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6 SUPPORT WAS LACKING WHEAT, AFTER AN EARLY AD VANCE, CLOSED AT A DECLINE \Veakin's« at Liverpool Brushed Aside Factors That Otherwise Mif£h< Have Resulted in a IJnlse Cofarae (rrnirn* and Provisions Followed the Example of Wheat. J 1 MARKET SUMMARY. Prey. Wheat. Close. Pay. May, "Chicago $1(3v2 $103% May, Minneapolis ....96%@% 96%«r-,s May Duluth 97% WKW* May, New York 100 101%, FINANCIAL. Bar silver. New York 5514 65% Call money, New York 2 2% CHICAGO, Fob. 2.").— The Improved tone of Wall street was reflected by wheat for a time today, and substantial advances over yesterday's; closing prices were recorded. Weakness at Liverpool and lack of influential 6upport brushed this aside later and caused closing declines of %@%C in July and %c In May. All the other markets followed j closely the course of wheat, being strong : early and weak later. Corn declined %c, oats | practically unchanged and provisions declined $%c frr lard and ribs, but 17%e for pork. The opening tone in wheat was somewhat Irregular. May was quite weak, opening % ©%c lower, at $1.03 I j> to $1.04, and selling down inside of a minute or so to $1.02%, then rallying quickly to $1.03%. July wa-s by | no means steady, though not displaying the | ■weakness that the early delivery did. July opened a shade lower, at 90%@90%c, where It hesitated for a short time, then slowly ad- Tanced to 91%e. Though news was of a mixed character, that having a bearish tendency was apparent ly given the most attention at the start. Liv erpool was considerably lower, though not enough to cause much fresh selling here. Northwest receipts were 267 eara, against 245 last week and 130 a year ago. Chicago re ceipts amounted to 76 cans. The most Im portant bearish news was the Argentine sh:p ments, which amounted last week to 1.048, --000 bu, which was far from bearing out the Statements that the exportable surplus of that country would not exceed 24,000,000 bu. After the first minute or two of trading, however, this sort of news was lost sight of. The much more confident tone of Wall street and the prospects of de.ay in decisive action over the Maine disaster induced many sellers of yesterday to turn buyers and this de mand exerted a favorable influence on prices 1 immediately. Fear of a buying flurry which j might punish the shorts also caused hedging j by the more conservative bears. July de veloped more strength than did May, and more trading was done in that delivery throughout. The Leiter party probably accumulated 1,500,000 bu of July during yesterday's sell ing furore, and the amount of bidding for thta option during the morning developed the fact that the market was oversold. It resulted in a gradual advance in July to 90% c, May meanwhile getting to $1.04%. A long period of dullness followed, realizing by smaller ecalpers causing reactions to $1.04 and 9(%c. After noon prices gradually trended down ward. The crowd had apparently got cove-red cm July, and the market developed bearish nese. At 90c for July, Leiter brokers gave the market some support, but the price dipped to 89%e before the buying had any effect. As soon as this support was with drawn the market dropped at once, and In the last half hour's trading became very weak. A sharp break in California wheat at Liverpool, 2V 2 d. was talked of a good deal, and hflped to start selling again. As no in fluential support was forthcoming, the decline was rapid. July finally got down to 89V«c and o'.osed at 89V4@S9%c. May closed at $1.03%. Corn early was firm. The market devel oped a strong tone on active buying, many of yesterday's sellers buying back their lines, and prices during the morning showed a sub stantial advance. The strength of wheat was the principal influence. When wheat turned Weak corn followed rapidly, short selling be ing quite heavy late in the session. Heavy export engagements were influential In the early firmness. May ranged from 30% to 29% c and closed %c lower, at 2S s .ic. Market for oats was active and strong ear [y. Strength in wheat and corn caused good luylng by shorts and some reinstating of lines put out yesterday. The later decline In the other grains was followed at once by LIVE STOCK. UNION STOCKYARDS. Receipts— Hogs, 898; cattle, 220; calves, 130; Kheep, 379. Hogs — Firm and active. The market held np steady, although Eastern market® weak ened, and the goo.is cleared early to packers. More hogs wanted. Representative Sales — too. Wt. D'k'ge. Prire. No. Wt. D'k'ge. Price. 8 366 .. $3 30 60 175 .. I! 8 % 8 110 . . 340 78 179 40 3 871* 6 355 . . 340 63 236 . . 390 3 300 3 40 5 224 8 90 1 99 340 33 220 40 390 2 335 . . 350 47 229 40 390 2 495 350 62 206 80 390 SO 145 370 34 240 80 390 6 368 . . 3 70 " 56 224 . . 8 92% 9 131 .. 370 29 175 ..3 95 10 175 ■ ■ $3 871 V _ Cattle — Steady. Butcher cattle sold out early at yesterday's prices. Calves were in ►otter demand; stockers under 700 lba steady; feeders dull. A good clean-up was made on K.ll grades. Representative Sales — Wo. Wt. Price. No. WLPrlce. Butcher Cows and Stockers and Feed- Helfers— ers— 1 850 $2 00 15 695 ?3 75 1 980 2 25 3 906 8 80 1 990 2 40 1 470 3 85 2 900 2 40 1 630 3 85 2 815 2 50 1 480 4 25 4 930 2 50 6 345 4 50 $ 1065 2 50 1 370 4 60 5 986 250 Bulls— 1! 920 2 50 1 820 2 75 1 910 2 60 1 1420 3 00 1 970 2 60 1 800 3 00 1 960 2 75 1 740 3 10 1 9SO 2 751 2 1240 8 10 2 1000 2 80 1 1150 3 25 1 850 2 85 2 1195 3 25 1 1010 3 00 1 920 3 50 8 1003 3 00 1 1480 3 50 4 1125 3 00 2 540 3 50 1 1040 3 15 1 440 4 20 4 950 315 Butcher Steers— 1 860 3 25 1 620 3 25 8 940 3 25 1 440 3 25 1 810 3 25 1 1250 3 75 8 956 3 25| 1 960 3 75 1 940 3 30' 2 870 4 00 8 1053 3 40i 2 925 4 00 1 1400 3 4014 1015 4 00 » 1119 3 40 8 1097 4 10 1 1220 3 50 1 1310 4 15 6 1133 3 50 1 1340 4 15 1 900 3 50 3 1033 4 18 8 1120 3 7516 1060 4 17 i 927 3 75 1 ...1130 4 20 Stags and Oxen— 1 1290 4 26 1090 310 Stock Oows and 1420 4 00 Heifers— Stockers and Feed- 2 600 310 »rs— 2 404 3 50 1 1120 350 Veal Calves— 8 913 3 60 1 120 5 00 f 4 747 3 70 Sheep — St<ady and active. Good demand |or all grades, and yards cleared. More jfaeep and lambs wanted. Representative Sales — rWt.Price. |S T o. Wt. Price. 100 $4 CO 37 lambs 70 ?5 30 lamb* .... 83 540 56 99 4 00 ttl lambs .... 87 5 40 2 culls 135 2 90 f 97 4 001 Disposition of Stock Feb. 25— Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Bwlft & Co 177 766 {Shimmer &- Thomas 13 B. \V. Marston 9 Staples & King 10 ... 