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ODD PIECES OF HEWS YWW YjIftIOIIS EXCHPGES
PREDICAMENT OF A BRIDE.
A Friend Conies to tlic Rescue of tUe
BlnsMiii? Creature.
New York World.
But for the gallantry of a tugboat
Bailor, probably ignorant of the famous
feminine cat .strophe which coined the
mctio, "Honi soit gui mal y pense," a
sacrifice would have proved in vain, and
a bride-elect have sailed away from her
native shores last Saturday minus aii
al part of her wearing apparel.
The Atlantic transport Minneapolis
was almost ready to leave her moorings
late in the afternoon when an excited
party reached her deck. The central
liguie was Miss Nellie Harbcn Wright,
the pretty daughter of Mrs. Kay Wright,
of No. 14S West Sixty-fourth street, who
was sailing for England, en route to In
dia, where in January she will become
the bride of Maj. Carthew-Yor^toun.
Miss Wright was not only attended by
a delegation of relatives, but by a group
of friends. Amoiig the last to leave was
Miss Nellie's chum, a beautfful Southern
blonde, whose charming face, all marred
with tears, was intensely watched by a
number of sympathetic male passengers.
Suddenly Mies Wright clutched the weep
ing beauty with a grasp born of dread,
not grief. A whispered colloquy took
place. The blushing bride-to-be had evi
dently conveyed her perturbation to the
other.
"1 havo it!*' the Southern girl cried ex
uitingly tv the agitated Miss Wright.
"You may have mine. I have them on!"
But at that moment the cry of "All
ashore!" tore the friends from each
other's arms.
"Never mind, dear! I'll throw them!"
called the blonde as she sp f[ after her
retreating- chaperone to the dock.
Miss Wright stepped to the railing.
The blonde had receded to a distant cor
ner of the dock, and there, screened hy
a portly matron, went through some ir.sy
terious movements, which might give
points to a "lightning change" artist.
She emerged just as the gaiv? plank was
drawn up. Down the pier .she ran, wav
ing alofi a black object in her hand.
"Catch!" she called to Miss Wright, but
the black ball which she threw fell wi':h
a splash into the water.
The big vessel was moving out into the
stream. The black object bobbed about,
but rescue was at hand. Quick as thougiit
a sailor on a passing tug sprung over
board. "With a. stroke or two he reached
the sinking ball, was dragged aboard
again and tossed his prize on the near-by
dec-k of ihe Minneapolis. The black bali,
heavy with water, had unro'.led, and the
now thoroughly embarrassed M3ss Wright
vanished with a long pair of black inex
pressibles clasped in her reluctant lingers.
She had forgotten her legging.
PUZZLE HABIT
Is a Morbid Tnste, Leailiiiß to Insun-
ity, Says a Sneeinlist.
Philadelphia Press.
The suicide of the man with the puzzle
- brain, as told in the Press yesterday,
aroused a great deal of interest. There
are. hundreds of busy and responsible-per
sors in Philadelphia who spend almost all
their leisure time in the pursuit of puz
zles. When the passion for this pastime
becomes abnormal and leads men and
women to absolutely waste time that
should be devoted to business the puzzle
brain begins to develop. Under various
names it already has a place in the cate
gory of alienists. A celebrated mind spe
cialist in this city. said to a reporter for
the Press yesterday: ..
"Jn.the pursuit of puzzles the cranks
lead and the sane follow. It is a morbid
taste. The mind of the person who is
fond of puzzles is the cyclical mind, or
a mind that is continually working in
circles inside of circles. It is a curious
type we commonly meet with in the pro
fession. The.healthy mind works out a
problem to its normal conaluston and
then .stops. .. -When the laborer's day's
work [s done and he- sits s.moking_ his
pipe and staring into, the fire- you might
think his mind is working, but. it is not.
His though:.* are abi3oljitely T vacant-' ' ;/
"When "k Mian's mind ; is in this pas-,
sive state if he chooses t.> amuse him
- self with piizzles.no harm is done. He is
not wasting time that is of ; value for
something that is of no value at all. But
if a, mental screw gets loose and his
min«l loses lie residual • balance, then the
passiyn for puzzles is apt to become ab
normal, Some men would rather work
out <pt2ZEles than read the -newspapers
or go to tl?.- theater. ' ~
'.'SaTVithchildren. Many of them pre
fer a puzzJeUo any other kind of toy.
They acquire the puzzle habit, and it is
largely a matter of the amount of lei
sure they have whether or not they cle-.
veiop the' puzzle brain. I should not
say that puzzles are dangerous to chil
dren, if they have a liking for them,
and that liking is kept within bounds.
But f should, prefer, to see my child
show a fondness for-something else."
In the neighborhood, of th; hotel where
theman;with the- puzzle brain took his
life street .fakirs were selling all sorts
of puzzl to passers-by—chain puzzles,
block puzzles, comic puzzles and puzzles
that not even the inventor could solve.
NELLIE NEUSTHETTER
Gives ii Decided "Xay" to tlie Re
.-.:•„.. l>«Tt of Her Marriage.
New York Journal. ■■• \ —"\-
On MohSay afternoon the Duke of
Manchestfr, during the course of a visit
to his former newspaper associates at
the Journal, office, happened to mention
In th<y*eourse of conversation that ha had
heard before leaving London that Cario
Xohnstone had married Nellie Neustret
ter.^-He added tthat Johnstoi\e, who had
been, hi j companion on th? occasion or
his previous visit to this country, and
his./rival for the hand of Miss Zimmer
man, had recently become he.ir to a for
tune of JIOO.GOO, the reversion to which
he had sold for $10,000 cash, which he
had used for the purpose of paving his
way Into the gcod graceg of Miss Neu
strettor. The duke wound" up by declar
ing" that fhe ? 10,000 having been quickly
spent, Carle Johnstone had sailed for
Cape "Nome with Miss Neustretter in
search of more gold, the annuity of $10,
--f)00 settled upon-her «onie years- ago by
a. very wealthy American admirer being
altogether inadequate to satisfy her re
quirements in the way of expenditure. '
Inasmuch as the duke related this story
as a mere pfece of gossip current in Lon
don^ the Journal, with its predilection for
accuracy, oab'ed to Paris instructing its
correspondent In that city to find out if
Miss Neustretter had sailed for Cape
Nome, anil to ascertain if any marriage
had taken place between herself and
Carte Johnstone, who three weeks a^o
figured as corespondent In the divorce
suit brought by Sir George Bowyer
again?t his American wife. .
The Journal correspondent found Miss
Neustretter established in her new homo
In Paris and not dreaming of going to
Cape Nome or to any other cape other
than that of Monte Carlo. STie vehement
ly "denied the story of her _ marriage .to
Carle. Jobnstone, and exclaimed. in the
course of a:i Interview jresterday:
"I am 3iot married to Carle Johnstono,
nr.d ■ I am r.<ot going to I>o. If ever I
marry again it will not h>. to him. It is
true that I have met Carle Johnst>ue,
but- viola tout."
Alis.s Xfiistretter then went on to ex
preea -herself to the most enthusiastic
manner about the former American ad
ihlirer to w!iuni, according to the'Duko of
M»nch»*tor, she was InrlebteiV for aji an
r.utt:.:. cif S!O.C«DO. "She de:-;i,.:i having re
ceived anysuoli ar.r.uiiy for at least four
T-- —-, **> WeHavo So! JVIORE STEEL. KAwqts >n in* Ma mum JMllilu
gJF^—^S T Wa«4..9b* reiwou fa* uusls Mi'it we tslpTho BEST RANGE sold in JlihneapolijTiSwe^S
lasEax^Bajf -U git thv«Wß«li- i,--j»io uflqgit to t«U!y. a.-J si-;! ft for less moiwy than othor dealers ask for
MJOBCbtkrv- «-n J»r lor rcs"t? -.:! }<n t '>>. 'fa 3!" R o<?wi are no circrlrnpnt iis, W*«haro sold this one
years past, but declared that he was a
most "charming man," and that he had
invited her to New .York."
