Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1899 — Page 7

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THE -INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUIJD AY SEPTEMBER 24, 18CD.

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THE SEPTEMBER 20th NU3IBER INCLUDES "Tfte Science of noney Making. "Young nen in Wall Street." Speculation vs. Investment." "Carnejrie's Road to Wealth." "How $50 made $500." 'Forecasts on the narket" SJLFCDEPOSJITS. S. A. FLETCHER & CO.'S SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT SO East Washington Street. Absolute safety, against Are and burglar, rollccmaa day and-night on guard. Designed for afe keeping of Money. Bonds. Wills. Deds. Abstracts. Silver Plate, Jewels and valuable Trunks, Packages, etc. Contains 2.1G0 hoxes. Rent $5 to 945 per year.' JOHN S. TARKIXGTOX Malinger. STOCKS BECAME QUIET HANK STATEMENT MORE FAVOHABLE AND RELIEF IN SIGHT. onte Wide Fluctuations In Several of the Specialties and n Rally at the Close Local Markets. At New York Saturday money on call vas easier at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 44'S5 per cent. Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.854.86 f..r demand, and at 4.SliI4.82 for sixty Cays; posted rates, J4.8C4.82 and Jl.SW? US7; commercial bills. $4.8014.81. Silver certificates. 5SU-g59c; bar silver, tsc; Mexican dollars. 47Hc. At London bar silver closed steady at 27 1-lSd an ounce. The sto.'k of gold coin in the New York fubtreasury Is now $127,000,000. This is said to be larger than any previous holding of fcold in thirty years. The exports of gold and silver from the Xew York port to all countries for the week aggregated $.$63,210 silver, bar and coin, and $3,000 gold, a total of $S70.210. The Imports of specie were S133.9S8 gold and $79,1M silver. The Import of dry goods and merchandise at the port of New York for tlie week were valued at $10,033,517. The New York weekly bank statement rhows the following changes: Surplus reserve, increase $2,G.3.j0 Loans, decrease 17,NJd.SO.) Specie, decrease l,2tS,40rt leiral tenders, decrease 1.241.600 Deposits, decrease 20,7!jl.(0 Circulation, increase S3.i00 The banks now hold $2,063,700 in excess of legal requirements. The New York Financier says: "The clearing house banks of New York city were able last week, through the familiar operation of contracting loans and lessening deposit liabilities, to strengthen their position, surplus reserves having risen to nearly three millions, as against about a quarter million for the week previous. This was accomplished in the face of an actual loss of two and one-half millions in cash. an amount rather less than the known, operations of th? week had prepared the street to expect. The wholesale liquidation wnicn has hen in evidence for some days past is if fleeted in a contraction of $17.8.50O in loans ?nd a coincident reduction of $20,793.0 In deposits. The shrinkage In the latter Item, lowering, as it did, the reserve liabil ity bv 25 per cent., released over jo.uw.wv in rash, and explains why, with money still flowine into the treasury and to the West, the banks are able to end the week in a stronger position, from a cash standpoint, than they began It. In the past three weeks the decrease In loans has been no J'- than thirty-one millions, while deposits have been reduced over $50,000,000. In the Mm? time there has been a loss in cash nf J19.mooo The lattpr Item exDlain3 the drift f't banking operations very well, for it 19 Known that the loss of specie ana legais io tne interior has not been as neavy as ire figures given above indicate. POLICY OF LIQUIDATION. 'The money has flowed in large part into the treasury, and it has been this constant drain that has necessitated the policy of liquidation to maintain reserves. As bearing on this point, the completed totals of the New York national banks, as given in their official statements of Sept. 7. show that between June 3) and the first week in September country bank balances were re-cui-ed only four millions, whereas the contraction In other deposits was about seven ty-four millions. In the time Intervening between the two official statements the na tlonal banks lost twenty-one millions In specie and legals. The movement to th Interior since Sent. 7 has been a little more active, but nnthlne In comnarlson in the ls in cash sustained by the 'banks this month." The tone of th tradine in stocks on 'Change, Saturday, was quiet by comparison with the recent excited temper n the Exchange, but the local traction stocks con tinued to reflect a decidedly uncertain frame cr mind. Brooklyn Transit refused to go up tnoi than a noint. nnd then-sllnned below

Friday night's level. Its extreme decline was five points, and even with a final rally of covering by shorts its .let loss is three points. Metropolitan fared better and has gala of over two points. The other Ifew

Si,.?.1! ?Jocks fell off in symoathv with

FnZ),riTansltt and the sos in the Tw froup W?e Incned to weakness! The Lriv ?marked "rngth at any time pathy with thaPCt was noralally In symowLrT Ik th hope expressed In some tS EMaad that the Transvaal quesF i?lie?UJS?niaacful solution after all. when the1 Ken"ally wiped out first efft Btatement Pred. The S.,o tect. of Jhe statement was a rally, Sir thany,t,S.by th,se who never look fu'! analvffi f nf ?8U.rp.Ius 've figures. An SSv vi ?Mne 9tatfrnent failed to develop nrM yi encouraging feature In it. and ,R n?Uiaw2yua!fa,n to the lowest of the ?SStLd ClK?e2 tnei:e- excePt for a few spe2?onXr- bhIch La 1,Ied- The bank a stronger bv a. -a.-m t-.. serv re than- last week, but the statement w a crease in cash somewhat le ss t; anticipated. The outgo w fltll tP.w.ar? the end of the week, n as iVnH0VK 11 uecrease may not be shown "tnti fasten of averages by which tho li fiTi ent ."l?:1 "P- Counting the week's reducUon of $17.SW,5O0 in loans, the total contraction by the clearing house banks since Aug. 26 aggregate $34,864,300. THE PLAN FOR RELIEF. Much was made early in the week of a plan of relief for the stringency by an increase of national bank circulation. It will be observed that the total increase of circulation, according to the statements, is $.5O0 for the week. Furious speculative activity and excitement have made heavy dealings or. the Stock Exchange all week. The obvious necessity disclosed by the previous Saturday's bank statement for a contraction of loars by the banks prepared tho professional stock operators to take advantage of the forced liquidation of specu1 atlvt holdings of stocks, which had been bought on a margin with borrowed money, ine professional operators were all bears arxl took the market away from the longs as quickly as the press-ure of liquidation manifested Itself. The course of prices indicated pretty clearly that the calling of loans was made with marked discrimination against the industrial stocks. The margin of collateral on loans in which these securities figured was broadened as well as tne rate of interest being marked up. In many cases the loans were called outright only to be placed after the collateral had peen shifted into more substantial securities. The violent fluctuations In Brooklyn Jianslt had an inevitable effect on other rcturiues more or less allied to it by com lory or anv othpr tr.rir in tho nriA or time. In two weeks past the number of chares of this stock t ! on , the Exchange foot up , a total or almost four times as great as tha total shares of the company. The fact Ls beginning to emerge that a conttst ls on between some of the most powerful financial interests in the country for the control of some or all the public utilities and franchises of Greater New York. The contest has been open and fierce for many month in the gas business and belief in Wall street is. that the same elements are contending for the control of the street-railway corporations. The eagernecs of the bear element among professional operators result ed in extending the short account and th6 demand to cover became urgent. There was some relief from the earlier anxiety over the money outlook as the week progressed based on various causes. Large contraction of loans was sufficient to Insure a material decrease in deposit liabilities by the banks and the outgo of money showed a falling off both to the interior and to the subtreasury. The purchase of $.tOO,000 In gold in the Lon don market for shipment to New York, though it would not be vouched for by any one in Wall street, had an effect on Stock Exchange sentiment, as it was doubtless intended it should. The downward course ot foreign exchange excites expectation of an early Import movement of gold, though for eign bankers depTecate the expectation. There is still existing a short interest in sterling exchange which makes a good demand for belated cotton bills whic!i are now coming forward more freely. Last September the surplus reserves of the New York banks fell below $5,000,000 on Sept. 17, and loan contraction and liquidation on the Stock Exchange set in with a stiffening of the call loan rate to 6 per cent. Then the rate dropped to 2 per cent, and surplus reserve had risen to about $15,000,000. But last September the treasury, added to its deposits with depository banks the sum of nearly $15,000,000 In connection with the payment of subscriptions to the new government bond issue. The large excess of government expenditures over receipts was adding to the money in circulation, while the New York banks are now losing weekly to the subtreasury. During last September the receipts of gold from Europe at NewYork, according to the custom house report, were J11.73S.242. This month there have been no receipts of gold and none is likely before the end of the month. National banks were increasing their circulation last September on a larger scale than this. These differences In the circumstances last year must be taken Into account In connection with the quick recuperation of New York banks last September. The loan contraction last year between Sept. 10 and Oct. 1 reached nearly $30,000,000. " The bond market has moved generally in sympathy with stocks, but has not been as active nor changes as wide. United States twos advanced H. hut old fours, registered, declined U and the threes In the bid price. . .... Following is a lis of stock sales with closing bids: . Closing Stocks. Atchison Atchison pref Sales. Bid. .. 7.870 63fc Baltimore & Ohio CanadUn Pacific Canada Southern .... 4 .... f3 1.200 1.0M 27U Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western i. "- Chicago, Burlinpton Qulncy 7,020 131 Vi Chi.. Ind. & Louisville 100 11 Chi.. Ind. & LouiKvllle pref Chicago & Eaaternn Illinois 600 91i CMca?o X- Northwestern 200 I6SI4 Chicago. Bock Island & Pacific... S.400 113Vs C., O, C. & St. Louis 100 Colorado Southern 3.C00 5 Colorado Southern first pref 200 4 Colorado Southern -econd pref 13U Delaware & Hudson 100 123 Del.. Lack. West-rti M0 1ST Denver & Rio Granuo 600 21 Denver & Rio Grande pref 200 75' j Krie 13'" Erie first pref 200 Zf Great Northern pref 1,050 163 Hocking Coal 200 18 Hocking Valle.r 300 32 Illinois Central 113 i Iowa Central 2 134 Iowa Central pref Kan. City. Pittsburg A Gulf 1,500 74 Lake Erie & Western 1 I E. A Western pref 100 784 Lake Shore 202 Louisville & Nashville 2.300 79 Manhattan L J Metropolitan Street-railway H.lol 202 Mexican Central 200 14H Minneapolis & St. Louis 200 71, Minneapolis & St. Louis pref 94 Missouri Pacific 2.3T0 4j Mobile & Ohio v.... 100 44v; MiFOuri, Kan. & Texas iZ Missouri. Kan. & Texas pref 1,000 40 New Jersey Central 100 1194 New York Central 400 185 Norfolk & Western 1.200 24V4 Norfolk & Western pref f63 69 Northern Pacific MOO Northern Pacific pref 1.010 75U Ontario & Western 200 2oS Oregon Ry. & Nav ............. .... 44 Oregon Rj. & Nav. pref Pennsylvania 1.500 131 Reading JJJ ; Reading first pref 1.600 W Heading second pref 300 3-S run Grande Western 34 .Rio Grande Western pref Sltt St. Louis & San Kran w 11 St L. & San Fran, first pref 70 St! L & San Fran, second pref.... 200 36H st Louis Southwestern 14 St. Louis Southwestern pref i.vK 344 St! Paul f'5 Jzf Paul nref c" tqii1 Omaha 100 124 Southern Pacific 15.520 384 1.0O0 12 1,100 52 Vi 200 fc 4.0OO 145 20 7i 250 22 1.450 12 southern Ratlway Southern Railway pref Texas & Pacific ITnion Pacific Wabash Wabash pref Wheeling & Lake Erie W. & L E. second pref 1.460 31 17 114 147 SO 130 Wisconsin Central EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams American United State Wells-Farjo

