Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 198, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1899 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,' MONDAY, JULY 17, 1899.

SAFE DCrOSITS.

S. A. FLETCHER & CO.'S SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT SO Eait Waahlnston Street. Absolute safety against fire and burglar. Policeman day and clht on guarl. DfUnd for safe keeping of Honey, Bonis. Wills. Deeds. Abstracts. Silver Plate, Jewels and valuableTrunk. Packages, etc. Contains 2,100 boxes. Rent f" to f4r per year. JOI15 S. TARKINGTOX Manager. BETTER STOCK PRICES COMPARTIVELY FAVOILIBLR B.WK STATEMENT HELPED THE BULLS. As a Whole the Week In Wall Street Has Been Under Presare, and Shares Fell OtT Local Trade Active. At New York Saturday money on call waa teady at per cenL; prime mercantile paper, Si4 Pr cent. Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 14.S7ViS.87, for demand, and for sixty days; posted rates, i4.SSfi4.S6 and 14.S&QUSV. commercial bills, 11.S2USilver certificates, 00lc; bar silver, 60c; Mexican dollars. 47Tc At London bar silver closed steady at 27d an ounce. The Imports of dry goods and merchandise at the port of New York for the past week Here valued at 110.01S.SS2. Exports of gold and silver to all countries aggregated 1359.127 In silver bars and J6.7&5 gold. The Imports were 1100,531 gold and 130.613 silver. The New York weekly bank statement hows the following changes: Surolus reserve. Increase J3.366.275 Lioar.s, decrease Specie, decrease Legal tenders, increase .... Deposits, decrease Circulation, Increase 17.1W.709 500,400 2,372.400 l.Suu The banks now hold $10,658,750 in excess of the requirements of the 25-per-cenL rule. The New York Financier says: "There was a material Improvement in the condition of the associated banks of New York last week, the reserve above legal requirements showing a gain of 13,62d,2?5, which brings the total surplus cash to 110,693,73). This was the result of a rather drastic liquidation In loansv that item having decreased no less than I17.1S0.700. A coincident transaction of 115.273,100 In deposits reduced reserve requirements by $3,818,000, and this, added to the gain of 11.S18.000 in specie, made the expansion In surplus as stated. The statement is much more favorable than preliminary estimates had forecast. The known movements of money Indicated that the banks had lost more money than they had gained, the treasury absorptions being responsible for this opinion. But it Is possible the previous statement, as set forth last week in this review, very much underrated the real position of the clearing-house institutions. In the same manner the gains from the Interior for the current week were probably larger than expected. In any event, the reserve has been materially strengthened, although it is still much below the average. Whether the statements for the next week or two will continue to show cash gains cannot be asserted positively, but It is known that a portion of the July dividend disbursements, especially those by the government, have not yet been redeposlted in bank The treas ury, owing to customs collections, has been a gainer of late from the banks. OUTLOOK FOR TUB FUTURE. The principal point of interest centers in, the crop movement demands, the season for which is rapidly approaching. If reports from the interior be correct, and the bank exhibits - now being published seem to show that they are,. it Is difficult to see where New York can lose much money in that direction during the early fall. Reserves all over the country are t extremely high and a drain on New York- heavy enough to advance Interest rates would inevitably attract large sums of money to this center. The question of foreign exchange is again a subject of interest, but in the present state of the market it will require a protltable premium, indeed, to induce an outward flow of gold. Considered from every standpoint the next few weeks rive promise of developing some important XBases In the monetary world." 4 The total sales of stocks, Saturday, amounted to 126,130 shares. . Including: American Sugar. 12,600; Anaconda. 4.2u; Atchison preferred, 9,W0; Brooklyn Transit, 13.400; Burlington, L00O; Manhattan, 8.600; Northern Pacific, 4.600: St. Paul, 5.900; Chesapeake & Ohio, 3,000; Missouri Pacific. t.ooo. Saturday's New York short market was o narrow and so nearly stagnant that movements of prices were of little significance. There was a perceptible tone of firmness, however, which was emphasized after the appearance of the bank statement by the hasty covering of seme small bear Contracts In the grangers, which had been put out Just previous to the appearance of the settlement Probably the greater part of the day's business was given over to the closing- out of short contracts by the bears. This contingent has been particularly active In Brooklyn Transit during the rast week, on the persistent talk of a pending strike. Their buying to cover Saturday made that rtock the most active on the list, and moved t up two points from the opening decline. Sugar was largely bought and rose at one time 1H over last night People's Gas recovered sharply from Friday's price. Orefon Navigation preferred advanced li on he discharge of the voting trust and the Implied guarantee of preferred dividends to the amount of 10 per cent, in yearly Installments. Cotton Oil rose over a point. Manhattan and the Southwestern railways were also Inclined to strength. The bank statement was up to expectation in the item of loan contraction!! and the consequent reduction in deposit liabilities. It was unexfiectedly favorable In the showing of a gain n cash, considering the payment of 12,500,C00 to the subtreasury on customs payments during the week. The New York money market worked still lower, but demand terllng advanced a significant fraction and Jndon discounts were also harder. Sterling exchange, at continental centers, also rose sharply, lending point to the note of alarm sounded by the weekly English financial publications over the immediate future . of the London money market. BAD WEEK IN STOCKS. The week In Wall street ha- offered evifiencea that an eager speculative contingent Is watching for an opportunity to embark en the long side of the market. There is evidence also that a large portion of the contingent was not possessed of abundant funds and the continued tightness of the money market and the successful machinations of the bears have checked the bullish enthusiasm, wiped out margins and precipitated considerable speculative liquidation. A number of Individual stocks, however, has shown aggrestlve strength on large buying and sustained the general list. The activity of the market for call loans on the Stock Exchange, even at the high fates, also indicates confidence in some quarters la the early clearing of the situation. The extended period of the hardness f money after the July 1 period upset the calculations of many observers and last Saturday's . bank statement, showing surplus reserves down to near 5,0u0,000 and lower than since the panic of ls93. caused something like alarm. There were large orders to sell at the opening on Monday, as it Vas certain many loans would be called to reduce deposit accounts of the banks that were below their legal reserve limit. The acute phase of the Transvaal situation Interfered with values abroad and so emphasized the money stringency in all foreign centers, with the result that London offered 3args amounts of stocks for sale in New York- Finally there was acute weakness in New York Traction stock and In People's Gas. The combined effect was a violent break in prices through most of the list and active selling movement. The almost complete recovery on the following cay on oniy iwo-tniras tne volume of Monday's business demonstrated that the precipitate selling had been well absorbed and the amount of stock for sale greatly diminished. The technical position of the market ras thus much strengthened by the shaking out of weak holders. It came to be bet ter understood that Saturday's bank statement, based on averages or totals for each day in the preceding week, did not fairly reflect the actual condition of the banks en the date when it was made. At the same time it became known some very large loans maae on account or. an organization cf the tube Industry and to the New York city government pending Its sale of new bonds had brn liquidated and that funds disbursed on July 1 for dividends and interests were coming back into the deposit accounts of the New York banks. But the relief afforded on this account gave way to r ana wad uneasiness whan It was par-

eclved that the rate for demand sterling was hardening as the local rate for money became easier. It was feared the continued urgent needs of the London money market would caue a further drain of gold from New York and keep the local xaoney rate high for a considerable tlmt to tome. The downward tendency of long sterling under offerings of futures against merchandise shipments partly answered the fears on this score. The bond market was moderately active and Irregular, the Southwestern railroad issues moving up in sympathy with the Strength of the stocks. United States twos and old fours, registered, have declined i In the bid price. The following table, prepared by I W. Louis. Room 11. Foard of Trade, shows the range of Quotations:

open- men- low- nos Name. Atchlon Atchison pref Baltimore it Ohio Canada Pacific ing. et. est. in.

