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rallied again and closed under Saturdays last
quotations. May at 294c, after having sold from
2ss4c to &c. The lower prices were not alone
created from sympathy. Free selling helped
the downward turn far more than did the de-
cline OF corn. The buying quite fair. but
scattered and all in small orders. The visible
supply figures han no noticeable effect on the
market.
With only $4,000 head of hogs at the yards, in
stead of 1000 head estimated. the provision
market started firm. The first trading in May
pork was at SD. 10, against $106 at the close
on Saturday May lard opened with buyers
s6..9 against s6721s at the close on Saturday.
and ribs started at an equal advance. Those
opening prices were the best of the day. The
heaviness in corn was a Encouragement to
holders OF provisions and prices sagged during
the remainder of the day. At the close NAV
pork was 71.c lower. May lard 214c and May ribs
2i.c lower.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat Al
cars corn, 29o cars; oats lis cars; hogs, q 900
head.
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4 MON IL NJ ENT.
receipts and shipments OF


CHICAGO. Jan. %-After sharp break to-
day, caused by selling on the heavy gold exports.
finished with 1ec gain. Corn closed sc lower,
oats $sc lower and provisions at slight declines
me price OF May wheat took a fresh tumble
at the opening today. The crowd appeared to
have scarcely any but selling orders TO start
with. From 5Sisc and 53c for a few lots right at
the beginning. the price ratified down in less
than minute 529sc. That decline appeared
good enough for some heavy shorts to cover
ana in the course of the next 40 minutes it had
reacted to 53l4c that class of buying. The
rush 70 sell at the start doubtless due to
the Washington news that premium upon gold
oipn was within the possibilities of the week.
Inc price of May wheat here was. -however
almost entirely matter between longs and
shorts. The former sold early. causing the first
break; the shorts bought enough to cause re-
action to 55Ac. that was followed by another
period of realizing of long wheat, which was
principally due to wicked shake of holders
OF corn. That caused wheat to drop 52s4c.
at which point it again taken hold of by
the shorts, and reacted to 5212c. the closing price
fuence as they showed about such a decrease
as had been looked for
Corn was firm at the start but raiding by sew
eral prominent houses weakened the market
stop loss orders became numerous and the close
was weak. The visible supply increased $40 900
bu. compared with an increase of $50 900 bu a
year ago. Shippers here who have corn in New
York claim that they find no sale for it at
the equivalent of Chicago prices
The nominal opening price of May
451sc. sc above the closing price Satur-
day. Very little could be disposed of then at
@i5Ae. which occurred Immediately after the
opening. it recovered to 45l2@io7sc. 1t was hang
ing around i5Ac the second decline when the
rad started. 1t dropped to 45c and caught the
stop orders. under the influence of which the
price vent down to 44A@4issc. After recovering
closed worth 44Ssc
Inc session in oats was quite active through
oue; Prices were following corn to some ex-
tent seiling up 1s@Hc early and then partici-
Hated in a decline which was kept up until
shortly before the finish. when the market
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The MARKETS..
PRODUCE MARKETS.
The Wheat Market Still Sfck-Trad-
Ing LiEht-Cables DiscOura ging-
Longs Let Go Their HOldings