"But," she said, "I declined. T prefer
Paris, where a gallant woman (femme
gallante) is respected."
No trace of"Johnston? could be found in
Paris by the. Journal>xarr : espo-ndent.
It is evident, therefore, that the story
published by a contemporary -afmouncing
a marriagre between Miss Neustretter and
Carie Johnstohe is "in'corre'dt."'
TO EDUCATE PARROTS.-
New Use Has Been .Fonnd for the
Phonu&rrapli.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"The phonograph., has libeen put to a
lot of strange uses since its Invention,"
said a bird fancier of this city, "but
to nothing queerer, I believe, than teach
ing parrots to talk. That is'baing done
at present uy a .dealer.in, Philadelphia.
and as soon as I can get hold of the
apparatus I am going to try it myself.
A young fellow who formerly worked in
his shop described the scheme to me in
detail. It seems that he secured wihat
is called a 'switch-back' phonograph,
which was constructed as an experiment
for a school of languages. It had a simple
attachment that pushed back the cylin
der at the end and started it over
again automatically, the idea" being to
fix certain foreign phrases in the mem
ory of the scholars by constant repeti
tion. The dealer now prepared a rec
ord containing some sentence'or expres
sion which he desires to teach his birds,
groups several cages about the mouth
of the horn and sets the thing going. Tt
as an electric..mot/jr.,. and keeps on grind
ing out that one phrase ail day long. He
uses a small vacant room for the- pur
pose, so there is nothing to distract the
parrots' attention, and merely locks the
door and goes about his business, leav-
FORTUNATE.
if TONIGHT?! )
Hamlet—We'll have a full house tonight.'
Alkali Ike—l'm glad; pard, fer your sake.. Yer see, ther fellers can't shoot
straight when they're full.
ing: the machine to do the rest. The
young man told ml- that th? 'p'farr proved
a perfect success, and ;" the birds learned:
theli? 1 lesion in ' about v one-tenth 'of \the\'
time that Is usually required to drill any
thing into. their, heads. Moreover, they
would pick,. up phrases: twice the ordi
nary length, and the monotonous reitera
tion seemed .to : fix ,ths ■ -words.. thor
oughly in fhefr'-memory. J lie said that
several parrots that had never before
been able.. to talk " soon learned .. by the
new method, and. that"! there . was not a
single, case, in which it failed: t have
the address of. : niun. »\hq gngde the
'switch.-l3a.ck''- machine, -'.and I am going
to try to get him .to bul:j ©cc.for me.
From the description, it cannot be very
expensive. When I secure it I propose
to turn out some educated parrots .that
will astonish the city."- 4- r
i-ii— .
>>'_ ■; ; BOY TRIPLETS ".,
Bom on the'n.iXn.': iiu" l an Aratmlani-e
. . Going to .th'-v IJosiiital.,,...
Mrs. Catherine Lonagan, of No. 343 East
Fifty-first street,. gave birth ;v-'Eo- thre&
•baby boys in a.^'ow.lqr ,hospital ambu-•
lance as it was= speeding to the hospital
last night, and the sturdy,vtaiiplets are
down on the records of the institution as
the Fifty-third Lonagan, the. Fifty
sixth street Lonagan and the Sixtieth
street Lonagan, until their mother gets
well enough to decide on different names.
Dr. Phillips is the godfather and Po
liceman Godley, of •the; East Fifty-first
street station, the sponsor. Godley : was
called to the '■Lbnagah' flat by neighbors
who aid Mrs. Lonagan was ill. _He fbun-.l
her alone and called an ambulance from
the hospital. ..^'.j .;,:'.,.■■... ... .-..-.;■:
When Dr. Phillips arrived they carried
her into the ambulance, and- the surgeon
told the driver to whip up his horses.
They started on a run, but it was use
less and all the Lonagans arrived before
the hospital was reached.' ''" ?f"
Godley called outtlie.territory.O'n which
each of the young Lonagans arrived.
"I am sure ab»H* Mr: . Fift\>third Street,
because I put him on my left arm there."
he said, "but; T fcouldh't swea;r' 4which i 3
which between Mr. Fifty-sixth Street ani
Mr. Sixtieth Street.""
The father returned, homo .la,te a-< 3
found his flat empty. He had been search
ing for work all day, but .had not found
it. His neighbors told him of th« in
crease in his family and surrendered to
him his twins, who had been born some
years previous and whom the neighbors
had cared for when the mother was taken
away.
MUSKEAT FEAST.
Baltimore Clubmen Pronounce It us
Pulntable us Terrapin.
Baltimore Sun. -
A "muskrat supper" is the latest gas
tronomic innovation at the University
,p:ub, famed for such wrinkles.
Periodically an informal "suppvr-is helil
at the club, at which some one or mo-e
culinary curiosities form the'ebief arti
cles of diet, and last night the muskrat
occupied the place of honor at such a
supper. -.
The lowly" muskrat, as an article of
diet, was suggested by-Prof: PowhaUn
Cl£«.ko. but it was noted that some urg
ent business, prevented his attendance at
i the banquet. Nevertheless,, ,uadLer / the
j skillful manipulation of the club steward,
1 John A. Biddle, the ittusicrat was de
-1 clared by those presen.t^tp be 1 most
I tooths?ome delidacj^''hTmbSr.!- \z not quite,
j equal to Marylantl's ;^ famous bird, the
! diamond-backed terrapin, and much su
-1 perior to the swifter, nat to say more
beautiful, rabbit.
The —'— Trrnrri tit liint iltiti Lii re-
the W§ VAVt GlfOßEr MdNDATr December 17, 190 a
past was ornamented with whole musk
rats, enveloped in hard aspic jelly, with
tail rampant, with fish in mouth and
with tusk and whiskers in plain view.
As a spur to the appetite they were de
clared a success.
Stewart Biddle had the famous animal
prepared in three styles: The Maryland,
or Eastern Shore, style, in which he Is
stewed in his own gravy; the Virginia
style, split and broiled whole, 'ike a
chicken, and the New Jersey stylo, ip.
wliich he is roasted whole.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Made a Specialty l»y a Newspaiier
Edite-d* by a Doctor.
Woodstock (N. V.) Spe. New York World.
, A unique thing .in newspapers \is the
New Woodstock Gazette. It is published
once a month, and Dr. A. D. Smith is its
editor.
The specialty of the paper is death no
tices. Whether the doctor, who edits
them, naturally specializes in that direc
tion or whether the obituary depart
ment in journalism is the only one not
already over-developed, is not explained.
Here are some of the mortuary records
from the last number of the Gazette:
Mrs. Polly Conkling Marshall took her
medicine like a lady and without a mur
mur took the " 'bus" and alighted at the
station where each one will find his or
her place.
We were pained to hear that John Sher
man a few days ago fell in his silo and
fractured his skull, the result of which
was his funeral this afternoon. He leaves
a wife and two children, which need a
provider and an adviser. They have
ample to meet the things of the world.
Will they know how?
I notice that our genial undertaker
looks quite pleasant most of the time as
the weeks and-months go by. Quite a
large number of our citizens in the past
year have succumbed to the powers that
never offer any explanations. The late
Mrs. Wer.tworth, I am informed, was a
lady of sweet disposition and loving
ways, and friends looked upon her as a
heavenly guest, visiting the people of
earth, and when she was released from
earth it was only to join a mere con
genial band.
Stafford Warner, "Staff," as eV.er>hrx3y
has called him for more than fifty years,
and possibly seventy-five, has laid down
his armor, which was an ax and a hce,
and made a plunge. Whether he has
stayed under or come to surface of the.
dark riv«r no one has dared to inqu're.
"Staff" was a man of many streak 3, and
many of them were good. One thing is
certain, his head lies no lower than a
Lincoln or a Gladstone.