19-H 19H 19 civ 0" 61 4 54 51 28 27 4 29 ISO 136 135T4 133 74 122 67 67 674 .... .... 88 .... .... 14 Vt, .. 10 43 160 122 16$ 214 7i Hi 13 V4 26 ... .... 1S4 16 11 7 2)0 72 71 72 119 11S llJtf 111 49 47 48 33 34 34 lib 139 1.18 13S 1 50 SI 77 77 77 21 20 20 117 116 117 131 130 131 14 107 e 173 21 22 43 43 43 76 74 76 4 4 8 '4 t4Vfc IES. 111 13T 4$ 123 S. B5 9s 42 92 g r i 2d 97 7 7 144 117 117 117 112 fc 11 Vi 19 118 9 SOT 23 .23 29 Il2 47 47 47 a 1)9 157 135 156 US 63 S 69 71 71 71 494 e e ll0 $0

.... .... 60 Canada Southern Central Parlfic Chesapeake & Ohio 27T Chicago & Alton C. B. & Q 13S C. & E. I C. & E. I. pref (., C. C. A St. L........... C. C. C. & St. 1 pref Chicago Great Western Chi.. Ind. & L Chi.. Ind. & L. pref Chicago 4- Northwestern Delaware & Hudson D. . L. & W Denver 4; Rio Grande Denver & Rio Grande pref Erie Erie first pref Fort Wayne Great Northern pref lUIneia Central .... Lake Erie & Western Lake Erie & Western pref Lake Shore Lnulsvllle & Nashville 71 Manhattan 118V4 Michigan Central Missouri Pacific 47 Mo., Kan. & Texas pref.... 34Vi New Jersey Central Northern Pacific 51 Northern Pacific pref 77Vi Heading 21 Reading first pref Rock Island 117 SL Paul 131 Ht. Paul pref St. Paul & Omaha SL Paul & Omaha pref Southern Pacific Texas Pacific L'nlon Pacific com 43 Union Pacific pref 76U Wabash Wabash pref Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & Lake Erie pref .... EXPRESS COMPA Adams Express .... American Express U. S. Express .... Wells-Fargo Express American Wire American Wire pref American Cotton Oil .... American Cotton Oil pref American Spirits 6T American Spirits pref American Tobacco S"Vi American Tobacco pref People's Gas 117 Brooklyn Transit Consolidated Gas Commercial Cable Co General Electric Federal Steel Federal Steel pref Lead 29Vs Lead pref Pacific Mall 47Vi Pullman Palace Sugar pref . Tennessee Coal and Iron... 68'i IT. S. Leather U. S. Leather pref 71 U. S. Rubber 17. s. Rubber pref Western Union UNITED STATES BONDS. U. 8. fours, reg U. S. fours, coup .... U. S. fours, new, reg .... U. S. fours, new, coup U. S. fives, res U. S. fives, coup .... U. S. threes, reg U. S. threes, coup .... 112 .... 112 .... 130 .... 130 .... 112 112 .... 108 .... 109 Saturday Bank Clearings. At Chicago Clearings, $17,546,017; balances, Sl.K2.m Sterling exchange, H.8$&4.SSj. New York exchange, 25c discount. At uincinnau-iearings, jl At New Orleans Clearings, $356,797. New? ork exchange, bank, 50c per $1,000 premium; I At Cincinnati Clearings, 12,083.800. York commercial. $1 per 11.000 discount. At New York Clearings, 3L370.962: bal ances, $3,624,6)3. At Boston Clearings, 127,316,521: balances. 12.584 At Baltimore Clearings, K,4M,S33: bal ances. 1S3S.0C9. At PhiladelphiaClearings, 116,326.476; balances. 12.555,139. At St. Louis-Clearings, $5,S42,3S7; balances, li.sas.O0L LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. A Rather Quiet, but Satisfactory, Week for Midsummer. . During the week ending Saturday there was a fair volume of trad for the midsummer season. Dry goods are quiet, but very firm in tone, with a tendency toward higher rather than lower prices. In groceries there Is remarkable steadiness in quotations, with a strong feeling throughout. Trade has been good and dealers say the prospect Is very favorable for a continuance of the same conditions. Country produce has shown littles variation in prices during the week, the only change noticeable being a weakening in poultry, owing to much more liberal receipts. On Commission row the week has not been very satisfactory, owing In great measure to the hot, sultry weather which prevailed for some days, adding to the perishability of fruits, which made local customers chary about stocking up heavily. The grain movement continues quite heavy, the receipts Saturday being about 80,000 bushels of wheat and 35.000 of corn. The closing bids on 'Change, as reported by the secretary, were as follows: Wheat No. 1 red, 71c; No. t red, 65370c; July, 71c; wagon wheat. 71c. Corn No. 1 white. 34o; No. X whlt (one color), 84 c; No. 4 white, 31-&33e; No. 2 white mixed. 24c; No, 3 white mixed. 31c; No. 4 white mixed. 31g23c; No. 3 yellow. 34c; No. S yellow, 34c; No. 4 yellow, 3114 (g 33 '4c; No. 2 unxed, 34c; No. 1 mixed, 34c; No. 4 mixed, 81033c; ear corn, 24c. Oats No. 2 white. 29c; No. 3 white, 28c; No. 2 mixed. 27c; No. 3 mixed. 26c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $!9.50; No, 2 tlmethy. $S8.50. Inspections Wheat: No. 2 red. 76 cars; No. 2 red. 21; No. 4 red, 1; unmerchantable, 1; total, 93 cars. Com: No. 3 white, 33 cars; No. 3 yellow, 9; No. S mixed. 4; total. 46 cars. Oats: No, 1 white, 1 car; rejected. 1; total, 2 cars. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Foultry Hens. Sc; cocks, 8c; young chickens, 10:312c; hen turkers. young and fat, 7c; young toms. 5c; young ducks, 6c; geese, 4c for full feathered. 3c for plucked. Cheese New York full cream, lOUc; skims, 6(i 8c; domestic Swiss, 10015c; brick, 12c; limburgr. 11c. Butter-Choice, 10c; poor, 537c; Elgin creamery. 21c. Eggs Candled, 11c. Feathers Prime geese, 30e per lb; prima duck. 10(5 17c rer lb. Beeswax-30c for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed. 18(&19c: rub-washed. J025c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC Green-salted Hides No. L 8c; No. 2. 7c; No. 1 calf. 10c; No. 2 calf. 8c. Grease White, 3c; yellow. Vie; brown, 2a Tallow No. 1. 2c: No. 2. 2o. Bones Dry, $12 13 per ton. . TUB JOBBING TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candles and Huts. Candles Stick. 46c per lb; ccrnmon mixed. 'jh7c; G. A. R. mixed. 6c; Banner twist stick. 8c; cream mixed. 9c; old-time mixed, 7c Nuts Soft-shelled almonds. HQ 13c; English walnuts, 9itlie: Brasll nuts. 10c; filberts, lie; peanuts, roasted, 76&c; mixed nuts, 10c. Oils Linseed. 46&4Sc per tal; coal oil. legal test. 7014c: bank. 40c: best straits. &0c; Labrador. COc; West Virginia, lubricating. 2030o; miners'. 40c; lard ells, winter strained. In brls, 40o per gal; half brls, Sc per gal extra. Canned Goods. Corn. 75c9$L25. Peaches Eastern standard, X-lb. $1.7302: 2-lb seconds. $1.3531.60; California standard. $3.10fi?.40; California seconds. $1.7542?. Miscellaneous Blackberries. 2-lb, 65T70o; raspberries, s-lb, 905c: pineapples, standard. 2-lb, $1.1031.20; choice. $1.60-52.50; cove oysters. 1-1 b. full weight. 85095c; light. 60650; string beans, 70 CrOOc; Lima beans, $1.1021.20; peas, marrowfats, S5c3!1.10; early June. 90ctf$l.l0; lobsters. $1.85412; red cherrie. SOcfiJl; strawberries, 85Oc; salmon. 1-lb. 90c ft $1.85; S-lb, tomatoes, 9095c Coal and Coke. Anthracite, per ton. $7; Brazil block. $3.50; Island City lump, $3.25; Paragon lump. $3.25; Jackson lump, $4.50; Pittsburg lump. $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump. $4.50; Winifreds lump. $4.50; Bloesburg smithing. $5; smokeless. $4.fO; lump coke, per bu. 10c; crushed coke, per bu. 12c. Dry Goods. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin I tc: Berkley. No. 60. 7c; Cabot, 5c; Capitol. 4c; Cumberland. 6c; Dwlght Anchor. 6c; Fruit of the Imn. ic; Farwell. c; Fltcbville. 5c; Full Width, 4',ic; GUt Edge, 4c; Glided Age, 4c; Hill, fc; Hope. -5c: Unwood. c: Lonsdale. c: Peabody. 4c; Pride of the West, 9c; Ten Strike. 6c: Pepperell. 9-4. ic: Pepperell. 10-4. 20c; Androscoggin, $-4, 18c; Androscoggin. 10-4. 20StC. Brown Sheetings A tlantlo A, 6c; Argyle, 4e; Boott C. 4c; Buck's Head. 5c; Clifton COC, 5c; Constitution, 40-lnch, 5c; Carlisle, 40-Inch. Ic; Dwight's Star, So; Great Falls E. 4e; Oxeat Fails J, 4o; XlUi Fine, f o; Indian Ua4.

