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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-17
FLOUR PRICES BOOM
SOFT WINTER WHEAT FLows-LEAD THE


Chicago Feb. 17.-Advances of 25@5oc a bar
rel in the Wholesale price of winter wheat -four,
and of 1O@25c In the price of spring wheat -four
set jobbers shippers, and the large bakers sour
rying thru the market yesterday to pick up
sufficient to meet their most urgent wants. but
they found that winter wheat -four of desirable
quality was not to be had except in scattered
small lots.
The advance made by. the millers yesterday on
soft winter patents marks an increase of 81
a barrel during the last four weeks. Hard win
ter wheat -four has advanced less than half that
in the same, time and the. spring wheat hour
has guinet only 9Oc barrel.
Despite the recent advances the shippers and
exporters say that present prices are not at all
III keeping with the advances made either in
spot future delivery wheat. Mr.. Petersen Of
Petersen Brothers & Co.. flour exporters. said:
.'tThe present advances In soft winter wheat -four
have been forced because the miller has found
his source Of supply exhausted The flour market
is only righting itself and beginning to respond
in a mild way to the higher prices of wheat.
Foreigners still indifferent to our advances
and are making few bids for -four here. Even
these bids are two to three shillings below ex
port basis. Spring wheat flour is slow to respond
but buyers both sides of the Atlantic will have
to wake mp pretty soon or pay much higher prices
later, =, f5f1s x.
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erpooi stating war had begun In the Balkans.
There urgent general demand for both
May and July, ami shorts covered freely. From
96c May rose rapidly to 9Sc, while July slid up
to soc. There was a little reaction on profit
taking, but the close strong. with May n
Q1a sc higher, at 977sc. July was up 1&c, at
SSac.
Close: Wheat--May, 97Nc; July, SSa4c; old,
S9Mc; September, 841ac; old, S5Gc
Cash Wheat-N0. 2 red, 96c@$1.03; No. 8 red,
96cM $lO2; No. 2 hard, SS@92c; No. 3 hard,
79dl02c; No northern. 96M00c; No. 2 northern,
81 0A9sc; No. spring. S5@97c.
Corn showed considerable weakness heavy
profit taking In May. Shorts were about the only
buyers. Receipts We're little larger than ex-
tract grade. May was unchanged to lsc lower
at the start, opening at 54Ac to &c, and after
selling at Soc. steadily declined to 54Ac. July
opened unchanged to Nc lower at $3.50 TO $3.50.
and sold off TO 523zc. Local receipts were 247
cars, lone of contract grade.
The fever struck the corn pit and caused
sharp advance in prices. Under an active
general demand May rallied to; SIC and July
to 531ac. The close strong, May being %c
higher, at 5514c. July was also up &c, at
5314c.
Close: Corn-February. 52Ac; May, 55Ac;
Cash cornsNo. S, 42@421s s November, 500
42c. -
Oats Wee firm at The staxt on an active de-
mand from several of the leading bull operators,
but the weakness in other grains caused con-
siderable prohibiting, which resulted in a loss
higher at 43c to 43Ac, but sold down later to
AZ = d425sc. LOCAL receipts were 13S cars.
Close: Oats-February, AIS GAL Nc; May, 43%
@43Ac: July, $3.50; september, "a g @34hc.
Cash oats: No. 2. 4O3ac; No. 3, 39La ql4Oc.
Inc following was the range OF prices:
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WASHINGTON, Feb. Ito days statement
Of the treasury balances In the general fund,
exclusive Of the $3.50, 10000 gold reserve in the
division Of redemption, shows: Available cash
balance 1928, ,552, gold, $1o0117 800; silver,
S21, LAO, 61S; United States notes, SO, las, 537;
treasury notes of 1890, $41,712; national bank
notes. $l3, 070; total receipts this day,
81 1855. 922; total receipts this month, $27, $780,
2S2; total receipts this year, $347415 125; total
lures this month $25,13O 900; total expenditures
this yesr ss ~ ea deposits n national
. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Close: Prime mercan-
tile paper. 4A@5A per cent; sterling exchange
firm, with actual business in bankers bills at
$4.s5.70@4s5.75 for demand and at $4S2.70l
4.S2 80 for 6O-day bills. posted rates, SASSY q
4.Sf and $4.S6h; commercial bills Sassy a
1924; bar silver, SOC; Mexican dollars 48c11a !;
government nends, steady; railroad bonds.
NEW YORK, Feb. close--Money on call
1t time time loans. easier g days. s.. al per
cent; 80 days ss4 "a per cent; six months, 4@4A
per cent. 80
MINNEAPOLIS Feb. 1T.-Bank clearings to-
day, 81 32S ITO. 49,; New York excha1se, selling
rate 35c premium: buying rate. Zoe discount;
buying rate, 4Dcs discount London 6O-day sight
documentary exchange. $4.S2A
ST. PAUL. Feb. 17.--Bapk clearings to-day,
$1.010. 75S. 51. sA
BERLIN. Feb. 1T.--The weekly statement of
the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the fol-
lowing changes Cash in hand increased %. 620-
600 marks; treasury notes increased 2O40,O 900
marks; other securities decreased $500. 600
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GRAIN RATE WAR
LOWERS PRICES
STOCKS OF AFFECTED ROADS DE-
CLINE IA POINT OR MORE.
Opening Dealings Were on Very
Small Scale and the General Trend
Was Downward-Selling Orders In
creased In the Third Hour.

