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FIELD, FfIRM jjND HOUSEHOLD. MISCELLANEOUS. ' Health La a loan at call. A mule Is a bad pun. on a home. Fresh strawberries are jobbing on Third street at 75 cents a quart. A. J. Skobba Land agency, Madison, Minn., reports having some fine farms for sale tn Lac gui Parle county. A quart of milk contains the same nour ishment as three-quarters of a pound o beef. The American crop of pease and bean is said to be 800,000 bushels short thi year. ' In ISSO there were 71.0C0 tons of stee made in the whole world. In 1898 the United States alone made 9,075,000 tons. Butter is off in price, but it is stll high enough to pay a good profit; better in fact, than any other farm products. Currants, as most people are aware come from Corinth. They are a variety of the grape family. The currants grown in America come from North Europe Canada and England. There were 608 less horses sold In th Chicago market last year than. In 189* but prices were much higher than In th preceding year. Tiie Fargo Grain Growers' convention was the most practical gathering o farmers in the Northwest for many years It got right down to business and stayed there. The Oregon Poultry association ha elected the following officers: President K. F. Robinson, Portland; vice president D. O. Woodworth, Albany; secretary. E Wenwick, Portland; treasurer, Frank Lee, Portland. Mr. Van Dresser says that eggs shipped for hatching should always be allowed a rest of from twenty-four to thirty-six, hours after their arrival before putting under the hen or In Incubator. This con clusion is based on his extensive expe rience, and hence desrves consideration. Statistics which have been collected in Wisconsin show the average cost of rais ing wheat to be 54 cents a bushel and the cast of corn 27 cents. In both cases there are included interest on the value of the land, with the cost of implements and horses added In. Up in North Dakota they are growing enthusiastic about corn as a paying crop A quarter of a century ago, who woul< have dared advocate corn in North Da kota except as a hothouse ornament Surely "the world do move." A "People's Cattle Association" 1 shortly to be launched by G. 'Arion Lewis of Omaha, subscriptions being made in cattle (five or more) instead of money A ranch is to be secured, and the profl divided in proportion to the number o head put in. It is reported that Colorado will hay peaches a month earlier than usual thi year. The fruit will be of the Triumph variety and will be grown on trees only two years old. The Triumph Is a big mellow, freestone peach, delicious In flavor. Mr. Van Dresser, the extensive and sue ceasful poultry man, of New York, i now with the Minnesota Farmers' insti tutes, where he is supplying Mrs. Til son's place, while she Is in New York taking his place. Mr. Van Dresser Is a very pleasing yet instructive institute worker, and will increase the Interest In poultry wherever he goes. The Wisconsin Shorthorn Breeders' association met at Madison, Feb. 7, and elected officers! President. George Wylie, Leeds; vice presidents, J. B. Kaiser, Charles Laurence; secretary, H. B. Brake, Beaver Dam. It was voted to in crease amcrnnt of premiums offered by state fair board to $500, thereby securing $500 additional from the American associa tion: alßo to offer premium of $15 for best Shorthorn bull under one year at state fair. CREAMERY NOTES. Havana, Minn. — Creamery shipped twenty-seven tubs of butter last week. Milbank, S. D.— Creamery paid fanner $18,710 for milk last year. Otlsco, Minn.^Creamery made 127,08 pound* of butter last year. Waverly, Minn.— Creamery takes 1 about 224,000 pounds of milk a month. Silver Lake. Minn.— Report for yea 189»: Milk received, 1,240,680 pounds; butte fat 45,989 pounds; average test, 3.8; receiv ed for butter, $10,300; paid patrons, $3,031 New Sweden, i...nn.- Creamery received last year 2,158,762 pounds of milk, and made 96,928 pounds of butter. Receipts were $20,920; paid patrons, $16,015. Ororo. Wis.— Co-operative Butter and. Cheeese company received over 2,500,000 pounds of milk and made over 115,000 pounds of butter. Paid patrons over $20, --000. Mankato, Minn.— The Judson township ereame-ry handled 3,554,615 pounds of milk last year, and made 156,286 pounds of but ter, worth $29,878. Paid patrons, $21,833. Glencoe, Minn.— The Rich Valley cream ery handled 458.3i.-0 pounds of milk from June 20 to Dec. 31, and made 21,780 pounds of butter, which sold for $4,450. Paid pat rons, $3,712. Fountain City, Wis.— The plant here has been organized and has begnn work. Lakeville, Minn.-^The creamery has been rented to William Samels, of Mlnne- Alpha, Minn.— Creamery handled 1,472,195 pounds of milk and made 68,137 pounds of butter, which sold for $12,910; paid pat rons; $10,018. Montevideo, Minn.— The Central Cream ery company received 666,587 pounds of milk last season, and received $5,471 from sales. Paid patrons, $3,239. Vasa, Minn.