The Saint Paul globe., April 27, 1899, Page 6, Image 6

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SEWS OF RAILROADS
SlOl X OITY WAXTS THE XI. & ST. i..
OR GREAT WBJBT"
BJRN
TO BUILD INTO THAT TOWN
A f«»innilttec From the ('oniiuerrlal
i'lub of That City I'nlU on Gon
eraJ Haaagei (■»;, but Oidn't Get
Any Sntl-sfju-tlon Then They
la iii Their Ki'n|icc(m to the Great
Western l*eoi>le.
Sioux City is getting Jealous of Omaha.
It wants a few of the new railroad build
ings down that way, for itself. Principal
ly it wants the Minneapolis & St. Lou!s.
A committee of five representatives of
the Sioux city Commercial association
visited Minneapolis yesterday for the ex
press purpose of arranging this matter if
it could possibly be done. They called on
General Manager Day, of the Minneapolis
&• St. Piiul yesterday morning and stated
tluit Sioux had much business to offer
any new line between Minneapolis and
th:tt place.
It is stated that Mr. Day could not give
the committee any encouragement at
present, as tho plans for the Omaha ex
tension were complete as far as the gen
ti;il direction of the route is concerned,
that to swing off toward S'oux Cl y
would destroy the purpose of the project
—to build the shortest line to Omaha.
Thi' committee then came to St. Paul
to confer with the management of the
<; rent Western to see if that road c*ould
not be induced to tap Sioux City with
its proposed Omaha extension.
ATKINSON ACT INVALID.
BHcb-ltran Supreme Court Hnml*
Down :m Important Deei.sion.
LANSING, Mich., April 2C— ln a de
cision handed down late today, the stite
supreme court declared invalid the main
principle of the Plngree-Atkinson equal
taxation bill, which was passed by the
present session of the legislature. Tha
cas< was one instituted by Gov. Pingree,
While the Atkinson bill was hanging lire
In the legislature to test the validity of
::ii act passed some fifteen years ago,
providing for the taxing of telephone and
telegraph companies on the value of their
property, the tax which was levied by
the state board of auditors to be used
for a specific purpose. The act was sim
ilar to the Atkinson bill, in that both
provided special assessors, and also a
specific tax. In its opinion the supreme
ccurt holds "that a tax on property based
on an assessment cannot be maintained
a> a specific tax."
When the case was before the court, by
Gov. Pingree's invitation, the attorneys
for the principal railroads and others af
fected by the Atkinson bills' provisions
argued against the validity of the old
act. It is probable that steps will be
tfcken now to have the Atkinson act de
clared Invalid.
Great Western Earnings.
The gross earnings statement of the
Chicago Great Western for the third
week in April was issued yesterday and
shows an increase over the correspond
ing week of last year of $14,026.63. The
comparative statement is as follows:
1899. 189 S.
First week $114,882.76 $87,792.48
Second week 105,089.16 88,696.87
Third week 101,616.84 87,590.21 \
Month of April $321,555.76 $264,078.55
From the beginning of the fiscal year,
July 1, to date $4,723,262.70, last year $4,
--3C0.550.64, being an increase of $392,382.06.
WeNtern I'nsxenHrex Conference.
CHICAGO, April 26.— A large represen
tation of Western roads attended the
mass meeting held here today to consider
the question of reorganization and all
■were confident that a successful settle
ment would be reached. As enough ronds
already stand pledged to carry a project
( ■; some kind through, it is proposed to
.make the new agreement much stronger
than the old one, as the latter seems to
have outlived its usefulness.
Santa Fe Earnings.
CHICAGO, April 26.— Net earnings of
the Santa Fe road for the month of
$1-M,413 over the same month of 1898.
RAILWAY NOTES.
It is reported that D. McNicoll, passen
ger traffic manager of the Canadian Pa
cille, will shortly be made vice president
of the road. It is also said that this is
in a great measure responsible for the
less aggressive action on the part of the
Canadian Pacific in its recent passenger
business A visit will be made to Fergus
Falls by the state railroad and ware
house commission on May 10 to investi
gate the advisability of locating a grain
Inspector at that point.
.1. H. Balrd, assistant general freight
agent of the Northern Pacific, went to
Chicago yesterday.
«!. P. Lymon, general freight agent of
tne Hurlington, is in Chicago attending
the meeting of the Western Passenger
association.
Robert Kerr, traffic manager of the
Canadian Pacific, and William Stitt. chief
clerk of the passenger department, ar
rived in St. Paul yesterday.
A. E. White has been appointed com
missary of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, with headquarters at Chicago
to succeed L. N. Hopkins, who has been
promoted.
Xio Vanderpool, traveling passenger
a^c-nt of the Now York Central, was in
.St. Paul yesterday.
Frank Beach, traveling passenger
agent of the Minneapolis & St. Louis
spent yesterday in the city.
It is reported at Sioux City that the
Eastern Nebraska & Gulf railway will
soon dispose of its franchise and right
of way.
Edward Francis, general Western man
ager of the Allen steamship line, was
in f^t Foul jesterday.
Chief Kpgineer McHenry, ot tl.e North
ern Pacific, has gone to the state of
M ashington to investigate the Clearwa
ter line under construction there.
P. U. Clark, general traffic manager,
and G. O. Somers, general freight agent
ot the Great Northern, returned yester
day from Montana.
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PUBLIC FLOGGING.
Young- Man at Evunsville to Be
Whlnpeil by His Grandfather.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 26.— Walter
McCorkle, aged 22, will be given a public
Whipping by his grandfather. Young Mc-
Corkle stole a horse from his grand
father and sold the animal to a horse
trader for $12.C0.
Ke was 'arrested and taken before
Judg.- Winfrey, of the police court, this
morning. He said he was guilty and took
the money to buy a present for his sweet
heart. The court called the grandfather
before him and said: "You can have the
option of whipping the young man in
court or seeing him go to the state pris
on. If you decide to whip him you must
give him a good one.'
The grandfather said he was willing to
give the young man a whipping that he
would not soon forget. The young man
Bays he will not submit to a public flog
ging. He will be led into the courtroom
in the morning by officers, who will hold
him while the old grandfather will lay on
the lash. The whipping will be public
and no doubt the courtroom will be
packed. The whipping will be done with
"sat-'o-nine-lails," made from an old bi
cycle tire.
Mary Anderson in Tievr York.
t NEW YORK, April 26.-Mr. and Mrs
Ar.tonio de Navarre, the latter formerly
Mary Anderson, the actress, arrived her*e
today on board the steamer Majpstic from
Europe. Their names were not on the
ships passenger, list. Other passengers
on the Majestic were Sydney Pagef,- Har
ry Symonds. Q. C, Reginald Tower, Brit
ish charge d' affaires at Washington. W
H. Wakefleld and Canon Willink.
WHEAT SHOWED GAIN
HEAVY EXTOKT TRADE ANl>
DROt'GHT WKKH THE FACTORS
THAT DID THE WORK
BEARS WERE TOO CONFIDENT
Price* Advanced Upon the Statement
That DrouKht WitM Dulng Dntu
"Ki" and I'iton Report* of Incren»
ed Export BuMiiieaN Mny Option
Hnd Lens Recnpcrntlve Power
Than Had Jnlj.
Prey.
Close. Day.
May wheat, Minneapolis 69%-% 6'J?4-T6
July wheat, Minneapolis ....71%-% "il%-%
May wheat, Chicago 71>4 71%
July wheat, Chicago 72%-% 72'^
May wheat, New York 77 77%
July wheat. New York 76% 76>|
May wheat, Duluth IVA 71%
July wheat, Duluth 72% 7214
CHICAGO, April 26.— A heavy export
trade and drought complaints today
caused a rally of lc In wheat from the
lowest point of an early decline. July
closed a shade higher and May %c lower.
Corn and oats both closed a shade lower.
Pork, lard and ribs each declined 2%c.
