Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1897 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 189T.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Merchants' National Bank OF INDIANAPOLIS. AT THE Close of Bssiness, Tuesday. March 9. 1S97.

iinsonicKs. I.onn I 1,310,030.73 I. S. netv 1-per-cent. Lontln to urcore circulation Sr0.MMM0 City of Indlanupolls, 31 nrlon nml other county IioikU 5SO,sj5.3 CASH HUSOl'IlCKS. I". S. rrent. bond to "retire 1'. S. ilololt $.'), KM I.OO I . S. nrw l-pcr-rrnt. lioniU on bund Sl.T.'O.Oll I)i:c from Imi 11U .!:.", trr.0." Hue from I. S. trramirr I.OIO.OO OiMh (Koiii su:n.230) I70.4K7.OO Ilond Premium ......... . SM.:i i:.7."i VaultN nod furniture U1,00..0 LIAniMTIKS. fn p 1 1 n 1 t o v k 3f 1 ,( H, K MX Snrplu and undivided lrill( KMM'J(.1U !Viitionl Iiank circula-, tlon 222.:t(MMM DertoMitM s,oM.'-ai.-ia V. S. depolt 17.;-' oFrici:i:s: J. I. PIti:7.I-:L, I'rrnhlent. O. N. FHi:Zi:U V. Pr. mid Cnli'r. riti:i)K PAIIM.KY. 1M Vice Pre. O. 1'. riti:i:i M't C'anliler. THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, fo.OOO FILL PAID. DEALERSChicago Grain and Provisions Hew York Stocks. MANCH Natioaal B!ck. Terre llaete. Iti Lor. a" Distance Telephone. 1X7&. 11 and 13 WEST PEARL STREET NARROW STOCK MARKET TItlST snm:s IN UK MAM). PRICKS V A 1 I IS F I L L V 31 AMP I LAT K . Tolinccu Slmrew Lrml the Market Sugar Fnlllnc to Sixth Place Locnl liualncw Quiet. At New York yesterday money on call Was easy at 'i'l per cent.; last loan, 2; closed, it fit:. Prime mercantile paper, 2ti per cent. Sterling exchange was firm; actual business In bankers' bills. l.ST'i for demand and $l.S.V.fil.S5"4 for sixty days; posted rates, $I.S,t4.s,,i; commercial bills, 1LS4;. Silver certificates. (CMftHi: bar silver. CUc. Mexican dollar?. At London bar sil ver closed at ad per ounce. Total sales stocks were 127.77S shares, Including American Tobacco, 3.f00; Chicago Gas trust receipts. 3.5o0; Louisville & Nashville. J.rtM; Manhattan Consolidated. 11,400; Now York Central. 10.700: Northwest, 4,300; Omaha. 1J.30J; Heading. 6,000; St. Paul. 9,Western l.'nion. 9.500. During the Greater part of yesterday the New York stock market was given over to tho same apathetic condition that has characterized it for the last few days, accompanied by the same undertone of firmness which kept most prices up. This iirmness In the market resulted in a sharp advance in price: as soon as any activity developed, which happened late la the dealings.. The Vanderbilt stocks enjoyed the principal adVantage from the buying movement, Omaha bhowing an advance of 3 points and NewYork Central 1U on a large volume of trading, greater in each case than that In any other railway stock? The transactions in Omaha wtre only exceeded by those in American Tobacco, the leaifer In the market. The large dealings in Tobacco, which have liven u, feature lor several days past, continued yesterday and the price received un upw.iru impetus trom the decision in favor of the company of the New Jersey suit, which sought to annul the charter of the company. I nut r the buying incited by this news trie stock advanced Pfr. This rise induced realizations. Sugar was comparatively neglected and fell to sixth place In the volume of transaction?. The fluctuations were within fractional limits and the close showed no change on the day. Western l.'nion cama forward into prominence In the buying of the last hour and was juite largely bought with a resulting advance of 2 points in tne price. There was no news regarding the property and the movement seemed to be the result of proIVssional calculations to equalize the value of the stock on the basis of 5 per cent, dividend with that of Manhattan on a 4pcr cent, dividend. Thy latter continues to sell higher than Western ITnlon. The effect of the buying of Western Cnion was, however, to stitlen the other llould shares, Missouri Patilio being especially nffecteei. Rubber proved t be about the heaviest point in the market and lost vi for the mmn stock and lt for the preferred. The ostensible ground for the selling of ltublier was the rcv.-s of the closing down of some of the company's plants. There, was quite a marked inquiry In the late dealings for the anthracite coalers. New Jersey Central lost a fraction in the early d'-nlir.gs. but under the support of the later buying it ro.e 1'-. Delaware & Hudson also advancing 1 and Reading a sharp fraction. The grangers . and Southwestern hhowed a strong clo-o with fractional gains, although the movement of their prices was erratic during the day. In the specialties, Brooklyn Union (las rose 21-, and Consolidated as 2. There was nothing in the record of the day. to show that the trading was other than professional, asld1 from some buying, of the Investment stocks, ine market is still cxtrtm.'Iy narrow and largely subject to m viinulative efforts. The keen investment demand for highgrade mortgages w is manifested In the day's bond operations, in which many issues record d substantial improvements. The market also was broader than for some time, with the speculative issues practically neglected. The Iehigh & Wllkesbarre loans were exceptionally weak, the-consols declining 21 a and rallying I and the fives receding 11 per cent., to 7V as compared with the previous sale on Feb. 17. The formation of a protective committee in the interests of Atchison. Jevell County ami Western, and Atchison. Colorado & Pacific bondholders Iniluenceel a rise in these liens of 2';4 inr cent., respectively. Other notable gains were Morris A: Essex consols guaranteed and Rock Island firsts. 2 per cent.; St. I'aul M. & M. four and a halts and St. Iouls Southwestern firsts 1 and Kquitable (las, of Chicago, firsts. New York Central debenture fours. Ohio Southern firsts and lMttsburg. Shenango i K-ke Frio firsts 1 per cent. The sales were $1.47o. Government bonds res (Minded fractionally to a moderate Investment demand, which was mot pronounced in the new fours The aggregate trans. ictions were $2C.30 The following taM. prepared by 1 W. Iui. K rn 11 ltoarl cf Traii-, shows the ranu? t'f quotations: Open- HiEh- Low- Closir.1T. et. est. Ir.i. lum Ere 14 Altr.n & liTe Usui" .',tj Amerian Expr-sn 112 American Spirits 13 H", 13 American Spirit ir-f AmTltan sujar IK'i IK'j American Suar j,ref yx AmerUan T nce 7' I'j3 7'i Arnc-rkan Tolaee- rref l'T:-j Atclilx n li 12 12 2 Ealtinior & Old.) ir,i Cann.l. Pacific ti'v, Canat Southern 47'j 4714 47'-, Pent nil Pari fie 10'; Chesapeake Ar (ihi 17-, ni)pH'i & Alton ( V " ' t . & L. I f'fef.. ...... ...... , 1 PhiciKo (its 77' A 775 i, 77i .. .. . a. st. zj if. vj Conmiercial e'blj t'o lKft Conolldtetl Oa .... .... yjC. Cotton Od A

