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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-19
QUITE SUDDEN CHANGES.
The Wheat Market Bobs Up and D0wn
Like a Jumping
Jack.
Good Trading Within Moderate Range
With a Dump at the
Close.
Financial Operations Of the Money
Kings-Fhe General Quo
tati0ns.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 1S.-Wheat was
more or less active aid ay. and the mar
ket was difficult to follow with profit.
The opening was little weak on the
Indifferent cables, the excellent weather
and the reported increase OF 1,264,O0O
bu on ocean passage for the week. May
started S014c and sold off TO 1890. Here
the market turned, and for two or three
hours was fairly broad and strong. May
moved up to S05sc, fraction better
than the high point Monday, yielded to
S01ac and then went to S0slc, the best
price touched on the present upward
movement. Then there was a set-bac k
to S04c without apparent cause before
noon, and again later there was fur
ther break to 1879 @795sc, the low point
OF the day. This was followed by recov-
cry to S014c and another easier turn, leav-
ing the price at 1 o'clock at SOC. The big
buying early was by q. w. Mccormick
& Co., who were credited with buying
for st. Louis shorts. Schwartz
Dupee, Hutchinson and Cudahy were
moderate sellers. The crop news all
the day was very conflicting. and the
best information Obtainable seems to be
that it will take ten days yet to fix the
percentage of damage. Export clear
ances were not large-New York, 49,
600 bu wheat and 11.000 bbls of flour,
and Baltimore $4,000 bbls Of -four.
William Dunn expressed himself bull
on the cash situation IN wheat. Cudahy
not only sold freely, but talked bearish,
and the trade suspected that he was
getting ready to buy again. New York
reported few boat loads worked for
export to-day. The whipsawing in
wheat continued to the close. May sold
off to 795sc, the lowest figure of the day,
and closed 1890, or &c under last
night. Receipts were Is Cars wheat,
SO3 cars corn and 205 cars oats.
Shipments, 13,47S blu wheat, 232, 1856 bu
corn, and 243,291 bu oats. Corn was
weak early, but advanced with wheat
to 3O4c May. Later the sentiment
changed and prices declined. closing
15@I|c lower than yesterday. Oats
were fairly active; prices were adj
vanced A@Hc during the morning.
Later, however. the advance was lost,
and last sales were about at yesterdays
close. The provision market Was firm,
and prices ruled higher early. Toward
the close there was less activity and
less strength, and part of the early adj
vance was lost. Mess pork opened a
few cents off at S1O.45 for May. but was
bid up to $10.671S the first hour, with
March and June up to s10.65. At the
close May was off to. S10.5219. Lar d
sold at s6.1215 May and 1920 July, and
held firm. Short ribs sold at S5.12T
May and s5.2219 July, but yielded to
$685. and $5.171a later.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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,ead of hogs, sos head of cattle, 2 calves

head of hogs, 300 head Of cattle, Q calves,
Al sheep.
Hogs-A shade 10 sc lower. A load OF 1863
lbs average sold ut S4.u7is, and three or four
at S4.O5, but the bulk figures about 81. Six
teen culls brought S i.S5, and the first loads
were sold at $50 '@397I2. The market
compared well with Chlcago's decline. and
shippers were generally satisfied. Yards
cleared early. Quotations; Light 5000
40; mixed, S3.90@4.10; heavy, $500
4.07I2.
Cattle--Steady. There was just demand
enough from all sources to maintain Mon
days rpices, End holders were firm enough
to not let go until every stone was turned.
Southern buyers took over half the receipts,
and the market closed with everything sold.
Sales included: Common TO good cows.
Sl.S5@2.75 for % head; stockers. AS lbs,
$3.50 common, $50 lbs. at $3.50: feeders,
$50 at l, III lbs. at 81. 65@53. Is, and 20 head.
1.O57 lbs, at $40; butcher steers, 1908
lbs. at So. 10; stockers 10 head. Sl3 lbs, at
$50. A better class OF receipts is advised
for to-day. - head, l,079 lbs. brought
80 65 30 head, 642 lbs, 50. 40: % head, 923
lbs, $3.50, and 500 lbs at S2.25; calves, ITO
lbs, at So. Quotations: Good 10 choice fat
native steers. S30375: good cows, S202. 71I
bulls, Sl.aO@2.6,: oxen, Si.7543; mich
cows, $1,000; veal calves S2.5"@3,50.
Sheep-Firm. The receipts, 4 i feeders. So
lbs average. solo at S4.75. Market closing
strong. Muttons, S4.75@5.25 feeders, $40
AS; lambs, S5@D5.50.
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Praauce Exchange.

