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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-10

styles-in or 8 different styles
:. $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50 up.
Heavy Wash White Pique Wash Waists
=. :. :. $1.OO, $3.50 and So 25 up.
Ladies all Wool Golf Blouses in the lead
ing colors ...$4, SIS, So and $75O
BED BLANKETS AND
COMFORTABLES.
Many wait for the nip of frost to buy
their bed coverings. To those who have
so waited we offer the following;
Printed Calico Comforts. 81 and $3.50
silkoline and Satin Comforts, clean white
cotton filed :. :. ...$2.25 to $3.50
French Satin Down Quilts, $3.50 to
$500 - - ''pO'OS
White Cotton Blankets 1O-4 size
:. -. :. $500, $1.25 and $50
White Wool Blankets with fancy colorsd
borders :. 5000, $3.50 and $500
Heavy California Wool Blankets, white,
Sanitary Grey and Scarlet ...~3 60,
:. :. :. :. :. "a 90 and $500
PICKED UP IN PASSING.
Not all from one stock, but bright at
tractive bargains from various stocks.
just the wanted things at the wanted
time and at the wanted price.
Newest things in Shell goods, Hair Pins,
Side and Back Combs. 10, 25 and SOC
The latest is the new Pompadour Comb,
in two sizes does away with rats. use.
Ladies' knitted Corset Covers, Sleeves,
Cotton and Wool mixed :. so and 75c
Ladies Zephyr Knit Shawls, Long Square
and circular :. :. SOC to $3.O
FacinatorS :. SOC to II .uJ
Mems Wool Sweaters ST. 90, So 90
Men and Women's Wool Hose. ..25
Mems Heavy Fleece back Shirts and
Drawers-5Oc kinds for :. $50
Mems $500 Hats for :. e. :. 81 so
Mems 81 90 Mocha and Dress Kid
Gloves - - ''ooo
Heavy Wool Gloves :. :. :. Csc
New lot of Chatelaine Bags and Purses
..5.- =. Zoo 10 '%%'oo
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Mr.. Jos. G.. Brown was yesterday con
fined to his home by sickness.
Today in the Supreme Court the case
of the Armour Packing House Company
against B. R. Lacy, State Treasurer, will
be argued.
The committee of Thanksgiving baskets
of the Associated Charities will meet
Tuesday morning at 1920 o'clock in the
office Of the Superintendent.
Appeals will be called in the Supreme
Court this week from the Eleventh Dis
trict, composed of the counties of Forsyth,
Wilkes, Rockingham, Allegheny, Caswell,
Surry and Stokes. The docket is short
The annual meeting of the North Caro-
lima Historical and Literary Association,
which was to have been held tomorrow
night, has been postponed until Thurs
tay night at 1880 O'Clock in the Pullen
Auditorium at the A. and M. College.
Miss Fuller. Of New York, and Miss
Nan Clark, Of Tarboro, who will be
bridesmaids at the marriage of Miss
Mattye Pace to Mr.. Jones Fuller, are
the guests of Mrs. William H. Pace at
the Marlborough.
Ed. johnson, the celored law or of this
city, yesterday received letter from
Booker Washington expressing his graft.
tude for the hospitality extended him by
johnson while in Raleigh, and sayins
that be hopes soon to be able to enter
tain Johnson and his wife at Tusiegee
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FOR RENT-A BOARDING HOUSE
and hotel-23 bed rooms-partly furnish
ed-in progressive town. Applicant
please state size of family and expert
ence. Rent reasonable to the right par
ty. Address, D. c. x. care News and
Observer 11-1-1w.
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Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Fuller ana daugh-
ters Misses Janet, Margaret, Caroline,
Annie, Norman and Dorothy, and Miss
BETTE Staples, sister of Mrs. Fuller, ar
rived last night from New York to at
tend the wedding of Mr.. Fuller's broth.
er. Mr. Jones N,liler, and Miss Mattye
Pace, which taxes Fla :e tomorrow night.
The party are guests al The Marlborough
House.
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THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to y. M: Fair most of the day, with
possibly showers late in the afternoon Oh
night: warmer.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
imum temperature 81; minimum tempera
ture, 80; mean temperature, 46. Total rain
fail o inches.
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PERSON TO CALL ON RETAIL TRADE
for manufacturing house; salary $50 paid
weekly; expense money advanced; pre-
vious experience unnecessary. Standard
House, Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
11-1-1w.
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WANTED-SALESMA WHO IS AL,
ready engaged travelling to sell Lin
seed Oil as side line in Southern States.
Correspondence confidential. Address
Box 533, Richmond, Va.
11-8-sun tues thurs
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FOR RENT-MT PLACE ON WEST
Peace Street, contains i've acres Of
land, house has ten rooms, convenient
out houses, stable, etc., good orchard,
fine water. Possession given January
LIST. John W. Hinsdale. If
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Was Not Removed.

Mr.. C. D. Britt. United States Commits
sioncr, has resigned. The statement print
ed in the Charlotte Observer that Mr..
britt had been removed is incorrect. Il
am now on the road and resigned because
could not attend to the business. said
Mr. Britt. who was in Raleigh yesterday.
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HARNESS DEALERS RARE OPPOR-
tunity to buy Beautiful Display Horse.
Write Futrell-Hardy Hardware Co.,
Scotland Neck. N. G.
11-16-1w.
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"BIG BOSTON, LETTUCE PLANTS FOR
sale; $3.50 per thousand. Paul c. Ven
able. Wilson, N. c.
11-1S-sun, tues. thurs-2 wks.
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Ten Cents Per Line
NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN FOR
LESS THAN Is CENTS. SPECIAL
DISCOUNTS ON EXTENDED ADvER-
Using. RESULTS ASSURED.
(SIx Words to the Line.)

GOLD WATCH SUN
day afternoon between 215 w. Martin,
Blind Institute and lakewood avenue.
via Lane, Person and Polk streets. Re-
ward for return to this office.
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FOR SALE.-GOOD PAYING DRUG
business in a hustlng North Carolina
town of 1000 inhabitants; good reason
for selling. For particulars address
'Borax,'' care of News and Observer
11-10-Sun., Tues, Fri.-2wks.
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WANTED---A COMPETENT REGISTER
ed druggist of good habits. etc; single
man preferred; good position to a man
of energy and experience. Apply to T.
E. Holding & Co., Druggists, Wake
Forest. 11-8-5t
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Trains Leave Raleigh Daily
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

STTEFF-Pianos.
OAK CITY STEAM LAUNDRY-You
Never Use Big, Big D.
AMERICAN BONDING COR. B. Raney,
General Agent, Raleigh, N. c.
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LADIES TO DO CROCHET AND FAN.
cy work at home; So to S. weekly, Fair
field, Burnett & Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
10-30-1mo.
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WANTED-A LOCAL REPORTER FOR
Semi Weekly newspaper at once. State
price on application and send references.
Address, Box 1856, Statesville, N. c.
11-4-2-wks.
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WANTED-A POSITION AS BOOK
keeper by young man Of five years
experience. Best of reference given
Would accept any desirable position
Address Book-Keeper, care News and
Observer. 11-3-1 wk
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WANTED-TWO SALESMAN OF GOOD
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WANTED ORIGINAL PRINTS OF ENG
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5e5, Raleigh, N. G. State prices.
11-5-5t.
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wANTED-TWO FIRST-CLASS WHITE
BARRIERS at once; good pay and steady
job. Address j. d. Howard, 121 Market
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FOR SALE-A GOOD MARBLE BUSi-
ness in Goldsboro. Write to H. A.
Tucker and Bro. Goldsboro, N. G.
| 10-18-1w.
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WANTED-A REGISTERED DRUGGIST
till LIST January; salary $50. Address,
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They please everybody, everywhere.
everytime. Blue Ribbon Lemon and Va
nilla Extracts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
KANSAS WHEAT
FIVE POINTS OFF
REPORTS FROM SUNFLOWER
STATE NOT so FAVORABLE, -
Condition 80 Against 95 Last Year at
This Date-Sumnlary of Foreign
Crop Conditions-They Are Gener-
ally Satisfactory.
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to The journal.
Topeka, Kan, Doc. S.--Secretary Co.
burn of the Kansas State Agricultural
society issued his first report Of the sea-
son this morning, covering the growing
winter wheat in Kansas. The condition
Is found to be 80, as compared with a
condition Of IS on Dec. /. 1902. The
state acreage sown to winter wheat is
estimated to be 4 per cent under last
year.
Embodied in the report are final figures
for last seasons crop yields. Kansas pro-
duced 94,OOQ,00O bushels of wheat, accord
ing to the report, against S2,00o,0O0 The
corn yield is placed at 10000, 900 bushels
against 23S,000,000 in the previous year.
Liverpool, Dec. 8-Following is g. con-
densation of Broomhalrs monthly crot
summary:
United Kingdom, France, Germany
| Italy and Hungary-Crop conditions are
generally satisfactory, being unchanged
| from a week ago. "
Rumania and Spain-Some rain has fall
| en-, but not sufficient to entirely relieve
the situation.
! Russia-Inf the southwest the condition
OF winter wheat is poor, but elsewhere il
| is satisfactory.
India and Australia-Crop prospects
| continue satisfactory.
Argentine-Some rain is reported.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
PRICES HIGHER
ON WALL STREET
HEAVY DEALINGS IN PRONI-
NENT STOCKS.
HEAVY
Profit-Taking Checks the Advance
Renewed Buying Causes Rally
Gold Imports Help the Rise
Heavlness in Rapid Transit Affects
Entire N1arket-Dctails of the Days
Proceedings.

New York, Dec. S.-Heayy blocks were
taken at the opening dealings of the stock
market of all the prominent stocks run
ming to 1000 shares in Eries and 1000
shares in Atchison. Several stocks opened
wide, United States Steel preferred and
to a highter level thruout the
list. Anaconda rose ga, Smelling,
is. and Missouri Pacific, Louis
vile, Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, New York
Central, Sugar and Brooklyn Transit large
fractions. The only loss shown was by
Colorado Fuel which broke IA on the an
nouncement Of the new financial plan.
Prices fiuctuated nervously during the
greater part Of the first hour. Manifest
profit taking went on in large volumes un-
der cover Of the diversion created by bid
ding up Of special stocks rapidly. Near
II o'clock the buying became very heavy
in all quarters and a number of the pop
ular stocks were advanced notably.
Amalgamated. United States Steel pre-
ferred, Metropolitan Street Railway, Penn
sylvania, Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific,
Canadian Pacific, Southern Pacific, and
Atchison rose 1 to III, General Electric,
Westinghouse 5A and Pump preferred s.
American Express declined sA. Realizing
again met the advance and caused prices
to WaVer.
The rise was extended into the second
hour when prices succumbed to realizing
lAmaIEdmated copper lost It's gain, brOOk-
llyn Transit fell below last night and
smelling, Sugar and Metropolitan Street
Railway reatcted 1 to rs. Renewed
buying met the decline and prices
rallied again to the best. ST.
Paul, Erie. Baltimore & Ohio, Reading
Norfolk & Western, New York Central
and Illinois Central rose point or more
over last night. Colorado Fuel recovered
it's loss and International Power rose 5
II.ackawanna fell ~. Heavy additiona-
lgold imports held the rise. =.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
The pronounced heaviness Of Brooklyn
Transit gradually affected the entire mar
lket and prices yielded. Brooklyn TRANSIT
sold under AZ and the active list recedet
about "a per cent. Speculation became
dull after the selling ceased and tht
market showed some disposition to rally.
Efforts to rally the market proved 1nef
fectual. Prices recovered slightly, bu
met such enormous selling orders that TIT
market fell precipitately. United States
Steel preferred and Amalgamated were tn
chief points of attack and their setbacl
of IL and 2H respectively was supple
mented by losses Of point or more In tn
number Of other leaders, including St
Paul, Missouri Pacific, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake & Ohio and Reading. Metro
politan Street Railway sold a point below
Yesterdays close. The market rallied witt
some vigor before the hour expired, bu
became dull. r,i
Stock quotations reported for The Journal b
Minneapolis:
Closing figures are bid. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
CHICAGO OPTIONS.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. DEC. ,

