Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1894 — Page 7

THK liNDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894.

BIG "WEEK IN STOCKS

MGAIl WAS Till: rKATlUB AMI WAS MAMPl LATIID II V A CLlfit E. Changes uu the Week AVer LarRel)' ln the Direction of Higher Price Local Trade SaGnfactory. At New York Saturday money on call was easy at 131 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 234 per cent. Sterling exchange was firm but dull, with actual business In bankers blll3 at 5t.SSi f4.Sn for demand and at $1.8734.87 for ixty days; rested rates, $L8734.8S and $1.89?i4.S3; commercial bills, $1.8634.86. Silver certificates. 6lc bid; no sales. Bar silver. 61c; Mexican dollars, 50c nominal. At London, bar silver, 28 3-lSd per ounce. The exports of specie from the port of New York amounted to $1.273,2;8 In gold, and of silver, $07.331. The Imports for the week were: Gold. 131.131; silver, $70,578; dry rocls, J2.2S3.158; general merchandise, $7,48.201. The weekly bank statement shows the following: changes: Reserve, decrease . $19,318,150 J.ouns. Increase 8,273.100 Specie, decrease 17.SJ7.tW) J.egal tenders, decrease 5,4;,9) Deposits, decrease 13,783,400 Circulation. Increase 21,100 The banks now hold J32.902.CJ0 In excess of the requirements of the 23-per-cent. rule. Total sales of stocks Saturday were 141.166 shares, including the following: Amerlu sugar, n,tw, aaurungion. &,400; unicago Ga. 6,500: Distillers', 3.3O0; Erie. 8,600; General Electric, 1.600; Manhattan. 2,200; Lead. 2.200; Northwestern, 4,a; Reading, 3.200; Eock Island. 1,800; St. Paul, 6,200; Western Union. 1,800; Wheeling & Lake Erie. 1.500. The feature of speculation on the Stock Exchange Saturday was the heavy realizing movement, operators showing an anxiety to secure some of the profits of the recent advance. Consequently the trend of l-rlces was downward there being, however, occasional rallies due to the closing out of short contracts by trailers who preferred to bi out of the market over Sunday. More than one-half of the day's business was done In Sugar, which fluctuated within a 2 per cent, range and closed at a loss of only per cent, from the closhigher at 92. rose to 93. was held between ins price of Friday. The stock opened that figure and 92f until near the close, when brisk selling caused an additional decline to 91, the final sale being above the lowest point touched. The abandonment by the directors of the company of the project to Issue a statement to stockholders was the subject of much talk on the street, which was not at alt complimentary to the members of the trust, but l 14 4 OUVt 114 14 S 44 p, I VI CS, ICTIOIUll Jk the sugar schedule of the tariff bill seems to have been arrested there is no immediate necessity on their part to show their hands. The grangers advanced 3 in the early decline, but on the receipt of Washington advices saying opposition was being developed to the railroad pooling bill .a decline was recorded of 1 per cent. In BurJngton, in Rock Island and In St. Paul and Northwest, all but the Uttsr. which recovered . closing at the lowest of the ,-day, the decline from yesterday ranging from 3, the .latter in Rock Island.' In the coalers. New Jersey Central recorded a decline of 1 on moderate selling; Lackawanna, , and Heading. . A report was in circulation that the Erie reorganization plan was to 1m abandoned and that a new one was In embryo which would provide for a 12 per cent, s'ock assessment. This led to free selling of the stock, which declined 14 per cent, on the day. The Cordage shares were heavy on unfavorable trade reports, the loi&ranteed stock breaking 2; preferred. 4, and common, . Illinois Central dropped 2 per cent, on sale of 200 shares. Metropolitan Traction is down 2; Manhattan, 1, and American Express, l per cent., the other losses being in the small fractions. The market closed heavy at about the Jo west price of the day. During the past week the trading in scale, the aggregate of the transactions being 1,480,000 shares, about one-half of In the stock was the feature of the week and was, at times, attended by great excitement. The course of the movement of the shares was continued by the clique of Insiders, but they had a large following and the trading In the stock was Interesting to the public by reason of Us magnitude and because Its holdings were used by the clique to Induce the insiders to help them to play the game of bllndman's buff in which only the outsiders were blindfolded. Sugar, common, advanced 5 on the week and the preferred 1 per cent. The common stock sold at 824 on Monday and at 93 Saturday, those being the low and high points, respectively, and the last sales were at 91. The other Important changes on the week are: Advances in New York, New Haven & Hartford. 274; Northwest, 3; BurUngtcn, 2; Pittsburg & Western preferred, 24 ; Ooncolldated Gas, 2; Chicago Gas, 2 and Tobacco, 2 per cent. Declines Minnesota Iron, 10; National Starch firsts preferred. 3; Illinois Central and Tobacco, 3; Metropolitan Traction, 24. The railway and miscellaneous bond market was heavy during the day on a very large volume of business. In which Atchison firsts and Southern fives were most prominent. The total sales were. 11.031.500, and the principal changes are as follows: Advances Susquehanna & Western seconds. 2 per cent.; Chesapeake. Ohio & Southwestern sixes, coupon off. H. and Louisville & New Albany firsts and Union Pacific sinking fund eights. 1: Cordage firsts advanced 2, to 72. and lost the gain. On the week the trading results In a pretty even division between gains and losses, with perhaps a slight preponderance of advances. The dealings were on a very extensive scale, and reached the heavy total of $7,730,000. In the list of advances are: Fort Wayne seconds, 7 per cent.; Fort Wayne thirds. 2; Cordage firsts, 4; Kansas City & Pacific firsts, 3; Evansville & Terre Haute firsts. 2; Rock Island extended fives registered. 3; Pittsburg & rsieru uinis, iauur. iveuumg third preference convertibles. 8i per cent.; Chicago & Erio firsts. 6; Erie firsts consols, 24; Erie second consols trust receipts, 2: Erie firsts extended, 24. and Peoria. Decatur & Evansville seconds, 2. Government bonds were firm. State ttonds were Inactive. The following table, prepared by James E. Berry, Room 16, Hoard of Trade, shows the range of quotations: Open- High- Low- ClosName. Ing. est est. Ing. Adams Express 141 Alton & Terre Haute .... 36V Alton T. II. pref.. 1954 American Express 110 Atchison 4"s Raltlmore & Ohio.... .... - (A Canaia Pacific GS's Canada Southern 504 50 60 60 Central Pacific - 14', Chesapeake & Ohio 17 Chicago & Alton .... 