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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-05
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire
70 Z. T. f. Smith & Co., ST Paul. mem
per 9ers OF the New York stock exchange and
Chicago board Of trade.-London Marx
Lane express says nothing new to saw on
English wheat sown in September and Oc
toper, last reports from Argentine grow
MIG m6re "n nneve e3ceIent Australian promise
VIII require to import fully half million
quarters wheat in 1900 but expects nroh-
a abO5y puy OF Australia and India rather
IMAM America.-St. Louis wires: Gust
taking to Mr.. Kelly, Of Nashville, Tenn.
the brains of the Tennessee millers' crowd
NE says you VIII find over 100000 of the
down his way as they wanted five times
that much, but could not get it. 'SParis
~ REV o Y loTgE Flo Pi9ur t9 10 lover
1882; exports, 26,22S; market was at first
dull and easy, but on the late upturn in
wheat buyers appeared willing to paw old
asking prices and fair business trans
straights, $3.30@3.45; Minnesota patents
$3.75Q4; DO bakers, $2SOQ31O; winter ex
5 5ras' s260QS; winter, low grades, $225@
nominal BIu1ckwheat neglected. Wheat
Receipts. 257,776; exports, 1O3, 1893: sales.
z.loeVOO futures; spot firmer; No. red
49, 79G l. O. 0. afoat; No northern, Duluth
No l hard, Duluth. 7Sa4c +. O. b. afioat
NO. 2 red, 71AQn15c elevator; options
c cIOsed "a at 7oi 2g9$c net higher January
at 741Ac; May, 73MG74c, Closing At 0T 74c
July, 74@!41Sc, closing at 7414c Corn-Re,
ee1pts, 64,7I2; exports, 230, $50; spot steady:
options closed: May, 38Hc; Decembeir
SSS1Sc: Oats-Receipts, 120, 400; exports
g ~ 655; spot dull; No 2, 2913@9Oc; No. 3, 29c;
No white, Bic; options neglected. 49,
GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-NeW York
Dec. 4-The statement of the visible sun
ply OF grain in store and afioat on sat
urday, Dec. 2, as compiled by the New
York produce exchange, is as Follows.
Wheat he IT. 55,77S,OOO; decrease, $4,000 Corn
!1,7l2,OOO; increase, 10000 Oats. 6.158 0O0
135, 0O0 Barley, $4,000; increase. Ss4 060
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Dec 4~FIour
steady Wheat 19c higher; No. 1 north
ern, 65@6512c; No. northern, 631b6I641hc
Rye quiet: No. l, 541zd55c Barley weak:
No 2, 42Ac; sample, 35@41c Oats Mc
lower. 2414@2412c. AZ
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 4.-Wheat futures
closed quiet; December, 5s esd; March
5s sgd; May, 5s SGD.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

