Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1889 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 188a

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M I WML Deslpt stcd United States Depository. Corner Rocm, Odd Fllowa HalL Trnco. P. JIacghst. Ptmx E. K. IUirOBl. CMh. CONDITION OF THE MAKKETS Grain Prices Fluctuate Very Slightly and Close a Shade Lower at Chicago, OnJj Fair Speculative Easiness Transacted The Fork Market Still Actively ManipuUted by the Clique, MONETTsTOCKS AXD BONDS. A Great 'DuU' Day on the New York Exchange Everything but Atchison Higher. NEW YORK, Sept. C Money on call was easy at 2V6 per cent., tho last loan being made at 3 percent; closing, offered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5- 7 percent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at H&lUfor iixty-day bills, and $J.87'4 fcr demand. Tho total sales of stocks to-day "were S7C.0&9 shares, including tho following: Atchison, 26,'iOO; Delaware, Lackawanna fc Western, C.CkO; Erie, 4.200; Hocking Valley, 5.C00; Lake Shore, 7,500; Louisville & Nashville, 10.SS1; Missouri Tacific, 11,000; Northwestern, 9.C00; Northern Pacific, 17.GG3; Northern Pacific preferred, 44.COO; Oregon Transcontinental, 24,700: Reading, 7,100; St. Paul, S6.40O; Union Pacific, 24,705; Westcm Union, C.170. The stock market to-day was moroactive than an any day during tho past three months, and tho strength in tho leading stocks was very pronounced, approachin g buoyancy at times, though the general list was more quiet and inovdover a comparatively narrow range. Thebuying, especially in the forenoon, was very marked for both sides of the account The Chicago partv was very prominent, making the grangers and, of course.the Northern Pacifics,the leading features. Tho Noithern Pacifies were again strong, and in the early trading made most inarkod advances. Oregon Transcontinental ' was carried up in sympathy, on an official statement of the plans of the company. A rumor that tho Chicago. Iiurlington &. Northern would be finally absorbed by the Burlington & Quincy this week caused a smart upward movement in the last-named stock, and while thero was no confirmation of the story in any way, tho greater portion ot the improvement was retained at the close. Jiock Island was also a favorite and jumped up 2 per cent, whilo St Paul and Northwestern were comparatively sluggish, the former being even weak on the disppointment over the fact that the gains in net earnings for July were smaller than expected. Tho Gould stocks were in good request, and Missouri Pacific became activo and strong, followed by Wabash. Atchison was the one weak feature of the day, but the weakness seemed to have little or no effect upon the remainder of the list, and it is the only stock showing any material loss as tho result of the day's business. Tho news was not of a character to have much effect upon prices, though it was rather of nufavorable tenor. The attendance at the board was larger than usual of late, and the feeling decidedly bullish. At tho opening there was great eagerness to buy, and first prices wero materially higher than Saturday's closing figures, the advance extending to 1 per cent Tho most marked upward movement was started immediately in the Northern Pacific, Burlington & Quincy and Hooking Valleywith OregonTranscontlnental, Missouri Pacific. Rock Island and specialties following. Wisconsin Central and Michigan Central also became prominent to ward noon, when tho movement among the stronger stocks became less pronounced. A reaction was had m tho afternoon, though in nothing but Atchison and St Paul was there any real weakness. A movement in Union Pacific, accompanied by a decided increase in the amount of business done, was tho special feature. ' Several specialties were strong, and scored material advances. The excitement in the market died away completely in tho last hour, and the close was quiet but firm. The entire activo list, with a few unimportant exceptions, is higher to-night, and Northern Pacific preferred is up '3lsi the common. 1, Manitoba, and Burlington f & Quincy, ly4; Oregon Transcontinental, 1 Pock Island and Hocking Valley, 1; Union Pacific, l1 Atchison is l1 per cent, lower. ; The railroad bond market was quiet, tho pales reaching 1,057,000, of which the Hocking Valley fives contributed f 100,000. The tone of tho dealings was in close sympathy with that of stocks and remained strong throughout The Hocking Valley issues wero the only marked feature, and the sixes scored another handsome gain. Government bonds were dull and steady. State bonds wero dnll and featureless. Quotations were as follows: Four rer ct. reg...l27 iC.StL. &P 151 i-ourrterct. coup.i'J Four and as reg.lC534 Four and acouplOoi Pacific Cs of '05. ..118 Louisiana st'pd 4s. lUisHouriOs 1002 C, fct. LAP. pref 332 Clevl'd & Col'nib's Fort Wayne. ...-. 159 Illinois Central... 11 6 i I., li. AW.......... 9o Lake Erie fc West 19 Tenn. new set Cs.lOG L.E. &W.pret..j- C4 - Tenn. new pet. 53.101 Mutual Union Gs..lOl tL.&I.M.gen.3t 87 St. L. & 8.F.ren.ni.H6 Adams Express. ..148 Alton &T. II 4 Alton &T. H.rref.105 American HxpressllU Ches. fc Ohio 21a C. AO. pref.lsts.. CJcO.pref.2ds.. 414 Chicago AAltou.,123 C..1J. & Q 10$ 3i I-ake Shore 104 Mlcfcican Central. 