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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

Among the celebrated works OF art now OH eA
hjbtion In this city, the portrait OF the MarquiSo
d'Humieres, by Francois Dronais, Is the SUI
tect of admiring comment 1t Is the properly
Of Edward Brandus, one Of the successiui oeai-
ers of Fifth-ave. Francois Dronas WAS Do'ii
in 1927 and died in 1915 He was pupil OF
Van Loo and Boucher. He was received 'i'o
the Academy in 1858, and later became the court
nainter Of Louis XIV, in which position he pant
cd the members Of the royal family and other
famous men and women Of the time. HIS por-
trait of Madame de Pompadour is at the Mu-
seum in Orleans, while the portraits or Charies
X and Sardinia are at the Louvre. 1hose Vi
Louis XIV and Nine. Du Barry are ~ NeiSa'es
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

The portrait OF the MarQuise d'Humiercs Is
three quarter length with the hair dressed high,
in the style Of the Louis XIV period. 1t IS espe-
cially attractive for the handling Of flesh color.
There is a softness and richness Of tone
pervading the entire painting. and 1t is
considered one OF the best examples of the
art product OF the eighteenth century OF which
Dronais and Natter were the most famous ex-
ponents. Mr. Brandus is one of the most prom
inent French citizens in this country, and his
efforts in bringing before his patrons the best
types OF French art have been untring. His gal
lery Is at all times filled with an interesting col
lection, which Is representative Of all the va
rious schools
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Nomination. by Petitiol..

10 the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal
Mr.. Augustus T.. Mason, chairman of the
committee on municipal affairs Of the Indi-
ana State Board of Commerce deserves the
thanks of the citizens of Indiana for his d.
rect and clear suggestions as to municipal
reform, recently pnblishedfin the Journal.
Perhaps the most important contention
made by Mr.. Mason is the one in favor of
Estate commission to investigate the status
of munimipal government in the State and
to suggest desirable changes. This will
take time however. at least two years,
and in the meantime cannot some desirable
preliminary work be done by the General
Assembly? The two principal obstacles in
the way of political progress IN the State
are the methods of selecting candidates for
Office and the form of the ballot used in
voting. The nomination of candidates by
convention, primary or caucus should be
prohibited, and all such nominations should
be made by petition. This is, the English
plan. and has been wonderfully successful
in bringing the best men in the community
into office. In English cities members of
the city government are nominated by petit
ton, signed by the qualified voters. At
first thought this method seems to tend
toward a multiplicity of candidates, but ex-
perience has demonstrated that it really re-
stricts the number of those seeking Office.
It is not easy TO get ten well-known and
respected citizens to indorse publicly, and
in writing, any but worthy men for office,
and the Endorsement OF any other kind
would carry very little weight.
The other obstacle is the nscalled Aus
tralian ballot now used In Indiana. This
ballot is a fraud on honest voters. and was
Endorsed by. skiIlfui politicians for the ex-
press purpose of compelling each voter to
vote the whole party ticket or run the
risk of losing his vote. In the place of
this bastard ballot the old-fashoned mixed
ballot should be substituted. On that ballot
the names of all of the candidates for each
particular Office are grouped alphabetically.
and the voter either scratches those he does
not desire to vote for or marks his choice
Such a ballot favors independent voting
and tends to weed out Undesirable candi-
dates. Any system Of government that en-
TO take part in public affairs will work
reasonably well. bur any system that fos-
ters ring rule will inevitably bring trouble
GEORGE b. CARDWILI..
New Albany Ind April 49,
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FOREIGN PRICES RULED
WHEAT MARKET FIRM WITH QUICK
ADVANCES IN OPTIONS.
Traders Believe Action of Congress
Makes War with Spain Inevitable
provisions Advanced.

CHICAGO, April 19.-Foreign prices and
war theories ruled speculation on the Board
of Trade to-day Wheat was helped by
heavy export sales, gaining 1c for July and
14c for May delivery. July corn advanced
1s@Ac; oats, 1sc; provisions, 2l24Ic; the lat
ter in pork.