D DULUTH. MINI, Dec. 4,-Market dull
$3.50 sold up to 67Ac at $40, off to o. s71S &c
at 49, s up to SIS at noon no and Closed 10
price. Cash Sales-No l hard, % cars.
64Ac; so1 No ! naoorthern, cars, 6Sasc; 10000
No; 2 northern, 5000 bu, 6S5sG6lasc; No. 3
spring, cars, 574c; rejected, l car, 5S% c;
flax, 10000 bu, 81. 3ONQi 3O1k WReatWTo''
! hard; cash. 645sc; to arrive, $3.50; No.
l northern, cash, 63%c; to arrive, 695sc:
December, $3.50; May. 6S5ac; July, Sc:
NO. northern northern, 611sc; No. 8 spring, $3.50;
oats, 23Q2212c; rye. 47c; barley, 33635c
Il flax X cash, $50; December, 81 20; May''
q o;SS1s; corn. 2SAc. Receipts-Wheat, 547,
az bu; rye, I,751 blu; barley, 80, O04 bu: flax.
1924 b. bu -. Shipments-W SAG, SIS bu
n nG' 26S, 81 bu Wheat stocks last week:
No l hard, 1,162,977 bu; No. 1 northern
1880, 400 blu; No: 2 northern, 594, asa bu
No. spring, 1891 bu; rejected, 49, G65
a adas9 bu total, 6,262; 268 bu decrease, 1888
VA b4 10 st stocks last year, 1850, All bu;
295 bu; barley, S46,S39 bu; flax, 543,577 bu.
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CHICAGO, Dec. Although wheat was
easy early the market turned firm on a
bullish December crop report, decrease
IN the visible and moderate receipts, clos
ing strong. May was CSC over Saturday at
69U69lsc. Corn and oats closed unchang-
ed Provisions, sustained by a good de-
mand. light home supply, and p! edicted
shortaSe in products, closed 212Q5c higher.
Although wheat at the opening was &c
up for May, the feeling was not bullish.
Cables were lower, and an increase in
the visible of about 100000 bu was ex-
pected. The demand was anything but
pressing, and in a dull sort of way the
market eased off, May to 6SAQ6S2sc. At
this point it steadied, and as statistics
bullish in tone arrived advanced to a
strong close
The visible hit the prophets by show
ing a decrease Of IS, 900 bu Receipts only
moderate We're reported, and the Orange
Judd Farmer came out with the asser-
ton that the wheat growth is rank and
sappy-very susceptible to cold weather,
and that fly damages in the sown fields
Of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys are
greater than appreciated by growers
themselves. Primary receipts were only
COS, 400 bu, compared with 1,720,S00 bu a
year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported so cars against 1887 for two
days. last week, and 1,6H a year ago.
contract.
The advance carried May to 6g1kc, and
the close was sc over Saturday at $50
C9kc. During the last hour the market
was rather active. Clearances were 545,-
ooC blu. Worlds shipments were much
under last years, $4,000 blu, compared
with 9S4t,0O0 bu.
Corn was easy and trade dull. De-
cember lost 1kc, and the discount under
May widened to 212c. Cash corn fell off
HGl19c. With colder weather expected to
bring forth liberal offerings there was
little disposition TO buy. The visible In
creased 10000 blu, and local stocks $4,000
bu. Receipts here were 140 cars and at
primary points $4,000 blu, compared with
b5S,50O BIZ last year. December ranged
&l2c to 3OBN3OAc, and closed unchanged
from Saturday, 32lsG52Ac.
oats were firm, a good cash demand
being the strengthening factor Two
hundred and forty thousand bu were
worked by one concern alone. The total
stock, -9i5,O09 bu, increased $1,000 Blu.
The visible expanded 263 600. May ranged
e37sc. . y
Provisions opened strong, and though
the market eased off some the firnness
was maintained to the close. January
pork early was up 1212c. Hogs-Receipts
were light and prices for them higher.
The outside demand opened for them
higher; the outside demand improved.