11l W. E. McCormick 12 84 p. D. Nichols 30 The Sutphln company 16 A. C. Barry 37 p. Mix 87 Lytle & Roeburn 22 O. A. Coykendall ... 99 Ueo Gottfried ... 168 Others 27 50 The following shippers had stock on the Biarket: Anderson, Foster & Co., Sleepy JSye; C. W. Chamberlain, Ainboy; Kamrar S Miller, Blue Earth City; C. E. Brady, Blue arth City: C. O. Martin, Madelia; C. J. tenders, butterfield; K. Iverson, Walcott, N. J. ; A. C. Jiruce. Rosemour.t; King & Young, dedford; Charles Black, Welch; A. Miller, lice; Fairfax & Proll, West Concord; Gib tons & Giibert, Mantorville; W. T. Ward ! terra lngton; R. E. Peterson, Vlllard; Clitty & Knutson. Becker; H. T. Iverson, Watson; D. A. Wilcox,. Menomonie, Wis. ; Francis Gehl, Carver: M. A. Hodgkins, Otisco; Ryan Hoban, Waterville; G. A. Watte, Clear Lake, Io. : Jentz Bros., East Henderson; Green & Hoi lister, Ventura, 10. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Prices for cattle were Ready v/lth a fairly active general demand. Only a few choice cattle were offered and ■ales were mostly well below $5. The bulk ft the cattle crossed the scales at *4.15@4 SO oats. May ranged from 26% c to 26% c, and ciosed unchanged at 26% c. In provisions there was the same disposi tion to cover stuff sold yesterday as in grain. The market started easy, as a result of lower hog prices, but good general buying, in which packers were prominent, soon brought about a good rally. This was maintained for 6ome time, but the late decline in the grain mar kets was followed by provisions. Pork was especially weak near the close. May pork : closed 15c lower, at $10.50; May lard 2%c low- I er, at $5.20, and May ribs 2%c lower, at i $5.12%. Estimated receipts for Saturday: Wheat, 100 cars; corn, 625 cars; oats, 320 cars; hogs, 16,000 head. .The leading futures ranged as follows: O X T cT~ o « I S I I \ I Wheat— ! May 103% 104% 102% 103%. J»'y 89% 90% 89% 89% Corn — M *y 29% 30% 29% 29% July 31 31% 30% 30% Sept 3214 32% 82% 82% Oats — May 26 26% 26 26% ./"•>• 24% 24% 24% 24% Moss Pork- May 10 60 10 75 10 50 10 50 July : 10 62% 10 75 10 56 10 55 Lard — May 520 530 520 520 July 530 5 37% 630 630 Short Ribs- May 515 620 6 12^ 6 12% July I 5 25 5_25 520"| 520 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet. No. 2 spring wheat 91@92c; No. 3 spring wheat, 91c; No. 2 red, $1.0251.03%; No. 2 corn, 28%(g28%c; No. 2 yellow, 28%@ 2«% c; No. 2 oats, 26% c; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 27%@29c; No. 2 rye, 49% c; sample barley, f. o. b., 32®39c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.23; North western, $1.2?; prime timothy seed, $2.95. Mess pork, per bbl, $10.45@10.50; lard, per 100 lbs, $5.15@5.17%; short ribs sides (loose), $5.05 @5.36; dry salted shoulders, 4%@5c; short clear sides, $5.35@5.50, Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.18%. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts— Flour, lI.CKJO bbls; wheat, 51,000 bu; corn, 467,000 bu; oats, 276, --000 bu; rye, 8,000 bu; barley, 35.000 bu. Ship ments—Flour, 13,000 bbls; wheat, 67,000 bu; corn, 266.000 bu; oat*, 96,000 bu; rye, SCO bu; barley, 17,000 bu. On the produce exchange tcday the butter market was firm; creamer ies, 13@19%c; daiTies, ll®l7c. Eggs firm; fresh, 14c. Cheese quiet, B@S%c. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.— Wheat opened fractionally lower this morning and for the first half hour ruled quite active, but inclined to weakness. There were no new develop ments of particularly Interesting character to note. From 10:45 up to 11:45 the market was quite strong and active, recovering all the early loss and %c additional, sagging off a little before noon. May wheat opened at 96% c, against 98%@ 96% c, advanced to 96% c, sold at 96% c, gained l-16c, dropped to 96% c, advanced quite sharp ly to 97c, lost %c, gained %c by 11:40 and lost It by 11:45 a. m. Trading was light on the July ODtion. The cash wheat trade was much the same as yesterday, the demand being good for all grades. Receipts here were 230 cars; ship ments. 77 cars. The course of the market during the noon hour was without feature save dullness. About ten minutes before the close the mar ket became quite weak under heavy pressure of selling causing the May to decline to the low point of the morning. February wheat closed at 97% c; May at 96%@96%c, and July at 95% c. RANGE OF PRICES. Open- High- Low- Closing, ing. ing. est. Today. Yes. February 97% 98 May 96% 97 96% 96% 96% July 95% 96 95% 95% 95% On Track— No. 1 hard, $1.00%; No. 1 north ern, 98V4e; No. 2 northern. 95^0 ; February oats, 26% c; corn, 27c; flaxseed, $1.22. Curb on May wheat, sellers 96% Puts on May wheat 95%@95V4 Calls on May wheat, bid 96% SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 northern, 3 cars 98% No. 1 northern, 1 car 99 No. 1 northern, 8 cars, choice 1.00% No. 1 northern, 1 car 98 No. 2 northern, 9 cars 95% No. 2 northern, 1 car, thin 94% No. 2 northern, 1,000 bu, to arrive 95% No. 2 northern, 5 cars, choice 96 No. 2 northern, 3 cars 95 No. 2 northern, 1 car, o. w. b 96 No. 2 northern, 5 cars, elevator 95 FLOUR. Flour — The market is rather slow, but the poorest steers going at $3.70@4, and two cars of fancy beeves brought $5.60; but few cattle were good enough to fetch $5.25. Stcckers and feeders averaged lower, rang ing from $3.30 to $4.55. Bulls were lower, but canning cows fold well, few going under $2.50. Calves were scarce, a few selling for $7.12%@7.25. Buyer* of hogs held back, and prices averaged 2 1 / £@sc lower, hoga selling at an extreme range of $3.82Vi@4.07%; chiefly at $3.97 1 ,4®4.05, while pigs sold mainly at $3.36@ 3.90. A sale wae made of sixty prime 243-lb hogs at $4.10. There was a fairly active gen eral demand for sheep and lam.b?. Lambs weakened in price, while sheep sold a ltttle higher; sheep at $3@3.E0, for the poorest up to $4.65 for strictly choice flocks, fed West erns selling mainly at $4.10@4.50. Yearlings sold at $4.75@6 and lambs $4.50@5.60, chiefly $5.25 @5.50; feeders bringing $5,10<g>5.25. Re ceipts—Cattle, 8,000; hogs. 25\000; Bheep, 8,000. SIOUX OITY. SIOUX CITY, 10., Feb. 25.—Cttbtle—Re ceipts, 400; yesterday. 