The Saint Paul globe., January 27, 1898, Page 6, Image 6

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GASH WHEAT BULGE
JAM ARY in THE CHICAGO MAR
KET CLOSED AT AX EVEN
DOLLAR.
FINAL TEN MINUTES LIVELY.
PRICE RLSHEIJ IP POUR CENTS ON
BUYING BY LEITER
BROKERS.
EFFECT ON MAY MORE MARKED.
Gnin of Seven-Etgrhtlui in Response
to the Flurry in January—
GraiitN Strong 1 .
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MARKET SUMMARY.
Prey.
Wheat. Close. Day.
May, Chicago 94% 93%
May, Minneapolis 92% 91%
May, Duluth 93% 93
May, New York 90% 95%
FINANCIAL.
Bar silver. New York 56% 56%
Call money, Now York 1% 1%
_ _ ._
CHICAGO, Jan. 2«.— January wheat again
received the attention of the Leiter brokers
today. In the last ten minutes' of trading
the price of that delivery was rushed up
from around 96% cto $1.01, and it closed at
$1, an advance of 2'2<\ The effect on May
was more marked than during yesterday's
January bulge. May closed at %c advance,
the gain being directly the result of the
advance in January. Corn and oats were
helped by the strength of wheat to the ex
tent of '„<• each. Provisions declined 2%®5e.
For the greater part of the session in wheat,
the market was decidedly uninteresting. If
anything, traders were inclined to the bear
Bide and prices for some time were a shade
below yesterday's closing figures. The open-
Ing was firm enough. May started at 94Va
©M'/ic, an advance of Vi®%c, while July
was %@%c higher at 86S85KC This was
partly due to the firmness at Liverpool,
Where %d advance was shown. The destruc
tion of the East St. Louis elevator with 250,
--000 bu of wheat also had some effect, as it
was expected to cause buying from there.
The contrary proved to be case. New York
reported a good foreign demand, with the
May price up l%c. With this was the big
enow, and the bearishness this caused was
especially noticeable in July. There was no
eign of a renewal of the Leiter bidding for
January, which ran the price of that deliv
ery up to $1 yesterday, but nevertheless, the
sudden advance in prices, which that man
euver caused yesterday, made the bears
rather timid, and each attack on May was
followed by a rally. Toward midday, how
ever, the market was allowed to sag. May
had touchr-d 93% c and reacted to 94^0, but
about 12 o'clock the price had gradually de
clined to 93 ! :;tf;03%c.
The fluctuations were apparently entirely
the result of scalping, as no news of Im
portance came in. Northwestern receipts
wero 257 cars, against 335 last week and 102
a year ago. Chicago receipts were 27 cars.
None of this was contract. The day's clear
ances from Atlantic ports were equal to
<15,000 bu. Liverpool closed %d higher for
futures; Paris from 5 centimes to 10 centimes
higher for wheat and flour.
About ten minutes from the close, Janu
ary broke loose, and the pit suddenly took
on an appearance of activity. Brokers for
Leiter used the tactics that were so success
ful In January yesterday, the price jumped
even faster than during that flurry. Janu
ary had been practically nominal at about
96% c all day, but before the Leiter people
rot through with it the price was* up to
1.01. It closed at $1. May responded to
this rally much more readily than It did yes
terday. The market had been rather over-
Bold anyway, and the jump in January com
ing just after fresh war news in the shape
of a report that a British gunboat had seized
a steamer loaded with arms and ammunition
in the Gulf of Oman, and consigned to Rus
sian houses, started shorts In a hurried hunt
for cover. The top price of the day was
reached on this bulge. May closed decidedly
strong at 94% c. July had sold as low as 84% c
earlier in the day, but rallied to and closed
at £5%c.
Not much was done In corn. There was a
little trade early, but the market soon be
came very inactive. The business done was
chiefly of a scalping nature. The market In
the main was firmer under the influence of
strong cables, and the recent large exports;
later the rally of wheat had its effect and
the best price of the day ruled at the close.
May ranged from 29 1 / 4(fr29%c to 29% c, and
closed 1/bc higher at 29%@£9%c. Oats were
very dull, but firm, the principal Influence
being large seaboard clearances. 540.000 bu.
Bhorts were the best buyers, but prices were
almost at a standstill till near the close,
when the riilly in wheat increased trading a
little, and also helped prices. Cash sales of
J40.000 bu was a factor. May ranged from
23%i??24e to 23%@23%c, and closed %c higher
at 23%®24c.
Provisions were active and steady, though
prices ruled a little under yesterday's figures.
Light receipts of hogs and fairly good com
mission house buying started prices a shade
higher, but increased offerings from packers
caused a moderate reaction. There was a
subsequent partial rally with wheat. At the
close May pork was 5c lower at $9.97%, May
lard 5c lower at $4.97%, and May ribs 2%c
lower at $4.95. Estimates for Thursday:
Wheat, 15 cars; corn, 75 cars; oats, 80 cars;
hogs, 26,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
1 %• I I
.jljljljl
Wheat— I I
Jan 96%! 1 01 96% 100
May 9414! 94% 93% 94%
July 85% 85% 84% 85%
Corn —
Jan 27% 27% 27% 27%
May 201,4 29% 23% 29%
July 30% 30% 30% 31
Oa's —
May 23% 24 23% 24
July 22% 22% 22% 22%
Mess Pork-
Jan 9 92% I 9 92% 9 87% 9 87%
May 10 02% 10 05 995 9 97%
Lard —
Jan 4 S5 4 85 4 S5 4^6
May 4 92V> 485 4 S7'<J 4 57%
July 500 500 | 4 97% l 4 97%
Ribs-
Jan 4 90 4 90 4 90 4 90
May 4 97% 500 4 92% 495
Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat —
No. 2 spring. 90?1D2c; No. 3 spring, BS®92c;
No. 2 red, 97c@51.00. Corn— No. 2 yellow,
?7%©27%c; No. 2, 27%@27%c Oats— No. 2,
Z3%c; No. 2 white, f. o. b., 25c; No. 3 white,
f. o. b., 2tK@)24%c. Rye— No. 2. 46% c Barley-
Sample, f. 0. b., 27%@40c Fiaxseed— No. 1,
$1.26. Timothy Seed— Prime, $2.75. Mess
Pork— Per bbl, $9.57Vi'59-92y>. Lard— Per 100
lbs. $4.5j<??4.87%. Sides— Short ribs (loose),
$4.77 ILT)4.!>:>.1 L T)4.!>:>. Shoulders— Dry salted (boxed),
4%@Gc. Sides— Short clear (boxed), $4.97%@
6.15. Whisky — Distillers' finished goods, per
gal. $1.19. Svgar — Cut loaf. 5.89 c; granulated,
6.39. Receipts— Flour— 7,ooo Wbls; wheat, 30,
--000 bu; corn. ?29.0C0 bu; oats. 315.C00 bu; rye
6,000; barley, 102,000 bu. Shipments— Flour,
9,000 bbls; wheat, 3.000 bu; corn, 109,000 bu;
oats, 135.000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 14,000
bu. On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 13@18%c;
dairies, 11%17c. Eggs— Firm'; fresh, 16c
Cheese— Quiet; B@S%c.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.
„ — —
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26.— Wheat opened
higher this morning, on encouraging cables
from Liverpool, and held the advance.
Trading, however, was light, would
be buyers being deterred from investing from
the fact that any sign of friendliness meant
that a higher price would have to be paid.
As a matter of fact there was no wheat for
sale during the morning session except at a
price wb.ich made it prohibitory. Sentiment
is growing stronger daily. Commercial gossip
was meager in quantity and light in quality.
