Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1889 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1889.

vunmrc vittavh Corner Boom, Odd-fclloifs HalL Tnxo. I. Hatchet. Pres. E. E. Rextorij. CashT. CONDITION OF THE MARKETS Wheat Only Fairly Actiye, and After Small Fluctuations Closes at a Decline. Cora Weak and LoTrcr Little Change in Oats Hess Pork Neglected and Weaker Lard , Irregular, with Fair Transactions. -. MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS The Market Quiet, xrith the Losses and Gains About Evenly Divided. .VEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Money oncallTOS easy, "with no loans made, closing offered at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4 6 per cent. Sterling exchange dull but steady at $4.86 for sixty-day bills, and $4.83 for demand. The total sales of stocks to-day were 125,423 p hares, lncladlng the following: Atchison, 3,810; Delaware, Lackawanna & "Western, 6,fe30, Mlsaonrl Pacific, 3,300; Northwestern, 536; Northern Pacific, preferred, 3,263; Oregon Transcontinental, 3,930; Beading, 11,450; ' Bichmond & West Point, 12,330; 6L Paul, 9,905; Western Union, 3,530. The stock market to-day was comparatively quiet, and while there was an inclination to advance, it was checked by raids upon the grangers and the close was generally at lower figures than hose of last evening. The depression of hut night was not over yet at the opening this morning, and first prices were generally from a to per cent lower than last evening's figures, with Omaha, Missouri Pacific and Atchison showing the largest losses. London had some selling orders, which accounted for the weakness, though Ik was generally believed that the orders originated in New York, There was a renewal of the buying by commission houses, however, and the market became active and strong throughout, although C, C, C fc L, while It was rumored that the negotiations between that road and th e Big Four had actually been closed, developed marked weakness after opening np 8 per cent, and rapidly lost over a point There was considerable animation in a few of the leaders, but the general list was dull until the lat hour, when a more general distribution of business occurred, and then the strong tone disappeared. The "bears raided the granger?, and although the losses in those stocks were small, the general list sympathized to a marked extent, aided by some realizations. Oresron fchort-line was a marked exception, and It continued strong until the close, rising 2 per cent Pullman was etrong again and it moved up nearly 3 points. The market finally closed active and weak at about tho lowest figures, which were but slightly changed from those of theopenine. Oregon Short-lino Is up 1, but the other changes are for email fractions only. and are about equally divided between gains and losses. The railroad bond market was quiet the sales of all issues aggregating $1,089,000, with no special animation. The dealings presented very little feature of any kind, and. while there was considerable strength 6hown in the early trading, the list sympathized late with the decline in the share list, and declines followed all over the list. The losses include Kansas City and Ohio firsts, 2 ie, nt Hfij. The sales of bonds for the week were $14,821,000, against $18,255,000 for last week. Government bonds were dull and firm to strong. etate bonds were neglected. Closing quotations were: Four per ct bonds.123 3 Four per ct. coup.. 128 3 Four and a 2S reg.103 1 our and a s coup 1 09 s Paciflc Us of 05...120 Louisiana st'p'd4s 874 mourirts loO Term, new set Gs.104 Term, new set 5s. 1002 Tenn. new set 3s.. 72S Can. goutheru 2d3. 962 Ten. Pacitto lst...H34 Deu.AR.G.lsts..l20 Ben. & R.G. 4s... 774 :Den.fcIi.G.W.lstJ 8$n Erie seconds 102 M.,K. AT.pen.Cs. 563 M., K. fc T. gen. 5s. 54 Mutual Union Gs. 1022 N.J. C. int. cert...l03?H North'n Pac lsts..ll63 orthvn Pac. 2ds.. 1142 2west'n consols.t 1442 Nwest'n deb'n 5s.llOS8 Kansas & Texas... 124 Lake Erie & West. 18a L.,E. &W. pref... 56 Lake Shore ...10334 Lou. A. Nash....... 594 Lou.JrN.A. 42 Mem. & Charleston &0 Michigan Central. 89 3 MIL L. 8. & W 67a M il. L. 8. & W. pref.100 Mmn. A St L 6 M. fc St L. pref... 12 Missouri Faciflc... 72h Mobile & Ohio 10 Nashville & Chat.. 863 N J. Central 1)7 Norfolk & W. pref . 514 Northern Paciflo.. 27 North'n Pac. pref. 61 78 Northwestern 1063 North wn pref..... 141 X. Y. Central 1094 N. Y.C & StL.... 185i ;N.Y.C.& fit. L. pref. 75 Oregon & Tranr. 631045 fit L.& I. M. trends 87 t.L.& S.F. gen. m.ll74 unioccaiississippi. )4 O. AM. pref 853s Ontario & West..; 184 Ore. Improvement 70a Ore. Navigation. 90 Ore. k Trans 32a Pacitto Mail 3SV Peoria. D. &E..... 264 Pittsburg 155 Pullman Palace.. .20034 Reading 4S3g Rock Island ... 97 st. L. & e. f 25 7a St L. A 8. F. pref. 6538 3.L. & 8. F. 1st pref.ll 1 4 $U PanL 63 St Paul pref. 993 St. Paul. M. & N...102a St. Paul fc Omaha. 31a St. Paul & O. pref. 91n Tenn. Coal fc Iron. 34 Texas Paciflc 2l'a T. & O. Cen. pref.. 50 Union Pacific 64 U.S. Express 78 V.,St.L.&P 133 W., St L. & P. pref. 27 Wells & Farpfo Ex.140 Western Union.... 853i Am. Cot-oil cert.. 563s St. Paul consiols... 124 StP.C.&P.lst3..118 T. P. 1. G. Tr. Rets 901 T. P. K. G. Tr.Kcts 375s Union Pacific 1st. 113 TV ftst Shor 1064 Adams Express... 152 Alton & T. U 49 Alton & T. II. pref. 90 American Express.112 Bur., C, R. & 2f ... 25 Canada Pacific 52 54 v 352 20 78 18 Canada Southern. Central Pacific... Ches. & Ohio C. te O. pref. lets, a & O. pref. 2ds. 19 Chicago Alton..l374 C.,B.&Q 105 C, St L.fc P 184 C8t L. A P. pref. 41 C. 8. fc C 3 devel'd&CoVmb's 734 Del.& Hudson. ...136 Pel., Lack. 4s W... 1414 Den.& lu G Fast Tennessee... KTenn. 1st pref.. E. Tenn. 2d pref.. Erie 164 9 692 232 2.834 Colorado Coal 36 Ilomestake 134 Iron Silver. 350 Ontario 34 a QulckMlver 7 Fne preferred..... (9 Fort Vayne 150 Fort Worth & Den. 19c Hocking Valley... 26 Houston &. Texas. 11 Illinois Central... .1123i I..B.&W 112 Quicksilver pref... 37a utro 8 Bulwer 60 Rieh.&W.W 26 ix. atviaena. The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Beserve, decrease $4,740,200 Loans, increase 8,103,900 Specie, decrease 2,385,000 Legal tenders, decrease 1,401,100 Deposits, Increase 3,816,400 Circulation, decrease 329,400 The banks now hold $14,152,975 in excess of the 25 per cent rule. NEW YOEK, Feb. 9.-Bar silver, 9240 rer ounce. Business of the Clearing-Houses. Bostox, Mass., Feb. 10. The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Pest from managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross exchanges for tho week ending Saturday, Feb. 9, IS 59, with rate per cent, of increase or decrease, as compared with the amounts for the correspondingweek in 1888: New York $746,354,257 Increase.. 35.6 Boston 92,136,324 Increase.. 4,9 Philadelphia... 66,977,174 Increase.. 2 6.9 Chicago 60.G14,00n Increase. .16.9 St. Louis 19,348,510 Increase.. 2.3 San Francisco.- 14,171,179 Decrease.. 8.5 Baltimore 12,528,753 Increase. .20.3 New Orleans.... 14,430,028 Increase. .24.6 Pittsbursr 11,412,085 Increase.. 6.5 Cincinnati 11,204,450 Increase.. 4.1 Kansas City 9,070,349 Increase ..34.1 Jwouisville 7,233,990 Increase.. 15.3 Providence 5,126,900 Increase.. 7.9 Milwaukee 4,622,000 Increase.. 14.0 Iwtroit 4 ,500.000 Increase... 4.5 Minneapolis 3,172,714 Decrease.. 0.2 St Paul 3.265,924 Decrease.. 12.7 Omaha 3,743,126 Increase ..31.2 Cleveland. 3,294,879 Increase.16.4 Denver 2.437,668 Increase ..43.4 Memphis 3.330,847 Increase ..53.5 Columbus 2,001,457 Decrease.. 19.9 Hartford 2,172,787 Increase ..33.9 Duluth 2,315,164 Increase.. 92.2 Indianapolis 1,797,254 Decreae..l7.4 Galveston 1,347,982 Increase ..42.6 Peoria 1,635,803 Increase.. 15.9 St. Joseph 1,330,856 Decrease.. 2.8 Sprintrteld 1,332,720 Increase ..25.4 New Haven 1,370,521 Increase ..28.8 Norfolk 1,006,422 Increase ..19.1 Wichita 719,055 Decrease.. 4.3 Portland 937,525 Increase .. 2.5 Syracuse 723,500 Increase.. 14. 4 Lowell. 619.239 Increase ..15.3 Worcester 9S8.S91 Increase -.13.6 Gracd lipids 673,813 Increase ..31.8 Toptka 513,249 Increase.109.6 Total $1,121,571,395 Increase ..291 Outaide "ew York, 375,217,133 Increase ..18.4 TRADING AT CHICAGO The Ups and L)wn of the Market, with the Bange In Prices of Leading Articles. CHICAGO, Feb. 9. Trading in wheat to-day was not as heavy as yesterday, still a fair business In the aggregate was transacted. The buying and celling was not as pronounced as yesterday, and the fluctuation of prices were confined in a smaller range, but Judging from the action f the market It appears that the "short" Inter-Ht-those who were frightencol at about the prices ruling had covered pretty freely, con ee ccntly there was lest demand. The market tfceut c lower t han yesterday's closing.

