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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
MUST
BUY OUR WHEAT
A YEAR OF HEAVY EXPORT
SALES IN SIGHT.
The Past Year q Bad One for the
English Farmers-COmmerc Re-
latiOns, an Annual Publication,
Finds the Outlook at Home Very
DiscOuraging-BOth England and
Scotland Suffered Severely.

Washington, Jan. 7.--Amerlcan exports
of all Kinds to Great Britain, especially of
food stuffs will be heavily increased for
the next year, owing to the crop failures
in England and Scotland the past season.
Owing to excessive rainfall the present
year has been most disastrous the British
farmer has known for over a century, ac-
COrdng to their official statements
Showing something of the serious nature
of the situa ton, English Commercial Re-
latons for 1903, now about to be pub
lished, contains the following statement
which has been reported in advance to
the secretary Of commerce and reported
here by the American consul at NLwcas-
tie n-Tyne: -a...
1T is to be feared that the country has
scarcely yet begun to realize the gricv-
Gus nature of the calamity that has fallen
upon our rural districts. Battle and pesti-
lence force people to give them their at
tention and there are many other mis-
haps and misfOrtunes over which an un-
eldurabe agitation would be raised, sim
ply because their effects are open and
visible; but the destruction of our crops
has been accomplished without any pic
turesque surroundings. 1t is natures way
Of doing things. silently and slowly. Dur
ing the past nine or ten months ruin has
been absolutely preparing for the Brit
ish farmer. No such year as the present
abidcS IN the memory of men,
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THE CASH TRADE
FIRMNEss AND FRACTIoNALLY HIGHER
PRICES.

FLAX-A good STEADY market at the higher
prices, No. ! fax selling at 81 o..
Closing prices: Minneapolis-Cash, S1.01A;
TO arrive Sl.o1H; January, S1.olA; May,
MI Minneapolis received les cars, against "a last
year. and shipped 8. Duluth received &c cars
against n.
OATS--Stronger and in good demand. No 9
white closed at 50 hc. Receipts, 46 cars; ship
uents. 10
CORN-Prlces up &c on all grades. Receipts
81 cars; shipments, II cars. No. 3 yellow
closed at 39Ac.
cracked corn. In sacks, sacks extra. Sl4.50 no.
sacks extra, $3.50; No. = ground feed, T.! corn
and y oats, 15-lb sacks, sacks extra, $lG.25; No.
2 ground feed. l-3 and 2-;i oats. 75-b sacks,
sacks extra, S16.II
MIILSTrFFs-pricesa up another pc all
around. With the advance of yesterday this
makes I5c ton added to prices: Bran in bulk,
$14.25ml4.5o; shorts $14.25014.5 $50; middngs,
SIG 25M 1870: red dog. $lS.5O0i 1873 all f. o. b..
IN Minneapolis; in 10O-lb sacks. 81 80 per ton ad-
dtional; in 2o0-lb sacks. 81 per ton additional.
Shipments. LISA tons.
RYE--Friccs firm and higher. Receipts. 4
ears; shipments. = No. . closed at % u
BARtEI-Fccd grades are quoted Mt 32040c.
Mailing grades. fo152c Receipts, % cars;
shipments. 81 cars 49, 49,. s.s
HAYrimothy. choice. $aG1o; timothy. No. l
B. SsmG.50; clover, s55ud7 80: upland choice,
&I.5OGS: pjland. No. I. $6.5n6cT: upland, No 2.
$j.10Gt650: midland $1,000 6. 80; slough. 81 80
1850 straw, rye, S5M8; straw. wheat and oats.
SSs.aoG4 80 Receipts, 10 tons; shipments, ii
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LIGHT SELLING
ON WALL STREET
SPECULATIVE SENTIMENT is UN-
DECIDED.
Leading Stocks Are Feverish at the
Top Range and React from Open
ing Prices - Relatively Active Is
sues Furnish Chief Features of In
terest-DetaiIs of the Days Pro-
ceedhgs. -

