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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS Sept. 3-Flour weaker; patents
ss40@S55; straights, $3aS15: clear, s275a29O; low
to medium grades s2@2.5O Wheat-Futures
closed lie lower for September, sc lower for De-
cember and &c lower for MAY. compared with
yesterdays finals. Spot nOminally lower; No. 2
red cash. elevator, &c bid; track &C. September,
645sc; December, 622sc bid; May, 64s4c asked
Corn-Futures fractionay lower; spot dull; No
2. cash, 29l2c asked; September. 2S24c bid; De-
cember, 2Szsc bid; May. S0%c. Oats-Futures
weak and fractionally lower spot nominal; No
2, cash, 21c bid; track, 22lzc; September, 201z@
posse; December 20l5c bid; May. 227sc bid No .
white, 25c. Flaxseed steady at S41zc Prime
timothy seed firm and unchanged. Corn meal
quiet at s1.6501.70. Bran easier; sacked, east
track, Acc. Hay weak; timothy s6Q9; prairie, 81
$3.50. Butter steady; creamery, l6q19lzc; dairy
1SGl7c. Eggs steady. Whisky steady at 81 25
Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork low
err: standard mess, iobbing $3.50 Lard lower
prime steam s4S5; choice $3.50. Dry-salt meats
Boxed shoulders s.; extra short clear and ribs
s5.62lz: shorts. s5.s7ls. Bacon-Boxed shoulders
s5.50G5.62i5; extra short clear and ribs, se.121s
Receipts-Flour 1000 brls; wheat. go 900 bu: corn
46, coo bu; oats, 10000 bu. Shipments-Flour. 5000
brls; wheat, 1900 bu; corn. 100000 blu; oats.
1900 bu
BALTIMORE. Sept. S.-Flour dull and easy
Receipts. $3.50 brls. exports, 5eSs brls. Wheat
weak; spot, s6s@67c; month. esA@s7c; October.
667s@667sc; steamer No. red. 6Sa163sc. Receipts,
$3.50 bu; exports none Southern wheat by
sample. 6cGsSc; Southern on grade, 62kas71kc.
342s@34l5c; steamer mixed, 33d33Ac. Receipts.
s9.417 bu; exports, l17.675 bu. Southern white
dull: No 2 white. 2612G27c; No . mixed 24@
24lzc Receipts, q ,055 bu; exports none. Butter
steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 3-Flour dull; family 81 Is
@2S0. Wheat quiet and inactive: No. red, 65a
66c Corn dull and easy; No. 2 mixed S0l6c. Oats
firm: No. mixed, &c. Rye steady; No. 2. 47c
Lard quiet and easy at 475G4s0. Bulk meats
easy and lower at $3.50 Bacon fairy steady S. 80
ass. Whisky firm at 81 %. Butter steady and
in good demand. Sugar in fair demand and
steady; yellow refined. 43564s5c. Eggs firm at
he Cheese unchanged; good to prime Ohio fiat.
71z1Sc.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. s.-wheat dull and
weak; September. size; December. 47c; May,
$3.50; No. hard s0asc: No. / Northern. 59stc:
No. Northern, 562tc Flour and bran dull and
unchanged
TOLEDO Sept s.-No regular trade. Curb
quotations are: Wheat lower; No. 2. cash, 65Ac;
September. 64i3e. Corn-No. mixed. 31hc Oats
changed; prime. cash. $3.50; October 8. 67ih.
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The Pennsylvania's Heavy Traffic.

The southwestern system of the Penn
sylvania lines at present is doing tie
heaviest business in its history. While the
largest increase is shown with the Indian
apolis division of the Panhandle. every di-
vision shows a very heavy traffic. The
four divisions handled at Indianapolis last
week 7.725 cars, 5.671 being loaded. In the
corresponding week of 1897 the four lines
handled at this city 1904 loaded cars; in
crease this year, 1,577.
