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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
STOCKS OFF AGAIN
LOSSES OF FRACTION GENERAL
ON FREE PROFIT TAKING
SALES.
AN UNUSUAL ANIMATION.
COMMISSION HOUSE BUYING INDI-
GATED AN AWAKENING OF OUT
SIDE INTEREST.
SOME DISPLAY OF STRENGTH SEEN.
Most Stocks at One Time or Another
Carried Above the Previous
Days Close.
SOME DISPLAY OF STRENGTH SEEN

NEW YORK, May 25-There was more AMI
nation shown in the dealings on the stock
exchange today than for many weeks past,
and some buying by commission house agents
gave evidence Of a slight awakening OF out
side interest in the markets. There was a
display of considerable strength which carried
most stocks at one time or another above last
nights closing, but sales for profit taking
were quite heavy and carried prices down at
the close. The market is still in control OF
the professional traders, and their tactics
offset the elements of strength. New Jersey
Central gave evidence Of having reached
point of resistance to further depreciation,
and the shorts were driven to rather strenu-
Gus exertions to cover. The removal of the
severe pressure on this stock for the time be-
ing was quite relief to the market. Sugar
was strong on the belief tnat the explana-
tion offered Of the sugar schedule Of the
tariff bill in the senate would help Its chance
Of passage. The dealers in Chicago Gas were
inclined to take an exceedingly conservative
view Of the benefits assured by the action Of
the Illinois senate In passing the gas frontage
and consolidation bills ON reconsideration.
The stock advanced sharply on the news Of
the passage Of the bills, but was carried
down by heavy realizing sales.
The tone Of speculation generally showed
considerable access OF confidence, various
causes contributing to this feeling. Yester-
days decision Of the supreme court denying
the right Of the interstate commerce commits
sion to fix railroad rates still exercised IA
forable influence on railroad values, not on
account of the immediate effects of the de-
cision, but owing to the belief that it in
sures the advocacy by the commission Of a
law to authorize railroad pooling. State
ments Of railway earnings were also good.
The third weeks statements of gross earnings
of st. Paul and Missouri Pacific caused
cheerful feeling among owners Of railroad
stocks. the former showing an increase of
$54, $40, and the latter 200. New Jersey
Central range was 31k points, the net gam
being point. Losses Of fraction were gen.
eral, the exceptions being gains OF ~ In Lead
preferred and of point in Lake Shore and
Great Northern preferred.
The bond market displayed some activity IN
the late trading and sympathized in the de-
cided rally which occurred in the"stock spec
ulation. The aggregate sales were $9o0, GOO.
Governments gained slightly on purchases of
$50, 600.
The total sales of stocks today were 202,050
shares, including: Sugar. 30,700; Burlington,
49, 700; Chicago Gas, 81, 800; Manhattan, $500;
Rock Island, $500; st. Paul, 1920; Western
Union, 1900.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and Industrial shares fur
nished by G. H. F.. Smith & Co., members of
the New York stock exchange and Chicago
hoa I'd of trade.
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the demand is not heavy one. Trading
In print cloths Is somewhat more brisk. Bids
for both spot and futures are made for ex-
tras at 7-16c, but the mills at not heavy
sellers. Prints are quiet. Woolen and
worsted goods show a general decline IN In
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW York. May 25.-Hay easy. Hops
steady. Beef dull. Lard weak. Pork quiet.
Tallow dull. Cottonseed oil dull. Petroleum
dull Rosins steady. Turpentine easy. Rice
steady. Molasses quiet. Pig iron quiet. Cop
per easy. Tin quiet but Arm. Spelter steady.
Lead steady. Coffee options opened steady,
to 10 points advance, In sympathy with
Improvement III EuiOpean markets, ruled
steady all day with buying local; closed steady
at to l5 points net higher; sales, TO- 700 bags,
including SepteIhbere p Z. 7.25@7.30. Spot coffee:
Rio quiet; No. Nlinxcice, 79sc; No. Z 1obbing,
S1sc; mild steady; C0rdova, 11h@l3Ac; sales,
$500 bags Mara8aibo,, basis 14c for good Cu-
cuta. Sugar, raw fifm, refined firm.
