Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1889 — Page 6

6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, - SEPTEMBER 2, 188D.

IHE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK. Designated United States Drponitory. , . Comer Room, Odd Fellowi IlalL fUEO. P. IlAtroUET. Pnin't. E- K. KExroBD. Cah. CONDITION OF THE MARKETS

Epeculathe Interest at Chicago Centers on the Bis tfeal in Fork Kow On. Armour Said to Ee Manipulating It Cudahy righting in tho Pit Scalping Trade in Wheat Activity in Corn. MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS. Upward 3Iovcment Continues Strnng--Great fpurt in Hocking Valley. " NEW YORK, Aug. Si. Money on call was easy at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5-27 percent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4.8334 for sixty-day bills, and 1.873.4 for demand. ft . The total salens of stocks to-day were 113t515 shares, including tho following: Atchison. 12,000; Hocking Valley, 4,1)00; Louisville &, Nashville, 4,100; Northwestern, 3.5C0; Northern Tacitic preferred, 9,487; Oregon Transcontinental, 2,200: Heading, iOOf St Paul, 25,100: Western Union, 2.200. The stock market again gave evidence of the growth of the bullish feeling to-day and on a very moderate volume of business .scored further fractional advances, the close being generally at about the highest price of - tho week. London prices were again higher this morning, and the opening hero was made at an advance over last everilngV figures of from s to per cent, generally. The only really active stocks, however, in tho early dealings were St Paul, Atchison and Northern Pacific pre f erred, . and tho first named Boon developed marked strength and once more .touched the highest price of the 'week, 73. There was some reaction from the best figure and this was sympathized In to a limited extent by tho rest . of the list, but the upward movement was soon resumed and the other Villards, the grangers. Gould stocks and trusts were all prominent for both activity and strength. Tho feature iamong tho grangers was Utirlmgton &, Quincy and it reached.' higher figures than it has 6een in months. The great feature of the day, however, was the sudden rise and. activity in tho Hocking Valley securities. It became known that at the meeting of the directors the resignation of President Shaw was accepted and Mr. C. C. Waite elected in his place, and arrangements were made to pay the interest coming due on Sept. 1, while the utmost harmony was restored to the board. The stock upon this shot up from 15 to 182, though it reacted to 16 at the close. The bonds were even more buoyant. The ... ...... .1 . n i. l j siiuug iuuo cuiiuuucu up iu IliO ciusc, ue spite the realizations, and the market closed fairly activo and strong, generally at about the best figures. The list is almost iuvariably higher, and Hocking Valley is up 3 per rent, and Burlington 1. - The railroad bond market showed tho usual quiet business of the general list, but the sudden activity in the Hocking Valley issues raised the amount of business done to S.7.000, of which the Hocking Valley rives contributed $157,000. The tone of the market was steady, as usual, and the final changes insignificant, though the St Paul South Minnesota sixes rose 2V. Hocking Valley fives rose C-4, and tho sixes 5 per cent. The sales of bonds for the week agEregated 0,612,000, against 4,030,000 for istweek. s . . Government bonds-were dull and steady to firm. State bonds were dull and featureless. Closing quotations were: Four per ct.rej... 127 L. 12. A W.pref 64U Fourprrct. coup. 128 iLaie fchore 1041 Four and as reg.l05!Lou. & Nash 713a Four and aa cupl0078 Lou. & N. A 40 vacinc es ox 'U5...118 Louisiana s fpd 4s. 893 Missouri 6s 1002 Tenn. new set. 6a. IOC Tenn. new set. Ss.101 Tenn. new set 3s. 732 Can. Pout hern 2d. 9ys Cen. Pacillo lsts..H4 Den. &R.O. lsts.121. Dcn.&K.O. 4... 78 Den. & lI,G.W.l8tal05 Yslb seconds. 1037e M., K. fe T. pen. 6s 63 M K. & T. Ken. 5s 572 Mutual Union 6a. .101 K. J. C. Int. Cr....ll2i4 Mem.&Charleston 62 Mlehlsran Central f0 MIL. L. 8. AW.... 92 Mil..L.8.AW.pref.il2a Minn. A ht. L. 4 51. A St. L. pref.. nssourl Facifle.. Mobile A Ohio.... NashviUe A Chat. 8 743a 14 New Jersey Cent. 1153 Norfolk A W.pref. B33a Northern Pacific. 34U Northern Pac. pref 74 Northwestern ,.-..1127s Northwesfn pref.l43ia New York CentraU07 N. Y., C. A.8t.L,., I6A4 onu n i sc. ihis.iidNorth'n Pac.2ds..ll5 N'weH'n consols. .148 N-wesfn deb's 5s. 115 Oregon & Trans tfslOS hLh. & I. M.gen.5s SOSi. L. A g.F.gen.m.l 1 6 tit. Faul consols... 120 fit. P., C. A P. ISU.II8J2 T. r. L. G.Tr. ret, vo T. r. K. U.Tr. rets. 334 Union Pacitio lsts.1 14 West Shore 106 Adam Express. ..140 Alton iT.U 45 Alton AT. II.rref.105 American FxpressllO N.Y.,C.A8LL.pref 66 O. A Mississippi.. O. A M.pref Ontario A West... 224 1)2 178 Orclmnrovement 53 Ore. Navigation.. 101 H Ore. A Trans... Pacific- Mail.... Peoria, D. AE.. Flttsburtf 35 34 22 151) lullman Palace. .171) Keadinjf .... ...... 453 Kok Island 1007a St. Louis A 8. P.. . St. L. A 8. F. pref. CQU St.L.Aa.F.lstprefl09 St. Paul 74 H Hur.,C.K. &N.... 27 Canada Paclito.... C'unadu Southern. Central raoific... Ches. Jc Ohio C. fc O. pref. lets.. C, A O. iref. 2ds.. t3ia SLI'aul pref.. .....115 8U Paul, M. AM. .106 53 7i 24 U Ht. i'uul A Omaha SL PaulAO.rref.100 66 408 Temu Coal A Iron 417a Texas Tacifio 21 Chicago AAlton.,123 T. A O. Cen. pref. f4 , c, 11. a q 107 c.,et.uip 14 CL, fct. pre? 3o C..B&C..-. 63 Union Faciuo.... 637tf U. 8. Express.... DO W., St. L. A F 17 W., 8t. L. A P. pref 33 Wells A Fareo Lxl38 Western Union.'.; 85a Am. Cotton Oii.W 53 14 Colorado Coal...." 273i llomestake. 821 Iron Silver 200 - uievia & ctrmD'6 DcL fc Undoii.:..149 11., Lack. &W...147 lea. A. K. 0 1GU Fast Tennessee... V K. Tenn. 1st pref.. 72 K. Tenn. 2d pref.. 22 Krle 28 u. Frle preferred.... 67 S4 Fort Wayne... ....150 Fori Worth Jfc Den. Ilocking Valley... 17 Houston t Texas. 3 IllinolA Central. ..116 I..K.AV 9J2 Ontario..., 34 Quicksilver G Quicksilver pref.. 35 Sutro 4 Bnlwer. Rich. AW. P..... Atch., Top. A 8. F. Den., Tex. A FLW 238 3t7d Den. A F.io G.pref 4S "auNw xeias.. 1 1 LalteLrlo A West. 1914 Southern Pacific. 348 The -weekly bank statement low lug changes: Reserve, Increase Loans, decrease.. Specie, Increase Le?al tenders, dpcreaae Deposits, decrease...... Circulation, Increase shows the fol$2,439,975 6.247.000 ....... 1,087,500 .. 97,200 3,394700 53T30O The banks now, hold $4,504,975 in excess of the 25 per cent. rule. Clearins-llouse Statement. BOSTOX, Sept. 1. The followlntr table, compiled from dispatches frcm the managers of the clearing-houses in the cities named, shows the gross exchanges for the week ended Aug. 31, wit! rates per cent, of increase or decrease, as compared with the same week last yean New York $626,889,162 Increase ..24.9 Boston 72,124.227 Increase.. 6.7 Fhiladelphla.... 62,030,391 Increase. .16.7 Chip;) pi r. 1 - -w t Tn,....,. t ....... . t t'ji j.ui.dm . a.w Ft. Luis 17,703,300 Incieaao ..J UJi Fan Francisco.. 17.211.331 Decrease.. 2.3 New Orleans.... 4,611.773 Increase.. 6.9 Baltimore 10,883,673 Inert aso.. 0.9 inttKbur 11.245.6S6 Decrease.. 2.5 Cincinnati 8,563.050 Increaso.. 4.5 Kaueaa City.... 7.793,979 Increase.. 6.6 lxuisvill 5,25h,124 Increase.. 4.2 Providence. 3,H3.ioo increase ..12.5 aillwaukee 4,9s9,ooo Increase ..34.8 Detroit 4.O03.739 Decrease.. .4.9 Omaha 3.434,477 Decrease.. 5.6 Ft. Paul 3.392.127 Increase.. 6.9 31mneaixUs..... 3,776.461 Increase.. 17.9 Clevelaud 3,76,896 Increafe ..22.5 Memphis 1,05,145 Increase.. 23.3 iHrnver 3,521,347 Increase ..59.7 llichmond 1.549,4 S2 Increaso ..11.5 C'4luiiitii4 2.176.S00 Increase. .26.1 Hartford 1.4179SS Increase.. 7.9 l"lth 1.1 03.40 Docreaise..54.8 HidianaioIU.... 1,917,63 Increase ..17.9 Pru: 1,3jJ2,VkI Decrease.. 4.1 Iall:is " 1.3-1,071 Increase.. 61. 4 Firt Worth 1,257,269 Incrcase.133.5 ialvctou 1,312,410 Increase.. .B3.0 FLjoiph 1,119.410 Increase.. 7.2 I'ortlaud 8H!.0O7 Decrease.. 6.3 hprmffilcld 936.311 Increase.. 1.0 XewJlaven 1.437.151 Increase.. 29.7 Wichita.; 658,586 Increase.. 4.3 'rtolk 4oi.k;3 Decrease.. 12.2 rpyraetise 6.jO.(X.h Increase.. 23. 3 Iwell 577.916 Increase.. 2.0 Worcester 807.S15 Increase.. 2.7 rirand i:apids . 597.209 Incrcu ..19.4 3Ioines 423.007 Increase ..13.3 r Angles 402,100 Decrease.. 50.H Tftpeica 332.024 lnertae.. 1.9 Buffalo 2,501.774 I ! f lrr 1 n rr Vi n Til a I'ortlacd. Ore... 1,196.673 . Hioux City 449,369 . 436.400 -

