Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1891 — Page 7

THE INDIANA S7ATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28. 1891 TWELVE PAGES.

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MSG ION m But the Shorts Gather It All In GreedilyJust Because They Didn't See Any Other Way. Pardridge's Position Excites More Than Curiosity. The Decline Is Followed by a Sharp Advance. Com Visibly AffectedThe Provlelou Market. INPIANAPOLW, ISD., MixdaY FVEMNO. Jan. 26. 1 Receipts for the past twenty-four hours, 21 cars; Saturday, 17 cars. Wher.t Sternly; No. 2 red, fbil; No. H red, V2lc bid; rejected, 8oe; unmerchantable, VnTCc. Corn Firmer ; No. 1 white, 50Jc biI ; No. 2 " hite, GO !c bid ; white mixed, 50c bid ; No. f. white, 4!lc bid: No. 2 yellow, 40c ; No. 3 yel'ow, 4 Jo ; No. 2 mixed, 4!lc bid ; Xo. 3 mixed, 4;c; sound ear, 4cbid. Oats Quiet; No. 2 white, 46c bid; No. 3 white, 4c; No. 2 mixed, 44c: rejected, r.oc Bran Strong; receipts light; local dealer? are bidditig i 19. OOf. o. b. Hay Timothy (choice), 10.50; No. 1, b:d; No. 2, 57.75; No. 1 prairie, $0.50; No. 2 prairie, $1 ; mixed hay, $5. Seeds. Wholesale prices in seeds are as follows: Per Busful. Clorer raedian, recleaned, lair to P,od. : 13 2534 00 Clnrer. medium, recleaned, prime... 4 0"J(g,4 25 Clover, medium, recleaned. choice... 4 25a.4 50 Clover, mauiujoth, redeaned. prim 4 iiX&i 25 Tnaoihy, recleaned, prime to strictly prime. 1 501 70 Timothy, recieaned, choice 1 70(1 SO Riue grass, fancy 3 25 Orchard gra. - 1 5(St 75 Keii top .. &MOi S5 Englsii biu-i gran 2 40(g,2 60 M.llet fc(3 7a PRODUCE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Jan. 2-J. There was an enormous quantity of Ion? wheat dura ltd upon the crud during ttie hrst fifteen minuter, operations, but a genuine widespread scare imon? tr?e shorts absorbed the heavy offering and io spite of (hem carried the. price upward from a round 'J7c and ITJsO to i7ic. Ihere was a lively tussle for the mastery at 97?e, bat that beinz overcome, the additional was put on -without much trouble. The principal fluctuations r.etween the liuip. referred to and 12 o'clock were a downward reaction to 97c, an advance to i'Tie. another alight decline to 97!-:;c, a gradual advance to P7Jc, a ouicS bultfa to 97;vo, followed rap'd decline to ''7''c. Tne attitade ot Pardridge toward tbe market whi expected to rxeroise considerable influence on account o: his supposed heavy shortage. He had distributed a riling orders tor eiecut.oti nt t!.e kt.irt on tnechano that the opening avratuble might e.i trie b ghest price of the hut uesistsd from active oppos tion to tha auiseuesi airani'. W. (J. McCormiok A Co. were iieary buyers, many of their orders comin ir, it was reported, (mm Kaufman of Sit. Ixiui. r-chw artz-Dupee were active and heavy buyers, go a'so f:e J1. V. Whit-; & Co.. 1Oan V Co., Dunham, F. D. Brown, and, in fact, all the rora.nitMiia houses, and the scalpers goaded the already ex.". ted bears by wildly bilding sixt nth" over them when they showed any more than thu nsu;l eiernes in covering their short. Tliere was a decline a1out 12:1 t p. m. to 'J';"'do, and :he pric-s and trading halted for a tew minutes al i'-'Jie, hut the attempted eiecuiioii of a tew buytug orders caused the price to juojp to y7) if. in a few minutes. The ccrn tra in was ai!e ted considerably by the stroug feeling ouiiii the operators in wheat and opened lor May at an advance of over i aiur.icy '. renting prices. Tne nrst transactions were nt 5-'.:, and a bulre iaimediaiely fr!Jowed Khich carried it to 5.'.c, which later wax the top tiz'ira of the day. There waa a reaction to SJ.'.c, and nuother slight upturn to 52?(ii,C2JiQ, but during the latter bz't ot tne soision heaviness wit tit rule aad a decline to 52lZs look, place. Tla i-tength in wlieit and corn had but little eteit on tYv oti market, which was barely stt-a ly. There was only a small amount ot Uusinetxi owing to the absence of country prJrs. The fimnets in griu circlea yave an VDHoi.ttr.r.tial appearance of Mrengtlt to the provision market at the opesiing. The packers were not slow to take tnr measure of how much product such a market would absorb and piled their ottering on top of it until it had eavred back from an advance of 15c in the rnatierof pork to a deciine in the end of 5c below the level of aturdaj's closing quotation, fjird raa le scarcely any change, and ri! s, a'ter a Tr. ad v Mice, ara lower than at thn cloe of the proeed;ng week. The leading futures ranrred as follows: .1 .1 n.. May.... July ... Coae irt. ... rb. ... M.(y. Otis.1 in Mjr. ... Ji'na... Toa f.b Ma.... Miy... Laan trb Mr.... M7.... 1.1 - b.-. .M?r.. Mar t SI 61 ?2 97 I V) b ; 3 5. - . H .v 53 5-.' 10 V5 ' "i 44 i! 4. 43 I r be - i 1 J a to 5 C'J 6 10 6 72 5 a.