— Creamery handled 1,161, --698 pounds of milk last year, and sold 47,478 pounds of butter. Received, $8,568, a-nd paid patrons, $6,864. It is claimed that the new creamery plant at Sioux City, which is to be in operation within a week or two, will be the largest in the world. The output is expected to be 21.000 pounds of butter dally. It will be of interest to tiote how so extensive a butter factory affects the cost of production, and the quality of Its product. WlMomin State Fair. The finances of the state fair of Wis consin are in bad shape, and citizens of Milwaukee ?.re trytng to raise $15,000 for its benefit. If the effort fails, the show will not be held at that place, at all events. Array Males. On the 15th of this month the British army agents at New Orleans closed a. contract with some large firms of mule buyers for 2,500 head of mules, to be de livered to the army agents as fast as pos sible. The mules will come from Texas, Kansas and Missouri markets, and are of course, intended for the British army in South Africa. The same agents are also purchasing large numbers of cavalry horses. Cow Stall. " A practical dairyman says that In order to keep a cow clean the length of the stall should be adjusted to the length of the cow. He recommends a drop or trough behind the cow, 18 inches wide and 6 inches deep, with a slope of one inch in eight feet to carry off the liquid. The cow s hind feet should be just at the edge of the drop, arid to accomplish this a teed box that can be moved back and forth, according to the length of ths cow, is necessary. Protecting Tree*. To protect orchard trees from ho&s. wire netting is not .stiff enough. This would prevent tho animals from barking the trees, but hogs, great and small, amuse themselves by rubbing against the trees. The heat from the animals' bodies, as also the friction, tends to In jure the bark even of trees -8 or 10 mchea in diameter. I plant stakes around each tree, nailing on a few boards or alats. — E. Y. T. Some Righteous I.a*v. We clip the following from a New York daily, only regretting that the statement is so meager: The supreme court has decided that a tetephone company has not the right to cut off limbs of shade treeß in front ot property of another, in order to con struct a. line of wire. The court holds that the trees in front of a man's resi dence belong to him, although they may be located on public property, and that no one has a right to denude or destroy them without the cor sent of the owner. A Monster Blerntor. The Canadian Atlantic Railway com pany will erect another elevator at Depot Harbor, which will cost $250,000, and have a capacity of 1,600,600 bushels. This Is In addition to the present elevator fa cilities of the railway at Depot Harbor, which have become inadequate for the Western business offered. The elevator will be ready to handle the coming sea son's business. Protect the Birds. Prof. Forbes, the state entomologist of Illinoia, has published the startling flg ureß to show that the weakest of birds must work from morning till night to . secure food enough for himself and his young ones and that In securing it he rids our orchards of their insect pests and makes our gardens possible. One thousand and twenty-one eggs of the canker worm have been counted in the stomach of a chickadee at one time. Chapman in his "Bird Life" relates that even the slow going owl devours at least 1,000 field mice a year, producing a mini mum profit to the farmer of at least $20 per owl. Farmers* Congress. The executive committee of the Farm ers' National Congress of the United States, in a recent meeting, unanimously selected Colorado Springs, Col., as the place for holding the twentieth annual session of that body. The date will prob ably be Aug. 21-31. This will enable the farmers who attend to get out of the way of the national political campaign. Detroit, Mich.; Cleveland, O.; Milwau kee, Wls.. and Denver, Col., were com peting points to secure the farmers. In the recent meeting In Faneull hall, Boa ton, Mass., the feeling was largely In favor of the prace selected. The organi zation has met In New Orleans, La.; Montgomery, Ala.; Savannah, Ga.; At lanta, Ga.; Sedalia, Mo.; Nashville, Term.; Louisville, Ky.; Parkersburg, W. Va.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Washington, I>. C; St. Paul, Minn.; Council Bluffs, Io. ; To peka, Kan.; Chicago, 111., and Lincoln, Neb. This is the first time it has ever gone so far West. It ha 3 grown to be a large and Influential organization and one that has accomplished much good. It has the same representation as the congress of the United States. The del egates are appointed and commissioned by the governors of the several states. Washing-, Sahins and Working- Bat ter. The New York Produce Review asked these questions: The question is: (a) How should but ter be washed? (b) How should It be salted to secure evenness and perfect dis solution? (c) How should it be worked? ■ Thd answers from this section were as foHows: O. A. Storwick, Minnesota— After but termilk is drained away run water in at nearly the same temperature a3 your buttermilk was— not over two degrees colder In winter; run churn a few revolu tions if necessary, (b) Distribute salt evenly over the butter while In granular form; run churn three or four revolu tions; do not be in a hurry in working; a little at a time is best, so as to give the salt a chance to set properly Incor porated and dissolved. C. J. Bangs, Minnesota — (a) Depends on condition of butter and time of sea son. In winter butter may be washed by sprinkling water over the butter in churn; white at other times It should be washed by revolving churn with water and but ter. (b> It should be sailed in the churn. In the combined churn the churn should j be revolved ten times, (c) Butter should be worked over several times; in the com bined churn it is best to