Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1893 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1893.

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The Indianapolis National Bank PEalQXATEnUN'ITKDKrATES DEPOSITORY Comer Room, Odd Fellows' H.ilL THtO. P. IIAI OHKY. Pret. K. E. ItKxroRD, CmTi!

The Ind:arapolis Commission Co HKO KUS. GTain PTorisJon and Frock. Quick trades. Immediate settlements. CfUlVKKCUI. CLUB BUILDLNQ. Branch Inimm Hotel. Tel. 1375. MONEY, STOCKS AND GRAIN Less Excitement in the Share List, with Wall-Street Hears Covering. Easier Feelinc in Call Loam Dos to Revival cfTalk About GolJ Imports Indianapolis Cereals bhow More Activity. THE IIOND MAKKET. Hallway Issues More Active and Heavy, Willi Sle Up to 8722,000. At New York, yosterday. money on call wis easy at 3 to 8 per cent., the last loan being made at 3 per cent., closing o He red at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, C10 per cent. Sterling exchange was weak, with notual business in bankers' bills at 31.81 U3J81V for sixty days, and $4. & '4 43 4. S3 U for demand. The silver market rnled firmer, with Bales of certificates at TSc, closing at TSo bid. Bales of silver certificate, $25,000. The New York stock market was extremely erratic in its course yesterday. The fluctuations were wide and frequent, but taken altogether a much calmer feel Ins prevailed. The bears kept up their raid incessantly, although it was evident that they were attempting to cover their shorts in certain stocks while hammering other parts of the list. This fact was xnost clearly brought out late in the afterDoon, when Burlington & Quincy and ;Kock Island were both sharply attacked, and one bear house alone purchased over ,15, COO of St. Pan!. The depression in the two first named naturally brought out more or less 81 Paul and other stocks. The lowest figures touched showed decunts, as quotations JJnrlingtou Island, W Lake Shore. compared with the liual of Wednesday, of 2?a in fc Quinoy. 24 in Hock in Manhattan and 1U in After repeated ineffectual at tempts to force down prices still further, the market finally had a substantial rally. The improvement was partially due to the revival of the talk about gold imports on account of the decline in sterling exchange, the decidedly easier feeling in call loans, the purchases of stocks for London account and the statements made by directors of the Kock Island road that the property is in excellent financial condition, with a larger business in sight for the. season than at any previous time, in it.i history. So far as the general market was concerned the feeling was decidedly more confident, and there was more bnying for Investment account than for some time. The market closed firmer in tone. ' Railway bonds were active and heavy. The sales were 37-2.000. Chicago & Eastern Illinois fives declined to TJ; Reading sec Ends. to 15; Erie second consols. 3i to 3 H ; Wabash seconds to 73. Government bonds were steady and State bonds dull. Closing quotations were:. Four rercenr.refr.il I iLou. AXash...... f.O lour per ct. 'coup. 11 I L. fc New Albany.. 14 Pacific ti's of '!:. KKl'Missourl Pacific... 2iia Atchison.... lO'N. J. Central VSa AdamS Express... 140 Alton AT. II :() Northern Pacitlo.. 11 N. Pacific prcf...... '2'. Northwestern 9i)4 Northwest' prfi:io X. Y. Central 100 Peoria. D. A 12 $) Pullman Palace... 15t Kock Island,. 5-t U. b. Express ..... 5U W.,6t. LAP...... V fet. L. A P. rref 14?8 Wells-Fargo Kx...'i:J5 Western Union.... 78 Alton AT. II.pref.145 American Exprss.loi) Che. A. Ohio lji C, B. A Q b034 C. C, C. A fit. L... 3T-2 IeL. Lack. A W.. 1434 Tnrt Wayne. ......144 Lake Erie A W.... 14i L.E. & W. pref.... Cht Lake bhore 117 Lead Trust S!9 . Bid. LOCAI. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Trade Modnrats In Volume, with Steady Prices Ruling on Mont Article. Trade is as brisk as can be expected under present conditions. With the produce men and on Commission row there is a good deal of activity, bat on South Meridian atreet it is rather quiet. Poultry-is in good request. Eggs are off lc. Irish potatoes are firmer. All small fruit is scarce and high. No one featuro'bf business better demonstrates the growth of Indianapolis ana the larger towns of the State than the Increase of business on Commission row, as compared with five years ago. - Tho hide market is 'dull at the reduced quotations of ' YVednasday. Provisions are in good request and prices easier on increasing receipts of hogs. Thero was a little more activity in the local grain market yesterday. Wheat advanced 0 and other cereals were firm and steady at Wednesday's quotations. -Track bids yesterday ruled an follows: Wheat-No. 2 red. 5:Vc: No. 3 red. 5Tc: No. 4 red. 50c: rejected, 43050c: unmerchantable, :o t240c; wagou whoat, 0S0. Corn No. 1 white. -10c; No. 2 white, 40c; No. S white, tfJc; No. 4 white, 30'235c; Mo. 2 white mixed, 3Sc: No. 3 white mixed, Vic: No. 4 white mixed. ajSSc; No. 2 yellow. 3tc; No. 3 yellow. o7c; No. 4 yellow, &J335c; No. 2 mixed, 37Hc: No. 3 mixed. 37c; Nfl 4 mixed, tU5c; sound ear. Vj'TDilo for yi How. Oats No. 2 white. S3c; No. 3 white. S1Q 2c; No. 2 mixed, 20Mc; No. 3 mixed, Jc; rejected. 25: 0c. Ry e No. 2, 53c for car lots: 4oo for wagon rye. Hoy Choice timothy, 512.60; No. 1, 812; No. 2. S'150; No. 1 prairie, ST; mixed, 8$; clover, '.. Bran, $1L POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. Price raid hy Dealer. Poultry liens, 84o p lo; young chickens. 10120 i lb; turkey, toms. be t lb; bens. Mo i lb; ducks, to lb; geese, Sl'u)4.b0 for choice. Eggs Shippers paying lUo straight and 11c candled. Putter Grass butter, 100 12c; mixed, 60 Cc. Honey 1322ic, Feathers Prime goeso, 40o lb; mixed duck. 20c h. Peeswax 20o for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool Unwashed fine xnetino, 12Slt?cj metllum unwashed. 