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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-16
TRADERS SCARED BY
new CROP REPORTS.
GOVERNMENT SAID TO HAVE
BEEN TOO PESSIMISTIC.
All Cereals Slumped on Advices
of Good Spring Wheat Harvest
and Better Corn Conditions.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE grain markets
We're weak to-day. cables and crop reports
contributing the chief disturbing influences.
Wheat closed 1=.c. corn 1ian-sc and oats
'sulc lower for September delivery. FRO
visions closed a shade to &c depressed.
wheat.
September wheat opened &c to &c lower at
.s'2c 10 12iac. because Liverpool was weak
and Northwestern observers said conditions
were favorable for harvesting the crop OF
spring wheat. Under liquidation the mar
Net early dropped to 1ii=c. a rally TO Csc
followed covering by a few shorts VINO
were IMPRESSED by the magnitude oil sea-
board ~clearances. Sentiment in the main
was bearish, however. The prospect OF a
heavy movement from the two Dakotas and
minnesota was silently reckoned with. and
the impression prevailed that a heavy Tor
eign demand. firmly sustained. would be
necessary to maintain prices. Liquidation
again started the market on the downward
course. Stop-loss orders were reached ard
near the end OF the session Sept. touched
us. The close was weak. lac under yes
terday at 114c- Exporters reported ~ LOADS
taken Seaboard clearances. with Calves
ton TO hear from. were equal in wheat and
Hour to l.5l5.oo bu. Primary receipts ago
SreSated 5000 bu.. compared with $500
bu- last year. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported S9 cars, against Isl last week and
~ n year ago Local receipts were l5s cars.
oe.
Corn.
Liquidation ruled corn prices. The pre-
ponderant tone of reports on the crop was
OF Improvement in the prospects for late
sown maize. Two publications Of consider
able influence with traders published arti-
cies based on private reports from the corn
belt decidedly bearish in import Both
claimed that recent Developments show that
the Government report and other estimates
recently made were too p~cssimistic. These
Items. together with the weakness or wheat
and or the corn market at Liverpool. set
longs to selling. Almost the only demand
came from shorts. who We're taking. profits
Sept. sold between 5s,sc. the opening ng-
ure. and 51izc. ana closed weak and lixd
lssc lower at 5.ixc. Receipts were III cars
Oats.
Oats ruled easy with other grains. The
market held fairly steady for a time. be-
cause there was little pressure from longs.
The decidedly weak tone OF wheat and
corn later. however. brought out long
oats in considerable quantities and the close
was weak. Sept. sold between 36asc and
Sy:H3J1sc and closed sale down at 3slzp
@5~sc. Receipts were 80 cars, 3f OF them
new oats.
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CRAB APPLES-Nominal at eOc per l-s-ou. ooS
wHURTLEBERRIEs-scarce Arkansas in de-
WA 1T 81 and quiet; Texas Tex s, sold I'D
're;i SfesTd5nk e size and auali nya quiet. Rocky
rords sold at. from s3-50Ht a standard coi
d MS%e,EIown plentiful: consigned stoSh :'? sTai' e
Ier standard crate for fancy: Alton. III. gems
Isase per Srbu; basket. nqi: 2 large crate; rsni
GaLif$SESfS FEuiT unshansesi Sc 9s0 for
pears szg2ss per box; neetarinss 81, Per grapes apes
CHARACTERISTICS; Car lots on trk; Late !, va a
Io6hing way st2sa4:5 a boy; Msssina si94 "a 'f.
bos' Jo - haH 1 S1s; go and l sox xi1 sighef ihan car
lots Mexican Aa4.0 Ter box. ,,R
a, t s,!S fr eSmmon eo ss'.s tS Ssii esoise TO o. 5. f:5
OPS SCI, IN ana a j < 3 ssr wa ,shiek sSa S csi fsornia al
btIA9EEssPPSpassbis a. qs9s per 100 for Florida
COMMUNICATING BY dealers at IS per loo
Il : .%sll WAY at 8 per iSa us- bunch.
PoTAToEs-Firm. HSmeegrown early ohio
from sl.s92l.b per bu.: nearby river stock VIZ
oNIoNs-Choice nearby yellow 9oc; red 81 per
cihBBaGEpamhSansee1lssrrIawsIni Ss s,GS.5 PER is lbs
Baltiinore se per half crate: Northern SS-'p"
TOMATOES - Homegrown sold at H:sss
per bu. for sancy: i-hasket crates Arkansas &C
and l-5-bu. bxs. :0d25c.
