Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 362, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1900 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 1900.

3otl to tli interest of oar patrons In rnrluj for tl'clrtlro Insurance enables in to ietu'er taiaxblr Mnice In the airati;emeiit -f tlseir plant, to reduce thr possibility of r.rc, to secure the lowest rate, the best f omul of policies; routpaiile with no doubt Jul startling, anl in case of fire to receive tntif.i torj udjuAtmentA and prompt pay ii cr.t of lotse. A bad contract cannot be reformed after tire.

C. F. SAYLES SAFE DC POSITS. S. A. FLKTCHKR & CO.'S Semite 13c3io;it Vault -8tf Kent Washington Street. Abeoiute safety against fire and burglar. Policeman day snd night on guard. Detigned for tale keeping of Monty. bonds. Wills. Deeds. Abstracts, Sliver i'late. Jewels and valuat: Trunks. I 'c Wages, etc. Contains Z,1M boxes. Rent to $ir Per Year. JOHN S. TAKKINfiTON............ Manager. LOANS! LOANS! Loans on Real Estate Liiwrnt Interest Kate. Loans on Approved Collateral Heat Terms. CONSULTATION INVITED. The Marion Trust Co. K E. Corner Monument Place and E. Market St Ihe Central Trust Company Capital, $300,000.00 Completely equipped in its various departments to transact a Financial, Trust and Real Estate business. Correspondence and interviews invited. Uticcs: 110 East Market Street. The Auxiliary Savings Banks are a prent success. Have you seen them? TRADE- IN VAST VOLUME "WALL STRUCT A11SOKH9 AX 1313il:.sc amount of stocks. Recession of Trices on Profit-Taking Followed by a Strong Hall Local Uuslness Generally Dall. At New York yesterday money on call was rm at 41jS per cent.; !ast loan, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4?;äSVi per cent. Sterling exchar.ge waa firm. will, actual business in bankers bill at 1 1.8: for demand and KS1HQ4-S1U for rtxty days; posted rates, H.82 and l.&i24.&; commercial bills, 4-sOUQ1.80i. Silver certificates were 64Vij6; bar silver. 44c;'. Mexican dollars. 50c. Silver Lars at London sold at 23 11-1&I an ounce. The stock maiket digested an enormous amount of stocks on profit-taking jesterday. These heavy offerings were not without effect on prices, and. in fact, there was a period of very general reaction, but like Wednesday, the naiket again demonstrated its marvelou recuperative power, and the speculative enthusiasm was shifted into sew quarter, where the buying was resumed with unabated confidence. In a large part of the general list the movement of prices was tot 'wide at any time, and the large volume of business was accomplished without either making an Inroad on the market value or Increasing It. In other stock the day's price range was very wide, while the net change is quite important. In Ulla list were stocks which yielded sharply to the profit-taking movement and then recovered strongly in sympathy with the strength -which developed at new points. The grangers and Pacifies were examples. ' The distinguishing feature of the tiay's tradlrg was the development i aggressive strength in a large group of low-priced stock In both the railroad and miscellaneous departments. The advance In Denver & Rio Grande common gave the cue for this movement. Tho strength in the Rio Grande locs. and the large amount of the abwutlon gave rise to the conjecture that a process had begun of transfusion of interest between railroad companies in that region, looking to a settlement, of obstinate rate problem, similar to the exchange cf holding which has occurred between railroad in other rtglcns. The response was not especially noteworthy among fc'outnwestern railroads, but among low-priced stocks scattered all through the llt. After Denver Sc lUo Grande had risen 3',i there were successive reponvs in Iowa Central, Norfolk & YVtsterr, j-'ort Worth & IUo Grande, the Wabash stocks, l.'nlted State Leather, Hocking Coal, North American. Reading second preferred. Mexican Central, Ann "Arbor and Ontario äs Western of 1 to points. In addition to these features of strength in the day- market there was an opening rush to buy Fe pie's Ga. which made the price 110, cr 3 points above Wednesday night. Although It fell back nearly 3 points, it was well sustained at the lower level and closed with a net sain of Is on the strength cf the eport f Vanderbllt ac-iulrrment of the tock. bugar was very Ieverlsh over a wide ran;;?, rallying strongly after an early decline, and closing with a net cain of 31. t. Paul moved up pretty near to 111, tuning within less than & point of Uurlington. Standard Oil fold at li and S17 a share-. Unaliiess over the money market, was again allayed by the abundant offerings on call, which carried the rate down to 4 per cent, in the late dealings. Uusineo! In bnnda continued large, and the ivarket gained in strength a the day progressed. Total rales at par valu were J8.n0t. United fcttos old four ,nd flve advanced j. refunding two S. and threes i ier cent, on the !rt call. Following are the day's share sales and the closing- bid price: . Closing Stocks. . fkiles. lUd. Atchison SI.) 4 Atchison pref 2l.lt) &V , Laltlmore Ss Ohio 4,V"0 Ualtimcre & Ohio pref Cu Canadian I'aclflc S.) Canada Southern 2.1J Che.up.ake & Ohio LV0 41 Chicaco Great Western 4j0 is Chicago, liurlington & Quincy.... 22,;io0 Hf,, Chi.. Ind. & Ixuisville l.o-n) 26 Cht.. Ind. & Louisville pref Mi 62 1 hu-RRo & Kastrn Illinois sii hlcafv ä Northwestern 1,UK) ltH' Chi.Mico. Kck Inland &. I'aclf.c... lt.4)) 13" c. :.. c. öc st. iuis 4.!.) Colorado Southern 4,'VsO Colordo St'Uihern first pref i 41' Cf-lorado" Southern wond pref.... ir. lVlaxvare & Hudson 50.0 121 ick. & Western lo.r) ISj nver & Hio Grandee 23.S:M Z2n J-envtr At Hio Grande pref 6.) S6V JIrlo 2i li le first pref 24.3i tJrtat Northern pref 200 1SS'3 llix'kiaK Coal :,'")0 1, J.x;klnx Valley 0 4i Illinois Central 2.x) . lai h-wa Central 3,4) 2ai Icwa Central pref 7) 4S Lake Krle Kr Western 4':j Xnke Krle &. Western prof 113 Lake Shore 230 Xvutvll!e & Nashville !.wi0 ST'j Manhattan L 27.700 1H4 Sletropolltsn Ftrcct-rallway 4.o S7o-4 Mexican Ctntral 35."od 164 Minneapolis St St. Iuis 1 2W 7t-'4 Minneapolis Ar St. Ioul pref l..V0 103 ViMsourt l'arlfle 4n,4'X 71 4 Mobil & Ohio 4-) 4." Missouri. Kansas & Texs 2.0 J4 Missouri. Kans Ä- Te-xa j-ref... y,W 4;B New Jersey Central Rf0- US Nw York Central 17.900 UiH Norfolk ä Western 13. i Norfolk Ai Western rrff T0 Jt; N.rthern Pacific tt.ui .?.'t N..rtlim Paelftc ref 7. Ontario & We-teru 125. 3no f.refon l!v. K. Na v ................. . .... 4j Ore."n My. Ar Nav. pref i; Xnnvlvania l,i;0 144 P.. 4. C. A St. L. M la1lnie 1-, 1') 2. r-ta.ltn: firt pref UKi ;t4 Headtnic second tref ll,rf) :.74 J!!o Granle Western t:j llio 'irande trn pref i4 ft. Ixui ."i- Sin Fran :!,Vi0 ?. t. !fc ft San rtan. nrt prer o ft. L. & Sa Kran, se-end prf... ?.!)) Ft. l 'il S.tuh western h.'t "i f-l. iri'M ruuiiinriicin V" ' i, j Ct. Paal ..112. j0 14 'A ft. Paul rref 1.000 1 Üt. Paul Ar omaha ni tcuthero Pacific 43.100 44

Southern Kallay .... Southern iCalhvay pref Texas AV Paclflc Cnion Pacific t'nion Pactflo pref

