Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1885 — Page 6

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THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK Designated United State# Depository. .Corner Room Odd-£ellowa*J fall. Theo. P. Haughey. Pres't. 11. Latham CasVr FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL HONE IT AND STOCKS. The New York Market Ajuitp Active, and Isetter Pricf# Prevail. New York, Jan. 29.—Money easy at 1 £IJ per cent; offered at the close at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 41 @6 percent Sterling exchange weaker: sixty days, $4,831; eight, H- 87. Governments generally firm. Sales of $20,000 fours are reported at 122. Kail ways fir 41. State securities dulh The stock market was moi;e active to day than for any previous day fox a week, and the dealings throughout were attendetj with much spirit. There were a few slight reactions at intervals, and a decline took place of U por cent, in Northern Pacific preferred, to 30.}, but the general course of prices was upward, and an advance of J to 3| .per cent, was established. The anthracite eoal stacks were the most prominent features of speculation throughout the day, and the ■econd greatest in the improvement. Os these, Ijackawanna attracted the most attention, and tone s*, to 89s, on a business of 140,610 •hares, out of a total for the whole list of 312.388 •hares. Delaware <fc Hudson advanced 65, to 71 i; Jersey Central, 2, to 35, and Morris, Essen 2, to 117. The sharp advances in theso stocks received an impetus from the increased demand for coal and the advance in prices by the Penn •ylvanja Coal Company of 50 cents per ton, and also from the prospect that this action would be followed by other companies. Tho next largest advance was in Manhattan Consolidated, which rose 2, to 70. The general market was firm, hut did not move up much uutii the last hour of business, when the demand foi; •toeks was more widely distributed, aud there} uras a riso of jto ljj per cent.—the Vanderbilts, the grangers and the Pacific stocks figuring con apicuoiisly in the activity and the improvement The recommendation of a 3 per cent sixtyyear funding scheme for the Pacific roads by the Senate judiciary committee, the restoration of •astbound freight rates at Chicago, St liOuis and other Western points, and a reduction in tho Bank of England rate of discount, which started a demand for stocks for London account during the afternoon, all tended to stimulate the upward movement, which was also, assisted by free purchases to caver ‘‘short” contracts. Transactions, 312.000 shares, to wit: 141,000 I*ackawanna, 14,000 Lake Shore, 22,000 Northwestern. 13,000 New York Central. 45,000 St. Paul, 19,000 Union Pacific, 10,000 Western. Union, 17,000 Northern Pacific preferred. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Spercent. bonds 101'1 Lake Shore 61 %. (mited Staten 4%s U2Yi Louisville A Nashville 23%; United Slates new in... 121% Louisville & N. Alb’y- 17,% Pacific 6h of s."> 125 Mar. A (’in. lata prof dlO Central Pacific lsts...Uo IMiar. <fc (in. seiwmde ... 5 Erie seconds .'>4%; Mem. & Charleston 27.% Lehigh <fc W’k’b’eofd 87.% Michigan Central 64 Louisiana consols 73%JMin. A St. Louis II Missouri 6a 10! iMin. & St. L. pref’d..., -6 ot. Joe 116 ’ M issouri Pacific 94% It. P. AS. C. Ista 117 I Mobile A Ohio 7% Tennessee 6, old 42>i} Morris & Essex 01F<1...118%. Tennessee 6s. new 425 t, Naahville Jt Chat. S3 Texas Pac. I’d grants 33 (New. Jersey Central .. 34% T. P. ltio Urande 52%iNorfolk AW. pref 20 Union Pacific firsts,..! I 1.%i Northern Pacific 16 U. P. land grants 108 (Northern Pac. prefd, 37% g. P. sinking fund ...117%Chic. & Northw 9U Virginia sis 38 0, *N. prof’d 126 Va. con.ex-mat. coup 37.% New York Central ... 87% Virginia deferred 5%.0hi0 Central I*4 Express 133 .'Ohio & Mississippi 17% Allegheny Cental 5l. ;qgerred— 63, Altoi^A TCTre Hants. 19 .Ontario <t Western v 72 11. prerd; 82 Oregon Navigation.... <il% American Express 90 Oregon & TrauscmitT 11% B. 0., R. & N 61 (Oregon Improvement 24% Canada Pacific 39 {Pacific Mail 64% Canada Southern 29 ’Panama 98 Central Pacific 28% Peoria. l>. St E 1234 Chesapeake ,Vohio... 6% Pittsburg 133 C. ft (). pref’d lsts 10 Pullman Palace Car..,l) 1 C, &O. seconds 6 Reading 16% Chicago & Alton 131 Rock Island 108 C.A A. pref’d H 7 Ist. L. Sc San Finn I 4%, B. A Q 118.%:5t. L. Si S. F. pref’d. 36% Chi.. St. L. AN. O .... 83 St. Ij. Sr S F. let* pf dBO C., St. L. & P 7..%U’., M. ASt P 72% C., St. L. St P. pref’d. 16 O,M. & St, P. pref’d, 103% C„ . A 0 24 ! St. Paul M. Sc M 83 Sleveland A Columb’s 32 St. Paul A Omaha 26;% elaware Sc Hudson... 71% St. P A O’. pref’d 661-4 Bel.. Lack. Jfc West... 89%'Texas Pacific 12% Denver A Rio Graudo 8 (Union Pacific 49,% Brie 12% U. 3. Express 60% Brie nref’d 23 Wab., St. L. A P 4 East Tennessee 3 Wab., Ht. L. A P pf’d 12% last Tennessee pref’d 5%j Wells A Fargo Exp 106 Fort Wayne 123%] W. U. Telegraph 58 Bannihal & St. Joe ... 38%'Homestake 9% H A St. Joe pref’d... 88% Iron Silver Harlem 192 Ontario 17% Houston A Texas 20 Quicksilver 3 Illinois Central 122-Jfi Quicksilver preferred. 25 i., B. B VY 12%ionth Pacific ansae A Texas l6%;Sutro Lake Erie A Western, 12% ( Foreign Money and Stock Market. LoNdon, Jan. 29 —5 p. rt.—Government bonds— Consols for money, 99 15-16; account, 99 15-16; United States four-ar.d-a-balfs, 1153a. Railroad Bonds—Canadian Pacific, 140*8: ex. dividend Erie seconds. 55*$; Illinois Central, 123 7 g; Milwaukee & St. Paul, 74*$: New York Central, 89*4- Bank of England rate reduced to 4 per cent. Paris, Jan. 29.