New York, Jan. THE recovery which
followed the opening decline in London
modified apprehensions over the war sit
uation and open changes in the stock
market here were narrow. Declines were
the most numerous, however, extending to
over a half only In Brooklyn Transit.
Analgamated Copper was the only prom
inent stock to show a gain, but number
Of minor stocks rose a fraction.
The light selling at the opening was
construed by the professionals as showing
no important pressure of stock. 5Pur
chases of the usual leaders were made for
a turn and the market rallied to an aver
age Of IS above last night In the case
of United States Steel preferred and few
priced stocks the improvement was
much larger.
United States Steel preferred touched
561s. Chicago Terminal preferred resumed
it's recent pronounced rise, gaining ~
on active dealings. Texas Pacific and
Kansas & Texas preferred rose /. Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis preferred
fell away liz, National Railroad of Mex
leo preferred is, Virginia. Carolina Chem
ical preferred 2, Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis 4 and Anaconda 6 points.
Leading stocks displayed some fever
ishness at the top range and reacted in
some instances to the opening prices.
SpSCuidlING 'ScIIllllSHt was ulluGClueu dllu
prices moved sluggishly on dull trading.
A reaction of about a point in Amalga-
mated Copper and Sugar had little effect
on the market, which was hard. Chicago
Terminal preferred reacted point. Kan
sas City Southern preferred lost 1R and
500 preferred "a, but the common stock
lost a point. Enameling gained rs and
Westinghouse Elects:c s.
Bonds were irregular at noor
Amalgamated was driven a point below
yesterdays final price. Meanwhile the
general market, which had ruled persist
emily firm turnout the morning, began to
give way and the earlier small gains were
lost. Business was the smallest of the
week, and largely congested in hand
full Of favorite stocks.
American Steel Foundry declined /, Des
Moines & Fort Dodge III and Wheeling &
Lake Erie second preferred points, New
York Central, Chicago Terminal and Colo
RADIO Fuel rose l and loss-Sheffield Steel
~. The market hardened sharply at /
o clock.s .-,r.,:s. .~.
Relatively active stocks, such as Min
neapolis & St. Louis, Colorado & South
ern second preferred and Chicago & Alton
preferred furnished, the chief features of
interest in an otherwise featureless mar
ket. These stocks sold 1 to IL higher,
and Chicago Terminal preferred rose
again to %.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson s. Co., brokers' Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, JAN. G..

Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. / hard /; No / northern, IS; No. north
ern. %. No. 3. II: rejected 24: no grade. II.
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul-No norta-
ern. %: No. 5, &C: rejected, %; no grade, s.. i
Minneapolis & st. I.ouis-No. . northern, $;
No 8; 8; rejected, 2.
500 Line-No. 1 northern, 1: No. northern s:
Northern Pacfc-No. ! northern, 2: No. .,
Northern Pacific-No. l northern, 2, No.
northern. 2; No. 8. g.
Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis & OmahaNo.
2 northern, 1 No. 3, 10: rejected, =; no
Minnesota TransferNo. l northern, I; no
grade, l.
T. Totals-No / hard /; No. ] northern, 10; No.
2 northern, e.; No. s. 1872; rejected, 50; no
grade. %. ...
= Other ('raius-No. = macaroni wheat. . cars:
rejected n-caroni wheat. .; No. 2 winter wheat.
wheat. II; no grade winter wheat. p: No 3 yell
l. No. corn %; no grade corn. g: No. white
no grade oats, /: No rye. . No. rye. /;
no grade rye, 2; No. 4 barley T. No. barley.
%: no grade barley. 2; No. ! flax, II; rejected
flax, 2S grade flax, 2.
Cars Inspected Out-No. northern wheat. SO;
No 2 northern wheat, 40; No. wheat, u; re-
jected wheat, ): grade wheat s; No. Win
ter wheat L; No. winter wheat, 1; rejected
winter wheat /; No. corn, IL; grade corn
21; No. 3 white oats, 8; No. white oats, g.
No. 3 oats. 10; no grade oats, 4; No 5 barley. !:
no grade barley, IS; No. l rye, 3; No. ! flS,
Ii; rejected flax, I.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT LOWER IN BULL MARKET-CoRN
. ~. EASIER-OATS STEADY ..'