7.217,806 1, OS 8,343 Total.. $057,121,383 Tncrease..l8.2 Outside New York, 330,530,111 Decrease. 1.3 Not Included in totals. No clearing-house at this, time last year. TRADING AT CHICAGO. The Ups and Downs of the Market, with the Range in lrles of leading Articles. CHfCAGO, Aug. 51. In wheat a fair aggregate amount of speculative business was transacted, and it was largely of a local scalping character. Not enough outside orders to either buy or sell wero received to have any effect upon prices. The weather and commercial cables were bearish. Dradstreet'B waa out with Boino bearish figures, to the effect that exporting counfries will have 20,000,000 bushels moro wheat thisyear than tho importing countries will require. All of these weakening influences, however, were fully ofiset by Dornbusch's report on the Russian crop, which, places the yield for that country at So per cent, against 105 : per cent, in 186S. Export clearances at the Atlantic seaboard wero again fair. Xt eleven principal points, total receipts to-day were 619,000 bu against shipments from the same points of o'JC.OOO bu. It is now ligured that the forthcoming supply report will 6how little if any increase, possibly a - decrease. Outside domestic markets were stronger and the late London cables showed an advance in the average prices for tho week in English country markets of 9d. This is probably duo in part to the labor troubles over there. Fluctuations in prices for futures at this point were within moderate limits and closing quotations were SbS gc above yesterdays latest bids. May wheat is gradually coming into more favor with speculators and considerable changing over August and September to May was done to-day at the current differences. The cash trade was not very brisk on the regular market, and prices averaged easier for the off grades. fto. 2 red closed 80 higher at 778c. Corn wa quite active at times, with the feeling weaker on the near futures, while May was relafively firm. .The influences on the market wero much the same as noted for several days past, the weakening factors being heavy receipts and also the line weather. A feature to-day was the liberal purchases of year corn bv a prominent local trader. Tho market opened at about yesterday's closing prices, was steady lor a time, then declined about 3yc, reacted some and closed ; with other - near futures a shade lower and the more distant months about J40 higher. Cash property was in good demand at -Sc lower than yesteray. In oats there was a good trade and a weaker feeling, particularly in September, which was offered with increased freedom by longs, and prices receded A4C. Fair buying at the decline caused a reaction to almost previous outside prices, but the market again weakened aud closed quiet and easy Activity and irregularity m prices were the prominent features in the market for mess pork. The market opened strong at 20c advance, and a further advance of '23712C followed. Later the offerings exceeded the requirements and price.3 receded again. 'A rally of 25SS0o was again obtained, but near the close tho market broke suddenly 00c, with considerable excitement, and rallied 10S15o and closed quiet. Trading was almost exclusively on , September and October deliveries within about the same range of prices. There has gotten to be but one theory in regard to it that it is an Armour deal, and that all tho big professionals, Phillips, Wright, Cudahy and the others are entrapped. Phillips was busy covering this morning at the top, brokers taking probably 10,000 barrels at a loss for him of S1.5CKS2 per barrell. Cudahy was in the pit lighting tho deal, selling October by tho 1,000 barrel lots at a crack. Only a moderate trade was reported in the lard market, and the feeling was steadier. Prices were advanced ,0212'.05c, and the market closed steady. Quite a good business was transacted in the market for short-rib rides. The feeling was stronger early, and prices wero advariced .OS1!! .05c, but settled back again to about inside" figures, and closed steady. Tho leading futures ranged as follows:

Montreal...;.... Halifax

Options, Open'd. Highest. Lowest. Closing Wheat Sept.. 77 77? 77 77 Dec...'. 782 7'JV 788 78S " Year.... 763 77 76 3 773a May 822 83 825s Corn bept... 33 334 3278 338 Oct 333s . 33 h .334 33 Dec 33ie - 3.re 33 3333 May 331? m-2 35 ST)i3 Oata-Bept.... 19M 19U 13 ls Oet 19 195fci rJJ4 133 May 223 'n's Pork-bept,... IH.05 $11.35 $10.23 $10.40 Oct 11.10 11.37 H 10.23 10.40 Jan 9.97 2 . 9.27 fl 9. 172 9.25 Lard fc?ept.... 6.15 C.12I3 Oct 6.10 6.07" Jan 5.87 H 5.87 J-j 5.85 5.83 fih't ribs Sept 5.07 h 6.12 6.022 6.03 Oct 5.122 5.17 h 5.10 5.10 Jan 4.70 4.673

Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour dull and unchanged. No. 2 npriug wheat, 77i4'S77;l8C; No. 3 spring wheat. 7172c; No. a red, ?78C. No. 2 corn, SCc. No. 2 oats, lO. No. 2 rye, 4214C No. 2 barley nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, 1.20. Prime timothvseed, $1.80. Mess pork, per brl. $l0.37y 10.50. Lard,'- per lb, .15c. Short-rib sides (loose), 5S."i.05c. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed) steadier. .Short-clear sides (boxed) steadier. Whisky, distillers' liuished goods, per gal, $1.02. Sugars Unt-loaf unchanged. On tho Produce Exchange, to-day, tho butter market was active for finest grades; fancy creamery, llic; best gathered creameries. 15'alOc; finest dairies, 13'14c; fair to good, OS) 10c Eggs in fair demand at 14c. . Receipts Flour, 0,000 brls; wheat, 113,000 bu; corn. 443,000 bu; oats. 245,000 bu; rye, 20,000 bu; barley,, 1.000 bu. ShipmentsFlour. 10,000 brls; wheat, 103,000 bu; corn, 485,000 bu; oats, 240,000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 3,000 bu. ... - AT NEW- YOKK. .Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YOKK, Aug. 31. Flour Receipts, 30,577 packages; exports, 3,825 brls, 4,815 sacks. The market was moderately active; sales, 17,000 brls. Wheat Receipts, 34,200 bu; exports, 40, 854 bu; sales, 1,032,000 bu futures, 47,000 bu spot. The spot market was unsettled, and 4C higher, closiug weak; new No. 2 red, 8414'2;S412C in elevator, 8540 afloat, So1 Sogc, f. 0. b.; No. 3 red, 82c; ungraded red, 7614'2SG34c; steamer No. 2 red, 81 c; steamer No. 3 red, 77c. Options wero moderately activo, aud 1s'214C higher and firm; August shorts were squeezed to the extent of 1; No. 2 red, August, 8414SSGi$c. closing at 85c; September, SOSSiagc, cloMngat Slc; October, &l12a'S4 15-lCc, closing at 8434c; November, 8578c; December, SGa 2S7 5-1 Co, closing at $7hc; January closing at 88igc: May; lOSc, closing at 92c. Rye dull. ; , Corn Recolpts, 135,400 bu; exports. 0.S43 bu; sales, C$8,000 bu futures, C4.000 bu 6pot. The spot market was dull, weak and lower; No. 2, 42o iu store and eltivator. 423443c afloat; No. 2 white, 4c; ungraded mixed, 42i43Mc. Optiona were fairly active, aud c lower and heavy; August. 42c; September, 42i42l4Ct closing at 42c; October, 42U 421cc, closing at 42c; November, 42'12'2,4234c, closing at 425sc; December, 42 Va 427bc. closing at 4234C Oats Receipts, 14ST.000 bu; exports, 14,450 bn; sales. 105,000 bu futures, 5'J.0t0 bu snot. The spot market was dull and weaker. Options were dull and lower; August. 25U a2tk closiug at 251-jc; September, 252c; October. 2.")12'S253sc, closing at 25"sc; spot No. 2 white, 27V&2734c; mixed Western. 24&2ic; white Western, 2GV&S$c; No. 2 Chicago, Hay easy. Coffee Options opened at 5-3 15 points up, and closed dull; sales, 22,750 bags, including September at 15.253215.30c: November, 15. 40ffi 15.50c; December, 15.45 'a 15.50c; May, 15.05c; spot Rio stronger, fair cargoes, 1914c. Sugar Raw nominal; refined linn and fair demand. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans quiet; opeu kettle, good to fancy, 2Sa4Cc, Rico in moderato demand and steady. Cotton-seed oil quiet. Tallow strong; city, 47kc. Rosin steady and quiet. Eggs quiet and easy; Western, 17ffil0c; receipts. 4.011 packages. Pork higher; mess, inspected, $12.50213; mess, uninspected, $12.37 Ly 12.50. Cut meats firm: pickled bellies, GffiGc; pickled shoulders. 4ty34'vtc; pickled hams, iOi-ifllc: middles strong; short clear, 6.C2c. Lard firmer and qttiet; Western tteam, C.52cbid; tales of September at

C.42ffi 6.49c; October, 0.47; November. 6.35 aG.40; December. G.2.5ffiC.30c, closing at C.2S G.20e; Januarj, 6w20c. - Butter Choice firm and in fair demand; Western. 0S12i-c: Western creamery, ll lSc. Cheese quiet and irregular; Western, . TRADE IN GENERAL.