New York, Feb. 17.-Opening business
in stocks to-day was on very small
scale. Three or four OF the specialties
showed slight advances, but the major.
ity Of changes were declines. Colorado
Fuel lost a point. Changes otherwise
were trivial.
The demand for Amalgamated carried
it to 49h, but the beneficial effect was
offset by pressure against the Fries and
grain carriers. Losses ran from " to 70
in ST. Paul. Canadian Pacific. Atchison,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, Pennsylva
MIA, Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, the Fries,
New York Central, United States Steel
preferred, Amalgamated Brooklyn Tran
sit, Metropolitan Street Railway and Peo-
pies Gas. Rock Island preferred and
Realty preferred fell /, Louisville IA,
Hooking Valley IL. General Chemical 2
and American Express Az Railroad Sc
curities Company advanced s " and Sloss-
Sheffield Steel 3M. Some large, blocks Of
ST. Paul changed hands around the low
point, 14oh The market was better in
spots at II o'clock.
Selling orders increased, especially Of
the trunk line and granger stocks. The
dispute over grain rates. involving all car
riers from the Missouri river to the sea-
board, was a cause Of uneasiness, and
stocks of the railroads affected declined
quite generally a point or more. The local
municipal stocks. Southern Railway pre-
ferred and General Electric lost as much.
Iowa Central fell "a, and Toledo, st.
Louis & Western preferred 8. Westing-
house Electric rose IA.
| Bonds were irregular at noon.
The weight of offerings Kept special
stocks on the down grade, but he list
generally was steadier. Brooklyn Transit
| yielded points before it met support and
| rallied a trif1e.t
Prices went somewhat lower with spe-
cial pressure evidenced upon Erie, South
ern Pacific and Missouri Pacific, but after
wards steadied. Dealings became intense.
ly dull.
There was a dull covering movement by
room shorts which caused feeble rallies
| Only in Brooklyn Transit did the recovery
reach a point, and that did not hold
Railway Investment lost IL and Mime
| apolis & ST. Louis PA The closing wa:
! steady but. lifeless.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal b!
| Watson s Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis: =
; Closing figures are bid. - ~
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GRAY WOLF
Killed by Farmer with a Broomstick
49, Fer. EHiea.ce, ENrl1i