-t 6 12, 4 4 6 9 U b 4 6 r 4 4 D2V. 5 17 Cah iuoUtion were as follows: Flour atra'lv and unciiaoge-i ; Jio. 2 spring wheat, l'e; No. 3 spring whe t, Wifo'jOc; So. 2 red, 94i(q,-Ml No. 2 corn, 4'J'jc; No. 2 oats. 44; No. ' rye, 71c; No. '.2 barley, noroiual; No. 1 flax-seed, $!.17; prime timothy seed. $1.2:;(ct,l.21; mess pork, per brl '3-W$3.WA't lard, per 1"0 lbs., 45.75.72; short rib sida (lo.s). 24.7.ifi4.ftJ; dry salted shoulder (bozedl, $4.0V3,4.1o; hort clear sides (boxed), $5 .U-; whisky, du tiller' finished goods, par gaL, f 1.14; No. 2 white oats. 4otv47e; No. 3 do., 44!&45c; Ho.ii barley, 67e; No. 4 do, 600. JttoeirU. XMpmU. .000 l.OK) 9J.tiC0 130.(ji)0 7,rro 4i,(ja Flour, brls Wheat. bu Corn, b 1. Or.t, bu Jtye. ho. liarley, bo.. 14,(00 30Ss) 2sa.ao 11.0(0 -'.sW On the produce ei change to lay tha butter market wa ooebaitced. Ka 22(a,2 tc. NKW TOUK. Jan. 25. Flour Receipts, 21.6W packages; exjrts, 1,WW brls, 18.69 sacks; steady; moderately active; sales. 20,lu0 tiria. Corn iiiral.tearfy ; mor active. Wheal Receipt. 25,800; exports, 35,381 ; sales, liOr;,000 futures, t.one sj.ot; sf.ot market higher; very doll; No. 2 red. 1.07 l.O elevator. $I.OtfT,l.l') afloat; $l.ir.i(ll.lUVif.o.b.; No. 3 re.l, 1.013i'Cl.f2; No. r northern, $1.12K: No. 1 fcar.l, i.ljJi. Options advanced n(rX,'2.c, cloaii.g atealy ; No. 2 red, Feb., f 1.06 ?4(g 1.07, elosingtl.(x;?i; Marcb. 1.0-j!.07M. e.osinjr U,K MT. tlAlii&l-tw. cios:ng $1.00,; June. iX.rr'KQXJyiH. closing $1.02", : July, Qo.WWXe, cl.ing V-'e; Aug W4;"ie, rlosinKe; Dec, VMJ,(98Jc, elosing 93?j,e. ;?e Steady. queir; stocks of grain in store afloat. Jan. 24. U'tsjat, 1. 551,3.j; eorn,519,44f; oats, M.4.017; rye, 26.500; barley, 304,941; malt. 214,541; peas, 12.27. Corn Kceipta, 41,2-n eiports, 10.34'); sales, l200O famre, 2'i,().) spt; spot market higher; oniet ; scre-; No. , 2. 61 J-fi.'e elevator; Czi fV afloat; uogiaded mixed, 61(ji'i3e; steamer mixed, d(4624c; No. 3. 61o; opiious firm but diuii; Jan. 62c; leb. CIVie; March 6;ie; Mav TMr&;0 elosing 59;fo. Oats Receipt, TOJOOiJ; ei porta. P8; sales. 105,000 futures, 91,000 spot; spot market

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dull; higher; options quiet; stronger; Jan., 5l7c; Feb., Sl'e; My,-5l7(a2Vv', elosing 5U'eC; spot No. 2, white, 52fvr3c; mixed weetern, S'rlc; white do, 5(ac; No. 2 Chicago, 3t53!'e. Hay Firm; fair demand. Cone Options opened steady, 6 points up to 5 down; closed steady and unchanged to 15 poirta up; sales, 16,750 bags. Sugar Here fined, quiet. with A Vic low- r.

Fetroleum Steady, quiet; United closed 75-o for Feb. Cotton seed oil stronger, quiet;, erode grade. lM2(a,24c: yellow ort grade, 27ft Turpentine Quiet, firm. Eggs Fair deniafV, steady; western. ic: receipts, 2.72o rk. C ut meaU fairly active, firm. Lard AM'U, stronger; western steam, ?o.0(j; ra',e, 7."0 tierces; options, no sales. Bitr (iuiet, easy; western creamery, 1527c; VJA;ins, 28c Cheee strong; fair demand. I'm Quiet; easv; Mtraights, $20.10. CINCINNATI, Jan. 2C-Flour - fconger; family, s5u,4; fancy, $4.24.65. iVheat Firm; No. 2 red, 96c; receipts, ti, 100; sfi ripments, 1.500. Com la tair deman.i; Nc. 2 miieJ, 53c Osts Firm; No. 2 mixed, 47'5jl8c. Kye Easier; No. 2. 7oJ'c. Fork SUiet, firm; new mess, $10.25. Ird Firmer, f.5.5-"v$" Bulk Meats Stronger; short jri! JWJjQ,"); bacon, steady ; abort clear, , Whisky In poun demand, steady; salea. 1 V.rl barrels of finished goods on basis of f 1.14. Jutter Steady; tancy Ivgin creamery, 3oc; OWg) and Indiai.a, 2i.(u25e; choice dairy, l.Vioo,' Linseed Oil Fair demand, 51("5:tfl. fcuga Firn; nard refined, 6,r'f,7l'.c; New Orlearsj, 4K($55-o. Lggs Easy. 21;,fj,22c Cheese Mo lernte demand; choice full creatu Ohio flat. lt lO'c. TOLEDO, Jan. 26. V hest-lwer; eah and Jan., 7e; March, 07 Xe; Jnly, !"; Aug., POljC Corn Dull; stes fly; cash. 51c; May, 53-c Oats Stead v ; ci jli, 46c. Cloverseed Doll; steady; cash, $l.7i; Fet..,Ufi2'; March, $105. Keceipts Fiori', 100; wheat, 2,4.10; eorn,15,177:cloverseeri , 'njO bags. ShipmentsFlour. 157; wheat, 22775; eoru, 3.500; oats, COO; rye, WO; eloTtrserd,, 'fio bags. INDIANA.' C LIS MARKETS. 