STRING BEANS-Iome-grown sSGs-@ per hu-
for round green and wax.
sold al stugVc lf Ie1A
basket: consignments not wanted.
CCCtMBERS-Home- grown sold at '30sc.
Baltimore sc per bu. hamper.
GREEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not wahtei.
Homegrown sold at lsI20c per coz.
per bbl.
quote Michigan at 5floc per
bunch: fancy large higher; Chicago 5egsc per
case. Celery roots l0c per dcZ.
quote Northern at @1tCc Per
i9-bu. basket.
LETTrCE-Home-erown worth 5oI 1ec per hu.
loose: Northern 81. 5eI2 per bbl-
GPLANT-S Orleans duh and not want
cd: homegrown 5lcGsi per doz. -
CARROTS-Northern 3c per dcz. lunches: S-s
G2.o per Dbl.
TuRNIPS-Northern .5Ioc per hu.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ig20c per doz-
punches: Northern 20c.
SWEET P~OTAToES-New homegrown Berml-
da seI2.@ a bu. loose.
SorASH-sl.5 80 hu. hex
RCTABAGAS-.JcGsl Per bu.
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SUMMARY OF ST. LOUIS MARKETS

ST. Louis was content ia follow other markets yesterday. III wary grain men
known to have leaning towardh the un side talked but. did not trade
Wheat vas W. or weak cables rpOts0 excellent havestngc conditions in the
Northwest AM heavy selling in Chicago
Both the Sept and Dec options opened hc lower thar Wednesdays close Sept
lost rsc during the session. nd Dec suffered Ike fate There was onsderab
realizing for te accountso OF outsaes and small traders
Corn siumpei badly on scare wv apparently because those IN were It's best
friends refused to support it There vas ews of ain in several sections where It
was believed a title water would restore the grain In addition to this bearsh In
nuence there was continued selling to realize ND some unloading on the part OF regu-
lar tadersw IL had been hard lit by the decline in wheat
the fact that cash prices we're steady ad practically unchanged from Wednesdays
figures
sept closed with a loss of 1%c fol the day. IN Dec closed witt a lot offered at
Sscsc below Wednesdays Gloss.
The market for oats was dHn and weak in sympathy with wheat nd corn
remained uncha-g d. The fruit and vegetable list was generally steady.
changed
ReceIts at the Stock Yards were fairly heavy ut 1.-THE animals weren not of the
best quality, cd price ruled rom steady TO slightly lower
strike ALLEGED 10 be favorable to the ompane On the local Stock Exchans Third
volume of trading was fair and the general tone bumsh, especially OF local bank and
trust company certificates
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by Telegraph.
REPI-RIIC SPEEIAIS

Kansas City: No. Aus. D.-Cattle-Receipts
s.vc hatites' $50 Texans. 600 calves. best beef
steers oHl5c higher: stockers and feeders strong.
eoWs steady: choice export and dress-beef steers
Sni.Ha-so: Iair TO good 81 3D.. stOckers and
feeders q Western fed steers H.40G5SS;
Western range steers s.. OGi5D Texans and In
dians s2sta4G. Texas cows S.+pu2g: heifers
~: Gamers SSod2 W: bulls s. JDul5b:
calves Sg3.2- ZOO: market 5d
Ice Lowell top ss.l2is: bulk OF sales S. 1o46. lei.
heavy ssas-lsiz: mixed packers s. .0as.Uih: light
SsSqS?S pigs Hp5& +e0:
sheep steady: lambs 100 l5c lower: lambs s. 40
. native wethsrs t325da50: native yearlings
S-4yGs1s: Western wethers 915u3i0: Western
warnings sa2sa3-so: ewes S.15Q325; stock sheep
Chicago, Aug. E.-Cattle-Receipt 1000. in
Guiding L"o Texans: steers generally about
steacy TO slow. Gamers stronger; good to prime
steers $685. ~; poor to medium $685.: stockers
and feeders steady to slow. 2.l5u42: cows 81
TSi.1; heifers s. S0n3 80. Gamers 81 50d2.D bulls
sa2JNl:5: calves easier. SI5.15. Texas steers
ss-40a5: Western steers siT5-O5. Hogs-Receipts
over AGO; strong TO SC higher; active: top 18TH:
mixed and butchers s.. 55ds III: good to choice
heavy S.62ieds.2 2H: rough heavy S 81. light
S-s9u6: bulk OF sales sol Sheep-Receipts
l5.o01: sheep and lambs weak: good to choice
wethers G5eQ4 10: fair to choice MIXED 300
as: native lambs S3a5iO: Western lambs saloa
90.
