Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 271, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1899 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS .JOURNAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1899;

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At Many Points in Life many

ixople need advice as to the conduct of busim 1 a, , a W af VAn rtss airairs. neeu ii inofi, pnnai'-t least they think n. Wise counsel is of the nature cf the "stitch in time" that aves nine." An excellent discretion is often the taking of the tide at the flood that lead? on to forture. The Indiana Trust Company Is devoted to the prudential management of the business affairs of life. Its service knows no interruption, for it has perpetual existence. It 1.- founded financially on a vast capital (fcl.COO.'MJ in all) as a guaranty ot security. Its directors and officers, directly lnteres:d and Involved In its success, are chosen because cf their experience In and Knowledge cf the avenues of investment and their conservative management of affairs. TII13Indiana Trust Co. Offices Indiana Trust Building. CAPITAL -SURPLUS - - 51,000,000 - $65,000 S NASSAU STREET, 3CEW YORK. Fisfc & Robinson BANKERS Investment Securities HARVEY EDWARD TlZS, GEORGE H. EO BIN SON. Hunbcr New lork Stock Exchange, S. A. FLETCHER & CO.'S SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT 26 East Washington Street. Absolut safety against fire and burglar. FoIlctman day and nlnt on guard. Designed for afe keeping cf Money. Bonds. Wills. Deeds. Abstracts. Silver Plate, Jewels and valuable Trunks, Packages, etc. Contains 2,100 boxes. Rent $5 to $-43 per year. JOHN S. TARltlNGTON llaanger. COMING CONSOLIDATIONS THE DIG FOUR AND TUB CIIESAPCAKB fc OHIO IS THE SCHEMES. o Time Guarantee for the Movement of Freight Large -Earnings of the nis Four and Fanhandle. The rumor has been revived that the Bis Four and the Chesareake & Ohio roads are to be consolidated. An official of the Big Four. In speaking of the matter yesterday, eald that while it would be a very natural consolidation of interests, he did not think that at present such a move would be made, However, should the common stock of the Big Four, as has that of the Chesapeake & Ohio, begin to earn dividends, a basis of exchange of stock could readily be arranged. The two roads are row operated, so far as the traffic alliance Is concerned, about as closely as. they would be were the two Interests consolidated. So closely are the Baltimore & Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern allied that doubtless It will terminate In a consolidation of the two In terests. This done, it would be practicable for the Big Four and the Chesapeake & Ofcio to also consolidate. In former years the relation between the Big Four and the Baltimore & Ohio was euch that the latter was its principal Eastern outlet, but with the opening of the Newport News route a considerable portion of the business that had . before gone to the Baltimore & Ohio was turned over to the Chesapeake & Ohio. Still, the Central States Dispatch, which is a Baltimore & Ohio fast freight line, o Detains a large tonnage, both eat and westbound, for points on the Big Four system, even taking a good deal of business from Chicago. Will Get No Guarantee. The trade men of the Central Freight Association, the Trunk Line Association and the lake lines have by uniform action put their foot down on a new effort on the part of shippers to arrange for a time guarantee for the movement or delivery . of freight. One of the chief objections to the plan is that It would Invite discrimination and violations of the interstate-commerce law. The time guarantee plan proposed provides for a penalty for failure to keep within limits. It would b-3 easy to be behind a day In delivery, and thus the shippers would get what would be substantially a rebate. The effort was to get a guarantee for the movement of both domestic and export freight carried either by rail and lake or all rail. Last week's meeting of the Central Freight Association was the last concerted action to prevent the scheme being adopted. The plan proposed by the shippers covered contracts for a specified seaboard delivery, and to sail thirty clays after arrival at seaboard. The Indemnity for failure was to be cents per hundred pounds of the traffic for each period of fourteen days or less outside of the time limit. Failure on the part of the shippers to load their consignments for any length of time was to mean the extension of the delivery time the same period, and for each fourteen days delay by the shippers, or part of that, they were to pay Indemnity the same as the carriers. Large Earning. The Big Four lines proper earned In the third week' of September $334,503.47, an increase over the corresponding week of of ttl.4S7.53. The first twenty-one days of the month an Increase of 120.564.S3 Is shown over the corresponding period of 1803. Should the fourth week of this month make as favorable an exhibit as is now looked for there will be a handsome Increase in earnings over the best month in the. road's history. September, ISD'i. Following is a statement of the earnings, expenses and net earnings of the Panhandle Rahroad for the month of August. lsOO, compared with the same period of 1S0S: , 1S83. 1808. Increase. Gross earninga.3KU75.C3 $244,159.42 5T.976.21 Oper expenses. 19.O.b7 124,681.41 T3.9.28 Net earnings.. f 101.334.90 X119.318.01 I17.SG3.0G Decrease. For the eight months ending Ausr. 31. 1SD9, compared with the yame period of isOS: . mM 19. Increase, fiross earn gs.l2,051.o;o.D7 11.73i27S.2S J31S.e?2.6D Op. exp n;es.. 1.302.201.SJ 1.C32.724.W 2t3.5ttf.Ki Net earn'gs. 174773.17 $009,633.33 143.125.S1 Personal, Local and General Notes. It is practically settled that round-trip rates for parties are to be restored in Central Passenger Association territory. James Matthew, assistant city ticket agent of the 111 Four, yesterday returned from a two weeks rest In Colorado. Hunters' excursion rates go on sale Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, good to return until Dc. 5. the fare to be one and n third the round trip. I). 8. Gray, general a Kent of the Pennsylvania lins west, and his private secretary left for New York yesterday to be absent several days. W. W. Richardson, district passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Indianapolis, accompanied the Indiana battery cn Its trip to New York. Traveling Passenger Agents Pitts, of the Great Northern. Noyes, of the Chicago Great Western, and Mantz. of the Chicago it Bock Island, are in the city. The special meeting of the stockholders of ts New York Central Itailroad, called to TVJ7 tt ltaste- cf the Boston & Albany

Railroad by the New York Central, failed to materialize yesterday. An adjournment was taken until Nov. 1. The shops of the Baltimore & Ohio at several places are running fourteen hours a da-, so heavy is repair work and so great the demand for cars of all kinds. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is getting out a new train schedule, increasing the number of trains and, still further .shortening the running tlmef its express trains. R. F. Tufts has been made general superintendent of the St. Louis Transfer Company and C. F. rwin has been appointed freight agent of the company, vice A. D. Figuerldo. On Oct. 1 F. A. Bauche. for several yars

