Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1896 — Page 7

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J THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, lsyo.

THE L. A. KINSEY CO., ixronro RATED. CAPITAL. 92S.CMIO Fl'IX PAH. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, NEW YORK STOCKS. Cetrmlt ton on ttocks reuut el to s to U7 and 5f Uj J to fit-tuht, EAMUL19 WftTnth Urfft, An!er?on. In J. Kevin TJ. Hojrefclock, Muncie, InO. Long I: static? lelepfcone. isi. 11 and 13 West Pearl Street.

DECREASE IN LOANS 5 I'll PHIS I Ci, II NOT ALARMIXG, FI J ATI HE OF I!NKI.G HLSIXESS. 81jpn of IletnrnlnK Confidence Evinced In Wall Street Local ISaalneMM Continued Dall. I In Wall street, Satarday, money on call Was offered at 3 per cent., with no lonas. Prime mercantile paper, 63 S per cent. Sterling exchange was dull and lower, yvlth actual business in bankers' bills at Jl.SS?4J4 8a for demand and tlSlhA.Sl for eLcty days; posted rates, $4.8$i anJ HSU1,4.90; commercial bills, Bar silver, 67c. Mexican dollar3, Mc. At London bar silver was 30 J per ounce. Exports of specie from the port of New Tork for the week amounted to $2.S37.Kfl in gold and $l,102,6')5 in silver. The imports -were: Geld, $1:8.537; . silver, $52,r; dry oods, $3,911,517; general merchandise, $7,233.947. . The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Reserve, increase .. $j.332,i0 Loiina, decreaa-; 6,01)8,300 Specie, increase 2,"30.4 J.egal-tenders. increase 2.116.80 Deposits, decrease 2,Go3,Ci" Circulation, decrease 112,!K) The banks now hold $37,678,300 In excess of the requirements of the 20 per cent. rule. The Ne,w York Financier says of the week: 'The statement of the t associated tanks of New York city for the week ending Jan. 23 Is a repetition, so far as the general showing of the several items is concerned of the previous we3k's exhibit. The steady decrease of loans, were it rjot for the unusual conditions now prevailing, might be regarded as one of the most unfavorable symptoms which have been shown for months, and the contraction in a manlier should be interpreted is a uisdtib.'ng factor. The liquidation in the past live wee.ks has been in excess of forty-five millions, and the total loans at the end of the current week were sevonty-.'ive millions lets than reported last Sep enier, wiivn the highest mark ever recorded in the history of New York banks was reached. There is no doubt that, the banks are molding thefr business to meet the new lorvi p. an. The decrease in the deposit Item reflects the withdrawals of legals for sold export purposes, and .he shifting caused y me contraction in loans. With a total excess of reserve of $37,000,000, there should be no dlflic.iity in attorbing a coioi:.Taoli- rorti,n of the new bonds on the part of the New York banks, if such an Investment is eleulred. It is worthy of note that of the $70,160,900 in specie now in the Ver York banks, six Institutions hold $31,115,000, or 40 per cent, of the total. Th. hidings of the National City Hank of nearly $13,000,000 constitue over 1ft per cent, of all the specie In the sixty-six jaw York clearing-house banks. Total sales of stocks were 113.338 shares Saturday, including: American Sugar, 16.500; American Tobacco, 8,900; Atchison, 2,100; Burlington. 3.700; General Electric. 2,200; Louisville & Nashville, 4,300; Missouri Pacific, 2,500; Manhattan Consolidated. 2,300; Heading. 8,500; Hock Island, 4.200; St. Paul, 15.700; Southern railroad preferred, 2,300; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 2.00O; United States Leather preferred,' 2.G00; Western Union, 7.700. RETURNING. CONFIDENCE. The course of Saturday's speculation de noted a return of confidence, as to the Immediate outlook on the part of the financial community. The Improvement that occurred was In ar fair measure due to actual buyers of stocks, although professional operations figured for the greater part of the day's total of business. The volume of trading was relatively above the recent average. A slight hesitancy was noted at the outset, which was due to the failure of the London market for Americans to respond to the strong closing prices at New York Friday. The market, however, soon took on a firm tone, and prices generally advanced on buying for both accounts, the gains ranging from 1 to 2 per cent. Final prices, with one or two unimportant exceptions, were at the highest of the day. Although the market of the week has reflected a more cheerful temper in Wall 6treet, conservative people are not yet prepared to commit themselves to important ventures or enterprises while the business of the country and operations upon the Stock Exchange are liable at any moment to be materially affected by every chanco political rumor. At the moment undoubtedly the domestic outlook presents a more reassuring aspect, and that Is sufficient for the rapidly changing operations of. the professional dealers. Aside from the meeting of the anthracite coal presidents on Thursday, the outcome of which la still to be determined, there have been few domestic market developments of the first class. Money on call has continued easy, and indications of an Increasing disposition on the part of lenders to offer time funds are beginning to be noted, although the demand for thirty-day accommodation is still largely in excess of the supply. An improved condition of the market for commercial paper is gratifying, although discrimination as to quality is still unusually keen. There Is a conviction on all sides that danger of serious disturbance to th money market Incidental to withdrawals from the banks by the successful bidders for the new government loan is unlikely. Regarding the loan Itself the best informed financiers express even greater confidence than heretofore as to Its success. At the same time It Is not believed that more than one quarter of the domestic subscriptions will be made from outside of New York. SPECULATIVE FEATURE. Tobacco "was the only speculative feature of the. week. Purchases by the factions conr tending for control of the company's affairs caused an advance jof 3 per cent, in Its market price. In anticipation of the closing of the books for the annual election, two weeks hence. At one time a premium of i per cent-was exacted for use of the stock. After closing of the books stock was thrown on the market, and this,, together with vigorous raiding by the bears, caused a slump to T4. At the low price the offerings were taken by lnsluers, end the orlce improved to 77 at the close. The general speculation, as a whole, was extremely dull and professional, and the range of quotations narrow. lrlces which had been working irregularly, but in a majority of Instances toward a higher level, when the rumors of an alliance between Russia and Turkey first appeared, receded all around. The subsidence of uneasiness on this point eventually was followed by repurchases of our securities for both local and foreign account. Toward the end of the week fairly large actual buying orders were executed, and shorts also fell Into line. Final sales show general net gains. The more important of the advances In the active list were In Sugar. 4s; Manhattan. 5; New Jersey Central, 4; sit. Paul. 34 : Burlington. 3-S. and Rock Island. 3U. In the less active class New York, Chicago & St. Louis first preferred rose 8s on the decIiratlonT of an annual dividend of 5 per cent.; New York, Chicago & St. Louis second preferred, 3; Baltimore & Ohio. 5. and Consolidated Gas, 2"n per cent. Many other substantial improvements occurred. The aggregate sales were 832,133 shares. Tne railway bond market. Saturday, was 2ulte animated for a half holiday, and the ealings were well distributed. Th total of business distributed was $1,111,000. Higher prices for the week were recorded in all of the prominent speculative railway and miscellaneous mortgages, particularly the Reading Issues. Of the latter the fours, trust receipts, are up 2; lours, unstamped, 4T; fours, first Income., first assessment paid, 37 : fours, seconds, . and threes, 2 per cent. These bonds were favorably influenced by ti e progress made toward reorganization and by the bener that a harmonious ajreement will be reached by the anthracite co.t! presidents. The aggregate aits were $o,729.u As compared with the quotations for government bonds rulin? at the close of the preceding week-, Saturday's priors record concessions of 1 per tent, in new fours and a. fraction in tlie other U&am. Hales of $70.0iv were noted, including transactions in the nw coupon fours at material advances over the bid prices. State necuritlM were neglected, the dealings footing up only tlS.ow. The tone was firm, however. The trading in mining shares was on a decidedly Increased scale. The business as-

gregated 26,950 shares, with the bulk of it in Phoenix. The following table, prepared by James E. Berry, Room lt. Board of Trade, snows tn range of quotations: Open - High- Low- Closing, est. esL lng. Adams1 Express...... .... .... 146 Alton & Terre Haute 37 American Express .' 110 Atchion 14 13 14 13 Baltimore & Ohio , 42 Canada Pacific 34 Canada Southern 45 43 49 49 Central Pacific 14 Chesapeake & Ohio lS'-j Chicago & Alton 134 C, B. & Q.....' 73 7C 73 76 C. & E. I. pref 93 Chicago Gas.. 63 63 65fc (. C. C. & St. L 33 33 334 33 Cotton Oil 16 17 16 17 Delaware & Hudson l-'j X-).v T r W 11 Dis. & C. F.' Co 15 15 lf KVH Edison Gen. Eke 2; 27 2R 26 Erie l', 15 15U 15Erie pref 24 Fort Wayne 1G0 Great Northern pref 110 Hocking Valley 1S Illinois Central 93-i Iake Krle & Western 2 L. E. & W. pref 72 Lake Shore 141 143 UVi H" Lead Trust V Leather pref 634 63 63' Louisville & Nashville 43 46 43Va 43fc Louisville & N. Albany ' 9 Manhattan lffiVi 103 lOCVi 103 Michigan Central 91 Missouri Pacific 24 .25 24 25 IT. S. Cordage.. 34 5Vi 5 52 IT. S. Cordage pref i. 10Vi N. J. Central, 100 101i'2 100 1013 N. Y. Central 975 93 97Va 9S &c 4-)

