Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1897 — Page 7

THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, f2K,QOO—FULL PAID. —BROKERS— Chicago Grain and Provisions New York Stocks. toric Distance Telephone. 1275 and 1591. 11 and 13 West Pearl street Cincinnati Office. Rocma 4 and a. Kankakee b'id’ir. BANKERS NOT ALARMED SEW YORK RESERVES REMAIN SAFELY ABOVE THE LIMIT. Stock* Once More Showing; Strength After a Two Week*’ Reaction—Local Market* Active and Firm. At New York Saturday money on call was nominally 2%03 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@5 per cent. Sterling exchange was weak, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.84%® 4.84% for demand and $4.82% for sixty days; posted rates, $4.83®4.54 and $4.85%&’4.86; commercial bills, $4.81. Bar stiver, 66%c; Mexican dollars, 43c; silver certificates, 55c. At London bar silver closed steady at 26%d an ounce. Exports of specie from New York for the week were $853,185, of which $10,940 were of gold. Imports of specie for the week, sl,108,294, of which $1,019,231 were of gold. Imports of dry goods and general merchandise for the week were $8,781,086. The New York weekly bank statement shows: Surplus reserve, decrease $447,100 Loans, decrease 4,592,uu0 Specie, increase 494,500 Legal tenders, decrease 2,442,300 Deposits, decrease 6,002,800 Circulation, increase 321,000 The banks now hold $15,550,400 in excess of legal requirements. The New York Financier says: “Th< statement of the associated banks of New York city for the week ending Oct. 2 is proof that there is no occasion for the fears entertained earlier in the season of an actual stringency in the money market. Despite the steady decline on the banks by reason of the interior demand for crop money, the reserves are maintained at a secure point and the natural effect of conditions which have been making all season may be trusted to obviate any departure lrom this standard in the future, The liquidation in loans continues, the loss for the week bringing the total to an amount of $7,320,200 under that reported three weeks ago. In the same time deposits have fallen off $17,605,300, while the reserve has decreased about $5,0j0,0U0. As money has been liowing to the interior at the rate of $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 weekly during this time, it will be seen that the banks have stood the drain very easily. The demand for funds still con'.inues, though in lessened volume than reported for several weeks past. The decrease in deposits for the past week, of cc :-•? owered the reserve requirements ap*% viably. The $1,500,000 gold received from 1- • ope by one of the banks does not seem o.> . o ure in the current statement. The deposit changes of the larger banks have been unusually heavy during the week, the institutions naving the largest number of correspondents reporting losses as a rule, although others, which figure in the call market, have been affected by the general liquidation. The October settlements have brought about some shifting of funds, but the disbursements now being made will be shown to a greater extent in the next statement. The Union Pacific foreclosure sale, under arrangements have been completed for payments extending over a considerable period, will not cause the contraction first anticipated, and this assurance to some extent governed the rate quotations last week. The statement as a whole is of very favorable character, and with the certainty that gold imports will follow any unexpected advance in money the outlook is even brighter than predicted. Three of the New York banks last week made their clearing-house settlements in gold, owing to the scarcity of legal tenders. It would not be strange, in fact, were the treasury to follow suit in this particular before the close of the year.” Total sales of stocks were 222,700 shares, Including the following: Atchison preferred, 3,809; Chesapeake & Ohio, 4,355; Chicago, Burlington &. Quincy, 7,712; Erie (new), 12,000; Louisville & Nashville, 8,430; Manhattan L, 6,220; Missouri Pacific, 6,745; New York Central, 4,861; Northern Pacific preferred, 13,173; Reading, 3,400; Rock Island, 10,043; St. Paul, 17,125; St. Paul & Omaha, 3,080; Southern Railway preferred, 4,250; Union Pacitic, 13,050; Chicago Gas, 15,060; Sugar, 23,590; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 4,835; "Western Union, 4,705; Chicago Great Western, 4,690. FIRST STRENGTH IN STOCKS. Marked strength in stocks on New York 'Change which developed in the late trading Friday was resumed Saturday morning in full force and continued with only one momentary pause from the opening until the close of the short session. The buying was eager and the covering of short contracts put out during the two weeks’ reaction ir. the market appeared to be urgent. There was every indication that the reaction hud run its course and the agents employed by the leaders of the former bull campaign were buyers on a large scale. The stocks that have shown the sharpest declines recently were foremost in the recovery. Prices of Americans were advanced in London before the opening at New York and arbitrage brokers bought for London account. Tne stocks which were favorites in the London buying were those that have recently suffered most severely from the liquidation of foreign holders, reflecting a marked change in foreign sentiment. The various trade reviews published this morning, all reporting continued improvement in trade and in industries, and the additional statements of railway earnings showing increases, contributed to the desire to buy. An additionai fall in the rate of sterling exchange of %c for dividend bills to $4.84% made it evident that additional gold imports cannot be long delayed and probably helped the market, though gold is so plentiful in New York at present (hat some of the banks are settling their dailybalances at tlte clearing house in that metal. The weekly statement of the clear-ing-house banks was also interpreted favorably. The statement clearly reflected the pains the banks have taken to prevent further heavy shrinkage in their surplus reserves. The withdrawal in deposits of $6,002,800 is partially offset by a contraction in loans of $4,592,000, making a total contraction for two weeks of $7,320,300. The withdrawal of deposits find an additional reflection in the decrease in legal tenders of $2,442,300, which was offset by a net increase of $495,500 in specie, so that the actual decrease in cash was only about $2,000,000. The more profitable rates for money have induced an increase in circulation of $321,000. There is no doubt that withdrawals of deposits would have been much larger had It not been for a falling off in the demand for currency shipments to the South, due to the interference with the movement of the cotton crop due to the yellow fever quarantines. The decrease to the South has been offset by demand from the Eastern and Middle States to meet October interest and dividend payments, and by New York requirements for payments of taxes. Saturday’s net gains in prices of stocks ran from 1 to 3 per cent., the advance being in full tide when the market closed. The stock market has been highly technical and professional in its character all week, and the reaction which was the feature of the week before continued up to late on Friday. The bears have been masters of the situation, and there has been no aggressive effort in opposition to their successful attempt to beat down prices until Saturday. The large buying interest which was so potent a force during the prolonged period of the rise which culminated two weeks ago had apparently ceased operations, and the brokers who had come to be recognized as the instrument of this imj>ortant interest occupied a passive attitude, apparently content to see the reaction take its course Gossip lias been busy with the question of Identity of the powerful pool which led the bull market with so much dash and confidence, and syndicates of bankers and of powerful corporations have been mentioned as identified with the movement HOW THE POOL WORKED. But, whatever their identity, the fact is now obvious that, before any evidence was allowed to appear, that they hud ceased to buy, and while the smaller operators and the speculative public was still following their apparent leadership they had liquidated a large amount of their purchases and realized their profits. With no change in the general favorable outlook for business. and with continued increase In the turnings for stocks, this operation left conditions ripe for a technical reaction. It had their legitimate actual value, but It had

