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SMOKERS PREFERRED
Experience Showed that Men with Pipes
Labored Steadily.
New York Times.


The folks all gave me the laugh when I
sent down to the city for ten men to come
up to my rural place to work-sm okers
preferred. I wanted a Job finished quick,
digging drains and laying tiles, and some
other things of the sort; what's more, I
wanted it done within two weeks. 1t was
finished inside of ten days, the men got
their money and left for the city, calling
me an easy boss. How did I accomplish
.. two weeks job inside Of ten days? Easy
enough and as simple as you please. /
said I preferred smokers when l sent for
the gang When they went to work told
them they were to smoke as much as they
pleased. And they hit the pipe right along
to their content, I assure you. A neigh
Dor came over to look at the job, and he
threw up his hands when he saw my
gang. Down In the drain were four lusty
| fellows; each and every one was loading
and lighting his bowl.
| Waste of time that; takes man al
least one minute to fill, light and start a
pipe Those fellows could not work fol-
me- Simply wasting too much time
smoking"
$50 he said, but so I the same failed t
agree with him when saw the chap!
buckle down to business; worked ane
puffed, pulled and worked. It was thu
same with the tile men. They'd suddenly
lift up with a jerk as tho they had for
gotten something. Out came the pipe!
and bags-scratch, puff and, presto! down
went the tiles all shipshape and quickly
It was the same with the rest of the men
i They worked and smoked, smoked ant
worked; if they lost time fooling with th
pipe they made 1t more than up when tn
pipes started business. Mind, I do no
i And any fault with the non smoker-ol
4 the contrary, admire the man who doe
4 not use the weed. But when it come
4 down to real old hard work, 1 will take tn
/ smoker every time when l want my 10
done quickly
And presume you lighted a perfect
and looked the thing over with degre
Of satisfaction that was sublime 2"
Hardly; never smoke myself. onl
chew
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS.
CHICAGO GRAIN
FINE WEATHER IN THE NORTHWEST SEMI
WHEAT DOWN SLIGHTLY.

"
Chicago, Aug. 21.-Wheat opened weak on
fine weather in the northwest, with lower mar
kets in that section, together with decline at
liverpool and September was down n @3sc, to
h6Ac at 1915 @SObc. There was heavy sell
ing early in the session and the market was
quite active and somewhat nervous, with the
general tendency toward still lower prices. Sep
fember declined to 79hc before the end of the
first half hour. Minneapolis and Duluth report
ed receipts of 100 cars, which, with local re-
ceipts of 1O1 cars, 25 of contract grade, made
total receipts for the three points OF 261 cars,
against 224 cars last week and 5l6 cars year
ago.
Later in the day good demand from cash
houses developed and the market turned strong
with only light offerings September advanced
to sic but reacted again on liquidation, altho
the close was strong and shade higher at
= Close: Wheat, September. so1sc; old, Soy
cash wheat, No. red, 81 @saloAe;;o 1 No: red
hard winter, zoe; No. l northern spring 90c
No. northern spring, s6@S7c;s No. 3 spring, SIC
Lower cables, continued fine weather turnout
the corn belt, together with the weakness IN
wheat combined to create bearish sentiment III
September being off 7s@Ac,s. at SOY @50%c.
The sentiment changed materially during the
| frst half hour Of trading, and with only mod.
| crate offerings and fair demand the market
| became frmer, September advancing to 5lAc
Local receipts were 1872 cars, with 40 Of contract
grade.
The market in the latter part OF the day wa
TENDER closing &c higher at 51Mc.
| Close: Corn-August, 81 1ac; September, 5l4sc
December, 51A @51%c; NJ. May s2 ~: NJ XII
@52c.
Trading In oats was small and the marke
| lacked any special features. Prices were
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP
Eight loads wheat for. export.