'NPI AX ArOLlS. I.VD., ) Mo'day Evening, Jan. 25. f Summarizing the financial situation Henry Clewf'- financial circular says: "Money continues to accumulate in the banks. FrCati the interior movement, the banks (rainsi during the week $3,000,000 net, and fom tbe sub-treasury $310,000, maJtiny: ntal f.un of $.'1,600,000. The increfiae otf g overnment expenditures and the cha-'agea in tariff, which take eiTect under yecent law?, will cause a sharp depletion, of the cash in the treasury and corrcpondinly Tenelit the banks; and that effect will be rnoro or les perniaiieu t" Locally the situation is easy financially and trade for the week promises vwJl. K(?ps and poultry have dropped otT a .trifle and in some lines fruits and vegetables are more easy. Dry goods, drupa mid grweries are fairly active, while hides, ltnther, behini and tallow civo promise of some activity in a few days. Collections are pood and confidence continues. ProTls nui SMOKED MEATS. Reliable" brand Bngar-cured hams 21 lbs. average 9 1 -IV Ik. . I - , i tu'j uTci v;-4 i lbs. average 12 lbs. average 10 10 lbs. average M 101 , ltlo?k ham lo "Morgan A Grey" braod o less than "KeHable." Boneless hsm, "Reliable" brand 103 S California ham 10 to 14 lbs. averas-e 61 English breakfast bacon, cured, "Reliable" brand 9 Morgan A Grey English shoulders. "Reliable" brand, 12 1M lbs. average 6J-j 15 lbs. average 6 Morgan A Grey i less Pagar cared. 10 to 12 lbs. average 6 beef tongues, each 40 Bacon Clear sids, 25 lbs. average Clear sides, 40 lbs. averase Clear lellies, 12 lbs. average J'j Clear bellies, 15 l'os. average ifli Clear backs, H lbs. average Clear backs IS lts. average fl Flitches Short backs, 8 lbs. average 0 Dried beef hams -Pliable" brand y4 Mrgnn A Grev 4) , Knuckle pieces of inside pieces Jia advance will be charged. Bologna Skin, large or small, 6c; cloth, Weiner worst 7Je. J). 8. and pickled meats Clear side, clear bellies, clear backs, less than smoked. Snort fat backs 5 Bean pork (clear), per brl, 200 ! $1.1 50 Ham and rump pork, per brl, 200 lbs... 11 00 Chop pork, per bri, 200 lbs 00 AIo, half barrels, 100 lb, at half the price of the barrel, adding 50e to cover adaitional cost of packages. Pigs' Feet Spiced, crates of 45 !bs $ 4 50 Fresh pickivd. 30o lb 12 50 Cooked pickled, 3lbs 12 50 Tripe Same price as feet. Lard Pure, kettle-rendered, in tierces, 70; chilled, 7Jc; Indiana leaf, in tierces. GJc; also in barrels, 225 lbs net and in taos of 55 ihs net, same price as tierces; half barrels. 110 lbs net, i& advance in price ot tierces: 50-lb eans, single cases, ;o advance on price of tierces; 50-lb cans in l')0-lb cas s He advance on price of tierces: 20-.b cans in 80-1 b cases, H'o advance on priee of tieroes; 10-b cans in 60-1 h cases, 9 advance on price of tiernei; 6-1 b cans in 60-lb cases, Jic advance on price of tierces: 3-1 b cans in 60-lb cases, lo advance on prioe of tierces. Fresh Meats (Shipped at buyer's risk.) Beef Sides Steer 5($f)4 JJeiier Cow 4 (a4H Fore quarters, lHo less than si.ies. Hind quarters. 2o over prioe sides. Veal. 8c. Lambs, 10c Mutton, 9c. hogs. 9 Loios (fat trimmed o.l ) 10 to IS lbs aver ageTenderloins. 12;' Fpare-nbs 5 Trimmings. 5 (Sausage Link dX Bulk, in 20-ib pails - 6Ji Cinn r ea. Sngar Hard, CW-o; confectioners' A, 6'6?ie; off A, 66'ic; co ee A. 6!.(36c; wuite extra C, 64(v57c; extra C, 5 (l-Ht good yebow, 5!i(djc; fair ye. low, iyia; yellow, bV(&e. Co ee Common to good, 207i(22e; prime to choiee, 24lY25.4c; fsncv, 2"),t261,c; golden Kio, 27(i29c; Java, 2'J130;ic; Banner package, 24e; Schnuil k Co., standard, 3470 ; rbuckle's, 2jc; Lyon, 24e. Starch Refined pearl, 4,'c per lb; champion gloss, one and three-pound packages, 6(4,6 !o; ehampioo gloss lump, 4(oc; one and three, pound tsckages, 6io; improved corn, 6i($7o. Spiee Pepper, 1920c; allspice, 12(1 3e; elovts, 2630o; cassia, lG0$12o; nutmsgs, 75Ci (Salt la ear-lota, 95e; snail lots, $1(31.05. Molasses New Oncans (new cropl 35(d)55o; nediutn sirups, 35Q40e; ebolee. 40C45c Tallow No. 1, 4.ir4c; No. 2, 3Xc Miscellaneous Rice, Louisiana, 6l7Xc; coal oil, bH(iUe. Beans Navy. $2.6(2.70c; nediam, 2.6o(i.70; marrowfat, $3(3.ia Hides, Leather, Tal ow nnd Pelts. Ttidea Market doll; No. 1 tallow. o; No. 2, 3'c; prices, No. 1 cured, 6Ji'c; No. 2 oured, 4$c; So. 1 green, 4c; No. 2 green, 3c. Shp Shearing. 20C43ie; lambs, 4075a. tireaa Brown, 20 : yellow, 3c; wnite, 4c leather Oak sole, 2tia.34c; hemlock soles, 23(!29c; harness, S.Tlc; skirting. 33(34c; felaek bridle, per doz.. $45ai6: fair brittle, $o0(g,60 pr dor.; city kip, 60fc)85o; Frenoh kip, 75o(tl.l0; city calf skins, TOetUO; French calfskins, $11.75. l oultry and Produce. Poultry Hens, 6Jfe; spring chickens, 6Je; roosters, 3c; turkeys, hens, le choice; young turkeys, hr; turkeys, old toms, lio; geese, full feathered, $5.40(46 per dot; ducks, 5HC Fgirs I tc, candled. Feathers Prim geese, 35(736o per lb.; doek, 15(20c Butter Dealers are bidding for choice roll 10Y&12e; good ordinary, 6r9c; fancy creamery, 2224c; ehoioe creamery, 1320c Iron ntut Hardware. : ?xAg-."u. jiorsesnoes uornens, sl.o; I er kins'. $4.25t35; Walker's, f4.25Cii35; male i shoes, $5.25; cat-Bail rat for &Ja and 60s, steal I sa f-. ST rt I 1 fli a A a w-

rail,f2; horse, $4.50 per box; wire nails, rate $2.5 x Barb-wire Galvanized, $1.40; plain anne t led fence wire, $2.30; galvanixed, 60c advw nee; 10. 11 and 12 sixes the regular advances. Itawder $5.50 for 25-lb. keg. Shot $1.40 a aek. Loaded shells 12 gauge, $1.45; 10 gauge, 4)1.65 per 100.

