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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13
STEPS TO PROSPERITY
Slow But Sure in the Opinion of
Dun & Co.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
It is a curious illustration of human nature,
his continued encouragement, even while
he increase of produce, industries and of
legitimate business steadily grows. No genuine
" lasting Improvement could come otherwise
han slowly and step by step, after such a
repression as the past four years have wit
lessed, and the most hopeful feature Of the
ituation is that the gain is so nearly devoid
If elements which involve unsoundness and
probable reaction. The first step toward
prosperity is to get the wheels started and
he hands employed, and the number of works
which have resumed or increased their force
Turing the past week seems greater than in
my other week since November. While the
tart has been secured in many cases by con-
tracts at extreme low prices, involving some
reduction of wages, the hands are earning
nore even so, and aid more in the general
recovery than if not working at ALL and thus
ar important strikes have been avoided in
many cases, though some are still threat
med. The money markets continue especial
Y favorable to industrial recovery, and there
no such speculative epidemic as to lock
Up an excessive share of available capital.
The annual statements of wheat in farm
RS hands March l have not in the least
stimulated speculation. Those commonly
considered worthy of attention indicate that
'armers' and commercial supplies together
.96,COO,0 600 to 206, 000,0 coo bushels-eXceed the
output estimate Of home demand, 1870 DOC, GOO
bushels, to July l, by much more than the
quantity nkeIy 10 pc wanted Tor export, in
view of the continued outgo Of corn, amount
ng for the past two weeks to 1854 SSS bush
els, against 1881, ATS last year Wheat ex-
ports from the Atlantic ports in two weeks
have been 2,431, TAT bushels against 1921 ,097
asst year, and although Western receipts are
but 3,451,S69 bushels for the two weeks.
against 4567,392 last year, they are still
10 large for the season as to discredit alarms
about speedy exhaustion of the supply. The
price has declined 31ac for the week. and
,orn is also a fraction lower.
The speculation in wool continues, and
Iales for the two weeks have been II 900. 900
lbs, of which 1921, 200 were domestic where
Is the largest previous sales for the same
period were 12,017.676 lbs, in 1892 of which
L369, 426 were domestic. While there is much
Tade between dealers, manufacturers show
by purchasing far beyond their present wants
me belief that larger business is coming
Failures for the past week have been 256
IN tie United States against 800 last year.
and 81 in Canada, against 60 last year.
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INDICATED BY BETTER INQUIRY IN
SOME LINES OF RETAIL
BUSINEA-S.
STEADY PRICES FOR, STAPLES.
INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL OFFSET IN
SOME DEGREE BY CLOSING OF
FACTORIES.
EXPANDING CONsUMPTIvB DEMAND
aany Favorable Features In the Sit
uatiOn Reflected in the Weeks
Commercial Reviews.

