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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
COMPOUND
SALTWATER NEWS.
Registration Reaches Nearly 2, OOt
Other Events.

Other Events.
The reports of The judges of registration
OH file in the city clerks office show a total
registration of 1894 apportioned as follows:
First ward, 640; Second ward, CO..; Third
ward, co..
Sons of Veterans camp was organized in
this city Tuesday evening, and the following
officers were chosen: Captain, c. w. Merry;
first lieutenant G. ii. Grant; second leuten-
ant. L. L. Sear.es; first sergeant, Frank Dens-
more: quartermaster sergeant, j. c. Rhodes
Jr. principal musician, Daniel Harkins: color
bearer. William Heron: outside picket. Clar-
eDce Booren: council, Eben Foster ID. Har-
kins and Thomas WEIGH.
Two of the horses stolen from Ed st. john
OF Marine. at Park Creek, on the St Paul q
Duluth road, were recovered few days ago
at Princeton. Two men suspected of the
theft were arrested and are out OH bail. No
trace of the third horse stolen has been OBJ
tanned.
himself an Independent candidate for alder
man from theThird ward, has retired from the
race. Nj r. Strom is at present member of
the council. and was urged by many of his
friends to run as an INDEPENDENT candi-
date.
Warden Garvin stated yesterday TO GLOBE
representative that the night school at the
prison for illiterete convcts would be organ
lied next week. He is busy at present gath
ering the names of those who wish to attend.
supplemental proceedings for Harry w.
Davis, register of deeds of Washington
county. The receiver was appointed on
judgment against him by Charles Contain.
An injunction has been secured on the
electric street railway company eujoining its
officers from proceeding with the work of
paving between its Main street tracks pro-
viding inferior material is used.
II. II. Iarnall, local agent of the Duluth
road, has been appointed agent of the Adams
Express company in this city, vice r. W De
Wilt, resigned The office will be removed 10
the Duluth freight depot.
C. ii. Smalley one of the publishers of the
Saltwater Times, was notified yesterday of
the serious illness of his father at Manitowoc
Wis, and left for that place on an early
train
The dinner and supper given yesterday by
the ladies of the city hospital board was well
attended, and a considerable sum was real
lied by the hospital association.
At a meeting of the board of education
Tuesday evening a resolution was adopted
naming the school building recently leased
the "Hill'' school.
Miss Julia Marlowe will appear at the
Grand opera house Saturday evening in
Shakespeare's comedy, Much Ado ABOUT
Nothing" ~
Paul Caplazi has made application IN the
probate court to be appointed administrators
or the estate of Antoine Caplazi, deceased.
The Jennie Hayes cleared yesterday with a
raft of logs for the Burlington Lumber COM
pany. Burlington, 10.
Otis Staples. government pine estimator,
has returned from trip to the White Earth
Indian reservation. lE-y- .-lt ...J
Z Health Officer Victor Vincent resigned yes
terday. eRta
Capt Dan Mcdonald of La Crosse, prom
inent river man, was in the city yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
SHIP YOUR WHEAT,
BARLEY. RYE, OATS AND HAY
ECKERT, WILLIAMS & Co.
DULUTH, MINI.
Consignments Solicited
St. Louis Produce.
Consignments Solicited.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. 2S.-Flour steady, I'M
changed. Wheat, after resisting for some
time the decidedly downward inclination of
other domestic market prices. gave way here
l2@5sc, but as quickly rallied and sold up
finally 1880. closing at the top and l@llsc
above yesterday; No. red, cash, 0lS4c;
October. 92l2c; December, 927s@9i5sc, clos
ing at 9iI21946sc; May, 90S411 0lI2, closing
at Sl.0ll2 bid. Corn-On the early decline in
wheat corn sold lSc lower, but subsequently
improved and was strong; October and No
vember closed 1aac and 1Y2c up respectively,
and new crop months were 1s94sc higher
than yesterday; No. = cash, 51I3@52Ac; 0c-
tober, SEE; year. 1850 Zoe, closing at $3.50
bid; January, 38s403S7sc, closing at 39c
asked: May, 400 l0Ac, closing at 40Ac. Oats
firm; No. = cash, use; october, 29l2c bid !;
November, 23c asked; May. 3lHc, closing at
3fAc bid. Rye held firmly; No. 9, S5l2c bid
Barley steady and quiet; Minnesota, 6O064c.
Hay steady and unchanged. Bran very firm
and tending upward on track this side:
sacked, 6ila67c; east track do, 66c. Flaxseed
Demand fair at SSc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
HIBbARD DISSATISFIED
The $500" Man Could Not
Back UP Charges as to
Commissions.
Denials Of Crooked Work He