l'rult) ind Vegetables. Oranges Floridas, $2.753.5'1 per box. Lemons Choice to fancy, $ 1. Onions f4.50$5.00 per brL; Spsnlsh, per crate. $1. ('(a.1.50. Sweet Potatoes Jerseys, $4.00(34,25 P' brL; Kentucky, $:i.00(3.25 per brl; Illinois, $A50( 3.75. tirapes Malays. $?5-c."0 per f.bl. Cranberries Choice to fancy, $1 f?l4; medium, lf'l per bbl; boxes, $J.754.00; Jerseys tll.5Kcvl2.). New Cabliag- Home grown, $1.50l31.75 per bbl.; 2.fii3.O0 per crate. Apples Common, (2.25(2.60; choice, $4.50 ($5.00; fancy, 5.50(v6.00. Potatoes f 1.05(jl.lO per bu. from car; $L10 1.15 from atore. Honey New white tomb, one pound sections, 2ic; dark. 1 6(1 5c Dates Fard, 12 lb boxes, He; 601b boxes, PTlOo; Persian. Cr47c. Figs Layer, I3(c15c per lb; bags, 7KSo Bnanas per bunch. Cider Dully prime juiee, $7.50 32 gaL bbl; 1i.M4 bbl. Turnips $ .75(1.00 per ML Celery Common, 15($2e; fancy white plume, 4'K550o per bunch. Cocoanuu 6.0OQ6 00 per hundred. Wool. "We quote farm lots Tuh-waahed and picked, 35(33c; unwashed fine, 182le; nn washed and medium and common grades, if in good order, 2325c. Fleece Washed, if light, well washed and in good order, 20(31c AN UNINTERESTING DAY. REMARKABLE SCARCITY OF CATTLE. Mat Sheep la the Market and Very Slight Influx of Swine Noted nigher Prleea the Rule Bepreentative Sales. Umox 8tgck Yards, Indiasapous, J lan. 26. Cattle Receipts, none. Market indication are fair. Choice eiport 1,650 fbs Good to choice 1,400 Tbt Fair to medium 1.200 lbs grades, 1.450 to $4 50 5 00 snipping, 1,200 to 4 fX3 4 50 3 25(3 3 75 2 5or$ 3 00 stiipoiug, 1,000 to Good to choice 1,000 Tbs feeders. 50 to Common to good stockers, 500 to KK Ins Good to choice heifers... Common to good heifers Good to choice cows , Common to gooil cows... Veal calves Fancy export bulls Common to good bulls... 2 00 2 75 2 75(0, 3 25 2 25(J 2 50 2 2C(T3) 2 75 1 Kk-ji 2 00 3 00(a) 4 50 2 50to 3 15 1 50(9 2 00 (iood to common oows and calves. 20 0i'ai.10 00 Common to fxir cows and calves.. .12 00(c20 00 Sheep Receipts, none. If here would bring fair priced Choice iambs Choice fat wethers and yearlings. Common to good lamb.. Common to good sheep Bucks per head $5 60(2&5 75 4 5 (Jl 75 4 25fo4 75 . 3 00(-v4 60 0 av,si .in Hogs Receipt. 1.500. Market a shade higher than Saturday's prices. Closed steady. Choice heavy $3 653 70 Heavy packing 3 55(3 65 Choice 1 glits 3 50(0,3 60 Common lights 3 Si-'fa,3 50 Fi?s. 2 00(Tt.l 0.) 2 K1 25 Roughs... F.El'REhE.NT ATI VE SALES. Vo. 5;t... ll5... 60... 102... Av. . 1 .. ....It.. 2 11 ....240 .. V. f3 57 H 3 7o 3 55 3 67) i 3 6.5 Ar. I'r. ...213 $3 6o ...301 . 3 627,' ...l'.2-... 3 m ...21'S 3 t ...416 3 30 60 68 15 5 3 ELSEWHERE. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. BeeTes Receipts, 4.3J1 head, including 58 cars fot sale. Market dull: native steer. $4(5.25; bulls and cows, $1.4'J(1.55; dressed betf steady, 674(7jo per pound; shipments today, 450 neeves nnu 1,800 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 3,10 quarters. Calves Receipts, 465 head; market JVc higher; veals, 5(j.bo per 10J pounds; western, $2..V.r.i."..5' Sheep Receipts, 7,057 head; sheep firm; lambs 7o higher; sheep, $4(5.75; lambs, $6((; 6.h7),; dressed muttons. 7(j,lo per pound; dressed lambs firm at ('QlC'jc. Hogs Receipts, 16,964 head, consigned direct; nominally steady at fliii per 100 P UhiU. CINCINNATI. Jan. 26. TIogs-Firm; common and light, J.T'V3.6"); packingand butchers', $3.5r((3.75; receipts, 5,50(.; shipments, 1.000. Cnttie Active; firm; common, $1.25(0)2.23; fair to choice butcher grades, $2.5"K4.5o; prime to ehoice shippers, $3.75(44.50; receipts, 1,150; shr;mcnts, t'o. Sheep Firm; common to choice. $3(c3.25; extra fat wethers and yearliuga, to.ltO(i'.f0; receipts. 5W; shipments, 55". Lambs In good demand; stronger; common to choice butchers', $-l(a,6; prime to choice shipping, $5.50(46.25 per 10O pounds. EAST LIBERTY. Ta., Jan. 26.-Cattle Receipts, 2,541; shipments, 840; market slow; supply mostly common; shade off from last week's prices; two cars cattle snipped to New York today. Hogs Receipts, 8,500; shipments, 2.400; market active; Philadelphias, j3.K5($3.90: fair to goop Yorkers, $3.65f,'!.0; light Yorkers, $3.50i,.'1.60; pigs, "$2. 753.25. Twenty-three cars of hogs shipped to New York today. Sheep Receipts, 3,900; shipments, 1,200; market very- dull, 15 to 20o oil on all kinds. CHESTER WHITE BREEDERS. They Dlscnss Thtr l'urkers and Elect Officer. The Chester White record association met Friday afternoon at the agricultural room of the etnte-house. Llli. House of Bickneil preside 1 and W. if. Morris of thia city actd as secretary. The question of abi-orbine the National record association into tin. association wa discussed, but the. majority of the members opposed consolidition, and it was decided to leave the national association alone. The euperior rxint of the Chester White breed were forcibly presented by W. li. (iillof Ladoga. He claimed that this variety was better for breeding and in a Biiperlative degree excelled for pork. He bad sold his hog 20 cents higher on the hundred than the market price for black hogs. Laat winter he nad kept seventeen hogs on one bushel of corn. He had pastured them on a rye field, and found rye an excellent eubstitutefor corn, and it was an infinitely cheaper feed. In the spring 1" plowed the rye andi-r and it made a good manure for a crop of oats or corn. The following officers were elected fo the ensuing year: President N. G. Alexander, Delaware, III. Firat Vice-Preaident i. V. Maoklin, Brian t, 1 1L Second Vice-I'residenl L. A. 8tTenioD, Tinelev. laThird Vice-Fresident C II. Gregg, Krimway, O. State Vice-Presidents: Indiana W. M. Pace, Bickneil. Illinois L. M. Olmstead, (irore, I!L Michigan Jaruea McDowell. Marshall, Mich. N iitcouiiu E. D. Whetler, Lime Center, Wia. Ohio Clayton Ilorradaine, Camden, O. Iowa J. 1 Welsh, Owasa, la. Missouri E. B. Cooper, Trenton, Mo. Nebraka J. M. Young, Madrid. Neb. Kentucky L. J. Hushes. Beaver Lick, Ky. Canada J. L. Dunkirk, Norwich, Out. Secretary and Treasurer W. 1L Morris, city. Board of Directors Ellis Houe, W. II. Morris, M. W. Snider, G. W. Macklin. W. A. Hooter. H. C. Stoll, M. L Clark, H. B, Gill. Executive Committee W. A. Baker, Ellis House, W. U. Gill, E. E. Palmer, W. N. Snider. It was decided that Secretary 3Iorri should prepare the program for tbe next annual meeting. -

FARM AND IfOME COLUMN.