ST. Joseph. No. Aug. 15-Cattie-Receipt Lea:
market active and steady: natives So. 80:
cows and heifers S1.254+-N; bulls and stays %
gas; stockers and feeders S2Gi: veals s2.c5a
and light mixed S. ssas.G5; medium and heavy
s5.s5ds.15: pigs S,.5eg5. Is; bulk IS. s516.e5. Sheep
Receipts Lie: best lambs steady; others l50
&c lower: top S.25: sheep logi5c lower.
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Cheese quiet: New York full creams. fancy smah
Sac: DO. do. 90. fair to choice s-4ds4c
Chicago, Aug. 1s.-On the Produce ExchanSe 20
day the butter market was steady: creamsries
Hi-a2lc: diaries 13ulsc. Cheese steady at ssH
iea.c. Eggs unchanged: fresh ri=alf=e-
Eggs.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug. E.-Eggs-Recefpts to-day fet-
cases. Receipts are evidently running DOWN 70 a
very fine point. and to Judge from letter adSlceS
from tranSnississippi points. no Increase N SUP
dies from thai section Of the country can De ~
pected for a long time. and with BUYERS az y.
handing fresh-lald stock. higher prices are MAJ
There was a sharp demand. partly sp-euiaslNs,
Tor storage stock. and owners inclined 70 ~
Vance their rates ard offer goods more spaTihsiS,
Samples were taken freely at lini5c on May ~.
June storinss. the special marks. Of April sgsr
being held at 1sHlsi=c. which uIers 700 ui -.
a margin for profit. Good s-cunCS Nere Na. .
at l---c. and fine dirt;es Will sell qnick at
prices. The receipts still show some heated stsen
Quotations. loss ~on'-Central Western pfn.nne
Is: Western and Southwestern far 70 gnou -.r
li=c. Quotations .at mark-tentrel NesC
finest III u Western and Southwestern iaH ''
good i2aI5c.
Kansas city. No.. Aug. Eggs steady: MIS-
souri, and Kansas stock quoted on change hS
doz-. loss OF. cases returned.
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THIRD NATIONAL
THE BULL CARD AGAIN.
GENERAL DEMAND GOOD
PRICES WERE STRONG.
United Railways Again in Demand
and StrOng-BOnds of Diff
ferent Kinds Wanted.

A very good day was experienced on the
local Stock Exchange at yesterdays session
and quite a large business was transacted
in both stocks and bonds. The market was
an ali-round active one. and more quota
tons were made than was the case the
day before. The market was strong and in
a number of cases higher prices went on
record. This was especially true of Third
National Bank stock. which has held the
boards as the star attraction throughout
the week. with the result that it has ad-
vanced largely In price and sold freely
Whenever offered anywhere near buyers
figures. Yesterday there was a good strong
demand for this stock and sales Of 100
shares at So. or IL. points better for the
day. the close the day before being sSe-5J
bid More was wanted. and at close $232
was bid and none offered for sale. Other
bank stocks We're in demand and steady.
but none changed haDis. Local trust
stocks were quiet. but one trade being
made. % shares of Title and Guaranty SELL
ing at sl5i.5c. and was the first sale IN this
Particular stock for some time. Lincoln
was in demand and higher at $1,000 bid.
but other trust stocks were without special
feature.
There was an unusually good demand for
local bonds OF different kinds. and some
600 changed hands during the session.
Sales Included 5000 Brewery is at 1851 Is.
H.VO Missouri Edison 5s at 49, and $500
kinloch Telephone IS at $lv4 "a. These
bones were in demani right up to the close.
which was at best prices OF the day.
United Railways were in demand and were
one of the strong features OF the market.
being traded in quite heavily ana at good.
strong prices. The heaviest trading was In
the preferred stock. 30 shares Of which sold
at an advance OF y point. $3.50 being paid
for the lot Transit was Quieter, but at the
same time was in demand and sold to the
extent of ls shares at so. at which II
closed the Gay before buyers.
The only other sale reported yesterday
was In ~ shares Of Westinghouse Auto
$40 was bid for more. Granite Bimetallic
and American Nettie Mining Company stock
were in demand at unchanged prices
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20 cars local and ) cars through: easier ard
slower sale to local and shipping buyers. who
took very little. but mixed taken by an elevator
buyer to deliver on Sept. contracts Sales CT No.