Warm weather and plenty of rain put
wheat traders in a bearish mood at the
opening today. Long wheat came out
freely, and helped by a vigorous pound
ing- by the bears the market sagged stead
ily during the first two hours. The bears
were overconfident, however, and reports
of large export sales, and of drought in
Nebraska they were driven to cover. The
May option had less recuperative power
than July, and the premium for the latter
widened to over a cent. May opened %<{J
] , 4 c lower, at 71%4/%c, declined to. 70% c,
advanced to 71% c and reacted to 71^c at
the close. July started a shade lower, at
72<&72»4c, sold off to 71% c, advanced to
71% C, and closed at 72Vi?T72?ic.
Chicago received 45 cars, 11 of which
graded contract. Minneapolis and Duluth
got 292 cars compared with 3!)8 the same
day a year ago. Western primary market
receipts aggregated 443,000 bushels,
against 506,000 busheis last year. Atlantic
port clearances of wheat and flour were
eecjual to 455.000 bushels. The seaboard
reported 120 boatloads sold for export,
but 45 were all that could be confirmed.
Fine weather was against corn at the
.•nart, but heavy buying of May by ship
pers and elevator concerns steadied the
market. Receipts, 109 cars. May opened
lower, at 34@34%c, declined to 33"' B ip
33% c, rose to 34Vic and eased off to 34% c,
at the close.
Oats were weak early on perfect seed
ing weather, but heavy purchases by
shippers against each sales checked the
downward tendency. Receipts, 134 cars
May opened %®%c lower, at 26% c, sold off
to »i,4c, advanced to 26% c and closed at
2(i ! ,ic
Provisions ruled easier with the prin
cipal trade In changing over of May con
tracts into July and September. May pork
opened 2%c lower, at $9, rose to $9.02i.,(U
9.05, sold off to $8.97%, and closed with
buyers at $9. Lard and ribs were dull
and narrow.
Estimated receipts for Thursday:
Wheat, 48 cars; corn, 137 cars; oats 190
cars; hogs. 27,000 head.
The leading futures_ranged_as follows:
|Open-|Htgh-| Low- 1 ClosT
. i_ ing- I eat. | est. j ing.
Wheat — I I ~ ' —
May 71% 71% 70% 7114
oS ■••■•■■•■ ;;:;:; s®\ i i
May 34% 34*4 34 34%
£gg :::::::::: 1 S» is£ g*
Kj? ::::::::::: {8* Jft I SMS*
Lar^- 935 935 935 936
Ma y 470 4 72% 470 470
J c u 'y 485 485 4 82% 485
Cash quotations were as follows- F~i7^
& U 7 et £mr n - d o easy - 2 Spring 70
@-71c; No. S spring.- 66@ti c .- No . 2 red 75®
jGc Corn-No. 2, 34% c; No. 2 yellow 34^c
Oats-No. 2, 27c; No 2 white 30(ffm£r:
No. 3 white, 29@30c. Ry^No 2 Sc
Barley— No. 2, 3C@4sc Flax Seed TCn 1'
$1.17%; Northwestern $1 a"@l auTnrlme
toothy, $2.35. Pork-Mess, per bbl $^1
?m; fi rd> ?, er 10 ° lbs - J515@i17% Short
Ribs sides (loose), $4.50@4.85; dry salted
shoulders (boxed), 4%©4> 4 c; short clear
f m eS • <b « OX , c 5 )l , * 4 - 9 5 r #05- Whisky, dis
tillers finished goods, per eal $126
|^, ar -Cut loaf, unchanged g ' Clover
Seed— Contract grades, $6 25 RecelDto—
aSfiSm' h 2 ' 000 bls , : on Wheat - bu; corn"
306,000 bu; oats, 380,000 bu; rye 37 000 mi
parley, 19,000. Shipments-Ffour 16 000
6 000'hH b h ; ry^' 4 '°° o bu : barley
5 UOO bu On the produce exchange today
the butter market was quiet and eaw
creameries, 12@16c; dairies, Il@i4c Ss
li%@i2kcf c ' C - CheeSe 'eakTcrefS!
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 26. - Wheat
opened weak, but rallied
<nmz& hea % °P en ed at 69% c against 69%
fn fa ' uesda y s clos e- advanced sharply
fnr n 1 d , ropped , to 69>/ 4 @69%c, gained %c
69°%@6 e 9%c y &n h ° Ur ' and by noOn held
<fiM y e at , op ? ned at 71 % C against 71%
W7lV 4 C, Tuesday's close, sold at 70 T fe(&7lc
firmed up to 71%@71%c, declined to 7«
«o%c, gained 1-I6c and remained steady
for an hour, and by noon held at 71% c
The cash wheat market was slow at a
fraction relatively under Tuesday MU
lers were free buyers at %c over tSe May
for No. 1 northern, while elevator com
%c n u e ndeT d nOt tOUCh " at more th"
J^t^ljg 868 at 69% @ 69 % c . »»*
wv, * Open- High- Low- Closing.
AnrU^ 4 - m& - eSt - eSt " Wed " Tues.
April yqs/ 7ns ,
Ma y 69% 70 69V4-% 69%-% 69%-%
if p \ "% 71%-% 70%-! 71%-% 71%-tl
"On "Track-No. i'"hardV 71%^ No^
•northern, 70% c; No. 2 northern 69v B c
s\ed. $U5%. C: APHI C ° rn ' 31 &; flax
Curb on May wheat coa/
Puts on May wheat 71 *
Calls on May wheat .'.'"I!!!"!!!!! 72
SAMPLE SALES.
No. 1 northern, 29 cars 70
No. 1 northern, 15 cars 7m/
No. 1 northern, 19 cars. vnv
No. 1 northern, 700 bu to arrive" l" "' 70%
No. 1 northern, 10 cars choice... 7u!
S-t n?°D th^ n ' cars cholce -- " 71
i-LOljß— We have no change to note
as to prices, but we do learn that the
inquiry is much better.
First patents sa KniKit 7n
Second patents 325ffPl«
First clears " i'fiwH*?
Second clears '" 375<§400
sa^sr^Yno"^ l*& qUOtationß " Jn " ~tton
Rye flour, per bbl, pure $2 <«
Rye flour, per bbl, XXX 2«
Rye flour, per bbl, Standard "" %' 75
Bran in bulk Sin'^irainrn
Shorts In bulk \\\\ loiliolo
MiddHngs in bulk ["■" 11 0011 150
2g °.ats-No. 3 oats, 27%@28%c; No. 3 white,
Rye— No. 2 rye, 531/ic
N0 0r 3r71%c; y No. rm 4; J^ 3 yell ° Wl 31%@32 ° :
Coarse corn meal and cracked
corn in sacks, per ton, sacks
extra, to jobbers only $12.75@13.00
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3
oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra. 13.75@14.00
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
■ „ Northern. No
Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2,N0.3.Rj.Gd
Gt. Northern.. 18 3
C, M. & St. P. .. 55 11
M. & St. L 16 7 '«
Soo line 8 1 1 ' "'
Northern Pac ... 20 1 "•!
C,St.P.,M. &O .. 22 9 ;. "
C.,St.P. & X.C t
Minn. Transfer .. 1 .. „ " **
Totals 140 34 *~8 ~" t
OTHER GRAINS-No. 3 corn, 4- No 4
corn, 1; no grade corn, 1; No. 8 oats B
flax i. flaX 5 ' rojected flax > *'• no grade
CARS INSPECTED OUT-Wheat, No 1
northern, 33; No. 2 northern, 7; No 3 3
rejected. 3. No. 3 corn, 198. No, 3 "oats,'
6; No. 3 barley, 2; No. 1 flax 17
RECEIPTS-Wheat, 293 cars, 234,400 bu
corn, 5,380 bu; oats. 19,720 bu: barley 1
-450 bbls; hay, 26 tons; fruit, 262,600 lbs;
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THUKSDAY, AFLUL, 27, 1899.
merchandise. 1,726,347 lbs; lumber, 22 cars;
posts and piling, 1 car; barrel stock, 3
cars; machinery, 290,400 lbs; coal, 629 tons;
wood, 60 cords; brick, 15,000; cement, 280
bbls; household goods, 40,C00 lbs; ties, 1
car; stone and marble, 2 cars; railroad
Iron, 2 cars; live stock, 2 cars; dressed
meats, 89,400 lbs; railroad materials, 9
cars; car lots, 605.