e'otton Oil pr?f Sfi'a Delaware & Hudson 11 Ac W li lenver : HI) UrMn-lo rref 4'j Erie ; 1IV Erie first pref S3 Erie it-onil pref IS Kort Wavne lvi (Jeneral Electric 3iS 3.V, Zi-:i t;reat Northern prer 1." !lekli: Vnlley 4 Illinois Central Kansas A: Texas pref .31' Iike Erie t Western E'j Iiko Erie & Western r-ref likf shore lTn

I.-Hfl Trust ljui?vllle & Nashville 4:V 4f''i 4 IuiFviKt. &: New AlSany 'i Manhattan Michiran Central M Missouri Pacific . 2(i'2 M New Jr-ry Central r4'j M ;.".l3 New York Central 7 &7' tfe Ml Northern P.ici.'ic V. Northern Pacific pref T7--, T-r.'-i 37 Nnrthr.-estern l'7v, l'JU l'U l''1! NorthwehUrn pref Vw2 Pm ifio Mail 2C-? 2-. Pef.rla. U. & E 1 e. Ac St. L. pref 4 T'ullman Palace lfil'i Heading 2".'i 2r., 2"-'i 2". Itoek Inland f-'Si f'7 St. Paul 77,3 77 77' 77; St Paul pref r.G' St. Pan! Omaha Zl'i ZlVi fU St. Paid A. Omaha ref..r H South-rn Pacific IPs Tenn.ese 7cl and Iron... 2V2 27'3 2S Toxa I'aclfic 3'i kta I & W. T.. St. E. A K. pref P'2 Pnion Pacific 7 7 7 7 P. S. Express SS P. S. leather pref 60 i Z'J V.vt, P. S. liuhhor 1H P. S. Rubti-r pref 63 Wahash. St. 1. AV P 6' Wihash. St. E. & P. pref Wells-Faren Express l'O Western Ur.Ion S34 S3',; Wheeling & Iike nrie Whelin & Eake Erie pref P. S. Fours, rep 11 11 P. S. Fours. eouD 113 P. S. Pours, new. rear 123 P. S. Fours, new. coup... 1 MV. .. .... .... l -i The following table, rempiled by RradFtreet's. shows the total clearances at the princlp&I cities anl the perentae of increase or lcr"ase. as compared with the correiondins week last year: New York f'21..'10.181 Dec. 9.0 Chicago 7...423.102 Dec.11.5 Ilostoti S7,2;9.57 Inc.. 8.7 PliilaJelphia fc!.'."7.1!' Dec. 7.8 St. liuia 24.01i.r.ixl Inc.. 1.2 San Francisco 10,742.K.2 Lee..l.'.7 Majtimore i:;.17tj.H27 Iec. K.S Pittsburg 12,701.1.-4 ' Inc.. 2.4 Cincinnati ll.pr...v Dec.. 7.2 Kansas City :.li2.!'21 Inc.. l.n New Orleans i.-7').747 Inc.. 1.7 Itnffalo 3.3.-.2.M2 fec..H.I Milwaukee 3.'.';2.r,77 Dec.. 6.7 I-troU ft.,.31C Pec. 4.0 Ixjirfville .r.,lll,4'J4 Dec. s.O Minneapolis 5.773.2W Dec. l.r. Omaha - 4.1KX.S72 Dec. 7.7 Providence- 4.4e7.iO Inc.. 5.4 Cleveland fi.3HiS Inc.. S.4 Houston C.K21.076 Inc. .'.7.6 St. Paul 2.:7773 Iec..27.4 Ienver ",04.!3't Dec.. 4.0 Indiaraj-olis 3,';r7.247 Dec. 4.9 Celumbus. 0 3.7l7.l'0O Inc.. 3.3 Totals. I'nite.l States.. Exclusive of New York. .ri'.1l"..3M Deo.. 2.2 . 4'J.6C:.,2i'3 Dec. 4.0 LOCAL C;itAI AM) PKODl CP!. IIiiNliieKt Stiffern on Account of I'looil, lint 1'rieeH Strong. What promised to be the best business week of the present year was badly cut Into Py the high waters which did so much mischief in the southern part of the State, practically cutting off ail business irum that section. While the worst is apparently passed, it will be Bcme time before the country reads- will te In shape to reach all towns. Railroads will be in shape for traveling salesmen to get about next week again doubtless. Country merchants have low stocks and as a rule have their bills well cleaned, up. Prices continue firm and In many lines advancing in tendency. Purine the week three advances In sugars were made, one in coffees, and all staple Kroceiies are nrm. 1'rov i.'ions are la good request, with one advance turing the wevk. The seed market is active, with one marked advance in prices durlna: the week. In Iruits and veKctables pslces are unchanged and except on Irish jotatoes firm. Poultry Is steady and butter in good request. The hide market is quiet, but prices strong. ""he tlour market la iutet and prices easier. The hay market Is active and prices firmer. The local grain market was affected In the early part of the week by the hleh water, which cut rT receipts. The week closes with increasing receipts and track bids ruling as follows: Wheat No. 2 red. Sic: No. 3 red, 77J7Dc; No. 4 red. 721i 70c: wagon wheat, fi-c. Corn No. 1 white, 22 jc; No. 2 white, 22:c; No. 3 white. 22" 3c; No. 4 white. lS'c: No. 2 white mixed. 2Pc; No. 3 white mixed. 2134e; No. 4 white mixed. 17c: No. 2 yellow. 2Pic: No. 3 yellow. 21c; No. 4 yellow, 17c; No. 2 mixed, 2P4c; No. 2 mixed. 21c; No. 4 mixed, 17c; ear corn, 19c. Oits No. 2 white. 21c; No. 3 white, 19c; No. 2 mixed, 18c; No. 3 mixed. 16c. Hay-No. 1 timothy, $3.M39: No. 2 timothy, $7 G. prairie. I6&6.50. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by thlppers.) Poultry Hens,--"5Msc: springs, 6c; cocks. Zlc, young turkeys, 9c: toms, ic; old hen turkey , c; old terns, 5c; ducks. 7c; geese, 4uc for lull feathered; 30c for plucked. llutter Country, choice, 10c; mixed, 6c. Eg,rj c. Feathers ITime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 163 17c per lb. oeeswajc 30c for yellow; 25c for dark. Honey llixEc per lb. Wool Medium unwash?d. 12c: fine merino, unwashed. 10c: tub-washed. 0fc:23c; burry and unmerchantable, oc less. HIDES. TALLOW, ETC. CIreen-salted Hides-No. 1. 7ic; No. 2, 7c; No. 1 calf. 8Vac; No. 2 calf. 7t2c. Crease White. 3c: yellow, 2ic; brown. 254c Tallow No. 1. 3c; No. 2, 2,4c tones Dry, f 12Q13 per ton. TUB JonniNG TRADE. The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Canned Goods. Corn. 60c&J1.2. Peaches Standard 3-lb, J1.C03 1.73; seconds. Jl'&l.lO; 3-lb pie, 7i&'0c; California standard. l.7lfrz; California seconds. $1.401.iu. Miscellaneous blackberries. 2-lb, C5Q70c; raspterrles. 2-lb. 9tn&!5c; pineapples, standard, 2-ib, Jl.lol.25; choice. $22.00: cove oysters. 1-lb, full weight. 695: light. KO-goic; string beans. 70(J t'Oc: Lima leans. f 1.10& 1.20; peas, marrowfats, 5cH.10; early June. SKc 11.10; lobsters. $1.83! 2; red cherries, 0cfil; strawberries. SoSc; salmon. 1-lb. 11.10(52; ii-lb tomatoes. 80Sic. Candlen and IV at a. Candies Stick, ic ier lb; common mixed. iV2c per lb; U. A. It. mixed. 6lic; Panner stick, luc; cream mixed. 9c: old-time mixed. 7c. Nuts Soft-shelled almondJ, 11313c; English walnuts. 12c; Drazil nuts. 10c; filberts, 11c; peanuts, roasted.- fcc; mixed nuts. 10c. Coal and Coke. The following are the rrlces on coal and coke. as retailed in this market: Anthracite coal. 7 per ton; Pittsburg 13.75; Brazil block. 2.5; Winifrede lump, Jackson lump. $3.f0; Greene county lump, Paragon lump. J2.50; Greene county nut. lump. 11.75; 12.75; $2.50; Diossburg coal. 14.50; crushed coke, 13 per 24 bu; lump cone. J.'..-; foundry coke, ; per ton. IJriiK. Alcohol, ?2.32Cr2.:0: asafetida. 2530c; alum. 2Vj 4y4c; camphor, 4'4Sf; cochineal, soyjic; chloroform. 