Eight loads wheat for export.
Clearances for the week-Wheat, 1872 7se
bushels last week. 3,413, 191 bushels. Corn
500, 495 bushels; last week, TOT 1887 bushels.
New York to Lewiston loads hard winter
taken at the gulf for export.
Counselman to Whallon: Scalping crowd In
wheat, corn and oats have turned aggressively
bullish. Selling pressure consequently light.
Clearances: Wheat and flour, 729, 900 bu; corn,
81, 900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu.
Liverpool close: Wheat, I'D lower. Corn, y q
id lower.
Whallon from Chicago: Corns hows decided
" firm undertone There is 10 especial snap
to the market But loks as If Patten party
were inclined to buy the May weak spots.
Ginley Darrell to Johnson: Wheat opened
weak. The cootinued good weather in northwest,
light export business our recent decline of &c
and easier cables caused selling by commission
houses on both Sides The market is quite
active.
st. Louis wired to Lewis: Been talking to
some of our receiving houses. They tell me
our receipts wheat will be running very low, less
than half present movement.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
INQUIRY INCREASING-SALES SOMEWHAT
LARGER TODAY

There were rumors around this morning OF
some good -four sales but millers would not con.
firm them in full and the sales were probably
nothing especially heavy. Some good business
was done, however, both for domestic account
and for foreign shipment. Demand is better and
while the actual business entered is not rnattri
ally increased there is constant nibbling and
continued inquiry.
Shipments, SO, 129 brls.
First patents are quotahle s470@14.so; second
patents, S4.60@470; first clears. So. 7OM3. So
second clears, $2.70 f. o. b. In wood Mime
! apolis,
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

professional element is divided and fluctuations
IN prices simply represent the degree ct bold
money continues firm and but little is offering at
any price. Call money remains about the same
upon to meet the demands Of the interior. The
late enthusiasm for higher prices does not seem
to have been very strongly rooted and appar
more definite Information to crop conditions
and as to the extent Enf the demands from the
west next month on our money supply, we car
look forward to but a traders market, witt
fluctuations Of no great significance
500 that has been sold this morning, every
share. There has been further covering thi.
morning. Room traders worked on the bull
side at the opening.
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MONEY REPORTS

Of X AZ
Ayaila6is cash balance S2s1 ,e2s ees; gold
notes. Sill os4 treasury notes Of 1850 se2
412; national bank notes s17,2o2O 4s; total re-.
f fpe month receipts Of
year: SCI 2ss 25e: total expenditures this day
total tbs
lse; deposits in national banks s1be; 3o7 .31s.
NEW YoRR Aug 2l4cl Iss,,l' eo mer-
81. IS and $4:s5@s4. $3.50 for demand and at
Sar s4er s5he Mexican aoars
bonds steady raroaa bonds 9o
ay 1851 York e1cnanse Selling
rate oSS c F
ST. PAUL. MINI, Aug Blank clearings
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Bullion to the amount Of
e1o0, 900 was Withdrawn from the Bank Of Eng
land to-day for shipment to Egypt. -
francs 1914 centirnes for the account: Exchange
on London Is francs 1871 confines for checks.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.-The rate of discount =, for
| short bills is per cent; three months bills,
! 81 per cent.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Aug. 21-con
81 e f$s5S S;;
s41%: Chicago Great Western. .17lS; Chicago. Nil
yankee & st. Paul 147; DeBeers; 1917; Denver
ferred. 7eh; Erie. 3oh Erie first preferred
69N Erie second preferred: 5Sh; Illinois Cent
Nor rssd ( western. s5; Norfolk { Western pre-
sylvania GAY; Rand Mines 10; Reading. 2sB
Reading first preferred, III; R ss1l seson,
| Railway preferred, 81; Southern Pacific. 46as
Union Pacific. TN; Union Pacific preferred = SO
preferred. 1874; Wabash, 231a; Wabash pre-
Bar silver. firm, 251hd per ounce. Money, 1@
market for short bills is 2al az 1915 per cent
for three months bills is 2A @2B per cent
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, AUG. 20.

