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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12
Fish Farming.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
In my article on this subject in the Journal of
Aug. IS estimated the number of yearling bass
in Thompson's pond at Warren. Ind, at one
thousand In a letter just received from Mr..
Thompson he states there were 1,O17 by actual
count. and adds: You forgot to state that there
to nine inches long in the pond with the bass -
This fully corrObOrates my statement that there
was in the POND at the time caught and weighed
of them thousand pounds of yearling
bass, to which can be added, for the ring perch,
say at the very lowest estimate $50 pounds.
making the total product of the pond 60xl2O feet
in size and four to six feet Deep 1857 pounds.
Mr.. Thompson says further: Your statement
that my fish were grown without artificial food
is a fact, and II is only reasonable to conclude
that by giving them abundance of artificial
food the output could be doubled" The result Of
Mr.. ThompsOn's efforts, reduced to plain facts,
shows that by placing three four pairs of
smalI-mouth black bass In a pond 60xl20 feet In
size and from four to six feet deep. in May 1885,
when spawning and Matching took place in the
natural way, and that when fifteen months old
they averaged one pound each in weight; that
at time were they given any food of any kind /;
that when the pond was drawn there 1017
bass by actual count and between six and seven
hundred ring perch seven to nine inches long
and weighing $50 pounds more less, making
total of 1857 pounds OF fish in one-sixth OF an
There are hundreds OF localities in Indiana where
the natural formation would render the construc-
tion OF a suitable pond easy and inexpensive and
which. with the labor and money which is be-
slowed on an acre Of land in the ordinary way
of cultivation. would yield ten times the money
realized from the land When pond is prepared
and stocked 1t is for a lifetime, furnishing A
never-ending supply OF food for the family and
when required. something for the market.
Richmond, Ind. Sept. 10. w. T. DENNIS.
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A DECREASE IN TONNAGE
NEARLY 1000 FEWER LOADED CARS
HANDLED HERE LAST WEEK.
DiRerential Question n Disturbing
Heavy Traffic ON Panhandle.

The train records show that in the week
ending Sept. 10 there were received and
forwarded at Indianapolis 25,557 cars, 21,172
being loaded, a decrease of 1874 loaded cars
as compared with the week ending Sept 3.
The decrease was chiefly with the Big Four
lines proper, which handled at Indianap-
oils last week 1872 fewer cars than in the
week preceding. The falling off with the
Big Four was largely due to handling the
Grand Army of the Republic business, a
number of freight engines having been
pressed into service, and there was not
room at Cincinnati to handle the through
business as expeditiously as usual. 1t is
evident that the lighter loaded car move
ment is not due to any shortage in freights,
as the Pennsylvania lines, the Vandalia and
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton ham
died their maximum number of loaded cars,
and freight men report more business in
sight than they can furnish cars to carry.
The light empty car movement gives basis
Tor the statement that the alleged scarcity
of cars has some foundation, the empty
movement of last week falling So per
cent. below the average movement OF sew
eral weeks past Indianapolis lines have no
idle ones. In all classes of freight east
bound the shipments are heavy, while west
bound the tonnage is at least 30 per cent.
heavier than at the corresponding period
of 1897; in fact, in no year since 1892 has
west-bound business been as heavy as at
present, especially the shipment of mer-
chandise. such as sugars, molasSeS, hard
ware and dry goods. Local business is very
active Merchants are heavy shippers in all
lines OF merchandise. The manufacturers
of iron products in the way of machinery
are shipping more freight than at any
previous period. The Atlas engine works,
the malleable iron works. Chandler & Tay-
Tor and like establishments are exceeding
all former years in their shipments. The
mourning mills and starch works are heavy
shippers. The packing houses are not do
ing as much as last month; neither are the
stock yards, but in both cases their bust
ness is in excess of September last year.
The roads are still handling large quanti-
ties of fruits and vegetables. Below is
given the car movement for the week end
ing Sept. 10 and for the corresponding weeks
of 1897 and 1896.