and there was considerable talk Of a
shortage in products on January delivery
Gay, all Of which was productive of back
bone for the price. There was consider
able buying of lard and ribs and of Jan
ua1y pork. The advance was checked bv
standing selling orders, but the loss on
protit-taking was less than the early gain,
January pork ranged from So. 471b to
@El1@, closing at $3.50. May lard closed
at $640; May ribs at $500.
Estimates tomorrow: Wheat. 165 cars.
corn, 5F5 cars; oats, 800 cars; hogs, 81, OOC
head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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gus sold today at $40; inferior to good
steers l0c to 15c lower; cow market easy;
Gamers steady; feeders quiet good to
5.25; mixed stockers, s3@37O; selected
feeders, $4@4.50; good to choice cows, 49, 20
g4 h99,s hsel1fee dg, $S15@54O Gamers $500
@ SI we $4SOg5.6O; grass Texas steers S. %
Hogss-Actiye 5Q1Oc higher; closed weak
e e RI. few left mixed and butchers, $3.50
rough heavy, $3.75@4S5; bulk Of sales,
$4,000. Sheep-Good to choice sheep and
lambs firm and active; others steady to
@5.55; Western wethers, $4.25@4.55; West
ern ~ lambs, s5@5.5O. Receipts-Cattle,
1890 go hogs G441$ 60 600; sheep, 10000:
stockers and feeders. 50. 3O045 80; cows and
n ss I6e - $294;6O Texas and Indian steers,
pigs and light, $3S5@39O packers, $3.50
I; butchers. $3.95@4.05. Sheep-Receipts.
800 strong; muttons, $494.35; lambs, s. Is
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.-Cattle-Re
ceipts 5000; steady to weak; native
steers, s4@6.4O; cows and heifers. $1,000
~ IT,. stoekers and feeders. $4,000 CO.
active; bulk Of sales, So. 8Oa5 S2]Z. Sheep,
receipts. 2,00O; steady; lambs, s4Q535;
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 4.-Cattle-Re-
steers. $4.5O66: Western steers, s4G4 so:
Texas steers. 49, 1904 %; cows and heffers'
Ty; $3.50 stockers and and feeders. $4,000 So
tHogs-Receipts, 5000: shade to sc higher;
bulk Of sales, $3.8513 921a Sheep-Receipts'
S z steady; lambs. $z.25@5.45; muttons,
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. 4.-Cattle-Re-
$50; market steady. Sales: cows, az
915: $3.50; cows, av 1,G20 1925; s stock
he h1eifers, ay 6O4, $3.50; s stock heifers, av
320 $50; bulls aV 900 $3.50. buIls az,
$50, 50; 2 bulls, av 1850, 1925; IL stockers
and feeders, av 100, So. 30; Is stockers and
feeders, ay $50 $425; calves. av 300. $3.50;
81. Hogs-Receipts 700; Saturday. 2.S11:
shipments, $40; market stronger, selling
So. 1908. 50; bulk of sales 50 75O3 40
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK COFFEE-New York,
Dec 4.-Coffee futures opened steady
with prices to 10 points higher and ruled
firm all day on active covering, together
with investment and foreign buying in
spired by very favorable cables from Eu-
ropean markets, light Brazilian receipts
and fear OF general outbreak of bubonic
plague in Brazil; the market wore off at
the close under furry of realizing, and
was finally barely steady with prices s
points higher to lower; total sales, 81, $50
bags. including December. 6,05c January,
6.10@6. 15c; February. 6.20c; March, 5000
6.S0c; April, 6.35c; May, 6.S0G6.4O; June,
6;3OQ6.4 0c; July, 6.4OG6. Acc; August, 6.5Oc;
September, 6.45@655. Spot coffee steady;
No. z invoice, 7c; No. Z jobbing, 71ac; mild
steady; Cordova, 6%@11Ac. Sugar-Raw
steady; refined steady.
BUTTER AND EGGS---New York, Dec
Western creamery 23@27c; June do, 220
25c; factory, 151k@20c. Eggs-Receipts,
mark, 14120c.
Chicago, Dec. 4.-Butter strong; cream
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Northern

