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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
MONEY, STOCKS And BONDS.
THE BEARS IN CONTROL AND LIT
TIE TRADING IN STOCKS.
Business the LIEhtezt for a Long
Time, and Close Weak at Frac-
tionaI DecIIneS-BOnds Also
Quiet, but Firm.

The banks continue TO report a good
counter business, and there Is some new
demand for money, though it is not active
Live stock paper still makes up most OF
the offerings though grainmen and mer-
chants are making some new paper and
loans are slowly picking up. Rates steady
at 7ftS per cent. Not much currency going
10 the country. the flow being inward rath-
or than outward, and the banks are gain
ing money from the country. Bank clear
ings. $2.CiJ,2JI. against 81, Ms the same
day last year, an increase Of E2i5, ,73G, a gain
Of - per cent.
Eastern exchange in good demand and
steady.
Houston, FIble & Co. exchange brokers.
quote IT AZ follows: New York, $40 pre-
MUM; Chicago, 6Jc premium; st. Louis, &c
premium.
Cold reserve yesterday, a26.G1,7n.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
ues without Precedent-GraIn
ExportS-The Failures.

New York, Nov. OR C. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review will say:
The gain in volume Of business continues
entirely without precedent More than $50
establishments have started work since the
election, which vera IDLE, and at least 300
have Increased working force, making $40
concerns which are known 10 have added
largely to the number of hands at work,
and those are only part of the whole num-
Der. Every day thus adds thousands To the
number Of those who are able TO buy a
weeks supply of provisions and to make
up gradually for many months Of enforced
economy. Already this brings a great in
crease in the volume Of Business ard the
clearing house figures, for the first time in
several years. not only exceed those of last
year by 10 per cent, but also exceed those
OF the same week in 1892 by . per cent.
Business men are al anxious to prevent
anything Ike the fictitious excitement of
last summer. and in nearly all branches an
excessive rise in prices is prevented. But
with more hands at work there is inevita-
bly, a greater demand for supplies. mate
rial AMI products.
Bradstrset's tomorrow will say: Job
bers and wholesale dealers in general nrr-
chandise do not report the anticipated in
crease in the volume Of goods distributed
this week. The mild weather had an un-
favorable influence. but the sharp crop in
/ the temperature lnClines TO stimulate the
demand for seasonable fabrics. There were
increased purchases of holiday goods and
the tone Of the market for staples is one
| Of announcement.
Relatively, the heaviest demand has been
| FOR dry goods shoes and groceries. but
even in this line. particularly dry goods.
| the volume is smaller than expected, and
| disappointment is a result.
The many industrial enterprises which
! have started up continue 4 feature of each
! days news bulletin. but there is reason to
! believe the significance Of these exhibits
/ has been oyeremPhasized in some in
| stances.
Total exports OF wheat Cfour included as
! whe1D from both coasts of the United
! States and from Montreal this week
/ amount to 3.Sg7.223 bushels. against 1854 Ol9
| bushels last week; 29l6.O0a bushels in the
! week one year ago: $4,000 bushels in the
! week two years ago; 2TG4. .pl0 bushels three
| years ago. and as compared with :. 3.is5 90
! bushels in the corresponding week of 1892.
! The weeks exports of IEiian corn agEre-
! gate 1853 bushels. against S.7s2. 90 bush
! els last week. less than 2pHod0 bushels in
| bushels in the week two years ago. !. %. go
and as compared with $4,000 in the like
| week Of 1892
| There were 33s business failures in the
! United States this week, fifty more than
! last week. but fifteen fewer than in the
| corresponding week one year ago, thirteen
| more than in the like week in 1921 and ffty
| less than in the third week Of November,
1893
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
A sharp Break i'm Whenf-Corn Dull
and Wenk-Onts Stendy and
Choice fu Demand

