Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1885 — Page 6

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HMNCJAL AND COMMERCIAL MONtY AND STOCKS. The New York Market Irregular and the Business Confined to Half a Dozen Stocks. New York, March 21.—Money, l®li percent; offered at the close at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4®5 per cent. Sterling exchange dull; sixty days, $4.83]; light, S4.BG. Government bonds quiet, firm, fonr-and-a half-per-ceul?-. showing an advance of i in price bid; others unchanged. Railroad bonds quiet, except few active speculative issues. Prices this afternoon were generally firmer. State securities quiet and generally strong. The stock market was active, feverish and irregular to day, and, for some stocks, very weak. Prices at the opening showed only slight change from the closing quotations of last evening, except for Pacific Mail, which was quoted first at a decline of |, opening at 49. A decided weakness almost immediately developed in this (Stock and in Union Pacific, while the remainder Os the list continued firm throughout most of vho forenoon. On a rumor that the Central Pacific company was about to issue anew mortgage for $10,000,000, the price of that stock broke, before 12 o’clock, to 29]. The •‘bulls'’ in the general market claim that Pacific Mail and the Pacific railroads will assume a position in the market somewhat similar to that which luis existed for some time between New York Central and West Shore, and that Pacific Mail will probably break away from the rest of the list. At a meeting of the directors of Pacific Mail, late this afternoon, a resolution was adopted directing the president to take such steps as could enable tle company, on and after the Ist of May, to secure its full share of transcontinental business. In the afternoon the market was less active, but irregular. Union Pacific touched 41, before noon sold again at 42 and 41-J, and closed at 41*. a loss of *. It was stated that an effort is being made to secure the consent of Mr. Astor to serve as a member of the board of directors in place of Mr. Gould. W. White, leader of the “bull’’party inLaekawanna. bought 10,000 shares in one block, seller sixty days, at and bid for any part of 50,000 shares more at the same price. President Huntington, of the Central Pacific, was not in the city to day, and no official information regarding the reported issue of bonds could be obtained. The statement is made, however, that the issue will be for $10,000,000. either debenture or collateral trust bonds, and that the mortgage* will contain a provision by which the bonds can be exchanged for stock, under certain conditions. It is also reported that Huntington, Stanford, and others, who have loaned money to the company, through the Southern Development Company, have agreed to take half of the new issue at about par. The report was renewed, this afternoon, that the St. Paul dividend would either he passed, or materially reduced, and the stock fell from 72J to 70*. but closed at 71 *. Some idea of the range of the market may be obtained from the statement that the total sales of six stocks amounted to 75 per cent, of the day’s business, which was larger than usual of late. Western Union, while remaining comparatively quiet, wds also weak, selling from 56| to 55*; ; jbut closed on a rally unchanged, at 50*. The market closed excited and weak, si prices somewhat better than the lowest of the day. Comparing prices this evening with the closing quotations one week ago, the only active stock on the list which shows any gain is Missouri Pacific, which is up 1* per cent. The declines range between 1] and 14] per cent, the latter for Pacific Mail. Union Pacific is down 9* per cent.; Western Union, 3J; Chicago, Bur lington & Quincy, 2*; Northern Pacific preferred, 2]; Lackawanna, .2; and others for smaller amounts. The total sales for the week were 1, - 615,000 shares, an increase over last week of 229.000. Transactions, 959,000 shares, to-wit: 52,000 Lackawanna, 35,000 Northwestern, 10,000 New York Central, 57,000 Pacific Mail, 6,000 St. Paul, 41,000 Union Pacific, 18,000 Western Union, 17,000 Northern Pacific preferred.

STOCK QUOTATIONS. Three per cent.bonds. 101 (Louisville A Nashv , lle.3fl Vi i United States 4,‘ss IIIJa Louisville Jfc N.Alb’y.. 21 United States new 4e.122j-# Mur. A l iu. firsts pref. 10 Pacific t>s of '96 124 Mar. A .Clft. seconds.... >• Central Pa ific firsts.ll2 Mom. A Charleston.... 3754 Eric seconds Michigan Central M Lehigh & \V'k’lie of’d*‘J7 Min. A St . Louis Iljj Louisiana Consols 7-I Hi Min. & Bt. 1. pref’d.... Missouri >s Missouri Pa.-ibc St. Joe... 115 Mobile & Ohio 6 St. P. & S. C. firsts...*l2l Morris A Essex 0£Td...112 Tennessee 6s, old A Chat 99 Tennessee *. new 4~% New Jersey Central.... 3n>6 Texas Pac. I’d erauts.•V'.’t Norfolk A W. nref’d.... 23 T. P. Rio Grande Northern I’acific 17^ Union Pacific firsts. ...11Northern Pac. pief’d.. SI U. P. land grants. ..lot* Chic. A Northwestern. SSV U. P. sinking fuud...lie:h AN. pref’d I.'WK Virginia Os. 3'J New York Central Va.con.ex-mat.coup.. [OhioCentral Virginia deferred Ohio A Mississippi io Adams Express 133 Ohio A Miss, prat’d. 7f> Allegheiiv Cyntral...... Ontario A Western 9% Alton A Terre limits. 2"' ‘Oregon Navigation f>7 Al. AT. 11. preFd....:..*sO Oregon A Transcon’l... 12% American Express id Oregon Improvement. 2's B. U. U. A N lit) ! Pacific Mail t7?4 Canada Pacific .IskSlPananisi U 8 Canada Houtheru 31 Peoria, I>. & E l-'.-'t Central Pacific Chesapeake A Ohio 6>6j Pullman Palace Car.... 1 I2‘x C. AO. pref’d firsts.... I ilbading idK C. A O. seconds 6’y'Rock island IM Chicago A Alton 133‘v St. L. A San Fran IS*s l'. AA. prcFd led St. L. AS. F. pref’d... S3 C., B. A Q..... 122 St. L.A 8. V. firstß prof Mi.'x Chi., t. L. AN. O *3 (’., M. A St. P 71 C.,Bt.L.AP 8 C.. M. A St. P. prefd...mo.'i C.,Kt. L. AP. prefd... > St. Panl. M. A ,M HH C.. 8. A C St. Pan! A Omaha 24^ Clevel’d A Columbus .33 St. Paul AO. pref’d.... si** Delaware A Hudson... 