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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
PRICES HOLD FIRM
Stockers and Feeders Are Moving
Out Little Faster at Steady
Figures.
Butcher Cattle Steady With Offer.
sings Confined Largely
49,. to Common.

South St.. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 19.-Estimnted
receipts at the union stockyards to-day: Cattle,
II. ,s-@' - . 49, - -
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1902, to date as compared with the
same period in 1901: -?
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Horses. Cars.
1901 142,O31 FOG 4S7 O02 $50 532 1926 IA II?
1892 251 ,457 $500 524 ,3s9 515 ST. 1902 1888
Inc. 1O9,426 G,1O3 37,307 235,345 80. 5,707
Dec .:;,o,,.,: :, -; 1,SS4 49,,
far in November, as compared with the same
period In 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars;
1902 S,SO7 1853 49,173 S5,77S 575 ! 800
1901 12,304 1,411 47,126 55,427 242 1884
Inc 6,573 142a T2,O47 3O,O35 81; 47j
Official receipts for the past week are as
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Counselman wired Whallon, Case & Co.-The
stock market shows no reeuperative power and
foundation is going on steady, it appears to me.
slowly, of course, but surely. The best advices
saw there is no support being given as the
interests that could cause advance quite
willing to have stocks seek low basis between
this and January when they will do to buy for
spring BOOM
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THE FLOUR MARKET
STRENGTH AND INCREASED ACTIVE
crJTpNENTc TApHE

SHIPMENTS LARGE.
Prices are up trlhe with patents quoted &c
higher. Demand is better and sales SO far this
week considerably larger than on the first
three days Of the week preceding. The mills
still grinding heavily although not quite
up to the recent record production. Sales are
about equal to the output and the mills are still
pretty we'll sold ahead Foreign demand Is
not heavy and the bulk of the business booked
Is for domestic dist1 ibution.
Shipments for the day, 6S,713 barrels.
First patents are quotable So. 85@ J3.95; second
patents 5.7oMS.SO; first clears, $2.90@3; second
clears, S.. 3u0lz.4O.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Nov. 1s-Butter-Firm;
creameries 1S@t27c; diaries, 1S@22c. Eggs
firm: loss off. cases returned, 23c Cheese
Steady; twins 11M11Ae g.; daisies les, 1nM@12c
Quiet; turkeys firm, 11@121ac; chickens steady,
S@11c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
CONTINUED BUYING OF MAY BY ARMOUR
=. IS NOTED,