Northern Pacific 21'. Northern Pacific xref i 12 Northwestern 99 Sz 9S 9i Northwestern pref 144 Pacific Mail 26 26 26 26 Peoria. D. & E 3 Pullman Palace 133 Reading W2 11 10 11 Rock Island 6S 67 66 67 St. Paul 69 70 69 70 St. Haul pref....... 126 Sugar Refinery:.. lcf IT. S. Express 38 Wabash, St. L. & P 6 W., St. n. & P. pref... 16 15 16 16 Wells-Fa rcro Express 95 Western Union .... 84 U. S. Fours, reg 10$ U. s. Fours, coup 108 V. S. Fours, new, reg 113 U. S. Fours, new, coup 114 MINING SHARES. I)oubleday, Rope & Co., of Colorado Springs. Col., give the following quotations: Anaconda ..." 6S Argentum 69 Isibella 36 Mount Rosa 16 Gibson 49 Portland 1S6 WEEKLY REVIEW. "Financial affairs still move slowly in the rut of suspense." says Henry Clews, of New York, in his review of operations in Wall street last week. "All waits on the issue of the treasury loan, without any one pretending to know what the Issue In detail will be; though no question Is raised as to the government In one way or another getting all it has asked for. Such surface symptoms as appear from day to day leave no doubt on that point. Since our advices of last week, there has beea no aggravation of the recent partial stringency in money incident to preparations for taking up the U.OOO.O-JO Installment of the loan. Tne reduction of the bank loans, for the week ending with the 17th inst.. was less than $4,Ouo,ouO, which shows that the banks are not feeling It necessary to largely contract; nor does that disposition seem to increase as we near the awarding of the bids. It thus seems likely to turn out that the banks have already largely anticipated the effect of the withdrawals of casn to proviu lur me loan payments. It Is impossible to trace exactly the process of accumulating gold for paying the first $20,000,000. There seems to be three principal channels of supply. First, gold has been Imported (at wnatever cost) by those who dislike to procure it through the exchange of legal tenders at the subtreasury, and about $7.000.COO U estimated to have been provided in this way. There is the greater inducement for these people to collect their gold abroad from the fact that they can get it here only by paying a considerable premium for it. It is not to be inferred, however, that these foreign sunplies have increased the local stock of gold; for the amount exported at the same time has been approximately equal, and those shipments have been supplied from the treasury, helping to reduce its reserve to about $30,000,000. A second source of procurement has been the subtreasury, through tho conversion of legal tenders, the total amount so derived up to the present being estimated at close upon $d.000.00u. Beyond these supplies, . an unascertalnable amount is coming from the interior banks, to be held on special deposit by their agents here, and used In taking uo any bonds awarded to the senders. Taking no account of this secret but possibly material item, we can reckon about ten millions as already known and in sight, towards the payment for the twenty-millions due on first instalment, besides an uncertain further amount. Indefinite rumors are current of a considerable sum to come, at a later period, from Europe. The amount is not definitely mentioned, but in some instances it has been estimated as high as ten millions of dollars. Possibly, these reports may mean nothing more than that it Is safe to assume that a liberal amount of foreign bids will be received and that. If accepted, the bonds will be fully paid for at once, and also that as the gold could be got cheaper abroad than here the transaction would involve a large receipt of gold' from the continent; which Is quite likely to prove true. There is probably a good proportion or the gold still needing to be provided against the opening; of tne bids. Otherwise, the premium on gold and on legal tenders would hardly be maintained at of 1 per cent., the current rate. That premium moreover is calculated to defer a certain proportion of the preparations until near the close of the bids. "Though business on the Stock Exchange remains very dull, vet the tone in values Is steady. No one thinks of taking long line of stocks, nor doany considerable holders show any anxiety to sell. Ixmdon Is beginning to show a revival of Interest in this market. The tone of feeling towards American interests is recovering. The distrusts arising out of the Ven-l ezuela dispute aro gradually disappearing in Europe and equally so on this side of the Atlantic. Some further approaches on both sides may be needed to win back the trust of British bankers and investors, and it is possible that diplomatic formalities mav Involve some Inevitable delays at this point, but there Is no longer any serious doubt that affairs will gradually move towards an amicable settlement. This underlying feeling found a spontaneous expression during the wek by a London purchase of twenty thousand shares in one day." Saturday's Dank Clearings. At Chicago Clearings, $10,930,840. Money on call -firm at 6 per cent.; on time, 67 per cent. Foreign exchange steady; bankers' (London) sterling. $4.89 and $4.88. At New Orleans Clearings, $1,736,203. At Philadelphia Clearings, $S,7S4,7G0; balances, $1,221.2S3. At Memphis Clearings, $310,912.; balances, $94,302. New Y'ork exchange, $1 premium selling At St Louis Clearings, $3,043,203; balances, $677,4&S. Money, &tf8 per cent. New York exchange. 73c premium bid; 90c asked. At New Y'ork Clearings, $84,215,302; balances. $3,971,085. At Boston Clearings, $12,144,202; balances, $1 472 34 H. At" Baltimore Clearings, $2,231,839; balances. $313,997. - At Cincinnati Clearings, $1.7o2,730. Money, 6Tz7 per cent. New Y'ork exchange, par and 30c premium. LOCAL GIIAIX ASD PRODrCE. Trade Dlnappolntlnir, with Tendency to Higher Price In Some Lines. The business of the week ending Jan. 23 fell below expectations in most lines, while firmer, and, in some cases, higher prices were established. Clover seed advanced, poultry Is higher, provisions and some of the staple groceries went up. and all along the line there are indications of stronger prices. Poultry will nrobably advance next week. Turkeys are very scarce, and arrivals of hens and chickens very light. Eggs aro unsettled, receipts are not heavy, neither is the demand very active. Provisions are in strong position, and higher prices are certain to rule. The flour market is firmer, with the advance In wheat. Hay is in good supply and prices easy. The local grain market ha been more ae tlve the last day or two. Wheat advance.! yesterday lc, all grades of corn c and oats H-c. track, and the market closed firm at these prices: Wheat No. 2 red. 67c; No. 3 red. 64fi65c. Corn-No. 1 white. 27c; No. 2 white, 27c; No. 3 white, 27c; No. 2 white mixed, 27c; No. 3 white mixed, 26; No. 2 yellow. 27c; No. 3 yellow, 27c; No. 2 mixed, 27c; No. 3 mixed, 27c; ear corn, 23c. Oats No. 2 white, 23c new No. 2 white, 22c; No. 2 mixed, 21c; new No. 3 mixed, 0c " Hay-No. 1 timothy. $13314; No. 2, $123 12.30; No. 1 rrairie, fcrdll. Poultry and Other Produce. Prices paid by shippers. Poultry Hens, 5c; springs, 5k:; broilers.

fat. under 2 lbs. 10c; cocks, 3c; turkeys, old hens. 7c; young bens, 9c; old toms, 6c; young toms, 8c; ducks, 7c; geese, 5c per lb. Butter Choice country. Vu 12c. Eggs Shippers paying 15c. Honey New, 15il8c per lb. Beeswax 20c for yellow; 13c for dark. Wool Medium washed. 14c; fine merino, unwashed, 10c; tub-washed, 201i23c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c leas. Feathers I'rime geese, 30Q32c per lb; mixed duck, 20c per lb. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Green -sal ted Hides No. 1. 6c; No. 2, 3c; No. 1 calf, 7c; No. 2 calf, 5J"C. Green Hides No. 1, 4c; No. 2, Sc; No. 1 caff, 3c; No. 2 calf, 4c. Greie Wnite, 3c; yellow, 2c; brown, 3c. Tallow No. 1. 32: No. 2. 3c. Bones Dry, $1213 per ton, llin JOHUIXCi TRADE.

