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tation to Croker. but he insists tina, h,
does not want on.
Thor" was some talk of ordering ham
sandwiches for John r CarroU whn
oats thsm between mpsis but IL was 70.
considered a. ho has not been invited
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MENU FOR
CROKER DINNER.

Hot Nichy In Kettles.
Dog biscuit.
OXYGEN.
Croton Dam Water.
More Dog biscuit.
Dry Ton.t.
weak Tea.
Liver PIIis.
Plain Rain Water.
B~rfstrnL dor Frommc,.
soda Crackers.
Ham sandwich IIaEdont for .
John .. Carroib.
Hot Air.
shadow soap. /.
Laughing Gns.
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ACTORS HOME BENEFrT.

Iu~ckS continue Co pour In FOR the
Actors Home benefit Performance Nhi,h
Rich tri Mansfield viii give at the Her.
aid Square Theatre next Tuesday a'ts-.
noon. or course. every ono knows o..
the splendid BIN Mr. Mansfield intends
20 preson'-,hc strongest acts ~ "Hclg-
caire Beau BrUmmel.' a Paris
Romance and Dr. Jckyll and NJ
Hyde"
EluaiinE IN generosity NJ MansHeii'S
tender of hls company ana his services.
has been the responses from leading
members Df the profession Whom Mrs
Patrick Campbell heard ~ the ner.
formance and its purpose, she sent her
check for Sluo Lulu CHASER. who s1!l
follow Mr. Mansfield next week sent
81 for TWO seats Mrs Julia Arthur.
Cheney sent SDp and her regrets A.
not being able io attend. Mrs Lcsl.,
Carter gave 800 tor Two seals and
Adele Richie 81. : -rnwf-t house and
, splcudlH fund la assured
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Lawyers.

DIVORCE 50 .n,f. s.p.a,s. Lawyer
lIiN oI\SL GEO ROBINSON 70 SaisAg
st. New Iofk
The evening world., 1902-01-18

Got bargain to otrer' Don't hide
1t. Let eyerybosy know 1, through
-. v---''
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THE CASH TRADE
FLAX EAsIER-CoRN STEAMBOATS, IN
GOOD DEMAND