904 0.k Mississippi... 22 O. fc M. pref V2 Peoria, l. AC... 2'J1a Pittsburg 159 Pullman Palace.. .180 U. B. llxprefts..... 89 W.,St L. & P..... 17 W., St. L. AP.prcf. 333s Well & Farjro Ex.139 Western Union.... 85fy LONDON, Sept. 3. Bar ounce. silver, 4238d per TKAJJLNO AT CHICAGO. The Ups and Downs of the Market, with the Han go In Prices of Leading Article. CHICAGO, Sept. -The wheat market opened strong and active for futures at an advance of Lva&yc over yesterday's closing range, tho general impression being that tho visible supple would show a decrease'of 100,000 to 200,000 bushels. This expectation, coupled with the firm early cables, gave the market a decidedly bullish complexion, and for a timo December sold up twice to 7034C When the visible-supply figures finally came out, a weaker feeling was developed, and a gradual but steady decline followed, which was not checked until December struck 79c, or a shad under yesterday's closing price. After tho llrst honr, the business passing was of a light local character, orders being scarce both ways. According to a "nightingale' cable, dated at noon, the strike among the dockmen at London was extended to Liverpool, and the market there was depressed in consequence. Closing cables were firm for spot grain. The close hero for all futures this side of May was a small fraction under yesterday's latest bids, and at or near bottom. A fair business was transacted in corn, within a comparatively narrow range. The feeling developed was, on the whole, easier, and slightly lower prices wero established. The weaker tone was attributed largely to the favorable weather, liberal receipts and large increase in the visible supply. The market opened at about yesterday's closing prices, was steady for a time, then sold oil Ijc, ruled quiet and closed 2 Jic lower than yesterday. Oats were quiet, with a fair business in iseptcmber and May but only a limited trade in the other months. The feeling in the near futures was easier and prices receded V; 4 and tho market closed at about the inside. Trading was moderately active in Ftorkandtha fluctuations in prices werr requent. though trading centered in October. Prices for that month tlnctuated within a range of 50c while other deliveries were confined to 1015c Tho market closed steady at medium figures. A light trade was reported in lard and the feeling was steady. The liberal reduction in the stock on hand of short ribs, with a moderate inquiry from shorts, tended to more steadiness and the feeling was stronger early. Prices were advanced .02VJ2.G&C, Later the o lit ring a were increased consider

ably and prices declined A22.V. closing easy. The loading futures ranged as follows: "

m Options. Optn'd. U'ujlutt. Lowtst. doting. WheatOct... 78 784 77 77b Dec 79 79 3i 79 793 Year.... 78 78 11 11 Way VM ra:s 83 KHg Corn Oct.... saN 33 S33h 333 Nov. .... 33 4 S33 33j ICC S3s 33 U OatS-Oct.... 19s 192 19 193 Dec . .... ......... y Mayl'.'.'.'. 22'7t W 2278 22" Pork-0ct $10.25 110.75 110.25 tlO.43 Year S.95 Jan 9.122 9.20 9.10 9.12b Lard-Oct .cj 6.00 OV 5.90 6.90 5.K5 C.83 Jan. 5.85 6.8-5 6.JBO 6.80 gh'tribs-Oct. .f3 5.121 4.97b 4.97b Jan 4.65 4.67 b 4.62b 4.63b

Cash quotations were as follows: flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 775c; No. 3 spring wheat 0970ci No. 2 red, TJhc. No. 2 com, No. 2 oats, 19c. No. 2 rye, 42c. No. 2 barley, C5c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.25b- Prime timothy-seed, 81.311.02. Mess pork, per brl, $10.4510.50. Lard, per ft, 0.12b 6.15c. Short-rib sides (loose), 5c. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed) 4.50254.02 be. Hbort-clear sides (boxed) 5.2.a5.37bc. Whisky, t distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.02. Sugars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, tho butter market was unchanged. Eggs Ma) 14 be. Receipts Flour, 18,000 brls: wheat, 145.000 bu; corn, 491,000 bu; oats, 245.000 bu; rye, 20,000 bn: barley, 19,000 bu. Shipments Vlnnr OP, cm hrls; wheat 149.000 bn: corn. 174,000 bu; oats, 127,000 bu; rye, none; barley, 4,000 bu. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Sept 3. The following is tho New York Produce Exchange statement of the visible supply of grain for the week ending Saturday, Aug. 31: Wheat 14.3S5.716 bu. increase &I.446 bu; corn, 11,755.54 bn, increase 2.279,434 bu; oats, e,130,C53 bu, increase 518,849 bu; rye, 924,624 bu. increase 24,103 bu; barley, 291,77flbu, decrease 85,92 bu. The visible supply of grain, as reported for the Chicago Hoard of Trade is as follows: Wheat 14,386,000 bu, increase 90,000; corn, 11.756,000 bu, increase 2,279.000; oats, 6,130,000 bu, increase 518,000 bu: rye 925,000 bu, increase 53,000; barley 292,000 tm, decrease 37,000 bu. AT NEW YORK. Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Sept 3. Flour Receipts, 38,841 packages; exports, 274 brls, 32,527 sacks. Tho market was quiet and steady; sales, 18,150 brl Wheat Receipts,' 722,150 bu; exports, 57,511 bu; sales, 1,800,000 bu futures, 152,000 bu spot The spot market opened higher, closed wealp, and was fairly active; new No. 2 red, 84i'SSoo. in elevator, SoSCS-iC ailoat, S538'386i4C,' f. c. b.; No. 3 red, 82c; ungraded red, 773 S75gc; steamer No. 2 red, 81V282c; steamer No. 3 red, 77c. Options wero quiet early and ty2)c80 higher, and closed weak, with the advance lost; No. 2 red, September, &ih$l7$Cf closing at Sc; October, 8478'2;S338C, closing at 8478C; November, closing at 86c; December, Slh 871S-16c, closing at 87c; May, 92 1-1C Wc, closing at tfcgc. Barley malt quiet Corn Receipts, 400,300 bu; exports. 49,719 bn; sales, 416,000 bu futures, 184,000 bu spot The spot market was fairly active and linn; No. 2, 42c in store and elevator; No. 2 white, 42b5258C; ungraded mixed, 41 34 343c. Options moderately active, and c lower and weak; September, 411842bc, closing at 4178c; October, 421442bc, closing at 42 he; November, 42VS 42 34C, closing at 4238C; December, 42 34 42 7eC, closing at 42 84c; Jjiy 44c. Oats Receipts. 171.000 bu; exports, 11.064 bu; sales, 225,000 bu futures, 122.000 bu spot. The spot market was steady and moderately active. Options were auiet and easier; September, 25b'3ii538C, closing at 253hc; October, 258234c, closing at 2534c: May, 287h ;20c; spot No. 2 white, 27b2734c; mixed Western, 24'22$c: December white, 2S238c; No. 2 Chicago, 2G3i27c. Hay easy. Hops dull. Conee Options opened steady; September advanced 30 points, other months 25. closing steady at 20 points up; sales, 43,750 bags, including September at lS.SOlS.OOc; October, 15.00 15.70c; November, 15.60 15.70c; December, 15. GO'S 15.75c; May, 15.75 15.90c; spot Rio strong: fair cargoes, 19. Sugar inactive and nominal; reiined steady aud in fair demand. Molasses Foreign inactive; Now Orleans in fair demand! Rice steady. Tallow strong. Rosinpiet but firm. Eggs quiet and easy; Vstern, Ia'SJIBc; receipts. 9,338 packages. Pork strong and moderately active; mess, inspected, $12.50)13; mess, uninspected, 12.S7b'2) 12.50. Cut meats quiet; pickled bellies, C5.sc; pickled shoulders. 4b'245tc; pickled bams, lObHc; middles strong; short clear, 5.75c. Lard weak and dnll; Western steam quoted at 6.52 b5 Options Sales, 750 tierces; September, 6.50c: October, 6.40-C:C.42c; November, 6.27c; December, 6.20c. . , Butter Choico steady; others easy; Western, B'SHjc: Western creamery, ll'g)12c. Cheese dull but held firmly; Western, 61'3714C ' ' ' " tradk'in general. Quotations at St, Louli, Philadelphia, lialtixnore, Cincinnati and Other Points. ST. LOUIS, Sept 3. Flour quiet and inactive, but unchanged. Wheat The larjre decrease in the amount on ocean passage, together with firm and higher cables, the expectation ot a good decrease in the visible supply, disappointing receipts and advances at all points put prices up b See early in tne session. The 1 visible supply turned out to be an increase; all outside markets weakened, causing a alight decline here, and the market finally closed -ac above yesterday; o. 2 red, cash, 76jft70bc; September, 7G32 763c, cloned at 763s7Gbo bid; October closed at 77c; December, 78I43787bC, closed at 780; May, 83283,Jtc, closed at 83o asked. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash. 2)c; September, i!9 3 30c, closed at 297293io bid; October, 30b3034e. closed at aO-SObo asked; December, 30b 305sc. closed at 30bo aaked; May, 32 5to, closed at323c asked. Oata steady; Ho. 2, cash, 18 be; Hepteinber, 18c; October, 18J4c; May,22ic. Rye lower; No. 2. 38c. Hay Market glutted and at the mercy or buyers; prairie, $0.503i7.50; timothy, $9.50- 11!. lran unchanged at 45bc. FlaxReed easier at $1.22 b. Butter quiet bnt unchanged; dairy, 12914c; creamery, 1517c. Kpps steady, with a fair demand for good stock at 13o. Corn-meal unchanged at $1.7031.75. Whisky steady at $1.02. Provisions stronger but quite irregular. Pork. $11 all. 37b. Lard Prime steam nominally 5.87bc Dry-salt meats Boxed bhoulders. 4.87bc; lonps and ribs, 5.25a5.37bc; short clear, 5.50 as 5.62 be. Ilacon Boxed 6houldcrs, 5.62 be; longs and ribs, 6.50c; short clear, 6.62 be. Hams In good demand and linn at 11.25 3 13.23c. Ba?grln firm snd in demand; 1H pound, 9bc; 2 pounds, 11c; Iron cotton ties. $1.15. Keceipts Flour, 5,000 brls; wheat. 88.00O bu; corn, 8,000 bu; oats, 48,000 bu; rye. 1,000 bu; barley, none. ShipmentsFlour, 12,000 brls; wheat, 23,000 bu; corn, 37,OOO bu; oats, 18,000 bu; rye. 2,000 bu; barley, none. rillLAPELrniA. Sept 3.-Floar dull and prices weak; Western winter clear, new, $4 4.30; Western winter straight, new, $4.30'4.50; winter patent, new, $4.t5 35; Minnesota clear, $3.5094; Minnesota straight, $4.50 & 5; Minnesota patent, $5a;5.65. Wheat dull and lower, ungraded. In grain depot, S4c; No. 3 red, in export elevator. 7014c; 6teamer No. 2 red, in exIortelevator,79be; No. 2 red. In export elevator, 8lbc;o. 2 red, September, SlVtfSlShc; October, 82b82?tc; November. 