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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-24
CONGRESS OF MAIDS.
A Gathering That Threatens Mascu-
line COmpIacency.
CT IniliS RpnIlhlic

w IFOaAo NEooA
In view of the already seriously threat
ened supremacy of man, the Republic en-
tiers an earnest protest against the Con
greSs of Old Maids" proposed for next fall.
On the face of 1t, nothing could apparent
ly be more harmless than a congress of old
maids. 1t would be a difficult matter 70
picture a figure less menaclng or less ag-
greSsive than in the figure of the typical
spinster. From time imInemorial 1t has
been almost the personification of peace
and tranquility. the popular impression of
an old maid depicting that parsonage as
one who was we'll content to let the wide
world wag as it would, provided she had
a good cat and plenty of tea. Only once
in the history of this planet has a revolu-
tionary spinster been known to cause
trouble of any magnitude, and the fact of
that spinster-who ~rejoiced i'm the exquisite
ly old-maidish name of ~Joan-having been
burned at the stake has always been ac-
cepted as a guarantee that no other spin
ster would be fired, so to speak, with a de-
sire to emulate her unSpinSterlike example.
For this reason il would seem that the
proiected congress of old maids i'm Wasn-
ington should not be calculated to cause the
fainteSt tremor of apprehension in the bos-
ON of even the timideSt of men. But there
is one fact in the preliminary developr1ents
of this remarkable scheme which. to the
eye of a discriminating student of the tread
of current thought, is fraught with the
gravest peril. The old maids propose to
gather in convention in q dangerously
boastful spirit. They will present themselves
to the world as women who are actually
proud of being old maids. and who propose
TO remain old maids despite all that may
De uone 10 the contrary IfeauSu ~ Such
effective personalities as those OF Frances
Willard. Helen Gladstone. Rosa Bonheur.
Mamie Dickens and many other strong
women. this congress intends giving 4 most
revolutionary object lesson TO the fact that
old maids are a power in the land and that
they are awake to the full possibilities arts
ing from such power.
This is where the danger arises. TIL GER
tainty that the old maids will be enabled TO
make a showing of intellectual and moral
strength, of resourcefulneSS ami Self-Sufi-
cheney, of public value and of private
worth, in its mobilization in WASHINGTON.
will astonish the world. should alone Cause
an international alliance of males 10 pre-
vent the holding of the congress. If all
femininity is thus To be taught how easy
and how pleasant a thing Ii Is TO get along
without man, what the deuse is man To do
i'm future for an argument with which TO
prove his hitherto u~ndisputed indispensa-
bility TO WOman2
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices i'm Produce at the Sea-
boards Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK. March %, 705
brls. Market steadier, with demand slow and
old prices bid. Rye -four quiet. Buckwheat dull
at 34Gs5c. Corn meal dull. Rye quiet; No. 2
Western. 37@37Ac. Barley quiet at 26q26i2c.
Farley malt dull.
~Wheat-Exports s,9s7 blu. Spot dull, but frmer;
No. 2 hard winter, 1880. options opened easier
on lower cables. rallied and was generally firm
all day on bad crop news. Southwestern buying,
local short. demand and a heavy reduction in
Bradstreet's visible; closed strong at iz@3sc net
advance; No. 2 red. March, s07sQS0 15-l6c. closed
at SO7sc, May, $3.50 7sl2c, closed at 1850.
Corn-Receipts. 4s.s75 bu; exports. Ia. 124 blu.
Spot steady; No. 2, 29&c; yellow. SOAc. Options
opened steady and were firm all day with wheat.
e eIossds at c asse Eay. s! 80 -ifsas Sft e ei6sed at H 5sEe.
Oats-Receipts. l62. 100 bu; exports. $3.50 bu.
closing sc higher: May closed at 2i5sc.
Hay steady. Hops dull. Hides firm. Leather
Western steam. $40: rednea steady. Pork firm
crude, zoe; prime yellow, 23l.c asked.
Conee-option opened steady and UNCHANGED
than expected and hat a favorable influence in
the session. Trading was small and in the alb
easier late in the day; closed quiet at ) points
lower TO . points higher, Sales, $500 bags. in
s.25c: September. S.4oc. soot coffeewRio weak:
No. I. invoice size. jobbing sc. Mild dull; Cor
at sac. cost and freight, late yesterday. Rio
Receipts. 10000 bags. cleared for the United
bags; stock. 2sS.o0c bags. Total warehouse de.
liveries from the United States, q, 042 bags. in
to-day, S04. 292 bags; United States stock. Ss7. sS
bags; adoat for The United States, s?s. 600 bags;
against sos. 762 last year.
sugar-Raw hrm; fair refining: 2 15-lGc; CEN
%trifusal. 80 test. at 8 5-16c. ex.-ship; 40s bags
molasses. So test, at 21l-16c, e~x.-ship; refined
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RAJ IN GENERAL,
quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Marcn 23.-F1our quiet. steady end
unchanged. Wheat opened higher. became strong
and advanced, with occasional spurts of activity.
The expected heavy decrease in the worlds Wis
ible supply offset the bear news and caused a
better tone. Futures closed fully PC higher for
July than yesterday. with May also higher. Spot
lower; No. , red. cash. elevator, 95c nominal;
track. sSd99c; May. 90c asked: July. 74%G74lac
.Corn-Futures dull. but firm and higher on heavy
exports. Spot higher; No. ?, cash. PIE bid:
May. 2atxc bid: July. 234sc bid. Oats arm for
futures. with spot steady; No. 2. cash. 17Iac bid:
May, lsi2c bid: July, 177sc bid. Rye firm at 34c'
track. Barley nominal. Corn meal. sl.40dI a.
Bran dull. but firm and scarce; sacked. cast
track. worth nominaliy 52H55c. Flaxseed nominal
at 75c. Prime timothy seed. 81. eOd2 6. Hay
quiet, but firm; prairie, s4d7.50: timothy. s66
t1.50. Butter firm: 1i1l91kc: dairy. Sp
lie. Eggs steady at &c. Whisky. Sly cotton
ties and bagging unchanged. Pork higher:
standard mess, jobbing. 5000 10. Lard higher:
shoulders. sI95: extra short-clear. s.. 80; ribs.
$40; shorts. S5.55. Dry-sait meats-Boxed shout
ders. $3.50: extra short-clear, s4.s5: ribs. &. 10.
shorts. $50. acquisitions 5000 brIs: wheat.
lS.Wo bu; corn, LOGON bu; oats. 5000 bu. Ship
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Hides and Leather.

