Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1889 — Page 6

the indianapoli'1 Journal, Monday, apkil 8, issd.

JI1E INDLVNAPOLIS NATIONAL B.il Designated United States Depository. Corner Room, Odd-fellows II&1L Tnro. r. IlAro h et. rres't. E. E. re xtohd. Cashr. CONDITION OF THE MARKETS

Operators Are Backward to Trade in Wheat, Which Is Still Declining. Corn Fluctuates Xarrowly Oats Stronger and Higher, with May the Favorite little Interest Manifested in Provisions. MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS. The Market Extremely Active, Though Little Changed in Price from Opening Figures. NEW YORK, April 6. Money on call "was easy at 22 to 3 per cent., the last loan being made at 3 per cent., closing offered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet but firm at $4.804 for sixty-day bills, and $4.88 tor demand. The total sales of stocks to-day were 177,202 shares, including the following: Atchison, 25,330; Delaware, Lackawana dc Western, 6,150; trie, 1,550; Lake Shore, 4,550; Louisville fc Nashville, 7,150; Missouri Pacific, 11,080; Northvoatom linnv TsriTiir 1ft 300 "Rhmnnil An West Point, 3,750; St. Paul, 13,045; Union Pacific, 4,410; Western Union, 4,560. The stock market daring most of the two hours session was very active to-day, and while the temper of the room was generally Dullish and the buying was of a decidedly good character, the opposition was from the operations of the local and the Chicago "bears, with realizing of stocks bought earlier In the week, and tho bad effect produced by the heavy reduction In the resources of the banks, as shown by the statement, combined to neutralize the improving tendency, and prices at the close were irregularly, but only fractionally changed. The market opened with a moderate volume of business.and first prices were from s to 6$ per cent, higher than the final figures of yesterday, but for nearly all the first hour there was no decided tone to the dealings, while a general declining tendency was apparent. The fluctuations were confined to the smallest fractions, however, in all but a few specialties. The principal interest in the speculation was still centered in Atchison, Missouri Pacific, the grangers and Reading, and toward 11 o'clock, Atchison, Burlington and Missouri Pacific developed marked animation and strength, and the highest prices of the week generally were reached, though the Improvement In no case wa3 for more than a point. The Issue of the bank statement checked the buying and induced further sales for both sides of the account, and in the last few minutes of the session everything; moved off, some stocks losing all the early gains. The three leaders, however, were well maintained, but the close was active and heavy to -weak, and generally at but slight changes from the opening figures. The final changes are. in a majority of instances, in the direction of higher figures, but are for fractional amounts only. Railroad bonds were also active this morning,' sales of all issues reaching $875,000, and they sympathized with the strong tone of the share list, almost everything trailed in advancing. The market displayed no special features, although Manitoba firsts rose 5. to 119. The sales of bonds for the week were $7,600,000, against $7,620,000 for last week. Government bonds were dull and steaey. State bonds were entirely neglected. Closing quotations were: Four per ct. bonds.128 h Four per ct coup. 128 3 Four and a2S reg. 10$ Four and a1? couplOS raclflo 6s of '05... l'JO Louisiana st'p'd 4s. Missouri 6s 101 h Tenn. new set. 63. .1032 Tenn. neweet.5s..l01 Tenn. new set 3s.. 72 Can. Southern L'ds. 94 Cen. Pacific lsts..ll45s Den. A It. O. lsts.lSHa Den. A K. G. 4s ... 80 Den. A R. G.W.lstslOl Erie seconds 1034 M.,K. AT. gen. 6s. 533 M.,K. AT. gen. 5s. 53 Mutual Union 6a.. 50 N. J. C. int. cer 103 North'n Pac.lsts.. lHi-2 Kansas & Texas... 123 Lake Kried; West.. 17-j L.E. A W. pref ... 57 Late snore 102 Lou. fc Na.h C3 Lou.d: N. A 41 Mem. & Charleston 60 ' Michigan Central. 87. MIL, 18. & Vf .... 8IO9 Mil.,L.S.&W.pref.l09 Minn. dc. S. L 31. dc o. L. pref .... 12 Missouri Pacific... Mobile A Ohio Nashville A Chat.. 718 10 913 95a 50 4 26 NewJersey Central Norfolk A W. pref. Northern Pacific . Northern Pac.pref. 6m unuw csiern jo Northwesfn pref.. 138 New York CentraL1067s N. Y..C. A St.L... 171 N.Y.C.A8t.L.pref. 70-j O. A Mississippi 21 7d O. AM. pref '?3 Ontario A West.... 164 Ore. Improvement 45a "V -- V. 'n rnM epAm 114 1. Nwesfn consols ..1 451s Nwest'n deb's5s..lll78 ' ore eon A Trans Ca.lOT etL.ALM.gen.5s 82 St. L. A S.F.een. m.119 St. Paul consols...! 25 1 St.P.,C.AP.lst8..118 Ore. Navigation 96a T.P.L.G.Tr.Rcts. 89 7e T. P. K. G. T. Rets. 37b Ore. A Trans Pacific Mail Peoria, D. AE... Pittsburg Pullman Palace. Reading .. 33 .. 37 .. 23 ..156 ..181 union racinoists. 115 West Shore 100 Adams Express. ..148 Alton AT. II 44 Alton A T. II. pref. 90 American Expressll2 Bur.,C. K. A N.... 20 443) Rock Island 921 St.L. AS. F 22 St. L. A S. F. pref . 56 St.LA8.F.lstprefllO St. Paul 637a St. Paul pref 104 St. Paul, M. AN... 99 Canada Pacific... Canada Southern.. Central Pacific Ches. A Ohio C. AO.pref.lsts .. C. AO. pref. 2ds... 503s 527g I6ia 57 et. raui t umaha. 33 32 St. Paul A O. pref. Tenn. Coal A Iron. Texas Pacific T. A O. Cen. pref.. 94 37 20 51 6188 83 J 13 Chicago A Alton... 