"Garry" Harris was a man of promise,
but cut down in early manhood. The hu
man systehi ta so constituted that every
nerve fiber will break when strained be
yond endurance. "Garry," as everybody
called him, naturally vivacious and
quick to see and hear. It seemed too had
to break him away, more especially from
his aged parents. Oh, how they did en
joy to have him come home Sundays an 1
have a good meal around the family
hoard, and then when the rest of the
family got there, and all so genial and
harmonious. These were the oases in the
desert of life, and not much of a des 2 rt.
either, enough of everything. Well, good
by, 'Garry;" we hope you are happier
than un earth, if so, heaven is a sweeter
clime.
Dr. Smith's talent in the writing of
these notices is claimed by his friends to
be beyond question.
THOUGHTLESS BIG CLAM
Closed It* Shell Upon the Head of
an Inquisitive Rat.
New York Journal.
A new style iat trap has been discov
ered by Frank Ducasse Jr., better known
as "Young Sinbad," of Atlantic City, N.
J., a clara and oyster dealer. "Smbad,"'
as he is familiarly known, leases a col
lar at the foot of Gardiner's canai. whero
he keeps his stock. The cellar is *o
situated that it fills with water, which
keeps his stock alive, and is subjedt to
the rise and fall of the tide.
For some days past his stock has con
sisted largely of sea clams, which were
immense in size. Yesterday afternoon
he had oocasion to go after som? of his
stock. In the middle of the cellar he
was surprised to find a drowned rat.
He picked up the rodent and was more
surprised when he found that tho head of
the rat was inclosed in the shell of a
dam.
It is evident that" when the tide w-as
low the rat started to explore. A soft
clam, as a rule, sleeps with its shell
wide open, and the rat. thinking it was
a nice morsel to eat. toucihed it, and in
an instant it closed its big she!!, holdln
the rat's head fast.
Sinbad intends having the freak of na
ture photographed, and is showing with
pride how well he has his clams trained.
Vanity of Men.
Philadelphia Record.
. "Woman's vanity is : proverbial," said a
hair dresser the other day, "but the vain
man is almost b-yond belief. In my busi
ness I am frequently called. upon by ama
teur dramatic societies to make up those
who are to take part, and I also give laSl-
f ons. »\ the.art of make-up.. Among my
l.upiU have en a great many men • who
are employed as floor walkers In , lar^e
ft° res- A few lessons usually: S uffi:e for
their needs, and after that they are abe
to make themselves up. Of course, it isn't
a heavy make-up, such as you see on the
stage, nd ou probably wouldn't notice
it_ unless you looked ■ very closclv TTf^
effect is that of a beautiful pink-an
white complexion, a slight penciling or
the eyebrows, a Mt of rouge on the chlek"
?iT f ab ? f arjnln - to lips, 'nostrils and
the lobe -of the- ear. I know a number
of men - who bleach -their ~ hair, t"o - 1
cduld point out -a y dozen on 'Gbostnut
street any flay.". " t ■
M. D. FLOWER, Pre«. ; H. B. CARROLI^ Gen. Snpt.
ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS,
South St. Paal, Minn,
Beit E«nlpped and Most Advantageons Market for the Snippers In the
' : -^/e.-.^-.V^'^'V-h-^N'*: i Iforthweit. v' . ." r \ .../
; ... ' CONNECTED WITH ALL- I'HB RAILROADS.
1.000 Beeves and 2,800 Hogs Wanted Daily.
CHAS.LIAS COMMISSION COMPANY
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION lERCHINTS,
Rocm 19 Exch^e Bldg., Union Stock Yards, So. St. Paul, Mim.,
:'. __End^Union Sto«k Yards. Chiea^o, 111;
AH CorrespondeilDdfiwlll receive promrt attention. Liberal advances made on
, consignments. -References—Union iSt ock'Tardsor any Commercial Agency.
ROGERS & ROGERS,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSIQX MERCHIMTS,
Room 21 Exchange Building, South St. Paul, Minn.
Highest market prices obtained for.stock. Prompt attention given to all corre
spondence *nd orders. IVeferen ces: Any commercial agency.
n mi in mi
BOARD OF. TRADE SESSION YES
- TERDAY WAS EXTREME- >
LV DULL
OTHER FUTURES WERE LOWER
Raid on Corn a* the Close of the
Session Took: v Quarter of
a Cent OfE the
Pric#».
Prey,
Close. Day.
May wheat, Minneapolis Wi 74
May wheat, Chicago ....73% fi*4
May wheat, Duluth 75*4 '5U
May wheat, St. Louis 73 *2%
May wheat, New York 7S"i "iKa
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Grain and provi
sion markets were, notably only for their
dullness today. AV^fa-t closed ' unchang
ed, corn 14c -lower,. p-^.% a shade down and
provisions a shade to> 2%"c. depressed. "•' '' .'•
[ Wheat - was stagn^t, May opened .un
changed at 73% c. -3ol><iE3 between 73% c and
73 r>4.c, and closed unchanged at 73& C.' The
- news received :anft:f«?e' statistics--.posted,
were of little interest;.- Cables : and re
ceipts were ■ infiueh«afl neither one . way
nor the other. In, absence of impor
tant information, th> "traders preferred to*
play oven until the".,g'assihg of the holi
day season. There-. fairly strong uni
dertone to the'maFket-was made evident
to many by the faitoie* o£ vthe market to
respond •to the fc&^ign decline. New
York reported 24 tloiids taken for export.
•Seaboard clearances^ in wheat and flour
are equal to 70,000 bu. Primary receipts
were 668,000 bu, coxnuared with 554,000 bu
last year. .Mirineanpt's'"'and Dulnth re
ported 412 cars, against b26 cars last week
and 3fis cars a year'agb. Local receipts
were 115 cars, 23 of -contract grade. ■• ..
. Corn was no more Inclined ta : activity
than was its neighbors. The market ruU
ed dull until ••• the last fifteen minutes,
when what looked like an : organized raia
was made, and the market turned weak.
May sold between 36V&C and 35% c, closing
Vac lower at 35%e. ' Receipts were 416 cars,
none of contract grade. Country offer
ings were moderate. Seaboard clearances
were 1,350.000 ; bu. .... „-..... .-. . : ■' -,-y ■„ .-.
--( The oats | market maintained : its repu
tation for dullness, trade being flat from
f-tart to finish. Receip.ts were 166 \ cars.
May sold between 22%e arid 2S%c, r and
closed a' shade loWer nt £3%e. --^ •."-.--'■'- .-•-.'••'■■
3 Provisions • were cull:- and- steady, but
itinocent features in a speculative way.
Prices he.d rrainly because there was.
I pressure' on ,trw^T^rkpt:' January poik'
sold"between $12,00' anail?.2s;.';anVd cloSeU
2-/2 C lower at $12.25;-Jitriuary-lard between
$fi.ffO -.arifl-/ $6.87%. .---elo?inff;r2%cAdo\vn_- at
$G.«7-V4, and January ribs between $6.27%
and'46,25-.v-with .thdjcicsc a . depress
e.d at $C 25. »?P cr. t
| Estimated Teceipt?. " or Monday are:
Wheat, •SO cars.-: eoriiv ca\s; oat?, 170 i
cars; hojrs, 43,GWf!heaa. r.sh *,ll rj.
Thft" lta.dinijr 1 iftUrea "rangfed'-'as .follows:
"~ . . (Open-tHigli-fL'bw- |Clo"s
--; „ ,;., „;; :--r- (-ing. | est.,| ,»st. 4, ing, .■
Wheat— r ": -;':'' '■•■ "'"■ "' ■"'■"■'■ I •■_"•■ :-" r-'
I December ..... • 70- ' ' -70% ■ 63% =- 70y \
January. 70% 70% 70% - 70%
: May ■-. !- 7Sy*i 73% .73% .73%..!
Corn— "■ ' I .-- I '..'.-.' I ■''.'■■: .'■' -
December ....'37 37V t l 37Vs 37%!