arsensrer aeent of the Pittsburg. Fort Vayne & Chicago at Lima, will go to To ledo to represent the Pennsylvania lines as general agent. The Peoria & Eastern will to-day bring in from the west thirty coach loads of people who go to points in this State and Ohio on wnat is termea their annual nome visitors excursion. ' Sixty-seven per cent, of the employes on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago are members of the Pennsylvania Voluntaiy Re lief Associat'on. and an effort will be made to increase on this percentage. W. F. Bruner. formerly district passenger acrent of the Vandalia at this point, now ticket agent of the road at St. Louis, has the reputation of being the best ticket seller In that city, says the St. Louis 1'osi-uis-patch. Belt road Eneines 1 and 4 yesterday came out of the shops rebuilt, and to-day No. V goes into the shops to be reDuut ana iurnished with a new boiler and cylinders. The force at the Belt road shop has been considerably increased of late. - On Tuesday night in twelve hours there were forwarded from the yards of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago at Crestline cars, 533 being loaded, and as many loaded cars were left in the yards to be moved when power could be obtained. The interview with O. S. Ruggles, general passenger agent of the Michigan Central, regarding differentials, to the effect that they would be abolished one way or an other. Is receiving attention In jassenger circles. Competitors of the Michigan Cen tral construe it as a veiled threat. The annual report of the Santa Fe shows that in the year ending June 20. 1S39, the road was operated on 68.14 per cent, of its gross earnings, the lowest tigure dnce the system became so extensive. In the year ending June 1S3S, the road was oper ated on 2.63 per cent, of Us gross earn ings. . The Buffalo & Erie Electric Railroad, a street-surface road, with a capital stock of S1.00C.0uo. was incorporated with the secretary of fttnte at Alhanv. ?C Y.. vpstcrrtav. The railroad Is to be built from Buffalo to Erie. Pa., a distance of about seventy miles. The principal office is to be located in Buffalo. D. M. Parry, president. C. E. Barnett. secretary, and J. E. McGettlgan and V. S. Stevenson, directors of the proposed In dianapolis Southern Bailroad. have been in Rockport and Owensboro for several days investigating the prospects of the road. A bridge across the Ohio either at Rockport or Owensboro is talked or. Henry Jcnes, a veteran engineer in time of service on the Pennsylvania lines west, is thought to be fatally ill. He is seventy years old and his Illness Is said to be a gen eral break-up incident to old age. He has been an engineer on the Pennsylvania lines west since the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago was constructed. The time the special trains made over the Panhandle and the Vandalia lines In carry ing United States troops from Camp Meade to St. Louis Is a matter of favorable comment. The five sections were run through on exact schedule time, which was about thirty-three miles an hour. For such heavy trains this was fast time. Of late the traffic relation between the Big Four and the Erie lines has been much closer. Nearly all the empty cars the Erie is row loading in this territory are brought in over the Big Four and when unloaded are returned over the Big Four, connection being made at Durbln. O., on the eastern division of the Peoria & Eastern. Trainmaster Denniston, of the Lake Erie & Western, addressed a letter to A. A. Zlon, superintendent of the Union Railway Company, thanking him for the manner their trains were handled during the state fair. and especially on Saturday night, when the Lake .Erie & western had seven excursion trains leaving the Union Station for Chi cago. The annual meeting of the stockholders ol the Illinois Central Railroad was held in Chicago yesterday. The annual report was submitted and approved. The terms of three directors. Stuyvestant Fish. E. 11. llarriman and J. J. Astor having expired, a vcte resulted in their re-election. J. r. Cutting, of New York, was elected a direc tor to fill the unexpired term of Robert uoeiet, of New York, deceased. At no time In its history has the freight tramc of the Louisville. Evansvllle & St. Louis Alr-llne been so heavy as In the last few weeks. Its passenger business is equally neavy. The receiver. Mr. George T. Jarvis. has vastly improved the road during the past spring, and summer, and its tracks and equipment are how in first-class condi tion. The improvement is general from New Albany to iast St. Louis. So many excursions have been run on Sundays to different cities at low rates that the good effects of Sunday half-rates on railroads between local points on ?uch roads has been overlooked. Many persons take advantage of the half rates on Sun day to visit relatives and friends at dif ferent points on the lines and the roads thus get a large patronage from people who would otherwise be compelled to remain at home. The Item which Is going the round of the press to the effect that the Lackawanna's run with a newspaper tram on Sept. 17, from New York to Buffalo, in seven hours and twenty-three minutes, was the quick est time ever made between these two cities, is a mistake, as the Erie, which is fourteen miles longer than the Lackawanna, with a train of the same number of cars, made the run in six hours and for ty-six minutes. Captain Harry Pollitt, chief engineer of locomotives, and T. Parker. Jr.. chief en gineer of carriages of the Great Central Railway of England, are in this country in specting the various labor-saving devices used and made here that might be of use on an English road. After the field is looked over equipment orders are expected to come here. The road represented by these officials has recently received a large lot of locomotives from the Baldwin works. C. J. Hepburn was burled yesterday at Harrisburg, Pa. He was superintendent of the Evansvllle & Terre Haute from 1SS1 to 1SS3 and left that position to become general superintendent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. His service with the C. H. & D. was cut short by an attack of locomotor ataxia, from which he suffered seventeen years, dying on Monday at Harrisburg. Frederic, his son, is an engineer of maintenance of way on the Pennsylvania lines. The obstacles In the way of the extension of the Central New England road to Springfield are said to have been overcome and work Is being vigorously prosecuted. It Is expected the road will be completed about Dec 1. This will give direct connection with the Pennsylvania coal fields via' Poughkeepsle and may result In Important new alliances. Traffic from western Pennsylvania and vicinity can reach northern New England without the necessity of passing through New York city with Us lighterage and other delays. There Is no lull In the fight being made by the Burlington In favor of Omaha packers in the efforts of that road to reduce the differential between Omaha and Kansas City from 6 cents to 3 cents on parking-house products to Southeastern territory. Its success means the opening of a large territory heretofore worked at a disadvantage to Omaha packers. Yesterday the quoted rate by way of Burlington from Omaha to the Ohio river Is but 1 cent- per hundred. As an offset Kansas city has made a rate of 1 cent per hundred from that place to Memphis. Frank McNeeley, of Austin. Scott county, has filed suit against the Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company for $3,000 damages for personal Injuries sustained last July. The accident was an unusual one. As McNeeley was crossing the railway track In Austin on his way home one dark night his foot accidentally caught between the rail and a crossing board, which was loose. His foot was held tight and he could not move it. Suddenly the sound of an approaching fast train was heard and in a few moments it was upon him. He tried to unlace his shoe, but it was too late. Standing erect, he threw his body at right angles away from the track. Fortunately, his foot was on the" outside of the rail. The train rushed by, cutting off the sole of hU shoe and freeing him from his perilous position. The weight thrown on his ankle permanently Injured it and that Is the cause for the suit. Ilnlldlns; Perm Km. Building permits were Issued yesterday as follows: R. F. Rommed. northeast corner Haugh and Calverage streets, cottage, $430. Mr. Leusmann. Shelby street, houe. S1.7G0. Francis Oesterte, South Meridian street, cottase, $C10. H. H. Brlnkman, Jefferson avenue, house. $1.1M. Martin O'Reilly, 130fl Olive street, stable. $M. John Gordon, 1M2 Webster street, house. $70). , Dx-Secretary Sherman and wife wil leave Mansfield. O., Friday night for their Washington home, where they wil spend the wiater months.

