Indianapolis Journal, Volume 48, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1898 — Page 7

Fire—Thieves Menace Valuabie Possessions Everybody Has Heirlooms, Jewelry, Valuable Papers, Keepsakes, Family Plate, Subject to burglars, pilferers, fire, unless made absolutely secure, as in THE SAFE DEPOSJT VAULTS OF THE INDIANA TRUST COMPANY The completeness and elegance of its appointments make it additionally attractive. Compartments, $5 a year up. Visits of inspection invited. INDIANA TRUST BUILDING THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL. *U.".ooo— FULL PAUL .DKOKEnB> Chicago Grain and Provisions New York Stocks. Long Distance Telephone. 1375 and lEsi 31 and 13 A\est Pearl street Cincinnati Office. Rooms 4 ana a. Kankakee HEAVY TRADE ON'CHANGE * STOCKS MORK active than any DAY SINCE ADVANCE BEGAN.

Consolidation Schemes Made Favorites of a Number of Shares—Local Business Dull. - -- At New York yesterday money on call was easy at 1%@2 per cent.; last loan, 1% per cent. ' Prime mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent. Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in banki rs' bills at $4.84% for demand and at $4.2’, 2 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.8304.83% and S4.S5 l ,*V'g4.S6; commercial bills, $4.81%©4.82. Stiver certificates, 56%*&57%e; bay silver, 66%c; Mexican dollars, 43%c. At London bar silver closed at 26%d an ounce. Total sales of stocks, 574,100 shares, including: Atchison preferred, 9,500; Baltimore & Ohio, 5,613; Chesapeake & Ohio, 43,899; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 28,705; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, 6.670; Illinois Central, 3,345; Louisville &. Nashville, 36,402; Manhattan, 22,915; Hawaiian, 3,960; Reading preferred, 13,886; Miseouri Pacific, 4,220; Missouri, Kansas & Texas preferred, 4,775 ; New Jersey Central, 3,440; New York Central, 22.190; Northern Pacific, 26,150; Northern Pacific preferred, 33,325; Oregon Short-line, 3,091; Reading, 8,500; Rock Island, 6,640; St. P. ul, 22,500; St. Paul & Omaha, 3,682; Southern preferred, 6,376; Union Pacific, 33,970; Tobacco, 19,185; Chicago Great Western, 5,565; People’s Gas, 36.450; Sugar, 19,558; United States Leather, 4,310; United States Leather preferred, 5,446; Westefn Union, 3,390. -* More than $90,000,000 of government, state and railroad bonds have been sold at New York during this month, compared with $38,138,000 for the same month last year. This is the highest monthly record in history. Trere was much investment in the bonds of the reorganized railroads, such as Union Pacific, Atchison, Northern Pacific, St. Louis & San b rancisco, Kansas Pacific consols and Brio. There was also much speculation in the bonds, notably in Union Pacific certificates. This speculation, of course, ariects the character of the aggregate bond transactions. The New York Commercial Advertiser says: "When bankers are asked why bonds are so active and money at the bunks so cheap, they reply that money is pouring into New York from all parts of the country so freely there will be no better money rate. That there is a tendence among a number of banks to reduce rates of interest on deposit is true, but that there is a general inclination to do so is not yet apparent. In the meantime it is expected that bonds for investment will remain active.” Yesterday’s New York stock market was more active and broader than at any time since the present upward movement began, but it was exceedingly uneven, and some prominent stocks in the list show net declines. The market ignored the heaviness of some of last week’s speculative favorites, and other stocks were taken up and pushed aggressively. There was obvious realizing In New York Central, Lake Shore, Rock Island and Sugar’. Tho leaders of the advance were Chesapeake & Ohio, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis. Louisville, Pennsylvania and Northern Pacific preferred. The first two named were affected by the published rumors that an amalgamation was in prospect similar to that projected for the New York Central and Lake Shore. There was quite a large demand reported for Chesapeake & Ohio for London account, which was attributed to the presence in London of a prominent authority in that company. Other properties which are largely under a siqiilar .control shared to a less extent in the strength. Northern Pacific preferred continued its remarkable advance and touched 69 during the day. Confident assertions that an additional dividend was imminent accompanied the advance. Louisville continued to enjoy tho advantage of tho reports to a refunding plan nearing completion. The strength of Pennsylvania was said to be due to the operations of a pool which are based on the assumption that the stock has not enjoyed a rise commensurate with that of other trunk lines which are no better situated. The sharp rise In Baltimore & Ohio, which at the highest amounted to 3%, was unexplained by any news of the day. Strength In a number of the industrial specialties, notably Tobacco and Leather preferred, and the advance of Borne of the high-priced investment stocks and the strength of the coalers, due to the prevalent cold weather, helped to sustain the market, and the continued large absorption of railroad bonds was an additional factor. The tone of the grangers was heavy all day with tho exception of Burlington.which rose at one time over a point, and of Northwest and Omaha, whi h moved in sympathy with the Vanderbilts. There were several halts during the day. due to a taking of quick profits, and trading closed with a very general movement to that end, which embraced all the strongest and most active stocks, cutting down their extreme gains in all cases. Sugar lost nearly all of its early advance. London was both a buyer anti seller In this market, and Union Pacific and St. Paul felt the adverse effect of this selling. Commission house business was on a very large scale. Business in the bond market was on a very large scale, Kansas Pacific consols, the Union Pacific and Atchison issues and the Texas & Pacific seconds being in special demand. Prices are higher all around. Total sales, $6,340,000. The United States new fours advanced % bid, and the fives, coupon. %. The following table, prepared by L. W. Louis, Room 11. Board of Trade, shows the fange of quotations: Open- High- Lew- ClosXame, tag, *?st. est. ing. Adams Express 160 Baltimore A Ohio 15% American Express U 9 American Spirits 6% 9 8% 9 American spirits pref .... .... 221* American Sugar :..138% 139% 137% 138% American Sugar pref 112% American Tobacco 88% 90 88% 88% American Tobacco pref 110 Atchison 13% 13% 13% 13% Atchison pref 31% 31% 31% 31% Canada Pacific 88% Canada Southern 55% 65% 65% 55% Central Pacific 13% C. caaucake t Ohio 23% 24% 23% 24% tik Alton .... .... .... If,” Cbi.4 Ind. & Louis..... 9% Chi.. Ind. Si. Louis, pref .... 32% C.. U. A •4 . 100% C. K. 1 59% Pt 9ple* (la* 98 89% 98 9(-% C*. v., C. 6i bl. L. 37-;* 38 * 37% 37%

