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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-07
THE CASH TRADE
Flax Declined Again-Corn and oats
Steady, but Slow of Sale.

Steady, but Slow Oh Sale.
FLAx-onerings were beF tbs IN %orning npins:
as result were forced down &c per bu, No.
selling at $1.65 and rejected at Sl62
number OF sacked lots went at 81. 6ogl. 62
Minneapolis received 81 cars. against ~ cars aS
is cars
Closing prices; Minneap0iT 9H u1ush Iash Ss sasS
h0 sepfemb nS1dnIss'eFn ber s12 october, s1
FEED AND MEAL--Prices are off little
from the extreme high point touched on the
aoro 1ats aTs Ssoed S0s5ss @9
80; no 2 feed, s24Gp24.5o; No. 8 feed. $500
@25.75; granulated corn meal in cotton sacks
at the rate Of 81 so per brl-
MIILSTUFFS-The market is strong and
higher. Bran in bulk is quoted at sl4@lM4; 40 70;
bulk shorts, sl7ql7: q: flour middlings, $1sI
sacks, 81 per ton addition; in 100-lb sacks,
$50 per ton additional. Shipments, 2,27S
tons.
and demand was slow, shipping being out OF
the market entirely. Prices were held on
about the same level as last Thursday. No
5 yellow sold at 5e@5e1kc and No 3 at 57h@
CSC. No 8 yellow closed at 59@591zc. Re-
ceipts, 81 cars; shipments, ears.
OATs-There was a good trade IN oats, out
we're not buying, prices suffered slightly No;
3 white sold at 4s@49c No. white at 47@
4sc, and No at 47@4Sc. No. white closed
at 48@49c. Receipts, 70 cars shipments,
HAY-The market is steady as quoted: Up
land fancy, s7GN5o; choice, $e.oog7; midland
ssiS'5o@i1; timothy No. 1, $1o rye straw,
Choice, $3.50. Receipts, 90 tons.
BARLEY-There was an active trade In
barley; NO. 8 sold at 64@6411kc and No at
6l1b662kc The market closed with prices
on a range from 57@67c. Receipts, IL cars;
shipments, cars.
we're reported. No. closed at 541sc. There
were no shipments.
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rsts per- l6 ass seeonas Per Psr % 1so g. M
fies' extras. per lb 1se; dairies trsts per u.
u, l6Hc; ladies', hrsts, per lb, l7c; seconds.
FHas- Strictly fresh, cases included loss
H3he; checks and Seconds. i0c. O'
CHEEsEErwins or fats, fancy, i1@11hc:
ewfs sts or as &c ehoes doa X so twn
fancy, lb, 12@12Ac; brick, NO !, per ID, 12c;
No Eb. ioh@Iic inSurser. ei % No. per ib,
s s Du5iSs biosi swss S &c. sf Pr%Ss Ps2 H. M
No. 2, s1AQ9c; round Swiss, No. 1, 15@l514c;
No. 2, s1k@9c Young Americas. fancy, i2@
R1ac; choice, 11@11Ac. =.
1oc; hens, per lb SIC; roosters, old and
yoSng yfs p; 59se; 659ilers. e. 1@2 lbs Per 5b
peppers, PEI PR lb. 1o@i2s; e., ducks old, 7@sc;
eo|SFfs TF EsS aSSfis SS zsSse TvS;, t.no~ nar ~
sysI"Ea $c 1 Guoa %nt0n nn fan'Y eoSR55 @c
lambs, milk, pelts of, fancy, lb, s@1oc; milk
s@loc; hogs light, SIC; hogs medium, ID,
- FIsH-Rtke aa, per b. &c; pike, small @ and
per ID, Sc; small. 10, lose; pickerel, per ID,
bullheads skinned, per ID. 5@Sc; buffalo, per
lb, &c: turtles, per lb. 2g3c.
POTATOES-New, per tu, 75c. .>.:
ern. per sack. si7S Gaitforaia, per ep; sack, s.;
pRi1p pEAFancy Rel crFsa ~ yellow per bu
medium, per bu, $1.60; green, fancy, per bu,
$1.75; green, medium, per bu, SLIGO; marrow
Dried BEANs-Fancy navy, per -bu, 50. .25;
choice navy, per bu, ST. medium handptcked
per bu, $l.s5; medium fair, s1.@; medium,
%ixsd and dirty S6g'e g brown fancy per
APPLEs-Sew southern, per brl, s4.5o@5;
per bu box, s1.75; 1-a7bu box, So@7ec. 49,,
WEST COAST FRUrTs-cherries. black
peaches, r p per box, soc@$1; piums, clyman, pei
crate. soc; plums Tragedy' Per crate r. ss5o
melons, per crate, $225.
| ORANGES - California seedlings, $42s
Mediterranean sweets, all sizes, box, $500
fauit ai vs5fhSlas ealifornia a per sises box ~
California, fancy, as to size, IS; choice, $4.75
doz, niS.5 sa.25; small and medium. SITS. -
! RASPBERRIES-Red, per A-qt crate, $225
black, 24-pt case, 81. @.- ~
cHERK1Esmsaathsrn' III r gf Soy ss per a-at crate
GoosRBERRIEs-Per 24-qt crate, 81; le-
BLuHiBERR1Eg- dl1iSi case, ss.25. J, :,
case, s1.50. z .sz. 49,
BANANAs-.Fancy, large bunehes, s275
medium punches, s2.25@2.5 5o;~ small punches
VEGETABLES Asparagus, new, per dog
75c; new beans, string, per bu, $l25@1.50
F.. wax beans, per bu, 50; wax beans, per 2-S br
box, S1.5O; egg plant. new, per doz, s2@2.25
pease green, per bu,. s1.5o; home grown pie
plant, h. 1hc; cabbage, homegrown, pei
crate, $3.50; radishes, home grown, per doi
/ punches, 20@25c; onions, green per dozer
punches, 15c; lettuce, per doz. 3oc; lettuce
head. per doz, Soc; mint, per doz. 3o@4oc
1 doz,t 5016oc; turnips, new, bu, SIPS; car.
1 rots, per doz, 4O@50c; cucumbers. doz, 75c@$1
celery, California, doz, $1.25; heets, per do
oauliHoWer. doz. s1.75; celery, homegrown
/ doa, -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-07
Sugar and Conee.