THE SMROPSHIRES THE BEST SHEEP. A Paper Ileat Recently Before the Wool Growers' Association by Marlon Will, tarns or Mancle Hrtrf Hints to the Farmer Valuable Recipes. CJThe following address on Shropshire ttieep was made to the wool growers' association of Indiana at their annual meeting at Indianapolis by Mr. Marion Williams of Muncie: Shropshire sheep are so called after the name of the county from which they originated, and are a desrendent from a hardy variety found in Shropshire ;md adjacent counties in England for the past two or three centuries. They were noted for their line quality of wool and mutton ; formerly known a the morf-couimon or gray-faced sheep, a horned sheep with b ack fate and leg. According to the best authorities these sheep have not been brought t their present state ot ierfectel development by the crossing of the Southdown and other breeds, but by the judiciou selection from tliat of it own species. The turning point for the Shropshire wai in 1853, when they were Lrst exhibited in the ro al show-yard at tiloucester, England, where their general superiority w as recognized, and from that time breeders were awakened to use careful judgment in their selection of brvtding animals, which lias placed them in the front rank. Since that time they have increased, with a single eye to quality, and their reputation ha attracted attention from all quarters of the globe. The tirst importation into the United States waa about 1853, into Virginia. Since that time they have increased to many thousands. As seen in the bebt flocks of today they have ayinmetrkal bodies on short legs, a genteel appearance, w.l-eoverei heads, and every part of the body well covered with a uniform quality of wool of the most valuable kind. They are not adapt ed to merely one particular locality, as some people "advocate, but do equally well in most every part of Europe and America. They have the power to thrive where any other mutton breed can live. They are especially adapted where close confinement is not desirable nor praclii able. The open air is their delight. They are not easily affected by the storm like somo of the other breeds w"e have had some experience with, and instead of standing with arched backs shivering from its effects, and fleece parting upon the back exposing the most tender portion of the body, they are up and ready to hustle, always with a lively appearance. They have great power of food assimilation with a very strong constitution and mature early. Thero are three grain! principles the Shropshires possess that are unexcelled by any other breed. First, mutton which is unexcelled by any breed, carrying all the quality of the Southdown wiih considerable more size. Carrying a large proportion of lean meat to fat, are light in ollal, will fatten at anv age, with from fifty to seventy days food, ready for market. Second, thty produce an elegant fleece of wool, not too line, uor too coarse, what is called medium detain, and bringing the highest price in the market. It is used for Ptockiug-yams, flannels and common cloth goods, which will never go out of fashion. Their wool is highly commended by manufacturers as being wry strong and tough in filer, and capable of being twisted tighter lhan most any other woo!. A tlock fairly well cared for will produce eight pounds jht head. Our flock has made an average of a little above that for the past rive years. Third, they are the most prolific of all breeds except the Dorsett. One hundred and fifty xt cent, is a common return, and as high as 200 per cent, has been reached. In 1SSS we had fifteen ewes we purchased of T. S. Minton that produced thirty-one living lambs. It is not a rare thing for triplets, and once in a whi!e four. And not a rare thing to lind one of three take a good pos.tiou in the show ring. The ewes are capita! nurses and are well adapted to the lame a:id dam trade; in fact it sems to be one of their special qualifications, for not only do they feed their lambs well, but ns a rule they are ready for the butcher when their lambs go. In a marked degree they combine all the characteriftics which were essential in producing better returns in wool and mutton with a given amount of food and care, are more prolific, and have as strong a constitution as any other sheep. Their ancestry has been noted for a woolproducing breed as far back as the fourteenth century, showing that wool from Shropshire commanded the highest price of the lot. Sotne farmers prefer a big coarne sheep on long legs, but I am quite convinced ot the fact that the rent-paying c ass is the moderate si7ed sheep of good qua ity, for he is the eheop that takes the butcher's eye at present, and there will always be a market for good mutton. It is true everything sells by the pound, but please tlonj't forget that quality always regulates the price; therefore, it is not the weight of fleece or carcass alone that decides the most profitable sheep. Rut the nust profitable sheep for the common farmer is the sheep that brings the most money's worth of mutton and wool from a given amount of feed and care, with a strong constitution and easily fattened, and readv for market at any time with tbe quickest return. And we do sav and affirm that that is the Shropshire sheep. I have received information from Mr. John Renstead, one of the live-stock commission merchants of 1'uffalo, which I think will be beneficial at this point. I am told Mr. Renstead Bells about one-third ot the sheep disposed of in that market, and that he and one of his partners havo considerable land outside of the city upon which they annuady feed large numbers of sheep. Mr. Benstead writes as follows : "In regard to what is the best all-round sheep for our farmers 1 favor the Shrop shire, and I will tell you my reasons for Baying so. I am here on the largest sheep market in the world myself, and have sold over three hundred thousand each year for the last nine years, and in all that time I never had a lot that showed any of the Shrop blood that it did not help the sale of them, as the butchers have such a gool opinion of the Shrop that whenever they see a load with a little Shrop mixed amontrst tliera they seem to want the n, and then it helps the looks of tin m. a the dark faces make them look bi-tter, and whenever they have any Shrop in them it helps the shape of their bodies. Now the full blood or sheep that are well croswd up with Shrop are tho most perlec; sheep that stand for all purposes. As in tne first place lie is an easy keeper and an easy fatter. Yon can put more pounds on him in a shorter time with the same amount of feed than any other sheep I know of. Then when - you come to sed his akin is worth more to the butcher than any for the reason that the skin buyer will" pay more for it, as it is Iust what he wants, as the wool is the right Jnd, neiiher too coarse nor too fine, but just right; and the kind tha' there always is a good demand fo-, and then te skin ader the wool is off is a great deal better than any other, as they sidit the skin with machinery they have for that purpose and make the finest lady's ehoes, and tho

