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f 0. FLOWER, Prcs. H. B. CARROLL, fl«n. Sapt
St. Paul Union Stock Yards
80. ST. PAUL, MINN.
Eest equipped and most advantageous market for the shippers In the
Northwest Connected with all the railroads.
1,000 Beeves and 2,000 Hogs Wanted Dally.
CHAS.L. HAAS COMMISSION COMPANY
LIVE STCCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Rccm (9 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards, So. St. Paul, Minn.
A II correspondence trill receive prompt attention. Liberal advances made on Consignments
Ueference* — Union Stock Yards or any Commercial Agency.
ROGERS & ROGERS,
...LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS...
Room 21 Exchange Building, - South Bt. Paul, Minn.
Highest market prices obtained for stock. Prompt attention giren to all
correspondence and orders. References: Any commercial agency.
liicr Stock Yards, TUI CT DDAC SooCtty Stos* Yar Jj
ti.^i.ltnl.man. if %JFSa I OitU9l Aoui City, low*.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
ALL BUSINESS AND COaRBSPONDBNOB RECEIVES PROMPT ATTENTION.
Liteißl»dT«ncesmadeon contlgnmeuu. References:—South St. Paul Slook Yards Bauk,Sioux.
CUy National Bank, First National Bank, Kasson, Mlun., Paraous
Broi. Bank, Dodge Center. Mian.
WHEAT TOOK A SLUMP
BLACK DEMAND AND SMALL. CLEAR
ANCES TOOK ALL THE STARCH
OUT OF THE MARKET
LOSS WAS THREE-FOURTHS
Corn mid Oats Went With "Wheat,
and Eorh Lost Heavier Than for
Any Recent Previous Day—Frac
tional Gain at Liverpool For
sighed a Crumb of Comfort, bat
Kot Enoush to Rally Priced.
Prey.
Close.. Day.
May wheat, Minneapolis ... 66^ 67 1-16
May wheat, Chicago 69%-Mj 70%-%
Bay wheat, New York 74^ 76%
May wheat, Duluth 68^ 68%
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—A slack demand
and email clearances at the seaboard
took the starch out of wheat today, May
closing %c under yesterday, corn lA<B%c
down, oats %c lower, and provisions un
changed.
In the fractional gain which Liverpool
exhibited today there was some encour
agement for the locals who had loaded
up Monday on the English reverses in
South Africa, and the possibility of more
serious complications. The opening here
was accordingly firm, May up %c from
last night at 70 l4'rt7o%c. That proved to be
the best mark of the day, for clearances
were small, and the demand was smaller.
The market gradually eased on* to the
end, dull throughout. The war scare
holdings were first out, and the price
Bank to a shade over the normal plane It
occupied at the close Saturday before Bul
ler'e defeat, and the caVl for additional
volunteers came as a potent bullish fac
tor. May closed ?ic under yesterday at
6&"biiC9 1. i ..c.
New York reported only ten boatloads
taken for export. Seaboard clearances
in wheat and flour were 46.0C0 bu. Pri
mary receipts, 622,200 bu; against 1,169,000
bu last year. Minneapolis and Duluth re
ported 313 cars, against 891 a year ago.
Local receipts, 75 cars, 32 of contract
grade.
Corn was weak, primarily because of
that market's sympathy with wheat.
Trade was light, coming mostly from
commission houses which had telling or
ders from traders, who wished to get
out before Christmas. Receipts, 158 cars.
Country onVriiign were light. May rang
ed from 32^ to oJ" fe e, and closed %@%c
down at o.
Oats were dull and weak, considerable
liquidation having a depressing effect, as
there was little demand. Receipts, 76
cars. May ranged from 2SH to 2-1 1 „c, clos
ing lower at 23%@23%c.
Provisions were firm early, but eased
off later, closing about steady. Better
hog prices, and the fact that a recent
heavy seller was holding off, together
with the initial strength of the wheat
market, an early element of strength
ami the opening, which was a trifle better
than yesterday's close, was followed by an
advance. With the advance offerings be
came lrore liberal, actuated largely by
the weakness shown in grain, and the
market sold off, closing with the gain
all gone and the list of products at yes
terday's linal figures. May option closed:
Fork, $10.25; lard, $5.55; hibs, $5.37%.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
125 cars: corn, 215 cars; oats, 155 cars;
hogs, z:>,vco.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
|Op«n-!High-|Low-l Cios-
I ing^ I est. 1 est. | ing.
*U'heat— j j i
December 66%' 66%' 65%! 65%
May 70%-%[70%-% 69%-% 69%-%
July 70% 70% 69% 69%
Corn-
December 30% 30%! 30i4 SOI4
January *. 30%-94 30%-% 30%-% 30%-%
May 32%| 32% 32%) 32%
■
mber 22%^%122%-% 22Vi*i 22V 8
May I 24%' 24% 25%|23%-%
M< ss Pork— I
January I 9 97% 10 02%! 9 87%j 0 90
May 10 30 10 37V 2 io 22% 10 *3
Lard— I
January |5 35 5 87% 530 5 32%
May 555 560 655 560
Short Ribs-
January 5 27% 5 27% 5 22% 5 22%
__May ••. 540 645 5 37% 5 57%
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
-nSteady. Wheat—No. 3 spring, 64<3fw};c;
No. 2 red, 68@69c. Corn—No. 2, 30% c; No.
2 yellow, 30% c. Oats—No. 2, 22%fa23c; No.
2 white. 25%@25%c; No. 3 white, 24%^3%c.
Rye—No. 2, 52c. Barley—No. 2, 38@lGc.
Flaxseed—N. W., $1.48%. Clover Seed-
Contract grade, $8.25@8.30. Timothy Seed
—Prime, $2.50. Pork—Mess, per bbl. $8.70@
9.95. Lard—Per 100 lbs. $5^7,5.30. Ribs-
Short sides (loose), $5.15@5.40. Shoulders
—Dry salted (boxed), 6%@5%c. Sides-
Short clear (boxed), $5.45@5.55. Whisky-
Distillers' finished goods; per gal., $1.23%.
Receipts—Flour, 35,000 bbls; wheat, 100,000
bu; corn. 309,000 bu; oats. 251,000 bu; rye,
8.000 bu; barley, 90.000 bu. Shipments-
Flour, 26,000 bb!s; wheat, 37,000 bu; corn,
101/ tOO bu; oats, 192,000 bu; rye, 9,000 bu:
barley, 17,000 bu. On the produce ex
change today the butter market \Cas
steady; creameries, 16@25c; dairies, 16<2)
22c. Cheese—Firm at 11%@13c. Eggs-
Firm; fresh. 20c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20.—Wheat open
ed strong.
May wheat opened at 67^4c, against
67 l-16c, Tuesday's close, advanced to 6714,
(aG~%e, sold at 67V 8 @67i,4c, again sold at
67%@67%c, declined to 66% c, firmed up to
66%<?i 07c by 11:45 a. m., and by noon held
at fe%@66%c.
July wheat opened at 68% c, against
(&\4'uWtiC Tuesday, advanced to " 68%(§!
. sold down gradually to 6S^4c by
11:46 a. m., and by noon held at 6SV»@
The cash wheat market was strong,
with a good demand for No. 1 northern
lit T'/lUc under the May price.
December wheat closed at 64c, May at
ViVt'--. and July at C7%c.
Orn-n- High- Low- Closing.
Wheat Ing. est. est Wed. Tuea.
May 67% 67%-% 6*5% 66% 67 :-16
ttfc 68%-% «7%t 67% 6SV<-%
nhtjf 64 64%
Track- No. 1 hard. 66Vic; No. 1 north-
I 2 northern. C3c; Der-ember
2Bc; December corn. 27% c; fiaxseed.
gg^gtenta. $3.7C(a3.80; second
r. per bbl, num. $2.65f{2.75.
n butU. Jll(ffiU.2sj shorts in bulk.
