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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-04
MONEY REPORTS

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4-Bank clearings to-
day, $2771 $780, 53 for the week, $13, 93S, 16s O8;
corresponding week last year, $13,677, 1854.
New York exchange Selling rate. 35c premium;
buying rate, 15c discount. Chicago exchange:
Selling rate, 1Oc premium; buying rate, 4oc dis
count. London sixty-day sight documentary ex-
change, 81. S2A.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.--Bank clearings to-day,
1887 500 20; for the week. 1912. 051. 81.
the Bank of England shows the following
changes: Total reserve decreased :, E662.9o0: cir,
culation increased ES2oO0: bullion decreased
6 579, 426; other securities increased G5ss, 900;
other deposits decreased G915,o00; public de-
posits increased GSOS.0oO; notes reserve de-
creased s1 900. The proportion OF the Bank OF
England's reserve to liability this week is AZ .O9
week.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-The weekly statement of tn,
Bank Of France shows the following changes
Notes in circulation increase $4,000 coo francs
treasury accounts current decrease ., 500, 90,
francs; gold on hand, decrease 10000 francs
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srArE GRAIN 1NsPEcTIoN. FEB.

Inspected In-Wheat-Ca Northern
No I northern, 40; No. northern, 26; No. B.
H. rejected, A. no grade, 2. "a
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul--No. 2 north
ern, IA; No. 3, 20; rejected, 7;sno grade, I.
Minneapolis 6 st. Louis--No. 2. northern, l.;
No. 3, 1. ! "a
500 Line-No. 2 northern, L. 81 J: ak5s
Northern Pacifc-No. northern A.; No. 2
northern 6; No. g. 8; rejected. 1; no grade, !:
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha-No.
2 northern. 3; No. 3, 2; rejected, /; no
grade, g.
Minnesota Transfer-No. northern, l..
Totals--No. northern, As; No. 2 northern,
81; No. s. ~; rejected, 10; no grade, g..
Other Gra1ns--Rejected marcaroni wheat,
car; No. winter wheat /; No. 8 winter
wheat, 81; rejected winter wheat, q, No. vel
low corn, 2; No. 8 corn, /; No. corn, IA;
No. white oats, l; No. white oats, 10; No
4 white oats, Is; No. 3 oats, 5; no grade oats
I; No. 2 rye, 4; No. 3 rye, i: No. barley, g.
No. barley. 81; no grade barley, /; No. flax
Q; rejected fax, 3; grade fax, l.
Cars Inspected Out-No. northern wheat 2
No. 2 northern wheat, 10; No. wheat, 6; re
jected wheat, II; grade wheat, 8; No. {
winter wheat; 6; No. 4 corn, g; no grade corn
No oats. A; no grade oats, /; No: barley, 20
No. barley 16; No. rye, 4; No. rye, 2
No. 1 flax. 49,
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THE CASH TRADE
BIG JUMP IN RYE-EvERYTH1NG sTRON'
- AND ACTIVE.

AND ACTIVE.
fractionally higher. No. seed selling at $1.153s
m115b. There was splendid demand
Minneapolis received - against 33 last
year and shipped 1 car. Duluth received IL
cars.
Closing prices: apolis-Cesh, s114% ;
! to arrive, $1.14at; February, $1.13A; May,
SI16A.
OAfS-Frm and steady at the higher prices
Excellent demand. No. white closed at 4OAc.
Receipts ~ cars; shipments. As cars.
CORN-Higher again on. all grades. Receipts,
cars: shipments 3 cars. No. yellow closed
at 4thc.
FEED AND MEAI--Prces higher all
grades and very firm quoted Coarse
corn meal and cracked corn. in sacks, sacks
extra. so; No 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn and
i1-3 oats. S0-lb sacks sacks extra, SIG. 50:
no. ground feed, = corn and u oats, 75-lb
J-3 and % oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra.
$3.50. --s
MIIL.STUFFS-Firm as quoted with good de-
rand reported. Bran in bulk, $14.25@15: shorts,
S1475M15: mddlngs. sic. 75@17; red dog.
S19.2JM 1880: all T o b in Minneapolis; In 100.
sacks. 81 per ton additional. Shipments, 63O
tons. L. r
!! RYE-A big jump in rye. The market held
up we'll above the soc level and near the close
was up TO &c. Receipts, cars shipments
none. No. 2 closed at Gee. y
DOC: mailing grades, 50M55c. Receipts, % cars
shipments, "a
lIAY-,rimothy, choice 50 .5Oel1o; timothy
NO I. 50; No. Q. 81. 5O@lS.50 timothy. low
grade. SCOT; clover. $6oD7 80: !yland, choice
Ss5o@la; upland, No |, 81 .50@s so; upland
o15.5o; straw. wheat and oats. s4@4. 90 Re
CENTS, 60 tons. shipments Ga tons.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Feb. 4.-I7eavy gem
eral buying Of provisions caused strong, mar
ket in hog products The bu1 Ills , per
cuce. There was an active demand for May lard
and the price of that commodity led the list
in strength. May pork opened 21ac to &c higher,
at $13.671a to $3.50, advancing later to $1377h.
May lard was up fraction: to 15@171ac at
81 80 to $7.75 while ribs We're 21IM 5c to TIC
higher ut S6.s5 to 6.s7A
Close: Pork: May, S13721a. Lard: May,
So .62a; July, se.671s. Ribs, May, S6.s21a; July,
Sc Oh.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Feb 4.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market steady to easy; good to
prime steers. s5@5.65; poor to medium s425@
81 5o@4.2o; heifers. s2@4. 80: Gamers. s1.5o@
2.4o; bulls, s2@4.15; calves, -ss5o@7. %.
Hogs-Receipts, to-day. 27,OOO tomorrow.
%, 900: slow to 10c lower; mixed and butchers
$4.75@5; good to choice heavy. 81 :e0@5.o5
rough heavy: so@4.9o; light, s4.4o@4so; bulk
sheep-Receipts, $4,000: sheep steady: lambs
steady; good to choice wethers. $4@4.eO; fail
to choice mixed. $3.7564: western sheep. S4@
4so; native lambs, s4.50@575; western lambs
81 5OMB
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THE FLOUR MARKET

PRICES UP NoToH-DEMAND is ONLY
FAIR.
Patents were advanced this morning, but clears
are quoted unchanged There is fair demand
for -four but nothing very heavy, and foreign
business is very dull. AS quoted prices are very
firm and millers say are likely to advance fur
ther. Shipments were only 1885 barrels.
First patents quotable $4.S0@4.90; second
patents. $4.70@490; first clears, $3.50@5.60; Sec
ond clears, $25O@2.6O 60.
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WASHINGTON COTTON REPORT, Feb A.
Announcement was made to-day by the census
bureau that a cotton ginning report will be
issued Tuesday Feb. O..
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON Feb. war r1-
mors inducing heavy liquidation, caused a
break Of cent pound or So a bale in the
cotton market to-day. Liverpool came in sensa-
local traders. Prominent bulls said that the
break was also partially due to concerted effort
on the part of the New York and Liverpool
bears to break the market. Heavy buying by
local bulls and in Liverpool caused a sharp reac.
ton. March lost JOG points from the close OF
yesterday at 15.50c, and then recovered tc
1929. The break was attended with little ex
The volume of trade was heavy
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, Feb
northwest, $1.1s; southwest Sill; February
Sill; May, $1.14. Timothy, February, So. 10;
March, S3.15. Glover, February, $40. 750l11.
Barley, cash. 3SQ6Oc.
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THE DAYS RESULTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

May had reached the new high record point OF
$3.50 There was heavy selling by commission
houses and local longs. May sold Off to 55c,
When the downward tendency was checked
war news caused rally late in the day how
ever, and the close was strong, with May 1@1 IA
Close; Corn-February, 521ac; May, SEC; July
81 a@51ssc; September, 5O3ac.
Cash Cash corn: No. 3, 42A 0l43ac; No. 4, 4oD42c
There was good demand for oats from the
shorts and commission houses and in order tC
supply that demand 1t necessary to bid W
the price The opening on May was Nc to &c
higher at 1850 to 46Ac. The price quickly rose
TO 467sc, but later settled back to 46Ss @461ac
LOCAL receipts were II cars. ~,
July. SOC: September S31a a 5sSsc
Cash oats: No. 2, 421ac; No. 5, 411h@42c.
The following was the range Of prices:
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Feb = The utmost
Of the cotton market here to-day; The bullish
utterances from New Orleans yesterday and the
report that New Orleans bulls had placed UNI
limited buying orders in the local pit just befor
to believe that this morning would witness re-
sumption of the recent upward trend of values:
against the world for this morning Liverpool, in:
stead OF advancing as expected reported de-
mental selling This led to a weak opening here,
the old and Of 5000 points on the new
tern situation looked very threatening, and at
first there was no, indication of New Orleans
support, The decline attracted a good demand
from shorts who were taking profits. New
Orleans also reported sensational break in
Liverpool shortly after the local opening became
spectacularly active and excited losing at times
70DS points between sales. The local market
however after selling down to i; SOC for March,
on renewed bull support.
After noon the market was much less active
M e New Crowd wers
ing weakness, but did not APPEAR to = be oper-
ating aggressively for further. advance.
At noon the ); market was more, quiet than in
Of the morning, net loss of 2o@2z points.
sPStt cotton t,f gust let middltng uplands le25c;
Cotton-spot closed quiet, 25 points lower; mid
ding uplands, 1926; middling gulf, 16.50c.
| Sales, 0UO DaleS. -
| Shortly before the close there was another
violent break in prices. the May option sellin.,
| down to a price 1O7 points, more than cent
a pound, below last nights close.
+. LIVERPOOL COTTON, Feb AFTER open
ing quiet to-day the cotton market began. tc
came in from practically every part Of the worlt
and large and exciting business was done. Tht
We're February. 40 points: March and April, 43
April and May, IS; May and June so; June ant
July. 46; July and August, 49, and August ant
8 September, 43 points. Sc
Il In the afternoon the market was at times live
!, ly and excited. Fluctuations were not as grea
as during the early session. but there was NOR
excitement. It was reported that $1,000 bale
of May and June changed hands in one transac
ton at 7.S9c. In the late trading the marke
steadied and advanced and closed very unsettle,
and excited with prices 1920 points lower thai
, the previous day.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. 4.-War news and
excitement at Chicago carried wheat up hers
lie ~ to close at 92%c for May. The mar
do much. Flax dull and steady at from
Yesterdays price to u lower Receipts today:
Wheat, Il cars; flax, u; barley, 10; oats, TO-
Shipments, none. Cars on track, II.
ophern $780, No northern e6 S4c n
92@c; July, 92c; September. SOAc; flax cash.
$1;15;' May, $1.1S; July, $1.19; oats, Al Ac; rye
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. ~
Elour-Receipts, 23,o24 brls; sales, {, f6o brls;
hrmly held at last nights prices. Minnesota
p9 1o $S@5a winter Mt straghts
tras, 1929 go; winter patents, $4.5O@4. s.:
winter low grades, $3O5@3.4o. Buckwheat
Flour-Dull; $2@2:15. Wheat--Receipts, 1925
bu; sales, 2,l5o.OoO bu; strong and active on a
Argentine and covering. Later it eased of
eo@e4c; No. 2 WESTERN TIC nominal + Q i
bu. Higher this morning the war news and
further heavy western buying. Oats-Receipts
25,5OO bu; nominal.
Close: aWheat-,May,, oe1sc; July. ooMe: Sep
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. 4
FlonrN4;Highear e5@5o5 Whea aesC No
95SSe BID; puts, es1se bid; calls sse BID Ry,
CSC; sample, 5s@s5c. oatsMFirm; n standard ndt
| 44@441ac. Corn-Firm; No 8, 42@43ac; May
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Feb. 4-Close: Wheat
| Higher; No. 2 red cash. elevator, 93$sc May
ssSsc; July. s2as @s2kc; No. hard, SAG 1910
go'Fn-lHiEher; No. GaSh 454c; May
May. A Nc; July, 371ac; No 2 White, 44G44Ht
Lead-Weak; 4.$oc. spelter-Quiet; 1859
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bills discounted decrease 325, 600 francs; sill
yer On ( hand; increase 2,725, 900 francs
of discount WINS unchansed to-day at per cent
:. IAklS Feb 4:-Three per cent rentcs, 81
Change ssnsme for the
checks.
LONDON. Feb. 4.-Amount Of bullion taken
e1e tne Bank OF England on balance to-day Is
BERLIN, Feb. 4-..Exchange on London 20
marks 49h pigs for checks
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb. 4.-consols
COT eson ss
~; chesapeaEe $ Ohio. $lK: Chicago Great
2lN Denver & Rio Grande preferred, 7sA Erie.
ferrsd; An; Illinois Central, 1873; Louisville
n \, JOSH; Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
R2s Norfolk 4si.rssd Wss
Rand fdr1 Mines e Reading 22 Reading a5st
aaiwaS eStsernp RaWsI
ferred. IS; Southern Pacific. 5oA Union Pacific
States stse IL United States steel preferred es
oo FL M s;Hnr 2o y Wabash preferred So
s sb bs s IS s
gsi:e1 1i1 in ysstssSeys MARKET Aa!entsre
4 I'D 5sn:ad.fsa Msl
Ssags eSPse1dstsd. 4s@4s,5 Bsly West. 0gRs
% 7si Goal preferred: io7 @1fo; Elm
a$s and Sse esfsR s Ss 7 @0h "a
&s Granny y sh9Rsh AZ A,anaeonda ~
900; Rhode Island, i@ih; 's Santa F Su1 I&m2
oo cS %snsreeR 1924 siy ft
United States Mining, 2OR @2oA; United State
Oil. 91k 0e1s; Utah. 331I @3sH; Victoria, 81
@3A Minona, 6@61a: Wolverine, 72@73; WY
andot, s71a bid.
THE IRON AGE REVIEW.
New York, Feb. 4.--Commenting upon cond
its Issue to-day: ....'i.,
A good deal Of interest attaches to the meetin
at ieye5and tomorrow Of the miners and shil
Ing season of 19O4-19O5 are to be discussed
: Sales for next season have been exceedingly ligf
thus far, and the condition of the pig ior
tempting figures before they take hold Flu
: naces on the lake shore and in the central we
! are making low figures, and reports Of $12 +,
The steel corporation is blowing in addition
stacks and has very largely increased productie
to cover requirements. Specifications for ste
Is increa sing. The paucity of orders from tt
= railroad has brought to grief very long
r tablished pool-that on locomotive tires. Late
! open hearth steel tires have sold as low
. $3.50 delivered at distant western points.
: The The arrangement ;m existing among the thr
: hoops and bands has gone to pieces and 10
a prices are being made.
: Reports from the wire and tube trades contin
A somewhat better volume of business is COZ
ing out in plates and in structural material.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Feb. 4-Recipts
Cattle, 500: hogs, $500. 400 o. o.,
ESQ u.s. sfs g. Saei bs So l0s
So 50; beeyes i24o lbs $41ei Is bse7es, 1850
ibs $2s5; 10 cows, 1,14o lbs, $3.50; "A steckers
100 lbs, $2.75; stockers, $50 lbs, $S25; 10
stockers $1,000 lbs So 70; g yeaslings $50 lbs iso
| lbs $3.50. 4%~
receipts sci zoS 300. ineiudias Tsssas
ers. $215@a.so; cows and heifers, s2.25@4,25;
Hog HogsMRe Rec 1000; market opened steady
t5S pssk SIX s. $ 495 butchers and best
D sheeepr~Reeeipts, 1000: market frm; sheep,
49, 75@4 90; lambs, s4.so@5s5.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. Feb. 4-cattle
Receipts, 1000, including 400 southerns: mar
s 4 0s sent issp' csws ''seTs
and heifers, $1.75@4; stockers and feeders, S2:75
Hogs Hogs-Receipts, 1000; market lower, heavy
81 s565; packers $475@4 3d.. pigs. S460 @4. so
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market strong; sheep,
$2.75@425; lambs, s45e6b.65
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Feb. A Cattle
| Receipts. $500; market about steady; beet
s steeEs and sa5
,! Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market Sc lower; heavy
81. sO14 80 pigs, So: 7514.5O. -. II - !.
/ Sheep-Recepts.l 3, 600: market steady sheep
! $2.5OG4.75; lambs, $4.15@575.
/ MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer. st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. Barrett 4 sZim
norman report that the market maintained {
of the season. Stock crowded the market
choice -sl5o@175; drafters. common to good
mares mares choice. s115@1S5; farm mares, common
to good $90@115.
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Wednesday, Feb. 8:

Prices steady at yesterdays closing. Receipts
light. Average quality. if any different hardly
good. Price ranged 81 .45 to 81 80; bulk, 81 so
tty are quotaple from s4.45 to 81 800; good light
ard desirable mixed from $4.80 to $40 and
good to choice medium and heavy hogs from 81 rs
| TO $4.9o; top hogs at $3.50. weighed late. Sales:
He g ls6 lbs s. 81 59 81 1S 6 lbs -, 81 55
lis, 81. 49, 90 20s lbs 81 60; So, 1856 lbs $3.50.
| Odds and Ends. 220 lbs, $3.50; Z, 300 lbs,
| 400; 8. 1855 lbs. $4.25. =
Pigs md Underweights-24, 1876 lbs. 81 80: So,
1873 lbs 81 20; 8, $50 lbs, St; s., 81 lbs. SIS. 80:
Stays and Boars--1, 600 lbs, 1925; 2, 2S5 lbs,
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS Feb. 4.-Beef- :
Steady. Pork-Ftrm; mess, S14.25@15.25. Lard
Firm; prime western steam, $7.75.
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HIDES, PE1Ts, TaL1ow AND WOOL.

HIDES, PELTs, TiLLOW AND WOOL.
Mol. No. g.
Green sailed heavy. steer hides 81 ~
Green salted COW hides .......... 71a 61a
Green sailed light hides ............ IA 81
Green salted bull hides ............. Z 6
Green sailed veal calf IL 9H
Green salted long-haired kip 6l2
Green sailed deacons = 40 Cos
Green salted branded, 1hc per lb less than
free of brands.
Green or green frozen, lie less each grade.
Green salted horse or mule hides
large SS ~ 2.ZU
Green sailed horse mule hides
Green salted horse mule hides.
Dry flint Montana, Oregon, washington
! and Idaho butcher hides, fat. IA 6I15lk
! Montana bulls and fallen hides ....1o OIL
Dry fiDt Minnesota, Dakota, Wiscon-
sin and similar liz 10
Green sailed pelts, large to small.
eaca ;e.,.,.. =. .. 2o @9o
Dry flint. territorial pelts, per lib 10 al
T Ts1ew in in p sasss :..: :: y y 3:
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PUTS AND CALLS.

-r----.---. :. PUTS AND CALLS.
2:3O o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat, 9l7sc
Calls--May wheat, 97c.
Curb-May wheat, $3.50. al
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Lambs-5 lambs, SO lbs,

$4.16.
Among the shippers on the market mark were
Ting7al River Falls Wis; 6. Gardner, Ham
n.ond, Wis; D. Lloyd, Dickey, N. D.; Burcf
Regain, Prior Lake; n. Kaye, Maiden Rock, Wis,
]. Haviland, Harrington; c.. N. Cosgrove, Ii
sueur: G. w. Dodge, Madelia Ryan s. Co.
Waseca; J. j. Sturgeon, Marshall; N. Theis
Revere
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb. 4:---wheat- Spot,
6s sgd; July, nominal. Corr-spot; American
mixed, new, steady, 4s 21ad; American mixed
Old firm. As "a; futures, steady; March, As 21hd;
May, As SGD.
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the past week are as fol-

NHlITOHIS ellltTIIS IHe ydTUs TtpoI!0H TeCtIPts
for. the, day by loads follows: Chicago Great
Western, 4 Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul s:
Minneapolis &. St Louis. 1; Chicago, st. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha, a; Great Northern, 8;
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, 2; 500 Line, .;
Northern Pacific. 3; Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Feb. 4.
Lead and Copper-Quiet and unchanged.
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HOGS ARE not
Up TO GRADE
QUALITY CONTINUES BARELY
SATISFACTORY TO BUYERS.
Beef and Butcher Cattle About Steady
with Neutrality-suspicious. Fair Steers
In, but Nothing Very Good-Sheep
Receipts Light and Prices Holding
About Steady with Yesterday.

South st. Paul MINI, Feb. 4.-Estimated re-
ceiIts at the union stOckyardS to- day: Cattle,
$50; calves, rs; hogs, $500; sheep, 100; cars,
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| KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb: 4.-C1ose: Wheat
s17s@ssc; NJ; s. 7s@soMs; No: T. 7i@57e;
Corn-,May, 461ac: July, 451ac: cash No 2
mixed, 1a144c; No. white 45c; No. 3, 441ac.
| Oats-No 2 white 42c; No. 2 mixed 41c =
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NEW YORK OIL, Feb. 4.-P Petroleum Steady
refined. all ports, 9.O50910c. 81 B.
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PEORIA WHISKY, Feb. 4-Whisky on the
basis Of $1.27 for finished goods.
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The stock of the GEORGE A. TREApwELL
Mining company, q William st, New York, ID
considered by many conservative investors the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-18

there. but it seems that the city has
just been giving the state the use of a
ward building free. Auditor Wells
estimates that 100000 is needed for a
building for this school, and $4,000
to equip it. He also estimates that the
school will need SIT, 500 a year for ex-
penseS during the next two years, in
stead of $4,000 which was given it at
the start.
The Fort Hays normal school asked
for $4,000 for a gymnasium, but Mr..
Wells cut it out.
From his estimates for the Fort
Hays experiment station Mr.. Wells cut
out $4,000 for a superintendent resi-
dence, but he allowed $1,000 for cot
tages for the workmen, and $500 for
the purchase of teams and blooded
live stock.
The Quindaro colored university is
asking for $4,000 from the state for a
trades building, but Auditor Wells
cut this out of his estimates for the
reason that the state does not have a
sufficient proprietary interest in the
institution to warrant the expenditure.
The estimate for salaries and MAIN
tenance of all institutions are the same
as those made by the last legislature.
except as otherwise indicated.
The aggregate of the appropriations
asked for for new buildings by the
various state institutions which Au-
ditor Wells refused to include in his
estimates, amounts to more than a
million dollars.
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THE WORLD's SAVINGS.

The total deposits in all the savings
banks of the world, according to latest
OFFICIAL information received by the de-
partment of commerce and labor
through it's bureau of statistics,
amounted to over 1O1k billion dollars,
contributed by $3.50 900 depositors. AS
the figures used in arriving at the
grand totals cover about one-half of the
population of the world viz. over 40
million. it appears that the United
States. with less than 91s per cent of
the total population considered, con-
tributes over % per cent of the total
savings deposits recorded. OF the total
number of depositors, or rather deposit
accounts, the share of the United States
is somewhat less than per cent, while
the average deposit per account is
more than four times and the average
savings per inhabitant more than three
and one-half times the corresponding
averages for the rest of the world
In Europe and even in Canada the
functions of the government in this
field are larger than in this country.
where the state restricts itself merely
TO formulating the general legislation
pertaining to the subject. sanctioning
special charters for the creation of saw
angs banks. and controlling through
special officers the proper workings of
said banks. The European governments
in many cases have shown greater in
terest in this mode of popular saving
either by guaranteeing the safety of
deposits or by instituting government
institutions, chiefly postal savings
banks, for the receiving and managing
of savings deposits. In some countries,
such as Russia, Bulgaria, and Rou-
mania, the lack of private Initiative
and the preponderating influence of the
Gtete in the entire economic life of the
nation have caused the development of
public savings banks to an almost ex-
elusive extent; in other countries, such
as Germany, Switzerland and France
the local public bodies, such as the
communeS or cantons, from the very
outset invited and fostered the deposits
of small savings by establishing munich
pal savings Institutions.
Wherever the central government is