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6 RECORD FOR PROVISIONS THE CHICAGO CLOSE AT THE HIGH POIXT FOR THE YEAR Wheat Started nt nn Advance of Five-Eißhths, nnd After a l-onc Period of Weakness. Cloned Strong nt the Opening Fj_rnren The Conrne Grains. Firm. J L MARKET SUMMARY. Prey. Wheat Close. Day. May, Chicago 95 I ,i 94% May, Minneapolis 93 92% May, Duluth 53% 93 May, New York 96^4 96 FINANCIAL. Bar silver, New Y0rk...56'/2 56% Call money, New York.. 1 1 ,.. IV2 "1 z~ r CHICAGO, Feb. 4.— Wheat closed, as lt t-pened, today strong and at %c advance over yesterday's final figures. There was a long "period of weakness, ciused by liberal Northwest receipts and prospects of a small visible decrease, but Leiter buying and strength which d<evi-lop(d in provisions and the coarser grains caused a firm market during the afternoon. Corn advanced %c. Oats closed .4@%c higher, and provisions touched the high mark of the season, closing i'/i.T 1 -:e hipher. Opening tradt s In May wheat were at from to '.c over yesterday's closing figures, May ranging all the way from 94% cto 95% c, in "different parts of tiie pit, with quite a good trade at those figures. The market waa helped by the unexpected advance of %d at Liverpool, where a decline was looked for. It was suposed this strength was due to the falling off in Argentine ship ments. exi>orts from that country last week being but 672.000 bu, or nearly 200,000 bu under these of the week be-. ore. Traders here looked for figures close to the million mark, and the shortage was a pleasing sur prise to holders. Notwithstanding this Liverpool strength, the market for a time after the opening ap peared to be ln control of the bears. North west receipts continued heavy. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 432 cars, against 394 last week and 299 a week ago. Chicago re ceipts were 22 cars. The Kansas crop report was very favora ble, and there was an early V2C drop at fit. Louis. The- effect of thi? was that in side of thirty minutes the Liverpool ad vance was disregarded and prices declined, May dropping to 94% c, recovering to 94% c for a. moment, then turning again and not stop ping until 94 3 ;, c had been quoted, which occurred at 11 o'clock. During this de cline th.Te was quite free selling for St. Louis Interests and local shorts also mate rially increased their outstanding lines. A "featuro which had a tendency to in crease the weakness was early figures on the visible supply, indicating a rather small Aecrease next week. But before noon, the market began to recover. Practically no Influential support had been given during the decline, and the market became rather Oversold. At bottom prices, brokers for the Leiter inter* sts commenced bidding, and, aided by a lot of late bullish news and marked strength in provisions and the coars er grains, started an upward movement, which carried the May price to 95c. Closing cables were firm, and showed sub stantial advances. Export clearances from Atlantic ports were liberal, amounting in wheat and flour to 514,000 bu. Realizing started afresh after the advance to 9."c, and a reaction at 94% c was the con sequence, but neur the close reports of a great demand at Minneapolis for low grades of wheat, owing to scarcity of better qual ities and reports of 27 leads taken for ex port caused renewed buying demand, and advanced May to 95'ic, the highest point of tho day's range. It closed firm at that fig ure. Corn was moderately active and firm. Country offerings weTe freer, but cables were higher and receipts light, and there was good Investment buying. The market was also helped by the strength in oats. Shorts covered freely late in the day. May ranged from 29 l ig2bl 4 c to 29c, and closed VrC higher at 29% c. Market for oats was very strong and May against sold at the top price of the crop, 24V>e. Buying was free and general all day. elevator Interests and shippers being prompt. There was also considerable in vestment buying. The selling was principal ly m the way of profit-taking. The urgent cash demand was a bullish factor. May ranged from 24Uc to 24 1 / ie, and closed 1 /4®%c higher at 24% c Provisions sold at the highest prices of the season. The market early was weak on the decline in hog prices and on com mission house iealizing. Outside of this offerings were small and a little buying easily advanced prices. Shorts were free buyers, as the market improved and the demand became quite general toward the close. May pork closed 7 1 ,^e- higher at $10.27%, May lard 2%C higher and May ribs 60 higher at $5.10. Estimated receipts Saturday: Wheat, 40 oars; corn, 450 cars; oats, 190 cars; hogs, 12,000 head. The leading features ranged as follows: O X V G II 1 I □ _-_*.& ? : : Wheat^ ~ I T~ February 98 98 98 98 May 95% 95V4 1 94M 9514 July 84% 1 84% 1 83V.. 84% Corn- February I 27%] 27%| 27% I 27% May I 29%! 29% 29 29% July I 30%] 30% 30% 30% Oats- May ! 24%' 24% 24% 24% July ! 23 I 23 23 23 Mess Jork— May 10 15 10 30 10 07% 110 27% July 110 20 !10 37%|10 17%|10 37% Lard- I "I May ! 4 90 ! 4 97% 1 4 87%! 4 97% July 1500 |505 I 4 97% i 5 05 " Short Ribs— 111 May !5 00 510 I 4 97% 510 July I 5 10 I 5 17%| 5 05 I 5 17% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour bare ly steady. Wheat— No. 2 spring, 91(fj&3c; No. 3 spring. 86@93c; No. 2 red, 9Sc. Corn— No. 2 27%e; No. 2 yellow, 27% c. Oats— No. 2, 2414® 24% c: No. 3 white, f. o. b.. 25V4(ffi26c. Rye- No. 2. 47c. Barley, f. o. b., 29®3Se. Flax Seed— No. 1, $1.24%. Timothy Seed— Prime $2. 50. Mess Pork— Per bbl. J10.20@10-25. Lard —Per 100 lbs. $4.87%. Short Ribs-Sides (loose., $4.90@5.25. Shoulders— Dry salted (boxed). 4%@5c. Sides— Short clear (boxed) $5.25@5.35. Whisky— Distillers' finished goods' per gallon, $1.18%. Sugars— Cut loaf un changed. Receipts— Flour, 6,000 bbls- wheat 31.000 bu; corn. 254,000 bu; oats, 194 000 bu : XC'K C ' 40 -?°^H : , barle > - . 21,000 bu. Shlpments-l Flour, 6,000 bbls; wheat, 16,000 bu- corn 131 --000 bu: oats, 205,000 bu; rye, 7,000 bu; barley 17,000 bu. On tho produce exchange today the butter market was firm. Creameries, 13®19c dairies. 11(5 17c. Eggs steady; fresh, 15% c' Cheese quiet, B@B%c MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. _., M .! NN \ E v.< vPOLIS ' Feb - 4— Wheat opened Bigher this morning on encouraging cables from Liverpool. There was, however, nothing to encourage a holder from any other point, and quite early even Liverpool showed the •white feather, causing weakness here and at all other points ln America. Receipts were large in this country for the season of the year at many points where It was thought that supplies had been exhausted. These fat ter items had a depressing effect on the mar ket. There were, however, later considera tions which caused steadiness. All in all the news of the day was what is called in the trade a stand-off. May wheat opened at 92% c against 92% c yesterday, dropped quickly to 92%@92%c Eain to B _ 1 " I .