Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1889 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1889.

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THE INDUNAP0LI3 NATIONAL BA1, Designated United States Depository. Corner Koom, Odd-fallows HalL Tnro. P. IT auohst, Prevt. E. E. Kexfoud, Cashr. wmmmmeammmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmm CONDITION (IF THE MAEKETS

Fair Business in Wheat, with a Firmer Feeling and Higher Prices All Around. Corn Weaker and Lorer Oats Fairly Active lut Unsettled Pork Weak and DecliningLard and Short Ribs Easy and Quiet, MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS. The Market ActWe, with the Changes Evenly Divided Between Gains trad Losses. 20IW YORK, March 1G. Money on call was easy, -with no loans, closing offered at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 442 6J4 per cent Sterling exchange was dull hut steady at 4.854 for sixty-day bills and $4,883 for demand. The total sales of 6tocks to-day were 170,853 shares , including the following: Atchison, 8,300; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 7,800; Erio. 5,100; Lake Shore, 7.S00; Louisville fc Nashville, 3, 100; Missouri Pacific, 8,600; Northwestern. 8,400; Northern racitio preferred, 3.500: Orejron Transcontinental, 7,000; Kcadlug. 29.S00; Richmond k West Point. 4,500; St. Paul, 13.850; Union Pacific, 8,000; Western Union, 4,400. During the short session to-day the market was again active, but a better tone prevailed than yesterday, and tome stocks closed higher. London brokers heie had large selling orders, and from C'hiciijjo there were al?o heavy selling orders in the grander stocks, while the regular commission p( opie were doing almost nothing. The transactions throughout had a mott decided professional aspect, and the temper of the room, esjiccially in the early trading, was bearish to a high degree. The opening transactions were made on a very active market, with tirat prices down all over the li.-t from 8258)er cent., but while the offerings were large tho local "bears" and traders took tho opportunity afforded by the selling by London and Chicago to get in a long line of "shorts" put out in the past lew days, and the c tie rings were aborled, sending prices up slightly. When the first demand slacked o2, however, there was a decline to fractions below tho opening figures and Cotton Oil and Tennessee Coal displayed marked weakness, the former yielding 13s per cent. The buying began again shortly, however, and was especially noticeable in the grangers, all of which made material advances over their lowest 11 kures. llock Island, St Paul, Atchison and Northwestern were most i rominent, while the remainder of the llt moved over a fractional range. Philadelphia ("las, however, recorded a gain of 3 per cent, on light trading. Tho news of the day was not of special importance, and had little effect upon prices one way or the other. The market finally closed active ami strong, at the best price of the day. The final changes are about equally divided between gains and losses, but are for fractional amounts only, except in Pullman, which rose 1 rcr cent. The railroad bond market was very quiet, the Bales of all issues aggregating only $022,000, and the trading was absolutely devoid of feature of Importance. Tho tone was generally steady, although a few marked changes were made. Among those which aro higher this evening. Fort W ayne firsts rose 3, to 145. The sales of bond for the week were only $0,519,000, as compared with $9,273,000 for last week. The exports of specie from the port of New York during tho past week amounted to $2,113.230, of which $1,784,500 was in gold and $328,730 silver. Of the total exports, $1,423,40O in gold and $310,630 in silver went to Europe, and $361,000 in gold and $12,100 In silver to South America. The iiniorta of specie for the week amounted to $1G5,946, of which $114,306 was gold and $51,010 sliver. Government bonds were dull and linn. State bonds were dull and without feature. Closing quotations were: Fourper ct. bonds.1281 Kansas & Texas... Fourper ct. couo.. 129 Lake Erie & West. 12-j 17 54 Four and a28 reg.107 L..E.& W.pref... FourandascoupiOT 'e Lake Shore 10038 Lou. fc Nash. 594 Loa. &N.A. 40 M em. L Charleston 52 Michigan Central. 841 MiL,L.8.kW 70 U Mil.. L.S.&W. prcf.10714 Mian.ik8.L 53 M. fc.S.L.pref.... 13 Missouri Pacific... 093 Mobile fc Ohio 9 Nashville Achat.. 912 New Jersy Central 938 Norfolk fc W.pref. 483s Northern Pacific... 258 Northern Pao. pref 59 Northwestern 104 Northwesfn pref.l3G&A New York Central. 107 N. Y.,Cfc6t.L... 17 N.Y.,C.&St.L.pref 69 O. & Mississippi... 2033 O. AM. pref. 82 Ontario & West... Ore. Improvement 52 Ore. Navigation... 933i Ore. A Trans 32 Pacific Mail 35 78 Peoria, D.&E..... 234 Pittsburg 157 Pullman Palace... 190 Reading 4334 Kock Island 92 St. L.&8.F 22 St. LtB. F. pref. 57 Pacific 6a of '95... 120 Louisiana stfp'd 4s. 87 Missouri 6s 100 Tenn. new set. 6s. .103 Tenn. new set. 5s.. 101 Tenn. new set. 3s.. 72 Can. South ernZds. 94 Cen. Pacific lat...11312 Den. AE.O. Ists..l20-j Den. R. O. 4s 79H Den.&R.G.W.lsts 08 Erie seconds 102 M., K. & T. gen. 6s. 54 M.. K. &. T. cen. 5a. 51 Mutual Union 6s..l012 N. J. C. int. cer.... 1094 North'n Paclsta.. 