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wheat patents, $3.50; straight, $4.2504.75;
winter wheat straight. SIS; Bakers, xxx
and clears, $4@14.25; low grades, 81;
rye -four $3.30@4 per barrel; graham, spring
wheat, 1925, winter wheat, $3.50; buckwheat
flour, 81.
The above quotations are made on the
board of trade. The Roller mill advances the
price as follows: Orange Blossom, S5.65;
Red Cross, S.; Brighton, S4.75; Capitol,
$780, Bakers xxx, S3.75; Derby, So.
Beans-Common, 50@75c; mediums, 75cO$1;
hand picked medium, $1.20@1 40; hand picked
navy, $1.30Ql1.50.
Dressed Beef-Steers, choice, 71a@7s4c;
steers, $50 to 800 pounds, &c; COWS, $50 to 800
pounds, 64c; choice bulls, SIC: veal, lie;
hindquarters, $1,000; forequarters 1890
SIC; mutton, extra heavy, TIC; mutton, Az
to SO pounds, &c; country dressed sides,
5@6c.
Furs-Bear, $9013; cubs S3@5, badger GOO
Csc, wild cat 40c, fisher $507, red x70 $1.35:
cross fox 2.50@4, grey 75c, kit fox, 40c; silver
grey S25@5O, lynx $2@3.5O, marten, $1@2.5O,
mink 3O@50c, otter S5@7, raccoon GOOSE,
skunk 100000, wolverine 1904, timber wolf
$2.5O03, prairie wolf 1, musk rat, fall, &c,
winter &c, spring Sc, kits 1c, beaver, $202.50
per pound.
Hides-Green sailed, 71ac; green, 6@6%c,
dry flint, 121ac; calf, dry, 13c; green, 10c;
DEER, dry, 10000; antelope, 1920: elk, 121ac;
sheep pelts, wool estimated, 10000, accord
ing to wool on them: lamb, 35060c.
Nuts-Almonds, Taragonas 18c, Ivica II,
California 1Sc; Filberts, Sicily, lac; Peanuts,
6@9c: Pecans, Texas, 9@12c; Indian nation,
Sc; Walnuts, California, lac Naples, tic,
Grenoble, 12c, French, 1Oc; cocoa nuts $50
per 100.
Honey-Dark, 12c; white clover, 13@15c
California white clover, 15c.
Hops-Washington Territory, 16018c; choice
New York, zoe.
Linseed Oil-Raw, SIC; boiled, 55c; inseed
meal, $20@21.
Malt-75c per bushel.
Oysters Standards, soc; selects, 400; New
York counts, 45c per can.
Tallow-No. l, SIC; No. 2, SC.
Wool-Unwashed 14015c; washed, 20@22c
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
BOYCOTT 'EM.
The WorkingMen OF Minneapolis
tOEEelp the Brooklyn Watch
makers.

The Trades and Labor assembly of
Minneapolis Friday evening passed a reso-
luton boycotting the goods manufactured
by the Brooklyn, n. Y, Watch Case COM
panv upon the recommendation of the
Brooklyn Central Labor union, the New
York Protective association and several
other labor organizations of New York
state The offense against the cause of
labor of which the Watch company has
been guilty embraces not only a cut of 60
per cent. in the wages paid to its employees,
but the imposing of a system of refined
slavery. by which an employe leaving its
factory has been prevented from obtaining
employment at several of the largest watch
factories in the country. Another induce
ment is presented to the workingmen to
restrain them from purchasing any goods
manufactured by the Brooklyn Watch Case
company is shown by number of fac
smile reports from the United States assay
Office. which reveal that the Watch Case
company has been imposing upon the dealer
and the public by putting upon the market
an inferior quality of goods under cover of
the high reputation once enjoyed. For in
stance, q watch case stamped as ''war-
ranted IS karats," when aSSayed turns out
to be only 17.13 karats; another watch case
warranted as II karatS is returned by the
assayer as containing only II karats:
another case warranted at s karats in all its
parts contains only ~ karats. 1t would
appear from this that the public has good
cause to boycott the goods manufactured
BY this company if from no other motive
than self-pr0tection.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY.
