Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1899 — Page 7

Consultation Invited WK TRANSACT GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS TAKE ENTIRE CHARGE REAL ESTATE... ...FIRE INSURANCE AT LOWEST RATES... LOAN MONEY ON FAVORABLE TERMSMARION TRUST CO., Northeast Corner Monument Place and Market Street. THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, S>S,OOO—FULL PAID. —BROKERS— Chicago Grain and Provisions, New York Stocks. Lena Distance Telephone. 1375 and 1592. 11 and 13 West Pearl Street Cincinnati Office, Room 4, Carlisle BuMclng. JI/lONFV 4 &% t06 %- /wlv/UJUI sl,CCoand upward, loaned on Improved Property. Interest graded according to location and character of security. No delay. C. F. SAYLES, 135 East Market St. THE QUESTION SETTLED _e HEATING CARS BY STEAM FROM LOCOMOTIVES A SUCCESS. Earning, of January Very Satisfactory—Great Demand for Care of All Kinds—General Notes. - - - Until the recent severe weather the most sanguine advocates of heating trains by steam from the locomotives had fears that In extreme cold weather it could not be done with an eight or ten-car train. The last ten days the Big Four and the Pennsylvania lines have given the matter the closest attention, with the most gratifying results. William Garstang, superintendent of motive power of the Big Four, as did the Pennsylvania lines, placed experts on mechanical appliances on through fast trains of six to eight cars to take note of the steam pressure required to properly heat the cars and of the temperature in different parts of the train when the thermometer was 18 to 20 degrees below zero, and at no time during the coldest night did the temperature fall below 65 to 68 degrees. These observations have convinced mechanical engineers that heating trains by steam 19 a marked success, but open to further Improvement, which will tax the engine less to furnish the steam required for heating long trains. With a four or five-car train there Is no Important effect on tho locomoUve noticeable from the heating. Rates Maintained. A conference was held in Washington yesterday between the Interstate-commerce Commission and the presidents or other principal officials of most of the great railway trunk lines over the rate situation. There were about twenty officials present. Co-operation between the roads in the trunk line territory to maintain rates, it was reported, had resulted in more stable rates than for some time prior thereto. Tiie conference was the result of a meeting held in Washington on Jan. 12 at the instance of the commission, which all of the trunk line presidents attended and when assurance of a desire to restore rate conditions to a normal condition was pledged by all. Since then there have been conferences among the railroad authorities themselves, and yesterday they reported in the main a generally eatisfactory understanding. No road, it was stated, had broken this informal agreement for uniform tariffs.

January Earning;*. The Financial Chronicle, in its compilation of railway gross earnings for January, •hows that of 123 roads which have sent returns eighty-five enlarged their earnlng3 as compared with the same month last year, while thirty-eight suffered a reduction. With two exceptions the losses are not large, and the result is that for the whole 123 roads the statement records a gain of 52,942,463,S 2,942,463, or 7.10 per cent. Considering that anuary is a period of light traffic, such a considerable addition to the revenues of the roads must be regarded as encouraging And as reflecting the presence of many favorable conditions. This gain of $2.!)42.4'>3 In 1898 follows a gain of no less than $6,043,668, or 16.56 per cent., last year. Paw*eager Traffic Light on Wabash. The Wabash Railroad next Sunday will pull off two of Its passenger trains on the Toledo branch from Peru to Toledo und two on the main line between Peru and Detroit. It is given out that passenger traffic is so light that there is no profit in operating these trains, and that the locomotives are needed in freight service, the freight business being enormous. I'erNonul, Local and General N'ole*. W. D. Bonham, Western freight manager of the Great Northern road, will retire from that position on March 1. Vice President Harnhan, of the Illinois Central, states that the company will not build a branch to Hammond, Ind. EJ. O. McCormick, passenger traffic manager of the Big Four, is in New York attending a meeting of passenger men. J. J. Ellis, master mechanic of the Omaha & St. Paul, has been appointed superintendent of motive power, with headquarters at St. Paul. George Graves, general superintendent of the. Indiana, Decatur & Western, is spending three days on tho newly acquired Ohio River division. Quite a number of passenger conductors on the Pennsylvania lines have recently withdrawn their membership from the Order of Railway Conductors, and it is exciting comment. P. H. Petry, import agent of tiie Erie Railway Company, is in the city, and yesterday, in company witli J. W. Smith, general agent at this point, culled on u number of business men. Freight traffic is so heavy with the Wabash tnat temporarily it has withdrawn two of its passenger trains on the eastern division and put the engines in freight service between Peru and Toledo. It is a surprise in railroad circles that the Chicago, Burlington * Quincy joined with Its competitors In taking off its fast train to Omaha, as the Burlington was not the first to start the speed war. The railway department of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Terre Haute will give an annual dinner to the state executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. at the Terre Haute House Feb. 22. Col. S. F. Gray, division freight agent of the Pennsylvania lines, and John Lazarus, traffic mapager of the Indiana. Decatur AWestern, who have been in Chicago three days attending freight meetings, are expected home this morning. It comes from the most reliable source that the new company will take charge of the Wheeling & Lake Erie inside of thirty days. Besides a general improvement of the physical features of the property, an important addition to Bellalre is assured. Engines 601, 6*2. 006, oOi. 606, 606. 807, 608 and 610, of the Big Four locomotives which were acquired with the old C., W. & M. road, and which were worn out in the service, were among those sold Saturday to a Cincinnati junk dealer for old iron. Citizens of Ashley are disturbed because the shops of the Wabash at that point are being practically abandoned. Most of the machinery has been removed to the Wabash •hopk at Fort Wayne, of which C. 8. McKee was recently appointed master mechanic. The national convention of the Railway Employe*' Political league will be held at Chicago to-morrow. The evening meeting will be addressed by Chauncey M. Depew,

senator-elect from New York, his subject being "Anti-railroad Legislation and Its Effect on Salaries of Employes." When the Fort Wayne Limited reached Alliance, about midnight, recently, a lot of sleigh bells and a robe were found on the pilot. It was learned later on that the engine had struck a sleigh at Remington, killing the horses and injuring the occupants of the conveyance. The calls for cars to load yesterday were so numerous as to worry the transportation men, and it seemed confin'd to no one class of cars, grain, coal and live stock cars being the most sought for. A few days with mild weather will lead to the heaviest movement of freights over Indianapolis iincs in years. There has already been an elimination of the second-class fares to important points from Pittsburg and the only ones to which they are now made are Chicago and St. Louis. Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis, having been dropped some time ago from the list of points to which the secondclass tickets are sold. A rush shipment of ten carloads of ambulances, escort wagons, army wagons, tarpaulins and other camp necessities was sent forward from the quartermaster’s depot at Jeffersonville. Wednesday night, for Manila. Major R. p. Finney accompanied the shipment to San Francisco to prevent delays as far as possible. Important results in the Burlington’s announcement of change in time are that the new Denver train will give Omaha the goby and that the daylight train to Chicago will be discontinued. The present No. 1 goes through Omaha at about midnight, but after next Sunday it will cross from Plattsmouth to Lincoln, through Ashland. The Vanderbilt, the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio systems are very active in the Monongahela valley in the vicinity of Homestead, preparing to take advantage of the encouraging prospective conditions, and before many months every available square foot of the first terrace will be controlled by these great transportation lines. The wholesale merchants’ board of the Chamber of Commerce has arranged for a series of merchants' board excursions to Cleveland at one and one-fifth fare. Tha territory covered includes the States of Ohio, Indiana and those parts of tiie State of Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York and the province of Ontario within the jurisdiction of the Central Passenger Association. W. H. Hubbard, assistant trainmaster of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, met with a singular accident on Tuesday. A wreck occurred at the Mansfield crossing of the Baltimore & Ohio, and Mr. Hubbard had gone there with the Crestline wrecking crew. While an engine was pulling some cars over the cable broke and its ragged end cut Mr. Hubbard’s throat from ear to ear, fortunately not severing the jugular vein. The other end struck a brakeman in the stomach and inflicted serious injuries. Myron T. Herrick was elected president of the Wheeling & Lake Erie road at a meeting of the directors held in Toledo yesterday He succeeds A. G. Blair. The officers elected were: D. D. Barnabie, vice president: James M. Hann, secretary and treasurer; R. Blickensderfer, general manager, and Dowager Adams, assistant secretary and treasurer. This is the last official act of the present company. The property will be turned over to the new company at once. It is probable the new officers will be retained. A. Galloway, superintendent of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati divisions of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, was in the city yesterday. He says their business is simply limited to j>ower to haul it. Never in the road’s history has it done as heavy a coal traffic as during the bust six months, and the shipments of Southern pine to Northern car works have been heavy beyond precedent. The company is now figuring on getting some new power. Twenty new engines would not be any too many for the business the road has been doing of late, notwithstanding the fact that its power has been rebuilt in the last three years. David S. Jenkins, who ran the first steam locomotive in Wisconsin, died suddenly at Sheboygan on Tuesday, after a brief illness. The first locomotive used in the State was unloaded from a scow’ at that port, having been brought from the East. It was put on the track at Sheboygan and used on the Sheboygan & Mississippi Railroad, row a branch of the Chicago & Northwest irn. Mr. Jenkins was the engineer and had the distinction of having pulled the throttle of the first locomotive In the State. He also unloaded the first engine for the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western, also a part ol’ the Northwestern system. For nine year? ba was engineer on the first road mentioned: and two years on the latter. At the t'mq of his death he was one of the oldest and most influential citizens of Sheboygan. He built there one of the best appointed machine shops in the State, which are equipped with the latest and most Improved machinery.