Inspected 1n-Wheat-Cers-
Great Northern-No. northern, 8; No. 2 north
ern Is; No. 3, 8; no grade, 2.
Milwaukee-No. / northern, i; No. northern,
Z: No. 5. 3; rejected. 6; no grade, s.
st. Louis-Uo 8, 8; rejected, l.
500 Line-No. / ne rthern, s; No. northern.
2; No. 3. I.
Northern Paciac-No. northern, 8; No. 2
northern, Z; No. 8, l.. -s
:. ouaaha-No. northern, 8; rejected, 2; no
grade, 2.
Total-No. i northern, 10; No. northern, S7
No. 3, 10; rejected, g. no grade, 8.
Other Grains-No. winter wheat. l; No.
winter wheat, 40; No. winter wheat, 49,. reject
ed winter wheat, 10; no grade winter wheat l6;
no grade corn, 1; No white oats, 1; No..
white oats, 2; No white oats, g. No. oats
8: no grade oats, 4; No. rye, 4; no grade rye,
2: No. barley, 2; No. barley s.; no grade
barley, 8; No. fax, 4.
Cars Inspected out-No l northern wheat 81
rejected wheat, 7; no grade wheat, 1; no grade
corn, 1; No. white oats, 4; No. white oats
8; No. 5 oats, /; no grade oats, 7; No. rye,
2: No. 5 barley, e. Wis
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Aug 21-Cattle-Re

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Aug 21.-Cattle-
ceopts, 1000 bu; market steady; good to prime rim
stockers and feeders. $2.50@4.2o; cows, s. g
al: So; heifers. $2@4.75; eanners: $15o@2ao
steers, $3@4.4O: western steers. $3.25@445.
Hogs-Keceipts to-day, 1000 tomorrow ns - T.
575: good to choice heavy, $52o@5. 60; rough
heavy. $4.75@5.15; light, $5.3o@6; bulk of sales
Sheep@Receipts 5000; steady; lambs steady
good to choice wethers. $3@3.6o: fair to choice
mixed, $2.25@3; western sheep. s2.S5@350; ma
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Minnesota Trans
fer St. Paul Mimi, Aug. H.-Barrett Zm.
norman report the market dull and prices stu
Values:
$3.50 to s17O; drafters, common to good, $40
to $3.50; farm mares, extra. $3.50 to $f45; farm
Mares extra, s110 to $3.50; farm mares, COM
mon to good, 500 to $110.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Aug. 21.-Wheat opened
lower at s2bc, sold under S2 aadvanced to s24c
weak at Of Wheat
ceived to-day the first of the crop. Seven of
them graded No. northern, and one No. 2
81 for October, after close yesterday of
09c. 1t closed at Ac Advance. Business
dull. Receipts Wheat, cars; hax, 1; barley,
$500; fax, 1851.
Close: Old No. i hard, cash, eoAc; old No.
northern, eobc; No. 2 northern, old, s7hc:
to arrive, No. / northern, new, S4hc; No.
northern, new, s21sc; September, s21sc; Decem-
Der, 79Ac; May, s2Ac macaroni, No. i, &c;
aas cash ssAc September &c. October t1 ee
cash, 51Ac: September, Nc; oats, cash, Sec;
December, 35Hc.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Aug. 21.-
Flour-1Reeeipts; 1875 brls; sales, $500 pkgs;
market declined again this morning in answer to
ssh as5asc; December, IS 16-16@s6Ac; May,
K Rsissi state, 5s@5e1ac elf. New York;
No: western, SOC f.. Q: b. afioat. ~
St fairly 5y , fsf II
nation Sea remained aTn: September, Wv Sss%e;
Dt 6efs@keesiP?tss 5000 Du; market nominal;
Close: September wheat, sec; December, seAc;
|
st: LOUIS GRAIN AZ Avs s1clo9s si Wheat beat
tsmbsr 7sTe; o 9sssmnber sa%@Ac; May seHc;
GSsn n.ass; NJ e %a1 4 4As September
4 6atspaigRer; No. g cash, s3e; September, ssc;
December 55c; May, 37Ac; No, white, 3skc.
Lead-Firm, $4.10@412h. .Spelter, strong,
$780, NJ. RI ~ = il
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Aug. a.-Close
wheat September, 7oN 97oAe; December,
we cash No No. hard 51s; No. 3 ~ @a lts
Der, 451s @45Ac; December, 44%@44Ac; cash
No. 2 mixed 4sc; No. 2 white 46c; No. g.
44& @45c. Oats-No white, 39@40c; No.
mixed, 3S12c. sa@ -.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Aug a-wheat-s
No. red western winter, new, firm, IS I'D
No. northern spring, strong, IS 10d; No j
California stocks futures quiet, September
IS sgd; October, es sgd; October, IS sgd
December, IS Cd.
Corn-Spot American mixed steady, A. I'd
futures quiet; September, 4s 6%d; October, d
SGD.
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The first European to reach the famous
desert Ell ARABIA is a. young Austrian pro-
lessor named Musil. who, last summer,
made trip of exploration In Palestine.
He speaks twenty-five languages and dia-
lects Among other things he confirmed
the fact recently announced that the pres
ent Mount Sanai is not the same as that
spoke of in the Bible.
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HER RESPONSE.

