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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917.

W RALLIES BY WALL STREET STOCKS

New York Stock Prices

EARLY SETBACK DUE TO PRESSURE AGAINST RAILS.

SHORTS FORCED TO COVER

{By Thornton & McKinnon's Wire]

Al.-Ohal. pfd. Alafeka Gold . •Am. Bt. 8ug.

81%

~rti

Am. Can. ...... 48. Am. Car & Fdy 62 Am. H. and L.. 12 A. H. & L. pf62% Am. Ic« Sec.. 2&% Am. Linseed.. 18% Am. Loco. ... 1# Am. Steel Fdy M Am. Sugar ..108 Am. T. & T..l*2t% Am. Wool ... 47*3 Anaconda — 75 J * Am. Zinc. & L. 85%

—Up to 1 p. <V»n. High.

I»w.

At Clone 1pm Feb. 15 81 81%

’CHICAGO 1EAT PRICES LOIR AT THE CLOSE

-Measures

Atlantic C.

Baldwin Loco

NJ3W YORK. February 16.

adopted by the leading railroads to relieve "bar shortage ? and freight congestion at eastern ports together with other overnight developments imparted general firmness to the market at today’s opening First quotations were mainly

at fractional advances, but these soon Cal. Petrol, were extended to a r>oint or more In some 6Sgm ■* •*;.

of the popular issues, including United States Steel. Sugars, metals. Central

Leather and other equipments and specialties also manifested underlying strength. Shippings hardened only a trifle and rails moved within narrow

limits.

Decline and Advance. The early promise of improvement was not fulfilled, prices reacting before the end of the listless first hour, as a result of pressure against rails. Leading shares of that group averaged 1-point losses with New Haven at the new low record of 36%. The setback spread to United States Steel and some of the more speculative issues, including motors, Mexican Petroleum and gas shares. Utah Copper and Central Leather were almost the sole features of strength, the former gaining 2% points. Rallies ware general before midday. Marine preferred and metals scoring substantia! advances. Bond a were irregular. Market More Lively. me market was more animated during “\e mid-session, gains in shipping and coppers extending to oils and other specialties. Bteel and rails also rose moderately with sugars and some of the better known equipments. LONDON MONEY MARKET BARE.

Atlantic Gulf..

A.T.&&Fe 102%

A.T.&S.Fe pfd

11%

83% 101% 43 43 I .... 62% [ :::: ::::

26%

TO' 69% TO

;;;; .t; i<>t% .... .... 124% 124%

47 47% 75% 74% - 36% 36 94% 93 | 102% 102

CORN AND OATS ALSO TAKE DOWNWARD COURSE.

76% 75”

84%

WEAKNESS IN PROVISIONS

OS’s

Final Ruth for the War Loan—Good Tone to Stocks. LONDON, February 16.-The final rush for the war loan left the money market bare of supplies today, making necessary borrowing from the Bank of England at 6% per Cent, and American balances commanded 5 per cent. Discount rates wdre correspondingly stiffer. Business was only moderate on the. Stock Exchange, but the tone was good. With the war loan lists closed, the recent selling stopped and dealers marked up prices in anticipation of a revived demand. Gilt edged securities and home rails . dearer, and cdnsols gained a point, and shipping shares were strong and t demand In the miscellaneous secbut American securities were negamj featureless. United States Treaeury Statement WASHINGTON, February l#.-Tho condition of the United State* treaeury at the start of buslneas today waj Net balance in general fund, 174,088,719; total ordinary receipta, |),700,6M‘, total ordinary payment*. **.187.694. The deficit thla fiscal year •# I1S7,130,67« against a deficit of 182,101.887 last year, exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transact!ona. Indianapolis Clearings. Feb! k 1917. Feb. 18, DIH.’

.693

Bait. & O. pfd 74* Butte & S. ... 44%

iiii-’L *- 23

Can. Pacific ..152 Cen. Leather. “86 Ches. & O. .... 59% C. * N. W. ..116% C. M. & Bt P. 80% C., R. L & P-. 26 Chile Copper., 21% Chino Copper. 53% Colo. F. & I.... 43% Columbia Gas. 3» C. De Pasco.. 39% Consol. Gas ..119% Con. Can 91 Corn Products 20% Cru. Steel .... 64% r>. & R. G. pfd. 30 Diet. Secur...... 25% ••Dome Mines... 20 Erie 26% Erio 1st pfd.... 38% F. Woolworth.,143% Gen. Electric...164 Gen. Motors. ..103 Great N. Ore... 31% Great N. pfd...112% Granby Con.... & Greene-Can. ... 42 Illinois Cen....101 lns. Copper— 66% Inter. Consol... 13 lnt. Nickel ctf. 40% Inter. Paper... 36% K. C. So. pfd. 54% Kenn. Cop. •• 42% Kelly-Spgild. . 63 Lacks. Steel.. 76 Lehigh Val. .. 72 L. & N 126 Maxwell Motor 54 Merc Mar ctfs. 23 Mer Mar pd ctf 67% Mex. Petrol.... 85% Miami Copper.. 37 M. . K. & T 7% Mo. Pacific.... 28 National Lead. 54% Nev. Consol .. 24 N. Y. Central 94 N.Y..N.H.&H. 38 N. A W. ......129 N. Pacific ....103% Ohio Gas ..... 98 Pacific-Mail... 23 Penn. R. R.... 54% Pittsburg Coal 44% Pressed S. C... 75 Ry. Steel S.... 46 Ray. Consol.... 26% Reading. 91% Repub. Steel... 74% South. Pac 93 Southern Ry. .. 28% SUidebaker ....101% Tenn. Copper .. 16%

45% 44%

Clearing*

...*2.t

11.843,618 03

The Money Market. . LONDON, February 16.—Bar silver, 38%d per ounce. Money 6 per cent. Discount rates: Khort bllle, 6% per cent.; three months, 5% per cent.

INDIANA BOND SALES

TKRRE HAUTK-E. E. Messick. county treasurer, sold *34,300 of gravel road bonds for a total premium of 1558.60. J. F. Wild & Co., Indianapolis, bought *22,000 Harrison nwnship bond* for a premium of *240.50; *21,311 Honey Creek, for $710. M, and *9.700 Lost Creek, for *105 50, apd tbo Fletcher American National Bank, Indianapolis, bought *1,288 Honey Creek township bonds for a premium of *2. The It. L- Dolling* Company, and Elliott, Breed A Harrison, Indianapolis, were bidders. KUSH VILLE—School bonds totaling *16;000 were sold to the People# NatlonaL Hank, of this city, for n premium of *525. The Rushvilie National Bank was the only other bidder.

COTTON PRICES DECLINE.

Opening Advance More Than Offset by Scattering Liquidation. NEW YORK, February 16.~Firm Liverpool cables promoted some covering after yesterday's decline in the cotton market, and the opening today was steady at an advance of 5 to 16 points. Buying on the atrength abroad wa# restricted, however, by expectations of wider differences as a result of smaller exports or high«r freight rate#, and price# here soon turned easier under a renewal of scattering liquidation and focal selling. Liverpool was a fair buyer on the opening advance to 16.06c for May. Otherwise demand wa# limited and May eased back to IS.ttik: before the end of the firet hour, with the general Hat selling about 1 to 3 points net lower. Private cables said It was a small market In Liverpool, with prices higher on trade calling. 5 Demand fell off after the dose of Liverpool, and the market declined under scattering liquidation of March, in preparation for notices toward the end of next week and a little local soiling. May sold off to 16,79. with the general list ruling about 14 to 20 points net lower around midday. „

Liverpool Cotton Easier.

