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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-03
THE CASH TRADE
BIG GAIN IN FLAX-MORE NEW CORN

ING IN. ~.
81 - FIAX-Stronger than and up to ST.
for No. I. Big business in No. 1 seed to arrive.
Minneapolis receipts, 45 cars, compared with
81 year ago. Receipts in Duluth, 115 cars.
1917 Closing prices: Minneapolis cash, S1.22A; to
!. arrive 81 .22A December, 81. 22A.
'{{a OATS--No. white closed at 27Ac. '"" Re-
ceipts, 46 cara; shipments 80 cars. >.-4. d"
CORN-More new corn in than any, day
80 far this season. No. yellow closed at 41Ac
i Receipts 81 cars: shipments, none. z
FEED, AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn. In sacks, sacks extra, $1s;
No. ground feed, 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats, sO-lb
sacks. sacks extra, S17.75: No. 2 ground feed
u corn and II oats, s0-lb sacks. sacks extra
$3.50; No. ground feed, ID corn and % oats
3f75,lh sacks sacks extra. SIT rs.
dlings $1eoe soo red ed dog sS9; all in Min
IN 1o0-lb sacks, 1.5o per ton additional. Ship
RYE-Closing figures on No. 2 72%c. Re-
fEGeipts cars: shipments, 4 cars.
5t5@ BARLEi-Feed grades, 35@l37c; mailing
grades 44@4Sc. Receipts, 90 cars shipments
8 HAY-offerings light and demand active for
good and choice stuff, poor stuff, of which the
bulk of the offerings made of, are a slow
n sale. bringing what the buyer is willing to paw
for It: Choice timothy, $3.50; No. / timothy.
81 $50; No.. 2 timothy $7@S; No. 8 timothy
Il $650@75O: upland choice, So; No. q Upland
5sss7@7 so; No. upland. s6@65O; swale, $3.50
@55o; midland, ss@e:5o; rye straw, $5@6;
wheat and oat straw. So. 50@4.5O.: Receipts 93
tons; shipments, 20 tons. -
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Australian wheat shipments. 1O4 900 bu; last
week 1872 600; last year. none a-.-7'' =
Berlin wheat SD higher. - .-.-@.:-- +
Budapest unchanged. - .--..-. f.
Liverpool CLOSE: Wheat &@1bd higher; corn
I'd higher. - -" . 49,
Paris wheat unchanged II .-T T..
Director John r. Sage of the weather and crop
service OF Iowa raises his former estimate OF
3oo, 0oO,OO bu as the crop of Iowa to 325, 600,
900 bu. ~. =, '0.'0'
The stocks Of -four in Chicago Dec. have not
been as small in longer than six years. There
are $4,000 brls. Last year they were 81 900
bris, and once during the past six years, on Dee
l. they were 81 900 brls. .@[
wheat, and also said the crop has been
heavily overestimated by the government. aa.
Cudahy brokers picked up wheat.
Logan had the following from De1s Plain,
KAN: Growing wheat prospects not so good as
year ago. Only about third of wheat has
sprouted With the right kind of weather we
may yet have so per cent to 80 per cent of a
crop -'--5' "-' --ss& @a
An Argentine cable received this morning
says: Weather threatening. II s-...- II r
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NEW YORK COTTON, Dec 3.-The cot
Ton ton market was very active and excited to-
higher 5dgga was points lower at the hour Of the
regular and easier at decline Of l to IL points.
attention was OF course directed exclusively to-
ward preparing for the government estimate a
n trads after the first hour and during the early
that 1t: was almost. impossible to keep track Of
the range Of values. 5 In general way how
ever. they average between the opening and last
nights close, with considerable covering in prog
rsss. =, $szz .4f:&. E.s>s r. VA fI7s2 -
"a As the hour Of the report approached the
market quieted. down somewhat and ruled around
last nights prices. &@ III I. z5s57Erl +.
J g Cotton ,n futures opened steady; December
s.7oc: April s:72e bid; May. $500; July, $500;
August. $500 bid ~ =.
Cotton futures closed barely steady: December
$685. s: January is: Soc. February. s,1oc; March
July, 8.35c; August S.23c. i5rl - u -.
Spot closed quiet. 40 points decline; middling
upands 5000; middling gulf, s.s5c; sales, none
NEW YORK METALS, Dec. s.-Copper and
lead quiet and unchanged. - =
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< 49, PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-May wheat. Glib p
Calls-Nay wheat, $1.151s.
Curb--May wheat. S1.14k. 81 s

