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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.

Anthracite coal, 1929 y ton; Pittsburg coal,
1925 y ton; Raymond City coal, "a p ton;
block coal, So " ton; BLOCK nut, 70 80 p ton:
Blossburg coal, So v ton: jackson coal, So. rs "
ton; crushed coke. l3c y BUSH lump coke, lie
y 0usn Connellsville coke, l5c v bush.
CANNED GOODS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cans. 88093c 3-pound,
ST. 1001.25. Peaches-Standard 3-pOund. S2. 90
2.25; 3-pOund seconds 81. % 01.75: 2-pOund
standard 81 600170 COrn-Polk's 2-pound cans,
Sl.3001.35; McMurray. S1.250l. 80, Blackber-
res. 2-pOund. 90c0$1; raspberries. 2-uound.
81 .400 1.55; pineapple. standard 2-pound 81. 80
a.; second do. S1.400l.5O; cove oysters, /.
pound, full weight. 81 05 a 10 hight. So 670c: 9
pound-full. S1.750 l.80; light. 81 .05G l20 string
beans, IS CSC; Lima beans 81 o 40; peas, mar
rowfat. 93e0$1,4o small. S1.4001.50; Holsters,
Sl.70D1.S0.
Alcohol. So. 2o02. 80; asafetida. 3O045c; alum,
405c; camphor, 30O35c; cochlneal. 6O065c
chlorotorm. 90c0$l; copperas. brls, So 03. 30;
cream tartar. pure, 3504Oc; indigo S18l.20;
carb., 2-oz, 3O035c; morphine. P. L W.
014c; oil, castor, y gallon. 1880
lao oil bergamoU, " II, SO sos: opium, 81. 80
sam copaiba, 7O075c; soap CASTLE, FIR, II a &c;
soda, blcaro., 4l906c: salts, epson, 405c sui
phur flour. 406c saltpeter. 5000; turpentlne,
4315Oc; glycerine. 30035c: iOdide potass 81 Is
ASH, 20022c; 0orax, l70l8c; cinchonldia 900
CSC.
OILs-Linseed oil, raw. 53056c " gallon; boil
ed, SIC. Coal OIL, legal test. 1lOl5c; bank, 600
GINA luhricating, 20@30: miners 65c; Lard oils
No. l. 70U75c; do. extra. 750S0c.
WHITE LEAD-Pure. &c; lower grades, 406c.
DRY GOODS.
PRINTs-Albion's. solid colors 5lac American
fancy &c. Aliens fancy &c, Aliens dark &C,
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white, 32c; No . mixed. goo. No I mixed
IS loc; No 3 white 33L 093loc. M D wbIte
80 la036c. Provisions steady and unchanged.
Eggs hrm at "a l9026c, Petroleum firm; refined,
Sls0S l3c. Recelpts-tlour, 5000 brls: wheat.
z2.uoo gu; corn. 10000 pu; Oats. $1,000 hu.
ohIplnents W heat, 10000 bu; corn, 1000 bu;
oats, $4,000 bu.
BALTIMORE. sant. 13-Flour ou1et and nm
changed Wheat~Western abont stao6r ano
actlve No. . winter Red, spot. Sl11ss@i II Ia.
October. 81. ga @1.13la November, ST. 6 al IS;
December, $l.1Sl4011Sl2 Corn--Western dull
and neglected; Western mixed. spot anu NOvem-
ber, 6O4 06le; September, soc bid; October,
6o's06OAc; November ana December, new or
old 57l4 05734o. Oats firm; Western white, So
O39c; Western mixed, 33035c. Rye quiet
quoted at 65067c. Hay unchanged. Provis-
ern easy ah9 nnehanged Butter steady; West
E,e - Aeu, o a 1oc' western creamery, 10 Dz5c
rafad a. w, aj quoIeu AT zO~ZIc: Fetroleum hlghet
oeree o1e Wo 4c. CoHee gulet ana sleady' no
go 9Iulharf 10 lalI, a @IOc sugar STEADY;
81 10 az, WHISKY steady ana quiet at o1 10
chanSeG f pH W Liverpool per steamer un
o Ha nnseu. hecelpts-Flour, $3.50 brls; wheat,
500 bu. snipmenJsNNoae. saies&WSear1 s82.
600 bu; corn 6 600 M, ~
N,r1w,II1r GO 80
n,a,i 1v a hf1E, sep l3'-Flonr In lar de-
Imahu' Nheat steady 96l4c cash, 81 Lee October,
dull: No D oge Rve oniet ma n,ob >, 80
No L 57Ioc. M 5slon u'ioA Isrt Hu,
stronger. No y ca. No Q 80 proI,,sions
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The Drovers' Journal
reports: Hogs - Receipts $4,000; shipments,
mO0O: The market was strong, active and loo
" 100 TBS higher; packing hogs, 81 SOFA 85;
packing 9nd shipping, S4.9005 80; light, 81 50
$3.50; skips, $3.2504.5o. The market closed
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 45OO. The
market was steadier and firmer export cattle,
S606 40; good to choice shipping steers, $3.50
57o; common to medium, $3. 9005; range cat
Tie steady; sales were made of $50 head of
wyoming cattle of 1,122 TBS average at 81 15;
at -. 5504.6o grass-fed Texas cattle, So 10 a
435; American cattle, S405 Is.
sheep-Receipts, $780, shipments. 1900. The
market was steady at the recent decline; inferior
to fair, $2.2503; good, 1925; choice, 1910.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. -Cattle-Receipts, 2,1OO;
shipments, 200. The market was firm with
to choice shipping, 1910 a 90 medium 10 fair
S475O5.25; native butchers stuff, So 5000 SO;
Texas steers, IS 5004.25; Indian steers, So so
Sheep = Receipts, $500; shipments, 2,1OO.
The market was steady: common to medium
S2;50032o; fair to good, $3.4o05 So; prime, 81
Hogs-The market was active and lower;
nght, " 900 >; packing, S4.5o04.9O; butchers,
$49oOo.lo. Receipts, 5000; shipments, LOO.
NEW YORK, Sept. 49, - Beeves - Receipts,
800; market dun and lower; fair to extra steers
sold at So. 9o@6.72 " cwt., live weight; dressed
beef dull and lower; sales at $5.7586.5o for
Texas sides; S7.5o09.25 o. owt for native sides;
Chicago dressed beef sold generally at S70S.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500; market
9ulI: extremes, $3,5OO5.5o v ewt. for sheep;
"a. 7506.25 for lambs; dressed mutton sold at Sc
08sdressed lambs sold at SS.50010.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; sales at $685. 1855 ~
cwt.
KANSAS CITY, Sept 13.-The Live Stock In
dlcator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1900. The
market was lower and weak; native steers, aver
aging ,240 TO $3.50 TBS sold at $4.75O5.70.
HoRs-Reeeipts, 400. The market was loo
hgher prices ranged from $47004.S0.
Sheep and Lambs-Reoeipts, $50. The mar
ket was slow; native sheep averaging 80 ID s sold
at $3.50.
EAST LIBERTY. Sept. 13-Cattle-Receipts,
,69l; market dull; prices shade off from yes
terday.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market slow; Phila-
delphlas, So. 5OO5, co. Workers, S5.l005.35,
Sheep--Receipts, $500; market very dun;
nothing doing; plenty uDsold,
CINCINNATI, Sept. 13.-Hogs weak; common
and light ~. 9005.20 packing and butchers,
$3.50 90 25 Receipts, 2,I0O; shipments, 995.
MILWAUKEE,, Sept 13.-HOgs, higher at
So. 6O951O,
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Oils.