The Big Four lines handled at Indianap-
oils in the week ending Sept. 3 a total of
1l,S9S cars, 1888 being loaded. In the cor
responding week of 1897 the four divisions
handled at this city 1852 loaded cars; in
crease this year, 491.
The Vandalia last week eclipsed all former
records in business. at indianapolis receiving
and forwarding 3,511 cars, 2, 739 being loaded.
The road sent west 1,086 and brought in
1853 loaded cars. OF the inbound business,
142 cars were stock
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton is
handling at this city total of about LOO
cars a week; last week 1872 cars were loaded.
The c., H. & d. is protting to a greater
extent through the Indianapolis. Decatur q
Western as a feeder than at any former
period. receiving but little business from the
Nandalia since it came under fuller con-
troll of the Pennsylvania Company.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OVER $4,000 LOADED CARS HANDLED
AT INDIANAPOLIS LAST WEEK.
Freight Traffic of Pennsylvania and
Vandalia Lines Heavy Beyond
Precedent-GeneraI Notes.

The freight traffic of the week ending
Sept reached the maximum, exceeding all
preceding records. There have been weeks
when the total movement was slightly ex-
ceeded. but the number of loaded cars re-
ceived and forwarded was 252 in excess Of
any former weekly movement, there being
handled at this point last week IS $40 cars
23,0i6 being loaded, an increase over the
preceding week of 1.469 loaded cars, 1860
more than in the corresponding week of
1897, 5,SS3 more than in 1885, 5,7S7 more than
in 1895 ard 6,25S more than in the CORE
spending week of 1894 That the movement
of empty cars was lighter is a favorable
omen, indicating that cars in both direc-
tons are generally loaded. AS the Big Four,
the Nandalia and the Pennsylvania lines are
unable to fill their orders for cars, it leads
10 the belief that business has not reached
its maximum. The large increase in bust
ness with Indianapolis lines the last two
years has become a matter of much COM
ment and is indicative of the fact that West
ern as we'll as Eastern shippers have dis
covered that so much better time is made
by the midland than by the more northern
lines that it is quite an object to ship over
the Midland. rates being as satisfactory as
they are. Last week, both east and
west, there was an increased tonnage, and
the increase was not confined to any one
class of freight, shipments of -four pro-
visions and grain eastward being heavy
and of merchandise of all descriptions west
in local business the increase was fully as
noticeable in through business. the ship
ments of local manufacturers and the pack
ing houses being large and those of the
Touring mills and cerealine products the
heaviest in many years. Fruits and vege-
tables continue to be an important item in
local traffic both in and outbound. At the
city freight depots more platform men are
being employed and there is much working
overtime. 1t is daily becoming more evident
that the Pennsylvania Company must in
crease its depot capacity, and the Big Four
with its two large freight depots. some days
is unable to handle the platform business
as promptly as desirable. Never before
have the bulk tracks been of so much value
in handling fruits. vegetables, heavy ma
ohinery, etc. Below is given the car move
ment for the week ending Sept. and for
the corresponding weeks of 1897 and 1896:
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WHEAT NOW PILING UP
ENORMOUS RECEIPTS IN THE
NORTHWEST DEPREssEs PRICES.
Yellow Fever Scare from the South
Provisions Take a Header.

CHICAGO. Sept 3-Enormous receipts of
wheat in the Northwest to-day lowered
prices. Expectation of a heavy accumula-
ton Tuesday also was leading factor. Sep
TENDER left off &c down and December lost
&c. Corn declined 1sc. Oats are sc lower.
Pork is off 221ac and lard and ribs 71ac each.
Nearly everything was against the price
of wheat. The heat was so intense that it
seriously curtailed trade In addition Liv-
erpool cables were weak. and receipts in the
Northwest continued to increase at a rapid
rate Longs got Disguised and sold freely of
wheat that cost more money than was pro-
durable at any time to-day. The fact that
the New York Produce Exchange was closed
prevented the execution of any shipping
business, and as all exchanges will be closed
here Monday, traders feared they might
have to face very heavy receipts both here
and in the Northwest Tuesday morning.
