Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1892 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 3,

92.

EEKLIN ON NEW YEAR'S EYE

Mcnnted Constables Necessary to Keep the Mobs of Brawlers in Check. Deprived of Their Usual Privily of Crushing the Hats of Passers-By Reception Ij the Kaiser A Deal with the Centrists. (CcTHnht. lS3l.ty the New York Associated Press. 1 Berlin. Jan. 2. Reports have reached hero by cable that tho German minister to Chili had offered the good oilices of Germany aa mediator between Chili and the United State. These reports have been semi-oflicially denied. Tbe foreign department does not thiuk it necessary to telegraph the minister asking how the rnnior arose, as no instructions from his governinent warranting hisinterference have been tent to him and the department relies implicitly npon bis discretion. Bleak winds and drenchingrains ushered in the new year. Sach miserable -weather, of coarse, had some effect upon the celebration of the day. The rowdy mobs which Lad been privileged every New Year's eve to hold the leading thoroughfares against quiet folks, and to indulge in such practical jokes as crashing the hats and tearing the coats of well-dressed passers-by, found a practical check in special reinforcements of police, bnt neither the inclement night nor the strong force of police in the streets ciuite restrained the recurrence of the oldtime rioting. Mounted constables rode along the pavements dispersing the unrnly groups. About one hundred of the brawlers were arrested for molesting sober persons of respectability. They were awaiting line or imprisonment. 1 he court functions on New 1 ears day were the same as usual. The Emperor and his family moved into the royal castle at Jf rlin lrom 1'otsdam early in the week. The band of the Second Uhlans played from the summit of the cupola of the castle chapel. The- imperial family attended morning service m the ohapel. At the levee held subscauently to this service, where all the commanding generals, government officials and conrt officers tiled past the throne, tho Emperor wore tbeunilorm of a Prussian general, with the ribbons of the order of the Black Eagle. The Empress wps attired in a magnificent court robe. She wore the ribbons of the Black Eagle and the decorations of many other orders. The crowd attending the levee was so numerous that the balls set apart for their reception were filled to overdowing. At noon the Emperor rode to the arsenal to perform the usual New Year's ceremony of giving parole to the troops. Everybody here expected him to in a It e Important utterances on this occasion. but he said nothing beyond a few words in addressing a group of officers. He advised them to speedily acquire a knowledge of the power and use of the latest military improvements. The absence of Princes Leopold and Arnold, of Bavaria, from the levee was incorrectly attributed by some persens to a dispute with the Emperor. As a matter of fact, their absence was due to a friendly arrangement with the Emperor by which their presence at the formal proceedings was not needed. FRANCE TOO LATE. The French government is too late in trying to meet the Drei bund's zollverein by commercial alliances with various Euro-, pean states. The overtures made from Paris to Sweden, Denmark, Greece and Italy- are perfectly known in Berlin. These overtures till now have resulted in nothing further than an agreement with Greece and Denmark, both these allies of Russia getting the minimumlFrench tariff in exchange for "favored nation" treatment to France. The negotiations for a treaty with Italy have in the meantime ceased, and it is not likely that they will be renewed. With Sweden, France stands another chance, but nothing the Paris government now can do can weaken the Dreibuod's zollverein. which, before long, will inclnde Belgium, Holland, - Rnnniama and Servia, and probably Spain. For the solid vote of the Centrists in the Reichstag, which enabled the government to pass the commercial treaties, that party Is about to obtain tne long-desired concession granting the clergy greater control of the instruction in primary schools. Count Von Zedlitz, Minister of Public Worship, will submit to the Landtag a project conferring power on the clergy to examine candidates for teachership on religious questions. The Catholics regard the concession as one which will enable the clergy to control the schools through the teachers. The project will cause a bitter fight in the Landtag, as the Conservatives hold that it will pervert the character of thevolksschule. Influenza has claimed another victim among the diplomates in this city. The Marquis De Penafiel. the embassador of Portugal to Germany, died here to-day of that disease. Advices from St Petersbnrg are that the illness of the Czarina is a low fever, and partly due to worrying over the plot against the Czar, in which the highest conrt and imperial personages are suspected of being involved. Private letters state that some 'of these plots are aimed at obtaining a constitution by which the nobles and land-holders will appoint the members of an assembly. Rumors are current that negotiations are proceeding to obtain the adhesion of Russia to the commercial convention, bnt there is no foundation for them. There has been no meeting of German and Russian diplomates. aa has been reported in the foreign press, and no such meeting is contemplated. The Foreign Otftce authorizes a denial that the question of a reduction of the Russian tariff has ever been mooted. Among thenewyear articlesappearing in the German press is one in the National Zeitung. which specially comments upon the growth of the American Union as tho decisive factor of the century. The Frankfort Gazette announces that immense quantities of wheat and rye have been stored in the Rhine fortresses. The wheat, it says, was chielly imported. The American legation hre is busy with the cases of American citizens of German birth who have been arrested in this conntry for desertion from the army. The Hon. William Walter Phelps, the American minister, and Mr. Coleman, secretary of the American legation, iind the government ready to accedo to any reasonable demand for the release of the returned deserters, even when the laws would permit of their retention, but it would be better if men liable to prosecution on this charge should remain in their adopted conntry. Mark Twain will deliver a lecture in this city on Jan. 13 for the benefit of tho Berlin American Church. He and Mr. Murat Halstead and Miss HaMoad were given a dinner yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson. , UIS STOMACU PIEUCtD. Uartln Hennenbor Was Fed for Weeks Thrccj-h a Tube A Successful Operation. Detroit. Jan. .-Physicians at the Emergency Hospital to-day announced that they had performed a successful operation of sastrotoiny aix weeks ago. They have kept the operation secret in order to fnlly satisfy themselves of its snecess. The patient was Martin Hennenburg. Hannenburg had in his throat an obstruction which could not be passed by even a line tube, and he was slowly dying of starvation because he could not partake of the food." GastrntOtny was resorted to. and a tube was inserted directly into the stomach, and by this means nutriment was furnished. The operation was entirely successful, and the doctors have been able to feed Hennenburg without trouble. The swelling in the throat is being operated upon, and in two weeks Hennenburg will bo able to eat with his mouth again. By means of thetnbein the present case the pbvsicians bavo been able to secure quantities of pure gastric juice. Their experiments to ascertain its action on various kinds of food and other substances will he a valuable addition to medical knowledge. How L rlppe AfiVrfs Horse, San Francisco. Jan. 2,-Lagrip'pe. which hss been prevalent here thin winter, has begun to affect horses, and large numbers of them are sick vnth the disease. Infirmaries for the animals are filled with sick

horses. No largo stables have as yet been seriously a flee ted, the disease being most prevalent in the small stables of private individuals. The appearance of thedisenso in horses is marked by a disinclination for food, rough coat, repugnance for water in the early stages and a feverish npetite for it later, running at the eyes, and, liually, swelling of tho glands of the nose, throat and other respiratory organs. The disease set ins to be confined to San Francisco and vicinity, as no cases have been reported from tho interior of the State Unless the disease is checked, tno swelling and accumulation of pus closes the tubes of the throat and sutiocation ensues.