SHIPMENTS— Wheat, 48 cars, 39,840 bu;
corn. 168,780 bu; oats, 11,160 bu; barley,
920 bu; rye, 770 bu; ilax, 8,280 bu; fuel
oil, 69,940 bu; flour, 43,213 bbls; mlllstuffs,
1,498 tons; fruit, 90,900 lbs; merchandise,
2,163,910 lbs; lumber. 90 cars; machinery,
147,400 lbs; brick, 16,000; cement, 100 bbls;
household goods, 60,000 lbs; ties, 11 cars
stone and marble, 1 car; live stock, 4
cars; linseed oil, 81,450 lbs; railroad ma
terials, 3 cars; sundries, 8 cars; car tots,
816.
DTJLUTH.
DULUTH, Minn., April 26.— Market ao
tive in trading, was sluggish In move
ments. May opened Vie off at 71 %c, had
all morning between 71%e and 70 7 6e, which
point was reached at 10:15, and closed un
changed at 71V£e. Cash very dull at un
changed premiums. Close wheat: No. 1
hard, cash, 74',ic; April, 74'4c; May, 74M.c;
July, 74Vic; No. 1 northern cash, 70%e;
April, 70% c; May,. 71'^c; July, 72',/fce; Sep
tember, 71c; No. 2 northern, 6oM;c; No. 3
spring, 63% c. To arrive: No. 1 northern,
74% c; No. 1 northern, 714 c; oats, 28@27 1 / j>e;
rye, 67c; barley, 38@40c; flax, $1.16%; May,
$1.17; September, 95' a.c. Corn, 31% c; May,
32% c. Receipts— Wheat, 9,346 bu; flax, 640
bu. Shipments— Flax, 9,569 bu.
ST. PAUL.
Quotations on grain, hay, feed, etc.,
furnished by Jameson & Hevener, grain
and seed merchants:
Wheat— No. 1 northern, 72@73%; No. 2
northern, 11(nl2c Corn— No. 3 yellow, 32
<<i33e; No. 3, 31@32c Oats— No. 3 white,
28029 c; No. 2 white, 27 1 4@28c Barley
and Rye— Sample barley, 35@40c; rye, 50
©51c for No. 2 Seeds— Flax, $1.18@1.20;
timothy seed, 85c@Jll.10; clover, $3.20@4
Flour— Patent, per bbl, $3.60g3.!K);
straight, $3. 40© 3. 60; rye, J2.60Jf2.80
Ground Feed — $13@13.50 Coarse Corn
meal— $12®12. 50— Bran— Bulk, $10.25@1.75
Shortsslo.2s(T(l.7s Hay— No. 1 upland,
$7<g7.Eo; other grades,' $3<fi6; No. 1 tim
othy, $7.50<§-8 Straw— Rye, $3.sofei; oat,
?3<§3.50.
OTHER GKAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSlP— Gossip by private
wire to C. H. F. Smith & Co., St. Paul,
members of the New York stock ex
change and Chicago board of trade.
lowa report: The weekly crop report of
the state says the spring wheat is all
in, but the acreage is smaller than last
year. The acreage of oats and barley
is an average, and sowing is completed
in the northern part of the state, but
is delayed by rains in the southern part.
Winter wheat is practically a failure
Ann Arbor, Mich.— While " it is thought
that some of the wheat is dead, it is
about true that many fields are being
plowed up for spring crop. The most
alarming thing, however, regarding the
prospects for wheat is the want of rain.
One thing sure that you can depend on.
Michigan at the best will have a light
crop. Nebraska crop bulletin reports
slightly improving in some sections, but
In most cases deterioration shown
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 26.— Flour
5c lower. Wheat %c lower; No. 1 north
ern, 72% c; No. 2 northern, 71c. Oats low
er. 29K@3G%c. T««. lower; No. 1. 58% c.
Barley lower; No. £, 4Ce; sample, 39@45%c.
NEW YORK.April 26.-Flour-Receipts,
113,^7 packages; exports, 21.156 packages;
moderately active and barely steady
Rye oflur steady. Wheat— Receipts, 32,
--325 bu; exports. 153,190 bu; spot steady
No. 2 red, 80c to arrive, t. o. b., afloat
and 79c elevator; No. 1 northern, Duluth,
84% f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, New
York, 82c. f. o. b., afloat; options opened
easy, and during the early selling ruled
weak under bearish weathe" news and
short selling. A big export trade in the
afternoon, however, alarmed short inter
ests and prompted a quick rally. The
close was firm at %c advance to %c net
decline, latter on May; Ma. 76 5-16(577
l-16c, closed at 77c; July, 75%®76%c, closed
at <6%c; September, 75%®75#c, closed at
is%c; December, 76%@76%c, closed at
/6?+c. Corn— Receipts, 37,050 bu; exports
6,841 bu; spot firm; No. 2, 41%@44%c t o
b., afloat, spot and to arrive; options
opened easy with wheat and recovered
on big clearances and export demand
easing off finally under realizing; closed
™ e , ! 2\ steady at decline; May, 39%
©39 13-16 c, closed at 39% c; July, 39^
Oats— Receipts, 61,600 bu; exports, 11,
--860 bu; spot steady; No. 2, 32^c; No. 1
white, 36c; options quiet all day
LIVERPOOL, April 26.-Wheat— Spot No.
1 red northern, Duluth, steady at 6s 4d
futures quiet; May and July, 5s 7^d!
Corn— Spot, American mixed, new, quiet
3s 5%d; futures quiet; May, 3s 5%d; Julyj
39 072Q,
ST. PAUL PRODUCE.
Butter, eggs and potatoes are quoted
steady. Rhubarb Is lower
The following are the quotations cor
rected daily:
Apples— Per Bbl-Fancy stock, $5.50®6;
No. 1, $0@5.50; common stock, $3.60@4
Bananas — Large bunches, $2.15@2.50
--small bunches, $1.75@2
B f a f ns ~^. Bu-Fancy, $1.36@1.50; dirty
lots, 60@65c; brown, fancy, $1.25- medi
um, hand-picked, $1.20.
B ?ou-S,° U 3^gc dreSSed ' fanCy ' «««!
Butter-Per Lb-Creameries, extras
16c; creameries, firsts, 15^c; dairies, ex-
JJ^?'» 16c; firsts> 13 @14e: roll and print
12@13c; packing stock, lie P""<-,
Cabbage-Home-grown, $4.50 per 100 lbs.