145 C.. H. & Q 72 72 71 71 C. & E. I. pref 93 ChlcagD Gas 72 73 72 72 C. C. C. & St. L .Wii 2i"; 3814 Cpon Oil 27 27 27 27 Delaware & Hudson 12s IX. L. & W 160 160 lti ICOVi Dls. & C. P. Co I 9 9 9 Edison Gen. Elec S" 36 S5 X grje 11 11 10 10h Erie rref 23 Fort Wayne , .... 157 Great Northern pref 100' i Hocking Valley 17 IlllnoU Central S S9 RVi &V Lake Erie & W 17 17 17 17 Lake Erie & W. pref 704 Lake Shore 13rt .13C 136 ik lea.l Trust 40 41 40'3 40 Lead Trust pref Ki K 8T 85 IxmisvilJe & Nashville 54 54 53 M !ouK & New Albany 6 Manhattan 107 107 105 1 iM!ch!gan Central 98 9S 98 . Missouri Pacific 28 28 28 2Si I'. S. Cordage 9? 9 9 . 9 IV S. Cordage pref 15 New Jersey Central.. 93 93 9 92 New York Central.... 99 99 99 99 N. Y. & N. E 31 31 31 31V Northern Pacific 4 Northern Pacific pref. IS 15 17 17 Northwestern 08 95 9S 93 Northwestern pref 141 Pacific Mall... 23 2J 23 23 Peoria. D. & E....... .... ... .... 3 Pullman IUice 156 Reading 15 15 14 15 Rock Island C2 62 62 K2 St. Paul 5y 63 65 5S St. Paul pref llgu, Sugar Refinery 92 93 91 91 1 JXprC f 4m Wabash. St. L. & P 6 W.. St. L. & 1. pref. 14 14 14 14 Well-Fariro Express its Western LTnSon 8S ss SS 8i IT. s. Fours, reg 114 U. S. Fours, coup.... 113 WEEKLY REVIEW. Henry Clews, of New York. In his review .of stock operations In Wall street, last week, says: "Wall street has passed through another rek or tht excitement? iucldcnt to the

abnormal monetary condition of the treasury without any visible effect upon the spirit of cither investment or speculation. Upon the whol?. the market for stocks has been somewhat firmer, in pite of LonJon having unloaded upon u?, during the week, some fifty thousand shares of railroad stocks, and the prospect of immediate exports of gold. "The trutn is that the rmn of Wall street regard the currency question as a chronic allair rather than an acute factor in the uarket. They acknowledge Its importance and view its bearing upon investment Interests as unfavorable; but. at the same time, consider that its effects have already been discounted In the general range of values. Little Importance Is attached to eny immediate aspects of this money problem; for nothing is in sight that assures any early settlement or that Indicates what may be the final form of the currency readjustments. It is taken for granted, in view of the predominant currents of financial opinion, that the main feature of the ultimate settlement will be some measure of bank legislation that will materially increase ths prominence of bank notes in our circulation and possibly more or less In the way of a substitute for the existing inelastic legal tender notes. Rut these prospects promise no early reli?f from the present uncertain status of the treasury gold reserve. At the moment, the latter Is the really acute factor; yet. unsatisfactory as the present position of the treasury may be. Wall street Is. far from being pessimistic over It. It Is regarded as after all but a temporary derangement of a part of our financial machinery, perplexing and difficult to repair, it may be, but still involving nothing fundamental or vital, so long as the vast resources ami the unquestioned credit of our government, with its seventy millions of people, stand behind the situation. The only thing that seriously concerns Wall street is the possibility that foreign holders of our securities, not understanding our situation and failing to appreciate the certalnlty of its ultimate repair, may send home an inconvenient amount of stocks and bonds.- Tnat possibility Is not overlooked, but It Is not regarded as anything to be seriously alarmed at. for. In the first place, we have abundance of Idle funds ready to take securities at a price: and. In the next place, the price would hav? to be one at which we could well afford to take them, with a view to re-export when the timid foreign investor had recovered from his incontinent friKht. "The report of the Secretary' of the Treasury has attracted much attention. In its main features It is regarded as providing a clear and sensible scheme for reconstructing our currency system; but some of tte details of the plan, especially the 0 per cent, deposit of legal tenders against notes, and the general abandonment of compulsory reserves against deposits, are regarded as open to serious objection. Notwithstanding, it' seems to be the majority opinion that reconstruction will ultimately be found to run cn the lines sketched by Mr. Carlisle. At the same time, there is little expectation that any legislation on this question .will be consummated within the life of the present Congress. Members are discouraged by their past failures to satisfy the country, and will be cautious about taking any new legislative risks for their party. The bitterness of factional feeUnf. makes It very uncertain whether an administration measure (such as Mr. Carlisle's Is) could command a majority vote In both houses of Congress. In the Senate and the House alike there is great division of opinion on currency matters, and it is argued that a set of legislators who could give a majority for Bland's bill of last session are not likely to support Mr. Carlisle in his strong plea for bank money based upon gold, to say nothing of the strong predilections of Western members for government paper money. This reasoning as to the prospects of early legislation has much force. Perhaps, however, it does , not take sufficient note of one possibility. That large portion of the silver faction which simply wants more money, without caring much whether It Is of silver or of any other form, may prove to be a somewhat uncertain quantity. If it should appear to them that there is slim chance-for their Retting more silver, and that their vote can secure for them ample Issues of bank notes direct. from the banks of their own localities, there is no saying how readily the more-money Representatives of the West and South might -jvhlp round frohi the sliver side to the bank money side.