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advanced 2C, ruled Bteady, and closed about ?40 lower than yesterday. Cora ruled quiet and steady early In the day, but as the session advanced a weaker feeling prevaUed, for transactions were confined mainly to 3Iay. The market opened at yesterday's prices, and was steady for a time, there being some orders around 353ic, but when the estimates for Monday became known tho local crowd sold, and they, together with tho free offerings by one local operator, caused a decline of Ate, reacted some and closed Sc lower than yesterday. Oats opened strong at yesterday's closing prices, advanced 3gc, grow weak, receded and closed at about the inside lieurea. Little attention was driven pork The filling of orders advanced prices 5 10c early in the day, but a weaker feeling was developed later, and a reduction of 2022tjo was submitted to. Trading was moderate In lard. Prices were Irregular; a trifle higher early, but declined .10a.l5o later and closed weak. Only a fair business was reported in short ribs. Early the market was stronger, prices ruling .02Vd.05o higher, but later weakened and a reduction of .05.l0o was submitted to. Tho leading futures ranged as follows:

Opticus. OptnC g Highest Lowest Closing Wheat Feb $l.oos March... i.oi7e 1.01 May 1.032 1.04 1.027g 1.038 July..... 902 91 90 90$ Corn Feb..... 342 843s 34 34 March... 343 : S4a May 358 35 35e 35 Oats Feb. 25 March 25o May 278 272 278 278 Pork Feb 11.25 March... 11.40 11.40 11.35 11.S5 May-.... 11.722 11.75 11.522 11.55 Lard Feb 6.85 6.90 6.75 6.75 March... 6.872 6.872 6.75 6.75 May 6.97s 6.972 6.822 6.85 Shortribs Feb 6.00 March... 6.10 6.10 6.00 6.00 May..... 6.25 6.25 6.15 C.15