VITAL STATISTICS—FEB. 16. Births. Jennie and Frank Childers, 1618 Shelby street, girl. Rose and C. M. Weishaus, 3116 East Twentysecond street, boy. Mary and Peter Noonan, 1422 Pleasant avenue, boy. Lena and John Aird. 527 Miami street, boy. David Drown and wife, 164 Wright street, boy. F. N. Newman and wife, 1302 South Laurel street, boy. Farnie and Charles Workman, 1133 Villa avenue, boy. Clara and John F. Reynolds, 408 West Sixteenth street, boy. Mary and Patrick Dugan, 1602 Belmont avenue, girl. ' Deborah and Albert Wilkinson, 1910 Wilcox street, girl. Deaths. Washington Lewis, sixty-five years, 1613 East Nebraska street, tuberculosis. Riel C. Wayman, seventy-eight years, 821 North Pennsylvania street, senility. Isaac Meyer, eighty-two years, 926 King avenue, hemorrhage. C. W. Carlton, eighty-four years, 20 West New York street, suicide. Thomas W. Pottage, forty-nine years, 109 East McCarty street, pneumonia. Infant Leukhardt, three and one-half years, 2141 Harter street, grip. Marrlagre License. Chris W. Keinath and Norp M. Cummings. SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Sixteen Transfers, with a Total Conside* rut ion of $17,92.’). Instruments filed for record in the recorder’s offiee of Marion county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m. Feb. 16, 1899, as furnished by Tlieo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 229, first office floor, The Lemeke. " Telephone 1760: Fielding Brewer to Vincent Askin, part of Lot 1, Woodland addition to Southport $450 Harry Scott to Archie Greathouse and Benjamin T. Thornton, part of Lot 16, City Council's subdivision of Outlot 159.... 75 Alice L. Clark to Thomas R. Rubush et al., part of west half of southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 14, Range 5 1,100 Marietta Myers to William J. Miller, Lot 19, Block 4. Bruce Baker’s addition.. 1,000 Joseph Collier to Paul Bonner and wife. Lot 10, Yandcs's subdivision of Outlot 129 500 McDonald Robinson to Robert 1. Blakeman, part of Lot 73, Butler's addition 5,000 Herbert S. Paramour to George A. Topp, Lot 54. Holtnian & Topp’s addition 1,800 Laura H. Cari>enter to Edward H. Deery, Lots 53, 54 and 53, Carpenter’s Home Place addition to Mount Jackson 375 Margaret C. Reed to Charity Lukenbill, Lot 5, Thrasher’s subdivision of I. Fletcher’s fourth addition 1,700 Frederick A. Meyer to George R. Popp, Let 7. McCarty's subdivision of Outlots 113 and 114 3.200 John W. Hall to George W. Alford. Lot 4, Pfau's East Washington-street addition.. 1,000 Silas H. Johnson to India M. Griffin and husband, part of southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 16, Range 3 60 Hattie Kernodle to Janies M Dugan, Lot 91, Lee & Higgins's addition 150 William H. Williams to Sarah E. Hobbs, Lot 4, Block 190. Brightwood 600 Mary Clark to Williams Creek Christian Church, pare of northeast quarter of Section 15. Township 17. Range 3 25 Nathan A. Wilson to George W. Stout, Lots 33 and 34, Douglass Park 1,000 Transfers, 16; consideration $17,925 Famon* Happenlngi on Frldax* Boston Globe. Washington was married on Friday. Queen Victoria was married on Friday. Napoleon Bonaparte* was born on Friday. Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Friday. America was discovered on Friday. Mayflower passengers landed on Friday. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on Friday. Battle of Waterloo was fought on Friday. Bastile destroyed on Friday. Declaration of Independence signed on Friday. Julius Caesar assassinated on Friday. Moscow burned on Friday. Shakspeare born on Friday. King Charles beheaded on Friday. Battle of New Orleans fought on Friday. Lincoln assassinated on Friday. Her .Mistake. Harper's Bazaar. "How did it happen that Miss Singleton if fused to marry the young clergyman?" "Why, when he proposed tu her. she, being a little deaf, thought he was asking her to subscribe to the organ fund. So she told him she had promised her money to some other mission.'*

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1899.