83b84c: December, h4b85c; Corn Car lots firmer but quiet. Futures dull and a shade easier, No. 3 yellow. In grain depot, 43c; No. 2 mixed, in Twentieth-street elevator, 43e; No. 2 hirh mixed, in train depot, 43c; No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, 43bc; No. 2 mixed, September, 41341b?; October, 4133424c; November, 42b942'4c; December, 42b 43c. Oats Car lots weak and prices declined V9be; No. 3 mixed,2l S22c; No. 2 mixed, track, 24c; No. 3 white, 23b321c; No. 2 white, 26b 27c; choice old No. 2 white, 37"tc. Futures unsettled and b'10 lower; No. 2 white. September, 26926bc; October, 27tr27bc; November, 27b28e. Provisions move slowly and prices barely steady. Pork Mess, new, $12.50; a 13; prime mess, new. $12; family mess. $13.50. Hams Smoked. Ilbai3bc. LardWestern steam, 7.60c Butter steady for fin iroods; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 17blSe; Pennsylvania prints, 22 25c. Eptrs firm; Pennsylvania firsts. 20c. Cheese steady; part skims. 5f6bc. Reoelpts Flour, 3,000 brls; wheat, 20.500 bu; corn, 4,700 bn; oats, 38,700 bu. Shipments Wheat, 1,400 bu; corn, 1,500 bu; oats, 17,200 bu. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept 3. Receipts of wheat for twenty-four hours, 176 cars; shipments, 36. At the outset sellers of cash wheat were holding for an advance of about a cent, and some early sales were be better than yesterday. Earh buyers, an usual, were selecting the best samples And some sales of No. 1 Northern were made at an Improvement ef a cent. The buying was not active, however, and. near the close, the poorest samples sold at but lrttlo better prices than yesterday. Of the 325 cars Inspected but 22 wen old wheat. Closing quotations: No. 1 hare fieptejcabcr, 78c; October, 77, on track, 73 b

679c: No. 1 Northern, September. 74c, October, 7434c; December. 70c, on track, 75i-2c: No. 2 Northern, September, 71c; October, 72c, or, track, 73 'a 74c. BALTIMORE. Sept. 3. Wheat Western qniet; No. 2 winter red, spot and September, 79 be; October, 80b380c; December, 84c Corn "Western steady; mixed, spot and September, 40340c; October. 40ia4lc. Oats steady; Western white, 25a27bc; Western mixed. 23 a 24c Bye dull at 50352c llay quiet; prime to choice timothy, $13913.50. Provisions weak. Mess pork, $12.50. Butter firm; Western packed, 10313c; creamery. 17 a-18c. Egea firm at 19c Coffee firmer: Klo cargoes, fair. 19. Keceipts Flour, 13,000 brls; wheat, 43fpoo bu; corn, 56,000 bit: oat. 21,000 bu; rye. 600 bu. BMpment Flour, 8, TOO brls; -wheat. TOO bu; corn, 87,000 bu. Sales Wheat 240,000 bu; corn, 5,000 bu. CINCINNATI, Sept. 3. Flour In moderate demand. Wheat strong and hipher. No. 2 red, 77c Receipts, 6,000 bu; shipments, 6,000 bu. Corn easier; No. 2 mixed, 35c. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed. 20. 21 be Rye nominal; No. 2. 42c. Pork quiet but hijeher at$11.12b- Lard strong at 6.15c Bulk meats qniet; short ribs, 5.15c. Bacon steady; short clear, 6.25e. Whisky active and firm; sales, 1,363 brls finished poods on a basis of $1.02. Butter easy. Sugar steady, Epgs steady at 14c Cheese firm and higher; prime to choice Ohio flat, 8 a 8 be TOLEDO, Sept. 3. Wheat active and lower: cash, 783979bc; September, 78; October, 79 80c; December, Sle, Corn dull; casn, 354c; September, 35 be Oats quiet cash,20c nominal. Clover-seed firm and steady;. October. $4.35; November, $4.40. Receipts Wheat 86,000; corn, 18,800 bu; oats, 8.70O bu. ShipmentsWheat 1,500 bu; corn, 19,800 bu. DETROIT, 8ept 3. Wheat No. 1 white, cash. 80c; No. 2 red, cash and September, 79 be; October, 79 c; December, 81 e. Corn No. 2, cash and September, 34bc; October, 35c. Oats No. 2, cash, 21c; No. 2 white, cash, 22c Receipts Wheat 49,400 bu; corn, 9,000 bn; oats, 27,400 bu. . ; Oils. NEW YORK, Sept 3. retroleum opened steady at 98c, and moved up slightly on small transactions in the lirst hour. The market then became dull, and remained so until the close, which was dull at 98 be. Total sales, 278,000 brls. Turpentine quiet and steady at 449 44 be OIL CITY, Sept. 3. National Transit certificates opened at 98c; highest, 98iC; lowest, 9778C; closed at 98bo. Sales, 158,000 brls; clearances. 472,000 brls; charters. 20.912 brls; shipments, 138,358 brls; runs, 62,783 brls. PITTSBURG, Sept 3. Petroleum dull but steady. National Transit certificates opened at 9S1sc, and closed at 98 be; highest 98 c; lowest, 97be WILMDfGTON, Sept 3. Spirits turpentine firm at 42c. CHARLESTON, Sept 3. Turpentine firm at 42 be. SAVANNAH, Bept 3. Turpentine quiet at 42b0. f I : Cotton. NEW YORK, Sept 3. Cotton nominal; middling uplands, llbc; middling Orleans, 11 c; sales. 254 bales. Futures closed easy; sales, 32,500 bales; September, 10.5 ic; October, 10.19c; November, 9.94c; December, 9.90c; January, 9.93c; February, 10c; March, 10.06c; April, 10.13c; May, 10.19c; June, 10.25o. NEW OP.LEANS. Sept. 3. Cotton steady; middling, llsc; low middling, lOUc; good ordinary. 9bc; net receipts, 2,013 bales; gross, 2,797 bales; sales, 20O bales; stock, 10,930 bales. LIVERPOOL, Sept 3. Cotton steady but quiet. Sales, 7,000 bales, of which 500 bales were for speculation and export and included