The action of Congress appearing 10 the
traders in wheat as making war with Spain
inevitable the price for July delivery opened
at an advance of from 14c TO 1Ssc over
closing figures of the day before Liver
pool grain men took the same view of the
situation and sent higher quotations. The
strength of this market appeared to have
still further stimulated the buyers abroad,
Liverpool closing with gains in futures Of
from ed to lid. A cargo of American wheat
sold in London to-day at $1.20 a bushel.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 153 car
loads, against Isl a week ago, and go last
year Chicago received 166 cars against four
a year ago. The stock of contract wheat
in Chicago regular elevators was reduced
761 coo bu last week and now amounts to A.,
C39,CG0 blu. In private warehouses the stock
of wheat of all kinds was returned as
600 blu. Liverpool reported a large con-
sumptive business being done, millers hav
ing large sale for their flour, and con-
tinental buyers outbidding the United King
dom for Indian wheat. News of this char
acter created an extremely nervous tenn
per in the pit. July broke &c on realizing
Immediately after the opening, but slowly
recovered from S67so to S7Hc, where it held
for some time A sudden bulge to S77sc fol-
lowed the announcement by Letter that he
had sold 100000 blu for export. New York
exporters followed with sales of 100000 blu.
July declined to 371sc on scalpers realizing,
but rallied to close at $3.50, net gain of
1c. September gained 5sG%c. May was held
between $1CS12 and $1.091a. closing at $1O9A.
Corn ruled firm, but the advancing ten
dency was checked through free selling by
receivers. Liverpool was strong at 1sd adj
vance. Strong acceptances of last nights
offers amounted to million bushels. New
York exchange exporters worked like
amount. Chicago receipts were As cars. Chi
cagO contract stocks are now 12,COOOC0 bu.
Elevator people were the chief sellers
against country purchases and checked the
0229sc, declined to 32Ac. recovering to 323s
QS21s a net gain of 1sMAc.
Oats were firm and higher on export sales
of Geo bu and the wet, unfavorable
weather. Receipts at Chicago were 1T cars.
July opened Ac higher at 237sc declined to
231sc on Letter selling and recovered to 23s4c,
a net gain of &c.
Provisions started strong on war news
but slid off rapidly on realizing. Routine
news was disregarded. July pork opened 10c
higher at so, sold at $10.0215. dec ned to
1886, closing &c higher at 1897. July lard
and ribs gained PFC each, closing at $515
and $525 respectively.
Estimated receipts on to-morrow-Wheat,
II cars corn. 230; oats, 245 hogs, &c 900 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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Indian steers. <s.S504.e5 bulk at $4.lo64.55; cows
and heiferS. sSb0n3.65
Hogs--Recepts. sSlg; shipments. 200 Market
&C lower Workers $s.65aS75 packers, $1,000 So
sheep. Receipts. 500: shipments. 200 srarket
steady; native muttons. 4aA75, lambs. $40
$50.
EAST BUFFALO. April i9.-cattIe- Prime 70
extra choice finished export steers. AMn5.lSs
good TO choise TAT shipping steers A.65Nt75.
$S.60G3.70
04G5. cults to common. sa5oGp4. %: sheep. choice
to selected wethers. N15el4.25; culs to common.
Ss03.4o.
NEW YORK. April 19.,- Reeves Receipts. "a;
no trading European cables quote American
steers at 9lzGl0.se. dressed weight; sheep 9ia0
10l4c. dressed weight: refrigerator beef. Sdessc
Exports to-day. 500 heeves. LOIS sheep and 2.6on
quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts. ~. Market
steady all around; veals, A@5.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 1,921. Market steady ut S390
sheep and Lambs-Receipts s7s. Market very
dull although prices were steady; unshofn sheep.
S4.25; clipped sheep SCI unshorn Lambs SIS
Q5.7z; clipped lambs sf.eoa4.70
EAST LIBERTY. April la.--Cattle steady:
extra 50. lcGf5.l5; prime S595.l0; common, $1,000
4.20: veal calves. &75m5.35.
Hogs slow at unchanged prices.
Sheep steady: choice clipped. 81. 20fI4 25s
moa. SS15QS.65; choice clipped lambs. %10NtSas
common TO good. 4l0Q4.65: spring lambs seas.
LOUISVILLE. April l9.-Catte- Receipts i6g.
Market quiet and prices unchanged.
Hogs Receipts, 1850. Market steady and prices
Sheep and I.ambs-Receipts, g. Market steady
and prices unchanged.