6i70c: coi'eras, brls. ftf.fiic; cream tartar, pure, JKr3:c; indigo, Giiycvx. liccrice, Ctli:.. genuine. 3tfit40c; magnesia, carb.. 2-oz, 253".c; norphine. P. & W.. per oz. $1.75ii2; madder, 14 16c; oil. castor, per gal. tl.05Ql.lv; oil. bergamot, per lb. J2.75: opium. t2.23'2.35: quinine. P. & W., per oz. 24'(i31c; balsam copaiba, li'tfTic; seap, tastile, Fr.. 12yiGe; sola, bicarb.. 4'iSc; salts. Esom. 4115c; sulphur. Hour, 5fc6c; saltpeter. e'J 14c; turpentine, Sialic; glycerins. 135i2Jc; iodide putasstum. 431? 3. lo; bromide potassium. 50ia"-2o; chlorate potash, 2t'c; borax. 1214c; clnchonida. 12Tri5c; carbolic acid. 2ff30c. Oils Llhseed, 3IIr23c per gal; coal oil. legal test. 714e: U'ink. 40c: best straits. f.Oo; Labrador. 6tV; West Virginia, lubricating. 2030c; miners", 4."; lard oils, winter strained. In brls, 5oc per gal; in half brls. 3c per gal extra. Dry Goodn. Pleached Sheetings Androscoggin L. CVic; llerkley. No. 60. 7'jc; Cabot. Lc; Caritol. 5c; Cumberland, Cc; Pwight Anchor. 7c; Fruit of the Loom. 6'.c: Farwell. 6c; Fitchville. S-ic; Full Width. 62e; Gilt Edxe. 5c: eillded Age. 4ic; Hill, oc: liope, 6c; Lin wood. 6'4c; Lonsoale, 6'2o; Peabody. 5c; Pride of the West. 10'4c; Ten Strike, 5l:c; Peppered. 9-4. 154c; Peppered. 10-4, 17V.sc; AndrosccgKin. 9-4. 16c; Androscoggin. 10-4, lc. Hrown Sheetings Atlantic A. 6c; Argyle. lie; Poott C. 5c; Puck's Head, tc; Clifton CCC. r.Uc; Constitution. 40-inch. 6lc; Carlisle. 40-inch. 7-c: Dwight's t;tar, 7c: e.reat Falls E. 6c; Great Falls J. 4e; Hill Fine. 6c; Indian Head. 6c; Pepirell It. C'c; Pepperell. 9-4. 14c: Androsccgg;n, 9-4. 152c; Androscoggin. 10-4. 17c. Prints Allen dress styles. 44c: Allen's staples. 44c; AUtn TP. 44'-: Allen's rcts. 5c; American indigo. 44c; Arnold LLC. 6c; Cocheco fancy. 5c; e'ocheco madders, 44c: Hamilton fancy, be; Merrimac plnki and purples. 54c; Pacific fancy, 5c; Simpson's tancy, 5c; Simpson Berlin solids, tc: Simpson's oil finish. 6c; American shirting. 4c Ginghams Amoskeag staples. 5c; Aisoskeag IVrslan diess, 6e; Dates Warwick dress, &4c; lmcaster. 5c; Iancaster Notrrandies. 6c; Whittenton Heather. 6c: Calcutta dress styles. 44c Kid-finished Cambric Edwards. 34c; Warren, 34c: Slater. 3c: Genesee. 3c Grain Itags Amo.4keag. $11.50; American. $11.50Pranklinvllle. (13.50; Harmony, $11: Stark. $14.50. Tickings Amoskeag ACA. 104c: C&nestcga liF. 124e; Cordis. 14 i4c; Cordis FT, pic; Cordis ACE. 114c: Hamilton awnings, Tc; Kimono fancy. 17c: Lenox fancy, lsc; Methucn AA. 10c; Oakland AF. 6c;" Portsmouth. It 4c: Susquehanna, 124c; Shetucket SW, 64c; Shetucket F. 7c; Swift Elver. 54c flow r. Straight grades, riiira: tancy grades. j:.50J l.ll: patent flour. $5.5.7;: low gra les. I3.75il. Flour Sacks tpaper) flatn. 1-2-brl. per l.Ooo. $3.5o; 1-16-brl. ".; 'i-brl. s-brl. $H: No. 2 drab, plain, 1-22-brl. ir $4.25; 1-16-brl $0.50: 4-Lrl. $10; 4-brl. $20; No. 1 cream, plain'. 1-32-brl. tr l.wt. $7; 1-16-lrl. $S.75: 4-brl. $14.50; 4-brl. J2.50. Extra charge for printing. Salt la tar lots. 75c; small lots. .otic. Spices Pepper. 1 Oft lie; allspice. I0$ii5c; cloves, 15fc2vc; cassia. 13'ul5c; nutmegs. 5Gr75c per lb. Molass.es and Syrups Nev Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 20'j.ioc; choice, 35U4'Jc; syrups. 15 l:Uc TtCuUiana. 44t?54c; e'arolina, 5f:7'c. Heans Choice hand-picked r.avy, JP-jl.10 per bu; medium hand-ldcUed, 0i95c; Limas, California. 445 .V per lb. Sho Jl.fc" 1.30 ier bug fcr drop. leal l-i7c for preyed bars. Twine Hemp. 12?flSc ier lb; wool, SQlOc; f.ax, 2C3oc: paier. 25c; Jute. 12015c; cotton. 16;c. Wil I.Mshes No. 1. pt l.uoo. J2.50; No. 2. $3; No. 2. $2.50: No. 3, J4-0. Weodenware No. 1 tubs. C(26.2i; No. 2 tubs, $5.2:25.50; No. 3 tubs. $4,!.;; 3-boop palls.

$1.40Tfl.:o; 2-hot.p palls. $1.E01.:O; douMe wahcards. $2.25f. 2.75; common washboards. $L25tf 1.5o: clothes i.ini. 4Jti50c ier box. Grocerlesi. Fugrrs City Price?-Dorrinos. l.lZc: cut loaf.

5.2-V ; unshed. 5.25e: ruw.irc. 4.c; XXXX irwtiere.j, fc; granulated. 4.Cc; tine granulated. 4.b3;'; extra line granulated. 4.75c; coarse granulated, 4.7V; tulc. 4.s-; mold A. 4.Sc; diamond A, 4.6; conlectionerV A. 4.5m'; 1 Columbia A Kjftone a. 4.3c: 2 Windsor A American A. 4.3o; 3 Eid?ev.ood A Centennial A. 4.o; 4 Pnoenlx A California A. 4.2v: 5 Empire A Franklin P. 4.21c; Ideal Golden Ex. C Kev. ft. rx? It. 4.Zc: 7 Windsor Kx. C American It. 4.13c: S El igevocd Ex. c' Centennial P. 4.00o: 3 yellow Ex. C Ca!!fcrn!a IS. j.SSc; P) yellow C --rmnklin Ex. C. 3.Wc: 11 yellow Keystone Ex. e. 3.7.H; 12 yellow American Kx. C. 3.6:c; 13 yellow Centennial Ex. C. 3.ic; 14 vellow California Ex. i 3..Vc; 15 fllnv. 3.41c; 5 yellow. 3.".sc Coffee Go.d. ETiiSc: i-rlme. lSr2c; strictly prime, 2M.J22C; fancy prron and yellow. 22ii-lc; Java. 2 ft 32c IPiasted Old Government Java, 2243.V: Golden Ilio. 24c; Uourlon Santos. 21; Gil led Santos. 21o; 1 rime Santos. 23c. Parka ce coffee City price? Ariosa. 14.4'.c: Jersey, I1.!i"c, Lion. 13.:c; Capital. 13.'ic; Luxury, H.ive; Pogota Java, 21.40c. Iron and Steel. Par Iron 1.50ft l.COc; horshoe bar. 24t?2ic; nail rod, 7c; plow slabs, 24':: American cast steel. S&llc; tire steel, 24i3o, f-pring steel, 4 4 Q5c. Leather. Leather Oak Pole, 24fi29c; hemlock sole. 23 7 2Sc; harness. 2C33c; skirting. C4ft41c: single strap, 22'e36c; city kin. fj'(j7'jc; French kip. oj $1.20: city calfskin, V0e&$1.10; French calfskin. I1.2UG2. alli and Ilorsesboen. Steel cut nails, $1.75; wire nails, from store, $l.lofc2 rates: from mill. 51.75 rates. Horseshoes. lr keg, $3.50; mule shoes, per keg. $4.50: horse nails. J4ft5 per box. Barb wire, galvanized. ?2; painted, $1.75. Provision. Hams Sugar-cured. 18 to 20 lbs average. l'3c; 15 lbs average, 104c; 124 lbs average. 114c: 10 lbs average ll',4c; block hams, lo'-.c; all first brands; seconos. 4c lt-ts. Breakfast ilacoa Clear firsts, 114c; seconds, 10c. Lard Kettle rendered, in tierces, lc; pure lard. 54c Shoulders English cured, 16 lbs average, 6?c; 10 to 12 lb" average. 6c Pickled Pork Bean pork. clea per brl. 200 lbs, $11.5: tump j-ork. i:.2.. Bacon CI'Mr sides, 40 to 50 lbs average. Cc: 20 to 40 lb? average. 6!ic; 20 to 30 lbs average. 64c; bellp-f., 25 ;bs average, 6c; 14 to 13 lbs avernge, 6c: l'j to 12 lbs average. 7c Clear backs. 20 to So lbs average. C4r; 10 to 11 lb average. 64c; 7 to 9 lbs Awrage, 64c in dry-salt, c less. Produce, Fruitx and Veg:tntlesi. Apples Price ranging .vith quality, 91.23 per brl; choice, J 1.50; fancy. J1.75. Bananas Per uiinrh. No. 1. $1.23; No. 2. 75c. Celery 25& 25c: California. 