7*%Texar Pacific 1154 Del., Lack. A We5t....103 O nion Pacific Den. A Rio Grande 7Ai: United States Express. 61 Erie l&VWab., St. L. A P 4ki Eric pref’d 2'* i'Vab., St. L. AP. pref. IIM East Tennessee 3l> Wells A Fargo Exp 108 East Tenn. pref’d 6* W. U. Telegraph ift'A Fort Wayne Colorado Coal lrij Hannibal & St. J0e.... 3s Deadwoou 4 H. A St. J. pref’d rtf’* H o rues take 10*4 Harlem I*3 Iron Silver Houston A Texas. ... 12 Outario 17 Illinois Central 126 Quicksilver ... 2 1„ B. & W l2M;Quicksi|v*i‘ preCd 2d wan sag A Texas Southern Pacific hake Erie A West 14 ISutru 13 &*ke Shore., 62V •Asked. (Lx. dividend. Foreign Money and Stock Market. LONDON, March 21 —6 P. M.— Government bonds— Consols for money, 98 5-10. Railroad bonds— Erie, 113% Erie seconds. 67% Illinois Central, 129% Pennsylvania Central, 155. Pari*, March 21.—Rentes, 8 If 80c. TRADE AND COMMERCE. Indianapolis. March 21. The loetU markets continue devoid of any important feature. The demand for nearly all -iiscriptions cf goods continue* of a hand tosnonth character, while prices in tho main rule steady. The grain gambling speculators have already began to manipulate the wheat market by sending telegrams to the commercial centers. They have reports from Tennessee and Kep kicky that the winter wheat crop will not Amount to over 50 per cent, of the average. The 'Whole Btate of Tennessee and the west half of Kentucky are badly damaged. The latest estimate of Southern Illinois gives a two third crop, all the late sown broadcast being killed. In tho southwest they report serious damage to the growing cropj and so on. The Financial Record, whose opinion is entitled to respect, says: “We do not think it the right time erven to begin laying the foundation of a bear campaign. To buy on weak apots and sell out on spurts, or to leave the market entirely alone, appears tooff.-rthe onlv alter native*.” In groceries there is a continued fair degree of activity; some of onr merchants report that they are pretty well employed. No change in prices. Advices from New York continue to report coffee firm and sugars dull; fair coffees have advanced an fc to a within the past few days at the seaboard. Produce men are doing a fair business. The sunply of eggs continues in excess of the demand, and prices are weakening daily. Butter continues weak and demand slow. Poultry, £oth live aud dressed, in seant supply, and selling readily at prices quoted, Apple* are in good supply; demand a little slow; prices steady, but ot strong. Potatoes, onions, cabbages, ate., to modusito iuppiy; price* firm, with nukler

. ' '■.i '■ ' " '' n—weather. A break in prices may be expected. The demand for the hog product* is light, as it usually is during the lenten season, and the cold weather is not without its effects in the same direction. GRAIN. The local markets are in much the same position as on Friday, The attendance on ’Change to day was small, and bidding tame. The Board of Trade Priee Current says of wheat: About the same as yesterday, with very little change either in feeling or prices. Receipts small and offerings iight. Markets elsewhere generally dull and lower. New York *e off, Baltimore lc lower, and Chicago l®lic in the same direction. We quote: No. 2Mediterranean, o. t 85 No. 3 Mediterranean o. t 84 No. 2 red, o. t 83 No. 3 red, o. t 80 Rejected, o. t 69 Unmerchantable, o. t 55 Corn —Under light offerings local markets rule firm, and all grades for immediate shipments will bring full quotations. Receipts fair. Futures not wanted. New York ]c off, Baltimore lc lower and Chicago ]c off. Wo quote: No. 2 white, o. t 43*2 No. 3 white, o. t 43 Yellow, o. t 43 High mixed, o. t 42^ Mixed, o. t 42 Rejected mixed, o. t 41 Rejected high mixed ; 42 Rejected yellow, o. t 42*2 Rejected No. 2 whito o. t 42*2 Unraci chan table o, t 37 Sound ear, o. t 41*2 March, o. t 41Oats —Firmer and rather scarce. Good demand but light offerings. We quote: No. 2 white, f. o. b 33*a Light mixed, o. t 32 li ixc and, o, t.................................... 3w Rejected o. t 30 Rye—No. 2, dull; 60c bid, no sellers. Bran—Firm; $14.25 bid; no sellers. Hay—Prime timothy, sl2 bid. RECEIPTS BY RAIli PAST TWENTY-POUR HOURS. Wheat, bushels 4,200 Corn, bushels.. 8,400 Oats, bushels 1,800 GRAIN IN STORE. March 20. 1885. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye. Elevator A 37.700 38.000 15,600 Elevator B 12,400 27,000 13,600 Capital Elevator 30,000 5,000 2,000 Elevator D 2,000 18,000 Total 80,100 62,000 49,200 ~ Correspond day last year 113,000 51,000 25,000 18,000 INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. CANNED GOODS. Tomatoes Two-pound cans, 80®85c-. 3-pound, [email protected]. Peaches—Standard 3-pouml. $1.75® 2.00. 3-pound seconds, $1.50® 1.00; 2-pound standard, $1.40® 1.50. Corn—Polk’s 2-poun<l cans. $1; Yarmouth, $1.25®3.30; Revere, $1,25; McMurray, $1.25®1.30. Blackberries—Two-pound, 950®51.10; raspberries. 2-pound, sl.lo® 1.20; pineapple, standard, 2-pound, $1.75®2.50; second do. $1.25®1.35; cove oysters. 1-pound, full weight. sl.od®l. 10; light, 55®05c: 2-pound, full, $1.80®1.95; light, $1.05® 1.20; string bean?, 85®9.">c; Lima beans, 80c®$1.30; peas, marrowfat, 75c®$ 1.85® 1.90; small. s2® 2.25: lobsters. $1.85® 1.90; red cherries, 95c®51.10; gooseberries, $1.05® 1.20. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite coal, small, $7 p on; largo. $6.75; Pittsburg coal, $4 ton; Blossburg coal $5.25 4* ton; Raymond City coal. $4 4* ton: block, coal. $3 4* ton; block uut, $2.00 p ton: Jackson coal, $3.75 ton; Jackson nut, $3.25 p ton; charcoal, 15c I* bush; ConnellsviUe coke. 15c p bush; crushed coke, 12c p bush; gas coke, 10c <s* 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 ®4oo, indigo, 80c®$1; licorice. Calub. gemline, 35®40c; magnesia, earb., 2-oz., 30 ®3se, morphine, P. & W. p ounce, $3.50®3.75; madder, 12®14e; oil. castor, •P’ gal.. $1.65®J.70; oil, bergamot, ttl. $2.75®3; opium, $4.5004.75; quinine, P. & W. ounce: sl.oo® 1.05; balsam copaiba. 