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6 AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL "FOLLIES IN CATTLE TRADE" SOME WHOLESOME WORDS TO BREEDERS AND EXPERTS (York of Improving duality of Kteera Important Point* «'oiioeruiiiK the Hereford The Marking-; of «tn> Thoroughbred l):tmnao to Breeding Interenta (iimnilttfii l»>- Those Who Should Know Hotter. j L 1 MARKET SUMMARY. Prey. Wheat. Close. Day. I July. Chicago »1% 97% i July. Minneapolis ....$123 $131 July, Dulutb 1 00% 1 07 July. New York .... 1 22 1 30 FINANCIAL. liar sllv.r. N.w York 58% 58% Call money, New York 1% 1% ' [_ | _ ! Under the captlcn. "Some Fo'.lUs la tha Catt'.e Trade," the Breeders' Gaz;tt.\ of ChtH fera some eiliiorial remarks whi h are particularly timely, just at present, whea the farmers >>f the Northwest are turn- Ing tavorably In th<> direction of the breedi g herds. There is an igr.o:ar.ee wh cli iv. but there is, also, a degre? cf Ignorance which ran only be characterized i>s I . as," especial "j when associated with the subject of the brooding of live stock. Some men simply refuse to accept the truth ;i:kl the more si:r,ple the truth the more f.r cibly it is rejected. The (I 1o b e prints the article in full for t!:e b>"u>ftt of its constitu ency Interested In this most Important in dustry to the Northwest: "SOME FOLLIES IN THE CATTLE TRADE. 1 "It is one of the unexplained mysteries of the beef-cattle trade that those who are Bupposed to represent the extreme p.: c leal s;<lo of the business, to wit, the rangemen and buyers at the >ards. shou'.d be re.--jiO:is ili - at ol affairs which uiilitaLe.* ;c.vtly and directly against the hlghes; development of leading types t'>r avtu.»l feeJ-lot and ring purposes. The very e.en:en-. iluit plumes itself most upon it ■; intensely : way of diing business is a; a 11,. ::<r of tact the most demoralizing fa to; --we have today in the work of improving the quality of our Bteers. Fur Instance: Imring the recent piriod cf extraordinary activity in tbe marke. for Hen !>>nl bulls it was developed lha. many Southwestern rargeiuen do not want cite w:th any red markings about the eyes. From time Immemorial Hereford bretders have ios- Beesed these co-called bruwn-eyed c.t I.', and t!.i lde.! that any person woulJ ever ojjict to them probably never entered the mild of any man with brains enough to bretd good cattle. On the contrary one of America's pna;<.<; feeders, breeders and snowmen said to the writer many years ago thul he lowd hfa brown-eyed Herefords, and other thirg; | ijual always picked 11 show calf w.th ] the red circ.e about the eyes. Just wfcat the connection is be:ween this point and every- I il.iy service upon rarm or range thi Ga.et.' baa yet to learn. Again, these same enterprising buyers have aifo manifested a disinclination 0 buy bulls having red instead of white crisis. Kow our best Hereford iienls <r.l contain f.ne cattle carrying rt-d Instead of whi f e usi r aicn;; V.-.p top ot the n el.. To illusirate how this s-ly whim unfavorably aff.--- - s the husin rs wo all 1 cas-: in point At .Sunny slope one day last fail an Oklahoma liroed< i was ta gui -: of a bull. He was juige enough to lc cate the best bull in the buncn from whfeh a selection was to be made, and said at once: "I would u.kc that calf but he has no white on his crest." The writer inquired what cif ference tliat made and the reply was- "Why, if I were to take that calf down into my coun try my neighbors would all raise the point that he was not a pure-bred Hereford. I know better myself, of course: but 1 can't overlook the opinions of the other fellow 3." The caif in qui.-iion was easily the widest-backtd, Bhort est- legged one in the lot. He was left behind, however, and one of less merit for .•:, purposes, but with white on his | neck, was taken instead for steer-breeding | purposes. The best one was sacrificed to the 1 acknowledged ignorance of the buyer's neigh- | bors! A pretty state of affairs, indeed, bat j one which exists in more than one section of the "practical" West. This prejudice against ; re d-necked cattle setms to affect nearly all the range buyers, and if continued will lead ; ..m deterioration among our Hereford | lv rrts. It is hard enough in all conscience to | g, t high-class herdheaders even when the I whole breed may be picked, but if we must 1 <lr;:w the line aeains-t ail the Drown eye 3 and i red necks we by that act exclude from the j range of selection a large and excellent body ; Of cattle just as andrflled in their desc; nt as any others in the herd bool:. It is conseas*. It i.- suicidal; and the Hereford association well spend a little of its fat surplus j doing missionary work upon the.-c points 1 throi-jrhout the West. Let tne people know , way what constitutes a pure-bred ! an in,, i i.f the great grazing breed. An-1 wiiiie upen this subject let a thirteen lnch gun be Bred squarely into the heart of j thai Equally senseless and altogether demor- 1 a'.iring craze for dark-red cattle — either among Hereforde or Shorthurns. Every we'.l --d man in t'.ie cattle business in this c i:i'ry knows that the golden reds arc the j mellowest handlers and best feeders: and ; yet th y are turned down even harder than | ; ; I . iwn eyes and red necks among the \ Herefords, or the rcjans among the Shnrt horss. What supreme "tommy-rot" for in t< Iligent men to indulgo in! The sol d-color craze conies In reality from the pre-emi ii< ntly practical, hard-headt-d folk at the stock yards. As the Qazet.e dtmonstrated by interviews with Wading buyers more than a year ag, those who are paid great salaries for their supposed expert know!<dge of what is under a bullock's hide, when driven into a corner admit that they tid a premium 1 very day in the week for soiid -colored loads iii cattle as comiared wl.h steers of identical <;uaiity a:id weight, but of mixed colors! Tiiat our great slaughterers, who pride them s< 1\ es U| on the perfection of thoir system U respects economy of operation, should countenance this direct leak in their own wallets is inconceivable: and yet the loss to tin m is trivial compared with the irrepar aUe damage bring wrought to our breeding su i ks in the dai y sacrifice of choice breed inc animals upon the altar of solid color. Pu-k has us down correctly: "What foola tb«se mortals be." CATTLE ON THE MARKET. It is almost discouraging to be compelled to read day after day in the reports of cattle markets about the large percentage of coarse, unfinished and generaily undesirable cattle that each and every day finds exposed for Bale. For years cur people have been im porting. buying, breeding, preaching and in structing in the hope of raising the standard of be f cattle, but if we are to judje by the murkcti the percentage of good cattle has . d Increased to any perceptible ex tent. A comi amon of receipts now and ten J>a;b ago shows about the same percentages cf good, fair a.nd poor. The arts of breed ing and of feeding seom to develop, with dis heartening slowness, if they develop at all. Gocd sires seem to be neutralized by coup ling with unfit dams, and the progeny, not what it should be at the beginning, gives evidence nf being so fed and cared for from calfho hI on that the bad start has a worse end ing But cause or remedy will not be dis cuss* d here: the object of this is only to state a fact, and deplore a condition that Ehi.uld be radically changed. — Farm Stock ai.'l Home. SHARP SLUMP IN WHEAT. TJie Vewi of the Day AH Intensely Hearlsh. CHICAGO, June I.