In store-wheat. 4sf2S bushels: corn. 80
ois bushels: oats. 1923 bushels, and rye,
b,5s6 bushels.
wHEAT-Rcceipts past q hours. . q. .6OO
Same time last year .....................SS 40
Shipments 90. ..-........ ............... L. 100
The weakness OF Thursday eliminated
yesterday in a sharp decline. Gables were
badly OF and the speculative markets in
this country were quick to sympathize, and
futures in Chicago sold off liac Cash
grain under such surroundings had also to
20 lower and buyers took hold cautiously
By sample on track here at Kansas CITY.
No > hard, nominal. at 32a7Jc. No . spring
s2IG5c; No. 3 haUl. : cars at 20 cars al
7lc car AT 7Ic. No. hard. l car at 62c
7c car at Tic: No. hard. I car at 2c
! car at Sc car at 62Izc. cars at SIC and
cars fancy at &C: rejected. ! car AT 5Oc
ard l car at SOC: No. ? red, nominal at
s5GS7c; No. 3 red, car choice at Sc. and
! car poor at sic; No. red. 7cG75c l car
POOR at 70c.
CORN-Receipts past q hours 800. 70 Sno
same time last year .....--............. &c SO
Shipments .. ................ u 500
Market dull and weaker Offerings good
and buyers less anxious for supplies than
for some days. There was some little scat
terinE selling, but no general demand. BY
sample on track here at Kansas City: No.
. mixed. / car at 1S1sc = cars at 1sc cars
at 19c, and cars yellow at 1915: May 1000
bLShtlS al -D-2c. ana a.N1 DlSaelS at IFl-s0
No. 3 mixed. cars at lSizc, 3 cars at lSC
l car yellow at lSiEc; No. miNezi. car
nj I7c; No. white. cars at Igi.c and I
car special at 2Oc; No. white, ) cars at
1Sc and 3 cars at lsizc.
oATS-Receipts past ~ hours I'LL 90
Same time last year .....-.. ............l2. .cpo
Shipments . ........ ...............-... nD0
Choice samples in good demand and firm.
but common and medium dragry. BY
sample on track here at Kansas City: No.
mixed. nominal. at 17alSc: No. mixed.
l5Tl6c car at lsc; No. mixed 13dl4c;
No white. l car at SIC. ! car choice at
pc and ! car fancy old at 25e; No. white.
. cars At I6c and car choice at Isc: No.
white. 14ai5c.
RYE-Receipts past a hours ......... en-
Same time last year ..,.... ...,.......-1. 200
Shipments ...------ .-.---- ---.-------.--- -
Very little on sale and market steady and
demand fair. BY sample on track here at
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Railroad Bonds.

New York, Nov. 20-Closing quotations
ison As. 79l,; Atchison % A, 425s: Canaia
Southern DDS. l04ia: Denver & Rio Grande
Is l06's: Denver &. Rio Grande As, s9 Erie
DDS. 50: G.. II. q S. A. IS 1854: c.. II. &,
5. y Is, 100; Houston & Texas Central IS.
ln9; Houston & Texas Central IS. 100; Mis-
sour. Kansas &c Texas 1st As. Si7t; Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas ID As. 59t4: Mutual
Union IS. Ia: New Jersey Central general
5s. 1l7I2; Northern Pacific lists, 1l5: North
ern Pacific lists, 115: Northern Pacific DDS,
lls; Northwest conscls. 1917; Northwest S.
F dehenture IS. 10Sl2: Rio Grande Western
ISIS. 757s; St. Paul cOnsols, IS, 12S: ST. Paul,
c. & p. W. 5s, ia; St. Louis & Iron Noun
tain general 5s, 4; St. Louis & San Fran
cisco general IS. 100: Texas Pacific lists, SO:
Texas Pacific DDS, -; Union Pacific lists of
go, 1O2: West Shore As, 1853.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. Nov. 2O-The stock market
was under pressure from professional bears
all day The volume of business was the
hEhteSt that has been recorded on any
full business day IN the past two weeks
and the distribution was very poor. The
movement was irregular and in most in
stances narrow. the market displaying a
tendency TO rally whenever pressure was
temporarily removed. Operators who are
usually in close touch with speculative
movement assert the short interest bids
fair TO soon become unwieldy. a condition
that Is inducing some interests to take
back part OF the stocks sold at the top
level. Covering is also being stimulated TO
extent by the peaceful tenor of the
Washington political adviCes. Incidentally
there Is no important selling of long stocks
and ''sPlurEes in the usually spectacular
Specialties facilitated by the decided easier
monetary conditions afford the only relief
from the monotony OF the market. The
bears and the bulls without stocks, accom-
pany their attacks upon the general
list with gloomy forecasts as 10 the out
look for traffic and lay particular stress
upon the discouraged returns that are now
coming to hand. as well as the more mod
crate activity in general business as COM
pared with a week age. Liquidation is ap-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21