LFVlSRPOOL, February 16.—Cotton-

Spot

easier; good middling, 10.96d; middling, lO.Stid; low middling, t0.68d. Sales, 8,000 bales, 1,000 for speculation and export. Receipts 25,000; futures quiet. February. IB.Sld; February and March, lo.'ikd; March and April. 10.26d; April and May. 1021d. May and June. 10.18d; June and July, 10.13d; July and August, 10.09d; August ami Heptembei, ».*7d; September and October, 9.63d: October and November. 9.60d; November'and December, 9.43d; December and January, MOd. January and February, 9.SSd; February and March, 9 SSd. $12,000,000 of Gold From Canada. NEW YORK, February 16.-Gold \o the amount of *1*.fiOO,flOO was received from Canada yesterday by J. F. Morgan A Co., for the account of the British government. A consignment of *26.000,Wi0 was received here sev-

eral days ago. Builders’ SuppHae. [Dealers' Selling Prices]

LUMBER—Pine. tx4 inch. 12, 14 and 14 f**% ' ~ 2x*. 12, 14 and l*

*29.00; 2x8. 12, 14

*29.00; 18 and 20 feet. *32.50; 2x6. feet. *28.00; I* and » feet, *29.<

and 16 feet. *19.00; 18 and » feet. **0 09; tel*.

U, 14 and 16 feet, *29.00; JxLL 14 and 16 feet. *30.00: 18 and 20 feet, *32.00 Bellow pine BOARDa-ats-ixt. no. 1 common, *30.00; No. I common. *2* 00; lx« No 1 common, *33.00; No. 2 common. *29.00; U8 and No. 1 common. *38.00; No. 2 common. *30.0*; >* No. 1 common. **7.00; No. I common. SJDINO—Blx-lnch yellow pine, clear. No, 1 common. *32.00, No. 2 eemmoo. 1x8, No. 1 common, *34.00: No. * com-

*30.06.

BEVEL SIDING—Slx-tncb redwood, clear, *30,00, select. *8700; elx-toch cypress, clear. *36 00; select, *30.00; elght-incb cyprees nungaIO Yfefflw PINE FLOORING—Four-teca clear. *37.00; No. 1 common. *32.00; No. 2 common. *26 00; six-inch. No. ] common. (33.00; No. * cypreas. *66 00; yellow pine.

S:. .<

Iton cedar, clear, »-*, extra A. *-*, *4 00. *--Cypreas^g-«nch. No. L *1*0; cypresa

0.00 a ton.

-Three F. *3.60 a barrel; Newark. ‘plastering HAl R-^A bushel. Mo.

MORTAR COLOR-A pound, red. l%c; black,

extra etrength. 3%o, chocolata 2%c.

SAND—White. *5.00 a ton; Michigan, 13.00 a ^BUILDING BRICK—t'vmmon, (8.00MW.M

FLUE LINING—A Joint. 65c up, WALL COPINtI—A foot. 16c. Me, t*C.

8KWER PlPE-A discount ol 40*f«6 per cent

from the list p.tc* Retail Coal Prices.

Jhkj&lXIJ} 4CS •••••'•••a.eeeee, eeeeef $ 90

* I S

lUUiqp SWmWW «eeeeee*ew»»e,ee*..* f & lump mtwm **•* *«*eeeee»s»e* ? SO

Ohio fiockin*. mSAtjl mm f n Ohio lUTUP fotkcfl. *e*ae e*ae%*e**eea S •mlth 1|

e* we ee»*ee***e* ee* e e* P

rke-t lump « jg shoveled lump 6 ^ tas, min* run........... 7*

. Mm. nut and alack *73 Anthract.is, chestnut n op Anthracite, stove and egg 4 » 76 82UG&."®. -“.x™-™: 18

Indianapolis by-product

—Extra Dolt'

tontextra, ground Boor or

:t coke (all sit

Bage—50c a tonf«xtra![ V gfOund*^Sr~o

In cellar.

Coke—Bags, 75c; bags in o

sites).. 7 86

*L«k

152 86% 117% 80%

150% 84% 116% 79%

- , CHICAGO, February 16.—Wheat fell off 99% in prices today on account ol gloomy _— views of the export situation. Traders 51% eagerly scanned advices regarding meas76% ures to improve railway transrxjrtatton, but seemed unable to derive therefrom any immediate encouragement, as to business with foreign countries. Word that Canadian wheat in liberal amounts was arriving at Minneapolis tended to offset news that arrangements had been made to move some of the domestic stocks there to eastern states. Opening prices.

64 * 53%

65* * «" 25% 25% 28% 25%

103% 101

121%

92% 21%

26" 164% 103 $ 84

55% 54% 55%

43% 42% 76" 75% 72 70%

24% 69% 87 g"

23 67% 84% 7%

38" 35%

98% 23%

97% 23

44% 44’

91% 74% 93% 28% 102%

90" 74% a3 27% 100-%

43% 75% 71% 53% 24% 69 86% *7% 23%

103 97% 23% 54% 44%

25% 91 74% 93 28*4 102%

44% 22%

151%

85% 58%

116

80 26

21%

43% 38%

121

20% 63%

29 26

20% 25% 30% 144 164

81 41% 101% 65 12% 40% 36% 42% 52%

which ranged from %c decline to %c advance, were followed by material setbacks all around. Later the market ad-

vanced on buying.

Bearish sentiment prevailed early in the corn crowd owing to the downward tendency of wheat. Rallies failed to last. After opening unchanged to %c lower, the market underwent a general sag. Aft-

erward, prices were higher.

Oats dipped with other cereals. Com-

mission houses led the selling.

Provisions eased off on account of weakness in the hog market. Besides, .shipments from here were notably small. Wheat closed lower. Corn, oats and

provisions also make declines.

54% 23% 93% 37% 129 103% 97%

54%

74%

25% 91%

74 ai

28%

101

lift*

136% 137% 137%

Texas Cr::."2l6% + 219% 215% 2io% 216%

Texas Fac 16% .... Third Ave 37% .... Union Pac 137% 137%

United Fruit ..138

U. 8. I. Alco...,123 124% IT. 8. Rubber.. 53 53 U. 8. Steel 106% 105%

U. 8. S.

Utah

Wabash pi_

Westinghouse.. 50% 60% Willys-Overld. 32% ....

Wis. Central.... 47% .... •Ex dividend, 12 per cent **Ex dividend,

% per cent.

Steel iw* 8. pfd 117% .... Copper...106% 108% sh pfd A. 48 48

105

106% 47%

139% .... 123% 123% 52 52% 105% 104% l6s" 105% 48 47% 50% 60% 32% 32% 47% 46%

On the Local Stock Exchange

i6i%

ICO no 390

Weakness again characterized trading at the last session of the week on the Indianapolis Stock Exchange. Declines were made in all parts of the list, ranging from frdfctlons to 1% points. Citlxens Gaa stock, 1910 issue, was the only strong feature on Its rise of 2 points to 196 bid. Losses for the day were; Indianapolis Street Railway. % point; AStna Trust, 1; National City. %; Home Brewing, 1%; Indianapolis & Martinsville 5s, %; Indianapolis Northern 5s. % Only 10 shares of stock were sold. , ^ Local Securities.