CHICAGO. March 23.-The Chicago Shoe and
Leather Review of March p will say: Although
the several selections of packer hides are from
S2 to q FER cent. higher than at this time last
year. and from 30 To 12i per cent. higher than
at this time in 1894. there seems TO be no ten
dency 20 shade prices. on the contrary some
selections have actually brought an advance. For
the first time in the history Of the trade light
Texas steer hides were sold this week at &c
OF the heavy weights brought SIC. while 200
light weights realized Sac. Another new high
price mark was the sale of two cars of Colorado
steer hides at 1ac. The country hide market is
firm and unchanged. Leather sells solwly at
firm prices. There are constant rumors of ad-
vances. but as a rule the tanners are selling
at the rates that have ruled for some time back.
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Building Permits.

William Iron, frame house. 1929 North Capitol
avenue, 50, l20.
}. b. Eldridge. frame addition, 20 West Fiji
teenth street, Si09.
:. f. Allen, frame addition, Woodside avenue,
s4OO.
Henry d. Bredheft. storeroom. sos Clifford
avenue, $500.
Dennis Noone, addition, 81 Chadwick street,
SEQ.
X. r. Saltmarsh. addition. 53 Ash street, 500.
George Merritt, addition, H. North West street,
sSOl
J. b. Myers. addition. AZ West Washington
street. $3.50.
G.. Miner. addition. 100 Pleasant street. $50.
j. II. Najen. improvements, Vajen block. S125.
J. S. Spann & Co, remodel frame house. 16s
Bellefontaine street, 1924.
J.. T. Wright. addition, II Olive street, $500.
ID. Hutchings. addition, 900 Central avenue,
$50.
$1,000.
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REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Five Transfers, with "a Total Consid-
Grafton of S5.53322.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
office of Marion county, Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at p. m. March %. 1897. as
furnished by Theo. Stein. abstracter OF titles,
corner OF Market and Pennsylvania streets, In
dianapolis. Suite 800. first Office floor. The
Lemcke. Telephone 1850:
Anna Maria Bitter TO Clara NJ. Small
wood. Lot 36 Dunlop & Tutewiler's
subdivision of Morris's addition........ $4,000
George w. Stout TO John w. Tomlin-
dition 10000
Elder. Lot ii Denison Park addition..'. 4.OOO.OO
Mary Savage to Honora OLeery, part
So $500
John F. OBrien TO same, part Of same
lot 1872
"
Transfers. 5; consideration s., $780, %
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Decrease in Available supply.