Commercial Cable Cos 175 Consolidated Gas 191% Cotton Oil 22% Cotton Oil pref 77 Delaware a iiudron 112% D., L. A: W 155% Denver & Rio Grande 13% Denver A Rio Grande pref 60% Erie 15% Erie first pref 38% Port Wayne 170 General Electric 36% 37% 36% 86% Great Northern pref 140% Hooting Valley 6% Illinois Central 108% Lake Erie <fc Western 16 I/ike Erie & Western pref._ 71% Lake Shore V 190% Lead Trust m 30% 36 38% Louisville & Nashville j% 00% 59% 60 Manhattan ifs 118% 117% 118% Michigan Central 107 Missouri Pacific 35% 33% 34% 34% New Jersey Central 95 96 94% 95% New York Central 119% 119% 118% 118% Northern Pacific 28% Northern Pacific pref 65% G 9 68 68% Northwestern 126% 127 125% 126 Northwestern pref 166% Pacific Mail 31% 31 31 Pullman Palace 178% Reading 22% 23 22% 22% Roc’x Island 94% 94% 93% 93% St. Paul 96% 96% 96 96% •Ht. Paul pref .... 144% St. Paul A Omaha 77% 78% 77 77% St. Paul & Omaha pref 148 Southern Pacific- 20 Tennessee Coal and 1r0n... 25% 25% 25 25% Texas Pacific 12% Union Pacific 35 35% 34% 35% 11. S. Express 41% V. S. Leather 7% U. 8. Leather pref 65% 67 65% 66 U. R. Rubber 15% U. S. Rubber pref 65% Wabash, St. L. & P 7% Wahash, St. L. &P. pref.. IS% 19% 18% 19 Wells-Fargo Express 112 Western Union 91% 92% 91% 92 Wheeling Lake Erie 3 Wheeling & Lake Erie pref 13 TT. R. Fours, reg 113 U. R. Fours, coup 114% U. S. Fours, new, reg 128 U. S. Fours, new, coup 129 Monday’s Bank: Clearings. At Chicago—Clearings, $16,188,764. New York exchange, 35 cents premium. Posted rates. $4.83 and $4.56. At Philadelphia—Clearings, $8,503,815; balances, $1,179,250. At St. Loui&—Clearings, $4,982,513; balances, $426,312. At Cincinnati—Clearings. $3.006.550. At New York—Clearings, 78,372.816: balances. $5,383,779. At Boston—Clearings, $13,073,143; balances, $1,591,063. At New Orleans—Clearings. $1,197,784. At Memphis—Clearings, $640,575; balances, $325,884. At Baltimore—Clearings, $2,004,152; balances, $324,153. - A LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Trade of January Disappointing, but Steady Prices Hilling. Trade of January fell below expectations, still it was considerably in excess of January, 1597. and every one knows but for the unfavorable conditions which prevailed the last twenty days of the month, trade would have largely exceeded January last year. In no line except cotton goods were there any .important declines. Staple groceries, drugs and leather ruled steady. The prices and volume of business with the produce merchants was fully up to the usual January average. The local grain market, so far as prices are concerned. Is firm and all cereals in good request. Receipts continue light, with prospects of an early increase. Track bids reported by the secretary of the Board of T> dp ruled yesterday as follows: Wheat —No. 2 red, 95%c; No. 3 red, 91%@92%c; February, 96%c; wagon wheat, 96c. Corn—No. 1 white, 29c; No. 2 white, 29c; No. 3 white, 29e; No. 4 white, 26c; No. 2 white mixed, 27%c; No. 3 white mixed, 27%e; No. 4 •white mixed, 24%c; No. 2 yellow, 27%c; No. 3 yellow, 27%e; No. 4 yellow, 24%c; No. 2 mixed, 27Vic; No. A mixed, 27%e; No. 4 mixed, 24%c; ear coin, 22%c. * Oats —No. 2 white, 25%c; No. 3 white, 23%e; No. 2 mixed. 24c; No. 3 white r xed, 23c. Hav —No. 1 timothv, S7O" si; No. 2 timothy, $G rn. Inspections—Com: No. 3 "hlte, 21 cars; No. 3 yellow, 10; No. 4 yellow, 1; N. 3 mixed, 10; total, 42 cars. Hay: No. 2 timothy, Poultry uml Otlie. ’oiiuce, (Prices paid by sb ” Poultry—Hens, sc; r.-rings, V . xks. 3c; young hen turkeys, 9c; tor-.-,, a .cks. to; geese, 40c for foil leathered, ?'jc for . -_-kcC Butter—Country. choice. 1. @1 mixed, 608 c. Eggs—Strictly fresn, 13c. Feathers —Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 10® 17c per lb. Beeswax —30c for yellow, 25c for dark. Honey—l2@lsc per lb. Wool—Medium, unwashed. 190720 c: tub-washed, 20®2re: burr' - and umr.*rchantable. 5c less. Game—Rabbits. 700*.'0c; short-biil snipe, $1.25® 1.50 per doz; Mallard ducks. $434.50 per doz; prairie chickens *1.50072 rer doz. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Green-salted Hides —No. 1, 9%c; No. 2, S%c; No. 1 calf, 30c: No. 2 calf, B%c. Grease—White, 3c; veliow. 2%c; brown. 2%c. Tallow —No. 1. 3c: No. 2, 2%c. Bones—Dry. sl2® 13 ner ton.