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Tocal Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For tho twenty-four hours ending 8 r. m., Jan. 3, 1SS2 Cold; fair weather; nearly stationary temperature; fresh northwest winds. GENERAL INDICATIONS. Washington, Jan. 2.-8 p. m. For IndianaFair tilt Monday; warmer by Sunday night; northwesterly winds. For Ohio Clearing; colder, except stationary temperature in extreme western Ohio; northwesterly winds. For Illinois Fair till Monday; warmer Sunday night; northwesterly winds. The storm has moved with great rapidity from Lake Michigan to Now England, attended by severe gales in the lower lake region and on tho Atlantic coast. The clearing condition has moved south to Iowa. and is gradually merging with that over the plateau region. A storm of considerable energy has moved from tho North Pacific coast to Asslnaboine. Rain or snow has fallen in the middle and north Atlantic States and tho lake regions. The temperature has risen west of the Mississippi and in the middle and north Atlantio States and has generally falleu elsewhere. Rain, turning into snow in New England, snow in the lower lake region, clearing in the upper lake region, generally fair elsowhere may be expected. It will be decidedly colder in the middle Atlantio States, New England and the lower lake region, warmer in the Mississippi valley westward and stationary or slowly rising temperature elsewhere. Local Weather Ileport. Indianapolis. Jan. 2.

Time. liar. I her. R. JI. Wind. Weather. lIYe. 7 a.m. 29.83 22 93 S'west. fgt sn'w 0.08 7r.M. 3Q.06 15 02 N'Tfcst. Cloudy 0.03

Maximum temperature, 21; minimum temperature, 15. The following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation on Jan. 2: Tern. IYe. Normal 20 O.IO Mean 'JO 0.10 Departure from normal 9 "0.0 Excess or deficiency since Jan. ll "0.'J7 Plus. C. F. R. Wattekiiaxs, Forecast Officer. General Weather Conditions. Saturday, Jan. 2, 8 p. m. Pressure The storm area remained stationary with its center north from Lake Ontario; the low area in the extreme northwest is moving slowly southeastward; the high barometric area between these is central over western Texas and New Mexico. Temperature Cold temperature continued over the middle and northern portion of the country, but in the northwest it is rising. Ten degrees below zero and lower is reported from northern Minnesota northward: zero from central Minnesota northward; 1U and lower from South Dakota, northern Iowa and Wisconsin northward; 30 and less from Nebraska, Missouri and Kentucky northward; 40 and above in northwestern Montana and from Oklahoma and Louisiana southward; 50 and above in Texas. Precipitation Snow fell from the lake regions southward to the Ohio valley. Fair weather continues west of the Mississippi. Conditions During1 December. Following is a summery - of tho local meteorological conditions existing during the month of December, as compiled by the Indianapolis signal service: Mean barometer. 30.129; highest, 30.652, on the 12th; lowest, 29.495, on the 3d. Mean temperature, 40.6; highest, 61, on the 3d; lowest, 20, on the 2h. Greatest daily range. 27, on the 1st; least daily range, 3. ou the 26th. Mean temperature for this month in 1871,27.5: 1872. 23.1; 1873.37.2: 1874. 35.3: 1875, 41.2;187, 2-0; 1877, 46.3; 1878, 2G.W; 1879, 35.6; 1880,24.2: 18S1, 40.2; 1882. 30.4; 1883, 34.4: 1884. 29.9; 1885, 32.0; 1880, 25.2; 1887, 30.8; 1888,34.0; 1689.46.2; 1890. 33.1; 1891. 40.6. Total excess during the month, 220; total excess since Jan. 1.4(H). Prevailing direction of wind, southeast; total movement, 6.0U9 miles; extreme velocity, direction, and date. 24 miles, southeast, on the 3d. Total precipitation, 2.90 inches; number of days on which .01 inch or more fell, 12; total pre5.10; 188U, 1.41. 2881; 5.40: 18S2, 2.53; 1883. 4.34:1884, 6.05; 1885, 2.45; . 1880, 2.20; 1887, 4.52; 1898, 1.91; 1889, 2.70; 1890, 1.04:1891. 2.90. Total deficiency during the month, 0.37; total deficiency since Jan. 1, 6.04. Number of cloudless days, 14; partly cloudy, 6; eloudy. 11. Thunder-storm on the Gth; lunar halos on the 8th and 14th. Below Zero In the Northwest. St. Paul, Jan. 2. The high winds last night were hard on the railroads in sections where snow fell, and there were many delayed trains. Very cold weather is reported on all the lines, especially in North Dakota and Montana, where the thermometer is far below zero as far West as Livingston. On the western division of the Omaha the temperature ranges from 2 to 6 above zero, and in Wisconsin it is 4 below. Coldest of the Season. Special to the Indianapolis Journal, Wabash, Ind., Jan. 2. This part of Indiana is experiencing the coldest weather of the season to-night. The thermometer has already reached the zero mark. A heavy wind from the west is blowing, and the temperature is steadily falling. Nearly two inches of snow has fallen to-day. Died wltli an Oath on Ills Lips. CnATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 2. Jesse Frierson washangod to-day, for the murder ofoilicer Musgrove. June 12, 1S0O. Frierson was very tractable until last night, when be made a desperate attempt to take the life of his jailer. Jailer Holt was pass-' ing through the department where Frierson was located, when the murderer, who is a powerfnl negro, grasped the officer by the throat and a terrible struggle followed. When assistance finally reached tho jailer bis face was livid and he was almost dead. The jailer's assistant knocked Frierson senseless with the butt end of a revolver. He took nothing but a glass of whisky thin morning, and when, on the scaiibld was asked if he had anything to say. he replied that he had not, adding an oath to the negative. " Trump Mangled In Hallway ColXIsnn. Bfllaire. 0.. Jan. 2. East-bound freight No. 2 on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad broke into two sections on the steep grade near Franklin. O.. last night. Two of the sections collided at the bridge one mile west of Kellaire. and ten cars were wrecked and the bridge badly damaged. Five tramps who were stealing rides were caught in the wreck. Stratter Monnen, of Caldwell county, Virginia, aged-eighteen, was bruised across the abdomen, and will not recover. Martin Crony, of Wheeling, W. Va.. had both arms broken and is hurt internally, probably fatally. The other three men w-re injured about the head and body, but will in all probability recover. The Father or the "Lift" Will Take a Rest. ClIICAt.o. Jan. 2. W. E. Hale, of the Hale Elevator Company, who was the pioneer in the introduction of passenger lifts" in business buildings in the cities of the world, has resigned the presidency of that company in order to enjoy a wellearned leisure. Starting in a small way in Chicago he has lived to ace the establishment of branches in the principal cities of this country and Europe, and a revolution in architecture as the result of his invention. m Two Insurance Companies Quitting' Daslness. Boston. Jan. 2. The City of London Fire Insurance Company has decided to withdraw entirely lrom business m the United States owing to lack of profit. The company will carry all its risks in this country to maturity. The Meriden, Conn., Fire Insurance Corupauv has retired from business, reinsuring its risks in the RoyaL

cipuauoii un incnesnor mis Joonin in l7l, 2.30; 1872.2.10; 1873, 5.90; 1874. 2.79; 1875, 4.01:1876. 0.90; 1877, 2.45: 1678.3.95: 1879.

