Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 128, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1899 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1899.

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THE-L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, f 25.000 FULL TAID. BHOKCIIS Chicago Grain and Provisions, Hew York Stocks. - Lore Distance Telephone. 1275 and 1391 11 and 13 West Pearl Street

Cincinnati Office. Room 4. Carlisle Bnllding. FIRE INSURANCE CO.'S REPRESENTED: II' m of New York. Phoenix cf Hartford. Traders of Chicago. Norwich I'nicn cf England. Aetna of Hartfcrd. . Commercial I'nicn cf London. Helvetia of St. Call. Airricultural cf New Ycrk. Fidelity ril Casualty cf New York. Money Money Money to Loan 1. SAYIvES, 135 Eaat -Market Mr ret. DECLINES ARE GENERAL E.XTirtK STOCK LIST DCPnESSEO, CLOSING M11R TUB BOTTOSI. Baak statement Surprisingly Disappointing and Holder Rushed to ' In load Local Trade. At New York. Saturday, money on call was steady at i per cent. ' Prime mercantile paper. 3,a'ff i'i per cent. ' Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business In hankers bills at for demand and $4.S5404.S5U for sixty days; posted rates, $4.86H and JLSS1; commercial bills. HMl&LK. Silver certificates. 61Ut?2Uc. Bar silver, 6UbC Mexican dollars, 4sc. At London bar diver doted quiet at 2Sd an ounce. The New York Imports or dry goods and general merchandise at the port for the week were valued at 10.GCO,223. The exports of specie for the week were 5011,640, of which 27j0 was gold and $531,740 silver. Imports for the week were of which 34.215 "was gold and $60,903 silver." The New York weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, decrease K172.725 Loans, increase 16,664.400 Specie, decrease 729.700 Legal tenders, decrease 1.435.500 Ifeposlts, increase 16.03Q.lflO Circulation, decrease 73.000 The banks now hold 13,251.900 in excess of the requirements of the 23 per cent. rule. The New York Financier says for the past week: "Two factors the enormous oversubscription to the shares of the Amalgamated Copper Company and the preliminary operations Incident to the first payment of the Philippine indemnity contributed toward making a surprising bank statement for the week ending May 6. The Increase of $1 5.644,400 was far above what had been expected, as waa the expansion of MS,ono,Of in deposits. It Is to be noted that these items almost balance each other. The changes In the actual cash reserve were not so important, the loss of funds, in bank being 32.265.200. .t the $5,172,723 decrease In reserve, ove' fcur millions represents added requirements owing to the heavy rise in deposits.. The average system of computing totals is responsible for an evident discrepancy i severaJ respects, for the statement includes little, if any of the $3,0jo,ooo orawn from the sub-treasury as the first payment of the Philippine fund. The banks lost sonr .'thing like $i,un),0W) to the treasury cn rout ne operation, but gained as much irom tne interior, although the statement does n it show It. The only inference is that the real cash reserve is about as large as reported for- the previous week. Of the changes in loan? and deposits the National City Uai.k is atjountable for ten millions and over on each item. Juit what part the Copper subscriptions played in this matter cannot be figured, but it is a noticeable fact that the bank's total cash varies less than three-quarters of a million from the previous week. A-s the $75.000.0O stock of the Amalgamated Copper Company was subscribed more than four times over, and as each subscription was accompanied by a 5 ??r cent, check, it is evident the bank received about SJneoo.OOO from this source although, of course, much of it may not have been Included In the averages. IT MIGHT BE WORSE. "Regarded in every light it cannot be said the statement is as unfavorable as at first thought might make it. The banks, as already noted, are stronger in cash than is reflected in the current exhibit, and as they tvill be further aided next week through treasury operations, the loss in reserves now reported are not as Important as othervise. The changes In the leading items imply a shifting of funds more than anything else, and while the banks may show some surprising changes during the coming few weeks It cannot be said their influence will be other than ransitory In nature." Total sales of stocks Saturday amounted to 4.364 shares, including: American Steel and Wire, 20,!j0; American Sugar. SS.Ooo; Anaconda, 14.C40; Atchison, 3.1 to: Atchison preferred. 37.6uO; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, CX; Delaware & Hudson, 3,Oto; Federal Steel, 2O.SO0: Federal Steel preferred. 3,2t): International Stiver. 3,yi; Louisville & Nashville, 3,4J0: Manhattan Consolidated. 11,300; Mis ierred. 7.7X). The weakness which pervaded the New York stock market Saturday was accentuated by a bank statement much more unfavorable than expected. The surplus referve fell off over KOOO.QDO and the loan account showing" the largest expansion this year. Increased over $16,000,COO. i peculation was very feverish, with no impoitant news Influences, save some agitation over the possibility of Kuropean complication over Transvaal affairs. Imdon figured1 very elightly. The expressed opinion of certain railway officials that some decreases In cross earnings for May might be expected. Induced selling of the grangers for Western account and they showed average declines of over a point. The coalers were weak, the maximum decline being that of Reading preferred. 24. The Iron and steel shares were aLo weak. Federal Steel and Araericap Stel and Wire being off about m each. Manhattan. Brooklyn Transit and Metropolitan declined about a point. The decline of over 2 points in Anaconda was in sympathy with the weakness of the "when issued" certificates of the Amalgamated Copper Company on curb. Consolidated Gas, which gained 10 points, being about the only feature of strength in the list, was bought because of a rumored withdrawal of the reduction in price by another company, but It was asserted positively the reduced rates would be maintained and no change in the gas situation had been effected. The feebleness of rallies and the seeming absence of knslde support discouraged manv holders. ho threw over long stock and the market closed weak. A BEAR WEEK, DECIDEDLY. The outcome of the week's speculative contest was decidedly in favor of the reactionists. While the general situation remained practically unchanged with Interior mercantile prosperity, the frequent recurrence of unfavorable incidents dampened speculators' optimistic views. Periups more important bear features were the possibilities of the Ford franchise tax bill, the rise In sterling exchange, the jump In money, the local New York gas war and finally the bank statement. Stocks affected by the Ford bill showed much weakness, but In some cases became steady on covering of shorts. A reduction in the price of gad of frcm 45 to cents wis a severe blow to tha gas companies of Manhattan Island, which -were also affected by the franchise tax bill, but the stocks5 were well taken on the decline ami ehorts were forced to cover In some of the properties. Consolidated Gas retraining all its Ios-s. The sale of securities, particularly Copper sto k. for Indon account and the payment of the Spanish Indemnity of I3),')s) were responsible for a rise In fterling exchange to within a Mttie less than a cent, or a paint where gold xporu would Le profitable. When it be

jjuruusiun. lo.yw; rsurungion ngnis, la.au): Chicago Great Western. 4,; Consolidated Gas. 7.0: Continental Tnhafon 4

souri racinc. New York Central, 6.S00; Northern Pacific. 6.400; Onfario Si Western. 6MO; Pacific Mail. 8,iuu; Pennsylvania. People's Gas and Coke, 17.0a); Read

ing nrst prererred. 9.5U0; Rock Island, 12.5O0; fct. Paul. 12..00: Southern Railway preferred. .500: Union Pacific. 5.ix: l.'ninn p rra,l

came known that those Intrusted with the transferring to Spain of the indemnity had n.'ready provided themselves with the greater part of the sterling bills necessary, sierllng exchange eased off to nearly the previous week's figures. Moreover, the continued strength of money compared with the London rates showed it could be more profitably employed here. Call money at one time during the week touched 8 per cent., but the ruling rate was about half tint figure. All classes of railways reported some gain In March earnings over last J ear, Lut more recent statements display irregularity. The gain of nearly two-thirds In the bank clearings of the week, compared with last year, while largely attributable to speculation, still reflected mercantile activity throughout the country. The general outside situation gave confidence to holders of securities, but the bears laid stress on the present high range compared with those of recent years as discounting the favorable features and took heart from the subsidence of a large buying demand to depress values. There were but few exceptions to the general scaling of values. Minneapolis & St. Louis seconds preferred gained nine points on the supposition that benefits would accrue from the retirement of the first preferred stock. New York traction shares ended the week 2H'gC 't lower, with Brooklyn Transit figuring for the minimum loss and Metropolitan the extreme. The coalers suffered from 2 to 4 rolnts. the latter in Reading first preferred. The general industrial gtoup dropped 3 to 6 points, the larger loss being in Sugar, with Anaconda nearly as much. The grangers lost 2 to 7i points on uncertainty as to the crops, with Northwest the leader. Other railways suffered from one to four points. The bond market during the week did not fully reflect the extensive liquidation in stocks, many issues showing considerable strength. Prices In the main shaded off irregularly, with business contracting on sales. United States threes, registered, advanced M and United States threes, coupon, and the new fours, coupon, 4 in the bid price. The fives, regular, lost The following table, prepared by L W. Louis, Room 11. Board of Trade, shows the range of quotations: Open- High- Low- ClosName. Inir. est. eft. Ing. Atchison . is? is'it 14 is4 Atchison pref 374 5S4 54 564 Raltimore & Ohio 7I'i Canada racinc Canada Southern hjUj 6o'i So4 Central racinc 40 Chesapeake & Ohio 26l 26'$ 26H 264 Chicago & Alton iG C, B. & Q 134H 135 133H CT. lh Iaa 8 0 I prf X3 C, C. C. & Ft. L 57 57 S Id C. C. C. & St. L. pref 93 Chicago Great Western 14

