Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 122, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1899 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1899.

Trust Estates Should Be Carefully Managed .... If a widow of a testator Is made executrix, the raws are rare where she has had a business training or experience requisite to safely settle the estate, ard she must always necessarily depend or some friend or a sent to take the responsibility; she does not wi.h the position; the work Is hard and distasteful to her, and the agent become. In fact, the executor. If any member of the family Is appointed. It frequently begets bad blood and charges of partiality or mismanagement. Indiana Trust Company remains practically the same, having always the benefit of experienced officers and employes, and the work Is never delegated to tmtrled or Inefficient men. The trust Is impartially managed, and the heirs know that there will be no favoritism.

Offices Indiana Trust Building, Cor. Wash. St. and Virginia Ave. THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, S25.000-FLLL PAID. BROKERS Chicago Grain and Provisions, Hew York Stocks. Long Distance Telephone. 1375 and 1593. 11 and 13 West Pearl Street Cincinnati Office. Room 4. Carlisle Building. FIRE INSURANCE CO.'S REPRESENTED: Home of New York, rhoenlx of Hartford. Traders' of Chicago. Norwich Union of England. ' Aetna of Hartford. Commercial Union of London. Helvetia of St. Call. Agricultural of New York. Fidelity and Casualty of New York. Honey Monej Money to Loan O. SAYLBS, 1 135 East Market Street. ' 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. Fisk & Robinson BANKERS Investment Securities HARVEY EDWARD FISK GEO ROB H. EOBINSON. Member New Tor Stock Exchange. f w mmm m UNWISE FINANCIERING FI!fACIAIj MANAGEMENT OF LIKE ERIE fc WESTERN CRITICISED. Trouble Canied by tbe Opening of Lake Navigation, Rates Delng Reduced, bat No Secret Catting. The United States Investor In Its current Issue publishes the annual report of the Lake Erie & Western and then criticises somewhat severely Its financial management the last few years. The Investor says: It must prove interesting reading for the holders of the J11.S10.CmjO preferred 6-per-cenL utock. It is briefly announced that dividends are stopped. "Why? Simply another case of financial wrecking on the part of the late Calvin S. Brlce and his allies. Last October the Investor produced an im partial report of the condition of this road, at which time Its preferred stock tumbled ten points, and occasioned some flurry in the street. The cause was then given and still exists. It has been evident for some time that the 5-per-cenL dividends declared ntre not earned, but were being paid from bond Issues, and the deficit covered by a system of bookkeeping not unknown to some of the Eastern roads. When the Pittsburg. Akron & Western (now the Northern Ohio) was purchased, it was the beginning of the end. This road was purchased at $1,200,000 by Brlce, and to unload It on the Lake Erie & Western he capitalized It at $1,230,000. with a bonded indebtedness of $1,000,000 first mortgage fives. Of the bonded Indebtedness $2,500,000 was issued, and the entire stock turned over to the Lak3 Erie & Western, who leased the Northern Ohio for 993 years, guaranteeing the Interest on the bonds. This deal netted some one a good round sum, but the credit of the Lake Erie & Western suffered tremendously by It. The tecond large obligation is a loan of $4.3O0,OtX), borrowed by this company for the purchase of the second mortgage bonds of the Pittsburg & Western Railway Company. Of this amount tt.ooo.ooo have been called . In. For f even years Lake Erie & Western has averaged per mile per annum for maintenance of way. against $ys3 for all roads in Ohio. Indiana and Michigan In 1VJ6, and 1740 per mile for Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the average of the former group being increased over the latter on account of double tracks. The proper maintenance of Like Erie & Western should turely be as much as other roads In the fame section of the country. The operating statistics make a good showing. It is not Improbable that Lake Erie & Western will before lonK be taken into the Vanderbilt system and be built up to a dividend-paying road." Western Iasenger Agreement. The revised agreement of the Western Passenger Association, which will be taken tip at the adjourned meeting of the Western lines in Chicago on Wednesday, differs in many material points from the draft agreement submitted at last week's meeting. Features in the agreement which might have been construed as indications of an Illegal combination have been eliminated. Other changes limit somewhat the authority of the chairman and provide that the executive committee mutt be appointed by the unanimous vote of the lines In the association. Perhaps the most important clause of the new agreement which ha boen eliminated Is that providing that each road shall deposit to the credit of the chairman a sum of at least $500 as security for the payment of fines and penalties for anybreaches of agreement. Another clause on the same lines, which failed to pass the last meeting, empowered the chairman to call for any records pertaining to the subject under investigation and provided that failure of the accused to furnish such records within ten days should be considered as an admission of guilt. The new agr-o-rnent authorized the chairman to file for and In the) name of Individual lines with the Interstate-commerce Commission nil rates necessary under the law, but this, too, has been excluded. Wednesday's meeting will take up the rules governing the association and Its various bureaus, and after these have been finally adjusted the lines will vote upon the revised agreement as a whole. At present the eh. trees for its ultimate adoption are favcrabl:. No Secret Catting f Hates. As usual with the opening of the water-and-rall routes, there Is a tendency to a demoralization In rates, and while there is no open talk of freight rates being cut. It Is certain that the roads are leaving no stone unturned to get business away from their rivals, as well at to offset the competition cjf.ths Uko lines. La it week a CUicago-

nuffalo road carried nearly a third of the total shipment of flour, grain and provisions out of Chicago. Rival lines are talking of midnight" tariffs and other methods by which the road in question secured large consignments of oats for export at the rate of 12 cents, or 2Yt cents below the tariff. As soon as it secured al! tho business in sight it put on a 12-cent tariff. The other lines made the same rate, but after discovering that practically all the business had been contracted for. They are now threatening vengeance against the rival line, who?e officers deny the charges made, saying simply that they started otit a little earlier after the business than did their competitors. The Chicago-St. Paul lines are not losing any opportunities to get business. A, Duluth line, which had been waiting ihe opening of navigation to haul several thousand bushels of corn from Minneapolis to Duluth. found last week that the elevators had been cleaned out. The Milwaukee & St. Paul and Chicago Great Western. wl.h thu help of two Eastern roads, went In and brought out the grain by way of Chicago. The Lake Shore took the Great Western's haul to New York and the Pennsylvania is taking the St. Paul's shipments to Haitimore. Keen as is the competition, there Is, so far, no talk of rate-cutting. Personal, Local and General Note. The directors of the Pennsylvania Company yesterday declared the regular semiannual dividend of 2b per cent. The interlocking switch of the Big Four. Monon, Lake Erie & Western and Wabash railways at Wabash will be opened for work to-morrow. Since July 1 the Big Four proper has earned W1.7SI.434. which is $172,594 more than was earned In the corresponding period of tho preceding year. Pennsylvania Interests are buying the Brlce shares in the Cleveland. Akron & Columbus and other companies, and some big deals are said to be pending. The Indianapolis division of the Railway Superintendents' Association held its regular monthly meeting yesterday. Nothing but routine business was transacted. The newly-elected Wheeling & Lake Erie officials took charge of the road yesterday. The change was made without formalities. No important changes were announced. A report Is current that the Mobile & Ohio is making such arrangements that it will bo able to run trains directly from Mobile to Chicago within the next year. II. M. Bronson was in Cincinnati yesterday to confer with the new general passenger agent. Warren Lynch, who yesterday became the head of the passenger department of the Big Four. During the absence abroad of C. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big Four lines, heads of departments .who have been report'.ng to him will report to J. Cj. Van Winkle, general superintendent. Any report that the traffic alliance between the Monon and the Cincinnati, Hamilton &, Dayton may bo broken may be looked upon, says a railway oillcials, as a bluff to force the C, II. ci D. into the combination. A banquet in honor of President C. P. Huntington and Vice Iresident Hubbard, of the South Pacific, was given at the Palace Hotel last week by the general officers resident in San Franciseo. Covers were laid for two hundred. William Lamb, who about one year ago left the office of J. Q. Van Winkle, general superintendent of the Big Four, on account of poor health and went West, has returned and yesterday resumed his old position with the Big Four. The Indiana & Illinois Railroad has been formally transferred to the Illinois Central and will hereafter be operated as an independent division of the latter road. The Illinois Central now has a direct line Into the Indiana block coal fields. M. V. Woodford, president of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton lines, who is West for ten days, will, before returning to New York, make a trip over the Indianapolis division of the C. IL & D. and over the Indiana, Decatur & Western line. At the close of the meeting of the passenger officials of the Vanderbilt lines in Cleveland on Friday D. O. McCormlck, tho retiring passenger traffic manager of the Big Four lines, was bidden a cordial farewell, accompanied by an abundance of good wishes. There Is good authority for stating that Charles Rockwell will be retained as traffic manager of the Monon lines. President McDoel recently said that he was the only subordinate olficial he had ever had that could accomplish more in a day than he (Mr. McDoel) could. L. J. Ferritor, assistant superintendent of the middle division of the Grand Trunk, has been offered the position of Joint superintendent of the Wabash-Grand Trunk roads, with office at St. Thomas. This office was vacated by George C. Jones, who was appointed superintendent of the middle division. W. O. Beckley, president of the Old Reliable Association of Conductors, is a Wabash conductor, living in St. Louis. He Is a brother-in-law of G. W. Constans, of the general freight department, of the Baltimore & Ohio. Conductor W. B. Chlslett, of the 'Pennsylvania lines. Is vice president of the association. It is stated by the freight agent of one of tho Eastern roads that the Interstatecommerce Commission will be asked to Investigate the contracts on oats recently made by the Wabash and Lake Shore, and the corn contracts of the Lake Shore and Fort Wayne in connection with the Great Western and 6t. Paul roads. Frank E. Conway and R, L. Willard.