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, $1.00 w 1.00a; No. 3 spring wheat. 87fi92c; No. 2 red, $1.001.008; No. 2 corn, 34c; No. 2 oats, 25c; No. 2 rye. 462c; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.59; prime timothy-seed, $1.50; mess pork, per brt $11.35311.40; lard, per pound, 6.772c; short-rib sides (loose), 6.00 U 6.10c; dry-salted shoidders 0oxed), 5.50s 6c; shortclear sides (boxed). 6.25S6.373c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.03; sugars, cut-loaf, unchanged. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter market was steady; fancy creamery, 28329c; good to choice, 20325c; fine dairy, 23 25c; good, 19320c Egro steady at 13314c. Becetpts Flour, 7,000 brls; wheat, 12,000 bu; corn, 159,000 bu; oats, 118,000 bu;rye, 3,000 bu; barley, 29,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 3,000 brls; wheat, 10,000 bu; corn, 136,000 bu;oats, 71,000 bu; rye, 1,000 bu; barley, 30,000 bu. AT NEW YORK Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Flour-Receipts, 8,666 packages; exports, 1,340 brls, 5,592 sacks. Market quiet and firm; sales, 13,150 brls. Wheat Beceipts, none; exports, none; sales, 1,024,000 bu futures; spot none. Spot market dull and nominal; No. 2 red, 952395340 elevator, 97c afloat, 9643 93o to. b.; No. 3 red,89a8934C;No. 1 red, $1.05a1.06; No. 1 white, 9823 99c Options dull, irregular, and 143350 lower, dosing firm; No. 2 red, February closed at 93 Sgc; March, 96439638C closing at 963ac; April closed at 97c; May, 985839980, closing at 99c; June, 99399 kc, closing at 994c; July, 95s395 Sgc, closing at OSgc; December, 9596c, closing at 96c. Barley dull but steady; ungraded Canada, 75 83c. Barley malt quiet; Canada, 90c for old and new. Corn Beceipts, 52,600 bu; exports, 144,143 bu; sales, 768,000 bu futures, 67,000 bu spot Spot market .stronger, but quiet; No. 2, 43 a 3 44c elevator, 4540 afloat; No. 2 white, 452 2 46c; No. 3, 403i3412c; ungraded mixed, 41344c; steamer, mixed, 413t34234c. Options dull; 3go up on March; others unchanged; March, 442) 445sc, closing at 444c; April, 43a34358C closing at 432C; May, 4343430, closing at 434C. Oats Receipts, 67,000 bu; exports, 100 bu; sales, 100,000 bu futures, 63,000 bu spot Spot market stronger but quiet; options dull and steady; February, 303ic; March. 31c; May, 326c; spot No. 2 white. 34e; mixed Western, 29S33c; white Western, 30c; No. 2 Chicago 32c. Hay firm and quiet; good to choice, 95c. Hops firm and moderately active. Coffee Options opened steady from unchanged to 5 points up, and closed steady at 10315 points above yesterday; firm cables: light business; sales, 16,250 bags. Including February, 15.65 15.70c; March, April, and May, 15.75315.80c; June, 15.80 2L5.$5c;July, 15.90 215.95c; August 15.95c; Beptember,16.05a16.15c; October. 16.15 -aieOc; December, 16.25c; spot Rio steady; fair careoes, nsgc Susrar Raw firm; fair refining. 4 l3-16o centrifugals, 96 test, 5 9-16o; retined steaCy and in fair demand. Molasses Foreign about steady 1 50 test, 202c; Now Orleans quiet; open kettle good to fancy, 30343c Bice firm and nulet domestic, 43G38c; Japan, 43i3540. Tallow Rtrong; city, 5c. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, $1.02kj 1.072. Egs quiet and easier; Western, 152153ic; receipts, 3,684 packages. Pork dull. Cut meats steady; pickled shoulders, 6364c; pickled hams, OSlOc; pickled bellies, 12 16s, 737 7-1 Gc; 10 tt8.82C. Middles easier; short clear, 6.70c. Lard dull and steadier; Western steam, 7.30c, city, 6.85c; February, 7.25c; March, 7.26o asked; April, 7.27o asked; May, 7.28c: June, 7.29c asked; July, 7.30c asked; August. 7.30c asked; September, 7.30c Butter firm and In fair demand; Western dairy. 13320c; Western creamery, 16329c; Elgms, 31c. Cheese slow and easy; Western, 10 a 3112C. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Points. 8T. LOUI3, Feb. 9. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat lower. The feeling was weaker, and there was more disposition to sell, as all markets were lower, cables dull, weather fine and general advices bearish. The close was 3431c below yesterday. No. 2 red, cash, 93o bid; May, 9533 967ac, closing at 96c bid; June, 933s3932C, closing nominal at 93c; July, 837838138c, closing at 83780 bid; August, 83c, closing nominal at 8276C Corn lower, the close bing 335so below yesterday; No. 2 mixed, cash, 2820 asked; February, 2b 5?, closing at 28c aked; March, 28 7s3 29c, closing at 2S780 asked; May, 30a331sc, closing at 305c: July, 3134332c, closing at3134C asked; August,3243322C,closingat 324X5. Oats firmer; No. 2, cash, 24ao asked; May,2738C. Bye No. 2, cash, 46jc Barley Nothing done; no demand. Hay Only best grades wanted; prairie, $4,503 8; timothy, $10313. Bran, 56357c. Flaxseed quotable at $1.50 for pure test Butter quiet but steady; creamery, 24326c; dairy, 20322c. Eggs Guaranteed Hold at 10sc. Corn-meal, $1,853 1.90. Whisky, $1.03. Provisions stronger. Pork, C12. Lard Prime steam nominally worth 6.70c. ry-salt meats Shoulders, 5.25c; longs and ribs, 6.20c; short clear, 6.40c Bacon (boxed) Shoulders, 6.622c; longs and ribs, 7c; short clear, 7.25c. Ilams, 10312c. Bagging, 7238e; iron cotton ties, $1.10. Receipts Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat, 18,000 bu; corn, 267,000 bu; oats, 59,000 bu; rye, 1,000 bu; barley, 5,000 bu. ShipmentsFlour, 10,000 brls; wheat 1,000 bu; corn, 98,000 bu; oats, 67,000 bu; rye, none; barley, 10,000 bu. BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.-Wheat-We stern easy; No. 2 winter red, siot and February, 93-Aa-9376c; March, 937t&94tjc; April, 954395sc; May. 0023963ic; July, 90o bid. Corn Western firmer; mixed, spot, 40 3 40 4c; February, 40834040; March, 403403ic; April. 414341 ac; May, 42 W424c; steamer, spot 3938S39cc Oats lirm; Western white,32334c; Western mixed, 29331c; graded No. 2 white, 322333ac Rye dull and easier at 5S59c Hay dull: prime to choice timothy, $16316.50. Provisions quiet and steady. Butter steady; Western packed, 16322c; best roll, 13318c; creamery, 2132920. Eggs firm at 142 3 15c Coffee quiet and steady; Rio, fair, 172C. Beceipts Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat, 30,000 bu; corn, 62,000 bu; oats, 3,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 1,000 brls; com, 69,000 bu. Sales Wheat 48,000 bu; corn, 63,000 bu. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9. Flour quiet but steady. Wheat dull; No. 2 red, February, 952 96c; March, 9622 97c; April, 9723 98c; May, 99 s 9920. Corn quiet but steady; No. 3 high mixed, on track, 40c; steamer o. 2 mixed, in grain depot and In elevator, 40-c; steamer No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, 41c; No. 2 mixed, in elevator, 42 2c; No. 2 mixed, February, 4183 413ac; March, 4138341gc; April. 4243422C; May, 43 343 4C. OaU Car lots dull; No. 3 white, 31sc; No. 2 white, 3440. Futures quiet but steady; No. 2 white, February, 33 3 3 34c; March, 34 4c; A nril, 34 34 5&c; May, 34 3i 3 35c. Bu tter firm; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 29330c. Beceipts Hour, 4,100 brls; wheat 1,800 bu; corn, 7,000 bu; oats, 11,500 bu. ShipmentsWheat, 2,500 bu; corn, 7,600 bn; oats, 14,800 bu. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 9. Sample tables made a good showing as to the amount of wheat offered and the quality of samples shown was an Improvement again over the previous day. Thero was a lack of that enthusiastio demand, however, and while buyers picked up a little wheat from the start all through the session the aggregate was below that of Friday. Purchases were mostly for local milling account, not many orders being received from outside points. Beceipts were 79 cars and 27 were shipped. Cars on track here are 225. Closing quotations: No. l hard, February, $1.16; March, $1.17; May, $1.22 track, $1.17; No. 1 Northern, February. $1.05; March. $1.06; May, $1.0i; track, $1.0731.09; No. 2 Northern, February, 95c; March, 96c; May, 032c; track, 97399c. CINCINNATI, Feb. 9. Flour firmer. Wheat strong; No. 2 red, $1; receipts, 3.600 bu; shipments, 1,500 bu. Corn steadv; No. 2 mixed, 3 la Oats firm: No. 2 mixed, 27 2C Bye steady; No. 2, 54c. Pork dull at $12. Lard quiet at 6.80c. Bulk meats and bacon quiet WhUky steady; sales, 1.006 brls finished goods on a basis of $1.03. Butter in good demand. Sugar quiet and steady. jEggs quiet at 123122C Cheese steady. i TOLEDO. Feb. 9. Wheat lower and firm; cash, 98ca $ 1.0034; May,97c; July, 88cc. Corn easier; cash, 3t3ic; May, 35 3 e. Oats unchanged. Clover-seed firmer and higher, cash, $5.173. Receipts Wheat 3,000 bu; corn, 13,000 buj

clover-seed, 201 bag?. Shipments Whe.-?, 2,000 bu: corn, 1,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu; clover-seed,

