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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02
Otro que Sc fuk
(FRANClSCO ]. Martinez

de ese hombre en- las ofcinas de la
Correspondence de Puerto Rico,
cuando la dirijia su fundador Ramon
B. Lopez. Pude tratarle y conocerle
hondamente.
Era laborioso, era inteligente. era
bueno, era honrado. Cuatro circuns-
tancias magnffcas para huudirse uno
con facilidad, y no poder casar Ia ca
beza fuera del aqua, en- la terra. que,
en- su segundo viaje, descubri6 Colon.
Y emprendi6 el exodo, como otros
muchos. en- busca de trabajo y pan.
En- la capital Azteca, sent6 sus rea-
les, y di6 principle de nuevo 4 su
labor.
Pero no contaba con Ell Dtsfano. Es-
te, implacable muchas veces, como 81
fuera TN hombre, dejo caer sobre su
cabeza. su mano de hierro, y lie hundi6
en- Ell fondo de esa Sima, de donde no
Sc sale jamas.
Ell "Philadelphia" ha sido Ell con-
ductor de la triste noticia.
ALA, en- Ia hermosa ciudad de Me-
jico; la de las lagunas y las calzadas,
segen dice Soils; ALA fue, q rendir su
tribute a la naturaleza, cuando mas
esperanza tenia; cuando creyo haber
resuelto Ell problema de la lucha por
la vida, y pensaba entrar por el CANT
no del bien-eStar, 81 no de la fortuna
El pobre obrero Sc enferm6. Quiso
ingresar en- Mejico, como puertorri-
quefo, en- el Hospital Americana"
pero, no obstante su nacionalidad, no
lie quisieron admitir por que mo saba
ingles!
En- esta situaci6n, enfermo y desva-
lido, presentose como bnfrtoyytqxeao
(apesar de no ser socio de la "Bene6-
cencia Espaflola") y fue admitido en-
ST. Hospital. iHermoso rasgo de Ca
ridad
Copio: LA madre Superiora de di-
cho Hospital, es espaf1ola, como todas
las hermanas, y entire estas hay una
puertorriquefIa, Sor Juana Armay q
de Manati; la que es TN angel de bon
dad.-Nuestro amigo, aunque algo re-
hacio al principle, termin6 por morir
dentro de nuestra Iglesia; este es, con
Ell auxilio de todos los Sacramentos,
con gran satisfaction de su enferme-
ras, que habian eStado hacienda roga-
Itivas por su conversion.
En- verdad que esta Santa gente,
LENA a uno de asombro por su fe,
y por la consecuencia natural de ella
asi como por la abnegaci6n con
que llevan su vida sauturada de
privaciones, tratandose 81 mismas,
con tan pcca caridad, cuando tanta
derraman ent orno de elias.
isl ESQ es hipocresia, oja..a Que ell
mundo estuviera lleno de de hipo-
critas!'
ESas frases, eStan autorizadas con
firrna de I'm hombre de honor Tin
buen puertorriquefio: Carlos O. Neill.
De los que trabaJamos en- la Co
rrespondencia''. desde su fuudaci6n
han desaparecido algunos. Aver, el
qu,sqaeyano Francisco Ortea; hoy Ell
paerfory,qHeas Francisco ]. Martinez
IA quien lie tocara Ell turno despues2
La Es61ge es muda, y nj siquiera
produce sonidos como la estatua de
Memnon.
Por ESQ, 10 mejor es vivir laborar
No importa que la Esfnge guarde 81
lencio. Algun dia hablara; pero cree
lfirmemente que no la escucharemos
mientras estemos sobre la TERRA.
iHasta la vista, pues. amigo mio
j. II. D0asbOas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02
Permisos de levante