—Rentes, 79f 87*2C. TRADE AND COMMERCE. Business Unfavorably Affected by the Severe Winter Weather In Indiana. Indianapolis, Jan. 29. Drifting snows ami severe cold weather, have for two or three days past more or less delayed the movement of both passenger and freight trains, more especially the latter. This in turn has acted as a check upon trade in nearly all departments. But with the coming of reasonable wintor weather for this section indications are favorable so a general improvement in trade, as cereals will likely move more freely than at any time since harvest However, the speculation In wheat has been halting for some days past, and the export movement has slackened; but the price is far from having relapsed to the point from which it began to improve, and moderate concessions would stimulate tlio European demand, which, moreover, is at present sensitive and may increase at present figures. The movement eastward from interior points continues fair. The flour market is hardly as strong as last week, yet in better shape than for months preceding tho new year. The Boston Journal, excellent authority, says: ‘‘The flour market presents a very firm front, but the busi ness of the week has been comparatively light. This is, in a great degree, owing to the very firm views of Western millers, who very generally are willing to place flour at any concession. Dealers also hesitate to purchase choice flour at an advance of 75 cents to $1 per barrel from the lowest point a few weeks ago, aud aro working off old stocks without replenishing them. It ap H71(l not*pears to us that nouns iw 11 IfUtfV •• | f withstanding the tenor of recent advices from abroad,that prices will continue to advance, with now and then a drawback. The consumption of wheftt flour in Europe has largely increased, and at homo the low prices have largely increased the demand for the South, and have also led to a large consumption in Eastern markets. Tho winter wheat has beon more or lsss injured by alternate freezing and thawing weather, and is in a rfiuch poorer condition than at this time last Jear. We shall have no such crop in 1885 as we ad in 1884, and before next harvest we are sat iefied that we shall see a higher range of prices than are now current. From the present outlook it will even pay farmers to hold on to their wheat, as there is a fair prospect of better prices later in tho season. The acreage is less, the crop is less promising, and, although foreign markets eoutinue to resist any advance, it is sure to come during tho year, especially when wo consider that wheat flour is lower now than for many years. Local iy there is no change in quotations calling for special comment GRAIN. Tho local market was rather tame to-day. Dealers bid witli caution, the fact that Eastbound rates were ordered restored having for tho tirae being toned down their ideas. The tbiard of Trade Price Current savs of wheat:

“A shade duller and lower than yesterday. Futures weak and uninviting. Receipts wretchedly light.” We quote: No. 2 Mediterranean o. t 87 No. 3 Mediterranean ®. t 86 No. 2 redo, t 84 No. 3 red o. t 77 Corn—Steady as to quotations; ail offerings finding ready purchasers at top quotations. Futures dull. We quote: No. 2 white,f o. b 41 *2 No. 3 white, o. t 40 Yellow, o. t. 40*3 High mixed a. t. 39*3 Rejected, mixed o. t 38*3 Rejected h. m., p. t.. 39^ Rejected No. 2 white, o. t, 40 Sound ear o. t 39 White sound car, o. t 41 January, o. t 39 Oats—Firm, scarce and in good demand. W© quote: No. 2 white o. t 32 Light mixed o. t 31 Mixed, o. t 30 Rye—No. 2 dull; t*sc bid. Bran—Firm; sl3 bid; no sellers. GRAIN IN STORK. Jan. 29, 1885. Wheat, j Corn. Oats. Rye. Elevator A 31,200 j 9,000 163.400 900 Elevator B 15.000, GOO ‘ 4,100 300 Capital Elevator! 25.000; Elevator D j 18,000 Total 71,700i 9,600; 85,500 1,200 Correspond day j last ye;r.. 41.000 32.000 39,000 19,000 RECEIPTS BY BAIL PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. Wheat, bushels 2.400 Corn, bushels 7,800 Oats, bushels 900 LNDIANAFOLIS MARKETS. CANNED GOODS. * Tomatoes • Two-pound cans, 803>85c; 3-pound, !J>l®l.4o. Peaches—Standard 3-pound. $1.75® 2.00. 3-pound seconds, SL.SO® 1.60; 2-pound standard, $1.40® 1.50. Corn —Polk’s 2-pound cans, 95c;, Yarmouth, $1.30; Revere, $1,25: Me Murray. $1.25, ®1.30. Blackberries —Two-pound. 95c®51.10; Raspberries, 2-pound, sl.lo® 1.20; pineapple, standard, 2-pound, $1.75®2.50; second da. $1.25® 1.35; cove oysters. 1-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, $1.85®1.90; lobsters, $1.85® 1.90; red cherries, 95c'®$1.10; gooseberries, sl®l.lo. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite coal, small, $7 ton; large. $6.75; Pittsburg coal. $4 'F ton; Blossburg coal $5.25 ton; Raymond City coal. $4 ton: block, coal, $3 4*' ton; block nut| $2.00 ton; Jackson coal, $3.75 ton; Jackson nut, $3.25 <jp* ton; charcoal, loc bush; Connellsville coke, 15c # bush; crushed coke, 12c bush; gas coke, 10c Jp' bush. DRUGS. 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 ®sl; licorice. Calab, genuine, 35®40c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz., 30 ®3so* morphine, P. & W. ounce, $3.50®3.75; madder, 12®14c; oil, castor. IP gal.. $1.(}5®1.70; oil, bergamot, jp tfi. $2.75®3. opium, $4.50®4.75; quinine, P. &W. ounce; $1.05® 1.10; balsam copaiba, 60®75c; soap, castile, Fr., 12® 16c; soda, bicarb, 4 1 2®6c; salts, epsom; 4®sc; sulphur flour, 4®6c; saltpeter. B®2oc; turpentine, 35®40c; glycerine, 20®22c; iodide potasß, $2.75®3.00; bromide potass, 40®45c; chlorate potash, 20® 22c; borax, 13®15c; cinchonidia, 40®45c. Oils—Linseed oil, raw, 51®52c F gallon; boiled, 54®55c; coal oil, legal test, bank, 60® 65c; best straits, 65; Labrador, 60c: West Virginia lubricating, 20®30c; miners’. 