2; o 13.4'1 IS.S'lO 31..0 10."O! 5,1' 51.lt 9. 4.2 4.000 r2H 72' v abash Wabash nref 15' 12; Si.-'-, 17'; Wheltn Ac Iake KrK. W. Ai 1 IZ. second pref Wisconsin Central EXPitKSS COMPANIES. Adams. . ,.. 14? 1ST. 1Z3 Amerlcun 2-') 500 Cnlted States Wells-Fargo MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Copper 27.700 American Cotton Oil 1,400 93; 32 Dl . m a 2'i Jr. 2 17 32'4 TT4 44 -4j P7' 50 MT 112 135 43 i3 r.7ii 77', 1M 49', sr. 2:Va 73', 73, 37', SI Ws t0',B 42 11, 60 1 104 1S 21'i 5n to 6Z 107'i 82 201 IS'i 6. 5'i 141 117 65i 14 7J' 75U &2 American Cotton Oil prof.. American Malting .... 2 4'"0 40i) American Malting pref Am. Smeltuig and IU-fin in if Am. Smoltlr.j: and Kenning pref.. American Spirits American Spirits prf American Steel Hoop American Steel Hoop pref American Steel and Wire American Steel and Wir pref.... American Tin Plate American Tin Plate pref American Tobacco American Tobacco pref Anaconda Mlnlni: Co Prooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fu-1 and Iron... Continental Tobacco Continental Tobacco pref Federal Steel Federal Steel pref...., 4.V 2.2 17.2 1.00 13.4' 60, .3C) 6.000 24.H 2,1 1.300 1,000 6.100 4,000 General Electric Glucose Suear .. Glucose Suitar pref International Paper International Paper pref.. Iaclcde Gas National Biscuit loo 200 100 100 15.100 1.000 300 300 32,200 i National National National National National Biscuit pref Lead Iead Steel . pref Steel pref , Tube National National Tube pref New York Air-brake , Nr.rth American , Pacific Coast Pacific Coast first pref , Pacific Coast second pref , Pacific Mall , People's Gas Pressed Steel Car , Presse! Steel Car rref 525 60,60-) 1.300 iOO Tullman Palace Car 1.000 Republic Iron and Steel... 1.300 2,200 Republic Iron and Steel nref Standard Rope and Twine 100 supar SuRar pref Tfnm-ssee Coal and Iron Third-avwue t'nlte.1 State Leather.. ...124.300 .ViO 4.3)0 1.000 2..V 3,200 1..VH) 4.20) Cnlted Statf leather nref lMi..a ..... i i imru maips uuooer United States Kubber pref v estern union Total sales Ex. dividend. UNITED 1.471,300 STATES BONDS.

Bid. Asked. S. refunding twos, rejr lose, lo6, S. refunding twos, coup 10C, P7 S. threes, reg 11114 112 S. threes, coup 1114 112 S. threes, small bonds ill 112 S. new fours, reg 13 i3lVi S. new fours, coup 13SI3 130 K. old fours, reg n; 117 S. old fours, coup 117 IIS S. fives, res llt'i U.V.; S. fives, coup litv-j 11314

Thursday Uank ClenrliiRM. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The exchanges at the New York Clearing House to-day agtrregated 64.013.250, which Is a record breaker. The previoushlcli record was on Nov. 20 last, when the exchanges v ere about 14,000,000 less. Balances were $12.641.115. Elsewhere. Exchanges. Balance. Boston $.10.303.096 $2.0K5,647 Chicago 13.7VO,3i3 2.90.023 Philadelphia 22.686,650 3.256.J50 St. Louis 6.535.1D4 1.021.140 Baltimore 3.287.C23 2S7.2S3 Cincinnati 2.638,100 a LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Holiday Dullness Is Prevailing, lint Prices) Are Rnllnff Ste-ady. Little new can be raid as to local market conditions, as on the wholesale streets and on Commission row a holiday dullness Is noticeable, and with this fluctuations In values are but few. The demand for poultry, eggs and butter for the Christmas season was fully as large as for Thankbglvlng, and as a consequence the local markets are well cleared of these lines. Prices continue much the same. The provision market, while apparently quite active. Is weak In tone at the revision of Monday. On Commission row a moderate business Is In progress, and prices on fruits and vegetables are well maintained, and when the amount of stocks carried are taken into consideration ptlces are quito satisfactory. Some fine oranges are on the market, and in all tropical fruits there is a good supply. Trade with the dry goods houses, dealers in fancy notions, confectioneries, hats and caps and millinery is very quiet, as taking account of stocks Is occupying the attention of most of the wholesale houses. The grain market is without new features. Receipts are rather light. AH cereals are in good request at the following range of prices on the track, as reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade: Wheat No. 2 red. 730; No. 2 red. on milling freight, 73ic; No. 3 red, 7t)72c; wagon wheat. 7i,c. Corn No. li white, S6!ic: No. 2 white. 36V-C; No. 3 white. 26vc. No. 4 white. 33Vi33i4c; No. 2 white mixed, 36c; No. 3 white mixed, 3Gc: No. 4 white mixed, 22035c; No. 2 yellow. 3Gic; No. 3 yellow. 36'4c; No. 4 yellow. 33y35c; No. 2 mixed, 36c; No. 3 mixed. 36c; No. 4 mixed, 32,,'S J4Hc: ear corn, 34c. Oats No. 2 white, 25c; No. 3 white, 24V4c; Na 2 mixed. 23Vic; No. 3 mixed, 22 Vic. Hay No. 1 timothy, $13012.50; No. 2 timothy, $12012.50. Inspections Wheat: Rejected hard. 1 car. Corn: No. 2 white. 2 cars; No. 3 white, 27; No. 2 white mixed, 4; No. 2 yellow, 1; No. 2 mixed. 2; No. S mixed. 7; No. 4 mixed, 1; total. 41 cars. Oats: No. 2 mixed. 1 car. Hay: No. 2 timothy, 4 cars; No. 1 clover, 1; total, 5 cars. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers. Turkey hens. 7c per lb; young toms, 614c; young chickens, 6c; hens, 6c; cocks. 3c: duck. I 6c: geese, full feathered. $5.40(26 per doz. Cheese rew xorK run creams, 13c; domestic Swiss. 17c; brick, 14c; limburger, 13o Butter Choice roll, 11c per lb; poor. No. 2, 7c. Eggs Fresh. 17c per doz. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 20c per lb. Beeswax 20c for yellow; 25c for dark. Wool Medium! unwashed. 19if20c; tub-washed. 2$j?3c; burry and unmerchantable. S3c less; fine merino, 15017c; coarse braid, 17c. Rabbits. $1Q1.20 per dozen for hunters' dressed. HIDES, TALLOW. ETC Green-salted Hides No. 1, 8c; No. 2, 7c; No. 1 calf. 9Vic; No. 2 calf. Sc. Grease White, 4c; yellow, 314c; brown, 2c. Tallow No. 1, 4c; No. 2, 3c. Produce, Fruits and Vegetables. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1, $1.73(3'2; No. 2, SI 23 C1.50. OVansres Florida. $3.50; Mexican. $2.T5(g3: Callfrrnla Navel. X3.25. Lemons Messina, fancy, 360 to box, $333.25' California lemons, $3. ' Potatoes $1.65 brl; 55c per bu. Sweet Potatoes naltimore, $2 per brl: Jersey sweets, $3.50; Illinois, $2.50. Cabbage Domestic, $1 per brl; Holland seed. $1 per 1JO lbs. Celery S3 25c per bunch. Yellow onion 80c per bu; red onions, 80c per bu; Spanish. $1.50 per crate. Honey New whitev 18c per lb: dark. 16c Persimmons 8ö9öc per 12-plnt box. Cranberries Jersey, $3 per bu; per brl. l.79: Howe. $3.2.. per bu; per bri. $9. $8 Fig Turkish. 15-Ib box. 11c per lb: Califor nia, 10-lb box, &0c per box. Chestnuts 10c er lb. Cider 32-Kal brls. $4; half brl; $2.0. Grapes Elmlra, $5.506.6O, according to weight. Apples-No. 1 Baldwin. $2.75 per brl; No. 1 Greenings. $2.73?3 per brl; California Bellfiower apples, per box, $L23r1.50. Provisions. Hams Sugar cured, 1$ to 20 lbs average, 1Q4 Cloc: 15 lbs average, lOHiic; 12 lbs average. liv5ill4c: 10 ins average. llll4c. Lard Kettle-rendered. Itfic; pure lard, 8?,c Pork Bean, clear. $iS; rump. $14.50. Bacon Clear sides. 50 to 60 lbs average, 8"c 3-1 to 40 lbs average. 9',c; 20 to 20 lbs average. 9c: clear bellies. 25 to 30 lbs average. 8"c: 13 to 22 lb average. c: 14 to 16 lbs average, 9? clear backs. 20 to 25 lbs average, Sic; 12 to IS lbs average. He; to 9 lbs average, SVjc. In dry-salt 2c less. Shoulder 18 to 20 lbs average. 8c; 1$ lbs average, &V4C; 10 to 12 lbs average, S4c. The Winter Solstice. What is the time of the year? What Is the .hour of the day? Later at morn and sioner at eve The pale stars rhine alway; And the low sun drifts to the south. So wan that at height of noon We hardly know if the dim light Be the parting glow of the sunlight Or th glam of the risen moon; And ver thiough shatie and fit ting shine We hear the bloak wind's rune: "Alas, ala for the summer fled. And earth and the sky so gray!" O for the odor of violets That sprang with the April rain. And the breath of the rose and the lily That long In their graves have lain! And O for the orchard' wealth of bloom. And the wheat field's waving gold. My heart Is faint for the glory Of harvest moc-ns. and the story The balmy srhyrs told! How rhall we live now earth Is bare. And the sun himself Is cold. And the blast of the bitter north goes by Bemoaning wood and plain? Wait! there's a thrill In the air! See! In the south forlorn The great sun stays his wandering beams And a new year ftnda Its morn! Th stars ar a-watch. and the moon; The wailing wind drop low; There' a murmur of daffodil meadows. And of songs in the sylvan shadows. And banks where th violets blow! Let fires be lit, let shrines be decked, And Joy be lord of woe! The uru victorious, mounts the sky, An4 God for earth Is born! Edna Daao Proctor.

