, dull No. 2 western,
69c, nominal, fob New York. Corn, receipts,
68,800 bu, dull and without transactions.
sale90,000 Easier Liverpolcales tnat there was not the slightest danger
rr battleship sinking, altho there
cash, northwestern,
$1.14% southwestern, $1.00% May, $1.12%.
Timothy, September, $3.60. Clover, cash,
$11.25. Barlev, cash, 4153c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, May 15.Wheat, spot,
nominal, futures, steady: May. 6 8Jd: July,
GRAIN COMMISSION.. MINNEAPOLIS
6s 7%d, September, 6s 6%d. Corn, spot, firm, rwtnin fi-onrwo A Tliclrnpll
American mixed, new, 4s 6%d, American mixed, tapiRin Weorge A. UlCKneH
old, 4s 9d futures, quiet: July, 4B 4%d Sep
tember, 4s 4% d.
are several plates which are slightly
damaged.
What is mo^e interesting, however,
is the news just received from the navv
department at Washington that the
Texas is to be laid on the shelf or put
in ordinary,'' as the naval officers call
it. She will not again be used for
cruising unless some urgent need calls
her into active service. As soon as tho
work on her is finished at-the local yard
the battleship will be taken to the Nor
folk navyyard and put Out of commis
sion. That is, her crew will be sent to
other ships or to their homes to await
further orders^ anfd the Texas will be
stripped "of all fittings. She wilTbe tne
first of our #attleshitst laid
aside.
While the Texas was formerly called
the "hoodoo" of the navy, alterations
have made her one of the 'strongest
-warships' afloat and she bears an envi
able record for efficient service in the
Spanish-American war. The oldltfaine
and the Texas were built about tho
same time. The official Naval Register
gives the Texas rating of a second-class
battleshipthe only one in our navy
because of her small displacement, 6,315
tons. She has been serving recently as
the flagship of the coast squadron, cqm
mandect by Eear Admiral Francis
Dickons and lier commandgoffice i .in
The multi-millionaire trembled.
"Wealth! he sobbed. "Nothing
but wealth, and yet I know it is a
sin to die rich. Would that I could
get rid of it.
Just then another million descended
upon his head. It was too much and
the poor multi-millionaire passed
away.
"Ah," remarked the multitude when
they read the papers, "he died of cap
ital punishment.'' v.
~^Jf
THE" MINNEAPOLIS-JOURNAL.
V,
-Sept. Wheat..
Close. Close.
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STOCKS SHOW SMALL GAINS AT
THE OPENING.
*rt
After a Show of Increasing Strength,
^Prices Weaken in the Second 'Hour
and Tall Below Last Night's Level,
but Several Small Bailies Are Made.
New York, May 15.A number of speculative
market leaders opened at unchanged prices from
last night. Otherwise fractional gains were the
rule, with the copper group conspicuous. Smelt
ing rose nearly a point and Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific gained 1% .and Minneapo
lis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie fell a point.
Business was rather light tbruout the first
hour, but there was an increasing show of
strength, which, as of late, was most beneficial
to the specialties. Union Pacific and Reading
were dealt in heavily at advances, but St.
Paul met stock on the rise.
Kanawha & Michigan went up 9* points
riling
decreased temporarily, but as the mar
made no effective rally pressure' was re
newed. Smelting was forced down 1 and Read
ing 2 points, and a number,- of stocks of simi
lar importance sold lowe^|thpn previously. Be
fore 2 o'clock the market was picking up again,
Smelting making a full-recovery and some of
the western stocks also rallied over a point.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing prices are bid.
Sales. Stocks
700 Am. Cot Oil.
do pr
7,200 Am. Car
100 do pr
7,600 Am. Locomot
M.ayl.5yM.y\ 4
32% 81%
42
do
Am. Woolen
do pr
5,600 Am. Sugar
do pr
91.900 Am. Smelting
2,200 do pr
17O400)Anial. Cop
109200JAnacon. Oop..
400 A., T. & S.
200 do pr
X.SOO Bait. & Ohio
do pr
S9,00|Drook. Rap
4.100 Can. Pac
do rights
4,200 Ches. & Ohio.
5,000 Chi. Gr. West.
do A.,..