65c. Laid Oils —No. 1, 58®G5c; do. extra, 68®7212C. White Lead—Pure. 5%c; lower gi-ades, 4 ®sc. DRY GOODS. Prints—Albions. solid color, 5 (fle; American fancy s%jc; Allen’s fancy, Allen’s dark, Allen's pink, 6c; Aniold’s, 6c; Berlin, solid colors, Stgc; Cocheco, 6c; Conestoga, s%sc; Dunnell’s sLjc; Eddy stone, 6c; Gloucester, sc; Hartel, 5 J 2c; Harmony, 5c Hamilton, 6c; Greeuwich, sLjc; Mallory, pink. 6c; Richmond, 6c. BrovTIC oHEKt'ing—Atlantic A 7%c; Boott C, 6c; Agawam, F, sc; liwlford R, c ; Augusta, Boott, AL. GLjc; Continental C, (iUje; Dwight Star, 782 c; Echo I.ake, 6c; Graniterillo EE, 6c; Lawrence LL. 0 J *c; Pepperell E, 7c; Pepperell R, PeppereTl 9-4, 18c; Pepperell 10 4,20 c; U tica4, 23c; Jtica 10-4, Utica 0,4 c. Bleachhd Sheetin<3 —Blackstone AA, 7c; Ballou & Son, 6c; Chestnut Hill. Cabot 4-4, 6%c; Chapman X, 6c; Dwight Star S. 8c; Fruit of the Loom, 8 ] 4C; Lonsdale, 7%c; Linwood. 7%2C; Masonvillo, 8c; New York Mills, 10%c; Our Own. 53jc, Pepperell, 9-4, 20c; Pepperell 10-4, 22c; Hill’s, 7 3 4; Hope, 6% c; Knight's Cambric, Lonsdale cambric, lOtev; W r hitinsville, 33-inc.ies, 6c; Wamsutta. lOLgc.. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA I3kjc, Conestoga BF 14c, Conestoga extra Conestoga Gold Medal 13L2C, Conestoga CCA Conestoga AA 9c, Conestoga X Bc, Pearl River 12kic, Lewiston 36inch 14kic. Lewiston 32-inch 12%c, Lewiston 30-inch 11 (*2®, Falls 080 32-inch 15c, Methuen AA 12*2c, Oakland A 6Ljc, Swift River 6c, York 32-inch 12 l ac, York 30-inch 11 *2O. GlNOHAMf?—Amoskeag Bates 7*2c, 7c, Glasgow 7c, Lancaster 7%c. Randelman_ 712 c. Renfrew Madras 9c, Cumberland White 7 1 sic, Bookfold lOLjc. Paper Cambrics—Manville s!flc, S. S. & Son 6c, Masonville 5 x 4c, Garner S^c. Grain Bags—American sl9, Atlanta S2O, Franklinville s2l, Lewiston S2O, Ontario $lB, Stark A $23.50. FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins—l<omlon layer, $3.45®3.50 ip* box: loose muscatels, 2-crown, $2.90®3 box Vaencia, 10 1 lb; Citron, 34c lb. Currants. lb. Bananas—Aspinwail, $2®3.50; Jamaica, [email protected]. Lemons —Malaga, $3.50®4; Messina, s4®s. Dates—Fard, in boxes, 8® 10c; trailed, 6c. Figs—New, 16® 18c. Malaga Grapes—4olbs, $8.50; 55 lbs, $lO. Cocoanuts —$5®6 ■IP’ hundred. Oranges —Stem-cut Jamaica, in brls, $7®8.50; Valencia, $7; Florida, $4®4.50 Ip box Prunes—Turkish, s*2®6c for old; 6 1 2®7c tor new; French, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Apples—Choice, $2.75®3 jpbrl; common, $1.75® 2.25 W brl. Cranberries—Cape Cod, sl6® 17 V bri, ss® 5.50 ■F crate; Jersey, sl4® 15 f brl, $4®4.50 crate. Celery—2o®3o Cabbage—sl ® 1.25 brl. Onions —$3.25®3.50 ■IP brl; Spanish, $1.75®2 bush crate. Potatoes—so®ssc bu. Sweet Potatoes —Kentucky sweets, $2.75®3 jp orl; Philadelphia Jersey sweets, $5 brl. Turnips $1.25 ®1.50 4p brl. GROCERIES. Coffees—Ordinary grades. 9® 10c; fair, 10®10 1 2C; good, 11 ®ll prime, 12®12 1 2C; strictly prime, 12t2® 13c; choice. 13%2®14c; fancy green and yellow, 14®14 1 e; old government, Java, 23®26c; imitation Java, 18®19 1 2C. Roastea—Gates’s A 1,16 c; Gates’s prime, 14%c; Arbuckle’s. 144tc; Levering’s 14 %c> Del worth’s, 14%c; McCune’s, 14!%c. Cheese—Common, 7®Sc; good skim, _ 9@loc; cream. 10(2® lie; full cream, I2 l s®l3e; New York, 14® 15c. Dried Beef—l3 14c. Rice —Carolina and Louisiana, s%j®Bc. Molasses and Syrups—New (jrleans molasses, fair to prime, 40®45c; choice, 53 ®sßc. Syrups, low grade, 25®27c; prime, 30®33c; choice to fancy, 35 ®4oc. Salt Fish—Mackerel, extra mess, $25®26 brl; halves, $11.50® 12.50; No. 1 mackerel, $19®20; halves. $8®10; No. 2mackerel, s9® 13; halves, $4.50 ®6.50; No. 3 mackerel, $5.50®6.50; halves, s3® 3.50 Sugars—Hards, 6 7 8®7' 1 4C; confectioners’ A, 6*3 ®6 7 hc: standard A, G^sa-G off A. 6 J S®6 1 4C; white extra C, Gd'G fine yellows, 5 :, 4®6c; good yeiows, sL^®s%c: common yellows, s l g®s Starch —Refined pearl, 3 1 4®3 1 2C -p fb; Eureka, 5 ®6c; Champion gloss lump, 6®7c; improved corn, 0 1 2®7c. Salt —Lake, 95c, car lots; 10® 15c more in quantities less than a car-load. Spices—Pepper, 19®21c; allspice, 10®12c; cloves, 20®30c* rassi* 13® 15c- nutmegs. 65®850 IP 15. # bag for drop. Flour SACkS —No. 1 drab, *4 brl, $33 <|p 1,000, brl, sl7; lighter weight, $1 1,000 les? Twine —Hemp, ll®lßc Jp lb; wool, 8®10c: flax 20®30c; paper, 18c; jute, 12®15c; cotton, 16®25c Wooden ware—No. 1 tubs, $8.00®8.25; No. 2 tubs, $7.00®7.25; No. 3 tubs, 6.0096.25; tW’o-hoop pails. $1.65® 1.70; three-hoop pails. $1.90®2; double washboards. $2.50®2.75; common washboards, $ ' 40® 1.85; clothespins, 50®$1 per box. Wooden Dishes—Per hundred, 1 lb, 20c; 2 lb, 25c; 3 lb, 30c; 5 tb, 40c. Lead—s l 2®6Ljc for pressed bar. Wrapping Paper—(>own straw, 18c per bundle; medium straw, 27c; double crown straw, 36c, heavy weight straw, 2*492*2 lb: crown rag, 30c bundle; medium rag, 45c t double crown rag, 60c: heavy weight rag. 20| ®3c 4P lb: Manilla, No. 1, 7*2®9c; No. 2. 5 ®6c; “"print paoer, No. 1, 6® 7c; book paper, No. 1, S. &C., H>®llc;No. 2, S. &C., 9®9c; No. 3. S. & C., 7*4®Bf." 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 steel, 12c; Sanderson’s tool steel, 15o; tire steel, 4c; spring steel. 6c: horse shoos, keg, $4.00; rnnle shoes, jp keg, $5.00; horse nails, ft>, Bd, $5; cut nuSl,.lOd and larger, $2.25 -jp keg; other sixes at the usual advance. Tinners’ Supplies—Best brand charcoal tin—lC, 10x14, 14x20: 12x12, $6.50; IX, loxf4, 14x20, and IX 12x12, $8.50; IC, 14x20, roofing tin, $6.25; IC, 20®28, $12.50®13; block tin, in pigs, 26c-, in bars. 27c. Iron—27 B iron, 3**c; 27 C iron, 6c; gal-

THE .INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30. 1885.

