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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at St. Louis, Baltimore
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

Dagnt .ogI Ps Extra fancy ssis and s srss Rs.
mai At sss p1i@s heRef ce esa %sal
S bS sa No 9ea CASH sase
nominal; track. sigssc: December. sise; May.
cosS higher 'g n.y. cash N sso tI assa s Be
higher cash s5sss s R Rss ss,
WHISKY Steady at sisl@, Cotton ties; sl.Ss
jobbinS. sis.s5 Lard higher; steam rendered.
s. As. Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts VS.;
Flour. 5000 brls; wheat l2l. 900 bu; corn, $4,000
blu; oats Is 600 bu shpme d loo Sris
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 3-wheat-December
ss4sc; May. soc; cash No ?. e4ls9Ic; No 3 $50
ss No RED sS MaS No 8 e CASH No
mixed. ssgss14e; No white; sss4es5c: 10: :: Is
Sadie Recsiptswhest, : ssss ba ~: CORN s
200 bu: oats. 1900 bu. Shipments-Wheat. los00o
blu; corn. 24.sOo blu; oats. 1900 bu
CINCINNATI Dec 23.-F1our quiet wheat
firm: No. red. s1iq9lc. Corn easy; No s
mixed; sc Oats easier; No; MIXED. ssassAe-
Bulk meats quiet at w.25 Bacon steady at s..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods quiet on basis
hard, s2isc: No / northern. s4c: No. north
ern. 7s1sc. On track: No 1 northern. so%c: No.
Der. soc; May. S2ikc
TOLEDO. Dec. 2s.-ciover seed-cash. 81; De-
MsrSs J PT%e asEe s es1uAI Prs SLIME s
othy, $40. Wheat-December. Ss&c; cash. sS4c;
May SIC.
MINNEAPoLIs. Dec: 2s.--wheat-December.
/ hard, S2lkc; No. l northern. Size; No. north
ern. 7sikc; No northern. 70d7ec.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23.-wheat-spot firm: No.
2 red Western winter. Is Sd. Corn-Spot steady;
American mixed. Is "a.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2s.-wheat-December.
s7l:c; May, sc. corn-January. 4s5sc; December.
4SZc.
MILWAUKEE,. Dec 2s.-Barley steady; No.
2 63c; sample 3sq60c.
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Local Financial Gossip;
Bankers and Brokers' Talk

Reports were heard in local financial circles
yesterday afternoon to the effect that the Unicn
National Bank may be consolidated with the
Columbia National. The reports had 1t that
Charles e. Coffin. president of the Central Trust
Company, who is director in the Union Nation
a. ana Is 70 gs eieeted 20 tne al - ssi5 Vas
projecting negotiations for consolidation or the
Two institutions President Albert I A. Barnes ,b ana
lied denials OF the reports. There is nothing.
absolutely nothing in this report" said Mr..
Barnes. II don't know anything about how
the report, or reports. rather. were started nus
Major Richards: you can say that there is
nothing OF fact in this report. consolidation
not been thought Of aHe by the officais Of this
bank"
The directors of the American National Bank
yesterday afternoon declared the regular semi
annual dividend of pa per cent. payable Jan.
1. The books closed last night. The capital
stock Of the American is 81. coo. 900 and the 2R
per cent, dividend will amount to s25. 600 This
National The first was declared July last 2a
per cent. An extra dividend OF per cent was
paid in October.
Meyer & Kiser report the sale Of fifty shares
Of Columbia National Bank stock in the open
market this week. The last sale, a block of
twenty shares. was transferred at net price
of 1914.
The Columbia National Bank goes on a per
cent. dividend basis Jan. 1. The directors have
declared the initial semi-annual dividend of 21s
per cent. The capital stock Of the Columbia is
$500, 600
About week ago Meyer e. Kiser the we'll
known brokerage firm, sold Street Railway stock
short to the extent of fifty shares at 1914. They
had an order for block Of fifty shares and
cepted the order without having the stock to de-
and buy IL around 70 without any trouble. But
and to m the order any for y shares ihey had to
pay So1e, one point above the sale price. Their
loss was $50.