NEW YORK, March 12-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Continued activity
m various industrial lines, based Oh
In expanding consumptive demand,
'airly steady prices for staples, further
Improvement in railway earnings AMI
widespread confidence that the vol
1me Of business will expand materially
in the near future, are the features Of
the week. Spring demand has begun
10 show itslf with retail houses. There
Is a better inquiry for shoes, hats and
clothing and for light hardware and
agricultural implements. West and
Southwest the industrial revival has
been offset in instances by the closing
Of factories and mills, and in others by
continued operations dependent upon
paying reduced wages.
Offerings of cotton goods have been
IN excess of demand, Notwithstanding
the curtailment of output. Wool con,
tirues active and firm in price, but
manufacturers are buying sparingly in
addition to requirements to meet pres
ent contracts. The central West and
Northwest report that the distribution
Of general merchandise was interrupted
by floods and washouts.
Prices are being fairly steady, note
worthy decreases being those for tea
sugar, coffee, lard and wheat. The
drop in the price of wheat, in the face
Of the governments remarkable bull
lsh reports on stocks Of wheat in far
mers' hands, indicates continued lack
Of faith in agricultural department out,
pri Ui 10 Ci Of
stocks of the same. Exports of wheat
from both coasts of the United States
-four included, amount to only 1883, 4S2
bushels this week against 2,075,000
bushels last week, 2,401 900 bushels in
the week a year ago, 2,791, 900 bushels in
the week two years ago, 3,258, 900 bush
els three years ago and as compared
with 2.8S6,000 bushels in the like period
of 1898, and form the smallest weeks
total since the last week in April 1896
Exports of Indian corn continue heavy,
amounting to $4,000 bushels against
5,255, 900 bushels last week, 1,708,000
bushels in the week a year ago, 1872, 900
bushels two years ago, 1878 900 bushels
three years ago, and as compared with
shipments of 966,O0 bushels in the like
week of 1898.
Business failures continue to decrease
the total for the week being 227, against
262 last week, 2S2 in the week a year
ago, 262 in the week two years ago, and
as compared with 231, in the like week
of 1894. In the corresponding period
In 1893 when trade was of large vol
ume the total was 221. Business fail
ures reported from Canadian Dominion
this week number 56 against 81 last
week, 58 in the week a year ago and
B5 in the week two years ago.
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations Of hay, grain, feed, ETC., fur
nished by Griggs Bros, commission mer-
chants:
Wheat-The wheat market opened weak and
lower, but later braced up. Closing prices
about Nc over opening figures. No.
l northern, 71@72c: No. 2 northern, 70@7044c
Oats-Market higher; No. white, 16@1612c
No. 8, 156151ac.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 1814@1sc; No. 8, 17@1Sc.
Barley-202 Q21c.
Rye-31@33c.
seeds-Timothy 9Oc@s1.25; red clover, 3d.
@4.50; fax, 76077c.
Flour-Patent, per Dbl, s3s0@4.3o; straight.
$3.65@3.80; bakers, $30340; rye hour. $50
3.25 buckwheat -four, $3Q3.5O.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. 1 feed,
S.50@S; No. 2 feed. $8.25@8.50; No. feed,
$875@9; coarse cornmeal. S6.75@7.25; bran
bulk. $7@7.25; shorts, $7@725.
Hay-The hay market Is very dull; best
grades Of wild and upland selling at $566;
inferior qualities, $3@4.75, according to quail
ty and condition; No. 1 timothy, s6@7; oat
and rye straw, $3.50@3.75.
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WELLINGTON ELOPED,
Mystery of the Minister'S Strange
Disappearance EXPLAINED.

NEWARK, N. J., March ia SEN
sation was caused in this city today
when it became known that Rev. E.
}. OldknoW Wilmington, pastor of Fair
mont Baptist church, had made a full
confession to the deacons of the church
regarding his recent disappearance.
On March l he left his home to attend
the Baptist conference in New York
That evening his wife received a tele-
gram informing her that he had met
an old college friend and that he would
not return home until Tuesday. He did
not come home then, neither did his
wife hear anything of him until last
Monday, when he was located at the
home of his father also a minister. In
Keeseville, n. Y. There he made a
statement in which he said that his
mind was a blank to him after he left
New York, and until he found himself
in Montreal. The minister returned to
his home on Wednesday.
In his confession to the deacons of
the church, Mr.. Wilmington admits that
he left home with Mrs Dorothy Dick
erson, who Is separated from her hus-
band, said to be now in Chicago. and
who left her home the same day. Rev.
Mr.. Millington said that after he and
Mrs. Dickerson left this city they went
to Montreal, where they registered as
E. E. Harold and wife, at a boarding
house. They remained there over night
and left hurriedly when they received
a telegram informing them that they
had been traced to that city. He adj
mits that the elopement was premedi-
tated, and says that he was intimate
with Mrs. Dickerson for over a year
past, and that he was leading a dual
life. He said that sooner or later he
knew that their relations would be-
come known, and that he would have
to go away with Mrs. Dickerson, and
that he decided to take the first OPP
portunity to fee from the city. He ad-
mits that he neglected to pay bills that
he had incurred, so that he could save
money in order to pay their railroad
fare to Montreal. The deacons of the
church do not any longer recognize
him az the pastor Of the church.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL PATRIOTISM.
8. A. r.. Committee Disapproves of
the Histories in Use

OMAHA, March 12.-Included in Gen
eral Order No. 5, from headquarters
G. A. r., Commander-in-Ch Clark
son includes an extract from a letter
written him by the chairman Of the
committee appointed at st. Paul last
year to examine the histories in use il.
the public schools. Forecasting the re-
port the letter says:
after careful examination, and the
exchange of views by members of the
committee, 1t was the unanimous opin
ion that no history in use as a text
book gives such an account of the war
period az entities it to the commenda-
ton Of the committee; that no one of
them makes any use Of the important
period IN our history, and Of its great
events. ~ teach lessons OF patriotism
that me child without other sources
~ Information would be entirely I'M
sfliS " determine whether there was
sUy ciDfTeDcF ~ the patriotism OF
fjDyNe MN foUR5t for the preservation
n tbf fBsfjopsl unity and those who
EIsEfsf t1r the destruction OF our gov
sr1DSsf" gs
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FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Evening POSTS
London financial cablegram: The stock mar
kets were stagnant again today. They opened
nat, but closed better. The dealings were
purely professional. Kafirs were dull. West
Australian a., mines had the best of the market.
There was further recovery in Brazls
Americans were lifeless, but steady The
settlement has been satisfactorily concluded
Silver was fiat on the passage by the jana
nese lower house of bill for gold standard
There are signs of revived continental de-
mand for gold. The Berlin market was quiet
and the Paris bourse dull.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, March 12-Money on call
easy at 1902 per cent, last loan g. closed
1Ag2 Prime mercantile paper, BOA per
business in bankers bills $4. S764. S7A for
demand and $4.8513G4. S5A for sixty days.
Posted rates, $4.86K0 SSR. Commercial bills
&.S4A. Silver certificates, 6312Q64c. Bar silver
$3.50.
TOBACCO BILL DISMISSED.
TRENTON, Nj, March 12.-Vice Chancellor
Reed this morning filed with the clerk OF
the court of chancery his decision Diminishing
the bill brought against the American To-
bacco company.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St Paul-$374 O39. IS.
Minneapolis 397.
New York-Clearings, $72,940,1 III; balances.
$4,419242.
Boston learings, $1S, 296, O83; balances, ST.
$50, 947.
CHICAGO MONEY
CHICAGO, March 12-New York exchange
SOC discount Foreign exchange firm; de-
mand, $4S7b; sixty days, $4.855s.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Mimi, March 12.-Cash sales to-
gay were the highest Of the crop year, being
only six cars in all. The shippers took this
at &c under May The mills were still trad
Ing at Nc under, but got none. The estimate
OF stocks are for 300. 900 blu increase for the
week The market opened at 73bc, an ad-
vance OF nc, but by o'clock dropped to TIC.
1t rallied from there and closed at 73c The
close: Cash, No. / hard, 74Ac; No. / north
661AG681kc; rejected. 49A@64Ac; to arrive, No
l hard, 741ac; No. 1 northern 7211c May No.
! hard, 75Ac; No northern, 79Ac; July,
No. northern, 734c; September, No. north
ern, 681ac. Receipts, wheat 63, 613 bu ship
ments, 1880 blu; cars inspected. "a; last year,
56. Receipts, corn, none; oats, 1038 bu rye
2,349 bu; barley, TO- 459 blu; 5, fax, 4,790 bu.
Oats, close, 17A@16%c; rye, 34c; fax, 7S1Ac;
May 79hc. W
Cash sales were as follows: cars No. /
hard, 7314c; cars No. 1 northern, 73c; 2
cars, No. l northern, 72kc.
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DIVIDED HOUSE.
Two Branches of the Nebraska State
Government Mt Odds,

OMAHA, Neb., March pa special
t. the Bee from Lincoln, says: A con-
f1ict is on between the legislative and
executive branches Of the government
on one side, and the judicial on the
other. 1t grows out Of the efforts of
Republicans to stop the progress of
the count Of the ballots cast at the last
election, by which the Populists hope
to seat two additional members of the
supreme court. The bill providing for
a recount was passed, and the recount
is well under way. The Republicans
secured a restraining order from the
district court o9 Lancaster county yes
terday to hold the matter back This
order is being combatted. Attorney
General Smythe moved it's dissolution
today. If it is not dissolved the re-
count will proceed at any hazard, In
junction or no Injunction.
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MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 12.-Packing stock
butter is lower, but every thing else on the
list is unchanged. The receipts of both
creameries and datries were rather light but
the market lacked sufficient buying support
to advance prices, Retailers will take fancy
separator and dairy goods at quotations, but
any attempt to Increase prices by handlers
is unsuccessful. Roll and print in in mod
crate request. Ladies are steady Packing
stock is weak as late advices from the East
do not speak encouragingly of the export
demand. Eggs are in rather liberal supply.
and the fact that the storm will shut off
receipts for the present did not have any
effect. Prices declined &c. and the market
ruled weak at the decline. Chickens are
scarce and moving briskly. Quotations con-
tinue to advance. and prices are now within
112c per ID of turkeys. The latter article is
in freer supply, but the market is firm Ducks
and geese are steady. Veal is -15c higher and
in good request. Mutton and lamb are firm
and the same applies to dressed hogs.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
CHICAGO March 12.-Butter-Creamerv
10q1Sc; dairy, 9q16c.- Eggs-Firm; fresh, 10
@10Ac. -.- s---.- 80 i
New York, March -Butter-Receipts
1881 pkgs; steady; Western creamery, i36
19c; Elgins, lee. Cheese-Receipts, ,779 pkgs :
quiet large, A9Q12Ac; small, 96121hc; part
skins, 5q9c; full SKINS 304c. Eggs-Re-
ceipts, 1865; steady state and Pennsylvania
u1ac; Western, lie.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Zimmerman and wife to the ] Han
cock Nut Life ms Co, pit 1t II, bblk
q, st. Paul proper. observation-disclosures 11, 400
"a, blk g. Denslows add and 1t H. blk
3, F Eisenmenger's add. ..........
Mary Early and husband to ] w See
und IL Its 3, 6, Z. s, IA, Is, Is, II and
IS, blk l. and Its II and IL, blk 2, and
Its A. s. g. 10 and IA, blk 8, all in Dew
ey, Drake and Fences add. ........... 800
] w See and wife to Martha D Pence ct
al, und 1-6 Its 5, g. 7, s, IA, 10, Is, II
and is, blk 1, and It's II and H. blk 2,
and It's 4, 5, 6, 13 and IA, blk g. all in
q Dewey, Drake and Pence's add - 1,5OO
II. y+s
Four transfers; value. ............ .s14, 4O1
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Another Pool Gone,