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Sea-
boards Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-F1our-Receipts. 27.7ss
brls; exports 2S,O36 brls Market dull. but fairly
steady Corn meal quiet; yellow Western, zoe.
Barley malt dull; Western, 55@59c.
Wheat-Receipts, z62 700 blu; exports 49, 49 bu.
Spot steady; No. red, zoe, (. o. b. afoat, to
arrive. Options opened steadier on foreign buy
ing and higher cables. then followed a sharp
break. influenced by excessive Northwestern re-
ceipts and unloading by Fridays buyers; closed
weak at ikG1c net decline; No. red. May. e714
@6s11c, closed at 67ssc September. 677sd6s14c.
closed at ESQ., December. 65s4 @66sc closed at &c.
Corn-Receipts. 2OS,275 bu; exports. 1855 bu.
weak all day and closed 15c net lower; selling
was prompted by warmer weather and the break
in wheat; September closed at 34hc: December,
AA@35kc. closed at S5c.
Oats-ReceIts. $500 bu; exports. S2 1903 bu.
Spot quiet; No. @ Csc; No white. &c. OPP
lions dull and easier with corn at 3sc net de-
cline; September closed at 2sstc
Hops steady; State. common to choice: 1896
crop. 2GSc: 1896 crop, 566c; 1897 crop 11112c;
Pacific coast 1885 crop, 2q3c; 1896 crop sage; 1891
Talow quiet: city, sasc; country, sas0sskc
Rice firm: Moiasses steady New Orleans open
kettle good to choice, 2s@33c.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude nominal;
prime crude t. o. b. mills, nominal prime sum-
mer yellow, 22kc asked: off summer yellow,
%G22lzci butter grades nominal; prime winter
Coffee-Options opened steady at unchanged
prices 10 decline of points; ruled inactive and
rather weak under disappointing European and
Brazilian advices. apathy of spot buyers and alb
sence Of speculation selling checked by small
receipts at Rio and Santos. which also led to
covering later; closed barely steady and
unchanged to points lower. Sales 10 900 bags,
including: September 540c; December. 5.70c. Spot
coffee-Rio dull and nominal; No. T. invoice, CSC.
iobbing SIC Mild quiet; Cordova, Sd15c
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. 13-16G37sc:
centrifugal 96 test. 4ssc; molasses. 9-16Q3ssc:
refined strong; mold A. 5%c standard A. sac:
confectioners' A, 5ssc: cut-loaf 15-16c crushed.
; l5-l6c; powdered, SAC; graduated, 51sc; cubes,
SIC.
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In reviewing the situation in Wall street
last week Henry Clews says: "A favorable
development in railroad affairs was the con-
sent of the Canadian Pacific to accept the
Interstate-commerce Commissions decision
as to differentials. This removes the most
serious cause of disturbance among the
railroads in the Northwest Railroad earn
ingS continue to show satisfactory gains
and there is every prospect of a large ton
mage for months to come. Big crops an as
sured export demand, and the steady revival
of industry and trade will inevitably afford
the roads plenty of traffic in both directions
Europe appears to show more interest in
our Investments but the removal of adverse
opinion the other side is likely to be a
matter of slow growth, which the develop
ment of cordial international relations will
of course promote. Intending purchasers Of
stocks will do well to discriminate here
after, for some of the best of them are al
ready high and many of the Indifferent ones
are selling fully up to their intrinsic value.