January 35% 35%-% I 35V 4 5514
■. May .<;■.,..?.*■.' '•■ 1 ■■•86%t 35% 35%
Oals— j ■■■'■••■ :-■ .>?-• H r-- • :• ' --
i December .... • 21%! 21% :-" 21% 21%
May .......... 23%_%1 23% 23% ' -23%
Pork—- . ;'" ~.'. }M%£W^- 12 25 12r25p ;
January " .J1?^..?12.50 |12 2a |12 25... •
May ... ......4UTs*m 1%H2 i2%[12.12%
tIS-fember ..V.} f WJfel 20"! .7:fe% -7 17%
: January 1-6 -90--I 6 90 •- j G 87% 6 87%,
May .iiV.;.;^}*^^ f-«--85 I' 6 92% 92%
Ribs— :■■-:•; i ■ | wnl \' ■->■ -•'---■} ■'■■■•
•: January I &to f 6 Z7% «f2sl?f 6 25'
: May 1 6.35..1 6 37%j 6 32%j 6 35 _
' Caih quotations $etsks follows! Flour
.Dull: winter - patet\t^s3.63@3:Bo;. straight,
i $3.T0@3.60; clears, 52.50(5:3.30:' spring stiec
j ials, $4.30; patentßs; straisrht, $3
i @3.40; bakers, $2.2Q©2.75. Wheat—No. 3,
I 66@71c; No. ,2 red,».71^2@74%e. Corn—No.
i 2. 37c; No. 2 yellew. Oats—No, 2,
i. 22%@23Vic; No. 2 white, 25 I,i@^%c; No, 3
i white.- 2434©26 c. RVP-iNb. 2, 49@50c; Maltr
i ing—Fair to choic^'SOiSSac,;- Flax Seed—
I No 1, $1.63-@1.64; l No. ■ 1 "rforthwesterri;
i.: $1.66V--r Timothy Sfecf^Prfme, 54.10. Mess
I Pork— bbl, $lr.iS%#ll:ls:- 3 I>ard—Per
j 100 lbs.. $7.12%(?7jr). Short Ribs-Sides,
I (loose), $6.25@6.50.. S*»ulders^-Dry salted.
! (b«X€d>,...-.. 5%@6%e,. : Sides^Clear. ; short
(boxed), $6.65@6.75. •*.- Whiskey, basis of
h'gh winea, $1.27. -.;: Sugar—Glover con
tract gi-ade, $10.00@10.25. Receipts—Flour,
--28.000 bbls;. wheat, IQS.OOQ bu; cor-n. 380.
--000 bu; oats, 205,000 bu; rye. 7.000 bu;
I barley. 60.000 bu. Shtpments—Wheat. 28,
--1-000" bbss; wheat. 9.000 bu; corn, 37,000 bu;
oats... 108,000 bu; rye, 6,000 bu; barley,
6,000 bu. On the produce exchange to
day the butter market was dull, cream
ery. 15<f?24c; dairies. 13@20c; cheese quiet,
•10^4@ll%c; eggs quiet, fresh, 23% c."-
PRODUCE AND FRUIT.
. Eggs—Scarce and high; fresh, 2&q>2Sc;
storage, 22@24c. ' .
v Potatoes—Car lots, 42@45e. - ; „ ■■« ..
! Apples—Fancy i eatint?, J3.50@4; fancy
cooking, $2.50@3. -. -'.['■.-.y'.'■/■. •>.-.--": r..,
' Poultry—ln good •rlemarid. Dry picked
turkeys. 9@9 I / £c; springs, By>c; liens, 7-% c.;
ducks. 8c; geese. 7Vie. -
: Potatoes, 40@45c per bu; beets, <o^s:c
per:bu; lettuce. 75c box; parsley, 15c doz;
spinach, $1 : per bu; turnips, 403>n0c per
. hu;. carrots, 40®50c per bu; cabbage, $20f?
22 per tor; | $2.50 per crate;| onions, . r;d
globe, bu. ..^ .-- -■• =:. .-. - .•■ - ■
Lemons—s3.sC@3.7s. :;■.-.:■:;.
Oranges—California Navels, M.r0f73.75;
Floridas. $3.50@3.75; Midicans, $3@3.25. :
Hickory, large, $2.25(a2.cv>; wal
nuts, black, $1.25®1 50- walnuts, Califor
nia, soft, 13c; walnuts, California, hard,
12»Ac; almonds, Terragona, 16c; .almonds, ■
California, 14c; Brazils, 13c; pecans, [ pol
ished, 12c; filberts. -?13c; chestnuts.
15c; peanuts, roast, raw, 5%. ;
■ i " r>xV-; T^M '■•?- :■■-..* .'•,>• L
THE ITVliH^fe MARKET.
: SOUTH ST. PAuE^pec. 15.—Receipts at
the Union Stock tod ay 'estimated)
were: —Cattle, £ r4s; wfAs, 5; hogs,: 2,400;.
sheep, 4.100; •'cars, SIAC ":. - :"
Official receipts ; FMaay.: Cattle. 291;
calves, 43; hogs, 2,£P>4;^eep; 43; cars, 45. |
Receipts thus ar^ iiv-©ecember, compar
ed with the same period in December,
1899, are as foilo-ws^ . ■>:< 0 V- ' ': -
■ D^l9oo/b"ec..lS99..Gain;
Cattle .... ..;..-...:,..^5,123 6;236 *1,113
$0 fT *Xu* ''V "as follows; Ko.l>F». Our Nobby Shaving Set consists of I UcAivctf' special
/ li^ T^_~ _ <lm 'as follows; No.&T!. Our Nobby Shaving Set consists of I p!olK;rt^ sj-ecial
£*% I Ut r^^Si^S^vlieavy concave ground razor; i double swing baiber's razor utroy. bo.rse!iido
fy« "_•■» -ffl'jß J - .and linen with metallic end and swivel; 1 barber's sharing b:-jsh, wiiifj
M^ 1— -7f7~i/K!m\*»^&*k. hi-isM«K. with buffalo horn ferule; 1 handsome decorated shaving meg
ra^lsiiS^iPpC^ with, partition; 1 cake of the celebrated Yankee sUavlni soap i tho gen-,
. sgilgsSgi| sliißfrw^'-~-^ l<^FflEg*Bgr nine). If you are well posted in qualities of these gooda you unit tid-.
; S^'wrrßrni/l/IJBSr :':>ilt4hatt6tssetistU©bestthat money can buy. Our nice for otitir*
BTY, »■ outfit, 52.75. Buy one for 'hubby" for X-mas he'-■annoc aprlii*
SufjS&Bljl IfiSa ■—^»t Vr? '" " '- - 'the«hestnnt -Detained at the barber shop." We have arraiM(£d for h.il.
*%s£§& 1 jy^ -f^^g TET»t" .i; a carload of pocket cutlery a;idsilver\var». k not lt.ll tocomoud *co
* ii^^ll»i§B»*: Wammted pocket kr.ivea, razors and sciv^ors n »pocia)ty. Our
S^^ r v^vS^ - .7^«isg§» stock of hob'.iy U#rses, boys'wagona, andalltoys oftUlrtUiiid i» coin
*&%-2s^ '-•jrt-'y •■■'- -™B«S# piete and at prices that surprise you. you ii ye of town sci <1
-^^»^ -..;>■-■,-,•• :.. titor our holiday catalogue at once and state what £jx*?«*l goods yoa
vfaat prices on, so that we will be rare you get the correct holiday catalogue. Send lor our ITuralture cataloftn o.
T. M.aOBEBTS* •UPm.VMOUBK7I7-7»»-7ai MtooUat Ave. t KWIMEAPOLIB, NimM.
SLIMMER & THOMAS,
UVE STOCK 3BOZZK3.
o*^ ll ""to '•* "*• ■■toe*
south «t. PAUlti SIODX CITT
:jv : -:h- : --; /; -;»^M»Mrtfc * :;:■ low*. -
Calves .... ' »-„' ': '
Hogs .... ; r- „ 6|o 2,074 ♦1,404
Sheep...*- 31-258 17J25 13 533
Horses " lO'°f2 5.554 1528
Cars ....,"*••• * 50 ; 134 *84
- -Receipts thus* far"J n io™ 524 -. 93
the same PeHoV^'l^^Ts^flow^ ll
Cattle .... : ' r-%™ ,IS9a Gain..