4,700 bales American. Wool. , PHILADELPHIA, 6ept 3. The wool market is dull and prices nominal; Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and above, 33935c; X, 32 S33 l-3c; medium, 37338c; coarfie. 3037bc; New York, Michigan, Indiana and Western fine or X and XX, 3032c; medium. '3ii'a37c; coarse, 35936c; tine washed delaine, X and XX, 33a 37c; medium washed combing and delaine, 399 41c; coarse washed combing and delaine, 389 39c; Canada washed combing, 33 l-3935c; tubwashed, 35943c: medium unwashed combing and dlalne, 29932c; coarse unwashed combing and delaine, 23930c; Montana, 20326c; territorial, 16923c. Metals. ' : NEW YORK, Sept 3.-Pig-iron firm; American, $15.50918. Copper nominal and neglected. Lead rather brisker. Tin unsettled and easier; Straits, $20.40. ST. LOUIS, Sept 3. Lead quiet but firm; buyers at 3.65c, with 3.70c asked. . rjVE STOCK. T . Jo Cattle Dull, but Unchanged Hogs Weak and' Lower, Closing Quiet Sheep Steady. v iNDiAJfAroLis, Sept 3. Cattle. Receipts, 125; shipments, . Quality only fair. Market dull at last week's prices. Export grades Good to choice Common to medium Stokers, 500 to 850 lbs Good v choice heifers ........ Common to medium heifers......... Good to choice cows Fair to medium cows Common o.'d cows Imlls Veah $1.1034.50 3.4093.90 2.5093.15 2.0022.75 2.4092.85 J 1.5092.1 5 2.4032.70 1.7522.20 1.0091.65 1.5092.10 2.5093.50 15.00930.00 Milkers Hogs. Receipts, 4,125; shipments, 1,675. Suality fain market opened weak and lower; used quiet; all sold. Lteht .- $4.4094.55 Mixed 4.2094.35 Heavy 3.0034.2O Heavy roughs 3.0033.75 Shkep. Receipts, 300; shipments; 225. Market steady at unchanged prices. ;'. Good to choice shippers.- $4.2034,50 Fair to medium shippers 3.6594.10 fitockers, common to good 3.2593.75 Lambs, common to good 3.5025.25 Bucks, per head 2.0093.50 Elsewhere. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 3. The Live Stock In dicator reports: Cattle Receipts, 5,028; shipuivuiB, x,u 1 o. xuu iuaici nan active; name beef steers strong and a shade hitmen good Tex ana lOo higher; common steady; Texas cows steady; native cows scarce and steady to strong; stackers and feeding steers steady. Good to choice corn-fed steers, $3.9594.10; common to medium, $2.9093.75; stackers and feeding steers, $1,602)3; cows, $1.3522.40; grass range siecrs, fi.Duaz.ou. Ilojrs Receipts, 9,407; shipments, none. The market opened weak and lOo lower, and closed 10 a 20c lower, heavy grades showing the hea vlest declines, uood to cliolce llgnt, $4.20 94.30; heavy and mixed, $3.6094.10. Sheep Receipts, 1,257; shipments, none. The market was steady. Good to choico muttons, $3.5033.80; common to medium, $2.2593.25. NEW YORK, Sept 3. Beeves No receipts: no market; quiet feeling. Dressed beef steady at 697bc per pound for native sides, and 5 9 60 for Texas and Colorado sides. Exports, 600 beeves and 4,060 quarters of beef. To-day's Liverpool came quotes American rerngeraior Deei steady at 7-o per pound. Calves Receipts, 200. The market was firm and unchanged at 598o per pound for veals, and 2b93bc for grassers and buttermilks. Sheep Receipts, 1,900. Market firm for eood lambs and weak for common lambs; steadv for sheep. , Lambs sold at 4b96-uoper pound; sheep at 494.87bo. llogft Receplts, 2,600. Market unchanged at 94.0ua4.au, wim iancy pigs soia at Jpo.;o. CHICAGO. Sept 3. The Drovers Journal re ports: Cattle Keceipts, ll.OOO; shipments. 3,000. Market steady but slow. Beeves, $4.40 94.70; steers, $394.30; stackers and feeders, $1.9092.90; cowl, bulls and mixed, $13; Texas cattle, $1.5093.90; Western rangers, $3 a. Hoes Receipts. 19.00O; shipments. 6.0OO The market was slow and 5910o lower. Mixed. $3.o094.zd: neavy, $3.0094.10; nght, $3,909 4.70; Skips, $3,403)4.40. Sheen Receipts, 8.000; . shipments. 2.000. The market was steady. Natives, $3.5094.75 Western, $3.4094; Tcxans, $3.5094.10; lambs. ST. LOUIS, Sept A Cattle Receipts, 4,700! Fhipments. 600. ThoTiiarket was steady; choice reavynaiivo steers, $491.40; rair to good native steers, $3.7094: stackers and feeders, $2 '.:.ru; ranco sreers, i..iur'.w. Hotfs Receipts, 2.8OO; shipments, 600. The market was slow; fair to choice heavy, $3,859 4.10; packing grades, $3.7094; light, fair to be.t. $4.1094.40. Sheep Receipts, 3,100; shipments, 2,700. The martet was nrm; iair to choice, $3.2094.30. a U rr alo, Bept. 3. Cattle Kecelrts. car-loads through and 60 car-loads left over. Marnet uuu, lower, ana very siow. fcheep and Lambs Receipts. 7 car-lnpri throuch and 4 car-loads for sale. Market steady nun uuuununu Hoes Receipts 17 ear-loads throuch and ix oar-loads for sale. Market dull and 10915c lower on lorkers; medium and heavy, $4,209 4.45; corn-fed Yorkers, $4.70; grassers, $1,259 4.GO. EAST LIBERTY, 140: shipment. 480 yesterday's prices. York to-day. Sent 3. Cattle Receipts Marjtei snaue lower th an ko cattle snipped to N ew Hogs Receipts, I RfW hi rTnTi t. i f Mnrkit Alow: licht Yorkrn. a 4 TO- nAt,n Uoing in other grades. Seven car-loads of hoes Sheep Receipts. 2,400; shipments, 600. Market slow at yesterday's prices. CINCINNATI, Sent 3.-Cattle-Recetpts, 300; shipments. 700. The market was easier. Sheep Receipts, 1,300: shipments, 240. The market was sxcaay. Lamos steady at $3.50 a $6 llos steady; common and licht. $3.4034.fiv packing and butchers', $494.25. Receipts. INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. Trade Opens Moderately Active The Busl ness Outlook for September Promising. IXDLLNArOLIS, Sept 3. In most departments to-day a fair trade was reported, and the belief prevails that September is to show good results in a busi ncss way. eo farcrablo are the conditions

Crops aro good and moving quit freely. Money is plenty, the tone of prices firm.