( V o, _? at 92%C ' firmed "P to'92%@ &Q9a' C 'T d t0 92, '^ 92 % c and firmed up to •2%«7 92?4C by noon. July wheat opened at 81% c being the same as yesterday, gained %c, lost V4c and gained %c by noon. The cash wheat market was strong and active at about the same as yesterday's dif ference. Receipts here were 342 cars ShiD ments, 38 cars. The market recovered some strength during the noon hour, but there was nothing of the permanent 6ort about it. It was simply a covering by shorts which leaves this ilk In a better position to attack the market to morrow. February wheat closed at 94% c, May at 93c and July at 92c. RANGE OF PRICES. * Open- High- Low- Closing. S Wheat. ing. est. est. Today. Yes. ebruary q^// 94 - ! *y 92 % »3 92% 93' 92% J"ly ■ • ••, 91% 92 91% 92 91% •r?, n I, ack 7 Xo ' l hard - fis^ c : N °- 1 northern K%c; No. 2 northern, 91% c; oats, 23% c; corn 86c; flaxseed, $1.24%. Curb on May wheal, sellers 93 Puts on May wheat, bid 9->si Calls on May wheat, bid ......'..'. 931/, SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 northern, 11 cars 95 No. 1 northern, 23 cars .......". 96% No. 1 northern, 1 car, to arrive .77, 95 " No. 1 northern, 4 cars, el 9414 No. 1 northern, 3 cars " 951Z No. 1 northern, 3,000 bu, to arrive...!!!!! 95% Ko. 2 northern, 7 cars 92 No. £ northern, 2 cars , 91V. No. 2 northeri., 2 cars, el 91 Vi No. 2 northern, 2 cars 91% No. 2 northern, 3,000 bu, to arrive 91 \k No. 2 northern, 600 bu, to arrive 91 V> No. 3 wheat, 34 cars 88V2 No. 3 wheat, 4 cars 88 No. 3 wheat, 9 cars 89 FLOUR. First patents are quoted at $4.8006 per bbl; second patents, $4.65®4.75; first clears, $3.70 ®3.90; second clears, $2.70®3.90; low grade and red dog, at the rate of $11® 11.50 per ton ln jute. Feed — No. 1 feed is quoted at $10.75 per ton; No. 2, $11; No. 3, $11.25; coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, $10.25; granulated cornmeal in cotton sacks at the rate of $1.35®1.40 per bbl. Corn— No. 3 yellow is quoted at 25%(525%c; No. 3, 25% c; No. 4, 25Vi®25V_e. Oats— No. 3 white are quoted at 23% c; No. 3, 23V:(_i23%c. STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern Railroads. N0.1Hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rj.N.G. G. N.— Breck. Div . . 9 27 26 11 1 G.N.— F. F. Div.. 3 12 1 CM. & St. P 13 20 31 28 .. M. & St. L 3 4 17 6 .. Sto Line 6 9 9 Northern Pacific. .. 11 5 .. 2 .. C., St. P. M. & O. .. 13 27 13 21 1 Totals 3 67 93 96 68 2 Other Grains— Winter wheat, 1; No. 3 corn, 24; No. 4 corn, 1; No. 3 oats, 15; No. 2 rye, 4; No. 3 rye, 1; no grade rye, 1; No. 5 barley, 1; No. 1 flax, 10; rejected flax, 1. Cars Inspected Out— Wheat, No. 1 hard, 1; No. 1 northern. 32; No. 2 northern, 35; No. 3, 65; rejected. 37; winter wheat, 5; No. 3 corn, 11; No. 3 oats, 19. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Received— Wheat, 342 cars; wheat, 232.560 bu; corn, 8,450 bu; oats, 27,750 bu; barley, 6,320 bu; rye, 3,660 bu; flax, 2.760 bu; oil cak'p, 334,083 lbs; flour, 1,134 bbls; millstuffs, 15 tons; hay, 70 tons; fruit, 73,240 lbs; merchan dise, 857,842 lbs; lumber, 17 cars; barrel stock, 2 cars; machinery. 326,000 lbs; coal, 1,376 tons; wood, 184 cords, lime, 1 car; ce ment. 200 bbls; household goods, 20,000 lbs; dressed meats, 14,328 lbs; railroad materials, 2 cars; sundries, 15 cars; car lots, 72.5. Shipped— Wheat, 38 cars; wheat, 28.500 bu; corn, 4,680 bu ; oats, 1,070 bu; barley, 810 bu rye, 3,150 bu; flour, 54,069 bbls; millstuffs, 1,803 tons; hay, 10 tons; merchandise. 1,363,400 lbs; lumber, 46 cars; machinery, 83,400 lbs; cement, 125 bbls; ties, 12 cars; railroad iron, 27 cars; live stock, 3 cars; butter, 12,600 lbs; railroad materials, 2 cars; sundries, 8 cars; car lots, 751. DULUTH GRAIN. DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 4.— Market dull and firm. May opened He up at 93VaC sold up to 92.{, cat 10. off to 93c at 10:15, up to 93V,c at 11 :50, and closed %c up at 93%e. Cash— 7 000 elevators. 5,000 mills. Wheat stocks will in crease 150,000 bu. Wheat— No. 1 hard cash, 94V,e; May, 94% c; July, 93V_,c; Sep tember. 78c; No. 1 northern, cash, 93% c; May, 93% c; July, 92% c; September, 77e; No. •2 northern, 88'V_c; No. 3, 82c. To arrive— No. 1 hard, 96c; No. 1 northern. 95% c; rye 4G 3ic oats, 25V,(524%e; barley, 26V_c; flax. $1.25; May, $1.29. Corn, to arrive, 27-v K c. Car in spection—Wheat, 89; corn, 21; oats 1; rye 11; barley, 2; flax 2. Receipts— Wheat, 61173 bu; corn, 7,867 bu; oats. 3,390 bu; rye 10.573 bu; flax, 1,972 bu. Shipments— Wheat,' none. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc. fur nished by Griggs Bros., commission mer chants: Wheat— Yesterday's market opened strong er and held the advance. No. 1 northern 95%@96%c; No. 2 northern. 90fa92c. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 26%@27c; No. 3, 26® 26 ,£0. Rye-44@46e. Barley— 2s® 30c. Oats— No. 3 white, 23 Vi^ 2334 c; No. 3 22V® 23c. Seed— Timothy. $1®1.25; red clover, $3.20® 8.80; flax, $1.24®1.25. Flour— Patent, per bbl. $4.70®5; straights, $4.30@4.50; bakers', $3.80@4; rye flour, $2 80 ® 3. Ground Feed and Millstuffs— No. 1 feed $11(511.25: coarse cornmeal. $10.50@10.75; bran' bulk, $10J71(i.25: shorts, $10®10.25. Hay— Market dull and steady; choice qual ity upland and timothy ca.n be placed readily while all lower grades move slowly. Choice to fancy upland, $5.50@6; good qualities $4.50 @0.25: inferior qualities, $3 50g4.'20; timothy good to choice, $6.75(57.25. Straw steady; oats,' $3@3.75; 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. Closing cables: London— Cargoes, wheat, off coast, Inactive; on passage, steady. Paris — Flour, February, 10 higher; May, August. 20 higher: wheat, February, unchanged- May and August, unchanged. Antwerp—Un changed. The government report says Pennsylvania raised 28,200,000 bu wheat; New York 5 300 - 000; New Jersey, 2,100,000: Maryland '12300-0 -00; West Virginia, 5.800,000; Virginia, 8 400 --000. Total, 64,CC0,000 bu. San Francisco — Wheat whs dull yesterday, but prices were steady at about" Wednes day's figures. Paris— Wheat and flour weak; February wheat unchanged, August wheat 5 lower- February flour unchanged: May flour 5 lower. French country markets easy. NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Flour— Receipts, 11,128 bbls; exports, 7,731 bbls; steady but quiet. Rye flour quiet. Buckwheat flour quiet. Buck wheat firm. Cornmeal steady. Rye steady Barley quiet. Barley malt firm. " Wheat- Receipts, 50.555 bu; spot firm; No. 2 red $1.03V>; options firm at %®%c net advance'- No. 2 red. May, 95 7-16c®96Vc, closed at 96i4c' Corn— Receipts, 2.925 bu; exports, 201,541 bu' spot firm; No. 2, 361,4 c; options firm all day' closing Vi@V4c net higher; May, 33%fc34c' closed at 34c. Oats— Receipts. 