leave it in the churn for three or four hours, giving it a few rounds every half hour. S. Stanberg, Minnesota— (a) Wash in pure and cold water; summer GO degree 3, winter 62 degrees; drain well, (b) Dis tribute salt well and evenly. Let it soak in butter one hour. Revoive churn about ten revolutions; let it stand one hour and work, (c) If on worker, finish; if in churn, work and let It dissolve. Leland Griffin, South Dakota— (a) I wash in one water, filling the churn near ly as full of water as cream, (b) Dis tribute the salt evenly ever the butter then work (this is for combined churns). Work till. In your judgment, from past experience. It is enough. Thi3 working of butter is judgment again; hardly any two batches of butter wilt require the same handling. Feeding- Sheep. At the recent 'meeting of the Minne sota Live Stock association a valuable paper on sheep feeding was read by E. Cooper, of Adrian, Minn., an experienced and successful feeder. We quote from the paper the following bit of his meth ods: My method in the fall is, as soon as I hear of any lambs for sale in my vicinity, to visit the flock once or twice before buying, and see if the grade and condi tion of the flock suits my fancy. By the way, they must be crossed well with my favorite, the Shropshire ram, and must be in good condition or they are passed. No lamb that has ever been scouring will go into my feed lot unless it goes out of my own flock. Then, when the lambs first arrive at the farm, we treat them with that never-failing necessary requi site—a good dipping. This is the first good step in th« win ter care of any sheep or lamb, as life is too short and time too precious to feed ticks or lice, and the looks of the flock will more than repay the cost and trouble of dipping, to say nothing of the pecu niary difference and the comfort of the poor lamb that is covered with ticks. After the dipping process is finished, the lambs are allowed to dry In a yard con taining- no feed;. not in a pasture, a3 all dips are more or less poisonous. When the feeding begins we start the flock on about one-half pound per day of bran and oats mixed in the proportion of half and half by weight for each lamb, then gradually increase the oata until we have them on about one pound each per day, which will be about one-quarter of a pound of bran and three-quarters of a pound of oats. This will be continued for about three weeks, when the lamb is about able to so onto full feed. Then we gradually mix some shelled corn In the feed and get them onto corn and bran alone (the cheapest balanced ration in our locality), feeding them all the good upland, short prairie hay they will clean up, which Is no small amount while they are getting onto full feed. The hay can gradually be taken off in part and more heavy grain, such as corn, may be add ed. Of course this method will apply only to farmers who wish to feed in a small way, say from one car load to 2,000 head, and not to the big feeders, who feed on screenings and feed fifty to a hundred thousand head. In the method of feeding in a certain kind of feed rack that contains a «tall for each lamb, made out of six-Inch fencing, allowing six-Inch space for the lamb to feed through, and given a foot of spac* THE ST. PAUI, GIX>BB, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1900. Jgk, s °o Horses IH " M Auction! Unfi^ Thursday, March i, 1900. Union Steck Yards, South St. Paul, Hinn. ral wA On the above date Thuet Bros, will offer to the public an entire iMMiif 11 train-load of choice, well-bred, heavy draft and driving; horses ty|j|HHH|BiffittM a E&A and Hnecolts. This consignment of horses must be sold on the day that It arrives in the yards, and will be put on the block mi positively W^ *^B"P' sold to tho highest bidders. It will be a splendid opportunity to buy good horses at a bargain, and buyers should not miss it. Remember the time and place — Thursday, March 1, 190S Unioit Stock Yards, South St. Paul, Minn. i&SSTr'Sfc THUET EROS., COIIISSfON MERCHANTS, scTSS. for each lamb to stand In and eat. This rack I use for both hay and grain, al ways sweeping It out clean before the grain Is fed. The grain is apportioned out for each lamb. Ido not like the self feeder for grain, as some lamb 3 will get too much, while others will not get enough to eat, and there will always b« a bad tail end to a bunch of lambs fed in this way, also more or less loss will re sult. It is necesary to have an extra yard in which to drive the flock while placing the grain In the racks, and you should see the little fellows bound when the gate is opened, each lamb knowing his place at the feed rack. CATTLE FEU BY THOUSANDS. How the Greuteii Industry of the Kind in Nebraska, and Perhat* In (he Union, la Carried On. Omaha (Neb.) World -Herald. The T. B. Hord feeding Industry at Central City, Neb., we believe, repre sents the largest feeding enterprise in the state under one management, and possibly the largest in the United Sta tea. Twenty thousand acres of rich hay and agricultural lands are utilized In the oper ation of this enterprise. The extent of the feeding enterprise cannot be fully realized by reading the figures, 14,500 cattle, 14,000 sheep, and 10.C00 hogs. Only those who are accustomed to seeing large herds and flocks can compre hend what these figures really mean when applied in the enumeration of ani mals to be placed in feed lots, to bo fed and cared for. Mr. Hord has