(The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Cnndien nnd utM. Candies Stick, 6c per lb; common mixed, 5c per lb; G. A. R. mixed, 7c; Banner stick, 10c; cream mixed, 6c; old-time mixed, 7V:C. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds, 12fil6c: English walnuts, lie; Brazil nuts, loo; Alberts. lie; peanuts, roasted, CltTc; mixed nuts, 11 612C. Canned Goodn. . Peaches Standard 3-pound, $1.301.73; 3pound seconds, $1.20frl.40; 3-pound pie. 83 90c; California standard, $1.75ii2; California seconds, $1.1011.30. Miscellaneous Blackberries, 2-pound. 70S0c; raspberries, 2pound, 90tU5c; pineapple, standard, 2-pound, ll.23ffl.33; choice, $22.30; cove oysters, 1pound, full weight, 9i93c: light. 60650; 2pound. full we!ghf, n 61.70; light. $l.lviH.20; string beans, 73fj&5c; Lima beans, 1.10'&1.20; peas, marrowfat, 90c&$1.10; early June, 90c? $1.10; lobsters, $d.K"4r2; red cherries, 90cl!$l; strawberries, 90Jj95c; salmon. 1-pound, $1.10 L2o; 3-pound tomatoes, 805c. Coal and Coke. The following are the prices on coal and coke as retailed in this market: Anthracite coal. $7 per ton; Pittsburg lump, $1; Brazil block, $3; Winfrede lump. $4; Jacnson lump, $4; Green county lump, $2.75; Paragon lump, $2.75: Green county nut, $2.00; Blossburg coal, $4.50; crushed coke, $3.23 per 25 bu; lump coke, $2.75; foundry coke, S3 per ton. DruK. Alcohol, $2.412.60: asafetida, 25ff30c: alum, 24cj camphor, 65tr7oc; cochineal, 501iC5c; choloroform, 65&70c; copperas, brls, 40fa43c; cream tartar, pure, 2S&30c; indigo,' 65&$0c; licorice, Caiab., genuine, 30Ji4c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 25lt35c; morphine, P. & W., per oz, $l,75ft2; madder. 14fil6c: oil. castor, per gal. 93c5i$l; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.75; opium. X2; quinine, P. &. W per oz, Walsc; balsam copaiba, 508 C3c; soap, castile, Fr., 12S16c; soda, bicarb., 4?i6c; salts. Epsom, 4&5c; sulphur flour. 5Q6c; saltpeter, fc'a 20c; turpentine, 32Ti'38c; glycerine, LW22c; iodide potassium, $3&10; bromide, potasium, 4-j'o 47c; chlorate potash, 20c; borax, 12?illc; cinchnnidla, 12&15c; carbolic, acid, 22i6c. Oils Linseed, 38'40c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7Jjl4c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia lubricating, 20i 30c; miners', 43c; lard oils, winterstrained, in brls, COc per gal; In half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L. 7c; Berkeley, No. 60, 8c; Cabot, 7c; Capital, 6c; Cumberland, 7c; Dwight Anchor, 8c; Frlut of the Loom. 8c; Farweil, 7c; Fltchville, 7c; Full Width. 6c;. Gilt Edge. 6c: Gilded Age, 5c; Hill, 7; Hope, 7c; Lin wood, 7c; Lonsdale, 8c; 'Lonsdale cambric, 9c; Masonville, Sc; Peabody, Gc; Pride of the West. 11c; Quinebauah, 6c; Star of the Nation, 6c; Ten Strike, 5c; Pepperell, 9-4, 19c; Pepperell. 10-4. 21c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 20c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 22c. Brown Sheetings Atlantic A, 6c; Argyll, 5c; Boott C, 3c; Buck's Head, 6c; Clifton CCC, 6c; Constitution, 40-Inch, 6c; Carlisle, 40-inch, 7c; Dwight's Star, 7c; Great Falls E, 6c; Great Fall3 J, 5c; Hill Fine, 7c; Indian Head. 6c; Iiwrence LL, 5c; Pepperell E, 6c; Pepperell R, 6c; Pepperell, 9-4, 17c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 18c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 20c. Prints Allen dress styles, 5c; Allen's staples, 4c; Allen TR, 5c; Allen's robes, 5c; American indieo, 5c; Arnold LLC, 7c; Cocheco fancy, 5c; Cocheco madders. 5c; Hamilton - fancy, 5c; Manchester fancy, 5Vjc; Merrlmac fancy. 5c; Merrlmac pinks and purples, 5c; Pacific fancy, 5c; Pacific robes, 5c; Pacific mournings, 5c; Simpson, 5c; Simpson B'In solids, 6c; Simpson's oil finish. 6c; SFipson's grays, 5'4c; Simpson's mournings, 5c. Ginghams Amoskeag staples, 5c: Amoskeag Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 6c; Johnson BF fancy, Sic; Lancaster, 5c; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Carrollton, 4e; Renfrew dreys, 6c; Whittenton Heather, 6c; Calcutta dress styles, 6c. KId-flnlshed Cambrics Eawards, 4c; Warren. 3c; Slater, 4c; Genesee, 4c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, llc; Constoga. BF, 12c; Cordis 140. &4c; Cordis FT, 10c; Cordis ACE, 11 c; Hamilton awnings, 9c; Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, 18c; Metheum AA, 10c; Oakland AF, 5c; Portsmouth, 11c; Susquehanna, 13c; Shetucket SW, 6Vic; Shetucket F, 7c; Swift River, 5Vc. Grain Bags Amoskeag, $U.30; American. $11.50; Franklinville, $13.50; Harmony, $11; Stark, $14.50. Floor. Straight grades, $3.754; fancy grades, $4.23 4.30; patent flour, $4.503; low grades, $2.C0 fc2.73. . Groceries. Sugars City Prices Cut loaf, 5.83c; domlnoesj! 5.83c; crushed, 5.83c; powdered, 5.47c; granulated, 5.25c; coarse granulated, 5.33c; fine granulated, 5.23c: extra fine granulated, 5.33c; cubes, 5.47c; XXXX powdered,. 5.60c; mold A, 5.47c; diamond A, 5.23c; confectioners' A, 5.10c; 1 Columbia A, 491c; 2 Windsor A, 4.91c; 3 Rldgewood A. 4.83c; 4 Phoenix A. 4.85c; 5 Empire A, 4.73c: 6 IdeM Golden extra C, 4.C0c; 7 Windsor extra C, 4.60c; 8 Rldgewood extra C, 4.54c; a yellow extra C, 4.47c; 10 yellow C, 4.41c; 11 yellow, f29c; 12 yellow 3, 4.23c; 13 yellow 4, 4.16c; 14 yellow 5. 4.10c. Coffee Good, 19'?i20c: prime, , 20J?21c; slrlctly prime, 2223c; fancy green and yellow. 24(SC5c: Java. 28ft32c. Roasted Old government Java. 3233c; golden Rio, 25c; Bourbon Santos, 23c; Gilded Santos, ,25c; primo Santos, 24c; Cottage blended, ' 23c; Capital blended, 21c; Pilot, 21c; Dakota. 19c; Brazil. 19c; Puritan, 1-lb pkgs, 21c; Arbuckle, 20c. Salt, In car lots, 93c(g$l; small lots, $1.C3 1.10. Spices Pepper. I(ygl8c; allspice, 1013o; cloves, 13'320c; cassia, 1313c; nutmegs, Cojj) 73c per lb. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 20&30c; choice, 35 40c; syrups, 1820c. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1,000, $3.50; 1-16 brl. $5: brl, $8; brl. $16; No. 2 drab, plain. 1-32 brl, per 1.O00, $4.25; 1-16 brl, $6.50; brl, $1.10; brl, $20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000. $7; 1-16 brl, $8.73; brl. $14.50; brl, $2S.50. Extra charge fcr printing. Woodenware No. 1 tubs. $6fi.25; No. 2, tubs, $3.235.50: No. 3 tubs, $4.25tt4.50; 3-hoop pails, $1.401.50; 2-hoop pails. $1.151.20; double washboards, $2.252.75; common washboards, $1.252.50; clothes pins, 4015c per box. Wood Dishes No. 1, per 1,000, $2.50; No. 2, $3; No. 3. $3.50; No. 5, $4.50. Shot $1.30f?1.35 per bag for drop. Iead 67c for pressed bars. Beans Choice hand-picked navy, $1.4072 1.50 per bu; medium hand-picked, $1.35 1.40; llmas, California. 5fr5c per lb. Twine Hemp. 12filSc per lb; wool, 8fl 10c; flax. 2(V(i30c; paper, 13c; jute, 12fll3c; cotton, 1625c. Rice Louisiana, 453c; Carolina, 4&Cc Iron nnd Steel. Bar Iron, $1.501.60; horseshoe bar, 2 2c; nail rod, 7c: plow slabs, 2c; American cast steel. 9tillc; tiro steel, 2'i3c; spring steel, 4 5c. Leather. Leather Oak sole. 3033cr hemlock sole. 23tr31c; harness, 31 40c; skirting, 34&41c; single strap. 44c; black bridle, per doz, $70U 73; fair bridle, $8090 per doz; city kip, 601 75c; French kip, 90cft$1.20: city calfskins, 90c &$1.10; French calfskins, $1.2o&2. Xnlls and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails. $2.25; wire nails, $2.50 rate. Horseshoes, per keg, $3.50; mule shoes, per keg, $4.75; horse nails, $4ft5 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $2.23; painted, $1.90. Produce, Fruits nnd Vefiretubles. Bananas Per bunch, $lfll.25. Cranberries $2.25$ :2.50 rer box; $8 per brl; fancy Cape Cod berry. $2.73 per box; $8.50 per brl; Jersey cranberries, $2.73 per box; $7.50 per brl. Cabbage $1.23S1.50 per brl; sauer braut, $4 per brl. Cheese New York full cream, 10?12c; skims. 6ft8c per lb. Lemftns Messina, choice, $33.50 per box; fancy lemons, $4. Apples Common, $232.30 per brl; choice apples, $31x3.50. Oranges Jamaica, $V6.50 per brl; California navels. $3'S3.30 per box; seedlings; $3 C3.25. Onions SOiJTfttc per bu; Spanish onions, $1.23 per crate. Potatoes .Wi33c per bu. Celery ZA 33c per bunch. Grapes Malaga grapes. $6$ 6.50 per keg. Sweet Potatoes Kentucky, S2.r per brl; Cobdens. $3 per brl; Kansas, $3.25 per brl. It tu.ee 13&20c per lb. Cider New, $1. Cocoanuts 30c per doz. Provisions. Bacon Clear sides. 40 to 50 lbs average, 7c; 30 to 40 lbs average. 7c; 20 to 20 lbs average, c. Bellies, 23 lbs average, 7c; 14 to 11 l'ds average. 7c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 7c; clear backs. 20 to 30 lbs average, 7c; 12 to 16 lbs average, 7c; 8 to 10 lbs average, 7c Hams Hugir-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, 10c; 15 lb average, 10c; 12 lbs average.