BOOM IN STOCKS AGAIN a— HEAVY - BUYING, WITH PROSPECT SHARES ARE TO GO HIGHER, ♦— Darlington Howls Over the Benrs and Balls Are In High Glee on ’Change —Local Trade Active. At New York yesterday money on call was steady at 2%®3 per cent.; last loan, 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 2%®3% per cent. Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.86®4.86% for demand and at $4.54®>4.84% for sixty days; posted rates, $4 85 and $4.87; commercial bills, $4 83%. Silver certificates, 59%®4>0%c; bar silver, 59%c; Mexican dollars, 47%c. At London bar silver closed steady at 27 7-]6d an ounce. Total sales of stocks were 871,400 shares, Including 5,175 Atchison, 26,320 Atchison preferred, 32.985 Central Pacific, 198,920 Burlington, 7,795 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, 7,900 Erie preferred, 3,500 Louisville & Nashville, 9,000 Manhattan, 11,900 Metropolitan, 17,910 Reading, 4,180 Missouri Pacific, 7,190 New Jersey Central, 21,220 New York Central, 47,520 Northern Pacific, 10,520 Northern Pacific preferred, 19,400 Ontario & Western, 14,000 Pittsburg, 57.G90 Union Pacific, 21,330 St. Paul, 13,400 Southern Pacific, 3,985 Southern Railway, 6,200 Southern Railway preferred, 3,800 Texas & Pacific, 37,830 Union Pacific preferred, 8,650 Paper, 29.320 Tobacco, 28,000 Federal Steel, 16,520 Federal Steel preferred, 6,620 People’s Gas, 3.750 Consolidated Gas, 3,210 Brooklyn Transit, 25.750 Sugar, 8,225 Tennessee Coal and Iron, 4,830 Rubber, 6,935 Chicago Great Western. Practically all prominent stocks advanced on New York ’Change yesterday, with gains in many cases material, and trading left off with the tone strong and prices at tho best. Traders from time to time sought to bring about a reaction, but were dislodged from one position after another, and the upward movement became general. In fact the only active stocks of importance that were exceptions to the rule were Tobacco and Northern Pacific, the former suffering a loss of 314 on the prospect of increased competition and the latter % on a decrease in earnings reported Wednesday for the second week in February, which decrease was said to be due to storms. London houses reversed their policy on Northern Pacific and other stocks. Burlington, which was ex. dividend, made an extreme advance of 7% on a large volume of trading, approximating 200,000 shares. The buying of this stock was largely by houses having Boston connections. The advance was stimulated by the statement of a prominent operator that he had purchased largely in tha beilet that a refunding plan would be announced in a few days. The influence of Burlington’s strength permeated the whole list, but more affected the other grangers, which were benefited to the extent of a point and over. Union Pacific was lifted nearly two points and the preferred over a point, while Central Pacific advanced % per cent, on the report that an arrangement had been reached with the government committee for the settlement of its obligations to the United States. Metropolitan Street-railway and Third Avenue were very strong, rising 4% and 5, respectively. Federal Steel was in the van of the Flower stocks in their rise, which began as the day drew to a close; the common advanced three points and the preferred two. Among the coalers Reading first preferred and Jersey Central rose 1% each. International Paper and Sugar advanced over two points each. New York Central and Northwest among the Vanderbilts were benefited about a point in the rise, while Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis left off with a gain of 1%. The traders thought that the fractional advance in London before the opening had been manipulated from this side. They sold freely on the idea that the effects of the storm would result in lower prices at least temporarily. Subsequently they covered from time to time as pronounced strength appeared in the various stocks. In the final dealings some stocks were taken in expectation that the day’s advance would bring the public into the market in a day or two. The excess of exports over imports for January, approximating 157.000,000, was something of a sustaining factor, inasmuch as it was taken to be an easy means of settling for the large sales of Americ in stocks for foreign account in the past three weeks. The healthful tone in stock speculation received a considerable backlog from the confident purchases in the bond market. Central Georgia consols and Wisconsin Central firsts led in point of activity and strength and important gains were also chronicled elsewhere. Total sales, $5,900,000. United States new fours, the old fours and the fives declined % 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- ClosNome. ing. est. est. lng. Atchison 22% 22% 22% 22% Atchison pref 62% 63 C 2% 62% Baltimore & Ohio 70 Canada Pacific 90% Canada Southern 60% 60% CO 60 Central Pacific 63% Chesapeake & Ohio 29 29% 29 29% Chicago & Alton 170 *C„ B. & Q 138% 144% 137% 144% C. & E. 1 67 C. & E. I. pref 117 C.. C., C. & St. L 60% 61% 60% 61% C., C., C. & St. L. pref 98% Chicago Great Western 16% 16% 16 16% Chi., Ind. & L 10 Chi., Ind. & L. pref 44 Chicago & Northwestern 149% 150% 149% 150% Delaware Hudson 113% P., L. & W 158 Denver & Rio Grande 22% Denver & Rio Grande pref 74% Erie 14% Erie first pref 37% Fort Wayne 178 Great. Northern pref 182 Hocking Valley .... 3 Illinois Central 115% lake Erie & Western 20 Lake Erie & Western pref 67 Lake Shore .... 2t)0% Louisville & Nashville 64% 65% 64% 05% Manhattan 111% 112 110% 111% Michigan Central 118 Missouri Pacific 44% 45% 41% 45% Mo.. Kan. & Texas pref— 39 39% 38% 38% New Jersey Central 108% K 5 103% 104% New York Central 138% 13914 138% 139% Northern Pacific 66% 55% 54% 54% Northern Pacific pref 80% 80% 79% 80 Reading 22% 22% 22 22% Reading first pref 6?% Rock Island 117% 119 117% 118% St. Paul 128% 128 126% 128 St. Paul pref 169 St. Paul & Omaha 93% 94% 93% 04% St. Paul & Omaha pref... 170 Southern Pacific 40% Texas Pacific 21% Union Pacific 47 48% 46% 48% Union Pacific pref 80% 81% 80% 81% Wabash su> Wabash pref 23 23% 23 23% Wheeling &- Lake Erie 11% Wheeling & Lake Erie pref 32% •Ex. dividend. 2% per cent. EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams Express 110 American Express 140 U. S. Express 54 Wells-Fargo Express 125 MISCELLANEOUS. American Cotton Oil 35% American Cotton Oil j>ref 92 American Spirits 13% 13% 13% 13% American Spirits pref 86% American Tobacco 137% 137% 134 134% American Tobacco pref 133% People's Gas 112% 113% 112% 113% Brooklyn Transit 1 3% Consolidated Gas 306 Commercial Cable Cos 185 General Electric 111% 112% lil% 111% Federal Steel 51% Federal Steel pref 88% Lead 36 86% 36 38% I>ead pref 113% Tactile Mail 51% 52 61% 51% Pullman Palace 159% Sugar 131% 133% 131 133% Sugar pref 113% Tennessee Coal and 1r0n.... 42% 43% 42% 43% U. S. Leather 7 U. 9. Leather pref 71% 72 71% 72 U. 9. Rubber 53% U. S. Rubber pref 117 Western Union 95 95 94% 94% UNITED STATES BONDS. U. S. fours, reg 112% U. S. fours, coup 112% U. 9. fours, new, reg 128 U. S. fours, new, coup 128 U. 9. fives, reg 111% U. 9. fives, coup 111% U. S. threes, coup 106% Thursday's linnk Clearings. At New York—Clearings, $189,601,822; balances, $10,895,498. At Boston—Clearings, $23,578,572; balances, $2,493,193. At Philadelphia—Clearings, $16,161,464; balances, $2,223,998. At Baltimore—Clearings, $3,879,972; balances, $669,777. At St. Louis—Clearings, $4,926,243; balances, $606,465'. At Cincinnati—Money. 2%®6 per cent. New York exchange, 2'Vg 25c discount. Cleavings, $2,109,700. LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Trade Brisk Again, with Prices in Must Lines Strong. As was exi>ected, good weather haa brought an increased trade and on the wholesale streets and on Commission row yesterday there was an active

business in progress, the weather being such that the commission merchants could ship perishable freights. At the city freight depot it was one of the busiest days of the present year. There Is a hardening tendency to prices where they had not been sprung temporarily with the cold snap, as was the case with eggs and potatoes. In all staple groceries prices are firm. While there was no advance in prices in the leather cr hide markets, in both there is a hardening tendency. Hog products are firm at quotations. Eggs and poultry are easier. Fruits of all kinds and canned goods are firm at quotations. The local grain market presents no new features. With the exception of corn receipts are light. Prices are firm at the following range on track, 8s furnished by the secretary of the Board of Trade: Wheat—No. 2 red, 70c; No. 3 red, 63®69c; February, 70c; wagon wheat. 70c. Corn —No. 1 white, 34%c; No. 3 white (one color), 34%0; No. 4 white, 30%@32%c; No. 2 white mixed, 33%c; No. 3 white mixed, 33%c: No. 4 white mixed, 29%@31%c; No. 2 yellow, 24c; No. 3 yellow, 34c; No. 4 yellow, 30®32c; No. 2 mixed. 33%c; No. 3 mixed, 33%c; No. 4 mixed, 29%®31%c; ear corn, 33%c. Oats—No. 2 white, 31%c; No. 3 white, 30%c; No. 2 mixed, 29%c; No. 3 mixed, 28%c, Hay—No. 1 timothy. $8; No. 2 timothy. $6.50@7. Inspections—Corn: No. 3 white, 8 cars; No. 3 yellow, 2; No. 3 mixed, 8; total, 18 cars. Oats: No. 2 mixed, 1 car. Poultry’ anl Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry—Hens, 7c; spring chickens, 8c; cocks, 3%c; hen turkeys, young and fat, 8c; young toms, 6%c; oid hens, 6c; toms, sc; ducks, 6c; geese, 4c for full feathered, 3c for plucked; capons, fat, 10c; small, 64i'8c. Cheese —New York full cream. 10<®lic: skims, 6@Bc; domestic Swiss, 12%c; brick, 12c; limburger, 10c. Butter—Choice, 10c; poor, 6@7c; Elgin creamery, 2ic. Eggs—l Sc. Feathers—Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck 10© 17c per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool—Medium, unwashed, 17@18c; tub-washed, 20©25c: burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Honey—lo@l3c per lb. Game—Rabbits, 66®70c. Venison, 18©20c per lb. Opossum, 20®25c apiece. HIDES. TALLOW, ETC. Green-salted Hides —No. 1,9 c; No. C 8c; No. I calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, B%c. Grease— White, 3c; yellow, 2%c; brown, 2%c. Tallow—No. 1,3 c; No. 2, 2%c. Bones—Dry, $12@13 per ton. THE JOBIIIXG TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) CuntlieH and Nutt. Candies—Stick, 6%@6%c per lb; common mixed, 6'/-!®7c; G. a. R. mixed, 6%c; Banner twist stick, 8c; cream mixed, 9c; old-time mixed, 7c. Nuts—Soft-shelled almonds, ll®'l3c; English walnuts, 9©l2c; Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts, 11c; peanuts, roasted, 7©Sc; mixed nuts, 10c. Coal and Coke. Anthracite, per ton, $7; Brazil block, $3.50; Island City lump, $3.25; Paragon lump, $3.25; Jackson lump, $4.50; Pittsburg lump, $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump, $4.50; Winifrede lump, $4.50; Blossburg smithing, $5; smokeless, $4.50; lump coke, per bu, 10c; crushed coke, per bu, 12c. Canned Good*. Corn, 75c®51.25. Peaches—Eastern standard 3-lb, $1.75®2; 3-lb seconds, [email protected]; California standard, $2.10©2.40; California seconds, $1.75@2. Miscellaneous—Blackberries, 2-lb, 65@70c; raspberries, 3-lb, 90@95c; pineapples, standard, 2-lb, $1.10©>1.20; choice, [email protected]; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weight, 85®95c; light, 60® 65c; string beans, 70® 90c; Lima beans. J1.10if1.20; peas, marrowfats, 85c@$1.10; early June, 90c@$1.10; lobsters, sl.Ss®2; red cherries, 90c©$l; strawberries, 85@90c; salmon, 1-lb, [email protected]; 3-lb tomatoes, 90@95c. Drugs.