While, on the surface, Wall street is at
present mainly concerned abou, normal
matters and the general rebound attendant
upon the return to peaceful conditions, yet
in the higher branches of finance it is real
lied that the war has left legacy of new
conditions which must soon develop fresh
enterprises and open up attrac tive invest
mentS. Until the conditions of peace are
Inally determined by the Paris conference
1t is impossible to say with distinct GER
tainty what new territory or territorial
control will finally fall into our hands But,
so far as respects the West Indian colonies
of Spain. there is no room for question
about our early permanent occupancy of
Porto Rico, and there is as little question
that, at least for several years Cuba will
be governed under our auspices and pro-
tected under our guarantees; perhaps it is
equally probable that finally that island will
become possession of the United States
At present both those islands are CONNER
cially and industrially, in state of ruin
Large tracts of fertile country will have
to be reha bilitated, towns and villages will
have to be rebuilt. wasted plantations will
have to be restored; in brief it NAV be said
that one-half of the productive outfit of
Cuba will have to be replaced Governed
under American auspices. there will be a
wide introduction of public improvements
such as the repair or construction of rail-
roads, the replacement of coasting vessels
the cleansing of unhealthy localities the
construction of roads and the installation
of the many kinds of modern improve
ments" which Americans carry wherever
they go. The numerous owners of ruined
estates will be in the market as sellers of
their properties or borrowers of money for
the purpose of restoring them These wants
will call for very large aggregate of cap
ttal, which will come almost entirely
from this country. That sum will ex-
coed the value of the property DESTROYED
by the inSurrection and the war: for the
enterprise of Americans will quickly carry
the development of the island to a higher
point than 1t has hitherto reached
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Elsewhere.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. O.-Cattle-Receipts, 220;
prices unchanged. Receipts for the week. $4,000
Light supply; excellent demand; desirable quality
stock selling steady early in the week and grad
ually getting stronger as the week advanced.
closing active and strong to 10c higher; poor to
common stock in fair demand at steady prices;
choice heavy steers, $5.25d5.55; medium, $.aou
Western steers. $.70Q4.s7l2 Texas steers, sSes
$780, Texas butchers cows, $2.SOQS.SO; canning
Bogs-Receipts 224O. Prices steady. Receipts
for the week, 1900. Light supply in fairly good
mixed. ss.5O6s75 lights. ss.45@3.7O.
Sheep-Recepts. $40. Prices unchanged. Re-
cepts for the week, 1900 Large supply and
prices lower; Eastern markets caused decline
of 15QS0c early in the week; prices partially re-
stored Later; lambs ~ oOaS. =; native muttons.
@ as .A"D' ''O''''' range 'se''"S 'Hs'p' ''''
CHICAGO. Sept 1O.-There was a very weak
and Indifferent demand for the fresh arrivals OF
cattle to-day. Prices ruled unchanged TO &C
lower: choice steers. $5.l0@5.60: medium, $4.5OQ
$50 Leo; bulls S. 2594 Is; calves. s44O@74o West
ern rangers, $2.S5Q440 fed Western steers 81 10
Q57O; Texans, $S.25Q4s5.
There was poor demand for hogs and prices
sagged 2iaG5c; fair to choice. s. S0Qs.95; packing
lots. SS.70Q3921s; butchers, sS.9Oq3.97h: mixed.
s.. 75QSS71k: lights. 50. 1904; pigs. $2s0qS.7O.
The principal part of the arrivals of sheep We're
consigned direct to slaughtering houses. Prices
ruled steady; Western lambs, $4S5G5.40; feeders,
%4OQ4SO: fat muttons S425G4.4o, bulk at 1910
Q420; culls s2G3.25.
Recelpts-Cattle, 5OO; nogs lo,VVV. Sheep, 0OOV
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 0.-Cattle-Receipts. go;
shipments 1000 Market steady; fair to fancy
native shipping and export steers H.S0Q5 IS. bulk
at %.20G5.40; dressed beef and butchers steers
50. 6Od55O. bulk at s45Od5.2O; steers under 1000
lbs, 50. 755, bulk at s4.2O@475 stockers and feed
ers, $2.50G4.55 bulk at SO. 25d425 cows and heif-
$21450. bulk of cows, 81 25G3.25 bulls, s2.25
6375 Texas and Indian steers, 50. 151I.05 bulk
at $3.40G3.65 cows and heifers, $2d3.50.
Hogs-Recepts. 2.000 shipments !. 200. Market
easy to &c lower Workers. $3.S0G39O packers,
$3.S5@395; butchers. $S.S5@3.95.