The skin of the only gray wolf killed
in Vermont in the last fifty years was
brought into the village this week by
David Dixie, a farmer, who killed the
animal. in a patch Of woods near his
barn after a severe fight, in which Mr..
Dixie and a dog were badly used up.
Mr.. Dixie had just gone into the
house from the barn, where he. had
been milking, when his attention was
attracted by his shepherd dog, which
was loudly barking in front of the
henhouse. Taking a lantern he went
had cornered gray animal about his
own size. Both were bristling with
fear and rage, but neither dared at
tack the other. The farmer had no gun,
but he ran into the woodshed and pro-
cured a broom, with which he struck
at the marauder. Thereupon the
wolf, for such it turned out to be,
dashed for the woods, with the dog
after it, and came to a stand near the
foot of a maple tree.
BY this time the wolf was frothing
at the mouth and snarling and snap
ping at the shepherd every time he
came within range. Once or twice he
nipped the dog and drew blood. Mr..
Dixie encouraged the shepherd, and
then boldly worked around to the rear
Of the maple.
This was too much for the wolf,
and in sheer desperation he sprang at
the farmer, who dealt him a telling
blow with the broom. At the same
time the dog attacked the animal in
the rear and got. a good hold on his
neck. The next instant q three-corn-
cred fight was on. The wolf tackled
the farmer and dog by turns, swapping
and scratching at. first one and then
the other. In the meantime the dog
and the broom got In some lively
work, and at the end OF ten minutes
honors were about even.
The wolf could easily have escaped,
but he evidently preferred to fight it
out. and it was nearly twenty minutes
before he was vanquished. When the
wolf was dead Mr.. Dixie found he was
scratched in several places and the
dog was wounded in spots from the
tip Of his nose to the end of his tail.
The skin is much the worse for wear,
but will be mounted.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
DITTITTH GRAIN Fob 17-whoo+ onont

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. 17.-Wheat opened at
Ill 9os sa B.eTs Tie
and closed at 957sc bid; Flax was very dull at
Wheat to g. cars dl ds det May
Wheat, 1887 bu; oats 7.241; barley, 9,612 Cars
n1 SGSs F7szqase y .
M Ma s5% Gethsr n ?S So se
4O&c. Rye-64c. fs-
Flour receipts. 1882; sales, $500; quiet but
i Mrnc huekwheat oo -four. quiet, $2@2; Is
opened steady on fair, cables and a limited
amount Of ' SGyering Later prices eased of yndes
purposes, and rallied sharply on Balkan war talk
and higher London markets. May, 1855 @9ec;
os and Septs%sss edsss@ ss5 g.
western re f. O.. b.. ahoat. Corn-Receipts,
s Da sis 81 %t S s s. "a
Oats-Receipts. $4,000 bu; nominal.
De Gloss ssc ST IVY 9f ssptem
wseDs Es.s eR n Tss 5ec No.
ssAs: calls; ~, 9lAs RYE ahisher: No; !;
f Firm o Se MsI 4 81 es
PUTS 5laic; calls. 56Ac bid.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb Close:
hsn scs ss Sy e 20 e rsd es No
No ). a5G9sc. corn-SIay. 1850; july, 46 ic:
cash. No. mixed. 43tac: No. white. 44isc;
| No 3. 43jac Oats-No white, 42@43c; No.
. mixed 41@41 1sc.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Feb. 17-Closc: Wheat
Higher: No. red, ca sh. elevator. $1.OO%; track
S1O6; May. 94Ac: July. s6h @s6Ac; No. 2
hard, 81 @32hc. Corn--Higher; No. 2. cash
45c: May, 5Ohc: July. 5Ohc. Oats-Higher;
No. 2, cash, 42c May. 1850; No. 2 white. 441sc
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, Feb
1I.-Rye. February, Csc; May, roc; July. CSC
| Flax. cash northwest SILT: southwest. Sill
| February. Sill: May 1.13. Timothy, Febru
airy, $500; March, $31UM3.15. Glover, Febru
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, FEB. 1e.

Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. northern. H. No. northern. IS; No. 8. 21;
rejected. 6; grade, 2.
sIiiwaukee-No. 2 northern, s; No. 8, 81; re-
jected, Is: no grade, 4.
st. Iouis-No. 2 northern. 1: No. 8, /.
500 Line-Nos1 northern. 6; No. northren,
10: No. g. 5: rejected e. grade. 2.
Northern Pacihc-No 1 northern /; rejected,
OmallaNNo. northern, 2: No: 3. 2; rejected,
g. no grade. 4.
Total-No northern. 10; No. 2 northern, 80;
No. g. 5O rejected. 81 grade 13.
Other Grans-Rejected macaroni wheat. l.; No.
3 winter wheat, "a; rejected winter wheat, %;
No. yellow corn. 1; No. corn. Z: no grade
corn, 2; No 2 white oats. L. No: 3 white oats,
II; No. white oats, 20; No. oats, 12 no
grade oats. Z; No. 2 rye. 8; No 3 rye, 8; no
grade rye. /: No. barley, 4: No. barley, Is;
no grade barley. s: No. 1 fax, L. rejected hax,
10: grade fax II.
Cars inspected Out-No. j northern wheat. IS;
No. northern wheat. "a; No. wheat. 13: re-
jected wheat, 50; macaroni wheat. l. No. win
ter wheat II: rejected winter wheat. IA: No. q
corn. .; No. white oats. 2: No. white oats
8; No barley, 4: No. ; barley. 9; grade
barley. 8; No. rye, 4 No. fax, 16; rejected
flax g. -.-.
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THE CASH TRADE
STRENGTH IN COARSE GRAINS STILL A

