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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-02

wooI-Market quiet but unchanged. Mis-
1sd2oc: coarse. 17a1sc: Kansas. Ne
braska and Indian Territory-Fine. 1oa1sc:
fine medium. Halle; medium. 15l17c: comb
ing. 1sa1sc: coarse. Balls colorado-Fiae.
l04lSc: fine n edium, 13I15c: medium, 1870
Ice: coarse and carpet, 12d15c; extra heavy
and sandy, SI!c: bury. 24Sc less.
Quoted: Green and salted: free of brands.
per pound. No. 1. 9I2c: No. 2. Sic: Nos. /
and 2, around &c; green sailed kips. * to
% pounds. No. l. loo; No. 2. &c; green un-
cured. No. l, Sc. Sheep pelts, green, asa
15c: dry. sac per pound.
Neutrality-suspicious., Soc: medium, Csc:
small. 2Oc. S~kunk-Black. soaI5c; short
striped. s5a45e: narrow striped. 2oa!9c:
medium, soc: small. 49c. opossgmsLares.
&c: winter. lOc: spring, l2;sc. Ciyets. 1Oal5c.
Mountain. a.0Nd2.O: prairie. e5d5Oc. Wild
cat; loaeoe. BsaxeraoLarge. SEQ: medium.
!eraPrime, large; % medium s4.oog
down. as to sis and quality.
St. Louis. Dec. 1-WOoL-Unsteady and
easier. Medium. 15daOc; heavy fine. Sdl4c:
light fine, Bale: rub washed. 2a3olsc.
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Government Bonds
State and Railroad Bonds.

New York. Dec. 1.-Closing quotations on
the New York Stock exchange were: Ala
paina. class A, los; Alabama. class 3. los:
Aiapama, class G. IS; Alabama currency
": Atchison As. $50: Atchison adj. As. 55$s:
Siinada Southern Ids. 1O7; Chicago Termi-
lGl5s: D. & r. G. lists. los; ID. & r. 6. u.s.
-; East Tennessee lists, ITO: Erie general
As; N&.: F. w. & D. lists, t. r, SIS; General
Electric 5s, '9SIs; G.. H.. & S. A. Is. IO4. O.
H. X s. A. DDS. 100: H.. & T. c.. IS. Il1s,.
~. II I. Z. con. Gs. 105; Iowa Central lists.
-3,1a; Kansas Pacific con-. [. T.. S9Is: Kan
Sas Pacific lists Denver division), I. r, 10:
LOUISIANA new %consols. As, 100; l.. & N. uni.
Is: SIS; Missouri Is; 100: NJ. X. ( T. Ids.
ists: il9: New Jersey Central 5s. Il2IIs:
lc9: Northern Pacific lists. 11SIs: Northern
Pacific Is. 59Ia: Northern Pacific As. g2a,:
y: y. c: & st; L.. As. 1857; Norfolk &
western Is. 100. Northwestern consols. 143:
debenture IS. ZIG: Oregon
Navisation lists: ia; Oregon Navigation As,
wa; Oregon Short Line IS. t. r. 123: Ore
Spm Snept 1 Line IS; t. 500 q: 81: Oregon I'm
ment IS. I. r: 42a.: Pacific IS of 50. aSgS.;
Essdins As. SOS: Rio Grande Western lists,
IA. ST. L. l. n. con. as. SOS: St. L. & S.
T. gen. 6S. IIl2: st. Paul con-. 1891; St. P,
{. IL p. lists. 30; st. p, c. &. p. IS. III;
South Carolina non-fund. Il: Southern
Railway IS. 921a: Standard Rope and Irvine
IS. ssh; Tennessee new settlement IS, 30;
eific reg: Ids. 2S5s; Union Pacific lists. 1O2L;
y: P, ID. & G. lists, 4S1s: Wabash first IS,
l0.lS: Wabash DDS. 49,: West Shore As.
HIS: Virginia centuries, 6Ia; Virginia CEN
turtles deferred, 81.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-02

