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ment prevailed from the outset. Japan's sever
ance OF diplomatic relations with Russia led to
heavy decline In all Russian securities, varying
from 70 francs Reports OF Japanese securi-
ties. which are little marketed here, showed q
similar but less pronounced fall. International
showed sympathetic depression.
BERLIN, Feb. 8.-Exchange on London 20
marks 50h pigs for checks. Discount rates,
snort bills, per cent: three months bills, 21a
~ LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb. s:consols
Tor money, S6A consols for account, S6M. Ana
conda, 3A Atchison, 89A; Atchison preferred,
s Ply Baltimore t. Ohio, 81M; Canadian Pa
enc, 1l9as; Chesapeake & Ohio. 1914: Chicago
Great Western, 15M; Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
paul, 40; De Beers, 1aA; Denver & Rio Grande,
SOh; Denver Il Rio Grande preferred Il; Erie,
S69s; Erie first preferred, 15A; Erie second pre-
ferred, 4bh; Illinois Central, 1914; Louisville
y Nashville, 106; Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
!6A New York Central, 121; Norfolk & Western,
59A; Norfolk & Western preferred, 90; Ontario
4, Western, q =; Pennsylvania, 58% Reading,
2lA !; Reading first preferred, 40; Reading second
preferred. 293a; Rand Mines, SA; Southern Rail
way, Il; Southern Railway preferred, 81; South
ern Pacific, 47A; Union Pacific, sou Union Pa
cine preferred, 92R; United States Steel, IL n;
United States Steel preferred, 57A; Wabash,
l9A; Wabash preferred, 81.
Bar silver, 20 11-l6d per ounce; firm,
Money, 2M2A per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 29s @3 per cent The rate of dis
count IN the open market for three months bills
is SGl3h Der cent. -
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THE CASH TRADE
OATS MAKE BIG DECLINE-CoRN Also
VERY WEAK.

