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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
MARKET LANGUID;;
PRICES SLUGGISH
CHARACTER OF THE OPENING TO
DAY IN WALL. STREET.
Many Stocks Opened Under Yester-
days Close-A Rally Is Quickly Fol
lowed by observation-disclosures Is
Again Shown, but Market Is Listless.

New York, Dec. 29.-The opening trading IN
stocks today was very languid, and the price
sluggish Many of the stocks quoted
We're unchanged from last night, and the mixed
gains and losses of the others were small de-
cline of y in Sugar was the widest change.
The purchasing power increased and substan-
tial fractional gains were made by the Paclhcs,
Norfolk & Western, Consolidated Gas; United
States Steel preferred and Amalgamated Copper
Reading was taken freely at an advance of as
liar guins. The general market reacted q slight
fraction before II o'clock North Western and
General Electric declined Ia. Central and south
American Telegraph advanced points.
The hardening process was continued Dut trad
ing was listless. Gains reached a point for
Southern Pacific Rock Island, Delaware 4 Hud-
son, United States Steel preferred Amalgamated
Copper Colorado Fuel Bag, Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Brooklyn Transit. Snuf rose o. Nortn-
Western fell Sh and recovered all but a point.
Kansas & Texas preferred, international Power,
Steel Foundries and Third Avenue lost TO IA.
Bonds were steady at noon. -'%
1t was difficult to discover more than 7s va
ration in the fluctuations of the prominent
stocks during the latter part OF the day. Inc
; tone Of the market was unmistakably hrn, de-
spite the limited demand New York Central
rose III. ~- IL
Readings further rise to Is was without stimu-
lating effect and the market continued inert.
New York Dock advanced 1as, and Colorado 4
, Southern first preferred, Consolidated Gas and
Metropolitan Securities to ~.
The gradual rise in prices continues carry ing
up New York Central 8, Rock Island 15s Ten
nessee Coal IN. Toledo, st. Louis & Western Ia
and Union Pacific, st. Paul, Colorado & Southern
and Smelling preferred point. Ann Arbor fell
2 and Union Traction 1. There was no yielding
and the closing very firm but dull.
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
Ray Sells to $1.1ss4@1.13B ON
Esnd-of- the Session Short
...S... ..ts. I
Covering.
smythe Of Liverpool Says Argen.
tine Will Have Less Wheat
-
This Year. .
Receipts Not Heavy Anywhere
Dizziness Expected Until
After Holidays.

Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce, Dec. "a
Dullness Of the holiday sort ruled the wheat
market all thru the session. That II Will De
egen duler tomorrow is certain, unless soInetnlhs
entirely unforeseen develops over night. Traders
are disinclined to do much just before Christmas
I'D any year and this year Is no exception 20
morrow I'LL exchanges will be closed, except MIN
neapois., After that there will be nothing doing
to Tuesday morning. Few care to 60 long or
short over a long holiday stretch, and so there
was much evening up of trades The market he1o
we'll, principally cable from Smythe OF Lay
espool to Pillsbury Washburn to the eject that
Argentine will have smaller exportanle sur
IL weak however, and sd off at the close. Ar
nour had an Argentine cable reporting rains or
benefit to corn and that wheat Is being harvested
favorably. Statistics were of little use, for this
date last year Christmas day, and 50 there
were no comparisons. Minneapolis received 40
cars of which IS contained Canadian wheat. Du-
iuth had 151 cars, Chicago 2S, Winnipeg IL,
Kansas City $4,000 bu and st. Louis $4,000.
The Modern Millers says: In sections ~here
the winter wheat crop is not covered with snow
notably In the southwestern and southeastern
pertiens Of the wheat belt--the plant has small
but healthy growth. Conditions In general are
satisfactory for this time of the year Wheat
seeding is still going in some sections OF the
southeast where this work was delayed oS cry
weather"
Primary receipts. 72s,ooo bu.
1851 200 bu.
The forecast: Kansas-Partly cloudy. with
rain or snow in west portion. Nebraska-Partly
cIoudy. MISUNDERSTANDING tonignl aAu S"'-
urday, with SNOW durries west; much colder
Icwa--Partly cloudy, colder; cold wave In north
east portion. Illinois, atenins;
showers snow nurries in south portion; colder.
MinneRota-Fair cold wave southeast. Dako-
tas-Partly cloudy; rising temperatures Satur-
day. Michigan-Snow durries; colder. Wiscon-
sin--Ooudy; cold wave.
Just efore the close, a quick squirt, May
sold up over q cent from early low point. Shorts
bought IN over the holiday.
Broomhall says: The italian preliminary OF.
fetal crop report estimates the wheat yield at
1504oo 900 bu against LIE, ,20O, 900 last year. Ar
Eentine cables say in the north harvesting has
been completed satisfactorily and threshing IL
commencing. The quality of wheat is medium
The weather is generally favorable, altho slight
rains fell yesterday. The tone Of the Argen
tine market Is steady with export demand small
Corn markets strong with export demand goo6
and arrivals ut ports fair; condition Of arrivals
satisfactory.
May wheat closed at $.1sA al 1a%. and Jul,
Mt 81 .I251.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT, DEC. 2S.
The following are the receipts and shlpmehts
lathe principal primary wheat markets.;
SPOTTING A BAD LION
The srlbtlety Of an Expert Trainer S
Judgment of His Beasts.

Judgment of His Beasts.
Mcclure Magazine.
When the Tiger Princess was going
to- give up one of her old performers
because he was getting sulkyv and pee
wish, sterrett looked over the troupe
and said:
"That one is all right, but the one
over in the corner will bear watching. =.
. "Why, the man talks like a fool, -
said the princess. That IS Zulka. She 8
the bost actor I've got:''
study.H he advised. t'T'l give Zulka
three weeks to, retire from the stage.
She's ~oing bad.'
Zulka was very beautiful young
lioness; one Of the best trick beasts
I've ever known and one Of the very
few that seemed to have a genuine af-
fection for the trainer. AS a rule the
felines don't exhibit the softer emo
tions. They feel for men either indif-
ference or distaste. But this ioness
used to show signs of pleasure when her
mistress entered the cage, and We seen
her put her muzzle up against the bars
to fawn on the queen. Two weeks after
Sterrett IS advice, to which we paid lit
tie heed Chat was when | knew less
about him than I subsequently learned)
at the close Of the performance. AS the
Tiger Princess entered the cage the
next day there was snarl and a scream
and she was down. Zulka had her.
Fortunately some of us were near. We
beat the animals off-of course, some of
the other beasts had to pitch in, seeing
their tyrant down-and got the woman
out with no worse injury than a broken
arm and badly clawed back.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
THE CASH TRADE
srEAIY TO FIRM PRICES FOR ALL COARSE
GRAINS.

aTEAIY TO FIRM PRICES FOR ALL COARSE
GRAINS
TLAxmPrices firm to >, i, fraction higher somo
Minneapolis received 80 cars and shipped s.
Duluth received 81 cars. - - =. ::
Closing prices: Minneapolis cash, s1.2aM; to
arrive. 81 .23E; Decemter, 81 .23A:
OATS-No. s white closed at 2S1sc. Receipts,
A. cars; shipments. ~
ssNe Reesrts 81 es's sSipments {iHsr cars
MIILSTuFFS-Bran in bulk, S15. .25; shorts,
s14.75 mIddings; sle7s; rsd dog: $1sSo; ali ali
additional; in 10u-lb sacks, $3.50 per ton addi-
tionai;. Shipments 1906 tons.
FEED AND COARSE MEAI4-Coarse corn meal
and cracked ccrn in sacks, sacks extra. so
@ls; No, ground feed, % corn and 1-a oats
S0-lb sacks. sacks extra. $15. 5@16.25: No 2
ground feed, II corn and IA oats, sOlb sacks,
sacks extra, $1e0p16.5O No. ground feed, 1-3
corn and 23 oats, 75-lb sacks. sacks extra, $1625
Gl16.75.
BARLEY-Feed grades, S3@36c; mailing
grades. 4o@44o. Receipts, e5 cars: shipments,
u cars
RYE--A fraction nrmer. Closing figures on No.
g. TN %@72Ac, Receipts, cars; shipments,
HAY-Timothy, choice, Ss.bo@e; No. L. $50
$50; No. 2 SS:5o@7.5o; No; 9 se@7; upland,
as; No. 8. 34.5O@5.6O; midland, S5@6; swals,
S3.BoD450: rye straw, $5M6; wheat or oat
$4@&.tO.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
MODERN JEREMIAHS
Men Who See in All Natural Phenon-
ena the Signs Of Decay.
Co11ier's Week1v