— Magnificent prospects fcr the growing crops, the movement of new wheat from Texas, and lower cables caused a sharp deiline in the wheat pit today. July closed with a loss of 5%@6c; September, 2%c. Corn is %c lower, and oats lower. Pork is down 32Ue; lard, 10©'12% c, and ribs, 10c. There was no definite reason for a show of strength In wheat that was displayed at the opening. Put scalpers seemed to regard a reaction as due after the severe slump of yesterday, and for a while there was a mod erate demand on tliis theory. The news of the day proved so intensely bearish, how ever, that buyers drey.- out, and as soon as the demand was checked, holders of long ■wheat began to press it for sale. The bears became aggressive sellers, and it was not long before there was a geneeal demoraliza tion. July, which c!osed yesterday at 97% c broke to 92c, and September from SIVsC. to 73^iiC. The weather for the home crop cou'd hard ly have been better and stocks abroad are increasing. Out, perhaps, the m.st depress ing news came frcm St. Louis, which "wired that new wheat was coming In there freely f loni Texas, where the harvesting .and thresh ing was being pushed vigorously, a,- Liverpool cables were 7',id lowefc Chicago received 87 cars, against 21 the year before Minneapolis and Duluth received 193 cars compared with 203 the corresponding day in 3-i- 57 - The clearances from seaboard cities ai amounted to the enormous aggregate of 1.fi1 0.000 bu. With May out of the way, June became, the regulator of cash prices. It P??J>s9 fit ?1 1S - and dosed at $1.08, against $1.20 yesterday.' Y-*T<~ - s*s iaHk The market became extremely weak near the close. Liverpool cab:cs apparently were th<> chief factor. Ju.y opened %c. higher at 88@98%c, cold at l'7%c, up to 98% c, again fell to 9t l 4c, rallied to 95c, then weakened to '.'; ''. i:'.Ci-, the closing figure. September be gan KGHc better at 82VtS?S2%c, declined to H 7 j<e, up to BRie, down to 78»4c. then up to 79c, and declined to 78%!?i75%c at the close. Unfavorable crop news strengthened corn at the start, but the early advance was lost. July ojentd 9&G&C higher, and cased off to 33% C, up to MHC and down to 33c bid at the dose. Like corn, oats were firm early, and weak later. A feature was buying of July against salts of September. July opened %c higher at 24 : V''-4 7 s c, sold up to 24 7 4<e, then weakened t > 24'^lft24 ; \c, the closing figures. All the Strength shown by provisions was at the opening. July pork opened 5c higher at $11 f.f>. sold up to $11.60, fell to $11.17%, the last its resting price. July lard 2%c better at the start at $6.26, frt.m that figure it fell to and closed at $0>.10(fJ > 6.12%. July ribs opened 2'i;c higher at $5 95. sod" down to $5.80, and strengthened to $5.y2% at the close. K.-timated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 115 cars: corn, 875 cars; oats, 275 cars; hogs, 53. 000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: ~~ 1 1.1 .5.1 1 jr |f fI * Wheat— f~ ] ~~ June !1 is 120 11 OS 1(8 J«'y I 98% 98%| 914 !'2 September .. ..| s*u,\ 82%| 7«%| 78-6 December 80 I 80 j 76%! 77Vi Corn- 1 Ju"<- I 334! 33!4 tVA\ 3214 July ! 34%! 34% 33 I 33 September .. ..| 35 | 35 33%: 33% Oats— I July ! 24%! 24% 1 24-K.I w^i September .. ..I 22% 22%! 2114: 21ft Mess Pork— | £»ly •■ 11165 11160 111 17%!11 17% September .. . .11l 67%|U 67%i1l 30 11 3'J Lard- | | | July 16 25 625 !6 10 (i 10 September .... 630 G 32%| 6 17% 620 Short Ribs- July 15 95 595 15 80 5 82% September .. _..| 605 6 07%[ 590 593 Cash quotations were as follows: F our dull. Wheat— No. 2 spring. $1.05- No 3 spring, 9Sc&$l.(l8: No. 2 red. $1.10. Corn— Nc. 2. 33% c; No. 2 yellow. 33% c. Oats— No 2 2oVic; No. 2 whit?, 29v;e: No. 3 white, 88^0, Rye-No. 2. 48@4fic. Barley— Sample. Mil !6o 10 1-^tr N o V H L>i - Tinlo:ll >- Seed-I'rime. J2.K®2.90. Pork-Mess, per bbl, 5U.15@11.80 Lard-Pcr 100 lbs. $6.12%«i 6.15. Short It bs- S ''u PS^ P o^' 1 fe?©B-M. Shoulders-Dry salted (boxedt. 5@6%c, Sides— Short clear (boxed), jps@6 35. Sugars - Unchanged. Recelpto-Flpur, 2i.2(U bbl- wheat, 201,-;oo bu corn. 1,095,900 bu; oats, 714,400 liv; rye IS °0) S U .m HK, r ' ey - , iym bu< -'Flour 9,SfO bbl« : wheat, 303.600 bu; corn 858 00 bu' oats, 617,210 bu; rye. 600 bu; barley. 4.E00 bu' On the produce exchange today 'the batter market was steady; creameries 13?itie dairies, 11®1S%C Bggi steady; fresh, 9%c MINNEAPOLIS GEAIN. MIXXEAPOLIS, June I. Wheat opened fair ly strong this morning, but quickly v c k en,d as far as the Jol, option was enc raid. The September, however, was strong a d h gher losing the advance made by 10 2 1 a m. The July future is practically wl-.eie the May was a month ago as to t.-adlpg July wheat openrd at $1.31, beiug' the same as Tuesday, declined rapidly to SI 21' i • d vanctd to $1.27, and firmed up to $K2i by'll:4b S^ember wheat opened at 82% cag 1- t 81% c Tuesday, declined sharply" to S%c gained %c, sold at H%c, firmed up to si've' a-opped to fflHc, gained %-:, - s iid" to M)J' advanced to Bl>'A^S!i%c, again E tjd at Sc and gained '.^c by 11:40 a. m. December v.hea.t wjs dull with scarcely any trading :n it. Opened at 78c being the same as Tuesday, and declined to 77c by 11 .4J a. The cash wheat market was a littl" b t'er ban Tuesday for all grades, that is'to'siy relatively. Choice grides were about the same, but lower grades a little better Receipts here were 132 cars; shipments, S3 The wheat market was very dull dirii g the greater part of the noon hour. July wheat dropped from $1.27 to $1.22 and September lrom Mj^c to 78% c. Tncre -p a a slit*:.t recovery before the close, but every body weak in the knees. July wheat closed at $1.23; September at 79% c and Dex-ember at 76c. RANGE OF PRICES. Open- High- Low- Closing. Wheat. ing. eEt. est. W<d. Tue*. July 131 131 122 125 131 Scut 82% 82% 73% 79 & 81% Uec 78 78 78 76 73 On Track— No. 1 hard, $1.22%; No. 1 north ern, $1.2 C%; No. 2 northern, $1.18?4; Juns oa;s, 26'^c; June corn, ii^c. Curb on September wheat 79-4 Puts on September wheat ! 'i7% Call 3on September wneat SO , a SAMPLE SALES. No. 1 northern, car $' 27 : A No. 1 northern, 1 car 1 2.% No. 1 northern, 1,0(0 bu, to arrive 1 2i No. 1 northern, 1 car 1 24 No. 1 northern, 1 car 1 3d No. 1 northern, 1 car ] 21 No. 1 northern, 6GO bu, to arrive 1 L 7 No. 2 northern, 5 cans 1 10 No. 2 northern, 4 cars 1 12 No. 2 northern, 3 cars 1 v No. 2 northern, 2 cars 1 00 No. 2 northern, 2 cars, to arrive 1 11 FLOUR. There is no feature in the flour market save extremo dullness.. I First patents $7 10-3 7 20 Second patents 7 io3r 10 First c.ears 6 0 @6 2) ! Second clears 5 00'a5 20 Washburn, Crosby & Co. quote sa follows: Bran in bulk $') 5 g£ 9 75 Shorts in bulk 9 5. @ 975 ' Middlings in bulk 13 50/1.13 73 Red-dog, 14C-lb sacks, f. o. b IS Co@l3 (0 i Corn— Corn is weak; No. 3. 32c; yellow. Oats — Oats a:e very weak; No. 3 he'd at L7@ 27% c; No. 3 white he.d at 27%@28c j Rye — No. 2 rye quoted at 54<g5tf-e. Barley — Feed barley quoted at 35@;0c. ! Feed— Reported by the Diamond hlevator and Milling company: ; The trade is gocd. with a fair demand. Values are looking upward. 