May wheat opened at 92c, against 91%@91%c
yesterday, declined to 91%@91%c, advanced to
82% c, lost 1-lOc, firmed up to 92% c,' dropped
to 91%(R91%c by 11:30, and at noon held at
91%@91%c. July opened at 90%, against 90% c
yesterday, advanced to 91% c, and remained
steady, with but little trading done in that
future. The cash wheat market was fairly
strong and active, with prices going about
the same as yesterday. No. 2 northern, per
haps, may be called a little better for choice
samples. Sales were made as per statement
below. Receipts here were 230 cars and 40
car 3 shipped out.
Piling the noon hour the market was weak
for lack of .trade. About 1 p. m. reports from
the seaboard advised of 400,000 bu being taken
for export and 124,000 bu taken at Baltimore
with more being worked. This caused a
stiffening towards the close. January wheat
closed at 93% c, May at 92%@92%c, and July
at 91% c.
RANGE OF PRICES.
Open- High- Low- Closing.
Wheat. ing. est. est. Today. Yes.
January 93% 92%
May 92 9214 91% 92% 91%
July 90% 91% 90% 91% 90%
On Track— No. 1 hard, 95^c; No. 1 northern,
94%e; No. 2 northern, 90% c; January oats,
23% c; corn, 25%e; fiaxseed, $1.25.
Curb on May wheat 92%
Puts on May wheat 92 1-16
Calls on May wheat 9*l-16
SAMPLE SALES.
No. 1 northern, 1 car 94%
No. 1 northern, COO bu, to arrive 94
No. 1 northern, 600 bu, to arrive 9414
No. 1 nonhern, 1,000 bu, to arrive 94*4
No. 2 northern. 2,900 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 600 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 2,060 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 600 bu, to arrive 89
No. 2 northern, 1,800 bu, to arrive 89
No. 2 northern, 3.000 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 4,000 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 1,200 bu, to arrive 90
No. 2 northern, 2 cars 90
No. 2 northern, 1 car 89%
No. 2 northern, 5 cars 90%
No. 2 northern. 1 car 91
No. 3 wheat. 38 cars ......86
No. 3 wheat, 3 cars 85%
No. 3 wheat, 1 car 86%
FLOUR.
Flour— The flour market may be called
strong. Large sales are said to have been
made during the last two or three days. In
quiry is active, but bidding slightly under
prices asked. The general opinion is that
higher prices will have to be paid in the
near future.
Second patents J4.E055.05 j
First clears 4.85^5.05 i
Second clears ...• 3.75@-4.00
BRAN, SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS.
Bran in bulk $9.25® 9.50 I
Bran, 200-lb sacks 10.26^10.50
Bran, 100-lb sacks 10.75510.00
Shorts in bulk 9.00® 9.25
Middlings in bulk 9.50® 9.75
Red dog. 140-lb sacks 10.50@10.00
We quote the market as very strong" with
an active domand at a big advance.
Corn— No. 3 yellow, 25i4®25M;c; No. 3, 23V>c;
No. 4. 25c.
Oats— No. 3, 22% c; no grade oats, 22c.
Rye— No. 2, 44c.
Barley— No. 5, 25c; No. 3. 26c.
Feed— Trade is geed on all lines.
Coarse corn meal ani cracked com,
in sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to
jobbers only ; $10.25®....
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3
oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra .. 10.75®
No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats,
75-lb sacks, sacks extra 11.00® ....
No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats, 7,">-lb
sacks, sacks extra 11.25®....
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Northern.
Railroads— N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3 Re] NG
G. N.— Breck. Div... 7 16 23 18 12 5
G. N.— F. P. Div 20 2 2
C, M. & St. P 7 15 24 16 '5
M. & St. L 2 12 11
Soo Line 2
Northern Pacific 2 2 i
C, St. P., M. & 0 3 7 8 19 '.'.
C. G. W 4 !
Totals 7 50 51 66 62 10
Other Grains— Winter wheat, 4 cars; No. 3
corn, 25; No. 4 corn, 1; no grade corn, 1; No.
3 oats, 34; no grade oats, 6; No. 2 rye, 5;
No. 4 barley, 3; No. 5 barley, 3; No. 1 flax
11; rejected flax. 2.
Cars Inspected Out— No. 1 northern, 32 cars;
No. 2 northern, 15; No. 3, 27; rejected, 4; no
grade, 1; winter wheat, 2; No. 3 corn, 5; No.
3 oats, C; no grade oats, 6; No. 5 barley, 1.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Received— Wheat, 230 cars, 150,400 bu; corn
14,700 bu; oats, 21,800 bu; barley 2 720 bu'
rye, 1,080 bu; flax, 6,000 bu; oil", 75,'0:>0 lba;
flour, 160 bbls: hay, 52 tons; fruit. 24,000 lbs;
merchandise, 855,903 lbs; lumber, 10 cars; ma
chinery, 197,t;:>0 lbs; coal, 1.087 tons; wood,
304 cords; household goods, 20,000 lbs; pig
iron, 40 cars; railroad iron, 47 cars; dressed
meats, 61,f>00 lbs; sundries, 10 cars; car lots,
571.
Shipped— Wheat, 40 cars, 30.F00 bu; corn,
l.fitiO bu: oats, 2,640 bu; barley, 830 bu; rye
860 bu; flax, iVIO bu: flour, 37.202 bu: millstuffs,
1,211 tons; hay, 10 tons: fruit, 32,100 lbs; mer
chandise, 1,215.37!) lbs; lumbor, sfi cars: barrel
stock, 1 car; machinery, 101. 400 lbs; ties, 23
cars; railrrad iron, 58 cars; live stock, 2 cars; |
railroad material, 2 cars; sundries, 14 cars'
car lots, 646.
DULUTH GRAIN.
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 26.— Market dull and
still firm. May opened %c up at 93% c, sold
up to 93% cat 10, off to 93c at 11:40, held
between 93@93%c till 1, and closed %c up at
93% c bid. Cash— B,ooo bu to elevators at 2c
over May. Wheat, No. 1 hard cash 95c; Jan
uary, 93% c; May, 94% c; July. 93^0 ; Septem
ber, 79c; No. 1 northern, cash, 92% c; Janu
ary. 93% c; May, 93% c bid; July, 92Vic bid;
September, 78c; No. 2 northern, 90c; No. 3
84c. To arrive: No. 1 hard, 96V,c; No. 1
northern, 95% c; rye. 46% c; oats 24%®24%c
--barley, 26% c; flax. $1.25%; May, $1.29; corn,
27@2G%c. Car Inspection— Wheat. 25; corn,
21; oats, 11; rye, 7; barley, 1; flax, 2. Re
ccipts-^Wheat, 42,046 bu; corn, 9.582 bu; oats,
5 507 bu; rye, 712 bu barley, 1,768 bu; flax
1,960 bu. Shipments— Wheat, 600 bu.
ST. PAUL GRAIN.
Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur
nished by Griggs Bros., commission mer
chants:
Wheat — Yesterday's market opened stronger
and closed at the highest point for the day.
No. 1 northern, 94®95c; No. 2 northern, 87®
90c.
Corn— No. 3 yellow, 26@26%c; No. 3, 25%@
Rye— 42g43c.
Barley— 2s®3Oe.
Oats— No. 3 white, 23@23%c; No. 8, 22«@
22% c.
Seed— Timothy. $1@1.26; red clover, $3.20®
3.80; flax, $1.22@1.23.
Flour— Patents, per bbl, $4.70®5; straight
$4.3054.50; bakers', $3.80@4; rye flour, $2.50®3.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs— No. 1 feed, $11
©11.25; coarse cornmeal. $10.50(3:10.75; bran,
bulk, $9.75@10; shorts, $9.75@10.25.