OIL CITY, Sept. 13.-The petroleum market
was declining; opepe9 at Sl.12A and closed at
81. 81; bighest, 81 .12%; lowest, 81. 11lo. The
sales to-day aggregated 3,344, 600 brls. Clear
anees. Sept. IL, 16,606000 brls. Shipments yes
tSTday-Through United pipeline, 74,546 brls;
through Underwater line, 4,764 brls; daily aver
age for the month, II. 1872 brs. Charters, ii, as
brls: daily average for the month, "a, 4S0 brls.
The runs for Tuesday were as follows: Through
United pipeline, 8,400 brls through Tide-wa-
ter line, 1862 brls; total, 81, 1852 brls; daily
average for the month, 56,4lI brls The Der
rick tomorrow will publish the following from
G. S. Whitney, chairman OF the gauge committees
There will he meeting Of the gauging commit
tee at OH City on Wednesday, Sept, 10, at P,
NJ" This is the committee appointed by the Oil
Exchange TO verify the annual inspection Of the
United pipe line, and its report will be looked
for with interest by the trade.
BRADFORD. Sept. l3.-The crude oil market
was steady; United pipeline certificates opened
at 81 IL % and closed at $l.l1sa; highest price,
$I13; lowest, $ll11s. Total runs yesterday,
72,4l9 brls Total shipments, 79,l19 brls.
Charters, 40, 119 brls. Clesrances Ia, 1885, 900
brls.
PITTsBURG, Sept 13.-The petroleum mar
ket was quiet; United pipeline certificates Tn
settled; closed at $1.1l5s. During the afternoon
session the market continued quiet; opened at
S1.123s; advanced to SLIPS, and closed at
Sl.116s. Trading light,
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Foreign Money and stock Market.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-5 P. M-Governrnent bonds
-Consols for money. 100 9-16; account, 100
11-l6. Railroad bonds-TlhnOis Central. 1924:
Pennsylvania Central, 100; New York Central,
119, ex. dividend; Erie, 1928: seconds, 7lo;
Reading, 1862 United States bonds-Fours,
121le, ex. coupon.
PARIS, Sept. l3.-Rentes 79f 75o.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The market is I'M
changed. except for cotton goods, and values
are hardening. Jobbers continue to have a good
demand from first hands, The movement has
been of very good proportions, but for many
classes of goods the deliveries are not up To the
expectations of buyers. Some makes of scarlet
ana mixed aannels have been advanced l2Olc
per yard to-day. The cotton market was more
active; quotations advanced 1sc.
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Common cows and heifers ~ 2250275
Veal calves, common to good. 45007OO
Bulls, common to good ..-.-.-...... 2 250325
Mich COWS and springers. .--...-.-. % .0OQ50.O0
HoGs-Receipts, 3,l64; shipments, 1921.
Market shade stronger on strictly corn-fed heavy
weights. No sale for rOughs and grassers, except
at very low prices Few of that class left
sold.
Select medium to heavy. 5.000515
Select light. 5.UO05.I5
ANouRus anu SfaSsefS.. .--------------- OOU4.4O
sHEEP- Receipts, 1885, shipments, 1,243 The
offerings were light. Market very slow at quo
tatioEs. Eastern advIces bad.
Good TO choice, l20 lbs and inward SO. 80 04.OO
Good TO choice, 100 TO l15 rbs.--..-.. 8. 4O03.70
Fair to medium, 80 to 80 lbs. 3.0003 30
Common. --.....................-.. 2.2502 rs
Lambs. -. 3.O0D4.O0
Bucks, per head. 2.0UQ3.O0
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sentative on grain issues, says: "At the right
time the weather has taken harvest character
during harvest. The crops are being gathered
IN good condition, and really fair progress is
being made with the work of cutting, carting
and stacking. The expectation, however, is, as
the nope, that a full proportion of mllers wheat
VIII be grown in 1888. If the total Quantity be
snort, II is believed of that total most of the
samples will be fine useful grain. The ear is
everywhere short, but well filed, 1t is not
thick on the ground, and all stands straight up,
and scarcely field Knocked down by late
storms" 1t reports quality superior to last
year both In England and France, which would
IN some way mitigate the deficiency in actual
The Mark Lane Express takes a more gloomy
view, and states that wheat in Great Britain
has rlpened slowly and, it is to be feared i'm
perfectly the grain remaining soft, while the
straw has the appearance Of complete ma
turiUy.
There is general increase in interior and
seaboard receipts, and a general decrease in
the shipments, indicating that the coun-
try Is overstocking. AS to the for
says ALREADY our markets are overburdened
with American wheat, and the price of it is rs.
per quarter less than ii was a year ago, through
sheer excess OF supply. 1t would only be at the
most ruinous sacrifice that much more could be
instantly sold"
In the face of about 100000, 900 bushels of
dehclt In Europe and America, India is shipping
an amount that for the present offsets it. For
the eight weeks ending Sept. z, the shipments
from Bombay and Calcutta reached the enor-
nous Aggregate of 34549, 776 bushels, or an av-
ersge of more than 4, OOO, 900 a week A close
estimate gives her only about 20,0OO,0OO left
for export land in view OF theiexcessive drought
TINS season 1t is doubtful if she can spare that)
and her shipments are beginning to fall off
Inc export from Cronstad5 since April has been
S,oSS,OO0 hushels against 4, 80, 900 bushels p
year ago;another source that is about exhausted.
80 that our TWO strongest competitors will
be largely out of the way. Europe now has in
sight, out of first hands, 10000 900 of bushels,
and until its stores become measurabiy exhaust.
ed and competing factors are out of the way, it
is, as the STANDARD says, ruinOus sacrifice to
sell on the present condition of the market and
American farmers would save largely if they
could withhold supplies for a couple of months.
Our local market stands much in the same po-
sition as for some days past. The Board of
Trade Price Current says of wheat that while
the markets are generally in better condition,
vet locally we note scarcely any quotahle differ
ence. Buyers are Offering more and sellers
at no less, so that trading is at standstill. The
increase In the visible supply has been very
large, over 100000 bushels. yet the market at
seaboard and Chicago are steady and higher
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NEW YORK. Sept. Cotton steady at 1O4
010l9c; futures easy; September, 10.24c; Octo-
Der, lO33c; November. 10.43c December,
LOOSE; January, 1O63e; February. lO77c;
March, 10000; April Hole; May, lille; June,
1920: July, IL 500.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 13.-Cotton firm; mid
ding, 9Ac,
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LIVE STOCK.
indianapolis Market.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 10.
CATTLE-Reeeipts, 9l4 shipments AS The
offerings were light, and market slow at yester-
days closing prices. Eastern advces 15o to zoe
lower. No good heavy shipping cattle here.
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Real Estate Transfers.