Cheese— Per Lb— Brick, No 1 12V,<ffn<?f
brick No. 2, 10®10J|c; Li m burger? f@
cl h d a e . r fT b s b r e su's. bb1 ' **•"•• sweet ' per
Cherries — California, 10 lb box $2
Cranberries-Bell and bugle, $6.75@7; bell
and cherry, $6@6.50
E M?~ Fresh^ su l )ject to loss off > new,
li%c; seconds, Be. ■ -™ 1
Figs— California. 10-lb box, $1 40
Fish-Per Lb-Plckerel, 4^@sc ; ' croppies
7c; trout, lake, 8c; whitefish, 8c; pike
Hogs— Cleap— Per Lb— Heavv 4U O • ii<r>,t
4%@6c; medium, 4c. ' /BC> Ilght>
Honey— Lb Sections— Buckwheat, s@6c
extracted, amber, 6@6^c; extracted'
white, lie; white, fancy, 15c extracted -
Lemons— California, 300s to <tfin« v> crva,
3.75; Messinas, 300s to 360s $3 snsm 5 50@
Maple Sugar-Per Lb-Ohio. in brickg 10c
bricETlOc/ 11 briCkS ' 1OC: Western, lo^
Mutton— Per Lb— Bucks, 514 - country
l d 2 r |l4 S C cdl 6@7C: mUk lamb * P^ ta °«~
N^|~ Almonds, new, small quantities 16
@17c; almonds, Tarragonas, sacks ion
lbs, 16c; Tarragonas, small quantities
17c; filberts, sacks, about 200 lbs 9<ffißi£p
filberts, small quantities, 10c; hickoly
per bu, $1.50; peanuts, per lb, time- nea
nuts, roasted, 6@7c; walnuts, B#9c ; wal
nuts, small quantities, 9@loc; walnuts
, ( l allf Q ° i r?- 1 i a n soft , shel1 ' «*«»?' 100 to* 110
lbs, 9%@10c: walnuts, hard, less quanti
ties, lfc; black walnuts, per bu ft ÜBnu
Onions— Per Bu— Yellow Globes 65tf870n-
Red Globe, 70@75c; other varieties, 45®
°?£!£ c , s ~~^ P f^ B ? x ~ California, naval
3.50^4; California seedlings, $2.50@3-
Mediterranean sweets, $3<3>3 25 vw «'' 5 '
Potatoes— Early Ohios, 60@65c- onriv
Rose, 50@55c; Burbanks, 60cTRural 50c-
Peerless, 50c ; common and mixed,' 28^
45c; Jersey sweets, $3.25<§3.50.
Poultry-Live mixed turkeys, BU@9c
mixed chickens, 9>4©)loc; old cocks 6c :
hens, 10%@llc; ducks, 8; geese, 8e '
Pineapples, per doz., $3«?3 50
Rhubarb, 50-lb box, $1.40
St /- a^ b ~S rrles> 24 "P ln t case, $3@3.25; 24-at
iD.DUQZp. '
Veal-Per Lb-Coarse and thin, 6c; extra
fancy, country-dressed, B@9c.
HEAVY INHERITANCE TAX.
Estate of Edward Austin, of Boston,
Hands Collector Gill 9200,000.
BOSTON, Mass., April 26.-The largest
individual war revenue tax ever paid
into the office of the collector of Internal
revenue in Massachusetts was paid in
when a representative of the estate of
Edward Austin, who died In the latter
part of last year, handed Collector Gill
a certified check for $200,000, being the
internal revenue tax on the inheritances
under the will of Mr. Austin.
The largest amount received before for
a similar tax was $36,000, the tax on the
Inheritances under the Stone will.
Edward Austin was the last of' the old
fashioned merchant princes of Boston.
He made his fortune In the West India
trade. He left a $10,000,000 estate of
which $500,000 went to Harvard college
and $400,000 to the Institute of Technol
ogy.
■ ,
NEGROES OUT OF WORK.
Pana Coal Mines Have Been Closed
to Them.
PANA, 111., April 26.-When the 200 ne
groes and non-union white miners showed
up for work at the Panal Coal company's
mine, this morning, were told that there
was no work for them, and that the mine
had been closed down Indefinitely. They
fear the much-talked about settlement of
the strike is about to become a reality.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOGS WKiik WEAK TO FIVE
CENTS ..JLO.WER, "WITH A
FAIR Rl'M
CATTLE STEADY AND ACTIVE
Tih.Hi.j4 Wo* , Brink on Everything
Showing Qiinllty Butcher Cat
tle Were | n Demand, and the
Bent of th« onVrlnuM Sold Well
Stock Cattle Were Active— Sheep
mul La mils Steady.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, April 26.— The re
ceipts at the union stock yards today
were: Catle, 352; calves, 169; hogs, 1695;
sheep, 324.
The receipts by cars over the various
railroads were' as follows:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed.
Chi. Gt. W 1 3 ..
C, M. & St. P.. 3 3 3 1
C., St. P..M.&05 10
Great Northern 1
C. B. & N .... 1
Soo Line 1 .. 4
M. & St. L 1 1 ....
Northern Pac. . 1 .. 1
The cattle market steady and active.
The receipts Included quite a run of me
dium to good butcher stuff and this sold
early at steady prices. A few head of
choice cows and heifers sold at from $4@
4.25. The eteer offerings did not Include
anything better than medium in quality. -
Stockers and feeders were active at
steady prices. The hog market opened
weak to 5c lower and ruled about steady
at the decline through the day. The run
was fair and the quality generally good.
Sheep and lambs were steady with not
many in.
Hogs— Comparative receipts:
Total for today 1,695
A week ago 725
A year ago 2,616
Market weak to 5c lower. The rough
on butchers was $3.70®3.85 with the bulk
selling at $3.75<g3.77%. The top hogs were
sorted bunches. A load or two of choice
stuff brought $3.80. Representative sales:
Butchers—
No. Wt.DkgTpriceT'Nch Wt.DkgTPrici.
79 228 ...S3SO 40 242 80 3 77%
59 184 40 370 32 210 ... 385
59 197 120 3 72% 57 215 ... 3 85
76 252 80 375 |12 285 80 3 77%
65 223 ... 3 77% 95....... 199 ... 375
69 235 ... 375 j 39 209 80 375
60 250 ... 375 69 252 160 3 72%
66 238 200 3 75 ! 67 274 ... 3 82%
74 224 ... 3 77V, 62 221 ... 375
65 212 80 3 72y> 45 238 80 375
3 220 80: 370 "48 285 80 3 77%
65 225 80 375 71 214 40 3 72%
68 196 80 375 18 175 40 345
58,... . -.194 80 370 27 214 ... 375
Packers —
3 374 ...$3 35 5 392~... $3~31f~
5 424 80 335 4 440 ... 335
2 440 ... 335 3 350 ... 335
2 430 80 335 3 320 ... 335
2 360 .. . 335
Rough —
1 480 ... $2 25 I 1 420 ... $2~60~
Pigs— _
4 110 ... $3~25 12 114 ... 3-25~
t::::::j! ::: !i 5 "° - 325
Cattle— Comparatltive receipts:
Total for today 521
A week ago 525
A year ag0..... :jJJ . ,^,.. 775
Market steady and active] Butcher~cat
rle were In demand and the best of stuff
offered brought good prices. Steer and
heifer calves continue active selling at
good high prices if they show quality.
Common and off colored cattle are slow
sale. Representative sales:
Butcher cows and heifers —
No. Wt.Price. !NoT Wt.Price
1 990 $2 80 1 970 $4 25
1 1150 3 25 1 1300 3 50
1 920 3 00 3 1040 4 00
3 1154 3 60 2 1000 4 00
3 1290 4 10:1 1060 3 25
1 1030 3 50,' 1 1160 3 00
4 1038 3 2512 ...860 3 00
1 1120 3 10 1 660 3 60
1 IMI 3 30; 1 1000 3 25
6 963 375 1 950 3 00
2 960 3 001 __
Stock cows and heifers —
2 .-JttflOS 7 848 3 25
I ••••425 rjO 6 765 3 75
1 •••.. 310 3,50 2 .780 3 50
1 1040 3 35 3 1033 2 75
1 590 3 00 3 487 3 75
4 338 3 75 1 570 3 25
8 968 3 25 1 860 3 00
1 910 3 00 14 512 3 80
6 600 8 80 1 760 3 80
2 300 3 80 4 , 377 3 80
1 .... 320 380 3 493 S7O
Stockers and Feeders— j ... ;
4 4435400 1 ....;....... 600 $4 25
1 480 460 3 .1.......... 717 4 10
8 361 4 80 4 850 4 10
8 427 4 50 1 500 4 10
3 583 4 00 6 346 4 00
4 885 4 25 10 30!) 4 50
8 175 6 00 2 695 4 00
Thin Cows and Canners—
1 • 860 $2 40
Butcher Steers—
4 769 $3 50 19 1215 $4 50
15 1121 4 40 5 1044 4 15
1 1180 4 2512 1108 4 15
J::::::::::::^:t$* ; 1024 430
Bulls— ~
1. 1380 $3 40 1 1330 $3 25
1 1220 340 1 650 200
1 1500 3 30 1 1520 2 75
2 ,90ft -3 00. 1 680 3 20
1 1240 3 15 2 675 3 25
1 1070" 2 80 1 850 8 20
1 710 8 00 1 1150 2 75
1 1720 4 25l
Veal Calves— ;
1 190 55 60 1 250 $4 80
1 260 4 00 1 JSO 5 75
2 116: 6 80 1 210 5 25
Stags and Oxleri — '.