1 Coarse corn mral and cracked corn, in sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to jobbers only $13 00@li 5) No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 outs, SO-lb sacks, sacks extra. . 14 Oi(gh4 5) No. 2 ground feed. % corn, % oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra 14 s'@ls 00 STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. Northern. Railroads. N0.1N0.2.N0.3.Rei NG. G. N.— B. D 2 7 10 5 2 G. N.— F. F. Div 2 .. 1 C, M. & St. P 2 15 11 11 3 M. & St. L 2 l 21 3 ; Soo Line 1 . . 1 I Northern Pacific 1 1 I C St. P., M. & 0.. 6 6 6 G C. G. W 3 4 5.. Totals 12 36 64 32 5 Other Grains— Winter wheat, GO cars; No. 3 corn, 11 cars; No. 4 corn, 7 cars; no grr.de corn, 3 cars; No. 3 oats, 19 cars; no grade .ats, 2 cars; No. 3 rye. 1 car; No. 5 barley, 1 car; No. 1 flax, 8 cars. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Received— Wheat, 126 cars, 89,460 bu; corn 24.320 bu; oats, 35,520 bu ; barley, 1,170 bu; rye, LSSO bu; flax, 2.560 bu; oU eako. 21\. r .Si ! bu; flour, GO bbls; hay, 48 tons; fruit, 't\\,- I 026 lbs; merchandise, 1,995,490 lbs; Curator, I 40 cars; posts and piling, 7 cars; barrel sio -k, j 1 car; machinery. 632,500 lbs; coal, 346 tons; wood, 47 cord?; brick, 46,000; lime, 2 carj; cement, 4fiO bbls; household gcods, 40. C00 Us; ties, 10 cars; none and marble, 9 ca:a; l.ye stock, 2 cars; dressed meats, 147,050 Its; rail road materials, 5 cars; sundries, 67 cars; car lots. 660. Shipped— Wheat, 83 cars, 62,250 bu; corn, 1,600 bu; oats, 19,900 bu; barley, 2.340 bu rye, 1,160 bu; flax, 39,030 bu; oil cake, 6!,3)9 lbs; flour, 50,395 bbls; millstuffs, SIS tons; fruit, 183,200 lbs; merchandise, 2,851,123 lbs; lumber, 1.l cars; posts and piling, 2 car.-;; 39,000; cement. 325 bbls; household goods, --48.000 lbs; ties, 19 cars; live stock, 2 cars; railroad materials, 17 oars; sundries, 21 cars; car lots, 1,017. DTJLUTH GRAIN. DULUTH, Minn., June I.— Market dull and still weaker. July opened unchanged at $1.30, s-old off to $1.25 at 12:20, and at 12:3) was quoted at $1.25. September opened up at 83% c, sold steadily down to 81% cat noon, rallied to 81% c at 12:25, and at 12,30 was quotrd at 82c. Railroads last week re ceived 127.015 bbls flour, shipped 174 870 bbls have 94,780 bbls Close: September, 80%c spot No. 1 hard, $1.23; No. 1 northern, $1.23; No. 2 northern, $1.12; No. 3 spring $1; to sr rive. No. 1 hard, $1.23; No. 1 northern $1.23- No. 1 hard. July, $1.22; September Sl%c- No. 1 northern, July, $1.22; oats, 28@27c; V>e 47c; barley, 33c; flax. $1.19; September, $1.09 : corn, 31% c. ST. PAUL GRAIN. Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc., fur nished by Griggs Bros., grain and seed mer chants. Wheat— Another big drop in prices yesterday closing prices being about 7c below Tues day's cloec No. 1 northern, $1.210124- No 2 northern, $1.08@1.11. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 32%@34c; No. 3, 33® THE ST. PAUL GLOBE^ THURSDAY JUNE 2, 189s. Oats— No. 8 white, 28%@29c; No. 3, 27&@ 28*4 c. Barley and Rye— Sample barley, 34@40c; No. 2 rye, 45@46c; No. 3 rye, 43@44c. See<i— No, 1 flax, 51.17; timothy, $1.1001.25; red clover. $303.56. Flour— Patents, per bbl, $6.20@6.60; straight, $5.80@6.10; bakers', $5@5.60; rye flour, $3<ii> 3 3d Ground Feed and Millstuffs— No. 1 feed, $14® 14.25. Coarse Cornmeal— sl3(?fl3.D<l bran— ln bulk, $10.7Wr11. Shorts— ln bulk, $11(011. 25. Hay— Market very firm; a sharp demand for all good qualities; good to choice upland, $7.f>0@5.25: fair quality, $6(ftt7; low grades, $4<Lrs; good to choice timothy hay, $8(^8.50. 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. The month of May was favorable for wheat everywhere,, except In California, and the present condition of winter wheat is reported at 90.7, against 87.0 last month and 83.5 last year. The May deal in flaxseed closed with no more excitement than the wheat — no shorts. The National got all Its seed. While Loiter did not have shorts enough left to squeeze in May wheat, Patton had enough shorts in May oats left to jump the May price suddenly almost 5c a bu in last few minutes of the trade. The latest crop reports received by Bur lington officials show conditions In Nebraska to be all that could be desired. In lowa corn is two Inches high. Broomhall: Liverpool stocks 1,424.000 bu; theoretical weekly consumption, 613,000 bu; actual outgoings, 720,000 bu. BRADSTREET'S AVAILABLE. NEW YORK, June I.— Special cable antl telegraphic dispatches to Bradstrcot's indicate the following changes in available supplies last Saturday, as compared with the preced ing Saturday: Wheat. United States and Canada, east of Rockies: Decrease, 59. 000 bu: afloat for and in Europe, increase. 2,400,000 bu. world's supply, net increase, 2,201,000 bu. Corn. United States and Canada, east of Rockies: Increase, 1 OO.'.OiiO bu. Oats, l : nited States and Canada, east of Rockies: Decrease, 943.000 bu. Among the more im portant reductions not reported in the of ficial visible supply statement are the de creases of 354.000 bu at Manitoba and On tario storage points, 200,000 bu at Chicago private elevators; 100.000 hu at Northwestern interior elevators and 90.000 bu at Galveston. The Important gain, rot otherwise reported, is the increase of 127,000 bu at New Orleans. The combined stock of wheat held at Port land. Or., and Seattle, Wash., shows a de crease of 279,000 bu from last week. NEW YORK. NEW YORK, June I.— Flour— Receipts, ?4, --26S bbls; exports, 34,772 bbls; weak ar.l 15 &2Z-2 lower to sol". Demand very llg'-.t. Wheat— Receipts, 266,."00 bu; experts, 981 --42S bu; Fpot weak; No, 2 red, S7>4c f. o b.. afloat: September 1 to 16, options 6T»c lave on July and 2©2 I L-c decline in o her op ens; No. 2 red July. $l@1.0S; closed, $1 Cf%. Cm —Receipts, 303.12;". bu; export:-. 5'6,2!:i; spat, weak; No. 2, 33^4c: options. fcfP^c net lower; July. 38@3S%c; closed. SSc. ) i s— Re^iots, 2."5,r'00 bu; exports, 90.421 bu: * x dull; No ', 32 1 /4 c; No. 2 white, 33% c; optons unc'iiar.g d; July closed 30c. ST. LOUIS. .. ST. LOUIS. June I.— Close: Wheat lower; No. 2 red cash elevator, 98c; track, 9S^o9c, June 91c bid: July, 84c: September, 7GVic; December, 75% c: No. 2 hard, 95??96c. Corn lower- No. 2 cash. 31 '4c; June, 31 ' ac; July, 31% c; September. 32% c. Oats dull; No. 2 cash 27c; track. 28c; June. 27\4c; July, 24'4c; September, 21% c: No. 2 white, 31@32c. KANSAS CITY. K\NSAS CITY. June I.— Wheat— 4 to 5C lower- No. 1 hard. 93c; No. 2, 92<?ls98Vfec; No. 3 92S9f>V.c; on car. iISc: No. 1 red, 95c; No. 2 93-!T;9fic": No. 3. 91(<t920; No. 2 spring, 9Sc, No. 3, 88c. Corn steady to higher, active; No. 2 mixed. 29»4@29%c; No. 2 white, 30%©.' 31c- No. 3 SOMsC Oats slow, lower; No. 2 white, 31@31V.c." Rye weak; No. 2, 50c. MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE. June I.— Flour lower. Wheat lower; No. 1 northern, $1.15; No. 2 north ern. $1.12: July, $1.15. Oats steady; 28029-. Rye lower; No. 1. 