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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
, MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22.-Wheat today
opened higher and strong on encouraging
cables and light receipts. The market was
fairly active for the space of half an hour.
became quiet and ruled dull and featureless
for the remainder of the morning session.
There appears to be no speculative life in
the market here or elsewhere. The cash de-
mand is good for both domestic wants and
foreign requirements. Yesterday the sales of
wheat for export were on large scale and
today-Seaboard advice reports large in
Quiry with strong probabilities that a good
trade will be done before the day closes. The
commercial gossip of the day was meagre,
being confined chiefly to cables and "a few
confrmatory items regarding the small crop in
Argentine. Clearances from the Atlantic sea-
board aggregated 3SS. 900 Blu. Closing
cables quoted Liverpool I'd higher for March
wheat; Berlin y mark higher for January and
! mark higher for March: Paris to Is CEN
times lower for wheat; and -four 10 confines
higher; Liverpool flour Sd higher
May wheat opened at 1885, against rs 1-16c
yesterday. advanced to 7S7sc, lost &c. dropped
to 7S15Q7S5se, frmed up to 7S5s@78azc, lost
Lice, firmed up to 7S5s 07S%c sold at 7S1hc by
11:35, and by noon held at 7S15@7Sssc.
The demand for cash wheat was very good
for No. l on basis Of 112c under the May
future. Low grades were slow to move. There
is q lot Of no grade wheat showing up in a
wet condition which is almost unstable, but
does find purchasers at from zoe to 25e under
No: l northern No. northern sold at TIE
made as per statement below. Receipts here
were 122 cars; shipments, 40 cars.
The wheat market ruled vry dull and weak
during the greater part of the noon hour
but rallied towards the close. and closed steady
at fair advance on the low figures of the
day. December wheat closed at Tee and May
at 7S%c.
May-Opening, 7S5sc; highest, 7SMc: lowest.
7Sc. Closing today. 7Sa4e; closing yesterday,
IS Lice.
September Closing, today, me; yesterday,
711ac.
December-closing, today. 7sc; yesterday,
75Ac.
On Track-No. hard, 7SAc; No. 1 north
ern, re: No. northern. 7515c.
December oats, lie. Flaxseed, 6S1zc.
Curb on May wheat ....... 7SA
Puts May wheat ............. ISL
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NEW RAILROAD MILEAGE.
Smaller This Year Than for Any
Since 1875.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The annual
statement of construction to be pub
lished by the Railroad Age this week
will show that during 1895 only 1902
miles Of railway lines were built IN
the United States. This is one mile
less than the total reported for 1885,
and is the smallest mileage built in any
year since 1875. The number Of lines
on which this track was laid is 1853,
which is eleven less than the number
Of new lines added in the previous
year Track was laid in thirty eight
of the forty-nine states and territories.
The longest mileage was built in Call
fornia, 1877 miles on eight lines. No
track was added in New Hampshire.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec,
ticut, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyom-
ing, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho or New
Mexico. The Railway Age states that
many railway enterprises were under
way early in the year which would
have added hundreds Of miles of tracks
but were stopped by the financial agi-
tation preceding election. Fully $500
miles would have been built In 1896
but for the uncertainty developed from
the political campaign.
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Cattle-Steady. Coed cattle were in good
demand and brought arm prices. Common
CHICAGO.


CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Cattle-sa were on
a basis of $3 40G5. Is for the poorest to the
best native beef steers fancy cattle being
nominal at S5.3O@5. 40. good many sales
s4.l5Q4 80 was an unimportant feature of the
market. There was a fairly active stocker
ana feeder trade at $s@3, IS; cows, $2@2; prime
unchanged prices, the best ones fetching IS 30.
Texas grassers, $3.4503.65. The hog market
was In very bad shape today. Common to
prime lots sold at $295@3.40; big, heavy lots
weighing upwards of 400 pounds going lowest.
and prime light and medium weights the high
est The great bulk Of the offerings crossed
the scales at $3.20@33O choice nigs sailing
as high as prime light hogs. Packing hogs sold
largely at $3Q3.15 Trading In the sheep mar
ket was very slow. Sales were made at SO 25D
s;5 G for the poorest lambs up to s. for choice
sold at $2.25@2.50 for the poorest up to $50
for the best, and yearlings brought 49, 50D4:s
M 6no going at the top. Receipts-Cattle
head.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
4 Barrett & Zimmerman's report: All classes
OF horses are well represented among the
stock on hand. The demand from outside
points for farm stock and loggers is much
, laIger lnan H. was, and the increase in the
volume OF sales is very encouraging. Today's
representative salese:l
pair gray geldingss8 years, serv-777- II
Ice sound ...f1.< .t........s..2 $500 500
l pair bay mares, 5tyears service
i paiE brown geldihgss 5 years .'VVO h'0
service sound $500 70
pair black geldings, s years,
souho ...........240 400 los
l pay geiding, z years. service
souno, drlver ...-e..,ss..........105 $50 Ak
bay gelding,. years, sound. i, 800 60
MINNESOTA TRANSFER.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Dec. 22-Cattle
"A few were on the market; trading fairly
good and demand for desirable goods fair
several Sc PUNCHES he Of stock sold at 49, Sales:
Gamer $780, $1.40; mixed, 916, 81; 1 bull,
$40, $3.50; II milch cows. $2S4
Hogs-Very little trading.
Sheep-Muttone and lambs firm.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec 22-Cattle receipts.
active; firm for good cows weak cows: bulls,
mixed, $1.25@3.25; veals, $4,000; stockers and
f Zee Ter $685. calves and yearlings. s2.75
2,40O; Monday, 514 market fairly active at r.
decline, selling, $2.95Q3.15; bulk, $3.0O@3.1O
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dee 2-Cattle-Receipts
5000; native steers, sS.sO@4.s0; bulk Of trad,
ing about $3.50.
m4ess sass5 6a.z 1000 s4 gnts s siOoseO
isheepm.oReceipts, 1,5C0; muttons, $2.5o93.75;
lambs, $685..
OMAHA.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec 2-Cattle-Receipts
g. S,G " native steers, $36oQ4S5; Texas steers
w. 75QS.s5; stockels and feeders, $3@3.90; bulls,
stays, etc., S1.75@3 =
eHogs-Receipts, 1900; mixed, s31OO3. Is:
light, $3.20@3. 321k; bulk of sales, So. i0@3.15.
- Sheep-Reeeipts. 1900; market steady; COM
mon and stock sheep, $2@2.75; lambs, $685.
KANSAS CITY.
+ KANSAS CITY, No.. Dec 22-Cattle-Re-
eeipts, $500; shipments, 1900; Texas steers,
$2.S0@405. Hogs-Receipts, 14,000 bulk of
sales, $3.1712Q 3.25 Sheep-Receipts, 5000:
shipments. 500; lambs, 1905; muttons, 1925.
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crate demand at lse,gc FOR extras ana 100