FLAX-Tradng was on the basis of the May
option to-day. Minneapolis cash selling at about
&c under Duluth May Fair demand ruled for
No. seed and the figure. was 81 .2o@ .2o1a. The
the No. /. selling at ~ @3c under for even the
choicest lots while the ordinary poor re-
| jected very much Off some going as low as
Sill. At the close the market was easier with
$11912 hid for No. l.
Minneapolis received los cars against 149
! last year and shipped Q. Duluth had IA cars.
+ Closing prices: Minneapolis cash. $1.19A; to
arrive. $110A: December $1.19; May. $1.23
? CORN--No special change was made In prices.
Some grade sold at 41c but it was high col
Yellow Was quoted 44c nominal. Receipts 81
cars; shipments. IA cars.
OATS-Good demand ruled for oats and the
changes were made. At the close No. white
oats quoted 81 y @32hc. Receipts, 81 cars;
! shipments "a
EER ID AND sIanI market is reported
cracked corn. .sl6.75: No: ground feed %
corn. 1-3 oats. $l6.75: No. ground feed, II corn
oats s16.75
! hut pronounce the market very strong with good
shorts. S13: flour middlings. SIS; red dog SIT. 80
f. o. b.; feed in 200-b sacks. 81 per ton adj
ditional: in 100-lbs sacks. $1.50 per ton addi-
tional. Shipments. .270 tons.
and mating grades 45Soc. Reeeipts g sars
shipments 10 cars. ~. -, '..z "
4 RYE-No 2 rye closed at 47@4Slac Re-
ceipts, Is cars; shipments. 3 cars.
t HAY--Upland choice, $500. so; upland No. l.
$500 mi ddmd $5@55o medium nss1ta Of
/ No, i, s1o.5o9i11: timothy, No. 2. SaaS1o: rye
straw, choice, s5@5.5o Receipts, SIS tons.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Whallon, Case & Co.. from New, York: Money
VIII probably rule fight for this week but It's
believed by best posted people that we are
about to see the end of poor bank statements
Strong interests hold stocks and can easily put
them higher Still feel friendly to Coalers, New
York Central and St. Paul. .--.5.t. -.
New York to Watson: The tightness Of call
Honey is the cause Of this slump. Too many
have been relying upon good supply of call
money over the New Year and bought stocks too
freely last week On this idea. To-day portion
OF these lines is beiui: thro>si, the market on
some banks calling loans and tie rate being
force up to Il per cent. There may be con-
tinuation of this unsettled condition the next
few days, but We don't lock for any material
weakness to result from It.. 81 :. -
Selliiigk In st. Paul was low as and trad
ers bought most Of it. -, IT,,
Watson. from Strong -Stu1gIs: Traders sold
stocks carried Sunday in expectation Of
higher prices. Market not broad enough to take
offerings and sold of rapidly in stocks. No
commission business. AInalgamated Copper buy
ing looks like Il speculative pool sts,r.
Mcintyre & Marshall Of New York say: Gen
eral sentiment is moderately bullish, but 1t is
not to be expected that We will have a runaway
bull speculation or continuous advance. On the
contrary, the money situation is still peculiar,
aud we are inclined to advocate caution against
Overlooking with stocks. WI lie we believe in
ultimately higher prices on the underlying favor
able conditions surrounding the general stock
market we, think. conservative policy is the
WIsest one to pursue at the moment for set
back may occur at any time.
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s s21A@a ss bar silver 47zse; Mexican dollars.
issc; geyernment bonds, steady; refundiug As,
registered. 1Os: coupon. 1OSla: IS. registered.
lO7 Il coupon 10S; new 10. registered, 1351a
coupon, 1854; old As, registered. 100: coupon,
ll9 70; q & !, + registered and coupon: 1o3R
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 29.--Bank clearings to-
day, 81 ,9S2 $50 81. New York exchange, sell
Ing rate, S5c premium; buying rate Csc premium.
Chicago exchange, selling rate, SOC premium;
buying rate. par London sixty-day sight docu-
mentary exchange, 1881, $500 Es.ft$r
, CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Clearings, $31 .G12l7s;
balances, 1,573,s63: New York exchange, 25c
premium foreign exchange, unchanged: sterling
demand
BALTIMoRB, Dec ae.--clearings, ssoss,o1s
balances. $6O3 155. Money, per cent.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-EXchanges, $134,41S,.
ST.; balances, SO, 1884.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20.-Clearings. $751;
2l4175; balances, 81, s33. 500. Money, per cent.
BERLIN, Dec. 29.-EAchange on London, 20
marks 43la pigs for checks. s 5G
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The amount of bullion
taken into the Bank of England on balance to-
day was 81 8, OO0;, bar gold, IT'S Sgd, eI.a --g
PARlS. Dec. 29.-4 p. m.-rhree per cent
rentes, SO francs AN centimes for the ac-
count. s..,-.-s.
BOSTON. Dec. 2e.-Exchanges, SIT ,e77 1905;
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SOM, SAHRP FALLS
Anaconda Opens Up Two Points, but
Makes a Drop Of Four When
Selling Begins.
On q Second Break st. Paul Goes
Below 177-A Decline in
U. S. Steel.