A. w. Thomson has the following from Logan
& Bryan's Wall-street house: I'VE do not
pect to much activity until after Jan. 1.
though prices likely to harden between now
and that period. We look to Amalgamated
Copper become feature in the market in Jan
uary, Important developments pending
IN this stock but as the tip has gone the rounds
that good shake-out might come before any ex-
tended rise occurred We look very favorably on
the hard coalers and believe they are an ex-
cellent purchase on any recessions."
I
Commenting upon the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railroad going on an per cent. divi-
dend basis. and the effect of the announcement
of the increased dividend upon the general stock
market. Bartlet-Frazier wire to Meyer & Kiser
says: sentiment amongst professional traders
them with pretext TO put the market up. 1t is
believed that powerful financial interests rather
in mind of course, that the business of the
country is not such as to warrant united optim-
ISM"
A. r. Thompson & Co-The market displayed
more activity to-day than for time past
Prices were higher throughout the list. under the
lead Of the New York traction stocks. all Of
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AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-F1our-Receipts. e4sso
brls: exports. 6.1l4 brls. The market was mod
erately active and firm. Rye -four steady: sales.
600 brls: fair good So 25@3 4o choice to fancy.
ss.45@s.eo Buckwheat -four easy at s2.15a2ss.
Corn meal steady. Rye dull No. Western,
nominal, f. o. b. afioat. Barley steady.
wheat-Recepts. $3.50 bu; exports. s5544 bu-
Sales. 100000 bu. Spot firm; No. 2 red. ssHc.
elevator; No. red. s4<c Z. o. b. anoat: No. 1
northern Duluth. e3%c Z. o. b. aioat; No. !
hard Manitoba, nominal. T. o. b. afoat. Options
opened a little unsettled and Cor a time acted
easy. but before midday turned strong on sup
port at Chicago. various war rumors and little
and at the close showed &c 10 1c net advance.
December being strongest on further scare OF
ssasc closed at ss1.c; July. s2@s21sc closed at
S2%c; December s2s G9s.c. closed at ss4c.
sales. 1000 bn futures OI 1900 Su spot spot
steady; No. 2. SIC elevator and Sc E. o. b.
The option market was firm ali day owing its
advance almost entirely to the wheat strength
higher. May. 4sAd5oc. closed at soc; December
Oats-Receipts. 5000 bu; exports. 2s4s bu.
Spot steady; No. 2, exc; standard white 42%c;
S as siae No S White W.st ssze; No White
white, State. 42q45isc. Options nominal.
sl Feed s, R Msy qSl eai mops hrm Hides
Beef steady. Cut meats irregular. Lard nrm:
Western steamed $40: December closed at s. 10
nominal; refined firm; continental, T.25. Pork
firm.
Rice quiet Malosses firm. Coffee-Spot Rio
firm mild firm; Cordova- skd1sc. Sugar-Raw
nominal; fair refining. 1-lsGshc; centrifugal
&c test. s-lsc; molasses sugar. 1s-lsG25sc; re-
fined quiet
The market for coffee futures opened steady.
at advance Of points, on European buying
and a scattering outside demand. following
smaller primary receipts and higher European
cables. After midday and during the balance OF
the session the market was very active and gen.
orally firm on aggressive bull support and heavy
European buying. The close was steady at q
net gain Of 10 points with sales reported OF 22 900
bags, including: January, 6.65Q655c; February.
s zoe: Merch, 9 s5q7 Csc; May. Z. 25s77 s5c: July
7.4od7. SOC; September. 7.e5Q7.75c; October 7.7s0
7.s0c; November, 7.S5c.
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LL'ith the Grain Brokers;
Present Market Conditions

The decrease Of 200 900 bu in Europe and aioat
compared with decrease last year OF 300. 900
points not covered by the Board Of Trade report
were 25SO00 bu at Portland. Ore. 225.oo0 bu at
SSo urih' and 1900 bu in Manitoba and
were 2O00 900 bu In Northwestern interior eleva-
tors tors and and 1900 6u in Milwaukee private houses
compared with an increase the previous week
of 25S.Oo0 bu and an increase last year Of 1033 :
blu. compared with an increase the previous
week or $4,000 bu and a decrease last year OF
AZ. 600 bu.