OATS MAKE BIG DEoL1NE-CoRN ALSO
VERY WEAK.
s. FLAX-No. 1 seed selling from $11SA to
$1.14%, and rejected close up to No. price,
somf ss at received 50 cars against 50 last
year, and shipped II. Duluth received q cars.
Closing prices Mlneapolis-Cash, $1.13%;
to arrive, $1.13ss; February. $112A; May,
. CORN-Weak and lower all around In line
with weakness in the option. Receipts. IA cars;
shipments, 5 cars No. yellow closed at AO1ac
OATS-A big drop in oats In line with the
break in oats futures. No. white closed at
8Sc. Receipts, 113 cars; shipments. 20 cars.
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse corn mea! and
cracked corn in sacks, sacks extra, SIG; No:
ground feed. % corn and 1-3 oats so-lb sacks
sacks extra, SIT; No. ground feed, 4 corn and
ground feed, 1-8 corn and % oats, 75-ib SACKS,
sacks extra, SO.
MILLSTUFFS-Bran in bulk, $16@15.25;
shorts s15@15.25; middlings, .s17@17.25 red
dog, $40. 5O@20; all b In Minneapolis; IN
1O0lb sacks $1.5O per ton additional; in 2oo-lb
sacks, 81 per ton additional. Shipments, 1,SSS
BARLEY-Feed grades are reported at 500
Acc: mailing grades. 46@52c. Receipts, ~ cars;
RYEIThe strongest of the coarse grains;
Cars No closed at &c.
No. /. 50: No: 2, s7:5o@s.bo: timothy, low
grade. ss@7: clover, $6@7 So; upland, choice,
$4,000: upland, No. i, s75o@s. 80; upland D.
No. g. $6@7: midlsnd. So. 50@6.60; slough, 81 so
Ql5.5O straw. wheat and oats, $4@4.5 80. Re-
sreipts, 203 tons.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Yokohama cable: All the banks in this city
have Withdrawn their open letters of credit to
New York-Stocks of American companies in
more.
J. A. Black, New York, says: II think the
weakness in the market is due more to the
Baltimore fire than to ANYTHING else Opinion
sell securities to pay losses and that has cul.
traders. - :
New York to stephens-Bears will hammer the
market but substantial support may be ex.
pected, and after the. first decline the market
should rally. After the first shock it will be
realized that the war news has been pretty well
discounted and the existing short interest will
day.
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GREAT LOSS IN JULY WHEAT-CORN AND
OATS LOWER.
sharp decline to-day on heavy liquidation in the
face of extremely bullish conditions. There
an enormous line Of July wheat thrown on the
hgh point The May opfca broke Isf ic to 1 5
was strong on the war situation, and on higher
prices In foreign grain markets. May being up
e &c higher to- sS3c Ths s Nrs
Of short General selling Of July
s soa be eSeci sRd hs price
fe to % May declined in
caused S May advancing th to
while July advanced to s4%c. Minneapolis, Du-
iuth and Chicago reported receipts of SOB cars,
against aga 4oo cars last week and 1855 cars year
There was scattered selling turnout the remain
weak. May closed unchanged from Saturday at
h.. S'oss WSst Nay; S4a; July = septem-
@ ssn Nh b Sq S ss 49, so hard req 5
The weakness in wheat affected the corn mar
ket and l. pr prices suffered severe set back, on
higher cables and on the war news, May Being
unchanged to Nc higher at 54%c to CSC. When
the price Of wheat began to decline there was
fifteen minutes May had declined to $3.50. a
ta Sr tine hh sapyng
| ering by shorts caused rally, May advancing
| none Of coltract grade.
I Extreme weakness developed toward the noon
hour, May declining to 5sc. Heavy sales by cas-
| tern holders were partly responsible for the
further decline. Some recovery was made late
in In the day on buying BY prominent house. but
Close: Corn, February, 49c; May, 52%c; July,
50Bc; September, 5Okc.
There was an abundance of oats for sale when
| the break in wheat occurred, and prices declined
: in sympathy with the weakness in other grains.
! The market opened strong under the infu-
ences that governed other pits at the start,
to 44szc Heavy iaiid Ia ies soon n caused fSe
price to drop 17A@18c to 1%c, to 43c, but, in
an attempt to cover, shorts bid the price up to
| 43Bc. Local receipts were 3O7 cars.
Close; Oats, May, 41Bc July, s7%c: septem-
Cash :sats, No. 2. 4oc; No. 8, 1910.
The following was the range Of prices,
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Liverpool opening-Wheat, uncertain, Ed
higher. Corn dull, unchanged
liverpool, 1:so-Wheat, SD higher. Corn. I'D
wheat on passage, increase, $500, 1000 bu; corn.
decrease, !, 800. 900 bu.
Weather extremely cold thruout northwest and
middle west. Zero southwest. Snow in Ohio
valley.
Lewis from Chicago: General selling in all the
pits. Armour supporting wheat now.
Broomhall cables: Odessa exporters have tenn
porarily stopped all offers.
New York wired: Odessa exporters have
stopped all offers temporarily.
English country markets quiet weather stormy,
forecast windy. French country markets quiet
Charles e: Lewis from Chfcago-The Bartlett
crowd have liguidated immense lines of corn and
oats this morning
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, FEB. 8.

Inspected In-Wheat-cars- Great Northern.
No. northern, "a; No: 2 northern, %; No. 8,
Ii; rejected, s; grade. 2.
Chicago, Mil va st. ~ Paul-No; north.
Minneapolis & St. Louis-No. northern, 7,
No. 8, II; rejected, 8.
500 Line-No. l northern 7; No. northern,
IA; No. 8, 8; rejected, 4; no grade, 1:
Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis & omaha-No.
g. z; rejected, 2; no grade, 1.
Totals-No. i northernu, IL; No: northern,
81 81 mo sTadf be,t
car; No. winter wheat. !; No. 8 winter wheat,
3d. rejected winter wheat, d; no grade winte;
wheat, l; No: yellow corn, 8; No: corn. l
No. corn, 2; no grade corr, 1: No; white
no grade oats 5, No.: rye, 2; No. rye, II
No. 4 barley, 5; No. barley, 80; grade bar
ley, A. No. 1 fax, 10; Rejected fax, II; nc
grade fax, 1. -.
Cars Inspected out-No. northern wheat, 20
No northern wheat "a; No. wheat, %
rejected wheat, 80; no grade wheat, 8; No.
winter wheat, 8; No. winter wheat, IL; No.
| corn, 8; no grade corn, 2; No. s white oats, 80
No. 4 white oats. 80; No: oats, 8; no grade
| oats, 8; No. barley, 4; No. barley, IS; No.
rye, i; No. 1 fax, 8
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MONEY REPORTS