vaniz.ed. 50 f* cent discount Sheet sine. 6*2- Copper bottoms. 23c. Planished copper, 36c. Solder, 15® 16c. Wire. 50 ip cent off list LEATHER. lIIDK9 AND TALLOW Leather—Oak sole. 83@40c: hemlock sola, 26® 32c: harness, 30®35c: skirting, 37 ®4oc; black bridle, doz.. SGO®6S; fair bridle, $60®78 W doz.; city kip, 60®80c; French kip, 85c®51.20; city calfskins, 65c®51.10; French calfskins, $1.15®1.80. Hides—Green, 6*30; heavy steer, 7*2C; green salt. B®B*2c: green salted calf, lie; dry flint, 12o: dry salted. 10c. Damaged one-third off the above prices. Hh bepskins—3o a 60c. Tallow—Prime, 6c. Grkabe—Brown, 4c; white, s®s*ac. OIL CAKE. Oil cake and oil meal, 1,000 lbs, sls; 2,000 lbs, S3O. Bags and drayage extra. rRODUUE. Butter—Creamery fancy, 28c; dairy, selected, 18 ®2oc; choice country, 13®ioc; poor to fair. B®lQc, Eggs—Shippers are paying 20®21c, loss off; selling from store at 27 ® 2 8cFeathers—Prime geese, 45c IP tb; mixedduck, 20® 25 IP tb. Honey—2o®22c in 1 and 2-tb cans. Venison—l4® 15c 4P tb. Game—Rabbits. 40®60c doz. Poultry—Hens, 7o tb; roosters, 4c: young chickens, 7c |p tb: ducks, $3 Ip doz; geese, $5 a 5.55 IP doz; turkeys, 9c •jp lb. Cider —Duffy's, Rochester. $6 4P brl. Wool—Tub washed, 28®32c; unwashed, medium, 20c; unwashed, common, 18c; Cotswold, 17c; burry and unmerchantable according to their value. provisions. Wholesale Prices—Prime lard, 7c; short ribs, partly cured. 6.10 c; sweet pickled hams, 8 7 gc; shoulders, s*4c ; bulk shoulders, 4*30. Jobbing Prices—Smoked Meats Sugar-cured hams. 10 to 12*3 tbs average, 11*4C; 15 tbs average, 11c; 17*a tbs average 103tc; 20 tbs and over, 10*3C; cottage hams, 8c; Caii for oia hams, 7*3c; English hreakfast bacyn, clear, 11c; English shoulders, 7c; family shoulders, pieces averaging 6 to 10 tbs. 6*4c; dried beef, 15c; bacon (clear sides), medium weight, B*4C; backs, and- bellies, light weight, B.c; French flitch, 7-tb pieces, 7c. Iry Salted and Pickled Meats—English cured clear sides or backs (unsmoked), 7*3C; bean pork(clear), brl 200 tbs, sls; clear pork brl 200 lbs, sl3; family pork (clear) <)p brl 200. lbs, $11; family beef “IP brl 200 lbs, $18; also in *3 brls, containing lOi) tbs, at half the price of the bar- . rels. with 50c added, to cover additional cost of package. Lard —Pure kettle-rendered, in tiercas, 8*30; also, in *2 brls arid 50- tb tubs, advance on price of tierces; 48-lb tin tubs, and 20 lb pails, %c advance; 10- lb pails, 1 *4c advance. Sausage—Bologna, in cloth, 6*sc; in skin, 7c. ‘ ivKEDS. Ti-VOTHY—SI.SO® 1.75 -T bu; clover, $4.60®1.90 bu; bluegrass, extra clean Kentucky, $1 ® 1 .‘45 IP bu; red top, 75c®$l >}p bu; orchard grass, $1.50® 1.75 bu, owing to cuajity. LIVE STOCK. ludiauapolis Market. Indianapolis, Jan. 29. Cattle—Receipts, 100-, shipments, 150. But few here—hardly enough to establish a market. All selling quickly at strong prices in the butcher grades, while shippers are about steady. We quote: Good to choice shippers $5.30®5.90, Fair to medium shippers 4.75 ®S.IG Feeders and common shippers 4.20 ®4.60 Stockers 3.50® 4.00 Good to choice cows and heifers 3.75®4.50 Fair to medium cows and heifers 3.20®3.60 Common cows and heifers 2.50®3.00 Veals, common to good 4.50®6.50 Bulls, common to good 2.50®3.25 Milkers, common to good 25.00®50.00 Hogs—Receipts, 2.500; shipments, 1,100. Quality fair. Market opened steady, but later weakened sto 10 cents. Closing steady. We quote: Select heavy [email protected] Select light and heavy packing 4.80®4.85 Select light shipping 4.70®4.75 Pigs and heavy roughs 4.00®4.50 Sheep—Receipts, 300; shipments, 250. Quality fair; Best grades firmer; other grades slow sale. We quote: , Good to choice grades $3.75®4,00 Fair to medium grades 3.25 ®3.50 Common grades 2.25®3.00 Bucks, per head 2.50®3.50 Elsewhere. ST. LOUIS, J ft D. 29.—Cattle—Receipt*, 1,100; shipments, 200. The market was steady; export Ckttie, $5.80®6.20; good to choice shipping steers, $5.25®5.75; common to medium shipping steers, $4.40®5; butehers’ steers, $4®4.65; cows and heifers, s3®4; stockers, $3.50®4; feeders, $4®4.60; corn-fed Texas steers, $4®4.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 1,400; shipments, 900. The market was strong for good grades; common to medium sheep, $2.50®3.50; choice sheep, $3.50®4. Hogs—Receipts, 7,600; shimuents, 2,700. market was lower and weak; Yorkers, $4.45®4.G0; packing, $4.6084.75; heavy, $"4.70®4.85. CHICAGO. Jan. 29.—The Drovers’ Journal reSorts: Hogs—Receipts, 24,000; shipments, 4,000. [arket slow and 10c lower; rough packing, $4 35 ® 4.55; light, $4.30®4.70; packing and shipping. $4.55®4.95 ? skips. $3.50®4.25. Cattle—Receipts. 6,500; shipments, 2.800. The market was steady; export steers, $5.75®6.20; ?;ood to choice shipping, $5.2085 00; common to air, $4.20®4.90; Texans, $4.50®5. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 3,800; shipments, 1,800. The market was slow and 10® 15c lower; common to medium sheep, $2.50®3.75; choice, $3.80 ®4.50; lambs, $4.50. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 29.—The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle—Receipts. 1,000. The market was firmer, and good to choice 5c higher; export cattle, $5.4085.60; good to choice shipping steers, $5 @5.30; common to inedi-um, $4.50 ®4.90; stockers and feeders, $3.4084.25; cows, $2.50®3.50. Hogs—Receipts, 1,400. The market was strong; and 10c lower; sales were made at [email protected]. Sheep—Receipts, 8,500. The market was slow Kansas sheep of 86 to 117 tbs average sold at $3 ® 4.30. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Beeves—Receipts, 270; mainly export steers. No busiuess in beef cattle: dressed beef firm at $7.50®9.50 for sides; a few select sides reached $lO. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 2,800. Market was quiet; extremes, $3.75©5.25 cwt. for sheep; lambs sold at $5.25®0.75; dressed mutton slow at $5,508 7.50 cwt.; dressed lambs sold at $6.50®8.50# cwt. Hogs—Receipts, 6,700. Market firm at $5®5.30 IF cwt. EAST LIBERTY, Jan. 2!*. —Cattle—Nothing doing. Receipts, 325; shipments. 455. Hogs—The market was firm. Receipts, 1,200: shipments, 800; Philadelphias, $5®5.15; Yorkers, $4.75 ®4.95. Sheep—There was a fair demand and unchanged. Receipts, 1,400; shipments, 1,200. CINCINNATI. Jan. 29.—Hogs firm; common and iight, $3.75®4.80: packing and butchers’, $4.60® 5.10. Receipts, 2,300; shipments, 1,600. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29.—Hogs lower; sales at $4.3084.65. _ MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Produce Markets. CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat in good demand but irregular; closed *3O over yesterday. Sales ranged; January, 76 :^®773 4c, closed at 773j0: February, 763|®77 7 8: closad at 774te; March, 77*3®78*3c, closed at 78%c: May, 83®84*4c, closed at 84c; No. 2 Chicago spring, closed at 77 3 4C; No. 3 Chicago spring, 67 *3®69c. Corn weaker; closed under yesterday. Sales ranged: Cash, 36%@37-%c. closed at 36 7 ec; January. 