Minneapolis and Duluth markets were very
weak and helped TO create the heaviness
prevailing here. Some wheat was said to
have been bought at Minneapolis by Chi
cago house and sold here at profit for Sep
TENDER delivery. Chicago receipts were 299
cars, of which only were up to contract
grade. The number of cars received at Min
neapolis and Duluth was sol compared with
4OS year ago. The market continued to
droop during the last half hour of the ses-
sion. Longs showed increased discourage
ment and liquidated freely, and short selling
became more aggressive. September opened
unchanged at 631sc, dropped to &c, then
firmed up to 62Ac, sellers, at the close. De-
cember started unchanged to sc lower, at
61lsQ61Ac, declined to 6012c, and recovered to
605sQ 60%c, the closing figures.
The corn situation was not deprived of any
of it's previous bullish features, but the
market. after a short spell of comparative
strength. became weak. The decline in
wheat was the most striking of the various
reasons TO which the late heaviness in
corn was ascrbed December began I'M
changed to 1sc higher at SO12G3O5sc. declined
to SO14c and closed at 3O9sc sellers.
The declines In other grains made the
tendency in oats a uown-hll one. May
opened unchanged to &c lower at 21BQ&G
and sold off to 217sc, the closing price.
Confirmation of ten cases of yellow fever
in one town in Mississippi caused depression
in provisions There was considerable liqui-
dation on stop loss orders. Packers sold
lard freely and outsiders let go of pork and
ribs. December pork started cents lower
at $8.7712, dropped TO $3.50, then firmed up to
1855. the closing figure. October lard open
ed unchanged at S5.O212. weakened to %92Q
4.95 and closed at M95 buyers. October ribs
began unchanged at $3.50 and sold off to
5221a buyers, the resting price. Holiday
Monday.
- i F-TN-
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RESERVE FUNDS LOW
ONLY s14,991,O5O ABOVE REQUIRE
MENTs IN NEW YORK BANKS.
Eastern Financiers Wondering
Where They VIII Get the Money
TO Move Crops-Lccal Trade.
The following is the New York weekly

The following is the New York weekly
bank statement:
Loans. $672 173.000, an increase Of $50 100;
specie. s14s.31s,3OO, a decrease of SIS 400:
legal tenders, $54 71O, 200, a decrease of $723,-
coo; net deposits. $751;, 1856, 800. a decrease of
$I,S44.6 800; circulation, $14084. 500, a decrease
CT S74,SO0 The banks now hold $14991 80 in
excess of the requirement of the % per cent.
rule.
The New York Financier says this week:
THE question that confronts the New York
banks at present is how to furnish the
thirty or forty millions usually required to
move the crops. on a reserve that is below
hfteen millions. Ordinarily, the situation
would be regarded as critical, but conditions
are such that money rates have advanced
barely l per cent, and the outlook is re-
garded with equanimity. The surplus re-
serve of the banks is now less than at any
time since the presidential election of 1896.
1t will be recalled that money during the
close of that campaign rose to prohibitive
figures, and gold floated from Europe in
consequence. 1t does not seem possible that
specie imports will be delayed much longer
but the incentive of very high rates will be
lacking. The domestic money supply was
never more abundant, but the sale of bonds
and the collection of war taxes, coupled
with a stoppage of heavy expenditures, are
locking up the money in the treasury at the
expense of the banks. If this money can
be placed in depository institutions, the sit
uation will be relieved, but the difficulty of
obtaining bonds as security for public de-
posits has operated to retard the transfers.