1,100 do pr
100 GCC. & St. L.
J. do
rpr.i a
do 2d pr^
2,000 ConsoL Gas...
300 Del. & Hudson
1,200 D, & Rio Gr.
do pr
D. S. S. & A
do Pr
11,100 Brie'
200 do 1st pr...
200 do 2d pr
1,100 Gen. Electric.
7,800 Great Nor. pr
400 Illinois Cent
100 Iowa Cent
do pr
800 Inter. Paper
200 do pr
'800 K. C. & South.
200
4,200 1,700
200
2,500
300
11,100
200
10,200
40%
102k
07
113%
3b
106 134 184% 135
157% 120%
109% 274
89
102M, IOSH
18294 134%
154 118
107% 261
88%
102
154% 118 108%
270%
88%
102
XOTJ/a ips%
93% 83
82%
161
11% 59% 20%
160
11%
581/a
10%
58% 19%
78 34% 98%
"ii%
28 50%
80% 34
Chicago Term.
do or
15,600 Col. Fuel I
do pr
49%.
4
200 Col. Southern.
do 1st
ir 'MUb
47
135%
208
43%
186
207%
42%
L135%
207,%
42% 87 18
37 43% 77%
67%
43'
77'
"68
168%
304
172y4
166% 1 167%
296%
171%
300
172
26% 51% 19% 85
19% 19%
''2 6" "25%
53
145 156% 171%
do
4,800
500 300
200
Louis. & Nash.
M.,St.P. & Soo
do pr
Manhattan Met. St. Ry.
Met. Securities
Minn. & St.L
Missouri Pac.
M., K. & T.
do pr
Mex. Cent
Nat. Biscuit
Nat. Lead
do pr
Norfolk & W.
do pr
North Am. Co.
Northern Pac.
North Western
N. Central
Ontario & W..
Pressed Steel..
143% 156%
U. S. Rubber.
U. S Steel....
do pr
Wabash
do pr
,}Vr.
144% 157
171
153 112
74% 71% 94 33% 68
23
172% 154
115
75 72 98% 33% 68
23M
75% 74%
94%
33%
68%
23%
93
33% 68
22%
'82'
800
17,500
1,300
5,400 5,500
1.400
1 00
200 100
1,400
5,300
4,700
300
1,500
96
208m 203%1 141%
51 51%
203 200% 139%
49% 50%
900 Pacific^ Mail.'.
21,100|Penn. R. R...
141700JReading
88%" 37%
135% 130%
82%
184% 127%
92% do 1st pr...
do 2d pr
Bepub. Steel..
do pr
Rock Island..
do pr
St. Paul
do pr
Southern Pac
Southern Ry.
do pr
T. C. & I..
29 "28"
100%
25%
63%
165%
101%
26% 65
169
2,100 1,900
82,200
"65
8T% 99%
J.45
31%
117 147%
2,500 Texas & Pac.
300 T. C. R. T.
1740001Union Pacific,
100
3,100
50,800 15,900
600
1,000
200
do pr
lower. There is absolutely no buying power l-i
the market, and unless this appears we ex pet
to see a dull and dragging market for some tUn..
Bhere is no news from any of the properties.
The Northern Pacific raHroad Is to build
spur to the Butte & London property. Thl
shows that the railroad expects thtft Butte
Loudon will make a mine. *?A
Quotations at 1 p.m.:
ACTIVE BONDS AH9 CUB.B STOCKS.
New York quotations to 1 p.m.:
Japanese lsts, 99%.
Japanese 2ds, 98%.
Japanese 4%s, 92%, 92%, 92%.
Japanese second 4%s, 91%.
United States Steel 5s, 97%, 97%, 97%.
Reading: 4s, 100%.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 48. 89%@100.
Atchison 4s. 101%@101%.
Baltimore & Ohio 4B, 103%@103%.
Baltimore & Ohio 3%s, 95 95%.
Oregon Short Line 4s, 95%@95%.
Union Pacific 4s, 104@104%.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s, 97%.
Northern Pafiflc 4s, 102%@103%.
Boston Copptr, 26.
United Coppr, 66%.
North Butte Copper, 92%@98t
Bast Butte Copper, 10%jj|ll
Greene Copper, 28%@28%.
Black Mountain, 11 12.
Utah Copper. 26%@28.
