The Monticellonian., 1898-04-08
River News.
TUEsDAY.A April 3.
Grain- n-and- -Prnyisinns.-

ST. LOUIS Flour Patents "A 7004 go straight, f4355B+ 45; clear S4. 00a4 25 Wheat No. ? red, 95c; No. red, g2c Corn-No. mixed. 27iAc; No. ? whi te 27be. Cats-No. 9, 2814c Hay Prairie, S5.50as 00; mixed timothy. s5.50ds.00 dear timothy, sZ00GlE00 Butter Creamery. lfal9zae; dairy 12g De. Eggs Fresh. Sc. Lard Prime steam, be Pork-New standard mess, fa55 Bacon Extra shorts, 5a.e clear ribs, 5Ac; clear, 5bc; all boxed Wool-Ghoice tub-washsd. 2ID2se
 Futures closed what-Mag. sfooAs a; July. f9tao D. September. 75A0al4ea
 Futures closed. Corn May 271ao b; July. 2s5sc. September. 29}ae b
 CHICAGO - Opening Quotations: Wheat Prices advanced rapidly at the opening July getting up to s5's19s54c before enough wheab was offered to satisfy the demand Later in the day realizing and denials of the reports thas the pope was to act as mediator between the United States and Spain caused a weakening July selling back to sl44sl sc, becoming stead- fer at the figure, May opening at 29lae advanced to 294G29s C reacted to 29i. .c Oats May opened al 25ssc advanced to 25E4a255se C and held steady at 25iac Provisions May pork opened at s)9J89 92 sc ea>ed of to S9.75Sk and reacted to s9 s0 May lard opened al s5, 9. ad- yanced to s53l and reacted to S5.274 May ribs opened at 5.25, advanced to So 27t, and reacted to S5.22 a8525
 CHICAGO Closing quotations Wheat-May, tl 054 December, - ie; July s5i48s5ase; Sep tember. 17Be Corn-April, 2alsci May 2e}se; July, 30A4Slc; September 32c Oats April. 251,c May, 25lSei July, 23a.c. Pork-April. S9 s2I; May, S9s71a July s9975i Lard April s5.3O; May. S5.32; July, S5 311s5. 10; Sep- tember. s5 45 Ribs-April, s5.25; May. s525; July s5.35.
 CHIcAGo-Cash Wheat-No red winter, Sl 03 No ., do 90d97c: No hard. s9o; No B. do, sSgs5c; No spring 95e No 3, do, -, No northern spring flo3; No spring S5D 9sc. Corn No. 2 2914c: No 3, 29tt fg2afse Oats No. ?, 25 5ad826s No 3. 25lse
 Live Stock Market.
 ST. LoUIs-Cattle Fancy exports. B. 75a5 50, fair to choice. t351D49a butchers. S2508ls5; cows and heiters, B 50GJ41a. Hogs Packing. S3 l047.9J; butchers hogs, S3.65lt3 92ss lights, sS50a3s5, Sheep rices range at s3.25I475; spring lambs, s5.00G9oj per l00 lbs
 HORSES
 Heavy draft, good to extra a....=...s 30 O0a2O0 70 DrlYers good to extra -.... ......' 2O O0d29O eo Matched teams, good to extra l50 00aS5O % Streeters ...-.......... 40 0oG ll0 00 Il hands to years old .....-...s 30 o0a r % l4+l hands, 10 years old d........ 3! 00I D % t5 hands, to years oid....--.... 40 0llg 70 00 i5ia hands, to years old ...,.... 5 O0g 80 00 l6 to 55s hands to years old - 65 00Bl20 00
 CHICAGO Hogs Estimated receipts, 230)0 head, left over, gq5 Market active mostly loo higher Light s3 75g402{s mixed. SS.s5 50405 heayv S3s0d4 f0. rough B s0n385. Cattle | CT Bseyes. s3sagA5i; cows and heifers, S!e5 1g460i Texas steers & 475i stockers au1 feelsrs S{.75lgL50 Sheep Receipts, FLOOD head. Market steady. Natives. S3610Es1, westerns, S3a0G415 lambs, S604600
 KANSAS CITY Cattle -rexas steers. $500 46O; Texas cows, SS S01t4OO. natives sS 5}150l; native cows and heifers, sL5ON4h0; stocNers and feeders SS.500500; bulls, s2 766A25 Hogs Bulk of sales S3.65lJ915; heavies. B 55a3 sJ. 1 packers, 6 50a375; mixed, S3.65a370 lights 1 B D 0365, workers, fG59J3e5 pl9s, S3. 40G3 s1 1 Sheep Lambs S4.l5d565; muttons S3. 55ai50
 CINCINNATI Hogs Active at sII5a3ao
 Cotton. l Quotations for mlddlnQ range aS follows St l Louis 5ee New York 63-l8c. New Orleans, 9-l6ci Memphis ae; Charleston. 59-I6e
 Financial
 NEW YORK, April 5.-Money on call aomin- i aIly 3lsi per cent Prime mercantile paper AA 1 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with ar-= ual 5busineSs in bankers bills at 4s}iq qe4-31. lar demand and at 4sOI, 8isl for 60 days P tetet i rates 48tt4ais2 and 4s4i4a4s3 Commerce 1 bills 4s004s04. Silver certificates 55 Bar silver, 5ass Mexican dollars. 45 Gaa ment bonds irregular
 NEW YORK. April Phe stock opened with a-wild rush t0 buy. eaII~ as ing all the way t9 6 , in Suzlr Ga were almost lost in the scramble stocks, running sales at ta- sasH .ae to several thousand slaee- .- ing stocks, and the -HlulttH= as much as 21a points line
 Eranger- and lhe intsruatiaaais Seenly sought but Che W1+e uI11a | bounded with astounding energy market displayed the effects oi eumulated developments over Sunday m4h- ing against war with Spain The of1ciaf dental from Washington that the pope was to act as mediator did not dstract from the .buoyau1 opening here but it weakened the market for Americans in London, and this was reflected back here and apathetio chat acter of the ttad- 1 ing of the rise encouraged operations on the short side and soon sagged to the lowest of tho morning Sales Of stocks 5o noon 20580s shares
 B6ndA showed improvement