lag I XltJ Si- aLa st; Chi.. Ind. & L. pref .... .... 41 Chicago & Northwestern. ..134 134 133 133 Delaware ft Hudson 114 D.. L. & W p8 Denver & Rio Grande 22v; Denver & Rio Grande pref 757n Krie 124 Erie first pref 544 Fort Wajne 1S4 Great Northern pref 1S7 Hocking Valley 10 Illinois Central 114 Lake Erie & Western 14 Lake Erie & Wei-tern pref 69 Lake Shore 200 Iuisville & Nashville.- 65 T4 fc H Manhattan H44 115 114 Michigan Central 113 Missouri racific 4 454 434 Mo., Kan. & Texas prefp... 37 ' 37 36 31514 New Jerpey Central 117 117l4 11614 11V4 New York Central 136 1364 135 1354 Northern raciflc 50 514 604 & Northern raciflc pref 7Ra 74 7R4 74 Reading 2D 2fl4 20 2n Reading first pref f,(5 Rock Inland 114 1144 113 1134 Ft. Taul 1234 1254 124'4 1244 St. Paul pref 1W St. Paul & Omaha 934 St. Paul & Omaha pref 170 Southern Pacific Texas Pacific z Union ractflc com 44 44 4 434 44 Union raciflc pref rt 774 7(5 76; "Wabash 7?, 1Vabah pref 214 Wheeling Jk Lake Erie 124 Wheeling & Lake Erie pref 33 EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams Express .... .... 112 American Express 140 IT. S. Express '. frt Wells-Fargo Express 128 MISCELLANEOUS. A m c& ti i rc C American Wire pref 9S4 American Cotton Oil 36 American Cotton Oil pref .... 94 American Spirits 13 12 114 114 American Spirits pref 33 American Tobacco 217T4 2174 217T4 2174 American Tobacco pref 142 People' Gas 123 1254 1234 124 Brooklyn Transit 12S Consolidated Gas m Commercial Cable Co ISO General Electric ..j 11S4 1184 HS4 11S4 Federal Steel ................ .... .... .... 644 Federal Steel pref $4 Iad 34 34 34 24 Lead pref H Pacific Mall 604 60'4 494 49 Pullman Palace 158 Sugar 156 1584 153 1354 Sugar pref n Tennessee Coal and Iron.... 60 4 614 60 604 U. S. Leather 64 U. S. leather pref 70?; 70; 704 70a V. S. Rubber 514 C S. Rubber pref 115 Western Union 914 914 914 SIVi . UNITED STATES BONDS. XT. S. fours, reg 1124 U. S. fours, coup 113 U. S. fours, new. reg 128 IT. S. fours,, new, coup 12314 L. S. fi es, reg. . .... .... .... 1114 IT. S. fives, coup 111 IT. S. threes, reg .... .... p'74 U. S. threes, coup 1074 Vleira of Henry Clews. Banker Clews, of New York, has this to say about the financial situation: "The payment of the Spanish Indemnity has now been consummated in a perfectly easy way and without producing a ripple of disturbance in the loan market. Under other circumstances, it might have called for a considerable export of gold, and some doubt has been felt whether we should wholly escape that result. The balance of trade in our favor during the last two yars has, however, been attended with the accumulation of an extraordinary amount of American funds in Europe on temporary loan. Those funds have during late months been drawn upon to a considerable extent in payment for securities returned from abroad, and some misgivings have been felt whether the amount remaining to our credit might suffice to, cover this operation. The event has proved that a sufficient supply of bills drawn chiefly against these funds was procurable for wholly covering this settlement, and therefore no gold h&s been exported. The payment has been made wholly through an exchange of international credits, without the transfer of a dollar in cash. As the result of these operations, the treasury accounts show an increase in 'outstanding drafts and checks' from 86.1S8.769 on April ) to $29,171,913 on May 3, the Increase of 1:3.043,144 having gone into the banks, while within the same time the treasury deposits in the banks have been diminished by only I4S.112, with the understanding, however, that those deposits shall be drawn down at the rate of 81.000.0lC per week to compensate fcr the reduction of the actual cash balance In the treasury proper. Therefore the banks were about twenty-three millions stronger in cash resources at the end of the indemnity statement than they were before, while the treasury was about to the same extent weaker. "Whatever actual cash may reach Spain in this settlement will probably be contributed largely by Germany, for that country has been more than any other a debtor-to the United State in the form of the temporary loans which we have turned to account as a means of paying the Indemnity. It Is not unlikely, however, that Germany may be able to make arrangements indirectly with Spain that will mitigate the inconvenience of this sudden demand for large liquidations In cash. The Rothschilds are understood to be connected with the European end of the settlement: and that might easily mean arrangements between the Bank of Spain and the German bank that would be convenient to both parties. "Thus, another bogy that has haunted the money market and made some people on the Stock Exchange uneasy, has been removed from the haunts of speculation. One of th effects of the completion of this operation will he. as above Indicated, to increase materially for some time the cash resources of the banks. It is tru the secretary of the treasury has expressed a purpose to gradually withdraw his deposits from the national banks as an offset for the money lost In the indemnity settlement; but those withdrawals will probably be more than offset by the excess of the government's ordinarydisbursements over its receipts, which for last month showed a difference of Sll.3on.00); in other words, the present drift of fiscal affairs is in the direction of depleting the treasury and filling the banks. It therefore seems safe to calculate upon a more plethoric condition of the bank reserves from this time on until the fall than we have experienced within the last four months. "The main factor bearing upon the stock market is the crop outlook, which still remains uncertain. Winter wheat estimates are still held in suspense, and though a large falling off from last year's unequaled output is accepted , as a matter of course yet no one ventures upon derml'e figures of decrease. At the same time there are no trustworthy estimates on the acreage of spring wheat, though th expectation is general that it will surpass that of la

dealing 'with this question, however, one quite Important factor is overlooked namely, the large quantity of wheat now being held in the hands of farmers for higher prices. The following figures Indicate apr roximately what this item may amount to: Bushels. Visible supply July 2, 1S0S 11.700,000 In farmers' hands Nominal Crop of United States, 1838 675.0L".ono Total supply of crop year 6S9.70O.0O0