896; shipments, 671; market steady on good; common dull. Sales— ll cows, ay 940 lbs, $2.40; 4 cow*, ay S9O, $3.50; 17 stock heifers, ay 655, $3.45; 1 stock heifer, 555, 3.80; 20 stock heifers, ay 329, $4; 2 bulls, ay 1,120, $3.40; 3 bulls, ay 500, $5; 12 stockers, ay 740, $3.75; 12 stackers, ay 670, $4.10; 17 yearlings, ay 554, $3.70; 27 yearlings, ay 627, $4.30; 26 yearlings, ay 532. $4.50; 31 calves, ay 370, $4.60; 115 ealvee. ay 334, $4.50; 36 calves, ay 473, $5.20. Hogs— Rr-ceipts, 800; yesterday, 920; shipments. 381; market about steady, selling at $3.80@3.90: bulk, $3.85. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 26.— Cattle, 3,000; steady to strong; Texas steers, $2.80@4.40; cows, $2.40@3.50; native steers. $3.25@5.30; native cows and heifers, $2.65@4.30; stock ers and feeders. $3.40@5.35. Hogs, 12,000; market steady to 5 cents lower; bulk of sales, $3.70@3.90; shipping, $3.50@3.C0. Sh*ep— Receipts. 3.000; steady; lambs, $4.75@ 5.50; muttons, $3.50#4.75. MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Barretit & Zimmerman report market strong; prices fair. Steady demand for farm PRODUCE. ST. PAUL MARKET. Note — The quotations which follow are for goods which change hands in lots in the open market. In filling orders, in order to cover the cost incurred, an advance over jobbing prices has to be charged. Butter — Creameries — Extras .19 Firsts 17 @.17»6 Dairies- Hand separator 16%(3>.17 Extras .16 Firsts 14 @.15 Ladles — Extras 12 @.13 Firsts 11 @.ll^ Packing stock .00% Cheese — Twins, fancy, new, Minnesota and Wisconsin .10 Twins, fair to good 08 @.O9 Young America, fancy, new 10 ©.lO'/fc Brick, No. 1 11 @.12 Brick, No. 2 09 @.10 Limburger 11 @.i 2 Swiss cheese 12 @ 13 Eggs- Fresh fancy stock, loss off, cases included .11% Beans and Peas- Fancy, navy, per bu 1.00 Medium, hand-picked, per bu.... .90 Yellow peas, per bu 70<g) 75 Potatoes — Burbanks, car lots, per bu 46@ 48 Early Ohios, per bu 48@ .52 Rose, per bu 48@ .50 Mixed stock, per bu 36@ 38 Sweet Potatoes— Cobdens, per bbl 8. 00® 3 50 Green Vegetables— Strawberries, per quart .75 Cucumbers, home-grown, doz .. lisi Round radishes, doz 75 Turnips, per bu *25 Carrots, bu # 40 Beets, bu "25 Mint, doz !40 Lettuce, doz .'3O Parsley, doz ]l 5 Wax beans, bu 2.50 String beans, bu 250 Egg plant, doz Tomatoes, home-grown, lb 20 Celery. California, doz 40® !so Cauliflower, doz 2.00@2.50 Grapes — Malaga grapes, per bbl 6.0057.00 Cranberries — Bell and bugle, per bbl 7. 50 Jersey cranberries, per bbl .... 9 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 Bellflower, per bbl 4. 00® 4 50 THE ST. PAUI, GLOBE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1898. strong as to values. Sales are light, because of the weakness in wheat. First patents $6.20@5.30 Second patents 6.00®5.10 First clears 3.95®4.10 BRAN, SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS. Bran In bulk $10.00@10.50 Bran, 200-lb sacks 11.00@11.60 Bran, 100-lb sacks 11.50612.00 Shorts in bulk 9.60®10.00 Middlings in bulk 10.50^10.75 Red-dog, 140-Ib sacks 11.00®12.00 The market continues very strong, with a good general demand. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 27%@28c; No. 8, 28c; no grade, 26% c. Oats— The market Is steady at 26%@26%c for No. 8. Rye— No. 2, 47%0. Barley — No. 5, 30c. No sales reported. Feed — The trade is active, with a strong de mand at advanced prices. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to jobbers only $11. 50® .... No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra .. 12.00® .... No. 2 ground feed, % corn, % oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra 12.50® .... No. 3 ground feed, 2-3 oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra 13.00® .... Rye, flour, per bbl 2.60® 2.70 STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rej.NG. G. N.— B. Div 5 8 15 12 8 2 G. N.— F. F. Div.... 4 7 7 .. 8 .. C, M. & St. Paul 6 9 25 28 2 M. & St. Louis 1 5 9 13 .. Soo Line 3 9 3 1 .. Northern Pacific 5 3 1 .. .. C, St P., M. & 0.. .. 3 5 11 8 S Totals 9 33 47 81 62 7 Other Grains — Winter wheat, 25 cars; No. 3 corn, 21; No. 4 corn, 1; no grade corn, 8; No. 3 oats, 26; no grade oats, 0; No. 2 rye, 5; no grade rye, 1; No. 4 barley, 2; No. 5 barley, 9; No. 1 flax, 6; rejected flax, 1. Cars Inspected Out — Wheat, No. 1 hard, 1 car; No. 1 northern, 47; No. 2 northern, 17; No. 3, 100; rejected, 11; No. 3 corn, 22; No. 4 corn, 7; No. 3 oats, 100; no grade oats, 6; No. 5 barley, 1; no grade barley, 1; No. 2 rye, 1. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Received— Wheat, 230 cars, 158,700 bu; corn, 21,170 bu; oats, 26,750 bu; barley, 8,320 bu; rye, 2,560 bu; flax, 2,070 bu; oil cake, 184,108 lbs; flour, 1,566 bbls; millstuffs. 20 tons; hay, 88 tons; fruit, 94,400 lbs; merchandise, 1,216. --370 lbs; lumber, 16 cars; barrel stock, 4 cars; machinery, 609,126 lbs; coal, 196 tons; wood, 9 cords; brick, 7.000; dressed meats, 44.000 lbs; railroad materials, 2 cars; sundries, 18 cars; car lots, 598. Shipped — Wheat, 78 cars. 57,720 bu; corn, 5,250 bu; oats, 60,180 bu; barley, 960 bu; rye, 8,030 bu; flax, 2,260 bu; oil cake, 63.330 lbs; flour, 67,196 bbls; millstuffa, 1.083 tons; fruit, 37,700 lbs; merchandise, 1,384,690 lbs; lumber, 76 cars; machinery, 670,850 lbs; coal, 29 tons; live stock, 2 cars; hides, pelts, etc.. 20,000 lbs; railroad materials, 7 cars; sundries, 13 cars; car lots. 915. DULUTH GRAIN. DULUTH. Minn., Feb. 25— Market dv 1 and firm. May opened 14c off at 98%e, sold off to 98% c at 10, up to 98% c at 11:07, off to 98'^c at 11:50, up to 98% cat 1, and closed %c off at 97% c. Cash— lo,ooo elevators. 3/00 mills. Change in wheat stocks this week will be nominal, possibly 25,000 Increase. Cash sales— s,ooo No. 1 northern, 99c; 7 cars No. 1 northern, 93c; 8,000 No. 2 north ern, 9514 c. Wheat— Cash No. 1 hard 98% c; May, 98%e; July, 96% c; September, 79V4e; No. 1 northern cash, 98c; May, 8744 c; July, 96% c; September 78V*c; No. 2 northern, 9Cc; No. 3, 84c. To arrive— No. 1 hard. 9914 c; No. 1 northern, 98% c; rye, 49c; oats, 27@i!6%c; barley, 30c; flax. $1.24; May, $1.27. Corn— To arrive, 28% c. Car Inspection— Wheat. 37 cars; corn, 17 cars; oats, 7 cars; rye, 6 cars; flax, 1 car. Receipts — Wheat. 57,015; corn, 39,739; oats, (19,739: oats, 69.9^6; rye, 1.679: barley, 543; flax, 1,091. Shipments— Wheat, 6,717; rye, 3,3a2; flax, 7.053. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., grain and seed mer chants: Wheat— i'he market was lower yesterday; No. 1 northern, 98c@$l; No. 2 northern. Corn— No. 2 yellow, 28y><529c; No, 3, 28® 28% c. Rye — 45®47e. Barley— 2Bl&? 