Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1895 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS . JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1895.

BEGINNING THE YEAR.

Good order Is at the beginning; of prrnrriraKoo. i Good maiifijrrmrat 1 a- necessity to )rou;ress. ' .' The right direction of the business MfTnirs of life, .whether rffrent or small, in n neeret of mcceM. Small nATiogi, proyerly Invested, create riches. Small estates, prop erly ninnatreu, louua iortnnes. THU'IXDIAXA TRIST COMPAXY is formed, among; otIer things, for the' purpose of making- investments, man(wring estates and giving advice with reference to sneh things. This advice It gives free, and consultation is Invited at any time. THE INDIANA TRUST COMPANY OFFICE 23 8. Meridian St. CAPITAL S 1,000,000 DULLEST OF THE YEAR SEL1HIH HAH THERE BKUJi A LESS' IVIEHESTISG 1JAY OX CHAXGE. Total Sales Only CU.OUO, with St. l'aul 'endlng'-Iocal Markets Almost Forsaken. m ' t - vi JWRiciuaj, uuiicj uii .aii srs easy at lWd'2 per cent.; last loan 2; closed at 2 per cent. f Prime mercantile paper, 2:s4(ft4Vi Pr cent. Sterling exchange was qutei; anil steady, , with actual business in bankers' bills at M.fW,4.sS-'4 for demand and at $4.8712RS7 . for -sixty days. Posted rates $.8S4.S84 iimt commercial bills, $4'.86U4.J'4. Silver certificates, 6940 bid. Bar silver closed at 59c per ounce; Mexican dollars, !Sic At London bar silver closed at 27!d. Total sales of stocks were 56,3:18 shares, including the following: American Sugar, 5,600; Burlington, 4,2o0; Chicago Gas, 4.000;, , Heading, 5,600; St. Paul, 8,800. The last day of the year 1894 was about the "dullest of any full business day of the entire twelye months on 'Change, and on lew, if any, days has the speculation been more uninteresting;. The total sales barely exceeded 56,000 shares, and St. Paul, with i-ales of 8,500 shares to its credit, was most active of the whole list. There were periods of extreme stagnation during the day, and at P0 time waa there any animation. Flucuations were confined within narrow limits except fn the cause of Baltimore & Ohio, which advanced on small buying 4 per cent., to 62l-i, reacted to 61 and closed at 61 bid. The Improvement n this stock was accompanied by some official reports setting forth tht excellent financial condition of the property. The general market opened heavy, and 'except for a slight rally about It o'clock was weak during the morning. The depression continued into the afternoon until about 2 o'clock, when the temper of speculation changed for the better and a rally - of fmall proportions took place, in which, however, only part of the early losses were regained. The market closed fairly Arm, 1ut most of the stocks traded in showed declines In the day's transactions, including per cent, in Edison Electric of New VorK, in Canada Southern, in. Heading, General Electric, Delaware & Lackawanna and Burlington, and In. t. Paul. 'Some few shares- made advances. The bond market ruled firm, during the day, with the Heading issues excepted. The reported failure of the reorganization plan caused liquidation in the income bonds, resulting in declines of 1 per cent, each in the firsts and seconds, in the thirds and in the deferred. la the later dealings mere was a recovery of In the firsts and H In -' the seconds. ITnion Elevated firsts broke 8 per cent., to 85 and. later moved up to 87. The ales were moderate, amounting to 923,50O. . Government bonds were steady. State bond were inactive. The following table, prepared by James K. Berry. Room 16, Board of Trade, shows 'the range of Quotations: " . - Open- High- Low- ClosN'ame. lug. , est. est. ing. Adams Express........ .... .... .... 140 Alton & Terre Haute. .... 36 Alton & T. H. pref... .... .... . .... 198 American Express .... 110 Atchison 44 " 414 4Vi A Baltimore & Ohio.. ... .... .... 61 Canada Pacific t .... .... I ' BO Canada Southern 49 49 49 49 Central Pacific .... la. Chesapeake & Ohio... 174 17V 17 17 Chicago & Alton . .... .... 140 C, B. & Q 71 71 70 71 C. & E. 1. pref 92 Chicago Gas A. 784 784"h 73 74 C, C. C. St. L.... 38 38 38'3 38 Cotton Oil 22 23 22 23 Delaware & Hudson. .126 126. 126 12ii; IX. L. & W.. ltU 161 1(W 160 Dl. & C. F. Co 10 10 10 10 Edison Gen. Klec 34., 34 34 34 Kric 10 , 10 10 10 Erie pref.......... .... .... 2i Jort Wayne.. 157 Great Northern pref. .... ... .... 102 Hocklr.g Valley .... 17 i lllinoir Central.... .... .... 8.1 i,aKe I'.ne . w .... .... Jtt, Luke Erie A W. pref. .... .... 71 Take Shore 133 A SI V4 Vi i t " ' B Louisville A Nashville 53 53 53 53 Louisville N. A... .... 6 Manhattan . 105 105 104 105 Michigan Central... 96 Missouri I'aclllc .... 26 V. S. Cordage 7 7 7 7 IT, 8. Cordage pre' 11 New Jersey Central... 88 89 88 89 New York Central... .x9S 98 98 9S i X. Y. & N. E.. 32 32 32 32 Northern Pacific , ..... .... 4 Northern Pacific prer l :Vorthwentern ......... 9? - 97 96 97 "Northwestern pref .... .... 142 racirlo Mail .... 22 ; Peoria. D. & E. .... .... "- Pull man Palace i . . . .... 154 TCdadlng' 13 13 13i 13 Kock Island 61 62 61 61 St. Paul 57 57 56 C6 St. Paul pref .... 117 Sugar Hennery 89 89 89 89 1. S. Express 42 Wabash. St. L.' P.. 5 W.. St. L. & P. pref.. 13 13 13 13 Wdili-Faro Expnss. .... .... .... 103 Western Union 87 87 86 87 V.: S. Vours, reg .... .... .... 113 t. 8. Fours, coup... 114 xEx. dir., 1 per cont. Bid. Durlnsr the year wh'ch ended yestetday th iota) amount of securities lisd on the stocks. 251.193,kj3. Tho highest and lowest rric of the vear of the nrlncio'l stocks prices made are given In the following table : High- LowNatnc. ... est. ewt. Last. Suaar : 111 , 75 89 Chicago Gas 80 58 . 74 T)istlll'ng S .7 1 General Elevtrlc 45 ; Conlaxe 23 5 7 Corr'ag preferred 41 8 12 Cordane guaranteed.. 62 . 16 ' 20 Tiurl'iiKton sw H8 71 St.- Paul 67 54 56 Hock . Island....- 72 58 1 Northwestern 110 97 N. J. Central 117 87 Lackawanna 174 155 160 Delaware & Iluciaou..l44 119 I2i'. Headlnsr v.. 23 13 v: New Vork Central. ..102 , 95 98 laike .'Shorn ......139 , 118 i.nu iMIcttlgan Central in'H 94 98 " Canada Southern 33 47 4t Loinsvllle & Nash.... - 40 53 Missouri Pacille 32 18 Vn'on Pacific 22. .. . 7 . .. li Northern Pacific pref 23 , . 12 17'i Atchison 16 ,. 3 41 Manhattan' ,.127 1o2 - 105 t'uUman ....,,,,,,174 , 152 134 Western Union 92 wi 87 II..-& o.. 81 61 Monday's Bank Clearings.. At ChicagoCteatiugs, tl5,958.fNto. Money, 4M per eent. on call, 5i on time. New York exchange, Soe premium. Sterling commercial, 14.86 an.l J l.S7- . At St. Iuis-Cleurinss, $1,713,870; lalcii'VK 924.U2. - J At Philadelphia Clearing, fl'nlWJ.105; Kttj. nces, 1. 517,595. Cltarinxa for tho year. tJ,tf0, 421. 115; balances. $3I1.2J7.!K. At Cincinnati Money, 2'j6 pr ,ot.