Ell seffor Presidente de la Camara
de Comercio, don M. Paniagua, ha re-.
|cibido del Collector de Aduanas una
|importante communication, que repro
ducimos con el mayor gusto:
AVISO A LOS IMPORTADORES
Sc notifca por la presente los i'm
portadores que 81 Sc solicita del Colec-
tor, Sc concederzn permisos de levan-
tes, inmediatamente despues del exa
men de la mercancfa y anteS de la Ii
quidacion de entrada, excepto de aque.
Has mercancfas cuyo valor sc haya au-
mentado al aforarse para darles ell pre-
clio del mercado. Las mercancfas com
prendidas en- dichos permisos deberzn
ser retiradas dentro de las 48 horas 6
So cobrara alnacenaje. Los informes
sobre pesos y medidas pueden ser exal
minadoS solicitandose del Collector y
no Sc haran correCciones despuks de
haber sido la mercsncia entregada, Sc.
gun la anterior disposition.
Las mercanc1aS comprendidaS en- los
permisos especiales dados 4 solicitud
de los importadores, en- entradas bajo
lanza, catalogo 5oI. deben retirarse de
la Aduana dentro de las 43 horas 6 Sc
|cargaran gastos de almacenaje.
Debe entenderse que este en- ningu.
ma manera altera Ia practica. de permi-
tir que la mercancia permanezca bajo
la custodia de Ia Aduaha hasta 48 ho-
ras despues de la liquidaci6n de la en-
trada, sin que por este resulte sujeta a
gastos de almacenaje.
u. H. C0WStess
Collector de Aduanas,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02

en- solicitud de una renta doble
8 triple 6 cuadruple que-la que
consigue en- los paises de cons
titucion defnida y de estabili-
dad indudable, Y no exige me-
nos, porque no puede exigir me-
nos ante el riesgo, siempre la
tente, de una perdida total 8 de
pert urbaciones mas 8 menos pro.
fundas y duraderas.
Como, ST las cosas son asi,
hay Quien sc atreve a soste ner
que es possible y 1til Ell impues-
to sobre el capital, la materia
prima de toda riqueza, el ele.
mento esencial de la vida eco
monica que Sc acerca a nosotros
despues de grandes tanteos y
vacilaciones2
Ell principle de la estabilidad
de la propiedad es Ell principle
fundamental del impuesto que
examinamos; y como esa esta-
bilidad no hay quien pueda ase-
gurarla al capital insular. el
impuesto sobre este descansa
entire nosotros en- una fccion
muy bella, pero estupenda E
inadmisible para los capitals
tas.
De la injusticia de tai impues.
to en- ST pueden ofrecer testimo.
MOS elocuentes las industrias
arruinadas por el ciclon, las cua-
les han tenido que seguir tribu-
tando, porque valian 9 repre-
sentaban un capital, aunque
conventional y icticio.
Normalmente, lejos de esti.
mular Ell desarrollo de la riqueza,
como sc dice comunmente, 10
impide.
Ell propietario cuya fnca per
nance. ..improductiva por razo.
nes casi siempre ajenas a su
voluntad, Sc We obligado a la
venta forzada, Y la venta forza-
da no es economicamente util
para la riqueza p1blica de MIN
gun pals, porque 10 que estimu-
la es la desbandada y la emf
graci6n sdel capital, cuyos pei
turbadores efectos no Sc neutra-
lizan con la sustitucion del pro,
pietario por otro propietario que
tai vez Sc yea obligado a liqui
dar mas prontamente que el
antecesor.
Al propietario negligente no
lie impone ning1n corrective, CO.
mo tambien Sc asegura, porque
no es cierto que existan propie
tarios negligentes en- circuns-
tancias favorables a la explota-
cion de su capital
Estas CIRCUMSTANCES favora.
bles no las produce Ell impuesto
sobre Ell capital, 81 natural y eco.
nomicamente no hay sitio nj
medic para la exploitation bene-
hciosa de 10 que Sc suponia
abandonado.
Hay intinidad de razones mas
que abonan nuestra oposicion al
tribute sobre la propiedad.
Nos atreveremos a decir algo
mas para fnalizar este articulo.
Nos atrevemos a afrmar ro-
tundamente que no existe capi-
tai realmepte valuable en- los
paises que tienen la situacion
geograf1ca del nuestro.
Nos atrevemos asegurar que
solo existe en- ellos, como unica
y verdadera materia imponible,
la renta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02

Hemos tenido el gusto de saludar 4
los estimados amigos seaores don Ma.
tias Gonzales Garcia don J. Morales
de Gurabo, quienes han venido San
Juan para asistir & Ia Asam blea Unio.
nista.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02
Los SuCeSOS de Ia CarCel

Aver tarde Sc termino la investiga =
ci6n personal que efectuaba ell Direc-
tor de prisiones don Maximino Lazu-
naris en- el asunto de Ia carcel de
Puerta de TERRA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-02
NOta del d1a