A. T. 4s, 79@79%.
A. T. 6s, 113%.
Rock Island 4s, 78%V
Rock Island 5s, 90%.
an
then fell back 6 on ohe transaction. Smelting
rose 2% and the railroad equipments stocks,
Amalgamated Copper, Lead, Colorado Fuel,
Brooklyn Transit, Reading, Union Pacific Great
Northern preferred, Norfolk & Western, Denver
& Rio Grande and Rock Island preferred gained
1@1%. North-Western ran off 2% points.
The market turned weak in the second hour.
Prices fell to below the last night level, the
northwestern grangers leading the decline. North
ern Pacific lost 8 pojnts, St. Paul 2, Great
Northern preferred 1% and there were declines
in Federal'Mining of 4%, Anaconda 4, Distillers*
Securities 2%, Tennessee Coal 2 and Interna
tional Pump 1%. Wabash preferred rose 1 and
American Express 10. There were some small
rallies before noon. Bonds irregular."
Many stocks were thrown on the market for
which there was no sustaining demand and
prices yielded sharply Most of the well known
stocks hold a point or moie below yesterday's
close. Liquidation was evident In some of the
transcontinental stocks.
Chief declines Hip to 1 o'clock were: Ana
conda, 10 Great Northern preferred, 6 North
ern Pacific, 4% North-Western, 4 Pacific
Coast, 3 St. Paul, 2% Pullman, 2, and Union
Pacific. Southern Pacific, Reading, Pennsylva
nia, New York Central, Louisville & Nashville,
Mexican Central, Amalgamated Copper, Colorado
Fuel, Lead, Sugar and Brooklyn Transit 1 to
1% points
Tin Can common, 7%@3V4.
Tin Can preferred, 63%@6o.
Granbj, 12%@18.
Interborough, 230@234.
65%
37% 9%
100
146%
32%
11T% 150
147%
32
117% 149
94% 50%
41
105%
21 46 43
50%
41%
.50
40%
105
20% 46%
42
W6%
21%
47
43
a Cemical
do
1VWesterrh
Union
Wisconsin Oen
do
Total sales, 1,121,800 shares.
"92%
SI
Money closed at 3@3% per cent high, 8%
per cent low, 3 per cent last loan, 3% per
cent ruling rate, 8%, per cent.
MINING AND OUEB STOCKS
Special to Xhe Journal.
Boston. May 15.The copper market is quiet
and strong, with the exception of Atlantic,
which is in large supply on the report that
the mine is shut down. North Butte rallied on
the report of the acquisition of three more ad
joining claims. Parrot is coming out freely.
Boston quotations at 1 p.m. May 15:
Adventure, 7 Allouez,, 38% American Zinc,
10 Arcadian, 3% Arnold, 1 bid Ashbed. 1
old, Atlantic, X4%: Boston Consolidated. 2S4
Bingham, 25% Bonanza, 55 bid Black Moun
tain, 11 bid Butte Exposition, 4 asked Butte
& London, 2% bid Butte Coalition, 33 bid
Calumet & Hecla, 695 bid Centennial 23% bid
Copper Range. 77 Consolidated Mercur, 63 bid
Calumet & Arizona 112 askedCalume & Pitts
burg, 2S1 asked. Copper Queen, 2 asked
Cumberland Ely, 7 bid Dominion I. &. S., 31V*
bid' Dalv West, 17 Denn-Arlidna, 16% asked
Bast Butte, 10% bid Elm River, 2 ariked Frank
Un, 17 bid Granby. 12% Guanajuato, 5% bid
Greene Consolidated, 28% Helvetia, 5% bid
isle l^ale, 20 bid Junction, 25 bid Kewee
naw, 10% bid Lake Superior & Pitts
burg, 33 bid Mass, 6% bid Mayflower, 50 bid
Michigau, 12% bid Mohawk, 62 Montana CoaL
& Coke, 3% bid Nevada' Consolidated. 19%
North Butte, 92% Old Colony, 1 asked Old
Dominion, 41 Osceola. 107 Parrot, 26% Phoe
nl x. 1 asked Pittsburgh & Duluth, 1 9 bid
Quincy, 101 Raven, 4% bid Rhode Island, 5%
bid 'Santa Ke, 2 Shannon, 8% Shoe Ma
chinery, 79 bid Shoe Machinery preferred. 29%
bid Swift, 106 bid Tamarack. 104 bid Tecum
seh, 11 Tennessee, 44 bidr Trinity, 9% United
Copper, 63% United Copper preferred, 90 bid
United States Mining, 58 United States Min
ing preferred. 46 Utah.'60% Union Land,
2% bid United Fruit, 108% Utah-Nevada. 4%
bid Victoria. 7%J Washington, 1% bid Winona.