) or better TO elevator at Ssr5Ixc; Nc. :, ny
sample. at 37irc. and choice at 3sc; No. white
at syst3SAc. and fancy Ssi=c: No. } white at
3sL.Q3s%c; No. 4 white at 35l=d3sc-
small demand for No. : at sc del.
this side. but more offered at that than wanted
and carried over.
FLOUR-The foreign buyers are still holding
on. but their bids in some instances nearer the
market. the decline in wheat futures enabling
-four exporters to cut their prices. Domestic
trade Is slow. Quotations on soft winter. for car
S.45: extra fancy s3.2Oa3-@: clear se.s0l3. Hard
winter in jute SKIS. S2-ecM2.@9 for clear. which
very scarce: Sd3.l5 for straights and S.3lgS-S
for patents; spring wheat patents S3.s5GS..5. in
RYE FDOCR-Jobbing at s. 20 In SKIS. and $50
MIILFEED-Easy. though in demand at the
decline. Offerings larger. Western mills coming
in to-day as sellers. Sales on the open market
E. trk. of , cars bran in large SKIS. at Sac and 100
tons bran and 100 mixed feed in le)-lb. SKIS. at
SEC. On direct orders bran sold Memphis E. trk-
at Sc. and a mixed car at SIC for bran for ships
AT mill bran sells at soc and ships at 81.
HAY-Received l,os5 tons local and 80 tons
and choice timothy. which in good demand and
decreasing supply. Choice clover wanted and
prairie steady. but clover mixed oyerplentiful.
dull and lower. Prices Z. trk- as follows: TIM
@ls.5S for No. . Clover. sndI for No. / Prai-
rie sl4dl4 30 for No. l. and sl2.5ogl3 for No. .
Alfalfa sli.5a.
LEAD sPEITER-Market firm for lead
at $50 for soft Missouri, $.s21 for dssi,ver-
ized. and $40 for chemical hard spelter dull at
Prices ON Change.
The following tables show the range of prices
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Dried Fruits.

New York. Aug. i5.-EVaporafed anples con-
Time In god hands. and sentiment is generally
hullish. and values are well held. Demand vas
good. State. common to good. 5T1c: prime .isd
Sc: choice sTsi-c. and fancy SLI9,. California
dried fruits ruled dun and unchanged. P-unaq
3%G1c. Apricots-Royai siedlsc: Moor Park sT
1sc. Peaches. peeled 1lalsc: unpeeled. sG3zc.
New York. Aug. 15.-Sucar-Raw easy: fair re-
filming Sic; centrifugal. 80 test. 4 1-I6c. Molasses
sugar SAc: refined quiet.
New Orleans. La. Aug. 15.-Sugar quiet: cen
trifugsl yellow ii.d4s.c: seconds 2isG3s.c. Mo-
lasses quiet: centrifugal Ealsc.
Coffee.
New York. Aug. 15.-Coffee-Spot Rio DULL: No.
: invoice SIC: mild quiet: cordova sd11i=c.
Wool.
New York. Aug. 15.-Wool dull.
Prune Dealers Happy.
San Jose. Cal. Aug. for fresh
prunes are better in this valley than for several
seasons. Fairly good pruneS are selling for from
$s TO $50 a ton. and sales of choice crops are
reported as high as So a ton.
Dry GOOda.
Kew York. Aug. 15.-Spot business shows lit
tie change. but there has been an Improvement
in the general mail order demand. Brown shest-
ings and drills are dun and outside Of lea ling
brands barely steady. Blesched cottons steady
with more doing. Coarse colored cottoas quiet
and generally unchanged. Prin. cloths dull in
both narrow and wide goods: Staple prints in
fair demand. but fancies quiet. No chanSe in
ganghams. Cotton Innings generally inactive.
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ss;s.i. to 81: medium weights. 100 TO go lbs:
lights. u.s. % lsc rs, sold a, $50 70 81, the bulk
$50 I 70 80 light lights iI to $50 IBIS 80 ss'so;
pigs under 100 lbs. sold at $40 to s.. heavy euiis
a - to 81. sood mixsd boss at 20 So D
moderate supply OF sheep was %
sale; and the market while a shade more isc 10
l5c lower. but as the day advanced 1t became
full steady with the close yesterday. The stoek;
cr trade remains unchanged. and a fair deiiana
prevails Tor good ones. but inferior ones IT ""'
Good to choice lambs sold 1t SO to s. fair
mutton sheep at s.. 70 10 Sc. g, s,ockers at s..L1
TO szSS ana burks at s. s.r
H~oRsES-The combined horse receipts during
the week were about as many as that previous.
on some days they were lighter. while on others
nary. but 1t Included a few good drivers ard
navy horsss, wnich We're readily taken py ~
Iiso found free out:et thro1sh the saino sources
IL was a s,Tonse. market than the week b.iors.