Minneapolis wires: Country deliveries of
wheat are very light. From Christmas TO New
Years very little wheat will be marketed The
deliveries during December have been less than
expected"
Duluth advices report a good shipping de-
mand for wheat. A Duluth wire says: I'VE
have bids from the East for No. / Northern
wheat at the opening Of navigation that would
almost admit OF business We understand all
Duluth No. northern and Manitoba now at
the seaboard. beyond milling requirements has
been disposed Of" Ames- Brooks says: I'VE have
never known the foreigner interested in buy
ing wheat in holiday season We worked some
Manitoba to-day and they hungry for more.
This business Is only limited by the small
have advanced sharply. their May. Sc against iEsi
SIC here"
reports come from minneapolis that the ex-
change there is considering the establishment
of option market. A Minneapolis com
mission man. writing to a friend here declares:
.'tge handle more cash oats than Chicago and
think the speculative market will be
shifted to Minneapolis within year. just as
the fax market has been shifted from Chicago
to Duluth. The big cash handlers interested
in bringing the speculative market here. and
trade will probably be under way in short
time" There Is theory here In some quarters
thnR the disposition In Minneapolis to establish
rival oats pit Is due. In some degree. to the
July oats deal OF last year and the trouble
hedgerB had in this market at that time.
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Both the local and the Chicago boards Of
trade will be closed Saturday well to-
morrow. The call at noon to-day on the local
board will be the last until Monday. The
New York Stock Exchange and nearsy every
other stock grain ana cotton exchange IN .ne
Monday. Next week will also be a short week
i'm commercial and financial circles. II is likely
that most Of the stock and grain exchanges
will be closed Jan. 2 Saturday. as well as New
Years day.
The movement of corn to this point continues
small. The inspection yesterday only 20
cars, as compared with Is cars last week the
same day. This being a short week in the grain
business 1t is likely that the local stocks OF
corn will show considerably larger decrease
wheat are running about as heavy this, TINS week
as last. As the mills are using very little grain
this week 1t is not likely that the stocks VIII
Primary receipts of wheat yesterday amounted
to / $50 COO bu of corn $40 900 bu The primary
shipments or wheat were $4,000 bu; Of corn
2i6,Oo Du.
cIearances yesterday-wheat. $1,000 b4s corn.
81 900 bu: -four. 1900 bu; oats. $4,000 bu;
wheat and -four. l5looo blu.
Finley Darrell & Co. wire to A. Il. Thompson
Co.: There was no special feature In the
news on wheat yesterday. The winter wheat is
and has been practically without snow cover
ing which may be very serious IL the weather
turns cold. Should not be surprised to see some
further dip. but would keep long some wheat
ali the time. There Is good export demand for
corn, trade limited by light offerings. Think
little prospect OF corn selling much IL any lower.
The demand is quite up 10 present movement
The Bradstreet decrease In worlds wheat
stocks was 702O 900 bu. compared with an In
crease of 1906 900 bu the previous week and q
decrease of s33 900 bu year ago. Stocks east
was an increase In this position Of !. s57 900 bu.
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CASH WHEAT GOES HIGHER.


The local cash wheat market advanced to
os1sc for No. red yesterday, making new
record high price for this crop. The advance
yesterday was 1kc for the No. red and 1c for
December. The local market is 21sc higher for
the leading grade than the quotation the eorre-
spending day last week.
Corn also ruled stronger yesterday. advancing
&c and 1zc. Nos. and white and Nos. and 3
yellow now quoted at <ihc. Oats ruled
steady. The range:
Wheat stronger; No. red, Sshc track; No.
red sSkc on milling freight; No. red. SIC track
December SIC; wagon, Sec
Corn stronger; No. white 4lkc; No. white.