7% bid Wolverine, 135 bid Wyandot, 1% bid
Warren Development Co., 17% asked. T,
kS"% AftkZONA GOPFEfcS.'.V-
The market is in the same condition as. It
wjsa Iftturday -and^owiay, *ltfio th**price are hw" canary DlKLd
s&iV' w*&*'- fulfil
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Mav 15.Con-
sols for money, 8911-16 consols for account,
89 13-16 Anaconda, 14 Atchison, 91% Atchi
son preferred, 105% Baltimore & Ohio. 111%
Canadian Pacific, 165% Chesapeake & Ohio,
60% Chicago Great Western, 20% Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, 174 De Beers, 17%
Denver & Rio Grande, 44% Denver & Rio
Grande preferred, 90 Erie, 45 Erie first pre
ferred, 80% Erie second preferred, 70% Illi
nois Central, 178 Louisville & Nashville, 149
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 34% New York
Central, 1449i: Norfolk &. Western. 92%: Nor
folk. & "Western preferred, 85 -."^Qntarlo & "West
ern, 52% Pennsylvania, 69% Rand Mines.
6% Reading, 67% Reading first preferred,
46 Reading second preferred, 47 Southern Rail
way, 39 Southern Railway preferred, 103
Southern Pacific, 67% Union Pacific, 154 Union
Pacific preferred, 98 United States Steel, 42%
United States Steel preferred, 108% Wabash,
21% Wabash preferred, 47% Spanish fours,
93%.
Bar silver, steady, 30 ll-16d per ounce.
Money, 2%g per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills is 8 7-16@3 9-16 per cent. The
rate of discount in the open market for three
months.' bills is 3%@3% per cent.
MONEY REPORTS
BERLIN, May 15.Exchange on London, 20
marks *49% pfgs for checks. Discount rates:
Short bills, 8% per cent three months' bills,
8ft per cent.
PARIS, May 15.Three per cent rentes, 99f
22 y,c tot the account. Exchange on London,
25f 18%c for checks.
Close MINNEAPOLIS. May 15.Bank clearings to
Bid. Bid. day, $3,307,201.88 New York exchange, selling
AiL-v'i.BlSla.vVi I ra.te, 45c premtMTQ-, Vxiy\i\ rate, ItSc premiwm-,
Chicago exchange, selling rate 40c premium
buying rate, 10c premium London 60-day sight
documentary exchange, '$4.82. Local money,
5%@6 per cent for selected paper.
ST. PAUL, May 15.Bank clearings today,
$1,405,360.68.
32%
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK COTTON, May 15.The cotton
market opened steady*, at an advance of 1@6
points in response to higher cables, big Eng
lish spot sales and continued apprehensions of
an unfavorable weekly bureau report. Later the
market yielded to heavy realising^ and local bear
pressure, under which It eased off to within 2
3 points laBt nigrtat'B flntUs and daring tne
middle of the morning WBB rather less active,
altho the tone seemed steady around the open
insr figures.
The market at midday was quiet with prices
1 to 2 points net higher. Near months were
relatively Bteady on the spot situation, while
later positions showed the infiuence of favorable
weather reports.
Spot cotton, quiet middling uplands, 11.95c
middling gait. 12.20c.
Cotton futures opened steady May, 11.42c
June, 11.21c bid July, U.23c August, 11.05c
September. 10.80c October, 10.74c November,
offered, 10.74c December, 10.74c January,
Spot cotton closed quiet middling uplands.
11.95c middling gulf, 12.20c. Sales, 50 bales.
NEW YORK OIL, May 16.Petroleum steady
refined, all ports, 7.75@7.80c.
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, May 15.The pro
visions market was quiet and easier because of
a weaker market for live hogs. Prices de
clined very slightly, but the tone of the market
was weak. July pork was 5c lower at $15.40.
