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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16
OTHER GRAIN.

GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire to
{. II; F Smith Co., st. Paul members of
s me New York stock exchange and Chicago
board of trade.-Kansas City wires: An
exporter tells me this is the first morning
Tor long time that he has had any accep-
tances on his cables. New York: Argen-
nomenaly e.-Liverpool Wheat, clos
ing: March ed and May 11sd lower for the
day; corn dull; March and May Xd lower for
the day.
GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-New York. Feb.
15.-Special cable and telegraphic dispatches
to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes
day. as compared with the preceding Satur-
day: Wheat, United States and Canada, east
OF Rockies, increase, 67S.o00; Liverpool Corn
Trade News afioat for and in Europe, in
crease, 100000 bu; total supply increase,
I,SiS,C0O bu. Corn, United States and Can
ada east of Rockies, increase, secs, ,OO0 Oats,
United States and Canada east of Rockies,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 15-Flour, dull
Wheat, lower; No. l northern, 72lS@072%c; No.
2 northern, 701A@71c. Oats. lower: S014 3O34c.
Rye' steady; No ], &c Barley. steady; No.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-Wheat, unsettled; No.
2 red cash, elevator. 74c; track, 75c; Febru-
ary, &c; May, 757s@75a4c; July, 7o9sc; No. 2
track, S5c; February, 341ac; May, 34N@S5c
July 3512c. Oats, lower; No. cash, 2S1bc;
track tract o2;T 2s@2si4e February, 2s1Ae; May 2sAc;
July, 251sc; No. white, 301a631c. Rye, firm,
5712c. Flaxseed, nominally, SLIP
, KANSAS CITY, No. Feb. l5.mwheat 1c
? red, 73c; No. 3. 66@70c: No 2 spring, $50
G5c; No. 3. -61@6ic Corn steady; No 2
mixed, S2i2c; No. white, 33c; No g. 321ac
Oats: steady: No. white, 29a4 M301ac. Rye,
steady, No. 2, 5415c.
LIVERPOOL-Feb. 15.-Wheat spot, firm
Corn. spot, easy; American mixed news 3s
64c. American mixed old IS, Sd. Corn
futures. February, nothing quoted; March,
steady; 3s 5asd; May, steady, IS 5Hd
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Flour-Receipts,
S,2So bbls; exports. 2.17O bbls Inactive and
noomainal!y easier; Minnesota patents. $3.50
40; winter straights. $5.55@3.65. Wheat
Exports. 24,21 bu; spo., strong; No red,
S5esc f. o. b., af1oat; options weak as result
of improved weather West and lower cables
Local houses unloaded, foreigners traded both
ways. seaboard clearances were light, export
trade small and weakness continued until
checked in the afternoon by covering on
predictions of rain West to be followed by
cold wave. Closed firm at partial nc net
advance. March. S1N@S2ssc; closed S2asc
Corn-Receipts, 975 bu; exports, 105 ,26S bu
Spot, firm; No. 2, 43A@45Ac f. o. b., aloat;
options after weak start on cables and
liquidation rallied later with wheat and
closed steady at 1Ac net decline. May 43s0
411sc; closed, 419sc. Oats-Recetpts 5000 bu ;
exports. S575 bu; spot. strong; No. 2, 35lac;
No. 2 white. 961&937c; options dull.
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St. Fou/ Markets,

PRoDUCE-All kinds of produce continues
to sell at steady prices.
The following are the quotations as cor
rected daily by Jett & Woods:
Apples-Per Bbl-Russet, So. .75@4.25; Baldwin,
S.S@4 80; Greenng So. 7oQ4.50; other va
rieties So. 3.75@4.50.
S2@2. .25; small punches, $1,000.
Beans-Per Bu-Fancy, $1.25G1.35; dirty lots,
6og65e; brown. fancy, $1.25; medium, hand
Bee. .Country-dressed, fancy, e@Se; rough,
4@6c.