Alcohol, [email protected]; asafetida, 25@30c; alum, 2% @4c; camphor, 50®55c; cochineal, 50@55c; chloroform, 58®65c; copperas, brls, 75®85c; cream tartar, pure, 30®33c; indigo, 65®>S0c; licorice, Calab., genuine, 30®40e; magnesia, c-arb., 2-oz, 25@30c; morphine, P. W., per oz., [email protected]; madder, 14 <gl6c; oil, castor, per gal, [email protected]; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.25; opium, $4; quinine, P. & W.. per oz, 33®3Sc; balsam copaiba, o0@00c; soap, eastile, Fr., 12@16c; -soda bicarb., 4%<g>6c; salts, Epsom, 4@£c; sulphur, flour, s@6c; saltpeter, 8® 14c; turpentine, su@ssc; glycerine, 14®17c; iodide potassium, [email protected]; bromide potassium, 55®60c, chlorate potash, 20c; borax, 9® 12c; cinchonida, 22 ®27c; carbolic acid, 30®32c. Oils—Linseed, 41<ft'43c per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7@l4c; bank, 40c; best straits. 50e; Labrador, 6O0; West Virginia, lubricating, 20®30c; miners’, 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings—Androscoggin L, 6%0; Berkley, No. 60, 6%c; Cabot, 5%e; Capitol, 4%c; Cumberland, 5%c; Dwight Anchor, 6c; P’ruit of the Loom, Cc; Farwell, 5%c; Fitchville, 5%c: Full Width. 4%c; Gilt Edge, 4%c; Gilded Age, 3%e; Hill, 5%c; Hope, 5%c; LinwocU, 5%c; Lonsdale, 6c; Peabody, 4c; Pride of the West, 9%c; Ten Strike, 5%c; Pepperell, 9-4, 15c; Peppereil, 10-4, 16%c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 15%c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 17c. Brown Sheetings—Atlantic A, 6%c; Argyle, 4%c; Boott C, 4c; Buck’s Head, sc; Clifton CCC, 4%c; Constitution. 40-inch. 6%c; Carlisle, 40-inch, 6c; Dwight's Star, 6c. Great Falls E, 4%c; Great Falls J 4%c; Hill Fine, 5%c; Indian Head, 6%c; Pepperell R, 4%c; Pepperell. 10-4. 15e; Androscoggin, 9-4, 14c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 15%c. Prints—Allen dress styles, 4c; Allen's staples. 4c; Allen TR, 4c 5 ; Allen’s robes, 4%c; American indigo, 4%c; Arnold long cloth B, 7%c; Arnold LLC, 6%c; Cocheco fancy, 4c; Cocheco madders,4c; Hamilton fancy, 4%e; Merrimac pinks and purples. 4%c; Pacific fancy. 4%c; Simpson’s mourning, 4c; Simpson’s Berlin solids, sc; Simpson's oil finish, 6e; American shirting, 3%c; black white, B%c; grays, B%c. Ginghams—Amoskeag staples, Gc; Amoskeag Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 5%c; Lancaster, sc; Lancaster Normandtes, 6c; Renfrew dress styles. 6c. Kld-finlshed Cambrics—Edwards, 3c; Warren, 2%e; Slater, 3c; Genesee, 3c. Grain Bags—Amoskeag, sl4; American, sl4; Harmony, $13.50; Stark, sl6. Tickings—Amoskeag ACA, 9%c; Conestoga BF, ll%c; Cordis, 140, 9%c; Cordis FT, 9%c; Cordis ACE, 9%c; Hamilton awnings. Sc; Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, 18c; Muthuen AA, 9%c; Oakland AF, 6%c; Portsmouth, 10%c; Susquehanna, ll%c; Shetucket SW, 5%c; Shetucket F, 6c; Swift River, 4%c. Flour. Straight grades, 54.C0®4.75; fancy grades. $3.75® 6.25; patent flour, [email protected]; low grades, $2.75®3.75; spring wheat patents, $6.50®6.75. Groceries. Sugars—City Prices—Dominoes, 6.50 c: cut-loaf, 5.75 c; powdered. 5.35 e; XXXX powdered, 5.50 c; standard granulated, 6.25 e; fine granulated, 5.25 c; granulated—five-pound bags, 5.31 c; extra fine granulated, 5.38 c; coarse granulated, 5.38 c; cubes, 6.3&c; mold A, 5.50 c; diamond A, 5.31 c; confectioners’ A, 6.13 c; 1 Columbia A —Keystone A, 4.88 c; 2 Windsor A—American A. 4.88 c; 3 Ridgewood A— Centennial A, 4.88 c; 4 Phoenix A —California A, 4.81 c; 5 Empire A—Franklin B, 4.70 c; C Ideal golden ex. C—Keystone B, 4.C9c; 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; 10 yellow C—Franklin ex. C, 4.50 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. Coffee—Good, 10@12c; prime. 12® 14c; strictly prime, 14@16c; fancy green und yellow, 18®22c; Java, 28®32c. Roasted—Old government Java, 32%@33e; Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24c; Gilded Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package iWtfee—city prices—Ariosa, 11c; Lion. 10c; Jersey, 10.66 c; Caracas, 10.50 c; Dutch Java blend, 13c; Dillworth’s, 11c; King Bee, 11c; Mail Pouch, 11c. Flour Sacks (paper)—plain, 1-32 brl, per 1.000, $3.50; 1-16 brl, $5; % brl, $8; % brl, sl6; No. 2 draft, 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; 1-16 brl. $8.75; % brl, $14.50; % brl. $28.50. Extra charge for printing, [email protected]. Salt—ln car lots, 80@S5c; small lots. 90@95c. Spices—Pepper, 12® 18c; allspice, 13®lSe; cloves, IS® 25c; cassia. 15® 18c: nutmegs. Gs@7sc per lb. Beans—Choice hand-picked navy, [email protected] per bu; Limas. California, 4' ; '2®4%c per lb. Woodenware —No. 1 tubs, $5.75®6; No. 2 tubs, $4.75®6: No. 2 tubs, $3.75®4; 3-hoop pails, $1.40® 1.50: 2-hoop pails, $1.20® 1.25: double washboards, [email protected]; common washboards, $1.25®1.50; clothes pins. 50(660c per box. Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 28@33c; choice, 35® 40c; svrups, IS® 36c Shot—sl.3o®l.3s per bag for drop. Lead—6%®7c for pressed bars. Twine—Hemp, 12®1Sc per lb; wool. S@ioc: flax, 20®30c; paper, 25c; jute, 12® *sc; cotton. 18®2oc. Wood Dishes—No. 1. per 1,000. $2(52.25; No. 2. [email protected]; No. 3. $2.50®2.75; No. 5. $3®3.25. Rice—Louisiana, 4%®'6V;c: Carolina, 6V9@B%c. Iron and Steel. Bar Iron—[email protected]; horseshoe bar. 2%@2%c; nail rod, 7c; plow slabs, 2%e; American cast steel, 9@llc; tire seel, 2%®3c; spring steel, 4% ©sc. Leather. leather—Oak sole, 27®30c; hemlock sole, 24® 26c; harness, 32®37c; skirting, 38@42e: single strap, 3S@4lc; city kip, 60®S5c; French kip, 90c® $1.20; city calfskin, 90o@$1.10; French calfskin, [email protected]. Nails and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails, $1.75; wire nails, from store, $1.90©2 rates; from mill; $1.75 rates. Horseshoes, per keg, $3.50; mule shoes, per keg, $4.60; horse nails, s4©s per box. Barb wire, galvanized. $2; painted. $1.75. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Apples—Common, $3; good, $4; fancy, $4.50. New Tomatoes—s3.so per 6-basket crate. Grapes—Malaga grapes, $6.75 per brl. lettuce—ll®l2%c i>er lb. Figs—California, sl-65 per box; mat figs, B®9c. Cranberries —$6®7.50 per brl; [email protected] per crate. Oranges— California navels, $2.75@3. Lemons; —Messina, choice, 360 to box, $3.60; fancy. $4. Bananas—Per bunch. No. 1, sl® 1.75. Cocoanuts—soc per doz. Lima Beans- 5c per lb. Potatoes—9oc®sl i>er bu. Sweet Potatoes--Jersey sweets. $1 bu; brl, $3; Illinois, $2 brl; 75c bu. Cabbage—Holland seed. $2 per 100 lbs; homegrown. $1 per bil. Onions—s 2 per brl; Spanish onions, $1.50. Turnips—7s®'9oc per brl. Parsnips— $2.25 per brl. Celery—Michigan and northern Indiana, *o®4oc. per bunch; California, 40®76c. Honey—White. 