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steady. Sales. rs, 500 bags January, 15o5 15d5c;
April, 145O014.75c; May, 1440DI4.9Oc; june.
issSe ssptstsn sriy osseSsr is
13.25c; November. 1913. .l5G December, 1850
13.15c. Sugar firm; Brazil, 1-16c for SO. and
Size for 80 test: refined quiet but firm. Molasses
TaIlow frn Rosin steady, 81 .O7lsO1.1O.
Eggs steady, fair inquiryi Western. 23G25c; re-
cepts. ], 663 packages
Pork steady; trading light; sales so barrels mess.
Cut meats quiet. firm and unchanged. Lard dull,
heavy and q shade lower; Western steam, spot quoted
at 1850; February, 7.64c; March, 7.8907.91c;
May, so20soesi June. s.o7Ss.11c; July. s120
Butter quiet but firm; Western, 15G34c. Cheese
steady trading light; 111s011ac.
CHICAGO, Jan. THE markets on Change were
very quiet at tho opening this morning. The talk in
the wheat pit was that the local crowd pretty
The local traders We're 20 to SEQ some n sxent de-
TERED from going "short" Sunday, lest the
pectsd cold snap should do serious damage to winter
wheat before Mondays market opens Wheat started
at a slight advance, with May at S5c. The huctua-
tions for the first hour were between S4oeOS5c but
the greater portion of the time the market steady
at S4S40S47sc. May wheat broke down once to
brought out to advance it to S4sc where it closed.
Corn opened with May at 545s054 Sic, abso-
lutely featureless, and closed with May at 543ac.
Provisions, owing to lghs receipts of hogs at the
started at $15.45, advance of 5O71ac. During
the first hour trading was limited scale and the
for May pork Local operators traded with fair de-
gree of freedom, packers selling pork quite literally
times, and the country buyers of small lots.
Shorts" were more disposed to cover and the last
pork .O2190 .O5c on lard and short ribs. May pork
closed at $3.50 May lard sold at .S7aa O795c, and
closed at 7.921ac. Nav short ribs sold at S.07A2O
S1oc, and closed at S.1Oc. The leading futures
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a NIercenary View of Politics.

NEW YORK. Jan. THE battle of New Orleans,
fought JAN g. 1915 was commemorated tonight al
the Hoffman House, with dinner given by the Busi.
Mems Democratic Association. One hundred
and fifty gentlemen including well-known Democrats
of this and adjoining States, present. After
dinner the toasts. First came 1.-THE President
of the United States. In response Ii letter was
received from President Cleveland. He regrets that
his duties prevented him from attending the dinner
In continuing, he wrote:
1.-THE anniversary of the battle which illustrates the
courage and military skill of Andrew jackson should
be fttnely celebrated by association whose name
indicates belief in the political principles which he
steadfastly maintained The lesson of his
rugged honesty and his vigorous insistence uuon
the right cannot in these days be often studied
and infused II is especially encouraging End bus
templating these things and advancing such political
interests TO their practical Judgment
to the prosperity of the country No political the.
is valuable unless il benefits its application the
business of the people, and when our business
engage more generally in political affairs shall
have safer and better politics.
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wilfred Blunt,s Sentence Affirmed.

DUBLIN. Jan. The hearing at Portumna of the
rested charge of violating the crimes act by ad-
dressing meeting at Woodford. Ireland and was
convicted and sentenced therefor to two months i'm
being confirmed. County Court Judge Henn, before
whom Blunts appeal was heard declared that though
Mr.. Blunt had not acted wisely, he had shown no
cowardice. Immediately after the decision in Mr..
Bunts he conveyed to the Jail. He wal
followed by large crowd which the police attempted
to avoid by This proved futile, and con-
ct occurred between the crowd and the police dur
in ng which swords and batons used. Several
persons were injured
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre, NJ. p, and several other gentle
arrived at Baflinasloe to-day. They by
four thousand persons. 1t was proposed to hold a
meeting but quarrel arose aboat the admission of
government reporter, and the proposed meeting was
abandoned Mr.. Shaw Lefevre presented with
address in response to which be protested against
the imprisonment of Mr. Wilfred Blunt, and eulo.
gized the efforts made in the of Irish freedom
Mr.. William John Lane. NJ. P. for the east dvis-
ion of Cork has been arrested at Cork the charge
of making seditious speech ct Watergrass hill on
Dec. 4. He was admitted 10 bail.
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Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers

Yesterdays quotations produce 0t the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, jan 7.-Flour-Receipts, Is, 500
PACKAGES exports, s s21 brls and 403, ,240 sacks.
Steady. Sales. $4,000 brls. Common choice
wEite wheat Western extra. $4.40046o; fancy
white wheat Western extra. 81. 65 0510
WbeHt-Recepts, 26, $50 bu; exports, IL 1874 bu;
sales, ,le2. 600 bu futures and 10000 bu spot;
options declined Ia lac closing heavy at the bottom
after slow business cash grades dali At "A lac low
or; No. spring. nominal, ola4c No. 1 Northern
9l ise ungraded red. 69993l4c; No. 2 red 9l0
01iac elevator. 92at 93c delivered No. red. nom
inAl at "a l9c No. white nominal at 9ic; No. red
January, 91E9l7sc. closing at Ole; February
81 l3.l6a92l4e, closing at 9l7sc; March. 90 1916
193l4e closing at 92Tsei April. 937s 194c closing
June 947s195i4c. closing at 957sc; December
07Aa 09sl4c. closing a. 97ae.
Corn Receipts. 81, $50 bu: exports 3 .326 bu;
sales, l29,OOO bu futures and 10000 bu spot
Market "A a l9c lower, and very dull; shippers still
holding of; ungraded. 6Od62c: No. ,, 60160l4c;
steamer 6Oas w61c elevator; No. 2 62162lac eleva-
tor So l9c delivered; No. 2 January, G2c, closing
at 62c5 February, 62c. closing at 62ci May. 62A D
63c, closing at 62asc.
Oats-Receipts. 1000 bui exports. 715 bu; sales
13O 900 bu futures and 50 900 bu spot. Market
ss1 Lac lover and heavy. Mixed Western. 3794oci
white do, AO146e.
Hay steady but quiet
Cszss-spot fair Rio dull aud nominal at ls4c.
Options fairly sctiys and decidedly lower closing
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Elsewhere.
CHICAGO. Jan. THE Drovers journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000; shipments. none
Market strong and 1Oc higher beef steers S3 .25
stockers and feeders, $2.OO03-5O; cows bulls and
Hogs-Recepts, 21 600; shipments 1000. Mar
het strong mixed. So. 1o95.55; heavy, s505.s5;
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1900: shipments,
-. Market slow; inferior to choice, 50. .5004. 80;
$4.5O05.75.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. THE Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 600: shipments
way. Dressed beef and shipping steers nominaly SO
1oc higher; choice cows 1Oc higher; common steady;
Hogs-Receipts, $780, shipments. 255. Choice
strong to Sc higher: steady to shade lower.
S4-7O05. 80; skips and pigs. 50. so 04.6o.
sheep.-Receipts, ~; shipments none Market
to medium; s.. 90 03.75.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. Jan. 7.-Cattie-Receipts,
323; shipments. 95. Nothing doing; all through
York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: shipments. 2 soo Market
$50; Workers. S5. 3O05 40; common to fair, $5. 10
05; Is. Twenty of hogs shipped to New York
sheep-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 500. Market
firm at unchanged prices.
JAN oasEesspss naSSa aSoo
the bulk sold at $3.5 042o good to choice shipping
sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market dull. Common
to fair So 5O44.OO; good to choice, $4.75; extra,
$500; ordinary to choice Western lambs, 81. 500
600; extra Sc. 25O64O
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Prices declined 501Oc.
Light pigs SIS ooo5.15; mixed pigs and light
Yorkers, $525053 35; select Workers., $5. 400
$50; selected medium weights, S5 .65 $3.50.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 7.-[Special. l-Cattle-Re
changed
Sheep-Receipts, 35; shipments, ZOO Market
quiet and unchanged. Lambs, firm and unchanged
Hogs-Market steady. Common and light, "a. .OO0
5.25; packing and butchers, So 35 D5.7O. Receipts
2, ,16O shipments, 1,2UO.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 7.-Cattle-Recepts, 200
shipments. 600. Market strong and higher ali
grades
Hogs-Receipts, 1, 500; shipments, 800. Market
active and strong Choice heavy and butchers seec
tions. $5.50O5.65; packing, medium to prime
1918 05.55; light grades ordinary to good $500 q
$50.
Sheep-Receipts, 200; shipments. 1900. Market
strong. Fair to choice $3. % "a. so.
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The Jobbing Trade.