Meeker-Did you tell the cook that kicked
about the roast?
Mrs. Meeker-Yes.
Meeker-What did she say?
Mrs. Meeker-she said 1 might inform you
that there were strings tied to you,, and it
her cooking didn't suit you could take your meals
elsewhere.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Aug. n.-Proyisions
opened Arm higher prices for hogs at the
tureless. September pork opened 1215c higher,
at $3.50; September lard was up &c, at 1906,
while ribs were loo higher, at $765.
Pork-Sept $12.s71s; October, $13; May.
s13.10 Lard-September, $500; October.
81 671a; December, 81; January, 81. Ribs
September, $7.72h; October, $3.50; January,
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THE DAYS RESULTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

tribe easier at the start, In sympathy with the
lower prices In other grains, but fluctuations
We're very narrow the first part Of the session:
September opened 11sc lower, at 341ac. and held
steady at 349sc. Local receipts were 211 cars.
Close: Oats-August, &c., September, 35c;
December, 3634c; May, 3SEa @3S%c.
Cash oats, No. 2, 1924 33c; No. B. 32@321ac.
The following was the range Of prices:
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Aug: 21:--Butter-
ira creamery zoe; packing stock, 12@141ac;
creamery, common to choice, 15@19c. Cheese
Receipts, 1921 pkgs; market easy; state full
1OKd; large colored, 1Oc; large white, 9Ac.
Eggs-Receipts, 5,49s pkgs; market firm; state
and Pennsylvania fancy mixed, 21c; state and
PENNSYLVANIA seconds to frsts, 17@l0c; western
extras, zoe; western seconds to frsts, 16@19c.
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Colonel Albert A. Pope has just cele-
brated his sixtieth birthday. He says he
is in the prime of life and as full OF. en-
ergy and enthusiasm as when he was 80.
BICYCLES made him fame and money He
expects to Sc the bicycle return to pop
ular favor.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug. H.-Butter-
Steady; creameries, 14@19c; diaries, 13@17c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases included, lag
10@1OAc; Young Americas, 11@111ac. Poul-
try-Gced) weaker; turkeys, 12c; chickens, hens,
lO@101ac; springs, liz @12c.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Aug. 21.-cattle,
2OO hogs 800
So 243lbs, 1918; 81. 30 lbs. $5.25.
Cattle--steady. Sales: 10 beeves, LILO lbs lbs;
lbs, $3.50; II cows, 500 lbs 90; s cows.
.24o lbs, $500; stoekers, 749 lbs g. 6 5o H.
$3.7O: 6 yearlings, 4sO lbs. $3.50; s yearlings
$50 lbs $2.75; 8 yearlings, $40 lbs $3.50.
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PUTS AND CALLS.

