Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1899 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JTJLJ 30, 1899:

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with the ..INDIANA TRUST CO.. Capital Liability of Stockholders Total Security for Deposits $l,CC0,Cu3 This company will pay you 3 per cent Interest, compounded semi-annually, on deposits of $ 1 and upward. No Fines No Expense Fund No Withdrawal Fees You can withdraw the full amount of your deposit and interest without any deductions whatever. Offices Indiana Trust Building:. Cor. Wnahlnscton St. and Virginia Ave. Real Estate j j j Improved and Unimproved propcrtv on North Meridian and Pennr : ni a c, U-nnin trprt. ATnrtnn Plnrf nnrl . i .i t all pariS OI IOC City. inquiries, personal or by letter, given prompt attention. Trih AIARION TRUST CO. Northeast cor. Monument Place and Market St OfSce closed Saturday at 1 o'clock during July and August. M" - G. I. BUSH, Stock and Grain Broker SECOND FLOOR Stevenson JE5 tJ.il clirxfi: riARQIN . . 1 to 5 Per Cent. When orders are limited as to price I fruarantee orders will be executed when irnit ia reached. Spot cash settlement?. Free Advice on Stocks Or grain Is not worth the cost of a 2-cent jv.Ftage stamp. If you are interested In Wall .street affairs you need EXPERT advice. My business is that or an ADVISORY AGENT and PROFESSIONAL SPECULATOR, and I am In constant touch with tho Interests that KNOW POSITIVELY the trend of the markets. This knowledge Is the secret of my success. I TRANSACT a w5 9 w- a V V a T A T ft f COUNTS IN THE HANDS OF STOCK EXCHANGE, OR CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE BROKERS. I new have information of a twenty-point movement in an active stock, but this advice is not free, neither Is it for sale at $10 or 520 per week. My operations are NOT conducted on the syndicate plan, but every account Is an individual one, and my remuneration is contingent upon the euccc-ss of my operations. I make no claim whatever as a "reformer" or 'philanthropist" or a benefactor to the human race. If I win for you, I "WANT A SHARE OF THE PROFITS. In brief, I give you the benefit of seventeen years experience in speculative circles, together with exclusive Inside information, end my commission is one-third of the pioflts I make for you. MY PHENOMENAL SUCCESS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CONCENTRATE MY ENERGIES UPON THE SINGLE POINT OF MAKING AS MANY PROFITABLE DEALS AND REMITTING THE PROFITS TO MY CLIENTS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. The next few weeks will witness many changes in the prices of active stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. If you ever trade In stocks, or IF-YOU EVER EXPECT TO TRADE, now is the time to fcegln. You can put up from three to five points margin on a 100 share lot and make from 31.000 to 21,500 clear in the next sixty or ninety days. Don't watch the market and see events pass Into history; get in and make some money for yourself. I am making money for others; I can tnake money for you. Accounts of less than $100 not accepted. Yours, truly, WAl. A. KENNEDY, 50 Broadway, New York. S s S. A. FLETCHER 6: COS SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT 38 East Washington Street. Absolute safety against fire and burglar. Policeman day and night on riard. Designed for Sfcfe keeping- of Money. Bonds. Wills. Deds. Abstract, Silver Plate. Jewels an.l valuable STrunks, Packages, etc. Contains 2,100 boxes. Rent S to $45 per year. JOITX S. TARKIXGTON Mnnnfrer. NEWTON TODD, STOCK'S An RnMlS ' ? ? InIU Rlnrk I offer 40 shares Union Trust Company stock. Want to buy Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company stock. Belt Railroad and Stockyards preferred stock. DOMESTIC SERVICE I. EGLAD. The Largest Single Industry for Men and AVomen. London Times. In I)ndon the average money wages cf female servants Is a little under 1S a year. I'ut as this calculation Includes In one class fcoth the little lodclng house "slavey" of fifteen and the well-paid and highly trained cook or housemaid In a West End family, the calculation Is a somewhat barren one. It Is more instructive to note that by far the greatest number of female servants are bte:n the ages of fifteen and thlrty-flvc, find that, as a rule, their remuneration is more or less progressive up to the latter point. From thirty-five to forty-live the numbers grvatly diminish, but the level of waccs Is hiKher, while above forty-five, with a further numerical decrease, it seems to decline. In England and Wales, outside Tendon. thf averaee money waxes Is- reck oned at 15 10s a year, but in the three rrpat Srntrh cities. Cllaseow. Edmourgn nd Dundee, they come very close to the metropolitan level. In the large English frovlnclal towns the level is lower than in .ondon and tho Scotch towns, owing to the fact that a much larger percentage 01 mr emclcves are under twenty, In Ireland no estimate of average wage has been found to be possible, but it if certain that the rate is generally much lower than In Great Britain. In all parts of the kingdom, as mlpht ho xpected, the money wage rises in accordance with the number of servants employed, and so does the average o age. It is noteworthy, at the same time, that there Is little opportunity for the tranter of those trained In small families to larger establishments, and that the higher wages obtained by those of mature age is an Indication that the incompetent are very largely eliminated as well as that exrrience and character can command their The imrortance of domestic service tor women m.y be estimated from the lie that, at the census or iwi. no?e foiiiployed were returned as nearly l..oO,wO. it 1 thus, Mr. Llewellyn Smith says, th largest single industry for either men or women." SIclc of Their Company. Oilra rrr T1m.Trra!d. Agitator Why are you men working away here day after day? Chorui of laborers ticcause nv ynr pretty fair and the work Is easy. Agitator-I'm goin' out of this business! Tm roin' to ialn the antt-lmperlallsta. Theypre the only ones who show any consistency In bain dissatlzlid.