46<ff47e. Barl?y steady; No. 1, 4Sc; sample, 43@47Vfec. THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Inlon Stock YardH, South St. Paul. Receipts were 200 cattle, 2(0 calves, 2 003 hogs and 60 sheep. There was a good ds mand for eat'le, of which there was an Insuf ficient number to meet the wants of the trade. Prices were firm. Some of the butcher stock showed up well. The s'.ockers were in the main of inferior quality. There Is a con stant demand for gr.od stockera, of which there are too few offering. Hogs sold will ! for the grades, the packers taking everything ' received. There were a few lots of fat "nogs which evened up nicely and made a good ap j pearance, but the bulk was small stock, and I by no means showy. The market for ca'.ves j and sheep was steady. Receipts— lßß cattle, 236 calves, 2,022 hogs, 47 sheep. Hogs — The market held steady with yester day and yards cleared to packers on a g-od close margin of Chicago. Quality not very good. Representative Sales — No. Wt.Dkg.Prlc No. Wt.Dkg.Prlcs 1 boar ....250 .. %•- 5150 251 160 S4 07M> 1 110 .. 3 50 43 233 KO 11) 1 stag ....540 .. 2 5022 190 80 410 1 stag 500 .. 2 50 3 303 80 410 I stag ....510 .. £7569 202 200 410 18 103 .. 3 5054 171160 4 12% 20 120 .. 3 GSS2 205 80 4 12% 117 155 .. 375 07 211 80 4 12% 25 115 .. 3 7547 227 80 4 12% 7 357 40 3 80 :(2 206 ....4 127;. 4 397 80 3 8045 211 .. 415 3 361 .. 3 80 S3 214 120 415 4 392 .. 3SO 35 209 IGO 4 15 6 375 .. 3 SOM 230 80 415 26 201 80 3 80 78 ...224 80 4 11 3 160 .. 4 09 10 194 .. 415 9 145 .. 4 0128 2G7 .. 415 I 5 IS2 .. 400 68 202 160 415 19 224 80 400 7 213 .. 115 7 207 .. 4 05^7 190 .. 4 15 37 173 F0 4 05 59 225 .. 4 15 137 173 80 4 05.T2 220 40 4 17% 4 1".O .. 4 03T.3 229 SO 117% 6 180 .. 4 r.» 241 .. 4 17% H 21 S 160 4 05(75 2G3 80 4 17% 16 213 80 4 0525 I£s .. 4 20 3 456 .. 4 _10i Cattle— Firm and active. The supply was very short and demand good, yards clearing early at good prices. More fat cattle and g:od stockers wanted. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Heifere— No. WLPric No. Wt.Prica 1 900 52 7" 1 1.C70 3 40 1 950 2 7f 1 930 $3 40 1 970 2M 1 820 3 50 1 750 3 00 1 1.0-.0 3 50 1 930 3 00 2 890 3 50 1 570 3 (0 2 905 3 75 1 1.020 3 10 5 670 3 65 2 79", 3 10 1 1,010 3 65 1 920 3 1-5 1 1 1,060 3 75 5 1.140 3 CO 3 923 3 00 1 930 3 40.2 1,320 3 SO S-tock Cows and Heifers— No. Wt.P;ic]Na wF.Price 1 BSO ?2 CO] 2 4SO $3 60 1 860 2 6-vll 344 3 65 1 790 2 9020 437 3 72 1 810 3 Go| 2 275 3 73 7 80* 3 2", 2 190 3 75 1 570 3 55 1 650 3 75 6 495 3 55 1 650 3 75 2 630 3 60, 1 340 3 '0 1 564 3 60 3 333 4 0) 1 730 360 1 3GO 4(0 5 6(2 3 6 ): 7 343 400 2 535 3 60 1 180 4 00 2 610 3 651 2 225 4 00 Stockers and Feeders- No. Wt.PrioeNo! WtTPric" 1 540 $3 35 2.. 520 $4 75 1 320 3 50, 2 475 4 40 1 300 3 50 5 386 4 40 2 525 3 65 7 477 4 50 \ EE:R-{SS EE 8.5 S ::::::::::: SS SSfi E E : S -« 1 280 4 OJ 1 520 4 75 8 893 4 00 9 354 4 S5 ? 553 4 10 4 245 4 90 1 6FO 4 15, 2 200 5 01 J 640 4 25, 2 280 5 00 1 «» J25 B 212 5 00 * « 4 2015 290 5 00 5 650 4 ?5 1 250 5 (10 22 373 483 2 . 255 S 00 l^^lir :: SSS Bulls— No. Wt.Price~No^ Wt. Price 1 7870 $2 50 1 380 $4 CO 1 1.180 3 25 1 440 3 50 2 890 3 25 1 1,440 3 50 1 710 3 25 1 670 3 65 2 1,030 3 25 1 850 3 75 2 870 3 25 1 eno 3 75 J 1.120 3 25 1 720 3 75 1 9g« 3 30 5 421 3 80 1 620 3 30 1 830 4 00 1 570 3 30 2 435 4 00 1 430 3 40 2 6)0 4 00 * 795 3 401 l 450 4 00 Veal Calves— " No - Wt- Price No. Wt. Price 1 90 $4 00 1 16055 00 1 190 4FO 1 147 5 00 1 160 < 75 3 lie 5 25 II 162 4 75 2 14fl 525 1 100 5 00 7 130 5 25 1 160 6 00 1 210 5 60 Milkers and Bprlngers— No] PrtcerW! Price. 1 cows, 3 civs. Jl3t 50 1 cow $23 00 2 cows CO 00 1 cow 34 00 1 cow. 1 elf... 85 00 % springer .... 38 00 1 cow 2SCO; r 2 cows, 1 elf... 70 00 1 springer ... 32 00 1 cow. 1 calf.. 88 00 2 cows, 2 clva. 46 26 • Sheep— Steady. Not very many arrived, and local feed lots were drawn on for supplies. Representative sales: No. Wt.Pflce'No] Wt^Price 2 bucks .... 165 J3, 00'3, spring lambs.6o $5 50 12 116 390 4 spring lambs. ss GSO 1 mi 3 90 2 spring lambs.ss 5 50 2 125 4 357 53 5 60 3 :.., 93 4 00'K sprfng lambs.so 660 MILCH COW EXCHANGE. Lytle & Raeburn's Report — Some pretty good cows now coming to market. Shippers are buying a better class of cows for this market than formerly; prices on this class rule high; poor old cows are not purchased here by dairymen, but go as canners, so ship pers should buy them on this basis. Repre sentative sales: 2 cows $70 003 cows $95 00 2 cows 60 00 t cow 33 00 DISPOSITION OF STOCK. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Swift & Co 45 1,616 110 Armour Packing Co ... 5 ... 187 V. Monson ;. 16 Merrigan & Co ... 21 Lynch & Co 81 J. Aronsohn 10 J. C. Bain 9 J. Richardson 13 Carver Bros ....14 A. L. Montgomery 13 J. Uolton 8 Slimmer & Thomas ..70 J. B. Fitzgerald 4 Sam Johnson 6 Lytle & Raeburn 27 Ronan Bros 2 Milliken Bros * 53 W. E. MeCormiek 2 ... 9 The Sutphin Co ... 201 J. T. McMillan 81 J. F. Weir 77 Others 113 8 AMONG THE SHIPPERS. These were among the shippers on the mar ket yesterday: R. W. Holman, Harris, hogs; A. L. McDowell. Mutchir.son, mixed load; T. S. Hobb, Minnesota Transfer, mixed load: I Uhlman Bros . River Falls, mixed load; P. H. Holton, Kenyon. mix>d load; A. Gray, Pres cott. Wis., mixed load; G. Nold. Nelson, mix ed load; C. A. Johnson, Springfield, hogs, Gilman, Sloeum & Falk. Evans, hogs; l)e Wolf & Son, Medes, hogs; Jenta j Bros.. East Henderson, hogs; Pettis & Co., St. Peter, hogs; McCarter & Thompson, Fer gus Falls, hogs; Lewis Bros., Annandale, mixed load; F. R. Si-hultze, Valley City, hogs, Gilehrist Bros., Buffalo, mixed load: E. A. Benson, Lowry, mixed load; W. W. Sheldon, Alexandria, mixed load; John Wocek, New Prague, hogs; J. E. McDougall, Newark, hogs: A. Boedighejmep, Stewart, mixed load; H. E. Henry, of'Langford, and T. Britton, hogs: W. F. Person. Montevideo, hogs; John Battle, Osage. hogs; M. J. Malonaphy, Cres co, hog 3; Porter. Vouug & Williams, Le Roy, I hogs; Joseph Gleasori. Castle Rock, mixed load; J. Schmidt, Osceola, mixed load. The following drove stock in on Tuesday: C. Lambert, H. Breekenschneider, C. Behm, G. Olson, Fred Maltby, H. Hagenmeis'.er, John Kestned, B. F. Brachburd, P. W. Klanss, Mrs. Tuttle, Peter Thompson and J. W. Howard. COMMISSIONS AND INSPECTION. Commissions, Eta. — Public inspection of hogs. 302 per car. On double-deck loads, 50c per car. Dressed antmals>, including lnmpy jawed cattle and meats, are condemned. Sales, unless otherwise (stated, per 100 lbs. Jive weight. Dead hegs^ 100 lbs and over, *£c per i lb, less thon 100 Jbs of no value. All ani- • mals apparently affected with actlnomycosis \ or lumpy-jaw, cr having any swelling on ihe j head or neck, are subject to inspection by :he ' state veterinarian. If they pass their car- j casses are sold for food, otherwise for fertil- ! izcr, etc. Public Inspectors dock pregnant ! sows 40 lbs, and stags, altered boars, 80 lbs \ each. Yardage: Cattle, 25c; hogs, 8c; sheep, j 5c per head. Feed: Corn, 60c per bu; Lay. ! 75c per 100 lbs; bedding, 50c per 100 lbs. Com- I missions: Six dollars carload for single deck ' carloads of hogs and sheep, and $10 carload ] for double-deck carloads of the same. Fifty , cents per head for cattle of all ages, up to $12 ! per carload; veal calves in less than car lots j net less than 2>c rer head; cars of cattle con- j taining less than five veal ca'.yes of less than I 200 lbs weight each, the commission on the j calves discretionary. Double-deck cars of I calves. $18. Mixed carloads pf stock. 