",v" m-rnip oi securities. The proportions of the dealings In Brooklyn Transit rave perhaps never hen pmnioH in ha mc

MISCELLANEOUS. American Cotton Oil 1.000 44 American Cotton Oil pref 93 American Malting i American Maltlnjr rref... Am. Smelting and Refining........ wo 38 Am. Smelting and Refining pref.. 300 SS American Spirits 51 American Spirits pref 3 American Steel Hoop ; JW American Steel Hoop rref 3jt0 5. American Steel and Wire I.000 MS American Steel and Wire pref.... 100 American Tin Plate 500 39V American Tin Plate pref .... American Tobacco 8. American Tobacco pref .... 14j Anaconda Minln? Co.... 2.010 64 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 53.23a . 834 Colorado Fuel and Iron 1.430 t Continental Tobacco 2.140 42'Continental Tobacco pref... 00 w Federal Steel .J " t Federal Steel pref SjO , 7 General Electric Glucose Sucar "4 Glucose Su?ar preL " International Paier 1.400. W4 International Paper pref 2t . J Iclede Gas National Rlscult J?2 National Biscuit pref - Ji

National Lead

234 .... . 110 1500 51 72 173 200 12S 47 .... .... 4 473 4f'V4 2.S60 1104 130 ' 56 470 17S 210 7 8,650 143T4 117 2,400 117 26. 765 IS 27,950 75 400 4S?fc 167 1144 16.", ST 2.110 74 1.450 73