117 North'nPacSds.. .1152 Newest n consols. .145 Nwest'n deb's 5S..112 Oregon fcTrans6s. 100 St.L.ScI.BI.gen.5s 833 St.L&8.F.gen.m.ll7 St. Paul con sols.... 124 StP.,C.& P.lsts..ll88 T.P.L.G.Tr.Rcts. 6S T.P.PwO.T. Rets.. 35 Union Pacific lsta.llS West Shore 1063 Adams Express... 150 Alton A T. II 43 Alton II. pref. 90 American Expressll3 Bur.. CL K. fc N 15 Canada Pacific... 43"W s.L&s.F.istrref.loi St. Paul 61 St. Paul pref 939 St. Paul, 31. AN... 984 Canada Southern.. 51 c entral acinc... Cbes. A Ohio C. .fcO.pref. lsts.. C. fc O. pref. 2ds... 34 16 '4 50 St. Paul fc Omaha. 31 30St. Paul fc O. pref. Tenn. Coal Jc Iron. Texas Pacific T. & O.Cen. oref.. 91, 39 Chicago fc Alton.. .133 C, B.Q.. OS 1834 50 C,,St.L.fcP C.,St.L. &P. pref. C, 8. t C Clevel'dA; Colm'b's 17 37 63 69 h Union Pacific- 633a U. S. Express 80 W., St. LAP 13 W.,8tL.&P.prcf. 25ia DeL fc Hudson.. Del., Lac. fc W.. Den. 6z L. G East Tennessee. E.Tenu. 1st pref E. Tenn. 2d pref Erie. .1301-2 .137 5j . 16 . 94 . 67 . 21 u ells fc Fargo Ex.139 Western Union 85 k 513 Am. Cotton-oil. Colorado Coal., Homestako...., 31 12 340 34 273b Iron Silver...., Erie preferred. 67-j Ontario... Fort Wayne 148 h Quicksilver 6 j-ort v ortn .v uen Hocking Valley... 24 Houston fc Texas.. 11 Illnois Central... ..100 I..B.AW llie Quicksilver pref.. 35 Sutro 8 Hulwer 40 Kich.&W. P 243 NEW YORK, March 10. -Bar silver. 93c The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Ecserve. decrease $477,225 Loans, increase 3,335,700 Specie, increase 441,400 Legal tenders, increase , 50,700 Deposit, increase 3,914.100 Circulation, dtcrcaso 70,900 The banks now hold $8,070,875 fn excess of the 25 per cent. rule. Rnslnets of the Clearing-Houses. Bostox, Mass., March 17. The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the clearing-houses in the cities named, shows tho gross exchanges for the week ending March 16.1889, with rates per cent, of increase or decrease, as compared with the amounts for the corTCpudin.!wek in 18S3: New York $G 89,914,547 Increase.. 73.0 Boston S5.761.43G Increase ..33.1 Philadelphia.... C6.Hl2,b-J( Increase.. 4 6.4 Chicago 02.930,000 Increase. .12.1 M.Louis 18,691.682 Incieaso.. 4.7 Pan Francisco.- 14,632.231 Decrease.. 8.5 New Orleans.... 11,645,562 Increaso..33.1 Baltimore 11.969,767 Increase ..23.4 Cincinnati ll.Sl.OO Increase.. 22.7 KanaCity 8.U15.0O1 Increase ..13.5 Louisville 0,692.493 Increa?e..27.9 Milwaukee 5.066,000 Increase. .50.8 lTovidence. 4.957.60O Incrcac..33.5 iHtroit 4,137,000 Increase.. 2.0 Pittsburg. 11,373.344 Increase.. 23.3 Denver 3.0S3.672 Increase ..58.9 Minneapolis 3,617.294 In crease.. 20.5 St. Paul 3.453.037 Increase.. 8.2 Omaha 3,833,297 Increase.. 35.2 Cleveland. 3.613,794 Increase-.23.9 Memphis 2,595,935 Decrease.. 1.5 Columbus 2.530.OO0 Increase.. 16.4 Elchmond 2,14H,POO Increase.. 37.1 Hartford 1,744,450 Increase.. 77.1 Indianapolis.... 1,691,110 Increase.. 12.1 Ft. Joseph 1,263,758 Decrease.. 2.7 Peoria 1.472.1 29 Increase. . 22.9 3luth 1,829.371 Increase ..49.3 New Haven 1,067,291 Increase ..66.6 Springfield 1,107.233 Increase. .21.3 Worcester 1,020.769 Increase ..21.8 Portland 1.02S.211 Increase ..36.1 Oaiveston 1,261.997 Increase. .72.4 Lo Angeles..... S52.0OO Decrease.. 30.1 Norfolk 795.041 Increase.. 0.8 Wehita.......... 693.942 Increase ..49.8 ;raud Rapids... 766,119 Increase.. 8.5 Syracuse 069.22:; Increase.. 43.2 Lwt-ll 702,228 Increase ..35.2 Topeka 386,790 Increase ..39.6 Sioux City 4i;9,32o .. Tacoma 2K7.910 .. Montreal 8,069,216 Total $1,056,524,425 Increase ..54.4 Outside New York, 366.609,875 I ncrease . . 23.6 Not included in total no clearing-house this time hut year. TKADING AT CHICAGO. The TJps and Downs of the Market, with the IlAnge In Price of Leading Articles CHICAGO, March 1G. A very fair business was transacted In wheat, and the feeling was firmer, with prices ruling above the closing figures of yesterday. The op'ulug was Just a shade eaier, but from the start showed firmness, and, with fome fluctuation, prices for May were adactd 2 V receded V. fiuctuaUd Uihtiy, and

closed about mc higher than yesterday. June

also showed considerable strength, advancing 13tc, and closed about 0" higher. July ruled steady, advancing lc, and closed about 4C higher than yesterday. Local influences again controlled the market, and the firmness was attributed mainly to the free buvingof a prominent local trader, though at the advance operators fonnd the speculative ofierings quite large, which resulted in developing a weaker feeling. A fair trading wa reported in corn early in the day, after which the pit became very quiet and inactive. The feeling developed was generally w eaker, and transaction were at a lower range of prices. The easier tone was attributed largely to the receipts being considerably in excess of expectations. Tho market opened a shade lower than the closing price of yesterday, was steady for a time, then declined sc.reacted 3 he. and closed J40 lower than yesterday. Oats were fairly active, but unsettled. The market opened a snaae lower ior May. Two large traders bought ireeiy, ana it was snsTected that tbe'Mmlls' were again buyin. This reversed the feeling and caused an advance of on May and 'ahQ on the more deferred futures. A decline of h 3 on May followed, and the market closed firm at about tho fame price as yesterday. Trading was fairly active in mess pork, and the feeling was weak during tho greater portionof the day. Prices declined 17 t 20c, and the market closed quiet at medium figures. A quiet and easy reeling prevailed in lard, and trading wo light. Prices ruled weak and declined .05a.071ec, and tho market closed steady at inside figures. Only a moderate business was transacted in short ribs. The feeling was easy, and prices receded .05 "d .072C, the market closing eteauy an mcamm ngures. The leading futures ranged as follows:

Options. OpciiVg Highest L&ccst Closing Wheat May.. 07 7 Oft3 0334 97 June 91 78 03 0134 03 July 862 872 86I-2 664 Year fel 805$ Corn May.... 33 s5-j June 3r.ie 853p jtfSe S33g July sr.ie 36k 36 3C Oats May.... 1-2 25" 253? 2.555 June. 232 235. 2538 25a July 25 1-2 23'5b Tork May.... $12.22 $12.22 112.02 C12.121-J June 12.273 12.271- 12.15 12.171a July 12.30 12.32 2 12.15 12.222 Lard May.... 6.93 6.95 6.072 6.871a June 7.oo 7.00 CTlH 6.92a July 7.03 6.9713 Short ribs-May 6.20 6.20 6.12 6.15 June e.nh 6.25 6.20 6.co July 6.25

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring w heat, 94 72 94 -"Vc; oN. 3 spring wheat, 85c; No. 2 red, 04943;; No. 2 corn,34J4c; No. 2 oats, 2414c; No. 2 rye, 43c; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.50 w $1.55; prime timothy-seed, $1.39 1.40; mess pork, per brl, 12.0. 12.10; lard, per pound. ti.80SG.8212C; hort-rib 6idcs (loose), 6.15 6.20c; dry-eal ted shoulders (boxed, 5.505.75c; short-clear sides 0oed), 6.50 a6.62 e; whisky, distillers finished goods, per gal, $1.03. Sugars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter market was weaker, but not quotably lower; eggs weak at 12sfil3c. lleceipts Flour, 6,000 brls; wheat, 15,000 bn; corn, 122,000 bu; oats, 83,000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 27,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 9,000 brls; wheat, 38,000 bu: corn, 99,000 bu; oats, 54,XK) bu; rye. none; bailey, 21,000 bu. AT NEW YORK. Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, March 1C Flour Receipts, 10,000 packages; exports, 12,200 brls. Market dull and heavy. Bales, 13,700 Juris. Low extras, $3.1033.50; winter-wheat low grades, $3.1033.50; fair to fancy, $3.5035.50; patents, $55.85; Minnesota clear, $4.255.25; Minnesota straight, $4.7536; Minnesota, patents, $5.356.75. Corn-meal 6teady and quiet; yellow Western, $2.502.90. Wheat Receipts, 4,400 bn; no exports. Bales, 3,320,000 bu futures, 92,000 bu tpot. Spot market firmer, with a fair export demand; No. 2 red, 9239340 elevator, 9320 afloat, 9329420 f. o. b.;No. 3 red, 883882C; No. 1 red, $1.04; No. 1 white, 96c; ungraded red, 9439720. Options fairly active, strong and H'So higher; exporters free buyers; No. 2 red, March, closing at 92c; April, closing at 9'2c; May, 93339430, closing at 94c: June. 91l4'S947tC, closing at 94,c; July. 9234'J2932C. closing at 934c; Aucust, 903i 91 3sc, closing at 91 He; December, 934391c, closing at 934C. Rye dull at 50353c Barley dull; barley malt quiet. Corn-Receipts, 140,800 bu; exports. 56.7G0 bu; sales. 72,000 bu futures. 112,000 bu spot. Spot market steady and moderately active; No.. 2, 42Vtf4234o in elevator. 43234340 afloat; No. 2 white. 4G2C; No. 3. 4l343422c: ungraded mixed, 41343C; steamer mixed, 423s3432C Options linn but dull; March. 4278c; April, 439 A4314C, closing at 43ec; May, 43334320. closing at 433sc; June, 433a3432C, closing at 433ec; steamer mixed, April, 42c. Oats Receipts, 42.000 bu; exports, 710 bu; sales, 15,000 bu futures, 61,000 bu spot. Spot market quiet and steady. Options firm and dull; March, 302o; April. 30ec; May, 30c; June, 30sc: spot No. 2 white, 32333c; mixed Western, 29333c; white Western, 34339c; No. 2 Chicago, 322C I lav In fair demand and firm. Coffee Options steady; Pales, 26,500 baps, including: March. 16.85316.90c; April, 16.80 16.95c: May,16.90ai7c; June, 16.95317.05c; July, 17.05 cp 17. 10c; August, 17.15317.20c; September, 17.25 a 17.30c. Spot Rio barely steady; fair careoes, 19c. Sugar Raw firm; fair refining, 5 3-10 5 4c; refined firm with an active demand; C, 53357sc; extra C, 68364c; white extra C, 6 5-163 6 7-1 6c; yellow, 55s3534C. Molasses Foreign firm; 50 test, 24o. Rice steady and in fair demand. Cotton-seed oU firm; crude, 42c; yellow; 4S3 49c. Tallow steady; city, 4 7-10c. Rosin steady and quiet. Eggs quiet and weak; Western, 134c; receipts, 2,368 packages. Pork more active; old mess, $12.75; new mess, $12.50. Cut meats steady; sales pickled bellies, 6oc; pickled shoulders, 5sc; pickled hams, 934310c. Middles quiet, 9c. Lard dull andlower; Western steam. 