The Wheat Market still Sfck-Trad-
Ing Lght-Cnbles Discouraging-
Longs Let Go Their Holdings.
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE, Jan. 2S.-The wheat market
opened with little show of strength this
morning, but quickly became weak in SYM
pathy with New York and Chicago, and
ruled heavy during the greater part of the
morning session. The news of the day
not encouraging from any quarter. Cables
were all weak and some advised of lower
prices established New York was weak,
but advised of foreigners buying little.
Chicago reported that long wheat was
being unloaded literally, and that shorts
strength. 1t was also said that the sole
support-Mr. Pardridge-of the market for
several days during the past week, had
quit buying and had become a free seller.
Linn, provision trader, took Pardridge's
offers in order to cover short sales made
for his clients. At II 80 the trade APP
peared to be waiting for something to turn
up. AT Las the visible supply statement
was received, showing a decrease of 1000
bu for the wee. This caused a rally of
sc after which the market ruled without
feature save dulness. Clearances from
the seaboar1 We're liberal from the port
of New York, but very light from all other
points. There was a decrease of some
4OOOOo bu on ocean passage but Liverpool
stocks We're said to have increased fully
as much
May wheat opened at 5i7sc, against $50
5i'sc Saturday, dropped to 549sc. firmed up
to :47sm55c lost Lice, firmed up to 551sc
declined to 5i12m5t3sc. and by II o'clock
sold at 554c.
july wheat opened at 55a4c, against 555sG
53%4c Saturday, dropped to 55lac, firmed up
to 559sc, sold at 5512c, and by noon held al
$3.50.
The cash wheat market was a little SLOW
buyers being inclined to hold off for con
cessions. No. l hard sold at STAG No
northern at 56c to 56l4c, and No at about
lt2c under No. Il. northern. Sales were
made as per sta tement below. Receipts
here were 2V9 cars; shipments, Is cars.
During the last half hour of the session
the market recovered the early loss and
ruled quite strong, but not very active.
Indian shipments for the week were larger
than usual and English stocks of wheat and
flour showed a large increase. Closing ca
b!es were contradictory, some quoting a
higher close while others advised of de-
cline. May wheat closed at 55l4c and July
wheat at 56isM56hc
The following was the range of price for
wheat today:
January-Closing today, 551lc; closing yes
terddy. soc.
May-Opening, 547sc; highest, 55hc lowest,
5il2n349sc; closing today, 55i4c closing yes
terday, 2.N5l7sc.
July-Opening, 55a4c; highest 557sc; low
est 55l2c; closing today, 561sM56Ac; closing
yesterday 559su55alc
On Track-No l hard, 571c: No. / north
ern, 56l4c; No. 2 northern, 54a4c
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Coffee and Sugar Market.

NEW YORK Jan. 2S-Coffee options opened
firm at 15135 points net advance, ruled 10 points
still higher and fairly active on foreign ana
local orders and covering, closed barely steady
at 3on35 points net advance; sales. 1000 bags,
including January, at N4 S5Ml49o: February,
s14 7oTl4 81 March, sl465Ml4.90: May, Sl4 .55G
i475; June. s14. 7o@14So July, s14.75 August,
sl475: September. sl475@149o: October Sl4S5;
December $14S0M14.90 Spot coffee. Rio firm:
No l. l61sc: mild steady; Cordova, 1SA@19c;
sales 1,ooo bags Rio, No !, at 16i.e: loo bags
Santos. No. I. at 1910; 1000 bags Santos, Nos .
to . TO be shipped. l6i2c; also Saturday,
900 bags Santos Nos s to s, at 16l2c, and 400
bags jamaica, private terms.
Sugar-Raw frmer; centrifugal 96 test. s-16c
sales g. 262 bags centrifugal, SO test, at Lie,
ex-ship; refined quiet.
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ready buyers at prices, better by 10G15c than
coufd De obtained last week. Common to extra
dressed beef and shippers steers were quoted
at ~ 7O cows and bulls, 81. 1908. IS, and
hogs We're salable at $551E6o. and there were
sales as high as $425@4.3O. The bulk of the hogs
were weighed above $500 or at s4.OO@420 for
common to good light and at 81. 25@4 80 for aver
ages of over 200 lbs. These quotations are an
advance on saturdays prices of about 10c. Heavy
hogs dld not average quite that much higher
while there were sales of mixed at advance
OF loc Light receipts was the sole of the
upturn There was an advance of about 10c in
sheep and lambs as consequence of the moder-
ate offerings. Common to extra sheep were
quoted at $225M4.C0, and sales of lambs were at
3D. 2o@4.S5. There good demand Receipts
cattle, nON head; calves, 200 head; hogs, %,
900 head: sheen. - head
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St. L0uis.