Inspected In-wheat-Cars-Cireat Northern
No. i northern, 1856; No. northern, IA; No. 3,
o5 rejected, As: grade. 1S.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No. north
ern, s; No. northern, As; No. 8, 81; rejected
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. 2 northern, 81;
No. s, 80; rejected, 10: no grade, I.
500 Line-No. 1 northern. 8; No. northern,
10: No 8, IL; rejected, 4; no grade, 1.
Northern Paciac-No. i northern, IS: No. 2
northern, "a; No. g. 18; rejected Z; no grade, G..
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No 2 northern, 8; No. 8. q; rejected, s.; no
Totai-No. northern. 22s: No. northern,
321;' No. g. 1875; rejected, 106; no grade, 81.
Other Grains-No. macaront wheat, 1: re-
jected macaroni wheat, Z; No. 3 winter wheat,
IS; rejected winter wheat, 8; No. 8 yellow corn,
g. No; 3 white corn, 2; No. 3 corn, 9; No. 4
corn, 8; no grade corn, 16; No. white oats,
81; No: 4 White oats, 50; No; oats, AZ; no
grade rye, !: No, barley, I; No. barley,
northwestern fax, L; No. flax, 81; rejected
| hax, 80; no grade fax, 4.
Cars Inspected out,-No. northern wheat,
! 30; No. northern wheat, 1s; No. 8 wheat,
| 8; rejected wheat, 2: no grade wheat, s; No.
| winter wheat II; No. 8 yellow corn, 1; No.
corn, 5; No. white oats, &; No. A white oats,
8; No. oats, 1; no grade oats, 5; No. barley,
| 4; No. barley, 6; No. rye, 3; No. 1 fax, 4;
| rejected h"1, :-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-National bank notes
received to-day for redemption. $685. 653: govern
ment receipts from internal revenue. S605, ,551 !;
penditures $1.1SO, 600.
NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Goldrnan, Sachs & Co.
announce al import 20 Of gold of about 100000.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. S--Bank clearinps To-
day, $2.970. 02; New York exchange. Selling
rate, 6Oc premium: buying rate, par; Chicago ex,
par: London n sixty y-day sight documentary ex-
ST PAUL, Dec. s.-Bank clearings todAe.
LONDON, Dec. s.-The amount of bullion
taken into the Bank of England to-day was
100000 and G215.000 was withdrawn for shin.
ment to the United States. 'N'p-
LONDON, Dec. S.-Bar silver was quoted to-
day at Sod per ounce. q loss Of 7sd from yester-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

session. altho the market received good support
from the leading long, who added million and
a half bushels to his holdings during the day.
There was less pressure to sell during the latter
part of the session and the close was steady at
the decline. After selling down to 81 q @s1hc.
May closed at S21s @S2]4c, loss Of ss@1ac for
the day.
Close; Wheat, December, s2hc; old. s2asc;
May, S21sc; July, 77Ac.
Cash wheat. No. 2 red, Sc: No. red. $50
SIC; No. hard, s0@s2c; No. 3 hard, 6S@7sc;
No. 1 northern spring, SIC: No. northern
spring. s5c; No spring, S0@s4c.
An Increased movement of corn In llli-
nois, together with the weakness in wheat.
brought out selling orders from pit traders, and
corn prices ruled easier. May unchanged
to Ac lower at the start, opening at 42ts q
421sc, and with selling by outsiders decline
to 42A @42$sc followed. Local receipts we're
34s cars with Of contract grade.
After the opening decline the market held
fairly steady. May closed 1ac lower at 1886.
Close: Corn, December. 4O%c; January, 4215 @
Cash corn, No. 2, 42Ac; No. 5, 42c.
There was enough demand for oats from scat
tered sources to hold prices steady in face of
the weakness in other grains Local longs hqui-
dated to some extent, but offerings were readily
| absorbed. decrease in contract stocks was a
at 36sc. Local receipts were 206 cars.
Close: Oats, December, 34hc; May, sec; July,
$3.50.
Cash oats, No. 2. s41sc; No. 5, 34c
The following was the range Of prices:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. s.-Wheat was very
quiet all day and closed &c below Yesterday.
May opened at s1a4c and sold to s15sc. Later
it advanced to s2hc, where it held. The close
was weak at SlAc. Business exceedingly
slow.
Flax held firm, with cash up to eec. The
cars; flax, it5; barley. 10; rye. 9: oats oats. So iso
corn: 2 shipments--Wheat, 1874 bu: oats,
54.47O ou; barley. 5,55S bu; rye, 41,4e5 bu.
The close: Wheat-To arrive, No hard.
81 &c; No. ! northern s0Ac; cash, No north
ern. S0Ac; No. northern, 77Ac; No. g. 74&c:
December. 79Ac; May, s1s4c. Flax-Cash,
93aac; May, 99$4c; July, $10o14. Oats, 34c.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec. S.

BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec s.-Closing
$A; Allouez, 4A@5; Arcadian, sO@s7k; Arnold.
2SR5o; Sni l;s9 "A, Atlanta 1N@s; Bngham 2lA@22;
Consolidated Mercer, 9o@95; Copper Range Con-
so!idatcd, 45A GAG; DAILY West, 35s4 ORGY: Do
minion mini, Coal. s14 4@sB; Dominion Steel, 1870
2@2A; Franklin, Tags; Isle Royale. 7M@s;
Mass. 4@41s: MaSnot er, 1 asked; Michigan,
ton, 50M70: CRANKY 4m4H: Anaconda, 1s@
1s1a; Old Colony, 14@11s; Old Dominion. sl,
@lo; Osceola, 6l1a M62; Parrott, 2o1a @21; Phoe-
Santa Fe, ~ OF; Shannon Copper company. 81
!@sA; Wolverine, 67@6s; Wyandot, / asked;
Tamarack, 90@94; Tennessee, Is bid.
United Copper company 10 bid; United States
Mini Mining; TO-; 1sh @19 United States OF, s14@s;
@sA; Wolverine, 67@6S; Wyandot, / asked.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
NEW YORK GRAIN, ANp r1o11R No.

Flour-Receipts S3, ITO brls: sales 400: quiet
and steady. Buckwheat Flour-Firm $2.3Om
2.55. Wheat-Receipts, III 900 bu; sales 97O.-
cables: snow west and liberal northwest receipts.
December, 90A @91 &c.,: May. s5 11-16@s6hc;
July: s25s 1S3c. Rye--Steady; state and Jersey,
--Receipts, 1851 750 bu;i sales, 81, 1000; weak and
lower on selling for long account and easy cables;
December. sic; May. 4Saa @4sAc Oats-Re,
cceipts, S31 800 bu; nominal track. white, 4l@
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

Ra11roads enter1ng the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, s.; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. 49,;
Minnsapo,is y St: Louis So q Chicago. St: Paul
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. z; Wisconsin,
Central, 1: 500 Line. Is; Northern Pacific. 90;
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, /; total 127.
Disn0Siti0n Of Il.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08


Short bills, 3 per cent; three months bills, 3E
per cent.
PARIS, Dec. s-Three per cent rentes. 9s
francs As centimes for the account.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec s--Con-
soils for money, ssK; consols for account, sss4
aS& Baltimore & Ohio, ss%; Canadian Pacifc,
124% Chesapeake s. Ohio. 83% Chicago Great
14sl; DeBeers, Il: Denver & Rio Rio. Grande 2s9g
Ienver Len! & Rio 81 Grande pfd, 72A; Erie 3oA
Central. is5h; louisville 4 Nashville, 111N
Missouri ,dSs Kansas T. Texas; 1sA Sew York
folk & Western pfd, 90; Ontario & Western
2S; as; Pennslvania; zen e14; Rand Mines, 10; Read
pfd, S11a. Southern Railway, 22s; Southern
Railway pfd, 81; Southern Pacific, 49%; unior
| Steel, 12s; United States Steel pfd, 60
Wabash, y Slla; Wabash pfd, 80; Bar Silver, un
certain, 25d per ounce; money, 21a @3d PEI
ounce. The rate Of discount in the open mar
ket for short bills is 4 per cent. The rate o.
discount In the open market for three month";
bills is 8 15-16@4 per cent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer. ST. Paul. Mimi, Dec. S.-Barrett & Zim
merman report revival in trade on logging
horses. Large shipments were assigned to the
northern numbering camps in Minnesota anf
wisconsin Prices held stationary. Local trad.
quiet with no demand for light horses. Values
DraIters extra. $1soG236; drafters, choice S16(
farm mares extra. s13o615O; farm mares
choice Sll5013o; farm mares, common to good
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Dec. s.-cattle-Re
ccipts 8, 300; market slow to steady; native
steers, S3.250 5.15: cows and heifers, s2T5m3 so:
western steers, $2.75M4; Texas steers So 5f
Gp365; range cows and heifers, 81 2t053 70
stockers and feeders. $2.50M39O
Hogs.iteceipts, 10000; markets &c lower;
heavy. 81 .25@4 35; pigs, $4d4.30.
- oSheep-ReceiDts LOO: market steady; sheep
$2.50M4; lambs, $46l5.75
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