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec. s-Cattle-Re-
eeipts, 400; steady. Good to prime steers, So 10
fee 9epr tg
heifers, s3@5; Gamers, 81. 80 @2.4o; bulls, $20l
4.25; calves. $3.5O@7; western steers, $3.50@5.
ket, stronger. Mixed and butchers. s445@4. 10;
good to choice heavy. $4:eo@4721a rough
heavy, 81. 4OM4. 80; light, $4.45@4.60; bulk Of
sales, 81. 6O0l4 IS. 49,
sheep-Receipts. 5000; sheep, steady; lambs
strong. Good to choice wethers, $4.40@5; fair
$3@4.9O; native lambs, s45o@6I5; western
lambs, $4.5O@6.
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The premiums Of $3.50 and $500 of
aa e sng 20 ng ea ase 10 anus
write the Chinese language will be dis.
continued at the end of the present
year.
The three important wheat states of
Australia produce 100000 bushels
The yield per acre in New South Wales
is 10.6 bushels. in South Australia SO
bushels, and in West Australia 4.6
bushels.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 3.-Flax furnished
dn e dp OF BY net
as tho the American Linseed company was under
It and boosting prices while the oil trade in
On the hope that big receipts might b break it.
The National Lead company appeared to be a
and May Ae less. The business was broad and
ment. ~. r. .--, - 49,
Recsipts today wheat lse 22e bu; oats 1s
ley; 1880; rye, $500; f a ' So, 'a'
May, $1:267&; oats, 70; rye rye, Is. DaN' e@A @A-'
I'M, NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Dec g.
bat ae rfeeR }n1eso aJe brs sae o steady
receipts, $4,000 b: sales, 75oSoo ba: opened arm
on higher cables, lower consols cold weather west
With less snow than expected and good north
May, s112 13-1e@1.13 1916: July, sI:Os% al o.
$4,000; opened steady with heat, but eased
on later on good weather news; December, 57hc;
May, 51k@515sc. Oats: receipts, 127, 500 bu;;
=, Close: Wheat December, $1.17A; May
Gorh. D 5s's sroS s4c; May, 51Ac.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. Close
81 10 Nc g oi IS q ds s
No. 4, O5c@l. Corn. lower: December. AZ a
we we M3y 41z @455%e,; cash -. : mixed; r.;
e. oats No. No w Sstte 81 ~ a5 ST. NJ H. g
mixed, SOC - 49,
MILWAUKEE, n1 GRAIN AND FLOUR, Dec. 3:
northern, $1.l5; No. 2 northern, $1os@11o;
6s1s Rssav essie a:ksS Rye au No.
@50c. Oats steady; standard, 311h @32c Corr
eaStsr No. g. 4s e Nay Nay 4s @as5e BID
o WINN dREe G SRA1S Dec De-
pecember, Ac; May. ass eoS l s July: 81 Gtps
sash NJ No nnDtthen 94Ac Nc northern
sse May, oiA Receipts 2ss ears gea;
ago, 1877.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Dec. .a.-close: Wheat,
higher; No; 2 red cash elevator, :$1.1l1A; track,
No. e:sn hsrd Nay Gorn 1oHss
| No. cash, nominal; track 46c; December,
44asc; May 431ac. Oats, lower; No. 2 cash,
/ No. white, 33hc
CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS,
cash northwestern 81. 2s southeastern ST. d IS:
December. $1.15; May, .$1x26. Timothy, Decem.
z S2 b mrFs9 c ss
@41c. ~ 9 .zE
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec a-Closirg: Wheat,
spot. nominal; futures quiet: December. Is 2Ad;
March March, Is 40; May Is 4asd corn-spot firm;
airy, As AID; May, As 3had Inn, : --~
PACIFIC GRAIN IN TRANSIT.
Portland, Ore, Dec 3-Within the next sixty
day days all Of the grain probably exceeding - 600
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never been acquired, the household
would be healthier, happier and much
more comfortable
Sensible people who desire to get all
they can out Of life will carry as little
experimental as possible On the journey.
AS one of the richest women of Chi
cago was heard to say when she closed
her great mansion and discharged most
of her servants to move into compa-
ratively modest fat: 80
elf could have my way, I would
own nothing but bank account and
a travelling bag; and the smaller the
bag and the bigger the bank account
the better I should like it. -
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4 New York. Dec 3.-The statement OF aver
ages of the clearing house banks of this city
crease $11.s1s 900; deposits, $1127sTs 100, de
crease SIG 334 400 circulation, $40. 1876 5OO same
81 40. soO specie. $212, 581 1t0 decrease So $780,
TOO; reserve, $3.50 sos, 800 decrease $3925 800;
reserve required, S2S1 800. 525, decrease 40S8
500: surplus. $3.50. O75. increase S157, ZOO ex.-
u. s. deposits, $14, 81, 375 increase $147, $50.
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NEARING THE END.