New York, July THE market for coffee
futures opened steady. On the statistical
side. clearances attracted considerable atten-
ton, reaching the heavy total of 13s, 900 bags
and serving to check, doubtless, more or less
661Oc lower; September, 4.s0c; November, &C;
February, 5:2oc; March, 5.2o@5;26c; April,
5.3oc; May, 5.35c. Foreign market changes
were slight Havre, as compared with the
list Of Thursday, advanced " franc. Ham
burg closed net unchanged to " pfennig net
higher Rio ruled steady and unchanged and
Santos 100 reis up. Rio exchange decreased,
over full, reaching 24,ooo, bags at ports and
over full, reachinfi $4,000 bags at ports and
II, 200 bags at interior towns. Local supplies
ruled dull and easy; but about unchanged, on
the basis Of 5Ac for Rio 7s Rio steady; No.
fining, 2Me centrifugal 90 test, sssc; molasses
sugar, 25sc; refined steady; crushed. 5.15c;
powdered, 4.75c; granulated, 4.65c. Molasses
Steady; New Orleans, 33@41c.
Cotton futures closed quiet; July, s.69c: Au-
gust, s.39c; September, 8.03c; October 792c;
November, Z .a5c; December. 7s5c; January,
I.s8ci February. z, ,S5c; March, 1850.
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Receipts and Shipments.

