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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
sh Oats-No. 2. 34hc: No. 3, 34c.
e following was the range Of prices
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS


DULUTH I i GRAIN s Dee; 2e:-Tradins il in wheat
ssl1Ms39sc, fell to sac. rallied to sS1sc and
essd snf sn a at e Cash saa wheat he offerings
May. Flax was dull May sold 1sc up to 81: o1A
e e sp oats at fe &c. Cash and July also closed
The close: Wheat. to arrive. No. hard,
sSHc sS1H G. N No. northern; 1Mc; No. ? northern
~ l. 5c r. s. Sc: @5sss bsssn5ss sofSs s&
S31Sc; July, S23c; fax in store, 97Ac; on
May, $1oll July, $l.o2A GA Is on track. s41tc
52%e s. scfiye rye to on track 62hc to arrive
Cars inspected: Wheat, 1874, last year A; corn
1;,D oats 2s rys 2 barley II a5 l1s last
s5s Fye +, iaa H. fax ioo
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Dec. 90
Elour-Receipts, 1892 brls; sales, 3,76O brls:
fa Sqr y opGust held wlntE ss
Receipts. $4,000 bu: sales 1000: strong open
ing. ing on cables and farther war talk. but turned
at st: Louis: December, 94A @94Ac; May, S7M
81 sna '1se: 5ss:e July ssM state
nal 0 b ahoat. Corn-Receipts, s3. 500 bu
Sales z 1000; stronger and more active on the
snow In eastern states and room covering; May.
5lk @51 Ac. oats-Recepts, rs, 500 bu; Nominal !;
track white. 42@461ac.
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR. Dec. %
s5@s6c; No: 2 northern, s1@s4c; May sage
bid; puts. ssh bid; calls, s5c asked. rye,
| steady: No. J.. 5e1a a@57c. Barley, dull; No. q
63c; sample, 34@60c. Oats, steady standard
| 361a @37c. Corn, easier; No. 3, 3904Oc; May,
44B 45c asked. Puts, 44Ac asked; calls, ASH
| asked.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN Dec 29.--Close: Wheat
| lower; No. red, cash, elevator nominal; track
| o1@92c; December, 92c; May, SIC; July, 76A a
| 1880; No. 2 hard, 74@761ac. Corn, lower; No
| cash ,43c; track Al 1a@43c; May, 42Bc; July
1890. Oats, weak; No. g cash. 36c; track
! 36A M37c; May. 3SAc: No. 2 white, 3Sh 1890
| Lead. firm; 4.171Ac. spelter, quiet; 4.70c.
| KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec 2s-Close
Wheat December. 67%c; May, 70Ac; cash No. .
| hard; Tic: No. 3 G6A @69c; No. 2 red. s2@
| @S312c; No. 3, So@S1c. Corn, December 361s G
May. 3SAc; cash No. 2 mixed, 36@36hc; No.
white, 36@37c& No. 8, 35@35ac.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Dec
.-Rye-December SIC; May, 56c Flax
Cash northwestern, s.. Of; southwestern. e4c; De
cember, 94c May, e9c. Ttmothy-December
$2.S71a; January, ST. 80; March, So. O2h Glove,
December, $11.25. Barley-Cash, 36@5Sc.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. .2e.-closing: whea
Spot. firm; No. red western winter, 6:
31sd; futures quiet; December nominal; March
6s 47sd May. 6s, 41sd. Corn-Spot, steady
American mixed As I'd; futures quiet; January
As sd: March. As I'd.
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PEORIA WHISKY, Dec. 29.-W Whisky on
basis of $1.27 for finished goods.
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Finley Barrel to Johnson We note that Min
neapolis is bullish because an evening paper
this week Washburn- Crosby absorbing May
there at current PRICES Down here n, there has has
been selling by Clifford. Ware Leland, Mont
gomery, Champlin. Harris Gates. There was
buying by the Alton company and Bartlett
Frazier.
San Francisco wires Logan & Bryan that the
orient has been buying large quantities Of -four
at differe 1T coast markets and has also been
large buyer of horse feed.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
AN ACTIVE TRADE AND FIRM MARKET