16c per lb; dark. 120 per lb. Cli^r—s4.so per brl; half brl, $2.60. Provision*. Hams—Sugar-cured. 18 to 20 lbs average. B%® 9%c; 15 lbs average, 8%@9%c; 12 lbs average, 9% ®9%0. Bacon —Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average. 6%c; 30 to 40 It>s average, 6%c; 20 to 30 lbs average 6%c: bellies. 25 ibs average, 6%e; IS t 0 23 lbs average. 6%c; 14 to 16 lbs average. 7%0. Clear baiks. 18 to 23 lbs average, 6%c; 14 to is ibs average, 6%c; 8 to 10 lbs average, 6 ic. In dry salt. %c less. .shoulders—lß to 20 lbs average. 5%c; 15 Ibs av:age, 6c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 6%e. Lard—Kettle-rendered, 7c; pure lard, 6%cPork—Bean, clear, sl3; rump, $10.50.

CROP DAMAGE REPORTS C At'SIS OF FItESII STRENGTH TO WHEAT MARKET YESTERDAY. Cable New* AVa* Also Somewhat Aln ruling', and Early Weakness Did Not Count—Provisions Lower. * CHICAGO, Feb. 16 —Reports of serious Injury to wheat In California from drought to-day, together with rumors of rioting in Paris, strengthened prices In the wheat pit. After an early decline of May wheat closed at an advance of %@%c. Corn left off unchanged and oats %®%O lower. Pork lost 10c, lard 2%@5£ and ribs sc. Milder weather and the Price Current's statement that apparently but little if any damage to the winter plant had resulted from the recent low temperatures gave wheat a weak start. May opened %c lower at 72%@72%c. and as generous offerings In the way of liquidation of long property brought more wheat on the market than could be absorbed without making concessions, the prices slipped off to 7214 c during the first half hour's trading. The general tenor of the statistical Information was rather favorable to the bears. Chicago receipts were ninety-nine cars, compared with sixtytwo a year ago, and Minneapolis and Duluth got ZiO carloads, against 250 the corresponding day last year. Western primry market receipts aggregated 514,000 bushels, whereas only 331,000 bushels were received a year ago. Exports from Atlantic seaports, including wheat and flour, were small, amounting to only 254,000 bushels. The decline to 72140 was the end of the bear3’ rope for the day. New York did not respond fully to the weakness here, and soon there were rumors of a distinctly bullish character that completely changed the complexion of the market. Rioting in Paris, which was given as the reason for a break in the price of cotton, also had a bullish effect on wheat. The news, however, that had most to do with the advance that set In about an hour from the opening came from San Francisco. It was said in a message received from there that owing to continued dry weather the condition of wheat was critical and prices had advanced to-day from lc to 1140 in consequence. The recovery here was quite gradual for a time, but the market gained in strength as the session progressed and near the end May brought 73%c, while 7Clic, buyers, was the closing price. Corn met with free selling for the short account and until May, which opened He lower at SS%@ SG%c, had got under 36He the market received very little support. At 36%c, however, which was the low price of the session, commission houses with Eastern connections became good buyers and a steadier feeling developed. The shipping demand from here was at a standstill. Receipts were 461 cars. After the early dip the market held steady to the end and May closed at 36%@ S6%C. There was a large business done in oats and outside orders were plentiful. The market was weak early on heavy selling by an elevator concern reinstating hedges taken off a short time ago. Liberal buying by shippers later in the day, however, caused a reaction and the market remained strong during the remainder of the session. Receipts were 300 cars. May opened unchanged at 2s%e, sold off to 2775 C, then improved to 28%@28%c, the closing figure. Provisions opened steady, but soon began to give way to the influence of heavy receipts of hogs and selling of pork and ribs by packers. May pork opened a shade lower at $10.0214. declined to $9.90, then firmed up to $9.92%@9.95 at the close. May lard began unchanged at $5.62%® 6.65, sold off to SS.D7H and closed at $3.60. May ribs started 214 c lower at $5, weakened to $4.9214, then improved to $4.5714, sellers, the closing price. Estimated receipts for to-morrow—Wheat, 78 cars; corn, 430 cars; oats, 250 cars; hogs, 30,000. Leading futures ranged as follows: Opsin- High- Low- ClosArticles. ing. est. est. lng. Wheat— May.... 7294-72% 72% 72% 73% July.... 71% 72% 71 -71% 72 Corn — May.... 36%-36% 3G% 36% 36%-36% July.... 37% 37% 86% 37%-37% Sept.... 37% 37% 57%-37% 37% Oats — May.... 25%-23% 28% 27% 25%-28% July.... 26% 26% 25%-26 26%-26% PorkMay.... 510.02% $10.02% $5.90 $9.90 Lard — Mav.... 6.62% 6.65 5.57% 6.60 July.... 6.75 6.75 5.70 6.72% Sept.... 5.85 6.87 % 6.82% 6.85 Ribs— May.... 5.00 5.02% 4.92% 4.97% July.... 6.10 5.12% 5.10 6.10 Sept.... 6.22% 6.22% 5.22% 5.22% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 67@70c; No. 3 spring wheat, 64@r7oc; No. 2 red, 72%c. No. 2 corn, 35%@35%c; No. 2 yellow, 36%@35%c. No. 2 oats, 27%c; No. 2 white, 30%c; No. 3 white, 2914® 30%0. No. 2 rye, 65%@66%c. No. 2 barley, 42® 61%c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.17; Northwestern, $1.07%. Prime timothy seed, $2.45. Clover seed, contract grade and March, $6.60. Mess pork, per brl, $9.80 @9.85. Lard, per 100 lbs, [email protected]%. Short-rib sides (loose), f4.665T4.85; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), $4.£[email protected]%; short-clear sides (boxed), ss® 5.10. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.26. Receipts—Flour, 16,000 bris; wheat, 75.000 bu; oorn, 430,000 bu; oats, 248,000 bu; rye, 8,000 bu; barley, 26,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 11,500 bris; wheat. 11,000 bu; corn. 12143,000 bu; oats, 102,000 bu; rye, I,OCO bu; barley, 9,000 bu.