ST LOFTS Jan. 2S-Flour in better demand
at recent decline Wheat nervous and I'M
settled. closing. however, 12M@sc up on the gen
eial principle that reaction from low prices
vas about due: No , red cash 49iac; January,
soc; May. 5ssM51iac; July 517sc. Corn opened
lsc off. broke with Chicago but closed after a
39lsc: January and February, 3s9sc; May, ass;
July, 47sc. Oats FIRM No. cash and January,
29c; May 29ltc Rye and barley. nothing doing.
Bran. 65c sacked track. Flaxseed, $l.3S
Cloverseed choice. $79oGS Timothy seed, 50 .
$3.50. Hay dull; prime to choice prairie $500
80: do timothy sloM1l. Butter fancy Elgln,
25la626c, good to choice dairy, l6a1Sc Eggs
higher, l9l2c Lead firm, $2.9 Spelter weak
81 97Is Cornmeal. Sl.90G1.95. Whisky. ST. Cot
ton ties 65c. Bagging, i5sM5$sc Pork. standard
naes ioibine $40 62i. Lard. prime steam.
S5.37;a: choice. $3.50. Dry salt meats boxed
shoulders. $4.37l2; longs. $3.50; ribs. s3.62,s;
shorts $751;. Bacon, packed shoulders, S5.12l2:
longs s612ls Ribs, s6.25; shorts. s6.3712 Re-
cepts-Flour. 1000 bbls; wheat 1000 bu: corn,
q 900 bu: oats. 1900 bu Shipments-tlour, 1000
bbls: wheat Sc 900 bu; corn, Loo bu; oats,
In
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Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Jan. 2S.-Catte. receipts
4'ooo head; shipments, 1900 head; market steady
10 strong; Texas steers ST. 75@3. rs: Texas cows,
III 5o@2 70; Colorado steers 81 50Q4 TO- beef steers
~ $1,000; native cows, $l75p3 so; stockers and
feeders S2.25@3.I5; bulls, s1:90@3 25. Hogs re-
celpts $500 head; Shipments 800 head market
strong to &c higher: bulk of sales s.. S00r 1. 90
heavies, s3.95@425 packers 49, sOa4 % mixed.
$5 'o@4l5; lights, $350@3.95; workers., So S56,3
PIGS. $5.lo93.65 Sheep, receipts, $500 head
shipments, 300 head market steady.
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DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 29.-Wheat opened
steady from Saturdays close with may sell
ing at SIC. and from this point it broke
to 56stc, in the first five minutes then
recovered and held fairly steady at SIC
to 57lsc until II o'clock, after which it
again broke Ac then ruled firm and closed
strong at top prices 1ac above Saturday
all around. Close-No. hard, cash. Janu-
airy, 57l2c bid to arrive 5Sc bid; May 5Ss4c;
July $3.50; No l northern, cash, January
SEC bid, to arrive 5612c Did, May 5712c bid;
July 5Sasc; No. cash SIC; No Soc reject
ed 47c rye 46c; oats 3014M30a4c; hay s. and
$40. Receipts-Wheat 1920; oats 2.261; cars
wheat SO, oats. l year ago, wheat 81 cars
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Seed Market.

Special Telegram to the Tribune
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The flax seed market
ruled steady wtn particular feature. Trad
ing was very light. but prices Were we'll held.
Cash flax closed at ST. i2ls per bu and May at
Il a. Timothy seed closed at s.. 20 cash per 100
lbs and clover seed $500 with the same
nrice bid for the February delivery.
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St. Louis.

81. LOUIS, Jan. Notwithstanding, $500
mead; shipments, 500 head market strong. 15c
higher for natives; Texans firm, a shade higher;
naive steers, fair to good, $3.10u4.90: extreme
range, sales principally between S3.S7la and
Sf.5'; cows, SI90M2.25; fed Texans and Indian
steers, 81 20039o; grass steers 81 30@13 4O grass
cows 81: 'o@25o; native feeders, s2.3o@3.5o. Hogs
Receipts, $500 head: shipments, 800 head {;
market l0G15o higher: best heavy and light sf2j
@A5o; good mixed and medium. $410mi 20 pigs.
common light, etc. $5.S5a4. Sheep-Receipts, 100
mead; shipments none; market quiet for lack of
supply; native mixed, So 3OM3.35.
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milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. JAN 2S.-FloIr. quiet.
Wheat quiet and steadier; No. spring in store,
51&sc No l northern. &c; May, 5.37sc, Corn,
steady; No. 8, 44c. Oats. dropping; No. white.
5laic Barley. steady; No. 2, sic; sample. 54a59c.
Provisions steady. Pork. s10.35. Lard. $500. Re
ceipts-Flour 300: wheat $500; barley, II, 800.
Shipments-F1our, 5,4oo; wheat none; barley,
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Sioux Civ.


SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Jan. 2S.-Hogs receipts
ooo Saturday. 973; shipments. 267; steady to
strong 50. 10dt3.95; bulk, IS. 75@3S5. Cattle re-
ceipts. 200; Saturday, 5; shipments, 200; steady;
beeves, S325@425; cows $l.o0G2.7 Is; bulls, s.. O00D
20 oxen. 81. 5d2 SO; feeders, $2.90Q3. Is; year
lngs $2.00@2.S0.
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CHICAGO.

CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following the Minneapolis wheat recepts
by
Milwaukee road. IS cars; Omaha &c: Wisconsin
Central, 81; st. Paul and Duluth, 5; 500 Line S6
CAR LOT SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, 13 cars; Omaha, .: Chicag
St. Paul and Kansas City, 3.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
Following the receipts and shipments OF
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Minnesota Transfer.
New Brighton stock Yards,

NEW BRIGHTON, Mimi, Jan. 2S-Cattle
Steady to firm on all best killers with
common and inferior stuff rather slow
Feeders have been compelled to visit neigh
boring markets to some extent but are
still in need of more good grade cattle
Sol
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e leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations We're follows: Flour, easy,
loa2oc lower on high grades No. spring wheat
93G35 &c: No spring wheat. nominal; No.
red. oJi4M3lc; No. corn, 4l7sGi2isc; No. 8 yell
low corn, 4o3sc: No. 2SI2c; No. . white
3la.@S2%ic; No. white, 3lii@31l2c; No. rye,
olc. No. : barley. 55M sic; No. 3, 53d55c; No. 4,
5214e; No 1 faxseed. s1.42l2: prime timothy
seed $3.50: mess pork. per Dbl. 1892 2a10.45;
lard, per 100 lbs, $6.52l 2GG55; short ribs sides
0oosel, S5.S5fi5 -; dry saled shoulders (boxed),
fis04sic: whisky, distilers' finished goods, per
gal, $l.22
Recepts-Flour. 5000 bbls; wheat. 1000 bu:
corn, losooo bu; oats, $1,000 bu; rye, 1000 blu;
barley. 1900 bu
Shipments-Flour, 1000 bbls wheat 1000 bu;
corn. 5000 blu; oats, $4,000 bu rye, 5000 bu;
barley, 600 bu.
On the produce exchange today the butter mar
kct was steady; creameries, 12n23c; dairies 100
Poe. Eggs, firm at 15Q23c.
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Chicago Cattle.

CHICAGO JAM 2S.-The run of cattle was
light and prices higher for anything that
could be properly class good there beiug
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Company, Minneapolis.
Hides, demand good.
Green sailed, heavy steer hides, over
Green salted, light steer hides, under
60 lbs .............. AZ 81
Green salted heavy hides. ..,. ak az
Green sailed. bulls. stays and old oxen 35 2H
Green sailed. long-haired kips, Is to
Is lbs :;;.;:................-.:4 AZ sA
Green salted veal kps runners.
to Is lbs. 100: .....:.................. ~ 81
Green sailed. veal calf, to Is lbs. 80. III g
Green sailed horse hides each. large 81. 81. Is
Green sailed, horse hides, small each 100 rs
Wool pelts. SMALL worth 15c to 25c; wool
pelts. medium, 4Oc to Soc; wool pets. large
slaug tered. each. Csc.
Furs-Bear. black, Minnesota. Wisconsin, Michi-
gan Northern. 1884, yearlings, ST.: cubs, S.
yearlings and cubs, 81; brown and cinnamon.
ss4 for large yearlings sle' cubs IS; badger. 81;
dark g. pale 81, silver fox dark. 500. pale $50
fox, dark $12 pale 81. 3d. gray SOC: lynx 50;
martin. IS for dark. 50 for brown and 81 for pale;
mink from 60c to s1.10 otter from 81 to 50: rae
coon, 75c to 81; skunk. 75c to 140 wolf soc to
$3.50; mCsKra.. to cents.
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Chicago Pork.