CINCINNATI, April 19--Cattle strong at S2se
G375.
Sheep steady at s2.75a4.5o; lambs steady az
$4G5.50.
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WOOL.

BOSTON April 1s.--The wool market here con-
tinues very dull and the actual business has been
the least Of any week yet reported The fact Of
the matter is that, with war looking very PROB
able there is less disposition on the part OF
manufacturers to buy wool than since the trouble
first began. Dealers rule are accepting the
situation "A 1t is and where they see no one de-
string to buy wool they are not trying TO force
business. although a buyer with cash could prob
ably get concessions from present prices quoted
on nearly all kinds OF domestic wool, Following
are the quotations for leading descriptions: Ohio
and Pennsylvania fleeces--X and above, 26q21ci
Xxx. 29c: Xxx and above, SOC; delaine SO03lc; NO.
co.nbing, soc. No combing, zoe Michigan.
Wisconsin, etc.-X Michigan, 24c; No. l Michigan
combing. 2SQ29c; No. / illinois combing, 2SQ29c;
No. Michigan combing. 2sG29c; No. 2 Illinois
conbing. 2S129c X New York, New Hampshire
and Vermont, 2S@24c No. i New York, New
Hampshire and Vermont, &c. Delaine. Michigan,
&c. Unwashed medium-Kentucky and Indiana
H-blood combirlg, Csc; Kentucky and Indiana vs.
blood combing 2Sc Missouri A-blood combing
22c: Missouri %-blood combing, 221sc; braid
combing. zoe. Lake and Georgia, &c Texas
woods = Spring medium az months), lG4lSc
secured, 43Q45e; spring fine az months), 1Sgl9c;
secured, SOC. Territory wools-Montana fine me-
dunn and fine, 16G11Sc secured, 46q4sc; staple,
zoe Utah. Wyoming. etc.-Fine medium and fine
15@17c; secured, 4sp47c staple. soc. Australian
iscoured basis)-Combing superfne, 7O472c;
combing, good 65I6Sc; combing, average, 62Q65c;
Queensland combing, e5c.
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5000 bu: oats. 4a.c00 bu. Shipments-FGorr T. ooo
bris wheat u 0co bu corn, 161, 0o0 bu cats, 900
bu
BALTIMORE. April 1a.-F1our dull and
changed; receipts. Sill bTls. exports none. Wheat
strong: spu and month Sl022t n1.0s: May. si.o3
al cas- steamer No, red, 99's G9atac; receipts
q s5S bu: exports none Southern wheat by
sample, simf.GS: Southern wheat grade. 99c@
s1.03. Corn strong: spot and month. S6isnSSssc;
May. S6i4M36sSc: steamer mixed Sii2635ssc: re-
ceipts 2fs.7e5 bu; exports. l07.l6S bu southern
white corn, 3703Ttsc; Southern yellow. SI0SSc
Oats firm; No. white 34lac: No. mixed, 3l0
32e; receips. 50, 702 tu exports, 10000 bu. Rye
strcng; No. 2 nearby, E9iaM59s4c; No. Western
65Ac; receipts. 1896 bE: exports none. Hay
steady; choice timothy Sl2J0nl3 Grain freights
frfner and business active: steam TO Liverpool
PER bushel. Sgd May Cork for orders. per quar-
ter. As April; Is sd May. Butter and eggs firm
and unchanged. Cheese steady and unchanged
CINCINNATI. April i9.-Flour firm. Wheat
firm; No. red CSC. Germ firm; No mixed
3215c. Oats firm; No mixed 2sc. Rye nrn ::
No. 3 53c Lard firm at s5.0ii@. Bulk meats
steady at So Bacon in fair demand. Whisky
firm at sl.20. Butter lower; me creamery. lsc !;
Ohio. 12Gi6c; dairy. 100llc. Sugar firm. Eggs
steady at &C. Cheese firm
TOLEDO. April l9.--wheat higher and steady !;
No 2. cash, $i03Ia: MAY. $1.02i4. Corn active and
steady; No. 2 mixed. s2c. Oats dull, but steady
Nc. mixed, sc Rye dull. but firm; No. =
cash. Sac bid. Glover seed active and higher;
prime cash, S3.o5.