New York exchange. 25ffi30c premium. Clearings, $2,540,850; for the month, $57, 5r2,0u0. . At Baltimore Clearings, $2,525,954; balances, $608,656. At New York Clearings, $82,758,973; balances, $6,531,573. At Bostor Clearings, $13,070,145; balances, $1,856,235. . - LOCAL GRAIV ASD PRODUCE.

Trade Is Slow, with Poultry, Eggs and Fruits Higher. On the wholesale streets and on Commission row trade, yesterday, was very quiet, as usual preceding1 New Year's day. Reports of damage to the orange crop gave excuse for springing prices of fruits. The cold weather has checked the receipts of cgs and, as a consequence, shippers yesterday would pay 18 cents per dozen. Poultry advance 1 cent on young chickens and hen turkeys. There was no session of the Board of Trade, consequently &Tain quotations, given are the same as on Saturday, track bids ruling as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, 51c; No. 3 red. 50c; wagon wheat, 51c. Corn No. 1 white, 41c; No. 2 white, 41c; No. 3 whita mixed, 40c; No. 2 yellow, 41c; No. 3 yellow. 40c; No. 2 mixed, 41c; No. 3 mixed, 40c; ear corn, 40c. Oats No. 2 white, 33c; No. 3 white, 32c; No. 2 mixed, 30c; No. 3 mixed, 20c; rejected, 29&31C. Rye No. 2. 48c for car lots, 43c for wagon rye. Bran, $12. Hay No. 1 timothy, $9.25; No. 2, $8; No. 1 prairie, $7.50; mixd, $6.50; clover, $6.50 per ton. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) Poultry Hens, 5c per lb; spring chickens, 6c; cocks, 3c; turkeys, toms, 4c per lb; hens. 7ft per lb; young turkeys, 7c; small, e6c; ducks, 6c per lb; geese, $4.80('5.40 per doz for choice. Eggs Shippers paying 18c. Butter Choice, 1012c. Honey 18c. Wool Medium unwashed, 12e; flue merino unwashed, c; Cotswold and coarse combing. loS12c; tub-wasned. 1618c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Feathers Prime geese, 3032e per lb; mixed duck. 20c per lb. Game Rabbits, $1; quails. $1.50: mallard ducks, $2.50 per doz; venison, per pound, 15f?17c. Beeswax 20c for yellow: 15c for dark. HIDES. TALLOW, ETC. Hides No. 1 green salted hides, 4c; No. 2, 4c. . Grease-White, 4c; yellow, Sc; brown. Sc. Bones Dry, $1213 per ton. THE JOBBIXG TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of wholesale dealers.) Candles und Xuts. Candles Stick, 6c per lb; common, mixed, ' 6c; G. A. R. mixed, 6c; Banner, mixed, 10c; cream mixed, 9c; old-time mixed, 7c. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds, 16c; English walnuts, 12e; Brazil nuts, 9c; filberts. 11c; peanuts, roasted, 6S7c; mixed nuts, 1012c. Canned - Goods. PeachesStandard, 2-jpound, $1.852; 2pounds seconds, $1.5051.6o; 3-pound pie, $1.15 01.20; California standard, $2.252.50; California seconds, $1.852. MiscellaneousBlackberries, 2-pound. 9095c; raspberries, 2-pound, $1.101.20; pineapple, standard. 2pound, $1.251.35; choice. $2fa2.25; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight. 90'ti95c; light 65370c; 2-pound, full. $1.80$ul.90; light. $1.10 1.20; string beans, 85(5 95c; Lima beans. $1.10 (51.30; peai, marrowfat, $1.11.20; early June, $1.25(iS1.50; lobsters, J..852: red cherries, $1.201.25; strawberries. $1.20(fi)1.30; salmon (lbs), $1.4S2.20; 3-pound tomatoes, $1.0501.10. Coal and Coke. Anthracite coal, all sizes, $7.50 per ton; Pittsburg and Raymond City, $4.25 per ton; Jackson, $4.25; block, $3.25; Island City. $3, Blossburg and English cannel, $5. All nut coals 50c below above quotations. Coke Connellsville, $3.75 per load; crushed. $3.25 per load; lump. $3 per load. Drugs... Alcohol, $2. 48 2. 60; asafetlda, 40c; alum,: 4&'5c; camphor, 47 50c; cochineal, 50g55c; chloroform, 6065c; copperas, brls, : 75'aSoc; cream tartar, pure, 2628c; Indigo, 6580c; ; licorice, Caiab., genuine, 3040c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 2535c; morphine, P. & W., per oz, $2.052.30; madder, 14?316c; oil, castor, per gal, $i.l01.15; oil, bergamot, per lb, $3; opium, $2.75; quinine, P. & W per oz, 3540c; balsam copaiba, 60fd 65c; soap, castfle, Fr., 12ftl6c; soda bicarb., 46c: salts, Epsom. 4(f5c; sulphur, flour, 5(&6c; saltpeter, 8I20c; turpentine, 3640c; glycerine, 1420c; iodide potassium. .$3g3.10; bromide potassium, 40(y Wc; chlorate potash, 20c; borax. 1214c; clnchonida, 12&15c; carbolic acid, 2226c. Oils Linseed, 6558c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7(gl4c; bank. 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia lubricating, 2030c; miners', 45c. Lard oils Winter strained. In brls, 60c per gal; in half brls, 3c per gal extra. . Dried Fruits. Figs Layer, U14c per lb. Raisins Loose Muscatel, $1.251.40 per box; London layer, $1.351.75 per box; Valencia, 6g8c per lb; layer. 910c. Peaches Common, sun-dried, 810c per lb; California, 1012c; California, fancy, 1213';. Apricots Evaporated, 913c. Prunes California. 610c per lb. Currants 45c per lb. Dry- Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, Cc; Berkeley, No. 60, 7c; Cabot, 6c; Capital, 6c; Cumberland, 6c; Dwight Anchor, 7Vic; Fruit of the Loom, 7c; Farwell, 7c; Fitchville. 6c; Full Width, 5c; Gilt Edge, 5c; Gilded Age. 7c; Hill, 6c; Hope, 5c; Lin wood, 6c; Lonsdale, 6c; Lonsdale Cambric, 8c; Masonville, Vc; Peabody, 5c; Pride of the West, llc; Qulnebaugh, 6c; Star of the Nation, 6c; Ten Strike, 6c; Pepperell. 9-4, 18c: Pepperell, 10-4, 20c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 19c; Andoscoggln, 10-4, 21c. Brown Sheetings Atlantic A. 6c; Argyle, 5c; Boott C, 4c; Buck's Head, 5c; Clifton. CCC, 5c; Constitution. 40-inch, 7c; Carlisle. 40-inch, 7c: Dwight Star, 7c; Great Falls E 6c; Great Falls J. 4c; Hill Fine, 6c; Indian Head. 6c; Lawrence LL, 4c; Pepperell E, 6c; Pepperell R, 5c; Pepperell, 9-4, 16c; Pepperell, 10-4, 18c; Androscoggin. 9-4, I8c; Androscoggin. 10-4, 20',c Prints Allen dress styles, 4c; Allen's staples, 4c; Allen TH, 5c; Allen robes, 5c; American indigo, 4c; Arnold LLC, 6c; Cocheco fancy, 5c; Cocheco madders, 4c; Mamllton fancy, 5c; Manchester fancy, 69; Merrimac fancy, 5c; Merrtmac pinks and purples, 5c; Pacific fancy, 5c; Pacific robes, 6c; Pacltlo mourning, . 5c: Simpson Eddystone, 5c; Simpson Berlin solids. 5c; Simpson's oil finish, 6c; Simpson's grays, 5c; Simpson's mournings, 5c. Ginghams Amoskeag staples, 5c: Amoskeag Persian . Dress, 6c; Bates Warwick Dress, 6c; Johnson HP Fancies. 