Las contribuciones no deben
seguir gravando por ningun
concepto el capital.
Sobre este tema, expuesto en-
la lorna en- que nosotros To- en-
tendemos. o considerable de un
modo diametralmente opuesto,
viene hjandose con predileccion
la opinion publica.
Bien es verdad que, como nos
viene ocurriendo en- cuantos
asuntos nos afectan politica y
economicamente, 8 de cualq uier
Otro mOdo, no tenemos delante
de nuestra vista un campo de
experimentation, nj asistimos a
un nero torneo doctrinal de Gu.
yas luminosas ensenanzas poda-
mos deducir la que mas nos con-
venga.
Ell ensayo esta va hecho, v,
como de Costumbre, nuestras ca.
bezas han servido de manso y
pacienzudo laboratorio al ope-
rador.
10 que Sc llama ell bill Ho-
lander ha sido anpliamente
practicable en- el pals. y no hay
ciudadano, por menguada que
haya sido su participation en- la
riqueza publica, que pueda va
nagloriarse de haber salido lie.
so de la catastrofe 8 de no ha-
Der sentido de mas de cerca 6
de mas lejes los efectos per-
niciosos de la ley de contribu-
clones.
Y bien. todavia hay una par
te de la prensa que entona HIM
nos fervorosos al sistema, con-
siderandolo muy americana y
hasta muy cientifco.
No es para impugnar 10 que
dice esa. .parte de la prensa que
nosotros escribimos estas lineas.
Es que en- Ell espiritu de la
colectividad suena bien, fortif-
candolo y confortandolo, en- ests.
epoca de reaccion bienhechora
y de rectihcaciones indispensa-
bles, todo 10 que sc olga con
recta y buena voluntad para
impulsar el mejoramiento de las
condolences actuales de nuestra
vida.
Sostenemos nuestros puntos
de vista en- la question de los
tributos.
No deben ser impuestos estos
sobre la propiedad 6 ell valor de
la misma, aunque en- otras par
tes resulte acceptable, humane y
racional el hacerlo.
Muchas veces hemos tenido
que lamar la atencion hacia
nuestra situacion geogradca, Gu
yos riesgos y peligros son otros
tantos factores desfavorables
con que ha luchado y luchara
aqui Ell capital para su estable-
cimiento 9 arraigo y para sus
fecund os desarrollos y progresses.
No es 10 mismo para el capi.
tai un continente que una isla
no es 10 mismo un Estado fuer.
te y poderoso, que TN trozo de
TERRA con garantias, defensa y
organization prestadas, y que,
por 10 mismo. pueden desapare.
Ger en- Ell momento menos pen.
sado.
Pero 81 ESQ ocurre en- gen eral
no diremos NADIA, porque el cua.
dro sc recarga de coloridos mas
fuertes y vigorosos. al referirnos
a Puerto Rico.
Es nuestra isla una de las
pleas mas movibles del ajedrez
International. Hace POGO, cuan.
do nos habiam os hecho a la idea
de que ell lazo politico nos ase-
guraba tambien la continuidad
del territorio con la Metropoli
vimos con sorpresa que no ha-
bia tai cosa, que el lazo politico
como cualQuier lazo cOrriente,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-09
STOCK DEALINGS
Dull and NARROW
BANK STATEMENT CAUSES SHORT
FIRNINESS.
Fractional Recessions Mark Opening
Selling Makes Little Impression
Entire List Rallies Later-Clos-
ing More Active and Strong-Net
Gains Small.

New York, April 9.-Opening prices
of stocks to-day showed small frac-
tional recessions from last nights
level. Metropolitan Street Railway
and Brooklyn Transit rose slightly.
The volume Of dealings was very
light.
But little impression was made on
prices by the early selling, and a rally
brought prices back to yesterdays
closing level. The purchase Of
block Of $500 shares of Amalga-
mated checked the decline in that
stock. Metropolitan Street Railway
advanced about 2.
Prices hardened and held momen-
tarily after the bank statement ap-
peared, and then wavered. Dealings
were dull and the whole movement
very narrow.
! Atlantic Coast Line rose 2, and Met
ropolitan Street Railway advanced to
lit. The whole list rallied again
Brooklyn Transit gaining IL and
Metropolitan securities 1B. The clos
ing was more active and strong al
small net gains.
st, Stock quotations reported for The Journal b
! Watson 4 Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce
| Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid.
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THE CASH TRADE
Barley and Rye Easier; Other Grains
Steady.