:. EAS1Ek--OATS STEADY. 'T'.
Chicago, Jan Judged in the wheat pit to-
day tbs situation in the far east.:if ANYTHING.
appeared perhaps more serious than yesterdaS
and as a result bullish sentiment again per-
vaded the trade atho prices showed some loss.
There was considerable liquidation at the open
ing and initial sales on May We're Nc to &c
lower at S7lac to SSc. There was a good com
vancinS to &c the price steadied around S7slc.
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of BIB cars against GIG last week.
and $40 cars year ago.
report from Liverpool that Russia and Japan
had commenced hostilities. May selling up to
SSAc. quick denial Of the report, however,
resulted in a big slump during the last half
hour AID closing prices were near the bottom.
May closed 7s@1c. lower at STA @S73sc, after
touching S7Hc.
Close: Wheat-January, SIC; May. STAG
81 %c;' July, S2M MS2 Ic; September, S0Hc.
Cash wheat No. red, Ole; No. 3 red. 500
DOC; No 2 hard. sons3c: No. 3 hard, 1928
No / northern, s5ms7c; No. 2 northern, SD s4c
No, Spring, 72NSUc. .-4 .'.. -.
=, Heavy prOht-takin- in corn caused consider
able decline after a strong opening. May was
1sQGAc lower to 1kMAc higher at 475Ac to
Local receipts were PIT cars. none of contract
grade. p,
The market continued weak turnout the day
and the close was near the low point, with May
hsc lower at All 0l47Ac. =r-' ..-
Close: Corn--Januarv 43h m43Ac; May, AIM
OH Nc: July, 1917 M4S1sc: September, 46Ac.
Cash corn: No. 2. 43@I43Aac; No. s. 43@431ac.
Oats were affected by the liquidation In corn
higher at 39A @395sc to 397sc, but declined later
to 39Ac. Local receipts We're 80 cars.
80 Close: Oats-January, 3esc;. May, 1914 q
39Mc; July, 363. q 361ac; September 32Ac,
Cash oats: No 2, :56c;' 10. 3, y5hc.
q
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

New York to Watson: The professional trad
ing element Is ;bearish almost to man, the
are heavily short the warlike situation in
the far east and the bull interests have largely
recovered the stocks liquidated on the recent
bulge. These indications are believed to point
to a turn for the better in the price movement
which will be based according to a theory enter.
tanned by some Of the best commission houses
Oh easier money, comparatively low range Of
prices and increasing railroad earnings, particd-
lar stress being laid on the very favorable state
ment of the Missouri Pacific and Southern Rail-
way for the fourth week In December. Com
ment is made in connection with the meeting Of
of the corporation for the December quarter and
the year 1908 had more unsettling effect than
the passing Of the he, Dividend on the common
first quarter of 1904 will fall materially below
those of the previous one, some estimates being
Hartman, New York, wired Stephens We
believe the war scare has been overdone. and
that If hostilities begin this market viii see a
ditions to make for permanent lower prices. We
are bullish on the entire situation.
imminent. If declared it will cause some recess
sions In stocks but the market will soon right
h n1 er rel 1 chance et for some higher prices
New York to Whallon: Sentiment on the
floor favors rally. Traders think the market
is oversold at the moment. No pressure to
sell.
\ London dispatch to one Of the New York
news bureaus says war is not likely for month.
Traders buling the international stocks on
the stronger tone OF the London markets
Watson wired: The stock market is waiting
for news.
The directors of the Union Pacific to-day ac
cepted the resignation Of Horace G.. Burt as
president: E. H. Hartman was elected presi
dent of the Union Pacific.
Latest report from London states that after
an all around slump at the opening there has
been a general recovery in prices. Consols
rallied after touching Sc 1916. the lowest since
1865. to SIS. Japanese issues down "a per cent
Americans about on parity with New York, but
rather nervous. p -.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
BIG ORDERS ENTERED-THE MARKET
VERY STRONG,

The report this morning that the millers
had entered some very heavy orders, including a
number of round lots. This hard to verify
millers were Il little reticent about discussing
the matter. 1t was generally admitted. how
ever, that the demand Is running unusually
heavy and two companies admitted the receipt
of orders not only heavy for this season. but
very large for any time. The market is very
strong and prices are likely to advance on any
further advance In wheat. The general outlook
is for free selling and a heavy production from
on. $685..
Shipments. II, 374 brls.
First patents are quotable S4.70@4.s0; sec
ond patents. 81. GOAT. TO-; first clears, $340@
$50; second clears, 81. 4042.50.
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Total sales. 4O5. 100.
MONEY REPORTS