.kin off of the Shrop just fills tho lull,' as hey are smooth and even all through. Then when you come to the carcass that is where they take the cake, as they are nice shape and have more lean tnekt to the amount of fat than any sheep that stands up. Tho - fat is well distributed all over the carcass, and not all in the kidneys and in chunks on the back, like the old-lashioned breeds of coarse woo.s, nor does it hare that tick riue on the meat or the woolly tas:e like the fine wools, but when the butcher comes to cut up the carcass of a Shrop or grade Shrop he finds plenty of good, thick lleh, especially through the back and hind quarters, well mixed with a tine nice grain of fat running through it, w hich gives it a nice taste and flavor which it would not have if the fine grain of fat was not mixed through the lean, as then it would eat dry and woody. Now a great many people remark that" they wonder why it is there i gettini: to le etich a demand for sheep and lambs to kid in the cities. Now, my

opinion is that it is necauss the meat tastes gool to tne people who and the reason it tastes because we are raising mutton In vears oast breeders eat it, good is sheep. all went in for wool, and when the butch er came to let his customer have the meat of such, it did not taste good, and so ho did not call fur mutton next time, but took beef or something else, liut now he goes and gets a piece of mutton or lamb, and it hannens to be oil" a shron or trade I a a S tShrop, and it tastes so good he wants more, and that is what makes the demand. If our farmers will breed mutton sheep we can sell them for them for satisfactory prices, as there will always be a good demand for good sheep and lambs, and the Shrop ram is where our farmers can get good lambs from " Mr. David Wilson of Caroll county, Ind., states: I have been using Shropshire rams upon my flock of Southdown ewes, and the second cross has increased the average weight of fleece two pounds per head and twenty to thirty pounds in weight of carcass, and I have a flock of ewes hard ts beat, and the Shropshire is the. sheep. We have used Shropshire rams on Cotswold ewes, and it is a good cross, giving them a better quality of wool and of mutton with more lean meat to the amount of fat; and gives them a stronger constitution and more able to stand the storm and less liable to disease and more prolific. They make a good cross upon the Merino ewes, increasing the carcass and length of stope and quality of mutton. 1 have only to remind you of the fact in l.NSl, at the great fat stock show held at Chicago, that the best carcass of mutton shown was decided to be that produced from a Merino ewe crossed with a Shropshire ram. At the royal show in England for the last four years over one-half of the sheep catalogued were Shropshire., and there have been more Shropshires imported in the last four years than all others combined. And you will find warmer competition in the Shropshire ring than in anyother in America, and they stand today with a register next to the Shorthorn register in America, and doing more business than any of the recognized sheep registers. What I have given is surely sufficient to show how important a place the Shropshire holds today and will take in the near future in the mutton and wool products of this great country. No doubt you will find among Shropshires good, better and bett, as are in all other breed. If this country had three sheep .to every ono it now has we would hear less cry of hard times. And half the number of good ones that there are of poor ones would yield double the profit on one-half the feed. The practical point to be considered here i, how shall we increase the value of our flocks of the different grades in this great country ? We will answer, use the best Shropshire rams to be obtained. We do not say that there are no other breeds of sheep, but we do say .o breed of sheep in so short a time has leen scattored over so wide an area in the civilized world as the Shropshire has. And we do say further that no breed today has secured so strong a foothold and has more admirers in every state and province in America, and we believe, that no breed of s.ber-t b:in done mn much to irsrreuse th I' demand for choice mutton as has the Shropshire, and the demand has only commenced, ior the American people are becoming a mutton-eating people, and they have realized it is not quantitv but quality that gives it the sweet, juicy flavor. Brief Frra Hints. The pig-pen should be covered if the pigs are expected to remain in the yards. Cold causes more feed to be required. When pigs are compelled to huddle together very closely in order to keep warm it indicates that the pig-pen is too cold, and that it needs more improvement. Young lambs should now be here, if they are early, and it will pay the farmer to give them special attention for a while. A good start at the begining is one-half the advantage in raising early lambs. A silo may be of boards, stone or cement, and should be at least 12 feet deep. It is estimated that a silo 12 feet square is large enough for twenty-five cows. This may vary, however, according to the kind of cows and how the ensilage is fed. As a rule the breeding animals are kept too fat. Cows and steers should not be fed alike. The cow yielding milk requires more food than a dry cow. Fat sows do not make as careful mothers as those in moderate condition. Too much fat is detrimental to breeding stock of all kinds. Diversity of crops is a partial security against failure. No farmer should rely on a single crop, as there will be too many chances against him from drought, inferior seed, short growing seasons and excessively wet weather. Some crops will thrive when others fail. The safest mode is to grow several kinds. The dry matter in food nearly always gives the same results. The turnip, though mostly water, wid supply the animal with sutlicient nourishment of tho kind if tho animal can eat enough of such bulkv food. The presence of a large quantity of water in the food promotes digestion, and but little nutrition is wasted. When sowing cloverseed the coming spring bear in mini that you must use enough seed not only to secure a good s and of clover, but also to supply tbe birds. A lar'e proportion of the seed may also fail to germinate, being injured by "cold as well as washed oil by rains. ltun the scratch harrow over the field before sowing if the nature of the land permits. Do not be deceived because the frost protects you at present against the loan of ammonia in your manure heap. Continue to use plenty of absorbent material, as the first warm day may entail more loss than you are aware of. The freezing of matter causes it to become finer, and it falls to pieces when thawing, decomposition Deing then very rapid. There is one advantage in giving the comKht heap attention, and that is the destruction of the seeds of weeds by the heating of tlie manure. Some heaps are not sulficiently pubjocteo". to the heating process, especially when exposed to cold rains and snows. If the manure is carefully attended to, itt order to secure the decomposition of the raauurial substances therein, the killing of the ieeda of noxious weeds will alouo pay for any work bestowed on the heap. Mutton sheep make a greater gtin of flesh than steers, according to experiments made. At the Wisconsin station the food required to produce 100 pounds of wether amb was 381 pounds corn, M pounds