The Need of a Factory and Work.
ShOD Inspection.

At the meeting of the Trades and Labor
Assembly Friday night, after the DISPOSE
ton of routine business, discussion upon
matters of interest to the laboring people of
Minneapolis followed. 1t was reported that
men are employed on city work who are re-
ceiving but $1.25 per day, and a resolution
was passed to memorabilia the city council
to fix the price to be paid common labor by
contractors and street commissioner at 81,
as fair and just compensation, and thus
by force of example aid the working people
of Minneapolis in their efforts to secure a
fair days pay for fair days work.
BRUTES VS.. HUMAN BEINGS.
Another matter of importance which
came up for attention is the need of
a life and limb law which will protect en-
ployes in manner from the perils in which
many of them are constantly placed through
the negligence or avarice of their employ
ers. who decline to protect their men by
ordinary safeguards. Numerous incidents
were related of how men in this city have
lost their lives or have been MANNED when
the accident might have been avoided by
simply placing a railing around
dangerous machinery. In nearly
every manufacturing city there is
a law in force requiring an inspection of
factories and shops. Where there is dam
ger the proprietors are required to provide
as mech protection to employees as circum-
stances will permit. Every day accidents
are reported in the mills and shops which
could easily be prevented. In some in
stances, also, men are compelled to work in
places unfit for beasts. An instance is re-
lated in which several men were recently
found working in damp cellar filled with
sewer gas. In this connection the fact that
a society has been organized to protect ami
mails from brutality and an eloquent appeal
made for funds to be expended in taking
warts off a horse" was mentioned. While
the effort to better the condition even of
beasts were approved. the overlooking by
the 'philanthropist'' of the necessities of
human beings in Minneapolis was severely
commented upon. The securing of a suit
able law was finally referred to the commit
tee On practical suggestions.
An account was made of the Brooklyn,
n. Y. matchmaker, mentioned elsewhere,
and a resolution was adopted asking the
citizens to refuse to buy goods manufac-
tured blythe Brooklyn Watch-case company.
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AN UNJUST TAX.
Protest of the Trades Assembly
Against Taxing BOOtblacks
and NeygSbOyS.

The following resolutions. which were
presented to the city council by a commit
tee appointed for that purpose, were Fri
day night adopted by the Trades and Labor
Assembly:
WHEREAS, The bootblacks and news
boys of this and other cities are a class gen
Grated by the system of society under which
we live, the motto of which is everyone
for himself and the devil take the hind
most" it is only the vigorous or the shrewd
ones that are enabled to gain sufficient to
maintain them through had times. The
weaker or less shrewd are driven to early
graves OF overwor1, which they must per-
form in order to compete with the strong,
or by dependency, and consequently leave
their children orphans. Those orphans are
compelled to resort to backing boots and
selling papers in order to support them
selves Ina well-ordered community So
eiety should equip these orphans for the
great struggle of life with at least good
education and trade. This the city of
Minneapolis. owes to these boys. Instead
of taxing them to- raise funds with which
to build home" the city should build it
and thereby make some amends to the chill
dren of its victims.
Resolved, That we request the city coun-
Gil to give the foregoing suggestion its serl-
Gus consideration, and be it further
Resolved, That we request the repeal of
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COOPER CULLINGS.
The Shops Rushing WOrk-..NO
Change i'm the Situation.

The cooper shops during the past week
have been unusually lively. The Phoenix
shop has had all it could do, the Hall IL
Dunn thinks of increasing its force, the
Hennepin has been running overtime, the
Sixth street shop turned out the largest
number OF barrels since its organization, the
Northwestern has been compelled to put
back the men recently laid off, while the
other shops are reported as being proper
tionately busy.
A. j. Lunt, formerly president of the old
COopers union, is now street commissioner
from the Seventh ward.
Mike Lambert has been made superin-
tendent of the machinery department OF the
North Star shop.