for short and three months bills Ok per cent
changes: Total reserve increased 6 597 .OGO:i cir
culation increased E121,00O: bullion Increased
s1.OS4 2s6: other securities decreased sS111.-
000 other deposits decreased E4.414. 600; public
deposits increased G2oo00; notes reserve In
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, JAN 7-Moderate
selling Of provisions by packers and proft-taking
by longs caused slight losses in all products.
May pork opened unchanged to 22hc lower at
$13. As to s13.67E. May lard was unchanged to
sc lower at $7;O7A to $7:12h and ribs 21ac
Pork-January, $13; May. $1332k.
Lard-January, $6.75; May, ST.
Ribs-January. $6.421a; May, $6.70; July $3.50.
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Liverpool close: Wheat sd higher; corn u q
sd higher.
London close: Wheat, mssd lower
Paris close: Wheat 15@2U centimes lower;
flour 25M40 centimes lower.
Antwerp close: Wheat &c higher.
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SIOUX c1r4 LIVE STOCK, Jan. 7.-Receipt.

Cattle, 500; hogs, 4 800.
IS bs @Sas5 g. So 1Ds l2S lbs
Cattle-Stcckers slow. Killers steady. Sales
II beeves, 1,O4s lbs. $3.50: is beeves, 1,1SO lbs
$3.50; 8, 800 lbs. 81 so; 8 cows, 500 lbs, $2.25
ers, 40 lbs, $3.50; il, $50 lbs, 3d. 8, $50 lbs
$3.50; yearlngs, GAO lbs. $3.50; 10, 652 lbs,
S2 Ok -
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, st. Paul. Mimi, Jan 7.-Barrett & Yin,
norman report the market featureless. Farm
mares were plentiful but buyers few. Prices
We're at the lowest quotation for the past six
months. Values: DR. Alters. extra, s1S5M 200
drafters, choice, $155 @1s5; drafters, common tt
g eop Sia pos farm mares extra $115@1ao
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T KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, jan 7.-Cat-
tle-Receipts, G0oo including 200 southerns
ern steers, $2.50@4.25; southern cows, $3.50
Q3; native cows and heifers, $24O@3. IS; stock
ers and feeders, So. 25@375.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market steady to high
er; heavy, 4.5O@4.S0; packers, $4.55@475; pigs
and lights, $4.30@4.7O.
sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady; sheep,
S. 30@4.45; lambs, $475@5.65.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Jan. 7.-Butter-Re-
ceipts, 1910 pkgs; firm; extra creamery, PIC;
creamery, common to choice, 15M23hc: state
13M15c.
aGheese-Receipts 1916 pkgs; steady: state
full cream fancy snail colored, September &c:
firm Pork firm. Lard, frner; prime western
late made, 101ac: large colored, September 12c;
late made. 1Olac; large white, September 12c:
late made. 1O1ac.
Eses---Receipts. 2,2s3 pkgs: strong; state and
PENNSYLVANIA, nearby average finest. SOC: state
and Pennsylvania seconds to frsts. 800 34c: wes-
tern firsts. BIC; western seconds, 35G35c refrig-
Grated, 29M37c. -
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SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Jan. Cattle
Receipts. $500; market active and strong:
al: stockers and feeders. s2.750l4.
Hogs-.Receipts, $500 market 5m1Oc higher;
heavy, S4.1OM4SO; pigs, $3.75G4.75.
Sheep--Receipts j, 1000; market steady: sheen
$2.2hGl4.6O; lambs, $4.7iM575 -
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Jan. 7.-Cattle-
Receipts. $500. including 1,6OO Texans; mar.
ket steady; beef steers, $3s0@5.35; stockers a1.l
feeders, $23OM3:05: cows and heifers, $3.25@4;
Texas steers, 81 6O@l4.4O
Hogs-Receipts. 1o5Oo; market strong and sc
higher; pigs and lights. $4.35@4.75; packers,
"a. 40M4.SO; butchers, $46O6l4 .95.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady; sheep,
S3.25@4.25; lambs, $4l5.75.
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Ian. 7.-Clo
THE IRON AGE REVIEW.