not only raised prices above the level of passed them into hands tnat were weaker and less able to hold against a decline. Having liquidated their holdings, these important interests were ready to buy again, and their desire was, for the time being, to see lower prices. Thus left unprotected, the speculative holders of stocks have had a bad time of it for two weeks. Prices have declined simply because more people wanted to sell than to buy, or sellers were more anxious than buyers. No favorable incident served to check the decline. August statements ail showed enormous increases in net earnings. The resignation of Conservative Spanish ministers and the likelihood of a Liberal succession was accepted as tending to ameliorate the relations between Spain and the United States concerning Cuba. But the market sold off sharply on the announcement of these events. Saturday's sharp advances went far to reduce the net declines for the week, and in some cases wiped them out entirely. The whole character of the speculation showed a marked change, the trading on the advance being animated and eager and shorts covering heavily. The week has shown a subsidence of the fears of money stringency, notwithstanding a sudden rise in the call loan rate on Friday of 5 per cent This was clearly understood to be due to the temporary demand for the necessities of the Ist of October settlements. Bank clearings of all the cities in the United States show a decrease from the week before of over 3 per cent., though the increase over last year Is still 27 per cent., but compared with an increase last week of over 57 per cent. The"market for sterling exchange has steadily declined since Monday and gold imports are believed to be again imminent. The weakness of exchange is due to offerings of cotton bills. In estimating the probable dimensions of the cold imports the low price for cotton must be considered, which, compared with last year’s prices, will make a difference of many millions of dollars in the balance due from abroad on cotton exports. Imports of general merchandise and dry goods at New York for the week show an increase of $1,882,364 over last week, while the increase of this week’s exports from New York over last week was only about $750.000. In consequence of Saturday's rally in prices, net declines in very few standard railroad stocks reach two points on the week, and some show gains. Northern Pacific preferred and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis stocks are conspicuous in the latter class. Bonds have been much less active than of late and have resisted the decline, net declines being small and some issues showing gains. Total sales were $10,100,000. United States bonds are % to % higher. The following table, prepared by L. W. Louis, Room 11. Board of Trade, shows the range of quotations: Open- High- Low- Closing. est. est. ing. Adams Express 157 Baltimore .<■ Ohio 16% American Express 117 American Spirits 12% 12% 12% 12% American Spirits pref 30% American Sugar 145% 148 145% 148 American Sugar pref 116 American Tobacco 88% 89% 88% 89% American Tobacco pref 111% Atchison 15% 16% 15% 15% Atchison pref 32% 33% 32% 33 Canada Pacific 79 Canada Southern 57 67% 57 57% Central Pacific 17 Chesapeake * Ohio 23% 24% 23% 24% Chicago & Alton 162 C., B. -fc Q 97% 98% 97% 98% C & E I 57 Chicago Gas 99 loi 99 . 101 Chi., Ind & Louis 10 Chi., Ind. & Louis, pref 33 C. C., C. & St. L 37 38 37 38 Commercial Cable Cos 170 Consolidated Gas 214 Cotton Oil 21% Cotton Oil pref 74% Delaware & Hudson 118 D. L <fe W 157 Denver .'fc Rio Grande 13 Denver <fc Rio Grande pref 47% Erie 17% Erie first pref 42 Fort Wayne 168 General Electric 36% 37% 36% 37% Great Northern pref 137 Hocking Valley At 7% Illinois Central 103% Kansas A i Texas pref 38% 39 38 39 I.ake Erie & Western 19% Lake Erie & Western pref 77 Li ke Shore 175 Lead Trust 37% 38% 37% 38% Louisville &■ Nashville 59% 60 59% 60 Manhattan .▲ 100% 1<12% 100% 102% Michigan CeVral 104% Missouri Pacific 31% 33% 31% 33% New Jersey Central 95% 96% 95% 96 New York Central 109% 110% 109% lU>% Northern Pacific 20% NortheM Pacific pref 54% 55% 54% 55% NorthwWtern 125 127 125 127 Northwestern pref 164 Pacific Mail ..A 34% 35% 34% 36% Pullman Palace 179 Reading 26% 26% 26% 26% Rock Island 90% 91 89% 91 St. Paul 96% 97% 96% 97% St. Paul pref 14"% St. Paul & Omaha 80% 82% 80% 82% St. Paul <Sr Omaha pref 140 Southern Pacific 19 Tennessee Coal and 1r0n... 30% 31% 30% 31% Texas Pacific 12% Union Pacific 23% 24% 23% 24% U. S. Express 44 U. S. Leather 8% U. S. Leather pref 65% 66 65% 65% TJ. S. Rubber 17% U. S. Rubber pref 65 Wabash. St. L. & P 8% Wabash. St. L. & P. pref. 21 21% 21 21% Welis-Fargo Express 108 Western Union 90 91 90 90% Wheeling & Lake Erie 2%' Wheeling &■ Lake Erie pref 13 U. S. Fours, new, reg 126% IT. S. Fcurs, new. coup 126% TJ. S. Fours, reg 112% U. S. Fours, coup 113%

The Deeline in Stock*. Henry Clews, of New York, in reviewing: the situation In Wall street last week and the deeline in prices, says: This season of the year is never the safest for undertaking excessive bull speculations. From twenty to forty millions of currency has usually to be sent to the West and the South, so that the reserves are liable to then reach their lowest point; and to force up prices of stocks extravagantly in the face of declining reserves is a very unpromising undertaking. These are the ideas that have lately been gaining ascendency in the Stock Exchange. They have reached the commission houses, and customers are seeking to protect themselves by taking their profits. It is a prudent movement, and will result in a sounder and safer condition of the market. The extent of its effect may be inferred from the following comparison 'of the highest prices of leading stocks on Sept. 17 with the lowest of Sept. 29: Sept. 17. Sept. 29. Dec. A.. T. & S. F. pref — 35 ’2 31% 4% Central, of N. J 101% 96 5% Ches. & Ohio 20% 23% 3% C., B. & Q 101% 96% 5% St. Paul 101% 95% ‘ 6% Chicago & N’west—l32% 123% 8% Rock Island 95% 89% 6 e„ C.. C. & St. L. 41% 35% 5% Del. & Lack 162% 153 4% Del. & Hudson 122 117% 4% Erie 18% 10% 2% Illinois Central 108% 103 5% Louis. & Nash 62% 58% 3% M. K. & T. pref 41% 37% 4% Missouri Pacific 39 32% 6% N. Y.. O. & W 20 18 2 Ore. Ry. & Nav 39% 36. 3% Reading 29 25% 3% American. S. R *-.153% 143 10% Chicago Gas >..107% 98% S% W. U. Tel 96% 89% 7% The downward movement has produced on these twenty-one active stocks, speculative and investment, a decline ranging from 2 to 10% points and averaging 5% points. Since the 29th prices have dropped 1 to 2 points further, so that, at the close of the week, figures averaged about 7 per cent, lower than on Sept. 17. The selling has undoubtedly been large by certain influential professional operators, and the mass of smaller holders have done considerable realizing, under bear reports of extensive selling by capitalists, which rumors, however, have been explicitly and openly denied by oertain of those holders. Considering the pressure applied by the bears, not only through short sales, but also through demoralizing canards, and also the largeness of the realizing on long stock by bull operators, it is remarkable that the fall in prices has not been greater, and the fact must be taken as evidence of the great intrinsic strength of the market and the readiness of buyers to take stocks at current prices. Upon a market backed bv such extraordinary strong conditions as now exist, a fall of 7 points is not an unimportant concession, and it may prove to be as much as bear efforts can at present accomplish. Still, as we have already intimated, this is not a season of the year favorable to enthusiastic bulling movements; and, for the present and possibly throughout this month, it will be a prudent policy for buyers to be satisfied with small profits. Until next month, we may reasonably expect an irregular markej:; and, under such conditionss it is always most profitable to sell on strictly moderate advances and buy on the drops. Saturday's Bank Clearings. At Cincinnati —Clearings, 12.010,650. At Chicago—•’learings, $16,488,776. New York exchange, 20®30e discount. Sterling exchange: Posted rates. $4.83 and $4.86. At St. Liu is—Clearings, $3,870,859; balances, $419,433. At Memphis—Clearings, $377,646; balances, $92,002. At New Orleans—Clearings, $90),956. At Baltimore—Clearings, $3,050,193; balances, $526,568 At Boston —Clearings, $30,917,763; balances. $3.11'2.440 At New York—Clearings, $174,754,715; balances. $9,803,557. At Philadelphia—Clearings, $16,279,475; balances. $2,373,700. LOCAL. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Trade of jtlie Week Satisfactory and Price* Steady anti Firm. While it would not be correct to say that the trade of the week ending Oct. 2 was as satisfactory as that of the preceding week, the volume of business Is now so much in excess of that