The Sixth street shop last week ran a
force of 123 coopers.
NJ. B. Hubbard, member of the North
Star Barrel company. has sold out his stock
and Is preparing to move to Wisconsin,
where he expects to enter the mercantile
business by July 1.
The North Star shop now 0has crew of
ITO men at work.
The Stevens shop, which no longer sup
plies the Pillsbury A mill, is now furnish
ing the Palisade mill with its barrels.
The Hennepin shop recently received
car containing $4,000 slaves, the largest
load ever brought into the city,
An incipient. strike at the Dowd mill,
among the machine boys recently. was
easily nipped in the bud, there being no
concerted action.
The Holmes machinery has been set up
in the North Star shop, and everything is
in readiness to begin work tomorrow.
The annual election of the Minnesota
Barrel company took place Monday. The
old officers were reelected as follows: q.
W. Martins, secretary and treasurer; Will
lam Lewis. Seth Wings, j. c. johnson. n.
Barwise, John Anderson directors. The
company's shop is ready to begin work at
once with fifty-five coopers.
Northwestern Miller: The sales and
manufacture of barrels for the past four
weeks, and for the corresponding time i'll
1884, are shown in the appended table:
" ending issH 0p 1855 lsst. ' 1855,
May o.. 5000 $1,000 : 57,4OO $4,000
May g &c 800 $1,000 $4,000 $4,000
April %. 900 $4,000 SO, 700 $4,000
April Is. .55, SO 1890 $500 Sc, 400
Much more elm stock has been lately
used i'll Minneapolis than there has Deen
any expectation of or provision made for, and
at times some of the shops have experienced
great difficulty to get enough to meet then
needs, in some instances being forced to
make oak barrels to fill orders for mixed.
There has been practically no change in
the cOopers' situation during the past week.
The present active demand for barrels has
thus far prevented any cut, and there has
been no change in prices, 40 cents, which
means IS cents for making still being paid.
| Some have considered this an excellent time
for a strike to secure an advance of cents,
but no such action has been taken. This
much is certain, however, if any reduction
is made strike will result which will be
for the purpose Of not only maintaining the
present prices but to advance them. The
coopers assembly, X. of L., meets again
Monday night, when some determined
stand NAV be taken.
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Produce EXCHANGE

The following quotations represent prices
obtained by receivers for lots from store I'M
less otherwise specified:
Apples-Car lots, 25@5Oc below the follow
ing: Ben Davis, $4D4.50; Baldwin, S3.75
so; willow twig, S4@4.50; russell, $500
S75; geniton, fine, 3.50t03.7 rs; geniton, fair,
S2.25@12.T5; poor lots, S1.T5@2.
Butter-Creamery fancy, 22@23c; creamery
fair. 10000; print, choice, 14@l5c: print, me-
dunn, S@12c; packing stock. sore; dairy,
fancy, 10000; dairy, fair, 14@16c; roll choice,
12@14c: roll medium, 8@10c.
Beans-Fine navy, per bu, S1.5O; medium,
75c0S1.25; common, 2o05Oc.
BeeswaX-40c.
Cheese-Full cream, 11@13c; brick full
cream, 13@14c; part skins, T@Sc; full skins,
4@6c.
Cider-Michigan, per Dbl, S5.5O@6; New
York, u Dbl, S3@3.75: champ. trade Dbl, $3.50;
sparkling bottled-Crab. case, IL at, 1925;
case, "a pit, S2.75; Dbl, doz qt, per doz, So 10;
Dbl, 9 doz pit, per doz, S1.30. Gold Russell
case, IL at, $2.75; case "a pit, 1925; Dbl, doz
at, go; Dbl, doz pit, per doz, S1.55.
Cranberries-B. & B.. Dbl, $1O@11.
Poultry-Live turkeys, 14015c; live chick
ems, 10@12c.