—February 16—

Tractions. Bid. Ask. Indiana Railway and Light com.. 60 Indiana Railway and Light pfd.... W3 Indianapolis & Northwestern pfd.... T8 Indianapolis A Southeastern pfd.... 75 Indianapolis Street Hallway ......... 1%% Tenv Haute Trac. and Light pfd.;.. 106 Terre Haute Indpis. * East com.. 6 Terre Haute, Indple. A East pfd .. 82 Union Traction of Indiana common « Union Traction of Indiana let pfd. *5 Union Traction of Indiana 2d pfd... 5

Bark Stocke-

Aetna Trust 31 Commercial National — 68 Continental National Farmers Trust 8W Fidelity Trust 110 Fletcher American National N8 Fletcher Savings and Trust 200 Indiana National 297 Indiana Trust 247 Live Stock Exchange 315 Merchants National 263 National City }*> People s State lw> security Trust ...... State Savings and Trust 107 Union Trust

Miscellaneous-

American Central Life 235 American Creosottng 101 Vi Belt Rahway common 288 * Belt Railway pfd. 12 f

Century LHiiiuiuit pfd

Cities Service common 274 Cities Service pfd *9 Citizens Gas Company 1910) 195 Citizen* Gas Company U9U) 183 Cluxews Gas Company (1913)........., 180 Dodge Manufacturing pfd 98 Home Brewing * 97% Indiana Hotel common 55 Indiana Hotel pfd. 104

Indiana NaUonal Life ..... Indiana Title Guaranty

Indianapolis Abattoir pfd. 87 indianapoli# Gaa 124 Indianapolis Telephone common .... a Indianapolis Telephone pfd 80 Mwchant* 11 "* bVlc Util’lties pfd.’"!" National Underwriting ..•.•.•..««•••• 90 Prudential Casualty Public Savings Insurance 90 a a. Lemcke Realty pfd ............ 101 liauh Fertiliser pfd. .................. 101 Sterling Fire £ Van Camp Hardware pfd.............. loo V*n Camp Packing pfd........i 100 Van Camp Products let pfd.«••.«••,. 105 n Camp Products 2d pfd.1U6 Vandalla Coal common «•»•••....—•. ... Vandalia Coal pfd.....

BONDS.

Tiactlons-

.S*

i nd*•♦*••*•*••**«#•• 60 indiatiii 'Tractlou Ss. ••••«•.«• 72 Indianapolis A Greenfield 5e loo Indianapolis A 2* aMPOlt* & Southeastern 5a ...... 70 1 ndpt*-* Columbus A Southern 6e.... 100 Indianapolis Northern 5# 74 Indlds.. ShelbyvtUr A Southeast. 5s. 9.' SSwipofi* Streei Railway 4s K> indpis. Tiaction A Terminal is...... y S * u m A W. Traction 5a »;♦ vwre ilsute. Indpla A Eastern 5s.. *j% Union Traction of Indiana 5a S7 Mlaoellaneouagar iS* Indianapolis Gaa 5a *7 Indiana polls Light and Heat 5s 97% M^n« Heat and Ugh* 6. $ k,w Telephone second 5#.. kJw Telephone—Long Distance .... »« Southern Indiana Powder 100 Waver ley Electric 6* luc —Sale#— 10 shares State Saving* at :

ioi

101% 120%

2* 85

1«7%

Crude Oil Price*. [Quoted by Pipelines] a *3 05|Corslcana

Somerset **** f *»*♦ } J9 fingjlitud •»•»•-#•*** * A**^*'** *#*##«*».*,,.* f JQ South Uma 1 WMwan. j 70 Plymouth I *S> Sj® 010 *.v* 1 Princeton i fl ! * rlfr By lllinol* 1 87- Ckddo i 55 Kansas and Okla- ** and above gravkoma » ^ Gadd# 1 70 Yale 1 J0| Caddo crude M Indiana I »:Ca**ada. 2 23

Fur Prices.

The following quotations are bid by Indl-

mepolis dealers for No. 1

anepolls dealers for No. 1 skins:

Raccoon *2 99 Mink 3 59 Opossum 60 Skunk S 75 Muskrat 40. Bed fox .»..»«««« 5 00

[By Thomson & McKinnon’s Wire]

WHEAT-

Open-

High

- Low- —Closing—

big.

cut.

*st. 1 72%

Feb.16 Feb.15

May ...

1 76%

1 73%

1 74%

1 73%

1 74%

July .7.

... 1 46%

I 50%

1 47%

1 48%

1 49%

i m

1 48

1 49%

Sept. .

1 39%

1 37%

X 39%

1 37%

1 39%

CORN—

May ...

l 01%

1 02%

1 00Ti

1 Olt

1 01% 1 01% 101 %f

July ...

1 00

1 00%

99%-

99% -

OATS-

May ...

67%

57%

66%

56%

67%

July ...

55%

54%

54%t 55%

I’ORK—

May ..

29 95

29 70

29 95*

30 00

July .. LARD—

29 30

29 07

29 30*

May ..

16 70-

16 62

16 70*

16 72 16 85*

July .. RIBS—

....16 75

16 85

16 72

16 82*

15 77*

May ...

15 75-

15 65

15 75

15 70

July ...

16 85

15 77

15 87t

•Bid. tAsk. ^Nominal.

CHICAGO. February 16.—Wheat—No. 2 red, nominal; No. 3 red. *1.7501.76%; No. 2 hard, *1.80; No. 3 hard, nominal. Corn—No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, 99c@*1.00%; No. 4 white, 99%c®*1.00i4. Oata-No. 3 white, 68® 69%c: standard, 58%@69%e. Rye—No. 2, *1.47. Barley—*1.00®1.30. Pork-*29.96. Lard-*16.50.

R1 bs—*15.00® 16.75.

Other Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS'," February 16.—Wheat—May, *1.76%; July, *1.71%; cash. No. 1 hard, *1.8«% tfL88%; No. 1 northern, *L78%®1.82%; No. 2 northern, *i.74%@l.S2%. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 96c© 1.01. Oats—No. 3 white, 54%@66%c. Flour— Unchanged. Bran—[email protected]. KANSAS CITY, February 16.-Cash WheatNo. 2 hard, *1.7*#L*4; No. 2 re<l. *[email protected]. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 98%4i98%c; No. 2 white, 9S%(U99c; No. 2 yellow, 99%c@*1.00. Oats-No. 2 white, 59@59>4c; No. 2 mixed, &7%@68%c. ST. LOUIS. Feoruary 16.—Wheat—Na 2 red. , nominal; No. 2 hard, *[email protected]; May, *1.74%!* July. *1.46%. Corn—No. 2. $1.00%; No. 2 white, *1.02: May, *1.00%; July, 99%c. Oats—No. 2, 58c; No. 2 white, 60c; May, 56%c. LAFAYETTE, Ind., February 16.-Cash grain; Wheat-No. 2, *1.70; No. 3, *1.67. Corn—February delivery, 96c. Rye—No. 1, *1.35; No. 2, *1.32. Oats—February delivery, white. No. 4, 68c; mixed, 51c. TOLEDO, February 16.-Close; Wheat-Cash. *1.85%; May. *1.89%; July, *1.53%. Corn-Cash, *1.05; May, *1.04%; July, $1.02. Oats-Cash, 60%c; May, 69%c; July, 57%c. Rye—Cash, *1.42. NEW YORK, February 16.—Flour-Steady. Hay—Steady. Pork—Firm; short clear, *33.00© 85.00. Beef-Firm; family, *[email protected]. LardSteady. WINNIPEG. February 16.—Wheat-May, *1.73%; July. *1.71%; October, *1.38%. Car receipts, 319 cars against 484 cars a year ago. LOUISVILLE, February 16.-Wheat-No. 2 red. *1.70; No. 3 red, *1.68. DULUTH, F'ebruary 16.-Wheat-May, *1.76%; July, *1.72.