STOCKS WERE BUOYANT

EVrinE LIST MADE CAINS DURING SATURDAY'S SHORT SESSION. Railroad Showing Great Profit and Weak Rank Statement Did Not Count Local Markets. At New York Saturday, money on call was easier, with transactions at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, ZWqty. per cent. Sterling exchange was heavy, with actual business In bankers' bills at $1.8646 4.87 for demand, and at $4.83H4.83i for sixty days; posted rates; $4.84ft4.k5H and lL$$'&i.S&; commercial bills; Silver certificates, COtj61o; Dar silver, 0'ic; Mexican dollars, 4Sc. At London bar fcilver closed quiet at 27 ll-16d an ounce. The New .York weeklv bank statement shows the following chances: Surplus reserve, decrease 11,244,475 Loans, decrease 8.334.50) Specie, decrease 4,241,400 Legal tenders, decrease 1S7.W0 Deposits, decrease 12,739.30) Circulation, decrease 27,600 The banks now hold $10,811,125 In excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule. The New York Financier says: "The statement of the New York clearing-house banks for the week ending July 20 cannot be regarded as a favorable exhibit, although I.,, - .,1 I there is good reason for saying that It does I show condition of the bank at the close of business Saturday. The losa of ""ao Ui BUS",e" "uy. nearly four and one-half millions In cash, for example, Is much more than theclx days1 operations called for. The contraction of $12,739,200 in deposits reduced reserve require ments by over t2.000.a)0. o that desnitn the - W M - nnkage Of M.42&.300 In specie and legale. , ----- U4iijr me surplus at I10.S11.125. "Tho deposit lose, as usual, is to be. traced to a few of the mort important institutions, the National City Bank being responsible for about live millions of the total. On the other hand, the gain of nearly as much by the National Park Bank, accompanied by a proportionate addition of specie, stands in direct contrast with the trend of the other banks. The liquidation in loans continues, the decrease of $3,334,500 in that item for the week making a total of mort than $34,000,000 In four weeks. In the same time deposits have declined forty millions and specie and legals something1 in excess of four millions. It is to be noted that while on July 8 the surplus reserve was but five millions, the clearing Institutions, despite the fact that they have four millions less cash now than at that time, still report six millions more of excess reserve. This has been made possible by the liquidation of outstanding commitments, but It Is becoming a question how much further the process can be continued. Loans are now the smallest since the middle bf February and In the last six months tho banks have lost twenty-eight millions In specie and legals. The continued loss of cash to the treasury and the approach of the crop season, with Its demands on the resources of this center, inane mo immediate luture an Interesting ances have in many instances been diverted ora New York, the demand may fall more ui icss on oiner large citlea" The New York stork- markPt fni Satur days short session was strong. A large volume of realizing was well digested by reason of an Increased demand to the commission houses and the market stood un well under a bank statement that was unexpectedly weak, the majority of stocks showing net gains whn trading was over for the day. London continued to buy stocks with considerable confidence and this was the prime factor in the opening rise and in the further decline In sterling exchange rates. The money market was largely nominal, but there is evidence of quite liberal offerings of funds from outside sources. The high level of railroad earnings shown by all companies reporting and the reported eager demand to buy, borrow or rent freight cars from many sections of the country was a potent source of strength for stocks. Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania and P., C, C. & St. L. enjoyed the benefit of the published June statements, showing largely increased net earnings. JJurllnsrton's ntrong June statement brought realizing. The coalers were helped by the statement of Lehigh Valley, reflecting a growing improvement in the long depressed anthracite industry. Reports of the unprecedented activity and strength in the iron trade caused advances in the prices of steel and Iron stocks, with the exception of Federal Steel. American Steel and Wire rose over a point. This factor helped the railroads situated In the Iron regions, notably Louisville & Nashville. American Tobacco was marked up nve points on light transactions and with no news to explain the rise. International Paper preferred and Consolidated Gas rose two points. The decline after the bank statement was checked by good absorption, but the recovery was not to the top level. The closing was quiet and firm. Bonds were well held on a moderate volume of business. The course of the stock market during the week has shown evidences of awakened interest and strength. The principal apprehension has been over the future of the money market. All accounts have agreed upon the unusual abundance of funds at all Interior centers, but the activity of trade and Industry are also unprecedented, and the enormous volume of bank clearings throughout the country shows that more money Is turned over In profitable employment than ever before. The question has been whether in moving the crops the usual demand would be made on Eastern centers for money, or whether the large funds at interior points would prove ample. This question is not answered definitely yet. Call money in New York has continued pretty firm, and It developed during the week that many Stock Kxcnange nouses were resortIng to time loans. This resulted In a hardenlnc tendency of the time money rate, and as there was apprehension that a money squeeze in the call loan department might intervene demands began to be felt for cropmoving purposes. Except for domestic disquiet In France the outlook Is for easier money abroad, and sterling exchange at New York has shown a sharp decline towards the end of the week. New York mer cantile paper has been reported as selling in Chlcaeo. The money condition in New industrial securities to meet expectations. Some of these have declined sharply from the subscription prices or from the prices taken as a basis for distribution of New York securities in exchange for those of constituent companies. Money supplies for underwriting has thus been kept tied up waiting to realize. Not a little of the longcontinued speculative doubt has been due to the threatened Transvaal trouble, with, a special view to Its probable effect on the gold production of the Rr.nd. The expected large supply of gold from this source is a factor in the estimates of future world prices. The various causes of inactivity, however, have tended towards amelioration during the week. The period of hazard to the crops has come nearer its end. Industrial activity continues unabated, international trade and railroad earnings break all records and the export trade is proving itself permanently established at a new nigh level. The strength of stocks, which developed first in a few obscure and Isolated cases then In the Southwestcrns and Louisville and later in the grangers, has permeated pretty much the whole list throughout the week. Bonds were dull and heavy during the early part of the week and did not respond to the late strength to the same extent as stocks. United States tnrees, registerea, oeciined H and the threes, coupon, hi In the bu Hce. Following Is a list of sales on the New york stock Exchange Saturday, with the 1 ciosing bids: Closing Bid. Ya IS 5S ir. 10 41 75 12 5$ 5 44 If 121 17: - 21 7 11 36 ' UT 14V 2J . 117 I 21 Stocks. Atchison Atchison pref Baltimore Sc Ohio Sales. 2.SS5 11.260 6C0 Canadian raclflc Canada Southern Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio rnirazo Great Western 1.050 1.220 Chicago. Uurllngton & Quincy.... 7.400 CM . Ind. Si Louisville ChU Ind. & Louisville pref Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago Sc. Northwestern Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific... C. C. C. & St. Louis 100 3,430 8.015 Z.200 it Colorado Southern I r.nlrtr-do southern nrst pref j crao Southern second pref.-. Delaware & Hu'.son 3T.0 800 100 41( 5.1'0 200 L0S0 coo 300 2 420 T,U) Del., Lack. & Western, rwnver Sc Rio Grande.. Denver & Rio Grande pref. Krle - Krla Erst prci Great Northern pref Hocklnr Coal Hocking Valley... minoia Central .... Iowa Central 1 iow Kan. City, Pittsburg St Gulf. Lake Erie St western Laka Krla St Westara pref. Tk Shoresi toi Leulsvill 6 NttiviUt.

