Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1884 — Page 6

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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. RBUS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE PREPAID BY THE PUBLISHERS. THE DAILY JOURNAL. One year, by mail .$1 7.00 One year, by mail, including Sunday 13.00 & months, by mail 6.00 Six months, by mail, including Sunday 6.30 Fhree months, by mail 3.00 rhree months, by mail, including Sunday.... 3.-5 One month, by mail 1.00 One mouth, by mail, including Sunday 1.10 Per week, by earner 23 THE SUNDAY JOURNAL. copy 3 cents.. ;ne year, by mail SI.OO THE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL* (WEEKLY EDITION.) Due year 51.00 Less than one year and over th-ee months. 10c per Bonth. No subscription taken for less than three months. In clubs of five or over, agents will take fearly subscriptions at sl, and retain 10 per cent, for Iheir work. Address JNO. C. NEW & SON. Publishers The Journal, Indianapolis, Ind. THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK Designated United States Depository, Corner Room Odd-fellows’ Hall. Theo. P. Haughey, Prcs’t. H. Latham Cash'r FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MONEY AND STOCKS* Ehe New York Market Weak and I*ower Under Small Transactions* New York, Dec. 23.—Money, I®ls per cent.; offered at the close at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4$ ®6 per cent Sterling exchange dull; sixty days, $4.805; right, $4.845. Governments weak. State securities dulL Railways firm. The stock market opened weak and prices de tlined $ to 1 per cent., the latter in Delaware & Hudson, which fell to 735; subsequently a firmer tone prevailed and an advance of & to 1$ per eent. took place. Lackawanna rose Is, to 935; Northwestern, 2, to 85$; St. Paul, |, to 735; Delaware & Hudson, 1, to 745; Lake Shore, f, to 635; Union Pacific, |, to 48$, and Western Union $, to 575. In the afternoon Delaware & Hudson made a further advance to 755, but later on there was a sharp pressure to sell. Coalers and Western Union, New Jersey Central and Reading were the special features; the former declined from 42$ to 395, and the latter from 20 to 18$. Western Union was more active, and declined $, to 50$. Lackawanna returned to 92|, and Delaware & Hudson to 74. The weakness of these shares had an adverse effect on the e-enoral market, aud Northwestern sold down to 85$, St. Paul to 725, Lake Shore to G2s, New' York Central to 85$, Northern Pacific to 40*, and Pacfic Mail to 555. The market closed weak and depressed. Business was only moderate, and at times trading was at a standstill. Lending rates were firmer, the leading shares commanding 1-128 and 3-04 per cent, per diem for use. As compared with last night, the closing prices are 2$ per cent, lower, except for Central Pacific, Rock Island, Lackawanna, Michigan Central, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, Erie, Omaha, Texas Pacific, and Louisville & Nashville, which are s®l* percent, higher. Transactions, 199,000 shares, to-wit: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. 60,000; Lake Shore, 15,000; St Paul, 44,000; Western Union, 17,000.

BTOCK QUOTATIONS. 3 per cent, bonds 101 M i Lake Shore f*2% United States4%e 113% Louisville & Nashville 26% United States new 4s. .122% Louisville Sc N. Alb’y 5 Pacific 6s of 96 126 Mar. & ('in. Ists prf*d 10 Central Pacific lsts.. .112% Mar. & (’in. seconds... 6 Erie seconds 66% Mem. & Charleston 2fi% Lehigh & W’k’b’eof’d 65 Michigan Central 56 Louisiana consols 74% Min. A St. Louis 10 Missouri Os 103% Min. Sc St. L. prof and... 25% St. Joe 110 Missouri Pacific 90% St. I*. & S. C. Ists 116% Mobile & Ohio 6% Tennessee 6s, old 41 Morris A Essex ofFd...H5 Tennessee sis. now 41 Nashville A Chat 34% Texas Pac. I’d grants 38 New Jersey Central... 39% T. P. Rio Grande 53% Norfolk A W. pref 20 Union Pacific fir5t5....113% Northern Pacific 17 U. P. land grants 106% Northern Pac. pref’d k% U.P. sinking fund 116 Chic. A Northw 85% Virginia 6s 38 C. AN. pref’d 122% Va. con. ex-mat. coup 38 New York Central.... 85% Virginia deferred 5 Ohio Central 1% Adams Express...- 126 Ohio* Mississippi 18% Allegheny Central 3% 0- A M. preferred 69 Alton A Tern-Haute.. 20 Ontario & Western 12 Al. AT. H. pref’d 70 Oregon Navigation 71 Auiertran Express ... 91 Oregon A T ran scoot’l 14% 11., O. U. A N 66 Oregon Improvement 21 Canada Pacific 4<% Pacific Mail 56% Canada Southern 31 Panama 98 Central Pacific 33% Peoria, D A E —... 12% Chesapeake A Ohio 6% Pittsburg 136 C A (). pref’d ists 10 Pullman Palace Car. ..107% C. AO. seconds 7 Beading 19 Chicago A Alton 128 Rock Island 107 0. AA. pref’d 145 St. L. & San Fran 20 C., B. A Q 117% St. L. AS. F. pref’d... 39% Chi., St. Jj. AN. 0.... 82 St. L. AS. F. Istsp’f’d 44% C., St. L. A P 6% C., M. A St. P 72% St. L. AP. pref’d 15 0., M. A St. P. pref’d..lo4 C.,S. AC 23 St. Panl, M. AM 61 Cleveland A Column’s 32 St. Panl A Omaha 2 r >% Delaware A Hudson. 74%jSt. P. AO. pref’d 86% Del., Lack. A West.... 92% Texas Pacific LH Denver A Bio Grande B%| Union Pacific 48 Erie 14,<i U. S. Express 61 Erie pref’d 28 Wab., st. L. A P 5% East Tennessee 3%!Wh1., St. L. A P. pref 13 East Tennessee pref’d 5% Wells A Fargo Exp 107 Fort Wayne *1:6% W. U. Telegraph 56% Hannibal A St. Joe... 38% Homestake 9 H. A St. J. pref’d 88% Iron Silver Harlem 188 Ontario 18 Houston A Texas 30 Quicksilver .. 3 Illinois Central 118 Quicksilver.preferred. 20 1., B. A W 12% South'Pacific Kansas A Texas... 