who represent the Railway Officials' and Employes' Association in the Northwest, are In the city for a conference with President Brown and General Manager Bellis. - Mr. Conway formerly resided in Laporte, lnd. He reports the membership of the association as rapidly Increasing in the Northwest. H. B. Van Horn, assistant superintendent of the Pullman. Palace Car Company service at Pittsburg, will leave in a few days for San Antonio. Tex., having been appointed superintendent of the Pullman interests there. H. S. Ttobinson. who Is now in the employ of the Pullman Company, will succeed Mr. Van Horn as assistant superintendent at Pittsburg. There is no class of railroad men more uneasy at present than are the conductors. Formerly the general superintendent dismissed conductors, and a conductor says one of their number stood some show of having a hearing if dismissed. Now dismissals come from the. auditor, the general manager and recently from the president of a road, the order of dismissal being sent from New York. Despite the fact that the mail trains operated by tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy between Chicago and Council Bluffs are the fastest in the couptry their engineers experience comparatively little difficulty in keeping them on time. There are two of these trains, one has been late but once since Jan. 1 and the other four times. The schedule of the latter Is five hundred miles in ten hours and fifteen minutes. E. T. White, superintendent of motive power of the Baltimore & Ohio east of the Ohio river, was tendered a banquet on Saturday at Baltimore by the employes of the road. A gold watch and chain was presented to him by his associates In token of their esteem. On one side of the case of the watch is engraved a monogram "E. T. W.," while on the reverse side is an engraving of a locomotive. About 150 sat down to the dinner. Henry M. Walte, for fome years past superintendent of bridges and construction on the Lexington division of the New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway, has been appointed roadmaster of the same division. The marked Improvement In this road which has been noticed by railroad men and the traveling public has been due In no small degree to his work, and the present promotion is the result. It brings Mr. Waite to the front as one of the rising railroad men cf the country. N. A. Johnson, gas Inspector for the Pennsylvania roads west, is giving his new system of Illuminating for coaches a thorough trial. Coach ltID has been equipped with the necessary apparatus and Is being run over the Fort Wayne road to test the system. The light Is furnished from superheated hydro-carbon and It Is claimed that the candle power is five times greater than that of the system now used. It is not necessary to charge the cars with compressed air. If the tests prove satisfactory all the passenger cars of the Pennsylvania Company will probably be fitted with the new system. The Illinois Central Is spending money lavishly. Apart from the new constructions .of the line from Fort Dodge to Omaha, which Is actively in progress, the Illinois Central has recently absorbed the Indiana & Illinois Southern, ninety-one miles in length, running from Engham. 111., directly east into the Indiana block coal fields. On its Chicago and New Orleans line, via Jackson. Miss., and Memphis, uo grades will remain by a year from this time, against south-bound traffic, exceeding one-half of 1 per cent, except some thirty-elght-feet grades in the one hundred miles between Carbondale, III., and Fulton, Ky. Arguments were begun In the United States Circuit Court at Chicago yesterday on the demurrers filed by the Western railroads to the charges of the Interstate-commerce Commission. The question at issue is the legality of the terminal tee which is charged by railroads on every carload of cattle entering the Chicago stock yards. The feo of $2 which is exacted by the railroads on every car and paid by the shippers was originally made against the railroad companies by the stockyards company for tho use of its tracks. This averaged about 20 cents per car and the railroads retaliated by fixing the 13 charge. The Interstate-commerce Commission declared that the tax was unreasonable and that it was a discrimination against shippers entering Chicago stock yard. The arguments will continue for several days.

QUICK SLUMP IN STOCKS

3IOST OP TIIK ACTIVE SHARES CLOSED WITH MARKED LOSSES. Talk of Golfl Export Tended to Encourage Liquidation from the Start Local Trade Active. At New York yesterday money on call was 4!i per cent; last loan, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, Clf.'ulU per cent. Sterling exchange was strong, with actual business in bankers' bills et $4.S7?itJ4.SS for demand and at $4.Sj34.SG for sixty days; posted rates, and $1.83; commercial bills, J4.S4t431.S5. Silver certificates, bar silver, C2ic: 'Mexican dollars, 2c. Total sales of stocks amounted to S10.113 shares, Including: American Smelting Company, 2.200; American Steel and Wire, 56.300; American Sugar, 33,300; American Tin-plate, 7,100; Anaconda, 16,600; Atchison preferred, 17.100; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 141.300; Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy. 13,400; Chicago Consolidated Traction', 3,200; Chicago Great Western, C.000; C, C, C. & St. L., 5,200; Consolidated Gas, 18,300; Continental Tobacco Company, 34,000; Continental Tobacco Company preferred, 4,000; Delaware & Hudson, 4,000; Federal Steel Company, .2.000; Federal Steel Company preferred, 10,900; International Paper, 3,300; Louisville & Nashville, 10,000; Manhattan Consolidated, 44.300; Metropolitan Street Railway, 33,800; Mexican Central, 4,000; Missouri Pacific, 10,00; National Steel, 10,900; New York Central, 14,700; North American, 5,200; Northern raciflc, 27.500; Ontario & Western, 5,100; Pacifio Mail, 3.C0); Pennsylvania, 13,300; People's Gas, of Chicago, 16,700; Reading, 7,200; Reading first preferred, 10,700; Reading second preferred, 6,400; Rock Island, 7,100; St. Louis Southern preferred, 3,300; St. Paul, 13,100; Southern Pacific, 4,000 Southern Railway, 4,200; Southern Railway preferred, 8,000; T., C. & I., 8,100; Union Pacific, 5,400; Union Pacific preferred, 4,500; United States Rubber, 7,500; Western Union, 6,S00. The New York market suffered everely from liquidation and confident operations by the bears yesterday. The passage of the Ford franchise tax bill early unsettled the market because of the weakness displayed by the stocks most concerned. Supporting orders by parties largely Identified with various properties and covering by the shorts steadied the market for a while, and some recoveries occurred. A renewal of large offerings brought prices down in a seral-demorallzcd fashion, and the closing was at the lowest for practically all stocks. Stop-loss orders were met in a variety of stocks, and the pressure continued to the end. The pronounced strength in sterling exchanger aroused expectation in some quarters of exports of gold, but, although opinion as to the probability of this was divided, there were enormous sales of both accounts In the market. Money ranged up to 8 per cent., but closed at half that figure. The sales by London of copper stocks recently was, one reason for the strength of sterling exchange, but the more immediate cause was the transfer of the Spanish Indemnity warrants for $30,000,000 to the representative of Spain, who was reported to have called for instructions as to the manner of transferring the funds to Spain. This gave color to the rumor that the transfer had not been anticipated in the sterling exchange market, but this, of course, was pure conjecture. Some authorities were of the opinion that sterling exchange was unlikely to advance to a point which would make gold exports profitable. While such condition might arise within the next two months, there were those of the opinion that the recurrence of the necessity to finance industrial consolidations, for instance that of the Amalgamated Copper Company this week, would maintain money at a rate which would make it more profitable to leave gold here, rather than ship it In any quantity abroad. Among the extreme declines which early unsettled the list the local shares were most prominent, including Consolidated Gas, 14U; Metropolitan. Third-avenue, 9; Manhattan, 6. and Brooklyn Transit, SVfe. The decline in gas shares was accompanied by the announcement of a cut in prices. Other prominent declines were New York Air Brake, 17; Sugar, 7H; Federal Steel, 7; American Tobacco. 5; Anaconda Mining, 4H; International Silver, 43i; Continental Tobacco, 4"i, and American Steel and National Steel. 4 each. There was also pronounced weakness In People's Gas, Tennessee Coal and practically all the other industrials. From the extreme depression there were but few recoveries, among which was Air Brake, 8H. and Metropolitan, Sugar and Thirdavenue, over a point each. Among the railways the losses ranged up to 44 in Northwest, with the average elsewhere about 2. The fresh outbreak of liquidation toward the close was associated with the strength of money. Yesterday being a bank holiday In London, there was no indication of the attitude of foreign eneculators in the local New York market. Railway mortgages participated in the weakness of the day, but concessions were mainly unimportant. United States old fours, coupon, declined and United States old fours, registered, and the fives H 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. in, est. est. ing. Atchison 20 20i 20 20, Atchison pref 6li KTi JW'.i Baltimore & Ohio 71 Canada Pacific .... .... 9-'a Canada Southern 56 Central Pacific fl Chesapeake & Ohio 27 27 26 2G',& Chicago & Alton 16 C, B? & Q 143. Hli 1414 C. & E. I ; C & E. I pref 1234 C, C, C. & St. L. 6rt 0 58 M C, C. C. & St. I pref 9 Chicago Great Western 147 C7hl.. Ind. & ............. . .... .... .... 10 Chi., Ind. & I pref........ .... .... .... 45 Chlcaro & Northwestern. ...17 137 156U Delaware & Hudson 11S! X) Ism A 10 I)fnver & Rio Grande 2ZX Denver & Rio Grand pref 4 vj 1 2C V2 Erie Kri first pref Fort Wayne .... .... 14 .... l'.'S .... 10 .... 113i Great Northern pref Hocking Valler Illinois Central Lake Erie & Western ' 17 Lake Erie & Western pref C9 Iake Shore 20O Louisville & Nashville 67i fSVi C64 KC'i Manhattan 118 M M1 113 Michigan Central 113 Missouri Pacific 49; 49; 474 47'i Mo., Kan. & Texas pref.... 3S7 3D TA 3$4 New Jerney Central 119 119 117Ti 117 New York Central 134 13 . lTT'j 137 4 Northern Pacific 534 K W'4 Northern Pacific pref 79 79 78 78 Reading , 22 22 22 22 Reading first pref 62 Rock Island , 11 116 113 115 St. Paul 127 12S 12 12ft St. Paul pref 169 St. Paul A Omaha 3 St. Paul A Omaha pref .... .... 165 Southern Pacific 22 Texas Pacific 22 Cnlon Pacific com 4 4S 43 43 Union Pacific pref 79 79 7S 7S W A sll t T'ohah nrf 91 Wheeling & Lake Erie.. 13', 31 Wheeling & Lake Erie pref EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams Express 112 American Express .... W J S Jxpress 0 Wells-Fargo Express 123 MISCELLANEOUS. American Steel Ki American Steel pref 9 American Cotton Oil S5 American Cotton OH pref 94 American Spirit 13 13 13 13 American Pplrlta pref 3 American TVbaoco 21S 220 215 21 S American Tobacco pref 141 Teople'a Gas 126 12 121 123 Rrookl.m Transit 1ZZ Consolludteci Gas 176 Commercial Cable Co ISO General Klecir'o 11 119 118 114 lttlcr&l Stl Federal Steel pref .... S4 Lead 331 3 33 33 Lead pref 113 Pacific Mall 51 fil 60 &o Pullman Palace 19 Sucar 168 168 11 162 Sugar pref 117 Tennessee Ccal and Iron... 61 (3 60 CI S. X.j& thF C. S. Leather praf 72 72 71 71 l S. Ilubbtr V. 8. Ruhbar pref 118 Western Union 92 2 91 fl UNITED STATES BONDS. V. 8. fours. r8 112 it. S. fours. CM1D 113 U. f. fours, ntw, rej..,.

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12 111 111 17 107 Monday's Bank Clearing. At Chicago Clearings ; $21,771,043; balaxees. $2.3S.SW. New York exchange. 5c premium. Sterilr.f exchange: Posted, J4.I6 and 14 S3; actual, $u:; and !l.&7-: s'.xtr days. 14 N and KKVi. At Cincinnati Clearing. J3.231.250. At St. Louis Clearings, S3,soo,SO0; balances, ?X0.OT. At New Orleans Clearings. t;5.4"3. At New York Clearings, 1153.100,014; balances. At Roston Clearings, t21.773.145; balances, J2. 946.949. At Baltimore Clearings, $3,073,332; balances, $7!7 229 At Philadelphia Clearings. $10,434,133; balances. $1,23,SCS. LOCAL GRAIN AXD PRODUCE. Trade Opened Active, it 1th n Good Blonth In Prospect. Seldom are the trad conditions more favorable cn the first day of May than this year. Stocks carried by retail merchants are light, while the wholesale houses are well provided with large lines of goods which during the month of May are In demand. Then tax-paying is out of the way and money is easy and crop prospects improving daily. While some lines of goods are higher, the advances have not been unexpected, as before the advance they were unreasonably low. In sales4 of dry goods, hardware, groceries, fruits and vegetables there Is the most marked activity. In fact with fruits and vegetables it is limited to what can be secured. Commission men are buying liberally to keep up a good showing of stock. But In all lines of trade there in much activity and a healthy tone is noticeable. The local grain market does not keep pace with other lines of business. Receipts are lUht and the demand Is by no means satisfied, some of the local Industrlts suffering for want of tha proper grades of corn and wheat. Track bids yesterday, as reported by the tecretary of the Board of Trade, ruled as follows: Wheat No. 2 rod. 72c; No. 3 red, 67G71C ; April, 72c; wagon wheat, 71c. Corn No. 1 white, 36c: No. 3 white (one color), 3Cc; No. 4 white, 32fjS3c: No. 2 white mixed. 34c; No. S white mixed. 34c: No. 4 white mixed. 31JS3c; No. 2 yellow, 34c; No. 3 yellow. 34c; No. 4 yellow, 31633c; No. 2 mixed, 23c; No. 3 mixed, 24 c; No. 4 mixed, 3133c; car corn, 35c. Oats No. 2 white, 31c; No. 3 white, 30c; No. 2 mixed. 28c; No. 3 mixed, 28c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $94J.50; No. 2 timothy. Inspections Wheat: No. 2 red, 1 car; No. 3, 2; total, 3 cars. Corn: No. 3 white, 54 cars; No. 4. 15; No. 3 yellow. 5; No. 3 mixed. 8: No. 4. 2; ear corn, 4; total, 65 cars. Oats: No. 2 mixed, 1 car; No. 3. 3; rejected. 4; total. S cars. Poultry and Otbcr Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry ITens, 6Vic; cocks, 3c; hen turkeys, young and fat. 8c; young toms, 6c; old hens. 6c; toms, Ec; ducks, 6c; geese. 4c for full feathered, 3c for plucked; capons, fat, lie; email, 8gl0c. Cheete New York full cream. 1314c: skims. 6-; domestic Swiss, 13ffl4c; brick, 13c; Umbo rger, 12c. Butter Choice, lCc; poor, 6Q?c; Elgin creamery, 21c. Kfgs-10c. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, lC17c per lb. Beeswax 30c for yellow; 23c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed, 1718c; tub-washed, 20&25c; burr y and unmerchantable, 5o less. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Green-salted Hides No. 1, 8c; No. 2, 7c; No. 1 calf. 10c; No. 2 calf. Sc Grease White, 3c; yellow, 2c; brown, 2a Tallow No. 1. Sc; No. 2, 2c. Bones Dry, $1213 per ton. THE JOBBING TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers. Candle and Xut. Candles Stick. 8o per lb: common mixed. 6Q7c; O. A. R. mixed. 6c; Banner twist stick. 8c; crenci mixed, 9c; old-time mixed, 7c. , Nuts Soft-shelled almonds. Ufttte; English walnuts. 312c: Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts. Ho; peanuts, roasted. 708c; mixed nuU, lOo. Canned Good. Corn. 75c1?$l.23. Peaches Eastern tandard, S-lb. $L72; 3-lb seconds, $1.35(31.10; California standard. $2.1032. 40; California seconds, S1.?S2. Miscellaneous Blackberries. 2-lb. Cfc'Oc; rasp berries. 3-lb, 90Q92c; pineapples, standard. 2-lb, $1.1001.20; choice. $l.G02.&o; oove oysters, 1-lb, full weight. S.V5 95c; light. C6jc; string beans. 70 J 190c; Lima beans. $1,103? 1.9); peas, marrowfats, 3c3$1.10; early June, 90cfc 11.19; lebsters, $1.8.; red cherries, 90c$l: strawberries, KfSVUc; salmon, 1-lb, 90cQ$l.S5. r,-lb tomatoes, 909Cc Coal and Coke. Anthracite, per ton, $7: Brazil block. $3.50; Island City lump,, $3 25: Paragon lump, $3.23; Jackson lump, $4.50; Pittsburg lump, $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump, $4.50; Wlnlfrede lump, $4.50; Blospburg Fmlthlng, $5; smokeless. $4.50; lump coke, per bu, 10c; crushed eoke, per bu, 12c. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 6c; Berkley, No. 60, 7c; Cabot, 5c; Capitol. 4c; Cumberland. 6c; Dwlght Anchor. 6c; Fruit of the Loom, 6c; Farwell, 6c; Fitch vllle. 5c; Full Width, 4c: Gilt Edge, 4c; Gilded Age. 4c; Hill, 6c; Hope. 5c; Lin wood. 6c; Lonsdale. 6c; Peabcdy, 4c; Pride of the West, 9c; Ten Strike, 5c; Pepperell. 9-4. lSc; Pepperell, 10-4, 20c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 18c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 204c Brown Sheetings Atlantic A, c; Argyle, 4c; Boott C. 4c; Buck's Head. 5c: Clifton CCC. 5c; Constitution. 40-inch, 5c: Carlisle, 40-lnch, 6c; Dwlght'a Star, 6c; Great Falls E, 4c; Great Falls J, 4c; Hill Fine, 5c; Indian Head, 6c; Pepperell R. 4.ic; Pepperell, 10-4, 18o; Androscoggin, 9-4, 16c; Androscoggin, 10-4, lSc. Print Allen dress styles, 4c; Allen's staples, 4c: Allen TR, 4c; Allen's robes, 4c; American indigo, 4c; Arnold long cloth B, 7c; Arnold LLC, 6c; Cocheco fancy, 4e: Hamilton fancy, 4c; Merrlmac pinks and purples, 5c: Pacific fancy, 4M:c: Simpson's mourning. 4c; Simpson's Berlin solids, 5c; Simpson's oil finish, 6c; American shirting. 3c; black white, 4c; grays. 4c. Ginghams Amoskeag staples, 6c; ' Amoskeag dress, 6c; Persian dress, 6c: Bates Warwick dress, 5c; Lancaster, 5c; Lancaster Normandles. 6c; Renfrew dress styles, 6c. Kld-flnlshed Cambrics Edwards, 3c; Warren, 3c; Slater, 3c; Genesee, 3c. Grain Bags Amoskeag. $14; American, $14; Harmony, $13.50; Stark, $16. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 9c: Conestoga BF, llc: Cordis. 140, Slic; Cordis FT. Sc; Corls ACE. 9c; Hamilton awnings, 8c: Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, lSc; Muthuen AA, 9c; Oakland AF, 6c; Portsmouth, 10c; Susquehanna, llc; Shetucket SW, 5c; Shetucket F, 6c; Swift River, 4c. Drogi. Alcohol, $2.56sI2.6S: asafctlda. 2553Cc: alum, 2 T4e; camphor, 550c; cochineal. 50&-55c; chloroform, 5?S63c; copperas, brls. 75(&83c; cream tartar, pure, SO'rf.'ttc; Indigo. foftSOc; licorice, Calab., genuine. 30fj4c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz. 23ff30c; morphine, P. & W.. per oz $2.3CS2.55; madder, 14 P16c; oil, castor, per gal, $1(31.10; oil, bergamot, per lb, $2.23: opium. $3.50; quinine. P. & W., Ier oz, 43ff4Sc: balsam copaiba, 50f?6nc; soap, castlle, Fr.. 12316c; soda bicarb., 4j6c; salts, Epsom, 4ft5c; sulphur flour, 5&6c; saltpeter, 8 14c; turpentine. 4Sri35c: glycerine, 14ffl7c; Iodide potassium, $2.r02.60; bromirle potassium. 53tfI60c: chlorate potash, 20c; borax, 912c; clnchonlda, 25 620c; carbolic acli. 2V832c. Oils Linseed. 4S(S30c per gal; coal oil. legal test, 714c; bank, 40c: best straits. 50c; Labrador, 60c; Wept Virginia, lubricating, 2030c; miners', 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. Flour. Straight grades. J3.ff3.60; fancy grades. $3.60 3.73; patent flour, Hfj4.50; low grades. $2.23jr3; spring wheat patents, $ofi5.23. Groceries. Sugars City Prices Dominoes. $3.73; cut-loaf. 6c; powdered. 5.63c; XXXX powdered, 5.73c; standard granulated. 5.r0c; fine granulated. 5.50c; granulated flve-iound bags. 5.56c; granulated two-pound bags, 5.36c; extra fine granulated, 5.63c; coarse granulated, 6.63c; cubes, 5.6.1c; mold A, 5.93c: diamond A, 5-56c; confectioners' A, 5.3Sc; 1 Columbia A Keystone A. 5c; 3 Windsor A American A. 5c; 3 Rldgewood A Centennial A. 5c; 4 Phoenix A California A, 4.34c; 5 Empire A Franklin B, 4.?Sc; 6 Ideal golden ex. C Keystone B, 4.81c: 7 Windsor ex. C American B, 4.73c: 8 Rldgewood ex. C Centennial B. 4.69c; 9 yellow ex. C California B. 4.63c; 1 yellow C Franklin ex. C. 4.5Cc; 11 yellow Keystone ex. C. 4.50c: 12 yellow American ex. C. 4.44c; 13 yellow Centennial ex. C, 4.Z$c; 14 yellow California ex. C, 4.3.c; 13 yellow, 4.3?c; 16 yellow. i.ZSc Coffee Good. 1012c: primp, 123Hc; strictly prime, 1 431 to; fancy green and yellow, lSS22c; Java, 25f32c. Roasted Old government Java, 22i33c: GcMen Rio. 24c; Bourbon Santos. 24c; Gilded Santos. 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee city prices Ariosa. 10.13c; Lion, 9.63c: Jersey, 10.13c; Caracas. lO.Uc; Dutch Java blend. 12.90c; Dtllwcrth's. 10.15c: King Bee, 10.13c; Mall Mouch. 10.13c: Gates blended Java. 9.65c. Salt In car lots. 0as3c; small lots. 9O05c. Spices Pepper. 12tjlSc; allspice. l.VdlSc; cloves, US23c; cassia. 13gl8c; nutmegs, 6575c per lb. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain. 1-33 brl. per 1.000, $3.60; 1-1$ brl. $5; brl. $3; brl. $16; No. 3 drab, plain, 1-22 brl, per l.Ooo, $4.25; 1-H brl, $$.50; brl. $10: brl, $20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000. $7; 1-16 brl. fS.75; brl, $14.50; brl, $28.50. Extra charge for rrlntlng, $L1021.15. Screened Beans $1.3541. 40. Beans Choice hand-pickd navy, $1.453L50 per bu; Llmas, California, 6fc'5c per lb. Woodenware No. 1 tubs. K'i25; No. S tubs, $3.5.23: No. 3 tubs. $Mf4.2o: 3-hoop palls. $1.50 l.CO; 2-boop pall. fl-S'VIl.So; double washboards. $2.2532.75: common washboards, $1.2301.50; clothes pins, 50fcCOc per box. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 2S'533c; choice, 35340c; syrups. 18 23c. Shot $1.3001.25 per for drop. Learl 64V7c for pressed bars. Twine Hemp, 12018c per lb; wool. 8 3 10c; flax, 20i30c; raper, 2c; jute, 12313c: cotton, !Sift25c. Wood Dishes No. L per 1.000. $222S: No. 2, $2.2.-.2.r0; No. 3. $2.Et1f 2.75; No. 5. $jg3.23. Rice Louisiana, 4tJc; Carolina, 6SSc Iron and Steel. Bar Iron 1.75ft 1.90c: horseshoe bar. 2$T2e; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs, 2c; American cast steel, 9311c: tire ateel, 3Q3c; spring steel, 4 65c. Leather. Leather Oak sole. 2730c; hemlock sole, 249 26e: harness, 32jrc; skirting. $S842c; single trap, tt3ilc; city kl UCUe; french ki tXQ

$1.20; city calffckin, 90cJ$1.10; French calfskin. IL2GG1.S3. Xnllnt and Horelioesi. Steel cut nails, 12; wire nails, from store. 12.10 fi2.50 rates; from mill. $2.25 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. $4: mule shoes, per keg. $4.30; hors nails, 1455 Kr box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.25; painted, $2.75. Seed.