crate demand at le@15c for extras and 12@
Roll Butter-Roll and print is about steady
on fancy but easier on choice sweet, with
Packing stock-The market is arm with a
S SopS da e at s spd occasional sales
receipts are sss nF ss ss r rsaa sna a IL n
advance. Quotations are: Strictly fresh laid
cases included, loss Of 221so; seconds. cases
i inc 1Vc; cold Storage. according to quail
Cheese-The market Ahas an easier tone,
with holders rather more anxious to sell. Quo
tltiS however, do not show any change.
Sio 4sTh la or w as Strictly a
fancy loci twins or fats. choice, s6sc; twins
or OF l mats 81 falr to spod s@7c twins or fats,
Poultry-The market is firm and in good
condition at quotations. Receipts are not
heavy. Poor stock rs neglected. Drawn
poultry will not bring quotations. Turkeys,
round lots, ii@iiKe; turkeys. fair to good good,
oQse; spring chickens, choice, 7G71zc; spring
eeinliSkens fair to good, 505lke; fowls, choice.
o S ROSTERS e; ducks. choice, s01oc;
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Hay dull Hops
quiet. Hides DUH Leather quiet. Wool
quiet Beef quiet. Cut meats steady. Pork
dull. Lard quiet. Tallow drmer. Petroleum
nominal Rosin quiet. Turpentine quiet.
aice quiet Molasses dull Pig iron dull
copper 5hrm. Tin firm. spe1ter quiet Lead
strong; Cotton seed oil dull. Coffee options
opened quiet, with prices unchanged to 9
points lower; closed quiet and steady at a
decline Of points, advance to 10 points: sales.
500 bags, including December, S35c; March,
S.4oc. Sugar, raw nominal; refined quiet.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
CHICAGO Dec. 22-Butter firm; creamery,
loq2lc; dairy, 10@17c. Eggs firm; fresh, zoe.
New York, Dec. Butter-Receipts, S,5s6
gins, 22c; factory, 76112c. CheeseERecetpts
6,OS2 pkgs; steady; state and Pennsyl vania
ZlQ23c; Westerns, l5Ql22e., -r...s.k u. -. i.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.--FlQur-Receipts, 49,
GOO bbls; exports. 1855 bbls; dull and a shade
lower to sell en- spring patents; Minnesota
bakers, S3.40Q3.95 Rye flour quiet Buck
wheat flour dull. Buckwheat quiet Corn
meal dull. Rye nominal. Barley sleadier
Barley malt nominal. Wheat-Receipts, $500
bu; exports, 12S, $50 bu spot frmer; No. 1
hard, $3.50; options opened stronger on bet
ter cables and light spring wheat movement
sustained bad break under the increase in
worlds stocks, but later recovered on heavy
export trade, closing 5s@1hc- net higher; No
red. May, a51a@S6 3-l6c, closed at S67sc:
December, SITS Q SSiac, closed at SS1kc Corn
firm; No. 2, 2SAc; options opened steady
eased off with wheat. but finally rallied on
covering and closed k0Ac net advance
Oats-Receipts, 123, 500 bu; exports, 40 AS bu /.
spot inactive; No. 2, 2214e; options quiet but
fairly steady. closing at unchanged prices;
May, 24Q241sc; closed. 24c; December closed
at &c.
LIVERPOOL. ss.ss 74o.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 22-Wheat-Spot quiet:
demand poor; No. 2 red spring. IS gid; No
1 California Is; futures opened steady with
steady with near and distant positions I'D
higher; business heaviest on middle posi-
tons; December nominal; January, SIS Sd :
February, Gs sgd; March, 6s Cd; April nom
inal; May, IS Cd. Corn-Spot steady; Amer
lean mixed new, Is 10Ad; futures opened and
unchanged: business heaviest on middle posi-
tons; December, January and February, rs
SLd; March, Is 91ad; April -nominaI Nav
Is 934d. Flour steady; demand poor Sc.
Louis fancy winter, So 3ds~ sa7s.sg
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2z.-Wheat-No. red,
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ELEVATOR MEN BEATEN
In the Case Brought I'm the Chicago
Courts.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Judge Tuly, in
the circuit court today, rendered a de-
cision in the elevator warehouse cases,
finding against the warehouse men on
all points. Five months time was
granted them to carry on their busi-
ness, and perfect an appeal to the IL
l;nois supreme court, which will I'M
doubtedly be taken. The cases have
been pending for several MONTHS the
action being in the shape of a petition
brought on the information OF Attor-
ney Moloney for an injunction re-
straining the elevator men from buy
ing. mixing and storing their own
grain with that of their customers.
This injunction was granted, the court
holding that the practice of theSele-
vator men is illegal. The NeleHator
companies affected are ther Zen
trail, George A, Seaverns, South 6hi-
cago, Armour, Charles Councilman,
Chicago Railway Terminal, Nebraska
City Railway, Chicago, Edison Keith,
Alexander Davis, and others. The de-
cision, if sustained by the Illinois SUI
preme court, will make great change
in the elevator system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
MERRY COFFEE WAR.
Sugar Trust Cuts the Price Another
Half Cent.


NEW YORK, Dec. Pas an evil
dence that the American Sugar Rein
ing company intends forcing operations
in the coffee trade, the announcement
was made to the coffee trade by the
sugar people today of further reduc-
ton of one-half cent per pound in the
price of the coffee of the Woolson Spice
company. This makes a total reduc-
ton Of 1 cent since the purchase of
a controlling interest in the spice COM
pany by the sugar people Thus far
Arbuckle Bros. have not met the re-
duction and interest is manifested by
the trade regarding the course the
latter firm will decide upon. The feel
ing in the coffee trade is that the re-
duction Of 1 cent per pound is merely
preliminary to a much severer one.
Speculation was rife in the trade to-
day as to what measures the Arbuckles
will adopt in, order to counterfeit the
reduction in coffee made by the sugar
people. A connection of the firm of
Arbuckle Bros. stated today that the
Arbuckles have decided not to reduce
the price Of their coffee.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTs.

