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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-17
CHICAGO GRAIN
REPORTS WEAKEN WHEAT
CORN AND OATS EASIER.

Chicago, Dec. IA direct cable from Argen-
tine stating that the weather there was improv-
ing and that little damage had. been done to the
wheat crop started selling movement in the
wheat pit to-day and the early firmness was lost
Foreign markets showed some advances and with
continued small receipts in the northwest open
ing prices were steady with May shade lower
to shade higher, at S1ssc to Size. After
touching 81 bscf reaction. set in and the price
declined to 81 Is @s1Ac Open selling of May by
the leading long helped to bring out liberal offer
ings from the pit crowd. which resulted in :he
weaker undertone. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cars last week and 621 cars year ago.
The market affected the latter part of
the session by. the large export business be-
ing done at the seaboard. thirty five boatloads
being reported taken for shipment. most of the
wheat going to Lisbon. Prices rallied slightly
from the early weakness. and the close was
steady with May unchanged at Sis 1851 1ac
Close: Wheat-December. 79kc: old 791sc;
May, s19sls11ac; July, 1914 n763sc.
Cash wheat. No. red. S9@9Oc: No. 3 red,
sS@ soc; No. hard. 7S@s1c: No. 8 hard. 6sG
7Sc: No. / northern spring. SIC: No northern
spring. S2@S4c: No. 3 spring. 77@S1c.
Liquidation by local longs the easier feel
ing in wheat caused a small decline in corn
prices altho the opening firm on covering
by shorts. du? to the bulish nature of the recent
crop After opening a shade to "a smLc
higher at 4334 0l43Isc. May eased Off to 4:5aac:
Local receipts were 12S cars, with / Of contract
grade.
The. close steady with May sake lower
at 431sc.
Close: Corn-December 415sc: May, 4315c:
July. 431s M43Ac: September. 1850
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MONEY REPORTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-National bank notes
eeessed ea tea1y for fro
o27: customs, S549. $40; miscellaneous S19l ,5O4
expenditures s., ,2so, 900.
day S2721 40 80; for the week. SIG, 722. 566.O3;
New York exchange, selling rate, 60c premium;
selling rate 6oc premium; buying rate, par;
London 6o-day sight documentary exchange,
ST. PAUL. Dec. 17.-Bank clearings to-day,
1927 ,662. %; for the week, $6O66 O4o 23
:, LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE weekly statement of
changes: Total reserve decrease c 521, ,o0O circu-
lation i increased e43.0oo; bullion decreased
other deposits increased s26a 600: public depos
Its decreased s33. .0O0 notes reserved Increased
3s9 900; government. securities increased E22s.-
OOO The proportion of reserve to liability is
43. per cent, as compared with 4o.07 per cent
last week. -,
f59,ooo was withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land for shipment to South America and $4,000
EoNDoN, 1S Dec. :0f 17fhe oAnF rate of discount Of
the Bank of England was unchanged to-day at 4
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Bar gold, IT'S I'D; Ameri
PARIS, Dec: 17.-rbree per cent rente. 81
francs 50 centimes for the account
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec. 17.-con-
soils for money. SO 916; consols for account.
sn fsee coy a%sss Ghssspsafs oes & s oho S99s &
Sih@1SO OteaI western, IoA: chicago. M1lWau
Rio Grande, 22aa Denver & Rio Grande prc
ferred 14&: Erie 3o&; Erie first preferred
7OA; Erie second preferred. 521a: Illinois Cen
tral. 1874: Louisville & Nashville. 10: Missouri
Kansas Texas, 1sA; New York Central
1221a; Norfolk & Western. 59R: Norfolk
Western preferred. 9o:s Ontario & western. 22ss
Transatlantic, 60a4; Rand Mines. ga Reading
22%; Reading first preferred, 40: Reading sec
Southern Railway preferred. so1a; Southern Pa
cihc. 497s; Union Pacific 81 y: Union Pacific pre
ferred, .91; United States Steel, 1o7s: United
states Steel preferred, 55M; Wabash, 21; wa
bash preferred, SO. | ""
| Bar silver steady, 25Ad per ounce.
! Money. 3@3h2 per cent
| The rate of discount III the open market TO,
! snort biis is 3A M3B per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market fo,
'nree mounts olils is 3%4 per cent. ~,
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec. 17.-C1osfn,
prices in Yesterdays market: Adventure ga
~; Allouez. 4@4S: Arcadian sOds7 u: Arnold
2'GI5o; Atlanta, TX @sl5; Bingham. 2oG2o%
Calumet and Hecla. 43om4s5: Centennial il i
Consolidated: Con- 4oA@4e; Daly West, $41s Gs5
Steel, sGs1a: Elm River. 2@21a: Franklin. ~
@s; Isle Royale, 6h@7: Mass 4@4h: MAY
! flower 50c@$1 Michigan. 4A d47a: Moha wI
I36@37: Montreal and Boston 7550i9O: GRANNY
| aaA @4A: Old Colony: 1@l1A: Old Dominion
sgg9; osceola 591s M59& :&Parrott, 22@23: Phoe
nix 2eI3; Quincy. s5@9O Rhode Island 1@11b
Santa Salds: Fe; 1h@1N; Shannon Copper Company
United States Mining 1sh d1slb: Utah. 3o@
soh: Victoria. 1%@2; Wfnona. IL @7i%: Woi ,T
1920. "'Ae'' 1en"conua
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New York, Dec 17.-Opening dealings in
the stock market to-day were only in
moderate volume and, there were few
changes OF Importance. Brooklyn Tran
sit rose nearly a point. Sugar opened
slightly lower, but rallied and fuctuated
rather uncertainty on the enactment of the
Cuban treaty.
The market displayed the same charac-
teristics as yesterday, namely ostenta-
tious bidding UP of leading. specialties,
while the railroads were neglected. Con-
solidated Gas responded with a rise Of 2
points and Amalgamated, Sugar and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit /. Selling Of
PENNSYLVANIA and ST. Paul effected the en-
tire list and they declined below yester-
days closing. Pennsylvania reacted from
117R to 1165s, and the rise in Sugar and
Brooklyn Transit was cancelled. The mar
hour.
Prices sagged again on a very apathetic
demand, with some special pressure on
the coalers. Lackawanna, however, ad
vanced 21s and Smelling preferred a point.
Metropolitan Securities and Anaconda lost
point.
Bonds were steady at noon.
United States Steel preferred price crept
up gradually until it had risen point, de-
spite the heaviness of other portions of the
list. Locomotive and General Electric
gained a similar amount and Consolidated
Gas continued ltS rise to points. The
general market meanwhile was listlcss,
but sympathized lightly later when Sugar
was put under pressure That stock ran
off point below Yesterdays final prices.
Amalgamated. United States Steel pre-
ferred and Brooklyn Transit, which had
been conspicuously strong at various
times, fell back good fractions and the
western stocks also became heavy
Changes were rather wider in the usually
dormant stocks, North American, for in
stance, losing 21a, New Jersey Central and
Metropolitan Securities 2. About 2 o'clock
United States Steel preferred was bought
in 1,O0G and 1000 share blocks and rose
again to 54A, with a steadying effect all
around. r-r.- s... .=..
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n break in the wire service at
2:15 to-day put every stock ticker
in the city out of operation tenn
pOrarily, and no table OF New
York stock prices was available
to time of going to press for this
edition. .-.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-17
THE FLOUR MARKET
TRADE MORE aUIETAND SALES REPORTED