New York to Whallon, Case & Co.: The mar
ket is less spotty to-day and it has strong un-
dertone. Traders showed less disposition to sell
it and, all news being favorable. the chances
the January investment business develops
Buying by the Waldorf crowd and Hartman
and Hawley interests feature. Higher prices
| spoken of for Steel preferred and st. Paul
Chicago contract stocks of grant: Wheat.
1.734. 900 bu, decrease 129. or0; ccrn 1.04S,v00
bu. increase 32G. 900; cats, 1,0S5,000 bur- de-
crease A COO.
a New Orleans bank has arranged to import
| $25O, 600 gold from London,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. s-Close: Wheat
69c; May. 69&c: cash, No. 2 hard,
jected, 6O@e2c; No. 2 red size; No. 3. s2@
SSc. Corn-December, 36B @37c; May. 365s a
36a4c; cash, No. mixed, 39c; No. 2 white SO a
391ac; No. 3, 3S1ac. Oats--No. 2 white, 361ac;
40. mixed. 34bc 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
THE CASH TRADE
GENERALLY FIRM AND QUIET COARSE
GRAIN MARKETS.

FLAx-Firmness in No. and good demand at
Minneapolis received 81 cars, against II last
year and shipped 13. Duluth received Is. cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis. cash, e5tac; to
arrive. 951ac; December 95hc; May, 9shc.
.OATSNo. white closed at 331t @lS394c. Re-
cepts. 3S cars: shipments. 26 cars
CoRN-Receipts. % cars; shipments. cars;
No. yellow, new. closed at 40c, and old at
42c. EEr ~
FEED AND MEAL--Coarse corn meal and
cracked corn meal and cracked corn in sacks,
sacks extra, $3.50; No. 1 ground feed, o.,
corn and 1-3 oats. S0-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1S:
sacks. sacks extra. $3.50; No. 3 ground feed.
Is corn, % OATS, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra,
$40 :.
MILLSTUFFS-The firm tone is not affected
Bran In bulk. $12,75; shorts, s1s; middlngs. $15
red dog. SIS; all f. 0. b. In Minneapolis; In 1o0-
10 sacks, $3.50 per ton additional. Shipments,
174O tons.
RYE Receipts: cars: shipments, cars
No. closed at Sic
BARLEY-Feed grades quoted at 32@3sc:
mailing grades. 39@55c. Receipts, IS cars; ship
mentS. 33 cars. -. =, ~ /.
HAy-- Upland. choice, $3.50: upland. No. /.
S9@9.5e; upland. No. 2, ss@s.5o; midland, No.
l. Ss@s;S3; o 81 no o grade upland, se@65o: timothy.
choice Sl0@l 40: timothy, No. 1, $9.50A10:
timothy. No. 2. $sMS. 90; rye straw choice S5@l
$50; slough, $7@s; oat straw, choice, $35O@4.
CASH SALES REPORTED TODAY.
No. ] northren wheat, z cars So
No. northern whent, cars S2IS
No. northern wheat, % cars 5.......... .a2X
No. northern wheat 9 cars .......... S2A
No. northern, l2,900 bu to arrive ..... 80
No. northern, 1920 bu to arrive S2T