AS it is, the treasury reserve stands at the
highest point in its history, while the New
York banks are loaned up to their legal
limit and many are below the required re-
serve 1t was expected, in view of these
circumstances, that the loan will have to
be called on, but the statement shows
small increase in the totals. The loss in
deposits and loss in cash are almost the
same, payments into the treasury having
been the cause. The movement to the in
terlor, however, has begun and will continue
in larger volume for some weeks to come.
Between the two, unless some very skilful
hnanciering is DONE the reserves of the
ed there is nothing in the situation to war
rant fear, but the abrupt ending of the war
and the continued heavy government re-
celptS have brought about unforeseen re-
suits. The expected increase in bank circu-
lation cannot be made in time to meet the
emergency, but gold engagements can be
made in day. That is why money contin-
ueS easy, but this week will perhaps witness
a marking up of loans, considerable liQuida-
ton and a firmer market generally. This
1t is needless to say, will be only temporary
but Congress will have to deal with some
very unexpected financial problems next
winter
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1t Will be seen that the number which met
death the direct result of battle is but a
little more than one-third of that which
died of the various diseases, and that the
number discharged from unf1tness for serv-
ice was more than thrice the number killed
In battle, and that those who died of dis
ease and those discharged very nearly
equal one-third of the force mustered III.
In but one instance. that of the Fifteenth,
did the KILLED" exceed the died of dis
ease" The Ninth. which shows the great
est mortality list from disease, lost one
hundred of it's members before leaving its
camp of organization at Columbia, KY,
where 1t lay about three months. marching
on the 18th of February, 1862, with about 600
of it's lbs men. 1t put 4S1, rank and file,
into the battle of Shiloh a Larger number
than it brought into action in any subse-
quent battle. But in this regiment there
was no medical or physical examination, as
the case in the enlistment OF the vOlun-
teers now in the field. Boys under and men
over the age limit were accepted and mus
tered in. There were at least two instances
in which father and son were members
of the same company. The deaths were
largely from fevers and measles. 1t may be
of interest to state that this regiments list
of wounded in the twelve engagements in
which 1t took part was S01, but as some were
wounded on two or more occasions the total
number of individuals struck was not so
great. OF the $3.50 men mustered into the
out at the expiration of three years.
There were hardships of every character
endured by the soldiers of the civil war,
among which starvation was an incident
of frequent occurrence. and hard marches
the rule The facilities for supplying
large body of men were most inefficient as
compared with those of the present day,
and the list of food articles issued to the
volunteers now in service reads ike the
menu of a banquet as compared with what
the boys of '61-'65 received
The basis for a comparison between the
volunteers of the civil war and those of the
late war with Spain does not exist, save to
a very limited extent in a small number of
organizations that were engaged in the
Santiago campaign, but 1t is a well-known
fact that there were hundreds of volunteer
regiments in the civil war that were in
every respect equal to the best regular or
CARNATIONS of that time. Generals Miles,
Shafter. Brooke, Lawton and others are not
West Point graduates. but learned the art
of war in the school of the civil war.
1t is unfortunate that the volunteers of
the present day should return TO civil life
feeling that they had suffered great hard
ships and were the victims of neglect. mis-
management and incapacity on the part of
some one in authority. 1t would have been
far better for them TO have seen some active
service and enough of fighting to have af-
fixed the seal without which no man can
claim to have been soldier in fact.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 3. VETERAN.
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The New York Central has declared a
1-per-cent. quarterly dividend, payable
Oct Is.
F. l.. Campbell. trainmaster of the Van
dallas Peoria division, is i'll at his home IN
Terre Haute.
The Lake Shore earned in the year ending
June so. gross o,5S2, 900; net. $l.22oOOO; sur
plus, S4,l0Z 600.
P. s. swisher has been. appointed joint
agent of the two Vanderbilt fast freight
lines at Minneapolis.
?. NJ. Egan chief car inspector of the
Nandalia lines. is so i'll with fever as TO
contins him at home.