xAiorLs since auiy 1, j over :oo,00.ooo Home food consumption for year 220.0oo.nno Used for seeding 50.000.OOO Loss by fire and water... 7,$00,000 57.500.000 On hand May :. 1SW U2,2OO.C00 Visible supply May L 1SW 2S.200.ooo 1 In farmers' hinds May 1. 1SW S4.000.000 "At the end of the last crop year we had virtually no stocks in farmers hands and only 14.70AOOO bushels of visible supply. At the present time we have on hand, after allowing for consumption of the next two months. 112.200,000 bushels, of which 2S.200.000 bushels appears in the visible supply, while 84.000.000 bushels constitutes an Invisible supply in farmers' hands. It will thus be seen that we may have a material falling oft in the next crop of winter wheat and yet a total supply of old and new crops on July 1 not nearly so much below that of last year as has been generally expected. At least it may be regarded as an easy possibility that the wheat supply of 1S03 (winter and spring and crop and stock carried over) will . more than equal that of 133 and far exceed the average of preceding years. "The tendency of prices at the New York Stock Exchange, for the moment appears in the direction of lower figures. We advise therefore for the coming week trading for in-and-out quick turns only." Saturday Dank Clearings. At Memphis Clearings, 1337.674; balances, $78.664 At Chicago Clearings. $21,962,132; balances. 12.133.514. New York exchange. 5c. Sterling exchange, posted. $4,864 and $4.S4: actual, 84.854 and $4,874; lxty days. $4,84 4 an 4.864At New York Clearings. $219 ".. 90; balances, $7,774,140. At Boston Clearings, 23.495.15ft; balances, 82,492. $95. At Baltimore Clearings, $5,284,132; balances, $561.5?5. At Philadelphia Clearings, $14,368,784; balances, $2,245,064. At Cincinnati Clearings. $1,568,500. At St. Louis Clearings, $3,006,024; balances, $1,050.O. At New Orlean Clearings. $1.333.C35. " LOCAL GRAIN AXD l'nODl'CE. A Digr Week's Trade and Good Prices Are Realized. seldom Is trade on the wholesale streets and Commission row more satisfactory than it was in the week ending May 6. Dry goods houses, druggists, leather dealers, grocers, hardware men, iron dealers, confectioners all had a very satisfactory business. The hide market is taking cn a firmer tone. Provisions rule steady. The flour market is active, but prices easy. On Commission row there was much activity and fruits and vegetables are, selling at satisfactory prices. Tennessee strawberries are now cn the market and really choice fruit.' Poultry, eggs and butter are al steady at prices quoted, which are a shade lower than ten days ago. The local grain market has shown more activity, but still receipts continue light, not sufficient to supply the local demand. Th week closed with track bids ruling as follows, as furnished by th secretary of the Board of Trade: Wheat No. 2 red. 714c; No. .3 red. 6643704c; May, 714c; wagon wheat. 71c. Corn No. I white. 35c: No. 3 white one color). S5c; No 4 white. 22034c; No. 2 white mixed. 334c: No. 2 white mixed. 33c; No. 4 white mixed. 30 32c; No. 2 yellow, 34c; No. 3 yellow. 34c; No. 4 yellow, 3133e; No. 2 mixed. -33c: No. 3 mixed. 33c; No. 4 mixed, 30-S32:l4c; ear corn. 344c. Oats No. 3 whit. 31c; No. 3 white. 304c; No. 2 mixed, 2$4e; No. 3 mixed, 2c. Hay No. 1 timothy. $39.50; No. 3 timothy, $88.50. Inspections Wheat: No. 2 red. 2 cars: No. 3 red. 1; total. 3 cars. Corn: No. 3 white. 11 cars; No. 3 yellow. 2; No. 2 mixed, 2: No. 3 mixed. 7; under grade. 3; total, 25 cars. Oats: No. 3 mixed. 1 car; rejected, 1; total. 2 cars. Foul try and Other Prodnce. Pr!ce paid by shippers.) Poultry Hens. 64c; cocks. Sc. hn turkeys, young and fat. 8c; young toms, 64c; old hens. 6c; toms. 5c: "ducks, 8-?; geese. 4c for full feathered, 3c for plucked; capons, fat. 11c; small 810e. Cheese New York full cream, 13 14c; skims, 68c; domestic Swiss, 1314c: brick, 13c; limburger. 12c. Butter Choice, 10c; poor, 638c; Elgin creamery, 21c. Eggs 104c. Feathers Prime geese, SOc per lb; prime duck, 10T17c per lb. Beeswax 30c for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed. 17018c; tub-washed." 20 23c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Green-salted Hides No. 1. 84c; No. 2, 74c; No. 1 calf. 10c; No. 2 calf. 84c Grease White. 3c; yellow, 24c; brown, 24c Tallow No. L 3c; No. 2, 24c Bones Dry, $12213 per ton. ; THE JOBOI.XG TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices, . . of the wholesale dealers.) Candles and Nuts. Candles Stick, 64f6i per lb; common mixed. 64"c: G. A.'R. mtxVd. 64c; Banner twist stick. 8c; cream mixed. Pc; old-time mixed. 7c. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds. 11(3 13c: English walnuts, 9012c; Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, 11c; peanuts, roasted. 