Other Grains-Winter wheat, a; No 5
corn, 8; No. corn. 2; No. oats, II; no
grade oats, 2; No. 8 rye, 2; No. barley,
fax, 10; rejected fax, 10; no grade flax s.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-No / hard,
!; No. l northern, 145; No. northern, Ii;
winter wheat, 2; No. corn, /; No oats.
20; No. rye, l. No. 4 barley, 2.
Receipts-Wheat, $50 cars, PSI, 800 blu;
cor m, 1900 bu; oats, 1850 bu; barley,
~ o0 bu; rye, 1850 blu; fax, 1880 bu; fuel
oil, 216,S32 lbs; -four 2,2n bbls.
Shipments-Wheat, 106 cars, sc, 500 bu;
corn, $40 bu: oats, 9,S4O bu; barley, 3S46
pp; rye 1000 bu; flax $3.50 blu; flour, 5O,56S
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ST. PAIL PRnnIcE


Official quotations on produce are no
longer furnished by the st. Paul produce
exchange. Unofficial quotations for lots
changing hands in the open market are
Butter-FIrm and in active demand. Re-
ceipts light Creameries-E Csc;
flrsts, 25e; Dairies-Hand separator, &c;
extras, WQ2lc; f1rsts, 18@19c Ladies'
Extras. 16c; packing stock, 14Ac.
Cheese-Market firm and active. Twins,
fancy. full cream, 121k@13c; full cream,
oq18ag s Ahmer1 6Tck new 1s914c i, brick No
grade, 71k@11c., - -
Egg aaoAI4 shows , hrmness; receipts
bulk; Fresh stock. cases included, loss
Beans-Market firm. Fancy navy, per blu,
81 medium, hand-picked, per Blu, 81. 40
Peas11Yellow peas. $40; fancy green,
Caulihower per bus si SSfoS Is:
parsley, per doz i5c; esq plant, PEE per 1 bG'
Cabbage~Steady. Per ton $50 s2o 3D.
Grapes Catawba, 16c Almeras, per keg,
$7@8. 80 7+'-S-Ss
Apples-The New York market steady
and higher prices are being paid Lo-
cally no material advance has been
made, but dealers predict higher values
AL CHS "a OOAAdlAIdIlS1 FANCY,
per Dbl, $4.50Q5; fancy eating, per Dbl
$3.25@3bO; fancy cooking, per Dbl, $2.756
3;25: fancy Ben Davis, $325@S. so; choice
Ben Davis, $275Q3.25.
Lemons Receipts liberal; demand good
fornia. per box, $450a5. '''''S''' 0''i-
na nsvs s5 sg gsF nes 81 cafor
Nuts:-Hickory., per bu, $1@1 25: black
walnuts, per bu, 75cQS1; new California
walnuts. per ID. 13c; peanuts raw, per
Id, &c; peanuts, roasted, per Id 7c; Bra
zils, per ID &c; pecans, medium, 11@
111sc; hazelnuts, per Id. Bose; chestnuts.
new, per Id, 12@15c.
Bananas-Supply large; demand active.
Choice shipping, $2Q2.25.
Figs and Dates-Figs. new, California,
per box. $25; Fard dates. 10-lb boxes.
S@9c; Hallowee dates, new. &c.
Apple Cider-Sweet. per bbl So: sweet.
per half Dbl. s275; hard. per Dbl, So.
fair. Veal, fancy, Sc; veal, medium,
TIC; hogs, country-dressed, 4%@6c:
mutton. country-dresse 667c: milk
fancy, S@1Oc; culls, &c; chickens, 7971bc;
hens, &c; ducks, &c; geese, 7c
at firm prices; other kinds weak.
Springs. &c; hens, &c; turkeys, &c; ducks,
fancy, &c; geese, &c.
| Fish-Fair demand. Croppies, per ID. e1b
@7c: pickerel. per lb. 4c: pike. per ID.
rTTnEc pTTTc AMI Trnor q
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MISCELLANEOUS

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 4.-Wheat OPEN
ed strong.
December wheat opened at 611kc against
Gle, Saturdays close, advanced to 61slc
declined to 611sQ6lAc, and firmed up to
61Ac by noon.
May wheat opened at 65Ac. against
H7sQ65c Saturday, advanced to 65A @6535c.
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SHEEP.