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb s.-Bank clearings to-
day, So. 293, 519.14. New York exchange. selling
rate, 35c premium; buying rate, 15c discount.
Chicago exchange, selling rate, 10c premium;
buying rate, 40c discount. London 60-day sight
documentary exchange, 4.S2A
ST. PAUL, Feb. S.-Bank clearings to-day,
$S6S, O5S.42
the stock exchange TO-DAY fell all around e Con- ~
suls made new low record Of s6N, rallied to
81 Lie and fell again rs. Japanese tours
prices Russians fell S3A points to SO. and later
rallied to SIC. The markets were cratic.
was Of professional character. Much excite
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. s.-The wheat opening
was very strong, 3sc up from f. n. Saturday, but
break was sharp and immediate. May started
at 9sAc, and declined to e1Yc. It recovered ere
declined to s11sh, with pretty dull and
Receipts to-day az Wheat, IS cars: fax, 81;
Wheat, S,si4 bu: ~ oats seas Cars on track,
YReRsss II asa ss5s. GREASE
ST. CORN 1s So no change ESs
s sSs Nay sss
$s% ass' Ry Msy tsc sl'lo7s' july SiA'a oa''
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. s.
FlourlReeeipts 2s 4le brls; sales $500 pkgs;
ps stseay fnd
sales 1906, 900 bu; excited and lower this NOR
ming on flood of selling orders and large world $
cold in the northwest. May, 95A @96c; July
and Ssrseg so@ u.s. westsyn
175 bu; sales, $4,000 bu; easy on the larger
inal.
s5n, 81 Gs2e; s 80: = northern SIS sss@aos; Nay
&c bid. Rye-Steady; NO. l, 63c. Barley
| Dull: No. 2, 62@63e: sample, 3S@5S1ac. Oats
1@2c lower; standard. 42k @4sc Corn-1c lower
No. g. 44@45c; May. 52A@ 53c asked.
Wheat-Puts, 921ac bid; calls 96c asked
| Corn-Puts. 51szc bid; calls. 541sc asked.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb. s-C1ose
Mss:t na May so@sss ? s. 'sS ie; NO Gag
| 7O@75c rejected, 6S@70c; No. 2 red. 74c: No
8. 81 @92c. Corn. May. Az @44Mc; July
44Mc; cash No. 2 mixed, 1880; No. 2 white
421ac; No. g. 42c. Oats, No. white, 41@42c
| No. 2 mixed, SOC.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Feb s-Close: Wheat
Higher, unsettled: No. 2 red. cash, elevator
/ 93Mc: No. 2 hard, s5@s7c: May, ss5s @ssAc
Gorn-LoWer; No 2 cash, 45c; May, 491s @149Ac
4sc; May. 41ssc; No. white, 441Ac.
C5lCAG $500, ss.SD 1 en- SGnsn GnaANS, rep
Cash, northwestern. 81 .1ea; southwestern, 81 10
May, LILO; February; $1,14. Timothy-Feb
$1O.75@i1. Barley-Cash, 9s@6Oc.
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Monday, Feb. s.-Butter, firm. Eggs,
firm. Poultry, firm. Veal, firm