60ftc Cabbage $1 per brl; New York, $1.50 per brl; llolUnd cabbage. $1.5o per 100 lbs. Cheese New York full cream. 10 12c; skims. tiic per lb. Cocoanuts 4'c per doz. Grapes Malaga grapes, $6.50j7; light weight, $5.50. Imon. Messina, choice, $2.75 per tox; fancy len ons, 3.25. Oranges California orar.fcfs, $2.50 ir box, navels. J3.5c.ft4; Valencia, 420 in box. $3.75, i.nd 714 In box, 4. onions o3ft3.25 ier Lrl, J1.25 ier bu; Spanish J1.50 per crate. Potatoes 2V'q30c per bu seed potatoes, Ohio and Early R.s-. i.'.'ijOc i?or bu. Sweet Potatoes Illinois sweets, $1.25(51.50 per brl: Kentucky, $1.25 per brl. Crantierries ?i?j.'i pr brl, according to quality; bushel crates, si. 50; fancy, $1.75. New Clder-$3.25 per brl; $1.75&2 per half brl. Seed. Clover Choice recleaned. 60 lbs. $lft4.25; prime, fI.2T.ft 4.50: English, choice, ? 4.50ft 4.75; alsike. choice, $4.7303: alfalfa, choice, $4.40 a 4. W; rrliiKsun or scarlet clover, $2.75u3; timothv, 4T. lbs. prime. fl.SOft 1.40; strictly prime, $1.4011.60; fancy Kentucky. 14 lbs. $1. 55ft 1.65; extra clean. 70ft"90c; orchard grass, extra. $1. 73ft 1. !; red top. choice, $lftl.75; English bluegrass. 24 lbs. $1.151.75. Tinners' Supplies. Pest brands charcoal tin. IC. 10x14. 14x20, 12x12. $5.504i6; IX. 10x14. 14x20. 12x12. $7j7.50; 1C. 14x20, roofing tin. $4.505; 1C, 20x2s. fftH; block tin. In pigs, Pjc; in bars. 2oc. Iron 27 B iron. So per lb; charcoal iron, 20 per cent, advance; galvanized. 7a per cent, discount. Sheet zinc, 6ft' 64c Copir bottoms, 21c. Planished copper, 2oc. Solder. HQ 12c. Window GlaMn. Price per box of 50 square feet. Discount, 9 and 10. fcxS to 10x13 Single: AA. $7; A. $6.50; P. $6.23; C. $6. Double: AA. $9.50; A. $S.50; B, $S.23. 11x14 and 12x18 to 16x24-Single: AA, ; A. $7.25; 13. $7. Double: AA. flu.75; A, $9.25; li, $9.50. isx20 and 20x20 to 20x30 Single: A A, $K.50; A, li, $9. Double: AA, 111; A. $12.75; P. $12. 13x3G to 24x30 Single: AA, $11.50; A. $10; B, $9.25.- Double: A A. MV.5; A. $13.75; II, $12.25. 2Kx2S to 24x36 Single: aa, $12; A. $10.50; B, $3.50. Double: AA. $16; A. $14.50; B. $13.25. 26x31, 2bx32 and 30x20 to 26x44 Single; AA, $12.75; A, $11.75: B. $10.25. Double: AA, $17.25; A. $15.50; 14. $14. 26x46 to 30x50 Single: A A, $13; A, $13.50; B, $12. Double: AA. $1.75; A. $1S; B, $16. 30v42 to 20x54 Single: AA. $16.50: A. $14.73: B. $12.25. Double: AA. $21.50; A. $19.73; B, $16.50. 34x58 to 34x50 Single: AA, $17.23; A. fl5.75; 15. II K A L-I3STATI-3 Tit AX S FKH S. KlKht Transfers, with a Total Confederation of -ft,4NMI. Instruments filed for record In the recorder's office of Marlon county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m. March 12, 1S97. as furr.ished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 22?, first office floor. The Lemcke. Telephone 1760: George Raper to Harry A. Metzger. Lot 157 Spann & Co.'s first Woodlawn addition $ l.OCO Edgar L. Miller to Amanda Miller. Lot 27 Ketcham Place 1,300 Louise Troeter to James Kelly. Lot 13, Square 3, lndianajolis Car Company'3 addition 00 Charles M. Cross, trustee, to Walter S. e'osad. Lot 115 Cross's Clifford-avenue addition ' 150 John H. Bowling to William Peed and wife. Eot 532 Siann & Co.'s second Woodlawn addition 2,230 Mary A. Lowe to Daniel W. Munden. part of northwest quarter of Section 4. Township 15, Itange 4 600 Fletcher M. Mitchell et al. to Ettie Davis, part of west half of southwest quarter of Section 27. Township 16. Itange 2 123 Nora Long to Ettie Davis, part of same tract .' 123 Transfers. 8: consideration $3,000 IN THE SUBURBS. Ida, the little ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, of Reisner street. West Indianapolis, died early yesterday morning from the effects of a grajK seed. She ate a piece of grape pie last Sunday, and a seed from this bit of pastry lodged in the intestines and baffled the efforts of six physicians to remove it and save the little girl's life. She attended school Monday, but was taken sick Tuesday and declined steadily until death relieved her. Miss Katie Barrett, of Haugh street, Haughvil'.e, while playing "black man" in the school yard during recess Thursday afternoon fell and fracture-el her left arm. She was running to escape from her playmates and fell with her left arm doubled beneath her. and the force of the fall caused the bone in her left forearm to break just below the eltmw. A report is rife in the suburb that one of the teachers fell upon the girl after she had fallen and thus caused the mishap, but the rumor is an error. Mr. William Wade, an aged blind pensioner living on (ireenleaf row, in Rrightwood, died suddenly yesterday morning. Mr. Wado was about seventy years old and has been blind ever since he eiuit the army at the close of the civil war. Ho was somewhat of a "character" and was known to every man. woman and child In the suburb. He has been very feeble, and his steps were tottering when he moved from place to place. Old age and general debility is given as the cause of his death. Tho Rig Four shops at Rrightwood will work but half time to-day. It is reported that orders have been issued to the effect that no more overtime will W allowed, and that when an employe is obliged to work overtime he is to lay off from regular time the same number of hours he worked over the regular time. VITAL STATISTICS-MARCH 12. DeatliM. Herman Schmidt, fifty-four years. City Hospital, bronchial trouhle. J. K. Weaver, twenty-nine years, 225 Mus--,!ngum street, spinal disease. Clara Wilson, two years, 2 Sherman avenue, convulsions. Mary A. Copeland, three days, 652 South Illinois street, lung ulteasc. HirtliM. Florence and Joseph E. Ileagan. 270 College avenue, gill. Alice and James Anderson. 414 West Michigan street, l-oy. Katie and Philip Ebaugh, 155 Spring rtreet. boy. Susie and Fr:.nk Welsenbergc-r, 1403 East NewYork ttreet. girl. MagRi and George Copeland, 632 south Illinois street, girl. Emma and Henry' Cummings. 221 South We.-t Ptreet. Lirl. 3!arriiiKt Licence. William I.oyd and Lena Simpson. William Bhodcs and Elvira Si: t ton. HoU-rt Gray and Jennie Kodewald. O. 1. Dillon and Cora W. Cook. Itiillilluir Permits. Lizzie Enjclkin. cottage. Carson street. Tj C. F. Daly. lllin is and Eighteenth street. $."'). E. B. Martlndale. remodeling Uheatley block, Ohio and New Jersey Mre-t. $10,ko. Ann E. Woodburn. frame houtt, Co liege avenue, .2.4jo. The Misses Larder?, frame addition, 400 North Snate avenue. fC.'i. Henry Strl-by. repairs. North West street. $10.'.. G. E. St had. frame house. Sturm avenue, $1,S35. T. II. Kern, frame house, Jeffcuoa avenue. tL:30.