00tfi0,2f; rul«i<iliiii4B in bulk, 11©J1 25 I
SLIMMER & THOMAS,
Live Stock Brokers.
Orders taken for all kinds of live stock: and
time given to responsible parties. Correspond
ence lolieited.
50UTH ST. PAUL, SIOUX CITY,
flinnesota. lowa.
Corn—No. 3 corn, 27% c; No. 8 yellow,
2S&c.
Oats—No. 8 oats, 23^c; No. 3 white,
2394 c.
Rye—No. 2 rye quoted at 48%<g<49c.
Barley ranges from 32@41c for choice
malting. Feed barley is a little weak.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn in
sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to jobbers
only, J11@11.25.
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats,
80-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1L75@12.
SAMPLE SALES.
No. 1 hard, 1 car, 67% c.
No. 1 hard, 2 cars, 67& C
No. 1 northern, 24 cars, 66c.
No. 1 northern, 17,000 bu, to arrive, 66c.
No. 1 northern, 1 car, choice, 66% c.
No. 2 northern, 45 cars, 64c.
No. 2 northern, 5 cars, 65c.
No. 2 northern, 15 cars, 64% c.
STATE «RAIN INSPECTION.
Northern No
Railroads. N0.1hd.N0.1.N0.2.N0.3.Rej.Gd.
Gt. Northern... 6 10 6 2 2 1
C. M. & St. P.. 18 19 6 8
M. & Bt. L 6 6 .. J 1
Soo Line 1 3 1 5 1 4
Nor. Pacific 2 6 6 3 1 2
C.,St.P.,M. & O . 3 c 6 1
Minn. Transfer. . 8 .. .. 1
Totals .' -9 43 43 2 9 9
Other Grains—No. 3 corn, 6; No. 4 corn,
2; No. 2 oats. 18; No. 2 rye, 2; No. 4 bar
ley, 2; No. 1 flax, 3; rejected flax, 2; no
grade flax, 4.
Cars Inspected Out—Wheat—No. 1 hard,
2; No. 1 northern, 63; No. 2 northern, 10;
No. 3, 8; rejected, 21; No. 1 winter wheat,
2; No. 3 corn, 1; No. 1 flax, 8.
Receipts—Wheat, 298 cars, 244,360 bu;
corn, 27,880 bu; oats, 25,620 bu; barley 5,100
bu; flax, 12,000 bu; fuel oil, 30,000 lbs; flour,
562 bbls; mlllstuffs, 45 tons.
Shipments—Wheat, 65 cars, 54,600 bu;
corn, 2,460 bu; oats, 13,100 bu; rye, 740 bu;
flax, 3,570 bu; flour, 45,764 bbls; millstuffs,
1,166 tons.
DULUTH.
DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 20.—Market dull
and slightly weaker: May opened Ifec up
at 68% c, sold up to 69^c at 10, off to 68% c
at 11:30, up to 68% cat noon, and closed
%c off at 68% c. Cash—2s.ooo bu at Decem
ber price. Cash sales—No. 1 hard, 3 cars,
66c; No. 1 northern, 2 cars, 65' Ac; y cars
65c; 5,000 bu, 65c; 3 cars, 64vfcc; No. 2
northern, 2 cars, 62% c. Wheat—No. 1 hard
cash, 65V8C; to arrive. 65>4c; No. 1 north
ern, cash, 64Vsc; to arrive, C4 1 / 4 c; Decem
ber, 64 1 / 4c; May, CSVsc; July, 69Msc; No 2
SS^f rn * 61% c: No- 3 spring, 58V 8 c; oats.
23@22%c; rye, 4,«* : c; barley, 34@32c; Jlax,
cash, $1.42; to arrive, $I.3Sy>; December
$1.42; May, $1.43; corn. 29V*c Receipts—
Wheat, 113.164 bu; rye, MM bu; flax 6 212
bu. Shipments—Flax, 5,485 bu.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire
to C. H. F. Smith & Co., St. Paul, mem
bers of the New Y. rk Stock exchange and
Chicago Board of Tiade. Ohio wheat
condition, official report of Ohio Agricul
tural department says damage by fly in
some sections is alarming; eighteen coun
ties report condition 70 per cent and be
low, some counties being below 50
Paris wheat %@%c higher; Hour, %@%c
higher.——Minneapolis Board of Trade "ad
journs from close Friday, Dec. 22. until
Tuesday Dec. 26. London and Liven™
next Monday and Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Dec. 20. — Flour
E c, adyi T heat du'l; No. 1 northern,
nTi.^c^aXy IS?' N^^^llci
w^%4^sS C- °atS lOWer:' k°: l
i/V 1 hiIl RPOS Ll Deo- »--Wheat steady
%d higher; March. 5s 10% d; May, 5s 10% d
3d OrnAlay aCS''3%? 1/4(i hlgher; January, 3s
i-^Yk3? SrK- De£ a>--Flour-Recelpts.
1«,.>30 bbls; very quiet in view of the ap
proaching holidays and nominally easier
pith wheat. Minnesota patents, $3.80®
4.0o; winter patents, $3.50@3.75; winter
ffSff^i. $3-3^ 3-471/ 2 ; winter' extras
*2.60<§3 Rye flour steady. Buckwheat
flour dull.. Cornmeal easy. Rye dull
Barley malt dull. Barley quiet. Wheat
~Rec4!? ts-, G5'675 bu; sP°t weak; No 2
nnim^H/- ?■ b-.afloat; No. 1 northern,
Diiluth. ,0c f. o. b.. afloat, nominal- No
1 hard. Duluth. 80%e f. o. b. afloat soot:
N°- £ redv, 73%c elevator; options cfosed
weak at %c not decline; March. 74%@
/5%c closing at 74% c; May, 74%@752c
c*9™ n * at 74% c: July, 74% c; December 72
<5<2%c, closing at 72c. Corn—Receipt*
107 2OT bu; exports. 88.148; sp°o" eal'y;
2. 39-/8 Cf. o. b., afloat, and 39^ic elevator
option^ May. 38% c; December We
Sc SN?TiP^v 253;f0; spot dufl:' No'i;
29c, No. 3, 28V 2C ; No. 2 white, 3U4C- No
w? ?* o0/2c; track mixed Western, 29®
and lower *' 31@341/2C' °Ption s dull
MISCELLANEOUS
|y. sis 2 srar?^iir 'i™i
Receipts, 5,672^ pkgs; steady; Weate™fxm
£? LossaJff mark ' 16@211/2CJ Western? 21®
Chicago, Dec. 20.—Butter steady; cream
frefh 20? 5 dalrleS ' 16#22C- EVgs firm;
SEED MARKETS-Chicago, Dec 30-
The flaxseed market was comparatively
steady Wednesday and likely to continue
so till after the holidays. The Decem
ber deal has been consummated. It will
shortly be the May. Like conditions pro
duce like effects. Beware of the May.