Quotations at St Louis, PhUadelphla, Paltlmore, Cincinnati and Other Folnts. 8T. IX)UIS, Aug. 31.-Flonr Inactive but unchanged. Wheat Cash lower; options htelAr, the close being 4C above yesterday. Only a light business was done. No. 2 red, cash, 75; August. 75c; September, 76o asked; October, 70 nominal; December, 78c; Mar, 82L20 bid. Corn weak; No. 2 mixed, cash, 2958tr20c; J5epteniber closed at 207 asked; October. 305gc; December, 303hc; the year, 2Ue; May, '3'2B'a3'2c. Oats quiet; No. 2, cash, 18c; May, '22c; September, lac bid. Rye dull and easy; No. 2. 38c. Hay dull; prairie, $5-07.50; timothy, $9 12.50. Bran dull at 43L,ja44c. Flax-seed firm at $1.25. Butter unchanged. Eggs, 13c. Corn-meal, $1.(J5 -a1.70. Whisky $102. Provisions strong- and higher. Pork, $11. 50 11.75. Lard Prime steam salable at 62 G.10c. Dry-salt meats Shoulders. 4.75c; longs and ribs, 5.3035.37 uc; short clear, 5.45 a 5.02 Hie Baton Boxed shoulders, 5.25c; longs and ribs,v630.10c; short clear, 6.25c. Receipts-Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat. 07,OOO hu; con. 04,000 bu; oats, 38,000 bu; rye, 1,000 bu; barley, 1,000 bu. Shipments Flour, y,000 brls; wheat. 9,000 bu: corn, 19.000 bu; oats, 17,000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, none. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31. Flour Demand light and prices ruled in buyers' favor. Wheat oiened a shade weaktr, but subsequently recovered and closed H'ao higher under strong reports from tho We t; steamer No. 2- red. In oxlort elevator, 793ic; No. 2 red, in export elevator, 813te; No. 2 red, Aurust, 81 8817sc; September, SlSsSlc, October, 82V38234C; November, 83ia81c. Corn Options J4C lower; car lot dull but steady; No. 2 high mixed, in grain depot, 43 343 l4c; No. 2 yellow, on track, 4312c: No. 2 mixed, August, 41,4413ic: September, 41,4'41c; October, 42S42J4c; November, 42l43423tc. Oats Car lots weak and generally 'dho lower; No. 3 white, 24244c; No. 2 white, 2U3i23J4C. Futures dull and lower. No. 2 white, August, 202 3 27c; September, 26 27c; October, 272fr274ic; November, 284a 28 ic. Egrs steady; l'ennsylvania firsts, l'jc. lieeeipts Flour, 2.500 brls; wheat, 30,800 bu; corn, 17,800 bu; oats, 36,500 bu. iShlpments Wheat, 23,200 bu; corn, 9,600 bu; oats, 41,600 bu. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31. Receipts of wheat here to-day were 183 cars: shipments, 80 cars. Kellers of sample wheat were trying to rally prices a little from the late slump of yesterday, but they found it impossible. Millers are iinfres$ed with the belief that receipts here must ncrease soon, and the flood of new wheat is expected to give them an opportunity to load up at lower prices. Sales of No. 1 Northern were made at 740, and the demand was not active ct that. The inquiry for all kinds was light, as usual on Saturday, and considerable was carried over unsold. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, August, 774c: September, 77hc on track, 78c; No. 1 Northern, August, 76: September. 763sc; December, 77A4c; on track, 75c; No. 2 Northern, August, 71c; September, 71c; on track, 72374c, BALTIMORE, Aug. 31. Wheat Western quiet but firmer; No. 2 winter red, spot, 7U1c; September, 79 hmc; October, 80281c. December, 63 3 '384c. Corn Western steady; mixed, spot, 404 -a4058c; August, 40c; September, 40; October. 40 41c. Oats steady; Western white, 252712c; Western mixed, '23 a 24c. Rye quiet at OOaoi'o. Hay easier; prime to choice timothy, $12.5013.50. Provisions firmer. Butter firm; Western packed, 1013e; creamery. 17s 18o. Eggs quiet; at lSaiSc Receipts Flour, 11,490 brls; wheat, 70,000 bu; corn, 23,000 bu; oats, 7,000 bu. ShipmentsFlour, 7,583 brls; wheat, 90,000 bu; corn, 1,000 bu. Sales Wheat, 460,000 bu; corn, 26,000 bu. ' CINCINNATI, Aug. 31. Flour in moderate demand. Wheat in good demand: No. 2 red, 76c. Receipts, 7,000 bu; shipments, 11,000 bu. Corn in moderate demand: No. 2 mixed, 35c. Oats dull; No. 2 mixed 21o. Rye dull; No. 2, 45c, Bulk meats firmer, short ribs, 5.121ec. Pork in fair demand at $11.00. Lard in good denand at (J.12yo bid, G.25o asked. Bacon stronger; short clear, 6.50c. Whisky steady: sales. 925 brls finished goods on a basis of $1.02. - Butter steady. Sugar firm. Eggs easy at 14o. Cheese firm. TOLEDO. Aug. 31. Wheat dull; cash and August, 81c; September, 8040; October, 79; December, 810581340. Corn dull and lower; casa and September, 'Joc; May, 37c. Oats dull; cash, 21c. Clover-seed steady; October, $4.25; November. $4.22 1. Receipts Wheat. 66,700 bu; corn, 5.100 bu; oats, 4,200 bu. ShipmentsWheat, 70,900 bu; corn, 1,600 bu; oats, 1,900 bu. Oils. NEW YORK, Amr. 31. Petroleum opened steady at 98c, and after moving up slightly became dull and featureless, and remained so until the close, which was dull at 9S,4C. Tho Stock Exchange opened at 98c; hi chest, 98 c; lowest, 98c; closed at 9840. Consolidated Exchanee Opened at VSo; highest, uac: lowest. P73ici closed at l7s4C Total sales, 2lO,ooo brls. Tux pentine quiet and easy at 44 Ho. OIL CITY, Aug. 31. National Transit certificates opened at 93isc; highest, 983c; lowest, 97; closed at 97c. Sales, none; clearances, 213.000 brls; charters. 00,230 brls; shipments. 60,190 brls; runs, 02,601 brls. . PITTSBURG, Aug. 31. Petroleum dull aud steady. National Transit certificates opened at OSic, and closed at 98c; highest, 9840; lowest; 98c. SAVANNAH, Aug. 31. Turpentine firm at 4.220. x CHARLESTON, Aug. 31. Turpentine firm at 42cc. - . Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Anjr. 31. Cotton easy; middling, ll$c; low middling, 10c; good ordinary, 92c; net receipts, 642 bales, including 539 bales new crop; gross. 861 bales; sales, CO bales; tock, 0,298 bale Total receipts for the year. 1.697,376 bales. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. Cotton steady and unchanged. Sales, 5,000 bales, of whlyh 500 .bales were for speculation and export, and included 3,900 bales American. Metals. PT. LOUIS, Anff. 21. Lead in better demand nna prices higher; common, 3.62 sc; refined. 3.65c. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Dull at Friday's Prices nogs Active and Higher, Closing Steady. Indianapolis. Aug. 31. Cattle. Receipts, 725; shipments, 1,050, There was u liberal supply, and the market continued to be dull at yesterday's prices. A number went through in first hands. Export grades $4.1034.50 Good to choice 3.10 33.90 Common to medium 2.5033.15 Stockers, 500 to 850 lbs 2.0032.75 Good to choico heifers 2.4032.M5 Common to medium heifers 1. 50 a 2.15 Good to choice cows ' ' 2.10 32.70 Fair to medium cows..... - 1.752 2.20 Common old cows 1.003-1. C5 Bulls 1.502.10 Veals 2.50 33.GO Milkers 15.0033O.00 Hoc. Receipts, 3,200; shipments, 1,900. Quality only fair; market active and higher; closed steady; all sold. Light. $1.50 4.65 Mixed 4.2534.50 Heavy 4.10&4.25 Heavy roughs 3.25 3.75 Sheep Beceipts,550; shipments, 475. There was a fair supply. Market quiet at barely yesterday's prices. Good to' choice shippers $4.2034.50 Fair to medium shippers 3.65 ai.io Stockers, common to good 3.253 3.75 Lambs, common to good.... 3.50a"3.2."' Lucks, per head . 2.0033.50 . I4ve StocJc. ' 1 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31. The Live Stock Indicator reports: Caitle Receipts, 444; shipments, none. Over 0,000 were held over from yesterday, mo?tly Texfs and Indian cattle. No native dressed beef 6teers on sale. The market was very dull and weak. Good to choice cornfed steers, 1.8034.10; oommon to medium, $3 33.70; stockers and feeding steers. $l.t;03 3; cows, $1.3532.50; grass range steers, $1.00 3 2.30. . Hogs Receipts. 1,571: shipments, none; The market was strong to the extent of the supply. Good to choico light and litfht mixed 10c higher and ijuotafio as at $4.3034.45; heavy and mixed, $3.9034.20. Sheep Receipts, 210; shipments, none. The market was steady. Good to choico muttons, $3.60 33.85: common to medium, $2.503.50. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. The Drovers's Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 500; shipments, none. Market quiet and unchanged. Beeves, $1.25 4.05; steers, $3.S534.30; stockers and feeders, $1.8533.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $132.90; Texas cattle. $1.25 a 2.50: natives and halfbreeds. $2.&0 33.50; winter Texas, $2.4oa3. . Hogs Receipts, 5,000; shipments, none. The market was strong and 5c to lOo higher. Mixed, $3.9524.5: heavy, $3.75-34.30; licht, $1.1034.70; skips, $134.40. Sheep Receipts, 1,000; shipments, none. The market was steady to lower. Natives, $3.40 , 4.H5; Western feeders, $3,5033.00; Texans, $p.5034.10; lambs lower at $135.30. v, ST. LOU1P. Aug. 31. Cattle Receipts. 400; shipments, 3,400. Market t teady; choice heavy native steers, $3.9031.15; fair to good native steers. $3.403 4; stockers and feeders, $232.70; range steers, $23 2.00. , . , - Hoes Receipts. 400: shipments. 1,100. Mar-' kc t higher, fair to choice heavy, $3.7034; packiug icrades. $3.7033.95; light, fair to .best, $-1.1034.30. p , . . Sheep Receipts, 700; shipments. 2,500 Mar ket steady; lair to choice, $3.10iP4.25. CINCINNATI, Aug. 31.-Cattle Receipts, 800; shipments, 300. . bbeeep Receipts, 90; shipments, 110. Lambs steady at $: a 6. t ' - Hogs in light demand and easy; common and light, $3.5034.60; packing and butchers', $4.10 -3 4.25. Receipts, 900; shipments, 7oO. EAST LIBERTY, Aug. 31. Cattle Receipts. $10; ehincieaU 700. Market steady ou good