Block So rs U ton; Minshall, 1915 ~ ton: Jack
son, s4.25 p ton; Pttsburg. 81. SO p ton; Raymond
City s. 90 ? tom nv wafrsas = g ton; oanges
City. $3 so ~ ton; Highland, So IS y ton; Piedmont
and Biossburg, s5.2o p ton Duggar lPeacosk) lump
anthracite $500 ~ ton; egg and g-ate anthra
cite $7.75 y ton; gas coke 15c bu: crushed coke
Ice bu All soft coal nut SIZE soc ~ less than
the above prices on the same quality or lump COAL
CANNED GOODS.
Peaches-Standard, 3-pound, So. 6503 90; 3pound
Donna pannd
01.60; pineapple. standard. 2pound. IL so 0175.
seconds, 2-pound. sl2oa1 80; cove oysters, /
full. $1.7o0 so; light 9Oc0S1 strng-beans, $50
9oe Lima bsans 81 559 Eel 1e2 peas Inasr0gfas .Y s
2; red cherries 81 90 01.75; Strawberries, $500
1.6O; salmon (bs). 81 1O02.75.
FOREIGN FRUITS.
loose muscatelle. 2-crown, 81. 40 y boz; Va.
lencia new 7la y lb; citron "a 25c y 10. cur
fancy. $1,000 SO. LemOns-Mes.ina. s45o - ,
grapes, $3.50 p keg; $3.50 y Il brL Figs. I41
Ice. Prunes-Turkish. old. 4a5e: new. 506c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
APpIEs-$1. rs a 90 per brl; good, $25o1o75.
choice S3. .25 as so.
CRAsBERBIEs-Cape Cod. s12 .oooI4o0 p brl;
PorAToEs-95cG G$1 90 y bu.
ONIoSs-$2. % 502.75 y brl.
SWEET Por.ToEs-B -Baltimores s2.5o0s.oo p
CABBAGE-S2. 0002.50 ~ brl.
DRY GOODS.
TIcKISGs-Arnoskesc AGA. 14Aac; Conestoga BF.
15c; Conestoga extra. 13l2c; Conestoga Gold Medal
14c; Conestoga GOA. l2c: Conestoea AA Toe: Con.
estoga X. Sc: Pearl River, lie; Falls oBo 32-.ncn.
River. 6iac; York 32-inch. 12iae York 3o-inch,
11iac.
lou & Son. Csc; Chestnut Hill, &c; Cabot Al. 7aic:
Chapman X &c; Dwight Star, ;, s4ei Fruit Of the
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
The Trade of the Week Closing To-Day, All
Things Considered, Quite Satisfactory.