July !, 5 and s.
Received-Wheat 829 cars; corn. 81 cars
oats, u cars; barley, II cars: rye, cars; fax,
80 cars; flour s,2ss brls M m mmiMllstuffs Hist 1877 t9ns
e,sl3, ,251 lbs; lumber, 100 cars: posts and pill
Ing ears: barrel STOCK cars: & maehine5y 1a9 dned
brick, LOS, 900; lime, cars; cement, 2,250 brls;
household goods 7s lbs; Pig iFo iron 80 ears
Hnseed oil, 81, 1870 gals: salt, 2 cars; logs 179
cars; dressed meats, 3o1, ,1os lbs butter, ss0 ooo
lbs: hides, pelts. ETC.. "a 600 Tbs; wool, zoOo oOo
lbs; railroad materials, 112 cars; sundr1es. VI
shipped-Wheat, 4S cars; corn, cars; oats,
cars; barley, cars; fax, 13 cars; -four,
Ct, ,2S4 brls; miistuffs, 2,23 tons; fruit, $1,000
lbs; merchandise. 5,457 800 lbs; lumber, 2oe
cars; posts and piiing, 2 cars; machinery,
1915 75o lbs: brick, Il, 900; lime. cars: ce-
me 500 brs household goods 1900 sioO i1s lbs
marble, / cars; live stock, cars; linseed OIL.
z27 gals; oil cake, 81 o4o lbs tutter 2S0o0 S COG
lbs hides, pelts, etc, $4,000 lbs wool, szooO
lbs railroad materials, % cars; sundr1es, eS
cars; car lots. 1.564.
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State Grain Inspection.

july D.
Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-Great North
ern-No. 1 northern, 81: No. northern, 106.
No. 3. 81 rejected, 6; no grade, IS. :,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul-No. 1
northern, 6; No. 2 northern, IS; No. 8, Is; re-
jected, /; no grade, IL.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. / northern, IL;
No. northern, %; No. 8, 7; rejected, 2; no
500 Line-No / northern, /; No. northern,
IL; No. 3, 8.
Northern Pacifc-No. 1 northern, 8; No. 2
northern IA; no grade, II.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha--
No. northern, i; No. 2 northern, A; No. 8,
FL rejected, 2; no grade, II.
Chicago Great Western-Rejected, L.
Minnesota Transfer-No northern, /; no
grade, l.
Totals-No. l northern, 50; No. 2 northern.
252; No. 2, Is; rejected, -; no grade, Is.
other Grains-No. winter wheat, 3 cars;
No. No. yellow corn. s. No: white corn, |; No:
corn. 3; No. corn, 3; no grade corn, 8;
No.. white oats, 6; No. white oats. l9;
No. white oats, IL; No. oats, 6; no grade
oats, A. no grade rye. 1; No. 3 barley, l; No
barley, 6; no grade barley, 2; No. 1 flax, 81 ;
rejected fax, 81; no grade fax, l.
Cars Inspected Out-No: 1 northern wheat,
as; No 2 northern wheat, 2s No. 8 wheat, 6;
no gradew heat. I; No: 1 Washington white,
/; No. white OATS II; No: oats, L. no
grade oats, l; No. fax, 2; rejected flax, z.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS
~ New York Cotton.

New York, July 7.!The cotton market
opened barely steady, with near months ig8
lower, following which the course .;Hs5 was very
tive Imediatey after the call there was
sharp general break, which oos carried led August g
there was a partial rally on profit taking by
points from top upon finding our market
weakened and irregular, and 5s,s Europe sold SC Id
chart noted scattered rains from the south
Atlantic coast to Western Texas. -.
At noon the market was steady; late Liver
pool cables were disappointing and ]atc
weather reports from the south noted further
rain quite generally in the south. Spot was
quiet; .middling uplands, sAc; middling gulf,
91ac. !:
$500 bales, against 1920 last week and L. 757
actual last year; for the week, 4,ooo bales; es;;
actual last year. To-day's re receipts at New
Orleans, 651 bales, against 5,173 last year, and
at Houston 35s bales. against SIS bales last
year.
sales, 1 100 bales '| ....-
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Sioux City Live Stock.
Chicago Live STOCK.