Kansas city: No. 2. nominal. at 32a321zc;
No 3. 3Ga3fc.
FLOTR-DuT but unchanged. Quoted:
Soft wheat, per 100 pound sack, patents,
81 25a2.2j; extra fancy. $2.15T225: fancy.
t205a2.le; choice, s1.sGG1.90. Hard wheat,
per 1fD pound sack. patents. sI5Oa2 %:
straIghts. $l.spa1.90; bakers prades, $l.70d
I.75: lOw grades. sl.4Da1.6O. Rye, f1.4ClI1.4
CCRNMEAL-Dul and lower. quoted at
2yN4Oc per cWt., bulk.
CORN CHOP-Very draRgy and prices
off. Quoted at 37Gi5sc per cwt., sacked.
FLAXSEED-Stea eady and in fair demand.
Cash and November. G1as7c per busheI,
upon the basis Of pure
CASTOR BEANS-Steady and wanted.
Car lots, 81 per busheI. and less. CSC per
bushcl.
KRAN-slOw sale, but unchanged. Sack
ed, 4DHi2c. and bulk, 34li25c per cwt.
HAI-Receipts past q hours......37D tons
Same time last year ..................776 tons
''IiPit-iit5 IONS
Market dull and weak. Quoted: New
prairie, choice, &5.J0aGC0; No. !. 55.oOd5 80;
no. 2. 2f.5Cn5oO; lower grades. S3.o113.5o.
Timothy. choice. &8.5Cn9gO; No. ], ;s.OOG850;
No. 2 &G5JH7.50. Clover mixed, No. !, $50
nGjD; No. 2. }j.c005.5O.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. Nov. 2o-CATTLE-Receipts,
5000. There was a good demand for cat
tie. Choice steers were about l0c higher;
common to prime native steers sold at $3.50
05I5. chiefly at 81 20di.So. exporters being
fair buyers at $40 and upward. Stockers
and feeders sold well at 81: soa3S. Cows
and heifers were active. with sales largely
at S2.00a35o Texas cattle sold at $26SQS.5 50
for grass steers and at S.IGd42 . for Mis-
souri fed steers cows and heifers going for
S21OG2TG. Western rangers Were rather
active at 81. @5G4.2O for steers and 23op4.6O
for COWS and heifers.
HOGS-Receipts 1T.o00. There was mod
crate demand, and prices were not over
strong. with sales of common to best
droves at 81 290dSS5 Hogs weighing 800
pounds and GSer sold much below lighter
weights. and lots were sold of 400 at bottom
prices.
sHEEP-Receipts, 500. Common to
choice lots brought S30PG4.S5. the decline
having checked the receipts; inferior to
choice sheep sold at s1.5oaS4o: Westerns
bringing % igd3.40. and fat yearings found
buyers at $50. Feeders were good buyers,
ard Westerns at S2Syd3.1o. and exporters
lambs were wanted at S.75a4eo
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Coffee and Sugar.