Dags. 2 white. 29c. Receipt Wheat, 2,900 bu; corn, 21,900 bu; oats, 3,500 bu. OIL NEW YORK. Feb. 9. Petroleum opened 6teady at 873ic, le above last night's closing, but after the first sales tho price dropped to 86:,4C. A sharp rally followed, on which tho loss was entirely recovered, and the market closed strong at 83c. Sales. 1,533,000 brls. Turpcntino steady and quiet at 463;347c. OIL CITY, Pa., Feb. 9 National Transit certificates opened at 874c; highest, 88c; lowest, 867c; closed at 377a Sales, 893,000 brls; clearances, 2.366,000 brls; charters. 34,2S5 brls; shipments, 72,382 brls; runs, 36,795 brls. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 9. Petroleum active and strong. National Transit certificates opened at 872c; closed at SSc; highest, 88c; lowest 8634C. CLEVELAND, Feb. 9. Petroleum easy; standard white 1103, 72C CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 9. Turpentine strong; 44 2C asked. WILMINGTON, N. C. Feb. 9.-Turpentine, firm at 442C. SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 9. Turpentine flrmr at 4540., f 1 .: Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. A relatively fair Jobbing , trade to-day closed the week's business in dry goods , absolute quiet prevailing in commission circles, except in the woolen-goods section of the market, in wuich business was firm. Tho market, however, continues unchanged in tone, agents being generally firm on the ground of well-conditioned stocks and Increased demand Insight The developments of the coming week are awaited with Interest Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9. Cotton dull; middling, 9 11-1 6c; low middling, 9 3-1 6c; good ordinary, 8 9-1 6c; net receipts, 7,369 bales; gross -receipts, 7,35) bales; exports to the continent 5,366 bales; exports coastwise, 6,800 bales; sales, 1,400 bales; stock. 344,662 bales. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9. Cotton dull and unchanged. Sales, 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 bales'were for speculation and export, and included 5,400 bales American. Metals. NEW YORK; Feb. 9. Copper dull; lake, February, 16.60c Lead quiet and weak; domestic, 3.722C Tin quiet and steadier; straits, 21.40c ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9. Lead dull; corrodinat 3.45c bid, 3.50c asked; soft Missouri nominal g, 3.45c. a LIVE STOCK. Cattle Dull nogs Opened nigher, but Closed at Friday's Prlces-Sheep very DuU. v.:.: DroiAXAT'Oalig, Feb. 9. Cattle Receipts, 100;, shipments, 300. Supply very light; quality generally common. Market dull, at yesterday's prices. ' All sold at the close. Good to choice shippers $3.7534.25 Fair to medium shippers 3.1033.50 Common shippers 2.4032.75 Feeders (1,000 to 1.200 pounds)... 3.0033.50 Stocsers (60O to 850 pounds) 2.3032.80 Good to choice heifcra 2.6533.10 Common to medium heifers......... " 1.7532.40 Good to choicecows........f,...... 2.5012)2.85 Fairto medium cows.... 2.0032.35 Common old cows 1.0031.75 Veals, common to choice.. 3.50 a 6.00 Bulls, common to choice. 1.5032.50 Milkers, per head 15.00335.00 Hogs Receipts, 3,900; shipments, 1,400. Quality fair. Market opened active and higher, but closed lower, at yesterday's prices. The following are the closing quotations: Lifcht $4.8034.90 Mixed. 4.6534.75 Heavy. 4.6034.70 Heavy sows 3.7534.25 Heavy stags 3.0033.50 Sheep Receipts, 275; shipments, none. Fair supply. Market very dull; few shipped through in first hands. Good to choice Fair to medium Common , Lambs Bucks, per head $4.0034.60 3.4033.80 2.6533.15 3.7535.25 2.5033.50 Elsewhere. CHICAGO, Feb. 9. The Drovers Journal ro?rrts: Cattle Receipts, 2,000; shipments, none, ho market was steady: choice beeves, $-1,253 4.50; steers, $2.9034.10; stockers and feeders, $2.2533.40; cows, bulls andmixed, $1.4032.95. Hogs Receipts 11,000; shipments, 4,500. The market was strong and a shade higher; mixed, s4.6034.85; heavy, $4.6034.80; light $1.6534.95. - Sheep Receipts, 800: shipments, none The market was steady; natives, $2.754.90; Western corn-fed, $4.25 4.65; Texans, $334.25; lambs, $4.9036.25 KANSAS CITY. Feb. 9. The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle Receipts, 1,851; shipments, 612. Offerings mostly common and medium, and market steady. Good to choice cornfed, $3.8034.15; common to medium, $2,903 3.65; stockers and feeding steers, $1.6033.15; cows, $1.2532.75. Hogs Receipts 5,445; shipments,. Market steady to strong. Good to choice, $4,503 4.55; common to medium, $4.2034.40. Sheep Receipts, 1,614; shipments, 1,040. Market steady. Good to choice muttons, $L2534.50; common to medium, $2.5034. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Cattle Receipts, 100; shipments. 500. Market steady; choice heavy native steers, $3.7034.25; fair to good native steers, $333.80; butchers steers, medium to choice, $2.4063.25; stockers and feeders, fairto good, $1.9032.70; rangers, corn-fed, $333.40; grass-fed, $1.7032.80. Hogs Receipts, 1,400; shipments, 2,400. Market higher; choice heavy and Dutchers' selections, $1.5034.65; packing, medium to prime. $4,503 4.70; light grades, ordinary to best, $4.6034.75. Sheep Receipts, none; shipments, 400. Market steady; fair to choice, $334.85. BUFFALO. Feb. 9. Cattle Receipts, 2,140 through; 160 on sale Market steady; prime export cattle, $3.7534.05; prime steers, $4,253 4.65. Sheep and Lambs Beceipts, 400 through; 1,200 on sale, with 1,200 held over. Market active; good to choice sheep, $4.5034.75; good lambs. $636.60. All sold. Hogs Beceipts, 3,750 through; 3,860 on sale. Market active, strong and 10c nigher; mediums, $4.85; Yorkers, $5.10. EAST LIBERTY, Feb. 9. CatUe-Receipts, 1,080; shipments, 820. Nothing doing. All through consignments. Twenty car-loads of cattle shipped to Now York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 3,400; shipments, 2,800. Market fair, Philadelphias, $4.7534.90; pigs and Yorkers, $535.10; light mixed, $5. Five carloads of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,400; shipments, 1,800. Market firm at unchanged prices. . CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.' Cattle Receipts, 81; shipments. 48. Market quiet and steady. Sheep Receipts, 100; shipments, none Marketnrni. Lambs In light supply and firm at $4 6.25. Hogs in light supply and firmer: common and light, $434.90; packing and butchers', $4.60 fc4.80. Receipts, 2,800; shipments, 1,7S0. INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. Tho Trade of the "Week Very Satisfactory, and the Future Promising, Indianapolis, Feb. 9. The volume of business in the week ending today has been very sctisfactory for this season of the year, and the remaining days of the month bid fair to 6how further improvement. Much, however, depends on tho weather and the condition of tho country roads. Traveling salesmen who came In to-day report theroads as becoming solid and smooth, inducing country people to come in and purchase very liberally, and with tho prosperity of the retail dralers the wholesale men are encouraged to look for good trade from this on. Tho dry goods men are receiving their spring and summer goods. Winter goods are very well cleared out, excepting woolens. These have dragged a little all winter, so mild lias been the weather. Grocers report trade good, a decided improvement being noticeable in the last week with the better roads. No branch of the trade is more affected by impassible roads than the grocery. The provison markets carry an irregular tone. In a jobbing way no important changes in prices have been made since Tuesday. The Hour market is improving, but very slowly; in fact prices are no better. In the produce markets there is a good deal of activity. Poultry, on an lncreaslne demand, rules higher, and with the falling off in receipts, eggs have an advancing tendency. Choice apples are firmer, while common stock is plenty and cheap. It has been a quiet week in the seed market, cooler weather cheeking trade somewhat Other markets aro featureless. GRAIN, The local market through the week has been tarae and disappointing. Wheat ruled a shade firmer to-day, while oats are steady and meeting with good request In a local way only. Corn drasrs, sellers being more plenty than buyers. Following was the range of prices: Wheat No. 2 red, 9820 bid; No. 3 red, 903 00.c; rejected, 75380c for poorer and 853 8Sc for choice samples. Corn No. 3 white, 3023311ac; No. 4 white. 292c; No. 3 yellow, 302312C; No. 4 yellow! 292c; No. 2 mixed, 31c; No. 3 mixed, 30a30c: No. 4 mixed, 29sc; ear, 292C. ' Oats No. 2 white, 29o bid, held at 31c; No. 3 white 272c; No. 2 mixed, 26c; rejected, 22 3 " Bran-$ 10.50 to $11.00. Hay No. 1 timothy, $12.50913; No. 2 timothy, $10311; No. 1 rralrie, $7.50 bid. held at $3. The Jobbing Trade. CANNED GOODS. ' reaches Standard 3-pound, $l.S02.0O; 3Bmnd seconds, $1.4031.60. Miscellaneous lackberries, 2-pound, 80390c; raspberries, 2-