2 .T.T7T7 1050 $4 25
Milkers and .Springers —
1 cow for-^ 00 1 cow .for $23 00
1 cow f0f~35 00 2 cows for 7100
• c and 2 c.for 160 00 1 cow for 29 00
4 c and 2 c.for"^ 00
Sheep — Comparative receipts:
Total for today. 324
A week ago : 379.
A year ago 127
Market steady with only a light run.
The demand for light lambs Is good.
Representative sales—
No. Wt.ii^s&lNo. Kind. Wt.Price.
No. Kind. Wt.Price. 1 sheep ....110 $4 00
278 lambs .... 81 $5 30 150 sheep 111 4 70
42 s lambs. . 62 4 781
Day's Sales— Cattle. Hogs. Sheep
Swift & Co 143 1,711 150
Staples & King 33 32 44
W. E. McCormick 3 67
L. Gottfried 4
Lawler ..: 65
Clark 72
Hanky Bros 7 ... ...
Erlckson 18
F. D. Elwood 22
Thompson 12 ... ...
Gllbertson 10
Slimmer & Thomas.... 113
Plckard «. 6
Ennls 16
F. Uhlman 878
Stewart 24
Lathrop 9 ... ...
Dunbar 24 ... ...
Rohan Bros 6 ...
Lynch 90
E. F. Maxey 4
Unclassified, late sales. 50 ... ...
Among the Shippers — The following
were on the market: G. J. Guerkink,
Baldwin, cattle -and calves; J. Walter,
Norwood, cattle; C. N. Zerke, Glencoe,
cattle; E. M#rk, (Live Stock company,
Princeton, cattle tfnd calves; H. Huber,
Alma, calves and. hogs; R. Maxwell,
Hedgewood, cattlei calves and hogs: J.
Ellingson & Son, -Barrett, cattle calves
and nogs; Ruff. .Buffalo, 2 loads cattle,
calves and hogs ; Aug. Osterburg, Ken
sington, cattle, calves and hogs; Slim
mer & Thomas, Osseo, cattle and calves;
Dunn & Co.,* Weaeca, hogs; Evans &
Crooks, Elma,' 2 16ads cattle and hogs;
Smith & Co., J Alta Vista, hogs; Hector
Lumber and supply Co., Hector, 4 loads
cattle, hogs aftd sHeep; Brown, Hutchln
son, cattle, caffes and hogs; M. H. Cars
tona, Glencoe, slogs-; Johnson, Peterson &
Co., Hector, cattte and hogs; McKay &
Singleness, Afjpreton, hogs; H. Krans,
Vernon CenteivJK toads cattle and hogs;
F. M. Pierce, 'Wtim eba S° city, hogs; C.
E. Brady, Blue- Barth, hogs; H. A. Dahl,
Mlnneota, hogs; J>. Landgrof, Canby,
hogs; H. H. Cooley, DesmTt, hogs; An
derson, Foster & Co., Sleepy Eye, hogs;
G. W. Dodge, Madelia, cattle; A. D.
Sackett, Janesville, hogs; Thomas Dealty,
Adrian, 2 loads hogs; Anderson & Berg,
Hartland.hogs; F. Remes, New Prague,
cattle; Whitman, Elk River, hogs;
Spauldlng & Fuller, Milbank, hogs; Ed.
Kanouse. Tower City, cattle and hogs.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET-Mlnneso
ta Transfer, St. Paul— Barrett & Zim
merman's report: The special today was
heavy, making the outlet large. Prices
held firm throughout tha sale, and from
the general outlook the trade is pointing
toward actlveness for the balance of the
. week. The large consignment* mad* the
FITCH & COMPANY
, Live Stock Commission Merchants,
SOUTH ST. PAUL
Weekly Market Letter.
CATTfcE— The cattle market haa been
firm and active thus far this week.
Butcher steers and cows have sold read
ily at the quotations of last week, and
stockers and feeders are In good demand
and are selling at an advance if they
show quality.
There are not enough cattle coming to
the market to supply the demand. Out
side buyers are in looking for thin cows,
springers, bulls and calves. In the face
of this condition the yards are well
cleaned out, with orders enough to take
care of all that will come In during the
rest of the week.
We look for a steady to strong market
for the next few days. There is hardly
a probability of enough stuff coming In
to more than supply the demand, and
under this condition prices will hold Well
up on the best quality cattle.
HOGS — The receipts of hogs have been
more liberal thus far this week than last
week. The market yesterday (Wednes
day) was weak to 6c lower.
Butchers sold at a range of $3.70 to $3.85,
with the bulk going at $3.76<g>3.77%.
SHEEP— There Is a strong demand for
fat sheep and lambs of good quality.
We quote: Good fat wethers, $4C<>1.50;
fair to good, $3.75@4; good fat ewes, $4@
4.26; fair to good, $3.50@4; good fat lambs,
$5@5.25; fair to good lambs, $4.25@4.75.
Very truly,
. FITCH & CO.
Charles Fitch, Cattle Salesman.
Allen Fitch, Sheep Salesman.
Percy Vittum, Hog Salesman.
market well supplied with high as well
as plain quality horses. Mules were in
very good demand. Heavy and tirst-class
horses were much looked for. The nom
inal value of serviceable sound horses
from 4 to 8 years as follows:
Drefaters $120 to $155
Drafters, common to god 90_to 100
Farm horses, choice to extra .. 110 to 125
Farm horses, common to good.. 50 to 75
Mules, 1,250 lbs 75 to 110
CHICAGO, April 28.— There was a fair
ly active general demand for cattle to
day and prices were about steady, ex
cepting for big, heavy grades, which
were discriminated against and ruled
weaker. Fancy cattle brought $5.50@5.70;
choice steers, $5.15<f?5.45; mediums, $4.60
fp4.80; beef steers, $i@4.55; stockers and
eeders, $3.75@5.15; buhs, $2.60@4.25; cows
and heifers,s3.so@4.2s; Western fed steers,
$4.20@5.30; Texas steers, $4@4.90; calves,
$4<&6.50. The supply of hogs exceeded
the demand and prices declined 2%c. Fair
to choice, $387%@4; heavy packers, $3.65
@3.8u; mixed, $3.75@3.92%; butchers, $3.75
@3.87%; light, ?3.70@3.92%; pigs, $3. 35®
3. 50. Trade in sheep yas lively at strong
er prices. Clipped sheep brought $5<g>5.10;
common to medium clipped lots, $3@4.90;
clipped lambs, $5@5.40; culls, $4@4.75; and
yearlings, $5.10@5.20. Colorado lambs,
wooled, $5.75@6.05; and wooled Western
lembs, $5.50@5.75; spring lambs, $9@12 per
100 lbs. Receipts— Cattle, 14,000; hogs, 31,
--000; sheep, 13,000.