WHEAT CLOSED STRONG

AITEK KAIZI.V WEAKXKsS TIIIIHK was a iu:rni:RY or a-.se. Other Cirniit Was Independently strong and Provision "Were In Demand nml Advanced. CHICAGO. March 12. Wheat closed strong to-day at about ?ac advance after giving indication during the morning of a repetition of yesterday's disastrous break. The oversold condition of the market and reports of good export business changed a very weak market into a very strong one in five minutes' time. Corn and oats were independently strong, corn closing I'tMc higher and oats about higher. Provisions advanced .ftlTx:. Wheat opened close to yesterday's final price of 7-'l,c, the first sales being made at 72-ic, but with n decidedly nervous feeling noticeable. Foreign markets responded willingly to the decline which took place here yesterday. Liverpool started with a decline of from Id per cental for March and 14d reduction in May and came In a little later with a further -Tid fail In March and id in May, while Rerlin reported 1U marks decline at the beginning. With the exception of the cold wave, which made shorts a little nervous and resulted in a small monetary advance, there was nothing in sight to change the bearish feeling which prevailed yesterday, and liquidation on a large scale soon commenced, holders being further discouraged by the belief that the market for the time was without a bull leader. The result was that May had sold down to 7P.ic by 10:30, two or three lots selling as low as 71tfc. Chicago received nineteen carloads of wheat. Minneapolis and Duluth received 172 cars, compared with 2"JS last Friday and -"JO the corresponding day of last year. .The seaboard clearances were again very light, the Atlantic ports giving tne total as equal to only 125,H bushels In 'wheat ami Hour together. That was one of the bearish factors which led to the additional selling when May was bringing 72c that broke it to tlc. About an hour from the end of the session, after tlie price had recovered to 71?4C, John Cudahy's brokers were s-een to be bidding for and taking wheat freely at that, and, the scalpers being short to a man, sudden fear tif tho consequences possible after a straight 5c per bushel decline seized them and in three minutes the price was up to 1'2.Vc. The price had another wild spurt in tlie last ten minutes, when tt was rumored that one hundred boatloads had been sold at New York for export. The price got up to 72e on that, and though the figures were afterward corrected to read only eight or ten boatloads as the extent of the day's business, the shorts could not get over their fright and May was bringing i"2V(i2c as the session closed. Corn dragged during most of the session and had no life in it until wheat became so strong near the close'. Then the traders woke up and put some energy in the market during the last few minutes, liven during the! extreme dullness, however, prices held, stubbornly. Clearances were 4S3.WO bushels. May opened unchanged at 24;'24'.ic, sold at 2Vti24c. then advanced to 2isc, where It closed. Oats were firm, especially so when the weakness of wheat was taken into consideration. There was a good demand from shorts and Fume large line3 changed hands. Seaboard clearances were 120.000 bushels. May opened unchanged at HC'inc. sold at lfiTV'ilTc and advanced to and closed at 15dsc. Provisions were consistently strong all day. Prices commenced with a moderate rise on the small hog receipts, which have been a factor all week. Packers were good buyers and there was considerable speculative support, the result being a slow- though steady advance. At the close May pork was 15c higher, at $s.M; May lard l'-c higher, at $I.2U'a4.22, and May ribs 12c higher, at fi.aTli. Estimated receipts for Saturday Wheat, 20 cars; corn. 125 cars; oats, 200 cars; hogs, 13.C00 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- ClosArtkles. mg. est. eat. lng. Wheat March 714 72 70 72 May 724 73 71 7:t July 70 707i 6s' i 7i'-i Sept 684 6H 6T, 7l Corn March 23B 22 2X 2:1 May 24 2P 244 24s July 254 25 254 25, Hept 24 2Ci 264 264 Oats March i6m May 174 174 17 174 July 18 1S4 17?B 1S4 Pork May $fU0 $8,524 $8,274 $.50 July 8.55 K.65 8.524 s.fi Lard May 4.15 4.22 4 4.15 4 224 July 4.25 4.30 4.23 4.3" Ribs May 4.474 4.0 4.45 4.574 July 4.55 4.63 4.524 4.624 Cash quotations were as follows: Tlour weaker. No 2 spring wheat. 72e; No. 3 Fprlng wheat. 671c: No. 2 red. &l$f34c No. 2 corn. 234'ft 23-8c: No. 2 yellow. 234fi tta-c. No. Teats. 164 16c; No. 2 white. 19cff2c; No. 3 white, 17-g 174c No. 2 rye. 324c. No. 2 barley nominal; No. 3. f. o. b.. 24033c; No. 4. 1. o. b., 23c No. 1 flaxseed, 774rt?$')c Prime timothy seed. $2.73. Mess pork, per brl. $M058.43. Lard, per 100 lbs. $4.124'H4.15. Short-rib sides, loose, U.iWA.dO; dry-salted shoulders, boxed. t4.5rtQ4.75: snort-clear sides, boxed, $4,6244.75. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.17. Receipts Flour, 6.000 brls; wheat. 13,000 bu; co.-n. 114. 0o bu: oats, 225,000 bu; rye, 4.'00 bu; barley, 49.000 bu. Shipments Flour, 8.000 brls; wheat, S7.lo0 bu; corn, 74,000 bu; oats, 180,000 bu; barley, 15,000 bu. AT .NEW YORK. Ilnlinic Price In Produce nt the Seahoard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, March 12. Flour Receipts, 13.124 brls; exports, 13,130 brls. Market weak and lower at first with wheat, but finally improved on the closing firmness in grain; winter patents, $4.55'f4.; Minnesota patents, $4.20y4.40. Itye flour weak; superfine, $2.4.",f?2.60. Puckwheat flour djll at $1.15?J1.20, Puckwheat steady. CVrn meal quiet. Rye easier; No. 2 Western, 27',ic. Barley quiet at 204c Parley malt dull. Wheat Siot Irregular; No. 1 hard. k6?4c Options opened weak and declined under active liquidation, accompanied by lower cables and free short selling; rallied later and closed strong at 414e net advance, governed by active covering on large export rumors and war talk; No. 2 red, March. 7J4tW.4c closed at S04e; May 77 'j-UHls l5-16o, elcsed at 7fce. Corn Receipts, 64,;20 bu: exiwrts, 220.041 bu. Spot steady; No. 2. 2ic Options generally firm all day, supported by a good local demand and bad weather news: closed 4c higher; March closed at 294c; May, 2 11-ft 21. closed at 2jc. Oats Receipts, 103. 000 bu; exports, 117,173 bu. St quiet; No. 2, 22c (-Vt'.ens inactive, closing unchanged; May closed at 214c Hay steady. Hops quiet. Hides firm. Leather firm. Peef quiet. Cut meats firm. Lard Ann, but dull; Western steam. $4,374; refined film. Pork quiet; old iiicps, $V73sj. Tallovsr qui- t and steady. Cotton-seed oil steady. Coffee Options bteady and 1542ti points higher on more reassurlns? foreign cables, but later eased off 5i 10 points under local lear hammering and closed quiet at a net advance of 10 ;oints. Sales, 11.251) bags, including: March. .70((ix.75c; May. 8.7j't 'S.75c Spot coffee Rio steady; No. 7 'invoice i'4c Jobling Oc Mild quiet; Cordova. 15iP.4c Rio Receipts. lO.o-w baas; cleared for the I'nited States, It. am bags; stock, 2.V.,j"t bags. Total warehouse deliveries from the United States, 14,C bags, including 13.158 from New York; New York stock to-day, 2t2.tO bags; United States stock. 434.868 baps; afloat for the United States. 2'.i7.tM bags; total visible for the United States, 731.90$ bags, against 4WJ.ST2 last year. Sugar Raw strong: refined strong; fair refining. 2 13-16i'24e; centrifugal. !; test, 3 3-li34c; refined firm; crushed, 5c; powdered, ic; granulated, 4c. THAI) 13 IX GKXKUAL. Quotation nt St. Louln, Ilnltlinore, Cincinnati ami. Other Place. ST. LOUIS. March 12. Flour dull and easier; patents. $4.Colj 1.70; extra fancy. $4.:nt? 4.4 J; fancy. $3.53.75; clioi''. $3.1. 'a 3.25. Wheat Prices were re little higher on July wheat at the e.ening, but the market was dull and dragging. Uusiness in the pit was In a state of staKnation and as a result a decline soon s-t In. An advance followed later and July cloed 4 higher than yesterday. May slow, closing unchanged, but fully 1c above the ciening. spot lower; No. 2 red. cash, elevab-r. lew Me; track. JC'i ; May, sc; July. 7:v. bid. Corn Futures firm, but dull and not quctably higher than yesterday. Spot steady No. 2. c.ih. 2"-,c bid; May. 21Tsc bid; July. 24 di234c eats tlull n:: easier; receipts havy and local demand limited for futures. Spot lower; No. 2. cash, iTc bid; May. 1 Lid. liye firm at 31c. track. Parley nominal; malting. 2v.j35. Corn meal. $1.4i'i '1.43. Eran firm and scarce: sacked, east track, nominally .! bc Flaxseed nominallv 75c. Mutter firm; creamery. li'yil2c; dairy, yjllc. Egs firm at Sc. Whisky, J 1. IS. iV.it. ,n ti.-. .'ir.l lttctlnar unchpnevd l.rlr Ihipher: st.in.lard mess jobbing at ts.ZYa VS0. Lard higher: prime steam, 4.5: choice. $4,124- Paeon I Poxed shoulders. ;l.S74" extra short-elear. $3,124; rils. $5,374; short. $.t.i.i. Dry-salt meats Ibixed shoulders. $1.75; extra sl.ort-cle ar. $4.75; ribs. $l7"-.; shorts. $5. Receipt s Flour. T,.W I rls; wheat. C2.i!; bu; corn. lKMKt bu; oat. 32. 0 bu. Shipments Flour. 5.e0 hiU; wheat. 24.0m bu: coin. 0soc bu; oats. "it'.W bu. LIVKP.POOI March 12. Wheat quiet; demand poor; No. 2 red spring. 6s 2d; No. 1 California, ts 44d. Corn S;w t crniet; American mixed, new, 2s 5d. Flour steady: demand poor; St. i.uis fancy winter, fr's Cd. Paeon firm; demand fair; Cumbctland eut. 2 to CO lbs. 2-Ss; short-ribs. 2 to 24 lbs. 264'mI; lonjr-clear, liKht, 35 to 2 lbs, "fcs; onK-cl.-ar, heavy. 40 to 43 lbs, 25cl; shortclear l acks, light. IS lbs. 25a; hort-cear middles, heavy. 45 t.i 50 II. 21s 6 1; clear tjellles, 14 to 16 lbs, 2C3. Shoulders, square. 12 to U lbs. 23s d.