BUTIER-Creameries, extra, lib, 221kc; cream
cries, hrsts, 2lc; creameries, seconds. lie;
seconds, he; packing stock, s@i2c; renovated,
extra, tic; renovated, frsts, 111ac; roll and
print, fancy, 14c; roll and print, fair to good,
EGGs-New laid, case count, current receipts,
G s9se,ss Included Zoe; candled loss off, doz c
ahn' 20 per case for candled; seconds and
Oh, GHBEsE p. or fats, fancy, 11@12c;
g sAe; R}Einssf, n S;a: S. S. pSitest
IS Sh fssssf f rs ~ turkeys fam
o ea O. sys sn tS 1 spFss
faney. large, h@iihe; fair to good and small
ccy, heads off, 13c; fair to good, 9@11c; geese
fancy, heads off, Lie; fair to good, S@9c; frozen
: DRESSED MEATs-veal, fancy, per lib, TIC;
fair to good. 6@7s; small, overweight, 4@5c;
mutton NUT o fancy, 5@ec; lambs, yearlings 7@9c
FIsH-Crappies, medium to large, &c; small
sc; p{eker FL oe ST. bq nd &c; pike e@7c
per per f bu car sEe: lots. sacked
zoe; small lots, sacked, s5@eoc. '''Ae' ''s9
0NIONS-Per bu, 75c.
P PH IE0 s. doz. 81; dead, doz,, 75c
ra1i,1 lD reEaAS-Fancy, yellow, per bu 81 so;
s. narrowfat s $s25. iane' Si'0' medium
navy pss 5s s cna Include hvy sas S. sG
hand picked, So; medium. fair, 81 Is; medium medium
prowa and far dirty tt a ssg7 6
nsS s5S5 Ss~3ss spys t! So sEssn
Sweets, $3.50; Russets. $s.5o@4; Ben Davis, SAG
ORANGES Eloridas, all Sizes 81; California
sxre fancy 9d Is t. Sz6 S5o cafor
SWEET RGTATToGs.1ll per br1, 1913
Wisconsin Bell and Bugles $3.50.
fancy p White 5ss Is Sss Sections
goidenrod, liz; extracted white, in barrels. &C.;
Sanenss 5 eS: sms 5uaebes
VEG@TABLEs-Rad per doz punches. 40
sse Rn oaos aSi 'o fan celery d sSocs 0@
dos 81 Psa emapss 1s 81 eas
PARSLEY ea so Se2 Sossd
onions, shal!ots, per doz punches, $1.75; ruta-
bagas, Blu, 75@s5c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE Feb. s.-Butter-Re.
! ceipts, 1885 pkgs; firm; extra creamery. 24c;
creamery, common 70 choice, l6@231ac; state
Oheese-Receipts, 1888 pkgs; steady; State Full
i cream fancy small colored, September, i9c;
late made, 103ac; small white, September, l2c;
late made. 10Ac; large white, September, PC;
late made, 1O1ac. Eggs--Receipts. Gill pkgs:
firm and higher: state and Pennsylvania nearby
| average finest, 83c; state and Pennsylvania sec.
onds to frsts. 31@32c; western frsts, 32c
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Feb. s.-Butter-stendy.
ETe e1 sf T. dairies Eggs
Steady; daisies, 1oM101Ac; twins, eh@ioc;
Young Americas, 1o@10hc. Peultry-Live. cas-,
1er turkeys, 12c; chickens, 1O@11 ihc; springs
11@11kc: Petatoes-Easy; Burbanks, S7GSsc::
Rurals sQ@Ssc; Red Stock: 12@s2c: Veal
6h@7hc; 80 to 125 pounds, s@s1sc; So to liz
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. s.--whf1e the
serious news from the far east had naturally a
depressing influence the relative frmness at
Liverpool caused somewhat firrner opening q
the cotton market to-day and first prices were
II to 25 points higher on the active months Fol-
lowing this there was further advance carry
ing May up to 14.35c and July to
1 IA a., net gain Of ssa41 points,
there was tremendous selling from outside
sources and the market in less than ten min.
utes had broken nearly full cent from the best
point Of the morning. Around IL o'clock the most
sensational changes Of this season occurred May
which had sold down to 1880. Jumped to
1ssoc and broke to L l4c. and July, which had
then broke to 1890, all inside of twenty min
uteS.
At midday. the market was easier again under
renewed liquidation after having rallied to IL 35c
for May and 1920 for July. Quotations at
noon were net 45M63 points lower. Spot cotton
- - middling upland, 15O0c: middiing gulf.
.>.o,lnd midday the market rallied. March had
declined to 12.41c. May to 1900 and July to
13.0Sc, this being net loss from the best prices
of the morning from 119 to 133 points. At this
level there considerable covering and by /
O'Clock the market had recovered to about last
Saturdays closing prices. 1t was reported that
the advances had been partially due to anxiety
to make the O'Clock or margin prices as favor
able possible.
Cotton, spot, closed quiet 125 points lower:
middling uplands, 14.25c; niddling gulf Il. SOC
sales, $500 bales.
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Weather Forecast-Kansas. Nebraska South
Dakota. snow durrfes: Illinois. Indiana, Missouri,
snow furries; Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
fair. cold; Iowa, cloudy, snow furries
Chicago-Just like Saturday lots of wheat for
sale.
Weather -Winnipeg-Clear and cold.
80 below. Grand Forks-e Cloudy, 25 below. Fargo
and cold, Is below Hillsboro-Cfear and calm.
IA below. st. Cloud-Clear and cold light north
wind. % below. Comstock-Clear and showed
yesterday. very cold. 20 below. Fergus Falls
Clear and cold, % below.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS. Feb. s-Provisions
ton, due to the break in corn prices The open
ing was strong on good buying by shorts and
commission houses, May pork leading the advance
May lard was up 121ac to 15c, at sizes to
$7.67h, while ribs were &c to TIC higher at
prospects df an increased foreign demand and
to higher prices for hogs at the yards. There
prices, suffered some losses May pork steadying
around $13.70, while lard eased off to 81 55.
After selling up to $3.50, May ribs reacted to
Pork-May, s1s.677a: July, s1s.771h
Lard-May, $7.52A; July, $7.57k 0l7eO.
Ribs-May, $6S219; July, $695@6.97k
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, st. Paul, Mimi. Feb. S-Barrett & Zim-
this season. Market was well supplied with all
classes Of horses, and there was fair atten-
dance of buyers. Prices ruled firm. Values:
$165M19O; drafters, common to good $13O0165;
farm mares, extra, $145@165; farm mares
S1OOm12O
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows. Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul, 8; Chicago, st. Paul, Min
Line, 5; Northern Pacific, %; Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, /. Total, 20
Disposition of stock Saturday, Feb g.:
Firm Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift, q Co .......... 81 1925
olnef buyers
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Pr1ces generally lOc higher. Receipts light
Quality poor. Prices range 81 .65 to $4.95.. Bulk
mixed hogs aieo auotaS1e from 3 to good
$4:9o to -$5.o5.
H?Sa u.s. ass !Di 4 s4S sS IS g. a Gs
IS f. IS II f.. Is 5Ss
oATrLEI Receipts light. :. Beef and butcher
quoted strong Bulls firm Veal calves steady
a Butc at last ts wssE7 @ Rsees S"s'
Ss ibs s. 0S $ 1888 lbs; 12 $685. %: 1880 go
kq'eRss esEs and Hsf5 u.s. ss g. !s' SO ps
$3.50; 5, 66s lbs, $2.4O.
1,e15 lbs, s.; 3, sos lbs, 81 so.
B sa Y 3, 42o lbs 1879 lbs
veal Calves, ITO lbs, SIS; i, 100 lbs, s4.75
ss5 lbs, ss.15; 2, $50 lbs, $275; H. so g lbs
$3.50; 2, SO lbs $2:45; 5, 5as lbs, s.;
Mich Cows and springers-l and ] calf
5o COW Uo,a and i'd calf alt, So; COW and calf
| SHEEP-Receipts liberal, but arrivals almos
entirely Of westerns consigned direct to loca
feeders Market , on good sheep and lambs quot
slow. Yearling wethers and ewes of local feed
| Ing sold at $4.9O and $40 respectivesly- Sales
Killing Sheep and Lambs-101 western yearlint
wethers "a LBS, $3.50; 229 western ewes, ITO lbs
$3.40.
Among the shippers on the market were:
Sims. Billings Mont; NJ. L. Wolverton. Herreid
Allen, G. G. P. Grovener, Fairmont, N. D.; f
Schneider. Norwood; n. Kabe, Royalton: NJ. O.
BLACK, Castle Rock; a. T; johnson, Deer Greek
land; Berg & Hagan, Wyndmere, N. D.; J. Ions
& Co., Hinsdale, Mont; 9. A. Lindskog, Hen
bricks; T. Rasmussen G. L. Helgvelt, 0. Was
son, Willmar; o. Height Morris; G.. Walters
dorf, w. Gausman, Alberta; J. Reardon, Boards
| ley; Perrizo Brothers, J. M. Hogan, Benson.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
PRICES sTRoNG-DEMAND Go0D-SHI]
MENTS RIM LARGER.