60®75c; soap, castile, Pr., 12 ® lGc; soda, Dicarb, 4 1 a®Oc; salts, epsom; 4®sc; sulphur flour, 4®6c; saltpeter. B®2oc; turpentine. 35®40c; glycerine, 20®22c; iodide potass, $2.75®3.00; bromide potass, 40®45c: chlorate potash, 20®22c; borax, 13® 15c; cinchonidia, 40 ®4sc. Oils —Linseed oil, raw, 50 ®s2c 4* gallon; boiled, 53®55c; coal oil, legal test, 89* ® 13% bank, 60® Gsc: best straits, 65c; Labrador. 60c; West Virginia lubricating, 20®30c; miners’. 65c. Laid Oils—No. 1, 58® 05c; do. extra. 68 ©72 %.. White Leah—Pure. 5%: grades, 4®sc. DRY GOODS. Prints—ATbions. solid color. 5%: American fancy, 5*20: Allen’s fancy, 5%; Allen’s dark, 6% Allen's pink, 6c; Arnold’s, 6c; Berlin, solid colors 5%; Cocheco, Gc; Conestoga, 5%; Bunnell’s 5 %-, Eddystone. 6c; Gloucester, sc; Ilaitel, 5%; Harmony, sc; Hamilton. 6c; Greenwich, 5%; Knickerbocker, 5%; Mallory, pink. 6c; Richmond. 6c. Brown sheeting—Atlantic A, 7%; Boott C, 6c; Agawam, F. sc; Bedford R. 4%; Augusta, 5%; Boott, AL. 6%; Continental C, 6%; Dwight Star, 7%; Echo ]*ake, 0c; Graniteville EE. 6e; ljawretice LL, 51*0; Pepperell E. 7c: Pepperell R, 6%j; Peppered 9-4, 18c; Peppered 10-4, 20c; Utica 9-4, 25c; Utica 10-4, 27%:; Utica C, 4%. Bleached Sheeting—Blackstone AA 7o; Ballou & Son. 6c; Chestnut Hid. 5%; Cabot 4-4, 6%; Chapman X. 6c; Dwight Star S. 8c: Fruit of the Ix>om, 8%: Lonsdale. 7 : %: Linwood. 7%; Masonvide, 8c: New York Mills, 10%; Our Own. 5%, Peppered. 9-4, 20c; Peppered 10-4, 22c; Hid’s, 7-%; Hope, 6%; Knight's Cambric, 7%; Lonsdale cambric, 10%: Whitinsville. 33-inc.ies. 6c: Wamsutta. 10%. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA 13%, Conestoga BF 14c, Conestoga extra 13%u Conestoga Gold Medal 13%, Conestoga CCA 11%, Conestoga AA 9c, Conestoga X Bc, l’earl River 12%, Lewiston 36inch 14%. Lewiston32-inch 12%, Lewiston 30-inca 11%, Falls 080 32-iuch 15c, Methuen A A 12%, Oakland A 6%. Swift ltiver 6c, York 32-inoh 12%, York 30-inch 11%. Ginghams—Araoskeag7%, Bates 7%, Gloucester 7c, Glasgow 7c. Lancaster 7%. Randelraan 7%, Renfrew Madras 9c, Cumberland 7%, White 7%, Bookfold 10%. Paper CAM BRTOB—Man vide 5%, 8. S. & Son Cc, Mason vide 5%, Garner 5%. Guain Bags—American sl9, Atlanta S2O, Franklinville s2l, Lewiston S2O, Ontario $lB, Stark A $23.50. FRUIT* AND VEGETABLES. Appi.es—Choice, $3.50 ®3.75 brl; common, $2.25 ®2.50 P brl. Cranberries—Cape Cod, sl6® 17 p brl, ss® 5.50 p crate; Jersey, sl4 ®lO p brl, $4®4.50 P crute. Celery—3o®4o P' doc. Cabbage—s2® 2.25 #■ brl. Onions—s3.76®4 P brl; Spanish, $1.75®2 p bush crate. Potatoes—so ®GOc F bu. Sweet Potatoes —Kentucky sweets, $3®3.50 f brl; Philadelphia Jersey sweet3, $0.50 f brl. Turnips $1.25® 1.50 brl. FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins—(xrndon layer. $3.45 ®3.50 box: loose muscatels. 2-crown, $2.6f>®2.75 P box Va encia, 10® 11c P 16: Citron, 28®30c P t 6. Currants. s*9® 6% p 16. Bananas—Asoinwail, $2®3.50; Jamaica, $1.50® 2.50. ijemona—Malaga, $3®3.50; Messina, s4®s. Dates—Fard, in boxes. 8® 10c; trailed. 6c. Figs—New, 16® 18c. Malaga Grapes —40165, $8.50; 55 tbs, $lO. Cocoauute —$5 *6 ip hundred. Oranges —Stem-cut Jamaica, in brls, $7®8.50; Valencia, $7; Florida, $J.75®4 box. Prunes—Turkish,s i a®o%; French, Shi® 16c. GROCE KIES. Coffees—Ordinary grades. 8%®9%; fair, 10® 10 %; good. 10 %® 11 %; prime, 11 %®l2 %: strietiy prime. 123t®13%: choice. 13% a) 14Me; fancy green and yellow, 14 1 4®1G%; old government. Java, 23*4 <z>26*}c; imitation Java. 18Q®19%. Roastea— Gates'* A 1. 16c; Gates's prime. 1-4%; Arbuckle’s, 14%; Levering 14%; Del worth’s, 14%; McCune’s, 14%. Obkkbe—Common. 7®Bc; good skim, 9@loc: cream. 10*4®.llc; fad cream, 14® 15c. Dried Beef—l3^® 14c. RlOE—Carolina and Ijouisiana. s*a®Be. Molasses and Bvrupr—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 400.45 c; choice. 53®58c. Syrups, low grade. 25® 27c; prime, 30® 33c; choice to fancy, 35 ®4ocSalt Fisn—Mackerel, extra moss, $25®26 ** brl; halves, $12.00® 13.00; No. 1 mackerel, $19®20; halves, s:>.so®lo 50; No. 2 maekerel, $11®13; halves, $5.50® 7.50; No. 3 mackerel. $5.60®6.50; halves. s3®B.s<b family white, $2.75; quarters. 95c®51.10; kits, 40®50c: No. 1 white, halves, $7.75 ®8; quarters. $2.25 n>2 50: kits. 85 ®9se. Sugars—Hards, 6 3 h®7%; confectioners’ A, 6® 6%; standard A, 5 7 ®6c; off A. ®5 7 gc; white extra C, 5 T a; fine yellows, s*r®s%j good yellows. 53§&5%; common yellows. 5®5%. StAlU’H—Refined pearl, 3®3% f Bi; Eureka, 5 ®6c: Champion gloss lump, 6®7c; improved oorn, GHlftTc. Salt—Lake, 92c. car lots; 10®15e more in quantities lees than* ear-10-vd. Spicer—Pepper, 18®20c; allspice, _B® 12c: cloves, 20®30e; cassia. 13® 15c; nutmegs, 65®85c P 16. Shot—sl.ss® 1.60 <#> bag for drop. Flour Sacks—No. 1 drab. M brl, $33 f 1,000, Ht brl. sl7; lighter weight, $1 Jp 1,000 less Twine —Hemp. 11® 18c ip IS. wool, 8®10e: flax, 20®30e; paper. I Hr.-, jute. 12®15c; cotton, 10 ® 25c. WOODENWark—No. 1 tubs, $8.UU98.23; No. 2 tabs, $7.00®?.20, No. 3 tubs, 0.00*6.20; two-hoop-