8c; Lancaster, 5c: Lam-aster Normandles. 6c; Carrolton, 4c; Renfrew Dress. 6V2C; Whlttenton Heather, 6c; Calcutta Dress styles, 6c. Ivldflnlnhed Cambrics Edwards, 3c; Warren, 3c; Slater, 3c; Genesae, 3c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, llo; Conestoga BP, 13c; Cordis, 110. 12c; Cordis FT. 12c; Cordis ACE. 12c; Hamilton awnings. 10c; Kimono Fancy, 17c; Lenox Fancy, 18c; Methuen AA, 12c; Oakland AF, 6c; Portsmouth. 11c; Susquehanna, 13c; Shetucket 8W, 7c; Shetucket F, 8c; Swift River, 6c. Grain Bags Amoskeag, $12.50; American, $12.50; Frankllnville, $lu; Harmony. $12.50; Stark. $17.50. Flour. Straight grades, $2.50ff2.75; fancy grades. $2.75ji3; patent flour, $3.25(&3.75; low grades, $1.502. Groceries. Sugars Hard sugars, 4.2J 4.82c; confectioners' A. 4c; soft A, 3.9040 ; extra C. 3.65U3.75c; yellow C. 3'o3c; dark yellow. W3c. . Ooffea Good. 19fa20c; prime, 2021c; strictly prime. 2223c; fancy green and yellow, 2527c: ordinary Java. 2$Wd 3()c. Roasted Old government Java. 32 Si33c: golden Rio, 25c: Bourbon Santos, 26c; golden Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c; Cottage (blended). 22c; Capital (blended), 21c; Pilot, 20c; Dakota, 19c; Brazil, 19c; 1-pound packages, 21c. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 3040c; choice, 4045c; syrups, 23w30c. Salt In car lots, 95c Jl; small lots, $13 1.05. Spices Pepper. 1518c; allspice. IOiISc; cloves. 15ii20c; cassia. 10S12c; nutmegs, 65 too per pound. Beans Choice hand-picked navy, $1.85 1.90, per bu: medium hand-picked, $1.80'tfl.85; Jlinas, California, 6r'i6c per pound. Twine Hemp, 121Sc per lb; wool, 810c; flax. 2030c; paper, 15c; jute, 12 15c; cotton, 16 25c. Rice Louisiana, 4fj'5c; Carolina, 4 6c Shot $1.20'i 1.25 per bag for drop. Lead 67c for pressed bars. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1,000, $3.50: 1-16 brl, $5: brl, $S; brl. $ui; No. 2 drab, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1,000. $4.25; 1-16 brl. S6.50; , $10; . $20; No. 1 cream. Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1.000. $7: 1-16. $S.75; . $14 60; . $28.50. Extra charge for printing. Woodeu Dishes No. 1. per 1,000, $2.50; No. 2. $3: No. 3. $3.50: No. 5. $1.50. Woodenware No. 1 tubs, $5.23(35.75; No. 2 tubs. $4.&Ki5; No. 3 tubs, $44.50; 3-hoop pails. $1.5Ofil.60; 2-hoop pails. $1.15(3:1.25;, double washboards, J2.25W2.73: common washboards, $1.501.85; clothes pins. 50&S5c per box. Iron nnd Steel. Bar Iron. 1.201.30c; horshoe bar. 20 2c; nail rod. 6c; plow slabs, 2c; American cast steel, be; tire steel, 2'a3c; spring steel. 45c. Leather. ' Leather Oak sole, 80&40c; hemlock solo. 2t't3uc; harm-is. 284f30c; skirting, 3llr32c; single strap, 41c; black bridle, per doz, $Go95; fair bridle, $60'a"S per doz; city kiiJ,

CSSTSc; French kip. STh$1.10; city calfskins, 85c$l; French calfskins. $1180. Prodcce, Fruits and Vegetables. Grapes Malaga grapes, $&gl0 per keg, according to weight. Bananas Per bunch. 75c$L25. Cabbage Per brl, $1L25. Cranberries $10(12 per brl; $3.50 3.75 per box. Sweet Potatoes Jerseys, $3.255?3.50 per brl: Illinois. $2.SXg2.75. Onions Per brl, $L501.75; 65-375C per bu; Spanish onions, $1.25 per crate. Cheese New York full cream, 1214c: skims. 5!7c per lb. Lemons Messina, $3.50f3.73 per box; Florida, $2.50; Malaga. $3 253.50. Potatoes Per brl, L75; per bu, 60c. Apples Per brl. New York and New England stock, $2.753; choice. $3.25. Celery Per bunch, 35 45c, according to quality. Oranges Florida oranges, $3(S3.25; Mandarins, $4.50, two box crates; grape fruit, $4.50 per box. New Cider Half brl. $2.75; brl. $4.5005. Pine Apples $2.2592.50 per doz. Nails and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails, $1.10; rdre nails, $1.25 rate's; horseshoes, per keg, $3.75; mule shoes, per keg, $4.75; horse nails, $4o per box. Provisions. Bacon Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average, 7c; 30 to 40 lbs average, 7c; 2o to 30 lbs average, 8c. Bellies, 25 lbs average, 7c; 14 to 16 lbs average, 8c; 12 to 15 lbs average, 8c. Clear backs, 20 to 25 lbs average, 7c; 12 to 20 lbs average, 7c; 9 to 10 lbs average, 7c. Shoulders English-cured, 12 lbs average, 7c; 16 lbs average, 7c. Hams Suar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, 10c; 16 lbs average, 10c; 12 lbs average, 10c; 10 lbs average, 10c Block hams, I0c; all first brands; seconds, c less. California hams, sugarcured, 10 to 12 lbs average, 7c. Boneless hams, sugar-cured, 89c. Pickled Pork Bean pork, clear, per brl, 200 lbs, $14.50; rump pork, $12.50. Breakfast Bacon Clear firsts, 11c; seconds, 10c. Lard Kettle-rendered, in tierces, 7c; pure lard, 8c. Tinners' Supplies.Best brand charcoal tin, IC, 10x14. 14x20, 12x12, $66.50; IX. 10x14, 14x20, 12x12, $8 8.50; IC, 14x20, roflng tin, $5.255.50; IC. 20x 28, $10.50x11; block tin, in pigs, 25c; in bars, 27c. Iron 27 B iron, 3c; C iron, 4c; galvanized, 70 and 10 per cent discount. Sheet zinc, 55c. Copper bottoms, 20c. Planished copper. 24c. Solder.. 1314e. Seeds. Clover Choice, recleaned, 60-lb, $5.355.50; prime. $5.255.40; English, choice, $5.25; prime, $5.50; Alsike, choice, $7.257.50; Alfalfa, choice, $4.75fi5; crimson or scarlet clover, $3.754.25; timothy. 45-lb, choice, $2.45 2.65; strictly prime, $2.502.60; blue grass, fancy, 14-lb, $1.401.50; extra clean. 85(&90c. Orchard grass, extra, $1.852.05: Red top, choice, $11.25: extra clean, 90c$l. English blue grass, 24-lb. $2.202.35. SSWBWMMMWMM REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Twelve Transfers, with n Total Consideration of fSO.OOi; Instruments filed for record In the recorder's office of Marlon county. Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 p. ra.. Dec. 31, 1894, as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles', Hartford Block, No. 84 :ast Market street. Charles H. Lovett to Mary E. Lovett, lot 14. in Seibert & Cruse's first addition Cyrus J. Clark to Shelby Harrod, lot - 95, in Kuhn & Johnson's first Westslda. addition ; Shelby Harrod to James W. McGrew and wife, same lot , John Hirth to- Rosa L. Hilger, lot 2. in McCurnard's heirs' subdivision of outlot 17. west of White river James W. Hudson, trustee, to Cyrus J. Clark, "part east half northeast " quarter of section 13, township 15, range 2 DePauw University to Robert F. Emmatt, part lot 7. in Blake's subdivision, of outlot 7 James D. Heady to W. T. Johns, lots ' 321 and 322, in Brown's Southeast division Robert L. Lawson to Russell T. McFall, trustee, lot 29, in Moore, trustee's, subdivision In Henderson's addition Russell T. McFall, trustee, to Robej-t L. Lawson and wife, same lot Robert L. Lawson to Gould R. Rhodes, lot 7, in Unverzagt's subdivision In Henderson's addition... Elizabeth Wagner, administratrix, to ' George W. Abbett, administrator, part lot 4, and all of lot 5, in Frank's subdivision of Yandes's subdivision of Carson farm. and lot 7. in Nultner's second subdivision of Drake & Buell's subdivision of Peru & Indianapolis R. R. Co.'s addition. Elizabeth Wagner to same, same outlots $2,000 2,000 2,000 500 800 6,000 .900 1,400 1,400 3,000 Transfers, 12; considerations $20,001 DAILY .VITAL SI'AT1STCS DEC. 31. Deaths. Charles W. Sturges, three years, 408 Hanna street, pneumonia. Carl S. Price, three weeks, 63 Yandes street, pneumonia. A. D. Rose, seventy years, Cleveland Block, pneumonia. Minnie K. Walker, forty-four years, 209 North Liberty street, uterine cancer. Howard Herwlck, eight months, 31 Blake street, bronchitis. Nicholas Buckley, thirty years, 482 Superior street, pulmonary hemorrhage. Henry D. Fulilove, fifteen years, North Indianapolis, pneumonia. Annie Pedro, eighteen years, 130 Church street, phthisis. Mrs. Ann Dours, eishty-three years, 177 South New Jersey street, heart disease. John Wahrer, thirty-eight years, 174 E.ist Pearl street, typhoid fever. George W. Cook, three months, rear 6C9 East Washington street, meningitis. Mary Bakemeier, eight years, 552 South Illinois street, diphtheria. Infant Henry, 21 Roanoke street, inanition. Nellie Gorman, twenty-four years, 340 South Meridian street, tumor of brain. James Sullivan, sixty-five years, 11 Linn street, heart disease. Sam Pomeroy, fifty-six years, . 125 West Maryland street, heart disease. Simeon Coy. fortv-two years. 280 East Court street, hemorrhage of lungs. Charley Neal. four years, 233 Douglass street, pneumonia. nirtlia. John W. and Nellie Wilkey, 50.5 West Washington street, girl. James and Hannah Sullivan, 87 Chadwlck Geofge W. and Loretta Lipp, 21 Shelby street, girl. J. A. and S. Lambert, 8t West Ninth street, girl. John and Ellse Wahrer, 174 East Pearl street, boy. Ed an.l Mary Barnttt, l South West street, girl. James and May McDonald, 177. West Was-hington street, boy. John and Lula Dolman, 735 East Seventh street, boy. William and Ada Simson, 136 Martlndale avenue, girl. Mr. anJ Mrs. George Henry, 21 Roanoke street, girl. Otto and Nettle Helman. Mississippi and Twenty-second streets, girl. - - , Marriage Licenses. Charles F. Doran and Anna C. Hardy. Henry W. Bachman and Annie Louise Harper. Elmer Lovell and Daisy 11. McCoy. Charles E. Reese and Louise F. Gehrke. George J. Williams and Mamie B. Letcher. Charles H. Stewart and Cflia M. Bass. William A. Ellis and Flora E. Doen. Willie L. Crooin and Abbie Irons. Gjorge R. Harris and Jessie H. Harlin. John Berck and Anna Morlan. Henrv M. Hadderman and Phoebe Viola Flack. Asa McCorckle and Bertha H. Holllngsworth. Bernard Von Burg and Mathilda Base. Louis C. H. Fisher and Louise P. Gofenstine. Warren A. Gardener and "Leonora Blackeny. . Adolph H. Weilcr and Blanche Kohn. John Cennor and . Anna Eberla. Has the Courage of HI Convict loan. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: riease permit me to say that my friends, whom you quote in an article in Monday's Journal, entitled "Overshadowed by Prohibition," were ill informed when they saythat I am going to leave Indianapolis because of the prohibition views of my father. My father and I are in perfect agreement on all questions and I want to state emphatically that I stand by him in his heroic tight for what his conscience and his judgment declare to be right. Instead of shrinking at the appellation of being a prohibitionist and known as the son of thf great prohibitionist. I am proud of it. I wish to repudiate the sentiments of these friends and disown their friendship, if they are sincere in their belief that 1 have no more manhood than to thus disgrace my honorable father and a great cause. .Business, alone, takes me to Denver. . HALST.BAD I.. HITTER. Indianapolis, Des. 31. Articles of Incorporation. Articles of incorporation were yesterday filed with the Secretary of State by the Blackford Canning Company, also by the Grand Temple, Rathbone filter, of State of Indiana,

WHEAT MADE A GAIN

FAIR VOLUME OF IHTSIXESS, AVITH THE PRICES FIRMER. Corn Followed the Course of XYItent, with Xurrow Fluctuations, nnd Provisions Advanced. CHICAGO, Dec. 3L Business on 'Change was of moderate volume during the short time it was permitted to proceed. Wheat prices were generally bullish. At the close a gain of c had been established. Corn also ruled firm and a shade higher and provisions .jvere strong. Pork, compared with Saturday's closing prices, is 12e higher, lard is .10c higher and ribs .07c higher. May oatsdosed unchanged. Wheat opened firm at just a fractional advance over Saturday's closing prices. There were sellers on Saturday at 57c and that price was bid at the opening this morning. A good many sellers succeeded in getting 5757c, an one, at least, got E7c. Pardridge had his brokers selling at the start, and they kept hat up until the buyers appeared to have had enough and then the price sagged a trifle, one or two sales being effected at 57c. The receipts and shipments since Saturday were light. The figures in the visible supply were closely scanned as they came in and the. market waited without moving much, but gradually strengthening. When it began to Indicate a decrease of about 500,000 bushels the price got up to 57c for May and stood at that for a minute or two before turning down again. The visible supply statement showed a decrease of 510,000 bushels, the burned wheat in Toledo being; wiped out of it. The total is now 88,561,000 bushels. A year ago there was an increase of 204,000 bushels, and the total then was 80,228,000 bushels. The price near the close touched 57f5Sc and the latest trading was