The Saint Paul globe., December 18, 1897, Page 6, Image 6

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liIflES LET LOOSE
BCALPERS THREW THEIR WHEAT
ON THE MARKET AND DE
PRESSED PRICES.
MAY HALF p CENT OFF.
SESSION ONE OF THE DULLEST CHI
GAGO HAS SEEN IN
WEEKS.
SEABOARD CLEARANCES HEAVY.
Daring the Morning This Fact
Served to Keep Price* Steady—
Grnina Easier.
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MARKET SUMMARY.
Prey.
Wheat. Close. Day I
May, Chicago 91% 92%
May, Minneapolis 89% w%
May, Duluth 91% 91%
May, New York 93% 93:4 |
FINANCIAL.
IBar silver. New York 56% 55%
Call Money, New Y0rk...2@2% 1%
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CHICAGO, Dec. 17.— There was what might
be tormed a natural reaction in wheat today j
from. he advance yesterday. May oppped ,
%c lower and December lc lower. Big sea- j
board clearances sustained the market for
a -while. Other markets were easier. Corn
and oats declined about %c each and provis
ions closed 6@7%c lower.
It was the dullest wheat market for weeks.
Prices opened a shade easier because of the J
heavy snow fall and the failure of Liverpool j
to respond to the advance here yesterday.
Btarted %®%c lower at 92c, with .ne or two j
sales immediately after at 91%@92e. Trade j
was excessively narrow and a few covering
orders which came in shortly after were suf
ficient to cause an advance to 92% c but this
little demand satisfied, prices sank again to
_2@92%c. It was prevented from going lower
during the forenoon by some help from the
bull clique, presumably caused by the enor
mous clearanc.s from Atlantic and Gulf ports,
which Including 66,000 bbls of flour from New- j
port News, amounted to 1,033,613 bu. This is
much the heaviest aggregate for one day in
the past two weeks. Northwest receipts were
fairly liberal. The cars received to-day at
Minneapolis and Duluth numbered 035 against
628 last Thursday and 3G3 the corresponding |
day of 1896. Chicago receipts were 279 cars,
ooimp&red with 43 a year ago and 59,100 bu
and 115 car loads of No. 1 northern spring
were transferred from unlicensed to regular
houses. Liverpool opened %d higher than it
closed yesterday, but had lost all but %d
of that before the session commenced here.
Later it lost the last %d of its early gain.
Paris was firm and noted advance of 40 centl
nes ln flour and from 15 centimes rise in
near deliveries cf wheat to 5 centimes for the
March-May term. Liverpool acceptances from
abroad of wheat offers cabled from the sea
board yesterday were reported, and near the
end of the session here the quantity taken
was reported to be 27 boat loads. A general
desire to let loose scalping lines of long
wheat characterized the trading in the last ,
half hour and prices broke fresh ground |
on the under side of the proveious lowest 1
limit of the range. That was all there was in j
the closing decline, which ranged May down |
to 91% c and closed it at 91%@Dlcc. December ;
was very sparingly traded in at $1.01, chiefly,
but at the close it was quoted at 99% c. The
elevator people delivered, after change, not
less than 1,000,000 bu and possibly 1.500,030
bu wheat on December contracts. Most of
it came from Armour & Co.
Corn, during the morning, was dull and
prices were, firm under the demand. Ele
vator people took no part in the selling, In
dicating small country offerings. Clearances
were large, 1.229.000 bu, which helped. Later
ln the day interest died away greatly and the
selling pressure increased when wheat turned
downward, the market became weak. May
ranged from 29V4c to 2S%c, closing %®%c
lower at 29c. Oats were irregular. December
was steady all day and closed at a slight ad
vance, helped by the steady cash market.
There was an inclination to realize on long
lines in May and, this with some short selling
pressure, produced the weakness. Offerings
were fairly well absorbed and the decline
•was small. May ranged from 22% cto 22% c
and closed %c lower at 2_%c. Provisions
were not so active today. There was some
firmness shewn early on the higher hog
prices, but a decline followed on selling by
packers. Principally commission houses did
the best buying. At the close May pork was
7%c lower at $5.77%e. May lard 5c lower at
$4.67% and May ribs 5®7% lower at $4.47% .
@4.50. Estimated receipts Saturday; Wheat,
250 cars; corn, 220 cars; oats, 210 cars; hogs,
24,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
oat 4 °
__ 1 * '«
Wheat— j = i i I
December | 1 00% I 1 01 | 99% | 99%
January I 94% | 94% | 94 i 94
May J 92 | 92% | 91% | 91%
Corn- I I I I '
December I 25% I 26 I 25% | 25%
January 26%! 26% 26% j 26%
May 29%| 29% | 29 29
Oats— I I I
December 21%| 21% I 21%| 21%
May I 22%| 22% | 22% | 22%
Mess Pork— 111
December I | 1 1 7 57%
January 18 50 1 8 57%) 8 60 I 8 60
May I 8 82%| 885 | 8 77% | 8 77%
Lard- I I I I
December ! I I I 4 37%
January I 4 50 |4 55 |4 50 450
May ! 4 72% | 4 72%| 4 67%| 4 67%
Ribs— I I
December 14 40 |4 40 435 435
January !4 40 440 435 435
May I 4 55 |4 55 450 14 50
Cash quotations were as follows — Flour
easy. Wheat— No. 2 spring, 87%®88%e; No. 3
epring, 81®94e; No. 2 red, 99% c. Corn— No. 2,
26% c. Oats— No. 2, 22% c; No. 2 white, f. o.
b., 28%@2_%c; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 23%®24c.
Rye— No. 2, 46c. Barley— Sample, f. o. b.. 26®
85c. Flaxseed— No. 1, $1.15%@1.19%. Timothy
Seed— Prime. $2.62%(?.2.65. Mess Pork— Per
bbl. $7.57%(fr7.62%. Lard— Per 100 1133. .4.50®
4.52%. Ribs— Short sides (loose)' $4.-0®4.65.
{Shoulders— Dry salted (boxed), $4.57®4._'%.
Whisky— Distilers' finished goods, per gal,
$1.19. Sugar unchanged. Receipts— Flour 10,100
bbl; Wheat, 213,(K. bu; corn, 204,000 bu; oats,
,47,000 bu; rye, 20, 000 bu : barley, 2o4,oo bu. Ship
ments—Flour, 23,000 bbls; wheat, 13,000 bu;
corn, 59,000 bu; oats, 440.000 bu; barley, 25.C00
bu. On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 15@22c;
dairies, 12® 19c. Eggs steady; fresh, 20c.
Cheese quiet at B@B%c.
MINNEAPOLIS^RAIN.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17.— The local wheat
market opened a little weak this morning on
discouraging cables from Liverpool. The
course of the market after the opening was
comparatively steady and strong up to noon.
The character of the trading was not of
the assuring sort, being, to a large extent,
governed by the bid and asked price and gen
erally of the "scalping" order, with narrow
changes in prices. All through the session
there was a strong undercurrent of strength
expressed, but the market course did not
bear out the views entertained.
December wheat opened at 91c, being the
■ame as yesterday, lost %c by 1:30 and gained
%c by 11:35 a. m. May wheat opened at
_9%c against 90 l-16c yesterday, sold at 89% c,
advanced to 90%®90%c, declined to 90c, ad
vanced %c, declined to 89% c, and by noon
held at 89%@90c. The cash wheat market
was about the same as yesterday. Receipts
were large, but all well taken care of before
noon. Choice No. 1 northern sold at 5c to
$>%c over the May future. Ordinary No. 1
■old at 3c to 4c over. No. 2 sold better than
yesterday and lower grades much better than
yesterday. Receipts here were 601 cars and
167 cars shipped out.
The market was weak during the noon
hour for no particular reason other than that
the trade Is fearful of the outcome of the
near future. December wheat closed at 90"^
and May at 89% c
RANGE OF PRICES.
Open- High- Low- Closing,
ing. est. est. Today. Yes
May 89% 90% 89% 89% 90%
July 88 . 88%
December 91 91 90% 90% 91
On Tra-k— No. 1 hard, December, 93% c; No.
1 northern, 92% c; No. 2 northern. 86% c. Oats,
22c. Corn, 24% c. Flax seed, $1.15%.