37.200 bu" ex ports, 1,0,525 bu; srot strong; No 2 29"4c options dull but stronger on improvement in cash, closing %c net higher; May closed at WI I EAT MOVE M ENT. New York *loi%t Shl P ment9 Philadelphia 28*374 '2^5:. 5S ore 39.038 16>03 Selroft ..■._•. :::::: ;;;;;;; SB 10 ' m St. Louis 11,000 "'kkn B°. ton 10.500 87749 Gh'cago 30.700 ftffi Milwaukee 31.853 5858 Duluth 61173 Minneapolis 232;-,60 28'grn Kansas City 50,000 KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.— Wheat— Hard «£%> «>$ I^-er; No. 1 ha_-d, 8&; nS 2 Bt>V;®B7c: No. 3, 82V®K'>V.c; Xo. 1 red 9V : No. 2, 91®93c; No. 3, 87089 c. Corn a'cthe' steady; No. 2 mixed, 24 V>® 25c. Oats dull No 2 y: 4fc°' 2 Whlte ' 23@231^ C ' R > e steady! ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS Feb 4.— Wheat— Unsettled; No 2 cash elevator, 96Vc; track, 96@97c- Febru ary , 96.4 c: May, 96'ic; July,' sic; No 2 hard cash, 89®89%c Corn-Higher; No 2 S and February, 26y 4 e; May, 26%@26^c- July 28c. Oats-Firm; No. 2 cash, 24c track 24^c: February, 24c; nominal; May 243.7 Rye— Firm, 47c. *' '* ' TOLEDO. TOLEDO, 0.. Feb. 4.— Wheat— Higher- dull- No. 2 cash, 9414 c, Wd; May, 95c 7 Corn-Ac tive; steady; No. 2 mixed, 29c. Oats—Du'l steady; No. 2 mixed, 24V>c. Rve— Unchanged l No. 2 cash 42c asked. Clover Seed— \ctive : steady; prime, cash, $3.12. me ' LIVERPOOL. J£?^? ( l Olj ' C:°se-Wh«at-Quiet. %®%d higher; March, 7s B%d; May 7s 4%d --_K? y ..- 7 5 !%£: SeP-ember, 6s cd . Corn— Quiet" %d higher; February, 3s 3%d; March, 3s 2V_-d : May, 3s l%d; July, 3s l%d. ' % ' MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4.-Flour-Dull and drooping; wheat firmer; No. 1 northern, 93® 97c; No. 2 spring, 88® 91c; May, 94% c. Rye— 8!." : Q N iV *• 47V^' Bpley-Active and firm; No. 2, 41c; sample, 30®41c PRODUCE. ST. PAUL MARKET. Note— The quotations which follow are for goods which change hand-, in lots in the open market. In filling orders, in order to cover the cost incurred, an advance over lob bing prices has to be charged. Butter — Creameries. » ••»* Han^sepaxator......^ 17 g.17% p a cve v- ::::::::: - '" ** Extras jg £ irs ,Jf •••;•, --..--'...■.. ,_d%@.i2 Packing stock 10 Cheese— "*" Twins, fancy new Minnesota and Wisconsin jo Twins, fair to good ....7.7771 .08 @.'o9 Young America, fancy, new .. .10 ®.10J-_. Brick, No. 1 1° Brick, No. 2 ..........;_ .09 ®.'loV> Limburger ® 12 Swiss cheese « ®'i 3 Eggs— ' w " Fancy fresh stock, loss off, cases included & @.13% THE ST. PAUL GLOBE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 1898. Fresh stock, cases returnable .. .12 1 / &<?j>.l3 Beans and Peas — Fancy navy, per bu 1.00 Medium, hand-picked, per bu.... .60 Yellow peas, per bu .70® .75 Potatoes — Burbanks, car lots, bu .43® .48 Early Ohio*., per bu .52@ .55 Snowflakes, per bu .40® .43 Rose, per bu r .4B@ .48 Mixed stock, bu 36® .38 Sweet Potatoes — Oobdens, bbl 3.00®3.25 Museatines, bbl 2.75®3.00 Green Vegetables — Cucumbers, home-grown, d0z.... 1.50 j Round radishes, doz .75 Turnips, bu .25 Carrots, bu .40 Beets, bu .25 Mint, doz .40 Lettuce, doz .30 Parsley, doz .15 Wax beans, bu 2.50 String beans, bu 2.50 Tomatoes, home-grown, lb .20 Celery, California, doz 40® .50 Grapes — Catawba grapes, 5-lh basket... .13 Malaga grapes, per bbl 6.00@7.00 Cranberries — Bell and bugle, per bbl 6.50?.7.00 Cape Cod, per bbl 7.00@7.00 Jersey cranberries, per bbl 6.50®7.00 Apples — Western apples, red, per box 1.50@1.65 Western apples, green, per box.. 1.50 Winesaps, per bbl 4.00@4.50 Willow Twigs, per bbl 4.00®4.50 Bellflowers, per bbl 4.00g4.50 Grimes' Golden, per bbl 4.00®4.50 Ben Davis, per bbl 3.C0@3.25 Cooking apples, per bbl 2.50 Jonathans 5.C0@5.00- Car lots, assorted varieties .... 2.75®3.00 Genitons, per bbl 2.50®3.C0 Greenings, per bbl 4.00W4.25 Baldwins, per bbls 4.00@4.25 Lemons — Vessinas, fancy, 300s 2.5rt®2.75 j Messinas, choice, 3<jos 2.25(52.50 I Messinas, fancy, 3fios 2.50ff2.75 Messinas, choice, 3COs 2.25(7-2.50 California 300s to 3603 3.25®3.75 Oranges- California navels, per box 3.00 Rose brand, California navels .. 3.00i?i3..'.0 California seedlings, per box 2.25 Nuts— Nhw California walnuts 11 @.12 i California almonds 12 @.13 Filberts .10 Tarragona almonds .15 New Texas pecans 10 ®.ll Bananas — Choice shipping, large bunches.. 1.75@2.00 Figs and Dates — Figs, fancy, new, three-crown... .12 , / _. Figs, fancy, four-crown .13U Fard dates, 12-lb pkgs 08 ®.09 Honey — White clover 13 f?.14 Extracted 07 ®.08 Maple syrup, per gal .75 ®.80 Apple Cider- Sweet, per bbl fi.oo@-5.50 Sweet, per half bbl 2.75®3.00 ; Hard, per bbl 5.00<?i6.00 Hard, per half bbl 3.00®3.50 Dressed Meats — Veal, fancy .08 Veal, medium .07V. Hogs. country-dressed .04U. Mutton, country-dressed 05V_,@.0t. Fall lambs 06Vj@.07 Dressed Poultry- Turkeys, per lb 09 @.10 ! Spring chickens, per lb 06^®. 07 Ducks, per lb 08 @.09 Geese, per lb '07 1 /_ ; ®.oß Fish— Good demand. Croppies, per lb 05 @.07^ Pickerel, per lb 03 I / _ ! @.04 Whlteflsh, per lb .06 Game — Mallard ducks, per doz 3.75 Canvassback ducks, per doz 5.00@10.(l0 Common ducks, per doz 1.50® 1.75 Redheads, per doz 4.00® 4.50 Blue wing teal 2.25 Green wing teal 1.75® 2.00 Jack snipe 1.75 Large yellow legs 1.00 Small yellow legs 60® .75 Sand snipe .25 Grass plover LOO ; Golden plover 1.25 Woodcock 4.50® 5.0:) I Bear carcass, hide on, lb 12® .18 I Jack rabbits, doz 1.25® 1.75 Small rabbits, doz 40® .50 MINNEAPOLIS MARKET. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4— The entire but ter list is without price change today. Re tailers are fair buyers of creamery extras at quotations, but the call from jobbers is light. i Firsts and seconds rule dull and are in rather heavy supply. Dairy extras are steady with I current receipts of this grade light. Medium and low grade dairies are slow and coming in finite freely. Roll and print is in good de mand at quotations. Ladles are steady. Pack ing stock is weak. Strictly fresh eggs are in good demand by jobbers at 12V 2 c, and retail ers are taking a good many small lots at 12 ] ;_c. Receipts arc increasing. Storage stock and seconds rule quiet. Fancy chickens and fowls are cleaning up satisfactorily at quo l tations. Turkeys are in rather heavy supply with good call for the best grade. Ducks and geese are meeting with good demand. Strictly fancy carcasses of veal are selling quickly at 8c per lb. Mutton and lamb rule easy with receipts light. Dressed hogs are quiet with not many coming in. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.— Butter— Receipts, 2, --467 pkgs; firm; Western creamery, 14%@21c; Elgins, 20c; factory, ll@l4c. Cheese, receipts 420 pkgs; steady; large white, September! BV_;c; small white, September, 9®S>i4c: large colored, September, BM.c; small colored, Sep tember, 9<SiSV*c; large colored, October. 8® BVic; small colored, October, B%@BV2C; large skims, 6®6%c; part skims. 4@5%c. full skims, 2®3c. Eggs, receipts, 5,585 pkgs; firm; state and Pennsylvania, 19c; Western, 18^c. Chicago, Feb. 4.— Butter— Firm: creameries. 13® 19c; dairies, ll@l7c. Eggs— Steady; fresh, 15M.C. LIVE STOCK. UNION STOCK YARDS. Receipts— Hogs, 700; cattle, 2CO; calv.s, 1C0; sheep, 3,000. Hogs— s® 10c higher, and active; the yards cleared early; demand good from all sources and supply not enough to go around. Representative Sales — No. Wt. D'k'ge. Price. No. Wt. D'k'ge. Piic^ 39 65 . . ?3 00 46 145 . . S3 «T 1 SCO 80 325 66 159 80 3 67V. 2 406 80 330 21 162 .. 370 9 438 . . 335 70 237 320 370 4 142 . . 335 5 194 . . 370 3 450 . . 33. 22 199 . . 370 3 323 . . 335 45 ISI . . 375 1 350 . . 335 23 268 40 375 4 200 40 335 52 209 40 380 5 130 . . 335 34 221 40 380 13 127 40 335 75 207 120 380 47 138 80 S6O 44 183 . . 380 Cattle — Steady and active; the few bunches of fat cattle were picked up early at firm prices, and yards well eleard of all grades before noon; more good cattle wanted. Representative Sales- No. Wt. Price No. WtT n _Tco Butcher Cows and Stockers and Feed- Heifers — ers — 1 780 $2 25 2 400 $4 25 1 870 225 2 290 4 40 1 880 2 30 10 304 4 43 1 930 240 Stock Cows and 2 960 2 40 Heifers— 1 770 2 40 1 1150 2 50 1 980 2 40 10 1022 2 80 4 1140 2 50 2 400 3 00 2 960 2 50 1 540 3 03 4 1000 250 2 710 3 00 1 H63 250 2 710 3 00 2 875 2 50 2 505 3 10 1 900 2 50 1 580 3 10 4 947 275 7 540 815 1 1090 275 1 600 3 15 1 1120 2 75 5 392 3 25 1 1120 2 75 3 303 3 25 1 106.) 275 Milkers and Spring -5 830 3 03 ers— 1 1070 3 03 1 0 and 1 c .for 18 00 16 1059 300 1 cow f or 40 00 2 970 300 1 cow for 25 00 1 1150 3QO 1 c and 1 c .for 32 00 1 890 3 13j Butcher Steers— 2 1120 325 1 mo 400 6 1030 3 25 3 1000 4 00 6 1040 3 25 21 867 4 00 4 1092 325 Stags and Oxen— 4 1032 3 30 1 1010 3 00 2 1140 350 Bulls— 2 890 3 80 1 920 275 Stockers and Feed- 1 930 285 ers— 1 ;..ii2o 300 1 500 3 00 3 1176 3 00 3 706 3 45 2 525 300 1 680 3 65 1 760 3 15 7 670 3 65 2 810 3 lo 1 530 3 75 4 665 3 25 1 920 3 80 1 760 3 25 3 266 400 1 910 3 25 10 585 4 00 1 770 3 25 4 542 4 00 2 1555 3 50 1 500 4 00 1 640 860 10 391 410 1 480 4 00 4 322 425 Veal Calves— 7 3CO 4 25 1 100 4 50 Sheep— Steady ; receipts went to local feed ers; more sheep and lambs wanted. CHICAGO. CHICAGO. Feb. 4.— There was an active de mand for cattle today, and the offerings were readily taken at strong prices. Choice cat tle were very scarce. The range of prices for common to the best lots of beef steers was from $4 to $5.25; sales being largely at $4.25 @5. A good many fed Westerns sold at $4® 4.95, and Texas sold at $3.65@4.50. Stockers and feeders brought $3.50®4.60. Calves were scarce and the best grades sold as high as $7. Trade ln hogs started in actively at yes terday's best prices, and there was several sales of prime heavy hogs at $4. Later the demand fell off and prices declined about sc. The day's sales were at an extreme range of ?3.65®4, the bulk being at $3.82V.@3.92V: Pigs sold largely at $3.55@3.50. Trade in sheep and lambs was brisk at $4.70@5.25 for yearling sheep, $4.75®5.90 for poor to prime Wbs, and $3.25@4,76 for inferior to »trictly choice sheep, ewes fetching $4@4.35. Fed Western sheep comprised the bulk of the re ceipts and sold chiefly at $3.85@4. Receipts- Cattle, 3,500; hogs, 22,000 sheep, 8,000. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market fair; demand good for farm mares and horses; prices ruled low. The following representa tive sales are for this dtfy: , .. Wt. Price. 1 pair brown mares, 5 and 6 years. .3,200 $180 1 pair hrown mares/ 6 years 3,000 170 1 pair brown horses,' 6 yeirs 2,800 160 1 pair sorrel horses, 5 andt6 years. .. .2,600 140 1 gray mare, 6 years .j. 1,600 90 1 gray mare, 5 years ..' 1,400 80 1 gray mare, 6 years .„ 1,300 63 1 gray mare, 5 years 1,300 60 NEW BRIGHTON. NEW BRIGHTON^ Feb' 4.—Receipts—Cat tle, 40; hogs, 280. Cattle-Market quiet, and not much doing. Market steady. Sales: 3 cows, ay 840 lbs, $2.25 ; % cows, ay 934 lbs, $3; 12 cows, ay 817 lbs, $6.85; 6 stockers, ay 460 lbs, $4; 5 stocß'prs, ay 528 lbs, $3.80; 3 cows, ay 920 lbs, $3.65;. : 2 stockers, ay 614 i lbs, $3; 1 cow, L100"lbs, $&.75. Hogs— Market j steady and a shade lower. Sales: 21 hogs, ay 202 lbs, $3.70; 72, hogst, ay 211 lbs, $3.70; 69 hogs, ay 192 lbs' $3.67%; 10 hogs, ay 148 , lbs, $3.50. Sheep— Market, quiet. No trading. OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 4.— Receipts— Cattle, I 1.400; steady; native beef steers, $3.70@4.80; Western steers, $3.60Q,4.40; Texans, $3®3.70; ! stockers and feeders, $3.70@4.80. Hogs— Re- ' ceipts, 5,400; steady; bulk of sales, $3.70® ; 3.75. Sheep— Raceipts, 2,600; market steady to stronger; fair to choice natives, $3.70® 4.40; common to stock sheep, $3.30®3.90; 1 lambs, $4.25@5.50. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.— Receipts— Cattle, 1,200; market steady to strong; native shippers, $4 ®5.30; butchers' steers to dressed beef grades, $3.75@4.90; stockers and feeders, $3@4.10; cows and heifers, $2^4.50; Texas and Indian | steers, $3.40®4.40; cows and heifers, $2.40® 3.30. Hogs— Receipts. 5,000; market, steady; porkers and packers, $3.65®3.75; butchers, ! $3.80@3.90. Sheep— Receipts, 800; market steady; natives, $3.501i4.60; lambs, $5®5.73. SIOUX CITY. SIOUX CITY, Feb. 4.— Receipts— Cattle, 200; yesterday, 519; shipments, 1,240; market slow, weak; cows, bulls, mixed, $1.75®3.7G; veals, $4@6; stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.25; calves and yearlings, $3.50(5'4.90. Hogs— Receipts, 1,000; yesterday, 701; shipments, 80; market active, firm, selling $3.65@3.80; bulk, $3.70® MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORK MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.