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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-24
DULLNESS RULES
ON WALL STREET
RECOyERIES IN LONDON CAUSE
STEADIER OPENING.
Gains Predominant Among Less m-
portant Stocks-DulIness Follows
Check to Gains-Buying Succeeds
Hesitation, but Market Becomes
Heavy on Advance-Day's Doings.

New York, Feb. 24.-The tone of the
opening of the stock market to-day was
steadier than last night helped by re-
coveries in the American department in
London. A few losses were mixed with
the predominant gains but they We're
amongst the less important2stocks.
I Pressed Steel Car fell lie, General Elec-
trio II. and Wheeling & Lake Erie sec
ond preferred a point. The market showed
no great activity
Buying orders became more numerous
and the opening advances were Slightly ex-
tended. ST. Paul. Union Pacific. Pennsyl-
vania, United States Steel preferred,
Arnalgamated and Brooklyn Transit were
most in demand and made average gains
of u.
Sugar and Westinghouse Electric gained
l, while General Electric yielded 81, Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic preferred
ia and Chicago Terminal preferred Ia.
The advance was checked and the market
became dull.
After a period of hesitation buying was
renewed. Amalgamated Copper and st.
Paul were lifted a point and Pennsylvania
and affiliated stocks were in demand.
Lackawanna recovered yesterdays Il
point break on one sale. Consolidated Gas
and Railway Steel Spring rose N. Bag
preferred lost 4 and Denver & Rio Grande
preferred and Lead preferred point. The
market became dull and heavy at the ad-
vance Bonds were irregular.
A steady stream of selling orders car
ried prices gradually downwards and about
wiped out the morning advances. Bear
operators were more active, the reports
of banking failures in several continental
cities encouraging short selling.
The selling was not pursued below last
nights price level and a slow hardening
movement followed on covering by shorts.
The market became very dull and did not
hold we'll Kansas City Southern fell 2As
Prices turned more decisively down
wards during the last hour, when the gen
eral level of the market fell below last
night. The declines reached a point in
United States Steel preferred. Brooklyn
Transit, Canadian Pacific and Erie second
preferred, Southern Railway preferred and
Realty preferred lost "a. Chicago & AL
ton ", North American ~, Pressed Steel
Car. and Republic Steel preferred 21z, Ma
tional Railroad of Mexico preferred 5, and
United States Express 5. The selling
pressure was relaxed but there was nc
effective recovery. The closing was steady
Stock quota lions reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers' Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid
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The Bulls Take New Courage
Liverpool Shows Good indie
pendent Strength.
The Worlds Visible Falls Off
Against an Increase a
Year Ago.
Less Disposition to Press the Mar
ket-Bears Whipped
Again.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Feb.
24.-Wheat turned about this morning.
worked up cent in the early part of the
session. and caught some of the shorts
who thought a big break in order Mime
apolis May was $1.01A by 1880. and firm
at the figure. The strength was due to
the Liverpool closing cable which showed
surprising firmness and was up Id in the
face Of our break of yesterday. The trade
looked for an all around decline in Europe.
and the only thing In question was the
extent of It. When Paris came 11ac lower,
Antwerp easy and unchanged, Berlin 21ac
lower and Budapest down lie, the trade
felt that the edge was off the bull market
for the time at least. But the Liverpool
decline was only sd on the futures most
affected. and only 14d off on other futures.
Second Liverpool cables showed that mar
ket on the upturn, and the close was Id
higher. This unexpected strength was at
tributed by Broomhall to an unusually
good demand for the actual stuff, millers
Ninquiring for wheat. and wheat cargoes
showing better inquiry. Sentiment in Liv
erpool is very strong, according to Broom
. hall. and that this Is actually the case Is
made evident by reports received from
Liverpool thru other channels Ross T.
smyth member of Liverpool and Lon
4 don flour and grain house, perhaps the
largest in the European trade. is pro-
nounced bull. Breadstuffs prices, he
thinks, will eventually work still higher.
AilOtHef InlIlS making LOT strength was
the Bradstreet's report showing a decrease
of 3,644.00 blu in the worlds visible sup
ply A year ago at this time there was
an increase of 100000 bu In the decrease
of the present week, 2,144, 900 bu is shown
+. east of the rockies, and 1900, 900 bu In Eu
rope in the quantity afioat for Europe.
Primary receipts were $4,000 bu against
So, 900 bu: shipments $4,000 against $780,,
000 Wheat and flour cearances, $4,000
bu
Flour shipments were we'll up and good
flour inquiry was reported. Cash trade in
all markets was satisfactory, and prices
held up well.