36c. Oats— No. 3 white, 27@27%e; No. 8, 25%@ 26% c. Seed— Timothy. $1@1.25; red clover, $3.20® «.8O; flax. $1.23@1.24. Flour— Patent, per bbl, $4.70@5; straights, stuff. The following representative sales were for horses this day: Weight. Price. 1 pair bay horses, 5 and 6 years 3,000 $185 1 pair bay horses, 6 years 2800 175 1 pair bay mares, 5 and 7 years 2600 160 1 gray mare, 6 years 2400 130 1 sorrel horse, 5 years 1500 80 1 sorrel horse, 6 years 1400 75 1 sorrel horse, 5 years 1300 70 1 sorrel horse, 6 years 1200 60 MINNEAPOLIS. NEW BRIGHTON. Feb. 25.—Receipts—Cat tle, 98; calves, 1; hogs, 230. Cattle— Steady and firm prices and best stuff Sales: Three cows, ay 997 lbs, $2.40; 1 calf, ay 130 lbs, $5; 4 heifers, ay 563 lbs. $3.10; 3 heifers, ay 274 lbs. $3.20; 1 cow, 1,210 lbs, $3.10; 6 cows. ay 987 lbs, $2.50; 1 cows, 865 lbs, $2.90; 3 stockers. ay 354 lbs, $3.10; 3 cows, ay 1,080 lbs, $3. Hogs — Market shade lower than yes terday. Quality common. Sales: Sixty hogs, ay 201 lbs. $3.85; 38 hogs, ay 203 lbs $3.85; 37 hogs, ay 164 lbs, $3.85: 16 hogs, ay 103 lbs, $3.49; 1 stag, 420 lbs, $1.75. Sheep— Market steady. ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.— Receipts— Cattle, 700, including 250 Texans; market steady to strong; native shipping steers, $4.30®5.35; dressed beef steers, $3.75@4.90; stockers and feeders, $3@4.50; cows and heifers, $2.10® 4.25; Texas and Indian steers, $3.40(5)4.25; cows and heifers, $2.20@3.25. Hogs— Receipts, 5,000; market steady; Yorkers, $3.86@3.95; packers, $3.95@4.05: butchers, $4.C5@4.10. Sheep — Receipts, 1,000; market steady. OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 25.— Cattle— Receipts, 1,200; market strong: native beef steers. $3.70 @4.80; Western steers, $3.50®4.50: cows and heifers. $3: stockers and feeders, $3.60@4.70. Hogs— Receipts, 5,700; market 5c lower; bulk of sales, $3.77V>>@3.50; pigs. $3.80@3.55. Sheep — Receipts, 4.000; market strong; choice na tives, $3.70@4.70; choice Westerns. $3.60@4.50; common and stock sheep, $CQ4; lambs, $4.25 @5. Grimes' Golden, per bbl 4.0004.50 Ben Davis, per bbl 3.25@3.75 Cooking apples, per bbl 2.50 Jonathans 5.00@5.50 Car lots, assorted varieties 2.75@3.00 Genitons, per bbl 2.50@3.00 Greenings, per bbl 4 OCS4 25 Baldwins, per bbl 4'.00t?4'25 Lemons — Messinas, fancy, 300s 2. 50® 2 75 Messinas, choice, 3COs 2.2532.50 MeESinas, fancy, 360s 2.25^2 50 California, 300s to 360s ......... 2.75®3.'00 Oranges — California navels, per box 8 00 Mexicans, per box 3'oq Nuts- New California walnuts v @ 12 California almonds 12 «»"ii Filberts ;;; 10 Tarragona almonds .....". 15 New Texas pecans 10 ® 11 Bananas— Choice shipping, large bunches.. 1.75@2.00 Figs and Dates— Figs, fancy, new, three-crown.. 12* A Figs, fancy, four-crown '131' Fard dates, 12-lb packages "ojr Honey— ' *■ White clover -q Extracted ....*.". .07 @'.O8 Maple syrup, per gallon 75 <$ so Maple sugar, per lb 10 Apple Cider- Sweet, per bbl 5.00@5.50 Sweet, per half-bbl 2.75@3.00 Hard, per bbl 5.00@6.00 H ?:rd, per half-bbl 3.00@3.50 Dressed Meats— w ea *V fancy °8 @- 08^ Mutton, country-dressed 05%® 06 Fall lambs 06%@.'w Hogs ogy Dressed Poultry— Turkeys, per lb 10M>@ 11 Spring chickens, fancy, per lb .. 10 Ducks, per lb 08 @ 08>A Geese, per lb 07 @ 0714 Fish— Good demand. Croppies, per lb 05 ©.05% Pickerel, per lb 03%®. 04 Whiteflsh, per lb .^ /2 «,.w Game — Mallard ducks, per doz 3.75 Canvasback ducks, per doz .... 5.00@lo!o0 Common ducks, per doz 1 50®! 75 Redheads, per doz 4.00@4 50 Blue wing teal 2 9 5 Green wing teal 1.75@2C0 Jack snipe Large yellow legs i\qq Grass plover 1*25 Woodcocks 4.50@5!50 Bear carcass, hides on, lb 12®> .18 Jack rabbits, doz 1.75@2.00 Small rabbits, doz .9O@l!oo MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS.Feb. 25.— Best grade cream ery butter is firmer, but unchanged in price. $4.30@4.60; bakers', $2.80@4; rye flour, $2.80 OS. Ground Feed and Millstuffs— No. 1 feed, n2@12.60; coarse corn meal, *U.25@11.50; bran, bulk, $10.75@11. Hay— Market higher for choice grades; oth er qualities continue very dull and slow of Bale. Choice to fancy upland, $6@8.25; good qualities, $5@5.75; interior qualities, $3.50@ 4.75; timothy, good to choice, $7@7.25. Straw steady; oats, f3@3.25; rye, $3@3.23. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS. GRAIN GOSSIP. Qos«ip by private iwlre to C. H. P. Smith & Ce., St. Paul, members of the New York stock exchange and Chicago board of trade. Argentine shipments of wheat for the week were 1,408,000 bu, compared with 1.2^,000 bu the week previous, and 160,000 bu last year. The Argentine corn shipments are 38.000 bu against none the week previous and 24,000 last year. Modern Miller says: The Flour trade in the South is somewhat improved and an ad vanced value is reported In many localities. The middle states dhow ' no particular im proved condition. Pacific coast exports were heavy in wheat, but light in flour. The grow ing winter wheat is in fine condition general ly in Southern and Western states, but mjd dle states show some damage by freezing and thawing in late sown wheat. , London: Opening, wheat, off coast and on passage, buyers and sellers apart, 3d lower. Corn, off coast, nothing doing. 3d lower. On passage, rather easier. Paris: Wheat steady; flour quiet, February wheat un changed; August wheat 6c lower; February flour 85 lower; May flour unchanged. French country markets quiet. NEW* YORK. NEW YORK. Feb. 26— Flour-Receipts. 24,883 bbls; exports, 15,772 bbls; inactive and a shade easier; Minnesota patents ,?5.30<a;5 55. Rye flour steady. Buckwheat flour quiet. Buckwheat steady. Corn meal quiet. Rye quiet. Barley easier. Barley malt steady. Wheat— Receipts, 64,57.3 bu; exports, 27.831 bu; spot easy; No. 2 red, $1.06%, f. o. b., afloat; options opened easy at %@%c decline; in fluenced by foreign selling and lower cables, but experienced rapid recovery on light offer ings and scattering covering steadiness ruled until near the close when a bear afack aided by disappointing speculative support caused a sharp break, the market leaving off weak at %@%c net decline; No. 2 red, February closed $1-05; May. 89%c551.01%; closed, 93% c. Corn— Receipts, 76.0E0 hu; exports. 