Butter-Per Lb-Creameries, extras, 17@1sc;
creameries, hrsts, 16@1612c; crameries
gathered cream 14@16c; dairies, extras, 15c;
irsts, 14@15c; roll and print, 12@15c; pack
ing goods 1Oc. sH
Cabbage-Home- grown, $1.5O@175.
Cheese-Per LIB : Brick No. l. 1@11kc;
twins fancy, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
ojdaEsWse gs2e pTmoft pap b5 S@ss s@S 60 sweet nor
half-bbl, $275@3.
Cranberries-Bell and bugle, $67567 bell
and cherry. $e@e.5o; Cape Cod, $6.75@7
Eggs-Fresh, subject to loss off, new, cases
included, 19Q2Oc; seconds, cases included,
13c.
Figs California, 1o-lb box, s1.25.
Fish-Per Lb-Pickerel, 41aQ5c; croppies, 7c;
trout. lake, Sc; whitefsh, SC.
Game-Ducks, mallard, per doz, S4.50@5; can
vasback, 81. .25@7; brant, per doz, s4@4.50
Hogs-Clean-Per Lb-Heavy, 41ac; light, AZ
Honey-Lb Sections s-Buckwheat, 5@sc; ex-
tracted amber, 6Q61ac; extracted white, lie;
white, fancy, 15c.
Lemon s-California, 300 to s6os, s3.5o@s.7 75.
Maple Sugar-Per Lb-Ohio, in bricks. 10c;
Vermont, in bricks, 10c; Western, in bricks,
19c.
Mutton-Per Lb-Bucks, 51kc; country-dress-
ed, rose; milk lambs, pelts. off, sla@1Oc
Nuts-Almonds, new, small quantities, 160
lie; almonds, Tarragonas, sacks, 100 lbs,
Ice; Tarragonas, small quantities, 17c fill
berts, sacks about 200 lbs s@91ac; flberts,
small quantities, 1oc; hickory, per bu, $780,
peanuts, per lb. raw, 5@6c; peanuts, per
lb, roasted; 6@7c; peanuts, small quantities.
9q1Oc: walnuts, S@9c; walnuts California
soft shell, sacks. 100 to ITO lbs, 93a@1Oc
wanuts, California, hard less quantities,
12c: black walnuts ST.
onions-Per Ru-silver Skins, 10000; red.
Oranges-Per Box-California navel, s363. 80;
California, seedlings, s25Ga2.75.
Potatoes-Burbanks, 35140c; Rural, 32635c:
Peerless, 32@35c; other varieties, 2S@32c;
Jersey sweets s2.25 per bbl; Cobdens, s2.25.
Poultry-Countryd dressed = Spring chickens,
S@s1kc; hens, Sc; roosters, &c; turkeys,
choice, 10@11c; medium, &C.
Veal-Per Lb-Coarse and thin, &c; extra
fancy, country dressed, 7k@Sc
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t0Tded them on account q large receipts so
Iorce a general break of at least 10c IN
steers. $5.6o@S. Is; medium steers, N.75@
srs pa1fs Ss1s5: e; oo%. a1e 'sse and
55o exss Western s0t fed steers ~@ @
Ito The rush Of delayed c9nsisnments OF
hogs on the market resulted In a full 80
9eciine Ss IN prices. Fair to choice. $. 723hR
$3.50; butchers ss.so@s.s5: light $3.50
$50; pigs. sS.2O93.56. Despite the extremely
large supply, trade in sheep was fairly
animated sa and prices were not more than lOc
mon to prime sheep. g. so, not many many
selling under $s.76: yearlings. 81 .25QAT TO-
Receipts-Cattle, 1850; hogs. $4,000; sheep.
ceipts. 1.4Oo; Tuesday. 1878; shipments. $40;
market about steady on best: others weak;
lbs ss ay so lbs is3s2s S 5 bs
$3.50; 16 stock heifers, av 500 lbs, 20;
bulls, nv 1920 lbs, 81. 2O 2 bulls, av 1e5o lbs,
ss,So; & 2 bulls. ay $50 lbs, $50; stockers
fee feeders, av 7s7a lbs. $50; 5 calves. av 174
IDS A.6o; u calves, SS5 lbs. IS; 16 year
iihgs. ay 472 lbs, $4.26; 15 yearlings, ay 6S2
Ids; ! Is, S:65. Hogs-Receipts. 1000; Tuesday.
selling at S3:45@3. .67A; bulk of sales. 1856.