CALL MONEY WAS EASIER

LAST LOAX IX XEW YORK WAS AT U PER CEXT. Prediction of a Favorable Dank Statement -To-Day Caused a Fl null en of the Market. At New York yesterday money on call was easier at 3S20 per cent., the last loan having been at 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper SViC'S per cent. Sterling exchange easier with actual bus iness in bankers bills at $4.83U for demand and at $1.81U for sixty days; posted rates SI.S3U and $4.SGV, commercial bills $4.$.) G4.81. Sliver certificates 59360c; bar rilver. 5?c; Mexican dollars. 4?c. At London bar silver was Hd lower, at 27d. The stock market fell a degree further to wards stagnation during the day and the activity, such as it was, showed an added tendency to center in a few speculative specialties. Tennessee Coal was relatively much more prominent than for pome time and registered an extreme decline of 6U rolnts. American Tobacco showed the con tinued effects of the pressure to which it has recently been subjected up to the time of the announcement of the declaration of the regular dividends. The weakness in these two stocks served to hold back the market, which showed a tendency to ad vance from an early point in the day. Early advices from abroad made the open ing higher, and the announcement of an additional engagement of $750,000 in gold in London for Import added to the conviction that the exchange situation admitted of xegular import operations. The continued high price for money, in spite of the-gold announcement served as a setback to the advance, as was the case Tuesday. Late in the day rumors were industriously circulated of the early approach of gold imports on a large scale. At the same time the' money late was quickly offered down Tnv successive staees to 2 ner cent., but be fore 2 o'clock call loans had been made at all the way from 12 to 20 per cent. It was said that mony could be naa at a lower rate- on mm hitrh srrade railroad stocks. but the higher range was that quoted on the Stock Exchange. Even on the higher grade of collateral the ma ruin reauired was widened materially. Under cover of their requirement and of what were called com missions, there was room for considerable manipulation of the auoted rate. This was true in the time loan market, In which there was considerable demand for short loans. as well as in the call loan department, very little was doing in mercantile paper, but rates, were firm Predictions of a favorable bahK'statemenr to-day, upon which date the clearing house institutions are to make their weekly return, were a factor in the firmness of the market. . The outgo to the subtreasury will be something less than half a million dollars. Shipments to the Interior have continued on a considerable scaie. How far they hive been offset by small sums here and there, attracted by a high money rate, cannot be clearly estimated. So far as stock market operations go. mere has evidently been a further contraction of loans. The character of the statement will larcely denend on how far the demand for accommodations in preparations for October settlements has offset this contraction. The movement of prices In the railroad list was very narrow. Atchison preferred enJoyed a belated demand on account of Its August statement, and Southern Pacific rose quite strongly late in the day. . rne stringency of the money market resulted In a decline In the sterling exchange rate in spite of the further advance in Wie private discount rate in London. The bord market was without any spec ial feature but was inclined to firmness. The total sales, par value, were $1,050,000. United States threes declined H and old fours coupon 4 in the bid prlc?. Following is a lift of stock sales, with thfe closing bids: . Closing Sales. bid. Atchison 2M 20 624 49i 90i 52?4 53 26 14S 1294 114 434 92 167 113 S4; 454 164 m 1S6 21s; 74 124 3ft4 1624 in. 32 112U "4 57 8 IS 78,$ 201 77T& iosv; 198 71 14 44 124 3ST m 123 K 24 6S4 52i 74 H 2.".4 43 75 131 V4 21 58U 324 374 814 1034 69 36U 14 3314 126 1734 124 124 SIT, mi 44 764 ' 74 21H 12 314 164 Atchison pref 17,082 Baltimore &. Ohio 377 Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville.. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis, pref Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific C, C. C. & St. Louis Colorado Southern Colorado Southern first pref Colorado Southern second pref Delaware & Hudson Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.. 1.250 3.350 7.733 600 L475 100 700 530 300 910 400 900 300 150 100 100 2.170 Denver & Rio Grande .... Denver & Rio Grande pref Erie Erie first pref Great Northern pref .... necking coal ... Hocking Valley . Illinois Central Iowa Central ..... Iowa Central pref Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf Lake Erie & Western Lake Erie & Western pref Lake Shore 100 3?3 7.2S0 2.059 110 Louisville & Nashville Manhattan Elevated .. Metropolitan Street Railway .... Mexican central Minneapolis & St. Louis ... Minneapolis & St. Louis pref Missouri pacific Mobile & Ohio Missouri, Kansas & Texas .... Missouri. Kansas & Texas pref. 1,930 1C0 400 600 1,900 916 WO 2.100 6ft3 650 New Jersey Central New York Central Norfolk & Western Norfolk & Western pref .. Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pref Ontario & Western Oregon Railway & Navigation Oregon Railway & Navigation pref.. Pennsylvania 4.140 200 2.300 1.100 9 340 Reading Reading first pref ... Reading second prof Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western pref St. Louis & San Francisco ... St. Louis & San Francisco first pref. St. Louis & San Fran, second pref.. 150 St. Louis Southwestern t.ooft St. Louis Southwestern pref 1.120 St. Paul 9,53) St. Paul pref , St. Taul & Omaha 200 Southern Pacific 72.730 Southern Railway 800 1.1S0 Southern Railway pref Texas & Pacific Union Pacific 2.9.-.0 2.670 200 2.9.-.0 681 Union Pacific pref T abash Wabash pref Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & Lake Erie second pref. Wisconsin Central EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams Express American Express United States Express . 114 147 130 130 43 934 134 67 S64 74 54 304 44 54 434 96 3S S6 1194 143 514 924 424 135 Wells-Fargo Express MISCELLANEOUS. American Cotton Oil 100 100 727 200 620 American Cotton Oil pref . American Malting American Malting pref . American Smelting and Refining American Smelting and R. pref.. American Spirits American Spirits pref American Steel Hoop American Steel Hoop pref American Steel and Wire American Steel and Wire pref American Tin Plate 1.360 300 600 American Tin Plate pref American Tobacco 44,720 American Tobacco, pref 600 75.4?3 2.100 , 1.260 3.2F0 1.0.-J) 200 100 100 423 Anaconda Mining Co.... Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel and Iron . Continental Tobacco Continental Tobacco pref Federal Steel Federal Steel pref General Electric Glucose Sugar Clueo Sugar pref 924 52 120 1 l'8 OC 1 International Paper International Paper pref 724 634 Laclede Gas National Biscuit .... National Biscuit pref National Lead National Lead pref .. National Steel IrtO 200 400 r,5C6 100 2"0 100 29 1104 National Steel pref New York Air Brake North American Pacific Ccast Pacific Coast flrt pref ... Pacific Coast second pref Pacific Mall People's Gas 9 163 124 474 24 64 100 4.7S3 110 400 W .J 110 Pressed Steel Car Pre?ed Steel Car pref Pullman Palace Car . 169 Standard Rope and Twine 74 uyntr ................ Suear pref 23,330 14 11 Tennessee Coal and Iron 25,990 United States Leather 11.727 I'nlted States Leather pref 4.70 United States Rubber , 2.371 United States Rubber pref ,. 100 Western Union 20 Republic Iron and Steel S2S 14 794 474 114 $74

Republic Iron and Steel pref P., C. C. & St. L ...