Dressed Meats-Beef, hind quarters, city
7@91ac; country dressed, 6G9Sc; sides, city
dressed, 6@71ac; country dressed 5051ac; fore
quarters, 4@51ac; veal, choice, 901Oe; veal
fair, $3.50; mutton, 71a@Sc; hams. city, 100
lie; hams, country, SO10c; breakfast bacon,
9@11ct shoulders, 60Sc; sides, 7@Sc; dry
sailed, T@Sc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, 10c.
Fish-Columbia salmon, 12013c; white
fresh. 6@9c: common. fresh, 2@2%c; bass
bass, 5@6c: pickerel, 3c;nperch, 2@3c.
Fruit-Bananas, S2@25O; cocoanuts, per
100, S.; dates, Caliphat, 1854, 71a@8c; figs,
double crown layers, 12c; lemons Messina,
per box, S4@D4. so; oranges, California, clouded,
S2.25@2.5O; Riverside, $3@3.25; oranges, I'M
perial, 81. rs; oranges, MeSsina, per case of
200, $3.25@3.75; pineapples, per doz, $40
3.75.
Maple Sugar-11@13c.
Nuts-Almonds, per 10, 10000; Brazils, SO
1Oc; filberts, 13@14c; pecans, 14@16c; pea
walnuts, 15@17c.
Pork-Mess, S11@13 per Dbl.
Potatoes-Sweet slow; Irish in good de-
! mand; fine early rose, per bu, 45c; Bur-
bank 45c; sweet, per Dbl, 81; peachblows,
45c.
sauer Kraut-s 3@4.5O per Dbl.
observation-disclosures, per bu, Sl@l.2o;
kiln dried, S2(D2.50; Bermuda onions, $3.50
onions, bunch, 20@25c; lettuce, 40@45c; as
paragus. per doz, 81; parsley. 35@40c; cab
bage, per doz, 9Oc: parsnips, per bu, soc:
horse radish, per Id, :4Gl6c; spinach, per bu,
$1@1.50; radshes, per doz, 25c; cuculnbers,
S0c@S1; pie plant, per ID, Sc; tomato, per ID,
10c; green peas, per bu, $1.50@2; String
beans, per bu, $1i@1.50: water cress, per bu,
$3.50.
Vinegar-Triple white wine, Ice; white
wine, 12c; pure cider, per gal, Ice.
Lard-Sfnclair, s1a@91Sc: Fairbanks, 5000.
Hides-Green, per Id, 615@7c; green sailed,
per Id, 7h@8c: green kips, per Id, S0Sc:
green salted calf, per Id, 11@12c; dry sailed,
per Id, 9@10c: sheep pelts. estimated weight
per Id, 25c.
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A SOCIETY NEEDED.
Man as Well as RrUtes Should be
Protected From Mans Inhu.
lllHElitV.

Minneapolis has a humane society for the
protection of animals, society for the pro-
lection of game, and society for the sup
preston OF lewd posters. Why wouldn't
it be good thing to have some of this su-
perfuous philanthropy utilized for the pro-
lection of workingmen? Say for instance,
the suppression of the practice of compel
ling men employed on the streets of the
city to wade up to their waists in water for
Sl.25 day; or a society to prevent the
street car company from working its drivers
from sixteen to eighteen hours daily. An
invitation has been extended to the children
to contribute for the purpose of making a
horse laugh" Wouldn't it be good idea
to organize movement to make some of
the poor creatures who have to work in
damp cellars laugh? Such movement,
however, might make some of the monopo-
lists scowl. and the philanthropist of to-day
seems to seek rather the smiles of the rich
than the laugh of the poor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
CO.,
Chicago and Milwaukee Grain and
Provision
LOCAL MARKETS.
St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, May 16.-The condition of the
Eastern markets had its effect on the business
of the board, which was quiet. While there's no
positive decline of consequence, the market
is far from being strong. Even the present
prospects of breaking off negotiations be-
tween England and Russia do not serve to
impart life to trading. Wheat was quiet and
unchanged. Corn was 1zc lower and bidding
was light. Oats were quiet, the only sales
being cars at $3.50. Barley was in some re-
quest and l car was sold at Csc. Rye was a
little weaker and declined 1c. Ground feed
was firm and advanced to $1S.75@20. Corn
meal was also firm. The call.