TIIG JOBBING TKADE. (The quotations Riven below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candies and Nuts. Candles—Stick, sV2®'6c per lb; common mixed, sVi:©c per lb; G. A. R. mixed. 6Vjc; Banner twist stick. Sc; cream mixed, 9c; old-time mixed. 7c. Nuts—Soft-shelled almonds. ll@13c; English walnuts. 9@l2c: Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts, 11c; peanuts, roasted, 7®Sc; mixed nuts, 10c. Uruifs. Alcohol, $2.26®2.50; asaletida, 25@30c; alum, 2Vi @4c; cam.ohor, 40@44c; cochineal, 50®55c; chlorolorm, 6;,©iu*j; coppeias, bris, 60®65c; cream tartar, pure, 30®33c; indigo, 65®80e; licorice, Calab., genuine, 30®40w. magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 25®30c; morphine, P & W., per oz, $2.15®-.40; madder, 14 ©Kc; oil, castor, per gal, 1.12©1.15; oii, bergamot. per lb, $2.75; opium, $3; quinine, P. & W., per oz, 33®38e; balsam copaiba, 50©60c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12©16c; soda, bicarb., 4Vt@6c; salts, Epotii, 44i5c; sulphur, tlour, s©6c; saltpeter, 3® 14c; turpentine, 37© 40c; glycerine, 13Mt@15c; lodide potassiuin, $2.50©2.60; bromide potassium, 65@60e. chlorate potash, 20c: borax, 7@Bc; cinchonida, 20® 25c: carbolic acid. 20®32c. Oils —Linseed. 40©42c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7©.14e: bank. 40c: best straits. 60c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 20®30c; miners’, 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in bris, 40e per gal; half bris. 2c per gal extra. Gunned Goods. Corn, Coe®sl.2s. Peaches—Standard 3-lb, $1.50® 1.75; seconus, $1.20® 1.30; 3-lb pie. 85©90c; California standard, $1.7602; California seconds, $1.40 ®1.50. Miscellaneous —Blackberries. 2-lb. 65®70c; raspberries, 2-lb, 90®95c; pineapple, standard, 2-lb, $1.1u©1.20; choice, $202.50; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weights. 85©95c; light, 60©65c; string beanß, *o@9oc: Lima beans, [email protected]; i>eas, marrowfats, 85c®$1.10; early June, 90c®$1.10; lobsters, sl.So#2; red cherries. 90c@$l: strawberries, 90® 95c, salmon, 1-lb, $1.10@2; 3-lb tomatoes, 95c@$l. Coal and Coke. The following are the prices on • oal and coke as retailed In this market: Anthracite coal, $7 per ton; Pittsburg lump, $4; Brazil lock, $3; Winlfrede lump, $4; Jackson la .p, $4: Greene county 'umpi $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. Dry Goods*. Bleached Sheetings—Androscoggin L, 5 Vic; Berkley, No. 60, 7c: Cabot, oiuo, Capitol, 4‘ac, cuiiibeiland, si*c, Dwight Anchor, 64 4 c; Fruit of the Loom, 6‘,*c; Furwell, 5%c; Fitchville, 5%c; Full V K in, 4tc; Gilt Luge, 6c; Gilded Age, 4V*c; Hal, 6 ; >ic; Hope, s : V*e; Linwood, 6c; Lonsdale, 6V*c; Peabody, 4 , i>c; Pride of the West, 10Vic; i ci* siuhc, ov.c; Ceiiperdi, 9-4, 15c; Pepperell, !f M, 16' c; Androscoggin, 9-4, lOVic; Androscoggin, 10-4. 18c. Brown Sheetings—Atlantic A, 6%c; Argyle, 4Vic; Boott C, 'Hie; Buck’s Head, sVsc; Clifton CCC, sc; Constitution, 40-inch, sij>c; Carlisle, 40-ineh, 7t6c, Dwight's Star. 6*-4c; Great Falls E. 5V4c; Great Falls J. 4Vic; Hill Fine, 5%c; Indian Head, sVic; Pepperell R. 4Vic; Pepperell. 10-4, 15c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 15c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 16Vic. Prints—Allen dress styles, 4Vic; Allen’s stuples, 4Vvc: Allen'm, 4Vyc; Allen s robes. 4> 2 c; American Indigo, 4c; Arnold long cloth B, 7>*e; Arnold LLC, 6V*c; Cocheco fancy, 4 ; Cocheco madders, 4c; Hamilton fancy, 4Vic; Mcimuac jaiias and purples. iq.*:; Pacific fancy, 4V*c; Simpson’s fancy, 4V*c; Simpson Berlin solids, i'-c; Sin.jisuii s oil finish. i*c; American shirting, S'ic: black white, 34 c; grays. 3V4C. Gingliams—Amcskcag staples, 4Vic; Amoskeag Persian dress, (ic; Bates Warwick dress, EVfee; Lancaster. 4'.ic; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Renfrew dress Btyles. 6c. Ktd-tinished Cambrics —Edwards, 3c; Warren 2 s '4c; Slater, 3c; Genesee, 3c. Grain Bags—Amoskeag, $13.50; American. $13.50; Fninklinvillt*. sl4; Harmony. sl3: Stark, sl6. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA, 9V4c: Conestoga BF, 12Vic; Cordis. 140, 9V?c; Cordis FT. 9> 2 c; Gordis ACE. 10c; Hamilton awnings. 9c: Kitnuno fancy, 17e; Lenox fancy, l*c; Muthuen AA. 10c; Oakland AF. 6c; Portsmouth. 10'tc: Susquehanna, 12c. Fhetucket SW, 6' s c; Shetucket F, 7c; Swift River, ic. Flonr. Straight grades, $4.75©5; fancy grades, $5.75@6: patent flour, $6.75©'6; low grades. [email protected]. Urocerien. Sugars—City Prices —Dominoes, 6.88 c; cut-l<>af, 5.88 o; crushed. 6.88 c; powdered, 5.56 c; XXXX powdered, 5.63 c; standard granulated, 3.35 c; fine granulated, 5.38 c; extra fine granulated, 5.50 c; coarse granulated, 5.50 c; cubes, 5.56 c; mold A, 5.63 c; diamond A, 5.38 c; confectioners’ A. 5.25 c; l Columbia A—Keystone A, sc; 2 Windsor A— American A, sc; 3 Ridgewood A—Centennial A, 4.94 c; 4 Phoenix A—California A. 4.88 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, 4.56 c; 9 yellow Ex. C —California B, 4 "'ic; 10 yellow C Franklin Ex. C, 4.44 c; 11 yellow—Keystone Ex. C, 4.35 c; 12 yellow—American Ex. C, 4.31 c; 13 yellow—Centenniu 1 Ex. C. 4.25 c; 14 yellow—California Ex. C, 4.19 c; 15 yellow, 4.13 c; 16 yellow, 4.06 c. Cofree-Oood. 13® 14c: prime, 15® 16c; t.ictly prime, 16©’18c; fancy green and yePow, 18®22c; Java, 28© 22c. Roasted—Old government Java, 32v.®33e; Golden Rio. 24c; Bourbon Santas, 24c; Glided Pantos, :4c; prime Santos, 23c. lackage cufTei—city prices—Ariosa, lo.40c; Lion. 10.40 c; Jersey, 10.40 c; DUlswortb. 10.40 c; Mall Pouch, 9.90 c; Kxoito. tti.4oc; King Bee, 10.50 c; Imperial, 19.90 c; Java blend. 36.96*'. Flour Sacks (luper)—Plain. 1-32 bn. per 1.000. f3.ov; 116 brl. $5; Vs brl. $8; V* bri. sl6; No. 2