AT NEW YORK. Ruling; Prices In Produce at tlie Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Flour—Receipts. 4,710 bris; exports, 8,210 bris. Market weak and lower for winter extras and generally duller In all grades; Minnesota patents, $3.9504.20; bakers, $3.10 @3.25; winter straights, [email protected]; extras, $2.50® 2.85; low grades, [email protected]. Com meal steady. Rye firmer; No. 2 Western, 65%c, f. o. b. afloat. Barley malt quiet. Wheat—Receipts, 3,200 bu; exports, 33,610 bu. Spot strong; No. 2 red, 86%c, f. o. b. afloat. Options held a weak spell during the forenoon, influenced by cables and short selling, but later turned very strong. St. I.ouis covered a lot of short wheat here, scaring local bears, and New York widened its difference with Chicago in consequence; clearances were small and export trade moderate; closed strong at %®lc net advance; March, 817t,@83%c, closed at 83%c. Corn—Receipts, 43,875 bu;.exports. 42.573 bu. Spot firm; No. 2, 43%®45%c, f. o. b. afloat. Options declined at first with wheat, but. afterwards recovered on rain news and export rumors, closing steady and unchanged; May, 41 3-16@41%c, closed at 41%e. Oats —Receipts, 6,O<X) bu. Spot steady; No. 2, 35%c; No. 2 white, 37c. Options dull. Cotton-seed oil quiet; prime crude, 20@20%c; prime yellow, 25@26c. Coffee—Options opened quiet and unchanged to 5 points lower, ruled inactive, with unimportant further variations; trading almost entirely for professional account; adverse cables from European markets offset by encouraging reports from Brazilian markets, statistical situation about unchanged; closed quiet from unchanged to 6 points lower. Sales, 12,500 bags, Including: March, 5.50 c; April, 5.00 c; May, 5.65 c; July. 5.80 c; September. 5.90 c; October, 5.95 c; November, 5.95 c; Decemtier, 6.10 c. Spot coffee—Rio dull; No. 7, invoice 6%c, jobbing 7c. Mild quiet; Cordova, 7%@14c. Sugar—Raw steady; fair refining, 3 13-l6o; centrifugal. 96 test, 4 0-I60; molasses sugar, 3%c; refined strong. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 16.—Flour inactive and unchanged. Wheat—Options firm and fractionally higher. Spot steady; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 740: track, 74c; February, 74c; May, 76%0 bid; July, 70%c bid: No. 2 hard, 67%c. Corn—Futures fractionally lower. Spot dull and nominally lower; No. 2 cash, 34%e; track, 54%@35c; February. 34%c; May. 34%c bid; July, 36%c bid. Oats —Options easy. Spot nominal: No. 2, cash, 28c; track, 28%®28%c; February, 2.Bi;c: Mao - , 28c; July. 25%c asked; No. 2 white. 30%@30%c. Rye firm at 67@67%0. Flaxseed nominal. Prime timothy seed nominal. Com meal/ $1.7501.80. Bran firm; sacked, east track. Go@€lc. Hay dull, but firm; timothy, $7.fi>@9.25; prairie, $607.75. Whisky steady at $1.26. Butter firm; creamery, 19@24c; dairy, 14iul8c. Eggs lower at 20>-:C. Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork steady; standard mess, Jobbing, new, $lO. Lard steady; prime steam. $5.30: choice, $5.35. Dry-salt meats—Boxed shoulders, 54; extra Bhorts, $4.75; ribs. $5; shorts. $5.12%. Bacon—Boxed shoulders, $4.92%; extra shorts, $5 25; ribe. $5.50; shorts, $5.62%. Receipts— Flour, 4.000 bris; wheat. 28,(8)0 bu; com. 80,OU> bu; oats, 43,000 bu. Shipments—Flour, 5.000 bris; wheat, 12,000 bu; corn. 31,000 bu; oats, 14.000 bu. BALTIMORE, Feb 16,-Flour dull and unchanged; receipts, 4,5*9 bris; exports none. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red, spot and February, 75%®?5%c; steamer No. 2 red, 73@73%c; Southern wheat by sample. 70@76c; Southern wheat on grade. 72%@ 75%c; receipts, 1.300 bu; exports none, r'orn firm: mixed spot and February. 58\ff'39o; steamer mixed. 3761088 c; Southern white or yellow corn, 37V@39V:; receipts, 1,395 bu; exports. 205.181 bu. Oats firm; No. 2 white Western, S7@3?%c; No. 2 mixed Western. 34%@5!0; receipts, 2,71* hu; exjH>rts none. Rutter, eggs and cheese steady and unchanged. CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.—Flour quiet. Wheat easy; No. 2 red, 74%®75c. Corn easy and lower; No. 3 mixed, 36c. Oats dull; No. 8 mixed, 30®

COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE EXITED STAT EX BRANCH OF THE North British and Mercantile Insurance Company OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH. On the 31st clay of December, 1898. Its principal office in the United States Is located at No. 54 Williams street. New York. H. E. BOWERS. Manager. W. R. ECKER, Asst. Manager. ► WEST POLLOCK. Deputy Manager. 11. M. JACKSON. Secretary. THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE I'. S. ARE AS FOLLOWSi Cash on hand and tn the hands of agents or other persons and in bank $681,212.91 Bonds and stocks owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of— per cent., as per schedule filed, market value 3,619,39193 Debts otherwise secured, bills receivable 423.33 Debts for premiums, interest accrued 41174. M All other securities, other assets 1,357.3$ Total assets $4,348,564.99 LIABILITIES IN THE U. S. Losses adjusted and due $56,196.11 Losses adjusted and not due 6.759.1* Losses unadjusted 173.494.4* Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 31,666.90 All other claims against the company 83.826.54 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding riska 1.947.126.60 Total liabilities $2,297,968.11 State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above la a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1898, as shown by the original (statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto sub scribe my name and affix my official seal this [SEAL.] 31st day of January. 1899. W. H. HART, Auditor of State. COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE Caledonian Insurance Company On the 31st Day of December, 1898. It is located at Nos. 27 and 29 Pine street. New York, N, Y. Homo Office, 19 George st., Edinburgh, Scotland. CHARLES H. POST, U. S. Manager. The amount of its capital is $5,000,000.09 The amount of its capital paid up is 0 637,500.00 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE U. S. ARE AS FOLLOWSt Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $92,259.5T Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of— per cent., secured as follows : United States bonds, market value 336.000. os State, county and municipal bonds, market value 366,170.00 Railroad stocks and bonds, market value 1,030,525.00 Debts for premiums 151,767.63 All other securities 34,294.20 Total assets ...$2,001,016.8$ LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and due, losses adjusted and not due, losses unadjusted, losses tn suspense, waiting for further proof e1’25'12 All other claims against the company 04.861.90 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 899,830.68 Total liabilities $1,119,236.07 The greatest amount in any one risk, $25,000. 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, 1898, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement la now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal thia [SEAL.] 31st day of January, 1899. W. H. HART, Auditor of State.