DETROIT April 19-Wheat-No. white,
gTIAc: No. red cash and May. 99lac. Corn-NO.
2 mixed, SAC. Oats-No white 311sc. Rye-No
2, soc.
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For soldier. Going to Cuba.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
1t may not be known TO our army that
during the first of the last Cuban rebellion
the Cubans themselves said that the Span
ish soldiers would not have died in so great
numbers from the effects of the climate
had they worn flannel instead of linen. As
a great favor l beg that you bring this to
public notice insisting that at least each
and every man be provided with and wear
constantly such lightweight flannel BAN
dages as are worn in the Southern States
curing the cholera season, and that such
bandages be part of the outfit furnished
to sailors by the ladies' clubs. The Cuban
moonlight Is said TO be very dangerous TO
Northern eyes. and the night air. IL the
head is not protected. will cause frightful
headaches. have lived far south In Flor
ida near TO a Cuban settlement. and am
writing this in the interest of mothers and
wives whose sons and husbands are my
brothers and of whom ann i'm a measure
the keeper. SISTER ALIEN ANDRA
Madison Wis April IS
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sALEs OLE REAL EsTATE.
Thirteen Transfers. with a Total Con-
sideratiOn of $23.45O.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
Office Of Marion county Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at D. m. April 10. 1898.
furnished by Theo. Stein. abstracter of titles.
corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, In
dianapolis. Suite 22s, first Office focr The
Lemeke Telephone 1860:
Will r. Hook ct al. to George W. Morton,
Lot 81, and part of Lot so. f. T. Ffetch-
er's subdivision of T.. r. and s. X.
Fletcher's addition ...-.....: $1,000
husband. Lots IA and Is. Fletcher ct ais
subdivision Outlet &C. eec................ $3.50
James II. Emery to James M Stallard, part
of Lot ca Bruce Place addition. ........... 500
William w. Spencer to Robert Martindale,
part of Lots Fl and y, Square ], Martin
dales south addition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Robert w Cathcart ct al. Robert w.
Cathcart and wife, Lots 10 10, Morriss
subdivision of Malott Park ................ 300
John w Myers to Peter Huggler, Lots Z
and S. Carriers Orchard Grove. ............. 200
Aaron Morris to Wharton H. Clinton, Lot
Y, Johnson's East Washington-street adj
ditiOn $40
Hartford Saving and Investment Company
to Charles w. Kuetemeier and wife, Lot
511. Spann & Co. second Woodlawn all
dition OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
Eugene F. Lentz to William b. Milan and
wife, Lot 49, Lentz's heirs addition. $50
William II. Patterson to James II. Witty
and wife, Lot 26, Olleman ct al Belmont
Stoughton j. Fletcher to Isaac Rosengarten.
Lot Z. Cottage Home addition. ............. 500
Joel A. Baker Joseph w. Halleman
and wife. Lot 40. Bruce's addition. $500
Willard III. Coburn to Harry A. Mizzer.
Lot Ga, MIXERS East Washington-street
addition $500
Transfers 1S: consideration ...... 500 450
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SLIGHTLY WARMER AND FAIR
Predictions and Observations of the
Local Weather Bureau.

Forecast for indianapolis and vicinity for
twenty-four hours ending IL p. M, April 20:
Slightly warmer, fair weather on Tuesday.
General Conditions Yesterday-The storm
area moved northeastward over Canada,
the lower lakes and the States near the
northern Atlantic coast. Rain fell east of
the Mississippi; fair weather prevailed
west of the Mississippi. The temperature
fell in the central Mississippi valley the
lower Ohio valley and near the upper lakes;
elsewhere it rose.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 19-For
Ohio and Indiana-Fair Wednesday; fresh
northwesterly winds.
For Illinois-Fair weather: northwesterly
winds. yaa
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Mnnted Her sanity investigated.

A colored woman walked into Justice of
the Peace Habichs court Monday and said
she had come to find out what steps she
should take to have her mental condition
investigated. She said her husband had
made the statement in Police Court that
she was insane, and she wanted an exami-
nation made at once. Justice Habich told
her she would have to get some one to
make an affidavit as to her condition before
a commission could take UP her case. The
woman left. stating she did not believe this
could be done, no one except her nus
band thought she ives mentally unbalanced.