Compare tive receipts:
Total for today (estimatedD ..........1 600
A week ago .........: ...................11S 1888
Quotations: Fat sheep. $s.5oGs.So stock ok
sheep, $2.75Q3. 25; feeders, $S50@4; fat
lambs, A;25@475; stock lambs, $S.5O6455;
buck lambs. So; bucks, 81. 25@2. rs.
Sheep receipts were little heavier than
the same day a year ago. The bulk of
the stuff was on the feeder order. ana
the quality was good. The market was
fully steady on the sales made. No
lambs were among the offerings. Repre-
sentative sales:
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TlGHTNESS in MONEY
WEAKNESS OF STOCKS Is DIRECT
LIZ TRACEABLB TO THAT
CAUSE
ANTITRUST DECISION FIGURED

Was Regarded, However, as Apply
ing to Only Such Combinations
as the One Affected, and as Hav-
ing No Bearing Whatever Upon
the Average Industrials-FaVOr
BILE Bank Statement.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
red, 65h@67c: Corn-No. e. % Soc: No NO ;
yellow, S0AQSO1ac. Oats-No. q 22s1 G2sc
30, white. -2251Ac; No. white. 241hSS25c''
Flaxseed-No. l and n. w, 81 70 '5 GIoXZ2ar
CONTRACT grade, $7.75. Timothv Seed 4Jer
Prlme, $3.50; Pork-Mess. per Dbl, $3.50
s sSt L ard 100 lbs, $485@5171h. RIBS
DRY sailed, CboXed. 59sG5kc. Sides
Short, clear Cboxed), So 2OG5. 80 Whisl[v-
PPl nndit finished goods per gal. $iS81
bu; corn. $4,000 blu: oats. 1920 hi, ~
1900 bu; barley, 101,O0 bu. Shinmeentss
FL Ei0 cur 5000 bbls wheat 5000 bu: corn
f0o,goO bq; o6 oats. 100000 bu; rye. 1000 bu:
change today the butter market w T3.
strong; creameries. 16026c; diaries. 160595ns
Che es 7oSII 1l&91212c. Eggs-Firml::
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The receipts thus far in December, COM
pared with the same period in December,
1893, show a decrease Of 339 cattle, a de-
crease of 251 calves, a decrease of 1,488
hogs. a decrease of 1884 sheep, a decrease
OF 19 horses, a decrease Of 80 cars.
The total receipts thus far this year,
compared with the same period in 1898,
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W. NJ. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION COMPANY,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Union Stock Yards,
SOUTH ST. PAUL,

:, Consignmepts and correspondence So
plication.
We DO a strictly commission business.
NO i've stock bought or sold on our own
References-Stock. Yards bank, South
g. Hauli Security bank, Zumbrota; Hon:
a. Il koerner, state treasurer, Capitol
Ter. st. Paul National bank. St. Paul.
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SOUTH ST. PAUL, Dec. 4.-The re-
ceiptts at the Union stock yards today
lestimated) were: Cattle, u.s. calves, no;
hogs, 300; sheep, 1000; horses, none; cars,
The official receipts Saturday were:
Cattle Gait. n 70; calves. Z; hogs; TIA; sheep,
over which Saturdays receipts came in
and the number of loads hauled by each:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheer. Mixed.
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WHEAT TURNED FIRM
MARKET WAS EASY EARLY, BUT
FIRMED UP ON BULLISH CROP
REPORTS
DECREASE IN THE VISIBLE

Another Factor That Tended to
Strengthen the Hands of the Bull
EIement-CRbles Were Lower,
and The Outlook at the Start Was
Anything but FavOrabIe-COrn
and Oats Closed Unchanged.
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Cattle. Hogs. Sheen

Among the shippers on the market
were: John Bigel, Augusta, cattle: Brock
man & Co, Minnewaukee, cattle; IT. F
Chaffee, Wheatland, loads sheen:
Armenia & Shorn, Columbus, loads
cattle; c. Jones. Mantorville, cattle and
hogs; p Holton Kenyon, cattle and
hogs; l. NJ. Richardson, Turtle Lake.
tle w. Jautz, East Henderson. hogs: M
K. Burg, Nicollet, hogs; LIE Barron e,
Conroy Lyle, cattle; Lughlin & Hines
OwatOnna. hogs.
CHICAGO, Dec -Cattle-Choice to ex-
ira, strong; Herefords and Aberdeen An
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cries. 1eQ2sc; diaries, 1920. Eggs firm,

