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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO Feb. 11-There big demand for wheat right from the start
 May. which closed yesterday at 967sc, opened to-day at 9715Q979sc. There was considerable selling by interests who have been putting wheat the market for some time past but the demand was so great that the price ad- vanced steadily, not stopping until 9Sc had been reached. There were two big factors In the advance-the Letter shipments abroad and the Liverpool strength. The former was given the most attention. It was stated on the floor and not denied by the Letter interests that ar engagements are being made for the ship ment of 400 .o00 bushels of wheat to the board. Contracts have already been let for 1000, 0OO bushels of this, 1t is said, and the moving away of so much cash wheat has had a marked effect on shorts. Liverpool was very strong, early cables showing Ad advance, and later advices showed that market 1@1lsd up. Private cables said the strength was on con- sumptive demand and light supply. Liverpool has received but 272 900 bushels in six days. not much over third of the weekly consumptive demand Argentine shipments for the week were .000 bushels. much less than generally eased of somewhat. There a let-up in the urgent demand with the usual selling by peo- pie who have been playing for break and May reacted to 97l4c. Then for hour the price moved between 973lc and sSc. most of the time being at about 97%c. After that the market again become active and very strong Late cablegrams brought liberal buying orders to the seaboard and about an hour from the close here it was stated that seventy boat loads
 
 ton was from Philadelphia and Baltimore. Three steamers chartered were supposed to be for Letters grain. Closing cables all firm and higher. The announcement of the export business gave touch of genuine excite ment to the market sending shorts to cover in hurry and the price sent up to ss%c, the top figure of the day. Then the market aueted down. May was bringing s7&@s77sc at the close.
 There a greatly increased speculative trade in and the market very strong. Nearly all the big bulls doubled up on their nriCe a hnrr fight. Commission houses sold freely, but everything was taken. The strength in wheat and the unfavorable weather influences. A good export demand reported. May ranged from 3o1sc to 29%c, and closed 1ac higher at 30Ql30sc.
 Oats strong and prices got to the highest point of the crop. May closed 1s4Ac. other at 257sQ26c.
 There strong market for provisions with trade whole unimportant. closing steady. The strength of the grain markets ano moderate stocks influences. May pork closed 71ec higher; May lard 21ac higher, and May ribs 213c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-There will be no session of the Produce Exchange to-day. it is Lincoln's birthday and all the Eastern Exchanges will be closed.
 Both spot and future prices were firm, owing to stronger quotations from Chicago and abroad.
 Tidewater quotations are as follows: s1 42h for No. l. $1 432G1 45 for choice and S1 471aQ 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-s:15 O o'clock-May, 4ooo ctls s1 391a
 Second Session-May-soOo ctls. s1 S9x. De- cember-4000, $1 -31as.
 Regular Morning Session-May-400o ctls. s1 so1s December-2ooo, s1 31as.
 Afternoon Session-May-S00 ctls. $1 3s1s 4O00 s1 3sss
 BARLEY-Previous. prices rule for all de- scrptions, with good demand.
 Feed S1 o215f1 05 for dark to good and s1 071s11 10 for choice; Brewing s1 1891 20 for No. l and s1 10d1 121k per ctl for dark Coast
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-s:15 o'clock-No sales. Second Sesson-No sales
 Regular Morning Session-May-2000 ctls, s6Ac; 2ooo. s6asc; 4000. 96xc
 Afternoon Sesson-May-2ooo ctls, s61sc; 5000, e6%c.
 Fancy reed, s1 221kq1 25 per ctl: good to choice $1 171h91 221s; common. $1 121s@1 IS: Surprise, $1 25@1 30; red, $1 35@1 45; gray $1 l5 Q1 17h; milling, s1 171e@1 221e; black. for seed. s1 35d1 50. Clipped Oats sell at s192 per ton over the raw product.