- Indeed, already surprise is felt among observer In the House of Representatives at the marked Inclination among Southern members to turn In that direction. Rut. however that may be, the adoption within three months of a large measure like Mr. Carlisle's would be a very hurried achievement: and, should obstructive tactics arise in the course of its discussion the thing would be impossible. It is to the advantage of a measure involving such large Interests and such intricate details that its discussion should have a larger margin of time than 4s afforded by the remaining eleven weeks of the present Congress. The reconstruction of banking methods involved In Secretary Carlisle s plan is so radical that, to make it complete .nd thorough, large facility should be afforded for submitting working details to the advice of intelligent practical bankers. It Is therefore to be hoped that, Instead of pushing this legislation to a hurried conclusion from mere party motives, it may be permitted the advantage of maturer deliberation by allowing it to stand over for consummation by the new Congress. "The new fifty millions loan has increased the treasury gold reserve to about $110,000,000. Some important early reductions, however, are anticipated. Some of the -banks have depleted their stock of gold so largely through their subscriptions to bonds that they may find it necessary to exchange some of their legal tenders for the metal, and these operations may reduce the reserve to below $105,000,000 in a few days. The steady drift of the foreign exchanges towards the specie-shipping point has brought us to a stage at which. In view of the usual December interest payments to Europe, some considerable immediate shipments of specie must be expected. At the moment of writing the ejcports'by today's steamers are estimated at from $1,500.000 to J2im0OO. and, among the exchange houses, next week's exports are expected to be still larger." Satnruay'a Dank Clearings. 'At Chicago Clearings. J14.8S3.00O; total for week, $106,004,000: corresponding week last year, J37,027,0O0. Money, 44 per cent, on call; 5&$ on time. New York exchange, 35c premium. Sterling commercial, $4.85 04.86. At Baltimore Clearings, $2,277,481; balances. $332,761. At t. Louis Clearings, $3,935,835; balances. $455,891. At Philadelphia-Clearings, $10,034,523; balances. $1,174,522. At Cincinnati Money, 26 per cent. Clearings, $2,047,500. At New York Clearings, $94,614,705; balances, $6,490,221. At Hoston Clearings, $15,167,202; balances. $1,724,488. t LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Trade of the Week Satiafactory and Collection Easy. In most departments of trade the volume of business last week has been very satisfactory and considerably in excess of that of early December lastyear. Especially Is this true with the grocers who have, for some weeks, .been doing the largest business in their history. Prices of all staple groceries have been steady and firm, the anticipated breaks on sugar and coffee not yet materializing. Dry goods houses have had good trade and with the articles which come under the holiday list all are doing a fine business. On Commission row there is not so much room to talk improvement in business. Comparisons with last year show more business done, but there are so many more commission houses in business than last year that the smaller affairs help to divide the trade so that no true basis can be reached. Fruits anl vegetables are In large supply and selling lower than in any December for many years. The poultry market is flat and eggs will decline sharply next week should the present mild weather continue. In other lines there is little new to note. The local grain market is fairly active Rains of the last two days have checked shipments somewhat, still, corn and oats are in good request with but little said as regards wheat. The hay market Is still well supplied, this article, both baled and Rose, selling about SO per cent, lower than in December last year. Track bids on the several cereals ruled, Saturday, as follows Wheat No. 2 red, 52c; No. 3 red, 44c wagon wheat, 60c. Corn No. 1 white. 42c; No. 2 white 42c No. 3 white, 42c; No. 2 white mixed, 4oc No. 3 white mixed, 40c; No. 2 yellow, 4oe: No. 3 yellow, 40c; No. 2, mixed, 40c; No 3 mixed, 40c: ear corn. 38c. Oats--No. 2 white, 33c; No. 3 white, 3lc; No. 2 mixed. 30c; No, 3 mixed. 29c; rejected. 2S30c Rye No. 2, 45c for car lots, 43c for wagon rye. Rran, $12. Hay No. 1 timothy, $9; No. 2. $S: No. 1 prairie, $7.50; mixed. $6.5o;.clujr4.$6.50 per ton. Poultry anil Other Produce. (lrices Paid by Shippers.) Poultry Hens. 6c per lb; spring chickens. 5c: cocks. 3c; turkeys, toms. 4c per lb; hens, 60 per lb; young turkeys. Gc; small. 6ic: ducks, fio per lb; geese, $4.Soru5.4j per doz for choice. Eggs Shippers paying 18c. Rutter-Cnoice. hnfl2e. Honey lc. Wool Medium unwashed. 12c; fine merino unwashed, fccj CotswoM and coarse comb

ing. 105712c; tub-wasr.ed. lCTjl&c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Feathers Prime geese, 30f32c per lb; mixed duck. 20c per lb. Game Rabbits, 40; quails, $1.5071.75; mallard ducki. $2.75 per doz. Reeswax 20o for yellow: lc for dark. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Hides No. 1 green salted hlfles, 4c; No. 2. 3c. Tallow, 4'ic.

Grease White, 4c; yeilow. 3c: brown. 3c. Rones Dry, $12013 per ton. THE JOIIIHXG TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of wholesale dealers.) Candlen ami .uta. Candles Stick. Cc per lb; common, mixed, Cc; G. A. R. mixed. 6c: Ranner, mixed, 10c; cream mixed, 9c: old-time mixed. 7c. ; Nuts Soft-shelled almonds, 16c; English walnuts, 12c: Rrazll nuts, 9c; filberts. 11c; peanuts, roasted, 670; mixed nuts, 10 12c. Canned Goods. Peaches Standard, 2-pound. $l.S3f2; 2pounds seconds, $1.5ol.C5; 3-pound pie, $1.15 fil.20; California standard, $2.25'a2.5o; -California seconds. $l.S5-ft2. Miscellaneous Rlackberries, 2-pound, 90li95c; raspberries, 2-pound, $1.1021.20; pineapple, standard; 2pounJ. $1.25'ai.35; choice. $2'2.25; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight. SO?t95c; light 65fi70c; 2-pound, full, $l.KKri 1.90: light. $1.10fx 1.20; string beans. &5ft95c; Lima beans, $1.10 (rl.30; peas, marrowfat. $1.1051.2o; early June, $1.25f1.50: lobsters, $1.852: red cherries, Sl.20tfl.23: strawberries. $1.201.30; salmon (lbs). $1.45Q2.20; 3-pound tomatoes, $i.oyai.io. C'onl nnil Coke. . Anthracite coal, all sizes. $7.50 per ton; Pittsburg and Raymond City. $1.25 per ton; Jackson. $4.25; block. $3.23; Island City, $3; Rlo,ssburg and English cannel. $5. All nut coals 50c below above quotations. Coke Connellsvllle. $3.75 per load; crushed, $3.25 per load; lump, $3 per load. Drugs. Alcohol, $2.482.60; asafetida, 35c; alum, 4fi5c; camphor, 50ti55c; cochineal, 50455c; chloroform, eoffcrttc: copperas, brls, 75V8T; cream tartar, pure, 26'U2Sc; Indigo, CCtfbOcj licorice, Calab., genuine, 30i0c; magnesia,, carb.. 2-oz, 255' 35c; morphine, P. & W.petf oz, $2.orrf2.3o; madder, 14tyl6c; oil, castor, per g.U, $1.101.13; oil, bergamot, per lb, $3; opium. $2.40; quinine. P. & W., per oz, 33'f40c; balsam copaiba, 60tz65c; soap, castile, Jr 12ffl6c: soda bicarb., 46c; salts, Epsom, Vala; sulphur, flour, 5fc6c; saltpeter. 8?T20c; turpentine, 364i40c; glycerine, 14t?20c; iodide potassium, $33.10; bromide potassium, 404oc; chlorate potash, 20c; borax, 12fil4c; clnchonlda, 12 15c; carbolic acid, 22 26c. Oils Linseed, 55t58c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7&14c; bank, 40c; best straits. 