Special Telegram to the Tribune.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-The pork market opened
quite strong, but soon weakened under heavy
selling pressure. and closed weak at prices
slightly under those of Saturday.
The following was the range of prices today
on pork:
January-Opening, s1O35; highest. slO42: low
day. 5000.
May-Opening, So Is; highest. s1O.75: lowest,
SlO51; closing today, $lO57 closing Saturday,
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SOME SAMPLE SALES
Flour and Coarse Grains

FLOUR-There is but little change to note
in the flour market. Prices are fractionaIlv
lower than those quoted. The larger con
Germs, however, stick to these figures and
hope to add something in the near future
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South st. Paul Live Stock

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Jan. 2S.-Receipts $50
hogs. 200 cattle, 10 calves. 100 sheep
Hogs-10Gl5c higher; quality poor; yards clear
to packers $3.90G405
Cattle-Steady but quiet. Representative sales:
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MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Produce Market.

BUTTER-Fancy grades sell at a little higher
prices than quoted. Roll butter is a shade
frmer. Good dairy butter is in fair demand
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The following are touay's quotations in wood
here. f. o. b.:
FIRST patents SO. 20gD3. 50
SeCou pa.cItS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2S543. 10
hed ucg 1.6oGl1 Is
Following quotations in cotton sacks IS
ard a. lbs:
Rye -four. per bb pure. ...........s23 30
Rye flour, per bills xxx observation-disclosures. 2 %
Rye -four. per Dbl. standard ................ 200
Buckwheat -four per Dbl. MISREPRESENTATION. S. %
Graham -four. per Dbl. Observation-Disclosures. 2 65
In wood zoe extra is charged.
BRAN AND SHORTS.
Very little bran shorts offered for sale.
8ran IN pulk $40. 1oQ11 %
Bran in sacks 200 lbs ~ OOdl12 %
Bran in sacks. 100 Observation-Disclosures. IL 25612 so
Shorts bulk .................. IL. OO112 50
cforts me l32o4l3.1 -
Shipments. 1872 tons.
Corn-The market a little weaker No
selling at 466I4Gi2c.
Receipts. $50 bu; shipments. LOO bu.
OatS-The market was weaker in sympathy
with the decline in futures The cash demand
was somewhat Indifferent; No. 8 sold at 29la0D
29@ic. and No , white soc; No , white held
at 30l.c.
Receipts 10000 bu: Shipments $500 bu
Rye-Sold 46ism47c.
Barey-i6c for No. 4. The market is quotabe
at 42M5Gc. according quality. Some No. 3
sold at 47iac for 80 lbs.
meal held at $7@l7.5o and graduated meal at
So. 50N2i
Hay-Receipts We're a little heavier today but
the demand is fair, and all good stock IS we'll
taken. IL. II. King X Co. report sales of choice
upland at $3.50 per ton, southern Minnesota at
81. I5etS25. common $5T6 per ton, rye straw at
$3.50 and 81.
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Hides. Skins and Furs
Quoted by the Northwestern Hide and Fur
Company, eapolis
Hides demand good.
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ThejDrought May Change Plans.
The protracted drought has brought
to light the fact that the only water
on the line Of the B. & O. from Pied
mont to Brunswick, suitable for loco
motives is at Martinsburg and Keyser.
Because of the numerous pulp mills
on the Potomac the river water is 50
impure as to be positively injurious
to the boiler. This with the fact that
Cumberland now has water famine
is likely to cause railroad officials to
pause in their contemplated plans to
locate there. There is no reason why
Martinsburg is not the better point for
the shops except that Cumberland is
the junction Of the two branches Of
the road. but that is more than coun-
terbalanced by the good water. close
proximity Of Martinsburg to all por-
tons Of the system east Of the Ohio
River, healthfu1ness, cost Of living,
and safety from floods.
Itmay transpire that this town may,
after all, become to the B. & o. sys-
TEN what Altoona is to the Pennsyl-
yania,