17c; coarse or braid wool, 14'u)16c; tub-washed, 20&25o. Uidtn, Tullmr, Etc. Hides Na 1 (J. a hides. 3; No. 2 G. S. bides, Sc; No. 1 calf hides, 5Vio; No. 2 calf bides. 4c; b"ie hides. Tallow No. 1 tallow, 3;c; No. 2 tallow. 80. Grease White. 5c; yellow, 3Vo; brown, lc Pones Dry. 12013 p ton. Till: JOHMING T1LVDE. . The quotation giren helow are the selling price of v: holt tale dtirttrs. CANDIE4 AN'D NUTS. Candies Stick, 7c ITi; common mixed, 7c; U. A. It. mixed, be; Panner mixed, lCc; cream mixed. lOtoc; old-time mixed. 6c. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds. 20c; E.nglish walnuts, l'-c; Prazil nuts. 10c: filberts. 11c; peanuts, roasTed. 7 a be; mixed nuts, 15c. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard. 3-pound. $2.5002.75; -pound seconds. ?l.b502; California standard. e-'.Mi.'IS; Californiaseconds. tt-WSi. Miscellaneous Plack terries. 2-ponud. S-0 Kc; raiPberries. 2-pound. 81. 2001.25; pineapple, standard. 2-ponnd. $1.2501.35; choice, 1202.25; cove oysters. 1-pound, full weight. iiLU1: linht. 7U0T5c; 2-pound full. ?20 2.1U; light. 1.20dl.o0: string beans. &50'.'5e; l,ima beans, $1.10 U 1.30: peas, marrowfat. !LP 01.21'; early June. 51.252 1.50;. lobsters, 81.J-502; red cherries. 5I.U01.2."; strawberries. L2O0 1.3c; salmon (tts), 81.4502.20; 8-pound tomatoes. 1.2001.25. COAI. AND CUKE. Coke-ConnelUville. $3.75 i load; crushed. J3.25 t load; lump. .1 p load. Anthracite coal, all sizes. too? Pittsburg and Kayroond City. $4.25 tou; Jaclticu, 34.25; b loo it, Uw; IsUud City;

Blosshnrff and En glish Cannel. 85. All nut coals 5 Jo below above quotations. DHIKD FKUITS. Pies Layer, 14015 p lb. Peaches Common sun-dried, 708o y lb; common evaporated. 14016c; California fancy, 18020c. Apricots Evaporated, lG01Sc. Prunes Turkish. 809o t ft; California, 12 015c. Curraats-50Ro t lb. Raisins Loose Muscatel. Si. 750 1.85 .p box; London layer, 8l.S502$ box; Valencia. cOso lb; layer, 9010c. I)llU(iS. Alcohol, 82M402.4O: asafetida. Sic: alnra. 405c; camphor. 55061c; cochineal. 50055c; chloroform. CO06'c: conperas. brls, 8101.10; cream tartar, pure, 28030c: indigo. bO0slc: licorice. Calitb. senuine. 30045c: magnesia, carh.. 2-oz, 2")0;c; morphine, P. & W., per oz, 8i4"; madder. 140 lGc; oil, castor, per gal. $1.I0I.35; oil. bergamot. per lb. t'H opium, 8410; ciuinine, P. 4V, W.. per 02. 2J0 Sic; balsam coDaib.i. X)0f5o: soap, castile, Fr.. 12'31;C; noda. l(icarb.. 406c; salts. Epsom. 405c; sulphur, tlour. 50fc: saltpoter, 86i20c; turpentine, 2C04Oc; irlycorine. P0' 20c; iodide potassium. S303.1O; bomide'

potassium. 3b04Oc; chlorate potash, 25c; borax. 12011c; cincbonidla, 12015c; carbolic acid. 2j03Oo. Oils Linseed oil, 49052o per gal; coal oil, leval test. 7014c; bank. 40c; best straits, 6fJc; Labrador, 00c: West Virginia luurioat lng. 2O0:iOc: miners, 45o. Lard oils Winter strained, in barrels, 90o per gal; in half barrels, Co per gal extra. DHY GOODS. Pleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, CMc; Perkeley. No. 00. 0c; Cabot. 7c; Capital. He; Cumberland. 7'4c; Dwight Anchor, bVc; Fruit of Loom. hHc; Far well, be; Fitchville, 64c: Full Width. 5Vo: Gilt Edge. 0Vc; Glided Age. 7c: Hill. 8c; Hopo, 7c; Liuwood, 74c; Lonsdale, 8Mic; Lonsdale Cambrio. lt)2c: Mnsonville. bVic; Peabody. Oc: Pride of the West, llo; Cuiuebaugh, t;ic; Star of the Nation, 60; Ten Strike, Vtoc; Pepperell. 9-4. 2)c; Pepperell. 10-4, 22c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 20 c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 224a Prown feheetincs -Atlantio A. Cue; Argyle. 6c; Poott C. 5c; Puck's Head GVc; Clifton CCC. To; Constitution, 40-inch, c; Carlisle. 40-inch, 7c: Dwight Star, 7c; Great Falls E. Vfoo; Great Falls J. 5o; Hill Fine, 7c: Indian Head. Cic: Lawrence LL. 5c: Lockwood B, 6Vc; A. 5c; Princess, 54 c; Parana li. 64c; Trion 8a Island, 5c; Pepperell E. 640; Pepperell P, 6c; Pepperell 0-4. lHc; Pepperell 10-4, 20c; Androscoggin 9-4, lS4c; Audrosooggin 10-4, 2j4o. Prints Alien dress styles, 6c; Allen's staples, 54c; Allei TK. Oe: Allen robes. Cc; American indigo. 62;. American robos. 60: American skirtings, 44c; Arnold merino, 64c; Arnold LLC. c; Arnold LCP, 9c; Arnold Gold Seal, 10c; - Cooheco fancy. Cc; Cocheco madders, 54c; Hamilton fancy, -6c; Manchester fancy, Cc; Merrimao fanoy. Cc; Mernmao pinks and purples. Cc; Pacllio fancv, Co; Pacific robos, C4c; Pacific mourning. 6c; Simpson Eddystone, 6c; Simpson Berlin solids, Cc; Simpson'a oil finish. Cc; Simpson's grays, 6c; Simpson's moarnings, 6c. Gingham AmoskeagStaples,C4c; Amoskeag Persian Dress. c; Pates Warwick Dress, 74o; Johnson BF Fancies, 84c; Lancaster, 64c; Lancaster Normandies, 74c; Carrolton, 4Uc; Renfrew Dress. 84c; Whitteuton Heather, tic; Calcutta Dress Styles. 6 lie. Prime Cambrios Manville, 4c: S. S. & Son's. 44c; Masouville. 4c; Garner, 4?4o. Tickings Amoskeag, ACA. 124c; Conestotfa, BF. 144c; Cordis. 140. 134o; Cordis. FT, 134c; Cordis, ACE. 124o; Hamilton awning. 104e; Kimono Fancy, 17c; Lenox Fancy. ISc; Methuen A A, 12c; Oakland. 200, 74c; Oakland. 250, 74c; Oakland, AF, 7c; Portsmouth. 124c; Susquehanna, 144c; Shetuckt 8W. 74o. Shetuckot F, be; Swift Kiver, 54c. Grain Baurs Amoskeag, $15.50; American, 815.5(; Franklinvllle, 818; Harmony. $15.50; Stark, 319.50. OltOOKRIKS. 8ugar Hard sugars. 61&07c; confeotiouers' A, 5'i 6lc; oil' A, 60O4o; A. 5 li 0 Cc: extraC.6"'R05,4c; yellow C,4&054c, dark yellow, 43m047hc. Cofiee Good. 20021c; prime, 2i023c; strictly prime. 24025c; fanoy green and yellows, 26027c; ordinary .lava, 290'X)c; old government Java, 310o3c; roasted 1-lb packages. 23Uc. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime. 3O04Oe; choice, 400 45c; syrups. EO02t;c. . . , Kice Louisiana, 31405c; Carolina, 440 C4o. - . . Beans Cht ice hand-picked navy, 82.300 2.35 ? bo; medium hand-pioked. 82,2502.30; limus. California. 5c lb. Honev New York stock, sections, 16 01bc lb. Spices Pepper. 16018o: allspice, 12015c: cloves. 2O025o; cassia, 10012c; nutmegs, fcO 0S5c V lb. Salt In car lots, 80085c; small lots, 900 5c. Wood en ware No, 1 tubs. 8707.25; No. 3 tubs, 80a25; No. 3 tubs, $505.25; 3-hoop pails. 8l.TO01.75: 2-booD pails. $1.4001.45; double WHsb-boards. Si 25 2. 75; common wash-boards, $1.5O01.b5; clothes-pins, 500 hoc per box. Twine Hemp, 12018c lb; wool. 8010c; flax, 2030o; paper, 15c; jute, 12015c; cotton. lC025o. Hhot 8l.50z)1.55 bag for drop. Lead 7074o for pressed bars. Wooden Dishes No. 1. per 1.030. $2.20; No. 2. $iC0; No. 3. 8ib0; No. 5. $3.50. Flour sacks (paner) Plain. 132 brl. P' 1.000. $a50; 1K5 brl. $5; 4 brl. $S: brl. $U5; No. 2 drab, plain. 132 brl. 1.000. $4.25; 1lrt. $(150; 4. $10; 4. 820; No. 1, cream, plain, 132. t 1.000. $7; lAC SS.75: 4. 8M50; U. $28.50. Extra charge for printing. IPON AND ST EE I. Bar iron. 1.800 ;.00c; horseshoe bar, 2340 3c; nail rod. Cc; plow slabs. 3c: American cast steel. 9c; tiro steel, 2?s03c; spring steel, 4405c LEATHER. Leather Oak sole. 2S08o; hemlock sole. S32dJ8c; harness, 20038c; skirting. 31033c; single strap. 41c; black bridle, doz. $602) 9'; fair bridle. $600 78 4 doz; city kip. 550 75c; French kip. 85o0$llO; city calfskins, 85c0$l; French calfskins. S101.8U OIL CAKE. Oil cake, $24 1 ton; oil meal. $24. PUODITCE. FKUITS AND VEUET ABLTC8. Apples Peck boxes, 4O05Oo; 83.7504 barrel. New Tomatoes 4 baskets in crate,' 75c; 4 bu box. 75c. lied Plums-8101.25 47 24-qnart crate. Pears Leconte. 82 bushel. Apricots-8l.250l.5o$ 4-basket crate. (California i'lums 81.7. Currants S- per staud; S3 per 24-qnart crate. Plack Raspberries $3 24-qt. crate. Blackberries $2.2502,50 per case of 24 quarts. Poaches 13 bu box. 65075c. Gooseberries $o07t stand. h Onions $3.5004 brl; Bermuda onions, $L75 bn crate. Waieinelous $18020 ? 100. Cibbaae Early York, $1.25 i brl; Louisville. $2 crate. Bananas-8203 bunch, according to size and quality. Cherries $705 stand. Lemons Choice. $1.75 & box: fanoy $6. Oranaes Navels. 8?.75; seedlings, $3,25. Potatoes-8202.2-) p l.rL Green Corn 61.7502 barrel. Pineapples $1.5002 per dozen. CheesH New York full cream. 12013c; ekims,507o 15. Apples Sun-dried, 70So T5. evaporated. 12014c; canned apples, 81.100 1.20. Red Raspberries $1.2501.53 per twenty-lour-plnt crate. PROVISIONS. Breakfast Bacon Clear. English-cured, 15(4c; sugar cured, 7 to 9 Its averago, 130; 10 to 12 15s average, 13Uc; breakfast rolls, boneless, 124. Hams Sugar cured. 14c; 15 15s average. 14l4c;l24 lbs average. 14Uc; 10 Its average, 14 uc: block hams, 144c. 1 Lard Kettle rendered, in tieroes, ll4o; Indiana, loc. Bacon Clear sides. 40 to 50 Its average, 12c; 30 to 40 Its average. 124; 20 to 'M Its average. 12 Uc; clear bellies, IS to 22 Its average 12'ic; 12 to 15 Its averago, 13c; clear backs, heavy. 20 to 30 Its average. llJ4c; medium. 10 to 15 Its average. 124c: light. 8 Its average. 124c; French backs, 12 15 average. 11c. Shoulders English-cured. 12 Its average. 1 1 fV 1 ft ti is. vnm iv 1 Al'i o sw, is vtiia,!', A vr J9 Boneless Ham Sugar-cured, 134o. California Hams Sugar-cured. 10 to 13 Its average. 11c. Pickled Pork Bean pork, clear. 4? brl, 200 Its. 8'U.r.O; family pork, $18.50; rump pork. 818 1 brl. TIN NERS'SUFPLIES. Best brand chareoal tin IC. 10x14. 14x20. 12012. $7.50; 10x11. 14x20. and 12x12. $U.50; IC, 14x20. rooting tin. $006.50; IC. 20x28. $12013; block tm. In pius. 2'c; m bars. 27c. lron-27 B iron. 3".4c; C iron. 5o; galvanized. C74 percent, discount. iSbet zinc. C,407o. Copper bottoms. 22c Placished copper, lc bolder. 150 lCc

PRICE OF WHEAT A PARADOX

Crop Prospects Smallest in Yars wilh Price the Lowest Since 1857. Opening Figures Were at an Advanc. but on Selling and Ccol Wfather in the Northwest Came a Decline Below Wed ncs J ay. TRADING AT CHICAGO. Corn. Rnled Stronger, but Trade In Provisions Was Light and Pork Fell 15a CHICAGO. July 13. To-day's closin g cables gave news of the advance at Paris and Berlin, and steadiness elsewhere, with a revival of the seeling that wheat was nnduly pressed from legitimate causes. This caused the market here to leave oft firm, though final prices wero 40Uo lower than yesterday. It was being pointed out that the crop prospects are the smallest. with one exception, since 1877. The export demand is said to be the heaviest on record, with one exception, and the prioe the low est, since the panic of 1857. Wheat started a shade better on the stronger Liverpool cables and a general bull feeling growing out of crop damage rumors; but the demand was soon satisfied.' Otieringa were generous, trade slow, and when the cool weather was reported in the Northwest, quieting to a considerable extent, the ap prehensions ot hot' winds in that region, the-feeling became decidedly heavy and prices went oil. The Cincinnati Price Cur rent's crop summary was far from favorable oopcerning whoat, but this, for a timo, did not appear to have any intiuence. Cudahy and Ramsey-Chandior were the prinoipal sellers. The market opened at 40V4O advance, declined Vac, improved slightly, held steady, and the closing was 40 8C lower than yesterday for September, and 'so lower for Ueoexnber. A report that the oftloials of three leading railroads covering the Northwest had compared in formation and figured out but rfixty million bushels, mostly inferior wheat, for Minnesota and the Dakota was not gen erally believed, but was used us a bull armiment near the close, ihe same as sertions