on his lands eleven feed ing stations or ranches. Each feeding j station has its yards, buildings, etc., com j plete, with fts foreman or manager and his assistants to carry on the work ot that particular division or ranch and the handling; of the stock placed on It. ■The cattle feed lots- range in size from ten to fifteen acres, are laid off In squares, and are arranged for conven ience in handling the feed In Its relation to the cribs and storage buildings on the ranch. In each feed lot is a well, with pump and wind power, which supplies the stock with drinking- water. In large tanks, conveniently arranged for use. The 3* water supplies are always in operation, when there Is wind to run the mills, i The overflow from the cuttle tank* is piped Into a hog trough for use of ther hogs, and the surplus from these is car ried by waste ditches out of the yards. Hay, straw, and other rough feeds are fed in long upright racks or cribs, where a two days' supply may be placed for the cattle to go to at will. The grain feed is given in feed bunks made to accommodate eight .to ten head of cattle. In these bunks is placed, twice each day, just such an amount of grain r shelled corn, or what constitutes the ra tion being used aa the cattle will eat up clean. If a little is left over, the man ager sees that the feed Is reduced suf ficient to permit of no- surplus In the feed bunks/ when the cattle have finished their next meal. Thus every animal comes to the feed with an appetite every tima feed is placd In the boxes, and no waste of unpalatable feed la permitted. This system of gauging the feed to th« eating capacity of the animals is carried on throughout every department. The open or outdoor feeding has been adopted by Mr. Hord as most successful under all conditions. His feed yards contain no sheds, barns, or shel tering for the cattle, axcept what protec tion the hay stacks or cribs offer. In some instances a tigrht board fence In built on the north side of the feed lot to serve as a, wind break. In each feed lot is a hog large enough to shelter from storm all the hogs that will at any time be turned in to follow the cattle. Each feeding ranch or station is equipped with a residence for foreman and boarding and lodging accommoda- tions for the required help In operating the business, office, scales, horse barns, cribs for corn, etc The sanitary measures adopted at these ranches is a feature that de« serves special notice, and in a measure is responsible, no doubt, for the great success attending the efforts of Mr. Hord in cattte feeding-. The feed lots ar* plowed up each spring, every foot of the ground Is planted to corn and thoroughly tilled. A big crop is raised as a result. This cultivation purifies the top soil and removes all of the filthy condition* usual to the old feed lot. The coin Is harvested in the fall and removed from the. lot, and the new bunch of feeding steers comes Into the feed lot on fresh ground. In addition to the feeding ranches or fattening stations described, this enter prise has two large growing and grazing ranches where young steera are placed to be grown ready for full feed at a later date. The age at whioh Mr. Hotd prefers cattle to go into the yards or» full feed is three years. He says he prefers the steers to be practical?* through the growing stage, ready to take on flesh and fat rapidly. At this age he encounters but little trouble in making satisfactory gains, even with the classes of cattle that are usually discriminated agaln3t by feeders because they are not high grades of beef breeds. The margin between the high grade feeding 3teers and those less favorably bred is so much greater than exists when the two animafs come together in fat market that th«> plainer steer, properly bought, offers a good profit in the feed yard. Summer feeding, or feeding on grass, la not so extensively carried on at the Hord feeding stations as the winter-feel ing, there being only an average of abMt 2,000 head summer fed. These steers re ceive a soaked corn ration of one-third of a bushel to the head per day. The method of feeding, or system usu ally employed by Mr. Hord, is to com mence in the fall, when cattle are first put in the feed lots, by taking snapped corn and crushed snapped corn. From this they are gradually brought on to full feed of shelled corn, which Is the main grain ration used in the fattening process. Millfe-:ds, bran and shors are used to considerable extent as a variety. Mr. Hord has lntrcdu^d the profit-shar ing system Into the management of his feeding operations, whereby employes o> cupying reasonable positions are given a per cent of the profit accrviing from tha business under their charge, in addition to their salaries. Private telephone line; connect the various ranches with his of fice and residence in Central Ci<y, whers he. at stated hours through the day, con suits with his foreman and managers on the ranches in all matters pertaining to the business of each. There are at pres ent on feed representatives of the South, Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee and Texas; of the Southwest, New Mexico and Ari zona- of the West, Colorado and Utah; of the Northwest, Wyoming and Montana, and the home product of Nebraska. These various classes of cattle, made so by breeding and climatic influences, afford an interesting study for the observing and critical student in live stock infor mation. While there is clearly outlined a supremacy for the beef breeds in beef produtfion, there are grounds for care ful consideration of the extreme preju dice that exist* against the plainer cat tl«. ■. D. FLOWER, Prw. H.:B. CARROLL, Su, *u?t St. Paul Union Stock Yards South St. Paul, Minn. Best Equipped and Most Advantageous Market for tlta Shippers In tin Nortliwast. Connect 3d with all tin Railroads. 