DETROIT, Feb. 9. Wheat No. 1 white, cash, $1.01; No. 2 red, cash. 932S994c; February, 932c; May, $1.014: July, 898C Corn -No. 2, Men firiioc? Mac. .1.Mr. Onts No. 2. 27c: No.

pound, $1.1531.30; pineapple, standard, 2

ponnd, $i.40S2.ou: seconds, --pouna, ssi.iutf 1.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, 95c3$l; light 65 370c; 2-pound, full, $1.7031.80; light, 9Ccs$l: string beans, 85395c; Lima beans, $1.2031.30; peas, marrowfat, $1.2031.40; small, ' $1.5031.75; lobsters, $1.85 a 2; red cherries. 5o S1.10: strawberries. $1.2031.30: salmon. (IBs).

$1.90 a 2.50. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite, $6.75 and $7.25 $ ton; Jackson . lump, $4.00 ton: nut $3.50; Braiil block. $3.50 V ton; nut, $3.00; Pittsburg, $4.00 ton: nut $3.75; Raymond and Winifrede. $4.00 ton; r nut, $3.75; Duggar lump, $3.25 ton; nut, $2.75; Island City lump, $3.25 4 ton; nut, $3.00; Highland lump, $3.00 ton; nut $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg, $5.00 4P ton; Indiana cannel, . $5.00 ton: gas-house coke, 9o V bu, or " $2.25 , 4 load; crushed coke, 10c bu, or $2.50 load. DRY GOODS. BiXACirED SnEETTNGS Blackstone AA, 73ic; Ballou & Son, 7se; Chestnut Hill, 6c; Cabot 4-i, 72c; Chapman X, 62c; Dwight 6tar 8, 83jc; Fruit of the Loom, 8 V; Lonsdale, 8 2C; Linwood, 8c; Masonville,83ic; New York Mills, 10cc; Our Own, 53ic; Pepperell, 9-4, 23c; PepperelJ, 10-4, 25c; Hills, 84c; Hope, 72C; Knightfs Cambric,; 8c; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitinsville, 33-. inch,62c; Wamsutta, 102C. . Bbowx SirEETrsGS Atlantic A, 72C; Boott C, . 6c; Agawam E, 52c; Bedford It 5c; Augusta, 52C; Boott AL,7e; Continental C, 63ic; Dwight Star, 8c; Echo Lake, Oec; Graniteville EE, 62c; Lawrence LL, 5 3jc; Pepperell E, 7sc; Pepperell B, 7c; Pepperell 9-4, 21c; Pepperell 10-4, 23c; Utica 9-4 222C; Utica 10-4, 25c; Utica C, 42C ' Ginghams Amoskeac, 74c; Bates, 74c; Gloucester, 72c: Glasgow, 6$c; Lancaster, 74C; Eanelman's, 72c; Renfrew. Madras, 8 2c; Cumberland, 6fic; White, 7c; Bookfold, 92C Gbaix Bags American, $16.50; Atlanta, $18; Franklinville, $17.50; Lowiston, $18; Ontario,' $16.50; Stark A, $21. - - . Paper Cambrics ManviUe, 6c; S. 8. & Son, 6c; 'Masonville; 6c; Garner, 6c. Prints American fancy; 62c; Alien's fancy, 62c; Allen's dark, 6c; AUen'spink, 6c: Arnold's, 7c; Berlin solid colors, 6c: Cocheco, 6cc; Conestoga, 6c; Dunnell's 6c; Eddystono, 62C; Hartcl, 6c; HaTmony, 5qc; Hamilton, 620; Greenwich, 5eoj Knickerbocker, 52C; Mallory pink, 7c. Tickings Amoakeag ACA, 13c; Conestoga B, F,15c;Conestoga extra, 13 2c; Conestoga Gold Medal, 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conestoga AA, 10c; Conestoga X, 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls ; OBO, 32-inch, 132c; Methuen AA, 122C? Oak-. landA,7o; Swift River, 7c; York, 32-lnch, 13ficTyorlt 30-inch. 1120. . ; .', ' DRUGS. Alcohol, $2,2232.30; asafcetida, 15320c; alum, 435c; camphor, 30332c; cochineal, 50355c; chloroform, 50355c; copperas, brls, $333.50;cream tartar, pure, 40342c. indigo, 80381c; licorice, .Calab genuine. 30345c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 25335c; morphine, P. & .W., f oz.t $2.80; madder, 12314c; oil, castor, gal, $1.10 31.15; oil, bergamont, 4 16, $333.25, opium.: $333.15; quinine, P.fc W., or. 50 3 55c: balsam copaiba,, 60365c; soap, Castile, Fr.. 12316c;: soda, bicarb., 423 6c: Salts,' Epsom, 45c; sulphur, flour, 436c; saltpetre, 8320c; turpentine, 50354c; glycerine, 25330c; idodide potass., $3 33.20; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate potash, 25c; borax, 10312c; cinchonidia, 12315c; carbolic acid, 45350c Oils Linseed oil, raw, 57c V gal; boiled, 60c; coal oil, legal test 9314; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 20330c; miners', 65c. Lard Oils No. 1, 50355c; do, extra, 65370c. Wuitelead Pure, 65ic; lower grades, 543 6c. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Arrixfr-rerbrl, $1.2531.75; choice, $2.25 S 2.75; fancy, $3.5033.75; selling in bulk on track, 403500 bu. Cranberries Per brl, fancy, $7.0038.00; common, $5.003 6.00; bushel boxes, choice, $2.50 32.75. . ' G rapes Malagas, $5 for heavyweight, $1 for light weight; fancy, $7. Osioss $L2531.40 V brl; Spanish. 90o crate. Potatoes Per brl, $1.25 3 L50; from car, 453 50c her bu. Sweet Potatoes Jerseys, $4.2534.50 brl; Kentucky, $1.7532 per brL , FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins, California London layer, new, $2.50 32.75 box; California, loose, xnuscatelle, 3crown, $1.8032 box; Valencia, new, 7238o f ; citron, 24326c IS; currants, 637 V la. Bananas Jamaca, $1.5032; Aspinwall, $1,503 2.50. Oranges Florida russets, $2.2532.50; bright, $2.7533 box; Messina, $2.5033. Lemons Choice, $3.50: extra fancy, $4. Figs, 14 16c. Prunes Turkish, old, 44342c; new, 53520. , GROCERIES. Coffees Ordinary grades, 17317so; fair, 173t318c; good, 1823192c; prime, 2023212c; strictly prime to choice. 