2.010 1.0)0 1.433 720 100 6.415 CGO Metrojiolltan Street-railway Mexican Central :i2 lrK ' ws 4 45H 13-4 116 21 71 i:7n n 26Vi 75 21 604 Minneapolis & fit. Louis Minneapolis & St. Louis pref.... Missouri Pacific MobUe A Ohio Missouri. Kan. & Texas.. Missouri. Kan. Sc Texas pref New Jersey Central New York Central Norfolk it Western Norfolk & Western pref Northern Pacific Northern Pacific fcref 20 200 1.000 2.S00 2.JW) 5,570 3' 1.000 Ontario & Western Oregon Ry. & Nar Oregon Ry. & Nav. pref Pennsylvania 7.E0O 300 4.00Q 2,000 Reading Reading first pref Reading second pref Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western pref St. Louis & San Fran St U & San Fran, first pref St. I Sc. San Fran, second pref.... S3 30 78 . 11 70 38 16Vi 3SH 132 174 ICS 33H 12 m 44 77 7i iZ 14 113 137 49 125 1,500 St, Louis Southwestern 1410 .900 120 10.3T, St. Louis Southwestern pref. St. Paul St, Paul pref St. Paul &. Omaha Southern Pacific . Southern Railway 3,200 Southern Railway pref 12.2SS Texas & Pacific Union Pacific 400 Union Pacific pref 1.5G0 Wabash .... Wabash pref 1,20 Wheeling & Lake Erie 1.050 Wheeling & Lake Erie second pref .... Wisconsin Central EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams ................................ .... American .... United States Wells-Fargo MISCELLANEOUS. American Cotton OH 550 310 42U 5 17Vi 74 54 69 30 591.4 &5 104 141 53?; 116 46 43 511 804 1244 6S4 107 41 784 C7 474 874 30 112 H4 834 198 114 37 83 11S $74 160 7 159 114 70H fVi 72 American Cotton Oil pref American Malting American Malting pref Am. emeiung ana Jienmng AtTU smelting and Refining pref.. Am. Smelting and Refining. 3oO American spirits ; . ,PAr, Trr,T American Steel Hoop 3.-.0 8.575 1.950 . , . 200 550 4.223 815 1.055 American steel Hoop pref American Steel and Wire.... American Steel and Wire pref American Tin Plate American Tin Plate pref American Tobacco ................. B HII1PI II H II 1 I F I 11 1 I II IS-I..a..a..aa.a American Tobacco pref. Anaconda Uln Colorado Fuel and Iron Continental Tobacco Continental Tobacco pref Federal Steel Federal Steel pref General Electric .. 890 Glucose Sugar Glucose Sugar pref. International Paper 400 2.7C0 400 International Paper pref.. Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Biscuit pref National Lead National Lead pref National Steel 340 1,000 1C0 National Steel pref New Tork Air Brake North American Pacific Coast Pacific Coast first pref Pacific Coast second pref Pacific Mail 395 1,000 400 People's Gas Pressed Steel Car... Pressed Stel Car pref Pullman Palace Car Standard Ropa and Twine Sugar 200 9,540 Sugar pref Tennessee Coal and Iron...... J, 900 United States Leather United States Leather pref 3.) 170 113 United States Rubber sou llOU to United States Rubber pref western Union Total sales 214.000 GOVERNMENT BONDS. United States twos, rer United States threes, reg 100?; 108'i 108 123 130 H24 113 HiH 112 fjnUed States wtnni"""::::::: United States new fours, coup United States old fours, rear United States old fours, coup United States fires, reg United States fives, coup MINING STOCKS. Boston Quotations. Adventure 9 7a SO 354 77i zv, 13U 2 161 13'i 222 n 47 AHouez Mlntrur Co.... Atlantlo Boston and Montana Butte and Boston Calumet & Hecla Centennial r Franklin Humboldt Osceola Parrot Quincy a Santa Fe Copper as Tamaracic Winona . ............ Wolverines Utah ............................. New York Quotations. Cholor Crown Point ............. ............ 20 22 205 65 40 33 6,fAK) 51 52 600 105 10 215 8 GO 59 250 35 35 Consolidated California and Virginia... Dead wood Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Iron Silver Mexican Ontario 1... .................... Ophir Plymouth Quicksilver Quicksilver pref Bterra Nevada .... Standard Union Consolidated Yellow Jacket .... ............., The Treasury Statement WASHINGTON, July 29.-To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, 1279,324,163; gold reserve, 5244,919.506. Exports of Gold and Silver. NEW YORK, July 29. Exports of gold and silver from this port to all countries for the week aggregated 1725,015. Saturday's Bank Clearing. At Chicago Clearings, $16,373,530: balances, $1,934,721. Sterling exchange, $4.85 and $4.88. New York exchange, 25c discount. At New York Clearings, $159,11,133; balances. $12,229,38. At Boston Clearings, $21,879,396; balances, $2,482,326. At Baltimore Clearings. H.S77.149; balances 628 At Philadelphia-Clearings. U264,3o3; bal ance?, S1.9T1.M4. At New Orleans Clearings, $925,666. New York exchange bank. 50c per $1,000 premium; commercial. 50c per $1,000 discount. ' At Cincinnati Clearings, $1,430,900. At St. Louis Clearlngns $3,407,0S2; balances, $482,077. LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. A Very Satisfactory "Week of Trad for Midsummer. The week closing Saturday did not differ In any respect from the preceding, either In the volume of trade or the conditions governing it. Dry goods still show a firm tone, with, a tendency toward higher prices, while groceries are without any change whatever. Hardware, leather, drug and other dealers have enjoyed a fairly good trade, with marked steadiness in quo tations. The grain market appears to be in a state of collapse. There has been scarcely anything doing In wheat, while corn and oats are nearly as quiet. The following quotations, which are the same as thote for Friday, are furnished by the secretary of the Board of Trade. Wheat is still quoted regular: Wheat No. 2 red, 6Sc; No. Z red, 6367c; July, 60; wagon wheat, 6Sc. Corn No. 1 white. 33c; No. S white (one color). 33e : No. 4 white, S032c; No. 2 white mixed. 23c; No. 3 white miiied, 33c; No. 4 white mixed. 3031c; No. 2 yellow. 33Uc; No. 3 yellow. S3-c; No. 4 yellow. 30g524c: No. 2 mixed. 33c; No. 3 mixed, 33c; No. 4 mixed, 30332c; ear corn. 33c. Oats No. 2 white, 27c; No. 3 white, 26c; No. 2 mixed, 24Vc; No. S mixed. 24c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $3.50f 1(; new No. 1 timothy. $9$??.M; No. 2 timothy, $S.E0fl. Inspections Wheat; No. 2 red, 7 cars; No. 3 red, 7; No. 4 red. 1: rejected. 2; total, 17 cars. Corn: No. 3 white, 22 cars; No. 4 white, 3; No. 3 yellow, 4; No. 3 mixed. 14; total. 43 cars. Oats: Rejected. 1 car; total. 1 car. Hay: No. 2 timothy, 2 cars; No. 2 prairie. 1; total, 3 cars. Poultry nnd Other Produce. (Price paid by shippers.) Poultry Hens, $c; cocks, 3c; young chickens, 10611c; hen turkeys, young and fat, 7c; young toms. &c; young ducks. 6c; geese. 4c for full feathered. 3c for plucked. Cheese New York full cream. 10011c: skims, MrSc; domestic Swiss, 1031Sc; brick, 12c; Urn burger, 11c. Butter Choice. 10e; poor, IQlci Elgin creamery. 21c. Eggs Candled. 10c. Feathers Prima geese, JOo per lb; prima duck, 10C17C per lb. Iteeswax 30c for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed. 15gl3c; fub-waahed, 202oc; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. Green-ealted Hides No. i, SVic; No. i, Tc; No. 1 calf. 10c; No. 2 calf. $c. Grease White, 3c; yellow. 2e; brown, thic Tallow No, 1. 3c; No. 2. 2c Bones-Dry. $11313 Pr ton. x . - THE JOBBING TRADE. (Tha quotation given below are the elllng prices or tna wnoiecaM aeaaera.j Candles aad Nuts. . Candlea Stk-k. iHCtte par lb; coasaaoa mixed. fHC7e; G. a. mlxtd. SVic; Banner twlct stick,

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Nuts Soft-fhelled 'almonds, 11813c: English walnuta, 9312c; Brazil .cut. . 10c; filberts, He; peanuts, roasted, 7f?5c; mixed nuts. 10c. Oils Linseed. 45 ic per gat: coal oil. legal test, 7914c; bank. 40c; best straits. We; Labrador. 60c; West Virginia, lubricating. 2030c; miners. 40c; lard oils, winter strained. In brls, 40c per gal; half brls, 3c per gal extra. .Canned Goods. Corn. 75ce$1.2S. Peaches EasUrn standard. 2-lb, $1.7;ji2; 3-lb second?, U-3531.60; California standard. 42.10g2.40; California seconds. J1.75Q2. Miscellaneous Blackberries, 2-lb, C570c: ra?pbrTles. 3-lb, W5c: pineapples, standard, 2-lb, JL10SL20; choice. J1.GOQ2.50; cove ojstera. Mb. full weight. S535c; light. 60?i65c; string beans. 70 J00o: Lima beans. Jl.lO01.2t); peat, marrowfats, 83cG 11.10; earlj June," 90cj $1.10; lobsters. U.S552; red cherries, 90c?$l; strawberries. 55&0c; salmon, 1-lb, SK)cSJl.k5; 3-lb. tomatoes. 905c Coal and Ckr. Anthracite, per ton. g7; Brazil block. t3.0; Island Citj lump. $3.23; Paragon lump. $3.25; Jackson lump. J4.50; Pittsburg lump, $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump. $4.50; Winlfrede lump, $4.50;

