Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1899 — Page 7

THE L. A. KINSEY CO., INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, 928.04)0—K1LL PAID. —UKOKEKSChicago Grain and Provisions, New York Stocks. Long Distance Telephone. 1375 and 1592. 11 and 13 West Pearl Street Cincinnati Office, Room 4. Carlisle Building. H/lONFV to 6%. SI,OGO aud upward, loaned on Improved Property. Interest graded according to location and character of security. Ko delay. C. F. SAYLES, 135 East Market St. STILL FASTER SERVICE CHICAOO A ROCK ISLAND TO SET A r.HE FOR ITS COMPETITORS. Revival of Old Consolidation Humors, Probably to Affect Big; Four and dlonon Stocks. It is announced that the Chicago & Rock Island v,ill bo considered in awarding the mail contracts, as it proposes to cut two hours off the best time made by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago Northwestern, While much is said about the fast runs of these roads recently, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, with the Mayhew special Feb. 17, 1897, exceeded the speed record made by either of the roads. With but forty minutes’ preparation a special train was started which made the run from Chicago to Denver, 1,025 miles, in 1,009 minutes, a speed which has never been excelled in this or any other country for so long a distance. The fast runs made recently ov r the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago & Northwestern could be excelled by either line. In this case the postal dei>artment arranged the schedule, and each road endeavored to run by it, but by neither of the operating departments is it admitted that the speed limit was reached, and this is evidenced in the run of the Mayhew special above cited. An interesting feature of the conditions imposed by the postal authorities in the transmission of mail matter by rail is that better time is required titan in the middle or New England States, and where most of the lines are double track, which at once settles the claim that the roadbeds in the middle or New England States are not in any better condition than are those of most of the Western lines.

An Important Conference. There was an important conference at Washington yesterday between the presidents of the leading trunk lines and m* ntbers of the Interstate-commerce Commission, at which informal assurance was given of co-operation to bring about uniformity of freight rates. The demoralized condition of freight rates in the trunk-line territory brought about the conference, and it was suggested some time ago to the commissioners that the trunk-line presidents be invited to confer with them, with a view to bringing order out of the unsatisfactory condition now existing. Several railroad representatives were in Washington last Wednesday, and as a result of the expressions at that time there met at the commission's offices yesterday, to confer informally with Chairman Knapp and the other commissioners, the presidents of the following-named roads: The Grand Trunk, the New’ York Central, the Erie, the Delaware Lackawanna, the L< high Valley, the Reading system, the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Michigan Central, the Lake Shore, the Nickel-plate, the Pennavlvania lines west of Pittsburg and the Wabash. The conference was secret and informal and in the nature of a discussion over rates, instead of an official investigation by the commission. The result of the meeting, it was stated by the commission, is viewed with considerable satisfaction, and it is thought an arrangement may be devised shortly to effect a thorough tariff uniformity. The conference only contemplated freight rates, no refernce being made to passenger tariffs. There probably will be another conference of the commission some time in February, when something more definite may be reported. Similar conferences between the Interstate-commerce Commission and the representatives of the railroads in other sections of the country are likely to be held in the near future. It was confidently asserted that beneficial results and more stability of rates will follow the conference. There are many difficulties in the way. however, and conferences among the railroad officials 'themselves will be brought about to remove these obstacles. .More Consolidation Talk.. In New York the old report of a consolidation of the Big Four, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has been revived. A news agency says among other things: “We learn on good authority that steps are already under way for the organization of an underwriting syndicate to take up the proposition. Negotiations which were in progress some months ago to this end, and which were abandoned, are now' said to be in progress, but on a much larger scale. The bituminous roads of Ohio are in no way included in the Vanderbilt plans. The Hocking Valley reorganization plan provided for the taking up of the other Ohio roads should it be found expedient. This is a .Morgan reorganisation, and it is understood that the Vanderbilts have a share in the syndicate. The Wheeling &• l>ako Erie will be taken in if the Big Four-Chesapeake & Ohio combination is enlarged to include the bituminous property, which now seems to be the intention.’’ President Ingalls and Vice President McDoel are spoken of as being in New’ York to carry out the consolidation. This is not true and gives color to the belief that it Is simply a rumor to bull the stocks of the roads named. Mr. Ingalls was in Washington and has not been in New York for three weeks, and Mr. McDoel is absent on his wedding trip. Contract for the V., V. A S. A. At a meeting of the board of directors of the proposed Vincennes, Vevay & South Atlantic Railroad, which was held yesterday in President Watson’s office at Vincennes, the contract for the construction of the line was let to Colonel Albert E. Boone, of Zanesville. 0., who, according to stipulations, is to begin work by May 1. The contract also specifies that the construction of the road is to begin at Petersburg and work on both ends of the line until it is completed. The Vincennes. Vevay & South Atlantic is to be a branch of the Black Diamond system. 2Mt Miles in IDS Minutes. The fast mail train on the Burlington road, leaving Chicago Wednesday night at 10:22. one hour and seven minutes late, made a remarkable run between Chicago and the Mississippi iher. The distance from Chicago to Burlington is 206 miles, and the train covered this in 308 minutes. During the run stops aggregating ten minutes were made, so that the actual running time of the train was 208 miles in 198 minutes. Personal. Local and General Notes. George Lowell, general superintendent of the Monon lines, will be in the city to-day. C. G. Waldo, general manager of the Cincinnati. Hamilton <& Dayton lines, has gone on a few days’ trip South. A delegation of local railroad men has arranged to attend the Beveridge reception, to be given by D. M. Parry Saturday evening. The Chicago & Northwestern announces a rate of s332.sl*.Chicago to Manila, first-class via Sail Francisco and Hong-Kong, and $197.50 second-class. Henry S. Brigham has been appointed traffic manager of the United State? Dominion Transportation Company, with headquarters at Chicago. At their annual meeting on Widiiesduy tbo Central Association of Railroad ufilcers,