PITrsBURG; Pa, March 12.-The fact has
Just been made pubic that the Hoop Iron
association has been dissolved. This was
caused by the refusal of two leading firms
70 continue the organization, and it expired
by limitation. The market is now an open
,ne The only members of the combination in
this city were ]. Painter & Co. and William
Clark & Co.
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IOtaI ...... ......... q, 6A $50 A,553, 064
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE. March 12.-Flour dull and
nominal. Wheat weak; and unsettled; No. Q
spring, 7119c; No. Fl northern, 76%c; May
77SAc:: Corn steady; No. 8, 1870. Oats weak
NO: white, 18A@1sAc. Barley dull; Ne g.
Slg31hc; sample, 25@31kc. Rye steady; No.
l, S4c. Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls; wheat, 49,
1000 bbls; wheat, 5000 bu barley 1000 blu.
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-Wheat-No. red
cash, 92g93c; May, &c. Corn-No. cash
Z0Ac; May, H%c. Oatsz-No. 2 cash, 1Sc; May,
lSc Rye, SAC. Flax, 75c.
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Cash Quotatlons we're as follows: Flour
weaker. Wheat-No. spring, re; No 8
No. 2, 2SA@2S9sc. Oats-No. 2, 161h a16%c;
No. 2 white f. o. b., 19%@2Oc No. white,
17Q171sc. Rye-No. 2, 3212c. Barley-No. 2,
nominal; No. g. I. o. b., 2403Sc; No. T. f. o.
b., 23c. Flaxseed-No. /, 771a1S0c. Timothy
Seed-Prime, .75. Mess Pork-Per Dbl, IS. 40
@S. 45. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $412kQ415. Short
Ribs-Sides Qoose), s4.45G4 60. Shoulders
clear (boxed), 49s@4A. Wh:sky-Distiliers
finished goods. per GAL $1.17. Sugars IN
changed. Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls; wheat,
rye, 4,OGO bu; barley, 90O0 bu. Shipments
Flour, S,O00 bbls wheat, 81 OdO bu; corn IA
GOO blu; oats, 10000 bu barley 1900 bu.
On the produce exchange the butter mar
ket was steady; creameres, 10d1Sc daires
9a16c. Cheese steady; 914 1O1zc. Eggs firm;
fresh 10M10I1c.
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The Reason why.