Hay — Nothing new to be said regarding the
market; there is absolutely no demand ex
cepting for choicest qualities upland and
timothy. Choice to fancy upland, $5.50@6;
good qualities. $4.50@5.25; inferior qualities,
$3.60(34.26; timothy, good to choice, $6.75 ■&
7.25. Straw steady; oats, $i.J3.75; rye, $3®
3.25.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire to C. H. F. Smith &
Co., St. Paul, members of the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade:
Broomhall: Hungarian wheat fields are
bare and frozen bard.
London: Wheat — Off coast, nothing doing:
on passage, firm. Corn — Off coast, nothing
doing; on passage, quiet but steady. Paris:
Wheat and flour quiet; January wheat 5
lower; March, 20 lower; January flour, 30
lower; March flour, 20 lower. French country
markets quiet.
A London cable reports severe frosts in
Danubian and Baltic states. India is offer
ing sparingly. Heavy rains in Argentine.
NEW YORK.
NHW YORK, Jan. 26.— Flour— Receipts,
25,285 bbls; exports, 15,638 bbls; strong but
slow of sale at the advance. Rye flour steady.
Buckwheat flour quiet. Buckwheat steady.
Cornmeal steady. Rye firm. Barley steady.
Barley malt steady. Wheat — Receipts, 19,425
bu; exports, 48,056 bu; spot stronger; No. 2
red. $1.05%; options higher on strong English
cables and foreign buying, eased off a little
under realizing, but finally recovered and
closed very strong at %®lc net advance on
European war rumors and firm closing cables;
January. $1.04 9-16@1.06%, closed at $1.06%;
May, 95%®96 11-16 c. closed at 96% c. Corn—
Reecipts, 70,200 bu; exports, 18.101 bu; spot
firm; No. 2, 36% c; options opened firm on ca
ble news and closed firm at %c net advance;
January, 34@34%c. closed at 34 1 /ic; May, 34%
@34% c, closed at 34% c. Oats— Receipts, 42,200
bu; exports, 158,764 bu; spot firm; No. 2,
25%@29c; options moderately active but firm
with the other markets, closing net high
er; May, 2S%@2S%c, closed at 28% c.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments at principal wheat markets:
Receipts. Shipments.
Bushels. Bushels.
New York 19,425 45.056
Philadelphia 15,198 11,883
Baltimore 47,347 30 400
Toledo 4,629 1,500
Detroit 11,469
St. Loula 13,000 6,000
Boston 42,000
Chicago 29,000 3,000
Milwaukee 20,800
Duluth 42,046 600
Minneapolis 156,400 30,800
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.— Wheat higher; No. 2
red, cash, elevator, 97c; track, 96@98c; Jan
uary, 96% c bid; May, 97%@97%c; July, 82% c;
No. 2 hard, cash, 89@91c. Corn stronger;
No. 2 cash, 25% c; January, 25% c; May, 26%
@26% c; July, 2Sc. Oats firm; No. 2 cash and
THE SAINT PAUtr GLOBE: THORSDAT, JANUARY 27, 1898.
January, 23c; track, 21c; May, 24% c; July, |
22% c; No. 2 white, 25c. Rye higher, 45% c.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26. — Closing — Wheat
steady; %d higher; January nominal; March,
7a 7%d; May, 7s 4%d; July, 7s l%d. Corn
steady; %d up to %d down; January, 3s %d;
March, 3s 2%d; May, 3s 2V s d; July, 3s 2%d.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26.— Wheat— Hard
lower; soft, steady; No. 1 hard nominally
87% c; No. 2, 85@87c; No. 2 red nominally
96c; No. 2 spring nominally 84tfp85c. Corn
firm; No. 2 mixed, 24%®24%c. Oats slow; No.
2 white, 23@23%c. Rye steady; No. 2, 43c.
TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 26.— Wheat higher, firm;
cash, 95% c; May, 95% c. Corn steady; No. 2
mixed, 28% c; May, 29% c. Oats dull, steady;
No. 2 mixed, 23c; No. 2 white, 26c. Rye
firm, higher; No. 2, 48% c.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26. — Flour steady.
Wheat stronger; May, 93% c. Rye firm; No.
1, 47V4c Barley dull; No. 2, 40%@41c; sam
ple, 33c.
_____
PRODUCE.
ST. PAUL MARKET.
Butter— Creameries-
Extras .18%
Firsts 17 .@.17%
Dairies —
Hand separator ..• 17%<5>.18
Extras 16 @.17
Firsts 14 @.15
Ladles —
Extras 13 @.14
Firsts 11%@.]2
Packing stock 10 @.10%
Cheese —
Twins fancy, new, Minnesota and
Wisconsin .10
Twins, fair to good 08 <g.09
Young Americian, fancy, r.ew 10 &.10U
Brick, No. 1 .12 ~
Brick, No. 2 09 @.10%
Lfircberger 11 @.12
Swiss cheese 12 @.13
Bggs—
Fancy fresh stock, loss off, cases
included .13%
Fresh stock, cases returnable . . .13
Deans and Peas —
Fancy navy, .per bu 1.00
Medium, hand-picked, per bu .90
Yellow peas, per bu .70® .75
Potatoes —
Burbanks, car lots, bu .45@ .48
Early Ohios, per bu 62® .55
Snowflakcs, bu .4<j@ .43
Rose, per bu .45© .48
Mixt-d stock, bu .3J@ .33
Sweet Potatoes —
Cod'bens, bbl 3.M)'^3.25
Musoatines, bbl 2.76@3.C0
Green Vegetables —
Cucumbers, home-grown, doz .... 1.50
Hound radishes, doz .70
Turnips, bu .25
Carrots, bu .40
Beets, bu ,25
Mint, doz .40 '
Lettuce, doz .30
Parsley, doz .25
Wax beans, bu 2.50
String beans, bu 2.50
Egg plant, doz 1.50
Cauliflower, doz 2.00@ V 2.25
Squash, doz 1.00
Watercress, doz .30
Spinach, bu • .75 |
Cilery, doz 20@ .26 |
Tomatoes, home-grown, lb ~ .20
Grapes —
Catawba grapes. 5-!b basket .13
Malaga grapes, per bbl 6.00@7.00 I
Cranberries —
Bell and bugle, per bbl 6.50317.00
Cape Cod. per bbl ~7.00
Jersey cranberries, per bbl 5.60f?7.00
Annies —
Western apples, red, per box 1.50@1.65
Western apples, green, per box.. 1.50
Winesaps, per bbl 4.00ft4 50
Willow Twigs, per bbl 4.00@4.50
Bellflowers. per bbl 4 OOf?* 50
Grimes' Golden, per bbl 4!00©4'. r .O
Ben Davis, per bbl 3. 00ft 3 25 I
Cooking apples, per bbl 2 50
Jonathans 6.00(55.50
Car lots, assorted variety 2 75@3 00
Genitons, per bbl 2.50ifc3!00
Greenings, per bbl 4 00^4 25 \
Baldwins, per bbl 4.00a>4 25 I
Lemons —
McßSinas, fancy. 300s 2 50^275
Messinas. choice, 30Q3 .. 2 25fo 9 50
Messinas, fancy, 360s 2.50^2 1^
Messinas, choice. 350s ■ 2 2ofi)2 F.O
California, 300s to 3GOs 5.26©3 75
Oranfrcs— ' * '
Mexicans, box S.<XkS>3.2s
California navels, per box 3 25@3 50
Rose brnnd, California navels 3 6003 7",
California seedlings, per box .... 2 25<R2"75
Nuts— *
New California walnuts 11 @ 12
California almonds ... 19 iss'is
Filberts .....'.'.'.'.'.'. 10
Tarragona almonds " [15
New Texas pecans 10 @'ii
Bananns —
Choice shipping, large bunches. . 1.75@2 00
Figs and Dates-
Figs, fancy, new three-crown.... .12 1 .*,
Figs, fancy, four-crown . 13%
Fard dates, 12-lb pkgs OB@'.O3'
Honey —
White clover .13 <ft 14
Extracted 07 <H>M
Maple syrup, per gal 75 <j_) 80
Apple Cider-
Sweet, per bbl 6.f!OifJs 50
Sweet, per half-bbl 2.75@3.00 I
Hard, per bbl 5.00(^6.00
Hard, per half-bbl 3.00@3 50
Dressed Meats —
Veal, fancy 07%(??.08
veal, medium 07 @.07%
Hogs, country-dressed .0414
Mutton, country-dressed 05%©. 06
Fall lambs 06%@.07
Dressed Poultry —
Turkeys, per lb 10 @.10%
Spring chickens, per lb .07
Ducks, per lb 08 @.09
Geese, per lb 07V*.®. 08
Fish — Good demand.