Produce is steady and quiet generally
Butter has undergone no change. The
market is greatly overloaded and prices are
accordingly weak Cheese Ell firm Egg Eggs are
toes firm. Apples steady and in good de-
mand. Oranges and lemons unchanged.
Butter-Creamery first, 1e@2Oe; creamery
second, 6@1Oc; roll and prints, 6@l0c;
packing stock 304c.
Cheese-Full cream. 100l1c: skinned,
4@5c.
Poultry-Dressed turkeys, 13114c; chick
ems. 90lOc; ducks and geese, 9Q10c.
Maple Sugar-S@lOc.
Maple Syrup-Per gallon, S1.15@1.25.
Honey-Slow at quotations: Fine white
new clover. 100 l5c: buckwheat 1O011c.
Malt-per bushel, 6O@7Oc.
Oranges-Canfornias S3@3.25 asked; ma
wells. 81. 25@4. 80; Messinas, S2.75N3.
Inconsistency. S4@4.5O.
Nuts-Pecans. Texas polished, medium 10
large, S@1Oc per Id; almonds, Tarragonas,
&c; California soft-shelled, 18c; filberts,
15e; eocoanuts, So per 100: hickory nuts.
81 so per bu shellbarks, $1.75@1.S5 per bu;
Brazils. l0@l2c; peanuts, Virginia hand
picked, S12c; roasted, lO12c.
Dates-Persians, 1850; in mats, Size; figs,
Cider-Choice Michigan, legal kegs. SO per
key; choice refined, legal kegs, So; choice
refined. 32-gal ibis, S5@5.50 per Dbl; Ohio
cider, 81 per ~ Dbl, 81 for full Dbl.
Veal-S3. 5U@4.
Rabbits-60c per doz.
Onions-75c@S1.
Carrots-35c per bu.
Apples-Fancy, $4.5o@5; standard, $3.50
"a.
Celery-30@35c.
California Fruits
Grandchildren, 81, SOFAS DER key.
Pears-S2. 5O03 per box.
Sweet Potatoes-Jerseys, IS; Muscatines,
Cranberries-Bell and bugle, S13 asked
bell AMI cherry, Sll; Cape Cod. 1915
per box,
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Bank Wpecker Faulkner Did
Not Die as Was Re-
ported.
He Is Now Sojourning Among
the Greasers, Enjoying
Good Health.
A Famous Hawkeye Farmer
and His Family Charged
With Murder.
Seaman on Board the Warship
Enterprise Triced to JAG
obs Ladder.

ALBANY. N. T., March 1S.-The
Evening Journal publishes story this
evening to the effect that Lester B.
Faulkner. the wrecker of the Dansville
bank, supposed to have died Jan. 81, is
still living in Mexico. He aVaied HIM
self of the death of his gardener to have
the BODY buried as his own and then
quietly left the country.
ROCHESTER,, March 18.-The state
ment telegraphed from Albany regard
ing the whereabouts of Gen. Lester b.
Faulkner. has created a sensation in
the Genesee valley. AT the time OF the
Faulkner funeral the mysterious move
ments of the family aroused much COM
ment. The funeral was private and
only the family allowed to view the re-
mains. The bearers were all hired men
who worked on the generals farm.
There have been rumors current that
Faulkner was never buried, but nothing
definite was ever learned.
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LONG AND SHORT HAULS.
Discrimination in Favor of Min
neapoIis Millers.