National Lead pref Natloral Steel . National Steel pref New York Air Brake.. a North American Pacific Coast .. Pacific Coast first pref Pacific Coast second pref... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car Pressed Steel Car pref Pullman Palace Car Standard Rope and Twine.. Sugar Sugar pref Tennessee Coal and Iron.... United State Leather United States Leather pref. United States Rubber United States Rubber pref.. Western t'nion Republic "l.'and S.. Republic I. and S. pref Total sales 315.400 UNITED STATES BONDS. United States twos, reg..... I'nited States threes, res United States threes, coup United States new fours, reg I'nited States new fqurs. coup United States old fours, reg United States old fours, coup ITnlted States fives, reg United States fives, coup MINING SHARES. Dos ton Quotations. Adventure Allouez Mining Co : Atlantic lioKton and Montana Butte and Boston.' Calumet and llecla Centennial ios 130 130 111 113 112 111 0 2S4 350 6G 773 33 13 1 85!i 48 133 11 222 9 42 3SV4 3S 17 135 73 20 25 63 r , 42 673 100 R 200 730 74 313 3S Franklin Humboldt Osceola Parrot ... Qulncy ... Santa Fe Copper tamarack Winona Wolverines Utah New York Quotations. Cholor Crown Point Consolidated California and Virginia... Dead wood Gould and Curry ... Hale and Norcross Homestake Iron Sliver Mexican . Ontario .. Ophlr .... Plymouth . Quicksilver Quicksilver pref Sierra Nevada .. Standard Union Consolidated Yellow Jacket Saturday Dank Clearing. At Chicago Clearings. 320,817,994; balances. $2.6S1.947. Sterling exchange. ?4.84 and $4.87. New York exchange. 35c discount. At St. Louis Clear Injfs. $3,533,542; balances. $5S.2S4. Money, 45 S pr cent. New York exchange, EOe discount bid. 25c discount asked. At Cincinnati Clearings. $1,663,870. New York exchange, 50f 0c discount. Money, SH'SG per cent. At Now York Clearings, $204.R58,620; balances. I10.913.&O6. At Boston Clearings, $22,243,787; balances, $1,972.647. At Baltimore Clearings. $3,132,031; balances, $239,702. At Philadelphia Clearings, $15,523,068; balances, $2,462,372. LOCAL GRAIN AXD FRODl'CE. The Banner Week In Trade, -vrlth Very Fair Profit Itenllzed. Almost without exception the wholesale merchants and commission meji speak of the trade in the week ending Saturday. Sept. 23. as having: been the banner week in their history. Weather, finances and llpht stocks carried by the retail merchants all helped In the result. In prices there were no important changes. Many lines of goods are now sold on very close margins, and the volume of trade cuts an Important figure in the matter of profits. During the week there was no change in values made of importance. Poultry, eggs, fruits of the season and vegetables were in active request, and the cool weather enabled commission houses and produce men to maintain stiff prices, as compared with those in the recent heated term, when fruit rotted badly. The seed merchants are again busy, all seeds being firm at quotations. Coal dealers report trade highly satisfactory, but prices unsettled, owing to the shortage of cars, which prevents the usual shipments to this and -other Western markets. Provisions are moving better at steady prices. In the local grain market there was more lift the past week. Still, receipts are disappointing in volume and short of the local requirements. Track bids, as reported by the secretary of the Board ot Trade yesterday, ruled as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, 63Vic; No. 3 red, 65Vi&68ic; September, CJHic; wagon wheat, 63c. Corn No. 1 white, 32c: No. 2 white (one color). 32ic: No. 4 white. 2931c; No. 2 white mixed, 32V;c; No. 3 white mixed. 324c; No. 4 white ilxed, 29iMc; No. 2 yellow. 22Uc: No. 3 yellow. 32ic; No. 4 yellow. 29631c; No. 2 mixed, 324c; No. 3 mixed, 32Vc; No. 4 mixed, 19 S31c; ear corn, 22c. Oats No. 2 white, 23c; No. 3 white, 24c; No. 2 mixed. 23Vsc; No. 3 mixed, 22c. Hay No. 1 timothy, $8.W39; No. 2 timothy, $S 8.50. Insiectlons Wheat: Rejected, 1 car. Corn: No. 1 white, 8 cars; No. 3 white, 4; No. 3 mixed, 3; total. 15 cars. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Poultry Hens. 8c; cocks. 3c; young chickens, 72T8c; hen turkeys, young and fat, 89c; young toms, lCgllc; young ducks, 5c; geese, 3c for full feathered, 20 for plucked. Cheese New York full creams. 1213c; skims. 6tsC; domestic Swiss, 1215c; brick, 13c; llmburger. 12c. Butter Choice, 12c; poor, 6iJ8c. Eggs Candled, 14c. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime dock, 10f?17c rr lb. Beeswax 30c for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed. 18$il9c; tub-washed, 2025c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. HIDES, TALLOW. ETC Green-salted Hides No. 1, 9!ic; No. 2, 84c; No. 1 calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, 8c. Grease White, 3c; yellow, 24c; brown, 2c Tallow No. 1. 3c; No. 2. 2V&C. Bones Dry, $1213 per ton. THE JOBBING TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candle and Nat. Candies Stick. 61i'S6c per lb; common mixed. 6V57c; G. A. R. mixed, 6c; Banner twist stick, 8cTcream mixed. 9c; old-time mixed. 7c. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds, ll13c; English walnuts, 9iffl2c; Rrazll nuts. 10c; filberts, 11c; panuts. roasted, 7&8c; mixed nuts, 10c. Oils Linseed. 46S4Sc per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7Ctl4c; bank. 40c; best straits, 60c; 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. 75c(S$1.25. Peaches Eastern Standard, 2-lb, $1.752; 3-lb seconds, $1.35Q1.60; California standard. $2.10'ff2.40; California seconds. $1.75'ff2. Miscellaneous Blackberries, 2-Ib, 6570c; raspberries. 3-lb. SOS 93c; pineapples, standard, 2-lb, $1.1061.20; choice, $1.60i52.50; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weight, 85 950; light. WQttc: string beans. 70 90c; Lima beans. $1.10(1.30; pea, marrowfats, 83cfi$U0; early June, 90cy$1.10; lobsters, $1.8552; red cherries. 90c0$l: strawberries. SSOSOc; salmon, 1-lb, 90c $185; 3-lb. tomatoes, 9095c Coal and Coke. Anthracite, rer ton, $7; Brazil block, $3.50; Island City lump. $3.23; Paragon lump, $3.25; Jackson lump, $4.50; Pittsburg lump, $4.50; C. & O. Kanawha lump. $4.50; Winlfrede lump, $4.50; Blossburg smithing. $5; smokeless, $4.50; lump coke, per bu, 10c; crushel coke, per bu, 12c Drags. Alcohol,' $2.485 2.60; asafetlda, 2530c; alum, V 04c; camphor, 50(0 55c: cochineal, 5035c; chloroform. :sg63c: copperas, brjs, 7585c; cream -tartar, pure, 30S33e; indigo, 65080c; licorice, Calab., genuine. 35f4Cc: magnesia, carb., 2-02, 20S22c; morphine, P & W., per oz. $2.3062.55; madder, 14 tfMCc; oil. cantor, per gal. $11.10; oil, bergamot. per lb. $2.25; opium. $3.50; quinlnne. P. & W., per oz, 39'gl4e; balsam copaiba, SOU 60c; soap, castlle. Fr., I2il6c: soda bicarb. lQc: salts, Epsom. lViQie; sulphur flour. 2Vi5c; saltpeter. 10 Qlic; turpentine, 5G60c; glycerine, 15flSc; iodide potassium. $2.rG32.60: bromide potassium. KQWc: chlorate potash. 15320c; borax. sf?l2c; clnchonidia, 40Ti45c; carbolic acid. 3032c; linseed oil, raw, 36c; linseed oil. boiled, 37c. Dry Good. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 4c; Berklev. No. 6C, 8c; Cabot, 5c: Capitol, 4c; Cumberland. Ve; Dwlght Anchor. 7c; Fruit of tb Loom, 7c; Farweli, 6Hc; Fitchviiie, 5c; Full Width. 4c: Gilt Edge. 4c; Glided Age. 4c; Hill, sc; Hope. : Linwood. 64c; Lonsdale. 7c; Peabody. 4c; Pride of the West. I0,c; Ten Strike. 5ic; Pepperell, 9-4, 18c; Pepperell, 10-4. 20c: Androscoggin. 9-4. I8V1C: Androscoggin. 10-4. 20VC Brown Sheeting-Atlantic A, 6c: Argyle, 5c; Boott C. 4H; Buck's Head. 5e; Clifton CCC. 5c Constitution, 40-lnch. 5c; Carlisle. 40-lnch. 6c- Dwight's Star. 6c; Great Fails E. 6c; Great Falls J. 4c; Hill Fine. 64c; Indian Head. 5-ic: Ferrere" R. 5c; Pepperell. 10-4, i$c; Androscoggin. J-4. 16c: Androscoggin. 10-4, 18c. Prints Allen dress styles. 4Vc: Allen's staples, 41.0; Allen TR, 4Hc: Allen's robes. 4c; American indigo, 4c; Arnold long cloth, B, 74c; Arnold. LLC. ic: Cocheco fancy. 5c; HamUton fancy. 5c; Merrtmac pinks and purples, 64c; Pacific fancy, 5HS Simpson's mourning, 4'ic; Simpson's Berlin solids, 5c; Simpson's oil finish, 6c; American shirting. 3ic; black white, 4Vc; grays, 4vc. Ginghams-Amoskeag staples, 5'ic; Anoskeag dress. 6c; Persian dress, 6c; Bates. 54c; Lancaster. SUc; Lancaster Normandles. 6c; Renfrew dress. 6c. ' Kld-flnlshed Cambrics Edwards, J4c; Warren. itC Slater. Zc: Genesee. 3lic. . . Grain Bag Amoskeag. $14; American, $14; Harmony, $i:.50; Stark, J16. Tickings Amoskeag ACA. SHc; Conestoga BF, ACE. the; Uamiltoa awnings, 8c; Kimono fancy.