Indianapolis Cash Grain. —February 16Wheat—Easy; No. 2 red, through billed, track. *1.82%@1.86%; milling, *1.83. Corn—Strong; No. 3 white,‘*1.04%@1.07; No. 4 white, *1.03%«1.06; No. 3 yellow, *[email protected]%; No. 4 yellow, *1.03®l.04%; No. 3 mixed. *1.03© 1.04%; No. 4 mixed, *1.02#1.03%; No. 4 mixed, *1.0201.03%. Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, 61%@62%c; standard white. 6l@81%c; No. 3 white, «0%@61%c; No. 2 mixed. 6O<8*0%c; No. 3 mixed, 59%@«0c. Hay-Steady; No. 1 timothy, $14.00014.50; No. 2 timothy, *13.00013.60; light clover mixed, *13.00013.50; No.- t clover mixed, *[email protected]; No. 1 clover, *[email protected]. Corn—No. 3 white, 8 cars; No. 5 white. 1 car: No. 6 white. 1 car; No. 3 yellow. 20 cars; No. 4 yellow, 9 cars; No. 5 yellow’, 1 car; No. 3 mixed, 8 cars; No. 4 mixed. 3 cars; No. 5 mixed, 1 car; total, 52 care. , Oats—Standard white. 1 car; No. 3 white, 5 cars; No. 4 white, 2 cars; total 8 cars. Hay—No. 2 timothy, J cars, total, 3 cars. Prices at the Hay Market.. , —F'ebruary 16— The following are the Indianapolis prices for hav and grain by the wagon load; Hay—Loose timothy, *[email protected] a ton; mixed, *[email protected]. Com—*1.0*4*1.06 a bushel. •Oats—56@61c a bushel. Straw—Wheat, *9.00@9^0 a ton; oats, *9.00© 9.60 a ton. Wagon Wheat Prices. —February 16Local mills and elevators offer *1.83 for No. 2 red wheat, delivered in wagon lota. Seed Prices. TOLEDO, February 16.—Clover seed—Cash and F'ebruary, *11.75: March, *11.47%; April, *11.06; October, *10.00. Alslke—Prime, *11.75; Match, *11.80. Timothy—Cash. *2.47%; March.

$2.47%.

CHICAGO, February 18.—Timothy—*[email protected]. Clover—*12.00© U. (».

y» . Dry Goods.

[Indianapolis Wholesale Prices!

BLEACHED COTTON - Androscoggin, 56 Inches. 10%c; lanisdale cambric. 14c; Pepperell, 45 inches, 10%c; First Call, 30 Inches, 8%c; Dwight Anchor. 36 Inches, 12%c; Diamond H, 36 Inches. 10%c; Hope bleached. M%e; Cabot, 36 inches. 10%c; Pepparell. 8-4, 28c; Sea Island. No. 2, 36 inches, 10%c; Utica. 9-4, 80c; Utica. 10-4. 37%c; Fruit. 4-4. ll%c: Utica. 4-7 Inches,

lie.

GINGHAM—Brookside, H%c; Amoskeag. 9c; Lancaster, 9c; Toll* du Nord, ll%c; Imperial

chambray, 14%c.

TICKING—Portland XXX. 22%c; Cordia A. E., 21 %c; Conestoga B. F.. 23%e; Hamilton, 18%c; Oakland, No *00, 12%c; Lenox fancy book fold, 23%c; Thorndyke. 9%c; Brldeaburg.

HZc: Warren No. 225, 19%c.

BROWN COTTON—Atlantic A. 36 Inches. 12%c; Atlantic F. 36 Inches. H%o; Atlantic D. 96 inchea. 10%c; Atlantic P. 36 Inches. 9%c. Pepperell. 9-4, Sc; Pepperell. 10-4. 80c; Utica. 9-4, 3S%c; Utica. 10-4, S5c; Armory shirtings, (6 inches. ll%c; Comet. 36 inches, H%c: Constitution. *6 inches, ll%c; Buck’s Head. 36 Inches. 12%c; Monument R. 10%c; Statue of

Liberty, M inches. 10%c.

COTTON DUCK—Tallahassee, 7 ounces, 29 inches. 16c; 8 ounces 18c; Cypress, 10 ounces, 96 inches. 2?%c: Champion. 8 ounces. 18c; On-

tario, 12 ounces. 32%c.

SHIRTINGS, CHECKS AND CHEVIOTS-

Bverett chambray stripes. !2%c.

COLORED CAMBRIC—Edward. 8%c; Slater. *%e; Genesee. *%c; Concord. 8c: Warren. 8c. PRINTS-American black and white. #%c; American Gray. 8%c; American indigo. 8%c; American Calcutta. 8%c: American shirting, 8c; prints, gray, black, white, garnet, indigo, shepherd plaids and plain blacks, 8%c; Simpeon Berlin plaids. 8%c; oil finish. 10%c; Columbia prints, gray black, white, garnet, in-

digo madras. 7%c

Retail Fiah and Oyster Price*. FRESH FISH-White Jumbo. 25c; medium

white. 20c; trout. 26c; No. 1 salmon or yellow

pike, 15c; No 2 salmon or Jack salmon. 15c,

crappie*. sunflsh. perch, striped bass. 15c; Maek bass. 26c; catfish. 20c; Columbia river salmon. 20c; halibut. Xe; red snapper. .‘0c; cod Me; haddock. 15c: smelta 30c; oc^ whiting. Me; pompaiv (scarcei. 50c; boneless herring. Me; macker*^ J*c a pound; Spanish

CASH DIVIDEND OF $100.

LOUISVILLE, February 16.—Directors of the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky have declared a regular quarterly dividend of *4 a share and $1 extra and a cash dividend of flM a share which is intended to apply to the payment of the new ll» per cent, stock increase Issued to stockholders at par.

Potatoes $3 a Bushel

Potato prices have Jumped to the record lev-el ’ *3.00 a Hnjihel in 4 VivnTnl«&inn rnw. sur-

passing S’.!

predictions of high prices for tin

tote as low as *2.55 ny dealers have no

1 qu

uote

season. A few dealers for beat western stock.

