Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1897 — Page 7

THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL. $25,000 FILL PA*D. -UHOKKRSChicago Grain and Provisions New York Stocks. Lone Distance Telephone. 1375 and It,Si. 11 ami 18 West Pearl {Street Cincinnati Office. Rooms 4 ana o. Kankakee bßi'.’*. STOCKS NOT IN DEMAND LAST WEEK THE MONEY MARKET WAS THE CHIEF INTEREST. Heavy 1/nlon Pacific Transaction* Carried Through Without Trouble —Local Builneia Fuirly Good. At New York Saturday money on call •was nominal at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3®S% per cent. Sterling exchange was strong, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.85%&4.86 for demand and at $4.835r4.83% for sixty days; posted rates, s4.fe3V^*64.S4 and $4.86'%@4.87; commercial bills, $4.82%. Bar silver, 58%c; Mexican dollars, 45%c. Silver certificates closed at 58%@59c. At London bar silver closed quiet at per ounce The exports of specie from the port of New York tor the week amounted to $13,6SB in gold and $910,386 In silver. The imports were: Gold, $21,525; silver, $59,743; dry goods, $1,227,102; general merchandise, $6,753,628. The New York weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, decrease $847,325 Loans, increase 11,097,401 Specie, Increase 500,300 Legal tenders, increase 2,838,400 Deposits, increase 16,744,100 Circulation, increase 19,900 The banks now hold $22,580,925 in excess of the requirements of the 25-per-cent. rule. The New York Financier says: “The changes in the totals shown by the bank statement for the week ending Nov. 27 are connected entirely with the transfer of Union Pacific funds to the several depository banks and do not In the least reflect the advanced business conditions which are generally associated with heavy loan or deposit increases. The statement does not balance, but the one item which affords a clew to the real position of the different institutions is found in the gain of cash during the week. This is larger than leports of some of the leading banks had Indicated, but the flow of money to this center from the interior during the week, it is known, has exceeded the outward movement by at least $2,000,000. The increase in deposits is, of course, accounted for by the check given by the Union Pacific reorganization committee to the National City Bank and by it distributed pro rata among the different depository institutions. Adding the actual gain in cash from the interior movement to the Union Pacific, the deposit item appears approximately correct. The individual increases, however, are interesting. The deposits of one bank have beeen swelled no less than twelve millions through the operations described above, and the increase of four institutions amount to seventeen millions, which is larger than the total expansion reported by all the banks. The gain of over two millions reported by the Western National is due evidently to the absorption of the business of the United States National, which it has purchased. The result of the week’s business has been to swell the deposit item of the statement to figures never before approached. The ? resent deposits are $17,000,000 in excess of he highest total, achieved on Sept. 11 last. The great expansion in loans is a feature of the statement that cannot be satisfactorily accounted for. It runs almost coincidentally with deposits, and the institutions making the largest gains in that item also report the highest gains in loans. In other words, the statement makes it appear that profitable use has been found within three days for nearly all the money received from the Union Pacific Company. The known conditions of the market do not warrant this assumption. As the reorganization committee was supposed to have secured all the money it needed for its uses before a settlement was made, the cause must be looked for in other directions. During the last several sales of bonds by the government banks receiving bonds have sometimes carried them temporarily as loans, but this does rot apply in the ? 'resent case. The conclusion is inevitable hat the expansion is involved in some technical method of averages. Otherwise the increase is wholly contradictory of known facts.”

SATURDAY STOCK SALES. Total sales of stocks were 137,900 shares, Including Atchison preferred, 3,000; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 12,765; Manhattan L, 13,273; Missouri Pacific, 4,022; Northern Pacific preferred, 11,336; Rock Island, 7,384; St. Paul, 9,412; People’s Gas, 6,115; Sugar, 29,005. The New York stock market awoke from its lethargy Saturday and did a lively business in the second hour of the short session. The volume of the dealings and the general movement of prices were greater than have been seen for several weeks past The appearance on the board room floor of one of the principal operators during the Bummer rise in prices and the distribution of large orders for his account were undoubtedly the principal cause of the rise The resistance of the market during the week to pressure and the gradual hardening of prices in spite of the dullness had laid the foundations for an advance in prices under any confident leadership. The strength manifested alarmed the shorts and they hastened to cover, thus helping along the rise. It was noticeable that the strength and activity of the market were transferred from the specialties and industrials to which they have been largely confined of late, to the standard railroad shares. Gains of about a point or over were registered in the granger shares, the coalers and in a number of the trunk lines. The Southern lines lagged in a rather conspicuous manner notwithstanding the strong statement of the Atchison Company for October showing an increase in net earnings of $135 - 799. No small part of the strengtlt in the railway list was due to the anticipation that the Supreme Court on reassembling on Monday after its autumn recess will hand down a decision in the Nebraska maximum freight rate case favorable to the railroads. This decision has long been looked forward to to give an upwaid impetus to prices, and prices have, in Let. been several times advanced on the assumption that it would be favorable and have subsequently reacted. Sugar was strong and easily led the list with an advance of 1% on reports that a decision from the Treasury Department would soon be forthcoming, applying the countervailing duty clause to duties on refined sugars. The bank statement was about what was expected. Although there was an actual Increase in cash reserve, of $3,336,700, the legal reserve was raised by more than that amount, owing to the tremendous increase* of $16,744,100 in the deposits. The surplus reserve,_ In consequence, has fallen out by $847,325. The excess of the Increase In deposits over that in loans reflects the movement of currency from the interior to this center The large proportions of the increase in loans and deposits are, of course, reflections of the Union Pacific payment on Monday. The condition of the money market, present and prospective, has been of greater interest all week than the stock market. MARKET NOT AFFECTED. The heavy Union Pacific payment made not the slightest Impression on the market. Os course, the fact that the government left the whole amount on deposit after its payment obviated its actual withdrawal from tho market, but the fact remains that the raising of an enoimous amount of cash was effected and an extensive shifting of loans and credits accomplished that would Inevitably have a stiffening rates for money somewhat hud the market not been in a plethoric condition. Even the resumption of business activity in the South, the removal of yellow fever quarantines, has failed to result in any notable demand for money from that quarter. The West is sending money to New York bank vaults, that region bting plentifully supplied as the result of pt.ying off of long-standing obligations. Chicago banks ore reported to have several million dollars loaned In Germany as the result of grain bills purchased at the center which have not yet been drawn against by exchange bills. This operation involves the purchase of long exchange to hold until maturity, and New York bunks have loaned money abroad by a similar operation. This doubtless accounts in part for the Urtnnes of the foreign exchange rates

in the face of continued heavy exports' of fcod stuffs. There has also been some buying of long sterling for investment during the week, based on the supposition that the balance of trade may have shifted by the time it matures and so have raised the rates for exchange. It Is worthy of special notice In that connection that the imports of dry goods and general merchandise for the week at New York show an increase of $2,573,475, or nearly 46 per cent, over those of last week, and In excess of those for the corresponding week of last year by $1,000,000. If this indicates a settled tendency of foreign trade it will rot only mark the beginning of a settlement of the heavy trade balance in our favor, which is a potential factor in the case of tho domestic money market, but it marks an increase in the government’s revenues on important imports and consequent decrease in the deficit which is constantly running from the treasury into the channels of the money market. The foreign exchange money market has shown the effect of the week’s sales of American securities for London account in this market. London sold quite steadily of the stocks which make up the bulk of ordinary arbitrage operations, but there have also been large sales of high grade investment bonds by that center, owing to the high range of prices prevailing here. Remittances to pay for these have helped to keep the exchange market firm. The stock market has offered almost no feature of interest during the week. Asa result of Saturday’s strength the list generally shows small net gains. Stocks of New York corporations were notably active and strong. Metropolitan Street-railway and Manhattan have risen 4% each. Consolidated Gas has fluctuated more than twelve points, and closed over five points lower. The Northern Pacific stocks have been strong on talk of a dividend for the preferred, and the preferred is 3% higher. Sugar is up three points on the week. The feature of the bond market has been the large demand and the meager offerings of high-grade bonds. The market has not been notably active, but prices are severally slightly higher. Total sales, $6,600,000. United States old fours, registered, are % higher bid, the old fours, coupon, and the new fours % higher bid, and the fives % lower bid. , , „ TT 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 *57 Baltimore & Ohio -.v? American Express - •••• \i” U L, American Spirits 7% 7% 1% f/a American Spirits pref • • •••• •••; American Sugar 133% 13j 133% 130 American Sugar pref •••• •••• American Tobacco 81% 81% Sl% 81% American Tobacco pref •••• •••• 3™, Atchison 12% 12% 12% 12% Atchison pref 2C% 27% 26% 2% Canada Pacific a Canada Southern Central Pacific • •••■ JyJ? Chesapeake & Ohio 20% 21% 20% 21% Chicago & Alton •••• 360 C., BT & Q 93% 95 93% 94% C. & E. 1 52% Chicago Gas 92% 93% 92% 93% Chi., Ind. & Louis 872 Chi., Ind. & Louis, pref 26 C. C., C. & St. 33 Commercial Cable Cos J‘2 Cotton Oil -1 ,2 Cotton Oil pref '3% Delaware & Hudson I”S% D. L. & W Iff Denver & Rio Grande 11 Denver & Rio Grande pref. .... .... .... 