21is3222c; fancy green and yellow, 2223232c; old government Java, 3133322c; ordinary Java, 2723282c; imitation Jva, 25a3262c; roasted coffees 1-15 packages, 22 3ic. flour Sacks No. 1 drab 4 brl, $33 1,000; h brl, $17; lighter weight, $1 V 1,000 less. Dbied Beef 11313c Leat 6a37c for pressed bars. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses. fair to prime, 30333c; choice, 40 350c. Syrups, 25340C, ,Ricfc Louisiana, 5 7c ; 8noT-$1.20a 1.25 V bag for drop. Spices Pepper, 19320c; allspice, 12315c; cloves, 26 30c; cassia, 10312c: nutmeg, 70 85c V ft . Starch Refined pearl, 33340 tt; Champion gloss, 1-15 and 3-115 packages, 53520 10; Champion gloss lump, 39 34c Sua AK8 Hards. 7383 9c; confectioners' A, 7 374c; off A, 67e37sc; coffee A, 63t367ec; whife extra C, 63b363ic: extra C. 63a362c: fab? yellows, 63614c; common yellows, 5 7a3 6c . Salt In car lots, 95c; small lots. $1.0531.10. TwrxE Hemp, 12318c ft; wool, 8310c; flax, 20330c; paper, 18c; Jute, 12315c: cotton, 16325c. Woodenware No. 1 tubs, $7.8538.00; No. 2 tubs, $6.8537.00; No. 3 tubs, $5.8536.00: 3-hoop Sails. $1.7031.75; 2-hoop pails, $1.4531.50; ouble washboards, $2.00 a 2.75; common washboards, $1.4031.85; clothes-pins, 50385c 4? box. 'Wooden Dishes Per 100, lis, 20c; 2 ass, 25c; 3 Its, 30c; 5IBS.40C WBAPrrxo-PAPER Light-weight straw, 2V3o V ft; light-weifrht rag, 23t33o ft: heavy-weight straw, waQ v id; neavy-weignt rag, 24330 f id; Mani 8c. IRON AND STEEL. Bar iron (rates) , 23 2.25c; horse-shoe bar, 3.25c; Norway rail rod, 8c; German steel plow-alabs, 4c; American drill steel, 10312c;- Sanderson tool steel, 16c; tire steel, 4c; spring steel, 6c; horseshoes 4?" keg, $4.2534.50; mule's shoes 4 keg, $5.2535.50; horse nails box, 8d, $5; steel nails, lOd and larger, $2.2532.35 keg; other sizes at the usual advance; wire nails, $2.90. Towers Supplies Best brand charcoal tin. IC, lOx.14, 14x20, 12x12, $6.75; IX. 10x14, 5c; galvanized, 50 and 10 per cent diount Sheet zinc, 7c. Copper bottoms, 30c. Planished copper, 36c; solder, 16318c. LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole, 33337c; hemlock sole, 26 332c; harness, 30335c; skirting, 37338c; black bridle, doz., $60365; fair bridle, $60378 doz.;clty kip, $60380: French kip, $853120; city calf-skins, 85c 2 $1.10; French calf -skins. $1.1531.80. Hides No. 1 green, 4 V: No. 2 green, 3c; No. green salt 5sc; No. 2 green salt 4c: calf same as hides; No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 greensalt kip. 3c. Siieepskiks Pelts, each 25oS$L25. Tallow No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 42C. G be AS e Brown, 2 2C; yellow, 2 Sic; white, 42C V V OIL CAKE.' OU Cake $23 ton; oil meaL $23. PRODUCE. Beaks Choice hand-picked navy, $2.25 P bu; medium hand-picked. $2.1532.25. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow, 20c Butter Creamery, 1618c; choice, 20322c; fancy creamery, 28330c: country, 10312c; common, 739c Eggs Shippers paying 12c; selling from store at 14c. Featoebs Prime geese, 35c B; mixed duck 20o 4 Id. Game Ducks, mallard, $2.75 f doz; sauirrels, 50375c f"doz: venison, 18c f fo; whole deer. lOo 4 ft; rabbits, 50375c Poultry Hens, 8c; chickens, 8c; hen turkeys, 10c; toms, 8c; roosters, 32C; geese, fullfeathered, dor, $0; plucked, $3.6034.20; ducks, 7c. Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33335c; unwashed, medium and common grades, if in good order, 22c; unwashed fine, 17328c; fleecewashed, if light and in good order. 28330c; hurry and unmerchantable, according to their value. PROVISIONS. JonntN'O Prices Smoked meats Sagar-cured hams, 10 to 12 Ids average, 12tc; 15 as average 12 4c; 172 fts average, 11 34c; 20 Ids averasre. ll4c; 22 tts average, 11c; cottage hams, 10c; Engush-cured breakfast bacon, light or medium, ll2c; sugar-cured shoulders, 10 to 12 Ids average, 92C; California hams, lirht or medium. 92c; dried beef hams, knucle, pieces, 102c; dried beef hams, thin pieces, 82C. Bacon Clear sides, medium average, 9ac; clear backs, medium average, t3fc; clear bellies, medium weight 92C Dry Salt and Pickled MeaU Clear sides (unbellies (nnsmoked). 9c; clear pork. V brl i'WBf,i?i.w, nam or rump porsc, v on uu IDs, $14.50. Bologna Shin, large or small. 7c; cloth, large or email, 62C Lard Prime winter leaf, kettle rendered, in tierces, 8c; in onehalf barrels. 9ec; In 50-th cans In lOO-Oj cases, 87gc; in 20-ra cans in SO-13 cases, 9c. Prime Leaf Lard In tierces, 8ec Refined Lard In tierces 8c; in 50-lb cans in 100-In cases, 84C Fresh Meats Pork backs, suitable for chops, fat off, 9c; ground sausage, in 20-tt pails, Sc; ground sausage, in links, 9c; sausage meat .7c; shoulder bones, 3c; tenderloin, 13c; spareYibs, 6c. - Car-Load Lots Prime steam lard, 7c; 8. P. hams, 94310c, as to average; 8. P. shouldesr, 7c; short-rib sides, OjGc seeds. Clover Bed, choice, 60 B bu, $5.1535.25; prime, $1.7535.00; Enelish, choice, $5.3035.50; white, choice, $7.4037.75; alsike, $7.6038.00; alfalfa, choice, $7.6038.00. Timothy Choice, 45 s bu, $1.9032.25. Blue-grass, fancy, 14 Id bu, 80c3$1.00. Orchard grass Extra clean, 14 to bu, $1.2531.50. Bed top Choice, 14 ft bu, S.j3 1.00. Birdseed Choice Sicily canary,5 a 8c fa. Hemp Choice, 43 5o 9 D. Millefr-Choioe iia