117,731 bu; ea3y; No. 2, 36% c; options opened easy with wheat at %c net decline, rallied on big clear ances, but followed the late break in wheat and closed weak at %c net decline. May, 34%@36c; closed, 34% c. Oats— Rec3ipts 85 --800 bu; exports. 80,165 bu: spot easier; No. 2. 31c; options quiet, but falrlr steady; closed unchanged; May closed 30% c. WHEAT MOVEMENT. New York 54,515 27.F31 Philadelphia 23 213 6 215 Baltimore 64.276 162,840 Toledo 11,022 6,000 Detroit 6,063 fi.143 St. Louis 18,000 7000 Boston 36,604 41.694 Chicago 51.000 67.000 Milwaukee 23,400 6,2.0 Duluth 57,015 6,717 Minneapolis 98,700 56,980 Kansas City 91,200 38,400 ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.— Wheat— Lower; No. 2 rod, cash, elevator. 97% c: May 98%s- July 94%@84%c. No. 2 hard, cash. 91@93c. Oirn— Easier; No. 2 cash, 27'ic: Februaj-y. 27% c; May, 27%®27%c; July, 28%0. Oats— Firm; No. 2 cash, track, 27% c; February, 26% - May, 26% c; No. 2 white, 28%@29c. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25.— Wheat slow; No. 1 hard, 90c; No. 2. 88^.89 %c; No. 1 red, 94® 95c; No. 2, 93J94c; No. 2 spring, 83@87c: No. 3, 85c. Corn slo-w; No. 2 mixed, 26©26% c. Oats active; No. 2 white, 26%(Q'27c. Rye firm; No. 2, 47c. TOLEDO. TOLEDO, 0., Feb. 25.— Wheat lower, weak; No. 2 cash, 97% c: May, 98c. Corn active, eas ier; No. 2 mixed, 30% c. Oats dull; No. 2 mixed, 27c. Rye dull, steady; No. 2 cash, 6C%c. Clover setd active, lower; prime cash, March and April, $3.05, LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.— Closing -Wheat— Steady. %<sld lovver: March, 7s 10-^d; May, 7s 5%d; July. 7s 2 l id: September, 6s 6%d. Corn— Quiet. %d higter to %d lower and un changed; February, 3s 6%d; March, 3s 4V4d; May, 3s 3%d; July. 3s 2d. MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 25.— Flour— Steady. Light demand. Wheat— Steady ; No. 1 May f1.01%. Rye— Dull; No. 1, 50% c. Barley- Steady; No, 2, 41541% c; sample, 38@390. Fancy roll and print is strong and consid erably higher. Firsts in creameries are in moderate demand at quotations. Seconds and thirds are easy and in rather heavy sup ply. Dairy extras are in good demand with offerings light. Medium and low grade dair ies are slow and going largely into pack ing stock. Roll and print is in big request and offerings are quickly snapped up. Ladles of good quality ar« in excellent demand. Pack ing stock is in fair request. Current receipts of eggs are rather heavy, but the market has good buying support. Jobbers are tak ing a good many round lots and retailers are buying a number of two, three and five-case lots. Quotations are without change from yesterday. Dressed chickens and fowls are in big demand and considerably higher The demand exceeds the supply several times over. Turkeys, ducks and geese are selling moderately well. with, not many offered. BUTTER AND EGGS. s £ EW t YORK . F ebi 25. ~ Butter-Rece-ipte, 2 781 pkgs; very firm; state dairy, 14@17c : ilff^on reamery> "@We:- Western creamery' 14%(&20c; Elglns. 20@20%c; factory, iK&Hc.' h^. eei Sr Re ?? l P t s- 2 - m pkgs: Btead y; s 6P Te m ber. B%c; October, B®B%c; light akims, 6® 6%c, part skims, 4(p/5%c: < full skims, 2<B3c. Eggs-Receipts, 5.196 pkgs; firm; state and Pennsylvania, 15<&15%e; Western, 15c; South ern. 14@14%c. i^w* 80 '/?^ 25 -~i? utle f flrm: creameries, 13|19%c; dairies, 11&17 c.'. ' Eggs firm; fresh, MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORK MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb.' 2T,.-Hay steadier. Hops steady. Hides steady. Leather firm Wool quiet and steady. Beef firm. Cut meats steady. Lard about steady. Pork quiet Tallow steady. Cottonseed oil steady Pe troleum higher. Rosin steady. Turpentine firm. Rice firm. Molasses firm. Pig iron warrants very dull. Lake copper strong. Tin firm. Spelter unchanged. Lead dull Coffee options opened steady and unchanged' improved slightly and closed steady 5 points lower to 5 points net higher: sales. 30 000 bags, including: March. 5.45@6.60c; sp^t eof fee Rio, dull; No. 7. invoice, 6>4e; No 7 Jobbing, 6%c: mild steady: Cordova 7%© 15% c. Sugar— Raw firm; refined firm. FINANCIAL. To loan on approved property in St. Paul and Minneapolis. CO/ "©N OR D/b BEFOBE" In Sum* to Salt. R. M. NEWPa^T & SON. Reeve Bldg., Pioneer Press Bldg., Minneapolis. St. Paul. BROKERS. cTlirFrsiiaT&rXcoL Members i New York stock Exchan?a. I Chicago Board of Trade. Stocks, Bonds, Grain; Provisions and Cotton. Private wires to New York and Chica.no. 404 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Minn. -- — Michael Doran. James Doran. M. DORAN & CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS. 311 Jackson St.,' St. Paul, Minn. H. HOLBERT & SOW, Bankers anti Brokers, 841 ROBERT STREEf, ST. PAUL COMMISSION MERCHANTS. CoinjiiisNion Merchants. GRAIN— BALED HAY— SEEDS Agents for the KILMER patent adjustable and single loop Hay Baling Ties. Tklrd and Cedar Sti, St. Paul, Minn. GOLD TIDE IS SETTING IN ENGAGEMENTS FOR IMPORT THE I FEATURE OF THE MARKET Sharp Rally All Along the Line In Spite of an Effort by the Bear Stde to Retain Control I'pnard Tendency Settled After the Open- Ing: Hour. NEW YORK, Fel>. 25.— There was a sharp recovery in the prices of stocks today, Id which the engagement of gold fox Import was the predominant influence. The course of the exchange market yesterday foreehadowd the early importation of gold, -which is ttie direct outcome of the stiffening in the rates for call money. The amount of sterling ex change held in New York is variously esti mated at from $40,000,000 upwards. A large part of it has been used as collateral for I loans, and the large liquidation of loans has ! released a quantity of this exchange and j brought it upon the market. In other words, the rise in money rates makes it more profit able to bring home funds which have been left abroad on account of the higher rate hitherto prevailing the;*. The import movement of gold is likely to continue unless there should be a sharp* ad vance in the money market in London and Paris. The calling in of this country's gold i credits abroad is likely to put a stop for | the present, to foreign buying of our cc- | curities, which has been large of late and which continued even today. The bears made an effort to retain control of the stock market at the opening today by raiding a few of the specialties, notably Metropolitan and Manhattan, but they were unable to wipe out the gains