15% Sutro 11 Lake Erie A Western 10 *Ex dividend. Foreign Money and Stock Market. LONDON, Dec. 23 —5 P. M. —Government bonds — Consols for money. 99 3-16. Railroad bonds—Erie. 114%; Erie seconds. New York Central, 88%; Illinois Central, 12214; Pennsylvania Central, 153; Reading, 110*4;.Canadian Pacific, 145 7 e; Milwaukee * St. Paul. 75*6. Paris, Dec. 23.—Rentes 78f 62hjc. TRADE AND COMMERCE. Basiness in Wholesale Markets Sluggish— Retail Trade Active. Indianapolis, Dec. 23. As would be expected the wholesale trade is sluggish, and merchants are preparing to take account of stock. Retail business, especially that incident to the holiday trade, is active and promises to compare favorably in volume with that of former years. In commenting on the trade of the past year, the Indianapolis Grocer says: “The cholera, it is true, did not cast its black shadow over us, but there has been a plague in manufacturing, banking, mining, merchandising and railroading, which to capital has brought rapid dissolution and decay. It is a great comfort to be hopeful; to have faith in one’s town, State, country; to believe in the hereafter of business; to dig solid chunks of sunshine out of a considerable breath of darkness. We take our ptand there believing that all things work together for good. The steady readjustments are pot lessening. Failures are not only constant but many. The whole system ot trado is going through a punishment for its many sins; men must suffer and go down and others step in and miss the mistakes of their predecessors. Some will do this and succeed; others go heedlessly on in the same-well beaten path and go down; but we believe the majority will be wiser by experience. And to this, more than all else, do wo ascribe our faith in permanent betterment. Tho pros and cons of the Spanish treaty are having a wide circulation, and while the treaty may not be objectionable to the mass of the people, we look for much pressure towards its suppression. The December showing of merchandise shipped will not be a disappointment; the demand is for general stock and is running lighter for heavy goods; tho canned goods purchases are less than usual at this season, but earlier in tho year there was a heavy distribution. Foreign fruits show’ considerable activity. Coffees are dull, and un roasted have the preference. Sugars hnd no free buyers even at the low-down prices. Oils active and easy. New Orleans molasses firm at *,ho late advances. Syrups are engaged in a ftcc fight, and tho question of first cost doesn’t

enter into the case; the lowest prices of a lifetime are now existing.” Turkeys and geese are in good demand. After the holidays are over lower prices may bo looked for. GRAIN. * Brisk demand for spot stuff and early deliveries. Futures attract little attention. The Board of Trade Price Current says of wheat: The continued light roceipts have held prices to the present firm position. Offerings are very light and futures friendless. Visible supply again shows a large increase, amounting to 1,775,072 bushels. Certainly not much export demand visible in these figures. We quote: No. 2 Mediterranean 0. 1. 76 No. 3 Mediterranean o. t 74hi No. 2 red o. t 75 No. 3 redo, t 62hj Rejected o. t 50 Corn—No preceptible change either in prices or feeling m local circles. Buyers will willingly pay full quotations for all cash offerings but wo fail to observe the offerings, except in few instances, and then only in small quantities. Visible report exhibits a decrease, whereas if stocks were moving freely the scales would dip the other way. Futures aro locally dulL We quote: No. 2 white, new o. t - 38 No. 3 white, new o. t 36Uj Yellow, new o. t 36 Uj High mixed, new o. t 36 Mixed, new o. t 35% Rejected, new o. t „ 33*2 Rejected H. M. new o. t 34 Lj Rejected yellow, new o. t 35 Rejected No. 2 white, new o. t 36 Unmerchantable, new o. t 32 Sound ear, now o. t B*9 December, new o. t 34 Oats Remain about in same position as yes*trmy, all grades being in fair request. We quote. No. 2 white o. t - 27^3 Light mixed o. t .. 26*2 Mixed o. t. 26 Kye—No. 2, steady: 48c bid, but no sellers. Bran—Quiet; held at sll 50, without buyers. Hay—Prime timothy, dull; offered at no bids. GRAIN IN STORE. _ Dec. 22, 1884. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye. Elevator A 31.600 5.500 76.200 000 Elevator B 20,300 1,400 5,300 1,100 Capital Elevator 10.000 West Elevator.. 17.200 3,800 2.000 Elevator D 2,000 ...... 20,000 Total 80,000 10,700 104,400 2,000 Correspon’g day last year 181,000 34,000 56,000 18,000 RECEIPTS BY RAIL PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS. Wheat, bushels 3,300 Corn, bushels 600 VISIBLE SUPPLY. Wheat. J Corn. J Oats, j Rye. Dec. 12, 41.809,770'; 4,617.251 ',2,043,863! G75.G49 Dec. 19, ’84... 43,585,451 4,320,792 2,600,948 625,049 Dec. past week j 290,459 347,917 40,610 Inc. past week. 1,775,072 j | j

INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. CANNED GOODS. Tomatoes—Two-pound cans, 80®85c; 3-ponnd, 90c®51.40. Poaches—Standard 3-pound, $1.75® 2.00. 3-pound seconds, $1.50® 1.60; 2-pound standard, $1.40® 1.50. Corn—Polk’s 2-pound cans. 95c; Yarmouth, $1.30; Revere, $1.25; McMurray, $1.25 ®1.30. Blackberries—Two-pound, 95c®51.10; raspberries. 2-nound, sl.lo® 1.20; pineapple, standard, 2-pound, $1.75®2.50; second do. $1.25® 1.35: cove oysters. 3-pound, full weight. $1.05®1.10; light. 55 ®6sc: 2-pound, full, $1.80®1.95; light. $1.05® 1.20; string beans, 85®90c: Lima beans, 90c®51.30. peas, marrowfat, 85c®51.75; small, SLBS® 1.90; lobsters, $1.85® 1.90; red cherries, 95c®51.10; gooseberries, sl®l.lo. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite coal, small, $7 *p ton; large. $6.75; Pittsburg coal, $4 3p ton; Blossburg coal $5.25 ton; Raymond City coal. $3 P' ton; block, coal, $2.50 ton; block nut, $2.00 <s>' ton; Jackson coal, $3.75 •P* ton; Jackson nut, $3.25 •P' ton; charcoal, 150 bush; Connellsville coke. 15c bush; crushed coke, 12c •IP' bush; gas coke, 10c bush. DRUGt, Alcohol, $2.20® 2.30; asafetida. 30®35c; alum, 4®sc; camphor, 25®30c; cochineal, 50®55c, chloroform, $1®1.10; copperas, brls., $3®3.50; cream tartar, pure, 38®40c, indigo, 80c®$1; licorice. Calab, genuine, 35®40c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz., 30 ®3sc, morphine, P. & W. ounce. $3.50®3.75; madder, 12® 14c; oil, castor, P gal., $1.65® 1.70; oil, bergamot, 4E lb. $2.75®3; opium. $4.50®4.75; quiniue, P. & W. ounce: $1.05® 1.10; balsam copaiba. 60®75c; soap, castile, Pr., 12® 16c; soda, bicarb, 4 1 a®6c; salts, epsoui; 4®sc; sulphur flour, 4®oc; saltpeter. 8® 20c; turpentine. 35®40c; glycerine, 20® 22c; iodide potass, $2.75®3.00; bromide potass, 40®45c: chlorate potash, 20®22c; borax, 13® 15c; ciuehonidia, 40®45c. Oils—Linseed oil, raw, 51 ®s2c-P* gallon; boiled, 54®55c; coal oil, legal test, 9Lj®l £%>o; bank, 60® 65c; best straits, 65c; Labrador. 60c; West Virginia lubricating, 20®30c; miners’. 65c. Lard Oils—No. 1, 58®65c: do. extra. 68®72Lc. White Lead—Pure. 5%c: lower grades, 4®sc. DRY GOODS. Prints—Albion*, solid color. 5 hje; American fancy, s%>c; Allen’6 fancy, s%jc; Allen’s dark, sLgc Allen s pink, 6c; Arnold’s, 6c; Berlin, solid colors, 5*2C; Oocheco, 6c; Ooneßtoga, okjc; Dunnell’s s%jc; Eddystone, 6c; Gloucester, sc; Haatel, s|sc; Harmony. sc; Hamilton, 6c; Greenwich, 5 1 s<; ; Knickerbocker, 5h3C; Mallory, pink. 6c; Richmond. 6c. Brown Sheetin’ g—Atlantic A, 7c; Boott C, 6c; Agawam, F. sc; Bedford R. 1 Ljc: Augusta. s%>c; Boott, AL. 6%jc; Continental C, Ohic; Dwight Star, 8c; Echo Lake. 6c; Graniteville EE. 6c; Lawrence LL sc; Pepperell E. 6h2ri Pepperell R, 6c; Pepperell, 9- lHc; Pepperell 10 4,20 c; Utica 9-4, 25c; Utica 10- 27%>c; Utica C, 4c. Bleached Sheeting—Blackstone AA, Oflte-. Ballou & Son, 6c; Chestnut Hill, Cabot 4-4, (>3*c; Chapman X, 6c; Dwight Star S. 7kjc; Fruit of the Loom, Skfe; Lonsdale, 73ic: Linwood. 7kjc; Masonville, 8c; New York Mills, 10%jc; Our Own. s '-he, Pepperell, 9-4, 20c; Pepperell 10-4, 22c; Hill’s, 7 ; %; Hope, 6Ljc; Knight’s Cambric, Lonsdale cambric, 10%c; Whitinsville. 33-inche3. 6c; Wamsutta. lOhjc. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA 13430, Conestoga BF 14c, Conestoga extra Conestoga Gold Medal 1343 c, Conestoga CCA Conestoga A A 9c, Conestoga X Bc, Pearl River 1213 c, Lewiston 36inch 1443 c. Lewiston 32-inch 1243 c, Lewiston 30-inch 1143 c, Falls 080 32-rnch 15c, Methuen A A 12 Oakland A 643 c, Swift River 6c, York 32-inch 12430, York 30-inch 1143 c. Ginghams—Amoskeag 743 c, Bates 713 c, Gloucester 7c, Glasgow 7c, Lancaster 743 c. R&ndelman 743 c, Renfrew Madras 9c, Cumberland 743 c, White 743 c, Bookfold 1043 C. Paper Cambrics—Manville 543 c, S. 8. Sc Son 6c, Masonville s*4c, Garner 543 c. Grain Bags—American sl9, Atlanta S2O, Frank - liuville s2l, Lewiston S2O, Ontario sl6, Stark A $23.50. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. APPLES— Choice, $2.25®2.75 brl; common, $1.50®2 p brh Cranberries—Choice, sl4 brl, $4.50 ip box; common, $lO p brl. Celery—2o®3o P’daz. Cabbage—7sc®sl f brL Onions—s 2 ® 2.25 Ip brL Potatoes—4s®soc bn. Sweet Potatoes —Kentucky sweets, $2.75®3 V brl; Philadelphia Jersey sweets, $5 brl. Turnips $i.23®1.50 brl.

FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins—London layer. $3.30® 3.40 P box: loose muscatels, 2-crown. $3.10®3.15 jp box Valencia, lUki® lie # 1 tfi; Citron, 38c -F lb- Currants. s'a® 7 c >#> Ih. Bananas—A spin wall, s2® 3.50; Jamaica, $1.50®2.50. Lemons—Malaga, $3.50® 1; Messina, s4®s; Valencia, $7. Dales—Fard, inboxes, 8® 10c; trailed. 6c. Figs—New, 16® 18c. Malaga Grapes—4o lt>s. $8.50; 55 IBs, $lO. Cocoanuts —$5®6 jp hundred. Oranges—Stem-cut Jamaica, in brls, $7 ®8.50; Florida, $5®5.50b0x Prunes—Turkish, skj®oc for old; 6%/7c for now; French, 8 1 g®16c. GROCERIES. COFFEES —Ordinary grades. 9®loc; fair. 10®10hjc; good. 11 ® prime. 12®12b2C; strictly prime, 12*2® 13c; choice. 13Lj®14c: fancy green and yellow, 14® 14kjc: old government. Java, 23®20c; imitation Java, 18® 19*2c. Roastea—Gates’s A 1. 16c; Gates’s prime, 15c; Arbuckle’s. 15c; Levering’s, 15c: Delworih’s, 15c; McCune’s, 15c. Cheese—Common, 7®Bc: good skim, 9®lo<’; cream. 10 1 q®llc; full cream, 12k2®13c; Now York, 14® 15c. Dried Beef— 13Lj®14. Rice—Carolina and Louisiana. sk>®Bc. Molasses and Svbups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime. 40®-! sc; choice. 53®58c. Kvrups, low grade, 25®27c; prime, 30®33c; choice to fancy, 35 ®4ocSalt Fish—Mackerel, extra mess, s2s® 26 brl; halves, $1 1.50® 12.50; No. 1 mackerel, $19®20; halves, sß® 10; No. 2 mackerel. s9® 13; halves, $4.50 ®6.50; No. 3 mackerel, $5.50®6.50; halves, s3® $3.50. Sugars—Hards, 6%®7h2C; confectioners’ A. 6 ®0 1 8C: standard A. 5 7 8®6e; off A, s*U®5 7 nc; white extra 0. fine yellows, s‘-%®fbic; good yellows, common yellows, 4 >, Hj®sc. BTARCH—Refined pearl, 3*4®3%jc I* lb; Eureka, 5 ®6c.: Champion gloss lump, o®7c; improved corn, 6 ha® 7c. Salt —Lake, 95c, car lots; 10® 15c more in quantities less than a car-load. .Spices—Fepper, 17® 18c; allspice, 10®12c; cloves, 20®30c; cassia, 13®15c; nutmogs, 05®850 P" lb. bHOT—sl.ss® 1.60 bag fur drop.

