Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1901 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28. 1901.

SAFC DEPOSITS.

S. A. FLKTCHKIi & C(VS fto.'c3 Deposit Vault 20 Halt Washington Street. Absolute safety aatnst fire an1 burglar. rlleeman Oar and night n uarl. D;rrod for safe keeping or M:ny. Ben'4.. Wills. Deeds. Ahtract. Silver Plate, Jewel and valuab: 'trunks. Packages, etc Contain 2.100 boxes. Rent f5 to $4.1 Per Yenr. JOHN S. TARKINGTOX .Mnnaeer. MONFY to ö AAV-ri 500 and upward Loaned upon Improved city property. granting permission to make partial payment. Interest traded according to location and character ef fecurtty. No delay. O. W. AYLtij. 127 East Market Street.. ST. PAUL THE. FEATURE dca"mngs ivcnn very heavy, the STOCK RISING SIX IM) I. MS. The Week Showed a Falling Off In Transactions Local I1aliien Hampered by Weather Conditions. At New York, Saturday, money on call was easy at : l1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, ZbQVA per cent. Sterling exchange was strong", with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.871i and $07 for demand and $4.S4 for sixty days; posted rates. $l.&4Va. U-Sal and 4.SS: commercial bills. $ 4.83 and ?4.S3'. Silver certificates were GJtiCoc; bar silver, Cc; Mexican dollars, 4$VsC. Bar silver sold at 2$ 3-löd on the London market. Kxport3 of gold and silver from the port of New York to all countries for the week aggregate $1.243,437 in silver bars and coin, and $4,07.Cö3 In gold. Imports of specie were $25,883 In gold and $105,105 in silver. Imports of diy good and merchandise for the week werj valued at $11,100,233. The weekly statement of thft associated New York banks, issued Saturday, shows the following changes: Loans, increase 510,403.000 Deposits. Increase 15.C33.800 Circulation, increase 2S0.Ö00 Legal tender, lncreasa 334,400 8pecle, increase 7,037.400 Total reserve, increase 7.541,800 Reserve required. Increase 3,903.050 Surplus reserve. Increase 3.542.&50 The Financier, in lt3 Saturday Issue, says: "The New York bank statement for the week was marked by another heavy rise In all the principal Items, loans having expanded $10,433,900 and deposits $15,635,SC0. while the gain in cash, mostly In the form of specie, was in round numbers $7,500,000. The result of the changes noted was an increase In the surplus reserve of $3,542,850, bringing the total excess cash in the New York banks to $30,799,430, the highest surplus reported since Feb. 3 last. The chief feature of interest, as in the previous week. Is the great rise in loans. A week ago the record-breaking expansion was caused by the consummation of railroad deals of magnitude, but in the present exhibit the gain probably is due to investments in sterling, buying of which has been active of late, and to buying of commercial paper, which Is coming on the market. The system of averages employed in compiling the statement makes it also probable that part of the previous week's heavy business has been carried Into the current totals. The gain in cash reflects almost altogether receipts from Interior institutions, as subtreasury operations, including the week's exports of gold, made the banks debtors Instead of creditors, as has been the case for many weeks. It is noticeable, however, that of the week's gold receipts, all but $LO,01009 went into one bank. The heavy excess of goid receipts over legal tender in the character of the cash gains is explainable on the ground that New York institutions are receiving from their bank correspondents an unusually heavy percentage of gou certificates, a very convenient form of remittance. The increase In the deposit item is less than called for by the changes in other items, but the increases are distributed rather unevenly among the larger banks. An interesting feature is a gain of $2SO,000 in the circulation item at a time when it would seem that there was less need of circulation than a year ago. It is, perhaps, true that this is only a temporary fluctuation due to causes foreign to the usual principle now covering new circulation. Viewed in every light, the statement is an argument in favor of continued easy money, although changes within the next sixty days may alter the situation materially." WALL STREET REVIEW. The stock market manifested only a languid disposition to respond to the very active and bold manipulation to which it was subjected, Saturday, until the appearance of the bank statement. Immediately on the appearance of the statement on the tape the market became animated and the dealings broadened out considerably. Nevertheless, the market remained spotty to the close, and although there were a large number of stocks which show advances of 1 to 2 points, many parts of the list failed no respond to the advance at all. St. Faul was the feature of the day. The steck was exceedingly feverish and unsteady at times, but it. was advanced and made the, last price at the top 6 polnu above last night. The dealing were on a very large scale. The preferred stock gained 2. The Kansas & Texas stocks continued to hold a conspicuous place in the market and tha pref en ed rose 2 iu the early dealings, but later suffered from profit taking Rock Island rose 2 and the grangers and Northern Pacific were strong. The bank statement disclosed a fairly plethoric condition of the money market, and the liberal expansion of loans by tho banks of over JlO.uuo.uou. has not sufficed to keep pace with the rapid congestion of reserves. A notable feature of tue cash Increase is the overwhelming preponderance of specie in the receipts. The week's Increase of $7.057,400 brings tho specie holdIngs of the New York banks up to $191.710.2ii, which compares well with the :-.axi-n.um record of $JOG,$7ti,500 on May 27, im The sub-treasury payments are now being made almost wholly in gold, iucluding the large current redemptions of national bank notes, and the mail and express receipts from the interior by the banks include a arge number of gold certificates of large denomination. The banks also have received payment from the sub-treasury on account of a million dollars receipt of gold in San Francisco. Friday's steamer from Australia brought another $6!.uuo in gold to San rrancisco, which will figure in JSew lork bank reserves eventually, it is worthy of notice that all of the $4,uuo.0 . gold exported this week also came from the government assay office. The speculative contingent in the stock market evidently looks to this redundancy of loanable resources to stimulate speculative buying of tocks. It is also certain to stimulate the gold export movement. With a furth-r rise. Saturday, in the Quoted rates tor !?vrf ?ane in the nominal Saturday market, with an advance in the call money !e ? tn,dOK; a.nd wlth sterling hardening at Paris, it is not unlikely that the fZSZX Tm J? gold e to London Instead of Pari. The remittances abroad, in payment of returning securities, continue on a large scale and aeep up the exchange rate. K h The action or the market thin week has been in accord with what might be expected from the adjustment of accounts after a long period of active speculation In the early part of the week the upward rebound was aggravated by the fact that a combination of th more alert professional opera vors turned adroitly from the bear to the bull side of the marke? and commenced by buying stocks and blddlnc up prices, while at the same time putting out various intimations and rumors to account for the advance, some of them with enough show of probability to attract an outside demand. But the subsequent action of the market made it pretty clear that the principal demand of the earlv part of the week came from the over-extended short interest. This was particularly true of Missouri Pacific. The demand for thU stock was urgent when rumors were circulated that it was to be the central figure In a vast scheme of consolidation of Southwestern railroad properties. The premium paid fur the use of the stock for delivery

Indicated a large short Interest, and there seemed to be a practical corner in the stock. Reports were revived that the St. Paul-Northern Pacific-Great Northern deal was on foot again, and the inference was encourased that the threatened rupture among the great steel combinations was about to be patched up to the mutual benefit of all parties. The early upward movement was followed by reaction on profit taking, and again a secondary rebound. SMALLER TRADE VOLUME. The true state of affairs, however, was most significantly Indicated by the dimin-' lshlng volume of trading, which fell late in the week to an average lower than at any time since the election in November. The progressive decline in the volume of dealings and the diminution in the arc of price oscillations are the usual phenomena which mark the fag-end period of a great speculative movement. If the new conditions which awakened the speculation and set the price In violent motion were to remain unchanged, the pendulum ultimately would come to a. full stop, and buyers and sellers would be agreed as to the prices to be paid for stocks. That conditions never become permanent is the fact best known to capital, but that the genuine buying demand is becoming adjusted to the genuine selling demand in the stock market is a fact of growing clearness, which means that the halcyon period of the great speculative era of 1900-1901 is distinctly declining. Over-sanguine speculators point to the fact that railroad earnings continue large; that trade and business continue active and profitable; that money is abundant and credits cheap, and ask themselves why prices of securities should not then continue to advance. But those are conditions which have become humdrum and commonplace by their long duration, while speculation requires new conditions as a stimulant. , , The speculative world Is beginning to canvass the future again. In the conviction that the influences of the past have Inst their force. The size of the country s crop for the coming year must again be reckoned with. The condition of the iron trade Is eagerly scrutinized, with opinion much unsettled and conflicting as to its future. Growing importance is attached to. "Y; coming test of the new feature of the bank currency law. The treasury is called on to redeem more national bank notes from day to day than at any time since the new la went into effect last year. This will soon test the ability of the banks to keep their rotes in circulation. As they do nor figure In the money reserves required by jaw. or national banks, the tendency will be to redeem and retire them unless they ca n i be kent in circulation. The legal limitation upon the retirement, to $3.000.000 a jnontn. still remains In force. The current redemption of bank notes at the subtreasury is an important Item in the large gains made each week by the New York banks on sub treasury operations and In the current mo of the New York money market. The export of gold Is thus facilitated even while the constant disbursements on government account keep the London money market easy in spite of the maneuvers of the Bank of England to keep up the open market rate for money. The bond market has been relatively more active than that for stocks and price? have been better maintained. Bonds of the rrincipal southwestern railroads have been m large demand and show striking gains. United States new fours and threes, registered advanced U. and United States coupon. Vz Per cent, over the call price of a Following are Saturday's share sales and