Curb on May wheat 89%
Puts on May wheat 89%
Calls oq May wheat 89%®%
SAMPLE SALES.
No. 1 northern, 10 cars 93%
No. 1 northern, 7 cars 93
No. 1 northern, 1 car 94
No. 1 northern, 5 cars, elevator 93
No. 1 northern, 3 cars 94%
No. 1 northern, 1 car 94
No. 1 northern, 2 cars, to arrive 93%
No. 2 northern, 37 cars'....: ; 87
No. 2 northern, 3 cars 87%
No. 2 northern, 5 cars 87%
No. 2 northern, 2 cars, choice 88%
No. 2 northern, 500 bu, to arrive 86%
No. 2 northern, 2,400 bu, to arrive 86%
No. 2 northern, 1 car 86
No. 2 northern, 4 cars, choice 88
No. 2 northern, 4 cars 86/2
No. 3 wheat, 25 cars
No. 3 wheat, 16 cars 81
FLOUR.
Millers report good sa'es of flour late yes
terday, and that today's cables are expected
to bring large acceptances.
First patents $5 1005 20
Second patents 5 00®. 10
First clears 4 8. r >@s 00
Second clears 3 75@4 00
In wood, 20c extra is charged.
COARSE GRAINS AND FEED-
Corn— No. 3 yellow, 24% c; No. 3, 24c; No. 4,
23 , /4@23%c. No sales reported.
Oats— No. 3, 22@22%c.
Rye— No. 2, 44c.
Barley— No. 5, 23c.
Trade Is fair on all lines.
Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn
corn in sacks, per ton, sacks ex
tra, to Jobbers only $10 00@10 25
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3
oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra. . 10 500
No. 2 ground feed. % corn, % oats,
75-lb sacks, sacks extra 10 75®
No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats, 70-lb
sacks, sacks extra 10 75@11 00
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Northern.
Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rej.NG
G. N.— B. Dlv... 4 18 11 8 2 2
G. N.— F.F. Div. 12 63 17 16 13 1
C, M. & St. P.. .. 10 16 18 19
M. & St. Louis. .. .. 2 26 4
Soo Line 4 9 1 .. Ij
Northern Pac ... 4 32 12
C.,St.P.,M. & O. .. 9 20 21 23
Minn. Transfer ... 8 1 .. .. ..
Total 20 134 92 90 61 4 '
Other Grains— No. 2 corn, 1 car; No. 3 corn, j
10 cars; No. 4 corn, 3 cars; no grade corn, 1 j
car; No. 3 oats, 20 cars; no grade oats, 3 ;
cars; No. 2 rye, 2 cars; No. 3 rye, 1 car; No. I
5 barley, 2 cars; no grade barley, 1 car; No. |
1 flax, 9 cars.
Cars Inspected Out— Wheat, No. 1 north- j
crn, 274 cars; No. 2 northern, 6 cars; No. 3, :
3 cars; rejected, 2 cars; no grade, 2 cars; >
winter wheat, 2 cars; No. 3 corn, 5 cars; No. j
3 oats, 10 cars, No. 2 rye, 21 cars.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Received— Wheat, 601 cars, 414,690 bu; corn, \
17,000 bu; oats, 28,750 bu; barley, 3,350 bu; !
rye, 1,220 bu; flax, 9,100 bu; flour, 2,826 bbls; :
millstuffs, 34 tons; hay, 10 tons; fruit, 76,240 j
lbs; merchandise, 1,285,840 lbs; lumber, 17 j
cars; posts and piling, 2 cars; barrel stock,
2 cars; machinery, 179,500 lbs; coal, 712 tons;
wood, 449 cords; brick, 25,000; cement, 100 j
bbls; pig iron, 15 cars; live stock, 1 car; |
dressed meats, 20,000 lbs; railroad materials, j
4 cars; sundries, 20 oars; car lots, 879.
Shipped— Wheat, 167 cars, 121,910 bu; corn, j
2,370 bu; oats, 9,740 bu; barley, 850 bu; rye, I
1,9.0 bu; flax. 2,280 bu; oil cake, 59,400 lbs; j
flour. 34,673 bbls; millstuffs, 1,109 tons; fruit, |
24,000 lbs; merchandise, 1,323,470 lbs; lum- j
ber, 24 cars; cement, 100 bbls; household !
goods, 12,000 lbs; live stock, 2 cars; butter,
1,890 lbs; hides, pelts, etc., 44,600 lbs; rail
road materials, 6 cars; sundries, 7 cars; car
lots, 651.
DULUTH GRAIN.
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DULUTH, Minn.. Dec. 17.— Cash sales to
day were 10,000 bu to elevators. The pre
miums were at no steady rate, but averaged
%c over December. The market opened at
yesterday's close, 91% c, sold at 92c at 9:50,
at 91% c at 12:20, and 91% c at 12:40. A de
cline followed, selling at 91% cat 1 o'clock, i
The close was at 91% c. Stocks are est'mated !
to increase 65, C'<_> bu this week. The close: j
Cash, No. 1 hard, 92% c; No. 1 northern, 92% c;
No. 2 northern, 88c; No. 3 spring, 80c; to ar- 1
rive No. 1 hard, 94% c; No. 1 northern, 91c; j
December, No. 1 northern, 92% c; May, No. 1 j
northern, 91% c. Receipts— Wheat, 26,351 bu.
Shipments— ls.399. Cars Inspected, 34; last
year, 89. Receipts— Corn. 4,025 bu; oats, 998; j
flax, 3,221. Oats, close, 22% c; rye, 45% c; flax,
cash, $1.15%; May. $1.20; corn, 26%@26c.
Cash sales: 3 cars No. 1 northern, 92% c;
5,500 bu No. 1 northern, 92% c; 1 car No. 2
northern, 89e; 1 car flax, $1.15%; 1 car flax,
$1.15.
ST. PAUL GRAIN.
Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur
nished by Griggs Bros., commission mer
chants:
Wheat — Yesterday's market was dull, and
closed slightly below opening prices. No. 1
northern, 92%@93%c; No. 2 northern, 85@8Sc.
Corn— No. 3 yellow, 25%i&26c; No. 3, 25®
25% c.
Rye— 44@4sc.
Barley— 2s@3oc.
Oats— No. 3 white, 21%@22c; No. 3, 20@21c.
Seed— Timothy, $1.1001.30; red clover, $3.20
@3.80; flax, $1.11@1.12.
Flour— Patents, per bbl, $4.50g5.20; straight,
$4.40@4.60; bakers', $4@4.30; rye flour. $3.20®
3.40.
Ground Feed' and Millstuffs — No. 1 feed,
$10.75@11; coarse cornmeal, $10.25@10.50; bran,
bulk, $7.75@8; shorts. $8@8.50.
Hay— Market very dull, excepting for choic
est qualities. Receipts liberal. No demand
whatever for coramon hay. Choice to fancy
upland, $656.60: fair to good wild upland,
$4.50®5.50; inferior qualities. $3.50®4.25; tim
othy, good to choice, $7@7.50. Straw steady;
oats, $3@3.25; rye, $3.25@3.50.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire to C. H. F. Smith
6 Co., St. Paul, members of the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Closing cables: London — Cargoes, wheat,
more inquiry. Paris — Flour, December, 40
higher; March, 40 higher ; wheat, December,
15 higher; March, 5 higher.,, Antwerp—Un
changed. Berlin— One mark higher.
A Paris cable says that heavy rains have
done considerable damage to Argentine wheat.
It Is reported that the final report of the
Russian crop gives It as 30 per cent less
than the last report.
Argentine shipments for the week, none,
compared with none the week previous and
136.000 bu last year. Corn shipments for the
week, none, compared with none a week ago
and 1,312,-00 bu last year.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Flour— Receipts, 26,
--109 bbls; exports, 47,755 bbls; Inactive but
steadily held. Rye flour dull. Buckwheat
flour quiet. Buckwheat nominal, Cornmeal
dull. Rye firmer. Barley quiet. Barley malt
quiet. Wheat — Receipts. 129,500 bu; exports,
383,313 bu; spot easy; No. 2, 98% c; options
opened easy under disappointing cables, ral
lied on bull support, strong late French mar
ket and liberal clearances, finally broke under
long selling and closed %g%c net lower; No.