44 Erie J 14% 14% 14% 14% Erie first pref , •••• go% Hooking Valley Illinois Central •••• •••• -••• 193 Kansas & Texas pref 33% 34 33% 34 Lake Erie & Western 15% Lake Erie & Western pref 6. Lake Shore i™ Lead Trust **>72 Louisville & Nashville 54% 54% 54% 54% Manhattan 103% 103% 102% 102% Michiffan Oentral .... .... IUo Mis>url Pacific 28% 29% 28% 29% New Jersey Central 84% Ba% 84% Ba% New York Central 106% 106% 106 196% Northern Pacific •••• •••• •••• 1?% Northern Pacific pref 55% 5a% 55% 55% Northwestern 121% 122% 121% 122 Northwestern pref 165 Pacific Mail 29% 29% 29% 29% Pullman Palace •••• •••• •••• L 0 Reading -1% 21% 21% 21% Rock Island 87 87% 87 B<% St Paul 92 92% 92 92% St. Paul pref •••• 140% St. Paul & Omaha 76% 77% 76% 77% St. Paul & Omaha pref 146 Southern Pacific •••• 20% Tennessee Coal and 1r0n... 24% 24% 24% 24% Texas Pacific •••• H Union Pacific 23% 23% 23% 23% IT. S. Express 40 U. S. Leather • ••• 7 U. S. Leather pref 63 63 63 63 U. S. Rubber 17 TJ. S. Rubber pref... 65% Wabash, St. L & P • ••• 7% Wabash. St. L. &P. pref. 17 17% 17 17% Wells-Fargo Express 112 Western Union 87% 87% 87% 87% Wheeling & Lake Erie 1% Wheeling & Lake Erie pref 8 U. S. Fours, .... 112% U. S. Fours, coup 114 U. S. Fours, new, reg 128 U. S. Fours, new, coup .... .... 128

Views of Bnnker Clews. In reviewing the situation on Wall street, Henry Clews says: “The settlements and interest disbursements made at the end of the year distribute a large amount of funds, which usually contribute to a January rise In prices. The last six months of business revival, especially in the interior cities, is likely to result in liberal distributions of earnings, and that money may be ekpefcted to find its way, more or less, into Wall street. That, however, will depend in some measure upon what may be the prevailing feeling at the opening of the year. That ought to be good. All reports agree in representing that in the agricultural sections the results of the last half year’s business have been unusually satisfactory. Moreover a still better state of trade is expected for the next season. The improved state of our manufactures is showing itself In a steady increase in wages and the general full operation of the factories. In short, a prosperous spring trade Is taken as a foregone conclusion. How the action of Congress may affect these prospects remains to be seen. It seems safe to take it for granted that we have little to fear from jingoism Also, there seems reason to hope that when congressmen feel the public pulse as it beats at Washington they will come to the conclusion that the currency question cannot be so easily shelved as some of them have hoped, and any disposition to do something real and effective toward giving us permanently sound money would prove a very positive help to confidence among the business and investing classes, and would favorably affect the status of our securities in the foreign markets. Perhaps the most sensitive legislation will prove to be connected wdth the railroad questions that will come up for treatment. Pooling and the powers of the interstate commission will no doubt awaken the still slumbering granger sentiment; but, from present symptoms it will be found that the commercial opinion of the country has largely come round in favor of a settlement of these questions that will give the roads a fair chance for making reasonable profits and exempt them from undue extraneous official interference. The great interests whom the railroads serve are so weary of the unsettled condition of the carrying trade that they will be likely to support any fair and equitable proposals the companies may present, and to oppose anything that savors of factional Bryanite hostility to the transportation interest. “On the whole, therefore,we see no reasons why the ne v year may not be expected to open with a better feeling in the stock market and a renewal of speculative buying. The congressional discussion of the railroad questions is likely to be attended with disturbing proposals, but so long as there is little probability of their acceptance such occurrences would afford only transient variations in the course of prices. There is no doubt much holding back from Wall-street operations with a view to ascertaining the temper of Congress and the drift of conditions at the opening of the year; and. when those have ceased to be uncertainties of tho future, we look tor a iesumptlon of speculation; with what force or measure of results the event must show. Nothing is more difficult than to forecast the moods of Wall street. They depend more on whims, or accidents, or ruts than upon conditions of fact which really affect the earning capacity of properties; a fact of which the present insensibility of stocks to the large earnings of the railroads is striking evidence. Two great facts are obvious, however: That stocks are low at present prices, and that the general conditions which regulate their value warrant an upward movement. "To permanent investors, the market presents probably about as low a range of prices as we are likely to see for some time. For such to defer purchases, would be to face a probability that, at a later stage, higher prices will have to be paid. Speculative purchases, if made on drops, afford a fair chance for moderate gains on the principle of small profits and quick returns. Such operations are better suited to the piesent condition of the market than large purchases and long holdings.” Satiirdny's Hunk. Clearings. At New Orleans—Clearings, $3,029,689. At Memphis—Clearings. $193,373; balances. $87,466. At Philadelphia—Clearings, $13,123,649; balances $2,264,590. At Baltimore—Clearings, $3,209,713; balances. $391,319. At Cincinnati—Clearings. $1,488,600. At New York-Clearings, $118,291,229; balances $6,*65.420. At Boston— Clearings. $17,448,685; balances, $1,539,742. At *q. I xmla—Clearings. $3,690,921; balances, $472,568. At Chicago—Clearings, $16,587,216. New York

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exchange. 60c premium. Foreign exchange: Posted rates, $4.83% and $4.86%. + LOCAL GRAIN ANI) PRODUCE. Volume of Bn*lne* Lighter the Pant AVeek, with Prices Steady. The first half of the week closing Nov. 27 trade was very active, but Thanksgiving and its effects later curtailed business somewhat. Taken as a whole conditions in trade circles are quite satisfactory and In most lines of trade the volume of business Is well up to expectations. The steadiness to prices and the fact that If there are any changes they are usually In the way of an advance are encouraging features to merchants. In staple groceries there were no advances or declines, with the exception of coffee. Leather and hide markets are both active, and while no advances in prices were made during the week, both markets have an advancing tendency. The provision market is active, but with large receipts of hogs prices carry an easy tone. The flour market is tinner, but not quotably changed. Trade with the dry goods houses Is fair only, more doing in replenishing broken stocks than in buying large bills of new goods. Confectioners are crowded with orders and look for a large December business. The local grain market has been more active the last week. Receipts have Increased and prices improved slightly. Still the arrivals are by no means equal to the demand. The week closed with track bids, as reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade, ruling as follows: Wheat —No. 2 red, 93%c; No. 3 red, 89%@9U%c; November, 93%c; wagon wheat, 92c. Corn—no. 1 white, 26%c; No. 2 white, 26%c; No. 3 white, 26%c; No. 4 white, 23%c; No. 2 white mixed, 25c: No. 3 white mixed, 25c; No. 4 white mixed, 22c; No. 2 vellow, 25%c; No. 3 yellow, 25%c; No. 4 yellow, 22%e; No. 2 mixed, 25c; No. 3 mixed, 25c; No. 4 mixed, 22c; ear corn, 21c. Oats—No. 2 white, 23%c; No. 3 white, 21%c; No. 2 mixed, 21%c; No. 3 mixed, 20%c. Hay—No. 1 timothy, $707.25; No. 2 timothy. H @6.50. Inspections— \\ heat: No. 3 red, 2 cars; total, 2 cars. Corn: No. 3 white. 12 cars; No. 4 white, 1; No. 3 yellow, 6; No. 3 mixed. 11; ear corn, 1; total, 31 cars. Oats: No. 3 white, 1 car; No. 2 mixed, 1: total, 2 cars. Hay: No. 1 timothy, 1 car; total, 1 car. Poultry nnd Otlier Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.; Poultry—Hens, sc; springs, 3@5%c; cocks, 2%c; hen turkeys, 6c; toms, sc; young turkeys, 8c; ducks, 5%c; geese, 40r for full feathered; 30c for plucked. Butter—Country, choice, 10@llc; mixed, 6@Bc. Eggs—Strictly fresh, 18c. Feathers—Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck. 10@17c per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow, 25c for dark. Honey—l3o 16c per lb. Wool—Medium, unwashed, 19020 c; tub-washed, 20025 c: burry and unmerchantable. 5c less. Game —Rabbits. 75c@$l; short-bill snipe, $1,500 1.75 per doz; Mallard ducks, s4@s per doz; prairie chickens, $1.5002 per doz. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Green-salted Hides—No. 1,9 c; No. 2, 7%c; No. 1 calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, B%e. Grease—White. 3c; yellow, 2%c; brown, 2%c. Tallow—No. 1. 3c; No. 2, 2%c. Bones—Dry. $12013 per ton.