10e: 10 lbs average, llc; block hams, 10c, all first brands; seconds. lc less. California hams, sugar-cured, ID to 12 ibs average, 7c; boneless hams, sugar-cured, 7! Sc. Drj--sa!ted Meats Clear sides, about V) to CO lbs average, Cc; 3 to 43 lb3 average, 6c; 20 to 20 Ibs average, 6c: clear bellies, 20 to 30 lbs average, fc:sc; 18 to 23 lbs average, C:: clear backs, 2) to CO lbs average, Cc; 12 to 16 lbs average, bc. Breakfast Bacon Clear firsts, 10c; seconds. 9c. Ird Kettle-rendered, in - tierces, 7c; pure lard, 7c. Shoulders English-cured, 12 lbs average, 7c; 12 to 16 lbs average, 7c. Pickled Pork Bean pork, clear, per brl, 200 lbs, $12; runp pork. 511.5). Seeds. Clover Choice recleaned, 60 lb, $4.fO74.63; prime, $i.C3(i4.70; English choice. S4.50tx4.6O; prime, $4.4O(i4.50; alsike, choice, $3g5.50; alfalfa, choice, $l-'Ji4.23; crimson or scarlet clover, $2.903; timothy, 45 lbs, choice, $1.90 2; strictly prime. $2.05'fi2.15; fancy Kentucky, 11 lbs, lwc$l; extra clean, C3t;7c; Orchard grass, extra, $1.03; red top, choice, S0c&$l; English blue grass, 24 lb, $1.832. Tinners Supplies. Best brand charcoal tin, IC. 10x14. 14v20. 12x12. $5.506; IX. 10x14. Ux20. 12x12, $7Cu7.50; IC, 11x20, roofing tin, fQ5; IC, 2i, lo: block tin, in pigs, 19c: in bars. 20c. Iron 27 li Iron. $3; C iron, Sue; galvanized, 75 per ctmt. discount. Sheet zinc, 6tj6l2C Copper bottoms. 21c. Planished copper, 20c. Solder, ll(&12c. Window Glass. Price per box of 5-3 square feet. Discount, 7 and 10. 6x8 to 10x13 Single: A A, $7; A, $6.50; B, $'.23; C, $6. Double: A A, $9.50; A, $8.50; B, 11x14 and 12x13 to 16x24 Single: A A. $3; A, $7.23; B, $7. Double: AA, $10.75; A, $9.73; B, $9.30. IXSURASCB .EAVS AXD NOTES.