at Cincinnati, elected A. Galloway, superintendent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, president of the association. The several division superintendents on the Big Four line were in the city yesterday for a conference with J. Q. Van Winkle, general superintendent. Colonel Shaw, of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Hill, of the Wisconsin Central, and Benjamin, of the Canadian Pacific passenger departments, are in the city. Yesterday J. R. Kelley was appointed chief train dispatcher of the Bee-line division of the Big Four between Indianapolis and Cleveland, vice F. B. Gee. resigned. Receiver Malott, of the Vandalia lines, has decided to expend considerable money in new iron bridges the next few months, in addition to the four already contracted for others are to be let. C. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big Four lines, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Schaff stated that the proposed change in train service would not be made until the spring time-table takes effect. It is intimated that Wm. Greene, late general manager of the Baltimore & Ohio lines, will retire from railroad business and look after properties in w'hich he is interested. He is said to be worth fully $3,000,W0. Engine 204, Donaldson, engineer, on the Big Four, on Wednesday hauled the Southwestern limited, consisting of seven cais, from Indianapolis to Terre Haute, seventythree miles, in eighty-seven minutes, making four stops. The election of B. L Winchell, late general passenger agent of the St. lajuis & S :n Francisco, on Wednesday, as vice president and general manager of the Colorado Southern is favorably commented on by those who have been his associates in years past. Beekman & Cos., ticket scalpers at Wheeling, W. Va., have brought suit against the Panhandle for SI,OOO on account of mileage hooks that have been taken up by conductors on that line. The plaintiffs claim certain conditions were waived’by the company. Business men of Moherly, Mo., on Saturday evening give a banquet to George S. McKee, master mechanic of the Wabash, who is to be transferred to the eastern division. Mr. McKee was formerly master mechanic of the Big Four at its Mattoon shops.' Joseph Robinson, coreceiver of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, has rented a house in Cincinnati and will remove h*s family to that city. This is taken as evidence that he expects a position on the road after it is reorganized, as it has been understood that the receivership will be of only few months’ duration. Since the death of Calvin S. Brice General Samuel Thomas has become more closely identified with the Brice syndicate lines The selection of Mr. Thomas as president or the Cincinnati Northern is an indication of thit character, this being one of the Brice lines. The headquarters of this company’ will probably be removed to Toledo. The owners of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul have decided to spend $2,000,000 in 1899 on betterments to the roadbed Os this sum $500,000 will go into the track elevation at Chicago, and the other $1,500,000 into improving the main line. President Miller says wherever possible curves will be eliminated. grades reduced, new ballast applied and heavy rails laid. At midnight Wednesday the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf and the South Park lines passed out of the receiver’s hands and became "the Colorado road,” being officially designated the Colorado & Southern Railway'. The company will operate 1,537 miles of road in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Texas. President Trumbull w’ill continue to act as receiver of the Julesburg branch until its transfer to the Union Pacirtc is made. One of the largest bridge contracts that has been aw'arded in many years has been let by the receivers of the Baltimore kOhio. In order to place the lines west of the Ohio river in proper shape to handle the heavy freight equipment that is being used east of the river the receivers found it necessary to rebuild fifty-one bridges between Benwood. W. Va., and Chicago. That the structures might be rapidly pushed to completion it was decided to divide the work among three companies. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has decided to appeal to the United States Supreme Court the case of William J. Montgomery, of Logansport. who secured judgment for $3,000 for personal injuries. In this case the Supreme Court decided the co-employes’ liability act constitutional, which was a severe blow to railway interests. The ground of the appeal is that the act violates the fourteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution, which guarantees equal rights and privileges to all citizens. President Thomas, of the Monon lines, has made public his statement of earnings for November and since July 1, as follows: November— 1858. Changes. Gross earnings $274,199 Dec. $6,634 Expenses and taxes 199,655 Inc. 446 Net earnings $74,454 Dec. $7,080 From July 1 to Nov. 30: Gross earnings $1,30©J151 Dec. $18,643 Expenses and taxes.... 997,953 Dec. 31.271

Net earnings $,">11,198 Inc. $12,628 SHIP-BUILDING INDUSTRY. 2412 YcMeln Vntler Contract Valued at Over 002.000,000. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 12.—Reports to the Marine Review from all ship builders in all parts of the country show an aggregate of 262 vessels, valued at $62,110,092, building or under contract on Jan. 1. 1899. Merchant vessels number 204, of 254,216 tons, valued at $19,760,900, and war vessels fifty-eight, of 146.499 tons displacement and 272,150 horse power, the contract price of which, exclusive of armor and armament, is $42,349,192. Small unrigged vessels, pleasure crafts, etc., are not considered in this summary. The list of naval vessels included a battle ship and a cruiser building for Russia, as well as the two cruisers which are nearing completion for Japan; all other vessels of war are for the United States. There are nine battle ships, three cruisers, seventeen torpedo boat destroyers, twenty-one torpedo boats, four monitors, one submarine boat, one training ship and two tugs. Os the merchant ships 155, valued at $15,984,1)00, and of 172,040 tons, are building on the seacoasts; twenty-six, valued at $2,974,(8)0 and of 71.400 tons, are building on the lakes, and twenty-three, of 10,776 tons, valued at ‘5802,GOO, are building on Western rivers. The following are the tabulated summaries of the ships building or under contract in the United States on Jan. 1, the value being approximate. No. Tonnage. Value. On sc aeoast 155 172,04) $15,984,900 On great lakes 26 71,400 2,974,000 On Western rivers... 23 10,776 802,000 Totals 204 254.216 $19,760,900 Add to the above table of merchant vessels iifty-eight vessels of war, the aggregate contract price of which, exclusive of armor and armament, is $42,349,192, displacement 116.499 tons and horse power 372,150. VITAL STATISTICS—JAN. 12. Dentlis. , Anna Derney, ten years. South East street, consumption. Joseph Cook, forty-seven years, 704 Baltimore avenue, cerebral effusion. Mattie L‘?ter, fourteen years. 483 College avenue. phthisis. infant Walker. 2*124 Central avenue, stillborn. Matthew Irie, fifty-nine years, 116 Senate avenue. pyemia. Robert Goreing, eight months, 125 South Senate avenue, broncho pneumonia. Mary E. Reese, sixty-seven years. 920 Tacoma avenue, pneumonia. IlirtliN. Lizzie and Payton Blackwell, 848 Athon street, boy Mary and Patrick Reidy, 43 Tacoma avenue, lx>y. Florence and G. W. McCray, 2307 North New Jersey street, boy. Viola a lid Rollins Filde, 1016 South Meridian street, girl. L ttie and C. O. N an Horn, 38 Hamilton avenue, boy. Margaret and Joseph Stark, 240s Broadway, boy. Georgiana and isam Jones, 319 Toledo street. boy. Anna and David Fischer, 825 Keystone avenue, girl. Marriage License*. Robert C. Keefer and Lottie M Kinkle. William A. Lynch and Minna Mullesy. W. Frank Pressley and Maggie A. Brandt. Building' Permits. H; H. Sullivan, barn, 2503 Talbot avenue. $75. . B. \\ .vman, stable, Brookside avenue and Eighteenth street, SSO. M. and B. D. H. Beerman, barn, 303 Minnesota street, $65. I. F. Reeder, addition to 414 West Court street. too. Pensions for Veterans. Certificates have been granted to the fol-lowing-named Indianians: Original—John L. Market, National Military Home. Marlon. SB, George McKinney, Indianapolis. $6; Henry T. Griggs, Goodlanii, ,■6. Restoration—Austin Murphy, Bloomingdele, slo. increase— Labannah E. Coder. North Lihrty. $8 to sl2. original Widows, etc.—Victoria G. Golden, Myoma, $8; Sarah Pearmaa, Vevdersburg,

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1899.