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Eminent authorities on bee culture state that when bees were fed scorched honey the honey in the combs did not differ therefrom. The same results occurred when granulated honey was fed to tho In-es. Honey can therefore be adulterated in tho combs. Glucose, when fed to the bees, is deposited in tbe combs as glucose, and it has long been known that certain flowers produced heney of a superior quality to that derived from others. Calculate the amount of manure on hand and estimate the exacted amount next spring. Then measure otf, or estimate, the area of land that the manure will probably cover. Do not waste the manure by spreading it over too much space. A small plot that is well manured will give larger proportionate crops, and at a lower cost, than a largo fild that is manured insufficiently. Homeopathic dofes of manure do not give good results. Concentrate your manure on the least space possible for a fair return. Valnabl Recipes. . To Prepare Hash on Toast Take small bits of cold meat, one pint of hot water, thicken with two tablesjoonfulsof flour, a good-sized piece of butter, pinch of salt. Turn over toasted bread and serve immediately. To Make English Relish-Put bread crumbs into a saucepan, with cream, salt and pepper; when the crumbs have absorbed all the cream or milk add a smad tieo of butter, a little grated chef?e, reak in a few egzn and then fry as an ordinary ome et Miss l'arloa's Kneaded Plum Cake Two and a half cupfu:s of sugar, half acup:ul of butter, half a cupful of sour milk, two epoonfu s of cream, a teaspoonful of saleratue, half a spoonful of cinnamon and a nutmeg, a cupful of chopped raisins and flour enough to knead (about six etipfu si. Koll an inch thick and cut in ob.ong pieces. Hake on sheets in a quick oven. How to Sugar Pop-Corn Put into an iron kettle one tabiesjxionful of butter, three of wafer, one teacnpful of pulverized suear. Boil until ready to candy, then throw in three quarts of nicely popped corn; stir briskly until the s.Jkar is even'y distributed over the corn. Take care that the corn does not burn. Take the kettle from tbe lire and stir until it has cooled a little. Mincemeat Patties Make some fine pastry; roll it thin. Lino small patty pans with it, and in the center of them put a mound of rich mincemeat. Pour over them a teaspoonful of slu rry or port wine. Moisten the margins and lay on neatly cut covers. Press the covers of the margins together (not the edges'). Brush the patties over with the white of egg ; silt a little sugar over them; make a small slit in the center and bake them a pale brown. To Make Cakes la Polonaise Take some good puff paste, roll it quarter of an inch thick, and then cut it into pieces four or five inches square, gather up the four corners of each, have some small round molds ready, dip them into warm water, and then place cakes inside and put them into a quick oven; when they are nearly done, brush them over with the white of an egg beaten ; sprinkle powdered sugar over and finish baking. When done whip the whi'e of an egg and powdered sugar to a froth, flavor and fill the cakes w ith it. THE POULT RY AND BENCH SHOW. KzhiblttAfi ot Coop and Kennel l!ttutlek Who the Prise Wlnoera Are. Fully fifteen hundred people visited Tomlinson hall Thursday and last evening to view the various exhibits of the biggest poultry show ever held in thiscity. The judges, who have been kept very busy since the first day, have nearly completed their work, and on almost every coop and cage depends a significant ribbon. The awards on chickens are as follows: S. I Wyondottee Cocks R. 1L Pettis, Tappan, O., 1; E. R. Stock, lluntinirton, 2. Cockerels H. T. Paee, Salem, 1 ; R. IL Pettis, 2. Hens S. O. and I. N. Ijtne, Zionsrille, 1; ILK. re ttie. 2; E. F. Shoe. 3 ; U. T. Pace, 4. PuL lets R. R. Pettis, 1; E. F. Shock. R. R. Pettis 3 and 4. R reed ins; Pens R. R.Pettis, 1; H.T. Pace, 2; and 11 R. Pettis 3 and 4 R, C IL Leghorn cooks P. Lcker, Lowell, Mich., 1 ; oakerels Keker, 1 aad 2; bens Keker 1 and 3: pullits Eeker, 2 aad 3; R. C. W. Leghorn cocks Lcker, 1 ; cockerels Keker, 1; bens Keker. 1 and 2; Mrs. W. P. Rinford. Westland. 3 and 4; breeding pens Ecker, 1; Mrs. Binford, 2; W. P. black Spanish cockerels--Jemes En kin, Roanoke. 1 and 3; U. A. Grasson, city, and -". Pullets Kaken, 1, 2 and S. Grasson, 4; L. S. Hamburg's cocks E. Csrier, Plainfield, 1 and 2; Joho Lonfolf, Arcadia, & Cockerels Kaken. 1; Lopsolf, 2 and 4; Carter. 3. llene Carter, J; Lcnolf, 2,3aod4. Pullets Carter land 4; Eakin, 3: breeding pens Langalf, 1; Carter, 2 and Eakin, 3: Langshans cockerels J. W. Burton, Hinsdale. I1L, 1 and 2; Ben Myers, CrawfordsTille, 2 and 3; hens Myers, 1 and 3: F. Farquhar,2; Burton, 4; pnl eu Myers, 1 and 3; Hurtoo. 2; breeding pens Burton, 1; Myers, 2 and & On pigeons: White powders A. Hersui, Law re nee, Mass., 1; Erdlemeyer, 2: red pied powders Heraox 1 ; Erdlemeyer 2; yellow pied powders lleraux 1; Erdlemeyer 2; solid blues Eidlemeyer 1; Ilerauk 2; black pied Erdle meyer 1 ; surer powder Erdlemeyer 1 ; MeCarty 2; solid silrer Schraeder, city, 1, E. Myers, city, 2; rad Jacobins Schroeder 1, Meyers 2; black Harris, city, 1; Schneider, 2; yellow II. Tutewiler, 1, Churchman, 2; white Churchman, 1; Harris. 2; white fans Bushman, city, 1, Harris, 2; black Harris, 1. Bass, city, -2; white crested fans MeCarty, 1. Myers 2: yellow Harris, 2; blue sheli crested Myers and Bushman 1, Harris 2; blue spear crested Bushnann I; red bansHarris 1, Boss J; black magpies Churchman 1, Q. Melu'ns 2; rod Nolting 1; yllows-Nolt-ln 1; duns Noltin? 1; black crested Erdlemeyer 1. Noltioa 2; yellows