Hams, short cut. 14 to 16 lb?. 6J. Tallow, fine Norlh American. ls. Peef. extra India mess. L'n Ckl; prime rr.es. 7s 61. I'ork. i-lnie ne?5. fine Western. 45s; medium Western. 4s. Lard quiet; prim? Western. 21s 31; refined. In pails. 23s. Cheese steady: demand moderate: finest American white and colored. f.7s. llutter. finest Cnlte.1 States, 43s; good. 55s. Refrigerator beef, fore quarters. 4 J, hind quarters. 54d. RALTIMORE. March 12. Flour unchanged: receipts. ..7o3 brls; exports. ".Ss trls. Wheat weak and lower; No. 2 red. spot. fcG4c; May. 71i7'.-e; receipts. 71.177 bu; Southern wheat by sample, $iiit.tc Corn firmer; mixeu. siot and March. -6ixtc: May. iTT-T'-c: recelTt!. t.si:. bu: exports. 42.57 bu; Suti.ern white corn. 2641 2j4c. Oats firmer; No. 2 white. 244.w254e; No. 2 mixed. 22 'i 23c: retei!-ts. 11.24S bu: exrvirts none. Ry steady. N. 2 Western. W-t 4 t-4c : receipts. 3.125 bti; exports none. Hay steady and in fair demand; choice timothy. $13.5011. Grain freights continue quiet: rates easy and unchanged. Hutter steady and unchanged. Ekks weak and unchanged. Cheese steady. CINCINNATI. March 12. Hour weak. Wheat quiet; receipts. 4.oo bu; shipments. 4.5 bu. Corn firm: No. 2 mixed. 24c Oats quiet: No. 2 mixed. P"4c Rye quiet; No. 2. 3tV. I.ard firm at $4. Pulk meats frm at $l.3of?4.4'i. Paeon hisrher at $5.l5r4i5.2.1. Whisky steady: sales. lt3 brls on ta.-is of $1.17 for spirits. Putter quiet and steady. Sugar firm. Eggs easy at fcc Chees unchanged. TOLEDO. March 12. Wheat active and easy: No. 2. cash, .ve; Ma v. V.v. Corn active: No. 2 mixed. 2:5c. Oats dull; No. 2 mixed, ISc Rye qui?t; No. 2. cash, 27c. Clover seed lower and easy: prime, cash. $5.10. DETROIT. March 12. Wheat higher: No. 1 white and No. 2 red. .Mi'-c: Mav. 87c; July. 74c Corn No. 2 mixed, 23c" Oats No. 2 white, 20c. Rye No. 2. 25c 11 utter, Kgg and Cheene. NEW YORK. March 12. Putter Receipts. 2.331 packages. Market steady: Western creamery. 13Til9c; Elgins. llc; factory. 75tl2c Cheese Receipts. 779 packages. Market quiet: State, large. mnSUc; small. Mi 124c; part skims, .W.tc; full skims. 3i4c Eggs Receipts. 12.648 packaces. Market steady; State and Pennsylvania, H'ie; Western, lie; Southern, lu'iffj 124c. PHILADELPHIA. March 12. Putter steady and in t."r demand; fancy Western creamer'. 19c; fancy i onnsylvania prints. isc: fancy IVnnsylv.inla prints, jobbinp. 2i2oe. "heese dull and lower; New York full cream, fancy, 12c. KANSAS CITY. March 12. Butter weak; cream ?ry. 16fffl7e; dairy. lOffUc. Egs lower; Eastern markets caused a decline of 4e In prices b,te yesterday. The market this morning was steady; strictly fresh, 74e. CHICAtlO. March 12. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, p'falSc; dairy. yi?16c Cheese steatly at ItUiilOUc Ekbs firm; fresh. lC$ilu4c HitleM and Leather. CHICAGO. March 12. The Chicago Shoe and' Leather Review to-morrow will say. All precedents point to a decline In hides in March, but this year abnormal conditions prevail. In ordinary times when the long-haired winter hides come uon the market the epjotations are reduced proportionately to the deterioration In quality, but the big cattle slaughterers are now enabled because or the light supplies and the eonttnted demand to exact summer prices fr winter hides. The sales the first two days of this week amounted to more than 30,e00 hides from Chicago and Missouri river points, with Chicago freight allowed. Spready steers sold at 4c native steers at 4c. butt-branded steers at SVc, Texas steers, all w.dghts. soli at S4e. Colorado steers at 74c and heave and light native cows sold at fciji 9ic. reflectively. In country hides four cant of buffs v.ere sr.ld at Uc for No. 1 and 7s4c for No. S. Puff hides are running 80 per cent. No. 2. and for this reason a car of choice all No. 1 last fall buffs brought 8?ic thi week.

Wool. LONDON. March 12. The wool auction sales were continued to-day with a very firm tone. The continental buyers were more active bidders, while American representatives bought Rood wools. Inferior stock was slightly better. American purchases so far for this series are placed at 7,'Jm bal?s. The offerings aggregated 14.362 bales, of which l.0 were withdrawn. The sales in detail follow: New South Wales 4.2S1 bales; scoured. R4d(ils2d; greasy. 5fi9d. Queensland 1.931 bales: scoured, lldfjls 21: greasy'. Sdfcrl. Victoria S41 bales; scoured. Is ldftls 44d; greasy. 541141. South Australia 1.693 bales; greasy, 4VfiS4d. West Australia 14 bales; scoured, lid; rreasy. 4i-?104l. New Zealand 2.2S6 bales; scoured. 8dSils4d: greasy. 6494d. Cape of 3ood Hope and Natal-71 bales; scoured. Is lUd; jrreasy. .r$j5id. Punta Arenas 2.510 bales; greasy. 24'Pid. Forty-five bales of sundries were sold at 6! id. NEW YORK. March 12. Wool firm; fleece, 1C 20c; pulled, 15(tf20c Oils. LONDON. March 12. Spot petroleum. r34d: Calcutta linseed, spot. SSs; February shipment via car, 33s. Linseed oil. lis Mft 14s 104i. Spirits of turpentine. 20s M. Itosin. common, Is. WILMINGTON. March 12. Rosin firm; strained. $1.45; good. $l.o. Spirits of turpentine quiet and steady at 2fi4 27e. rar nrm at 51. .turpentine firm; bard. $1.30; soft, $1.S0. OIL CITY. March 12. Credit balances. 91c; certificates no bids; shipments, 72,507 brls; runs, 101.4SD brls. NEW YeRK. March 12. Petroleum quiet; Pnited closed at Sic bid. Rosin quiet. Turpentine quiet. SAVANNAH. March 12. Spirits of turpentine steady at 27c; sales none. Rosin steady. CHARLESTON. March 12.