earlier had helped tho bears by weakening Wall-street quotations, and thus indirectly atlecting wheat. In com first trades wero at a trifle advanoe, the price selling up 4o and 4o more soon afterward. The dry weather map and fear that if rain does not come soon there will be damage by drouth and hot winds in parts of Kansas and Nebraska, acted as a strengthing f actorand helped sustain the price. At the upuirn the oderings became heavier, tho reoeipts coining in larger and wheat turning down, the market sold otf U0'7ec, ruled stronger and at the close was V0;isc higher. Oats were weaker, especially July, whioh was sold ireely by parties who have been the leading buyers of late, and there being less than the usual support, prices receded lo from the opening and closed at a not loss of 140. The new crop futures declined 3iQ for September early, but reaoted V4o and closed steadr. Trade in provisions was lieht. but prices were firm. The hog market had improved on smaller receipts. Lard and ribs commanded some better attention, but poik was boycotted. ' Compared with yesterday's elostngSpricee lard is from .10c to .124o higher and ribs advanced. 10c PorkislOo lower. The offerings of ressel room were not large and tho demand moderate. Rates remain unchanged at lo for wheat and corn to Builalo. Estimated receipts for to-morrow are: Wheat, 50 catfc; corn. 435; oats, 100; hogs, 20.000. The leading futures ranged as follows:

Options. Op'nlng Highest. Loicent. Closing. Wheat July. teh ca ci ts$ Bept C9i 70 CH 699 .Deo 757e 737 75 73 Corn July.... 40 40 404 40 Anc 41 41 40h 407d fept 414 414 41 4 41 :H Oats-July.... 23:U aa:tj 2?4 ' 2878 Sept 554 23fi ajiy 254 Pork July 118.95 8oit $19.80 $19.80 $J9.C0 19.1'3 Lard July y.724 Kept 10.20 10.25 10.15 10.224 Oct 9.75 9.85 9.70 9.774 8' ribs July... ... ' 0.00 , gept 9.172 0.20 9.07 9.15

easy at reoent quotations. No. 2 spring Wheat. , 6540654 0: No. 3 spring wheat, f. o. b..5o; No. 2 red, 5V4 08538C; No. 2 corn. 404c; No. 3corn, iMc; No. 2 oats. 2SVa 2Jc: No. 2 white, f. o. b., 8-r40S5'V4o; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 824033c; No. 2 rye, 50c; No. 2 barley nominal; No. 3. no sales; No. 4. do sales; No. 1 flaxseed, $1,054; prime timothy seed, $1.10; mess pork, per brL, $18.05018.074; lard, per It. 0.7240 0.75c; short-rib sides (loose), H.9740Pc; dry-ealted shoulders (boxed), b. 25 28.50c: short-clear sides (boxed), O.7501Oo; whisky, distillers' finished soods. per al.. 81.12. . On the ProduceExohange to-day the butter market was dull; creamery, 15 4 0 lit 4 0; dairy. 15018a Eggs, steady; stnotly fresh, 144015c. Reoeipts Flour, 18.600 brls: wheat. 40.100 bu; corn. 292.100 bn: oatRiys,800 bn: rye, 1.800 bu; barley, 3,800 bn. Shipments Flour. 13.400 brls; wheat. 21.000 bu; corn, 552.700 bu; oats, 275,100; rye, COJ bn; barley, bu. AT NEW YORK. Italics Prices tn Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Jnly 13.-Flour-Hecoipts, 22, GOO packages; exports, 6,500 brls and 7,600 sacks; sales, 4,800 packages. The market was dull and weak. Corn meal was dull and steady. Kye dull and steady. Barley malt was dull and steady. Wheat-Receipts, 12S,000bu; exports, 23tC00) bu; sales, C30.000 bu futures, 52,000 bu spot. The spot market was very dull; No. 2 rod, in store and elevator. 72 Uo; afloat. 73472,-o; f. o. b., 7178074c; ungraded red, 6)074c; No. 1 hard. 764 077o: No. 1 Northern. 70U 0714c; No. 2 Milwaukee. 704 0704c. Options opened lirm at 4o advance on firmer cables and a bullish report from the West, but declined 7ko on the weakness in Wall street, with failures reported in London, incroHsod receipts and local realizing; rallied U0 lao on foreign buying and looal covering and closed steady at 40-ic under yesterday, speculation dull. No. 2 red. August. 7207SV4c; September, 77?kc; October. 77Jsc; Deoember, 81031 7sc. Corn Receipts, 17.000 bu; exports. 23.C00 bu; sales, 1.0 O bu futures and S0.0U0 bu epot. Spots were doll aud lirm; No. 2, 484o in elevator, 4014C afloat. Options were very dull and closed unchanged; August, 481a04,Jc, closing at--iSUc; September. 4O11604'J,4C, closing at 494 c. Oats Receipts. 7.too bu; exports, 22.000 bu; sales, 05.000 bu futures, 61,000 bu spot. Spots were firm and in moderate demand. Options were fairly aotive. opening tinner and closing easier; July. 370374c. closing at S7l4c; August. 5340334c, closing at S.4c; September. 310, closina at 310; No. 2 white. 40c; No. 2 Chicago, 384e; No. 3. 37c; No. 3 white, 390394c; mixed Western, 3740384c. Hay quiet and steady. Hops dull and steady. Hides active and steady. Cut meats quiet and unsettled. Lard qniet and firmer; Western steam closed at 10.10c; sales, none. Options Sales, none; Jul)' olosed at lO.lOo; beDtember closed at 10.50c. Pork qoiet and steady. Butter quiet and steady. Cheese firm; part skims. 105c. Eggs quiet and weak: receipts. 8,041 packages; Western iresh, 150 154c. Tallow scarce and firm: city, (83 for packages), 5o bid. Cotton-seed oil was quiet nnd lirm: crude. 30037c; yellow, 420424c. Rosin dull and weak; strained, common to good. $1,1241.174. Rico steady and in fair demand. Molasses New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, steady and quiet. Cotleo Options opened steady at 5020 points advance, and closed steady at 5010 points ur; sales, 17,500 '-gs, including: July. 16.O501UOo; September. 16.03016.15c; October. 15.$0c; December. 15.70015.75c; January. 15.30c; March, 15.40c; spot Rio easy and quiet; No. 7, 174e. Sugar Raw quint and steady, sales. 5.300 bags centrifugals, IKi test, at 480; refined quiet aud firm. TKAPK IN (iCNEUAU notations at St. Louis. Philadelphia. I!U1tiior. Cincinnati ntl Olhr Point. ST. LOUIS. July 13. Flour was weak, but prices nnehanged. Wheat was weak.