Hc: Pepperell R. 4;c: Pepperell. 10-4. lie; AndrcscoRgin. 9-4. 16c; Androscoggin. 10-4. lie. Prints Allen dress styles. 4c; Allen's staples, 4c: Allen TR, 4c; Allen's robes. 4c; American indigo, 4c: Arnold long cloth B. 7e: Arnold IAjC. c: Cocheco fancy. Sc; Hamilton fancy. 4c; Men-imac pinks and purples, Se: Paclflo fancy, 5c; Simpson's mourning, 4c; Simpson's Berlin solids, 5c; Simpson's oil finish. Sc; American shirting. Zc; black white. 4Vc; grays. 4'c. Ginghams Amoskeaj staples, 5V4c; Amofkeag dress. 6c; Persian dress. 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 6c; Lancaster, 6c; Lancaster Normandies, tc; Renfrew dress styles, 6c. Kid-finished Cambrics Edwards, 3c; Warren, tc; Slater, 3c; Genesee, Sc Grain Bag Amoekeag. $14; American, (14; Harmony, 13.0; Stark, SIS. Tickings Amoskeag ACA. 9e: Conestoga BF. llr: Cordis. 140. c; Cordis FT. c; Cordis ACE. 9c; Hamilton awnings, 8c; Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, Wc; Muthuen AA. 9Vc; Oakland AF. 5c; Portsmouth, 10c; Susquehanna, lle; Shetucket SW, 5c; Shetucket F, 6c; Swift River, 4c Drags. Alcohol. J2.&692 CS: aaafetlda. 23030c; alum. 2 4c; camphor, aZg'Wc: cochineal. 50gr.c; chloroform. L&ii &c : copperas, brls. 75S,S5c; cream tartar, pure, 3033c; indigo. 5S0c; licorice, Calab., genuine, 2040c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz. 2520c; morphine, P. & W., per ox. $2.302.55: madder. 14 ?16c; oil, castor, per 'gal. Jlfl.10; oil. berg&mot. per lb. $2.23; opium, 13. SO; quinine. P. Sc W.. per os, 434Sc: balsam copaiba. DOS 60c; soap, castile. Ft., 12316c; soda bicarb., 4tc; salts, Epsom. 43l5c; sulphur flour, 656c; saltpeter. 851 14c; turpentine. 4f,'??f0e: glycerine. 14"817c; Iodide potassium, Jt. 60 2. 60; bromide potassium, 65Oe; chlorate potash, 20c; barax, 8 12c; clnchonldia, 33$i 40c; carbolic acid. 20X:c. Flour. Straight grades, 23.403.60; fancy grades, I3.60O 3.75; patent flour. S4?4.oO; low grades, S2.2333; spring wheat patents, 1555.25. Groceries. Coffee Good, 1012c; prime, 1214c; strictly prime, Hfzl6c; fancy green and yellow, lS22c; Java, 2SJ?22c. Roasted Old government Java. S-",i4;33c: Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos. 24c; Gilded Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee city prices Ariosa, 10.15c; Lion, 9.65c; Jersey. 10.15c; Caracas, .63c: Dillworth's. 9.65c; Mail Pouch, 9.65c; Gates's blended Java, 9.65c. Sugars City Prices Dominoes, 6c; cut-loaf, 6.12c; powdered. 5.SSc; XXXX powdered, 6c; standard granulated. 6.75c; fine granulated. 5.75c; granulated five-pound bags. 5.8lc; granulated two-pound bags. 5.Slc; granulated five-pound cartons, i.81c; granulated two-pound cartons, 6.81c; extra fine granulated, 5.8c; cubes. 5.88c; mold A, 6c; confectioners' A, 5.50c; 1 Columbia A Keystone A. 6.25c; 2 Windsor A American A. 5.25c; I Rldgewood A Centennial A. 6.25c; 4 Phoenix A California A, 3.19c; 5 Empire A Franklin B. 6.13c; Ideal golden ex. C Keystone B, 5.06c; 7 Windsor ex. C American B, 6c; 8 Rldgewood ex. C Centennial B, 4.94c: 9 yellow ex. C California B, 4.88c; 10 yellow C Franklin ax. C. 4.75c; 11 yellowKeystone ex. C, 4.63c; 12 yellow American ex. C, 4.56c; 12 yellow Centennial ex. C, 4.56c; 14 yellow California ex. C, 4.50c; 15 yellow, 4.50c; 16 yellow, 4.50c. Salt In car lots. JO'S 85c; small lots. 9095c. Spices Pepper, 121118c: allspice, lSlSc; cloves, 1825c; cassia, ISSISc; nutmags, 6575c per lb. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain. 1-32 brl. per 1,000. 13.50; 1-16 brl. 35; brl. $8; brl. $16; No. 2 drab, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000, $4.23; 1-16 brl. 16.50; brl, 110; brl, J20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000. 7; 1-1 brl. $8.75; brl. $14.50; brl. $28.50. Extra charge for printing, $1.10(3 L 15. Screened Ben3 J1.35CJ1.40. Bears Choice hand-picked navy, 1L453L50 per bu; lmaa, California, 55 per lb. M'if.sser and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prlxe, 2S833c; choice, 3540c; syrups, IS 35c. Rice Lou 'siana, 46c; Carolina, 68c. Shot Il.2f31.35 per bag for drop. Lead 61i'W"7o for pressed bars. Wooden ware No. 1 tubs, $6W6.23; No. 2 tubs, $5135.25; No. 3 tubs, $1-94.25; 3-hoop palls, $1.50 1.60; 2-hoop palls, $1.201.35; double washboards, $2.2502.75: common washboards, $1.251.50; clothes pins. 50' c per box. Twine Hemp. 12lSc per lb; wool. SlOe; flax, 20(ff30c: paer. 25c; jute, 12t?13c: cotton. lf25c Wood Elshes No. 1, per 1.000, $2-32.25; No. 2, $2.2562.50; No. 3. $2.5002.75; No. 5. $33.23. Iron and Steel. Bar Iron 2.10Jx'2.30c; horseshoe bar. 823c; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs, 3c; American cast steel, 9llc; tire steel, 33c; spring steel, 45c. Leather. Leather Oak sole, 2730c; hemlock sole, 24$ 26c; harness, 32 37c; skirting. 3S42c; single strap, 3S41c; city kip, 60ir85c; French kip. 0c $1.20; city calfskin, frOc$L10; French calfskin. $1,200 L85. Nails and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails. $2; wire nails, from store, $2.50 62.70 rates; from mill. $2.50 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. $4; mule shoes, per keg. 4.60; horse nails. $45 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.40; painted. $2.90. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Apples 20c peck box. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1, $ljyl.W. Oranges California seedling oranges, $3. , Pineapples $1.502 per doz. Figs California, $L65 per box; mat firs, tQtc;