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Flour SAcks—No. 1 drab. ’4 brl. $33 •p-1,000, ks brl. sl7; lighter weight, $1 p 1,000 loss. Twine—Hemp. 11 ® 18c lt>; wool, 8®10c; flax, 2(>®3oc: paper, 18c; jute, T2® 15c; cotton, 16©25c. WOODEN'WARF—No. 1 tubs, $8,003)8.25; No. 2 tubs, $7.00 ®7.25: No. 3 tubs. 6.00®6.25; two-hoop pails. $1.65® 1.70: thre<-hoop pails, $1.90®2; double washboards, $2.50 ©2.75; common washboards, $1.40® 1.85; clothespins, 50®$1 per box. Wooden Dishes—Per bundled. 1 lb, 20c; 2 lb, 25c; 3 lb. 30c; 5 tti. 40c. Lead—sb3®6Lje for pressed bar. W rapping Paper—Crown straw, 18c per bundle; medium straw, 27c; double crown straw, 36c, heavy weight straw, 2 1 4?z>2 1 -5 4P* 15; crown rag, 300 <#>’ bundle; medium rag, 45c; double crown rag, 60c; heavy weight rag, 2%®3c •P' lb: Manilla, No. 1, 7 1 2®9c; No. 2, s^fie- print paper, No. 1, o®7c; book paper, No. 1, 8. & C., 10®lie; No. 2, 8. £ 0., B'®9c; No. 3. 8. & C., 7*4®Bc. IRON AND STEEL. Bar iron (rates), 2c; horse-shoe bar, $3.15®3.40; Norway nail rod, 7c; German steel plow-slab, 4c; American drill steal, 12c; Sanderson’s tool steel, 15c; tire steel, 4c: spring steel, 6c; horse shoes, p keg, t 4.00; mule shoes, keg. $5.00; horse nails, box, and, $5; cut nails, 10d and larger, $2.20 P* keg; other sizes at the usual advance. Tinners’ Supplies —Best brand charcoal tin—TCl, 10x14, 14x20. 12x12, $6.50; IX, 10x14, 14x20, and IX 12x12, $8.50; IC, 14x20, roofing tin, $6.25; 10, 20@28, $12.50®13; block tin, in pigs, 26c; in bars, vanized. 50 cent, discount. Sheet zinc. 6*flc. Copper bottoms, 23c. Planished copper, 36c. Solder, 15®16c. Wire, 50 P 1 cent, off list. LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOW Leather—Oak solo, 33®40c; hemlock sole, 26® 32c; harness, 30®35c: skirting, 37©40c; black bridle, W doz.. $60®65; fair bridle, $60®78 V doz.city kip, 60®80c; French kip, 85c®51.20; city caff 1 skins. 85c®$1.10; French calfskins, $1.15®1.80 ' Hides—Green, Ghjc; heavy steer, 7hic; grp' * u 8®8*30; green salted calf, 11c: dry flint, Isalted, 10c. Damaged one-third off the r'• x<so : ar y Sheepskins—3o ®6oc. -bove prices. Tallow—Prime, 6c. Grease—Brown, 4c; white, 5 OILC - *3O? drav"- 1( I° 0 16s ' " 00 ° extra. PRODUCE. tSUTTEß—Creainety fancy, 28c; dairy, selected. 18 ®2oc; choice coua'try, 13©15c; poor to fair. B'® 10c. Eggs—Shipper's are paying 22c, loss off; selling from store at 23 ® 2 4c. Feathers—Prime geese, 45c lb; mixed duck, 20 ® 25 r tb. Honey —20® 22c in 1 and 2-lb cans. Venison—l4® Isc. $> lb. Game—Quails, $1 25 ® 1.50 doz. Poultry—Hens, Oc If* lb; roosters. 4o; young chickens. 6c •P’ tb: ducks, $3 <#*' doz; geeso, $6 •jp' doz; turkeys, 29c lb. Cider—Duffy’s, Rochester. $6 brl. Wool—Tub washed, !s3©32c; unwashed, medium, 20c; unwashed, common, 18c; Cotswold, 17c; burry and unmerchantable according to their value. PROVISIONS. Wholesale Prices—Prime lard, 6.55 c; short ribs: green, 5.50 c; no cured ones here. Sweet pickled hams. Fresh packed shoulders, sc. J OP. BING Prices—Smoked Meats—Sugar-cured hams. 10 to 12*2 lbs average, 11c; 15 lbs average, 10%c; 17hj tbsaverage lOhse; 20 lbs and over, IOI4C; cottage hams, 8c: California bams, 7 tic; English breakfast bacon, clear. English shouhlei’s, 6%c; family shoulders, pieces averaging 6 to 10 lbs, 6 J 4c; dried beef. 15c: bacon (clear sides), medium weight, 7%c; backs, and bellies, light weight, 7Lc; French flitch, 7-lb pieces, 6%c. Dry Salted and Pickled Meats—English cured clear sides or backs (unsmoked), 7c; bean pork(clear), brl 200 IDs, sls; clear pork brl 200 tbs, sl3; family pork (clear) 4?* brl 200 lbs, $11; family beef 4P brl 200 tbs, $lB. Lard— Pure kettle-rendered, in tierces, also, in *2 bbls and 50-lb tubs, *3O advance on price of tierces; 48-lb tin tubs, and 20 ib pails, lc advance; 10-lb pails, advance. Sausage—Bologna, in cloth, 6h3C; in skin, 7c. SEEDS. Timothy—sl.4o® 1.65 I* bu; clover, $1.50® 1.75 IP* bu; bluegrass, extra clean Kentucky, $1.40® 1.60 ■#> bu; red top. 75c bu; orchard grass, $1.50® 1.75 P' bu, owing to quality.

LIVE STOCK. Indiaua2oii .Market. Indianapolis, Dec. 23. CATTLE—Receipts, 100-, shipments, . Receipts fair, mostly butcher grades; quality fair. Trices remain steady on prime, while medium and common are dull. Shippers remain very dull. Good to choice snippers $5.00®5.50 Fair to medium shippers [email protected] Common shipjjers 3.25®3.75 Stockers..... 3.0094.00 Good to choice cows and heifers 3.0<)®4.G0 Fair to medium cows and heifers 2.75 ©3.00 Common cows and heifers 2.00®2.50 Veal calves common to good 4.00 ©6.00 Bulls, common to good 2.00©3.25 Milkers, common to good 20.00®50.00 HOGS—Receipts, 10,250; shipments, 1,900. Quality good; market active. Packers and shippers buying freely; closing steady; all sold excepting a few cats of late arrivals. Selected heavy $4.35©4.40 Heavy packing 4.30 ©4.85 Mixed packing 4.20 ©4.25 Select light 4.20®4.30 Sheep—Roceipts, 300; shipments, . The supply was fair; market very dull on ail grades, and lower. Good to choice grades $3.15®3.50 Fair to medium gTaaes 2.85©3.20 Oomnfon grades 2.00®2.75 Bucks, per head. 1.50<*3.00 N.B.—No market on Christinas.

Elsewhere. BUFFALO, Deo. 23. —Cattle Receipts tn-dav. 385 head; receipts consigned throuerh. 11l cars. The market was dull and prices unchanged; sales were made of extra steers at $5.90®6.25; fair to good native shipping steers, $1.15®5.70; Canada stockers, $3 50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts to-day, 2,400; receipts consigned through. 14 car-loads. The market was dull, weak and lower for common grades; common to fair sheep, $2.75® 3.45; good to choice. $3.60 ®4; feeders, sl. LO® 4.25; Canada lambs, $5®5.25. Hogs—Receipts to-day. 5.000; reoeints consigned through, 77 car loads. The market, was fairly active and a shade higher; good to choice Yorkers. $1.25 ® •4.35; good medium weights. $4.25®4.35; choice heavy, $4.35®4.45; pigs, $4.20® 4.25. CHICAGO. Dec. 23.—The Drovers’ Journal reports: Hogs—Receipts, 40,000: shinments. 3.500. The market was active and 10c higher early, but closed weak; rough packing, $4.10 ®1.30; packing and shipping, $4.305-4.55; light, $4.10 ®-4.-10; skips, $3 ®4. Cattle—Receipts. 6,000; shipments, 2.000. The market was active; good grades 10c higher; exjx>rt steers. $5.75®6.25; good to choice shipping, $1.75 ®5.60; common to fair, $4®4.75; Texas steers, $3 ®4> Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 3,200 shipments. I,ooth The market was Hull and lower; common to fair. $2®2.75; medium to good, $2.85 ®3.75; choico $3.6094.10. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Beeves—Receipts, 1,100 of which 44 car-load go to British markets: 26 carloads to the city trade, all consigned to slaughterers direct; dressed beef, fair, $9.50; common to good city, $9.75® 10. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 2,C00. Market was fair and prices steady; extremes, $3.25®5.62 1 4 IP cwt. for sheep; $4.75®6.25 I* cwt for lambs; dressed mutton firm at s6®B; dressed lambs $7 a l>. Hogs—Receipts. 3,400. Market nominally steady at $1.20® 4.60 & cwt. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23.—The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle—Receipts. 415. The market was steady: export cattle. $5.10®5.20; good tochoice shipping steers, $4.50®4.90: common to medium, $3.85®4.40: stockers and feeders, SJ. 60®4; native cows, $2.75®3.50. Hogs—Receipts, 6,500. The market opened 10c higher, but closed weak; sales were made at $1.05® 4.30. Sheep—Receipts, 570. Tho market was active; fair to good muttons, $2.50®3. ST. LOUIS. Doc. 23.—Cattle Receipts, 300; shipments, 400. Only a local trade done at previous prices. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 1,700: shipments, 800. The market w’as steady; common to medium sheep. $2.25®3; choice, $3.2594.25; fancy sheep, $5 25.50. Hogs Receipts, 9.900: shipments. 1,900. The market was active and firm; light hogs. $4®4.15; packing, $4.10 ®4.25; heavy, $4.15®4.30. EAST LIBERTY, Doc. 23. Cattle Receipts, 615; shipments. 1,176. Market slow and unchanged. Hogs—Receipts, 1.300; shipments. 6,000. The market was slow; Pfiiiadelphias $4.35®4 40; Yorkers, $4.20 ® 4.30. Sheep—Koceipts, 2,600; shipments, 5.000. The market was demoralised and 25c off from yesterday’s prices. CINCINNATI. Dec. 23.—Hoes firm; common and light; $3.402*4.40: packing and butchers’, $1.25 ® 4.00. Receipts, 7,800; shipments, 630. MILWAUKEE, Doc. 23.—Hogs higher at s4® 4.40. MARKETS BY TELKUKAJPUL Produce Markets* CHICAGO. Dec. 23.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat in good demand: offerings tree and the advance of yesterday was not sustained; the supply showed an inereiise of 1 910.000 bu., which caused a decline of then rallied and fluctuated; elosed 3fjc under yesterday. ISaleb ranged: December. 71 3 $® 71V*.. cioßed at 71 & e®713ic; January, 713i®72 J 4c, cloned at 72c; February, 72 ha ® 73c, closed at72%c;

May. 785 fl ®79iQc. closed at 78 7 8C: No. 2 Chicago spring. 71 1 0®71%c, closed at 7 No. 3 Chicago spring, 59 ®6oigc; No. 2 red, 73c; No. 3 red, 60® 01c. Corn quiet; a lower range of prices was established; all the year declined l 3 4c. and closod at 1 3 8c under yesterday; January, closed *4O lower; May "nehanged. 8 ales ranged: Cash. 35 1 2®35%c. closed at 3;>syc; all the year, 35*2®36*2C, closed at 35*80; January, 34%®35 1 40, closed at 35 February, 34 1 2®34 7 qc. closed at 34%c; May. 3738®37%c, closed at 375hc. Oats dull and unchanged. Saies ranged: Cash, December and January, 24%c; February, 25c; May, 28*8®28 1 4C, closed at 28 J 4C. Rye nominally unchanged at 52c. Barley in fair demand at 50c. Flaxseed steady at $1.30. Pork, tbo demand is active and^ prices have advanced 20®25e over yesterday s closing prices. Saies rangel: Cash. sll.lO JaQuar y* sll. lQ*} 11.20, closed at. sll.lO ® ,’,75* February, $11.15®11.35, closed at $11.2212® 11.25; March. at,511.35® 11. Lard in good demand and opened .05® 10c higher, then receded .05®.(>7130; closed steady. Sales ranged: Cash 6.67!2®6.75c: T ' ber, 6.62i2®6.05c; January, 6.67 I TTCyo eloped Mftrch ' closed at 4 m ® ats l n / air shoulders, Hloa/fl£ 5 i H h “ nnbß -, O ' 7o ' o '.-< ‘5cT short clear, lhe "l 8 OOO^uShipments—Flour, 10,000 oris; bu- rve s t.,***) 60: corn. 67.000 bu; oats. 45,000 boar ' bu; bariev, 31.000. Ou the afternoon n fv 7 vi^^ cAsier; declined *8 ® Corn steady; j year advanced 19c- Oats firm; December and 'Ja.'mr&ry advrjaeed Pork lower; declined 5 ®7 I sc. i-'ai a quiet and unchanged. , XEW YORK. Dec. 23.—Flour firm receipts, 8,000 mis; exports, 1.400 brls; common to good extra. $2.60 ®3.25. Wheat—Spot a shade stronger; options a shade lower; receipts. 20,000 bu; exports. 56,000 bu; No. 2 spring, 82*30; ungraded red, 67®83c; No. 3 red, 76hjc; No. 2 red, 81% ®B3c; ungraded white, 78c; No. 2 red, January, sales of 728,000 bn at 80i2®80 7 Bc, elosingat 80%o; February, sales of 1,496,000 bu at 82 3 4®83 l ec, elosingat 82 7 8 c : March, sales of 376.000 buat 85*ec; April, sales of 176.000 bu at 87*4c. closing at 87*8c; May. sales of 464,000 bu at 88 3 4 ® 89*40, closing at 89c: June, sales of 64.000 bu at 894* <z-90c. cldSififc at 90c. Corn— Spot lots l®l l uc lower: options firm; receipts, 86.000 bu: exports, 10,000 bu; ungraded, 47®51c; No. 3. 4834®49c; steamer. 48*4®51c; special January. 4f)c; special Marco 40 7 8C; steamer white. 49c; steamer yellow, 49c; No. 2. December, 52®54 1 8 < l closing at 53c; January, 48'®48 1 3c. closing at 48*4C: Feb ruary, 4t 7 8©47*40. closing at 47*80; March, 46%® 47c, closing at 47©: May, 46^8®46 %c, closing at 46 3 4 c. Oats a shade better; receints. 14,000 bu: exports, none; No. 2 mixed. 32®34*4C; white, 34® 37c. Hay quiet. Sugar dull and nominal: refined steady; C. extra C, 4 : V®sc; mold A. cutloaf and crushed, 6*30. Molasses steady; New Orleans. 40 ©s2c. Rice tirra. Petroleum firm; United certificates, lb r> se; refined, S Tallow dull. Eggs quiet. Pork quiet. Beef dull. Cut meats nominal; long-clear middles. 6*30. Lard 4'®6 points higher; : closed with the advance partly lost: Western step m. spot lots, 7c: December. 7.00®7.09c: January. 7.01 ®7.05c; February, 7.05®7.09c; March, 7.13® 7.18 c; May, 7.25 c. Butter quiet. Cheese quiet, Lead dull. Others unchanged. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23.—Flour unchanged. Wheat active; opened steady, declined *4c, then advanced, and closed above yesterday; No. 2 red, TO 1 !!© 80c cash. 79hJ®80h>c December. 80®81c January. 81^®82 l ac February. 873* May, closing at outside prices. Cori^lower and inactive; No. 2 mixed. 33ki®33 3 4c cash. 33 3 December, 3214® 32 1 2c January, 32 1 3®32 8 gc Februarj'. 33 J 4c Ma:ch, 34 7 8©35c May. Oals higher for cash; options very slow; 2554®26 1 4C cash; 2.8 : %c May. Rye dull at_47e bid. Barley dull; prime to fancy Northern. 50® 75c. Lead dull at 3.37 hie. Butter unchanged. Eggs lower at 24c. Flaxseed firm at $1.32. Ilav unchanged. Bran unchanged. Corn-meal firm at $2. Whisky steady at $1.12. Provisions firm, higher aud active. Pork. $11.30® 11 J>6. Bulk meats — Long clear ribs, 5.70 c; short ribs, 5.80 c; short clear, 6.U5e;-short- ribs for February sold at 6®6.05c. Ba- : con—Long clear. (.62 l i>c: short rib sides, (.75c: short clear, 6.85®7c. Lard higher at 6.55 c. Receipts— Flour. 2,000 brls; wheat, 22,000 bu; corn. 85.000 bu; oat-3. 14.000 bu: rye. none; barley, 3.000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 5,000 brls; wheat. U.OOO bu; ! corn, 17.000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu; ryo, none: barley, none. Afternoon Board—Wheat easier; No. 2 red. 81 *B© January, 82 i 4®82 1 iJC February. .May. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, 33 J3 8© December. February, 35c May. Oats firmer at 28 3 a®284ic. BALTIMORE, De**,. 23.—Flour quic but steady, 1 except a decline of 25c on Howard street standard and Western family. Wheat—^Western, higher and linn.- No. 2 winter red. snot, 79 R 3®79 3 4c; December, 79%®79 7 60: January. 80L February, 81 s 4 ©B2c; March, 83'V®*S4c: May. 87^©88c. Corn — Western steady and firm: Western mixed, snot. 47 December. 47 1 £®480; January. 46 1 8®-U> February, 45 ©46c; stoamor. 45 J 2 bid. t>ats tii*m j but quiet; Western white. 34 ©36c: Western mixed, 32 ®33 s sc. live quiet at HO ©62c. Provisions quiet. M-esfi pork, $12.75. Bulk meats Shoulders and, ; clear-i-ib sides, packed, tic aud 7c. Bacon—Shoulders. J 7Me: elear-riu sides. Hams. 11 3 i ®1 2 3 .jc. liard : —Refined, B*4c,. Copper—Refined lower and dull at 10*%®llc. Whisky steady at sl.lß® 1.19. Other articles unchanged. Freights to Livernooi ner steamer ‘steady; cotton, 15-Old: flour, Is Od: grain, i Receipts—Flour. 6.200 brls; wheat. 98.000 bu; corn, j 02.000 bu; oats. 4.000 bu; rye, 100 bu. PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 23.—Flour quiet. Wheat l firm; No. 2 red. December. 78 1 4.®783|c: January, f 79®79V-; February, Marcli. 83® ‘ 83 1 4C. Corn—Spot and December So. 2 mixed wanted by shippers; prices advanced hie, and closed Cjo | higher; No. 3 low mixed. 45 1 £C: No. 3 yellow, 47c: steamer No. 3 yellow, 47hj®48c: No. 2 mixed. l>e- ; cember. 48 ©soc; January. 47®47 February, 4'6 1 4 j ®46 l ue; March. 4<>®46 1 2C* Oats quioi; rejected white. 31 No. 3 white, 33Ljc; No. 2 white, 34 ® 3482 c. Eggs firm: Western extras, 28®30c. Petroleum quiot< refined-. 73ic. Other articles tin changed. Rocoints—Flour. 5,000 brls; wheat, 15,000 bu: corn, 20,000 bu: oat.s. 4.000 bu. Shipments —Wheat. 35,000 ou; corn. 2,000 bu: oats. 7.000 bu. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 23 —Flour steady and in j fair demand. Wheat steady: No. 2 Milwaukee, spring cash, 70He; December. 70 3 40: January, 70February. 7182 c. Corn scarce and unchanged; No. 3.37 c. Oats steady-, No. 2 white, 27® 2Be. Rve scarce and firm; No. 1,52 c; No. 2, 50 J t>c. Barley in good demand; No. 2 spring, 51 ©sl tjc; No. 3 spring, quiet at 45c. Provisions advancing. Mess pork. $11.15 for cash and January; $11.25 for February. Liard — Prime steam, 6.67 c cash and December. 6.700 January. Receipts—Flour, 14,000 oris; wheat. 181 000 bu; corn. 17.000 bu. Shipments—Flour 22,000 tris.wheat, 930 bn; corn, 8,500 i.ir. TOLEDO. Dee. 23.—Wheat steady but quiet; No. 2 red. cash and December. 69bid; January, 695gc; February, 71c bid, 71 3 8<‘ asked; May. 76c; No. 2 soft, 76V©77L2c. Cbm dull; No. 2. cash, 39*40: all the year. 39c bid; January. 87%© asked; May. 38c. Oats dull: No. 2 mixed, cash and all the year. 27c; May. 80hie asked. Clover-seed quiet; prime, cash, $4.30; December, SL. 25 bid; February, $1.35 bid. Receipts—Wheat. 13.000 nti: corn, 7,000 bu; oats, none. Shipments—Wheat, 12,000 bu; corn, 15,000 bu; oats. 2.000 bu.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23 —Cotton in good demand; middling Uplands. 5 15*166; middling Oi-leans. 6 1 -16d; sales. 12 000 bales; snectnation and exoort, 2.000 oaties: American, 9 760 bales. BreadstufEs— Wheat. No. 1 California. 6* 10d®7s 2d. Corn, new Western mixed. 5s fid. Spirits turpentine. 235. Yarns and fabrics at Manee3ter—Cloth quiet: yarns; steady. Receipts for the past three days—Wheat. 200.000 centals; ATfterierin, 185,000 centals; American corn, 59,300 centals. CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.—Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat stronger; No. 2 winter rod. cash 75c. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed. 40c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed.. 28c. Rye quiet; No. 2 mixed. 54Lj®55c. Barley dull aud unchanged. Provisions—Mess pork firm at $11.50. Lard firm at 6.70®6.72 1 2c. Bulk meats firm, not higher. steady and unchanged. Whisky dull and nominal. Butter firm: extra Northwestern creamery, 33 3>34c; dairy, 16® 18c. LOUISVILLE, Doc. 23. —Wheat quiet; No. 2 rod 73c. Corn—No. 2 mixed. 39c; No. 2 white 40e. Oats —No. 2 mixed Western. 2HLjfe. Provisions steady. Bacon nomiva!. Mess nork $12.50. Bulk meats— Shoulders, sc; clear ribs, 5 7 ac: clear sides, 6%?. Hams— Sugar-cured lOfyc. liacon—Shoulders, Lard—Prime leaf, Shjc. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 62.—Flour in good demand: choice. $3.75 fancy, $1®4.10. Coramoal higher at $2.35. Provisions—Mess pork higher at $11.62 I sl. Hams—Sugar-cured at lc. Coffee in fair demand and unchanged. Sugar firm. Molasses firm and unchanged. Rice firmer; ordinary to prime. 4 1 2®5 1 2 t J KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23.—fl Tie Commercial Indicator rooorts: Wheat steady: No. 2 red. cash, 52c: January, 52 I *®s2ri?c: May. Corn lower; No. 2 ca*;h. 27c; January. 26L>c; February. 26®264jC; May, 27 1 3®27 7 ec. Oftta dull and nominal. . Oil#*. BRADFORD. Dec. 22.—The orndeoil market was slightly firmer, wilfi a small advance. Total National Transit and Tidewater rmis yesterday, not reported. Total shipments. KOJ>7S brls. Cliarters. 27.302 brls. Clearances, 4,472,000 brls. National Transit Cpmnanv certificates opened at 74 hjjc. and closed at 75%c; highest price during the day, 76c; lowest pricG, 74 OIL CITY. Doc. 23.—The market opened with National Transit Company certificates at 74%c: highest price, 76c; lowert price, 71ksc. and closed at 7u Sales to-day aggregated brls. Clearances, 0.314.000 bns. Ruils, 71.053 hrl. Shipments, 184.615 brs. Charters, 27.302 brls. Oil City Oil Exchange stock, S4OO per share bid, $450 asked. PITTSBURG, Dec. 23 —The petroleum market was dull; United nine-line certificates opened at 74$*c, declined to 74hac, advanced to 76c, and closed at 76 m Cotton. GALWiSTON, Dec-. 23 —Cotton firm; middling, lOhic: receipts, 1,800 lihles: exports CoAstwisrt, 4.200 bales; sales, 595 bales; stock on hand, 55,000 bales. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Cbtton aniet; middling, 11 *8 <011380; futures barely.steady; December, 11.01 c;