Michigan potatoes to offer, but others quote that variety at the same level as western potatoes. According to one dealer, potato stocks will be exceedingly limited In two more weeks, and prices may soar to almost prohibitive levels if demand holds up at the high quota-

tions.

Sweet potatoes are here from Tennessee at *1.50 a bushel. 50 cents lower than the quotation of *2. asked for Delaware stock. Fresh supplies of shallots from the south are small, and prices are higher at 50c to 60c a dozen bunches. The top price for home-grown rhubarb has been reduced to 60c a bunch for the large

stalks.

Turnips are scarcer, and the market is higher at *6.75 a barrel.

* n( iM*naP 0 Ks Receipts-Hogs. 5,000; cattle. 1.000; calves, 450. and sheep, 200, against 7,475 hogs. 794 cattle, 447 calves and- o7 sheep a week ago, and 7,972 hogs, 94* cattle, 319 calves and 105 sheep a year ago. Hog prices were steady to 15c higher compared with Thursday’s close but most sales were at advances. Local packers apparently were in need of supplies and were active bidders. Sales were largely at *12.75, the highest on record for the bulk of the business. The top was *12.S0. Some heavy hogs were only steady at *12.65.

but in meager

Leaf lettuce holds steady, supply, at 12c a pound. A few fresh peas are here from California, but the price is 50c higher at *3.00 a box of fifteen pounds.

Cuba,

Fruits and Vegetables. (Wholesale Selling Prices] Apples—Barrels: Best Jonathans, *6.00; Baldwin. *5.00; York Imperials, *4.50; Greenings, *5.00; Ben Davis, *3.50; Winesap, *6.50; Delicious. *8.00. Box; Grimes Golden, *2.35; Delicious, *2.76; Jonathans. *2.25; Spitzenberg, *2.50; Belleflower, *2.25; Winter Banana. *2.60. Artichoke#—California, *[email protected] a dozen. Bananas—3@3%c a pound. Beets—Home grown, *1.10 a bushel; new Louisiana, 85c dozen bunches. Brussels Sprouts—Florida. 20c a quart. Cabbage-Mlchigan, . Holland seed, 7@Wc a pound; new Florida, *2.75 a hamper of forty pounds; Texas, *5.00-a barrel. Catulflower—California, *l-76 a dozen. Celery—California, *6.50 a crate; Florida, *3.25@3. r 0. Celery Cabbage—Florida, $2.50 a crate of 2%

dozen.

Cranberries—New York, *7.50@*.50 a barrel.

Cucumbers—Bosron hothouse, *1.76. Eggplant—Florida. *1.25 a dozen. Endive—California, *3.00 a crate. Garlic—Louisville, 15c a pound.

Grapes—Spanish Malaga, *[email protected] a keg. ^Grapefruit—Florida, *3.25©3.50 a box; Ct

Kale—Virginia, *1.50 a barrel. Kumquats—Florida, 25@30c a quart.

Lemons—Califjmia, *[email protected] a box. Lettuce—Leaf, home-grown, hothouse, 12c a

pound; Iceberg, *[email protected] a crate. Limee-Itallan, *1.25 a hundred.

Onions—Indiana and California, yellow and red, [email protected] a bag of 100 pounds; Spanish

Valencia, *3.25 a crate of 40 pounds.

Oranges—California, navel. *[email protected]; Flor-

ida, *3.00@& 50.

Parsley—Louisiana, 46c a dozen bunche*. Peas—California, *3.50 box of 15 pounds. Peppers—FTorlda, 60c a basket. Pineapples—Florida. *[email protected] a crate. Pot a toes—*2.8Q@ 3.00. Radishes—Florida, long, 25c a dozen bunches; home-grown, hothouse, 20c. Rhubarb—Hothouse, 50 and 60c a dozen

bunches.

Shallots—Louisiana. 60@«0c. Spinach—Florida, new, *2.25 a bushel. Strawberries—Florida, 50c a quart. Sweet Potatoes—Delaware. *2.00 a bushel; Tennessee. *1.60. Tangerines—Florida, *4 50 a strap, *2.25 a box. Tomatoes—Florida, *3.50 a case of six baskets: fancy, *4.50. Turnips—Indiana, $5-75 a barrel. Miscellaneous. Beans—Navy, California, *7.75 a bushel; Michigan, *8.00; California lima, 10c a pound; kidney, *7.75 a bushel; blackeyes. 7c a pound; California pinks. 9%c a pound; Colorado Pinto, 9%c a pound; California cranberry beans, 10c

a pound.

Cider—30c a gallon. Honey—New, *3.75 a case. Popcorn—Old. 5c a pound; shelled, Sc on the

ear

Nuts—Imported walnuts, 18c pound; black walnuts, *1.50 a bushel; hickory nuts. *2.00 and

*3.00 a bushel.

PRODUCE MARKETS

mackerel. 20° a poumL blue fi»h, 30c a pound;

outterfish, 15c M ll Ijjl k

pound; finnan

out ter fish. 15c a'jwmuL block eea bass,' 20c a

20c a pound; Uteflsh, 15<j

_ pound

SMOKED AND SALT FISH-Halibut. 80c; Columbia river salmon, SOc; sturgeon. 75c; chunk trout. 20c; white fish, 39c; bloaters, ;« 20c each; shredded cod. 20c; ealt cod. l(‘J'2Uc;

•alt mackerel. 10#49c a pound.

CLAMS—Little necks. 36c; large chowder

clams. 35c. opened on half ah ell

SPECIALS—Lobster*, allva. 75c; boiled. 80c; crab meat. 75c a quart, shrimps, peeled. 80c a quart: scallopa 75c a quart; codfish cheeks. 20c a pound; eeia. 30c; shad roe. 75c a pair;

hard shelled crabs, 60c a dozen.

FROGS-Freeh Jumbo, SSc each; small

deg**, 26@30e a down. OYSTE RS—4&gT0c a quart.

Indianapolis Seed Pricaa.