17c; Lenox fancy. 15c; Mutpuen AA, Vc; Oakland AF. 5 ,4c; Portsmouth. lOVic; Susequehanns, U'ic; Ehetucket 8W. 5Hc; Shetmcket F. 6c; Swift 114c; Cordis 140. yc; Cordis FT, Hc; Cordis River, 4Hc. . Flour. Straight grades. $3.40(g3.CO; fancy grades. $3.60 3.75; intent flour. $44.50; low grades, $12563; spring wheat patents, $565.25. Groceries. - Coffee Good," 10012c; ' prime. 126Hc; strictly prime. 1416c; fancy green and yellow. 1822c; Java. 2622c. Roasted Old government Java, 324623c: 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. 9.65c; Dillworth's. 9.65c; Mall Pouch. 9.65c; Gates's blended Java, 9.65c. Sugars City prices Dominoes, 5.57c; cut loaf, 5.63c; powdered. 5.38c; XXXX powdered. 5.3c; standard granulated. 5.32c; fine granulated. 5.32c; granulated 5-lb bags. 5.3Se; granulated 2-lb bass, 5.3Sc; granulated 5-lb cartons, 5.tc; granulated 2-lb cartons. 5.38c; extra fine granulated. 5.44c; cubes, 5.44c; mold A. 3.57c; confectioners' A. 5.07c; 1 Columbia A Keystone A. 4.82c; 2 Windsor A American A. 4.82c; 3 Ridgewood A Centennial A. 4.82c: 4 Phoenix A California A, 4.76c; 5 Empire A Franklin B, 4.69c: 6 Ideal Golden Ex. C Keystone B. 4.63c; 7 Windsor Ex. C American B. 4.57c: 8 Ridgewood Ex. C Centennial B. 4.51c: 9 Yellow Ex. C California B. 4.44c; 10 Yellow C Franklin Ex. C. 4.32c: 11 YellowKeystone Ex. C, 4.19c: 12 Yellow American Ex. C. 4.13c; 13 Yellow Centennial Ex. C. 4.13c; 14 Yellow California Ex. C. 4.07c; 15 Yellow. 4.07c; 16 Yellow, 4.07c. Salt In cart lots. S06Kc: small lots. JK095c. Spices Pepper. UtfHSc: allspice. 15fftlSc; cloves, 18&25c; cassia; ISfMSc; nutmegs. 6S75c per lb. Flour Sacks (paper) Plain, 1-32 brl, per 1,000. $3.50; 1-16 brl. $5; i brl. $8; 14 brl, $16: No. 2 drab, plain. 1-S2 brl. per 1.000, $4.25; 1-16 brl. $6.50; H bri. $10; 14 trl, J20; No. 1 cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.0C0. $7; 1-16 brl. $3.75; 4 brl, $11.50; Ubrl. $28.50. Extra charge for printing, $1.1091.15. Beans Choice hand-picked nary, $1.4561.50 per bu; LImas. California. 5fT5Vic per lb. Screened Beans $1.3561.40. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 28633c; choice, 3540c; syrups, 18 635c. Rice Louisiana. 4464c; Carolina. 64684c Shot $1.3061.35 per bag for drop. Lead 6467c for pressed bars. Twine Hemp. 12lSc per lb; wool. 8610c; flax. 20630c; paper, 25c; Jute, 12615c; cotton, lSSc. Wood Dishes No. 1, per 1.000. $262.25; No. 2, $2.2562.50; No. 3. $2.5C62.75; No. 5. $363.25. Woodenware No. 1 tubs, $666.25; No. 2 tubs. $565.25; No. 3 tubs. $464.25; 3-hoop rails. $1.506 1.60; 2-hoop palls, $1.3061.35; double washboards, $2.2562.75: common washboards, $1.2561.50; clothes pins, 50660c per box. ... Iron nnd Steel. Bar Iron 2. 1062. 30c; horseshoe bar, 363ic; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs, 3c; American cast steel, 9611c; tire steel, 234c; sprinj; steel, 4465c Leather. Leather Oak sole, 28631c; hemlock sole, 256 27c: harnfs. 32637c; skirting. 38642c; single strap. 38641c; city kip. 60685c; French kip. 90c $1.20; city calfskin, 80c6$1.10; French calfskin, $1.2061.85. Nail and Horseshoes. Steer cut nails, $2; wire nails, from store, $3.25 rates; from mill, $3 rates. Horseshoes, per keg. $4; mule shoes, per keg. $4.50; horse nails, $463 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.25; painted, $3.25. Produce, Fruit and Vegetable. Apples $1.2562 per brl for cooking; eating apples. $3. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1, $161.50.

Oranges California seedling oranges, $5.50. Lemons Messina, choice, 360 to box, $4.50; fancy, $5. Red Plums $1.50 per bu. New Potatoes 50c ier bu; $1.45 per brl. Sweet Potatoes Baltlmores, L75 per brl; Jerseys, $2.75 per brl. Pears $1.23 per bu; $3.50 per bu for Duchess. Tomatoes cOViTOc per bu. Cucumbers lfic per doz. Cabbage $16 1.15 per brl. Celery 1362rc per bunch. New Beets 124615c per dozen bunches. Green Beans 75c per bu. Wax Beans $1 per bu. New Lima Beans $1 per gal. Yellow Globe Onions $1.35 per brl; white, $1.75 per brl. Honey New white. 17e per lb; dark, 13c. Melons Cantaloupes, 75c per brl; crates, 50c: Gem melons, 20a per basket; watermelons, $12 15 per hundred. Osage Melons 50c per bu. Cranberries $262.15 per bu box. Onions (Spanish) $1.2061.35 per crate. Provlnlon. Bacon Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average, 7tfc; 30 to 40 lbs average, 74c; 20 to 30 lbs average, 74c; bellies, 25 lbs average, 74c; 18 to 22 lbs average, 74c; 14 to 16 lbs average. 84c. Clear backs, 20 to 25 lbs average, 7Vc; 12 to 16 lbs average. 7e; 6 to 9 lbs average. 7c. In dry salt. 4c less. Hams Sugar cured, 18 to 20 lbs average, ll 12c; 15 lbs average, U2c; 12 lbs average, 12 124c: 10 lbs average. 124Q12-c. Lard Kettle-rendered, 7c; pure lard, 6ic Pork Bean, clear, $14; rump, $11. Shoulders 18 to 20 lbs average. 7?ic; 15 lbs average. 7&c; 10 to 12 lbs average, Tc. Seed. Clover Choice, $3.75; prime, $4.25: English choice $3.766 4; alsike. choice, $566; alfalfa, choice. $4.25 (J4.50; crimson or scarlet clover. $3.736 4.25; timothy. 45 lbs. prime, $1.3061.35; ,ltht prime, $l.S56 1.40; choice, $1.2561-30; fancy Kentucky, 14 lbs. $1.10; extra clean, 6GS75c; orchard grass, extra, $161.10; red top. choice. 80c6$1.40; English bluegrasa, 24 lbs. $1.1061.75; German millet. 6h& 85c; Western millet, 606"5c; common millet, 40 660c. SALES OF HEAL ESTATE. Fifteen Transfer, with a Total Consideration of r 1,779. Instruments filed for record In the recorder's office of Marlon county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 p. m. Sept. 23, 1S99, as furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles, corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Suite 229, first office floor. The Lemcke. Telephone 1760: Joshua Jump and John H. Bogart, executors, to Charles A. Owen, Lots 1 to 30, Inclusive, Block H Lots 1 to 30, inclusive. Block 2; Lots 1 to 30, inclusive, Block ; Lots 1 to 30, inclusive, mocK 4, In C. A. Owen's Park Grove addition.... United States Mortgage and Trust Company to Emma D. Sutherland, Lot 16, Block 8, second section, Lincoln Park addition Daniel Monnlnger to Joseph I. Irwin, part of the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 30. Township 15, Range 4.. Cassius M. C. Willis to Walter J. Hubbard, Lots 46 and 47. In J. C. Shoemaker's southeast addition Charity Whltson to Will H. Haverstlck, part of the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 6, Township 15 north, Range 2 east Cora L Eaglesfield to Wm. P. Myer, Lot 64, in James A. and Margaret Bruce s addition Laura B. Bailey to trustees Mozart Lodge, No. 531, I. O. O. F., Lot 9. Block 10, In Hubbard's Park Heights addition Walter J. Goodall to Mary A. Burnet, Lots 25 and 26, In Crawford et al.'s first subdivision May P. Connaty to Claude Shaw, Lot 2S, In Connaty's second addition Joseph H. Flfer to Margaret C. Llngenfelter. Lot 24, Block 9, in Wm. Braden et al.'s West Indianapolis addition Charles B. Hoover to Mary Alice Richards, the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 33, Township 16 north. Range 4 east Isaac Russell to Edward W. Wickey, Lot 6. Block 2. In Nordyke et al.'s Grand View addition Allle S. Boden to David A. Coulker, Lot 20, Blck 1, first section, in Martlniale's Lincoln Park addition Luclnda Walton to James De Long, part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 19, Township 17 north. Range 3 east Mary E. Ennls to James De Long, part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 19, Township 17 north. Range $8,000 1,000 6.000 100 600 6,500 279 2,800 400 250 8.450 4.000 6,500 3,600 3 east 3.300 Transfers, 15; consideration $51,779 VITAL STATISTICSSEPT. 23. Deaths. Early Hill, fourteen years. U4 South West street, spinal meningitis. Andrew Zehr, seventy years, 1429 Union street, heart disease. Montz Grlnk, eight months, 1005 South Illinois street, pardatrophia. Helen Tyler, three month, Indianapolis, inanition. John Maloney, 1221 North Senate avenue, apoplexy. nirtha. George and Daisy Brown, 1520 West Ohio street, girl. II. C. and L. Aldrldge. West Seventeenth street, boy. Wm. and Ellen Dempsey, 604 West Merrill street, boy. H. IL and Nareena, Presuhn, 1234 Belmont avenue, boy. F. B. and Rose Clark. 2103 Broadway, girl. Samuel and Tlllie Shelm. 1031 Maple street, girl. Marrlasre Licenses. Joel C. Berry and Freda R.. Mascher. W'm. H. Harmenlng and Bertha M. Sandlfer. John W. Baker and Ellen Gaylor. John C. Miller and Flora A. Rltchey. Cornelius Klncald and Lillle May Sawyer. Charles L. Galey and Card M. Cheslier. Valentine Falland and Hattle B. Austin. Wm. Carbaugh and Katie Murphy, nerra. Sanders and Emma Kohn. Buildlnc Permits. II. Eitel, repairs, 606 South Meridian street. 0. ' - W. Parks, addition. 151S South Linden street. $300. Nordyke &. Marmon Company, storehouse, Kentucky avenue and Morris street. $4,000. Emma F. GrarTtey. frame dwelling. 2018 Central avenue, $2,000. W. A. Scott, frame house, 1924 South Meridian street. SS00. Not Available. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 'And you have no clew, Mr. Hawkshaw?" "J have plenty of clews, chief, but I can't make any of 'em fit thla case." .