Methuselah was in his nine hundred and sixty
eighth year. It was long, dry summer that
year, too, and Abelgad the Beehenite and Oba-
drought.
Yes auavered Methuselah, fdgeting with
HIS stout cane, SIT Is pretty warm, but -
Here Abelgad and Obadad winked knowingly
at each other.
but r. Methuselah continued, "can't say
that recollect any year that ever has given
us such long. dry SPELL
Then Obadad and Abelgad walked softly away,
saying to one another that the old man was
showing his first signs Of breaking down.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET, Dec 3.-The
goyelIment estimate for the cotton crop, placing
the yield at - 162, 900 bales, issued today, was
government report of recent years
The announcement was followed by another
sensational break in prices The decline that
has been in progress for over month and
carried the market down from lie to SIC,
proved insufficient in the estimation of the trade
to fully reflect the condition of affairs, and
crop of the size reported. j
Futures closed barely steady with prices net
52@57 points lower Before tie government re.
port was issued prices had worked down again
to the low point of the session. The report
when issued proved distinct surprise even to
the bears showing crop of -, 1872, 900 bales
exclusive Of linters. and prices broke about half
cent a pound Immediately following it's publica-
ton. regardless of the big decline that has taken
place during the last month a e. 81
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THE FLOUR MARKET
CLEARS VERY sTRoNG-GENERAL INQUIRY
El IMPROVING,

4 Prices are strong. but the list is no higher
except that millers asking about 1Oc more
for first clears, these grades being In the best
demand and not plentiful General inquiry is
improved somewhat and buyers are inclined to
lay in a little -four now that wheat is looking
+ stronger again. Millers say there Is fair
business in sight for the coming week. but no
rush of buying is looked for. Shipments %, 944
y barrels.
First patents $6.1O@62O; second patents
1896 .05; first clears relatively the firm
est in the list at S4.4O@45O; second clears,
S3M31O.
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LOOKING AHEAD.

-. - ---@ = Chicago Tribune. j. ~ : -.
Z How iare We going to feed these birds and
animals? ~ asked Mrs. Noah. ''after we leave
the ark and while we are waiting for another
crop of vegetation to grow?' ~.f ~
~ PREFER said Noah, guardedly "to leave
that question for the commentators to wrangle
over .-'-EMls- :Eia+G.. ~. =
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The London Library, which has just
got a new president in Mr.. Balfour, has
already attained its sixty third year.
The idea Of the institution originated
with Thomas Carlyle, who found it diff
fcult to work in the British Museum.
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MOTIVE IN AIDES METHODS.

DeS MOlneS NEWS.
Chicago is much provoked because George AIDE
shouldn't blame Ade tho. The Chicago news
papers recently printed articles saying AIDE was
making $4,000 week, and, Of course, after
that he doesn't dare go back to Chicago
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Total sales, 96s. 500 shares.
MONEY REPORTS

PARIS, Dec. 3.-Three per cent rentes, 9Sf
7712c for the account. Exchange on London,
25f ice for checks.
ST. PAUL, Dec. Bank clearings today,
81, 15S. 400. "a.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec Bank clearings to-
day, 81, 352. 536.s3. New York exchange: Sell
ing rate, 9oc premium: buying rate. 4oc pre-
MUM: buying rate. zoe discount. London sixty
day sight documentary exchange, $4S4.
LONDON, Dec. S3.--Bullion amounting to
$50, 900 was Withdrawn from the Bank Of Eng
land today for shipment to Egypt
BERLIN Dec. Exchange on London, 20
marks 3SN pigs for checks; discount rates. short
bills. 8 per cent; three months bills, 3N per
cent
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THE TRUTH ABOUT IT.

!. : " ! ;
An Atchison woman whose husband beats her
recalls that she gof him by walking downstairs
backward with mirror In her hand one Hal
loween. She thought then that the fairies had
led him there to peep over her shoulder, but has
concluded since that he had broke into the Gel
lar to steal something.
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New York, Dec 3.-The following table, com
at the principal cities for the week ended Dec
l, with the percentage Of increase and decrease
as compared with the corresponding week last
year: .r- a.,--. -..
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CHICAGO GRAIN
BEARIsH SENTIMENT IN THE WHEAT Pr
ON EARLY TRADING