NEW YORK, March Especial cable and
telegraphIc dispatches TO Bradstreet's. covering
the principal points of accumulation, indicate
the following changes in available supplies last
Saturday as compared with the preceding sat
urday: Wheat, United States and Canada, east
of the Rockies, decrease. 961, 600 bu: ahoat for
an in Europe. reported decrease. 1886. 600 bu;
total decrease in worlds available, 1853. 600 bu.
Corn. decrease. s2l.0 600 blu. Oats. increase, 302. O0
bu. The more important decreases in available
stocks of wheat not covered in the official visible
supply statement include 42.o00 bushels in Chi
cago private elevators, $1,000 at Cleveland and
$500 in Northwestern interior elevators, where
stocks have long remained practically unchanged.
Corresponding increases include 5000 bushels al
Fort William, ont, 73.C00 at various Manitoba
storage points and $500 in Milwaukee private
elevators.
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Dilphia and William Specie, "a Langly avenue.
boy.
Sarah J.. and Otis Hughes. 45 Columbia ave-
nue., boy.
Rosa and Charles Headon, go Hillside avenue,
girl.
Mrs. and John Higion. 65 Ruckle street, boy.
Belle and Charles Scott, ga West New York
street, boy.
Pauline and Eugene Parrot. So East Tenth
street, girl.
Lena and Charles Zahl, s Beecher street. girl.
Louisa and Joseph G. Siersdorf, "a English ave-
nue.. boy.
Hattie and Frank Fender. PIG Orange street,
girl
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Butter. Eggs and Cheese.

YORK, March 23.-Butter-Receipts. S.913
packages. Market steady; Western creamery. 10
@l9c; Elgins, l@c; factory. 1d12c. Cheese-Re.
ceirts. 2,9i9 packages. Market steady: State,
large, 9@12Nc: small. eG121sc; part skins. SO
TIC; full Skins. 2i2G5c. Eggs-Receipts, Is. 997
packages. Market quiet: State and Pennsyl-
vania, lO1zc; Western, 1ohc; Southern. 9Aql0c.
CHICAGO. March 2S.-on the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was firm
creamery. ~1cnlslkc: dairy. 9617c. Cheese firm at
10AG11c. Eggs firm; fresh. 909Ac.
KANSAS CITY, March 23.-Butter firm: re-
ceiptS heavy; anne 16Gl1c; dairy. GA 3c.
Eggs-Receipts to-day were heavy: demand light
and feeling weak; strictly fresh, 7I@c.
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ding Futures RANGED as fdllows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy.
No. , spring wheat, 12nG73lzc; No. . red. SSH
MS9hc. No. 2 corn. 24c; No. 2 yellow corn, 24c.
No. . oats. 16@Q16%c; No. . white. f. o. b., 20E
M2lc; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 1S0ls4c. No. 2 rye,
S3c. No. . barley nominal: No. 5. (. o. b.. 27@
3oc.. No. l faxseed. 7Sdsihc Prime. timothy
seed. S2.65G2. 20. Mess pork. per brl. $685. 20.
Lard. per 100 lbs. s4.12lsa4.15. Short-rib sides,
loose. a dry-salted shoulders. boxed.
S4.7505: short-clear sides. boxed, 81. S2i2.
Whisky. distillers' finished goods. per gal, Sill.
Sugars-Cut loaf, 5.90c: granulated. 4.16c.
Receipts-FlOur, $500 brls: wheat. II. 600 bu:
corn. II, 600 bu; oats. 2l3.Go0 blu; rye. S.oco bu;
barley. 1900 bu. Shipments-Flour. 5000 brls;
barley. IS. 900 blu.
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NEW March 2s.-Cotton steady;
middling, s I5-16c: low middling. 6lkc; good ordi-
nary, 64c; net receipts, 2.5l2 bales; gross re-
ceipts. $50 bales: exports to Great Britain. 9. $50
bales; exports ~coastwise. 4,f45 bales; sales, $500
bales; stock. PIP, 357 bales.
MEMPHIS. March 2.-Cotton quiet; middling,
6 15-16c; receipts. 211 bales; shipments, 2, 135 bales;
stock, 81, SOC bales; sales. 500 bales.
NEW YORK. March 23.-Cotton closed quiet:
middling uplands, 1Sc; middling gulf, 7Ssc; sales,
63l bales.
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Tuesdays Bank CIearinrs.