190 73 73 Total rales Offered. . UNITED STATES BONDS. United FUtes two. ifriitcred ; lCC?i United states threes, retered 104 United Stats threes, coupon ...IOM4 United States new fours, registered 13i4 United States new fours, coupon , 1304 United States old fours, rejiiftered HUi United States old fours, coupon 113 United States fives. rejrt?tered All United States fives, coupon lll4 MINING STOCKS. Boston Quotations. A-lventure 7 Alloucz Mining Company 5 Atlantic 28 Hcstcn and Montana 310 Butte and Boston fci Calumet and Hecla. 792 Centennial 22 Franklin IS Humboldt 1; Osceola S."4 Parrot 47 Qulncy .133 . lm . 9 Santa Fe Copper Tamarack Winona ... Wolverines 414 Utah .... 40$; New York Quotations. Cholor 37 Crown Point : 18 Consolidated California and Virginia 1S3 Dead wood 70 Gould & Curry 20 Hale & Norcross V 25 HomeFtake 6300 Ircn Silver 53 Mexican 34 Ontario 675 Ophlr SO riTmouth 80 QuJcksllrer 201 Quicksilver preferred 730 Standard 323 In ion Consolidated 35 Yellow Jacket 28 Wednesday' Dink Clearings. At New York Clearings, 1206,899,754; balances. $10,903,779. At Roston Clearings, $21,733,712; balances, ?l,o9,977. At Baltimore Clearings, $3,238,160; balances. ?347,376. At Philadelphla-Clearlngs, $13,944,540; balances. ?2.316.234. At St. LouisClearings, $7,037,009; balances, MS4.443. At Chicaeo Clearlnrs, $22,937,601: bal ances, $2,103,109. ' New York exchange, 60c discount: sterling exchange, $4.84 and $4.S. At Cincinnati Clearings. $2,331,000, o LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. A Very Satisfactory Trade In Progress, vrith Prices Strong-. On the -wholesale streets yesterday the sidewalks gave evidence that the merchants were very busy. The rush seemed not to be confined to any one line cf trade, as far Into the after noon draymen were very busy delivering goods to the city freight depots. ,' Inquiry of the dry goods men. druggists, leather dealers; grocers, hardwar and iron merchants showed they were never rr.ore busy, and that September Is to be one of the tanner months for the wholesale merchants. The produce men report business brisk. Poultry and eggs are In active requeit, shippers paying 16c for egge, an advance of 2c A- dozen over last week. Trade with the seed merchants was unusually active. Clover seed was marked up 50c a bushel and other seeds are very Arm at quotations. In ether lines strong prices on nearly every article Is the rule. The local grain market was disappointing. The receipts for weeks have not been what they ehould be and local millers are troubled to get wheat In quantities to run even half their ca pacity. The cerealine .mills are obliged to keep buyers out to keep up their stock. Track bids. as reported by the secretary of thfa Board of Trade, yesterday ruled as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, 694c: No. 3 red. 654,ff6S4c; September. 694c: wagon wheat, 69c Corn No. 1 white, as'-ic: No. 3 white cone color). C24c: No. 4 white, 2949314c: No. 2 white mixed, 324c; No. 3 white mixed. 324c: No. 4 white mixed. 23,itS314c: No. 2 yellow. 32Uc; No. 2 yellow. 32'4c; No. 4 yellow, 234314c; No. 2 mixed. 324c: No. 3 mixed. 324c; No. 4 mixed. 234 fr3i4c; ear corn, 3Zc. Oats No. 2 white, 2T4e: No. 3 white. Z4Uc; No. 2 mixed. 23Hc: No. 3 mixed. 224c. Hay No. 1 timothy, 8.509; No. 2 timothy, 3 8.50. Inspections Wheat: No. 4 red. 1 car. Corn: No. 1 white. 9 "cars; No. 2 white. 3 cars; No. 4 white, 1 car; No. 2 yellow, 1 car; No. 2 mixed. 6 cars: No. 3 mixed. 8 cars: total. 34 cars, oats: No. 2 white. 2 cars: No. 2 mixed, 10 cars; total, 12 cars. Hay: No. 2. timothy, 1 car. , Poultry and Other Produce (Prices raid by shippers.) Poultry Hens. 8c: cocks, 3c; young chickens. 78c: hen turkeys, young and fat; S9c: young toms, 10 He; young ducks, sc; geese, ac ior run feathered. 24c for plucked. Cheese New York full creams. izhi3c; skims. 61J8c: domestic 8wlss, UglSc; brick, 13c; IlmburButter Choice, izc; poor, otg. EffM Candled. 16c. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 10fil7c per lb. Beeswax 30c for Tellow: 23c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed, 15(&19c: tub-washed. 20S23c; burry and unmerchantable. 5c less. HIDES, TALLOW. ETC Green-salted Hides No.1. 54c; No. 2, 84c; No. 1 calf, 10c: No. 2 calf. 4c. Grease White, 3c; yellow, 24c; brown, 24c. . Tallow No. 1. 3c: No. 2, 24c. Bones Dry, $1213 per ton. . TUB JOHniNG TRADE. (The quotations given below are the selling prices or the wnoiesaie ataiers.j Candles an'l Xuts. Candles-Stick. 64S7c per lb: common mixed. 64Q7c; grocers' mixed, 6c; Banner twist stick, fie: cream mixed. 9c: old-time mixed, 7c. Nuts Soft-shelled almonds. 13016c; English walnuts, 12014c; Brazil nuts, c; niberts, lie; peanuts, roasted, 78c; mixed nuts, 10c. Oils Linseed, 464Sc per gal; coal oil, legal test, 7fil4c; bank, 40c: best straits. 50c; Labrador. 60c: West Virginia, lubricating, 2030c; miners 40c; lard oils, winter strained. In brls, 40c per gal; half brls, Sc per gai extra. Canned Goods. Corn. 75c?$1.23. Peaches Eastern Standard, 2-lb $1.7C02; 3-lb seconds. $1.351.60: California standard, $2.1002.40; California seconds, $l.752. Miscellaneous Blackberries, 2-lb, 6570c; rasp berries. 3-lb. 9035c; pineapples, standard, 2-lb. 11.1001.20: choice. $1.602.5O; cove oysters, 1-lb, full weight, S595c; light. 6065c; string beans. 70 030c; Lima beans, $1.101.20; reas, marrowfats, SScSfl.lO: early June, 9Oc0$l.lO; lobsters. $1.852; red cherries. 90c9m; strawDernes, so sue; sal mon, Mb. 90c$1.85; 3-ro, tomatoes, 90C3c. Coal and Coke. Anthracite, per ton, $7; Brazil block. $3.50; Island City lump, $3.2o; Paragon lump. $3.2j; 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; crusnei cokc per ou, 12c. Dross. Alcohol, $2.4532.60; asafetlda, 2530c; alum, 24 4c; camphor, 50 55c; cochineal, 5C55c; chloro form, &6S6.c: copperas, una, a((tsovi cream tartar ire. 20ffS3c: indigo, 65S0c; licorice. Calab genuine. 35S40c; magnesia, carb.. 2-oz. 2022c: morphine, P & W.. per or, $2.302.53; madder, 14 ei6c: oil. castor, rer gai. it.iv; 011, oergamot, r,er lb. $2.25: opium, $3.50; quininne, P. & W.. per oz, 3944e: balsam copaiba, EC360c; soap, ra.tu Fr.. I2ffri6c; soda bicarb. 2436c: salts. Kpoom, 14f?4c; sulphur flour, 245c; saltpeter, 10 14c: turpentine, 56Q60c; glycerine. 15(lSc; iodide liotahsium, i.'Vj-.wi uimuiue potassium, tMfftwc; hlr.rate notash. - 1520c; borax. 9S12c: cinchonldla. 4043c; carbolic acid. 3022c; linseed oil, raw, 6c; lineeeu " c. Dry Goods. r,leached Sheetings Androscoggin L. C4c; Berk mil sue: Hone. 6c; Llnwood, 64c; Lonsdale. 7e: Tnv.vir akc: Pride of the West. lOUc: Ten Strike. 54c; Pepperell. 9-4. ISc; Pepperell. KM. 20c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 184c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 204c Brown Sheeting Atlantic A. 6c; Argyle, 5c; Boott C, 44c: Buck's Head, 54c; Clifton CCC. 5c; Constitution, 40-inch. 54c; Carlisle, 40-inch. 6c; Dwighfa Star. c: Great Falls E. 5c: Great Falls J. 44c; HU1 TIM. 64c: Indian Head. 54c; Pepperell R, 5c; Peprerell. 10-4, 18c; Androscoggin 9-4. 16c: Androscoggin. 10-4, 18c. . Prints Allen drees My lea. 44c; Allen's staples, 44c; Allen TR, 44c: Allen's robes, 44c: American indigo, 4c; Arnold long cloth. B, 74c; Arnold. LLC. C4C Cocheco fancy. 5c: Hamilton fancy. 5c; Merrimac pinks and purples, &4c; Pacific fancy. 54c; Simpson's- mourning, 44c; Simpson's Berlin solids. 5c; Simpson's oil finish. 6c; American shirting. c; black white, 44c; grays, 44c. , . Ginghams aihus wyrB, 0.4C; Amoskeag ress, 6c; Persian dress, 6c: Bates, 54c; Lancasdre ter, 5Uc; Ltancasier .unnnuies, &c; Renfrew dress, fie KM-flnl?hed Cambrics Edwards, 34c; Warren. 34c; Slater. 3'c; Genesee, 34c k Grain tfags AmosneaB. American. fi4; Harmony. $13.50; Stark. $16. Tickings A moskeag ACA. 94c: Conestoga BF, ACE. 94c; Hamilton awnings, 8c; Kimono rancy, 17c: Lenox fancy. 18c: Muthuen AA, 94c; Oakland AF. 54c; Portsmouth. 104c; Susequehanna. H4c; Shetucket SW. 54c: Shetucket F, 6c; Swift 114c: Cordis 140. 94c; Cordis FT, 94c; Cordis River. 44c Flonr. Straight grades. $3.403.60; fancy grades. $3.60 3.75: ttent flour. $4fl4 50; low grades, $2.25(3; spring wheat patents, $35.23. Groceries. Coffee Good. 10Gl2c: prUr.e, 121? 14c; strictly prime, Hfjlc; fancy grevn and yellow, 1822c; Java. 2SS2e. Roasted Old government Java, 324&33c: Golden Itlo. 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; Dlllwcrih's. 9.65c; Mall Pouch. 9.65c; Gates's blended Java. 9.65c. Sugars City prices Dominoes, 5.57c; cut loaf, 8.69c: powdered. 5.38c: XXXX powdered. 5.SSc; standard granulated, 8.32c; fins granulated, f.t2c;

ley. No. CO. 8c: Cabot. -c; Capitol. 44c; Cumberland. 64: Pwlght Anchor, 7c; Fruit of the Loom. 7c: Farwell. C4c; FltchvUIe, 54c; Full WMth. 4Kci Gilt Edge, 44c; Glided Ace. 4Kci

granulated 5-!b bags, 5.3Sc; granulated 2-lb bars. 3.38c : cranulated 5-lb cartons. 5.3: gran