The holiday season has begun to affect the
-four trade in regard to business. and while
the output Is fair the bulk gees to clean up
old business. Prices remain firm. Domestic
trade is reported fairly satisfactory. but foreign
demand lighter aud foreign bids too low to ac
cept. .u-.
Shipments. :I,4T6 brs.
First patents nuotable S4.45M4.35: sec
ond pa tents. 81 3O6I4 40: first clears. $3.30@
$40: second clears. So. .:sn0I2.4n.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS Dec 17-Hog products
values were little higher all around. There
only small demand but offerings were
also light. May pork opened 1Oc to 12hc high
er at $11.721a to $11.75. May lard was SC to
71ac higher at s6:57A @s66O. and ribs were up
212c to TIC at $6.221s to 6.2715
Close: Pork-January, S1i371a May, 11.77h
@11.sO. Lard-December. $6.4O; January,
$6.371a; May, $6571a. Ribs-January, $6O7@
@6.1O; May. $6.21 y $3.50.
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CLOSING CASH PRICES

421ac = " - N -
firm on light receipts prices eased off trife on
selling by scalpers. May opened unchanged to
shade higher at 367s @37c to BIC. but later
sold at 36Ac. Local receipts We're 123
Close: Oats-December, 34Ac; May. S6% a
a6ss; 81 July: July $$$5sc; ,1,la,z.. NJ ,,na
The following the ralSe of prices:
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 17.-Wheat-spot
No. red western winter. IS 2hd futures quiet
December nominal: March, 6s 41sd; May IS
3Ad.
Corn-Spot firm: American mixed Is I'd; fu.
tures steady: January. 5s I'D: March, 3s II I'd
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STOCKS LOWER
ON WALL STREET
LEADING SPECIAITIES BID UP
OSTENTATIOUSLY.