ST LOUIS. Feb. 15.-Cattle-Receipts,
S'Mo, including 1000 Texans; market lower;
native shipping steers, $4.60@5.5S light and
dressed beef and butcher steers. So. 80Q5. 40:
stockers and feeders, ssQ4. 40; cows and
mixed, M x, $294.5 50 Texas and Indian steers,
sS 5o@4 .65 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market &c
10 loc lower; pigs and lights, So. 6o@3 20;
packers, 80. 65@8. so. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
strong; Texas muttons, $3.5O@4; native NUT
tons. 3.75@4. .25.
OMAHA, Feb. -Cattle-Receipts, $500;
slow to 1Oc lower native beef steers, s4@
$50; Western steers, So s0Q4.s0; Texas steers.
S.7o@46o; cows and heifers, So. 25@3 .35 !;
Gamers. 81. 25@3. %: stockers and feeders,
$S SSO@4.S5. Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market 5
@Ioc lower; bulk of sales, s.. 55@3, go. Sheep
Receipts, S.O00;. market firm; native NUT
tons, s.. S5@4. 40; Westerns, So. 1904 %; stock
ers, sS@3 20; lambs lower $4@4.s5.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 5.-Cattle-Receipts,
l2,eCO; market weak to 10c lower; native
steers, $S.sO@560; Texas steers $3.40@5 so;
Texas > cows. ss@3.75; native cows and heif-
ers, $250G4.40; stockers and feeders, So. 50@
DO; bulls. $3@4.75 Hogs-Recedpts, $4,000;
market weak to SC lower; bulk of sales, $3.50
G37212. Sheep-Receipts, 1900; weak lambs,
$4@495 muttons. s2.25@4.25.
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.

TREASURY STATEMENT = Washington,
FEB: =, l5.LToday's statement Of the condition
OF the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, $271 926, ,372; gold reserve, $227, ,S63, ,O45
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York, Feb 15
The Commercial Advertisers London lnan-
cia. cablegram says: The markets here
were idle and dull today. till near the fin
ish. when Americans and Africans both
Frightened Americans hung till the after
ferred and Northern Pacific. On the street
the close was at the best. The Central Pa
cifc scheme of reorganization will be out
WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York stock
gossip, reported by H. Holbert & Son. bank
ers and brokers, 81 Robert street, Nationa1
Schwartz, Dupee G Co. wire US: AT the
opening of business it was evident that Wall
street, with its usual tendency to discount
everything favorable disposed to regard
the burlington refunding plan as already
completed and its hoped for results accom-
phshed. No allowance was made for nat
ural or for artificial delays and Burlington
for time advanced sharply on good buy,
ing. only to meet with very natural set
back: Burlington is safe and cheap on its
is sure to be accomplished but there will
be inevitable delays. 1t Is well to buy this
stock and then await with patience the flu
ture. Very much the same general comment
applies to Northern Pacific. Everything COM
6ines to make this stock a purchase andsit
IS only question of time, and not much
time. either, when this stock will be on a
per cent basis. Industrials quiet but
we, recognize their especially good earnings
and are buying Biscuit, Glucose common,
General Electric and Steel Wire for people
who understand how safe these properties ars
and how sure to obtain good permanent
standing, with investors. They are not pop
u.ar with money lenders yet and We must
not expect broad speculation in them un-
til the general market takes a fair start
We shall not have to wait long time for
this"
NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Feb. is.
Money on call steady at 2@2A per cent;
last loan. 21e per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 2%@3A per cent Sterling exchange
firm with actual business in bankers bills
at s4.S6@4. .S614 for demand and at S4s4GD
= s4A for sixty days. Posted rates, s4Siia
@4S5 and S4.S61a@4S7 Commercial Bills $493
"a s3l4. Silver certificates nominal 5915GD
601hc. Bar silver 59ssc: Mexican dollar, 47Xc
SPANISH FOURS-Madrid, Feb. 15-Span-
ish IS closed today at $3.50. Gold was quoted
at $3.50.