50c per i head for cattle, 25c per head for calves, 10c j per head for hogs and sheep, up to $12 per j carload. Thirty heed and over of hogs an<l ' sheep arriving tit -these 'yards 'ln-' a sringls C3T ' i to be charged $6 per car; less than carload ' lots, 50c head for cattle, 25c head for calves; I , under thirty head of hogs or sheep, 15c per j I head. Public inspection of hogs 30c per car. I Telegraphic market reports, except when ] i quoting bona fide sales made the same day I | the tflegram Is sent for the person to whom , the telegram is addressed, are at the expense ! of the recipient All Ihe stock not suitable for human food is condemned by the govern ■ ment. Government Inspection — Cattle, hoss and | sheep are held on account of advanced pres- i nancy. Cows within a month of parturition I and for ten days after will be subject to con- I ! demnation, also sheep end hogs three weeks j | before and ten days after. The government j inspectors In the various slaughter houses j condemn the meat of all cows that have calves ins'de with hair on. The inspection of j hogs made by the government Inspectors at j the scales before weighing Is very close and' I their decision is final, salesmen having no ap | peal therefrom. All br.dly pregnant sowa. I hoes with bunches, boils, and also liogs with ! cuts on the hams and shoulders "Bob" or ! "Deacon" calves are condemnrd. Scabby I Flipep and those 'that are emaciated are ! thrown out. t Midway Horse Market. Barrett & Zimmerman's Report — A dullness prevailed on the market: very few buyers appeared with intention of purchasing horses at present. However, we expect a number of fresh consignments to arrive which will make a reaction in the demand. Prices dropped considerable— lower than at any previous time this year— but it will prob ably not stay long, as the producers are ask ing too high prices to warrant the present sale prices on this market to stay. The nominsl value of horses service sound, from 4 to 7 years, as follows: Wt. Price. j Drafters, extra, ranging 1700 $125 00 Drafters, common, ranging 1700 90 00 | Farm horses, extra, ranging 1500 110 00 | Farm horses, common, ranging 1500 80 00 | Farm horses, common, ranging.. 1300 65 00 Drivers, fairly good, ranging ....1200 90 00 Mules, extra UOO 85 00 Mules, common 1000 60 00 Minneapolis*. NEW BRIGHTON, June I.— Receipts— Hogs. 43- sheep 36. Cattle— Market firm on good grades. Sales: 1 stocker, 440 lbs. $4: 1 hf-lf er 3CO lbs $3.60; 4 stockers. ay 430 lbs, $4.25; 1 bull 890 lbs, $3; 1 calf, 100 lbs, $6; 6 cows, ay 894 lbs, $3.40; 1 cow. 943 lbs, $3.50; 8 cows. ' ay 1,040 lbs; $3.60. Hogs— Market steady with yesterday's price; quality good. Salts: 62 ; hogs, ay 243 lbs, $4.25: 41 hegs, ay 180 lbs. 1 $4 15; 59 hoes, ay 261 lbs, $4.25; 49 hogs, ay 1 253 lbs. $4.22 I ,£; fiß hogs. ay 233 lbs, i $4.20; 78 hogs, ay 223 lbs, $4.22; 54 hogs, ay I 221 lbs, $4.20. Sheep— Steady. Cliloaft-o. CHICAGO, June I.— The supply of cattle to day \va3 so limited that prices averaged 10@ j 15c higher. Dressed beef steers, $4.40*5; i choice steers, J4.9C05.20; medium, $4.45^4.60; ! stot-kers and feeders, $4-35: cows and heifers, I 13.40(!i4: canners $2.50@3.35: Texas steers, I 53.30@1.70. There was an active demand for | hogs, and with cont nued light receipts prices ! rued 5c higrer. Fair to choice, $4.30®4.52U,; ! packers. $4.05@4.27'A: butchers', $4.15@4.45; I mixed, $4-10@4.40; light, $3.£5r4.20: rigs, $2.60 3.90. Tho demand for sheep was active and prices advanced. Common to choice sheep, $3.50#4.60; Western sheep, $4.15®4.60; rams, $3.25@4; Texas sheep, $3.70. Clipped lamiba, J4.75Q5.50; yearlings, $4.7505; wooled lambs, $C@6.15- spring lambs, $5.50@6.50 per ICO lbs. Receipts— Hogs, 24,000; cattle, 11,500; sheep 14,000. fi 3 Kansas City. KANSAS CITY; June I.— Cattle— Receipts, 6,000: market steady to strong; native steers, $»ffi 1 4.90; Texas sjteers, $4@4.55; Texas cows, $3.90@4.50; native cows and heiferß, $2.50® 4.85; stockers and feeders, $3.75@5.35; bulls. $375@4.40. Hog-*— Receipts, 16,000; market opened strong to -§c higher : closed weak to 5c lower; bulk of sales, »4@4.25; heavies, $4.25© 4.35; packers, $4@4.26; mixed. $3.95® 4.25; lights, $3.5W54.10; yorkers, $8.50@4.10; pigs, $3.25@3.75. Sheep— Receipts, 3,000; mar ket strong; lambs, $4.30@4.50; mutton, $2.30® 435> Mlbnk'City. SIOUX CITY, 10., June I.— Cattle— Receipts, 300; Tuesday, 66fe shipments, 641; market firm. Sales: 2 co>ws, ay 1,000 lbs, $2; 7 cows ay 735, $3.85; 17 'slocK 'heifers, ay 595, $4; 20 stock heifers, ay 664, $4.40; 2 mills, ay 1 230 $3; 4 bulls, ay 890, $3.50; 1 bull, 830, $4; 6 stockers and feeders, iav 1,100, $4; 41 stackers and feeders, ay 7^4, $5j 12 calves, ay 360, $4.25; 40 calves, ay 380, $5.50; 12 yearlings, ay 640, $4.25; 14 yearlings, ay 612, $4.90. Hogs—R« celpts, 2,500; Tuesday, 1,922; shipments, 495; market 5c higher, selling at 14@4.25; bulk $4.15@4.20. Omaha, OMAHA, June I.— Cattle— Receipts, 7,700; market BSlOc higher; native beef steers $4@ 5: Western steers, $3.80@4.40; Texas steers $3.50@4.25; cows and heifers, $3.50@4.30 --stockers and feeders, $3.90@6; bulls, stags etc., $2.90@4. Hogs— Receipts, 5,600; market 6@loc higher; heavy, $4.20@4.30; mixed, $4.20; light, $4.12M>@4.20; bulk of sales, $4.20@4.25. Sheep — Receipts, 1,900; market stronger; fair to choice natives, $3.80g4.40; fair to choice Westerns, $8.70@4.35, lamba, $4. 2665. 86. WALL STREET JUBILANT INTEEPRETS SCHLETS EN GAGEMENT AS A VICTORY Prices Bound Forward at the Open ing- With FuriouH Activity KuormouN I>rollt-TllkliiK During the Day Mont Marked In Rock Inl and and People's <««» Day's Net Changes Mixed. NEW YORK, June I.— Wall street today In terpreted Commodore Schloy's engagement at Santiago as a success for the United States forces. Even the rather meager details of the affair and the counter claims coming through Spanish sourcet) did no<t greatly dis turb this conviction. It is not entirely a sentimental result that prices of stocks should rise upon news of a naval victory, for dealers in stocks take the practical view that it insures an early termi nation of the war and a consequent revival of commerce and industry. Price 3 bounded up ward at the opening and a furious activity de veloped together with the buoyant tone the buying demand permeating pretty much the whole list. But it must be rememb?red that there has been quite a large volume of buying recently, in anticipation of a naval victory. There has also been the remarkable advance in Hock Island, carrying with it a group of allied stocks in anticipation of today's action at the annual meeting on the dividend. This meant, according to invariable rule, large selling to take profits on the culmination of the event. There was in fact enormous profit ■taking during the day, which was moat marked in Rock Island and People's Gass. The placing of Rock Island on a 5 per cent dividend basis and the distribution of a 10 per cent stock dividend was even better than many of the rumors on the subject had foie told. but this did not save it from the in evitable reaction on realizing. There was a very pronounced undertone of strength all through the list, and it was sufficient to bus tain fairly well the profit-taking in the stocks which have recently, in their turn, sus tained the list. The day's net changes are, in consequence, very much mixed, many important slocks showing losses and the extreme advances in others being very much reduced by declines in sympathy with the weakness of special stocks. London was a buyer in the New York mar ket, and there was a large commission houss demand. There were very large individual transactions in bonds, and prices advanced throughout the extensive active list To:al sales. $5,225,0C0. United States 2s and the old 4s, regis tered, advanced %, and the old 4s, coupon, the new 4s and the 5s % in the bid price. There were sales of the new 4a. coupon, at 122%, a gain of % over the last sale. Totrl sales stock today were 447,300 shares including: 15,525 Atchison p!d, 37 495 Bur; n- ton, 5.040 C. & E. 1., 20.075 L. ' & N. R 876 Manhattan, 4,500 Metropolitan, 11 010 Read ng pfd, 3,910 M. N., 3,725, N. Y. C. 4 000 North American. 