cries, 1eQ2ec; diaries, 16@22c. Eggs Army
fresh, 19Q191ac. ---e-.
Elgin, ILL.,, Dec. 4.-Butter steady, 261kc.
Sixty tubs were offered for sale, but no
bids were made. Sales for the week,
$500 tubs.
The flaxseed market was weak, as COM
pared with former days, but still strong
as a speculative venture Receipts here
were So cars, 80 cars at Duluth and ~
cars at Minneapolis. Cash flax at S139,
December at s1:35A, and May at 1884,
per blu. Cash timothy seed closed at 81. IS
apolis faxseed quoted at $1.83 per blu.
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Quick Time to St. Louis and Hot
Springs.

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
mas mas shortened the time to ST. Louis and
cial," leaving st. Paul at p. m. daily,
Ssrrives at st. Louis at 2:15 D. M, Hot
springs $40 a. M, four hours shorter than
street; depot. Broadway, foot of Fourth.
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a week ago Observation-Disclosures. ,O14
QuotatioIns Native: Choice butcher
cows and heifers, $4,000; fair to good,
choice butcher steers, $4.75@5.25; fair to
good. $4.50@4.75; fat bulls $39S.50; bologna
bulls, $2.50@3; veal calves, $4.50@6; choice
stock cows and heifers, $310@3.35; fair
to good, $393.10; common and
tailings, $2.5O@2. go; heller calves,
$3Q3.50; choice stockers and feed
ers, $3.50Q4; fair to good, $92503. so;
common and tailings, So. 1908; steer calves.
$4d4.50; stock and feeding bulls, $25O@3. 25;
stays and oxen, $2.75@3.5O; mixers and
springers, $25045 Western: Choice
butcher cows and heifers, $3.75@425; fair
to good, $3.25@375; thin COWS and Gamers,
$2.50@3; choice butcher steers, $4.5005; fair
to good, S4.25@4.50; stock cows and heifers,
$685. 40; common and tailings, $2.5S@3;
stockers and feeders, So. 50@4.50; common
and tailings, $2.75@3.25.
Cattle receipts were light, less than halt
the same day a year ago. There was
practically no change over last week, and
no .quotable difference in prices. The
quality was only fair, with the exception
of a few head of fat cows and a bunch
Of stockers that were good. Common
cattle sold very low. Butcher cattle were
in good demand and sold readily.
Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and HeiferS-
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Cross Fox-$4d20. according to beauty.
Muskrat Winter, 9Q11c; fall, 7Q9c
kits. &c.
at propOrtionate prices.
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Mich Cow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the
demand were both light. Prices ruled
steady at last weeks decline. good cows
NO. Price: NO. Price
2-cows SIC 00l1 cow .$35 On
COW ........... 80 DOL
The sales for the twenty-four, hours
ending at O'Clock, the closing hour for
the butcher market each buyer purchas-
Ing, the number of head indicated, were as
follows. - -
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOG RECEIPTS WE'RE LIGHT.
WITH A STRONG AND ACTIVE
MARKET

LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE
No QuOtabIe Changes Over Last
Week-The Quality of the Stuff
In, With the Exception of a Few
Choice Head of Fat Cows, Was
Only Fair-COmmOn Stun Sold
LOw-SheeD Steady.
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HIDES, PELTs AND WOOL.