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of many months past that the wholesale merchants are not disposed to complain. Prices in neaiij all lines are very firm and on many articles slight advances have been established. This will app-v more particularly to dry goods, leather, staple groceries, iron and steel articles, poultry, eggs, butter, Irish potatoes and choice apples. The last week there have been some very tine Michigan peaches on the market, but they sola so high as to place them in the luxury list. During the week the market was overstocked with onions and grapes and they sold low. Lemons are weak and in light demand, bananas plenty and easy in price, cranberries in good supply with prices well held. Owing to the unusually warm weather for this season of the year fruits have rotted badly and the commission men report heavy losses. The provision market is active in the shipments to Southeastern and New Englf nd points, but the yellow fever scare has seriously checked trade from the Southern States. The hide market is active with prices steady. Nothing doing in the w >ol market. The local grain market was less active than in the preceding week. Receipts increased somewhat. but with the tendency to lower prices neither dealers r.or commission men took hold as freely. The week closed with track bids ruling as follows: Wheat—No. 2 red, 92c; No. 3 red, BS@S9c; October. 92c: wagon wheat. 91c. Com—No. 1 white, 29c; No. 2 white, 29c; No. 3 white, 29c; No. 4 white, 26c; No. 2 white mixed, 27%c; No. 3 white mixed. 27%c; No. 4 white mixed, 24%c; No. 2 yellow, 27%c; No. 3 yellow, 27%c; No. 4 yellow, 24%c; No. 2 mixed, 27%e; No. 3 mixed, 27%c; No. 4 mixed, 24%c; ear corn, 26c. Oats—No. 2 white, 23c; No. 3 white, 21%c; No. 2 mixed, £oc; No. 2 mixed. 19c. Hay—No. 1 timothy, 58.5007. Inspections—Wheat: No. 2 red, 1 car: No. 3,1; total, 2 cars. Corn: No. 3 white, 24 cars; No. 4, 9; No. 3 veftow. 2: No. 3 mixed, 12; total, 47 cars. Oats: No. 2 mixed, 7 cars; rejected, 1; total. 8 cars. Hay: No. 2 timothy, 2 cars; No. 3.1; total. 3 cars. Poultry and Otlier Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry—Hens, 7%e; springs, 7%c; cocks, 3%c; hen turkeys, 7c; tcims, 6c; young turkeys, large, 9® 10c; small, 7@Bc; ducks, 6c; geese, 40c for full leathered, 30c tor plucked. Butter —Country, choice, 10c; mixed, 6c. Eggs—Strictly fresh, 12%®13c. Feathers —Prime geese, 3uc per lb; prime duck, lOfci 17e per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow, 25c for dark. Honey—l2®l4c per lb. Wool—Medium, unwashed, 15c: fine merino, unwashed, 10011 c; tub-washed, 20©25c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Green-salted Hides—No. 1, B%c; No. 2, 7%c; No. 1 calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, B%c. Grease—White, 3c; yellow, 2%c; brown, 2%c. Tallow—No. 1,3 c; No. 2. 2%c. Bones —Dry, $12013 per ton. ♦ THE JOBBING TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Cuudie* and Nut*. Candies—Stick, 6©6%c per lb; common mixed. 6©o%c per lb; G. A. R. mixed, 6%c; Banner twist stick, 8c; cream mixed, 9c; old-time mixed, 7c. Nuts—Soft-shelled almonds. ll@13c; English walnuts, 12c; Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts, 11c; peanuts, roasted, 8c; mixed nuts. 10c. Canned Good*. Corn, [email protected]. Peaches —Standard 3-lb, $1.50# 1.75; seconds, $1.20® 1.30; 3-lb pie, 75080 c; California standard, $1.750 2; California seconds, $1.40 (f11.50. Miscellaneous —Blackberries, 2-lb, 65@70c; raspberries. 2-lb, 90@95c; pineapple, standard, 2-lb, $1.1001.20; choice, $202.1.0; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weights, 85®95c; light, 60®65c; string beans, 70®90c; Lima .beans, $1.1001.20; peas, marrowfats, 85c0$l.lO; early June, 9Oc0$l.lO; lobsters, sl.S3@2; red cherries 90c® $1; strawberries, 900 95c; salmon, 1-ib, $1.1002; 3-lb tomatoes, 80085 c. Coul and Coke. The following are the prices on coal and coke as retailed in this market: Anthracite coal, $7 per ton; Pittsburg lump, $3.75; Brazil block, $2.75; Winifrede lump, Jackson iump, $3.50; Greene county lump, $2.75; Paragon lump, $2.50; Greene county nut. $2.50; Blossburg coal. $4.50; crushed coke, $3 per 24 bu; lump coke, $2.7*; foundry coke, $6 per ton. Drugs. Alcohol, $2.3602.50; asafetida. 25030 c; alum, 2% <S4c; camphor. 46©48c; cochineal, 50®55c; chloroform, 65®70c; copperas, brls, 60®65c; cream tartar. pure, 33©38c; indigo, 65©S0c; licorice, Calab., genuine. 30©40c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 25@30e; morphine, P. & TV., per oz, $1.9502.20; madder, 14 ©l6c; oil, castor, per gal, $1.05® 1.10; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.75; opium, $2.75; quinine, P. W., per oz, 32037 c; balsam copaiba, 50060 c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12016 c: soda, bicarb.. 4%©6c; salts, Epsom. 4©sc; sulphur, flour, s©6e; saltieter, B@l4e; turpentine. 32®38c; glycerine, .13%® 15c iodide posium, $2.5002.60; bromide potassium, 50052 c; chlorate potash, 20c; borax. 7®Bc; cinchonida, 17# 22c; carbolic acid, 28030 c. Oils—Linseed, Ss@3<c jier gal; coal oil, legal test, 7®l4c; bank, 4de; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60; West Virginia, lubricating, 20030 c; miners’, 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dry Good*. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 6c; Berkley, No. 60, 7%c; Cabot, 5%c; Capitol, 6c; Cumberland, 6c; Dwight Anchor, 6%c; Fruit of the Loom, 6%c; Farwell, 6c; Fltchville, 5%c; Full Width, 4%c: Gilt Edge, sc; Gilded Age. 4%c; Hill, 6%c; Hope, 6c; Linwood, 6Vic; Lonsdale, 6%c; Peabody, 4Vic; Pride of the West, 10%c; Ten Strike. 5%c; Pepperell, 9-4, 15%c; pepperell, 10-4, 17c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 16%c; Androscoggin, 10-4. 18c. Brown Sheetings—Atlantic A, 6c; Argyle, sc; Boott C, 4%c; Buck’s Head, 5%c; Clifton CCC, 5%c; Constitution, 40-Snch, 6c; Carlisle, 40-inch, 7%c; Dwight's Star. 6%e; Great Falls E, 5%c; Great Falls J, 4%c; Hill Fine, 6%c; Indian Head, 6c; Pepperell R, sc; Pepperell, 10-4, 14c; Androscoggin, 9-4, ibc; Androscoggin, 10-4, 16%c. Prints —Allen dress styles, 4%c; Allen’s staples, 4%e; Allen TK, 4‘ic; Allen’s robes, sc; American indigo. 4%c; Arnold LLC, 6%c; Cocheco fancy, sc; Cocheco madders, 4%c; Hamilton fancy, sc; Merrimac pinks and purples, 5%e; Pacitic fancy, sc; Simpson's fanev. sc; fb-jison Berlin solids, 6c; Simpson’s oil finish, te. . loan shirting, 4c. Ginghams—Amoskeag siaidcs, sc; Amoskeag Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 5%c; Lancaster, sc; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Renfrew dress styles. 6%e. Kid-finished Cambrics —Edwards, 3%c; Warren, 3V|C; Slater, 3%c; Genesee, 3%c. Grain Bags—Arr.oskeag, $13.50; American. $13.50; Franklinville, sl4 Harmony, sl3; Stark, sl6. Tickings—Amoskeag ACa, 10%e; Conestoga BF, 12%e; Cordis. 110. 3%c; Cordis FT, 9%c; Cordis ACfE, 10c; Hamilton awnings, 9c; Kimono fancy. 17c; Lenox fancy, 18c Muthuen AA, 10c; Oakland AF, 6c; Portsmouth; 10%c; Susquehanna, 12c; Shetucket SW. O%C; Shetucket F, 7c; iSwift River, sc. Flour. Straight grades, $4.9005.25; fancy grades, $5.75 @6; patent flour. $5.7506; low grades, $2.1004. Groceries.