Receipts here were 37 cars, none at Du
luth and 16 cars at Minneapolis. Cash
flax at 11.48%, May at ».« and July at
*to & er bu V™ 9 ash tln>othy seed closed
at $2.60 per 100 lbs. Clover seed closed at
$8.20 per 100 lbs. Minneapolis flaxseed
quoted at $1.43 per bu
NEWYORK COFFEE-New Tork.Dec
20.—Coffee—Futures opened steady un
changed to 6 points higher in sympathy
with the firmness in foreign markets and
following small Brazilian receipts Trad
ing throughout the session was quite of a
holiday evening up character. Closed
firm, net unchanged to 10 points higher
Total sales, 10,150 bags, including: March
6c; May, 6.10 c; September, 6.80 c; Novem
ber, 6.35@6.40c. Spot Coffee—Rio quiet;
mild steady. Sugar—Raw firm; fair refin
ing, 3 13-16 c; centrifugals, 96-test, 4»4c
molasses sue-ar, 3 9-lGe; refined steady'
TREASURY STATEMENT—New York,
Dec. 20.—Today's statement of the condi
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, $291,587,677; gold reserve
Holiday Exoanlon Rnlei.
Cheap round trip tickets to all eastern
points on sale Dec. 14 to 23, limited to
Jan. 6, at Minneapolis & St. Louis ticket
office, No. 596 Robert street; depot. Broad
way, foot of Fourth,
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1899.
ATTACK ON TRANSIT
FAMOUS FLOWER STOCK IS MADE
THE CEXTBR OF ACTION ON
STOCK EXCHANGE
WAS NOT A GREAT SURPRISE
Manipulations of the Brooklyn Se
cnrltlra Had Long Attracted At
tention, and the Day* Activity
"Wan Accepted a« a Natural Out
come—General Market Showed
Improvement In Tony,
Prey.
Close. Day.
Bar silver, New York 69 59@69i,i
Call money, New York 6@9 6@>3o
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The stock mar
ket gave a demonstration of Improved
tone and nerve In the spirit with which It
accepted a slump of 13% points In Brook
lyn Transit, accompanied by sympathetic
weakness In other stocks allied to It. It
cannot be said that this violent decline
was viewed with Indifference, for It ef
fectually checked the advancing tendency
in the general market and worked a re
action extending to over 2 points in a
number of standard railroad stocks and
4 to 7 points in some of the industrials.
Thanks to the earlier rise Jn the market,
however, and the rally following th©
.slump, net losses are in nearly all cases
small, and substantial net gains are
shown in nearly all stocks.
The break In Brooklyn Transit was at.
tributed to the forced liquidation of a
very large inside account, concerning
which many unfavorable rumors of Mon
day were revived In full force and"exag
gerated by the bears, with a view to
breaking the market. At this time last
year, after a notable advance, the stock
sold at about 72, and by April of this
year it touched the extreme high level of
157, without ever having paid a dividend.
In the demoralization which followed the
sudden death of ex-Gov. Flower, the or
ganized efforts to supoprt and save the
market converged upon this stock and
kept it above par. Its vicissitudes since
have been many and various, and trans
actions in it alone have gone to make up
the bulk of the trading on the stock ex
change on many days. There have been
single weeks when the total transactions
in this stock exceeded several fold its
total capital issue, and it has been the
favorite of the highly speculative class
who delight in manipulation and mystery.
Previous to this week, its low price for
this year has been 76%. On Monday
it touched 65^ in the general demoraliza
tion. Today it touched 61, and rebounded
This review of the course of a single
stock is fertile in suggestion of explana
tion for the whole series of events In this
week's stock market. During the time to
day when Brooklyn Transit was show
ing most acute weakness, the rate for
call money was quoted at 4 per cent, and
was in plentiful supply on satisfactory
collateral. The rate at no time rose above
9 per cent, and in the late dealings fell
to 2 per cent, or yesterday's low level.
During the day an engagement of gold
for shipment to London was announced,
and rumors were current of further
heavy engagements to go out on Satur
day. The announcement and the prospect
seemed to have no effect, on the local
money market. The anomaly of a 2 per
cent money rate and gold being allowed
to go out while stocks are forced to
liquidation at heavy sacrifices, warrants
no other conclusion than that the security
offered for loans to carry stocks in some
Instances is unsatisfactory. Such is
known to be the case.
Yesterday's measures of protection and
relief were still in force today, but it was
made manifest that care and discrimina
tion are to be exercised in applying the
resources contributed. There was liquila
tion yet to be accomplished today and it
pursued its course, but was not allowed
to unsettle and demoralize the whole mar
ket, as was the case on Monday. The
tone of the market during the early hours
was nearly normal, except that trading
was very active and fluctuations rather
wide. Prices had advanced and received
an additional impulse upward with the
announcement of the increase in New
York Central's dividend rate, that stock
rising to 130^. Extreme declines from
the high level in other than Brooklyn
Transit were: bugar, 7V<.". Fode^al Steel,
6; People's Gas, Manhattan and Tennesses
Coal, about 5, and Tobacco and Metropol
itan, 4.
The weakness In the railroad stocks
which showed the largest declines could
be traced in part to the same sources as
those which were responsible for the
break in Brooklyn Transit. The declines
extended to 2 points only in Rock Island,
Atchison preferred, Burlington, St. Paul
and Louisville. In Brooklyn Transit,
Sugar, Federal Steel, Tennessee Coal and
People's Gas, the recovery reached 3 to
6% points, and it amounted from 1 to 2
points all through the list. The market
closed strong at the rally at mixed net
changes.
The bond market was rather active and
showed late reactions from the early
strength, making the tone irregular. To
tal sales, par value, $3,150,000. United
States 2s, 4s, old 4s and 5s advanced
% in the bid price.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
The following were the fluctuations of
the leading railway and Industrial shares
furnished by C. H. F. Smith & Co., mem
bers of the New York Stock exchange and
Chicago Board of Trade:
—Closing—
STs! High, Low! 20 j 19
American Malt 1771 ! ]•••••) J J
do D f(j ! ! 32% 80 31 1
AS & Wire .... 15400 43% 38% 41* 87%
do pfd 1300)91 87% 88 86%
A. Mining Co [36 35% 35 85
Am Tfxnre os ilo< ;!•>'
S: ToEkcco .::: 32500; 91 8 7% 87%
go n fd 1 135 1138
Am. Tin Plate !27 26% 26 j26
do pfd 76 75 7o I<4
Am. Cotton Oil .. 800 33 32 32% ?.2
do pfd 92 ■ 92
Am. Spirits 200 4 4 4 .....
Adams Express HI 1W
A Hoop 1200 40V 4 38 38% 87%
do pfd 300 79 176 78 i77
A T & S. F.... 3GOO 19 118% 18% IS%
do pfd 37800 58% 57 5S 59%
Am. Linseed Oil 13 12% 11% 12
do pfd 52%' 50% 50% 50%
B. & O. (new) .. 200 51% 50% 51 | 51%
do pfd (new) 73% 72% 72%| 78%
B. Rap. Tran 1625001 74% 61 Go 1/,) 74%
B. Union Gas 133 '131 133 ;132
Brunswick Co ! 12%
C B & Q 24700 120 117% 118% 119%
Can. Southern .... 1700 49% 45% 48% 43
Can. Pacific 88%! 87
Car & Foundry 12%[ 11% 11% 12%
do pfd : 64% 53 53% 53
C. C, C. & St.L. 1700 58V* 57 57%| 57%
do pfd ".-.1101 !101
Con. Tob. Co .... 9000 29% 27V4 27%j 28
do pfd 27001 83% 80 80%| 81%
Ches. & Ohio ....11700 29% 28 28%; 28%
C. & E. Illinois 851,4 85 ! 86
Col. Southern 6% 4% 4%! 5
do Ist pfd 40% 39 39%; 39%
do 2d pfd 14% 13%
Col. F. & Iron 40 37% 39% SS%
do pfd 123
Chi. G. W 8330 1214 11%! 11% 117s
Mo D. 4 pr. ct 84% 84% 1 85
do pfd A 300 76% 76 76»4 75%
do pfd B 700 36 34% 34% 34
Chi., Ind. & L 15% 14% 14 13
do pfd 44 44 44 43
Chi. Terminal 10 9 10 ]0%
do pfd 35% 37
Con. Gas 600 183 180 182%1184
Del. & Hudson ... 2000 114% 113 113%j113
D., I* & W 400176 171 171 1174%
D. &R. G 1000 17% 17 17% 17
do pfd 2400 68 67 66% 67%
D., S. S. &A. pfd 14 14 14
E. & T. H 41 4014 40V*
Erie 111 11
do Ist pfd 30% 3014 30^4 80%
do 2d pfd 16% 16%
Fed. Steel 28000 47% 41% 44% 44%
•do pfd 35001 72 69 70% 73%
Gen. Elec. Co '121 118 119 117
Gt. Nor. pfd i1(53 160% 160% ..