— Hay dull. Hops steady. Hides steady. Leather firm. Wool steady. Beef firm. Lard firm. Pork strong. Tallow dull. Cottonseed oil quiet. Petro leum dull. Rosin quiet. Turpentine quiet. Rice firm. Molasses firm. Pig Iron war rants very dull. Lake copper firm. Tin firm. Spelter firm. Lead stronger. Coffee— Options opened steady with prices unchanged; ad vanced 5 points on better cables and smaller receipts at Rio and Santos; closed steady with prices 5 points higher to 5 points net I lower; sales, 19,250 bags, including March, I 5.75 c; spot coffee, Rio steady; No. 7 Invoice, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c; mild, steady: Cor dova, 8%®15c. Sugar— Raw firm; refined I steady. NEW YORK DRY GOODS. NEW YORK. Feb. 4.— Dry goods show con- ! tiued irregularity. Woolen goods are in ! steady demand in all quarters, prices being I well sustained and buyers more active than ! before the recent cold weather. Cottons are I in moderate request, though the market re- ' mains firm in all grades. In staple cottons the situation is about as heretofore. Print cloths are still quoted at 2 3-16 c, but no busi ness reported today at this price. In prints the demand from road salesmen have assumed normal proportions on all seasonable lines. SEED MARKETS. CHICAGO Eeb. 4.-The flax seed market may be called steady. Trading was very r^'i '.v. Rec ' e 'P ts L ere were 13 cars, 2 cars at ! lUiluth and 4 cars at Minneapolis. The of- ! ficial close, as reported by the Weare Com- ; i?. IS f, 10 or, oon ;_P an >-. Is as follows: Cash flax at $j 29 and May at $1.26% per bu. Cash I *!,T. hy l e /' d closed at * 2 - S7,/ 2 and March at ' S, *' V. lo^ er seed fosed at $5 per ICO lbs. ! Minneapolis flax seed quoted at $1.24% per bu. j REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. F Graupmann and wife to Wilhelminia Beyer, Its 1. 2. 3, and c % It 4, blk 4 Holcomce s add ji J^ I ,, Pound Jr and wi-e"to"M.ss"Juiia i ri E t. 1 i ulnae ' il U> - bIK 3 -' V.'atsin's add.. 400 ' if w ro > Wn -., t0 Maud A I)rew - v 3 and w .« ' blk 26 - Merriam's rearr 1 030 ! Mary Hogan to Ellen M Murphy part ' I tB 7 #0f "_. w V *- sco :w > t 29, r 22. . 500 LA Bumgardner and wife to F C Pea body lt 16 and w 20 ft 17, blk 2 E Rices Fourth add ' i g-n \ "^-^"Cn 1 -,* 1 -'. 10 Dstrt, ic Stove Works ' it lb, blk 20, Merriam's rearr 1,000 Total, six deeds $f7Ol CANADA IS CONGRATULATED. Lord Aberdeen')* Speech In Opening Parliament Optomiatlc In Its Character and Tone. OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 4.— At the open ing- of parliament here Lord Aber deen's speech, in addition to other re ferences, contained the-- following re marks: "I have observed with great pleasure the remarkable advance in the politi cal importance and material prosper ity of Canada during the year, which has just closed. The loan recently ef fected has showri thtit the credit of Canada has never stood so high in European markets, and affords rea sonable grounds tor -expecting that the burdens of the people will, in the near future, be materially reduced by the substitution of a much lower rate of interest on our indebtedness than that which now exists. "The extraordinary gold discoveries recently made in the Yukon and its tributaries appear likely to result in an enormous influx of people into that region and have compelled the gov~ ernment to take prompt action for the preservation of law and order in that distant and almost inaccessible local ity. Measures will be laid before you for that purpose. "A contract has been entered into subject to your approval for the com pletion at the earliest possible moment of a system of rail and river commun>- ' cation through Canadian territory with the Klondike and principal gold field;-, I which, it is expected, will secure to | Canada the larger portion of the lucra tive traffic of that country." . Reference was also made to the sup pression of the sweating system, the unprecedented increase of Canadian imports and exports, the measures for the prohibition plebescite and other important public measures. FIXAXCIAL. - I9IOHEY - To loan on approved property ia St. Paul and Mmneaoolls. 60/ "oty or /o BEFORE" In Sanaa to Suit. R. M. NEWPORT & SO*, Reeve Bldg., Pioneer Press Bldg. Minneapolis. ; St. Paul. Michael Doran. James Doraa, M. DORAN 6c CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS. 3tl Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. GRIGGS BROS. Commission Merchants. GRAIN— BALED HAY— SEEDS Agentsfortbo Kilmer patent aliim'olj nl single loop Hay Baling Ties. Third and Cedar Sta',, St. Paal. ___lnn. G. H. F. SMBTH & GO, Btocha, B-iuf.l, firafn, Provisions and 7_t_ _•> » Private wires to Xew York and OMoago 20% Pioneer Press liuildhuj, St. Paul, Minn H. HOLBERT & SON, Bankers and Brokers, Ml ROBERT STREET, ST. PAUL. VANDERBILTS WENT UP CENTER OP THE STAGE HELD BY THE STOCKS OP THB GROUP Announcement of the Consolidation of New York Central and Lake Shcre, Though Discounted, Influ enced Prices— Great Northern a Trifle Off Net Gains the Rule. NEW YORK, Feb. 4— The remarkable buoy, ancy of a few special stocks lifted today's stock market out of a slough of depression and closed the day with net gains the rule, though there were a few losses in exceptional cases. Net changes were small ln tbe general list, but the gains ln the little group of lead ers were extraordinary. The Erie stocks showed the effects of some unusual demand at the opening of the mar- i ket, and the first preferred ended with a gain of over 2 cents. Connected ln some way with ! this was the movement in Susquehanna & ' Western, which gained ln force as the day j advanced, the preferred showing a gain of \ 4 points on the last transactions, the common 1 stock of 8%. There was nothing in the news | of the day to explain those movements. The Vanderbilt stoks held the center of the ! stage on account of the action of the New I York Central directors in authorizing an j issue of $100,000,000 collateral 3% per cent I bonds to effect a consolidation with the Lake ! Shore. Tho formulated plan closely agrees with the announcements which have been made. A quotation for the new bonds when Issued was promptly established on the ex- j change, 95 being bid and 97 asked. The price ! of Lake Shore and of New York Central j wavered somewhat in the face of profit tak- | ing on the announcement which has been amply discounted. But Michigan Central j bounded up buoyantly over 4 points on the be lief that it would ultimately be Included in the consolidation ln progress. Canada South- ! crn also benefited to the extent of over a 1 point. Norfolk & Western preferred Is up about 2 ■ points, and was bought largely iv this mar ket today for London account. This stock was affected by the reported authority granted to it to construct a branch through Virginia to Washington, and by the general Improve ment in its financial condition. Great Northern preferred advanced an ad ditional point this morning, but reacted then 2 points to 160, and at the close was quoted at 155 bid and 150 asked. Manitoba, the sub sidiary company, jumped 5 points, to 135. The late strength of the market brought gains in th» general list up to about a point and re duced or wiped out losses ln a number of stocks that had shown early heaviness, not ably Manhattan, B. & O. and Union Pacific preferred. A feature of the day was the continued ad vance in foreign exchange, based on the easy tone of the money market. There was no very noticeable falling off in the activity of the bond market. No very important gains were shown, but prices were I firmly held. Total sales. $5,630,000. United States new 4s were up % bid. Total sales of stocks today, 294,200 shares, Including 9,315 B. & 0., 7,425 Canadian Pa cific, 5,595 C. & 0., 13,875 Burlington, 3.415 D. & R. G., 10.831 Erie preferrd. 