LONDON MONEY-London Feb 15-The
market for American securities after a steady
opening luctuatod somewhat, then improved
and closed firm with moderate demand
Amount of bullion gone into the Bank of
England on balance today, f6S 0OO
BANK CLEARINGS.
ST. Paul-S767, 10.
Minneapois-S1, us, ,297.
Chica ago-$23. 994, CSC.
Boston-$17, 1895, ,169
New York-$169, $40 ,262.
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The Stock karkets.


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Many stocks were
materially advanced the stock exchange
today with dealings considerably larger than
on yesterday Generally the early market
was more animated than Of late and strength
developed on pool manipulation and com
mission house buying. London sold about
70 GEO shares of stocks, principally Northern
Pacific. while Berlin was reported being
a purchaser CT this stock. Northern Pacific
common in the local market received PRO
noCnced support apparently on pool buying
and On large dealings advanced points
Around %. at which point London was sell
;ng enormous blocks Of stocks were absorbed
although the price hung for a long time at
5Sssc. The advance in this stock progressed
III spite CT the dissemination of report that
the officials of the company .euied that the
preferred stock would be retired or tnat such
4 project had been considered. AS Northern
Pacific ccmmon wss the feature of strength
SO was Burlington prominently weak. This
stock which was advanced yesterday in an
tlcipetion of action upon the rart OF the
Burlington directors rofuading scheme.
opened unchanged developed weakness and
made an extreme decline Of over 3 points
The lowest figure was on the announcement
that nothing had been done regarding refund
ing at today's meeting in Boston. This
brought large realizing sales, but the stock
recovering left its net decline orly 2 points.
& The Weakness Of Burlington had t but little ttl
effect en- the other grangers, which dis
played more or less strength at intervals.
The hign priced investment shares were con-
spiel ousiy strong. especially New YORK Cen
trail ard Pennsylvania. Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific deve Gped pronounced
strength especially toward the close. New
York Air Brake. which has baen rather
neglected of late, made a sensational ad-
vance OF 1034. There was short sales by
traders while stock was supplied by houses
with Boston and Chicago connections. There
were some. sharp reeessions during the after
noon, at the tine when Burlington ard Sugar
were freely offered down, but prices picked
UP and continued to improve to the close. the
leader in the recovery being Northern Pa
cifie common. Union Pacific and Atchison
preferred were decidedly firm. 1t was inti-
mated in the street gossip that a script divi-
dend to Metropolitan Street Hallway stock
hc!ders to be subscribed at rar was in con-
temptation, but the stock was quiet all day
and moved very narrowly.
A trick inquiry prevailed for come of the
prominent bond issues today, but the market
generally displayed an improved tendency:
Total sales SO 730. .250. U. S. rev As reg and
old As coup and IS coup advanced 1s in the
bid price.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished ty Charles H. F. Smith & Co.,
members of the New York stock exchange,
Pioneer Press building, who have direct
wires, to Chicago and New York. Closing
prices are bid
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! northern. 7o1sc; 5000 bu No. / northern, zoe;
s,eoo tu No No northern, 67,sc; 5000 bu May
l42 corn. 4S; oats, 1; barley, 2; fax, s..
ReceiptsEWheat 1882 bu corn. o2,175 bu /;
oats, S2,I75 bu; rye, 2,374 bu; barley 1872 bu;
barley. S94 bu. May closed Nc off at n%c;
spot No. hard, Tic; No. northern, 69Sc;
No. northern, 657sc; No. spring, &C; to ar
7o9sc; No. hard, February, 71asc; May. 73%c:
July. Use; No 1 northern. February, 69asc;
july l21sc; oats. 291a@29Ac; rye, 55hc; bar
ley, 4O@p46c; fax, &.17l4 May, $1.2O; corn. 34c
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LAY What NOMINAL
Prev.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15-Heavy buying for the
lcng account AID covering by shorts rescued
dSci in:Eg prices in the wheat pit. After an
carly slump of %G7sc May wheat 1T off un-
charged. Corn closed with loss of Ac and
cats sc PEEK and ribs are shade higher
ana la Z Unchanged.
