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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10

lin curtain, which is let down over the
roosts. The front is composed very
largely OF glass, there being three large
sash five feet high to each pen.
In the accompanying illustration, a
shows the drop boards, d the roosts,
the nests, b the nest door, and the
aoor. which is raised one foot above the
outside surface, and is composed or
loan and straw. The hens enter the
nests from the back and find darkened
place in which to lay. The floor space
Is entirely clear, which gives them a
large amount Of room for scratching
and exercise. The windows arc Kept
open much OF the time in winter, but
are always closed at night and during
stormy weather Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10
Banquet ON Uncooked Food.

In New York recently about a hun
dred people participated in a meal OF
uncooked food called elementary
food" banquet. Bread, meat. sugar,
tea. coffee and most OF the ordinary
condiments were omitted. Even water
was tabooed. apparently because the
city article has to be cooked" Such
articles as mashed wheat soup, Per,
sian prunes and pure fruit juices fig.
ured in the bill OF fare The object
is said to be to emancipate women
from the cook stove and make house
keeping q comfort.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10
Salt In tho Poultry Food

Salt DOES not kill poultry, says roul-
try exchange, though such has been the
claim. II tie fowls are allowed TO have
aoosss 10 the broken rocksalt, or brine
from PORK or fish barrel, they may
81 too much and be injured, but proper
proportion Of salt 10 the food IL rs eces-
ssSv for fowls as for animals Many
6isSASes are due 10 failure to supply
salt, and this accounts for the cures ef-
affected by 1t In some cases, the fowls
whom sick being benefited by salt because
4 supplies q long-fslt want
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10
EXCELLENT PIG TROUGH.
II Provides an Equal Share for Every
Animal and Can be Cleaned
Quickly.

1t Is always desirable TO place food
In the pigs trough SO as to enable each
pig to get an equal share. A trough
that can be cleaned quickly and easily
Is also Of great value. These qualities
combined will be found In this plan of a
trough. To accomplish this. the swing
Ing door (a) should be as long as the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10
Dou]!L1[RNC:;s
%AMP N&eD
MODEL POULTRY HOUSE.
II IL Thoroughly Well Built and IL
Cool in Summer and Comfort
able in Winter.

A poultry house over 400 feet long
has been built by W. ]. Kirwin, Of Mid
dlesex county, Mass, who keeps several
hundred head OF Barred Plymouth
Rocks. The house, which faces the
south, is IL feet wide, seven feet high
in front and four feet In the rear, with
a shed roof that slopes one way. 1t Is
thoroughly we'll built and has an extra
protection during cold nights Of a mus
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True Value Of pedigrees,

A good long pedigree tracing back
through a good family Is valuable In an
animal and shows that his ancestors
have been well bred. have descended
from good stock, and have had good
blood In their veins. This does not
necessarily show. however. that the In
dividual under consideration is a good
Individual; II raises the presumption
that be is, but still ne might be scrub
individual and never should be
used for breeding purposes.-Midland
Farmer.
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.@eRNRRg:3)
~STOCK
ILLINOIS CATTLE BARN.
Large Enough to Accom- MI date One
Hundred Animals In the
Height Of Comfort.

We submit the plan for cattle barn
which we have used for three years and
consider the best of any we have seen,
write Eastman Bros, OF Hancock,
county H., In Breeders Gazette. We OBJ
tanned our plan from John Clark, OF Hill
nois, who has used barns like 1t for many
years. The barn is So feet by 48 feet. 1t
Is a pole barn, with posts 20 feet high,
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PUT TO GOOD USE.

II straight, they will make good water
troughs, Square the ends, mark of as
In the cut about ten inches from each
end, chop out the inside and trim the
edges, An inside coat OF oil or pitch
tar will increase wearing qualities. -
Farm and Home.
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HANDY WORKSHOP TOOL.
Cheap Force Feed Drill Press Which
Can BE- Used for Variety
of Purposes.

have cheap force feed drill press
that is very useful on my farm. A timber
(a) 4x6x6 feet, is supported by legs (e),
like a trestle. The uprights b and d
should be longer than shown, that they
may be tied together at the top a( the
outward strain is considerable; both
center uprights are 2x4x12 inches. All
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-10
LOG WATER TROUGHS.
of These Useful, Home-Made
Conyenicnces,

Most farm woodpies have two or
three old logs lying about which nobody
cares to tackle with ak or blasting pow
der, and are too short for the sawmill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
ALMOST A RUNAWAY MARKET TO-DAY IN WHEAT
Bull News Comes Thick and Fast
May Hits New High Point
at $3.50.
The Eastern War Situation Vital
Factor-Bad Rains in Ar
gentina
Receipts Not Heavy, and Reports of
Increasing Flour Demand
from Japan.

MINNEAPOLIS Chamber of Commerce, Dec.
2S.--rhe fact that this is holiday time
and there is the usual lack of outside
speculative interest prevented runaway
market in wheat this morning AS 1T was,
Minneapolis May was up to S3Bc by IL
o'clock and was strong and apparently
tending still higher After the long holi-
day the week opened with the eastern
war situation more acute. There were
renewed rumOrS and counter rumors as
to the attitudes of Russian and Japan, but
the placing of a big meat order by Russia
with an Omaha packing firm was not
lllmor but cold fact. With this there Was
a whisper that during the recent holiday
dullness the orders entered by Minneap-
oils mllers for flour for export to Japan
were heavy, not only in comparative
way but as to actual number of pack
ages sold. In Argentine there is more
rain and some interference with harvest
ing is noted. This comes by private
Rosario cable to Chicago house and by
the opening Buenos Aires cable to the
New York Produce Exchange. Our own
country had little precipitation over the
holiday period until the snow of this
morning, and more rain or snow would be
welcome in the southwest. Receipts We're
heavier in the southwest. but lighter in
the northwest. Minneapolis had l,lO6
cars against 1,106 on the corresponding
Monday last year, but the year-ago figures
are a regular Monday total, while for this
year they cover a movement Of three
days. Duluth had 148 against 81, and
Chicago lao against 2T0. Kansas City had
900 bushels against $1,000, and St.
Louis $4,000 against 10000.
Worlds shipments were 1892, 900 bush
els against 10, 4OS 900 last week, the fall
ing off in the American figures being very
marked. The English visible increased
by 745 900 bushels. and the Quantity afloat
at 20, 900 bushels decreased 1872, 600.
The visible supply increased by 1,81S,0OO
bushels, making the total now 36,S85,OO0
bushels Stocks at Minneapolis and Duluth
now total 12,1Os,sO4 bushels compared
with 16,S52939 last year and 24,029357
two years ago.
Liverpool closed "A higher.
Primary receipts were 2,0s2,o 900 bushels
against 2.931,000, and shipments were Ala
600 against $4,000. Wheat and flour
clearances equaled 1874, 900 bushels.
Heavy realizing forced the market off
near the close and May closed at SO 70 o,
July at S2% and December at 801ac. Sep
tember was traded in around 1880.
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Eek. dividend.
MONEY REPORTS


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s-To-day's statement
OF the treasury balances in the general fund
exclusive of the $3.50. OOOcGO gold reserve in the
division Of ,, rredemption, shows: Available cash
$7179.s62; United States notes, Ss,457. ia:
treasury notes a Of 1890. se2, 1870; national bank
notes. Sll.243.331; total receipts this day
$1.3o2 339: total receipts this month s3s, 2o5 77
total receipts this year, $273. 2s5, $685. total ex,
ooc total eapenatture
TINS Fear. 1855, 25I $685. deposits in national
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Close: Prime mer.
camille paper, 519 &c per cent: sterling ex-
change frmer after ease, with actual business in
bankers bills at 81. 1905 and 81 "a O5 for de-
mand. and at 81. so. sO@4. 5000 for sixty-lny
biiis posted rates, s.. S4h and $4.s5; commercial
bills, 81 sO1a: bar silver, 557sc; Mexican dollars.
firm. ~
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s-Close: Money on call
firm at @6 per cent: closing bid and offered
9 per cents time loans steady; sixty and ninety
GAYS per bee cent; six months; 5goA per cent
day. $2175.45o. a. New York exchange, Selling
rate, Soc premium; buying rate, 2oc premium,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Total clearances of wheat and -four, s94, 900
bu corn. 39I 600 bu: oats, $4,000 bu
All primary and seaboard receipts and ship
ments to-day are for three days.
A private cable received in st. Louis re-
ports weather In the Argentine cold and wet.
Paris Close-Wheat. 5M30c higher flour. I'M
changed to Zoe lower.
Forecast-Illnois and Indiana. fair. preceded
by snow furries. colder Tuesday: Missouri Ne
braska. North and South Dakota. Kansas, Min
nesota Iowa, fair. colder: Michigan and Wis
consin, snow furries colder Tuesday.
Liverpool Close-Wheat, I'D higher; corn. "
M.s4d higher. =
A New. York Produce Exchange cable says
rains in the Argentine.
Chicago-Cudahy buying wheat.
Chicago wired: Daggett and other northwestern
houses buyers of wheat.
Chicago-Va Valentine is bulling the market and
there is heavy selling Of wheat by brokers.
Chicago-Wheat is now up 1c since Thurs.
days close and there is no sign yet of any heavy
important selling.
Chicago-Cudaby brokers are buying May
corn again.
London close: Wheat. ss@4d higher: corn,
unchanged
New York-The Liverpool cotton market open
ed excited to points advance. At 1890
o'clock the market was strong, net q to 2e
points higher. R7
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STOCKS ADVANCE
ON WALL STREET
DEPRESSION IN LONDON FELT
SLIGHTLY.
Buying Orders Increase Largely
Some Specialties Make Large Adj
vances-H1gh Priced Coalers in
Demand Reported Engagements
of Gold-Details of the Days Pro-
ceedings.

New York. Dec. 2s.-The opening move
ment of stock prices was sluggish and
irregular. Depression from the London
market was reflected in some parts of the
An advance of * in Realty preferred was
the largest change recorded.
Buying orders increased largely when
the market failed to display any reaction
airy tendency on the large loan expansion
in the bank statement. The speoialties
were taken in round amounts, particular
ly Brooklyn Transit. Railroad stocks adj
vanced substantial fractions and the gen.
eral demand was larger and more varied
than for some time. Among the more
important gains during the first hours
trading We're Westinghouse Electric, 5
points; General Electric, 31a; Des Moines
& Fort Dodge. Tx Metropolitan Street
Railway and Realty preferred, 2; Brook
lyn Transit and Tennessee Coal, IL; ST.
Paul, Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis,
l, and Consolidated Gas and Ice preferred,
l to IA. Wheeling & Lake Erie declined
l. Colorado Fuel preferred sold % points
below the previous sale on Oct. IA.
After brief pause the market became
more active than before. Some Of the
speclaltles made brilliant advances, but
of the prominent stocks only Pennsylva-
MA, New York Central, Reading, Wabash
preferred, Missouri Pacific and United
States Steel preferred moved as much as
point westinghouse Electric Jumped
40, General Electric III, New York Air
Brake 6, Ice preferred ~, North Amer
lean 4, Colorado Fuel 37s, Toledo, ST. Louis
4 Western preferred 2ss and number
OF other stocks from to 2 points The
market was quiet at noon.
Bonds We're firm at
The advance went on in spots, but the
general market hung about the noon level
of prices. The high priced coalers were
in considerable demand, New Jersey Cen
trail rising 2 points, Delaware & Hudson
~ and LackaWanna z.
Reported engagements of gold for i'm
port started prices upward again, st. Paul
leading with rise Of 25s New York
Central gained IN and Union Pacific,
Atchison, Baltimore & Ohio, Louisville &
Nashville and some minor stocks were
added to the gamers of l to 11a points.
United States Express rose T. and Chi
cago & Alton preferred ~. The days
advance invited professional profit taking
which caused reaction Of a point in ST.
Paul, New York Central and Sugar, and z
in Westinghouse Electric. The market be-
came dull at the reaction and then recov-
cred Louisville & Nashville rose IL over
last week and United States Steel pre-
ferred ~. The closing was active and
firm.
Stock quotations reported for The journal by
Watson q Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce,
Minneapolis Closing figures are bid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
THE CASH TRADE
MARKETS AND PRICES IN GENE
HOLD FIRM.

ACTIVE MARKETS AND PRICES IN GENERAL
HOLD FIRM.
s.FLAX--An active market, but prices not es-
pecially firm, receipts for the uay coming on
sale at once and making the general tone easier
than expected. No. l seed sold at 97@97Ac.
- Closing prices: Minneapolis-Oash, INC; to
arrive, 974c; December. 96Ac: May, 99Ac.
minneapolis received 104 cars. against loo, and
shipped 5. Duluth received 10S.
a OATS-Lively market at fair prices for Al
grades. No. 2 white closed at SAC. Receipts,
1913 cars shipments, SO cars.
4 CORN-A good active trade In corn Re-
ceipts, 1856 cars: shipments, cars. No. yell
low closed at So Nc.
cracked corn in sacks. sacks extra, SIG; No: 1
ground feed, 2-3 corn aud l-3 OATS S0-lb sacks,
sacks extra, $16.oo; No ground feed II corn
and half oats, 75-lb sacks sacks extra, SIT; No.
8 ground feed. 1-3 and 2-8 oats, 75-lb sacks,
sacks extra, $780,
+ MILLSTUFFS Bran in bulk, S13.75@14;
shorts. $135O@1375; middlings, S1550@1575;
red dog SIS; all f.. 0. b. In Minneapolis; in 100
1b sacks. S1.50 per ton additional; in 20Olb
sacks, 81 per ton additional. Shipments, OLGA
tons.
BARLEY-Feed grades are quoted at so@39c:
RYE-Recelpts, % cars; shipments, cars.
No 2 closed at sic.
HAY-Receipts, 2ee tons; shipments p tons.
Demand is good at the following quotations;
Timothy. choice. SO. 5o@9.5o; timothy, No: l..
&75o@s.5o: timothy No. 2, se.5o@7: 80; time-
shoice, s7.5o@s upland, No. !. se.5o@7; up.
land. No. 2. S5@6; midland, $5@6; slough, 81
@5; straw, rye, $4.5o95.5O straw, wheat and
Uat, S3M4
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. 20.

Inspected n-Wheat-Cars-Great Northern
No 1 northern, 4s; No. 2 northern, 80; No. 3,
AZ; rejected, II; no grade, T.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-NO. 1 north
ern 8; No. 2 northern, 40; No. g. 43; rejected.
20; no grade, 16.
Minneapolis & ST. Louis-No. northern, 49,;
No. 8, p rejected, 6.
500 Line-No. northern, {; No. northern,
IS; No. 8, 8; rejected. IA.
Northern Pacifc--No. 1 northern. ~: No. 2
northern. IA No. 8. 4; rejected, 2; no grade, s..
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha-No.
northern, 8; No. g. 8; rejected. 8; no grade, II.
Minnesota Transfer-,No. northern. 1.
Totals-No 1 northern 76; No. northern,
17s; No. 8. 121; rejected. II; no grade, 40
Other Grains-No. macaroni wheat. cars;
rejected macaronl wheat. 1; No. 2 winter whe<t.
l.; No. 3 winter wheat 11g; rejected winter
grade corn. 8; No. white oats, /; No. white
oats. p; No. white oats. 36; No: 3 oats. 70:
no grade rye, /; No. 8 barley, 1; No barley.
Is; No. barley, IS; grade barley, 2; No.
nax, %; rejected flax. SO: no grade, 1.
Cars Inspected Out-No. ] northern wheat, 8;
No. northern wheat, 81; No. 8 wheat, 5; ,re%
jected wheat, s; grade wheat, 5; macarSSi
corn No wife oats Z; NO ef oats no e sr zoe
barley, 8; No. 5 barley. 10: no grade barley,
/; No. 2 rye, 2; rejected flax, ).
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT SHORTS CovER-CoRN ADVANCED
I'M SYMPATHY OATS FIRM

Chicago. Dec. 2s..-Advances in foreign mar
kets, small worlds shipments and decrease
In the amount on passage caused renewed cover
ing by shorts III the wheat pit to-day, and
prices ruled strong. There was also good
demand from local bulls; Offerings were ao not
to s41Sc May sold up to size. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF 1852
cars, against 967' cars last week and 937 cars
a year ago.
The price continued to advance until May had
reached S4Tsc. At that figure heavy realizing
set in, and the market declined. The close.
however firm, with May 5000 higher.
Close NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s1%c; old, s19sc;
May, 81 @S1ssc July, 1880.
Cash Wheat-No. 2 red, soc; No. red seq
SOC; No. 2 hard, 7SMS1c; No. hard, 71@Tc;
No. 1 northern. sc: No 2 northern, 81 @S2c;
No spring, 72@7Sc
Corn strong fair demand from com
mission houses and on active covering by shorts.
Firm cables light receipts. together with the
strength in wheat, were the bull factors. May
a4ac and d. With very III little on the marizet
the price advanced to 447sc. Local receipts
were 527 cars, with cars Of contract grade
The market held strong turnout the day, and
May closed " Ms4c higher, at 1910.
Close: COrn-December, 41Ac; January, Al &c;
May, 45@c; July, AZ sc; September, 44Ac
Cash Corn-No. 2, 42A @43c; No. 3, 421a@
42&c.
The strength in wheat and corn lent firm
ness to oats prices. but trading lacked any
features. After opening 1sc to B@Ac higher
at S7%c to 37ss @371ac, May rallied to 37%c.
Local receipts were 4G4 cars.
Close: Oats-December, 35c; May, 379s q
37Ac; july 341s @35c.
Cash--Oats-No. 2, 341Ac; No 8, 34c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
SHOT DEAD At DANCE

Warrenton, Ca, Dec 2S.-With bull
let in his heart, William Hill, son of A. r.
Hill, one of the most prominent planters
of Warrenton county, fell dead at a coun :
try dance at the home of Augustus Reese.
near Cadley, last night. The same bullet
that killed him mangled the hand of his
sister, Mrs. Sim Harper. and went thru,
her husbands nose. Who fired the shot
is question that no one has been able
to answer. Earlier in the evening Hill
had trouble with the fiddler following a
dispute. and the shooting followed. The
shot followed a struggle over the posses
sion of a revolver which Hill had been
hourishing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
NOVEL GARBAGE PLAN

St. Louis Garbage to BE Cooked and Fed
to Hogs.
New York Sun Special Service.
st. Louis, Dec. 2S.--A proposition to
take charge Of and reduce the garbage
of st. Louis free of cost has caused
amazement among city officials, who have
been paying 100000 to 100000 a year
for this service. J. A. Worthingham,
representing a syndicate which has been
reducing the garbage Of Denver free of
cost, made the offer.
All he, asks is that the city deliver to
his company's barges on the river all the
garbage of the city to be transported.
The plan is to cook the garbage and
feed most of it to cattles and hogs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

ali day. but lost part Of its near eary va Strength rnsR
6ef the close It opened up for May at
FLAX was higher, 1sc upon casa e and &c con on
July. Changes in stocks: Wheat in store
17s2 hu increase 900 bu flax
crease SC, 300 bu; rye 52,1ss bu increase 7,6s4
ba barley 1s. bq Increase 1860 6u Re
. 6a se'ss barley tas ss
12.s17 bu. Cars track two days, 256. Close:
Wheat-Cnsh. No I hard. S31sc: No. north
ern, 81 &c; No northern. 79Mc; No 8. 76Mcs
DsSs%Dss SSf NAY 'S ST.: July 3Sy s sse G osts
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Dec. 2s.-
strongly, d neld d. Wheat. receipts ,5ss,o5o bu
morning on higher cables. reports Of rain in the
Argsntine further war tak and higher outside
s7asc; July, ss14 a. So 7-16c Rye. steady: state
and Jersey SEQ Sc: No. 2 western. e3c nominal,
25.ooo bu: very firm on fears of a buiIish crop
report. better cables and covering the wheat
500 bn nominal track White s State eeel 4a4ac.
close e:,, Wheat-December, 94ac; May, s7Bc;
Corn-December, SIC; May. sic.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Dec 2s
ern, s5@s7c: No. 2 northern. ss@s4c; May.
A az bid: putt. saAc: calls; s5Ac bid.
Rye--Steady: No. J., 5612 GIoIc. Barley-Steady;
standard, 59QI60c: sample. 4O0l6Oc Oats
Steady: standard, 37Gs71hc. Corn-steady; No.
| 8. :390l41c: May. 451sc bid; puts, 44Bc asked;
calls, 45l5 0l45Mc bid.
ST LOUIS GRAIN Dec. 2s.-close Wheat,
| higher: No. red cash elevator nominal: track.
g2@Me2Ae: p Recem her; 22c May s2ss @s2A
No. cash. 431kc; track. 44hc; December,
a31@c.; May, tsc; July: 42Ac. Oats, higher. No.
cash, 361ac; track, Bic; December 361ac; May,
aSasc; No. white. SOC.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN Dec. 2s.-close:
| Wheat. December. 67Mc; May, 7Ohc: cash No.
so hard 71@ e. IS No No 3. e7@eee; No: red,
37ssc; May 1885 @3Shc; cash No. 2 mixed, $500
SIC; No. 2 white 36M37c; No. 8. 35@36c. Oats,
No. white, 35laM37c.
6essia5er: Nag: sec. lss essh
93Rc; May, 9s1ac,. Timothy, December, S2s7Ha
January, $3.50; March, So. Clover, December
$11.25. Barley, cash. 35@ 5Sc.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 2s.-Close-wheat
spot. firm: No 2 red western winter: es Sd
4a4d; May; Is 45ad Corn. spot; steady: ,Ameri
| I'D; March, 4s sd.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28
STOCK MARKET TOPICS
MUCH COAL MINED-SOUTHERN PACIFI
AND OTHER ANNUAL STATEMENTS.

MUCH COAL MINED-soUTHERN PACIFIC
AND OTHER ANNUAL STATEMENTS.
There was over 6o,00O, COO tons OF anthracite
mined in 1903, the best year the industry has
ever bad. which, at the average going price,
reaches the enormous figure of about S270000.-
900. Were it not for the Northern Securities
case Reading and other coalers would
probably be selling much higher.
The Southern Pacific statement for last MONTH
showing an increase in net earnings of 100000
of the last few years. The great earnings
of this road and Union Pacific will
mencc 10 make themselves felt, and unless
thing unforeseen occurs from now will COM
pare favorably with any other system
The board of managers of the Delaware u
Hudson meet next Wednesday, and it is under
stood dividend of per cent for the year
1904 will be declared out of this years
ings The directors of the Delaware. Lick
awanna & Western meet Wednesday to declare
the regular quarterly dividend of ia Per cent.
The annual report Is not due till February,
when the annual election
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, Dec 2s.
--Sugar-Raw, nominal fair refining, 3 1-1GG
31sc: cen: rifugal. 90 test. 9-16c: molasses
5.05c; powdered 4.55c; graduated, 4.45c. Coffee
-Firm No. 7 Rio, &c. Molasses-Firm; New
Orleans, 81 @i3Sc.
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Dec. IS
Lead and copper quiet and unchanged.
NEW YORK OIL, Dec 2s.-Petroleum-
Steady; refined, ell ports, S9.25@9.30.
ST. LOUIS LEAD, Dec. 2s.-Lead firm,
417Rc. Spelter, weaker, 4.75c.
Ware & Leland were the leading sellers Chi
cagO May wheat around 81 &c.
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PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec % tn,

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 2s.-There was
a good demand for provisions from local and
outside interests and prices ruled firm. 4 small
run of hogs and advance of from 1Oc to
15c in prices at the yards was largely response
Bile for the strength in hog products. May
pork opened 12Ac to 171Ac higher. Nat $12.55 to
$3.50; May lard was DC higher, at $685. and
ribs up 50l7lac to 7aM 1Oc. at $6.6 to S662lb.
Close-Pork. January, $12.20; May S1255
Lard. January. SO. 7OM6.72h; May. 1921 Ribs
January, $3.50: May. S6.57Ea M6.GO
NEW YORK PROVISIONS. Dec oS-Reef
strong. Pork, quiet. Lard steady; prime