At ChicagOCClearings S11, 2S6. $40. New York
exchange. Csc discount. Foreign exchange firm
demand. S4.s7l2; sixty days. s4.S5A,.
At New DEMONSTRATING S1.Sl7. $50.
At New York-Clearings 500. 273. 1870; balances.
$4,571, 1s4.
At MISUNDERSTANDING. $3.50. 100; balances.
SCI, PA.
AT Boston-Clearings. 49, 1903. O75; balances.
AT ST. Louis-CIearings, 1856. 1863; balances.
S61S, 595.
At MISUNDERSTANDING SO. SCI. $50; balances.
III. 300.
At Baltimore-CIearings. 50. 1854. 49,; balances.
s323, 2s.
AT Observation-Disclosures. 81. SIS, 100.
LOCAL GRAIN AND
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, March 23.-The quiet usual to
Tuesday, because of no mails. was more en-
phasized by the waiting for reports from the
flooded districts. With merchants from other
sections there was more doing and considerable
business resulted for current wants. There was
a wide inquiry for all manufactures OF wool and
many very good orders were placed. Printing
cloths in fair demand at 2 9-lsc.
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Metals.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Pig iron easy; South
ern, sl00l1 80; Northern, $40. 50a12 so. Copper
quiet; brokers. 11.s5c; Exchange. &c. Lead
quiet: brokers. 3.S0c; Exchange. 3.42l2@3. 47I.c.
Tin barely steady: straits. 13. 30c: plates weak.
Spelter dull: domestic. 3.15Q4.20c.
ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Lead strong at 3.171hG
3.22I.c. Spelter firm at 2.90c bid.
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Oils.

March %. - Resin firm:
strained. 81. As: good. s1.50: Spirits of turpontine
steady at 26G26l2c. Tar firm at CSC. Turpentine
quiet: hard, sl.30; soft, sl.S0.
OIL CITY, March 3.-Credit balances. CSC: GER
tiicates no BIDS; shipments, 81, '720 brls; runs,
liz. 065 brls.
NEW YORK. March 23.-Petroleum steady; re-
fined, SIC. Rosin steady. Turpentine steady.
SAVANNAH, March 2S.-Spirits of turpentine
firm at &c. Resin firm.
CHARLESTON, March r firm al s1.45.
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New Word for Ii.
Judge.

Miss Daisy Medders-What kind of a
looking man Is your uncle, Mr.. Paunchly.
that you've been telling me about?
Jay Green tmodestiy)-Well. he amt very
tall. but he's got the biggest-er-er-vo-
cebulary i ever seen. He must measure
more than four feet around the waist.
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VITAL STATISTICS-MARCH %.
Marriage Licenses.