Sugars—City Prices—Dominoes. 5.88 c; cut-loaf, 6c; crushed, 6c; powdered, 5.63 c; XXXX powdered, 5.75 c; granulated, 5.38 c; fine granulated, 5.38 c; extra fine granulated, 5.50 c; coarse granulated, 5.50 c; cubes, 5.63 c: mold A, 5.63 c; diamond A 0.38 c; confectioners’ A, 5.25 c; 1 Columbia A— Kevstone A, 5.13 c; 2 Windsor A—American A, 5.13 c; 3 Ridgewood A—Centennial A, 5.13 c; 4 Phoenix A —California A, 5.13 c; 5 Empire A— Franklin B, 5.06 c; 6 Ideal Golden Ex. O—lieystcre B sc; 7 Windsor fx. C—American B, 4.94 c; 8 Ridgewood Ex. C—Centennial B, 4.81 c; 9 yellow Ex. C—California B, 4.69 c; 10 yellow C Franklin Ex. C. 4.63 c; 11 yellow—Keystone Ex. C 4 56c; 12 yellow—American Ex. C, 4.50 c; 13 yelloW_Centenhial Ex. C, 4.44 c; 14 yellow—California Ex C 4.31 c; 15 yellow, 4.25 c; 16 yellow. 4.19 c. Coffee—Good ‘ 13© 14c; prime, 15@16c; strictly prime 16®18c; fancy green and yellow. 18®22c; Java, 28<?i32c. Roasted—Old gove rnment Java, 32%@33c: "Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24c; Gilded Santos. 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee—city prices—Ariosa, 11.40 c; Lion, 11.40 c; *Sa it—ln car lots, 80©85c; smalt lots, 93c®$l. Spices—PepDtr, 10©71Sc; allspice, 10015 c; cloves, 15@20c; cassia, 13®15e; nutmegs, 65©.5c per lb. Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 28@33c; choice, 35@40c; syrups, 23® Beans—Choice hand-nicked navy, [email protected] per bu; medium hand-picked, $1.2001.25; Limas, California, 3>i©3%c per lb. Shot —$1.35® 1.40 per bag for drop. Dead—6V 2 ©ic lor pressed bars. Flour Sacks (paper)—Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1,000, $3.50; 1-16 brl. >; % brl, $8; U brl, sl6; No. 2 drab plain, i-32 brl, per 1,000, $4.25; 1-16 brl, $6.50; u, brl, $10; % brl, S2O; No. 1 cream, plain, 1-32 brl per t,600. $7; 1-16 brl, $8.75; brl. sl4.fco; 14 brl, $28.50. Extra charge for printing, $1.101.i5. Twine— Hemp, 12®18c lier lb; wool, S@loc; flax, 206130 c; paper. 25c; lute, 12@15c; cotton. 18@25c. Wood Dishes—No. 1, per 1.000, $1®1.25; No. 2, $1.20®1.40; No. 3, $1.6001.80; No. 5, $2®2.20. Woodenware—No. 1 tubs, [email protected]; No. 2 tubs, $5.25)75.30: No. 3 tubs, [email protected]; 3-hoop pails, $1 4001.50: 2-hoot> pails, $1.16® 1.20; double rvashbo&rds, $2.25© 2. <5; common washboards, $1.25®) 1.50; clothes pins, 40®80c per box. Rice —Louisiana, 4%@5%c; Carolina, 6@i%c. Iron anti Steel. Bar Iron—l.so ; >’l.6oc; horseshoe bar, 2%@2%c; nail rod, 7c; plow slabs, 214 c; American cast steel, 9®llc; tire steel. 2%®3c; spring steel, 4% Leather. Leathor —Oak sole, 27@30c; hemlock sole, 23©) 25c; harness, 31©37c: skirting. 34@41c; single strap, 38®41e; city kip, 60®80c; French kip, 90e® $1.20: city calfskin, 90c®$1.10; French calfskin, $1.20® 1.85. Null* and Horseshoe*. Steel cut nails, $1.75; wire nails, from store, $1.90®2 rates; from mill, $1.75 rates. Horseshoes, per keg $2.50; mule shoes, per keg. $4.50; horse nails, s4®'s per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $2; painted, $1.75. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Bunanas—Per bunch. No. 1, $1; No. 2,75 c. Cabbage—Bo®9oe per brl. Cheese —New York full cream, 14c; skims, 6@Bc per lb; domestic Swiss, 13c; brick, 11c; limburger, 10c per lb. Lemons —Messina, choice, 300 to box, $2.75; fancy, 30* to box, $3.25; fancy, 360 to box, s3® 3.50. 0ni0n5—51.25471.50 per brl; 65c per bu. Tomatoes— Home-grown, 30©'50c per bu. Watermelons—s6@ per hundred, according to size. Grapes—Basket. 10 lbs. Il®l2c per pound. Potatoes—s2o2.2s per brl; 75@85c per bu. Sweet Potatoes—Baltimore, $2; Jersey, $2.75 per brl. Peaches —Michigan peaches, $1.75®2.25, according to quality. Red Plums—sl per bu. Pears —$1.25 per bu. Plume—Damion. f3@3-50 per stand. Cranberries—s2.2so2.so per bu crate. Quineft3—[email protected] per bu. Provisions. Hams—Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, B%® Dc; 15 lbs average, 9®9Vac; 12 lbs average, 10® 10%c; 10 lbs average, lO'-SHic; block hams, 10® lotjc; all first brands, seconds, %c less. Breakfast Bacon —Clear firsts, lo%@ilc; seconds, 9Vc. , Lard-ffCettle-rendered, in tierces, 6%c; pure lard. 5%c. Shoulders—l 6 lbs average, 7%c; 12 to 14 lbs average, 7%c. Pickled Pork—Bean pork, clear, per brl, 200 lbs, $14.50; rump pork, *ll. Bacon—Clear sides. 40 to 50 lbs average, 7%e; 30 to 4>i lbs average. 7%c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 7%c: bellies, 25 lbs average, 7%c; 14 to 18 lbs average, B*4c; 14 to 16 lbs average, B%c. Clear backs, 18 to 22 lbs average. 7c; 10 10 14 lbs average. 7%c; 7 to 9 lbs average. Bc. In dry salt, %c less. Seeds. Clover—Choice recleaned. 60 lbs, $3.75@4; prime, $3.730 4; English, choice. $3.<5®4; alsike, choice, $46(4.26. alfalfa, choice, $4.40©4.60; crimson or scarlet clover. s2© 2.50; timothy. 45 lbs, $1.35® 1.40; strictly prime. $1.40® 1.60; fancy Kentuckv, 14 lbs, $u81.20; extra clean, 60© 73c; orchard grass, extra. [email protected]; red top. choice. Soc®sl.4o; English bluegrass. 24 lbs. $1.15®1.75; millet, prime. 56© 6ie; choice, 60®63c; fancy, 65®i5c; Hungarian, Go@7sc. Tinners’ Supplies. Best brand charcoal fin. IC, 10x14, 14x20, 12x12, $5.5006; IX 10x14. ItoJO. 12x12. $6.75®7.50; roofing

tin. test brands, IC, 14x20, $4.2504.75; 20x28, $8.50 ®9.fo; IC, 20x20, old style, fir,; block tin in pies, 16c. Mock tin in bars, 18c; zinc, sheet, 6c; copper bottoms. 21c; planished copper, 21c; sold?r. If® 12c; iron, 278, $2.50; 27C, $3; iron, best bloom, galvanized, 76c and 10 per cent.; lead, pressed bars, 6c. Window Glass. Price per box of 50 square feet. Discount, 60 and 10 per cent. Bxß to 10x15—Single: AA, $7; A. $6.50; B, $6.25; C, $6. Double: AA. $9:50; A, $8.50; B, $8.20. 11x14 and 12x18 to 16x24—Single: AA. $8; A, $7.25; B, $7. Double: AA, $10.73; A, $9.25; B, $9.50. 18x20 and 20x20 to 20x30—Single: AA. $10.50; A. $9.50; B. $9. Double: AA, sl4; A, $12.75; B, sl2. 15x26 to 24x30—Single: AA, $11.50; A, $10; B, $9.25. Double: AA, $15.25; A, $13.75; B, $12.25. 26x28 to 24x36 Single: AA. sl2; A. $10.50; B, $9.50. Double: AA. sl6; A, *14.50; B. $13.25. 20x34 to 28x22 and 30x30 to 26x44 —Single: AA. $12.75: A, $11.75; B. $10.25. Double: AA, $17.25; A. 815.50; B. sl4. *26x46 to 30x50—Single: AA, sls: A $13.50; B, sl2. Double: AA. $19.75; A. SIS; B, sl6. Double: AA. $22.75; A, $21.25: B, S2O. REAL-ESTATE TRANSFER S. Sixteen Transfer*, with a Total Consideration of $22,337.57. Instruments filed for record in the recorder’s office of Marion county. Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending 5 p. m., Oct. 2, 1897, as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstractor of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 229, first office floor, The Lemcke. Telephone 1700: Bridget Coleman to Bernhard Ellis, Lot 17. Drake's subdivision, Outlet 14, west of White river $3,250.00 Lucius B. Swift to Mary V. Caldwell, Lots 38 and 45, Kenwood Park 1,300.00 Marv J. Fountain to Charles H. Mueller, Lot 6, Willard Place addition 900.00 Oakley O. Johnson to Catharine Moore, Lot 29, Johnson & Hogshire’s East _ Washington-street addition 2,600.00 Janies E. McNamara to John Kelley, Lot 6, lioefgen’s subdivision of Wileys south addition 112.57 John Kelley to Marks Burke, same lot.. 150.00 •Charles Maze to Jennie Cutterman, part of east half, southeast-quarter of Section 1, Township 14, Range 4 650.00 Charles Maze to Thomas Maze, part of east half, southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 14, Range 4 325.00 Martin R. Wilson to Orvis B. Eissey, Lot 7G. Butter Grove addition 3,(W0.00 Clarence H. Keclin to Samuel W. Miles. Lot 198, Kuhn & Johnson’s first West Indianapolis addition 2,500.00 Isaac Bourpurdner to William G. Ehman, part of northeast quarter of northeast quarter of Section 16, Township 16, Range 3 1,000.00 Equitable Savings and Loan Association to William F. Robertson, Lot 4, Barrows Place 1,200.00 Thomas Waggoner to Sarah J. Teeters, Lot 2"7, Allen’s second north addition.. 400.00 •Edwin L. Wilkinson to William A. Hamilton and wife, Lot 2, Cottage Grove addition 100.00 Edward F. Clay pool to Martin J. Parker, Lots 225 and 226, Merton Place 3,400.00 Henry S. Furgueon to Joshua H. Vandeman, Lot 46, Walker’s Sunnyside addition, Irvington 300.00 Transfers, 16: consideration $22,337.57 THE COURT RECORD. Superior Court. Room I—J. Li. McMaster, Judge. Vianna Hyatt vs. John W. Hyatt; divorce. Decree for plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Mary E. Pierce vs. William Pierce; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. May Russell vs. Joseph Russell; divorce. Decree granted. Judgment against defendant for costs. Mary Prothero vs. Russell Prothero; divorce. Dismissed for want of prosecution. Room 2 Lawson M. Harvey, Judge. Carrie E. Alsop vs. Harvey J. Alsop; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for $lO attorney’s fee and costs. Daisy M. Williams vs. Wm. R. Williams. Decree of divorce granted plaintiff. Room 3—Vinson Carter, Judge. Joseph P. Keeter vs. Moilie Keeter; divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Pamalee Jolly vs. John Smith Jolly; divorce granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costsElizabeth E. Gregory vs. William I. Gregory. Divorce granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Sarah C. Owens vs. Samuel P. Owens. Divorce granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Circuit Court. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Minnie E. Martin vs. John John E. Martin; divorce. Dismissed by agreement. Judgment against defendant for costs. Fred A. bueseking. of Germany; second papers. Naturalization. Mary I. Raftery vs. Timothy J. Raftery; divorce. Default. Evidence heard in part. New Suit* Filed. The Indiana Bond Company vs. Pearl A. Barnes et al.; improvement lien. Superior Court, Room 1. Thomas liarretta vs. Albertina Metzger; suit on note. Superior Court, Room 3. Indiana Society for Savings vs. Susan Kerbo; suit to foreclose mortgage. Superior Court, Room 3. State ex rel. John P. Franz et al. vs. State Board of Medical Registration and Examination; mandatory proceedings. Circuit Court. The Buckeye Marble and Freestone Company vs. Willoughby Walling et al.; mechanic’s lien. Superior Court, Room 2. Dennis F. Tehan vs. Helena Joseph et al.; mechanic’s lien. Superior Court Room 1. Indianapolis Paint and Color Company vs. Wilhelm Kraas; suit 011 note. Circuit Court. Richard E. Niven vs. Percy B. Powell et al.; suit on note. Superior Court, Room 3. Alice W. Peirce vs. Robert B. F. Peirce; suit to foreclose mortgage. Superior Court, Room 2. Alice W. Peirce vs. Robert B. F. Peirce; suit to recover money. Superior Court, Room 3.

