The Monticellonian., 1898-03-11
 RIYerN News.
MARKET REPORT.
Ili9IIA NdTVH } Grain and Provisions.

Gram and Provisions. ST. LOUIS Flour Patents S4 soa4 90 straight D. n400450; clear S4 006t | 25 Wheat-No. ? red 9Sl sc; No. red. g2r. 6on-N No. mixed e75sc; No. white 2sc. Oats No 9 27c. Hay Prairie Sa.50I11a; mixed timothy. S6 004s.50; dear timothy, SLUG l0.e0. Butter Creamery. l5'2lc; dairy, F l6e. Eggs Fresh, 10ilc. Lard Prime steam. 4aiias Pork-New stand ard mess. St03aq Bacon Extra shorts Sl50: clear ribs, S5.'5 clear. S5.s5s, all boxed. Wool Choice tub-washed. 216f29e.
 Futures closed: Wheat-Mareh, 99@4c; May, bl.0l a. July. Soc
 Futures closed. Corn March, 27asc n; May, 9 iaoc a; July 2si4e b.
 CHICAGO Opening quotations: Wheat-At Che opening Wheat W4s plainly affected by the war scare and he slumps in the London and New York =aef markets and showed some weakness. Opening prices for July were 90l4dc 9J.sc and May startad at SE05l4. A rally to i0 ae in July taals pIaee at once May jumping 4t the sun tim t5 fH434 but tn Ter some rather heavy commission hoaSe selling prices soon eased T azaIn. July declining to q0asc, and May Co fL0ia1. Corn May opsued al 29 sa3Oo. sold at 3a8. amt declined to 23fae Oats May opened al 2a aa95I It. and reacted 10 isc. ProviNious=aaN p3ra opsned ai slo4 10 declined Co si02i1. and reacted To st03?9q May lard opened 1t S9.ta, and -3I4 at Sf.l3 qdj. l5. May ribs opened F. eaz4e#z and declined to : 10,
 CHcAGo Closing quotations Wheat- March Sloaq. Msy. sEals4s July 90l4c Sep temher. faas se paseH5 F. aIt. Corn Mlrth 2sitc, May zaasz O. .lHiY 3l ses September 3!tlc. Oats Marsh. 3it5 % < May 2634 a26 sc; July. 2 as4l se. Pork March Sl0 2J: May Slo.2a, Juiy. sl9at Lard March. 5a.01 May, "l2'ai JaiS 70 #7=s short Bibs-M March. Eo' May. s4af# 70 1a9s= s3=I3aa15.
 CHICAGO eash 1Hr4f Nu= eroa St.0i; Nc. do g0a ade. &a snfias 95e: No do q0a 11c No hard a7 Efes Es q hard ssu9lc; No. northern spruz J n1 F Gasu corn Ne. 2 22a?'i.e No. 2. z z.sa ae cash Oats No 3 2h 4e No s6l
 Live suck Market.
 sT. E0rIs GaIle Taa e&RofG sIt5aa25; fair to choice e3=aaa f55z butchers 9..5Ua 100. COWS and hcifer- s33H4i 05. Hog> Packing S}60a3aes butchers ha=sS -. tafa Ito; lights, 736523e3 ; Sheep Prices range at S52 @440; spring lambs. sG5e8a5a per 190 lbs HORSES.
 Heavy draft good 10 extra .ss.....S B O)GIs0 0G Drivers, good to extra 50 OO02 25O OG Saddlcrs eoea teextra ====..=s..4s 50 0rQ l50 Od Matched tedm7 good to extra ..-. loo 00a $50 o0 Ntrcetcr, =.. =..... 4O iOf1l35 0O southern animals .......... 10 coz 60 OU MILES.
 1 4 hands high to years old...s % QUO 4 30 ll hands to ! Years old ----... B O09 55 03 l l5 hands. To years old =4...... 40 O0U 70 OO l5iq hands to Years old .z==--s. h5 U0ll s0 01 1 l6 to IS hands to years old 65 OOHl2O O0
 CH eAGo Hogs Receipts B 0)9 left over, sUD Market fairly active steady to shade ! A01ia, heavy as a4l0 Rough. S3 s5Q3 g5. Cuttle-BeceiptS .2,050 Market quiet gener- ally be lower Reeves. S3 s0a565; cows and heifcr~. S2 l5@44 Texas steers, s3.50a435; stOcler~ and feeders S35Gd A5O Sheep Re- eept> 26Gw. Market Weul5 To i0c lower Ma tive sheep, s3I4es E6q westerns. S3.5o@450; lamb, % 5.5o.
 KANSAS CITY Cattle Texas steers. S350D 4s5; Texas COWS S}0015 t15; native steers. SLO0 0.51o native COWS and heifers. s!25@430 stocSerS aud fa5asgs s2 q. 2 5t. ,1 -'ia -2'-o@7 ,e have laughed at and ridiculed us b. cause we did not promptly shoe e Spain off the map. They taunt U e by calling Us towards. They hay
 almost made Spain believe we al ;o towards, and for that reason ths V government has heaped insult upo injury. until the situation has b if come so rotton the stencil arises ne; , to the heavens. To a casual q mand anl d 4.i3 Isl3, for 69 days. Posted rates. 4>3 anu 4o5 Conner cial bills 4sl. silver certificates 514aa5 s Bar silver. 54'.. Mexican dollars Il Government bonds weak
 Tra3crS sold stocks not only on the complca- tions between the United StateS and Spain but on apprcheu>ionS df trouble between England, France Ru>-la and -paia and general em- hrOllmcut of al the paWers The scene on the floor was an exciting one but while the trading was eager it Ia ke3 suggestion Of a panic. There Wls WatE =AdaehtH fer the magical moment to buy at The cheapest. as well as to sell at the best Quotations for Americans in ] London were lua!lel for as au index of values, but lh markets taere were suffering as acute ly from ths War ciaaI ii Che far east as from the Cuban question. The second thought of traders here eAi ieatlA Wa, that war in the far east would not v ii4le.5 to hurt them and that I.onduns opiui-H of ytIHe> Was too extreme on
 he part If depression. Evidently also n large amount of ~E'tiiug nu Friday and Satur- lay reported to Ge Iar Washington aecounD >t.i remained uncovered, and the large snort
 interest promptly covered at the decline. Within dftesu minutes of the opening prices showed recoyeries of 2 to 8 points each and held strongly at the rally without cessation of activity. Gavtrnmeu. ponds were of only Is for the new 4s compared with a drop of nearly , per cent. for the spanish is in London. Weakness evereame the market again after Il o'clock and vaiueS of some stocks fell to the
 lowest ol the forenoon Sales af stocks to noon. BPS sl0 shares
 Prices oi blads moved in sympathy with
 ltoeks. but the dealings were less active