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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-16
Butter and Cheese.

ps Ssv . Se,s; Seat slsi. d liiiyR issssc! sT.aS:, *.
Cheese-Rsceip,s LOIS pkss.: steady: fancy large
white and colored loisc; fancy small white and
eI Phiiad iGss Pa. Sept. B.-Bu,.er firm: ,c
By P5sp erins s.'i &c. "e cSseae et sfmsl?y N New NJ Fork i nf fnii
creams: prime small. lie: do; fair TO good small
200 GOD aiG isSec, do icSR, Td5%@s large iesSiie; do fair to
.chlcase. Sept, IsEButtsr firm: creamerie. $50
Eisin butter MarIea "0N@
,b sig sa M; SEPT Sept lazBgtte5 aaysnced c On
fsTed: Win &c bid. No sales The MARKET hsrs was "a,
declared firm at sac- Sales Of the week CO.. 90 lbs.
Dried Fruits.
New York. Sept B1Evapora.ed apples for fu-
prime Oct. spots are quiet. Viii, hh'g press ss ssts ser
Isvoraoie % buyers Stats sre quoted at Tas9c:
arm. Particularly for larger sizes, Which ' are rss
ported q. cleaning up and are 9ao,ed a shade high;
Eradess Apr.eots are quiet and unchanged at
are quiet. with the se' peeled siG =, m al ss q Pes Peaches hes
unpeeled a shade easier at 7eioIsc.
Coffeee.
inyoIs. ) 5ilse: mia arn: VcsTdsRS' Gilt Smsc n a. .
lures opened steady with prices 5 TO 10 points
local closing OF saturday and on a i IistI. IN I'm
and local covering demand. Business was dn l.
The 'Osa ,os ssls.; fQS.inE Up $50 bag. Ine!uasa
s.7oc: May 5.so4s.Sc: July 5.s54sc.
sugar.
New York. Sept B.-Sursr-R.v ste,av- fair
refining e; centrifugal. ss-tcst. SIC; moiassss
sugar &c: refined steady: crushed S.1sc: row
dered LIZ: graduated 4-esc: molasses firm; New
New Orleans. La. SEPT. i5.-susa- strong:
spen kettle &c 3-lSe: open kettle centrifugal
sHc: molasses dull: centrifugal 5Ii5c.
Dry Goods.
New York. Sept 15--Dry GoodLThe xeex
opeped with a 2uieter general demand for cotton
goods There Is no change In tone ana u-ices
were well maintained for both staple and fsncy
lines Print cloths are in request for wide makes
at firm prices
Petroleum.
Toledo o. sep, B.-ol-North LAMA ss,:
OIL city Pa Sept I-credit balances IN:
certificates no bid Shipments ls. so; averase
s'.s4; runs. ISl5: average. &sF.
Turpentfne and RosfI..
t5kGas.sc. Rosin firm. Quote: A. Bs c ID.
Sl-2; G-slls:F. u.s21: G.. sL-srs:H s.so:
]. N-Se: x 80: n. S2.e3: N. Rs: vtucoW.
glass. S-S5: vater-Efite, ass.
Chicago. Sept B.-ca.h-yorthwesten II q.
Southwestern Ills: Sept r-esiz: Oct si.l
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SUMMARY OF ST. LOUIS MARKETS.

Shorts and oveuoldl longs were tho principal buyers q rather dull market yeSer-
Say 1t was generally conceded That the frost scare was over for a m and that
weather conditions in all prs of the country we're favorable to the growth md har-
ve!ng Of the crops Receipts of whea were comparatively heavy. These conditions I'M
der ordinary circumstances would have causds harp decline, but they had been no
thoroughly discounted On tho closing day of last week thatm many traders Who sought
profits at that time found an uncomfortable shOrtAge in their stocks he buying move
mnt was helped ahng b. Chicago, wh@eev everybody fsenea anxious to owe.
Corn had little speculative interest unit lear the end Of the session, whsn mere vas
en- advance in line with that Of wheat Receipts wore again heavy b" the visible sup
ply showed q decrease and thu Chcago crowd was freely buying
December wheat opened mchanss and closed lie up
Dsrrbsrc corn opened 1o OF and coseda GScu p
December oats closed 10 o.
Receipts Of produce were moderate and pdcs FOR top grade uuS ana VseuaOfS
were steady to higher
Trading in local securities ws exteuey light fractions were the most active is
Sues with a fair volume Of sales N tho down turn
Yesterdays bank cearngs were SS2IHi balances SeZh discount rates "@e
steady between n per cent
Spot cotton was quiet and Unchanged in the local. market
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MEMORIAL TO JUDGE TREAT.
Committee Appointed to Draft
Resolutions in Federal Court.