Chicago, July 7.-CattleLRecelpGdv dv GOOD sood
neudng tn Hrms 5seps see rs7a5 s5Ge to 6gm 56
;o stosbsEs bs'fsrs and ss5sss 5ssss55;
eo%s &C soa so Rul,s sa5o@55o; calves, $20oq
III HgoeaGReceipts to-day 1900; morrow,
lett STeF t?ss sEhst good DC
isbt hsfty ssSgso 8 sSS ~ bulk i & sales
sheep-Receipts, 5000 sheep 80 a1a mo-. iafGz fa5
steady good 70 chSss f c Cesnss Western sheep
70 ,o: ch13ee natiye '1Gi lambs, $s@7. .., eo=.
o. OF of6acial Saturday: Receipts-Cattle, 80
hogs $50; sheep, 3,154 shipments-Cattle
al: hogs SS2; sheep, l,lo9.
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LONDON FINANCIAL
Consols and quotations of American
..:~:S >% = Securities. - -.

London, July 7-Consols for money, se 5-1e;
consols for account. se s-1s; Anac9ndai 7cs1 5A
more & Ohio, iii; Canadian Pacific, l3sA;
Chesapeake Ohio 49A; Chicago Great Yves, YES
tern, 3OA; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
i7eN; Denver & Rio Grande. 4sA; Denver
Rio Grande prsferred s5 Erie raterEad 57zs Erie
5s%; illinois Central, 1884; Louisville &
Nashville lss Missouri rekas Kan7as Tixas ae
New York Central, 16O1s; Norfolk & Western,
5s Norfolk Western preferred rs 81 Rsa9 o.
no Az: Reading first preferred, 43; Read
ing second preferTed. s5A southern as3 Rsway
a8 Southern Railway preferred M sSM south
ern Pacific, 65H; Union Pacific 107B; Union
Pacific preferred, 81; United states steel, ss3A;
United States Steel preferred,, s1@; s, Waoash'
so%; Rands, 49, De Beers. 22a.
Bar silver steady, 24Ad per ounce f.
Money, 1A@2 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the>open market for
short bills is 2 5-1s@2as per cent. The rate
months; bills is 2%@2 7-16 per cent.
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St. Louis Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 7.-Close: Wheat high
er; No. 3 red cash elevator, 72Ac; July. 72zc;
Corn, higher, No. 2 cash, s6Mc, July, 66&
September, 55Mc; December, 42Ac. Oats,
lower; No. 2 cash, 47c; July 351ac; September,
29c; No. 2 white, SIC. Lead, Irm, s397@
spelter. steady. $495 :.
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New York Grain.
Milwaukee, Grain.

Milwaukee, July 7.-Flour-Steady Wheat
--Irregular, close, No. / northern, 77@771ac:
No northern 75sl@76ac; September, 73%@
1855 ;Rye-Higher; No. l., 58kc. Barley
Firm; No. 2. 7lk972c; sample, 69@7114c. Oats
Steady; No. 2 white, 511k@62c Corn-Sep-
tenber. 60xc. :.
Wheat-Puts. 7aAc; calls, 74ss@741sc
Corn-No puts or calls
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Demand Is Quiet and Prices Steady
OUTPUT Moderate.

The wsek opened with only a light trade IN
Hour Buyers seem to be holding on tor tne
purpose Of allowns the wheat market 10
shape it's course before taking hold. The
strength of cash wheat to-day may have the
effect of inducing many to purchase VINO were were
inclined to wait The output this week Will
be moderate and shipments are running ngnt,
the loading out since last Thursday being
only sc. 234 brls.
Quotations: First patents, s4059415; sec
ond patents, $3.75@S.so; first clears $2s;
second clears. $2O5
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The Visible Supply.
The Comparative Visible.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
CHICAGO GRAIN
Free Selling for St. Louis Breaks
Wheat at Opening.