AN AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING

Gratifying Exhibit of Clearances by Associated Banks of Indianapolis. Larjre Increise on the First Business Day of the Year Over the Same Day in 1S91 Weekly Statement of the Banks. MONEY AND STOCKS. The First Day of the New Year's Daslness A Comparison. The clearances of the associated banks yesterday amounted to g970.SS5.C8; balances. $133,801.57. For the week. 4.297,530.20; balances, 8762,149.28. For the corresponding date of last year the clearances were &732,497.9S; balances, $71,373.70. For tho week, ?3,CJ1.S27.C6; balances, 343,815.10. Following is a synopsis of the reports made to tho clearing-houses by the associated banks, of their condition at the close of business Dec SI. 1801: Tioans Debits Reserve Loans, increase...... Deposits, decrease... Reserve, decrease. .. , $7,209,082.60 10,833,343.1)4 6,214.921.41 2,333. J0 84.540.29 133,006.55 The banks hold 2,633,0i.76 cash in excess of the 33'a per cent, required by the clearing-house rule. NEW YOKK QUOTATION?. At New York. Saturday, money on call was easy, with no loans; closing offered at S percent. Prime mercantile paper, 4?4ft6 per cent sterling exchange was quiet and steady at 4.12 fcr sixty-day bills and $4.84 for demand. The total tales of stocks were 8.061 f) oies. including the following: Atchison. 12.CCG; Erie, 12.005; Hocking Valley. 4,- &"; Louisville & Nashville. 3,100; Misouri Pacific, 0,015; Northwestern, 3,240; Northern Pacific preferred, 5,170; Reading. 0,840; Richmond & West Point, 4,558; St. Panl. C.750; Union Fncific, 23,855. The stock market opened the new year with an active and buoyant speculation, the volume of business being something nnusal for the season of the year, as well as for a half-holiday coming between two full ones. Among the active stocks there was heavy buying, in which London was something of a factor, while the demand from commission-houses continued unabated, and outside centers contributed their ouota to make one ot the most active Saturdays ween in a year. The feature of the dealings, however, was the large trading and very substantial advances among the low-priced shares, which are believed by some to bavo a future, the new Lead common scoriug a gain of 7" per cent., though the greater part of this was the simple process of "marking up" which, however, could not be urged against all of the very material gains in the others. The industrials were specially conspicuous in the upward movement, however, and as Lead took the lead among the unlisted share. Chicago Gns led the listed stocks. Among the latter, however, the demand in Union Pacific, Wabash. Now England and C, C, C. & St. Lonis was sufficient to raise those shares to the highest prices forsome time, and among the low-priced shares Toledo, Ann Harbor &, North Michigan, Louisville, New AlbangV Chicago. Oregon Short-line, Hocking Valley and the Cottons-oil shares scored gains of from 1 to 3 per cent. Tho bank statement showed an extraordinary heavy expansion in loans, but the receipts of currency were such as to cause only a comparatively small decrease in the surplus reserve, and it had no apparent inllnence npon the prices. The opening was active and generally large fractions higher than Thursday's figures, and while some sluggishness was shown among the more prominent stocks, tho concessions were insignificant, and others displayed the most pronounced strength. The upward movement in these shtrej made steady and rapid progress throughout the session and no special feature other than those mentioned were 'developed. The market finally closed nctivo at the top prices ot the day. The important gains among the active shares were: Cotton Oil. 14; Sugar. 1; C, C. C. & St. L.. V.4i Chicago Gas, 3: Now England. I3; Union Pacific, 134. and Wabash preferred. I1.. Railroad bonds displaved the same spirit as stocks, though in a less degree. While the leading issues were largelv traded in their advances were more moderate than those in stocks. The only special feature was Union Pacific notes, which rose ls per cent., to Wk, on the unusually heavy transactions of $297,000. The other active bonds were Atchison incomes with 180,000 and tho Reading with 137,000, the total sales reaching $1,956,000 Government bonds were dull and steady and State bonds were neglected. Closing quotations were: Four per cent. regll6 Louis. & Nash 8 m I Ss New Albany.. '2s Missouri raciflc... 033 N.J. Central 1123 Northern Pacilio.. 20 N. Paclho pref 72 Four per ct. coup. H6I3 PacltoOsof '95... 8 Atchison 453. Adams Express.. .148 Alton A T. II :2 Alton JiT. II. prcf. 12S American Expressll7 Chee. & Ohio 20 C. fe o. rref. lsts. 00 Northwestern 11 Northwestern pref 14 N. Y. Central Ill O. & Mississippi .. 22 C. & O. pref. 2ds.. 4(i,3;0. A M. rref r ti Jt. t Hull. T t. -L223 C., C. C. dc fit. L. 71 4 Fullman Falace.....l84 Del.; Lack. & W ..13'J2iItovk Island S93 Fort Wayne 134 U. Express no V.,8t.I&l 14 V..8t.L..fcIpref. 32?8 Wells-FanroEx....l30 LakoErloA W.... 2'2 L.E. Jc W. pref.... 70 Lake Shore 123 Lead Trust J0e Vestern Union.... 833b Par silver at New York yesterday, 945fec per ounce; at London. 4S5d. The New York weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Reserve, decrease. Loans, increase f pecie, decrease Lcf al tenders. Increase.. lJeiiocits. Increase Circulation, increase.... .$2,247,975 . 0,301,R)0 . 420.300 900.30O .10,910,900 07.300 The banks now hold $17,235,050 in excess cf the requirements of the 15 per cent. rule. LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. POULTRY, GAME AND OTHT5R PRODUCE. Poultry Hens, 7c Id: young chickens. 7o Ifc; turkeys, fat, choice hens. He Id. and 8c for fancy young toms; ducks, Che It; geese, S4.SC25.40 doz. Game Rabbits, ToOUo doz, selling at $11.2S. Eggs Shippers paying ISe. Ilnttcr Choice country. 14'SlCc: common. EfrlCc; choice retailing from store at 25'2 Cheese New York fnll cream. 134214c: fkims. y IB., (Celling prices.) Feathers Prime geese, 85c Tt; mixed duck. Lt)c i lt. Beeswax Darfc, 5c: yellow, 40o. (selling price): dealers pay 1S40. Wool Tub-washed and picked, SOSSc; unwashed medium and common grades, if in good order, SOa'JSc; burry and cotted, 152 ISc; tine merino, 18c Jiuics, Talloxr, Etc. Hides No. 1 G. S. hides, 5c; No. 2 O. 8 hides, 4c; No. 1 green, 3Asc; No. 2 green l;V.c. Horse Hides 82.50 S3. Tallow No. 1.3s4c: No. 2.30. "GreaseWhite, Sic; yellow. So; brown Rones Dry, 612313 per ton. GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETARLFS. Apples Common. 31.50; choice, $1.7o'S2.25; fancy. $2.50; f barrel. Grapes Catawba. 30o for 10-!fc baskets and 38'20c for 5-lbs; Emperors, $4.50 per 40-15 crate: Malagas, 7 for light-weight kegs, and $7'zft for medium to full weight. Cranberries Cape Cod. $7..M) $y barrel; $2.25 1 bushel; Jersey. $2,504 bushel. Oranges Ploridaa. . 3i35'a2.50 f box; simile tox, fancy, 2.75. Lemons-Choice. 844.50$ hov; fancy, $525.50; Malaga. $4. . . . liananas f 1.50-22 f bunch, according to size and qualitv. Celery Home-grown, SOc per bunch; Michigan. 15'20o for common, 40 2 45c for faney white nlnmea Potatoes Indiana. 44c & bushel from car; Michigan. 45c; from store. 45250c. Sweet Potatoes Jersey, ?S.,2C23.50 i brl; Illinois. kiln-dried Jersey. ? .5.25 -SC. .00. Cabbage Home grown. Si 4i barrel; choice Michigan. $ 4? 100: $l brl. Onions Yellow, 1 bushel: red, $1; Spanish onions, $1. '.5 2 1.;5 crate. Cider Dully, pnre. Sl.'S per trade brl; half brJs. f; Oliver Bros.1 sand refined, (5.505.73 per brl; half brls, $3.2033.50;

Carson's New York pure, $4.50 & brl; half brls. 82.50. Hickory Nuts Large, $1 per bushel; small, 81.5a INDIANAPOLIS JOUDINO TRADE.