1,000 Beeves and 2,000 Hogs Wanted Daily. CHAS.L.HfIAS COMMISSION COMPANY LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHMTS, Room 19 Exchange B!dg M Union Stock Yards, So. St. Paul, Minn. A ll correspondence will receive prompt attention. Liberal advanosa made on Consignment*. Heferences— Union Stock Yard* or any Commercial Agency. ROGERS & ROGERS, LIVE STOCK COMfISSIOH MERCHMTS, Room 21 Exchange Building, South St. Paul, Minn. Highest market prices obtained for stock. Prompt attention given to all correspon dence and orders. ifF&ferences: Any commercial agency. Union Stock Yard*, Til 11 ITTP OSS^ICqL 800 Clfy Stook Yai-di 60. St. Paul, BlJfin. | ilUk I DlluOl Sioux City, I jwa. LIVE STOCK 60IIii!SSI!»l MEROH%NTS. ALL BUSINESS AND CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Liberal advances made on, consignments. References— South Si. Paul Stock Yards Bank, Sioux CH; National Bank, First National Bank. Kasson. Minn. ; Paraont ••* Brot. bn.ua., Dodge Center. Mian. LOSS OF TWO CENTS r, .*■ U :C THAT IS THE HE( OR!) MADE IX TUB WHEAT MARKET DUR ING THF. PAST WKKK SPASMODIC STRONG SPOTS KnoooragrlnK »w» at Times Gave the Market a Brief Respite From the Downward Tread, but It Vm Gen«r«ll>- Short- Lived, and the Decline Baa Been Quite Steady— Stock* Remain on Enigma. Close Prey. Sat Sat. May wheat, Minneapolis 63% 65# May wheat. Chicago. 6$ &&-% May wheat, Du1uthr. .;.'...... -..66% 6T54 May wheat, New York 72% 74% May wheat shows .a loss of about 2c for the week closed Saturday. The wheat market has been most discouraging to those who have stoutly resisted the opin ion that the lower prices were due. The element steadily contended' that de clines were not justified, and backed their opinion to such an extent as to cause frequent rallies which, however, proved largely spasmodic and lasted only a sufficient period to give the bears ad ditional profits on their deals. The prin cipal reason assigned , for the decline in wheat prices was: that the conditions fa vored bigger cropsV tfrSt there was mora wheat in the country than estimates had given an account for, and that it was not visible for the reason that holders were awaiting better prices.. Upon this basis it was urged thai-.w?i&n the wheat came out there must be a slump, hence the »lis -inclination to take hotd with any degree of energy. CORN >]jf4- OATS. For a time it looked as though corn was destined to 'ta|ce_ quite a forward step hi thii mattep of .prices'. So long as wheat held its own f»rn was right in line with the finer grain and lost none of its buoyancy until wffeat began to say- Then corn followed jluit, and for the past week has bfen even weaker than wheat. The export, demand for corn has fallen off materially brlate, and this ha» had a tendency to weaken the coarser grain. Then It is reported at frequent intervals that there is ample corn In tho country, and that, Hke wheat, it is bains withheld for improvement in prices. The outlook for the corn market Is not en couraging at present. Oats have attracted little attention of late. Those who buy oats 3eem to have about all they care" for, and until some thing happens to cause a new demand there is every reason to. believe that oats will remain, at best, stationary as 10 prices. STOCKS IRREGULAR. The stock market may be classed Ir regular. That is the easiest way to ex plain a condition that puzzles the most astute of the stock speculators. Money has had little to do in shaping the course of the stock market the past week, for the reason that there has been no flurry in cash and no hardening of rates to as-, sist the bear element in beating down prices. Even the better class of securi ties have not" escaped the general feeling 1 of doubt and uncertainty, and there have been los-sses where least expected. Tha only excuse for existing" conditions offer ed by the bull element is that stocks are In waiting shape, and that the tempo rary dullness is not an indication of gen eral depression in prices. DULTJTH ©EADT. DULUTH, Minn.; Feb. 24.-Cash wheat was stronger today, It4c under May be ing paid In some «asesr although the rul ing price remained at'l^c under. Salas were 30,000 bu. Tiding was fairly active. The market opened Wt up at 66% c, sold at 66V.@66%c at 9:4). at;66c at 9:52, at 66% c at 10:10, at 66c at 10:20, at 65% cat 11:40, and closed at 65%5. Cash sales: 12,000 bu No. 1 northern, 65c; 17,000 bu No. 1 north ern. 64% c; 2 can#{Noil northern, 64% c; 2,000 bu No. 1 jiprthern, 64% c. Close- Wheat— No. 1 harA caph, 65% c hid; to ar rive, 64% c bid; No.^l nqfthern, cash, 64& c; to arrive, 6414 c biffc'MaV. <>5% c bi(J ; July, 66% c bid; No. 2 nortTaern, 61ftc; No. 3 spring, 6S>4c; oatSr 24@237fcc; rye, 52c bid; barley. 35@38c; fax, Ocash, $L 55% bid; May, $1.57 bid; September, $1.11 bid; corn, 32%e bid. Receipts— Wheat, 141,205 bu; corn, 25.973 bu; i^-e, 3,827 bu; barley, 544 bu; flax, 147 bu. Shipments— Wheat, 8,326 bu; oats. 9,194 bu ; -flax^- 1,619 bu. LIVE STOCK MAEKETS. SOUTH ST. PAUL, Feb. 24.