Lard was down a shade at $8.57%. Bibs were
2%c lower at $8,77%. t.
dosePork, May, $15.50 July. $15.60. Lard,
May. $8.52%: July, $8.62%. Ribs, May,
$8.72% July. $8 85@8.87%.
NEW YORK COjpXE AITS STTGAS, May 10.
Sugar, raw quiet fair refining, 2 29-32
21516c centrifugal 90 test, 3 lo-82@3 7-16c
molasses sugar, 2 21-32@2 ll-16c. Refined quiet
crushed, 5.30c powdered, 4.70c granulated,
4.60c. Coffee steady No. 7 Rio, 7%c. Mo
lasses steady New Orleans, 30@38c.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, May 15.Beef
steady. Pork barely steady family, $18. Lard
steady prime western, $8 70, nominal.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, May 15.Butter easier
ereameries, 18%ff?19%c dairies, 13@18c. Eggs
steadv at mark, cases Included, 15@15%c.
Cheese easy daisies, 9%@9%c twins, 0@12c
Young Americas, 9%@10c. Poultry, live steady
turkeys 12%c chickens, 12%c. Potatoes easier
Burbanks, 50@52c Rurals, 52@55c red stock,
44@47c. Veal steady 50 to 60 lbs, 5@5%c
60 to 75 lbs, -5@6c 85 to 110 lbs, 7%@8c.
NEW YORK PRODnCE, May 10.Eggs,
17%c cold storage, 18%c receipts, 28,160
cases market steady. Butter, creamery, 20%c
ladles, 14%@15c receipts, 9,322 packages ex
tra renovated, 16%c renovated, 15@16c mar
ket steady.
MATT DAY DANCE
Mrs. George W. Vanderbllt Introduced
the Old English Festivities.
New York Herald.
Asheville, N. CMay-Day festivities
at Biltmore, introduced by Mrs. George
W. Vanderbilt, which have been ob
served from year to year,t were most
successfully carried out this year. It'
was one of the very prettiest of the
events that have ever taken place at
Biltmore, and commemorated the old
English custom o'f celebrating this oc
casion.
The May pole, with its many-colored
ribbons, in a setting1
May 15, 1,906.
4
Bid. Asked.
Calumet & Arizona $113.00 $114 00
Calumet & Pittsburg 27.50 28.50
'Lake Superior & Pittsburg... 32.50 33.50
Pittsburg & Duluth 18.50 19.00
Junction 24.50 25.50
American Dev. Co, 10.00 11.0
Warren Dev. Co 15.00 16.00
Denn-Arizona Dev. Co........ 14.00 15.00
Black Mountain 11.00 12.00
East Butte 10.75 11.23
Butte Coalition 83.50 34.00
Butte A London 2.50 2.75
Keweenaw 10.50 11.00
Helvetia 5.-75 6.25
of brilliant turf
and summer garments, was the center
of the festivities. The girls wore
white dresses, with wreath's of flowers.
The boys' hats were trimmed with
bright rosettes. Eobin Hood and his
followers were dressed in green with
bugles, and carried bows and arrows.
"Our Ladye" followed the opening
May-Day chorus \by the children as a
large doll, in a brightly draped wagon,
which was drawn between the rows of
children, who showered the occupant
with flowers.
The crowning of the May queen, fol
lowed. Little Miss Julia Brookshire
was queen and was crowned with a
wreath -violets and white flowers.
She sat upon a dais embowered with
evergreen boughs and was attended by
eight maids of honor. Bobin Hood and
his band afterward sang to the queen.
Twenty girls did the winsome milk
maids' dance and song.
The Mav pola. was then wound and
unwound in its^bright streamers to a
lively march .played by the organist
of All Souls' church, Biltmore, who was
the accompanist thrnout the program.
The celebration topk place on the
village green. Mrs. Vanderbilt wore
a beautiful lavender dress and little
Miss Cornelia was most charming, all
i white.
8H HAD.
Columbus Dispatch.
"Did you ever hear anything so
idiotic as that talk of Mrs. Softer's
when she is addressing her baby?"
queried 6ne Woman or another on the
streetcar.
"Yes, I think I have," was the re
ply.