The Queen City Mutual Fire of Buffalo, N. Y., recently organized with $105,000 capital, has been notified by the New York insurance department that it can do business. The Massachusetts National Life Association (assessment) has been admitted to New York, New Jersej', Massachuetts and Minnesota. It claims to have written $2,000,000 of insurance in the two months of its existence. The Ancient Order of Egyptians, a new fraternal started at Chicago to insure the ivcs of children of seven years of age and upward, on the assessment plan, has been squelched by Insurance Superintendent Durfee. Tho Mutual Reserve Fund Life has prepared a new policy, which will be ready about Feb. 1. It will contain several important changes from the form now in use, the object being- to adapt the contract to the condition involved in the recent change of the company's rates and to make It conform to level premium practice. Daniel 11. Dunham, for the past eleven years vice president of the Firemen's Insurance Company, has been elected president of the company, succeeding the late Mr. Kase. The secretary, Mr. Charles Colyer, has been advanced to the vice presidency and treasurership, and Mr. Albert Hessenger, the cashier, has been appointed secretary. The fire ptemium receipts In Minneapolis, Minn., in 181)3. were $1,103,733, or $C3,00 less than in 1S91, ar.d for the first time in two or three year.s the fire insurance business there has been profitable. The fire losses of the year were $447,447. IT one-third of the premium receipts be added to this for expenses there is still a balance of $2S0,726 as the ret profits to the fire Insurance companies for the year. Following are life Insurance companies, In addition to those printed last week, showing the new business written in 1895, compared with the new business written in 1801: New bust- New business 1891. ness 1S95. Kansas Mutual Life... $2,022,500 $3,016,000 Mass. Mutual Life 19.4M1.20() 20,061,000 Metropolitan Life 30S,370,:UO 193,727,949 Penn. Mutual 22.303,800 22.975.81 Union Central Life.... 22,745,434 26,500,000 A permanent Injunction has been granted at St. Louis by Judge Russell, of the Circuit Court, restraining Insurance Superintendent Waddlll from adopting the standard form of fire Insurance policy formulated by the committee of. the State Association of. Fire Underwriters. The injunction was asked for by the Business Men's League of St. Louis, which, like tho insurance companies, wanted the New York standard form to be that adopted by the Stat? In accordance with the act passed by the last Legislature. ,;, ; Henry Wlnthrop Gray, receiver for tho defunct United Staes Mutual Accident Association, who is ill at Aix-les-Bains, has, through his counsel, Henry Lv Sprague, served a complaint in a suit to recover $366,600 from the Investment Company of New Jersey. The suit is one of many Instituted by Receiver Gray over the complicated affairs of the company. He alleges that the amolmt for which he sues the company was obtained "unlawfully, wrongfully and fraudulently" from the comDany between Aug. 15, 1891, and April 13, 1895. James R. Pitcher was secretary and general manager of the company. He originally had an agreement that he was to receive $1 for every policy written, but his income became so large that he consented to take a salary of $80,000. According to the complaint, he organized' the Investment Company, of New Jersey, nnd transferred to it his contract. With this as its only assets, the complaint sets forth, the capital of the Investment Company of New Jersey was increased from JGOO.Ouo to $1,500,000. That company continued to draw Mr. Pitcher's $$0,000 a year salary after business with the United States Mutual Accident Association became so dull that the payment crippled it. Mr. Gray wishes to establish whether Mr. IMtcher had a right to assign his contract. John W. Gulteau. the widely-known liie insurance statistician, has written a paper on 'The Safe Limit to the Growth of Life Insurance Companies, and When Will the Limit be Reached?" in which he says: "Five years ago I would have said that the limit of any company's ability would be $130,000,000 of new insurance paid for annually, and that on this oasis the natural limit of its growth would be reached not later than 1905; and I now think that by 1910 or 1915, twenty years hence at most, every American company 'Will have reached the largest amount of possible insurance in force, annual income and invested fund3. I believe it possible for a well-managed company to assume insurance obligations up to $2,000,000,000 in force, with an income and disbursement account reaching $130,000,000 a year, while annually Issuing $000,000,000 In new policies paid for, as it is to transact the amount of business now done by the largest companies. The three largest companies are rapidly reaching these figures, and will soon pass the $1,000,000,000 in force line, the $100,000,000 income line, and the $150,000,000 paid for new business line. And their business 13 transacted more easily and with greater security as .when It was onlv onefourth as large twenty years ago. Why not twenty or thirty years hence do twice the business just as well for a population increased from 63.000.000 to 100.000.000, with the corresponding wealth and prosperity and trade that will demand a jjow the same protection of the family, the aged and the estate?" William A. Booth, who died recently in Englewood, N. J., was one of the organizers in 1S43 of the Mutual Life Insurance Companq, of whom but eleven are still living. Mr. Booth was born in Stratford, Conn., Nov. 6, 1S03, and was one of the old school of New York merchants, first as a tea importer and afterwards as a sugar refiner. In company with the late William B. Ogden and Samuel J. Tilden, Mr. Booth organized the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company. He was a trustee of the Ohio & Mississippi railroad, in the organization of which he took an active part, and was also a director of the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad Company. From 1S37 to I860 he was president of the American Exchange Bank, and in 1870 was chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the Tweed ring frauds. From 1861 to 1& he was president of the Children's Aid Society, and in 1S78 was elected president of the Third National Bank. Mr. Booth retired from the bank and from business in 1S32. after seventy-one years of active work. In the course of the last fifty years he had held the presidency c the trustees of the Syrian Protestant College, of Beyrout, Syria; of the trustees of Robert College, of Constantinople; of the American Seamen's Friend Society, American Tract Society, of Boston; the American and Foreign Christian Union and the Bible House, at Constantinople. He also served as vice president of the Seamen's Bank for Savings. He was a member of Ihe Seventh Regiment in Its early days, and as such participated in the reception given to Lafayette on the occasion of his visit to this country in 1824. At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest ex-member of that regiment. Pensions for Veterans. The applications of the following named Indlanlans have been granted: Original Silas E. Taylor, LaPorte. Increase Lewis A. Robinson, Stockwell; Ell Hlckey. South Bend; Frederick C. Rowe. Rome; Smith H. Samuels. Cayuga; Jacob Seay, Gosport; Samuel Sailor, Logansport; Henry Conner. Booneville. Reissue James M. Rice. Shelbyville; George W. Patterson, Clarksburg; Cyrenlus E. Lowes, Sharptown. Reissue and Increase Hardin M. Baker, Paragon. Original Widows, etc. Minors of John Blddle, LaPorte: Mary E. Boze, Sitka; minor of John S. Smith, Chalraeri; minors of John W. Edwards. Bedford.