Free selling IOr St. LOUIS oEetaAs
Wheat at Opening.
Chicago, July 7.-Feeling in the wheat pit
about the weather was mixed. for the fair
was to a considerable degree Offset by reports
Of further rains yesterday. September opened
7sc higher, to shade lower, at 73%@731kc to
73Ac, and declined to 72Bc on free selling,
to 73Ac followed on local buying. Local re-
cepts for three days were IS cars. of con-
tract grade. Minneapolis (four days. and Du-
luth (three days. reported e5s cars. making a
total for the three points of 1,056 cars.
Worlds shipments were 6.5600 bu.
September was sold to 721ac later. but re-
ports of more rains in the west caused cover
ing Of shorts, under which the market t rallied
Close: wheat-July. 75sc; September, 1870;
December, 1885 May 77hs. rs 7zo. NJ noa
74l744sc; No. hard winter Toe; No. hard
winter, TIC; No. northern spring, 75c No. 2
northern spring, 74@7oc; No. spring, TOO
72Ac.
Corn opened weak, partly on the weather
and partly on the high Iowa crop report,
which makes the condition s2. September
opened A@,9sc lower, at s1asc to e1c This
612s@611kc ensued. Receipts were 1886 cars for
three days There was little doing in July,
which opened at 77@7914c. .--.. >...-- -, ..
Opening trade in September oats covered
range from 33%c to 3shc excited shorts being
the cause Of the high figure The market
soon steadied at 331zc. The weather was the
| factor Receipts were 386 cars. 80 r.
up, at 62Ac July was not handled heavily,
but the price ran up to s57ac during the after
noon. s.a 49,
Close: cogn-July, Sc; septemnber ss,k noe s2As;
7s07sc; No. 8. 6s@t4c. .,..s,.-
Sese ne1 oats soh 5y 9 psssa5s1 st Ssp:ssF nsw
NJ O lOn. No -
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Official Quotations of the Minneapo.
lis Produce Exchange.
Monday July 7.

: Extra creamery butter steady; pack:
: ing stock steady. Strictly fresh eggs {:
: higher. Live poultry steady. Pota- ::
: toes lower. Fancy country dressed !:
: veal steady. Berries steady. !:
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, July 7.-Close: Wheat-Spot
firm; No. northern spring, IS 2Ad; futures
quiet; July, IS 2Ad; September, IS Sd; De-
cember nominal. Corn-Spot firm; American
mixed, 6s lid; futures quiet; September, IS
3d. October, 5s 2hd. =:
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City: July 7.-Close: Wheat, July,
69hc; September, 6SAc; cash No. 2, 6sc. Corn
September, 59lAc; cash No. mixed, 491kc;
No. white. 65kc; oats. No. white Soc
rye, No. 2, SEC.
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xarsas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, July Cattle. receipts. s: :o99; 90
steady to strong beef StesrS, Ss1ers
Texans, s29e; ;esSsys COWS saa ss@5 2s'e
s HOS, receipts, 5000 1oc higher; active; We
h,Ik of sales, s7.7568; heavy, 7Ss@s; pack
ers, s7!5@s; nedigm M sa;77H@7:so; q workers.
PSheeen' receipts, 1900; steady; sheep. $3.3(
@4. 90; lambs, $4.I0qG. 40.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, July 7.-Butter, steady; crearner-
les, 1s@21c; dairies. 1S@1elkc. Cheese. easy;
twins 9A A@91Ac; young Americas. 101sc; dais-
les, 1o1z@102ac: Eggs, easy: loss off, cases
returned 171171ac. Iced poultry easy; chick
ems, 10912c turkeys, 1@12c.
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New York Produce