SEED MARKETS
CHICAGO, May 25.-The faxseed market
was duh and featureiess, much the same as
all other markets on,the board OF trade. Re
ceipts here were II CARS Duluth, 20 cars, and
cars at Minneapolis. The official close, as re-
ported by the Weare Commission company, Is
as follows: Cash faxseed at W12c, May at
TIC, July at TIC and September at TIC per bu.
Cash timothy seed closed at 50. 80 and Septem-
Der at $2.600265 per 100 lbs. Glover seed
closed at 81 per 100 lbs Minneapolis haxseed
quoted at 74c per bu.
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations on hay, grain, feed, ETC.; fur
nished by Griggs Bros, commission mer-
chants.
Wheat-The wheat market yesterday was
from nc to 1c per bu lower than on Mon
day. No. northern, 72@7Sc; No. north
Corn@No. yellow, 22@23c; No. 8, 2o@215sc.
oats-No. white. 20@2o1zc; No. 8, 1s1k@19c
Barley-22@25c.
seeds-Timothy, e5cas 10: red clover, So 80
Fiour-Patent. per bbl ssso@4 80; straight
So 65@3 80; bakers, $685. rye flour, $50
1925.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. feed .$S SO
@s.75; coarse cornmeal. So. 25@S.50; bran,
bulk, So .50@7; shorts, $6.75@7.25.
Hay-Choice to fancy upland,- $6.50@7 so;
good qualities wild upland IS. .50@6.25; inferior
qualities. s4@5. according to the quality and
condition; No. / timothy, s7.50@S.25; oat and
rye straw, $4.20G5.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Minn., May 25.-Cash wheat
premiums today were 1c over July to ship
pers, and 1Ac over to mills. The shippers
got 10000 bu. The market opened Nc off,
at 73Ac, sold up to 1880 and declined from
there to the close, which was at 72Ac. The
mills at the head Of the lakes ground 66,225
bbls last week. and shipped 81 ,225 bbls Rail-
road receipts were 1926 bbls, and ship
ments, 9O,2O5 bbls. Close: Cash No. hard
745sc; No 1 northern, 733sc; No. northern.
721ac; No. 8 spring. 66A@67Ac; rejected, 81
ern, 1850; May No. hard, 745sc; No. /
northern, 73%c; July No. 1 northern, 72Mc;
September No. 1 northern, Csc. Receipts
Wheat 333,316 bu; shipments 5A, 736 bu
Cars inspected 647; last year. $780, Receipts
Corn, none; oats, 113794 bu; rye, 723 bu;
barley, 1850 bu; fax, 6,Se6 bu. Oats, close,
211k@21c; rye, 341kc. Cash sales were as
follows: 10000 bu No. northern, 7414c; s
cars No. l northern, 74Ac; cars No. /
northern, 741kc; cars No. northern, 741Ac;
8 cars No. northern, 74c.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Other Grains-No. 3 corn, cars; No. 4
corn, cars; no grade corn, / car; No. 2 oats,
cars; No. oats, Ill cars; no grade oats 5
cars; No. 2 rye. cars; No. 8 barley, 8 cars;
No. 4 barley, Is cars; No. barley cars; no
grade barley, II cars; No. flax, 1 car; re-
jected fax, cars; no grade fax, cars.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat, No. northern,
81 cars; No. northern, "a cars; No. 8, / car;
no grade, 1 car; No. oats, 53 cars; No. 2 rye,
2 cars; No. 1 flax, 2 cars.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Received-Wheat 126, ,4SO bu; corn, 1880 bu;
oats. II, $50 bu barley, 15, $40 bu rye, 2700 bu;
fax, 4,270 bu; -four $50 bbls; millstuffs 35
tons: hay Al tons; fruit, 457 1888 lbs; merchan-
disc, 1855, ,724 lbs; lumber, 20 cars; posts, 4
cars; barrel stock, cars; machinery, 155250
lbs; coal, 156 tons; wood, 80 cords; brick,
5000; lime, 2 cars; cement, 100 bbls; house
hold goods, 5000 lbs; ties, cars; stone, |
car; live stock, 1 car dressed meats, 129,930
lbs; railroad materials, 2 cars; sundries 19'
cars. Total car lots, 564.