3,141 Lake Shore, 5,320 L. & N., 13,91-2 Manhattan, 6,477 Michigan Central, 4,370 Reading preferred. 6,330 Mis sour! Pacific, 14.405 N. Y. C, 5,106 Northern Pacific. 21,435 Northern Pacific preferred, 3,397 Rock Island, 13,481 St. Paul. 20.335 Union Pacific, 3.650 Tobacco, 4,064 General Electric, 3,950 Pacific Mail, 4,356 Sugar, 6,308 Western Union. The following were the fluctuations of the leading railway and industrial shares fur nished by C. H. F. Smith & Co.. members New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade: 9 E F Q~~ [J 9 5 O w r» " ? Am. Tobacco 88% 1 89%ri>8% 89 Am. Spirits 8% B%| 8% 8% do Pfd 21% 21% 21% 21V, Atchison 13 |}3| 13 1234 do pfd 30% 1 31%! 30% 31 Am Cotton Oil | ) .. 21% Bay State Gas 3% 3%i 3% 2% Bait. & Obio 18% 18%! 17% 17% C B. & Q 99%! 100%! 99% 100% C, C, C. & St. L ... 36% 1 37%] 36% .-6% Ches. & Ohio 24 I 24%| 23% 24 Chicago Gas 97% | 98% | 97% 97% Canadian South I 55% 56V,! 55% 56% Col. Fuel & I ] J., 124 Chi. G. W I 13%; 14 13% j 13% do pfd "A" ! I 1.. I 30 Great Northern pfd..! 162 ! 162 i 160 I 155 Del. & Hudson 1 113%| 113%| 113% i 113 Del. Lack. & W I I ...; 156% Eris 15%| 16141 151^ 16 i£ do pfd 40% 41% l 40% 41 General Electric 36% | 37%| 36% 37% Hocking Valley 1 1 !.. . 6% HI- Cen I 105% j 106 j 105% 106' Jersey Central | 97 97 I 96% 96% X & T j 13% 13% 13% 13% do pfd I 39%! 40% 39% 40 Lead I I 05:54 Laclede Gas 43% I 43% ; 43% 43% L- & N 59%| 59%! 59% 59% Lawe E. & W 71%! 71% 71% l 70% Leather pfd 65% | 65% | 65% | 65 " Lake Shore 193 194 V, 193 I 193% Manhattan Con | 117 117%! 115% i 116% Met. Trac 147 147%! 147 I 147 M. & St. L. Ist pfd 1... .! 86 do 2d pfd I 5514 Missouri Pacific .... 33% 34% I 33% i 33% Mich. Cen 108%! 111% | 107% | 111% N - p - ™m 27% l 27% 27% 27% do Pfd 68%| 68%! 67%| 68% N. Y. Cen 118%| 119% ! 118% ! 118% Northwestern 125% 126% 125%! 126 N. Y. Gas 192 192%! 190% I 191 V, North Amer 6 6 | 5%| 5% °™ ah * 73% 74 I 73%| 73% do pfd I J i4 B O- & W 18 18%| 17% ilB Pacific Mail | 31% 32% 31% 132 Pullman | 1... | I 176>^> fading I 22%! 22%! 22%| 22% do Ist pfd I 53%! 54 I 53%! 53% do 2d pfd I 28% 1 28%! 28%! 28% Rock Is.and | 92%! 93%! 92% I 93 South. R'y J 91 9 % ; 9 | 9 °° P f d I, 31%! 31%! 31%| 31% Silver Cer I . i 5G^ Sugar Refinery \ 137%! 138% 137%! 138% St- Paul ... I o 5% | 96% | 95% | fs7 | Term. Coal ! 25 26 25 25 Texas Pacific \ ll%| 12 ! 11% Jl% Union Pacific ! 35%| 35% l 34% 347^ TT *» P" • «%! 61% i 60% 61% S. S ; Ru bber 17 ! 17 117 16% Western Union 92 | 92% 1 9> 92u ..*> P„ f d 18% 1 18%! 18%! 18% Cen 2%| 2%' 2 2 Wheel. & Lake E.... 3%| 3%|_3%j 2% The following were the closing quotations of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press: * Can a dian Pacific. S7%|St. P. M. & M 130~ Canadian South.. 56%| South Pac 7>o Cent. Pacific 14 |U. P. D. &'g7."~&K Chi. & Alton 165% Wheel & L E 2% Chi. &E. 11l 54% do pfd .... "13 8 Chi. B. & Q KO% Adams Express.' .'l 62 Den. & Rio G.... 13 American Ex 16° do pfd 50% U. S. Ex.. 42 Fort Wayne 169 Wells Fargo Ex 114 L. E. & W. pfd.. 70% Am. Cot. Ol nfci' 76% Manhattan L ...116%|Am. Tob. pfd 114 Met. Street R'y. .147 Cons. Gas . 191 V, Mich Central . .. .111% Com. Cable Co. '.175 Mobile & Ohio .. 31%| Illinois! Steel 52% Chi. Ind. & L. ... 9%' Lead pfd .... "losv do pfd S3 jNat. Lin. Oil. 18 N. Y. C. & St. L. 14% Silver cer . ' 56% do Ist pfd 73 S. R. & T " 4 do 2d pfd 39% Sugar pfd "113 O. & W 18 U. S. Leather...' 7 Or. R. & N 52 U. S. Rubber pfd. 66% Or. Short Line. . 24% Northwestern 126 Pittsburg 168 do pfd.. 167 St. L. & S. F.... 7% R. G. & W 22 do Ist pfd 57% do pfd . s=; St. Paul pfd 145% St. L. & S. w" .« St. P. & 0 73% do pfd .... " 10 do pfd 148 I BOND LIST. V. S. new 45,reg.128% N. J. C. ss. . 114% do coup 128% North Car. 65.. 125 do 4s 113% do 4s 104 do coup 114% N. P. lsts, 65.... 116% do 2ds 100 do prior 4s 97% do ss, reg 113% do gen. 3s 62% do ss, coup 113% N.Y. C.&9t.L.4s 107 District 3 65s 117 N. &W. 6s 125 Ala. class A 108 N. W. con 142% do B 107 do deb. 5s 117% do C 100 O. Nay. lsts 115 do currency 100 do 4s 96% Atchison 4s 93% O. S. Line 65.t.r!125% do adj. 4s 61% do 5s 100 Can. So. 2ds 110% O. Imp. lsts, t.r!im4 C.&N.P..C. T. 4s. 87 do 55.... 62 C. & O. Os 116 Pacific 6s of '95 104 C, H. & D. 4%5.104% R. G. W. lsts.... 84% D. & R. G. lsts..lo9%'St.L. & 1.M.C.65. 93 do 4s 95%5t. L.&S.F.gen6s.l2o East Term. lsts 107 St. P. con. .. 104% Erie Gen. 4s 72% St P.C.&P.lsts..l2o' F. W.&D.lsts,t.r. 74 I do 5s .. 116 Gen. Elec. 55. .. .100%' So. R'y. 5s 93% G. H. & S. A. 65103 iS. R. & T. 65.... 57 do 2ds 104 Term. new set 3s. 87 H. & T. C. 55.... 110 T. P. L. G. Ist*. 100% lowa C. lsts 99% do rg 2ds 33V, K. P. oon. t.r...11l Union Pac. 15t5,.1271i K. P.15t(D.D.H.r.127 U. P. D.& G. Ist. 55 La. new eon. 45.. 102% Wab. Ist 55... 109% L. & N. Uni. 45.. 88% do 2ds ' 80% Missouri 6s 100 W. Shore 4s 109% M. K. & T. 2ds.. 65% Va. Centuries... 70V4 do 4s 91% do pfd 3 N. Y. Cen. lets. .117% NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Cholor $0 20 Ontario '. $2 50 Prown Point 20 Oohlr 45 Con. Cal. & Va.. 90 Plymouth .' 08 Deadwood 90 Quicksilver 1 00 Gould & Curry .. 30 do pfd .... 250 Hale & Norcross. 25 Sierra Nevada .. 90 Homestake 37 00 Standard 1 50. Iron Silver 40, Union Con 35 Mexican 20iYellow Jacket .. 30; BOSTON MINING SHARES. Allouez Mm. Co. 1% Franklin 13. i Atlantic 28.4 Osceola 42 Boston & M0nt.. 171 Ouincy 114 Butte & Boston.. 27% Tamarack 150 Calumet& Hecla. sl2 Wolverines 20£ Centennial 9% WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. The following table, compiled by Brad street's, shows the bank clearings for the week, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the correspond ing week last year: I Inc. Dec New York ...: $961. 