Sheep-Recepts. 900; shipments none. Market
nominal; native muttons. S3.40@4.25; lambs. san
$685. stockers, S. 3093.65; culls and bucks S2Q3 I5
NEW YORK, Sept Observation-Disclosures, $40;
no trading; feeling steady. Exports. sos cattle
and 1854 quarters of beef Calves-Receipts ISL.
Veals firm; other calves steady vealS $3.50 d32S
buttermlks and grassers nominal.
Hogs-Receipts, LAG. Market nominaly steady
at A.10d440
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts. Ass Sheen high
er; lambs firm and higher SHEEP S5.5e44l5;
lambs s6.15@665; culs, $3.50.
CINCINNATI Sept. 1O.-Cattle steady at s27S
Q475.
Hogs dull at $685..
Sheep steady at $2@4.15; lambs steady at $3.50
65S0.
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TOO MUCH FOR BULLS
WHEAT BECAM- WEAK ON BIG
NORTHWEST RECEIPTS.
No Frost in the Corn states Gave
Bears Courage, and Coarse Grain
Sufsered-PrOvisiOns Lower.

CHICAGO. Sept. 10.-Big Northwestern re-
ceipts proved too much for the bulls in
wheat to-day and prices Were forced down.
ward. September closed 1c lower and De-
cemher declined sale. Corn lost CSC. Oats
are 11@ac lower. Pork and lard left off
2l5c lower each and ribs gained 2l2d5c.
An easier feeling at the start was caused
by the very heavy receipts of wheat in the
Northwest. A break of 115c bushel in the
price OF cash wheat at Duluth which be-
came known here about half an hour after
the opening, converted the easier opening
tone into one of positive weakness. Liver
pool was firm at sd advance for September
and sd for December. Chicago received 1872
cars. against go expected. Minneapolis and
Duluth receipts were 1,129 cars, as compared
with 759 cars the year before. The aggre-
gate of receipts at primary Western mar
kets was 1,254.O00 bushels, compared with
1921 goo bushels year ago. Atlantic port
exports for the day were equal in wheat
and flour to 425 900 bushels. About the time
the news of the 112c break was received
from Duluth there was a recess of the
board here to view the procession of return
ing Chicago volunteers. The fluctuations of
December wheat from opening to time OF
adjournment were: Opening trades. 1sc
lower to lsc higher at from 6l7sc to 62a621sc;
from that gradually down to 6lssc, and then
rapidly to 61c, recovering to 61Ac by the
time for temporary suspension of business.
After the recess there was half hour s
brisk trading, but weakness was the pre-
vailing feature of the session and December
closed with sellers at 61Q6l1sc. September
opened unchanged to 1sc up, at 633s964c,
rose to 651sc, then dropped to 627sc, the clos
ing price.
Corn States had no frost last night and
the pit crowd was generally bearish. Trad
ers were disposed to sell on declining mar
ket and with few buyers to take the offer
ings prices were gradually forced down.
December opened 1sQ14c down at SO1sQSOasc,
declined to 301sc and closed at S02sc.
Oats were weak in sympathy with the
other grains. May began unchanged to 1sc
down at &c and declined to 21s41217sc.
Provisions opened weak on a dull trade,
but good buying of lard by a prominent
packer brought about : general improve
ment in prices later on. The declines in the
end were small in pork and lard, while ribs
gained trifie. December pork opened TIC
lower at $3.50 and advanced to $3.50, the clos
ing price. December lard began unchanged
at $3.50, off to $4.S7l2c. firmed up to $4.S5,
then reacted to S4.9216 sellers, at the close.
October ribs started 2@05c lower at $5.1Il2,
and improved to s.. %. the closing price.
Estimated receipts for Monday-Wheat,
240 cars; corn, 800 cars; oats. S27 cars; hogs,
3d. 900 head.
ell
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TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other PLACES

ST LOUIS. Sept. 1O.-.Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat lower, with September and May
i1sH OH ana december &c down for the day. Spot
dun and lower; No. red, cash. elevator. CSC
asked track nominal; September 64zc asked;
December c3hc bid; May, CSC; No. hard, cash.