BROKERS PLAYING EVEN

i3i.mim:.:i: or ovkrnme.nt rkPORT 31 A DC GRAl.XS DILL. Corn and Ontw HcprUtercd Small Galnn and Showed Mont Activity "Wheat and Provisions Lower. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Wheat ws quiet to-day, lut steady. May closing a shade lower. May corn closed -kc higher, osts 'tc up, and provisions S'.ic lower. Indifference at Liverpool and a decline at Paris equal to l'c caused liberal offerings of wheat at the Etart, May opening ;c under yesterday at to 72Hc. The market fluctuated narrowly for hours, sustained by a decrease m the world's visible cf 13,00) bu, by light Northwestern receipts, and by the strength-of corn. Towards the end shorts covered, and. as offerlrgn were light. Mar rallied to :2;072vie. and closed steady a shade lower at 72c. The fact that the government report was due after the clo.e caused traders to play even as far as possible. New York reported fourteen load taken for export. Sealoard clearances in wheat and flour were equal to 1?S,00 bu. Primary receipts aggregated 72,000 bu, compared with 451.000 bu last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2S3 cars, against 321 last week and 273 a year ago. Local receipt were ISO cars, one of contract grade. Corn was quiet but firm, helped by the receipts. 770 cars, against ar estimate of ?40 cars, by smaller -Western offerings, and by a good ahlpplns demand. It was believed that the country movement had reached it maximum and would wane from now on. May eold between 3534c and 2Clif2G?;e, and closed VsC higher at 3bt;c. Oats were In the same lethargic state which has characterized the market for weeks part. May sold between 23'.i$i23r;Lc and 23;c. closing ,,c higher at 2314c. This gain was due to the corn firmness. Receipts were 2SG cirs. Provisions were a dull but fairly stfady market. January pork told between $12.0214 and $12.10, and closed 2Vc lower at $12.10: January laid between $C.72i6.75 and $6.771i. cloalng 214c down at JS.73, and January rib between $6.20 and $6.25, with the close 2ic lower at $6.22!. Estimated receipts to-morrow: Wheat, 105 cars; corn. 423 cars; oats. 133 cars; hogs. "S.IOO. Leading futures ranged as fellows: Articles. Open- Illjrh- Low- ClosWheat lng. est. est. ing. Pec .... 70 C9" 654-70 Jan .... 63-4-70 70 -704 63 70 -70U May ... 72l3-72-4 72T4-721 721i 7i4 .... 37 27 C6i 36H Jan .... 3;i; 3C'i S6lfe 3C14-36U May ... 35-4-557s 3GV3S 2314 36'4 Oats Iec 21-211i 21; 21;-2l!i 214 Jan .... 2lj 214 May ... 23Ü-23, 23''4 PorkJan ...$12.03 $12.10 May .. 12.10 12.13 Lard Dec ... 6. 92',4 S.S Jan ... 6.75 6.771 May .." 6.87'i 6.30 Rlb 214 23Vi-22, 234 $12.0214 $12.10 12.10 12.15 6.8714 6.721 6.S714 6.8714 6.7 6.1 Jan ... 6.20 6.23 6.20 6.25 May .. 6.32Ü 6.25 6.324 6 35 Cash quotations were as follows: Four dull and easy. No. 3 spring wheat, fi271c; No. 2 red. 72074c. No. 2 corn. 36?c; No. 2 yellow, Wie. No. 2 oats. 22U722?;c; Ncx 2 white. 2& 23c; No. 3 white. 24!23ic. No. 2 rye. 6CCfilc. Fair to choice malting barley, 5206. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.56'4; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.57. Clover seed, contract grade. $lO10.25. Prime timothy seed, $4.f.O. Mess pork, per brl. $11012.50. Lard, per 100 lbs, $S.S0rr.S5. Short-rib fides (loose). $6.20(56.40. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $5.87Mr6.1214. Short clear sides Iboxed). $6.60 6.70. Whisky, basis of high wines, $1.27. Receipts Flour. 83.000 brls; wheat. 333,000 bu; corn. 739. W) bu; oats. 59.000 bu: rye, 11. C00 bu; barley, 100, ono bu. Shipments Flour, 53,000 brls; wheat. 21,000 bu; corn. 90.0M0 bu; oats, 158. (K0 bu; rye, 5,100 bu; barley, 25,000 bu. Changes In Available Stocks. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's show the following1 changes in available supplies since the last report: Wheat. In the United States and Canada, cast of the Rockies, an Increase of 3S7.000 bu; afloat for and in Europe, a decrease of 1,000,000 bu; total supply, a decrease of 13,000 bu. Corn, an Increase of 1,624,000 bu. Oats, a decrease of 669,000 bu. Among the more important Increases reported are those of 600,000 bu at Northwestern interior elevators, 109.000 bu at Cleveland. 65,000 bu at Lincoln. 52,000 bu at Chicago private elevators, 48.000 bu at Milwaukee private cJevators, and 40.000 in Manitoba. The leading decreases Include those of 108,000 bu at Depot Harbor. 9x,oo0 bu at Joliet, 92,000 bu at Port Huron, and 75.000 bu at St. Joseph. The combined stock of wheat at Portland, Ore., and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., decreased 235,000 Du last week. AT SEW YORK. Flour Uarely Holds Steady Against a Lower Wheat Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Flour Receipts, 27,213 brls; exports, 8,222 brls. The market was neglected again and barely steady, but not quotably lower. Corn meal quiet; yellow Western, 8Sc; city, 90c; Brandy wine, $2.35(2.45. Rye steady; No. 2 "Western, 56c f. o. b. afloat; State, 5253c c. 1. f. New York, car lots. Barley quiet; feeding, 4SQ50c c. I. f. New York. Wheat Receipts, 157,650 bu; exports. 