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pails. $1.65®1.70; three-hoop pails. $1.90®2; double washboards. $2.50®2.75; common washboards. $1.40® 1.85; clothespins. 50®$l per box. Wooden Dishes— Per hundred, 1 16, 20c; 216, 25c; 3 16, 30c; 5 16, 40c. Lead—6^® 6% for pressed bar. Wrapping Paper— Crown straw, 18s per bundle; medium straw. 27c; double crown st‘.raw. S6c, heavy weight straw, 2)*®2 1 d ip 16; crown rag, 30c f bundle: medium rag. 45c; double crown rag- 60e; heavy weight rag, 2% ®3c ¥ 16: Manilla. _No. 1, 7*3®9c; No. 2. s®6c; print paper, No. 1, 6®7c: book paper, No. 1. S. & C.. 10® 11c; No. 2, S. &C., B®9ci No. 3. S. & C., 7^®Bc. LEATHER. HIDES AND TALLDW. Leather —Oak sole. 33®40c; hemlock sole, 26® 32c: harness, 30®355; skirting, 37®40c: black bridle, doz.. $60®65; fair bridle, $60®78 doz.; city kip, 60® 80c; French kip, 85c® $1.20; citv calfskins. 85c®$1.10 : French calfskins, $1.15®1.80. Hides —Green, 6%; heavy steer, 7%; green salt, 8®8%: green salted ealf, ilc; dry flint, 12c; dry s vlted, 10c. Damaged one-third off the above prices". Sh EEPoKiNS -30 ® 80c. Tallow—Primn, 5%. GRJE \f- Brown, 4c; white, 5®5%. 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, 15c; tire steel, 4c: spring steel, 6c; horse shoes, ip keg, $4.00; mule shoes, p keg, $5.00; horse nails, ip 16, Bd, $5 ; cut nails, lOd and lai*ger, $2.25 keg; other sizes at the usual advance. Tinners’ Supplies— Best brand charcoal tin—TC, 10x14, 14x20. 12x12, $6.50: IX, 10x14, 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%; 27 Ciron, 6c; galvanized. 50 ip cent, discount. Sheet zinc. 6%. Copper bottoms. 23c. Planished copper, 36c. Solder, 15 ® 16c. Wire, 50 P cent, off list. OIL CAKE. Oil cake and oil meal, 1,000 16s, sls; 2,00 Q ffia, S3O. Bags and drayage extra. PROVISIONS. Wholesale Pricks—Prime lard, 7c; short ribs, partly cured. 6.20 e; sweet pickled hams. 8%; shoulders. 5%; bulk shoulders, 4%. Jobbing Prices—Smoked Meats—Sugar-cured hams, 10 16s av, 11%; 12Lj Ris av, 11c: 15 16s av, 10%; 17ifi tbs av 10%; 20 tt>s, 10c; heavy averages, 24 to 25 fbs, 9%; cottage hams, 7%; California haras, 7%; English breakfast bacon, clear, lie; English shoulders, 6% for light, 6% for heavy; family shoulders, pieces averaging 6 to 10 16s, 6c; dried beef, 15e; bacon (clear sides), light or medium weight, 8c; beilies, do, 8%; backs, do, 7%; French flitch, 7-16 pieces, 7c. Dry Salted and Pickled Meats—English cured clear sides or baeks (unsmoked), 7%; bean pork (clear), <p brl 200 16s, $15.50; clear pork 'P' brl 200 IBs. sl4; family pork (clear) ip brl 200 IBs, sl2; family beef 4* brl 200 IBs, $18; also in brls, containing 100 IBs, at half the priee of the barrels. with 50c added, to cover additional eost of package. Lard—Pure kettle-rendered, in tierces, 8%; also, in %} brls and 50-tb tubs, % advance on price of tierces; 48-lb tin tubs, and 20 tb pails, %c advance; 10- lb pails, 1% advance. Sausage—Bologna, in doth, 6%; in skin, 7c. PRODUCE. BuTTKR-i-Creamery fancy, 28c; dairy, selected, 18 ®2oc; choice country, 13 ® loc; poor tc> fair. 8® 10c. Eggs—Shippers are paying 13® 14c; selling from store at 14® 15c. Fkathers—Primegses a, 45c 16; mixed duck, 20 ® 25 <p 16. Honey—2o®22c in 1 and 2-lb cans. Venison-*-14@ 15c ip tb. Poultry —Hens, 9e ip 16; roosters, 4c: young chickens, 9c; ducks, $3.50 ip doz; geese, $6 4P* doz; hen turkeys, 9% 16; toms, 8c 16. Cider —Duffy #, Rochester. $6 brl. WOOL—Tub washed, 28®32c: unwashed, medium, 20c; unwashed, common, 18c; Cots wold, 17c; burry and unmerchantable according to their value. SEEDS. Timothy—sl.so®l.7s P bu; clover, $5®5.25 P bu; bluegrass, extra clean Kentucky, $1®1.25 P bu; red top, 75c®$l p bu; orchard grass, $1.50® 1.75 P bu, owing to quality.

LIVE STOCK. Indianapolis Market. Indianapolis, March 21. Cattlb—Receipts, 550; shipments, 420. Quality only fair; but few shippers here. Market a little slow. No material change in prices. A few common butchers left over. Choice shipping steers, $5.25®5.65 Medium to good shipping steers 4.80®5.10 Common to fair shipping steers 4.25®4.65 Stockers 8.40®4.0(> Choice cows and heifers 4.35®4.85 Medium to good cows and heifbrs 3.50 ®4.10 Common to fair cows and heifers 2.50®3.20 Veals, common to good 4.00®6.50 Bulls, common to good 2.50®3.50 Milkers, common to good 20.00®45.00 Hogs—Receipts, 1,200-, shipments, 1,100. Quality some better; market easy, but no change from yesterday’s prices. Select heavy ..$1.75®4.80 Select light 4.70®4.75 Common to fair light 4.40®4.60 Heavy roughs 4.00a4.40 Sheep—Receipts, 1,300; shipments, r.one. Quality fair; market slow. Prices about the same: all sold. Good to choice grades $3.80®4.10 fair to medium grades 3.20 ®3.60 Common grades 2.50®3.00 Bucks, per head 2.50®3.50 Elsewhere. CHICAGO, March 21.—The Drovers’ Journal reports: Hogs—Receipts, 11.000; shipments, 7,000. The market was siow and weak; rough packing, $4.35®4.60; packing and shipping, $4.60®4.85; light, $4.30®4.75; skips, $3.00®4.00. Cattle—Receipts, 2,000; shipments, 1,200. The market, was active and strong; shipping cattle of from 1,050 to 1,200 pounds average, $4-70®5.30; from 1,300 to 1.400 pounds avorage, $5.40®5.70; extra, $5.70® 5.90. Sheep—Receipts, 1,500; shipments, 1,000. Tlie market was steady; inferior to medium, $2.75®3.75; choice, $4.00®5.00. KANSAS CITY, March 21.—The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle—Receipts, 590. The market was strong and 5c higher; export steers. $5.25®5.45; good to choice shipping steers, $4.80 ®5.15: common to medium, $4.50®4.75; feeders, $4®4.60; cows, $3*3.70. Hogs—Receipt*, 2,400. The market was weak and 5 ® 10c lower: good to choice, $4.30®4.40; common to medium, $4.10®4.25. Sheep—Receipts, 280. The market was firmer; fair to good muttons, $2.50®3.25; common to medium. $1.50®‘2.25. ST. LOUIS, March 21.—Cattle—Receipts, 600; shipments, 600. Only a local trade done at previous prices. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 100; shipments, 800. No supply and nothing done. Hogs—Receipts, 1,800; shipments, 4.200. The market was quiet; Yorkers, $4.45®4.60; packing hogs, $1.30®4.60; heavy, S4.GO® 1.80. EAST LIBERTY, March 21.—Cattle-Nothing doing. Receipts, 915; shipments, 133. Hogs The market was au>w. Receipts, 4.500; shipments, 2.100. Philadelphia*, $5.15®5.30; beet Yorkers, $4.75®4.90. Sheep—The market was firm and unchanged. Receipts, 4,200; shipments, 1,800. CINCINNATI. March 21.