Croppies, per lb 05 (3). 05%
Pickerel, per lb 03%@.04
Whlteflsh, per lb .06
Gf.me —
Mallard ducks, per doz 3.75
Canvnsback ducks, per doz [e-mail])
Common ducks, per doz 1. 25(3)1. 65
Redheads, per doz 4.00@4.50
Blue wing teal 2.25
Green wing teal 1.75@2.00
Jack snipe 1.25
Large yellow legs 1.00
Small yellow legs .60 @.75
Sand snipe .25
Grass plover 1.00
Golden plover 1.25
Woodcock 4.50@5.00
Bear carsass, hide on, lb .12(75) .18
Jack rabbits, doz 1.25(5)1.75
Small rabbits, doz .40® .60
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 26.— Butter ruled
steady, and without price change on all
grades except choice sweet roll and print,
which is %c lower. Creamery extras are in
good demand by retailers at quotation. Job
bing call is light. Firsts and seconds rule
dull. Dairy extras are in fair demand.
Packing stock is dull. Strictly fresh eggs
were in big demand by Jobbers on 'change,
at 13c. About 100 cases changed hands at that
figure. Retailers are good buyers in a small
way. Storage stock and seconds are quiet.
Dressed spring chickens and hens are in fair
demand at quotations. Turkeys are strong
and scarce. Ducks and geese rule quiet.
Veal Is firm. Mutton and lamb are steady.
Dressed hogs are in moderate demand at
quotations.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
_ NEW YORK. Jan. 26.— Butter— Receipts,
5,329 pkgs; steady; Western creamery 14y,(78
20c; Elgins, 20c: factory, ll@l4c. Cheese-^
Receipts, 2,503 pkgs; easy; large white, Sep
tember, B%c; small white, September 9<ffi
9Uc; large colored, September, BVic- small
colored, September, 9@9i4c; large October
BJ4c; small, October, SV 4 «S%c: light skims,'
6@6%c; part skims, 2@3c. Eggs— Receipts
5.(67 pkgs: firmer: state and Pennsylvania
19<ff'21e; Western, 20c.
Chicago. Jan. 26.— Butter steady cream
eries, 13@18%c; dairies, ll@l7c Eggs firm
fresh, 16c.
LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCK YORDS.
Receipts— Hogs. 3.000; cattle, 1,150; calves
250; sheep, 600. '
Hogs— Strong and active; receipts liberal
and quality fair to good; the strong advance
in the closing of the Chicago market made
the colse here strong.
No. Wt. D'k'ge. Price. No. Wt. D'k'ge PrW"
1 3SO . . $1 50 8 103 $3 60 '
9 103 .. 325 60 175 40 360
4 105 .. 325 18 162 44 360
10 110 . . 325 13 149 . . 360
48 96 . . 325 32 150 . . 360
3 113 . . 325 2 275 . . 3CO
8 100 . . 325 51 205 . . 3 62i'o
4 112 . . 323 41 193 . . 3 6214
2 470 80 330 25 174 . . 3 62%
2 355 . . 830 57 190 . . 365
4 365 . . 830 20 220 . . 365
5 442 80 330 60 177 . . 365
3 283 . . 330 46 104 80 365
7 331 . . 330 77 170 . . 365
2 350 . . 330 15 199 . . 365
2 420 . . 330 9 225 . . 365
9 368 . . 330 37 204 . . 365
3 396 40 330 44 192 80 365
5 606 . . 330 81 179 40 360
2 475 . . 3 40 8 221 . . 3 65
10 163 .. 340 49 184 40 365
66 122 .. 340 1 70 215 80 3 67%
12 169 . ■ 350 25 196 . . 3 72%
Cattle — Steady; the receipts were composed
of common cattle; very few good ones being
in the yards; light stock cattle were good
sellers here today; a good many buyers for
that class being in the yards; yards were
well cleared for the day; more good cattle
wanted.
Representative Sales—
N "n ♦1- wt - Price No. Wt. Price.
Butcher Cows and Bulls-
Heifers- 2 1275 $3 25
,2 892 $2 3C 1 500 2 50
910 2 3 2 1570 350
£ 10&0 240 1 920 3 75
% S7O 2-0 13 688 3 83
, 886 250 Stockers and Feed
r 875 2 50 ers—
2 930 2 5< J 2 ..; 770 300
i 1005 2 55 2 ..i 610 3 15
4 815 265 2 aa 310 3 23
1 1025 2 70 6 „ 306 3 25
2 1153 2 11 4 460 3 30
? 968 2 7?, 2 :. 720 3 CO
} 10(W 2 86 1 .. ! . 710 3 50
1 900 2 96 2 ..■ 470 3 50
% 913 2 9t, 11 568 3 55
,i 880 3 0 3.1. 700 360
c 1074 3 00 10 798 3 60
2 950 30 1 770 3fO
I &15 3 00 4 457 3 60
9 695 30t 1 „ 700 3 60
i GBS 3 Of, 1 860 3 60
5 872 3 00 14 J. 6 6 3 70
? l<*o 3 frj 5 700 3 70
~ 9N> 3 00 12. 672 3 75
I 762 3 CO 2 .„ 625 3 75
i 595 3WH ..;. 762 380
\ J'^s 3 13 17 ..' 57S 3 80
1 1270 3 15 9 .; 775 3 85
? 1116 3 25 1 106 3 83
A 4CO 3 25 52 500 4 00
il 981 3 3(H 310 4 00
10 . 11-0 3 30 20 359 4 30
2 1132 3 40 12 376 4 30
* 12« 3 40 14 331 4 30
* 1000 3 40 45 380 4 40
% 1030 3 40 7 391 4 40
1 1013 350 Stock Cows and
,° 916 3 50 Heifers—
2 l 1074 3 60 1 180 3 01
2 995 3 60 5 616 3 00
£3 -.916 3 75 4 785 3 00
29 ••■ &i 3 75 7 615 3 CO
Bulls— 1 840 3 60
2 815 3 00 1 1270 3 75
* 1870 300 Veal Calves—
2 SOO 300 1 400 5 00
} 7SO 300 Milkers and Spring
-1 510 3 0o ers .
1 650 3 00 2 springers . .foT 70 00
« 1210 300 1 c and 1 c. .for 32 00
3 1088 3 10 1 cow for 25 00
2 1515 320 Butcher Steers—
3 616 3 20 1 1180 100
.3 •_• • 1255 3 30 8 1068 4 10
Sheep — Strong.