= ." QUOTED.
Prices below are about the current figures.
ntho some millers are quoting a trife higher.
The flour market is firm and steady. and for
this time of the year is active. While the
business cannot be said to be heavy as to actual
number of orders entered. there is an aggregate
Shipments posted to-day were very light, repre-.
senting only part of the whole actually loaded
to out.
shipments, 22,795 brls .,..'
First patents are quotable at $445@4. 81 Sec
ond patents, $4.30M440; first clears, 5000
$40; second clears, S2.30l2.40.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Dec 90 --ca++,

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Dec 29-Cattle-
Receipts. 10000; steady; good to prime steers
$4.90@5.S0; poor to medium $3.25@4.75; stock.
S2@4 50; gamers, S15o@2.4o; bulls, $2@4.1
calves, $3M65O. -
900; 10c to 15c lower; mixed and butchers, 50. sc
@4.75; good to choice heavy, $46O@4.75; rough
heavy, "a 40@4. 80; light, $4.25@455; bulk of
sales, $4.50@4.65
Sheep-Recapts $4,000; sheep steady to strong:
lambs firm; good to choice wethers, $3.SO@4 25
fair to choice mixed, $3l3.75; western sheep,
81. .50@4a a 25: native lambs, $45O@6: WESTERN
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Prices l0c lower. Receipts fairly LIBERAL
range, $4.15 to $4.55; bulk, 4.s5 to s.. .45: com
mon mixed hogs are quotable from $4.15 to 81 80;
Hssts Hses butchers and heavies from 7So to $3.50
-Hogs-s7 2o7 lbs. s4.45: IS, 21s lbs, 81 4s5;;
lbs, $40; 112 LIS lbs, S4.2O; g. 2O4 lbs, 81 35
22, las lbs $415; 7s. 200 lbs, s4.25; sS, 154 lbs
Stays and Boars-1 44o lbs. $1.5o
CATTLE-Receipts light. Chicago reported a
19e drop in butcher cattle but the local stHa
steady. and better grades strong. Bulls and
veals firm. Stockers and feeders steady.
Butcher steers-51, 1,125 lbs, $3.50; 9. 935
1,225 lbs, So; g. 1910 lbs, $2.75; /, 1,i5o lbs,
Cutters and Gamers, $50 lbs, $1.5o; 2, 1,o95
lbs, $2.15; g. 1,O46 lbs, 81.
Butcher Bulls-2, 1916 lbs $2.15
s Hs:l osyfi9 5s ?'s S5 1S5 u.s. ss2s 5s s. 1923 lbs
Stock and Feeding steers-S1, ss5 lbs, 81. 70;
stock @ and and Feeding Bulls, $50 lbs, s225.
Milch Cows and Sprngers-2 COWS, $57. 80; 2
COWS and calf $50: cow, $33; COW, $27;
l e9W f1Tr15 and ,.,sas / calf. s, $40; ;,.t, ~.
ceipts very light and made up largely of small,
aeudpg m nothing Of good
supplies from the local feed lots. Sales
killing Sheep and Lambs-9 lambs 81 lbs,
$3.15; 5 ewes, $50 lbs $3 93s western ewes,
ns iSe @ ewes tha lao bs 81
avd NaWash Silver Lake. D. 1GardneE Ham
J: Tingval, River Falls, Wis. ouaas Broth
Mcdowell. Hutchinson; Carver Bjugstad CO.,
Molm & Donaldson, Morristown; 2. r. French
Alma, Wis; D. imrie Koberts Wis. NJ hsfc Mc
Hugh, Goodhue; Cosner & Rogers, Pine Island
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec. 2e--closing
in maFket
mold. 25@5O: Atlanta, 7A@s: Bingham. 2219 a
22A; Calumet and Hecla, 430M435 Centenninl,
46N; Daily West, 35@55h; Dominion Coal, -
M75; Dominion Coal preferred, 113 bid; Franklin Ii
5as@s: Dominion Steel 81 @9A; Elm River; 20
lover f ASKED esi,e michigan, Sides seesa
Dominion, 9a1O; 0sceola, 59@60; Parrott, 21@
211a; Phoenix, 2a4 0e3; Quincy, S6@90 Rhode
Island, 1@11A; SAINTS Fe: I A@1a; shannon Cop e
Far o9mpn9S gs sw1 IT, CT States
Mining. 1s@1S&; United States Oil s@sA
Utah. Bog 3oA; Victoria; 11A@14: Winona, z u
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 29--The cotton
market at midday showed signs Of weakness
under continued liquidation with nrices net u
to Is points lower; spot quiet; middling uplands,
14c; middlng gulf 14.25c
Spot closed quiet, 40 points lower; middling up
lands. 13.70c; middling gulf, 1395c; sales, 1,654
bales
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PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 29.--Provisions
were steady in spite Of a decline Of 1oc in
chief supporting feature. May pork opened un-
changed at s12.55: May lard was 21ac lower, at
$500 while ribs We're a shade lower to shade
Close: Park-January, $12.OI1a; May. s1245
M1247hs. Lard-January, S6.62k May, $3.50.
$6.621a.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