Blossburg smithing, $5; smokeies, $4.50; lump coke, per bu, 10c; crushed coke, per bu, 12c." Dry Goods). Bleached Sheeting Androecojrgin It, 64c; Berkley. No. 60. 8c: Cabot, 5c; Capitol. 44c; Cumberland. 6c; Dwiffht Anchor. 6c; Frutt of the Locm, 64c; Farwell. 6c; Fltchvllle, 54c; Full. Width, 44c: Gilt Edje. 44c; Gilded Age, 4c; Hill. 6c; Hope, 6c; Linwood. 64c; Lonsdale. 7c; Peabody, 44c; Pride of the West, 94o; Ten Strike. 54c: Peppereli, 9-4, ISc; Peiierell, 10-4. 20c; Androscoggin. 9-4. 184c; Androscoggin. 10-4. 204c. israwn Sheetlnirs Atlantic A, ic: Argyle, 4T4 Boott C. 44c; Buck's Head, 5c; Clifton CCC. 5c; Constitution, 40-lnch. 54c; Carllale, 40-lnch, 6c; Dwlghfa Star, 6c; Great Falls E, 4'c; Great Falls J. 44o; Hill Fine. 54c; Indian Head. 54c; Pepperell B. 44c; Pepperell, 10-4. ISc; Androfceggin. 9-4, 16c; Androscoggin, 10-4. ISc. Prints Allen dress styies, 44c; Alien's staples. 44c. Allen TR, 44c; Allen's robes, 4Vic; American indigo, 4ic; Arnold long cloth B. 74c: Arnold LLC, 64c; Cocheco fancy. 54c; Hamilton fancy, 44c; Mrrinmc pinks and purples. 64c; Pacific fancy, 54c; Simpson's mourning. 44c; Simpson's Berlin solids. 5c; Slmpsori'a oil finish, 6cr American shirting, Zc; black white, 44c; grays, 44c Ginghams Amoekeag staples. 54c; Amoskeag dress, 6c; Persian dress, 6c; Bates Warwick dress, 54c; Lancaster, 54c; Lancaster Normandies, 6c; Renfrew dress styles, 6c Kid-finished Cambrics Edwards, 3c; WTarren, 24c; Slater. 84c; Genesee, 34c Grain Bajfs Amoskeaf, 14; American. $14; Harmony, 515.CQ; Stark, $18. Tickings Amoskag ACA. 8c: Conestoga BP. ll'ic: Cordis. 140. c: Cordis FT. SVic: Cordis ACE, 94c; Hamilton awnings, 8c; Kimono fancy, 17c: Lenox fancy, ISc; Muthuen A A. 94c: Oakland AP. 64e: Portsmouth. W4c; Susquehanna, llic: Shetucket 3W, 64c; Shetucket F, 6c; Swift River, c. . Alcohol, $2.4S2.60; asafetida, 2530c; alum, 24 4c; camphor, Tfl60c; cochineal. 05c; chloroform. ZSnc: copperas, brls. 7E9F6e: crsam tartar, pure, 30J?S3c; Indigo. esSOc; licorice, Calab.. genuine. 30iS40c; magnesia, cam, z-oz, zsjrsoc; morphine. P. & W.. per 01. $2.302.55; madder. 14 16c; oil, castor, per gal. $11.10; oil, bergamot. per lb. 52.25; opium. $3.50; quinine. P. & W., per oz, 414c; balsam copaiba, 60660c; soap, castile, Fr., I216c: soda bicarb., 446c; s-lts. Epsom. 4fi5c: sulphur flour, 6?6c; saltpeter, 8 14c; turpentine. 47ff55c; glycerine, 14i7c; Iodide potassium. $2.5002.60; bromide potassium. KCOc; chlorate pota?h, 20c; borax. 8312c; cinchonidla, 3S3?43c; carbolic acid, wzs-c. Floor. Straight gradea. $3.40S.60; fancy jrradea. $3.60 3.75; patent flour. $4(64.50; low grades, $2.25S3; spring wheat patents, J565.23. Leather. Leather Oak sole. 2730c; hemlock sole, 24 26c; harness, 3237c; skirting. 3842c: single strap, 38410; city kip. 60QS5c; French kip, 0c $1.20; city calfskin, &OC&JL10; French calfskin, $1.2CLt&. Groceries. Coffee Good. 10(5 12c; prime. 12 14c; strictly prime, Wdltc; fancy sreen and yellow. lSig22e; Java, 28G32c. Roasted Old government Java, 32J2Q33c; Golden Bio, 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24e; Gilded Santos, 24c; prime Santos, 23c. Tackage coffee city prices A riosa, H.15c; Lion. 9.65o; Jersey, 10.15c; Caracas, 9.63c; Dillwcrth's. 9.C5c; Mall Pouch, 9.65c; Gates's blended Java. 9.65c. Sugars City Prices Dcm'noes, 5.75c; cut-loaf, 5.SSc; powdered, 5.63c; XXXX powdered, 5.75c: standard granulated. 5.69; fine, granulated. 5.69c; granulated five-pound bags, 5.5c; granulated-two-pound bags, 5.73c; granulated flve-pound rnrtons. B.75c: granulated two-pound cartons. 5.7c; extra fine granulated. 5.81c; cubes. 5.63c; mold A, 5.75c; confectioners' A, 6.75c; 1 Columbia A Keystone A, 5c; 2 Windsor A American A, 5c; 3 Bldgewood A Centennial A, 5c; 4 Phoenix a California A. 4 84c; 5 Empire A Franklin B. 4.SSc: Ideal golden ex. C Keystone B, 4.81c; 7 Windsor ex. C American B, 4.75c; S Ridge wood ex. C Centennial B. 4.6Jc; yellow ax. C California B, 4.63c; 10 yellow C Franklin ex. C, 4.50c; 11 yellow Keystone ex. C, 4.3Sc: 12 yellowAmerican ex. C, 4. Sic; IS yellow Centennial ex. C, 4.81c; 14 yellows-California ex. C, 4.25c; 15 yellow. 4.23c; 1 yellow, 4.26c Salt In car lots, S0JH5e; email lots, 80335c. Spices Pepper, l2?flSc: allepice. 131&c; elaves, 18tr25c; caseia. lSglSc; nutmegs. 6575o per lb. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1.000, 13.50; 1-16 brl, $5; ' brl. $5; i brl. No. 2 drab, plain. 1-22 brl. ner 1.000, $4.25; 1-H brl, $6.50; brl. $10: V brl. 320: No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. rer 1.000. $7; 1-16 brl, $3.75; brl. $14.60? brl. $23.50. Extra eharge for printing. $1.10g.i.l5. Screened Beans $1.3501.40. Beans CholcO hand-plelted navy, $1.451.50 per bu; Limas, California, 65!4 per lb. Molasses and Sjrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 2S33c; choice, So&40e; syrups, 1S& 35c. Bice Louisiana, 4H3Hc: Carolina, $H3$Ho. Shot $1.3001.35 per bag for drop. Lead 67c for preaeed bars. Wooden ware No. 1 tubs. $6(36.25; No. 2 tubs. $3H5.23; No. 3 tubs, $454.25; 3-hoop palls, $1.50' 1.C0; 2-hoop palls, $L30i31.33; double washboards, $2. 25 2. 75; common washboards, $1.25 1.50; elothes pins, 50$fw)5 per box. Twine Hemp. 12$ lie per lb; wool, SftlOe: flax, 20330c; paper. 25c: Jute, 12f 15c; cotton, l!25c. Wood Dishes No. 1, per 1,000. $22.25; No. 2, $2.252.50; No. , $2.50ff.T3; No. 5, $33-25. Iron and Steel. Bar Iron 2.102.30c; horseshoe bar, IQZMo: nail rod. 7c; plow slibs, 8c: American cast steel, 3llc; tire steel. 363Ue; spring steel. 4Va3&e. Nails and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails. $2; wire nails, from store. $2.60 2.70 rates; from mill. $2.50 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. $4; mule shoes, per keg, 4.EQ; horse nails, $4f5 per box. Barb wire, golvaxjzed, $3.40; painted. $2.10. ProYialonsj. Bacon Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average, 7io; 39 to 40 lbs average, 7 Vic; 20 to 39 lbs average, 74c; bellies, 25 lbs average, 7He; 18 to 22 lbs average. 7o; 14 to 16 lbs average, 8Vc. Clear backs, 20 to 25 lbs average, 74c; 12 to 16 lbs average, 7ic; 6 to $ lbs average, 7o. In dry salt, He less.. Hams Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 lbs average. 12$ 12;e; 15 lbs average, 12f?12sc: 12 lbs average, 12Vi13c; 10 lbs average, 12?134c. Lard Kettle-rendered. 7c; pure lard. 6. Pork Bean, clear. $13.50: ruma S10.S0 Shoulders 18 to 20 npp average. 74c; 15 lbs average. 7c; 10 to 12 lbs average. 8c. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Apples $1.50(22 per brl for cooking; eating apDies. S2.50. Bananas Per bunch, No. 1, $11.50. Oranges California seedling oranges, $5.C0. Pineapples J1.M)(J2 per doz. Figs California, $1.6 per box; mat figs, 8Co; fancy, $3.754.25. Lemons Messina, choice, 360 to box, $4; fancy, $4.0. Red Plums 7."ctl rer bu. Blackberries $1.201.50. Red Raspberries $1.251.M per 24-plnt casa. Cherries $2 per 24-qimrt crate. Michigan Dewberries $1.25 per 15-quart crate. New Potatoes l.'c per bu; $1.85 fer brl. Tomatoes 75690c per bu. Cucumbers 2CTC0c per dozen. New Beets 12t?15c per dozen bunches. Green Beans $1 rer bushel. Wax Beans $1 per bushel. Lima Beans Ic per lb. Green Peas 75Cp$l per bu. Hcney White. 15c per lb. Melons Cantaloup. Jl per brl; crates, Ttcfp fl; Gem melons. 405Oc per basket; watermelons, $12S23 ptr hundred. Seeds. Clover Cholee, $3.75; prime. $4.25; English choice $3.7304; alsike. choice. $4.35: alfalfa, choice, 14.2524.50: crimson or scarlet clover. $3: timothy. .1 43 lbs. prime. $1.3091.33; light prime. J1.3:1.40; choice,' $1.2591.30: fancy Kentucky, 14 lbs. $L15; extra clean. CO75c; orchard grass, extra. $131.19: red too. choice. vcni.w; tngnsn Diuerrasa. z S: 2 We8teni millet. 63 Sc; common millet. 4Cg6Cc. Pension for Veterans. Certificates have been , issued to the following-named Indlanlans: Original Jacob Browand. Kendallvllle, $8; James L. Erwln, Hazleton, $6; Harvey Rush. Dayton. $6. Additional Frederick Ault. Koleen. $8 to $12; George W. Hester, Farmland. $S to $3. Restoration and Reissue Benjamin F. Williams, Wabash, J2. Increase John Walters. MUlsrrove. $3 to $i0: John A. usenDy, scoiisDurg, is to s Vlntir.p Helwick. Sellersbure. $ to $10. Reissue Alexander Horner, Knox, $12. Original Widows, Etc. Minor of John F. Steele, Russlavllle, $10. DutldlBa- Permit. W. H. Benedict, addition, 1026 Tecumseh avenue, $400. V. C. Lewis, frame house. 2515 Southwestern avenue, $t50. W. M. Williams, repairs, 445 South Meridian street. $800. m Williams & Hunt, addition. 1225 South TCt street. $500 Mary A. Schwartz, irame house, Michigan street, near State avenue, $1,750. vvw Vehllne. stame. comer- ot Mlcnijran and Tacoma streets, $200. Albert E. Sterne, brick and frame house, corner of Eleventh and Sterling streets, 52.463. wot Worth It. The Illuminator. Headstone Agent I hear you have suffered a pad lose In the death of your husband. I presume you Intend erecting a suitable stone in hi a memory. Mrs. Fianrfgan To his memory! Shure Ol den't think It wo d be worth wholle. Mike had the dlvlilst bad memory wr ony man m.rf T mam n' haw ht'l dead an rnna it T7od t3 w 1:1 t4 cil tuurj tin ur