Representative Sales—
No - Wit. Price. No. Wt. Price.
1 buck 130 $3 001 31 78 53 25
1 buck 80 450 4 100 423
115 10S 3 70 42 lambs ....80 5 00
4 lambs .. 82 4 75l
OH I CAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.— The small supply of
cattle made buyers eager to purchase today
and the pens were quickly emptied of their
u^'jpantsv prices ruling stronger to 10c
higher for desirable lots. Very few lots of
beef steers went as law as $4 and the bulk
of the offerings crossed the scales at $4.40®
5.10. The stocker and feeder trade was only
fairly good at $3.50^4.35. Canners were
scarce and sold lxrgely at $2.60Ci2.75. Bologna
bulls sold mostly at ?2.50«?3 and exporters
at $3.50®3.80, with an occasional sale at $4@
4.35. Calves were scarce and high, with
quick sales of choice to prime lots at $6.50S
..00 per 100 lbs. The best beef cattle found
buyers at $5.25©5.50. Receipts of hogs were
small and they were gobbled up early at
advances of 5f 10c, a good share selling fully
10c higher. Sales were at an extreme range
of $3.65@3.97% for coarse packers to prime
heavy shipping hogs, the great bulk of the
offerings finding buyers at $3.8CKg3.90. Pigs
went largely at $3.50@3.7f). Prices closed
strong. The demand for sheep and lambs led
to a further advance of 15c, fair to prime
flocks selling at $5.25®6. A few lots of in
ferior to common lambs went for ?4@5. Fed
Western lambs sold at $5.25@6.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Jan. 26.—Receipts-Cat
tle, 110; calves, 8; ho-gs, 340; sheep, 1,403.
Cattle— Active and strong; receipts mostly
beef stock which so'A at strong prices. Sales:
3 steers, ay 860 lbs, $4; 13 cows, ay 927 lbs,
$3.40; 1 bull, 550 lbs, $4; 13 stockers, ay 336
lbs, $4.25; 2 steers, ay 840 lbs, $3.75; 9 cows,
ay 818 Ybs, $2.70; 2 stockers, ay 745 lbs $3.70;
1 cow, 990 lbs, $2.85; 23 steers, ay 1,528 lbs,
$4.25; 1 stag, 860 lbs, $3; 2 heifers, ay, 500
lt>s, $3.15. H»gs— Strong and active and 10c
higher than yesterday, with good demand.
Sales: 77 hops, ay 190 lbs, $3.73; 86 hogs, ay
195 lbs, $3.70; 5S hogs, ay 244 lbs, $3.60; 5
hogs ay 478 lbs, 3.50. Sheep— Strong and
higher; receipts for local feeding.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market
fair. Prices low. A large stock of farm mares
and horses on the market. The following
representative sales are for horses this day:
Wt. Price.
1 pair brown horses, 5 and 6 year 5. .3.200 200
1 pair brown horses, 6 years 3,000 190
1 pair sorrel horses, 5 years 2,800 160
1 pair sorrel mares, 5 and 6 year 5. .2,600 150
1 pair sorrel mares, 6 and 7 years. .2,400 140
1 bay horse, 5 years 1,600 95
1 bay horse, 6 years 1,500 85
1 bay horse, 5 years 1,400 70
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.— Cattle— Receipts, 2,500;
market strong to 10c higher; native shipping
steers, $4@5.30; butcher grades, $3.63@4.90;
stockers and feeders, $3@4.50; cows and
heifers, $2@4.25; Texas steers, $1.6d@4 35
--cows and heifers, $2.30@3.25. Hogs— Receipts,
5,000; market s@loc higher; porkers. $3.75@
3.85; packers, $3.65Jt3.50; butchers, $3.75@3.90
Sheep— Receipts, 1,000; market strong; native
muttons, $4@4.50; lambs, 5@5.75; Texans, $4@
4.50.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26.— Cattle— Receipts,
6,500; market active, strong; Texas steers
$3.45@4.10; Texas cows, $2.40@3.40: Texas
steers, $3.45@4.10; Texas cows, $2.40@3.40; na
tive steers, $3.15@5; native cows and heifers,
$4@4.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50@5. Hogs-
Receipts, 1,500; market slow to 5c lower; bulk
of sales, $3.60@3.50; pigs, $3.30@3.65. Sheep-
Receipts, 3,000; market firm to 10c higher
lambs, $4.35@5.65; mutton, $3.50®5.40.
OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. 26.— Cattle— Receipts.
2,500; market strong to 10c higher; native b:ef
steers, $3.75@4.75; Western steers, ?3.50<714.40;
cows and heifers, $3@4: stockers and feeders
$3.50@4.56. Hogs — Receipts, 4,900; market 5®
10c higher; bulk of sales, $3.70@3.75; pigs
$3.50@3.75. Sheep— Receipts. 5,900; market ac
tive; fair to choice natives, $4@4.75; fair to
choice Westerns, $4®4.60; common and stock
sheep, $3.50@4; lambs, $4.50^5.40.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, Jan. 20.— Cattle. 1,600; yester
day, 1,600; shipments, 1,067: market active;
strong on light; other steady. Cows, bulls
mixed, fL66@3.75; veals, $i<??6; stockers and
feeders, $3.50@4.25: calves and yearlings $3.65
@4.£0. Hogs, 1,200; yesterday. 2,161; market
C@loc higher; selling, $3.55@3.80; bulk $3 65
<§3.70.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SEED MARKET.
CHICAGO. Jan. 26.— The flaxseed market
was weak, lower and nervous today. There
has been a good big advance in flax of late
and many longs were longing for a realization
of their paper profits. As a result there was
considerable unloading today, and a moderate
decline followed. The market, however, eas
ily absorbed all offerings. Receipts here were
S cars, 2 cars at Duluth and 10 cars at Mln
neapolls. The official close, as reported by the
Weare Commission company, is as follows-
Cash flax at $1.30, and May at $1.28 per bu'
Cash timothy seed closed at $2.75 per 100
lbs. Clover seed closed at $5 per 100 lbs.
Minneapolis flaxseed quoted at $1.25 per bu.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.— Returns showed
comparatively fair results in all lines of
dry gooda today. The market for staple cot
tons is still featureless, but there Is a de
cld-pd strength a<bout all other branches of
cotton goods, which sustains sellers in their
opinion that better things are to be expected
The market for print cloths holds Its own
well. The sale of odd goods are very fair
proportions, and prices are well sustained.
These are the encouraging points in the
market. The most discouraging feature is the
backwardness of buyers.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Hay steady. Hops
firm. Hides firm. Leather steady Wool
quiet. Beef firm. Cut meats firm. Lard
steady. Pork quieter. Tallow dull. Petro
leum dull. Rosin steady. Molasses quiet
Pig iron warrants easy. Lake copper dull
Spelter unchanged. Coffee options opened
steady, unchanged; ruled inactive and feature
less, with unsatisfactory European cables;
closed dull with prices unchanged to 5 points
net lower; sales, 6,250 bags; spot coffee, Rio
dull: mild quiet; sales, 600 bags. Sugar raw
steady, refined steady.
FACIXG THE MUSIC.
Rev. Mr. Brown Will Remain in San
Francisco.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 26.— The Rev.
C. O. Brown will not run away from
the consequences of his confession. He
said that he would stay, here until his
friends had time to decide whether or
not they would receive or cut him.