ulated 2-lb cartons. 3.3$c: extra fine granulated. f..44c; cubes, 3.44c: mold "A, 5.57c; confectioners' A. 5.07c: 1 Columbia A Keystone A. 4.82c; 2 Windsor A American A. 4.S2c; 3 Rldgcwood A Centennial A. 4.S2c: 4 Phoenix A California A, 4.76c; 5 Empire A Franklin D. 4.63c: 6 Ideal Golden Ex. C Keystone 11. 4.3c: 7 Windsor Ex. C American D. 4.57c: S RIdgewood Ex. C Centennial B. 4.51c: 9 Yellow Ex. C California 15. 4.4tc; 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; 13 Yellow, 4.07c; 16 Yellow, 4.C7C. Halt In cart lots. fOSCc: small lots. IK.".. Spices Pepper. 12018c: allspice. 15(5 lc: cloves. l$623c; cassia. 15fll?c; nutmegs. &$75c rr lb. Flour Sacks (napen Plain. 1-32 brl. per l.wo. $3.50: 1-16 brl. $5: 4 brl. $8: 4 brl. $16; No. 2 drab, plain. 1-22 brl. per 1.000. M.25; 1-16 brl. $6.50: 4 brl. 110; 4 brl. $2); No. I cream, plain. 1-32 brl. per 1.000. $7: 1-16 brl. $8.73: 4 brl. $14-50; 4brl. $28.5. Extra charge for printing. $1.10a.13. Beans Choice hand-rlcked navy, Sl.4oQl.w) per bu: Lima. California. 5a.",4c per lb. screened Peans $1.3.1.40. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses. fair to rrime, 2SQ33c; choice, 35&4ic; syrups, 15 t35c. Rice Louisiana, 445? 64c: Carolina, 64rS4C Shot fl.S0fil.35 per bag for drop. Lead 64 7c for presred bars. Twine Hemp. 12Sl?c per lb; wool, SftlOe: flax. 2030c: paper. 25c; Jute. 12315c; cotton. 18fr23c. wood Dishes No. l. per J.C00. ritrz.Za: no. s. $2.252.50; Nj. 3. f2.5C2.73; No. 5. $3J?3.25. . ucodenware No. 1 tubs, $606.2o; No. 2 tubs. S5C75.25: No. 3 tubs. 44.25; 3-hoop palls. $1.50 1.60; 2-hoop palls, fl.30Ol.S5; double washboards. 12.2:2.75: common washboards, $1.2&31.50; clothes plne,.5060c ier box. Iron and Steel. Bar Iron 23.25c; horseshoe bar. 3fi34c: nail rod. 7c; plow slabs. 4.50c: American cast steel. 9llc; tire steel, 3ff34c: spring steel, 445c. Leather. Leather Oak sole, 2S31c; hemlock sole, 25 27c: harness, 32T37c; skirting. 3S42c; single strap, 38641c; city kip. 01?65c: French kip. 90c $1.20; city calfskin. 90cfl.lO; French calfskin, fl.20Sl.S5. Italia and Horseshoea. Steel cut nails. $2: wire nails, from store, 13.25 rates; from mill, $3 rates. Horseshoes, per keg, $4: mule shoes, per keg. S4.50; horse nails, J45 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.35; painted, $3.25. Produce, Frnltn and Vegetables. ' Apples f 1.2502 per brl for cooking; eating ap ples. $3. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1. jitfi-w. Oranges California seedling oranges. $5.50. Lemons Messina, choice, 360 to box, $4.23; fancy, $4.76. Red Plums fl.DO per bu. New Potatoes 45c per bu: $1.35 per brl. Sweet Potatoes Baltimore!, $1.75 per brl; Jer seys, $2.75 per brl. Pears Kief er'i. 75ca$l pr bu; fZ.zo-Brz.ia per brl. Tomatoes 60tl70c per bu. ' Cucumbers 15c per doz. Cabbage $1 per brl.Celery 152oc per bunch. New Beets 124015c per dozen bunches. Green Beans 75c per bu. Wax Beans $1 per bu. New Lima Beans $1 per gal. Yellow Glob Onlons-11.35 per brl: white, $1.73 per brl. Honey New white, 17c per id; aarit, isc. Melons-Cantalouncs. 75c per brl: crates. 50c: Gem melons. 30c per basket; watermelons, $120 15 per hundred. Cssge Melons ooc per cu. , Cranberries $2 per bu box: $5.2305.75 per brl. Onions (SpanlBh) $1.301.35 per crate. , rroTlsIons. Bacon Clear sides. 40 to 50 lbs average. 7Uc: 30 to 40 lbs average, 74c; 20 to 30 lbs average. 7:e: bellies. 25 lbs average. 74c; 18 to 22 lbs av erage. 7Vc: 14 to 16 ids average, evic. tiear backs, 20 to 25 lbs average. 74c: 12 to 16 lb av erage. 74c; 6 to 9 lb average. ,c. in ary sail. J'.c less. "Hams Suear cured. 18 to 20 lbs average, 114F 12c: 15 lbs average. US40l24c: 12 lbs average. 120 124c; 10 lbs average. 124124c. , Lard Kettle-rendered. 7c: pure iara. e. Pork Bean, clear. $14: rump. $11. k Shoulders 18 to 20 lbs average. 7Kc; 15 lbs aver age, 74c; 10 to 12 lbs average, c t Seeds. mover Choice. 11: rrime. $5: Enxlieh. choice. $4fT5: alslke. choice. $768; alfalfa, choice. $4.25 4.50; crimson or scarlet clover, $3.o4.25; timo thy, 45 lbs. rrime, $1.3031.35; light prime, 1.40; choice. $1.25Q1.30; fancy Kentucky. 11 ids, tl.10: extra clean. 60075c: orchard grass, ex tra. fiai.10: red ton. choice. SOcSJl.tO: English bluesraes. 24 lbs. $1.1501.75; German millet. 650 85c; Western millet. 603"5c; common millet, (40 wc. LIVE STOCK. Cattle a Shade Weaker-Hogs Active and Stronger Sheep Dull. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 27.-Cattle Receipts, 1.000; shipments, 500. There was a-llberal supply. The quality was only fair. The market was quiet at a shade lower prices on all grades, and nothing was good enough "In the steer line to bring 6c. At the close some common and med ium kinds were left over unsold: Export grades M? Killers, medium to good 4.o'g) 5.a Killers, common to good 4.00 4.50 Feeders, rood to choice 4.Z5 4.5 Ktockers. common to irooa .ouuy m e4 a a Heifers, eood to choice 4.25 4.65 Heifers, fair to medium 3.60 4.00 Hfifprs. common to thin 3.20g; S.50 Cows, good to choice Z'l 4.25 Cows, fair to medium 3.200! 