grades, but slow on common; 25c off from last week's prices. Twelve cardoad3 of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, . 2,000; shipments, 2.000. Market slow. Light Yorkers, $ L70 2 4.75; grasseis, $4.503 4.00; medium and light Philadelphiaa. $4.5034.60; heavy bogs, $4.3034.50. Three car-loads ol hogs shipped to New York today. - - . tfcheep Receipts. 20O; shipments, 200. Market fair and prices unchanged.

INDIANAPOLIS MA RELETS. The Volume of Business of the Month Just Closed Talrly Satisfactory. IXPIAXAPOLIS, Aug. 31. As a rule, the wholesale men speak of the volume of business in the month of August as having been Very satisfactory, and with some an improvement over that of August, 1SS8, is reported. The steady tono to prices on most lines of goods enabled the wholesale men to sell closer than they could were the fluctuations frequent and sharp. In dry goods the changes in prices have been slight, notwithstanding the shaky condition of tho wool market a portion of the time. Grocers have little room to complain of the volume of their business, or of the changes in values. Sugars are but a quarter of a cent higher than thirty days ago, and coffees, roasted grades, only a half cent higher, while green coftees have ruled steady and- firm through tho month. In the1 produce markets trade was active through the entire month. Goods have sold low in some cases, but the demand was such that in the aggregate the commission men were well paid for their labors. Eggs, butter and poultry seldom bring as good prfois as they have through the month Just closed, and ior eggs aud butter good prices are indicated next month, at least in the early part of it. Tho hide men and the millers have had some grounds for complaint. The former market drags, while the flour market has been uncertainin tone, and weak prices have prevailed most of the time. All classes of merchants begin the new month with bright "prospects, tho large crops and easy money market being excellent stimulants to retail trade, which means good business for the wholesale men. GRAIN. The Indianapolis Market Report shows the receipts of wheat to-day to have been 17,400 bushels. The market is o asier, although best samples find ready sale at quotations. Receipts and offerings light, especially of mining grades. We quote No. 2 red, 741275c; No. 3 red 71 72c; rejected, (53364c for poor, up to 6809o for choice samples, the rulirnr figures being 05 a 67c; unmerchantable, 0457c; September, 74-4 75c. Corn Receipts posted to-day, 0,000 bu; yesterday, 4,400 bu. There is little changJ in the situation; offerings continue liberal and the demand very small, as all are fully supplied. e quote No. 1 white, 342 35o; No. 2 white, 342c; No. 2 yellow, 32333c; No.3 yellow, 32cc; No. 2 mixed, 32 34c; .No. 3 mixed, 32 2C Oats Receipts posted to-d'iy, none; yesterday, none. There is some demand from Jobbers for No. 2 mixed and sound rejected; other grades dulL We quote No. 2 white. 22c; No. 2 mixed, 19c: rejected mixed, 17174c; unmerchantable, 13 l4c. Bran The market is quiet, although there were a few orders received aud little offering. ShipScrsare bidding $7.50 per ton, for spot. Local ealers are paying $3.50. Hay and Straw Receipts posted to-day, none; yesterday, two cars. Shipping demand small. Tho local demand is active, owing to the small stock. Timothy "hay, choice, $11.50012; No. 1, $11 11.25; No. 2, $939.50; prairie, No. 1,$738. Straw, $5. Jobbing-Trade Price List. CANNED GOODS. -Teaches Standard 3-pound, $1.8032.00; 31oond seconds, $1.4031.60. Miscellaneous blackberries, 2-pound, 80390c; raspberries, 2pound, $1.15 1.30; pineapple, standard, 2pound, $1.4032.50; seconds, 2-pound, $1.10 1.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, 95c $1; Ught, 0575c; 2-pound, fall, $1.7031.80; light, 90c$l; string beans, 85 95c; Lima beans, $1 .20 1.30; peas, marrowfat. $1.20 1.40; small, $1.501.75; lobsters, $1.852; red cherries, 95c 1.10; strawberries, $1.2031.30; salmon (IBs), $1.90 3 2.50. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite, $0.757 V ton; Jackson lump, $4 torn nut, $3.50; Brazil block, $3.50 V tou; nut, $3; Pittsburg, $4 -V ton; nut, $3.75; Raymond and Wiuifrede, $-4 & ton; nut, $3.75; Duggar lump, $3.75 ton; nut, $2.75; Island City lump, $3.25 ton; nut, $3; Highlaad lump, $3 ton; not, $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg, $5 ton; Indiana cannel,$5 ton; gas-house coke, lie bu, or $2.75. load; crushed coke, 12o f bu, or $13 load. DRY GOODS. " Bleactied "SHEETrKCS Blackstone AA, 7c: Ballou & Son, 7cc; Chestnut Hill, tic; Cabot 4-4 ac: Chapman X, 0sc; Dwight Star 8, 8e; Fruit of the Loom, 840; Lonsdale, 82c;Ltnwood, 8c; Masouville, 83c; New York Mills, 10ac; Our Own, 6-c; I-epperell, 9-4, 22c; Tepperell. 10-4, 24c; Hills. 