being still intluenced by the financial situation; closed 4c oh"; No. 2 red. cash. 614c; July. 61sc; August, Criv'arUe, closing at 014c; September, 65"i0Gii4c. closing at GoMc; December. 72V40. Corn was firm on damaeed crop news; No. 2 mixed, cash, 374C; July. 875sc; August, 38c; September, 387c. Oats nominal: No. 2. easii, 274c; July, 27c; August. 2o"4c; September. 234c, Rye-No. 2, 43o bid. Hran unchanged. Hay weaker but prices unchanged. Butter unchanged. Kegs lower at Uc. Corn meal firmer at $202.05. Whisky. $1.12 for finished goods. Cotton baugiug, m054o. Iron cotton ties, 95c0jL Provisions quiet and about steady. Pork and lard unchanged. Dry-salted meats Loose shoulders. 7.874c; longs and ribs, )c; shorts, l.374c; boxed lots .15o more. Bacon Packed snonlders. 0.50c; longs and ribs, 10.50c; shorts, 10.75c Hams unchanged. Receipts Flour, 2.000 brls: wheat. 100.000 bu; corn. 3S.0U0 bu; oats. 13.000 bu; rye. none; barley, none. Shipments Flour. 7.COO brls: wheat. 100.000 bu; corn, 72.000 bn; oats. G.'X)9 bu; rye, none; barley, none. PHILADELPHIA. July 13. -Flour-Busi-nest was more active in desirable trade brands and prices ruled steady; low grades dull. Wheat Cash and Jnly steady, but futares beyond this month weak and declined 40l4o under a general pressure to sell; No. 2 red, July, 6O06Oc; Auuust. 700 70l4c; September, 720724 c; October, 740 74 U c. Corn was a shade firmer but quiet; No. 2 mixed, July, 48404814c; August, 400 49l4o; September, 49405OH4c; October. 504 05C34C. Oats Futures a shade firmer but quiet; No. 2 white, July, 371403S4c; August, 34ft 85c; September, 33031c. Butter quiet; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 22c; Pernsylvania prints, extra, wholesale, 24c; PeLusylvania prints, extra, jobbing. 2"0 28o. Eggs weak; Pennsylvania firsts. 16c. Receipts Flour. 5,800 brls and 4,200 sacks; whaat, 00.200 bu; corn. 16.500 bu; oats. 23.400 bn. Shipments Wheat, 2,800 bu; corn, 0,300 bu; oats, 4,100 bu. MINNEAPOLIS. July 13. -Thecash wheat market was about steady at yesterday's prices. No. 1 Northern sold at 60c. and No. 2 Northern about as yesterday. Reoeipts, 235 cars here and 67 cars at Dnluth and Superior. Close: May. 77c. July, opened and highest. 5rJ4c; lowest and closing, 58i40. August. 61 0. September opened at 61c; highest, 64"U0647sc; lowest. 034c; closed at 6440. December, opened and highest 704c; lowest. 70c; olosed, 704c. On traok: No. 1 hard, C?c; No. 1 Northern, 60c; No. 2 Northern. 578 0. CINCINNATI, Jnly 13.-F1out dnll nnd lower. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red. 60c; receipts. 1,400 bu; shipments, 8.000 bu. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, 42c Oats scarce and strong; No. 2 mixed. 33c. Rye dull and unchanged. Pork uncnanged; mess, $17.50. Lard firmer at9.2oc. Bacon firmer and qniet; short clear,lO01O34o. Whisky steady; sales. 420 brls of finished goods on a basis of 81.12. Butter firm; creamery, 22c: dairy, 14015c bugar firm; hard refined, 65a05'4C. Eggs slow at 12c Cheese strong; Ohio Hat, 84 0Uc BALTIMORE. July UkWheat steady;

No. 2 red, spot. 6S4o; July, 68c; August, 6'Jc; September. 71c Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, spot and July. 474c; August. 474 c: Septem ber, 48UC Oatsqutet; No. 3 white West ern, 374c Rye dull and lower; No. 2, 5Sc. Hay strong; prime to choice timothy, SI 6.50. Grain freights unchanged. Provisions quiet and nnehanged. Bntterquiet; cream ery, fancy, 21c Eggs weak at 14c. Cofiee steady; Rio No. 7, 174c. TOLEDO. July ia Wheat steady; cash. new.' 664c Corn steady; No. 2. oasn, 41 4c; No. 3. 40c Oats quiet; cash, 314c. Rye Nothingdoing. Clover-seed dull and firm: prime, October. 26.75. Receipts I? lour. 237 brls: wheat. 8.'.K)J bu: corn. 20.030 bu: oats. LSOPibu. Shipments Flour, 1,100 brls; wheat. 40,600 bu; corn, 1,000 bu; rye, 500 bu. DETROIT. July 13. -The market closed quiet aud about steady to a shade easier than yesterday. Y beat 2so. 1 white. 674c; No. 2 red. cash. CG4c; No. 3 red. C34c; Auirust. 64c: September. 694c. Corn No. 2. cash, 42c. Oats No. 2 white. S5c: No. 2 mixed. 31c. Receipts Wheat, 16,000 bu; corn, 2,000 bu: oats. 17,000 bu. Wool. BOSTON, July 13. The wool market remains quiet. 6orae fair lines of Territorial wools have been moved at low prices ur on a basis clean of 43 4 5c for tlno and line nieJium, and 40o for medium.' Spring California wool sold moder ately at Il 2l3c. aud Texas at 14215c Ohio fleeces quiet at 24 0 for X and 25o for XX, with No. 1 at about 2Sc. A line of. 63,000 pounds choice Ohio fine delaine sold at 27c, but 26o Is an outAM price lor averatre. Micaleau fino de laine sold at 25c. and No. 2 and No. 3 combine at 25c. Unwashed combing wool sold at 20 02 lo for one-quarter and three-eights, and unwashed aud unmerchantable Ohio and Michigan lleeces at 152 20c. Pulled wool sells steadily at302 35o for super, foreign wools are dull. ST. LOUIS, July 13. Wool Is scarce and not quoted. . Receipts, 66.000 pounds; shipments, 184,000 pounds. The market i as tame, rather easier, but not quotably changed. Bright wools keep fairly well sold up. NEW YORK, July 13. The petroleum market was dull but firm. Pennsylvania oil, spot sales none. August option, ealos none; OOo bid. Llrra oil. sales none. .'15 a bid. Total aalt. nmiA. Tur pentine active and lower at 271a36o. OIL CITY, July 13. National Transit certificates ' opened at 584o; highest. 583ie; lowest. bsic cloning. 58io. Sales, 10.000 oris: clearance?, 10,000 brls; charters, 107,819 brls; shipments; 77,403 brls. CLKVEEAND, July Hi. Petroleum easy; standard white, 110, 5c; gasoline, 743, C4o; gasoiiue, 80, lOc; naphtha, 03. 4o. PiriSBUKO. July 13. Nktlonal Transit certlhoates opened at 583go; closed at 58c; highest, 5340; lowest, 58c SAVANNAH, July 13. -Spirits of turpentine steady at 254c Rcln hrin at $L Metals. NEW YORK. July 13. Pig iron dull and Steady: American, $12.7515.50. Copper weak; lake, 10.25o. Lead steady; domestic. 3.024e. Tin closed strong; rttcnits. I0.40o bid. 10.55c asked; plates quiet and steady; spelter fiat; domestic, 4.124c. ST. LOUIS, July 13. Lead dull at 3.30o asked; spelter, 3.00o asked. Dry Goods. NEW YORK. July 13. Quite a number of buyer have urrived for the dry-goods maret and some purchases have been made, but as a rule they are so far observers ol the situation. The middle of this month has been designated as the time when operations for the fall trade would be likely to expand. Tho coming week may accordingly show mora life and Interest. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. July 13. Cotton steady. Good middling, Sc; middling. 