Steady.
FLAX-No. / sold at $1.15A for
the bulk. and rejected &c under. Con-
tinued good demand is the report.
Minneapolis received 10 cars against
13 year ago, and shipped 4. Duluth
received 20 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis. cash,
s1.15; to arrive, $1.15; April. s1.15;
May, $1.15.
OATS-No. white closed at 39c
Receipts, % cars; shipments, 26 cars.
CORNING. 3 yellow closed at 47c.
Receipts, none; shipments, 1 car.
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn, in Sacks sacks
extra, $17.75 IS; No. ground feed
(2-3 corn and 1-3 oats), S0-lb sacks,
sacks extra, $1S.75 OBS; No. 2 ground
feed (1s corn and n oats). 75-lb sacks.
sacks extra, s19.75 @2O; No. ground
feed (1-3 corn and 2-3 oats), 75-lb
sacks, sacks extra, S20.75@21.
MILLSTUFF'S-Mille say the mar
ket is firm and steady as quoted. Bran
in bulk, s14.5O; shorts, SIS; middlings,
SIG; red dog, $17.50; all f. o. b. in
Minneapolis; in 100-lb sacks, $3.50 per
ton additional; in 20O-lb sacks, 81 per
Z ton additional. Shipments, 1 061 tons.
BARLEY-Prices a little easier
Feed grades are quoted at 35@41c;
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, April e.-This good
81 anob
worked. This market was very dull and slumped
Steadily y to se e eosed Ssts anf osa hsa
11sc. July fell nc to 94c Cash offerings were
very h May d Price paid for No nrh
$1.16 after selling 1sc higher. Oats fell sc
and dr, rye o Re: ,.ot :, uouo ~, ,,ua
ss:s Masss s!ofS sFa
91Ac; to arrive. No. i hard. $3.50; No. north.
49, se Mag sis 5u2 sfe s So
$1.1sA; May. Sis: July July, sii7A; October,
track, 65c; to arrive, CSC.
Cars inspected: Wheat. 16 cars, last year 3s:
barley. ana: rye; 1873 fax 1928. Ship
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, April ..
mFlour-Dull: Wheat-1c lower; No. northern,
I'd; puts, s7as7%c; calls, ssA @Ss%c: rye
Em Mo- as No e S2@
43@43hc. COrn-1c lower; No. g. 48@49c;
July, 51Bc bid; puts, 5ossc; calls, &c asked
:, NEW YORK GRAIN AZ AND FLOUR, April o.
tge but sea sto
steady on better cables and covering, but later
eased off under bear pressure and absence of
SUPPORT sl Mag ss% gee 5uy s2 @ese Sep
&c to arrive prompt. Corn-Receipts, 800
bu; dull and featureless. oats-Receipts, 49,,
600 bu; nominal. ..~
Close: Wheat-May ee7sc; July, e2ssc; Sep
tember, s4Ac. Corn-May, 56%c; July. 5oAc.
WINNIPEG GRAIN, April s--The market
was very slack this morning with less doing
than at time since it was Added
July at 95c. There was no dealing in the Sep
TENDER option: c1ose.No: northern. e1s; No.
No. Sc; No. 94c Nay siAe; july july es%c;
puts soe; calls, 92e; yurb, Ole. 0ats-No. 2
4 Este F Ss@sas 7@ Sseepts%bes
cars; oats cars; total. q cars; u last year.
Se on San
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, April e.-olese:
c casS N sse a Sa so@ 1885, N septsp s
cornGMay, 4shse; July, 451se. Cash, No 2
w ~t1ss 49, ss e. ts J. "a A@4ss No.
41 Hs.s-N0' ~n''e' 4n7s's2s' No. "'1eo'
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, April
9.-Rye, May, roc; July, &c. Flax: cash north
Xps S8s mofSy 1p S. Barley, esss
LIVERPOOL GRAIN. April e.-closing
Wheat, spot, steady; No. l California, Is "a
tesa Nay 9s s &c., steady sd
As I'D; futures, dull; May, As AID; July
nominal.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, April 9.-Close Wheat
layer; No No: red cash elevator Sl@1 or May
lover; No. cash, 4oc; May, 47Me; July, 4sHc
1a Oats No cash. 4sc May. 5s5sc
NEW YORK METAL, April e.-Lead and cop
per, quiet and unchanged.
|
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Slight Improvement Reported-Ship-
ments Light.