Minneapolis received 200 cars. against
17S, Duluth 81 against At, and Chicago "a
against 25 st. Louis received 900 bu
against $4,000, and Kansas City 423,000
against 1884, 900 the Kansas City figures
covering two days. Minneapolis elevator
stocks have decreased 25OOO bu for four
days.
The market continued strong and adj
vancng to the close, with shorts covering
until the stroke Of the gong.
May wheat closed at $1.021a, July
81, OPS G01 02h and September 81 u G1S2c
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THE CASH TRADE
RYE ON THE CLIMB-coRN AND O.
HIGHER,

d4ddEh
FLAX-Steady and active Good demand for
all offered No. 1 selling at $116@1.16A.
Minneapolis received 81. cars, against Is a
year ago, and shipped 27. Duluth received 10
Closing prices: Minneapolis cash. S1.1e; to ar.
rive, $116; February, 81. 16; May, SILT.
CORN-Strong and higher all around Re-
ceipts, cars; shipments. cars: No. yellow
closed at Acc
OATs-Hlgher for all grades No 8 white
closed ut 411ac. Receipts, 43 cars; shipments.
do cars.
cracked corn in sacks, sacks extra, $16.75; No.
sacks extra. SLIP; No; ground feed, 4 corn
and n oats, 75-lb seeks, sacks extra, S1875:
No. 8 ground feed, 1-3 corn and 2-3 oats. $19.75.
MILLsTUFFs-Priees are higher again. The
market is strong and demand very good Bran "a.
middlings. $17.56017.75; red dog, $10.bo@20;
all +. o. b. in Minneapolis; in 100 lb sacks $50
Der ton additioua; In 20O-lb sacks. 81 per ton
additional Shipments, aba tons.
RYE--New high figures all around and keen
demand for good lots. No. 2 closed at 71Ac:
Receipts. 3 ears; shipments. 3 cads.
BARLEY-Feed grades reported at 400
4ic: mailing grades. 44m55c Receipts, II
GERS; shipments: % cars
HAY--Prices continue fir mas quoted Tim
: otly, choice. $95O@1O.50; timothy, No. I, $40
ESQ: timothy. No. 2 $7.5o@s.5o; timothy, low
$4,000: upland, No. i, ST 5OMS5O; No =,
scar: midland s55o@6.56; slough, $3.50;
straw, wheat and oat. $+.50; rye straw, $5m6.
Receipts, 256 tons; shipments. 10 tons.
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London rs francs 1871 confines for checks.
s. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 24.-Bank clearlngs to-
day. So 15S,359; New York exchange, selling rate,
BOO; premium; buying rate. 15c discount; Chicago
e,achange selling rate, 15c premium; buying rate.
exchange. $4.S2k.
az, NEW YonK Feb. 24.-close-P Prime mercan-
tile paper, 4A T6A per cent; sterling exchange
strong, with actual business in bankers bills at
81 S6 55ql4 $500 for demand and at $4.s3.3 So
fSp eay b b pSst ss1 4s1 and
yer, 5shc; Mexican dollars, .45Nc; government
BONDS : sts e. w. railroad bonds irregular
Of the treasury balance in the general fund. ex.
elusive of the S15O.O0o,00O gold reserve in the
BALANCE. 1921, AS, 751 gold $1o2 424, 1885, silver
~ .227 ,f1S; United States aotes. 80. 635. 345;
treasury notes of 1890, 500, 500; national ban
notes 2i,379: total receipts this day $1.475,
o64; total receipts this month. s37 $50 10Y; total
t TIRES this day. lay; l,57o.ooo; total expenditures
Sl69, 0G3, 81,
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clearances: Wheat and -four. $4,000 bu;, corn

Clearances: Wheat and -four. 147 900 bu: corn,
341 900: oats, $4,000.
Chicago to Watson: Looks as tho local traders
had loaded up with wheat again. -
Reporting rs loads of corn taken at the sea-
board yesterday for export
Forecast: Kansas-Cloudy. warmer Nebras-
"a. Dakotas. 1owa-Cloudy. light SHOWS; warmer
Illinois. Indiana. Missouri-Threa tening Thurs
day: colder Michigan, Wisconsin-Fair, colder.
Liverpool, 3:1S-March wheat Id higher: other
options u to SD higher.