— The re ceipts at the Union stock yards today (estimated) were: Cattle, 75; calves, 25; hogs, 2,000; sheep. 800; horses, 26; cars, 40. The official receipts Friday were: Cat tle. 185; calves, 28;. hogs, 892; sheep. IK; horses, none: car.",. 19; The follo-win^F tfcbte shows the road* over which Filc&fr'a receipt* came in SUMMER & THOMAS, Live Stock Brokers. Orders taten for all kind* of lire ftoce and time given to re»pomibie p»nies. Corre*pond eiice BolieitcJ. *vui .i s>t. pauu siotix city, iftanejata. low*. I . and the number of loads hauled by each: Cattle. Hogs.Sheep. Mixed. C. Q. W * Qt. Northern 1 1 .... C., St. P.. M. & 0.. .. 1 I 4 C. M. & St. P.. * .. 8 M. & St. L. 11 i H _i Totals 1 I I 10 The receipt* thus far In February, compared with the same period In Feb ruary, 1599, are as follows: Feb. 1900. Feb. 1899. Gain. Cattle 5,247 C 903 "666 Calve* 2,105 2,001 104 fiogs 30,388 22,785 7,578 Sheep 11,785 31,987 *2ft,252 Horses 921 64 867 Cars 724 691 83 ! *Lofis. The receipts thus far thla year, compar ed with the same period In 1899, are as fol lows: 19C0. 1899. Gain. Cattle 15.047 13,770 1,377 Calves 4,992 4,030 963 Hogg 80,500 61.998 18,507 Sheep 80.025 82,731 *2.70 ft Horse* 1,856 143 1.212 Car* 2,151 1,758 899 'Loss. HOGS. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 2,000 A week ago 1,554 A year ago 311 Quotations: Mixed and butchers, $4.72^4 !&t.r7kj; heavy packing and rough. $4.25$ 4.30; good to prime light, $4.«7%@4.72% ; stags and boars, $2.50@3.75; pigs, $3.75@ 4.25. Receipts were exceptionally heavy for Saturday, and the bulk of the hogs ar rived late. The market opened atrong to a shade higher, but closed w«.ik with the slight advance lost and prices about the same as Friday. Butchers sold at M.72%@4-77%. with a top of $4.80 for prims. Lights sold at $4.72Vi@4.75. Representa tive sales: Mixed and Butchers— WoT Wt.Dkg.Price.lNo. Wt.Dkg.Prlc*. 7« 217 ... 14 77% 73 212 ... $4 77% 78 203... 4 77%65 SM ... 4 77% 75 212... 477%63 259 ... 4SO 78 2» ... 476 46 242... 475 65 218 240 4 77%43 260 80 4 71% 57 201 ... 476 7€ 220... 475 71 204... 475 4* 270 160 4 72% 59 225... 478 70 209... 4 72% 17 202 SO 4 7T%52 254 80 470 58 233 120 4 72% Good to Prime Eight— 13 153 ... 14 60 !61 198 80 $4 75 15 197 1» 475 63 192... 476 61 193... 4 7S i 8 162... 4 72% Stags and Boars— 1 520 80 $4 00:2 540 160 $4 00 3 483 240 4 001 Pigs— 7 101 ... *l 251 9 122 ... $4 25 8 135... 425 7 150... 425 6 120 ... 425 8 158... 425 CATTLE. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 100 A week ago , «4 A year ago 57 Quotations: Choice butcher cows and heifera, $3.50r»4.15; fair to good, |2.73®3.»; thfn cows and canners, $2.25^2.60; choice butcher steers, |5tn5.25; fair to good, $i.2g @4.75; fat bulls, $3&3.5 C: bologna bulls. $2.50@3; veal ealves.s4.sO@fi.sO; choice stock cows and heifers, $3©3.50; fair to good, $15002.75; common and tailings, $2.25$ 2.50; heifer calves, $8@3.50; choice stocfc ers and feeders. <3.5f1#4.25; fair to good, $3.25<g3.50; common and tailings, £.50® 3.25; steer calve*, $3.7s<giLaO; stock and feeding bulls, $&50@3.25; stags and oxen, $2.75&3.50; milkers and springers. $25<§40. There were hardly enough cattle fn the yards to make a market. Prices were unchanged, the few scattering head of pood cattle of all kinds selling steady. The yards were fairly well cleared of the common stock cattle at extremely low prices. Representative sales: Butcher Cows and Helfers^ — No. Wt.Price.!No. Wt. Price. 4 1145 $3 75! 1 970 $3 10 3 1020 3 3511 1060 3 00 1 1000 3 0011 1360 3 75 J 930 3 40| Butcher Steers— 2 1186~$4l(H * 935 S3 60 4 1237 4 2515 1034 4 00 2 890 3 £01 1 1090 400 ~Fat and_Bologna Bulls — 2 .7.7. 1230 $3 25111 1487 13 7» 1 1470 a 10? 1 730 2 50 1 1520 3 15[ 1 ICCO 3 50 ""Comiron and Tailings— Heifers— 1 50tU2 7511 710 $2 50 .-. Stockers and Feeders— j ............ 565 $3 "ioi 1 9105540 1 450 4 00! 2 1100 4 10 1 890 3 90110 928 4 00 Steer Calves— V 365 U 00 "Common and Tailings— Steers— "l 455 13 SI 1 45052 75 3 S7O 3 00 3 380 275 1 590 2 75! 1 480 2 00 5 ..403 8 501 1 CO 3 r ofr Stock and Feeding Bulls— "j .TT7W">3OOiI 780 W 40 ~~Thin Cows «md Cannex*— yVI. Doran & Co., AUL> The oldest firm in the Hortbwest doing % BANKING AND BROKERAGE BUSINESS. Ftccks, Bonds. Orain and Pro7iilon*. Dlr«ct private wlrei to All le«tl!n« raarlc»U. Have removed trem their old quarter*. 311 Jackson St., to the nor:hea»t cor nor at fi j 6amm«hE<i I Urn Imm Rlif A 1 GranttA Floor. Fourth and MlnneioM Streeti ilOimSilla Lil9 IilS« BlUgi) CorrMpondence Soliciiei. W. JH. CAMPBELL com/nissioN company, Live Stock Gcnunission Merchants, Union Stook Yards, SOUTH ST. PAUL. Consignments and correspondents so- Hcited. Market reports furnished on ap plication. We do a strictly commission , business. No livt stock bought or sold on our owe accoont References— Stock Yards bank. South St Paul; Security bank. Zumbrota; Hon. A. T. Koerner, state treasurer. Capitol building, St. Paul; A. C. Anderson, eash ler Bt. Paul National bank. St Paul. ■ 5 878 $2 60 Stags and Oxen— 1 1580 >3 25 Mllkerg and_Sprlngera— 1 springer ?*0 SHEEP. Comparative receipts: Total for today (estimated) 800 A week ago 66 A year ago 1.40 X Quotations: Fat sheep, $4<§>4.75; stock sheep, $3.26@4; feeders, $3.40@4; fat lambs, |5.50#6.50; stock and feeding lambs, 14.50® 6.25; buck lambs. $3^3.50; bucks, $2.50® 3.75. Receipts were heavy for Saturday, with a good demand for all kinds and prices strong at the above quotations. Repre sentative sales.] No! Wt. Price. 