-Rosin firm at J1.40. Spirits of turpentine firm at 27c. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. March 12. Cotton steady; middling. 7c; low middling, 6 9-16c; good ordinary. 6 5-16c; net receipts, 1,498 bales; gross re ceipts, 1.690 bales. MEMPHIS. Marh 12. Cotton steady; middling. 7 5-16c; recemts, 1.340 bales: shipments, &8'J bales; stock, 103,221 bales; sales, 1.300 bales. NEW YORK. March 12. Cotton closed quiet; middling uplands, 74c; middling gulf, 74c; sales, lui bales. Metals. NEW YORK. March 12. Pig iron dull; South ern. $10.25f?12; Northern. $10 5)f 12.50. Copper stendv: brok'is. ll.SOe: Exchange. ll.S.Vf?12c Tin . . . r . A 1 . . X 11 11.. . 1 ..... nulnl (Jnnl.AM nun; Straus, i ..;-, I'm n mui-i. "i'ruri steady; domestic. 4.1'f4.15c. Ia crs. 3.05c; Exchange, 3.37 4r'i 3.424 iaa strong; uroKic. ST. LOUIS. March 12. Lead lower at 3.10 3.174c. Spelter nominal at 3.'J0S3.35c Dry Uutxls. NEW" YORK, March 12. The new demand was very irregular and new business at first hands was of moderate proportions, as a good wet rain was a drawback to trade till after midday. The order demand by mail and wire was of good pro portions and especially so for woolen cambrics, Printing cloths were in demand and sales of 40,0o0 pieces at 2?sc LlVli STOCK. Cotton Scarce and Stronger 1 1 orb a Shade II lisher Sheep Slemly. INDIANAPOLIS. March 12. Cattle Receipts, 800; shipments, 250. There was a light supply. The market was active at stronger prices, except on heavy steers. Export erades $4.602 5.10 Shippers, medium to good... 4.0.Ki 4.40 3.40fr 3.75 3.65'u 4.0 Shippers, common to iair... Feeders, fair to good Stockers, common to good... Heifers, good to choice Heifers, common to medium Cows, rood to choice 3.0"O) 3.50 3.5ti5i 3.S5 2.S5i 3.33 3.10C.15 3.50 Cows, fair to medium. 2.5"?l 2.S5 Cows, common and old Veals, good to choice Veals, common to medium. Hulls, good to choice i.nmmrin lev medium.. 1.251 2.25 4.75'?i 6.00 3.0-Mit' 4.25 3.00r 3.50 o ' r. o - Milkers, good to choice, per head 3a.fitfi Milkers, common to medium, per head. IS.OOtj 25.00 Hoes Receipts, 3,500; shipments. 1,200. The market ciened active, with values a shade high pr. best licrhts selling to best advantage. Pack ers and shippers bought and all were sold, the closing being steady Light .. . . $3.7.)! 3.S. 4 Mixed Heavy packing an 1 shipping Pigs Roughs Sheep and Lombs Receipts. : light. Put few here. The market unchanged prices. Sheep, good to choke Sheep, common to medium Umhs, good to choice Lambs, common to medium Pucks, per head Klnewliere. S.iiifi'S.Sj 3.70i 3. V 3.''j3.7) 2.75j3.40 lOft; shirments was Kteady at $3.4-Hi3.R0 2..Vf;.tH) 4.23 5.00 3..rti4.O0 2.50j4.50 CHICAGO. March 12. Prices for cattle ruled steadv for the general run. The bulk sold at $3.30j 4.75. with a good many sales at $3.feof 4.25. The stoeker and feeder trade was lively at $Vt 4.25. l'.utchers' and canners' stuff was active and relatively higher. Cows sold largely at f2.40fi2.40 and fat heifers brought $3.5;i4. Pulls sold at $2.25fi3.30 and choice calves 'sell around $6. Texas steers were offered at i 41 4.25. There was an active and stronger demand for hogs, with some sales 5c higner tnan yesterday, and the supply was soo.i taken at $3.4573.95. The bulk of the saPs occurred at $3.0Tt3.!.-,. Light weights brought $3.95, heavies $3.M and mixed 53 '.to. In sheep en active demand enabled sellers to dispose of their holdings at strong prices. Sheep st id at $2.75i3 for inferior up to $4.15j 4.3) for good to choice flocks. Shorn sheep sold at 53.6'-r :t T.V Itrnbs were active at $3.70i3.40. Colorado braueht $5.20. For yeEi'ings buyers paid $44.50 and shorn lambs brou,:.t $i.o.ii.jo. It?ceipts Cattle. 3.0w; hogs, 17,0fi0; sheep. 5,to. ST. LOUI?. March 12. Cattle Receipts, 1.20o; shirments. 10no. Market strong for natives. There are no Texas cattle here and rood orders are going unfilled on account of there t-lng none on hand. Fancy export steers. $5i3.23; fair to choice native shipping fteers. $PTi5, bulk at $4.40 fi 4.70: dressed beef imd butchers steers, $3.'' 4.7t. bulk at 44.!.; steers under l.o rounds. $3.25i4.P. bulk at V3.4ikj3o; stockers and fed ers. S2.5''U4. bulk at ?3'a3.6fi; cows and heifers $2.4M5i4. bulk at $2.eX'fr3.50: bulk of cows, $2.4' 3.20; culls, $213; Texas and Indian steers, grass. $2.7.13.50; fed, $3.2Y?4.10; cows and heifers. IL-gs Receipts. 7.(t"fl: shipments. 4. Market strong tt 5c higher; liTht, $3.Wt3.1); mixed. $3.50 '".;t.3; heavy. $3.4'"ii.i.a.. Sheen Receipts, l.tj; shipments none. Market steadv, native muttons. $3.3'Vi 4.2".; ulls and bucks. J1.30O3.25; lambs. ?4.25';i3.rO; Texas sheep, grass anl fed. J2.9 j3.1o; spring lambs. $silo. LOUISVILLE. March 12. "attle Receipts. 36. Market steady; shipping steers. ?2.f..fi4.40; butch ers. 2.r.5il: stock rs and feeders. $2.5tj'i4. Hogs Receipts. 3.tfi. Hers aUve 12-t iounds weight firm, tielow very dull; heavies. $3. Mil. 75; rp'..iurr.'. ii.t-; lights, $U.2.;3.i0; roughs, $2.,i. 3.25. Sheep anl Iambs Receipts. 23. Market steady; choice sheep, $2'a3.23; fair, $2.22.75; extra lamtn. 4.24i4.40; fnlr, 4 NEW YORK. March 12. Peeves Receipts. 1,307. Market slow and lower, except for bulls; native steers $3.755; stags and cxen. $.3,3054.20; iUlls. 2.7:fi3..5; dr' cows. $1.753.35. Cables quote Ainerlcau steers at 104'ullc; sheep. IQ'ifi

114c; refri.eeratnr beef. Ss,fi3c. Txports to-mcr-row. l.o leves and 2.7sl quarters of lef. Calves receipts. 130. Market steady; veals. 4jr 6.75.