fancy, $3.74., Lemons-Messina, choice, 260 to box, $404.60; fancy $3 currants $1.23 per 24-quart case. Gooseberries $1.23 per crate. Blackberries $1.25 1.50. Red Raspberries $1.2501.50 per 24-rlnt case. Cherries $2 per 24-quart crate. New Potatoes 70c per bu; $2 per brl. Tomatoes 4050c per crate of four baskets; 23o per box. Cucumbers 20S 30c per dozen. New Beets 1215c per dozen bunches. Green Beans $1 per busheL Wax Beans $1 per bushel. Lima Beans 5c per lb. Green Peas 75ci0'$l per bu. Honej White, 15c per lb. Seeds. Clover Choice, $3.75; prime, $4.23; English choice $3.7394; alslke, choice. $4.605: alfalfa, choloe, $4.254.50; crimson or scarlet clover, $3: timothr, 45 lbs. prime. $1.3(61.35; light prime. $1.851.40; choice, $1.2501.30; fancy Kentucky, 14 lbs, $1.15; extra clean, 6075c; orchard grass, extra, $11.10: red top. choice. 80c$1.40; English bluegrass, 24 lbs, fl.15ffrl.73; German millet, $l$?1.23; Western millet. 60S5c; common millet, 40060c. Provisions. Bacon Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average. 7c; 30 to 40 lbs average, 7c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 7c; bellies, 25 lbs average, fftc, 18 to 23 lbs average, 7c: 14 to 18 lbs average, 7Tc. Clear backs. 20 to 25 lbs average. 7c; 12 to 1$ lbs average, 7c; 6 to 9 lbs average, 7&c In drj salt. Vie less. Hams Sugar-cured. IS to 20 lbs average, 1149 12c; l lbs average, Hgi2c; 12 lbs average. 12123ie: 10 lis average, 12l3c. Lard-Kettle-rendered. 6c: pure lard, 6c Pork Bean, clear, $13.50; rump, 310.50. Bhoulders-18 to 20 lbs average, 7ftc; 15 Its average. 7?c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 8c. Tensions for Veterans, Certificates have been issued to the following-named Indlanians: Increase Augustus Lenard. Russellville, U to $14; James W. Henderson, Paoli, $10 to $12; Nathaniel Emery, Scotland, 113 to 124; William T. Walker. Columbia City. $16 to $17; Erastus Varner, Ashboro. $12 to 114; Christopher A. O'Brien. Delphi, $17 to 130; Charles H. Tucker, New Albany. 110 to 112: Claiborne A. Pearson. Alton. $3 to $10; Thomas Foster. North Vernon, $17 to $24; Dennis Murphy, Yellowstone, $12 to 114; Illram Rudder, Carapbellsburg, $12 to $14; George W. Trowbridge. Brownstown. $16 to $17; William B. Fitch, Orangevllle, $17 to 121; Joel D. Raber, Wolcottville, $6 to $10; Colonel D. Boone, Young America. 110 to $16; William It. Snipes, Plainfleld, $12 to $24; Lewis T. Stone, South Bend. $6 to $S; Andrew J. Gill, Aluncie: $S to $17; Andrew B. Eulitt. Versailles, $17 to $24; Benjamin F. Shalley, Advance, 16 to $10; Henry Crampton, Steubenville. 510 to $24; Jdlchael Sutton, Newberg, 13 to $10; John B. Taylor, Anderson, $22 to 124; Lorenzo D. Dandrldge, Tunnelton, $16 to $17; Henderson T. Robinson, Evansville, $12 to $14; Marcus Shuler, Vincennes, $12 to $24; John II. Amlck. Oregon, $!0 to $14: Henry C. Bostic, Ilolton. $16 to $17; John W. Bryan, Lafayette, $12 to $17; Simon B. Labaw, Fountain, $14 to $17; Albert Cain, Centervllle, $6 to IS: Edward Leper. Crawfordsville, $14 to $17; Childes B. Johnson. Muncie. 18 to 112; Sylvester Francis, South Milford $8 to $12; William W. Root, Angola, $12 to $16; Ira H. Stafford, Wlngate, $G to $8; John Neal, Bennington, 125 to $30; Andrew J. IJnzd, Aldlne, 18 to $10; George R. Daniels, Dillsboro, $14 to 117; John C. Deavers, Shelbyville $3 to $10; Joshua F. Cox, Greensburg, $15 to $17; Michael Alfultlsh, Yankeetown, $S to $12; Joseph M. Vaughn. BloomIngsport, IS to $14; John W. Cummings, Plainfleld, 112 to $17: Lorenzo Fee, Maplewood. $3 to 112; William CJrewe National Military Home. Grant, $17 to $24; Archibald Kennedy, Rushvllle, $S to $12; William R. Smith. Whitestown, $12 to $17; Wesley Coffey, Spencer, $12 to $14; Lawrence S. Ball Prairietown. $6 to $12; Ivi O. Saffer. Selma. $3 to $10; Joseph It, Woods, Rockport, $17 to $24; Joslah J. Foster, Otterbein, $6 to $V, Benjamin A. Roney McCordsvllle. $t to $S; James J. Maddox, Hartford City, $6 to $10; Joseph Taylor. State Soldiers Home, Tipecanoe. $o to $12; Marquis D. Griffith. Sherdan, $10 to 114: Henry Potter, Clinton. $S to $17; Samuel Vancamp Indianapolis, $3 to $10: Perry Holmes. New Goshen. $3 to $14; Gabriel Boon, Indianapolis. 18 to $12; Joseph V. Wilson, Renville, 13 to 112; Thomas J. Mitchell, Sheridan, $8 to $10; William Ellington. Balnbrldge $6 to $3; Robert Ostler. Frankfort, 16 to $8; Henry L. Snider, Albion, $12 to $17; Benjamin F. Edwards. Modoc. $13 to $14: William J. Drake Kokomo, $6 to $S; John H. Noble, Moore's Hill. $6 to $8; Benjamin F. Lunger. National Military Heme, Grant, $6 to $8. Additional John B. Ruber, South Bend, $6 to $10: John D. TImony, Marion. 18 to $12; Samuel Wetzel. Madrid. 16 to $8; Samuel G. Dunham. Kempton. $8 to $3; James W. Sturgeon. Fredonia, $3 to $10; Henry II. Malone. Cynthlana. $ to $12; John W. Gray, Independence, 15 to $S. Restoration and Additional Edward W. Lakeman. Poseyville. $ to $10. Restoration end Increase Horace Robinson (deceased), Indianapolis. $10 to $12; Jas. C. McCracken (deceased). West Baden, $16 to 1T0: James F. Burch (deceased). Plymouth. $16 to $17. Renewal William Slagle, Evansville. $6; Joseph Barrett. Elkhart, $5; William J. Edmon. Perti, $6. Reissue Greensberry A. Sheppard, Orangeville, $12; John J. Bockoven. Portland, $3 to $S; Charles E. Law, Wolcottyllle. Ill

LACK OF CASH DEMAND

DEAR FORCES SWELLED WITH RECRUITS FROM THE BULLS. Earlr Firmness In Wheat Soon Gave Way to Depressing: Xevvsj, and All Markets Declined. CHICAGO, July 13. Lack of cash demand and favorable weather with heavy receipts caused a decline in wheat to-day, September closing ?8c under yesterday at 72:5iti72TsC. Corn and oats closed fractionally lower. Provisions lost on heavy hog re ceipts. . Wheat opened with a show of firmness ?ic over yesterday at 73Hc for September, rhe upward Impulse was due to reports oi too much rain in the West and Northwest for the prosecution of harvesting. This prop failed early, and after selling at 73?8 730 September started on a decline from which 1 there was no rally.' Cables were Indifferent, receipts heavy and many bears were recruited from yesterday's bull ranks. The wet weather was principally in the winter wheat belt, but receipts were heavy enough to check buying. The cash demand was light. The Northwest sold wheat in the local market, talked fine weather and agreed In the general expectation of an Increase In the visible supply. Receipts at primary points were 716,777 bushels, against 256,510 last year. Northwest receipts were 617 cars, as compared with 366 a week ago and sixty-four a year ago. Local receipts were fifty-four cars, eight of contract grade. A prospective large Increase in the visible supply helped the short sellers. September declined steadily to 72c and closed at 72i 72T8e. There was considerable selling of September corn, which opened a shade over yesterday's close at ZiG2ll,ic Weakness followed in sympathy with wheat and the general opinion that rains in the corn belt were favorable to the crop. Receipts were 414 cars. September sold off to 33HS33ic, and closed at 33?c. Oats were firm and a quarter or a cent higher at the opening, but declined with the break in corn and wheat. There was a fair demand for cash and 50,000 bushels were marketed here. The first car of new oats received this year came in to-day. it closed as No. 1 grade. September sold between 20$i20ac, closing a shade uuder yesterday at 20c. The heavy run of hogs caused a decline In provisions. September pork dropped off 12ic, closing at Sd.10ff9.l2Vs'. lard declined 74c, closing at $5.45; rlb9 lost 5c, closing at Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 70 cars; corn, 550 cars; oats, ISO cars; hogs, 4j,00'). Leading futures ranged as follows:

Articles. OpenWheat lng. July.... 724 Sept.... 734 Dec... 754-7514 Corn July.... 244-34'4 Sept.... 344-344 Dec... 334 Oats ' July.... 244 Sept.... 204 May.... 224 Pork Sept... $9.13 I Oct 9.15 LardSept.... 6.50 Oct 6.50 Ribs Sept.... 5.174" Oct 5 25

High- Low- closest, est. Ing. 72' , 71V71 7Hi 73S-73H 72, 72S4-7T4 75U 74Vs 744-74 144 33V6-33; 34 334

324-324 324 24 . 244 1 204 204 224 224 $9.10 $9.124 9.124 9.124 6.45 6.45 5.50 6.624 6.15 515 6.20 5.20