NEW YORK, March 19-The inter-
state commerce commission met in this
city this morning, Commissioners Bragg
and Shoemaker being present.
Charles A. Green spoke of the operating
of the law. He said that jobbing trade
rates in Ohio had caused the most
trouble on account OF the jobbers' con-
cesslons, while the retailers could not
get any. The difference in the tariff
still existed, though some rates had been
adjusted. The flour rate from Mime
apolis to Chicago IS 81 cents, and the
mills between the two places have to
pay as high as 10 cents. This is the re-
suit of the Ion. and short haul discrlmi-
nation. He thought the rates on corn
from Chicago to New York very reason
able; also on wheat. The export of
corn, he said, is increasing. He had
been connected with railroads for
eighteen years, but what he said was
from actual observation. He presented
to the commission exhaustive statistics
Oh the difference in rates and their effect
upon both the producer and the con-
sumner.
William James, foreign freight agent
of the New York Central road. was the
next witness. He said cent and half
extra per bushel is charged for delivery
to the ship. This covered weighing,
elevating, etc. He did not know about
any charges on grain coming in by
water, though bills of lading are used
for export grain. Rates across the
ocean this season are higher than for
some time past. Ships will sometimes
Quote a Little Lower
for quantity that will just suit the
ship. Boston, Philadelphia and Balti-
more gave lower rates for expectation.
The New York Central has carried very
little grain in the past five years. H.
L. Kneeland, chairman of the grain
committee of the produce exchange,
said corn from the river Plata and the
Danube enter into competition with
Western corn. He was not connected
with any railroad, but thought the pres
ent charges reasonable. Charges on
grain shipped to New York include i'll
spection at the rate of 80 cents a car
load, five-eighths of cent a bushel
for Weighers, $3.50 per 1000
bushels for trimming. If delivered to
an ocean steamer there is half cent
bushel for elevating, making the cost
about Que and one-fourth cents bushel
for export and three-eighths of cent
to local dealers. A great deal of live
stock is shipped to Europe from here.
Some of it comes from west of the Mis-
souri,. Frederick Dare, a member of
the produce exchange, was the next to
give testimony. He considered the
present rate on grain reasonable. The
present rates afford more stability since
the passage of the interstate commerce
law. He concurred in what Mr.. Knee
land had said. Adjourned until to-
morrow.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Receipts - Wheat. 77.400 blu: corn,
67l0 blu; oats, $500 bu; -four, 125 bbls;
hay, 40 tons; frnit, Al 900 lbs; merchandise
l,32S, 800 It's; lumber, lath and shingles. Sc
cars; posts and plling cars: barrel stock 8
ears; farm and other machinery, 81 100 lbs {;
COAL 643 tons; wood, ITO cords; brick, 81,
0u0; lime, car; cement $50 bbls; house.
holdgoods, 10000 lbs; railroad iron, 3 cars {;
stone and marble 3 cars; live stock, 9 cars
dressed meats. 2O,nOU lbs; sundries, l6 cars.
Total, car lots 1913.
Shipments-Flour 1854 bbls: millstuffs,
ISL tons: wheat, 1920 bu; corn. $4,000
So cars; merchandise, 1886, AGO LIS; farm
and other machinery. $50, 800 lbs; hides
pelts and furs 1880 lbs; hay. 10 tons;
brick. 10000; household goods, 10000 lbs;
railroad iron. l cars: railroad material,
car; sundries. Is cars. Total car lots, 434.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS
Milwaukee road. A, $50 bbls: Omaha, 4, 2S4
bbls; Minneapolis d st. Louis, 485 bbls;
Wisconsin Central 375 bbls; st. Paul d. Du-
luth, 1880 bbls; st. Paul & Kansas City,
322 bbls; Chicago, Burlington d. Northern.
3,67e bbls; 500 line, 700 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by cars: Milwaukee, al cars: Omaha,
6 cars; Minneapolis & st. Louis IA cars
Manitoba, 20 cars; Northern Pacific, 2 cars.
GENELAL PRODUCE.
Choice grades of butter retain q strong
position on the general market. They are
rigidly inspected, and II not up to tho re-
quired standard they are neglected for table
consumption and go to form part of the
larger receipts of poor and low grades. Fancy
grades of dairy are scarce and are wanted at
full prices; fine fresh goods of other
varieties find a ready market at the prevail.
ing prices, and more could be disposed of il
it could be obtained. The market for low
grade packing stock shows no feature OF q
vigorous character.
The situation on the cheese market shows
firm feeling predominant, and the outlook
seems to be encouraging Stocks Of choice
goods are not large, and as recent transac-
tons in Eastern markets have much reduced
supplies there, those held by local dealers are
assuming more i'm Cortance. Exporters are
mostly combining their operations to low.
priced goods. Foreign markets are steady.
The general character Of the egg market
remains about the same. and while most deal
ers appeared to have ample faith in the situ-
alton. and were asking full former quota
tons. others were noted who seemed to show
faint signs of weakness on warmer weather
and expected larger receipts. The prevailing
prices asked at most houses this morning
were I2L2013c, the latter for small lots.
There have been few more new vegetables
moving, though no particular activity has
been displayed. The receipts are not large.
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TRICED TO JACOBS LADDER.
lnhuman Treatment of Seamen on
the War Shin Enterprise.