The quotations gitcn Vcloxo arc the telling prices of wholesale dealers. CANDIES AND NUTS. Candies Stick, 6c per It): common mixed, 6c; G. A. R. mixed, be; cream mixed, 10c; old-time mixed. 7c; crimp mixed. 10c. Nuts Solt-shelled almonds. 17c; pecans, 15c; English walnuts, 1015c; Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts, 12o; peanuts, roasted, 52) 7c; mixed nuts, 12c. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard, S-nound, $1.7322; 3ponnd seconds, ?1.S021.40; California standards, $2.2522.50; California seconds, 222.25. Miscellaneous Blackberries. 2ponnd. 85295c; raspberries, 2-pound, $1.20& 1.S0; pineapDle, standard. 2-pound. $1,402) 2.50; second. 2-pound. $1.2022.25; cove oysters. 1-pound, full weight. $1.0521.10; light. G1270c; 2-ponnd. full. $2.15'22.2.!S; light, $1.20; string beans. 85 2 foe: Lima beans, $1.102l.2O; peas, marrow fat, $L1021.20; early June, $1.25-21.50; lobsters. $l.t5'22; red cherries, D5c2$1.10: strawberries, $1,202) 1.80; salmon (lbs), $1.3522.50. COAL AND COKE. Anthracite coal, all sizes. $7 ton: Pittsburg aud ltayznond City, $4.50 ton; Jackson, $4.25; block. $3.50; Island City. $3.25; Blossbnrg and English cannel, $5. All nut coals 50 cents below above quotations. Coke Connellsville,$a.754 load; crushed, $3.25 load; lump. S3 i load. DRIED FP.UIT8. Apples San-dried, 4250 per It; evaporated, sSc Peaches Common sun-dried, 4H25c per ft; common evaporated, bOo. California sun-dried, 742llc; California evaporated, 9212c. Apricots Sun-dried, 9311c per lb; evaporated. 102)l2c Raisins Loose Mnscatel, $1.7522.25 per box; London layer, $232.50 per box; Valencia, 829c per tfc; layer, 9M210;. Currants G att'Mo per 15. Prunes Turkish, ?2-3c per lb; California, 7Vj21Cc. Figs Layer, 12lRo per lb. DUUOS. Alcohol, $2.2122.45: asafctida, 20225c; alum. 425c; campho'.' 55C0; cochineal, 60255c; chloroform. fi- .TTS; copperas, brls., K5c2$l; cream tartar, pnre, S0'a25c; indigo, BO'Sblc; licorice, Calab.. genuine, S0245c; magnesia, carb.. 2-oz., 25235c: morphine. P. & W.. V oz.. $2.20; madder. 14218c; oil. castor. t gal.. $1.1521.20; oil, bergamont 4? lb. $4.50; opium. $2.25; quinine. P. fc W., oz., 3l'20c; balsam copaiba, 70275c; soap, Castile. Fr 12lf'c: soda, bicarb., 4I.fc'2fc: salts, Epsom, 425c, sulphur, llour, 52 Cc; saltpeter, 220c; turpentine, 40245; glycerine, 18222c; iodide potass., $2,852)3; bromide potass.. 402?42c; chlorate potash, 18c; borax, 13215c; cinchonidia, 12215c; carbolic acid, 30'2'35c. Oils Linseed oil, raw, S7-240c per gal.; coal oil, legal test, ?14c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador. 00c; West Virginia lubricating. 20 & SOc; miners'. 45c. Lard oils, No. 1, 502 55c; do., extra, C0'SC5c. White Lead Pure. 7Vic DRY GOODS. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 7Mt; Berkeley, No. CO, 7c; Cabot. 7c; Capital, 6 c; Cumberland, be; Dwight Anchor, 8Hc; Fruit of Loom. 8c; Farwell, 734c; Fitchville, 6c; Full Width, 5ic; GiltEdge, 51t; Gilded Age, 5c; Hill. 734C; Hope. 7c; Lin wood, 8c; Lonsdale. 8 Vic; Lonsdale Cambric, 10Vc; Mason ville, 8V; Peabody, 5V$c; Pride of the West, llVfcc; Quinebaug, Oic; Star of tbo Natiou, 6c; Ten Strike, CMjc; Pepperell V-4. 20c; Pepperel 10-4, 22c; Androscoggin 9-4,' 20c; Androscoggin 10-4. 22c. Brown Sheetings Atlantic A, 7c; Argvle, GVjc; Boott C, 54c; Buck's Head, Gc; Clifton CCC. 6c; Constitution, 40-inch, 7c; Carlisle, 40-incb, 7c; Dwight Star, 7c; Great Falls E. 7c; Great Falls J. 6c; Lood Luck LL. 5V4C: Harper LL, 5c; Hill Fine. 7c; Indian Head, 7c; Lawrence LL, SUc; Lockwood B, Cc; Nabob Royal, 3c: Lone Jack H, Sc; Pensacola A, 54c: Princess, OVc; Saranac R, C4c; Trion 8ea Island, 54c; Pepperel E, 7c; Pepperell R.Clc: Pepperell 0-4. 174c; Pepperell 10-4. 20c: Androscoggin 9-4, lc; Androscoggin 10-4. 20c. Prime Cambrics Manvillo, 54c; S. S. & Son's, 54c; Mason ville, 54c; Garner, 54c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 124c; Conestoga BF. 144c; Cordis 140, 134c; Cordis FT. 134c; Cordis ACE. 124cj Hamilton awning, 104c; Kimono Fancr. lc; Lenox Fancy. 20o; MethnenAA. 