125 C..B.AQ 94 C, St.L.AP lBH CJ., tit. 1. A 1 . pref. 372 a, 8. A C 63 CleverdAColmb8 70 U Union Paclflo U. 8. Express W fit. L. A P DtL A Uudson ....133 W., St L. A P. pref. 26 Del., Lack. A V...136i ens a Fargo Ex.136 Den. A R. G 16k Western Union.... 85 Am. Cotton-oil.... 56 Colorado CoaL....- 28 Homes take 81 Last Tennessee ... 9 s L.Tenn. l;tpref.. 68 K. Tenn. 2d pref.. Erie Erie preferred .... 215s 28 iron euver 325 68 Ontario 34 6?4 38 9 35 20 Fort Wayne 148 Fort Worth A Den Hocking Valley... 24 Quicksilver Quicksilver pref .. Butro Bulwer '., Rich. A W. P Houston A Texas. 8 Illinois Central. ..110a I., B. AW 92 NEW YORK, April 6.-Bar silver, 921qc. Tho weekly bank statement shows the follow ing changes: Reserve, decrease .$4,040,500 Loans, decrease 1,200,300 Specie, decrease 3.115,400 Legul tenders, decrease 2,699,100 Deposits, decrease 7,095.800 Circulation, Increase 16.800 The banks now hold $1,409,575 In excess of tho 25 per cent. rule. Business of the Clearing-nouses. BOSTON, Mass., April 7.-The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Post from the managers of the clearing-house In the cities named, shows the gross exchanges for the week ending April 6, with the rates per cent of Increase or decrease, as compared with the amounts for the correspondingweek of last yean New York $711,113,800 Increase.. 3.3 2:.ton ;r. 94,599,660 Increase.. 7.0 Philadelphia.... 79,827,535 Increase.. 16.1 Chicago 58,202,000 Increase.. 10.0 St Louis 18.089.78G Increase.. 8.2 Baltimore 13.081.055 Decrease.. 7.8 San Francisco.. 16.759,971 Increase ..13.2 Pittsburg. 12,877,176 Decrease.. 0.9 ew Orleans.... 9,897,083 Increase.. 4.5 Kansas City 8,837,460 Increase.. 1.2 JxHdsvtlle 7,985.749 Increase ..21.2 Providence, 5.12.300 Deerease.. 3.9 P.;trolt. 4,725,291 Increase ..33.9 Milwaukee 4.343,000 Increase.. 19.5 Cincinnati 11.806.750 Increase.. 13.7 Cleveland.. 3.739,728 Increase.13.5 Minneapolis 3.907,881 Increase.. 11.9 Omaha 3.935.881 Increase.. 25.7 t- Paul 3.667,044 Decrease.. O.l Pnver 3.665,570 Increase. .21.3 Memphis 3,03.l37 Increase ..34.6 Columbus 2,919,700 Increase. .31.0 Indianapolis.... 1,730.923 Decrease. .16.7 Duluth 1,752.070 Increase ..31.0 Proria 1,430.657 Increase ..11.2 Ft Joseph 1,210,785 Decrease. .12.9 Richmond 1,714,930 Increase.. 1.8 Fort Worth 352,948 Increase. 12 1.8 Hartford 2,039.754 Decrease.. 2.1 New Haven 1.20.375 Decrease., u.7 Springfield 1,233.313 Increase ..24.8 orcester 1,079,794 Increase .. 0.1 Galveston 955,541 Increase.. 4.0 Portland 1)80,399 Increase ..15.7 Norfolk 755,121 Decrease.. 9.0 Wichita..... 714.383 Decrease.. 7.5 Los Angeles..... 029,600 Decrease. .44.1 Lowell 63,H38 Increase.. 8.5 Syracuse 537.263 Decrease.. 17.1 Grand Eaplils... 570,380 Increase.. 2.8 Topeka 448,010 Increase.. 39.5 Sioux City 611,511 .. Tacoma 398.H26 .. "Montreal 7,232,375 .. Total $1,1 03,1 92,85 Increase.. 5.8 Ouuide New YoTk, 392.079,935 Increase .. 9.7 Not Included in totals no clearing-house at these points last year. TRADING AT CHICAGO. The Ups and Downs or the Market, with the Range In Price of Leading Articles. CHICAGO, April 6.-The wheat market was quiet and. while the feeling waa unsettled and a little nervous, there waa generally less disposition to trade, and business was light While many operators Incline to the belief that the large traders are o.ui of the May deal, there, toctertheless, are some who believe that the effort to fcrca out the holder alluded to for several days zzt wts done for some purpose. It was elaimtd tlii nrrt5 liay wheat came on thecuuv

was evening up. Prices for May declined 2c, recovered 1J4C," and closed lc lower than yesterday. July odvanced Ttso above yesterday's clow, declined 7c and closed o lower. Corn ruled rather quiet the entire session. Fluctuations were confined within 3 range, and they did not vary much from yesterday. Oats were fairly active, stronger and higher. May was the favorite, and advanced 4C early on good buying by several large traders chiefly to cover "shorts." Offerings were liberal on the advance, and after the urgent buyers had been filled up an easier feeling prevailed, and tho advance was lost. Later in the session quietness prevailed, the closing sales being at a shade below those of yesterday. Very little interest was manifested In hog products and trading was light. Offerings were small and the demand from all sources limited. Trading was chiefly in mesa pork, but in other articles nothing of consequence was doing, and changes in prices were slipht There was a fair trade for mess pork at irregular prices. Opening sales were made at 5c advance, but a weaker feeling was manifested later, and a reduction of 1720c was submitted to. Toward the close prices Improved slightly, but trading was small. The leading futures ransred as follows:

Options. Optnfg Highest Lowest Closing WheatMay.. 92 92 90U 914 June 914 914 90 91 July 86I4 86 85?t 86 Corn May... 35 zsh 35 3534 June.... 86 S6 3579 35?s July 363 363t 36 36 Oata May... . 23 ?8 26 255 253 June 238 25a? 25U 254 July 25I4 25 25 25 Pork-May.... $12.45 $12.43 $12.25 $12.30 June 12.30 12.33 12.30 12.35 . July 12.55 12.57 12.37 12.42 Lard May.... 7.00 7.00 6.97 7.00 June..... 7.02 7.05 7.02 7.05 July 7.10 7.10 7.07 7.Q7 Ehortribs-Ap'l 7.00 6.15 May... : 6.22 6.22 6.20 6.20 June 6.22 6.23 6.22 6.25 July 6.35 6.35 6.S0 6.S0