She had been having some domestic trod BILE
it appears. the result of which was a Police
Court hearing
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TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other Places

ST. LOUIS. April 19.-Flour slow. but steady.
Wheat higher. closing &c for May, 1e for July
and &c for September above yesterday. Spot
lower; No. 3 cash. elevator 81: track. $io04
May, 81 .02lE July. S25c asked: September, 37Sse
asked: No . hard. cash. 96c. Corn-Futures
firm and fractionaIy higher Spot higher: No. 2
cash, 29i5c; April. 2sl5c; May, 29ssc bid: July,
SoNc asked; September. 3l7sc asked. Flu
lures higher. but trading light. Spot
steadv; No. ?, cash. 27e; track. 27@275ac; April.
Z7cs May. zIlAc asked; July, 23%c bid September.
54c Flaxseed higher s1.23. Prime Timothy
seed s2.65G2.75. Germ meal firm at s15sGIl 60
Bran dun, but strong: east track sacked, 56c
Hay strong; prairie. sSdg. Butter lower, cream-
cry, l5GiSsc: dairy. 1lIl5c. Eggs firm al &C.
Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork higher:
standard mess s9S7lz. Lard frmer: prime S.:
chcce 500. Bacon-Boxed shoulders S5115 f2i&:
extra short clear, -: ribs IS s7l1. shorts Se
Drv-sat nneats--Boxed shoulders. $f50fpa.62is
extra zhcTt-clear S5.21; ribs $H.31te shorts ST. So
Flour $500 bris wheat. ls.o0o bus corn.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. April 19--Prade in cattle to-day
was dull at about yesterdays prices. No choice
cattle offered. the receipts averaging poorly
in quality Stockers and feeders sold at So ESQ
4.65; bulls, ST. s0mS.90; cows and hefers, 81 zoo
400 Calves active but a trife lower, choice
selling at s5.50Q565.
Trade in hogs active at strong prices, sales
Sales were largely at $3s0d3.90, pTime light SELL
Ing 1Oc under the best. Pigs sold largely at s3.15
as 40 and at So so for heavy weights. Prime
light pigs sold at S3.S1la
Sheep were fairly active at unchanged prices
Trades were made at a3.50fc4.65 YearIings and
mixed lots went at s4.2o@4.S0 and lambs at $40
Receipts Cattle. 1000; calves. 200; hogs. 81. oOo
sheep, 1000
KANSAS CITY. April 9.-Cattle-Receipts
$50. D.essed beef cattle active and steady to
Zoe higher: prices ranged at SS65M3.70 for natives
Western fed steers, $3656465; and heifers
Westerns at sS.25G4.65; stockers and feeders I'M
changed at 81. 3004. -: bulls scarce and higher
Hogs-Receipts. Is. Asa. Little change notice
able in the hog market; sales Were largely at
$3.e0ar3IJ; top price, 2S23r heavies $3.65N3S2ls;
mediums. $Sj5@S.7o; lights ss.i0f3.e5; pigs. 1926
aS.55.
sheels-Receipts, 1850 Market active ana
steady; muttons sold at $4.s5G475; wooled lambs.
Ss65.a5; clipped lambs, A75@5.
ST LOUIS April l9-e'attle-Receipts. 1eeo
including 500 Texans shipments. go. Market
steady; fair 20 fancy native shipping and export
steers. sseIG5,35. bulk At 81 50ff510: dressed beef
and butchers steers. ss.s0W5 10. bulk at sf.eofD
465 steers under ieo0 his 8.s00tsQ, bulk al 81 20
@4ibs ktnpksfa and Feeders. xs.aaf4.00. bulk az
ss.ss4asQ: rsNs and heltcxs so ~; Texas and
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NEW YORK, April 19.--Butter- Receipts. 1908
packages Market firm; Western creamery, lSp
1Sc; Elgins, 1Sc; factory 15Gl7c. Cheese-Re-
ceipts 2.lT4 packages. Market steady; large,
choice. 7laQ7%c; small. 7a4@sAc: light skins, 5ai
16Ac; part skins. 4G6c full skins. 243c. Eggs
Receipts 12,44S packages Market firmer; West
ern 11@11Mc; Southern, 994@1OAc
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-Butter dull and
1sG1c lower; fancy Western creamery, 1Sl2c;
fancy Western prints Zoe Eggs firm and 1sc
higher; fresh nearby and fresh Western lie;
fresh Southern. 10c. Cheese firm.