Hides. Pelts, Wool, Etc.-Quotations fur
Third street. st. Paul. MINI.
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*Loss.
HOGS.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ..........".30 300
Quotations: Mixed and butchers. So $50
3.75; heavy packing and rough, $35503. 60;
good to prime light, $3.6712@375; Stays
and boars, .$1.5O@3; pigs. So. 25Q3.50
Hog receipts were light, with a strong
and active market. Mixed hogs sold
around $780, with butchers and light at
$39212@3.75. Heavy ends brought $3.50
$50. Representative sales:
Mixed and Butchers
No. WtDg;. Prise No. WtDg: Price
IS ~. 22O ;. 5 60 .... 3i5 :. is
Good to Prime Light
OF $500. ....,................ 1873 Al IS 10
Heavy Packing and Rough Ends
- ::. "a "a :: Sc g So. ''' 50 60
Stays and Bears
! C. $50 80 81 Is / ..... $50 :. 81 50
CATTLE.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated). ............ 1886
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eernn1 CSC; No. 2 northern. Gle; faxseed,.
Q2.9O.
Rye -four per Dbl, pure, 81. 65@2.75.
Bran in bulk, s119i1.5O shorts in bulk,
sl1ql1.5O; middlings in bulk, $12@12.5O.
low, 29a4 Q3Oc
~ oats-No. oats, 2SA@231kc; No 8 white,
2314Q231ac.
Rye-No. 2 rye quoted at 47hc.
Barley ranges from 33G40c
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn in
sacks, per ton, sacks EXTRA to- jebhers
only, $122501250
No. ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats,
0O-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1275013
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-05
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Charles H F. Smith &
Co, members of the New York stock ex-
change, Pioneer Press building, who Lave
direct wires to Chicago and New York.
Closing prices are bid:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-15

MERCHANTS will And the INTEL
ligencer the best medium for adver-
tlsIng their Christmas Goods,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-15
PROSPECTING FOR GOLD.

In Alaska and the Many Sore DiSap-
pointmsnts which Bsfall the Over
sanpuine Tenderfoot Who Invades
That Land Of Glaciers and Gold
Graphically Described by ". B.
Egerter.
To the Editor Of the Intelllgeneer.
sIR;-"Grnveyard Of endless aspira-
tons birthplace Of countless hopes"
So thought while the little steamer
"pora" carried me along the mountain
Gus coast on my way to home and
friends. How many people had veNtur-
cd into 1t eighteen months before,
theh. eyes agIow. their spirits enthu-
slastlc. their views hlgh-eolored, their
expectations unlimited. Many possess
Cd so-cailed tips" in the shape Of
maps and verbal directions. They
would not have to search for gold
mines! Indeed. no. They knew Just
where 10 go. A few weeks work would
amply repay All their trouble, Dig9
what absurdlty! They would pick mug
gets from the sands, Ike pebbles bag
them and return in triumph to their cx-
pectunt families and friends.
several outftting Frms in Seattle,
Portland and San Francisco knew all
worth knowing about the country and
told their susceptible customers OF l'aI-
tlcuiarly rich streams. which werH 70
he recognized by special bOulders and
iondminntlts. Yes, miners bringing out
nneSsuroless wealth several years pre-
vlolle hnd furnished these charts ana
! deEcrlutiOns. Had they spoken TO
these men? No, but they possrssed
frlendy whose friends had known q
man whose uncle had met a gold dig
| rer who knew the 'pard" OF prosnec.
Tor having trnVersed those regions nnu
though said prospectOr was now dcng,
| his heirs were able 10 show maps lett
Nv him-mapH with detailed lnfOrma-
| tion M to the location Of Valuable
nlInep. OF course, these heirs guarded
INC secret pNcredly. yet IN Il moment OF
frIendly confidence, they had Impaired
Tie welcome news 10 the prospectorH
former friend, and 10! by way OF TINS
frleudB nephew'a friend II had Deen
handed down to tho present Informant
The average gold seeker was In .Huch
d state ~ excitement that he swallow
ed vague and improbable tnlcE OF ms
nature With greedy gulllbllity.
Poor llluslOniats! you might nave
made them believe Alusku prnduced
enormous watormelonH OF solid gold.
or the five thousand people entering
the country At VAldes the minority
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-15
CRAWFORD TRIAL
Began yesterday in the Ohio County
Criminal Court and
.EEClTES GENERAL INTEREST.

The Prisoner Is Charged With One
Of The Worst Of Grimes, and 1Euch
Of the Testimony is Of q Character
Unft for Publieation-His TEN
Year-old stepdaughtsr is the Vic
tim Of tie Alleged Assault.