Accepted With Consider
able Doubt.
Switching Charges Abolished
by Central Traffic Associ-
alton Roads.
Division Of Rates Referred to
a Committee--General
Rail News.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-General Passen-
ger Agenl Hubbard, of the 500 line,
was on hand promptly to-day in re-
sponse to the invitation to confer with
the representatives of the roads east of
Chicago concerning his charge that
some of them are paying commissions
in Northwestern territory on east-bound
business. Mr.. Hubbard did not back up
his statement with the proofs, but he
said he had convincing Information that
the Chicago IL Erie, the Wabash, the
Baltimore d Ohio and the Chicago &
Grand Trunk were paying st. Paul
agents commissions -ot from $3.50 to S.
Oh tickets to New York.
All the lines were represented at the
meeting. and positively denied that they
were paving or had agreed TO pay and
commissions whatever on-spch business.
After some discussion of the matter Mr..
Hubbard said he was bound to accept
the statements of the gentlemen, though
by no means satisfied that commissions
were not being paid. He admitted the
probability that they were being paid III
the interest of steamship lines or the
roads east of Buffalo, and agreed to
take no action in the direction OF reduc-
ing rates or increasing the 500 line COM
missions until further investigation
could be made.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
DIRECTORS
FINANCIAL.
New York.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-The stool market was
less active, and, while fairly well held in the
morning. gave way later in the day. and the
days operations leaves the general list large
fractions and special stocks materially lower
than yesterday. There was no change in
the aspect of affairs in general The support
SO lately accorded by the foreigners was lack
ing, and domestic buyers were equally as
scarce, so that the dealings lost none of their
professional character, and in the intervals
between the raids became intensely dull.
The drives i'll the forenoon, after a weak
opening at fractional losses from last nights
figures. were impartially distributed among
all the leading shares. and the moderate de-
mand for the time being prevented any ma
terial define. while in some cases. as in
Northern Pacific preferred, slight gains were
shown at times. The industriels, as usual of
late. however, displayed all the real strength
seen in the market, and Chicago Gas rose a
fraction i'll the face of the general weakness
and was followed later i'll the day by the cot
ton Oil shares, which made material ad-
vances.
On the other hand, advlees from Philadel-
phla of proposed new opposition to the
sugar trust caused a heavy drive at the
late stock by the traders who are always
on the alert for vulnerable points
in the list. The pressure upon it
was not lifted until the close. when its price
while shade better than the lowest of the
day. was per cent lower than last evening:
the Ia te trading saw a vigorous attack upon
and especially Lackawanna, Delaware d
Hudson and Jersey Central, were depressed
heavily.
The declines in these stocks also stimulated
selling of the general list and the latest
prices of the day were reached all along the
line. There was the usual attempts at cover
ing in the last hour. but the market closed
dull and weak at the lowest prices OF the
day. The important losses were Sugar 3,
Jersey Central 2I2. Commercial Cable 2I2
Lackawanna and Tennessee Coal Iss. and
Delaware & Hudson 1 per cent while Cot
tonseed Oil rose per cent.
The Post says: TOday's bond market
shrunk olce more to Insignificant proper
tons. A falling off from the weeks excep-
tional activity i'll this market is natural
enough. because the speculative bargains
have been more or less exhausted by the
steady buying, and the surplus fund turned
in this direction by the falling off i'll time
money rates have for the present found en-
ployment. The advance in all bond prices
between Aug. 1 and Sept. % was much larger
than the gain since the latter date. The es-
sentisl point, however, that the advance in
prices-averaging for the three months to
per cent for bond quoted around par, and
nearly 10 points for those selling below 90
has been marked by little or no interruption.
Speculative or not the buying has not been
followed by realizing.
T4<aI C@To1
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r. NJ. NEWPORT & SON
INVESTMENT BANKERS,
Lean money on improved property in st.
PAUL and Minneapolis
At Per Cent ssOl or BefOre.'
New Pioneer Press Building. st. Paul.
Bank OF Minneapolis Buildg Minneapolis
Duluth Wheat.
,ecial 10 the Globe