Tho dry jroods men wero busy aud report prices ruling steady, the weakness of tho latter part of the month of Autrust on woolen goods having passed off. The Bos ton Wool Keportof Auit 31, says: "Manufacturers are still holding out for 'prices a boat 2 cents undercurrent quotations, and this fact keeps tho business within moderate bounds. It does not look, however, as' if the market would go lower, and now is thought to be a good time to boy. as slight concessions can be nad of perhaps one-hall centonthe pound. that could not bo ob tained should, the demand start up actively' ine outiooK is quite iavoraoie, ana snouia no more failures occur, we may look for a steady to firm market with a cood demand. Confidence has been well nigh restored, though trade is still restricted by reason of ' the carefulness aud caution displayed by sellers, and the close scrutiny of credits. n In groceries there is a fair distribution in progress, with firm prices ruling. The demand for sugars has slackened somewhat, but prices have not as yet, been effected. In tho produce- markets a moderate business is reported, with prices, on most articles ranging as last week. Eggs firm. Poultry and: butter lower. The hide men, as yet see no bright spot in the market and the millers speak discouragingly of the outlook for tho Hour market The seed men report business improving. ... GRAIN.. Wheat ruled firm on continued light receipts, while offerings ot corn are large, and the demand limited.' No. 2 mixed oats are wanted, but other grades attract no attention. Below is given the range of bids on 'Change to-day; : Wheat No. 2 red, 75752C;No. 3 red 71 72c; rejected, 03 3 64 e for poor, up to 70c (the ruling figures being 66c) for choice; unmerchantable, 5457c; September, 75. Corn No. 1 white, 35c; No. 2 white, 342C; No. 3 white (grade) 32sc; No. 2 yellow, 320; No. 3 yellow, 32c; No. 2 mixed, 3132c; No. 3 mixed, 31 3312C. . Oats-No. 2 white, 223to; No. 2 mixed. 19; rejected 17318c; unmerchantable, 13 14c. Jlran $8.50. Shippers paying $7.50 8. . llay Timothy, choice, $11.50; No. 1, $11 11.25;"No. 2, $0S9.5O; prairie. No. 1, $78. Jobbing-Trade Price List CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard 3-pound, $1.8032.00; 3pound seconds, $1.4091.60. Miscellaneous .Blackberries, 2-pound, 803 90c; raspberries, 2pound, $1.1531.30; pineapple, standard, 2pound, $1.4002.50; seconds, 2-pound, $1.10 a 1.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight 95c3$l; light, 65'75c; 2-pound, full, $1.7091.80; light, 90c3$l; string beans, 85 95c; Lima beans, $1 .203 1.30; peas, marrowfat $1.203 1.40; small, $1.5031.75; lobsters, $1.8532; red cherries, 95C31.10; strawberries, $1.2031.30; samion (IS s), $1,903 2.50. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite, $6.7537 ton; Jackson lump, $4 toi nut, $3.50; Brazil block, $3.50 ton; 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; Illghlaud lump, $3 y ton; nut $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg, $5 ton; ; Indiana cannol, $5 V ton; gas-house coke, llo bu, or $2.75 V load; crushed coke, 12o V bu, or $13? load. DRUGS. Alcohol, $2.2232.30; asafoctlda, 15320c; alum, 45c; camphor, ,30333c; cochineal, 50355c; chloroform, 3840c; copperas, brls. $333.50; cream tartar, pure, 30a35c; IndigQ, &0381c; licorice, Calab., genuine, 30345c; magnesia, ,earb.i2-oz, 25335c; morphine, P. 4s W., V oz, $2.80; madder, 12 a 14c; oihdistor, ? gal, $1.25 -3)1.30; oil, bergainot, B, $333.25"; opium, $3.2533.35e; cjuinine, P.&W.,?oz,3944o; balsam copaiba, 60905c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12316c; soda, bicaro., 41aoc; salts, Epsom, 435c; sulphur. Hour, 436c; saltpetre. 8 6 20c; turpentine, 58362c; glyoerine,25 o;30c; fdodide potass., $2.40 32.50; bromide potass., 40342c; chlorate potash. 25c; borax, 10312c; cinchonidia, 12315c; carbolic acid, 45 3 500. Oils Linseed oil. raw, 62c gal; boiled, 65c; coal oil, legal test, 9314c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c, Labrador, 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, ' 02330c; miners', 65o. Lard Oils, No. 1, 50355c; ; do, extra, 65370c , . WuiteLejld Pure, 7e.. DRY GOODS. Bleached BHEETrsGS Blackstone AA, 7c! Ballou & Son, 7 he; Chestnut 11111, 6c; Cabot 4-4' Ihid Chapman X, 69c; Dwight Star S, 8c; Fruit of the Loom, 8ic; Lonsdale, Soi Linwood, 8c; Masonville, 8s4c; New York Mills, 10jc; Our Own, 5?tc; Peppered, 9-4, 22c; Pepperell, 10-4, 24c; Hills, 8c; Hope, -7sr; Knight's Cambric, So; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitmsvule, 33inch; 6c; Wamsutta, lOc. Bbown Sheeting Atlantic A, 7J4C; Boott C, . 6c; Agawam F, 5ae; Bedford R, 5c; Augusta, : 'o; Boott AL,7c; Continental C. 63tc Dwight etar 8c; Echo Lake, Gci Oranlteville RE, 6"; Lawrence-LL, 50; Pepperell E, 7J4c; Pepperell R, 6Aic; Pepperell 9-4, 20c; PeppercU 10-1, 22c; : Utioa 9-4, 22c; Utica 10-4, 25i; Utica C, 4ac. Uixghams Amoskeag, 6c; Bates, 6Hc; Gloui cester, 6S3!; Glasgow, 6c; Lancaster, 63tc; Ra- ! nelmau'sTc; Renfrew Madras, Scj Cumber land, 6c; White, 6Htf; Bookroia, 9c. Grain Bags Amorican, $16.50; Atlantic, $18; Franklinville, $18; Lewiston, $18; Ontario, $16.50; Stark A, $21. Paper Cambrics Man ville, 6c; S. S. &. Bon, Gc: Masonville. Co; Garner, 6. Prints American lancy, 6 c; Allen's fancy, Ohe; Allen's dark, 6c; Allen's pink, 6c; . Arnold's, 6ic; Berlin solid colors, 6c; Cocheco. 62C; Conestoga, 6c; Dunnell's, 6c; Eddystone, 6c; Hartel, 6c; Ilarmeny, 5c; Hamilton, 6c; Greenwich, 5 c; Knickerbocker, 52c; Mallory pink, 60. Prices on dress styles irregular; de pends on pattern. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 122c; ConestoraB F, 16c; Conestocra extra, lSc; Conestoga Gold Medal 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conestoga AA, 10c; Conestoga X, 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Falls OBO, 32-inch. 13 2c; MethuenAA, 12ac; Oakland A, 6C; Swift River, 60; York, 32-inch, 122C; York, 30-lnch, lOjcr FOREIGN rRTJITS. Raisins, Calif crnia London laver, new, $2,503 2.75 "P box; California,loose,muscatelle3-crown, $1.8032 V box; Valencia, new, 7380 ft; citron, 24326o 16; currants. 