60c; ' Labrador. 60c: West Virginia lubricating, 2030c; miners', 45c. Lard oils Winter, strained, in brls, COc per-gal; In half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dried Fruits. Figs Layer, 11014c per lb. Raisins Loose Muscatel, $1.251.40 per box; London layer, $1.351.75 per box; Valencia, 6Q8c per lb; layer. 9&10c. Peaches Common, sun-dried. 85710c per lb; California, 10gl2c; California, fancy, 1213c. Apricots Evaporated. 9?713c. Prunes California, 610c per lb. Currants 4fe5c per lb. ; Dry Good. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 6c;. Berkeley, No. 60, 8c: Cabot, 6c; Capital," 5c; Cumberland, 6c; D wight Anchor, 7c; Fruit of the Loom, 7c; Farwell, 7c; Fitchvllle, 6c; Full Width, 5c; Gilt Edge,; 5c; Gilded Age. 7c; Hill. 7c; Hope. 6c;: Llnwood, 7c; Lonsdale, 7c; Ixmsdale' Cambric, 9c; Masonville. 7c; Peabody, 5c; Pride of the West. llc; Quinebaugh. ' 6c; Star of the Nation. 6c; Ten Strike, 6'fec;; Pepperell, 9-4, 18c; Pepperell, 10-4, 20c; An-: droscoggin. 9-4. 19c; Andoscoggin. 10-4, 21c. Brown Sheetings Atlantic A. 6c: Argyle, I 5c; Boott C, 4c; Ruck's Head, 6c; Clifton, i CCC. 6Uc: Constitution. 40-inch. 7c; Car-! lisle. 40-inch, 7c; Dwight Star, 7c: Great ( Falls E6c; Great Falls J, 4c; Hill Fine. ( 7c; Indian Head, 6c; Lawrence ll, 4; Pepperell E, 6c: Pepperell It. 5c; Pepper-' ell. 9-4. 16c; Pepperell, 10-4. 18c; Androscoggin, 9-4. 18Hc; Androscoggin, 10-4, 20c. Prints Allen dress styles, 4c; Allen's siapjes, 4?4c; Alien a. at, oc; Alien rooes, 6c; American indigo. 4c; Arnold LLC, 6c; Cocheco fancy, 5c; Cocheco maddars, 4c; Mamllton fancy, 5c; Manchester fancy. 6c; Merrlmac fancy, fc; Merrimac pinks and purples, 5c; Pacific fancy, 5c; Pacific robes. 5c: Pacific mourning. 6c; Simpson Eddy stone, 6c; Simpson Berlin solids, 6c; Simpson's oil finish, 6c; Simpson's grays, 6c; Simpson's mournings, 5c. Ginghams Amoskeag staples, 5c; Amoskeag Persian Dress, 6c; Bates Warwick Dress, 6c; Johnson BF Fancies, 8c; Lancaster, 5c; Lancaster Normandies. Co; Carrol ton, 4c; Renfrew Dress. 6c; Whlttenton Heather, 6c; Calcutta Dress styles, 6c ' 'Kldflnlshed Cambrics Edwards, 3c; Warren, 3c; Slater, 3c; Genesee, 3c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA. Uc; Conestoga BF, 13c; Cordis, 140. 12c; Cordis FT, 12c; Cordis ACE, 124c; Hamilton awnings, 10c; Kimono Fancy, 17c; Lenox Fancy, 18c; Methuen A A, 12c; Oakland AF, 6c; Portsmouth, 11c; Susquehanna, 13c; Shetucket SW, 7c; Shetucket F, 8c; Swift River, 6V6c. Grain Bags Amoskeag, $12.50; American, $1160; Franklinville. $15; Harmony, $12.60; Stark, $17.60. Flour. Straight grades, $2.602.75; fancy grades, $2.753; patent flour, $3.25&3.75; low grades, $1.502. .. Groceries. Sugars Hard sugars, 4.40?i5c; confectioners' A. 4.75c; soft A, 4.15&4c; extra C, 3.854c; yellow C, 3.GoQ3c; dark yellow, 3.40it3c. Coffee Good, 19 20c; prime, 20-JT21c: strictly prime, 22Q23c; fancy green and ye.'low, 2527c; ordinary Java, 29'(J tjc. Roasted Old government Java, 32 &33c; golden Rio, 25c; Bourbon Santos, 26c; golden Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c: Cottage (blended), 22c; Capital (blended). 21c; Pilot, 20'c; Dakota, 19c; Brazil, 19c; 1-pound packages, 21c. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, oOS'lOc; choice, 40J745c; syrups,' 23330c. Salt In car lots, 95c $1; small lots, $1Q 1.03. Spices Pepper. 15f?18c; allspice, 10t715c; cloves, 15g20c; cassia, 10-Q12C; nutmegs, 65 75c per pound. Beans Choice hand-picked navy. $1.S5 1.9o per bu; medium hand-picked. $1.801.85; llmas, California, 5f6c per pound. Twine Hemp, 12gl8c per lb; wool, 8S10c; flax, 20030c; paper, 15c; Jute, 12150; cotton, 16ft 25cRice Louisiana, 4&5c; Carolina, 4$ 6c. shot $1.20?il.25 per bag for drop. Iead 637c for pressed bars. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain, 1-32 brl. per 1,000. $3.50; 1-16 brl, $5: brl, $S; brl. $16: No. 2 drab, plain, 1-32 brl. per 1.000. $4.25; 1-16 brl. $0.50; . $10; . $20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per l.OoO, $7; 1-16. $8.75; . $14.50; . $28.50. Extra charge for printing. Wooden Dishes No. 1, per 1,000, $2.50; No. 2. $3; No. 3, $3.50: No. 5. $4.50. Wooden ware No. 1 tubs. $3.25 5. 75; No. 2 tubs. $4.50fr5; No. 3 tubs, $4fi4.50; 3-hoop palls, $1.6001.60; 2-hoop pails. $1.15(31.25; double washboards, $2.25fi2.75; common washboards, $1.501.85; clothes pins, &0&85c per box. Iron and teel. Bar iron. 1.2031.30c; horshoe bar, 2, 2c; nail rod. 6c; plow slabs, 2c; American cast steel. 8c; tire steel, 2tf3c; spring steel. 45c. Leather. Leather Oak sole, 30340c; hemlock sole. 241?30c; harness. 2Sti30c; skirting, 31?t32c: single strap, 41c; black bridle, per doz, $60$ 95; fair bridle. $00178 per doz; city kip. 65375c; French kip. 85cS$1.10; city calfskins, S5ctf$l; French calfskins, $11.80. Nulla and Horseshoes. Steel cut nallsr$l.l0; wire nails, $1.23 rates; horseshoes, per keg, $3.75; mule shoes, per keg. $4.75; horse nails. $15 per box. Produce, Frulta und Vecretublem. Cabbage Per brl, 6C(&73c. Cranberries-$1012 per-brl; $3.2533.60 per box. Grapes Catawbas, 15c per five-pound baskets: Tokay, per case, $4; Malaga grapes. $7ffS per keg, according to weight. Sweet Potatoes Baltimore. $1.75ft2 per brl; Jerseys, $C&3.23 per brl; Illinois, $2.25$ 2.50. " Onions Per brl. $1,501? 1.73; 65375c per bu; Spanish onions, $1.25 per crate. Cheese New York full cream, 12311c; skims. 537c per lb. Lemons Messina. $2.. 34 per box; Florida. $333.5!); Malaga. $3.2533.50. Potatoes Per brl. $1.73; per bu. 553G0c. Apples Per brl. common. Jl.&j; choice, $2.2a; New York stock, $2.5032.75. New Cider Half brl, $2.75; brl, $4.503. Celery Per bunch, 20330c, according to quality. Oranges Florida oranges, $232.23; Mandarins. $5. two box crates: grape fruit, $4.50 per box. Bananas Per bunch, 75c3$1.25. Provision. ' Bacon Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average. 8c; 30 to 40 lbs average. 8c: 20 to 30 lbs average. 8c. Bellies. 25 lbs average, 8c; 14 to 16 lbs average. 8c; 12 to A5 lbs average. 8c. Clear backs, 20 to 25 lbs average, Sc; 12 to 20 lbs average, 8,c; 9 to 10 lbs average, 8c. Shoulders English-cured, 12 lbs average, 7c; 16 lbs average. 7c. ' Hams--Suar-cured. IS to 20 lbs average. 10c: 15 lbs average. 10c; 12 lbs average, Uc; lo lbs average, ll4c. Klock hams, 11c; all first brands; sevonds.' e l?ss. California hams, sugarcufvd, 10 to 12 lbs average, 7c. Boneless hanV. sugar-cured, &'; Sc. Pilled Pork Bean pork, clear, per brl, 2uo uV. $n.5oCil5; rump pork. $12.50313. Brepkrast Bcon Clear firsts, lie; sec onds. kj. . . - Lard Kettle-rendered, la tierces. Se; pure iVnl, 73$c. -