74o; low middling, 70; good ordinary, G 13-10c; net and gross receipts, 1.S0S bales; ealos, 1,350 bales; stock, 05,215 bales. ... . LIVE bTOCIv. Cattle In Llcht Supply and Doll Hogs Activn nt Steady Prices Sheep Quiet. INDlXNAPOLIS, July 13. Cattle Receipts, 10X There was a light supply, nnd the market was dull at barely steady prices. AlUold. Export grades 4.7535.23 liood to choice shippers 4.25&4.CO Fair to medium shippers.. 3.50 34.00 Common shippers 2.503.25 Good tochoice feeders 3.5044.00 Btockers. cominou to good 2.5033.25 Good to choice heifers 3.5O04.OO Fair to medium heiera 2.75a3.j5 Common thin belfers 2.00 & 2.50 Good to choice cows H.oo a;i.50 Fair to medium cows 2.257J2.75 Common old cows l.oo2.0 Veal, commou to good 3.50 3 5. 50 Bulls, common to medium 2.ooft'.5o Bulls, good to cheloe. 2.75 03.25 Milkers, good to choloe 27.00337.00 Milkers, oommou to medium 15.00322.00 Hogs Receipts, 3.000; shipments. 1.500. The quality was good. The market opened aotive at steady prices, packers and shippers buying, and closed steady with all sold. Light. 0.1536.30 Mixed and heavy. 6.0000.25 Heavy roughs and pigs 4.50 a 5. 93 briKKp and Lamhs But few here. The market was quiet at about previous prices. Good to choice sheep $3.504.00 Fair to medium sheep 3.0033.35 Common thin sheep 2.25 2.75 t-rrln; lambs 3.00.1 :.00 Bucks, per head. 2.004.00 llsewliere. BUFFALO. Jnly 13.-Cattle-Receipts. 66 carloads through and 5 carloads for sale. The market was steady and firm. Hogs Receipts. 60 carloads through and 8 carloads for sale The market was lower. Go d mediums andpaokera, 6.45. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 15 earloads through and 7 carloads for sale. The mar ket was slow and generally weaker for all butchers' stock. Good lambs. 5.5006; few oxtra. u.50; yearlings, 4. '525; good mixed sheep. 4.2504.6j. No extra wethers here. CHICAGO. July 13. -The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Reoeipts. 15.oo;; sbioments, 4.OU0. The market was lower for native steers. Prime beeves. 4.7505.40; goud.S4.S504.C5; medium. 3.t04.25; Krass-

ers. $3.2503.75; Texans, 2.2303.75; stockers, $20:1.25: eows, $103.25. Hogs-Receipts. 22,000; shipments, 8,003. The market was 10c higher for heavy hogs than at yesterday's close, but closed weak; light grades strong. Mixed and packers, $5.8506.15: prime heavy and butchers' weights, eo.1006.20; liaht. $6.1006.30. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 10. 000, shipments. 2.000. The market was lower. Natives. f3.7r5.25: Westerns. 3.3004.25; lexans, S2.5O04.15; lambs, 305.75. KANSAS CITY. July 13,-Cattle Receipts. 5.000; shipments, 4.0XX The market was weak for best grades; othr grades 50

lOo lower. Texas steers. !?2.iXJ04.1('; Texas cows. 81.7502.50; shipping steers. 1.200 6.25; native cows. $1.2503.75: bntcherH' stook. $3.5004.40: stockers and feeders. 20 3.1)0; bulls and mixed. $1.7503. Hogs Receipts, 0,(X. shipments, koou. The market opened firm but closad wrak. The bnlk of the sales were at 5O05.iO. heavy hogs. $..7O0 5.00; packers. $5.75'S5.I.'5; mixed. 8-K70 25.ii5; light. .t2s6.u24; Yorkers. 5.10 26.024; pigs. 505.K Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.000; shipments. 1,000. The market was slow. NEW YORK. July 13. Beeves-Receipts. 21.000. Calves Reoeitts, 43. The market was dull and steady. Veals, 506.73; buttermilk calves. 3.25. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 3.301. Sheep steady; lambs 4o higher. Sheep sold at 015004.624; lambs, 507.25; dressed lambs, y4 0124c Hogs Receipts. l.S2. Tho market was nominally dull at 6.4007. ST. LOUIS, July 13. Cattle Receipts. 2.00O; shipments. 7.00O. The market was slow to 10c lower; very few natives on sale; grass Texas steers. 3.40. Hogs Receipts, 2.0O0; shipments. 3.000. The market was 10c lower than yesterday; top prices, 6.10; bulk of sales at 5.fc0". Sheep Receipts, 3.000; shipments. 6.000. The market was easier and unchanged. CINCINNATI. July 13. Hozs lower; select butchers' and shippers. 5.9006; light, S3.2O06.25. Receipts, 1,200; shipments, 1.800. Cattle weak; shipping, 104.75. Receipts, 500; shipments, 34!). Sheep steady; good to extra. 3.7505. Receipts. 10,100; shipments. 5,080. Lambs heavy and drooping; good to extra. 4.50 0d REAL-KSTATi: Tit AN5FE IIS. Thirteen Transfers, with a Total Consideration of 833,139 38. Instruments flled for record in the recorder's oftice of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 i m., July 13. 1S03, as furnished by Elliott A: Butler, abstracters of titles, Hartford Block, Ho. 84 East Market, street: Anna C.Fehreuback to V. K. Hendricks etal.. lot 245, in Fletcher's Woodlawu addition $2,989.38 Ezra Hamilton to' John Hamilton, part of the south half of the southeast quarter of section 16, township 16, rauge5 2,100.00 John W. Bay to Elizabeth Moore, lot 11. in Fletcher's addition to Brightwood 300.00 John J. Beisel to Anton Angrlck and wife, lot 14, In Coburn's first Belmont addition 500.00 Wllllaui M. Watson to John J. Miuthorn. lot 204. In Talbott's revised addition 1,600.00 The Keystone Land and Improvement Company to Anna Win gertcr nnd bushand, lot 11, in Highlaud Place addition . 3,700.00 Tetcr Mueller to Harry Mueller, the south halt of lot 1, in Adamson's subdivision of ouilot 4 6,500.00 Elnore Stelhorn to Emma B. Thornberry et aL, part of lot 78, In Uanna's heirs' addition 1,300.00 William II. Dye to Mary . Bean, lot 20, in James Morrison's subdivision ,.. 4,500.00 Charles D. Pearson to Johj. A. Wilkins. lot 6 and part or lot 7. in l'opo's subdivision of bt. Clair's addition 0,500.00 Sophia Langston to Morris Jayne. lot 4SI,in McCarty's tenth West-tide addition 500.00 Charles M. Cross, trustee, to George B. Sprague, lot 2, in Crous, trustee's, Cllrtord-avenuo addition 270.00 Nancy P. llevillo to Henry L. Heitmun, lot "O, in Kldcnour's Highland Home addition... 4,400.00 Transfers, 13; consideration ;.