12c: Oakland 200, 74c; Oakland 250. cc; Oakland AF, 7c; Portsmouth, 124c; Susquehanna, 144c; Shetucket SW, 74c; Shetucket F. Sc; Swift River, 6c. Grain Bags Amoskeag. $16.50; American, $10.50; Franklin ville, $17.50; Harmony, $10.50; Stark, $19.50. Ginghams Amoskeag Staples, CJic; Amoskeag Persian Hreiis, 84c; Bates Warwick Dress. 8c; Johnson BF Stanles. 94c: Johnson BF Fancies, 84c; Lancaster. 7c; Lancaster Nomanda, 8c; Carrolton. 414c; Renfrew Dress, 84i; Renfrew Novelties, 104c; Whittmton Heather, 74 c; Calcutta Dross Styles, 74c. Prints Allen dress 'styles, 5Uc: Allen's staples, 5c; Allen TR. 5 lie; Allen robes. 54c; American indigo, 5c; American robes, 64c; American shirtings. 53c; Arnold merino, Oc; Arnold indigo, 54c; Arnold iCC, flc. Arnold LCB, 10c; Arnold Gold Seal, 10c; Cocheco fancy, 6c; Cocheco madders. 54c; Hamilton fancy. 6c; Machester faucy, 6c; Merrimack fancy, 0c; Merrimack pinks and ?nrples. 04c; Paciiic fancy, 6c; Pacific robe, 4c; Pacific mourning. 0c; Simpson Eddystone, 6c; Simpson Berlin solids, 54c; Simpson's boil finish, 7c; Simpson's greys, Cc; Simpson's mournings, Cc. Gl.OCERIES. Coffee Good. 204 21 4c: prime. 214 224c: strictly prime to choice, 232234c; fancy green and yellow, 2o4'S274c: old government Java. Ji523oc: ordinary Java. 294'2304c: imitation Java, 2742284r. Roasted coifees I-lb packages. 19:4C Sugars Hard. 4l4 2!44c: granulated. 4Uc; confectioners' A. 44c; oil' A, 4244c; extra C. 3 37ic; good yellows, 33 8Vc; fair yellows. 34c. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, ZQftiQc; choice, 402) 50c: syrups. 0242c. Honey 162 ISo i M5. Rice Louisiana. 03?74c; Carolina, 54 S7c. Beans Choice, hand-picked navy, $22) 2.25 bu; medium hand-picked, $222.10. Spices Pepper, 16218c; allspice, 12215c: cloves. 20220c; cassia, 19212c; nutmegs, 80 3S5ct lb. Salt in car lots, 05c: small lots. SI'S 1.05. Wooden ware No. 1 tubs. $72)7.25; No. 2 tubs. $620.25; No. 3 tubs, $525.25; 3-hoop pails. $1,702)1.75; 2-hoop pails. $1,402)1.45; double washboards, $2.2522.75; common washboards, $1.5021.85; clothes-pins, 502 b5o -p1 box. Wooden Dishes-Per 100. 1 lb, 20c; 21bs, 25c; 3 Ids, 30c; 5 lbs. 40c. Twine Hemp. 12 13c 1? lb; wool. 8210c; flax. 20230c; paper, 18c; juto, 122) 15c; cotton. 16225c. Shot $1.5021.55 bag for drop. Lead 727 c for pressed bars. lTonr-sacks (pnper) Plain, 1-32 bbl, I. 000. $3.50; 1-1C, $": 4 bbl, $8; i bbl, $16; No. 2 drab, plain. 1-S2 bbl. 4 1.000, $3.75; 1-16. $6.25; 4, $10; lk. $20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 J 1.000, $7; 1-U $8.75; 4, $14.50; V. $2450t Extra chargo fo- printing. lltOS A D STEEL. Bar iron (rate), 1.0022c; horseshoe bar. Cc; nail rod, 0c; plow-slabs, 3c; American cast steel, 9c; tiro steel, Sc; spring steel, 5c. LEATHER. Leather Oak sole, 24233c; hemlock sole, 22228c; harness. 24231c; skirting, 31233c; black bridle. 4 doz., $00265: fair bridle. $00278 4 doz.; city kip. 05285c; French kip. 85c2Sl.lO; city calf-skins, 70c 2 $1; French calf-skins, $121.80. NAILS AND HORSESIIOEB. Steel cut nails, $1.80; wire nails, $2.10. rates: horseshoes, keg. $4.25: mule-shoes, $ keg, $5.25; horse-nails, 4 5. OIL CAKE. Oil cake. $24.50 1 ton; oil meal, $24.50. provisions. Hams Sugar-cured. 20 lbs average, 9 94c: 18 Ibslaverage. 9'429'l4c; 15 lbs average. 94210c; 10 to 124 lbs average, '.P 2104c. Breakfast Bacon Clear English-cured, 10211c Bacon Clear sides. 25 to CO lbs average, 7ic;401bs average. 74c; clear bellies, 10 lbs average. 8'i: 18 to 22 Ifcs average, 7'c; clear backs, 8 lbs average, 74c. Shoulders English-cured, 12 Its average, 7c: 10 Ifcs average, O'ic. Dried Beef Inside pieces and knuckles, 94c; outsides, 64c. Pickled Pork Bean pork, clear, 1 brl 200 lbs, $16; family pork. brl 2u0 lbs, $15; rump pork. brl 200 lbs, $11. Lard Kettle-rendered, in tierces, 84c; lower grades, 7274c. SEEDS. Clover Extra choice recleaned, C0-h bu, $4.35 24.50; prime, $4.152 4.&; English, choice, $4.2524.N); Alsike, as to quality, $0 a 8.50; Alfalfa, $0.5027; white Dutch, as to quality. $729.50. Timothy Fancv. 45-lb bu; $1.7021.80; choice, $1.553LC0; strictly nrime, $1.5021.55. Blue-grass Fancy Kentucky 14-lb bu, $2.5022.75; English choice.