FLAX-The market was off a little in the
early trading, and number of sales were made
about lie under yesterdays closing prices. There
good local demand and not much seed on
sale
Minneapolis received 16 cars, against 8 last
year, and shipped II. Duluth received 20 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis cash. S1.14A; to
arrive. S1.14A February. $f14: May, $1.16.
CORN--Firmer and higher all grades. Re
ceipts II cars; shipments 3 cars. No. } yellow
closed at 441nc.
OATS-Ths market turned easier and prices
were shade lower. No. 8 white closed at DOC
Rcceipts, "a cars; shipments % cars.
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse corn meal and
cracked cora. in sacks sacks extra, $16.75: No.
ground feed. 23 corn and 1-3 oats, S0-lb sacks
sacks extra. $1T.75; No. ground feed, " corn
and u oats 75-lb sacks. sacks extra, $1S.75: No.
ground feed l.. corn and % oats. 75-lb sacks
sacks extra, S1975.
MILI.sTUFFs- The market is strong and de-
shorts. S15.25n15. 80; middlngs, $17M17. 25; red
dog. S195DM2D; all f. o. b. in Minneapolis: in
I0O-lb sacks. $15O per ton additional; in 2OO-Ib
sacks, 81 per ton additional. Shipments, LISP
tons
BARLEY--Teed grades are reported at $50
A2c: mailing grades, 48M53c Receipts, % cars:
shipments "a cars.
RYE-Strongcr than ever with sales to-day of
choice No. 2 at 64h al64kc. No. 2 closed at
64lsc. Receipts, e cars: shipments, cars.
HA1-Priccs continue firm quoted. limo
$50; timothy. No. 2, $500 $50; timothy low
grade. $6@7; clover, S6l7.5O; upland. choice,
az; midland, So 500 $50; slough 81 so: straw,
wheat and oats, si:5e: rye straw. $500 Re-
cepts. 1T2 tons; shipments, II tons.
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
CHICAGO GRAIN
LIBERAL LIQUIDATION BY SMALL HOLDERS
MAKES WEAK MARKET,

Chicago Feb. 17.-Easier Liverpool cables
caused liberal liquidation by small holders Of
wheat aad in consequence the market ruled
weak. Receipts were a little larger. and this
orders The Opening was steady with May
shade lower to a shade higher, at 96hc to 96esc
and July new 1s@Ac lower to shade higher
support from commission houses but the demand
was not sufficient to maintain prices and May
sold off to 96hc, after touching 96M M96Nc.
July declined to s6ssc. Minneapolis. Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 200 cars, against
24s cars last week and 278 cars year ago.
Toward noon the market turned strong on
war news, and an unconfrned report from Liv-
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