Glucose 1400 42% 40 39% 38%
do pfd 94 P2
H. Valley Ry .... 400 31 2SY 4 29% 29%
do pfd 1100 68% 58% 66 56
111. Central 1500 110141109% 108 110
Int. Paper SOU 19' 20 18
do pfd 6G% 66 64 65
lowa Central 111/ ii«
do pfd 49 49 48 48
Jersey Central ... 1900 114 112% 113% 111%
K. C, P. & G 7% 714 71/, X «/
Knick. Ice 30 30 30 *
Laclede Gas 300 SO 78 78 'so'
do Pfd 9 8 c 6
W. I. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION COMPANY,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Union Stoo'c Yards,
SOUTH ST. PAUL,
11 Consignments and correspondence so
licited. Market reports furnishfed on ap
plication.
We <"o a strictly commission business.
r*Q live stock bought or sold on our own
account -
References-Stock Yards bank, South
a m vii Securtiy bank, Zumbrota: Hon.
v ..i; K-oemer, state treasurer, Capitol
building St. Paul; A. C. Anderson, cash
ler. Jt. Paul National bank. St. Paul.
Lake Erie & W 23 20*4 SOMs 18
T d« Dfd 79% 79 78^s 76^
Long Island 47
Louis. & Nash ... 8300 77^ 75 75% 77%
"I^pid •:::::::::::::::: ™™$*&
Leather 10500 12% 11% 12% 12%
do pfd 3200 70% 69 69 69
Manhattan Con... 16000 94% 89% 91% 93%
Met. Traction 161 157 159 160
Mobile & Ohio 86 84 36
M K. & T 10 10
do pfd 32 81 31% 31%
Missouri Pacific.. 9500 89% 88% 39 88%
Northern Pacific.. 12200 52% 51 52 61%
do pfd 6100 72 71% 71% 71
N. T. Central 14300 130% 126 129 126%
Nat. Steel C 0....'.. ..-;.. 37% 34%| 36% 33%
•do pfd 88% 87% 1 87% 88
Nat. Biscuit 36 35 33% 33%
Norfolk & West 22% 21% 22% 22
do pfd 1000 66 65 65 65
N. Y. Air Brake 125 122
N. V., C. & St. L 12%
do 2d pfd 30%
Northwestern .... 1400157 155 156% 154%
do pfd 199
North American 14% 13% 13% 13%
Omaha 115 115
do pfd 1 170 170
Ontario & West... 4600 21% 21% 21% 21%
P. Steel Car Co 53% 52 63% 52%
do Pfd |81 81%
Pennsylvania Ry. 9000 131%1129% 1130%1129%
Pacific Mail 3100| 39%! 38 38%! 37%
People's Gas 150001 97%! 92 95%! 96%
Pullman ! 180 1180
P., C, C. & St. L.i 200 71% 69 68%
do pfd 85
Reading j 2300 17% 16% 17 17
do Ist pfd 5900 49 I 47% 47% 48%
do 2d pfd 26 25 25 24%
Rock Island 97001115% 103% 104%! 104%
Southern Ry 4000| 11% 11 11%! 11%
do pfd 111001 52%| 51% 51% 51%
Southern Pacific. 125900! 36 | 34%1 35%) 35%
st- L- &S. W j ll%| v I In %
a .do Pfd ...» 24% 23%| 24 23%
St. L. &S. F 9% 9 914 oi2
do 2d pfd 30% 30 29% 29%
Silver Certificates.! 69 59
Stand. R. & T 9 9 9 8%
melteL 84 30^ 31^4 33
X .d°P fd •■.••... 85% 84 83% 85
St. P. & Duluth 1 55
_do pfd j 1 !... 1100
Sugar Refinery....|473ooil2B%jl2l |125%i127%
do Pfd j ! 1112*111
st- Paul 22900117%|115 !116%!ll6%
do pfd I 1165 165
T- C. & I I 69001 80%! V " 78 79
Texas Pacific | 43001 15% l 14% 14% 1474
Lnion Pacific !148OO! 44%! 43% 43% 43%
do Pfd I 15500! 72%1 70% 71% 71
U. S. Express | ! 45 1 43
U. S. Rubber 14001 40%j 39% i 39%1 39%
do pfd 800(104% 101 102' !100%
TV/ basA 7001 7%! 7 7% 6%
do pfd . 21001 20%| 19% 19% 20
•Western Union... 200! 86% 85% l 85% 87
Wis. Central t 18
do pfd .... I 47%1 47^1 47^ 4 8
Wheeling & L. E. 47001 9% 8%! 8% 8%
do Ist pfd 1 150 48
do 2d pfd 500124% 23% I 23% 23%
Wells-Fargo Ex J 1122% 1120
R. Iron & Steel...l 36001 19 18 | 18%!... .
do pfd j 300! 64 ! 62% 1 63 j
„ *c- G. W. deb. 4 peT cent, ex-dividend.
2 per cent. Federal Steel preferred ex
dividend. 3 per cent. National Steel Com
pany preferred, ex-dividend, 1% per cent.
Western Union. 1% ncr cent
Total sales, 870.564.
BONDS.
U. S. 2s, reg 102% do 4s 88%
do 3s, reg 110 N. Y. C. 15t5....H2%
do 3s, coup ....110 N. XC. gen. 6s.US%
do new 4s, reg.. 133*4 N. C. 6s 127
do new 4s,coup.l33V> do 4s .... 104
do old 4s, reg..114 North. Pac 65.'!110
do old 4s. coup.lls do gen. 3s 64%
do ss, reg 113 do prior 4s ....102
do os coup ....113 N.Y..C.& 5t.L.45104%
D of C. 3 655.... 118 N. &W. con. 4s 89
Ala,, class A. ...1it do gen. 6s 135
do class B Hi Or. Nay. 15t5....108
do class C 101 do 4s 101
do currency ...100 Or. S. L. 6s 127
Atch. gen. 45.... 97 do con. 6s 112
do adj. 4s ..... 77% Reading gen.. 4s 84
Can. South. 2ds».lO6M;R: G. W. lsts... 95
C. & O. 4%s 93%5t.L. & 1.M.c.55.107%
do 5s 114% St.L. & 5.F.g.65.120
C. & N. con. 75.140% St. Paul c0n....162
S V~F- deb" Bslls St.P..C. & P.lstsll9%
Chi. Term. 45... 93 do 6s 116
D. & R. G. lsts. 101% Southern Rv. 65.106%
do 4s 98 S. R. &T. 63.... 78
E.T..V. & G.lstslo3 Term. n. s. 35... 95
Erie general 4s. 68 Tex. & P. lsts.. 110
F.W. & D.C.lsts 68 do 2ds 54
Gen. Elec. 55....119 Union Pac 45...103
G. H. & S..A. 6s.HO Wabash lets ...112%
do A. 2ds 105 do 2ds 98%
H. & T. C. 55...112% West Shore 4s. .111
do con. 6s 110 Wis. Cent. lsts. 88
lowa Cent, lsts.lo7 Va. centuries... 84
X.C..P. & G.lsts 68 do deferred .... 5
La. new con. 45.107 Col. South 45... 82
L. & N. uni. 45.. 98% So. Pacific 45.... 77
M.. K. & T. 2ds 65%
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
Cholor $0 12 Ontario $7 75
Crown Point ... 10 Ophlr 72
Con. Cal. & Va. 1 50 Plymouth 08
Deadwood 50 Quicksilver 150
Gould & Curry. 10 do pfd 750
Hale & Nor 25 Sierra Nevada.. 41
Homestake 65 00 Standard 2 25
Iron Silver 50 Union Con 32
Mexican 30 Yellow Jacket.. 10
~\VALL STREET GOSSIP — New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
Son, bankers and brokers, 341 Robert
street, National German-American Bank
building, St. Paul: Strong, Sturgis &
Co. wire us: "It is useless to deny that
great anxiety exists here over the heavy
engagements of gold for shipment, and
there seems no good reason to look for
any diminution of these declines upon
our coin. The gold released by the gov
ernment will very promptly" go abroad,
and all signs point to heavy calling of
loans by the banks and trust companies
next week. Liquidation must, therefore,
continue, and many stocks bid fair to
be very low by Dec. 31. Favorable ele
ments are. of course, making themselves
evident; notably- the increase of dividend
on New York Central. This company
has earned the 4 per cent dividend in
six months, and a further sum of $1,200,
--000, which has been reserved for bridges
and improvements. The stock Is natur
ally very cheap, and. on normal condi
tions of money, would sell at 150. Some
of the industrials show excellent buying
and support, with good dividend pros
pects, but, with cann money in its pres
ent shape, it is idle to bull the market."