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CHICAGO DEALERS AFRAID OF DIG INCREASE IN VISIDLB WHEAT. Lending: Cereal 3-8c Lower Than on Friday und Other Grnlnn, t ToKetber with Provisions, Dovrn. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. The grain markets were very weak. Wheat closed with a loss of c and corn for May is also c lower. Oats weakened to a similar extent and provisions are unchanged. A majority of the. traders looked for over 1.000,000 bu increase In the visible, and that was largely responsible for the decline in wheat, the other markets following. Wheat was very weak at the opening at c under yesterday's closing price. The cable news was against it, the Northwest receipts . maintained their previous proportionate increase over those of the year before and the aggregate of the primary market receipts was as large as last year, and compared with shipments from the same were not suggestive of any tendency toward the reduction of the visible. The damage to the Argentine Aheat crop was again stoutly disputed, and the fact that offers of Argentine wheat for forward shipment were reported to be getting quite urgent in Liverpool and London was taken as confirmation of the report that many of the recent statements of damage to the crop had been greatly exaggerated. The bullish items in the day's news were .neither few nor unimportant, but a stillgrowing visible and the bearish Items al- : ready1; en urnera ted were too much for the sorely-tried bulls. Among other matters to be added to the list on the bear side was the statement that sales for English account made to-day in Near York and Chicago were undoubtedly against purchases of Argentine wheat to arrive. May wheat opened at 69359c, sold off to 59c, with a sale at 69359c. It recovered to 59c, and closed with sellers at 59c. . Corn receipts were over the estimates and withdrawals from store were only 51,000 bu. That, and predictions of colder, fair weather, caused a pressure of sales for December and January delivery, -which weakened those months and also May to a lesser extent. . Compared with yesterday's closing prices December is lc lower, January c and May c lower. There was no cnange for the better in the oats market as regards activity. Fluctuations were governed entirely by corn. May closed at 32c bid. The range during the .day was from 32c to the closing price. A very dull day in the provision pit resuited in the closing prices to-day being practically the same as on the day before. Hog receipts were 16,000, and for Monday 41.00 are estimated. Freights dull, with charters to Buffalo at Sc to unload, and 3c to hold until April 1, and 3c to Port .Huron to hold until springyEstimates for Monday: Wheat, 110 cars; corn, 400 cars; oats, 200 cars; hogs, 39,000 head.- -. The; leading futures ranged as follows: ... . Open- High- Low- Clos Articles. ing. est. est. ing. Wheat Dec ... 54 53 54 55 ' May 69 59 69 69 - ' ' July 60 60 60 60 Corn Dec 47 47i 46 4ii Jan 47 47 47 47 " 'May 49 60 49- 49 Oats Dec 29 29 29. 29 1 t , May 32 32 32 32 Pork-Jan $11.97 $12.02 $11.97 $12.00 J ' ' May 12.32 12.37 12.32 12.35 Lard Jan ...... C92 6.93 6.92Vs 6.92 , - j May 7.12 7.15 7.12 7.15 nibs-Jan 6.95 6.97 5.95 5.97 ' May 6.17 6.22 6.17 6.20 ' Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, winter patents, $2.5032.80; winter straights, $2.2532.05; spring patents, $3.1033.60; spring straights, $2.20g2.80; bakers', $1.8532.20; No. 2 spring wheat, 59361c; No. 3 spring wheat nominal; No. 2 red. 64355c; No. 2 corn, 4Sc; No. 2 oats, 29c; No. 2 white, 32c; No. 3 white, 31c; No. 2 rye, 49c; No. 2 barley, 52354c; No. 3, 48352c; No. 4. 4Sgf 49e; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.50: prime timothy seed, $5.60125.65; mess pork, $12312.12; lard, 6.8736.90c; short-rib sides (loose), 5.954i6c; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), 5( 5o aaort-clear. sides (boxed), 6'ff6c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, $1.23. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter market was dull; creameries. 13323c; dairies, 12320c. Eggs steady at 13322c. Receipts Flour, 6.000 brls: wheat, 37.000 bu: corn, 209,000 bu: oats, 177,000 bu; rye, 9.000. bu; barley, 64,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 5,000: brls: wheat, 32,000 bu; corn, 375-.0Q0 bu; oats. 67,000 bu; rye, 3,000 bu; barley, 136,OtO bu. - ' - AT NEW YORIv. Rallnsr Prices In Produce at the Sea board Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Flour-Receipts, 28,600 brls; exports, 19,400 brls; sales, 4,000 packages. The market was dull and weak; city , mill patents, $434.13; winter patents, $2.S033.15; city mill clears, $3.35; winter straights, $2.3532.75; Minneapolis patent, $3.0533.70; winter extras, $1.9032.40: Minneapolis bakers', $203-60; i winter low grades, $1.'1032.13; spring low grades, $1.7531.90; spring extras, $1.8502.35. Southern flour dull; common, fair to extra, $1.8002.40. Rye flour Superfine, $2.5532.73; fancy, $2.8003. Buckwheat flour dull at $1.90. Buckwheat dull at 653 COc. Corn meal Yellow Western, $1.183120; Brandywlne. $303.05. Rye Car lots, 54356c; boatloads. 66358c. Barley Western,' 63364c. Barley malt Western, 70(fr75c. Wheat Receipts, 119,000 bu; exports, 98,000 bu; sales, 8X3.000 bu futures, none spot. Spots dull; No. 2 red. In store and in elevator, 60c; afloat. 61361c; f. o. b., 62c; No. 1 Northern, 70c, delivered; No. 1 hard, 71c,dellvered; January closed at 61 c; February closed at 62c; March, 62363c, clos- , Ing at 63c; May, 63363c, closing at 63c; June,. 63 11-163 64c, closing at 64c; July, 640 64c, closing at 64c; December closed at 60c. . ' - Corn Receipts. 55,600 bu; exports, 5,100 bu; sales, 90.000 bu futures, 16.000 bu spot. Spots .easy; No. 2, 66c, nominal; steamer mixed, 61361c,in elevator, 62c delivered. Options generally weaker during forenoon, under free selling and larger receipts than ;expected, closing at c net decline; January, 63c, closing at 53c; February closed at 53c; May, 53353c, closing at 53c; December closed at 55c. Oats Receipts, 54,000 bu; exports, 6,400 bu; sales, none futures. 18,000 bu spot. Spots inactive; No. 2, 34034c; No. 2, delivered. 35335c; No. 3, 33c; No. 2 white, Zm 39c; No. 3 white 38c; track white. 37042c. Options very dull; no sales being reported. Prices were unchanged. January closed at 5ct February r closed at 36c; May closed kt.2Cc; December closed at 34c. I llay .steady; shipping, 50355c;. good to choice, 60377c. Hops quiet; common to choice, old, 37c; new, 6312c; coast, 3"a7c. Hides steady; wet salted New Orleans selected, 45 to 65 pounds, 435c; Buenos Ayres dry, 20 to 24 pounds, 11c; Texas dry, 21 to 50 pounds, 6je6c. Leather steady; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres, light to heavy weights, 1431Sc. Beef dull; family. $10312; extra mess, 7.50&S.50C. Beef hams, 17317.50c; city extra India mess. 16319c. Cut meats weak; pickled bellies, 61i6c; pickled shoulders. tierces. December closed at 7.25c nominal; January. 