New York, Nov Options
opened firm, with prices unchanged to 10
points higher on local and European buy
ing following liberal warehouse deliveries,
and offsetting continued heavy receipts at
Brazil: closed steady a a net advance of 10
ais points. Sales. 20, $50 bales, including De-
cember. 9.2JG9 35c; March. 9.40d945c. Spot
coffee-Rio, steady: No T. jobbing. 1Ol2c: in
voice. 1Oc Mild-Quiet CordOva, 15aI7c.
STGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining, 27sr;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3i4c. Refined, fairly
active; standard A, &c; cut loaf, sc; gram
ulated, 42sc.
New Orleans. Nov. 20-COFFEE-Rio, or
dinarv to low fair 224G15ILc. SUGAR
quiet; open kettle. 214025sc: centrifugal,
whites, 3zsd$1zc: yelIows. 3 3-16d3 7-16c; sec
onas. 2Isd2c MOLASSES-Open kettle,
steady. 15NZtc; centrifugal, dull, 5Ql3c.
SyRUP-1G4T &c.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
STATE FAIR DATES FOR 1897.
Fixed at n Meeting of the Americas
Association in Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. 2O.-Dates for state faIrs
in 1887 in eleven states have been fixed at
the meeting of the American Association
Of State Fairs and Expositions The officers
elected are as follows: r. W. Furnas. OF
Nebraska, president: A. F. Lovejoy. of IL
linois. vice president: Thomas ]. Fleming,
of Wisconsin, secretary. and y. NJ Leg
gift, OF Minnesota, treasurer. The dates
fixed are as follows: New York. August
o to 2s: Ohio. August 30 to September 4:
Michigan and Minnesota, September 6 10
Il; Indiana and Iowa, September 13 TO Is:
Missouri and Nebraska, September % to
3: Illinois, September p 10 OctOber .;
South Dakota, October Il to 1s
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21

New York. Nov. 20-Closing quotations
on the New York Stock exchange: United
States IS. registered. 1928; United States
IS. coupon, 1929; United States Is. regis
tered. 11Sia; United States As. coupon, 109a4 :;
United States new Is. coupon. lIS1s;
United States IS, registered, s5;
Pacific Gs Of '95, 1o2; Alabama, class y,
lGli=; Alabama, class 3. 1919; Alabama,
class c. Sc; Alabama. currency, 81; Louis
lana new consols As. So: Missouri 6s, 100;
North Carolina IS lis: North Carolina As
1gg: South Carolina non-fuHd II; Tsnnes-
see new settlement IS 50: Tennessee new
settlement IS. IG5; Tennessee old 6s, 60;
Virginia centuries. 60s.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
VAN VLECK & MINTER,
221, 222 and 223 Nelson Building,
KANSAS CITY Mo

For sale by Federmann & Hallar, 9Th and
Main; J; G ooG Griffith, 12th and Main; Herbst
18TH and Cherry sts.; a, \. Doerschuk,
18th and Grand: ]. B. Owens. I121 Walnut:
PAUL Hess. 1l27 Independence ave: Nc
hans Pharmacy. 800 Independence ave
a ]. Abraham. 534 Minnesota ave. Kansas
City. haS,. ]. NJ. Love & Co.. 10th and
walnut; Bruenerts, 18th and Grand: Hugo
Eyssell: 18th and Broadway: II. ]. Arnold.
9Th and Grove SITS: Susman's Pharmacy
- and Campbell. and all druggists.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21