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drab, plain. 1-32 brl, per 1.000. *4.25; 1-16 brl, $6-50; % brl, $10; % brl, S2O: No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl, per 1,000. $7: I*l6 brl. *8.75; % brl, $14.50; % brl, S2B 50. Extra charge for printing, sl.lOOl-15. Salt—la car lots. 90®5c; small lots. 9sv@sl. Spices—Pepper, 10®lSc: allspice, in@lse: cloves. 155520 c; cassia, 13013 c; nutmegs. 65@75c per lb. Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 28®S3c.’ choice, 35040 c: syrups, 230 35c. Beans—Choice hand-picked navv, $1.1001.25 per bu; medium hand-picked. $1.1001.20; Limas, California, 3%®3%c per lb. Ri0t—51.3501.40 per bag for drop. Lead—6%&7c lor pressed bars. Twine—Hemp. 12® 18c per lb; wool. 8®10c: flax, 304730 c; paper, 25c; jute, 12015 c: cotton, 18025 c. Wood Dishes —No. 1. per 1.000. $101.25: No. 2. $1.5? 107,1.40; No. 3, $1.6001.80; No. 5. $2072.25. Wro.tenware—No. 1 tubs. $6®G.23: No. 2 tubs, $5.25075.50; No. 3 tubs, $4.2504.50; 3-hoop pails, $1.4001.50 ; 2-boop pails, SI.1501.20; double washboards. *2.23<72.75; common washboards, $1.25@ 1.50: clothes i4ns, 400 50c per box. Rice—Louisiana. 4%05%c: Carolina, 5@7%c. Leathejr. Leather—Oak sole. 27030 c; hemlock sole, 24® 26c; harness,* 31®36c; skirting, 21®41c; single strap, 3s®4lc; city kip, 60085 c; French kip, 90c® $1.20; city calfskin, 90c@$1.10; French calfskin, $1.2001.85. Iron and Steel. Bar 1r0n—1.5001.60c; horseshoe bar. 2%®2%c; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs, 2%c; American cast steel, 9011 c: tire steel, 2%®3c; spring steei, 4% 05c. Nails and Hor*e*lioe*. Steel cut nails, $1.75; wire nails, from store, $1.90®2 rates; trom 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. Troduce, Fruit* and Vegetables. Apples—Choice cooking, $3.5004; fancy eating apples, $4®4.50 per brl; Ben Davis, $3.50. oauana& —rtr bunch. No. 1, $101.50. Cabbage—6so7oc per brl; Holland seed, 80@90c. Turnips—sl.so per brl; rutu bagas, $1 per brl. Onions—s2.so per brl; red and white onions, $2.50; Spanish onions, per crate. $1.75. Cranberries—s2.soo2.7s per bushel crate; $7.5008 per brl. Grapes—Almerio grapes, [email protected] per brl, according to uuality and weight. Cheese—New York ruli cream. 14c; skims, 6@Bc per lb; domestic Swiss 15c; brick. 11c; liniburger. 10c per lb Oranges—California navel, [email protected]; California seedlings, $2.5002.75. Lemons—Messina, choice, 300 to box. [email protected]; fancy, $3.50; fancy, 360 to box, $3.2503.75. Potatoes —*2.10 per brl; 70c per bu. Sweet Potatoes —Jersey, $3.75; Illinois sweets, $3. Celery—2oo2sc per bunch. Sweet Cider —$4.50 per brl; $2.50 per half brl. Window Glass. Price per box of 50 square teet. Discount, 60. Bxß to 10x15—Single: AA, $7; A, $6.50; li, $6.25' C, $6. Double: AA, $9.60; A, $8.50; 1!, $8.25. 11x14 and 12x18 to 16024 —Single: AA, $8; A, $7.25; B, $7. Double: AA, $10.75; A, $9.25; B. $9.50. ISx2O and 20x20 to 20x30—Single: AA, $10.50; A, $9.60; B, $9. Double: AA, sl4; A, $12.75; B. sl2. 15x36 to 24xS0—Single: AA, $11.60; A. $10; B. $9.25. Double: AA, U 5.25; A. $13.75; B. $12.25. 26x28 to 24x36—Single: AA, *l2, A, $10.50; B, $9.50. Double: AA, sl6; A, $14.50; B, $13.25. 26x34 to 25x32 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. Provisions. Hams—Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, B%@ 9%c; 15 lbs average, 8%@9%c; 12 lbs average, 10%c; 10 lbs average, 10%e; block hams, B%@9c; all first grades; seconds, %c less, lard, 6c. Shoulders—l 6 lbs average, 6%@G%e; 12 to 14 lbs average, 6%©C%e. $14.50; rump pork. sll. Bacon —Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average, 6%@ 6%c; 30 to 40 lbs average, 6%07%c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 7%o7‘rc; bellies, 25 lbs average, 6%@ 6%c; 18 to 22 lbs average, 6%@7c; 14 to 16 lbs average, 7%@7%c. Clear backs, 18 to 22 lbs average, 6%06%c; 10 to 14 lbs average, 6%@6%c; 7 to 9 lbs average, 6%@7c. In dry salt, %c less. Seeds. Clover—Choice, recleaned, 60 lbs, $303.25; prime, $3.2503.50: English, choice, $3.2503.50; alsike, choice, $505.50; alfalfa, choice. $4.4004.60; crimson or .scarlet •clover. $202.50; timothy, 45 lbs, $1,400 1.50; strictly prime. $1.5001.60; fancy Kentucky, 14 lbs, $1; extra clean, 60075 c; orchard grass, extra, $1.7501.90: red top, choice, [email protected]; English bluegrass. 24 lbs, $1.1501.75. REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS. Fourteen Transfers, with a Total Consideration of $46,706, Instruments filed for record in the recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 p. m. Jan. 31, 1898, as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 22a. first office lloor, The Lemcke. Telephone 1760: Sarah E. Schofield to David Walter Bell, part of Lot 25. Blackford’s subdivision of Outiot 152 $12,000 Robert R. Spurlock to Laura B. Smith, Lot 15, Gatling’s subdivision of Outiot 117 5.000 Peter C. Weyenberg to Albert F. Schleicher, Lot 6, Black’s subdivision of Janies Johnson’s East Ohio-street addition 850 Charles S. Schofield to James E. Eaglesfield, Lots 63 and 64, Bruce’s addition 7,500 Equitable Saving and Loan Association to Ada H. Shafer, Lot 33, Julian estate’s Spring Garden addition 156 Minerva D. Cleary to White River Sand Company, part of Lot 14, Bell & Anderson's subdivision of Outiot 4; also, part of Lot 1, Frank’s subdivision of Outiot 4, west of White river 800 Gottlieb H. Keyler to Herald Schmidt and wife, Lot 151, Woodruff Place 3,150 Bartholomew D. Brooks to George Wishes and wife. Lot 1, Brook s subdivision of Outiot IS, west of White river 1,250 Joseph it. Hall to John N. Millikin, part of northeast quarter Section 2,j, Township 16, Range 3 6,000 Peter L. Disher to Carrie L. Millikin, Lot 4. Hubbard estate’s subdivision of Square 10, Southeast addition 1,800 Joseph R. Hall to John N. Millikin, Lot 35, Milligan Park Place addition. I,joo James L. Kimmuan to Hugh Sweeney, part of Lots 7 and 8, Square 5, North Indianapolis • 2,000 Marv Lex to Margaret S. Swan and husband, Lot 30, Block 9, Tuxedo p ar k Jw Anton J.” Van Deinse to Frederick Metzger, Lot 16, Morrison s addition. 4,.j00 Transfers, 14; consideration $16,703

VITAL STATISTICS—JAN. 31. Deaths. Joseph Willoughby, twenty-three years, County Asylum, consumption. James W. Barnes, forty-two years, 1010 Mulberry street, angina piotoris. Phygilious Williams, tifty-five years, Rural street, apoplexy. Infant Gassert, 101a South Delaware street, premature. Anson J. Marshall, thirty-three years, 101a English avenue, rheumatism. Culona Monning, 48 years, 1228 Lafayette street, nephritis. „ Alice Williams, twenty-four years, 311 West Twelfth street, peritonitis. Jesse Garrett, twenty-four years, Chicago street, phthisis. Anna D. Peterson, forty-three years, 161 North Capitol i/v\nue, nephritis, Wilhelmina Kraas, eighty-two years, oil East Morris street, cancer. Harrv E. Kohnle. thirty-six years, 500 North Senate avenue, albuminuria. Mary E. Lowe, seventy-seven years, 60S East North street, apoplexy. Andrew James, forty-four years, Benton and Georgia streets, heart disease. Mary Watterson, eighty-eight years, 723 Elm street, old age. Births. Lena M. and George Sturdevant, 23 North New Jersey street, boy. Anna and Frank E. Lamartree, 827 Huron street, boy. Lois and Harry E. Thurston, 330 North Liberty street, boy. Estella and Samuel Bishop, Lea street, girl. Nellie and Charles McAdams, 451 East Washington street, boy. Emma and Jacob Schulmeyer, 1541 Shelby street, girl. . , Rebecca and John Adams, Wavne township, boy. Ida and W. E. Hamilton, 14 South Oriental street, boy, Tlllle and Richard Gowdy, 886 Rhode Island street, girl. Minnie and John Harris, 501% East Washington street, boy. Nellie and Moses Deitrich, City Hospital, boy. Orpha and James W. Marthin, 320 North Capitol avenue, boy. E. and Joseph Krenzer, 521 Lincoln street, boy. Laura and Newman Atkinson, Baltimore avenue, girl. , (X A. and C. C. Thompson, 1344 Laurel street, girl. Eva and Alrno Meir, 1445 North New Jersey street, boy. Catherine and B. A. Trimpe, Minerva street, girl. Marriage Licenses. John J. Staley and Pearl Anderson. Charles A. Copeland and Emma A. Tilson. Robert Wilson and Grace Camborn. Charles O. Sherlock and Anna Moran. Patrick Flisk and Bridget Dugan. Building; Permits. Thomas J. Cook, repairs, College avenue and Sixteenth street. SSO. Indianapolis Sanitary Company, loading shed. Kentucky-uvenue dumps. S9OO. H. Lieber Company, repairs, 24 West Washington street, $437. H. C. Riddle, frame cottage, Howland street, SSOO. L. T. Hissen, frame house, South East street, SBOO. Henry Boecker, repairs, 1033 North West st re it. $25. Susan A, Jones, frpnie house. Trt mont street, $450.