The ex-minister of one of the largest
churches in San Francisco is quite will-
Ing to talk of his disgrace, with a few
exceptions, and these involve the de
tails of his downfall. "I have made
my confession," said he. "There it is,
and I have nothing further to say. I
have erred and I have repented. I will
not enter into the details of my mis
fortune, nor will I discuss what I mean
by confessing to a small part of the
charges "
JIE AVY INTERESTS IJI
SECURITIES ARE ABSORBED WITH
GREAT CONFIDENCE AND ON
A LARGE SCALE.
MARKET BROAD AND DEEP.
EVEN THE MAINE INCIDENT CON
VERTED INTO AN ACTUAL
BILL FACTOR.
SHARP GAINS THROUGH THE LIST.
Exchange at a Point Which Is Like.
1} to Indnce Gold Imports—
Bonds Active.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.— 1f the strength in
yesterday's stock market was to be attribu
ted to a naturel recovery from the scare
caused by the Maine's departure for Havana
there could be no doubt of the underlying
strength and breadih of today's market for
securities. The Maine incident has in fact
been converted into an actual bull factor in
the market. The exchange of courtesies at
Havana being looked upon as promising more
towards smoothing relations between the two
countries than anything that has yet oc
curred.
The movement of today's market was broad
and deep, and left no room to doubt that large
interests were absorbing securities with great
confidence, and on a very heavy scale. Pur
chases of 1,000 share blocks were frequent in
leading stocks, all through the list, and there
were a number of transactions in bonds in
which $100,000 par value changed hands in
one block. Almost every group of railway
properties in the market was represented In
the advance, the continued heavy buying of
New York Central and the Vanderbilts being
the decisive influence on the market, as for
Borne time past. The grangers, the Southern
group, the Southwesterns, the coalers and the
Klondike gioup all developed advances from
Ito 3 points. Kansas & Texas preferred rose
3 points on rumors of approaching dividend
declaration, and New York Central at ono
time added nearly 2 more points to yester
day's gain. Lake Shore rose 4%. Of the
grangers, Rock Island was the leader, with
a rise of 2%, and all the leading members of
the group rose over 1 point. Reading flrst pre
ferred was In the van of the coalers with a
rise of 2%. Similar sharp gains were scored
all through the industrial list. The group of
New York corporations was an exception, and
showed signs of heaviness. London continued
a large factor, though Its purchases were
probably not as large In this market us was
the case yesterday.
The exchange rate reflected the further ef
fect of this development, with a sharp drop
of %c in the actual rate for demand ster
ling, bringing It down to $4.84>i. This is the
point which has started the two last Import
movements of gold, and there was talk In the
street today of gold imports. This would be
more remarkable in view of the hardening
of money rates abroad and continued ease
here. The local money market showed no
effect of the release by Now York banks of
the flrst 10 per cent Installment of the gov
ernment deposit on account of the Union Pa
cific sale. This transaction resulted in prac
tically wiping out the subtreasury's debit
balance at the clearing house today, which
has been running recently at from over $500 -
000 to nearly $1,000,000 a day.
Dealings in bonds were large and prices
W?f» very generally improved. The Kansas
& Texas seconds were most active and gained
2. Total sales, $5,570,000. United States old
ss, coupon, and the new 4s declined % bid
and the ss, coupon, advanced % bid.
Total sales of stocks today were 486 700
shares, including: 11,660 Atchison preferred
5,580 C. & 0., 21,675 Burlington, 9,805 L &
N.. 21,260 Manhattan, 5,836 Reading preferred
7,300 Missouri Pacific 8,680 M X & T '
28.920 M., K. & T. preferred, 48 850 N V
Central, 23,870 North American, 15 340 North
er l LJ >acific ' 34 - 280 Northern Pacific preferred
19,220 Ontario & Western, 7,605 Reading 3' l">6
Rock Island. 29,150 St. Paul, 44,000 Union "pa
cific, 4,165 Spirits, 3,820 Tobacco 8 365 Chi
cago Great Western, 10,100 People's Gas 4 190
Consolidated Gas, 3,670 General Electric 5 800
Laclede Gas, 17,974 Sugar.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co.. members
New York atock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
§ « T G~
8. § 1 I
£ a f g
?• R - £J- Co ~ty* i%\ i%\ IT
Am. Tobacco 86 87% 85%! 87
m- S f' irits 9^4 9% 9V 8 914
. t d ° P fd 21 22 21 21%
At , chis °n 12% 12% 12% 12%
4 do PM 29% 30% 29% 30%
Am. Cotton Oil 20 23 20 22^1
SW^.::::::: tk J $ „*
I SAViFi:: 5! Sg if* Wt
Ches. & Ohio 21% 22% 21%! 22%
Chicago Gas 95%! 06% 95% I 96%
Canada Southern .... 55 65*4 54% 54%
Col. Fuel & I 24 25 24 24%
Chicago G. W 141,4 14V> 14 14%
do pfd "A" " .. 34
Delaware & Hudson.. 112U' 1i2% -[[•"/, U2«
Del., Lack. & West... 152 j 152 152 15'
Er e •••• U%\ 14% 14% 14%
General Electric 36 36} ii 35% 1 36
Great Northern pfd ! 130
Hocking Valley 6% 6% "cii t;%
Illinois Central 106%! 107%! 106%! 107%
Jersey Central 93%' 94%j 93% 1 94
Kansas & Texas .... 13>,4 14% 13>/ 4 13%
.do Pfd 36% 39% I 36% 39%
Lfad 35 3514! 35 35%
Linseed Oil 18 18 ilB 17%
Laclede Gas 45 47% [ 45 46%
t , & J? ;•■«/ 55% 571 '« 5^ 56%
Lake ; E. & W 73%! 73% l 72%j 72%
Leather pfd 63%j 63%| 63% 63%
Lake Shore 182 { I*W> 182 185%
Manhattan Con 116% 117%' 116% 116%
MfVsrtVpfd:: " 5% 145% 144% "ja
do 2d pfd 54
Missouri Pacific 33% 34% i 33% 34%
Michigan Central .. 107% 107%! 106% I 106%
N. P. common 27 27%! 26% ( 27
V7 d 0 Pf d "•• 64% l 65%! 64% 64%
New \ork Central... 116% 117% 116% 11734
Northwestern 122% I 12°% i I'l%| 12 9 %
New York Gas 193%| 193% 190%' 193
North American 5%! 6 0% 6
Omaha 75 |75 74% 74%
do pfd j 148
Ontario & West 17%! 18% 17% 18%
Pacific Mail 30%| 31%j 30% 31
Pullman 176%! 176%! 17fi% 176%
Reading 22% 1 23 22 I 22%
do Ist pfd 50%! 52 50%! siu
do 2d pfd 27% 27% 27 27%
Rock Island 89% 92%' 89% 9">%
Southern R'y 9 9%) 9 91/
do pfd 30% 30% 30% 30%
Silver certificates 50%
Sugar Refinery 137% l 138 137 137%
St. Paul I 94%! 95% 94% 95%
Tennessee Coal 25 | 25%! 25 25%
Texas Pacific 12%! 12% 112 11%
Union Pacific 32% | 33%! 32% 33%
U. S. Rubber I ... I _ 15%
Western Union 90% 91%| 90% 191
W?.bash I . . 7
do pfd 18% 18% 18% IS%
Wheel. & Lake E...1 3% 1 3%[ 3%j 3
The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press:
Can. Pac £9% St. P., M. & M...121%
Can. South 54% South. Pac . 20 "
Cen. Pac 13% U. P., D. & G 9
Chi. & Alton 163% Wheel. & L. E •>%
Chi. & E. 1 57 do pfd -12%
D. & R. G 12% Adams Exp 15s
do nfd 48% Amer. Exp 11S%
Ft. Wayne 169 U. S. Exp 40
Lake E. & W. pfd. 72% Wells-Fargo Exp 112
L. & N 56~i Am. Cot. Oil pfd.'. 75%
Manhattan L 116% Am. Tob. pfd ll">
Met. Street R'y... 144% Con. Gas "°193
Mich. Ccn 10€% Com. Cable C 0'"175
M. & O 30% Illinois Steel . 51
Chi., Ind. & L 9 Lead pfd ... 106%
do pfd 32% Nat. Lin. Oil ..." n£
N. V., C. & St. L. 14Vs Silver certificates. 56%
do Ist pfd 65 S. R. & T 4
do 2d pfd 37% Sugar pfd 113%
Or. R. & Nay.... 49 U. S. Leather 6%
Or. Short L 24 U. S. Rub. pfd... 64%
Pittsburg 16S Northwestern 122%
St. L. & S. F.... 7% do pfd 165
do Ist pfd 56% Rio G. West 22
St. Paul pfd 144 do pfd 55
St. P. & Om 74% St. L. & S. W.... 4%
do pfd 14S I do pfd 91^
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
I Oholor ~ $0 35|Ontario $2 50
Crown Point 25 Ophir 55
I Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 on.piymouth OS
Deadwood 90: Quicksilver 100
Gould & Curry.. 30J do pfd ...3 00
Hale & Norcross. 1 20: Sierra Nevada ... 60
Homestake 40 OOPtmdard 140
Iron Silver 38Union Con 35
Mexican 2o;Yc11ow Jacket .. 30
BONDS.