BIG BULGE IN WHEAT

GAIX OF SC DURING THE "WEEK, tltlSIXG 1 1-2C SATURDAY. Lnrare Percentage of the Advance Dne to Armour's Manipulation Corn, Oats and Pork All Higher. CHICAGO, Jan. 23. Trading in wheat today was enormous. May wheat wound up lc higher than it was selling for at the end of yesterday's session and about 5c higher than it was a week ago. That it was all due to Armour's manipulation was the general opinion of the local crowd. The other markets were strong In sympathy with wheat. Corn Is up lc per bushel, and oats are lc higher. Pork gained 27c per barrel, lard 10c per hundred pounds and ribs 12c. It was a day of high excitement throughout the wheat crowd. Quick, nervous flashes of impatience marked the varied transactions, and big traders stormed through the turmoil of tne pit in their eagerness to seize the key of the enigma. It was sentiment apparently more than the news which gave the market thje big bulge. Cables were only a trifle better, the political situation abroad was more peaceful, there were no wheat clearances from New York and only about 103,000 bushels In wheat and flour from both coasts. And in addition to this Argentine was said to have shipped 216.UO0 bushel3 during the week, and private cables were received announcing that the port of Odessa was opened, and that wheat shipments would soon be resumed. The Northwestern deliveries of 435 cars were larger than a week ago and the general primary deliveries also liberal. But all this could not repress the energy of the bulls, and, there was much wild buying. Every short soon got on the run, and there was an exci.ng struggle to cover, while there was hardly any for sale except at what seemed to the buyers fancy prices, but which they finally concluded to pay. Right at the start there were sellers at from 63c down to 63c, but at the lower of those prices the offerings were confined to a few fives for which there were twenty buyers for every one offered, and after a few preliminary plunges and recoveries between 63c and 64c the price took a shoot up to 65c, reaching these inside of the first forty minutes. The fact that the exports from both coasts for the week were 600,000 bushels larger than last week and another large decrease in the visible Is expected exercised a powerful influence in starting the boom. Brokers generally credited the changes to Armour influence and many withdrew to view the smoke of battle from a quiet nook. But the bull sentiment seems to be In the air and needed but a little encouragement to keep it going. On the bulge some of the big buyers began to hesitate, but the crowd had got in line and the momentum still carried it upward. May opened c lower, at 63c, sold at C3c, up to 65c, off to 64c, then up to 63c, and closed at 65c. Corn was fairly active, but all its strength clearly came from sympathy with wheat. May opened unchanged at 29c, sold at 29?720c, and then toiled on with the rise In wheat until it got up to 31c just as the market was closing. A very active market was reported for oats. The feeling was strong and prices followed the fluctuations of wheat and corn, closing a full cent higher. May opened unchanged at 20c, sold up to 22c and closed at 21c bid. July ranged from 20c sellers to 22Ca22c, resting with sellers at 22&22c. Provisions were strong and fairly active, and while there was a very light run of hogs, which of itself was suggestive of higher prices, it took the excitement and bulge in wheat to give the shorts sufficient force to drive them. May pork opened 7c up, at from $10.72 to $10.75, dropped to $10.70 and then gradually worked to $10.95, and closed at $10.12. -Lard for May rose from 5.95c to 6.02c; and was bringing the top price at the close. May ribs ranged from 5.325 3.35c to 5.37c, closing at the latter point. Estimates for Monday Wheat, 93 cars; corn, 370 cars; oats, 210 cars; hogs, 28,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- Clos. Articles. ing. est. est. ln. Wheat-Jan .... 60 62 60U 62 Feb 61 63 607.; 63 May 63 657 63'i Cg July 63 63 63 63 Corn Jan ' 28" May 29 31 29 30 July 30 32 30 32 Sept 31 33 21 33 Oats Jan 191.4 Feb 39 May 20 22 20 21 July 20 22 20 22 Pork-Jan $10.47 $10.67 $10.42 $10.63 May 10.72 10.95 10.67 10.92 Jan 5.72 5.77 5.70 5.77 May 5.97V2 6.02 5.93 6.024 Lard J a July 6.10 6.15 6.07 6.15 Rlbs-Jan 5.07 5.20 5.03 5.20 May 5.35 5.47 5.32 5.47 July 5.50 5.57 5.50 5.57 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm; winter patents, $3.30S3.00; straights, $2.90613.35; spring patents, $3.10(ri3.25; spring straights, $2.4(V?i2.75: bakers', $2.1002.35; No. 2 spring wheat, 6263c; No. 3 spring wheat. 62c; No. 2 red, 667c; No. 2 corn, 2Sc; No. 2 yellow rn, 28c; No. oats, 19f19c; No. 2 white, 2021c; No. 3 White, 19&21c; No. 2 rye, 39c; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, f. o. b 24f37c: No. 4. f. o. b., 2424c; No. 1 flaxseed, 93c; primtimothy seed, $3.723.75; pork, per brl, $10.60 10.70: lard, per lb, 5.77f?5.80c ; short-rlo sides (loose), 5.175.22c; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), 4ft5c; short-clear sides (boxed), 5Cu5c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.22. Sugars Cut loaf, 5.75c; granulated, 5.12c; standard A, 5c. Receipts Flour. 7.000 brls: wheat. 14.000 bu; corn, 314,000. bu; oats, 230,000 bu; rye, 4.000 bu; barley, 46,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 7,00a brls: wheat, 68,000 bu; corn, 120,000 bu; oats. 168,000 bu; rye. 2.000 bu; barley, 14,000 bu. From a Broker's Point of View. (Chicago Dispatch to O. II. Faught.) Wheat Saturday sold a trifle under the closing prices of Friday night. Induced by a more pacific tone to the foreign situation, and cables had in no case responded more than d to our 2c advance Friday. First trades were made at 6362c. The advance of Friday brought In any number of buying orders from outside, and, after the first few minutes . of the session, orders continued to come to buy, and this, coupled with the fact that Armour has been buying all day through brokers, had a stimulating effect on prices, and the day has been another victory for the bulls. The situation is strong and Increasing in strength every day. Total exports, wheat and flour, from both coasts reduced to bushels equal 3,840,000 bu, compared with 3,202,000 bu last week and 2,840.000 bu a year ago. A message from Pittsburg says that reports from agents are very strong. Advices from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio say the prospects for the growing crop is poor, and that there is an exceptional demand for flour from all winter wheat points. President Baker, of the Board of Trade, in an Interview with a local paper last night, says that wheat will be low at $1 per bushel with the present conditions existing. There is a firmness to the : ndertone in the market that is only explained by the action of the market to-day. In which Armour and several other local heavy weights were the buyers. New York wires that they are cleaned out of cash wheat, and that the January price is 3c over the May. All of the other markets are falling in line with our advance, and with conditions so strong we can see but one side to the market, and look for. materially higher markets next week Corn was strong and excited, and advanced on covering by shorts, which put the market up lc. Continued strength in wheat Induced bears to cover, fearing to go over Sunday short. We expect to see a more liberal movement. Oats advanced in sympathy with everything else. This has been a dull day, and everything on the list in benefited, and oats are no exception to the rule. Provisions Pork was firmer, opening on small receipts of hogs and a liberal demand from shorts. Believe that our prediction of twelve-dollar pork will be verified in a short time. Lard and ribs firmer, in sympathy. Hogs expected Monday, 23,000; next week, 130.000. NEW YORK AVIIEAV UP. Traders Affected with a (lull FeverSeaboard Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The wheat market shot upward this morning, after a weight of shaky long wheat had been unloaded at the opening. First prices were easier be cause the foreign news was more peaceful than expected, but the bull fever speedily asserted itself, and the picture of a pit full of excited shorts, all clamoring for wheat, which was witnessed yesterday afternoon, was repeated in all its details to-day. At such a time a rumor of any sort. If bullish, always assumes tremendous proportions, and the report from Chicago, therefore, that Armour was buying up the wheat crop, wa taken in good faith both here and at the West, and caused no end of excitement for a while. Upon calm deliberations the trade did not believe the Armour story, tor it re

membered trat several weeks ago Mr. Armour was credited with saying that he would never take up the long side of wheat again. Nevertheless, the market was very nervous, and or. the curb, after 'Change, May wheat sold up to 72c, against 71c, the highest durlr.g the forenpon. and 7ic. the opening figure. Total sales this morning, 2.515.00. bu. Flour Receipts, 23.300 brls; exports, 9.1C0 brls. Market strong, with asking prices again advanced enough to shut out business, and only u-ger.t needs were provided for today. Minnesota patents. $3.43f3.73; bakers'. $--'.&! 3. 1U. Rye flour firm. Buckwheat flour steady. Buckwheat dull. Ccrn meal dull. Rye nominal. . Barley and barley malt steady. Wheat Receipts. 1.900 bu. Spots higher; No. 2 rtx.1, 76c; No. 1 hard, 75c. Optloru cpened easier, under peaceful po.itlcal news from Europe, bat developed a short care, and an excited advance followed, being stimulated by rumors cf manipulating by blj Chicago traders. The cl :.&. was nervous, at 'i-c r.et advance. .Foreigners sold and outside trade was small. No. 2 red, January, closed at 72c; May, 7071c, closed at 71c. Coiii Receipts, 21,10") bu; exports, 10.6CO bu. Spots stronger; No. 2. Zc Options opened easier, but later advanced witn wheat and closed .e higher; January closed at 26c; Mav, 338Ti3oc. closing at 36c. Oats-Receipts. 69,600 bu; exports, 3.000 bu. Spot strongerj No. 2, 23c. Options quiet but stronger -with the other markets and closed -1rc net higher; January closed at 24c; May, 23lr-3c, closing at 23c. Hay quiet. Hops quiet. Hides dull. Leather quiet. Wool steady. Be4f steady. Cut meats firm; pickled hams, 8li9c. Lard firm; Western steam closed at 6fr0.10c; January, 6c nominal. Pork duli; mess, $10. 7511 ; prime, $H.5oy 12.50. Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude. 24f 24c; butter grades, 2oli31c; pnrne summer yellow, 28c. Coffee Options opened steady at unchanged prices, ruled moderately active on local trading with weak undertone following unfavorable cables and slack demand, closed steady at a net decline of 5 points to net advance of 10 points. Sales, 12,750 bags. January. 13.25c; March. 12.Siv,z 12.90c. Spot coffee Rio weak; No. 7. 13c; mild dull; Cordova, 171lSc. Rio Steady; No. 7 Rio, 13c, $330; exchange, 9 7-321. Receipts, 5.000 bags; cleared for the United States, 10,000 bags; for Europe, 2,000 bags; stock, 251,000 bags. Warehouse deliveries from Ntw York yesterday, 2,838 bags; New York stock to-day, 270.203 bags; United States stock, 343.592 bags; afloat for the United States, . 1S8.000 bags; total visible for the United States. 536,592 bags, against 487.311 bags last year. Sugar Raw firm; fair refining, 3c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3c. Refined quiet; standard A, 4 13-l6c; confectioners', 4 13-16c; crushed, 5 9-lGc; granulated, 4 15-16c. , TRADE IX GENERAL.