Wheat-No. l hard 94c bid; May, 94c
bid; June, CSC bid; No. 2 hard soc bid; No.
2; soc bid.
Corn-No. 2, 1870 bid, SOC asked; May, 48c
asked; June, 45c bid, 48c asked.
Oats-No. 2, mixed, 1910 bid, 33c asked;
May, 3215c bid, 33c asked; June, 321ac bid,
34c asked; No. 2 white, 33c bid; No. 3 white,
321ac bid, 34c asked.
Barley-No. 2, 6Oc bid; No. 3, extra, 53c
bid; No 8, acc bid.
Rye-No 2, sac bid.
Ground Feed-S1s.75 bid, $40 asked.
Corn Meal Coarse, SO bid, SCI asked;
bolted, $21 bid, S22 asked.
Shorts-$9.5O bid, $1,000 asked.
Bran-$s.5O bid; $40 asked.
Baled Hay-S13.5O bid, S14 asked.
Timothy Hay-$15 bid.
Flax Seed-S1.26.
Timothy Seed-S1.60 asked.
Clover Seed-S5.4O asked.
Potatees-40c bid.
Eggs-1Oc bid, 1O15c asked.
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Produce Exchange.

The produce market was rather quiet and
out little business was transacted. Mos
articles in the list were quiet and few of
them trife lower. The supply of fruits
is very abundant indeed, and oil of it is of a
very excellent quality. Never before in our
history have we been so beautifully supplied
with such delicious fruit as we have been
this season. Especially is this the case with
oranges. The Riversides, Los Angeles and
Floridas have been in the market all the
season. and they are bright, fresh and fine.
Butter is still dull and hard of sale. Eggs are
unchanged. The call:
Cheese-Fancy, lie asked; fine, &c asked;
fine, partly SKINNED, C. and f., &c.
Eggs-Extras, 10c bid, 10Ic asked.
Potatoes-Choice, 40c bid; common, 40c bid;
rejected, 35c. Sweet Illinois, $3.50.
Apples-Fancy, SIS asked; standard. $3.50.
Oranges-Fancy Messina, $3.50; choice, So;
California--Los Angeles, $2@25O; Riverside,
So.
Lemons-Fancy, s4@4.5O; choice, sa@3.5o.
Butter-Extras, zoe bid, 23c asked; extra
frsts, Ice bid, Ice asked; firsts, 1Oc bid, 12c
asked; packing stock, 3@4c asked.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17

general commentator among the diiIer ent
labor organizations, and if taken hold of
vigorously in good season, there is little
doubt that the parade will be one of the
grandest demonstrations ever seen in the
Northwest, the Willard reception not eX-
cepted.
Subscriptions to the stock of the Cooper
ative Land association Of Minnesota are
coming in at a rapid rate. One of the most
striking indications as to the soundness of
the association is that many inquiries are
received from other states.
Several fishing parties composed of boys
from the Milwaukee car shops have visited
Mud lake during the past week, and the
numbers of ''bullheads" and big fish stories
brought back indicate considerable success.
Ed F. Page of the wood department at
the Milwaukee car shops has been called to
Topeka, KAN, by. the sickness of his father,
and w. H. Shattuck, formerly dispatcher,
has taken his place.
Ed O'Brien, delegate from the Minneap-
oils Typographical union to the National
Typographical convention at New York,
leaves on Tuesday.
Labor Assembly sos, X. of L., is growing
rapidly, having initiated from eight to ten
members each week during the present
year.
Work at the Milwaukee car shops is re-
ported to be slack, and the prospect is that
number of men will be laid off soon.
The quarterly district meeting of the
Minnesota Protective association will meet
this afternoon at A. o. II. hall.
The Ladies' Aid society will give a
musicale and literary entertainment at A.
o. III. hall Monday evening.
The first annual ball of the Emerald So
cial club takes place at Window hall Friday
night, June 10.
Ed r. Bristaf of the Milwaukee car
shops has returned from visit to Mil
waukee.