Notes of Recent Opinions. The unlawful extraction of petroleum oil or gas from land is held, in Bettman vs. Harness (W. Va.) 96 L. R. A. 566, to constitute irreparable injury, which may be enjoined in equity. Power to impose a license tax upon nonresidents who carry on business within city limits is upheld, in Petersburg vs. Cocke (VaO 36 L. R. A. 432. where the rule was applied to an attorney at law having an oflice in the city but residing outside. Voluntary intoxication is held, in Harris vs. United States (D. C. App.) 36 L. R. A. 465, to be neither an excuse nor a palliation for the crime of murder. In a note to this case the great number of authorities are compiled on the question, “What intoxication will excuse crime?” The necessary expenditures of a county which are made mandatory by the Constitution, and are provided for by the Legislature, are held, in Rauch vs. Chapman ("Wash.) 36 L. R. A. 407. to be excluded from the coastitutional provision limiting the amount of county indebtedness. The misdelivery of goods by an agent of a connecting line or a warehouseman is held, in Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. Carter (III.) 36 L. R. A. 527, insufficient to render the forwarding carrier liable, where it safely delivered the goods to the connecting line, for safe carriage to the destination. < A certificate of deposit reciting that it is “to be left six montus,” and adding. “No interest after maturity,” is held, in Towle vs. Starz (Minn.) 36 L. R. A. 463, to be a time, and not a demand, certificate, and that to hold an indorser payment must be demanded at the end of six months on last day of grace. An ordinance regulating the number of hours in which laborers and mechanics shall be employed on the public works belonging to the citj', and making its violation a misdemeanor, is held, in State vs. McNally (La.) 36 L. R. A. 533, to be invalid, as the Legislature only can create such an offense. The assumption by the engineer of a train that a person on the track will get off before the train reaches him is held, in Gunn vs. Ohio River Railroad Company (W. Va.) 36 L. R. A. 575. to be improper w’hen the person on the track is a child of tender years, or one who is plainly and obviously disabled by deafness, intoxication, sleep or other cause. Placing fireworks in the parlor of a residence for use the next day in a Fourth of July celebration is held, in Heron vs. Phoenix Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Pa.) 36 L. R. A. 517. to avoid the insurance on the building under a clause prohibiting fireworks to be “kept, used or allowed” on the premises, "any usage or custom of trade” to the contrary notwithstanding. The fact that a train was running at high speed in violation of law and in breach of the promise of the engineer, made to a boy w'ho intended to jump off, is held, in Howell vs. Illinois Central Railroad Company (Miss.) 36 L. R. A. 645, insufficient to render the railroad company liable for injury to the boy when he attempted to get off, knowing the danger. A bicycle association wdiich agrees to clean a member's bicycle twice each year, repair tires when punctured by accident, and the bicycle if damaged by accident, also to replace it if stolen unless recovered in eight months, and provide another bicycle during that time, in consideration of which the member pays $6 membership fee per year, is held, in Com.. Hensel, vs. Provident Bicycle Association (Pa.) 36 L. R. A. 559. not to constitute an insurance company for which a charter is necessary under the Pennsylvania statutes. In file Walnut Grove. Sway, branches 0/ the walnut tree, sway gently to and fro; And chatter, squirrel, down to me, as back and forth you go. And blow, you winds, from out the south; and shine, you setting sun; And 1 will lie your willing guest until the day Is done. —Frank H. Sweet, la October St. Nicholas*

THE BEARS IN CONTROL I'X ACCOUNTABLY WEAK FOREIGN MARKETS HEJLPED DECLINE. Moderate Strength In Wheat at the Opening, but a Reaction Resulted in Nearly a Cent Loss. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—The bears ran the wheat to-day in spite of the help the bulls received from the drought. Paris was unaccountably very weak and this encouraged the selling which resulted in a decline of in December. Corn was iirm and advanced %'3 I ,ic. Oats were unchanged at the close and provisions 2%c lower to 2 1 ,2 f (ioc higher. There was a moderate degree of strength in the wheat pit at the opening, December starting at SCRic as compared with yesterday’s closing price of 90Vic, and advancing to 90%c at once. The firmness was due in a great measure to the continuance of the drought in the West, which is daily growing more serious, with no immediate prospect of rain. The Liverpool cables showed unexpected steadiness, considering the drop here yesterday, and were also a factor. But the little bulge with which traders commenced was soon obliterated under a flood of selling, which was participated in by many of the biggest operators on the floor. The fact that some of the outside markets were at the time relatively much weaker than Chicago helped along the decline which carried the price of December down to 89%c, almost without a stop. The statistics of the day were by no means bearish, but traders were determined to sell, nevertheless, and sell they did. The Liverpool market was quoted %and lower for December and V+d higher for May. Chicago received 2G3 carloads. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 1,183, against 1,266 a week ago and 1,174 the similar day of the year before. Chicago receipts for the week wore 1,295.380 bu, and the shipments 703,212 bu. The week’s shipments from both coasts were 5,924,000 bu against 5,808,000 bu the week previous and 4,215,000 bu a year ago. The general expectation regarding the visible is that it will show 2,000,000 bu increase Monday. The decline to 89%c was followed by a rally to 90c. Covering by shorts started the recovery, and when New YorK reported a liberal foreign demand at the decline the market grew' quite strong temporarily. The closing weakness of continental markets was the later influence and rounded up the session decisively in favor of the bears. Paris reported a decline in near deliveries equal to 2%c per bu, and in more remote deliveries the weakness was much more pronounced, the decline being at the rate of 5V 2 c per bu for January—April term. Antwerp reduced quotations the equivalent of from %c to Hie per bu. The surprising break at Paris fairly took the breath away from the bulls and knocked the props from the market in a hurry. December finally sold down to SOVsC and closed at 89Vi ! 3 l SviC bid. , , With the exception of a short time in the morning, corn was irresponsive to the weakness of wheat. The market averaged firm and closed at Wtih 4c advance, there was no break in the drought and this Diet caused general covering by shorts, rhe market was helped also by the absence of shipments from Argentine, w’hich country was exporting heavily a year ago, and by some reports of the inferior quality ol new corn. Local receipts w'ere 686 cars. Clearances for the week were 2,538,000 bu. December ranged from to 29c, closing at 29%c bid. Oats were dull, both in the cash and speculative markets. No independent features of interest developed, the market following the fluctuations of corn, but narrower range. Receipts amounted to 574 cars. Charters were for 90.000 bu. December ranged between 19%c and 19 closing unchanged at 19%c asked. Provisions were dull. The decrease in stocks w'as better than expected and this had the effect of causing the market to recover from an early decline, due to yellow fever new r s. '"here was especial pressure on pork. Outside speculative orders were light. At the close December pork was 2V>c lower at $8.20; December lard 2%t§) 5c lower at $4.55@4.&7%. and December ribs about unchanged at $1.75. Estimated receipts for Monday—Wheat, 275 cars; corn, 635; oats 412; hogs, 33,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows; Open- High- Low- ClosArticles. ins. est. est. ing. Wheat—Oct 87% Dec 90% 90% 89% 89% May 89% 89% 88'4 88% Com-Oct; 27% 27% 27% 27% Dec 29% 29% 29 29% May 33 33% 32% 33 Oats—Oct 19 19 18% 18% Dec 19% 19% 19% 19% May 22% 22% 22% 22% Pork—Oct $8.02% $8.20 $8.02% $8.05 Dec 8.30 8.32% 8.15 8.20 Jan 9.20 9.20 9.12% 9.15 Lard-Oct 4.42% 4.47% 4.42% 4.47% Dec 4.52% 4.57% 4.50 4.57% Jan 4.70 4.72% 4.07% 4.72% Ribs—Oct 4.90 4.97% 4.90 4.95 Dec 4.75 4.77% 4.72% 4.75 Jan 4.75 4.77% 4.72% 4.75 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy; winter patents $4. ;<)o>s; straights, $4.6004.70; spring specials, $5.50; spring patents, $4.8005; straights, 34.4047 4.60; bakers, $3.7504. No. 2 spring wheat, 85%c; No. 3 spring wheat, 78085 c; No. 2 red, 93%c. No. 2 corn, 27%@27%c; No. 2 yellow corn, 27V>®27 a ic. No. 2 oats. 19c; No. 2 white, f./o. b., 21%(fi>22%c; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 21@22c. No. 2 rye, 44%c. No. 2 barley nominal; No. 3. f. o. b., 29040 c; No. 4. f. o. b., 28033 c. No. 1 flaxseed. 946496 c. Prime timothy seed, $2.62%. Mess pork, per brl, $8.054(8.10. Lard, per 100 P's, $4.47% @4.50. Short-rib sides (loose), $4.8506.20; drysalted shoulders tboxed). $5.25; short-clear sides (boxed). $5,254)6.37%. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.22. Sugars—Cift-loaf, 5.96 c; granulated. 5.34 c. Receipts—Flour, 8,000 brls; wheat, 160,000 bu; corn, 302,000 bu; oats, 538,000 bu: rye, 9,000 bu; barley, 88,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 2.000 brls; wheat. 108.000 bu; com. 195.000 bu; oats, 361,000 bu; rye, 600 bu; barley, 9,000 bu.