Expectation Of an increase in receipts, ow-
ing TO the mild weather. togsther with con-
siderably lower quotations from Liverpool,
started W:-eat weak. May opened ADSsc
lower. at 729SGT2i5c, and as more long wheat
Tss Cffer>d fer sac than could be placed
v thCct makiag further concessions in price
My get down 10 72isc during the first half
Ecur's trading.
Chicago re ivel 1872 cars, of which 81
Graded c5-tract. Minneapolis and Duluth got
20 car loads. as compared with 250 for The
corresponding day year ago. The total re-
Cepts a. the chief Western primary markets
were ,0G0. against SS7.0c0 the same day last
yeer. Exports frem Atlantic ssaports were
remarkably small, presumably because of the
stormy weather recently prevailing here.
Without returns from Newport News or the
Fulf ports, only "a 900 bu wheat and 200
lbls of flour were CT a-ed during the last
Iortsd to be stagnant, as far export de-
mand was concerned, and the domestic trade
vas only OF a retail character. Damage from
tie rec nj cold was both affirmed and denied.
der those influences the market ruled dull
ard heavy and when Bradstreets statement
&C the word visible supply. showing an in
add TO the weakness. May declining to nc.
At that POINT. however. contrary to eXpec
ta.iorS of the bears, instead of striking lot
O. stCp-lcss selling orders, the market ran
against a number of heavy orders to buy, and
shorts took alarm and in their anxiety to
get under cover bid May up to 73c 1t closed
at 727sc.
The receipts of corn were too liberal to
Permit any further growth of bull eling,
and WIN continued mild weati r still heas,tr
arrivals were thought probable in the near
future. There was good deal of liquidation
o. long property. but the markt was helped
q little toward the end by the concluding
strength in wheat. Receipts. S94 cars. May
opened l4G3sc lower. at 365s@36Bc; declined
TO 3632 G359sc, rose TO 365sd37c, and closed at
3694 G367sc.
Oats followed the other grains. Tbs spread
was narrowed by the free selling of May
ard buyiug of July. Receipts were heavy.
amounting to 1873 cars. May began 1s@ilc
down. at 2Sl2G 2S3sc: declined to 2S14c, and
closed at 2S$sc.
Enormous receipts of hogs and a decline at
the yards depressed provisions. Liberal ex-
port sales of lard and fair cash demand
for meats caused small rally near the
end May pork opened 2l265c lower, at SO. 9.95
Gl0: declins d 10 s9.921a, then advanced to
$tG2l2 2G10O5. the closing figure. The range
in lard and ribs narrow.
Estimated receipts for Thursday: Wheat,
50 cars: corn, 500 cars; oats, 255; hogs, 49,
Geo head
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lathe American Wool and Cotton Eepor;e-
Will say tomorrow: There is good yollmp
OF business to report for the past week not
withstandng the cold and stormy weather,
which practically~brought trading TO a stand
are getting some orders for goods. and there
is little more inquiry for wool. Orders
for goods, for the most part howerer have
been small, the clothing trade buying with
suit of the heavy weight season has Lccn
disappointment with most OF the mills ias
sales of the week In Bostor amounted 10
3,oS7.0o0 lbs domestic and l,2S0.F90 lbs FOR
eign. total of 4.3G7 800. against a total ot
4.oG0. eco for the previous week a:d { total
of 2674,SeO fer the corresponding week Inst
year. Sales since Jan. l amount to cs.a09, aDJ
lbs, against 29.3 4SO lbs last yeai. Il: IBIS
time. :"
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SAMPLE SALES.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Totals.