Calves .... •••" —•: UA'™ 1fi5.584 .. . 5,310
Hog-s •■-.;■■• "i^S?- 050 433 *6,878
Sheep .. *'*■•• I^-220 ' 350,764 121,456
Horses . * - £> 7*\ 33«-«37 204
Cars .... •••••:• M* 4 72 21,387
1 *••••••■ 10.654 , 13.663 2,956
*Loss. .'-" -„■ --■■ ■■■-..: ' v " . ' ... „
o^VhiJhFHfav^ 16 B, hoWs the roa*s
the nja^&ißajj'g-ts'—:
C. G w Cattle.Hogs.Sheep.Mixed.
C-t. Nor.::::'" 3 I •• 1
Nor. Pac . "1 3 •* ' 3
CSt.P.M.& 0! 3 '4 *< .■■■ :"
C M. & St. P. l - ••
<-. i>. & Q...... . o - * .- ■ J
M. & St. 1;.... .. ■ 4 "■■- ••• .>!• I 1
Soo Line ........ J ** - ••
•Totals 10 26 . Z 1
„ ■" HOGS.
Comparative receipts: .
■ Total for today (estimated) „.......:.2,400
A week ago "... J'2""
A year ago ........'.'.■.'." !.V..".V:.;.V..V. 937
(S4 RO^^i!?: S??* to ;choice""light'."s4.6o
©4.80, mixed and butchers, $4.60«4 75- good
sfwJM-m^ • 54(50@4-70: common: to
bo^ ii^fin- roi^s"h packers $4.00@4.55;
boars $1.70@2.00; pigs and skipa, 53@3.75.
steS? 1 ?r ned 2%(85c lower and closed
steady at the drop. -Receipts were heavy, '
■$£$3g&riw lt^s eg
Representative sales:/
Light. Mixed and Butchers— ": ./ '
84* * Dkg-,Pr^Cc No. , WtDkg.Price
24 .... 223 .... $4 75 63 ....200 40 $2 82^
oA •"• S5 ••• 4 82V 2 57 ....166 ... 4 77$
iiil-ll in
'? •'•• 2?i ••• 48° •••• !58 475
S^LaJji'-iSit"'-''"-"^"^:.;
: Common to Prime Heavy— . . . '— ~~...
-3 v ..v. - : 537 ; fßos4 6S 12:. .... 293 120 $4 60 "
4 .... 357 160 60 13 .... 328 80 465
4 .... 347 ... 4G5 5 .... 403 ...' 470
1-^M^JIjI:- 31° 40 45Q
-. Heavy Packing_andßough^
'4 ....390 ...$4 55 | 2-T7~405 ■ ... $4 55
--2 ..... .400.. ... 450 |2 .... 396 40 ; 50 .
■, *-- ' 'r: . * CATTLE. "'■
Comparative receipts: : ; •.;•■-
Total for f : today, (estimated).;:;., iV. : -r'': 50
A week ag0x..:.......... ■ - -> nA'kq'
A year ago ....■..---.;■ ■' V^-W.VoX
butcher coWs and heifers; $3.50@4^ Sir
to gcodbutcher cows and heiferS $2.50®
3.00,. thin cows and canners, tt.so@2 40
--choice corn-fed bulls. $3@4; fai" to eond
to^°?e^. choice veals. 54.50@6- fair
to good veals. $3150@4.50: good to choice
ieeders $3.27,^3.75; o ood 'to choice stoSc
steers, $3.15^5.75; fair to good 70®310
common. $*a 2.60-. good to choice stock
&>wsand heifers. $3.50@2.75; fair to l°od
52.20(&2.00: " common, .^1.75@2;25; i good tn
g»^e steer calves. ?3@3.40; fair/to^ood
«v's®3; good to choice heifer- calves $250
@2^7o;.fair,to good. $2.2502.50; stock and
feeding hulls. $2@2.40; sood'■•5 ood'■• to choice
£I*^^^ *to*°23*. good to
fair, %iO<S)3o; common. $20@28
Receipts very light. Not enough in to
—an ma p9t No Chan^e in priced or
conditions. Representative sales: '-'- -^
Butcher Cows and . Heifers— : ~
N 2- ■ 1? 0- '" -WtPrice:'
2_. ■ • -1,04t> $73 1 ...... 1 o'>o $2 85
2 .......... 910 325 3 ..........1,020 250
J —1. zzzl ■ '_••• _6f0_2_85 1 .1...1.150 2 60
_ Fat_and^Bologna Bulls— - . ... ■•• ■.
i -•:.... ■ • .j^ISSO $2JSU ..........1,210 jJTs
_Stockers and Feeders— .-.-.- ,"~ —~''- - ..'
I— • 2 l^Hlff 777 -■■ 700$3 ib
- • -:-iz •■■■ •__ 690 340 6 910 365
. Steer Calves— ~ ~ ~ ■'_""-• ■—
j-i: •-uIZ-300^3"^l 2 ••• 3lQ>3 50
£ Common Tailings, Steers— "~~
J_ .^. „. „. ._"6oo_<BJsfi : „.....;... 610 $2 00
__ Stock_and_ Feeding Bulls— ~~ i ~
1 .". 7... ..... _500 $2 50|_1 777. 810 00 "
Thin Cows and Canners— ..-. • .- ~~~
1 •••••• 1.100 $2"25 ~T~ 920l2"00
1 ..'.'.. 840 150 6 902 205
_1 _ ..........1,220 25| I_. :..800 175
Milkers and Springers— ~ !
2 cows .....-.....;.......;..■•./..'..555 00
1 cow- ...™.... S2 00
l . cow ." 28 00
1 cow and 1 calf :. ""!!"!!"" 23 00
: :: : SHEEP. "
Comparative receipts— " " 1
Total-for "today (estimated) ..... ..4 100
A week ago : . i....:..:...?... ; ..;:...-... ' 14
A year ago •.-.-..'; ' ;.....; 246
Quotations: Good to choice butcher
lambs, $4.5<J!&5.25: fair to good. $4.25(54 4
good to choice fat wethers, .$3.60<&-4: fair
to good, $3.25^3.50; fat- ewes, $3.25(««.75
--; good to choice stock and feeling
; iambs, $4@4.50; fair to good. $3.25.3175:
; feeding wethers, $3.26@3.75;« stock and
1 ceding ewes... $2.75(^3.10; thin - sheep, -. $2®
; 2.50: buck lambs, *2.75@3.10; killing buck.s.
..?2@2.75.-.- ■ . :,.. . . ;:■ • .. ■ . .'
; -Receipts -heavy, but largely consigned
to feeders. Fat lambs strong and active.
Other kinds steady. - --, - : ...
Representative sales:
No Kind. . Weight. Price.
IG4 fat lambs Sa $5 25
■C 3 stockers S3 3 00
12 fat ewes ......:.-.. r....11l : -S tjo
i^-1- buck" 140 2 50
; -15 stock ewes 109- 525
. culls .. ;:.7.; ..80 200
..Among the shippers on .the market
were: M. Uhlman, . Roberts; Cox & Mil
; ler, J. ; Olson. Kirkhoven; L. M. VVf.ston
Bell & Meahan, Claremont; Carver Bros.
& Co.; Farlbault; D. Brown. Ma«ltson I
Lake;- W. Jentz, East Henderson; A '•
: Pettis, St. Peter; A. D. Sackett,. Jane - j
: ville; The Cosgrove. Co., L« Sueur; Tay- !
lor • & Emerson, Elmore; J. :J. Hughes,
L.ike Crystal; Trickey & Genaali. Knapp;
Miller & Revet Northnel«l:J. GoHe, Sa
cred Heart;. M.H. Gilbert, Mantorville;
John Wacek, New Prague: George
Sclinobrickr NewUlm; H. H.Dahl, Re
vere: Miller & Co., Conley; J. J. Stur
geon,-: Marshall; Bauer & Berg, Mont
■ ! , *■■■■■, i
W.H.CAMPBELL
COMMISS4ON COMPANY
Live Stock Comtnissiin Heroimls
Union Stoo'< Yard 3,
BOUTH »T. F»/*UL*
Consignments and correspondents so
licited. Market reports furnished on ap
plication.