AT NEW YORK. Ruling: Prices in Produce nt tlie Seaboard’s Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK. Oct. 2—Flour—Receipts, 20,395 brls; exports, 7,183 brls. Market inactive and barely steady at old prices; Minnesota patents, $6.15®5.4C; Minnesota bakers, $i.35®4.50; winter patents, $5.1005.35; winter straights, $4.6604.75; winter low grades, $3.1003.20. Rye flour easy; fancy, $3.2503.60. Buckwheat quiet at 48®50c. Corn meal steady, yellow Western, 68c. Barley easier; feeding, 30c. Barley malt dull; Western, 55®65c. Wheat—Receipts, 333,000 bu; exports, 120,995 bu. Spot steady: No. 2 red, 95%c. Options opened lirmer on higher cables than expected, broke sharply under heavy short selling inspired by cloudiness West and free Northwestern receipts, but rallied on export rumors, closing 74074 c net lower; No 2 red. May, 90%®91*'.c, closed at 90%c; jietoher, 937®93%C. closed at 93 : >fcc. Com—Receipts, 169,775 bu; exports, 12,354 bu. Spot steady; No. 2,3475 C. Options opened up on cables, eased olf with wheat, but rallied on covering and closed partly 74c net lower; May closed at 37b,c: October, 320.3274 c, closed at 32*40. Oats —Receipts, 334,800 bu; exports, 127,848 bu. Spot quiet. No. 2. i3'i®2374c. Options dub all the forenoon, closing 74c lower; October closed at t- {ta"y easy; shipping, 40@45c; good to choice, 50 ® 75c. Hops steady: State, 1895 crop, 3@4c; 1896 crop, 6®fic; 1897 crop, 14016 c; Pacific coast, 1895 crop, 3&-!c; 1596 crop, 6@§c; 1897 crop, 12®15c. Hides steady; Galveston, 15®16c; Texas dry, 12V.® 13c; California, 17®18c. Leather steady; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres, light to heavy weights, 20%®2184c; acid, 20%®23c. Beef steady; family, $9010.50; extra mess, $7.50 08.50; beef hams. *26027; i>acket. $8.6009.50. Cut meats dull; pickled bellies. $6.7508; pickled shoulders. $5.50: pickled haras. $8.127208.26. Burd steady; Western steam, $4.8004.85; refined quiet. Pork dull: old mess, $909.25: new mess, $9.50 010- short-clear, $10.50013; family, $11.50013. Tallow dull; city, 37fcc; country, 3%@4%c. Rice steadv; fair to extra, 4%@674c; Japan, 494 ®s'/gC. Molasses steady; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 25031 C. Cotton-seed oil inactive; prime crude, 21®21%c; prime summer yellow, 240 2474 c; butter oil, 2f® S2c; prime summer white, 29c; prime winter yellow, 32Vc. opened with near months steady and far months barely steady at unchanged prices to 6 points decline; scarcely changed during the remainder of the session: exceptionally dull and featureless with weak undertone following mote liberal offerings of spot coffee; closed quiet at r.et 6 points higher to 5 points lower. Sales, 5,750 bags. Including; October, 5.90 c; December. f>.4oe. Spot coffee —Rio dull; No. 7, Invoice 7c, jobbing 7%e. Mild steady; Cordova. 10*4'16%C. Rio—Receipts. 22.000 -bags; cleared for the United States, 6,000 bags; cleared for Europe, 5,000 bags; stock, 456. 000 lags. Total warehouse deliveries from the United States, 22,323 bags, including 21,893 from New York; New York stock to-day, 331,379 bags; United States stock. 420,899 bags; afloat for the United State*. 410.000 bags; total visible for the United States. 830,899 bags, against 504,471 last year and 601,422 in 1895. Sugar nominal; fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 96 test. 315-16 c: refined steady; standard A, ">c; confectioners' A, 6c; cut-'oaf 6%c; crushed, 5%c; powdered, 5%c; granulated. 574 c; cubes, s’ic. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2.—Flour unchanged. Wheat lower, closing with October %<\ December 74c and May **c under yesterday. December opened %<; higher, but heavy offerings caused a decline of lrtc Fiona this the market rallied 84c, but lost that later and closed weak, with sellers >ic above the bottom. Spot dull, depressed and lower; No. 2 red. cash, elevator. 95%c: track, 95® 964 c: No. 2 hard, cash, 8374084 c; December. 9594 c usked; May. 95c. Corn—Futures strong and advancing. though May closed with Belters 74c off from the top. Spot easy; No, 2, cash. 260 bldg

December, 26%c asked; May, 39%c asked. Oats— Futures strong, but better aids failed to chase; sellers were shy. Spot easier; No. cash, elevator. 19%c bid; tiack, 20<fi20%c; No. 2 wl ite. 22022%c; December, 13%c bid; May. bid. Rye lower at 40042 c. Corn meal steady at $1.30411.55. Uran firm ar.d Hghor; sacked, country points, 46046%c; east track, 47c. Pi ax seed lower at lil%c. Prime timothy seed, $2.(9. Day dull, but firm; prairie. $6.7557.50; timothy. so ; .-> @lO. Whisky. $1,20. Butter firm; creamery. 160 24c; aa ! ry, 11® 19c. Eggs firm at 12%c. Cotton ties. 65c; bagging, 4%fi7c. Pork steady; standard mess, jobbing, $8.50. Lard higher; prime steam, $4 37%; choice. $4.42%- Bacon—Boxed lots, extra short-dear ar.d ribs, $6.23; shorts, $6.30. Dry-salt meats —Boxed shoulders, extra short-clear and ribs. $5.50; shorts, $5.75. Receipts—Flour, 5,000 brls; wheat, 62,000 bu; corn, 80,000 bu; oats, 4;,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 9,000 brls; wheat, 64,0c0 bu: corn. 151,000 bu; oats, 10,000 bu. LIVERPOOL Oct. 2.—Wheat—No. 2 red Western winter dull at 7s Sd; No. 1 red Northern spring dull at 8s 5%d. Com—American mixed, spot, new, steady at 3s %and: old steady at 3s Id; October quiet at 3s %and; November quiet at 3sl%d; December quiet at 3s 2%d. Flour —Sd. Louis fancy winter dull at 10s. Beef—Extra India mess dull at o7s6d; prime m.ss dull at 56s 3d. Pork — Prime mess, fine Western, dull at 50s -prime n ess, medium W estern, dull at 46s 3d. Hums— Short-cut, 14 to 16 lbs. dull at 33s 6d. Bacon— Ct mberland cut. 2,8 to 50 lbs. dull at 33s 6d; shortribs. 20 to 24 lbs. dull at 33s fcL long-clear middies. light, 35 to 38 lbs, firm at 325; long-clear middles, heavy, 40 to 45 lbs, firm at 31s cl; short-clear middles, heavy, 45 to 50 lbs, stock exhausted; clear bellies, 12 to 14 lbs, dull at o.s. Shoulders —Square, 12 to 14 lbs. quiet ax. 26s bu. Lard—Prime Western steady at 245. Cheese— Finest American white and colored dull at 4d. Tallow —Prime city dull at 19s 3d. BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.—Flour quiet ami unchanged. receipts, 18.103 brls: exports none. Wheat dull and lower; spot and month, 92>i&92%c; steamer No. 2 red, 8<%@87%c: receipts, 49.216 bu; exports, 32,000 bu; stock, 885,554 bu; Southern wheat bv sample, 894180 c; Southern wheat on grade, Bf44®92Vc. Cora weak; spot. 32%032%c; n enth, 314®31%c; steamer mixed. 29%@29- 8 c; receipts, 17,300 bu: exports, 129,122 bu; Southern white corn, 37@37%c; Southern yellow, 3.%® 38c. Oats firm; No. 2 white, 26%<527c; No. 2 mixed, 23c; receipts, 30.0C2 bu; exerts none. Rye dull and lower; No. 2 Western. 61c: receipts. 23.128 bu; exports none. Hay firm; choice timothy. sloiy> 13.50. Grain freignts more active in steamers; parcel room dull; steam to Liverpool, per bushel. 4%d, October, Cork for orders, per quarter, 3s 7%d, October and November. Butter and eggs firm and unchanged. Cheese steady and unchanged. TOLEDO. Oct. 2.—Wheat dull and lower; No. 2. cash, 93c: December, 93%c. Corn dull, but steady; No. 2 mixed. 29c. Oats unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 19%c. Rye lower and weak; No. ... cash, 46c. Clover seed active and steady; prime, cash and October, $3.25. CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.—Flour quiet. Wheat easy; No. 2 red, 91c. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed, 3(%c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 21021%c. Rye firm- No. 2. 47c. Provisions steady. Whisky steady at $1.20. Butter firm. Sugar steady. Eggs easy at 13c. Cheese firm. DETROIT. Oct, 2.—Wheat—No. 1 white, 9t%c: No. 2 red, 92 ',jc; December, 92%c. Corn—No. - mixed, 31c, Oats —No. 2 white, 23%c. Rye—No. 3, 4Cc. Wool. LONDON, Oct. 2.