KANSAS CITY, April 19.-Butter steady;
candled Missouri and Kansas stock, SIZE, cases
returned; seconds, &c.
CHICAGO April l9-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market steady: creamery.
1sqi7c; dairy. 12@16c. Cheese firm at 71agi2Hc.
Eggs firm fresh, Ice.
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NEW YORK, April Especial cable and tele-
graphic dispatches to Bradstreet covering the
principal points of accumulation indicate the fol
lowing changes in available supplies last Satur-
day as compared with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat--Unted States and Canada. east of the
Rocky mountars, decrease, ]. 436. 900 bu aoat for
and in Europe. decrease. 100000 bu: world :
supply, total decrease 1876. 600 bu. Corn-United
States and Canada east of Rocky mountains, de-
crease 5,40S 600 bu. Oats-Unted States and
Canada east of Rocky mountains decrease,
1905 coo blu. Among the important reductions as
given by Bradstreet, not reported in the Of
fetal visible wheat supply statement, the de-
creases of $50. 600 bu at Manitoba storage Ioints
100000 at Northwestern interior elevators and
&c. 600 at Portland. Me- The important gains not
otherwise reported are the increases of 100 900
bu at New Orleans. Il. eco at Cleveland, 5000 at
Winnipeg and $1,000 each at Akron and Calves
on
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Sea-
honrd Com m e rciaI Mefrnnalis


NEW YORK, April 9.-Flour-Receipts, 20, 42S
brls exports. i,22S brls. Market more active and
steady, but not Quotably higher; winter straights
$4.Gc@4.7O; Minnesota patents. s5.25@5s5. Rye
flour firner at $2.S5@3.3O Corn meal firm; yellow
Western. Tic; city, 72c. Rye firmer; No. 2 West
ern, 61G61l5c. Barley firm. Barley malt firm;
Western, 54@65c.
Wheat-Receipts, 147O75 bu exports, 156,677 bu
Spot steady No. red $1O9%, f. O. b. ahoat
Options had a strong, active opening on critical
war prospects and jump in Liverpool cables
Part Of the advance lost during the day,
however, under realizing sales fine crop accounts
disappointing French cables in face of big export
demand; closed steady at %@1asc net advance;
No. red May, $1O7ss@1.OS closed at sLO7%.
Corn-Receipts, sS5, 700 blu; exports, 129777 bu.
Spot firm; No. @ S77sc. Options strong and active
all day. governed by buIlish cables and an enor-
nous export inquiry; closed sc net higher; May,
1896 S-16c. closed at 36Mc.
Oats-Receipts, 400 blu; exports. 1850 blu.
Spot quiet; No. 2, 3Os4c; No. white, S2Hc. OPP
tons showed steadiness without activity and
closed &c net higher May closed at 30ssc.
Hay dull Hops quiet. Hides quiet. Leather
steady.
Beef firm Cut meats quiet Lard steady;
Western steam, s5.47lA refined steady. Pork
quiet short-clear, $lO.25@12.5O. Tallow steady.
Cotton-seed oil firm; prime crude. 1slAG2Oc;
Coffee-optons opened steady. with prices I'M
changed to points lower, ruled dull and fea-
tureless with tendency downward under lack of
speculative support; trading chiefly of profess
siona character and chiefly for closing out of ac-
counts owing to warlike political news: closed
steady, with prices 10 points higher to 10 points
lower. Sales $4,000 bags, including: April. 5 .0@
5.S5c May. 5.75GD5s0c. Spot coffee--Rio dull No.
Z, invoice SIC, jobbing &c. Mild coffee quiet Rio
Receipts 1.-TWO days, 12COO bags; cleared for
5000 bags; stock $4,000 bags. Total warehouse
deliveries from the United States. 49, sos bags in
Guiding so from New York; New York stock
to-day, f9S 62S bags; United States stock 500 7of
bags: afoat fer the United States, 100000 bags;
total visible for the United States 10e9 7O4 bags
against 561. sol last year and $685. 420 in 1896
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining 3l5c cen
trifugal. SO test, 1-16c; refined firm