DR.. O'Leary will lecture at the Liberal
league this evening upon Evolution.
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MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The demand for milling wheat was very
light while the prices of the day before were
well sustained. The quotations were for No.
hard cash, 941a; May, 931a; June, 94A; July,
9514; No. 2 hard cash, go; May, 90; No cash,
So. The sales of flour were slow, with but
little demand, and prices ranged from $4,000
$50 asked for patents; $4.2004.40 for bakers.
Corn was quiet at 4Sc for good Nebraska and
47c for good Iowa stock. The market for oats
was little overloaded and consequently
sales we're very limited. The price ranged
from 32G033c. Shorts were easy at $500
1925 Bran sold at $7@7.75. Mixed feed
was quiet at S1S50@19.50. Corn meal was
slow at about $1,000. Hay was in good de-
mand, and prices were maintained steady at
S14@15.
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THE BREAD WINNERS.
miscellaneous News from the Min.
meapolis shops and Factories.

S. N. Stevens, grand organizer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is
expected to arrive tomorrow from Chicago
and will organize a new lodge of the order
in South Minneapolis. About twenty mem
bers who live in South Minneapolis expect
to withdraw from the old lodge and join
the new one, and will be joined by about
twenty engineers, SO that the new lodge
will start off with membership of about
fifty.
r. W. Sullivan, an experienced basket
maker of Chicago, is arranging for the
starting of splint basket factory, with
capacity of three to five thousand baskets
per day, giving employment to seventy-five
hands. He proposes to organize a stock
company if he can secure the investment of
local capital in the scheme, and if not will
make the start as a branch attached to some
woodworking factory. There are no basket
factories west of Chicago and Racine or
north of st. Louis, and this fact, together
with the cheapness of Elm lumber III this
market, insures a profitable business from
the outset.
The proposed observance of Sept. / as a
national holiday in this city meets with
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FINANCIAL.
New York.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, May 16.-At the stock ex-
change the market opened steady at H@4
higher. Lake Shore, however, was a lower
and Michigan Central q better. Union
Pacific and Lackawanna were in the lead.
and for the first hour both were strong, the
former rising to 81 and the latter to 1929.
But at this point slow decline set in, and
values fell away about point in Lacka-
wanna and Vanderbilts, while Northwest
ern lost about 4 and the rest of the list ap-
peared to be dead A period of great dull
ness and heaviness continued up to the noon
hour. Louisville & Nashville remained, firm
and so did Union Pacific, but there was
no business in them. st. Paul has
acted queerly for several days.
The wheels seem to be blocked, and there
the stock stands. Who is behind it, or
what their designs are remains a mystery to
outsiders. Coombs appeared to have a
large order to sell st. Paul at 69A, and this
kept the stock under throughout the ses-
sion. According to the present condition
and earnings Of Northern Pacific, Is for the
preferred stock is said to be very high for
it. The prospect for any settlement of the
war between the the New York Central
and West Shore is said to be
AS DISTANT AS EVER.
Toward noon word came that Woerishof-
fer and the Deacon were both selling Lack
awanna and the stock ran off a point in a
short time. Gould still continues to talk
bullish about Union Pacific, and says it is
worth ninety. pointers were also given to
buy Kansas & Texas and Louisville
& Nashville for rise. 1t is denied that
Reading intends to make any coal fight with
other rOods. The net earnings of the
Union Pacific for the first quarter, ending
March 81, increased $474, 900. Shorts in
that stock are getting uneasy. Louisville
q Nashville bonds have lately had an i'm
portant advance, caused by foreign orders.
London has been large buyer of them
privately and in open market ever since the
Tennessee bond decision was rendered. The
outside public in this country, however, are
buying very few stocks at present They
have been fooled and gulled by Wall street
too many times already.
CHANDLER-BROWN CO.,
Chicago and Milwaukee Grain and
Provision
Commission Merchants.
ST. PAUL CORRESPONDENTS
POWERS s. DILLINGHAM;,
jackson street.