8c; Hope, 72c; Knight's Cambric, 8c; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitlnsville, 33ineh; 62C; Wamsutta, 102C Drown Siieetixcj Atlantio A, 74c; Boott C, 6c; Agawam P, 530; Bedford R, 5c; Augusta, 5to; Boott AL.7c; Continental Ceic; Dwight Star 8c; Echo Lake, 6c: Granlteville EE, 02c; Lawrence LL, 53ic; Fepperell L, 74c; Fcpperell R, 63ic; Fepperell 9-4, 20c; Peppered 10-4. 22c; Utica 9-4, 22sc; Utica 10-4, 25c; Utica C, 4.. Ginghams Amoskeag, 63ic; Bates, 6cc; Gloucester, 64c; Glasgow, Oc; Lancaster, Ghc; Ranelman's, 7c: Renfrew Madras, 8ac; Cumberland, Gc; White, 62c; Bookfold, 990. Grain Bags American, $16.50; Atlantic, $18; Franklinville, $1; Lewiston, $18; Ontario, $10.5O;dtarkA,$21. 1'afkk CAithRics Mahvllle, Cc; 8. 8. & Son, 6c: Masouville, (c; Garner, 0. Prints American iancy, 62c; Allen's fancy, 6sc; Allen's dark, 6c; Allen's pink, 62c; Arnold's. GJflc; Berlin solid colors, 6c; Cocheco, 02c; Couestoga, Oc; Dunnell's, "c; Eddystone. 0sc; Hartel, Oc; Harmony, 5sc; Hamilton, 2C; Greenwich, 52c; Knickerbocker, 52c; Mallory pink, 02C Prices on dress styles irregular; depends on pattern . . TiCKiNGS-Aniofckcag ACA, 12k;c; ConestogaB P. 15c; Conestoga extra, 132c; Conestoga Gold Medal 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conestoga AA, 10c; Conestoga X, 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls OBO. 32-Inch. 13 he; MethuenAA, 122C; Oakland A, 02c; Swift River, 02C; York, 32-Incn, 12ac; York, 30-inch, 102C DRUGS. Alcohol, $2.222.30; asafcetlda,1520c; alum, 45c; camphor, 30333c; cochineal. 50355e; ohloroform, 33 40c; copperas, brls. $333.50; cream tartar, pure, 30-35c; Indigo, 8081c; licorioe, Calab.. genuine, 30345c; magnesia, earb., 2-oz, 25 35c; morphine, F. & W, oz, $2.80; madder, 12314c; oil. castor, -P gal, $1.25 31.30; oil, bergamot, 4 15, $3 3.25; opium, $3.253.35c; quinine, F.&W.,voz,3944c; balsam copaiba, 60305c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12316c; soda, bicarb., 4a6c; salts, Epsom, 45c; sulphur, fiour, 4 be; saltietre. 8320c; turpentine, 5862e;glycerine,25330c;idodide potass., $2.40 2.50; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate potash. 25c; borax, 10 312c; cinchonidia, 12315c; carbolic acid, 45-2 500. Oil Linseed oil, raw. 62o V gal; boiled, 65c; coal oil, legal test, 0314c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c, Labrador, 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 0230c: miners', 65c. Lard Oils, No. 1, 5055c; do, extra, 05370c. .Wuite Luad Pure, 7c. FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins, California London layer, new, $2.50 2.75 box;Callfornia,loose,muscatelle3-crown, $1.8032 V box; Valencia, new, 7a8o V to; citron, 243 2fo V tfe; currants. 637c V IS. Bananas $1.25 32.25 -P bunch. Oranges Imperial $5.503 6 box. Lemons Messina, $5 5.50 box: choice, $6.5037. Figs, 12311c Frunes Turkish, old, 44 42c; new, 53520. . FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. CELEEYFer bunch. 25-S30C Fkars Bartletts, $333.50 V brl; Flemish beauties, $233; common, $1.5032. Fotatoks $ 1 3 1 .25 brl. Watkrmelons-$10318 100. Apples Maiden's Blush, $2.252.50 T brl, common. $1 1.25. rEACiiES Choice. 80c a $1 V 1-3-bu boxes. Ca bb ag E 65e brl. Tomatoes 10350c 3 bu. CAjrrALEurs Fer brl, $1.75 2.75, quality governing prices. Sweet Potatoes Baltimore, $3.5034 per brl; white Southern Queen, $2.75 per brl; Bermuda red, $2.50 per brl; Jersey, $4.50 per brl; home grown, $3. FLC3IS Blue, $1.25 per half-bushel box: Damsons, $44.25 V stand; wild, $1.7532.25 4 stand. GRArER Concord, $3.754 per stand; Ives, $232.75 per stand. " GROCERIES. ', Sugars Hards, S7310c; confectioners A. 8-482ic; off A, S-Sfc-Vc; coffee A. 8483jc; white extra C SSc; extra C, 7m8sc; good yellows, 75877ec; fahr yellows, 73s 7c; yellows, 7 3 7 V;. Coffees Ordinary grades, IS-SIOc; fair, 19o&20e: good, 204321.ic; prime, 2243 234c; strictly prime to choice, 23i 3244c; fancy green and yellow, 2414a25Mc; old government; Java 3343314c; ordinary Java, 2$293ic; imitation Jata, 274 23 4C Roasted coffees, la Cackages, 234c; Banner, 234c; Lion, 234c; ates's Champion. 224e; Arbucklft's. 234C. Flour Sacks No. 1 arah 4 brl, $33 V 1,000; 3 brl, $17; lighter weight, $1 4 1,000 less. DuiEO Beef US 13c. . . Lead 237o for pressed bars. . -Rice Louisiana, 5 37c ' Salt In ear lots, ooc; small lots, $1.00 a 1.05. Molasoes A n SYRrps New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 30335c; choice, 40350c Syrups, . 2740e. Shot $1.30 5 1.35 tv bag for drop. SFICEM Fepper. lU32oo; allsptc. 12315c; cloves, 20 a 30c; cassia, 10312c; nutmegs, 803 85c V IB. Starch Refined pearl, 3340 W; Champion gloss, l- and 3-nv packages, 535so V t&; Champion ks lump, 3e-4e.- , iTwise Uempr 1-21S0 V-C; wool,. 8310c; .flax. 20930c; paper, 18c; Jute. 123-15c; cotton. 10325c Woodexware No. 1 tubs, $7.257.50; No. 2 tubs, $036.50; No.. 3 tubs, $5.2535.50; 3-hoop

Sails. $1.6031.65; 2-hoop palls, $l.401.45; ouble washboards. $2.0032.75; common washboards, $1.4031. 85; clothes-pins, 50'385? f lor. Woodes Dishes Fer 100, 1 rs, 20c; 2 fas, 25r, 3s,30c;5 Ds,40c. Beaxs Choice hand-picked navy $2.402.50 bu; medium haud-pickod. 82.40320. Wraitlno-paieu Li:hweIght straw. 2V 3o ft; light-weight rag, 2- 3c V heavy-weleht tnv, 152c V lb; heavy-weight rag, 2 Jo V ; Manilla, No. 1, 8 9c, No. 2, 5 262c; print paper. No. 1,637c; hook paper, No. 3, 8. A 10llc;No. 2,S. &C 89c; No. 1, S. fc O, 7 V Sc LEATTIER, HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole. 2833e; hemlock solo. 22328c; harness, 2t30c; skirting, 30334c; black bridle. dot., $50355; tiir bridle, $6l 78 4 doz.; city kip, $00380; French kin. $85 110: city calf -skins, 60c 3 $1; FrAacU calf-skins, $131.80. 0 x. Hides No. 1 cteen. 4c; No. 2 grean. 3c; No. 1 green salt, 5c; No. 2 green salt, 3 cO; j calf same as hides: No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 green s? It kip, 3c Lamhskins 10955c Tallow No. 1, 4r, No. 2, 3cc Grease Brown, 2S(C; yellow, 2kd white, 4sc OIL CAKE. Oil cake, $23 ! ton: oil meal. $23. PROVISIONS. Jobbing Prices Smoked meats Sugar-cured hams, 10 to 12Bs average. 122c: 15 s average. llac; 17a 18 average, 11c; 20 0s average, 105ic; 22 tts average, 10ic. Englishcured breakfast bacon, light or medium, lie; shoulders, 10 to 12 IBs average, 7c; shoulders, 14 to 16 ms average, 62: Californiahams, light or medium, 7c; dried beef hams and knuckles pieces, . 11c BaconClear sides. 35 to 40 t&s average, 7c; clear backs, meditm average, clear bellies, medium weight, 7sc; 45 tts average sides and 25 tbs average backs, J40 less than above quotations; 20 1& average bellies, ao less. Dry-salt and Pickled Meats Clear sides (unsmoked), 03c; clear backs (unsmoked), 6c clear bellies (unsmoked), 7c; bean pork brl 200 tts,$14.00;hamorrumppork,lrbrl200n58,$11.50 Bologna 6k in. large or small, 6sc; cloth, large or small, 6c. Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle-rendered, in tierces, 72c; in one-half barrels, 8c; in 50-lts cans in lCO-n oases. 778C in 20-1& cans tn 80-lt cases, 8c Prime Leaf Lard in tierces, 740. Iloosicr Packing Company Lard In tierce. 74c; In 50-B cans in IChVBj cases, 7ho. Wholesale Prices Car-load lots 8. P. hams 10311c, as to average; 8. P. shoulders, 6c, as to average; short-rib sides, dry salt, 6c; prime steam lard, 034C PRODUCE. . Butter Selling prices Faney creamery, 18 20c; fair creamery. 14 16c; tine dauy, 12313c; good country, 710c, according to the condition in which it is received. Common stock will brin but 4 5c per pound. Eggs ghippcrs paying 1331320; selling from store at 14 15c Pocltrt Hens, 8e V ft; young . chickens, 820 hen turkeys, 10c; toms, 5c; roosters, 3c; geese, $3.80 V doz; ducks. 6c Feathers Prime geese, 35oP ft. mixed duck 20c V ft. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow. 20c Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33 35c; unwashed medium and common grades. If in good order, 25c; burry and. cotted, 1720c; fleecewashed, IX light and In good order, 28 30c; burry and unmerchantable, according to their value. IRON AND STEEL Bar Iron (rates), 1.90 2c; horse-shoe bar, 3c, Norway rail rod, 8c; German steel plow-slabs; 4c; American drill steel, 10 12c; 8anaerson tool 6tceL 16c; tire steel, 3c; spring steel. 5c; horseshoes, f keg, $4.254.50; mule's shoes, P keg, $5.255.50; horse nails, V box, 8d. $5; steel nails. 10d and larger, $2.1032.35 4y keg: other sizes at the usual advance; wire nails, $2.65. Tinners' Scpplies 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, 32c; 27 C Iron, 5c; galvanized, GO per cent, discount. Sheet line, 7c. Copper bottoms, 25c . Planished copper, 30c Solder, 16 18c SEEDS. Clover Red, choice, 60 ft bu, $4.0034.35; English, choice, $4.4034.60; white, choice, $7.40 7.75; alslkc $8.5030.00; alfalfa, choice, $7.75 8.00. Timothy Choioe; 45 ft bu, $1.70 1.9a Blue-grass, fancy, 14 ft bu, $1.15 1.30. Orchard grass Extra clean, 14 ft bu, $1.25 31.40.- Red top Choice, 14 ft bu, 85o$1.00. Bird seedChoice Kioily canary, 5 3 80 V ft. Pure German millet, 80c $1.00 V bu; choice Blungarian, 70 6O0 bu.