Bartlett. Frazier & Co.. Chicago, tele
graph the following- to Edwards & Be
dell, stock brokers and commission mer
chants, 110 Endlcott arcade, St. Paul,
Minn.: J. H. Davis—"The situation Is
not settled yet.and there are pome things
smouldering which may cause further <1V
cllne. There is constant liquidation go-
Ing on. and not jnuch outside buying for
investment. Don't, think it is all over.
Reported clearing house will loan $11,
--000,000, but no fixed rale. Don't believe
in buying stocks yet." Dow, Jones & Co.
—"Secretary Gage has instructed Assist
ant Treasurer Jordan to deposit gov
ernment money with banks. He thinks
$5,000,000 will be deposited today." Wort
ley—"Clearing house committee Is said
to have subscribed $10,000,000 to lend on
the exchange." J. H. Dunne —"The mar
ket is still feverish, but there is good
buying of stocks, and the bargain hunt
ers are around the different offices. I
think the crisis has passed, both in stock
liquidation and local money situation;
now is the time to buy good stuff."
NEW YORK MONEY—New York, Dec.
20.— Money on call steady 2@9 per cent;
last loan, 3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 5%<g6 per cent. Stealing exchange
steady with actual business in bankers'
bills at $4.87% for demand, and at $4.81 for
sixty days; posted rates, $4.82(^4.82% and
$4.88%; commercial bills, $4.80%@4.81; sil
ver certificates, 59(559%c; bar silver, 59c;
Mexican dollars, 47% c.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York,
Dec. 20.—The Commercial Advertiser's
London financial cablegram says: "This
market was weak this morning, except
for American shares. All other stocks
were offered plentifully and liquidation
was general. But in the afternoon the
wreckage was absorbed and a better tone
developed especially for Australians,
which had been badly hit. Americans ad
vanced above parity; then, half an hour
after the start,. :-tlj€|re was liquidation.
All tho Americans were steadily sold till
well below parily. ..New York accepted
our prices and the close, well below the
best as well as ab,ore the worst too. They
hardened in the street afterwards. Span
ish fours were .64«£i Tintos, 42%; Ana
condas, 7 3-16 c"
BANK^gI^ARINGS. -
St. Paul, $888,6^34^
Minneapolis, $U985^62.
Chicago, $26,197,1X9.
New York, $313,835,898.
Boston, $25,170,335,
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOGS SOLD ABOUT STBAJDY AT THE
CLOSING PRICES PAID
TUESDAY
COMMON CATTLE SOLD LOWER
Pat Cattle Were About Steady, and
tlie Market Showed More Activity
—But Little Good Stuff Offered—
Common Stock Cattle Sold 35
Cents Lower—No Quotable Change
In the Better Grades.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Dec. 20.— The re
ceipts at the Union stock yards today
(estimated) were: Cattle, 1,075; calves,
300; hogs, 2,200; sheep, 375; horses, none;
cars, 75.
The official receipts Tuesday were: Cat
tle, 909; calves, 262; hogs, 4,520; 6heep, 41C;
horses, none; cars, 97.
The following table shows the roads
over which Tuesday's receipts came in
and the number of loads hauled by each:
~ _„ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed.
c (J-. W l l m . m 3
Gt. Northern... 4 6 .. ll
Nor. Pacific i
C.,St.P.,M. & O 1 12 .'.' 7
C, M. & St. P.. 4 6 16
C, B. & Q i 4
M. & St. L 6 8
St. P. & D l ." •" i
Wis. Central.... lv.
Soo Line 2 .. .. *•>
Totals 14 31 . 52
The receipts thus far this month, com
pared with the same period in December,
la»s, show an increase of 3,200 cattle, an
increase of 1,278 calves, an Increase of
4,790 hogs, an increase of 968 sheep, an in
crease of 118 horses, an increase of 203
cars.
The total receipts thus far this year,
compared with the same period in 1898,
are as follows:
~ ... 1899. 1898. Gain.
Cattle 167.474 172,128 »4.651
Calves 50,936 42,478 8,453
Hogs 357.824 322,335 85,489
Sheep 382,055 428,573 '46,518
Horses 5,586 1,405 4,181
Cars 13,866 13,599 267
•Loss.
HOGS.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) 2,200
A week ago 2 259
A year ago i' m
-Quotations: Mixed and butchers, $3.85@
3.95; heavy packing and rough, $3.70@3.75;
sta*3 and
,H°ff receipts were heavy, running con
siderably ahead of the same day last
year Prices paid were about steady at
Tuesday's close, but 2%@5c off Tuesday's
average. The close was steady. The
bulk of the good hogs sold at $3.90(5)3.92^.