New York, July 7.-Butter-Receipts, 13. 14s
pkgs; market slightly frmer; state dairy, 177s
@2Ohc; state creamery, 1S1a@21kc; renovated,
I761s1hc; factory, 16@1sc; imitation creamery,
17919c. Cheese-Recepts, 4,468 pkgs; mar
ket Arm; new state, full-cream. small; col
ored, CSC; large, white, 9A9sBc. Eggs,
Receipts, 20, ,4e6 pkgs; market firm; state and
Pennsylvania, 2Oc: western, candled. 19hc;
southwestern, 15h@17hc.
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago, July 7.-Flax-Cash northwestern,
81 73; southwestern. $1.54; September, s14O
October, s1.36 Rye-July 57%c; September,
55c.' Barley-Cash 67@71c. Timoth thy-sep-
tember, $4.45. Clover-Cash, 1886.
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St.-LOuis Live Stock.

St Louis, July 7.--Cattle, receipts, 1000;
stsadv: beef steers, s45O@s: stockers M and
feeder feeders, s2.75@55o; cows and heifers, s225@
6; Texas steers, $396.15 ,,,,o
SaS@7'S5; packers s75o@7.s5; butchers, s77C
eDs;n Sheep, receipts 2,oco; steady; sheep, ss@4;
lambs, $4.25@7. --s- .
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.Pufe and Calls.

Two o'clock report: '--....
Puts-September wheat, 71A@71Nc.
Calls-September wheat, 72Hc.
Curb-September wheat, 72A@723sc.
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Among mon the shippers on the market nnae were were
H. watkins, Frederick, j. A. BoSee, Sea,oEl ItieI- I
C. christopher, C.. Benson, Langford: M:
State Bank Of Bradley BradEsy T. S1ooEEK HAS,
kins' Cologne; A. J. Marsh, Argyle; Nelson 11;s q
sha1don alexandria: L. w. Failles, Osakls;
ss MsdtoEa sSssban e qPss aoAtensen Ams SY1a
~. A Berg. Anderson & Erfurth, New
Richiand; Dunham & Carpenter, Janesvllle.
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Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, July 7:-Provisions opened firm IN
sympathy with hogs, buying being largely
opened m ed 125S@2oc higher, at SIS 500 .s75, and
sold to s1S.e7lk: September lard opened so
15c up at S1O90@10.90, and September ribs
71s@121hc improved at $40 So@1O.s5.
SIS 7716; October, s1S.25; January, s11.s5. Lard,
July. s1o.9591oe71e: September, s1os71 oo-
So. 421h; May, So 32k. Ribs, July. SO 7714:
September, $40. s21a; October, 5000; January.
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Mich Cows and sDringers-
Two COWS, $50.
One COW. s29.
HOGS-Prices 5@10c higher. Receipts mod
crate and common in quality. Price range. q! &C.
81 20@7 50; bulk, 81 45975o; rough sorIs; So'oo
day.
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PROVISIONS
New York Provision

New York, July 7-Beef-Dull. Pork
Strong Lard-Strong; prime western steam,
$1l.30.
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ggeetedly ,osa strong teday It opened at Thurs
September. July reached 76Ac and went back
TO- 70 the opening price. September sold off to
izAc. but the close was 1871 @737sc bid Stock
IN store: Wheat, 4.37,117 decrease 310 OS8
corn, $3.50, unchanged; barley 55,52s, un-
4,lS6; flax. sS, 122, increase s,s15. Receipts past
q hours, wheat, 1S4 cars; oats, q rye, 2: flax
10 total, 155; Shipments =.
Ctose: No. l hard cash, 79c: No. northern
cash, 761sc; September, 73Ac; first half Au-
gust 77Ac; No. northern, Toe; No. 8, 73c;
nax cash northwest, $1.75; September, 141A ;
Cctooer, $lS1; oats, September, 33c; rye ar
fiVe' o6%c; September, 63Ac.
New York Grain.
New. York, July 7.-Flour-Receipts, TO- 300
nrls: sales, 3,100 pkgs; quiet and barely
st steady ay - Rye Flour-steady; fair to good,
SS2og3 45; choice to fancy, So. 1903 TO- Wheat
-Recelpts, S56,500 bu; sales. S75, 900 bu; dull
ana easier this morning as result of new
snort selling, fairly goo weather map,
Gull cables and local unloading; July, SOsA@
s0esc; s0 September, 7s@7S 1876; December,
7SS@7s%e: May, slR@s1hc. Rye-Dun:
state. 6a@e4c, G. i. f., New York car lots; No.
western, 65kc, f. Q. b.. ahoat. Corn-Re-
cceipts, 56, 250 bu; sales, Is, 900 bu weakened
by liquidation, favorable crop news and the
wheat decline; July, 6S12c; September 64Ac;
December, 521ac. Oats-Receipts, 1873, 900 bu;
weak and lower with other markets; track
White White state, 57@63c; track white western, 81
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Hides, Pelts, ra1low and Wool.