+1 . ooo I. 51G01N, DEC. z5-Cat-
market steady to 1Oc lower; native steers, So .35
@4:5o; southern I m steers, s25o@3.5o. southern
0S65; stockers and feeders, $SMs.65.
Rogs-Receipts: 7,OOO: market 1Oc lower;
heavy. ,$4.5O@47O; packers, S4.45@46O; pigs
and lights, $4.25@455.
Sheep--Receipts. 5000: market steady to 1Oc
higher; sheep, $2.25@4.15: lambs 81 65@5 80.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec.

NEW 11OfIh 6UUAH ANO COF DEC.
Sugar-Raw, nominal: fair refining. 3@3 1-16c
centrifugal. 96 test, 3h@3 9-16c: molasses sugar
23t az 3-16c: refined QUIET crushed 5.05c pow
dered. 4.55c; granulated. 445c Cofee-Firm
No. Z Rio. 3-16c. Molasses-Firm; New Or
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS Dec. 29-Beef-
Firm. Pork-Firm mess. $13.25t@14: short clea r,
| $13 325@15.75. Lard-Firm; prime western steam.
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec 29.-Con-
soils for money. 81 1916; consols for account,
ferred, 95a4 Baltimore & Ohio, s21S; Canadian
Pacific. 12aA Chesapeake & Ohio, a5s Chicago
Paul. 1917 DeBeers, 20as; Denver & Rio
! Grande 21a4 J; Denver s Rio Grande preferred
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Tuesday, Dec. 29.-Butter, steady. Eg
higher. Poultry, steady. Veal, firm.