Inhuman Treatment OF Seamen on
the War Ship Enterprise.
New YORK, March 19.-The investi-
cation of the charges of cruelty against
Commander McCalla, of the Enterprise.
was resumed this morning at the Brook
Ign navy yard. jeremiah Shay, fire.
man, was the first witness. He charged
Lieut.. Mulligan with cruelty while at
Cronstadt. The witness said he Was
put in irons and tied up with a single
line at o'clock in the morning, because
he did not toe the mark properly on the
quarter deck, where an hour before the
witness had been placed by Lieut..
Lumley. The witness said he was
tied to prevent him from lean
ing on the bulwarks to rest.
Michael Murphy, coal HEAVIER, corrob-
grated the testimony of Fireman Shay.
NJ. F. Heevy gave similar testimony in
favor of Shay. F. ". Better. fireman.
charged Lieut.. Ingersoll with treating
him as Shay had been treated. The
witness also charged Lieut.. Mulligan
with having had him triced up to the
Jacobs ladder" Witness told how
Lieut.. Ingersoll struck Seaman FitZger-
aid and banged his head against the
mast. In this the witness was cor
roborated by William Murphy, sea-
man. Lieut.. Mulligan was questioned
on this point, but he could not remem-
Der any such occurrence.
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LOCAL MARkETS.
st. Paul.

Wheat still continued weak and the de-
mand was light. Corn unchanged. Oats
were steady and in some request. Barley and
rye dull. Millstuffs steady. Bran was a
shade weaker. Hay steady. Dressed hogs
unchanged. The call:
Wheat No. hard, 7s@79c; No. l north
ern, 77@7sc; No. 2 northern, 74@76c.
Corn-No. 8, 25026c.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, zoe bid, No. 2
white, 22@23c; No. 3, 21l2c.
Barley-No. 2, 45@50c bid; No. 8, 40@
45c.
Rye-No. Q, 32@33c.
Ground Feed-No. 1, S1O5O@11.25.
Cornmeal-Unbolted $l1.25 asked.
Bran-Bulk, SS@9.25.
No. /, SOS bid; timothy, Ss@S.5O.
Dressed Hogs-$4. l5942o.
PotatOes-25c bid.
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Twin City Stock Yards.

"Ah Chsy StOch 1"ENss
Receipts, cars of cattle. The demand Is
greater than the supply. Butchers are look
ing for stock every day, and the demand fox
stockers and feeders continues brisk. Eleven
cars of stockers and feeders are expected to-
day. Sales were:
Cattle
No. AvWt. PricelNo. Av. W.T. Price
20 steers. 1,l90 So 5olS steers. j ,254 S3 90
10 stkrs :. ia 30 l bull lego / so
8 cows. 9S3 2 O0.2 bulls ...1.s45 . 90
Hogs
No. Av. VT. Price
20. Observation-Disclosures. 50 95
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sCHWATKA ON A TOoT.
The Famous Explorer Spends a
Night i'm q Police Station.