Judge A, NJ. Thayer yesterday took action
concerning the death of Judge Samuel
Treat. who occupied the bench for thirty
years prior TO his voluntary retirement on
March s. 1887. The court announced that Ii
desired to place upon its records a memorial
Commensurate with the public acts OF Judge
Treat.
Preparation OF such a memorial was M
trusted 10 a committee composed OF mems
hers Of the oar whose long and intirnate
acquaintance enabled them to speak OF hiB
character and the extent of his pubic seyv4
ices On this committee were named Gem
eral John W. Noble. chairman; Colonel d.
p. Dyer. NIL Gray. Given Campbell. Ese-
neious Smith. Chester r. Krlm. John h
Overall. Edward c. kehr. Henry T. Kent
and-D. t. Jewett-
When the memorial has been prepared tho
court will appo'rt = joirt session OF the
, hiled States Circuit and District courts
for the presentation of the memorial. 9n6
on the day OF presentation. besides listen
ing to the memorial. those present viii hsar
members of the bar who desire to pay their
Individual tributes to the deceased JUDI
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Emit. and Vegetables.

Tho Republics quotations are 70, car lots in
on orders are charged higher.
GRAPES-HOne-grown at soas5c per E-bu.
per ID. Consigned Climax basket Concords at &c:
worter n ISc: Niagara at &c: pony Delaware
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stock at .s912 Per
ScAAINIT&siIoTBPES9Recky Ford refrigerator stock
ut sl-24l.52 per standard crate. offerings mainly
PEACHEsNMichisan su. baskets and bxs. 7sca
s1.25 up 20 $50. according 20 condition.; Missouri
s5975c and i-s-bu. at 55esec: Illinois IS and
APPLESSSa2..5 and fancy up TO s.. % a Dbl.
to S-.5gS for extra fancy hish-colOred stock:
pei FL 3 n falI at s1a,-S s. per .-bu.; Michigan
Lombard at 75casi per bu. basket and 2eSe5c per
PACIFIC CoAsT F~RUTT-BartIett pears sl.sa
. per box fo- California and S-lS3l-2 fer Utah;
at s. Columbia and satsuna at SIS:
peaches at S0G9Oc a case. Tokay grapes at Si.4S
-PEARs-.t.-bu, basket common :yc: Duehes..
Howell ana Tussett sea2Sc and Bartlett tSyeS,
No. /: Michigan Bariletts slal.s per bu. and
CRAB AfiPREseaichigan HysIops $50 per
bbi, and s. a hu- box
LES0SS"Firm' quote California on trk. SCI,
for @sy eh Sfsser to s 8 fgF . saRsE P snd 02 Vsrd HI ? ssas,ss
-ooRSSGEs-Lo;s on ,rk.: Late Valencia 81 for
gASSSAsLISslgs:s, q ao bunch on S order ,,,,,,,
Observation-Disclosures N.s91.5 per doz.
CRANBERRIES-New Cape Cod Sc per Dbl. and
3 per box
faT1Dare. Iasons ssssso for bottom os stock ext to 70
4c for blum sock. On Levee at 3a35c-
red at @SaSc: missouri red at
45T50c, and yellow at SSIsoc: poor stock less.
SQUASH-Home-sTown al Sc per bu box FOR
summer: hubbard S0fesc-
STRING BEANS-Home-Erovn f5dgc Per bu-
box loose. Consigned dull at SO a bu- box
G55c for shipping stock and &c for haut stock
On orle-s, e.i5 per crate
SAuERKRAUTS1.0 per haif-bbi. and ED
per bbl.
GUMBo-Home grown 25as5c per peck
CUCUMEERSSf0c per bu- box; Picking stock
CoRN-Home-grown 51loc per doz-
SWEET POTATOES-Yellow and Queen at sc:
BernudRs ElJec, and red Na-s>mond eSq1Sc
per BIZ box Virginia yellow i.353l-5o per Dbl
TOMATOES-Home-gr0wn EG60c per bu. loose.
PARsNIPS-tec a bG. box
CELERY-Michigan esH75c up to eocI1.Io for
large: white plume &.25G2-O a crate.
BEETS-S1 per obl. for homegrown. SOC per bu.
and i562lc Yer dog. punches.
CARROT@:SI5c per doz- punches ana S.S
per Dbl. and &c per bu- box.
LETTCCECHomegrUwn &c per bu. box
red 55cisI PEE bu-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2s135c per bu loose.
acknowledgements Ndl5c per bu box
T~URNlPS-New homegrown SgSoo per bu
HoRsERADIsE-s.s sas per Dbl On orders
higher.
HALE-Horns-grown 15c per bu. box.
GARLIC-New Orleans new 5aec per ID.
y ONIONS-Sl-25 per crate.
MUSTARD a bu. box
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BY telegraph.

Kansas city. No sept SE~cattieSRsceip;s
30 natives. Corn cattle dull: quarantine io6
&c lower. native cows 5Grc lower. s,cckers and
feeders steady to &C lower. Choice export and
dressed beef steers sslI.sos fair TO good $3.50
steers o.e1TA-so. Texas and Indian steers &. gT
$50: Texas cows SID. native COWS 81:
E:tca7.S: CALVES POS HosEReeeIp,s lsS: MAJ
price,. Top E.s111: bulk of sales s. .I0Gf. Trzs
heavy G-5GT-asl; mixee packers and iight sf.5
E1.E; Workers pigs -. sheen
Receipts $50: MARKET strong: native fxrSs
1-Dd4.e5 Western lambs 80. r1tive vsthers
r4.a; Texas clipped y~earlinsz t565-S: Tens
ciippet sheep stockers and feeders .
south ST. Joseph. No. Sept m-cssu.-Re
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GRAINS CLOSE HIGHER
ON SPECULATIVE BUYING.
OVERSOLD TRADERS MOST
ACTIVE.
Receipts Fairly Heavy and Bulk OF
News Shows Favorable
Weather.

Speculative conditions prevented recess
sions in grain yesterday. despite generally
favorable weather reports and fairly heavy
receipts Many traders 1t the opening
found that they had ovo-sold Saturday. The
disposition to buy back was strengthened
by the attitude OF Chicasa operators most
OF whom were on the Lul side STATISTICAL
news was encouraging TO me longs,
The visible supply OF wheat the past week
increased $500 bu-, against an increase OF
2.i30.00o bu- a week ago. 81. Louis STOCKS
Increased 1900 5u- and Chicago increased
$500 bu. Total visible supply. Z,Oo6,Ooe bu..
as against 2l.4Z1.OGo bu- a week ago and 3d.
$1,000 bu. a year ago..
Wheat on ocean passage a6oat for Europe
the past week reported at 29,o40.ooo bu-, as
against 9,40,Oo1 bu. the week prior De
crease. 10000 bu-
Worlds shipments OF wheat to Europe
last week reported at u. 1850 bu., against
lL2I5,OO bu. the week previous arc ISL.
90 bu- a year ago.
Corn was dull and weak early IN the ses-
sion. but in the last hour buying caused an
advance. Receipts We're moderate and the
visible supply again showed a decrease As
the upward movement.
The visible supply of corn the past week
decreased $4,000 bu., as against g decrease
creased $500 bu. and Chicago decreased
297,G 600 bu- Total visible supply, 2.S+.oo bu-,
as against 2,5AcD bu. a week ago and Il
502.G bu. in 1871
Corn on ocean passage aioat for Europe
the past week reported at 7.935.0oO bu-,
against $4,000 bu- 4 week ago Decrease,
$1,000 bu.
Worlds shipments Of corn TO Europe the
past week 1,Ss.gJ bu. against 2S57,0O bu-
the previous week and 3.9l2,o COO bu. in 1901
Receipts OF Uheat were Is4.949 bu., OF
which 1874 SKIS and $50 cars local and 5
cars through. against 3iOH bu.. of which
S4H ks and 40 cars local and 16 cars
through. IN 1901
Receipts of wheat at primary points since
Saturday. L753,Ti bu-. against 2.5l5G0 bu-
in 1871, and shipments were L0i9.09I bu-.
against I210,mo bu- The Northwest received
1.26e cars. against 2S2e cars in 1901 Chica-
go received 1Ti.S7G bu- and Kansas City 49,
20 bu- The. clearancS amounted to 49,
900 bu-
Receipts of corn were ECO bu., Of which
% cars local and 2 cars through, as against
1900 bu.. OF which IS cars local and IL
cars through. in 1901
Receipts of corn at primary points since
Saturday 2H.S5 bu.. against $1,000 bu. in
1901. and shipments were go. 219 bu., against
$4,000 bu. Chicago received 170,S75 bu. and
Kansas City 1850 bu- The clearances
amounted to LIB bu.
Receipts Of oats were 132.Ss5 bu., OF which
3T SKIS. and So cars local and II cars
through, against $50 3D., of which 80 cars
local and u cars through, in 1901.
Receipts OF oats al primary points were
1891 S bu-. against $4,000 bu. in 1901, and
the shipments therefrOm were $3.50 bu-,
against $1,000 bu- The clearances aggre-
gated 294S bu-
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Cash Grain. Flour, Etc.

W~HEAT-ReceiPts IESi SKIS. and l9 cars local
and S cars through BY sample deliyered-No. .
red at 67167zc east side and &c for sacked lots
to west side elevators: No. 3 red at b4sq65-c
Csc; rejected a. 90 TO coo Hard vi ter in I'm
TIED demand; 40. , sc Ing at SIC ana No ; at
e6Gq6lc- Turkey Quctahl. Al 1oc and 5sc-
CORN Receipts cars .Eal and ? cars
through BY sample. No. , yellow sold a: &c e.
side; NO z white az 6sae2Fc and No. : white at
Sic west side; No. . ~quOtahie NJ GO and No. 8 at
Gle: No. I sold al &C. no grade at $50 and old ear
oATs-Receipts S7 SKIS ard So cars local and
u cars through. By sample. no. . at 21iS0c
west side and sOc east side. and choice a; 39is1
30]c west Side No. , at 2lG2Sc east side and
E1ET2sc west side: No. ! at 26I1z7c west side
and 26&GZ4c east side. and must proof at 2sisc.
and running TO white 27hl2 C.: No. 3 white at
at z9izGSoc west and east SIDE.
RENO. 2 at Sc and No. , at &c
BARLEY-At Sc.
F~LAXSEED-At Sis per bu
wheat -four in S3.15S325: straiehts
ss12le: extrs fancy s25d2S: cellar S27og2 so:
!ow grades S2&se259: ou lO115c higher. New
hard winter In iute sks.-Patents Sd310:
SE3@2 %: old IETac higher. Spring wheat pat
ents s.. 4oTS CO bulk.
BRAN-Ffrm and a good demand. with small
offerings Sales made IN Io1-lb. SKIS. baris East
bran In large skis quotable at Sc. At mill bran
sells at "a &c and ships at SoIg5c-
RYE IoURJobbin at s.. m SKIS. and
s2.s9G2a0 IN hbls.
CoRNHEALGc;y meal + o. b. $50; pearl.
.HAY-Receipts GO tons local and 10 tons
through; shipped 15 tons. Quote: Timothy on z.
side-New Sn: No. l sS-50Isl0-59: No.2 xsGe: low
grades at 1913 C10ver-No. ! at s12. Prairie en-
w. ~dde-Ch1ioe 50: No. l $3.50: No. . ssQ7.
|
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Wool.
HlIeH.

Hides steady. Dry fint-Texas heavy &c: Tex
as average lac: fallen I3Glssc; native and Ar
kansas l3c: No. l native lsi-c; No : native Re
Light weights I3c; bull I0c: culls or glue &C
Dry-salied-Round heavy lie: round light lOifc:
sailed No. ! IKE; salted No : i1-Ec. ESrsehidsS
Dry &c sAc: Southern
Sc; selected No. / sac; selected No; : EAe: part
cured i1c less; uncure6 &c per ID. less. Bull lc
per ID. less than COW hides. Hors@No- l So
horse Nc. . q. .: uncured less.
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Range of Futures.
Receipts and Shipments,
PROVISIONS

Provisions were fairly active at times and
ruled frmer on higher prices FOR hogs. Near
by products showed the most strength. and
were difficult TO trade in. There was a dis
position to sell Jan. and Nay stuff, but a
good support brought advances. Corn
strength also was a help to prices. Jan
pork closed 5G71zc up. at <15f1-dl54; Jan
lard TIC up. at S.61l=. and Jan ribs 2I2c
higher. at S.
Estimated receipts for Tomorrow: Wheat.
100 cars: corn 40: oats. $685.: hogs. 1900
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LIVE STOCK MARKET
Native Run snalI-Southern Receipts
Hcayy-Sheep Higher.

NATIVE zr-Escelpts Of
cate N tire native division were .roInd 10 .
head shor; Of the supply On tsst Moody. bg-
the supply OF beef gIaoes Was ist1ger and 5et.--
in Qua.lts- ENcr-s.vg sNpsnts Al al tire mar
k=ts. wish receipt reccT.s hroScn 1t Sevsr1l
p1Iuts. save sale Gcu tie advantage. and talrs
In cases a. much ~ a quarter. tEo-gI buyers
dd not Culc1te 20 mu.n decline. \ tram O.
Westerns anu two or tnr.= small cunsignInenis
had not been cisICset cd a. a lac nolr. owns
partly TO lack oJ lids and Panty to l1ck OF
agreement. salesfusn Considering tat cnrrS ex-
h.oit,d to much decline. Green cattle were neg
lected ana M-4r a mug ga tIe m-ract. beng
estimated b. sg.Ic as srostnE values alvwhe .
from =sfslc less than - ~ccN TO l1 ia s Ego.
anu furnishing decideuiy d applint!ng uutccmes
u the SlIpplls IN fncIr CO.'S gnTnents.
Al p'rNtcaE -.NufiS n Jus antiDe caftc F~-
ceiEjs were troken to-,iay. Tarr- Eu-dred anil
s:Nty-stN caroIds arrived. CONTAINING n total y
~. 49, h.ad. again.t tnc pfc-tous hiEn TJn OF
Aug ~ Of 500 head. The ca record vas alSn
brCken by 4 large margin. the former record n
IN cars having uee1 established OF july II lar.
Ire general cattle record was also urCk=n.
the total at this market beng u.oss head, against
n.iZS received on Avg. IS last. the previous hiSl
day.
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Produce.

Butter firm Quotations.: Creamery-Extra &c:
drsts 11G1sc; seconds l5Glec. Dairy@Ertrs 1871
lie; 1rsts li85c; grease &C. Ladle-packed-E1tra
Ice; frsts IiIl5c- Country-Choice uIzQI2c: Door
10 fair SGlEc.
EEgs-Current receipts Ieizc. Receipts . ia 10
cal and So through; shipped I.Q30.
~Cheese-Jobbing: Twins at IOkc: singles Ilc;
diaries HE: Y a. He; long horn Inc LIN,
burger loEalc. ~swiss-Choice 1SQi4c. Brick II
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js-bbl. at slles: mill run fruit Dbl. at $50: beer
H@ per set-No. j -four Dol. SC. mil rum
IA-inch stock 70. apple hSi; SIS; No 90
h~oors-FIonr Dbl. .4St.S for cooper: s2se9s fog
Ecrsler: is-bbi- SEQ: cooled elm -: oak lard
tierce, cooper shaved. seas: pork Dbl. %.
-cOOPEkAGE@Lard tics. NB for wood ano
Si25 for iroa-bound bbls-: pork bbls az seGs.sc
for woOd-bound. 81 for iron-bOund: oloo tcs AZ
yl.G% Slack work-Round-hoop -four oole. &C
hat-top DO. SIC; I-bhls. &c: meal &c.
ETC-Begglng per yard. is-in; a.
65-isc; slb. at s9-iec; ..-lb. at ! i-l5c- Iron
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Houston on, stock snfe..


Houston. Tex, sept l&-Sales were only fair
ly go5d. though the Taa-ket was Erm throughout.
Sales: Beatty, sue at irc.l Continental Natlonsl.
%59 at ISs: n Ieasnoat go At ice: Pai-s:ine-
spsnEic-. o EsscaT exss pig rour. 300 a;
&c: Victor. 1og n lfc; Angio-Americsn. 2I9
at C; Forward Reduction. iC0 at 2nc. - at i5ac:
Manhattan. 500 at nc; Becky Sharp. 2.ceo At SIC.
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beaumont Oil stock saIe..
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Beaumont. Tex. sept. i5.-The session OF the
EeaumCut GU Exchange tO-isy WIS. duiet to the
point u dullness. sales: Dividend. s7.09l shares
AT ic. BLACK Hawk. $500 sh1res at Sc. German-
American. lao shares at exc. oil guct8tiJns IN
changed a. &C a hbl- fo- No. I Z. o. b. at GLADYS
city and 2c a Dbl. in tanks. shipments by rail.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Association comprising t5e Baptist church
es OF this and part OF Cass County, viii
meet here next Thursday for a three
days session About 100 delegates will be
in ttendance and besides several leading
ministers from various parts Of the State.
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Fresh F!sh-Steady; quote: Sunfsh al &c: crap
pie al, &c for small to &c for large; bass lie;
heads SIG: buffalo. gross Sc: dressed buffalo &C:
dressed German carp &c: white psrcE -
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River Forecast.
The river at st. Louis win fall.
Rivfs
Harbo- gauges yesterday marked I,.3 feet. m
eEatsAsss fall Of SSNf9t <&SrinE the last IS
hpur&
Business aions the LvN yssserday wa, only
fair.
Weather fair. -
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BsEF AND BUTCHER CATTLE.