A circular announces the appointment of
n c. kelefer as assistant general Ireight
agent of the Florida East Coast.
w. H. Barnhardt, chief clerk in the motive
power department of the Vandalia, is rest
ing at St. Joseph, Mich, for ten days.
Frank Finney. general freight and pas
senger agent of the Findlay, Fort Wayne IL
Western, accompanied by his wife, has gone
north for a months vacation.
H. d. Bennett, assistant to john f.
Miller, general superintendent of the Penn
SylVania's southwestern system, Is home
from three weeks stay at Mackinac.
Eight heavy mogul engines for. the Pan
handle lines are nearing complexion al tue
altoona shops, and will be dehvere;o TINS rs
month. Three new ones were received In
August.
On Thursday the Big Four and other lines
cunning 10 Benton Harbor turned over $1,000
baskets of peaches TO go north by poat
which were shipped from Indiana and Mich
igan points
The presidents OF the roads in the Trunk
me association held their hrst lall meegn =
on Friday. The abolition of dinerenuals
was discussed and the rate situation IN gen.
eral but no important action taken
The demand for the new securities OF the
baltimore a Ohio is evidence that capital
lists have confidence in the roads future
preferred stock sold on Saturday at sos per
share, and its bonds sold AT 20 cents
A new union station viii be completed this
Iall at Englewood a suburb of Chicago,
which will be occupied by the Lake Shore.
me Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific ana the
<ittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago.
The subordinate officials OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines West will start this week on 4
general inspection trip. getting things ~
month by the highest officials Of the lines
The mogul freight engines recently placed
"a the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne = chicago
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Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianians:
Original-James b. Morrison, Columbus.
$12
AdditionaI-Elijah Lucas, Washington, IS
to S.
Restoration and Additional-James NJ.
Gunekel. deceased, Parker, Sc to S12.
Increase-L.ewis H. Keener. Mupcie. Sc to
IS: Henry J. Landlord Taswell SIC TO SIT:
James b. Dale, Vincennes. IS to s.; James
Byland New Albany, S. TO $12.
Reissue and Increase-Joseph NJ Ward,
GAINESVILLE, 81 TO SO.
Original Widows. etc.-Susan Gunckel.
Parker, IS.
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The Criterion.
Miss Helen Gould told a woman reporter
the other day that every personality pub
lished about her in the papers pained her
deeply DO you think" she asked naively,
IF the editors knew il caused me actual
suffering TO see the ridiculous stories about
that they would stop them?" Miss Gould
has a private secretary. a bright-faced
young woman who wears eyeglasses, whose
duties are to answer her letters and keep
reporters from intruding on the privacy OF
the richest young woman in New York. who
Is not at all like the plain-featured and
doWdy- looking portraits that are published
of her in the papers. She is a distinguished
looking girl of olive complexion and dark
hair and is charmingly eiffident in manner.
Sic Is always perfectly goMRed.
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Columbus, Ind, Sept. 8.
Losses by Battle and Disease.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
The editorial in your issue of the 1st. I'M
der the title of Disease in the Army Dur
ing the Civil War" is timely and sus-
ceptible of almost indefinite extension. IN
fortunately the Information bearing on this
subject is generally arrived at by a some
what tedious process, but few Of the re-
ports OF the adJutant generals of the States
giving in a concise form a recapitulation of
the extended reports of each organization
from their respective States. One of the
exceptions is the official report of the State
of Kentucky, and few figures from some
of the three-year organizations of that COM
monwealth may be of interest in this con-
nection. Take the figures for six infantry
regiments that saw active service and had
honorable battle records:
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-Rutter steady; Western
creamery. l4i4Glsisc; Elgns, lSc factory Ma
lac Eggs steady: Western. 15Izc. Cheese dull:
large, white, ne small. white. 7AGSc large,
colored. 7ssQTlzc; small colored. 7%Gsc.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 3.-Butter firm; sep
arator, 15i5d17lzc; dairy, 15c. Eggs firm fresh
canded Missouri and Kansas stock. 11Izc dozen
cases returned: seconds. &c. Movement moderate
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3.-Butter firm but
quiet: fancy Western creamery. 19c, fancy prints
Zoe Eggs firm: fresh nearby. Ice: fresh West
ern, 15lxa16c; fresh Southern lie. Cheese steady
CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market steady. Eggs firm;
fresh, 12c Cheese strong.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
spring special brands, $3.50; hard wheat patents,
az 2O bakers, 81 25G2 So No spring wheat. &c
No. spring wheat 5s069c; No. red Csc. No.