4,960 Northern Pacific, 15,035 do pfd, 40,900 R. 1., 5,250 St. L. & San Fiaic'fco 2d p f d, 42.6i4 St. Paul, 5,515 Southern, 5 061 d 3 pfd, 34 584 Un on Pa?|!"e p.'d, 6 S 5 C G W 40,355 People's Gas, 3,001 Illinois Steel 4 100 Laclede Gas, 20,792 Sugar, 3,317 W. U. 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: Is ? ~ I § I -I LJLJL * I Am. Tobacco 108%! 110% 109%! K9% i ?' S r?i rits 12% l 12% 12% i 12% ! A do P fd 35 35 I 31%| 34'! i Atchison 13 13 j 12 %, ; ? % i . d ° PM 33 33 I 32%! »2% , Am. Cotton Oil |22 22 I 21%! 23% ; Bay State Gas 3%| 3%| 3^l 3% ! Baltimore & Ohio 19 19 I 18% I I£% I C.. B. & Q 104%! 105%! 104% ; lOfivS |C C, C. & St. L.... 35 I 35%' 35 j 34% Ches. & Ohio 22%! 22V>! 21%! 22 ; Chicago Gas ]03%! 104 14 1 10">%i 102% ■Canada Sou'hern I 53 I 53 s''%! 5*% |Col. Fu 1 & I I 23*! 23%! 23 23 | C -, G - w -; !H% 14%| lift 14% ■ do pfd A I .... 3:jv 8 ' Delaware & Hudson.! 112 112 ! 112 110% Itl £.*;:;::;:::;:: 52 .. 52 52 5 $ i Erie pfd : 36241 88%| 36 36* General EJectric I 3fi%l 37%' 36%| 21% i Great NorMiem pfd.. | 179 I 179 " I 176 I J7Ry, j Mocking Valley I | I | 5% ! Illinois Central 1 106%] 106\4[ 105V,| 105% ' Jersey Central 96%! 97 I 96%| 9G% 'Kansas & Texas I 35% l 55%! 34%! 54% i Lead j 33% 33% 1 33% l 32% I Linseed Oil I I ..„( is* i Lackde Gas I Rna;i w t \ w>\ i<\\i, j Louie. & Nash 56% 1 87% ! 56%! C 6% 1 Leather pfd 68 68% 67% I 1i7% ! Manhattan Con 106% l 10<;% I<-sV<>! 1G5% Met. Traction I 160%| 160% i 158% llf 9 Minnesota Iron I 75 75%] 73 I 72 ,M. & St. L. Ist pfd.. I ...J 391/, do 2d pfd I . ..| f.i " i Missouri Pacific I 36 I 36% 35%! 35% iN. P. common I 27% l 27* 27% i 27% ; do pfd J 67% 68% 67% 67% .New York Central... ( 117%! 117% 116% 11«% ; Northwestern ! 129% 1 129% 1 129 | 129 ! North American | 6%| G-%1 fi | 6 i Omaha I 79 | 79%! 79 1 75% I Pacific Mail 1 28%! 28%1 28% 1 28 Pullman I 189 i 189 | 187 | 187 Reading I 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 do Ist pfd I 46 46% i 45% i 45% do 2d pfd I 23% 23% 1 23 23 Rock Island I 10S% 10 5% I 1C6% 107% Southern Ry I 9 I 9%| 8% 8% d° pfd. 31%] 31% 31% 31% Silver certificates ...I 58% Sugar Refinery 140% 140% 139% 140% St Paul ! 101% 1 if,2%! 1 1% 101% Tennessee Coal I 26%! 2(i%l 26 26 Texas Pacflc 12 j 12%| 12 11% Union Pacific 24% 24% 24% U % do pfd 60%! 61 60% 1 60% U. S. Rubber ! .... 20% Western Union 92% 92% 92%, 9"% Wabash ! I 7% do pfd 1974 Wheeling &L. E.... . . „ _- :/ _ L _ l _... 2% The following were the closing quotations of other stocks as reported by the Associated Press: Canada Pacific .. SC'A^t. P.~& Omaha. 78% Canada Southern. !>2 :! 4 do pfd 148 Central Pacific . 14% So Pacific 17% Chicago & Alton.H.l9 IU. P., D. & G... 7% Chi. & E. 111.... 64% Wheeling & L. E. 2% D. & R. G 11% do pfd jj% do pfd 48% Adams Express .100 I Fort Wayne 16S |Am. Express 128 I L. E. & W. pfd.. 72% U. S. Express.... 40 'Manhattan L 105% Wells-Fargo Ex 117 Met. St Ry 158% Am. Cot. Oil pfd. 74 Michigan Central. los Am. Tobacco pfd 118 Mobile & 0hi0... 28 Con. Gas 192 Chi., I. & L 10 Com. Cable C0...1fi0 dn pfd 31 Illinois Steel 53 N.Y..Chi. ft St.L. 13% Lead pfd 104% do Ist pfd CO Nat. Lin. Oil 19% do 2d pfd 32 Silver certificates. 58% Or. Ry. & Nay... M% S. R. & T 6% Or. Short Line... 31% Sugar pfd 114 I Pittsburg 16S T. C. & Iron 26 i St. L. & S. F.... 7%: U. S. Leather pfd 67% do Ist pTd 62%>U. S. Rubber pfd. 79% i St. Paul ptd 148%1 BONDS. U. S. new 4s reg.l23 N. C. 6s 124 do coup 122% do 4s 1«2% do 4s , .109 N. P. lsts 6s llfi do coup 112 do prior 4s 96% do 2ds £5% do gen. 3s 61% do 5s reg 112 N.Y.C. & St.L.4s.His j do 6s coup ...112 Nor. & W 6s l"0 j District 3 65s ...114 **N. W. consois'i3!>% ! Ala., class A 110 do d?b. 5s .. 115% do class B 108%.*0r. Nay. lsts 115 do class C SO I **do 4s 04% do currency ... 90 10. S. L. 6s. t. r. 125 - 1 Atchison 4s 92% ldo 5s t. r 104% I do adj. 4s 6"feO. Imp. lsts, t .r.lll : Can. So. 2ds 10S% do ss, t. r 59% Chi. Term. 4s *f.% Pacific 6s of '95 100% IC. & Oho 5s 113% Reading 4s .... g|% I •C. H. & D. 4%5.1c4%R. G. W. lsts.... $6% D. & R. G. 15t5.. 106% St.L. & I.M.con.Bs 94% do 4s 94 St.L. & S.F.gen.fisllS% East Term. 15t5. .107 St P. con 145 Erie gen. 4s 74 St.P.,O. & P.lsts.llß F.W. & D.lsts.t.r. 72 do 5s llfi% ••Gen. Elec. 55.. 1P3% Southern Ry. 55.. iisii G. H. & S. A. 65.1C5%5. R. & T. 65.... 69 **do 2da 102 Term. new set 3s. 87 H. & T. C. 55....110%« T. P. L. G.lsts.lo3 do con 6s 104 do rg. 2ds Sti% ••lowa Cen. lsts. 09% Union Pac. 4s 95% La, new con. 45.. 100 U.P..D. & G. lsts 58 L. & N. uni. 45.. 9.1 Wabash Ist 5s ..109% Missouri 69 100 do 2ds 84% M. K. & T. 2ds.. 62% West Shore 45... 108% do 4s 57% V"a Centuri<»« (57% N. Y. C. late 118% do deferred ... 4 N. J. C. 6a 114 ♦Offered. "Ex-interest. NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Cholor $0 15 Ontario $2 75 Crown Point 10 Ophlr 30 Con. Cal. & Va.. 45 Plymouth 16 Dead wood 103 Quicksilver .. ..100 Gould & Curry.. 15 do pfd 200 Hale & Norcroas. B0 Sierra Nevada .. 52 Homestake 40 00! standard 15 Iron Silver 49 Union Con 10 Mexican 15 Yellow Jacket ... 20 BOSTON MINING SHARES^ Allouez Mln. Co. ?% Franklin 13 Atlantic 27 Osceola J9% Boston & M0nt. .210 Quincy 117' Butte & Boston.. 26% Tamarack .. .. Ifi7 Calumet & Hecla.Gs2% Wolverines £2% Centennial 15 I 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: Post & Flagg wir* ua: "The opening was very strong, with London not so much as a factor as of late. The buying came mostly from commisßion houses and was heavy and good In character. In fact, the buying wac more In evidtnee today than for any day for a long time— probably since last summer. "The much talked of Rock Island extra dividend was announced, and no doubt helped to stimulate the market, for it was larger than expected. "It looks as If, barring accidents, we are running Into a bull market that will aston ish even those who benefited by the great rise of '79 and '81, and will be without paral lel in the annals of this country, for condi tions were never better and the Increase in wealth since that period has been almost in calculable." FOREIGN FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, June 7.— Evening Post's Lon don financial cablegram: More activity was observed in the sUx;k markets here today. Speculative int rest Is reviving and the marki t for Americana and Grand Trunks especially widening. Nnmerous brokers have de. c erte3 the Kaffir market for Americans. Grand Trunks were benefitted by the excellent April statement, showing that practically the who c of the gross increased traffic secured Is net earnings. Americans were bought lirgely here and by New York. The buying o! bonds for New York was unusually large, nut'.bly Union Pacific and A'tchison 4s. There was also clique buying of Union Paflfie, Ncr oll< & Western, and Northern Pacific pfd. Frlces closed half a dollar under the best. The bulk of England discount rate will probably go to 3 per cent tomorrow. The Paris bourse was steady. Spanish 4s were better there, de spite the depressing ea:ble as to the Iluancial position In Spain. NEW YORK MONEY. NEW YORK, June I.