the closing bid prices. Closing Bid. Stocka. Atchison ...... itrhiann nref Sal??. 8.200 46Vt 8$ 4 8,300 6,200 600 Valtlmnr A Ohio .. Tiaitimore & Ohio pref 6W Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central Pacific , rVi I n ........... :i 500 100 57 600 3314 24 59 324 1724 1214 734 i t4 16 IM 4 192 224 82'i 2V 1944 144 132 2iVt 49 41 10S4 21'Ht 116; 1624 134 106 64 43 184 53 14S HP, 4.'.4 3 83 87 I 42 76 14; 32-H 71, 4J4 6.", - 92 704 23 4 514 15i4 1904 120 444 20, 71 '4 2S4 i Qcsdim.nc v. Chicago Great Western .. 14.200 Chicago, liuriingioii CM.. Ind. & Louisville . 100 Chi . Ind. & Louisville pref cSlcao & Kastern Illinois 200 Chicaco & Northwestern 12.400 Chicago. Rock Inland &, Pacific... 300 C, c. . b;Colorado Southern Colorado Southern first pref.. Colorado Southern second pref Delaware & Hudson Z. . . i, a. Western 100 100 200 100 Dei.. . rjpnver & 1 UIalluc e.vvv Denver & Rio Grande pref........... 100 v.l. flet nref a ran Oreat Northern pref... 400 Hocking coai Hocking Valley ... Illinois Central ... Iowa Central ...... Cortra 1 nref.. sr-o 1.200 Lake Erie & western Lake Erie & Western pref Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville M.nViitlan T. ................ 10.600 13.700 2.900 100 200 200 2.500 301 12.300 Metropolitan Street-railway . Moiican Central Minneapolis & St. Louis Minneapolis & St. Louts pref Missouri Pacific MrvKlt Xr DhiO - ' Missouri. Kansas & Texas iicnuri Kanaan &. Texas Drei.... 26. iOO New Jersey Central New York Central L200 Norfolk & "Western 4.100 Norfolk & Western pref 200 Northern Pacific .8. 00 Northern Pacific prer.... Ontario & Western 3.200 3.000 0(rnn Tte. NaV t va,vti - Oregon lty. & rav. prei Pennsylvania Reading Reading first pref Heading aecond pref Rio Grand Western Rio Grande Western pref St. Louis & San Fran St. L. & San Fran, first pref St: I & San Fran, second pref.... St. Louis Southwestern. St. Louis Southwestern pref at PühI ....... C.000 4.300 3.300 2.000 5.400 100 1.600 4,000 5.0CO St. Paul pref 102.SOO St. Paul & Omaha 1.000 Southern Pacific Southern Railway 23.200 Southern Railway pref H.200 Texas & Pacific 3.200 Union Pacific .00 Union Pacific pref 19.7 Wabash 10 Wabash pref 3.300 Wheeling & Lake Erie 15.400 W. A L. E. second pref 200 Wisconsin Central EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams 8374 83, 13'5 iS 4 11s 154 151 173 54 130 American ... United States Wells-Fargo eel MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Copper American Cotton OH American Cotton Oil pref American Malting American Malting pif Am Sm.ltln, nn.l fleflninir . 2.000 200 S3 30; 44 244 634 0 17 264 73 4H, 64 S.OC0 J 1 . 1 . h - - - - w Am. Smelting ana neanmg prei.... i,w American Spirits American Spirits pref American Steel Hoop 1.700 American Steel Hoop pref 100 American Steel and Wire 8,100 American Steel and Wire pref 1.400 American Tin Plate 1.500 American Tin Plate pref American Tobacco 2.M0 American Tobacco pref Anaconda Mining Co 3.200 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 23.r.00 Coloraao Fuel and Iron I.4OO Continental Tobacco 3.900 Continental Tobacco pref 200 Federal Steel 13.400 Federal Steel pref l.f00 General Klectrlc 500 Glucose Sugar SCO 8S4 11414 140 424 774 43, 444 S4 49U 70; 1S8 494 20; 70 72 3S4 82 164 83 40 91 594 98 iro 204 55 54 87 64 4:? 4 374 4 199 134 674 '34 1344 1H4 57 120 12'4 I' 214 2 S3 Glucose Sugar pref International Paper International Paper pref Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Biscuit pref National Lead National Lead pref National Steel National Steel pref National Tube National Tube nref New York Air-brake North American P.. C. C. & St. Louis Pacific Coast Pacific Coast first pref Pacific Coast second pref Pacific Mail People's Gas TrKAd Steel Car 100 300 100 500 100 00 3!6 2W '76Ö 100 1.500 1.900 100 300 400 Pressed Steel Car rref Ihillman Palace Car ... if ibli Iron and Steel a Republic Iron and Steel pref Standard Rope and Twine.. Sugar Sugar pref Tennessee Coal and Iron.... Third-avenue United States Leather United Statea Leather pref.. 100 11.43) 2CO 1.400 00 3' 100 MO 400 i;nitea states ltuuuer United States Rubber pref Western union To tat sates UNITED STATES f.43,100 BONDS. Bid. Atked. io:,v4 ' 10; iio 1114 1114 1374 134 1144 1144 1114 1124 IT. v 1 T f I it! J? V. u. s. s. s. s. s. s. s. 8. s. s. s. refunding twos. reg. refunding twos. coup, threes, reg IOC. 109 UO4 three, coup.. threes, small bonds.. new fours, rer new fours, coup old fours, reg old fours, coup fives, reg fives, coup 1104 1364 1S74 ...1134 i:s4 1104 im; Saturday's Dank Clearings. Exchanges. Balances. New York ö.C34,4ij J13.315.9S3 Hosten 22.907.34 2.224.S71 Chicago 19,626.257 2.649.15 Philadelphia 13.566,930 1.644.CC6 St. Louis.. . 4.8GS.80? 64,23 BalUmor 3.,112 fill. 4SI

Cincinnati 2,2."1.S0 Indianapolis 1.161.021 211.5SC LOCAL HAIX AMI PRODUCE.