$35,159.33 CIVIL SERVICE AND PRIMARIES. The Federal Employe Can Attend Dis Party's Primaries if He Chooses. Fo the TCrtltor ot t!i In.UauaiuIU Journal: In the Journal of Thursday Citizen" makes the nonattendance of primaries a cover for an attack upon the civil-service law and rules, and upon ex-President Hayes, whose administration will go into history with that of Benjamin Harrisou among the best the ooantry ever had. The Hayes order relative to otiioera taking part in politics was necessary at that time to break up the custom of officeholders dictating local politics. They took the time which belonged to the government for that purpose. He did not forbid their participation as oitizens in primaries, nor was Mr. Arthur removed for the reason that he would not carry out the order. Now lor the example. A man who leads his party in the national House was brought forward for the Republican nomination for Congress by his friends. The oocupantof tLsotheewas of no account, but he was able, as Representative, to dictate mostof the subordinate appointments. In the custom house and leading postothces there were 150 subordinates wbo, to a man, were made to work for the Representative in otiioe. In the custom house were eixty men, most of wnom were expert workers. Their duties kept them but eight hours a day In the custom house. Tho rest of the time was employed iu working up tho wards for the stupid Congressman. The brilliant man's friends had to ligut this combination after they had been about their business twelve hours a day. He carried the convention on a close vote, carried his city in the primaries by 1.000 votes, but the fight did not end there. The custom-house crowd sulked some even demanding assurance of their positions as tbe price of their votes for a regularly nominated party candidate, and some gave their intiuence secretly for a bolting oaudidate. This is but one case of hundreds, and the Hayes order struck at them, and theoivil-service order has broken up the unjust system of ofhcial interference in making nominations, which did the party great injury from 1S06 to 1876. "Citizen" is way oil" in. his statement that certain classes of subordinates in the federal service are not permitted to attend primaries. There is no tuoh law and no such rule under any law. There is not an otlicial in the country who is debarred from attending primaries. Mr. Cleveland issued a letter forbidding federal officers, in an indefinite manner, from tskiug an aotive part in nominating conventions. Mayor Sullivan was nominated by a convention made up of delegates fixed by officeholders in city and county does "Citizen" want a ticket for the Republican party nominated by such methods! Why does not tbe average man attend the primaryf Because, first! it is held at hours in which it is not convenient to attend, and, second, unless he is prompt at a certain hour, there is no opportunity to vote. Hold ward Instead of precinct primaries, and havo tbe polls open lrum 5 until 8 o'clock, so that citizens can vote as they go homea system which has been attended with good results in other States. Auain, primaries should not be held so long before tho election, for the reason that busy people are not prepared to act. Lastly, party committees should consult tbe voters about the time of holding conventions. If the present committee had copsulted tboopinion of Republican voters, tbe convention would not have been called nntil September, a month before the election. Such inconsiderate action disgusts many Republicans. It tbe primaries are thinly attended, it will bo because they are held one of the insuperably hot July nights, after men, weary with theday.Lavo gone home, and who find some sort of an excuse for absence, the leading one being that the3 havo not bad time in which to make up their minds. Rl'PUliLICAN PlllVATK. LsDiAXxroM, July 13. SCHOOL rOAKD FUNDS. Mr. Krame Gives Rsasons Why the Tublic Should Not Bs Dsprired of Interest To the TMltor of the Imbanaoous Journal The Indianapolis News, in its reply to A. Miller concerning Mr. Vonnegut's agitation of tbe interest question, tells nearly tho whole story.- Tho News says; "11 0

has made clear where he stands. So Ions as the board remains of the same mind as at present he can accomplish nothing. You have not a word to say for any man who Violates a pledge." Still, the pledge is violated, and the dun ning of tho violator has had no elleck About 3,000 are lost to the public schools, and to prevent a further violation of tho pledge for the newschool year and tho repetition of the los of 5.000 and a diversion of it to private pockets. Mr. Yon negut tried to introduce a resolution be loro the vote for new officers was taken. Put even the mention of this oiler was ruled out of order by Mr. Conner; Vonnegut's friends forsook him. The banking interest is vindicated, and the public cancot approve of the action ot the board. Furthermore, the News says that it is euro of one thing, and that 1. that tho treasurer ought not individually to draw interest on funds in his hands, as was said to have been donein thocaseof the Library building fund, borrowed loot; hetorn it was needed. Now. I think the pubiio should bo further informed that that money was borrowed to tbe full amount on the suggestion of a banker, who tried very hard to be eleoted treasurer, but did not succeed; that be then moved to deposit that fund in some bank that should pay 2 per cent, on all amounts that would remain in its 'hands three) months and 3 per cent, on such as would remain thero a year. But the treasurer could not be moved. He had made no promise, and tbe law was in his favor. However, the present treasurer had made a promise, broke it for one year, will very likely break it another year, and is pro

tected by the majority of the Board of School Commissioners. As to the wisdom or folly of making the treasurer pay interest, there may be diflerent opinions. We ought, in judging about that, not to be guided by selfish motives. If we allow him to handle the fnuds at his own pleasure aud profit, we give him a chance, under the mask of disinterestedness, to appropriate to himself a compensation, while he as well as all other school commissioners is bound by law to serve gratuitously. It creates ssrirants for the of lice for the sake of lucre, and induoes them to bribe voters and commissioners to assist them in their aspirations. This serves to bring the Board of School Commissioners intodUreonte and deprives the school treasury of a song income. In diverting it to private enriohment. The often-made asser tion that the funds would be made nnsafa by creating a system of bidding for tho custody if them will not hold water. Let the board fix a reasonable rate of intoreit and demand United States bonds as security. It is a valuable class of deposits lorv banks. They can well aflord to pay a small rate of interest on it and f prnish undoubted security for the same. .C. U. Kuausk. Ixwanapolis, July 12. . CURRENT MAGAZINES. The July Century contains two papers In reply to the official defense of Russia by the Secretary of the llusslan legation at Washington In a form, er number. Ono