THE JOBBING TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candies and Nat*. Candies—Stick, 6@6%c per lb; common mixed, 6@6%c per lb; G. A. R. mixed, 6%c; Banner twist stick, 8c; cream mixed, 9c; old-time mixed, 7c. Nut.s—Soft-shelled almonds, 11013 c; 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, $1.2001.30; 3-lb pie, 85090 c; California standard, $1.7502; California seconds, $1.40 @1.50. Miscellaneous —Blackberries, 2-lb, 65070 c;. raspberries, 2-lb, 90@95c; pineapple, standard, 2-lb, $1.1001.20; choice, $202.50: cove oysters, 1-lb, full weights, Ss@9sc; light. 60@65c; string beans, 70@90c; Lima beans, [email protected]: peas, marrowfats, 85c@$1.10; early June. 90c@$1.10; lobsters, $1.8802; red cherries, 90c@$l: strawberries, 90® 95c, salmon, 1-lb, $1.1002; 3-lb tomatoes, 95c@’$l. Coni and Coke. The following are the prices on coal and coke as retailed in this market: Anthracite coal, $7 per ton; Pittsburg lump, $4; Brazil block, $3: Winlfrede lump, $4; Jackson lump, $4; Greene county lump, $2.75; Paragon lump. $2.75; Greene county nut. $2.50; Blossburg coal, $5; crushed coke, $3 per 25-bu; lump coke, $2.75; foundry coke, $6 per ton. Drugs. Alcohol. $2.3602.50; asafetlda, 25@30c; alum, 2% @4c; camphor, 46048 c; cochineal. 50@55c; chloroform, 65@70e; copiteras, brls, 60®65c; cream tartar, pure, 33@38c; indigo, 65@S0e; licorice, Calab., genuine, 30@40c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 25@30c; morphine, P. & W., per oz, [email protected]; madder, 14 @l6c; oil, castor, per gal, [email protected]; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.75; opium, $3; quinine, P. & W., per oz, 37042 c; balsam copaiba, 50060 c; soap, castile, Ft., 12016 c; soda, bicarb., 4%@6c; salts, Epsom, 4@sc; sulphur, flour, s@6e; saltpeter, B@l4c; turpentine, 34@3Sc; glycerine, 13%@15c; iodide potassium, $2.5002.60: bromide potassium. 50@52c; chlorate potash. 20c; borax, 7@Bc; cinchonida, 20® 25c: carbolic acid, 30@32c. Oils —Linseed, 30@36c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7@l4c; bank, 40c: best straits, 50c; Labrador. 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 20@30c; miners’, 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L. 6c; Berkley. No. 60. 7%e; Cabot. 5%c; Capitol, sc; Cumberland, 6c; Dwight Anchor. 6%c; Fruit of the Ix-om, 6%e; Farwell, 6c; Fitchville, 5%c; Full Width. 4%c; Gilt Edue, sc; Gilded Age. 4%c; Hill, 6c; Hope, 6c; Linwood, 6%c; Lonsdale, 6%c; Peabody, 4%c; ; Pride of the West, 10%c; Ten Strike, 6%c; Pepi>er;ll, 9-4, 15c; Pepperell, ™-4, 16~c;. Androscoggin, 9-4, 16%c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 18c. . , „ Rrow'n Sheetings—Atlantic A, 5%c; Argyle, sc; Boott C. 4%c; Buck’s Head. 5%c; Clifton CCC, sc; Constitution, 40-inch, 6c; Carlisle, 40-inch, 7%c, Dwight’s Star, 6%c; Great Falls E, 5%c; Great Falls J, 4%c; Hill/Fine, 6%c; Indian Head, 6c; Pepperell R, 4%c; Pennerell, 10-4, 14c; Androscogein. 9-4, 15c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 16%c. Points —Allen dress stvles, 4%c; Allen’s staples, 4%c, Allen TR, 4%c; Allen’s robes, sc; American Indigo, 4%c; Arnold LLC, 6%c; Cocheco fancy, sc; Cocheco madders, 4%c; Hamilton fancy, 4%c; Merrimac pinks and purples. 5%0; Pacific fancy. sc; Simpson’s fancy, sc; Simpson Berlin solids, sc; Simpson’s oil finish. 6c; American shirting, 3%c; black white, 4c: grays. 4c. Ginghams—Amoskeag staples, 4%c; Amoskeag Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 5%c; 4%c; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Renfrew dress styles, 6%c. Kid-finished Cambrics —Edwards, 3%c; Warren, 3c; Slater 3%c; Genesee, 3%c. Grain Bags—Amoskeag. $13.50; American. $13.50; Frnnklinville, sl4; Harmony, sl3; Stark, sl6. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA, 9%c: Conestoga BF, 12%c; Cordis, 140. 9%c; Cordis FT. 9Vic: Cordis ACE, 10c; Hamilton awnings, 9c; Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fanev, 18c; Muthuen AA. 10c; Oakland AF, 6c; Portsmouth, 10%c; Susquehanna, 12c-. Shetucket SW, 6%c; Shetucket F, 7c; Swift River, sc. Flour. Straight grades. $4.75@5; fancy grades, $5.7506; patent flour, $5.75@6: low grades, [email protected]. Groceries. Sugars—City prices’ Dominoes, 5.75 c; cut-loaf, 5.88 c; crushed, 5.88 c; powdered, 5.44 c; XXXX vowdertd, 5.50 c; granulated, 5.25 c: fine granulated, 5.25 c; extra fine granulated, 5.38 c; coarse grlliulated, 5.35 c; cubes, 5.38 c; mold A, 5.50 c; dlatrtind A, 5.25 c; confectioners’ A, 5.13 c; 1 Columbia A — Keystone A, 4.88 c; 2 Windsor A—American A, 4.88 c; 3 Ridgewood A —Centennial A. 4.88 c; 4 Phoenix A —California A, 4.81 c; 5 Empire A— Franklin B, 4.75 c: 6 Ideal Golden Ex. C—Keystone B. 4.69 c; 7 Windsor Ex. C—American B, 4.63 c; 8 Ridgewood Ex. C —Centennial B. 4.50 c; 9 yellow Ex. C—California B. 4.14 c; 10 yellow C—Franklin Ex. C, 4.38 c: 11 yellow—Keystone Ex. C, 4.31 c; 12 vellow —American Ex. C, 4.25 c; 13 yellow—Centennial Ex. C, 4.19 c: 14 yellow—California Ex. C, 4.19 c; 15 yellow, 4.13 e; 16 yellow, 4.06 e. Coffee —Good. 13@14c: prime. 15@16c; strictly prime, 16@18c; fancy green and yellow, 18@22c; Java, 28@32c. Roasted—Old government Ja\a. 32%ff/33c: Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24c; Gilded Santos. 24c; prime Santos. 23c. Package coffee—city prices—Ariosa, 10.90 c; Lion, 10.90 c; Jersey, 10.90 c Salt—ln car lots. fO@9sc: small lots. 95c@$l. Spices—PeV'l>er. 10@lSc; allspice. 10@l5o: cloves, 15@20c: cassia. 13@15c; nutmegs, 65@75c per lb. Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime. 28@S3c; choice, 35@40c; syrups, 23® 35c. Beans—Choice hand-picked navy. [email protected] per bu; medium hand-picked, [email protected]; Limas, California. 3%@3%c per lb. St ot—sl.3s@ 1.40 per bag for drop. Lad—’*■*'7c for pressed bars. Flour Sacks <paj>er)—Plain. 