—Hogs quiet; common and iight, $3.75 ®4.85; Decking and butchers’, $4.45 ®5. Receipts, 1,200; shipments, 142. MILWAUKEE, March 21.—Hogs easier*, sales at $4.30®4.70. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Produce Markets. NEW YORK, March 21.-Flour dull: receipts, 25,000 brls; exports, 2,200 brls; saperline State and Western, $2.65®3.25; common to good extra. $3®3.40; extra Ohio, $3®3.25: St. Louis, s3® 3.25. Wheat—Spot lots S> % lower; options 3*® % lower: receipts, 39,000 bn; exports, 32,000 bu; Nc. 2 spring, ungraded red, 81®89c; No. 3 red, 83%;N0. 2 red. 88!4®89%: No. 1 white, 89%; No. 2 red, April sales of 16.000 bu at closing at 88%; May, sales of 1,104.000 bu at 893 t ®90%!, closing at 89%; June, rales of 360,000 bu at 91Hf91%e, closing at 91%; July, sales of 80,000 bu at 92hi®93i4c, closing at 92%; August, sales of 72,000 bu at 93®933gc. closing at 93c; September, sales of 16,000 bu at 94 1 4®94%, closing at 94%. Corn—. Spot lots % and options 38®% lower; closed steadv; receipts. 151,000 bu; exports. 38,000 bu; ungraded, 49%®50e; No. 3, 49^®49%; steamer, 48%®5038c, No. 2 Western. steamer yellow, 50%®51%; steamer white, 51®51 %; ungraded white, 51%:: ungraded yellow, 50 1 2®50%; No. 2. March, 49 1 *®49%, closing at 49*%; April. 49 5 g®49 7 gc, closing at 49%: May. 49 3 4®5U%; June, 49 3 *®50%, closing at 50c; July, 51®51%, dosing at 51c*, steamer March, and April, 49%. Oats Q®% lower: receipts, 115.000 bu; exports, 1,000 bu; mixed Western, 37®38%; white Western, * 38®41e. Hay was quiet. Hops were dull and nominal. Sugar dull and unchanged. Molassesquiet and easier; New Or on* 50-test, 18%. Rice quiet and steadv. Petroli * firm; United certificates, 81%; refined, ®Bc. . ‘tllow dull and heavy. Rosin quiet and unchanged. Turpentine firm at 32^>32 1 sc. Eggs quiet and steady, leather steady, fair demand. Wool dull and weak; domestic fleece, 26®27c; pulled, 14®30c; Texas, 14®18e. Pork dull and lower; new mess 13c. Beef steady. Out meats dull and nominal. Lard dull and weak; contract gradea, spot lots, 7.%; March. 7.08; April, 7.10, May. 7.15®7.17e : June, 7.22®7.24c; July, 8.31 c; August 8.36®8.38c. Butter dull and weak Cheese quiet and unchanged. Lead steady. CHICAGO, March 21.—Floor dull ami unchanged. Wheat in fair demand, weaker under heavy offers; closed % under yesterday. Sales ranged: March, 74®74%, closed at 74c: April. 74Q®75e, closeo at '7114074%; May, 79**80%. etossd at 79 a/79%; June, dosed at Bis Ne> a

Chicago spring, 74®76c. No.l 3. Chicago spring, 67*67% No. 2 red. 77*77%: No. 3red, 71%. Com easier; closed % lower, rules ranged: Cash, 37%®39%; March, closed at 37%; April, 37*8®37%. closed at 37%; May, 41*g® 41%. closed at 41%; June. 41%®41%, closed at 41%. Oats weaker and %®% lower. Bales ranged: Cash, 27V®30% April, 27 7 g®2S%; closed at 27V®28e: May, 31 *4®31%, closed at 31%. Rye steady at 63e. Barley dull aud nominal at 63c. Flaxseed quiet and unchanged at $1.41 Lj- Pork—Demand active but irregular. Sales ranged: Cash and April $11.95 ® 11.97% May. $11.92 V® 12 00,closed at $11.92. Lard quiet and .02%®.05c lower. Sales ranged: Cash, 6.75 c; March and April, 6.75® 6.77%; May, 6.82Lj®6-88%, closed at 6.821a® 6.85 c; June 0.02%®6.95c. Bulk masts in fair demand and easier: shouders. 4.50®4.60c; short ribs, 6c; short clear, 6.45 96,50 c. Whisky quiet at $1.15. Butter quietand unchanged. Eggs steady at 14%® 15c. ReoeiDt—Flour. 24.000 brls: wheat, 58.000 bu; corn, 269,000 bu; oats, 102,000 bu; rye. 5,000 bu; barley, 41,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 22,000 brls; wheat, 45,000 bu; corn, 106,000 bu; oats, 8,000 bu; rye, 18,000 bu. • ST. LOUIS, March 21.—Flour unchanged. Wheat opened higher, but declined, and closed 1 4 ®% below yesterday; No. 2 red. 83®83% cash, 83c March, 833e®83% April, 8534086% May, June, closing at lowest prices. Oorn about steady but slow; No. 2 mixed, 37% April, 38®38% May- flats dull; 31% bid cash, 31 %®32e May. Rye dull at 61% bid. Barley quiet; prime to fancy Northern, 60 ® 80c. Lead quiet at 8.47%®3.60c. Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged. Flaxseed steady at $1.40. Hay quiet: prairie, s9® 11; timothy, sll® 13. Bran quiet: 66 ® 66% at will. Corn-meal firm at $2.25®2.30. Whisky steady at $1.14. Provisions dull and'lower. Pork jobbing at $12.40 cash and May. Bulk meats — Long clear ribs, 6.15 c: short ribs, 6.25 c: short clear, 6.50 c. Bacon—Long dear. 0.4-0®6.50c; short-rib sides, 6.75 c; short clear, 6.85'®6.90c. Lard, 6.65 ® 6.70 c. Receipts—Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat, 21.000 bu; corn, 116.000 bu: oats. 4,000 bu; rye, 4,000 bu; barley, 5,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 11,000 brls; wheat, 16,000 bu: corn. 294,000 bu; oats, 12,000 bu; rye, 3,000 bu; barley, none. PHILADELPHIA, March 21. Flour Demand very light. Wheat *4O lower and weak: No. 1 Pennsylvania red. 93%: No. 2 red. March, 80®86%; April, 86 7 8®87%; May, 88%®88%; June, 90%® 90%. Corn declined %; ear lots vorv quiet; No. 3 yellow, 48%; steamer No. 3 yellow, 4§ l s®49c; No. 2 yellow, 50c; No. 2 mixed, March, 49@49%: April aud May, 48 7 g®-19c; Juue, 49049%. Oat* quiet and weaker, rejected white. 34Lj®35c; No. 3 white, 3dc; No. 2 white, 36 1 *®37c. Butter dull and casj*; creamery extras, 21025 c. Cheese quiet and easy; Ohio flats, fair to prime, 8%®10%. Eggs steady; Western extras, 18® 18%. Other articles unchanged. Reoeipt*—Flour, 12,000 brls; whsat, 18,000 bu: corn, 22,000 bo, oats, 19,000 bu. Bhinmentf—Wheat, 17,000 b; sorn, 131,000 bu; oats. 16,000 bu. BALTIMORE, March 21.—Flour steady but dull. Wheat—No. 2 western, lower, closing dull; No. 2 winter red, snot, 85V®86e, fresh; April, 86 J 4®86%; Mav, 88°b®88’%; June, 90%®91e; August, 99® 99%. Corn—Western steady aud quiet; mixed, spot, 48%®48%: March, 48^®49c ; April, 48%®48%; May,48 3 8®49c. Oats steady and quiet; white. 