:. New York. Jan. 7.-While some improvement
is noted in the foundry pig iron markets. accord
ing to the lion Age. disquietng reports come
from the steel rail and finished material trades.
Reports Of cutting are again current in struc tural
materials while complaints have been made of
price Irregularities in the steel plate trade. A
disposition to shade prices in northern pig iron
also is noted is one of the events of the week.
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creased G942,0o0; government securities in
nhs wess 3 q the
as COMPARED with s2;s per cent last week.
ay f san the wesK SIS
New York Exchange selling rat rate, 75e Premium
selling selling rate, Soc premium: buying rate, par
London 6O-day sight documentary exchange,
ST. PAUL. Jan. 7.-clearings to-day, $685.
PARIS, Jan. THE weekly statement OF the
Bank. OF France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation decreased 69,950OOO francs;
treasury accounts current decreased 1O4, 10000
bills discounted decreased 100. 05O,OOO francs;
silver in hand decreased 1,15o,O00 francs.
dSEi In nnn,as faE on London
for short and tire months bills 2A per cent.
LONDON, Jan: THE rate Of discount of the
Bank of England was unchanged to-day at per
LONDON Jan. THE amount of bullion taken
into the Bank Of England on balance to-day was
o. Paris AsRl. jan II m.Three per cent rentes
francs Sentmes for hs E
checks.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Jan. 7.-Consols
Anaconda, So; Atchison, 6sss !, Atchison pre-
aes Bsmo5s 9hS Te 5dase
Raal 44s; De peers lsA Denver : KiS er4nds,
2sE; Erie first preferred 69la; Erie second
preferred 401h; Illinois Central 1874; Louisville &
Nashville, ITO; Missouri, Kansas L. Texas, IT;
New York. Central, 1221s; Norfolk & Western,
~; Norfolk & Western preferred, 80; Ontario
s. Western, 2l7s; Pennsylvania 6OA; Rand
Mines 8; Reading, 221A; Reading first preferred
49,. Reading second preferred, 29@; Southern
Railway, 20; Southern Railway preferred, SO1s
Southern Pacific, 49, Union Pacific, 1914;
Union Pacific preferred, 911a; United States
Steel, 1OA: United States Steel preferred, 81 "
Wabash: 1917; Wabash preferred, 36H.
Bar silver, steady, 26 13-16d per ounce.
Money, 2R M31a per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market fol
short bills is BIZ M3a per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for three months bills
ID 3ss @3h per cent.
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Jan. Closing
prices in yesterdays market: Adventure, "a q
81; AlOuez, 1905: Atlanta, S0lS1a; Bingham
22As OBS; British Col, 2hM31a; Calumet &
Hecla, 435@44O; Centennial 151aM16; Con. Mer
Ger, 6OM7o; Copper Range Con- 45A @46; DAILY
West, j51a 6I36; Dominion Coal 69@7O; Do
minion Coal pfd.. 110@113; Dominion Steel, 9H
919A Elm River, PA @21a; Franklin, 9@10
1s &, !, koy g, 1914 Mass a @4 MayaoWer
Gfanby SM944 old COLONY Ola Do
@22h; Phoenix, ~ @3; Quincy, go o5; Rhode
COR Co. 7Ha7&; 'S swift g., io1 sI @iSs
Ing, 1sMisA; &. S. Oil, $500 Utah. s2M q
$685. Victoria, "A gig; Winona 7A@7A
Wolverine, 6S@6SA Wyandot 1@1A.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, Jan. r.
gal. 90 test, 31ac; molasses sugar, 2Ac; refined,
quiet; crushed, 5O5c: powdered. 4.55c; granu-
lated, 44oc Coffee-Firm; No. Rio, 75sc. Mo
lasses-Firm; New Orleans, 81 M3Sc
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BERLIN COTTON, Jan. 7....Cotton. spot closed
middling gulf, 1886; sales, 1i0 bales
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, IL; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
10; Minneapolis & st. Louis 4; Chicago, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 20; Great Northern.
-; 500 Line, /; Northern Pacific, 4; Chicago,
Rock Island Il Pacific. J.: total 70.
Disposition Of stock "Wednesday. Jan. 6:
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Jan. 7-Wheat-spot,
firm; No. red western winter Is gid; futures
quiet; March, Is 57sd; July, nominaE Corn
Spot. firm; American mixed, new. As Sd; Ameri-
can mixed, old, 4s Sd; futures, steady; January,
As f2hsd; March, IS 2Hd. -
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Jan. 7-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 10000; market slow; god to prime steers.
So So; poor to medium, $3.75@5; stockers
and feeders $2.25@4.25: cows, $1.750l4. 80: heif-
ers, $20l4.75; Gamers. $1.75l2.5o: bulls, 81 25
@450: calves. S35OM7.25.
90, 900; 5@10c higher: mixed and butchers 81 IS
%; good to choice heavy. $495@5.1O; rough
heavy "a 50 go; light, $4.5O@4.75; bulk Of
sales, $4.70M49O.
gsheep-Recepts, $4,000: sheep and lambs,
steady; good to choice wethers. $4a4.5O fair to
| choice wethers, $326@4: western sheep $3.50
a. 40; native lambs, $4@625: western lambs,
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NEW YORK pRon11cF 1on pr4+a,