2 red May, 93%@94 3-16 c, closed 93% c. Corn-
Receipts, 24,375 bu; exports, 351.160 bu; spot !
steady; No. 2, 34% c; options opened steady
and advanced on small receipts and heavy !
clearances, held steady all day and closed
unchanged at %c net higher; May, 34 3-16®
34% c, closed 34% c. Oats— Receipts, 78,000 bu;
exports, 46,134 bu; spot dull; No. 2, 27% c;
options moderately active and about steady,
closing unchanged; May closed 27% c.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments at principal wheat markets:
Receipts. Shipments.
Bushels. Bushels.
New York 129.5C0 393,313
Philadelphia 12.650 3,300
Baltimore 75,362 None
Toledo 30,610 2.000
Detroit 16,365 3,319
St. Louis 67,500 26,700
Boston 63,712 None
Chicago 213.227 13,102
Milwaukee 33.800 8,450
Duluth 26352 15.399
Minneapolis 414,690 121,910
Kansas City .. ..; 37,200 32,400
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.— Wheat lower; No. 2
red cash elevator, 97c; track. 99@51.00%; De
cember. 98c; January, 95c; May, 94% c; July,
80% c; No. 2 hard cash, 87@90c. Corn lower;
No. 2 cash. 25%@26c; December, 24% c bid;
January. 24% c; May, 26%@27c; July, 28c bid.
Oats better; No. 2 cash elevator, 21% c; track,
22c; December, 21% c; May, 22%@22%c; No. 2
white, 25c. Rye firm, 45% c.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.— Wheat %@lc high
er as a rule, but slow; No. 1 hard. Ss@Ss%c;
No. 2, 83585% c; No. 3, 79@82c; No. 4. 76®
79% c; one car mixed, SOc; No. 1 red, 94c; No.
2, 93c; No. 3, 90c; No. 4, 86@S8c; No. 2 spring,
80@81c; No. 3, 78@79c. Corn about %c higher;
receipts light; No. 2 mixed, 23%@23%c. Oats
about steady; fairly active; No. 2 white, 22®
23c. Rye, No. 2, 43c.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17.— Flour steady.
Wheat Bteady; No. 1 northern, 91c; No. 2
spring, 86% c; May, 91% c. Corn -unchanged;
No. 3, 26% c. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 23%
®23% c. Rye firm; No. 1. 46% c. Barley quiet;
No. 2, 40c; sample, 255 38c. Receipts— Flour,
2,000 bbls; wheat, 34,000 bu; barley, 20,000 bu.
THE SAINT PAUI- GLOBE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897.
Shipments— Flour, 8,000 bbls; wheat, 8,000 bu;
barley, 25,000 bu.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17—^Market closed: Wheat
steady, %d lower to unchanged; December,
7s 4%d; March, 7s 4%d; May, 7s 3%d. Corn
steady, %d higher to unchanged; December,
3s 2%d; March, 3s I%_; May, 3s 2%d.
TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, 0.. Dec. 17.— Wheat lower, weak;
No. 2 cash, 94% c; May, 93% c. Corn active,
Bteady; No. 2 mixed, 27c. Oats dull, unchang
ed; No. 2 mixed, 22c. Rye dull, Bteady; No.
2 cash, -.i.e.
PRODUCE.
ST. PAUL MARKET.
Note— The quot_tlons which follow are for
goods which change hands ln lots ln the open
market. In filling orders, ln order to secure
the best goods for shipping and to cover
the cost incurred, an advance over Jobbing
prices has to be charged:
Butter—Market firm on all grades.
Creameries —
Extras 21%®. 22
Firsts 20 @.20%
Dairies —
Firsts 15 @.17
Seconds 15 @.18
Hand separator 19 @._0
Roll and print. 15 ®.17
Extras 19 @.20
Ladles —
Extras 14 @.15
Firsts 12 @.13
Packing stock 12 @.13
Cheese — Market steady. Offerings large.
Twins, fancy full cream, new.. .10 @.10%
Twins, fair to good OS ffi.o9
Full cream, Young Ameilcj, new. .10%'?. 11
Swiss cheese 12 @.13
Brick, No. 1 .12
Brick, No. 2 09 @.10
Eggs — Market steady; receipts moderate.
Candled stock, fresh cases in
cluded 14%®. 15
Beans and Peas— Market quiet; supply mod
erate.
Fancy navy, per bu 1.1301.29
Medium, hand picked, per bu .. .90@1.00
Yellow peas, per bu .00$ .70 |
Potatoes — Steady.
Burbanks, car lots, per bu .. .. .48® .50
Early Ohios, car lots, per bu .. .55
Mixed stock, car lots, per bu .. .40® .43
Sweet potatoes, per bbl 2.50®3.00
Vegetables —
Radishes, per doz .40
Cauliflower, per doz 1.00@1.25
Beets, per bu .40
Celery, per doz .23
Rutabagas, per bu .40
Turnips, per bu .40
Mint, per doz .30
Carrots, per bu .25
Cucumbers, per doz 1.00
Parsley, per doz .20
Egg plant, per doz .75
Miscel lar, ecus —
Concord grapes, basket .20
Catawba grapes, 5-lb basket .15
Malaga grapes, bbl 6.00@7.50
Cranberries —
Bell and bugle, bbl 6.50@7.00
Cape Cod, bbl 6.00@6...0
Jersey cranberries, bbl 7.00@7.50
Apples —
Jonathans, bbl 5.50@6.00
Ben Davis, bbl 3.50®4.C0
Winesaps, bbl 3.50©.. 00 i
Common, bbl 2.25@2.50 j
Lemons —
Fancy Messinas, per box 3.00®3.50
California, per box 3.50@-1.00
Oranges —
California Navels 3.75@4.00 j
California seedlings, box 2. 7553. C0 !
Mexicans, box 3.50@4.00 ]
Floridas, box 5.00!
Nut.—
Hickory, per bu 1.75
New California walnuts, lb 09 ®.10
Black walnuts, per bu .75® 1.00
Peanuts, raw. per lb 04%®. 05
Peanuts, roasted, per lb 05%®. 06
Brazils, per lb 08 @.09
Pecans, per lb 06 @.07
Filberts, per lb 09 ®.10
Haze.nuts, per lb 05 @.0G
Chestnuts, per lb .20
Bananas — Supply large, demand active.
Choice shipping, large bunches.. 2.00@2 ; 50
Figs and Dates —
Figs, fancy, five crowns 13 @.14
Figs, fancy, four crowns 11 @.12
Fard dates, 10-lb boxes 07 «..0.
Hallowee dates, new 05 ®.05%
Honey —
White clover 11 @.12
Extracted 05 @.05
Maple syrup, per gallon 1.00
Apple Cider —
Sweet, per bbl 5.00__5.50 ■
Sweet, per half bbl 2.75@3.00
Hard, per bbl 6.00@8.00 ,
Hard, per half bbl -... 4.50@5.00
(No charge for package or carriage.)
Dressed Meats — Supply moderate; demand
good.
Veal, fancy 07 @.07%
Veal, medium 06 @.06%
Hogs, country dressed 03%®. 04
Mutton, country dressed 06 ®.06%
Spring lambs, pelt off 08 @.08y 2
Dressed Poultry —
Turkeys, lb 09 @.09'/ 2
Chickens, lb 05 @.06%
Hens, lb 04 0.04%
Ducks, lb 07 @.08
Geese, lb 06 @.07
Fish — Good demand.
Pickerel, lb .04
Sunfish, per lb .03
Pike, per lb .08
Game —
Mallard ducks, doz 3.00® 3.50
Canvasback ducks, doz 5.00@10.00
Common ducks, doz 1.50
Plover, per doz , 1.00@1.25
Woodcock, per doz ' 4.50@5.00
Bear carcass, hide on, lb .12® .18
Small rabbits, doz 1.0001.2-
Jack rabbits, doz 2.50£3.00
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17.— A somewhat bet
ter feeling seems to be brewing in the but
ter market. Creamery extras are in good de
mand, with current receipts barely equal to
the demand. Firsts and seconds are in mod
erate request. Dairy extras are moving read
ily at 19@19%c. with barely enough coming
ln to supply retailers. Medium grade dairies
are in fair demand. Roll and print rules
steady. Ladles are cleaning up well at quo
tations. Packing stock is firm. Strictly fresh
eggs are ln excellent demand at 16c, while
held stock will not bring within 2c to 3c of
this figure. Receipts of the former are light.