7.30c asked; February. 7.35c asked; refined dull; continent, 6.35c; South American. He; compound, 5Vic Pork slow; new mess. $13.3314; family, $12.50313; shortclear, $1431J-50. i Butter steady ?' Western dairy. 11316c; Western creamery, 16325c; factory, 10318c; logins, 25c;1 imitation creamery. 13020c; State dairy, 133-c; State creamery, 1S024C. Cheese easy; State, large, 93Hc; small. 9il2c; part skims, 3fc9c; full skims, 23 "c. " Egg3 steady: State and Pennsylvania, 26'u27c; refrigerator, 17322c; Western fresh, 22326c; Southern, 22324c; cases, $3.2504. Receipts, 5.249 packages. Tallow firm; city, 4c; country. 4c to quality. Cotton seed oil weak; weakness assisted by bearish cables; prime crude, 24c; off crude, 22&24c; yellow butter grades, 31332c; choice yellow. 33c nominal; prime yellow, 29c: yellow off grades. 28c; prime white, Slfi32c nominal. Coffee Options opened barely steady with December five points lower; rallied on covering, but again turned weak, and, closed quiet at 5vil5 points net decline. Sales. mixed quiet; Cordova. 14319c; sales, none. Rio Strong: No. 7, 13c. Exchange, 10d. Receipts. 2.W0 bags; cleared for the United States, none; cleared for Europe, none; stock, 180.003 bags. Warehouse deliveries from New York yesterday. 18,366 bags; New York stock to-day. 233.990 lugs; United States stock. 277.505 bags; afloat for the United States. 239.000 bags: total visible for the United States, 516,603 bags, against 4i9.6f8 bags last year. Sugar Raw nominal; fair refining, 3c; centrifugal, 95 test, 3c. sales none. Re-

i-fjusc; pickled hams, bttiryc. iard steady; Western steam closed at 7.25c; sales, 5i0 tierces at 7.25c: city at e-ic: sales. 150

9,2T0 bags, inciuuing: uei-emoer, l4.IlKfU4.15c; January, 13.65Jzl3.7oc; March. 13.10313.20c; April. 12.85c; May, 12.80c; September. 12.73c. Soot coffee Rio steady: .Co. 7. IjKmsc:

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No. 11. 2 S-lftfSc: No. 12. 3M.fi3 5-16c: No. 1 13. 3 6-10c: off A, 333c; mould A. 4 3-1C3 i 4c; standard A, 3 13-161: 4c; contectioners A, 313-16li'4c; cut-loaf,4 13-l6'uc; crushes, 4 13-lTi3c; powdered. 4 3-16fi4c; granulated. 3 15-163 4c; cubes, 4 3-16j4r. Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra, 4 G6c; Japan, 434c. Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 2STi37c. Orange market quiet; fancy, box, $1.87; others, $1.1201.75. London Grain Market. LONDON, Dec. 8. Farm work has been proceeding satisfactorily during the past week. The market has been c easier for River Platte wheat, which is now offered at a shilling decline from top prices. White wheat has been steady and Russian wheat was nominally unchanged. The small United Kingdom stocks have helped the market out. The Argentine crop scare has subsided. California wheat, afloat, was quoted at 26s. Red winter parcel. December delivery, was auoted at 25s. Flour was firm at 6d to Is advance. Maize was firm and not very active. Mixed American, December delivery, parcel, was quoted at 21s. Barley was firm and in fair demand. Oats were firm and quiet. TRADE IX GENERAL. Quotatlons nt St. Lonli, Philadelphia, Daltictore and Other Points. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8. Wheat was 3c lower; No. 2 red. December. 59'?i60c; January, 00'&61c; February. 62fi62c; March. 63fj63c. Corn steady; December. 51fi51c; January. 51'51'ic: February, 51351c; March, 51352c. Oats dull and c lower; December, 33039c; January. 38339c: February. 39fc39c; March. 38038c. Butter quiet but steady: fancy Western creamery, 25c; fancy Pennsylvania prints, 25c; fancy Pennsylvania jobbing, 273 30c. Eggs steady: fresh near-by, 25c; fresh Western, 24c. Tallow unchanged. Cotton steady. Cheese dull and unchanged. Refined sugar quiet but steady. ReceiptsFlour, 4,048 brls, 9.935 sacks; wheat, 7,170 bu: corn, 6,000 bu; oats, 14.000 bu. Shipments Wheat, 795 bu; corn, 5,935 bu; oats, 16,133 bu. BALTIMORE, Dec. 8. Flour dull and unchanged. Receipts. 7.982 brls; sales, 4.000 brls. Wheat steady; spot and month, 593 60c; January. 60Tp361c; February, 61362c; May, 6333c. Receipts, 14,551 bu; stoc:, 1,101,511 bu; sales. 14,000 bu. Southern wheat, by sample, 60Tz61c. Corn weak; spot, 490 60c; year 49350c; January, 50350c; May, 53c asked. Receipts, 87.543 bu; stock, 503.829 bu; sales, 126,500 bu. Southern white corn, 45350c. Oats firmer; No. 2 white Western, 385x3Sc. Receipts, 7,500 bu; stock, 182,681 bu. Rye nominal; No. 2, 55356c. Receipts, 803 bu; stock, 35.857 bu. Hay steady; good to choice timothy, $12.50013. Grain freights unchanged. Sugar quiet and unchanged. Butter and eggs steady and higher. Cheese market firmer; fancy New York, GOc. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8. The mills are turning out very little flour now, averaging less than estimated, 30.000 brls a day. for the past week. The reason for shutting down mills and quieting the production was due more, to the excessive freight rates imposed since the close of navigation by the lakes than to any other cause. Wheat closed at 57c for December, 59c for May and 60c for July. On track, 59c for hard, 68e for No. 1 Northern, 56c for No. 2. Receipts were 224.000 bu; shipments, 19.000 bu. The flour market was quiet and easier with sales ranging from $3.2003.50 for patent and $2.1502.30 for bakers. TOLEDO, O., Dec; 8. -Wheat dull and lower; No. 2 cash and December, 55c; May, 59359e. Corn dull and weak; No. 2 mixed, 46c; May, 49c; No. 3 yellow, 43c; Xo. 3 white, 42c. Oats steady: No. 2 mixed, 31c; No. 2 wi.te. 33Vc. Rye dull; cash. 51c. Clover seed active and easier; prime, cash and December, $5.60; February, $5.70. Receipts Flour, 500 brls; wheat, 29,500 bu; corn, 69,000 bu; rye. 500; clover seed. 700 bags. -Shipments Flour, 1,000 brls; wheat, 1.000 bu; corn, 3.500 bu; oats, 500 bu. CINCINNATI, Dec. 8. Flour quiet. Wheat steady; No. 2 red, 54c; receipts, 1,000 bu; shipments, 3,200 bu. Corn easy; No. 2 mixed, 44c. Oats in light demand; No. 2 mixed, 32c. Rye scarce and firm; No. 2, 55c. Provisions steady. Whisky , firm; sales, 643 brls at 51.23. Butter steady. Sugar steady. Eggs steady at 19020c. Cheese steady. DETROIT, Mich.. Dec. 8. The market was quiet and about c lower. Wheat No. 1 white, 55c; No. 2 red, 65c; No. 3 red. 53c; May. 69c. Corn No. 2. 44c. Oats No. 2 white. 34c: No. 2 mixed. 32c. Rye No. 2. 