107.801 bu. Spct steady; No. 2 red. 78c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, 7Cc. elevator; No. 1 northern Duluth, 8314c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 87c f. o. b. afloat. Option opened weak under bearish French cables, and later developed alternating periods of steadiness and depression, following a conflict of rumors about the government report. Closed easy at HQlc net lower: January closed at 77V,c; March, 78?79c, closed at 73c; May, 7Sl;Ti7j 11-lGc, closed at 7S!ic. Corn Receipts. 232,050 bu; exports. 1C0.96S bu. Spot firm; No. 2. 454c elevator, 43:ic t. o. b. afloat. Options wero generally steady to flnrx all day on poor grading, large seaboard clearances, small country offeriiigs and local covering. Closed firm at 414c net advance: January closed at 43'ic; May, 41?iS42 M6c, closed at 42e: December closed at 43',c. Oats Receipts. 42.000 bu; exports. 3TM bu. Spot steady; No. 2, 2ic; No. 3, 27; No. 2 white. 32c; No. 3 white. 31 ic; track mixed Western. 27 43 track white, 319550. Options dull but steady. Lard easy; Western steamed. $7.25". Refined easier: continent. $7.30: S. A.. $3: compound. ?.3.S7!4!36. Cotton-seed oil quiet; crude, 2627c. Mclaises steady; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice. 32340c. Peanuts steady: fancy handpicked. 4ai5Cc: other domestic, le. Coffee Spot Rio easy; No. 7 Invoice, 6s4c. Mild dull; Cordova, 90 Wie. Sugar Raw steady; fair refining. 3c; centrifugal. 90 test, 4-Sc: molitws sugar, 2c Refined Quiet. TRADE XX GENERAL. Quotations) at St. Lonls, Ilaltiaiore, Cincinnati nnd Other Cities. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27. Flour slow and unchanged. Corn meal steady at $2. Rran firm; sacked, east track. 6C(j67!ic. Wheat No. 2 red, cash. 71c; December, 7u14c; January. 704c; May, 7iic: No. 2 hard, t7Mc. Corn No. 2, casn, 35c; December, 34;c; January. 344c; May, 35c 3:4c. Oats No. 2. cash, 23c; December, 2314c; May, 2414c: No. 2 white. 2UW2"c. Pork steauy; Jobbing. $12.50. Lard nominally lower at $6.73. Dry-salt meats lloxed dull and easy; extra shorts. $5.e2ls; clear ribs. $S.7"; clear sides, $i;.S71. Pa con Doxed dull and easy; extra shorts. $7.75: clear ribs, $7.fs;,i: clear sides. $4.12'. Whisky steady at $1.27. Iron cotton ties. $123. Bagging. 8c. Hemp twine, 9c. Hay steady; timothy. $10.51513: prairie. $10.5011. Timothy seed steady at $4.25&5 tor average receipts, with prime worth more. ReceiptsFlour. 3,0"0 brls; wheat, 20.000 bu; corn. 12.1 000 bu; oats. 40,000 bu. Shipments Flour, 23.0)0 brlä; wheat. 132. u"0 bu; corn, 143.000 bu; oats. 37,000 bu. PALTIMORE. Dec. 27. Flour dull and unchanged; receipts, 9.970 brls; experts. 224 br!s. wheat dull: spot and December, 71!3-72Sc; JsJiuary. 72'72l4c; May, 76Hri76Tc; steamer No. 2 red. 69SÖ6-V: receipts. 23,254 bu; Southern wheat, by sample. 6'(i73c; Southern wheat, on grade. 71073c. Corn firm; spot. old. 4214120; new. 41c; December, new or old, 41vr: January. 41&41!c; February, 41Sy41Sc; March. 41140414: steamer mixed. 41c; receipts, Sv4.283 bu; exports. 51.423 bu; Southern white ccrn. 42iM2c; Southern yellow. 414'342c. Oata quiet; No. 2 white. 3013'31c; No. 2 mixed, 2j 24c: receipts. 5.736 bu. Rye dull: No. 2 nearby. 50c; No. 2 Western. 61c. Hay barely steady; No. 1 timothy. $17. Orain freights quiet and unchanged. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27. Wheat-Spot No. 1 Cliromia firm at 6s 3d: No. 2 red Western winter quiet at 5 ll'sd; No. l northern spring Arm at 6s 2l. Futures quiet; December nominal; February. 6s. l,d: March. .s i;d. Corn Spot eaer; American mixed, new. 4s 1.1; American mixed, old. 4s 2d. Futures quiet: March. SsS'-.d; May. 3 d. Lard American refined, in paiM. dull at TS. 9d. Hams Short cut dull at 43 M. Paeon Cumberland cut dull at 46s 6d; short rib dull at 45s; long-clear middles, light, quiet at 4;s; long-clear middle, heavy, dull at 43a 6d; short-clear backs dull at 4ls 6d: clear bellies dull at 53s; shoulders, square, steady at 34s 6d. KANSAS CITY, Dec 27. Wheat May, 5iC; cash. No. 2 hard. 64ifS34c: No. 2 red, 6c. Corn May. 34c: cash. No. 2 mixd. 3:c; No. 3 white. 34c. oats No. 2 whitf. 2lc. Relnts Wheat. 72.'' bu: corn. 4l.kjü bu: oaf none. Shipments Wheat, 45,2oo bu; corn, 23.20) bu; oats, i.ouu du. TOLEDO. Dec. 27. Wheat dull and steady; cash and December. 76c; May. 70c. Corn dull; cash, 2&lc; December, 35c; May, 37c Oats quiet