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 90S90c; No. 3 spring wheat, nominal; No. 2 red. 90a 90c; No. 2 corn, 35c; No. 2 oats, 25c; No. 2 rye.43c; No. 2 barley nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.55; prime timothy-seed, $1.3031.32; mews pork, per brl, $12.25; lard, per pound, 6.95c; short-rib sides (loose), 6.1536.20c; drysalted shoulders (boxed), 5.5035.75c; shortclear side (boxed), 6.50 6.62 c; whisky, distillers finished goods, per gal, $1.03; sugars, cutloaf unchanged. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter market was active: fancy creamery, 24325c; choice to fine. 21 S 23c; fine dairy, 20325r, good to choice, 153 18c. Eggs firm at 10c. Receipts Flour, 10,000 brls; wheat, 21,000 bu: corn, 67,000 bu: oats, 75,000 bu: rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 28,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat 7,000 bu; corn, 141,000 bu; oats, 69,000 bu; rye, 4,000 bu; barley, 20,000 bu. AT NEW YORK, Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, April 6. Flour Receipts, 12,550 packages; exports, 3,570 brls and 3,258 sacks. Market heavy but moderately active. Bales, 12,100 brls. . Corn-meal dull. Wheat Receipts, 6,600 bu; exports, 19,100 bu; sales, 3,640,000 bu futures, 13,000 bu spot Spot market dull, weak and a 540 lower, No. 2 red, 86o In store, 88o afloat, 87389o L o. b.; No. 3 red, 81 c; N. 1 red, $1; No. 1 white, 93c Options fairly active, but heavy and a ?to lower on realizing; No. 2 red, April, closed at 86c; May, 87 388380, closing at 87c; June, 88g389 9-16o, closing at 88sc; July, 8938934C, closing at 69c; August. 87a4-3885g.c, closing at 87 c; September, 88 388, closing at 88c; December. 9091c, closing at 90n. Barley dull; ungraded Canada, 70 a 7 Go. Barley malt quiet; Canada, 90c $1.10 for old and new. , Corn Receipts, 32,970 bn; exports, 184,192 bu; sales, 336.CO0 bu futures, 2f 2,000 bu spot. Spot market firmer and fairly active: No. 2, 4334 &44o in elevator, 449s45o afloat; No. 2 -white, 46c; No. 3. 42 53-3 44c; ungraded mixed, 41 45c; steamer, 4344c. Options dull and a trifle easier, closing steady; April, 435gc; May, 43433feC, closing at 43 c: June, 433,43aac, closing at 43c; July. 437a344o, closing at 437hc; August, 443c; 6tearaer, mixed. May, 42c. Oats Receipts, 11,000 bu; exports, 775 bu; sales, 160,000 bu futures, 71,000 bu spot Spot market firm and quiet Options firm and fairly active; April, 31c; May, 303c; June, 30 30gc, closing at 30c; spot No. 2 white, 33 334c; mixed Western, 30 33c; white Western, 3439c; No. 2 Chicago. 32 c Hay steady and quiet; shipping, 65c; good to choice, 803 95c. Hops steady and quiet. Coffee Options opened steady at 10320 points np and closed barely steady at 5 10 points up. Rulo .id" n hnir, 1nli,i4inr A of 1 ft ber and December, 17.25 17.35c; January, 17.30317.35c; February, 17.40c Spot Rio firm; fair cargoes, lSc. Sugar Raw steady and quiet: refined quiet and firm. Molasses Foreign quiet; 50 test, 25c; New Orleans dull; open kettle, good to fancy, 28 42c. Rice quiet and steady; domestic, 4343638c: Japan, 4r3514C Cotton-seed oil firm; crude, 42 43c; yellow, 50c Rosin quiet and steady. Tallow strong; city, 4o bid. Eggs steady and in fair demand; Western, 11 llc; receipts, 6,033 packages. Pork quiet; old mess, $12.5012.75: new mess, $13.50313.75; extra prime, $12.50. Cut meats quiet: pickled bellies, 67c; pickled shoulders, 5?; pickled hams, 910c. Lard ?uiet and barely 6teady; Western stenm, .32c; city. 6.75c; Aprii. 7.2c: May. 7.31c; June, 7.33r, July, 7.35c, August, 7.37c; September. 7.39c. Butter strong and active; Western dairy. 11 318c; Western creamery, 16325c; Elgins, 26 -327c. Cheese dull and weak; Western, 939c. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Points. ST. LOUIS. April 6. Flour quiet and steady, but unchanged. Wheat The market was very unsettled and . Irregular. After considerable fluctuation on unfavorable reports and free selling, the closing was firm, except for May, which was c lower; No. 2 red, cash, 903 9060 nominal; May, 902913gc, closing at 903&C; June, 85858C, closing at 850 asked; July, 795a 80c, closing at 797ec; August, 783785sc, closing at 783s378c; year, 78 a 78 age, closing at 78 c Corn firm but quiet; No. 2 mixed, cash, 30c; May, 307831c; June, 3133158Ci closing at 31Csc; July, 3258C, closing at 320 bid. Oats firm; No. 2, cash, 253ie; May, 268 267eC Rye No. 2 in demand at 4445o BarleyNothing doing. Hay No improvement and market still at the mercy of buyers; prairie, $o .50; timothy, $6213. Bran dull and easy at 503520. Flaxseed quotable at $1.45. Butter firm for better grades; creamery, 23325c; dairy, 20322c. Eggs active at 8 c. Corn-meal, $1.85 1.90. Whisky steady at $1.03. Provisions dull. Pork, $13. Lard Prime steam nominally worth 6.75c Dry-salt Meats Shoulders. 5.25c; longs and ribs, 6.35c; short clear, 6.55c. Bacon Boxed shoulders, 6c; lon&'s and ribs. 7 a 7.05c; short clear, 7.1037.25. Haras, 9.75312c ReceiptsFlour, 3,000 brls; wheat, 18.000 bu; corn, 62,000 bu: oats. 16,000 bu; rye, none; barley, 2,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 6,000 brls; wheat 2,000 bu; corn. 176,600 bu; oats, 14,000 bu; rye, none; barley, none PHILADELPHIA. April 6. Flour weak and nnsettled. Wheat opened firm but closed weak. Bales:. Ungraded in grain depot. $1.04; No. 2 red. April, 92392c; May,92392c; June, 923 92c; July, 823830. Corn Car lota scarce and wanted at firm prices. Futures quiet but steady. Sales: Ungraded high mixed, on track, 43c; steamer No. 2 mixed, in grain depot, 43c; No. 2 mixed, in grain depot and Twentieth-stroet elevator, 43 c; No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, 43J433ic; Ko. 2 mixed, April, 42342c; May, 42a42S4c; June, 423427ec: July, 43d 4334c. Oats Spot firm: No. 3 white, 31332c; No. 2 white, 34c Futures dull; No. 2 white, April, 33a3334c; May, 333330; June, 33 e34c; July, 34334o. Butter firm; Pennsylvania creamery, extra. 25 26c; Pennsylvania print, extra. Receipts Flour, 3,000 brls; wheat. 2.500 bu; corn. 7.000 bu; oats, 12,000 bu. Shipments Wheat, 8,000 bu; corn, 3,000 bu; oats, 11,000 bu. MINNEAPOLIS. April 6. The rosting of 209 cars as the day's receipts had a bad effect on the light demand for milling wheat that was expected to close the week. One or two local millers were taking a little No. 2 Northern wheat by sample, and some round lots were sold for May delivery. Shippers were picking up very little. Early sales of grade wheat were made at about yesterday's prices, but tho inquiry soon died out, and the sample markets lapsed into a state of quietness that lasted until the close. Shipments were 100 cars. Local elevator stocks are expected to decrease 15,000 bu for the week. Closing quotitlons: No. 1 hard, April, $1.06; May, $1.06; July, $1.09; on track. $1.06: No. 1 Northern, April, 94c: May, 943ic; Julv, 95con track, 94395c; No. 2 Northern, April, 83c; May, 83c; July, 84c; track. 83385c. BALTIMORE, April 6. Wheat Western weak; No. 2 winter red, spot and April, 87c; May, 853S5c; June. SSUc; July, 85385c. Corn Western firm; mixed, spot, 43c, sales; April. 42342-c; May, 42c; June, 42 o asked: steamer, 41 c, sales. Oats firm; Western white, 323 34c; Western mixed, 293 31c; craded. No. 2 white, 33o bid. Rye very quiet and steady at 60 i 57c. Hay firm: pnmo to choice timothy, $15.50316.50. Provisions firm. Butter firmer; Western packed. 1820c; creamery. 25326c Ergs firm at 10c Cofleo firm: Rio, lyia 18c Receipts Flour, 5.000 brls; wheat, 1,000 bu; corn. 30.000 bu; oat. 2.000 bu; rye, 1,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 8,000 brls; wheat, 16,000 bu; corn, 51,000 bu. Sales Wheat, 57,000 bu; corn, 94,000 bu. CINCINNATI, April 6. Flour heavy. Wheat easier; No. 2 red, 88 3 69c; receipts, 500 bu; shipments, 1,000 bu. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed, 34 335c Oats quiet but firm; No. 2 mixed. 27c Rye quiet and steady; No. 2, 48c Pork dull at $12.75. Lard quiet at 6.90c Bulk meats and bacon quiet and unchanged. Whisky steady; sales, 730 brls of finished goods on a basis of $1.03. Buttersteady. Sugarsteady. Eggs firmer at 9c. Cheese quiet TOLEDO, April 6. Wheat dull and easier; cash, 88392c; May, 88c; July.83c; AugustS2c Corn dull but steady; cash. 35c OaU quiet; Kzz 25 e; Uzj, 81 c Clovcx-tni ttsadjr bvt

16.60c; May, 16.70 10.75c; June, 16.80316.90c; July, 16.9oc; August, 1717.10c; September, 17.10 17.25c; October. 17.20 ?H7.30c; Novem

lower, cash, $4.40. Receipts Wheat 5.000 bu; corn, 6,000 bu; clover-seed, 72 bags. ShipmentsWheat, 18.000 bu: corn, 4,000 bu; oats, 3,000 bu; clover-seed, 735 bags. DETROIT, April 6. Wheak-No. 1 white, cash, 95c; No. 2 red, cash, 91 c: May, 91c; June, 90c; July, 83; AumtsJvB3c. CornNo. 2. ca--h, 35c; May. 3Cc. Oats Nf. 2, 25c; No. 2 white, 26c. Receipts Wheat, 4,000 bu; corn, 2,500 bu; oats, 1,000 tnl. C Oils. " -. . NEW YORK, April 6.-retroleum vas the narrowest on record:, the extreme fluctuations extending to only c during the day. The opening was steady at 90c, and the price uioved up to 903c, bnt sagged off again and closed dull at 90c Sales, 316,000 brls. Turpentine dull and steady at 45 c. OIL CITY, April 6. National Transit certificates opened at90c; highest, 903e; lowest, 90c closed at 90c; talcs, 510,000 brls; clearances, 964.000 brls; shipments, 82,758 brls; runs, 50,074 brls. PITTSBURG, Arril S. Petroleum dull but steady. National Transit certificates opened at 90c; closed at 90c; highest, 903&c; lowest 90c. CLEVELAND, April 6. Petroleum easy; standard white, 110, 7c. SAVANNAH, April 6. Turpentine firm at 38o bid. CHARLESTON, April 6. Turpentine firm at 3Sc Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, April 6. Cotton firm; middling, 10c; low middling, 9ha good ordinary, 9 1-lOc; net receipts. 1,164 bales; (cross receipts, 1.6S9 bales; exports to Great Britain, 2,275 bales; exports to France, 6,511 bales; exports to the continent 500 bales; exports coastwise. 500 bales; sales, 3,1 OO bales; stock, 184,581 bales. LIVERPOOL, April 6. Cotton Demand fair, sales, 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 bales were for speculation and export, and included 8,300 bales American. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, April 6. There was an unusually good Saturday trade In dry jroods with jobbers to-day, staple, as well as patterned fabrics, meeting with good attention. With agents the demand was less active and more irregular, but there was a fair filling-in request for goods adapted to spring trade Bleached cottons are being more freely taken by the manufacturers trade. Novelties in patterned fabrics dulL Woolen goods of all kinds continue quiet though flannel ress goods are selling for falL The market continues unchanged and the tone steady. Metals. NEWY'ORK, April 6. Pig-iron firm; American, 15317.50c Copper dull and steadier; lake, April, 14.25c Lead easier; domestic, 3.67 c Tin firmer; Straits, 21.10c. ST. LOUIS, April 6. There was a better feeling in lead, yet the market was quiet; refined, 3.42 C. "Wool. ST. LOUIS, April 6. Wool quiet and unchanged. Arrival of new clip still too light to give any indication of opening prices. LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Stronger, bat Not Higher Hogs Opened Active and Higher, Closing Strong. Lvdiaxapolis, April 6. Cattle Receipts, 200; shipments, 125. The offerings were mostly of medium grades. Market stronger, but not quotably higher than yesterday's prices. Export grades $4.00 34.30 Good to choice shippers 3.6034.00 Fair to medium shippers 3.203.50 Common shippers 2.60 3.00 Feeders (1,000 to 1,200 pounds).... 3.2033.65 Stockers (600 to 850 pounds) 2.6033.00 Good to choice heifers 3.0033.50 Common to medium heifers 2.25S 2.75 Good to choice cows 2.7533.10 Fair to medium cows 2.2532.60 Common old cows 1.252? 2.00 Veals, common to good 3.0034.50 Bulls, common to good 1.5032.50 Milkers, per head 18.00335.00 Biieep Receipts, ; shipments, . Not enough t here to make a market; prices strong on all grades. Good to choice $4.25-34.65 Fair to medium 3.5034.10 Common 2.75a 3.25 Yearlings 4.00 35.50 Hogs Receipts, 2,650; shipments, 2,150. Quality fair. Market opened active, shade higher than yesterday's close Closed strong; all sold. Lkrht $4.7534.85 Heavy and medium 4.7534.85 Mixed 4.7034.80 Heavy roughs 4.1034.50 Elsewhere. f KANSAS CITY, April 6. Tho Live Stock Indi J cator reports: Cattle Receipts, 2.0511: shipments, 1,029. Dressed beef strong and 53 10c higher, cows strong and 10c higher; stockers and feeding steers firm; good to choice corn-fed, $4.10 34.40; common to" medium, $2.8033.90; stockers and feeding steers, $1.0023.40; cows, $1.6032.80. Hogs Receipts, 4,314; shipments, 1,600. Market active and 5o higher, good to choice, $4,603 4.65; common to medium, $4.204.50. Sheep Receipts, 877; shipments, none. Market steady to 10c higher; good to choice muttons, $4.1034.35; common to medium, $2.5033.80. CHICAGO, April 6. The Drovers Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 2,500; shipments, 1,000. The market was mainly strong and lOo higher, beeves, $4.3034.50; steers, $3.4034,25; stockers and feeders, $3.4533.55; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.5033.40. ilogs Receipts, 8,500: shipments, 4,000. The market was strong and 10c higher; mixed, $4.80 35: heavy, $4.7535.02; light,, $4.8035; skips, $334.50. Sheep Receipts, 3,000; shipments, 1,000. The market was strong; natives. $3,903 5.50; Western corn-fed, $435.30; lambs, $4.5036.45. ST. LOUIS, April 6.-attle Receipts, 200; shipments, none. Market higher. Choice heavy native steers, $434.60; fair to good native steers, $3.2034; stockers and feeders, fair to good, $2. 10 3.10; rangers, corn-fed, $2.80 33.60; grass-fed, $233. Hogs Recelpts.1,300: shipments, 1,700. Market higher. Choice heavy and butchers selections, $4.8034.90; packing, medium to prime, $4.6034.75; light grades, ordinary to best $4.70 34.85. Sheep Receipts, 200; shipments, none. Market strong. Fair to choice, $335. BUFFALO, April 6.-Cattle Receipts, 1.200 through, none for sale. The market was feeling stronger; no sales. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 400 through, 5.000 for sale. Sheep steady; good sheep, $5,253 5.40; lambs weak and a shade lower; good lambs, $6.1536.40. Hogs Receipts, 6,200 through, 3,000 for sale. The market was active and higher: mediums, $5.25; Yorkers, $5.1535.20. EAer LIBERTY", April O.-Cattle-Receipts, 620; shipments, 540. Nothing doing; all through consignments. Four car-loads of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 2,700: shipments, 2,900. The market was slow; medium Philadelphias, $5.15; heavy hogs, $5; pigs and Yorkers, $535.10. Eight car-loads of hogs shipped to New Y'ork today. Sheep Receipts, 600; shipments, 400. The market was unchanged. CINCINNATI, April 6. Cattle Receipts, 200; shipments, 150. Market quiet and firm. Sheep Receipts, 290; shipments, 30. Market steady. Lambs scarce and strong at $436.25. Hojfs Market steady. Common and light, $4 -34.85; packing and butchers, $4.7034.95. Receipts, 900; shipments, 1,300. INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. Firmer Prices on Most Staple Articles, with Coffees Again on the Advance. Indianapolis. April 6. In comparing prices of to-day with those of Monday last it will be noticed that in a number of cases prices have been advanced, and in numerous cases former prices prevail. Coffees, -which went off e in the early part of the week, have again advanced, roasted grades to-day recovering the o per pound lost on Wednesday, while green coffees have a stronger tone The 'bulls" evidently are again getting in their work on the bean. Sugars carry a very steady and firm tone, ruling e higher In the East than in the early part of tho week. Teas are selling well at firm prices. Canned goods, as well, are moving out quite briskly at concessions in prices. Poultry is lc per pound higher than on Monday, and Is still advancing. Eggs and butter are both firmer, but not quotably higher. Oranges and lemons are meeting with fair sale, with prices ruling steady, but not specially firm, uuless on very choice fruit Green apples are less plentiful, and the market in another week -willbe pretty well cleared of inferior fruit. Irish potatoes are a drug on the market It Is stated that one commission man offered good stock at 20o a bushel, and could find no buyer, but whether this is true or not, it is many years since they hare old at as low figures. The provision market rules steady at unchanged prices. The hide market is taking a better turn, but there is so much room for it that a little imSrovement is hardly felt The seed men and ealers in agricultural implements are very busy. Hardware men are also having an excellent trade Deakrain tinners' supplies report their trade up to the usual sprlnjr average. With the dry goods men trade during the week was rather quiet GRAIN. It was a blue Saturday In the local market The only cereal which was in demand seemed to be oats, and a few car-loads ot them would have satisfied the demand. Prices, to-day, ruled as follows: . Wheat No. 2 red, 90c asked; No. 3 red. 70 3 82c, wjthbetter prices for fancy samples; rejected, 65 3 75c Corn No. 3 white, 31331V: No. 3 white (on color), 33c; No. 4 white, 30331c; No. 3

yellow, 30331c: No. 2 mixed, 31c; No. 3 mixed, 31S31c; No. 4 mixed. 30c: ear,29c Oats No. 2 white. 28329c; No. 3 white, 27

Bran $9.50310 for local use; $8.5039 for 1 M . Emppmg. . Jobbing Trade Price List. COAL- AND COKE. Anthracite. $0.75 and $7.00 ton; Jackson lump, $4.00 V ton; nut, $3.50; Brazil block, $3.50 ton; nut, $3.00; Pittsburg. $4.00 V ton; nut; $3.75; Raymond and Winifrede, $4.00 V ton, nut, $3.75;Duggar lump. $3.25 ton; nnt, $2.75; Island City lump, $3.25 ton; nut, $3.00; Highland lump. $3.00 ton; nut, $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg, $5.00 V ton; Indiana cannel, $5.00 V ton; gaa-house coke, 11c bu, or $2.75 load; crushed coke, 12c f bu. or $3.00 load. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard 3-pound, $1.8032.00; 3pound seconds, $1.4031.60. MiscellaneousBlackberries, 2-pound. 80390c: raspberries, 2pound, $1.1531.30; pineapple standard, 2found, $1.4032.50: seconds, 2-pound, $1,103 .20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, 95e3$l; 11 cht, 65370c; 2-pound, full. $1.70ol.80: lijcht, 90c&$l; string Deans, 85295c; Lima beans, $1.2031.30; peas, marrowfat, $1.2031.40; small, $1.5031.75; lobsters, $1.8532; red cherries, 95o -2 $1.10; strawberries, $1.2031.30; salmon, (Cs), $1.9032.50. DRY GOOD3. Bleached BnEETtNOs Blackstone AA, 7?tc; Ballou & Son. 7c: Chestnut Hill, 6c; Cabot 4-4, 7c; Chapman X, 6c; Dwlght Star S, 8c, Fruit of the Loom, 84c; Lonsdale 8c; Llnwood, 8c; Masonville.8c: New Y'ork Mills, 10c; Our Own. 5c; Pepperell. 9-4, 22c; Peprerell. 10-4, 24c; Hills, 8c; Hope, 7c: Kn1ht Cambric, 8c; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whltlr-svUle, 33lnch,6c; Wamsutta. 10c. Brown SnEETiNOS Atlantic A, 7c; BoottC, 6c; Affawam F, 5c; Bedford R, 5c: Augusta 5c; Boott AL, 7c; Continental C, 6hc; Dwight Star, 8c; Echo Lake, 6c; Granltevillo EE, 6c: Lawrence LL, 54 c; Pepperell E, 70; Pepperell R. OSic; Pepperell 9-4, 20c: Tepperell 10-4, 22c; Utica 9-4. 22 c; Utlca 10-4. 25c; Utica C. 4c Ginohams Amoskeag, 6ic, Bates, 6c; Gloucester, 6c; Glasgow, 6c; Lancaster, 6?4c; Ranelman's, 7c; Renfrew Madras, 8a; Cumberland, 6c; White, 6c; Bookfold. 9c Grain Bags American, $16.50; Atlanta, $18; Frankllnville $17.50; Lewlston, $18; Ontario, $16.50; Stark A, $21. Paper Cambrics Manville, 6c; S. 8. & Son, 60; Masonville, 6c: Garner. 6c Prints American f anoy, 6c; Allen's fancy, 6e; Allen's dark,6c; Allen'spink, 6c: Arnold's, 7c; Berlin solid colors, 6c; Cocheco, 6c; Conestoga, 6c; Dunnell's 6c; Eddystone. 6c; Hartel, 6c; Harmony, 5 c; Hamilton, 6 e; Greenwich, 5o: Knickerbocker, 5c; Mallory pink, 7c Prices on dress styles Irregular depends on pattern. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 13c; Conestoga B F. 15c; Conestoga extra, 13 c; Conestoga Gold Medal, 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c; Cocctoga AA, 10c; Conestoga X, 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls OBO, 32-inch, 13c; Methuen AA, 12c: Oakland A, 7c; Swift River, 7c; York, 32-inch 13 c; York. 30-inch. llc DRUGS. Alcohol, $2.2232.30; asafcettda, 1520c; alum, 4 05c; camphor. 30332c; cochineal. 50355c; chloroform, 50355c; copperas, brls, $33.50; cream tartar, pure, 40342c indigo, 80381c; licorice, Calab., genuine. 30345c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz. 25335c; morphine, P. fc W oz, $2.80; madder, 12314c; oil, castor, gal, $1.10 01.15; oil, bergamont V to, $333.25; opium, $333.15; quinine, P. & W., oz. 50355c: balsam copaiba, 60365c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12316c; soda, bicarb., 436c: salts, Epsom, 435c; sulShur, flour, 4ft 6c; saltpetre, 8320c; turpentine, 8362c; glycerine, 25330c; idodlde potass., $3 3.20; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate potash, 25c; borax, 10312c; clnchonidl, 12315c; carbolic acid, 45350c Oils Linseed oil, raw, 57o 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, 65 70c Write Lead Pure, 6e; lower grades, 56c FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Apples Per brl, $1.0031.25; choice, $2.00 2.50; fancy, $3.0023.50; selling In bulk on track, 35345o bu. Cabbage Now, $1.00 1.25 Crate; old, 30 50c f barrel. Cranberries Per brl, fancy, $6.00; common, $5.00; bushel boxes, choice, $ l .50 32.00. Onions 90c $1.10 V brl; Spanish. $1.00 crst& Potatoes Per brl, 75c3$1.00; frcm car, 25 35o per bu. Sweet Potatoes Virginias. $2.5032.75 brl; Illinois, $2.25 2.50 brl, Kentucky, $2.00 2.25 ?brL FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins, California London layer, new, $2.50 -32.75 box; California, loose, muscatelle, 3erown, $1.802 box; Valencia, now, 738o ft; citron, 243260 tt; currants, 67o 4 to. Bananas Jamaca. $1.5032; AsplnwalL $1.50 .2.50. Oranges Florida russets. $3.0033.25; brights, $3.50 box; Messina, S2.503.00; Valencias. $6.0036.50 f case: California. $3.00 4 j4.00 box. Lemons Choice, $3.00; extra fancy, $3.50. Firs, 12a14e Prunes Turkish, old, 434c; new, 535H)C GROCERIES. CorvEES Ordinary grades, 18 19c; fair, 19193ic; good, 20321c; prime, 22323c; strictly prime to choice, 23 24c; f rncy green and yellow, 2425c; old government Java, 33334c; ordinary Java, 28329o; imitation Java, 272Sc; roasted coffees 1-ffi packages, 24 c Flour Sacks No. 1 drab brl, $33 1,000; brl, $17; lighter weight $1 1,000 less. Dried Beef 11 13c Lead 67c for pressed bars. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 30 335c; choice, 40 3 50c Syrups, 25340c Rice Louisiana, 5 7c SHOT $1.20 1.25 bag for drop. Spices Pepper, 19320c; allsplca, 12 15c; cloves, 26 30c; cassia, 10312c; nutmeg, 703 85o 16. Starch Refined pearl, 33o ; Champion gloss, 1-TJ and 3-tB packages, 55o 4 rs; Champion gloss lump, 34c Sugars Hards. 8934c; confectioners A, 8 8c; offA,7348c; coffee A, 7 V73ic; white extra C, 77V eItra C, 77c; good yellows, 6'87c: fair yellows, QQ'ec; common yellows, 6 6 c Salt In car lots, $1.00; smalllots. $1.10 1.15. Twine Hemp, 1218o 16; wool, 810c, flax, 2030c; paper, 18o; Jute, 12315c; cotton, 16325c Woodenware No. 1 tubs, $7.7538.00; No. 2 tubs. $6.7537.00; No. 3 tubs, $5,753 6.00; 3-hoop Sails. $1.6031.65; 2-hoop pails, $1.40 1.45; ouble washboards, $2.0032.75; common washboards, $1.4031.85; clothes-pins, 50385c box. Wooden Dishes Per 100, im, 20o; 2 IBs, 25c; 3 16 s, 30c; 5168,40c Wrapping-paper Light-weight straw, 2t33o IS; light-weight rag, 23o IB: heavy-weight straw, 1342c 4 B; heavy-weight rag, 233c IB; Manila. No. 1, 839c; No. 2, 5'36c: print raper. No. 1, 67c; book paper. No. 3, 8. Jt C, 0311c; No. 2. S. & C, 89c; No. 1, S. & C 7 8c. IRON AND STEEL. Bar Iron (rates), 1.90 2c; horse-shoe bar, 3.00c; Norway rail rod, 8c; German steel plow-slabs, 4c: American drill steel, 10 12c; Sanderson tool steel, 16c; tire steel, 3c; spring steel, 5c; horseshoes keg, $4.2534.50: mule's shoes -P keg, $5.2535.50; horse nails V box, 83. $5; steel nails, lOd and larger, $2.102.35 keg; other sizes at the usual advance; wire nail , $2.65. Tinners Supplies Best brand charcoal tin, IC, 10x14. 14x20, 12x12. $6.75; IX. 10x14, 14x20 and 12x12, $8.50; IC. 14x20. rooflugtln, $5.25: IC. 20x28. $10.50; block tin, in pig. 27c; in bars. 29c Iron 27 B iron. 3c; 27 C iron, 5 c; galvanized, 50 and 10 per cert discount Sheet zinc, 7c. Copper bottoms, 30c. Planished copper, 36c; solder, 16318c LEATHER. HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole, 3337c; hemlock sole, 26 -332c; harness, 30335c; Bkirting, 3738c; black bridle, doz., $60365: fair bridle. $60378 V doz.;city kip, $60380; French kip, $853120; city calf-skins, 85c $1.10; French calf-skins, $1.1531.80. Hides No. 1 green, 4c: No. 2 green, 3c; No. " green salt 5c; No. 2 green salt, 4c; calf same s hides; No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 green salt kip. 3c Sheepskins Pelts, each 25c $1.25. Tallow No. 1, 4c; No. 2, 3c Grease Brown, 2c; yellow, 2sc; white, 4c OIL CAKE. Oil Cake $23 V ton; oil meal. $23. PRODUCE. Beans Choice hand-picked navy, $2.1032.25 bu; medium hand-picked, $2.1032.25. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow, 20c Butter Creamery, choice, 18 320c; fancy creamery, 26328c country, 1012c; common, 73 9c. Eggs Shippers paying 8c; selling from store at M a 10c. Feathers Prime geese, 35o tt; mixed duck 200 v a. Poultrt Hens, 8 3 8c; chickens. 88c;hen turkeys, 10c; toms. 9c; roosters, 3 23c;geese, full-feathered, 4 doz, $6; plucked, $3.60 a 4.20; ducks, 7c Wool Tub-washed and ricked, 33335c; unwashed, medium and common grades, if in good order, 22c; unwashed fine, 172c: fleecewashed. If lirht and in good order, 28 30c; burry and uu ierchantablo, according to their value PROVISIONS. Jobbing Prices Smoked meats Sugar-cured hams. IO to 12 as average, 124c; 15 TUB average ll24c; 17 IBs average, lie; 20 IBs average. 10c; 22 IBs average, 10c English-cured breakfast bacon, light or medium, llo; shoulders, 10 to 12 IBs average, 8c; Calif ornia hams, light or medium. 8c; cottage hams, light or medium loc; dried beef hams and knuckle pieces, 10c; dried beef bams, thin pieces, 9c. Bacon Clear sides. 30 IBs average, 8 e; clear backs, medium average, 8c; clear bellies, medium weight, Sc; heavy sides and backs. c less than above quotations. Sugar-oured shoulders, Hoosler brand, 7c Dry Salt and Pickled Meats Clear sides (unsmoked), 8c; clear backs (unsmoked), 8c; clear bellies (unsmoked). 8c: bean pork. 4 brl 20O ibs. $16.50; ham or rump pork, brl 200 IBs. $13.fiO. Bologna Skin, large or smalt 7c; cloth, largo or small. 6c. Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle rendered, in tierces. S34C: in onehalf barrels, 9 c; in 50-ta cans in 100-tB cases, 8Vr, in 20-tB cans in 80-tB cases. 9c Prime Leaf Lard In tierces, 8c Hoosier Packing Co. Lard In tierces 7e;ln 50-!S cansin 100-3) cases, 7te. Fresh Meats Pork backs, suitable lor chops, fat oiL, uc; ground carnage, in 20. d jalb, bo

Hay Choice timothy $12.25, nominal; ro. 1 timothy, $11.50311.75: No. 2 timothy, $93 9.50; No. 1 prairie, $737.25; No. 2 rrairio, $435.

ground sausage, in links, 9c; sausage meat; 7c; shoulder bones, 3c; tenderloin, 13c; spareribs, 6c. Wholesale Prices Car-load lots Prime steam lard. 7c; 8. P.haras, 9310c, as to average; 8. p. 6houlders, 63i37c; short-rib sides, 663jc SEEDS. Clover Red, choice 60 IB bu, $4.8035.00, English, choice, $5.0035.25; white, choice; $7.4037.75; alsike, $8,503,900; alfalfa, choice, $7.7538.00. Timothy Choice, 45 IB bu. $1.70 2.00. Mansury barley, $1.00 1.25. MilletChoice German, 80c3$1.00 bu; common, 65 80c bu. Blue-grars, fancy, 14 ft bu, SOc $1.00. Orchard grass Extra clean, 14 ft bu, $1.30 1.50. Red top Choice, 14 ft bu, 85c 1.00. Bird seed Choice Sicily canary, 5 80 4 IB. Hemp Choice. 435c f IB. Millet Choice Imported, 58o . Rape Choice German. 638o V ft; choice mixed, 55 8c V tB. Peas Landreth's oxtra early (sealed), $4.254.50 4 bu; McLean's Little Gem, $5. 5.50; American Wonder, $6.25 7.00. Beans Improved earliest red valentine, $4.0034.50 bu; lone yellow six-weeks. $4.00 4.50; golden wax, $4.75 5.50; black wax, $4.50 -35.00. Spinach Bloorasdale savoy-leaved, 23 30c? IB. Popcorn Dry. 23o y tB. WRITE F. C. Huntington & Co., Leading Seed Merchants, , For special quotations, 78 & 80 E. Market St., Indianapolis. Notes from a Farmer's Institute. New York Independent. Cows shoulds have plenty of fresh water and salt daily. Always feed and milk regularly. Keep stables clean with good bedding. Corn for ensilage should not be cut when the kernels are in the milky state. It 6hould be allowed to glaze a little. A good food ration for growing colts is: Cut nay mixed with crushed oats and corn. Substitute wheat bran for corn in summer. The general impression seemed to be that manure should be drawn to the fields and spread as soon as made. . A silo for fifteen cows can be made at an expense of $150. In a general way it may be said a silo (wooden) will cost $1 for each ton it is intended to hold. Mako it airtight. Box stalls for cattle in winter were recommended by some farmers. They give stock a little more liberty in the stable than when tied by stanchions. live straw is considered to be worth only $3.50 per ton as a fertilizer. It brings from 10 to $15 a ton at the straw-paper mills. Farmers who raise rye should sell the straw and buy grain and fertilizers with the proceeds. Corn should be ground in the ear; it is better than to shell it and feed the cow separately. The average of milk to butter is thirty pounds to one. At Cornell University experiment station they have made one pound of butter from fifteen and one-half pounds of milk. Col. F. D. Curtis recommends the following food ration for milch cows per day: Hay, twenty pounds; wheat bran, six quarts; cotton-seedmeal and corn-meal, two quarts each. The best soil for an orchard is a clay loam. It should be thoroughly pulverized by frequent harrowing when a new orchard is to bo set out. Beans or potatoes are tho best crops for an orchard. Among sowed crops peas and buckwheat are best. Fertilize the orchard well if you seed it down. Insects on orchard trees have become so numerous in summer that the trees should be sprayed with Paris green water, or fine fruit need not be expected. If farmers can get $1 a barrel for apples in their orchards, ninety-nine times out of one hundred it pays to sell. The average farmer is a poor speculator; he loses of tener than he gains. The first silo was erected in this country in 1876. Since then 6,000 have been built. The silo is no longer an experiment. About forty-five, cubic feet of ensilage will weigh a ton. Twelve tons per acre will feed two cows 300 days. One bushel of ensilage weighs about twenty pounds. The fruit crop is doubling every ten years, and attendant evils have also increased. Insects are more destructive than ever. There are 220 different kinds of insects that prev upon the apple. Wheat is the best food for all animals. Oats for the horse. Corn is not a good horse feed. Peas are the most nutritious food there is for stock. Corn stalks aro very carbonaceous. Milk and grass are complete foods. Wheat bran, linseed meal and cotton-seed meal are the main carbonaceous foods; but they should be fed with hay. Improved Butter-Making. Bremer (la.) Republican. There is increased interest in butter-making and we have, perhaps, more questions concerning it than upon any other snbiect. Of course, every fanner's wife knows how to make butter, and "butter that is just as good as any, too;" but obstinate buyers will not pay top prices for it. Again, there are different ways of making it, and some are easier than others, and it is worth while to learn the simplest, quickest and surest way, especially where there are only the limited farm consumers. We will take for granted the milk is set in deep cans. Tho cream must be "ripened" slightly acid ana no fresh cream should be added within twelve hours of churning, as it will waste. Churn at about 62 by the thermometer, 62 to C5 will do in winter. 1 Use a barrel or rectangular churn, without any "inside fixings.'' Stop when the butter is in granules like shot or kernels of wheat. Draw off the buttermilk from beneath. Fill the churn with cold well water, fill nearly to the brim. Revolve the churn a few times. Let it stand for the butter granules to harden. In winter a few minutes is sufficient; in hot weather let it stand till the butter is firm if it takes half an hour. Draw off the water and add the salt, sprinkling onethird or more on top, then tip the churn to one side and sprinkle one-half the remainder, then to the other 6ide and add the rest.Turn the churn slowly and gently a few times so as to thoroughly mix in the salt, but not gather the butter into lumps. Let it stand ten minutes, (it may stand an hour or more) then revolve the churn till tho butter gathers in amass. Take outthe butter immediately and pack at once. That is alL The advantage of this method is that the butter is not exposed to the air and consequently is not affected by it. When butter is taken out to be 6alted and left twentyfour hours, more or less, for the salt to "set," then worked over again with a butter-worker, there are numerous "openings', for spoiling the butter in unfavorable weather, and great care is necessary and much trouble and anxety are saved by the plan outlined above. This is known as :'The Improved Method." Try itona churning for your own use." Planting Trees. American Agriculturist. The trees being snugly heeled-in, do not plant until the weather is settled, especially until the long wind storms are over. These winds are dangerous and shrivel up the bark and destroy the verdure of the buds, which the roots cannot yet supply with moisture. If the trees come to hand early this spring, it is best to heel them in until the weather gets warm. If trees after a long journey in warm weather are found to have the buds started and the bark shriveled, trim them back, and cut each branch back to a sound, dormant bud. Then dig a trench in suitable soil, and lay in the trees one by one, taking care that in filling in every part of the shriveled bark is in contact with too moist soil. Cover all completely, root and branch, taking care that the labels are properly preserved. When tho trees are taken up at the end of a week or more, the bark will be found completely restored. Examine the roots and prune the mutilated ones with a smooth cut. Prune the tops iuto proper shape. Some nurseries give a large head, while others cut the young trees into shape while yet in the nursery rows. A covering of finely divided, light soil over the roots is a great benefit tonewly planted trees. Early plants may be started in eggshells. When ready to be put outside simply plant the shells in the ground. Tho roots of the plants will break them.

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