2 o'clock report:
Puts-September wheat, 81 &c.
Calls-September wheat, 829sc.
Curb-September wheat, Sc.
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whallon, from New York: The market is
largely professional and looks like going higher,
in which event we believe stocks are sale. Hous-
man has been big buyer OF Erie this morning.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Aug. 21-Beef-
| Quiet Pork-Dull; mess, $14.75@15.25; family,
i ST. 5O@17.75; sheep clear, $14. scales so. Lard
I-Oniet: prime western steam, $7.S5.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, Aug.
e2A G1 49,
September, 96hc; October, 971ac. Timothy
September, $3.12h @315; October, $3.071a.
Clover-August, $12. Bar1ey-Cash, 4O@56c.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Aug. 21.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 1000; market active; beef steers, S3.75@
535; cows and heifers, $3@4 rs; western steers,
and heifers, $2.35@3.25; stockers and feeders,
$2.5O@4.
! Hogs, receipts 1000; market SC higher; heavy,
S. 1O@5.25; pigs, $5.3O@5. so.
Sheep, receipts, none; market steady; sheep
S2M2 60: lambs. S4l5.4O.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago, Mil
| waukee s. ST. Paul 7; Minneapolis & st. Louis,
8; Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 6;
| Great Northern. 3; Northern Pacific, 81 Chicago,
Burlington s; Quincy, 1: 500 Line, 5; total. %.
Disposition Of stock Thursday, Aug. 20:
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Aug. 21.-The< cotton
market opened steady at a decline Of points to
an advance Of points, with August showing the
greatest loss and more than usual activity. Au-
gust, after opening at 12.2oc, and selling up to
12.25c, was depressed to r. 15c The steady
steadiness but the more favorable weather en-
couraged selling. Trading, however, was less
active after the first. few minutes and prices
finals on all months except August.
At noon the market was quiet but steady, with
steady, with quotations at 12.75c for uplands
and i3c for middling gulf.
Spot closed steady; middling uplands, 12.75c;
middlinr gulf, .13c. Sales, 1O,508 bales.
Futures closed firm; August, 12.23c; Septen-
Der, 1O.SSc; October, s10:05c; November, 9.s5c;
December 9.e4c; January, 9.S6c; February,
9. S3c; March, 9.S3c.
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PEORIA WHISKY, Aug. 21.-Whisky on the
basis of $1.24 for finished goods.
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Aug. 21.-
Lead-Quiet, $4.25. Copper-Firm, 1875 @13Ac.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Aug. M.-Cattle
Receipts 1000; market steady to strong; beef
steers$40l5.4O; Texans. $1.5O@u3.90; cows and
heifers, $1.4o@4.25; stockers and feeders, 81 40
a.
higher; others steady to strong: heavy, 5000
$50; workers.. $5.SO@5.90; pigs, $5.50@5.S0;
packers, $5.4O@5. 60.
sheep-Receipts, 1000; market strong; sheep,
$2.75@4.35; lambs, $3@5.6o.
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Good and mixed hogs quoted about &c higher
Heavies steady. Receipts very light. Quality
rather undesirable, with no good light grades
included in the supply. Price range, $46O@5 90.
from to- Fer mesd
from IS: $50 to s5.45, and light mixed and light,
$5:55@5so:
50, Isl lbs, S.; So sa1 lbs, $40; p: ri lbs,
$3.50; es, 2o4 lbs, s5.45; Sc. 26S lbs, S5ao; p,
Odds and Ends-s, 271 lbs s5s5; 5, 212 lbs,
$525.
Stays and Boars-1, $40 lbs $3.50; l., 400 lbs,
GATTLE-Reeeipts rather light; butcher cattle
bulls yeas and Id mich COWS
,ni 5a s. s5. Steers 1887 lbs So 80; l. 1850
Bg a4 rs s9d ls rs s go lbs s
Cutters and canners-2o, $50 lbs, ST. so; 3,
1oe5 lbs, $40; g. esq lbs 2;ao; L. .11s lbs:
i 49, sis 80 lbs s21o p $50 lbs 81; p s1'
Butcher B191s 4: $50 lbs $685. l. 1910 lbs
sse SO l 81 e. f &C. u.s. 4 s2 u.s. 5sS lbs
SGsk lb eeTs aa aGa s. IS lbs ss:
Mich Cows and springers-a COWS and
sHEEf|Receipts rather light. Sheep bee a5 29
noted previously, this week, Demand continue
for desirable stock IA and Il feeding stuff stuff
1 1Ds s.; 90 ewes e IS lbs, s.. F'''0 - S'
ARHns &c. on he
Bowers, Rome; Tingvall River Falls Wis Wis;
Weich; 6. Hanson, Bioomer,. wis; P. Gruge
Winthrop; P. Clausen. Marvin. S; d.; F.
f fEF R;e r % sT2se D. A gPefsf3
GAINESVILLE. "
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s1o@1o. so; timothy, No. 2, $e@1o; rye straw
choice, $6@65O; slough, $6@7.50. Receipts, IL
cars.
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Receipts 1000; market steady; beef steers,
So. 75@5.1O: stockers and feeders $2.S0@3.75.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market strong to SC
buteSers p ana best heavy o
Sheep-Receipts, 300; market steady; sheep,
S3M3 5O lambs $4G5.25.
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NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, Aug. q.
-Sugar-Strong; fair refining, 5-16c; centrif-
ugaI 96-test, 3 13-16c; molasses sugar, 3 Lice;
refined firm crushed, 5000; powdered, $510c;
granulated, &c.
Coffee-Quiet; No. Rio, SIC.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans, 31@42c.
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Green salted horse mule hides.
Green saited horse or mule hides
Green salted horse o. mule hides ~ :
small ................... 1855. Ito LOO
Dry hint Montana, Oregon. Washin-
ton and Idaho butcher hides, fat. 1914
Montana bulls and fallen hides LII
Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota. Wiscon-
sin and similar IL @1O72
Green sailed pelts, large to small.
nr eac ant calf skins .........1s Gii
Dry dint territorial pelts, per lb......1o al
Tallow, in cakes ........l:. aN@ ~
Tallow. In barrels ....... gag
Grease, light observation-disclosures. sag
Wool, medium, unwashed ........ae g. @91sh3
Wool fne UNIV ashed .................1 ~ OLA
Feathers, goose ..... : e S @45
Feathers, duck ."i G4y
Feathers, chicken ................... 5 W 3A
Feathers, turkey $500. ~ ~ 3
Bees wax, yellow ...............2S
Bees wax, dark ............Sf
Dry gingseng root. pei, elb. "a. so@5oc
Green, ordinary. per lb ..............90
Green. for planting. per Id 1.15
Ripe seeds. per lb ................. rs
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GENERAL PRODUCE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS OF THE MINNEAPo-
LIS PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Friday, Aug. 21.-Butter, steady. Eggs,
Arm. Poultry, weak. Veal, Arm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-21
HIDES, FUR AND WOOL,