Shipped-Wheat, 5,040 bu; corn, LOO bu;
oats 4,8OO bu; barley, 1620 bu; rye, 2,100 bu;
flax, $3.50 bu; flour, 54,15O bbls; millstuffs,
1,1s6 tons; fruit 12s,20o lbs; merchandise,
1615 ,21O lbs; lumber, 63 cars; posts, cars;
machinery, ITS, 800 lbs; brick, 5000; lime, 2
cars; household goods, 7OS3O lbs; live stock,
cars; dressed meats, 100 lbs; railroad ma
terials, Al cars; sundries, 10 cars. Total car
lots, 761.
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GriggS Bros.
Wholesale SE
Dealers In
Seed Corn, Millet Hungarian, and all late
planting seeds for field and garden.
Third MMi Cedar ~ls.. st. Paul. Nlnn.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, May 25-Evening Posts
financial cabie The stock markets here were
irregular today and inclined to be dull on the
expectation OF complications before the East
ern matter is settled: The chief feature Of the
business was English rails, the settlement
disclosing, as expected, large bull account
and high contangoes, ranging up to 10 per
cent. further reaction IN Kaf1rs was not
noticeable Contangoes on Americans were
at 2h per cent. Today's Withdrawals Of gold
the account Of Russia, and more is to go.
The operation Is difficult to understand, as
the best-tnformed people do not wholly con-
meet It with currency plans. The Paris
bourse was steady after dullness, and the
Berlin market was steady.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK. May 2b.-Money on call easy
offered at 1A@1k per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 3h14 per cent. Sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers bills
at $4804.S7A for demand and A.S5H@4.S6H
tor TO six sixty I'd days. Posted rates, $4ssh@4.I and
yer certificates. 60h@60%c. Bar silver, 59Nc.
Mexican dollars, 473sc.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. PauE$567, $685.
Minneapolis $50, ,373.
New York-Clearings, $93,839. 452; balances,
&c, $50 859.
Boston-Clearings, 81, 1856, ,465; balances, ST.
564, ,919.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Today's statement
able cash balances. $229, ,SS1,655; gold reserve,
$144, ,S57, ,563
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, May 25.-New York exchange,
55c premium. Foreign exchange barely steady
9emand, 34:571sc: sixty days, A86sac.
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MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 25.-Butter Of the best
grades is moving well at unchanged prices.
Creamery extras are in good demand and
prices are well upheld. Receipts are some
what heavier. Firsts and seconds are steady
and moving satisfactorily, although supplies
are heavy. The call for dairy extras Is sufi-
ciently large to prevent prices from declin-
ing. Current receipts are liberal. Firsts are
in good demand at quotations. Excessive
supplies of seconds have made 1t necessary
to consign a good deal to packing stock bar
rels. Ladies of the best quality are cleaning
up well, with medium and poor grades
triie slow. Packing stock, which is fresh and
has a grassy flavor Is higher and in excellent
request. Eggs are moving readily at 7A @8c.
Large quantities can be sold at the former
price and quite number of sales were being
made at &c. On change one sale was made
at 7%c Live chickens and turkeys are lower
and weak, owing to free supplies. Ducks and
geese are scarce and not many wanted. Veal
Is moving we'll at TIC. Mutton and lamb are
firm and the later trife higher in price.
Dressed hogs are In demand at quotations.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Butter-Receipts, 49,
76S lbs; firm; Western creamery, u@1511c;
Egins, 151hc; factory, 711G10kc. Cheese
Receipts. 1904, quiet; state, large, $4,000;
small, 9@9Nc; part SKINS 5@711c; full skins.
2k@3c. Eggs-Receipts, 1920 pkgs; steady;
state and Pennsylvania. 1214c; Westerns,
11hc; Southern. 1011@11kc.
Chicago, May 25.-Butter firm; creameries.