Milers said there no important change
this morning in the general situation. Orders
are coming In more freely and the total volume
Of business entered is somewhat larger than
last week, but it Is still very hard to do any
business for export Prices are strong as
quoted.
Shipments are recovering from the effect .of
the recent closing and to-day report shows
81 ,674 brls loaded out.
First patents are Quotable $4.1oB4 go; SECOND
patents, $4.65@475; first clears, $3.50@S.60;
SECOND clears. So. 5OQl2.6 60.
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SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK 10,

SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Feb s.-Cat-
tle.,Receipts. s 100; market steady to stronger;
beef steers, $4.35@5; cows and heifers, $275@
$50; stockers and feeders, $25O@3.s5.
Hogs..,Receipts, 5000; market &c higher;
heavy, $490@5; pigs, $350@4. go.
Sheep-Recefpts, 5000; market active and
steady; sheep, $250@4.70; lambs, $4.50@575.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 900; steady to strong; good to prime
stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.15; cows, $1.5O@
4.25; heifers, $2@4.5O; Gamers, S1.50@240;
bulls, s2@4; calves, $s@4.75.
900; loo higher; mixed and butchers, $4s5 a
$40; good to choice heavy, $5.1O@5.25; rough
heavy, 81: e5@5.05; light, $450@5; bulk of sales,
$4.9O@5.1O.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000; steady; lambs steady
good to choice wethers, $4@4.50; fair to choice
tive lambs, $4@5.s5; western lambs, $525@
Clio.
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PUTS AND CALLS.

2:BO o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat, 91A @91Mc.
Calls-May wheat, 94@94kc.
Curh-MaY wheat, 021ac.
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CHICAGO PKODUOE, Feb S.-Butter-stendy:
s Gied sf l. lS@e dairies 1874 @29e Eggs
Young Americas, 1o@1o7ac. Peuitry-Lfve, cas-,
Ter, turkeys, 12c; chickens, 1O@11 jhc; springs
Il Ollie Potatoes Easy; BurbanIs S7@ssc;
Rurals, sQ@SSc; Red Stock: 12@s2c. Veal
6h@77ac; 80 to 125 pounds, s@s1sc; s. to liz
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Feb. s.-Re-
ceipts-Cattle, 1000; hogs, $500.
S. TO- 40 lbs. $4:75 So 800 lbs, $Gs5 90 u.s.
Cattle-Steady. Sales: 10 beeyes, 11sO lbs
lbs, $3.50; 10 cows, 800 lbs, $40; cows 97O
lbs, $2.s5; 8 cows, LAO lbs, $40: "A stockers
stockers. $50 lbs. $3.7O; S yearlings, 4sn lbs
$3.50; IA yearlings, $40 lbs, $40; 9 yearlings,
$50 lbs, SIS. so
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The stock Of the GEORGE A. TREADwEL1
Mining Company, 81 William st, New York, ID
considered by many conservative Investors the
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Feb. Seattle
Receipts, 1000 including 600 southerns; mar
ket higher; beef steers, $3.75@5: southern
native calves and heifers. $175@3.50; stockers
and feeders, $2.25@4.1O.
paekers pss ani snty
$4.5O@D4.75
sheep-Receipts. 5000; market strong; sheep,
81. 5O@4.75; lambs, $a.A0@5.65
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK. Feb. Seattle.
Receipts, 5000 including 2.7OO Texans. Market
steady; beef steers, $3:5o@5.a5; stockers and
feeders, $2.15@4: cows and heifers, S225@4.25;
Texas steers, $2.75@l4.3O. Hogs-Receipts 5000
e. 2 29 Soa higher Pg
market steady; sheep, $s.75@4.6o; lambs, $4.75@
5.S5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08

WANT EXHIBITS INSTALLED.
st. Louis, Feb. SIN order that the
opening of the ST. Louis exposition may
be a success the officials have issued a
call to prospective exhibitors asking them
to install exhibits. The space is ready,
and it is desired that exhibits arrive early.
that they may be properly placed and that
the railroads may not be congested with
traffic at the last moment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Feb. s.-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Firm. Lard-Steady; prime ives
tern steam, $7.75.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08

!. PEORIA WHISKY, Feb S-Whisky on tn,
basis Of S1.27 for finished goods
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Feb.
Copper and lead quiet and UNCHANGED.
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Wool, fine, unwashed ...............H ola
Feathers goose ...................p gas
Featners, DUCK .....................o 4 W4o
Feathers chicken ................... a 314
Feathers turkey ................... 2&
Dry ginseng root. per ID ........... .$5.so@6.0o
Green. for planting, per lib ......... 1.25
Seneca root, per lib ................. 500 III
Beeswax yellow ..,................29
BeeSWaX, Qark az
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE. Feb. s.
Sugar. raw, firm; fair refining, 2 27-32@2Bc;
centrifugal d .a SO test slls2a$sss moassea
! 5.15c; powdered, 4.35c; graduated, 44fe; No.
Z Rio coffee. 15-16c. Molasses. firm; New Or
leans, 81 @37c.
NEW YORK OIL, Feb s.-Petroleum steadys
| refined, all ports, 9.05@9.1oc.
ST LOUIS LEAD AND SPELTER. Feb. g.
| Lead--Dnu: 4.25c. Spelter-Dull; 4.65c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08
BUTCHER BEEF
SELLING WELL
AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR THE
CHOICE STUFF.
Hogs Quotably About 1Oc Higher;
Quality Poor-Sheep Receipts Lib
eral, but Made Up Principally of
Feed Lots Not on Sale-Lambs and
Good Sheep Hold Steady.

South ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. s-Estimated re-
ceipts at the union stockyards to-day: Cattle,
1856 calves, 25; hogs, 1900; sheep, 5000; cars,
20.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1. 1904, to date, as compared with the
in .t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08
CHICAGO GRAIN

GREAT LOSS IN JULY wHEAT-CoRN AND
OATS LOWER