Trade of the Month DlitnppoIntliiiE Weather Condition I nfnvornble. The wholesale house are not doing the business thej expected to this month, unless it be the grocery houses, the drusslsls and the iron and hardware merchants. The greater part of the wek the temperature was too mild to give activity to trade and It was reflected in nearly ail lines. The mild winter, thus far, has enabled the commission merchants and the produce dealers to handle their goods more freely than usual iu winter months, but so ample has been the supply of fruits and vegetables and other lines of goods they handle that business, when divided among thlrtj-four commission houses haa not yielded very satisfactory! In other words the business haa been overdone and only for choice stock are good prices realized. Advances will he noticed to-day in both ouItry and eggs. Flour is more active at unchanged prices. Provisions "and most descriptions of hog products rule steady at prices quoted. The iron and hardware merchants ar having a good trade and the wholesale confectioners report business improving. The local grain market is mere active und prices on all cereals advanced on an active demand. Ceieala sold at the following prices on the track, reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade: Wheat No. 2 red, 764c; No. 2 red, on milling freight. 7C4e; No. 3 red, 724T44c; wagon wheat, 76c Corn No. 1 white. 39c; No. 2 white, 29c; No. 3 white. 59c: No. 4 white, fc-SSTc: No. 2 white mixed. .c: No. 3 white mixed. SSc; No. 4 white mixed. 26038c; No. 2 yellow. 3t'4c: No. 3 yellow, 3S4c; No. 4 yellow, 34,4ft3-lc ; No 2 mixed, 3Sc; No. 3 mixed, 3c; No. 4 mixed, 24g26c; ear corn, S54c; wagon corn, ZVi?Zc. Oats No. 2 white. 27c; No. 3 white, 27c No. 2 mixed. 26c; No. 3 mixed. 25c. Inspections Wheat: Rejected red. 2 cars. Corn: No. 2 white. 3 cars; No. 3 white. 25; No. 3 white mixed. 1; No. 3 yellow. 1; No. 2 mixed, 3; No. 3 mixed. 5: no established grade, 1: total. 39 cars. Oats: No. 3 white. 1 car; No. 2 white, 3; total, 4 cars. Hay: None. l'ualtry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.) Turkey hens, 7c per lb; young toms. 6c; young chlcken. 7c: hens. 7c; cocks, 2c; ducks, 6c; geese, full feathered, J5.40i?6 per dox. Cheese New York full creams, 13c; domestic Swiss. 17c; brick, 14c; limburger, 13c. Butter Choice roll, lue per lb; poor. No. 2. 67c. Ksgj-lCc per doz. Feathers Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck, 20c pet lb. Beeswax 30c for yellow, 25c for dark. Wool Medium, unwashed. 1320e: tub-washed, 2S33oc; burry and unmerchantable, 35c less; fine merino. 13 17c; coarse braid, 17c. Rabbits, 75QU per doz for hunter's dressed. HIDES, TALLOW. ETC. Green-salted lilde-No. 1, 8c; No. 2, 7c; No. 1 calf. 94c No. 2 calf, Sc. Grease White, 4c; yellow, 24c; brown, 2ic. Tallow No. 1, 4c; No. 2, Zc. Tiiu jonnix; trade. (Th Qubtatia'ns given below are the selling prices of the wholesale dealers.) Candles nnd .ntn. , Candles Stick. 74c per lb: common mixed, "4c; grocera mixed, 6Sc; lianner twit stick. 8lc: cream mixed, lullc; old-time mixtd, 54c. Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds. HQ'&c: English walnut. 12 lie; Braill nuts, lalic; Olberta. 134c; peanuts, roasted, 7öS; mixed nuts, 13c. Canned Goods. Corn. 75c(3$l-23. Peaches Eastern standard, 3-lb, $202.25; S-lb seconds, 1.902; California, standard. $2.1012.40; California seconds, $1.9002. Miscellaneous Hlackberriea, 2-lb, &i90c; raspberries, 3-lb, fL2ö'tfl.30; pineapples, standard, 2-lb, $1.831.90; choice, $-42.10; cove oysters, 1- lb, full weight. $1.05$rl.lu; light. 60665c; string beans, 3-lb. 9uti95c; Lima beans. $1.20öl.25; peas, marrowfats, 95c fl; early June. $l.lvj1.15; lobsters. $1.852; red cherries. 9ocl; strawberries, 85'jOc; salmon, l-lb, 95cft$2; 3-lb tomatoes; 85J 90c. Coal nnd Coke. Anthracite, $7; C. & O. Kanawha. $4; Pittsburg. $4: Wlnlfrede. $4; Raymond. $4; Jackson, $4; Island City lump. $3; lump coke, 11c per bu. $2.75 per 25 bu; crushed coke, 13c per bu. $3.25 per 25 bu; Blossburg. $5 per ton; Conntllsvllle coke, $6 icr ton; smokeless lump, $5 per' ton; Brazil block, $3.50 per ton; smokeless coal, $5 per ton. Drags. Alcohol. $2.5CS2.70; asafoetida. 40c; alum. 24 4c; camphor, 6s'(f70c; cochineal, SQ'Sööc: chloroform, 5Sif65c; copperas, brls, 90c; cream tartar, pure, 30'4j23c; indigo. 65fjS0c; licorice, Calab., genuine, 351f40c; magnesia, carb., 2-oz, 20Q22c; morphine. P. & W., per oz, $2.35'i2.60; madder, 1416c; oil. castor, p-?r gal. $1.15(1.25; oil. bergamot, per lb. $3; opium, i3.75a'3.!K; quinine, F. & W., per oz. 35!tf4c; balsam copaiba, 55060c; soap, castlle, Fr., 13;5fl6c: soda, bicarb, 24Sc; salts. Epsom. 144c: sulphur flour, 24ö5c; saltpeter, loffllc; turpentine, 44500; glycerine, 17 2c; iodide potassium, $2.652.70; bromide potassium. 55C0c; chlorate potash. 1520c; borax, 9 12c; cinchonida, 40&45c; carbolic acid, 3Sr4Sc. Dry Goo!s. Bleached Sheetings Androscoggin L, 74c; Berkley. No. 60. 94c; Cabot, 6;c; Capitol. 54c; Cumberland. 74c; Dwlght Anchor, Sc; Fruit of the Loom. 7ic; Farwell. 4c; Fltchvllle, 64c; Full Width. 6c; Gilt Edge. 6c; Glided Age, 54c; Hill. 74c; Hope, 74c; Linwood, 74c; Lonsdale, 8c; Peabody, 6c; Pride of the West. 114c; Ten Strike. 64c; Pepperell, ;M. 20c: Pepperell. 10-4. 22c; Androscoggin, 9-4, 21c; Androscoggin, lo-4, 23c Brown Sheetings Atlantic A, 64c: Argyll 64c; Boott C. 5c; Buck's Head, 64c; Clifton CCC, 6c; Constitution. 40-inch, 7c; Carlisle, 40inch. 64c; Dwlght's Star, 7c; Great Falls E. 54c; Great Falls J. 6c; Hill Fine. 7c; Indian Head, 64c; Pepperell R, 6c; Pepperell. 10-4, ISc; Androscoggin, 9-4. 19c; Androscoggin, 10-4, 21c. Prints Allen dress styles, 44C; Allen's staples, 5c; Allen TR, 44c; Allen's robes, 54c; American Indigo, 44c; Arnold long cloth. B, 8c; Arnold LLC, 7c; Cocheo fancy, 5c; Hamilton fancy. 5c; Merrlmac pinks and purples, 54c; Pacific fancy, 5c; Simpson's mourning, 4ic; Simpson's Berlin solids, 54c; Simpson's oil finish. 6c; American shirting. 4c; black white, 44c; grays, 44c. Kid-nnlshed Cambrics Edwards, 4c; Warren, 2c; Slater, 4c; Genesee. 4c. Tickings Amoskeag ACA. 114c; Conestoga. BF, 13'c; Cordis 14. 114c; Cordis T, 114c; Cordis ACE, 114c; Hamilton awnings, 9c; Kimono fancy, 17c; Lenox fancy, 13c; Methuen AA. 104c; Oakland AK, 6c; Portsmouth, 114c; Susquehanna. 134c; Shetucket SW, 6c; Shetucket F, 64c; Swift River. 54c. Grain Bags Amoskeag. $15.50; American, $15.50; Harmony. $15.50; Stark, $18. Ginghams Amoskeag staples, SHc; Amoskeag drefs. 7c: Bates. 54c; Lancaster, 54c; Lancaster Normandies, 7c; Renfrew drees, 7c. Floor. Straight grades, $404.20; patent flour, $4.200 4.45; spring wheat patents, $5.405.65. Groceries. Coffee Good, 1012c; prime, 12014c; strictly prlme HlrUc; fancy green and yellow, lS22c; Java, 284! 32c. Roasted Old Government Java, 32 4 'a 23c; Golden Rio. 24c; Bourbon Santos, 24c; Gilded Santos. 21c; prime Santos, 23c. Package coffee City prices: Arioaa. 11.75c: Lion. 11.25c; Jersey. 11.75c; Caracas. 11.25c; Dillworth's; 11.75c; Mall Pouch. 11.25c; Gates's blended Java, 11.25c. Sugars Dominoes. 6.42c; cut loaf, 6.424c; powdered, 6.02c; XXXX powdered, 6.07c; standard granulated. 5.82c; fine granulated, 5.82c; extra fine granulated, 5.92c; granulated (five-lb bags), 5.97c; granulated (two-lb bags). 5.97c; cubs, 6.17c; mold A, 6.27c; confectioners A, 5.62c; 1 Columbia A, 5.47c; 2 Windsor A, 5.42c; 3 Rldgewood A. 5.42c; Phoenix A, 5.37c; 5 Empire A. 5.32c; 6 Ideal Golden Ex. C, 5.27c; 7 Windsor Ex. C, 5.17c; 8 Rldgewood Ex. C. 5.07c; 9 yellow Ex. C. 5.02c: 10 yellow C.4.9?c; 11 yellow, 4.92c; 12 yellow, 4.87c; 13 yellow, 4.87c; 14 yellow, 4.8; 15 yellow, 4.82c; 1 yellow, 4.82c. Salt In car lots, $1.2(1.23; email lots, $1.25 1.30. Flour Straight grades. $44.25; patent, $1.25 4.50; spring wheat, first grade. $4.30(4.50; aecond grade. $3.75g4, bakery grade,- $3.50i?2.65. Spices Pepper. 17lSc; allspice, loi?lSc; cloves, 15ft 18c; cassia, lSfilSc; nutmegs. 50ft' 65c per lb. Beans Prime marrow, bu, $2.50 2. 6T; do pea or navy. bu. $2.3!y2.33; do red kidney, bu. $.k75fj 2.85; Lima beans, lb, 64yc4c; German Lima beans, 5ft5ic. Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime. 2S233c; choice, S540c; syrups. 20 22c. Rice Louisiana, 4lir61tc: Carolina, CiSSc Shot Jl.50-iii.C0 per bag for drop. Lead 64ft7c for pressed bars. Wood Dishes No. 1. per 1.000. $2f?2.50; No. 2, $2.5fc2.73: No. 3. $2.50tf3; No. 5. $33.20. Twine Hemp. 1218c per lb; wool. KifWc: flax, 304r30c; paper. 2T.c: Jute. 1215c: cotton. lSft.N23e. Wooden ware No. 1 tubs. $6.507; No. 2 tubs. $3.50(56; No. 3 tubs. $t.5f.3: 3-hoop palls. $1.60; 2- hoop palls. $1.40ft'1.50; double washboards, $2.25 62.73; common washboards, $1.5091.75; clothes pins, 60065c per box. Prodnee, Frnlts nnd Vegetables. Bananas Per bunch. No. 1, $1.7332; No. 2. $1.25 61.50. Oranges California navels. $2.5C(J3. Lemons Messina, fancy, SW to box, $3; California lemons. $3. Potatoes $1.63 brl: 53c per bu. Sweet Potatoes Jersey sweets, $3.50; Illinois. $2.502.65. Cabbage Holland seed. $1.25 per 100 lbs. Celery Michigan, 20fl25c per bunch; California, 60f70c dozen. Yellow Onions $1 per bu; red onions. $1 per bu; Spanish onions, $1.50 per crate; red and yellow, 2.85 per brl. Honey New white. 18c per lb; dark, 16c. larsnlps 7r.c per bu; $2.10 per brl. Carrots- 50'" 60c per bu. Old Beets 50'tf75c per bu. Turnips 90cli$l per hrl; 33c per bu. Cranb-rrle Jersey. $2.85 per bu; per brl. $5. Figs-Turkish. 15-ib box, lie per lb; California. Id-lb box. 9flc per box. Chestnuts 10c per lb. Cider 32-gal brls. $4: half brl?. $2.40. Grapes Elmlra, $5.5O1i6.50, according to weight tCoeoanut 50c doi: r" bag. 12 .10. Apples No. 1 Baldwin. $2 per brl; No. 1 Greenings. $3.25 per brl: California Bellrlower apples, per box. $1.5031.65. Iron nnd Steel. Bar Iron. 2.5De; horseshoe bar. 2.75ff2c; nail rod. 7c; plow slabs. 4.50c; American cast steel. 9311c; tire steal. 3334c; spring steel. 4495c. Leather. - Oak sole. 32'3'35c: hemlock sols, 2832c; harness, 32 3 3 Sc; skirting, 27f?41c: slngla strap. 42$ 46c; city kip, Off Sic; French kip. WVIj; city calfskin. 90cii$l.l0; French calfskin. $1.204i 1.85. Nails and Horseshoes. Steel cut nails, $2.65; wire nails, from store. 2.65 rates; from mill. $2.65 rates. Horseshoes, per ker, $; mult per keg. f4.tt; horse