24V 20i-2 224 .20 9.20 6 50" 5.55 5.20 S.25 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady; patents, $3.503.eC; straights, 83.20(33.30; clears, $303.15; spring wheat specials, $4-35; hard patents $3.60T3.70; foft patents, $3.303.40; Minnesota straights. 83.1003.30; bakers', $3.20. o. 2 spring wheat, 734c; No. 3 spring wheat. 7171!ic; No. 2 red, 734-3740. No. 2 corn, 344c; No. 2 yellow, 34&c. No. 2 oats. 244c; No. 2 white. 2S4c; No. 3 white. 2546274c. No. 2 rye, 67c. No. 1 flaxseed, 984c; Northwestern, 8L024- Prime timothy seed, $2.4502.50. Clover seed, contract grade. $6.50.73. Mess pork, per brl. $8.60 9.05. Lard. Er 100 lbs. $3.25!&5.374. Short-rib sides (loose), 05.15; dry-salted shoulders (bxed). $3,374 6.50: short-clear sides (boxed). $5.3305.40. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1.26. Receipts Flour, 14.W0 brls; wheat, 86,000 bu; corn. 494.000 bu; oats, 323.000 bu; rye. 6,000 bu; barley, 6.000 bu. Shipments Flour. 7,000 brls; wheat, 62,000 bu; corn, 622.0oO bu; oats, 2S4.000 bu; rye, 2,000 bu; barley, S2.000 bu. AT KE W . YORK. Rnllntr Prices In Produce sit the Seaboard's Commercial 31etropolls. NEW YORK, July 15. Flour Receipts, 27,528 brls; exports, 8,408 brls. The market was quiet and easier; Minnesota patents, 13.8S&4; Minnesota bakers,' $3&3.20; winter patents, $3.75 4; winter straights, $3.4023.55; winter extras, $2.4532.53; winter low grades, $2.4562.55. Rye flour inactive; good to fair, $3.103.25; choice to fancy, $3.3063.50. Corn meal easy; yellow Western, 79 80c; city, 80c; Uranrtvwlns. S2.1522.25. Rye Quiet! No. 2 Weitern, 6464ttc L o. b. afloat. Barley steady; feeding. 43c o. 1. f. Buffalo; malting. 43fc52c delivered New York. Barley malt quiet; Western, 57SC3c Wheat Receipts, 219,175 bu; exports, 15,998 bu. Spot dull: No. 2 red. 79c f. 0. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth. 80c f. o. b.; No. 2 red, 77c in elevator. Options opened steadier on cables and wet weather in the Northwest. They subsequently developed weakness under local and Northwest selling. The close was steady on late covering at He net advance; July, f8&78c, closed at 784c; Sep tember, IS ll-16'a '.(:, ciosea at tsc; ue cember. 7i4Si8v4c. closed at 804c. Corn Receipts. 110,780 bu; exports, 88,193 bu. Spot dull; No. 2, 404c f. o. b. afloat, 3Mc in elevator. Options opened steady, but sold off with wheat and closed: July at 3140, September at 4,c. Oats Receipts, ll.tiOu bu; exports, 50,116 bu. Spot dull; No. 2, 30c; No. 3, 2yc; No. 3 white, 3vc; track white, 31"q26c; No. 2 white, 324c; track mixed Western, 292D?4c. Options dull. Hay quiet; shipping, ooQSOc; good to choice, 75850. Hops uuiet; state, common to choice, 1S96 crop, 66 ic; li97. Ilil3c; 1898, 16fcl7c; Pacilic coast, lt crop, 13'yl5c. Hides firm; Galveston,, 20 to 25 pounds, 16Val7c; Texas dry. 24 to 30 pounds, 124 13c; California, 21 to 25 pounds, 18c. Leather steady; hemlock sole, Buenos Ay res light to heavy weights. 2vtt?21!2c. Beef firm; family, 13.50'a 10.50; extra mess, $9; beef hams, $26.50:28; packet. . $9.50(& 10; city extra India mess, $1415. Cut meats steady: pickled bellies, 15.5tKa7.25; pickled hams, $9.75610. Lard easy; Western steam, $5.50. Refined steady; continent, $5.90; September, $6.50; compound. $4.S71.&ra5. Pork dull: mess, $K.25 &9.75; short clear, $1111.75; family, $10.75 can. Cotton-seed oil steady to firm; prime crude, 214c; prime crude f. o. b. mills, 17 18c; butter grades, 30ft 32c; prime winter yellow, 30fc32c; prime white, 294c. Tallow firm; city, 4?8c; country, 4c Coffee Options opened quiet at unchanged prices, ruled exceptionally dull, with weak undertone In the absence of cables from Havre. Rio and Santos closed on account of holidays. The close was inactive. Sales. 500 bags. Including: September, 4.60c. Spot coffee Rio dull; No. 1 invoice, 7Vic Mild quiet. Sugar Raw barely steady; fair refining, 3 13-1 6c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4?8c Molasses sugar, 3 11-1 6c. Refined sugar quiet and steady: No. 6. 4 13-16c; No. 7, 4c; No. 8, 4 H-l6c; No. 9. 4ac; No. 10, 44c; No. 11, 4c; No. 12, 4 5-16-:; No. 13, 4 5-16c; No. 14, 44c; mold A. 54c; standard A. 54c; confectioners' A, 54c; cutloaf, 54c; crushed, 6c; powdered, 58c; granulated, 5ic; cubes, 5SiC. Rice firm: domestic, fair to extra, 4!tic Molasses firm; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice. 3236c. TRADE IX GENERAL, Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Other Places. LIVERPOOL, July 15. Wheat No. 2 red Western winter, no stocks: No. 1 red northern Duluth dull at 6s; No. 1 California. 6s 14d08s 2d; futures quiet; July, 5s 84d; September, 5s Ud;" December, 6s id. Corn Spot. American mixed, new, firm at $s54d; old, 3s6id; futures quiet: July, 3s 6d; September, SsSd; October, 3s 64L Flour vSL Louis fancy winter dull at 7s 9d. Linseed oil. 23s. Butter Good United States, 62s. Tallow Prime city firm at 23s; Australian (In London) steady at 23s 3d. Beef India mess steady at 60s; prime mesa steady at 5?s. Pork Prime mess. Western, firm at 50. Lard American refined. In palls, steady at 2Ss 6U; In tierces, strong at 27s 9d. Bacon Cumberland cut, 28 to 30 lbs. firm at 32s: short-ribs. IS to 20 lbs. ttrm at 31s 6d; long-clear middles, light. 30 to 35 lbs, firm at 31s6d; longclear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 Its. firm at 30s 6d; shnrt-clear backs, 16 to 18 lbs, 24s: clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs, firm at 31s. Hams Short-cut 14 to 16 lbs, firm at 4s 6d. Shoulders Square. 12 to 14 lbs. firm at 27s 6d. Cheese American finest white and colored firm at 24s. ST. LOtTIS, July 15. Wheat No. 2 red, cash, 74c; July, 734c; September. 744c; December, 76e; No. 8 hard, tic. Ccrn No. 2 cash. 334c; July, Mo; feptambar, UftgSttj December,

23c. Oats No. 2. cash, 2c: July. 234c;

September. 20,c; No. 2 white. 27c. Pork firm at $0.23. Lard easy; prime steam. $3.20: choice, $5.23. New prime timothy seed. $2.50 for August. Corn meal steady at $1.6033 1.90. Bran strong; sacked, eat tnrck, 60C2c. Hay firm; timothy, $?ftl2..7); prairie, $738. Whisky steady at $1.26. Dry-salt meat." steady; boxed shoulders. $5,124; extra horts. $5,374; clear ribs. $5.50; clear sides, $5,624. Bacon strong; boxed shoulders. $5.5; extra shorts, $3.S0; clear ribs, $3.S74; clear sides, $6. Receipts Flour, 3.000 brls; wheat. 63.000 bu; corn. 63.000 bu; oats. 20.000 bu. ShipmentsFlour. 6.000 brls; wheat, 8.000 bu; corn, 14,(M) bu; oats. 12.0C0 bi. BALTIMORE. July 15. Flour quiet; receipts, 13.802 brls; exports, H,l?6 brls. Wheat dull; spot and July, 740744c; August, 74407ic; September, 75076c; steamer No. 2 red. 72072Vic: Southern wheat by sample, 70072c; Southern wheat on grade. 72075c: receipts, 101. 52 bu: exports. 54.877 bu. Corn dull: pot and July, $7T03c; August. 3v-0SS4c; September, 2840 3S4c; steamer mixed. 3f.4036Sc; Southern white and yellow corn. 42c asked; receipts, 151.262 bu: exports. 3S4.669 bu. Oats steady; No. 2 white. 310314c; No. 2 mixed. 294030c TOLEDO. July 15. Wheat lower and easy; No. 2. cash, 73c bid; July, 724c bid: September. 74iC bid. Corn dull, but steady; No. 2 mixed. 364c. Oats dull, but steady: No. 2 mixed. 25c. Rye quiet; No. 2, cash, 57c bid. Clover seed active and unchanged; prime, cash, new, $4; October, $4.6C. CINCINNATI. July 15. Flour steady. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red, 714c Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, 364c Oats easier; No. 2 mixed. 274c. Rye quiet; No. 2, new, 6c, Lard steady at $5.25. Bulk meats firm at $5.25. Bacon 6trong at $6.25. Whisky quiet at $1.26. Wool. LONDON, July 15. At the wool auction sales to-day there was a good attendance of bujers. The number of bales offered waa 10.25L The list waa of a miscellaneous character and Included a few good New Zealand, Melbourne and Tasmania merinos. Cross-breds were strongly competed for by Yorkshire and the continent. A mall supply of scoureds sold briskly at the highest rates of the series. Lower medium crosa-breds were in steady demand, America securing greasies. A fair selection of Punta Arenas wools waa taken freely and finer grades were slightly lower. The number of bales catalogued during the series aggregated 226,000, of which 8.000 had not been offered, 1.000 were withdrawn. 143,000 taken by the home trade, 68.0C0 by the continent, 2.000 by America and 19.000 bales were held over. The sale ojiened good and competition compared with th May finals. Merinos and fine cross-breds advanced 5 per cent, and coarse wools declined 74. owing to the paucity of merinos. Cross-breda soon showed a further Improvement of 5 per cent., caused by the eagerness of the continental representatives, who operated more freely. Yorkshire wools were occasionally 124 per cent, over the May figures and closed firm. Medium merinos and fine cross-breds showed an advance and most mediums were lower. The opening decline of 74 per cent, caused frequent withdrawals, but latterly grew steadier, operators purchasing more freely. Occasional purchases of deep-grown wools were made by America and mediums closed at from par to 5 per cent, above. Coarse grades closed 10 per cent, below May's rates. South Afriins were strong throughout and small supplies of scoureds closed at Id advance. The next series of sales is scheduled to begin Sept. 19 and will conclude on Nov. 28. To-day's sales in detail: New South Wales 300 bales; scoured, 18$ Ls lOd; greasy. 540114d. Queansl&nd 900 bales; scoured. Is6d01slld; greasy. !4d01s 4d. Victoria 400 bales; scoured. Is ld01s 54d; greasy, 64 01s 2d. South Australia 2)0 bales; scoured, 8d Is S4d; greasy, 60114d. Tasmania 1,000 bales; greasy, SHdQls 14d. New Zealand 5,000 bales; scoured, 74dls9d: greasy, 4Slld. Cape of Good Hope and Natal 100 bales; greasy, 74&9d. Punta Arenas 2.200 bales; scoured, 94dls Id; greasy, 6409d. The arrivals to date for the next series amount to 14S.594 bales. The Imports for the week were: Melbourne. 3T.5 bales; South Australia, 126 bales; New Zealand. 4.264 bales; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 1.314 bales; Bussorah, 8S4 bales, and elsewhere. iZo bales. NEW YORK, July 13. Wool steady; domestic fleece, 19022c; Texas, 13016c. Dntter, Ejfirs and Cheese. NEW TORK, July 13. Butter Receipts, 6.326 fiackages. Market steady for fancy and weak for ower grades; Western creamery, 150184c; factory, 120144c. Cheese Receipts, 3,451 packages. Market hrm; large white, 8)c; small white, S4c; large colored, 4c: small colored, 84c. Eggs Receipts, 8.294 packages. Market firm; fancy Western, 150154c. PHILADELPHIA, July 15. Butter firm: fancy Western creamery, 184019c; fancy Western prints, 21c. Eggs dull and 4c lower; fresh nearby, 13c; fresh Western, 130134c; fresh Southwestern. 13c; fresh Southern, 10011c Cheese firm. CHICAGO, July 15. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was weak: creamery, 1340174c; dairy, 110154c. Cheese steady at 84 09c Eggs firm; fresh, 124c KANSAS CITY, July 13. Eggs steady; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, firsts, 10c, cases returned. CINCINNATI, July 15. Butter quiet. Eggs dull at 9094c Cheese firm. BALTIMORE, July 15. Cheese steady. Butter steady. Eggs steady. BT. LOUIS, July 13. Eggs quiet at 94a Oils. OIL CITY, July 13. Credit balances, $1.23; certificates opened at $L24 bid for cash and closed at $1,244 bid; highest, $L214; sales of 1.000 brls cash at $1.24; 2,000 brls cash at $1,244; runs and shipments not reported. NEW YORK, July 15. Petroleum firm: refined. New York. 7.60c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 7.55c. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good. $1.3001.324. Spirits of turpentine steady at 4340c. WILMINGTON. July 15.-Spirlts of turpentine, nothing doing and unchanged. Rosin unchanged. Crude turpentine firm. Tar firm. SAVANNAH, July 15. Spirits of turpentine firm. Rosin firm and unchanged. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, July 15. Market on the spot shows quiet conditions to-day In the cotton goods division. Fair orders through malls. The Amer lean Woolen Company made a further advance in Clay worsteds of 2 l-3c per yard and advanced full Unea of serges and French backs 2405 per cent. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, July 15.-Callfornia drtej fruits: Evaporated apples steady; common, 647c: prime wire tray. 74074c; choice, K408c; fancy, 34c. Prunes, 34840. Apricots Royal, 14c; lloor Park, 140 ISc Peaches Unpeeled. 10011c Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. July 15. Cotton quiet; sales 1.100 bales; ordinary, 84c; good ordinary, 4c; low middling, 4 13-16c; middling,, 5 lM6c; good middling, 6c: middling fair, 6c Receipts, 315 bales; stock, 176,724. Metals. NEW TORK. July 15. The Metal Exchange closed to-day. Brokers' price for lead Is 4.85c. ST. LOUIS, July 13. Lead firm at 6.37404.60c Spelter strong at 5.s.:Vsc. - LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and QaletHosrfl Active and LowerSheep Quiet. INDIANAPOLIS, July 15. Cattle Receipts light; shipments none. There were but few on sale. The market was quiet at unchanged prices. All sold early. Export grades $4,900) 5.40 Killers, medium to good 4.600 4.80 Killers, common to fair 4.000! 4.33 Feeders, good to choice 4.250) 4.65 Stockers, common to good 3.aO0 4. Heifers, good to choice 4.2 4. Heifers, fair to medium 3.9O0 4.15 Heifers, common and thin 3.5C0 3.75 Cow?, good to choice 3.850 4.25 Cows, fair to medium 3.4i0 3.75 Cows, common and canners 2.5O0 3.00 Veals, good to choice 6.00 7.00 Veals, common to medium 3.500 5.00 Bulls, good to choice 3.6.'0 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 3.000) 3.40 Milkers, good to choice 35.00045.00 Milkers, common to medium 20.00030.00 1 Tegs Receipts, 10,000; shipments, 4,000. The market opened active, with packers the principal buyers at a decline of 5074c and closed steady. with all sold. Heavies $4.3004.35 Mixed 4.2504.324 Lights 4.3004.33 Pigs t.&Wl.lO Roughs 3.50&4.00 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,150; shipments, 900. The market was quiet, with no material change In prices. Good to choice sheep and yearlings $18504.50 Fair to medium sheen and yearlings .Z&3. 5 Stockers, common to good 2.5003.50 Spring lambs, common to good. 5. 2-& 6. 25 Elsewhere. KANSAS CITY. July 15.-CattIe-RecelDts. 70. Supply too light to make a market and prices were nominal. A liberal supply tnis ween con slsted largely of common grass stock; dry-fed steers and good grass steers In good demand at about steady prices, while common areen stock. either slaughtering or feeding grades, were slow sale at 10025c lower than same day last week; heavy native eteers, $5.2505.60; light-weight steers, M.4005.25; stockers and feeders, 13.50t4; butcher cows and heifers, $3.1505.45; canners, $2.25 03.15; butcher bulls. $3.2504.40; veal calves, $6011 eacn; Western steers, $4.oU.za; Texans. X3.4037 4.70. Hogs Receipts. 3.720. Trade opened steady, but weakened in sympathy with lower provision mar ket and closed 74c lower; sales were largely at 2405c decline. Market for the week very active; after discounting to-day's break, net gain for week Is 20e. To-day's ales: Heavy. $4.K04.224: mixed. $404.20; lights, 13.9004.10; pigs, $3.7604. Sheep No market to-day. Receipts for the week. 18.000. Supplies mostly range stock, many of them of inferior quality; spring lambs are In better demand and partly recovered from late breaks in prices, with mutton grades in strong demand at steady prices: spring lamb brought $4.2505.75; muttons. $3.i.v?jy.2j; stockers and feed ers. $34.50; culls. $1.5003. CHICAGO. July 13. Receipts of cattle to-day were small. The general demand continued good at yesterday's ruling prices. Prices generally are 100 lie lower man a week ago. Hogs Receipts were unusually large for the clese of $& wtaa ana a aecm.-) $ uto was forced;

COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE

Farmers' Fire Insurance Company

On the 30th Day of June, 1899. It Is located at No. 29 Eas t Market street. York. Pa. WiL H. MILLER. President. D. STRICKLER. Secretary. ' THE ASSETS OF THE COM PAX V Ann AS FOLLOWS!