1-32 brl. per I.OCO. $3.5v; 1-16 brl. $5; % brl. $8; % brl. sl6; No. 2 drab, plain, 1-32 brl, t*>r 1.000, $4.25; 1-16 brl. $6.50; % brl. $10: % brl. S2O; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl, per 1,000. *7: 1-16 brl. $8.75; % brl, 514.50; % brl. S2B .50. Extra charge for printing. [email protected]. Twine--Hemp. 12@lSc per lh; wool. S@10o: flax, 20@30c: paiw-r, 25c; jute, 12@15c: cotton. 18@25c. Wood Dishes—No. 1. per 1.000. $101.25: No. 2, $1.2001.40; No. 3. [email protected]; No. 3. $202.25. Woodenware— No. 1 tubs. $606.25; No. 2 tubs, $5.2'®5.'0; No. 3 tubs, $4.2504.50: 3-hoop pails, [email protected]: 2-hoop pails, $1.1501.20; double washboards. $2.230 2.75: common washboards, $1.25® 1.50: clothes pins, 40@50c per box. Rice—Louisiana. 4%@5%c: Carolina, 5@7%c. Iron nnd Steel. Bar iron—l.sool.6oc: horseshoe bar. 2%@2%c: nail rod. 7c: plow slabs. 2%c; American cast steel, 9@llc; tire steel. 2%@3c; spring steel, 4% Leather. Leather—Oak sole. 27030 c; hemlock sole. 24@ 26c - harness. 11037 c; skirting. 34041 c; single strap, 380 11c; city kip. 60085 c; French kip. 90o@ $1 20- city calfskin, 90c@$1.10; French calfskin. [email protected]: , , Nail* and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails, $1.75; wire nails, from store, $1.9002 rates; from mill. $1.75 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. *3.50; mule shoes, per keg. $4.50; horse nails. $405 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $2; painted. $1.75. Produce, Fruits and 1 egetaliles. Apples—Choice cooking. S3O 3.25; fancy eating apples, $303.50 per brl; extra fine, [email protected]; Ben Davis, $2.5002.75. llananus —Per bunch. No. 1. $1: No. 2. 75c. Cabbage—6o@7so per brl: Holland seed. 81. Turnips—slol.so per brl: rutabagas. il per brl. Onions —$2.26 per brl; red and white onions, $2.50; Spanish onions, per crate. $1.65. Cranberries— $2.5002.75 per bushel crate; $6.75® 7.75 per brl. Grapes—Basket. 10 lbs, 15@1,c per basket: Elmira grapes, $507.50 per brl, according to quality and weight: Catawhas. per pony basket, 15c. Cheese —New York full cream, 14c; skims. fi@Bc per lb; domestic Swiss 15c; brick, lie; litnburger, 10c per lb. Oranges—Mexican, $4.50 per box; Florida, $4 50 )er l)ox. Lemons—Messina, choice, 300 to box, $3; fancy, 300 to box, $4; fancy, 360 to box, $3.2503.75. Potatoes—sl.Bso2 per brl; 65c per bu. Sweet Potatoes—Baltimore. $2.25; Jersey, $3.75. Pears—sl.2sol.so per bu. Celerv—lso2sc per bunch. Sweet Cider—ss i*r brl; s2.u per half brl. Provisions. Hams—Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, S%@ 9c; 15 lbs average, 8%@9%c; 12 lbs average. 9@loc: 10 lbs average. 10@10%c; block hams, 8%@9%c; all first brands; seconds. %c less.

Breakfast Bacon— Clear firsts, 10%@llc; seconds, 9%c. Lard—Kettle-rendered, in tierces, 6%c; pure lard, 5%c. Shoulders—l 6 lbs average, 7c; 12 to 14 lbs average, 6%e. Pickled Pork—Bean pork, clear, per brl, 200 lbs, sl4; rump pork, $10.50. Bacon—Clear sides. 40 to 50 lbs average, 6%c; 30 to 40 lbs average, 7c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 7%c; bellies, 25 lbs average. 6%0; 14 to 18 lbs average, 7e; 14 to 16 lbs average, 7%c. Clear backs, 18 to 22 lbs average, 7c; 10 to 14 lbs average. 7%c; 7 to 9 lbs average, 7%e. In dry salt, %c less. Seed*. Clover—Choice, reeleaned, 60 lbs. $2.600 2.75; prime, $2.6503; English, choice, $2.6502.80; aisike, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa, choice, ?4.4'>@4.60; crimson or scarlet clover, $202.50; timothv, 43 lbs, $1.50® 1.60; strictly prime. $1.5001.60; fancy Kentucky. 14 lb3. $101.25: extra clean. 60@75c; orchard grass, extra. $1.7301.90: red top. choice, [email protected]; English bluegrass, 24 lbs. [email protected]. Window Glass. Price per box of 50 square feet. Discount. 60. Bxß to 10x15—Single: AA, $7; A. $6.50; B, $6.25; C. $6. Double: AA. $9.50; A. $8.50; B. $8.25. 11x14 and 12x18 to 16024—Sfngle: AA. $8; A. $7.25; B, $7. Double; AA, $10.75; 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. 15x36 to 24x30— Single: AA, $11.50: A. $10; B, $9.25. Double; AA. $15.25; A, $13.75; B, sl2J*s. 26x28 to 24x36—Single: AA. sl2; A. $10.58; B. $9.50. Double: AA, sl6: A. $14.50; B. $13.25. A 26x34 to 28x32 and 30x30 to 26x44—Single: AA, $12.75; A. $11.75; B, $10.25. Double: AA, $17.25; A. $15.50; B. sl4. 26x46 to 30x50—Single; AA, sls: A. $13.50; B, sl2. Double; AA. $19.75; A. $18; B, sl6. Double: AA, $22.75; A, $21.25; B, S2O. REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS. Eleven Tmnwfer*, with a Total Consideration of $18,950. Instruments filed for record in the recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m., Nov. 27, 1897, as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 229, first office floor. The Lemcke. Telephone, 1760: Rachel Peters to Ida F. Born, Lot 16. Lockwood & McClain's southeast addition $750 Lamon Treeter to Charles A. Brown, Lot 143, Douglas Park 600 William MoCurty to Mary Ann Russell, Lot 20, W. W. Hubbard's South Meridianstreet addition 400 Arthur V. Brown to Bernhardt Thau, Lots 3 and 4, Brown’s South Meridian-street addition o 1,400 Edward F. Claypool to Septimus N. Smith, Lot 175. Morton Place 2,000 August Schnull to Henry Schnull, part of Lot 2, Squart 73 500 Jennie L. Barr to Patrick Hayes and wife. Lot 5, Spann & Smith’s subdivision of Bates’s subdivision, Outlot 89 750 Patrick J. Ryan to George R. Root, Lot 1, Hendrick’s sublivislon, Square 3, Drake’s addition 5,000 Lewis L. Fellows to Fletcher M. Mitchell, Lot S, McCormick's subdivision, Hearn’s addition. Mount Jackson 150 Abe L. Borne et al. to Jessie Rubens, part of Outlot 124 1.200 William P. Gould to Walter L. Milliken, Lot 6 and part of Lot 7, Pope’s subdivision, St. Charles addition 6,000 Transfers, 11: consideration $18,950 THE COURT RECORD. Superior Court. Room I—John L. McMaster, Judge. John W. Collins vs. Emma M. Collins; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff, with custody of oldest boy to the plaintiff and younger son to defendant, with one-third, of the property to the defendant. Room 2—Lawson M. Harvey, Judge. William D. Norton vs. Laura E. Norton; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Oran C. Goens vs. Tilla Goens; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Room 3—Vinson Carter, David T. Mallett vs. Johnson Novelty Company; account. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Joseph C. Ratliff vs. Isaac S. Harold et al.; account. Dismissed and costs paid. Mary R. Denton vs. Frank M. Denton. Divorce granted plaintiff, with custody of child. Judgment against defendant for costs. Albert Tanner vs. Mary E. Tanner. Divorce granted plaintiff, with custody of child. Circuit CourtHenry Clay Allen, Judge. The Indiana Bond Company vs. Sarah J. Black et al.; street lien. Submitted to court: evidence heard. Finding for plaintiff against defendants, other than defendant Wilson, for $lO costs, and $lO attorney’s fees against defendant Black; $5 costs and $5 attorney’s fees against defendant Johnson. Lien foreclosed on property described. Harry L. Laws et al., Kis-Me Gum Company, American Sugar Refining Company and the Pan Confection Company vs. Geo. R. Wysong et al.; accounts. Defendant Wysong defaulted. Subjnitted to court; evidence heard. Plaintiffs pay costs and dismisses this action. The P., C., C. & St. I.ouis Railroad Company vs. the City of Indianapolis; injunction. Finding for cross-complainant, J. D. Hawks, and damages assessed at $9,573.16. Judgment against plaintiff for said sum. Decree of foreclosure of lien and dissolution of injunction. Plaintiff prays an appeal to the Court. Criminal Court. John F. McCray, Judge. The State of Indiana vs. C. T. Berkit; contempt of court. Evidence concluded. Cause continued. The State of Indiana vs. Thomas E. Kane; perjury. Defendant filed oral motion to quash the indictment. Taken under advisement. New Suit* Filed. Charles Reed vs. Millie Reed; divorce. Superior Court, Room 2f Frederick Moore vs. 'the Heuck Opera House Company; suit for damages; Superior Court, Room 1. No. 2 Indiana Mutual Building and Loan Association vs. Ida V. Hoffert et al.; mortgage. Superior Court, Room 2. National Union Bank of New York vs. Bernard Rothschild et al.; suit on note. Circuit Court. Elizabeth M. Berry vs. Kipp Bros. Company; damages. Superior Court, Room 1. Thomas Hayes et al. vs. Thomas Kearney; suit on account. Superior Court, Room 3.

QUEER QUESTIONS ASKED. ConuiidrniuN with Which the SinlthMonian Official* Are Taxed. Washington Evening Star. The doorkeepers of the Smithsonian Institution have hard times of it in answering the questions propounded to them by the visitors to that place. These questions are original, if nothing else, and cover all varieties of subjects. One of the men who has been there, for a number of years has become so accustomed to hearing these that he would not be surprised, he said, if some one should ask him gravely, where the right molar tooth of George Washington’s grandmother’s great-aunt could be found. Neither would he think that the propounder of the question was a lunatic. Strange to say, though in some places it might not be regarded as strange, most of these peculiar questionsxare asked by the feminine portion of the visitors to the institution. Some time ago. a lady, who had every appearance of being such, in addition to having an intelligent face and cultivated manners, stepped up to a doorkeper and inquired, in a tone of voice which showed that she was in earnest: “Would you kindly direct me to the portion of the institution where I could find the relics from the Garden of Eden. I understand there are a number of them here, and I should like to see them very much.” The doorkeeper did not know whether she wished to see the traditional fig leaves or the core of the apple which Adam is related to have eaten with such dire results to the human race, but told her very frankly that the institution was not possessed of such treasures. The lady seemed surprised, and stated that she had been informed correctly, she thought, that the relics were there. With an air of disappointment she went inside to see what else she could unearth. One day recently another lady asked a doorkeeper where the bottles containing the elements of the universe were located. In spite of his experience in such things, the doorkeeper was nonplussed, and shook his head. “Why, I was told that they were here, and was also informed that they were kept in bottles for inspection,” the lady said. "The only elements of the universe that I know of,” the doorkeeper replied, “are whisky, air and water, and they are common most everywhere, I believe, madam. Further than these, I know of none.” Cost of Trolley Power, Street Railway Journal. A table taken from the annual reports of the railway commissioners of New York and Massachusetts for nearly all of the street-railway properties shows the cost of the electric power required to run a car one mile under average conditions of load, etc. The table gives thq number of cars owned, the ear mileage per year and the cost of the electric power per mile and per passenger. Os the nineteen companies, operating less than 250,000 car miles, four are obtaining power at a cost of less than 2 cents per car. six between 2 and 3 cents, five between 3 and 4 cents, one between 4 and 5 cents arid three at more than five cents; of the five companies operating over five million car miles per year, one obtains the power at less than 1 cent per car mile, three between 1 and 2 cents, and one between 2 and 3 cents; other similar figures are also given between these limits. The Brooklyn Heights Company has the cheapest power. 0.86 per car mile, followed by the Bingamton. with 0.94; the cost of power for Massachusetts roads Includes repairs and depreciation of the station plant, which is not the case of tho New York roads.