STOCKS RANGE HIGHER ANOTHER DAY OF ENORMOUS SALES ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE, ♦- Shorts licing Squeezed Whenever tl|iliortnnlty Offers—laical Markets l utter the W eather. ♦ At New York yesterday money on call was steady at 2%@2% per cent.; last loan, 2Va per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 303% per cent. Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers’ bills at s4.B4***® 4.84*4 for demand and at $4.82®4.82V.* for sixty days; posted rates. $4 s3 and $4.S5’/a; commercial bills. $4.81^4.81*4. Silver certificates, 59%®OoVic; bar silver, 5914 c; Mexican dollars, 46%c. At Ltndon bar silver closed steady' at 27 5-10d an ounce, ounce. Total sales of stocks, 998,400 shares, ineluding: Atchison, 18,650: Atchison preferred. 29,000; Central Pacific, 56,270; C. & 0., 7.200; Baltimore & Ohio, 37,720; C., C., C. & St. L., 13,825; Delaware & Hudson, 3,458; Great Northern preferred, 7,000; Illinois Central, 9,193; Louisville & Nashville, 19,120; Manhattan, 29,200; Reading preferred, 17,670; Missouri Pacific, 9,220; New Jersey Central, 10,000; New York Central, 5,200; Northern •Pacific, 110,900; Northern Pacific preferred, 23,630; Reading, 10,000; Rock Island, 19,600; St L. & S. W. second preferred, 5,600; Union Pacific, 46,700; St. Paul. 21,400; Southern Pacific, 53,300: Southern Railroad, 11,000; Southern Railroad preferred, 20,200; Union Pacific preferred, 25,900; Wheeling & Lake Erie, 3,500; Paper, 6,700; Cotton Oil, 19,700; Steel, 43,500; Steel preferred, 6.200; People's Gas, 9,200; Consolidated Gas, 5,300; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 45,000; Sugar, 33,200; Leather preferred, 4,100; Western Union, 3,000; Chicago Great Western, 9,300. The net changes in prices for <*fie day’ on New York ’Change yesterday werfe rather mixed, but with a preponderance of gains. The movements seemed largely to be the outcome of an organized combination against the short interest. One group of stocks after another was boosted, leaving the bears in doubt where the next movement would set in. The activity and strength was in the gilt-edged railway shares, and each successively drifted into the Pacifies, the Flower stocks and then back into the Pacifies again. Great Northern preferred made an extreme gain of 7%, Pennsylvania 4, Jersey Central 4, American District Telegraph 5 Vi. Third Avenue 3, Brooklyn Transit 2%, Norfolk & Western 2, Burlington 1% and the Pacifies 2 to 3%, part of which gains were lost in the late dealings. The iron and steel shares showed a lagging tendency, although they, too, enjoyed periods of strength. London was again a seller on balance, although arbitrage dealings were somewhat interrupted as the cable worked poorly. The advance in Pennsylvania, it was assumed, had some relation to a closer union between its Eastern and Western connections. Predictions of a very' favorable December statement stimulated interest in Burlington. Northern Pacific was strong on rather indefinite rumors to the effect that some arrangement of their differences with rival companies was likely. The purchases of Jersey Central, rumor had it, were by insiders in expectation of increased traffic because of new industries recently established along the line. The extent of recent sales for London account is shown by' the large borrowing of stocks in the New York market until the stocks should arrive from the other side. It is estimated that fully 150,000 shares of such stock are now borrowed here, of which 100,099 are expected to arrive by Saturday week. Chicago is displaying great interest. in the New’ York market, and it is estimated that nearly a quarter of the business on the exchange comes over Chicago wires. Transactions in stocks were little short of a million shares. Realizations in the final dealings gave the market a heavy tone at the closing. Improvements occurred in bond prices during the forenoon, but the market later showed weakness in spots and closed irregular. Total sales, $5,135,000. United States old fours, registered, advanced % in the bid price. The following table, prepared by L W. Louis, Room 11. Board of Trade, shows the range of quotations: Open- High- Low- ClosName. ing. est. est. ing. Atchison 22 21',4 21% Atchison pref 55% 55% 05 55 Baltimore & Ohio 67% Canada Pacific 85% Canada Southern 50 56 56 56 Central Pacific 46% Chesai>eake & Ohio 27% 27% 27% 27% Chicago & Alton 167% B. & Q 127 128% 127 127% C. & E. 1 61% O. & K. I. pref in C.. C.. C. & St. L 46% 47% 46% 47% C., 0., C. & St. L. pref 96% Chicago Great Western 15% Chi., Ind. & L 8% Chi., Ind. & L. pref 33 Chicago & Northwestern... 144 144% 143% 143% Delaware & Hudson 11l IX. L. & W 157 Denver & Rio Grande 20% Denver & Rio Grande pref 70 Erie 15 Erie first pref 38% Fort Wayne 182 Great Northern pref 162% Hocking Valley .■ 2% Illinois Central 117% latke Erie A Western is Dake Erie & Western pref 70% Lake Shore ipk Louisville & Nashville 66% 66% 65% 65% Manhattan 106% 106% 104% 106% Michigan Central 110 * Missouri Pacific 46% 46% 45% 45% Mo.. Kansas A Texas pref. 3S 38% 37% 37% New Jersey Central 99 103 99 101% New York Central 124% 125 1 23% 123% Northern Pacific 46% 48% 46% 46% Northern Pacific pref 78% 79 78 78% Reading 23% 23% 22% 22% Reading first pref 55% Rock Island 115% 116 115% n.5% St. Paul 123% 123% 123% 123% St. Paul pref 166% St. Paul A Omaha 98 95% 96 97% St. Patti A Omaha pref 167 Southern Pacific 38% Texas Pacific 18% Union Pacific pref 73% 75 73% 74% Union Pacific com 44% 46 44% 45 Wabash 7% Wabash pref 23% Wheeling A Lake Erie 7 Wheeling A Lake Erie pref 27% EXPRESS COMPANIES.

Adams Express 108 American Express 142 IT. S. Express 5014 Weils-Fargo Express 127 MISCELLANEOUS. American Cotior Oil 35% American Cotton Oil pref 80 American Spirits 13% 14% 13T 14 American Spirits pref 3744 American Tobacco 147% 147% 140% 147 American Tobacco pref 137% People's Gas 112% 112% 111% 111% Consolidated Gas 189 Commercial Cable Cos ITS General Electric 100% 100% 99% 100% Federal Steel 5114 Federal Steel pref 83% Lead 37% 38% 37% 38 Lead pref 111% Pacific Mail 43% 43% 44% 44% Pullman Palace isou, Sugar 126% 126% 125 1 25% Sugar pref 111% Tennessee Coal and Iron 36% 36% 36 36% U. S. Leather 7% I T . S. Leather pref 72% 72% 71% 71% IT. S. Rubber 46’i U. S. Ruober pref 116% Western Union 94% 94% 94% 94% UNITED STATES BONDS. IT. S. fours, reg 111% D. S. fours, coup 112% IT. S. fours, new, reg 128% U. S. fours, new, coup 125% U. S. fives, reg 112% IT. S. fives, coup 112% U. S. threes, coup 107% Thnradiiy** Hauk ('leiirlngs. At Chicago—Clearings, *21,074.926; balances, $2,660,248. New York exchange. 25c discount. Sterling exchange, jiosted rates. $4.82% and $4.83%; actual. $4.82% and $4.84%; sixty days, $4.81 and *4.83%. At New Orleans—Clearings, $1,998,355. At New York —Clearings, $232,589,489; balances, $15,306,056. At Boston-Clearings, $24,063,468; balances, $2,762,116. At Philadelphia—Clearings, $17,005,465; balances, $1,677,432 At Baltimore—Clearings, $3,850,427; balances, $473,580. At St. Louis—Clear! ngs, $5,154,612; bulances, $806.650. At Cincinnati— Clearings, $2,782,u60. LOCAL IaKAI> AMI PKOIIK 11. \\ eatlier Condition* l nfuvoruble to Trade—Prices Metuly, Weuther conditions have been unfavorable to trade recently, still in groceries, boots and shoes, iron, leather and flour there Is a very fair business in progress. Commission men are complaining of a quiet trade, yet they are doing more than in January last year. There are so many commission Anns that prices are badly cut, and this disturbs trade. The produce market is slow. Poultry, eggs and butter are all easy at quotations. The lovul grain market is quite active. Receipts of corn for several days past have been heavier than fyt some pecks. Ail lerrata ate in