with a range of $3.85@3.95. Heavy ends
and pigs sold at $3.70@3.75. Represent
tlve sales:
Mixed and Butchers—
3 203 ... 390 5 260 ... 385
a:::::::g§iftSl*a m » SB7*
Good to Prime Light— ~~
26, ?00 ... $3 m 647". 199 ... $3 92%
gE::S:.:IS p"-""1" i6 IS
. Heavy Packing and Rough— '
2 380 40 $3 70 21 413 200 $3 75 "
J6 413 40 370 8 407 870
1 361 240 875 8 430 40 370
9 418 120 370 10 374 875
6 353 ... 370 3.... 890 "' 870
8 376 80 370 ' *<U
Stags and Boars— ~~ ™
f:::::::JS" rSIB I 1 «°Wi<r
Pigs=
"a:::::::3:::"SS 8:::::-g-IS
J::::::;ii!:; « ? ™:::1S
CATTLE.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) 1375
A week ago \ \\ V {'%£
A year ago "£Z
Quotations: Choice butcher'cows nna
h nTferS' 1350I 350®41 fair to good $3@3 40^ th"n
s£ers ai $4 ~T£ nif\%? m *~o; chol«e Etcher
steers $4. (5@5.15; fair to good $4 50(5)4 7fi
fat bulls, $3®3.50; bologna bulls ttlotfM'
veal calves. $4.50@6; choice stock S
and heifers, $3.10@3.25; fair to good, $2 90
©310; common and tailings, $2 50:0:2 75^
heifer calves. $3(53.25; choice stockera and
feeders, J3.50@3.85; fair to Brood. » 2B®3^>
«^i on ? nd tallln/5,52.25@3: steerhalves'
$3 <5@4; stock and feeding "bulls. $2.50@3 25:
sPrfn^s^S '2-75@3-s°; mllke- -d
*S£ re CTh Pa an ratffl y JS3
above the same day a year ago The
butcher cattle market was about steady
fr«^ c i e? Hrl e 'nn ear,arJ y everything selling
elite pK.^ S prices- In the stock
cauie alleys there was no nuntihio
change in the good cattle, but the com
mon stuff was a flat 25c lower
Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers--
N To. Wt. Price. I No. Wt Pflpp"
1 1140 $3 25119 1060 $7*
f 1046 3 25 3 ... «V^
1 1 ATA o ne ■* •••••..14 Co o OU
1 ,10J2 325 1 1540 375
4 }9j9 3 25 1 1170 290
J. 1040 350 3 1077 9in
2 900 3 751 1 mo IS,
I 1160 3 25 1 %0 9 00
9 10^7 3 25 1 RIO 4 00
1 1130 3 50 1 !220 ?k
f:::::::::::^!!! 2 :::::::2S is
Butcher Steers— "
1 109054 601 1 1570 43 ro
1 ... .^.^^.1090 3 (51 4 1062 435
Fat and Bologna Bulls— "
} 1
1 1510 3 25 1 770 2 50
2 1130 2 651 '
Veal Calves—
1 130 $4 00' 1 140 j fi on
1 180_5_Q0l_
Stock Cows and Heifers—
6 683 $3 00; 1 GTTWIn
2 855 3 501 2 69=5 3 00
1 490 2901 :::;: 7$ 3^
1 540 3 251 2 520 s|
* 630 3 00! 1 :; ?80 3on
2 §fo f 15 1 670 3 25
1 <20 3 25 1 e3O 3
2 635 310 W" Jls
Heifer Calves— ' ~
2 385~53"25' 4 3WW¥i
? 245 3 25 1 290 3 1
1 360 3 25! 1 340 3^
Common and Tailings—Heifers— ~
1 BSO $2 75 I 1 ..~~~T840"$T80
.1 •■•■•■•■•■•■••■•■•■% ISni 1 ">*»
Stockers and Feeders—
1 830 $3 251 1 760 $3 75
15 707 3 5513 \\ 763 3 65
3 700 325 13 640 4 10
5 624 3 90 1 830 3 50
Steer Calves— ~~
W 829.14 101 1 360 MOO
1 400 3 50 1 380 4 25
20 318 4001
Common and Tailings—Steers—
4 440 ?2 50 1 670 $2 50
3 587 265 1 390 2 50
2 370 3 25 7 373 2 40
5 512 2 50 2 590 2 50
8 517 250 2 725 3 00
Stock and Feeding Bulls—
2 50 1 1320 $F75
1 1170 3 00 1 410 2 50
.3 1060 275 1 610 3 25
Thin Cows and Canners~
7 786 $2 40 1 910 $2~40
3 1000 2 75 13 924 2 75
15 1011 280 3 1017 230
2 1025 2 75 1 820 2 75
9 976 2 00 1 970 2 75
2 1070 2 75 4 860 2 65
6 895 2 60 1 1040 2 50
2 .■ ■ 880 2 35 8 870 2 65
Milkers and Springers—
No. pHHeT
5 cows and 2 calves $180 00
3 cows and 3 calves 120 00
4 cows and 2 calves ! 150 00
1 cow and 1 calf 39 00
Icow so 00
1 cow 36 00
SHEEP.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) 375
A week ago 694
A year ago 839
Quotations: Fat sheep, $3.50@4.16; stock
sheep, $2.75<g3.25; feeders, |3.40@3.75; fat
/VV. Doran Sc Co., &U AUI-
The oldest flrm ia tht Northwest dolnr a
BANKING AND BROKSftAQE BUiINES 1.
Btock* Bondt. Grain .n<S Provision*. Direct private wires to all Hading markeci
Have removed from their old quarters. 3 1 J.ck.on St.. to ta» nortb.a,t* a""rVf [„
Qermanla Ufa Ins. Bldg. % o r XonlZ r e S of^T k^^^^
lambs. $4.25@5.15; stock lambs, $3.50@4.25;
buck lambs, $3@3.50; bucks, $2.25#2.75.
Receipts light and mostly stock and
feeding stuff. There was practically no
market for fat sheep and lambs and oth
er kmda were dull. Representative sales:
No. Price
14 stock sheep iog $345
1 buck 170 2 50
9 feeding lambs 87 4 So
6 feeding lambs 95 4 00
27 feeding lambs 66 4 f,o
3 thin lambs 47 3 fo
8 fat sheep 126 " 17>
46 feedtng lambs S2 4 85
9 feeding sheep 132 3 6J
Milch' Cow Exchange—Good cows steady
and in good demand. Thin and common
cows are slow sale, except canners. Back
ward springers out of demand. Repre
sentative sales:
No. Price. |No. Price"
Scows $120 00 2 cows $8100
2 cows 78 00 1 cow 32 00
The sales for the twenty-four hours
ending at 3 o'clock, the closing hour for
the butcher market, each buyer purchas
ing the number of head indicated, were
as follows:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift & Co 337 2,020 214
W. E. McCormick.... 10 ... 25
Staples Estate 5
Slimmer & Thomas... 125
Hankey Bros 85
City butchers 15 4
Country buyers 675 ... 115
Totals 1,252 2,024 854
Amon.sf the shippers on the market
were: C. Bremman, Royalton, cattle and
hogs; J. Schmahl, Royalton, mixed; E. E.
Perrigo, Hawley, cattle; Tafture & Co.,
Cyrus, cattle and hogs; J. O. Billings,
Fergus Falls, cattle; M. Ilug
gett, Ashby, 2 loads entile and
hogs; W. A. Sheldon, Alexandria,
cattle and hogs; M. C. Johnson.
Evansville, cattle and hogs; O. P. Olson,
Brandon, cattle and hogs; G. Madden,
Red Lake Falls, cattle; Russell Bros.,
Stephen, 3 loads cattle; Thomas Sander
son, Stephen, cattle; J. Sorenson, Thief
River Falls, cattle; Stoven & Co., Mcln
tosh, cattle; M. Anderson, Mayville, cat
tle and hogs; E. Marks, Princeton, cattle
and hogs; G. W. Dunwell. Stewart, 2
loads mixed; L. Wooders, Red Wing, hogs
and sheep; A. Trlpp, Northlieitl, entile
and hogs; Spalding & Fuller. Maiaen
Rock, cattle; J. S. Brown, Pres
cott, hogs; H. A. Jones, hogs;
M. Kuensella, Thlllman, 2 loads
hogs; Owens & Co., Durand, cattle: Gil
bert &. Gibbons, West Concord, 2 loads
cattle and hogs; B. Wllkes, Rtceville.
cattle; L. Cofield, Annandale. cuttle and
hogs; Lewis Bros., Annandale, cattle and
hogs; J. Walsh, Enderline, cattle; B. H.
Carter, Hankinson, cattle; E. Sauby &
Co., Elbow Lake, 2 loads mixed; C. W.
Stickney,Wendell, mixed; A. Lindcrholm,
Belgrade, cattle and hogs; J. Ruff, Buf
falo, cattle and hogs; Benson & Co.,
Lowry, mixed; L. Lilly, Wembleton, cat
tle; T. Blaisdell, Paynesvllle, cattle; J.