[Dealers* Selling Prices] Xla»thjw*L«6 » bushel “

(Bids foi eggs and butter quoted by produce division of the Indianapolis Board of trade.) EGGS—Indianapolis Jobbers offering country shippers for strictly fresh stock, delivered at Indtanapoolis current receipts, 35c a dozen. POULTRY-Jobbers’ buying prices, delivery at Indianapolis: Hena, 4 pounds and up. 19c a pound; under 4 pounds. 17c; roosters and stags. 13c; capons, 7 pounds up, 26c; small and slips, 23c; turkeys, young. 24c; old, 22c; culls. 12c; ducks, under 4 pounds, 14c; over 4 pounds, white, 16c; geese, 10 pounds and up, 15c; under 10 pounds, 14c; squabs, a dozen, 10 pounds' and up, *4.00; guineas, *3.00 a dosen. BUTTER-Jobbers’ buying price for country stock, delivered at Indianapolis, 2oc; Jobbers selling creamery extras In prints. 44c; In tube, 48c. CREAM—Indianapolis buyers paying 42®43c a nound for butter 2ot, delivered at Indianapolis. CHEESE—Jobbers’ prices; Roquefort. 60c; domestic Swiss. 40@/45c: New York full cream, 27c; Wisconsin cream, 25@28c; Long Horns, 26c: Wisconsin Hmburger. 26c; New York, 28c; brick, 26c; Neufchatel. Eagle brand, large box. *1.85: small 70c NEW YORK, February 16.ZButter—Firm; receipts 7,014; creamery higher than extras, 47@ 47%c; creamery extras (92 score), 46®46%c. Eggs—Barely steady; receipts 10,950; firsts, 45® 45%c; refrigerator, finest, 42%c. Cheese—Firm, receipts 373. Poultry—Alive easier; chickens. 21 @22c; fowls, 22@22%c; turkeys not quoted; dressed, firm; chickens, 18®29c; fowls, 18@24c, turkeys, 20@34c. CLEVELAND, February 16.—Butter—Ci earnery extra. 45@45%c; process extra, 3«%@37c; dairy, extra, 38@*8%c; packing firsts, 30c. Eggs — Firsts, 43c. Poultry—Chickens, 21@23c; heavy fowls, 22®24c. LAFAYETTE, Ind., February 16.—ButterPacking stock, delivered here. 25c a pound; local Jobbers pay for eggs, 32c; hens. 15c; cocks, 6c; old toms, 16c; young turkeys, 20c; old hen turkeys, 20c. CHICAGO, February 16.—Butter—Unchanged. Eggs—Firm; receipts 4,253 cases; firsts, 42c; at mark, oases included, 39@40%c. Poultry—Alive, unchanged. / BALTIMORE, February 16.—Butter—Fancy creamery. 40c; store packed. 27c. Eggs-Fresh, 43c. Chickens—Young, 23®24c; old hens. 20® 21c; roosters. 12c. ST. LOUIS, February 16.—Poultry—Unchanged except springs. 19c; turkeys. 26%c; ducks, 21c. Butter—Creamery—Unchanged. Eggs—40c. TOLEDO. February 16.—Butter—Brick creamery. 43c. Eggs—Fresh candled. 44c; fancy selects, 46c. Hay—Unchanged. CLEVELAND, February ]6.-Eggs—Firsts, 44%c; seconds, 41c. Poultry-Chickens. 22®23c; heavy fowls, 24@25c. KANSAS CITY, February 16.—Butter and poultry—Unchanged. Eggs—First. 38c. ELGIN, 111., February 16.—Butter—42c. Chicago Potato Prices. CHICAGO, February 16.—Potatoes—Higher; receipts, 46 cars; Wisconsin and Michigan white, *2.50®2.60; Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Colorado white, [email protected]. Sugar and Molasses. (Following are the American Sugar Refining Company's prices in New York. Freght rate to Indianapolis, 22c a hundred pounds.) NEW YORK, February 16 —Sugar—Refined, firm; powdered, 7.10c; fine granulated, 7.00c. (Other companies ask 7.25c.) Raw sugar, nominal; (entrifugal, 5 40c; molases 4.54c. Futures were strong and excited There was active coveting of shorts and considerable buying by Cuban interests, prompted by the unsettled conditions in Cuba and the firmness cl the spo’ market. At noon prices were 15 to 28 points net higher. Metal Prices. NEW’ YORK. February 16,-The Metal Exchange quotes lead strong. 10c bid; spelter, quiet; spot East St. Louis delivery. 10%c asked. At London; Lead. £30 10s; spelter. £47. New York Hides and Leather. NEW YORK. February 16.—Hides—Firm; Bogota. 42®43c; Central America. 42c. Leather —Firm; hemlock firsts. 57c; seconds, 55c. Drug Prices. [Indianapoli# Wholesale Price#] Alcohol, *2.92®3.10 a gallon, asafetida. *1.50 a pound: alum. I9#2lc a pound; camphor, *1 04 pound; chloroform, 75c a pound, copperas. J ‘ - pure, 5Se a pound; an ounce, I9 60® 9 85 oil bergamot, *k.uu a pound; quinine, P i tv., an ounce (In five-ounce cans>, *1 «; soda bicarb, 2%@6c a pound; potassium Iodide, *$,50 a pound; bromide of potassium. *1.80 a pound; chlorate of potash. 80c a pound; borax. 9®lie a pound; glycerine, 63c a pound. Tinner*’ Supplie*. Tin—IC. 10x14, 14x30, 12x12. bright, *S.*O®s.n0; IX. same measurements, *S.25®S.50; tin In pigs, 55c, tin In bars. 5«c. Copper—Bottoms. 51c; soft. 16-ounce. 43c; planished. 46c. Zinc—Sheet, 26c. Iron—27. one-paes. *5 80; 27, Wood’s refined, ^Lead—Pressed bare, 8%c. Solder—34c. gtceWi. B., galvanized. No. E.aO*

HOG RKEIP1S, 5,000; STEM 10150 HIM

BULK OF SALES HIGHEST ON RECORD AT $12.75.

STEADY IN THE CATTLE PENS

Representative Sale*.

Av. Dk. Pr.

* - X X. XI *10 25 22

H 00

200 ... H 00 m ... 1125 127 ... 11 25 124 ... 1160 127 ... 1160 297 ... 11 75 370 ... u 75 476 80 11 75 391 ... 1185

12 76 18

12 75 27 ..

Hogs.

Av. Dk. Pr. 164 ...*12 75

12 76

in ... ix 10 27 178 80 12 75

12 75 12 75

roo ... ii (o 81 194 40 12 To

12 75 12 75 12 76 12 76 12 75 12 75

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■ 246 360 12 75

The cattle market was steady. The supply was no larger than normal for Friday and demand apparently was as good for ail kinds as it has been heretofore this week. Trading was active and the. pens were well cleared early at prevailing prices. Bulls again sold strong with relation to other cattle. Calves, even the good veals, w'ere at least 25c lower. A limited supply of stockers and feeding cattle precluded the possibility of unusual activity in that branch of the trade but all offerings w-ere taken promptly and

prices were fully steady. Representative Sales.

Cattle. Av. Pr. | Cattle. Av. Pr. 6 417 *7 25 , 3 cowe 933 *7 00 3 steers 786 7 50 | 4 cows 1,012 7 26 3 steers 773 7 60 ; 5 cows 1,042 7 36 3 steers 900 8 25 i 2 cows 1,085 7 50 2 steers 765 S 50,14 cofrs 990 8 00 2 steers ..... 830 8 75 4 cows 1,147 8 25

14 steers ..... 985 9 00 4 steers ..... 927 9 10 8 steers 911 9 25

4 steers 870 9 35 4 Steers 912 9 50 I bull 4 steers 1,112 10 0Q l bull 6 steers .....1,064 10 25 * ' "

11 heifers .... 605 7 00

1 cow 1,210 8 50 1 cow .1,440 9 00 1 bull 900 5 75 1 bull 790 6 50 ’ .1.120 7 75

.1,500 8 00

2 bulls 1.475 8 25 1 bull 1,190 8 35

_ % _ * * * • • v '' A MU 1 i ••■•••• ,Ji f XiTU O O*) 8 heifers 626 7 25 1 bull, 1,480 8 50 2 heifers .... 700 7 50 1 bull 1,630 9 00 3 heifers .... 623 7 75 2 calves 370 7 50 8 heifers .... 850 8 00 2 calves 355 8 50

3 calves 160 9 00 3 calves 106 10 00

1 heifers .... 777 8 86 .> xmxwb ..... ivo iu w, 12 heifers 760 S 65 10 calves 130 1100 3 heifers .... 793 9 00 18 Calves ..... 144 1150

3 heifers 3 heifers 2 cows ..