Chicago Nov 19-Unresponsive cables to-
gether with excellent weather caused an easier
opening in wheat with prices lower. Trade
was only fair, the feature early in the day
being the buying Of May by -
73Mc to 73Nc, and sold of to 72Ac. The de.
creased receipts in the northwest induced good
buying by locals and the market became stronger
December advancing to 741s within the first half
hour of business. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported receipts of 1888 cars, which with local
receipts of SO cars, with only 1 of contract
grade, made total receipts for the three points
Of s5i cars against 975 cars last week and $50
An active demand continued throughout the
day and the market as Ely cops
1'e Close: wheatCDecember, 75T @7ec; May
7 t&ssG Veat 'n ~ ?t ssd 77c No. red 700
73c; No. hard winter, 75c No hard winter
81 @71c; No. northern spring, TIC; No. 2
northern spring, 52@75e No; .a SPRING 7os
the heavy liquida ton Of December and conse-
quent drop in price Of that commodity Of 1Ac
to 2a4c soon after the opening: The anxiety OF
rally. Indifferent cables and favorable
weather for grading caused an easier opening
with December &c, lower to Bc higher at. SIC
to $3.50. After a sudden decline to 55h there
ceipts were 100 cars with 9 of contract grade
The strength in wheat aided corn and the price
continued to soar upwards, December Decent being sold
5sTc; January, ace; May. 1870; July. .42Nc:
Cash CORN No: 2, 3s@59c; NO; 81 81 y g5Sasc.
lures were manifested. The opening was steady
but the undertone was eas1er: December opened
1sc higher at soc but eased off to 2e%c later.
Close-Oats, November, 29sc; December, 30 sc,
No. No: SIS 8 ss5 a @$ae ol' .sA N''' ~ ~''s'
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Nov. 1s.catt attic
Receipts 5000; steady beef sa steers ee s4oo@
Hocs-Rece1pts, 5000: strong; packers So.
M640; medium. $6.3o@6.45; workers. sooo9
SheepNi,eceipts. 5000; strong to 1oc higher;
sheep, S3m4.15 lambs. S4@5.2O.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Nov. 1e.-.Wheat took an
other. squirt upward aud gained &c during the
market both here and at Chicago and the ad-
vance is said to be on account of Armour buy
9 Nay ae1sd sssE at at f and Flax sold
proved likewise. May opened Nc: OF at 81,
sold to $1.22 early and held: here to the close.
showed va" net gan Of r!s e nece es wbea
151 oats, g. barley, g.; fax, a. total; 10.
SHIPMENTS, wheat, a77 247 Blu; oats, Sc, e91 flax,
Soss No hard Ss ms4
ae cash. se nSSist atri7 1sAsii 81
$ies rye, " zsc barley, 0 Sc to e'; &c. ''l A''
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Nov. 49,
Flour, receipts 1880 bbls, sales 100 pkgs;
more active at the recent advance; Minnesota ia
o.. IS; spot and to arrive. Wheat, receipts so,
200 bu; sales 1870, 900 bu active and firm again
this m NOR in sympathy With good buying
eember, 50 1-1e@so 7-1oe; March, s21sc: May,
so 5-1e@s1c.- Rye. steady; state, 54@54Ac,
c. e !: +. New York; Ne 2 western, 6ec f. Q: b.
ii, 700 bu; sales, 100000 bu; irregular but gen.
orally firm with wheat and on covering; Deem
4sHc 3as fseeips Su guet but
track white. 36@37c.
Close s5n @ S s1Hs; May &C.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Nov. 1e.-wheat-spot
firm; No. 2 red western winter, IS 1Od; No. 1
northern spring, IS I'd; No. California, 6s 61ad;
futures, STEADY; December IS 1o7sd; March, IS
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed, IS Cd;
futures, steady; January, IS sgd; May, is 21ad.
M11wAgkEE ,f SRAIN, -, Nov; 1s.-E sls.s;;
Rye.aSteady; No. 1, 81 74@52c Barley-Steady;
No. 2, 661ac: sample. 350 Coo. Oats-Steady;
standard, 32@34c. Corn-May, 1880.
Wheat-Puts, 767sc; calls, 7SAc.
Corn-Puts, 4SBc; calls 1885 @43Ac.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Nov. 1e-close:
Wheat, December, 65% @65Mc; May, 7Os @
70Ac; cash No. hard IL u @GS1ac;, No. 2. red,
667ac. Corn. November, 47c; December, 1873 q
44c; May, 3Sc: cash No.. mixed, 45k @46c;
No. white, 45c. Oats, No. white, 33c.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND SEED, Nov. 1e.-Close
Wheat active, higher; cash, SOC; December Sic;
May, 81 NC; Corn. fairly active, higher Deem:
December: si&c May, $$aic. rye. No: ?. &C.
Seed, dull, lower; November, $500: January,
$6.971A; March. $500 bid. Prime timothy,
$1.75. Prime alsike $50. 49,,
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Nov
19.-Flax, cash northwest, $1.22 southwest
$1.15; November $1.15; December, $1.15; May,
81 .22@1 .22h: Rye, December, 5oA @51c. Bar,
ley cash, 350l5Sc. Timothy, January $500.
Clover November, $11.15.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Nov. 1e.-Close: Wheat
higher No. 2 red. cash, elevator, soc; December,
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,,-n1,,.v r,opsr MARKET \