4IAc: No. white. SsAc; No white mixed. Ale;
No. white mixed. Ale; No. white mixed. SSc;
No. yellow. 41Ikc; No. yellow. 41izc; No
yellow, 3sAc: No. mixed Ale; No. mixed.
Ale: No. mixed. 39kc; ear, 4ol1c; wagon mar
wet. 45Q50c.
Oats steady; No. 2 white. ss1sc No. white,
3Sc; No. mixed, &c; No. mixed. 36lzc.
Hay nominal; No. timothy, Sll; No. timo-
thy, SO.
Inspections-Corn: No. 3 white. cars: No. 4
white, 3; No. mixed. 10; No. mixed. z; ear, 3;
total, % cars. Hay: No / timothy. cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Receipts Of corn and hay liberal; prices un-
changed.
Corn-Per blu, 54d5ec; new, &G50c.
Oats-Per bu, 3Sy40c.
Hay-Timothy, silgl2; clover. y@s; mixed,
$Sd9
Sheaf Oats-Per ton. ssd1o.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
REPORTS OF DROUGHT AND LARGER
EXPORTS BULL FACTORS.
Market Largely Dependent, However,
Upon Armour Operations-Corn
Firm-Provisions Higher.

CHICAGO. Dec. .s-Reports of drought in
Texas and improved export demand caused
strength in wheat to-day. The May delivery
closed &c higher. May corn is up &c, oats sc.
and provisions are I2ikc to soc higher.
The wheat market more less of zone
man. affair to-day, being, to large extent.
dependent upon the action OF the big bull inter-
est. The leading long sold on all sharp rallies.
only to buy back again on all breaks.
Opening prices were steady small local re-
ceipts. May being unchanged to a shade higher.
at s2Asc to S2&@S27sc. The big long bought openly
at the start but because two three prominent
commission houses were free sellers at the same
time the impression was created that he was
selling more than he bought. This belief led 70
small decline, May going down to s2izc. Shorts
became active buyers at this figure. and the
market rallied.
During the latter part of the session the market
developed considerable strength on advices from
Dallas claiming that wheat is dying all over
Texas on account Of drought. Better inquiry
from foreigners reported at New York. and
this tended to encourage holders here. May ad-
vanced to S3hc. but heavy realizing quickly
caused a reaction: The close. however. was firm.
wheat and flour were equal TO 2s5.0oO blu. Pri-
mary receipts 1928. 100 blu, against 9s5, 3ot
was holiday. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts OF sol cars, against obS cars
the same day last week.
Corn was influenced by the late strength in
wheat but outside OF that there was little 1T
houses were the principal buyers. and the offer.
ings came largely from scalpers. Receipts were
still small and the weather favorable for move
ment, although predictions were for rain or snow
in the West and Southwest. After opening un,
changed, 43%c, May sold between 43Hc and
441sc, closing firm at 44c. Local receipts were
154 cars. two of contract grade.
houses oeehe Of %S the Strength in
caused firm market Scalpers with small prof
its were the chief sellers. The close was flrm
May opened unchanged to a shade higher. a,
37q37sc. ranged between 365sc and 3714d3!%c
closing at 37isc. Local receipts were l36 cars.
Provisions ruled strong on good demand from
commission houses and local shorts. Foreigners
were moderate buyers of lard. Smaller receipts
OF hogs than expected with higher prices at the
yards, were instrumental in giving prices an up
ward tendency early in the day. The advance
was we'll maintained. May pork closed 3Oc high
err at sl2S5. May lard was up l5c. at se.s2ls
while ribs 1218c to 15c higher at S. 52ia.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 3
cars; corn, 1875 cars; oats, 135 cars; hogs. $4,000
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the situation 70 awaken the trade from the
holiday dullness. II rather looks as though the
nous with easier prices and We're short ana
forced TO cover to-day. on the advance the oull
interest was apparently the seller. - looks as
II the crowd got the worst OF II both ways
Liverpool ADVISES there VIII oe Ne,y ntte 90
Argentine news was not feature The Kan
sas City market was &c higher on predictions
which. IL was feared might work some dam
age TO the unprotected winter wheat crop
Northwestern markets were about a1c higher.