Mol. No.2.
Green salted heavy COW bides $3.50. ~ eA
Green sailed steer hides ......... 81
Green sailed light hides ~ GU
Green . ss1tsf veal calf lis to Is
Green sailed deacons, each .35 As
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-21
MORE HOGS WANTED.
South st. Paul Market Not Well
Supplied Either in Quantity
or Quality.
Cattle Receipts, Too, Are Rather
Light While Sheep Might Be
. More Numerous.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 21.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards to-day: Cat
tie 1885,; calves 49,; hogs, $50; sheep. $50;
horses, rs; cars, 2S
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1903 to date, as compared with the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-21

No. Bred, re; No: 4, 74@75c: Corn septem.
Der, 45B @45Ac; December, AS GANG; cash
| No 2 mixed, 4sc; No. 2 white, ACC; No. g.
Az @45c. Oats-No. 2 white, 39@4oc; No. :
| mixed, 3S1hc. -
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01
sheep shearIna Festival.

On Friday. April IL. 1903, there will
be held at the Ohio State University
at Columbus, in connection with the
Department OF Agriculture. n sheep
shearing festival. The purpose OF this
Is purely educational. Sheep shearlng
machines will be exhibited and used.
and there will be both expert and
amateur exhibitions of shearing by
machine and with hand shears. A
quantity OF sheep have been provided
for this purpose and every effort will
be made to make the day one OF profit
and pleasure TO those who may be able
to be present. A fund of money has
been provided for the prize competl.
tions. 20 that there will be special o..
centives to take part in the contest /.
II Is hoped that there will be a live y
participation In these contcsts The. {
wishing 20 take part. will Dc q favor
by 30 informing c. s. Plumb. Ohio
state University. Columbus. that they
! may be enrolled for the competition.