—At the wool auction sales to-day 12.469 bales were offered, of which ;>t>J were withdrawn. There was a large attendance and increased, competition was apparent tor all grades. Prices were very firm. America was a buyer of New South Wales greasy at 10%d. I urchases by the United States during the present series amount to about 600 bales. German and French buyers took scoureds, paying Is bVnd in some cases. The home trade bought largely, taking Victoria greasy croos-breds marked "Munthan" at 10%®lld. Cape of Good Hope and Natal (secured was W'eak and greasy w'as in sellers favor. Following are the sales in detail: New South Wales—4,l2B bales; scoured, 9d@ls6%d; greasy, 4%@10%d. Queenslanand secured. Is %d@is 2%d: greasy. 6%@Bd. Victoria—--1,723 bales; scoured, 6%d0154d; greasy. 4%4v11d. South Australia—3ll bales; scoured, 10d@ls3Kd; greasy, 5V.0)7%d. West Australia —sl bales; greasy. 3%@3d. Tasmania —410 bales; grersy, 5# B%d. New Zealand—3,9oß bales; scoured, 6d@la 4%d; greasy, s@lod. Cape of Good Hope and Natal—Bol bales; scoured, 6%d@ls 4d; greasy, 5% @7%d. Twelve bales of Spanish were withdrawn. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—W00! firm; domestic fleece, 20027 c; No. 2 extra, 27042 c; Texas, 10016 c. Rutter, Ekk* nnd Clieese. NEW| YORK, Oct. 2.—Butter—Receipts. 3,353 packages. Market steady: Western creamery, 14 @22c; Klgins, 22c; factory, 9013 c. Cheese—Receipts, 1.6*1 packages. Market quiet; large white 9%0; small white. 9%c; large colored. 9%c; small colored, 9%c: part skims. 6%07c; full skims, 3% 4)4c. Eggs—Receipts. 6.640 packages. Market steady; State and Pennsylvania, 10%@19c; Western, 16%@17c. KANSAS CITY Oct. 2.—Butter steady; creamera. 204721 c; dairy, 14017 c. Eggs—The market is quiet; receipts are increasing and the demand is poor; fresh candled Missouri and Kansas stock, 11 %c. CHICAGO. Oct. 2.—On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, 15®22c: dairv, 12@19c. Cheese steady at B@9c. Eggs steady; fresh, 13®13%c. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.—Butter firm; fancy Western cream era. 22c. Eggs firm and In fair demand; fresh near-by, 18c; fresh Western, 17 @ 17%c. Cheese steady. Oils. WILMINGTON, Oct. 2.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 30%@>S2'c. Rosin firm at $1.1001.15. Orade turpentine steady at $1.30, SI.BO and $1.90. Tar firm at $1.25. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Petroleum dull, with no Piarket. Rosin steady; strained, common to good, $1.4001.45. Spirits of turpentine firm at 32%® 33%c. SAVANNAH, Oct. 2.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 31c; sales. 800 brls; receipts, 768 brls. Rosin firm and unchanged; receipts, 3,769 brls; sales, 1.093 brls. OIL CITY, Oct. 2.—Credit balances, 70c; certificates. no bids; shipments, 115,234 brls; runs, 36,794 brls. CHARLESTON, Oct. 2.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 30c. Rosin firm.

Dry Good*. NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—The dry goods market closed without feature locally. There is no strengthening of the market for cotton goods and print cloths have slumped materially. Woolen goods maintain their position uroisturbed by the general trend of the market, although it is doubtful whether in some divisions, such as dress goods, dealers will be able to secure the expected advances for spring goods. Staple cottons remain in quiet request without change in any line. Prints are fairly well maintained at current rates. Print cloths are reported quiet at 2Vie, the sale vesterday afternoon at Fall River at that figure having a decidedly weakening effect. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.—Cotton quiet: sales, 5.000 bales; ore,lnary, sc; good ordinary, 5%c: low middling, 5 11-16 c; middling. 6c; good middling. 6Vc; middling fair, 674 c; receipts, 4,702 bales; stock, 62,824 bales. MEMPHIS, Oct. 2. —Cottcfh easy: middling, 6c; receipts, 3,477 bales; shipments, 2,975 bales; stock, 23,201 pales; sales, 1,300 bales. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Cotton closed easy: middling uplands, 674 c; middling gulf, 6%c; sales, 16 bales. Dried Fruit*. NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—California dried fruits quiet, evaporated apples, prime wire tray, 7c; wood-dried, prime, 7c; choice, 774 c; fancy. 7%@So; prunes, ;‘-®Bc, as to size and quality; apricots. Royal, 708*40; Moor Park. 9® 11 Vac; peaches, unpeeled, 774012 c; peeled, 1274016 c. Metals. NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—Pig Iron steady; Southern, $10.35011.50; Northern, $10.50012. Copper easy; brekers, UV4c. Lead strong; brokers, 4c. Tin plates quiet. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2.—Lead lower at 4.0504.12*4c. Spelter dull at 4 05c. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Quiet—llopr* a Trifle Weaker—Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2.—Cattle—Receipts light ar.d shipments light. There were but few fresh arrivals. The market was quiet at about yesterday’s prices. Export grades $4,750 5.15 Shippers, medium to good 4.26® 4.60 Shippers, common to fair 3.50® 4.60 Feeders, fair to good 3.7u® 4.10 Stockers, common to good 2.75® 3.50 Heifers, good to choice 3.60® 4.15 Heifers, common to medium 2.500 3.20 Cows, good to choice 3.50® 3.85 Cows, fair to medium 2.5<# 3.00 Cows, common and old 1,25® 2.26 Veals, good to choice 5.000 6.00 Veals, common to medium 3.00® 4.50 Bulls, good to choice 3,00® 3.40 Bulls, common to medium 2.00® 2.55 Milkers, good to choice 30.00040.00 Milkers, common to medium 17.00025.00 Hogs—Receipts, 1,500; shipments. 400. The market opened slow at barely steady prices. Packers and shippers bought, the former being the principal purchasers. The closing was inclined to weakness. Lights $4.1504.3274 Mixed 4.1504.30 Heavy packing and shipping 4.1004.25 Fig? 2.5003.76 Roughs 5.0U03.90 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts none; shipments none. But little doing for want of stock. The market was without change. Lambs, good to choice $4.2605.00 Lambs, common to medium 3.0004.00 Sheep, good to choice 3.2303.76 Sheep, common to medium 2.2503.25 Bucks, per head 3.00®5.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Oct. 2.—The week closed quietly In the catlle market. There was the usual Saturday scarcity of offerings. Common to extra native beef steers were salable at $3.80©5.50. Prices for most grades were nominal. Trade In hogs was rather slow at a decline of 6®loc per 100 pounds, the bulk of the offerings crossing the scales at $3.8004.20. Heavy packing lots sold at $3.6003.85 and prime assorted light weights found buyers at $4-2504.30. The mess pork season opened yesterday ami this will create a better demand for heavy hogs, which have been selling so badly recently. The supply of sheep and lambs was Increased by a considerable number left over from yesterday and prices were not any better, trade being slow. Sheep were salable at $2.2504.25 for inferior to prime natives and at $3.4004 for Western wethers and $303.60 for Western ewes. Lambs were salable at $3.5005.10 for poor to extra. Feeding sheep were salable at $3.6003.75 and feeding lambs at $4.5004.75. Receipts—Cattle, 500; hogs, 16,000; sheep, 2,000. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2.-Cattle—Receipts, 400, all Texans; shipments. 2,000. Market steady; fair to fancy native i hipping and export steers, 54.25® 5.15, bulk at $4.6505.10; dressed beef and butchers’ steers, $404.50, bulk at $4.4504.55; steers under 1,000 pounds. $3.5004.75; stockers and feeders, $2.25 04.10; cows and heifers, $2®4.75, bulk of cows, $2.2503; canning cows, $1.500-2.40; bulls, $203.25; T-ras ar.d Indian steers, *2.7504.25, bulk at $3.27® 3.70; cows and heifers, $2®3.35, with best grades as high as $3.60. Hogs—Receipts, 1.000; shipments, 3,000. Market 10c lower: light, *1.1504.25; mixed, $3.9001.20; he-Wy, $3.9004.25. Sheep—Receipts, 500; shipments. 600. Ma.ket steady; native muttons. $303.90: culls and bucks. $1.1002.50: stockers. $2.2508.10; lamts. $3,750-5.50. NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—Beeves—Recßtpts. 910; no change la cables. Exports, 54$ beeves, 16 sheep and 4.122 quart art of beef. Cal vim Receipts* L.