7.25c: city, 6.80c; March 7.22c; April, 7.22c: May, 7.2237.25c, closing at 7.23c; June, 7.24c; July, 7.2537.28c, closing at 7.26c; August, 7.2Sc. Butter quietand weak; Western dairy, 14321c; Western creamery, 18327c; Elgins, 283282C. Cheese steady and in moderate demand; Western, 114C TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Points. ST. LOUIS, March 16. Flour steady and unchanged but quiet. Wheat Irregular. Reports that Bradstreets ti cured the visible and invisible supply of wheat IOD.000,000 against 210,000,000 a year ago, together ' with sharp advances elsewhere, put May higher this morning, but it dropped back on denial of above estimates, and at the close was 1$34C above yesterday. July showed a little strength early, but weakened on the fino weather and closed 3c oft. No. 2 red, cash, 93c asked; May, 923439312C, closing at 92"c bid; June, 904C, closing at 90o bid; July, 81-23S2c, closing at 81-20 bid; August, cOc, closing at 79340 bid. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash, 29c; March, 29gc; April, 290, closing at 292 bid; May, 30a33034C, closing at 3023300 bid; July, 322332Vc, closing at 325so bid; August. 333d3332C closing at 33eo bid. Oats dull and lower; No. 2, cash, 23325o bid;May,26204C. Rye, No. 2,4123420. Barley Nothing doinc. Hay dull; prairie, $6.50 3 8.25; timothy, $10313.50. Bran quiet and unchanged. Flaxseed steady at $1.45. Butter quiet and dull;creamery,24?26c; dairy,2l323o. Eggs steady, and quoted at 102C. Corn-meal, $1.85 1.90. Whisky, $1.03. Provisions dull and wealr. Pork. $12.50. Lard Nothing doing. Dry-salted meats Soulrters, 5.25c; longs and ribs, 6.25 o 6.35c; short clear, 6.503 6.6O0. Bacon (boxed) Shoulders, G.l22c: longs and ribs, 6.871a37e; short clear, 7.1037.20c. Receipts Hour, 4.000 brls; wheat, 13,000 bu; com, 45,000 bu; oats, 46,000 bu; rye, none; barley, 2,000 bn. Shipments Flour, 6.000 brls; wheat, 3.000 bu; corn, 1 50.OO0 bu; oats, 7,000 bu; rye, 1,000 bu; barley, 1,000 bu. PHILADELPHIA. March 16.-Flour dull. Wheat opened weak, and futures beyond this month declined 2C. The market subsequently recovered and closed firm at an advance or 231o on yesterday's final prices; No. 2 red, March, 943943JC; Arril, 94394: Mav, 9123 95c; June, 942tf95c. Corn steady but quiet; sales of No. 4 mixed, in grain depot, at 3Sc; high mixed, in grain deiot, 382c; o. 3 mixed, in export elevator, 39ec; steamer No. 2 high mixed and yeilow, in grain depot, 41c; No. 2 mixed, in grain depot, 402c: No. 2 mixed, March, 40340 4C; April, 4034341c; May, 4143 414C; June. 412 3 4 2c Oats Car lota steady but quiet, sales of No. 2 white, regular. 34c: No. 2 white, prime, 3440. Futures quiet but steady: No. 2 white, March, 3343333ic: April, 332 34c; May, 343 34.c; June, 3443343tc. Butter dull and weak; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 27c: Pennsylvania prints, extra. 2Sc. Receipts Flour. 2.900 bns; wheat, 3,600 bu; corn, 14,209 bu; oats. 8,00 bu. ShipmentsWheat, 5,200 bu; corn, 19,000 bu; oats, 14,500 bu. MINNEAPOLIS. March 16. There was a moderate display on the sample tables, and, asduring the past few days, there was not enough good milling wheat to fill orders with. Sellers were aware of this and put up prices promptly to a figure that shut off trading to a large extent. Holders were asking about 2c more for grade wheat than yesterday, considering themselves Justified by tho 3o advance in outside markets. Receipts were 117 cars, and xty-five cars were shipped out. Low-grade wheat was slow sale at old prices, and not all the pood wheat was cleaned up during the session. Un to 12 o'clock very few sales had been made. Local elevator stocks are expected to decrease 100,000 bu for the wtek. Hosing quotations: No. 1 hard. March, $1.09; April. $1.10; May. $1.11: on track, $1.11; No. 1 Northern, March, OSc; April. V6htc; Mav, 99sc; oa track, 99c 3 $1; Not 2 Northern, March, 89c; April, h'j; May, 90c; ou track, 90 a 93c. BALTIMORE. March 16. Wheat Western firmer; No. 2 winter red, spot and March, 90 V; April, 9l.j7 913ic; May, 922 a 9334c; June, 934 393c: July. 0c bid. Com Western firmer; mixed, snot and March, 404C; April,40U3 104c; May. 4138&410hc; steamer. 39M392C. Oats duiet; Western white, 32333l2C; Western mixed,

29331c; graded No. 2 white, 33c. Rye nominally steady at 54356c. Hay unchanged. Provisions linn and unchanged. Butter very steady; Western packed. 18 2 25c; roll, 15319c; creamery, 27 2 2 Sc. Eggs steady at 1223' 13c. Coflee firm; Rio, fair. lS-o. fteceipts Flour, 7,883 brls; wheat, 1,000 bu: corn, 18,000 bu; oats, 6,OOO bu. Shipments Flour, 1,000 brls; com, 17,OOO bu. Sales Wheat, 02,000 bu; corn, 386,000 bu. v CINCNNATI, March 16. Flour weak. Wheat hominal; No. 2 red. 95c; receipts, 1,000 bu; shipments, none. Corn in moderate supply; No. 2 mixed, 3 lo. Oats scarce and firm; No. 2 mixed, 27c. Rye steady, No. 2, 49c. Pork barely steady at $12.62s. Lard easier at 6.80c. Bulk meaU and bacon firm and unchanged. Whisky steadv; sales of 706 brls of finished goodson a basis of $1.03. Butter quiet. Sugar firm. Eggs heavy and drooping at lO1 2; 11c. Cheese firm. TOLEDO. March 16. Wheat dull and higher; cash, 9234395130; May, 92ic; July. 86', Corn dull; cash,332C; Mav, 3534c. Oats dull; No. 2 white. 28c. Clover-seed active and steady; cash and March, $5. Receipts Wheat, 3,000 bu; com. 11.000 bu; clover-seed, 334 bags. Shipments Wheat, 9,000 bu; com, 1,000 hu; oats, 1,000 bu; clover-seed, 1.6G2 bags. DETROIT March, 16. Wheat-No. 1 white, cash, 992c; No. 2 red, cash, 99c: April, 954c; May, 963ge; July, 87c Com No. 2, cash, 334c; April, 34c; Mav, 354C. Oats No. 2, 264c; No. 2 white, 2840. Receipts Wheat, 1,400 bu; corn, 5,100 bu; oats, 3,000 bu. Oil.