JANUARY CLOiED DULL • • CASH WHEAT FELL lo $11.04 AND MAY OPTION TO 94%c CHICAGO. ♦ —_ Simple Reaction from the liaise of the Last Few Day*, 4*t*ted by Weak Liverpool Cable*. ♦ L CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—This was another day of reaction in all the grain and provision markets. May wheat declined 2c under tho influence of weak Liverpool and bearish statistical news and a slump of over 4c In the price of January. Corn was weak with liberal liquidation and closed %c lower. Oats declined %@%c and provisions 2 1 ,a'310c. In wheat conditions were more favorable for a decline at the opening than for two weeks. Outside of the depression caused by the unloading of many heavy holders of last week’s bulge, the influence of which was still apparent, news decidedly favored the decline which took place. May, which closed Saturday at 96%c, opened to-day at from 95%@96c. A moment or two the price recovered to 96%c, then it declined slowly to 95%c. There was not much selling pressure, but on the other hand there was an almost total lack of demand and the market sank from its own weight. Liverpool was very weak and this had more influence than anything else. Quotations from that market at 1.30 p. m. showed a decline of l%d, and London was rei orted equally weak. Some reason was shown for this in the larger estimated shipments by Argentine and favorable harvesting reports from that country. World's shipments were large, 7,278,000 bushels, Russia showing a good increase and the increase on passage was reported at l.aw.OW bushels. The visible supply report showing a decrease of but 551,030 bushels was also a disappointment. Minneappolis and Duluth receipts l amounted to 487 cars, against 425 cars last week and 421 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were- sixty cars, of which eleven were of contract quality. The market was steadied about noon by the liberal clearances, 534,000 bushels, May advancing to but after that the market ruled heavy. Late In the session some selling pressure was put on January and the price of that delivery which had been nominally $1.08%, dropped very quickly to $19)3 on the selling of not more than 75,000 bushels. This weakness was reflected in May, increased liquidation following the January decline and May soon soid off to 94%c. It was bringing 94%c at the close. July sold as high as 85%c and as low as 85c and closed at 85<2>s5%e. January closed at $1.04. Corn was weak at the opening and remained so throughout. Considerable long corn was offered during the morning, presumably on account of Increased country offerings, and this and the weakness of wheat caused a decline. Prices sank still further in the afternoon on heavy estimated receipts for to-morrow, the market closing weak at the bottom. Trade was fairly active throughout, May ranged from 29Vs(ii29%c to 2S%c and closed %c lower at 2s%c. Oats, though showing some sympathetic weakness with wheat and corn, did not decline much. Buying was quite active by traders who unloaded last, which sustained prices. Market weakened to close on the liberal estimated receipts for to-morrow. May ranged from 24%@23%c and closed %t£ %c lower at 23%c. Not much interest was shown in the market for provisions. Prices were steady at the immediate opening due to firm yard prices, but the weakness of grain markets and realizing by some of the smaller holders caused a gradual decline. Market closed easy. May pork 10c lower at $9.90, May lard 5c lower at $4.85 and May riba 2%c lower at $4.80. Estimated Receipts Tuesday—Wheat, 100 cars; corn, 69 cars; oats, 4SO cars; hogs, 31,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- ClosArticles. ing. est. est. est. Wheat—Jan $1.08% $1.08% $1.03 $1.04 May 96 96% 94% 94% July 55% 85 -h 83 85% Com—Jan 27% 27% 27% 27% .nay 29% 29% 28% 28% July 30% 30% 29% 29% Oats —May 24 24% 23% 23% July 22% 22% 22% 22% Pork— Jn 9.72% 9.80 9.72% 9.80 May 10.00 10.0<> 9.90 9.90 Lard—Jan 4.77% 4,77% 4.75 4.75 Mav 4.87% 4.90 4.82% 4.85 July 4.97% 4.9.% 4.92% 4.92% Ribs —Jan 4.55 May 4.90 4.92% 4.87% 4.90 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet. No. 2 spring wheat. 91093 c; No. 3 spring wheat, 90@92%C; No. 2 red, 97c051.C4. No. 2 corn, 27%c: No. 2 yellow, 27%0. No. 2 oats, 23%c; No. 2 white, f. o. b., 25%c; No. 3 white, f. o. b„ 24%@25%c. No 2 rye, 47c. No. 2 barley, f. o. b., 27%@39c. No 1 flaxseed, $1.24; new, $1.29%. Prime timothy seed, $2.82%. Mess pork. i>er brl, $9.50®9.85. Lari, per 100 lbs, $4.75. Short-rib sides (loose), c 4.75@5; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), $4.7305: short-clear sides (boxed), $4.9505.16, Whisky, distillers’ fin ished goods, per ga>, $1.19. Receipts—Fleur, 9,000 brls; wheat, 30,000 bu; corn, 307,000 bu; oats, 247,000 bu; rye, *2,000 bu; barley, 63.000 bu. Shipments—Flour. 6,000 brls; wheat, 7.000 bu; corn, 103,000 bu; oats, 81,000 bu; barley, IS,OOO bu.

The Foreign Grain Trade. LONDON, Jan. 31.—The Mark Lane Express to-day, in its weekly review of the grain market, says; “Although the French wheattields promise well, it is feared they are affected by rankness and weeds. AustriaHungary is suffering from a plague of field mice and moles, which is spreading over the vast plains of the Leytha and Danube. The news from Russia is satisfactory so far as the Azima wheat of 1898 is concerned; but the threshing of the 1897 crop indicates that the yield is very small in the provinces which have hitherto been credited with an average crop, sales of Russian wheat point therefore to a very bad agricultural situation, showing that Russia, while not increasing her total production, is becoming, through agricultural . poverty, a prompt seller for cash after the harvests. With America also a weaker holder, we must be prepared for increased fluctuations at lower prices from October to February and higher from March to 6 une. In ordinary years, from July to September, harvests may be expected to controf prices in accordance with actual reapings. The reduction of Italian duty on foreign wheat is expected to cause the bulk of Russian and Roumanian wheat to be shipped to Genoa, Naples and Venice in February and March.” Visible Supply. NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—The statement of the visible supply of grain in store and afloat Saturday, Jan. 29, as compiled by tho New York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, 36,602,000 bushels, a decrease of 551,000 bushels; corn, 40,551,(X)0 bushels, a decrease of 1,208,009 bushels; oats, 15.112,01X9 bushels, an increase of 572.000 bushels; rye. 3.840,010 bushels, a decrease of 102,009 bushels: barley, 3,028,000 bushels, a decrease of 133,000 bushels, AT NEW YORK. Hilling Prices in Produce at the Seuboard’s Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Flour—Receipts. 23.836 bris; exports, 29.886 bris; sales, 10,500 packages. Market weak and lower, being affected by the decline in wheat; city mil! patents. $5.75®6; city mill clears, $5.40#5.60; Minneapolis patents, $5.1505.40; winter straights, $4.3504.65. Rye flour steady at $2.6503.15. Buckwheat flour dull at $1.23® 1.30. Buckwheat dull at 36®36%e. Corn meal quiet but firmly held. Rye quiet; No. 2 Western. 56*; car lots, 50®52%c. Barley dull; feeding. 38c. Barley malt steady. Wheat—Receipts, 55,500 bu; exports, 7,997 bu. Spot weak; No. 2 red, $1.08%. Options were weak from start to finish, except for a short early rally on covering, and closed l%@3c net lower; weak cable news, liquidation, bearish weekly statistics and absence of export demand contributed to the day’s heaviness. No. 2 red, May, 96®97V>c, closed at 96%c. Corn—Receipts,- 58.500 bu; exports, 51.050 bu. Spot easy; No. 2, 36%c. Options declined sharply under liquidation, weak Liverpool cables and the break in wheat, closing %c net low?r. There was a fair export inquiry. May, 33 13-16®34%e, closed at 33?*c. Oats—Receipts, 63,600 bu. Spot steady; No. 2 oats, 29c. Options dull and weaker, with other cereals, closing %c net lower; May closed at 28%c. Hay dull. Hops firm. Hides steady. Leather steady. Wool steady. Beef firm; beef hams. $23. Cut-meats firm; pickled hams, $7.25. Lard easy; Western steamtd closed at $5.07; refined quiet. Pork firm. The coffee options opened steady at 5 points decline; ruled dull all day without important further changes; easier European markets and liberal receipts at Brazil were about offset by large warehouse deliveries in United States and light local demand. Closed quiet at s®lo points net decline; sales, 4,500 bags, including: March. 5.05 c. Spot coffee—Rio steady; No. 7 in-