3.50 Cow?, common and canners 2.00?r 2.75 Veals, good to choice 6.0(N 7.00 Veals, common to medium 4.00 5.50 Bulls, good to choice 4.cu Bulls, common to medium 2.50 3.23 Milkers, srcod to choice 35.00g45.00 Milkers, common to medium 20.0030.00 Hogs Receipts, 4.500; shipments, 2,000. There was an active, strong market at a shade stronger prices than yesterday: Heavies H.724.K4 Mixed 4.6o 4.ft Lights .7ZW4.82i Plgg 1.50 g4.50 Roughs 4.3 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 800; shipments, 400. The quality generally was common and the market was dull and lower on that class. No lambs were good enough to bring 3c. Good sheep were about steady: Good to choice sheep ;$3.504.00 Fair to medium sheep 3.003.40 Stockers, common to good 2.50(3.75 Sprinb Iambs, good to choice 4.5005.25 Spring lambs, common to medium 3.004.25 Elsewhere. EAST BUFFALO, Sept. 27. Special. -Ran-som. Mansfield & Co.. live stock commission dealers, report Cattle Receipts light, but all of eighteen loads left over; mostly stockers. Market dull and slow for stockers; good fat cattle about steady; common and, plain lota dull: veals easier; tops. 77.50; common to good, S4-Ws.5. Hogs Offerings, twenty cars, witn noiaovers Market opened steady at yesterday's prices; Yorkers, mixed and mediums. X4.90fif4.9o: pigs, $4-70424.80; grassers and Michlgans, S4.7534.fc5; rouzhs. 13.9US4.15. Closed dull; light Yorkers, S4.&O04.S5: good. $1.8504.90; several loads left over. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, fifteen cars fresh and thirteen holdovers. Market very dull and at standstill for lambs, with the bulk of the arri vals. Including eltrht loads late arrivals Canada Iambs unsold. Sheep steady; few best native lambs, S5.15Q5.35; culls to good !3.5OJ?3.10; mixed sheep, 14.40tf4.60; culls to good, S24.50. CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Smaller offerings of cattle to-day caused a stronger feeling and the general run sold at firm prices, with desirable lots about 10c higher. Good to choice cattle sold at $5.60 6.90, commoner grades at $4. 403 5. 53. Stockers and feeders at $303, bulls, cows and heifers at $1.50tf? 5.25. Texas steers at $3.254.10, rangers $3.35 5.10 and calves $47. There was a fairly active demand for hogs at easier prices, most sales being at a decline of 5c. Heavy hogs sold at $4.1504.72,6. mixed lots at S4.4CMg4.75 and light at S4.454.83. Pigs brought $4(74.75 and culls $1.5G&4.10. Sheep and lambs were In fairly good demand at steady prices. Native sheep sold at $2.2314.25. Western rangers at $3.504.10 and yearlings at $!.15ff4.50. Lambs sold at $3.755.50 for natives and $4.605.15 for Western rangers. Receipts Cattle, 13,500; hogs, 30,000; sheep and lambs, 21.0C0. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 27. Cattle-Receipts, 18.900 natlvej. 2.000 Texans. Heavy supply, mostly Westerns. Choice slaughtering and feeding stuff steady; others slow to 10c lower; choice native steers. $5.356.10; light weights, $5.205.40; stockera and feeders, $3.65 5; butchers cows and heifers. $34.60; canners. f2.053; Western steers, $3.3:4; Texans. $3.353.fc24. Hogs Receipts. 11.000. Good demand for all classes; prices averaged strong to shade higher. Heavy, $4.4504.55; mixed. $4.404.60; light, $4,400 4.70: pigs, H.304.55. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7.200. Supply mostly Westerns; desirable lots steady; others closed trifle lower: lambs. $4.4065.25; muttons, $3.S54; stockers and feeders. X33.S0; pigs. t2.5C53. ST. LOUIS. Sept 27.-Cattle-ReceIpts. 5.300, including 2.5C0 Texans. Market steady to strong: native shipping steers. $56.50: dressed beef steers, $4.256: steers under 1.000 lbs, $3.904 75; stockers and feeders. J2.7SS4.75; cows and heifers. $2.2506.50. top for best heifer, which are scarce; canners. fl.52.75; bulls, $203.30; Texas and Indian steers, $3.30(34.50; cows and heifers. $2.4C3.40. Hogs Receipts. 6.S0. : Market steady for light hogs; others 5c lower; pigs and lights. $4.6034.70; packers. $4.5004. C5: butchers. $4.C5?4.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.700. Market steady; native muttons, $3.75ii4; lambs. $4.50:33.35: EiocKers. cuws ana ducks, Il.50cx3.75. . NEW YORK. Sept. 27. Reeves-Receipts, 2.131. Maiket slow and deprested: steers 10020c lower; bulls steady; cows steady to shade lower; steers. $4.505.60; oxen and stags. $2.50(34.50; bulls. J3.73 64.25; cows. $1.754. Cables steady; exports, 330 cattle and 4.648 quarters of bef. Calves Receipts. 2.673. Market dull and lower; large number of grassers untold; veals, $4tfs; tops. $8.25o"S.50; grassers. S2.50fir3; selected grassers. $3.25. Hogs Receipts, 5,564. Market steady at $4.90 G3.C5. Sheep and Lambstecelpts. 12,213. Market dull and demoralized; sheep, $34.25; culla. $22.75; Canadian lambs, $5.505. 2; culls. $3?4. CINCINNATI, Sept. 27. Cattle steady at $3.75 C5.S5. ' ' Hogs active and stronx at $3.5034. 80. Sheep and Lambs Sheep dull at $234: lambs duU at ri.75C5.a. . , . - .