145 feeding lambs : 91 *6 25 146 feeding lambs 90 625 98 feeding lambs 90 625 14 yearlings 99 550 ISS fat yearlings 106 575 : 21 fat sheep < 118 475 Milch Cow Exchange— No fresh arrivals were in the yards. The demand was very light, with no change In prices. Rep resentatlve sales: No. Price. I No. " Price. 1 cow F«HI cow 137 The day's sales, each buyer purchasing the number of head indicated, were as follows: Cattle. Hog». Sheep. Swift & Co 37 1.975 203 W. E. McCormlck i Staples Estate 17 2 L. Gottfried 11 City butchers 2 Country buyers 55 ... »402 Totals 107 1.992 607 Among the shippers on the market wer<»: O. A. Jones. Downsville, hogs; V. B. McComb. Minnesota Transfer, horses; M C. Johnson, RiTer Falls, 4 loads sheep; T. Larson, Hayfield. hogs; I^. M. We3ton, Waltham, hogs and sheep; Evans & Crooks, TaopJ. hogs; John Burke, Rlce ville. hogs: Reinhart & Co., Alta Vista, hogs; G. Nold, Nelson, hogs; M. H. Gil bert, MantorvlHe, hogs; J. T. Nelson, Norman, hogs; John Hebelsen, Carver, hogs; Slitte & Hansen, Manchester, cat tle and hogs; Ryan & Hobaji, Water vllle. hoga and sheep; G. Gackle, Kulm, cattle; W. JentJL East Henderson, hogs; 8. A. Conklin, Blue Earth, hogs; A. D. Sackett, Janesvllle. hogs; L. A. Jacob son, Comfrey, hoes; Tate & Co.. Balaton, hogs: Miller & SteeU. Porter, hogs; C H. Mlddleton. Marshall, hogs; T. F. Mil ler, Hector, sheep; Hector Lumber and Supply company, Hector, sheep; O. J. Burchard, Montevideo, hogs; Laughltn & Hines, Owatonna, cattle and sheep; C. 8. Howard. Edgerton. S loads hogs; J. D. Drake. Granada, bogs; J. O. Billing*, ! Fergus Falls, cattle and sheep; W. H. Nlles, Fergus Falls, cattle. STOCKS LITTLE SLOW. Third Avenue Was Aaraiu » Draw back for Ball*. ; Prey. Close. Day. Bar silver. New York 59% JWfi Call money, New York 2% 2@2% NEW YORK. Feb. 24.— The general speculative sentiment as reflected in the stock market waa a good deal obscured today by the demoralisation in Third avenue. Active trading in a stock with a resulting drop in the price of over ten points is bound to have considerable ef fect in a narrow market, however pecu liar and individual may be the cause which induces the selling. A rather violent break in Tennessee Coal had the same tendency. As a matter of fact traders were disposed to sell stocks on the general outlook, especially the re ports from trade authorities that prices of materials, especially the metals, were yielding. There was also the fear that the cutting of grain rates on the trunk lines would spread to other classifica tions and some rather striking declines la the volume of bank clearings compared with the corresponding period of last year. Reports by telegraph to the Financial Chronicle for five days ghow a large shrinkage not only at New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but at Baltimore, amounting to over 63 per cent and at St. Louis of nearly 40 per cent. New Orleans, however, expanded its clearings over 47 per cent, Chicago 10 per cent, and other cities outside the seven leading cities 5.2 per cent. Railroad earnings continue to show large increases, sixty-one roads which hay© already reported for the second week in February, showing an average Increase of 30.45 per cent over the corre sponding period of last year. Strong re turns were made during the day for the third week in February by St. Paul, Hocking Valley and Rto Grande Western. There was good buying of some of the coal carrying railroad stocks and a rally ing tendency in the market which was checked somewhat by the renewed weak ness in Third avenue and the New York utilities in the final dealings. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith & Co., members of the New York Stock ex change, Pioneer Press building, who have direct wires to Chicago and New York. Closing prices are bid: " -Closing- S't'siHlghiLowj 24 I 23 Am. Malt I j..."- «a W do pfd 1 24^ 24 Am. Steel & Wire 5500 57% 57 57% 57% do pfd 200 92% ViV4.\ 92 92% A. Mining Co 44% 42% 43% 44 Am. Express |Mfi 116 Am Tobacco 8000108% 107%-Slfftti 107% do pfd ( !1353/iil3sV 4 Am. Tin Plate 31% 31% l 31% §g do pfd 81 BJL Am. Cotton Oil 35% 33JT do pfd ••-•- 94 94 Atch.. T. & S. F.. 1360 20% 20% 20% 20% do pfd 200 63 62% 62% 62% Am. Linseed Oil.. M 14% do pfd I »G**4 57% B & O. new 11200161% fllVi 61%j 61.% do pfd new | 300' r 7S# 78% TR%! 78H Brook Rap Tran.!l66W 72 69% 63% 71% Bag & Paper 22% 21 An nf& "> t 7& H C. B P & Q 5800 122%1121% 122 1122% Canada Southern - .. .... . «k! 48% Car & Foundry 15% Mfc 15% « ~ An Dfd 6* » I 62^* C C C & St. L. 300! 59% 59%| 58^ 59% k n nfd ! iIOS 103 Con Tobacco Co. 2200! 31% 30%! 31 j 31% Zo pfd 1001 84% 84%j 84%! SU% Cbeaa & 0hi0.... 300 28% 28% 28% 28% C. & E. 11l MPtS* d o pfd 1 21 12* Col Southern 5% 5%i 5% 54 do ist pfd '42% m do 2d Pfd 15% 15V. Col F. & 1 43% 43 43 43% Chi". G. W 206113% 13% ISU 134 do pfd A 1 77$ 76 do pfd B ! 3M4! 39 Chi. Ind. & L J 20i4 20 fffl 20 do' pfd 1 52 ! a 2^ Chicago Terminal.! I 10*41 W% do Dfd ! ' I '3 * ■3o Del & Hudson...! 600 116% 116% 1116 BIBV4 Con Gag i 800188 180 !185%b88 De"; L & W '»??$ Den. & Rio G ] 19% l 19% do pfd I 71% 1 71% D.. S. S. & A. pfd.! 15»i 15% 15% l Vpl ■Erie ' I 12%! ISH fi t& ■:■:■:■■ wf» ?li ¥ F «a st ! e !..::::aif'f|sPslSl Oil Eicc. Co Wl IK Qt Nor. pfd 157 IK G Snfa ■:::..:::::::::::. Hock Val. Ry....! ! ! 33 I»« do pfd 500163 163 63 | (SP& Illinois Central ..! (.....1 112^1111^ Int. Paper } | j J2J4! 