JULY SHORTS SQUEEZED

OXC CHICAGO SPECULATOR COXTROLLED THE OATS MARKET, Grain Future" Yl'enk on Adverse Cable eMT and All Lines; Sieored Decline Provisions Loiver. CHICAGO, July 29. Wheat lost an early advance of half a cent to-day and closed weak' at a decline of WSUc Corn lost c, oats lie and provisions lost 2V7c. the latter In pork. Apprehensions of frost, higher cables from Liverpool and report of lack of moisture In India caused a firm and higher opening in wheat. September etarted 4'8c higher at 7l7sS71Hc Transactions at Tlc were extremely light and the market immediately sank on heavy realizing and sales against caiLs. Before 11 o'clock September touched iuV;oac. Indian shipments cf 1,440,000 bushels, with estimated world's shipments of 6,o00, 000 bushels for the week, more than offset fears of frotst In the spring wheat belt. Receipts at primary Western markets were SOO.OyO bushels, against 527,000 last year. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts, 344 cars, against 313 yesterday and 17$ a year ago. Chicago received Ha cars, against seventynine a year ago. On the early decline there was considerable covering, which, together with buying against puts, caused a sharp rally to HMUc for September. The strength was short-lived, however, and just before the' close September again touched I::;. : , V u'V. iauuu yuri clearances were tit.wa uu&uwd, wheat and flour. I .t 01, u nt heavy raina in th& Southwest, which dissipated all fears of drought. Receipts here were GOO cars. Cash trade was fair, 100,000 bushels being worked here for export. Country offerings were large and elevator representatives sold rrely against country purchases. September opened unchanged to Uc lower at a.431?4c. sold off to 21ic and closed ic. net lower at 31$ic. A squeeze of July shorts was the feature of the oats market. July was forced up 2c and closed strong at 26c after selling as wh as 2-,Y. SeMembnr w null an faturelees. Local receipts were 630 cars. September opened steady aj 19ic, declined to and closed at VJic The July option is entirely uruier tho control of a leading local prolesiional, who took advantage of the light country oaeringa to-day to run up the market on those who are presumably short tp him. Provisions ruled dull and slightly easier on light country liquidation. Packers were credited with selling on a moderate scale, but the trade generally appeared to be In a waiting mood. Weptember pork said between $S.92, and fKix). closing at $8.82. a net loss of lc. September lard sold between 45.40 and $5.43, closing at $5.424. a net loss of ic. September ribs sold between $0.10 and $5.3u, closing 2y2c net lower at JS.IT1.. Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 110 caw; corn, 4a) cars; oats, 410 cars: hogs, 33,000. Leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. Ing. juij.... ur 70?i 7(H4 . 701A Sept.... 70V70 72 70T.-71 72 7314-739 72ft CornJuly.... Sept.... l-c May.... Oat July.... Sept.... Lee.. May.... Pork Si1. 3U4-31& 23-30 31 -31 2i 1SH 19-V19T4 21? 31 21? so 27 Wk 2l. 21H 31 U 29-2954 30 24 ',4 19 19 21i 31'4 31 29 80 26 19i 19 21 Vi $8.S2H 8.85 6.42H 5.471j 6.17Vi 6.20 Sept....$8.92V Oct.... 8.U Lard Sept.... 5.45 Oct.... 5.50 5.20 Oct.... 5.25