11@141kc; dairies, 7@12c. Eggs Arm; fresh,
lOc.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE,, May 26.-Flour dull and
lower. Wheat weak; No. 2 spring, 74Ac:
No. northern, 1kc: July, 701hc. Corn
steady; No. 3, 24c. Oats dull and lower;
No white, 21022c. Barley quiet and steady;
No. 2, 3212c sample, 291k@32c. Rye lower;
No. l. 36Ac. Receipts Flour. 5000 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 bu; barley, $4,000. Shipments
Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 1000; barley, 1000.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Wheat lower; No.
elevator, SIC bid, 90c asked; track, $50
921sc; No. hard cash, SOC asked; July, 731sc
bid. Corn lower; No. cash. &c bid; July,
221k@22ssc. Oats weak; No. z cash, 1870
bid. Rye firm at S4c track.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. May 25.-Close: Wheat, spot,
firm; futures steady; May 6s 10Ad, unchanged;
September 5s 9Ad, I'd higher. Corn dull;
futures quiet; May, 2s 7Ad, unchanged; June,
Is 71td, unchanged; July Is SGD, Nd lower;
September, Is sAd, unchanged
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP

& Co., st. Paul, members of the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Closing cables: Paris closed 30 higher:
May wheat, higher May -four; futures un-
changed Berlin. % lower. Antwerp, 12A
lower.
and steady, on passage. buyers and sellers
apart Corn-Cargoes off coast nothing do
ing, on passage quiet and steady. Paris:
Wheat-French country markets partially If
idearer American wheat parcels Sd lower;
weather in England overcast.
St. Louis The new crop begins to show
up. One car of new hay arrived this morning
from Indian territory; quality ine
Four ports cleared: $1,000 bu wheat, 14,0G0
bbls -four.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. May 5.-Flour-Receipts, 2s,-
231 bbls: exports. 6.674 bbls; dull and 5010c
lower to SELL in sympathy with the break in
wheat: winter patents 81. A.65Q4 80, winter
istraights, $4.25@4. 35; Minnesota patents, 81 20
o.. So; winer extras, IS. s.45@s7o; Minnesota
bakers, $s.50@3.7e; winter low grades, ST.
@2.9o. Rye -four steady. Cornmeal dull. Rye
steady. Barley quiet. Barley malt dull.
Wheat-Receipts, 206 226 bu; exports, q, ,9S3
bu; spot weak; options opened steadier on
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strong French cables, but turned weak and
declined all the afternoon under liquidation,
q small reduction In Bradstreets visible,
favorable crop news and break IN late Faris
cables; closing %@%o net lower; No. red,
May. 80%@S0Xc, closed at 8011c; September,
72@721hc, closed at 72c. Corn-Receipts DO, ,6OO
bu; exports. 14S,131 bu; spot weak; No 2.
291aci options opened steady, but sold on
under big receipts, liquidation and the break
in wheat, closing No net lower; May closed
at 299sc; September, 30%D30 15-16c, closed at
30%c. Oats-Receipts, 207, 900 bu; spot weak;
No. g. 22c; options dull and easier, with the
other markets closing Ac lower; May, N&@
21%c, closed at HAc.
BRADSTREETS AVAILABLE.
NEW YORK. May 25.-Special 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 proceeding Saturday: Wheat, United
crease. 249S, 600 bu; afioat for and in Europe,
via Liverpool, Corn Trade News, increase,
100000 total decrease in worlds visible,
1880 bu. Corn, United States and Canada,
east of Rockies decrease, 2,506, 900 bu. Oats,
United States and Canada east of the Rock
les. decrease, 1,O77,0O0 bu. The more i'm
portant decreases in stocks of available wheat
not covered in the Official visible supply state
ment include 900 bu in Northwestern in
terror elevators. 10000 bu at Ontario and
Manitoba storage points and 90, 900 bu in Chi
cagO private elevators.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW fOHh DHf GOODS.
NEW YORK. May 25.-Dry goods show no
change Of moment in any department. The
mail orders of today were very light and
spot trading In stores were of quiet order.
A general depression was caused by the re-
port Of the small dividends paid by Fall River
mills. better showing being generally ex-
pected. In iobbing stores there 10 little snap
to the trading. Coarse colored cottons, ex-
cept in certain lines. are well sold up and
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LIVE STOCK.

UNION sToCKYARDs.
Receipts-I,6O0 hogs. 800 cattle, go calves.
80 sheep.