Railroads Neglected-General Market
Steel Bought in Thousand-Share
BlOcks-Renders Market Steady All
Around-Details of the Days Pro-
ceedings.
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lfdcial receipts for the past week are as foI.

railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, II; Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul,
30; Minneapolis & st. Louis, 81 Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. 80; Great Northern.
%; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. /; 500 Line.
s; Northern Pacific u; Chicago Rock Island Il
fotoJ
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

l.. T. Watson says-Stock market looks
all right to me. May be dull for a. time.
put DO not expect any material decline
Understand Copper settlement will soon be
made public
Counselman wired Whallon as follows i,
regard to the steel situation: I'VE know
that at the meeting of the plate associa
tlon outsiders made concessions and we
also know that there is strong belief on
the part OF a number of the big steel neo,
pie that the only way to get the steel trad de
going again is to cut prices. So it's nip
and tuck between those looking at it from
a financial standpoint, and those viewing
1t from the standpoint of successful manu-
featuring" =.
Whitney says-Don't look for much of q
stock market. shink it will be dull for a
time.
New York to Lewis-I understand from,
an undoubted source that within the next
four or five days there will be verv severe
cuts in steel bilets. This can be relied
upon.
Finley Barrell wired Johnson: I am told
Sugar will pay an extra dividend after
the first of the year.
Hartman says: Look for a slightly
frmer market, but do not expect anv ac.
tivity until after the holidays.
= Spears of New York says the stock mar
ket is going lower.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN noo
Rye.December. 52@52hc; May. 55@5ec
93c; December. 93c; May, 9sc. TimothyWDe
cember - St y; January, $2.921A: March. s36D
4 3.05 Clover-December, $11. Barley-Cash
3665Sc.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec.
I f11.------Sugar--Itaw, firm: fair refining 31sc.
centrifugal. SO test 35sc: moasses sugar. 2zsc:
| refined. steady: crushed 5.O5c; powdered 5Sc
granulated 4.45c. Cofee-Quiet: No i Rio
| 6tsc nominal. Molasses-Firm; New orleans,
! 81 M3sc
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER. Dec. II
Lead-Steady. 4.3714c: copper, steady 12ss "a
1880. =
j PEORIA WHISKY. Dec. 17.-Whisk on tile
basis Of $1.27 for finished goods.
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Saves Young Woman from Death, but Is
sHimSeIf Killed,

Berlin, Dec. 17.-Miss Won Rheinbaben
daughter of the finance minister, Baron
Won Rheinbaloen, had a narrow escape
from serious injury or death to-day. She
fell between two electric cars. but an Eng
lish naval constructor, Henry Davidson
of Newcastle -on-Tyne. rushed to her as
sistance and in pulling her out of danger
was killed by one of the cars. Miss Won
Rheinbaben was uninjured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-17
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
PUTS AND GALS

FUTS AND CALS,
Two O'Clock report: .
Puts-May wheat. S0Hc.
Calls-May wheat, s1A@s1%c.
Curb-May wheat, SIC.
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Wednesday, Dec- 16.
Totals .
TTH~~

frlces opened sc to 1Oc higher. but soon lost
the advance and the bulk of the trading was
Yesterday. Receipts liberal Quality hardly as
bulk. S4.13 TO 81 %. At the close of the trading
CO common to fair heavy hogs We're quotable from
lights, butchers and heavy hogs are uuotabie ]
from $3.50 to $40.
~ 81 s.: s. !hS $4aS a5 s. s. 1s9 g m es d
lbs. $4.25; 80. 164 lbs. $42O ~
Odds and Ends, 40 lbs, 81; 7, 161 los,
Pigs and Jnderweshts-s, 80 lbs, $780, %,
llS lbs, $3.50 8. 1U5 lbs, $3.7O. .
ss|a5! StsSs and b0"rs-1 4so lbs So; l. $50 lbs.
uta,ar tArrhEReeePts as,,,R ] rather light. Beef and
steady prices, with the ioc decline noted yes.
terday. Two of three loads of cattle were re
ported to arrive late. Bulls and veal caves,
ers. unchanged Sales:
Butcher Steers, 1.13o lbs So.
Butcher Cows and Heifers-1, 1000 lbs. So. o,
J. 1,1oO lbs, So: ?, $40 lbs, $275: 2, $40 lbs
$3.50: 2, 1,145 lbs, $2.4O; 1, 76O lbs, $235
Cutters and Canners--s, 966 lbs. s225: l.,
$50 lbs, 2.05; 1, O1O lbs. So l. TAO lbs 81 15;
| !, $50 lbs, $1.5O; L, 92O lbs, $1.25.
Butcher Bulls, 1,o5o lbs s2.25; /, 1.67O
| lbs, 50.
Veal Calves, 16O lbs, 81; 1, 9os lbs, $3.50;
9, 102 lbs 1925.
stock and Feeding steers-2, 725 lbs 81 so;
O. 0 s0s lbs: S s2So s e. al lbs $249 H. 7os lbs
stock Cows and Heifers-2, $50 lbs, $50;
3. 49S lbs sl.5o: 1/49o lbs, s125. =
MllcH lows ana SIrlnRefS-6 COWS. y caves,
| $95: 2 cows. S3o 9 cows, . calves, $50: COW.
| 1 calf, $50: 500.
] SIiEEP--Receipts moderate. Market on kill
| ing grades of sheep and lambs generally quoted
| weak to 1c lower than Monday. Some good
| lambs sold at S4.75 and most of the good ewes
| for slaughter at So. The arrivals included four
doubles and single of feeding stuff for local
| feed lots. Sales:
Killing Sheep and Lambs-17 lambs, 76 lbs,
| $4.25; ewes, 125 lbs S2.75.
Stockers and Feeders--125 stock lambs, As lbs.
| $3.25; feeding ewes, 9S lbs, So
| Among the shippers on the market were: A.
c. Peck. Morris: H.. Olson, J: ". Vogt, Eagle
| Bend J. Schmidt. Melrose: W. II. Miles. Daw-
son, n. d.; G. w. Rychman Pollock, s. D.:
| W. H.. Iaaland, Lidgerwood, n. D.: 7. A.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-17
THE IRON TRADE REVIEW

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec 17.-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Easy. Lard-Easy prime west
ern steam Sc So,
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MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR

MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR. Dec. Il
Flour, steady. Wheat, steady: No. l northern.
s35a a@s4hc; No. northern, s11a @s2ac: May,
Barley, steady; No. 2. &c: sample. 340l59c
Oats ga steady STANDARD $63 gs!e Corn qutet
Wheat.,-ruts 81 Is @S1Ac asked; calls, s15s @
81 &c asked. =. ..
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Flour-Receipts, 33.4ls brs; sales, 4.1OO brls;
dull but steady; buckwheat -four, firm, $2.25@
2.35. Wheat-Receipts, 81 300 bu; sales. l. 15O.-
600 bu opened tirmer bullish Argentine news
and small northwest receipts, but later gave
way under realzing;a December, 9OM9Ohc; May,
state and Jersey, 56sl5sc: No. 2 western, 43ssc
fob: ahoat. Corn-Receipts, 1860 bu; sales,
10000 bu fairly active and stronger on the
statistical position good cables and bull sup
port; May. 493aa49Bc. Oats-Receipts, 72, 600
bu: nominal; track white. 41@45c.
Close: Wheat-December, 90ac; May, S5c;
July. S1ac
COrn-Decpmhar h11Lc. Nov AoM.
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AN EARLY RISE
IS SOON LOST
EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HOG
PRICES END IN FAILURE.
The Bulk Sell from $4.15 to $4.25-
Cattle Receipts Light, and Good
Beef in Demand at Fair Prices
killing Grades of Sheep and Lambs
Lower Again-Receipts Not Heavy.

South st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 17.3Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards to-day: Cattle
$50; calves 70; hogs, $500; sheep, 3,1O0; horses
4. Cars. 122
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1. 1903 to date, as compared with the
period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep. Cars.
1903. 256,549 42.4O1 707, ,566 S55,1S1 "a or;
1902. 262, 473 40132 626, ,19Y 5S9,215 21.S6s
Inc. 2269 81, 367 265,976 2,2U5
Dec. 1924 ...... ...... ...... ......
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in December, compared with the same Pc
riOd in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1903. 6S93 ,O40 50 $50 42.SS4 ] ,292
1902. -. 1875 S4S 62722 27,014 1,1S1
Inc..... ...... 1872 ..... 1850 Ill
Dec..... 49, .... 3 ABB ... 80.
Official receipts for the past week are fol-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-17