81 per barrel in car lots; for fancy fall and
winter varieties sl.Ogdl.zS per oarrei; jon
athans. 80 per barrel for fancy and 75cS
igan stock g. oJd1. 80 per barrel.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not so heavy. but
sales slow. Selling in a small way at 20c;
in round lots, 17Gl9c; in car lots, 16GlI1zc;
Colorado fancy stock. 60c-
SWEET POTATOES-StiH dull at 2Oq25c
per busheI.
GAME-Demand fair and prices steady.
Quotations are as follows: Quail, trapped
and sound. 81 .O0G1.2J; good stock, 1JdgJc
PEI dozen; sand sniDe. 50c per dozen; wild
en-: plover, 75cGSL00 per dozen. Salt water
turtles. on order loc pound: @ young sqIir- CUR
green wing. SIS; blue wing, $50. and
Jaekrabbits. 500; cottontails (drawnJ.
stock. Prairie chickens. $50 per dozen.
Venison saddles. l5c- Buck carcasses. l2c
NUTs-Demand fair. HazeInuts. PIC lb
Coccanuts. $50 per 100. Pecans. Missouri,
rae per ID; Texas. 2iz05c: pecans. pol
ished. sqloc. Peanuts. Virginia, white. raw.
ed. i79sc: Kansas. 2lzc. Hickory nuts darse
shellbarkl, 7Jc per bushel; small Missouri
stock. 25g45c. Native walnuts, 22c per
bushel. Pinon nuts. 1Gc per III. Rutter-
nuts. 5c per busheL Chestnuts. sa9c.
FRUITS-LemOus. Verdelll fancy. 800
@d' %ay Ms3as6 e5GsG ors1Ss sss ;sB IN = D.r sTa PoI
Bar anas, the supply ls heavy; shipping.
SlSHl15: pcdGler stock. SOcGsI.20. Gran
berries. Wisconsin, SG.G17O0 per barrel:
Cape Cod. $J.5OnG.O0 per barrel: sl-75 per
5ushel box. Pcrgimmons. lJg2Dc a peck.
Malaga grapes. Sj5G07.0D per keg. Califor-
MIA pears. Vicar $l.jga1.7j for choice: y.
Clalrgeau. 600 per box: VerJelH grapes.
Sl.2J per crate. Mexican plneaDples. {3.JGV
$50 per dozen.
FL Ft-RS-RaccooD. large. 40c; medium. 5Oc;
small, 25c. Skunk, black 706sDr; short
striped .JyHGoc: narrow striped ZJH35c broad.
striped, lgai5c. Mink. large. 75c; medium.
dunn, 1e: small, 2c. Muskrat. fall. > /;
lJr. Fox, gray. JCli75c; rcd. GE9gOc. Wolf,
mountain. $Ip2; prairie. 2Jn50c. Beaver,
large. 81: medium. s4.5D; small. Sin2.
Badger lOFiJDc. Otter, prime large, 3C1l7;
prime medium. 3iN456: prime small, s21
quality.
VEGETABLES fair. but de-
mand moderate. We quote az follows:
Cdbbages. home grown, fancy. 4Oc: medium.
0y05Jc: culls, HJlG%jc per dozen, izILztc per
pound: Wisconsin and Iowa stock fancy
tDbbings 1ZfIAc per pound: In a small way
9H1c. Onions. home grown. Globe 40dJOr /;
fiat. fOc per bushsl. silver skin onions GOc
per bushel: Wisconsin stock. choice to fan
cy. s1ltl2c; Inferior. iDlr50c per bushel. Tur-
htps, lVIl21zc per bushel. Carrots. &c per
hughel. Michigan celery, active (standard
size; blue ribbon, Soc; red ribbon 4Oc: :
white ribbon. 29c per bunch: inferior and
small punches, 10G20c. Pumpkin. 25dTJc:
Tennessee sugar pumpkin. 2jli4Oc dozen.
Hubbard squash, home grown, 4OclIsf % per
dozen; Northern stock, 1c per pound.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Wool, Hides and PeIts.

WOOL-Market quiet, but unchanged.
Missouri and EimiIar-Fine case; fine me-
dunn, 8[6l0c; medium. I0izH11hc; cornbing,
Wl1c; coarse. loH1lc. Kansas. Nebraska
sha lhalan las Ierritory-tJns. 4asc: fine me
aium, on8c: medium, 6Hl0c: combing. 50
lOc; coarse. 7dSc COlorado-Fine, sasc: fine
medium 719c; medium. sG1Oc: coarse and
HIDES AND PELTsIMarket less active,
We quote: Green and salted free Of
brands. No. /. 71zc per pound; No. 2, SIC.
green salted. butt branded. No. ], &c; No.
2. &c: green salted, side branded, No. ].
Sc; No. 2. SC: green sa1ted kips, 10 to q
pounds. No. /. nc: No. 2. SIC; green saItei
calf. to 10 pounds. No. 1 and 2. butt
Sc.
.TALLow-we quote as follows: No. 1,
St Louis, no. Nov 2o-wooI-slow
sale; mediura, 1O1z0Hizc: light fina, 71zG
1Glzc; heavy fine. GIz491zc: tub washed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Provisions.