Things Considered, Quite Satisfactory.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. z.
The volume of trade in the week closing to-day was
quite satisfactory when the character of the weather
and the fact that it the first week of business
after the holidays taken into consideration. One
of the most favorable features Of the business situa
ton is the firm tone to prices most staple arti
cles, and the few indications of decline in
the immediate future Travelling statesmen will start
on their rounds next week, and trade will then take
its customary volume. after lull like that of
few weeks past. In the country stores stocks are
low and merchants have their accounts well paid up,
and, consequence, are in buying mood and
good business looked for in most departments from
Grocers report matters in good shape for
brisk trade. The strong tone of is increasing
The demand and the distribution of coffee is larger
the grocery line are very firm
Canned goods moving out quite freely.
The provision market is taken a whole, strong in
tone, and packers are rather bulls on the market,
notwithstanding the attempts the last week to break
prices by Spectators Two of the Indianapolis houses
will killing Monday. Kngan g. Co.
troubled get hogs keen them busy but look for
a better supply this week. The dry goods men are
about through taking account Of stock and doing
considerable in the of repenishing broken
early brisk spring trade. The produce men are
moderately busy Apples, potatoes, cabbage, on
the indications are to higher prices for apples and
potatoes in the next few days Poultry is frner than
any time in the last sixty days, although not quo
tably higher Butter rules steady while eggs are
weak but there is good deal of mixing of eggs
which have been stored with fresh stock consequent
ly there is much complaint of the quality of those
sold at retail Cranberries in good supply, prices
barely steady Oranges arriving freely and prices
are hardly as firm as week ago. Timers supplies
continue to advance under speculative pressure.
TIE -four market is rather sluggish, with improve
ment in prices.
GRAIN.
It was off day in the local market. Prices were
weak, the attendance Change slim. and the bid.
ding tame. Track bids ruled as follows:
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A plum pudding which be made without
brandy, and is not too expensive for moderate
means, is made in this wise: Two cups sour
milk one cup chopped suet, cup sugar.
four cups flour, one teaspoonful SALT one Of
soda, one heaping teaspoonful baking powder.
which should be mixed in the dry flour. one egg,
teaspoonful each ground allspice, cloves and
cinnamon. half nutmeg. half pound citron
chopped fine. Steam two hours. The sauce
with which it is served may be made as follows:
One cup sugar. lump of butter about half the
size of an egg. salt, and two large teaspoonfuls
of flour. Rub all well together, pour on boiling
water until of moderate thickness and crate
nutmeg over it before using. This plum pudding
will keep long time.
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OIL.

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Petroleurn was very active
for the two hours of business and general covering
of shorts" caused decided advance. The opening
firm ut 93l4c and after the first sales the market
became strong and advanced "a c closing strong
40isc.
OIL CITY, Pa. Jan. TN ationai Transit certif-
Gates opened at 937sc; highest, csc; lowest 93lac
closed at ga 7sc; sales l. 49,, 600 brls clearances
8 lis 900 brls; charters, 64, ,76l brls shipments
6S, SOC brls; runs, Al ,603 brls.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 7.-Petroleum dull but
firm; National Transit certificates opened at sac;
closed at ESQ; highest. 95c; lowest. 93iac.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 7.-Petroleum advancing:
standard white 1l0o, 77sc.
SAVANNAH, Ga. Jan. 7.-Turpentine active at
3Sloc
CHARLESTON, Jan. 7.-Turpentine firm at Sc SIC.
WILMINGTON, Jan 7.-Turpentine firm at SIC.
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Cash quotations were as follows Flour quiet and
unchanged: No. spring wheat. 774@771ac; No.
oats, 31Aa031ac; No. 2 rye, 62c; No. 2 barley.
73 $3.50; No. faxseed, $1.420 .421a: prime tim
othy-seed, $2.46O2.47. Mess pork per brl, $14.95
015. Lard, per pound 7.6507. .67lec. Short-rib
sides loose). 1900: dry-sated shoulders tboxed),
6.1O06.15c shortclear sides (boxed), S.1O0S. 15c.
Whisky, dstillers' finished goods per gal. $1.1O.
Sugar, cut-loaf, 7a0S14c; granulated 7.19c; stand
ard A, 694c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market
was unchanged creamery 23D31c; dairy, 15a90
26c. Eggs dull at 22O24c.
Receipts-Flour, Is. 600 b-ls; wheat 10000 bu
corn, 81, 600 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 5000
bu; barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 25 900
brsi wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 144, 900 bu oats,
$1,000 bu; barley $4,000 bu.
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of Marion county, Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at P. NJ, Jan. z. 1898. furnished by
Elliott Butler. abstracters of titles. Room 23 Etna
Building:
Josephine Keith to Edward Avery, part of
lot in Athon's subdivision OF outlot
15S in indianapolis $35O.0O
Theresa Sanders to Bridget McGill lots
square 92, in Indianapolis 100000
John Moore to Thos. e. Spafford lots %,
2o 80 and 81 in Moore s. TayIors SUBJ
division of Haughville. $500
VIM. d. Gufin to Marcus It. spatford.
lot 35 and part of 81 in the Germania
West-end addition to Indianapolis 10000
Morris Meyers to Florence L. Meyers,
part of the northeast quarter of section
Containing 42s4 acres 100000
George b. Daubenspeck to Jane Whit
niger, part of the west half of the north
range east.-.-.. .~ 10000
The Equitable Trust Com pany to John
Il. WEIGH, part of lot in block % in
brakes addition to Indianapolis 100000
Idda b. Culbertson to Anna Hansen, part
Ripple addition sa-.Y- 80 .o 10000
Charles +. Revnolds to Phegon T. Il. Nc
to Indianapolis e--e ~. :. --@.o $4,000
John w. Dawson TO Matilda Holl. lots
division div n Of outlot 100 in Indianapoiis lis 100000
Henry O. Prange 70 T.. j. Leonard, lot
in Wright's subdivision OF block 81 in
oiis..- ..o-. -. .-...s- A25.oo
James A Hamilton Wsn Ferree lot
in Hasselman's addition to Indianapolis 10000
conveyanees, II; consideration . sl2 o9oOo
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Woman Sued for Breach of Promise.
cial nolia Journal