24-!b bu. $1.8521.95. Orchard Grass Choice. 14-15 bu, $1,352)1.50. Italian Rve GrassChoice. 18-Ib bu. S 1.50 2 1.75. Red Top Choice, 14-lb bu. 45255c. TINNERS' SUPPLIES. Best brand charcoal tin. IC. 10x14. 14x20. 12x12. $7.50; IX. 10x14. 11x20 and 12x12. $9.50; IC. 14x20, roofing tin, $5.7526; IC. 20x28. $11.50' 12.50: block tin. iu pigs. 26c; in bars. 2Sc. Iron 27 B iron. Sl4c; C iron, 5c; galvanized. 50 and 10 to 60 per cent discount. Sheet zinc, 7c. Copper bottoms. 24c. Planished copper, 23c Solder, 15216c.

AN ENGINEER'S MAD RUN. lie Thought Death Was llefore Him, but the Bridge Stood Firm. New Ycrk Tribune. 'Havo 1 ever been frightened on my engine? Well, 1 should say I have been so much that 1 bavo felt my cap rise oft my head as my hair stood on end. Get up in the cab here and I'll tell you about the only time 1 ever said a prayer in my life. "1 was running on the old G. I. & A. railroad, before it was consolidated with the Lehigh Valley. The road in those days was not so prosperous as it is now, aud we did not have all the material that we should have had to work with. An engine was often kept running until she actually broke down on the road before she could be taken to the shoD for repairs. Bnt that is not what I was going to tell about. They were good old days, and we had lots of fun mingled with the hardest kind of work. I suppose that makes it all even.4 We had one terrible enemy in the winter. That was the snow. Along the lakes are long stretches of level country over which the wind blows the snow in the liveliest possible manner. It would fill up the cuts and make huge drifts on the track, compelling the road to susoend busintss sometimes for three or four days, until tbo track could be cleared. , "One night there came a tremendons fall of snow. Trains were stalled all along the line, and a passenger train was caught somewhere near Coverts. Esrly in the morning all the available engiucs were ordered out with snow-plows and gangs of men to clear away the snow. I bad a big six-wheel 'mogul.' one of the heaviest engines on the road, and, of course, we were expected to do some elective work. We put a big supply of coal in the tender and started out to clear tho track. The snow-plow was built u p about ten feet high, and was made of boiler iron fastened on strong timbers. It was bolted to tho front end of a flat-car, and tons of old scrap-iron were piled on the car to mako it heavy, so it would not rise from the rails when we struck a big bank. Well, we got out of Ithaca all right. The old 'mogul' went along plowing through the snow, pushing it aside and throwing it around as if it were only fun for her. We got up over the hill without any serious delay, but there was a cut just the other side of the summit that was completely tilled with snow. I saw it and pulling the old 'mogul's' throttle wideopen, made a running jump for it. The snow-plow ' was driven about half-way through the cut, and then wo got stuck. We backed oil' and tried again, but it was no nee; we couldn't get through. Word was telegraphed back, and in au hour or so three looomotives were sent to our assistance. We coupled together when they arrived and made another effort. With the increased power we pushed our way through as clean as a pin. 'There is another cnt just west of Toughannock, similar to the one we had just passed, only it is a little deeper, if anything. Tho boys held a consultation and decided to go ahead and ram our way through this cut if we could. I pulled tho whistle signalling the other engineers to come on, and in a moment the four big 'moguls,' with the snow-plow ahead, were going like a streak for the snow-cat a couple of miles away. On the other side of Toughannock station was Toughannock gorge, over which was an iron bridge. The gorge is not wide at that point, but very deep, with a little stream of water sparkling and glimmering in the bottom like a tiny line of glittering silver. You see. the gorge was between the engines and the cut, and no one had thought of the bridge when we decided to charge on the cut. It is a dangerous thing, as a rnle, to run two engines coupled together on a bridge, let alone four, and a great snowplow with all the weight that could be piled on it. We were within a hundred yards of the bridge before I thought of it, but when 1 did my heart went down in my boots. There was no use trying to stop. That was simply impossible. I felt sure that my time had come. I sat down on my box and hung on to the reverse lever with both hands. I could hear the engines behind pulling and snorting, their little driving-wheels going 'around so fast that you could scarcely see them. Above all 1 could hear the big No. 10, the last engine on the string, working with tho fury of n devil, doing her best to push the rest of us along a little faster. What I suflered in those few seconds 1 cannot describe. These gray hairs, I think, were caused by that terrible strain. We drew nearer and nearer the span. I looked across the boiler at my fireman, thinking it would be the last time I should see him on earth. There he stood, grinning like a jack-lantorn, hia white teeth shining beneath the black soot on his dirty face, wiping his oily hands with a piece of waste, utterly unconscious of the awful death that awaited him. " 'Boor fool,' I thought, "you had better die in peace." I could not warn him of the danger if 1 wonld. We were now very near the bridge. In an instant more we 6bould all be dead. 1 closed my eyes and began to pray. The snow-plow struck the span, and after it we came. I felt it tremble as the trucks of my engine struck K There was a roar from the gorge aa it echoed buck the noise made by the train. All the engines seemed to leap through the air as they ran on the bridge, and beforo I had time to realize what had happened we were safely on the other side, tearing on toward the object of our attack, like so many agents from h 1. "We had a fearful time clearing out that cut. We got stuck a dozen times and could not got either way, but when the engine men got together while we were being shoveled out, and 1 told them of our escape, there was more than one pale face in the grouD. You asked me if 1 had ever been frightened. Well, that is the time, and I never want one minute of such agony as I suflered that day again not for the world." The Jaws In New York. Richard Wheatler, in January Century. Judging by police reports, there has been less of the deceitfulness, chicanery and fraud that nre popularly and often unjustly hetd to be distinctive of the poorer Jews in the acquisition of this amazing wealth and influence than among an equal number of nominal'Christians of similar class. It is certain that the homely virtues of which King Solomon, Franklin and Smiles are tho apostles, have been the principal creators of Jewish influence and power. The prudence which confines expenditure within the limits of income, the diligence which rejoices in improving opportunity, the farsightedness which deposits money where it will do the most good, and the promise which is held to be as binding as the legal contract, nre the chief factors of fortune with them as ith all men. The best proof of the moral standing of the Hebrews is to be found iu the relotively low percerxge of their number in prisons and re.' .matories. Only two murderers, it is said, have sprung from their ranks in 250 years. Drunkenness is not a Jewish vice. Neither is anarchism aJewisb insanity. Its subjects disavow and even revile Judaism. IIott to Help Minister Preach. Dr. Ta'msg, in Ladles' Home Journal. It is astonishing how dull religious audiences as a rule look. Inlecturiughallsyou see people with eyes open wide, nudging each other, and nodding to the sentiments ottered. In prayer-meetings the same people look dull; they cultivate the dull look: they have an idea that to bo devotional they must look sleepy. A brother gets up to talk, and a father in Israel puts his head down on his cane, and a mother in Israel her bead on the back of the seat in front of her, and another looks up to the ceiling and seems to be counting the cracks in it. iow, when yonr minister gets up to preach look at him. There is inspiration in the human eve. Many a time 1 have, through pressure of other work, gone into the pulpit with little to say, but in tho upturned faces of the people i have seen twenty sermons, and the only bother was to know which I should preach. England TVauu No Bimetallism. Milwaukee fentioel. It is stated, as a sign that England is growing favorable to a bimetallic standard, that it is proposed to open the mint of India to silver coinage. But the mint of India has never been closed to silver coinage. It coins no gold but only silver and copper. England has taken good care to keep gold for her own use, and confine her Indian subjects to a silver standard.

COLD DAY TOR THE "BULLS"

Chicago Wheat Operators Talccn by Surprise and Many Lost a Pretty b'nm. The January Article Dropped from 90 toSSSS Cents and for a Tims There Was a Rush to Unload Corn Closed at Bottom Figures. TRADING AT CHICAGO. The Cold TTave Utilized as a Good Club by the Bear." CHICAGO. Jan. 2. The actios of the wheat market to-day was both a surprise and a disappointment to a majority of the operators. The crowd had apparently loaded up last week with tho expectation ths.t the advent of the new year would bring a revival of the trade and better prices, but the reverse was true. Prices, instead of going up, went down, and there was very little recovery. In the early dealings there was a fair amount of activity, but at the bottom the market became as doll as it was in the early part of tho week, and telegrams from other trading centers indicated a similar state of a Hairs. The outside public has not resumed its interest in the market since tho holidays, and commission-houses had little to do. The news from Europe was not encouraging, a holiday dullness still ruling there, and early dispatches quoted Berlin 3 marks lower. The cold wave, which has been expected fur some time, was reported to be spreading out over the winter-wheat belt, where tho mercury was dropping, with every indication of getting below the zero mark to-night. But the unprotected condition of the wheat plant did not avail to turn tho tide of bearish sentiment, especially as snow was reported accompanying the low temperature in places. It was reported early that fifty boat-loads of wheat had been unexpectedly delivered on January contracts in New York, breaking the market. This had a bearish effect in this market. The deliveries on January contracts hero were light, but there was an unusual pressure to sell for this month with very little call for it, and tbe discount was incresed, dropping to Vo under May. against SMs'tfSc ouTbujsday. The pressuro to sell January and the weakness of that month had a depressing eftect on May. There was practically no outside trade, and the local sentiment was bearish, hence free ofierings were n dead weight aud no one seemed disposed to take care or them or give any support to the market. Charles Wright was one of the leading sellers, though the crowd was also heavily on that side. Pardridge, bowever, was a good buyer almost from tbo start, and covered a big line of shorts. Late cables were weak, with Berlin demoralized and 5 marks lower. January, which closed at 90Vfec Thursday, opened t DOc, sold oil to &84c, and closed at bisc May. which closed at 95c Thursday, opened at 05 "Uc, soiling at once to 057fco, sagged off steadily to 9480, and closed at 94tc. a losa ot lc. Corn was quiet and inclined to weakness early in the day. but finally steadied and held firm. The receipts wero only moderatly 248 cars and included only thirteen cars of the contract grade. The weakness in wheat made corn easy at the start, but stronger cables and the free export movement tiually caused a stronger tone. The exports of com for the entire month of November were only 2,068,000 bu. bnt for the last week the shipments were 2,251,000 bu 7X5.000 bu during the last two days. The deliveries on January contracts amounted to about ;XX),000 bu. and this was a weakening factor early. The close was steady at tbe bottom figures ot tbe day, and at losses . ranging from lo to for the various futures compared with Thursday. Oats were dull and weak and closed with a loss of Mt to a8C. Hog products opened higher, but when it was known that largo receipts of hogs were expected Monday and next week there was a sharp decline. This was also assisted by rather free deliveries, which the recipients nndertook to get rid of. There was some recovery from bottom figures, however, and the close shows moderate losses for pork and ribs, while lard is unchanged to a little higher. Estimated receipts forMouday are: Wheat, 280 cars; corn, 300 cars; oats, 2b0 cars; hogs, 43,000 head, and 240,000 for next week. The leading futures ranged as follows:

Options. Op'nivg UlghesL Lowest. Cloting. Wheat-Jan... 00 w 83 May t5s 4 01 Corn Jan.... 898 393 89 Feb 284 3 30. $8 May 41- 413i 41-- 413s Oats Jan 30 6 32 SO1. May 82 h 3i)i$ 32 Pork-Jan.... tio.50 tio.so I10.30 110.41 May 11.10 11.10 10.872 10.95 Lard Jan 6.10 cio coo 6.10 May 0.40 C.40 C.a22 C.40 Sh'triDs Jan. C.20 5.20 e.10 has May 6.62a 6.02 6.52 g C.t73

Casn quotations were as follows: Flour steady aud unchanged. No. 2spring wheat. hSsc: No. 8 spring wheat, KJa84e; No. -2 red, 90c; No. 2 corn, 3Vc; No. 2 oats, oOL4c; No. 2 white. 31M texic: No. 3 whito. va 1c; No. 2 rye, Otis'? 87c: No. 2 barley, 59c; No. 3. f. a b., .W25$c: No. 4. f. o. b.. ZVd 42c; No. 1 flaxseed. ttc: prime timothyseed, $1.22'?l.Zc; mess pork, per brl. $7.rj' 'tl.V. lord, per pound, t.07Mjo: short-rib sides (loose), 5.10tf 5.'Jc; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), 4.37Mi'&4.50c: short-clear siocs (boxed), 5.50)5.55c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal., l.l& $ugars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, tho butter market was unchanged. Kggs, 23' 244 c. Receipts Flour. 15,000 brls; wheat. 0000 bu: corn. 154.000 bu: oats. 1W.000 bu; rye, 15,000 bu; barley, 52.000 bu. Shipments Flour, :st',000 brls; wheat, bu; corn. 2iy,ooo bu: oats. JOS.OOO bu; rye, 18.000 bu; barley, 32,CO0 be AT NKW TO ItK. Ruling Prices In F rod ace at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Flour Receipts, 88,378 packages; exports. 5.800 brls and S3,178 sacks. The market was dull and weak. Sales 17,150 brls. Wheat Receipts, 230,S50bu; exports, 232,SG0 bu; sales, 1,450,000 bu futures, 58.000 bu spot. The spot market was dull and lower; No. 2 red. $1.04?4'21.05 in store and in elevator, SLOGU PLOT'S afioat, $1.061.08 f. o.b.; No. 3 red, 81.02 V4 LOS; ungraded red, 8G4C1.00Vi; No. 1 Northern, gl.OTMi; No. 1 hard. $1.10,'ai.l0i; No. 2 Northern, 31.024 1.03; No, 3 spring, 0S-4a Options varied wholly on local manipulations, were uniformly weak, and at tho close were 58U 7ko down. Trading was fairly active, chielly in the way of switching, withmt many new buying orders. The contract deliveries were S00.000 bu: February. tl.051.06's. closing at SLOG: March. 51.07M5 z 1.077.. closing at f 1.07 1; Aprilclosing at?1.07Jij; May. $1,00510 'cil.07 110. closing at $1,064; June, l.047k 1.05 a, closing at $1.01. Rye dull and weaker; Western. G8cS?1.01. Barley held higher and quiet; No. 2 Milwaukee. 7 12)740 asked. Barley malt dull; Canada, country-made. 85c. Corn Receipts. 201.500 bn; exports. 232.000 bu: sales. 215,000 bu futures, ltti.OOO bu spot. The spot market was firmer and moderately active: No. 2. 52S521e in elevator. ZASa 53bo afloat; ungraded inixed, 40 x5o4c; No. 3. 45c; steamer mixed. 5lWu52c. OptionsEarly months advanced e on local bnying, while late months were from unchanged to Uc lower and dull; January, 51'b'3521c, closing at 52'Sc; February. 51 '251 7c, closing at 51'ic; March, 51Va 52c. closing at 51 c; April. Il el5lhc, closing at 517c; May, 50s51c, closing at Oats-Receipts. S3.275 bu: exports, 20.373 bu; sales. S5.000 bu futures, 71.010 bu spot. The spot msrket was dull and unchanged. Options were dull and steady; January. 2OV4C. closing at 'Jfjt; February tOc; M&y, 3S730c. closing at 0c. Hay firm and quiet; shipping, C7 1270c; good to choice. 75.Cc Hops firm and moderate. State, cemmon to choice, 15222c; Paciliiccosst. 15 22c. Coffee Options were unchanged. Fpot Rio dull and firm; No. 7. 131. ISugar Raw quiet and firmer; fair refining. 3c; centrifugal (HI test, 33c; refined qmst and ateady. Molasses Foreign nominal: New Orleans I in fair demand and firm; common to fancy

S3tffiSc Rice in moderate demand aud firtri domestic, fair to extra, 5V7c; Japan, 5'vj 5c. Cotton-seed oil dull and nniet; crude. 25s asked; yellow, "Jc asked. Tallow quiet and firm, city (52 for packages), 4 IS.lGc. Rosiq dull and steady; strained common to good, gi.';"2 21.40. Eggs dull and easier; Western, iV-a-aSO) receipts. 3,10 packages. Hides dull and steadv; wet salted New Orleans selected. 45 75 pounds, t 'ac Pork quiet and steady. Old mess, ? new mess. 10: extra prime, $'..50. Cut meat, dull and easy; pickled bellies, 5Uc bid: pickled shoulders. 434c; pickled hams, 7,2'Sc. Middles quiet; short clear, $VJ0. Lard lower and dull; Western sfam closed at 6.42 p. Options bales 750tierces January, t'AVa 6.42c, closing at 6.41c; February. b4Cc: March, 0.55c: 31 y, (lC7c. Butter firm and quiet; Western dairy, 153 itfc; Western creamery. 193U)c; Western factory. 14220c: Elgin. 30e. Cheese quiet and firm; part skims. 5l4 10c.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 2. Wheat easy: No, 2 red, spot and the month, Sl.02-Ol.04: February, SL01Q1.04U: Msrcb. $1.051 1.00;