but steady; cash and DfofKbr, 23Vic; May, 25c. Rye, 51'tc. Clover seed, isw, prime, $Uv; December, $'J.5; March, V.321;. CINCINNATI. Ic. 27. Flour quiet. Wheat steady; No. 2 red. 7sc. Corn easy; No. 2 mlxel.

37kc. Oat quiet: No. 2 mixed, 2i'tc. Rye quiet; No. 2. 3.-.C Itrd easy at $C.7. P.ulk meats Cjuiet at $'1.37';.. liacon easier at $7.5j. Whisky active at $1.27. Sugar steauy. DULUTH, Dec. 27. What Cash. No. 1 hard. T:7-,c; No. 1 northern. 70c; No. 2 northern, dlt ic; No. 3 spring. 52Vti."!tC. To arrive: No. 1 hard. 7314c: No. 1 northern, 7l4c; December, 7"c; May. 74c; July, 73y731-c. Corn, 5vJ14. Oats. 2414ti24,c. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 27. -Wheat-Cash, 721c; May, 7?,S'-t7sic: July. 74-,i74;c. On track: No. 1 hard. 7l,c; No. 1 northern, 72,.,c; No. 2 ntrthern, 6914c MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27. Barley dull; No. 2, 5;'ö60c; sample, 45ö5712c 31etals. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Though the London market for tin advanced about 6 over last Fri day, it was still somewhat of a disappointment to the local metal trade in view of the rise here yesterday. In fact, the London market closed weak and tending downward at 123 2s 6d. The local market, in consequence, was easy and nominally quoted at 27.r0e. agatnst 27ti2Sc at yesterday's close, with little business done at those figures. Copper advanced lc per lb since Friday on good buving orders at London, but failed to influence the local Situation, prices remaining nominally unchanged at 17c for lake copper and ltR4c for casting and electrolytic Iead ruled dull and nominally quoted at 4.37!xC while London prices showed a rise of 16 Os on light speculative movement. Spelter was very dull both here and abroad, and closing prices were on the basis of 4.12'-'tf4171ic and 18 10s, respectively. Domestic iron markets continue Inactive and nominally unchanged. Pig iron warrants. $3.50H10.5); Northern foundry, $15fr lti.50; Southern foundry. $14.5C 15.75, and soft Southern. $13l5.75. In England iron was somewhat Irregular. Glasgow was unchanged at 61 3d, while at Middlesboro prices were 2s 6d lower, at 51s. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27. Lead easier at 4.20 4.221c Spelter dull at 4c. Oils. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. retroleum steady; refined New Ycrk. 7.40c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 7.35c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk, 4.&fic. Roein quiet; strained common to good, $1.75. Turpentine easy at 3t'fC0!ic OIL CITY. Dec. 27. Credit balances, $1.13; certificates opened at 51.12 bid. closed at $1.16 bid. No sales. Shipments, 111,511 brls; average, 06.3C4 hrls; runs, 76.0S5 brls; average, 83,049 brls. LIMA, Dec. 27. Ohio and Indiana crude oil was advanced another cent on the barrel to-day. North Lima is now quoted at S3c. South Lima and Indiana at 7Sc. WILMINGTON. Dec. 27.-Splrlt3 cf turpentine nothing doing. Rosin firm at $1.20(51.25. Crude turpentine dull at $1.20 to $2.50. Tar sUady at $1.30. MONTPEL1ER. Dec. 27. Indiana and South Lima crude peroleum, 7Sc per bit; North Lima, 83c CHARLESTON. Dec 27.-Spirits of turpentine firm at 3514c Rosin firm and unchanged. SAVANNAH, Dec. 27. Spirits of turpentine firm at 36c. Rosin firm and unchanged. Butter, Cheese and Eggg. NEW YORK. Deo. 27. Butter Receipts, 2.939 packages. Market firm; creamery, 17125c; June creamery, 17' 23c; factory. ll!4(16c Cheese Receipts, 3,109 package. Market easier; fancy, laige. fall made, HV4(a.UVtc; fancy, small, fall made-, ll4(fI12c. Eggs Receipts, 7.076 packages. Market easier; Western packed, at mark, 19C 2214c; Western, loss off. 24c. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull; creameries. i:-(&23c; dairies. 124T2DC. Cheese dull at 10V43 llc Eggs firm; fresh, 21c. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27. Eggs firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, 17c per dozen, loss off, cases returned; new whltewood cases iC more. BALTIMORE. Iec. 27. Cheese firm and unchanged. Butter steady: fancy creamery, 25 2Cc Eggs steady at 22S23c L CINCINNATI. Dec. 27. Eggs steady at ISc. Butter steady and unchanged. Cheese steady. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27 Butter dull; creamery, 1624c; dairy, 15Q2oc. Eggs firm at 13c. Poultry. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Poultry Alive weak; fowls. 94?9!ic; chickens, 8c; turkeys, 7ttc. Dressed easy; turkeys, 8S10c; chickens, 9Q3Vfcc; fowls, 8814c ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27. Poultry firm; chickens, 64c; turkeys, 7c; young, 8c; ducks, 7c; geese, 6Hc CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Dresned poultry firm; turkeys, COc; chickens, SfcSlic; ducks, VzQ Slic CINCINNATI. Dec 27. Poultry firm; chickens, 7c; turkeys, 7 8c. Dry Goods. NEW YORK. Dec 27. General business again has been on a quiet scale. The demand for staple cottons, brown, bleached and colored, has been for limited quantities only; sellers meet It readily, but without change in price. Prints are selling quietly, while ginghams are slow; prices unchanged. 1'rlnt cloth continue Inactive at previous prices. Fancy . cotton dress goods also Inactive. Cotton linings are quiet throughout. Silks show a steadier tone, with a slight improvement in business. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The market for evaporated apples ruled rather quiet, but about steady, at unchanged prices. State, common, was quoted at 4GSc; prime. 44f5!4c; choice, S'VQöc; fancy, 6ft7c California dried fruits were Inactive. Prunes were quoted at 3145 84c; apricots. Royal, limbic: Moor Park. 1516c; peaches, peeled. 16&2uc; unpeeled, 9c. Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27. Cotton quiet. Sales, 1,900 bales. Ordinary, 74c; good ordinary, itz low middling. 9c; middling. 914c: good middling. 94c; middling fair, 9 13-16c. nominal. Receipts, 21,841 bales; stock, 392,785 bales. NEW YORK, Dec 27. Cotton Spot- dull ; middling uplands, 10S-lCc; middling gulf, 10 9-lGc. Sales none. SALES OP REAL ESTATE. Nine Transfers, vritn a Total Consideration of $20,244.82. Instruments filed for record in the recorder's otf.ee cf Marlon county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 6 p. m. Dec. 27, 1900, as furnished by the Indiana Title .Guaranty and Loan Company, No. 123 East Market street. Both telephones 2005: Jcseph II. Clark to Mary J. Clark, Lots 5 and 6. Drake & Mayhew's first addition, and Lot 7, Clark' North Capltcdavenue addition $7,000.00 Alfred M. Ogle et al. to John W. Miller and wife. Lot 79. A. M. Ogle et al.'a East Park addition 1,700.00 Susan Bowman to Amy May Fortune, Lot 95. Nichols & Co.'s addition to Brlghtwood 700.00 "William E. Stevenson to John J. Cooper, Lot 43. Windsor Place 3.EÖ0.00 Vclney J. Dawson to Luctnda M. Reynolds!, part of the south half cf the weft half of the northwest quarter, Section 5. Township 16. Range 4 7.000.00 Sarah E. Rodman to Luther M. Miller, part of Let 28, William Hanr.aman's addition J. 500. 00 Minerva S. Wallace to Sarah E. La Follette, Lot 41. Johnron & Ilogshlre's East Washington-street addition 25.C0 Jchn P. Smith to Andrew J. Wlnterrowd. Lot T22. Spann & Co.'s second Woodlawn addition 1.CG9.82 Frank M. Page to CJiarle J. Aufderheid et al.. part of lot 14, Burton & Campbell's Park Place 650.00 Transfers, 9; total consideration J26.244.S2 Ilulldln&r Permits. W. F. Morrison, addition, 516 North IlllnoU street. $210. Scotten & Lambert, two frame houses, Birch avenue, near McCarty street. $2.0C0. VITAL STATISTICS DEC. 27. Births. Empress and Frank "Wilson, 223 West Michigan street, boy. Josephine and C. E. Bcatty, 1221 West Thirtieth street, girl. Annie and Frank Naufler, 1520 Spann avenue, girl. Augurta and Henry J. Lutz, 1711 Chestnut street, girl. Alvtna and Henry Arnheiter, 1S17 Prospect street, boy. Kessle and A. E. Thompwn, 715 Greer street, girl. Hortende and Mark P. Boone, Cll East Ohio street, boy. Anna and. G. W. Smith, 23 West Michigan street, boy. Nettie and William Hell. 1114 East Sixteenth street, twins, boy and girl. Sarah and Lawrence Richter, corner Raymond and New ttreets. girl. Mollie and Samuel F. Elder, 524 West Vlntor street, boy. Elizabeth and Bert Cool, 614 Virginia avenue, boy. Ella and Samuel M. Fubers. 2214 North Meridian street, boy. Cora and O. A. King. 1609 Sheldon street, girl. Cora and Harry E. Joslln, 116 North State street, girl. Deaths. Ethel M. Layne. eighteen. 132 North Alabama strtet. acute rer-hrllls. Paul Rot. teve nty-eeven. 3056 East New York street, heart failure. Mrs. Anra Weiss, sixty-nine, 409 East Morris Ktreet. apoplexy. Mary O. Elster, flity-efght. 4t0G East Washington street, cancer. Johanna Glide, seventy-six, 831 East Georg' treet. exhaustion. Mary E. Hayden. forty-six. 412 Vermont street, I aresls. Margaret Smith, e!ghty-Fvn, 211S Crshlng street, cancer. Marriage Lleenses. John II. Wakefield and Sarah Spaan, Frederick Deem and Nellie Deem.