Syndst lois nlSHeE prices are asked ana 90
tanned. enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
BUTTER-Receipts good. 3s1 packages.
but values firm under a better demand.
Packing stock is up 1c. Extra fancy sepa-
rator. zoe: firsts. 1Sc: seconds. 15c: dairy,
fancy. 1oc; choice. BE: country roll. nd13c;
store packed. sdl3c: fresh packing. 7a9c.
ceipts. 29 cases. Fresh candled. Missouri
and Kansas. 1Ii2c per dozen: storage. l3c.
POCLTRY-Market slow and lower. Hens.
nc: broilers. &c: large springs. Size: roos-
5ll.asc: turkeys. Sc. Pigeons. soc dozen.
BUTTERINE-Quoted as follows: Dairy
grades. He: 1-pound rolls. bricks and
prints. 1c over above prices: . and 3-pound
rolls. 10 and 20-pound packages. lac over
above prices.
We quote as follows: New York and
Ohio full cream. 12al212c: Wisconsin. fancy
full cream. iaisalic: Missouri and iowa.
IPVoiTaToEsEDemand only fair. but prices
s5c per bushel: good to choice. 45G5oc: Ne
braska. 5Oaa5c per bushel in car lots: Min
nesota. 50l5sc per bushel in car lots; Wis
cousin, 45uJIc in n jobbing way a little
higher: Colorado. 5M75c per busheI. and
Utah. 60a65c per bushel.
SWEET POTATOES-Market quiet, but
steady. Quoted at i5ao5c per bushel from
GAME-Selling fairly and prices steady.
Prairie chickens. s5.0od5L6. Quail. y.s56I
rs. Ducks, mallard. $3.50 dozen: red head,
50. teal. sl-15a2; mixed. $50. Jack
snipe. 81 per dozen. Plover. SIS per dozen.
Squirrels. 500 15c dozen. Wild turkeys. Iuc.
Venison. carcass. 1Oc: saddles. lie. Ante
lope. 10d12c- Elk. Sd10c. Bear, 15a20c.
Rabbits, 6I15c per dozen. Opossum, $50
4ec each.
kPPLESRest firm and in fair demand.
Quoted as follows: Good to choice .scasl.oo
bushel: Jonathan and Bellfower. in car
lots. 2-IyH3.W per barrel: Winesaps and
Willow Twigs. 81 75H3.I Missouri Pippin,
S2.ygG3.D: Ben Davis. S2.25d275. California
Bellflower, Sl.5O per box.
GRAPES-But few on sale and market
steady. Catawba. 12Gl3c a basket. Mala-
ga. S6.c0Is.O per so pound barrel
PEARSON storage stock and Califor.
MIA. New York Seckels. SIS per Z bushel
box. California. a-15G2.25 per bushel box.
FRUITS-Lemons. Sicily. fancy. Sa450.
California stock. fancy. S.5pds.'s: choice.
S.25I3l5O: Mexican oranges. "a: California
navels. $3.65d+. Bananas. shipping. Jumbo.
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LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH.

ceipts. 900. Market 5aloc lower. Beeves.
sS1Sa4.o; ssockers and feeders. s.Na4s5:
HOGs+Receipts. $500. Market 5qioc low
er. Top. S.37E: bulk. Ss.2O1I325:
SHEEP-Receipts. 100. Market slow and
lower.
St. Louis. Dec. 1--CATTI.E@Receipts.
5000. Natives 10a15c lower: Texans 10:
lower: native beeves. ss-15a4.so top fed Tex
HoGs.aReceipts, 1O.oOo. Market 1oc lower.
SfHEEP-Receip,s. 1.sa. Market steady.
Sheep. S.JOd+.40: lambs. S.Jlna..5J
Chicago. Dec. 1.-CATTLE-Reeeipts. o.
lower market to-day A few lChristmas
paid for forty-nine extra fine black ' Po lied
Angus steers. bur the general run of cattle
sold off 1oAlSc- Trade was fairly active
A.sOa5IO. The offerings included a good
many man e. sho bsif cattle fat as well as gFeht PUN
cattle were in good supply. and sold freely.
and there was a rather animated TRADE in
many COWS going below 500. Caivas were
unchanged. with sales mostly at sstOsqS5o
for good lots. and good mixers and Apring-
feeder trade was very good at S.nta4sy5.
and prime feeders salable at A.4oaI.sh.
HoGSRessipt $40 The market open.
the days business was largely done lar a
drop Of 1oc. the bulk of the sales being at
&ieSd3-4O. There Were very choice , hogs
sold at S3.4Ofi3. 42iH. a few going as hiSh as
SIS. Common packing hogs sold at 33.1sGo
3.2o. and pigs went chiefly at s3.O0d3 ISL All
classes of buyers operated freely and ta bic
business was transacted
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900. There wAs an
unexpectedly large supply. and buyerE took
hold with a fair amount of freeSiork hur
prices were OH ahout ic Tor sheep lind IL
n25c for lambs. Sheep were wanted N S,1i
200 for inferior lots. up to A.OOdi IS for
1air 70 choiee hooks. the Western fedi sheep
going at 81. 1CG4 80. Lambs were in demand
at S-75d4.0 for culls. up to S.sOd5i;5 for
choice to prime lots. A few primef sheen
sold at 81. 1OG4.S5.
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Money mt Home and Abroad.