corn, 30a4c; No. yellow 31031Ac. No. oats.
201ac; No. white. 24025c; No. white, 22Q23c.
No. rye. 4Sc. No. barley, S2042c. No. 1 flax
seed, seize; new, soc. Prime timothy seed. $2.60
Mess pork, per brl. $S.43. Lard, per 100 lbs 81 80
GASP. Short-rib sides loose, s5.O505.4O. Dry
sailed shoulders, boxed, s4.50G4.75. Short-clear
sides, boxed, S5.50q5.79. Sugar-Cut-loaf, 6.02c;
granulated, 5.5sc.
Receipts-Flour. 116O0 brls; wheat. 700 bu;
447, 400 bu; oats 514 300 bu; rye. - 500 bu
barley, 6S,600 bu. Shipments-Flour, $500 brls:
wheat $4,000 blu; corn. 300 100 blu; oats, sos 600
bu; rye, 1850 bu; barley. 10 700 blu.
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proving with the seed merchants. with frmer
prices the feature. The -four market rules steady
at unchanged prices. On Commission row there
is good deal OF activity in some kinds OF fruits.
The market is overstocked. and prices rule low
but for really choice varieties Of peathes. piums
of all varieties are selling low overstocked is
the market. In other lines there are no new
features.
The local grain market was more active the
last week than in the preceding one, yet re-
ceipts not UP TO the demand, at the following
range of prices. as furnished by the secretary
of the Board of Trade:
Wheat-No red, SEC; No. 3 red, 5saS2c;
August 63c: wagon wheat, 6sc.
Corn-No l white, 2sl5c; No. white lone col
orr 295zc; No. white. 26i1c: No. white mixed,
n NS e T No eea SIS No No. ve T6ite
29Hc; No. 2 mixed, 2SAc; No. mixed, 29lzc;- No.
4 mixed, 261zc; corn. 29<c.
Oats-No. white, PC: No. 3 white 2lc: No.
9 mixed, 201Ac: No. 2 mixed 1s5Ac
Hay-No. / timothy. s7Q7.50; No. timothy,
Tnspections-wheat No. red. cars; M. a
red, Z; rejected. 3; total, IA cars. Corn: No 3
white. cars; No 2 mixed. 1; No. 8 mixed. /;
No. 8 yellow, /; total, II cars. Oats: No
white, car.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens, soc; spring chickens 7Gsc:
cocks, Sc: hen turkeys, 7c TOMS sc; ducks old,
&c; young. &c; geese. 4Oc for full feathered soc
ch ess York full cream, 1O011c: skins.
6Qsc; domestic Swiss 121Ac; BRICK l2c lirnburger,
Butter-S,kas1kc; EIgin creamery, 2io.
Eggs-Candled, 12c per doz.
Feathers-Prme geese, soc per Id; prime duck.
10@17c per ID.
Wool-Medum. unwashed. 17Q1Sc; tub-washed.
2o@25c; bury and unmerchantable SC less.
Honey-10d13c per lib.
HIDES. TALLOw, ETC.
Green-salted Hides--No. l, 9Ac; No. 2. SIC; No.
l calf 10c; No. calf, S1kc
Grease-White, &c; yellow, 2hc; brown. 2Ac.
BoneS-Dry, S12G13 per ton.