active request at the following range of prices, as furnished by the secretary of the Board of Trade: Wheat —No. 2 red. 69c: No. 3 red, 64@68e; December. 69%c: wagon wheat. 69c. Corn—No. 1 white, 35%c; No. 3 white tone color). 35%c; No. 4 white, 31%@33%c; No. 2 white mixed. 34c; No. 3 white mixed, 35c: No. 4 white mixed. 21®32c; No. 2 yellow. 35%e: No. 3 yellow, ?.5%c; No. 4 yellow, 31%®33%c; No. 2 mixed. 35%c; No. 3 mixed, 35c: No. 4 mixed, 31033 c: ear corn, 34 %c. Oats—No. 2 white, ?o%c; No. 3 white, 30c; No. 2 mixed, 29%c: No. 3 mixed. 28c. Hay—No. I timothy, tv No. 2 timothy, SC.SO@7, cember, 69c; wagon wheat, 69c. Insftectlons —Wheat: No. 3 red, 2 cars; No. 4 red. 2; rejected, 2; total, 6 cars. Corn: No. 3 white, 25 cars; No. 4 white, 1; No. 3 yellow, 1; No. 3 mixed. 1: no grade. 5; total. 33 cars. Oats —No. 3 mixed, 2 cars; rejected, 1: total, 3 cars, llay: No. 1 prairie, 1 car; No. 2 prairie, 2; total, 3 cars. Poultry mul Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry—Hens, Gc; spring chickens. 6c; cocks, 2c; hen turkeys, young and fat. B%c; young toms, 7c; old hens. 6c; toms. se; ducks, 4c; geese, 4c for full feathered, 3c for plucked. cheese—New York full cream. 10®llc; skims, 6@Sc; domestic Swiss, 12%c; brick, 12c; limburger, lUc. Butter—Choice, 10c; poor, 6@Bc; Elgin creamery, He. Eggs—l6c. Feathers—Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 10® 17c per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool—Medium, unwashed. 17018 c; tub-washed, 20®25c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Honey—lo® 13c per lb. Game—Rabbits, 65@70c. Venison, 18©20c per lb. Opossum, 20®25c apiece. hides, tallow, etc. Green-salted Hides —No. 1,9 c; No. 2,8 c; No. 1 calf, 10c; No. 2 calf. B%e. Grease —White, 3c; yellow, 2%c; brown, 2%<J. Tallow*—No. 1,3 c; No. 2, 2%c. Bones—Dry, $12013 per ton. THE JOBBING TRADE. <The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candies and .Nuts. Candies—Stick, 6%@6%e per ib; common mixed, 6%@7e; G. A. R. mixed, 6%c; Banner twist stick, 8c; cream mixed. 9c; old-time mixed. 7c. Nuts—Soft-shelled almonds, ll@13c; English walnuts, y®l2c; Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, He; peanuts, roasted, 7®Bc; mixed nuts, 10c. Cuuned Gouda. Corn, [email protected]. Peaches—Eastern standard 3-lb, $1.75®2; 3-lb seconds, $1.2501.50; California standard, $2.1002.40; California seconds, $1.7502. Miscellaneous —Blackberries, 2-lb, 65® 70c; raspberries. 2-lb, 90® 95c; pineapple, standard, 2-lb, $1.1001.20; choice, $2®2.50; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weight, 85@95c; light, 60® 65c; string beans, 70® 90c; Dima beans, sl.lo® 1.20; peas, marrowfats, [email protected]; early June, [email protected]; lobsters, $1.8502; red cherries, 90e@$l; strawberries, 90095 c; salmon, 1-lb. [email protected]; 3-lb tomatoes, 90@95c. Coal and Coke. Anthracite, per ton, $7; Brazil block. $3; Island City lump. $2.75; Paragon lump, $2.75; Jackson lump, $4; Pittsburg lump, $4; C. A O. Kanawha lump. $4: Winifrede lump, $4: Biossburg smithing. $5; smokeless, $4; lump coke, per bushel, 10c; crushed coke, per bushel, 12c. Drugs* Alcohol, [email protected]; asafetida, 25@30c: alum, 2% @4c; camphor, 40044 c; cochineal, 50@6Kc; chloroform, 58®65c; copperas, brls, 75085 c; cream tartar, pure, 3t@33c; indigo, 65@S0c; licorice, Oalab., genuine, 30®40c; magnesia, carb.. 2-oz, 25030 c; morphine, P. A W., per oz., $2.5002.75; madder, 14 @l6c; oil, castor, per gal. [email protected]; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.25; opium, $4; quinine. P. A W., per oz, 31@36c; balsam copaiba, 50060 c; soap, castile, Fr., 12016 c; soda bicarb., 4%®6c; salts, Epsom, 4®sc; sulphur, flour, s@6e; saltpeter, 80 14c; turpentine, 45050 c; glycerine, 15017 c; iodide potassium, $2.5002.60; bromide potassium, 55060 c, chlorate potash. 20c; borax. 9@l2e; cinchonida, 20 @2sc; carbolic arid, 30®32c. Oils—Linseed, 38040 c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7®l4c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 2C@3oc; miners’, 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings—Androscoggin L, sc; Berkley, No. 60. 6%c; Cabot, sc; Capitol. 4%c; Cumberland, 5%c; Dwight Anchor. 6c; Fruit of the Loom, 5%e; Farwell, 5%c; Fitchville, sc; Full Width. 4c; Gilt Edge, 4c; Gilded Age, 3%c; Hill, 5%c; Hope, 5%c; Linwood, 5%e; Lonsdale, 5%c; Peabody, 4c; Pride of the West, 10c; Ten Strike, sc; Pepperell, 9-4, 15c; Peppered, 10-4. 16%c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 15' sc; Androscoggin, 10-4, 17e. Brown Sheetings—Atlantic A, 5%c; Argyie, 4%c; Boott C, 4c; Buck's Head, sc; Clifton CCC, 4%c; Constitution. 40-inch, 5%e, Carlisle, 40-inch, 6c; Dwight's Star. 6c, Great Fads E, 4%c; Great Falls J 4%c; Hid Fine, 5%c; Indian Head, 5%c; Peppered R, 4%c; Peppered, 10-4. 15c; Androscoggin. 9-4, 14c; Androscoggin, 10-4. 15%e. Prints—Allen dress styles, 4c; Aden's staples, 4c; Aden TR, 4c: Aden's rooes, 4c; American indigo, 4c; Arnold long cloth B. 7%c; Arnold LLC, 6%e; Cocheco fancy, 4e: Cocheco madders, 4c; Hamilton fancy. 4%c; Merrimac pinks and purples. 4%c; Pacific fancy, 4%e; Simpson's mourning, 3%c; Simpson’s Berlin solids. sc; Simpson's oil finish, 6c; American shirting, 3c3 black white, 3%c; grays, 3%c. Ginghams—Amoskeag staples. sc; Amoskeag Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 5%c; Lancaster, sc; Lancaster. Normandies, Cc; Renfrew dress styles, 6c. Kid-finished Cambrics—Edwards, 2%c; Warren, 2%0; Slater, 2%c; Genesee. 2%c. Grain Bags—Amoskeag, $13.50; American, $13.50; Harmony, $13.50; Stark, sl6. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA, 9e; Conestoga BF, ll%e; Cordis. 140, 9%c; Cordis FT, 9%c; Cordis ACE, 9%c; Hamilton awnings, 8c: Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, 18c; Muthuen AA, 9%c; Oakland AF, 5%c; Portsmouth, 10%c; Susquehanna, lt%c; Shetucket SW, 5%c; Shetueket F, 6c; Swift River, 4%c.

Flour. Straight grades, $4.50©4.75; fancy grades. $5.75® 6.25; patent flour, $6®6.50; low grades, $2.75®3.75; spring wheat patents, $6.50®6.75. Groceries. Coffee—Good, 10® 12c; prime, 12@14c; strictly prime, 14®16c; fancy green and yellow, 18®22c; Java, 28®32c. Roasted—Old government Java, 32%@33c; Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24c; Gilded Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee—city prices—Ariosa, 11c; Lion, 10c; Jersey, 10.65 c; Caracas, 10.50 c; Dutch Java blend, 13c; Dillv.orth's, 11c; King Bee, 11c; Mail Pouch, lie. Sugars—City Prices—Dominoes, 5.50 c; cut-loaf, 5.75 c; powdered, 5.38 e; XXXX powdered, 5.50 c; standard granulated, 5.25 c; fine granulated. 5.25 c; granulated—five-pound bags, 5.31 c; extra fine granulated, 5.38 c; coarse granulated, O.3Sc; cubes, 5.35 e; mold A, 5.50 c; diamond 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.SBc; 4 Phoenix A—California A, 4.81 c; 5 Empire A—Franklin B. 4.75 c; 6 Ideal golden ex. O—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, 4.50 c; 30 yellow C—Franklin ex. C, 4.44 c; 11 yellow— Keystone ex. C, 4.44 c: 12 yellow—American ex. C, 4.44 c; 13 yellow—Centennial ex. C. 4.44 c: 14 yellow —California ex. C, 4.44 c; 15 yellow, 4.44 c; 16 yellow, 4.44 c. Flour'Sacks (paper)—Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1.000. $3.50; 1-16 brl, $5; % brl, $8; % brl. sl6; No. 2 drab, plain, 1-32 brl. per 1,000, $4.25; 1-16 brl, $6.50; Vi brl, $10; % brl, S2O; No. 1 cream, plain, 1-32 brl, per 1,000, $7; 1-16 brl, $8.70; % brl, $14.50; % brl, $28.50. Extra charge for printing, [email protected]. Halt—ln car lots, sr@Bsc; small lots, 90@95c. Spices— Pepper, 12® 18c; allspice, 15®18c; cioves, 18@25c; cassia, 13® 18c; nutmegs, 65®75e per lb. Beans—Choice hand-picked navy, [email protected] per bu; Limas, California, 4%@4%e per lb. Woodenware —No. 1 tubs. $5.75®6; No. 2 tubs, $4.75@5; No. 2 tubs. $3.75®4; 3-hoop pails, $1.40@ 1.50; 2-hoop pails, $1.20®1.25; double washboards, $2.£5©2.75; common washboards, [email protected]; clothes pins. 50®60c per box. Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 2S@33c; choice, 35®40c; syrups, 18@ 25c. Shot —$1.39® 1.35 per bag for drop. Lead—6%®7c for pressed bars. Twine—Hemp, 12®18c per lb: wool. 8®10c; flax, 20®30c; paper, 25c; jute. 12® 15c; cotton, 18®25e. Wood Dishes —No. 1. per 1,000, $2®>2.25; No. 2, $2.25® 2.50; No. 3. $2.50® 2.75; No. 5. $3®3.23. Rice —Louisiana, 4%@6%c; Carolina. 6%©S%c. Iron und Steel. Bar Iron—l.so®l.6oc: horseshoe bar, 2%®2%c; nail rod, 7c; plow slabs, 2%c; American cast steel, 9@llc; tire seel, 2%®3c; spring steel, 4'% @sc. heather. Leather —Oak sole, 27®30c; hemlock sole, 24® 26c; harness, 32® 37c; skirting, 38®42c; single strap, 38®41c; city kip, 60®85c; French kip. 90e@ $1.20: city calfskin. 