Something in the nature Of improve
ment was reported this morning. but
nothing very important. Complaint is
still heard of orders running very
light and foreign business dead. Buy
ers are persistently holding off and
orders entered are from such as must
have flour, and are light as a rule.
Shipments, 2S,943 brls.
First patents are quotable 5000
b.15; second patents, $4.95 @5.05: first
clears, $3.50; second clears, S2.45@
2.55.
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DAILY CLOSING PRICES.
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.
cu1cAen WHEAT
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT MARKET GRADUALLY DECLINES
CORN AND OATS WEAR

Chicago, April 9.--Oficial predictions Of
warmer weather for Kansas and Nebraska re-
to-day. Lack of outside trading owing to poor
telegraph facilities, also contributed to the de-
preston. At the start the market exhibited
some frmness in sympathy with higher cables.
July opening shade to 1s@4c higher at s7M@
demand, however, was not equal to the offer
ings. and prices gradually declined, July selling
off to S71sc. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 1913 cars against 47O cars
last week and 442 year ago.
The market became still weaker as the sea.
SON advanced, there being no support Of any
consequence. Intimation Of bearing govern
ment report Monday added to the selling pres
sure. The close was about the low point OF
the day, July being down 1Ac at s6k@s6Mc
after touching S6hc.
old. s75ac: September. s0Bc; old. s15sc.
Cash Wheat-No. 2 red wheat $16n1 .o3: No
red, 95@s103: No. hard. 81 @9sc: No. !
northern. 90cns1: No. s spring sSc6ssc.
Proft-taking in the May delivery caused weak
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Minnesota Transfer-No. 2 northern, 2; No. 2
northern, -; No. 3, 2.
Totals-No. northern, 10; No. northern, A;
No. g. %; rejected, %; no grade, II.
Other Grains-Rejected macaroni wheat, 2;
No. winter wheat, 49, rejected winter wheat.
IL; No. corn, l. no grade corn, 2; No. 8
white oats. o; No. white oats, 4; No. oats
10; no grade oats, s.; No rye, 2; No. bar
ley, 1; No. barley, 6; no grade barley, q;
No. l fax, %; rejected fax, ID; no grade
fax, 3.
Inspected Out-Cars-No. northern wheat, q !;
No. northern 1l Wheat, "a; No 3, wheat IS;
winter wheat, 2; No corn, 5; No. white
oats. 21; No. 3 oats, 6; no grade oats. 3; No.
barley, 3; No. barley, is; No. 1 fax, 1S;
rejected flax 70
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, April 9.-Consols
for money. s7ss; conscls for account. 81 Ana
eonda, Il Atcnison. 7b5s; Atchison preferred rf.a
lis; Chesapeake & Ohio $3A: Chicago Great
Western, In; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
147A; DeReers, 20 Denver & Rio Grande, 22A
Denver & Rio Grande preferred, 73A; Erie, 26B
Erie first preferred, IS; Erie SECOND preferred
AZ; Illinois Central, 1874; Louisville & Nashville
1l2; Missouri, Kansas & Texas. 1875; New York
Central 12oA; Norfolk & Western, 6O1 Nor
folk y Western preferred, 80; Ontario y West
Reading, :s2A; Reading first preferred, 40; Read
ing second preferred 3o1a; Southern Railway
ern Pacific, 51A: Union Pacific, S9ls
Union Pacific preferred, 95h: United States
Steel. l1A United States Steel preferred pr esk
Bar silver, quiet, "a 1850 per ounce. Money
2@2h per cent. The rate of discount in thu
open market for short bills is 25s @2A per cent
for three months bills is 2 11-16M2A per cent
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mailing grades at Al @50c. Receipts
cars: shipments, l 5 cars.

ma1t1ng gTadeS at II % QUO. ReCeIpts
i cars; shipments, IS cars.
RYE-The market was lower. No.
2 closed at 65c. Receipts, cars;
shipments, l car.
HAY-Timothy, choice, $10.50@11;
timothy, No. 1, $10@10.50; timothy,
No. 2, $3.50 $50; timothy, low grade,
$7@S; upland, choice, $3.50 q 10; up
land, No. 1, $4,000; upland, No. q,
s7.5O@S; midland, $7@7.50; slough,
S5@6; straw, wheat and oat, 81 s.;
straw rye, s5.50@6. Receipts, SO
tons; shipments, II tons.
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MONEY REPORTS