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Oct. 2S.-The market opened here
this morning at from 14c to I2c off from yes
terday's close, with good trading early. There
was good foreign demand, and great deal
of wheat was worked for export The mar
ket grew duller later in the day, but prices
strengthened and soon recovered from the
decline of the opening. Early cables were
lower, but frmed up later. especially from
Paris. where the market was reported very
firm. There was firm undercurrent all day
The close was strong at from l2c
TO 1c above the opening, and &c
to s4c above yesterdays close, as follows
No. hard. cash. 95Ac; october, 95I2c; No
vember, 9jc; December, 93I2c: May, S1.01;
No. l northern. cash, 92s4c; October, 92s4c
bid November, 90I2c: December. Ole; MAY.
9ss4c bid; No. northern cash. 8Ss4c.
First half of November, No. Northern,
i9ss4c.
Receipts-wheat. 1881 bu; flax, r. 433
bu. hipments-Wheat 103. Az blu. Cars In
spected Inv heat-NO. ] hard, &c; No. 1
northern. 31s; No. 2 northern, SO; No. 3. s.;
rejected, Z no grade. 100; total, 625; flax, Is ;
sbarley,2. Cars on Track-Whest, SIG; flax,
LII Last Year-Wheat, SIS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Total Sales of Stocks

to-day were ESQ, O9O shares, including
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LUKEWARM PETTIGREW.
The Senator Taking No Interest in
JOiley's Election.

JOlley'S Election.
SIOUXtFALLs, S. d., Oct 28.-WOrd
has been passed around that Senator
Pettigrew and his friends are not only
doing nothing for Col. Jolley's election,
but. on the contrary, are slyly trying to
accomplish his defeat. Senator Petit
grew was s)me days ago urged to get
ont and do something for the Republi-
can candidate, and he at last consented
to make an address at Yankton. Yes
terday, however. he notified the state
committee that he could not keep his
date owing to business engagements,
and begging TO be excused from further
work. State Senator Kittredge, who is
close friend of Senator Pettigrew, is
doing about the same thing. At first he
refused to take the stump, but later
agreed to make speech at date fixed
by himself. So far he has not fived the
date, and it is not believed he will. A
report was last night current on the
streets that Senator Pettigrew had been
in Wayne township working for Smith,
but this is diScredited by those even
vino are unfricndIy to Pettigrew.
Chairman Wilson, of the Democratic
county committee, thinks the Repub-
licanS have put these reports in circua-
ton to hoodwink the Democrats into
voting for Smith. "The point is here"
he said, with significant wink, 1.-The
Democrats do not want to see Smith
win, for if the Independents once taste
blood, the fusion business is knocked
out. think the Pettigrew people are
trying to make it appear that they are
supporting Smith in order that the
Democrats may be frightened into vot-
ing for Jolley for self-protection. If not
this, then their idea is to elect Jolley by
the smallest possible plurality, or to
even defeat him. Then they could say
to the party: If you had followed our
advice this disaster would not have
overtaken u.s."
Senator Pettigrew, of course, tonews-
paper men, says he is working for Jol-
ley, and will do all he can to secure his
election. But the question is. is he?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
St. Paul Produce.