50c. Clover seed, $5.60. ReceiptsWheat, 3,600 bu; corn, 4,800 bu; oats, 1,000 bu. . . ' . .I . .. Cottoa. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8. -Cotton dull: prices lower; American middling, fair, 3 23-32d; good middling. 3 9-32d; low middling. 2 31-321. The sales to-day were 6,000 bales, of wr. lch 500 bales were for speculation and export, and included 5,200 bales American. Receipts. 18,100 bales, all American. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 8. Cotton quiet and unchanged; middling. 5c; sales, 2,550 bales; receipts. 4,494 bales; shipments, 3,970 bales; stock, 118,141 bales. NEW YORK, Dec. 8,-Cotton closed dull; middling . uplands, 5c; middling gulf, 6c. OIL NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Petroleum entirely nominal; United closed at 88c bid; Washington, berrels, 6c; refined, New York, 5.55c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 10c. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, $l.30ii5 1.37. Turpentine quiet and steady at 27 S2Sc. Metals. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Pig iron weak; Scotch, $19tfx20; American. $9.50013. Copper strong; brokers' prices. 9c. Lead steady; brokers' price, domestic. Sc.. Tin plates dull. Wool. NEW YORK. Dec. 8. Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 17333c; pulled. 193 24c. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Qnlet Horm Active but "Weak Sheep Strong:. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8. Cattle Receipts, ; shipments, 200. There were but few fresh arrivals. The market was quiet at barely steady prices. All sold. Exports, 1,300 to 1.600 lbs..... $4.50ft 5.54 Good to choice shippers 3.750 4.25 Fair to medium shippers 3.200 3.60 Common shippers 2 500 2.90 Feeders, good to choice 3.000 3.4) Stocker. common to good 2.230 2.75 Good to choice heifers 2.850 3.25 Fair tc mtdlum heifers 2.253 2.63 Comn.oa thin heifers 1.750 2.10 Good t a choice cows 2.650 3.00 Fair :o medium cows 2.000 2.40 Common old cows 1.000 1.75 Veals, good to choice 4.250 5.00 Veals, common to medium 3.oo 3.75 Bulls, common to medium 1.500 2.00 Bulls, good to choice 2.53 2.73 Milkers, good to choice 30.00Ti40.00 Milkers, common to good 18.00025.00 Hogs Receipts, 4,500; shipments, 2.100. The quality was generally fair. Some good extra heavy were on sale, which sold early at $4.6034.70, but later the market weakened and packers refused to make oiTers. Some sold later to shippers as good In quality and weight at $1.50 and $4.63 as sold at $1.6004.70 at the opening. This looks like packers are throwing out a bait for the future, as the prices were evidently paid for the purpose of getting a run next week. Shippers will do w ell to keep a sharp lookout, as one of the buyers for a big packing concern was heard to remark that there would be plenty of hogs here Tuesday and Wednesday. If such should be the case, prices will evidently be lower. Near the close of the market shippers had orders which would have taken most of the hogs, but owing to scarcity of cars on the Big Four system could only buy but few, consequently the close was weak, with quite a number unsold possibly 2.000 or over. The following are the opening quotations, but later some buyers claim to have bought hogs fully 15c per cwt lower-than quotations:. Heavy packing and shipping.. $4.5004.70 Mixed 4.4004.60 Light 4.2014.35 Phjs 4.0X4 4.20 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 250; shipments, . The market was strong on good grades. All sold early. Good to choice sheep $2.0002.50 Common to medium sheep 1.000 1.73 Bucks, per head 2.0033.00 Lambs, good to choice... 2.7333.23 Lambs, common to medium 2.002.60 Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Cattle Receipts for to-day were 1,500, making 53,231 for this week. . Last week the recipts were 44.47L There waa little Inquiry enough to exhaust the small supply on sale and prices were about as last quoted. There was again a very weak tone to th? hog market. The day's receipts were only about 16,0u0, but there was an eoual number, of stain hn? and with little inquiry for shipment and only an indifferent packing demand Kellers . mad? further concessions. The average of prices was about 5c lower. A sale of fancy heavy hogs was reported at $4.75. but there was only here and there a sale at over ' $4.55. The bulk of ihe offerings went at $4.1004.30 ror light ana at $4.3034.50 for medium and hravy weights. Sheep Receipts to-day were about 3,0j

and for this week 70.000 head, against 38.464 for last week. There was a fair deraand and the yards were well cleared at vesterday's closing prices. Quotations range from $1.6001.73 for culls to $3.2533.33 for choice. The lamb market was sady at $2.2ry?r4.23. Receipts Cattle. 1.5O0; calves, 100; hogs. 16,000; sheep, 3.000. EAST BUFFALO. Dec. 8,-Cattle Receipts. 40. The market was steady; light butchers' steers. $3.6533.90; lat cows. $2.50 3.25. Hogs Receipts, 7,550. The market opened steady; good Yorkers. $4.40; choice heavies, $4.55114.60; rough, $3.6504. Sheep and Lambr Receipts, 12,400. The market was strong fcr good grades; steady for others: top lambs, $134.15; best wethers, $3.754. LOUISVILLE. Dec. 8. Cattle The market closed steady; light shipping, $3.754.25; best butchers', xi.2532.75; feeders $333.60; bulls. $1.2532.50. Hogs The market was steady to strong; choice packing and butchers'. $4.3004.35; fair to good packing. $4.1o04.2O; rood to extra light, $4.10tj4.15; roughs. $3.6003.73. The sheep and lamb market was unchanged. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8.-Cattle Receipts, 200; shipments, 200. Market nominal. liogs Receipts, 1.300; shipments, 3.T70. Market steady; best medium heavy, $4.50p 4.70. yheep Receipts. 100; shipments, 300. Native mixed. $2.503 2.90. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 8. Cattle Receipts. 1,700: shipments, 2,200. Market steady: Texas cows, $1.7502.30; baef steers, $3.8534.30. HogsReceipts, 8.000; shipmens, 600. Market strong; bulk of sales at $4.2004.33. vjheep ueceipts. 1,000; shipments, 3.200. Market steady. CINCINNATI. Dec. 8. Cattle quiet at $2.2504.60. Receipts. 200; shipments, 100. Hogs active and firm at $404.63. Receipts, 2,900; shipments. 2.600. Sheep steady at $103.50. Receipts. 500; shipments, 800. Lambs steady at $233-50. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8. Wheat weak; No. 1 red cash. 52c; December, 2c; January. 54c: May, 56c. Corn weak; No. 2 mixed, cash, 44c; December, 45c; January. 44c; May. 46c. Oats neglected. EAST LIBERTY, Dec. 8. Cattle steady and unchanged. Hogs dull and prices th same. Sheep lower; exta. $303.25; good. $2.30 2.70; common to fair lambs, $2.1503.30. Indlanarolia llorae and Male Market.