New York, Dec, Money on call easy
at 11ga2 per cent, last loan 1lSI13 per cent,
closed offered at "a per cent; prime mer-
camille paper. 3I3h per cent: sterling eN-
change easy, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at s.S574d4.S6 for demand and at
a.SaI4S3l4 for sixty days; posted rates, s4a
and A.S1; commercial bills, S.S2Ia.
London, Dec. Money. l4d2i per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short and three months bills is 2 15-16
per cent.
New York. Dec. 1.-Clearings. sl32, s72, 5si:
balances, s., 1893, 90.
Boston. Dec. 1.-clearings. sls.eos.SS2; bal
ances. 81. 40. 191.
baltimore. Dec. 1.-Clearings. 1928, O7s;
balances. s331 $40.
Philadelphia. Dec. 1.-Ciearings, sls,sl2.-
Cos: balances. s ,069. 9S5.
Cincinnati. Dec. Hearings, s2.331 $50:
money 21za6 per cent; New York exchange.
3Od40c premium.
St. Louis. Dec. 1.-Clearances. $3.50. Gas;
balances. sS25.Ol7. Money 5dS per cent. New
York exchange, Csc premium bid. SOC pre-
MUM asked.
Memphis. Dec. 1.-Clearings. s44. 2sS: bal
ances. 1863. New York exchange selling
at par.
New Orleans. Dec. 1.-Clearings, 81. 20. 454.
New York exchange. bank. par; CONNER
cial, $1.25 per 81, 900 discount.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. Dec. 1.-COFFEE-Options
opened steady at an advance of 10 points,
and ruled moderately active on local COW
ering. and switching to more remote de-
liveries on fears of reaction from over dis
counting. heavy actual and prospective sup
plies. and predicted smaller Brazilian ship
ments; closed steady. net unchanged to 10
points advance. Sales. ECO bags. includ-
irg December 1S9O. soc: March. 5.Spd SOC;
Spot coffee-Rio. steady: No. I. invoice. csc;
No. !: jobbing. CSC; Mild; steady: cordova,
SlaM1ic. SUGAR-Raw, firm: refined. firm.
ers' A. 47sc: cut loaf. 54sc: crushed. 5ssc;
powdered. 3-l6c: graduated, SC; cubes,
5bc.
Rio, ordinary to fair. 7lsd9I2c. SUGAR
Open kettle. steady. at 2ssd2Isc: c%entrif-
ugal: firm: graduated; 4 1,lSI4lsc; whites.
2hM3Ac. MOLASSES-Open kettle. 12d29c;
centrifugal, steady. at 4a12c: syrup. steady,
at 17I22c,
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Dry Goods.