Liverpool. 1:30-Wheat Id higher. Corn u1r-
changed.
Chicago to Edwards. Wood & Co.. The strength
in the English markets is taken here to indica te
that they look for protracted war and are
wheat.
Farnuln of Chicago wired: The wheat market
is strong enough to keep any one from selling it
the long side -
W. II. Bartlett wired Lewis: Out of to-day.s
receipts of $50 cars of corn in Chicago o52 in
spected No. 4 and 154 no grade. If this corn in
spects this way when it is frozen what will
happen to it when it thaws?
Watson's New York office wired: Speculative
sentiment was unfavorably affected Yesterday by
the postponement of the Northern Securities
decision the theory that this prolongs the
uncertainty. This absence of support further
financial trouble in Germany. the appearance of
liquidation of larger holders and pools the
rise in sterling and the break in wheat in
which 1t is known many are interested. Were
the main factors causing decline. 1t looks as
if this selling may continue in view of posi-.
bic further foreign failures and general unset
tied conditions.
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Total sales, 497, 200 shares.
MONEY REPORTS

LONDON, Feb. 24.-1ndia council bills were
allotted to-day at Is $500. $50
BERLIN, Feb. 24.--Exchange on London, 20
marks 30 pfennigs for checks.
ST. PAUL. Minn.-Feb. 24.-Bank clearings
to-day, 1882. 929.36 -
PARIS Feb; 4-Ira s 1 on the bourse to.
depressed. Spanish securities were the most
affected. influencing internationals generally. To-
ward the close Turks and Spaniards were heavily
offered. French 3 per cents declined consider
ably. The close was very feeble with the excep-
ton of Russians. which were firm. Russian i'm
perial fours closed at 93c90. Industrials were
nnfav orably affected. Rio Tintos lost IS francs.
Panama Canal shares very firm on the
ratifcation of the canal treaty yesterday by the
United States senate.
LONDON. Feb. 24.-The amount, of bullion
taken into the Il INK of England on balance to-
day was Ell. 900.
NEW YORK. Feb s:24.--, Money on cali steady !;
highest 2 per cent: lowest, per cent; ruling
closing bid q offered at .. Time loans steady
80 days and 80 days. per cent SIX months, 81
ar per cent. p. $500
:. PAkIs. Feb. 24.--4 D. Three per cent
rentes. 50 francs for the account: exchange on
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION FEB, %.

STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, FEB. 90.
Inspected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern
No. northern IS; No. northern, 74 No. 8,
30; rejected, Is; no grade, 8.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No. / north
ern, 3; No: northern, %; No. 3, 81; rejected,
81: no grade, II.
No. 5. Is; rejected, 10; no grade, 2.
500 Line--NO. northern, l; No. 2 northern,
8; No. 8. Z; rejected, 3; no grade. 1.
Northern Pacifc-No. / northern s; No.
northern. II: No. g. ]; rejected. l. no grade, 2
Chicago st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omana-No.
2 northern. q; No. 3, IA rejected, Z; no
grade. s.
Tptalsx-No. / northern. Al: No nor thern,
142;tS 1887; rejected. 1o3; grade. 81.
Other Grains-NO. [nacaroni wheat 3 cars;
rejeeteG macaroni wheat. 3: no grade macaroni
wheat:r1: No. winter wheat, 1; No. 3 winter
wheat SO; rejected winter wheat, 81; No. vel
low corn, 2; No. white corn, L; No. 8 corn. 4;
No. corn %; No.. grade corn,
oats. 80: No. white oats. 70; No 8 oats Is;
no grade oats. &C. No. rye. Z; No: rye. 8;
no. grade rye. 2; No. barley, 6; No. ) barley.
a; no grade barley, l.; No. 1 fax, 30; rejected
fax, "a
Cars Inspected Out--No. northern wheat cl
No. northern wheat "a: No. wheat. IA: re-
jected wheat. 80; grade wheat. 10; No. 9 win
ter wheat, 1; No. 3 winter wheat. 2: rejected
winter wheat g.; No. 4 corn, 2: No. 2 white GA
9; No. 8 white oats, 2; No oats 3; No. 4 bar
ley, 1: No. barley II: grade barley. 6;
No. rye, .; No. 3 rye, p No. 1 flax, {.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Consols at London are 3-1ed lower than yes
terdays close.
Berlin cabe The failure of Frankel & Co. is
important. Another failure has occurred here
but it Is small one
Lyons, France-A failure has been announced
curties.