Wheat-No. hard, 9Oc; No. 1 northern.
soc: No. , northern. S5@s6c. Corn-No. 3,
52@54c. Oats-No. 2 mixed, 2e027c: No =
white, 2st@2gc; No. white, 276D2oc. Barley
No. ., H0@55c; No. 3, 40DjOc. Rye, S0(0Slc.
Malt-650'5c. Ground Feed-No. !, $3.50
1850; No. 3. S1s@IS.50; low grade, Sl5.5C@
1850. Corn Meal-Bolted, S245l G025; unbolt-
ed, SA@?i. Bran-BulK, Sll@I.5O. Flour
bakers, S3.65@4.15. Rye, S42;@ 5. Buck
wheat, S6@o6.5O. Flaxseed Se61gJc. Hay-No.
l upland, S90l0: No. 2 upland, SS6lJ; No
wild, SS00; No. wild, S5.5007: No. l tim
othy. Sll@l2; No. timothy, S9@15. Pota
toes. l9Q20c.
Butter-Creamery lib bricks, 3lGl32c; first
creamery in tubs. 2003)c; second creamery
in tubs, 24@125c; first dairy. 29023c; second
dairy, 11@lsc; packing stock. Hale.
Cheese-Full cream, 1ll201-l2c: Primost,
.79Sc; brick cheese. 120 &c; Limburger
cheese, 12C@l2I2c; Young America 12@13c.
Eggs-Fresh. per doz gle
Poultry-Live turkeys, 961lOc; spring chick
ems, 7lDSc; hens, soc; roosters, 6GD7c
Vegetables-Egg plant, per doz. 5G06Oc :;
green peppers, per bu, ST. Hubbard SQUASH
75c0Sl per doZ; sweet potatoes vans S. 10
@3; do Jerseys. So. 2503.50; onions, green,
per doz, 12c; cabbage, crate, ST.; 61l so: Gu
cumbers, doz, 2O@25c; beets doz, 4Oc; rad
ishes. doz, 15c; e-plant, per Id, &c; to-
matoes, per bu, 5O07jc; string beans bu, soc;
box, S1.25; wax beans, bu, 75c; asparagus
dUz. 35c; lettuce, doZ, 15c.
Grapes-Concord, 10-ib baskets 2GG12Ic {;
Delawares. 10-lb baskets, 40@15lc: Muscats,
half case, S2t012.25; Tokays, Sl.5001.7o.
Fruits-Oranges = Jamaica, bbls, 5000;
Louisianans, per box, S5@.5.50 Lemons
Choice, $3.50; fancy, Ssl1S.50. Plums, 4-bu
crates. S1O1.25. Peaches, 2)lb boxes
Sl.250l.50; Mchigans, peek baskets,
40 a 45c. Bananas Port Unions,
$3.50 % 2.25; Bluefeld, S1.5O@2: Hon
duras. Sl.25@11.50. Apples-Choice 25a612. IS /;
fancy standard. S303.53 per bbl Cape
Cod cranberries, s @S.50 per hbl. Figs
Bags G0-lb, &c; , crown, 16c; crown, ISc {;
5 crown. PIC. Dates-Hallowee, 60-b boxes,
&c; Persian 6C-lb boxes, 5I2c; Sayre 6D-lb
boxes. sc; Fards, 10-lb boxes. lie; golden,
10lb boxes. Sl2c.
Misccilaneous-Veal, per 100 lbs. SL52@
g: hides, steer, green, per 10, 512c; hides.
COW, green, per Id, 4c; hides, calf green.
per TO- &c; hides steer, salt, per Id,
Gls07c; hides, cow, salt, per ID, 4L2@sc;
pelts, 25c0Sl.5O; wool, washed, 2Jc;
wool, unwashed, 15G017c; tallow. 4L2c; pork,
mess, Sl2@l3; beef $3.50; racon 50. 5C0II;
hams, l0l2@l112c; lard, SS.51@10 -: hops 95c
Nuts-Peanuts, raw, 5@6c peanuts, roasted
Sc. Walnuts-California ;6114c: Grenobe,
lie: Naples, lac; pecans 12@1l &c; Brazils, new,
s0lOc; almonds, Tarragona 1Sc: almonds,
California, lie; filberts, Sicily lie
Cider-New apple, pure juice, bbls, $685.
l2-bbl, S3.5G(03 70; orange, Ie-bbl $3.50; pear
12-bbl. ST. peach, Ia Dbl, $3.50.
Honey, per ID, 1212@1sc. Maple sugar. SIP
Gle. Maple syrup, per gal, SlG1 so. Cocoa
nuts, per 100. 81.
Game-Mallard ducks doz, s.. 75614; com
mon s.. 2502.50 Prairie chickens, S4.sO@5;
pheasants. S45C@l5.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29