New York. Dec. 1.-The dry goods mar
ket shows signs of an increase in interest
in some quarters. although the tone of the
mrket indicated nc advance moment. The
reductions in staple calicos on the part Of
and there is a stimulation of interest in
nearly all lines of fancy %cottons. printed
and wooden goods. This is not, however.
true of staple cottons in n grade, nor of
print cloths. In prints. the latest price to
be made in indigoes shows a 212c reduction
in Algonquin indigo blues. This is in con-
formity with the market as made by the
Merrimacs INT American blue. Trade in
these lines has not been stimuG,ted to any
great extent by the steady quotations, and
buyers still clamor for concessions. The
trade in spring f%ancies. both in prints and
in organizes and other sheer goods. has
been quite fair. Ginghams are active and
mapped fabrics show satisfactory condi-
tiCnS in the main.
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coming to market not only being smooth
ana lat. but averaging eleven pounds heav-
ler mar during October. With such sup,
IHes buyers argue that the country Is full
OF noSs and buying in a deliberate kind of
d way: thus keeping prices down. At the
same tune the market is very steady, at
cwt., and closing Yesterday only 5m1;.c per
wv. lower than at the close of our last re-
view. In Chicago yesterdays sales were
Onlaha loc. and in St. Louis 10c per cwt.
OH; the market here. it would seem. is
noiulns us own better than at other West
sLn points. notwithstanding the receipts for
me week were I'M. and 6.155 heavier than
inc same week last year. and prices only a
was 2.5tn3.31ha; bulk of sAes. s.. 80 a.. 3aI,.
REPRESENT ATI1,E SA1 ES
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cATTLE-Movements the past q hours:

There were more good cattle in the past
week than for some time. there being quite
a noticeable increase in the supply of fieshy
and fat cattle. both native and rangers.
And with the increased supply came a
weaker market for them. The early days
of the week prices held up fairly we'll. but
since Monday buyers have squeezed them
and Yesterdays sales were 15a2Oc per cwt.
lower, as to quality. Cows, however. in
marked distinction from steers. have been
doing better-that Is. good ones. Stockers
and feeders have also held up fairly we'll,
they falling off in numbers. While good kill
ing cattle have increased. The best of them
are fully as high if not higher thar a week
ago. while coarse. undesirable lots are low
err Range cattle ruled much the same as
natives. The best killing steers scored a
decline, while t1eshy COWS are as good as
ever and stockerS and feeders little changed
from a week ago. save the poorer lots, which
are of a little. The general situation of
the market is practically the same as at our
last review. More good cattle are coming
In. and as 1t is a bad time of year for them.
the market it feeling their weight and
prices are breaking down 4 little under their
increased supply. Nice pony cattle are SELL
ing better than heavy weights. There are
too much game. poultry and other substi-
tutes for beef on the market for killing cat
tie to sell at their best. Yet they are hold
ing up fairly well. compared with a year
ago. Mich cows in fair demand and steady.
Common, $15d2O: medium to fair, $25Q3O;
good to choice,
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
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The cash market was very good yestar-
day. for most hog product. and prices were
held steady, but while there was a very
good movement on jobbing account car lot
buyers did little, a lower hog market caus-
ing them to go slow.
We quote in car lots:
GREEN MEATS-Shoulders. $A.5O64.60
per cwt.: hams. Sc. 5Od6.65.
SWEET PICKLED MEATS-Hams. s.. Is
AGO: shoulders. A.75d5.OO.
r SALT MEATS-Shoulders, cash,
A..5Te per cwt-; short ribs. sides, cash,
long clear sides, $4.40l4.5O; short
clear sides. A.15.
LARD-Cash, s.. 81.
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Flour.

New York. Dec. 1.-FLoUR-Receipts.
1860 barrels. exports. 5.525 barrels. Mar
ket remained in a rut without change
of price. Minnesota patents, $5.10d5.40 40:
ents. $~4.?5d5.25: winter straights. s4.60d4.10:
winter extras. S. 4GI4.OO: winter low grades,
$2.9Gd3.10.
Chicago. Dec. 1.-FLOUR-Receipts. r.
900 barrels: shipments. 5000 barrels. Bare
ly steady. Winter patents. s4.65d4.S5:
straights. A.121hd4321k: spring specials.
80: s9iaa Sps sy1s patents !: a: ~ straishts.
St. Louis, Dec. 1.-FLOUR-Cnsettled.
Patents. A.65Ii.&: straights. s.i0d4.6O;
clear, A.0Gd4.25; medium, s3.50d3.T5.
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asa packages. Market steady: western
creamery. l4d23c. CHEESE-Receipts. 5.69l
packages. Market quiet: light skins. SO
SIC: part skins, safe; full skins, 2l.1ic.
EGGSReceipts. 5.120 packages. Market
steady: Western. pc.
Chicago. Dec. I.-BUTTER-Firm: cream
cries. 15d22c: diaries. 12d19c. EGGStFirm;
fresh. 1ac. DRESSED POULTRY-Steady:
turkeys. 10c: chickens. 61sc; springs. "a
nc: ducks. 7d71sc.
young. 6ih67c; old. 5T5tac: ducks. 5lsM6c:
geese. 5I5isc; turkeys. I1sIsc. BUTTER
Quiet: creamery. 1Sd20c; dairy. nG1sc.
EGGS-Quiet at TIC.
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open. High. Low. Close. If fisss