CHICAGO, March is. = Lieut.. Fred
Schwatka, the explorer, at present the
manager of the band of cliff jewellers
now on exhibition, was locked up last
evening at the Harrison street station
On charge of disorderly conduct. The
great traveller was celebrating the day.
and when he reached Michigan avenue
and Harrison street was in wildly hila-
rlOus condition. Here he ran into an
officer.
Pm Lieut.. Schwatka," he explained
to the officer.
"Fut is yez givin' me? Oh knaw ivry
loOtinint an th' force. Yez a fraud, an
OIL run yez in anyhow"
He pulled for the wagon and gave his
prisoner ride to the station.
Il nave little Irish blood in me, !"
said Mr.. Schwatka as he was booked,
land couldn't resist the temptation"
Later. when the lieutenant had
reached a reasonable state of sobriety,
he was released on his own recOgniZance.
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Railroad JOts.

In the city yesterday: c. NJ. Vance. gen :
erel agent Of the ST. Paul and Duluth at Du-
luth: c. K. Lawrence, general superintend-
ept of the Eastern Minnesota at Superior; G.
H. Campbell, city ticket agent of the Cana
dian Pacific at Winnipeg; Lyman Sholes,
general agent of the Omaha railroad at
Omaha.
Earnings Of the Northern Pacific for week
ending March Is: Freight, $236639; pas
senger SOL, 425; mail, So 700; express,
So, ITO; miscellaneous, 5000; total. 1888,
700. The increase over CORE spending week
last year is $l6,6l7.
President Cakes, Assistant President
Thrall, General Manager Mellen and Counsel
Mcknight, of the Northern Pacific, left last
evening for The coast on general tour of in
spection. They will be absent two weeks.
The through passenger business of the
Northern Pacific is increasing so rapidly that
an extra train is shortly to be put in regular
service, leaving st. Paul i'll the morning.
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Oil Markets.

OIL CITY, March lS.-National transit GER
tificates opened at S7I2e; highest, S77sc; low
est. S6L5c; closed, S79sc sales, 1876, 900
bbls; charters, 29,323 bbls; shipments 9l,.
3I4 bbls; runs, ~ 12J Dbls.
PTTsBURG. Pa, March 1S.-Petroleum
fairly active; National transit certificates
opened at 879sc closed at S77sc; highest
SSc: lowest. SUAc.
BRADFORD, Pa, March 1S.-National tram
sit certificates opened at ~7Ssc; closed at
S77sc; highest, SSc; lowest S6Ssc; clear
ances. 164,oO0.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Petroleum opened
steady at SSe, ami fell to SIC in the first
hour This loss was recovered after which
the market became quiet and remained SO
until the close, which was firm at SSc. Stock
lowest, SIC; closed, HSc. Consolidated Ex-
change-Opening, S7s4c; highest, SSe; low.
est. s6Ssc; closing, S77sc. Total sales, 5O7.'
uuO hblg
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treasury was debtor at the clearing
house this morning S1,555, COO; both of
these facts giving some reason to ex-
pect easier rates for money, and
so far as the railroad situa-
ton is concerned, there is still reason
to expect an improvement in the rela-
tons of the Western roads to each
other. And as for the roads east of
Chicago. they are all doing better now
than at any time in the past five years,
with fair prospect that their present
profitable business will continue. Their
stocks have risen a little in the last
month. but the average is still several
points below what it was two months
ago or six months ago. the total sales
of stocks to-day were l3S,S30 shares,
including: Atchison, 1928; Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, 1900; Mis-
souri, Pacific. 6,945; Louisville u Nash
vile. 5.342; Northern Pacific preferred,
s.244; Reading, $3.50; st. Paul, 1850;
Union Pacific, 1885.
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HEALY's SHORTCOMINGS.
Investigation Of the Charges
AGAINST the Rear'S Commander

Investigation of the Charges
Against the Bears Commander.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1s.-Investi-
cation of the charges of cruelty and mis-
conduct against. Capt. M. A. Healy, Of
the revenue cutter Bear, which was
postponed two weeks ago on account of
the absence Of witnesses for the prose-
cutlon, was resumed to-day. The coun-
sci for the prosecution stated he would
not press the charge of drunkenness, as
he could not find the witnesses to sub
stantiate it to his satisfaction. Several
merchant sailors who were at Ounalaska
last summer testified that they saw two
sailors taken from the bark Estella to
the Bear in irons. One of the witnesses
heard Capt. Healy order the men "triced
up" Witnesses were of the opinion that
Capt. HeaIy was intoxicated at the time.
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BRlBERS REARREsTED.
Sheriff Flack's Deputies Nabbed
nv InsDeCtOr BVrnes.