WHEAT PRICES WEAKER

INCLIN ATION' TO REALIZE RESULTED IX A LOWER RANGE. Coarse Grain Followed the Coarse of the Leader Throughout the Sesslon Pork. Hiffher. CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Wheat to-day was weak from beginning to send of the short session and closed at decline for December and lic for September. The support the market received on account of the failure of a big bear firm Thursday had ceased and an Inclination to realize developed. Corn closed Uc lower for December. December oats lost He September in both markets was steadier. Provisions closed ZVt CflOc higher. Wheat showed heaviness right at the start. Yesterday's sharp advance here was followed by an advance of only Ud at Liverpool, while other foreign markets did not show any greater Improvement. Buying consequent on the failure of the most prominent bear house Thursday had apparently ceased, and, although the market for a short time exhibited some nervousness over the rumors of further failures, the reports involved only small firms and the market was soon left to the influence of normal conditions. A tendency to realize on purchases made earlier in the week gradually developed, and, though the pressure did not tecome heavy at any time, it was sufficient to gradually force prices downward. The price finally got well under put figures and buying against those privileges caused a 4c reaction. Before the close, however, the market had again dropped back into dullness and prices slowly declined to their former level. Almost nothing was done In September. There was no demand for that option and a few selling orders were sufficient to cause a decline of c. Primary receipts were heavy and the cash demand poor, which increased the heaviness of the speculative market. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 1,066 cars, against 1,007 cars last week and 1,091 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were 156 cars, two of contract grade. Total primary receipts were 1,027.000 bushels, compared with 1,344.000 bushels a year ago. Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour amounted to 638,000 bushels. The seaboard reported twelve loads taken for export. The world's shipments were expected to exceed 7,000,000 bushels. December opened c lower at 72HT2c. It declined to 72-c and closed at 72Vg72c. Corn was firm for September, but weak for deferred futures and dull for everything. There was scattered realizing all day by recent buyers of December. A fair demand for September shorts kept that option steady. Receipts were liberal, 950 cars, and a large increase in the local stocks was expected. A heavy shipping business was reported, with seventy loads taken for export at the seaboard. December ranged from 2V?i3)lkc to 30Rc and closed c lower at 29?c. To-day's prices were considerably over weekly calls. , Oats were quiet and rather easy, with receiving houses moderate sellers all day. Out?ide longs realized to some extent. Sympathy with other grain markets was apparent. Receipts were 329 cars. The cash demand was rather light. December ranged from 22 to 22&, and closed &o lower, at 22?c. Provisions were dull, but steady, pork leading. Early there was a tendency toward lower prices, but the sharp advance of meats at Liverpool and some covering by outside sellers helped the market. At the close January pork was 2Mj5c higher, at I9.721, 9.75. October lard showed 10c advance. January lard closed unchanged, at $5.52V, and ribs 2V25c higher, at $5.073 5.10. Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 225 cars; corn. 1,090 cars; oats, 400 cars; hogs, 32,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows Articles. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. ing. Sent ... 731 73 73'4 73 72-72 724 73:ft-751x 751, 72H 74Ts-75 72-7214 74T-75 May . CornSept ... 34, 34 34 Vi 34 lec .... 30 -304 29-29 29?s May ... 30a-30i 30V 304 30U-30 Sept ... 22H-224 22; 22i 22-22 Dec .... 22'i 22i 22 22 May ... 23Ts 24 23 23 Pork Oct ....$8.0714 $S.20 $8.05 $8.17!4 Dec .... 8.20 S.321 8.20 8.321, Jan .... 9.70 9.75 9.70 9.75 Lard Oct .... 5.321, 5.3214 5.324 6.3214 Deo .... 5.424 S.42', 6.40 MO Jan .... 5.524 C.52V 5.&2V, 6.52, Ribs Oct .... E.121 C.1714 5.1214 6.17V4 Jan .... 5.07V4 5.10 6.05 6.10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm; winter patents. $3.5(X53.60: straights, $3.103.53; spring specials, J4.104.20; spring patents. $3.40 8.70; straights, $3i?i3.20. No. 3 spring wheat, 65g 69c; No. 2 red, 72c. No. 2 corn. 34-334,c; No. 2 yellow, 3434c. No. 2 oats. 22?4234c: No. 2 white, 25Hc. f. o. b.; No. 3 white, 24T4'325c. No. 2 rys. 56057140. No. 2 barley, 41645c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.12. Prime timothy seed, $2.40. Clover seed, $5.605 6.75, nominal. Mess pork, per. brl. $8.1508.20. Lard, per 100 lbs, $3.17!4ff5.32!4. Shortrib sides (loose). $5.0505.40. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $CS6.12H. Short-clear sides (boxedj. $5.55T5.63. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal. $1.22. Sugar, cut loaf, 5.83c; granulated. 5.31c. Receipts Flour, 16.000 brls; wheat, 127.000 bu; corn, 695.000 bu; oats, 369.000 bu; rye. 9.000 bu; barley, 68.000 bu. Shipments Flour. 22.000 brls; wheat, 6,000 bu; corn, 244.000 bu; oats, 290.000 bu; barley, 13,000 bu. AT SEW YORK. Rullns Price) In Prodnce at the Sea board's Commercial Metropolis). NEW YORK, Sept. T Flour-Receipts, 23,148 brls; exports, 12,415 brls. Market quiet but steady; winter patents, $3.60(g3.?0; winter straights, $3.35 3.43; Minnesota patents, $3.90S4.10; winter extras, $2.45t?2.90; Minnesota bakers, $33.15; winter low grades, $2.252.40. Rye flour steady; good to fair, $3.13(33.30; choice to fancy, $3.&3.50. Buckwheat flower quiet at $2.o2.60. Buckwheat steady at 5565c. Corn meal quiet; yellow Western, 75 76c; Brandy wine, 22t?2Sc. Rye firm; No. 2 Western, 63c, afloat, spot. Barley firm; feeding, 41 Q 42c. c. 1. f., Buffalo; malting, 43660c, c. I. f., Buffalo. Barley malt steady; Western, K660C. Wheat Receipts, 169,275 bu; exports, 170,547 bu. Spot weak; No. 2 red, 7514c, f. o. b., afloat, spot; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 79;c, f.- o. b., afloat, to arrive, new; No. 2 red. Tic, in elevator. Options opened easy, with prices unchanged In the face of higher cables. Later the market gave way under local liquidation In the absence of outside support and declined Va'&Hc, closing weak at the lowest point, the decline being assisted by larger receipts in the Northwest and disappointing expoit demand for cash wheat. May, 7H0Vic, closing at 79?sc; September. 74&741c, closing at 74c; December, 7bQ 7714c, 1 losing at 76?4c. Corn Receipts, it3,?30 bu; exports, 9,136 bu. Spot steady; No. 2, 41c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 2, 3tC, In elevator. Options opened quiet and unchanged, but declined !!4c under realizing In sympathy with the decline in wheat, and followed prediction in a let-up in the recent great export movement; closed eay at &Vc net decline. May, 2614c, closing at 3te; September closed at 3SVc; December, 26"&37Vc. closing at 36c. Oats Receipts, 43,400 bu; exports, 107,139 bu. Spot firm; No. 2, 2Sc; No. 3. 27Uc; No. 2 white. a'tyooc; No. 3 white. 29j214c; track mixed Western. 27H1?29c; -track white, 3035c. Options quiet and steady. Hay steady; shipping, 60363c; good to choice, 65?S0c. Hops dull; State, common to choice, 1896 crop, 6c; 1897 crop nominal; 1&9S crop. 10l3c; Pacific coast, 1S96 crop, 4c; .1697 crop nominal; 1S98 crop, 1114C. Hides firm; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs, 17c: Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs. 12V013c; California, 21 to 25 lbs, ISHGWc. Leather steady: hemlock tele, Buenos Ayres. light to heavy weights. Z21r23e; add. 22?35c. Beef firm; family, $10.5vll.: mess, $J9.50; packet. $10 10.50; city extra Icdia mess. $14.30 16. Cut meats steady; pickled bell.es. $i757.; pickled shoulders, $6 5 6.25; pickled hams, $8.7310. Lard steady; Western steam. Refined quiet; continent. $6; S. A.. 1S-SO; compound. $349 5.12 Vi. Pork firm; mess. 19.50; short clear, $10.50311.75; family, $11.50012." Tallow strong at Zfjle; country. ZQ$c. as to quality. Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra, 597!4c; Japanese, 43tr5?c. Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 32Q3CC. Cotton-seed oil quiet but firm; prime crude nominal. Prime crude, f. o. b. mills, 1718Vie; prime summer yellow. 26tJ27c; off summer yellow. 26c: butter grades. 2330c; prime jelloir, 3C621c; prime white. 234030c. CoffeeOfitlons opened quiet from unchanged to S points lower under disappointing cables, heavier receipts and increase In American visible; ruled sluggish and featureless throughout the session. Shorts were restrained by larger warehouse motement, and closed steady from uncharged to 4 goiau lower, fcaaea, u7t9 tZ laciusisj: pcto-:

ber. 4.10c; December. 4.40c; January. 4.45c; March.

4.60c; June, 4.75c; July, 4.80c; August. 4..-c. upot coffee Rio dull and easy; No. 7, invoice, 5 7-16c; No. 7. Jobbing, 5 15-16c Mild quiet; Cordova. tQ llc. Sugar Raw quiet and barely steady: fair re fining. 113-lGc; centrifugal. 96 test. 4 5-16c; molasses sugar, 3 9-16c Refined quiet and steady; No. , 4c; No. 7. 4 7-16c: No. 8. 4Sc; No. 9, 4 5-16c; No. 10. 4 $-16c; Np. 11. 4 l-16c; No. 12. 4c; No. 13. 4c; No. 14, 3 15-l6o; mold A. 5 7-lc; stand ard A. 4 15-16c: confectioners' A. 4 15-16c; cut loaf. S9-I6c: crushed. 511-lSc; powdered, fiiio; granulated, 5 3-16c; cubes. 5 5-16c. TRADE IX GENEUAL. Quotations at St. Loots, llnltlmor?, Cincinnati and Other Place. LIVERPOOL. Sei-t. 23. Wheat firm: No. 1 Cali fornia. 6s ldfis 2d; No. 2 red winter, 5s Jftd; No. 1 Northern spring. 6s 2!d; futures firm; Septem ber. 5s lOd; December. 6s vi; March. 6s 21. Corn Spot firm: American mixed, new and old. 2s 7d; futures firm; September, 3s 7d; October. 3s 7d; November. 3s 67,d. JHour St. Louis fancy winter nrm at ts 9d. litr fcxtra india mes strong at 47s 7d; rrime mew firm at 51s 2d. Pork firm; prime mess. Western. 51s 3d. Hams Short cut. 14 to 16 lbs, strong at 46s. ISacon strong; Cumberland cut. 23 to 30 lb. $s 6d; rhrt ribs. 18 to 22 lbs. S3s; long-clear middles, lisht. 30 to 35 lbs, 33s id; lor.g-clear middles, heavy. 3- to 40 lbs, 33s; short-clear backs. 16 to IS Ibv. 31s 6d; clear bellies. 14 to 16 lbs. S6s d; shoulders, square, 12 to 14 lbs. firm at 2S. Lerd firm; prime Western, in tierces, 25s; American refined, in palls. 29s 3d. Butter Finest United States. 97s; good. 72s. Cheese firm; American finest. write, us; American finest, colored. 5os. Tailow firm; prime city, 23s; Australian, In London, 2Cs. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23. Flour strong and higher; patents, $3.453.60; extra fancy. $3.133.25; clear, $2.733. Timothy seed firm at $2.1C2.40: prime worth more. Corn meal steady at $1.7591.(0. Bran higher and scarce; sacked lots. et track. 64 IS 66c. Hay steady to firm; timothy, $Sff 10.50; prairie. 1565.73. Whisky steady at $1.22. Cotton ties, $1.15. Hemp twine. 9c. Bagging. 6c. Drysalt meats quiet; boxed shoulders and extra shorts, $5.50; clear ribs. $5.21i: clear Files, $5.75. Bacon quiet; boxed shoulders. $3.73; extra shorts. $6; clear ribs. $6.121i; clear sides. $6.23. Receipts Flour. 5.000 brls; wheat. 27.000 bu; corn. 68.000 bu; oats. 24.000 bu. Shipments Flour. &.-0 brls; wheat, 6,000 bu; corn, 56,000 bu; oats, 13,000 bu. BALTIMORE. Sept. 23.-Flour firm; receipts. 30,752 brls; exports. 346 brls. Wheat easy; spot and the month. 7272Sc; October, 721472c: lecember. 74!4ff74c; steamer No. 2 red, e-vS'c; receipts, 18.203 bu; exports. 13.900 bu; Southern, by sample. 65 7216c: Southern, on grade. tf 7214c. Corn easy; mixed, spot, 2i-c; the month. 3?c asked; October, 38c a.ked; November and December, new or old. 3446 35c; Januarr and February, S4H34;c; steamer mixed. 3se34c: receipts, 107.4?7 bu; exports. 170.073 bu; Southern white corn. 41g411,ic; Southern yellow corn. 413 42c. Oats firm; No. 2 white. 29c, sales; No. 2 mixed, 26!427c. TOLEDO, Sept. 23. Wheat lower and weak; No. 2. cash and September, 70?ic; December, 74c. Corn active and steady; No. 2 mixed, 34i-c. Oats active and easier; No. 2 mixed, 23c. Rye neglected. Clover seed dull and easy; prime, cah and October, $3.15; December, $5. CINCINNATI, Sept. 23. Flour strong. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red. 704c. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed. S4!4c. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed. 23fi 2514c. Rye firm; No. 2. 624c Lard steady at $3.20. Bulk meats steady at $5.30. Bacon active at $5.15. Whisky steady at $1.22. Wool. LONDON. Stpt. 23. There was a good attendance at to-day's session of the wool auction sales. The offerings numbered 12.000 bales, principally scoured merinos. Yorkshire was the best buyer, with the continent also a liberal purchaser. Itussla secured suitable parcels of merinos. A lot of Geelong and Tasmanlan flocks were taken principally by the home trade. Cross breds were in much smaller supply than usual. The high level of prices continued to rule, though coarser scoured sllpes were Irregular. Fine greasles showed a hardening tendency and good scoureds were dear. American representatives were eager bidders for good scoureds and took a fair quantity at full prices. Sixty thousand bales were sold during the week. Next weeks offerings will amount to 76.6CO bales. Following are the sales In detalt: New South Wales. 3 bales; scoured. 7V4dS2s 4d; greasy. 6d31 2d. Queensland. 1.4'W bales; scoured, HHdS2s W, greasy, 7!2d?ils. Victoria, 2.900 bales; scoured. 8l4d(Ti2s 4Ud; greasy. 6dils 5Vd. South Australia, 200 bales; scoured, 10dls 74d; greasy, 8H9d. Tasmania, 00 bales; greasy, 6Vdls 3d. New Zealand, 3.100 bales: scoured. C?id02s 3d; greasy. 5HdSl Vid. The Imports during the week: New South Wales, 1,87.9 bales; Melbourne. 308 bales: Brisbane, 5.319 bales: Cap of Good Hope and Natal, 690 bales; Burreh, 2.910 bales; Boston, 143 bales; elsewhere. 751. bales. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Wool firm; domestic fleece, 2095c; Texas, 1417c. Batter, Eke nnd Cheese. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Butter Receipts. 