Hogs-About steady although Chicago was
6010c lower. Quality fair. Yards cleared
before noon Representative sales:
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Easier; No. spring wheat, 72@721Ac; No.
spring wheat, 6S@72kc; No. 2 red, 90@92c;
No. corn, 24Ac; No. oats, 1Sc; No. 2 white.
t. o. b., z1s492224c; No. white, f. o. b., 1870
22e; No. 2 rye, 35c; No. barley, none; No. 8,
(. o. b., 2Sc; No. / faxseed, 7614@77c; prime
timothy seed, s2.sO@2. so1a. Mess pork per
S6712; short ribs sides Qoose) $4.40@4. .6O dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 5@5Ac; short Gear
sides (boxedl, 45s@4Ac Whisky, distilers'
finished goods, per gal, $119 Sugars, cut,
loaf, unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbls;
wheat, 5000. bu; corn, 32S, 600 bu oats, 5S6 600
bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, $1,000 bu Ship
ments-Flour, 5000 bbls; wheat, 207 900 bu;
corn. 2SS,GOO bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, $4,000
bu; barley, 1000 bu. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was firm; creameries,
n@141Rc; dairies, &c 12c. Cheese weak, so
SIC. Eggs firm fresh. 10c.
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Cattle-Steady and active. Good quality.
Stockers are especially in good demand at
fully steady prices. Fat cattle also selling
well. The bulk of the offerings sold early.
Representative sales.
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WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
No Damage Done by the Frosts of
the Past Week.

The weekly crop report for Mime
sofa, issued yesterday, says:
The week opened warm and clear.
From the middle to the end Of the week
there was cloudy weather, and local
showers on the evening of the 18th, on
the 18th, 21st and 22nd, which reached
about every portion of the state, but
the largest amounts seem to have been
in the central and western parts of the
southern half Of the state. The latter
part of the week was cool, the temper
ature falling steadily after Wednesday
and reaching the lowest point on the
morning of the oath, with frost general
in all sections. All small grains are
growing nicely, though the late sown
were suffering slightly for want of
surface moisture till the rains of this
week supplied 1t. Early wheat has been
stooling well during the cool weather,
but late wheat is reported little thin
In places. In Winona county, wheat
has a yellowish tinge from some un-
known cause. Rye is heading in Good
hue and Dakota counties, but 1t Is thin.
Corn planting is generally finished in
the southern section and well advanced
up to the northern limit of corn. Much
corn is coming up nicely where good
seed was planted, but cool nights and
cloudy days have not been favorable
corn weather. There are some reports
of corn rotting in the ground. The ear
ly potato cop is nearly all planted, and
the planting of the remainder is in
progress; in some places 1t is growing
well. Pastures are improving, and
stock is generally out on the grass.
There were several light frosts during
the week, but up to the 23rd the injury
was very light. Reports of the frost Of
the 24th have not been received yet.
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OMAHA.
OMAHA, May 25.-Cattle-Receipts, 4,30O;
market 5@10c lower; native beef steers, So. IS
@4.s0; Western steers, s.. 3.3G@4.60; Texas
steers, $3.25G .35; cows and heifers, 1901;
Gamers, s1.5O@2 IS: stockers and feeders, s.. 75
OATS; calves. 1905; bulls, stags ETC., $3.50
$50 Hogs-Receipts,, 13 800; market &c lower;
heavy, $3.s5@3.4z1k;; mixed, s.. s.40@3.45; bulk
Of sales, $40. sheepERsceipts, ZOO market
to choice Westepns, 49, 3.60@4.40; common and
stock sheep 1904; lambs, $4@5.40.
Kansas CITY.
KANSAS CITY May 2.-cattle- Receipts.
$325@450; Texas cows, $2.5O@3.65; native
steers, $3@5; native cows and heifers, $1.75@
4.40 stockers and feeders, $3.40@4.50; bulls,
245@s;5o. HogsTRsssipts, 1900; n market M
at s.. .47s@3. 521s ;-heaEies, ss421k@s.521s; pack
ers. So. 1908 so; mixed, $3.45@355; lights, $500
@3.55; Yorkers, $3,62k@3. .55; pigs, $15O@3. As.
sheep-Reecipts, 5000; market steady; lambs,
$435@470.
Isl. sLou1s.