Cash en hand and In the Tork National Bank Real estate unincumbered Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at follows: IT. s. bonds, 44 per cent., market value Railroad stccks and bends, market value Other stocks and bonds, market value Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, wor same ia mortgaged, and free from any prior Debts otherwise secured, none interest, rent, etc Debts for premiums All other securities, collateral loans

Total assets $7M.52.1S LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $14.7.71 Losses unadjusted 8.710.00 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proofs a.KS.00 All other claims against the company, taxes and book liabilities 3.H3.75 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 3lt.CCl.78 Total liabilities $37S,7$4-2S The greatest amount in any one risk, say $5,000. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. L the undersigned, auditor of state of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that th abovs ? a correct copy of the statement of the condition f the above-mentioned company on the 30th day of June. 1S99. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement Is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal thle SEAL. 14th day cf July. 1899. . W. II. HART. Auditor cf State.

heavy hogs brought $4.1005.35: mixed lots. $4.1O0 4.35; light, $4.1504.35; pigs. $4,2505.60; culls and rough lots. $204.1'). There were not enough sheep for a market; aheep were quotable at $203 for culls up to &05.2S for prime wethers; Texans brought $3.2504 and Western range sheep $404.60; yearlings were quotable at $4.7505.50 and spring lamba at $3,500 6.60. Receipts Cattle, 200; hogs, 30,000; aheep, L500. EAST BUFFALO. July 15. Special. Ransom. Mansfield & Co., live stock commission dealers. report: Cattle Receipts. 7 cars. Market fairly active for good butchers and desirable fat cattle of all kinds; veals market slow and prices lower; best veals. $606.25; common to good. $4.5005.75; buttermilks, $3.2504; grasEers. $2.5003. Hogs Receipts. 16 cars. Market fairly active and steady; Yorkers, $4.550 4.60; pigs and light Yorkers, $4.6004.65; mixed packers. $4.5504.60; me diums and heavy, $4.5504.60; roughs, $3.703.90; stags. $3.2003.50; closed firm. Sheep Receipts, 2 cars. Feeling firm "Tor good grades of handy stock, but none on sale; culls and common dull and lower; common Kentucky spring lambs, $4 0 4.50; fair to good, $5.7506.2; no sheep here. ST. LOUIS. July 15. Cattle Receipts. 200. Mar ket steady; fair to choice native shipping and ex port steers, $005.15, with fancy worth up to $5.25; dressed beef and butcher steers, $405.40; steers under LOOO lbs, $3.7505; stockers and feeders. $2.900 3.50; cows and heifers, $2.2505.15; bulls. $2.25 QZ.'j; canners, $1.2502.75; Texas and Indian steers. $2.950 4.95; cows and heifers. $2.3003.70. Hogs Receipts, 3,300. Market 5010c lower; pigs and lights. $4.3504.40; packers, $4.3004.40; butchers, $4.3504.43. Sheep Receipts, 400. Market dull and nominal; native muttons, $404.25; spring lambs, $404.75; culls and bucks, $27504; stockers, $303.25; Texans, $3.6004.50. NEW YORK, July 15. Beeves Receipts, 272. Nothing doing; feeling easy. No late cables. Exports, 250 cattle, 203 sheep and 1.250 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 91; 62 on sale; veals slow and State stock lower at $3.5006.25; buttermilks, $2.75; 159 calves unsold; city dressed veals, 8010c per lb. Hogs Receipts, 1.839: none for sale. Market nominally firm at $4.7004.80. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 8.406; 23 cars on sale. Sheep slow; medium grades weak; prime lambs steady to a shade lower; medium and common dull, closing easier; aheep, $306; lambs, $505.25. CINCINNATI, July 15.-CatUe steady at $3.25 05.10. Hogs dull and lower at $3.5004.40. Sheep steady at $2.2504.15; lambs dull at $4?6.60. SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Twelve Transfers, with a Total Consideration of f 2 1,003. Instruments filed fcr record In the recorder's office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m. July 15, 1899. as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis Suite 229. first offica floor. The Lemcke, Telephone 1760: Rebecca A. Lengsdale to Mary ' E. Rainey, part of Lot L Yandes & Wllkins'a subdivision of Outlot 87 $2,000.00 Robert E. Moore to Carey J. Ward, Lot 140, Julian et al.'s resubdlvlslon to IrvIngton John E. Gilmore to William II. Johnson, Lot 3, Block 193, Brightwood Anna Cox et al. to George T. Porter, part 750.00 800.00 of Lot 2, Joseph R. Pratt's subdivision. 6,500.00 John F. Kirkland to Norbert Landgraf, Lot 97, Harlan et al.'s addition John R. Welch to Paul W. Robbins, Lot 144. Culver et al.'a subdivision Olive S. Mendenhall to Morris O. Mints, Lot 17 and part of 18, Block 6, North Indianapolis John F. Barnett to James K. David, 150.00 250.00 392.50 part of northwest quarter. Section 24, Township 14, north of Range 2, east.... 8,837.50 Charles L. Hutchinson to M. L. Julian. Lot 74, Plcken & Loftln's E&tt Washington-street addition Lemon II. Troller to Will A. Bell. Lots 1 L 500.00 and 2, Block 12. North Indianapolis.... 3,000.00 Martha G. Brown to James M. Hugh, Lot 43. E. T. Fletcher's second addition to Brightwood Eliza Schooley to H. A. Blerly, part southwest quarter of southwest quarter. Section 8, Township 15. north of Ilange 178.00 s, east 1.600.00 Total transfers, 12; consideration $21,005.00 THE COURT nECORD. Criminal Court. Fremont Alford, Judge. The State of Indiana vs. Ernest Alexander; burglary and grand larceny. Plea of guilty to petit larceny. Defendant is eighteen years old. Sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for from one to three years. The State of Indiana vs. Nannie Dorsey; burglary and petit larceny. Plea of guilty to petit larceny. Defendant is fourteen years old. Defendant released on suspended sentence. The State of Indiana vs. Thomas McGorcon; grand larceny. Plea of guilty to petit larceny. Fined $1 and sentenced to the workhouse for six months. The State of Indiana vs. Frank Schelley; petit larceny. Defendant withdrew former Jlea of not guilty and pleaded guilty, 'ined $1 and sentenced to the county Jail for ninety days. New Suits Filed. Thomas F. Dugan vs. Annie Dugan; divorce. Superior Court, Room 2. Charles W. Gunther vs. the Indianapolis Printing Company; suit for receiver. Superior Court, Room 3 THANKS AN IIOXEST FLAGMAN. Cashier of Windermere Gets l,fX0 lie Left on a Train. Chicago Evening Post. The cashier of the Windermere ITotel. Fifty-sixth street and Cornell avenue, had an experience Monday which had the most fortunate ending of any In his life. And If ever a certain flagman on the Illinois Central is in need of recommendations for honesty this man etanda ready to say a word In his behalf. About noon of that day the cashier of the hotel left Fifty-seventh street to come down town to draw 11.500 from the bank to pay the employes of the hotel. He got the money, and, with $1,000 In currency and 1500 in silver safely stored away In a grip, he boarded a local train at Randolph street to return to the hotel. The satchel was placed under the seat occupied by the mark, wno, until Thirty-seventh street was . reached, had his mind centered upon the treasure he carried with him. At Thirty-first street a physician whom he knew entered the car and sat beside the cashier. They entered into earnest conversation and when Fifty-seventh-street station was called both men left the car. But the satchel and the money were left where they had been placed under the seat. The train hardly had disappeared around a slight curve in the tracks when the loss was discovered. The cashier almost sank to the ground, so overcome was he with fright, lie regained his strength and telephoned Train Dispatcher Dunning, at the Randolph-street station, of the loss. He was told the best thing he could do would be to wait for the return of the train and query the conductors about it. Meantime the flagman, whose duty keeps him in the rear of the train, had gone through the car vacated by the two men. Under the seat he saw the satchel, and, as there was no one anywhere near It, ho decided It had been left by mistake and started to carry out his duty care for It and turn it in at the station. He lifted it and nearly dropped It again, so heavy waa the grip. Then he investigated and found It contained money. He locked it up In the crew closet at the end of the car and went about his other work. The train only went as far as Woodlawn and then returned to the city. On the station platform at Fifty-seventh street a pale and trembling man boarded the train. "Did anyone rind a satchel on this train ?;olng out?" he asked of one of the conducors. The flagman in the rear found a satchel." was the answer. "You might go back and talk to him about it." This he did, and when he found his property was safe his strength again almost left him. "I cannot (It it to you, though," uld the