W AhSpSSSNA ~ bOos
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Deputy Sher-
if McGonigal and ex-Warden Heating
were rearrested today. The district
attorney discovered that the indict-
ments were faulty, and the grand jury
was asked to frame new ones. The
original indictments charged extortion,
while the new ones will make the
offense bribery. The bail is the same
in both cases. $4,000, and was given
over again by each. Monday next the
accused will be called upon to plead to
the indictments. By noon to-day there
were two more arrests on indictments
found by the grand jury. They were
Deputy Sheriffs Charles Linderman, of
SO Division street, and Joseph Young,
of 81 West Eleventh street. The former
was indicted for petit larceny and
bribery, and the latter for bribery.
Both prisoners were arragned before
Judge Fitzgerald, in the general
sessions court, where bail was
fixed at $4,000. In the case of
Young bail was fixed at $4,000.
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FINANCIAL.
New York.

NEW YORK, March 18.-Clearings
S1S7, sos, loo; balances, Sc, 457, 345. Money
on call easy. ranging from 315 to 4 per
cent; last loan, So per cent, closing Of
fered at 81 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 515Q0719. Sterling exchange dull
and steady at $4.S11a for sIXty-day bills
and S4.S44 for demand. The stock
market to-day was extremely dull, mar
row and almost entirely professional.
with a consequent sagging tendency in
prices which, however, as rule result
ed in nothing but sli ght fractional re-
cessions. Reports Of cutting Of rates
were again prevalent and gave the
bearlsh traders what little encourage
ment they had during the day. The
opening of the market was marked
by more vigorous attempt to
down the list than we have seen
for some days, and Union Pacific
was the special object of the attack,
being reported as one of the offenders
in the rate-cutting line. The effect of
the recent reports of earnings of the
system, together with the opposition of
the company to funding bill supposed
to be in Its interest were powerful bear
arguments on the stock. The bears are
looking for a stringent money market
around the 1st of April, and the near
approach of the settlements OF that date
makes them a little more aggressive,
while the bulls hold Off pending that
time. Atchison was again one of the
most active stocks of the day, but the
strength which it has shown lately was
missing, and the same may be said
of the Wheeling u Lake Erie
stocks. Northern Pacific preferred
and c., c., C. & st. Louis were also
specially weak at times, while all
the advances were made in the
specialties, the most conspicuous move
ment being in Flint & Pere Marquette.
The unlisted department was more
quiet, though there was fair business
in sugar refnerieS which, after a frac.
tional decline slowly crept up again
and closed with material improve
ment. There was no news of charac-
ter to have any influence upon prices in
the afternoon, and the most extreme
dullness and stagnation ruled the mar
ket. which finally closed fairly steady
but generally within a small fraction of
the lowest prices. The list is almost
invariably lower tonight, and while
most of The changes are Insignificant,
Northern Pacific preferred and G. G. g.
& st. Louis lost per cent each, while
Flint & Pere Marquette is up "a; the
preferred and Sugar 1. The rail-
road bond market was compar-
atively more animated than the
share lists, but out Of the total
days business of 81, 497, 900. Atchison in
comes contributed S332.00O, the Is $780,
OOO, the Texas Pacific lists $4,000, and
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
consols $4,000. Government bonds
have been dull and steady. State bonds
have been dull and firm. The Post
says: There was no news of any kind to
furnish a pretext for selling stocks
short this afternoon. On the contrary,
there were several facts that should
have encouraged the expectation of firm
ness, at least, if not some improvement
in prices. Foreign exchange was re-
duced nc on the pound, and the sub