London cable to Watson: According to many
advices received: the aspect of til near eastern
troubles is more serious. There is also growing
ii gloomy feeling with regard to the final outcome
of the Japanese Russian war and apprehension
pean compiled tons. Continental bourses closed
heavy.
New ho:k 20 Whallon case q 20: me Lon
is causing anxiety in exchanges on the con-
t1nent and diplomatic circles. 1t is thought 1t
will be difficult to hold Turkey in check now
Russia is at n,
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BUSTUN MINING -sIUCks, FED. ! 8 .r--AuveIl-
ture, 2n2A; Allouez. 34 al Il Arcadian, 4U0 45;
Arnold. 23M5 90; Atlanta, 7lsMs1a: bingham, 10y
al2l; Calumet and Hecla 445@44s; Centennial,
Kaase Msaff Day West ooasl
M341S; Dominion Coal, 50A @5OA; Dominion
Steel, 81 MSM; PIN River. 26l2k; Franklin,
gan, o@6; Mohawk, a5W36; Montreal and Bos-
ton ton; 4oM7o CRANKY. 84@3M; A. G; r, 4sA Y
10; Osceola, 57@n5s; PARROT, PAN @p24A Phoe-
nix. 2MM2A; Quincy. $1,000; Rhode Island, La
paay ssnts as se Mff hannSa copper Go
rack. 1OOM1O2; Trinity. 4N@5; United States
Mining. 2OkGl21 United States Oil. S% 90;
Utah. 7s@e33; Victoria, 3h 94; Winona, aR4 a
80: Wolverine. 1OGl72. 80
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Wednesday,, Feb. 17.-Butter, higher.
Eggs, Arm. Poultry, Arm. Veal, Arm.

So : w. 49, ~ M
.BuTISR- c Gre extra, h. 241ae cream ,n'
siss dariss ssSo dariss ss
extras, 1sc; renovated, arsts, 121ac; roll and
print, fancy, Ice; roll and print fair to good
EGGs--New laid, case count, current receipts
eases included, Csc; candled loss OF, doz, zoe;
checks, per case S.. N' s'SeD -,
CHEEsE-Twins or OATS. fancy. 11m1ac:
twins or fats, cho:,e, &C.; twins or iats. fair to
30 /, lie; BRICK, No >, Sc; brick No 8, s9
= block, lee; daisies. NJ. i. 12hc. SWISS ~
DRESSED POUITKY-iJndrawn turkeys. fan
fg s se eg1e 4ar ta aoe TRss
sS a5zsI fsf so si and s%s
fancy heads Of. isc: fair to good. 9MI1c:
ssasy hsass fair TO GOOD $685.
aSs soSsx is?s,sss l2sls old ROSTERS Se
mutton fancy o $685. lambs yesMriggs 4Mse
SCI peEefe 5e s msa &c pis M
SSd6iRHASHiSsPs5 1eo is II. s. $; 81 i.
,SJTATOIsssNhite, p ner b1 car lots sacked
soasSe: mixed, per ba, car lots, sacked, $50
se per- aoz ST. jacks,
bRIED PEssra pne o9 yelew Per bu 49,
ST. *: marroWfot syn 50 "euiui''
BEANsMou i tid 5ls include sacks Fancy navy,
per 5q slie,es navy s. medium hand q
pekea fr fancx s s mixed
foi ~ ~ J & SbnS1 az y;S"rnia %
I'M ~ ~ soou' n'ina pei
tAPPLEs-Northern spys., per brl. IS; Green
angs, 49, to baiawias' s1ToM4 I1 M nis
s"e EnaSx POW: nusseis' @o'9oW4' oeh Da'is'
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FLOUR MARKET
.4..v1.s o 4roNG-GooD DEMAND-GENERAL
OUTLOOK GOOD.