37@38c; white mixed, 35®36c. Rye steady at 72 ® 75c. Provisions easy but dull. Copper—Refined nominal. Whisky steady at $1.2001.21. Other articles unchanged. Freights to Liverpool ner steamer dull. Cotton, il-64d; flour, Is, 6d; grain, 4d. Recounts—Flour, 6.598 brls; wheat, 18,000 bu; corn, 51.000 bu: oats. 5.000 bu; rye. 1,000 bu. Shipments —Wheat. 18,000 bu; corn, 133,000 buMILWAUKEE. March 21.—Flour dull and nominal. Wheat dull; No. 2 Milwaukee, 76e cash; March, 74%; April, 75c: May, 77%; June, 79c. Corn quiet and firm; No. 2,40 c. Oats irregular; No. 2 higher, 31c; No. 2 white easier, 31%. Rye steady; No. 1, 66%. Barley quiet; No. 2 spring, 56c; No. 3 spring 52%. Provisions lower; mess pork, $11.90 for cash and March, sl2 May. Lard—Prime steam, 6.75 c cash and March; 6.85 c May. Receint9—Flour, 2,000 brls; wheat, 27,000 bu; eor, 11,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 1,500 brls; wheat, 30,000 bu: corn, 7,000 bu. CINCINNATI, March 21.—Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat in moderate demand; No. 2 winter red, cash, 85 0;86c. Corn unsettled and lower; No. 2 mixed, 45®45%. Oats easier; No. 2 mixeu 34c. Rye dull; No. 2,65 c. Barley quiet and nnchanged. Provisions—Mess pork dull at $12.50® 12.75. Lard easy; prime steam, 6.95 c. Bulk meats quiet and unchanged. Bacon steady and unchanged. Whisky at $1:13: no sales. Butter easier; Northwestern creamer}’ extra. 30®320. LOUISVILLE, March 21.—Wheat firm; No. 2 red, 85c. Corn —No. 2 mixed, 45c; No. 2 whito, 47%. Oats—No. 2 mixed Western, 3434 c. Provisions dull; mess pork $12.87% Bulk meats—Shoulders, clenr-rib sides, 6%; dear sides, 6%. Bacon—Shoulders, 5%; clear-rib side*, 6 7 gc; clear sides, 7%. Hams—Sugar-cured, 10%® 11c. Lard— Prime leaf, 8%. NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—Corn-meal unsettled at $2.60. Rar quiet; prime. sl4® 16. Provisions—Mess perk dull and lower at sl3. Lard easier; tierce refined, 7c. Bulk meats in fair demand and easier; shoulders, packed. 4.80 c; long clear, 6%; clear ribs, 6.50®G.60c. Bacon dull; shoulders, 5%. Other articles unchanged. TOLEDO, March 21.—Wheat dull; No. 2 rod, April, 78 1 4c; May, 79%i; June, 81c. Corn and oats nothing done; no quotations. Clover-seed quiet at $4.90. Receipts—Wheat, 7.000 bu; corn, 7,500 bu; oats. none. Shipments—Wheat, 32,000 bu; corn, 9,000 bu; oats, none, KANSAS CITY, March 21.—Tho Commercial Indicator reports: Wheat lower; No. 2 red, eash, 62c; April, 63c; May. 6-1%; Juue. 65%. Com steady; cash, 31 a 4®32%; April. 3*2%®32%c; May, 32%. Oats dull and nominal; 30% bid; 31% asked. LIVERPOOL. March 21.—Cotton Arm: demand light. Salrs, 6,000 bales; American, 4,400 bales; speculation and expert, 500 bales. Refined petroleum, 7%!. Cotton. NEW YORK, March 21.—Cotton—Middling was dull; futures were dull; March. 11.36 e; April, 11.31 c; May, 11.43 c; June, 11.54 c; July, 11.62 c; August, 11.69 c; September, 11.31 e: October, 10.81 c; November, 10.64 c; December. 10.64 c. CINCINNATI, March 21.—Cotton firm and unchanged. LOUISVILLE, March 21.—Cotton steady and unchanged. _ Oils. OIL CITY, March 21.—National Transit Comnamv certificates opened at 80%; highest price, 81c; lowest price 80c; closed at 80 7 yc. Sales, 1,660.000 bris. Clearances, 5,298,000 brls. Runs, 47.931 bris. Shipments, 28,213 brls. Charters, 40,317 brls. PITTSBURG, March 21 .—The petroleum market was dull; certificates opened at 80%, declined to 80c, rallied, then closed firm at 81c. Dry Gooda NEW YORK, March 21.—The Jobbing trade for the week closes with a very good volume of business having bsen completed, though the very cold weather that prevailed has kept back many ’buyers. With agents the demand has been very uneven, and forwardings were very largely in response to orders. Still, sales are much larger than is apparent from the faoe of the market. Coffee. NEW YORK. Mareh 21.—Coflee—Spot lots fair Rio dull; options quiet and lower; sales were made of 15,000 bags; Maioh, 7.15®7.20c; April, 7.15®7.20c; May, 7.25®7.30c; June, 7.40®7.45c; July, 7.50 c; August, 7.55®7.60c; September, 7.65®7.700. 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., March 21, 1885, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstractors of titles, room No. 3, ./Etna Building: Harriet Hornaday to Fidelia J. Hornaday, lot 16 in Dobson & Hornaday’s addition to tbe town of Hosbrook $60.00 David Throne and wife to Amanda Wright, lots 26, 27, and part of lot 29 in block 7 in S. A. Fletcher, jr.’s northeast addition to Indianapolis 2,800.00 8. Rudolph Fritsche and wife to Hermann Sieboldi, lot 7 in Timothy R. Fletcher’* subdivision of part of outlot 54, in Indianapolis 1,700.00 Frank Mowwe and wife to Margaret Beidenstieker, lot 9in Kapoe’s subdivision of part of outlot 107, in Indianapolis.. 2,700.00 Conveyances, 4; consideration $7,260.00 Aping Oscar Wilde. Washington Letter. I attended a reception given by an Oregon sen ator’s wif# last evening. Lieutenant Greely was there. Imagine him a tall fellow, with long black hair, parted^n the middle just like a woman. He posed and was admired and lionized He took it all very grandly, and his air was that of one who considers himself a great individual. He’s a very dainty and not at all arctic looking person as he appears in tbe drawing-room of Washington. Tou would think, to look at him, he bad quaffed society syllabub all his life, and,had never eaten raw marine or stewed sailor. His lionizing is carried to such an extent that it is giving him a sort of Bunthorne situation. There are lots of * ‘rapturous maidens” surrounding him, and he’s got the stage poses down fine. For Many Call, but Few Are Satisfied* Peek. No, my son, it Is a messenger call, not a messenger alarm. You may call tho messenger, and he will eventually com*; but yeu can not alarm top. When people are alarmed they run.