3.C29 packages. Market quiet but steady; Western creamery, 1723c: fine creamery, 184622c; factory. 131491514c. Cheese Receipts, 1.855 packages. Market steady: large white. lOc; small white. H14llc; large colored, lie; small colored, 1114 1114c. Eggs Receipts. 6.C52 packages. Market steady; Western ungraded, at mark, 13gl7c. CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-On the Troduce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creameries. lG22!ic; dairies. llSc. Cheese steady at 10Q 11S4C. Eggs firm; fresh, 16c. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 23. Eggs Market firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, firsts, 144c per dozen, cases returned. CINCINNATI. Sept. 23. Butter quiet. Eggs firm at 15c. Cheese firm. BALTIMORE. Sept. 23. Butter firm. Cheese steady: Eggs firm. y oiu. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Petroleum strong; refined New York, 80c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 8.75c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk, 6.25c. Rosin dull; strained, common to good. $1.25 1.2714. Spirits of turpentine quiet at 5xfa30vic. OIL CITY. Sept. 23.-Cred!t balances $1.46; certificates opened with no bids or offers: closed at $1.4S14 bid for cash oil; highest and lowest, $1.4814. Runs average 83,417 brls; shipments average 86.340 brls. WILMINGTON, Sept. 23. Spirits of turpentine steady at 461447c. Rosin Arm at 90Ql3c. Crude turpentine firm at $1.30 to $2.50. Tar firm at $1.30. SAVANNAH. Sept. 23. Spirits of turpentine firm at 47c Rosin firm and unchanged. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23. Spelter steady at 5.40c. Lead steady at 4.52!c. -iry Goods. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The spot demand for dry goods to-day was quiet in all departments, but mail orders were good for most lines of cotton goods. No changes in quotations, but the week closes with expectations of further advances, particularly in bleached cottons. Prints are quiet throughout. Ginghams firm. Cotton yarns in good demand; tone strong and prices moving upwards. Worsted yarns also selling well, with an advancing tendency. Jute yarns scarce and strong. Dried Fruit. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. California dried fruits steady. Evaporated apples, common, 71ic; prime wire tray, 71'&8!!c; choice, 8fc9c; fancy. 9Vl4c. Prunes. SiWSHiC. Apricots, Royal, 12Ji 1314c; Moor Park, 14016c. Peaches, unpeeled, 7?iQ9c, new. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23. Cotton quiet and steady. Sales, 1,300 bales. Ordinary, 4 7-16c; good ordinary, 4 15-16c; low middling, 5Sc; middling, 614c; good middling. 614c; middling fair, 6Tc. Receipts, 9,818 bales; stock, 163,992 bales. Metaln. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. The brokers price for lead is 4.40c and for copper 18.50c. LIVC STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Dull Hofrs) Active and Higher Sheep Quiet. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23. Cattle Receipts light; shipments, none. There were but few fresh arrivals. Most of the offerings were of etockers held over from yesterday, which found slow sale. Export grades $3.5- 6.13 Killers, medium to good 4.75t 5.23 Killers, common to good 4.0 tr 4.30 Feeders, good to choice.... 4.r 4.75 Stockers, common to good..... t.Z('t 4.23 Heifers, good to choice . 4.23f 4.63 Heifers, fair to medium 3.6CU 4.00 Heifers, common to thin $.2w 3.50 Cows, good to choice 3.731 4 25 Cows, fair to medium Z.2f'it 3.30 Cow,, common to canners 2.0tfr 2.75 Veals, good to choice 6.00-ff 7.00 Veals, common to medium 5.W Bulls, good to choice S .11 4.00 Bulls, common to medium l.'Ja 3.25 Milkers, good to choice 23 43 00 Milkers, common to medium .....20.0.j 30.00 Hogs Receipts, 1.400; shipments light There was a very light run. The market opened active at strong 5c higher than yesterday, matured lights and havles selling about the same. Heavies . $4 70. 4.(0 Mixed -S "5 Llfhts i 4.7204 vo Pigs 3 50 CJ4.60 Roughs -90 04.35 Sheep and Lambs Receipts 'light; shipments. none. There was but little doing for want of stock. The market was quiet at barely, steady prices. Good to choice sbeep. I3.5A&4-00 Fair to medium sheep J.WHi3.4 Stockers. common to good 2.5)3.75 Spring lambs, good to choice 4.5C&5.25 Spring Iambs, common to medium 3.004.25 Eluwhere. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 23. -Cattle-Receipts, 2W. Supply too light to furnish quotations. Supply for week very large: demand good, desirable classes selling about steady, while common killing grades sold from steady to 10c lower. Stock and feeding cattle continue very active at strong prices, the best grades developing the most strength. Heavy native steers. $3.C566.50; light weights. I5.25G6.10: stockers and feeders. $3,753 8.25; butchers' cows and heifers, $3.ir3f5.15; canners, $2.4053.10; veal calves, 36; Western steers. $25.95; Texans. $3&4.30. Hog Receipts, 3.170. Active demand: small supply strengthening prices. Heavy, $4.40$ 4-45; mixed $4.3034.45; lights, MX 4.50; rljs. $4.1C 4.W. Sheep Receipts, 1.520. Supply largely Western grassert. that told freely at steady prices. Very jIUis cttrc la raJues thia week. Supply: m

liberal and price about steady. Lambs brought $4.7T.Q5.22; mutton. 31.83tr4.25; feeling lambs. $3.K"Q4.60; feeding sheep, $3.2304.15; stockers. $3? 4.25; culls. $22. EAST BUFFALO, Sept. 23. SpeclaL-Ran-