OTHER GRAINs-No. 3 corn, lis cars :;
No. corn 80 cars; no grade corn 2S cars; !;
No. 3 cats, 40 cars; no grade oats, 10 cars;
Nc. rye, cars; No. rye, 2 cars; No. 8
barley cars: n. barley II cars No 1
fax, % cars; rejected flax cars; no grade
FAX cars
CARS INSPECTED OUT-Wheat, No. /
northern, % cars: No 8, cars; rejected, II
cars; no grade, cars; No corn, / car;
80. 8 oats. 81 cars; No. rye cars; No.
barley. I car; no grade fax, ! car
RFCElPTS-Wheat, 1sS cars, 1877 240 bu:
,o9n. IS, eco bu: oats, 53. $50 bu; barley, 1900
IA; rye, $50 bu; fax. 10,Os0 bu; fuel oil, ill.,
.Je his: flour, 927 bbls; millstuffs, 100 tons:
kay. IS tons: fruit, 2l4,s79 lbs; merchandise.
So SEQ lbs; lumber cars; barrel stock. /
car; machinery. 800 lbs; coal, 1914 tons /:
wood $04 cords; brick, $4,000: household
goods $4,000 lbs; ties cars; salt car:
dressed meats, 41,2S0 lbs: railroad materials,
- ears; sundres. % cars car lots 6S4
SltIPMENTS-Wheat. % cars %, $50 ~bu
CON 42, 800 bu: oats, 57.7oO bu; barley. 2970
-: rye, 1033 bu: fax. 1850 bu -four. 80 751
s li,:s: millstuffs 1921 tons; fruit 1926 lbs:
.ao1cbandise. 1,976.2iO lbs; lumber Is cars;
,..rrel stock, > cars: machinery, 395, COO lbs;
cosl. 25 tons; ties, 12 cars; live stock, car;
Jneeed oil. 1850 lbs; oil cake $1,000 lbs;
raiIrcad materials, 2 cars; sundries, cars;
car lots. 40.
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Live Stock Markets.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Feb 15-The receipts
at the Union Stock yards today were: Cat
tie. S75; calves, 125; hogs, 1,2OO; sheep, none
The cattle market was quite active in both
butcher and stock cattle. Prices on choice
butcher stuff were a little stronger Me-
dunn grade stuff continues steady. Light
weight stockers and feeders were in demand
and sold at high prices. Medium weight
stockers sell, but the demand is not good
and prices are unsteady. Common stuff of
all kinds sells low. The hog market was a
fiat 1Oc lower from the opening, and closed
steady at the decline. The run was light
wiAh the quality generally very good. The
bulk of the butchers sold at $3.55@3.6O, with
a range of $3.50 to SS6 But one load
brought the top price. A fsw hogs were left
over, owing to late arrival. There were no
sheep in. Prices are steady.
Hogs-Comparaive receipts:
Total for today Observation-Disclosures. 200
week ago Observation-Disclosures. 900
Market opened 10c lower and closed steady
at the decline. The run was light for We'd
nesday, and the quality good. The range on
butchers was $3.50 to s3.65, with the bulk
selling at $355@3.60. Representative sales:
Butchers
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ST PAIL

Quotations on grain, hay, feed, etc., fur
nished by Griggs Bros, grain and seed mer-
WHTAT-No. 1 northern. 70@71c;. No. 2
northern, 6S@69c.-CORN-No yellow,
SS@SShe; No. 3, 2a@33c.-OATS-No 4
white 29A Q3oc; No. 8, 29@2skc. kc.-BARLEY
AND RfE-Sample barley, 39943c; No. 2 rye,
6SQ54c; No. g. 5l@52c.-SEEDS- /
flax, $l.l5@1. .16;- timothy seed, 90c@S1.25; red
Cover, 1904. -FLoUR-Patents per bhl,
Is 6o@S. SO; rye flour, $2.60a2.SO. = GROUND
FEED-Sl3. l3.75Ql4.-COARSE CORNMEAL-
N2.50913.--BRAN- = $11@11. SHORTS
In bulk, $11@n. .25,-HAL-Market slightly
higher; receipts light; choice Iowa and Min
nesota upland, $7@725; No. l upland, Sc. 500
I; good wild hay s55O@6 low grades, $3 5OG
.; fancy timothy, $7@7.5O; mixed, s6G6. .50.--
STRAW-Rye SS.50@375; oat, $3@3.5O.