 CORN-In spite of imports from the East dealers are quoting higher prices for all de- scriptions. though the demand Is not sharp Small round yellow. s1 1oQ1 l5 per ctl; large yellow, :i o5@I d 121z; white; si O7h'
 RITCyK WtFAT-s1 75f1 s5 per ctl
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

to-day's advance gave color to this supposi- ton The market seemed to be m tue hands of giants in speculation, and they relusea 1 so so long as It Is capable of being check eo py sup port That the market Is heavily over-bousnt for great speculative accounts lookel 10 De UT tirnately sold for profits is generally believed That the general public has not tnds Tar peeh h these long lines in any volume Is indicated by the disregard of current news manlIess1d 1y the market The 6 navne securi ties not already advanced to prohibitive nsures shows the large amount sf money-seekins m. to the purely speculative department CT the market. The plethoric condition or the money market and the cheapnaSs or rafes tend to lessen the return on investment se- curities also by raising the price. Increases in railroad earnings and promises & or adoet profits by consultations and iefuudings are discount:d in proportionate rises Tn the prices soon after being announced. The buying Of stocks on the New York Exchange TOT lr>ndoh account has been heavy during the week. the demand for Americans having been quite active at London and other foreign centers. Besides the record transactions there are reports of very heavy blocks of securities having passed tt the hands of European holders irlvatS eo1As rr1r,, rh hands of reorganizaIIon nt.r- ests. In view of this absorbtion If American securities abroad the upward tendency of the fir. ign exchange market during the week IS somewhat contradictory. But the easier rates for money here attended by stiffen!ng rally induced the withholding of exchange in order to draw the high interest rate abroad Dealings in the bond department of the market has continued on an unprecedented scale during the week The speculative issues have moved Q: times in sympathy with the reaction In stocks. but prices materially higher all around.
 United States fours registered and the old fours registered are h lower bid, and the fves # higher bid on the week.
 Total sales of stocks to-day. $500 shares including: Atchison preferred, 12, 7ss: C. & O. S6S5; Erie preferred 427o; Lake Shore. 6272; L & N. 19.011 Manhattan. 22. 0S0; Metropoli- tan. 2.565; Hawaiian Commercial CC., 3l51; New York Central, 25,270; Northern Pacific 6625 do preferred, 1920: Rock Island 6S05; St. Paul. 12,5S5; St. Paul & Omaha 5250: South. preferred. 9196; Union Pacific e674; To- bacco 22,540; Chicago Great Western, SIS: Peoples Gas. II. $40: Consolidated Gas 5s37; General Electric. 555o; Sugar, Il, ,5s6; Rubber 4040 do preferred, 6027
 Tomorrow being Lincolns birthday all ex- changes here will be closed.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig ures at station indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath 1t. if any. the amount of rainfall. of melted in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars. solid lines connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms. dotted lines. equal tempera ture. The word high means high barometric pressure and Is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres by cloudy weather and rains. ''Lows'' usually first appear the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast. rain is probab ble; but when the low Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature rain south of Oregon Is inn probable. With high in the vicinity of Idaho. and the pressure falling to the Call fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opDosfte reeult
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NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Evening Posts London fcancial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet, but generally good to-day. the features being a sharp rise, de- spite dearer money. The buying was good and significant. Americans were active all though the dealings were professional. The close was under the best It is noticed that however good New York prices are there is tendency to sell from there. Argentines and Brazil stocks were good, also were Italians and Turks on better tone in Paris. Mines were lfeless There is some for doubt as to whether the Chinese loan negotiations have been finally suspended although nothing in that line is expected at present There Is probability of further issue of Japanese in- ternal bonds here soon, similar to the opera tion of last year The Grand Trunk state ment. showing that the entire deficit had been wiped out and that balance of q, ,000 600 re- mained. exceeded the most sanguine expecta-
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 11-There was profit taking quite a heavy scale in stocks to- day, said to be for the account of one of the principal bull operators. The interval of two days before trading will be resumed on the exchange was the motive for closing up ac- counts, as is always the on the eve of double holiday. The sharp advances in some stocks at the opening afforded most favorable opportunity for realizing profits. The spring rise was largely influenced by the higher ouo- tations for Americans sent from London and was also helped by the marked strength o. one or two specialties notably Metropolitan Street Railway and People, Cas- the latter on the published report of the company finances London bought here a considerable scale and helped to strain prices to some extent. The offerings were not well absorbed and sup port was largely withdrawn. The weakness or stocks averaged the putting out of short lines The