ST. LOUIS. MHy .25-Cattle-Re Receipts, 5000;
market active and steady; shipping steers,
steers, $S75@4.S5; cows and heifers, $2@4.70;
Texas and Indian steers, $2.S504.50; cows
and heifers, $2Q376. Hogs-Receipts. 5000;
ast asS seys ss.vs e 1850 sEat a2a shesR %l1fs
ceipts, 800; market active and strong; native
muttons, $s.25@4.50; Texas sheep. $310@4.25;
lambs. $5@6.
i SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, May @.-Cattle, 1900; yes
terday. 1,066; shipments, 5S4; market opened
active and strong; sows. bulls mixed, $500
S.76: yeals $4@6; stockers and feeders, $S65
04. 40; calves and yearlings. $500. .65. Hogs
Active: sold &c to- 10c lower; closed active,
stronger, selling at $3.s6@s 45; buM. 81. 70.
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MARKET SUMMARY.

FINANCIAL.
Money. New York ..... ..1A@1k 1A@gaaih
Bar silver, New York.. 5s% GUYS
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- i a. s@s%I
CHICAGO, May 25-The cattle market was
around 81, few selling as low as 3.S5.
and the bulk of. the cattle went for $4 300
4.85; Western fed cattle sold in good num-
bers at $4@4.S0..1 Prices showed no particular
change for butchers stuff and feeders again
sold chiefly at s4@4.5O 1t was calf day, and
there was a good supply and demand at
steady prices, choice feeding lots selling
largely around s6. Texas cattle were un-
ing, owing to the heavy receipts. Sales were
made at an extreme range of s. .30@3. Is,
chiefly at $3.65@3.7O prime hogs and pigs
being the best sellers, with choice medium
sheep pens there was a fairly active demand
ss.25@2.75 for very common up to 1850
4 85 for prime natives, sales chiefly at 1900
Westerns sold actively at $4.35@4.50 Lambs
were in demand at $3@3.50 for inferior up
to $5.40@5.6 go for choice to prime Mexicans
Texas lambs sold at 81 .60@4.70, and sales
100 lbs. Receipts Cattle 1000; hogs 2S0o0;
Sleeps, 1000.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, May 2.-Rece.pts-Cat-
tie, SO; hogs, $50; calves, 8; sheep, 10.
Cattle-Supply far short of demand. Of
ferings show some very fair beef and butch
ers' cattle for which there is very sharp
thing. Sales: COW. 400 lbs $40; stock
ers. av 534 lbs.. s.. 80; 6 cows, av 1,11S lbs,
$40; cow, LILO lbs, 81. 2.25; COW, 1,O30 lbs,
s.. 60; COW. 800 lbs, $1.75; cow, 1,16O lbs,
s.. 40; cows. ay s17 lbs, 81 80; calf, 14O lbs,
$3.75; COW, 107O lbs, So 10; 1 COW, 1,040 lbs,
So 40; / bull, 1,02o lbs, s2.25; / hedfer, 75O
lbs. s2.75; 1 cow and calf, sss; 1 milch cow,
545 lbs. $4.1O; 10 steers, av 1,075 s4.25; feed
er, 80 lbs, $3.50; steers, av, 1,O75, M.25;
1 feeder. $40 lbs, $3.50: steers and calves,
av 29O lbs, 81. HogseModerate receipts Mar
ket steady to firm. Sales mostly $3.50: l stag,
400 lbs, $.5O; 8 hogs, av 140 lbs, $3.50; S.
hogs. av 2a1 lbs. $3.50; 6a hogs, av 2s4 lbs,
$3.50, 40 hogs, av I'll lbs, 80; 10 hogs, av
131 lbs, $3 80; q hogs, av 212 lbs, 50. AN; So
hogs, av 2o5 lbs, $s.471k; 9 wagon hogs,
av ia lbs, $3:40; 6 hogs. av 222 lbs, $3.4O; Z
hogs av 1A lbs, $780, sheep-A few on the
market. Prices show no material change.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Ziramerman's Report Market
opened strong; demand for drivers and draft
ers good; a few calls for extra fine coach
horses. The following representative sales
are for horses service sound unless otherwise
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
French Crop.

PARIS, May N-It is unoficially announced
that the wheat area OF France is 500, ,90S hec-
tares Ia hectare Is 2.47 acres) below the area
of 1896, and that the wheat crop will probably
be 22,250,000 hectolitres Ia hectoltre, dry
measure, is 2.75 bushe,s) less.