Jauuary, 11.10 c; February, 11.09 c; March. 11.21 c; April. 11.33 c; May. 11.44 c; June, 11.56 c; July, 1i.67c; August, 11.77 c; September, 11.45 c. NLAV ORLEANS, Doc. 23.—Cotton strong; middling 10 516 c: net receipts, 21,685 bales; exports to Great Britain. 15.480 bales; continent 5,250 bales; sains. .9.000 bales; stock on hand, 393,155 bales. MEMPHIS, Dec. 23.—Cotton steady; middling 10 3-16 c; receipts 3,365 bales; shipments, 2.205 bales; stock on hand, 187,720 bales; sales, 2,700 bales. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.—Cotton firm: middling, 10 J 4C; sales. 2,300 bales; receipts, 4.000 bales; shipments, 3,600 bales; stock on hand, 47,900 bales. CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.—Cotton strong and higher; middling, lO^e. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.—Cotton firm; middling. 101 4°. _ Dry Goodii NEW YORK. Dec. 23.—Exports of domestic cottons for the expired portion <?f the year. 160,000 packages. against 163.050 packages for the corresponding 1 time last year. The general market has been quiet in • demand, with no new business of any importance. Coflee. NEW YORK. Dec. 23.—Coffee—Snot lots dull; options more active; sales were made of 23,750 bags: January, 8.08 c .; February, 8.20 c; March, 8.30® 8.35 c; April, 8.45 c; May, 8.55 c. Wool. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23.—W00l firmer; combing and delaine, coarse, 81®33c-. Canada washed combing, 30®32c; Oregon, 21®28c. Real Estate Transfers. Instruments filed for record in the Recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twentv-four hours ending at 5 o’clock p. M., Dee. 23, 1884, as furuished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room No. 3, AUtna Building: Minerva L. Tarltn and husband to Frederick T. Fahnley ot- al., lot 166 in Noble’s subdivision of outlots 45, 50, 55, *56 and 61 in Indianapolis $2,600.00 Charles B. Robinson and wife to John W. Ray, lot 4 in block 157 in Brightwood. 10.00 William W. Baker aud wife to Barbara McCoy, lot 15 in Dobson & Hornaday a addition to New Augusta 325.00 William Wallace, receiver, to John Kelleher, lots 41. 42 and 43 in J. IC. Sharpe s addition to Indianapolis 225.00 Conveyances, 4; consideration $3,160.00 Danger from Impure Water on Farms. New York Tribune. It is astonishing how careless even intelligent and well educated people are in respect to dangers from impure water. I have seen wells sunk not over thirty feet deep in barnyards from which stock got their drink, and families who drew supplies from wells not 100 feet, distance from filthy yards. J remember that Mr. Geddes once stated that the water in a certain well was found to be very deleterious in consequence of impurities filtering into the soil from filthy rubbish lying on the ground more than 1.000 feet away from the well! This drained into a vein of water a considerable depth below the surface, and this vein was tho spring which fed the well. By inattention to sanitary measures, the moment our watering places become tolerably populated, fevers, dyphtheria aud other diseases are generated. Some of my friends got sick at these resorts in the summer, and some of the attacks proved fatal. To dwellers in towns the danger from the sources mentioned is great and ever present, but in the larger places considerable attention is given by the authorities to sanitary measures. In the country no such care can be given to preserving the health of the people. They must depend upon their own efforts, their own watchfulness, and their own knowledge of the sources of danger and the means to be adopted for avoiding the risks incurred. Unfortunately a knowledge of the measures that should be adopted does not always lead to prompt and efficient action. Not a few comparatively well-to-do families in the country continue using, day after day, and year after year, water from sources they have good reason lor believing are impure. The custom of permitting live stock to depend for almost their entire sup ply of water upon stagnant pools, is almost universal in prairie regions This has been cne, aud the principal cause of the inferiority of the butter made in such regions. Farmers’ wives, noted in the East as successful makers of “giltedge” butter, found that in their new homes on the plains of Kansas, Nebraska, lowa and Illinois, they could not make butter lit for a human be ; ing to eat. That which was produced ! sold for prices far below the figures that a really ! good article would have brought, thus reducing considerably the income from the farms of those ; States. There is good reason for believing that the use of stagnant water has promoted if it did not induce the ravages of epidemic diseases among swine, and that it has caused the of hundreds of cattle from what is popularly known as milk sickness. Those diseases have cost the farmers of the West millions of dollars. While it is not certain that they could have been prevented by furnishing to the stock an ample supply of pure water, it is more than likely that drinking-water swarming with minute organisms, as stagnant water usually is, has had much to do with causing the maladies.

Culture of Celery. Correspondence Vick’s Monthly. I am a farmer’s wife, with a natural liking for all good vegetables, and if the “glide mon’ : cannot get time to care for them, I do myself, with some help. For several years 1 have tried to raise celer} 7 , and have at last succeeded in rais ing the best I ever saw. At first I had it set out in tho garden, but in never grew tall enough to admit of blanching, so 1 adopted the practice of taking it up and putting it into barrels in the cellar late in tne fall, and waited for new sprouts to grow. After a while 1 found that the plants while young need plenty of water, p.nd more than they could get so far from the house. I raise the plants in a hot-bed, sowing the seeds in April, and like the dwarf kinds best. For two years 1 have used Turner’s incomparable dwarf white. Fresh seods are indispensable. About the middle of July I have a trench made near the house, where we can throw all of our cleau waste water. The trench is about twenty inches deep and two feet wide. Into this is put well-rotted manure to the depth of four or five inches; then covered with about four inches of soil. The plants are set in two rows, six inches apart and the plants about four or five inches apart In this way the two rows can be blanched by drawing the soil up on each side and pushing it fhrongh between tho plants. I use a small trowel, doing that part of the work myself, getting the man to loosen the dirt and draw it near the rows. Care must bo taken to hold the stalks close together while the dirt is being heaped around them. We commence using early, and in November have the remainder put in the cellar. We have dirt thrown ii. through a cellar window and plant the roots firmly, watering them about once a month. The plants’are in fine condition all winter long. When brought to the table the celery is perfectly delicious," and many of tho stalks measure over two inches across. A decoration intended for tho panel of a door is of satin with real peacock’s feathers glued or sewed upon it. Black satin forms a handsome and effective background. The True Way to Cure Corns, Apply Dr. Wing’s great Com and Bunion Remedy every night and morning for three days. Druggists, 25c, and Browning & Sloan. "WALTER I’. DAVIS & CO.,' COMMISSION 11 \v. Front street, CINCINNATI. Grain, Flour, Provisions, Dried Fruit, Beans, Eggs and COUNTRY PRODUCE. solicited. CM AS. H. CUMMINGS, GRAIN, Commission anil Slipping llordiant, 307 WALNUT ST., PUtUADKhPHtA. PA. EZEKIEL DUNWOODY & CO.. Flour, Grain, Seeds, etc., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Nos. 1909 and 1911 Market street. PHILADELPHIA.