"Then, for heaven's sake, what was
it?" \f,
I once hear a fat man talking to
mm PRICE S Ta
A LOWER CLOSE
HOGS DO WELL AT FIBST, BUT
DECLINE LATER.
More Beef Available, than Yesterday,
as Receipts Baa HeavierStockers
and Feeders of Good Quality Higb-er,
Common Kincks 10c IiowerOnly a
Few Head of Old Sheep in the Fens
Today.
South St. Paul, Minn., May IS.Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards today: Cat
tle, 1,300 calves, 500 hogs, 4,000 sheep, 50
cars, 101.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1906. to date, as compared with the
same period I 1805.
Cars.
8,431
9,085
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. 8heep
1906 85,592 18,916 352,482 113,301
1905 94^49 16,567 871,048 190,760
Increase.. 2,349
Decrease.. 8,857 19,566 77,459
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in May, as compared with the same period
in 1906:
"eo4
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1800 8,093 8,047 88,681 4,124 881
1905 7,606 2,411 32,010 2,475 713
Increase.. 2,077 1,236 6,681 1,649 178
Official receipts for the past week are aa
follows: Date Cattle. Calves
May 948 189
May 8 1,733 1,053
May 9 871 476
May 10../. 332 126
May 11.. 341 174
May 12 160 29
May 14....1,766 222
Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for The day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 8, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul, 22
Minneapolis & St. Louis, 4 Chicago, St. Paul,
Hogs.
2,585
5,295 3,914 2,528 2,207 8,076 2,239
Sheep.
90
177
1,151
461
905
2
512
Cars.
61
137
88 48 49 50 91
Minneapolis 4Sc Omaha, 9 Great Sorthero, 24,
Wisconsin Central. 1 Soo line, 24 Northern Pa
cific, 8 total, 101.
Disposition of stock Monday, May 14:
Firm Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift & Co 183 2,198 210
W. B. McCormick 8 12 1
W. G. Bronson 13 10S
City butchers 3
Armour Packing Co.... XOS
Slimmer & Thomas... 204
P. Evans 12
J. B. Fitzgerald 11
H. H. Brackett 7
S. J. Mslady & Co 98
Lewis Becker 242
Other buyers 67 200
Country buyers 463
Totals 1,306 2,210 619
HOGS
Date AT. Wt. Av. Cost. Price^Bange.
May 7 219 $610 *6.006.20
May 8 818 6.15 6.05ji)6.2
M*7 9 322 6.15% 6.05^6.23
May 10 224 6.23% 6.10(^6.30
May 11 224 6.28 6.156.40
May 12 214 6.82 tt.20M6.40
May 14s 2LS 6-2n 0.20^0.30
Hog prices opened fully steady and closed
lower. Receipts fairly liberal, average quallt}
fair. Prices range $6.20 to $6.40, bulk $6.25 to
$6.30. Light, common to fair, quoted $6.15 to
$6.25 good to choice, $6.30 to $6.33 mixed,
common to fair, $6 15 to $6.25 good to choice,
$6 SO tA6 35, heavy, fair, 6 1 5 to $6.23, good
to choicT, $6.30 to $6.85 rough so*s, $5.50 to
$0.75.
Hogs62, 258 lbs, $6.40 81, 221 lbs, $6*35
74, 226 lbs, $6.35 27, 242 lbs, $6.32% 81, 230
lbs, $6.30 72, 212 lbs, $0.80: 42, 218 lbs, $6.30
74, 205 lbs, $6.30| 84, 218 lbs, $6.21% 42, 192
lbs, $6.25 64, 201 lbs, $6.25 58, 202 lbs, $6.25
58, 196 lbs, $6 20 12, 206 lbs, $6.20.
Pigs, Roughs and Underweights5, 874 lbs
*6 a. 875 lbs, $ 8 75. 2 35o lbs. *5.7S1 soo
lbs, $0.75 1, 480 lbs, $5.75.
Stags and Boars2, 455 lbs, $5 1, 450 lbs, $5,
1, 600 lbs, $4.75 1, 350 lbs, $4.76 1. 440 lbs.
$4.50 1 boar, 300 lbs, $3.
CATTLEReceipts fairly liberal. More beef
available than yesterday. Prices generally
steady with yesterday for all grades of beei
cattle. Veal calves steady bulls weak tc
16c lower. StockIrs, and feeders of good qual
ity steady. common kinds weak to lO -lower
Milch cows steady.