Storege eggs are moving slowly at quotations.
Fancy turkeys are %c higher and in good
demand at the advance. Spring chickens rule
firm at %c advance. Ducks are in excellent
demand. Geese are a trifle easy. Strictly
fancy veal is moving quickly at quotations.
Mutton and lamb rule steady. Dressed hogs
are ln good request.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Butter— Receipts,
3.370 pkgs; quiet; Western creamery, 15@23c;
Elgins, 23c; factory, 12 g 17c. Cheese— Receipts,
5,260 pkgs; quiet; large white, September,
B%@S%c; small white, September, 9@9%c;
large colored, September, 8%@8%c; small
colored, September. 9@9%c; large late made,
B@S%c; small late made, 8%@8%c; light
skims, 6®6%c; part skims, 4%t?5%c; full
skims, 3@4c. Eggs— Receipts, 4,502 pkgs;
quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 21@26c; West
erns, 20@24c.
Chicago, Dec. 17.— Butter steady; creamer
ies, 15@22c; dairies, 12@14c. Eggs steady;
fresh, 20c.
LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCKYARDS.
Receipts— 36o hogs, 325 cattle, 16 calves, 3,321
I sheep.
Hogs— Strong and active. The light run
I sold early at about 5c advance.
Representative Sales —
! No^ Wt.Dg.Price.l_.o. Wt.Dg.Price.
' 5 .242 .. $3 0> 19 260 120 $3 17%
I 10 '*.'. 100 .. 305 7 121 .. 3 20
10 88 .. 3 0564 226 80 3 22%
4 375 40 3 0545 191 .. 3 25
8 264 80 3 0568 211 ..325
2 ' 275 .. 3 05|24 257 .. 3 30
j 53 ' 112 .. 305 39 195 .. 330
177 .. 87 .. 305 3 306 . . 330
3 -.. 266 .. 305 61 186 .. 330
! 3 II 336 .. 3 101
I Cattle — Steady and active. Not many cattle
; offered, and fat cattle far short of the de-
I mand. Stockers and feeders slow. Stock bulls
j and heifers steady.
Representative Sales—
j No ""'wt. Price. ! No. Wt. Price.
i Milkers and Spring- Canners—
! ers— I 4 940 $1 75
3 cows ....foirslos 00 1 1030 200
1 cow for 40 00. 3 936 2 15
1 cow for 28 00 ; 1 970 2 25
1 cow for 33 00, 1 910 225
1 springer .. for 30 00 2 885 2 30
Stock Cows and 2 975 235
Heifers— !l 1030 2 35
14 270 2 90 4 855 2 35
3 593 27510 886 2 35
13 610 2 75 3 1026 2 40
50 '" 113 400 3 890 2 40"
Bulls— ' 7 924 2 40
2 680 225 7 1020 240
1 ' 690 250 1 760 2 40
1 1260 2 6514 1025 2 40
1 ' 690 275 Butcher Cows and
1 " .1220 2 75 Heifers —
1 "'WWW.'. 10 280 2 875 2 50
1 880 2 85 5 1026 250
1 420 2 85 1 760 2 50
g 651 2 85 1 750 2 50
1 530 3 00 1 1100 2 50
1 1590 2 90 2 1030 2 50
1 620 2 90 4 1010 2 60
1 510 3 0011 957 2 65
Stags and Oxen— |1 1040 265
3 1706 2 75 7 557 2 70
2 1795 260 1 650 2 75
Butcher Steers— 3 646 2 75
4 945 3 65 3 700 2 75
Veal Calves— 2 940 2 75
1 190 .50 1 1020 2 75
1 90 5 00, 1 1040 2 75
Stockers and Feed- 2 625 280
ers— 1 810 2 85
1 610 2 50:2 765 2 90
5 582 3 00 8 977 290
6 724 3 15 1 1140 2 90
4 650 3 20 1 670 3 00
1 620 3 25 2 11S0 3 00
2 450 3 4.i2 ... 715 3 00
9 722 3 404- 802 300
4 825 3 50! 2 695 3 00
1 640 350T7 .s 953 3 00
4 717 3 ofei 690 3 10
5 670 3 6$ 6,- 1028 3-10
20 681 3 ■ 1 4 - 850 3 10
6 -80 3 70J 5 .; 1070 3 10
8 348 3 7p]l«.-. 1230 3 25
9 712 3 80 a'j.i 975 3 25
I 4 .^ll2O 3 50
Sheep— Steady andac tl-ie7~Receipts Includ
ed a train load of Westerns for local feeders.
Representative Sales-^ " "
No WtTprice.'No. , Wt Price.
10 119 $3 m 6 .! 133 4 00
6 121 350 24 iambs 74 460
10 128 3 00 21 lambs 71 4 80
40 119 4_ft)4-_mbs 82 4 80
6 106 3 00b.3 lambs 63 4 65
35 107 4 <_h24 lambs 76 5 00
14 110 4 00l :
CHICAGO;
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.— Good cattle sold ac
tively at firm prices, but other kinds were
slow and weak. The bulk of the cattle went
for $3.30®4.10, the poorest steers selling at
$3.60@3.90. Western fed steers sold at $3.70
@4.80, and Northern fed Texas steers at $3.45
@4.20. The stocker and feeder trade was
only moderate at $2.85@4.25, prices showing
no improvement. Canners sold a little high
er and fat cows and heifers were considerably
higher. There was a good demand for hogs
from Chicago packers and prices averaged
6c higher. The offerings were well taken at
an extreme range of $3.25 g 3.55 for the poorest |
to the best hogs, the bulk of the sales being
at $3.40®3.50. Pigc sold chiefly at $3.30© 4.50.
Prices are now about 15c higher than a week
ago. The lamb trade was particularly ac- j
tlve, and there was a very animated traffic
In fancy Christmas lambs, averaging 92@98
lbs, at $6.20@6.25. Other sales of lambs were |
at $4@4.10, the bulk going at $5@5.75. Native \
sheep sold at $3@4.75. Western fed lots going j
at $3.70§4.50. The late sheep market was ,
dull, prices closing a little lower than a week !
ago. Light weight lambs closed slow of sale.
Receipts— Cattle, 5,000; hogs, 30,000; sheep,
8,000.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market
dull; prices low; a large supply of heavy
horses on hand to meet a brisk demand, ex
pected durning holidays.
Wt. Price.
1 pair bay horses, 5 and 6 years 3,400 $225
1 pair bay horses, 6 years 3,2. 0 180
1 pair bay mares, 5 years 3,000 175
1 pair gray mares, 6 years 2,800 165
1 pair gray mares, 5 years 2,600 150
1 pair gray horse., 6 years 2.400 140
1 sorrel horse, 5 years 1,700 110
1 sorrel horse, 6 years 1,500 85
1 black horse, 5 years 1,400 70
OMAHA.
OMAHA, Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts, 200;
market 6teady; native beef steers, $3.70®
$4.20; Texas steers, J3@3.60: c-ws and heifers.
$3@4.10; _to_„erj _nd feeders, $3.51@4.40; tui:s,
stags, etc., $2@3.50. Hogs— Receiprs, 4.000;
market steady to 5c higher; heavy, $3 25@3.35;
llght,-$3.-5@3.40. Sheep— Receipts, 2,500; mar
ket steady, fair to choice natives, $3.70*. 1 60;
fair to choice Westerns, $3.60@4.30; lambs,
$4@5.50.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts, 1,700,
of which 90 are Texans; market steady for
natives, with Texans steady to strong; fair
to fancy native shipping and export steers,
$4@5.35; light and dressed beef and butcher
steers, $2.75@5; stockers and feeders, $2.25®
4.20; Texas and Indian steers, $2.75(5)4; cows
and heifers, $2@3.50. Hogs— Receipts, 4,000; i
market steady; light. $3.35f1..40; mixed, $3.25
3.40; heavy, $3.40®3.4._ Sheep— Receipts,
200; market steady; native muttons, $4@4.50;
lambs, $5@5.75.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Dec. 17.— Cattle, 73;
hogs, 306; sheep, 15. Cattle— Not much
offered; market" quiet; fat cattle strong, 3
cows, 820, $2.50; 1 tanner, 930, $1.60; 2 cows,
827, $2.70; 4 stockers, 620, $3.60; 1 cow, 970,
$2.40; 1 cow, 1,100, $2.60. Hogs— Market
strong; 5c higher than yesterday; 74, 192,
$3.30; 40, 194, $3.30; 92, 173, $3.30. Sheep-
Steady; 15, 73, $4.85.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, 10., Dec. • 17.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 200; yesterday, 244; shipments, 928;
market steady; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.25®
3.55; Etockers and feeders, $3.25@4.15; calves
and yearlings, $3.25@4.30; veals, $4.00@5.75. !