There was a firmer tone to the market
yesterday than for some days. Packers
were buyers of green meats and less anx-
ious sellers. Cash business was fairly good
and the market was more healthy all
around.
We quote car lots:
GREEN Me ATs-shoulders. s5.51a375 per
cwt.: hams. $7.OCa7.121a
LARD-Cash, $40: November, S375
d. S. AfEATS-Shoulders. cash, g. .7564 20
per cwt.; short ribs. sides, cash, S3 8rd2. go:
long clear sides, s3.SCa3.90; short clear sides,
s40G64.10
s. P. MEATs-Hans. ss.ooa825.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Visitors Mt the Yards with stock

Wilson & Hannlng, olathe, Kas.. had in
cattle yesterday.
Carter & Lu5k, Richmond, Mo-. had In
cattle yest erday.
]. Guess, Twin Creek, Kas., came in yes
terday with cattle.
Frank Doering. Burchard, Neb., got feed
ers here yesterday.
D. c. Allen. SafordsviIle, Kas., came In
yesterday with hogs.
Wright & Cain. lola. Kas.. had in cattls
and hogs yesterday.
d. z. ToIman, Wilder, Kas., was here
yesterday with cattle
L. C. Adams, Cedarvale, Kas., was here
yesterday with cattle.
E A. Greenough. Bennington, Kas., was
in yesterday with cattle.
Frank Ross. PaIco, Kas., came in yester-
day with cattle and hogs.
Harmon & Struber. Palmer, Kas.. had In
cattle and hogs yesterday.
D. VI. DeVett, San Angelo. Tex, was a
visitor at the yards yesterday.
George Shannon, Muscogee. I. T. was at
the yards yesterday with cattle.
]. Badskey. Overlook. Kas.. was hero
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
w. D. Konantz, Arcadia, Kas was here
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
H. S. Curtis. Council Grove, Kas., was at
the yards yesterday with cattle.
3. g. Shelby. Bates county, Mo, was In
the city yesterday looking around.
George W. Shupe. Peabody Kas.. was on
the yards yesterday with cattle.
W. S. Nelson and DeCiarmO &, Phillips,
Carl Junction. Mo, had in cattle yesterday.
James Mcbride and NJ. b Porter & Co,
Greensburg. Kas., were on the yards yes
terday with cattle.
P. ]. Quigley. Amarillo. Tex. was up
yesterday with three trains of cattle and
one of sheep He says cattle and sheep
are doing well in his section, but fewer on
hand than this time last year. The stock
men are all rejoicing over McKinley's cleo
ton and think the outlook for the future
brighter for them.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21

chicago. Nov. 9O.-Rye-Cash. &c; De-
cember. &c; May. 4ll2c. Flaxseed-Cash,
74c: December, 752sc. Timothy seed-Cash,
81. ,,,. NJ Nov o-Rvo-2.c tract,
FIaxseed-T44c. Timothy seed-Prime, go.
Toledo, o.. Nov. 2o.--Rye-Lower at 3sc.
Clover seed-Dull and lower; November
and December, $3.50
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
IMPROVING THE COMPLEXION