Z.
higher. Poultry, steady. Veal, firm.
cries, 1irsts, zoe; creameries, seconds, 1ec dai-
ries, extra, 19c: dairies frsts, Tic; seconds
121a @13c; packing stock, s412kc; renovated
fancy, tic; choice, 14@15c; fair to good, l2s
EGGs-New laid, case count, current receipts
cases included, 25c; candled. loss off. per doz,
30c; country held, cases included, 1sc; dirties
f ane
CHEEsE-rwins or flats, fancy, lie; twins
NJ 1 12c: brick. No. 2, Sc: brick No No. 9, Ss@e
ss pF@0xs s2s Ss &C.
2 GSfF a2f; aaSles No 12e isTsa fat o.
turkeys, thin, small 5@7e; chickens, hens large,
young, white Sc; ducks, young, colored size;
ou6fa S Il SGfir a 55d URdraWn turkeys
fancy, u @l1sc; choice. 1o@11c; old toms, Il c;
springs, fair to good. 6G7c; hens fancy, large
cns I Sc H %cRs % fanc bess old o @ fair 10
good, SC; geese, fancy, heads off, 10c; fair to
% bREssED MEArsgveal. fancy: per lb. 51x@ e
3@4c; mutton, fancy, 5@6c; lambs, yearlings,
fancy, 6h @7c;' milk lambs, pelts off, IN @sc;
FfsHSorappies, gI5e medium to large, Sc; small,
&C.; piekerel, &c; bullheads, &c; pike, &c.
CABBAGE-Per 100 lbs, az. 0O.
SQUIEREL-Gray, doz, 75c.
o PoIAToEs.White, per bu, car lots, sacks, e1S
Small ee pss saelea e ac lots sacked SOC
ONlONS-Per bu, 4O@5Oc
RABBITS-Cottontail, doz $1@1.25; jacks,
doz, $s@3.25.
PIGEONs-Live, per doz, 81; dead, per doz,
|. .75c. q F. ...t
DRIED .PEAs-Fancy yellow, per bu, $3.50;
medium, m S1.2o; green, fancy, Sl.1o; medium
81 25; marrowfat, $225.
5aSs0s Sac5s ssRss
mixed and dirty 45@7Oc; brown, fancy, $3.50;
| brown, fair to good, $1.5O@I1.6O; Lima, Cali
fornia per lb &c.
per br $3.50; Northern spys, brl, $3.a5@s.50
Wagners, brl, So. .25 @T350: Greetings. br So. 25
Baldwins, brl ss.25@s. so; Tallman Sweets, brl
$3@335; choice cooking brl, S2.75@3; Rus
oRANGEs-Floridas, all sizes, 1925; Califor.
MIA naves, 126s to 250s $3.50; California navels,
IL IEMoNs!ca1iforn S fancy, as to size, ST. 80;
| choice So. .5O@4 80.
| SWEET POTATOES-Illinois, per brl, $3.50
Jerseys. per brl, $375.
| CRANBERHES-Lat Howes. per brl, SO
Jerseys, per brl, $7@7 50; Jerseys, hu boxes
Be5 dAhFokS ahS fSffIy Fk1iTPears Winter Nellis
| boxes, $3.7504.
| HONEY-New fancy white. lib sections lac
s6Sss %h Tee e sections Wig 12 Sc
7c; extracted amber 7c.
vEGETABLEssa-MW s y beans, per bu,' So; egt
plant. per doz. $3.50; radishes. per doz punches
s5c; lettuce, PEI doz soc; lettuce heads pei
doz, ST.; mint Per doz 25c; celery, doz, 3O@p40c
celery California, fancy, Toe: choice csc
pfS per doz green oons h
lots, per doz punches, roc; tomatoes, four
basket crates. So; beets, per hu 4UM50c cauli
ISL @s1. pSl 'i''S '''''' parsley per u0A 30
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Dec. 29-
Copper and lead steady and unchanged.
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CROPS OF sTHE YEAR
FINAL, GOVERNMENT FIGURES FOR WHEAT
AND OTHER PRODUCTS

Washington. Dec. 29.-Final returns to the
chief of the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture from regular and special cor
field agents, show the acreage, production and
value Of the principal farm crops of the United
States in 1903 to have been as follows:
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and shipments
a+ J,riTD xyhe f-r1,sr rlyo ofo. .

PUTS AND CALLS.
Two o'clock report:
, Puts---May wheat. S3Hc.
Galls-May wheat, S4Ac.
Curb-N1ay wheat, S3Ac.
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NEW YORK OIL, Dec 29-Petroleum-
Steady; refined; all ports, 9.O5@91Oc.
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Official receipts for the past week are as fol-

Railroa ds entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows Chicago Great
Western, q Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul, q
Minneapolis & st. Louis 4; Chicago, st. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha. 81: Great Northern, g.
Chicago, BURLINGTON & Quincy; 1; Wisconsin Cen
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rs; sErie. 30N;. Erie first preferred. u; Erie
Louisville & Nashville, 1131s; Missouri, Kanses
y Texas, 1884; New York Central, 125; Norfolk
6 Western, 601s; Norfolk & Western preferred,
61B; Rand Mines 9A; Reading, PAS; Read
ing first Preferred Al; Reading second preferred
preferred, S1A; Southern Pacific, 50as; Union
Pacific, 62Ss; Union Pacific preferred, OK !
United States Steel, 11M; United States Steel
ferred 3d.
Bar silver steady 25 15-16d per ounce.
Money, 3A "a per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 3A per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three> months bills is 3h0g3 9-16 per cent.
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OMAHA LIVE sTocK nae 90

OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Dec 29.-Cattle-Re.
ceipts, $500; market steady; native steers, san
515; cows and heifers, $2.50@3.6O: western
steers, $2S0@3.70 Texas steers So. .5O6l3. so:
range cows and heifers, $2.25@a.2 %; stockers and
heavy, 81: go; pigs, s3.5oa4. .25.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000: market active and
stronger; sheep, $2.75M4.35; lambs, 81 IOm5 75
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Sales. Stocks !
1000 Am. Car .....I
LOO do pr .---.
3, 900 Am. Locomot..
300 "do pr IL
1,3OO Am. Ice .....j
500 do Pr .....
Il, ,500fAm. Sugar II
/20O do pr .....a'
2,9OOI Am. Smelting..
2OOf do pr
90, ,10Oj Anal. Cop ....I
2O0 Anac0n. Cop Ct
20, 500 At. Topaz s. FL
4, 500 do pr 8.
IL, ,00Ol Bait. s. Ohio. II.
3oOI do pr
&c, 100 Brook. r. T.,f
2oo| Can. Southern, +
4, 400 Canadis1l Pac. \
/, 500 Ches. s. Ohio..l
1.6mI Chi. e. Alton 81
.2,3O0 do pr
800 Corn Products.
sbnft 4 4
1,6G0 Chi. CIR. West
300 do pr "A
600 do pr b.
200 Chi. Term
200 do pre-, 4.
2, 800 Col. Fuel & Ir[
1900 Col. Southern /
200 do list pr.
200 do I'd pr. !
8, 400 Consol Gas II
300I Con. Tob., pr
$500 Del. & Hudson
900 Del, L. & W.
400 Den. '& Rio CIR
100 do pr
200 Du., S. S. & A
20, 600 Erie ........ 4
loo do 1st pr
200 do I'd Pr.
1000 Gen. Electric. i
| 200 Hook Valley,
300 do pr ....J
2, 300 Illinois Cent.
| COOK. G. & South
200 do pr II
1,20O Louis. & Nash[
1000 NJ, ,St.P. & Soo)
200 do pr .....
Is, 900 Manhattan
|. ), 800 Met. st. Ry. /
| 2OOI Minn. & st. L.
81, 600 Missouri Pac.
! 100 NJ, K. & L. I
900 do pr .....
| 2,0O0| Mexican Cent. |
2OOlNat. Lead :. i
2Oo Go pr .....l
lOOiN. j. Centr.
2,1ooI Norfolk & w. |
! 300 North Am. Col
| N. Securities
| 1,300l Northwestern
| N. Y. Air Bk. |
| 3,100I N. Y. Ceutrall
$4,000 Ontario & w. I
| 1,SOO Pressed Steel
300 do pr i
| 1000 Pacific Mail Il
&c, 400 Penn. r. r.
| 1000 Peoples Gas
| 200 Pullman -.
27,500 Reading
| 100 do 1st pr ii
| 200 do I'd pr ;.
| 1000 Repub. Steel
! 1,1OO do pr .....,.
300 Rubber Goods
400 do pr 80.
il, 500 Rock Island :.
loo do pr ......
2,100|St.L & S.F.2d
| 500 st. L. g. S. W.
| $500 do pr 1890.
S,9O0lSt. Paul .....
60, 900 Southern Pac.
| 1920 Southern Ry. :.
| 1890 do pr -.
$500 Tenn. Coal & l
S.Q0lTexas & Pac..
2.1O0| T., St.L. & W.
1000 do pr .....
300! Twin City RE-
3S, 400 Union Pacific.
200 do pr .....
1000 U. S. Leather.
| 5000 do pr
ZOO q. S.. Rubber.
| 500 do pr .....
So, SO0l u, S. Steel.
99.100 do pr .....
2, S00I Wabash .....
$500 do pr .....
1O0lWestern Union
100I Wheel. & L. q
lOOt do 1st pr.
200 do I'd pr. /.
1D0I Wis. Central. .
3O0l do pr 80.
Total sales, SS6,9OC
SIX dividend.
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RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Close.
Yesterday.
THE DAYS RESULTS
NAV Wheat,
July Wheat
CLOSING CASH PRICES