Hogs-Eecelpts. 1.921. Market lower at $3.57 t.l. Sheen and I-aml- lieceipts. 4.rl. Sht weak. lamt's quiet and barely sleady; sheep. $3.5r;i4.t.; lambs, fvfjt. KANSAS CITY. March 12. Cattle Ret elpts. 4.(; shit:nnt. 2. '.'. Market steady; Texas steers. $:.7'4.4t; Texas cows, $2.15; 3.23; r.atlve steers. $3t5: native cows and heifer . fl.Sf.i3....; stockers and feeders. S3.0i 4.43; bulls. $2.1li2.3". llm Receipts. lt."c: sislpments. e. ilarket rteady; bulk of sales. 3.7"'-j3.7j; heavies. $i.7i; 3.vt; packers, is.w i3.2x: mixed. ...tMi....; lights. $3.r.i'ii3.73: Yorkers, iZA-'ni.: pig?, ii.i -f 3.r. Sheep Receipts. 3,0t: shipments. MarKet active and steady; lambs, $3.u,rja.; muttons. 3.6fi4.30. CINCINNATI. March 12. Cattle steady at $2.55 $14.75; receipts. 2'': shipments. 1"0. Hogs strong and 5c higner at re. eeipts. 2.4': shipments. l.too. Sheep steady at $2.5i 4.75; ree-eipts. lj; shipments none. Lambs steady at $3.5tKjr.35. EAST LIPERTY. March 12. Cattle steady; prime. $4ve5: feeders. $3.t)'i4: bulls, stags and cows, f 1.752; veal calves. fri'j6.:0. LOW TRADE CONDITIONS corini:Ncn iikspomis slowly to Till: tilt AD PAL IMPROVEMENT. 3Iore Evldenee of Hotter Times In the ear Future Weekly llevlews of Dun t Co. and IlradMtreet. NEW YORK. Slarch 12.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow will say: It Is u curious illustration of human nature, this continued discouragement. even while the increase of productive industries and of legitimate business steadily grows. No genuine and lasting improve ment could come otherwise than slowly and step by step, after such a depression as the past four years have witnessed, and the most hopeful feature of the situation is that the gain is so nearly devoid of ele ments which involve unsoundness and probable reaction. The llrst step toward pros perity Is to get the wheels started and the hands employed, and the number of works which have resumed or Increased force dur ing the past week seems greater than in any other week since November. While the start has been secured in many cases by contract it extreme low prices, involving some reduction of wages, the hands are earning more even so, and aid the more general recovery than if not working at all, and thus far Important strikes have been avoided in many eases, though some are still threatened. The money markets continued especially favorable to industrial recovery, and there is no such speculative epidemic as to lock up an excessive share of available capital. The annual statement of wheat in farmers' hands' March 1 has not in the least stimulated speculation. Those commonly considered worthy of attention Indicate that farmers' and commercial supplies together amount to from lltG.oOO.Ooo to 200,000.000 bushels, exceeding the output estimate of home demand by loU.Oijd,000 bushels to July 1. and by much more than the quantity likely to be wanted for export, in view of the contlnueei outgo of corn, amounting- lor the past two weeks to 6.MJ4.SS3 bushels, against 1,591,473 bushels last year. Wheat exports from Atlantic ports in two weeks have been 2.431,747 bushels, against 2.1t21.0'.t7 bushels last year, and. although Western receipts are but 3,431.39 bushels for the two wceks, against 4.5o7.2: bushels last year, they are still so large for the season as to discredit alarms about speedy exhaustion of tho supply. The price has declined SUc for the week, and corn Is also a fraction lower. Cotton is not active, though 1-lCc higher. The curtailment of consumption by many mills does not yet help prices in the least, nor tho suspension of print-cloth reports. Dealers so generally hold back orders for other goods that the tone is weak. The speculation In wool continues, and sales for the two weeks have been 17.903.900 pounds, of which 9.921,700 were domestic, whereas the largest previous sales for the same period were 12,017.67t pounds, in 1S92, of which 8,3i9,42G were domestic. While there is much trade between dealers, manufacturers show, by purchasing far beyond their present wants, the belief that larger business 13 coming. Iron furnaces March 1 were producing 1C9.9S6 tons wee kly, 7.027 tons, or 4 per cent., more than Feb. 1. and. although visible stocks- have Increased 30.024 tons in four weeks, still more furnaces have started this month. The demand for finished products stili lags behind the supply of pig iron, except in the jrreat steel works, where stocks are not reported, but their orders without doubt cover full production for several months. Bessemer pig is a shade lower, but no other change in quotations appears, and there is a gradual Increase in the demand for plates, sheets and all the wire family of products. With the advent of spring weather and outdoor work much more business is expected. The starting of the Maryland rail works, under contract with the Carnegie Company, In order to make shipments by water more cheaply. Is significant. Failures for the past week have been 250 In the United States, against 300 last year, and sixty-one in Canada, against sixty last year. nraltreet' Weekly Ilevlevr. NEW YORK, March 12. Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Continued activity In various industrial lines, based on an expanding consumptive demand, fairly steady prices for staples, further improvement In railway earnings and widespread confidence that the volume of business will expand materially in the near future, constitute trade features of the week. Spring demand has begun to show itself with retailers. There is a better inquiry for shoes, hats and clothing, and for light hardware and agricultural implements West and Southwest. Industrial revival has been offset in instances by the closing of factories and mills, and in others by continued operation dependent on paying reduced wages. Offerings of cotton goods have been in excess of elemnnd. notwithstanding the curtailment of output. Wool continues active and firm in price, but manufacturers are buying sparingly in addition to requirements to meet present contracts. The central West and Northwest report that the distribution of general merchandise was interrupted by floods and washouts. Price's have been fairly steady, noteworthy decreases being those for tea. sugar, coffee, lard and wheat. The drop In prices of wheat, in the face of the government's remarkably bullish rt;ort on stocks of wheat In fanners' hands, indicates continued lack of faith in Agricultural Department outgivings as to the size of crops and stocks of the same. Exports of wheat from both coasts of the United States this week (Hour Included as wheat) amount to only 1,5j9.4S2 bushels, against 2,C75,OuO last week. 2.401.00U in the week a year ago. 2.791.000 in the week two years ago, 3.2 tN'i three years ago, and as compared with 2.W,000 in the like, period of IV..3. antl forms tho smallest week's total since the lat week of April. 10. Exports of Indian com continue heavy, amounting to 5.3IQ,lX) bushels, against 5.225.000 last week, 1.70S.UOO bushels in the we-ek a year ago, SS2.ooj bushels two years ago. 273.io three years ago. and as compared with shipments of !;.tJ in the like week of 1.93. Business failures continue to decrease. th total for the week being 227, against 2'.2 last week. 2s2 in the week a year ago. 202 in the week two years ago. and as com. pared with 231 In the li'- week of P91. In the corresponding period in 1-S93. when trade was of large volume, the total was 221. Business failures reported from the Ca nadian Dominion this week number 50. against 51 last week. 5S in the week a year ago and C5 in the wee k two years ago. SLA Ml EH S W A S II 1 X i TC . Thin Im What an Indiana Woman I)oe in a Club Paper. New York Commercial Advertiser. The Society for Political Study met yesterday at No. Ill Madison avenue. Mrs. Margaret Holmes Bates read a patter on the politics of Indiana, and the well-known men of all ages who were not roundly abused by the speaker were few and far between. The paper was unusually bright and Inte-re-stlng. nevertheless, and amused the hearers greatly. "As a State Indiana has not a great or an extensive history, as it is not yet a century old." said Mrs. Bates. "But I shall go as far back as possible, because age Is respectable when applied to countries and wine. William Henry Harrison once haid that he could always tell whether the Indians had white neighbors, because if they had they were drunken, disorderly and In every way demoralized. But after he got through with Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet, he had every reason to belleve that they were demoralized anyway. "Governor Thomas Posey, the last Territorial Governor of that State," she said, "it Is asserted, was George Washington's son." She also referred to a servant in the house of Fred Douglass who had been mentioned as tho granddaughter of General

Vk inlnKton. Mrs. Rales thrn turned her attention to Oeneral (Jrant. "I-fw Wallare Is slow." sahl she. as any one who has

read his looks can testify. But wo moro readily can forgive General Grant for saying in his tirst war paper publish.-! that either Wallace was cowardly or else disregarded orders at Shiloli. th in we cm for his owning the floodgate of war p?jra that the magazine have published ever since." At the finish of the paper the society's president. Mrs. Phoebe A. 1 1. -ma ford, arose nil said that she would be oblige! to "Misagree in a kindly spirit'' with some of Mrs. Bates's ideas. "In the first place, countries are not more respectable for their age. or Turkey would be more respectable than America. And. further, I don't know anything thct will make wine re spe-ctablc. Tht-n, I am tired of Harrison s hat, as 1 am of the Ye llow Kid, and I think every ono is tired of the latter." Of Washington's alleged descendants, the Rev. Mrs. Hanaford said that while she didn't know if those statements were true, she did know that It was during slavery times, which we should Ih glad were past. .o white 1101 si: a aui. President MeKinley Doe .ot .Need Police Protection. Washington Star. There arc two reasons for Iteing grateful to President MeKinley for his riiKrte-d decision to abtSllsh the police guard at tn White House. One is sentimental and the other practical. It is doubtful whether under ordinary circumstances the Whlt House really needs a guard, and many think that In case of such need the service can be most appropriately rcneclered by soldiers of the Lnitetl State-s. The lKdicvrnun as a rule is considered as merely a baleguard against such small offenders as picklKckets, pilferers, drunken men and roisterers. There has always leen a very general feeling that if the President desired ;fe force of im-n around bis otticial home to insure his safety a military guard would not be only more effective but more thoroughly 111 keeping with the station of the President, representative of the government and signilicant of greater power than a mere policeman typeiies. But it has been thought ly some to le un-American that the White House should be surroundtnl by soldiers. The sight of uniforms and guns would b offensive to the democratic principles of the people. Why, then, a police-man'.' Ills brass buttons and his club are less artistio and quite as suggestive of defense. Thtt compromise, as usual. lacks logic and natisties neither set of objectors. The practical view of the case has also a bearing on the sentiment involved. Why should the civil guardians cf the District be usenl for a, purely national se rvice? The Capitol building Is protected! by an independent force. The Treasury Department Is watched by a special squad of men. Tht White Housa should be no exception. The case might perhaps be different if the local iolice. force were large enough to patrol all the District with men to spare for tletached service, although the same principle would be violated. The constant plea of the authorities, however, is for more men, more facilities. The twenty-four men who have been Mationed at tho White House during the last four years madu a big hole in the force available for the guarding ef the city unci the suburbs, and the service rendere-d by them to the President was a costly one, for some parts of the capital have been imperfectly patrolled as a result of this depletion, and tt Is to be feared that robbers and other marauders have lieen able the more successfully to ply their trades. Mr. McKinley's revocation of the order will come with excellent grace and will be highly appreciated by the people. COE! COE! COE! 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