730,208 59.7 777. Boston 106.211,486 6.8.... Chicago | 96,949.924 26.4.... Philadelphia i 75.223 072 10 s St. Louis 27.335!040 8.9... . Pittsburg 17.375.663 19.0 .... Baltimore 17.622,403 ' | San Francisco 16.633.098:23.8 . I Cincinnati 12 891 600 13 5| Kansas City 10.434. 572 3.4.... New Orleans 1 10,229.142 19.1 ' Minneapolis 1 7* 347*639 31*2 • Detroit I 6[330!151133".4 .... Cleveland 7.011.253 19.1.... Louisville ! 8.197.439 32.7 ...7 Providence • 4,807,803.... 1.4 Milwaukee j 5.331,t>07 26.9 .... ! «. , aul 3,489,664 21.6.... Buffalo i 3,488.178 SO ! Omaha | 5,0577177 23.7.;!; 1 Indranapolis j 4.433 556 j Columbus. O > 4,540.700 41.6.'.*' 1 Washington 1 1.848,571 7.5....: j Portland. Or 1,964,854 72 2 1 Dcs Moines | 981831 37 ; Seattle j 1,492,7761204.3- !! ! i Tacoma | 868,041 137.7. ... i : Spokane I 691,356135.71. .. Sioux City I 834,813 18.2... Fargo. N. D j 149,63515.5!.... Sioux Falls, S. D i 110.625 175.0.. . 1 . ■ ' Totals, U. S 1*1,470.300,830 .0.6 .... Totals outside N. V....1 508,570, 620|14.71 DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal j $.4 549 771153 51 " I Toronto 8,307.72224.0 .Winnipeg | 1,378-067134.5.... Halifax ; 1,143.807 1.8 Hamilton 549.347. ... 21.3 St. John, N. B 432 997 10 8 ! I ___!__ ' Totals 1 $26.461 .711 134 .8. ... WALL STREET GOSSIP. New York stock gossip, reported by H. Hol bert & Son, bankers and brokers. 341 Robert street. National German-American Bank building, St. Paul: It is reported that Vanderbilt is buvlng New- York Central around present prices. It ls be lieved that the stock will have a further ad vance, provided that the scheme stands as j already outlined. It is expected that Presi dent Calloway, of the Lake Shore, will prob- I ably be president of the system. Bullish sentiment is gradually accumulat- I I Ing on granger sto-ks. Burlington is expected I to advance its dividend rate the middle of this; I month. A bill will probably be introduced ln the New York state legislature next Tuesday to get rid of the rapid transit commissioners. It will go through, so our Manhattan In formant says, and do not get short of Man hattan stock. FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YORK. Feb. 4.— Evening Post's Lon don financial cablegram: The stock market here was quiet today. The feature was a sharp rise in Grand Trunk and Canadian Pa cific on cables reporting the outbreak of a rate j war. This, however, is disbelieved here, it being understood that the dispute merely re- I fers to small sections of the line, while the Grand Trunk is understood to be willing to submit any question of rates to arbitration. NEW YORK MONEY. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. -Money on call easy at l%<§.i% per cent; last loan. 1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3.7 I per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bank ers' bills at $4.8. r >.4<g 4.85V 4 for demand, and $4.83*4(54.83% for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.83V_;@4.86. Commercial bills, $4.82@4.82 1 />. Silver certificates, 66%@57%c; bar silver, 56V_:c; Mexican dollars. 45.i.c. BANK CLEARINGS. St. Pau1— 5462,159.49. Minneapolis— sl,42B,ol4.9l. Chicag0— 522,653,003. Boston— $18„ r >45, 826. New Y0rk— 5177,467,453. TREASURY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.— Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, $223,155,713; gold reserve, $164,566,090. CHICAGO MONEY. CHICAGO, Feb. 4.— New York exchange, 20c discount. Posted rates, $4.83. 2 .?4.56. SALVAGE. Here, where the old sea moans, I wait, Not for my ships— they will not come- But Just to smile once more at Fan And bear some bit of wreckage home. — C. G. It. COMPARISON. De eloquentest folks you sees Am' dem dats done got through. But dem dat keeps a-talkin' 'bout De things dey's gwinter do. —Washington Star. Keeping lp One Another'-. Courage. Dolly— lt's queer, isn't it, but everywhere I go the young men gather around me. Mary— Perhaps they think there is safety in numbers. — Up to Date. TRAVELERS' (HIDE. Trains leave and arrive at St. Paul as fol lows: UNION DEPOT, SIBLEY STREET. #»«rtT T,CKET OFFICE, IjKl^r* V^jajJ I, !> I'.iHt Third Sl. EirtQf HE™. Phone 114 - I MUP" .afAV'l'o Rc>d River Valley,Du -1 I* "rife all VtfAl luth, Winnipeg. Montana. HUlk" Kootenai Country and j . |I» W Pacific Coast. j Leave. | a Daily. ~b~ Except Sunday ] Arrive. i b9:ooani ...Breck. Div. Ai B'ches...! bG :36pm ] bß:2oam .F'gus Falls Div. & B'ches. bt. :45pm bß.2oara..Willmar, via St. Cloud..! bt--..!.pm ! a7:oopmßreek., Fargo, Gd Fks.W'pg a7:4sam I a4:3opm'. .Montana & Pacific Coast. . al:4spra | b4 :sopm!.. Excelsior & Hutchinson. .|bil :45am j a7:3opm| Crookston Express 1 a7 :3oam a : ff p a Duluth and~We S t Superior 'glloSS / oh^ TICKET OFFICE, rOfi\ -162 --! V&U<*J EAST THIRD STREET. i Union Station, St. Paul. ! Milwaukee Depot, Minneapolis. Dining and Pullman cars on j ST. PAUL. Winnipeg and Coast Trains. |Leave. : Arrive Pacific Mail (dally) ; Fargo, [ Butte, Helena, Spokane, Ta-| coma, Seattle and Portland. .|4:3opm 4:4opm Dakota, Manitoba Express (daily); Moorhead, Fargo, Fergus Falls, Wahpeton, Crookston, Gr'd Forks, Graf ton, Winnipeg |7:30pm:7:15am Fargo Local (d'ly ex. Sun.); St. | Cloud, Brainerd and Fargo.. .|S :30am ;s :ospm — i "North- Western Lins"— C. St.P.,M &0. Office, 355 Robert St. 'Phone 4SO. Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday. | Arrive. aß:lsani'.. Chicago "Day Express".. ! l b9 :sspm b6:3opm!.. Chicago "Atlantic Ex"., .'all :30am aß:lopm!. Chicago "N. W. Limited".! a7:soam b9:2sami. Duluth, Superior, Ashland.! bs:o."pm all :oopm | . Duluth, Superior, Ashland.' a6:soam a9:3sam|.Su Gity, Omaha. Kan. City. a6:sopm >_4:sopm!Mankato, New Ulm. Elmorejblo:oCan_ aß:lspm!.Su City.Omaha. Kan. City. l a7:2sam BURLINGTON ROUTE. FINEST TRAINS OX EARTH. !>■ For. | ST ATIOXS. "JAr.From 8:15 a.m.|.. Chicago, except Sunday.. 11:50 p.m" 8:15 a.m. ..St. Louis, except Sunday a 8.05 p.m. '.Chicago^: St Louis, da11y. [7:45 a.m. Ticket Office, 400 Robert St. "tel. 367 WTSCOINisTN CENTRAL City Office, 373 Rcjyrt St. 'Phone Xo. C917~ Leave! jArrive StPaul! All Trains Dally. [StPaul I Eau Claire. Chippewa Falls, \ 8:00 am Milwaukee and Chicago B:lsam (Ashland. Chippewa Falls, Osh -7:4opm'.kosh. Milwaukee and Chicago. |4 :lopm Chicago Great Western Rv. "The Maple Leaf Route." Ticket Office: Robert St, cor. 6th St Phone 150 *r_ ,'{ rams fe* ye f ™m St Paul Union Depot. ' tv 1 y - fhxeept Sunday. Leave Arrive B^-XSn- Chk ' a^°- Waterloo, j ts.ioam ys.ao pni Marahalltown Dcs Moines... 1 *B.lopin *7.45 am St Joseph and Kansas City.. ( *s.lo pm *V 2.50 pm I Mau tor ville Local *3.K> pm *i 0.40 Lm I MILLING MEN ARE AT WAR. A Bitter FI K ht Wa&iag Around the Pure Plonr BITI Pending «>» the Jennie. CHICAGO, Feb. 4.