London 2:45 p. M cable to watson: Stock
markets are generally weak influenced adversely
by further failures In Berlan and announcement
OF Q failure at Lyons. France.
Whallon. Case & Co., from New York: The
Berlin failure caused some liquidation and bears
meeting with little no buying power, have
found 1t easy to depress prices. Useless to pre-
dict The present depression will run its
course. The market may sag further tomorrow
but nothing here to max epanic..
Berlin cable: Frankel & Co., a large banking
house, suspended to-day.
city has failed.
hOErse have ia ken nlaco to.dnr - ~
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. 24.-rhe cotton
market opened firm at a decline of points on
April but generally unchanged to = points high.
better than expected. The estimated port re-
ceipts for the day rather heavier than the
recent average but notwithstanding this and the
continued unsettled look Of the European financial
and political situation, the market continued
firm after the opening with May showing espe.
cial strength on buying by spot interests in
New Orleans. Liverpool showed increasing firm.
ness in response to the local strength. Locally
prices worked upward a25Gl3O points in the first
half hour. after which there was considerable
irregularity. with frequent tho comparatively
narrow recessions under realizing by yester-
Spot closed quiet and 50 points lower: mid
ding uplands. 14.30c; middling gulf il 55c
Sales. 50 bales. -.
The market ut midday was less active aud
showed recovery Of 126I5 points from tic
low point Of the morning and unchanged to
IL points lower compared with yesterday Spot
cotton quiet: mddlng uplaD6s, 14.7jc: niddlins
gulf, 15c
Spot closed quiet. 50 points lower. Middlins
upiands. 143oc; middling gulf 14.55c.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE Feb. "a,
Sugar. raw, firm: fair refining, 2Mc: centrif-
ugal DC test. 33sc: molasses sugar, 25ac: refined
steady: crushed. 5.15c; powdered, 4.55c: granu-
lated, 445c Coffee, steady; No. Z Rio, INC.
Molasses, firm; New Orleans. 1880.
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER. Feb "a
Lead and copper firm and unchanged
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Feb 24-Closing
prices in yesterdays market: Adventure, 2@2A
Allouez, 3fs @3A Arcadian, 40@5O: Arnold. 250l
so: Atlantic. 7Gs; Bingham. 1917 M20; Calumet
4 Hecla. 440m45O: Centennial. 16& @11A; Con.
DAILY West. 34@35: Dominion Coal. 81 z ass;
Dominion Steel. sA asa; Elm River 2M2k;
"a: Mayhower. 75@76A; Michigan, Az 40: Mo
hawk $41a @s5; Montreal & Boston. 50o@62l;
Colony 1@1h; Old dominion, 1oa11; 0seeola.
s3@54; Parrot, 22@2sh: Phoenix. 2A @212;
Quincy. S0@rSS: Rhode Island, rs @14: Santa
re. az: Superior Copper Co. 7& as; Swift &
NO. l00@l0oM; Tamarack 95@1oo; Trinity,
- as Utah. Mlpln si sos v aioh 3 81 81
Winona, AZ M5A: Wyandot 621a@75.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. 24-May wheat
p to 3rpns S9 higher the s aSss fR
market was continuously strong and very active.
Fla w wss G Mnnt sna s eossS of of xs May
Wheat 0i iSa IL b ba
Close: wheat-cash No. hard, s1.os1a; No
!, no s. $l92; No: northern. $skc; May
siis s H oafs &fasA k 5sly $780, October
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. "a
@ ss? @nter patsnfs p
$40. Buckwheat Flour-Dull. $2G2.1o Whea5
Receipts 1925 Blu; sales. 1.4oo,Ooo bu; opened
English cables, lower consols, good bull support
and covering; May, $1.os1a al o4X July 900
s ssafs on September, s1ss ds2Ae. Rye.Firm
I; Q: b.. afoat: Corn-Receipts. 76, 325 bu snles
10000 bg; quiet but firm on the far eastern stu
Receipts, $500 blu; nominal
Close: Wheat, May, $1.O5Z July 81 OF; Sep.
tember, 9sAc. Corn. May. 62%c; July. i've.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb. 24-wheat-spot
g 10 1nla futures steaG> March IS 11Ad; May
American mixed new. Is sAd American mixed
old, As I'd; futures, quiet; March, Is SAd; May,
M1LwA LUX? GRAIN I;4l AND FLOUR, Feb. 2
{aly, oe5 xt BID: Ryeaawssker NJ i, si@sSc
No Sac sape 4Ssc
Firmer; No: 3, 46M47c; July, 55Sse asked.
WheataPuts. e5c bid calls, see bid.
Corn-Puts soc asked; calls 56c asked
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb. 24.-close:
hsrd a4@s5c; e. ss 5S1f S5S No. G5s: red ed
.o6h @l.o9; No. s. S1.o3@l.0 6. Corn--May,
a7% SH,t July l5 474c cash; No mixed; &c; 10
white 42@42Hc; No. mixed, 4O64Ic.
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nc HNVe tH KtH UIuVE CO-uUy.
GENERAL PRODUCE
Wednesday, Feb. 24.-Butter. steady.
Eggs, lower. Poultry, firm. Veal. firm.

BUTTER-Creameries extras, Id, 24c; cream
cries, hrsts 223Sc; crealneries, seconds, 1sc;
seconds, 1$c packing STOCK, sei3c ren oSes
extras, lSc; renovated. frsts, 1zhc roll and
print, fancy, Ice; roll and print fair to
EGGs-New laid, case count, current receipts
s cases infiuded 25c candled loss off. per doz
checks, pr case, SIS. : NS CIV
CHEEsE-Twins Or fats, fancy, r@12c: twins
good 7c Young Americas fancy. 1ac Brick, t No. o.
l, 13c: brick, No 2, &c; brick No. 8, 6G6hc:
pr Prim s;s. No ~ l. Sc; prmest No &C., pqltost
DRESSED PoULTKY@yndravn turkeys, fan
sRe12s FAIR to ss ssfa and z
fancy. heads of, 1ac; fair to good, s@11c geese
fancy, heads off, lie; fair to good, s@ec; frozen
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys 1o@121ac hens,
Zoe; young ROSTERS 1o@1lc; old ROSTERS, Sc;
ou 1REssEp zzssse e@lo Fancy nor Ii
| &c; fair to good. 6@7c; small, overweight, "a
&C; mutton, fancy, 5@6c; lambs. yearlings, IA
F1sH-crappies, medium to large, &c; small
tARRAGh n ' 100 pounds Hs } Rste '@'e
SQUlRRELS-Gray, per doz, 6Oc
s so Soc; mixed per bu car lots, sacked 75@
ONIONS-Per blu, s5c@$1.
RABBITS--Cottontails, per doz 81: jacks,
PIGE go s. per dos, 81: dead, doz. 75c
m q dh $125 green, fancy, $40; medium,
BEANsNouotafioan include fancy navy. per
D DS sIs; s2i Choice msa," $40
5Few1 fais good L%s sss
Greetings s4a425; ' Baidw Yin S. s7a4o
Tallmis e S sH $780, Russets, $3.50; Ben
! RASGEsWF1orida, ell sizes, $3.50: Cali.
nsvs sstri rs ssaf q &c. to 1857
SIS to 1sos, $3.50; fancy, lies to S5os, s225 nes
~ hE noi"s G. fancy as to sze $3.50
aoWes, per per er' bri: T. So
and Bus dsssf pr s. $50 SSses sS'"
per @hi keE SS@
ber, 1oc; goldenrod Toe; extracted white, in bar.
res Fancy large rs lunches
500: medium punches. $2.75@s: small punches
VEGETARLEs- Radizhes, per doz punches, &C
@!9c; lettuce per doz. 45c; lettuce; heads doz
eep aIa 4sncy se syc de ese sse
n,atoes, e-basEet crates, SIS: carrots, per bu,
ha i6ets os
75c rutabagas. bu. 75f0s5c; pieplant, H. SC.
NEW YORK PRODUCE. Feb 24.-Butter-Re-
ceipts. 1882 pkgs; firm; extra fresh creamery,
2fc: creamery, common to choice, 15@251ac;
state dairy 14@22c: held creamery, l4@22c.
Cheese-Receipts.. 1923 pkgs; firm: state full
large colored and white, September, 12c; late
made. 1oAc: EggsLReceipts: Il, 55s pkgs; lower
age finest. 27c; state an dPennsylvanta seconds to
| tirsts, 25Q 26c; western first, 26c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Feb A-Butter-
Steady; creameries, 4@251hc; dairies, 1917 @22c.
Eggs-Weak; at mark cases. included, 22@2sc.