nalL, $1-55 per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $3.25; Tainted. $2.10. 011. Linseed, raw. C2c pr gal; HnseM o.'jiled. 62c per pal; coal oil. lgal test. 84i?144c; hank. 47fti-c; bet traits, 5"c: Labrador. 6)c: West Virginia lubricating, 20 ft 30c; miners', 40c; lard oils, winter strained, in brls, 50263c per gal; half trls, 3c per gal extra. Provisions. Hams Sugar cured, IS to 20 lbs average, 1043 10;c; 15 lbs average. 104'fH4c; 12 lbs average, HVanc; 10 lbs average. 114tfll4C. Lard Ktttle rendered. 94c; pure lard, 9c. Pork Bean, clear. $1S; rump. 514.50. Bacon Clear sides, 00 to 60 lbs average, 94c; 30 to 40 lbs average, 9ic: 20 to 30 lbs average, 9c; clear bellies. 25 to 30 lbs average. 94c; 18 to 22 lbs average, ?c; 11 to 16 lbs average, 9Tc; clear backs. 20 to 25 lbs average, 94c; 12 to 16 lbs average, 9ic; 6 to 9 lbs average, 94c In dry-salt 4c less. Shoulders IS to 20 lbs average. 8c; 16 lbs average, S4c; 10 to 12 lbs average, 8V4C Seeds. Clover, choice, prime, $6.50$J6.73; English, choice, $6.5097.50; alslke. choice. $7f8; alfalfa, choke. $597; crimson or scarlet clover. $395; timothy. 45 lbs. prime. 52.20ff2.40; strictly prime, $2.1092.25: choice. $2.2592.4); fancy Kentucky. 21 lbs, $1.20; extra clean. 6073c; orchard grass, extra, $1.3091.50; red top. choice. 8ic9$173; English bluegrasft. 21 lbs. $232.00; Oerman millet, 73c&$1.25: Western German millet, 90c$l; common millet. 80990c. BIG DEMAND FOR WHEAT

IT IIKLI'KI) THE 111 ICE TO AX EXTEXT OF FIVE-EIGHTHS OF A CEXT. Prospect of Heavier Receipts Prevented n Itise In Corn Oats a Shade Down and Provisions a Little Vp. CHICAGO. Jan. 26. Speculative sentiment more than anything else helped the wheat market to-day and May closed -"54c higher. Corn closed unchanged, oats a shade lower and provisions 2t'Q5c improved. May wheat opened a shade to UbC higher at 77c to 774c, mainly because it had not lost the upward impetus given It yesterday. The moderation of Northwest receipts was also somewhat influential. On the other hand, cables reflected the advance here yesterday only in part and longs seized the opportunity of taking profits on the opening bulge. There also was some selling by bears and May eased to 7G?ic during the first hour. Commission houses drank up the offerings, however, and when they ceased to How cried for mores. May accordingly rallied to 77,c before the desire for profits again asserted Itself In any force. This caused a decline to 77c, but the demand was still sharp and a rally to TOc ensued. The close was strong. May 5c higher at 77c. Foreigners were reported as enlisted on the buying side, and this had something to do in advancing prices. The crop around Bombay was reported In bad shape, but In other parts of India the cereal, it was said, was faring well. Small Argentine shipments were prophesied as the rule for some time to come. Cash trade was slow. Seaboard clearances in wheat and flour amounted to 259,000 bu. Primary receipts aggregated 401,000 bu. compared with 312,000 bu last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 245 cars, against 407 last week and 2&) a year ago. Local receipts were thirty cars, one of contract grade. Corn was fairly active and inclined to follow wheat, but the prospect of favorable weather and estimates of heavier receipts Monday and profit-taking by provision people interested in corn prevented the market from gettin? much over yesterday's level. May sold between 39Uc and 2Qc and closed unchanged at 33c. Receipts were 319 cars. Oats were quiet. The wheat strength was influential, but pressure from local longs was against the price. May sold between 25UC and 25c and closed a shade lower at 25?c. Receipts were 1S5 cars. Provisions were quiet and steady, supported by the wheat strength and a fair cash demand. The out6ide trade was small, but. local interests were inclined to support prices. May pork sold between $13.95 and $14.05 and closed 5c higher at $13.97; May lard, between $7.42 and $7.47, closing 2Hc up at $7.45, and May ribs between $7 arid $7.05, with the close 2c improved at $7.02fö7.05. Estimated receipts Monday: "Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 600 cars; oats, 250 cars; hogs, 15,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. ing. Jan.... 744 754 764 734 Feb.... 744 75, 744-744 754-75? ilay... 77 -77K 74 76? 77a 374 374 27'i 374 Feb... 374-37 374 S7?4 374 May... 39 1-5-294 394 S9V4 294 OatsJan.. .. 24 24 24 21 May...7 394-39 S9i 394 ' 294 Perk Jan.. ..$13.874 $13.874 $13.874 $13.874 May... 13.95 14.05 13.95 13.974 LardJan.... 7.35 7.33 7.33 7.35 Mch.. 7.374 7.374 7.374 7.374 May... 7.424 7.474 7.424 7.45 RibsJan.... 6.90 6.924 6.90 6.924" ' May... 7.00 7.05 7.00 7.024 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull; winter patents. $3.6W3.80; etraltsj. $3.2093.55; clears. $2.7iKi3.30; spring specials. $4.40(u4.50; patents, $3.&'93.80; straits, $3.109 3.40; bakers, $2.2092.60. No. 3 ipring wheat, 63973c; No. 2 red, 754'T77c. No. 2 corn. 37493;ic; No. 2 yellow. 3744j37ic No. 2 oats, 24925c; No. 2 white, 27Vtf28c; No. 3 white, 264fc27Hc No. 2 rye. 52c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 520 59c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.74; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.74S1.75. Prime timothy seed, $4.65. Mess pork, per bbl. $13.839 15.93. Lard, per 100 lbs, $7.32407.374- Short rib sides (loose). $6.9097.15. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). $6.25&6.50; short clear sides (boxed), $7.239 7.33. Whisky, basis of high wines, $1.33. Clover, contract grade, $11. Receipts Flour, 25.000 brls; wheat, 51.000 bu; corn. 394.000 bu; oats, 326.000 bu; rye. 66.000 bu; barley, 23,000. Shipments Flour. 240,000 brls; wheat. 29.000 bu; corn. 117.000 bu; oats, 223.000 bu; rye, 1.000 bu; barley. 8,000 bu. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creameries. 14ft20e; dairies 114918c. Cheese steaay at 10491140. Egg dull; fresh, 18c. AT XEYV YORK. Floor Higher on Strength of WheatOther Staples Steady to Firm. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. Flour Receipts, 14.239 brls; exports, 3.964 brls; rather quiet, but held at an advance cn the strength in wheat: Minnesota patents, $3.9o4.10; Minnesota bakers', $393.23; winter patents, $3.6594; winter straights. $3.40? 3.50; winter extras, $2.5092.85; winter low grades, $2.4362.60. Rre flour iteadr; fair to good. $2.S0 S.15; choice to fancy, $3.1593.60. Buckwheat flour quiet at $2.1392.20. Buckwheat dull at 60Q62O c. 1. f. New York. Cornmeal quiet; yellow Western, 90c; city. 91c; Brandjwlne. $2.4502.50. Jtje No. 2 Western, 6Sc f. o. b. anoat; State, W854C c. i. f. New York, car lot. Barley dull; feeding. 4SS50c c. i. f. New iork; malting. 62963c c. I. f- New York. Barley malt dull; Western, 65972c. . ... . Wheat-Receipts, 4..C0 bu; exports. 82.172 bu; No. 2 red. 824 t. o. b. afloat: No. 2 red, S04c elevator: No. 1 northern Duluth. S84c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth 914c f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady and worked Into positive strength on a further scare of shcrts. Impelled by hipher cables and unfavorable crop reports Irom India. They finally eased off a trifle under realizing, but closed Arm at 4c net advance; January cloied at S14c Michigan. S9.IT.C Camornm. - '- "'J. 10 TO lbs 15c. Leather steady; hemlock sole. Buenos Aires light to heavy weights. 24323c; acid, 234 241C - - . ... . 11. . 1 1 . . -. Beet ouii; mumj, 1-. mrn, 411. beef ams. $199-).50; packet. $10910.50; city, extra family. cjear, 3.7591S.& mesa, W.M-j?-.... , M. ... Tallow sieaay; acnagej. 44c; open kettla. good to choice Sr40e. Peanuti steady; fancy hand picked, 44Qc; other dorne Coffee-Spot Ro barely steady; No. 7 invoice. 7c MUd dull; Cordova. 3 124c. Sugar-Raw Quiet; fair rennlng. $c; ceatrt-

closed at ai'nc. .uj, -u?- o-joc. closed at 814c; July. H43Slc; closed at SlSc Corn Receipts. 146,250 bu; exerts, 5S2 bu. Spot steady; No. 4 4Sc; elevator, 46?ic f. o. b. afloat. Options were rather quiet, but in view of higher cables, unsettled weather Vest and strength cf wheat, displayed firmness all day; closed steady and 494c r;t hlghar; January closed at 47c;

July. 444S444C closed at 444c Oats-Recelpts. 40.5C0 bu: exports. 4.130 bu. Spot dull: No. 2. 304c: No. 3. -0c; No. 3 white. 314c; track white. 3l9kc: No. 2 white. 32fj324c; track mixed Western. 309314c. Options dull but

rather nrm, in uwuru. Hoi quiet; State, common to choice. 1900 cron lS2ic: 1M. lltfisc: 0s- Pacific coastl 1,0 crop. 15919c; 1S99. 10fcl4c; 0lds. 2ft 6c. 'lilies firm; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs. lS49l9r?

dull: prime crude. 27492Sc; prime yellow, 31UC. Rlct ateady: domestic, fair to extra, J64et j&'AiTtv Molas.'ea firm- V, "

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fugal, 96 test, 44c; molasses sugar, 34c Refined Quiet; No. 6. 4.93c: No. 7. 4.S:c; No. 8. 4.75c; No. , 4.70c; No. 10. 4.5c; No. 11, 4.60c; No 12. 4. Ere; No. 13, 4.55c; No. 14, 4.50c; standard A, 5.30c; confectioners' A, Z.Z(-c; meld A, 5.83c; cut loaf. 6o; crushed. 6c; powdered, 5.60c; granulated. 5.50c; cubes, 6.75c. TRADE IX CEXEItAL.

Quotations at St. Loads, Baltimore, Cincinnati nnd Other Cities. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 26. Closing: Wheat Spot steady; No. 1 California. Cs4d; No. 2 red Western winter. s Id; No. 1 northern spring 6s 34d. Futures firm. March. 6s 14d; May. 6s 24d. Corn Spot quiet; American mixed, new, 3s lid; American mixed, old. 4s. Futures quiet; January. 3sl04d; March. 3sl04d; May, 3s 9d. Flour St. Louis fancy winter steady at 8s 5d. Beef dull; extra India mess, 63s 9d. Pork dull; prime mess, western. C6s 9d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 pounds, quiet at 45s 6d. li&con Cumberland cut. 26 to 3o pounds, dull at 41s 6d; short ribs. 14 to 24 pounds, steady at 42s; long clear middles, light, 28 to 3 pounds, steady at 42; long clear middles, heavy, 30 to 43 pounds, quiet at 39a 6d; short clear backs. 16 to 20 pounds, quiet at 38a 6d; clear bellies. 14 to 16 pounds, steady at 45s 2d. Shoulders, square. 11 to 13 pounds, steady at 37s. Lard American rnned. in pails, quiet at 33s; prime Western. In tierces, steady at 3S3d. Butter dull; American flnest. 95s; good. S2s. Cheese steady; finest American white, 51s 6d; American colored. 62s 6d. Tallow steady; prime city, 23s 9d; Australian in London. 27s 9d. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25. Flour firm and unchanged from yesterday's advance. Corn meal higher at $2.05. Bran firm; sacked, cn east track. 6970c. Wheat No. 2, cash, 744c; January, 744; May, 7549754c; July, 754c; No. 2 hard. 7149724c Corn No. 2. cash, 374c; January. 37c; May. 3S4c; July, 3S4c Oats No. 2 cash. 26c; January, 2Cc; May. 264c; No. 2 white, 2S92S4c. Pork' steady: Jobbing. $14.50. Lard better at $7.15. Dry-salt meats (boxed), strong; extra ehorts, $7.124; clear ribs. $7.25; clear sides, $7.374. Bacon (boxed) strong; extra shorts, $7.874: clear ribs, $3.124: clear sir.es. $3.25. Timothy seed firm but unchanged. Hay weak; timothy. $3.50912; prairie. $6.5099. Whisky steady at $1.27. Iron cotton tics at $1.23. Bagging at 797ic. Hemp twine at 9c. ReceiptsFlour. 6,00 brls; wheat, 38.000 bu; corn. 135.000 bu; oats. 6S.O00 bu. Shipments Flour, 9,000 brls; wheat, 138.000 bu; corn. 65.0o0 bu; oats, 66,000 bu. BALTIMORE. Jan. 23. Flour steady and unchanged; receipts, 3,216 brls; exports. 272 brls. Wheat strong: spot and January, 779774c; February. 7749774c: March. 784978c; May. 8Ji 45S01; steamer No. 2 red, 74,iij:74Sc; receipts. 17,677 bu; Southern wheat, by sample, 72Ji73c; Southern wheat, on grade. 7679c. Corn firmer; spot, January and February. 434434c: March. 4349434c; May. 434c; steamer mixed. 424042c; receipts. irJo.SGS bu: exports. 311.364 bu; Southern white corn. 434T?144c: Southern yellow. 429 434 c. Oats firm; No. 2 white. 31 31ic; No. 2 mixed, 28f25ftc; receipts, 11,312 bu. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26. Wheat May. 694? 36'J4c; cash. No. 2 hard, 6S4ü694c; No. 2 red. 70c; No. 3, 68c; No. 2 spring, 6Sc. Corn-May. 379374c: cash. No. 2 mixed. 334ff35;c; No. 2 white. 26ic. Oats No. 2 white. 26f?264c. ReceiptsWheat. 61.fr bu; corn, 40.8J0 bu; oats, 12.000 bu. Shipments Wheat, 54,400 bu; corn, 17,600 bu; oats, 8.000 bu. CINCINNATI. Jan. 26. Flour steady. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red, 80c. Corn strong; No. 2 mixed, 33c. Oats steady; No. 2 mixed. 274c Rye steady; No. 2, 56c. Lard quiet at $7.174. Bulk meats firmer at $7.10. Bacon quiet at $S.23. Whisky active. $1.27. Sugar easy. TOLEDO. Jan. 24. Wheat fairly active and higher; cash and January, 80c; May, 824c; July, SlVic Corn quiet and firm: cash and January. 3Sc; May. 40Vc. Oat dul! and steady; cash and January, 25c; May, 264c Clover seed quiet and firm; cash and January, $7.27; March, $7.374. DULTTTH. Jan. 2. Wheat No. 1 hard, cash. 76c; May, 80c; No. l northern, cash, 744c; May. 78c; July. 794c; No. 2 northern. WifflVte; No. spring 664 634c. Corn, 37c. Oats. 269264c. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26. Wheat Cash. 73,c; May, 7674c; July, 77e; on track, No. 1 hard, 784c: No. 1 northern. 764c MILWAUKEE. Jan. 26. Barley quiet; No. 2, 59960c; sample, 43 36c. Batter, Cheese and Eggtt. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. Butter Receipts. 2.447 packages. Steady; creamery. 16922c; June creamery. 15920c; factory. 11914c. Cheese Receipts, 5,670 packages. Steady; fancy large, fall made, 1143Uc; fancy small, fall made, ll4912c Eggs Receipts. 4.031 packages. Easier; Western average packed, at mark, 19920c; Western, loss off, 204c. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 26. Butter steady; fancy Western creamery, 224c; Western prints, 25c. Eggs firm and lc higher; fresh, near-by, 21c; fresh Western, 21c; fresh Southwestern, 21c; fresh Southern. 20c. Cheese steady; New York full creams, fancy small, ll4912c; New York full creams, fair to choice, 1049114c KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26. Eggs up; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock. 154c dozen, loss off, cases returned; new whltewood cases included add c CINCINNATI. Jan. 26. Butter steady. Eggs quiet at 164c. Cheese steady; Ohio flat, 114c ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26. Butter steady; creamery, 139224c; dairy, 129 16c Eggs higher at 164c Metals. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. The general condition of the metal market remains without change in price or feature. Trading to-day was confined chiefly to supplying immediate requirements and speculation was almost -entirely lacking. The absence of cables served to check any variation In prices. Tin was dull and nominally quoted at 26.85927c. Lead was dull at 4.374c. Spelter quiet at 4tft4.10c; copper nominally easier, but unchanged at 17c for Lake Superior, and 164c for casting and electrolytic. Domestic Iron markets were dull and heavy at unchanged prices. Pig iron warrants, $9.50910.50; Northern foundry, $139 16.50; Southern foundry, $14.50915.75, and soft Southern, $13915.75. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26. Lead unchanged at 4.174c Spelter unchanged at 3.874c Oils. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. Petroleum dull; refined New York, 7.45c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 7.40c; Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk. 4.S5c. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, $1.70. Turpentine dull at 409404c OIL CITY, Jan. 26. Credit balances. $1.17. Certificates, no bid. Shipments. M.390 brls; average. 97,933 brls; runs, fc9,692 brls; average, &7.904 bi Is. WILMINGTON. Jan. 26. Spirits of turpentlna steady and unchanged. Rosin firm at $1.2091.25. Crude turpentine firm at $1.30 to $2.S0. Tar firm at $1.30. MONTPELIER, Jan. 26. Indiana and South Lima crude petroleum. Sic per brl; North Lima. S6c. CHARLESTON. Jan. 26. Spirits of turpentine steady at 364c Rosin firm and unchanged. SAVANNAH. Jan. 26. Spirits of turpentine, 37c Rosin firm and unchanged. Wool. LONDON, Jan. 26. At to-day's aesslon of the wool auction sales 12.580 bales were offered. Continentals were less spirited and the sales were irregular and sometimes fiat all around at ptlcei a little above those which prevailed at the October sales. Best grades of wool were In fair demand and were purchased for Immediate wants. Several were withdrawn. The offerings next week number 63.500 bales. No sales will be held on Feb. 2. the day of the Queen's funeral. Following are the sales in detail: New South Wales. 5,600 bales; scoured. 44d91s 54d; greasr. 3494d. Queensland, 3.500 bales; scoured, is 14d91s 34d; greasy. 5499d. Victoria. 6o0 bales; scoured, 54d91s 64d; greasy, 399d. South Australia, 1.100 bales; scoured, sdßls; greasy, 3974d. West Australia. 2oO bales; greasy, 64'ö6d. ' JS'ew Zealand. 900 bales; scoured, C49lo4d; greasy, 39B4d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 600 bales; scoured, 10d; greasy, 3?454d. NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Wool dull; domestic fleece, 24926c; Texas, 15917c. Dry Goods. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. The week closes without any change of moment in the cotton goods division of the dry goods market so far as the home trade is concerned, but there have been purchases of several thousand bales of heavy brown cottons for China during the part few days. American cotton yarns In medium and low counts continue inactive and weak. Fine counts are steady in combed Egyptians. Woolens and worsted yarns dull and easy. Ponltry. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26. Poultry steady; chickens, 64c: turkeys, 56c; young, 7c; ducks, 7fc74c, geese, 554c CHICAGO. Jan. 26. Dressed poultry firm; turkeys, 74984c; chickens. 8fc!4c; ducks. 4910c. CINCINNATI. Jan. 26. Poultry firm; chickens, 7984c; turkeys, 7fc$c Cotton. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 26. Cotton steady. Sales. 5.050 bales. Ordinary. 74c; good ordinary, 8c; low middling. 9c; middling. 94c; good middling. 94c: middling fair. 10 2-l6c nominal. Receipts, 6,733 bales; stock, 360.094 bales. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. Cotton closed 14c higher. Middling uplands. 10c; middling guif, 1(;c Sales none. A Kansas Ditty. The news is passed from tongue to tongus, When Carrie comes to town, . The barkeep quick adjusts the bung. When Carrie comes to town. All work is stopped; the merchants take A lay-off till the bottles break. Ther say that e'en the cops awake. When Carrie comes to town. She shouts a hymn at ev'ry Jump, When Carrie comes to town. She lectures from the soft-drink stump. When Carrie comes to town. The back door rusher drops his pall. The masses follow cn her trail. To see her twist the demon't tall. When Carrie comes to town. Saloon men's wives prepare for fight. When Carrie comes to town. The sheriff sets his belt aright. When Carrie comes to town. Reporters laugh in Wehest glee. Good stuff's" In sture for them, you se. The good look on, the wicked flee. When Carrie cornea to town. She hurls the bricks and slaps police. When Carrie comes to town. They sell the ruina piece by piece, When Carrie comes to town. Behind the bars with hymns and chants, She puffs and fumes and rips and rant. Until some chump her freedom grants, When Carrie, comes to town. Hanna City JourtxL

LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CATTLE IN MODERATE SIPPLY, AM) SELLING AT STEADY PRICES. Hoks Fairly Active nnd Sliühtly lllßlier Sheep Active nnd Steady Condition of Oilier Market. UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26.Cattle Receipts; 125; shipments, none. There was about an average Saturday supply of cattle and the receipts consisted principally of odd bunches of female butcher grades. There was no really urgent demand, as usual at this time in the week, but local killers were In the field and took the supply at quotJtMy steady prices compared with yesterday. The receipts this week are not quite as large as last week, but 1.20 larger than the same week a year ago, and there is an Increase of 3,601 so far this year compared with the same period last year. There has been very little fluctuation In prices during the week, but occasionally It has been more or less difficult to negotiate sales at steady prices. There were also times when the better class of stock found a ready sale at strong prices. There has been a continued scarcity of choice stock, and consequently the full strength of the market has not been shown by representative sales at all times. Local killers have been the principal buyers, but there has been a very good order trade. At the extreme close of the week the market was in rather a satisfactory condition for all the better grades of cattle, including stockers and feeders, but the between kinds of steers were somewhat neglected and sold about 10c lower than former prices. During the week steer sold as high as $5.40. heifers at $4.73 and cows $4.25. Quotations: Good to prime steers, 1.250 lbs and upwards $4.4300 Fair to medium steers, 1.1W lbs and upwards 4-0ff 5 00 Good to choice 1.1"0 to l,30-lb steers.. 4.3i'tf 5.00 Fair to medium 1,150 to 1,300-lb steers.. 3.9uu 4.4a Medium to choice 9o0 to L100-1O steers.. 1839 4.2j Good to choice feeding steers Z.KJtf 4.2Fair to medium feeding steers 3.359 3.. a Common to good stockers 5.109 3.90 Good to choice heifer 3.4509 4.5 Fair to medium heifers S.lOttü 3.50 Common to light heifers 2.C09 3.2.. Good to choice cows 2.6'9 3.j Common old cows J-109 2.35 Veal calves 5.009 Heavy veals a.OXT 5.00 Prime to fancy export bulls 3.JW 4. Good to choice butcher bulls 3. 2d' 3.50 Common to fair bulls 2.5uif 3.60 Good to choice cows and calves 30.0'a iO.OO Common to medium cows and calves.. 15.0092j.OO Hogs Receipts. 5,000; shipments, 2,000. With a few urgent orders for heavy butcher hogs and fair competition rrom local killers, tha hog market opened with some sales 5c above yesterday, but In most Instances the offerings that sold at thla advance were considered better than any here yesterday. Later in the day the competition was less animated and sales were probably not to exceed 24c above yesterday's average, although there were quite a number who claimed that they got 5c better prices for mixed hogs In not a few instance. At the extreme close of the market there waa a further weak feeling prevailing, but a good clearance was finally made at current prices. Sales ranged from $3.209 5,30. and there were more sold at $3.25 than any other price. The receipts this week are about 2,600 smaller than last week, and 10,000 larger than the same week a year ago, and thus far this year there Is an Increase of over 20,000 compared with the same period last year. The week opened at about steady prices, but later there was a reduction of 109124c This was followed by a further decline of 5c, and on Thursday there was a rally of 5c; on Friday there was another reaction of 2495c, but most of this loss was regained at the extreme close of th week, which left the average nearly 13c lower than the close of last week. The quality generally has been satisfactory and the offerings have included a few loads of strictly prime hogs. The extreme price of the week was $5.45, and the lowest top price $5.25. Quotations: Good to choice medium and heavy... $3.2593.30 Mixed and heavy packing 5.2095.25 Good to choice lightweights 5.255.274 Common to fair light weights 5.2fi5.25 Common to good pigs 4.25'i3.20 Roughs 4.5o;ü5.0Q Sheep Receipts, 100; shipments, none. The receipts of sheep and lambs were about like the average at this time in the week, and there were none in their class good enough to command top prices. The demand was about steady and a good clearance was made early at quotably steady prices compared with the way equal kinds sold yesterday. Lambs sold as high as $3.23 and sheep as high as $3.75. The receipts this week are nearly 500 larger than last week and 1,300 larger than the same week a year ago, and thus far this year there Is an increase of 3,600 over the same period last year. The week opened with a good demand from nearly all buyers, consequently there was a stronger tendency in values, and later the trading was active at an advance of 25c, which was maintained to the close of the week. Order men have been the principal buyers, but the demand from local butchers was a little better than last week. During the week lambs sold as high as $5.60 and sheep as high as $4. Quotations: Good to choice lambs $4.2ir3.00 Common to medium lambs 4.0O4t5.O0 Good to choice sheep 3.353.75 Common to medium sheep 2.503.23 Stockers and feeding sheep 2.003.00 Ducks, per 100 lbs 2.&093.OO Transactions at the Interstate Yards. INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26. Cattle Receipts light; shipments, S3. The supply was. aa uual on Saturday, very light nd of only fair qaullty, consisting mostly of mixed butcher grades. The demand was fair for all kinds. The market opened steady to strong, and the few offered were soon sold. The closing was steady. Quotations: Good to choice steers, 1.350 to 1.450 lbs . $5. 1095.50 Fair to medium steers. 1,250 to 1,400 lbs. 4.759 5.25 Good to prime butcher steers, 1,100 to 1.250 lbs 4.25JI 4.7T. Fair to good feeders, 900 to 1.000 lbs.... 3.7.'9 4.23 Light stockers S.OCSc 4.50 Ctood tu choice heifers 4. Co 4.25 Conrrr.on to fair heifers 2.75y 3.25 Good to prime cows 3.719 "0 Fair to good cows 2.759 3 23 Ccmmon cows and canners i.2.9 2.'j0 Oooa tc choice light veals 6.2.' i.OQ Gfol to fair heavy calves 3.004 4.50 Cood to choice fat bulls 2.509 4.M Common to fat bulls 2.501 3.00 Good to choice cows and calves 35.0 50.00 Common to medium cows and calves. .20.00930.ört Hogs Receipts. SCO; shipments. HO. The quality was generally satisfactory, and as the derr.ard was good for all grades there was but little difference in prices. The market opened active and higher. Sales ranged from $5.25 to $5.30 for good light to best heavy. Trade ruled fairly steady, and the light supply was soon cold. The closing was quiet. Quotations: Gcod to choice heavy $3.274G3.2ü Good to choice heavy mixed 5.25 a."..274 Fair to good light 5.224." 25 Fa.r to pood pigs 5.00 95 20 Common to good roughs 4.25 ö5.C0 Sheep Receipts nominal; shipments none. The quality was only fair, being made up cf l.'ght i-nl mixed lots. Th market was steady and unchanged, with good demand for all grades. The closing was steady, wl(h a'l ld. Cuotaüon: Good to choice lambs $5.0055.40 Common to fair lambs 3.2.'U4.!v Good to cholca sheep 2.300'joo Stockers and fe-ders 2.004; 3.00 Ducks, per 100 lbs 2 5093.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO. Jan. 28.-Cattle-Mrket nominally teady. Good to prime steers, $5.1596; poor to medium, $3.5095.10; stockers and feeders, $59 3.60; sows, $17394.13; heifers. $17:fi4.50; canners. $292.73; bulls, $2.754 40; calves. $45.75; Texas fed steers. $494.75; Texas grass steers. $3.55ii4; Texas bulls. $2.5093.75. Hogs Receipts, to-day 15.000; Monday 35.000; left over 1.500. Market opened strong to 6c higher, closed weak. Top. $5.324; "mixed and butchers. $5.0595.30; good to choice heavy. $5.l"9 5.324; rough hea"y. $.".93.13, lights. $5.0595.25; bulk of sales. $5.1745.25. Sheep Receipts, 1.000. Sheep and Iambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $3.?094.50; fair to cholt e mixed. $3.50935; Western sheep. $3.s;y4.50; Texas sheep. $2.50' 3.50; native lmba, $4.2;y5.40; Western lambs. $:ii5.40. Official receipts and shliments for two weeks compared: This week's receipt.: Cattle. 52.1-00: hogs, 17i.4M; sheep. 64,7uO. Laut week's shipments: Cattle, 59,200; hogs. 169.800, sheep. 70.500. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26 Cattle Receipts. 220. Nominal prices. Native beef steer. $4.5090); etockers and feeders. $3.509 4.75; Western fej steers. $495: Texas and Indian steers. $3.5094.50; cows. $34 25; canners. $15092; bulls, $34.50; . t ..... tt rri.--vat vi., Hegt Receipts. 6.000. Market lc higher. Ten, $5.30; bulk of sales. $5.20r5.rr4: heavy. $5 .'j $.30; mixed packers, $5.1595.25; light, li.lJfci.D; p!gs. $4.1034.). Sheep Receipts. 400. Market strong. U'eftri lambs. $3.2593.60; Western wethers. $4.25'j4.M: ewes. $17594.25; culls, $2.5093.25. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2. Cattle Receipts. 600, ineluding 500 head of Texans. Market steadr. Native shlculnr and export steers. $4.25SJ.W: dressed 1 bctf ad hüteten tear, X3.$0'w-5; Itter ur:3er

Copy of Statement of the Cosiitica

OF XII E GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE CO. 1 On the 31st day of December, 1909. It is located at No. 124 Bridge street, Peoria, III. BERNARD CREMEft. President. CHARLES; CREMGIt. Secretary. The amount of Its capital is J2.J0.009 The amount of Us capital paid up Is.. 2X,A)0 The Assets of the Coar aay ia the I'oltcd States are as follows: Cash on hand and in the hands of agrents or other persons JOlSSlirt Real estate unincumbered 10,(WQ.uG Rends owned by jhe company, bearing interest at. the rate of 4 and 7 per cent., si-cured as follows: f lO.uod General Electric Co. 7 per . cent i 10.200.tO 20.UUÖ Peoria City Improvement 4 per cent 20,400. Loans on bonds an4 mortages of real estate, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and ffee from any prior incumbrance. 21S.5S7.in All other securities, j 42,iS.J1 Total assets ; Ji:C,S07.oJ LIAI11L1T1CS. Losses unadjusted .J J2.43S.7S Lofsnn in suspense waiting; for further proof 1.3D0.0C Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding; risks H7.T30.sl Total liabilities .. j $12U19.U Tho greatest amobnt in any one risk i State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State, I. the underslgned.iaudltor of state of tha State of Indiana. hlreby certify that the) above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned com pany on the Slst daji of December. 1900. an shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement Is now on file la this office. j In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my: name and affix my SEAL. official seal, this 10th day of Jan uary, ltt)L W. II. 1 1 A KT, Auditor of State. LOCAL; AGENT. I. N. HARLAN, 38 N. Delaware St. rtAILTlOAD' TIME CARD. f. M. time is in BLACK figure. Trains marked thus: laily. t Hl?eper, P Parlor Car, O Chair Car. 1 Dining Car. t Except Sunday. J3IG IOUjC KOUTE, City Ticket Office, No, 1 JS. Washington S$b Depart. Arrive. CLVELA.1D L13il. Anderson accommodat.on 8-4 Union City accommodation 4.ßO Cleveland. New York A Boston, ex a.. 4 25 Cieveland. New York dt Boston mail.. 00 New York and Boston u united, d i..2 55 N YdBoi " Knickerbocker." d a... BENTON II AHLOB LINK. Benton IT arbor exprea 45 Benton Harbor expres. p II 15 Warsaw accommodation ,.'4.S0 HT. LOUIS LINK. St. Loo Is accommodation. ....... .....7 JO St. Louis southwektern. lim, d 11.45 St. Louis limited, d a... 3.25 Terre Haute fc Mattoon accom ft.oo bu Louis express, a 11.20 CHICAGO LINK Lafayette accommodation 7.45 Lafayette accommodation A. 15 Chicaro fatmatl.d p.,t 1141 Chicago, White City apvciaLd p 3.30 Chicago night ex pre. a 11-05 flCOIVIlTI f IK V 2.60 .2S 10.4O 6.30 S.IO U.U X.fiO 8.35 21 8.35 6.1 2 .AO S.4S 4.M 6.45 10.41 2.40) tt.ll S.t3 Cincinnati expreaa. a..; .45 11.45 Cincinnati express. a... 4.M 11.05 Cincinnati accommodation 7.15 7.45 Cincinnati accommodation 10 60 ll.l$ Cincinnati express. p..? 2.ßO 3.25 Cireenttbur- accommodation.......... R.30) s.ot Cincinnati, Washington flex, a d...0.20 .11.40 N. Vernon and LouisrlUe ex. 11.45 N. Vernon and Louisville ex 2 AO LL44 PfcOlUA LINE. reoria, Bloomlngton n sod ez 7.2 Peoria and Bloomingto-t 1 ex. d p ....11.60 Champaign accommodation, p d 4.10 Peoria and RlonnnnirtoM er. a 11.ÖO 2.40 U OS 10.&1 an HPKIN Or IK LI) A..1 CULUMUU L.irii. Columbua and Hpnogtljsld ex 45 10.35 Ohio special, d p 1 S.OO X.AO Lynn accommodation 0.15 CIN.. 11AM. DAYTON RT. City Ticket Office, 25 W. Wssh. St Cincinnati expreas a c...4.n 12.41 Cincinnati :fal mail. a...S.U e vi Cin. and Dayton ex. p..tlo 45 10.3. To.euu and Detroit exprcc, p m3 1U.S5 Cincinnati and Dayton ex. p 42 45 11 Cincinnati and barton limited, p d.. 4.4.9 13.25 Cincinnati and Iay:onexpres 7.2 t7.w5 Toledo and Uetroit eipress... 7.02 t7.2Ä rflllTW "1K CHI- IND. LOUIS. RY. KLvlMl&jillliXJ Tickst oace. 23 Weat Wash. 81 Chi'go night ex.a..l2 $5 IN Chicago iai mall. s. P 5 ......7.tM Chicago express, p a. U.M Chicago vestibule, P d . t3.35 UonoD accorn ..f4.QO 7.M 12.4(1 4.37 1 10.09 LAKE Kit IK AVLSTLUN IL R, Toledo. Chicaro and Michigan ex t7.00 10 a Toledo. Detroit and Chcao. Ilm. .13.20 t4.15 Wuncie, Lafay'te and Laporte apec.t7.XP 110.25 INDIANA, DECATi'K WESTERN K'Y. Decatur and St. Louis Mail and ex....tt.l5 4 40 Chicago express, p d.. tiia 2.4U Tuscola accommodation.. .m t3.45 fiO.43 Decatur dt U Louis fait ex. a c... 11.1 U 4.0 rtmu m Ticket oflces at S jennsuivanig Lines. station and M corner Illinois and Washington h . . a , Tra kua by Owtrai Tua Philadelphia and NewlYork "IM flO.30 r .... aa at al it sat Baltimore and wasmnrfton -- Columbua, Ind. and Louisville 4.10 llichmond and Columtus, O 7.1S Piqus and Columbus. O t7.1S Columbua and Kichmo.id. ......t7. 15 Columbua, I nd.A Mad ion (Nan. only) 7.) Columbua, Ind. and Louisville. S.05 Vernon and Madison...; tlOS Martinsville and Vinctnnea 7.24 Dayton and Xenia. 125 12.00 3.25 0.5O 6.! 8.10 1A.40 t5 40 ii.35 SO flO.30 3.35 13 55 ts.it 12.lt 12.10 12.10 8.50 tlO.23 1L23 fiats 41.4J 4.W t s it 7.05 ti 7.4 iaw 2.55 4.45 11.20 to US Pituborg ana nasi....,. Logaraportand Chicago II.U Msrtitmville accommodation tl 2. MO KnlRhtstown and llichmond. ....... .fl. 2 Philadelphia and New York 3.U5 Baltimore and Washington. 3.05 Dayton and KprlngflelJ. 3 05 Springfield .' 3.4)5 Columbua, Ind. and Mfrdlon........t3 30 Columbua. Ind. and Louisville 3.55 Martinsville and Vincnnes.... 43. A& Pittsburg and Kast 5 00 Philadelphia and New York. 7.IO Dayton and Xenia 7.10 Martinsville acrommdatioa .......V4el Columbua. Ind. and Lguisville t7.10 Logansport and Chicago 112J V AND ALIA LINK, Terre nante, Bt. Louis and West. .5 Terre Haut and tst. Lcais accom 7. 'Je rre Haute. fit. Louuand Weak. .12. 15 Wentern Kspresa 3. SO Terre Haute and Emnham sec ....t4.in Terre Haute and st Lome fattmaiL7.UU Mi I cui, and ait Point Weat mlXXO l.CoO pounds, $3ß4.JO: stockers and feeders, $2.i 4.60; cows and heifer. $J't.7i. canners. il.Sv 2.7i; bulls, fZ.Zllji; 'ixan anl InHan stiers, $S.M'S4.6J: cows and hlfcrs. IMIU. Hogs Receipts. l.I-Vv. Market active ar.d strong end a hade up. Pigs and licht. Ijoa 6.25; packers. .2;'u. butchers. IZ.ZiZ.Z",1. tjheep Receipts, noiy. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 2S.-Catt!e-Recel; ts. 230. Market nomlnay steady. Native be-f teere, 45.40: Westen steers. $3.7(ii4:5; Texas steers. 133.75; cows sind hetfers. lCij4.10; calves, $4.6.75. I f Hoirs Itecefpts. 4.7 Market Zc hither. Heavr, $5.1;.22S: mixed. ;tr..i:,?5.l74: light. I3i 6.17't: bulk of sales. ü.l74i j.M. Sheep Keceipts. 200.- Market steady. Yearhnr. 14 4'i4.S0; fair mutton, $44 -0; fair lambs, 64 tjS.SO. NKW YORK. Jan. I 2 Beeves Receipts. 21. Nothing doing; feeling firm. Cables teady. hl n.t-nts, 776 cattle. Zi oep. and 1 quarters of beef. Calve Receipt. 10?. Market firra; barnyard calvs. $1.10; veals nominal. Sheep and lamt Itcrelpts. S.212. Sheep bisher. Iambs li-Id for an advance, sales lin.ltel. Sheep, IJ2.'-ti4 -": lambs. b; no 'ana Ja Iambs. Hogs Itecelpts, 2.04 (Quoted firm at $j.0vüi-7t); State pirs, $3.7;. EAST LUFFA IX, Jan. 27. Itecelpts Cattle, !( cart; sheep and lambs. 24 cars; hc. 24 cars. Shipments 'attle, lei; cars; sheep anl lambs. It cars: hogs. 21 cars. Cattl leman.1 numerate. Calves lower, bu!k of tft sold at $v&u. Shrej and lamb Choice to extra. $:.7:3VU. Sheen, mlxel. $4 2CfM Ü Here Heavy, fj.& ,V40; pir. li.W. CINCINNATI. Jan. jM.-IUgs active an L!;her at $43.2:4. Cattle steady at $2.Ti4.n. Sheep steady at $U:.;4. Larcfca steady tt Ci.;) CJ.M. !