No northern, cars, Sic; No. northern,
car. SIC; rejected, car. 76c; rejected, l car,
jected. car ID off, 7sc; rejected. . cars, 2
lbs off, S5c; rejected, car, . lbs Off 70c; re-
jected, 3 cars, 75c; no grade, cars Gle; no
grade. = cars, 60c; no grade, l car, 5Se 10
grade, car, re; no grade, car, ID off, 74c;
no grade, 2 cars, | Id off, zoe; no grade, | car,
1 Id off, 7Sc; no grade, 10 cars, 1I2 ID off,
re; no grade. 1 car. L ID off. 67c;
Gee: no grade. 1 car. o. t., re; No. ? rye, L
car. f. o. b., Sic; No. 3 rye, 1 car, sec; No
barley, car, 471sc barley, car, Ale; No.
barley, car, - lbs, 40c; No oats, white,
cars 27t2c; No. 8 oats. car 26c; No. white
oats 1 car CSC: No. white oats, to arrive. 1
cars 2734c.
Receipts by Carloads-C., NJ & st. p.
$40; Omaha, VI; ST. Louis. So; NJ. d NJ, Ill;
St p IL ID 4. n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
DIVISION OF RATES.
A Committee to Confer With West
ern Freight Men.

NEW York, Oct. 2S.-A conference
between the trunk line freight commit
tee and the general freight agents of
the Central Traffic association for the
purpose of arranging satisfactory d.
vision of eaSt-bound rates on business
originating west of Chicago, was held
here to-day at the offices of the Trunk
Line association. The roads represent
ed were Chicago & Grand Trunk, Lake
Shore, Michigan Central, Nickel Plate,
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
Baltimore d Ohio, Chicago q Erie, Wa
bash, Erie, Delaware, Lackawanna 81
Western, West Shore. New Jersey Cen
trail, Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia 81
Reading. 1t was finally agreed to refer
the matter to the committee on relations
with the Western Freight association
and endeavor TO reach an understand
ing at the earliest possible date.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
CHARGES ABOLISHED.
The Grand Trunks Move Fol-
lowed on Switching.


CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-The meeting of
the general freight agents of the Cen
trail traffic lines to consider the action
of the Chicago IL Grand Trunk in abol-
ishlng switching charges did not result
i'll any agreement as to what course
should be adopted. Some of those pres
ent were not pre- pared to vote OH the
question until instructions were re-
ceived from their superior officers.
A resolution was offered providing
that all the lines should adhere to the
switching tariff until conference
could be had by Chairman Blanchard
with the Grand Trunk officials, but it
was voted down. 1t was finally decided
each road should act as it saw lit in the
matter. Some of them have already
abolished switching charges. and the
rest will undoubtedly DO SO. In the
meantime there is no change in the
Grand Trunk position.
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LIVE STOCK.
Union Atocl.rards.

Official receipts at South st. Paul: Hogs.
1875: cattle, 1861; calves, IS; sheep. ,456
Hogs strong; sc lower than yesterday; quail
ity fair to good; all were sold, except a few
very late arrivals, at S365D390 for regular
run; pigs at S3.25.
Cattle-More good beef grades than for the
past few days, and sold readily at steady
prices; fair to common butcher stuff slow,
i've. Quotations: Good steers. s. eGa4; good
cows, Sl.7@Gl2. 40; common to fair cows. SIM
Sl.73: bulls. stays and oxen. Sl@l225; stock
ers, 81. 1929: feeders. S24C@3 veals, S904;
@LS0; cows. Sl.25@2; calves, 81. 750l4: stock.
ers, Sl.7j@?05; feeders, S25C02 20; yearlings,
SIS @210; beef steers. S.. 75GD3.
Sheep-Steady; good muttons and lambs
fairly active; common grades slow: stockers
sold at $3.50; muttons sold at S40DL05. QUO
tations: Muttons, S35C6l415; feeders. S}M
3,5O; stockers and common, S?5C@e3; mixed,
So .50Ql4; lambs, S35C04
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Grain Tnsurance Rates,