SHELBYvrLLE Ind Jan. 7.-Jacob Drager is the
name of an innocent young German, of Shelby town.
suit for So 500 damages against Mrs. Mary E. Stat.
ford, handsome young widow for breach of
rage contract. The complaint alleges that
Drager gave the fair widow several hundred
dollars worth of property in the way of
town-loss and improvements and spent over
500 for her wedding outfit and that she
cured the same under a promise to marry him
the Thursday after the Sd of November. 1857.
When the time she postponed the wedding until
Dec. %, 1887. She failed also at that time, and
has to this date failed to keep her agreement all
though he ready and willing fulfill his part or
the acraement
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High Water st Pittsburg.

PITrsBURG, Jan. 7.-Another large shipment OF
coal to the South and West will take place within the
next forty eight hours. The continuous rain. togeth.
er with the soft atmosphere that is melting the
and ice on the hills has raised the waters to point
probably be twenty to twenty two feet of water at
Dayisisland dam by morning. The gorge at Oil City
broke this morning and is coming down the Allegheny
with rush. but far ano damage has been reported
The river is too turbulent just to make safe for
boats to go out but it is likely that tomorrow or
Monday most of the 10, 900 600 bushels of coal i'm
the pool will be on the move
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Important arrests.
Special to the Indiauaooiis journal.

COLUMBUS, Ind. Jan last week the store of j.
Newton. of ST. Louis Crossing in this county, was
broken into and robbed of quantity of cutlery and
other goods On Thursday two were arrested IN
New Albany while disposing of similar goods and last
evening Marshal Haeerty, accompanied by Mr.. New
ton to that place. and the latter recognised the
goods still in possession of the prisoners. They
proved to be Brit Danden of Shebyville, and Arthur
Miller, Of Indianapolis, the former noted crook.
Miller on being confronted with the evidence. made
q full confession. They were brought here by the
marshal this evening and lodged in jail The arresr
is considered q very important one.
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rha steal-Norker,s scaIe.

PITTsnuRG jan The Linden Steel Company
of this city, signed the steel scale of the Aalga
garnated Association this afternoon and worVil be
resumed at their mill at This is the hfst firm
10 sign the scale. The Amaigamated officials
highly elated and express tho opinion that Jones s.
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Convenient Place for suicide.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan. 7.-Jacob West, well
known and responsible citizen, who employed rs
tmek keeper at the l.. g. N machine shops, walked
into the stable of enginshouse. IN the western
part of the city, this afternoon. and remarkng This
is the most convenient place Two found yes blew his
br ANS out with 3s-calibre pistol West was mar
red man. and leaves wife and several children. The
cause of the deed is not known.
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Cotton.