22% do pfd 1 67%! 68 lowa Central 14 13*} JB*J 13% do pfd 1 49ty 4&»i Jersey Central I 'M&MI? Laclede Gas t I ! 70 I 74 r FINANCIAL. O'Connor & Van Bergen, BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Previsions. 202-3OS9E 1*1431 A LIFE 3-3 3.. Fourth and Minnesota Streets ST. PAUL 83T*Direct Private Wires. EROKERS. ANTHONY YOERG & CO., BROKERS. Grain, Provisions, Stork* anl B»n li. 201 GerraßHift Life Bids.. St. Paul, ell. in Long Distance Telephone. 751. GHAS.H.F.SMITH&GO. Only memben of the New York Stock Kx change in the Northwest, Specwl attention (fivon gram orders. Members Chicago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WIRES. Pioneer Frets Bids., St. Pi«!, Minn. INVESTfIBNT SHCURmSi. H. HOLBERT & SON, Bankers and brokers. 341 Robert St., St. Paul. C. L. JETT&. CO,, Produce Commission Msrc!ia.i!s, 89 East Third Street, «t. P« j!. BUTTER AND ESQS A SPECULTr. Wepaj/Mjbsst Xir'tst Print. \ EDWARDS & BEDELL, \ Grain, Provisions, Stocks, Cotton. \ jyniRSCT FRIT ATI WIRSS. \ no Bcdicult Arcade, St. Paul. \ 3i3 duanuity BMg., Mlna— poß«. \ A. J. SAMPLER A CO. 11-12 German!* Lift Bldg.. Ciou&d Floor. COMMISSION BROKERS stocks, Oraiß. ProvUloiu. gfDIRBCT PRIVATB WIRES. A. F. PRIEST. Treasury stocks In copper properties of great merit, Grand Encampment dis trict Wyoming. 217 Mannhattan Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. do pfd 96 | 95 Lake Erie & W »% &H do Pfd M 84 Louis. & Nash..... 1100 81% «tt «% 81% im& tmm do pfd 10* }«»» Leather WOO 13% 12* tt% tt% do pfd , 100 74 74 74#(74»i Manhattan Con... 8000 97% M 9D%r 97% M.,Bt.P. & S.St.M M 1«H do pfd 6»4 « B U Met. Traotion 300 174# 178% 173% 174* Minn. & St. L 62% 63% 6a tt do Zd pfd 92 92 » 91% M.. K. & T lOVi 10% do pfd 32% 32% Missouri Pacific . 1900 15% 44% 48 45 Northern Pacific. 1300 5274 52% i>2% #% do pfd 74 74% N. T. Central 2000 133 V* 132% 132 13** i Nat. Steel Co 47 46% 4§% 47 do pfd » se « se Nat. Biscuit 36% S6Vi do pfd 90 » Norfolk & West 32% Sl% 32% 81% do pfd 500 74% 74 74% 74% N. T. Air Brake U4 124 North-Western 158- ■ 15« do pfd 197 197 North American.. 14% 14% Omaha 110 110 do pfd 170 170 Ontario & West.. 2500J 24% 23% 23% 1 24% ; P. Steel Car Co I 86%-i 36% 53% 64% do pfd I 1861 86 Pennsylvania Ry. 3000 134% 133%j 133%! 133% Pacific Mail 11001 »7 | 36% i 36%! $7 Pacific Coast Co ! I ! W4! «Vj do lat pfd I 1.... 82 ! 82 do 2d pfd. 62 I 62 People* Gas glOOi 99 98 95%! 98H Pullman 188 187 P., C, C. & St, L 70 70 do pfd ! 87 87 Reading 200119 18%! 18% 19% do lat pfd. 2800! 60 ! 59 | 59%! s»fc do 3d pfd I ! 30 I 29%j 2S%| 29% Rock Island 1 1800; 107 'Ai1 06% 1106^ HOT** Southern Ry | 1200! l»,i\ 12%) 12%1 W. do pfd I «00 57%| 57 i 57% 1 58V- Southern Pacific..! 3000 38%! 38*4! 38%j 38% St. L. &3. W | |12 12VC do pfd !30 30 I 29% 30?(. St. L. & S. F | 10%| 10%! 10% 10% do Ist pfd i .....I 68 ! «S do 2d pfd ! ! | 34%! 34V Sliver Certificates t | 59% 59*. Stand. R. & T I j | 7»ij to. Smelter [40 39%i39%!40" do pfd I ! I |90 | 90».i Sugar Refinery...! 480t>ilH%ill0%iIll illlV do pfd ! I | !H2 (112 St. Paul &)o|l2l%ilZl%il2lttira% do pfd | i f !171 im T. C. & 1 | 62001 Su'.oi 92% 1 92%! &> Texas Pacific | I | IS j 16V Union Pacific ' 470ffl 487 si 49% 49%! 4S 5? --do pfd | sflt>! 76-4! 76 "! 76 I 76 1 I. S. Bxnress ! | ; [46 40 V. S. Rubber ! 200! 32%! 32%: 32% 32V do pfd ' ! i [ 93 [92', Wabaah | | | [ 6%[ 6» do pfd | 2001 »%l 20%| 20% i 2fl« Western Union ..! 500 i 84 | 83%! S3HI B> Wlb. Central i ! 118 1H do pfd | I ! 51% 61 Wheeling & L. E.i 200! 10%! 10%! 10% 10' do let pfd | I I | 54% 64 *>.«PM ! ! 27%! 27%| 27% Sl* Welln-Fargo Ex..! I | ;i» 123 R. Iron & Steel...! 4«WI 23 ! 22741 22% 1 2T do pfd ! f | ! 67%! 6* A. Hoop j 1600! 44 I 42%1 43 | 5b do pfd f ! !.....! 83 | «3- Thlrd Aye | |83 | 74%! 75%j 84% Total sale*. 221,672. BONDS. U. S. 2». Reg 103 N. Y. C. Tgts no* do Ss. regr .109% N. J. C. get, 5s tt do 3s, coup 103% Nor. Car fe li do now 4s, reg.l2s do 4s .. . do new 45,c0up135 N. P. prior is" "l(r do old is. re?.. 116 do Ken. &. "" gn do old 4n.wup.116 N.Y..0. & S r!V*lfw- : do ss, regr...... 114 N. & w. con 'is » do ss, coup 154 do gen. 6s. I*i District 3s. •Sls.-liS Or. Nay. Ists"" Atch. gen. 45....100 V; do 4s ,""i> do adj. 43 82^ Dr. S. Line 6s 127 * Cana. So. 2ds — 100%4 do con. &»... jj-j Chesa. & O. 4%s 98' ii Read :n B sren. 4s. V, do 5» 119feR. G. W. lsts... 9. C.& N. W.c0n.75141V c S.L.& LM-coiuSslli 1 do S. P.deb.ss.l?> JB.L.& aF.gen.6sl?: Chi. Term. 45...- 92% 5t. Paul con W D. & H. G. lsts.lflSV. St.P.,C. A P.lstsl!" do 4s »% do 5s 13; ET V.& G.lsts.lO!^ |So. Ry. 5? 107 Brie gen. 45..... 70% g. R. & T. 65.... O F W & D.C.lsty TW T »nn. n. set. 3a. ft' Gen. EJlec. 65. ...116 T. & P. lsts 11' G H & S.. A.68.10T do 2ds 52 --do A. ?da 1"7 Union Pacific 4sW< H & T. C. 53.... 110 Wabash lst» ...IK do con. 6s U2 do 2da *' - To Cent. 1»t5... 113'/- West Shore 45.. .11? X' C ,P-& G.lst? 72 Wis. Cent. lsts.. 9 La new con. 45.10t3 Va. Centuries .. B*. L &N. uni. 4a-. 95% do csefrrr<»d ... r U. K. & T. 2ds. «t Col. So. 4s V a' o 4 9 W>i 9o._Paciflo 45... 8 NEW YORK MONEY— Now York. Ff 24— Money on call steady; actual transa tlbns, 2% per cent, closed offered at i per cent: prime mercantile paper. 4%«? per cent; sterling exchange weak, wl actual bu3sness in bankers* bills at H8 4.37% for demand, and at 9i.tt%gM£l t slx^y days; posted m^ca, W .ss^sl4.B6 » &S&i£m; commercial bIUs7«.BB©4.BS» • bar silver. 58% c; Mexican, dollars, 47% c.