Hogs— Receipts, .1,8.0; yesterday, 530; ship
ments, 138; market active and stronger, sell
ing at $3.20@3.35; bulk, $3.20@3.25.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.— Cattle— Receipts,
4,500; best grades steady; shippers, weak;
Texas steers, $3@4.20; native steers, $3.35®
5.15; cows and heifers, $1.50®4.25; stockers
and feeders, $3@4.50; bulls, $2._5@3.50. Hogs-
Receipts, 14,000; market weak; bulk of sales,
$3.35®3.35. Sheep— Receipts, 2,000; market
firm; lambs, $3@6; muttons. $2.25@4.30.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— The dry goods mar
ket shows more activity, the trading which
has made its appearance since the reduc
tions in bleached goods having had the ef
fect of benefiting the market generally. The
I Increased activity is noticeable both ln store
trading and in mail orders, but sellers are
yet afraid to predict as to how much real
benefit will accrue. In other lines of staple
cottons the market ' shows no particular
change, although brown goods have gathered
some strength as the result of the reduc
tions in bleached goods.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec." 17.— Hay quiet. Hops
steady. Hides quiet. Leather quiet. Wool
quiet. Beef steady. Cut meats quiet. Lard
easy; refined steady. -Pork dul'.. Tallow quiet.
Cottonseed oil steadier. Petroleum qu'.et.
Rosin steady. Turpentine steady. Rice steady.
Molasses quiet. Pig "iron warrants quiet.
Lake copper unchanged. TiD easy. Spelter
quiet. Lead easier. 1 Coffee options opened
j steady at 5 points advance; ruled generally
! firm, but quiet, on / encouraging European
j cables and forecasts of moderating receipts
! at Rio and Santos; speculation slack and buy
ing chiefly by shorts; closed steady at s@lo
points net advance; sales,' 12, 750 bags, includ
ing March, 6.00@6.05c; spot Rio firm; No. 7,
invoice, 6%c; jobbing; 7%c; mild steady; Cor
dova, 8%@15c; sales, 1,100 bags Maracaibo and
400 Savanilla. Sugar— Raw strong; refined
firm.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.— The flaxseed market
was strong again today, first prices for cash
and May being $1.20 per bushel. Trading was
fair with general sentiment strong. Re
ceipts here were 18 cars; 2 car 3at Duluth and
14 oars at Minneapolis. The official close as
reported by the Wears Commission company
is as follows: Cash flaxseed at $1.19%. De
cember at $1.16%, and May at $1J9% per
bu. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.65
per 100 lbs. Clover seed closed at $5.20 per
100 lbs; Minneapolis flaxseed quoted at $1.15%
per bu.
"MAD ARCHER" ARRAIGNED.
The Man Who Stabbed and Killed
-William Terriss.
LONDON, Dec. 17.— Richard Arthur
Prince, known as "Mad Archer," who
last evening stabbed and killed William
Terriess, the well-known actor, as the
latter was upon the point of entering
the stage door of the theater ln order
to take part in the presentation of
"Secret Service," was arraigned at Bow
street police station today charged with
the crime and was remanded until
Wednesday next.
A surveyor named Graves, who ac
companied Mr. Terriss to the theater,
told the story o_ the stabbing sub
stantially as cabled to the Associated
Press last night. A pqliceman, Bragg,
testified that the prisoner had said that
he had stabbed Mr. Terriss for revenge,
as the actor hadi debarred him from
employment for teji yeajrs past and had
forced him either to die In the street
or be revenged upon hi _n. The prisoner
also accused Mr. Terriss of blacklisting
him In connectlori with the theatrical
fund. , ! 5
As the prisoner^left ftie'dock he was
loudly hissed and hooted. Prince was
deadly pale. It waji apparent that
Prince felt he was placing a part that,
would command the eyes and ears of
the audience. He leaned on the railing
ln a tragic attitude twisted his
dark mustache diabolically at allu
sions which caused the audience to
shudder. Several letters were found
on the prisoner from members of the
royal family in reply to the prisoner's
congratulation s at various times. Then
there was a letter from Manager
Latham, of the Adelphi theater, tint
ed Dec. 11, 1897, regretting that he
could not offer a part in "Secret Ser
vice" to the prisoner. This letter is ex •
pected to provide the -nolice with a mo
tive for the crime. There was a sen
sation in the court when the inspector
of police in charge •of the case pro
duced the butcher knife with which the
murder was committed.
WITHOUT AGTIVITY
DULLNESS RATHER THAN LIQUIDA
TION RESPONSIBLE FOR DE
PRESSED STOCK TONE.
CLOSE ABOVE THE WORST.
LOSSES REDUCED TO FRACTIONS
BY A RALLY BEFORE THE
END.
MONEY MARKET APPREHENSION.
Some Fear of Stringency In the Im
mediate Future — Slow Demand
for Bonds.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Today's stock mar
ket was more or less depres.s.d nil day,
though final prices are considerably better
than the low point of the day; liquidation was
not heavy outside a few special stocks, and
the sagging tendency of prices seemed lo be
due to an absence of active demand. Some
of the recent prominent bulls bought stocks
on a downward scale of prices, bat wi'hcut
any attempt to sustain val.i.s. Manhattan
and New Jersey Central continued to be the
principal object of manipulation, as was the
case yesterday, and Sugar continued to show
weakness, its decline from yesterday reaching
at one time 2 per cent, but with a final r.iily
leaving its net loss only fractional. Manhat
tan was traded ln ex-dividend and wa. quite
feverish up to the time of the announcement
of the decision of the appellate court on tho
underground rapid transit plan. This news,
which has been discredited, caused the .hoi is
to cover, the price advancing over 2 points
with only a fractional reaction ufterwards,
leaving a small net gain. Short covering,
due to the same cause, helped Metropolitan,
and there was, in addition, a report of a
business agreement with the competing com
pany. The variations in New Jersey Central
were dictated by the needs of the shorts.
There was continued apprehension regard
ing the immediate future of the money mar
ket and the time money market was quoted
at 3 per cent for thirty days and 3% per cent
for sixty and and ninety days. For call
loans 3 per cent continued to be paid, but
the rate eased off to 2 per cent in the final
hour. New York banks have gained on bal
ances during the week from the currency
movement, but have lost heavily to the sub
treasury and the condition of the surplus re
serve to be shown by tomorrow's bank state
ment will depend upon the amount of loans
which have been called. There was no fur
ther fall ln sterling exchange today, but yes
terday's sharp decline here was reflected in
a stiffening of the London discount rate to
3% per cent, which is a % per cent above the
Bank of England's minimum rate. Confi
dence was expressed that the redemption by
the government of the currency 6s, beginning
next Friday, would serve as a safeguard
against stringency ln the money market. But
there Is much room for uncertainty as to
what amourt of these bonds will be pre
sented for redemption before Jan. 1, when
they mature. The next payment of Union Pa
cific purchase money into the treasury is to
be on Dec. 27, the amount being about $8,500,
--000, the final payment of an equal amount
falling due on Jan. 6. In addition to the
usual heavy accumulation of funds prelimi
nary to the January disbursements of divi
dends and interest is to be reckoned with.
As a result of the rally before the close of
today's market net losses are, in most im
portant Instances, reduced to fractions, the
notable exceptions on the side of gains hav
ing been already indicated. Some inactive
stocks show losses from 1 to 2 per cent.