na,JN0. 1, 839c; no. 2, a2362c; print

AO. 1, 67c; book paper. No. 3, S. feC, c; No. 2, S. & C, 839c; No. 1, S. & C, 7

m.uHnu xxxi.', iro.ov; xu, roonngtm. $5.25: IC. 20x28. $10.50; block tin, in pigsr27c in bars. 29c. Iron 27 B iron. 3sc: 27 C Iron.

ported, 538c 19. Rape Choice German. 63 8a Id; choice mixed. SaScf ft. Peas Landreth'a extra early (sealed). $1.2534.50 V bn; McLean's Little Gem. j?5.35.50; American -..Wonder. $6.25 37.00. Beans Improved earliest red valentine. $4,002 4.50 V bu; long yellow six-weeks. $4.00? 4.50: golden wax, $4.7535.50; bttrk wax. $4.50 35.00. Spinach Bloom sdale satey-lcaved, 3 3300 ft. Popcorn Dry, 233o i? ft. ,

WRITE F. C. Huntington 5: Co., Leading Seed Mercliaiits, For special quotations, . . f 78 & 80 E. Market St., Indianapolis. Artificial IncubaUon. : Boston nerald. . Page after page could be written on this subject without having tho end ir sight Manufacturers of tho various machines have Hooded tho country with cirqulars and pamphlets, showinu now simple is the ; whole performance. "Our incubator," advertisers say, "can be easily managed by a child. Just light tho lamp, and m threeweeks pull out drawer after drawer full of live, healthv chicks-09 9-10 per cent.. .98 7-10 per cent, 99 6-10 per cent, etc., averago of three successive hatches. Pretty good luck, wasn't it V1 s' Pity they could not have hatched tho other egsr. Now, all this depends on the age and intelligence of that child." The principal obstacle is the variation of temperature. To overcome this lias racked the j brain of many inventors. Most of tho ma-! chines are good, hut they all need assistance like the following to secure the best results: Dig a cellar in dry soil to the depth of eight icet. Stone the sides with, a wall eighteen inches thick, and let it rise two feet above the surface. Have an entrance so constructed with donblo doors that rapid change cannot take place when doors aro opened. Put on a heavy roof, tight at the eaves as well as on top. Arrange ventilators as before described, cement the cellar, and you have a perfect incubator house. Now make inquiries and select the best machine iu tho market. Pay what it is worth, and this part of the programme ia attended to. Before proceeding further build a chicken-house much after the pattern of the above-described noultry-house, only you will need more windows to get tho necessary sunshine, as chicks require a fTcat deal of warmth to get the early start, 'he internal arrangements will be different also; arrange the partition dividing the . passage-way from the pens so as to allow the introduction of your brooders. The lamps under the brooders should be attended to from the passage-way, and the chaff or gravel in the pen must be graded up to the orooder, so the little ones can run iu and out from the artificial moth-, er at will. When everything is in readiness for the care of the chicks, and not before) Btart the incubator and run it three or . four days without any eggs in order to get the necessary details into working order. If you canuot run it between 103 degrees and 105 degrees, without eggs, you caunot expect to do it with eggs. If everything goes well, place your eggs, and run occording to tho directions which accompany the machine. If accident occurs use common sense, and don't let it happen again. Keep the tank full, wicks trimmed, lamps filled, chimneys clean and free from soot. Test, your eggs just the same as if they were, under hens. Turn them twice daily, and' after tho fifteenth day sprinkle them every , day, using a whisk-broom and quite warm I water. As fast as the chicks are hatched and dry (not before) transfer them to the brooder. For the first twenty-four hours chicks need nothing; at the expiration of that , time feed hard-boiled eggs and bread crumbs for two or three days; then give ' boiled oat-meal, rice, ground oats, cornmeal, etc.,inixedwithhot water. They will, after a week or two, learn to eat cracked corn and the smaller grains, when the balance of rearing is comparatively easy. A sod should bo placed in each pen daily. It serves to moisten the atmosphere, besides furnishing lots of food in the way of insects, etc. During cold or stormy weather keep them housed, but in warm, dry days ffivethem all the fresh air and sunshine! they can get. Duck-raising in an artificial ; iii.ti. - i was is very prontaoie u managed, juuiciously. They are hardy and grow rapidly, and when sold as green duck" early in the season bring good prices. The Value of a Garden. Hartford Courant. j At the recent farmers' institute in Albany, Dr. Hexannr, an expert gardener of long experience, now editor of the Agriculturist, gave a grand talk on the "Farmer's Garden." Here are some of his good points: To the mind of the average farmer the garden is a nuisance, and, on most farms, this is true, A 6mall plot inclosed by a fence or wall, too small to do any of the work of cultivation by horse-power, . the only work ever done there is on rainy ' days, when i t's too wet to work in the field. The average value of all the field crops in the country is not much above $15 - per acre. Hut who can begin to estimate the value of a good garden where all variety of f ruita and vegetables are gTownf And the home market of the family table will take them all at highest prices. To the old chestnut of so many farmers that "the press of more important work on the farm," makes it impossible for them to have a good garden, the Doctor replies: "Take an acre of your best land, and devote it to garden purposes; plan the planting so that the horse and cultivator can be made to do most of the work, and then hire a man just to take care of the garden. Those of its products that are used in the family will more than pay his wages, any surplus can be sold and be turned to a clear profit, while fully twothirds of the man's time can be devoted to general farm work, thus giving extra labor without cost." 1 am satisfied the Doctor is right, for a friend of mine having a half-acre city lot bought his . fertilizers, hired the land Sloughed, and planted thereon twenty-six ollars' worth of plants and seeds. Ilekept an account of all money paid out for labor, plants, seeds, manure, etc for fivo years and charged his family at market rates for all fruits and vegetables consumed. He told me that this half acre paid him a profit of $160 annually. And such a half acre should be on every farm. The family will appreciate it, and it will help to largely reduce the butchers' and grocers' bills. Ask the busy, hard-working farmer who has a very poor garden or none at all, simply because ho has so much else to attend to, what he is working so hard for, and the answer will be, to make a living;' that is, producing crops to sell, that ho may . have cash to pay his taxes with, keep up ordinary repairs, and purchase food for self and family which, of course, is right aud proper. Yet, when ho can be made to realize that three acres of ordinary farm crops here in Connecticut will have to be grown and sold to bring money enough to purchase food products equal in value for his family table to what ho can purchase in one half-acre garden, the complete garden will find its place on every farm, even if other things must be neglected. What a mistake to grow and sell crops at wholesale and then turn around and take the cash and buy at retail for our family when so much can be produced at home. If you wish to do early work and have large strawberries, apply your fertilizer or fine manure in January or February, which allows time for the frosts, thaws and rains to carry the soluble material dowu to tho roots. Poultry manure is excellent for strawberries, and the expansion and contraction of heat and cold will pulverize the hard lumps and get them in a fine condition. About tho 1st of March apply a bag of superphosphate and oue of muriate of Ijotash per acre, and the crop should be arge and the berries good. If you aro baking bread -turn the loaves top side down in the hot tin pans and let them stand a few moments. This will make the crust very tender and will cut easily. t - When Baby was sick, we gave her C&storia, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When fche became Miss, she clung to Caatoria, When she had Children, the gave them Caatoria. I . .A X I t lI u CALL't) Cm ADOHtM ..wT-