30*3®3738c, closed at 36 7 gc; February, 36*3®37*3C. closed at 36 7 ec; March, 365 Q @37%c, closed at 37c; May, 40*4@40 7 8C, closed at 40*4 840580. Oats dull. Sales ranged: Cash, 27*ac. Rye dull at 61*3 @64c. Barley dull at 65® 66c. Flaxseed firm at $L4,5'5 ) 1,50. Pork in fair demand but weaker and lO® Isc lower, ranged: Cash. $12.20®12.25; February, $12.12*3® 12. elosed at $12.20® 12.22*3; March. $12.20812.32*0 closed at $12.30® 12.32*3: May, $12.42*3® 12.52*3 closed at $12.50® L2.52*3. 'Lard quiet and ()210 ®.ose lower. Sales ranged: Cash, 6.^0.82*30; liLrch - -87*^ ct .02*3C, closed at M^* f easier at 7.10 c, closed at '* 4.90@5c; short ribs, C.15©6.25c; short clear, 6.65 6.70 c. Whisky steady at $1.15. Butter firm and unchanged. Eggs firm at 28 *3O. Receipts—Flour, 17,000 brls; wheat, 37,000 bu; corn, 127,000 bu; oats, 52,000 bu; rye, 200 bu; barley, 54,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 25,000 brls; wheat, 28.000 bu; corn, 207.000 bu; oats. 93,000 bu; rye, 3,000 bu; barley, 21,000 bu. On the afternoon board; Wheat weaker; declined %e. Corn weak; declined *4®%;. Oats weak; declined *B©*4c: Pork lower; declined s@7*3c; Lard steady; January and February advanced ,02*3c. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Flour dull; receipts. 10,000 brls; exports, 4,100 brls; extra Ohio, $3.05® 5.50; St. Louis, $3.05®5.50. Wheat—Spot lots dull and a trifle lower; options a shade easier; later advanced 3* @ l*sc. and closed heavy; receipts. 24.000 bu; exports. 119,000 bu; No, 2 spring, 93c; ungraded red, 90®98c.; No. 2 red, (K) 7 8®92 No. 1 white, 92c; ungraded white, 89 @92c; No. 2 red, February, sales of 496.000 bn at 80*8®89 7 8C, closing at 89*4C; March, sales of 632,000 bu at 90*4®913h, closing at OOSgc; April, sales of 376.000 bu at92*4®93te, closing at 92*3C; May, sales of 1,824,000 bu at 93•\®943ic: closing at 94c; June, sales of 96,000 bn at 94 *4® 95c, closing at 94 *3O. Corn—Spot lots less active; options—January lower; others *8 ®*3c higher: closed with a reaction of *4@%c; receipts, 169,000 bu: exports, 195.000 bu; ungraded. 50*2® 52c; No. 3,51 *4C; steamer. 51 *3® 52*sc; steamer white. 52*3C; steamer yellow. 52®52*30; No. 2 January, 51 *4c; February, 50*4® 50 %c, closing at March, closing at 495bc; April, 49lg$ 49%c, cloving at 49*30; May, 48 7 e®49*4c, closing

49c. Oats firm: receipts. 59,000 bu,- exports, none; mixed, 86®38c; white, 38@41c. Hay 9teady. Sugar dull and weak: centrifugal, sfair to good refining, 4 15-1685 l-16c; refined easier; C, s®s*Bc.; extra C, 5*4 ®s;*Be; white extra C. 5 7-16®5*ac; off A, s°Bc; mold A. 6*©c; standard A, 5%e; confectioners’ A, 6® 6 ! 8C; cut-loaf and crushed, 6%c; powdered, 6*sc; gran-’ ulated, 6 cubes, 65gc. Molasses dull and unchanged. Rice firm. Petroleum steady. Eggs quiet and easy. Pork quiet and unchanged. Beef steady. Lard dull and woakj contract grades, spot lots, 7.15 c; February, 7.12®7.15c; March. 7.20®7.25c; April, 7.27®7.31c; May, [email protected]. Butter firm for choice, Cheese quiet and unchanged. Lead heavy. ST. LOUIS Jan. 29.—Flour unchanged. Wheat opened lower, recovered, and closed *4O above yesterday for May; other options unchanged; No. 2 red, 85*4®853a0 cash, 85*40 January, 85 a b@85*2C February, March, May. Corn a frac tion off and slow; No. 2 mixed, 36®36*gc cash, January and February, 3638830 *3O March. 37 *3 337 7 8C May, closing at inside figures. Oats dull and lower; 30c bid cash,3l3*®31 7 8C Rye very slow at 05c bid. Barley steady; prime to fancy Northern, 60® 80c. Lead duil at 3.47*[email protected]. Butter unchanged, Eggs steady at 25c. Flaxseed quiet at $1.45 81.47. Hay easy; prairie, $9.50@11; timothy, $12815. Bran quiet; 58c at mill. Corn-meal firm at $2.2082.25. IWhisky steady at $1.14. Provisions firm, more doing. Pork jobbing at $12.37*3® 12.50. Lard, 6.70®6.7ac. Bulk meats —Long clear ribs, 6.30 c; short ribs, 6.40 c; abort clear. 6.65 c. Bacon—Long clear. 7c: short-rib sides. 7.12*3C; short clear. 7.37*3c. Receipts—Flour, 2,000 brls; wheat, 21,000 bu; corn. 60,000 bu; oats 15,000 bu; rye, none; barley, none. Shipments—Flour, 6,000 byls; wheat, 9,000 bu: corn. 123,000 bu; oats, none: rye, 4,000 bu; barley, none. Afternoon Board —Wheat lower; No. 2 red. 87*3C March, 91 ogc May. Corn lower; 35 : he February, 36c March, Oats, no sales. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29. —Flour steady qnd quiet. Wheat—^Western irreguh.r, closing easier aud weak; No. 2 winter red. soot, 89®89*3c; February, 89*4C; March, 90**g ®9O*3C; May, 93 3^893 (%c. Corn — Western steady: mixed, soot, 50*3 ®SO 7 bC; January, 50*2c: February, 48*4®48*i>c; March. Oats firm but dull; Western white, 37®38c; Western mixed, 34®36c. Rye firmer at 73@76c. Provisions quiet and easy. Etrtrs lower at 26® 27c. Copper —Refined steady at 1034® 11c. Whisky quiet ami steady atsl.lß® 1.19. Other articles unchanged, Freights to Livemool per steamer dull; cotton, 7-32d; flour lower ot Is 9d; srrain lower nominally s®s*4d. Receiots—Flojir. 3.200 brls; wheat- 20.000 bu: corn, 69,000 pats. 7,000 bu. Shipments—Wheat, 101,000 bu; corn, 72,000 bu. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.—Flour steady. Wheat weak; No. 2 red, in, elevator, 88c; Np, 2 red. January, 88®88*2c; February, 88 1 4©88 ; hc; March, 89*3.® 90c; April, 90*3®90%c; May, 92*3@93c. Corn — No. 2 spot firm; car Tots quiet; No. 4 mixed, 47c; No. 3 mixed. 48c; No. 3 yellow, 49c; steamer No. 2 yellow, 49%®50c; No. 2 mixed, January, 50*3®i 51 c; February. 48*3®49*40; March, April and May, 48*3®49c. Oats quiet; rejected white. 38c; No. 1 mixed. 38*40; No. 3 white, 39*3@40c; No. 2 white, 41c; futures unchanged. Eggs dull; Western extras, 26*3®27c. Receipts—Flour, 2,000 brls; wheat, 40,000 bu;corn. 19,000 bu; oats. 9.000 bu. Ehinments —Wheat, 18,000 bu; corn, 3,000 bu; oats, 4,000 bu. NSW ORLEANS, Jan. 29. —Corn-meal quiet at $2.65®2.70. Hay in fair demand: prime. sls 818; choice, $18.50819. Provisions—Mess pork lower and quiet at sl3. Bulk meats quiet; shoulders, packed, 4.85 c; long clear and clear ribs. 6*sc. Bacpn, quiet; long clear, TSfjc; clear ribs, 7*3®7sqc. Hams— Sugar-cured easier at lOAl© 1 lc. Coffee easier; Rio cargoes, common to prime, 7*3®10.%0. Sugar weak; common to good common, 4*3®4 s gc; fair to fully fair, 45g®4 7 sc; prime, 5®5 3-16 c; } r ellow clarified, 5-%® Oc; white clarified, 5 7 s®Cc. Molasses strong, active and unchanged. Rice quiet and unchanged, MILWAUKEE. Jan. 29.