shown in sympathy with London. Trading was ner vous during the first hour, but after that the upward tendency became fairly set tled and continued throughout the day with occasional slight reactions. A distinguishing feature of business was the largo number of small lots of stocks changing hands, reflecting a large invest ment demand, Which was invited by the low prices aifter yesterday's slump. The large short interest created" In the recent decline was a material factor in today's rally, the bears having evidently placed stop loss or ders which were uncovered as the rise pro gressed. Large corporation interests were credited with continued absorption of stocks today. The day's highest level of prices was not fully maintained, but net gains generally were from 1 to 2 points. Great Northern preferred gained 6 points on renewed rumors of a valuable distribution to be made to stockholders. The effort being made to ad just rate differences on Western and trans continental lines was a favorable factor in the market. Money on call loaned at 3 per cent but later became easier in response to the gold engagements. Ra^es were firmer in both the money and commercial paper markets. There is a continued large movement of cur rency to the interior to meet an expanding demand for money there. With regard to as sertions that this movement of money is de signed to strengthen bank reserves against possible contingencies, it shoud be borne in mind that banks are allowed to keep a part of their reserve in the New York city banks Which are designated as depositories. These deposits still figure in the legal re serves of the interior banks as much as though they were in their own vaults. There was a sharp recovery in bonds to day, in sympathy with stocks. Total sales, $2,640,000. V. S. new 4s coupon declined 1V»: do registered 1, and the old 4s registered aiJd the 6s Vi bid. Total sales of stocks today were 467,600 stoares, including: Atohlson, 4.7-10; Atchison pfd, 7,474; C. & 0., 8,165; Burlington, 31,880; L. & N., 12,975; Manhattan, 19,350; Metropol itan, 8,718; Reading pfd, 8,335; Missouri Pa cific. 6,062; New York Central. 15,710; North American, 3,650; Northern Pacific, 8,720; Northern Pacific pfd, 18,870; Rock Island, 13, --660; St. Paul, 31,500; St. Paul & Omaha, 4,550; Southern pfd, 6,750; Union Pacific, 13.175; Tobacco, 11,909: People's Gas, 20,660; General Electric, 4,955; Sugar, 68,930; T. C. & 1., 3,600; Western Union, 10,000. 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 beard of trade: __ _ _ a !«! < 2 a g" I § m r ; • S. R. & T. Co j 414 Am. Tobacco 88 90*4 87% B^4 Am. Spirits 7«4 VA 7% 7* do pfd ! 19 Atehison nvfci 11% 1 n 14- n% do pfd 27% 1 25%- 27% 27% Am. Cotton Oil 18 I IS 17%| 17% Bay State Gas 2ft! 3 2% 3 B. & O 16 16% 16 i 16% C., B. & Q 94 94% 93 I »4% C, C, C. & St. L.. 30 81 30 130 Ches. & Ohio 20 2;% 19%' 20>4 Chicago Gas 90% 91%' 59%! 90% Canada Southern 4S 49% 48 48% Col. Fuel & I ! 2 J% C G. W 9% 10% i 9% 10% do pfd A 32 32 30 I 28 Delaware & Hudson.. 109 109 IC9 109 Del., Lack. & W j no Erie 14 14%| 13%! 14 do pfd 38 39%j 38 I 39 General Electric 31% 82%! 30%' 32 Great Northern pfd ..| 14") | 153 149 j 156 Hocking Valley | | ! gi/ Illinois Central | 100% 101%- 10 1 j 101 ' Jersey Central 93% | 92% j So%l 91% Kansas & Texas | ...I uu, do pfd 35% 36% 35%! 36 Lead 3014 31 3)%| 3C% Linseed Oil 17 17 17 16% Laclede Gas j 40 41 40 41 L. & N 154 s'j 53% 51% Lake E. & W | 70 70 70 70 Leather pfd GO% 61 60 6)% Lake Shore 191 192% j9l j 191% Manhattan con 102 101% 300& 102% Met. Traction 134 141 13 J 136% M. & St. L. Ist pfd ' «4U do 2d pfd ;;;..: 53 £ Missouri Pacific 23 27 25%' 25% Michigan Central 103%! 107% I<s%' 106' N. P. common !21 21%! 2 r >%' 21% do pfd I 60% 61% ; 60U, 6 >- 8 New York Central .. 112V4! nw* 11 ; % 112% Northwestern 120%! 122 i lil I 121% N. Y. Gas 180 184 ISO ( 182 North American .. .. 6%| b%\ 5% 5% Omaha 6S%> 73 ' 6% 63% do pfd I j ! 14R Ontario & Western .. 15%; 16VU 15% i 15% Pacific Mail 27>/>: 27% 1:7 | 26% Pullman ! ... I ! 175 Reading 18y 4 ! 19%j IS% ; 18% do Ist pfd 41 I 4< '3 ! 44 do 2d pfd I 22%! 23 '£1% 2'". Rock Island | 81 83%' 81 j So'a Southern R'y j B%' fc%' 8% 8% do pfd I 27ftl i\% 28%: 18 is, 1 Sugar Ke.'.nrry 122 ! 123 'i 121U 123 St. Paul i »1%! S3 I 91*1 : 2% Tennessee Coal j 19% 20% 194 20 Texas Pacific 10 j 10%j 10 : 10 - X Union Pacific 29 j 30%| 28- 4 30% U. S. Rubber 16 16%' 16 15« Western Union Bi% S8 ! 85V 87% Wabash ) j g% do pfd 15'A 1 16% 15% i 15% Wheel. & Lake Erie.. 2%' 2 V 2% 2% do pfd ._ 62% 1 c 5 1 52% £\l The following were the closing «uctations of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press : Can. Pacific 82 iSt.pTM. & M 134"" Can. Soiith 48%|?0. Pacific 19 Cen. Pac 12 U. P., D. & G .. 8% C. & A Ifi2 W. & L. E 2% C. & E. I 54 do pfd 8 D. & R. G 12 Adams Ex 116 do pfd 47%' American Ex 155 Ft. Wayne 108 jU. S. Ex 42 L. E. & W. pfd.. 70 |W«lls-Fargo Ex . 15 L. & N 45% A. Cot. Oil pfd.... 71 Manhattan L 102% Am. Tobacco pfd 112 Met Street R'y . .136% Cons. Gas . 182 Mich. Cen 106 jCom. Cable Co . 165 M. & O 27% Illinois Steel .. 47 C. I. & L 7%; Lead pfd 103% do pfd 27 1 Nat Lin. Oil 16 1 /. N.Y..C. & St. L 12% Silver certificates. 65% do Ist pfd .. ..68 iS. R. & T 4 do 2d pfd 34 Sugar pfd m% Or. R. & N 48 U. S. Leather 6% Or. S. L 27% U. S. Rutber pfd. 66 Pittsjurg 169 N. W 121% St. L. & S. F .. 6% do pfd 173% do pfd 55 R. G. W 28 St. Paul pfd 145% do pfd 57 St. P. & Om .... 69% St. L. & S. W .. 4% do pfd 148 ' do pfd 94, _ BONDS. U. S. new 4sregl24%*N. J. C. 5s 113% do coup 124 |N. C. 6s 125 do 4s 111% do 4s 103 do coup VS IN. P. lsts 6s 11 SU do 2ds 99% do prior 4s 95V> do 5s reg 112 do gen, 3s 60% do 5s coup .. ..112 N.Y..C. & St.L.4s.l>. % District 3 '65s lls% N. & W. 6s 126 " Ala. class A 108% N. W. cons H2 3 * do B 107 I do deb. Os 117% do C 95 Or. N. lsts 115 do currency 95 do 4s 94% Atehison 4s 90% Or. S. L. e5,t.r...H2 do adj 4s 59 j do is t r 10 •Can. So. 2ds 109% Or. Imp, Ists.t.r . .109 C. & N.P.tr.."s.. 85% ido 5s tr 57 C. & O 5s .. ..117 jPacific 6s of '. 5....V->iX •C.. H. & D. 4 'is. 104% Reading 4s 83 D. & R. G. Is s. .109 ,R. G. W. lsts Xl% do 4s 91) St.L. &I M. con. ,ss 88 East Term. lsts ..106% St.L. &S.F.gen.6s 117Ui Erie. gen. 4s 70% St. P. con 140" F.W. & D.lsts.t-r. 70 •St.R.C. & P/!5t0122 Gen. Elect. Fs -0 % do 5s 1&U G.H. & S. A 65.. 