There was a marked falling off ln activity
in the bond market and some issues show
losses, Union Pacific 4%5, declining 3 points.
Total sales, $1,750,000. Government bonds
were steady and unchanged.
Total sales of stocks today were 369,300
shares, including: 12,659 Atchison preferred;
36,945 Burlington; 7,850 L. & N. ; 30,467 Man
hattan; 4,304 Metropolitan; 16,465 Missouri Pa
cific; 3,311 M., K. & T. preferred; 9,661 New
Jersey Central; 6,849 Northern Pacific; 21,832
Northern Pacific preferred; 4,190 Reading;
23,710 St. Paul; 6,700 Southern Railroad pre
ferred; 6,565 Union Pacific; 8,450 Tobacco;
8,950 Chicago Great Western; 12,700 People's
Gas; 66.588 Sugar.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co., members
of the New York stock exchange and Chicago
board of trade:
o p. r 5
85 1 I
rr r ?
S. R. & T. Co | | I | 4^
Am. Tobacco 1 86% | 86% j 84% j 85%
Am. Spirits I 7%| 7%i 7%i 7%
do Pfd | 19 | 19 1 17 | 16%
Atchison | 13%| 13%| 13 j 13%
do pfd | 30% i 30%| 29%| 30
Am. Cotton Oil .. .... 22.41 22%! 22 i 22%
Bay State Gas 4%| 5%i 4%j 5
Bait. & Ohio 13 | 13 | 12% | 13
C, B. & Q 98%| 98% 97%! 98%
C, C, C. & St. L....1 | 34 33%! 33%
Ches. & Ohio | 21% 1 21% 21 j 21%
Chicago Gas | 96%| 95% 94%! 95%
Canada Southern I 65 | 65 65 64%
Col. Fuel & I ! | | 22
C. G. W 15%| 15% i 14%| 15
Del. & Hudson ] 113 | 113 | 113 i 112%
Del., Lack. & West..! 156 | 156 | 156 | 156
Erie j I ! I 15
do pfd I 37% | 38 i 37%! 38
Gen. Electric i 33%! 33%! 32%; 33%
G. N. pfd I I ' I 130
Hocking Valley .. .. 5 | 5 | 5 | 4%
Illinois Central \ 103%; 103%! 103 | 103%
Jersey Central 92 I 93 | 91%! 92%
Kansas & Texas 13 |13 13 | 12%
do pfd 36% 1 36%| 35% l 35%
Lead | 34 1 34 I 33%j 33%
Linseed Oil 1 1 1 | 16%
Laclede Gas !44 144 44 j44
L. & N I 56%! 66%! 55%' 56%
Lake E. & W | 71 ) 71 | 71 I 71
Leather pfd 1 62%! 62%: 62 1 61%
Lake Shore ! 173% 173% 173% | 173
Man. Con I 102% 102%! 100% l 102%
Met. Traction | 120% i 122%! 120%: 121
Minn. & St. L. Ist pfd.! ! ' I 88
do 2d pfd I 58 I 58 j 58 I 57%
Missouri Pacific .... 33%: 33%' 31%! 32%
Michigan Central ' ' I 102%
N. P. common 21% 1 21%| 20%: 21%
N. P. pfd 60%! 60%| 59^' 89 %
N. Y. Central 107%: 107%! 106%: 107%
Northwestern 120%! 120%; 119%j 119%
North American | I | 4%
Omaha 77% i 77%| 77 77%
do pfd ! ! I 150
Ont. & Western .. .. 15%! 15%! 15%! 15%
Pacific Mall 29%! 29%! 29 29%
Pullman ! I i. 172
Reading 22% 22%! 22 | 22%
do Ist pfd 48% 48%! 48%! 48%
do 2d pfd 27 27 I 26%! 2C%
Rock Island 90%! 90%; 89%! 89%
Southern Ry 8% 1 9 I 8%l 8%
do pfd 32%; 32% 1 31% 1 32%
Sugar Refinery .. .. 137%' 137%' 135%! 136%
St. Paul 95 ! 95%! 94% 1 95
Term. Coal 24%! 24%! 24% 1 24%
Texas Pacific .. 1 10%
Union Pacific 25% 25% | 24% | 25%
U. S. Rubber 15% 15%! 15%! 15%
Western Union .... 89% 90 | 89% j 89%
Wabash 7% 7%| 7% 7%
do pfd 18 18 1 17% 1 17%
The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press :
Canadian Pacific. 82 St. P.. M. & M....123
Canada Southern. 54% So. Pacific 20%
Central Pacific ... 10% U. P., D. & G.... 7%
Chicago & A1t0n. .161 W. & L. E 25
Chi. & E. 11l 52% do pfd 10
Den. & R. G 11% Adams Express ...155
do pfd 45%' Am. Express 115
Ft. Wayne 168% United States .... 40
L E. & W. prd.. 71 I Wells Fargo .. ..11.
Man. L 102%! Am. Cot. Oil pfd.. 74%
Met. St. Ry 121 (Am. Tobacco pfd. ll2
Mich. Central ....102% Con. Gas 170
Mobile & Ohio .. 27% Com. Cable Co — 175
Chi. Ind. & L. ... 9 Illinois Steel .... 42%
do' pfd 30% Lead pfd 103%
I N. V., H. & St. L. 13 INat. Lin. Oil .... 16%
do Ist pfd 73 Silver certificates. 56%
do 2d pfd 34% Standard R. & T.. 4%
or., R. & Nay 36 Sugar pfd 111%
. Or. Short Line .. 18 U. S. Leather .... 7
ri-t-sburg 168 U. S. Rubber pfd.. 67
St. L. & S. F 7% Northwestern .. .119%
do Ist pfd 68 1 do pfd 163%
do 2d pfd 26 R. G. Western ... 22
St. Paul pfd 141% do pfd 67%
St. P. & 0 77% St. L. & S. W.... 4%
do pfd 150 do pfd , 9%
BOND LIST.
U. S. new 4s reg.l29V4 N. C. 6s 125
do coup .. 129V4 do 4s 103
do 4s 113 N. P. ls.ts 6s ...119
do coup 114.. do prior 4s 95
do 2ds 99 do gen. 3s 60. 8
do 5s reg 114»i N.Y. C. & St.L. 45.105%
do 5s coup .. ..114' 2 N. & W. 63 12-.4
District 3 65s ..109.4 Northwestern con. 144 .i "
Ala. Class A 108 do deb. 5s 117
do B 108 Or. Nay. lsts 114*_
do C 100 do 4s 93',_
do Currency 100 Or. S. Line 6s t. r.123^4
Atchison 4s 89% do 5s t. r 98^a
do adj. 4s 57=_i Or. Imp. lsts t. r.lOl'i
Can. So. 2ds 107 ! 4 do 5s t. r 44>-_
C. & Ohio 5s 11l Pac. 6s, 95 102-i
*C., H. & D. 4i/_5.104% Reading 4s 85%
D. & R. G. l_-5...10-._ R. G. W. lsts .. 82? i
do 4s 90% St.L &I.M. con. ss. 88
•East Term. lsts.. 110' 2 St.L. &S.F. gen 65.115%
Erie Gen. 4s 71% St. P. con 140
F. W. & D lsts t-r. 72 St.P., C. &P. 15t5. 122
Gen. Elec. 5s ... 99 do 5s ll" a i
G. H. & S. A. 65. . .105 S. C. non-fund ... %
do 2ds 100 Southern Ry. 5s . . 94%
H. & T. C. 5s ...112% S. R. & T. 6s .... 59%
do con. 6s 107% Term. new set 35.. 91%
lowa C. lsts .... 98% T. Pac. L. G. lsts. 97
Kan. P. Con. t. r. 84 I do P.g. 2ds .... 25%
K. P. Ist (DD.) t r.112 |v. P. lsts 102%
La. new con. 4s ..101 U. P., D. & G.lsts. 49%
L. & N. Uni. 45.. 87% Wab. Ist 5s 107%
Missouri 6s .......ICO i do 2ds 80%
M. K. & T. 2ds .. 63% West Shore 4s ....111
do 4s 86%!Va. Centuries .... 63%
N. Y. Cent, lsts ..119%! do deferred .... 3
N. J. C. 5s 112%|
•Offered.