—Flour dull and drooping. Wheat weaker; No. 2 Milwaukee, 76c: January, 76c, ■ February, 76*8c; March, 7G 7 gc; May, 82*sc. Corn firmer; No. 3,42 c. Oats dull: No. 2, white, 31®31*3c. Rye easier; No. 1,66 c; No. 2,, 64c. Barley easier; No. 2 spring, 54*qc; No. 3 spring extra, 50c. Provisions easier. Mess pork, $12.15 for sash and February; $12.25 for March. Lard— Priaie steam, 0.800 casn and February; 6.87 c March. Receipts—Hour, 2,300 brls; wheat, 38.000 hu; corn, 29,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 7,000 brls; wheat, 12,000 bu; corn, 19,000 bu, TOLEDO, Jan. 29.—Wheat quiet but steady No. 2 red cash, January and February. 783sc; March, 80*30 bid; April. 81*ec bid; May, 82 7 gc; No. 2. soft, 853ic. Corn quiet but steady; No. 2, cash and January. 43c; February, 42c; May, 42*30 bid. Oats dull and nominal: No. 2, cash. 31c bid; May, 32*4c bid. Rye, No. 2, 57 %c bid. Clover-seed closed; prime medium, cash, $4.90; January and February. $4.95 asked; No. 2, $4.75. Receipts—Wheat, 12,000 bu; corn, 13,000 bu; oats, none. Shipments—Wheat, 6,000 bu; corn, 12,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu. LIVERPOOL. Jan, 29.—Cotton dull and unchanged. Sales, 7,000 bales; speculation and export, 1,000 bales; American, 4,800 bales. Wheat dull; holders offering freely; No. 1 California, 7s 2d® 7s sd: No. 2 California, 6s 9d®7s 2d; red Western spring, 7s Id®7s 3d; red Western winter. 7s 2d® 7s sd. Corn quiet; new Western mixed, 4s ll*3d. Butter, United States finsst, 102s 6d. Bacon—Long clear, 325; short clear, 335. Fine American tallow, 335. Refined petroleum, 7 16d. CINCINNATI, Jan. 29.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat quiet; 'No. 2 winter red, 88c. Corn easier; No. 2 mixed, 44c. Oats steady; No. 2 mixeu. 33c. Rye dull and nominal, No 2, 70®72c. Barley strong; extra No. 3 fall, 85c. Provisions—Mesa port easier $12.25. Lard quiet at 6.90 c. Bulk meats quiet and unchanged. Bacon steady aud unchanged. Whi&ky steady. Butter quiet and unchanged. LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29.—Wheat dull, weak and lower; No. 2 red, Ssc. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 43*ec; No. 2 white, 45*3C. Oats —No. 2 mixed Western, 33*sc. Provisions easier. Mess pork, sl3. Balk meats —Shoulders, sc; clear ribs, 6*30; clear, 6 7 qc. Baeon—Shoulders. 5*30; clear ribs, 7*40; clear sides, 7®sc. Hams—Sugar-cured 10*4c. Lord—Prime leaf, B*3C. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 29.—The Commercial Indicator reports: Wheat lower; cash, 61 *s@6lsgc; February. 61®01*3C; May. 64*30c. Corn lower; cash, 30*2 @3l *sc; January, 31 *4@3o*vc; February, 29 ® 29 7 ho; March, 30 ©3O*4C; May, 31c. Oats dull aud nominal; 26c cash. _ Cotton. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Cotton—Middling dull; futures steady; January, 11.26 c; February, 11.25 c: March. 11.30 c; April, 11.39 c; May, 11.50 c; June, 11.60 c; July, 11.70 c; August, 11.80 c; September, 11.39 c; October, 10.90 c; November, 10.76 c. GALVESTON, Jan. 29.—Cotton quiet; middling, 10 11-16 c; receipts. 2,200 bales; exports coastwise. 2,000 bales; sales, 153 bales; stock on hand 27,710 bales. • MEMPHIS, Jan. 29.—Cotton quiet; mijldling, 10*3C; receipts 1,590 bales; shipments, 1,465 bales; stock on hand. 109,975 bales; sales, 2,000 bales. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.—Cotton steady; middling, 10*30; sales, 100 bales; receipts, 400 bales; shipment*, 200 bales; stock on hand, 41,800 bales. CINCINNATI, Jan. 29. —Cotton steady and unchanged. LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29. —Cotton dull; middling, 10*30. _ Oil*. BRADFORD. Jan. 29.—The crude oil market was steady, owing to the scarcity of National Transit certificates, and in spite of bearish field news. National Transit and Tidewater runs yesterday, 53,578 brls. Total shipments, 75,733 brls. Charters, 100,476 brls. Clearances, 3,318,000 brls. National Transit Company certificates opened at and closed at 69c: "highest price during the day, 69 7 ec; lowest price, 683*0. PITTSBURG, Jan. 29. —The petroleum market was dull; C. I. F. certificate* opened at 69c, advanced to 69 7 BC, broke, and closed weak at 68 7 qc. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Dress goods and wool suitings had continued action, with new business in the former of good proportions and the latter in better inquiry. Choice prints doing well in demand, but larger movement. Flannels wanted in many assortments. Woolen goods in slow but steady improvement, with a wider inquiry and more business doing. Staple cottons quiet, but more doing in all colored anil fancy styles, White goods in large distribution on orders. Joftee. NEW YORK. Jan. 29.—Coffee—Snot lots fair mo were steady; options were steady: sale* were made of 14,250 bags; February, 7.70 c; March, 7.90 c; April, 88805 c; May, 8,10®8.15c; June, B.2Q® 8.25 c; July, 8.35 c; August. 8.40 c. Real Estate Transfers. Instruments filed for record in the Recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 o'clock p. M.. Jan. 29, 1885, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room No. 3. Building: Lillie V. Snell and husband to Sarah Ayers, lot 13, in Bartholomew’s subdivision of part of lot I, in the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad Company's addition to Indianapolis. $450.00 William B. Bogardus and wife to Anna Obeuv, lot 199, in E. TANARUS., S. K. & A. E. Fletcner’s Woudlawn suburb to Indianapolis 1,200.00 Rachael L. Borne and husband to Jesse Borne, lot 16 and part of lot 17, m McKernan & Pierce’s sudivision of a part of outlot 27. in Indianapolis 1,700.00 William S Hubbard and wife to William Harvey, lot 6, in Brockway’a subdivision of lots 84 and 85 of Blackford’s subdivision of outlot 154, in Indianapolis 1,000.00 Charles Aldag and wife to Jacob C. Hirschman, part of lot 6. in Davidson’s addition to Indianapolis 8,550.00 Jacob C. Hirsehman and wife to Charles Aldag, part of kit 8, in outlot 59, in Indianapolis 2,000.00 1 Conveyances, 6; consideration $10,900.00