AM iegainec some Of the decline which made
last week snch an rnfavorable market contrary
nsahd. prineipniIy from from IaSisie 1m an Misiirris-
p, which helped out trade considerably on the
trade is closing ,uis, as tSs Wssk ADVANCES, ow-
ing to lighter receipts.
Horse quotations:
Heavy draf~taCommon to good sis5siea; choice
!. extra .lisc.ss chunks; Lilo 10 Ls., Ies1
t caf . horses ssss' ana saq sSb-s siSd to TO e sSod. . aiss!s':
shoiee to extra, s41aSo. Horses Cor the SOUTH.
!a. e1,r aa.h s5S s5,zers southern is I to s2issrs s'' ia =; eh $50
al Exp9rt chunks. i.3e to l;ss ibs-plain to
goo. .s'glio' choice to extra, tiloai3O. Business
SiiNtrs-Fair to good. Ss54ll0: choice TO extra
sl2.glso. ~saddlers for Southern u.-Fai TO sood;
s,spsS: choice 10 extra. sle,9lso:, fancy gai.ea
o,SSn:mon. small plugs. s.ea3O: heavy work plugs
M~LI-Fs-Eight around 80 head were comprised
IN the mule supply during the first four days OF
the week, a moderate number. yet a highly hb-
eIal one for this time of year: they were lighter
man last v eek. as was TO be expected after the
iall which general prices took. Stimulated by the
lighter offerings. choicest large mules. of which
tnefe Was a small proportion. took on a little
stiSngsr tone. recovering n shade Of the So 10
- decline CT a week ago. The small and medium
classes CT anged but little. being slow. but grad
taHy finding egress through various channels OF
ueinand- The total demand from different sources
was hardly any larger than the week before. anu
no special Inquiry developed.
iule quotations 0or broke mules, 4 to . years
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Poultry, Veala, Game, Etc.
Fruits and Vegetables.

CHES-Fa large-sized in good demand:
common varieties dull ard slow. Texas receipts
good; prices remained unchanged. Texas receipts
Fair to choice refrigerator stock 6JN75c for clings
per i-bssket crate; freestones 6lcl$1: Mississippi
f-basket crates 0d15c. and fancy soc0$l per G.
basket crate: Arkansas 81. loll 50: l-3-bu. bxs. IS
Qe0c: home grown dull at 9H35c per is-bu. bas-
ket: Southern Illinois 30935c per 1-5-bu. box;
Missouri l-3-bu. bxs. soc: Tennessee 20l3oc per
peck and +d60c per 1-3bu. box.
msnd for choice fruit: Sound and wen-pack-d
quote range at Nd1.o for poor to I.75d2.25 per
Dbl. for fair to choice smooth; and at x2a2.5e for
red varieties: Illinois 3-peck bxs. small Quotable
at oGeoc;, and choice varieties at sogsDc; home
sec for choice: s2a2.53 per Dbl. for choice hand
picked Fancy homegrown pippins 1c per bu.
PEARS-Unchanged. with light offerings.
Homegrown common varieties plenty and dull
at Soc to &c per blu. and at 31.s5u2 per bhl.
Nearby consigned lots sugar sold at 315ac per
i1-bu. basket. Florida lie Conte sold at g. 5f93
for Dbl. crate del. and Alabama s5c1Sl per blu.
box.
PLUMS-Firm Small red In 1s-bu. bxs. sill
at Csc and pecks at soc: nearby and home
grown at s5asoc per, ls-bu. and 7e9ssc per h-bu.
basket for damsons.
GR~APEsLReceipts small. demand light. Ar
kansas receipts reliing at q per 4-basket
crate for Ives, 50960c for Moore's early and At
hole for Delaware. Concord in s-lb. baskets Is
Goo. Homegrown 5o6eec for h-bu- basket Cor
Noore's early.
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The following synopsis Of the conditions GOV.
erning the stock market was received by D.. r.