Chicago car lots-Winter wheat. % cars;
contract. 2 cars. Spring wheat. - cars:
contract, Z cars. Corn. $40 cars: contract.
I66 cars. Oats. 25 cars: contract. 3G cars.
Estimated for to-day-Wheat, 10 cars;
corn. AS cars: oats. 800 cars.
wHEAT-Cash-No. 2 red. 96lkc: No. ,
red. sld94c; No. 2 hard. Gle: No. 3 hard, IS
MS9c.
CORN-Cash-No. 2 mixed. 2sG26kc; No.
. white. 26d264c.
OATS-Cash.No. 2 mixed. 21a2l,sc: No.
2 white, "a
Speculative Prices
At Chicago. May and January options. on
the board of trade for the week ending
Nnyemher 20:
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There was a ight run again the past
week and under the influence of the small
offerings the market ruled frmer and, at
tent of the supply. Killers and country
buyers both buying steadily, but at times
protested against the prices and only paid
them Or account of the light receipts. the
offerings being so limited as to enable
statesmen to keep values we'll in hand Yes
terday. however, the receipts were a lit
tie better and the markets east of us off.
and buyers in consequence more independ-
ent and some statesmen thought prices here
showed a slight decline. But while buyers
were more bearish than for some days,
they pretty well cleared the pens by the
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Lead n Zinc.

New York. Dec. I-LEAD-Exchanre
quiet at $50: brokers' firm. $3.50. SpeIter--
Quiet. 500.
st. Louis. Dec. 1.-LEAD-Firmer. S.s7k
bid. SpeJtsr-Quiet. Ss.,Tlzc.
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BARD

COMMISSIoN 90.
LIVE STOCK.
Experfenced Statesmen in Each Department.
Rooms 2i9-250-25l and 24 A and B.
Live stock Exchange, kansa> City, Mo.
Stockers and Feeders Purchased on Order.
Money LOaned Telephone 2323.
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Silver.

New York. Dec; bar silver. $3.50 per
ounce: Mexican dollars, 4GI.c.
London. Dec. 1.-Bar silver, duh, 27.ad per
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-02