7$c; mixed nuts, 10c. Canned Goods. Corn. 73c0$1.23. Peaches Eastern standard, 3-lb. $1.7502: 3-lb seconds. $1.3501.60; California standard. $2.1002.40; CalJfornla seconds. $1.7502. Miscellaneous Blackberries, 2-lb, 6570c; raspberries. 3-lb, 90095c; pineapples, standard, 2-lb, $1.1001.20; choice. $1.6002.50; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weight. 85093c; light. 60065c: string beans. 70 090c; Lima beans. $1.1001.20: peas, marrowfats. 83c$1.10; early June. 90cJ1.10; lobsters, $1.802; red cherries. 9V0$1; strawberries. 8"90c; salmon, 1-lb, 9Oc0$1.85; 3-lb tomatoes, 90095c. Coal and Coke. Anthracite, rer ton. $7; Brazil block. $3.50; Island City lump. $3.23; Paragon lump, $3.23; Jackson lump, $4.50; Pittsburg lump. $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump. $4.50; Winifred lump, $4.50; Blossburg smithing. $5; smokeless. 84.50: lump coke, per bu. lCc; crushed coke, per bu, 12c. ' Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L. 54c; Berkley, No. 60. 74c: Cabot. 54c; Capitol. 44c; Cumberland, 6c; Dwight Anchor, 64c; Fruit of the Loom. 64c; Farwell. 54c; Fitchville. 54c: Full Width. 44r: Gilt Edge. 44c; Gilded Age. 4c; Hill, 8c; Hope, 64c; Unwood, 6c; Lonsdale, 64c: Feabcdy, 44c: Pride of the West. 94c; Ten Strike, 64c: Pepperell, 9-4. 18c; Pepperell. 10-4, 2nc; Androscoggin, 9-4, 154c; Androscoggin. 10-4, 204c. Brown Sheetings Atlantic A. 54c; Argyle. 4;c; Boott C. 44c: Buck's Head, 5c; Clifton CCC. f.c; Constitution. 40-inch, 54c; Carlisle, 40-inch, 6c; Dwight's Star, 6c; Gret Falls E. 44c; Great Falls J. 44c; Hill Fine. 54c; Indian Head. 84c; Pepperell R. 4c; Pepperell. 10-4. 18c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 16c; Androscoggin, 10-4. 18c. Prints Allen dress styles, 4c; Allen's staples. 4c; Allen TR, 4c; Allen's robes, 44c; American Indigo, 44c; Arnold long cloth B. 74c; Arnold LLC, 64c; Cocheco fancy. 4c: Hamilton fancy. 44c: Merrimac pinks and purples. x5c; Pacific fancy, 44c; Simpson's mourning. 44c; Simpson's Berlin solids. 5c; Simpson's oil finish. 6c; American shirting. 34c: black white, 4c; grays, 4c. Ginghams Amoskeag staples. 5c; Amoskeag drees, 6c; Persian dress. 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 54c; Lancaster, 5c; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Renfrew dress styles. 6c. Kid-finihed Cambrics Edwards, 34c; Warren. 84c: Slater. 34c: Genesee, 34c. Grain Bags Amoskeag.. $14; American, $14; Harmony. $13.0; Stark. $16. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 94c: Conestoga BF. 114c; Cordis, 140. 94c; Cordis FT. 94c; Cordis ACE. 94c; Hamlltcn awntngs, 8c; Kimono fancy, 17c: Lenox fancy. 18c: Muthuen AA. 4c; Oakland AF, 54c; Portsmouth. l4c; Susquehanna, 114c; Shetucket SW, 54c; Shetucket F, 6c; Swift River, 44c. Druga. Alcohol, J2.r6S2.6S: asafettda. 25030c; alum, 24 $?4c; camphor, 55060c; cochineal. 5o055c; chloroform. 5&Q65c: copperas. brl. 730S5c: cream tartar, pure, 30033c; indigo. 63050c: licorice, Calab., genuine, 30040c: magnesia, carb., 2-07.. 23030c; morphine, p. A W.. per oz.-t2.30S2.53: madder. 14 016c; oil. castor, per gal. $11.10: oil, bergamot, per lb. $2.23r opium, $3.50; quinine. P. & W., per cz, AZQiSc: balsam copaina, 50060c; soap, cast lie. Ft.. 12il6c: soda.. Lieaib.. 44'6c; salts. Epsom, iV'-C sulphur flour, "06c; saltpeter, 8 He; turrentlne. 4055c; glycerine. 14Q17c; iodide potassium. $2.5c2.60; bromide potassium. 55060c; chlorate potash, 20c; borax. 9S12c; clnchonida. 25 fi80c; carbolic acid. 30532c. Oil! Linseed. 4$05Oc per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7014c; bank, ic: best straits. 50c; Labrador. 6-yc; West Virginia, lubricating, 2030c; miners'. 40c; lard oils, winter strttined. In brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 2c per gal extra. Floor. Straight grades. $3.4"fu3.60; fancy grades. $3.60 3.75; patent flour. $4Q4.50; low grades, $2.2503; spring wheat patents. $33.23. Groceries. Sugar City Prices Domlnces, 5.SSc; cut-loaf. .13c; powdered. 5.73c; XXXX powdered, 5.88c; standard hranulated. 5.62c; fine granulate.1.' 5.63c; granulated five-pound ha'. 5.69c; granulated two-pound bags. 5.69c; extra fine granulated. 5.73c; court granulated. 5.75c; cut?. 5.75c; mold A. 5.8sc; diamond A. 5.6S; confectioners' A. 5.30c: 1 Columbia A Key-ton A. 5.13c; 2 Windsor A American A. 5.13c; 3 RMgewood A Centennial A. 5.13c: 4 Phoenix A California A. 5.06c; 5 Empire A Franklin B. 5c: Ideal Golden Ex. C Keystone B. 4 4c: 7 Windsor Ex. C American B. 4.ic; 8 Rldgewood Ex. C Centennial B. 4.lc: 9 Yellow Ex. C California B. 4.75c; 10 Yellow C Franklin Ex. C. 4.69c: 11 Yellow Keystone Ex. C, 4.6Sc; U Yellow American Ex. C. 4.36c: 13 Yellow Centennial Ex. C, 4.51c; 14 Yellow California Ex. C, 4.51c; 15 Yellow. 4.51c; If Yellow, 4.50c. Coffee Good. 10-3l2c; prlm, 12014c; strictly rrime, 14016c; fancy green aad yellow.- iS022c; Java, 28tfU2c. Roaed-Ola government Java,

32403c: Gclfien Rio. 24c; Bourbon Santcs. 24c; Glided Santos. 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee city prices Arlosa. 10.15c; Lion. 9.65c; Jersey. 10.15c: Caracas. 10.15c; JDutch Java tlend. 12.JMV; Dlllwcrth's. 10.15c: King Bee, 10.15c; Mall Mouch, 10.13c; Gates blended Java. 9.63c. Salt In car lots. 80085c; small lots. 095c. Spices Peprr. 12lSc; allspice. 15018c; cloves, lSf. 2?; cassia, llQISc: nutmegs. 'S-75c per lb. Flour Sacks i paper) Plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000. $3.t: 1-16 brl. 85: 4 brl. $3; 4 brl. 116; No. 2 drab, plain, 1-22 brl. per 1.000. $4 23; 1-16 brl. $6.50; 4 trl, $10: 4 brl. $20; No, 1 cream, plain. 1-22 brl. per 1.000. $7; 1-16 brl. 8S.75: 4 brl. $14.50: 4

Drl. 9.9.BU. ,xim iui " filling, l.luy.io. Screened Beans $1.3; 1.40. Beans Choice hand-picked .navy. S1.452L50 per bu: Llmas, California. 534c p-r lb. Woodenware No. 1 tubs. $6ti6.25; No. 2 tubs. $505.25: No. 3 tubs. $104.25; J-hoop p&lls. S1.S0 1.60; 2-hoop palls. $1.3001.25; double washbeards. $2.23S2.73; common washboards, $1.25J1.50; clothes pins, 50Q6Cc per box. Molassea and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 2S033c; choice, 3504Cc; syrups, 18 25c. Shot 81.3001.35 per bag for drop. Lead 6407c for pressed bars. Twine Hemp. 1201SC per lb; wool. 8010c: flax. 2O03Cc; pacer, 23c; jute, 12015c: cotton. 18025c. V r . SW.A AM tfh jm a. Iron and Steel. Bar Iron 1.7301.90c; horseshoe bar. 2402ic; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs. 24c; American cast steel, 9011c; tire steel, 2S34C; prlng steel, 44 05c. Leather. Leather Oak sole, 27030c: hemlock sole, 24 28c; harness. 32037c; skirting. 35042c; single strap. 30410: city kip. 60(5 83c; French kip. 90c $1.20; city calfskin, 9Oc0$l.lO; French calfskin, $1.200 1.85. Xatls and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails. $2; wire nails, from store. $2.40 62.50 rates: from mill, $2.25 rotes. Horseshoes, per keg. $4: mule shoes, per keg. $4.50; horse nails. $405 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.25; painted, $2.75. Seeds. Clover Choice. 83.75: pfime. $4.23; English cheic. 83.7504: alsike. choice, $4.5005; alfalfa, choice, 54.2504.50: crimson or scarlet clover, $3; timothy, 45 lbs. prime. $1.3001.33; light prim. $1.3301.40; choice. $1.2501.30; fancy Kentucky. 14 lbs. $1.15; extra clean. 60073c; orchard grass, extra. $10i.lO; red top. choice, 8Oc0$1.4O: English blu jrass, 24 lbs. $1.1501.75; German millet, $101.25; Western millet, 60085c; common millet. 40fi;6bc. Provisions. Hams Sugar-cured. IS to 20 lbs average, ?094c; 15 lbs average. 9409ic: 12 lbs average. 94010c. Bacon Clear sides, 40 to' 60 lb" average, 64c; 30 to 40 lbs" average, 6&c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 64c; bellies, 25 lt-es average, 6He; 18 to 23 lbs average, 64c: 14 to 16 Iba average, 7c. Clear backs. 18 to 22 lbs average, 64c; 14 to 18 Iba average, 6c; 8 to 10 lbs average, tc. In dry salt, 4c less. Lard Kettle-rendered. 64c; pur lard, 64c Pork Bean, clear. $13; rump, $10.50. Shoirtders 18 to 20 lbs average, 6c; 13 lbs average. 64c; 10 to 12 lbs average. 6c. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Apples Common, $3; good, $4; fancy, $5.50. Radishes 15020c ir dozen. , Lettuce 79c per lb. Cauliflower $202.5 pef dozen. Green Onions 10c per dozen; thre for 23c. Rhubarb 10c per dozen; three for 23c. Figs California. $1.65 p-r box; mat figs. 809c Tennessee Strawberries 83.5004 per cac Oranges California navels, 83.75Q4; California seedling oranges. $3.2503.5,0. Lemons Messina, choice, 380 to box, $3.2503.50; fancy, $3.75(54.25. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1. $101.JO. Asparagus 15c per dozen bunches. Lima Beans oc per lb. . New Fotatoes $2.3008 rf bu. Fot a toes 62063c rer bu. ' Sweet Potatoes Jersey aweets, $1 bu; brl, $3; Illinois. $2.75 brl. Cucumbers 750 WVr rr dozen. Honey White. 15c per lb. -Bermuda Onions $1.6501.75 per crate. Spinach $101.15 per brl. Kale Grefns 75c0fl. Gret-n reas $1.2501.65 per bu box. Green Beans $2 per hamper; $1.7502 bu box. Wax Peans $1.50 per box. -New Beets 50c per dozen bunches. SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Fourteen Transfers, tih a Total Consideration of $21,560. Instruments filed for record- In the recorder's office of Marion county, Indiana for the twentyfour hours ending at 3 p. m . May 8. 19?. aa furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter cf titles, corner of Market and rennsylvnla streets. Indianapolis, Suite 229. first office floor, iTb Lmcke. Telephone 1760: Samuel M. Brown to Elizabeth Sturgeon et al.. part Lot 7. Crum's subdivision of Outlot 158 $250 Elward F. Muller et al". to John S. Foudray. Lot 8 and part of Lot 7. Block 11, West Indianapolis L150 John M. Newman to Margaret A. Wilson. Iot 3. Newman's subdivision of Bruce Place addition to Indianapolis 3,lf-0 Mary E. Gibson to Mary A. Wttletts. Lot 47. Kothe and Lleber's addition 300 Joseph F. Schofleld to James 8. Cruse et al., part Lot 3. Hammans's addition 2,9(0 Pavld Braden to Sarah A. Ketcham, part Let 11, Bridges' subdivision ef Post,-guardian's, addition 8.4A0 John B. Cook to James W. Hurse. part Lts 77, 75. 79 and 80. Ketcham Flace 1.800 Salfie Nolan to Caroline White et al.. part of east half cf northeast quarter. Section 23. Township 14. Rn;e 4 1.166 Laura Meyers to Clarissa .White, part of southeast quarter. Section 11. Township 14. Ransr 4 740 Clarissa White to Laura Myers, part southeast quarter. Section 11, Township 14, Range 4 1.500 Avis Ellis to David V. Miller, part of northwest quarter Section 6, Township 15, Range 3 ISO) Martha L. Peelle to James P. Ryan. Lot 31, Block 12. North Indianapolis 600 Edward Kettenbach to William Morse and wife. Lot 2. Washington Park L300 Curtis B. Raymond to Fannie Hart. Lot 19, Moesch's second addition 2.000 Transfers, 14; consideration $21,556 THE COURT RECORD. Superior Court. Room 1 J. Lw McMaster, Judge. Tessa Bennett vs. Daniel M. Bennett: divorce granted to plaintiff with custody of minor children until further order of court. Francis M. Strickland vs. Cynthia A. Strickland: divorce. Finding and decree for defendant on her cross-complaint, with custody of minor children until further order of court. Room 2 James M. Leathers, Judge. Peachy McDade vs. John McDade; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Fannie Rogins vs. Nem Rogins: divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Rebecca Miller vs. John D. Miller: divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. John W. Frederick vs. Emma Frederick: divorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment vs. defendant for costs. , Room 3 Vinson Carter, Judge. Geo. Wolf vs. Edward J. Robison; for division. Judgment on verdict for $5.23. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Richard Harden vs. Lida Harden; divorce. Granted plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. May A. Vouart vs. Joseph Youart; divorce. Granted plaintiff. - Judgment vs. plaintiff for costs . Circuit Court. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Emma Hamilton vs. Joel Hadley's Estate: account. Finding there Is due the plaintiff from estate the sum of 1396.4$, with interest. Ordered that the sum be paid out of the estate, together with costs of this action. Hiram E. Rose vs. B. L. Blair Company; fcr receiver. Finding for defendant on first and third paragraphs of complaint. Finding for plaintiff on second paragraph of complaint. Judgment vs. defendant for J1K6.66 and costs. David W. Duncan vs. Kate Duncan. Defendant defaulted. Submitted to court. Evidence heard; finding for plaintiff: decree of divorce. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Harry Henshaw vs. Ann Henshaw. Defendant defaulted. Submitted to court. Evidence, heard. Finding for plaintiff. Decree of divorce. Judgment against defendant for costs. ' Elizabeth Giroud vs. Ferdinand Giroud; divorce. Submitted to court. Evidence heard and taken under advisement. nv Suits Filed. Clark McPheeters vs. Henrietta McPheeters: suit for divorce. Circuit Court. Martha Hoffman vs. Joseph H. Ward; suit to annual marriage. Supreme Court, Rcom 2. Rosa Hitzelberger vi. Robert G. Harselm: suit to collect rent. Superior Court. Room 3. Lewis Brandenburg et al. vs. the Washington Savings and Loan Association of Indiana: suit for receiver. Circuit Court. Joseph M. Dodson vs. Wilford Chem et al.: suit on note. Superior Court. Room 1. John Hause vs. Mary J. Hause; suit for divorce. Superior Court. Room 1. Carrie Hufflngton vs. Harry C. Jlufflngton: divorce. Superior Court. Room 1. Enas A. Almond vs. Walter E. Newby et al.; suit on bond. Superior Court. Room 2. Savins: Him. Chicago News. , . . ."Why have you and Miss Gadthwalte broken oft your engagement?" "Because she loves me so." "That's a queer reason." "Not at all. She believes In fortune-telling, and when she went to have her future revealed, not long ago, she was informed that she would be married three times. That settled my case, for the time being at least. She said she was determined that I should ro "ointer the danger of being first on the list."

woca Lusnes o- i1 a.wu, .(li.zo; rso. Z, $2.2302.50; No. 3. $2.500175; No. 5. $303 25. Rice Louisiana. 44&64c; Carolina, 64084c

FIRMER GRAIN MARKET

BAD CROP 5EWS STARTS BUYING ASD JULY WHEAT ADVANCES. Prolonged Drought In the Old Conntry ow Causing: Alarm Corn Fell Off and Pork Scored a Gain. CHICAGO, May Apprehension over reports of drought In European wheat countries and unfavorable domestic crop reports strengthened wheat to-day. July closed with a gain of SSc Corn and oats declined 1ic each. Pork advanced 57Hc and lard and ribs 5c each. Wheat began firm, influenced by reports of prolonged drought In Austria and Spain. Profit-taking caused a temporary weak spell, but the market turned strong again on liberal covering and heavy country buying. Crop reports were bad. especially from Kansas, where the total yield for the State was placed at only 25,000,000 bushels. Heavy sales for export at the seaboard had a ttrengthening influence. July opened He higher, at 71T4C advanced to 72c, sold off to 71tj71&c, rose to 72Hc and closed at 724(3' 7280. Chicago receipts were sixty-three cars, six of which graded contract. Minneapolis and Duluth got 213 cars, against 373 for the same day a year ago. Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour equaled 403, 000 bushels. World's shipments to Europe for the week were $,GOO,000 bushels. Corn weakened early or. account of'the labor disturbances at Buffalo and favorable seeding weather. The market was steadied, however, by buying against weekly puts. Cash demand poor. Receipts. 167 cars. July opened unchanged at SS'aSSTaC declined to SSHc and closed with buyers at 33ic. Liquidation and heavy receipts depressed oats. 8horts covered at the decline. Receipts, 2S5 cars. July started a shade lower at 23?i&237sc, declined to 234c and closed with buyers at 23c. Light receipts of hogs and buying by packers strengthened provisions. July pork opened Wi7V&c higher at fS.70. eased off to S3.674fi8.70, advanced to SS.7O08.72H and closed at 18.70. Lard and ribs were dull with fluctuations narrow. Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 60 cars; corn, 190 cars; oats, 3S0 cars; hogs, 31,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. lng. May.... 704 714 704 71July.... 714 724 714-714 724-724 Sept.... 714 72 714 714 Corn May.... 324 324-33 32 Z2-ZVA July.... 334-334 234 334 334 Sept.... 344-344 344 344-344 344 Oats May:... 264 264-264 264 264-26 July.... 224-234 234-234 234 234 Sept.... 214- 214-214 214-211 214-21 PerkMay $8.50 July.... $8.70 $8.T24 9 8.70 Sert.... 8.874 8.874 8.874 8.874 LardMay.... .... .... 5.10 July.... 5.15 5t4 5.15 5.174 Sept.... 5.274 8.30 5.274 6.30 Ribs " May.... .... .... 4624 July.... 4.70 4 75 4.70 4 75 Sept.... 4.824 4.874 4824 .4874 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady; winter patents. $3.5vg3.60: straights. $3.20?3.30: clears. $303.10; spring specials. $4.1004.25; patents. $3.803.70; straights. I2.JO03.1O: bakers', $2.20 C2.50. No. 2 spring wheat. 71c: No. 3 spring wheat. 67070c; No. 2 red. 740754c No. 2 corn. 320334c; No. 2 yellow. 334034c. No. 2 oats, 270 274c; No. 2 white, 2940:04c; No. 3 whit. 2S0 30c. No. 2 rye. 60c No. 2 barley. 35041c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1,074; Northwestern. $1.O9401-1- Prime timothr seed. $2.35. Mss pork, per brl. $.550: 8.60. Lard. per 100 lbs. $5.1005.124. Short-rib sides (loose). $4.4304.75: dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $4.2?04.5O; short-clear sides boxed )-$4.K5 04.95. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal. $1.26. Sugars Cut-loaf. 5.95c; granulated. 5.4$c Receipts Flour. 10.000 brls; wheat. 46.000,' bu: corn. 136.000 bu: oats. 407.roo bu; rye. 4.000 bu; barley, ll.oeo bu. Shipments Flour. 14.0 brls; wheat. 137, 0T0 bu: corn. 613.0CO bu; oats, 187,000 bu; rye, 10,000 bu; barley. 2.C00 bu. ... AT NEW YORK. Rnllnar Prlees In Produce at the Sea board's Commercial 3Ietropolis. NEW YORK, May . Flour Receipts. 12.86? brls; exports. 1.294 brls. Market steadier, but quiet; winter patents, $3.750 4.10; winter straights, $4.3504.63; winter extras, $2.6003; winter low grades, $2.4502.55; Minnesota patents, $3.8504.10; Minnesota bakers, 3ff3 20. Rye flour dull; good to fair, $303.15; choice to fancy, $3.2003.40. Corn meal quiet; yellow Western. S40S5c; city. 850S6c; Brandywine, $2.0502.20. Rye (quiet; No. 2 Western. 28c. f. o. b. afloat. Barley dull: feeding. 4314 0'44c; malting. 47050c. c. 1. f. Buffalo, opening navigation. Parley malt dull; Western. 551?63c. Wheat Receipts. 52.725 bu; exports. 217.651 bu. Spot firm: No. 2 red. 834c f. o. b. afloat. 794c In elevator and S04e to arrive; No. 1 Northern. Duluth. SOc, f. 0. b. afloat, to arrive. Options opened firm on stronger cables and alleged crop damage In Europe. Later they were advanced by a bullish Kansas report and further local covering: closed firm at 44e net advance; May. "84 07b4c, closed at 784c; July, 76 7-160774c. closed at 774c; September. 754076c, closed at 76c; December, 76Q77c, clored at 77c. Corn Receipts. 249.600 bu. Spot firm; No. 2. 424c. Options opened steady with wheat, but subsequently eased off a little under bearish crop news; closed steady at a partial 4c net advance: May closed at 3S4c; July, 3840384c. closed at 384c. Oats Receipts, 154.000 bu; exports. 22.715 bu. Spot steady: No. 2. 32c; No. 3. 31c: No. 2 white. 3Cc; No. 3 white, S5c. track; mixed Western. 2140 S34c track; white. 333S4c Options dull. . " Hay steady; shipping, 50060c; good to choice, 650774c. , Hops steady: State common 'to choice, 1S96 crop, 607c; 1837 crop, 11013c; 1F38 crop. 170 lSc; Faclflc coast. 1896 crop, 607c; 1897 crop. ll13c; 1898 crop, 17018c. Hides steady: Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs. 164017c; Texas dry. 24 to 30 lbs. 12413e: California. 21 to 25 lbs, 180154c- Leather firm: hemlock sole, Buencs Ayres, light to heavy weights, 2040214c; acid. 21022c. - Beef steady: family, $9.50011; extra mess, $9; beef hams. $19.50020; packet. $9.50010; city extra India mess, $14015.50. Cut meats steady; pickled bellies, $506: pickled shoulders, $4.2504.50; pickled hams. $7.2508. Lard steady; Western steam, $5,374: refined steady: continent. $5.50; South America. $6; compound, ?!. 7504.874. Pork dull; mess. $8.5009; short-clear. $10.23012; family, $10 011. Tallow easy at 404 l-16c; country, 4044c, as to quality. Rice steady: domestic, fair to extra, 4407c; Japan. 44054c. ' Molasses firm; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 32036c. Cotton-seed oil dull and nominal at old prices; prime crude. 220224c: f. o. b. 709c; prime summer yellow, 260264c: off summer yellow. 254c; butter grades. 300 32c; prime winter yellow. 30032c; prime white. 30031c. Coffee Options opened steady frcm unchanged to 5 points higher, ruled quite firm on bullish European cables, belter feeling in spot department and Increased warehouse movement; trading rather conservative and of professional character; Brarlllan receipts larger than expected; closed steady at 5010 points net higher. Sale. 8.000 bags, including: May. 5.10c; June, 6.20c; July, 5.3005.33c: October, 5.60c; November, 5.60cj March, 5.5c. Snot coffee Rio steady; No. .7, in-? voice 64c, Jobbing 7c. Mild steady; Cordova, 8013c. Sugar Raw firm; fair refining, 44c: centrifugal. 86 test. 44c; molasses sugar, 4 3-16c. Refined firm; No. 6, 4 ll-16c; No. 7. 4c: No. 8. 9-16c; No. 9. 44c; No. 10. 4 7-16c: No. 11. 44c; No. 12. 4 5-16c; No. 13. 44c; No. 14, 44c; mold A. 64c; standard A and confectioners" A. 54c: cut-loaf and crushed. 54c; powdered and cubes, 54c; granulated, 54c. TRADE I GENERAL. Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places. ST. LOUIS. May 6. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat strong and higher; No. 2 red, cash, elevator. 73c, track 76c: May, 764c asked; July. 7149 72c asked: September, 714c; No. 2 hard. 690-394C Corn Options easier; spot nominal; No. 2. cash. 33c. trck 340344c: May. 224c: July. 324c bid; September. 33c aked. Oats Irregular for options; spot nominal: No. 2. cash. 284c, track 29c; May, 2S4c: July, 244c bid; September, 22c aaked; No. 2 white. 31c. Rye firm at 58c. Flaxseed ateady at $L03. Prime timothy seed, $2.25. Com meal, $1.8301.90. Bran lower: sacked, east track. 59c. Hay firm; timothy, $11012.50; prairie, 7.WV 8.50. Whisky steady at $1.26. Cotton ties. 83c. Eagglng, 6064c Lead firm at $4.32404.35. Sjelter unsettled at $6.6006.75. Fork steady; standard mess. Jobbing, $9. Lard steady; prime steam, $4.80; choice. $4.85, Dry-alt meats Boxed shoulders. $4.25; extra shorts. $4,874: ribs. $5; shorts, $.".124. Bacon Boxed shoulders, $3; extra shorts, 85.374; ribs. $5.50; shorts. $5.75. Receipts Flour. S.OOO brls; wheat. 11.000 bu; corn. 47.00w bu; oats. 58,000 bu. Shipments Flour, t-OW brls; wheat, 3,000; bu; corn 16. WO bu; oats. 33,0O bu. LIVERPOOL. May . Wheat Spot firmer; No. 2 red. Western winter, 5a H4d; No. 1 red. Northern. Duluth. 6a 3d; No. 1 California, stocks ex haunted. Coin Spot firm: American mixed, new. 3s 54d; American mixed, old. 3s 4d: futures steady; May, 3s 54d; July. 2s 54d; September. 3a 4d. Flour St. Louis fancy winter firm at 7a 6d- Beef dull: extra India mess. 60a; prim mess, 55s. Fork dull; prime mes. Western. 43s. Hams-Short-cut. 14 to 16 lbs. dull at 37s. Bacon Cumberland cut. 28 to 30 lbs. easy at 30s; short-ribs. 18 to 20 lbs, dull at 30s; long-clear middles, heavy. 35 to 40 lbs. short at 29s; long-clar middles. light, 30 to 85 lbs. dull at 25s 6d; clear bellies. 15 to 11 lbs. dull at 3s. Shoulders Square. 12 to 14 lbs. easy at 23s. Lard firm: prime Western. In tierces. 2Cs 9d: American refined. In 28-Ib palla, 2a 9d. CheesesAmerican finest white, firm at 51s 64; Amtric&a

finest colored, steady at 81s; ordinary, new. 60. Butter Finest United States, r.omlnal; good. 63s. Tallow Prime city steady at 21s 6d; Australian, in London, steady at 24a. BALTIMORE. May 6. Flour quiet; receipts, 8,746 brls; exports, 4.876 brls. Wheat firmer; spct and month. 7440744c: June. 734075c: July, 734076c; steamer No. t red. 74e7Hc; receipts. 3i.4i2 bu: Southern wheat, by sample, 70S6c; Southern wheat, on grade. 704??"5Hc. Corn firm; spot. 37403$c: the month and June. 3703Sc; July. 2Sc; steamer mixed. 86H0364c; receipts, 86.5D5 bu; experts, 7.720 bu: Southern white corn, 42c: Southern rellow corn. 394c. Oata dull: No. 2 white. 350354c: No. 2 mixed. 32gC24c; receipts, 17.500 bu. Sugar c trcng. MINNEAPOLIS. May 6. Close: Wheat In store. No. 1 Northern. May. 70Mc; July. 714 714c; September, 68469c; on track, No. 1 hard, 724c; No. 1 Northern. 714c: No. 2 Northern. tVic. Flour First patents. $3.7:03.65; second patents. $3.5303.65; first clear, $2.7002.80. Bran, In bulk, unchanged. CIKCINNATL May 6. Flour dull. Wht quiet; No. 2 red. 714c. Corn quiet: No. 2 mixed. 364c. Oats dull: No. 2 mixed. 290294c. Rye firm; No. 2. 63c. Lard steady at $4 9:4- Pulk meats easy at $4.F0. Bacon easy at $5.6303.75. Whisky steady at $1.2. TOLEDO. May 6. Wheat dull; No. 2. cash and Mar. 75c; July. 744c bid. Ccrn dull and steady: No 2 mixed. 344c. Oats dull and lower; No. 2 mixed. 2?c bid. Rye unchanged. Clover seed dull: prime, new, cash and May, $3.75 asked; October, $4.50 asked. Butter, Ess: and Cheese. NEW YORK. May . Butter Receipts 4.149 packages; market firm; Western creamery. 140 17c: factory. 12013c. Cheese Receipts, 1.378 packages: market steady; large white, 12c; small white. 120124c; large colored. 12c; small colored. 120124c; new cheese steady: large. ?4&⪼ small. 9c. EggsReceipts. 10.861 packages; market steadr; State and Pennsylvania, 14c; Western, 1340134c; Southern. 124134c KANSAS CITY. May 6 Butter weak: creamery, 13017c; dairy. 14c. Egg market firm; receipts moderate and absorbed readily: fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, in new cases, cases included. 104c: cases returned. 10c. PHILADELPHIA, May 6. Butter steady; fancy Western creamery,, 174c, fancy Western prints. 20c. Eggs steady: fresh near-by, 13c; fresh Western. 134c; fVesh Southwestern. 13c; fresh Southern. 124c Cheese quiet but steady. CHICAGO. May 6. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, 12016c dairies. 100104c Eggs steady; fresh. 114c Cheese quiet; creams, 104011c ST. LOUIS. May 6.-Butter steady; creamery, 140174c; dairy. 12014c. Egra firm at 104c CINCINNATI, ttfay 6. Butter quiet. Cheese firm. Eggs steady at 11c. BALTIMORE, May 6. Butter and eggs steady. Cheese quiet. Oils. NEW YORK, Mar 6. Fetroleum dull: refined. New York. 6. 95c; Philadelphia and Baltimore. 6.90c; Philadelphia and Baltimore In bulk. 6.4c. Rosin firm; strained, common to good. $1.4301.50. Spirits of turpentine firm at 440444c OIL CITY, May 6.Credlt balances. $1.13; certificates closed $1.13 bid for cash: highest. $1,130 1.14: regular offered at 81.134. Sales. 1.000 brl a cash, af fl.134; runs, 93.427 brls; average, 94.553 brls: ahirments. 57,934 brls; average, 80,559 brls. WILMINGTON. May 6. Spirits of turpentine firm at 400404c Rosin firm at 95c0$l. Crude turpentine steady at $1.35, 12.40 and $150. Tar firm at $1.15. SAVANNAH. May 6. Spirits of turpentine firm at 41c. Rosin firm. Quote: A. B. C D. $1.05: E. $1.13: F. $1.30; G. $1.35; H. $1.45; I. $1.50; K. $160; M. $1.85; N, $2.20; window . glass, $2.45; water white, $2.70. Wool. LONDON, May 6. The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day were 103.999 bales, and consisted of the best selection of the series. Good merlnoa were taken principally by the continent. Secured was in good derasnd. Cros6-bred offerings were large, the home trade taking the finer grades and French buyers the lower class. Following is the sale In detail: New South Wales 4.300 hales; scoured. 104401s 104d; greasy. 6d0 Is 14d. Queensland 4.500 bales; scoured. Is 44d 01s 114d: greasy. 54d01 Id. Victoria 1.000 bales; scoured. 8d01s "4d; greasy, 54d01s 4d. New Zealand 2.700 bales; scoured, 54dQls 6d; greasy, 54d01s Id. Cape of Good Hcpe and Natal 300 bales; scoured. Is 6dls 54d; greasy. 7401Od. NEW YORK. May 6. Wool dull; domestic fleece, 17022c; Texas, 11014c.

Dry Goods. NEW yYORK. May . FaA River sold to-day fullrVdne frill ton pieces of print cloths, spot and future delivery, basla of 2ic for regular 64 squares. This puts the cloth market In an extraordinarily strong position. The effect on general cotton goods markets la beneficial. No marked change in demand here for either staple or fancy lines, but market closed with strong tone. American cotton yarns Inactive and prices easy. Metals. NEW YORK. May 6. Pi iron dull: Southern. $14. 16. 25; Northern. $14.50016.75. Copper quiet; lake, brokers'. 19c Lead steadier; domestic, brokers. 4.2V. Tin plates Market quiet. KT. LOUIS. May . Lead firm at 4.32404.35c Spelter unsettled at 6.6C06.75C. Cotton. NEW YORK. May 6. -Cotton-Middling. 6 J-16c NEW ORLEANS. May 6. Cotton firm; middling. 64c; middling fair. 6 13-16c. Receipts, 4,003 bales; stock, 273,083 bales. live: stock. Good Cattle Strong Hogs Active and Higher 8heep Strong:. INDIANAPOLIS, May 6 Cattle Receipts, 250; shipments. 200. There was a fair supply of heavy steers on sale and the market was quiet at unchanged prices, while butcher grades were in good demand at strong prices. Exports, good to choice $4,800 5.33 Killers, medium to good 4.40 4.65 Killers, common to fair 4.000 4.25 Feeders, good to choice 4.25 4.65 Stockers, common to good 3.500) 4 50 Heifers, good to choice 4.2'tfv 4.75 Heifers, common and thin 3.2"0 2.60 Cows, good to choice 3.900 4.35 Cows, fair to medium S.4O0 3.70 Cows, common and canners 2.OO0 3.00 Veals, good to choice 5.500 6.50 Veals, common to medium 3.5O0 4.70 Bulls, good to choice 3.6O0 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 2.830) 3.35 Milkers, good to choice 35.OO045.OO Milkers, common and medium 20.00030.00 Hogs Receipts. 3.000; shipments, light. The quality generally was good. The market was active, with' packers and shippers buying at an advance of 5 cents. All sold. Heavies $3.830 3 924 Mixed 3.R203.874 Lights 3.7503.824 Pig 3.0003.50 Roughs 3.0003.60 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, light; shipments, none. As there were so few on sale there was but little business. The market looks strong. Sheep, good to choice ;$3.7504.5O Sheep, common to medium 3.0003.65 Bucks, per head Z.0W$.M Yearlings, good to choice 4.7505.50 Yearlings, common to medium 3.7304.50 Spring lambs, 30 lbs and up 6.007.00 Elsewhere. KANSAS CITT, May 6.-Cattle-Recelpts. 20. Offerings too light to make a market. Cattle sup ply for week was 2o.00O; prices continue very teady. Prices for heavy cattle have not recov ered from last week's decline: strong demand for light, handy cattle at slightly higher values; choice stock and feeding cattle steady; plainer grades shade lower; heavy native steers brought $4.8505.10; medium steers. $4.4004.85; light weights. $4.230 j; stockers and feeders. $3.750.5O; butcher cows and heifers. $3(g4.75; canners, $2,300; 3; butcher bulls, $304; Western ateers, J4Q4.90; Texans, 8404.60. Hogs Receipts. 5.330. Good demand for all packing grades at 5c higher prices; heavy. $3.70 3.824: mixed, $3.6503.80; light, $3.3.70; pigs, $3.4003.55. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2.630. Prices un changed. The Pberal supply this week did not satisfy the demand, and prices were advanced about 10c on fed lamt and 10015c for the mut ton grades. Spring lambs brourht $6.5006; wool lambs. $505.25; clipped. $4. .500.10; yearlings. $5 5.S5.- wool wethers, $4.7305.25; cllpied. $4.2505; ewes, $3.5005; stockers, $304; culls, $203. ST. LOUIS, May . Cattle Receipts, 100. Mar ket dull and steady: fair to choice native shipping and export steers, $4.400 5.15. with fancy worth $5.60; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.33 04.80; steers under 1.000 lbs. $40 4.75; stockers and feeden. $3.10 03 90; cows and heifers. $2.2504.fcO; bulls. $304.65; canners. $202.85. Texas and Indian tecrs, $3.5004.75; cows and heifers. $2.5004.50. Hogs Receipts. 1.800. Market 5c higher; pigs and lights. $3.700 3.65, packers, $3,750 3. hi; butch ers'. $3.8004. Sheep and Lambs Receipts none. Market nominal: native muttons. $4.2505; culls and bucks. $3.7504.25; lambs, $3.2305.50; spring lambs. $6,250 10. Texas sheep, $4.2504.55. CHICAGO. May 6. There were not enough cattle received to-day to make a market and prices were mostly nominal. The meager supply of hogs, coupled with a good demand from all classes of buyers, sent prices up on an average of 5c. Fair to choice, $3.6003.95; heavy packers. $3.5303.774: mixed. $3.6503.&5; butchers. $3.6503.85; lights. $3.6503.874; pigs.' $3.35 03.75. The small supply of sheep received were con signed direct to the slaughtering houses and prices ruled unchanged. Receipts Cattle. 150; begs. 10.000; sheep and Iambs, 1.C00. NEW YORK. May . Beeves Receipts. 635; none for sal. Market nominally steady. Exports. 2f0 cattle, L60 quarters of beef; to-morrow, 4'j0 cattle. Calvea Receipts none. Nothing doing; feeling firm. Hogs Receipts, 2.562. Market nominally fair. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 534. Good stock firm: common and medium steady; fair wooled sheep. $3.10; r. clipped here; prime wocled lambs. $6.$i; common clipped lambs, $5; spring lamb, nominal. CINC1NNATL May . -Cattle quiet at $2.7505. Hogs ttrcng at $3S3.S0. Sheep and Lambs Sheep ateady at 1334-85; lambs steady at $4.5006.