Francis. BIO. q Co.. stock and bond brokers, zl
North F~--.h street:
New York. Aug. b-London cables reported .
higher market on the other side again to-day. AMI
arbltrage brokers continued buying. taking about
ss.uv shares. OF which a large part was Ere
common United States Steel and Il. q o. sold
ex,dividend in London to-day. There was some
selling of United States Steel for London ac-
count. but all the other International etocks Yer,
bought by srbitrage brokers.
Some large buying orders were placed IN m.
Paul: several brokers taking 5000 shars0 eaen.
Foreign houses were also buyer.
Rock Island vas strong In the early na6ing q
local buying. soma q Il fr tutsreseD 1DrmagiR
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Receipts and %Shipsncni


Provisions were duh. A little support from
packers was sufficient to check the declin-
ing tendency Of lard and ribs. but the pork
ruled weak. The opening was steady in
sympathy with higher prices at the yards.
but the tone OF the market thereafter was
easy under the influence of surrounding
weakness. Sept. pork closed 25c lower at
$3.50: Sept. lard a shade down at S.l2i;
and Sept. ribs 5a7lac depressed at S-91isIS.
Estimated receipts tomorrow. Wheat. l33
head
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DO Q KNOW JOHNNY JONES AND
HIS r SUE.


New York: Aug. E.-sfoney on call closed
steady az z*az.s per cent; last loan zis. Prime
mercantile paper 4zd5 per cent Sterling ex-
change weak, with actual business in bankers
bills al. for demand. and at Assn
ISIS. for sixty days. Posted rates ASS. and
4-sshG4.s3 commercial hills I.sizd4.S. Mexican
dollars -. state bonds strong. Government bombs
steady. Railroad bonds firm. Exchanges $751;
53s.els: balances S.55.eo3.
Cincinnati. o.. Aug. 1S-Clearings 81. IL. go.
Money S'zhs per cent. New York exchange par.
Baltimore. Md. Aug. 15.-Bank ciesrinss 81
s.. NO: balances SsS,f Il Money 4L65 per cent.
Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. B.-CiearinSs s1s.2.4.-
go: balances y. 49, s. Money ~ per cent.
Chicago. Aug. B.-Clearings 81. Isl. $50. bal
ances aS.seGs Posted exchange 4.ss94.s9 New
York exchange Sc discount.
Boston, Aug. Y.-Exchanses $40. sA. s4s: bal
ances x.00s.6s
DO KNOW JOHNNY JONES AND
HIS SISTER 0CEe
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POULTRY.
Receipts Cleared Up Well and Prices
Are Steady.

REPUBLIC sfEJlaL
Sew York. Aug. i5.-Live Pouitry-One car by
freight arc a few eooys oy express comprised
he fresh offerings to-day. one car is due to-
night and 2 more are expected to arrive In ;e-
in the week. Spring chickens cleaned up closely
and offeriLss gerei ally brought a premium. FOyE :
cierr red up fairly at &c. bui a complete cltar-
snce is not looked for this week. Other descrir-
tIons Of poultry CLEANED up in good shape with
rene steady. No change in quotations
Dressed Po~ultry-Receirts to-day. $40 pigs. The
f.,sh receipts were not heavy. but a few fair
There was a very firm narke, on desirable
sct .ded or large. dry-picked chickens. and such
thought n premium over quotations. but there
were some very ssnall and inf srior chickens. bu,h
dry-picked and sralded. that sold Slowly. Fowls
yeemed to be plenty enough and slow. but houses
tEat have no chickens have been placed at a dis
advantage. as buyers will only take fowls WHERE
fractional concession must be made in prices.
Really fancy. large. dry-picked fowls. sold Up 10
3i-c. hut on average best r.arks sfssc were TIRE
regular trading rates. and some useful South
western fowls TO be mad at SC with some Inferior
lower. Quotations unchanged.
Chicago. Aug. S.-Iced poultry unchanged. tur-
k,ys eusc. chickens. Including springs. sisui3c-
Butter and Chccxe.
New York. Aug. s.-Butter-Receipts 100
rkgs-: market steady. State-pairy lt61sc:
creamery isa9oec; June-paeked factory i5als,tc.
SEQ: market steady: fancy large colorec $50
sic: fancy large white she; fancy small colored
si-dsSc. 90. do. white 9is69i4c.
Philadelphia. Aug. 15.-Butter firm; good ce-
mand: fancy western creamery zli1c: 90 %.
prints y do. nearby DO. &c Eggs nm:
good demand; fresh nearby lee; DO, Westeru
lie: do. s~outhwesterh I,1c: DO. Southern isc.