LIVERPOOL, jan Cotton fat and prices some
what irregular; middng uplands. 5osd middling Or
leans 11-16d; sales, 900 bales, including 900
bales for speculation and export, and 800 bales
American.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 7.-Cotton dull and easy;
middhpg. 97sc; low midding. 8 g. &c; good ordinary
91ec net receipts. 10,5z5 bales; gross receipts TO-
937 bales; exports to France 8. 247 bales; exports
coastwise, 2,O1o bales sales 2 500 bales; stock ALL
559 bales
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An old lady recommends for use on cuts.
burns, chapped hands and hard horny feet
salye made of one cents worth of shoemakers'
wax. a lump of mutton tallow size of a huiled
walnut, little bit of beeswax. a half teacupful
of lard, aid three cents worth of camphor gum,
all melted together.
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NEW YORK, Jan The general demand wss
quiet but in Consequence OF the very large sales of
printing cloths at Sac and Tee for 81 squares,
prints attracted attention in which gincharns
showing some sympathy Prints are advanced as
follows; Eddystone fancies TO 6iae Simpsons solid
black mournings. silver greys. shepherd plaids and
foulard silk styles 6iac; imperial solid black 5c;
Berlin solid coors. 5lac. and Victoria solid blacks,
5i4c.
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BOSTON, Jan. 5.-The following table. compiled
from dispatches to the Post from managers of the
leading clearing houses of the United States shows
gross exchanges for the week ending JAM 2, 1888,
together with the rates per cent of increase
crease compared with the amounts for the corre-
spending week a wear ago:
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ARKANSAS Cry. Kan, Jan. IA Republican Trav-
eer special Anthony states that Walter e. Tread
we'll, the great cattle king shot Chas- G. Clark, his
old partner in business, wounding him badly. The
House One shot entered his body four inches below
the heart, and another broke the left thigh six
inches below the joint. The origin of the difficulty
is not known. Treadwe gave himself up to the
sheriff.
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ment on Monday and that all the other firms win fa
into line before tho end of week. The scale
will slightly advance the of some of the works
men There is change in the condition of affairs
q either Braddock Homestead.
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
A Quiet Opening in Wheat, Followed
by Frequent but Small Fluctuations.
Corn Shows but Little Change, the Transac-
tions Being Very Small-ProvisiOns Slight
ly Higher on Very Limited Trading.
A Dull but Firm Market, Almost Everythir
Closing at Higher Prices.

Dull but Firm Market, Almost Everything
Closing at Higher Prices.
NEW YORK. JAN 7.-Money on call was easy
ut 203 per cent the last loan being made at 3, clos
ing offered at 3.
Prime mercantile paper, 5l2071s per cent
Sterling exchange active and firm, with actual
business at S4.s3ls for sxtyday bills. and $4.s64
for demand.
The total sales Of stocks to-day So s55 shares,
including the following: Delaware, Lackawanna Sc
Western, 1920; Erie, 3.4o0; Lake Shore, 1850,
Louisville & Nashville, 5000; Northwestern, l. 45o;
New Jersey Central, 1,2OO; Reading, 5000, Rich
znond d West Point 4. 235: St Paul, 7.7o0; Union
Pacific. 1,43O Western Union. 2.492.
The stock market was extremely dull, but frnn al
most throughout the session, many stocks reaching
their highest price for the week. There nothing
new developed in the Reading strike and ths market
continued in its waiting condition, but the buying
was better than the ceiling most of the offering COM
ing from the traders and the Chicago party, though
there was great caution in putting out further
short" lines. On the other hand, London was again
the purchases of Western Union attracted consider
able attention the limited.market The trading in
In the last hour but the in the rest
rnimportant Commission people were moderate
clnes TO p per cent IN Louisville & Nashville. but
general list while wheeling & Lake
WI. ehsefsa oe when sssgs
of slightly and remained steady. Lackswanna be;
again. The close very duh but steady to firm at
fractional advances for the day. Almost everything
Hooking Coal, g, and Laclawanns, =. the gains in
the remainder ranging from 1e to q per cent only
Prices were firmly strong throughout.
Governments bonds were quiet but firm.
State bonds were duh and steady. Closing quo
-Four per cent. bonds -l251s Kansas 6 Texas.-. 1s
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Jan. "copper" firm; lake. l6 4oc.
load dull; domestic, 5000 Tin irns straights,
37loc.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 7.--Lead, 4.7504.soc.
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Bragg and StocIxsIager

MILwAUKEE, Wis. JAN IA special to the Even
ing Wisconsin from Washington says the nomination
of Gen. Z. S. Bragg minister to Mexico will go Co
to the Senate Monday; also that of s. NJ Stocksa-
ger as Commissioner of the General Land Office, vics
Sharks