NEW YORK, March 16. Petroleum opened steady at 89V. hut after the first sales became dull and the price sagged off on small trading, t he market closing dull at 8933c Sales, 333.000 brls. Turpentine quiet and steady at 5223; 5234C OIL CITY, March 16. National Transit Certificates opened at 90c; highest, 90c; lowest, 892C; closed at 89hc Sales, 329.000 brls: clearances, 1,438,000 brls; charters, 65,714 brls; shipments, 86,806 brls; runs, 51,877 brls. PITTSRURQ, March 1 6. Petroleum dull but steady; National Transit Certificates opened at 89"ac; closed at b92c; highest, 897ec; lowest, 892C CLEVELAND, O.. March 16. Petroleum easy; standard white, 110, 72C WILMESGTON, March 16. Turpentine firm at 502C SAVANNAH, March 16. Turpentine firm at 50c. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. March 16.-Cotton quiet; middling, 934c; lowmiddling,940; good ordinary, 8 11-1 6c. Net receipts, 5,376 bales; gross receipts, 5,973 bales; exports to France, 5,265 bales: to the continent. 9.281 bales: coastwise, 3,276 bales; sales, 2,700 bales; stock, 245,740 bales. LIVERPOOL, March 16. Cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales, 5.000 bales, of which 500 bales were for speculation and export, and included 4,200 bales Anierlan. Dry Goods, NEW YORK, March 16. The trade In dry goods was restricted, as usual to a Saturday. Jobbers did a relatively good business, but it was generally quiet with agents. No new feature was developed In the market, though there was u continued uncertainty in soiuo directions on account of the Fall River strike, with a strong tone to goods of print-cloth grades. Tho market generally, in first hands, continues in a good iwsltion, with agenta of popular goods very lirm and confident. Metals. NEW YORK, March 16. Pig-iron firm and easier. Copper nominal; lake, March, 15.60c Lead a shade easier and fairly active; domestic, 3.7220. Tin quiet and steady; straits, 21.30c. ST. LOUIS, March 16. Lead Corroding, 3.500 asked, 3.45o bid; chemical hard, 3.5220 bid. LIVE STOCK, Cattle Stronger in All Grades Hogs Steady and Unchanged Few Sheep In Market. Indianapolis. March 16. Cattle Receipts, 100; shipments, 200. Very light supply of all grades. Market stronger ou all grades, except heavy shippers, which are dull and hard to sell at satisfactory prices. Good to choice shippers $3.6034.00 Fair to medium shippers 3.1033.40 Common shippers 2.40 ?2.90 Feeders (1,000 to 1,150 pounds).... 3.0033.40 Stockers (550 to 850 pounds) 2.3582.85 Good to choice heifers 2.7022.15 Common to medium heifers 1.7532.40 (Jood to chaice cows 2.5032.90 Fair to medium cows 2.0032.40 Common old cows. 1.003 1.75 Veals, common to good. 3.5035.50 Bulls, common to good 1.50a 2. OO Milkers 18.00335.00 Hogs Receipts, 2,400; shipments, 1,570. Quality fair. Market opened steady at yesterday's closing prices; closed steady; all sold.. Light $4.7034.75 Heavy 4.6534.70 iXfX 4 55 &atfO Heavy roughs 3.7534.25 SiiEEr Receipts, 125; shipments, . Hardly enough here to make a market; the feeling is about the same. Good to choice shippers. $4.4034.75 Fair to medium shippers 3.6034.10 Common 2. 4 53 3.3 Lambs, common to good 4.0035.50 Bucks, per head, common to good. ... 3.00 3 4.50 Elsewhere. KANSAS CITY, March 16.-The Live Stock Indlcator reports: Cattle Receipts, 818; shipments, 541. Market slow; dressed beef and shipping steers weak and 5310c lower; best cows and heifers steady; common lower; stockers and feeding steers strong and active. Good to choice corn-fed, $3.8534.10; common to medium, $2.70 '3.60; stockers and feeding steers, $1.6033.20; cows, $1.3532.75. Hogs Receipts, 2,288; shipments, 7S9. Market strong, active and 5c higher. Good to choice, $4.6034.70; common to medium, $4.2034.40. Sheep Receipts, 10; shipments,. Market quiet. Good to choice muttons, $4.2534.50; common to medium, $2.5034. ST. LOUIS. March 16. Cattle Receipts, 100; shipments, 400. Market steady: choice native t-teers, $3.80 s 4.40; fair to good native steers, $3.1034; stockers and feeders, fair to good, $2 33.15; rangers, corn-fed, $2.7533.40; grass-fed, $1.9032.80. Hogs Receipts, 1,400; shipments, 1,400. Market unchanged; choice heavy and butchers selections, $4.7034.80; packing, medium to prime, $4.6034.75; light grades, ordinary to best, $4.55 34.70. Sheep Receipts, 100; shipments, 700. Market steady; fair to choice, $3 34.90. CHICAGO, March 15. -The Drovers Journal report: Cattle Receipts, 1,500; shipments, none. The market was quiet and steady; beeves, $434.35; steers, $333.90; stockers and feeders, $233.25; cows, bulls and mixed. $1.4033. Hogs Receipts, 10,000; shipments, 4,000. The market was steady; mixed, $4.5534.75; heavy, $4.5034.70; light, $4.6035. Sheep Receipts, 200; shipments, none. The market was slow but steady; natives, $335; Western corn-fed, $4.5034.65; lambs, $4,503 5.50. EAST LIBERTY, March 16.-Cattle Receipts, 600; shipments, 480. Nothing doing, ah through consignments. One car of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 2,500; shipments, 2,600. Market slow; medium Philadelphias, $1.90; heavy bogs, $4.80; pigs and Yorkers, $5. Six cars of hotrs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,400; shipments, 1,800. Market slow and a shade lower than yesterday's prices. BUFFALO, March 1 6.