Clover Choice, $3.73; prime. $1.23; English choice, $3.7304: alslke. choice. $4.5fi3: alfalfa, choice, t4.2r.4.V; crimson rr scarlet clover. $3: timothy. 45 lbs, prime. $1.301.35; light prime, $1.3531.40; choice, $1.231.30: fancy Kentucky. 14 lbs. $1.13; extra clean. 60Q73e; orchard gra-js. extra. $1L10; red top, choice, 80c $1.40; Kngllsh bluegrass. 24 lbs, $1.13i?1.75; German millet, $1S1.25; Western millet. 603S5c; common millet. 403.60c. FroTlalonsj. Hams Sugar-cured. 18 to 20 lbs average, SJ?9c: 15 lbs average. 939c; 12 lbs average. 9310c. Bacon Clear sides. 40 to 50 lbs average. 6c; 30 to 40 lbs average. 6c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 6c; bellies, 25 lbs average, 6c; 18 to 23 lbs average, 6c; 14 to 16 lbs average. 7c. Clear backs. 18 to 22 lbs average, c; 14 to 18 lbs average, 6c; 8 to 10 lbs average, 6c In dry salt, se less. Lard Kettle-rendered. 6c; pure lard, 6c Pork Bean, clear. $13; rump, $10.50. Shoulders 13 to 20 lbs average. 5c; 15 lbs average, 6c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 6c. Produce, Fruits and Vegetable. Apples Common, $3; good. $1; fancy, $5.50. Radishes 15G20c per dozen. Lettuce $3 10c per lb. Green Onlcns 10c per dozen; three for 25c. Rhubarb 10c per dozen; three for 25c. Figs California. $1.65 per box; mat figs, S3?c Strawberries 20323c per quart. Cranberries I7.2T.3 8.50 per brl; $2.6533 per crate. Oranges California navels, $3.754; California seedling eranges, $3.2533.50. Lemons Messina, choice, 360 to box, $3.2533.50; fancy, $3.754.23. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1, $1L50, Asparagus 20c per dozen bunches. Lima Beans 5c per lb. Potatoes 6536$c rer bu. Sweet Potatoes Jersey sweets, $1 bu; brl, $3; Illinois, $2.75 brl. Cucumbers $131-25 per dozen. Onion Sets White. $1.50 per bu; yellow, $1.25. Honey White, lEc per lb. Onions Red, $2.25 per brl; yellow, J2.23 rer brl; Bermuda onions. $1.6531.75 per crate. Spinach 4131.25 per brl. Kale Greens 50375c. Green Peas $1.2531.63 per bu box. Green Beans $2.50 per hamper. New Beets 60c per dozen bunches. TRADE IN GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places. ST. LOUIS. Mar 1. Flour firmly held; patents, $J.7533.K5: straights. $3.3533.43; clear. $333 20. Wheat Irregular and unsettled for options. Spot strong; No. 2 red, cash, elevator. 77c: track. 7Sc; May, 78c asked; July, 72c; No. 2 hard, 70c bid. Corn easy and lower; No. 2, cash, 34c; track, 85c; May, 33c; July. 33c; September, 34o asked. Oats firm; No. 2. cash. 2Sc; track. 204? 2c; May, 28c; July. 24c ld; September. 22o bid; No. 2 white. 31331c Rye firm at 57o bid. Flaxseed lower at $1.12. Prime timothy seed. $2.25. Corn meal. $1.8531.50. Bran quiet, but pteady; sacked, east track. 60361c. H-y etrong; timothy. $9312; prairie. $S.50. Whisky steady at $1.26. Cotton ties lower at 83c; bagging. 63"6c. Pork weak; standard mess. Jobbing, $S.7. Lard lower; prime steam, $1.93; choice, $5. Dry-salt meats Boxed shoulders, $4.25; extra shorts and ribs, J5; shorts, $3.12. Bacon Boxed shoulders, $5; extra shorts, $3.37: tlbs, $5.50; shorts, $5.75. Receipts Flour, 3.000 brls; wheat, 10.000 bu; corn, 64,000 bu; oats, 71,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 5,000 brls; wheat, 4,000 bu; corn, 56,000 bu; oats, 10,000 bu. BALTIMORE, May 1. Flour firm; Western superfine, $2.253 2.40; Western extra, $2.5033.10; Western family. $3.3333.60; winter wheat patents, $3.7533.90; spring wheat patents, $3.9034.10; spring wheat straights, $3.6533.85; receipts. 17,600 brls: exports, 22 brls. Wheat firm; spot, 76376c; month, 76376c; June, 76377c; July, 77c asked; steamer No. 2 red, 71371c; receipts, 24,191 bu; Southern wheat by sample, 71377c; Southern wheat on grade, 72377c. Corn steady; spot, 3S 39c: month, 3833Sc; June. 3S338c; steamer mixed, 8337c; receipts, 110,682 bu; exports, 85,714 bu; Southern white corn, 41341o; Southern yellow, 40c asked. Oats dull; No. 2 white, 3533&c; No. 2 mixed. 32333c; receipts, 6.881 bu. LIVERPOOL. May 1. Bacon Long-clear middles, light, firm at 30s; long-clear middles, heavy, firm at 29s Cd; clear bellies dull at 30s 6d. Cheese American finest white and colored steady at 51s 6d. Tallow Prime city steady at 21s 6d. CornSpot steady; American mixed, new. 3s6d; old, 3s d; futures steady; May. 3s 5d; July. 2s 5d; September. 3s 6d. Wheat Spot firm; futures quiet; May, 5s kd; July, 5s 8d; September, 6s CINCINNATI. May 1. Flour dull; fancy, $3.15 GS.23; family, $2.4532,65. Wheat dull; No. 2 red held at 73c. Corn weak and lower; No. 2 mixed, 3636c Oats dull; No. 2 mixed. 2832Dc. Rye quiet; No. 2, 62c. Lard easier at $t.9735. Bulk meats quiet at $4.80. Bacon easy at $5.63. Whisky steady at $L26. Sugar firm; hard refined. 4.33 5.97c. TOLEDO, May 1. Wheat active and easy; No. 2, cash, 75c asked; May, 73c bid. Corn dull and easy; No. 2 mixed, 34 c. Oats dull, but steady; No. 2 mixed. 28c. Rye unchanged: No. 2, cash, 58c. Clever seed dull, but steady; prime, new, cash and April, $3.75; October, $4.45 bid. , MINNEAPOLIS, May 1. Wheat No. 1 Northern, May, 70c; July, 72c; September, 70c; on track. No. 1 hard, 72c; No. 1 Northern. 71c; No. 2 Northern, 69c. Flour unchanged. Bran lower; in bulk, $959-25. Dutter, Eggs and Cheese. NEW TORK, May 1. Butter Receipts, 9.770 packages. Market steady; Western creamery, 14 317c; factory, 1213c; Imitation creameryt 13 15c Cheese Receipts, 3,434 packages. Market dull; large white, 12c; small white. 1212c; large colored, 12c; small colored. 1212c. New cheese steady; large, 9c; small, 9c. Eggs Receipts. 17,930 packages. Market barely steady; Western, 12fc3 13c; Southern. 12312c KANSAS CITY, May 1. Butter steady; creamery, 13317c: dairy. He. Eggs Receipts increasing and dealers beginning to buy on storage account; market steady; fresh Missouri and Kansas stcck. In new cases, cases included, 10c; cases returned, 10c. PHILADELPHIA. May 1. Butter unchanged; fancy Western creamery, 17c; fancy Western prints. 