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
rneru nj. report a drop in prices from $40 to 81
a head Heavy logging horses had .1 l1ghs as
drafters. choice. $14OM110; drafters. common te
good Si2OM14O: farm mares, extra. 12o@l4o
furm mares choice. Sl00@120; farm mares, com
mon to good, $75@1Go.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE Nov. 19.-Butter-
Receipts, 5644 pkgs; firm; state dairy, goa 26c
extra creamery. 2Sc; creamery common to
choice, 2o@271ac. Cheese-Receipts. Also
pkgs; firm; new state cream, small colored
fancy. cid. 12& @13c; new, &c; small white,
old 12a. a 13c; new. 121ac: large colored old.
73c. new 121Ac; large white old. 13c, new 12hc.
Ecgs-Receipts. $3.50 pkgs: steady; state and
Pennsylvania average best 2s@2Shc; western
fancy grade 1s@27c; western poor to prime,
m05c -.
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Always avoid harsh, purgative pills.
They first make you sick and then leave
you constipated. Carriers Little Liver
Pills did me more good than all the rest.
Dose, one pill.
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Carey Flexible Cement Roofing best on
earth. w. S. Mott Co. Tel. 376.
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International Live Stock Exposition, Chi.
caso, Ill.,, Nov. Goth Dec. 9Th, 1902.
$3.50 to Chicago and return via Chi
cago Great Western Railway, Tickets on
sale Dec. 1-3, good to return Dec. Sth. For
further information apply to L. c. Rains.
agent, corner Nicollet av and Fifth st,
Minneapolis. :
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Nov. 1873 tile
Rece;nts : 900: steady; beef steers, 81. 4U@ 10;
stockers and feeders, $2.3o@4 49, cows and heif'
ers, $225@4.75; Texans, So: 9o@4.9o. co -
$50; packers, $61CW6.25: butchers, S6.2o@
635. , Go ,no7
Sheep-Receipts 5000; steady; Sheep $o.4o9
1856; lambs, $4.5O95.30.
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Carey Roofing better than metal or
pitch and gravel. w. S. Mott Co. Tel. 376.
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higher: No. 2 red. cash, elevator, Sc; December,
69c; May. 1875 @74c; No: 2 hard. Ct @71c: Corn.
higher; No. 2 cash. nc; December, 46Ss @46M c
bid; May, 39Ac Oats, higher; No. cash. BIC
bid: December, 3oAc; May, 3oAc; No. white.
3S1ac,
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MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK COTTON Nov 10

NEW YORK COTTON, Nov 1s:-The cotton
market opened steady at advance of 2@3
points on better cables and some buying on the
belief that there has been much too low tenn
perature for the unfolding of the top crop. The
English cables came u al point better than ex-
pected. Trading was active early in the session,
with large blocks changing hands. Soon after
the opening the call realizing became quite gen
eral and the advance was lost. Selling for short
account, however, proceeded with cnution, in
view of advices Of a good export and spinning
demand In the south; On the latter advices the
market turned steadier again.
At noon the market was steady to firm. with
prices net unchanged to point higher, with
sentiment bullsh1y inclined. Room shorts were
nervous buyers on the rally from sole for May
to S.O5c. i * 49, 5-' .s.z tt- -n-~f = -
Spot cotton steady; middling uplands, s.4oc;
middling gulf, 865c. @.. i ss-.s. q ,sss &. n
Estimated receipts at the ports to-day were
$1,000 bales, compared with 52,1e5 last week and
61.15O for the corresponding day last year.
To-day's receipts at New Orleans were p ,115
bales, AZ compared with 24,247 for the same
day last year. and at Houston 9,SO2 bales, COM
pared with S,sSS bales year ago.
Cotton. spot. closed quiet; 5 points higher;
middling uplands, S.40c; middling gulf, S.65c;
sales, % bales s5 3
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California,

The Chicago Great Western railway
offers the choice of three through tourist
cars via different routes, making fast time
and having every comfort. Ask for book
let about them. L. G.. Rains, agent, cor
ner Nicollet avenue and Fifth street, Min
neapolis.
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NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR No,