613 9 50

2 calves

995 6 00 2 calves

4 calves

235 11 50

206 12 00 4 cows 602 5 00 4 calves 140 12 50 3 tows 843 5 50 3 calves 140 13 00 5 cows 792 5 00; 2 calves 160 13 00 4 cows 927 5 75 ; 5 calves 156 13 25 2 cows 770 6 00 | 4 calves 162 13 25 2 cows 795 6 251 3 calves 146 13 50 8 cows 906 6 501 6 calves 151 13 50 6 cows SSI 6 75) 2 calves 150 14 00 There was no improvement in the marketing of live mutton stock. The light run was about equal to the average receipts for the preceding days of the week. Demand was good. Prices w’ere steady, with lambs at *14.50 down, sheep at *11.00 down

and bucks at *9.50 down.

Cattle.

STEERS— Prime corn fed steers. 1,300 lbs. up.*10 00®11 25 Good to choice steers. 1,300 lbs. up. 10 00®10 50 Common to medium steers, 1,300 lbs. and up 9 50010 00 Good to choice steers. 1,160 to 1.260 lbs 9 75010 00 Common to medium steers. 1.150 to 1,250 lbs 9 00® 9 75 Good to choice steers, 800 to 1,100 pounds 8 500 9 50 Common to medium steers. 800 to 1,100 lbs 7 600 8 50 Good to choice yearlings 8 60010 10 HEIFERS AND COWSGood to choice heifers 8 00® 9 50 Fair to medium heifers 7 00® 7 75 Common to fair light heifers 6 00® 6 75 Good to choice cows 7 00® 9 00 Fair to medium cow^» 6 00® 6 75

4 500 6 00

Good to choice butcher bulls .... 7 50® 8 50

Canners and cutters BUI.! > AM A I V KB

Good to prime export bulls 8

Common to fair bulls 6 50® 7 25 Common to best veal calves 9 00014 00 Common to best heavy calves ... 6 OO0U 00 STOCKERS AND FEEDING CATTLEGood to choice steers, 700 lbs. and up 7 25® 8 25 Common to fair steers, 700 lbs. up.. 6 000 7 25 Good to choice steers under 700 lbs. 6 75® 8 00 Common to fair steers under 700 pounds 5 60® 6 ?5 Medium to good heifers 6 50® 6 7a Medium to good feeding cows 4 500 6 00 Block calves, 250 to 400 lbs 6 500 8 50

Hogs.

Best heavies, 190 lbs. and upward..$12 65@12 80 Medium and mixed 160 lbs. and upward 12 65®12 75 Good to choke lights, 150 to ISO lbs.. 12 65012 75 Common to medium lights, 120 to 160 Pounds U 25012 65 Roughs 11 00011 85 Bern pigs 10 7a0U 26 Light pigs 9 00010 50 Bulk of sales of good “hogs 12 65012 73 Sheep and Lamb*. Good to choice sheep ,.* 9 60010 50 Common to medium sheep 6 000 9 25 Good to best iambs 13 50®14 65 Common to medium lambs 10 00013 25 Yearlings 10 0o©U 50 Bucks, per 100 pounds 7 000 9 00

Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO, February 16.—HogST-Recelpts, 30,000; slow; bulk. *12.10012.30; light. $11.60® 12.25; mixed. 111.96012.36; heavy, *11.95012.40; rough, *11.95012.06; pigs, *9.40®10.6o. CattleReceipts 3,000, tseady; native beef cattle, *7.86@ 12 00; western cattle, nominal; stockers and feeders, *6.2509.25; cows and heifers, *5.20® 10.40; calves, *9.75014.00. Sheep—Receipts, 9,000; slow; wethers. *11.00012.00; lambs. *12.40014.90

Other Live Stock Markets. EVANSVILLE, Ind., February 16.-Cattle-Good to choice shipping steers, *9.25010.00; good to choice butcher heifers. *6.oO®9 good canners. *5.0005.50; choice milch cows. *70.00® 85.00. CalVes—Slow; choice. *11.00011.50; medium to good. $8.00010.00; common, *5.0007.On. Hogs—Steady to 5c lower; 160 pounds and up *12.50; mixed and mediums, *11.90; 120 to 160 pounds, *11.#);' healvy pigs. *10.00; light pigs. S9.0Q: rough sows. *8.00010.75; stags, $6.0008.50; market closing steady. Sheep and lambs—Slow . best lambs, *10.00012.00; seconds. *8.0009.50; culls. *5.0607,00; common, *5.0007.00; best fat sheep. *7.0008.00; medium to good, *5.0006.50• common, *3.0004.50. BUFFALO, February 16.—Cattle—Receipts. 300; active and steady. Veals—Receipts. 8O0; alow; 15 00016.00; closing, 50c lower. Hogs— Receipts. 4,000; slow; heavy, *12.90013.00; mixed. *12.80012.90; Yorkers. *12.75012.80; light Y'ork- 1 ers, *11.50012.50 Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 3,000; lambs, slow; sheep, steady; lambs, *12.00 1 015.50; yearlings, *11.00014.50; wethers, *12.00® ' 12.50; ewes.v *6.00012.00; mixed sheep, $12.00® I 12.25. { LOUISVILLE. February 16.-Hoge-Receipte ! 1,321; best hogs, 165 pounds and up. $12.40; 120 : pounds to 165 pounds. *11.35; pigs, *8.9009.35. | roughs. HI 40 down. Cattle—Receipts U8. . steers, *6.0008.25; bulls. $6.0007.50; hellers. *6.25 ! 08.2*. cows. *5.0007.25. Calves—Receipts do; ' best veals. *11.50012.00; others unchanged. \ Sheep and lambs—Receipts light; lambs, *12.00 ? 013.00; best fat sheep. *7.5008.bulks, *7.00 * down. LAFAYETTE. Ind.. February 16.-Caule-B*st heavy shipping cattle, 1,000 to 1,500 pounds, *;0 00010.66; common to medium steers, 500 to 1.000 pounds. *6.5006.85; calves. 111,00012,00 Hogs—Mixed butcher. *1«. 20010.35, good to choice heavies, *11.20012.45. rough heavies, *11.80012:15: light, *11.90012.20; pigs, *8.10(08.06. ttheep—Choice fat •ewes, $7 0009.00; common to fair, *6.0005.00; lambs, 01.00*12.50. KANSAS CITY. February 16.-Hogs-Re-ceipts 2.000. lower, bulk. *12.00012.35, heavy, *12.35*12.40; packers and butchers. *12.150X2.36; light, *11.75*12.20; pigs. *9.50*11.25 CactieRecetpts 700; steady. -Sheep-Receipts 2.000: higher, lambs. *13.00014.75: yearlings. tlZSo® 13.50; wethers, *11-00*12.00. ewes, $10 75*11 65. PITTSBURG. February 15.-Hogs—Receipts, 1.500; steady; heavies. *12.90*12.95; heavy Yorkers, IJ2.5d012.76; light Yorkers. *11.50® 12 90; pigs. *10.75011.00. Sheep and iambs—R eeipts. 300, sieady; top sheep. *12.00; t< lambs. *16,25. Calvea-Reeelpts. *15.00.