WHEAT FIRM ALL DAY

FALLING OFF IX RECEIPTS GAVE AX I'XDERTOXE OF STRENGTH. September Corn and Oatss Declined, but Other Month Advanced Provisions Higher. CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Wheat vas firm from the beginning to the end to-day and closed at an advance of ?ic. The falling oft In receipts at many heavy receiving points, attracted a good deal of attention and gave an undertone of strength to trading all day. Corn declined Pic for Sep tember, but was unchanged for deferred futures. Oats declined lor September and advanced for December. Provisions were firm and closed 2Va'ST,,i higher In the futures most traded In. Wheat traders were Influenced at the start by the action of the Liverpool mar ket, which showed but a slight decline at the opening there and soon recovered that and more too. This, notwithstanding yesterday's decline. Northwest receipts were comparatively light, but the impression prevailed that this was due to a scarcity of cars and would be succeeded ty correspondingly heavy arrivals later, and for the time being had no effect on trading. The Liver pool firmness was reflected by an opening advance of U'SHc higher, December starting at 73473TgC.- Under good buying, mostly by local professionals, a further flight advance took place, December getting to 73c. Realizing sales caused a temporary setback. December reacting to "Sc, but the buying movement soon became quite general and though no marked advance tc.ok place the market was firm to the end of the session. A good deal of attention was given to the small receipts at Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City and they were one cf the hull incentives of the late trading. St. Louis also reported 400,000 bushels sold there for export. The market, rather quiet at nrst, became quite active before noon and De cember gradually advanced to 73ic. There was considerable realizing at the oulza aid some selling against calls, and the price was hammered down to 7; fC but at that point it was steadily maintained, and closed firm at "SHc bid. September was seldom heard from. A few offerings early in the session caused a decline to 734C, but be for the close it had rallied to 74sic. an advance of c over yesterday. Minneapolis and Duiuth receipts were 783 cars, atmM 721 last week and 997 a year ago. Chlc&go receipts were 11 cars, none of contract grade. The total primary receipts were 1. 023,000 bushels, compared with ,rK).0(O bushels a year ago. Atlantic i?crt cearances of wheat and flour amounted 10 4?3,000 bushels. A good export business was done. New York reporting 23 loads taken. The selling movement was freest shortly before the close, estimates of 205.000,000 bushels for the French crop, the largest ever Known, having some influence oa trad ers. Corn was quite active, firm for the more remote futures, Dut decidedly weaK ror sen tember. There were heavy additions tn the contract stocks out of private hou3es and elevator concerns offered freely, tie price declining sharply under the liquidation. Early in the session there was also considerable December liquidation, but later that option became firmer, helped by wheat and the immense export engagements of 150 loads. The receipts were 791 cars. Belief that the contract stocks would be "ample by Saturday to fill the shorts influenced trading. December ranged from 29i,52ftT4o to 30VgC and closed unchanged at 30c. Sep tember 'ranged from 33c to 34ic and closed lUc lower at 33c. Oat! s were Inactive and steady. There vras a fair demand from shorts for December and an Inclination to dispose of September, which resulted In a disappearance o'. the slight September premium. The December strength was entirely with wheat. The de mand for foreign account was large end 111 loads were reported engaged lor rxaort. December ranged from 224c to 2223c and closed c higher at Z2Tc. Provisions, though sluggish, were firm. Liverpool continued to advance and there was more outside trade. Most of to-day's trading was connned to changing over from October to January products. At the close January pork was tic higher at sy.bzvi; January lard th$c higher at o.62i and January ribs 2Hc higher at $5.12. Estimated receipts for Thursday Wheat, 165 cars; corn, 990 cars; oats, 260 cars; hogs. so.ooo head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Highest. 74i 734 75V75Ti 34 ZOVt SOS Lowest. 73i 734 75U-754 33 23Si-29Ti 30U Closing. 73 75 33 30 MA. ' Wheat ing. Sept... Dec.... May... CornSept... Dec.... May... OatsSept... Dec... May... Pork s Oct.... Dec.... Jan.... Lard . Oct.... Dec.... Jan.... Ribs Oct.... Jan.... 74 734-73i 75H-75lj 31 '4 30 -304 30-V30H 23 227fc 233,-24 23 23 24 22 22i 23 $.17 8.32 9.77 22 24 $S.22 8.37 9 82 5.42 5.50 6.62 $8.17 8.32 9. SO 5.37 5.45 5.57 $$. 22 S.37 9.85 5.45 5.50 5.62 5.37 5.45 6.57 5.13 6.15 5.12 6.12 5.12 5.10 6.15 5.12 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm. No. 3 spring wheat, 67ej71c; No. 2 red. 73'374c. No. Z corn. 33o ; No. 3 yellow corn. 33c No. 2 oats, 22j223c; No. 3 white. 2425c. No. 2 rye, &c. No. 2 barley, 33347e. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.11; Northwestern. $1.12. Prime timothy seed. $2.40. Clover seed. $3.50ff8. Mess pork, per brl. 7.MK3.za. iard, pr 100 lbs. $5.3offJ5.85. Shortrib sides (loose), $5.1533.40. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $66.12. Short-clear sides (boxed). $5.50 o.w. wnisay, aistiuers- nnisned goods, per gal, $1.22. Receipts Flour, 21.000 brls: wheat, 274.000 bu; corn. 1.204.000 bu; oats. 446.000 bu; rye. 76.000 bu; barley. 174.000 bu. Shipments Flour. 12.000 brls; wheat, 36.000 bu; corn. 540. COO bu; cats, 5S6.000 bu: rye, 4.000 bu; barley. 17,000 bu. - AT XEW YORK. Rullnsr Prlcea In Produce at the Sea bodrd's ComniercLtl Metropolis. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. Flour firmer and held higher; low grades scarce and par ticularly firm. Rye flour steady; choice to fancy, 33.35(713.60. Buckwheat flour quiet. Buckwheat Pteady. Corn meal steady. Rye steady. Barley firm. Barley malt steady. Wheat Receipts, 272.350 bu; exports, S9.277 bu. Spot steady; No. 2 red, 76vic f. o. b., afloat, spot: No. 1 northern Duiuth, SOc fw .,anoat t0 arrive; No. 1 hard Duiuth. S3H. to arrive: No. 2 red. 74S4c In elevator. Options opened steady at an advance of ic, and further Improved Vc on cables, foreign buvinc and riisannnintfn? Northwest receipts, but later turned easier unaer liquidation following offerings of December wheat against c. I. f. purchases, which tended to weaken the eenernl !! The close was easy, at s1lc advance. Corn Receipts. 227.073 bu: exnortn. iftifto du. opot sieaay; io. z. 4U4c r. o. b., afloat, and 34Uc in elevator. ODtlons onened hish on cables and ruled fairly active, but weak ened later with wheat and under big receipts following a break in the September ber, 37Q37Vic. closing at 37tc. Oats Receipts, 147,700 bu; exports, l. bu. Spot steady: No. 2. 29c; No. 3, 2SHc. Options quiet and nominal. Hay steady. Hops quiet. Hides steady. Leather firm. Beef firm; mess, 33.50. Cut meats strong; shoulders. 6ic. Lard firm; Western steam, $5.7ji3.W; refined firmer continent, $6.15; S. A. P., 35.60. Pork firm. Tallow eteady. Cotton-seed oil firm. Coffee Options opened firm, with prices unchanged to 5 points higher, and continued to improve on active coverings and some new buying Inspired by firm cables from European and Brazilian markets and com. paraflvely small receipts and generous warehouse deliveries. Evidences of returnIng Interest in spot coffee added to th healthier undertone of futures. Closed steady and 5 to 10 points net higher. Sales, 29.000 bags, including: October. 4.20A 4.23c, November, 4.23T4.30c; December. 4.53'g4.fiOc; January. 4.60e; February, 4.70c: March, 4.73c; Mar. 4.)c; July. 4.93?i5c: Autrust. 5c Spot coffee Rio steadier In tone. Mild steadv. Sugar Raw weak and nomlna?; refined quiet and barely steady. TRADES IX G2NEUAL. Quotations at St. Louis, llaltlnior. Cincinnati and Other Places. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 27. Flour fairly active and unchanged. Wheat No. 2 red, cash, 72ic; Feptember. 72tte: December. 71SS73?c: May. 77c; No. 2 hard, 70J71c. Corn No. 2. cash. Sic: September. 31Hc; December. 2Si,c; May, ft!c. Oate No. 2. cash and September. 24c; December. 2Jie; May, 24Sc; No. 2 white. 26c. Pork steady; standard mess, jobbing. 9. Lard higher; prime steam, I3.S2H: choice. 13.33. Dry-ealt meats quiet; boxed shoulders and extra shorts, clear ribs. p.CTA; dear f.Ut, (173. Eaccn eulet; bcx4

jiay, ,j closing at H0c; Septem.e.rv."3c' c'osInP at 75V.c; December, 77H77Hc, closlns: at 77ic.

premium at. vnicago. it closed steady, at tttgHc net higher. May, 3GHf!'3;t;c, closing at C6Vic: September closed at Damn.