COllleT s weekly.
A Russian grand duke. meets the
a genial observation: "These PEASANTS
think, I suppose, that Russia exists for
them, as dog does for it's feas.' -
Which means that the Russian people
are now desiring voice in their af-
fairs so modest and small that in Amer
lea the necessity of the request seems
almost ridiculous. The empress is
afraid that if the people are given any
more liberty they will explode bombs
on her infant son.
Up in Canada dwells philosopher
who looks upon democracy in America
much as the grand duke aforesaid and
the empress look upon Russian STRINGS
for self government. Mr., or Professor,
Goldwin Smith of Toronto is distressed
at, our elections. cit ISL he says,
'twith regard to the form provided for
the election Of the president, however,
that the work Of the fathers has most
signally and, perhaps, most unhappily
failed. Their intention was that the
president should be elected by chosen
bodies of select and responsible citi-
the nominations into their own hands,
and made the electors mere registers of
their will, Mr.. Smith thinks the result
has been &. a process of national agita-
tion and conflict which sets at work all
the forces Of political intrigue and cor
ruption on the most enormous scale, be-
sides filing the country with passions
almost as violent and anti-social as
those of civil war. The qualification
nence, but availability. It is not a
question which man is most worthy Of
public confidence, but which man can
carry New York or Ohio -
The last election indicated that COM
ing from doubtful state will count
less hereafter, and the rest of Mr..
Smith g jeremiad is about as sensible
as the epigram of the Russian grand
duke.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
MONEY REPORTS

LONDON, Dec. .2s.-Bar gold, IT'S 1od; Ameri-
can eagles, 76s sd.
The amount of bullion taken into the Bank OF
England today was E1 ,OO1 .OO0
NEW YORK Dec. 23.-The National City
bank will ship 81 100000 gold coin to South
America tomorrow Goldman. Sachs & Go: will
also ship to South America tomorrow S2O0, 900
gold coin.
Close: Prime nercantile paper 4@4h per
cent; sterling exchange, steady: with actual
business in bankers, bills at $4.s7l5@4 ;s720 for
posted rates, $4.s51a a@4.Ss: commercial bills
$4.S41a: bar silver. 6O5sc; Mexican dollars. S4Ac
steady.
PARIS, Dec 2s.-Three per cent rentes, 97f
15c for checks s a.
ST. PAUL. Dec. %. .slsank clearings today,
81, 1886, ,OO3. 90. ssssN
day, So, ,OA, ,452.16; New York exchange, selling
rate, 9Oc premium: buying rate, 40c premium
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. DEC, ~.


Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-Great Northern
No. / northern, 12; No. 2 northern. q: No 8,
~ No. 4, e4 rejected, 80: no grade, 20
Nulwaukee-No. northern, 1; No. g. 3; NO
T. 5; rejected, Il.
st. Louis-No. / northern /; No. 2 northern,
8; No. 8, 8; No. T. s..
500 Line-No. ! northern, 5; No. northern,
Is; No. 8, IL; No. 4, 8; rejected, s.
Northern Pacidc-No. 2 northern, 4; No. 3,
8; No 4. ii; rejected, 4.
omaha-Rejected, 8.
sTotal-No. ! northern, 1S; No. northern
4s; No. 8, 72; No. 4, %; rejected, III; no
grade, 20. a.
Other Grains-Rejected macaroni wheat, 2;
mixed wheat. 8; western wheat. 10; rejected win
ter wheat, 2l No. 8 winter wheat: 2; no m grade e
corn, Ii; No. 4 corn, 1e; no grade corn 6; No;
white oats, 10; No. white oats, 49, No. 8
oats, g. no grade oats, 81 No. rye. 4; nos no grade d.
rye, 8; No. barley, 21; No. 1 feed barley, l9;
No No. : feed barley, q: no grade barley, ad 3:
No / northwestern fax, IS; No. hax, 40;
rejected fax, 10; no grade fax, 2.
| Cars Inspected Out-No. l northern wheat, X;
No. 2 northern wheat. p; No: wheat, 80;
No. wheat Is; rejected wheat, 32 no s,Is gradse ss
No. corn. 8: No white oats 81 Nc 2. ~ white
No. barley, is; No. feed barley Ii NO:
rye. /; No rye, 2; No. flax, 8; rejected
| fax. g,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
GENERAL PRODUCE
Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange. corrected up to 12 M,
Friday, Dec. 23. a..-

ysstsses
pf a@ss ass. 9s gs nd prsse gts
onds, 16c; renovated, extras, tic; packing stock
:: r:; ss
died, doz 1Sc; current receipts No !, case case
and s4s @
cold storage, No. l, candled doz, 1oc; cold stor-
"sS fass soyPs soz or III fats, fancy n2a12
s s 9e dss$ S tSns assif aF st. wRs Rses
&c; Young Americas; fancy in quality and regn, 4
1 i? bry % as 4GnnS fs SSre Nc &c. BeF
% viSsi Rsnss It. G1{ssi s PFqst MI T. sSss Ss
S Swiss. fancy s loaf, 14K9i6c; Swiss, choice 1Sc
sbots nSst SiSy
PIGEoNslrame, live, young or old, doz, 81;
dead, doz, 76c; SQUADS, nesters. fancy, selected
live or dead doz' S1'oo02; small poor ana tnln'
LIVE PoULrRY-sells at 2@so per lb under
aoStsssi Sn efs5i$S
sei' iae culs hsss 5S$s iasss
Sc; liens. 1T fair e ss good and small, arc; old
reosters and culls. 4@5c; ducks, fancy beads
Sesds S fair to feS to ses
BEANS Quotations include g, sacks Fancy 'e
| navy, bu, 81; choice navy, $l.SODl.oo; medium
nSvH ID and aiIty
fancy, $2.s5@3; brown. fair to good, 81;
1ow pkns9 meaiup $780, eo yer
sS
Baldwlns, $2:6o@2. Is; Tallman Sweets. S.; Rus
P31n'ns fiPgns III *76 Red stre"f'' sn7' 20
oRANG q SS-Elostdss' @25o@27t; na7e', $50
Fl eiNSsseSs S fancy, a. to size.
as} TS sb sssyss mst S a' ssss *hss
lib sections, 1oc; amber, 1oc; goldenrod, 10c
extracted white, In cans. Col extracted amber
kSSP I.!t: tsss! $ t:n
Difs,, e; hhssrrinE, frozen. e3;xao,
sQGiKRELs-ar@ ray, @ doS,. 75c:
soc; Rurais, cariots, sacked, soc red stock
earlots, sacked, 26c; small lots, &c more; bulk
|, PINEAPPLEs-24s and Dos, crate, $3.50.
sWSGT P9Fx!ebs@coSdeas, SsE }0G 5Ss sl1s $685.
SxS5snsS Sues6ss ess s5:?sas !.zg
DuncneS, SZ.ZoGYIoOt med1um DuncneS, 4l1O0l
CRANBERRIlIs-Ea Blacks, per brl, ST.
Late Howes, $s.25; Jerseys, s77o; Bell an
NEW VEGErABLEs-Be string, bu. 81
, beans, wax, bu, S.: beets, bu, soc; carrots, br
soc; caulifower, dor, 31;75@2; celery. 25@aoe
garlic, 1o@121kc; lettuce, doz, SOC; lettuce
heads doz, 81 mint. doz 4oc; onions, sha
parsnips, bu. soc; peppers, green, 0basket crate
$3.50; radishes. round, doz punches, 6oci squasi
tomatoes, four-basket crate, So; watercress, do
. oOc.
BUCKwHHAT FLoUR-Brl $500; bales, te
1O-lb bags S225
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