KANSAS CITY, April 26.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 5,000 head; strong; native steers,
$4.40@5.30; Texas steers, $3.75@4.55; native
cows and heifers, $3@4.60; stockers and
feeders, $3.75@5.67; bulls, $3@4.10. Hogs-
Receipts, 15,000 head; market steady to
shade lower; bulk of sales, $3.60@3.70;
heavy, $3.65@3.80; packers, $3.60@3.70;
mixed, $3.55@3.75; lights, $3.45@3.70; York
ers, $3.60@3.70; pigs, $3.20@3.50. Sheep-
Receipts, 6,000 head; market strong to 100
higher; lambs, $5@5.75; muttons, J3.75@5.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.— Cattle— Receipts,
2,800, including 1,700 Texans; market
steady to strong; native shipping and ex
port steers, $4.50@5.50, with fancy worth.
$5.75; light and dressed steers, $3.35<g>5.25:
stockers and feeders, $2.25@5; cows and
heifers, $2.25@4.50; Texas and Indian
steers, $3.30@4.30; cows and heifers, $2®
3.50. Hogs— Receipts, 9,000; weak; pigs
and lights, $3.75©3.?5: packers, $3.80@3.95;
butchers, $3.90® 1. Sheep— Receipts, 800;
market strong; native muttons, $4.20@5;
lambs, $4.50@9; the top for springs.
SOUTH OMAHA, April 26.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 2,800; market steady; native beef
steers, $4.10@5.25; Western steers, $3.90@
4.70; Texas steers, $3.60@4.40; cows ana
heifers, $3.60@4.30; canners, $2.50@3.40;
stockers and feeders, $3.90(35; calves, $4.50
©6.75: bulls, stags, etc., $2.75@4. Hogs-
Receipts, 8,300; market steady" to weak;
heavy, $3.65@3.72%; mixed, $3.62%@3.65;
light, $5.60@3.67%; pigs, $3.2503.60; bulk of
sales, $3.62%@3.67%. Sheep— Receipts, 4,600
head; stronger; Yearlings, $4. 65(5)5.35;
Western muttons, $4.40®5.05; stock sheep,
$3.50@4.25; lambs, $4.50@5.80.
SIOUX CITY. 10., April 26—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 1,500; Tuesday, 1,112; shipments,
2,432; market slow. Stockers 15@25c
lower than a week ago. Sales: 13 beeves,
ay 941 lbs, J4.25; 15 Deeves, ay 1,270 lbs,
$4.82; 2 cows, $2.50; 13 cows, ay 946 lbs,
$4; stock heifers, ay 579 lba, $4; 47 stock
heifers, ay 462 lbs, $4.15; 3 bulls, ay 1,000
lbs, $3; 2 bulls, ay 1,340 lbs, $3.10; 2 bulls,
ay 1,250 lbs, $3.30; 13 stockers and feeders,
ay 950 lbs, $4.25; 12 stockers. ay 840 lbs,
$4.. 50; 18 calves, ay 342 lbs, $4.75; 15 calves,
ay 320 lbs $5; 18 yearlings, ay 557 lbs, $4.30;
22 yearlings, ay 586 lbs, $4.60. Hogs—Re
ceipts, 2,500; Tuesday, 1,612; shipments, 97;
marke weak to 5c lower, selling $3.65@3.70;
bulk of sales, $3.60@3.62%.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK COFFEE— New York,
April 26.— Coffee options opened steady,
unchanged to 6 points lower; ruled spas
modically active, with switching most
prominet feature; fluctuations continue
narrow, trading largely professional, and
news of all descriptions too conflicting to
inspire aggressiveness on the part of
either bulls or bears; spot coffee quiet,
but steady; closed steady, unchanged to
5 points lower; sales, 56,000 bags, includ
ing June,4.9s@sc; July, 6.15 c; August,
5.25 c; September, 5.35; 0ct0ber, 55. 40@5. 45c;
November, 5.45 c; December, 5.65 c; Jan
uary, 5.70 c; March, 5.80@5.85; spot coffee,
Rio, steady; mild steady. Sugar firm;
refined firm.
BUTTER AND EGGS— New York.April
26.— Butter — Receipts, 6,013 packages;
steady; Western creamery, 14%@17c; fac
tory, 13@14c. Eggs— Receipts, 14,693 pack
ages; steady; Western, 13@13%c; South
ern, 12@12Vic.
Chicago, April 26.— Butter quiet and
easy; creameries, 12@16c; dairies, ll@l4c.
Eggs steady; fresh. 12c.
SEED MARKETS— Chicago, April 26.—
The flax seed market was fairly steady
as to values, but weak on speculative
spirit. Receipts here were 16 cars, no
cars at Duluth and 4 cars at Minneapolis.
Cash flax seed at $1.22, May at $1.18% and
September at 96c per bu. Minneapolis
flax seed quoted at 1.15% per bu.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET — Boston,
April 29.— The American Wool and Cot
ton Reporter will say tomorrow: "One
of the principal features of the wool.mar
ket during the past week has been the
liberal purchasing of Australian wools
in bond by Germany. The wools that
were thus bought are those which sell
anyway from 63c to 70c, a large quan
tity of wool of 64c quality being among
the purchases. The demand, however,
has run largely to territories and pulled
wools, Australian and carpet stock, the
sales of carpet wools being larger than
nave been recorded for several months.
Prices remain unchanged, but firm. The
sales of the week in Boston amount to
3.420,000 lbs domestic and 1,500,000 lbs for
eign, making a total of 4,970,000 lbs against
a total of 4,931,500 lbs for the previous
week and a total of 532,000 for the cor
responding week last year. Sales since
Jan. 1, 1899, amount to 66,905,300 lbs,
against 42,410,810 lbs last year at this
time."
SPANISH FOURS-Modrid, April 26.-
Spanish 4s closed today at 69.90. Gold
was quoted at 20.42.
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were
Issued yesterday :
Smith & Taylor, two-story frame
dwelling, Laurel avenue, near Mil
ton street $4,000
H. Petterson, one-and-a-half-story
frame dwelling, Edgerton street,
between Jenks and Case 1,500
Erick Sjoberg, two-story frame
dwelling, York street, between
Payne and Walsh 1,500
Two minor permits 250
Total, five permits $7,250
~*_
SHOCK KILLED HER.
Slater Hynclnthe Stricken by Xewi
of Bishop Watterion'i Death.
COLUMBUS, 0., April 26.— Sister Hya
clnthe, of St. Mary's of the Springs, died
last evening as the result of a shock on
hearing of the death of Bishop Watter
60n. She answered a telephone ring, re
ceived the message of the bishop's death
and Buffered a paralytic stroke which
proved fatal. Her former name was
Mary Nugent, and she belonged to a
wealthy New York family.
STOCKS WERE STEADY
NET CHANGES IN PRICKS WBRE
GENERALLY TRIFLING, WITH
ADVANCES IN THE LEAD
CHEERFUL TONE TO MARKET
Many Securities Ruse on Reports of
Betterment of Stock Condition*!
and the Granting of Privileges to
Holders — Coalers 'Were Ratber
Weak in the Final Trading
Dealings In Bonds Large.
Prey.
_ Close. Day.
Bar silver, New York 61 60%
Call money, New York 3%@4 4
NEW YORK, April 26.— The net changes
in prices were generally trifling today,
with advances, however, outnumbering
declines. London bought about 16,000
shares, and there was rather a cheerful
tone to the early trading. Six months
money was offered at 3% per cent on j-ail
road stocks, and at 4 per cent on mixed
collateral, and sterling exchange was
steady at unchanged quotations. The crop
advices noted some improvements, and
as a consequence the Grangers wen.*
strong for a time, but on realizing left
off with losses. Many specialties with
early strength became weak, and among
those which receded below yesterday's
price were Glucose, Sugar, Continental
Tobacco, National Steel, American Smelt
ing and International Steel. Pennsly
vania rose 2 points net on gossip of an
impending stock privilege, the character
of which was not divulged, and New
York Central sympathetically gained
nearly a point. Union Pacific and Nor
folk and Western were also strong spots
among the railways. Anaconda Mining
held more than half of a six point rise
on renewed talk, of the rumored copper
deal. Brooklyn Transit rose over 3
points on manipulation, with accompany
ing rumors.