at 57c. The business in corn was fairly good. The tone was firm, but the fluctuations covered a narrow range. May opened at 4848c, sold as high as 4S48c,and as low as 48c, and when the riotous proceedings which characterized the last half of the session commenced the trading; price was 48fi48c. Brokers who usually trad 3 for Captain Phillips were fairly good buyers durine the I day, and the selling; for outside account appeared to come principally from the West. New York bought. During the early part of the session quite a business was transacted in oats. Values were confined to a narrow range, and closed steady. May sold .between 31c and 31c, closing; at the former price. Provisions were firmer on, the receipts of hogs turning out to be not more than half of the number expected. Prices opened up from 2c to 5c and continued to stiffen during the time that business was permitted to proceed. The close was-strong at about the highest price-of the day. Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat. 63 cars; corn, 500 cars; oats, 150 cars.; hogs, 15,000 head. . - Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- ClosArttales. Jng. est est. Ing. Wheat Dec .... 58 53" 53 58 May ..... oVU 58 57V 57 -i auiy ... 58 45 45 48 58 ' 68 58 45 '45 45 45 45 45 48 48 48 Corn Dec Jan May Oats Dee -May S4 31 -o4 o'4 ZO-4 31 31 31 Pork Jan $11.40 $11.52 $11.40 $11.52 May 11.80 11.95 11.80 11.95 Lard Jan , 6.77 . 6.82 6.77 6.82 May 7.00 7.05 7.00 7.05 Rib3 Jan 5.75 5.80 ,,.5.73 '. 5.80 May 6.05 6.07 " 6.02 6.05 Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 spring wheat, 5860c; No. 3 spring wheat, 58c; No. - 2 red, 53fi54c; No. 2 corn, 45e; No. 3 yellow, oic: No. 2 oats. $1.38; prime timothy seed, $5.52; mess pork, ,J1.oOLU1.od; lard, 6.82(&6.85c; short-rib s.des (loose), 5.755.80c; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), 55c; short-clear sides (boxed), 66c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1.22. . :v On the Produce Exchange, " to-day, the butter market was firmer; creamery, 12 i3c; dairy, 1020c. Eggs firm at 134i20c. Receipts Flour, 3,000 brlsi wheat, 29,000 bu; corn, 118,000 bu; oats, 75,000 bu; rye, 9.000 bu; barley, 43,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 3,000 brls; wheat, 1,000 bu; corn, 19,000 bu; oats, 46,000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 9,000 bu. AT SEW YORK. Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seahoard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Flour Receipts, 11,500 barrels exports, 44,700 barrels; sales, 3,000 packages. Market dull, . few buyers being present. Stmthem flour dull. Rye flour quiet. Buckwheat flour weaker at $1.801.90. Buckwheat dull. Corn meal firm; sales, 500 barrels, 2,000 sacks. Rye nominal. Bailey dull. Barley malt dull. Wheat No receipts; exports, 80,000 bushels; sales, 1,815,009 ushels ; futures, 40,000 bijshels spot. Spots Jrmer. No. 2 red, in store and elevator, 60c; afloat, 62c; f. o. b., 62c; No. 1 Northern, 69c delivered; No. 1 hard, 70c delivered. Options opened higher on firm cables. Local shorts bought freely and the decrease of half a million in the visible andhigher late cables brought in more buying; and prices were strongly sustained up to the close, which was at c net advance over Saturday. No. 2 red, January. 60r?0c, closed at 60c; February, 60 15-16Sj61c, closed at 61c; March. 61(?i62c. closed at 62c; May, 62'?t02 ll-16c, closed at 62c; June closed at 62c; July, 62 13-16C, closed at 63c; December, 60 c, closed at 00c. Corn Reelpts, 16,600 bu; exports, 17,500 bu; sales. 200.000 bu futures, 80,000 bu spot. Spot market steady; No. 2, 61c In elevator; steamer mixed, 49c In elevator, 50c delivered: No. 3, 48c. Options advanced early Ipd by December, which went up sharply on covering, but everything . finally eased off under large estimated eai lots, closing at c net advance. January, 51$5lc, closed at 51c; February, 51Si31c, closed at 51c; May, 62(?f52c, cloned at 52c; December, 5252c, closed at 52Uc Oats Receipts. 38.400 bu; exports. 100 bu; sales, 30,000 bu futures. 60,000 bu spot. Spots firmer; No. 2. 34c; No. 2 delivered, 35c; No. 3, :cc; No. 2 white, 38(fct39c; No. 3 white, 3c; track white Western, 38ij42c: track white State, 3S'((42c. Options quiet all day, but stronger, with wheat, closing at Vic nt advance. January closed at 34c; February closed at 35c; May, ;,.5'S35c, c!'-sei at 35c. Hay dull. Hops dull. Hides and leather steady. Beef steady. Cut meats steady; pickled bellies, 55?6o; pickled shoulders, 6c; pickled .hams, 8(&8c. Lard higher; Western steam closed at 7.10c asked; sales, 130 tierces at 7.05 77. 15c: city at 6(&6c; sales, 150 tierces; Januar' closed at 7.20c, nominal; May. 7.40c. nominal; refined firm; continent. 7.60c; S. A., 7.85c; compound, 5c; Pork dull and easy. Butter quiet: Western dairy, I016c; do creamery, 15Sj25c; do factory, 915c; Elgins, 25c; Imitation creamery, 12ulSc; Stata dairy, 10(!il9e; do creamery, lCfi(23o. Cheese steady; large, 9rallc; small. 9 12c; part skims, 3'a9c; full skims, 2&3.50c. Eggs; State and Pennsylvania, 26c; Ice house, 1822c; receipts. 6,571 packages; Western, fresh, 2:W(27c; Southern, 23ft24c. Tallow quiet and firm. Rice easy. Molasses quiet. Oranges held higher; fancy. $2.50i2.75; others. $1.502.37. Cotton seed oil business entirely neglecfpd on account of holidays. Prices practically nominal. Spot coffee Rio, strong and nominal; No. 7, 15c; mild quiet; Cordova, 18$il9i-. Sugar Haw dull; fair refining. 2c; Centrifugal, 96 test, 3c; refined dull. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The visible supply of grain Saturday, Dec. 29, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, Is as follows: Wheat, 88.561,000 bu; a decrease of 510,000; corn. 9.630,000 bu, an increase of 792,000; oats, 9,062,000 bu. an Increase of 62.000; rye, 445,000 bu, a decrease of 7.000; barley, 3.093,0t bu, a decrease of 213,000. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louts. Philadelphia. Baltimore and Other Points. BALTIMORE, Dec. SI. Flour, dull; Western super, $L80(?12; Western extra, $2.10 i2.45; Western family, $2,6002.75; winter wheat patent, $2.90ft3.15; spring wheat patent, $3.60x3.85: special brands higher; spring wheat straight. $:J.25fi3.45; receipts, 9.823 brls; sales, 1.60 brls. Wheat firmer; spot and month, 6t60c: January. 60c; February, 61 c asked; May, 62ij62c; steamer No. 2 red, 57&57c; receipts, 7.058 bu; stock. 862.397 bu; sales, 27.000 bu; Southern wheat, by sample, 5961 e; Southern wheat, on grade, 576oc. Corn quiet; spot, 47 i!i47c; year, 47li47c; January. 47ft47c; February, 48c; May. 5151c; steamer mixed. lejHVic; receipts, 30.1U3 bu; stock, l.ii6.936 bu; sales, 15,ouO bu; Southern white, ilOiAyc; Southern vellow, 47fi48c. Oats quiet; No. 2 white Western. 38fa3Sc: No. 2 mixed, iVfj.35c; receipts. 17,000" bu; stock, 19,ot) bu. Rye inactive; No. 2. 5759e. Hay