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY ELLIOTT & BUTLER, Key 3 -Bt.va Build iG, ABSTRACTS OF TITLES. AUGUSTUS LYI.CH MASON, (Formerly of MrTVTild. Butler t Ma&on.) ATTORNEY AT LAW. iOh East Market street, A TTfTNJC C. A CO., Tnnnfacturjrs and A 1 JyJLIN O Kepairers ol C1KCULAK. CBOfedCUT. BAND and all other q i TTT Q Belting, Erncrjr Wheels ani O 1. VY lOt Mill Supplies. UlinoLt Street, one square south Union 8Utlon.

lENHIGTON TYPEWRITE! W froanntee the superiority ef oaT tnsch!nst. aM pive every vnrchafr tne prinleo of returning them vrlthin 30 dayg fox full pncepald, it not sjuUtacUHT In every reepect. : We carry a complete stock ot Linen Tapers tad all supplies tor Writing Macnes, Wycoff, Seamans & Benedict, 1 Bl North re nnsjirania St, Indianapolis, Ind. HADLEY SHOE FACTORY, -OfAXCFATURER 0FLADIES MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S FUSTIC SHOES. Shoes mane acoorrtinjr to standard measurements adopted by Chicago convention. Honest work and the best of material nsed in TnaVig Shoes. Order from the trade solicited. VO and 83 South. Pennsylvania, St NEW YORK STEAM DENTAL CO. From $5, $4, CG,$8. $10 to 650 per set. All kinds of line dental work at reduced prices. Fine poll nuniff at $1 ana upward. biiver amalgam, soo and 25c Teeth extracted without pain. AU work warranted as rerretid. Fif. teen years experience. A. F. HEUK02, 31'gTt Booms 3 and 4 Grand Opera-house. 1. I - 1M oAWoemery avheels. SPECIALTIES Or "W.JB. Barry SaAv Supply Co., ' 132 and 134 South Pennsylvania St. All kinds of Saws repaired. Nordylto & Marmon Co. Est&b. 1S51. FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS i MILL AT ITLEVJLTOB BUILDEP3. llndianapoUi. iLd. KoUer MiUs. Mlllfsearinfr. Belting, Boltinp-cloto, Graindeanlni? Maonuiry, raiaaunjrs-pumiera. Portaoie Mills, ef etc. Take street-cars for Btockjanli. COMSTOCK & COONSE, WOOD. CHAIK and WOODEN FORCE PUMP3. Dealers In Iron Pipe, Driven-well Points and ail Driven-well Supplies. 197 and 193 8. Meridian St. IXDIAXAPOLIS STOVE CO. Manufactures of Stoves and HOLLOw-wiRE, Nob. 85 and 87 South Meridian street. . i PABROTT A TAGGABT WnOIXSALX BAKERS. Crackers, Bread and Cfekes. By Ti R, Ball, Pttent Sotidtor and Mechanical THE HOOSIER BURNER Is the result of much experimenting It corner. ss the best qualities of all burners. It is the favorite amon? all as-fitters. Sold to tho trade at a liberal discount. STEEL PULLY AND HE S 1 Sole Makers, 79 and 85 South Pennsylvania St .Solicl ?&ver Tilling forrj Ciw Mill Idler or Feed, Pulleys, bored and turned ; bolt holes drilled to lit flanges. Paper 1'rietiona for anr nur pcie. Spur op Bevel, rjjsj than wood or leather. ' 5 SOCKWOOD, WEWCOLIB & CO. O " (Amsrlsan Tapsr Pulley Conpaojr). (? 180 to loo 8. Pan Tayi -Vila 6t , Indianapolis XaUL EDUCATIONAL. ciiubUihedisoo.) KDU51P0LB (Ewisauea iav raUSIHESS UI1IVERSITV7 Oj H. Pena. EL, Wlfa Block, 0?p. PflStaEwi J prrttkyt, ft ?tzdf& ill rrrpiitoa, Best facilities for Business, Short-hand. Penman, ship, English and Actual Business Tralnln sr. Individual instruction. Educate for profit least expen. sivo in time and money. Graduates hold lucrative positions. Day and Nijrht School. Enter now. Call at University office. 31 When Block. Elegant Cotqlogno Frew. . V With Saws and I e. Tools. . f 3Z? ' fsr rfV T-r-r-. fa !s1rd Oarae rsauji : ,w """ ' rocKwooD. irrwcoira & co. WhCN TMC OUfMtM CU. SCARLET FEVER, COLDS, MCASLCS. CATARRH. 4.C. VTHC USC Or THKlNVISIStC SOUND DISC which Is tbs same to the san ss bo worn months without removal. II. A. WALES. Urldff eport, Coa Indianapolis &St. Louis Railway Co IXDLaxAPOLis. Ixd Jan. 31, 1SS9. The annnal roeetin of the stockholders ot this company trill be held at the uttiee of the eompar j. In In. tllanapolis, Ind., on WcrtneMay. Feb. 20, Is2i.betF"?n the honrs of 10 and 1 1 o'clock a. m. The transfer books will be closed from the evcair of Feb. i to the morning of Fu. '21 J. T. V.'AXX, Secretaiy. TIIE CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER ) Wee ONE DOLLAR PER YEAS.

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