Advices that the certificates of the Man
hattan Oil company, the property of
People's Gas would be distributed to the
stockholders of the latter concern, lifted
People's Gas a handsome fraction. The
Coalers became very weak in the final
trading, Lackawanna dropping 3% on the
rumors of Impending labor difficulties,
which the officials of Lackawanna pro
nounced exaggerated. The break in the
Coalers induced liquidation elsewhere
and the market closed weak and active
Coincident with the easier tension to
the monetary situation dealings in bonds
became larger, and there is a more urgent
demand for good issues. Total sales, $1 -
175,000. United States 3s coupon declined
% and old 4s coupon 14 In the bid price.
The new 4c coupon advanced %.
Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith &
mei » bers of the New Yor k stock ex
change, Pioneer Press building, who have
spec al wires to Chicago and New York
Closing prices are bid:
—Closing—
STsiHigh|Lowj^ 2 6 | 25
A do' M fd U "'" 29% M 29341 2t%
Am. Steel & Wire 6500 67% 67 67 67
Am° fiiVess':::::: .. 50 ° »* 9S %TS^
Am " T » bac co .... 500 2i!4 224 ' 220 221
do pfd 145 14.") 145 145
ta-.^!.::::: 130038
y gr*.::::::: &s'%s&■£*
Adams Express 112 11'
A T. & S. F .... 8500 20% '26»i 20W 20%
R d <> P^ d 23100 62% 01% 61% 6$
B -. &°- 300 59 58% 58^ 55%
<*° P« 100 76% 76% 76% 73
Brooklyn R. T.. .. 91500 136 131% 135% 131%
do Union Gas ii»u iin"
Am. Linseed Oil ...V. "^aS* iff*
do pfd ... I go g2
C. B. & Q 6800 144H i 43% 143% 143%
Can. Southern ... 2900 58^ 57V, 57% K«
Canadian Pac .... 900 9414 93^ 93% 92%
do pfd , 97 q-
g he |-E & iT 0 ..:::: lil^f
do pfd ;.. _ 122 122
Col. Southern " B4
dp Ist pfd 50
do 2d pfd 20
C. H. VT & Tol . nu
do yfd "• Jig
Co , L •*;.& I 52'/ 4 51% d% 53%
do pfd .-, 100^i
CM..G W 900 15% iajftfifiis: 15
do pfd A ....... ..... 72% 71%! 72 71
do pfd B 33% 36%' 36% 35«
Chi., md. & L ....;.... 12% ll| lli| il%"
dp pfa 46 45% 46*4 46%
Chi. Term 100 18 18 18 ...
do* pfd : I 6CJ4
Con. Tee 100 46%] 46% 46 | 46
do pfd 90%| 9014
Con. Gas 7100 202 200^200 200
Del. & Hudson ... 2100 123% 122 121% 173%
Del L. & W ....|290017U4«3 ilfi<?% 172
D. & Rio G 20600 24% 23% 1 21% 23%
do pfd ..: 8900 78% 77% 75% 76%
Erie 300 13%| 13% 13 13%
do Ist pfd 1 37 371 A
do 2d pfd 18 is 2
Fed. Steel 8801 65% 67% 67% 6i%
do pfd j IGOO 8614 85% 85% 86
Gen. Elec. Co .... 2700 121 119% 119% 120%
Gt. Nor. pfd I 100 191 191 191 iii
Glucose 74% 1 72% 724 74%
do pfd 1108% 10:14
111. Central 118 11714)11714117%
Int. Paper E6 54% 55 54%
do pfd 100 83 83 83 82
lowa Central 100 12% 12% 12% 12
Tdo pfd 46 45%
Jersey Central ... 1800 120% 119' i 119V41120
K. C P. & G In%
Knick. Ice 65 55
Laclede Gas 5,14
do pfd 99^
Lake Erie &W .. 100 17 17 17 17
do pfd 100 69 69 69 69
Louis. & Nash 9600 GB% 68 65% 63
Lead 35 35 34% 34iA
do pfd 113%
Leather 900 6% 6% 6% 6%
do pfd 2600 74% 73 l 4 73% 7J%
Manhattan Con ... 6200 123% 122%'122' i 4 122
Met. Traction .... 1400 252 251 "1251 % 250
Mobile & Ohio 147 47
Minn. & St. L „..! 1 571'
M., K. & T 100 12% 12% 12% 13
do pfd 1600 40 35% 39% I 39%
Missouri Pacific 51 60v; 60VJ1 60%
Nor. Pacific 8300 53% 52 1 /. 52% 54$
do pfd 6900 79% 79" 29% 78%
N. Y. Central .... 4600 141% 140 140% 139%
Nat. Biscuit 45% 45 44% 45%
do pfd 101 101
Norfolk & West.. 10200 22% 21%| 21% 2Ui
do pfd 110400 76% 68} s | fi9%l 67%
N. Y. Air Brake.. 100 190 |190 il9o 1195
N. V., C. & St. L 1 1 66
Northwestern 600|1fi2% 181>V16li4 161%
do pfd 193 1193
North Am 4000 11% 11% 11% uy.
Omaha 100 9« 9fi 95% l
Ont. & Western... 4200 27% 27%! 27*4 27%
Perm. Ry |135% 132%h35 1133
Pacific. Mall 1500| 52U 52 52 152
People's Gas 12500 128% 127 127%1]26 1 4
Pullman 16"V.!160»,4
P., C, C. & St. L 58 57 5(! "j 55
do pfd 85% 85% 85% I 84%
Reading 3000 23% 22% 2 2% | 23%
do Ist pfd 9003 66 64%| 64%! 65%
do 2d pf d 4SOO| 36 34% 1 98^1 35%
Rock Island 50001117% 116%|116% 117
Southern Ry 71001 13% 13 12% 12%
do pfd 9300 54% 54 54% 5*%
Southern Pacific. 100 33% 33-i 33% 33%
St. L. <& S. W 14% 13% 14 11
st d 0L pf & d s.- F "::::: :!:: tf* . 83% ! *5 &
do 2d_pfd 100 39 39 39" .
Stand. R. & T 1 10%
Stand. Dist 21% 21 %| 21% 21 y.
do bfd, 1% per
cent ex. dlv 72% 72%! 71 73
Sugar Refinery ... 39800 172% 169%|1R9% 171%
do pfd 1116^118
St. Paul 80800:i2i)%!l2SV'!128i4 128%
do pfd 1001 1 89V4 169 Vi 169 1682
Southern 53% 52 52 52%
do pfd 90% 90 90% 90
T. C. & I 4100 64 634 63% 63%
Tex. & Pacific — 2300 23 22% 2R% 23'
Union Pacific 3200 47% 46% 46% 46%
do pfd 1800 79% 79% 7H% 79%
U. S. Expresg 54 54 "
U. S. Rubber 1100 53 52% F. 2% 524
do pfd 115%116~
Wabash 100 8% 8% B%' £%
do pfd 400 23% 23% 23% 1 25%
West. Union 1600 92% 92 92 92
Wheel & L. E 1300 13% 13% 18% 13%
do pfd 100 34% 34% 84% 34
Wells-Fargo Ex 125
T. C. R. T. Co 71% 71%
Cent. _Paciflc .... 1300 51% 51 51% 53%
B. %P. com '.. 34% 34% 34 38
do pfd 84^4 83%
N. S. com 62 59% 60% 61%
do pfd 92% 91% 91 92%
H. Mining Co 70 65 60 61
H. Tin Plate 47% 46% 47 47
do pfd 91 90
C Tob com 18300 62%- 60% 60% 62
do pfd 600 92% 91% 91 91
D Math 139 139
C.' G. W. P., 4 p. c| 100 92% 92V4J 92% 1
Total sales, 707.070.