U. S. new 4s reg.l27i-i'N T . J. Cen. 5a 112 VS.
do coup 12Si,4!N. Car. 6s 125
do 4s 112% do 4s 105
d ° «>UP 114^ Nor. Pac. Ist 65..116' X
do 2<3g ICO do prior 4s 96"
do 5s reg 113% do gen. 3s 62%
do 5s coup ....114% N. V., C.&5t.L.45.1C8%
District 3 65s 116 Nor. &W. 6a. I°4
Ala., class A 108 N. W. cons .... 144^
do B 10S 6o deb. 5s ... 118 '
do C 100 O. Nay. Ist3 115
do Currency 100 do 4s 95%
Atchison 4s 91 y, O. S. Line 6s, t.r.126'
do adj. 4s 59% do ss. t. r 99%
Can. So. 2ds 10S% O. Imp. lsts, v r.IC9
C. &N. P. (C.T.). 81% do ss, t- r 59
C. & Ohio 5s 115 Pac. 6s of '95 . 103 V.
•C, H. &D. 4^5..104% Reading 4s S4'i
D. & R. G. lsts.. 107% ! R. G. W. lsts . 83V
do 4s 91U St. L.&l.M.con.os. 59%
East Term. lsts ..106% St. L.&5.F.gen.65.116%
Erie gen. 4s .... 70% St. Paul con 139U,
F. VT. &D.lsts,t.r. 75 St. P.. C. &P.lsts.l2o "
Gen. Elec. 5s 100% do 5s 116
G. H. & S. A. 65.. 103 South. R'y 5s .... 92%
do 2ds 102 S. R. & T. 65... 59
H. & T. C. 5s llOVi Term. new set 3s . 87
do con. 6s 106% T. P. L. G. lsts..lOOV4
lowa Cen. lsts ...ICO do reg. 2ds ... 32%
K. P. con, t. r. . 99% Union Pac. Ist3 ..121
do Ist (D.D.)tr.120 U. P., D. & G.lsts. 56V.
La. new cons. 45.. 102 Wab. Ist 5s 10S'-»
L. & N. uni. 45... ?6 do 2ds 82%
Missouri 6s 100 W. Shore 4s 109^
M. K. & T. 2d5... 66 Va. Centuries ... 70%
do 4a 8S do deferred ... 3
N. Y. Cen. 15t5.. 116%
•Offered.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
Ailouez Mm. Co.. 90 j Franklin 12^
Atlantic 25% Osceola 41
Boston & M0nt..152 1 -|Quincy 110
Butte & Boston.. 25Vi!Tamarack 141
Calumet & Hecla.49B I Wolverine is 1 '
Centennial 10' a |
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
New York stock gossip, reported by H.
Holbert & Son, bankers and brokers, 341
Robert street, National German-American
Bank building, St. Paul:
Yesterday's market conilrmed the bull senti
ment and tended to destroy the scare over
the Cuban situation. London buying gave the
market its first impetus, and this was fol
lowed by inside buying in Vanderbilt's.
The advance in New York Central was on
very positive rumors of important develop
ments likely to be announced soon. These
rumors converge somewhat on the possiblo
control of Lake Shore by New York Central
and a general improvement of methods in the
New York Central.
London traded in about 20,orv> shares today.
They sold the Northern Pacifies. We under
stand that the buying of St. Paul is on ex
pected favorable earnings for the month to
be announced tomorrow.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.— The Evening Post's
London financial cablegram: Politics re
stricted all the stock markets here today,
except Americans, which rose steadily and
closed quiet at the best, almost entirely on
New York support. New York Central and
Ontario & Western led the rise. Other mar
kets wore featureless. Spanish securities
were dull. Money rates are tightening still
further, and more was borrowed today from
the Bank of England. The East Indian rail
way has offered £600,000 of 2'^ per cent de
bentures at 97, only £90,000 of 'which was ap
plied for, an indication showing the way in
which money rates are perhaps tending".
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.— Money on call easy
at 1 1 ,-i@2 per cent; last loan 1% per cent
Prime mercantile paper, SU :,■■,. p.-r cent
Sterling exchange weak, with actual business
in bankers' bills at ?4.54',4 for demand and
at $4.52Vi@4.82% for sixty days. Posted rates
$4.83@4.53^ and $4.85M5e4.86. Commercial
bills, $4.81%. Silver certificates, 66%@57%c
Bar silver, 56% c. Mexican dollars, 44% c.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul— ss6-1, 250.
Minneapolis — $1, 160, 392.
Chicago— $14,493,630.
805t0n— 515,984,008.
New Y0rk— 5147,608,816.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The statement of
the condition of the treasury today shows:
Available cash balance, $240,071410- gold re
serve, $103,070,806.
CIVIL SERVICE CHAOS.
Mr. Bailey Renews lII* Attack o-n
the Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.— E D Bai
ley, chief clerk of the examiner's of- I
fice, civil service commission, submit- !
ted some sensational testimony at to
day's session of the senate civil service
sequel to the charges he made Monday
of intimidation and interference by
the commission with his testimony.
He (jailed attention to the bitter at
tack made on him then by President
Proctor, of the commission. He read a
letter he had addressed to Theodore
Roosevelt, the New York police com
missioner, severely criticising the com
mission, The letter said, in part:
The business of the commission is in the
greatest confusion and is becoming more and
more demoralized for w.int ot intelligent man
agement. Requisitions remain unacted on for
months, and many complaints are made by
the department of delays and annoyances
detrimental to the service. In such
temporary appointments were authorized, and !
after ninety days made permanent, although I
no rule exists permitting such actions. These
requisitions probably cover several hundred
places.
The letter gave a number of Instances in
substantiation of the general statemi nt. Con
tinuing, the letter said:
Questionable appointments have been so nu
merous that the rules have almost lost their
force, and the alleged law of necessity la
regnant and a want of uniformity exists in
all the business of the commission, and the
greatest uncertainty prevails. The subordi
nates cannot do their work with confidence
because all precedents, practices and prin
ciples are abandoned and new ones substitut
ed. No reliable policy or line of action ex
ists which can be relied upon, the contra
dictory is frequent. The. force of the commis
sion has lost confidence in the ability of the
management and can do no more than to
maintain existing conditions and awjii in
evitable changes. The action taken by the
commission lacks continuity and the minutes
of one day contradict those of another day.