-Cattle-Reccipts, 2,000 through; 60 for sale. Market steady. Mixed butchers', $2,753 3.25. Sheep and Lambs Market steady. Receipts, COO through; 1,400 for sale. Good sheep, $4.35 34.45; good Jambs, $5.3535.85. Hogs Market slow and a shade lower. Receipts 4,600 through; 4,500 for sale. All stock sold straight at $5 a 5.05. CINCINNATI. March 16. Hogs Heavy; common and light, $3.9034.75; packing and butchers, $4.6024.80. Receipts, 1,160; shipments, 1,160. Cattle Receipts, 30; shipment, 215. Market dull and heavy. Sheep Receipts, 375; shipments, 80. In light demand; easy. Lambs steady at $436.25. INDIANAPOLIS 3IARKETS. Not Much Change in Anything but Sugar, Which Is finite Unsettled. Indianapolis. March 16. The week closes with tho markets as a rule teady, and in very satisfactory shape. Dry foods are likely to show renewed activity in the coming week, with rrices generally unchanged. Grocers report coffee in strong position. Sugars are very unsettled, and cannot be bought at our quotations, yet so uncertain Is the outlook that it is scarcely safe to revise them. The great strength of the market is due to the scarcity of riw sugars. Refiners are indifferent about sellirg, and it is difficult to fix a selling price. A local house purchased from a refiner outside the trust, on Friday, two car-loads at an advance of lac above the price of the previous day. and the refiner met a proposition to duplicate the order, mide within ten minutes after the first wait sent in) with a flat refusal. Prices have gone up 330 in the past ten days, and It would not cause any surprise if tney were to advance 40 more within the next twenty-four hours. To our quotations for all grades an advance of ic at least may be calculated upon for Monday. Produce rules steady for most articles. Good country butter is firm and wanted at quotations. The best grades aro generally disposed of for homo consumption. Prices are about the same cs for ,tho past two weeks. Poultry is cteadv. Eggs are dull, with large receipts. Shippers are now paying only 10c. Fruits and vegetables show no

change worth noting. The market is well supplied and prices are steady, with only a moderate demand. GRAIN. The Indianapois Market Report says of the grain market: Wheat Receipts to-day, 600 bu: yesterday, 6.COO bu. The market is dull and quotations nominal. No. 2 red, 94397c; No. 3 red, 86 89c Com Receipts to-day, 24,600 bu; yesterday, 13.800 bu. Offerings and receipts light: demand is very good. No. 3 white, 31c; No. 3 white, in color, 32 2C: No. 4 white, 30sc; No. 3 yellow, 302c; No. 2 mixed, 31e; No. 3 mixed, 31c; No.4mixed, 302; car, 2S12 3292C Shipers are paying on basis of Indianapolis eight 29c for mixed; high mixed, 294C,

average quamy. iX nv nnrt Straw "Rrf1nta trv-H nr 1 A. Jt-- roa. terday, 10 cars. Market firm. No. 1 timothy, $12; No. 2 timothy, $9311; No. 1 prairie, $7.50 bid, held at $8; No. 2 prairie, $436. ' Feeds Bran in good demand, both for local use and shipping, at $10.50311. Hominy feed, $10.50. Jobbing Trade Price list. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite, $6.75 and $7.25 ton; Jackson lump, $4.00 V ton; nut, $3.50; Brazil block. $3.50 ton; nut. $3.00; Pittsburg, $4.00 ton; nut; $3.75; Raymond and Winifrede, $4.00 4 ton, nut, $3.75;Duggar lump, $3,25 ton; nut, $2.75; Island City lump, $3.25 & ton; nut, $3.00; nighland lump. $3.00 ton; nut, $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg, $5.00 ton: Indiana canneh $5.00 ton; gas-house coke, 9o bu, or $2.2o f load; crushed coke. lOo V bu, or $2.50 load. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard 3-pound, $1.8032.00; 3pound seconds, $1.4031.60. MiscellaneousBlackberries, 2-pound. 80390c: raspberries, 2pouud, $1.1531.30; pineapple, standard, 2pound, $1.4032.50: seconds, 2-pound, $1,103 1.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, 95c3$l; light, 65370c; 2-pound, full. $1.7O1.80: light, 00c3$l; string Deans, 85395c; Lima beans, $1.2031.30; peas, marrowfat, $1.2031.40; small, $1.5031.75; lobsters, $1.8532; red cherries, 95o $1.10; strawberries, $1.2031.30; 6almon, (tts), $1.9032.50. 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; llccrice, Calab., genuine. 30345c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz. 25335c; morphine, P. & W., p oz, $2.80; madder, 12314c; oil, castor. gal, $1.10 -31.15; oil, bergamont, ltt, $333.25; opium. $333.15; quinine, P. & W., & oz. 50 55c: balsam copaiba, 60365c; soap, Castile, Fr 12316c; soda, bicarb., 4a36c: salts, Epsom, 435c; sulphur, flour. 436c; saltpetre, 8320c; turpentine, 50S 54c; glycerine, 2o330c; ldodide potass., $3 fc3.20; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate potash, 25c; borax, 10312c; clnchonidla, 12315c; carbolic acid, 45 3 50c Oil Linseed oil, raw, 57c & 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. White Lead Pure, 6 4c; lower grades, 543 6c DRY GOOD3. Bleached Sheetings Blackstono AA, 7?ic; Ballou & Bon, 72C; Chestnut Hill, 6c; Cabot 4-4, 7ac; Chapman X, 620; Dwlght Star S, 84c; Fruit of the Loom, 834c; Lonsdale, 82c; Linwood, Sc; Ma son vi lie, 8 34c: New York Mills, 102c; Our Own, 534c; Pepperell, 9-4, 23c; PeppereU, 10-4, 25c; Hills. 84C; Hope, 7sc; Knight's Cambric, Sc; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c? WhitinsviUe, 33lnch.Oc; Wamsutta, 102C Bkown Sheetings A tlantio A, 72C; BoottC, 6c; Acawam E, 5ac; Bedford R, 5c: Augusta 5sc; BoottAL,7c; Continental 0,640; Dwight Star, 8c; Echo Lake, 62c; Granitcville EE, 62c: Lawrence LL, 534c; Pepperell E, 72c; Pepperell R, 7c; PeppereU 9-4, 21c; Pepperell 10-4, 23c; Utica 9-4, 222c; Utica 10-4, 25c; Utlca C, 420. GrNOnAMS Araoskeag, 74c; Bates, 7ic; Gloucester, 72c: Glasgow, 6 2c; Lancaster, 74 c; Ranclraan's, 71qc; Renfrew Madras, 820; Cumberland, 6ac; White, 7c; Bookfold. 32C. GrainBags American, $16.50; Atlanta, $18; Frankllnville, $17.50; Lewiston, $18; Ontario, $16.50; Stark A, $21. Paper Cambrics Manville, 60; 8. 