Butcher Catle-There was a light run CT the
stuff with but little competition from the PACK
ers; as they were drawing their supply Trinrt-
paily from southern sources Local butchers.
however. were good competitors OF anything de-
stable. so prices on the bes: grades were wen
sustained and trade was practically steady. with
Gamers ana bulls and calves not msteTialX
changed. (
REPRESENTATIVE sales: ,
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81. Louis Cotton Market.

hinges and stained at L4Sc below white.
Galveston-Spot market steady. middlilgs SIC.
view orieaas-SpGt market steady: middlinS-
M~emphis-SPot market steady: m.ddiings s 5-lec.
Receipts al principal points:
Galveston. s.SSs heies.
New orleans sou bales.
Mobile. g. bales.
Savannah. SIS tales.
Charleston. s5S bales.
Norfolk. ei bales.
Houston. 5.aA bales
Memphis. ESQ bales.
The net receipts at all United States ports for
three days were g.. ~ haies. rs against -. 81
bales a week ago and si.1t a year ago: export.
y. l7 bales. as against lies a year ago. SOCKS
a6a.5e bales. as against "a. sl-
ST Louis warehouse statement:
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cnts ss-5e6s. 20: nrst clears E-soas: second clears
s,;soos.49 Bran IN hulk 9n.0
Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. steady.
clOse: No, ! Northern t5,-e: no. : Northern. III
&c. Dec esAc. Rye steady: No. / blnd52c. Bar
ley higher. No. /? 10; sample p6ssc. Corn
The Visible.
New York, Sept. i5-Tne visible supply OF
grain SATURDAY. sept. Il as compiled by the
New York Produce Exchange. Is as follows:
Wheat 10000 bu-, increase $500: ccrn 214.-
coo bu-. decrease $500: oats SEA. 0l. Increase
i.l-e..p. ne gvp.er, increase n3.t.o. barley 6i.-
ec. increase Ss.0n-
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Midsummer Night. Festival

A summer nights festival will be Given
by the Southwestern Mercantile Association
at Lenps Park tomorrow evening. Music.
dancing and games will be indulced In. The
ourhwestern Merchants have between 800
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st. Loui. Curb sTarket.
STOCKS of Grain I'm store.

Dec. wheat higher at eesse; puts e5hgS.o to
500 to 1910; calls S7Ac 10 gIihc.
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OATS.

Oats were received in larger quantities.
The weather was good and the quality OF
arrivals vas improved. The market opened
easier. under some selling by q leader and
by commission houses. but price tuctua-
lions were narrow. Corn strength aided the
price at times. The cash demand was light.
Dec. sold between Sic and S1Ac and closed
10 cars.
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quotations GOr broke mules. 4 to ! years

The nrst line OF quotations in each class Is cal
culeted TO represent the full range from common
80 extra Dealers. however. often classify su-
perIative lunches SalI tops for buyers. winch
sometimes sell considerably above thc highest
quotations. The second line OF quotations signI-
res the bulk OF sales and generally represents
the various classes as they are sold On The COM
mission market. more OF less mixed
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RIVER NEWS.
Rise and FAN ofsthe Rivers.

For 4s,hours ending at5a. M.
St. Louis. Gorday. Sept. Is. IA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24

the division superintendent also makes
numerous trips in the different cars to as
certain how the men are working.
1t might be supposed that the clerks who
run on the fast mails are Of a higher grade
than those that go on the accommodation
trains, but this is not So The truth is,
there are few men who desire a run on a
fast train. although the salary is better
because the work Is much harder, and they
also have longer routes The run between
Pittsburg and St. Louis, which is made by
the fast mail is divided into two sections.
One Of them is from Pittsburg to this city,
which is 3SS miles. and the other is from
here 20 St Louis. which is 20 miles. These
are considered very long and hard trips.
One thing that causes these clerks much
they become so familiar with the names of
the different postofices that IL there are
only one or two letters in the name that
can be read it Will generally reach its des-
tination all right Whenever letter is
found, however, on which the address can't
be made out it is called mike" and sent
10 the division superintendent office. 1t
is not an infrequent thing that the health
and eyesight of mail clerks fail. because
standing all the time while riding, they
do. the reading of the addresses and the
handling of heavy mail pouches is very
hard a man. What rest he gets on his
lay-off time he appreciates.