20c. Eggs firmer; fresh near-by, lSc; fresh Western, 13c; fresh Southwestern, 13c; fresh Southern, 12o. Cheese firm. CHICAGO, May 1. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was quiet and easy; creamery, 12l5c; dairy, 11314c. Eggs steady; fresh, lHic Cheese weak; creamery, U12c. BALTIMORE, May 1. Butter quiet; fancy creamery, 19320c; fancy imitation, 16317c; fancy ladle, 14313c. Eggs quiet at 13c. Cheese quiet; large. 10c; medium, 11c; small. 11c. CINCINNATI. May 1. Eggs lower and easy at 11c. Cheese firm; good to prime Ohio flat, 12c ST. LOUIS, May 1. Butter weak; creamery, 13318c; dairy, 12316c. Eggs steady at 10c ELGIN, May 1. Butter steady; offerings, 201 tubs; sales, 131 tubs at 16c. Metals. NEW TORK. May 1. The market opened with every promise of doing better, not only to-day, but the rest of the week as well. News from the West and abroad was of very favorable purport. Consumers were bidding more freely for supplies, while at primary points the situation showed marked Improvement. Tin In particular exhibited decided strength. At the close the Metal Exchange called pig Iron warrants quiet at $11 nominal. Lake copper quiet and unchanged at 19.25c. Tin higher, but quiet, with 26e Wd and 26.15 asked. Iead nrmer at 4.33c btd and 4.3?c asked. Spelter firm at 6.75c bid and 7c asked. The brokers' price for lead is 4.10c and for copper 19.12!f 19.2c. ST. LOUIS. May 1. Lead strong at 4.25c. Spelter strong and higher at 6.67.70c. Dry Goods. NEW TORK, May 1. The demand for cotton goods has been of fully average dimensions today. Some bids for good seed quantities of brown sheetings, but little under sellers' asking prices have been rejected. Business Is at full prices. Brown drills quieter than sheetings. Bleached cottons very firm and further advances of c occasionally reported. Ticks, checks and other coarse colored cottons firm. Prints firm throughout, with inquiries from exporters increasing. Jobbing trade in wash fabrics good. Weather very favorable. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. May 1. Cotton steady; sales, 6,100 bales: ordinary, 4c: good ordinary, 4c; low middling. 61 -16c; middling. 511-lc; good middling. 6 5-16c; middling fair, 6 13-16c; receipts, 1.SS9 bales; stock, 3S1.753 bales. NEW TORK, May l.-Cotton quiet; middling, 6 3-lGc. AVool. ST. LOUIS, May 1. Several small lots cf new clip offered and sold, all on basis of present quotations, but the outside price Is obtainable only for clear bright lots running well to combing. Old quiet and unchanged; medium. 13lSc; light fine, 12315c; heavy fine, S313c; tub-washed, 17326c. Dried Fruits. NEW TORK, May l.-Callfomia dried fruits steady; evaporated apples, common, 7Sc; prime wire tray. f3c: choice. 939c; fancy. 3l0c. Trunes. 439rjc. Apricots Royal, I3314c; Mcor Park. 143 lSc. Peaches Unpeeled. 9313c; peeled, 253 2?c. r OIU. WILMINGTON. May 1. Spirits of turpentine steady at 4041c. Rosin firm at 93c3$L Crude turpentine steady at $1.353140. Tar firm at $1.05. SAVANNAH. May 1. Spirits of turpentine firm at 41c Rosin firm and unchanged. Building? Permits. D. W. Coffin, frame dwelling, 947 North Pnnrrranla street. $4,930. J. M. CrandAll. addition, 217 Indiana avenue. $330. E. M. Ogle, double frame house. Temple street, $l.fO0. Minnie Wiegand, porch. 931 South Missouri street. $35. George Probat. kitchen. 826 Torbet street. $100. peter Galllgher. two frame houses. 923 and 925 Sheffield street. $500 each. Dorothea Wulten. frame cottage, corner Twenty-sixth and Grover streets. $v0. Ado4ph Xlueher, addition, 121 Minerva street.

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SLACK FOREIGN DEMAND WHEAT rVAS HAMMERED DOWN OS EACH EFFORT TO RISE YESTERDAY. Ball Working- Dad Crop Nevm and Chinch Hue Stories Other Grain .Weak snd Pork Lower, CHICAGO, May 1. Crop-damage reports wrere offset in the wheat pit to-day by a slack foreign demand and bearish statistics. The market ruled within a Sc range. July closing a shade below Saturday's final figures. Corn lost.HUc. Oats closed unchanged. Pork declined 10612!c( lard 2&5c and ribs 5c. The reported appearance of chinch bug and continued dry weather In the Southwest started wheat firm. July opened Uc higher, at 4373c, and advanced to 74c. Statistics were bearish, however, and the advance brought free selling In the way of profittaking, under which July declined to 72Uc. The market became strong again on a renewal of drought claims from Russia and reports of delayed seeding In the Northwest. July rose to 74Jc, but realizing set In again and the price slipped off to 73Vc. sellers, at the close. Heavy deliveries caused May to rule relatively weak. The July premium increased to 2c. Cash demand was poor. Receipts were light. Chicago got C3 cars, six of which graded as contract, and Minneapolis and Duluth 506, against 546 the same day a year ago. Western primary markets received 533,000 bu, compared with 9CD,(KM) bu last year. Atlantic port clearances in wheat and flour wera 722.000 bu. The world's shipments to Europe for last week were heavy, amounting to 8,700,000 bu. The visible decreased 1.035.000 bu. against 2,615,000 bu for the same week a year ago. Corn ruled heavy and lower under liquidation. Claims were made that the largest acreage on record is being seeded. The visible decreased 2,200,000 bu. compared with 4,603.000 bu decrease last year. Receipts, 209 cars. July opened unchanged, at 3itlXHc, advanced to 33U and declined to 34c. sellers-, at the close. Diminishing 6tocks and a good cash demand steadied oats. The visible decreased 913,000 bu. Receipts. cars. July opened Ho higher, at 24ic. advanced to 24?tff24ftc, and declined to 2i'2Vic at the close. Large receipts of hogs and fre6 deliveries on May contracts weakened provisions. July pork opened 2Vc lower, at J9.12Vic, advanced to $9.15, declined to $9.02i and closed at 59.02Hti9.05. The range in lard and ribs was ri3. rro w Estimated receipts for Tuesday Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 400 cars; oats, 410 cars; hogs, 23 000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Ar(IL Dnoti. Hlh- Low- ClosWheat Ing. est. May.... 71V717i 724 July.... 73-73; 7 Sept.... 73 -73 73 CornMay.... 