Quotations at St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Other Points. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25. Flour higher, but quiet. Patents, $3.55'&3.65; extra fancy, $3.30 Gi3.40; fancy, $2.SO!&2.90; choice, $2.50(2.63. Wheat nervous, without much doing early in futures; later the sentiment was decidedly bullish, the market becoming excited, advancing and closing &lc higher than yesterday; spot higher, with better Inquiry; No. 2 red. cash. G8c; No. 2 hard, 62c; January, C3c; May. 6536c. Corn started In strong and higher for futures, advanced in sympathy with the up turn in wheat and closed lc higher than yesterday; spot higher: No. 2 mixed, cash and January, 26c; May, 27c; January 29c. Oats advanced with other cereals, closing with buyers at the top, c higher than yesterday; spot higher; No. 2, cash, 18c; January. 19c; May, 21c. Rye quiet at 33c. Barley steady. Corn meal, $1,3051.35. Bran No offerings to speak of on East track, where it was worth 44c; this side, 43c. Flax seed steady at 87c. Timothy seed. $33.60. Hay dull and about steady; prairie, $6.50'5S.50; timothy, $8ffil0.30 this side. Whisky, $1.22. Butter dull and weak; creamery, lS'c; dalry.lUr 15c. Eggs steady at 13c. Cotton tics and bagging unchanged. Pork higher; standard mess, jobbing, new, $U: old. $10.50. Lard higher; prime .steam. 5.55c; choice, 5.70c. BaconBoxed shoulders, 6.50c; longs, 6c; ribs, 6.12c; shorts. 6.25c. Dry-salt meats Boxed shoulders, 4.75c; longs, 5.62c; ribs. 5.62c; shorts, 5.75c. Shipments Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat, 15,000 bu; corn, 53,000 bu; oats, 40,000 bu. Shipments Flour. 5.000 brls; wheat, 18.000 bu; corn, 10.000 bu; oats, 13.0U0 bu. BALTIMORE, Jan. 25. Flour active and unchanged. Receipts, 12.535 brls. Wheat strong. ! Spot, month and May, 71t72c. Receipts, 632 bu. Southern wheat on grade, 69'372c. Corn strong. Spot and month. 33 33c; May. 357S3c; steamer mixed, 32f 32c. Receipts, 124.124 bu. Southern white and yellow corn, 3233c. Oats quiet and steady. No. 2 white Western, 2424c. Re ceipts, 2,0o3 bu. Rye firm. No. 2 Western, 4ll&43c. Hay steady and unchanged. Grain freights dull and unchanged. Butter, eggs and cheese steady and unchanged. TOLEDO, Jan. 25. Wheat higher; No. 2 cash and January, 71c; May, 73c. Corn higher; No. 2 mixed, 28c; No. 3 mixed, 2Sc; May. 31c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed. 21c; May, 22c. Rye firm; No. 2 cash, SSc Clover seed steady; prime cash, $4.37; March. $4.40. Receipts Wheat. 8.500 bu; corn, 30.5i0 bu; clover seed, 590 bags. ShipmentsFlour, 4,0(0 brls; wheat, 10,000 bu; corn, 15,000 bu; clover seed, 184 bags. CINCINNATI. Jan. 25. Flour strong and in good demand. Wheat firmer and higher. No. 2 red, 72c. Receipts, 2.000 bu; shipments, 2,000 bu. Corn steady! No. 2 mixed. 29,4c. Oats higher. No. 2 mixed, 22tj:22c. Rye higher. No. 2, 44c. iArd in good demand at 5.60c. Bulk meats strong at 5.wC. Bacon firm at 6.25c. Whisky steady. Sales, 618 brls at $1.22. Butter steady. Eggs steady. Cheese quiet. DETROIT, Jan. 23.-Whcat higher; Xo. 1 white. 72Vc: No. 2 red. 72c: May. 73lic: July, 69c. Corn No. 2. 28c. Oats No. 2 white, 22c; No. 2 mixed, 22c. Rye No. 2, 39c. Clover seed, $4.35. Receipts Wheat, 3,000 bu; corn, 37,000 bu; oats, 1,100 bu. Wool. LONDON, Jan. 23. The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day Included a good selection of superior Queensland and Victoria, combining scoured and greasy, which continue to sell well .at extreme figures. Russie bought a few scoureds. The American purchases to-day amounted to 1,VK bales. During the rest of the series 61,214 bales will be offered. The number of bales offered to-day was 13,496 bales; withdrawn, 700 bales. Following are the sales in detail: New South Wales 2.669 bales; scoured, 7d (?ils 9d; greasy, 6d0d. Queensland 1,361 bales; scoured, 9dlHs 6d; greasy, dtf Is. Victoria 3.419 bales; scoured, 6dfil? 4d: greasy, 6dTil3 d. South Australia 1.081 bales; scoured, lOdftls 2d; greasy, C 9d. Swan River 101 bales; greasy, $K(a 8d. New Zealand 1,81 bales; scoured, 7d ?ils 2d; greasy, 7flld. Cape of Good Hope and Natal 2,iSl bales; scoured, 7dft Is 4d; greasy, 4rySL Next Thursday 4,7'M bales of sheepskin will be offered. The arrivals for the naxt series amount to 23.CO0 bales net. The imports during the week were 24,202 bale3. . ' Dry Goods. FALL RIVER. Jan. 25. There was even less trading during the past week than during either of the three previous weeks. There have been no sales of regular 64 squares for four weeks. Sales of odds were only 36,000 pieces in all, 23,0' pieces spots. The market la still nominally at 2c. but the market Is not better than 2c. There would not be much surprise if the market got down to 2c when trading of any amount is resumed. The stock increased 89,000 pieces, regulars gaining more than odds. The stock is now over 600.090 pieces and Increases between 73.100 and 100.000 pieces every week. Twenty thousand pieces of Boston regular 64 square print cloth spots were sold in the local market Friday at 2c. The local market price Is still at 3c nominally. Oils. OIL CITY, Jan. 25. Credit balances. $1.40. Certificates, February delivery, opened at $1.35; highest, $1.37; lowest. $L33; closing, $1.37. Clearances, 70,000 brls; shipments, 77,023 brls; runs, 66,713 brls. WILMINGTON', Jan. 23. Rosin firm; strained, $1.35c; good. $1.4). Spirits, of turpentineNothing doing. Tar ady at 93c. Turpentine firm; soft, $1.50; v $1.90. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23. Pet m quiet; United closed at $1.37 bid. jln quiet. Turpentine quiet. CHARLESTON, Jan. 23. Rosin quiet at $1S1.20. Turpentine Nothing doing. SAVANNAH. Jan. 25. Spirits of turpentine firm at 27-c. Rosin steady. Cotton. LIVERPOOT. Jan. 25.-Cotton In limited demand; American middling, 4 19-32d. The Nles of the day were 8.000 bales, of which lS. were for speculation and export, and ineUiivJ 5.500 American. Receipts. 24.0j0 bales, including 23.600 bales American. XEV ORLEANS. Jan. 25. Cotton quiet and steady. Middling, 8c; low mldJling. 7c; good ordinary, 7 7-16c. Net receipts, 7.532 bales; gross. 7,832; exports to Great Britain. 1.933 bales; coastwise. 973 bales; sales, 1.530 bales; stock, 377,766 bales. NEW YORK. Jan.'25.Cotton dull. Middling, 8 5-16C. Net receipts, none; gross, 2.191; forwarded. 578 bales; sales, lu5 bales, all spinner's; stock. 194,68!) bales. Ilutter. En-s-s and Cheese. CHICAGO, Jan. 23. On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter market was steady; dairies, 1MI7c: creamery, 14Q19c. Cheese quiet at &Sj9ic. Eggs steady; fresh, 15TH6c. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Butter Receipts, 4,029 packages. The market was firm. Creamery. li&20c; Elgins. ac. Cheese-

Receipts. 2,257 packages. Market firm; State, large. 7loc: small. 7?iic; prt skims, 2V(t6c; full skims. 23c. Egs-Re-ceipts, 2,3a. packages. The market vt & firm; State and Pennsylvania. 17tlfce; Western, 17&17c; Southern. lGlTc. Sletnlt. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23. Lead dull and easiT. Sales. 2 cars Missouri, at 2.77c, and desilverized offered at 2.Mc, thougn the latter was bid fnr chemical. Sptlur dull and nominal at 3.70c. NEW YOKK. Jan. 23 Pig Iron qult. Ccpper dcdl; brokers. 9c. Lead steady; broker. 2.90c. Tin plates dull.