north
(
No. 3
lite oats No Sic. & ~ .&s
Bar o
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RECEIPTS S41s Fgs pm exfrs Rrs creamery S5c
creamery, common to choice, 15@22c; state dairy
14@20c; held creamery. 15@2O1Ac.
Cheese-Receipts. 2,407 pkgs; quiet; state full
cream fancy small, colored, September, 12c; late
made, 10c; small white. September, 12c; late
made, 10c: large colored, September 12c; late
made, 10c; large white, September, 12c; late
made, 10c.
Eggs-Receipts. 4.074 pkgs: strong: western
extras 36ln37c: state and Pennsylvania nearby
average finest, SIC; state and Pennsylvania sec
onds to frsts, 21I35c: western irsts, 95c: wes-
tern seconds, 81 M3lc: refrigerated 27M20c
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET ,,.,oa. -

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET Minnesota Trans
fer, st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. 29-Barrett & Zim-
was centered upon heavy horses Farm horses
and drivers received little attention. Values:
Drafters. extra. $130G225; drafters choice S1f5
@l9O; draftcrs,, common to good $1,000 les;
farm mares. extra. $145@165; farm mares
500 to $125. - 7ooO'
ST. LOUIS WOOL, Dec observation-disclosures
territory and western mediums, 13@19c: fines
medium, 15@17c; fine. 15@16c
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ceipts 5000, including 400 Texans; marRet
slow but steady; beef steers. S3.75@54O; stock.
ers and feeders, $2,15@3.60; cows and heifers
81: 1894; Texas steers. 81. .4Gs14.O5
:, ,Hogs.Receipts, Receipt 500; market slow, &c lower;
pigs and lights, S4.45@l4.50 packers, $4.6O@470;
butchers and best heavy. $4.65ol4 80
So. .25@4; lambs. $4.25@5.25 -"
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Dec. 29.-Butter-
Eggs-Steady; at mark, eases Included, 260l
271ac. Cheese-Steady; daisies. 1OA M1Oac:
twins, 10c; Young Americas, 1O1hc. Poultry
Live firm; turkeys, 1O111c; chickens, 7nI1ac;
sBTdnss Rra roG Hurban6s
Veal-Steady; 80 to 6Opound weights, 4@5c;
60 to 75-pounds weight, SAGE; 80 to 125-pound
60 to 75-pound weights, 5@6c; so to 1876 pound
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CHICAGO LOWER;
SO. ST. PAUL FIRM
CATTLE PRICES STEADY AGAINST
EASTERN DECLINE.
Hogs Off Dime-Quality Little
Better Than Yesterday, and Re-
ceipts Fairly Liberal-Sheep Trade
Light and Prices Show Only Nom
inal Changes.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Dec 29-Estimated re-
ceipts Union stockSards to-day-Cattle,
$780, calves. 80: hogs, 1000; sheep, 400. Cars,
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. 2s.-Close
hard e No. Ma css6 no ss
@ssiae; No: 3, soas1c; Corn Dseemner, ae5se
white 36M37c& No. 3, 35@35Bc.
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Flour, steady. Wheat, firm; No. / northern
s5@s6c; No: 2 northern. s1@s4c; May, s4h,
bid; puts, s3h bid; calls, S5c asked. Rye
steady: No. !. 5eh@57c. Barley, dull; No. 2
63c; sample, 34@60c. Oats, steady; standard
3G1aM37c. Corn, easier; No. 3, 39@4Oc; May
asked. -
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