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
Cholor $0 30 Ontario $2 50
Crown Point .. .. 25 Ophir 55
Con. Cal. & Va.... I 15 Plymouth 10
Deadwood 90 Quicksilver 100
Gould & Curry.... 35 do pfd 900
Hale & Norcross . 1 10 Sierra Nevada 50
Homestake 30 00' Standard 150
Iron Silver 45 Union Con 18
Mexican 24' Yellow Jacket 25
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
Allouez Mln. Co.. 50 iFranklin 16%
Atlantic 25%!0sce.s_ 37
Boston & Mont ..145 Quincy 114
Butte & Boston .. 24 Tamarack 125
Calumet & Hecla.47o Wolverine 16
Centennial 13%
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
The following table, compiled by Brad
street, shows the bank clearings for the
week, with the percentage of increase and
decrease as compared with the correspond
ing week last year:
|Inc. Dec
New York $_3778807313 35.3 .77
Boston 111, ISS 565 14.4
Chicago 102.512,005 6.7 ....
Philadelphia 70.212,169 14.3 ....
St. Louis 29.688, -5ti11 .?} . . . .
Pittsburg 15.271,275 12.5!
Baltimore 17.709.327:27.51
_____ Francisco 16,931, 902 14.9 ....
Cincinnati 13,947. 950 13.91. ...
Kansas City 10.554.163.. .. 4.2
New Orleans 13.341,84412.6
Minneapolis 12.115.23S 10.3:
Detroit 6,814,103.. .. .j 3.7
Cleveland ' 7,657.651.21.7....
Louisville 6. 753,802!.... | 6.5
Providence 6,317.100,10.9 i
Milwaukee 6,161,733 25.5....
St. Paul 5,106,690, 3.3|....
Buffalo 4.582,256!........
Omaha 6,495.789 47. 0j. .. .
Indianapolis 6,460, 124 27.6 ... .
Columbus, O 3.828.700! 1 6.8
Washington 2,234. 7 i. 31 .0 ... .
Portland. Or 2,139,487 36.4....
Dcs Moines 1,352,597 15. 0 : .
Seattle I 1,099 675 109.9....
Tacoma 731,225 52.6 ... .
Spokane 748,372:12.9,....
Sioux City 694,492 33.4....
Fargo, N. D 297.354 13.3 . .. .
Sioux Falls, S. D | 113,328 214.0....
Totals, U. S !SI,3SS.-48,283'25.9'....
Totals outside N. V j 531.062.970 10.1j. ...
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Montreal ...I 113,269,251 111. 2 . .. .
Toronto 8,321,549114. 3|. ...
Winnipeg 2.158,412 18.71
Halifax 1,708,106 44. 5|. .. .
Ha_nilt_>n 667.975> 2.4;. .. .
St. John, N. B I 645,977|24.6 ....
Totals .....I $26,774,270,14.5J....
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— Evening Post's Lon- .
don financial cablegram: The stock market j
here was quieter aud easier today on realiza- [
tions prior to the approaching holidays. There
was a firm undertone. Rails were better. ,
Americans closed dull on New York selling,
but the belief here in a continuous rise in |
these securities in the new year is unshaken, |
as it is also ln Argentines which are dull for j
the moment. Mines were booming for much !
of the day, but the close was under the best. |
Grand Trunk was largely dealt in and trade j
was talk of higher prices. Gold was in j
stronger demand. I am informed that Ger- j
man orders for £250,000 in gold are ln .
this market to be shipped within ten days.
Some of it may go from the Bank of England, j
I have reason to suspect the accuracy of the
quotation of 20.37 for checks on Berlin and
know of business that has taken place at 20.28, |
this notwithstanding the proposed gold ship- j
ments. Vienna exchange stands at 12.03%. ;
Further sales of Indian drafts were made to
day up to Is 3 3-8 d per rupee. The Paris and
Berlin markets were firm. Some months ago |
Berlin raised large loans on Wlls ln London.
A large amount will mature next week, but
they will probably be renewed.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.— Money on call easier
at 2.J3 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; cosed
2@2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3% j
@4% per cent. Sterling exchange about steady. |
with actual business In bankers' bills at i
$4.84%«.-LBS for demand and at $4.52'a4.52% ,
for sixty days. Posted ratrs, $4.83_i4.53%
and $4.563i4.56%. Commercial bills, $4.81%.
Sliver certificates. 56%@57%C Bar silver,
56% c. Mexican dollars, 45c.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Pau1— 5789,304.21.
Minneapolis— sl,9o6,l6l.
Chicag0— 515,964,234.
805t0n— 519,700,488.
New Y0rk— 5112,834,950.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.— Today's statement
of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, $229,020,434. Gold reserve,
$159,631,691.
CHICAGO MONEY.
Chicago, Dec. 17.— Post. d rates, $4.83% and
$4.86%. New York exchange, 40c premium.
DISORDERLY EXECUTION.
Mob Crowded About the Scaffold
When the Drop Fell.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.— William : (
Carr, the child murderer, was hanged !
at the Clay county court house, at Lib- |
erty, Mo., at 10:34 this morning. Fol- j
lowing the first momentary lull after j
the drop had fallen, the mass of 600 j
spectators, as If moved by a single im
pulse, rushed forward, calling, crying, •
shrieking and laughing as they surged
under the gallows and packed close !
around the dangling corpse. It would
not be satisfied until a close view of
the hanged man was revealed. The
men were angry and cursed one an- i
other, tried to force themselves up the j
gallows steps, and cried and hooted at j
the sheriff. Finally, in their excitement, j
the crowd attempted to break down the j
barricade surrounding the scaffold. •
Sheriff Helmer rushed through the first j
breach and excitedly warned the crowd ,
against any further violence. The I
sheriff's deputies surged about him, \
and the crowd halted for a moment. :
Then suddenly, with one accord, a .
mighty scream was sent up, and, surg
ing forward, the crowd swept by them
and burst through the frail structures.
Once Into the street, the crowd gave
vent to Its feelings with shouts, but
flnaly dispersed without trouble, and
what, for a few moT.ents. looked like a
small sized riot, ended quietly.
South Dakota D Growing.
VERMILLION, S. D., Dec. 17.— At the close
of the fall term of the University of South
Dakota the registration proves to be the larg
est it .has ever been ln the past five years. |
The cause of this increase ln enrollment Is |
due to two reasons, principally: Better times,
which are evident, and the untiring efforts of
President J. W. Manck, who lately resigned
his position to accept a better one in Chicago.
The work done by him in former years is
now showing forth stronger than ever.
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i yv*-—^mfi. >.^T__i«_r to grow hair upou i,
'i * \ I. ' produce a fine l ,
/growth of whiskers, mu.ta- !ies,eic. W.LOK-J
>XI TIE!! _c CO. 1005 s»enn_jrl v_.iila i i
f: I . ye n U » •**£**lXJ£Z*i**JiSLrijyj-u^^ I
- RSO-tiEY -
To loan on approved property ia It.
Paul and Minneapolis.
60/ "on oa
/o BEFORE"
In Snmi to Salt.
R. M. NEWPOHT <& SO.l,
Reeve Bids.. Pioneer Press Bid*.
Minneapolis. St. Paul.
Michael Dornn. James Uorna,
M DORAN & CO.
BANKERS AND B__t>__-_?i
3>l Jackson St., St. Paul. Minn.
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CommUslon Merchant*.
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Agentsfor trie ill nsrp-u. _t . n ntui_ 1 1 1
iingleloop U.y B_ll_£Tie_,
Third and Cedar Si_.„ St. I'nnl. _mii.
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Members 1 ?" w York stock Exchange.
I Chicago Board of Trade.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cotton
Private u-lres to New loi _ and Chicago
404 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Minn
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Trains leave and arrive at St. Paul as follow*:
CNION DEPOT, SIBLEY STREET.
/#«&. TICKET OFFICE,
606 - 162 ~
Y^£"^W EAST THIRD STREET.
>__s"__Sy Colon Statloo. St. Paul.
Milwaukee Depot. Minneapolis.