LIVE STOCK. Cuttle Srnrce nnd Sleiidj Hors Active and Higher Sheep Sternly. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-CattIc-Re-ceipts, l ght; shipments, light. There were but few cn sale. The market svas very quiet at about steady prices. Export grades $I.OT' 4.4i Shippers, medium to rood 3.7r 4 d Shippers, common to fair 3.2-u 2 6Feeders, fair to choice a.5o 3S Stockcrs, common to sc-od ZA Heifers, good to choi:e 3.40 Heifers, common to medium 2.5f-'f 3.'l Cows, good to choice 2.71 3.10 Cows, fair to medium 2.2ir 2.. Cows, common, old Hf 2.f Veals, good to choice 4.5o;f 5.50 Veals, common to medium 3 r 4.(0 Bulls, good to choice 2.75' $.23 Bulls, cemmon to medium ..' 2.0U 2.5J Milkers, good to choice Is.osSfuo Milkers, common to medium ....i 16.00-i; 22.00 ' Hogs Receipts, 2,800; shipments, 1.200. Market opened active and fully 5c h'-gher than yesterday's average. Packers and shippers were free buyers and the closing was strong at the opening advance. All sold. Packing and shipping $1.2;V.i4.27 Mixed 4.21MI4.25 Light 4.M4.23 Heavy roughs 1.2Z'iZ.W Pigs r 3.235J4.IO Sheep and Lambs Receipts, light; shipments, light. But little doing. The supply was light and the market aiout steady at yesterday's prices. Sheep, good to choice $2.90'a3.ri Sheep, lair to medium 2.4oi3.'.i Sheep, common and thin 1.7512.25 Lambs, good to choice 3.m4.;S Lambs, common to medium... 2.23'd3.7 Bucks," per head 2.00Q4.00 Elsetvhere. CHICAGO. Jan. 23. Cattle Receipts, though small, were equal to the demand and sold at unchanged prices, beef cattle going about 23c below the lst time this month. Cattle are now very cheap, notwithstanding the short supply In the West, but the recent sharp auvance In hog products . beginning to stimulate the consumption of beef. Prices ruled as follows: Common to prime, $3.201.60; stockers and feeder. T2.W (U3.83; bulls, cows and heifers, IWnxW, veal calves, $36.25; Texas steers, B.10MI.10. Hogs To-days run was extremely small, even for Saturday, and prices took another upward turn of 5&10c. Rut a short Mmo was required to close out the supply at $4.:j, the bulk of hogs bringing llu j 1.25. Tho shortage Is now so evident that alnvt ev- . ery one is looking fcr further lurge advances, and country shippers are conTactIng hogs at high prices. Llcht hogs fold at $44.10; pigs, ?3.50fc4.20. and culls, Sheep The few received to-day wero closed out at unchanged prices, salens beimr on the basis of $2J2.50 for Inferior; $2.i ti3 for fair to good, and $3.231i2.C3 for choice to prLTie. The Eastern markets are reported as glutted with sheep, and until this surplus is got rid of the Chicago market, it is said, is not likely to undergo roucn Improvement. . . . Receipts-Cattle, 1,000; hogs, 8.00; sheep, 1 000 ' 'ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23.-Catt!e Receipts. 1,400; shipments, 1.600. Market slow at.d draggy on small supply. No top grades cn sale. Fair to pretty good shipping steers brought $3.50(ri4.25; dressed beef rrnde, quotably, $3.2fii4.25; light steers .under 1,MJ lbs. $2.603.50: bulk of sales, tltyiZ.Z; Ftockers and feeders, $23.75: cows and heifers. $23.5o; bulls, mostly. $2fi 2.00; Texas fcteer range, for grasscrs, $2.503.10; fed, $3Q4; cows, $1.832. , . Hogs-Receipts. 2. SCO; shipments 2. i00. Market 5 cents higher; heavy, $4al.2u; mixed. $3,7514.10: light, $3.C04.(u Sheep Receipts, 3w; shlpmnejs.none Market slow: supply liRht, and only retail trading; native muttons. $2.75W): lambs. $3.25 01.50; Southern sheep, $2.2u'tf3.25. EAST BUFFALO. Jan. 25. Cattls-Re-celpts were light, about live car-loads, all told, three of which were good heavy rteers suitable for the export trade, anl the balance common to fair and peddling lets. There was but little doing up to noon Hogs Receipts, twenty-five cars. Market fairly active; Yorkers, fair to cho $1.0 Ci4 50: pigs, common to fair. x.ja.10. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 80 cars. Market dull and slow: lambs, choice to prime, $4 235i4.75: culls and common Iambs. $2.50 C33.23. Sheep, choice to selected export weathers, S3.40-ri3.75; culls and common sheep. $1,5011.75. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 23. Cattle Receipts, 600; shipments, 1,400. Market dull and weak. Texas steers, 12. 403.50; Texas cows. $2?i2.60: beef steers, $2.904.30; native cows, $1.40 3.20; stockers. and feeders, $2.703.73; bulls, . $""3 10 "Hog Receipts. 3.9: shipments. 705. Market 5&15c higher. Bulk of sales. $4';i4.10; heavies, $3.8Oj4.l0; packers. $4fil.l5; mixed. $14.15; lights, $3.90&4.15; Yorkers, $3.054r4.15: PSheeiv-ReceIpts. 1,500; shipments. 500. Market steady. Lambs, $3.8O&4.30; muttons, $2.50-93.60. LOUISVIULE. Jan. 25. Cattle Rcelpts. light, nothing wanted nor needed. Best butchers' and shipping, $3.834.25. Hogs Receipts, light. Market strong and a shade higher. Tops, S4.17; lights, $3.Sfl G4. Sheep and lambs unchanged. CINCINNATI, Jan. 25. Hogs strong at $3.8OTr4.30. Receipts, 1.8(0; shipments, 1,100, Cattle steady at $2.501j4.25. Receipts, 4o0i shipments, 300. Sheep steady at $L2rff2.50. Receipts, lOOj shipments, none. Lambs steady at $3,231 EAST LIBERTY, Jan. 23-CattIe stdady and unchanged. Hogs active and higher; prime medlun weights, $4.334.40; light hogs and pigs, $4.23 ii 4.23; heavy hogs, $4.151i4.25; roughs, $3j " sheep and lambs dull and unchanged. v MSSHSSSSSBaSBSSSSSBiSBBBBSnSBS REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS. Eleven Transfers, with a Total Con slderatlon of Jf lll.fNIM.U7. Instruments filed for record In the recorder's oillce of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 p. m.. Jan. 23, 1896, as furnished by Theo. teln, abstracter of titles. Hariird Block. No. S6 East Market street. Caroline L. Leonard to William M. McColum. part of lot 1. block 8. Barth's heirs' addition $425.00 Milton Myers to Charles W. Sutton, let 67, Glnnis's subdivision of Banna's heirs' addition 2,000.00 Isadore De spo to Mary A. Willetts. part of lot 3C1, Fletcher et al.'s subdivision of outlot 96 - LOO Samuel R. Sanders' to Mary E. Hyatt, lot 7, Camp & Co.'s subdivision of block 9, Holms's West End addition 700.00 Charles T. Brown to Oscar H. Burton, lot No. 28, square 10, second section of Lincoln Park addition 3.500.CO Ida M. Keimer to Ella Schrub. part of lots 7 and 8, square 18, Drake's addition 5,000.0 William M. Mills to -Henry D. Stringer nnd wife, lo: 6. Bartholomew's subdivision of Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad Company' addition 2,500.00 Louis M. Stafford to William N. Newby, part of lot 4. Fletcher's subdivision of outljt 54 300.CO. William V. Bremer to Indlanaiol!s Brewing Company, lot 4, Crime's North addition &12.C7 John J. Curriger to James S. Cruse, lots 37 and 3S. Lang & Hartner Pleaant-avenue addition 3.000.C0 SL Clair Saving and Loan Association to Charles Albright, part of lot 5. lot 6 and part of lot 7, Haughey's subdivision of outlot C6. 1,600.00 Transfers. 11: consideration $19,968.67 PIONEER DRASS WORK.9 Fancy Brass Curtain Poles, To Order. 110 to 116 S. Pennsylvania Street Tel. til The BRILL Dyeing. Cleinlar tad Repalrlax Co. Hit reduced price to meet tbe time. Sutu clemcd, It. 10; orercuatf. Sl.V) and up for Urrlog. and mts f I and fi.M. Hnt-c'.a work. EsiabiuW H"l. vi North lUinol street sad 34 MaM.-biutU .. laaianapoUa. Our wagotxa call for ana Ue-iirer rood. THEODORE STEIN, Abstracter of Titles, 05 Ee9t Mortet Street,

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