62e. Corn-Futures fractionally lower Spot
easy; No. 2. cash. 29Ac September. 2Sxc bid !:
December, 2Ss4Q2s7sc; May. SOSlc asked. Oats
Futures steady to shade easier. Spot better:
Decepber 20isc; May, 23c No. white Csc Rye
firm at 4Sc. Flaxseed steady at s6lzc. Prime
timothy seed scarce. higher and firm at 81 30 bid
Corn meal quiet at Sl.65Ql.70 Bran stronger;
sacked. east track, 42G43c. Hay-Timothy I'M
Butter firm; creamery i6619ibc: dairy 1sGI7i%c
SIPS. Cotton ties and bagging unchanged Pork
steady; standard mess. tobbing So so Lard lower:
prime steam. 81 IS; choice. $3.50. Dry-salt meats
licked shoulders, 50; extra short-clear and ribs
S.62is; shorts. 1915. Bacon-Boxed shoulders
s5.5005.624 extra short~cear and ribs 81 o.
shorts, S6.37i4. Receipts-F1our, 1000 brls: wheat
10000 bu; corn, coo bu; oats. 5000 bu. Ship
ments-Flour. 5000 brls wheat 900 bu: corn
5000 bu; oats, 5000 bu.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10-Flour dull and I'M
changed; receipts. 5SH brls; exports 175 brls
October. 67@67lsc No 2 red. s2lG62ikc; receipts
1900 bu; exports. 10000 bu: Southern wheat by
sample. S2Qesc; Southern wheat on grade. s91kQ
61&c. Corn easy; spot and month. 34G34Ac.
October. 341s@34ssc; steamer mixed. 33d33I.c; re-
eeipts, 1857 bu; exports. $4,000 bu; Southern
white corn 34I36c Oats steady; No 2 white
Western. zs@26isc; No. mixed Western. Pan
24kc: receipts. II, ass bu: exports 20 500 bu But
ter unchanged. Eggs firm and unchanged Cheese
steady and unchanged
TOLEDO Sept lO.-wheat lower and weak;
No. 2 cash. 6{ssc: September. 64&c. Corn dull
and lower; No mixed. .3ic Oats dull but
steady; No: mixed. zoe. Rye dull and
changeds No ?, cash. 4ac. Glover seed steady:
prime. cash, $40; October. $s.s5 asked.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 10.--Flour easy. Wheat
quiet: No. 2 red. CSC Corn steady: No mixed
&c Oats nrm; No. mixed. &c. Rye quiet; No.
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The Chicago Times says: "One of the re-
suits of the Canadian Pacific Railway ac-
quiescence in the decision of the Interstate
commerce Commission that that railroad is
not entitled to a differential in its relations
with American lines. is expected to be a
speedy cessation of passenger rate cutting
between New York and Chicago. The Cana
dlan Pacific purposes to put rates to the
standard basis on Sept. 25. General passen-
ger agents of the American trunk lines ex-
pect TO see the through rates from New
York to Chicago and st. Paul restored to
the regular figures at the same time The
only excuse that some of the weaker Ameri-
can trunk lines have had for cutting west
bound passenger rates during the past few
months has been to get even with the
Canadian Pacific This warfare. however.
of the trunk lines and it has produced some
extraordinary situations. The New York
Central PENNSYLVANIA and Erie. which have
watched the shrinking of their through PAS
senger business while weak line like the
west Shore, quoting reduced rate of SIS
10 ST Paul. with rebate at Chicago, has
more than doubled its through business The
returns or through passenger traffic for the
month Of July showed that the West Shore
carried 800 passengers from New York to
Chicago and points beyond while the Penn
svlvania line in the same time carried only
655 passengers Even the New York Central
with its double connections westward car
ried only 221 more through passengers than
the West Shore. The recent sharp competi-
non between the New York Central and the
west Shore for passenger traffic has caused
much surprise and some amusement in view
OF tho recent consolidation of the Vanderbilt
road interests. The West Shore is practical
ly owned by the New York Central and vet
for several weeks 1t has been taking dollars
out of the pockets of the New York Central
people. In the bidding for contracts for
transporting soldiers the West Shore has
on two occasions underbid the New York
Central and in one instance the West Shore
cut under the New York figure 81 a pas
Se0G0r. ha
secured the contract and added many dollars
to the Vanderbilt revenues
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
A Good Weeks Trade and Improved
Prices Continue.