New York, Dec. 29.--The majority of stocks
opened at lower prices than on Saturday but
there We're enough gains to make the tone easier.
In some Of the active issues trading was very
feverish. Amalsamated Copper, which closed at
631a Oh Saturday, sold down to 81 u, and
rallied feyerishly. Anaconda opened up points
The opening sales of Rock Island We're 2,50U
shares at 4sA to 80, compared with 4Sh on
saturday The, stock subsequently, declined. to
IS. Union Pacific lost p on running sales Of
,2o0 shares, and St. Paul declined u. <-
Sales of 2,5uO shares of Chicago Great Wes-
tern were made at from 2514 to 25M, compared
with 25M on Saturday, and there were sharp
gains in louisville Nashville and
veiishly over 4 range Of Y. r.
Precipitate declines In few of the speculative
leaders brought out large offerings from all
quarters and the market gave way sharply
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Atchisou, Read
Ing Baltimore & Ohio Sugar, Manhattan and a
number of other stocks yielded l to Ia. Ana.
conda reacted from its opening. few unim-
portant stocks were bid up, New Jersey Genital
rising 2 and Great Northern preferred Chicago
l. Alton Baltimore & Ohio preferred and Ice
preferred 1@1h. Buying by the shorts rallied
the leaders for time but the market developed
renewed weakness before II O'Clock. the trans
continental group declining to the lowest.
Prices receded all around to point generally
lower than before One point declines were
reached by United States Steel preferred New
York Central, Pennsylvania, Illinois Central
Southern Railway and Missouri Pacific A rally
OF more than point Ill sugar steauleu the ulaf-
ket but ST. Paul relapsed to below 1T. Gains
OF ~ to 2 scored by st. Joseph 4 Grand
Island, Lake Erie & Western and United States
Rubber preferred ~ . 49,. IS. -.
The chief selling was attributed to various
pools which are responsible for last weeks rise
in prices. This rise III call money to IL per
cent induced the selling.
The decline in St. Paul reached 2a and other
important stocks extended their losses to nearly
. points. Lackawanna lost 3. Business had
diminished at l. O'Clock and the pressure re-
Taxed.
Buying orders were scarce but there was no
Resumption of selling aud the market improved
gradually. Recoveries from the lowest reached
point in st. Paul, Rock Island, Missouri Pacihc
end Sugar. Other stocks made only teeoie raj
lies. - a. $500.
Bonds irregular at noon.
The advance in Sugar carried it 70 over Satur-
days close, but when that stock; fell back the
whole market began to sag again. Money, after
easing of fnrried to Is per cent. Westmg-
house Electric gained GIG: United States f OK
press and United States Rubber !, While Long
island lost 3, 81. Joseph s Grand Island first
pureferred 2ia, anG Hooking Valley point. Ihe
close was dull and heavy. w
- Stock quotat lions reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce.
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP
d C,lose-WEeat. &c lower.

Berlin Close-Wkeat. nc lower. -. .
budapest Close-Wheat. &c lower.
Chicago c. E. Lewis Wheat trade much
larger than for several days. Wrcnn has been
good buyer, also Pringle and irwin Green. -.
Cearances: Wheat and -four, $4,000 bu; corn,
$3.50. 900 bu: oats, $4,000 hu. ..
Liverpool Close-Wheat, unchanged to Il
lower: corn, I'D lower. -.--...
Wrenn. Chicago. to Watson: am a strong be:
lever in cheaper corn because | satisfied
the farm narketmgs are to be heavy all over
Just as soon AS cars can be had. With the enor-
nous crop of 1902 and the big saving added to
it because of the splendid fall. lack of snow and
very large amount OF good forage resulting. |
believe farmers will sell very freely, for present
prices are Eiah ones fo, the quantity in the
country. realize the country is bare of old
corn. that there are q lot of empty holes to be
filed. but believe the farmer will sell freely so
long Is the prices are in the forties and fill the
holes afterwards ...-.-- =. .a G...,
Harris Gates reported good buyers of wheat.
Direct cables from Argentina say the harvest
conditions are favorable. ed, sse@.. = =,
Corn easier under the larger receipts and the
liberal contract stocks; 100000 bu turned out
by private elevators. ~. "F--- g. .ss -
= Antwerp close: Wheat unchanged. - r
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CHICAGO GRAIN
| GENERAL SELLING MOVEMENT IN WHEAT
''|: Early