of them is written by Joseph Jacobs aud relates mainly to the expulsion of the Jews; the other Is by George Kenaan. Both ' give a very harrowing picture of the condition of the Russian peasautry. Tho world's fair , literature of the number is a study by Itoyal Cortisol of tho color effects in decorating, liar riet Waters Preston has an Interesting study of the work of Thomas Hardy. A sketch of Sarah. SlddoLs, by Edmund Gosse, gives a new estl mate of that gTeat actress's personality. "Oil Portsmouth Protile" is a bit of summer-day prose by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. A paper by C. E. 8. Wood ou "Some Famous Indians." with portraits, teaches anew the two facts that the Indian is not invariably as bad as he has boea painted, and that bis treatment by the United states has been shameful. Mr. and Mrs. Pennell describe with pen aud brush "The Most Pic-' turesqne Place in the World." Mrs. Oliphanf has a thoughtful and entertaining study of the character and life of Dean Swift. Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton gives his views of the treatment of disease by suggestion. Two serials, two or three short stories, and a number of poems of moderate merit make up the number. It has remained for McClure's Magazine to In troduce the "Interview" into a form somewhat more permanent than that of newspaper literature. In the Jnly number Edward Everett Hale reports a conversation between himself and Oliver Wendell Holmes, a variety ot topioa being touched upon, but most attention be ing given to Emerson. The personality of both interviewer aud interviewed gives the account a peculiar Interest. Several portraits of Holmes Illustrate the article. Avery interesting talg with Karl liacenback. whoia animal show is one of the attractions of tho Midway Plalsatioe at the fair, discloses that person's methods of training wild beasts. A "Ballad of the tes", by Kipling, a short story by Thomas Hardy, a cbaracter sketch of the f arnous journalist. De Bio wltt, and the story of a curious episode in the JJronte family are among the readable articles. This magazine, wolou sells at 15 cents a number, commands a lint of contrlbutora and shows an originality of method whioh promise well . for its success. 713 Broadway. Nevr York. -Electricity Is a power so lately harnessed for , man's use that comparatively few persons realize all that has been accomplished witn It. The July Review of Reviews takes up the subject and describes the electrical exhibits at tho world's fair and the manner In which that fores Is nsed to help make the Columbian exposition the modern wonder It is. Biographical sketches and aooounts of the work ot the "two giants of 'the electric age," Thomas A. Edison and Bit William Thomson, are also given, lie v. F. II. Stead, brother of the editor of tho Review, gives an enthusiastio description of the world's fair as it present itself to his English eyes. The cum mary of the news and literature of the month IS of the usual comprehensiveness. 13 Astor place. New York. In Music for June Dr. William Mason tells ot the impression inado by Chopin's playing upon the composer's musical associates and oon tern poraries. Mason reproves the students who uu dertake to counteract the extreme sweetness and sentimentality of Chopin' musto by more vigorous and robust playing. The spirit of the composition, however unMulted tothotastoof the player, should be conscientiously given. James Paul White Invents the word "touia" to express tone space, or the difference between musical tones, lor whica a distinctive won nai hitherto been lacking. Considerable space is given to consideration of mnrilc at the fair aud to the mil ileal congresses in Chicago. Among the selections from foreign periodicals in the Eclectic Magazlno is an intending paper by Sir Herbert Mostyu on "The Craving for Fiction." A paper by a writer In the Westminster Review seriously discusses the question, "Will Socialism be a Remedy for Present Social Ills! nnd declares that it will not. Prof ossor Mac Mnlier discusses Esoterio UuddhUui. aud discredits its prophet and founder, Madame Blavatsky. Pubjeors of other papers are: "Tha Propagation aud Prevention of Cholera.' "Is the Universe Infinite!" Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and "The Last Days of au Empire." No. 144 Eighth street, Nevr York. The Cosmopolitan has cr at-d a sensation In magazine circles by cutting Its subscription price in half and furnishing its monthly issues at 12 cents each. How this is to be done, and done successfully, other publishers profess to bo unable to understand, but as tbe Cosmopolitan has from the beclnnlng charged but 2.p cents, vrhere others ak nr, and for that price has furntsbed high-class literature and fine illustrations, the public may safely accept Its promises that the same standard will be maintained at the reduced rates. The July number has a table of contents that should suit an exacting taste. Among the minor magazines Worthington's takes a leading place, being well edited and its contributions well chosen. Among the contributors to the J dy number aro H. G. W. Ben1amtu. Mary A. Llvennore. Lilian Whitney and Helen Campbell. Two interesting pipers relate, respectively to th lighthouse system of thej t'nited Htates nnd to pha of life in tbe Tyrol. Elira Calvert Hall has a tribute of praise and romembranee for Henrr Timrod. one of tho tew Southern ikcU worthy of the name. Tho Colorado Magazine Is a Denver number, its leading contributions givlug de-criptlouA of that city as it was when tents sheltered tho first settlers, in 19.VJ. and as it Is now. The gold cure question has reached that ilut In its West- , ern travel, and the problem "Is Inebriety Curable I" i dicusicd by several writers. Ainonc other contributions are: "Incidents of aTripta Chihuahua." 'High and Low Life in China." and a review of the proceedings of tho woman's congress. Subjects discussed iu Donahoe's Magazine are "Catholic Lawyers aud Divoro Caei. "Is Wall Ftreet Immoral!" "Thirty years of Ireland's Battle." "Heroes In Irish Political Life." "American Miullos." "Women Who, Hare Ma le History." Catholicism in Boston. ? "lrih Signers of the Deelaratiou of Independence." Th-r are also a number of stories and poems. Boston, Mass. " Cleveland's Self-llestralnC, New York Hun It is a fact illustrating Mr. Cleveland's powers of sslf-restraint and secrecy that after four months no more is really known of bis ideas and intentions on tbe subject of Hawaiian annexation than was known when his term began.