— Money on call easy at l^S'l'/i per cent; last loan, I\4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3'/2@5 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.85%&4.5G foi demand and at $4.&3%<§4.84 for sixty daya. Posted rates. $4.54'/ k: 'g.4.85 and $4.87. Commer cial bills, $4.53@4.£3>4. Silver certificates. 58%@59i/ 4 n. Har silver, 58% c. Mexican dol lars, 45'/>c. BANK CLEARINGS. St. Pau1— 5904,774.58. Minneapolis— s2,ll2,sos. Chicag0— 527,454,300. Boston. $20,223,839. New York, $168,231,808. TREASURY STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, June I.— Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balances, $195,754,815; gold reserve, $171,818,054. ST. PAUL PKODTJCE. The principal feature yesterday was butter, which was in good demand, causing strong quotations. Eastern buyers are in the mar ket. The main strength is In creameries, for which there is a persistent demand. Eggs are about stationary at daily quotations, with not an over flush supply. There Is a good jobbing demand. Green vegetables are active on the increasing arrivals, and with the ad vancing season. Strawberries continue to lead In the line of fruit, and the quality is constantly Improving the further north ex tends the source of supply. The following are the quotations: Corrected exclusively for The Globe ev ery day by the secretary of the board of trade. Apples— Ben Davis, per b,bl, $4.50; Genltons per bbl, $3@3.50; Willow Twigs, per bbl' $4.50. Bananas, Choice Shipping— Large bunches, $1.75(52; .small bunehea, $1.50@>1.75. Beans, Per Bu— Brown, $1; dirty lots, 60® 65c; fancy navy, $1.25; medium hand-picked, Beef, Per Lb— Country dressed, 6@6'Ac; rough 3W.@4c. Berries, Per 24-Qt Cases— Strawberries, $2.50 2.75. Butter, Per Lb— Creameries, extras, 15c; creameries, firsts, 13%@14c; creameries, sec onds, 12c: creameries, gathered cream. l3%c; dairies, hand separator, 14c; dairies, extras. 13@13%c; dairies, firsts, ll@12c; ladles, ex tra, lie; ladles, packing stock, 9c. Cabbage — Southern crate, 150 lbs, $2@2 25 Cheese. Per Lb— Brick, No. 1, lie; Brick. No. 2. 9@loc; Llmburger, lie; Swiss, 12(513c; Minnesota and Wisconsin, new, 9@10o; Young America, fancy, new, 10@10i£c; Pri mest. 6@6%c. Cherries, Per 10-L-b Box— Royal Avon $1 23 : black, $1; black Oregon, 80e(5'$l. Cider— Sweet, per bbl. $5@5.50; sweet, per half-bbl. $2.7551.3; hard, per bbl, $5®6; hard, per half-tbl, S3@-3.50. Dried Peas, Per Bu— Fancy yellow, 80@S5c: medium yellow, 70@75c; fancy green, 83@ 90c; medium green. 70@75c. Eggs, Cases Included, Per Doz— Fresh stock, So; seconds, 6V2C. Fish, Per Lb— Herring, Lake Superior, 2@ 2"£c;; pickerel from international waters, 3',Ac; sunfish and perch, 3@4c; pike from in ternational waters. 6c; croppies, 54@3c; Salmon, Columbia river. 7c; whitefish, 7c. Frogs' Lpg3, Per Doz— s@loc. Grape Fruit, Per Box— California, $5@5.50. Hogs, Clean. Per Lb— Heavy, 4%c; light, 5Vi @s\ic; medium. sc. Honey, Per Lb Sections— Buckwheat, 9c; ex tracted amber, %@.6M>c; extracted white, 6%@7%c; golden rod, 9(al0c; white, choice, 10@llc; white, fancy, ll@l2c. Lemons— California, 300 to 360, $3.50@4; Mes sinas. choice 300, $4@4.50; Messinas, fancy, 300, 4 50@5; Messinas, choice 360, $3.50; Mes sinas. fancy 3GO, $5. Maple Sugar, Per Lb— Ohio. In bricks, 10c; Vermont, in bricks, 10c; Western, in bricks, 9c. Maple Syrup — Per gal, 75@S0c; per half gal lon, 45@50c. Mutton, Per Lb — Bucks, 4'/>@se; country dressed, 7@Bc; fall lambs, fat, 7Vfe@Sc; milk lambs, pelts on, 10@llc. Nuts — Almonds, new, small quantities, 11© 12c; almonds, Tarragona, sacks 100 lbs, 12c ; almonds. California, 75 lbs, 12Vfec; Tarra gona, small quantities. 14c: filberts, sacks about 200 lbs, SV&c; filberts, small quan tities. 10c; hickory, per bu, 60e@$l ; peanuts, per lb, raw. 6@6%c; peanuts, per lb. roast ed. 7c; pecans, new Texas, polished. 100-lb sacks, 6@9c; pecans, small quantities, ft& 10c; walnuts, California, soft, per lb, 10i3 lie: walnuts. California, hard, sacks 100 lbs, 10@Ilc: walnuts. California, hard, less quantities, 10@llc; walnuts, English, per lb, small, Sc: black walnuts, bu, $1. Onions — Bermudas, per crate, $3; Lou s'a" a, bbl, $4. Oranges— Per Box— Blood, ha'f-box. $3.50; Mediterranean sweets, $2.2"i@iTs; se d'ngs. choice, $202.75; seedlings, fancy, $2.2"-(fi2. 0. Pineapples — Per Doz — India River, doz, $i.SOJ£ 2.75; Havana, $2@2.50. Potatoes — Burkanks. carload lots, per bu, 50 @55e; Ear.y Ohios. per bu. :!s@'4oe; mixed stock, per bu, 35@40c; rose, per bu, 35@ 40c. Poultry— Per Lb— Live chickens, SffSy-.c: broil ers, lb, 18®20c; live mixed, 8c; live old cocks. sc: live turkeys, BM:<ff9c: live young roosters, 8c; dressed chickens, spring fa cy | 10@10%c dressed ducks, spring fancy. P@ 1 9V^c; dressed geese, SUe; dresstd hens. t@ , 10c: dressed turkeys, light, 13c; drj»;ei turkeys, old Toms, ll'-ifflSc; dreserd turk eys, young Toms, H l £(fi!l2c. Yeal — Per Lb — Coarse and thin, s\t,i(£<\^ ; rxt p a fancy. 8«8V 2 c; good, 90 to 100 lbs, 7@^c. Vegetables — Oreen — Asparagus, per dcz. Me; beans, siring, per bu box, $1.2j; beans wax, per bu brx, $1.50; be«ts, per doz burc' es, 25c; celery, Southern, per doz. 65c; cucum bers, per doz, 30@60c; egg plant, per d z, $2.50; lettuce, field, per doz, 10c; let uc>, head, per doz, 25c: new carrots, per doz, 30c; new turnips, per doz, CO?; on'o:s per doz, sc; parsley, per doz, 15c; pie riant, 100-lb box, 40c radishes, per doz bunches. 6c; spinach, per bu. 25c; tomatoes, fi baskets, $3; water cress, 3»e; potatoes, $1.2 »; iea-, Illinois, bu, $1; mint, 25c. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK, June I.— Butter— Receipts, 18.608 pkgs; firm: Western creamery, 13Mi@ 16% c; Elgins, 16% c: factory, 10> 5 (512',4c. Cheese— Receipts, 11,029 pkgs; quiet; light skims, r>',4<?l6c; part skims. s(?r. r ii^c; full skims, 2@3c. Eggs— Receipts. 31.355 pkgs; -firm; Westerns, IO'MJIO^c ; Southern, lie. MISCELLANEOUS. BOSTON WOOL. BSTON, June I.— The American Cotton and Wool Reporter will say: The wool market has been as active since our last report as it was the week previous. The situation Is dominated by the West. Growers and deal ers are new at loggerhreids over the new clip, and while they are fighting it out wool is being shipped East on consigmment. Wool is held very firmly in the West, but there are now a few buyers who expect the West ern holders to weaken eventually, and they are deferring action In anticipation of this. The sales of the week in Boston amount to 1.C40.000 lbs domestic, and 495.000 lbs foreign, making a total of 2,135.000 lb*, against 2.340, --000 lbs for the previous week, and 4,782,000 lbs for the corresponding week last year. Sales since Jan. 1, 1898. amount to 30,483.310 lbs, against 147,256,500 lbs for the same time last year. NEW YORK COFFEE. NEW YORK, June I.