— The Post today s.iys: Two gigantic rival milling com bines, involving all the mill owners ..f the Central, Western and Northwest ern states, are engaged in a bitt< r war r l he adulteration of flour is the basis of attack, and counter movement faction Includes the Pillsburys and the powerful Northwestern millers. Th.> other side embraces the big makers < t corn flour, with the Decatur I Mill company, and the Shellal Mill and Klevator company in the van. The latter seek to defeat a bill intro duced in congress, it is claimed, In the interest of the Northwestern mill com bine. The bill before congress provides that adulterated bread shall out by penalty, and that a tax for in ternal revenue shall be placed on blended flour made of wheat and corn. For several days the agents of the 1 newly formed combine betw en the j corn flour millers have been gath j signatures to a petition on the [ of trade, praying congress t<> throttle j the bill which was recently Introduced in the senate. This petition to j_,ress represents that the bill was fram j ed in the interests «>f the Northwest ; crn millers, and it would work Incal ! oula Me harm to all the farmers "f the I great corn belt. | This struggle comes at a time when ' the agitation against the adulteration j of flour and "black bread"' is at its j ht ight. To make matters mmc inter i esting, Joseph Leiter is made thi I ject of criticism by the representative | millers Journal, the Northwest* m Mil ler, for the part he plays in controlling the supply of wheat. But interest now centers on the strife between the two rival milling inter ests. R. E. Pratt, owner of tho ] tur Cereal Mill company, is the lead er of the forces v.hich propose to light the bill now pending in congress. Mr. Pratt makes no secr< t of the campaign, which he and the millers who have banded with him are making. Indeed he does not deny that there is ;: ly formed combination to tight thi. Northwestern millers. B. A. Eckhardt, of Chicago, a whole j sale flour dealer, is preparing to send ! a representative to Washington to lob- I by for the bill, and then it is expect !ed the fight will become bitter. Mr. Pratt says that as soon as it appears that the bill is coming up either in the lnuse or senate for passage, a large delegation of corn flour millers will proceed to Washington to lobby against it. Meanwhile tiie Northwest ern millers have a large force in tho field. ; j Report of tho Condi t iota of the ; United States Savings and Loan Company, located at No. 614 Manhattan Bldg., In tha State of Minnesota, at the close of but December 31st, 1897. KKSOfUCES. Real estate loans $67 Stock loans 51.645.39 t'asli on hand anil in hank 7 Keal estate .. • Interest, fines, clues, premiums, de linquent and ln process of collec tion 110,35?.46 Insurance and taxes advanced .... 9,015.33 Due from agents and collectors .. 2,612.23 Furniture, fixtures and supplies. . 753. (il Notes and otlur securities (North ern Trust Company) 14,967.21 Miscellaneous assets, viz. — leaned on tax certificates .. I^egal expenses llt-iil estute taxes, insurance, etc. ; Permanent expense 9.234.44 Sundries 1 LIABILITIES. Installment stock $1,049 Prepaid stock Full paid stock 74,042.50 Interest und premiums advanced, including advance installments.. I Contingent fund p Accrued interest and premium .. I Undivided profits or balance Miscellaneous liabilities, viz. — Suspense account Real estate sinking fund 20,136.00 Adjusted (ire losses 887.10 Expense fund ; ■ State of Minnesota, Count) of Ra I. It. ('. McGill, Secretary of thi named association, do solemnly swear tliat the above statement ;s true to tie t.t - knowledge and beli"f. (Signed) It. C. McGILL, Si •■• - ■ Subscribed and sworn to before mi 2d day of February, 1898. (Signed) g. W. BLOOD, (Notarial Seal.) Notary Public. Correct— Attest: (Sigutd) Anthony Yoerg, (Slgiudt A. K. .McGill, ' (Signed) M. 1). Flower, Directors. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railrojj. ricket Office, 365 Robert St. 'Phoi a Daily, b Except Sui Chicago "Day" Express.:..! bß :lsam I Chicago "Atlantic" Ex a2:sspm;all:3sa_n Chicago "Fast Mai!" a6:sspm a2:oOpm Chicago "Vestibule" Lim.. a8:10pm a Chic, via Prairii- dv C. div.l b4 :4opm I . Dubuque via La Crosse '■ bß:lsam,blo:lopm Peoria via Mason City... a4:4opra'all :lsam St. i_ouls and Kansas Oily. aß :3sam i Milbank and Way b8:20om , Aberdeen and Dakota Ex .a a7 :ospm ST. PAUL & DULUTH R. ft. From Union Depot. Office, 590 Rotttrt fit "Leave I 'Dally. tax. Sunday. Arriva* ♦»:Coan_ DULUTH 'J: 15 am .^'-.5 W. SUPERIOR aisga Trains for Silllwatef: *9:ooam »12:10 t3IS t4:05 »6:10 pm. For Taylora Falls: .0:00 aa tt_C-USL M., ST. P. & S. S. M. R'Y. Leave^J EAST. A 7 :20pm1... Atlantic Limited (daily).. 9.osam [.Rhinelander Local (ex. Sun.) s:lopm WEST. 9:loam| Pacific Limited (dally)... |St. Croix Falls Local. Exi | Sunday. From Broadway 6:00pm: Depot, foot 4th St I 9:lsam 6:2opm!Glenwuod Local. Ex. Sunday.' | ...Glenwood Local, Mpls...|l2 :ospm M. «& St. L. Depot— Broad nay _!fc 4th. MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS R. R. "ALBERT LEA ROUTE." Leave. | a Daily, b Except Sunday. Arrive. |. Mankato, Dcs Moines, C b9:lsam!..dar Rapids, Kan. City..' b6 :4opm hß:4sam'... Watertown, New Ulm... bs :oopm ( New Ulm Loral bl 87:00pm 1 . Des Moines & Omaha Lim. i a7:oopm. Chicago & St. Louis Lim. aS:ssarn b4:4spm!.Al't Lea & Waseca Local. |blo :3sam CURE YOURSELFI f /fOCHEsX I JJaa Big C! for unnatural / /«i«o6i»«.\ I discharges, Inflammation lirt7l p""""" 1 U irritations or ulcerations IjStoHTHEtVAHa CkemicuCo. Kent or poieoi V"^VC'NCINNATI,O.I J Sold by Oragsiata. V ' V C- 9- -A. y J °r gf-nt in plain i V-v\ Jj? fxpr^^a. prepaid, ior **sSw_-7^''«o 11 ft 80 ' , or 3 b«"les, S %v <-lrcul_k_r seat un r»Q Udg t. B IQOOPOfSDM A SPECJALTYIHiI? turjr BLIWD POISON permanent cured in 35 to3o days. You can be treated at homo for same price under sain., fraaran ty. If you prefer to come here we w.i icon, tract to payrailroadfareandhotelbilis and nocharpe .if we tau to cure. If you ba-o taken mer cury .iodide potash, and still have ache^d pains. Mucousl'atches in mouth, Soro Throat .Pimples. Copper Colored Spots, Ulcer* or any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrow* f.nir?£ out, It la this Secondary Btooo P()i .)? we g-uarantce to cure. We solicit .homos. obsti« nate cases and l challenge the world lor » case wo cannot curs. This rti ..«-.=« i7 _r . w baffled the skill ofthe mo-te^np, f^".' Clans. 8500,000 ca,?t£°bf h f n TSu" / -^ if. Ucnal guaranty. Absolute proofs ,cnt -" _le on I applic.it ton. Address COOK RF>; -iv t\^