Dally, Kimball Prairie, mixed; F. P.
Falrchild, Garden City, hogs; H. C. Mun
dahl, Madella, hogs; W. J. Thompson,
Waconia, cattle; H. Pagel, Mapleton,
hogs; Olson & Co., Mapleton, hogs; J. S.
Larson, Farmington, cattle and hogs; G.
O. Lee, Medford, hogs; Laughlin & Hines,
Owatonna, hogs; C. J. Schart, Spencer,
cattle; Boque & Co., Castle Rock, hogs;
M. C. Black, Cannon Falls, cattle and
hogs; J. Bie^el, Osseo, cattle; S. D. Hub
bard, Mondovl, cattle; C. Ewen, Aber
crombie, cattle and hogs; H. O. Skalbeck,
Sacred Heart, cattle and hogs; Hector
Lumber and Supply company, Hector,
hogs; O. M. Omsted, Aneta, cattle; D.
McDonald, Brown's Valley, hogs; J. E.
Pulkrebek, Raymond, mixed; J. C.
Hughes, De Graff, cattle and hogs; Ryan
& Hoban, Watervllle, hogs; Donahue &
Co., Twin Lake, hogs; John Marsh, Glen
coe. mixed.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET—Minneso
ta Transfer, St. Paul—Barrett & Zimmer
man's report: Demand for heavy rugged
logging horses was very urgent. Local
lumbermen were active buyers. Receipts
of horses were not as large as expected
and were not able to fill all orders, but
the large consignments in transit is giv
ing promises of a brisk trade this week.
Prices advanced about $5 on the heaviest
and prime offerings, which was expected,
as the demand exceeds the supplies at
this time. Quotations:
Drafters, choice $115 to $155
Drafters, common to good 85 to 115
Farm horses, choice 75 to 105
Farm horses, common to good. 50 to 75
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Cattle—Good to
choice native steers steady; common slow;
butchers' stock and canners about steady;
stockers and feeders firm; good to choice,
$5.40@6.85; poor to medium, $4.2sfiT>. L'l:
mixed stockers, $3<g3.75; selected feeders,
$4.20@4.90; good to choice cows, $3.40@4.40;
heifers, $3@4.90; canners, $2@2.90: bulls,
$2.50<&4.50; calves, $4©7; fed Texas beeves,
$4.25@5.25. Hogs—Strong to shade higher;
closed firm; fair clearances; mix^d butch
ers, $3.95<g4.15: good to choice. $4.05@4.15;
rough heavy, $3.50(&4; light, $3.95@4.10: bulk
of sales, $4.05@4.12M>. Sheep—Ma ritet
strong and active: native wethers. ?3.'.)0@
4.60; lambs, $4@5.60; Western wethers. U@
4.40; Western .lambs. $4.65@5.45. Receipts-
Cattle. 14,500; hogs. 38.000; sheep. 13.000.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 20.—Cattle-Re
ceipts, 2.800; steady; native steers, $4.2i@
6; Western steers, $4@4.75; Texas steers,
$3.75(^4.30; cows and heifers, $3@4.40: stock
era and feeders, $3.60#4.70. Hogs—Re
ceipts, 11,000; shade higher; heavy, $.".i'o@
3.95; bulk of sales. $3.92^03.95. Sheep—Re
ceipts, 2,000; steady; muttons, $4@4.60;
lambs, $4.25(g5.25.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—Cattle—Receipts.
2,000: barely steady; beeves, $1(57.T0;
stockers and feeders. $3@4.50; cows and
heifers, $2(g4.60; Texas and Indian steers,
$3.35<§4.55. Hogs—Receipts, 8,000; strong;
pigs and lights. $3.90@4.05; packers- and
feeders, $3.90<§'4.05; butchers, $4rJ>4.15. Sheep ;
—Receipts. $00; slow; muttons, $3.25@4.15;
lambs, $4.50@5.35.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 30.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 5.000; active, steady to strong; na
tive steers, $3.55@6; Texas steers. $3.25f?
4.90; cows and heifers, $2@5; stockers and
feeders, $3.10(§4.75. Hogs—Receipts. 11.0(0;
strong; bulk >f sales, $3.95@4. Sheep—Re
ceipts, 2,000; firm; lambs, $4@5.50; mut
tons. $3.25@4.50.
SIOUX CITY, In., Dec. 20.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 1,200; Tuesday, 880; shipments. 975; j
market steady to strong. Sales: 19 beeves. |
ay 1.250, $5.10; 20 beeves, ay 1,150, $5.40; 2
cows, ay 995, $2.40: 2 cows, ay 1,250, $3.50: I
6 stock heifers, ay 850, $: 1..25; 10 r'o< k ho'f
ers ay 450. $3.40; 12 stockers and feeders,
ay S4O. $4; 1 stocker and feeder, ay 737,
S4 20- 17 calves, ay 379, $4; 8 calves, ay
SSO, $4.25; 8 yearlings, ay 417, $4: 20 year
lings, ay 542. $4.40. Hogs—Receipts. 6.000;
Tuesday, n.347: market fully steady; sell
ing, $3.55(&3.97i 2 ; bulk of sales, $3.90.
ST. PAUL PRODUCE.
Official quotations on produce are no
longer furnished by the St. Paul Produce
exchange. Unofficial quotations for lots !
changing- hands In the open market uio
as follows:
Butter—Firm and in active demand. Re
ceipts light. Creameries—Extras. 27c;
firsts, 26c. Dairies—Hand separator, 24c;
extras. 23<g24c; firsts, 20<t22c. Ladles-
Extras, 16c; packing stock, 15c.
Cheese—Market firm and active. Twins,
fancy, full cream. 12 l/ 2 tf?l3c; full cream,
Young America, new, 13@14c; br ck. No.
1. 13#lS%c; brick. No. 2, ll%c; Swiss
cheese, oid. 12V£@14c; Limburger, as to
grade, 71 /^@llc.
Eggs—Market shows firmness; receipts
moderate and local trade takes the
bulk. Fresh stock, cases included, loss
off, 17l£c.
Popcorn—Per lb. 2i4@3c.
Beans—Market firm. Fancy navy, per bu.
$2; medium, hand-picked, per bu, $1.40
(51.50.
Peas—Yellow peas, $1.40; fancy green,
$1.40.
Potatoes— Steady; fair demand at SS'ff.iSc;
sweet potatoes. Jerseys, per bbl, $4.50;
Muscatines, per bbl, $3.50; Cobdens, per
bbl, $4.25.
Vegetables—Cauliflower, per bu, $1@1.25;
beets, per b.u, 40c; lettuce, per doz. 25c;
parsley, per doz, 15c; egg plant, per bu,
$1: tomatoes, crate, $4; basket, $3.
Cabbage—Steady. Per ton, $25@30.
Grape Fruit—Per box, $8.50.
Grapes—Catawba, 16c; Almeras, per keg,
$7@B.
Apples—New York market steady; higher
prices are being paid. Jonathans, fancy,
per bbl. $4.50@5; fancy, per bbl, $3.50®
4.50: choice, $2.75(g3.25; fancy Ben Davis,
$3.255fi3.50; choice Ben Davis, $2.75@3.25.
Lemons—Receipts liberal; demand good.
Fancy Messinas, per box, $4.25@4.50;
California, per box, $4.50@4.75.
Oranges—Mexicans, per box, $3.60; Cali
fornia navel, $3.50@3.75; Seedlings, $3.
Cranberries—Cape Cod, $6.50@7.50 per bbl;
Jerseys. $6 per bbl; Bell & Bugle, $7.50
per bbl; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $2
per bu.