NEW YORK, April 9.-Close-Prime mer-
camille paper, 4@4h; sterling exchange, steady
with actual business in bankers bills at 81. 81 IS
@4.S7.40 for demand and at $4.s4. sO64.s4.s5
for sixty day bills: posted rates. 81. s51a "a. IS;
commercial bills. $4S4A l4.S4a; bar silver
$500; Mexican dollars. 43c: government bonds,
easy; railroad bonds, irregular. Money on call,
nominal; no loans. Time loans, easy sixty
days, 2h per cent; ninety days, 2la@ 3 per cent;
six months, 81 per cent.
PARIS, April 5.-Three per cent rentes, 81
francs, 80 confines for the account. Exchange
on London, 25 francs, 10 confines. for checks.
BERLIN, April Exchange on London. 20
marks, Al pigs for checks. Discount rates,
short bills and three months bills 2B per
cent.
NEW YORK. April e.-The statement Of aver
ages of the clearing house banks of this city
for the week shows Loans, 81, OBS, 533, 900; In
crease, $15.S25. 800. Deposits, 1OS5.512 800; in
crease, $16.443 400 Circulation, $50, 622 800; de
crease, 81, 257 800 Legal tenders 81, 1913, 200
decrease, $514, 100 Specie, 1929, 1O1 400; de
crease, S2SS, 100. Reserve, $294, 294 600; de
crease, SS9O,3OO. Reserve required, $271, 23S 200
increase, $4.035, $50. Surplus, $22,916,4 400; de
crease. 81 ,S3S, $50. Ex. United States deposits
$36.946.75O: decrease. s.. 1876, $50.
81. PAUL. April 9.--Clearings. 1896, 9S9. go.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aprif Bank clearings to
day 50. 0E0, S35.0S; New York exchange. sellin,
rate, G5c premium; buying rate. .15c premium
Chicago exchange, selling rate, 40c premium
buying rate, loo discount; London 60-day sigh
documentary exchange, 81 .S4k.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-09
PEORIA WHISKY. April 9.-Whsky on the
basis of SIPS for finished goods.
DISTRIBUTION IS LIGHT
EVENTS OF THE WEEK FAVORABLE ON THE
WHOLE

New York, April e.-Bradstreet's of to-day
says: Events Of the week have for the most
ally have been springlike except in some portions
Of the northwest. This has increased retail dis
tricts favorable weather has helped farmers in
their planting preparations and improved the con-
try roads, however. tends to retard the sale and
products. Wholesale and 5obbing distribution
by the improvement in weather. and in retail
trade. In two Of the leading industries. iron
spring activity is helping distribution. The soft
coal industry has also improved now that fear
Of ensrs strike d Is - but
lections vet do not reflect much If any i'm
provement and in common with trade itself. are
especially backward in sections OF the middle west
where recent floods have done much damage.
All measures Of trade activity prove the
Failures exceed those in 1908 by per cent in
number tho per cent less than IN 1902;
owing to bank suspensions, are the heaviest since
week ago, but still retains notified appear
The iron trade maintains an appearance OF
reanlrmed despite efforts to advance the same
ing markets. Among the other metals the
strength Of copper is noticeable 1 Surplus sup
concerns and much higher prices could be OBJ
| tanned If desired.
| What may prove to be significant movement
| in prices was fnaugurated In March when eigh
| out Of thirteen classes of products, includin;
| those in breadstuffs, meats, textiles. hides ant
4 leather and building materials declined. Th
| general level Of prices fell off about per cen
| for the month. but is still In excess of yea
ago at this time. and not far from the highes
for four years past
/ Cotton goods demand, for some time past
| is backward. and this is reflected In curtailmen
of print cloth mills at Fall River and Of spinning
| and weaving machinery at other centers TIL
/ demand for wooden goods is not very active
i Eastern shoe factories report the volume o
| spring orders rather smaller than expected an
i shipments are running behind last year bot
| for the week and for the season.
ending April I. aggregate 1854 437 bushel
against 1.267. $50 last week, 2S33 2S5 this wee
a year ago 15s.5e5 in 1902 and 1923, ss4 in 1901
A From July /. 1903, to date: they aggregate lit
5s2; zoe bushels against 49 81; Hs last season
i %, 9054 in 1902 and III, 172. 149 in 1901.
i Corn exports for the week aggregate lo2s
year ago, 15s565 n 1902 and 2. e23.s34 in 1901
652. 2oe bushels against 1927. 27s last season
z % 129. 054 in 1902 and 147. 172, 149 in 1901.
Business failures in the United States #
the week ending with April q number 20
:. against PIP last week. 153 in the like week !
!, 1908. 1872 in 1902. 225 In 1901. and 162 in 19Ot
In Canada failures for the week number z
against IL last week and Is in this week
. year ago.