90e@$1.10; French calfskin, $1.20®1.55. Null* and Horseshoe*. Steel cut nails. sl-75; wire nails, from store, $1.90®2 rates; from mill; $1.75 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. $3.50; mule shoes, per keg. $4..50; horse nails. s4®s per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $2; painted. $1.75. Produce, Fruits and Vegetable*, Apples—Common, $3: good, $4: fancy, $4.50. New Tomatoes—s3.so per 6-basket crate. Grapes—Malaga grapes. $6.75 per brl. Figs—California. $1.65 per box: mat figs, B®9c. Cranberries—s6®7.so pier brl; $2®2.50 per crate. Oranges—Mexican, $3 pier box; California navels, $2 65® 2.85. Lemons—Messina, choice, 300 to box, $3.75; fancy, $4.25. Persimmons —75c per 24-pint crate. ' Bananas—Per bunch. No. 1, $1®1.75. Cocoanuts—soc per doz. Lima. Beans—sc per lb. Potatoes—White, 45c pier bu; red, 40c per bu; $1.20®1.35 per brl. Sweet Potatoes—s!®l.so per brl; Jersey sweets, $1 bu; brl, $2.75; Illinois. $2 bri; 7fic bu. Cabbage—Holland seed, $1.25 per 100 lbs; homegrown, 75c® $1 per brl. Onions —$1.50 per brl; Spanish onions, $1.25. Turnips- 90c per bri. Parsnips—sl.so pier brl. Celery- Michigan and northern Indiana, 30®40c. per bunch: California, 4<i®7s<’. Honey—White, 15c per lb; dark, 12c per lb. Cider—s4.so per brl; half brl, $2.60. . Provision*, Hams—Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, B%@ 9c; 15 lbs average, 8%©9%c; 12 lbs average, 8® 9%c. Bacon—Clear sides, 40 to 50 Vbs average, 6%c; 30 to 40 ibs average, 6%c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 6%e; bellies. 25 lbs average, 6%0; 18 to 23 ibs average, 6%0; 14 to 16 Ibs average, 7%0. Clear backs. IS to 22 lbs average, 6%c; 14 to 18 lbs average, 6%e; S to 10 lbs average, 6%e. In dry salt, %<: less. Shoulders —18 to 20 ibs average, 6c; 15 lbs average. 6c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 6c. Lard— Kettle-rendered, 6%®7e; pure lard, 6%@ 6%e. Pork—Bean, clear. sl3; rump. $10©10.25. Seed*. Clover—Choice. $3.75; prime, $3.50; English, choice, $3,254(3.50; alslke, choice, $4-50®5; alfalfa, choice, $4,254(4.50; crimson or scarlet clover. $2.75©3: timothy, 45 lbs, prune. $1.15®1.20; light prime. $1.20#1.35; choice. *1.25®1.30; fancy Kentucky, 14 lbs. $1.15: extra clean, oo®Tsc. orchard grass, extra, $1.15® 1.30; red iop, choice. 80c ©51.40, English bluegrass, 24 lbs, $1.15© 1.75; German millet, s!© 1.25; Western millet, 60®S5c; common millet, 404$6Cu

BULLS LOSE CONFIDENCE STORIES OF HE \YY ARGENTINE CROP ARE NOW IN SEASON'. * Early Gains In Grain Market Wiped Out and Cast Quotations Low* er—l'ork Heavier. CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Reports of a heavy crop of wheat of good quality in the Argentine Republic broke the confidence of holders of wheat to-day and robbed the market of a half cent gain made earlier in the session. May closed with %c loss. Corn and oats left off a shade higher. Pork declined 5c and lard and ribs 2%c each. There was enough bullish feeling among traders carried over from yesterday to start wheat strong, although the general situation when business began suggested a downward course. Liverpool cables came only V 4 d higher, and the Price Current spoke of the prospects for winter wheat more encouragingly. One point of the early news concerning domestic receipts was interpreted favorably to the bulls. Northwest receipts were quite moderate, 412 cars, against 441 for the same day last week and 332 for the corresponding day last year, and Chicago received 148 cars, of which only 25 cars graded contract. May opened a shade lower at 70%(u71c, and as the market began to show strength shorts took fright and covered. As there was very little for sale, competition soon helped the price and May advanced to 7IV2C. A private message from a leading local trader, who is abroad, reported Russians canceling rye sales, and declared France was a buyer of wheat. This had a bullish effect, and as a New York syndicate, which was reported long about 5,000,000 bu, bought on every little dip, the price held steady within VsC of the top the greater portion of the session. The aggregate of the Western primary wheat receipts was 64.8,000 bu, nearly double that for the same day last year. The clearances of wheat and flour at Atlantic seaboard, which acted as a stimulant to declining prices yesterday, had a depressing effect to-day, as only 401,000 bu were reported handled. Reports received late in the day said that the Argentine wheat crop would be of large proportions and the grain of good quality. As the expectation of a deffcit in that quarter has been one of the sustaining features here of late, this piece of news had a weakening effect, and May declined to 70%c buyers, the closing price. Damp weather and bullish news from the country concerning the demand for feeding and reduced stocks in first hands strengthened corn. May opened a shade higher at 37H!?/37%c, and its buying orders were quite numerous, the price during the first hour and a half was forced slowly but persistently up to 37%c. Receipts were 714 cars. Export clearances were small. 226,000 bu, but the demand here from the East was good and some sales for shipment were reported. Railroad cars also were less scarce, although shippers still complained of being unable to procure all they wanted. When wheat in the last hour began to drop, corn followed, getting very heavy near the end. Selling orders began pouring into the pit any May sagged to 37 1 /B®37 I < 4c and closed at 37%®37%c\ Light offerings and small receipts, 131 ears, strengthened oats. There was a good export inquiry and a few speculative orders were sufficient to send prices upward. May opened a shade lower at 27%©27%c and advanced to 28c, where it held steady during the greater portion of the session. Near the end, however, oats yielded with the other grains and Mav sagged off to 27%©27%c, and closed at 27%fc27%c. v A light run of hogs and a good export demand for meat products started provisions strong. The market was called cn to absorb a good deal of long property, but as commission houses bought freely prices were well maintained until wheat and corn began to show weakness. Then provisions became quite heavy and the early gain was lost. May pork opened a shade higher, at advanced to $10.27>4, then sold off to $10.15 and closed at $10.1714- May lard began unchanged, at $5.80, sold at $5.8214. weakened to $5.75 and closed at $5.7714. May ribs started unchanged, at $5.1214, rose to $5.15, declined to $5.0714(55.10, and left off at $5.10. Estimated receipts for to-morrow—Wheat, 116 cars: corn. 700; oats, 175; hogs. 30,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open- High- Low- ClosArtieles. ing est. est. ins. Wheat—Jan 67 4 6714 May 71 71 >4 70'4 7 % July 69 6(1% 6.v>4 6-14 Com—Jan 35 35% s'* '5 May 38 37% 37% 5.8 July 37% 38 37% 57% Oats —May 27% 27% 27-84 27% July 26% 26% 26% 26% Pork—Jan $9.87% May $10.22% $10.27% $10.15 10.27% Lard—Jan 5.60 5.60 5.57% 5.57% May 5.60 5.82% 5.75 5.77% Riba—.Tan 4.82% 4.82% 4.80 4.80 May 5.12% 5.15 5.07% 5.10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 67@69c; No. 3 spilng wheat, 64%©68c; No. 2 red. 71c. No. 3 corn, 35%©35%c; No. 2 yellow corn. 30®>36%c. No. 2 oats, 27@27%c; No. 2 white, 29%®30c; No. 3 wl.ite, 28%®29%e. No. 2 rye. 56c. No. 2 barley, 414; ’2c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.13%; Northwestern, $1.17%. Prime timothy seed, $2.25. Mess pork, per brl, [email protected]. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5.57%@6.60. Short-rib sides, loose, $4.70®5. Dry-salted shoulders. boxed, [email protected]%. Short-rib sides, boxed, $5.05®5.15. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon. $1.27. Receipts—Flour, 37,600 brls; wheat, 125,200 bu; corn. 564,100 bu: oats, 204,300 bu: rye, 11,200 bu; har'ev, 72,4<0 bu. Shipments—Flour, 59,500 brls; wheat, 10,300 bu; corn. 257,860 bu; oats, 318,800 bu; rye, 26,000 bu; barley, 9,000 bu.