Onions—Red Globe, per bu, 85@90c; Yel
low Globe, per bu, 85@90c; Red Weth
ersfield, per bu, 75@85c; Silverskins, per
bu, 85fi-90c.
Nuts—Hickory, per bu, $1@1.25; black wal
nuts, per bu, 75c@$l; new California
walnuts, per lb, 13c; peanuts, raw, per
lb, sc; peanuts, roasted, per lb, 7c; Bra
zils, per lb, ie; pecans, medium, 11@
ll^c; nazelnuts, per lb, 1214 c; chestnuts,
new, per lb, !2@lsc
FINANCIAL.
O'Connor & Van Bergen
BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions
=02-203 QBRMA.MA LIP 3 BUILDIJO.
Fonrtb and Minnesota Street*.
ST. F»/\UL.
XT nirect Private Wire*
BROKERS.
ANTHONY YOERa & 09.
BROKERS, '
Grain, Provision*, Stocks an j l>n,
201 GermanULlfe Bldg., fcT. PAUL NlVl
"Will go on Your Bond"^
THE AMERICAN BONDINB
& TRUST OOMPANr,
©I Baltimore City.
(Business confln»d to Burety Bonding.)
Gapital and Surplus ovar 91.109,009.
JAMES A. NOWBLLT
202-4-5 Globe B^dlnj IKTCilKTCi. <MiS MimU>
O. H. F. SMITH <& 00.
Stocks, Bonds, Orain,Provisions andOottot,
£R"£ 0 WITet *° JireM' *<"* <»»<* Okffig*.
»O» Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Mlk*.
EDWARDS & BEOELL,
Stock Brokers *
Commission Merchants,
noEndlcott Arcade, St. Paul, fllnn.
Correspondents: Bartlett. Frasler A Cou
Chicago.
H, HOLBERT & SON,
Bankers and Brokers,
413 Robert 8t St. Paul.
JETT & WOODS,
Produce Commission Merchants
•• E««* Third Straat, St. Paul.
Uealers in Butter, Eggs, Frultt, Berrlst, *}f
We get highest Market Priosi
SELL
B. R. T. and SUGAR
THURSDAY MORNING. If yon art interfiled
In stocks and want a good one send your narn<
and address to Jno. H. Kimball A Co., ofl
Broadway, New Yorlc.
Bananas—Supply large; demand active.
Choice shipping, $2.50@3. *<-"v«
Figs and Dates — Flks, new, California.
ESS 1-251 *>«» dates. 10-lb boxes
B@9c; Hallowee dates, new. 6c.
Apple Cider—Sweet, per bbl $5- sweet
per half bbl. $2.75; hard, per bbl's9
Pressed Meats — Demand good; supply
fair. Veal, fancy, 8c; veal, medium
<^2c; hogs, country-dressed, 4A4®6c
mutton, country-dressed, 6<©7c; mild
lambs, pelts off, 7@9c.
Poultry — Dressed. Turkeys, choice to
fancy, 9@llc; culls, 6c; chickens, B@BUc!
hens 7c; ducks, 7c; geese 7c
Fish-Fair demand. Croppies,' per lb, 6U
&jc; pickerel, per lb, 4c; pike, per lb,
HIDES, PELTS TND WOOL
Hil e v" /?lt3t wwo°o1' Etc.-Quotations fur
nished by Joseph Uilmann. 148-150 East
Third street. St. Paul. Minn.
Hides—
~ . No. 1. No. 2
Green and frozen hides 08 OT
do branded 0714 MM
do bulls, stags and oxen... .07^ 06H
do long haired kips 09 09
do veal calf, S to 15 lbs 11 09U
Green salted hides 10 09
do bulls, stags and oxen... .OS 3* 07%
do long haired kips 10 08-tf
do veal calf, 8 to 15 lbs 11% 10
do deacons, under 8 lbs,
each 45 55
Dry flint Montana butcher
. _ 3 ,h'des, Nos. 1 and 2.. .16^ .1514
do Indian hides, Nos. 1 and
2 17
do Minnesota and Dakota
hides 14 jo
do calf, under 5 lbs 17
do kip, 6 to 12 lbs [15 '$
do fallen or murrain hides.
Wool Pelts—
Dry flint Montana butcher
, __ Per lb 1215
do Montana murrain, per
lb 1114
Sheep Pelts— ' *
Minnesota and Dakota sheep
pelts, each 25 @ 85
do shearlings, each \\o
„r , , IVr Pound
Wool, unwashed 12 (ff.ie
Wool, washed is in 24
Deerskins, dry. summer '33
Deerskins, dry, fall 23
Deerskins, dry, winter 20 @'25
Antelope, dry, summer
Antelope, dry, winter
Elkskins, dry, summer 15
Elkskins, dry. winter \n
Seneca root, dry 35 (ff.'37'i
Ginseng, clean and dry 5.00 @5 20
Furs—Quotations furnished by Joseph
Uilmann, Nos 14S-150 East ThlrU street
St. Paul, Minn.
Large. Medium. Small.
Bear $25 00 $18 CO $15 00
Bear cubs 800 6 50 650
Beaver 7 00 4 50 2 E0
Badger 1 00 6 ,j
Mink, dark 2 50 2 00 1 Frt
Mink, br.& pale.l 60-2 CO 1 25-1 50 1 00-1 25
Raccoon 110 SO co
Skunk, blk 1 60 1 25 1 •*)
Skunk, sh. str.. 1 20 1 00 75
Skunk, striped.. 90 65
Otter 7 50-10 6 00-8 00 5 00-6 50
Lynx 4 00 8 00
Prairie wolf .... 1 00 75 £,
Red fox 3 50 2 75 2 f0
Marten, dark ... 15 00 12 00 sort
Marten, br, peal.4 50-8 00 3 (Hi-fi 00 •> <; m
Fisher 700-10 6 00-S 50 5 m 7 m
Silver Fox-$60®250. according to beai,*?
Cross Fox-s4@lo, according to beaut" 1'
kius. 3;* ' 9^llc: tall>
Quotations are for prime furs; unprima
at proportionate prices. ""prime
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Anna Groehler and husband to M
DMunn, It 1, Beck's add '$6 450
«blk 'h Daytr)n & Irvine's add 560
Mary Nabers et al. to R. McGowan.
part Its 5 and 6, Llenau, Peters &
Mlnea s rearr 1000
National German-American Bn'nk to '
E. M. Ware. It 6, Lewis' Subd A.. l
v\ illlam Pearson to J. J. Anderson.
Us 9, 10 and 12, blk 16.. Stmson's
add j 050
J. L. Holman and wife to F. J. Hoi- '
man, It 21, Lake Como Villas 1,500
William T. Bast and wife to M. Ma
zance, It 15, blk 5, Holcomb's add.. 6,500
C. M. Evenson end wife to Ann
Smith, It 13. Searle's Place No. 2.. 1,000
Ann Smith to Ella Evenson, It 13,
Searle's Place No. 2 1,000
A. A. Carlstrom 6t ux. to G. Hed
man. It 23, blk 16, Arlington Hills
add 425
Ida Thibodo, guardian, to Flora L.
Smith, It 6, blk 3, J. F. Elsenmeng
er's add 100
Ida Thibodo, guardian, te Flora L.
Smith, It 6, blk 3, J. F. Eisenmeng
er's add 500
Total, 12 transfers $20,088
None Like It.
All trains may look alike to the inex
perienced traveler, but to the discriminat
ing traveler there is no train like the
Milwaukee's celebrated Pioneer Limited
running dally between the Twin Cities,
Milwaukee and Chicago-