coverings of some of these before the close brought them to level materially above the low point, but the break still left net losses general rule. There were some striking movements of stocks in special cases Metropolitan Street Railway continued it's re- markable advance, rising at one time points and closing points below the highest Third avenue was up at time 61a points on the connecting system The stock however re acted points before the close Some of the notable recent advances were due to the ru- mored pendency of plans for the distribution of the surplus reserves to the credit Of some of the gilt-edged properties. The prevailing abundance of money Is said to make the case DUTlen- some. Such a property Is Pullman, which ad- vanced an additional point to-day, but re- acted points In the closing dealings. Adams Express was ex-dividend of per cent to-day and ex-100 per cent In bonds to be exchanged for stocks of the company. The closing bid yesterday the stock was 1S7 and to-day S closing was 100 bid and 140 asked. The day S dealings in bonds continued remarkably large scale, single lots of par value from $50 : GOO up to s150, 600 changing hands freouently The par value of sales for the day of Atch- ison adjustment As alone was sl20 OO0 Some fha a tad srt1Sta in sympathy with stocks, but the general tendency upward There has been a strong tendency to reaction in the stock mar ket at times during the week. principally due to apprehensions regarding the Cuban ques- tion. Early in the week the market was sold aggressivey by houses with Washington con- nections and this was interpreted as being iu- duced by belief that affairs with Spain were reaching a critical stage The critical out come of the incident was accepted In Wall street induced large covering of short con- tracts by these same Washington sellers and the market rallied strongly on Thursday. but this rise attributed by some persons to manipulation
 The resumption of realizing which followed
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BRADSTREETs REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11-Bradstreet's to-mor- TO" VIII say: number of favorable circum- e'ohces ana events present themselves this "eeh Perhaps the most notable of these are tne renewed activity and confidence in the iron and steel market, accompanied by prompt "tiu even rapid advances in several grades of pglron and steel and the advance In the price oi raw cotton. What might be regarded as niHor feature in the business situation though a. s, the same time containing much that is hope iui 10 the interest involved, is quite general improvement in distributive trade and demand m the Central West and in the South, where 91prlng trade is reported opening in good shape. Less favorable features of the week are the siowhess or spring trade in dry goods at New iorK and other Eastern centers except Boston, una the mild weather in the Northwest render ing IL likely that retailers stocks carried over Wili WI De longer than earlier expected. Although .lie aoYance in cotton has been claimed to be too rapid, 1t has undoubtedly imparted much more cheerful tone to the Southern business situation, and with the advance In iron and @ wiIn which the trade outlook for 1898 Is garded Business failures continue to make favorable comparisons with previous weeks and z7S, against 2s5 last week. S01 in the core. Sponclng week of 1897. 3S1 in this week of 1S96 ?S6 in 1895 and 2SS in 1894 Canadian failures TOT TOT the week number 51, against 42 last week. oul compare with 54 in this week year ago ana io Tn the corresponding week of 1896.
 Mheat exports fall slightly below last week. S teuuced total aggregating for the week 2, ,419 504 S9osheIs against 26S5, 900 bushels last week, 1s9Siooo bushels in the corresponding week of ios., zHS, 900 bushels in 1896. 2572, 900 bushels Tn lss5 and ZOOS, GOO bushels in 1894
 corn exports show gain, amounting as they do to 4o5So00 bushels, against f. 1O4 900 bushels last week, 4l69, 900 bushels In this week last in 1895. ON''ie''
 Bank clearings continue to point to an im inehse business doing In the country at large n nao total aggregating for the week $1 434 OO0- w, iess than per cent smaller than last week, s2 per cent larger than In the correspond ing week last year. 5S per cent larger than this week week m is96 "A per cent larger than 1885, S2 ibcelt ibeI cent larger than in 1894 and 6.3 per cent larger than this week in 1892
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San Francisco data: Maximum temperature H; minimum, AT; mean, 50.
 An of low pressure overlies Washington and Vancouver Island. An of high pres sure is central over Utah. wyoming and South ern Idaho During the past twenty-four hours there has been fall of about three-tenths of inch in Northern Washington. The temperature has remained nearly sta tionary over the Pacific Slope.
 Rain Is falling over Washington, Oregon and the extreme northern portion of California. The following maximum wind veIocties are reported; Fort Canby, 6S miles per hour from the southeast; Portland, 26 miles, south Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Feb. 12 1898: Northern California-Rain Saturday in cen- tral and northern portions; cloudy and unset tied elsewhere; southerly winds Southern Californa-Cloudy Saturday; south westerly winds
 Nevada-Cloudy Saturday with showers in northern portion
 Utah-Cloudy Saturday; probably rain Satur- day night.
 Arizona-Far Saturday
 San Francisco and vicnity-Showers Satur- day; westerly, changing to southea sterly winds
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais- Cloudy: wind northwest, miles, temperature 62; maximum temperature 54
 ALEXANDER McADIE
 Local Forecast Official.