29c; No. 2 white, 31c; No. 3 white, 31 31e; No. 2 rye, 48e; No. 2 barley, 55c; No. 5, hZWaooc: No. 4 nominal: No. 1 fla.vspd

firm; good to choice timothy, $13f 13.30. Grain freights dull; .Tteam to Liverpool, per quarter, January. 2s 3d; February, 2s 3d2 2s 4d. Cork for orders, per quarter, 3s 31. January. Sugar quiet; granulated, $4.08 per one hundred pounds. Butter steady; fancycreamery, 241 25c: fancy imitation, 19'a20c; fancy ladle, 16rl7c; goou la.ue, 15c: storepacked, 10wl5c. Eggs steady: fresh. 20c; cold storage, 16f?17c; limed, 13(5fl4c. Cheese steady; fancy New York, 60 size, llc. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31. Wheat 3W 3c higher; No. 2 red, December, 5959c; January. 59t59c; February, 6S61c; March, 61fr62c. Corn fte higher; No. 2. December, 48f48c; January, 4849c; March, 50550c. Oats quiet and c higher; No. 2 white. December. 3839c; January, 3838c; February. 38 39c; March, 38 (fi39c. Flour quiet but steady: winter super. $2.1002.20; winter extras, $2.25f2.40; No. 2 winter family, $2.50R2.60; Pennsylvania roller strait. $2.6Cii2.75; Western winter clear, r2.5Ox2.70; Western winter strait, $2.75(33; Western patent, $3'a3.25; spring clear, $2.60ft2.70; spring strait, $3.10-'a3.35; spring patents, $3.5(Wf3.75. Rye flour scarce and firm; choice Pennsylvania, $2.75 per brl. Butter steady; fancy Western creamery, 25c; fancy Pennsylvania prints, 27c; fancy Pennsylvania Jobbing, 28!f31c. Eggs firm and lc higher; fresh nearby, 25c; fresh Western, 24c. Cheese unchanged. Tallow steady. Cotton firm and l-16c higher; middling uplands, 6c. Receipts Flour, 2,800 brls, 900 sacks; wheat, 2,600 bu; corn, 41,000 bu; oats, 8,000 bu. Shipments Wheat, 70,000 bu; corn, 8,000 bu; oats, 14,300 bu. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Dec. 31. Wheat trading to-day was entirely confined to the scalping crowd. The decrease in the wheat movement from country points was the chief factor in promoting strength. Futures gained a fraction from Saturday. The cash wheat market ruled quite active through a good demand from local millers. No. 1 hard sold at 60(S60c; No. 1 Northern, 59c mostly; No. 2 sold at l(alc under No. 1. Receipts were 142 cars and shipments 19 cars. Close: December, 58c; May, 59c; July, 60c. On track: No. 1 hard, 6oc; No. 1 Northern, 59c; No. 2 Northern, 58c. The flour market is very dull; first patents quoted at $3.1(Ka3.50; second patents, Si.ss 3.10; fancy and export bakers', $2.10t2.3o; Red Dog, $1.65L75. CINCINNATI. Dec. 31. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red, 54c; receipts, 500 bu; shipments, 4,500 bu. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, 43c. Oats in fair demand; No. 2 mixed, 3333c. Rye quiet; No. 2, 55c. Pork firm at $11.73. Lard firm at 6.80c Bulk meats quiet at 5.625.75c. Bacon easy at 7(a7.12.c. Whisky quiet; sales, 383 brls at $1.22. Butter firmer; Ohio, 18W20c; dairy, lOtfrllc. Sugar dull; hard refined, 3(5c; New Orleans, 3ft 4c. Linseed oil dull at 53&55c. Eggs stronger at 18c. Cheese steady; choice to prime Ohio flat, &10c. TOLEDO, Dec. 31. Wheat dull; No. 2, cash, 55c; January. 54c; May, 58c. Corn dull and steady; No. 2 mixed, December, 43c;, No. 3 mixed, 42c; No. 3 yellow, 43c. Oats quiet and steady; No. 2 mixed, 30c; No. 2 white, 32c. Rye inactive; cash, 51c. Clover seed steady and higher; prime, cash, December. $5.6214; January. $3.63; March. $5.70. Receipts Wheat, 16,000 bu: corn, 36,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu; clover seed, 1:10 bags. Shipments Flour, 500 brls; wheat, 1,000 bu; rye, 500 bu; clover seed, 360 bags. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. Wheat higher; cash. 51c; January, 51c; May, 54c. Corn higher; cash, 42Vic; January, 42c; February, 43c; May, 45c; July. 45c. Oats better; cash, 30c; May, 31c. Pork steady; jobbing, $11.62. Lard higher; prime, 6.70c; choice, 6.80c. Flaxseed nominal at $1.38. DETROIT, Dec. 31. Market firm and a little higher; wheat. No. 1 white, 56c: No. 2 red, 55c; No. 3 red, 54c; May, 58c. Corn No. 2, 433ic Oats, No. 2, 33c: No. 2 mixed, 31c. Rye, 5lc Receipts Wheat, 8,500 bu; corn, 15,600 bu; oats, 12,000 bu. Oil. OIL CITY, Dec. 31. Petroleum National Transit certificates opened at 94c; highest, 94c; lowest, 93c; closed at 93c; sales, 8,000 brls; shipments, 147,502 brls; runs, 111,109 brls. WILMINGTON, Dec. 31. Rosin firm; strained, 95c; good. $1. Spirits of turpentine steady at 24c Tar firm at 95c. Tur pentine steady; hard, $1.10; soft, $1.50; virgin. $1.70. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Petroleum nominal; United closed at 94c asked. Rosin steady. Turpentine steady at 27(fj27c. Metal. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Pig iron dull. Tin weak; straits, 13.50c; plates dull. Spelter quiet. Lead dull; brokers' price, 3c; exchange price, 3.05c. Copper strong; brokers' price, 9c; exchange price, 9.90tfx9.93c. Sales on 'Change. 25 tons January tin at 13.50c; 25 tons February tin at 13.40c;, 100 tons March tin at 13.40e. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. Lead quiet at 2.80c. Spelter dull at 3.07c. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. It has been a very quiet market so far as new business is concerned. Nobody expected any and no one has been disappointed. Large sales have been completed in charging up goods for January delivery. Printing- cloths quiet at 2U-16C, plus lc. Cotton. MEMPHIS, Dec. 31. Cotton steady and unchanged; middling, 5c; sales, 1.250 bales; receipts, 2.294 bales; shipments, 3,135 bales; stock, 147,727 bales.