8. &Son, 60, Masonville, 6c: Gamer, Cc. Prints American fancy, 620; Allen's fancy, 62c: Allen's dark, 6c; Allen'splnk, 62c: Arnold's, 7c; Berlin solid colors. 6c; Cocheco, 6 ac; Conestoga, 6c; Dunnell's 6c; Eddystone. 620; Hartel, 60; Harmony, 5ac; Hamilton, 6cc; Greenwich, oc; Knickerbocker, 5; Mallory pink, 7c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 13c; Conestoga B F, 15c; Conestoga extra, 132c; Conestoga Gold Meda!.' 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conestoga AA, 10c; Gonestoga X, 9c: Pearl River, 12c; Falls OBO, 32-inch, 132c; Methuen AA, 122c; Oakland A. 72c; Swift River, 7c; York, 32-inch 132Ci York, 30-inch. llao. ? FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins, California London layer, new, $2.50 2.75 box; California, loose, musca telle, 3crown, $1.8032 box; Valencia, new, 7huo V lb; citron, 24326c 15; currants. 637c 4 tft. Bananas Jamaca, $1.5032; Aspinwall, $1,503 2.50. Oranges Florida russets, $3.003.25; bright; $3.50 box: Messina, $2.7533.50; ValeDCias, $0.5037.00 cafe; California, $3.00 4.00 box. Lemons Choice, $3.50; extra fancy, $4. Figs, 12 3 14c Primes Turkish, old, 4434i2c; new, 535 Hi o. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Apples Fer brl, $1.2531.75; choice, $2,753 3.00; fancy, $3.75 34.00; selling in bulk on track, 4050cbu. Cranberries Per brl, fancy, $3.5039.00; common, $5.00 3 6.00; bushel boxes, choice, $2.75 33.00. . Onions $1.2531.40 V brl; Spanish. $1.00 crate. I'otatoes Per brl, $1.2531.50; from car, 453 50c her bu. tJWEET Potatoes Jerseys, $3.5034.25. brl; Kentucky, $1.7532 per brL GROCERIES. Coffees Ordinary grades, IRaiOc; fair, 19431934C; good, 20321c; prime, 22323c; strictly prime to choice, 23321c; fancy green and yellow, 24325c; old government Java, 33334c; ordinary Java, 282 3292c; Imitation Java, 27328c; roasted coffees 1-ffl packages, 244C Flocr Sacks iio. 1 drab H brl, $33 1,000; ia brl, $17; lighter weight, $1 1,000 less. Dried Beef 11 13c Lead 6237c for pressed bars. Molasses and Btrcps New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 30335c; choice, 40350c Syrups, 25340c Rice Louisiana, 537c. Shot $1.2031.25 bag for drop. SriCES Pepper, 19320c; allspice, 12315c; cloves, 26330c; cassia, 10312c; nutmeg, 703 85c V tts. Starch Refined pearl, 33340 ttj; Champion gloss, 1-13 and3- packages, 53520 f to; Champion gloss lump, 3234c. Sugars Hards, 7a39fco; confectioners' A, 74 373?e; off A, 73740; coffee A, 67a37c; whito extraC, 63678c; extra C, 6236; fair yellows, 64363gc; common yellows, 636ec Salt In car lots, $1.00; 6mall lots. $1.1031.15. Twine nemp, 12318c V ft; wool, fea10c; flax, 20330c; paper, 18c; jute, 12315c; cotton, 16325c Woodenwarb No. 1 tubs, $7.7538.00; No. 2 tubs, $0.7537.00; No. 3 tubs, $5.7536.00; 3-hoop palls, $1.6031.05; 2-hoop pails, $1.4031.45; double washboards, $2.0032.75; common washboards, $1.4031.85; clothes-pins, 50385c f box. Wooden Dishes Per 100, 10, 20c; 2 tts, 25c; 3 Bs, 30c; 5tBs, 40c WRAprrxo-PAPER Light-weight straw, 25330 V tt; light-weight rag, 2330 : heavy-weight straw, 13320 r B; heavy-weight rag, 2433c V to; Manila, No. 1, 839c; No. 2, 52362C; print raper.No. 1, 637c; book paper. No. 3, 8. &C, 0311c; No. 2. 8. C. 839c; No. 1. S. Ss C 74 38c. IRON AND BTEEL. Bar Iron (rates),1.9032c; horse-shoe bar, 3.00c; Norway rail rod, ic; German steel plow-slabs, 4c: American drill steel, 10312c; Sanderson tool steel, ltte; tire steel, 3c; aprine steel, 5c; horseshoeakeg, $4.2534.50; mule's shoes keg, $5.2535.50; horse nails f box, 8d, $5; steel nails, lOd and larger, $2.1032.35 keg; other sizes at the usual advance; wire nails. $2.65. Tenners ScpruEs Best brand charcoal tin, IC. 10x14. 14x20. 12x12. $6.75; IX, 10x14, 14x20 and 12x12, $8.50; IC. 14x20. roofing tin, $5.25: IC. 20x28. $10.50; block tin, in pigs, 27c; in bars, 29c. Iron 27 B iron, 3sc; 27 C iron, 5c; galvanized, 50 and 10 per cent, discount. Sheet zinc, 7c. Copper bottoms, 30c Planished copper, 36c; solder, 10318c. LEATHER. HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole, 33337c; hemlock sole, 26 332c; harness, 30335c; skirting, 37338c; black bridle, doz., $60365; fair bridle, $60378 doz.;city kip, $60380; French kip, $853120; city calf-skins, 85c 2 $1.10; French calf-skins, $1.1531.80. Hides No. 1 green, 4c: No. 2 green, 3c; No. 1 green salt, 52c: No. 2 green salt, 4c; calf same as hides; No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 green salt kip. 3c sheepsktss Pelts, each 25e3$1.25. Tallow No. l, 4c; No. 2, 32C Grease Brown, 22c; yellow, 24c; white, 4ac OIL CAKE. Oil Cake $23 ton; oil meal, $23. PRODUCE. Beaks Choice hand-picked navy, $2.1032.25 V bu; medium hand-picked, $2.10 s 2.25. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow, 20c Butter Creamery, 16318c; choice, 20322c; fancy creamery, 26330c: country, 10312c; common, 73 9e. Eggs Shippers paying 10c; selling from store at 113 12c. Feathers Prime geese, 35o ffl; mixed duck 20o ft. Game Rabbits, 50375c; squirrels, 50375c V doz. Pocxtrt Hens, 8c; chickens, 8c: hea turkeys, 10c; torn s. 9c; roosters, 3c; geese, fullfeathered, ? doz, $0; plucked, $3.6034.20; duo, 8 kc. Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33335c; enwashed, medium and common grades, if In good order, 22c; unwashed fine, 17328c: fieeceweshed. if ltsht and in good order. 28 330c; hurry and unmcrchantible, according to their value PROVISIONS. JonniNVJ Prices Smoked meats Sugar-cured bams, 10 to 12 Ess average, 124c; 15 tsa average, ll4c; 17a s average, 11c; 20 15s average. lo2c; 22 15s averace, 104C. English-cured breakfast bacon, light or medium, llpc; shoulders, 10 to 12 tts average, be; California hams.