Choice heaVy no9s Stfons. az 0the1 stauss
about the same as on Thursday: Prices range
$4.o6 to s4.85; bulk 4.10 to $4.2o.' Good to
choice medium and heavy hogs quotaole from
$425 to $4.s5; lights, 81 TO s4:2o' and GO common
o., SSo lbs, $4.2o; 4s, 20s lbs, $A.2o; q, 22o
lbs, $4:15; &C.. 2so It's, s4:121@; a, 1875 lbs'
$4.lo; s., 2oS lbs, s4.1o; 27, 1876 lbs $4o5.
OAI.rLE.Receipts very light Bee Beef faoa and nd
sale. Bulls and veais steady. sfockers and feed;
quiet at unchanged prices. Mich cows and
springers, unless good, very slow: Sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-1, 1,4oO lbs, So: l.,
1900 lbs, S2.s5; 6, s78 lbs. $3.50; g. ,14o lbs.
$3.50; .o4o lbs, $225; l., @ 85o lbs, $40; $40 90
lbs, sss :ss 80 lbs, Sis; & sss lbs. $50;
s22s 1eso !1s s. 2s * go 1ls h. 49, ss12& & 2s
stsst and ssaias g.! stssH ,s. J. ssa m !0s sS $2Es s5
$225; s, 6o3 lbs, $2.16; 18, $40 lbs, $1.75:
Stock and Feeding Bulls. $40 lbs $2Io:
Mich Cows and Springers| COW, cali, $4o;
S soT 81! ss1; ,an coy l calf '2s; cow $780,
enfirely of native grades Of fair quality. Fail
demand at firm prices: Sales ~ ~.
Killing Sheep and La1nbs--a9 lambs 9s ibs
Sc; 40 lambs Sa lbs S549 g 81 EYES, se ns II e IDS
| Among the shippers the market were: j: 5
| Green, Eed Wing; A.. J. Shilling, Delano; v In
holte, Clear Lake: G. W. Mailer, River Falls
Zieske Bros, Traverse; G. 9: Gallagan. ElySlan
Block & Co.., Welchs; NJ skramstad, Goo1nue au
Maiden M;I n ROCK; @ g. Mold, Nelson; IL. Hagemeister
| Rosemount.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 23.-The cotton
market opened steady at advance of 2 to
Is points on favorable cables. Trading not
more than moderately active. with many brokers
away for over the holidays and & nuetqatons fol-
ever, showed decreasing steadiness, early buy
ers we're satisfied and prices toward the zo mid
At midday the market was dull and net un-
changed; spot quiet; middling upland, 7.eoc;
middling gulf 1850.
Cotton, spot, closed quiet; middling uplands,
76oc; middfing gulf, 7.s5c; sales, 1900 bales.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec. %.
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 4Ssc; centrifu-
gal 9e-test 4%c; molasses sugar, 41sc; refined
hrm; crushed, 6.35c; powdered, 5.75c; granu-
lated, 565c.
Coffee steady; No. Rio, $50.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, 80@37c.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

documentary exchange S4.s4h.
NEW YORK, Dec 2s-Close: Money on on call
steady at 2h@3 per cent; closing bid IN per
sixty days, ninety days and six months, h BAG
AZ per cent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec: 2s.-wheat spot,
March rs IlXd; May Is I'D, Corn, quiet;
American mixed, new dull, 4s I'd; American
mixed, old steady. is 1o14d; futures. quiet;
January, Is 3Md: March, is. 33Ad.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
sT 7o1r1s GRAIN. Dec, 2