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heir to. Its curative powers are wonderful.
1t may be employed successfully in al
catarrhal diseases.
In many Nervous Diseases. especially In
NERVE EXHAUSTION
LOSS OF NIRILE POWER
IMPAIRMENT OF THE MEMORY,
LOSS OF THE OTHER MENTAL FAC
JLTIES.
Thyroin V. V. $50 called to distinguish Il
from other preparations) is a powerful
stimulant to the vital forces and is used as
a rejuvenating agent to prolong life.
Physicians prescribe Thyroin V. V
The best results are obtained in begin
ming the treatment with small doses and
gradually increasing them. For example
two tablets a day for the first week, three
tablets day for the second week. and so
on. The medicine Is not a. manufactured
drug, but is Natures remedy. prepared in
Natures own laboratory.
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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
HOGs-Movements Tor past "a honrs:

HOGS-Movements for past "a hours:
Receipts . ............................
ShipmehlS .--....--...-..--........... ~
Drive-outl . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30
The receipts continue moderate and the
quality very good. Packers were free buy
heavy hogs for Mexico but Eastern ship
pers did nothing. Prices were steady to
strong. and the pens were cleared early
Extreme range, $2.6DG5.Z71z; bulk of sales,
$3.1513.5.
REpp EsE.Nrr AT1NE SALES
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Lead and Zinc.

New York. Nov. 2n-Lead-Strong; brok
ers' price. s275: exchange price, $297!sD
S.92i4. Spelter-Quiet; domestG St-d9Gt =, @ @,
n 12IL. Spelter-HeId at S3S5.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Bank CIearIngs.

New York, Nov. 20.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total
cIearances at the principal cities and the
percentage of increase or decrease. as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Cotton.

New orleans. Nov. 2D-COTTON-Futures
steady; sales, IS 800 bales. November, 712c
nominal: December. 7.S3d7s4c; January. 724
al &c; February. 7.32d733c; March, i40fD
74lc; April, 7.45qT46c; May, 7.50GI.5lc; June,
I sal Sc
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21
Silver.

New York. Nov. 20-Bar silver, 65Mc;
Mexican dollars, 5J5kc.
London, Nov. 20.-Bar silver, % 15-16d per
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-21

There we're reports yesterday Of rains IN
GONE districts In India.
MrsgaRes from the Northwest continue
- report falling off in country deliveries
Of wheat.
Receipts Of wheat at primary markets
yesterday were G75.yJO bushels and ship
ments 5JG,JGJ bushels
Sales Of cash whcat In Chicago yester-
day amounted 10 HJGGG bushelg, part for
export part to mIliers.
The official French crop report makes
this years wheat yield 22i .GgJ.OJD bushels,
against 337.0CG.CJO bushels year ago.
The four Atlantic ports cleared for ex-
port yesterday ". 40 bushels ~ wheat. l.zG1
packages u -four. 2SGg)G bushels Of corn
and ZlD.DDD bushels Of oats.
\ cable from Rosario Argentine, gaid:
'IJaWage % wheat crop In the north is
serious: crops In the South are In favor
able condition. but IN danger Of iOcusts.
Weather favorable for growing crops"
Yesterdays cables say the Argentine
wheat crop promises to be D., ,0OgO1J bushels.
Tho largest preceding crop was s.. s.GGDlJ
bushels in 1924. out Of which 59Vp.CJ5 bush
eis were exported. The 1896 crop was G1.-
HJyD bushels. and the exports 3s.gGf1
burEeis. Exports this year since January
], amount to ls.GD.0CJ bushels.
A message from Sterling, Kag, yester-
day said: Light snow fell here this morn
ing and the weather IL warmer. Wheat
and rye never looked better this time Of
year. ana farmers expect good returns for
their labor The market for corn and
wheat is getting be;cer since election.
Broom corn prices are again ruling higher,
f6D per ton being offered for choice lots
carload WIS shipped TO Old Mexico the
other day, a new market
The London Miller says: THE consunnp-
ton OF wheat In the United Kingdom for
the year ending August 81 WIS 222, 90 0lO
bushels. Of which 1slWDC0O bushels came
from abroad. The statement shows now
much England ig in the power Of the INIT
ed States. That nation fod US tTO-thlrds
- - IL
fed our wants only eight weeks. Ger
many and Australia ten days. while India
Argentine and the Danube countries each
sent Us two weeks requirements"