Washington, D. C. VIA Pennsylvania Short Lines THREE TRAINS DAILY 5:50 a. m., 2:40 p. m. and 7:20 p. m. Through Pullman Sleepers without change on 2:40 p. m. train. tV. W. RICHARDSON. D. P. JL E. A. FORD, G. P. A, VANDALIA JLIjVB. The Short Line for ST. LOUIS and THE WEST Leave Indianapolis Dally—S:lo a. m., 12:40 noon, 7 p. m„ lLUlfp. m. Arrive St. Louis Union Station—3:ls p. m., 7:12 p. m., 1;44 a. m.. 7 a. m. Parlor car on 12:40 noon train dallv ana local sleeper on 11:20 p. m. train daily for Evansville and St. Louis, open to receive passengers at d:3O. Ticket offices. No. 43 West Washington street and Union Station. W. W. RICHARDSON. D. P. A. E. A. FORD. General Passenger Agent. BEST TRAINS —TO — Kansas City, Montana, Colorado, Pacific Coast, Utah, Washington, Omaha, St. Paul, Nebraska, Black Hills, —VIA — St. Louis or Chicago. VESTIBULED TRAINS, SLEEPERS, DlNffiß CARS, CHAIR GARS (% A E T E S ). W. M. SHAW, OIST.PASS’R AQT„CINCINNATI, OHIOb HOWARD ELLIOTT, GEN’L MGR., 6T. LOUIS, MCk L. W. WAKELEY, GEN’LPASS’R AGT..ST. LOUIS, MU SAFE DEPOSITS. S. A. FLfcTCHtnr^Tca’‘f~~ SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT 36 Eat Washington St. Absolute safety against Are and burglar. Policeman day and night on guard. Designed for safe keeping of Money, Bonds. Wills. Deeds, Abstracts, Silver Plate, Jewels and valuable Trunks, Packages, eta. j Contains 2.100 boxes. ■ Kent S5 to $45 per year. JOHN S. TAKhI v <iTO\ Manager. OPTICIANS^ ( J V 4 93N.PENfl.ST. DENISON HOUSE, J INDIANAPOLIS-!ND.

SEALS. STENCILS, STAMPS. E R;SEALS.^a( BhY/VI-V;, STENCILS.STAMPS;, CATALOGUE FREE BADGES.CHECKS &C. TEL 1386. 15 SLMERIDIANSL GRQUWOfuoit | THEODORE STEIN, ABSTRACTER OF TITLES, Corner Market and Pennsylvania street*. Indianapolis. Suite 229, First Office Floor. "The L< mcke." Telephone 1760. Market quiet, but steady; veals, *508; gras sera and buttermilks, $3.5004; city dressed veela, 10% tl*2%c per poind. Hogs—Receipts, 1,889. Market lower at $4.60® 4.80. hheep and Lambs—Receipts, 5,200. Market very dull and slightly lower all around; sheep, $3®4.36; lanr.bs, $505.75. EAST LIBERTY, Oct. 2. -Cattle steady; prim* $505.10: common, $3.5003.80; bulls, stags ana cows, $203.75; common to good fat oxen, s2®4; veal calves, $6.60®7. Hogs active; prime medium, $4.5604.60) best Yorkers, $4.5504.60; [tigs, $4.5004.60; heavy, $4.31 04.45; grassors, $4.3004.40; roughs. $304. Sheep steady; choice, $4.2004.25; common, $2.61 03.40; choir* iambs, $6.3U05.10; common to good iambs. $404.15. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2.—Cattle— Receipt* 300, M.arket unchanged, with only retail trad*. Hogs—Receipts, 5,000. Market 6010 c lower; bulk of rales. $3.8505.95; heavies, $3.8003.95; $5.7503-9274-; mixed. $3,850)4.05; lights, $3.8004.06} Yorkers, $404.05; plas, $3.2503.90. Sheep— Receipts, 1,000. Market steady; lamtMt $2.7505.35; muttons, $203.85. EAST BUFFALO, Oct. 2.—Cattle weak. Hogs — Yorkers, gcod to choice. $4.45; cumnun to good, $3.6503.90; pigs, good to choleic $4.4504.50. Sheep and Lambs—Lambs, choice to extra. *5.4® 05.60; culls to common, $4.2504.76: sheep, choice to selected wethers, $4.40®4.50; culls to common, *2.25&3.e5. LOUISVILLE. Oct. 2.— Cattle—Receipt*. 43, Market very dull and prices about steady. Hogs—Receipts, 1,004. Market steady and price* unchanged Sheep and Lamb—Receipts, 298. Market *lowi and prices unchanged. CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.— Cattle quiet at $2.2605. Hogs active at $3.2504.40. Sheep steady at $2.2503.90; lambs steady a® $3.i000. Tlie Polluted Mlssi*slnewa. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: The once beautiful Misslssinewa river that was well stocked with fine fish Is nowi a polluted stream from Albany to Lafontane, a distance of about fifty miles. Th* only lish that can possibly survive in t.he black, tldck, ropey water is the worthless leather-back carp and a few measley catfish. Tills stream used to furnish fresh water for stock, but, now It is only a seething mass of corruption, fit only for tha maggots. If the dry weather continues much longer an epidemic of sickness will 1 break out along the course of the river. Why the authorities do not take hold of ths matter and protect the rights of the citizens that reside along its banks is a question that the people are asking every day, and can receive no satisfactory answer. Is there any law to protect the citizens of the State against such an outrage? Or has the Strawboard Trust such a hold on the authorities in power in Indiana that we cannot find relief? We have certainly borne the burden of this outrage long enough, and if there is any redress in the courts of the State the time has come when the law should be enforced against the Strawboard Trust. If the authorities In power were compelled to live along this river in the vicinity of Matthews for a few days ami inhale the stench that arises from this river they would only be a short time in enforcing the law. JOHN W r . BURNS. Matthews, Ind„ Oct. 2. Pension* for Veteran*. Certificates have been issued to the fol-lowing-named Indianians: Original—David Buckley, Seymour; John J. Keith, Evansville; William C. Murphy, Crown Point; George Tool. Youngstown; Edmond Allgood, Bloomington: John Compton, Washington; Jacob J. Cope, Mtmcie; Simeon K. Hell, Portland; Edward Kerns, Soldiers’ Home, Marion. x Additional William L. Phlllebaum, Brownell; Esic Roach, Evansville; Jacob M. Harpold, Frankton. Increase—Olwer Pugin, Royalton: David Richards, Fontanet; George W. Winkler, Freelandsvilie; William D. Wilson. Indianapolis; Aimer A. Forsha, West Newton; (special. Sept. 231 William H. Bartholomew, Noblesville.

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