NEWS IN SUNDAY'S JOURNAL

Resume of Hems Chronicled la the Edition of May 7. Six building and loan associations In St. Louis have assigned. Cuban troops will be raid $75 apiece and be discharged at the end of this week. . Colonel Egbert's daughter writes from the Philippines detailing the death of the hero. Members of tho Illinois coal pool have been acquitted on the charge of violating the anti-trust law. Ambassador Choate replies to Lord Chief Justice Russell's remarks on Ajnerican Judges and Justice.. A mob of two thousand strike sympathizers at Duluth made it impossible to run the street cars tnere. Alderman Gray and former Alderman Feely. of Joliet, were Indicted on charges of misconduct in office. Severe storms swept Indian Territory and Texas towns. Several person were killed and many buildings wrecked. The United States cruiser Yosemlte, with) Naval Governor Ieary on board, has started from New York to Guam. The dispute between strikers' and the Lake Carrier' Association at Buffalo was not settled Saturday and the strike continues. In an interview Mary Anderson, who Is visiting in New York, declares that she is perfectly happy and will never return to the stage. Taylorville. III., city officials were arrested on warrants charging them with wrongfully holding office. This is a result of the tight between the political parties for control of the town. Hugh Cavlnagh was killed by a pitched ball in a game at Mount Clair, N. J., with the Newark. N. J. club. Pitcher L Franklin Titsher. of Newark, had two strikes oa Cavanagh and sent a swift Inshoot which struck the batter over the hearL ' Indianapolis. Theodore Dickerson was perhaps fatally Injured while stopping a runaway. C V. Smith filed a suit against the streetcar company for $5,000 damages for refusing to accept his tender of a 4-cent fare. Prof. Legh R, Baugher, a well-known Classical scholar. Is dead. S. K. Halgh, of Madlron, died on a train while coming into this city Saturday morning. A hurprislng revelation In the affairs of the Washington Building and Loan Association was made in an expert's report filed with a petition for a receivership. (From Sunday's Second Edition.) Gold Near Skagnay. SKAGUAY. Alaska, May 2. via Union Bay. B. C. May 6. An important gold strike has Just been made wltnln ttve miles of Skaguay on Mcnnie creek. Just across the bay from Sksguay. Major John Stanley and a party of rive got a tip from a prospector and yesterday morning they went over and explored the creek for nine miles, ' going nearly to the summit. Owing to deep snow they failed tc reach the top. They found good colors in the gravel two feet from the surface. They staked every claim . and divided the twenty-six acres among the six. On their return the news spread like wildfire and a .perfect stampede ensued. Every available small-stream row boat was pressed into service to take stampeders across. Ov?r 1XK) crossed over last night and as meny more went over to-day. The first accident on the White Pass & ! Yukon Railroad occurred last evening. A passenger car on the up train was derailed. It turned over, but It was caught by a large bowlder and saved from going down a precipice 1.000 feet. There were about ten passengers in the car but none sustained any serious injuries. ... Wants a Monopoly. wivtircrrn t ir... c Tln Winjv.ii i. riv, iiiu., .uaj u. AtiTT Winchester Electric Light Company hag ap Tiled for an injunction against the construction of water and light plants here. Some time ago a company of leading business men was organized for the purpose of putting In water works and light plant, which the city was to have the right to buy on favorable terms. This company had advertised for bids and had let the con- t tract. The complaint alleges that the city, is a party to the construction of the plants, and that it is an attempt to evade the law prohibiting cities from creating an indebtedness beyond prescribed limit. A ternEorary injunction has been granted, and a caring for a permanent restraining order will come up at an early day. May Quarantine Against Liberty. RICHMOND, Ind.. May 6. Some alarm was occasioned here to-day by the message received from Dr. J. N. Hurty to the effect that there re four -cases of smallpox at Liberty, and that no precautions had been, taken up to yesterday to prevent the f pread of the disease. The Buffalo Bill show was here to-day and several people were up from Liberty. Dr. T. Henry Davis, tha local health officer, who is also a member of the State Board of Health, may quarantine against Liberty. A prominent resident of Liberty was here to-day and he insists that the disease prevalent there U not smallpox. . The Insurgents FUht with Fire. WASHINGTON. May 6. The adjutant general is in receipt of a private letter, dated 'March 21. from General Otis, lnwhlca he remarks: "The insurgents fight with fire more than anything else, and their repeated attempts to burn VP Manila have enly been frustrated by the constant efforts nf the rtrovost marshal and his guard. Everybody here is comparatively happy. The best of feeling prevails among the troops; no quarreis; no DicKfrum, uui. work cheerfully. to secure. what the government desires," Five Per Cent, of Kansans- Dead. TOPEKA. Kan., May 6. A compilation made to-day by the adjutant general of the , Kansas militia shows that just 5 per cent, of the volunteers of the Twentieth Kansas Regiment have lost their lives in the Philippines. Of the L100 men who Joined the regiment fifty-five have died, either in battle or by disease. The list Includes a captain an4 t-arn lieutenants, all of whom were killed in action. ; Private Jam-s Davy Dead. SPICELAND, Ind.. May 6.-Jamcs Davy died here to-day. aged ssxty-threc. During the civil war he served four years and two months a-member of Company C. Fortyseventh Indiana Volunteers. At the battle of Champion Hills his company went In forty-six strong, and came out with only eleven men, sixteen having been, killed and nineteen wounded, he being one of tha eleven. One of Buffalo Bill's Men Killed. RICHMOND, Ind., May 6.-T. J. McManus. aged thirty-one. an employe of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, was killed tonight while at work after the performance. He fell from a heavily loaded wagon and the wheels passed over his chest, crushing him to death. His home was at Pittsburg. President Mills Takes Vacation. RICHMOND. Ind.. May 6. President J. J. Mills, of Earlham. is suffering with a severe throat trouble, and left to-day to spend some time in the Adlrondacks. He was accompanied by Dr. H. 1L Welst. Street-Car Advertising. Leslie's Weekly. Dally and weekly newspapers and magazine publishers should be interested in the published statement by the parties who have obtained control of the advertising privileges in a number of American streetcars, running in the various cities In the United States, to the effect that they are using advertising cards in over 12.0U0 cars, charging from 40 to 50 cents per card each month. There are about twenty-five cards in a car, and at 40 cents apiece this would amount to $10 per car a month, or $12i a year; or, for 12.v cars, $1.4K.dO) per annum. It has been estimated that SS.'XJ.MO are annually diverted from the advertising columns of newspapers, magazines and other legitimate publications, by advertising si-ns in street-cars, for it is well known that prominent advertisers, at the beginning of each year, set aside a certain sum for advertising purposes, and distribute this among the magaxines. newspapers and other vehicles of publicity, the street-can included. Every dollar, therefore, diverted to the street-cars is diverted from the legitimate advertising mediums. The franchises of the street-cars are granted for purposes of transportation, and every advertisement they contain is posted unlawfully. The Newspaper Association of the State of New York is calling the attention of our avorl. ties to this fact, and is about to call i.pon the attorney general to e&mpel the removal of these advertling signs from all public conveyances. Similar action should he taken by the associations in every other State, at the abuse is growing greater from year to year. Newspapers do not object to legitimate competition in any department of their business, but they have a right to object lu a competition based upon illegal method. The Rtsht Triumphs. Chicago Tribune. 'Ice!" sneered the bad young man on tha sidewalk. "Vouil call for ice some time, my friend," said the Salvation Army man who was tiding along -on a 'H wheel, "when you won't be able to get even a drop of water to cool your parched tongue." Whereat he rode on, leaving the enemy utterly routed, ,