increase last week Of 5000 600 bushels in the
worlds available supply and the Russian
shipments larger than expected. which was
bearish; the weather was reported cold
throughout the West and the clearings from
the Eastern seaboard being unprecedented,
LOO. 900 bushels. which was bullish; one in
fiuence onset the other and a fairly active
and steady market was had here. Wednes-
day the market opened fairly active and
firm, under the influence of stronger ca
bles, but toward the close the foreign mar
kets gave way and futures closed lower.
AMID AMID t Gash m srs9 a 5ssa%e x, Wea hni in sympathy sn% Thy.
ers apart; BY sample on track here at
at Sc 81; Z cars sIs s 3 and sss pounds at sS,:e' 9
pounds at SIG, 1 car yellow berry at Sc,
car car at aan S.: .! N e0s . Sar a. 8 s' cars SO s. ! po oRrrhs' at
Sic. 6 cars Sc and 5sls pounds at size. 2
cars 5sia pounds at SIC. l car IS pounds at
At SEC, S cars choice 81 and 81 pounds at
S2tsc, l car IS pounds at SIC: No. 3 spring.
3 cars at Sic; No. 4 hard, / car at I9c, l car
ed. i car 5s,s pounds at &c and i car "a
pounds at nc: No. 2 red. 92a93c. 2 cars
choice 60 pounds at sc: No. 3 red. l car 50
car choice 81 pounds at SC and 2 cars choice
IT ssc; No 4 red. s2ds4c.
Corn.
Receipts past "a hours .....--...... G., 300
Same time last year -.-.....-..-..- A.S
Receipts week ending .40S 200
Same time last year POI 600
While there is little noticeable change to
note in this market. its general tone is
hardly SO firm. Receipts are keeping up
very well and the fact that lake navigation
Is about to close and the elevator stocks
unprecedented. the visible supply still be-
ing 1868. 900 bushels. after allowing for a
decrease last week Of 1,2s3. 900 bushels. there
is a hesitancy on the part of bulls and
what demand now being had largely from
country and exporters, and they are not
taking hold SO urgently as some time back.
But the fact that in most coun-
try districts in this section corn is
selling relatively higher than here has en-
abled holders to resist the efforts of buyers
to squeeze prices. although the speculative
market the past few days has been bear
ish and the general feeling weaker. Wednes-
day brought little change. Sales were slow,
and. II anything. the market was a trifle
weaker. but what few sales made We're
generally at Tuesdays prices. but no round
lots could have been placed save at slight
concessions. and a number of samples were
carried over unsOld at the close. BY sample
on track here at Kansas City: No. =
mixed. 10 cars at 23ac. 3 cars without bill
ing at Gi2c. l car at 3Sc December. 50. 90
bushels at 25ac, 20,01O bushels at 23lsd234c;
May, 10000 bushels at 26I.c; No. 3 mixed,
! car choice at BIC. / car poor at 23kc;
No. 4 mixed, DC; No. 2 white. 2 ears at
23s.c: No. 3 white, . cars at 23lsc; No. 4
white. 23a23Ac.
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LOCAL GRAIN R
4 Little Better Week with Wheat
Corn Weaker-Oats scarce
and Higher,

LORI "eukef-O0ta scarce
and Higher.
In store-wheat. Lib. 800 bushels: corn.
$500 bushels: oats, $1,000 bushels. and
rye. A.40 bushels.
Wheat.
Same time last year -..-------- --........ &C. 900
Receipts week ending Wednesday 49, 02. 200
Same time last year. ia. coo
----.-- -------- --.----.65S. 500
There was a further Frightening IN of the
market the past week. II being the closing
OF the month and settling time for Decem.
her contracts. futures Were all higher. the
markets being given Il little boost for the
benefit OF the shorts" On last Friday
when the speculative market showed
its greatest strength. cash wheat here sold
up 1T1i-c. in sympathy. but on Saturday
the market eaSed down again and this i'm
provement was partly lost. Since then the
market has been featureless, but demand
very good. Receipts here since our last re-
view have been much the same as the week
previous. but in the Northwest they con-
tinue heavy. Last week there was an in
crease at all leading Western markets with
the exception of Minneapolis. the combined
gain being LOST cars. and but for the steady
and free export demand and the Increased
demand incident to the closing of the month
lower prices must have resulted. Instead Of
stronger ones. Monday. with visible supply
statement, showing an increase In the yisi.
ble supply last week of SIS. 900 bushels. and
the news from Argentine of an encouraging
tenor. values suffered kq1c decline. Tues
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kan.a. City Local Securities.

Following are the prices of local stocks
and bonds. as reported by H. P. Wright &
Co., &c Delaware street:
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Geo. r. Barse, Pres. J.H.waite. Sec. &Treas.
bARSE sy4E56ck CSSEEPHaISSS'oA
Rooms 159-160. Live Stock Exchange bldg.
Capital Stock. $3.50. o Paid Up.
Buying Stockerp and Feeders given special
attention.
Reasonable Advances to Feeders. Tel. lSs9.
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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 1897

ton also had its effect. There was some
Weakening of outside interest manifested in
the buying through commission houses.
The bond market was strong and very
active, the speculative issues showing nota-
BILE advances.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
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Liberal advances made to parties feeding
stock. Buying feeding cattle on orders a
specially. Correspondence solicited. Tele-
phone No. 1923.
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
The Cold Weather Checking Demand
hut Values Generally Steady.

Quotations below are for job lots. Or
small lots higher prices are asked and ob-
tanned. enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
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The following was the range of prices
yesterday. as furnished by the c. S. Lee
Commission Company. 200 New York Life
building: