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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-01-16
TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.-Flour firm; red winter
patents. sSs5g3;S0; extra fancy and straight, 50
Q32O; clears. s2.gOq3 Timothy seed steady at
sacked: sacked: east track sG9S2e Wheat arm and
ssq5oe Corn higher: No. 2 cash. 4ic;, track,
SSc; track, S5AQS6c; May, S6lec; No. 2 white.
Sic. Rye firm at 4s1sQ50c. Pork higher; job
ss.62l4. Dry-salted meats steady; boxed extra
shorts. 50: clear ribs, 50; short clear. ss.25.
clear ribs. $40; short clear. slO.25. Hay-Timo-
thy higher at slogl5 50; prairie steady at $500
twine, Sc. Receipts"Fiour $500 , brls; wheat,
IL oSS Srls whest 5000 Su
100000 tu; oats, $1,000 bu.
KANSAS CITY. Jan: 1s:-wheat-May. esNQ
No: 3. s5Q6sc; No. hard, 5sQ6slsc; rejected, "a
g5sc: No. red. 69lsc: No 3. 67QSsc. Corn
ssa@sso; No: White c iosaes sass M No. see.
Oats-No. white. 3ec. Receipts-Wheat, 40, 900
Wheat. ss.s0o bu; corn. iii.sOO bu: oats. 5000
CINCINNATI. Jan. 15-Flour active. Wheat
mixed, 4ssec. Oats nsm; n So StnHhs mixed ssc.
Rye steady; No. 2. SEC: Lard quiet at So l5:
sio.25 whisky active at $50. Sugar firm and ai
higher; hard refined, 4.S7Q5.S2c
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 15.-wheat-spot firm: No.
ss sgd cornHSpot American 0 mixed. neW,
quiet at As I'D; American mixed old, firm al
5s 5i2d. Beef-Extra India mess. 107s 3D.
Bacon-Clear bellies quiet at 51s Cd. Shoulders
Square quiet at 3Ss.
TOLEDO, Jan. 15.-Wheat fairly active and
1rm; cash and January, 7Skc; May, s17sc. Corn
dull and steady January. 45c; May. 445sc. Oats
dull and firm January. 3s.4c May. SIC. Rye
No. 2, 59c. Clover seed dull and firm; January
81; March. $40; prime timothy, s1s0: prime
alsike, 1886.
DULUTH, Jan. 15.-wheat-Cash No. 1 hard
76o: No. northern, 73c: to arrive No. i northern
| 7sc: May. 7sc; July, 7Sssc. Oats-May, 351sc; tt
arrive and on track, 33lac.
BALTIMORE, JAM 15.-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat firm; spot and January SoI. a
| SoAc. Corn strong; spot, 57AQ5Sc. Oats ouiei
| but firm; No. white, 44c.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.-Eggs weak: fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock, 22c, loss Oft cases
returned new No. whitewood cases in
| cluded 221Rc
| MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-wheat-May, TIC
July, 7I'sc; on track No. ! hard, 77%c; No.
northern, 7sAc; No. northern 75lkc.
| MILWAUKEE. Jan. 15.-Barley firm; No. 2
SIC; sample f4461c.
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MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear-
inRS md Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Com paper. 4d6
per cent; time loans, sac per cent. Clear
ings, 81 ,162, S7.12; balances, $685.. .097T
NEW YORK.-Call money easy at 212G
AZ per cent. closing at 2l9qS. Time money
firmer; sixty and ninety days and six
months, 5Q5A per cent. Prime mercantile
paper. 5Q515 per cent. Sterling exchange
easy at s4.s6. .75q4.s6.SO for demand. A. .55@
4.S3.60 for sixty days: posted rates, s4.S41a
and $4S71244.SS; commercial bills, $4.S219Q
4S3as. Clearings, 1913, Isl, EOS; balances, $l2,-
795, ,365.
CHICAGO.-New York exchange, 10 to 25c
premium. Sterling exchange. A.S4h for
sixty days and SASS for demand. Clearings,
$31, ,495, ,113; balances, IS, 465, ,943-
ST. LOUIS.-Money, Sac per cent. New
York exchange. 40c premium. Clearings.
$7,512. .541; balances, 1888, ,456.
BALTIMORE.-Money 4la@6 per cent.
New York exchange, 15Q20c premium.
Clearings, So, ,S45. 400.
PHILADELPHIA.-Mo 6 per cent.
Clearings, S93; balances SO, ,623.
BOSTON.-Clearings s26, ,7O1, ,916; balances,
81, 437, $3.50.
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
FAT STEERS DULL AND WEAK, SELL
ING AT LOWER PRICES.
Hogs i'm Fair Demand and Unevenly
Higber-Sheep steady-ConditiOn
of Markets Elsewhere.

UNION SToCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Jan.
5.-Cattie-Receipts. sco shipments. 200. The
receipts to-day were about go larger than a
week ago, but over 500 smaller than a year ago.
The supply could hardly be considered large
enough to have a weakening influence on the
market, but, notwithstanding this. the opening
was characterized by rather backward bidding.
and. for the most part, buyers were offering
lower prices than yesterday. The most weak
ness developed in the fat steer market, and
here statesmen were finally forced to make
further concessions 1t was generally conceded
that prices were fully 25c lower than those cur
rent at the close Of last week. The market for
good stockers and feeders rather active at
firm prices. and. In fact. there Is very little
margin between prices Of the good feeders and
a certain class OF fat cattle In the market for
female butcher cattle the conditions appear to
be weaker, and most dealers claimed that prices
were hardly as satisfactory yesterday. while
a few declared they were forced to accept q
further decline of 1o915c. Altogether the gen,
condition. ana IL Is important that shippers
should be very careful In buying In the country.
Quotations.:
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975isc; No. red. 7aa7lc. Corn-No. 2, 4Sisc; No.
yellow. 4Skc. Oats-No 2. 34i1c: No white,
s4hg s5izc: No. rye. isl4c. Barley.Good
feeding, 441i6c: fair TO choice mailing, 4sd5Sc.
Flaxseed-No. l. s1.ls: No. Northwestern.
n4 Prime timothy seed. s3-s5 clover.Con-
Lard per 100 lbs, s10.O2izai0O5. Short rib sides
uoose), ss.S2i.Q90Ils. Dry-salted shoulders
tboxed) $S.37iES.6212. Short clear sides tboxedl.
81. 3712. Whisky-Basis OF high wines. 81 80
Receipts-FlUur. Is. 500 brls wheat. 1920 bu;
corn. $500 bu oats. 153 200 bu: rye. $500 bu;
barley, 25.s $50 bu. Shipments-Flour, 26.20o brls;
wheat $500 bu corn. 23l. 200 bu; oats, SO, ,3Vt
bu. rye. ). 900 bu: barley II 200 bu.
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Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Money, 3A@3A per cent; dis
counts, 37-16gS 9-16 and SleqSss. Consols,
SO 1-16993 3-16.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentes, 100f for
the account. Exchange on London, 25f
131ac for checks.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, 20m
4712pf for checks. Discount rates, short
bills, 2 per cent; three months bills, 23s.
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Poultry and Other Produce.

prices paid by shippers)
Young turkeys. 12c; hens SC; cocks. &c; young
ducks, Sc; geese. ts.25 per dog: springs. SC.
Game-Rabbits. s1.l5 per doz; Mallard ducks.
81 per doz-
Cheese-New York full cream, lsa14c; Swiss.
Tc: brick, 14c: limburger. 1sc
Butter-Choice roll. lee per Id; country but
ter, Ice.
Eggs-Firm at 24c per dog.
Beeswax-30c for yellow. $50 for dark.
Feathers-Prime geese. 3oc per lb: prime duck.
z0c per Id.
Wool-Merchantabe medium. Ice; bury and
understandable. 345c less: grades, 15c:
fine merino. 139l5c; tub-washed. 25Q2Sc.
HIDES, TALLOw, ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. i. Sc: No. 2. &c; No. !
calf. 10c; No. calf. SIC.
Tallow-No. ], 5nc; No. 2, 4kc.
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IA. r. Thompson Co.'s Telegram.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The market to-day
was narrow in most cases. Amalgamated
Copper rallied on the report Of the regular
dividend declared, but sold off and closed
rather weak. Near the close there was
some liquidation. and prices declined.
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Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON. - Thursdays statement
of the treasury balances in the general
fund, exclusive of the $50 900 gold re-
serve in the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balance .$2l2, ,S2i, 715
Gold 107 154, ,S59
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Certificates have been issued 20 the foilowing-
named Indianians:
Original-corwin Il. Van peit. South Bend.
s.: Charles N Gregory. English. H twar with
Spain.)
Increase, Reissue. etc.-James A. Gardner.
Troy $40; Levi Newman. Haubstadt. 50, WI
liam G.. Biy. Pialnfield. So: Joseph II. Dear
born. Aarengc. 81: GeCrge w. oustott Akron.
$40: Simeon 7. Yancy. Fortvills. $l7: William
Poorman, Auburn. $40: Thomas Harper. Terro
Haute. si7: Jacob II. Seifert. Eirora. Sso
Widows. Minors and Dependent Relatives
Hatfield. Tiiden. $40; Msry A. Pastors. Win
chester. g.
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INTERSTATE sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPo-
LIS, Jan. 15.-Cattle-Receipts small; shipments
none. The market continues weak. having been
on the down grade for over week. Prices now
are lower than they have been before this sea-
son. and conditions generally are demorallzed
and very unsatisfactory. There is no market
practically for anything excepting choice butcher
stock. IL is impossible 10 place common cattle
at satisfactory figures. small IL the outlet
The price of calves continues high, the best
being quoted as high s.. Quotations:
Good 70 choice steers. 1.3s0 lbs and up
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Markets for Silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver, 47%c; Mexican
dollars, 3724c.
LONDON.-Silver bars, 22d an ounce.
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common washboards. sis5glso; elothespins. coo
$50 per box.
ent. ss75; straight grade. $40; fancy grade
s3.25; low grade. 2.5O; graham flour. s3.7s-
Iron and Steel.
Bar iron, 2.soc: horseshoe bar 275c: nan rod.
&c: plow slab: 45oc American cast steel saiics
Leather.
Oak sole, 3sq4sc; hemlock sole. 27Q57c; har-
nsss te cy s,giUG sp sSF sSasoe French kim city
caifskin. s0cas1; French calfslzin. sL2oaLss.
Nails and Horseshoes.
Steel cut nails. $50: wire nails. from store.
rs rates; from mill. s2.l5 rates Horseshoes,
Rsi PsiI. as per % sox % Barb Wire. salsasi.ed 8:
painted. s2.75.
Linseed. raw. &c. per gal: linseed oil. boiled.
4sc per gal; coal oil. legal test. loGi5c
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-Gravensteins. extra fancy ss5o: Kines.
extra s fancy: high color $50; ~ Baldwins' 0sz;
fancy. s27s: Kubersons, extra fancy. s.: Wine
ss's S. Arasnsas Bcs extra faney No. fo%:
Beauties extra fancy. -; Russell extra fncys
@ sRs. ..HandpieSed' faea d' pea. saso per bu
Bansnas-large, 81 per bunch; medium, un:
CaDDage-NeW QOrnctLlc,
iosn Csrross"Per 0i" ' bsl. IS sass. ''
Celery-Michigan. &c doz; California per dox
soc: per crate in rough. 1915.
cTsnbsrries-cspe cod and Jerseys. sioeisss
per brl; Cape Cod, $3.50 per boz.
Grspes-Tokays. per crate. s.: Malaga. per
Honey-white. I711c per ID; medium dark. ise.
Hickory Nuts-Per bu. si5o.
per Soa 80 size - California. per RI box .' a. e
Lettuce-Per bu. 81.
orsnEss.IFIorida. sa7s: California NAvels. .:
oniOns-Red. sl.a5 per cwt; yellow. $50: white.
Potatoes-wisconsin white. eoc per bu: home
sIssnii Rsdi.S.s-sse per b; Ssf S:s- ao..
ShalIots-soc per doz.
Sweet Potatoes-Illinois Jerseys s.
Turnips-Per brl. &c.
surar-cured Hsms-Indiana. IL lbs average.
i4se TO is iss svepass. sgass Rei,.s,. fse .,
average uikc l6 lbs average uzc: 10 10 Il lbs
average ll4c; sugar-eursa Indiana. s to 10 lbs
Pictisd Pcrk-Fancy homeless pig pork. per brl
200 lbs s2s 50 fancy clear bean pork. per brl 30
per brI 200 lbs SIS 50: Indiana bean or fowl per
Sri 300 bis SIS So ALSO half bris. i0o lbs at half
the price of the bris. adding soc 10 cover addi-
Lard~Kettle rendered isHe: pure lard. ii5se
HaconSlsas G s,ass = i,s 70 81 lbs !, ssnssss % Lie;
ia.c: clear bellies. 25 10 % lbs average. IKE: II
70 q lbs average. ,li*e; u to Is lbs average,
to is lbs average. risc; TO 10 lbs average. iSc.
In dry salt 1zc less
se.8 clover. prime. $3.50: English clover $50
$50: aisike. ss0s-so Timothy. prime. u-so4z
clean scarce Orchard grass. 81 t0ai. 50: red ton
sOcQsI75. English bluegrass. "
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to choice steers. 1.sso lbs and up

Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments $500. The
receipts to-day were fully 5000 larger than
The market opened with statesmen asking higher
prices, and buyers were moving rather cautious
1y to determine the strength that would be de-
veioped from dinerent sources Rather early in
the day, however, shippers were buying at an
advance OF about &c In prices over yesterday.
hut occasionally sales were reported only strong;
later, however, local packers began operations.
and with increased competition the market be-
came active. and practically all transactions
were quoted at least &C higher than yesterday,
while occasionally advance OF 10c was re-
ported 1t appears that the most Improvement
ing from 200 to 225 lbs. With all buyers in the
field II did not take long to exhaust the early
supply at the advance In prices Nearly loo
ping orders apparently well supplied. packers
were asking concessions in prices. and IL was
hardly probable that a clearance would be made.
Sales ranged from ss to s6s5. and the bulk of the
supply sold at sS.3oas.70. Quotations:
Good 70 choice medium to heavy - .Se 35des
Good choice light weights. 625Gfs As
Common TO fair light weights........... 6.0Og6.20
Roushs and ass.-.-...-..-.---.-.-....-- 550G6s0
Sheep-Recepts, 300 shipments small For
.he week thus far the receipts Of sheep and
lambs show decrease OF $50 compared with the
corresponding time year ago. The receipts
to-day We're not quite as large week ago
and go smaller than year ago. The supply
was again too small TO invite competition from
really urgent demand. but the inquiry was all
that could be expected. and the offerings changed
hands In good season at quotably steady prices.
On account OF the difference In quality, how
ever. sales to-day in some cases Were not as
high yesterday. There were lambs here
good enough to bring $3.50. and only a few
ranged from $3.50 to 1915. and bucks sold at
s.. 50<l3. Quotations:
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JOEL Ms,
Real Estate and Loans
onice s2i & s22 Lemcke Bldg. New Phone 26sl.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.
Two sales Reported, hut No Transac-
tions ON the stock Exchange.

| The sale of 7s shares Belt Railway common
at l04k and N.coo worth cf Indianapolis In
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common 10 medium cows and calves. 20 oO1 90
Hoss-Receipts light; shipments The
oounward trend In the market was checked this
morning. quotations holding steady at yesterdays
ngurss. While the best demand L. for heavy
nofs averaging better than $50 lbs all grades
fnd Q ready market Top hogs are worth s. 75
ou. the bulk sell from So % TO $500 The out
site ngure on light weights at present stands
$50 The market closed quiet and steady
Choice medium and heavy...............~55a 55as75
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Butter. Cheese and Ex<..

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Butter-Receipts. 5.012
packages The market steady to firm.
State dairy. 20G26c: extra creamery 2Sc: held
creamery, 2Oq26c; creamery, common to choice.
2g27c Cheese-Receirts, 525 packages. The
market was firm. State full cream, fancy small
colored, fan made. l4hQ14lkc; late made. 1saq
lac; small white, fall made. lac: late made,
13a.c; large colored, fall made 14Ac; late made.
lS%c; large white, fall made. 14Ac; late made,
13%c Eggs-Receipts, 3.076 packages The
market was firm. State and Pennsylvania aver
age best, 5Oa3ic; Western fancy graded. 2sc:
Western poor to prime. 22d2sc; refrigerator, 1s
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.-Butter steady and
In fair demand extra Western creamery, 2Sc;
mand. but nearby 1c lower; fresh nearby, sic,
at the mark; fresh Western, 3lc loss off: fresh
Southwestern 30c, loss off: fresh Southern. 2sG
pc, loss off, Cheese quiet; New York <ull
creams prime small. 14G14Ac; New York full
creams, fair to good small, 131klI13%c: New
York full creams. prime large, 14c: New York
full creams. fair to good large. 13lk113Ac.
BALTIMORE. Jan. I5-Butter firm and nm.
changed: fancy imitation 22Q23c: fancy cream
good roll lIQi9c; store packed l6GIlsc Eggs
firm; fresh, 29130c. Cheese firm: large iaG
14Ac: medium. Ia14%c.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was ouiet and easy.
creamery, lsd27c: dairy, 17a25c Eggs ease,
at 26c, loss off, returned. Cheese STEADY
at 13Q14c.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 15.-Butter steady: cream.
cry. 25429c; dairy, 1sG22c. Eggs lower at poe
CINCINNATI. Jan. 15-Eggs firm at 2s9esc
Butter steady. Cheese steady: Ohio fat, 13c.
BOSTON, Jan. 15.-tSpeciaL1-Esgs firm at 29c
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 15-Cotton steady
Sales. $3.50 bales. Ordinary, z s-l6c; good or
dinary. 11-16c: low middling, Sc: middIinr
sssc; good mddling. 9 1-16c: middiine fair eE &C.
Receipts. s,es1 bales; stock. SS7.14 bales
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Cotton-spot closed
steady and 10 points higher: niddiing uplands
$500; middins gulf. s.l5c. Sales. 10, 100 bales.
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Poultry.

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Poultry-Live firm:
turkeys, l4Gl0c: fowls. lac. Dressed firm: West
ern chickens. 1stac: Western fowls, 13Ikc; tur-
keys. 19I21c. ~
ST LOUIS. Jan. 1.-Poultry easier: chick
7nc. 3o'
CHICAGO. Jan 15.-Dressed poultry ouie,
and steady; turkeys, 15d17isc; chickens sd1ac
BOSTON. Jan. 15.-tspecial J-Poultry STEADY.
fowls. lsc; springs i4gl5c; turkeys. $4,000.
CINCINNATI. Jan. l5-Poul.ry firm. b.,.
loc; springs, 1olfc; turkeys. l4Ql5c -''
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Oils.

SAVANNAH. Jan. 15.-Turpentine firm at &c
bid. Rosin firm: A, B, c, sl.5o; D. N55: e. 81 s5.
F, $40: g. N.75: II. s2.05; l. 81. 40: X. 80 %. NJ
s4.20 ~ "iii'e'
WILMINGTON, Jan. 15.-Spirits turpent,ne
firm at 56kc: sales after close at 81 Rosn
hrm at 81 4Sd150. Crude turpentine firm af
$3.50 to $3.50 Tar firm at s1sO o.
OIL CITY, Jan. 15.-Credit balances s5a.
certihcates no bid Shipments. 80 0O7 brls: aver,
brls. ''''f'
MONTPELtER. Jan. 15.-Crude petroleum
ana, s1.10 anu inui
CHARLESTON. Jan. 15.-Turpentine firm at
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American Central Life Stock.
Union Traction of Indiana. ................5s
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New Telephone Company y....-...........5s IS
City OF Vincennes .................... IS
GAINESVILLE. Indiana 49,. 4hs
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Columbia National Bank Stock.
Indianapolis Street. Railway Stock.
Atlas Engine Works Preferred.
New Long Distance Telephone Stock.
Security Trust Company Stock.
Law Building Stock.
Belt Railroad Common.
Belt Railroad Preferred.
Correspondence invited.
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ST. LOUIS. jan 15.-Metais nrmer. Lad
irm at Ss.szis. Speltsr strong at s4D.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Jan. l5.-The market continues
firm throughout for ali descriptions of cotton
goods in leading lines. The demand shows no
material change. Print cloths are firm Mar
row orders are In better request The local
jobbng trade is expanding Numerous BUYERS
are coming to town.
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ST. LOUIS Jan. 15.-iwool drm; medium
isiac: heavy fine. i36isc; tub-washed. 1s93sc
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Jackson, s5.75: smokeless. lump. 81; Brazil block.
M.7S; Green county. lump A.25: Raymond. s5.25;
Connellsvile coke. $1l; lump coke, lie bu, 81 2;
per 20 bu; crushed coke. 1sc bu, $3.50 per rs bu;
egg coke, IS; second d-grade Indiana lump So 25.
Bags. 25c per ton extra, ground floor or dumped
in cellar; soc per ton extra. second floor or car
ried in cellar; from wagon, 25c extra by wheel
barrow, chute or basket.
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Cash quotations were follows: Flour
rmer. Wheat-No. spring. 75977c; No. 3, 70
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KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.-Cattle-Receipts. 300
natives and 200 Texans: calves, 600, all ma
tives. Corn cattle and quarantine steady; COWS.
stockers and feeders steady TO lower. Choice
export and dressed beef steers. s3G450; Western
FED steers. s2.75Q5; Texan and Indian steers
Sz.e5U3.65; Texas cows, 81 254g3.05; native cows,
sl.75g4; native heifers, g s5Q425 Gamers, S1qz;
bulls. 81 2254365: calves, sal.
Hogs-keceipts. 1900. Market opened strong
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The Political Situation.