WEAK WHEAT MARKET 1 LARGE OFFERINGS STARTED A HEAVY SELLING MOVEMENT. December Option Opened at a Heavy Decline, While Other MarketH Were Erratic—Provisions Gained. CHICAGO, Nov, 27—A1l of yesterday’s l%c advance in May wheat was lost to-day, while December dropped l%c. There was a big increase in winter wheat offerings, especially from Indiana, and this was very effective with the crowd that sold from the start. Other markets were dull, with narrow fluctuations and only slight changes in prices at the close. Wheat opened weak for both May and December. May started %@%c lower at 92%£i92%c, and December at 99c, a decline of 14c. Liverpool cables were disappointing, showing but advance as a response to the bulge yesterday. Northwestern receipts were 927 cars, against 972 last week and 542 a year ago. The persistency with which receipts up there to fail off in spite of all predictions to the contrary, was also a clog to the market. It developed that the heavy advance in December was having its natural effect on country shippers who possessed any that would inspect up to contract grade. Wheat that would have gone to Toledo or St. Louis under ordinary conditions, was headed this way, and 80,000 bushels of No. 2 red winter ready to ship from Indiana was sold in the pit at from 99c to 98%c for December delivery. The opening decline in that future was pressed into a still further reduction when the above information became generally known. Chicago receipts were 299 cars. Bradstreet reported American clearances of wheat and flour for the week from both coasts at 5,465,000 bushels, against 6,653,000 bushels for the week before, and 3,753,000 bushels the corresponding week of 1896. There was some bull news to hand, but little attention was paid to it. New York reported thirty-two boatloads sold for export, twenty of them for Trieste, Austria. The day’s clearances from the Atlantic seaboard amounted to 490,000 bushels. Only about 750,000 bushels increase in the visible supply is expected Monday. The advices from the Northwest were that owing to bad weather farmers’ deliveries had materially fallen out. The bearish effect of the sales of No. 2 winter wheat to arrive here from Indiana was increased when it became known that handlers of cash wheat were sellers of carloads to arrive for lowa and Nebraska correspondents who had No. 1 Northern spring to ship. Armour & Cos. likewise sold December wheat in the pit, which was supposed to be against wheat bought in Duluth to come here. Selling of December Anally became so free that the market broke to 97%c near the opening, and it had sold as high as 99%c. It steadied somewhat at 97%c, and by closing time had recovered to 97%c. May did not entirely escape. It sold betewen 92%c and 92%c for some time, then broke to 91%c, closing at 91%c. Corn was slow, w’ith trade for the most part consisting of transfers of December contracts to May at about 3%@3%c difference. The tendency of prices was slightly downward, due to receipts of 846 cars and sympathy with the decline in wheat. Cables were %@%d higher. Atlantic clearances were 301,000 bu. May ranged from 29%c to 29%@ 29%c, and closed a shade lower at 29%c. Oats were weaker and closed lower. The decline in wheat had a depressing effect. December showed some strength shortly after the opening, on a fair demand, but the advance was lost later. Elevator interests did most of the selling. Receipts were large —7Ol cars. Seaboard clearances were 472,000 bu. May ranged from 22%c to 22c and closed V4C lower, at 2214 c. Provisions were very dull, but firm. Demand was only fair, but offerings were even smaller. There was some transferring of December contracts to January, and cash demand was quite good. At the close January pork was 2%c higher, at $8.1714; January lard 214®5c higher, at $4.27%, and January ribs a shade higher, at [email protected]%. Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 165 cars; corn, 400 cars; oats, 330 cars; hogs, 45,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- ClosArticles. ing. est. est. ing. Wheat— Nov. •••• •••; Dec 99 9914 97% 97-& May :::::::::: 92% ?3 m Corn—Nov 26% 2b % 25% -6 Dec 26% 26% 20% 26 May :::::::::: 2?% 29* 29% 29% Oats Dec 20% 20% 20% 20% May I ... 22% 22% 22 22% Pork—Dec. ... $7.25 $7.25 $7.22% $7.25 Jan 8.17% 8.20 8.17 % 8.17% May 8.42% 8.45 8.42% 8.42% Lard—Dec. 4.10 4.12% 4.10 4.12% Jan. 4.22% 4.25 4.2i% 4.25 May ! 4.40 4.42% 4.37% 4.42% Rlbd—Dec 4.17% 4.17% 4.15 4.17% Jan 4.17% 4.17% 4.15 4.17% May 4.30 4.30 4.27% 4.27% Oash quotations were as follows: Flour firm; winter patents. [email protected]; straights. [email protected]; spring specials. $5.35: spring patents. $4.40®4.90: straights, [email protected]: bakers, $3.50(5)3.80. No. 2 spring wheat. 90%®91%c; No. 3 spring wheat, 92® 94c; No. 2 red, 97%@98%c. No. 2 corn, 26%c; No. 2 yellow, 26%c. No. 2 oats, 20%@21c; No. 2 white, f o. b., 23%@24%c: No. 3 white, f. o. b., 23® 23%e. No. 2 rye, 47%@47%c. No. 2 barley, f. o. b.. 26®36c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.06%@1.10%. Prime timothy seed, $2.65. Mess pork, per brl, $7.25® 7 30 Lard, per 100 lbs, $4.22%<5>4.2T>. Short-rib sides (loose). $4.15(fi'4.70; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), $4.75®5; short-clear sides (boxed), $4.50 @4 62%. Whiskv, distillers’ finished goods, per gal, $1.19. Sugars—Cut-loaf, 5.84 c; granulated, 5 21c Receipts—Flour, 8,000 brls: wheat. 127,000 bu; coni 2f9.000 bu; oats. 415.000 bu; rye. 11.000 bu: barley 97,000 bu. Shipments- Flour, 11.000 brls: wheat, 114,000 bu; corn. 383.000 bu; oats, 105,000 bu; rye, 700 bu; barley. 152,0 p) bu.

AT NEW YORK. Ruling: Prices in Produce at the Senhoard’s Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK. Nov. 27.—Flour—Receipts, 14,904 brls; exports, 4,550 brls. Market quiet, but firm; Minnesota patents, $5.1005.40; Minnesota bakers, [email protected]; winter patents, $4.9306.25; winter straights, $4.6004.70; winter extras, $3.*..'*4; winter low grades, $2.90®3.10. Rye flour dull at $2.80 @3.25. Buckwheat flour quiet at [email protected]. Buckwheat quiet at 3C@38 u c. Corn meal steady; yellow Western, 63c. Rye steady; No. 2 Western. 60Vic. Barley quiet; Western, 28%c. Barley malt easy; Western. 55@60c. Wheat—Receipts, 255,300 bu; exports, 87,674 bu. Spot easy; No. 2 red, $1.00*4- Options opened easy, owing to big Northwestern receipts and disappointing cables, rallied slightly on covering, but flnallv sold oft again under realizing and closed %@%c net lower; No. 2 red, November, closed at 9974 c; December, 99V4-' 7 "', closed at 99Vic. Corn—Receipts, 83,575 bu; exerts, 118,820 bu. Spot easy; No. 2, 33%c. Options opened steady on cables, but eased off later with wheat und closed Vfc@7*c net lower; November closed at 32'/4c; December, 31*4fa 32c, closed at 31%c. Oats-Receipts, 62,400 bu; exi>orts, 239,623 bu. Spot steady; No. 2,2674 c. Options dull, but steady on light offerings; closed Vic net higher; February closed at 26vic; December closed at 25 %c. Hay quiet; spring, 40@45c; good to choice, 00 @7oc. Hops quiet: State, common to choice. 1895 crop. 4@6c; 1896 crop, 6® 9c; 1897 crop, 15@18c; Pacific coast, 1895 crop. 4@6c; 1896 crop, 6@9c; 1897 crop, 15@18c. Hides steady; Galveston, lac; Texas, 12c; California, 17018 c. Leather quiet; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres, 28 , A@31 , /ic. Beef quiet; family. $9010.50; extra mess, $7.50 @8; beef hams. [email protected]; packet, $8.5009.50. Cut meats quiet; pickled bellies. $6.25 0 7.877*; pickled shoulders. $5.75; pickled hams, $7.50. Lard steady; Western steam, $4.50; refined quiet. Pork steady: mess. $8.25@9; short-clear, $10012; family, $11.50 @12.50. Tallow quiet; city, 33-16 c; country, 374@3%c, as to quality. Rice steady; fair to extra. 47*@674c; Japan, 5@574c. Molasses quiet; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 26031 c. Cotton-seed oil quiet and about steady, with sales on the basis of 2174 c for prime summer yellow; prime crude, 1874 c; prime crude, f. o. b. mills, 13 1 ,2@d4' 2 c; prime summer yellow, 2174 c; off summer yellow, 21@21 , /ic; butter oil, 2374026 c; prime winter yellow, 26V*@27c. Coffee —Options opened steady at an advance of 5 points and were moderately active, with a firm undertone on higher European quotations, a further advance in the Rio Exchange rate and a falling off in receipts at Rio and Santos; some investment buying, but mostly covering; closed steady at a net advance of 5 points. Sales. 17.000 bags. Including: December, [email protected]; March, 5.65 c. S(>ot coffee—Rio firm; No. 7. invoice 674 c, lobbing 6*4c. Mild steadv; sales. 1,000 bags No. 8 Rio at 044 c. Rio— Receipts. 10,000 bags; cleared for the United States. 6,000 bags; cleared for Europe. 2.000 bags; stock, 449,000 bags. Total warehouse deliveries from the United States. 14.307 bags, including 11,995 from New York; New York stock to-day. F01.356 bags; United States stock, 602,263 bags; afloat for the United States, 432.000 bags: total visible for the United States 1.034.263 bags, against 671.566 last year and 592.879 In 1895. Sugar—Paw firm: refined firm: mold A. 4 T 4c; standard A. 4%c; confectioners’ A. 4%c; cut-loaf. ~<%c: erushc'i 544 c: powdered, 5 3-!6c; granulated, sc; cubes, 574 c. * TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotation* at St. Louts, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Place*. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 27.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat lower, closing 2V.c for December anti 144 c for May below yesterday. May opened 44c lower and eventually declined 174 c more, closing with sellers l-16e above the bottom. Spot lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator. 967*c; track. 9714 c; No. 2 hard, cash, 87@88c; December, 9774 c, May, 934409374 c. Com—Futures dull and featureless during most of the session. Anally weakening and closing with May 44044 c anil December 7@74c under yesterday. Spot easy; No. 2. cash, 25\c; December. 24%c: May. 2744 c. Oats ruled weak and lower for futures, closing with a decline of 44044 c for the day. Spot lower; No. 2, cash, elevator, 2044 c; track. 2174022 c; No. 2 white.