109 i So. R'y. 5s 90 do 2ds 105 ' S. R. & T. 6s ..56 H. &T. C. 5s 109% Ter m. new set 3s 9<) do con. 6s .. IC6 T. P., L. G ,1s s. 99' i lowa C. lsts 100 do reg. 2ds 32U K. P. con. tr 100 U. P. lsts 1227U do lst(P.D.)tr. 131% U P., D &G. lsts 55% La. new cons. 4s 10' |Wab. Ist os 1;8% L. & N. Uni. 45.. 87% I do 2ds 78^ Missouri 6s 10 W. S. 4s .. .. 110% M. K. & T. 2ds .. 60% Va. centuries 69 do 4s 87%' do deferred 4 N. Y. C. lsts....ll<i%' ♦Offered- NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Cholor $0 SOJOn'arlO T. 7 $2 50 Crown Point .... l>;Ophir 50 Con. Cal & Va.. 80 Ph mouth OS •Dead wood .. . . 100 Quicksil er .. .. 150 Gou:d & Curry .. 15 do pr'd 200 Hale & N0rcr033..«l 5 Sierra Nevada .. 9i Homesiake 37 CO Standard 1 Hf> Iron Silver .. .. 41jL'nion Con 30 Mexican 25 • \'i How Jack- 1 10 ♦Offcn d. BOSTON MINING SHARES. Allouez Mm7~C077~2 Franklin 14% Atlantic 30 fisceola 4) Boston & Mont . .176% Quinc v 103 Butte & Boston .. I4^i'l amarack T. 2 Calumet & Heclao?2 l\volverines .. . . 2 % Centennial I■% Parrott 23 WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS. The following table, compiled by Brad street's, shows the bank clearings for the week, with the percentage ut increase and decrease, as compared with tne corresponding week last year: |^ 'Inc.! Dec New York I $744.259.29fi 74.1i7.TT Boston 1 94.528,272j34.0| Chicago 1 88,582.315 35.1 Philadelphia | fi=; 994 Sfil 32.0! St. Louis I 25.550.747!....).... Pittsburg I a,090,5i« f;9.5| Baltimore 14,598,G05'J0.5 San Francisco | 15,732.5)5.S 1 53.6 Cincinnati : 10.695,500:H.6| Kansas City | 9.707.&12 11.81.... New Orleans | 9. i>74, ■.■'.;? 5.41.... Minneapolis 5. 787. 5 1S 17 '... Detroit 5 648 4 1". '24 0 Cleveland 7,060,1155615!.... I^ouisville | 8,789a"1 23. ii . . . Providence ! 4,972.90 m ir{. 9 Milwaukee I 4. 321. .".".7 in.', St. Paul • 3.104, '.'/> 22/1 Buffalo ! 3.720.u>9 4.6] Omaha I 4.774,i)00 M.3 Indianapolis I 3.767.^7^ .::>.s' Columbus, O I 8,072, 0J0| 7.51.... Waehington j 1,651,021111.4 Portland, Or i 1,653, }C0 101 Dcs Molues | 867,472130.4 Seattle | 1,837,715 293 i.... Taco-ma 757,833' 11."' Spokane I 663,i92057 Sioux City GB2/.00 »r..n.... Fargo. N. D 345.016 202 Sioux Falls, S. D | 104,775 2.T. .... Totals. U. 8 |$1,201,874, 156164.0!.... Totals outside N. V 457,6U,5G)!29.5! DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal ! $16,361J'51|8T.2T.TTT Toronto j 7,740,388 31.2.. . Winnipeg ! 1,306,215!23.3 .... Halifax I 1.034.'j:U25.7 Hamilton j 592.141 5. 1! 1 .. St John, N. B I 498,124 18.8 Totals .j $27,533,463 35. 7J.... WALL STREET GOSSIP. New York stock gossip, reported by H. Holtoert & Son, bankers and brokers, 341 Rob- J\cc\cX&t~it Insturanoo, 69 EAST FOURTH STREET, ST. PAUL, MINN. MASONIC EQUITABLE ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION OF THE WORLD. Home Office, 131 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Albert A. Smith, President. David T. Montague, Secretary. Incorporated Dec. 1, 1891. Commenced Business Jan. 1, 1892. At torney to Accept Service In Minnesota, In surance Commissioner. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year. $20,331.33 INCOME DURING 1897. Membership fees with applications. $18,010.00 Annual dues and expense assess ments or premiums 26,624.73 Premiums or assessments for spe cific or temporary disability bene fits 58,844.52 Total paid by members $103,470.25 From all other sources 1,158.33 Total income $104,637.6? DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1897. Specific benefit claims. Including in stallments, paid $13,600.00 Temporary disability benefits and other payments to members 38,178 93 Total paid to members $51,778.93 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collectors... 23,152.90 Salaries of officers and emplcyes... 14.971.94 All other disbursements 11,005.24 Total disbursements $100,909.01 Excess of income over disburse ments $3,728.62 ASSETS. Value of real estate, bonds and stocks owned $12,252.50 Cash in office and In bank 10.933.45 Accrued Interest and rents 270.00 Assessments due and unpaid 4.426.69 Total admitted assets $27,882.64 Assets not admitted $2,717.11 LIABILITIES. Claims unadjusted and reported $3,126.69 Claims resisted 1,300.00 Advance assessments and dividend obligations 2,353.00 All other liabilities 877.24 Total actual liabilities $7,656.93 Balance to protect contracts $20,225.71 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES BUSINESS OF 1897. Total Business — Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (beginning of year) 8.548 $32,030,250.00 Written during the year.. 3,617 11,525,150.00 Total 12.165 $43,555,400.00 Ceased during the year 4.402 14.415,3u0.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 7.7C3 $29,140,100.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (be ginning of year) 30 $11,296.04 Claims incurred during the year .... 894 54.669.91 Total 930 $65,965.98 Claims settled during the year 902 61,539.29 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 28 $4,426.69 Terminated by death or specific benefit during year 6 $15/00.00 Business In Minnesota — Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (beginning of year) 310 $1,100,000.00 Written during the year... 263 1,163,750.00 Total 573 $2,263,750.00 Ceased during the year 170 C 29,000.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 403 $1,634,750.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (be ginning of year) 2 $257.14 Claims incurred during the year 42 1,840.53 Total 44 $2,097.67 Claims settled during the year 42 1.917.67 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 2 $180.00 Terminated by death or specific benefit during year None. Received from members in Minnesota during the y ear i 51.953.00 State of Minnesota. Department of Insurance. St. Paul, Feb. 24, 1898. I, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the Masonic Equitable Accident Associa tion of the World, above named, has complied with the laws of this State relating to in surance, and is now fully empowered, through its authorized agents, to transact Its appro priate business of Assessment Accident In surance in this State for the year endir.g Jan. 01, IS&9. ELMER H. DEARTH, Insurance Commissioner. Active Masons wanted in Minnesota and \\ i3consin to represent this Association Ad dress \V. E. BIRTON, GENERAL AGENT, OJ> East Fourth Street. ert street. National German-American bank building, St. Paul: It is generally believed that the etock . market has gene far toward discounting act ■ Ud.l war. The decline has run a considerable ; distance already, and the market should soon i be in a position wh»-re favorable news would bring a very sharp rally. Rock Island earnings are llkelv to blww an Increase of $200,000. Burlington February gross earnings will probably Increase $4>K>,ooo. London again shows a disposition to buy. The loan maket showed a grt-aier demand for stocks. Metropolitan Street Railway will advance sharply when this war st-are is over. FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.