Horses Heavy draft, good to extra...,; Drivers, good to extra Saddlers, good to extra Streeters, good to extra Matched teams, good to extra Southern horses and mares Extra style and action bring prices. ,$50! 75 , 75010 . 600100 . 600 73 ,1000200 , 350 69 better 11 tinnria I tr 7 vpars old $250 3S 14 hands, extra, 4 to 7 years old.... 351 50 u nanas, extra, 10 i years oiu.... 15 hands, good. 4 to 7 years old i 15 hands, extra, 4 to 7 years old.... 15 hands, good, 4 to 7 years old.... 16 to 16 hands, good to extra 4 to 7 years old... 00100 TUB LATE GENERAL SCAM3IOX. A Veteran of the Indian, Mexican and Civil Wan. Springfield Republican. Gen. Ellakim Porter Scammon. who died last week in Audubon Park, New York, was an officer in the United States army in three wars. General Scammon waa born at Whltefield. Me., Dec, 27, 1816, and waa admitted to West Point in 1833. graduating in 18C7. fifth in a class of fifty-two. . He waa a roommate of Gen. Braxton Brags, afterward of the confederate army, and after graduation a tutor In the academy. Later he was made assistant professor of mathematics, and among his pupils were Gens. Grant. Rosecrans and Newton. In July. 1838, he was made lieutenant of the topographical engineers and ordered to Florida. He served through the Florida war against the Seminoles, which closed ia 1840. Later he was engaged In making a map of the region west of the Mlsstssppl river, and then promoted to first Ueutenant and ordered to New Bedford to superintend the surveying' of the harbor at that place. When the Mexican war broke out he wa ordered to Join General Scott, and was put upon his staff, lie was recommended for promotion for 'bravery at Vera Crux, but was soon afterward taken ill with yellow fever, and upon his recovery ordered to Washington. He was then made an assistant topographical engineer and sent to Join the party that was surveying the great lakes. In 1855 he was made captain of engineers. He left the army in 1856, lived for a while in Virginia, ard then became professor of mathematics at Mount St. Mary's College at Cincinnati and director of the Polytechnic College. . . When the war of secession broke out Professor Scammon offered his services to . the government, was made colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers and put in command of a camp of instruction. He had under his command the Twelfth Regiment also, which one day refused to obey orders. Colonel Scammon mounted his horse, and with his pistols In his hands ordered the sulkv soldiers, to march, threatening to shoot the first man who disobeyed thus he quelled the mutiny. For a while in 1861 he was in West Virginia, commanding a brigade under his former pupil, Rosecrans. He was In the battle of Carnlfax Ferry, and the next year served in the Maryland campaign, and .jvon honor by a brilliant bayonet charge at South Mountain. He was made a brigadier general, was at An tletam, and in the fall of 1862 was put ia command of the Kanawha district. In Februarv, 1&64, he was captured and confined in Libb prison until August. When exchanged he was. ordered to Charleston, S. C, and given the command of a separate brigade . stationed at Morris Island. Here he ws captured again, and with other federal prisoners was exposed to the fire of the guns of the Union army. He was released -when Charleston fell, and until the war closed was in command of the district of Florida. General Scammon was mustered out of the army in 1S65, and the next year was made United States consul at Prince Edward Island. His health failing, he resigned, and was for a time an engineer under General Newton In New York harbor. He taught mathematics In Seton Hall College from 1875 to 1885. since which time he has lived quietly with his daughter, at hose home he died. Bowdoln College and Trinity College have both given him the degree of A. M. The. General was known In this city, as he married Margaret, sister of John R. Stebbins, of Crescent Hill. He also resided here at one time, working with Capt. W. H. Swift in the Western railroad surveys. He also did some work for the government survey while living In this city. General Scammon met Miss Stebbins In Philadelphia, and they were married Oct. 11, 184L the ceremony being performed at Christ Church. In this city. He often visited in this city, the last time about two years ago. Those who met him arlll remember his dignified and kindly manner, his fine courtesy, and the marked quality of the veteran soldier and commander, which evinced itself in his bearing. THE COURT RECORD. Superior Court. Room 1 John L. McMaster, Judge. North New Jersey-street Savings and Loan Association vs. Georgia Wright et al; foreclosure. Judgment for plaintiff for $1,8S9.58. Room 2 Ia M. Harvey, Judge.' Martha F. Dickey vs. George R. Dickey. Evidence heard and decree of divorce granted, plaintiff, with custody of child. Frederick Shmoe vs. Mary Shmoe. Cause submitted, evidence heard and divorce denied. Finding of Judgment against plaintiff lor -osts. John A. L. Dupaginer vs. Eva Dupaginer. Evidence heard and decree of divorce granted plaintiff, with custody of children. James E. Hlgnlght vs. C. S. Denny and George W. Iwell. Argument concluded and case taken under advisement by the court. Kew Salts Filed. William II. Carney vs. Mary E. Carney; suit for divorce. Superior Court. Room X. Martha M. Ccrnaroe vs. Thomas J. Carpenter et al.; suit to foreclose. Superior Court, Room 3. Ida B. Schneider vs. the Citizen's Streetrailroad Company; damages. Superior Court, Room 1. Margaret M. Klllits vs. Charles II Killits; suit for divorce. Superior Court.Room L Ferdinand Hall et al. vs. Rachel Newgarden: suit In replevin. Circuit Court. William J. Manning vs. William Clark et al.; suit to foreclose. Superior Court, Room 2. . She Wanted Dry Goods. Lcwiston Evening Journal. An old lady from out of town came to the city Tuesday to do some trading. As she looked around the large store with wondering eyes, a floorwalker asked her: "What do you wish to-day. madam!" "I wanted to go to the place where you sell dry goods." "It is right here, madam. What kind ot dry goods do you wish for?" "Dried apples, mister." And for once thi floorwalker was nonplussed. Woman Progress. New York World. The avenue of woman's work Is broadening with astonishing rapidity. Up In, Maine an energetic woman Is earning a portion of her dally bread by spanking her neighbors' bad children. She receives 50 cents for every spanking, and appears at a certain number of houses each Saturday. , Being an energetic woman, she calculates on giving as many as ten different spankings every Saturday.

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