Instruments filed for record in the Recorders
office of Marion County, Indiana. for "a hours
ending at 5 O'Clock P. NJ. Sept. 10, 1888. as fur
nisned by ELLIOTT Il BUTLER. Ahstraeters of
titles. room No. 3. 4EGna Building:
william H. II. Shank and wife to Bar
bara Settle, lots |, 2, 3, 4, s. 6, 7, Go,
81, 81, 90, Ga, s. and &c, in Cham
bers ct al's. addition to IrVingtOn-. ST. 600. 90
John A Burbank TO Lucinda NJ. Nor
ton, lots 4 and 5, in Martndale's
Hill Place addition to Indianapolis. LOO
Lucinda M Morton to John A. Bur
hank, lots IL and IL, in Martin
dale's Hill Place addition to Indian
apolls Observation-Disclosures. 100
all Duvall, lots 6S, SO, 20, II and 72,
in Lockwood & McLain's southeast
addition to Indianapolis. .-..--.--. $3.50
KeZiah Duvall and husband to Mar
Gus L Brown, lots TO- II and To- in
Lockwood & McLain's southeast ad-
diti0n to Indianapolis 500 90
John b. Messick and wife TO Henry c.
Zimmerman and wife, part of lot l.
IN Bradshaw's subdivision of out
lots so and So, in Indianapolis. $500
Matilda Gauss to John b. Messick,
part of lot 1, in Brudshaw's suhdi
vision of outlots so and SO, in In
dianapolis Observation-Disclosures. $685.
The First National Bank of Danville,
Ind, to William NJ Cronyn, lot 80
in Ovid Buffers north addition to
College Corner, in indianapolis. $4,000
Herman c. Iuttle to heDeGca Bueh
rig, part of lot in square 20,
Brakes addition to Indianapolis. 3.500.00
ALBANIAN Mann and husband to John
s. Roberts, part of south MALT of
west half of west half of northwest
quarter of section IA, township II
north, of range 4 east, containing
20 acres. .....-..,............ 100000
The Unteii States Mortgage Company
to Harvey G. Carey and wife, lot l
in Dickson d. Frenzels subdivision
of lots > and 6, in Brown " MOrri-
sons subdivision of Outlot 6, III In
dianapolis .......................:. 1000 90
4
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THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK
Designated United States Depository,
Corner Room Odd-fellows' Hall
Theo. P. Haughey, Pres't. H Latham, Cash'r.
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Mansfield. Ohio. Nov. e. 1881.

Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. 80, 1881.
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

TERMS INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE-POsTAGE PRE-
PAID BY THE PUBLISHERS.
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals will received at the ohice
of the undersigned at Columbus. OHIO, until SAT-
urday Sen; ember o. for the erection of pas
sengpr station at Urbana, Ohio. The buiiding
il To be 1929 feet long and % feet wlde' OF
pressed brick, with slate roof. Plans ana speol-
fications can he seen at the office of the UNDER
signed. The right is reserved to reject any ana
all bids. ,-,,,
Chief Engineer, -, ST. l. u p H. -
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Corn-Like VIII Nat, is a shade better. OFFERINGS
fairly uhera1 with good demand for all grades
Ftitnres 1nIj Win, ut inquiries. Markets at
other points nave loo ped up. Arrivals light
Visible supply shows an increase OF 4'soS'ooo
bushels. We quote:
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Remittances may be made by draft, money or
der. or registered letter at the risk of the pub
Usher. In ordering papers care should be taken
to give postofce address in full, including State
and county. Address
JNO. c.: NEW & SON,
Corner Pennsylvania and Market Streets
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The New York Money Market-Stock Trans
.sctions-Closng Prices of Government Sc
cur 'ties-Quotatons of General Stocks
NEW Yo0SB, Sept l3.-Money is easy at 202i0
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Rye-Steady; No. 2, sec bid, no sellers.
Bran-Higher; $12 f. o. b.; held to arrive at
$3.50.
GRAIN IN STORE.
Sept. > 1882
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WEEKLY.