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URETO PLEASt EEDS. END AGAIN. eeT RYUSOKCE WHt. Ga-rlen Tn"l. F.M. Pfnrt for tl.trtrJ ntalnn.. to lllram MbU-j A ('.)! 8 X.llarfc-aCl ajraca. Noltiog 1. Erdlemeyer 2; reds and blues Erdlemeyer, 1; black swallows Nottiuir 1. red brooded, white-barred red brooded, black white-barred brooders and yellow brooders Nutt;nir 1 and 2; black tumblers Schwider 1, Tutewiler 2: red tum'.ers Notting 1, Tutewiler 2; yellows Tutewiler 1, Schraeder 2; blues Tutewiler 1, Myers 2; whites Tutewiier 1, Caatenholtz 2; duns Tutewler 1 and 2; red spliced Churchman 1, Myers 2; red mottled Churchman 1, Tutewiler J; white-barred blues Tutewiler 1, Caitunholti 2; black parlors. Tutewiler 2: yellow white-barre1 Schrader I. MeCarty 2; black ba d heads Naltin 1. Castie molt 2; white trumpeters Erdlemeyer 1. Tutewiler 2; reds Erdlemeyer 1, Tutewiler 2; blues Tutewiler, land 2; yellows,Tulewiler. I; duns, Erdlemeyer, 1; black mottled Erdlemeyer I, MeCarty 2; blacks Tutewiler 1, Erdlemeyer 2; red mottled Russians Costenho.ti 1 ; black barbs Erdlemeyer 1, Myers 2; reds Erdlemeyer 1 and 2; dune Erdlemeyer 1 ; whites Erdlemeyer 1 ;Euclish carriers Noltiog, Uyers 2; duns Caatinholtz 1 and 2; blue owls Schraeder 1, Myers 2; blue china owls Sebtasderl 1; wbita owls Schraeder l.Castinholtx2; yellow shell crested turbets Schareder 1, Harris 2; red Harris 2; black Harris 2; solid eilrer Harris 2; antwerps Schraeder 1, Tutewiler 2; silrers Churchman t, Schraeder 2; blue checked Castinholtz, I and 2; yeliow archangels II. Poescbe, 1; browns Porsche. 1; Erdlemeyer, 2: oriental rollers St-hrader, 1 and 2; b'acks Schrader, 1; Castinholtz. 2; priests Erdlemeyer, 1; red helmets Erdlemeyer, 1. Ob the best case coliections, Erdlemeyer received first, Tuteweiler second, and Schrader third prize. On Pops: Be2le dog and bitches George A. Frstler, city, 1 and 2: Cocker spaniel 11. V. Hildehraud, land 2; spaniel puppiesLouis Heckman, 1 and 2; blue terriers John A. Coulter, city, 1; II. G. Downing, city, 2; pints Prank :cheier, city, I; Mrs. T.G.Lee. 2; fox terriers V. S. Arpiepat"e, New Albany, 1; II. S. Hume, Greenfield, 2; puppiesHorace Wood, 2; sky terriers James R. Monroe, N. Indianapolis, 1; Ren Jearls, 2; Italian greyhounds C. Cbapin 1; toy terriers, Joho W. Ford 1. Elsie Ford 2; Rusian Maltese oodle. Will M. Tarleton 1; Yorkshire terrier. Vtlliam II. June 1; specisl premium best champion in ahow. won by II. G. Nichols of Chicago on Great Dane; best known champion dot.', won by Royal Robinson on English setter bitch; pst toy terrier, won by John W. Forth, black and tan; best kenuel in show, won by J. E. Doturheriy. On chickens, cocks William Tobin city, 1 and 2; hens William Tobin, 1. 2, 3 and 4; cockerels V illiam Tobin, I and 2; pullets William Tobin, 1 and 2; breeding pens Wfl. Lara Tol.in, I and 3; Adams and Cheater, Craw, fordsville Cocks, 3;. cockerels, 3 and 4; pullets. 2 and 3; breeding pens. 3. On dogs: English mastitis T. B. Martin, Delphi, 1;C II. Shirk. Tifton, 2. Kna-lisb mast ill puppies T. IL Martin. 1; J. B. Heywood, city, 2. IJnuifh coated St. BernardsPeter Pallua, 1 ; Fred Schowe, ciiy, 2: on pupfiies 1). V. Lour, city, 1 and 2. Newfoundands Jsck Christian, 1. Champion great Pane Herbert G. Nichols, Chicago, 1. Other great Danes George Herberfrur, city, 1; Edward H. Suhree, 2 Great Dane puppies Mrs. J. H. Steiner, Cataret, Ind., t; Warren Pomerton, city, 2. Fcx hounds William Zaiser, city, l;Lind'.ey and Daniels, Brooklyn, 2. Rough-coated oily dogs J. E. Dougherty, Lotns, 1 mnd 2; bitches J. IL Monroe, North Indianapolis, 1; puppies J. E. Dougherty. 1 and 2. Pointer Harry Springsteiu, 1 ; O. J.Smith, 2; puppies Horace Wood, 1; C. V. Meeker, 2. Irish setters W. W. Knight, 1; Charles II. Bush. 2. English setters Royal Robinson, city, I and 2; puppies J. B. Nick tun, 1 and 2. Gordon setters Henry Swing, city, 1 ; Samuel Riddee, city, 2; puppies J. L. Lrese, 1. On chickens W. R. Clare, Trafalgar, breeding pen light Brahmas, 1 and 3; Mrs. Edward Clearer, Bloomicgsburg, O., 2; Maj. Griffith, Mouzy, 4. On pet stock, ferrits George Schneider, city, 1 and 2. Fox squirrels harlea Cooant, city, 1; Jacob Eckert, 2. White squirrels Mrs. lurid Smith, Michigan, 1. Angora rabbit A. E. Doroey, 1. Black lap rabbit A. E. Dorsey, 2. Faun lap rabbit A. E. Dorsey, 1. Young Angora Charles Conaat, 1 and 2. Black laps 1. On collection of cage birds C. T. Metzger of this city was awarded first prize. On Bronre Turkeys Cocks, first award, C. IL Rife, Florida; second and fourth, C II. Mas ten. Amo;tjird. Mrs. W. I. Binford, Westland. Cockereis, first and fourth awards, C. II. Rife; second, A. .. Howard, Iebanon; third, Robert Merrifield. Co nerrille. Hens, first award. Charles Rife; second, Mrs. W. P. BinfonL Pullets, first, A. Ij. Howard; sxnd, Robert Merrifield; third and fourth, Mrs. W. 1. Binford. On White flolland Turkers First on pnilel and second on cockere , Dr. J. W. Owsley, Darlington. On Chickens White Plymouth Roe. cocks, first award, Harvey Dinnius. Hoanoke; second, S. M. Williams. Mod roerille; third, A. J. Forsyth, Avinereh; Hens, rtaward, Mrs. W. P. Binford; second and third, . W. Williams; fount., Harvey Dinnius. Pullet, first and se-ont, Ilirvey Dinnius; third and fourth, Mrs. W. L Binford. Breeding hens, first, Harrer Dinuhis; seoond, Mrs. W. P. Rinford; toird, A. J. Forsyth; fourth, S. M. llil iain. Pit Game Corks -First, W. II. Fry, Greenwood; second. Jack Christian. city ; third, J. Harrison, city; fourth, W. iwck, city. Hens, first and third. J. L. McKride, city; second. J. R. Shepperd, city; fourth, W. II. Frye. Cockerel, first, A. A. Whitsell. city; second and third, W. II. Frye. Pullets, first and third, J. I- MseBride; second, W. H. Frye. Indian game cocks, first, H. P. Clark, city. Cockerels, first, B. T. Pace, Salem; second, A. K. Warren, cily; third. C. R. Miihonse. Plainfield. Pullet, first, C. IL Milhouse; second and third, A. K. Warren. Red Pyle game bantam cockerel, lirt, F. R. Shepherd i Bro city, also first, second and third on pallets, hens and pens. Black-breasted red fame hens, first and second. R. W. Crockett, Delphi. Cockerel, first and second, IL W. Crockett; third, F. R- Shepherd Bro. Pullets, first and second, R. W. Crockett. Silrer dock sjaaae bantam cockerels, first, J. H. Tyner, Tipton. Pullets first, second and third, J. II. Tyner. Hens, first, J. H. Tyner. Breeding pens First, J. II. Tyner. Japanese bantam cockerel and pullet, first, Harvey Dinnins. Black Jara cockerels, first and second. E. R. Murphy, Carrnel. Hena, first, second and third, E. B. Murphy. Red cap cocks, first and second, B. T. Pace. Hens, second aci third,' B. T. Pac. White Dorkins: cocks, first and second, C. C Beelertson. Clifion hens, pullet and pen, first and second, C. C BeelerUoa. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ruby N. Joxes, CamDbellsburg The rays in the background of tbe eagle were added in 1853 and omitted in the succeeding issues but we can find no reason for this. The correct way is to buy goods from the manufacturer when possible. The Elkhart Carriage and Harness company of Elkhart, Indiana, have no agents. They make first-class goods, ship anywhere, privilege to examtue. See advertisement. BLUE GRASS REGION OF IOWA. HAKtiAINS FOR ATLL. We Thsre lands for sale ia srge r small tracts, la this th.' -t p rtioB of lows. Prices rapidly ajranciag. I -.format on promptly riren. Inestiraie, he convinced, invest, and tie piotited thereby. C IL FULULB, lUal Estate, Creetco, lor a.