We .do a, strictly commission business.
No live stock bought or sold on our own
account. . ■ . ■. .• :
References—Stock Yards bank, South
St Paul; Security bank, Zumbrota; Hon.
A. T. Koerher, state treasurer. Capitol
building. St Paul; A: C. Anderson, cash
ier St. Paul National bank. St. Paul.
gomepy.jtj., B»c-LcHJs,»!Benton; Commercial
Bank, Dawson. . "
vjiaw'itM; ... -.;..vi»»E.' L<. Ogilvie.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET—Minne-
BCta Transfer,- Paul:-Barrett & Zim
merman • report that while receipts of
horses, th*©'-past »-week aggregated toe
largest in the season, the- outlet v/a.3
lighter^ -than. -the., previous week. * The
holiday season reduced the average at
tendance-of--', buyers .sales were not
so ■ frequently . consummated. Heavy,
yrime-'dcaf^ers> held- firm <; in competition
and prices, " the • more common kinds of
the same class weakened in demand ami
prices. Farm mares <and delivery horses
moved comparatively slow and sold be
low all previous quotations. Values be
ingl as. 'follows: • .• -• ■■■•■
Draiters, : extra ".'.......;."...;. $150(52:197 ■r-0
Drafters, ; choice .... ■ ..-....•. 120@145 CO
Drafters, common to good .... 100@120 00
Farm mares, choice ....-...•. 001/105 GO
Farm mares, common to good.. 45@ 75 00
DAI IX WALL STREET.
Stocks In Demand, Witli Prices gen
erally Advanced.
Prey.
Close. Day.
Bar silver. New York 64 64^
Call money, New York..Nominal 4-5
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. — A conviction
gairied'groiihd over night that a specula
tive outburst, involving, as it did, high
grade railroad stocks, had more signifi
cance than the apparent imminent relief
to the money market on the forthcoming
enormous disbursements by the govern
ment arid corporate interests. The street
having in mind the successful deal in tl'.e
anthracite"coar Industry was inclined to
regard with some credence - the various
rumors afloat as to > the absorption or re
presentation in government boards of
railroads having favorable grographioal
locations, This policy for a community
of interest is expected to bring ab:ut
more stable economic conditions and re
duce to a minimum the possibility of
rate wars.
At the opening pronounced advances
were made on various stocks, but depres
sion was "noted" Tn Others; and it v.-as not
till after the publication of the bank
statement that the advance assumed any
violence. The statement showed an in
crease in surplus reserved of $524,250, ow
ing to reduction in deposit liabilities of
$18,376,600, and a smaller decrease in cash
than had been loked for, say 13,969,900. A
decrease in "loans' of $13,682,500 was some
what inexplicable, but .may have been
due in part to calling of r loans early In
the week. -This showing was regarded
with favor, and the market became very
animated and broad. . Substantial gains
were made in the Pacific, St. Paul, Sugar,
Atchisbns and Brooklyn Transit. Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific ruled- at
about parityjuntil.just. before the. close,
when excited buying of the latter rushed
it up to 76%. compared with 72%. yester
day's close. The earlier'heaviness of tee
steel stocks was dispelled and they closed
with small gains: ■ Speculation left off
with buy.'ng very confident and the ten
dency upward: ■'"
- " STOCK QUOTATIONS.
' Barnished.-.by Charles H. F. Smith &
Co., members of . the New York Stock
Exchange*. Pioneer... .Prjess-. building, who
have direct wires to Chicago and New
Yorlc Closing pricea are, bid:
Closing:.
. W.?>M ■■■ ST3!-H!gh|Low! 15 | 1.".
Am. Hoop ........ 1100 31^. 30% 3l J 10%
Am. ■ Sv- Ar Wy< l<. 12400 . 45% . 44% 15Vs 44*4
■ do pfd .;.i;.:.*.. 300 BS% =88 |iß!i i>7%
Anaconda. M. Co. W0 47% -47 47 t 47.
Am. Tobacco 1.... 12900 HO 108% 1(19% 108%
Am. Tin Plate N. 8000 >50; 49% 43% i 49&
A., T. & S. F..... 51400 42% 41%[ 42% 41
do pfd';-.;...;;7.-.-.-. 438001 86%| 85% 86% i 85%
B. & Ov:v<ls..v.v.-..:.- 35C0 82%. &l vs S2 1/i! £Pg
do pfd ■-:-.*:;..:. | -2GOO 86% 85% 86% Si>Va
Brook. R. T......:|21400J 75% 73%.75 V 74
C, B. & Q........ 11000 133% l&m 138%.
Can. Southern ... 1300 "59V£ 59Vs 59Vt;| 5^4 ■
C.,C.,C. & St. L... 800 68% 63 -f.7% 67%
Con, Tobacco Co.. . 2100 ,36% 36 - 3634 337-s
dd^-.pM:;-,-',.^;-;- ;.;300:,90J4 .90 90 . 00
Ches.&- 0hi0'.'.... 5500 35% 38% W& 'M%
Chicago & Alton.. 2800 40V; 40 '40^4 4<;%
: do pfd ;;-.,.:....-.'i .2000 77% 1 76% 77^4 t»;%-
C. G. ■\V G7OO 16% 16V4 ,IG% 1G
do debt "T per ct. 200 i SfiVil 92 S3 91V 3
. do ; pfd A, „ 3floi,JM%| so% 81 im ?
do ; pfd r B iIOO |42>4| 40 •■:. 42 hS%
Con. Gas v.1400 191% 159% 190% 189
Del. & Hudson ... 4600 122' 120y. 122 1120%
Dek, 14. &. ,W 1300.189% "189% 187
Den. & R. G...... 2800J 26 | 25% 26 | 25%
do pfd , > ,, „,...-, 3500. 3J% 81 SIV4 3uT4
D., S. S."-& A:.... 100 '6 6 5% (5
•do pfd .'....:..... 100 16% 16% ICY* 16U
Erie .'..::,... 12000 20% 19%] 19%I 'ii>%
do, Ist pfd w-v... -8800 51% 50%! 50%! 5C%
v do 2d pfd ........ 800 32% 3iv 4 | 32% 31%
-Federal, S^e^ >; . lct . pOLs3y a 52%j 53 52%
do'pfd 7?,!:....... 1700r78% 77 1 1 78 ! 77%
Gen. Elec. X0...^ 11Q0 172 170% 171% 170%
Gt. Not" pTa.:7.:... '1200 187 183 186" isi%
Mock. Val. Ry.... 4600 42% 40 42 S!Ki
do pfd ....::::.. 1000] 74% 73*4 7414; T.%,
111. Central: J 2800127. 126 126% 1125%
Louis. & Nash.... 7900 85 84*4 84%! S'-%
Leather, „,..„....,..,,, s W)[ 13%. 13% 13%| 13%
do pfd ..........? '»00| 75 74% 74% i 74%.