— Evening Post's Lon j don financial cablegram: There was an ir ■ regualr tendency in the stock market here today. The activity was entirely centered In Americans, and the buying was consid erable and influential. It is f*lt that if the political situation improves the market Is likely to become better, as the recent slump gave Just the opportunity desired by many i to lay in stocks. Prices closed near the beat. There is no change in Spanish sec although the Paris bourse was Hat and mines were heavily sold from there. SEED MARKETS. CHICAGO, Feb. 25.— Flax seed opened steady at yesterday's closing prii-e. Trading was very light. Receipts here were 6 cars; 3 cars at Duluth and 1 car at Minneapolis. The official close as reported by the Wears Commission company is as follows: Cash flax at $1.27, May at $1.25% ami September at $1.13^ per bu. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.95 per 100 pounds and March at $2.97^. Clover seed closed at $5.00 i.«?r 100 pounds. Minneapolis flax seed quoted at $1.22 per bu. NEW YORK MONEY. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. -Money on call firm at 2@3 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent Ster ling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.84 for demand and $4.82*. ©■4.82 for sixty days. Posted rates $4 S3Mi and $4.55i 2 (54.-"-6. Commercial bills '$4 814. Silver certificates, 56g56^c. Bar silver 55H0. Mexican dollars, 4514 c. HANK CLEARINGS. St. Pau1— 5526,834.97. Minneapolis- $1,225,026. Chicago— sl7,o4l,2o3. Boston— sl6. 325. New Y0rk— 5168,379,426. TREASi: KY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.— The statement of the condition of the treasury today shows 1 Available cash balance, $225,461,989: sold re-1 serve, $167,500,770. CHICAGO MONEY. CHICAGO, Feb. 25.— New York exchange 90c discount. Posted rates, $4.84 and 4.56V4. Succession of Shocks. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-A dispatch to tho \\orld from Kingston. Jamaica, says: A suc cession of terrific earthquakes have caused great destruction of property on the island of Montserrat. BROTHERHOOD ACCIDENT COMPANY. Homo office, 131 Devonshire street Boston Mass. John J. Whipple, President. Jay B. Crawford, Secretary. Incorporated Aug. 17*, 1892. Commenced business Aug. 18. 1892 At torney to accept service In Minnesota In surance Commissioner. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year... $8,051.89 INCOME DURING JR:<7. Membership fees with applications. .sls 315.00 Annual dues and expense assess ments or premiums 24,849.60 Premiums or assessments for specific or temporary diHabilitv benefits. .. 36.092.00 Total paid by members 176,266.60 From all other sources, to disability fund 1,078.00 Total income $77,984.50 DISBURSEMENTS DURING r I Specific benefit claims, including in stallments, paid $6,500.00 Temporary disability benefits and other payments to members 25.612.29 Total paid to members i.i" 012 29 Commissions, salaries and expenses of agents and collectors 2"? 1 ",.".. 43 | Salaries of officers and employes 15,682 -H All other disbursements 40f;7.17 Total disbursements $;; I Excess of income over disburse ments $3,117.24 ASSETS. Cash in office and in bank 111,169.13 Specific benefit assessments to be come due 2,2fi0.00 Total admitted assets $13,419.13 ; Assets not admitted $; ... LIABILITIES. Claims adjusted and unpuid $729.19 j Claims unadjusted and reported....!. 36o!oo ! Claims resisted 2.2UK00 Total actuul liabilities $3,339.19 Balance to protect contracts $10,079.94 j EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLI CIES. BUSINESS OF 1897. Total Business- No. Amnurft. In force Dec. 31 (beginning of year) 7.749 $24.C'J7,75<>.00 Written during the year... 8,063 8.7r>2,0f.0.00 Total K>,812 (33,369, Ceased during the year 3,711 10, 4H0.750. 00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 7,101 $22,869,000.00 , Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (be ginning of year) 25 $750.00 Chiima Incurred during the year 537 34,601.48 Total 562 $35,351.48 Claims settled during the year 626 32.n12.29 ; Unpaid Dec. 21 (end of year) 36 $3. 330. 19 „ i Terminated by death or specific benefit during year 5 $8,600.00 Business In Minnesota — No. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) 276 $Mf>.250.00 Written during the year. . 81 3] Total 307 $1,127,750.00 Ceased during the year 214 6U<,750.00 In force Dec 31 (end of year 143 $178.C00.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (be ginning of year) 1 $30.00 Claims incurred during the year 1 327.64 Total 8 $357.64 Claims settled during the year 6 232.64 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 2 $126.00 Terminated by death or specific benefit during year . Non« Received from members in Minnesota during the year $1. 51-0. 00 State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance St. Paul, Feb. 24, \i I, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the Brotherhood Accident Company, above named, has complied with the laws of this State relating to insurance, and i- now fully empowered, through it.s authorized agent's, td transact its appropriate business of Assessment Accident Insurance in this State for the year ending January 31st, 1899. ELMER 11. DEAR 111. Insurance Commisaloi - This Company Insures Odd Fellows only. Solicitors wanted in every town in Minne sota. Address W. E. BURTON, GENERAL AGENT, GO Eu»t Fourth Street. Much-Needed Knln. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— The much netded rain has come at last and ended the long drought, which seriously threatened the farming regions of the principal valleys of California. A downpour which I shortly before midnight Wednesday h^s been the heaviest for some time past.