How my mouth waters" exclaimed the
Mississippi river.
That's because you are coming to a bar"
remarked the Gulf Of Mexico.-Chicagc TTi6-
une.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to G. H. F. Smith
& Co., st. Paul. members OF New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
The Modern Miller says: The best domes-
tic breadstuf demand in many weeks is re-
ported. Southern and Southwestern markets
especially show brisk trade, regardless of
the fact that at many points stocks have
been enlarged The call for feed stufs is
also urgent, and the demand for corn is
brisk. Pacific coast markets also enjoyed a
good demand, and clearances were enlarged.
Liverpool cable: Spot wheat quiet Id low
er; corn quiet, I'D lower; future wheat
steady. I'D lower. London cargoes on pas
sage: Wheat rather easier; corn quiet; Amer
lean wheat parcels, Sd lower. Country mar
kets: English steady; French steady; Mark
Lane easy, Sd lower; Berlip fat, IL lower
Four ports cleared 5000 bu wheat, q, ga
bbls -four, equal to 124.9N bu wheat.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Flour-Receipts,
1924 bbls; exports, Il, $50 bbls; market weak
and lower at first with wheat but finally
improved on the closing firmness in grain;
winter patents, $4.5564.S5; Minnesota patents,
$4.20q4. 40. Rye flour weak. Buckwheat -four
dull. Buckwheat steady. Cornmeal quiet.
Wheat-Spot irregular; No. 1 hard, S631c; op-
lions opened weak and declined under active
liquidation, accompanied by lower cables and
free short selling; rallied later and closed
strong at hq12c net advance, governed by
active covering on large export rumors and
war talk; No. 2 red March. 79hGS014c, closed
SV1Ac; May, 10 S-IoQQf0 ib-16c, closed 1SAc.
Corn-Receipts 81, $50 blu; exports 220,o 41 blu ;
spot steady; No 2, 29c; options generally firm
all day, supported by good local demand and
bad weather news, closed 6c higher March
closed 29Ac; May. % 11-16@2924c, closed 29azc
Oats-Receipts, los, 500 bu; exports, III, ITS Blu;
spot quiet; No. 2, 22c; options inactive, closing
unchanged; May closed 211c.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, March 12.-Wheat-S closed
quiet; demand poor; No. 2 red spring IS I'd /.
No. l California, IS 414d; futures opened
steady, with and distant positions nd
lower, closed dull with July I'D lower and
other months I'd lower; business about equal
ly distributed; March, IS Nd; May IS I'd /.
July, IS I'd. Corn-Spot quiet American
near and distant positions I'D lower: closed
quiet with April and July unchanged and
other months I'd lower; business about equal
ly distributed; March, Is sgd; April Is 6a /.
May, Is 713d; June, Is Sd; July, Is Cd. Flour
steady; demand poor; st. Louis fancy winter
SIS Cd.
CROP MOVEMENT.
market Record.)
The following table gives the receipts of
wheat at the four principal spring wheat
markets from the beginning Of the crop wear
Aug. 1, 1896, to date, and for the same time
year ago:
This Crop Last Cron
Bushels. Bushels
Minneapolis 49,. 46O17,S 81 e4e. O80
Milwaukee b,947 ,995 1922 639
Duiuth $1,000. ......... 4U0 As, I2S 102
Chicago ........ ..-..... 14247,SS1 192S4. 5T
| Total ............... 100 s57.142 ls2 1872 3e5
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGs.

The following table, compiled by Brad
streets, shows the total clearances at the
principal cities and the percentage Of increase
or decrease, as compared with the cor
responding week last year:
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The following table gives the receipts Of
wheat at the four principal winter wheat
markets from the beginning Of the crop move
same time year ago.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

heceIped-Wheat, rs, 600 Blu; corn, ,O4O blu,
oats, AZ, 400 Blu; barley, 5000 bu; rye, / $50 blu,
Hour, 735 bbls; mil.stuffs, so tons; hay, IS
tons; fruit, 1850 lbs; merchandise, 952. MS
lbs; lumber, II cars; barrel stock, cars; ma
cords; lime, 2 cars; cement, 1870 bills. house.
hold goods, 10000 lbs live stock, / car,
dressed meats 1880 lbs; railroad materials
car sundries, IA cars. Total car lots, AS.
oats, y, $50 blu; barley, 1,640 blu; rye, $3.50 bu
max, 750 Blu; -four "a 172 bbls; millstuffs 1.24E
tons; fruit, 36,450 lbs; merchandise, 1.209, 22C
lbs; lumber 26O cars; machinery, 297 600 lbs
cement, 100 bb.s; household goods, 20 900 lbs
tallow 1913 lbs; railroad materials, 20 cars
sundries, Is cars. Total car lots, Sos.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Northern.

Other Grains-No. 8 corn, cars; no grade
corn cars; No. 8 oats, 81 cars; no grade
cars; No. barley, Q cars; No. barley /
car; no grade barley, l car; No. l flax 4
cars; rejected fax, 2 cars.
car; No. 1 northern, 125 cars; No. 2 northern
80 cars; rejected, cars; No. oats, 8 cars
no grade oats, 1 car; No. 1 fax, / car.