PEORIA WHISKY. Dec. 11.-Whisk on I'll
basis Of $1.27 for finished goods.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN nne

CHIChUU oEEU AND CUARSE GRAIN Nae
17.-Rye-December. 52@521ac; May. 55a5Sc
Flax-Cash northwestern. $1.O1; southwestern
93c; December. 93c; May, 9Sc. Timothy-De
cember. S2.S y; January, s2.92Lh: March. s3@
3.O5. Clover-December, $11. Barey-Cash
366GSc. e"sh
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK. Dec. 17.-Receint

SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. 17.-Receipts
Cattle. 300.
Hcgs-Big sc higher. Sales: co. $50 lbs.
81 20: .6s 26S lbs, s4.35; 4s. 256 lbs. 81 40.
Cattle-Stockers strong. killer weak Sales:
a beeyes | 1S6 lbs, $3.50: S, 1.240 lbs $3.50;
1:140 lbs. So. %: 10 stockers, 7sO lbs So 50: 9,
500 lbs, s.. 10; II. $50 lbs. $3.50; 10 yearlngs.
$50 lbs, 50 80; 8, 64O lbs. So. so; g. $50 lbs So
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Minnesota Trans.
Ier. st. Paul, Minn.. Dec; 17.-.Barrett & Zim-
norman report perceptible revival in trade A
number of Wisconsin and Duluth lumbermen
bought in wholesale lots. The better grades were
eagerly looked for. Prices did not seem to
change Values: Drafters. extra, S1S0m225:
drafters. choice, $160@1S0 drafters, common to
farm mares. choice. $120@135; farm mares com.
mon to good $100M12O
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 17.-May wheat was
dull and lower much of to-day. 1T sold early
at Sic, declined several times to S0alc. and
up to opening price again, finally closing at
soBc bid, unchanged from yesterday. Business
was comparatively small most of the day. De-
cember was in demand and advanced 14c net.
fiaX was strong. bid up to 9SAc for cash,
and closing at 9Sssc. No reason came out for
the advance except the temporary pleasure of
American Linseed.
Cars on track. %. Receipts. wheat 22 cars;
fax; 10; barley: 1; oats, /; corn, 2. Shipments,
barley. 95.053 bu
Close: Wheat, cash No. 1 hard s0Isc; No. l
northern 79&,c: No: 2 northern, 76Ac; No 3,
ss5e; May, S1o2S July, w. 81 ;e :o3; oats, % s4%c;
rye SIC. - -, = =. :
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HIDES, PELTs, TALLoW, wooz

Green salted horse or mule hides
large ~, .:...:..:..: .$3.15 2.15
medium ;.:,..:......... :...::... $50 1.75
Green Salted- horse mule hides
small ......., Observation-Disclosures, 10 I m
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Dec. 17.-Butter-.Firm.
1creameries 1G@25c: dairies. 14621c Eggs.
Firm. at mark. cases included. 261a G29c.
Cheese-Firm daisies. 1OA 011Ohc: twins, 1Oc:
Young Americas. 10hc. Poultry-Live steady
turkeys, l4H4l5c: chickens, SIC: springs, Sc.
Potatoes--Easier Burbanks. 81 m63c: red stock,
52M60c. Vea]-Steady; 80 and 60 lbs 465c.
65 to Is lbs, 51aM6Ac: so to 125 lbs, e1b G2c:
So to 10 lbs, 71hMSc. |2SS ~
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Dec. 17.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts: 10000; good to prime steers, s49om 50:
poor to medium $:'Gl4 So stockers and feeders.
Gamers. 81 .25M3. bulls. $1.75@4.25; calves,
$2@535.
Hogs-Receipts. to-day. 10000: to-morraw.
2500O: market 1Uc higher: mixed and butchers,
"a. 81: good to choice heavy. $45D04 60:
rough heavy, $4.3oM4.45; light, $4.25M4. IS; bulk
of sales $4.45G4 60.
Sheep--Receipts. 12oo0; sheep and lambs
steady; good to choice wethers. So. 50Mt fair to
choice mixed, $2.o0M3.40; western sheep, 81. 80
Cd native lambs. s46G.25; western lambs, 81. %
0l5.75. >'---7.' '... .E-
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Dec 17.-Cattle-
Receipts, $500, including 100 Texans: market
steady; beef steers, s3.7O0l5.4o: stockers and
feeders, $2.10@3.7O; cows and heifers S225m
4; Texas steers, $2.2O63.6O
Hogs-Receipts. 7.5OO; market steady to Sc
higher: pigs and lights, $420@4.4o; packers
$425G4.5o; butchers and best heavy, s4.4o@
sheep--Receipts. $500; market firm; sheep,
@3.75; lambs. 81. .256565
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER. Dec II
Lead-Steady. 4.3719c: copper, steady 12ss
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=. UMAHA LIVE STUCK, Dec. I.-Catt1e-
Re.:riT ts $500: market dull. weak: beef steers
$3M5: cows, heifers. S2.2OM35 7:.wtenrs %. 4Sg
$3@5: cows, heifers, So. .2Od3.75; western steers
$2.75M3.s0; Texas steers. $2.60@3.5O; range
cows and ktifers $..20M3.S0 stockers and
feeders, $2.50G375. Hogs-Receipts, 1000:
market higher; heavy. $4.3o644O: pigs $500
4.25 Sheep-Receipts, 1000: market steady;
sheep, $2.I5@4.20; lambs, S4.j0M575.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec.
11.----Sugar--taw. firm: fair refining 31sc:
centrifugal, SO test. 35sc molasses. sugar. PIC:
granuated. 4.45c. Cofee-Ouiet: No = Iio'
Csc. nominal. Molasses-Firm; New Orleans,
81 3Sc. -
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HERO rs KILLED

NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 17.-Petroleum-Firm
refined, all ports $9.450l950.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec 17.-Cat-
t1e-Receipts, 1000, including $50 southerns;
market steady; native steers S3.6OM5; southern
steers, $2.406365; southern cows. 81. .S502. 65;
native and heifers, $2.25@3.75; stockers
and feeders. S10I 80. ..-.E,
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market steady to sc
higher; heavy. 81: 33@4. so: packers, $4.35@4.45;
pigs and lights. S4.3j@4 -.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000; market steady; sheep,
81. 50M4.25; lambs, 81. 5O@545.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
Guarding Against Release of Prisoners
on Forged Order

The military authorities have taken steps
to prevent the possibility of the release Of
any more prisoners on forged pardon pa.
pers such as recently occurred at the mill
tary prison on Alcatraz Island, San Fran
CISCO. Inc plan or the War Department Is
embodied in an order recently issued by
Acting Secretary Oliver as follows:
Hereafter all orders from the War De-
parument RENTING or mitigating the sem
fences of general prisoners who have been
discharged from the military service will be
signed by the Secretary. assistant secretary
or acting secretary of war will bear the
seal OF the War Department and will be
recorded in and issued through the record
and pension Office. Whenever the custodian
of general prisoner is in doubt as to the
authenticity of an order for the remission
or mitigation of the sentence Of such pris-
oner, he Will before carrying the order into
effect. make Geographic inquiry of the chief
or the record and pension Office as to the
authenticity of the order"
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and net over liberty satin. She carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and
white rosebuds. Her sister, Miss Mar
guerite Macpherson, wore a white silk
mousseline and lace, and also short VEIL
and carried a bouquet of large white
chrysanthemums.
Only the immediate relatives of bride
and groom were present at the ceremony,
which took place at 7:30, after which a
small reception was held until 1870. The
bridegroom is the grandson of the late
Commodore VIM. d. Whiting, at one time
chief of the bureau of navigation, Navy
Department He is also the grandnephew
of Gen. Macomb of Plattsburg fame, and
on his mothers side a lineal descendant Of
Gen. LIE Garde Of revolutionary fame, and
also member of the Wendell family,
for whom Oliver Wendell Holmes was
named. Among those present were the
grandfather and mother of the bride, Mr..
and Mrs Deland; the grandmother of the
groom. Mrs. Richardson; DR.. and Mrs.
Macpherson, Mr. and Mrs Whiting, par
ents of the bridegroom; Lieut. Commander
J. B. Bernadou, L. S. N; Capt. VIM. Swift,
u. S. N, and Mrs. Swift, the Misses Swift,
Col. A. M. Miller, U. S. A, Engineer Corps;
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Smith, Col. o. d. Kins
man and wife, Mr.. and Mrs Henderson,
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. and Miss Gulick, Maj.
A. II. G. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs Howard,
Miss Howard and Mr. M. B. Wild of Bal
timore
A buffet supper was served during the
evening before the departure of Mr., and
Mrs. Whiting for a northern tour. They