cask, 24c; December, 20%c bid; May. 2£%<?52%c. Rye steady at 46%c. Flaxseed quiet at $1.03. Prime timothy seed. $2.60. Corn meal. $1.40. Bran slow, but strong; sacked, on track. 52®58c. ntty active and prices well sustained; prairie, $608.50; timothy, sß® 10.50. Butter quiet; creamery. W© 23%c; dairy, ll@lßc. Eves firm at 17c. Whisky. $1.19. .Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork quiet; standard mess. Jobbing. $8.23®8.50. La'd quiet; prime steam. $1.07%; choice. $4.12%. Bacon —Boxed lots, extra short-clear, $5.12%©5.25: ribs. $5.c0®5.62%; shorts. $5.62%®.'.75. Dry-salt meats — Boxed shoulders, extra short-clear. $4.75® ♦.57%; ribs, $5.12 , *®5.25; shorts, $5 12%®5.25. Receipts—Flour, 5,000 brls; wheat. 39,000 bu; corn. 120.000 bu; oats, 23.000 bu. Shipments—Flour. 5,000 brls; wheat, 16,000 bu; corn, 74,000 bu; oats, 18,000 bu. BALTIMORE. Nov. 27.—Flour firmer; Western Superfine, $2.80® 3.20; Western extra. $3.45® 4.20; Western family. $4.5064.75; "’inter wheat patents. $4.9063.10; spring wheat (intents, $5®5.25; spring wheat straights. s4.so®3; receipts. 16,699 brls; exports. 13 brls. Wheat easy; spot and month. 99®99%c; December, 99 1 i®99%c; steamer No. 2 red, 93%c bid; receipts. 63,472 bu: exiiorts. 40.*100 bu; Southern wheat by sample. 94c®$1; Southern wheat on grade, 94%®99%c. Corn firm; spot and month, 33(533%e: Deoeml"\ 32%®33c; November or December, new or old. 32V.@329c; steamer mixed. 31®31%e; receipts, 74.219 bu; exports, 38.571 bu; Southern white corn. 34®35c; Southern yellow. 33®34c. Oats firm: No. 2 white, 29®29%c; receipts, 32,293 bu. Rye firm: No. 2 Western, 54c: receipts, 49.510 bu. Hay firm; choice timothy. sl3 asked. Grain freights quiet, but firm and unchanged. Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs Arm; fresh, 20®21c. Cheese steady and unchanged. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 27 —Wheat—Spot. No. 1 red Northern spring, firm at 7s 9%d. Com—Spot. American mixed, firm at 3s 3%d. Flour —St. Louis fancy winter steady at 10s. Hoi*-At London (Pacific coast) steady at £4 10s®£5. Beef firm; extra India mess, 66s 3d: nrinie mess. 56s 3d. Pork —Prime mess, fine Western, firm at 4<s6d; prime mesa, medium Western, steady at 4,>s. Hams—Short-cut, 14 to 16 lbs, dull at 31s. Bacon -Short-ribs steady at 355: long-clear middles, light, dull at 34s 6d: long-clear middles, heavy, dull at 345: short-clear backs dull at 30s 6d: clear bellies steady at 365. Shoulders— Square cut firm at 28a. Lard —Prime Western firm at 22s 3d. Cheere —American finest white and colored dull at 42s 6d. Tallow—Prime city firm at 18s. CINCINNATI. Nov. 27.—Flour quiet. Wheat quiet: No. 2 red nominal at 94%c. Com easy: No. 2 mixed. 27®27%c. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed. 23%c. Rye dull; No. 2. 16c. Lard quiet at $4.15. Bulk meats firm at $4.45®4.50. Bacon steady at $5.85. Whisky steady at $1.19. Butter easy. Sugar firm. Eggs steady at 16%c. Cheese firm. TOLEDO, Nov. 27.—Wheat weak and lower: No. 2. cash and December, 95c. Corn dull, but steady; No. 2 mixed. 27%c. Oats unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 21%c. Rye dull, but steady; No. 2. cash. 48%c. Clover seed active and steady; prime, cash, $3.15. DETROIT. Nov. 27.—Wheat—No. 1 white, 91 %c; No. 2 red, 9194 c; December, 92c; May, 93%c. Corn —No. 2 mixed, 2Sc. Oats—No. 2 white, 25c. Rye —No. 2, 48%c. Wool. LONDON, Nov. 27.—The wool sales were continued to-day with a full attendance and a keen competition. The offerings were of small catalogues cf a mixed selection. Melbourne scoured marked ’’Toorale” and New South Wales scoured marked ‘’Shaw” sold at Is 7%d for Germany. Medium scoureds sold well, but inferior and faulty stocks were weak. Cross-bred slips were Irregular. The demand for the continent and the home trade was good. Falkland Islands and Punta Arenas wools were %and lower than in the last series of sales and were sold to home and continental buyers. Following are the sales in detail. New South Wales—l,l93 bales; scoured. 9Vd®ls 7V>d; greasy. 64®7%d. Queensland—2.4sa bales; scoured, Is l%d®ls 5%d: greasy. 5%®9d. Victoria—2.2os bales; scoured. 7%d@ls i%d; greasy, 5%®9d. South Australia—l.l4l bales; greasy. 5®6%d. West Australia—4 bales; greasy. B%d. New Zealand—l,s66 bales; scoured, 6%d® Is 2d; greasy. s®Bd. Cape of Good Hope and Natal-289 bales: scoured, Bd®ls 3%d; greasy, 6% ®7d. Falkland Islands-323 bales; greasy, 6@7%d. Punta Arenas—6l6 bales; greasy, 3%@6%d. NEW YORK. Nov. 27.—W00l dull; fleece, 26® 31c; Texas, 13@17e. Oils. CHARLESTON, Nov. 27.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 30c; sales, 100 casks. Rosin firm; sales, 500 brls; A. B, O, D. $1.10; E. F. $1.15; G, $1.20; H. $1.25; I, $1.30; K, $1.40; M, $1.60; N, $2.05; window glass, $2.30; water white, $2.70. SAVANNAH. Nov. 27.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 30%c bid: sales. 998 casks; receipts, 1,262 casks. Rosin firm and unchanged; sales, 348 brls; receipts, 4,141 brls. NEW YORK. Nov. 27.—Petroleum quiet; United closed at 67%c bid. Rosin steady; strained, cornmop to good, [email protected]. Spirits of turpentine firm at 32%®33c. WILMINGTON, Nov. 27.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 29%@30%c. Rosin steady at $1.15®1.20. Crude turpentine steady at [email protected]. Tar quiet at $1.05. OIL CITY. Nov. 27.—Credit balances. 65c; certificates closed at 67%c bid; shipments, 83,884 brls; runs, 117,828 brls. Batter, Eggs and Cheese. NEW YORK. Nov. 27.—Butter—Receipts, 3,097 packages. Market firm; State dairy. 12620 c; State creamery, 14@22c; Western creamery’, 14® 23c; Elgins, 23e; factory. 11%@14c.. Cheese—Receipts, 6,952 packages. Market quiet; light skims, 6®6%c: part skims. s®6c; full skims, 2%®4c. Eggs—Receipts, 5,182 packages. Market steady; State and Pennsylvania, 20@25c; Western. 22c. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.—Butter steady; fancy Western creamery, 23%c. Eggs firm and in good demand; fresh near-by, 23@24c; fresh Western, 22® 23c. Cheese unchanged. CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—0n the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creamery, 15@21c; dairy. 12® 19c. Cheese quiet at B®B%c. Eggs firm; fresh, 18c. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 27.—Butter firm; creamery, 20c; dairy. 15c. Eggs steady; fresh candled Missouri and Kansas stock, 17c; storage, 13c, Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—The occurrence of the Thanksgiving holiday has had much to do with reducing the aggregate of business transacted in drv goods during the week. The trading to-day was of a light character, both in stores and by mail orders. There is no strengthening of the market in any deiwrtment and It is rumored that there will be heavy reductions made In certain lines of cotton goods next week. In woolen and worsted goods the market remains quite strong, the hesitancy in sellers to open new lines being the only restricting influence. Prints continue to be unfavorably situated. Recent reductions in prices have not produced any decided increase in the demand. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.—Cotton steady; sales, (100 bales; ordinary. 4%e; good ordinary, 4%c; low middling. 4 15-16 c; middling. 5%c; good middling. 5%c; middling fair, 5 15-16 c; receipts, 24,675 bales; stock, 296,711 bales. MEMPHIS; Nov. 27.—CotTon steady; middling. 5%c; receipts, 4.303 bales; shipments, 7,385 bales; stock, U 8,231 bales; sales, 4,605 bales. Metul*. NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Pig iron quiet: Southern, $10®11; Northern, $10612.25. Copper dull: lake, brokers, 10%c. Lead strong; domestic, 3.50 c. Tin plates dull. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 27.— Lead dull at [email protected]%c. Spelter nominal at 3.80 c. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. Nov. 27.—California dried fruits: Apples firm; other dried fruits ouiet; evaporated apples, common, s®7c; prime wire tray, B%c; wood-dried, prime, B%c; choice, B%c; fancy. 9® 9%c. Prunes, 3%@Bc, as to size and quality. Aprtcotß Royal, 7%®Bc; Moor Park, 9® lie. Peaches, unpeeled, 7@loc; peeled, 12@20c.

LIVE STOCK. Cuttle Quiet and Steady—Hogs Active and Stronger-Slieep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27.—Cattle— Receipts light; shipments light. There were but few fresh arrivals. The market was quiet at about steady prices. Export grades $4.75@ 5.15 Shippers, medium to good 4.250 4.60 Shippers, common to fair 3.500 4.00 Feeders, fair to good 3.750 4.10 Stockers, common to good 2.75® 3.50 Heifers, good to choice 3.650 4.25 Heifers, common to medium 2.65® 3.35 Cows, good to choice 3.400 3.75 Cows, fair to medium 2.650 3.10 Cows, common and old 1.250 2.25 Veals, good to choice 5,000 6.00 Bulls, good to choice 3.000 3.50 Bulls, common to medium 2.00® 2.75 Milkers, good to choice 30.00®45.00 Milkers, common to medium 18.W025.60 Hogs—Receipts, 5,500; shipments, 1.500. The market opened fairly active. The order trade were leading buyers, though later packers bought liberally at a shade stronger prices than yesterday. The closing was steady, with all sold. Light $3.400 3.50 Mixed 3.3503.50 Heavy packing and shipping 3.3503.4774 Pigs 2.5003. i0 Roughs 2.5003.73 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts light: shipments light. But little doing for want of stock. The market was steady. Sheen, good to choice $3.7504.25 Sheep, common to medium 2.7503.50 Lambs, good to choice 5.0005.50 Lambs, common to medium 4.0004.75 Bucks, per head 2,0/@'.‘o Elsewhere. CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—T0-day’s cattle market was almost entirely nominal, as Is usual on Saturday. The free offerings sold at yesterday's price. The small advance that has taken place in prices this week was wholly due to the extremely light receipts, for the requirements of trade were limited. The export demand has been an important feature of late and the call for fancy cattle for the Christmas holiday trade has been so large than in numerous instances buyers went to the feed lots for them. Veal calves continue scarce and prices remain firm, the beat lots fetching $6.5006.60 per 100 lbs and prime milch cows have sold as high as $33 per head. The demand for Stockers and feeders has fallen off and prices averaged 10015 c lower than last week, but good feeders are still high. There was an active demand for hogs und prices ruled strong at an average advance of 5c over yesterday’s quotations. Heavy (lacking lots sold at $3.200 3.35 and prime shipping lots at $3.50 ®;3.55. the hulk of the sales being made at $3.35 @3.50. The greater part of the pigs changed ownership at $3.100 3.; • The new crop of hogs has started and liberal receipts are expected from now on. Medium weights are still the beet Offerings of sheep and lambs were easily sold at the recent advance Sheep were salable at $3 @4.65 for poor to choice and lambs at $405.85. Great numbers of lambs have been sold during the latter part of the week at $5.75 and some fancy sheep sold at $4.7004.85. The demand for feeders Is good, but very few suitable to the trade nre coming to the market. Receipts—Cattle, 500; hogs, 19.000; sheep. 3.000. BT. LOUIS. Nov. 27.—Cattle-Receipts, 2.400, of which 500 were Texans; shipments. 3.400. Market steady; fair to fancy native shipping and export steers, $4.2505.25. hulk at $4.6005; dressed beef and butchers' steers. $3.7504.75. bulk at $404.50; Steers under 1,000 lbs. $3.3004.50, bulk at $3,850 4.10: stockers and feeders, $204.30, bulk at $2.75 04.10; cows and heifers. *1 "504.50. bulk of cows. $2.5003.25; canning cows, $1.2502.40; bulls, $1.75

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Lord Helson's Canadian Love Episode* Leslie’s Weekly. A pretty little romance gives Nelson** memory a sentimental Interest In Canada. During his service at Quebec, In 1782, when ho was but twenty-four years of age, ha became infatuated with a beautiful Canadian girl, Mary Simpson, daughter of a great Canadian merchant of the period. At the time of Nelson’s visit she was but sixteen years old. marvelously beautiful and witty. On the 14th of October, 1782, Lord, Nelson’s ship, the Albemarle, was ready to sail, and he had a very sad and tender parting with Mary Simpson, and went down the St. Lawrence to board the man-of-war. The next morning arrived and the Albemarle did not heave anchor, and Captain Nelson was seen coming hack to Quebec in a boat. A friend of Nelson’s, a man prominent in Quebec at the time, espied him and asked him what had happened. Nelson is quoted as having said: "I find it absolutely Impossible to leave this place without again waiting upon her whose society has so much added to Its charms, and laying myself and my fortune at her feet.** Nelson’s friend protested against such a rash act and told him that, "situated as you are at present, your utter ruin will Inevitably follow.” "Then let it follow.” replied Nelson, earnestly, “for I am resolved to do It.” But, despite his intentions, the stronger will of his friend prevailed, and he was fairly carried back to his ship and forced to leave behind the girl he loved, and It was many years before he gave up the hope of possessing her, for Nelson never returned to Canada, and Mary Slmpßon died In splnsterhood. Everybody Happy. New York Mall and Express. Ex-Postmaster General Wilson Impart* the Interesting information that he Is "perfcetly delighted to be out of politics.” Inaamuch as politics feels exactly the same way toward Brother Wilson, It Is moved and seconded that the present arrangement be made permanent.

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