Manhattan Con. 13400.111. 1100% 110%! 109%
M..St.P.& S".St.M". 2001 20%! 20Vii 20%; 20
do pfd--,....... 300 55 153 | %| 50%
Met. Traction .... 3800j 165%i167% 168%!l<?7
Minn.,& 1 5t^U,. ! ....»; i .G00J 1 .(51%l 67% 67% 67
do pfd 300]102%|101% 100 -
M.. IC.&.T.* PfcU 26Q0i/4Oj,yi 40 ->o%| 39%
Missouri Pac. ....|13600i 62% I 61%j G2S,i 61V-
Nor. Pac ...... !45900j 7,6%| 73% 75%! YZ%
do pfd ..../:....115100! 84%! 83V 4 ! 84% I 33%
New York Cent..] 4700J 142Vii142%|142%
I Nat. Steel C 0..... | 17001 39 - [ 38% i 35%1 3.5*4
Norfolk ) ,^,.^st,- J0001.43%1..43y; 43yj t3y
do pfd ...... -_.7k 500! 82 | 81% 82 81%
I Northwestern ...'.J.20K1!170^;i69% 169%|169
j North American.,j lOOi 21 |21 j IS%! IB%
Omaha ..:.... | ,J00!122 |122 120 1120
Ontario & We3t...!19300| 29 | 28%! 25% ; 25%
P. S. C^Co ...... ! .700| 51 i 50,4 50%] 50
do. pfd :.. i 200| 85 .| 54% S3 i S3
Perm: Ry.........,,. h . j 500 143%:H43 113%|142% j
Pacific Mail .... 7001143%! 143% 1143 [143
j People's[' Gas „,,. 1050flilO0%|.99V4I1OO»4! 95% !
! Rep. Iron & Steel.! ' 900} 16%[ 16%| 16%j ]6>4 I
do pfd-...,;.;-.... i 400!, 63%! 63%! «3:V 63% I
'Reading V...•.'..;::.[25400|25 > ! 23% 24% 23%
do Ist pfd ...:..fS67OO| GS%| 68% i eß%' 63
! do 2d. pfd 13300! 31 i 36% 36%! 56%
; Rock Island v . v . u U21.Q0m7%.!n7 JJ17%'i116%
: Southern Ry [293001 18% i ISV>! ID j IS%
St. L. & 5...W „..,.LJPOU6 15% 13%! 15% I
i Odo ; p'fd ! 13iT0! 38%i'35%! 35%! 35% ■
[ Smelter ......:....| 2000! 56% i 54141 51%j 54.V
.. do;-pfd-iv.-.:.v.v. ! 10001 9SV| 97 j 98%| D6U
Sugar Refinery -; :126-i'l24 126 1 /r I'4-ii
! |t Paul • •■•• 162260138HJ30%!1^ 130y t
; T. C*&^i^-«— 1.56001 «2%: 60% i 62% 01%
; Tex. Pac ' I 67001 22% l 22% i :2%i £21l
i Lnion Pac. ; ,..,J41200,.75 \. 73 74%! 73
do pfd- ;......'..:| 4300T82%i 82% 52% Sl%
IL. S. Rubber ....! 28«! 29 1.27% :!3 I£9
I __do pf a ;• •••••' .-.-.j' 900! 52%!80 SO 81
\\ aba^h. ..,, ..,.».,. '.5900-! J?,%j 13 13 18%4
_do; pfd. 12600J 26^| -f6 j 2^'; 26%
Western^.Unipn,,,,, ; ,47{5QJ rf sr)%i 84% &5W S4»|
Wis.-. Central .... f 400 12%' 12% 12Vi I'CT
■Wheeling^^U, KJ 3500!,H^,1l 1 U%i 1%:
do-is£ pfa ....:. H(» si%| r.sy. 55% 5 .v
do 2d pfd ! 1000! 29%! 29"j 28% i 7&L
Total sales, 842,895. 4 ~~^
\ ;■'•'"■ ";;.' ■■ b6nds. r ~:.
U S. 'r^-S^r^^^TNT^'Cenir^t-'liT^
do.coup :......10V N. J. C. gen. 5a 127U'
do 33. Reg: ... .10!)% North" Pac ' 3aT 70'?,
do 3s. c0up...110 do 45..... "1047/
do new:43,"reglSSy t N.Y.C.& S.I. '4s iO7^
Go new 43,coupi3S 1 / i Nor. & W.con 4s 9S^
do old Vvgrm, Or:.-Nav. l.sts 10a
do old' 49. cpp.ris% do 4s ... jiw ;
i 56, t«g....-.U3Vi OtPW I.me 'cis.'.m
j do as. c0up:...113^4 do cois. r<a.... 117
D. G, 3 > -05s-. .'..:124%jßead.' Js.. f)3'i
Atch. gen- -15... .102 R. G..\V. lsts...i<w^
00. adjust. <Js., SRr* S.li.&- I.M.conos.ll.
Can. South. ?u'sIOS%!S.L.& 5.F.gen63128
Ches &*Or*BJß.:rof Paul consolsl7B%
do 58 -:-......• P2ini St.P.C. & P.lstsl2oV.
C &N.-VV.con 75i39% do 5s ..;... 199%
<!:> S.F.Deb. 55.121_ South. Pac. 45.. G2%
Chi. Tor. 45".,T:.."93 Eouth. Ry. 5a...113%
Col. South. 45.. S5 St. R. & T. €s.-70
D. S:. n. d- 45...1W& Tex. & Pac. 15t3114
Krio Gen. 48-.:.. S3 do 2ds ......... 80
F.W. Jfc'fJX'C.lsft*. 's!tts Unifin-'Pac. 45..107
Gen. ect>lc ssl42>s VVabasa 15t5....!!?-^. i
lev. -~Ci«nt. '-isfVUolvr '•■([«■>''2(ia -.-..„.... 108 "
Ij. r 4Vj-.'N. .Unh 48,101% West Shore 4a..115
M. K-;-&T?"2as^%' "SV\n. WeenL 43: 87.i
i do ii.« .......... 94% Va. CB.nturieJt.'.. 95%
~nTNK''s'l rATKM;;>::i r --No^- . Yorkj r l)ec. !
I 15.— w-^k'.y sLatt-.neiU of averages of • j
nssoiiiatail banks shows; '■ -Ijoan3,. 5702.- i
7nr,,0f,»), ijec.rp,;i.ie -Si3,Sj2.»f":fl.;. deposits SS4?.-
C 65.101 decrease SiS.37G.t3iX); circulation *30,- j
i Ingr99#a $Ll3,l|o9^J«Kal -tenders IS3O.- |
I "'.T.iJOO, . increa.RO - $1.79'.»,2<;Cu-specio $157,if>.".,- j
i £00, i iieer,<jii.h<; - $S,I^JW; t lota.l . reser/e J2IS.- !
i 652.4t)0,: Cccr««ut» |3.G&a,'JOO; rea&rve,re<iuir«- • j
FINANCIAL
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BRQKERS.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provlsi3!is
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Foarth an 1 Minnesota Streeta,
ST. PACL.
Member Chic-ago Board of Tradeu
SrF* Direct Private Wires.
OHAS.H.F. SMITH &G9.
Only members of the New York Stock
Exchange in the Northwest. Special at- v
tion given grain orders. Members Chi
cago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WTRE3: I
Pioneer Press Bide., St. Paul ailnn. U,
INVESTMENT SECIKITIES. }'£■#
BROKEBS. . ■>
§ STOCKS, a(D»U3. GBAI.M AMD 1
g PROVISIOSIS X
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g 410 First Ay. So.. MinnaapDli;, W\
H Members of Chicago Board of Tradj ail ■ r
H'".-'■ Minneapolis Chamber of Coinmorca "M'
■ - DIRECT WIRES. Q
H. HOLBERT & SON,
Bankers and Brokers
341 Robert St. St. Paul.
\ EDWARDS, WOOD S^ CO \ Wi
\ STOCKS, BONDS. PROVIS IONS, \ >
\—O >■ PBIUftTE WIRE -g£ \
\MEMBERS f2.9?SS OF TRADE'CHICAGO. \'.'
\ .■ ... ICHAMBEnOF COMKEHCE MPLS. \! *
\ A MANHATTAN BUILDING SX PAUL. \ ! >
V 8 CHAHBER OF COMMERCE MINNEfIPOLI3.\
ment $210,677,025. decrease $4.5»i,1b0- sur
plnus reserve. $6,325,375. Increase
" NEW YORK MINING SHARES.