-Co1e futures opened steady and unchanged Oh
all except the March option, which was 10 points
higher. The advance was based upon the early
cables, which showed continued strength in the
French market, presumably as a result of the
the call the market continued steady. I'm
porters and spot traders sold more or less freely
and the market, while perhaps a shade more
dency. At midday prices were still on the ad
vance. Rio steady; No. Rio As, $3.50. Elk
change, IL 1872. Receipts, 5000 bags.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 8 3-16c; cen.
trifuga1 96-test 5 11-16c; molasses sugar,
2 15-16c; refined steady; crushed, 5.15c; pow.
dered. 4.65c; graduated 4.55c. &
Coffee QUIET: No. q RIO 3 3, 16c. Il. Slls
Molasses- Steady ~ sfleans S0@40c. s,t
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:. OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Nov. 1s..cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000; steady beef stseGs S9S; ne COWS
ST .5o@2 80; stockers and feeders. 81. 25@42o
Hcss-Receipts, S,otO; steady, &c lower; heavy,
Sc. 22,h $780, pigs, S5:5O@61o.
Sheen - Receipts, 10000; steady; yearlmss'
So 5O@3s5; lambs, $3.75@4.75.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, Z; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Z;
Minneapolis & st. Louis, 8: Chicago, St.. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha, IA; Great Northern, Is;
Northern Pacific, 20; Chicago, Burlington 6
Quincy l; 500, 2; total, II;
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$500 Line" ThanksqIvinu Rates.

Tickets on sale Nov. IS and 81 at all
stations at fare and one third for the
round trip For particulars call at ticket
Office, 119 Third street S. 49, .'
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The Chicago Great Western Railway
Now runs through cars from Minneapolis
and ST. Paul to Austin, Mason City and
Fort Dodge, shortest and best line. For
further information apply to L. C. Rains.
agent, corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth
street. Minneapolis.
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Range of December Wheat.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, NOV. IS.

Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. hard, IL; No. / northern, 45; No. north
ern 10; No. 3, 4; rejected. 8.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No. north
ern II; No. 2 northern, 70; No. 8, %; rejected,
13; grade, 10.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. l northern, /;
No 2 northern, Il; No. 8, 10; no grade. 5.
500 Line-No. hard, /; No northern, -;
No. 2 northern, %; No. 3, 4; rejected. 8;
Northern Pacifc-No. 1 hard, !; No. 1 north
ern Z; No. northern, ID; No. 8, 2; rejected, 4;
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis = omaha-No.
/ northern 4; No. 2 northern, 20; No. =, y;
rejected, II; no grade, IL.
Minnesota Transfer-No. hard, 1.
Totals-No / hard. IA; No. northern. Sc;
No. 2 northern, 100; No. 8, IS; rejected, -; no
grade, 81.
Other Grains-No. 2 macaroni wheat, car;
rejected macaroni wheat, 1; winter wheat. ~;
No. corn, l. No white oats, l; No. 3 white
oats 4; No. 4 white oats, 4; No. oats, Il;
no grade oats, 3; No. rye, 4; No. rye. 1;
No. barley, 3; No. barley, 8; No: barley:
%; no grade barley. 8; No. fax, IA; rejected
FAX 81; no grade fax, 2.
Cars Inspected Out-No. l hard wheat, 3;
No. northern wheat, 8; No. 2 northern wheat,
%; No. 3 wheat. 80; rejected wheat .; no grace
wheat 6; No.. 4 white oats, 5; No.. oats, .;
no grade oats /; No. rye 4; No. barley, l;
No. 4 barley, 8; No. barley, "a; no grade bar.
ley, /: No. fax, 10; No. northwestern hax' l;
Rejected fax. ID,
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, NOV. IS.

Rcceived-Wheat, GIT cars, 5e7, GAO bu: corn,
$50 bu: oats, IS. lSo bu; barley, So $50 bu; rye,
$3.50 fax eoss5 by ~ flour flour fIe S Dill oTs % So
gals fruit, sac. 1860 lbs; merchandise, 2,3SS, 705
lbs: lumber. rs cars; barrel stock, carsS ma ma,
chnery 1O9, 1850 lbs; COAL 1852 TONS WOOD ~ ~
bris: household goods, 1000 lbs; pig iron, 25
cars stone and marble cars; live stock, cars 81
cars: sundries, Sc cars; car lots, 1850.
shipped-Wheat, IS cars. $500 bu; oats
IS 500 bu barley, 4S.15 bu; rye, $50 bu; haX,
Ii 100 bu; -four, 6S,713 brls; millstufs, 2,129
tons fruit, 44O, 500 lbs; merchandise, 2,4e7 800
lbs: lumber 81 cars; machinery 200, 800 lbs;
81 coo lbs; stone and MARBLE ears; live stock,
6 cars; lnseed oil, 500 brls; railroad materials,
q cars; sundries, % cars; car lois, 9SO.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Nov
19.-Flax cash northwest, 1922 southwest
$1.15; November $1.15; December, $1.15; May,
81 .22@1 .22h. Rye, December, 50h @51c. Bar
ley, cash, 35@l5Sc. Timothy, January. So. 80.
Clover November, $11.15.
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mHEAr MoYEMENT BY ROADS.