— Coffee opti ns opened ! steady, with prices unchanged to 5 points j lower, and further cased off under local sell ing and absence of buyers; bears, encour aged by sluggish and weak condition of Eu ropean markets, as we!l as continued liberal receipts at Brazil, advanced sharply in the afternoon en report that Rio rate of exchange had jumped up % to 7-16. Closed firm, un changed to 10 points higher. Sales: 15,500 bags, including June, 5.63i?i5.75c; July, 5. 80^ 5.55 c; spot Rio steady: No. 7, Invoice, 6V4c; No. 7 Jobbing, 7c. Mild steady; Cordova, BVfe@ls%c. Sugar— Raw firm; fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, fC-test, 4 5-16; refined firm. NEW YORK DRY GOODS. NEW YORK, June I.— The dry goods mar ket is In gcrjd shape all around at present, and though actual results are not altogether satisfactory the future Is believed to hold a good fall trade in store. There have been further reductions In black calicos and al lied grades. Various staple cottons are very weak, and generally poor conditions are re ported. Another feature and a more satis factory one is the growing strength of print I cloths. The price of regulare has advanced to 2c, and sellers are now refusing bids at I FINANCIAL "SO- MONEYS To loan on approved property ia Minneapolis and St Paul. 5 oh 6% In Suma to Salt. R. M. NEWPORT & SON Keeve Bldg.. .fioaecr Pre.* blag.. ' Minneapolis gt. p au i. BROKERS. cT7r^FTs«inTirXcoL Member* i *\ e , w York Sl °cl< Exchange. » Cu-icago Jioiiru of Trade. Block*. Honda, Grain, Hromalona ami Cf'an. HOSt rUn*sr Press Building, St. p a ul, Minn. MicUuel Dortn. Jann Doraa M. DORAN & CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS. 3n_Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. H. HOLBERT & SON, Bankers anJ Brokers, U-il lUJBEKT BTHKET. ST. PAUL SEED MERCHANTS. GRIGGsiBROa 6e>e>d merchants. Timothy, Clover, Blue Grass, Red Top, Mil let, Hungarian Orchard Qrass, Lawn Grass etc., etc. Seed Corn, Buckwheat, Rye and other seed grain. Our Northern grown Garden Seeds are unexcelled. Garden Implement* Poultry Supplies. Write for prices statin* quantities wanted. ' Third and Cedar Streats, St. Paul, Minu. LIVE STOCKS. LYTLE & RAEBDRN, CATTLE DEALERS, Family and Dairy fiows a Sp.jcialt-i UN ION STOCK VA It US. Brauch, Kid*., _^^Mar^et.jilßM£uiver4ltj Ay.. St Paul. this figure In many instances. in print* there are many unsatisfactory phases to the market. The demand for fancy caliecea has been light. SEED MARKETS. CHICAGO, June I.— The flaxseed market was slow from start to finish. The May deal Is over and traders appear to be exhausted. Keeeipts here were 3 cars, 4 cars at Duluth and 4 cars at Minneapolis. The official close Is as follows: Cash flax at $1.22 per bu Northwest at $1.22, June at $1.23 and Septem' ber at $1.09. Cash timothy seed closed at $2.80 per 100 lbs; September at $2.82>£. Clover seed closed at $5.5u per 100 lbs. Minneapolis flax quoted at $1.16^2 per bu. St. Lout*. ST. LOUIS, June I.— Cattle— Receipts, 1,700 head, including 500 Texan3; market steady to strong; Kative shipping steers, $4.35<85-10: light and dressed bet-i and butcher* ' steers $3 55<g4.80; stockers and feeders t2.9064.75' cows and heifers, $2.2554.70; Texas and In dian stcerg, fS.2fjdii.2b; cows and he fers $3® 3.50. Hogs— Receipts, 5,500; market 5c high er: yorkers, $3.ft'"j2 4.l<j; packers, $i.lf,ig4 35 --butchers', $4.25ti4.45. Sheep— Receipts, 1.100; market steady, with no change from yester day. TRA VELER3 1 GUIDE. Trains leave and arrive at St. Paul as fol lows. UNION DEPOT, SIBI.EY STREET. faffS TICKET OFFICE. kfuV^BH/ ioo ERst Third Street. " RAltf* 'Phone 1142. Leave. | a Dally, b Except Sunday, i Arrive. b9:ooam| Breck. Dlv. & B'ches | baTjSpm bß:2oam!.F f gus Falls Dlv. & B'ches. | b4:3spm bß:2oam|..Wlllmar. via St. Cloud.. l b6:4spra a7:oopm|Breck., Fargo, Gd. F'ks.W'pg' a7:4sara I al :30pm Alaska Limited | a6 :lspm b4 :sopm . .Excelsior & Hutchlnson. .|bll :45pm aS :oopm Crookston Express I a7:3oara "eastern ~mikxesota~"railwayP lIZZI D"'"'^ West superior, fc-%g» " /OJ%\ TICKET OFFICE W&&Q ]62 E " Th!rd streeh Aj-fQ?s\«t Usloa S:iUca, St. Piui, XjjJgjgjP' Milwaukee Station, Minneapolis. Dining and Pullman Cars on Winnipeg* Coast Trains. PaeifiO Mill, Daily i Fargo, Bozeman LeaTe ArriT » Hutto. Helena, MiSROUia, Spokane, Taeoma, Seaifloanu Portland, I:3opm s:lopm Dakota asd Kiaitofca Express, Daily Moo-head, Fargo, Fergus Failj Wahpeton, Crootsron, Grand Forks. Grafton and VTlnnipeg 7:3opm 7:15(111 TirgO Local, Polly except Sunday: St. Cloud. Bralnerd anil Kargo B:3oam 6:oopm "Korfji-WesfsrnLlne"— C.,St. P., M.&O. Office, 395 Robert SU 'Phone ISO. Leave. | a Daily, b Except Sunday.! Arrive. aS:lsam!.. Chicago "Day Express"..! b?:i3pm t6:3opru!.. Chicago •'Atlantic Ex". .|all :30am aß:lopm(. Chicago "N.W. Limited".! a":3oam b9:2sam;. Duluth, Superior. Ashland ! b»:ospm all:oopm!Duluth, Superior, Ashland.l a6:soam a9:3sam|.Su City, Omaha, Kan. City.! a7:ospm b4:uopm!Mankato, New Ulin, Elmore;blo:floam E.7:4spm;Su City, Omaha, Kan. Cityi a7:23am ST, PAUL & DJLUTH R, 3. From Union Depot. Office, 39T Robert Bt Leave. | a Daiiy. b Except Sunday, i Arrive. a9 :oos m| DULUTH ~ a7~:lsam all :lsj.ml WEST SUPERIOR aO :30pm Trains for Stillwater: a9:CS am. aIMO, a 2:15, a 5:35. a 7:30 pm. For Taylor's Falls: a 9:05 am. a 2:15 pm. b0:35 pm. M.. ST. P. &S.B.K Leave. | EAST. | Arrive. 7:2opm ...Atlantic Limited (daily)... I S-Tsam B:osam .Hhlnelander Local (ex. Sun). l s:lupm I WEST. | 8:10am| Pacific Limited (dally) I 7:ospm St. Croix Falls Local. Exceptl Sunday. From Broadway I 6:oopmj Depot, foot 4th St ! 9:lsam B:2opm!Glenwood Local. Ex. Sundayl I Glenwood L.ical. Mpls. .. .|l2:ospia BURLINGTON ROTTTJI. FINEST TRAINS ON EARTH. Lv. For. | ~ STATIONS! A,. From 8:15 a m. l. Chicago, except Sunday. l2:lj;>.m. 8:15 a.m. i St. Louis, except Sunday.| 8:05 p.m^Chicago & St. Louis. datly.| 7:45 a.m. Ticket office. 400 Robert St. Tel. 30. Chimgo Great Western E "The Maple Leaf Route." Ticket Office : Robert St., cor. sth St. Phone 150. Trains leave from St. Paul Union Depot. ♦Dally. +Excei>t Sunday. Leave. Arrive. Dubuque, Chlcfigo, Waterloo, ( ts.io am ;5.30 pm Marshalltown, Dcs Moines... ■< *B.iopm *7.45aua St. Joseph ud Kaosaa City.. ( *s.iopin *i2.sOpm Maiiturville Local *3.55imi *io.4sam Chicago, Milwiukes & St. Paul Riiiroad. Ticket Office. 365 Robert St. 'Phone 98. a Daily, b Except SuudayiLv. St.P.iAr. St.pT Chicago "Day" Express ..I bß:lsam,blii:lUi.m Chicago "Atlantic" Ex.... a2:sspm)all :3oam Chicago "Fast Mall" a6 :sspm al :00pm Chicago "Pioneer Limited". aS:lopm! a7:Soaiu Chic, via Prairie dv C. dlv. b4 :4opm, bll: :lsam Peorta via Mason City ... a4:4opm;all:l3am Dubuque via La Crosse .. bß:l'»am'blii-lopia St. Louis and Kansas City. aß:3sam: a«:2spm Milbank and Way | bß:2Oami b6:3opm Aberdeen and Dakota Ex..| a7 :ospm l aS :lsam VAnSCONSiN^EWTOAL City Office. 373 Robert St. 'Phone No. 691^ Leave I I Arriva StPaull All Trains Dally. ; titl'aul I Ean Claire, Chlppewa Falls, I B :ooam|... Milwaukee and Chicago ...|B:lsa:a lAshland, Chippewa Falls, Osh-I 7:4opm|koßh. Milwaukee and Chicago. l4 :lopm M. & ST. Li. Denot-Broadwaj' <& llh. MINNEAPOLIS &~ST. LOUIS R. E. "ALHEItT LEA ROUTE." Leave. |a Dally, b Except Sunda>.; Arr.\-: IMankato, Dcs Moines. Ce bP:lPara ..dar Rapid 3, Kan. City.. b6:30 P j| l)^.4Tiam|.. Watertown, New Ulm ... b4Jspnj b5 00pml New Ulm Local b!oJ>lam a7:oopm|Des Mcines & Omata Llm.' aS:IOaM n7:i)opm|Cb!caKO & St. Louis Llm.i aS.lOam b4:4spmlAlbt Lea ft Waseca Local. iblO :33am