receints, C0.205 bu; shipments, 10555 but 6tock. 1.650,100 bu; sales, 212.000 bu. Com steady; mixed, spot, 52L8ra52ij.c: tht month, 52Vtc: February, 5mG5134c: March, &l,'S51:gc; May, 51c; steamer mixed. 46 461-c; receipts, 24187 bu; shipments, 370.ESS bu; stock. 725.1C5 bn: sales. SIOO) bu. Oats steadv; No. 2 white Western, SUjc: receipts. G.000 bu: stock. 114.275 bn. Ryt strong; No. 2. m4?5c; receipts, 1,200 bu; stock, 158.430 bn. Hay steady: good to choice timothy. SSO 13.50. Provision dull and unchanged. Bntter firm and unchanged. Eggs weak at 23c Coffee steady; Rio cargoes, fair, 17c; No. 7, lSU'rX3Vsc LIVE STOCK. Cattle Stronger for All Grade Hogs Open4 Higher, but Cloed Weak. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2. Cattle Receipts, 450; shipments, 400. Tho supply was light and the market stronger on all grades. IIxiort grades $4.50a5.OO Ctood to cbo'ce shlniers a.fOif4.35 Fair to medidm shippers 3.252 '.63 Common shippers .50 2 3.00 Feeders, V5o to 1 1 50 lbs 3.25 u 3.73 StocL-ers, 500 tos001bs 2.2523.00 (iood to choice belfera 3.0033 50) Fair to mexlium heifers 2.4a2.7& Common, thin heirers 1.85 n 2.25 tJood to choice cows . 2.75J73.23 Fair to medium cows " "Oavi.dO Common old cows l.OOffl.75 Veals, common to good 3.50 35.00 Bulla, common to medium 1.5032.(K liulls, good to choice 2.25 d 3.00 Milkers, common to medium 10.00220.00 Milkers, good to choice 25.00 33.00 Hogs Receipts, 5,500; shipments, 4,000. Quality fair. Market opened excited and higher, packers and shippers buying; later weakened and closed quiet with part of advanco lost. Heavy preklng and shipping $4.3 024.23 Mixed packing 4.00t4.15 Light , 3.11534.10 Heavy roughs 3.25a3.b0 SiiKri a'd Lamiis No receipts; shipments, 'J0X Quality fair, demand good and market active at quotations. All sold early. Good to choice sheep '. $4.20 2 4. GO Fair to meUum sheep 3.7oa4.00 Common sheep 3.O023.5O Good to choice lambs 4.50 a 5.23 Common to medium lambs .. 3.50a L25 Buck?, per head 3.00 r 4.50 Klwhre. CHICAGO. Jan. 2. The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 1,500; shipments, 500. The market was strong to higher. Natives. $3.055; calves. 52.504.25; cows. 1.40 2.60, Hogs Receipts, 22,000; shipments. 8,000, Tho market was active and steady to higher, closing strong. Rough and common, S3.75S3.S0: mixed and packers, $3.k5 3.95; prime heavy and butchers weights, 314.10; light, 3.55a4. Sheep Receipts, 500; shipments, none. The market was uteady. Native ewes. $3 S4.25; mixed, 8i.)4.bC; wethers and yearlings. $5S6: Westers, M.CO'S 5. 15; poorTexans. $2.00S3.15; lambs. $3.556. 4a BUFFALO, Jan. 2.-Cattle-Receipts, 120 car-loads through and 4 car-loads foi sale. The market was about steady. Hogs Receipts, 48 car-loads through and 45 car-loads for sale. The market was quiet and 10c lower than sales of Friday, when but few were here. Heavy grades, S4.35S 4.50; medium. S4.SO&4.40. Sheep and Lambs Receipt, 9 car-loads through and 30 car-loads for sale. The market was dull for sheep; lOo decline. Lambs dull and 25o lower. Sheep, extra faucy, $5 )5.50; good to choice. 505.25; lambs, good to extra native. JU.40 a6.CO; common to fair native, 5.25 0.25. EAST LIBERTY. Jan. 2,-Cattle-Re-ceipta, 021; shipments, 545. Nothing doing; all through consignments. Fifteen car-loads of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs- Receipts. 4.100; shipments, 4,250. The market was firm. Medium and heavy tops. f4.254.S5; Yorkers, 4.204.30. Eight car-loads of hogs shipped to New York today. Sheep Receipts, 1,700; shipments, 1,400. The market was steady at unchanged prices. CINCINNATI. Jan. 2. Hogs higher; common and light, 3.00 u 4; packing and butchers. 3.004.15. Receipts, 5,830; shipments S.0S0. Cattle easy. Fair to choice butcher grades, 3 ft 4.25; prime to choice shippers, 435. Receipts, 700; shipments. 350. Sheep steady: common to choice, 3 4.50; extra fat wethers and yearlings, 4.75 ft 5, Keceipts, 500; shipments. 730. Lambs in good demand and strong; common to choice, i ft 5.75. ST. LOUIS. Ja-j 2. Cattle Receipts. 700; shipments, WR The market was quiet and price about r.s previously quoted. Hogs Receipts, 4.200; shipments, 3,100. Prices were steady to a shade stronger; good to choice packing, 3.S0'34; fair to good mixed, S3.50ft3.75; pigs and common, 3S3.50. Sheep Shipments. 100. The market wss quiet and prices steady at last week's figures. KANSAS CITY. Jan, 2. Cattle Receipts. 3,600; shipments, 700. Market was steady, closing lower. Steers, S4.50ft5.50: stockers and feeders. 2.5034; cows, 2.250 3.40; canners, lft)L75. Hogs Receipts. 6.000; shipments. 1.500. The market was active and 5c higher. Bulk, 3.573.75; all grades, S3.25ft3.eO. Sheep Receipts. 500; shipments, 200, Tho market was strong. A Young Woman Takes Up a Claim. eatt e (Was a.) PoMt-Iatelllgencer. A Seattle young lady has bravely gone into the Sauk basin and taken up a rauch. and intends to till tho legal requirements by living on it next summer. She is evidently an energetic young woman, as the Kiuk City Star has the following to say of her: "Miss May Morris, the young lady from Seattle who so surprised every one by walking from Hamilton to the Sauk Basin House, returned Thursday, and tbe next morning started for the city. She very luckily secured a fine ranch within a few miles 'of the Sauk Basin House, which had been overlooked by the less fortunate land, takers, or perhaps tbe Sauk ranchers reserved it in anticipation of such an event. However. Miss Morria returned to the city well pleased with the rennlt of her effort to 6ccnre a home in the Skagit valley. Before leaving she had a cabin in the course of erection, and will return iu the spring, and, in company with some friends, spend the summer months amid the beauties of nature, over which the little lady was so highly enthused "rotlatch,"' Julian P-altTo. in Harper's liar Mine I In the original settlements in British Colombia a peculiar institution occasioned gala times for the red men now and then. This was the "potlatch." a thing to us o foreign, even in tbe impulse of winch it ia begotten, that we have no word or phraso to give its meaning. It is a feast and merrymaking at the expense of some man who has earned or saved what he deems considerable wealth, and who dexires to distribute every iota of It at once in edibles and drinkables among the people of his tribe or Tillage. He does this because he aspires to a chiof tainship. or merely for the credit of a "potlitch'' a high distinction. Indians have been known to throw away such a sum of moner that thir nntlatrh' hit been given in a hn ere shed builtfor thefeaitt that hnndreds have been both fed an made drunk, and that blankets and ornaments have been distributed in addition to the feast. Great Tolnt Gained. New York rot. It will be a gTeat thing gained to have people convinced that bad roads "don't pay. We shall never get good ones until that is accomplished. Itapux rapid progress is now making in that oireotioa.