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Jan. BEEF
firm. Pork. firm. Lard, firmer; prime western
steam, ST 80.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Jan. 7-Butter-Easy
Firm; at mark, cases included, 25@2sc. Cheese
Steady; daisies, lOH M101ac; twins, 1Oc Young
Americas, 1cAc. Poultry-I.ive, firm turkeys
12a1sc; chickens, 11M11Kc; springs, 11M11 hc.
@7oc; red stock. 5s@6sc. Veal-Firm: 50 to
60 lbs, 5lAMf1ac; 60 to Is lbs. 61b0Sc; so to
10 lbs, SMS12c; So to ITO lbs. 9M9hc.
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Jan. r.
Iiead-Steady; 4.4Oc. Copper-Steady, 12.5O9
4 9 SIC.
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, RRIsToI, ENC r.

BRISTOL ENG, GRAIN, Jan. There was
considerable stir on the corn exchange here to-
day on account of war rumors Wheat advanced
I'd to Is. Other grains were also higher.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN. Jan. Wheat opened 1.c
of at S6%c for May. It advanced to about SIC
and held near there all morning. influenced up
on less hellicosc dispatches. The -four market
VAS very, dull and outside conditions were tenn
p"r"rily beafsh. Flax was weaker and closed
&c, OF. Reccipts-Wheat. 80 cars flax 26
barley; l": rye. !: oats. L. Shipments-W Wheat
l.4as bn: flax. 1898 bu; oats, 1851 Cars on
Close: Wheat. cash, No. hard. s61ac; No.
northern nor Soc; No. 2 northern, s2hc;. No. 3.
G9r; fax. cash. $1.01la: May, $l.O5A; July
s1.oG; oats, ael &c: rye. 541lc. - '''''
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Ian. T.
Flour, receipts; lo4; sales. $500; unsettled.
patents, $4.65dl470; buckwheat -four firm, 81. IS
@23o. Wheat receipts. $3.50. bu; sales. 1,2Oo,-
eco hu; opened easier and declined later on poor
s Ma 9o q 5er3ts ! se5sa Ss R quiet
bn; sales $1,000: quiet and easier with wheat;
May: 53A @53asc Oats. receipts. 16,5O0 Blu;
nominal; track white, 43@i 46c
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Jan. =
ss norter snsis So Ns May
sm No. ky = :m S m s1@7 5sf. Bar
42c; May 47sc asked w. o. 4iee
CoRsPats 4e &c. e sa ss9@ss esHssa
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Jan: Close: Wheat
74c; No. & & 72e n. d red N s6c Ma 'aG
@s4c. Corn.May. 401a @4O%c; July, 4Oia a
4o os =; cash, No. 2 mixed, 3o@4oc; No. 2 white,
soc; No. mixed. 35@37c.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, ian
Hye,-January. 53c; May. 571ac. Flax-Cash.
! northwestern. S1.05: southwestern, 9S1.c: Janu-
AIRY. Csc: May. $1.03. Timothy-January. S.:
Barey-Casl,. 35M5sc. v
PUTS AND CALLS
2::,li o'clock report:
Puts-MHy wheat. SG1ic.
Ca1ls--May wheat. S9MS91.c.
Curb-May wheat. STAMSIa.c.
PEORIA WHISKY. Jan. 7.-whisky on the
basis of S1.2' tor finished goods.