Action is taken, then amendments, then re
vokes. Then under the recent administration
four of the five officers of the commission
were changed, bringing in new men, who
lacked even the advantage of experience In
the departmental service some of whose vi< ws
were unfavorable to the civil service law
and rules, with th< orirs little less than hos
tile, and their inexperience and unfamiliarity
proved disastrous. They adopted rules to
classify, in one lump. -\ COO new offices and
utterly failed to provide to meet these needs.
The present condition is thoroughly alarm
ing. Disaster can be averted only by im
mediate remedial action, and at least three
changes in the offices should be made at
once, not for political rcascii3, but in the In
terests of the service.
Mr. Proctor asked if Mr. Bailey had
not sent copies of this communication
to certain senators. The witness re
! plied that his wife was, so far as he
knew, the only other person who knew
of its existence.
"About that time your friends asked
to have the president appoint you civil
service commissioner?"
"All I know is that the papers said
Representative Walker, of Worcester, '
Mass., where I came from, had present- I
ed my name to the president."
President Proctor, of the commission,
then took the stand, and at the outset
sought to show that the sweeping ex
tension of the classification of May 6,
18D6, was not, as had been alleged, "a
leap in the dark," so far as being
equipped for the changed conditions
was concerned.
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Tratns leave and arrj^Tt St. Paul as fallow,;
™">» PBPO^JIBLBY STREET.
"OFRGi;
Q®J EAST ThIST" STREET.
L'nfon Station, St. Paul.
J^n^__MHwaukee Depot. Minneapolis,
fining and Pullman tars „.■ ST PAm '
Winnipeg and Coast Train,. l |l2^Sft,
(daily); Moorhead, fZZ\
FSoS I^ y : x ;- s ;; n ; irst f:3o P m7:isan J
= Ctoud. Bralnerd and I - . n - pni
ftssfAT . ticke t office.
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p » >IMlone 114S
NU" -«ll#AY To Red Rlver Valiov.nu.
I»mil «!*■ luth - w ««"»«Pe«. Montana,
KAU** Kootenal Country ani
|M M Pacific Coast
Lpave.l a Daily, b Except Sunday I Arrive.
b9 :ooam j...Breck. Dlv. & B'ches... bs :3spm
bS:2oam|.F'gU3 Falls Dlv. & D'ches. bi'>-4',t>m
bß:2oam ..HMllinar. via St. Oloud.. b6:4'>pni
a~ :00pm Breck., Fargo Gd Fks.Wpg a7:4oam
a4 :3opm ..Montana & Pacific Coast.. al:4spra
b4:sopm ...Excelsior & Hutchlnson. . bll :4.=iani
a7:3Opm Crookaton Express | a7:3oara
allltSSl P°»««i and Weat Saperlor $
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rallroid.
'licket Office, 365 Robert St. 'Phone. 98.
~ iLv.St.P. ArTsTTT*
Chicago "Day" Kxprtsa.7. . l/vi:,i:n hlO.lDpm
l^nicDgo "Atlantic" Ex a 2: c i6pm'all :3",atn
Chicago "Fast Mall" a6:sspm' a2:oopm
Chicago "Vestlbulj" Llm. . a8:10prn! a7 :soam
Chic, via Prairie dv C. div. b4 :4opm|bU :15am
Dubuque via La Crosse bSilSam'blOMnpra
Peorla via Mason City a4:4'''pm'all :15am
St. Louis nnd Kansas City. aS^am! a6:2spna
Milbank and Way j bS :2oam bß :3opm
Aberdeenani] Dakota Ex.. a7:oSnml aS :15am
a Daily, b Except Sund;n
ST. PAUL & DULI7H R. R.
rrom Union Depot Offloo, 8 )6 Rohtri Ot.
Leave 'Dally. tEx. Sunday. irrlvT
•C.Oarn DULUTH '.':isna
-?f;.'igs w. superior sags
Trains for Silllwate?.: *9;ooam ♦12:10 1215
t4:05 *0:I0 pm. lor Taylors i'alls: tthOuna
ti_as pnx
"Horth-Weslerii Una"— C. St.P.,M &0.
Utnce. 3DS Kobert St. "Phone 480.
Leave. I a Dally, b meed; Sunday.' Arrive.
aß:lsam[. .Chicago "Day Express".. I b'J:sspm
b6:3opml.. Chicago "Atlantic Ex". . all:3oam
aß:lopml. Chicago "N. W. Limited I . a 7:. r ,o;ira
b9:2"am|.Duluth, Superior. Ashland. bs:o".pm
»ll:oopm|.l)uluth. Superior. Astiland. a<".: r >'am
•9:35 am .Su City, Omaha. Kan. City. a6:soptn
M:6opm Munkato, New Ulm, Elmore bl0:0oanj
ftß:lspm .Su City. Omaha. Kan. City.! a7:2Sara
Chicago Great Western Ry]
"The Maple Leaf Route."
Ticket olT.cc: Robert St., cor. sth St. Plione 150
Trains leave from St. 1.-ml Union Depot.
♦Daily. JExcepl Sunday. Leave. Arrive.
Dubuqne, Chicago, Waterloo,! tß.loam fß.3opm
Marshalltown, DesMoines...- *B.lopm •7.45 am
St. .Joseph and Kansas City.. ( *8.10 pm *12.50 pin
Mantorviilo Local *3.55pm *10.46 am
M.. ST. P. & S. S. M. R'Y.
UNION STATIO.V
Leave. \ EAST. A rr; ■■■-.'
7 :2opm! .. Atlantic Limited (dally). ..| b:4sam
B:osanil.Rhln. 'lander Loral (ex. Sun ) 6:lODm
I WEST.
• :10am| Pacific Limited Mall?) 7:ospm
St. Croix Falls Local. Except
Sunday. From Broadway
«:00pm Depot, foot 4th St 9:lsara
6:2opm Glenwoort Local. Ex. Sunday.!
! (Kenwood Lj |1 2 :06pm
""burlington route.
FINEST TRAINS ON KAKTII.
Lv. For | _! Ar
8:15 a.m. l.. Chicago, except Sunday. .|l:so p.m
8:15 a.m.. .St. Louis, except Sunday.. I
8:05 p.m.]. Chicago A- St. Louis, daily. |7:4s a.m
Ticket office, 4^> K';h:-rt srrct-t. Tf\7~3<i.
51. &■ at. I*. Depot— Broadway <& 4to.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS R. R.
"ALUEUT LISA ROUTE."
Leave. ) a Daily, b »-xct'in Sunday. Arrive.
I.Mankato, Dcs Moines, Ce-.
b9:lsamj..dar Rapids, Kan. City.. b6:4opm
bß:4sam ...Watertown, New Ulm... bl-55pm
Ls:Cupm New Ulm Local blO:2oam
a7:Oopm!.Des Molnca & Omaha Lim.! aS :ssam
a7:onpni;.Cl>ifago & St. Louis Lim.; .-.
b4:4spm|.Alb't Lea & Wasoea Local. blO:3.'«m
WISCONSIN TCEf>3TRAL
City Office, 373 Robert Street. 'Phouo No. r,'M.
Leave I ~| Arrive
StPaull All Trains Dally. jStPaul
Eau Claire, Chlppewa Falls, I
8:00 am Milwaukee and Chicago |B:lsam
Ashland. Chlppewa Falls. Osh-I
I^Opm .kesh. Milwaukee »nd Chicagi. l4:lopm
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