WHEAT MOVEMENT BY KoADs.
Observation-Disclosures, 100 cars; Omaha IS;
St. Louis, 5O Great Northern, 269; 500, 40;
Shipped-Mi IS cars Omaha. 2; st.
Louis, Is; Great Northern, 8; Chicago Great Wes-
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TOLEDO GRAIN AND SEED, Nov. 1e--Close
Wheat, active, higher; cash, SOC; December, Sic;
May, 1Ac. Corn, fairly active, higher; Deem
ber 46c asked; May, 1910. Oats, dull, higher;
December; s1Nc; May, 32Nc. Rye 4; No. ?, SIC.
ses71: March, e $3.50 1 lid. Prime Prime timothy,
$1.75. Prime alsike, $50. <. -
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Nov. 19.-Wheat-Spot
firm; No. 2 red western winter, 5s 1Od; No. 1
northern spring, IS I'd; No. California, 6s 61ad;
futures, steady; December, IS 1O1sd; March, IS
sd; May, is I'D.
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed, IS Cd;
futures steadv: Janu0ry Is 5bad: Nav. 4S 21hd.
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT NOV. 10.

The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
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s ssS Wis il g Gent IT,: s ssS e ssA ~ ~ q ss
MONEY REPORTS

Total sales $4,000.
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Sales. Stocks, 49, 4,fs 1sv- 5i5 p 81

Closing prices are bid. 40
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Wheat, December, 65A @65Mc; May, 70% q
7ONc; cash No: hard, 671s @Gs1c;, No. ?; red,
661sc. Corn November, 47c; December, 437A q
44c; May, 3sc; cash No. 2 mixed, 451s @46c;
No. white, 45c. Oats, No. white, 33c.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-05
aarcmnsn That raalea.

A certain Englishman by birth who
p an. American by force OF circunl-
stances has been in this country long
enough to absorb the American idea
Of humor. Last summer he was in
London on visit and happening to
have business with a man on an up
per floor Of tall building took the
"lift'' to reach his Office. The elevator
was one OF those excessively deliber-
ate British affairs, and it's snail-like
progress annoyed the Americanized
Briton. The only other occupant Of
the car was middle aged English
man, with q manner of peculiarly
English seriousness. The man from
America ventured to address him.
81 think could make a great i'm.
provement in this lift" he said.
The Englishman looked seriously In.
serested.
"How?" he asked.
why" the other man went on, "I'd
make 1t go faster by simple little ar
fangement. I'd stop the lift altogeth
er and move the building up ami
town."
The Englishman looked slightly
more interested.
"How?' he asked.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-05
The Life of Circus People.

Circus people are pretty clannish.
From generation to generation they
are circus people, and the generations
do not perish from off the face OF the
earth nearly SO fast as the insurance
companies seem to think. There are
plenty of good performers that will
never see sixty again and some that
are seventy-fve years old and still as
supple as you could wish for man
fifty years younger. More than In any
other branch of the amusement busi-
ness is the family life kept up, for ev-
cry woman who travels with a circus
must have a natural protector with
her. If it isn't father or brother, 1t
must be q husband, and as circuses
don't carry people around with them
Just for the pleasure of their company
the women marry in the profession and
bring up their children to it. The little
boy you see riding around SO gayly on
his daddy's head has to learn his les
sons here just-the same as if he went
30 school.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-05
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