ADVANCE IN SILVER— London, April
26— The strength of bar silver here, in
which the price advanced from 27% don
Saturday to 2814 d, the closing today is.
attributed to speculative buying and the
refusal of American holders to sell in
FINANCIAL.
3» MONEY ."S?
To loan on lniproyed prope-'r
Mlnneapolli and St. Faufc
5°«6%
In Sum* to Snlt.
* per rent allowed on six months' deposit *
P. M. NEWPORT & S9 N,
Reeve Bide . Pioneer fres* Bldt
Mlunenpoll!. SL p aut
GRAIN.
JAMESON & HEVENER,
Wioiegme Hour, Feel Gram Jw.fciis, tic
State Agents OHttrolil Hale Tie.t
181-185 E. Sixth •!. St. Paul/winn.
lETTiWOODST
PRODUCE COMMISSION,
89 Eaat Th| d Street.
Consignment Solicited.
BROKERS?"
ANTiIGSiY^YOERir^COn
BROKERS.
<^- oro!w ' Provisions, Stocks attd Bands.
10 ' E - FonrtH s *- ST. PAUL, K3IMN.
Long Distance Telephone 701,
rnuiii;
BROKER.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain »«*
Provisions.
Stocks carried withont interest charges.
The best service in the Twin Cities.
3 and 4 Kasota Bldg., Minneapolis.
327 Jackson St., St. Paul.
Michael Doraa.
M. DORAN & CO.
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
3i l Jackson St.. Bt. Paul, Minn.
0. H. F. SMITH & GO,
flocks. Bond*,G,ain, Provisions and Ortm.
H, HOLBERT 6t SON,
Bankers and Brokers,
341 Robert St. St. Pau'.
ML G. WRIGHT & CO.,
"ASKKai AND BROKKKt,
Room B. Eudlcott Building
Telephone 204. g-r, PAUL
the belief that prices will shortly be hiirh
metals BymPathy WUh the prlCe " Ot ot " er
_' BONDS.
v - s - 2s, re?..... 100 NTy. Cen. lsts 115 "
do 3s 108 N. J. c. Gen fa' 119U
do 3s coup 108% N. C. fig j^*
do new 4s, reg.l29 do 4s ... 104
ao 4s, coup 130% Pac. 6s . 120
a °}£ , 4s - res -112% do gen. 3s .....'. 68
ao old 4s, coup. 11314 do prior 4a . 10376
do ss, regr 111% N.Y..C.& 5t.L.45106%
Dfs° »^R 635 ;11^ %° o r s & en^° n
Ala. class A no Or. Nay. lsts "' 11
do class U U) do 4s ".103U
do class O ....100 do S. L. Cs . 'l3iu
V?°uf urrenr "y ■■■ m d 0 SI - con. 6s'llWi
Atchison gen 45.10:% Reading Gen 4s 89
do adjust. 45... 83% R- O- W. Ists .. 97%
Can. So. 2n<ls...ui Reading., ugwl M
Chf«- &O. 4%... 95 8.L.& I.rf.eon.fs 110*
c - & N.W.t0n.75.143y, S. L. &S.F. 6s 124*4
<JP S. V. deb. 55123 "St. Paul eon.... 168*4
CW- Term. 4s . .1: 0% St.P.C.& P.15t5.122%
D. &R. G. 18t5..105% do 5s 122%
do 4g 102 So. Rallwav 65.. 109$
East Term. 15t5. 105% So. Railwnv 55.. 109%
Erie Gen. in .... 71'%15. R. & T. to .... 90
F. W. & D. lsts. 86 iTenn. new s. 3s. 97
« cn i Elec. 6s ...135 Tex. & Pac. 15t5.114%
G., M. & 5.A.C5.. 112*4 do 2d» 55^
do 2ds 113% Union Pac. 45... 105%
H. & T. Cen. 55.. 112 U.P..D.& G. lsts 90
do con. 6s 112 Wabash lsts ...117%
lowa Cen. lsts . .110 do 2ds 98%
X.C..P.& G.lsts. 67% W. Shore 4s 114
La. new con. Is. llo Wis. Cen. ists.-GC-'ft
Li. & N. Uni. 45.. !Bffl Va. Centuries .. 84
M., K. & T. 2d5.68% do deferred ... 8%
do 4s 9i% Cal. So. 4s 87
BOSTON MIKING BTOCKS.
Allouez Mm. Co Uhi Qulncy ........... 171
Atlantic 38 Adventure 13%
Bost. & Mont ...392 Tamarack 24
Butte & Boston. lOiy. Wolverine 48%
Cal. & Hetla ....850' Parrott 90V,
Centennial 45% Union Land .... 10%
Franklin 27% Humboldt W,
Old Dominion ... 50 Wlnona K%
Osceola £7%
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
Cholor $ 32iOntario $7~60
Crown Point ... 19 Ophir ... 110
Con. Cal Ac Va.. 1 70 Plymouth 10
Dead wood 1 60 Quicksilver 2 50
Gould & Curry.. 351 do pfd 800
Hale & Norc.O;S 2> Sierra Nevada.. 95
Homestak? ......55 (01 Standard 2 2J
Iron Silver 55, Union Con 50
Mexican 55|Yellow Jacket.. 38
~WALIT"STREET GOSSI P— New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Hobert &
Bon, bankers and brokers. 341 Robert
street. National Gorman-American Bank
building, St. Paul: Strong, Sutrgis & Co
wire us: "We cannot tell you much of
real interest today; the general list is
almost featureless. We believe with the
return of easy money we shall have a
renewal of speculation in Northern Pa
cific common, Union Pacific common and
Atchison preferred. Just now they are
quiet, but they have excellent prospects
for the future, and- summer speculation
is sure to help them. The sale of the
Monon road to Messrs. J. P. Morgan &
Co. Is the beginning of the combination
that will ultimately include the Big Four
and C. & O. We should hold these
shares. There has been further clique
buying of B. R. T. and some fair buy
ing of D. & H. and Jersey Central. The
D. & H. will probably gatn the authority
from the legislature to sell their canal
and their earnings have heavily increased
In April, being now at a 6 per cent rate.
We think the Federal Steel shares are
being quietly marketed, but regard the
buying of wire as most excellent. Neither
of "them is as good as National Steel.
In Mexican Central we learn that steps
are pending for the adjustment of Mex
ican currency questions. and that the earn
ings promise to greatly improve. The
stock is only a pure gamble as we un
derstand it, but the flrst and second in
comes should be fl purchase.
NEW YORK MONEY— New York. April
26 —Money on call steady at 3%©4% per
cent- last loan, 4% per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper. S%@*!4 P«£ cent Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in
bankers' bills at $4.8704.3^4 for demand
and at $4.86tf?4.X5Vi for sixty days. Post
ed rates, $4.85%64.56 and $4.57%@4.88.
Commercial bills, *4.84%. Silver certifi
cates. 62(U62%c. Bar silver, 61c. Mexican
dollars. 48>4c.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL— The Comer
clal Advertiser's London financial cable
gram says: "The markets here were ani
mated today. Silver spurted 11-16 dto
28V4d. causing a strong demand for
Mexican railway issues and Denver &
Rio Grande. There Is talk of a silver
trust after the style of the copper trust,
but this is regarded as too heavy a task
except for short-time control. Americans
were good all day, closing at the best
Denver & Rio Grande led; Anacondas
began dull. Tintos were 45%(R:48%;
Utaha, 10%; Bostons, 3 5-16. "
TREASURY STATEMENT—Washing
ton, April 26.— Today's statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Availa
ble cash balance, $285,638,619; gold reserve.
$244,165,253.
BANK CLEAR 1 NGS.
St. Pau1— 5500,253.65.
Minneapolis— sl ,46B,76o.
Chicago— s2o.o?3.s3o.
New York-$219,035,171