the rate cf per cent., secured as th double the amount for which the

$.-j.rn. 43,K0.C9 84.0O0.M 127.130.00 151.725.59 1R3.M1.77 C.7H.83 42.ra.oe n.ooo.oo Incumbrance P. M.titne is in BLACK flgarea. Trains marked thus: DaUy. fc Kleeper. 1 larlor Car, O Chair Car. DDining Car, tFxcept Sunday. C. C. C.&St.L. Ry Big 4 Routs City Tkt Office, No. 1 K. Wash. St. Depart, Arrive. Nfnncie accommodation. $S S.IO S.2S 10.35 6.0O 1183 3.10 8 45 ax 5.40 6.10 IdM UXi 8.45 10.48 8.S5 6.10 X.S9 11,50 XVo5 6.40 11.15 11-40 a.no 4.15 11.50 U-40 1 41 6.16 1030 S) fXj Union City acco'detlon4.60 Xciive. N.Y.A Bos.ex.a..4.2S Cleveland, 'ew York A Boston malL.10 M Cieve. N Y Bos "Knickerrooxer-.-n.iia BENTON HARBOR LINK. Benton Harbor express &23 Benton Harbor express IMS Wabaeh accommodation 4.ao ST. LOUIS LINE. St Louis accommodation .....7 80 Pt. Louis southwestern. Urn. d s 11.4S Terre Haute A Mattoon accom 4.30 St. Louis express. 11.20 CHICAGO LINE Lafayette accommodation. ...... .......7.43 Lafayette accommodation .......C.15 Chicago fast matl.d p m 43 Chicago, White City special, dp 4.15 Chicago night express, a 12.09 CINCINNATI LINK. Cincinnati express, a '8.43 Cincinnati express, a 4.1S Cincinnati accommodation 7.00 Cincinnati accommodation 10 SO Cincinnati expreaa.p 2.43 Greensburg accommodation. ...... ...a. SO Cincinnati, Washington f 1 ex. a d...6.20 N. Vernon and Louisville ex, d a....ttf N. Vernon and Louisville ex ....2.4S PEORIA LINK. PeoTia, Bloomlngton m and ex 7.23 Peoria and Bloomlngton fez 11.4S Champaign accommodation..... 4.3ft Peoria and Bloominarton ex. a 1 1.10 rPRING FIELD AND CULUMoUo LIXilV. Columbus and Springfield ex 8.10 11-81 Columbus and Springfield ex 3.8Q 10.40 C1X., HAM. DAYTON ItY. , Cl.y Ticket Office. 25 W. Wash. St. Cincinnati express ..183 12.0 6. SO 10.35 11.44 t3.9 t7.oO A Cincinnati fast mall, s.. 8.23 Si Cin. and Detroit ex tl045 Cincinnati and Dayton express, p...t2.45 Cincinnati and Dayton limited, p d..4.45 Cincinnati, Toledo. Detroit 7.07 IJJUJil S.lihM 1 Ticket Office. 2S West Wash. St. - nirTitht en a t.u Chicago fast mail. s. p d...............7.00 7.SS Chicago express, p d...... 11.80 t.40 Chicago vestibule, p d t3.35 4-37 llonoa accom fl.OO fio.C9 LAKE ERIE WESTERN R. B. Mail and express fT.OO t 40 Toledo and Michigan City xM....Mtl.20 fo-OO Pern and Toledo ex 1.20 lo.as Pern and Plymouth accom and ex.t7.QO lCUS INDIANA, DECATUR A WESTERN BT. Decatur and St. Louis mail and ex....ta.lS t4 40 Chicago express, p d. ................ vtll..v f-40 Tuscola accommodation. ..... ....... .t3.4 5 fio.40 Decatur A 8U Loots fast ex. a e....l 1.05 aw jjennsulvaniaMnESJ Ticket oflces at station and at corner Illinois end Washington Streets. TrelasBMiaby Tv. n .4.lr I nA York S.1S IO.00 11.30 3.15 6.SO 7.00 t.00 9.10 . T5.40 15.40 4.00 7.18 IO.00 3.35 78.51 19.S5 12.8 18.X5 16 BO tlO.20 11.M 10.40 ?.19 7.14) 7.14) 7.00 in 7.05 4.45 2 T.5 itt.OO 129 123 Columbus, Ind. and Louisville. ......8.40 Richmond and Columbus, O V-U Pi qua and Celnmbns. O .....t7.15 Columbus and Richmond. ....... .......fT.l Richmond Accom. (Sun. only) 7.15 Columbus, Ind.A Madison than, only) 180 Columbus. Ind. and Louisville... 8.20 Vernon and Madisoa ....tt.2 Martinsville and Vincennes .8 23 Davton and Xenia 25 Pituburg and Kat ....fc.15 Lcgansport and Chicago M.U.ss Knightstown and Richmond fl.lR Philadelphia and New York.... ..2.30 Baltimore and Washington. 2.30 Dayton and Bpnngtield Vt.30 bpringfield.... .30 Columbus, Ind. and Madison t3.30 Columbus, Ind. and Louisville 4.00 Martinsville and Vincennes. ......f4.20 Pittsburg and fcast 5,00 Philadelphia and New Yerk.......7.10 Dayton and Xenia 7,10 Columbus. Ind. and LonlsviUe t7.10 Lcgsniport sod Chicago 11Z5 VAN D ALIA LINE, Terre nante, RU Louis and West. 7.I Terre Rant and Ht. Louts accom 7.2a Terra Haute. Bt. Louia and West..12.35 Terre Haute and Kfttngtiara M....t4.00 Terre Haute and Ht. Loais fast mall 7.05 ht Louis and aU Points West 11-35 honest trainman. "You win have to go down town and identify the property when 1 turn It In." he added. Train Dispatcher Dunning received tho lost property when the train arrived at the terminus and also was shown conclusively that the rightful owner was there ready to receive it The cashier of the hotel is not a well-to-do-man, and wheryhe came to bestow his thanks upon the-Tlagman for displaying such honesty it was almost plUalls to hear his words of gratitude. DO KOT WORK TOO MLCIL Nature Will Punish the Man Who Dories Her. New York Sun, "I have tried working nights, and seven days in the week, and all that sort of thing," said Mr. Bifferly, "with a vague idea that nature would make an exception in my case, and that 1 could do it aU right, whether anybody else could or not, but I find It doesn't pay, which is to say that nature didn't make any exception in my case. It may smile indulgently on me at the outset of my breaking of its established rules, but if I persist it gets stern and makes It clear to me that I must not violate its rules, doing this by bringing down xny output, without regard to the number of days or nights I work, to as little or less than 1 could produce In six days' work, besides keeping me In a state of perpetual nervousness and worry. "The fact la that we need a day of rest; that no spring is inexhaustible, and if we keep on uipping after the water is low we dip up mud with the water, and it doesn't pay; it's better to give the rprlng a chanco to fill up, and to give your back a chance, too. "A man that is fit and trim can do more work in six days than a tired man can lu seven. The man that tries to get more out of himself by working all the time really gets less. If he is crowded for money and wants to work and earn it, the temptation is great to keep right on at work all the time, and earn ail he can, and If he per mlts himself to stop at all. tie thinks he's wasting time: but, biers us! he isn't; he's only giving himself a chance to flU up. Let him keep calm and enjoy that period of idleness; and it Is not really idleness, iff recuperation. Then when the time com to work let him pitch In for all be knows how; he can't work too hard then, but It certainly dot not pay to work aU the time," The reace Conference. Time and the Hour. Since no one expected much of The Hague conference it is. perhaps, unnecessary to say that it bids fair to accomplish as much as was expected. Something is done, at least, when such a body meets at alL But a definite programme for Insuring peac to the world still remains an iridescent dream. There has been more or less debate concerning the principle of arbitration, but it does not look as if anything resembling the permanent tribunal proposed by Creat Hrotaln and the United States were to be established. The War Lord has objected strenuously; and perhaps he Is right enough from his point of view, miiu uiuuriuuiinrjy me iniira oiaies upon the subject. As for the exemptioj . . . 1 . J & - . . . M.. . weeK tne question ox armament has come up, but it is safe to say that it will not fare better than the rest. The proposal put forth by Russia for restricting the military armaments might possibly be accepted, but the naval proposal Is less practicable. Certainly, our own' country would not now assent to It. In fact, there seems o be some obstacle to the success of the conference in every direction, and yet it would bo rash to say that the gathering, of the delegates has done nothing worth while. It has turned the thoughts of th rulers of the nations toward peace Instead Qt wax.