Butter. ELGIN, 111., Dec. 31. Butter active; sales, -25,595 pounds at 25c; 3,600 pounds at 25c. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Steady Hogs Active and Higher Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31. Cattle Receipts were very light. The market was steady at previous prices. Exports, 1,300 to 1,600 lbs $4.50 5.50 Good to choice shippers 3.75fri 4.25 Fair to medium shippers 3.20'') 3.60 Common shippers..... 2.50tfz) 2.90 Feeders, good to choice 3.40 Stockers, common to good 2.23'ii) 2.73 Good to choice heifers 2.830 3.35 Fair to medium heifers 2.2.ry 2. 65 Common thin heifers 1.75ft 2.10 Good to choice cows 2.65M 3.00 Fair to medium cows 2.00tf 2.40 Common old cows 1.00ft) 1.75 Veals, good to choice 4.25'ii 5.00 Veals, common to medium 3.(HWi 3.75 Bulls, common to medium l.WVTz) 2.01) Bulls, good to choice 2.25W 2.75 Mlkers. good to choice SO.OOTio.oo Milkers, common to good 18.0025.00 Hogs Receipts, 2.000; shipments, 1,400. The quality was fair. The market opened active and higher and closed steady with all sold. Heavy packing and shipping $4.4(4.63 Mixed i.. 4..W4.00 Light 4.25f4.45 Heavy roughs 3.0014.00 Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 400; shipments, 400. Nothing on sale. The outlook Is steady at quotations. Good to choice sheep .....$2.00ri2.50 Common to medium sheep l.oojil.75 Bucks, per head 'l.(m:M Lambs, good to choice 2.75(3.23 Lambs, common to medium 2.0O&2.50 No market on New Year's day. Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Dec. 31. In cattle the run was almost double the arrivals at the opening day last week, but none too large for the demands of the trade. Business was brisk from the start, and light and medium-weight steers, of good quality, sold readily at 10c advance on the closing prices of last week. Not many steers sold above $.25. most of the fair to good steers going at $45.20, and plain to fair beef steers around $3.60. The few sales of prime to fair youngsters ranged t-hlefly at $3.05-&3.25; good, fat beef cows sold around $3.10, and fair to good bu'hers' stock largely at 2.73. There wi ready sale for all veal calves at last week's lest prices. Prime veals sold also under $5.50, and most of the fair to good calves at $lw5.25. With almost 9.000 fewer hogs on sale than on the opening day last week, trade ruled brisk at 10ffil5c advance on Saturday's last price. Shippers and packers entered into sharp competition, and there was lively trading. Prime heavy sold rarely up to $4.80, and most of the good to choice heavy packing and shipping lots at $4.6(Vfi4.70. Plain to fair mixed lots sold around $4.50, and choice light sorts at $4.45Tai 4.50. Fair to good light pigs sold at $4.20') 4.35. Nothing of useful quality went below $4.10. Sheep Stale stock swelled the total supply to nearly 15,000 head. Under such a burden trade ruled sluggish at Saturday's decline, or 154225c off from last week's best prices. Not many lots of choice mutton stock were sold above $3.25. Most of the good mixed at $3.20fIS.35 and fair lots at $2.30(2.80. Thin mixed lots and feeders sold around $2-23, and cull stuff at $1.252. l'rime lambs are quoted at $4. .Most of the good lambs sell at $3.5ofi3.90 and thin, light lambs around $2.73. Receipts Cattle, 11,000; calves, 400; hogs, 18.000; sheep, 11,000. NEW. YORK, Dec. 31. Beeves Receipts for two days, 4,097; on sale, 39 ears. Market opened slow and closed active. Veals steady. Native steers, ordinary to prime, $4.12S7 5.30 oxen, $24.25; bulls. $( 2.75; dry cows, $1.35.73.50. European cables quote American steers at lOCullc per lb, drctse I weight; refrigerator beef. 7(j9c. No exports to-day. Calves Receipts for two days, 311. Market steady. VealH, poor to prime, $5fr8; barnyard calves, $2.5u.3.i5; Western calves. $2.25 p3.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts for two days, 19.1'.?. Market steaJv. vlosej a triflu lower

on common to medium lambs. Sheep, ioor tj good, $1.7313.23; lambs, inferior to giol. J3.75&4.73. Hogs Receipts" for two days, 5.612. Marked active -and 10: hlgaer. Good Slate hogs, $4.y4.90; pigs, $50.5.10. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 31. Cattle Receipts, 1,500; shipments, 2i. The market was active and stronger to 10c higher; native steers, Xi to l.PM pounds. $3.15'a 4; stockers and feeders, $2.50fi3.S5; Texas steers, light. tf.504t3.75: cows, $2.2-V3.?5. Hogs Receipts. 3.40o: shipments, 2u). Market strong and active, generally 10c to 15c higher. Best medium to heavy weights, $4,606 4.63. Sheep Receipts. 500; shipments, 200. The market was better. Native mixed, $2.6tvff 2.70. LOUISVILLE, Dm. 31. Cattle The market was steadv. Extra shipping, S4fi 4.2: best butchers, $3,654(3.85; stockers, $252.65; bulls, $1.75Si2.50. Hogs Receipts. 3.714. The market was strong and about 5Jj15o higher. Ail sold. Choice packing and butchers'. $4.50; fair to good - packing-. $4.4tV4.45: sootl to extra light, $4.301-1 4.40;- roughs, $3.25(&3.75. Sheep and Lambs The market wan steady. Good to extra shipping sheep, $2.23 &2.5o: fair to good. $212.25. BUFFALO. Dec. St. Cattle Receipts, 3. 1H). s Market active. Choice to extra steers. JS'iSMO; good shipping. $1,6514.90; light butchers. $1-34.35. Hogs Receipts. 12,000. Market active and 155.25c higher: mixed packers, $4. 80ft 4. 85; good to choice heavy. $4.85-5 4.90. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 2.600. Light to fair lambs lower; best natives. $4.25fr4.4o: fair to Rood. $3.25?i4. Sheep steady; wethers, $2.9053.25; exports duil at $3. 7554.25. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 31. Cattle Receipts. 4.200; shipments. 1,x). The market was dull and 10c higher. Texas steers, $2.50J3: Texas cows, $25 2.73; beef steers, $353.25; native cows, $143.35. Hogs Receipts, 3.900; shipments. 900. Tho market was duil and loc higher. Bulk of sales at $4.205M.5O. Sheep Receipts, 1,209: shipments none. The market was steady and unchanged. EAST LIBERTY. Dec. 31. Ctttle activo. Prime, $5.23; good. $1.155 1.50; bails, stags and cows. $2-5-3.10. Hogs higher. Philadelphia.. $4.9054.95; common to fair Yorkers, $4.505 '4.60; rough. $354.23. Sheep stronger. Extra, $J.253.50; good, $2.5054; common to fair lambs. $4.25(34.40. CINCINNATI. Dec. 31. Cattle higher at $254.65; receipts, 1,200; shipments, 100. Hogs active and higher at 545 4.85; receipts, 4,200; shipments, 1.400. Sheep steady at $1.2Vd4: receipts. 1,030; shipments, 2;0. Lnmbs in good demand and strong at $2.2553.75. THE PB'JPOSED SOLDIERS' HOME.