voice, No. 7 jobbing. 6 a ifi6%c; mild quiet; Cordova, B]%<aisc; sales. 500 bags Maracaibo, 300 bags Savanilla and 200 bags Mexican on private terms. Rio—Receipts, 17,000 bags; cleared for tne United-States, 3,000 bags; cleared for Europe, 1.000 bags; stock, 389,000 bags. Total warehouse deliveries from the United States, 22,457 bags. Including 21,353 bags from New York; New York stock to-day, 645.321 bags; United States stock, 771,984 bags; afloat for the United States, 340.000 bags; total visible for the United States. 1,111,984 bags, against 699.593 bags last year and 538,900 bags in 1896. Sugar—Raw steady; fair refining, 39-16 c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 1-16 c: refined steady. + TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations nt St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31.—flour unchanged. Wheat lower; closed l%c below Saturday sos May and l%c for July. May opened %©%c lower, advanced 14c and declined l%c, closing with buyers tic above the bottom; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 97c: track, 97V@9Sc; February, 97%c: May, P7V4c asked: July, 8l%c; No. 2 hard, cash. 9d@9o%c. Corn—Futures declined because of pressure on the selling side, with buying resistance not suflicient to sustain prices. Spot lower; No. 2, cash, 26%c; January, 26%c; May, 265@26%c; July, 27%c. Oats—futures dull, weak and lower in sympathy with the decline in other cereals. Spot steady; No. 2, cash, elevator, 24c; track, 24c; January. 23%e; May. 24%c bid; July, 22%@22%c; No. 2 white 25%@26c. Rye steady at 47c. flaxseed lower at $1.21. Prime timothy seed. $2.63. Corn meal, $1.40. Bran strong; sacked, east track, 56c bid. Hay steady; prairie, ss@B; timothy, $6.50@10. Butter dull; creamery, 15@19%c; dairy, B@lsc. Eggs steady at 1214 c. Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork steady: standard mess. Jobbing. $9.87%. Lard lower; prime steam, $4.55; choice, $4.65. Bacon—Boxed lots, extra short-clear, $5.37% @5.50; ribs, [email protected]%; shorts, $5.62%@5.75. Drysait meats —Boxed shoulders, $4.7D@5: extra shortciear, $4.57%@6; ribs, [email protected]%; shorts, $5.12%@ 5.25. Receipts—Flour. 4,000 brls; wheat, 32,000 bu; corn, 253,C00 bu; oats, 78,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 3,C00 brls; wheat, 87,000 bu; corn, 87,000 bu; oats, 10,000 bu. BALTIMORE, Jan. 31.—Flour dull; Western superfine. [email protected]; Western extra, [email protected]; Western family, [email protected]; winter wheat patents, $4.85(8 5.10; spring wheat patents. [email protected]; spring wheat straights, [email protected]; receipts, 5,843 brls; ex ports, 8,325 bris. WHlat easier; spot, month and February, 99 %© 9914 c; May, 97%@97%c; steamer No. 2 red, i.'4W9rc: receipts. 74.627 bu; exports none; Southern wheat by sample, 95@99%c; Southern wheat on grade, 9i%@99%c. Corn dull and easy; spot, mont. and February, 33Vi@33%c; steamer mixed. S2%e bid; receipts. 183,767 bu; exports. 110,600 bu; Southern white com, 32®34’0c; Southern yellow, 32@34c. Oats firm; No. 2 white, 291i.@3Cc; No. 2 mixed, 28c; receipts, 35,351 bu; exports none. Rve easier; No. 2 near-by, 53%c; No. 2 Western, 54%c sales; receipts, 23,623 bu; exports none. Hay dull; choice timothy, sl3. Grain freights very dull; steam to Liverpool, per bu, 3%d, February; Cork for orders, per quarter, 3s@> 3s 3d, February. Butter quiet; fancy creamery, £le; fancy imitation, 16@17c; fancy ladle, 15c; good ladle, 13@14c; store packed. 12@14c. Eggs quiet; fresh. 17c. Cheese steady: fancy New York, large, 9%@10c; fancy medium, 10@10V4c; fancy small, 10% @lO Vic, I ’ERPOOL, Jan. 31.—Bacon—Short-ribs firm at 295. Wheat —Spot, No. 2 red Western winter, dull at 7s lid; No. 1 red Northern spring dull at 8s %and. Corn—Spot, American mixed, new. quiet at 3s sd: old steady at 3s 5%d; February easy at 3s 3d; March easy at 3s 2%d. The imports of wheat into l for the week: From Atlantic ports, 49,100 quarters; from Pacific ports, 15,000 quarters; front other ports, IS.COO quarters. The imports of com into Liverpool from Atlantic ports for the week were 46,700 quarters. CINCINNATI, Jan. ,31 —Flour steady; fancy, $4.50@4.£0; family, $3.60© 0. Wheat easier; No. 2 red, 95%@9Gc. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, 29%@ 25%c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 26c. Rye steady; No. 2,49 c. Lard easier at $4-6'. Bulk meats steady at $4.6710. Bacon firm at $5.72%. Whisky quiet at $1.19. Butter quiet and unchanged. Sugar steady; hard refined, [email protected]. Eggs steadier at 14c. Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio flat, S% ©9c. TOLEDO, Jan. 31.—Wheat lower and weak; No. 2. cash and May. 95c asked. Com active and lower; No. 2 mixed, 29c. Oats dull; No. 2 mixed, 23%c hid. Rye dull, but steady; No. 2, cash, *4.90 bid. Clover seed active and lower; prime, cash, $3.20, DETROIT, Jan. 31.—Wheat—No. 1 white and No. 2 red, 94%c; May. 94%c. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 29c. Oats—No. 2 white, 26%c. Rye—No. 2,49 c. Rutter, Eggs and Cheese. NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—Butter—Receipts, 7.560 packages. Market firm; Western creamery, 14% ©2oc; Kleins, 20c; factory, ll@l4c. Cheese—Receipts. 337 packages. Market quiet; large white, September, 8%o; small white, September, 9@9%c; large colored, September, B%c; small colored. September, 9@9%c; large, October, s@B%c; small, October, B%©'b%c; light skims, 6@6%e; part skims, 4@5%c; full skims, 2©3e. Eggs—Receipts, 6,804 packages. Market steady: State and Pennsylvania, 19%@20c; Western, 19c. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.—Butter dull and weak; creamery, 14@17c; dairy, 12@14e. Eggs—The market is %c lower: fresh candled MissoyH and Kansas stock, 12%c, cases returned. / CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—0 r the Produce Exchange to-day the butter merket was steady; creamery, 13@18%c: dairy, U@t7c. Cheese quiet at B@B%c. Eggs firm; fresh, 13%c. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.—Butter steady; fancy Western creamery, 20c. Eggs dull and lc lower; fresh near-by, 19c; fresh Western, 19c. Cheese steady. ELGIN, Jan. 31.—Butter firm; offerings. 301 tubs; sales, 184 tubs at 19c; sales of the week, 4,464 tubs.