Receipts Wheat, 80 $50 blu; corn, 1880 bu;
oats, 26,500 blu; barley 3,160 bu rye, /, 420 bu
flax, $500 bu; -four, 700 bbls; mllstuffs, 80
tons; hay, As tons; fruit 1880 lbs; merchan-
disc, $40 lbs lumber II cars; barrel
stock, cars; machinery, &c, 100 lbs coal, 625
tons; wood, 100 Cords brick 10000; lime, 8
cars; household goods, 10000 lbs; stone, 1
car; live stock, cars; dressed meats, 1885,
$50 lbs; hides, $4,000 lbs; tallow, $4,000 lbs;
sundries, 6 cars; car lots, 437.
Shipments-Wheat, 81 600 blu; corn, $40 bu !;
oats, 1880 bu; barley, 1.94O bu: flax, go bu !;
flour, 34,S4O bbls; millstuffs, 732 TOMS fruit
3S0.050 lbs; merchandise, 1,401, 100 lbs; lum-
Der, 80 cars; machinery, 24000 lbs; house
hold goods. 10000 lbs; live stock, car; hides,
q. 400 lbs; railroad material, L car; sundries,
10 cars; car lots, $780,
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DEEP WATER COMMISSION.
American Members Ready to Make
Report.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 22.-The Unit
ed States and Canadian deep water
way commissioners separated today
The former completed their report and
closed their session this evening. Dr.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easier No. 2. spring wheat, 77Q77Ac; No. 3
spring wheat, 5000; No. 2 red, SsA@S93sc;
No. 2 corn, z25sc; No: oats, 1612Ql6%c; No.
No. 2 rye, SIC; No. barley, none; No. 8,
23kG36c; No. 4. 2SQ25c; No. l flax seed,
72073Ac; prime timothy seed, $2.60Q2.65. Mess
So 1905. 771s; short ribs sides Qoose), $3.50
i; dry salted shoulders Cboxed) 4@41sc; short
clear sides boxed), 4@43ec. Whisky, dis
cut loaf. unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 5000
bbis; wheat 1900 bu corn, 272, 900 blu; oats,
431, 900 bu; rye, $4,000 bu; barley. 10000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 1000 bbls; wheat, $4,000
blu; corn, IS, 900 bu; oats, PAP, 900 blu; barley,
10000 bu. On the produce exchange today
the butter market was firm; creamery, $50
21c dairy, 10@17c; cheese steady, $1,000;
eggs steady, fresh, zoe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
Proof Against bullets, But

Manager-Heavens! What's the matter?
Didn't you dodge the six bullets all right,
fired from the six rifles in the hands Of the
six gents selected by the audience?
Magician Hamham-Yes; / lodged the bull
let's all right, as advertised, but some one
threw egg.-Puck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
Val yictis.

She-'Tis true that have broken the en-
gagement, and that I still have your ring.
He (ruefully)-On the theory, I suppose,
that to the victor belong the spoils.-Truth.
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Disagreed.

81 understand" said the new missionary,
that the radical theological doctrines of
my predecessor did not find favor with YOU
NO. answered the cannibal chieftan,
dreamily, I'VE really could not stomach him
at all. New York Press.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE
BUTTER AND EGGS
LIVE STOCK.

+ sessa UNION STOCK YARDS. se II syF;si
Receipts-3,0o0 hogs; 600 cattle; so calves:
800 sheep. - - =
Hogs-Market about steady with Saturday.
Bulk sold before noon.
Representative Salas-
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MINNEAPOLIs MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
+ MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 22-The butter mar
ket is steady. Receipts are moderately large
and are not cleaning up well. Quotations un-
changed
$ Creamerfes-There is no visible change in
the market. Receipts are quite large and the
demand only fair. Some accumulation ex-
lists. Extras are held at 19c, and frsts at
sfBc. Seconds are uiet. Thirds are in small
supply
Dairies-The market is about steady today
Receipts are quite free and there is q mod
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PRODUCE.
ST. PAUL MARKET.

ST. PAUL MARKET.
Note-The quotations which follow are for
goods which change hands in lots in the open
market. In filling orders, in order to secure
best goods for shipping and to cover cost in
Cured, an advance over jobbing prices has
to be paid
Butter-Market firm on creameries; dairies
In good demand.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Other Grains-No. corn. car; No. oats,
Il cars; no grade oats, cars; No. rye, z
cars; No. 8 rye, 8 cars; No. 4 barley s cars;
No. barley, 1 car; no, grade barley, car;
No. fax. cars; rejected fax cars; no
grade fax, 1 car
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat No. hard,
car; No. l northern, 40 cars; No.. 2 northern,
cars; No. 8, cars rejected, 10 cars; no
grade corn 2 cars; No. 3 oats, 8 cars.
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MIScELLA NEOUS.
CHICAaG5os1H1DEs.

: CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The Chicago Shoe and
Leather Review tomorrow will say: The
packer hide market is frmer and stronger
The receipts of cattle are small. the stocks
of hides Are light and enough demand exists
to prevent drains Several cars of native
steer hides were sold at sac. Three cars of
steer hides we're sold ats cents, which Is an
advance Of Ac for the last sales. Fully 5000
Texas steer hides were taken at Sc for heavy
and nc for light weights. These sales were
followed by a buyenltaking one car of light
Texas at 74c, light5 hides being in relatively
better demand thaneheasy. The packers sold
5000 branded COW hifes at INC. Country buff
hides are strong at &c. nTallow is featureless
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23

GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire of c. H. F. Smith &
Co., of st. Paul, members of New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade:
Opening Liverpool cable Spot wheat
steady; corn firm; future wheat steady, &c
higher; corn quiet. London cargoes on pass
age; wheat steady; corn quiet American
wheat; parcels partly Sd higher; country
markets, English and French not given.
Berlin quiet; December I'm higher; May un-
changed.
Private cable: Inactive but steady: Ad
higher. The indifference shown by Liverpool
in our daily fluctuations, caused largely by
local condition should prove that bona flde
offers of wheat from exporting countries are
not in excess of requirements, and that prices
have to be maintained at about the present
level to secure supplies.
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The following were the closing quotations of
other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press:
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SEED MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The faxseed market
rather light. Crushers were the principal
buyers. Receipts here were 80 cars; 40 cars
at Duluth and cars at Minneapolis. The
official close reported by the Weare Com
mission company is as follows: Cash fax at
7S1ac per blu and May at 76c. Cash timothy
seed closed at $2.55 and at $2.75 for March,
100 lbs. Minneapolis fax quoted at 6S1z per
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stock, ess. 600; Hamburg quiet, Y pig decline;
sales. 1000. Rio Arm; No. Rio, 10, 200;
exchange, 13-16d. Receipts. LOCO; cleared
for the United States, 1000; for Europe, 1000:
stock, 312 900. Total warehouse deliveries
from United States, 9,441, including 7,723 from
New York. New York stock today $50, 230;
United States stock. 335, 1856. Afoat for the
United States SCI. 900. Total visible for the
United States, 701, 1856, against 6S4, 672 last
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-It has been very
quiet market for ell classes OF goods for cur
rent requirements, though for spring sales,
sales Of Importance that were completed re-
suited from forwardings on prior purchases.
Printing cloths dull and nominal at 9-16c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
.S5,177,227

IOtals SO, Ut, 227 Joy, 305, 0S1
The following table gives the receipts of :
wheat at the four principal winter wheat
markets from the beginning of the crop
movement, July !, 1885, to date and for the
same time year ago:
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NEW YORK CoFFEE

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Coffee- Santos firm;
good average Santos, TO- 500. Receipts, 1900;
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(Market Record.)

The following table gives the receipts of
wheat at the four principal spring wheat mar
kets from the beginning of the crop year,
Aug. l. 1885, to date, and for the same time
year ago:
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MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22.-J. H. Hunt
Co. report the hay market practically dead
and very weak at decline in prices. The
market is overstocked with a lot of poor
stuff. Wholesalers are glad to move the stuff
at almost any price. Wholesalers quote:
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cash. S9Zc bid; December, s0%c; May, 9Oc
asked Corn-No. 2 cash, zoe; May, 22ssc bid.
Oats-No.s Q cash, 1870 asked; May, zoe bid
Rye dull, &c; fax, Tic. Pork, 81 .15@7.40.
Lead, 50. 1902. S21k. spelter, s3.97la.
MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec -Flour-Steady and
quiet. Wheat-Firmer; No. 2 spring, ne; No
northern, S11ac May S0Ac. Corn-Steady:
No. 8. 22c. Oats-Quiet and steady; No. 2
white, 18019c. Barley steady; No. 2 34c;
sample, 22hQ3lc Rye lower; No. 1, 800.
Provisions dropping; pork, $6.75; lard, 50 TO-
Receipts-F1our, 10000 bbls; wheat 10000 blu;
barley, 10000 blu. Shipments Flour, 80, 90;
blu; wheat. 10000 bu; barley none.
AVAILABLE SUPPLY.
NEW YORK, Dec. Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's COW
ering the principal points of accumulation,
indicate the following changes in available
supplies of grain last Saturday as compared
with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat, United States and Canada, east of
Rockies Increase, l. 236, coo pu; a1oat for and
in Europe, decrease, 424, 900 bu; total in
crease in worlds visible, S12, 900 blu. Corn,
United States and Canada, east of Rockies
increase. 1924, 600 blu. The more important
Increases In available stocks of wheat not in
cluded in the official visible supply state
ments are 10000 blu at Fort William Ont
100000 blu at Northwestern interior elevators
$4,000 blu at Cleveland, As, 900 blu at various
Manitoba storage points and $4,000 blu each
at New Orleans and in Minneapolis private
elevators. The only corresponding decrease
noted is $4,000 blu in Chicago private ele-
VatOrs