wouldn't move, and, of course. the dra-
matte significance of the scene was NJ
terly ruined. Investigation proved the
wisdom of the little animal, however for
just where she Halted IL was found one
Of the props Of the runway was broken.
anu II she had gone two steps further
the whole affair would have upset
A third experience almost cost Miss
Remark her nose. and as she remarked
afterward she hasn't much 90 spare.
Baby. with her usual foresight de-
tected danger in the air and would not
drink a sup When Miss Remark
mounted for her ride. and was just
turning up the incline, a wire, stretched
to one of the palm trees for the pur-
pose Of making it sway IN the sand
storm. caught her right under the nose,
Jerked her head back, and almost un-
seated her. Miss Remark had to re-
sort to all the power her makeup box
yielded TO even resemble herself at the
following performance
1t has now gotten 50 that all the at
taehes of "Usder Two Flags" and as
many of the company as can. watch
Baby when she comes on for the ride,
and If the little horse refuses to drink.
they all know there VIII be something
doing" OF an unpleasant and perhaps
dangerous nature
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to float stock to the amount of 100000
with which to build and equip such
place. and the stockholders might rest
content even II no dividends were forth
coming for some years.
Within the last ten or fifteen years
hundreds OF wealthy men from all sec
tons Of the country have come to
Washington; have purchased or built
palatiai residences; have identified them
selves in many ways with local inter-
ests, and, spending here a greater por-
tiOn OF the year, may be supposed to
take a proper pride in the artistic as
well as material progress OF the city of
their choice. In this accretion TO Wash
ington's population, which, according
20 all predictions. win grow even more
pronounced in the years to come, there
must be a large element devoted to the
enjoyment, both in an active and a pas
sive way. Of the very best musical COM
positions. This element can do a great
deal to change The conditions which
have obtained here for some time. If
It's interest is properly enlisted, we
shall have ere long q proper music
hall. and with 1t we shall again see the
advent of those musical organizations
we now miss so sadly.
1t would seem. therefore. that the
remedy for the conditions complained
Of Is IN the hands OF the people Of
Washington themselves. They must de-
termine whether or not il is worth their
while 10 apply it. d. l. s.
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the time OF the occupation OF the
French army. A mixed company is
assembled In The Ace OF Spades. a
wine shop. where soldiers. Turks, Paris
ians cocottes. Moorish dancers, and
zouaves gather for their revels- Amidst
loud laughter. songs, and clinking OF
glasses, Cigarette, the friend OF the
flag appears. A space Is cleared for
her, and she begins to dance. Flashing.
circIlng swirling like a whirlwind. with
a wild grace that is all her OWE the
girl dances. all the caprices OF her sex
in the bewitching movements, the
while casting chances at BERTHE Cecil.
with whom she has become infatuated
From now on, the drama Of love and
death progresses with absorbing inter
est through the picturesque chellala
gorge scene. where Cigarette escapes the
Bedouins by riding on horseback up
the rocky pass. in sand storm. to
the last act. where the passionate lit
tie vlvaudiere dies in the arms Of the
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Burton HoT mes Season.
From Broadway to Bering Sea" Sub
iect Of Illustrated Lectures.

From Broadway to Bering Sea" Sub
ject Of Illustrated Lectures.
Burton Holmes. the eminent lecturer
on travel. whose annual series have be-
come acknowledged factors in the social
and amusement life Of this city. has just
finished his third week Of this his elev-
enth season on the lecture platform.
His season began in Chicago and vicin-
ity. the two outlying cites being Mil
waukee and Detroit His series for this
season is devoted exclusively TO the
wonderiands Of America the material
for the entire I'VE lectures having been
gathered by him this last summer. To
do this Mr.. Holmes and his assistant
Oscar b Depue. Travelled upwards OF
1900 miles between the 10Th OF June
and 18th Of September. their journeys ex-
tending from New York 10 Cape Nome,
the series thus justifying the compre-
hensive title given to it OF From
Broadway TO Boring Sea"
The separate lectures are as follows.
and viii be given IN the order named:
The Yosemite. Natures Scenic Master
pieces" 1.-THE Yellowstone. the Wonder
land Of America: :" THE Grand Canyon
OF Arizona, the Biggest Beautiful Thing
in the World" Alaska I. Through the
FJords TO Sitka and the White Pass"
and Alaska II. Down the Yukon TO the
Klondike and Cape Nome"
At the close of his FIVE weeks in the
Chicago circuit. which has been by FAR
the most successful opening Of any sea
son. Mr.. Holmes viii give i've weeks to
Philadelphia. Washington. Baltimore.
Pistsburg. and Allegheny. after which
he viii spehd the Christmas holidays in
Southern California. beginning the lat
ter half Of his season in January IN Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
These lectures begin in Washington on
Tuesday afternoon, November II. at z:15
O'Clock, and viii continue for five sue
cessive Tuesdays at the same hour, at
the Columbia Theater. The sale OF
course tickets begins next Tuesday
morning at the box Office