$3.93 $S.&0 8.85 8. SO 6.47'i 6.424 6.50 5.45 6.20 6.15 5.25 6.174

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady; patents, $3.4.65; straits, $33.25; clears, $2.8t 3.10; spring patents, $4; hard patents, $3.503.60; soft patents. $3.306 3.40; straights $363.10; bakers', $2.40fc2.eo. No. 3 spriiig wheat, Cifc70c; No. 2 red, llio. No. 2 corn. 32632 Vic; No. 2 yellow, 3232Vic No. 2 oats. 2034&21C; No. 2 white, 23'4c; No. 3 white. 22K323Vic. No. 2 rye, E2ic. No. 1 flaxseed. 97 Vic; Northwestern, fl. Prime timothy seed, $2.45. Clover seed, contract grade, $6.50. Mess pork, per brl. $8.1(28.80. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5.2535.37. Shrt-rib sides (loose). $55.20. Drysalted shoulders (boxed). $5.375.50. Short-clear Sides (boxed), $5.405.45. Whisky, distillers finished goods, per gaU $1.26. Sugars unchanged. Receipts Flour, 8,000 brls; wheat, 79,000 bu; corn, 523,000 bu; aats, 420,000 bu; rye, 7,000 bu; oaney, s.uw du. shipments t lour, 7,000 brls; wheat, 77,000 bu; corn, 672,000 bu; oats, 274,000 bu: barley, 64,000 bu AT iEW YORK. Baling Prices In Produce nt the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK. July 29. Flour-Receipts, 23,344 barrels; exports, 21,429 barrels; sales 3,500 packages. Market inaotive but steady. Minnesota patents, $3,753x3.90; Minnesota bakers, $38.10; winter patents, $3.632.8S; winter straights, $3.S53.60; winter extras, $2.40Z2.S0; winter low grades, $2.302.40. Rye flour quiet; sales, 250 barrels; good to fancy, $33.20; choice to fancy, $3.253.40. Corn meal dull; yellow Western, 76c; city, 77c; Brandywlne, $2.10&25. Rye steady; No. 2 Western, COc, f. o. b. afloat spot; State rye. 55c 0. 1. f. New York carlots. Barley quiet; feeding, 37&c. c. i. f. Buffalo; malting. 45c, delivered New York. Barley malt dull; I Wrestern, 5&CCc. Wheat Receipts, 111,925 bu; exports, 115,335 bu; sales, 1,25.000 bu. Spot firm; No. 2 red,77Tic f. 0. b. afloat spot; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 78Hc, f. o. b. afloat spot; No. 2 red, 76c, In elevator, Options opened firm at c advance, influenced by higher English cables and drought news from India, Under subsequent free realizing, however, with weak advices from Paris, the rise was obllterated; closed steady at WaXc net advance. Sales Included No. 2 red, July, 76U7$c, closed at 76Tac; September, 76&7tVc, closed at 7oVic: December, "ibWiltfic. closed at 7S4c Corn Receipts, 168,675 bu; exports, 193,310 bu: sales, 45.GX) bu futures, 56XX) bu spot. Spot weak: No. 2, 37c, f. o. b. afloat; yellow, 36tc, in elevator. Options opened easy at Vc net decline because of promising crop news and absence of supporting orders. Market ruled dull and easy all the forenoon and closed weak at Wiic net decline. July, 3U3ic, closed at 3Cic; December, 3D3S8c, closed at 3GUc. Oats Receipts, 95.200 bu; exports, 30,183 bu. Spot dull; No. 2, 2Sc; No. 3. 27c: No. 3 white, 2ic: track white. Western. 23gr23c; No. 2 white. ;c: track mixed Western. 27-5290: I track white State. 23."c. Options quiet. 1 Fffd easv: Uran. S14.mi4.75: mlddllna-s. 16tnS: Cit ml?' "a?-casy; MPPinf. 5M60; good to choice. 7k&. Hops quiet; ciate common to cnoice, ivjq crop, 6'57c: 1&97 crop, 11 13c; crop, 16$ 17c; Pacific coast, 1S crop, 670; 1S97 crop, ll13c; 1S?8 crop, 17$ 18c Hides firm; Galveston, 20 to 23 pounds, 16 if 17c: Texas dry, 24 to 30 pounds, 12130; California, 21 to 23 pounds. lSzc. leather steady; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres. light to heavy weights, 2PS22c; acid, 2mfc22c. Beef aulet: family. $9.50-310.50: extra India mess. $H'al5. Cut meats steady; pickled bellies, CS'c; pickled shoulders, 6c; pickled 1 nams, lu'quc. Lard easy: Western steam clftsed at So.GS: city, $5.25: July closed at $5.60 nominal; refined steady: continent, $5.90; S. A., $6.35; compound. $4.87Vsf. Pork firm; mess. $3.5C?nO; short clear, $10.25 11.75: family, $10.&ffll. Potatoes quiet: fair to prime. $lfn.B0; fancy. $1.73fi2.25; Southern sweets. $3.504. Tallow firmer and active; city, 4c; country. 3-2!7i3sC. ' Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4Ht$ Tic: Japan. 4si5ic. Molasses firm: New Orleans onen kettle, good to choice, 32"536c. Coffee Options opened quiet at unchanged prices and worked within an exceptionally I tvvkj aava w ' - ...ay w waau 9 J narrow range with extreme apathy In specuI Nation. The undertone was weak under Renercus receipts and unsatisfactory cables The investment public was Indifferent. Light covering sent prices upward near the close. Closed steady and unchanged to five points hirher. Sales, 2,000 bags, all December, at 4.90a4.95c Spot coffee Rio dull and nominal; No. 7, Invoice 54c, Jobbing. 64 c. Mild quiet and about steady; Cordova, S13c. Surar Raw firm with good demand held hisher: fair reflnins, 3 1o-15c; centruugal test, 4Uc; molasses sugar, 3 13-lSc. Refined strons and active: No. 8. 4 ll-16c: No. 9. 4"e; No. 10. 4Hcf No. 11. 4c; No. 12. 4 5-lSc; o. 13. 4 5-16c; No. 14, 4c; mold A, 6;c; standard A. SUc: confectioners A. BUc: cut loaf. 5c: crushed. ?: powdered, granUIa inhaa f&L ir - Cctu::tl di d'iu t-t C.ziin ttz

rrude, nominal; rrime crude f. o. b. mills. 171Sc: prime summer yellow. 54?27c; off summer yellow, Zi'a'Xc: butter prades. W$ S2c; prime winter yellow, S-ic; prime white. 23tc. - a TRADE IX GENERAL.

Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore, Cinelnnatl and Other Places. LIVERPOOL, July 29. Wheat Fpot firm; No. 1 California, 6s ld&Cs 2d; No. 2 red Western winter. 5a &4d; No. 1 Northern erring. 5a 114 J. Corn Snot firm: American mixed, new. 3s 441; American mixed, old. 3s ii't. Flour St. Louis fancy winter dull at If, u Pea Canadian. 5s lOd. Beef steady; extr .udla me5., 60s; irim mess. 55. Pork firm; pilrr.e mess. Western. 55s. Hams Short cut. 14 to 16 lb?, steady at 53s. BaconCumberland cut. 20 to 39 lbs, dull at 32s 64; short ribs. 18 to 20 lbs. steady at Sis 61: lonzclear middles, light, 30 to V lbs. easy at 31a 6d; long-clear middles, heavy," 35 to O lbs, easy at $ls; short-dear backs, 16 to 1$ lbs. dull at Ss 6.1; clear bellies. 14 to 16 lbs. steady at 32s 6d. Shoulders Square, 12 to 14 lbs, steady at 2Ss 6d. Lard steady; prime Western. In tierces, 27s 9d; American refined. In palls, 2Ss 3d. Butter Finest United States, 6s; good, 63a. Cheese firm; Amer lean Wij: A ogein .: trallan. in London, steady at 25s 3d. Cotton-eed oil. Hull refined, Aujrust, firm at 16s. Sprits of turpentine steady at 32s. Rosin Common steady at 4s. Petroleum Refined, 64L Linseed oil, 22s Sd. KT. LOUIS. July 29. Wheat No. 2 red. cash. 7Cic; July, 704c; September, 714c; Iecember. 74c; No. 2 hard, tita. Corn No. 2, cash. 3lc; July, 31c; September, 3033ft4c: December. 2fc. OatsNo. 2, cash. 21c; July, 214c; September, 194c; May, 214c: No. 2 white. 2t27c. Pork firm at 99.25. Lard lower; prime steam. 15.20; choice, 15.25. Flour dull and weak, but not quotable lower. Trime timothy seed quiet; wnall lot of new brought $2.56. Corn meal steady at fUCf 1.90. Bran lower; sacked lots, east track. 55 it 59c. Hay steady; timothy. fcfil2; prairie. 16-3" 8. Whisky steady at $1.26. Cotton ties quiet at hie. BaRglnr quiet at 6fT6c. Dry-salt meats steady; boxed shoulders. $5,124: extra shorts, $5.23; clear ribs. 15.50; clear sides, 15.624. Bacon quiet; boxed shoulders. $5.50; extra shorts. $5.75; clear riba, $6; clear sides. $6,124. Receipts Flour, 6.000 brls: wheat. S8.000 bu; corn, 112.000 bu; oats, 54.000 bu. Shipments Flour, 6.000 bu; wheat. 10.000 bu; corn, 95,000 bu; oata, 9,000 fcu. BALTIMORE. July 29. Flour quiet and unchanged; receipts. 10.652 brla; exports. 15.S24 brls. Wheat steady; spot, montt and Aurust, 7KJ714c: September. TZK&Vic: iteamer No. 2 red. t Q 6&c: receipt. &9.oi bu: oxporta. 2l.97 bu; Southern- fcy sample. 14c; Southern, on srade, $72c. Corn dull; mixed, snot, month and Au fust. 36364c; September. 35T4&36c; November and December, new or old. 33c asked; steamer mixed, 34!4tf2Hc; receipts, 73,365 bu: exerts, 91.294 bu; Southern white corn. 4C5?41c; Southern yellow corn. 4C41c. Oats dull and easy; No. 2 white, 30c, sales; No. 2 white, Q294c. KANSAS CITY, July 29. Wheat September. 644c; December, 664c; cash. No. 2 hard, 64c; No. 3, 604W4c; No. 2 red, 69c. Corn September. 27$ic; December. 254c; cash. No. 2 mixed. 2S4c; No. 2 white, 30c. Oats No. 2 white, 26c. ReceiptsWheat. 96.O0O bu; corn, 43.000 bu; oats. 6.000 bu. Shipments Wheat, 19,800 fcu; corn, 45,500 bu; oats, none. CINCINNATI, July 29. Flour dull. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red, 6!c. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed. 35c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed. 2Ti23c Bye quiet; No. 2. 68c. Lard quiet at $5.205.25. Bulk meats firm at $5.15. Bacon strong at S&.13. Whisky dull at $1.26. TOLEDO. July 29. Wheat dull and weak; Na. 2. cash and July. 'IMc; September, TJc bid. Corn dull and lower; No. 2 mixed. 334c. Oats dull and steady; No. 2 mixed. 22c. Bye dull and easy; No. 2, cash, 52c Clover seed dull and steady; prime, cash, new, $3.75; October, $4.45. Butter, Eggs and Cheese. NEW YORK, July 29. Butter Receipts. S.lll packages. Market quiet; Western creamery, l."y 18c; June, factory, 14H4Hc: fresh factory. UHc. Cheese Receipts, 6,179 packages. Market firra; large, white and colored, 9c; small, white and colored, 8c. Eggs Receipts, 4,539 packages. Market quiet; Western, 10S15c CHICAGO, July 29. On the Produce- Exchange to-day the butter market was Arm; creamery. 12Hf?l7c; dairies, lli5Hc. Cheese weak at 9c. Eggs weak; fresh, llUc KANSAS CITY, July 29. Eggs steady; dealers encouraged at prospect of slightly cooler weather; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, firsts. tic, cases returned. BALTIMORE. July 23. Butter steady and unchanged. Cheese steady and unchanged. Eggs quiet at ll12c. CINCINNATI, July 29. Butter steady. Eggs dull at Sc. Cheese active. Dry Goods). NEW YORK, July 29. Local conditions in the. dry goods market are satisfactory. The demand for nearly all lines of staple cottons has Increased during tha week. These changes have not seriously interfered with the demand, though the volume of business now being developed Is not large. The print cloth market remains firm at the trustee's price of 2c for regular cloths at Fall River, and a parallel market exists in Provi dence and other outside .markets. Bales during the week have been light. Odd goods are la steady demand and unchanged. Advices received from various sections of the country tell of heavy sales cf dark prints and a continued demand for goods to be delivered at an early date. The market for ginghams Is also reported to have received a stimulus through recent sales, and the situation is a decidedly stronger one. oils. NEW YORK, July 2. retroleum firm; refined. New York. 7c; Philadelphia, and Baltimore, 7.65c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk, 5.15c. Rosin steady; strained, common to good. $1.30' L32V4- Spirits of turpentine steady at 43 Vie 44c. WILMINGTON. July 29. Spirits of turpentine nothing doing; prices unchanged. Rosin steady and unchanged. Crude turpentine firm and unchanged. Tar firm at $1.50. OIL CITY, Pa., July 29. Credit balances, I 1-25- Certificates, no bid. No shipments or runs reported. SAVANNAH, July 29. Spirits cf turpentine firm at 4lUc. Rosin firm and unchanged. Wool. LONDOK, July . Slnca tha last series of wool auction sales a few bales of Queenslands were sold at slightly higher rates, otherwise the market Is quiet. Tho arrivals to data for the coming series, which will open on Sept. 1. aggregate 162.241 bales, of which 61.500 were forwarded direct. The Imports far tha week are: New South Wales, 621 bales; Melbourne, 1.196 bales; South Australia. 1.40O bales; New Zealand, E93 bales; Cape of Good Hope and Natal. 770 bales; Buenos Ayres, 40 bales; Hamburg, 65 bales; elsewhere. L661 bales. NEW YORK, July 29. Wool steady; domestic fleece, 1924c; Texas, 13916c. ST. LOUIS, July 2t Wool firm and unchanged: Bletals. NEW TORK, July 29.-P1 Iron firm; Southern. $17.50r20.50; Northern. $1821. Copper steady; brokers', 8.50c. Lead quiet; brokers', 4.3ic. Tin plates steady. The brokers' price for lead Is 4.33c and for correr, 18.50c ST. LOUIS, July 29.-Lead better at 4.S7y,c. Spelter dull at 5.505.60c Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. July 23. California dried fruits quiet. Evaporated apples, common. U&7u.c: prime wire tray. c; choice. Sc; fancy, s g- Moor 1 cotton. NEW ORLEANS, July 29. Cotton quiet. Sales, 350 bales. Good ordinary, 4 1?-I6c: low middling, I 4 15-I6c; middling. 6ic; good middling. 6 7-I60; miaaiing iair, a u-iftc. lieceipts, w Dales; stock, 153,230 bales. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce) and Quiet Hojrs Active and Steady Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, July 2V Cattle Receipts, 58; shipments, none. There were but few on sale. The market was quiet at yesterday's prices. Export grades M Wri 5.40 Killers, medium to rood 4.60 4.K) I wniaro r-nmmnn tm fair a ! a 11 Feeders, good ! to choice.::.:::.::..: izfi i'5 Stockers. common to good 3.&?x 4.SO Heifers, good to choice 4.2C 4.75 Heifers, fair to medium 3.90ft 4.25 Heifers, common and thin. 3.&f? 3.75 Cows, good to choice..'. 3.sy'i 4.25 Cows, fair to medium 2A(ra 175 Cows, common and canners 2.SCKi 3. Veals, good to choice 6.orm 7.00 Veals, common to medium 3..v9 5.00 Bulls, good to choice..... 3.65ft 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 3.0 3.40 Milkers, good to choice 35.0Ori 40.00 Milkers, common to medium 20.00ft 30.otf Hogs Receipts, 3,673; shipments light. The market opened active, with packers and shippers buying freely. All sold. Heavy $4.S5tG0 Mixed 4.5Cft4.57H Light 1 4.5Tti4 -HO Pigs 3.75ft 4.25 Roughs 2.754.25 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 45; shipments none. But little doing for want of stock. The market looks steady at unchanged prices. Oood to choice sheep and yearlings. $3.S5tf? 4.50 Fair to medium sheepand yearlings 3.25ft3.75 Stockers. common to good 2.503.50 I Spring lambs, common to good.... 5.26.25 I - w o r Elsewhere. KANSAS CITY, July 29. Cattle Receipts. SSO. Supply too light to make a market. The few offered sold about steady. Supply for week light and desirabta stock made strong advance, ranging from lac on common lots to fV on best ircves. Heavy steers brought $3.2065.70: lightweight steers. S4.S04?4.&5; stockers and feeder. $4.Wtp5; butchers' cows and heifers, $3.1(5.15; fanners. $2.506110: .Western reers, $265.50; Texas. S3ti4.3. Hogs Receipts. 2,400. Good, act've market at strcr.f pricei. Supply continues light and last week's atrong values were fully sustained. Sales to-day: IZaavy. X4.40C4.4; mixed. U?4.ii; Kv T-"l a-l r4

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la$t year, 11,000. Heavy rur-fl'1 rtr 1" week caused range sheep to decline slout 2.V, while lambs were about steady. Llfht supvl.r later caused a reaction, so that the net Oehr for the week is about IV on sheep, with lam! fully steady. Fprln lambs. $.V3.25; yearling. SL25;5: muttons. UZ; feeding he p.. $3.5034 25; culls. J:53. CHICAGO. July 29. Receipts of cattle were too small to make a market to-day and prices wera about unchanged. A rood demand from shipper addM a shale to the price cf hot. Taney lots brcrufht $4.444 4: heavy lots. $4.2?4.5&; lirht hor. H.l'iH; an t mixed lots, $4.24.5; culls and rough lots were salable at $224. i There was the usual dall Saturday sheep market to-day. Sheep were salable at UGl for cull, up to $4.5v?5.25 for prime wethers; ewes broutht $54.50; feeders. $3.503.73: Western rangers. S4H4.50. Yearlings were quotable at and fprinc lambs at li.Tl.M fcr culls to $5.7554.90 for prime lots. . Receipts Cattle, 6X; bor. 12.00; sheep. 2.5. ST. LOUIS. July 29. Cattle Receipts. 40. Market steady; fair to fancy native shlrrlnc and export steers, I4.50'tf5.i5; butcher and drwl bf steers. $43135: steers under LOOO lbs. t3.75S4.i5; stockers and feeders. $3 W 4.73; cows and heifer. $1.2545; bulls. $2.2.43 4; canners. $L5j3.75; Texas and Indian steers, 12Q4.90; cows ar.1 heifers. $2.2503.75. Hogs-Reef Ipt. 3.2"). Market strong; pigs and llffcts. 4.W; jckent, I4.DC34.60; buicf.crt, $4 5:.fr4.63. Sheep Receipts, '700. Market steady; natlva muttons, $3.50-51.50; lamb. H&6.S5; stockers, $JO 2.55; culls and bucks. $253; Texans. $4. EAST BUFFALO. July 29. SpeciaLl Ransom, Mansfleld & Co.. live stock commission dealers, rejort: Cattle Receipts, 12 can'; sale all; Canada stockers. for which the market was steady.