24H July.... 35 -33H S54 Sent.... S5-2 36 est. 71 k 73 73 ing. 71H-71H 73S 73. 83; S3V4-33 34 34T4 -35 35-35 Ma7.... " 26 24 26 26'4-28 July .... 24 UK-UM 24-24 May.... $8.92 $$.92 $8.TTH $S-T7 July.... t.12 .15 9 02 $.05 Sept.... J.30 9.30 . -17 lUyT... B.12H 6.1$ 6.12 6.12 July.... 27 6.30 6.25 6.27 Sept.... 6.42 6.42 6.37 5.40 Rlba Ma 4.6i .W July.... 4.82 4.M 4.W SeDt.... 4.95 4.95 4.92 4.80 4.92 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour j quiet and unchanged. No. 3 spring wheat, 2W.-Hc; No. t spring wheat. 68Hg72e; No. 2 red. i4Vi 76Vfcc. No. S corn. 34c; No. 2 yellow, 34i3ic No. 2 oats. 27'4c; No. 2 white. 30S?3lc; No. 3 white, 29030c. No. 2 rye, 594c No. 1 barley. 2f4f2c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.134: Northwestern. $1.17. Prime timothy seed. $2.40. Clover seed, contract grade. $6.25. Mess pork, per brl. $8.808.86. Lard, per 100 lbs, $4.95(95.15. Short-rib sides QooefU $4 45$ 4.75; dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $4.50g 4.73: short-clear sides (boxed). $4.f,0"&5. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal. $L26. Sugars Cut-loaf. 5.9f.c; granulated. 5.45c. Receipts Flour, 9.000 brls; wheat, 66,000 bu, corn. 272.000 bu: oats, 279.000 bu; rye. 5.000 I; barley, 10.000 bu. Shlr-menta Flour, 22.WX) brls; wheat, 138.000 bu; corn, GO0.0CO bu; oats, M2.000 bu; rye, 64.000 bu; baTley, 19.000 bu. Visible Grain Supply. NEW TORK, May 1. The statement of the visible supply of grain In store and afloat on Saturday, April 29, as compiled by the New York rroduce Kxchange, is as follows: Wheat, 2S.144.000 bu. a decrease of 1,035,000; corn. 25.8S6.000 bu. fr decrease of 2.292.000; oats. 9.577.000 bu. a decrease of 912,000; rye." 1.197,000 bu. a decrease of 14C.O0O; barley, 1,73,000 bu, a decrease of 74,000. AT NEW YORK. Ilnllng; Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW TORK, May L Flour Receipts, 15.8S3 brls; exports, 16.085 brls. Market steadier In tone, but very dull: Minnesota patents, $3.9094.15. Rye flour dull. Corn meal quiet. Rye easy: No. 2 Western, 6767ic, t. o. b. afloat. Barley dull. Barley malt dull. Wheat Receipts, 61.925 bu; exports, 117.373 bu. Spot steady; No. 2 red, Slftc. f. o. b. afloat, to arrive, and 79Ue, elevator; No. 2 Northern, Duluth, 2c, f. o. b. afloat, to arrive; No. 1 Northern New Tork, 83!ic, f. o. b. afloat. Options opened firm on dir weather talk and better cables. Subsequently the market moved irregularly on a small scale. Absence of outside support dlsarpolnted bull traders and led to several periods of unloading in the afternoon. Berlin cables were higher, reporting drought in Russda, After rallying on this, our market eased oft unJer talk of rain in St. Louis and closed easy at ic advance over Saturday's official close; May, 78'i &78N.C, closed at Tfcc; July. 77 9-167914 c. closed at 77?ic; September, 76 5-1677e. closed at 77c; December. 7778, closed at 77c :crn Receipts, 118.97 bu. Spot firm; No. 2, 41 ft2c, t. o. b. a Heat, to arrive and spot. Oitlons opened up with wheat and were sustained later by export demand and the visible supply decrease; finally sold off with wheat and closed eacy at a partial He net decline; May. SJ'AaSc closed at 39Hc: July, 39 7-1639c. closed at 39'Sc; September. 40G40Vc. closed at 40c. OatsReceipts, 284.200 bu; exports. 20,809 bu. Spot easier; No. 2, 3332!4c, track; white, 3C38c. Options dull. Beef steady. Cut meats steady. Lard weak: Western steam, $5.425.43; renned easy. Pork easy. Tallow quiet; city. 4Hc. Cotton-seed oil easy; prime yellow. 2G2!lc. Coffee Option opened steady and unchanged; ruled moderately active, with firm undertone; prices advanced on bullish European cables, small receipts, large deliveries and Increased consumptive demand; weekly changes in statistical situation summed up as favorable to coffee: shorts covered from time to time and some buying for Investment account noted; closed steady from unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales, 7,750 bags, including: May, 6c; June. 5.05c; September, 5.35c; October, 5.45c; November, 5.45c; December. 5.65c; January. 5.65c; February, 5.75c: March. 5.80c. Spot coffee Rio steady. Mild steady. Sugar Raw strong; fair refining. 4 3-164'4c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 1-lCc. Refined firm. LIVE STOCK. Caltle Scarce and Steady Host Active and Lower Sheep Stronjg. INDIANAPOLIS. May 1. Cattle Receipts light; shipments none. There was little here to make a market, but the feeling is for a steady market at lart week's closing prices. Stockers and feeders are In demand at steady prices. Exports, good to choice $4.80 3.35 Killers, medium to good 4.4'Vtf 4.CG Killers, common and fair 4 Oftf 4.25 Feeders, good to choice 4.25 4 C5 Stockers, common and good 3.50? 4.50 Heifers, good to choice 4.2C4C 4.75 Heifers, common and thin 3.3"i 3.W Cows, good to choice 3.90 4.35 Cows, fair to medium 3.4 vf x.7J Cows, common anl canners Z.UVit 3. Veals, good to csolce 5.5ti 6 50 Veals, common -to medium 2.5f0 4.70 Hulls, good to choice 3.tjw 4.00 Hulls, common to medium 3.35 Milkers, good to choice 2.VOW45.fO Milkers, common and medium 3U.Kj0.i" Hogs Receipts, 2,000; shipments light. The quality was generally good. The market was fairly active, with packers the principal buyers at a decline of lQVc. All sold. Heavies 22.80 01 85 Mixed J.77Vs4i W',i Lights 3.75 W1.80 Ilgs 100 423.50 Roughs 100 ti3.40 Sheep and Lambs Receipts light; shipments none. But few here. There is a good demand from local buyers at strong pi Ices on all grades. Sheep, good to choice........... $3.":tf4.50 Sheep, common to medium. 10f3T3.6& Buake. per head I ootrs.oo TtiTllrc C?2l to cicics,