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

The only change is slight advance in salted Hides. Wool and Hops rule dull.
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stock. Heavy sated steers 1o1k@11c; medium. e1kc; light, sGe1bc; Cowhides 9@919c; stags. 6Q6l2c; salted Kip. 10c: Calf. He; dry Hides. 17@171ac: culs and brands, 13ls 914c; dry Kip and Veal, 14615c; dry Calf, 1SD Kids, 5@10c; Deerskins. good summer. 25GD3Oc per ID: medium. 20c; winter 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20G30c each: short wool, 40070c each: medium, 7oQ90c; long wools, sOcQ$1 30 each
 TALLOW-No. rendered. 3631sc per lb; No. g. 2021sc refined, Sc; Grease, 202hc.
 WOOL-Fall ciip-Middle counties-free 100 1sc; do defective; 1oG11c; San Joaquin. defec- Northern. 12913c; do defective. a611c: Hum boldt and Mendocino. 136l15c; Eastern Oregon. aGD13c: Valley Oregon. 16@1Sc.
 HOPS-Old crop. 2G6c for poor to fair and G10c for good new crop, 11@15c per ID.
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DUN,s REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK Feb. 11.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade will say in it's issue of to-morrow Business Is pushing toward spring activity rather early. Events which have controlled are good buying of iron by the largest makers the rise in cotton with strength In goods the great railway consultations and the Cuban nsurrection. The latter, with its possibilities, operates as brake on specula- ton, and foolishness of local traders gave foreigners a much desired opportunity to buy stocks balance, about 45, ,000 shares Janu- ary earnings s3S o17, AT. already reported. are 166 per cent better than last year and 9.5 better than in 1s96 showing the best month in six years at least. and February returns thus far are promising. The output of pigiron in February was 22s.Ses tons weekly. the larg-
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

The state of the Hay market for the next few days will depend upon whether the buy CTS succeed in breaking prices not. They have not yet, though their stubborn holding of has softened the market considerably. Feed stuffs show no change.
 BRAN-s20 50G21 50
 MIDDLINGS-$22 b0G25.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Role Barley. s23GA per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill. s2s 50@29 SO: jobbing, $3o; Cocoanut Cake s21 5oQ22 50; Cot tonseed Meal. s2s930 per ton; Corn Meal S23 90 624 50 Cracked Corn. $24Q25; Chopped Feed $lS01s. a
 HAY-Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat. $l69 IS 50 per ton; Wheat and Oat. s164H 50; oat sl4 5oGl16 50: Barley s13 50Q16: compressed. SIS I17 50: Alfalfa s10 50611: stock, $l1Q12 50: Clover $11 50GI12 50 per ton.
 STRAW-0Q4711c per bale.
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has been making for some time past to con- sohdate the packing interests on the Colum- nla River are not likely to be more successful than the previous attempt It Is understood sort. has not been abandoned but 1t is stated that there is little chance of anything posi- i've Tn that direction being done this season m speaking of the situation and the causes tnat nave led up to the movement to form coinpinatlon of Columbia River packers who has been 1oast Goiiirssioh
 ..rrt ii1s peeii visiting the trade here, said
 ins columbia River packers have lost so i~nuch ~ trade through the competition of cheaper soocs that they realize the necessity of get .,ns together and making united front. but .ney nave not been successful in reaching an asIeeinent. as they lack confidence in each e oeneI. At present petty jeaousies keep the paGhers rom coming to an understanding, but LIS It IS probable that eventually, In general in- te.est, these differences will be buried and an eaectlYe organization will be formed
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PROVISIONS.
Are firm. active and unchanged.

CURED MEATS-Bacon. S1c per Ib for heavy. Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 1o,sc for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured; East ern sugar-cured Hams. 10h@11c: California Hams, 10c; Mess Beef s9 per bbl; extra mess do. s1o;, family do s11612; salt Pork, g: extra prime Pork. s1o: extra clear, ID.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 5Ac per lb for compound and 6&c for pure; pails. 7hc; and 6Ac for pure; half-barrels. SEC; 1O-ib tins, TAG; do 5-b 7%c
 less than 300-lbs-1-lb pals. 50 in a case SMc; 3-lb pails. 20 In case. sasc; 5-lb pails. 12 in a case. SAc; 10-lb pails, in case. SMc 50-lb tins, one or two In case. I5sc; wooden buck cts 20 lbs net, 7%c: fancy tubs. 80 lbs net. 7Hc; half-bbls, about no lbs 7l1c per lb.