What the Jersey City Journal has to
say about the Democratic situation in
this State may not be all together in
correct. 1t says:
Ex-senator Smith seems to be the
only long-headed man in the Democrat
ic bunch and the party does not seem
inclined to follow his lead at present.
judging from the way the Democratic
newspapers attacked him for his ex-
preston in favor Of Grover Cleveland.
ssMr. Smith believes that the nomina-
ton of a New Jersey Democrat for the
Presidency would add strength to the
minority ticket, but the Democrats
will have none of it.
There is a general impression among
Democrats that Senator Smith leans to-
wards the trusts and that this is the
secret of his favoring Cleveland.
This impression seems very general
and it will probably prevent the cleo
ton Of delegates favoring Cleveland.
even though as shrewd manipulators as
Senator Smith and "Staffn Little back
him in such a manner as to infuse en-
thusiasm into the canvass.
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Pension List Slowly Declining

One year ago there were a few more
than a million names on the pension list.
Now there are a few thousand under a
million and the expense for the year
has declined to sl37, 0oO, 600, or about
five million decrease in one year. The
Civil War veterans and widows are dy-
ing at the rate of forty thousand ayear,
and the number will soon increase, but
the Spanish war claimants are filling up
many of the vacancies. In spite of the
fact that there was SO little fighting in
the recent war, the proportion of PEN
sions, both granted and applied for, far
exceeds that for many years after the
Civil War. Most of the pensions for
the Spanish wal are granted as a result
OF disease in camps, especially those
contracted in the islands, and it is like
ly that there will be many additions to
the list for years to come, though not
in number or expense equal to the loss
es by death of Civil War pensioners
Inquirer.
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The Australians have not only given
to all free countries the ballot law that
goes by that name, but many other
things in government that are, Of value
to mankind. They are not through
with their improvements in the art of
government by any means. Lately they
have adoted a p~ostofice slot machine.
The sender of a letter puts a penny in
a slot, sticks his letter in another open
ing and it comes out branded "Paid one
penny" That saves the sender from
the trouble Of stamping and the govern
ment the printing of stamps. Austria
liza for many years has been governed
by those who toll, they having sense
enough to vote for their own interests
instead of for the interest Of the cor
porations as most of them do in this
country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-11

The United States law says that
money belonging to the United States
shall only be deposited in banks when
banks deposit u. S. bonds with the
Treasurer to the amount of money de-
posted. Secretary Of the Treasurer
Shaw is breaking the letter of the law
by ~depositing two and a half millions in
st. Louis banks without requiring such
legal securities. Banks get large sums
from the U. S. Treasury free of cost
and loan out at interest, thus giving
them a big profit on government funds.
That has been the means of the money
power controlling the government for
the past ~thirty-five years and that has
been the source of a large part of the
campaign funds to have such continued.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-11
A sensible Decision.

tM -. - f+s -. ~ -
We fully concur wish those VINO say
that the decision Of the Board OF Educa-
ton of New York City, by a vote OF
t-wenty-seven to six, rejecting the pro-
posal to place portraits Of Lincoln, Gar
field, and Mckinley in the PUBIC
schools of that city, is Thoroughly sensl-
BILE. There is very little in common be-
tween those three men, except ina
they were a~ssassinated. Lincoln was
assassinated because of his maintaining
the Union, Mckinley simply because
he was President of the United States;
Each man in his own public history is
entitled to a high place, but to make a
group of the three and place them pc
fore the children would be Ito Suggest
that they win be chiefly remempereo py
the acts of Booth, Guiteau and czoi'
gosz," thus bringing to bear on the
minds of children influences Wnicn lt Il
by nc e desirable to strengthen &
Christian Advocate.