In nearly all lines in the week closing Sept 10
trade was very satisfactory and better prices
prevailed. Sugar and most staple groceries are
in strong position and selling in large quantities
Dry goods houses enjoying good trade, and
while prices rule low and margins are small in
the aggregate business is quite satisfactory.
Druggists, leather dealers, confectioners, hard
ware and iron merchants are all ENJOYING good
trade. On Commission trade was better than
in the preceding week and better prices were
realized. In the latter part of the week apples
and peaches brought good prices Vegetables of
all kinds in large supply and selling low.
Poultry, eggs and butter ali frmer with the
cooler weather. Young chickens are in active
request Flour is dull and prices weak Hay is
IN large supply and prices low. Provisions are
moving better at steady prices.
The local grain market has been more active
still receipts are by no means large as they
should be. even for the local demand. The week
closed with prices on track ruling as follows, as
reported by the secretary Of the Board of Trade:
TENDER. Sic; wagon wheat. soc.
CornTNo white: 291sc No white Zone COL
294c; No white mixed. 29Ac; No. white
mixed. 26hc; No. yellow. 29Ac; No. yellow,
2sAc; No mixed. 2sAc; No. mixed, 29Hc; No.
mixed, 26Ac; ear corn, 29Ac.
Oats-No. white. 22c; No. white pc No
l mixed, 21c; No. mixed. zoe.
ssasSO. ->' ''''O'''' ''~'''O' NO. timothy.
Inspections-wheat: No red. car. retsctad
2; understandable, 1; total, cars Corn: No, z
white, l car; No. 3 yellow, 4; No 3 mixed 2.
total, cars.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry - Hens, &c; spring chickens To.
cocks, &c; hen turkeys, &c; torns, &c; ducks old
&c; young. &c; geese, 4Oc for full feathered Soc
for piucked W.
Cheese-New York full cream iO011c: skins
6@Sc; domestic Swiss. 1219c brick 12c limburger.
10c. 80
Butter-S1aG912c: Elgin creamery 21c
Eggs-Candled, 12c per doz.
Feathers-Prime geese, SOC per lb; prime duck.
10017c per b.
Beeswax-3Oc for yellow, 25c for dark
Wool-Medium, unwashed 17071Sc; tub-washed
20G25c; bury and understandable SC less.
Honey-10913c per Id.
HIDES TALLOW, ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. l, 9Ac: No Q Slc. No
l calf. 1Oc; No. calf Size.
Grease-Whte. &c; yellow, 2l2c; brown, 2Ac.
Tallow-No. /, &c; No. 2, 215c
Bones-Dry, $126Dl3 per ton.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10.--The week has shown
transition in the character of operations in the
dry goods market. During the sultry heat of the
early part of the week. and influenced by the oc-
currence of holiday, the market languida-
Since Thursday there has been a noticeable im-
provement in the temper of both buyers and
sellers. The former more liberal in their
operations and the latter display more vim In
the prosecution of business. Print cloths have
maintained firm position throughout the week.
At the close they are quoted on basis of 1-16c
for extra Ga squares with everything later than
spot deliveries hard to obtain. odd goods
also very firm. SSl3-inch. 81 squares SIS. being
quoted at 13-16c Wooden and worsted goods
have been very quiet during the week. Sellers
have grown very pessimistc of the situation
FALL RIVER, Sept. 10-The market for mill
stock is quiet But few sales reported at
prices little better than the offerings OF a few
weeks ago.