AT MOW YORK. Killing Pripp* in Produce t the Seaboard'x Commercial JlHropolis. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Flour—Receipt*, 16,316 brls; exports, 37,368 brls; market ( more active and firmer on winter straights. Winter straights, $3.55 ©3.65. Corn meal steady. Rye firm; No. 2 Western, 64V4@65c, f. o. b. afloat. Barley malt firm; W estern, 65@70c. Wheat —Receipts, 196,800 bu; exports, 49,653 bu. Spot steady; No. 2 red, 80%c, f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened steady and had a stubborn advance up to the last hour on rumors of wet weather in France, continental acceptances again and reported Large Wall-street ownership of wheat. A final reaction was brought about by local realizing, coupled with easier late cables from Paris. The market closed barely steady and unchanged to V4C net lower. March, 7h-)*®7B'4e, closed at 78 a *c. Corn—Receipts, 37,600 bu; exports, 130,250 bu. Spot steady; No. 2, 43 ; 4®44%c, f. o. b. arioat. Options after opening steady experienced a fair advance in which less favorable weather, steady cables and the strength in w-heat were option buying motives. Under late realizing pi ices eased off slightly, but closed nevertheless 1 , 4 c net higher and about steady. May, 42©42 7-16 c, closed at 42*,*c. Oats —Receipts, 66,000 bu; exports, 985 bu. Spot firmer; No. 2, 33%c; No. 2 white, 35Vz£. Options dull. Cotton-seed oil strong; position of holders checked business to-day and made conditions more or less nominal at the close. Prime crude, l9©'l9Vsc; prime crude, f. o. b. mills, i6®l6*-. ; c; prime summer yellow, 23120; off summer yellow, 22c. Coffee —Options steady at unchanged prices, ruled exceptionally dull, with barely steady undertone, average of European and Brazilian cables being unsatisfactory and the local market without energy; closed dull from unchanged to 5 points net lower. Sales, 1,250 bags, including: March, 5.60 c; September, 6c. Spot coT.ee—Rio dull but steady; No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 2 jobbing, 7V6c; mild quiet; Cordova, 7-'4©lsc. Sugar—Raw firm but not quotably higher: fair refining, 313-16 c; centrifugal, 96 t>st. 4 5-luc bid; molasses sugar, 39-16 e; retined steady. # TRADE IX GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati und Other I’luee*. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.—Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat irregular, closing ‘ a c higher for January, with May and July fie oft. Spot higher; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 73% c bid; track, 73%®> 75c; January, 73c: May, 74 : %#74 7 ic bid; July, 6S%c; No. 2 hard, 68 1 ,©6ft*,4c. Corn—Options about steady. S]>ot steady; No. 2. cash, 35c bid; January, 35*e; May. 35 a *c. Oats—Options fractionally higher. Spot steady; No. 2, cash, 2*e bid: track, 29c; January. 28c; May, 28**0; No. 2 white, 30*4c. Rye firm at 56c. Flaxseed higher at fl.lu a . Prime timothy seed nominal. Corn meal, $1.75©1.50. Bran firm and unchanged. Hay steady to firm; timothy, $S.,Vi®9; prairie. $6.50©8. Butter weak; creamery, 18@22c; dairy, U?H7c. Eggs lower at 16’jc. I'otton ties and bagviny unchanged. Pork lower; mess jobbing, old. $9; new, s9.s7*a. Lard lower; prime steam, $5.30; choice. $5.37*4, Drysuit meats —Boxed shoulders. $4,25; extra shorts, $4.75; ribs. $4.70©4.8i>; short.*. $5. Bacon—Boxed shoullers, $5.25; extra shorts, [email protected]; ribs, $5.37*4; shorts. $5.50. Receipts—Flour. 4.000 brls; wheat. 24.000 bu; com. 88,(00 bu: oats, 34,(irt0 bu. Shipments—Flour, 2,000 brls; wheat, 25,000 bu; corn. 89,000 bu; oats, 8,000 bu. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.—Flour quiet. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red, 71®'72e. Com lower; No. 2 mixed. 36c. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed, 294t29 : c. Rye steady; No. 2. 57c. Lard steady at $6.32*4. Bulk meats quiet at $4.80. Bacon steady at $5.63. Whisky turn at $1.27. Butter quiet. Sugar firm. Eggs dull at 16c. Cheese firm. BALTIMORE. Jan. 12.—Flour dull and unchanged. Receipts, 8,422 brls: exports. 4,342 brls. Wheat firmer; spot and month, 76t s ©i76ic; Febru ary, 76%©76V: steamer No. 2. 73®73We. Receipts, .'9,426 bu; exports. 90,00 bu. Bout hern wheat b.v sample. 7?®77c; Southern on giade, 73©76'0. Corn firmer, spot and month, 40%® Prfec; February, tW©4le; steamer mixed. 37

37%c. Receipts. 194,500 bu; exports none. Southern white and yellow corn. 38®410. oats steady; No. 2 white. 24®34%c; No. 2 mixed. 32®.!2%0. Receipts. 26,137 bu;‘exjK.its none. Rutter, eggs and cheese unchanged. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 12.—Wheat—8pot dull; No. 1 red Northern spring, 60. Corn—S|>ot quiet; American mixed, old. 3s 10 %and. laird—l*rime Western. 29s 3d. Reef—Extra India mess steady at 635; prime mess steady at 60s. Pork —Prime mess, fine Western steady at 50b; prime mess, medium Western steady at 47s fid. Hams—Short cut firm at 365. I'acon steady at 27s tki. Short ribs steady at 275: hng (dear middles, light, steady at 275; long clear middles, heavy, steady at 26s fid: short clear backs firm at 27s 6d. Shoulders—Square fitm at 225. TOLEDO. Jan. 12.—Wheat active and weak: No. 2, cash. 71c; May. 73%0. Corn dull and easy; No. 2 mixed. 37%0. Oats firm and higher; No. 2 mixed, 3S%c. Rye dull and nominal; No. 2. cash, 55%c. Clover seed active and lower; prime, cash. $3.95. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 12—Flour and bran unchanged. Wheat •lull and closed dull to steady; January, 67%e; May. 68%®68 a >c; July. 69c: on track No. 1 hard. 68%c; No. 1 Northern, 67%c; No. 2 Northern, 65%c. Butter. Eggs, nnl Cheese. NEW YORK. Jan. 12— Rutter— Receipts. 3.182 Packages; market steady; Western creamery, 15®) 2lc; Elgin?. 21c; factory. 12#14%c. Cheese—Receipts, 1.136 packages: market steady; large, white, 10%c; snail, white, 11c: large, cole re 1. 10%e; small, colored, lie. Eggs— Receipts, 4.550 packages; Western. 20%c; Southern. 22c; market steady. CHICAGO. Jan. 12.—0n the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was easy; creameries, li® 20c; dairy, 12® Cos. Eggs dull; fresh, 19c. Cheese steady; creams, 9%@Uc. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 12.