R; R. Stliel &

Anti-Trust Lire Stock Market. flwl-hv rruA.Ym tn rr.inr friends. Driven aw?.y from h&me. where I have had many want n . K .4 . a.v V v.. . -. .... have ten in buln?M for morn than twentr-two rears ana nave uon more man uii uuwic" stock exchange, or trust, consisting of seventythree members cf commission firms, packlnff houses and the Stockyards Company, passed rero,.,w9 .iv r. v . 1 a ' . 11.1' , . v " - - - - they took out the nxt week after they had paesul me reoiuiicn. aamiiiing in pca.es ti o hiwijj. At tnat time we naa ten we wcona irj-fw purchasers of live stock in the stockyards for more than twenty years. and amontf those seventy-three members there are two who have been partners cf mine. one who has been my bockkeeper ana three others who have been my typewriter and confidential clerks, and many salesmen of whom. X have purchased millions of stock, and thor ar all at llbr-rtr to tell of nT corrupt act or suggestion cf mine during the time I have dene business there. Why drive me away? After they put rne out of business a year ago I refused to submit to their itimnnHi T v.a not nt MHtnir for om time. 4 V ... i4 mm . . va. - - . but took an appeal frm their exchange or trust to the country. I had to give up the business as a a . W . purchasing agent ana go reguiariy into me commlscion business, and asked the country to conlm ma af-lr 1r All Al-rtera. Tha countrr tULa) come nobly to our rescue and we have been en abled to do considerable Dus.nesa, noiwunsianaing all the dlscrlmlntalons against u by thm members of the trut. Our Eartern customers whom we naa been ouyIng for for yer withdrew all th order from hot-. rrnt what we could cet stock from the country to fill. To-mcrrow we go Into new stockyards w men nave oeen tomu-uiiw vj friends of ours who have come to our rescu. ra m ha most modern- uD-to-date stock yards la America to-day and are known as tfc Interstate stockyarcs. Hereafter consign your stock to us at the In-t.i-tiau Kt.tjiMrarrt there we will have CUf office and regular rlace of business, where we w ill not be subject to aictauons 01 anx ctwnuinan.". We will guarantee to every one that ail ttocS consigned to the Interstate Stockyards will fln3 a market equal to any other market, and we will take no advantage or any coramiwion i.uuo. There will be a number ot nrsi-ciass comniiH inn i.aiiui a thr win be more burers there than there have be-n at the old yard. We said soma mean wings to ru 01 ur, Mh vtii .bKt ant late at the Droner time la court In a suit for damages which we expect te bring. We are not going to permit a combination to drive us out of business and make ut embark In another business without settling with us for the aamatre tney nave ooiw us. vc win keen our eld office in the 14 Tarda and look after any consignments or buy any stock there tnat tney win ku uv ui totiw. " - " but little hope of them selling us any, as they have not eold us any fcr a year. There Is more than two-thirds of the trust or . s-v. -wKiti ami! A a-latlv Ar. nalnaa With t. but poor, wf ik mortal, they have not tha nen and courage ta rress: away irrri ioe j-um bondage to which they are subjected. Many ot thm. nn doubt, will to with us to the titw mod ern yards, where they can do business in an cpet market, ana wnere evrry on n honorblv will be permitted to do business. tVIOi an arhlrir hea."t I bid TOU POOd-bye. tnl pity many of you for your weakness in permit ting yourseivee 10 oe nj- uoer-. I bid you good-bre, jrood-bjv. ' . r r ctttt-t. x, rrv aV .waLtr -a v - . (Per ShieU shoulders.' W.75: extra shorts, IS; clear ribe, $6,124: clear sides, la. 75. Timothy seed firm at 12.102.40. with rrime worth more. Cora meal steady at W.751.S0. Bran easy: eacked lots, east track, 6S3 6 ic. Hay steady to etronger; umotcy. IfitflO.K); prairie. VQt. Whisky steady at tl.r2. Cottem ties. 11.13. Hemp twine. Sc Bagging. CO f.c. Receipts Flour. brls; wheat. Z7.ooj bu; corn. s2,uo tm: oats. ru. enipmem. Flour, 6.000 brls; wheat, 4.C00 bu; corn, 102,000 bu; oats. 10,000 bu. WAT.TtMrmr. 27. Flour unchanged: rt ralnta TOM hrla? a-TrTVrt "L lVKSS blia. What firm; 'spot and the month. TSflTa'ic: October. 734 C"2Mc: December. T5'itt7;,Se: steamer No. 2 rd. C3S69ei receipts. rJ.SM pu; export. uu; wheat, en grade, 7tV?7J4c. Corn unsettled; rolxei - . . . a a- a. a ,, . . a a, a, spot, iic asked; tne rnemn. sc ria; wioner. feSc: November er December, new or Id. 3540 3Sie: January, S5iffc; February. 3SVc; steamer mixed. 38$ 38Kic; receipts. 247.217 bu; ex ports none; sputnern wnuecorn. ui-ci run- " . .a. a a .4 m. aw cm yellow corn, x askea. uais nrra; ro. a white, 2n4tr.Kc; No. S mixed. 27271aO, Sugar strcng. , , TOLEDO. PepL 27. Wheat higher and steady: v - ,,,h ?m;i' rww-mhr 7iir fVw-n active ' Wa ea V aT.4 a 'aVf W -.aaawfc-w - f - and lower; No. 2 mixed. Uc Oats dull and higher; vo. Z mixei. zsc. ye auu ana sw?e7, V i)i t0 ft Avar Mtd dull and ataadr: prime,' cash' end October, 15.80; December and. March. U44. . nvriN'N'ATf. Rnt- Tl. Flour firmer and hith er; fancy, f3.15ff3.S5: family, 32.50ff2.73. Wheat firm: No. 3 red. 3JiSJ,c, -orn easier; o. a mixed. 34c. Oats dull; No. 2 mixed. 25c. rtjre a L. T-arrl Arm at 12.10 Ttillkr tn mi a, - - meats firm at 35 40. Bacon active at 6.1. W hisky steady at Wool. TVVTWC. Kant. fT The fferlnrs at the woe. iiitinn ui trwAav numbrad 14. 080 bales. Mod erate supplies of merinos were put forward ana a rvi Tranrh an nrmAn renresentstlvee were more active and eagerly purchased greasy merinos, lamns, owing to uieir ecarcuj. are wanted on all sides, and when sold realize! 13 per cent, advance. Sc cm reds were taken freely at full figures, with the home trade securing the bulk. Cross-breds In large surply were well absorbed at hardening rates and were mostly take a by ths Yorkshire and continental buyers. There was spirited competition between these buyer for the finer grads of cross-breds. Prices as b rule were 15S20 per cent, above tne juiy sues. Medium rreaeies were taken by American buyers, whose purchases to date represnet about 2.003 bales. The eale has been curtailed and will close Friday. Following are the sales In detail: Queensland 1,700 bales; scoured. Is Sdifrls 741: iMfMa lUd. w 3outh W-JeslO bales; scoured. Is 3 JO 2a 4d; graaey,, lOdCls 3JVictoria 00 bales; scourea, is saijjzs va. rncrflV Rant. 57 Tha American Wool ar.3 rnttnn Pannrtar tivmnimw Will UT! The WOOL market has Increased tn strength and activity. An enormous business has been transaciea sxa large trades are being negotiated as we go te press. The demand is general and widespread Large and small consumers are purchasing, as wait a a .laalam and areculators. The lnoulrr has been for nearly all kinds of domestic stock, fleeces, territories and pulled wools, fine and medium stock and scoured wools. Of scoured wools alone nearly 1.000.000 lbs have been soio. uom medium and fine wools are advancing the worll over. The Americans are buylnjr cro-breds at the London sales and have purchased wools st the Sydney sale, which opened on the 22d Inst., cn the basis of Sic clean. The sales of the weeU In Boston amount to S.C3.000 lbs domestic anJ 130.000 lbs foreign, maklnr a total of s.765.000 lbs. against a total of .M2.ooO lbs for the previous week and a total of 1.S15.000 lbs for the corrssoondlng week last year. fialea since J I amount XO iur, M,a,w ivj last year at this time. ST. LOUIS, Eept. 27. Wool strong; Texas, C eisc Batter Effffs and Cheese, FHIL-DELPHIA. Fept. 27. Batter stea4y: fancy Western creamery, 23c; fancy Western aa a a M . m steady. CHICAGO. Sept. 27. On the Produce Excharc? to-day the butter market was firm; creameries, lCft22Hc: dairies. 13518c Cheese firm at UCU Krgs firm; fresh. 16Vic. KANSAS' CITY. Sept. 27. Eggs Market Cna; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, firsts. 131.3 dozen, cases returned. CINCINNATI. Sept. 27. Butter firm. Ec: steady at Uc Cheese firm. BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-Cbeese steady. EutUJ and eggs firm. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27. Eggs higher, at 15c Metals. NEW YORK, Sept. 27. Business in the loeel market for metals falls to broaden arpreciit!. and In the main to-day'a changes In prices Ucic 3 special signmcance. ua nrmer tki di tin moved up several points, while spelter lomer under favorable cables and larger o-erir-Other metals were dull and featureless. At t. 3 close the Metal Exchange called pig Iron trcrrants dull and nominal at lit; lake copper Cl at lS Wc: tin quiet but firm, with 22.tSc tld cz . S312HC asked; lead steady, with 4.62Vic bid a-i 4.67ic asked; spelter weak and lower, with l.L.j bid and 5.40c asked. The brokers" price for la 4.40c and for copper lsQiS'.ic. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 27. Lead dull at sSOStC'iSa Silter lower at 5.20c Oils. OIL CITY. Sept. 27. Credit balances. tl.tS: certificates closed. cah offers. IL49; no Uii t opening; highest and loweit. tl.45. Buna, 13,:. I brls: average. W.or7 brli; ahlpments, 1J3, t:l:; average. S4.2 brls. WILMINGTON. Sept. 27. Spirits of turyt-llr.a firm at 4ol,G43c. Rosin firm at .-Sic. Crr'-; turpentine firm and unchanged. Tar firm at fXlJ. SAVANNAH. Sept. 27. Spirits of turpenttz firm at 4c. Rosin firm and unchanged. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. Petroleum stronj. Hi:!;: steady. Spirits of turjentlne firm. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Sept. 27. Bleached cotters r vanclng; brt-n sheetings and drills strcrr; c; " of four-yards sheetings at 4l4c: sellers v. -7 i served over forward business. Ducks tend". : t ward. Denims scarce and strong. Other v " colored cottons very firm. Regular jri't c idle but good demand for wide orders. wt;! : Mlffenlng. Prlnta and glnshams unchar-:. . change in woolen er worsted goinla Aucti-T r of 4.W0 pieces plain and fancy silks, t:ll t pasaed off with generally good result. V Cotton. NEW ORLE-N8. Sept. 27. Cotton r..; g,f00 baWs. Ordinary. 4 11-llc; fi r 5S-16c; low middling. Se: miil -. C : middling. Cc: mlddllnj fair. IV 1, 73 baits; itocS, ta::

prints. 2IC. Eggs r.rm ana in Kooa ofmana; irera near-by. 19c; fresh Western. lSH31Jc; frti. Southwestern, 17c; fresh Southern. 16Q17c Cheese