Corn was professional market and got its
bullish tendency from the strength In wheat
and the prediction Of warm. wet weather
wonl5 bnSss -" ~. rooan. This NAV be ty,,e
but the facts OF the case are that ne e9Sn, s
new corn. and only lack Of proper railroad Ia
eiiies prevents freer arrivals here; The local
per cent. being OF contract quality.
"a. r. Thompson & Col
CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-wheat mas been strong in
all markets to-day. up here at its best &c and up
nearly as much at the other markets. The fea-
ture here has been covering. The trade gen.
orally has been r.aying for holiday break.
but ii has been made uneasy by the frmness
and the evidence OF congestion and there has
been a good deal OF wheat taken back. Armour
has sold to-day the swells and pretty GER
tainly he was a buyer early: The weather
weather. The rains are desirable, but a freeze
would not be the best condition TO follow. Gables
were lower. The seaboard reported twenty-five
loads. There was quite commission trade at
times.
There has been firm market. although
the commission trade has been light and the
business almost entirely professional The predic-
ton OF wet and mild weather has been an infiu-
ence. and corn has sympathized with the wheat
advance. The demand has been mainly from
the pit traders. The Southwest markets have
shown advance. The cash market &c TO isc
lower. Cables lower. The seaboard
ported ten loads. Spectators inclined TO cover
up shorts over the holidays.
IPorterheld & Col
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The first two hours OF the
trading in wheat to-day were quiet. prices fuc-
tuating hardly a fraction Around the noon
hour there vas a move among the shorts TO
and prices were bid up a cent Some Il
citement and activity followed. on the advance
In May TO S3izc there We're some offerings and
the bulge stopped there. The market later be-
came dull. but the close strong. Shorts
have oversold the market and the elevator crowd
controls the situation.
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PRIVATE WIRE ADVICE ON
CONDITION OF SECURITIES
stock Market Shows Better Tone
Rock Island Stronger ON Announce
ment of No Bond Issue.
IA. w. Thomson. ]

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-The opening was firm
and the reactionary tendency which showed
itself In yesterdays late trading had entirely
disappeared. Rock Island recovered on the an
nouncement OF the abandonment OF proposed
bond mortgage. The foreign situation was with
out change this morning. though II might be
said that sentiment more wariike How
ever our prices to-day broke away from this
depressing influence and our gIlt-edged secure
ties scored sharp advances. stimulating
the general list and creating considerable activ-
ity. While railroad returns reported were ex-
celIent. probably much to change sentiment
to-day was the increasing OF Lake Slore divi-
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PRICE OF FRESH EGGS
GOES 2 CENTS HIGHER
Ruling Quotations Il. Now 30 Cents,
Cents Higher Than Last Weeks
Price-Poultry Lower.

Fresh egg prices went cents higher yester-
day-to 80 cents. This Is flat advance OF .
cents over the Tuesdays quotation. and cents
above the price this time last week There
are no indications OF an easier market soon.
Receipts CT fresh eggs are email now that
the prise Is not the ruling factor in the market
any longer IL II question now OF supplying
the demand AZ almost any price. There are
rlenty OF dealers IN Indianapolis who would
pay - cents for fresh eggs. but cannot get them
at this figure. This condition has been brought
about by the extreme severe cold weather OF two
weeks ago. Last year there such wealth
this early In the winter and receipts fresh
eggs here around Christmas were much larger
than they are now.
II A. not likely that the price OF fresh eggs
viii 40 much higher. according the statement
OF well-informed dealer, for the stability OF
the market Is OF uncertain duration Storage
eggs are IN demand at premium the price
1T this time year ago.
POULTRY LOWER.
There has been a break In the Eastern poultry
aaxkst and IL - probable local prices for tur-
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Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)

prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Young turkeys 13c; hens. SIC; cocks.
&c; young ducks. Sc springs. &c: geese &C per ID.
Cheese-Wisconsin. &c; New York full creams.
13c: Swiss. l6c: brick. he: limburger, l2c.