+ -# EARLY TO-DAY. - ...'t- T. :.
Chicago. Dec. 29-There was a general selling
movement in the wheat pit to day resulting from
bearisb statistics, the weather being favorable
while receipts were liberal and the shipments
from Russia on a large scale The. opening
prices We're lower. May being of &c to 1lc at
TIC to 77sc. and With little support to the
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of $50
cars. which with local receipts of e cars-t,so
of contract grade--made total receipts for tie
three points of 932 cars. against LISP cars last
week and 9f2 year ago s.-z lid. ...< + . D.
: May continued to decline until 1854 6761ac was
reached, but good commission house demand.
together with buying by the leading long brought
about drmer feeling, and the close was 4 Csc
Close: Wheat--Decelnber. 74Mc; May. 1874 a.
Tie: July, 1875 G. Cash Wheat-No. 2 red. a
76c; No. 3 red: 67@T*c: No. hard winter. ZIG
74c; No. 3 hard winter. 81 !. @72c; No. northern
spring. 7e@T7c: No. 2 northern spring 7s@
751ac: No. 3 spring. 6Sdl75Ac. =
Clear weather throughout the west, and south
west together. with the weakness In wheat
43hc The prospects of better wea Their brought
shade to u @Ac lower at 43A @43c to 433s a
out a large number of selling orders, the ma
though the local crowd was largely on the bear
side and sold freely. Trade. however, was only
moderate. the demand being rather light and as
consequence the market was inclined to drag
again to 1896. Local receipts were 290 cars,
with two Of contract grade.
The strength in oats was a help to corn and
the close was frm, with May y lAc higher OF
s43hs 0I43Ac.
Close: Corn-December. sac: January, 45Ac;
May AZ "a 61434 G; July 42a4 e; September. 42hc
Cash COMFY 2 aS@4she: No ns;oa2 6fho
grains and on the large local receipts about
twice as many cars being received as had been
estimated May was off &c to 1s@34c at the
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Range of May Wheat.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. AZ.