Aama Con $j 20 Li.tlle Chief .. ,SflE ■
Alice 40 Ontar'o G Of
Breece 2 0;i Ophir 6
Brunswick Co:i.. 15 Phoenix .18
Comstock Tun.. 03 Potosi ..... in
Con. Cal. & Va.. 135 Savage . . "" 06
Deadwood Te.r 55 Sierra Nevada .. 2J
Horn Silver .... 70 Pmall Hopes .... 50
Leadyille_Con... i 5 Standard ........ 2iS ,
FOREIGN FINANCIAI,—New"York 3
Dec. 15.—Commercial Adveitiser'a L. mdon
tinancial cablegram says: Tnis was a %
busy Saturday on the stock market. al-T
though the American department etlnio.it
monopolized the Interest and the trading.' ''"■
Ihe loss in South Afiica of 570 men. bid f
as the news was, was offset by the re
port that Dewet was be ng closely ham
mered. American stocks were very buoy
ant. Professional traders here respjr.'e I
readily to New York' 3 lad and price;
were high. Chicago, Mllwaukea & St
I'aul was the feature of the market, tre'
reports of an arrangement between ■ the : f
Northern Pacific and the Greai Northern •
roads being: accepted. There was proiir- .
talcing in the Erie issues, but frte busai^
here of the Atchison shares. Pacific.
shares. Baltimore'& Ohio and Louisvilte "
. carried the day, and the trading contin
ued'to be animated in-the street market 1 *
after the exchange closed. This ij..Viry
unusual on Saturday. Birj buying oc- :.i
curred in Grand Trunk shares, "in. sym- ;
pathy with the Ameri.an d>oartirenL
There was one order for 100,000 hares of .
the first preferred. Mor.ey was very firm *
on the continued, ease of foreign ex
changes. The apprehension of a b^d
bank statement in New York was reliev- i
ed by the announcement that the bank
ers who arranged the Pennsylvania Cculp
company ; deal, were releasing the pur- t
chase money. ■ ..;,•-.,. ... ... • . •
: London, Dec. 15.—Consols for meney','
97 7-16; for the account. 11-16. ■ ■-'
TREASURY BALANCES^-Washlngton, '
■ Dec. Today's statement of the treaa
-1 ury balances in the general,fund, exc-lu- ■/
i sive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the'
division of redemption, shows: Availi
'• b!e cash 'balance, $139,174,1)61 gold, t>7.yi3,
--i NEW YORK MONEY— York, Dec.
> 15.— Close: Money on call nominal; pri>T>e •
mercantile paper, 4>/</r> l per. cent;-.ster^,:
ling exchange steady, with actual • bu-i
--i ness in banker's bills at $4.84% for de
• mand and at $4.80%®4:50% for sixty days.
Posted rates, $4.81%@4.52 and $I.Bs'a><&l.SG;
; : commercial bills, $i.8004.80%; silver cc*<
tiflcates, 64^65e; bar silver, 61c; Mexican^
1 dollars, 50^4c. . .... „■ ; .., .;-■ .:«••-.
BANK CLEARINGS. ' ?j*
St. Paul, $974,730. - . . -:•.!:•!.
Minneapolis, $1.951,fi3S ■■ ;. •:*/»
' : New York. $235,085,029. -■■ .
Chicago, $20,221,266. . , •.-..,
--, Boston, $2C,459.247. '/. '''".'":.,*
: . ■. : . —j — •■■;.'_ -."■'".
ST. NICK IN" THE PLESH.
' He Comen Every Chrisiiiias .Eve to '
Some ChHtlren. : *
"Saint Nick comes to every Moravian
child in the town of Emmaus, Pennsyl-r
vania, on Christmas eve," writes Caniil- -
. lus Phillips in the December Ladies'-V
--. Home Journal. "With great racket Polz
nickel (aa they call our Saint Nick) .
breaks into each kitchen door and ap- I
lears before the expectant children aniL
their elders. A great coat envelopes Inn
from head to foot. The lower part of
his face is concealed by a bushy wbita
beard.- The upper part is di.sgui.;ed in a
mask. Over his shoulder hangs an
enormous wool. sack, and in his sidek,
the bundles bulr^e. liis lett hand grlpsf
tb.e mouth of the bag; hi» right" hand
holds' a long switch. No wordd says'thA
Peltznickel for the moment, and no sound.,?
came from any of those upon w;honi li
has burst so suddenly. For a ' monism .'■
j ha menaces the old folks with hks switch"
to show that old, as well a.s young, .ir.
beneath his sway on Chrfatmas 'eve. Ue-"C
lenting, he swings around to the children
j en the sofa with a Moloch air that turn:-,
i the innocents cold. T*p goes-lha switcii. *.
! They tell him that they have l>een thtti- .'?.
! ful to church and Sunday school and re
! cite their prayers. A little time el&paes'
after a prayer has been spoken. - The:;
Peltznickel, who has been as quietly rev- '•
erent ns the rest, srives the 3isnal-for tv- -
i mult by scattering on the floor, with i< .
j geherotTS hand, home .made candies.. In',
I a flasih the children are on their kn-setj
■ i gathering the delicious largesse, while flic-"*
Peltznickel laying on the owitch anew'ji:r
teacheH them life's insistent tea«on; that. ■■
there is no pleasure to bi won without .t
r-ain."
;•-., . _ • ■•; •:•::■■• • , • • ■ •■ v '.-;
ThroiiK'li Toarlst Sleeping C'nr Ser- '
' vice to Tcx:i», Ol<l JU'iloo unit ;
CullCornla. . . : ...,...-
Via Chicago Great Western Ry. to Kan- ;
sas CUy, and Missouri. Kansas & Texas,
San Antonio & Aransas Pa.-s and South
ern Pacific Railways through Dallas. San
Antonio. El . Paso and Los Angeles to'
San Francisco. Only • through' car lino
from the Northwest .to Texas points ami ■"
connectint,' at. Spofford Junction for ai!
points in Old Mexico. The=-e cars ar e
in charge of an experienced ofliciah and
leavo St. Paul every Friday at 11:20 p.--"
m.. reaching Dallas the following Sun
day. San Antonio on ,Monday. El PJisro
on Tuesday. -Los Angeles at noon- AV«hJ- '
ncsday irnd San Francisco early. Thurs- .1
day mornlrg. These arc Pul.man Tour i-■'•>'
Cars, similar to those iun on all trans-. ;
continental lines, -anti tv.e '. ¥harg«s for '
berths «ire about half thos» regttljoly -"
charged. To.persons who ksva made tli*> ■'•'j
trip to California vi"- other routes, tlita
Soutlicrh route- will prove. a mo^t tJeiijrhi- ,•
ful change, am) to ptrsois contempla tin?. '
a trip to:-TexaH or Mexican points, 5t
furnishes facilities herfttofore' liaoffercJ.- T
Full information fumivh:d by J. r EJ
mer, G. A. P. D.y corner Kiftb aur 1 Rob
ert streets. St. Paul. . • . .. . - s
Two Very Acrotl lM«»n. : t
Txiruion .Express. . - ■•■'■'^^^Sk
S While orranjEemcnta w*;ro. b-lng uu;ue ''■
for il«^ sale of the contents of.a house .•it."'
Leighton Uuzzard a' "Haven" giff*iboar'V
dated 1600, way. discovered. •'•■ -'.?' . • .**■ :;'~%
The priimlses wore oraeo a nourish
inn;and f.fu' sign is still In goi>«l yi>o.sorva:.'
tion. - . Uv,< •
In a corner of tlir house was- a!r.p £«uiv v
a hermetically scaleii. tin box contair.in ■ j'::
two mlnco pies. , .'".-'..'.. ";*
■ These pica- were made by ih« niotiier v;-*
the' late occupant. MrvjPaipv About IYi~'^~ :
year• 1575. ao<l they Ate', i Ueivf«>rc". a.l). v -' ~
a-quarter-ofza*century o!d. '. ■?■•.• ■=.. .< :»,. :;/.p
, OnG.oI-the'pie3 was: falily weil pre^ri-v,^^ •■•-
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