Butcher Steers4, 1,362 lbs, $4.75 22, 1,180
lbs, $4.65 2, 1,090 lbs, $4.50 7, 1,182 lbs.
$4.50 1, 1,140 lbs, $4.40 4, 965 lbs $4.15 1
476. lbs, $4,
Butcher Cows and Heifers2, 945 lbs, $8.40
8, 1,220 lbs, $8.40 1, 1,180 lbs, $3.40 1, 1,10
lbs, $3.25 2, 1,000 lbs, $3 1, 1,090 lbs, $3
2, 1090 lbs $2.80.
Cutters and Cannerst, 1,090 lbs, $2.50 1
1,120 lbs, $2.40 3, 886 lbs, $2.35 1, 950 lbs.
$2.25 1, 850 lbs, $2.25 1, 980 lbs, $2.25 1.
660 lbs, $1.75.
Butcher BuUs1. 1,600 lbs, $3.50 1/1,610
lbs, $3 1, 1,300 lbs, $2.85.
Veal CalveB1, 200 lbs, $4.50 16, 110 lbs.
$4 25: 36, 116 lbs,-$4.25 12, 130 lbs, $4 4, 100
lbs, $3.75 4, 112 lbs, $3,50 15, 132 4bs, $3.50
Stock and Feeding Steers6, 562 lbs, $3.60
3, 1,485 lbs, $3.30 15-, 403 lbs, $3.30 12, 352
lbs, $3.25 7, 264 lbs, $2.50 4, 295 lbs, $2.50
Stock Cows and Heifers1, 670 lbs, $2.85,
6, 1,018 lbs, $2.75 2, 845 lbs, $2.60 5, 572
lbs, $2.60 1, 550 lbs, $2.50 2, 475 lbs, $2.60,
8. 80S lbs, $2 35 6, 876 lbs. $2 85 S, 856 lbs,
$2.25, 1, 650 lbs, $2 75, 2, 620 lbs, $2
Stock and Feeding Bulls1, 860 lbs, $3 1,
1.140 lbs, $2.b5 1, 1,170 lbs, $2.85 2, 925 lbs,
$2.80: 1, 1,030 lbs, $2.75 1, 830 lbs, $2.
Milch Cows and Springers3 cows, $100 2
cows, $60 1 cow, $35 1 cow, $35 1 cow, $27
1 cow, $26 1 cow, $18.
SHEEPReceipts very light, consisting only
of a few odd head in mixed loads. Feed lot
stuff supplied killing orders. Prices for lambs
25c higher. Sheep strong. Sales:
Killing Sheep and Lambs155 lambs, 89 lbs,
$6 50 466 lambs, 89 lbs, $6.50 15 lambs, 76
lbs. $6.25: shorn lambs, 71 lbs. $5.75 11
yearling wethers, 103 lbs, $5.60 5 shorn lambs,
67 lbs, $5.26 6 shown lambs, 65 lbs, $6 67
wethers. 79 lbs, $5 16 ewes, 109 lbs, $4.
Among the shippers on the market were: Riley
Bros.. Ellsworth. Wis. F. Larson, Forest Lake
G. Wiborg, Llndstrom Guy C. Perkins, Cokato
Quass Bros.. Maple Plain Hans Jensen, Hutch
inson Carver Bros.. Baldwin, Wis. A. Nelson,
Minneapolis, H. H. Flynn. Westbrook Lowe &
Bros HadleyFirs National bank. Stewart
ville C. Early, Luck, Wis. Gus Schmidt, Os
ceola. Wis. J. H. Miller, Big Lake.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, May 16.Receipts
Cattle, 1,300 hogs. 3,500. HogsSteady,
sales: 60, 189 lbs. #$ 20 70, 248 lbs, $6.25 68.
290 lbs, $6.32%. CattleSteady. Sales. 16
beeves. 1,187 lbs, $4.70 18 beeves. 1,247 lbs,
$4.85 32 beeves, 1,310 lbs, $6.30 10 cows and
heifers, 780 lbs, $3.40 14 cows and heifers, 860
lbs $3.85 10 cows and heifer^ 980 lbs, $4.30
10 stockers and feeders. 760 lbs. $3.50 14
stockers and feeders, 870 lbs, $* 10 stockers and
feeders. 880 lbs, $4.50 10 calves and yearlings,
430 lbs. $8.25: 14 calves and yearlings, 610 lbs,
$8.85 14 calves and yearlings. 580 lbs, $4.40.