James Parker and Martha f. II. Burns.
Thomas j. Kelly and Cora Blanche Doolittle.
Homer c. Webb and Johanna A. Pasch.
William l.. SchOber and Elise Meyer.
Harry Kretsch and Minnie Wedding.
William r. Finley and Ada Mccall.
William Hiser and Mcllie Smith.
George NJ. Morgan and Mary Ellen Percy.
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CHICAGO. March the supply of cat
tie was small. there were enough TO meet the
demand. Most OF the cattle sold at 81. 25G5. ami
quite a number around s3.s0Q4.20. while a few
poor dressed beef steers went as low as s.. 20.
Western range feeders sold at s.. 7o@f.75 and dis
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle scarce and StrOng-HOgs Active
and LOvver-Sheep Stronger.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 23.-Cattle-Receipts,
25O; shipments light. There was a light Supply
of all grades. The market was strong on cows
and heifers. but dull on medium fat steers;
cfherS were steady
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per key. $50; mule shoes, per keg. $50: horse
nails. S4q3 per box. Barb wire, galvanized. 81;
Produce. Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-Priee ranging with quality. sl.25 per
brI; choice. $50; fancy. $40
Bananas-Per bunch. No. l. 81; No >. 81.
C~elery-2qS5e; California. eo0s0c.
cheese-New YORK full cream, logic skins.
6GSc per Id.
Grapes-Maiaga grapes. se.5oa7; light weight.
Lemons-Messina. choice. $50 per box; fancy
o~ranges-California oranges: $3.50 per box;
naNels, S.5en4; Valencia, 40 in box, $40. and
IA in box. 81.
o~nions-sSaS.25 per brI. s1.25 per bu; Spanish.
Potatoes-2sG2Sc per bu; seed potatoes. Ohio
and Early Rose. 3Jdi0c per bu.
Sweet Potatoes-flinois sweets. s1.25a15O per
hrl: Kentucky, sI25 per brl.
bushel crates. $l.50: fancy, $40.
Strawberries-lSG 20c per quart.
Spinach-S1.5O per brl.
Onion Sets-Nhite, $40 per bu; yellow, S225
per bu.
Hams-sugar-cured Is to 20 lbs average. $40
IlGIiAc: 10 lbs average, nIkdl2c; block hams.
lOA q10Ac: all first brands; seconds. l.c less.
breakfast Bacon-Clear hrsts, HE; seconds,
Lard-Kett rendered. in tierces. Csc: pure
shoulders-Enelisn cured. Is lbs average. SIC;
10 to u lbs average. &C
Picked Pork-Bean porf,. clear. per brl, 200 lbs.
sl1.I5; rump pork. 1915.
Racon-Clear sides. 40 to so lbs average, 64G
6Ec; 80 to 40 lbs average. 6lza6Ac; 20 to 30 lbs
Ia to II lbs average, 6sG7lsc; 10 TO l. lbs aver
age. 14G7tsc. Clear backs. 20 TO 80 lbs aveoge,
6ledeAc; 10 TO "A lbs average; 62e6Ac; I to 3
lbs average. c4Q7c. In Gry-salt, sc less.
Seeds.
~CIover-Choice recleaned. 60 lbs. s494.25; prime.
81 25qi-50; English. choice. s4.50dt75; alsike.
choice, Si.75Q5; alfalfa, choice, Grim
son or scarlet clover. s2.75@S: timothy, 45 lbs,
prime. sl.30Q1.40; strictly prime. Sl.4QGl6O: fancy
Kentucky. IA lbs, 30: extra clean. 'gQgOc;
orchard grass, extra. l.75Ql.so; red top. choice,
slG1.75; English bluegrass. "A lbs. sl.l5q1.75.
Timers Supplies.
Best brands charcoal tin, &c. 1Ox1i. 14x2O. 12x12.
Sj.50G6; TX, l0x14, 14x2O. 12xl2, s7G7.a9; lC, 14x2O,
roofing 70 fig tin: 400; l L.: 2C i; s@i9; r block < tn,
10; charcoal iron. 80 per cent. advance; galvan-
lied. 20 per cent. discount. Sheet zinc, 6q6l2c.
Copper bottoms. 2lc. Planished copper, 2Oc.
Solder. 1l4l2c.
Window Glass.
Price per box of so square feet. Discount. Q
Sxs to 1Ox15-sirgle: IA. 81; \. $3.50; B. s6.25;
1lxli and l2xIS to 16x2l-Single: "A. IS; \,
s7.25; b.. 81. Double: IA, SlO.75; a.. S925; Ii,
iSx2o and 2ox2O to ~2oxSO-single: "A $3.50; A.
$3.50: b. 80. Double: IA, Sl4; A.. sl2.75; u, So;
15x36 TO 24x30-Single: IA, Sl1.50; y. sic: Il,
S925 Double: "A. S15.25; a. sl3;75; b. SIPS.
$3.50. Double: IA. SIG: A. S14.5O: b. $l3.25.
96x34. 2sx32 and 30xSO to 26x44-Single: IA,
1915; 4, $i175; b. $lo.25. Double: IA. $i7.25;
2sx4s to S6x5O-single: IA. $50; a. sls.5O; B.
5oxis to sox5f-singie;. IA, sis:so: A. si4;75; B,
34x5S to ~34xe9-Single: IA. SIPS; \. $3.50; Is,
S1i.50. Double: IA, S22.7 70; y, SIPS; b, so.
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Wool.