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.i^.vu, top ; steady; top

CLEVELAND, February 16.—Hogs-Reeeipts. 2.000; slow; Yorkers. *12.60; mixed, *12.70; mediums, *12.80; pigs. *10.50010.75; roughs. *12.75; stags *11 00. Cattle—Receipts, 10 cars: active. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 5 cars; active; top. *13 00. Calves—Receipts. 300; slow to 25c lower, top. *14.75. ' S 000 II.OO: mixed and heavy, *12.50§I2.M; bulk. *12.25*12.50. CattleReceipts 700; steady. Sheep—Receipts 700; steady. CINCINNATI, February «.-Ho*a-Receipt$. 3,700; steady; packers and butchers, $12.35* 12.55. Cattle—Receipts, 800; strong; calves, steady; *6.00013.7$. Sheep-Receipts. 100: steady: lambs, steady. COLUMBUS. O., February IS.-Hogs-Re eeipts, 7 cats; market lower; heavies and me dturns, *12.50012.55; Yorkers, *i_35® 12.10, lights JiLSjilLW.

Canned Goods. [Indianapolis Wholesale Prices] CLAMS. ETC.—Clams, 1-lb., *1.25; clam luice 1-lb., 95c; clam chowder. *-lb., *2.60; aevtlia crabs, 1-lb.. *2.75; 1-lbs *3-26; shrimp, i-lb., *135; herring. l-1b.. *1.06. OYSTERS—No. L 6 oz.. regular, *1.00; 4 os.

ft&C-

gARDINBS—Domestic oil, *6.0007.75; %-lb..

mustard, *4.7505.50.

SALMON—Sock»ye, 1-lb., flat, *2.75; Ifc-lb., fiat. *1.60. red Alaska, 1-lb., tail, *2.26; f-lb., fiat *2.40; medium red. 1-lb., tall, *1.75; plnka,

Mb. tall. *L45; %-lb., flat, *1.00.

DOMESTIC FRUIT—Apples, gallons, *3.5C; blackberries. 2-lb., *160; gooseberries. 2-lb.,

»ac raspberries. 2-Ib.. *1.60®2.50.

CALIFORNIA FRUITS—2%-lb. can apricots. *1 60®?.75; white cherries, *3.0003.25; sliced lemon clings. *1.75@2 36. yellow frees. *1 to® z 25 pie peaches gallon. *4.50; Bartlett pears, 12.7503 00. Green Gage plums *1.7502.10; egg

plums *1 7502.10.

^ MISCELLANEOUS—Mushroom#, *38.00®50 00; asparagus Ups. No. i white. *2.50®2.85; No. 1 areen. *?.40- No. 1 *all In salmon cans. *1.30® i 1 80 No 2 cans, medium. *2.40, No i inara- ' moth. *2.85. tomatoes. No. 3. *1.75©2.<W; No. 2 star bar 1 *1.25; No. 3 extra f-lanoarn *; «i. I corn *1.4001.60; baked beans, No. 1. 60c; No. 2 *1*001.80: No. S. *2 70; Lima beans, 2-lb., si jo®2.00. homtnoy 3-db., 85©90c; hominy, 100lb bag *3.00. hominy flakes. 60-lb. bag, *1.80; Kraut ju, *1.85; Imported peas (190 tins in, a case), *18.0002400; Early June. 2-lb„ *1.16® 2 ><5 pumpkin, standard. 3-lb.. $1.0001.45, gallona, *3 30, rhubarb. *3.75. spinach gallon. *6.00 06.50; string beana. standard, *-lb., *1 40.

Fre«h Meat.

[Packers’ Selling Prices] FRESH BEEF—Native steer carcasses. 600 to 800 lbs, leiic; steer fores. 1c under car- , caases. hinds, 3c over; heifers. 350 to 500 Iba.. ; H%®15c: heifer hinds. 2c over carcasses; fores, le under; cows. 12%®13%c; cow fores. Lc under carcasses; hinds, !%c over fores 1 rjy'NT'4 I * Vw—O. =e* ten

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CITIZENS GAS STOCK YIELDING 5.71% TAN EXEMPT PAYNE & COMPANY

1310 MERCHANTS BLDG.

NON-

TAXABLE

INVESTMENT

Yielding from 3% to 7% per cent. ( c *‘' SL* NATIONAL UNDERWRITING COMPANY

SECURITIES

C»U or writ# for de-1

EVERETT WAGNER.

President.

611-617 Occidental Bldg.

Indianapolis.

Largest Company of Its Kind In the Middle West.

B. C. WAGNER, Hcc’y-Treee.

Y !° #B FARM LOANS FIVE PER CENT. OF PRINCIPAL PAYABLE EACH YEAR BEGINNING WITH THE 6TH

YEAR—PRIVILEGE TO PAY MORE.

FARMERS TRUST CO

Interest Rate 5V 2 % No Commission

150 EAST

# MARKET STREET

New York’s Commerce

NEW YORK, February 18.—Exports

loins. 35037c: loins. 20fi24%c; shoulders. 20%c. FRESH VEAL—Carcasses, L%®I9%c; hind quarters. 24c; fores. 18%c; saddles. 24c. FRESH MUTTON—Spring iambs. 23c; sheep.

16c.

Smoked Meats and Lard.

[Packers’ Felling Prices]

HAMS—Sugar cured, first quality, 10 to II lbs average. 24c; 14 to 16 lbs. average, 23%c. BREAKFAST BACON—Three to 4 lbs. aver-

iu#age, »%e; 19c; bologna.

age, 27c: 5 to 7 lbs. average, 28c SAUSAGE — Smoked pork s

frankfurter Wienerwurst. 17%®Gc, - 7 - U^ie^c, fresh pork sausage, 19%®»%C.

Staple Cotton Goods Firm.

NEW YORK, February 16 —Spot demand for cotton goods of a staple character steady with values firm. Yarns steady. Th# men'# wear business is quiet with ptices Arm on a high

an increase tj-i #**.<5, , .ri trounced at the custom house. The importe for January of this year also showed a substantial Increase amounting to *128.344,239, compared with *99,988,117 in the preceding January. Customs duties collected amounted to |I3,494.315 as compared with *11,6)8.289 in

January, 1918,

Imports of gold last month were only *1.930.781 as against *13,025,093 in the preceding January, but exports of gold last month increased to *10,454.074 from *6,227,-

132 in January, 1916. Standard Oil Earnings.

SAN FRANCISCO, Fcbrear* 16.-'. lie Stano ard Oil Company, of California, made a net profit In 191* or *17,605,36*, or 16% per cent, on

. capital and surplus as of December 31, 1916. level, gaple ginghams advanced J* cent g yard, geewdia* M Uie peport of tfce president. D. U.,

BUYPAINTNOW Guaranteed House Paint SI.40 Per Gallon Price only good to Feb. 24th. Take our advice and buy now. Pure linseed oil, $1.00 per gallon, in five-gallon lots. Cash; no delivery. MARION PAINT CO. 358 South Meridian First door swath of L’alon Station

ScofteM. The company Is c ;pltafixed at *l*e,« 000.000. «f which, tn round numbers. |74,53*,#H It tsKue'i stork.

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