Wool. LONDON, Jan. 31.—At the auction sales of wool to-day there were offered 8,875 bales, comprising a poor selection. Prices, however, were fully maintained. American operators bought a few parcels of Geelong greasy marked “Congbnal” at Is Id and New Zealand marked “Leslie Hills'' at IOVid —the only offerings suitable for their wants. There was a good supply of West Australian greasy, which was bought by the home trade after spirited competition. New Zealand slires and cross-hreds sold to Yorkshire buyers and locks and pieces were taken for France and Germany. The limits interfered with the sale of Natal and Queensland greasy, the latter of which was in large supply. Following are the day’s sales in detail, with the prices obtained: New South Wales—l,soo bales; scoured, 10d@ls5%d; greasy, C@9%d. Queensland —1.4U0 bales: scoured, Is 2d@la 3%d; greasy, 6>47*Bd. Victoria—7oo bales; scoured, Is 4d; greasy. 7%d@ls. South Australia— StCO bales; greasy, s%®BV4d. West Australia—l,2oo bales; scoured. %d; greasy, s@9d. New Zealand —2,800 bales; scoured, 7%d@ls; greasy, 6% @lo%d. Falkland island —300 bales; greasy, 7V£d,' Dry Good*. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—The uncomfortable weather conditions had a disheartening effect on trade in the local stores in the dry goods market to-day. The mail orders were of fair size, however, and served to keep sellers keyed up. The demand for cottons is still restricted in all grades. The price tone, however, is well sustained, owing to print cloth strength and strike conditions. In woolens the business passing is of fair dimensions, though scattering. Jobbers report a fair day in all lines of goods, although not many buyers are reported to be in the market. Monday is not an active day with visiting buyers, those in evidence bei.ig chiefly from near-by points and not heavy investors. In staple cottons there is noted a further hardening in brown goods, sheetings and drill being obtainable only at quoted prices. Print cloths continue firm at Fall River. Rids for extras at 2 3-16 c are steadily refused. Odd goods are firm on basis of extras or perhaps slightly better. In prints there is no change of moment. OHs. SAVANNAH, Jan. 31. —Spirits of turpentine, 32c; sales, 719 brls; receipts, 155 brls. Resin firm; sales, 2,003 brls; receipt--. 3.729 brls; water white, *2.45: window glass, $2.10; N, $1.95; ether grades unchanged. OIL CITY, Jan. 31.—Credit balances, 65c; certificates, no quotations; closed at 67*-ic bid for regular; shipments, 121,524 brls; runs, 109,975 br'.s. WILMINGTON, Jan. 31.—Spirits of turpentine quiet at 3i%@32c. Rosin firm at $1.1501.20. Crude turpentine steady at [email protected]. Tar steady at sl. CHARLESTON, Jan. 31.—Spirits Os turpentine Ann at 32e; sales none. Rosin firm and unchanged; sales none. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 31.—Cotton quiet and steady; sales, 3,500 bales; ordinary, 4Vic; good ordinary, 4%c; low middling, 4 15-16 c; good middling, 5 9-16 c; middling fair, 6c; receipts, 34,162 bales; stock, 560,446 bales. MEMPHIS. Jan. 31.—Cotton steady; middling, 5 5-16 c; receipts, 5.99.8 bales; shipments, 2,425 bales; stock. 128.938 bales; sales, 1,800 bales. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. —Cotton closed quiet; middling uplands, 5 15-16 c; middling gulf, 6 3-16 c; sales, 3,900 bales. Metals. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Metals?—Tire feeling on the Metal Exchange continues mixed, with buyers showing a disposition to hold off for concessions, which holders are slow to make. At the close pig iron warrants ruled easy at $6.50©6.60. Lake copper firmer at 10.90©Uc. Tin, 15,g2%®13.57%c. Sjtelter quiet at 3.87%®4c. Lead weak at 3.570,® 3.600. The firm fixing the selling prices for leading miners rind smelters quotes lead at 3.45 c. ST. LOI'IS, Jan. 31. —Lead, 3.40®3.42%c, sellers. Spelter firm at 3.75 c. Dried Emits. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—California dried fruits firm, but quiet; evaporated apples, common. 5® ~%c\ prime wire tray, B%c; wood-dried, prime, B%c: choice, 89ic; fancy, 9@SV7c. Prunes, 3®Bc. Apricots—Royal, s%©7M:c; Moor Park, 97*11c. Peaches—’Unpeeled, 7®loc; peeled, 12@20c. . LIVE STOCK. No Cliunge in Cattle—Hogs Active and Strong;—Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 31.—Cattle Receipts light; shipments light. The general cattle market was not quotably changed from last week's closing prices. Export steers $4.75® 5.10 Shippers, medium to good 4.25® 4.60 Shippers, common to fair 3.50® 4.00

COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ' rr ‘. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Cos On the 31st day of December, 1597. It Is located at 21S Main street, Hartford, Conn. J. M. ALLEN, president. J- B. PIERCE. Secretary. The amount of its capital is *Bs**92? The amount of its capital paid up is aw, w THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS! Cash on hand and in bank Real estate unincumbered iw.6ot>.3 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of— per cent., as per schedule tiled, market value ;••••• Luw.mi.jU Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance .>35.^5.00 Interest accrued Debts for premiums (net) ~w.iaa.ti Total assess $2,237,638-81 LIABILITIES. Losses unadjusted • •• Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks Total liabilities $1,2?0,W>4.<4 The greatest amount in any one risk, $50,000. State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. .. I, the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1897, as sb wn by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file 1 his office. _ _, , In testimony whereof. I heiennto subscribe my name and afflx my official [SEAL.] seal, this 28th day of January, 1808. A. C. DAILY. Auditor of State.

COPY OF- STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Teutonia Insurance Company On the 31st day of December, 1897. It is located at No. 217 Camp street, New Orletns, La. ALBERT P. NOLL, President. GEOGE MEYER. Secretary. The amount of its capital i5.... ?250,(H)6 The amount of its capital paid up is £so,t>M) TIIE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS* Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $37,689.08 Real estate unincumbered 40,000.00 Bonds ownad by the company, bearing interest at the rate cf 4 per cent., secured as follows: c,*.,,. United States bonds, market value 57.uuu.00 State, county and municipal bonds, market value 463.050.00 Other stocks and bonds, market value 15,680.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estu te, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior Incumbrance 14,750.00 Debts for premiums 60,138.6# Total assets $688,3J 74 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and due, losses adjusted and not due, losses unadjusted $13,574.66 All other claims against the company 13.135.00 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 210,325.12 Total liabilities $237,034.77 State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December. 1897. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official [SEAL.] seal, this 2Sth day of January, 1898. A. C. DAILY, Auditor of State. COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Reliance Insurance Company On the 31st day of December, 1897. It is Located at No, 429 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. WILLIAM CHUBB, President. CHARLES J. WISTER, JR., Secretary. The amount of its capital is $300000.00 The amount of its capital paid up is 300,000.00 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS! Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $42,760.90 Real estate unincumbered 102,600.00 Bonds and stocks owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of—per cent., as per schedule filed, market value .. 688,740.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance 243,620.00 Debts otherwise secured 3,380.84 Debts for premiums 65,467.30 All other securities 747.00 Total assets *. $1,037,206.04 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $6,185.17 Losses unadjusted 1 29,178.83 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 4 9,372.39 All other claims against the company 7,554.76 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 388,347.04 Total liabilities $440,638.12 The greatest amount in any ono risk, SH*,OOO. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the ’3lst day of December, 1897, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on tile in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official [SEAL.] seal, this 28th day of January, 1898. A. C. DAILY, Auditor of State, COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED STA TES BRANCH OF THE Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Company On the 31st day of December, 1897. Western Department Located at No. 203 La Salle Street, Chicago, 111, Home Office, Aix la Chapelle, Germany. J. A. KELSEY, Manager. THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IX THE U. S. AHE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $146,034.60 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of— per cent., secured follows: United States government bonds, regular fours, 1!)25, market value 352,000.00 Consolidated stock of the city of New York,dock bonds 3 per cent., 1925, market value 275,000.00 Debts otherwise secured 1,375;00 Debs for premiums 49,874.22 Total assets $824,283.82 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $4,876.93 Losses unadjusted 20,654.37 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 4,686.74 All other claims against the company 854.28 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 236.652.91 Total liabilities $267,755.23 The greatest amount in any one risk, $50,003. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1597, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this otfice. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subs ribe iny name and affix mv official [SEAL.] seal, this 28th day of January, 1898. A. C. DAILY, Auditor of State.