THE FARM. More Poultry on the Form. To tbo Editor pf the Indianapolis Journal: In Prance more pounds of fowls are consumed than of beef. So it would be everywhere if the supply of poultry would permit it. Fowls are considered by all more of a delicacy for the table than butcher’s meat, and, at the same price, all would prefer turkey, duck or chicken. The reason poultry is not abundant is that farmers do not rely upon it as a leading source of income, but only raise what they do as a side issue, the work of the housewife or children. Rare is the farmer who has ever fed a hundred bushels of grain to poultry and ascertained the great profit, as compared with feeding the usual live stock; ana still more rare is the farmer who has experimented with poultry on a large scale, on an equal footing with his trial with cattle, sheep or hogs. A hundred chickens on a farm is as many as will usually be found, and well enough, unless they are raised in colonies, which can be easily done by having small houses at the extreme sides and corners of the barn and door-yards, facing away from ono another. In this way the run of each lot or flock will be mainly over different ground from the others, and they cannot get crowded. If a farm is on the edge of a wood tract, turkeys should be raised,'for such a forage run will half supply all feed needed, and if a farm has a pond or running water, this advantage should be improved by raising goeae and ducks, while chickens will do well anywhere, and if properly supplied with feed will Dot molest fields over which they may run, even when the ground is newly planted. Then, another thing to consider in raising fowls, and the number of each kind, is the prices they will bring. Chickens sell for about double as much per pound as beef, and turkeys for double as much as chickens, and perhaps geese or ducks. Turkeys may require more care when young, but they can be successfully reared, aud the additional work will pay. If it was npt for the egg product of the chicken turkeys would be by far the most profitable. The argument that a farm is already overstocked will not answer as a reason not to increase the raising of fowls, for they will only thrive the bettor the more numerous the stock, and will not interfere with it, and certainly the fowls will not detract from the land. Another advantage, poultry raising can be increased without adding to the farmer’s or his hired men’s work, for if necessary it can be assumed by almost any of the household. Consider how the hens on most farms, without} ever a grain being fed them, or a shelter being provided them, furnish all the groceries. Fowls are closer foragers than even sheep, for they find use for everything from gravel, through the entire products of the farm, to the crumbs from the table. There is nothing that every pound of grain fed to, will produce more than poultry. The stock can be multiplied taster, and at less expense than any ether, and there is no danger of overstocking the market. An Indianian. Goshkn, Jan. 20. Science and Agriculture. In reply to a correspondent who asks what science has done for the benefit of agriculture, the Country Gentleman says: “la some departments of investigation a groat deal of hard labor has been performed with little satisfactory results; while in others signal benefits have been, secured. In the analysis of soils and the effect of fertilizers on them, we are still greatly in the dark; in the examination and analysis of fertilizers themselves, most important and valuablepoints have been gained. Soil analysis is very uncertain at best, as, for instance, when it is shown that the addition of a hundred thousandth part of a single ingredient has nearly doubled the crop, while its presence may bo beyond the reach of accurate tests. Even when the component parts are fully determined, their mechanical condition may vary greatly the vegetable growth they sustain. A fine pulverization with the harrow has more than doubled the crop, the ingredients in the soil remaining the same, and thorough drainage of otherwise water-soaked land has made a still wider difference. Then, again, an examination of the reports of the numerous careful experiments to determine the practical value of different fertilizers on different soils, has given discordant results, as compared with analysis. On the other hand, the analysis of fertilizers themselves, although still attended with some imperfections, has proved of eminent practical value, preventing frauds, pointing out reliable dealers to purchasers, and saving untold thousands of dollars in this way to those who use them. The examination of the foods of animals has also received most important aid from chemistry although actu’l experiment is often necessary to point out the different degrees of assimilation when used. The experiment stations in t.%e different States are doing most valuable work in different ways, although a portion of their labor is lost on account of the uncertainties above alluded to. In all careful investigations into the nature of fertilizers and foods, and in all operations connected with artifical applications for plant growth and cattle-feeding, science often proves a most important prompter, counsellor and guide, and illumines the path of experimental investigation, which, without it, would be very much in the dark.” How New Varieties of Bulbs Are Originated. In his report to the Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr. A. S. Welch, of lowa, who was detailed by Mr. Loving to visit the agricultural schools of Europe, describes the manner in which bulbs are propagated at Ghent, Belgium. He says: “As the processes for the different species are much the same, I will only describe that for getting new hyacinths. Some new varieties are obtained from sprouts, but by far the greater number are from seedlings by crossing two old varieties. The process is as follows: When the flower of the mother plant is almost ready to open the pollen is removed by cutting out the anthers. It is then allowed to come to maturity. When fully blown, pollen from the male plant is applied to the stigma of the female, either with a fine camel’s hair brush, and this is the better way, or by the fingers. This operation must be performed in bright sunghine during dry The plant thus fertilized must be kept free from rain until the seed is set; an umbrtiui like covering is here used to protect it It must also be completely isolated from other hyacinth.*, so that no other pollen can reach it. Both plants are always grown in the open air, -as they are more apt, in this way, to be strong and in a naturally healthy condition. The seed resulting from the cross is planted, and when the bulb produces flowers its value is determined. It generally takes ten years to get three bulbs of anew variety, and at least twenty five years before sufficient bulbs are obtained to begin their sale.” Preserve the Teeth. Indorsements from leading authorities, medical and dental, claim Ward’s Cream of Chalk the best. Twenty-five cents. Browning & Sloan. WALTER P DAVIS & CO., COMMISSION 14 W. Front street, CINCINNATI. Grain, Flour, Provisions, Dried Fruit, Beans, Eggs and COUNTRY PRODUCE. solicited. CHAS. H. CUMMINGS, GRAIN, Commission and Slipping lilt, 307 WALNUT ST-, PHILADELPHIA,, PA. EZEKIEL DUNWOODY S CO, Flour, Grain, Seeds, etc., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Nos. 1909 and 1911 Market street PHILADELPHIA. liummumLumM •U • ■ *AIWMCTUaE*a Off SAWS THE FINEST AND MOST DURABLE MADE.