KANSAS OITT LIVESTOCK, May 15.Cat-
tleReceipts, 15,000, including 500 southerns
market steady to 10c lower natlye steers, $4.25
5 90: southern steers. |3.50@5.25: southern
cows, $2.60@4.25 native cows and heifers. $2 50
5 25 stockers and feeders, $3@4l60 bulls, $3
(34.25 calves, $3@6 western fed steers, $8.75
5 25 western fed cows, $2.75@450. Hogs
Receipts. 18.000: market weak to 5 lower
Uulk sales. ?6.3016 40, heavy, *e^3545.
packers. S 6 30@6 42)4: Pf "& lights |5@
$6.32%^ SheepReceipts, 7,000 marliet steady
muttons. $4.75@6.2o lambs, W%1M\ range
wethers, $5 2"5@6 50 fed ewes. $4.75@g.
ST LOUIS LTVB8TOCK. May 15.CattleRe-
ceipts, 4,000. including 700 Texans market slow
to strong beef steers. $S.50aB stockers and
feeders, $2.40@4.80 cows and heifers. $2@5.15
Texas steers. $804.75 cows and heifers. $2@4.
HogsReceipts. 12,000 market 5c lower pigs
and lights. $5.70@6.50 packers. $6.106.50
butchers and best heavy, $6.40@6.65. Sheep
Receipts, 2,500 market strong natives, $4@6
lambs, $5.50@8.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, May 15.CattleRe-
ceipts, 4,000 steady beeves, $4.15@6.1C cows
ana heifers, $1.85@5.85 stockers and feeders,
$2.00@4.85 Texans, $4@4.70 calve* $4@40.
HogsReceipts, 13,000 market weak estimated
receipts for tomorrow, 30,000 mixed and butch
ers, $6.35@6.62% good heavy, $6.55ae.62tt
rough heaTT. 8 SO8 40light $ 6 SOa 57 J,
pigs, $5.90(36.35 bulk of sales, S0.C0@6.G0.
SheepReceipts, 14,000 market strong sheep,
$4.25t@5.90 lambs, $4.90@7.70.
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you know. And now he refers to the
deceased as his sister-in-law."
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TO STUDY WESTERN BIRDS
Sage Oock and Golden Eagle to Be Ob
served in Their Haunts.
New York Evening Mail
Frank M. Chapman of the Museum ol
Natural History has gone to the far
west to secure material for new bird
groups for the museum.
Mr. Chapman will visit about eleven
states in the west. In Arizona he will
study the habits of the sage cock and
bring home specimens to be mounted.
In his quest for material and data Mr.
Chapman studies at close range the
care of the young by the various birds
he seeks, the food upon which they sub
sist, nesting habits, etc. When the
"birds are brought- here and mounted
the artist will prepare settings showing
.their natural surroundings.
In Wyoming Mr*. Chapman hopes to
get specimens of the golden eagle. This
bird lives on the summits of 'moun
tain and is not easy of access^ As witk
the saee cock. Mr. Chapman, -will study
the habits anff life of the golden eagio
and its care of the young.
The flamingo group at the museum if
the result of Mr. Chapman's work. H
went to Florida and brought back sev
eral fine specimens of the adult bird as
well a* several of the young. The birds
are shown eating, asleep, drinking and
caring for the young. Mr. Chapman
study of the habits of the flamingo
have proven very valuable. Until he
went 1 Florida it had been a disputed
point as to how the flamingo disposed
of his long legs while asleep.
The birds sleep on small mounds re
sembling the trunks of trees. One sei
entific work showed the flamingo asleep
on the mound with its legs .astndet
That that was not the flamingo's meth
od! of sleeping was sho'wm. "by Mir. Chap
man when he brought back photographs
showing the flamingo asleep on the
mound with its legs folded under ths
body. Several mounted in this manner
are to be seen in the museum croup.
SheMiss Stiffy had lways vowed
she would never marry! How did she
happen to change her mind?
HeWhy, some one proposed.
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