Reasons Why the State Should Extend Liberal Aid in Its Erection. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: At the thirteenth Annual Encampmeai of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, held at Fort Wayne, in April, 1892, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That this department do appoint a special committee, consisting of a chairman and -one comrade from each congressional district, in whose charge shall be placed the matter of securing donations of land to be deeded to the Department of Indiana, G. A. H., on which to erect-a State Soldiers' Home said committee to take in charge, also, the securing of donations for the erection of cottages for indigent, aged and disabled soldiers and their wives, and worthy widows of ex-soldiers; said committee to be appointed by the department commander, -and it shall be expressly understood that such committee shall serve without compensation." In accordance with this resolution the committee was appointed, and, after proper advertisement in the State papers, visited the various sites proposed, and accepted the offer made, by the city of LafayeUe and Tippecanoe county. This donation amounts in the aggregate to 247 acres of land, estimated to be worth $35,000, and $3,688 in cash. The land Is situated three miles north of the city of Lafayette, 011 the west side of the Wabash, and along the gravel road or pike that leads from Lafayette to Tippecanoe Battle Ground, and nearly midway between the two places. From the pike there is -a gradual elevation of about 125 feet to a beautiful plateau of fully 120 acres. From the southeast corner of this plateau, at .what had been called Prospect point, there is a beautiful land scape view of the river, the city and surrounding country. The natural topography of the land is such that the hand of man could not have improved upon it for the purpose for which it has been donated. There is a luxurious growth of forest trees covering the entire tract upon which dt is proposed to erect the home, so that the landscape gardener may select at will from the saplings of an inch " In diameter to the giants of the forest for the purposes of utility and ornamentation. Included in the donation is a personal gift by Col. "Dick" DeHart of five acres of his historic possession known as the Tecumseh trail, affording a frontage on the Wabash river of 1.900 feet. Deeds in fee simple have ween executed to these lands to the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, and that organization stands ready to make a similar conveyance of the same to the State upon the passage of a bill by the Legislature appropriating enough money, to erect the necessary central buildings; and the bill which has been prepared by the committee to be introduced in the Legislature provides that this conveyance shall be bo made. Th home is to be erected on the cottage plan, the cottages costing from $150 to $5oo, according to the wish of the donors; and the committee feels assured that nearly all the cottages needed will be built by donations of individuals and societies. Many charitable persons have already come forward and offered to 'build cottages as soon as the hand of the State shall be extended to welcome and foster this most benign and worthy institution. It is no experiment. Eighteen States have now In satisfactory and successful operation State soldiers' homes built on the cottage plan. It is a well-known fact that the national homes are overcrowded, and that hundreds of the Nation's defenders are dragging out miserable existences In county poorhouaes. Such a fate may be pleasing enough to the editor of the Crawfordsvllle Review, and editors of a few other papers of the same Ilk, but to the great masses of people, who have some appreciation of the services rendered by the now broken-down and needy veteran, It is a disgrace to the State to permit a single veteran to remain in a poorhouse. The great object of the State home Is to care for the old veteran whose military record hows that he has faithfully fought the battles of his country, and whose civil record shows that In the battle for bread he has failed against adverse fate. And not only this, but to provide that he and his aged helpmeet shall not be separated in their declining years. The national homes make no provision for the care of the wives and widows of the veterans. There are thousands of instances In which the veteran, if, perchance, he could find room in a national home, has been compelled to go and leave his faithful old wife to depend upon the cold charity of some county poorhouse. Indiana Is not without numerous examples of this hard and heartless existonce; and not only these, but there are in Indiana many noble women who are bending over the washtub, and some ou their knees scrubbing the floors "where pomp and pleasure tread," who have spent their earlier and stronger days in helping to keep the wolf from the door of that soldier husband who came back from his country's battlefields broken down in health, wrecked in his country's cause. Shame to the man or newspaper who has no sympathy or charity for such as these! As the State has erected an incomparable monument to her departed heroes, let her, In harmony with that devotion unsurpassed in all the world have due regard for the deserving ones who still abide, that they may not die homeless and in want. It is to care for these that the Grand Army of the Republic is asking, and the good people of the State are demanding the helping hand of the State in building up the State Soldiers' Home. It will not be an expensive Investment to the State. The general government will donate $100 per annum for the support of each soldier inmate of the home, so that the cost of maintaining the home, when once established, will be less than Is now expended by township trustees and county commissioners for the support of the same persons. Every dollar that the State appropriates to the permanent Improvement of the place will prove a profitable Investment. . In a few years there will be no old soldiers there, nor their wives nor widows. The State will then have property worth more than the amount she shall have expended upon, it for the purpose of a military rendezvous, or for any charitable institution she may desire. Let the Legislature make a liberal appropriation, und no one. not even the editor of the Crawfordsvllle Review, will ever have caus to regret it. CHAS. M. TRAVIS. Crawfordsville, Ind., Dec. 31. Hit Need. Detroit Free Press. "You want to cheer up," said a Detroit physician to his patient. yon don't expect a man to cheer up when he has the dyspepsia, do you?" was the disconsolate rejoinder. - "Certainly. Sing; read light literature; jest occasionally " . "Jest!" repeated the sufferer with a sneer. "Doctor, you are on the wrong track entirely. I don't want to J est, What I want to do in to diKest."

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