RAILWAY GOSSIP. J. V. Parker baa been appointed assistant general freight agent of the Kansas City, Port Scott & Gulf. 0. W. Tomlinson, day train-dispatcher of the I. & St L., at Mattoon, has been promoted to assistant train-dispatcher. G. L. Dickson, auditor of the L, B. & W., has suffered a relapse, and is again confined to his bed. HU illness is of a malarious character. L. P. Sullivan, traveling auditor and payra ter of the C., 1., St L. & C., has had the title superintendent of agents added to his officii, position. David Lee has been appointed superintendent of the main branch of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, vice William M. Clements resigned, to take effect April L ‘‘Reduce your force and not their wages,” is the the Pennsylvania Company’s motto. Like every other plan, it has its serious disadvantages to some of those concerned. L. Burnett, for some years passenger agent of the Bee-line at this point, Mis been selected by the C., 1., St L. & C. to take charge of their outside office on South Illinois street H. B. Hammond, receiver of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road, will leave for New York Tuesday, and expects to return to Indianapolis after a week’s tarry there. J. W. Greenan, master of transportation of the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg road, Indianapolis division, has gone to New Orleans, to be absent two weeks. His wife accompanied him. Receiver Hammond, of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road, yesterday afternoon leased several rooms in the Condit Block for a term of years, to be occupied as offices for the company. Charles C. Blodgett, assistant to President Nickerson, and later to President Wade, of the Mexican Central, will leave for Mexico this week, to fill a similar position with General Manager Robinson. L. Genis will go to Washington to be present, tho 6th of April, when Justice Harlau will render a decision in the case for the sale of the Illinois Midland, which has been in the hands of the courts some eight years. M. J. Clarke, auditor of the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee railroad, with headquarters at Detroit, has resigned to accept the position of secretary and treasurer of the Belt-line and Chicago & Western Indiana roads. The Woodruff Sleeping-car Company have become largely a Pittsburg institution. The following Pittsburgers have just been elected directors of the company: W. G. Johnston, Col E. J. Unger, Charles Lavilla and Wilson McCandless. It is stated that fair progress is being made in the negotiations for the formation of anew pooling contract among Eastern trunk lines out of Chicago, one of the features of the plan being a deposit by each company of a sum of money, to be forfeited in case of a violation of the compact J. A. Grier, formerly general freight agent of the Michigan Central railway, has accepted the position of general manager of the West Shore & Hoosae Tunnel fast freight line, with headquarters at Detroit. It is understood that the general offices now at Detroit will soon be removed to Chicago. C. C. Waite, vice president and general manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, writes from Mexico that he will be home on April 4, and further, that he is having a grand time, and his health has improved greatly in the few weeks he has been absent. George Bender, superintendent, and John Lazarus, traffic manager of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road, arrived in the city yesterday, and to-morrow, will assume'the duties of their respective positions, and will make a trip over the line in company with Hammond. Mra Hepburn, wife of C. P. Hepburn, late superintendent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, writes from Buffalo, N. Y., where her husband has gone for treatment of paralytic troubles, that Mr Hepburn has improved so much that he has thrown away his crutches and can get about quite comfortably with one cane. L. P. Sullivan, superintendent of agents of the C., 1., S. L. &C., yesterday checked Chalmers Brown’s ticket-cases and cash-drawer over to C. Dickson, his successor as ticket agent of the Big Four office on North Meridian street The retiring agent was 21 cents ahead. Mr. Brown will, on April 1, take his old position as passenger conductor. The Boston Tran script says: “The Gould system of railroads has surrendered, with as much grace as eould be looked for under the circumstances, to the pressure opinion, if not to the force of combination among the strikers. Perhaps the managers have learned during the strikes that they and the roads and appliances they control exist for the public service.” The National Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, in session the past week at New Orleans, elected C. A. Taylor president, John N. Abbott vice president, and A. J. Smith secretary. This is the seventh year that Mr. Smith, general ticket and passenger agent of the Bee-line, has been chosen secretary, which is certainly very complimentary to that genial gentleman. Superintendents of the several Indianapolis roads who employ J. W. Marsee, M. D., as surgeon of their respective roads, speak in very complimentary terms of his services, and injured employes who have been placed under his charge speak well of his treatment. Nine of the fifteen roads centering here have arrangements with Dr. Marsee to look after all men injured on their lines, who are brought to Indianapolis to be cared for. Ben Blanchard, the Great * Western excursion agent, headquarters Terre Haute, will, in a few days, receive, an elegant new car from the Pullman works. The coach will cost $20,000, is sixtyfive feet long, will be finished in mahogany, and be provided with six wheel trucks and forty-two-inch paper wheels. The car will have at the rear an elegant observation drawing-room of plate glass, and this room Mr. B. will elegantly furnish with piano, etc. Mr. M. Knight, general freight agent of the Wabash road, announces that a freight agency has been established at America, IIL, on the Cairo division of this railway, with L. A. Johnson as agent. Freight shipments for this point may be received without requiring prepayment in future. Freight agencies have been abolished at the following points on this railway: Westville. 111., on the Cairo "division; Wanda, 111., on the Illinois division. All freight shipments for these points must be prepaid. The passenger men located at Indianapolis held a special meeting yesterday afternoon, to talk over the situation. The Union Pacific seems to .be the only disturbing element Yesterday one of the members of the association offered a resolution that all roads out of Indianapolis advance the rate $2 on all tickets reading over the Union Pacific west. After some discussion one of the number suggested that they might be overreaching their power in so doin£, and tho resolution failed to pass. The remainder of tho time they were in session was spent in comforting each other in the belief that the ticket scalpers were in a fair way to be starved oat of Indianapolis. An official of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company says that there is practically no observance of pool rates on freight, either east or westbound. He declares that all the lines are already acting independently, but that there has been no considerable cutting of rates, for most of the lines have nearly, if not quite, as much business as they can conveniently handle. It is further stated that the Penusvlvania Railroad Company will take a determined stand against entering any new pool that may be proposed, unless there is an agreement, accompanied by a money forfeit-, which shall be placed in the hands of the pool-commissioner, who shall have power to impose a penalty for all infraction! of the pool contract. A petition has been presented to Judge Gresham as judge of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois, by Thomas B. Coulter, of Hansen, Neb., for leave as trustee to file a bill to foreclose a mortgage made Dec. 26, 1879, by the Havana, Rantoul & Eastern Railroad Company, on account of default in payment of interest. The railroad extends from the town of Leroy, McLean county, 111., through Champaign and Vermillion counties to a point in the town of Lebanon, Warren county, Imt, a distance of seventy-five miles. Judge Gresham entered au order calling on the parties interested to show cause why leave