Butter-Sc; choice. l2413c; Elgin creamery.
Sc; state, &c
Eggs-Firm at 30c.
Feathers-Prime geese. sOc per Id: prime duck.
2ec per 10.
Wool-Local dealers are paying for wagon lots:
Good medium merchantable unwashed, lie;
coarse and braid. 15c. heavy merino. 10q12c;
half-blood. 1241ic; bury and cotted. 12414c:
Western. l2c.
Game-Rabbits s1G11O per doz. s11OG1.25 per
doz for drawn.
Beeswax-sOc for yellow. 25c for dark
HIDES AND TALLOW
Green-saIted Hides-No. l. 7Ac; No. 2. SIC;
No calf. 10c: No. calf, SC.
Tallow-No. ], SIC: No. 2. &c.
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THERE ARE NO SAFER INVESTMENTS
for your money than the farm and city
mortgages that we have for sale.
In Il years we have sold over eighteen bill
lion dollars OF these mortgages and have
never lost a dollar of interest principal
and have never foreclosed a mortgage since
we have been in business. Phones, New 1924;
Old black 4126. L. n. WILLIAMS 4 co.
Bankers. No. 10 East Market St. Indianapolis
We allow three per cent. on deposits.
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Cash quotations follows: Flour was
slow and easy No spring wheat. ssqsohse;
low, 43ikc. No. 2 oats. 35A@35lzc No. white.
341kd37l.c- No. rye, 52hc. Good feeding barley.
34d36c; fair to choice mailing, 43Q53c. No
fiaxseed, CSC; No. Northwestern, 81. Prime tim
othy seed, $3.50 Clover seed. contract grade.
SLIPS. Mess pork, per BRIL- $11. S71zQ12. Lard. per
100 lbs $660G6.62ls Short-rib sides Qoosel. SCI
Q6.37Iz. Short clear sides (boxed) $6.37hQ6.5e.
Whisky, basis of high wines, $12.
Receipts-Flour, 1890 brls; wheat, 2i5 500 blu;
corn, 343S00 bu; oats, 1884, 400 bu; rye, $500 bu;
barley 202, 100 bu. Shipments-Flour, 25,5 brls;
wheat. 80. 200 blu; Us 500 bu oats 754o0 blu;
rye, 7oG bu; barley, is, 200 blu.
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keys and chickens will be lower Immediately
after Christmas Both dressed and live chickens
and turkeys bringing what may De called
fancy prices in the local market. and the large
demand is holding prices up well But both tiir-
keys and chickens will likely be a little lower
Saturday the first OF the week at the latest.
The local market is regarded too high now by
some dealers. in comparison with the Boston and
New York quotations.
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Nfarkets for Silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver. 55Ac: Mexican dol
lars, 42Ac.
LONDON.-Silver bars. 25%d an ounce.
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THE MONEY MARKET.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear.
inEs and Balances.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS paper,

INDIANAPOLIS Commercial paper, 6 per
cent; time loans. sac per cent.
NEW YORK.-Money call easy at 364 per
cent. Time loans steady; sixty and ninety days.
5M5h per cent; six months. 5I5h per cent. ;
prime mercantile paper, per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady. with actual business In bankers
bills at 81 81. 10Gi4. 20 for demand and at A.S0Q
ash for sixty-days bills: posted rates, siS012lQ
4.S0Es; commercial bills, s4.S0i1f4 SOss.
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LOCAL SECURITIES;
THEIR CONDITION
Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Co

Company paid per cent. dividend July 10.
1903
Officers-Frank w. Morrison. president; BY
ron X. Elliott, vice president; George Z. Hume,
secretary and treasurer.
Charles w. Smith. Joseph T. Elliott, F. w.
Morrison. ]. w. Fesler, l.. NJ. Harvey. Byron
Henry W. Bennett George Z. Hume, J. Zim-
norman. c. E. Brooks, Theodore Stein.
Under this head will be run. from day to day,
statistics upo. the condition Of the industrial
and railroad companies, banks and trust
panies. whose stocks are dealt in on the local
Stock Exchanged