One wear 1900. S 90
Less than one year and over three months, LOG
per month. No subscription taken for less than
three months. In clubs of five over, agents
will take yearly subscriptions at ST. and retain
10 per cent. for their work. Send fer circulars.
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Entered as second-class matter at the Postothc
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STOCK QUOTATIONS.
ETcHANaE AND GOVERNMENT sECURITIEs.
, 1883-09-15
New Telegraph Company.

The telegraph line running from Pomeroy
to Spokane Fails, has been purehased by
Mr.. Julius Schut:, Of Davenport, Iowa.
TIE said line will heresfssr be known and op-
Grated as the Northwestern Telegraph & Tel
ephoae Company. A scon as the line can
lie equipped, Shich viii be ia q few days,
the company will open offices at Pomeroy.
Cuiiax aod Spokane Falls, and ether Offices
viii Be opened when practical. 1t Is the IN
tention of the company to work the liaes for
the in,eres, of the public generally. Caas.
f. Ruuy,u has been Appointed General Su-
perinsenden., With headquarters at Co!fsI,
IN whom all corresp p'ndsnce should be sent.
Mr.. Schutt iii rms Is that II he fiuds that
il will be more convenient fer the public 10
use telephone Instruments On tie line. he
will replace the present telegrsphic instEu-
ments with telephones, The line now con-
troled BY the new proprieto. Is 1853 niles IN
length, and new lines viii be added as fast
as tho wants CT the country viii warrant,
sad an extensive. thorough and practical
telegraph and telephone system viii 10
doubt he the result. Mr.. Schutt is also
largely interested in telegraph and telephone
lines in the East He is 4 1i6s-awake. en-
.erpriaing gentleman. snd spesks in glowing
terms of the richness OF oar country. II is
Just sucn men as Mr.. Schuts tia. We wan:
in our midst. He viii not return East for
several weeks.
, 1883-09-15
Newspapers In rhr rni;ed stafe,.

The number OF periodical, published in
the United States during the census year
was ii .3ii, of which 97l were Issued dei
", and the aggregate circulation per issue
of these dailies was 8 566. .395, an average
Of about one daily ps- paper every. day To
every fifteen inhabitants Of the Union.
But the weeklies ami others published a.
intervals varying from seme-weeily 10
serne annually, e&hihi. 4 much wider
iiel6, their aggregate circulation per issue
being %, ,2l3 29l The increase Of news
papers since 1850 is astonishing. The to.
tai number 9f newspapers in the Uaited
States in 1850 IS eiTen, in the compen-
dium Of the niniE census, as $50, with
a total circulation of 5,Ii2,l37. The ae-
gIegate circulation stated above for 1880
is 81, 1T ,o24, OF shines: six times ss nuch
as ia 1850, While the population of the
country oaly increased during that period
from 23,19I ,876 to 80, l55, ,7s2, or less
than lis per cent This gratifying in
crease in the reading population is a strong
reason for suspecting thai our political in
stitutions are safer than We had supposed.
-Printers' Circ,ldr
, 1883-09-15
Exciting Balloon Asceastea.

CHICAGO, August 25th.-A Tribune
Paris cable says: At Roysn, on the Gil
ronde river, Friday, there was u scene
perhaps Unprecedented in the annsls of
ballooning. N. Gra.ein, . well known
asronaut, was about TO make IN ascent in
a hot-&ir balloon called ''La Vidanvil-
laise." Mile Albert;ne, the heroine Of
several balloon ssaeRsicns, was seated in
the car and NJ. Gratein, Was holding in
his rigat haad a loose coil OF rope tied to
one OF the cords that served to hold the
balloon. The balloon Unexpectedly
broke locse, end the cord, unrolhng it.
self El'h lightning rapidity, caught in a
sort OF running knot around the first and
second fingers % Gratein's right hand.
Gratrin was i'nmccia;ely whisked on into
the sir six hundred meters high Ia
vain he tried to haul hirls.lf up Oh the
cord and loop il over his arm, bu, after
frantic Efforts he became exhausted, and
hung at the end Of the cord suspended
only by his Two 6ngers, and suffered ex-
cruciating agony. owing to the jerks of
the balloon. The eord Gu; Ike razor TO
the bone, and in that situation Grateiu
sas carried a distance Of nearly four
miles.