som. Mansfield A Co.. live stock commission dealers, report: Cattle Receipts. 26 cars, mostly Canada stockers. Market quiet and eay for fat cattle; stackers and feeder quiet. Feeders. rl lbs. $4.63fz4.70; stockers. HQ4 ; gvl ones firm. Veals. to f. $7.5C'Q8; common to gvd $37.25. Hots Receipts. 15 cars. Market active and higher for all kinds. Best Yorkers, $4 93; light Tfrkers. $4 tf4 95: mixed packers. $4i?S; me diums, $4.9C34.93; heavy, $4 90; pig. $4-7324 90; graasers and Michlgans. heavy grassers to g"M York weight Michlgans. $4.73fc4; roughs, $3.XKf 4.20; star. $3.233.73. Clcsed firm. Sheep and Lamb Receipts 15 cars fresh and 10 cars holdovers. Market fairly active and Itt 10c higher for lambs. Sheep about steady. Best native lambs, $3.65.70; cu!ls to good. $3.735 50; mixed sheep, tor. $4.3364.50; culls to good. $3 4.23; wethers. 44.14 4.75: yearlings. $4 Uil; Can ada lambs, $3.605.SC Closed firm; all sold. CHICAGO. Beit. 23. Only about head f cattle were received to-day and these were mmlljr ordinary grades. The market. In consequence. was practically nominal. The few sales were at unchanged prices. There was an active demand for hogs- and prices ruled about 2,i&3c higher. !Iavy hogs sold at $4 2-534 75; mixed lots at 4 4"j4 77V. and light at S4. 4)3 4.80; pigs brought $3.9)4.75 and culls $2? 4.10. There was a fairly active demand for the limited offerings of sheep and lambs at the recent decline In prices. Sheep sold at $4.50 for prima yearlings. $3.rOff3.?x f,-r Weftern rangers, com mon lots bringing $2.ki3.43. 1 mh brought O0..5 for natives and $4 6vtf5.X5 for Western ran gers. Receipts Cattle. 200; hogs, 1J.OO0; sheep. 400. ST. LOUIS. Sep. 23. Cattle Receipts. 28. Market nominal for want of receipts. Native shlrplng steers. $4.736.75: dressed beef steers, $4 2105.75; steers under 1.000 lbs. S2.R5fc4.50; stockers and feedeis, $2.5(tfj4.7i; cows and heifers. $T'J 4; the top for bes-t heifers; canners. $101.75; bulls. $2(4 3.75; Texas and Indian steers, $3.2C 4.40; cows and heifprs. $2.25473.85. Hog Receipts, 1.900. Market strong to $0 higher. Pigs and lights. 14.5"&4.?0; packers. $4 W C4.65; butchers. $4.6')r4.75. Sheep Receipts. 200. Market active and steady. Native muttons. 3.7534.25; lambs. $4413.90; stockers. $23.50; culls and bucks. $204. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Reeves Receipts. 471. No trading. Feeling steady. Cable unchanged. Exports. 978 cattle, 190 sheep and 1.000 quarter of beef. Calves Receipts. 72. Market quiet but steadv. Veals. $6fiR.50; grasses and fed calves. $3.75?4.25. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 3,146. Sheep steady; good lambs firm to a shade stronger: medium dulL Sheen, $4'n4 50; lamb. $3fr5.fc5; cne car axtra. $8.35; Canadians. $3.75'& 5.774. Hogs Receipts. 2.446. None for sale. Market nominally steady. CINCINNATI. Sept, 23.-He ft quiet at $3,759 4.70. jCattle quiet at $2.73455.23. Sheep steady at $2fc4; lambs steady at 32.T59 S.25. ALADDIN'S LAMP OUTDOXE. For a Coin In a Slot It Dlapeaaea Food and Drink. London Chronicle. Most Londoners know the "coffee lamp? in Leicester square. It stands on the pavement on the south side, and were it not for the unwieldy site of the base there would be little to distinguish It from an ordinary street gaa lamp. That is what It really claims to be, with the addition that It utilizes the heat from the gas Jets (which are kept burning all day as well as all night) for maklrg coffee and cocoa at a half-penny the cup, and supplying hot water. It also Includes some half -dozen penny-ln-the-slot arrangements for chocolates, butterscotch and cigarettes. In addition there is a small fountain of cold water, with the usual cup, from which any one cn drink freely without dropping anything at all into a slot. And now thla wonderful combination ha to go. The St. Martin's vestry haa voted it a nuisance, and at their meeting recently they decided to give the owners, the Pluto Hot Water Syndicate, three months' notice to remove the lamp. There Is no complaint about its not fulfilling its pledges. Everything it promises to do, on dropping either a half-penny or a penny in the slot, ls carried out to a nicety. The coffee find cocoa flow out steaming hot. The beef tablets supplied by the lamp, which make beef tea cn beins dissolved in hot water, havs served many a poor fellow's dinner. The fault might be said to lie in its virtues. The fact la, the lamp ls like an open street bar, and the vestry objects to the number of loafers and street boys who gather round It at all hours of the day and night. Given a chunk of bread a man can live on twopence a day at the "coffee lamp. His breakfast of coffee In tho morning ccsts him a half penny; he dines off brer tea for a penny at noon, and towards even ing he expends another half penny in. cocoa. A good part of the interval is spent lolling about the open square, either lying on the f;rasa or watching others manipulate th amp. Besides the loafers the "coffee lamp" Is much beloved of boys, who gather round it, and fall easy victims to its allurements. The lamp has, therefore, led to a sort of obstruction on th pavement, and the only cure, a Chronicle representative was told at St. Martin's vestry hall, ls to have the lamp removed. Our representative also saw an official cf the Pluto Hot Water Syndicate, and atked for his version. He admitted that it attracted groups of people. "Is that the only one you have In London?" It was stated that the lamp In Leicester square has earned some X2 10s a week, chiefly In halfpence. TIII2 JCWS AM) PALESTINE. "Where the Jew's Commercial Quail ties Are Evident. I. Zangwill, in Lipplncott. It Is impossible to believe that the Jewish commercial genius should fall even in Palestine. Already several factories are running profitably: a tobacco plantation has been established, mulberry trees have been planted for the rearing of silkworms, the tolerable cognac and claret of the colonies are selling in Europe, and with the further opening up of the European market, Palestine could export not only the cruciform flowers, the mother-of-pearl mementos and the olJve-wood carvings of the holy bazars, but also olive and sesame oil, soap, conserved fruits, sweets, perfumes, etc The Turkish rule may be corrupt, but the Jewish trust could farm the taxes. The Turk at least has not persecuted the Jew, perhaps because the Jew, especially in his Oriental embodiment, ls religiously akin to the Mohammedan: both are monotheists; a service in a mosque is very like a service in a synagogue. And if- the Turk Is a religious cousin, the Arab is a racial cousin. Dr. Herzl's willingness to make the "holy places" of Jerusalem extraterritorial, likes the Vatican at Home, suggests a poslbla compromise with Christendom. The chancesof a new crusade the Jew would have to take; like the eel. he ls used to being skinned alive. Should he himself establish, an inquisition, the Jewish heretics could fly to more Christian lands. Turkey's present embargo on the Jewish immigrant really plays into Dr. Herd's hands. As for the official expression at Washington that Turkey will not ell Palestine, it is only a theatrical death-Mow to Zionism; the daggerblade slip Lack into the shafL To buy Palestine Is not quite the scheme, and. even if it were, the Sultan's mind is not a fixed quantity. Sultans' moods come and go and in do Sultans. We cannot perhaps remove the Alps, but who ever heard of a finality in politics, even when fixed in a treat? Besides, as one who has bargained fcr hours in Oriental bazars, I am not to be impressed by the vender's opening statement. Meantime the word of the Lord goes forth from Zion and the . Sultan's from Washington. Jews) !Vot Adaptive. J. Zangwill, In LippincotL There are nearly thirty colonies In Palestine and Syria, and if the majority do not pay, they will. If the Rothschild and lllrsch colonies have made such little headway. It is because they have been philanthropic schemes, not the outcome of self-sustaining enthusiasm. "I started colonies, not to promote Zionism." Baron, Edmond de Rothschild told me, "but to give work to the Jews I saw starvirg in Palestine, and also to disprove the notion that Jews could not ba agriculturists." All honor to the noble pioneer, but his millions have naturally lm peded the work they have made possible, and. sustained and weakened by this boundless reservoir, his colonies have had more officials than laborert, while rumor hums with far graver Instances of maladministration. Baron Hlrscn was ven lesa a Zionist. Hts object Tvas not to Integrate Israel, but to disintegrate It: to break up the vast congestion's of Jews 4n Gallcia and Russia. He was less Moes than the destroying angel, who. according to the Talmud, Is also a messenger of love. The report cf tha Hlrsch Colonization Association with iu beneficent activities diffused all the world over is a pathetic record of a heroic eflort to roll a rock up a mountain. It may b prophesied that whatever portion of the Ilerzl two millions goes to persuade Jews to be what they are naturally Inclined tofce, will be as profitless In the first genera tiona at least. It Is a waste of force to yoke a winged creature to the plough; and if twenty centuries of atlficUl selection have made of the Jew an organizing and Impatient brain, one must await the equally slotr processes of reversion to the rural temperament by force of the new life In the opea air. Pensions for Veterans. Certificates have been Issued to the fcl-lowlng-named Indlanians: Henewal Joseph Shaff. Green Hill. M Increase-William Klfer, Elberfleld, 111 to $17. Reissue Alden 8. Fowler. Indianapolis. M Reissue and Increass George Hull, In dianapolia, U to XIX