should not be given to file a bill for For the appointment of a receiver for tho Havana* Rantoul & Eastern road, and to forfeit the least to the Wabash road. Messrs. Lyman and Jade, 4 son appear tor the petitioner. WHIMSICALITIES. The Star-Eyed Goddess. Speak of her mournfully, Not a word scornfully, We are bereft of her, Nothing is left of her. In she plunged boldly, No matter how coldly The hij-h tariff ran; Over the brink of it— Picture it—think of it! Low tariff man; Talk of it—wink at it, Then, if you cau. Make no deep scrutiny Into this mutiny, She was but human. Star-eyed, once beaotifvl, Thought, she was dutiful, Deluded woman. Loop up hsr tresses Escaped from their bands; Hundreds the gneaaeK; Loop np her tresses, Fold her white hands. Faintly they caught her tune— It was “H. Wattoraon.” —Louisville Commercial. Almost a Relative. San Francisco Chronic!*. “I do so like the General,” said a sweet void behind me at the opera. •“He’s a dear man, isn’t he?” “Yes; you know I am sort of related to him." •. “Indeed; I never knew that. How?” “He came very near being my father. He Wit the first man my mother was engaged to.* A Lesson in Economy. Pittsburg Chronicle. “It’s bin a bad winter, Mrs. McCarty.” . . “Indade it has, Mrs. O’Grady.” “I’ve hud to move eighteen times this winter.® “Ocb, now, ye don’t be tellin’ me.” “Indade, indade I do—but I’m done widH now.” “Done wid it?” “Yes; I’m findin’ it cheaper to pay therintttat to be always a movin’. ’ Why Wallace Comes Home. Pittsburg Chronicle. When General Lew Wallace told the SahHmfl Porte he must leave Turkey he wns surprised t# hear his Highness say that his departure wotriA Paynim, and he could not think of letting ths gallant American go. * “But my country calls,” replied Wallace, “and you Moslem’e go.” “Go then, nay friend,” said the Saltan. “Pt*" haps it is Bosphorus both.” “At least it will take me out of hareno , s way* your? Majesty,” answered General Wallace. ; How Pittsburg Is Slandered. ' , Philadelphia Call. Eulalia—“Oh! you false, base —Oh! don’t yoSg dare to come near me. Take your ring, an# leave me this instant.” Algernon—“ Really, Eulalia, I am amazed* shocked. What has produced this sudden 1 change?” “Oh, you are very innocent, very, you wayward Lothario. Never presume to speak ti me again.” “But what have I done?” “What have you not done? How came thafe daub or soot on the end of your nose? TeH m that, you ” “Why, my darling, I have just been looking through a smoked glass at the clips& B “How stupid I am. Forgive me dear. I thought you had been kissing a Pittsburg girl.* A Bad Woman. Arkaneaw Traveler. “Now, the best thing you can do,” said judge to an old negro who had applied for a dir vorce, “is to go home and behave yourself.” “Yas, sah.” “I do not see why you should not get along all right.” “Yas, sah.” “We all have to make sacrifices.” “Yas, sah, so I heah ’em say; but mighty fevr men haster put up wid sich er wife ea I’se got T ken stan’ de common run o’ wimrnen, but dab pusson, jedge, is rank pizen. W’y, sah, if she wuz ersleep an’ waster dream dat I wua enjoyin' myse'f, she’d wake herse’f up an’ see dat de enjoyment wuz stopped right dar. She like ter died sometime ergo. Wuz mighty in hopes dak I wuz gwine ter lose her, but when she founf dat I wuz pleased, blamed es she didn't tor* ober an git well She’s a bad ’oman, sah.” Suppressing a Friend of the Arab. Proceeding of the Lime-Kiln Club. Prof. Sarsaparilla Hunter then offered ths following resolution: Resolved, Dat in dis struggle between England an’ de Arabs, de sympathies of dis club go out? fur de latter. “You offer dis, do you?” quoried the president, as he looked from the paper to Sarsaparilla an# back. “Yes, sab.” “You sympathize wid de Arab, do you?” • “Yes, sah.” “Any perticklor reason?” * A werry great reason, sah. De Arab ana seeking to abolish slavery in England.” There was a period of silence so deep and pain* ful that Shindig Watkins blistered his heel oa, the hot stove without realizing it Brother Gardner finally said: “Giveadam Jones an’ Pickles Smith will takdr de Professor to de ante-room an’ rub de back of his neck wid a cold brie. If dat doan* effect tk cure we’ll send him to do idiot'asylum!” The Professor acted like one who had been knocked down by a brick bouse, and after thn rubbing process above referred to had been com ® pleted he explained that the resolution had bees drawn up by a tin peddler, who bad promised, him anew tin pan to present it

Great Financiering. San Francisco Chronicia. It is very curious how Talliable reputation few* sagacity- and shrewdness is to a man. But it is not often that it is as useful as it was oneot# Michael Reese. A man came to that well-know* millionaire one day and wanted to invest witlfc him $5,000. “How much interest will you give me?" “Six per cent, a year,’’ said Reese. “That's pretty low. isn’t it?* “But look at the security of having your money with me!” “That’s so; it’s safe, isn't it?” So the bargaiu was struck, the money to her drawn out with brief notice. A few weeks later the same man came to the millionaire with % friend who wanted to borrow $5,000. “Iv’e brought him to you because 1 know you can lend it, and I like to do business with, you.” “Yes, yes, but what’s the security?” “His note. What interest do you charge!" “Two per cent a month. But can’t you indorse his note?” “Certainly. He’s good for it" And so Mr. Reese paid 6 per cent per annum*' for this idiot’s $5,000 and got 2 per cent, a month for it, with the owner as security. No wonder Michael Reese owned millions and Joe finds such a pleasurable and incessant occupation in investing it. Memento of Martha Washington. Milwaukee hentinel. Miss Mary Cu6tis Lee, daughter of Generaf Lee, visited the National Museum a few days ago, to look at the Washington relics there that she might identify those taken during the war from Arlington. The relics were in the Patent Office from 1861 to 1882, when they were rumored to the National Museum. Miss Lee has a miniature of Martha Washington which was buried during the war. It is one of which Mrs > Washington in a letter written the lasts year of hey life. _ A Caotlou as to Colors. New York Ledger. A clever girl will ascertain what eetaw and shades are becoming to her and will stick to them. There may be occasions when she feel# like trying something different and uerhapa in striking contrast to what she generally wears. Such experiments, however, should be under* taken with caution. We once knew a man who was almciic frightened out of matrimony by *eer, iag his lady-love at a ball in a yellow dress.