—Butter steady; separator, 17® 19c; dairy. 15c. Eggs steady: fresh eandled Missouri and Kansas stock, 14c i>er dozen. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 12.—Rutter steady; fancy Western creamery, 20c; fancy prints, 21c. Eggs firm; fresh Western. 24c. Cheese firm. Dry Gooilo. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—There has been no change of moment in the market for cotton goods to-day. The general demand is for moderate quantities, but will spread enough to raise aggregate business to a fair total. Recent advances in bleached cottons are being realized; the latest of these are Pride of the West, 4-4 to 9c; Warnsutta, 4-4 to s%c; Cabot. 4-4 to 5%c. and Farwell, 4-4 to 5%c per yard. Brown cottons ure strong throughout. Print cloths also strong. Denims, ticks and other heavy colored cottons quiet and unchanged in price. Woolens in suiting and overcoatings are quiet. The demand for dress goods is improving. Oils. WILMINGTON, Jan. 12.—Spirits of turpentine nothing doing and unchanged. Rosin quiet at 97%c©51.02%. Crude turpentine quiet $1.30442.30. Tar steady at sl.lO. OIL CITY, Jan. 12.—Credit balances. $1.17; certificates. no bids, no offers. Runs, 83,227 brls; shipments, 83,226 brls. SAVANNAH, Jan. 12.—Spirits of turpentine nothing doing. Rosin firm and unchanged. Metals. NEW YORK, Jan. J2.-At the close the Metal Exchange called pig iron warrants firm at $8 nominal. Jike copper strong at 13.750 bid and 14c asked. Tin firm, with 22c bid and 22.25 c asked. Lead firm, with 4.10 c bid and 4.15 c asked. Spelter firm, with 5.25 c bid and 5.35 c asked. The brokers’ price on lead was 3.85 c and lie tor copper. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12. Lead higher at 3.90@ 3.92%c. Spelter higher at 4.95 c, Dried Fruit*. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—California dried fruits quiet. Evaporated apples, common, 7%®Bc; prime wire tray, 8%@8%c; choice, 9®9%c; fancy, 10c. Prunes, 3%®10%c. Apricots, Royal, 11® 14c; Moor Park, 13® 17c. Peaches, uniieeled, 9® ll%c; peeled, 21® 23c. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.--Cotton firm. Sales, 8,350 bales; ordinary, 315-16 c; g<>od ordinary, 4%e; low middling, 4 7 s c: middling, 5 5-16 c; good middling, 5 15-16 c; middling fair, 6 7-l Cc. Receipts, 6,433 bales; stocks, 481,326 bales. • ♦- LIVE STOCK. Cattle Searee and Steady—Hog* Active and IltKher—Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 12 —Cattle—Receipts, 400; shipments light. There was a light supply and the demand was good on all decent grades at steady prices. The pens were cleared early. Exports, good to choice SS.IP® 5.65 Killers, medium to good 4.60® 5.00 Killers, common to fair [email protected] Feeders* good to choice 4.00® 4.40 Stockers, common to good 3.00® 4.00 Heifers, good to choice 3.90® 4.35 Heifers, fair to medium 3.50® 3.80 Heifers, common and light 3.00®> 3.35 Cows, good to choice 3.60® 4.00 Cows, fair to medium 3.00® 3.35 Cows, common and old 1.50® 2.50 Veals, good to choice s.<H>@ 6.00 Veals, common to medium 3.00® 4.50 Bulls, good to choice 3.50® 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 2.50® 3.25 Milkers, good to choice 35.00®45.00 MUKers. common to medium 20.00®30.0u Hogs—Receipts, 7,000; shipments, 3,000. The quality was generally good. The market opened moderately active, with shippers the principal buyers. Later packers bought freely at prices 5c higher than yesterday's close. All sold. Heavies $3.80®3.85 Mixed 3.75®3.50 Lights 3.70®3.77% Pigs 2.80®3.40 Roughs 3.00®3.50 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 100; shipments, none. There was a fair demand for all decent kinds. The market was steady at unchanged prices. Sheep, good to choice [email protected] Sheep, fair to medium 3.20®3.50 Stockers, conunon to medium [email protected] Rucks, per head [email protected] Spring lambs, good to choice 4.25®5.00 Spring lambs, common to medium 3.26#4.0Q Elsewhere. CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—There was a. fairly active demand for cattie to-day, and the moderate supply prevented any decline in prices. Tlte range of prices is steadily widening as a result of the poor quality of the bulk of offerings. The very few strictly prime cattle that are being marketed at the present time are lieing competed for by buyers at high prices, while the commoner grade of steers are lower than ever. Fancy grades sold at ss.Bo®s; choice steers, $5.50®6.75; mediums, $4.20©5.10; beef steers, $3.5C©4.75; bulls, $2.50®4.25; cows and heifers, $3.30©4.10; Western fed steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; calves, st®7.lo. A good inquiry from Eastern shippers and an active demand from trackers for hogs resulted in an advance of 2%©5c in prices. Fair to choice. $3.72%®3.90; packing lots, $3.55®3.70; mixed, $3.50 ®3.80; butchers, [email protected]; lights, [email protected]; pigs, s3®*. 50. Trade was fairly active in sheep. Fat sheep and native and Western lambs of handy weights sold at steady prices, while heavy lambs were slow of sale at s®loc decline. Natives, $3.65®3.90; Western muttons, $3.65® 4; Western feeders, $3.25 ©3.60; yearlings, $4.10®4.50; poor to prime lambs, Receipts—Cattle, 8.500; hogs. 30.(810; sheep, 15.000. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.—Cattle—Receipts. 4.000 natives; 190 Texans. Offerings consisted of good quality slaughtering cattle that sold at steady to 10c higher prices. Heavy native steers, $5.20®5.55; medium, $4.5rt®5.20; light weights, $4 40®5.25; Stockers, butchers cows and heifers. $2.80®4.30; bulls, $2.80®4.50; fed Westerns, $3.50®5; Texans, $3.60©5. Hogs— Receipts, 15/00. Early sales were 5® 10c higher; advance soon lost on invoking grades, and sales were largely at yesterday's prices, iwhtle the advance maintained on lighter grades. Heavies, $3.60©3.75; mixed, [email protected]; lights, $3 "5® 3.55; pigs. $3.30®3.35. Shcei> —Receipts, 2.900. Good well-matured slaughtering grades of lambs, $4.60®5.10; muttons, $3. £o® 4.10; feeding lambs, $3.25®3.60; feeding sheep, $2.50®3.40; stockers, s2® 3.25. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,900, including I.SCO Texans; market steady to strong. Fair to fancy native shipping and export steers, $4.50®5.60, bulk at $4.6.5®5.45; dressed beef and butchers' steers, s4®>s.2\ hulk at (4.15®4.KT>; steers under 1,060 lbs. $3,254x4.40, bulk at $3.50®4.25; stockers and feeders. $2.75® 4.40, bulk at $3.15®4.35; (Jews and heifers, $2®4.56, bulk of cows 32.7. ®3.40, hulk of heifers $2.50®3.75; Texas and Indian steers, $3.20®3.25. Hogs—Receipts, 11,600; market opened higher and closed easy. Figs and 'igbts. $3.50®.3.60; packers, $3.46®3.70; butchers. $3.75®3.85. Sheep—Receipts. 1,300; market steady. Native muttons, $3.50414.25; culls and bucks, s2®3; stockers. $3®3.15; lambs. $4®5.25. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Beeves—Receipts. 4; 14 cars of export cattle in late Wednesday sold at $5.25®5.70 for good to choice steers; export bulls at $4.40: choice oxen at $5.30; feeling steady. Cables higher. Live cattle, 11 1 S®l2‘4c, dressed weight; refrigerator bx-es, B%e |>er lb. Exports, t6i cattle; to-morrow none. Calves —Receipts. 169; market steady. Veals, $5®8.25; tops, $8.50; Western cale.vs, $2.75; Southern calves. $3.25; no barnyards on sale. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 4 173: aheq> steady to firm; lambs 5® 15c lower. Sheep, $.3®4,50; no choice here; lambs. ss® 5 80; Canada lambs, $5.65. Hogs— Receipts, 5.200; none for sale alive; nominally firmer at $3.90®4.15. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.—Hogs active and higher at $3.26#3.85* Cattle steady at $2.50®4.85. Sheep steady at $2.25® 4. Lambs steady at $4.25 ©5.40. Ward* UM. Kteu tnnb ip* Mail front .New York for Haxanu, Pro®re** and Vera (ram, AN ednesdayn. For lluvaiiu direct, Saturday*. For Nassau. N. P., SautlaK<>, (.’ienfaegOM, Guantanamo and Manzanillo, Cuba, Thursday*. For Tnmpleu and Mexican Coast Porta Friday*. OEU6HTFUL TOURS TO COVERING THE SCENE Os THE TROPICS THE SPANISH WAR dffpS) mis, sTExnrs, stamps. ;!!u v STENCI LS.STAHPS,] j-vACATALOGUEFffEE BADGES.CHtCKS Ac. t IELI3B&. ISSLMERIDIANSLGKQUMgRaoR,{

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RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ON and after Sunday, Nov. 20, 189.9, trains will run as follows: (Central Standard Time.) All trains enter UNION RAILWAY STATION. —P. M. Time in llli"k Face Figures.— Trains marked thus: Dy—Daily. S—Sleepeik p—parlor Car, C—Chair Car, D—Dining Car. CLHY'E., CIN., CHI. & ST. LOUIS R’Y. Cleveland Division—Big; Four. DEPART! ARRIVB New York ex, dy s. 4:25 U City A W r ac, dy. 9:25 Muncie A B H ex.. 6:35 B'wst'n lim, dy, and s.li:;;0 Cleveland mall 10:50 B.H. A Muucte ex 3:10 And'on * B H ex..11:15 Cleveland ex 0:00 U C A W ac, dy.. 4.fiO B.H. & And’nex. 545 Knlck’b'r, dy, ands. OsliS N. Y. ex. dy, 5..,10t50 St. Louis Division—Rig; Four. St Louis expr 7:30, New York ex. dy. s. 4:OS S’wst'n lim. dy. and e 11:45> Mat &T H ace 10:30 T. H. & Mat. ac.. 4si!o,Bt. Louis express.,si4< T H A Mat acc, Kn'kb'r sp, and s,Uy 0:10 Sunday only 6:15i NY A StL ex. dy 811:2401 Cincinnati Division—Bl* Four. Cincinnati t l, dy a. 3:45 Greensburg acc 9:00 St L i Cln f 1, dy. s 4:15 Cln'tl acc. dy 11:11 Cincinnati accom... 7:00 C & St L mall, dy Cincinnati accom.. .10:50 and sand p 11:4* Cincinnati dy p....24:45 Chi. Lim., p 4:15 Greensburg acc... 6:30 Cln A lnd ex, p... 0:40 C'ti <$ Wash, F. L C IAStL ex. dy s. 11:05 and and sandp... 0:240 Chicago dy s 11:60 Louisville Line. Loulsv f 1 dr a 3:451 Louisv f 1 dy 5...11:50 Loulsv day expr. ..24:45 Louisv day expr...U:4( Chicago Division—Bl Four. Lafayette accom.... 7:10 Cin f 1, dy, a 3:31 Phi 1 m dy, and p 11:45 lAfayette acc0m...10:34 ChlLirn, dp 4:15 Cin. mail.p and, dy. 24:3,1 Lafayette acc 5:15 Lafayette acc 5:4.1 Chi V L, dy ■ 12:" C'ti A Wash, dp. 0:10 Michigan Division—Bl® Four. Benton Harbor ex.. 6:35| Witbash acc, dy.... 9:24 Mich mall and ex..11:15 B.Harbr m l ex... 8:10 Wabash acc. dy.. 4:5<T Michigan expr.... 8:48 Peoria Dlv.. West-Ill® Four. Peoria ex and mail. 7:25 j Col A Cln ex, dy. a. 3:3* West'n ex, dy, p... 11:45] Champaign ac00m..10:21 Champaign aoc... 415 N.Y. ex A mail... 24:41$ Peoria ex, dy, 5..11:15 Peoria ex, dy, p.. 0(1(1 Peoria Dlv.. East—Bl® Fonr. Columbus express.. 6:101 Sprtngfield expr 11:38 So'field A Col. ex.3:240 Columbus expr...10:40 PITTS., CIN., CHI. & ST. I4)UI8 R’Y. Indianapolis Division—Penna Line. Eastern ex. dy, 5... 6:60 Fast ex, dy... 7:58 Fast ex, dy *:2o Llm’u mall, dy s d.8:05 Columbus accom— 8:30 St L ex. dy. and 8.124 :245 Atl’c sx, dy. and 24:80 Ind'p’lsacc 3:15 Dav ex. dr 5:00 Mall express, dy.. 0:50 BtLAWY, dy • 7:10 Weet’n ex, dy, s..10:00 Chicago Division—Penna R. R. Lou A Chi ex. dy p.11:36| Chi A Lou t ex,dy s.l:2* Lou A Chi f *x.dy ■ 12:0s 1 Chi &Lo ex. dy p. 3:43 Louisville Division—Penna R. R. Lou A So spl, dy, s. 3:30 Mad A lnd acc 10:20 Lou A Mad ac. dy s 8:15 St LA C 1 1. dy. p.ll:M lnd A Mad accom. Mad & lnd acc...5:40 Sunday only 7:00 lnd A Pitts, dy. a 7:00 lnd A Mad ac... 3:30 Mad. & lnd. acc., T Jk it a dy p. .4:00 Sunday only 0:10 Louisville -C v . AN t:lO f L AChl ~ dy ..11,30 at Louis ex. dy.... 7:20 New York ex, dy s. 6:4$ NY A SHL. dy and I W CHeey accom lO.nfl HtL ex dy. ad p. 124:33 St Louis ex. dy.... 8::4 Cfes*r acc 4:00 Atl'c ex. dy, d5p.3:25 TTBstMail dy 7:05 Fast Line, dally. 4:43 Western'ex dy s 11:36 BtL A NY. dy. sand 7:05 INDIANAPOLIS A VINCENNES R. R. r’rn A V’nes ex, dy 8:16l Vincennes expr 10:41 Vincennes expr....4:240 Cairo expr, dy 45<l CINCINNATI, HAMILTON A lIAVT'JI R’Lf ex dr. S o 8:55i Cin, lnd A Chi ex. Daily fast mall. 5..8:05. dy, s 12:(S Cin A Detroit ex..)0:46i Dally fast mail. 5..6:10 cm A Dayton ax, ! Gin A Roachd&le o a,48 ; d *- P 11:M J * "4.*0 c ? .■; * . “:t.07 a a WESTERN R. B. Mall and expr 7:00i Ind'pls ex, dy ..10:3$ T D AM C ex, dy 1:240 Mall and expr... 2,8* Evening lr • T,o ° Toledo expr 6tO(| INDIANA, DECATUR * WESTERN R’Y. Mall and expr 8:16| Fast expr, dy. s c.. 3:6$ Chicago express 11:80jTuscola acc..........10:4$ Tusccla accom.... 3:46 Chicago expr 2:40 ’rut *1 dy sc.11:10 Mall and expr... 4:40 C„ i. dfc L. R’Y. Olonon Route.) Chi night sx. dy, 5.12:65 Cin vest. dy. s 3:30 Fast mall. dy. a.... 7:00 Fast mall. dy. a.... 7:51 Chi axpr, p IDM Gin vest, dy, and p. 4:3T BM vest, and 9/35 Chicago expr 2:40

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