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oper-l Figh- Low Clos.

U&sh quotations were as toIIoWs: FIour-
Dull. Wheat-No 2 spring, 67@7Oc; No. 8
spring, 64G69c; No. red 71%c. Corn-No 2,
S5lA@S5Ac; No. 2 yellow. 351aQS6e. oats-No.
? 2Sc; No. 2 white, 3O14@9O2lc; No. white,
42d511kc. Glover Seed-Contract grade, $3.50.
Flax Seed-No. l. s1.17; Northwestern. s1.201a.
Timothy Seed-Prime, s2.421a. Mess Pork
Per Dbl, s.. S59990. Lard-Per 100 lbs $5.471a
G5.5O. Ribs-Short sides, Qoose), S4.7Oq4 90.
Shoulders Dry salted. (boxed). 4A@4asc.
sides-Short. clear, (boxed), $5O5g5.15. Whis-
Sugar-Cut loaf, 6.7Oc; grarulated 5.2Oc.
Receipts-Flour. p 600 bbls; wheat, 96, 900 bu:
corn. $4,000 bu; oats 44S,OOo bu; rye, 5000
iS,OOo bu; wheat, 5000 bu; corn, Isl. 900 bu;
oats. 126O00 bu; rye. 1900 bu; barley, 1900
bu. On the produce exchange today, the
butter market was firm; creameries. 14@23c;
dairies 111s61So. Eggs-Steady; fresh. 26c.
Cheese cream, 9s4 Q11c.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16

week ago ........................... $50
year ago ........................1,6T j ,6T
Market on butcher cattle OF the better kind
was little stronger. A few head Of butcher
cows and steers that were choice sold well.
Light stockers and feeders continue in de-
mand at high prices. Medium weights sell
a little lower. Common stuff drags. Repre-
sentative sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16
dull uIH.

I'uJ.U1Ii Nlnn., Feb. 15..-Market dull and
wesk May opcned hc off at 7l7sc. sod off
10 .iiyc at 10 up TO 71ase at l0:49, and at 1920
,;as quoted at ,1%c. Cash--i0,000 bu at un-
changed premiums. Cash Sales-15,oO0 bu No.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16

rep: l6.-Lytle Raeburn's report: Market
continues active, with good milch cows in
demand and selling at steady prices. Com
ln9 ln,1n stuH is not wanted. Representative
No. Price INo 77-7-
COW COWS ,'....$2l5 I5 col 90 l COW ..."..$ $s5 90
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-16

Grease. dark brown . ......... .O2
crease, bone. white -. .......... .021k
DEER SKINS.
Dry, red and blue, per lb ........ 200 %
winter, iong-haired, per lb ..... 169 is
HFeeh ..... ..s ........... 10
ST PAUL. Feb. 15.-Wool Wisconsin.
Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota: I'm
washed, fine. heavy 1O@11c; do fine light, 12
@l4c; do medium, X and 9s-blood, 14ai6c; do
coarse, low, A-blood. 1S@15c; do very coarse,
braid, l2a13c; do cotted heavy, bury, seedy
or or chaffy, lie; average lots, fine out, 14c.
western Iowa. Minnesota, Manitoba, British
Columbia and Northwest Territory: I'm
washed, fine. heavy, 1O@11c; do fine light, 119
!2c; do medium, 14@15c; do coarse, 149l5c;
90 eotted. bury, seedy chaffy. Zoe; do
average lots fine out. 14c. North and South
Dakota: Unwashed. fine. light, 15c; heavy,
nc; 1a dry medium. light, 12c; do heavy, 100
l2c; do eotted, bury, sesdy or chaffy, light
1Oc; do heavy. &c. Montana Unwashed fine
bright, per lb, lie; do medium, 14c; do coarse,
l4c; do dark, colored, heavy or short, SG1Oc