/ 1o1ac; Young Americas, II @11Ac. Live Poultry
Steady: turkeys, 12c; chickens, II nc; springs,
Rurals s2@9oc: red stock 72@ssc. Veal
Easy; 80 to 60 pounds. 5@5hc; 65 to Is pounds,
6M71ac; so to 125 pounds, S,0Shc; So to 10
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grains The market was rather nervous with
local traders disposed to await some definite move
by the big holders. The opening was firm with
May Ac 10 sc higher at 45hc to 45Ac The
price later reacted to AIS @45c, but sold up
again to 4oM45Bc. Local receipts were 266
cars.
Close: oats-May, 46c; July, 41Ac; septem-
old delivery:
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Feb 24-Provisions
showed moderate losses in all products on profit
wheat and corn. The opening was firm in sympa-
thy With higher prices a for hogs at the yards:
was unchanged to 21ac higher at $751; to $3.50
and ribs 21ac to SC higher at $7.6O to $7.62la
Selling by packers and small holders carried May
pork down to $15.72A. while lard sold off to
S7.S2H, and ribs to $7.571z.
Pork-May. $1e.25: July, $3.50.
Lard-Ntay. $s@so2k; July. $s.15.
Ribs-May, $7.87H@7.8O; July, 81. 95
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET Minnesota Trans
fer. st. Paul. Mimi. Feb. 24.-Barrett & Zim
norman report a steady demand and fair sale
for farm horses. Heavy horses were slow
twin cities We're the most urgent baVer Values
Drafters, extra, S1Sn@211; draftcrs. choice
$16O@1s5; drafters. common to good. S125@16D
farm mares, extra. $1401155; farm mares
choice. $115@14O; farm mares, common TO good
S90M115.
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Z LONDON CLOSING STOCKS Feb. 24-Consols
for Doney SO s-1e; eonsols for account, Sc s-1e;
ferred Bat@ore oSio 7e canadsn
Pacific. l17ss: Chesapeake 4 Ohio, 2S5a; Chicago
Great Western 14% Chicago, Milwaukee, & ST.
Grande. 1873; Denver & Rio Grande preferred.
GT1:: Erie. 2Ssa; Erie first preferred. G3H Erie
secoad preferred. 3d. Illinois Central $50: Louis
vile & Nashville 1o4: Missouri. Kansas &
Texas, 1917 New York Central. 1ls9: Norfolk
& Western 56&; Norfolk & Western preferred
50; Ontario & Western 2Oss I: Pennsylvania. IS;
Rand Mines: ssk; Reading, 2ok; Reading first
preferred. 1917; Reading second preferred, 2s1a
ferrcd 81: Southern Pacific 44as; Union Pacific,
77M: Union Pacific preferred, 30; United States
Wabash. 1s1a; Wabash preferred, "a.
Bar silver dull, Is 15-16d per ounce. Money.
31sd4 per cent. The late Of discount In the
open market for short bills is 33s@3 7-16 per
cent? for three months bills is II per cent.
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Ita1Iroads entering the yards reported receipts
Tor the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
western, {; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
u; Minneapolis & ST.. Louis, 3d. Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 10: Great Northern,
=; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, l; 500 Line,
2; Northern Pacinc, &; total. II.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS HEAvY-eooD BUSINESS ST.
THE REPORT

THE REPORT.
The feature to-day the report showing
shipments heavy. the roads yesterday taking out
81. OS4 barrels in ALL Shipping directions for old
lots are being received more freely and there
Ia steady demand. The outlook Is pro-
nounced favorable. and buyers are now willing to
pay full prices asked. .-
First patents are quoted at s5.2o@5 80; Sec
and patents, $5.1O@l5.20; first clears, $3.T00l
$50; second clears. $2.7O@2.sO; car lots in wood
t. Q. b. in MINNEAPOLIS.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb 24.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 2e, 600; slow and lower good to prime
stockers and feeders. 81. 50@4.3O; cows. s1.75@
$50; hetfers, S2@4.5O: Gamers, $1.75@2.50:
bulls, s2@4; calves, $3.5o@7:25.
Hogs-Keceipts to-day, 5000; tomorrow. 49,
0O0; market strong to sc higher; mixed and
butchers. $5.15@5.55; good to choice heavy. $3.50
@5.65; rough heavy, $5.250l $50; light, $4,000
$40; bulk Of sales, s5.25@5.5o
Sheep-Receipts. 100000; sheep and lambs.
steady; good to choice wetbers. $4.25@4.5O; fair
to choice mixed, $3.65@4.25: western sheep
$3.20@5:25; native lambs S4@575; western
lambs, $5@6.