Inspected In-Nheat--Cars-No. l hard. s.:
No northern, is: No. northern 30: No. 3, IL;
rejected j: grade. IS.
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul--No. north.
ern. /: No. , northern, 16; No. g. 10: rejected
1: grade. 3.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. ). 2; rejected
1: grade, 2.
500 Line-No. I northern. 10; No. northern,
49, No. g. 3: rejected. 1.
Northern Pacitc-No. 2 northern, Is; re-
jected. 3.
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
No. northern, /: No. 3, 6; rejected. !; no
grade IS.
Total-No. 1 hard. s: No. northern 81: No
northern, 1O4 No. 3, 81; rejected, II: no
grade %. -
. Other Grains-Cars-No macaroni wheat I:
No. winter wheat. TO- rejected winter wheat,
II; no grade winter wheat. !: No. corn. 1:
No. corn 4 no grade corn. 20: No. :; white
oats: 3: No. white oats. B: No. oats, 9: no
grade oats 8: No. rye, 4; No. rye. 2; No. 3
ba riley 1: No. 4 barley. 6: no grade barley. 3:
No. fax. q: rejected fax, a. no grade flax. l.
No. 3 barley, 6.
Cars Inspected Out-No. hard wheat, L: No.
/ northern wheat, g. No. northern wheat. 3:
No. wheat. 6: rejected wheat. 6: no grade
wheat, S: no grade corn, 1: No. 3 oats, T. no
grade oats; l.; No: rye. 3; No. barley. I: No
barley, 2: No. > barley, s; no grade barley. 4.
No. fax, 2; rejected fax. !.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 29.-Wheat was very
May at 1870, sold to 7sc and BACK again Y There
. was little demand and no pressure to sell. Flax
| lost lc on dull market, May selling down to
$1.23H,
Changes in stocks: Wheat in store $500, 154,
increase "a. $50; oats 22o0+s increase 3.171 rye
30. 435. increase 2,763; barley $3.50 increase
,245 unchanged.
To-days receipts: Wheat, 10 cars: oats 8:
b bafe Oats HaS .s Sn2@snS Wheat 500
Close: No. hard cash, ~ ac: No. l north
ern cash. l5lac: to arrive 1SSc: May, .65c;
4ec; May, SIC; dax, cash, s1.1e; May, $1.2aA.
NEW YORK. GRAIN AND FLOUR. Dec. 90
Flour-Receipts. %, 6s3 brls: sales: 4.7oo pkgs:
sesss de sS s IN ns
as,475 hil; sales. .1.21o, 900 bushels. Wheat
Broke sharply under stop-loss orders with IA
vorable crop news and absence Of shorts. except
il December; which sold up half on covering;
81 7sc %St s sSfs Ms5 50 Ne
ers No. 6 sic % 6o a1 1
barely steady under prospects for liberal rates:
December SIC: January. Nc. OatsReceipts
$4,000 bu:. sold off with other markets; track
Close: Wheat--December, 81 Ac; May, so3sc.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND SEED, Dec. 2o.--wheat
Dull and steady: cash and December. 7Sc; May
SOIsc. Corn--Dull and firm; December. 45&c;
May, 44kc. Oats-Dull and firm; December
81 1ac; May. 35c. Rye-No; 2 52ac. Glover
Seed-Dul and firm; January. 6S.75: March,
$6.S71a prime timothy, 81. 80 bid; prime alsike
So nominal. 80, s.ls W re '-s,.. .sr =
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN, Dec. o.-Flour-Droop-
o177c; No: 2 northern, T5o! ec. Rxe-steadS:
No. ], 51laGp51ac. Barley-Higher: No =, 65c:
sample, 40M56c. Cats-Firm; No. 8 white, 81 a
@x Wneot eo1SAaF t es$fssc; calls 77c.
>@Corn--Puts, 1880: calls, 43%c. 49,
LIVERPOOL. GRAIN, Dec. 29-wheat, spot
firm; No. 2 red western winter IS II I'D: No. 1
California. IS Sd futures. quiet; December es
quiet: American mixed new. IS; American mixed
old, IS Adj futures, quiet; January, As 6hd;
March, As 2ssd. 20
KANSAS CITY GFA1N, Dec. 2e.-close
wheat-December, 6sc: May, 69A d 69lAc; cash
No. . hard. 67h l6Sc: No. red, 67G16Sc. Corn
December. a67sc; May. 379sc; { sh No. 2
mixed. 81 N @37 nc; No. white, IS. Oats
No. white, 33hc.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Dec 2o.--Close: Wheat
asked; July, 72Ac bid: No. 2 hard. 6e@721ac.
Corn-Firm: No. 2 cash, 44@46c; December. 46c:
May. 40c asked. Oats-Higher; No 2 cash, 33c;
May, 34bc; No. white. S5c. "''- .'-,, t =
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Dec.
29.-Rye, May. 51i @n51Ac. Flax. cash north
west 81 pa southwest, $1.16: May. 81 %. Timo-
thy. January. 1928. Glover, December, $l0.s5.
Barley. cash, $50 sc. .-.E
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, DEC. 81.

Received--Wheat. s55 cars, 1856. 600 bu: corn
2ssoo bu: oats, Is 800 hn: barley, $3.50 bu rye.
stuffs l02 TONS hay, IS tons fuel oil. 260. 100
GALS fruit $4,000 lbs: merchandise. 2.31S, 400
lbs: lumber, % cars: barrel stock. cars: ma
chLery. All, 40 lbs: coal. 2.647 tons: wood, 1873
cords; brick. 1000: lime, cement 900
brls: railroad iron, car: ties, 1 stone and
marble. cars; live stock. car; dressed meats,
900 lbs: railroad materials - cars sundries,
IS cars; lots. 1859.
shipped-Wheat,: GO care,s g. 100 bu corn. &c.
4OS bu: oats, 10000 bu; barley, $500 bu; rye,
2,79o bu flax, s.s2O bu: s1our 2s.aO1 brls: mill
stuffs 1870 tons: fruit q 600 lbs: merchandise.
1.44. 400 lbs: lumber, IS cars: machinery IS otO
lbs: coal, $50 TONS brick, SooU; cement 40
hrls; pig ron 6S cars: ties 9 cars; stone and
marble. cars: live stock. 2 cars: linseed oil,
a 600: sundries. Is cars: car lots GOO - -.
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MISCELLANEOUS

z NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 2e.--The cotton
market opened firm at advance of four to six
points. and during the forenoon there was an
active Interchange between the long and short
interests the latter Covering freely, while the
outside demand On long account took the place
of anything sold liquidation account, and this
held the market within a narrow range of fuctu-
ations up to noon. There was heavy covering
in January at an advantage of six points, and in
other months in proportion: The upward move
ment of prices was caused by a combination of
strong cables. bad weather in the cotton belt and
disappointing receipts, all of which exerted a
bullish Influence.
5 At noon the market was strong. with prices
net S to 10 points higher on active covering and
investment demand. Late crop news from the
belt was bullish., Spot firm; middling. uplands,
3.S)c; middling gulf, 9.05c. Estimated receipts
at the ports to-day were $4,000 bales, compared
with 81 .299 last week and 60.123 last year.
For the week. 27500 bales compared with 1885,
231 last week and 9o1,113 for the corresponding
week last year Today's receipts at New Or
leans were 1913 bales. compared with 1855
last year. Houston delayed
Spot closed quiet. 10 points higher: middIing
upands, $3.50: middling gulf, 9.10c. Sales, $500
bales. g.. .t.5--s fz&
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COMMERCIAL TEACHERS
Seventh Annual Convention Opens
in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Dec. 29.-The National
Commercial Teachers Federation opened
its seventh annual convention to-day
there being over 200 delegates present. In
his annual address. President j. A. Lyons
of Chicago reviewed the evolution and
progress Of the commercial school in this
country in the eighty years Of its exist
ence; the trials and ups and downs of
what was for years considered an unnec-
essary and useless institution. up to the
present magnificent system Of schools.
The afternoon was devoted to section
meetings. 1855
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WAREHOUSE BURNED
Loss on Machinery and Building at
Sioux Falls About $4,000.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls S. D., Dec. 29.-The local
warehouse of the Mccormick division of
the International Harvester company was
Quilted by fire about midnight last night.
The fire is said to have originated from
furnace in the basement Of the build
ing, which is a two-story brick structure.
Much damage was done A conservative
estimate places the loss at between $4,000
and $4,000
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 2e.-Notwith-
STANDING the depression in the grain pits pro
higher prices at the yards resulting from smaller
receipts Of hogs than bad been estimated. May
pork opened 10000 higher at 1855 to Sl8.6s.
May lard was 1oc to 121sc higher at $685. to
s9.671s while ribs were up, 2lbc to nc open.
ing at $50 to $50 The poor condition of the
bulk of the hogs coming to market-rnost of them
being light weight--induced free covering by
shorts aud prices were well maintained.
Close: Pork, January, SIPS: May, $685.:
lard. December. 5000: January, $1o.O2k: May
$9.6214: July, $9.42k; ribs January, $s52,I:
May, $s.6I1a; July, $s62h. - =
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THE FLOUR MARKET
BETTER BUSINESS IN SIGHT-PRICES HOLD
FIRM AND STEADY.

Millers were inclined to take more favorable
view of the situation this morning. While new
business is still very light and sales this NOR
ming were even smaller than Monday Of last
week the outlook is increasingly good for. re-
newal of buying activity after the turn into the
year Prices meanwhile are holdlnS nrn
and steady.
Shipments running extremely light. the fig
ures posted to-day showing only 2S.9o1 brls.
First patents are quoted S33OM4: second pat
$:;.IaoD3.S s.: first clears, S2.9oM3; second
clears So 3U62.4O