YEAR IN THE OIL FIELD

LAitt;i:sT MMiinn of wulls ever CO-MI'LCTED IS THE STATE. Average Production "Was Small but SteadyComparative Statements by Slonths and Counties 'i Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONTPELIER, Ind.. LVc. 27. During the year now closing 2.ÖC3 wells were completed In the "greater Indiana oil field." which. at the nominal cost of $1,600 each, represents an outlay of $4,740,800. Of the number completed 640 -were worthless for the production of crude oil, but in many instances they were gas wells, and the product was utilized to a good advantage. The loss on dry holes is considered only a small Item, as the material can be used in further operations. This is an increase over the annual report for the year 1899 by 710 wells ccmplete, while in failures there Is an Increase of 123. This has been the greatest year for developments since the lirst oil and gas well was completed in the State. The season has been a profitable one to the oil people, as the price paid for the pfoduct has been such that the operators could make some money. Before this season the largest year's work in the State was in 1895, when 2,711 wells were completed. At that time the oil production of the State was larger than it is at present, as the territory' was fresh and the wells were in many instances very large producers. The year of 1901, if nothing happens and the price remains good, should make a wonderful showing. Few people are aware of the number of wells which have been completed for oil and gas in Indiana since the first well which made a good showing was drilled, on the Bryson farm, north of this city, in 1SS6. This well did ninety barrels a day for several months, and was the beginning of the great developments that have brought hundreds of thousands of dollars to the pockets of the farmers and business men of this State. The following, table shows the number of wells completed since the first test was made. This includes dry holes and gas wells, as well as the oilproducing wells: Year. To 1S02 1892 1803 1804 1S93 18D6...., Completed. 1,306 2?6 6G3 1,808 2.711 1.G37 1,041 1.102 1897 4 189S.... ltt) 2.223 1500 2.9G3 Totals ..15,752 4,505 The outlay for drilling the wells and putting them into producing shape amounted, to $25,203,200. The bonus mon-y and other expenses of the work would swell the total expenditures at least $15,000,000 more, to say nothing of the network of pipe lines, pump stations, iron storage tanks and other things needed in the handling of the product. Well-known operators estimate the money expended for everything in the line of oil and gas since the infancy of the developments would represent more than the capital stock of the Standard Oil Company. MANY SMALL WELLS. Tho year now closing has been one of small wells, as hardly a gusher has been completed in any portion of the State. Tho wells have ranged as small, but good, producers, and no new fields of any importance outside the rich pool in Jasper county has been opened, and that has developed into one of the best spots for making money fast In any portion of tho producing territory. The cost of operations there is nothing to compare with that in tho territory where the drill is sent to the depth of 000 to 1,200 feet below the surface. The work aone near Loogootee has not proved a success, and the field probably will be abandoned as worthless in the near future unless something develops soon in the way of a paying oil well, although some fairly good gas wells have been round there by Guffey & Co. in their attempt to find an oil field. The field in Madison county is looked on as one that will be of the gusher stripe when the ga9 pressure dies down so that the operations for oil will be allowed. The Delaware county field is still young, but the outlook is good, and the same can be said of Marlon county, where some good wells have been found near Broad Ripple. The little pool in the western part of Randolph county also will bear watching. The Grant county field is rapidly growing into prominence, as is Huntington county. The southern end. of Jay county has not been thoroughly tested for oil as yet, as most of the drilling has been for gas, but In nearly every instance crude oil has made its way into the wells. Adams county has a great future before it in the oil pool opened something over a year ago near the Ohio-Indiana line. There are still thousands of acres of good undeveloped oil territory In that county, which will be thoroughly tested within the next two years. Wells county still has considerable drillable territory, but the drill has been kept going right along in that county for several years. With dollar oil in this State, a great many test wells would be drilled, but when the price of the product is below 75 cents the operator will confine his work to the older fields, where he is sure of finding something for his investment. The Idea that the Indiana territory does not stay has passed away. Some years ago many would say that the wells are of a flashy kind and would not have, any life, but these have changed their minds, as they find the territory to have as good staying qualities as any part of the Trenton rock formation. There are wells in this State which have been producing oil for the past dozen years and are still producing five barrels a day, which Is a good record for any field. A few five-barrel wells will make a fortune for any one in time. There is one good feature of the oil business. One never hears of hard times at any point where oil Is being produced. . The money from the business is always In circulation, and there Is no business which will pay as good dividends as the oil trade If ona Is successful in getting producing wells. OIL MEN'S MEETING. Many interesting matters will be brought up pertaining to the oil industry at the annual meeting of the Western Oil Men's Association, at Toledo, O., on Saturday, Jan. 5, when the officers for the year l'JOl will be elected. Monthly Work for 1900. The following table gives the number of wells completed during each month for the year 1900: Month. Completed. Product Dry. January 2S1 4.600 51 February 269 4.4S0 57 March 249 4,375 50 April 235 3.230 51 May 258 3.S00 n June 260 5.20;) 43 July ..: 276- 4,040 GO August 233 3.110 54 September 253 3,850 Oj October 238 3.650 55 November 219 3,280 43 December 132 2.5G0 4$ Totals 2.003 46.173 610 The Year by Counties. The table below shows how the wells completed are divided among the counties in which oil is being found: County. Wells Blackford . Jay Adams Grant Huntington Dry.

. 731 14.210 37 . 271 4.270 . 211 3.03- 41 . liO :!.. ij . 421 : .2.Vl C6 . IM 3.71 is . 97 i.":;ti 40 . 61 755 10 . 54 5,'C. 13 . 53 :2) io . 4S i0 H . 153 1.015 16 . 499 2.215 352 .2,963 46.175 640

Madison Miami ... Delaware Marlon .. Wabash Other counties Totals Monthly Average of Wells. The following are the daily averages of the wells for the past twelve months: Barrels. Average January wells 20 Average February wells 22 1-6 Average March wells 22 Average April wells is Average May wells ..d Average June wells 21 1-2 Average July wells.. 18 2-3 Average August wells 17 1-3 Average September wells...; 20 2-3 Average October wells 18 3-4 Average November wells 20 Average December wells 18 tieorjrla Manganese. "Tin." in New York Press. I am disappointed to learn that the GeorCia m an i; antra mines are not beinj worlztl

for all thev are worth, while as for Iron ore well. It is rotting in the ground. It is pretty hard for a person to stroll through the hills of north Georgia without putting his foot on a manganese pocket at every step, yet few of the mines are in operation. Freight rates are t-aiil to be the cause of this. Andrew Carnegie gets all his manganese from India, and the freight is lower from Calcutta t Tittsburg than from Bartow county to llttsburg. Think of it. Mr. Kelly, Southern representative of the Cari.egle Company, is authority for this statement, and he ought to know. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CATTLE A TRIPLI2 SI.LCIGISII AT 9 RATHER LWEVEX PRICES. Uogu Fairly Active at SllRlitly Lower Flsruren Sheep Quiet Condition of Markets Elsewhere. UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-Cattle-Recc!rts, COO; shipments, 100. In keeping with other place the tattle market opened quiet, and early bid?, especially in the eteer line, were on a lower ba?is than )csterJay. Salesmen, were elow In making concessions, and finally, with hard work, succeeded In gettirj nearly yesterday's prices for all of the cattle that met the requirements In quality and flesh. Several loads of steers were reported around tZ, and other sales ranged as low as $4. as to quality and weight. The market fcr cews and heifers did not how quotable change, but the demand was a little slugglbh. 1 Heifers soli as high a J4-H and cows 13.75. Quotations: Good to prime steers. l.SCO lbs and upward J3.00Q 5. CO Fair to medium tteer?, 1.SS0 lbs and upward 4.409 5.00 Oood to choice 1.150 to l.SOO-lb teers 4.5CI 5.C0 Fair to medium 1.1.10 to 1.300-lb .teer... 3. 4.4( iledlum to good fOO to 1.100-lb steers.... 3.60'tf 4.23 Good to choice feeding fteers 4.35 Common to good stockers Z.Omt 3.7J Good to choice heifers 5.503 4.25 Fair to medium heifers S-W 3.40 Common to light heifers 2.u0i 3.00 Good to choke cows 3.2I. 2.75 Fair to medium cowa l.ZPdi 2.13 Ccmmon old cows LOHf 2.23 Veal calves 5. 6.W Heavy calves 5.00 Prime to fancy export bulls 4.W Gcod to choice butcher bulls 3.i.Vr 3.S0 Ccmmon to fair bullj 2.50 3.60 Good to choice cows and calve? 30.X! 50.00 Ccmmon to medium cows and calves... 15. 0'525.X) Hogs Receipts, 5,5i0; shipments fair. The hog market opened with buyers bidding lower, an I as usual under fuch circumstances the trading at the start was sluggish. Later, however, with local packers and leading buycra and fair competition from order men, the offerings were changing hands, and a good clearance was made at2'ic to Cc !ower prices than yesterday. The close was rteady ut the decline. The bulk of the sales was maöe at ?4 92H3. Quotations: Good to cholco medium and heavy )!.&" 3.00 Mixed and heavy packlrg 4.S.54.&7H Oood to choice light weights 4.0?i4.95 Ctmmon to fair light weights 4.VSit.90 Common to good pigs 4.2ii4.SO Kcughs 4.21 4.75 Sheep Receipts light; shipments none. There was a very moderate supply of eheep and lambs, and with not enough to encourage competition between buyers the trading waa very slow and prices were without quotable chajige. Mcst c-f the offerings were lambs, and sales were from $4 50 to ?3. Quotations: Good to choice lamb , 4.F0(f5.O0 Common to medium lambs 3.ce4.25 Good to choice sheep 3.CC?3.25 Common to medium heep 2.2C&2-75 Stockers and feeding Fheep 1.503 "0 Bucks, per 100 lb3 2.00(32.75 Transactions at the Interstate Yards. INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27. Cattle Receipts nominal; ehlpruents none. The quality was only fair, consisting chiefly of light weight steers and mixed and butcher stock. With limited demand and lower markets elsewhere the market opened weak, with a lower tendency. Trade ruled quiet and closed easy, with all sold. Quotation: Good to prime expert steers $3.003 5.43 Fair to medium expert steers 4.C03 4. Fair to good butcher steers 4.Z5 4.7j Fair to gocd feeders 2.750 4.25 Common to good stockers 3.0CQ? 3.W Good to prime heifers 2.75Q1 3 5Fair to good cows 3.fCi? 3.75 Cannera ard common cows l.lAty 2.50 Good to choice veals 5.Oc0 6.00 Common to fair bulls 2 1CJ 3.0 Fair to good bulls 3.?.'.tr 3.80 Common to good cowa and calves 25.00350.00 Hogs Receipts, 2,000; shipments. l.StO. The quality of the supply was generally fair, but heavy weights were not plentiful. Receipts were fairly liberal, but not so much so as was expected. The market opened 2!ic to 5c lower than yesterday's close, which was In harmony with the reports from the general markets. Trade, ruled 6teady throughout, with the bulk of the sales at ?4.90$?4.&3 for common light and fair mixed. The best heavy bought $4.S7ViQ5.024. The closing was steady. Quotations: Good to choice heavy 4.97,se5.02'i Good to choice heavy mixed j?5.00 Fair to good light 4.W 65.00 Fair to good pigs '.. 4M &4.95 Heavy roughs 4.25 (H.5 Sheep Receipts light; shipments none. The supply waa made up mostly of fair to mixed lote, which sold at steady to unchanged prices, closing quiet, with all sold. Quotations: Good to choice Iambs I4.SOSC.00 Common to medium lambs 3.104.25 Good to choice sheep 3.WJ.75 Ccmmon to medium bhetp 2.253.23 Stockers and feeding sheep Z.OC-S.uO Rucks, per 100 lbs 2.503.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Cattle-Reoeii.ts, 11.CC0. The market was generally slow; butchers' stock steady. Natives: Best on sale to-day. two carloads at $3.63; good to prime steers, 3.23(&C; poor to medium. $3.7Ci 3.20; selected feeders elow at $3.?ö4.30; mixed Mocker. S2.50Q3.70; cows, $2. 4.23; heifers. $2.G0?i'4.4O; canners, $1.7:62.4:; bulls slow at l2.SO-4.25; calves steady at $4 ö 5.-0-Texans: Texas fed iteer, ?4tf4.89; Texas gras steers, $3.234; Texas bulls, J2.:0Q3.23. Hogs Receipts, 29.000; left over. 5.500; to-morrow, 28.000, estimated. The nr.ark-t was mostly lOo lower, closing weak. Top, 15; mixed and butchers, $4.7063; coed to choice heavy. $4.7303; rough heavy. I4.CO&4.70; light. f4.6504.97H: buik of sales. J4.8CCM.9j. Sheep Receipts, 13.000. The market was 10c to 13e lower; lambs weak. Good to cholco wethers, X3.8O4.60; fair to choice mixed. J3.40W3.M; Wertem heep, 13. 8054.60; Texas theep, 2.5fjf 3.30; native lair.b J1.23Ö3.73; Western lanib, 305.70. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27. -Cattle Receipts, 2,70-?, Including 1.7o0 Texans. Market weak to lOe lower for natives- with Texan easier. Native shipping and export steers, 14.1 5.45, with extra choice beeves worth up to $5.30; dressed beef and butchers' steers, $1.153.20; steers under l,r lbs. 3.S574.60: stockers and feeders. S2.3ofr4.5: cows and heifers. X2i4.50; Texas and Indian teer, $3.404.60; cows and heifers, $?.35!53.45. Hogs Receipt. 7.800. Market a dime lower. Pips and lights. tt.85434.W; packers, J4.8534.S3; butchers. I4.SOfc4.97. Sheep Receipts, 7u0. Market strong and 15c to 25c higher. Native muttons. 13.504.25; lambs, $1.255.75; culls and bucks, $334. KANSAS 'CITY. Dec. 27. Cattle Receipts. 3,000 natives, 20) Texans and loo calves. Tho light supply strengthened values; the general market was a shade higher. Native steers. S4.4-) 4r5.15; stockers and feeders. UfH.; butcher cows and heifers, $3?i4.5; canners. S2.25&3; fed Westerns, $3.50-03; fed Texans. $3.504.30; calves. Hogs Receipts, 10.500. Trade slow and ruled 6c lower. Heavy, 14.90-34.974: mixed, $(.5-d4.95; lipht. $1.75514.90: pigs. $4.45fi4.75. Sheep Receipts, 1,1'jO. Small supply sold quickly at high prices. Lambs, $.'CT5.5o; mutton 4, fn-fi 4.4: etockers and feeders, $3.254.45; cull. 75ft 3.25. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Bceve-Recelpti, 220, mainly for export. The market was nominally steady. Cables unchanged. Shipments none. Calves Receipts. 550. The market waa firm. Veals, $58.25; no really prime heie; fed calves, $4: grassers nominal. Sheep and Lamb Receipt. 3,471. The market was very aull; good to choice lambs rteadr. but not wanted; all others lower to sell. Sheep. J2.50&4; lambs. I5.85&; no Canada lambs. Hogs Receipts. 1.410. Only 25 on sale. The market was firm at $5.25ff5.40; light hogs. $3.50. OMAHA. Dec. 27. Cattle Receipts. 2.000. Market active and stronger. Native beef steers, $45.40- Western steers, $4ftt.60; Texas steer. &:.2.".i3..5; cows and heifers. 13ff 4 20: canners, $ !. 7512.75; stockers and feeders, $j'4.50; calves, $4i76.50. 11 or Receipts. .3on. Market 517e lower. Heavr. $4.SrMh-4.M: mixed. 14K.i6i4.8j,; light. J4.G 4.87'i: bulk of ales. St-f-'K t.fc5. Sherp Receipts, 2.0. M irket rtrong. Fed muttons. $3.30 4.25; .Westirn, $3.75$!; lamn, $4. 50-?i5. 25. KAST BUFFALO. Dec. 27. -Receipts Cattle. 25 cars; sheep and lambs, 13 car?; hoss, 23 cars. Shipments Cattle. 41 cars; sheep and lamb?, 7 cars: hogti. 29 cars. Cattle The market waa nominally unchanged. Calve Choice to extra. i7.5oi7.75. ljimb-Cholce to ?xtra. $5.r.f C5.C1. Hog Heavy, I5.l0ff5.124; r-'g. $5.2tf3.20. CINCINNATI. Dec. 27. Hogs active at $! 5.10. Cattle stron at I2.25tf4.g3. rhtep tixzzz tt $i'i'J.; litj tctivs tX VO

CROP REPORT FOR 1900

"WIII2AT HAItVISTi:n was ovnn zoo millio:. msni:Ls. Jlore Than 11 I'er Cent, of Area Sown Abandoned Corn nnd Oats Crops Were Immense 'Other Products. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. The statistician f the Department of Agriculture estimates the Cnlted State wheat crop tf li at 522,229.5:4 bushels, the area, ctually harvested being 42.4,.'3,2Si acres, anl th? average yield l-er acre 12. r bushels. The production of winter wheat Is estimated at 250.025.409 bushel, and that f firing wheat at 172,4, KC tufhel. the re actually harvested being 2C.225.&77 acres In the former case and 16.25!,4$ acres in the latter. The winter wheat acreage totally abandoned in Ohio, Michigan. Indiana ana Illinois Is finally placed at 3.322.7S7 acres, and the faring wlvat acreage t tally abandoned in North and South Dakota at 1.7IC.467 acres. The extraordinarily rapid rate at which the winter wheat acreage vt Nebraska is gaining on the spring wheat acreage of that State has necessitated a pec!l investigation of the relative extent to which the two varieties were grown during the past year. The result of the Investigation Is that while no change Is called for in the total wheat figures oC the State, 535,535 acres have been added to tho winter wheat column at the expense of ths spring variety. Th newly seeded area of winter wheat is estimated at S0.2S2.5! ecres. While this screags t slightly greater than that sown In the fall rt IS??, as estimated at the time, it Is 60O.C54 acres less than the area that was actually sown, the discrepancy being due to that remarkably rapid development of winter whet growing in Nebraska, with which, a fctove stated, the department's report have failed to keep jce. A comparison f the newly reeueu acreage with that of the fall of 1S fchows that of ths eleven States and Territories that tovel on million acres or upward with winter wheat onu year ago. Pennsylvania. Mlrsourl. Kansas. California and Oklahoma reported an lncrea amounting to S71.704 acre, and Ohio. Mlchlgnn. Indiana. Illinois. Texas and Tennessee a decrease of 1.7SJ.191 acres. The average condition of the growing crop on Dec. 1 was 7.1 per cent, of the normal. There are many complaints of the Hessian fly. but the low- condition figures reported from Ohio. Michigan. Kentucky and Tennessee, Mi, k'J, 7 and fc4, respectively, ur fully offset by the exceptionally high condition reportvd from Kansa. Missouri. California. Oklahoma and other States, In all of which It Is above normal. The production of corn In 1!X 1 estimated at 2.1O5.102.51 bushels; oats. KU25..S9; rlev. 4.&23.S33; rye, 23.9.".!C7; buckwheat. S.iWi.iXfc); potatoes. 210,!2MI'7: hay. 30,110. tons. The ar In which thee crops were gathered was follows, in acre: Corn. 83.32i.72: oats. 27.364.7:0; barley, 2,fc:H.2K2; rye, 1. 511,32; buckwheat. iv7,83": potatoes, 2.61L54: hay. 3H.I32.k1W. The corn crop of 1W was one of the four largest ever gathered, while the oat crop haa only once been exceeded. On the other han l. the barley and rye crops are the smallest, with one exception, in each rase since 1S77. the buckWheat crop is the smallest since l.sMl, and tht hay crop the smallest, with one exception, sine Briefs. 70c PAGE. Reporter Publishing Com'y 77 Fitzgerald llolldlnc. Tri. S4. SAWS AND MILL SlTfLIKS. E. C. ATKINS & CO. : Saws Manufacturers and Re pairers of all kinds of Offlcs and factory, South and Illinois Sti. Indianapolis, Ind. CI A 147 C BELTING and 3A W O EMERY WHEELS specialties op W. B. Barry Saw and Supply Co. 122 S. PENK. 8T. All kinds of Bawa repair!. PHYSICIANS. DR. C I. FLETCHER, RESIDENCE 1023 North Pennsylvania street. OFFICE 71 South Meridian street. UlSce Hours to 10 a. m.; 2 to 4 p. m.; 7 to p. m. Telephones Office. W7; residence. 427. Dr. W. B. Fletcher's SANATORIUM Blentnl nnd JVcttous Diseases. 211 NORTH ALABAMA STREET. DR. J. IL KIUKl'ATIUCK. Diseases of Women and ths I tectum. PILES cured by bla safe and easy method. Ks detention from business. Offlcs. SI East Ohio. RAILROAD TIME CARD. PTMTthTO'isninlu thus: Dally, t Sleeper, P rarlor Car, O Chair Car. 1 Dining Car. t Except bonday. J3IG FOUR KOUTE. City Ticket Office, No. 1 1. Washington su Depark Arrive. CLEVELAND LINE. Anderson accommodation 41 2.ÄO Union City accommodation 4.CO s.-S Cleveland. New York AJJoaton. ex s..4 25 10.4(I Cleveland. New York A Boston mail., a act .30 New York and Boston limited, d e...55 . 1 3.1U N.YftBoi -Knickerbocker."d ..... 3 11.33 BENTON HAKBOK LINK Benton Harbor express..... S.4S T.RO lienton Harbor express, p 11. 1 Warsaw accommodation 4.ß0 t23 -KT. LOUI8 LINE Ft. Loola accommodation .......7SO Ä.33 Bk Lou la southwestern, lim, d s 11.43 0.1P PL Louis limited, d a 1.25 T " Terre Haute Mattoon sccom ö.üO fcu Louis express, ll.JtO t CIIICAUO LINE Lafayette accommodation 7.41 6.C3 Lafayette accommodation A. 15 10.41 Chicago fast mail, d p 11 4 3.40 Chicago, White City special, d p 3.30 U.io Chicago night express, s 12.03 9lJU CINCINNATI LINK. . . Cinclnnstl express, a .4J 11.45 Cincinnati express, i U5 1L0 Cincinnati accommodation. ............7.1S 2.4 Cincinnati accommodation 10 W ll.i Cincinnati express, p 2.50 3.25 (ireenfcburg accommodation. ........ .8.30 tOd Cincinnati. Washington f 1 ex. d...6 J 11.4S N. Vernoo and Louisville es, s 3.4) 11.43 N.Vernon and Loniaville ex 2 JO 11 0 PEOK1A LINE. Peoria, Bloomlncvon m ai.U ex. ........ T.2S S.40 Peoria and Bioomington f ex. d p ...! 1.&0 tt.O Champaign accommodation, pa 4.10 lots Peoria and Bioomington ex. a 1 1 .60 ! S3 bl'KlOfIKI.D AND t'OLl'UBUH LINK. Columbus and Hprlnf field ex 5 41 10.33 Ohio special, d p 3.00 2 ÖO Lyntj accommodation ...tt.ift 10-iS CIN HAM. Si DAYTON RY. City Ticket Office. 25 W. Wash. St Cincinnati express sc.. .Mil 12.4S Cincinnati fast mall. s... ri e vi Cin. and Detroit ex. D..ti045 '10.3.1 Cincinnati and Dayton express. p...t2.4rt ll.4f Cincinnati and Dayton limited, p d..4.4A 13.. Cincinnati. Toledo. Detroit 713 t?.25 f-JI'urV . ! V IND. LOUIS. UY. U'iid2L4iIiniJ Ticket Office. 25 West Wash. Hi. ; .rCh.-pnlfhtu i. U IM Chicago last mall. a. p d 7.01 7 M Chicago express, pd II M 12.4U Chicago vestibuls. pd t3.35 4.3 7 Mouon accom t.UO fl0.C3 LAKE EltlE A WKSTKKN U. IL, Toledo.Chicago and Michigan ex t7.Pl 10 Toledo. Detroit and Chicago, lim.. I. 20 44.111 Muncie. Lsfsy'tesnd Laporte pec.t7.2Q 110.23 INDIANA, DECATLK UKSTEltN JfY. Decatur and Hu Louis mail and ex....ts 13 14 40 Chicago express, pd t ILM 12.4U Tuscola accommodation,.... 13.45 flO.4.1 Decatur fc teU Loo is fast ex. c....l 1.1 o i.o tgnnsiilvnialcinBS. Ttmlaa Bms ay Oamawi TIM Ticket offices si Station snd at corner Illinois snd Washington Street, Philadelphia and New Yerk.... naltimore and Washington .3-33 .2. S3 tlO.30 tiu.ati 1S.OO 3. 4 4J RIO 1A.4U ia 4o 110.30 3.3 13 as 1t.il 12. IO l.lt 14.10 tt-ftO 110.31 112 1ia:i 6 4 4 ttl t 11 7.U3 111 I.C3 iaj 3. a 3 tv ) i r Columbus. Ind. and Louisville 410 Richmond, snd Columbus, O t7.13 Piqss and Columbus. O t7.lt Columbus and Richmond........... .t7.lt Columbus. Ind. dt Madison f Han. only) 1 Columbus. Ind. snd Louisville S.03 Vernon and Madison .....tkO Martinsville and Vinceones.... ..7 29 Dayton and Xenia &2t Pittsburg and East &.ts Loganrport and Chicago Il.tt Martinsville accommodtion......Tl2.0 Knightatown snd Richmond tl.5 Philadelphia and New York....... ..3.05 Baltimore and Washington a:t.OA Dayton and P.pnngtield 3 05 HprinKfield 3.t5 Columbus, nL and Madison 13 yo Columbus. Ind. and Louisville 3.A5 Martinsville and Vincenne.... f3.33 Putftburgand Kat S ou Philadelphia and New York, 7.10 Dayton and Xenia 7.10 Martinsvill accommodation .Y40 Columbus. Ind. and LoulsvlUe 17. IO Log an port and Chicago 112J YANDALJA LINE. Terrs Haute, u Lout and We: C.4J lerte Haut and &k Louis avcoiu 7.23 lerra llauie. 81. Louis and WsU..ll 6 Western Express Terrs Hsuts snd rrrr' Terrs Haute tl rv 1 , C23....tA.C3 '--tr'!

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