oats ueeeipts to-uay, 2.000 du: yesterday, 6.000 bn. The market is steady. No. 2 white, 27fl328c;No. 2 mixed, 252c; rejected, 224

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llffht or medium. 8ce; cottage hams, lieht or medium 10c; dried beef hams and knuckle pieces, 102c; dried beef hams, thin pieces, 9c. Bacon Clear sides, 30 ms average, 8 c; clear backs, medium average, 8ac; clear bellies, medium weight, 834c; heavy sides and backs. 20 less than above quotations. Sugar-cure d shoulders. Hoosier brand, 72 Dry 8alt and Pickled Meats Clear Rides (unsmoked), 8'4c; clear backs (unsmoked), 84C; clear beuies (unsmoked), 8hc: bean pork, brl 20O ns. $16.50; ham or rump pork, brl 200 tts. $13.50. Bologna Skin, large or small. 7c; cloth, largo or small. 6ac Lard Puro winter leaf, kettle rendered. In tierces. 934C: in oneliaif barrels. 9 c; in 50-15 cans in lOO-tt cases, 87sc; in 20-tt cans in 80-ft cases. 9c. Prime Leaf Lard In tierces. 82C Hoosier Packing Co. Lard In tierces 72c;in 50-ft cansinlOO-tt cases. 73c Fresh Meats Pork backs, suitable for chops, fat off, 9c; ground sausace, in 20-fS pails, 8c ground sausage, in links, 9c; sausage meat; 7c; shoulder bones, 3c; tenderloin, 13c; spareribs, 6e. . Wholesale Prices Car-load lots Prime steam lard, 7c; 8. P.hams, 9310c, as to average; 8. P. shoulders, 6437c; short-rib sides, effeac, SEEDS Clover Red, choice, G0rs bu, $4.8035.00; English, choice, $5.0035.25; white, choice, $7.4037.75; alsike, $7.7538.00; alfalfa, choice, $7.7538.00. Timothy Choice, 45ffl bu, $1.80 32.00. Mansurv barley, $1.0031.25. Millet Choice German, 80c3$1.00 bu; common, 65 80c V bu. Blue-grass, fancy. 14 TS bu, SOo 3 $1.00. Orchard grass Extra clean, 14 n bu. $1.3031.50. Red top Choice, 14 tt bu, 85o3 l.OO. Birdseed Choice Sicily canary, 5 3 So" tt. Hemp Choice. 435o IB. Millet Choico imported, 53 8c tt. Rape Choice Gorman. 638o tt; choice mixed. 53 sc to. Peas Landreth's extra early (sealed). $4.2534.50 bu; McLean's Little Gem. $5.35.50; American Wonder, $6.25 -37.00. Beans Improved earliest red valentine, $4.0034.50 4 bu; long yellow six-weeks, $4,003 4.50; golden wax, $4.7535.50; black wax, $4.50 35.00. Spinach Bloorasdale savoy-leaved, 23 3300 f tt. Popcorn Dry, 233o tt.

WRITE F. C. Huntington & Co., Leading Seed Merchants, For special quotations, 78 & 80 E. Market St., Indianapolis. Sowing Oats. St. Louis Republican. Alter sowing tho crass seed thisistho next important work to bo done in the spring. Taking one season witn another it is the early-sown oats that give the best yield. If they fail to ripen before the hot weather that we usually have in July they are almost certain to be affected more or less. There is, in factf less danger of damage by frost in the spring when sown early than of blasting in the summer when sown late. For this reason it is an item to sow them as early in the spring as the conditions of the soil will admit. Thero area number of different ways of managing the crop, the most rapid and economical being to sow broadcast on cornfitubble land, or land that has been ploughed in the fall, and then cultivate them in, either with a walking cultivator or a double shovel, after which the harrow and Fometiraes the roller is used to fine and level the soil and cover the 6eed. Oats take their nutriment near tho serface, so that it is not necessary to stir or prepare the soil to any great depth, three inches being sufficiently deep. An object gained by rolling, especiaUyin what may be termed thin land, is that the work of harvesting is somewhat easier. In addition to this, rolling lirm9 the soil, and especially if it is somewhat dry, will induce a quicker and better germination of the seed. If the drill is used the disc harrow will, in many cases, bo the most economical implement to use in preparing the soil. And where this is the caso the work can be done very rapidly with two team, as no harrowing is needed after drilling. Tho old style of ploughing the ground with a- breaking-plough, sowing the seed broad-ca6t and harrowing in, has gradually given way to the inoro rapid plan of sowing and cultivating in, thus lessening considerably tho time and work required to put in this crop. Asarnle there is always a press of work to be done in the spring, and every advantage should bo taken to save time and have all tho work done in good season. Some time can be saved by having the seed on hand and the tools all in good condition, ready for work and the work all planned out, so that whilo the condition of the soil will admit, tho work can be pushed along rapidly. As a rule, oats sown in February aro a surer crop than those sown in April. And on the farms where stock is kept to consume nearly or quite all the farm products, oats should form a part of the crops. In a system of rotation, oats 6hould always bo considered a leading crop. Clean Up the Farm. Gcrmantown Telegraph. Allowing hushes to grow in a pasture may be excusable, but thero appears to be no excuse for allowing them to grow in mowing or cultivated fields. If there is anything that detracts from the appearance of a farm, it is having the sides by the walls and feucea covered with a growth of weeds. We have been past farms where, in consequence of sprouts, bushes and weeds, it was almost impossible to even get a glimpse of the field it bordered, even though it was clear beyond. Where such cases exist there is need of reform, and there is no better season of the year in which to perform the labor of clearing away the nuisance than the winter. Old hedge rows can bo cut down, the brush piled up and burned, and the improvement in the looks of the field will more than pay for all the labor required. This condition in cultivated fields is quite frequently the result of negligence during tho period of cultivation. It is hardly possible with the plow to break up the 6od close to a fence or wall, and in far too many instances this narrow strip is allowed to remain untouched during the entire period of cultivation, and is tho very place where foul weeds will lodge and finally germinate, and we hardly ever had a field left in that way but that'it became pretty well started with a foul growth of rank weeds or bushes. Although it requires a littlo extra labor at first to accomplish it. it is usually well to grub out from the fence, and especially so by the sides of walls all that cannot be upturned by the plow, sd that tho entire surface of the field may bo cultivated and kept clean. Then when seeded down there will bo no unsightly hedgerows to be left to be cut at some more convenient season. Thero is yet force in the old saying, "a stitch in time saves nine." Deep or Shallow Plowing. Correspondent Ohio Zarmer. For many years I have found it a great advantage to plow in the following, way: For corn I plow in spring as near five inches deep as I can, if it is sod manured. Thus I get tho use of the manure early in the season. I can work the ground, and by capillary attraction tho moisture can come from below, which cannot occur when the plowing is done eight inches deep or more. This is a very important point. In plowingdoep it takes three horses, when the ground gets hard, and often the farmer can not get the third horse. I have never failed to beat my neighbors in crops of corn when they plowed deep, say eight or ten inches. Tho following spring I plow for oats from eight to ten inches deep, turning the corn-stalks down and keeping the manure in the middle of the furrow, as it were. At this time of spring it is easy on a team, and can be done well. The next fall, when the ground is hard and tho weather is hot, I plow for wheat, rive inches only, and plow the manure up. The ground will be mellow then and easily packed to that depth for a seed bed. I have found by following this course that good crops followed. Dried-apple Pie Stew apples until quite soft, rub through a colander; havo them juicy; beat two eggs, saving the whito of one, one-half a cupful of butter, one-half a cupful of sugar to each pie; season to suit taste; bake with a bottom crust. While baking, make a frosting of the white of one egg. When tho pies are done spread the frosting evenly over the top; set again in tho oven to brown slightly. Baked Cabbage Prepare and chop a firm head of cabbage; boil until tender; drain and put aside until nearly cold; add then a cupful of rich milk ana two well-beaten eggs and salt; "bake in a pudding dish until lightly brown. 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