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SUMMARY.
lver weaker again.

Silver weaker again.
 Wheat frmer Barley steady. Oats and Rye unchanged Corn advanceo' Hay softer Feedstuffs unchanged Beans firm at previous prices . Some changes in Rice. Coal quieter and less excited. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Butter the same. Eggs lower ana very weak.
 Poultry, unchanged. Game stin higher. Oranges and Lemons dull. Lines lower. Fine Red Apples firm Dried Fruits the same.
 Provisions featureless. Salted Hides advanced Wool and Hops un- changed.
 Hogs getting frrner again. No Grain market to-day.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. u.-CATTLE-There was fair demand for cattle and prices were gen orally unchanged. Choice fat cattle were scarce and sales mostly we'll under $. Sales were at an extreme range of B S5G5 50, the bulk of the cattle bringing s4 3505 10, with fair gales at s 1895 30. Prime cattle con- tinued to sell at the highest prices paid in long time while inferior and medium grades sold very unsatsfactorily. Good feeders were much sought after. sales being mostly at $40 30, with one lot at s4 77la. A few prime bulls sold for s4 10 and prime calves brought $4 75QD co.
 HOGs-Early sales of hogs were at steady firm. The bulk of the hogs crossed the scales at 8 9094, the extreme range for the poorest to the best being B s0Q4 05. The late market was dull and lower.
 SHEEP-Prices for sheep and lambs ruled weak. particularly for heavy grades Lambs ing and bringing 5 25@5 65 Yearlings brought S4 50q5 and sheep were salsbe at B 25Gp5 SO, rams selling at 8 25qa 50 and ewes at 8 5O9 30 Heavy export sheep were salable around A 30 and fed Western sheep sold at s sOQ Receipts-Cattle. 5000; hogs. 2s,ooo; sheep, 6000.
 DENVER
 DENVER, Feb 11.-CATTLE-Reoeipts,s $50: market steady. Beef steers. s304 25 cows, 8 as 70; stockers, 8 sog4 50; feeders. B 4o@4 20; bulls. stags. etc, s203
 HOGS Receipts. 100. Market strong and steady. Light. packers, s3 7oGp3 75; mixed 8 65 Q3 70; heavy 8 6ed3 65.
 sHEEP-Receipts. 200. Market steady. Mutt tons, 8 50G4 25.
 KANSAS CITY
 KANSAS CITY, Feb. 11.-CATTLE-Receipts official 4O0o natives. 200 Southerns. Stockers and feeders active; cows and heifers strong: Tex ans and Indian strong to 10 higher. General market steady. Choice grades strong Texas steers, & 950p4 70: Western steers 8 50f4 50. Western cows. g 50Q4 l5; native steers, & "a e O5; exports, s5Q5 35; native cows and heif- ers s2 25Cp4 25; stockers and feeders, s3 250p 95 bulls. g 50d4 25.
 HOGS-Receipts. official. 155o0. Market opened quiet and steady; closed easy some Sc 94; packers. B 771tGl3 s7lk; mixed. 8 75a3 s5: light. $3 703 80; workers, 8 70Q3 80; pige 8 40 03 e5.
 SHEEP-Recepts official. 1900. Market ac- tive. Western fed muttons. $s 75Q4 40; West ern lambs, $4 50GD5 50
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices Family extras. s4 5504 s5. Bakers extras $4 3O@4 40 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices Tn sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade; Graham Flour 8 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. $2 50 per 1o0 Rice Flour s5 75; Cornmeal s2 25; extra cream do, 8. Oatmeal. ss 5O Oat Greats. s4; Hom, iny, s 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour. s4 Cracked Flour, s3 25: Rolled Oats (bbis), $5 2o95 65; in sacks s5 05Q5 45; Pearl Barley, s4: Split Peas. s 75; Green Peas, A 25 per 100 lbs.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs rule firm. and choice getting scarce again. The other descriptions are un- changed.
 Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows:
 BEEF-First quality, 61hc; second do. SAC 6c:. third do. 465c per ID.
 vEAL-Large, 6661ac; small. 797ltc per lb MUTTON-Wethers 7Q7kc; ewes. 61aQ7c per b
 LAMB-Spring, 15c per h.
 PORK-Live Hogs. 4d41sc for large, 31kG3%c for small and 3A03kc for medium; soft Hogs. 3ta- dressed, do. 5&@61sc per lb.