RAILWAY TIME-TABLE. [TRAINS RUN BV OBNTRAD STANDARD TIMB.J Trains marked thin. r. c., reclining ch lircar; thiv s.,sleeper; thus, p.. parlor car: trim. h.. hotel car. Bee-Line, C., C., C. A Indianapolis. Depart—New York aud Boston Express, daily, s 4:00 mat Dayton, Springfield and New York Express, e. A.... 10,10a* (Anderson and Michigan Express.. 11:15 ant Wabash and Muncie Express 5:55 pot New York: and Boston, daily s., o. c. 7:15 pm BRIGHTWOOD DIVISION. Daily...., 4:00 am 2:20 put Daily 6:15 am 3:30 pna Daily 10:10 am...... 5:25 pm Daily ll:lsara 7.15 pm Arrive—Louisvilla, New Orleans and St Louis Express, daily, s 6:40 a** Wabash, Ft Wayne aud Muncie Express 10:45 a Benton Harbor and Anderson Express 2:20 pm Boston, Indianapolis and Southern Express 6:00 pm New York and St Louis Express, daily, S 1145 pm Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg. Depart—New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg Express, daily, s 4:25 am Dayton and Columuua Express, except Sunday 10-.45 am Richmond Accommodation 4:00 put New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore aim Pittsburg Express, daily, s., h 4:55pm Davton Express, except Sunday... 4:55 pm Arrive—Richmond Accommodation, except __ Sunday 9:40 mi New, York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore aud Pittsburg Express, daily 11:37 am Columbus and Dayton Express, except Sunday 4:35 pm New York. Philadelphia, Washing, ton, Baltimore anu Pittsburg Express. daily 10:20 pm Dayton Express, daily, except Sunday 10; 20 pm CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KOKOMO, P., C. A ST. L. R. R. Depart—Louisville and Chicago Express, Louisville and Chicago Fast Express, daily, s 11:00 pm Arrive—Chicago and Louisville Fast Express, daily, s 4;ooam Chicago and Louisvillo Express, p, 0 3:35 tun Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis A Chicago. CINCINNATI DIVISION. Depart—Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line, daily, s. and c. c 4:00 am Cincinnati, Rushville aud Columbus Accommodation 11:05 am Cincinnati and Louisville Mail. p. o. 3:45 pm Cincinnati Accommodation, daily.. 6:55 pm Arrive—lndianapolis Accommodation, dailyl 1:05 am Chicago and St. Louis Mail, p. c 11:50 am Indianapolis Accommodation 6:20 pm Chicago, and St. Louis Fast Line, daily, s. and c. q 10:45 pm CHICAGO DIVISION. Depart—Chicago and Rock Island Express,. 7:10 am Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 7‘lo am Chicago Fast Mail, p. c 12:10 pm Western Express. 4:55 pm Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 4:55 pm Chicago, Peoria and Burlington Fast Line, daily, a., r. c 11: 20pm Arrive—Cincinnati and,Louisville Fast Line, daily, c. c. ands 3:35 am Lafayette Accommodation 10.55 am South Bend and Indianapolis Ex.. 10:55au Cincinnati and Louisville Mail, p. c. 3:30 pm Cincinnati Accommodation 6:42 pm South Bend and Indianapolis Ex... 6:42 pin Vandalia Line. Depart—lndianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 7:10 Am Mail Train 7:lsam ! Day Express, daily, p., n 11:55 am. Terre Haute Accommodation 4:00 pm Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 4:55 pw Pacific Express, daily, s .10:45 pm Arrive—New York Express, daily. 3:50 am Indianapolis Mail and Accom 10:00 am South Bend and Indianapolis Ex.. 10:55am Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Lino 3:30 pm New York Express, daily, h 4:40 pin South Bend and Indianapolis Ex... 6:42 fun Wabash, St. Louis A Pacific. Depart—Dotroit and Ohioago Mail 7:15 am Toledo, Fort Wavne, Grand Rapid* and Michigan Express 2:15 pm Detroit Express, daily, s 7:15 pm Detroit through coach on C., St. L. & P. Express 11:00 pm Arrive—Detroit Express, daily, s 8:00 am . Pacific Express 11:30 am Detroit and Chicago Mail 8:55 um Detroit through coach on C., St. L. & P. Express 4:00 am Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis. Depart—Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo 4:00 am Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and New York 10:45am Connersville Accommodation 4:25 pm Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and New York Express 6:35 pm Arrive —Connersville Accommodation 8:30 am Cincinnati, Peoria and St. Louis 11:50 am Cincinnati Accommodation 5:00 pm Cincinnati, Peoria and St. Louis. ..10:40 pm Jeffersonville, Madison A Indianapolis. Depart—Southern Express, daily, s 4:10 am Louisville and Madison Express,p.o 8:15 am Louisville and Madison Mail, p. c.. 3:50 pm Louisville Express, daily 6:45 pm Arrive—lndianapolis and Madison Mail 9:45 am Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chrieago Express, daily, p 10:45 am New York and Northern Fast Express, r. c 7:00 pm St. Louis. Chicago aud Detroit Fast Line, daily, s 10:45 nm Indiana, Bloomington & Western. PKORIA DIVISION. Depart—Pacific Express and Mail 7:25 am Kansas and Texas Fast Line, r. c.. 5:07 pm Burlington and Rock Island Express, daily, r. c. ands 11:10pm Arrive—Eastern and Southern Express, daily, r. o. ands 3:50 am Cincinnati Special, r. c 11:05 am Atlantic Express aud Mail... 6:3opm ST. DOUXS DIVISION. Depart—Moorefield Accommodation........ 6:30 pm Mail and Day Express 5:02 pm Arrive—Mail and Day Express 11:00 am Moorefield Accommodation 6:10 pm EASTERN DIVISION. Depart—Eastern Express Mail, daily, s., r. c. 4:20 am Day Express 11:45am Atlantic Express, daily, s. and c. c.. 7:10 pm Arrive—Pacific Express, daily, s. and c. c... 6:55 am Western Express 4:45 pm Burlington aud Rock Island Express, daily, s. and r. c 10:35 pm Indianapolis A St. Louis. Depart—Day Express, daily, e. c. 7:loam Paris Express ..... 3:sopm Boston aud St. Louis Express, p... 6:25pm New York ami St. Louis Express, daily, s. and o. 11:30 pm Arrive—New York and Boston Express, daily, c. c 3:45 am Local Passenger, p 9:50 am Indianapolis Express 3:oopm Day Express, c. c., daily 6.25 pm Indianapolis A 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 Louisville, New Albany A Chicago. (Chicago Short Line.) Depart—Chicago and Michigan City Man 12:45 om Frankfort Accommodation 5:00 pm Chicago Night Ex., daily. s 11:20 pnk Arrive —Indianapolis Night Ex., daily, 5.... 3:35 ara Indianapolis Accommodation 10:00 am Indianapolis Mail 3:15 pm Cincinnati, Wab3sh A Michigan Railway. (Over the Beo-lino.) Depart—lndianapolis and Grand Rapids Ex. 4:00 am Michigan Express. 11:15 am Louisville and Wabash Express... 5:55 pm Arrive —Wabash and Indianapolis Express. .10:45 ant Cincinnati and Louisville Express. 2:20 pm Indianapolis and St. Louis Express. 11:15 pm •- 1 . ■■; ■- * 1 ■ ■■* Evansville A Terro Haute Railroad. (Via Vdndalia Lino.) > Leave Indianapolis. 17:15 am, 11:55 am p, 10,45 pra ■ Leave Terre Haute.tlo:4o ara, 3:00 pm p, 4:00 am % Ar. at Evansville. ..14:00 pm, 7:05 pin p, <:-o ami Leave Evansville.. .t(>:os am 10:30 am p, 8-15 pm ■ Ar. at Terre Haute.tlo:oo am, 2:17 pmp, 11:59 pms Ar. at Indianapolis.t3:3o pm, 4:40 pin p, 3:50 a u • (Daily except Sunday. All other trains daily. P parlor car; a, sleeper. (Via I. A St. L. Ry.) Leave Indianan otis t7:TO am. 10:55 ? a Ar. at Terre Haute. ♦10:40 am. 3:00 pm p, 4:00 am a Ar. at Evansville..t4:oo pm. 7:05 pm p, 7:25 am s Leave Evansville. .t 605 am. 10:30 am p, 8:15 pm • Ar. at Terre Haute 110:00 am, 2:l7pmp, 11:69 pa* a Ar. at Indianapolis. 13; 15 pm, 6:25 pm p, 3:45 atn f ♦Daily except Sunday. Ail other trains daily. parlor cor; s, steeper.