30%c. Rye steady; No. 2,63 c. Lard easy. Bulk meats steady at $4.50. Bacon steady at $6.75. Whisky quiet at $1.26. Butter firm. Sugar steady. Eggs weak and lower at 19c. Cheese firm. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 16.—Wheat—Spot dull. Corn —Spot quiet; futures: March steady at 355%d; May steady at 3s 3%d. Peas—Canadian, 6s 9d. Linseed oil, 18s 9d. Spirits of turpentine. 32s 6d. Hams—Short-cut easy at 355. Bacon steady at 27s 6d. TOLEDO. Feb, 16.—Wheat Irregular; futures higher; No. 2. (fish, 67%c; May, 76c. Corn unchanged; No. 2 imxed, 35%c. Oats dull and lower; No. 2 mixed. 29%c. Rye dull and easy; No. 2, cash, 56%c bid. Clover seed dull, but steady; prime, cash, old, $3.65 asked. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16.—Wheat firm; February, 70%c; May, 71@71%0; July, 71%c; on track. No. 1 hard, 71%c; No. 1 Northern, 70%c; No. 2 Northern, 68%c. Flour quiet and unchanged. Bran unchanged. Batter, Eggs and Cheese. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Butter—Receipts, 10.438 packages. Market steady; Western creamery, 17® 25c; Elglns, 25c; factory, 11%@14c. Cheeso—Receipts, 886 packages. Market steady; large white, 10%c; small white, ll@ll%c; large colored, 10%o; small colored, ll@U%c. Eggs—Receipts, 3,436 packages. Market steady; Western, 28%@29c; Southern, 27©29c. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 16.—Butter firm; supply small; creamery, 18%@22c; dairy, 17c. Eggs weak; supply fair; demand only moderate; fresh candled Missouri and Kansas stock, 20%c, oases returned; 21c in new white wood cases, casts included. CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—0n the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creamery, 14®23c; dairy. ll%®lßc. Eggs weak; fresh, 20c. Cheese unchanged. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—Butter firm; fancy Western creamery. 26c. Eggs firm; fresh Western, 30c. Cheese firm. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, F r b. 16 —There was an average amount of business in cotton goods to-day in both staple and fancy lines. The tone of the market continues strong and prices still tend against buyers in all descriptions. The Jobbing trade is quiet, owing to storm Interruptions, but Is picking up and prices with Jobbers are hardening also. The woolen goods division shows no material change. Cotton hosiery is inactive, but underwear is in fair request. Kid-flnished cambrics are generally %o up. Metal*. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—At the close the Metal Exchange called pig iron warrants firm at $8.50 nominal. Lake copper quiet ind unchanged at 17.75 c bid and 18c asked. Tin quiet and easy at 23.50 c bid and 23.75 c asked. Lead firm at 4.600 bid and 4.60 c asked. Spelter strong at 6.35 c. The brokers’ price for lead is 4.20 c and for copper 18c. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.—Lead easier at 4.32%® 4.35 c. Spelter firm at 5.95®6c. Oil*. WILMINGTON, Feb. 16—Spirits of turpenttne unchanged; receipts none. Rosin unchanged; receipts, 36 casks. Crude turpentine, nothing doing. Tar unchanged; receipts, 33 casks. OIL CITY. Feb. 16.—Credit balance*, $1.15; certificates, sales, 5,000 bris cash at $1.12%; shipments, 70,450 bris; runs, 68,047 bris. SAVANNAH. Feb. 16.—Spirits of turpentine firm at 44c; sales none. Rosin steady and unchanged; sales none. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16.—Cotton firm; sales. 3,300 bales; ordinary. 4%c; good ordinary, 5 l-16c; low middling, 5 7-16 c; middling, 6c; good middling, 6%0; middling fair, 7%c; receipts, 1,907 bales; stock, 427,088 bales. Wool. ST, LOUIS, Feb. 16.—W00l weak: medium, 18%c; light fine, 12@15c; heavy fine, 9@130; tubwashed, 17@26c. NEW YORK. Feb. 16.—W00l firm; fleece, 17 @22c; Texas, 12® 15c. Dried Fralt*. NEW YORK. Feb. 16 —California dried fruits steudy; evaporated apples, common, 7@Sc: prime wire tray, B%®oc: choice, 9%@9%c; fancy, 9%@ 10c. Prunes, 4®loc. Apricots—Royal, ll@14c; Moor Park, 13@17c. Peaches —Unpeeied, 17@>19c; peeled, 24<§26c. * LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Steady—Hob* Active and Stroiiß—Sheep Weak. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 16.—Cattle—Receipts. 350; shipments light. There was only a fair supply. The market was about steady at yesterday's prices. Exports, good to choice $5.10® 6,65 Kiliers, medium to good 4 00® 5.00 Killers, common to good 4.CO® 4.40 Feeders, good to choice 4.CO® 4.40 Stockera, common to good 3.00® 4.00 Heifers, good to choice 3.90® 4.25 Heifers, fair to medium 3.50® 3 80 Heifers, common and light S.oo® 3 25 Cows, good to choice 3.60® 4.0il Cows, fair to medium 3.50® 3.80 Cow®, common and old 1.50® 2.50 Veals, good to choice 5.006.00 Veals, common to medium B.oo® 4.50 Bulls, good to choice s.so® 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 2.60® 3.26 Milkers, good to choice 55.<X>@45.00 Milkers, common to medium.,, [email protected] Hogs—Receipts, 4,000; shipments light. The quality was fair. The market opened fairly active, with packers tho principal buyers at strong yesterday’s prices, and closed steady at opening prices, with all sold. Heavies $3.0@3 87% Mixed 3.7"®3.8rt Lights 3 G.W3.70 Rigs 3.00®5.65 Roughs 3.10®3.65 Sheep and Lajjibs—Receipts light; shipments none. There was a very light supply. The market was considered a shade lower. Sheep, good to choice $3.30®4.00 Sheep, fair to medium 3.20®3.50 Stockers, common to medium 2.00®3.00 Bucks, per head 3.0t;®3.50 Spring lambs, good to choice 4,2.'®..00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Feb. 16.—The demand for cattle was somewhat brisker to-day than yesterday and the declining tendency was checked. There was no advance, however, except in choice lots, which sold 10c higher; fancy cattle brought $5.86(86: choice steers, s3r/®6.75; medium steers, $4.75® 4.96: beef steers, *4,15<ff4.70; Stockers and feeders. $3,400 4.70; bull*. 12.7504.25; cows and heifer*. $3.30 @4; Western-fed steers. [email protected]; Texas steers, $3.604i4.70; calves, $407.50. Trade tn hogs was active and prioea ruled ■toad/ to *%o higher; fair to choloa, $8.7508.90;

RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ON and after Sunday, Nov. 20, trains will run as follows: (Central Standard Time.) All trains enter UNION RAILWAY STATION. —P. M. Time tn Black Face Figures.— Trains marked thus: Dy—Daily, S—SleepMfc P—Parlor Car, C—Chair Car. D—Dining Car. CLKVE., CIN., 4 HI. A ST. LOUIS R’Y. Cleveland Division—Big Four. DEPART | ARRIVE New York ex, dy s, 4:25 U City A W ac, dy. I:2g Muncia 24 B H ex.. 6:35] S’wst'n lim. dy, ds. 11:30 Cleveland mall 10:50 B.H. & Muncie ex 3:10 And'on A B H ex..ll:ls;Cleveland ex OiOO U C & W ac, dy.. 4.50 B.H. & And’n u. 8(45 Knick’b'r, dy, ands. (i:25 N. Y. ex. dy. *...10:00 St. Louis Division—Big Four. St Louis expr 7:30| New York ex, dy, a 4:65 S'wst'n lim, dy, and 5.11:45! Mat & T H acc 10:30 T. H. A Mat. ac.. 4:30, St. Louis express..s:4o T II & Mat acc, | Kn’kb’r sp, and s,dy 6:10 Sunday only 6:15j NY A StL ex.dy sll :iiO‘ Cincinnati Division—Bl® Four. Cincinnati fl, dy ■. 3.45 Ureensburg acc...... 9:os St L A On f 1, dy, a 4:15 Cin’tl acc, dy 11:1* Cincinnati accom... 7:00 C & St L mail, dy Cincinnati acc0m...10:50 and a and p..........11:40 Cincinnati dy p....1i:45 Chi. Lim., p 4:15 Greensburg acc... 5:30 Cin & Ind ex, p... 6:40 C'tl & Wash. F. L, C I&StL ex, dy s.ll:OK dy, and, sandp... 0:20 Chicago dy a 11:50 Louisville Line. Loulsv f 1 dy s Loulsv t 1 dy *...11:50 Louisv day expr...2:45| Louiav day expr...11.44 CliicHgo Division—Blip Four. Lafayette accom.... 7:10! Cin f 1, dy, s 3:3$ Chi fm, dv, and p 11:45i 1-afayette acc0m...10:30 C'ht. Llm, and p 4:15] Cin. mail.p and. dy. 2:35 X.afavette acc 5:15i Lafayette acc 5:45 Chi F 1., dy s 12:05 C’tl & Wash, dp. 6:10 Michigan Division—Big; Four. Benton Harbor ex.. 6:35! Wabash acc, dy.... 9:25 Mich mall and ex.. 11:151 B.Harbr m’l ex... 3:10 Wabash acc, dy.. 4:so!Michigan expr.... 5:45 Peoria Dlv.. We*t—Big; Fonr. Peoria ex and mail. 7:25| Col & Cin ex, dy, *. 3:30 West'n ex, dy, p...11:45 Champaign accom..lo:2o Champaign acc... 4:35 ; N.Y. ex A ma 11... 2:43 Peoria ex, dy, a..11:15; Peoria ex. Jy, p.. 6:10 Peoria Dlv.. East—Big; Four. Columbus express.. 6:10! Springfield expr 11:3$ Sp’fleld & Col. ex.3:201 Columbus expr...10:40 PITTS., CIN., CHI. A ST. LOUIS R’Y. Indianapolis Division—Penna Line. Eastern ex, dy, 5... 6:50! Fast ex, dy 7:5$ Fast ex, dy 8:25 Lim'u mail, dy g d.8.01 Columbus accom.... 8:30 St L ex. dy, ands. 12:25 Atl’c ex, dy, and a. .2:30 j Ind’p'ls acc 3:15 Day ex, dy 5:00; Mall express, dy.. 6:50 BtL&NY. dy sand.. 7:10 West’n ex. dy. s..10:00 (hleugo Division—Penna R. R. Lou A Chi ex, dy p.11:35l Chi A Lou f ex.dy s.Srss Lou& Chi f ex.dy 8 12:051 Chi & Lo ex, dy p. 3:45 Louisville Division—Penna R. R. Lou & So spl. dy, s. 3:30 Msd A Ind acc 10:1$ Lou A Mad ac, dy s 8:15 St L & C f I, dy, p.11:2* Ind & Mad accom, Mad & Ind acc...5:40 Sundav only 7:00 Ind A Pitts, dy, s 7:00 Ind A Mad ac 3:30] Mad. A Ind. acc.. L. A At'a, dy. p..4:00 Sunday only 9:10 Louisville acc 7:10 1 L & Chi ax dy 8.11:30 VAN DALI A LINE. St Louis ex, dy.... 7:20 New York ex, dy *. 5:4* NY & StL, dy sand. 8:10 Casey accom 10:0$ 6tL ex, dy, ad p.12:35 St Louis ex. dy.... 8:1$ Casey acc 4:00 Atl’c ex. dy, and a p.2:25 fast Mail, dy - 7:05 Fast Line, daily. 4:45 Western ex dy s 11:35 StL A NY, dy. ad 7:05 INDIANAPOLIS & VINCENNES R. R. ~ C’ro & V'nes ex, dy 8:15| Vincennes expr 10:4$ Vincennes expr....4:20 Cairo expr, dy 4:50 CINCINNATI, HAMILTON A DAYT’N RY| Ticket Office. 25 W. Washington St. •Cin ex .' 3:55 *Cln ex ...12:4$ •Cin fast mail 8:05 *Cln fast mall 6:50 ••Cin & Detroit ex..10:4: *Cin A Detroit ex..U:4B ••Pin & Dayt’n ex.2:4f **Cin & Dayt'n ex.3:20 •Cin & Dayt'n 11m.4:4r Cln A D’y’n lim. 10:35 •Cin, Tol. & Det..7:oY ••Cin, Tol A Det. 7:50 • Dailv. •• Ex. Sunday. LAKE ERIE A WESTERN R. R. Mail and expr 7:ooilnd’pis ex, dy 10:1$ T D & M C ex, dy 1:20 Mail and expr.... 2:35 Evening expr 7sOO ! Toledo expr 6:00 INDIANA, DECATUR A WESTERN R’Y. Mall and expr 8:15 Fast expr, dy, s c.. 8:1$ Chicago express 11:60 Tuscola acc 10:4$ luscola accom.... 3:45 Chicago expr 2:40 Fast ex. dy, a c.l I :10 Mall and expr.... 4:40 C., I. A L. R’Y. (Monon Route.) Chi night ex. dy, a.l2:ss|Cin vest, dy, s 8:1$ Fast mail. dy. 5.... 7:00 Fast mail, dy. *.... 7:M Chi expr, p 11:50 jCin vest, dy, and p. 4:37 Chi test, and p 3:35! Chicago expr 2:40 locking lots, $3.5503.72%; mixed, $3.65®3.75; butch* ers. [email protected]; lights, [email protected]%; pigs, 13.20®3.56 Business was fairly good in shfiep and the market ruled steady at yesterday’s decline; poor t prime sheep, $2.5004.50; ewes, $2.5004; yearling* $4 254(4.65; lambs, $4®5.06. Receipts—Cattle, 9,000; hogs, 40,000; sheep, 12,005, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.—Cattle—Receipts, 4,200, Including 2,200 Texans. Market slow and lowers fair to fancy native shipping and export steer* $4 GtXgG.lO, bulk at $4.90®5.40; dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.6006.36, bulk at $4.20®5.20; steers under 1,000 lbs, $3®4.80, bulk at $3.80®4-25; Stockers and feeders, $304.55, bulk at $304.50; cows and mixed, $2®4.75, bulk of cows, $2.4004, bulk of heifers, $2.7504.20; Texas and Indian steers, s3®f>, bulk at $3.G0®4.75; cow's and heifers, $2,754$ 3.65. Hogs—Receipts. 9.600. Market 5c lower; 1 lga and lights. [email protected]; packers, $3.65©3.80; butchers, 93.7503.85. Sheep—Receipts. 900. Market native muttons. $3.7504.35; stockers. 32 5004; culls and bucks, $2.7503.86; lambs, $4.6505.26. NEW YORK. Feb. 16.—Beeves—Receipts. 1.302. About four cars changed hands at steady prices, or at $5.60 for prime steers and $2 60®3.90 for cow* and bulls. Cables higher; live cattle, ll%©12%o; refrigerator beef, 9%c. Exports, 850 cattle and 869 quarters of beef. Calves—Receipts. 709. Market weak: veals, poor to choice, $6.5009; barnyard and fed calves, $3 6004.35; no Southern or Western calves. Hogs—Receipts. 8,063. Market lower for live hogs at $4.3004.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 6,185. Sheep lower; lambs opened 25@30c lower and closed 40c lower thuT: Wednesday; common to good sheep, $3 500 4.G0; inferior to prime iambs. $. r Qi.SO; general sales at 15.61®5.75. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 16.—Cattle— Re eipts, 8.154. Market slow and ruled steady to 10c lower; Western steers, $303.65: Southwestern steers. $3.46® 4.30; Colorado steers, $4; Texas ami Indian cows, $2.2503; native cows and heifers. s2.s<>s4 25; natlv-s feeders, $3.5004.65; native stockers. $3.5003. Hogs— Receipts, 13.639. Good hogs steady; common weak; bulk of sales, $3.6008.75; heavies. $3.62%i&3.82%: packers. $3.5503.75; mixed, $3.50® 3 72%; lights. $3.4003.60; Yorkers. $3.5608.60; pigs, $3.1503.40. Sheep—Receipts, 4.868. Market steady; lambs, $404.90; muttons, $2.7504 25. CINCINNATI. Feb. 16 —CUttle quiet at $2.5003, Hogs active at $3.3003.90. Sheep steady at $2.3504.25; lamhs steady at $4 05.25. Amenities. New York Evening Sun. *’lt is a hard thing sometimes to have a reputation for wit.”—The Providence Journal. You needn’t kick, as you haven’t go U.

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