637c " lb. Bananas $1.2532.25 s bunch. Oranges Imperial $5.50 tfO box. Lemons Messina, $03 5.50 f box; choice, $6.5037. Figs, 12314c Prunes Turkish, old, 44 ftlc; new.SSSo. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Celery Per bunch, 25330c. Pears Bartletts, $333.50 brl; Flemish beauties, $233; common, $1.5032. Pot atoks $131.25 P brl. Watermelons $16318 100. AiTLES Maiden's Blush, $2.2532.50 f brl, common, $11.25. Peaches Choice. 8003$! 1-3-bu boxes. Cabdage 65o brl. Tomatoes lOaSOcbu. Cantaleups Per, brl, $1.75 3 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 growr, $3. Plums Blue, $1.25 per half-bushel box; Damsons, $434.25 f stand; Wild, $1.7532.25 IP" stand. GRArES Concord, $3.7534 per stand; Ives, $2 3 2.75 per stand. GROCERIES. Sugars TTards, 8T8310c; confectioners A. 898c; off A, 83s385c; coffee A. SaSc; white extra C. 838; extra C, 77s38ise; good yellows, 7s6377ec; fair yellows, 7383751; yellows, 7 3 7.0. , Coffees Ordinary grades, 1834319UC; fair, 193200; good,20432114c; prime, 22323'4C; strictly prime to choiee, 231432414c; fancy green and yellow, 241-ia25i4C; old government Java 33433414c; ordinary Java. 283i32934c; imitation Java, 27i432814C. Roasted coffees, Its packages, 2314c; Banner, 234c; Lion, 234c; Gates's Champion. 22Uc; Arbuckle's. 2314c. Flour Sacks No. 1 nrab l4 brl, $33 4 1,000; h brl, $17; Ughter weight $1 V 1,000 less. Dried Beef 113 13c. Leai 03 7c for pressed bars. Rice Louisiana, 537c. Salt In car lots, 90c; small lots. $1.0031.05. Molasses and Strups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 30335c; choice, 40350c. Syrups, 273400. Shot $1.30 3 1.35 bag for drop. SriCEs Pepper, 19320c; allspice, 12315c; cloves, 26 30e; cassia, 10312c; nutmegs, 803) 85 IB. BTARCii Refined pearl, 333o ft; Champion gloss, 1& and 3-B packages, 535Lo 15; Champion gloss lump. 3 3 4c. Twine Hemp, 12 3180 V ft; wool, 8310c; flax, 20330c; paper, 18c; jute, 12315c; cotton, 16325c. , WoonEXWAnE No. 1 tubs, $7.2537.50; No. 2 tubs, $630.50; No. 3 tubs, $5.25 d 5.50; 3-hoop pails. $1.6031.65; 2-hoop, pails, $1.4031.45; double washboards, $2.00 a 2.75; common washboards, $1.403 1.85; clothes-pins, 50385c f box. Wooden Dishes Per 100, 1 ft, 20c; 2 IBs, 25c; 3 ft s, 30c; 5 ft a, 4 Oc Beans Choice hand-picked navy. $2.4032.50 f bu; medium hand-picked, $2.4032.50. Wrapi'ING-pafe r Lijfht-weicht straw, 233o V ft; light-weight rap, 2833c ft; heavy-weight straw, l?42o i ft; heavy-weight ratr. 2 3 3c ft; Manilla, No. 1, 839c, No. 2, 5-2362c; print paper. No. 1,6 a, 7c; book paper. No. 3, S. AC, 10311c; No. 2,8. AC.. 839c; No. 1, S. fc C, 7J4 38c LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole, 28333c; hemlock sole. 2232SC; harness, 26330c; skirting, 30334c: black bridle, doz., $50355; fair bridle, $603 78 4 dor.; city kip, $60380; French kin, $853 110; city calf -fcklns, 60c3$l; French calf -skins, $131.80. Hides No. 1 green, 4c; No. 2 green, 3c; No. 1 green salt 5c; No. 2 green salt, 320; calf same as hides: No. 1 green salt kip, 5c; No. 2 green salt kip, Lia Lamhskins 40355c. Tallow No. 1, 4c; No. 2, 35?. Grease Brown, 2ac; yellow, 2c; white, 41yc . OIL CAEE. OU cake, $23 f ton; oU meal, $23. . PROVISIONS. Jobbing Prices Smoked meats Sugsrcured hsms, 10 to 12ft s average, 122C; 15 tes average, llac; 17 fts average, 11c: 20 fts average, lOc; 22 ns average, 10- Kngluhcured breakfast bacon, light or - medium, 11c; shoulders, 10 to 12 fts average. 7; shoulders, 11 to 16 D 9 averao, 6H:Gi California

dried ' beef hams and knuckles pieces. lie Bacon Clear sides, 35 to 40 fts average, 7i; cKir backs, medium average, 7c; clear bellies, medium weight. 7 He; 45 fts average sides and 25ft s average backs ke less than above quotations; 20 ft average bellies, ho less. Dry-salt and nckied jvieats iiear siae (unsmoked), 6c; clear backs (unsmoked), 340. clear bellies (unsmoked). 7c; bean nork ? brl 200 fts.$14.50; ham orrumppork,tbrf200fts.$i2.00 Boiogna Skin, large or small, 61c; cloth, large or small, 6c, Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle-rendered, in tierces, 7c; in one-half barrels, 8c; in 50-TB cans In lOO-fe oase. vTeo; in i:u-ra cans la 80-ft cases, 8c Prime Leaf Lard in tierces 7iiC Hoosier Packincr Company Lard-In tierces, 7c; In 50-15 can In lOO-B cases, 7Ho. Wholesale Prioes-Car-loaQ low o. v. ntms 10311c. as to averasre: 8. P. shoulders, 6c as to averace: ahort-rib sides, drr salt 6c; prime steam lard, 60. PRODUCK. Butter Selling prices Fancy creamery. 18 20c; fair creamery, 14316c: tine dairy, 12313c; good cciutry, 7310c, according to the condition in which it is received. Common 6tock will bring but 435c per pound. . Eggs Shippers pajlng 13 3 130; eellinR from store at 14315c. Poultry Hens. 7a38o V ft; young chickens, 8; hen turkeys, 10c; toms, 5c; roosters, 3c; geese. $3.80 doz; ducks, 6c. Fbathers Prime geese, 35o ft. mixedduoW 20e-B. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow. 20c Wool Tub-washed and picked, 33335r, unwashed medium and common grades, if in good order, 25c; hurry and cotted, 17320c; fleecewashed, if light and in good order, 28 330c; burry and unmerchantable, according to their value. IRON AND STEEL. Bar iron (rates), 1.9032c; horse-shoe bar, 3c, Norway rail rod, 8c; German steel plow-slabs; 4c; American drill steel, 10 12c; Sanderson tool steel, 16c; tiro steel, 3c; spring steel, 5c; horseshoes, keg, $4.2534.50; mule's shoes, keg. $5.2535.50; horse nails, f box, 8d, $5; steel nails, lOd and larger, $2.1032.35 keg: other sizes at the usual advance; wire nails, $2.65. Tinners' Supplies 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 Ciron, 5c; galvanized, 60 per cent, discount. Sheet zinc, 7c. Copper bottoms, 25c Planished copper, 30c. Solder, 16318c SEEDS. Clover Red, choice, 60 ft bu, $4.0034.35; English, choice, $4.4034.60; white, choice, $7,403 7.75; alsike, $8.5039.00; alfalfa, ohoiee, $7,753 8.00. Timothy Choice; 45 ft bu, $L7031.90. Blue-grass, fancy, 14 ft bu, $1.1531.30. Orchard grass Extra clean, 14 ft bu, $1.2531.40. Red top Choice, 14 ft bu, 85o3$1.00. Bird seedChoice Sicily canary, 538c ft. Pus German millet 8003 $1.00 bin choico Hungarian, 703 80obu. F. C HUNTINGTON & GO., Leading Wholesale and Bet&U SEED MERCHANTS. 