BOSTON March 2S.-There is a sharper de-
a frmer tone is manifested. Buyers who have
been inclined to hold back are now in the market
a adT f 1sefe s Mho bought Ter Tfeery S %doIs b SPe iq Seeng
TO feel the effect of the stronger tone and good
Sc on the secured basis, while staple woods
range in the vicinity Of 36Q3Ic. Fleece WOODS
have advanced lc and the demand has ruled
ing. Australian woods continte In good demand.
with prices hardening. The followin are the
quotations for leading descriptions:
Ohio and Pennsylvania Fleeces-X and above.
22a23c. XXX and above. 2Oa2lc: delaine. &c.
Michigan. Wisconsin. etc.-X Michigan. I1e.
combing. 2lg22c. No. 2 Michigan -combing. 2l@
PC. No. 2 Illinois combing, 2la22c. Y New
No. l New York, New Hampshire aud Vermont.
i9e; Delaine. Michigan, Isc: s.u.
quarter blood combing. 1sGlsc; Kentucky and In
diana three-eighths-blood combing. 1sGlsc. aiis-
souri, quarter-blood combing. lSc: Missouri three
eighths-blood combing. lsc; braid combing. lie.
Lake and Georgia, I7q!sc. ,,a
l2l4c; secured price. 3Oq3lc. Spring fine d2
mSGnths,: logic: secured price; CSC; 49,, en.
Wyoming. etc, fine medium and fine, sallc;
Australian secured ~basisl-combing: superfne'
40G 42c. Queensland combing, 43q45c.
LONDON, March 23.-At the wool auction sales
to-day 16, 1853 bales were offered and the with
drawals numbered 2,Ooo bales. The attendance
selection of New South Wales and New Zealand
woods. A fire selection of merinos and cross
breds was bought by the American representa-
tives at extreme prices. a small quantity of
Kaffarin. Cape of Good Hope and Natal WOODS
sold 5 per cent. higher. while poor wcols ruled
unchanged. but firm in tone. The demand from
the continent and home trade shows no i'm
pTovement. Lambs were in demand and realized
good prices. The American purchases to-day
amounted to 1000 bales. Following are the sales
in detail: New South Wales@5.503 bales:
secured. 11dGls I'D: greasy, 4&G1ld. Queens
land-2, 749 bales; secured. 11i2dG1s I'd; greasy,
6H1i1d. Victoria-2. 1876 bales; secured. 9ledql5
Cd: greasy, 512dG1s Id. South Australia-i0J
bales: greasy. 51kdSd. Tasmania-3i6 bales;
greasy. 7l2dG1s New Zealand-3.672 bales
secured, Cd; greasy. eG11d. Cape of Good Hope
and Natal-1.146 bales; secured. 1O&dqls Sd;
greasy, 4A@7$id.
ST. LOUIS. March 23.-Wool-Market firm;
clear. 161kG17c light fine, 9iaG13c: heavy fine.
7lea9l2c: medium. 1214a141Ec; tub-washed. 1shq
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AS the railroads get in shape after the floods
and the country roads become passable again
there is a perceptible increase in trade. Prices
are firm and have an upward tendency. Sugars
are still advancing and coffee has become steady
again. Provisions are moving freely at the bet
ter prices. TIE hide market is quiet. On Com
mission row less complaint Is heard. During the
last ten days they have done more business than
in any preceding twenty days for some months
past. Produce men are busy. Receipts of eggs
are large and prices weak keeeipis OF poultry
carry a steady tone at quotations. Green apples
and Irish potatoes are both in large supply and
prices not in many years have been as low il
March as this season.
more active than last week. The prices which
are quotel are those paid by local dealers on
Wheat-No. . red. Sc; No. 8 red. S1QS2c; No.
4 red. 75ds0c: wagon wheat, soc.
No. ) white. 2ic: No. 4 White. 2ii4c: No. white;
mixed, z2isc; No. 3 white mixed, 22lsc; No. a
low. 22its; No. ! yellow. isc; No. 2 mixed. 2Sc:
No. 3 mixed. 22l4c; No. 4 mixed. 1Sc; ear corn.
oats-No . white. 2il4c: No. 3 white. 1910; No.
2 mixed. lSisc. No. 3 mixed, l61sc.
as; prairie. S666.50.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
POultry-Hens. &C; springs. &C; cocks. Sic;
.c: old toms. sc; ducks. &c; geese, 4Oc for full
feathered S0c for %plucked.
B~utter-Country, choice, loo; mixed. &c.
Fea.hers-,frime geese. SOC per lb; prime duck.
Beeswax-sOc for yellow; &c for dark.
Woo.Medium unwashed. 12c: fine merino. un-
washed. Toe: tub-yashed. 2OQ2Sc; bury and I'M
merchandise, &c less.
HIDES. TALLow. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /. = Ac; No. ., &c; No.
Grease-White. SIC. yellow, 2ac; brown. 2Ac.
Bones-Dry, sl2dI3 per ton.
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Deaths.
Births.

Harriet Willis, forty-four years, 1S6 Agnes
street. heart disease.
Willis Howard. thirty years. North California
street, phthisis.
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Hogs-Receipts, 4.Oco: shipments. 2.0eO. The
| market opened active, with prices usually a
shade higher. Order buyers were the leading
traders. Later trade grew less active. with
prices generally &c lower than early in the day.
The closing was quiet.