F. C. HUNTINGTON & CO., Leading Wholesale and Retail SEED MERCHANTS. 78 & 80 East Market St, Indianapolis. rjrrelephone 530. Clover, Timothy and Blue-Grass The IL t. CONDE Implement Co. The largest (wholesale seed house Li Indiana. Strictly prime seed a specialty. 73 and 78 West Washington Street Indianapolis. GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS. ABNERL. BACKUS & SONS 18 A 19 Produce Exchange, Toledo, Ohio. Solicit correspondence and consignments, and wil make mail and telegraph bids. Suggestions to "W'beat-G rowers. Purdne Bulletin. The following practical suggestions, based on the results of our experience at the station, are offered in the confident hope that their application would result advantageously ou a Yery large proportion of the wheat farms of Indiana: 1. Sow less wheat; grow more grass and hotter live stock. 2. Select a hardy, prolific wheat, adapted to your soil, and stick to it. Give it good treatment and it will not "ran out." Sow not less than six pecks of sound seed to the acre. 3. Plow wheat ground early, and harrow immediately after plowing. You can thus more easily and more thoroughly pulverize the soil. 4. If ground breaks up cloddy, use heavy roll, alternating with some form of, harrow or cultivator that will bring clods to the surface. 5. If manure or fertilizers are used, mix thoroughly with soil in every case. Use only rotted manure, if any, and apply after plowing. Reserve the fresh manure for the com crop. 4 6. Adopt a rotation of crops suited to your soil aud needs. It will (1) increase the yield and improve the quality of your crops: (2) enable you to take better caro of your live stock; (3) prevent serious insect depredations and fungous diseases; (4) improve your soil and mate it more lasting, and-(5j put money in your pocket. Want of Judgment in D utter-Making. Xloard's Dalrjmtn. Wisconsin, for instance, produces annually about 50,000,000 pounds of butter. Not moro than C.OOO.OOO or 8,000,000 pounds can be classed as first class; the balance goes into the general category of 'dtdinarv farm butter. What is the matter with itf The milk as it came from the cow was.as a rule, all right. Clearly, then, it is the judgment that handled that milk after it left the cow, that made the butter, aud then sold it, that is to blame for the wretched result. What is the Itason that these farmers and their wjves are content to go along year after year doing such unprofitable workf Simply a lack of good dairy judgmentr that is all. In tho first place, a vast majority have no judgment of what constitutes real fine market butter. A good way to get that judgment would be to send to Chicago, or some other good butter market, and buy a small package of gilt-edge butter, such as brings the highest market price, and set to work to seriously study the color, style of package, grain and texture, and, above all, the flavor. There is just where the pinch comes. The taste of tho fanner or his wife may be suited with their own butter, but the market taste is not. A little study like this, at small cost, will correct a lifetime of erroneous notions. Dou't "Work Too Hard. Iovra State Ileinster. A pretended agricultural paper last May said there was leisure time between corn planting and harvest, and that it was a good time for farmers to take a vacation an outing. We put our foot down heavily on sucn an idea, and denied there being any leisure during that season. But. now the frain is harvested and cared for, tho hay is loused and the corn crop is assured so far as cultivation is concerned. Now tako a rest a little recreation. Take all the family which cau be spared from tho farm for a week or ten days and see the world. Ureathe fresh air from other fields. Visit friends or pleasure resorts. Limber up your tired joints and straighten your bent frames. With old and. familiar associates laugh and renew your youth. All work will soon make manor woman old. just as quick as no work will make ihcm vagabonds. Constant devotion to business soon saps health and strength. Now is the time to go to conventions, to associations, to camp-meetings, to picnics, to see old acquaintances and relatives. Go now and return younger in mind an body. -1 .

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

DAILY, SUNDAY AND WEEKLY. Tito Most Complete Newspaper . in all Departments in the State of Indiana, No newspaper in the West is mora widely or more favorably known than the Indianapolis Journal. By tho display of enterprise and strict attention to the wants of the reading public, during tho great campaign of 1888, it has taken a leading position among the most prominent journals of tho country, and is certainly among uie oesu .among me newspapers of tho State it is pre-eminently the best, and Indiana readers can nowhere else find what they want in tho way of State and local news. It circulates largely in every county in Indiana, and has correspondents in every town and village of importance.' Its market reports are prepared with tho greatest care possible, and no pains or expense are spared to make them accurato and absolutely reliable. It is the only news-. paper in tho Stato owning and publishing all the news furnished by tho two great press associations (tho Western Associated Press and the United Press),in addition to which it furnishes an abundance of special service from all the principal cities of the country. It has been, and will in futuro be, tho aim of the publishers to make the Indianapolis Journal a perfect and complete newspaper, deficient in no department or particular. Tho paper challenges comparison with any of its contemporaries. No Indiana reader, certainly no Indiana Republican, should be without the Journal. While it is thoroughly and soundly Republican in politics, devoted, to tho interests of the Republican party, the Journal will not allow its news to bo colored by partisan bias, but will give the news of the day without fear or favor. Owing to the prominence of Indiana in the national administration, the Journal gives particular attention to Wash-, ington news, which will bo given far more completely than ever before. Foi this reason, if for no other, no Indians, reader can afford to be without it for the next four years. In addition to its now features, tho Journal regales its readers with the productions of some of the best known literary men and women of the day. Many of tho most celebrated magazine wrifers and authors are contributors to its literary columns, making it a paper for the household and home circle. Special ' arrangements have been made for features of this character, which will appear in the Journal during the coming year. . These appear most largely in the Sunday Journal, which is a special edition, and can bo subscribed for and received exclusivo of tho Dailt Journal." THE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL (THE WEEKLY EDITION) Ono Dollar per year, has a circulation extending to every county In Indiana and adjacent territory. . It is a complete compendium of the news of tho week, accompanied by tho latest market reports, and special departments devoted to agricultural, horticultural and household topics. It is complete in every department. TEIUIS OF SUBSCRIPTION; DAILY. One year, without Sunday $12.00 One year, with Sunday 14.00 Six months, without Sundar Bix months, with Sunday 7.00 Three months, without Sunday 3.00 Three months, with Sunday 3.50 One month, without Sunday LOO One month, with Sunday ...1.20 WEEKLY. ! One year $1.00 Reduced rates to clubs. Subscribe with any of our numerous agents, or send subscriptions to 1 Journal Newspaper Company INDIANAPOLIS, IND.