OUTLOOK GOOD.
Reports are coming in of good business in
-four the country oyer. and Minneapolis millers
ness assured when once buyers become used to
present prices. The foreign demand this NOR
ming reported not quite good but
foreign inquiry is the whole much better than
for weeks previous. Prices of Minneapolis -four
are not up much proportionately as prices of
winter wheat -four.
Shipments are running little lighter, this
mornings report showing 5O.131 brIs.
First patents quoted $4.9O@5: second pat
ents. 81. soI49 first clears, $3.6O@3.7O; second
clears. $26OG27o; car lots in wood, f. o. b.,
Minneapolis.
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marks; notes in circulation decreased sl,54o, 900
marks. @ 5fsss.3
,,akLlN, Feb. l7-Exchange. on London, 20
marks 81 pfennigs for checks; discount rates
for, short bills 2 per cent for three months
bills, per cent. ~ 84 ~
LONDON, Feb. II 1.-THE amount Of bullion
taken into the Bank Of England on balance to-
day, E14U,GOO.
PARIS, Feb. 17--Three FER cent rentes. 95
francs 81 confines for the account; exchange on
London, 20 francs % confines for checks.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb. l7.-con-
s. lsisc; 4naeonds az Ae; Atshison SOC; Atehi,
son pfd, 90: Baltimore s. Ohio, 1911 Canadian
Pacific. 1901 ehssapeaks Ohio, Chicago
Paul, 144A;. Delieers,. 1yN; Denver & Rio
Elie,, s5M Erie 1st pfd. 65H4 Erie I'd pfd 48 !;
illinois Central, 131h; Louisville y Nashville,
107A Missouri. Kansas & Texas, 1870; New
York Central, 117A; Norfolk 4 Western. 50A;
Norfolk & Western pfd, 80; Ontario = Western
II Pennsylvania, 5SA; Rand Mines, 91a: Read
ing, 215s; Reading LIST pfd, Al Reading I'd pfd
29h; Southern Railway, 2O7s; Southern Railway
prd, S3h; Southern Pacific, 41M Union Pacific
l9ii; Union Pacific pfd, 91B; United States
Steel, 1114; United States. Steel pfd. 5S3s: Wa
bush. 1851 Wabash pfd 361a. Bar silver, uncer-
tain, 271ad per- ounce. Money, 1908 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is IN D3ss per cent. The rate Of dis
count III the open market for three months bills
is 3M @33s per cent.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Feb. -Butter-Firm;
creameries 1o@25hc; dairies 1shs @22e. Eggs
Cheese Strong; daisies, 1oh @1oAc; twins. 10
@1o1ac; Young Americas, 1oAc. Poultry---Live
steady; turkeys, he; chickens, 12c: Veal
Steady; so to go pounds 5@51 ac: 65 to 70
pounds, 6@71ac: so to 125 pounds. s@sAc; s5
to ITO pounds, 9@914c. Potatoes Bur
banks, S7@S9c; Rurals, S2@S9c; red stock, 81
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soUTH sr. PAUL

RaiIroads entering the yards reporter rece1pts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago
Great Western, 6; Chicago, Milwaukee,
\ st. Paul, ID; Minneapolis &, st. Louis, -
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 5
Great Northern, Z; 500 Line, II; Northern Pa
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. 17.-cattl

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. 17.-Cattle-Re-
eeipts, $1,000; strong; good to prime steers.
ers and feeders, S2.25@4.25; cows, s1.eo@4.25;
heifers, $2.25@4.75 Gamers, $1.6o@2.5o; bulls,
$2@41O; calves, S3.5o@7.65.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, $4,000; tomorrow 3d.
900; 5@1oc lower: mixed and butchers. $6@5.3/;
good to choice heavy, $5.25@5.371a; rough heavy,
$4.95015.30; light, $4.60@5.O5; bulk Of sales,
$495M5.2O.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000; steady; lambs
steady; good to choice wsthers. s4@4. so; fair
@5; native lambs, $4@575; western lambs,
$4.75@6.lO.
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THE DAYS RESULTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES


4. $
to 53c
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. T.-There was
considerable activity and excitement at the
opening of the cotton market to-day, with first
prices showing advances of 81 @4e points. After
the call the market. while more or less irregular
and nervous. showed generally steady. to firm
undertone, with May huctuating around 1920
and July at 13.4Oc. net gain Of 44@y4 points
At midday the market was weak under beal
drive with prices net 4@13 points higher.
Spot cotton, quiet; middfing uplands, 1850
middling gulf, 13.75c.
Cotton--Suot closed quiet; middlins uplands
1s.5oc: middling gulf. 1876: sales. 1.616 bales
Cotton futures closed firm; February, 12.9Oc
March 1$G5c April 1 1s1se; May " ls $sc; June
1197c; October, 11.22c; November, 1O.Sec: De
cennber, 1O05c.
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR. Feb. IT,
Suger--Raw, firm; fair refining. 2 13-16c; cen
trifugal, 90 test. s11-s2c: molasses sugar
9-16c; refined, steady; crushed, 5.15c; pow
f Coffee--Irregular; No. Rio 714c.
Molasses-Ffrm; New Orleans, 31@37c.
NEW YORK OIL, Feb. 17.-petroleum- Quiet
refined. all ports $S.9O@S.95.
ST. LOUIS LEAD AND sPELTER. Feb. t7.-
Leaa-strong; 4:s7 nc. spelter Higher; Soc