Feeders, fair to good 3.85(g) 4.25 Stockers, common to good 2.75® 3.75 Heifers, good to choice 3.65® 4.25 Heifers, common to medium 2.75® 3.40 Cows, good to choice 3.407* 3.75 Cows, fair to medium 2.7571) 3.40 Cows, common and old 1.50® 2.50 Veals, good to choice 5.00® 6.25 Veals, common to medium 3.50® 4.50 Bulls, good to choice 3.25® 3.75 Bulls, common to medium 2.25® 3.00 Milkers, good to choice 35.C07i45.00 Milkers, common to medium 20.00®.’0.00 Hogs—Receipts, 1,700; shipments, 500. The supply was light. The market opened active and strong at prices usually strong with Saturday. Packers were the leading buyers. Ail were sold, the closing being firm. Light $3.7503.87% Mixed 3.75®3.90 Heavy packing and shipping 3.80®3.90 Pigs 3.007*3.70 Roughs 3.00®3.60 Sh(#p and Lambs—Receipts none; shipments none. Nothing here. The market was not quotably c hanged. Sheep, good to choice J3.75®4.25 Sheep, common to medium 2.75®3.50 Lambs, good to choice [email protected] Lambs, common to medium 4.00®4.75 Bucks, per head 3.09®5.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Jan. 31.—There was an active general demand for cattle to-day and prices averaged 10c higher than at the close of last week. Sales were on a basis of $3.8504.25 for common to fair dressed beef steers up to $5.257*5.50 for strictly choice to fancy shipping cattle. The bulk of the offerings went for $4,467*5.10 and ex|>orters were pretty goods buyers at *4.75(6(5.25. Butchers’ cattle were aettve at $3.1004.35. Calves were firm at $6,257*7 for the beet grades. Stockers and feeders brought |3.£[email protected]. There was an active demand for hogs from the start and sales were freely made at an advance of about 6c. The extreme range of prices for the pc<orest to the best lots of begs was $3,657*3.95. Hogs sold largely at $3.82VC3.90 pigs went chiefly at $3.55®3.70. Choice heuvy hogs were scarce and sold at a premium, light weights selling at the usual discount. Choice' sheep and lambs were stronger, with a good demand for all grades. Sheep were wanted at [email protected] for Inferior and common up to $4.607 4.85 for choice flocks, fed Westerns fetching 13.75 ©4.60. Lambs sold freely at $4.2505.65 and yearlings sold at $4.5©5. Receipt*—Cattle, 14,600; hogs, 40,000; sheep, 17.000. KANSAS CITY, Jar 81—Cattle—Recetpts, 2,900 natives, 1,900 Houihern. Choice beef and export steers and medium grade cows and heifers 10c higher; best grades cows ar.d heifers and atockera and feeders steady; Texas and Indian cattle active

and strong; Texas and Indian steers, $3,307*4.25; Texas and Indian cows, $2.25(43.50; native steers, $3,504*4.85; native cows and heifers, $2,254*4; stockera and feeders, $3.50®5; bulls, $2.5004.25. Hogs—Receipts, 10.300. Market active and 2%0 5c higher; bulk of sales, $3,607*3.75; heavies. $3.45 7*3.75; packers, $3,604*3.77%: mixed, $3.57%®3.80; lights, $3,407*3.70; Yorkers. $3,654*3.70. Sheei>— Receipts (official), 4.400. Market actlva and steady to strong; Western sheep, $3.80®4.25; Western lambs. <a.507f5.50; choice Western muttons salable at $17.4.40. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31.—Cattle—Receipts, 8.100; shipments, 1,300. Market strong on best native* and steady on others; Texans steady: fair to fancy native shipping and export steers, $4.40® 0.25, bulk at $4,567*5.10; dressed beef ami butcher steers. $3.90® 4.90, bulk at $4,157*4.75; steers under 1,000 lbs, $3,507*4.05, bulk at $37*4.10; Stockers and feeders, $2.5014*4.40, bulk at $3.007*4.25; cows and heifers, $27*4.30, bulk of cows, $2,757*3.40; Texas and Indian steers. $3,334*4.35, bulk at $3.7004; cows and heifers, $2.6003.30. Hogs—Receipts. 7,400; shipments, 3,000. Market strong to a shade higher: light, $3.7003.85; mixed, $3.8003.90; heavy, $3.8003.90. Sheep— Receipts, 800; shipments, 500. Market steady; native muttons. $37*4.50; lambs, $4.5005.60. EAST BUFFALO. Jan. 31— Cattle steady to strong; good to choice sht|ping steers. $4.6004.90: coarse roughs. $3,754*4.30: light, $4,257*4.35; fat heifers. $4.2504.50; mixed butchers’ stock, $3.6004; fat cows. s3.<K>®3.9o. Hogs—Good to choice Yorkers, $47*4.02%; mixed packers' grades, medium weights and heavy. $4.05; roughs. $3,307*3.60; stags. $303.15; pigs. $3,257*3.83. Sheep and Lambs—Native lambs, choice to extra, $5.70(85.80; fair to good. $5,407*5.60; culls. $4.75 ©‘S.'iS; yearling mixed to choice wethers, $4.50® 5.15; sheep, choice to selected wethers, *4.657*4.90; mixed. *4.2i(7*4.60; common to fair, $3.8504.15; culls. *3713.76. NEW YORK, Jan. 3b—Beeves—Receipts, 4,V7. Native steers, $4.4505.30; stags ami oxen, $2.75® 4.60; bulls. $303.60; dry cows. $2.2503.46. Cables quote American steers at 11011%c: refrigerator beef. 8%0*97c; no exports. Ualves—Receipts, 813; veals $57*8.75: grassers. $3.2503.80. Hogs—Receipts, 11.984. Market. *3 907*4.20. Sheep ami Lambs—Receipts. 13,142. Sheep, $3.80 04.75; !an.hs, $6.5006.18%. EAST LIBERTY, Jan. 31—Cattle unchanged. Hogs flow; prime asserted medium weights, $4 7*4.03; best Yorkers. $3.9504; pigs. *3.857*3.90; heavy hogs, $3.8508.90: good roughs, $3.10®3.50; common roughs. $2.5003. Sheep easy and unchanged. CINCINNATI, Jan. 31.—Cattle scady at $2.28 ©4.75. Hogs steady at $3.1008.90, Sheep lower at $?.75®4.65; lambs easier at s4® 5.90. The Microbe Wur. Puck. “We are going to give up having Johnny get an education." ‘ For what reason?" “Well, wo can't get him sterilized every morning in time to go to school “

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