Lining and Pullman cars on | ST 1 PAUL
Winnipeg and Coast Trains. |Lea 've.lArrlve
Pacific Mail (daily); FargoTj i
Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Mis
soula, Spokane, Tacoma, Seat-I
tie and Portland |4:3opm 4:.op__
Dakota and Manitoba Express|
i dally); Moorhead, Fargo I
"ergus Falls, Wahpeton.f
Crookston, Gr'd Forks. Graf-|
ton. Winnipeg |7:Sopm 7:lsam
Fargo Local (d'ly ex. Sun.): St.|
Cloud. Bralnerdj>nd_F!irgs. . . 18 :..0_ m;5 Mpia
f»flf?AT TICKET OFFICE,
fljjfltn" -|J IOD East Third St.
_!f_«d fH^ 'Phone 114s.
MOP' _»fW To ned Rlver Valley.Pu
n*_%_lt}Nfm- luth, Winnipeg. Montana.
• UABI.* 1 Kootenai Country and
j»*** Pacific Coast.
Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday | Arrive.
b9 :ooam |... Breck. Div. & B'ches... __:.r.|.n
bß :2oam .F'gus Falls Dlv. & B'ches. bfi:4.".pm
bß:2oaml..Willmar. v:a St. Cloud.. b6:4'>pn_
a7:oOpm Breck.. Fargo, Gd Fks.W'pg a7 :4sam
a4:3opm ..Montana & Pacific Coast.. | al:4_pn_
b4:sopm ...Excelsior & Hutchinson, .ibll :4.">am
a" :30pm Crookston Express : a7 :3oam
all IM Duluth and West Superl,,r be «
Chicago^ "Milwaukee felt. Paul Bail. oil
IL vJS I. P.-Ar. St.P.
Chicago "Day" Express I b8:l_amlbl0:10pm
Chicago "Atlantic" Ex I a2:.spm all :3sam
Chicago "Fast Mail" [ a6.sypml a2 :oopm
Chicago "Vestibule" Llm..i RB:lopm' _7:sna__
Chic, via Prairie dv C. div.l b4:4opmlbll :lsam
Dubuque via La Crosse I b8:15am!bl0:10pn_
Peorla via Mason City I a4:4fipm all :15am
St. Louis and Kansas City. aS:3_am! a6:2spm
Milbank and Way bß:2Pam b6:3opm
Aberdeen and Dakota Ex.. l a7 :ospm! a 8 l..am
a Daily, b Except Sunday.
For full Information call at Tleket or
ST. PAUL & CULUTH R. R.
From Union Depot. Offlce, 5 96 Robur . lit.
Leave "Daily. tEi. Sunday. Arrlv.'
«.:-.___ ■_. -JLUTH •7:ls_m
tf:J_p_- HI CHDEDinD t_:M)pm
»ii:i-p_- ffi OUrEnlUn «a:3opia
Trains for Siillwate* *. :00 am *12:10 t3:15
t-:05 *fl:10 pm. for Taylors Falls: H-.OOara
••» i pm.
7,l^sT/p. 1 M &9.
Ofllce, 3-5 Robert St; 'Phone 480.
Leave. I a Dally, b except Sunday. | Arrive.
eß:lsam[.. Chicago "Day Express"..! b9:Sspm
b6:3op_a. .Chicago "Atlantic Ex". . all :30am
ag :10pm [.Chicago "N. W. Limited". a7:soam
b9:2. r _tm|. Duluth, Superior, Ashland. bs:o.'.pra
all :oopm|. Duluth, Superior, Ashland. a6:so_m
«9:3sam|.Su C'.ty, Omaha. Kan. City. a6::.opm
b4 :sopm Mauktto, New Ulm, Elmore blo:odan_
_B:l6pm[._.u Clty.Omaha. Kan. City.! a7:2sam
Chicago Great Western Ry.
"The Maple Leaf Route."
Ticket Office: Robert St., cor. 6th SL Phone ISO.
Trains leave from St. Paul Union Depot.
♦Dally. {Except Sunday. Leave. Arrive.
l)iil)U(|iie. Chicago, Waterloo, ( tß.loani .8.30 pm
Marshalltown, Des.Moir-.e5...- *s. lo pm *7.4__m
St. Joseph aud Kansas City.. ' •B.lopm *l2_»p__
Mantorville Local *3__ip__ *10.4. am
M., ST. P. & S. S. M. R'Y.
t MO \ STATION.
Leave. | IsAST. I Arrive.
'7:2opmj... Atlantic Limited (daily)... l B:4sam
-:05am|.Rhin- lander Loral (ex. Sun.)l 6:lopm
I WEST.
t:loam| Pacific Limited (dally). .. .1 7:oCp_»
St. Croix Falls Local. Exceptl
Sunday. From Broadway 1
«:00pm Depot, foot 4th St 9:lsam
6:2opm Glenwood Local. Ex. Sunday.!
| Glenwood Local. Mpls. 110-4r,__i
BURLINGTON ROUTE.
FINEST TRAINS ON EARTH.
Lv. For | STATIONS. lAr.Krom
8:15 a.m. J. .Chicago, except Sunday. '2:15 p.m.
8:15 a.m. |.. St. Louis, exeppt Sunday. .
806 p.m.l Chicago daily 7:45 a.m.
8:05 p.m. St. Louis, dally 7:45 a.m.
8:05 p.m.l. Daily. Peoria, ex. Monday. |7:4s a.m.
M. A St. L. Depot— Uroatl.vuy & 4th,
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS R. R.
••ALBERT LEA ROUTE."
Leave. I a Daily, b . x< -<-pt Sunday.' Arrlv.
.Mankato. I)f-s Moines,
b9:lsam'..dar Rapids. Kan. City.. b_:4r'pra
bß:4samL ..Wattrtown, New Ulm... b4:..",pr_
bs:C.pm| New Ulm L0ce1. . . .. . blo:2.am
a7 :oopm .Dcs Moines & Omaha Lim. aS :553m
a7 :oopm .Chicago & St. Louis Lim. l aß :ssam
b4:4spm|.Alb , t Lea & Waseca Local. ,blo:3."am
Wisconsin central
City Offlce, 373 Robert Street. 'Phone No. 691.
Leave I !£"'*•
StPaull All Trains Dally. IStPaul
I Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, i
8:00amf. ..Milwaukee and Chicago ]B:lsa__
(Ashland. Chippewa Falls, Ogh-|
7:4ot>ml.kosh. Milwaukee and Chlcag .. '4:lopm
<£S~Z^kLr\ CURE YOURSELF!
Y^ y^-!UnE3\ I Use Big _i for unuatural
/ /ie Ito s.»ji.\ I ili-c_ar_cs, Inrlaiiiiiiatic _i»,
A- _./ o__r»nu._ \_\ irritations or alteration.
.til/ not _> -ifi-iur.. of in ii coli - ineiiiliraiieß.
K23V nnau »» 1 »«">B. Painleas, an'l not _■____•
too\\THEEvAN3 -HEM!-AICO. gent <-r p<.i-on_Uß.
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V \ V.B.x. y PP r * Pr!t '" -l aill wrapper,
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r^^n 'L.'' lircular -- "» n- rnqutl.
BLOOD pOiiDM
A @r'__ 3 lsilAl-iI ■ ondaryor Ter.
ti iry 1? LO _>!> POISON permanently
cured in 15 too. days. Yon cart be treated at
homo forsarno price unuer same g-ua raa
ty. It you jsf.f- v to come hero we will con
tract to pay l:Ulrr>aclt'arcand hotel bills, andl
nocharge, if wa tall tocme. If you h_ve t_ken mer
cury, iotlide potash, and stilt have aches and!
pnins, .-lucousi'atchoslnmouth.SoreTliroat,
Piuiplrs, Copper Colored Spot*, fleer* on
any part of tha b..>dy, 11-iir orEvebrowd f_l!!_e
out. It ii thia Secondary I.LOOD POISON
we guarantee to euro. Wo cohcit the most ob. tl
nute cases and challenge tho world for 9
c»se «r*4M__Oot_ur_- T'n. _I.o__o h:.s alwayp
siilll_dt)\<> .kill ot ihe .nont eminent phvslf
; dans. ©500,000 cupltul behind our ur.eoadk
Uon_lg-t_r_nty. Al £o(u-Ojproof_soni8ea;ed on
appllcatton. AcKir.«.s <'<>(>!_ REMEDY CO__
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