RAILWAY TIME-TABLE. [TRAINS RUN by CENTRAL STANDARD TIMB.J Trains marked thus. r. c., reclinlnzchilro\r; tku*. b., sleeper; thus, p.. parlor car: tuns, h.. hotel car. Bee-Line, C., C., C. & Indianapolis. Depart—New York and Boston Express, daily, s, 4:ooam Dayton, Springfield and New York Express, c. c. 10:10 am Anderson and Michigan E xpress .11:15 am Wabash and Muueio Express 5:55 pm New York and Boston, daily s., ©. c. 7:15 pm BRIGHTWOOiP niviaro.vr Daily 4:00 am 2:20 pel Daily 6:15 am 3:30 pg LaUy 10:10 am 5:25 pm Daily 11:15 am 7.15 pa* Amve—Louisville. New Orleans and St. Louis Express, daily, s 6:40 am Wabash, Ft. Wayne and Muncio Express 10:45 am Benton Harbor and Anderson Express.... 2:20 pm Boston, Indianapolis aud Southern Express 6:00 pm New York and St. Louis Express, daily, s 10:35 pm Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg. Depart—New York, Philadelphia. Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg Express, daily, s 4:25 am Dayton and Columbus Express, except Sunday 10:45 am Richmond Accommodation 4:00 pm Now York, Philadelphia. Washington, Baltimore 'and Pittsburg Express, daily, s., h 4:55pm Dayton Express, except Sunday... 4:55pm Arrive—Richmond Accommodation, except Sunday 9:40 un New, York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore anp Pittsburg Express, daily 11:37 am Columbus and Dayton Express, except Suuday 4:35 pm New York. Philadelphia. Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg Express, daily 10:20 pm Dayton Express, daily, except Sunday * 10:20 pen CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KOKOMO, P., C. A hT. U B. R. Depart—Louisville and Chicago Express, p. c 11:15 am Louisville and Chicago Fast Express. daily, s 11:00 pm Arrive—Chicago and Louisville Fast Express, daily, s 3:59 am Chicago and Louisville Express, p. c 3:35 m Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago. CINCINNATI DIVISION. Depart—Cincinnati and Florida Fast Liue, daily, s. and c. c 4:00 *% Cincinnati, Rushvilie and Columbus Accommodation 11 :G5 am Cincinnati and Louisville Mail, p. 0. 3:45 pm Cincinnati Accommodation, daily.. 6:55 am Arrive—lndianapolis Accommodation, daily 11:05am Chicago and St. Louis Mail. p. c... 11:50am ludiunapolis Accommodation 6:20 pm Chicago, aud Bt. Louis Fast Line, daily, s. and c. c 10:45 jh CHICAGO DIVISION. Dopart—Chicago and Rock Island Express.. 7:10 Chicago Fast Mail, p. c 12:10 pm Western Express 4:55 Chicago, Pdoria aud Burlington Fast Line, daily, s., r. c 11:20pm Arrive—Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line. daily, c. c. ands 3:35 am Lafayette Accommodation 10.55 tn Cincinnati and Louisville Mail, p. c. 3:30 jttat Cincinnati Accommodation 6:12 mn.

Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis, Depart—Cincinnati* Dayton & Toledo 4:09 wr* Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and New York 10:45 Oonuersville Accommodation 4:25 Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and. New \ r ork Express 6:35 rrt Amve—Conuersville Accommodation 8:30 Cincinnati. Peoria and St. Jjouis — 1 l:&9x Cincinnati Accommodation 5:09 Cincinnati, Peoria and St. Loui*—lo:4* Vandalia Line. Depart—Mail Train 7:UVaa* Day Express, daily. p„ h 13:5;Y*<ar Teno Haute Accommodation 4:09 *. Pacific Express, daily, s 10:45 pas Arrive —New York Express, daily, 3:59 um Jndianapolie Mail and Acoom 10:Oo ..mi Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line 3:3<* New York Express, daily, h 4: Wabash, St. Louis A Pacific. Depart—Detroit and Chicago Mail 7:15 ;ur Toledo, Fort VVav.ie, Grand RapMs and Michigan Express 2:1.”: Detroit Express, daily, s 7:0* : 1 *> Detroit through coach on C., St. I* & P. Expross 11:00 Arrive—Detroit Express, daily, s 8:00 au Pacific Express 1 l:3o :,m Detroit and Chicago Mail 8:55 (uat Detroit through coach on C., St. L. A-P. Express 4:69 arm Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis. Depart—Southern Express, daily, s*. 4:10 Louisville and Madison Express.p.c 8:15 *3. Louisville and Madison Mail, p. 0.. 3:50 pr Louisville Express, daily 6:45 pin Arrive—lndianapolis and Madison Mail 9:45 xa* Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Express, daily, p 10:45 New York and Northern Fast Express, r. c 7:00 ym* St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit Fast Une, daily, n 10:45 v** Indiana, Bloomington & Western. PKOItTA DIVISION. Depart—Pacific Express and Mail 7i29um Kansas and Texas Fast Line, r. c.. 5:05 pj Burlington and Rock Island Express, daily, r. c. anil a 11:10 jha Arrive—Eastern and Southern Express, daisy, r. c. ands 3:so xm Cincinnati Special, r. c 11:05am Atlantic Express and Mail 6:30 pat ST. LOUIS DIVISION. Depart—Mooreficld Accommodation 6:30 Mail and Day Express 8:05 m* Night Express, daily, r. c 11:05pat Arrive—Night Express, daily, r. c 3:55 va Wail and Day Express. 6:09 fx Moorefield Accommodation 6:10 pa EASTERN DIVISION. Depart—Eastern Express Mail, daily, s., r. c. 4:20 am I>ay Express 11:45 **n Atlantic Express, daily, s. and c. c.. 7:10 p* Arrive—Pacific Express, daily, s. and 0.c... 6:55v* Western Express 4:45pw Burlington and Rock Island Express, daily, s. and r. c 10:35 pat Indianapolis & St. Louis. Depart—Day Express, daily, c.. c 7:loam Paris Express 3:sopm Boston and St. Louis Express, p... 6:25 pm New York and St. Louis Express, daily, s. and c. c 10:55 pm Arrive—New York aud Boston Express, daily, c. c 3:45 am Jjocal Passenger, p 9:soam Indianapolis Express 3:lspm Day Express, c. c., daily 6.25 pm Indianapolis & Vincennes. Depart—Mail and Cairo Express 8:15 am Vincennes Accommodation 4.00 pm Arrive—Vincennes Accommodation 10:40 am Mail and Cairo Express , 6:30 pm Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway. (Over the Bee-line.). Depart—lndianapolis and Grand Rapids Ex. 4:00 ana Michigan Express 11:15 am Louisville and Wabash Express... 5:55 pm Arrive—Wabash and Indianapolis Ex press.. 10:45 am Cincinnati and Louisville Express. 2:20 pm Indianapolis and St. Louis Express. 10:35 pm Louisville, New Albany &. Chicago. (Michigan and Grand Rapids Lino.) Depart—Michigan City Mail I - ; 4.> pm Frankfort Accommodation.. 5:00 pm Michigan City Night Ex., daily, 5...11:20 pm Arrive—lndianapolis Night Ex., daily, s 3:35 am Indianapolis Accommodation 10:00 am Indianapolis Mail 3:1 •> r>m

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