78 & 80 East Market St., Indianapolis. ryTelephone 530. Clover, Timothy and Blue-Grass The n. T. CONDE Ixplkhsnt CO. The largest wholesale sesd house la Indiana. Strictly prime seed a specialty, 76 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 will make mad and telegraph bids. Right Soil for Fruit Trees and Tines. ' Washington Post . Fertilization "will make many kinds of soil suitable for a great variety of fruit trees and vines, but there aro some fruits that will not thrive on certain soils, no raattpr how richly fertilized they may be. Peculiar plants, vines and trees demand peculiar soils, and even those kinds which thrive in several varieties of soil generally have their preference. . Take the apple tree, for instance. It can be grown nearly all over tho United States and in a great variety of soils, but it always does tho best in wet, moist and well-drained loam. The pear and quince will grow on nearly every Kind of soil that the apple will, but perfection is only reached when planted in a light sandy soil, freo from standing water. Peach trees aro being limited to light, welldrained lands; hence the reason for so many peach orchards found on hillsides. Grapevines produce the best results when planted upon high, gravelly soil. The selection of land for fruit trees applies as well to the smaller vines, as berries, the blackberry and raspberry upon light land, especially if nitrogenous manure is applied. Th currant and gooseberry, on the contrary, require a moist, heavy soil for tho best results.' The strawberry wants moist, sandy loam. When planted in light, sandy soil more berries are produced, out they are smaller and usually of an inferior quality. After the proper soil is selected lor either fruit tree, vine or berry bush, the next question of importance is that of fertilization. The same fertilizer would not do for all, nor would the same method of application have beneficial results. It is better generally to sow the manure broadcast for the smaller fruits and harrow it in. This method of application will do for tho larger fruits, too, if other crops are to be grown in the orchard. But if nothing but tho trees are to be grown in the orchard a more economical use of the fertilizer would be to spread it only about the bases of the trees. The manure should be well decomposed and mixed with dirt before spread around the roots of trees. Unferinented manure should never come in contact with the roots. Coarse manure should be spread around the trees and then covered with a layer of dirt. Manure should be uaed sparingly on peach trees until they begin to bear. The best all-round manure for fruit trees is tine ground bone and potash, mixed in the proportion of four parts of the former to one of the latter. One pound of this should be mixed in the soil around each tree and another pound applied near the surface. Household Hints. "Overdoors," or railed shelves placed above tho door, make very pretty decorations. They look like little balconies, holding china ornaments. They tit the top of the door, and aro about six inches high. If well-dried, fine, sweet hay were more often used for baby pillows, and also for the 1 it tie bed during the heated term, baby would have a restful night and tired mothers less cause to complain of fretfulness, as heat alone is to blame for this in most cases. A good way to wash a colored lawn so that it will not fade is to take lukewarm water and make a lather of white soap, and wash the dress through this without putting soap on the fabric. Rinse through two cold waters with atablespoonfulof vinegar stirred in each. Hang out to dry, and iron as soon as it is dry enough to press nicely". If you have a figured linen lawn dress with the colors faded you can make a whito dress of it with very little trouble. Wash it well in hot suds, and boil it until the colors seem to be gonct then wash, and rinso tho dress, and dry it in the sun: if not quite white when dry repeat the boiling, and when laundered and readv to wear trim it with bright-colored ribbon bows, and you will have a pretty new white dress, Tho following is a safe guide for cooking fruit for canning and tho quantity of sugar necessary. The minutes indicate the time for boiling and the ounces the amount of sugar to be used to each quart: Cherries 5 minutes, 0 ounces. Kaspberries 6 minutes, 4 ounces. Blackberries 6 minutes. C ounces. Plums 10 minutes, 10 ounces. Pears SO minutes, 6 ounces. Peaches 15 minutes, 6 ounces. Pine-apples 15 rniuutes, 6 ounces. Crab-apples 25 minutes, 6 ounces. Apples 15 minutes, 8 ounces. Currants 10 minutes, 6 ounces. Grapes 10 minutes, 8 ounces. Gooseberries 20 minutes, 8 ounces. Quinces 25 minutes, 10 ounces. Tomatoes 25 minutes. Of course, some judgment must be exercised, according; to the condition,' quality and class of fruit . A correspondent of tho Rural New Yorker writes that after trying various merhods, in the absence of jce, for keening milk and fresh ineat he devised a box about live feet long, three feet wide and deep enough to hold a milk pitcher. For convenience he divided it iutotwo compartments by placing a partition iu the center. Over the top ho S laced two lids or doors, covered with orinary wire mosquito-netting,, each fastened to the box with hinges, with a knob for lifting it. lie placed this box on the cellar bottom, and it answers the purpose of a refrigerator admirably. : In fact-he thinks things keep better in it than they do in an ordinary ice-box. The whole 'thing can be made from an old dry-goods box or some waste lumber and a couple of yards of mosquito-netting with a couple of hinges and knobs.

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