R. R. Shiel & Co.

Antl-Tmt Live Stock Slarkct. Indianupolis. Ind.. May 1. 1839. We had good receipts last week and a shade lower market. We had nothing like enough t Mil our order. Our Kaetern customers bousHt , 219 double dcks lapt week In Chicago, and there were forty-fix double decks parsed through hers that were bought in St. Louis for our cuMomem. nl a. large iwrtion of these would hav been bought by us if the Trust would have sold them to us. There Is no stock cn any road west of here and this side of St. Louis but what will bring more In our hands than tn Chlcaro or St. Louis', as our freights are 6 cents less than from St. Louis and 3 cents less than Chicago to all points ea?t. Why anyone ships and pay extra freights and takes longer time in getting to packers east Is a mystery we can't solve. We ar sure there are a great many shipper who don't want to ship here on account of the assorting. Iit your stock in our hands and have it weighed straight and In one draft, with exception of skips, old skates and stags, which are taken out. W dock the roujrhs and taki good pigs In. Pigs wers sold by the Trut last week In with the roughs at a very low price. Our mixed hogs sell at about the same p'ice as the Trust sells closely assorted hogs fur. The Trurt stlls about all theirs to on packer, while we have butchers and packer all over the Kast that take ours. These Kastern packers and butchers we bar bought for them from 'fifteen to twenty years, an! they will not put an crder here outside of our hands. The Trust has a little mud-slinging ptper they send out their market in. and It reports ua as out cf business; yet they put In our receipts and shipments and make them arpear as theirs. One of the chief conspirators that helped pas th resolution putting us out of business has gone out of business and announced that he has gone back to farming. The way they are all quarreling among themselves looks like there will be mors of them who will have to go to farming after It Is too late to make a crop. We will guarantee to all shlpirs that have stock In our hands that they will go home with more money than If tha etock was In the hands of the Trust. Tou save on commission and we weigh in one draft. An order market Is always higher than a packers' market. All markets lower to-day. We quote 259 to 350 averages at $3.90 to $3.95. 2O0 to 230 at $183 to 13.S5. and 160 to 190 at $3.75 to dC'i Pig anX light Yorkers, $3.55 to $3.72V. Cattle market waxlower. IIBn SEALS. STnSCILS. STAMPS. SEALSTTQ CILS5Tr!I?Ci UWUJUUULrnU AeMi W tfcma-i I BADGES. C.MECK5 b& Yearlings, common to medium 1?54?53 Spring lambs, 30 lbs and up 6.0O37.CQ Elsewhere. CHICAGO, May L As a result of unexpectedly heavy receipts of cattle to-day prices were forced 10 15c lower; fancy cattle brought $5.5tf5.S0; choice steers. $5.051z5.40; mediums, $4.5504,75; beef steers, $454.50; stockers and feeders, $1755.15; cows and heifers, ?3.50a4.25; bulls, $2.60fc4.10: Western fed steers, $4.25Q5.25; Texas steers, $4Q 6.10; calves. MCT6.75. Enormous receipts weakened the hog market and prices declined 6c. Trade was quite animated at the decline, however, on local and shipping account, sales being largely at $3.75185. The extreme range was $X551S7H, with pigs selling at $3.401CO. Sheep and clipped lambs were In active demand at firm prices, but Colorado wooled Iambs wers about 10c lower, owing to an oversupply; shorn lambs brought $5Q5.40; shorn sheep. $45.10. chiefly $4.65 and upward: yearlings, $5$?5.25; un shorn Colorado Iambs sold at $5.. Receipts Cattle, 22,000; bogs. 42,009; sheep, 21000, KANSAS CITY. May 1. Cattle Receipts. ,33 natives and 1.700 Texans. Supply was mostly medium grades; trade was fairly active at steady to 10c lower prices; medium steers, $4.834.80; light weights, 4,S54?4.S0; stockers and feeders. $435.25; butcher cows and heifers, S3&4.65: canners. $2&3; butcher bulls, $Cg4; Western steers. $1!64.72H: Texans, $3.7054.50. Hogs Receipts. J.030. Supply most too liberal and only the most desirable bunches brought steady prices, with other grades 610o lower; heavy. $3.$5fiS 75: mixed, JJ.&0170; lUnt. $1XOO 3.62'i; pi?s. $3.203.40. Sheep Receipts. 4.460. Light run of sheep and largely of common quality; muttons steady; wool lambs slow to 10c lower: no choice lambs offered: medium wool lambs. $505.50; dipped lambs. $4: yearlings, $5.205.25; wethers. $4.405; stocker and feeders, $1.255; culls. $2.25.25. ST. LOUIS. May 1. Cattle Receipts, . Including 100 Texans. Market steady; fair to choice name shipping steers, $4.605.25, with fancy grades worth $3.60; dressed beef and . butcher steers. $44.90; steers under LO0O lbs, $44.55; stockers and feeders. $3'8,4.70; cows and heifers. $234.65; bulls. $2.404.60; canners. $202.53; Texaa and Indian steers, $3.25(34.80; cows and heifer. $3tf4.SO. Hoes Receipts, S.900. Market 10c lower; pU and lights. $1703180; packers, $1703.85;. butchers. $3.80tf3.95. Sheep Receipts, 1.200. Market steady? native muttons, $4fiS; lambs. $5.50 5.75. with springs at $Sff9.50; clipped Texas sheep, $4.50. NEW YORK. May 1. Beeves Receipts. 5.03S Market moderately active and generally steady; bulla 510o lewer; medium to prime steers, $4.S0tfs 5.30; fat oxen and stags, $4.4004.80; cow. S2165. Cables quote American cattle lower at lOtttTUHc; live sheep, lSHfrHfte: lambs. 15c; refrigerator beef lower at tKc Exports none. Calves Receipts, 7.831. Market lower; common to choirs veals. $4(35.75; early sales of prime to choice at $5.806.25; little calves, $1.506175. Hogs Receipts, 14.020. Market lower at 14&4-29; choice State hogs. $4.25f6. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 11,755. , fehseji steady; Iambs slow, steady and 5c lower; wooled sheep,. $4. 5004.75; culls and bucks, $4; clipped sheep, '$4.50(55; heavy export sheep, $5.50; unshorn laml. $GQ6.85; clipped lambs, $5.50Q.15, one car at $6.25; spring lambs, $36 each. CINCINNATI. May L Cattle steady at $2.73. Hogs dull and lower at $115185. Sheep active and strong at $34.75 ; lambs strong at $4.50&6. SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Twelve Transfers, rrltk a Total Can alderatlon of 737t. Instruments filed for record la the recorder rf office of Marten county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m. May L lS$f, M furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 229, Crst office floor, Thi Lemcke. Telephone 1760: Albert E. Tlayfoot to William ITerrtck. Lot ' 6, Clem's subdivision of Section 2J, Township 16. Range 4 173 Joel Y. Lrnch to John II. Fisse and wife. Lot 3S, Morris's Oak Hill addition IZ7 Star Saving and Loan Association to Alice W. Robotrau. Lot 52. Kenwood Park addition Mary V. Hammond (administratrix) to Charles Remster. Jvt 7. Ilelnrich's addition to Cumberland 1223 Alexander C. Ay res to James J. Brady and wife. Lot 8, Ay res' s South Meridian-street addition , 609 Lucinda Gibson et al. to Henry Vols and wire. Lot 19, Ray's subdivision of Outlot 150 LW3 Frank L. Stone to W. IL Roberta, Lots 7 and 8, Record's addition to Lawrence.... 15 Jacob Irwin (guardian) to Henry A. SUimpf. part of Jjot 36, Stevens's subdivision of Outlot 103 423 Catharine Monnlnger et aL to Henry A. Stumpf, part of same lot 2.C23 Anthony W. Gunkle to Mary Eudmeyer, part of northwett quarter of Section t. Township 15. Range 4 Zti Anna M. Thomas to Samuel Klnrston. Lot 2. Caven & Rockwood's East Wood awn addition Addison L. Roache to George B. Koons and wife. Lot 28, Plock 41, North Indianapolis 223 Transfers, 12; consideration..... 17,373 VITAL STATISTICS MAY 1. Deaths. Infant Burns, six weeks, 1413 Yandes street. gatro-ontrrltls. Money Coleman, eight months, 1114 Canal street, train fever. Isabella Cook, seventy-eight years, Brightwood, senility. Klmjra Dunn, thirty-eight years, 1424 Spans, avenue, catarrhal gaftrltls. Anna L. Fields, twenty-four years, 1&S0 Union street, crnsumptlon. Laura C ClliTlnger. forty-fix years. 825 Fletcher avenue, cardiac paralysis. Llllle Sedan, four months, SIS South Illinois street, congestion cf brain. John Tracy, sixty-eight year, poor farm, old age and debility. Raymond Outland, nine years, 2118 North Delaware street, diphtheria. Elizabeth Castro, sixty-nine years, Brlghtwoodv phthisis. Cecilia Moore, forty-eight years, 1415 Prospect street, cancer. Births. Nettle and Joseph 8. Clayton. Fletcher avenue, boy. Ada and Wellington Mots, 1434 Harding street, girl. Minnie and William Hall. Minnesota street, girl. Polana and David Yoskl. 537 Kat Washington street, girl. Emma and William Barton, 112 Went Eighteenth street, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mann, 1242 West Wasbington street, glrL Laura and James Van Arslall, 173$ Tan-Jet street, girl. Barbara and William Zanlck. 131 West MeCarty street, boy. Lulu and Robert Henna Mt. Jackson, boy. Suan and Frank Ols. Norwood, boy. Ad lie and Louis Scherrer, 1054 South Meridian street, boy. Minnie and (Tharles Wamsley, 2fi6S Bunon avenue, boy. Mary and Joseph Whipple. 527 Jones rtreet. girl. Susan and Bedford C. Wysong. 222S Columbia avenue, gtrl. Mary and Harry Veltsel. 112$ Ringgold street, boy. Rachel and Harris Arschotky, 125 Et Wtr lstou atrtt girl.