ST. LOUIS GRAIN Dec. 23.-Close-Wheat.
higher: No. 2 red cash elevator, s1.14!A; track,
S1:14h OF: is; May; $1142s @1,1ah; July eSASf; sf
43c: track. 43a4 @44c: December, 42bci May,
43hc Oats. firm: No. 2 cash. soc: track Sic;
December, soc; May, 31M @31fsc; No. white,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

creameries, 16@26hc; dairies, 1e@22c. Eggs,
steady; at mark, cases included, .1e@22c:
Cheese steady; daisies, LIZ @11Ac; twins, il@
alive. steady; turkeys, 1215c; chickens, &C.;
springs shc Potatoes easy Burbanks an = 81 s2@ 2
weights, 4@41kc; 65 to 75-lb weights, 43a@5hc;
80 to 125-lb weights, 516@61ac.
NEW YORK PRODUCE. Dec; 2s.-Butter,
firm; receipts, 6,ss2 pkgs official prices cream
cry. common to extra, 17@27c; held common
extra, 15@25c; western imitation creamery, 100
21c Cheese, hrm unchanged; receipts, 965 lbs
Eggs, quiet, unchanged; receipts, e,70S cases.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
III. r. TREAsURY sTATEMENT.

Washington Dec. 23.-Today's statement Of
the treasury balances in the general fund. exclu-
sive of the $3.50. 600 gold reserve in the di-
vision Of redemption shows: Available cash
balance $780, 309, ,23S; gold $S3 500, ,423; silver,
$1O,435, ,O34.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
CHICAGO GRAIN
SENTIMENT MANIFEST EARLY IN
THE WHEAT PIT.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-sentiment in the wheat. pit
today. was rather bearish owing to easier cables
and slight precipitation in the southwest. Re-
celpts In the northwest also were quite liberal.
AS a result Of the coming holidays, the trading
was W = extremely rs quiet Nay opened unchanged
Ing Sill the price declined to 81 IL Is Gill II,
but rallied again to 81 IN. Minneapolis Du-
luth and Chicago reported receipts OF 631 cars,
against 583 cars last week and with a holiday
a year ago.
A holiday dullness prevailed in all pits thru
out the entire day. During the latter part Of the
session hrmer tone developed In the wheat
market on moderate covering by shorts: After
selling up to Slips, May closed at S1.12A a
cash wheat hes sasa No. o. fea, IS S115M 11eM No.
8 red, S1.1O@1 IA; No. hard 81 II al. 14ha No
9 hard, $1v2@1.12; No: northern, S1.l517 17a@
s;gH s,1sH; No. northern s1:o7@112; No. 8 spring.
Close: Wheat, December $1.10%; May,
$1l2A gl.l2ss; July, 0Sh@9S9sc.
The corn market affected by the weaker
tone of wheat, but prices showed only slight
loss. Trading was mainly Of scalping char
er at 45c to 45as @451sc and sold of to 451sc.
Local receipts were 4s9 cars, with three of con-
tract grade.
Later the market became somewhat frmer in
| sympathy with wheat. May advanced to 1850
Cash s0ssS ssrn wiz H. s"4s ef a. At No. ess s.
4aAc.
May, 451Ac; July, 45Mc.
sympathy N.Y. with other grains the oats ma, mar
| ness was very small. May opened unchanged to
shade lower, at 31ss @31 1ac to 81 1ac, and held
! around 31as @31 hc. Local receipts were S6 cars
Cash oats, No. 2, 3o1ac; No. g. 3oAc.
Close: Oats, December, 29$sc; May, 31hc;
ihe fo1iow,np Was tho rapro Of nrice..
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

Before the Second Royal Fusiliers of the Brit
ish army leave Allershot for India this month
all ranks are to be inoculated against typhoid
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
# THE FLOUR MARKET
VERY QUIET--UsUAL HOLIDAY WAITING
- PERIOD.

The market 10 without feature and very dull
get not moro 80 than usual at this time and
ftvelier than in the holiday period year ago.
Shipments 81, ,S67 brls.
& First patents are quotable at $5.e5 @6O5; sec
ond patents $575@5.s5; first clears, S4. 1904. IS;
second clears, $27OM2.S0.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

WINNIPEG GRAIN, Dec: 2s--opening-o.De-
cember e51bc; May: s1.ooA; July; $1.9l%
$1.O1A Cash-No. / northern, 951sc; No.
northern. e2Mc; No: 3 northern, s4hc; Nc; No. T.
extra, 75Ac;No. T. 7$c; No. g. 6Ss; feed: 9ssse: ass
wear ago 169. Holiday tomorrow. = :. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS. Dec.
Cash, northwest $1.2s1h southwest. $1.1e; De
Max $2S Mnfeb
| $2.e5 Clover--December $1275 Barley-Cash,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
M1LwAuKEE FLoUR AND GRAIN, Dec

MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, Dec. %.
Flour dull. Wheat dull; No northern 81 :1S
oils; No. northern, $1.o5@1.07; May, 81 Jpn
bld Rye easy; No. l. 77@a9Me, asM1s,o Barley nafy
steady; standard. ao4 @a1A Corn steady;
No. 8, 43A 143Ac; May, 459sc.
wheat-Puts, $1.11A asked: calls: $1.14 bid
Corn-Puts, 45hc; calls, 1850 bid.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 23.-selling Of
lard by pit traders caused an easier tone in pro,
visions. May pork was off SC at $12. .S21a. Lard
and ribs were each shade lower at $7.1O and
$6.67h, respectively.
Close: Pork, December. s11 .s5: January,
S1257h; May, S12.e71s. Lard, December
$6. s21a: January. $6s5G6.s7h: May, S7.12k@
715; July, $7.22h. Ribs, January, $647%;
May, $6.721A @0.75; July, $6.Oe1a.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 5; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. IL;
Minneapolis & Omaha, le; Great Northern, 8;
Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy, 2; 500 Line, Z;
Northern Pacific, 2; Chicago, Rock Island 4
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

On Iracko hard 1a1 No. northern 81 l11 No northern loS
yellow 3sac No 71A@72Ac: barley 33c to 44c
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
LoNpoN o1os1Na STOCKS Dec. 2a-conso

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec. 23.-Consols
for money ss 1-16; consols for account $685.; An
aeenda s Atshise1 5, Atshson Pece
1873; Chesapeake & Ohio. As; Chicago Great West
ern 221a; Chicago, Milwaukee & St: Paul, 192a3
Denver & Rio Grande preferred s9A; Erie, 81
Erie rst preferred 7s Erie second
vile. 142L; Missouri. Kansas & Texas, 81; New
York Central. 1881; Norfolk s Western, 80;
Norfolk & Western preferred, 94h; Ontario q
ii u: Reading, 1914; Reading first preferred, 46;
Reading second preferred, 41 Southern eni galway,
Pacific, 64a4 Union Pacific, 1127s; Union PACIFIC
preferred, 9s; United States Steel -; United n;
bash preferred, s43h; Spanish tours, s9as.
Bar silver, quiet, % 11-16d per ounce Money,
2A @3 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2 15-16@3 per cent. The rate OF
discount In the open market for three months
bills is 2k @2 1915 per cent.