at l4..'-0 for best down: veals tending lower at $4.5C$i5.59; few fancy, $6. Hcgs Receipts. 15 cars. Market actlra and Mpher for light grades; heavy dull and easier, but all sold. Yorkers, ptgs and light mixed. H M generally; mediums, $4.7:54.75; heavy. t4.70; dairy fed and grassy. $4.6034.65; roughs. $3.7:04. Sheep Receipts light; 4 cars. Market steady at Filday's prices. All sold. NF.W TOrJC. July .-Beeves-Rece!pts. 20. Very little trading; feeling steady; cables unchanged. Shipments to-day. 6tt cattle and (.1S4 quarters of bef. Calves Receipts, 916. Market dull and unchanged. Poor to good veals, $46; fed calves, $.4.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 4.155; 16 cars on !ale. Demand Kood; shep ateady; lamba logiio higher. Common to good sheep, $3.604.60; lambs, eT.ir7.15: one deck. $7.3A. 1!oki-Reoelpta. l.TTS. No salea. Vtarket noaalnally steady at $4.70ii4.8O. CINCINNATI, July 2.-Hogs ilpidj it $173 4.60. Cattle strong at 13.40G5 .25. Sheep study at E.25&4.23; lambs tctlvi ml higher at $466.75. THE HE.WVIFE VS. STOUT. A Dissertation Tonchlng Crueltr the Fatuouslty of the Duckling. Forest and Stream. Consider the way of the henwlfe who puts a setting of duck egf under a hen. hen In due course the duckllnps come forth, from their natal hour the henwlfe watches tlift f-iT-zv-irl with ft solicitude not ies vIcliant than that cf the maternal hen. and lSSAAiA to this with a woman's tendersuperadded to this with a woman's tender ness which hen nature can never know. . She extricates them from the predicaments into which silly duckling fall; and If one of them happens to be killed, she mourns over It with genuine pity and sighs for its untimely taking off. She notes from day to day with quiet satisfaction their astonishing growth; sees to their safe housing at nlKht, making all secure against encroaching vermin: doctors them for the gapes and such other Ills as duck flesh la heir to. rubbing on lard for this and applying sulphur for that; and In a thousand and one ways supplements with her own superior human wit the well meant but often mistaken mothering of the hen. And all this for what? That when the fowl shall have attained a due stage of plumpness, tenderness. Juiciness and avoirdupois, she may wring their necks or chop their heads off to make of them the riece de resistance of the summer boarders' Sunday dinner or to sell their carcases at so much a pound In the poultry market. From the very moment the eggs were put to hatch, this final doom was her purpose. All the feeding, cherishing, protecting:, nursing of these ducklings was to preserve their lives and fatten them for killing. From before their birth they were predestined and foreordained by her to bo brought into th world, to puzzle and guzzle their fleeting hour, to distend their little crops with mush and corn and kitchen scraps, and at the appointed hour to die. Consider how the silly things vie one with another in growth; how they scramble at meal times, the stronger pushing the weaker to one tide and gulping more than their own share of the food; and consider how those who thus snatch the most to eat grow the faster and the sooner bring their heads to the block, their bodies to the cook, and the legend "roast duck" to the bill of fare. For in a brood of ducks It Is not the tittest which survive; the fittest go first to execution at the hands of the henwlfe. And consider, moreover, how vain and foolish are the weaker ones left behind, who quack with joy to find themselves freed from the competition of their stronger brothers, and, forthwith fatuously gorge themselves la Deace and nlentv. which means for them

only that thus making up for lost time and putting on flesh they, too, must the sooner come to their undoing. For though they know it not. In their comings and their go- I ings, their eating and drinking and making I merry, ever over them stands the henwlfe. who is to thsm as the three fates Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesls, who

twists it. and Atropos. -who cuts it. 4 Now, this henwlfe, who puts duck eggs to hatch that she may have ducks to kill, thai we account her cruel? Most certainly not thougrh the final end of the entire operation is the death wrought by her own hand. Wat the solicitude she showed for the infant fowl , only feigned solicitude, her compassion for ducklings in distress insincere? There waa none ever more genuine, though the heart that pitied and the hand that helped them, were in the end the heart and tha hand that destroyed. In fact, and thin Is the point of our consideration the henwlfe who raises tame birds to kill may be accounted as humane and only as human a, no more, no less as her brother who hunts with & gun wild birds to kill, and conversely, her brother who hunts wild birds to kill with) a gun may be accounted at humane nv more, no less as the henwlfe who raises tame birds to kill. COLORED SCIS. Planets Llfflited by Dine, Green or Red, as Well as by Yellow Sans. Dorothy Leonard, in St. Nicholas. We are so familiar with toe light of our sun that It is hard for us to realize that there are in the universe a number of suns which shine with blue, green, purple, yellow or red light. These colors are noticed when we examine them through the telescope. When we look at the heavens on a clear night we see a great many stars, more than we can possibly count; and all these, except of them many tim Most of Sera with whltllghl K the planets, are great, glorious suns, some ourJJ. but yet tnere are a gooa many mcn, viewed through the telescope, are found to be 0j various brilliant hues. The most strlking and beautiful effects In colorlnir are met with in what are called the double stars. There are stars which appear single to us. on account of their extreme distance, but on examination, are found to consist of two or more stars comparatively near together; and when one cr both of a pair are colored, they are, of course, exceedingly beautiful. In thj constellation called the Southern Cross, on astronomer discovered a group, too far away or too small to be seen with the naked eye. which appeared to him like an elaborates piece of Jewelry! For among a number of the ordinary stars were five green, one greenish blue and two"beautiful red ones. In one of our northern constellations there ia a large white star accompanied by one of a rich purple rue: in another a triple star consisting of an orange-red sun, with two companions of bright emerald green; whlla in another a double star has a large c rang a sun with a small blue mate. Among the single stars, some of the brightest (which are famous enough to hava old Arabian names given them before tho Christian era) are of quite decided color. For instance, Slrius is bluish white; so also are Altalr. Deneb. and Vega; Arcturus is red: Capella Is yellow: Rlgel and several others are blue: and Aldebaran. Betelgeusa and Antares 3hlne, with bright red beams. If any or all of these stars have planets circling around them, as the earth and other planets revolve around our sun, the coloring must be brilliant indeed! In planets revolving around the double suns we can imagine almost anything. One win might rise in orange, green, or blue, while another sec in red or purple, and at times the two suns might mingle their beams, a red sun with a blue sun giving purple light for part of the day. or a blue sun and a yellow sun glvinjr green light. Changes have also been noticed In some of the colored stars; for we have ancient records of Slrius being a decided red, later it was white, while now It is bluish white. Another star, now blue, changed from red to yellow before It reached its present color. it Is generally believed mat it la some con a a Sv a j vx.aa'v - dltlon of the atmoph I that causes the colorl ere arouna tnese tars) coloring: that Is. that a red star has an atmosphere that absorbs all the raya of light except the red rays, a blua an atmosphere that absorbs all but the blu rays; but how, or why it Is so. or why th colors should sometimes change, we do not know. We know enough, howevtr, to show us that more wonderful things exist in th universe, and more- wonderful changes occur, than we could possibly Imagine, A Steady Job. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Uncle Paul Kruger needn't be out cf a Job long 'What can ha daT Tos lor txj trtirtj cf Ur t::r