Mol. No.
Green sated heavy steer hides. s....... 9A
Green salted heavy COW hides. ........ 81 IN
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........ 10 $500 Il .:;..:: $40 S,a $50 ;eers
found an outlet at prices steady with last
weeks close. Sales:
and ILar
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth. MINI. July Wheat was unex-
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that so?
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A severe Shock.

Did the coroner's jury ascertain
what caused Bowersox's sudden
death?"
Yes; it appears that he received a
plumbers bill in his morning mail"
but surely that did not kill him?'
THAT wasn't it, but about noon the
plumber himself called and said there
was an overcharge in the bill that he
wished to correct"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
The Real Thing.

my queen" exclaimed her adorer
timidly,, may kiss the royal hand?"
My faithful subject" replied the
youns woman with the air of one gen.
thy Gliding him, what is the matter
with the royal lips?'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
He Was Cautious.
IT IS TO LAUGH.

why don't you try to get damages
out of the railroad company for run
ming over your wife's poor old moth
er?'
4. ooh, I don't believe in pushing my
luck too far?'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
And Now They Don't Speak.
A little girl held mirror up before {

visitors face and asked:
DO you see yourself in it?"
Eyes, my darling"
Are you quite sure?"
YES; why should I not?"
Because / heard mamma e. the
other day that if you ever peeped into
a looking glass you'd smash it all into
tiny little bits.''
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
The Voice of Ex-
perience.


Papa" said the
small boy, looking
up from his book,
what is a curio? 2"
"a curio," replied
the father thought
fully, sis some-
thing that costs ten
times what it's
Wnrb2,."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
Did mt Mi n d

ri d n nj 1 n d
Rough Water.
Old Lady - That
water looks terri
bly, rough.
Old Boatman-It
is, mum; but I
don't mind the
roughness.
Old Lady-Don't
you, really?
Old Boatman =
No. mum; the only
thing I don't like
is the wetness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
A Pleasant Mfxup.

George-Well life is worth living, aft
er all.
Jack-What's happened?
George-I went to railway station
to see my sister off, and by some
chance Harry Hanson was there to see
his sister off, and in the rush and noise
and confusion we got mixed, and hug
ged his sister and he Rugged mine. N5
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
A Foe to Realism.

A Foe to Realism.
do you believe
in realism on the
stage?"
mo, sir. I play
ed Uncle Tom to
Mr.. Sullivan's Lee
gree for about fif-
teen minutes once"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
Calls Foot Jelly,
Sect

Manifestations
at them little COWS,
Charlie.
Charlie - earn!
They amt cows /;
they're calves.
Maudie = Well,
and what's the diff
ference?
Charlie - Why,
cows give milk,
and calves give
| jelly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
An Advantage.

"She doesn't have
any trouble in
keeping a servant
girl"
mo. Her hus-
band is political
boss of the ward.n
What has that
to do with it?"
why, he has the
handsomest police
man assigned to
that beat"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
How He Did 1t.

you say Jones
made his barrel in
a get rich quick
scheme? 2"
YES; he married
old Gotrox's daugll-
ter"