CHICAGO. Oct. ga war in insur-
ance rates on grain was opened yester-
day. The companies are now at it with
out any prospect of peace until the
straits of Mackinac freeze over. The
cause of the trouble was the discovery
that one member of the board of marine
underwriters had been cutting grain
rates. The board met yesterday and
decided upon new tariff, going into
effect last evening. 1t makes a reduc-
ton right through the list of 20 cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29

Other GTains-No. ) winter, car; re-
jected, 1 car; No. 2 corn. 2 cars: No g. / car;
No. 2 oats, 3 cars; No. 3, cars; NO. > rye,
cars: No. 8, l car; No barley, car; N o. A.
cars; No 5, 3 cars; No. fax. 30 cars
Inspected Out-No. 1 hard wheat cars;
No. northern, 22S cars; No. ., cars; No. 3,
10 cars; rejected, - cars; no grade, 81 cars;
No. oats, 3 cars; No. 2 rye, car; No bar
ley. car; No. f. 2 cars; No. flax, II cars.
Flour Shipments-C., NJ. 4 ST. F., 6.O07
bbls; Omaha, $500 bbls; st. Louis, $50 bbls;
NJ. NJ, 5,175 bbls; ST. P. & D., 1850 bbls: X.
c.. 6l7 bbls; c., B. d N, $3.50 bbls; 500 Line,
SGT bbls.
Sample sales: No. hard. car, soc;
No. hard car f. o. b. 90c; No. / north
ern, II cars, SSc; No. 1 northern, 10 cars,
S7Ac; No 1 northern cars, to arrive ssc ;
No. northern, 10 cars, f. O. b., sSs4c: No. /
northern. cars, soc; No. / northern, 3
cars. sSl2c; No. northern 81 cars SS4c
No northern, 80 cars, SSc; No northern, /
car. f. 0: b., choice, s9s4e; No. 2 northern,
8 cars. S5l2c: No. northern. cars. SyI9c
No. northern, 2 cars, SIC; No. 9 northern.
cars, s5c;. No. 2 northern, Z cars Soc; No.
2norshern. SIC; NO. northern. S cars,
S5hc; No. 3 northern, l part car, SIC:
No. northern, car, bleached, nc;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
sEALsKINs DROP A PEG.
The Market Is Overstocked and
Prices Are LOW


VICTORIA, b. c.. Oct. 2S.-Sealing
men are very blue over the condition of
the market for sealskinS. Fall seal sales
at London, which determines the prices
for the year, were held Monday, and,
instead of sealskins being in strong de-
mand at high figures, the market proved
to be overstOcked, and purchasers con-
sidered 60 shillings excessive. The
ruling quotation was 81 shillings, OF
about SIS. and at this price the only
business done was transacted. Eighteen
dollars was the standard price last year,
and, owing to the closing of Behring
sea and consequently light catch, those
interested in sealing have been expect
ing that the price would be at least $40.
When the report of the sale was re-
ceived, expressions of disappointment
were loud. The loss to all in any way
connected will be heavy, and~to not a
few the low prices will mean financial
embarrassment.
There is little speculation in skins
now, and those who have mazda a cafe.
| full study of the situation predict that
| next year further drop may be looked
| for. One prominent owner and opera
tor of schOonerS goes SO far as to say
! that if SealSkinS bring So net next yeaI
| it will be an agreeable surprise. This
opinion is shared by others equally
competent to read the signs of the times
Buyers here have calculated upon the
eurtailed catch as the result of the
modus vivendi, and have been accept
| ing all skins offered on the arrival OF
schooners, giving advance of S14.5O, SIS,
and even as high as SIT skin. This
necessitates refund in nearly every
case, and 1t is now certainty that this
season every schooner securing less
! than 1000 skins has lost money.
The low prices III London can only be
accounted for in one way. The reports
| of the large number of seals met with in
Behring sea this season reached the
principal buyers and caused them to
anticipate unusually large catches, such
as would undoubtedly have been made
| had not the mOdus viyendi prevented
the sealers from availing themselves OF
| the good things in sight. The receipt
| of the news from London has compelled
| an altered position of affairs here, and
| several who have sent East to buy new
| schooners have telegraphed canceling
their orders. The schooners now on
their way will meet a prohtless market,
and some of the resident owners are
now casting about to find other bust
ness for their vessels.