q Chicago, Dee 3.--Cloudy weat Tier In the so,tb
MtsI lhalcatlng possible break in drought con-
u,siE } caused u some proft-taking III the wheat
inclined to bearishness. Inhuenced bY hisi,er
cables and small receipts in the northwest, the
alnat opened 1ne hrm with May up 1s@Ac to
Price reastea q Afsef easnlnr
Duluth anu Chicago reported recefpts Of 761 cars
against $50 cars last week and 676 cars
Later in the day the market deyeloped con-
siderable strength and higher prices ruled dur
ins tue remainder of the session. Crop damage
rep9rts from the southwest formed the principal
was the Ohio report, which was considered quite
S; llN Oil net gain si Of c anu crossed at
red req lard $9 1nsi NJ No.
No y, Z, northern, $l.o7@1.is No. spring. $io3
Wl.llss; July, 99as GI99hc. ~ =
An easier tone prevailed in the corn market
as result OF moderate liquidation brought ont
cars graded No. or better, and were Of CON
tract grade, A revised estimate on the Iowa
eolH Saop elaimahg considerable Increase had
depressing influence. May opened unchanged
sold of to 45A @45ac. ~ y rs y anu
me market for corn was weak the entire
the close May was b@Ac lower, at 45M "a
Cash corn. No: 2, no trading; No. 8, 44N @45c.
Ma oiosee Isl Deeember January, s4c;
The action of corn was the main factor H.
the oats market. Trading was very light. MAY
| opened shade to 1sc lower at 31Ac to 81 * a
70 cars. ~ =. 80 5>>~1f As
Cash oats. No. 2, sokc; No. 3, 2s1a @3oc.
oo G1ose-oats, December, 29c: May, Bic; July
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1rTrIIzrNG TrE cANDIDATEs

sim dom purity we'll now,'' said the Geor-
gia farmer. eve got sixteen ex-candidates
pickin' cotton fer me. es
q How'd they come to leave the race 2,
the rabbit, but the rabbit outrun en-
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YEARS coTToN PRODUCTION.
Washington Dec. according to the agri-
cultural departments report today the total
number of bales Of cotton produced for the year
1904-1905 is IL, 1872, 900. sz57 81 :. /.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec. g.
Sugar, raw, firm: fair refining, 4 Y e. certri-
fugal 96 test 4Ac; nolasses sugar, 4c; re-
fined firm crushed s. 15c; powdered, 5.5oc;
SIC. Molasses steady; New Orleans, 30@s7c.
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NEW YoRK BANK AVERAGES.

NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 3.-Petroleum steady:
refined, all ports, S790@7.95 'sfs
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PACIFIC GRAIN IN TRANSIT.
Portland, Ore. Dec. '3.-Within the next sixty
days all of the grain, probably exceeding Is, OOO.
900 bu, which has been sold to fasteners, will
have left the three north Pacific states. : &
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NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Close: Prime nnercan-
at $4.s65O for demand and at 81. 1916 6l4 $3.50 for
sixty-day bills; posted rates. $4.041s and
s4s71a commercial bills. s4.sa@4. s31s; bar
silver 5e1hc; Mexican dollars, aye; govern
Money on call. nominal; no loans: time loans
firm; sixty days, ninety days and six months.
] COPPER DIVIDEND DECLARED
j, New York. Lee. "A dividend Of $50 per
share hes been declared on the stock ssof the
BOSTON & Montana Consolidated Copper and sil-
yer Mining company. The Boston = Montana
is controlled by the Amalgamated Copper com
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*Not included in totals because containing
other items than clearings. tt. ,.-----z
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BANK CLEARINGS

"'New stock when issued ~Add interest.
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

TRACKING hard $14; No northern,
corn, No 72sac; barley, SAC to 48c
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WINNIPEG GRAIN. Dec s.-opening: De.
cember. 931ac; May, $3.50; July $2O0h. Close
December, 949sc; May, 81. ooA;. July, $1,01N
cash. No l northern, e4hc:- No. northern,
94Ac; No: 3 northern, Me; No. extra, 73hc;
cember, a57sc: May, 81. caiis-December
95Hc; May, $1o1A. Receipts, 226 cars year
ago, 49,.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 3.-ClosiEg: Wheat
spot nominal; futures quiet: December; Is 2Ad;
March, Is AID; May, Is 4asd. Corn-Spot firm
American mixed As 1Od: futures quiet; Janu-
airy, As 4hd May, As 31ad. E..-.. ~
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NEW YORK METALS, Dec. Stopper and
lead quiet and unchanged. s Il =
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11

But have you discovered anything
relating to the past?-anything to
show why he left England and went
to American
Mr.. Sharp referred 10 another of
the documents before him. Il have
been hard at work ever since my re.
turn TO town, trying to pick up the
thread AZ last II occurred TO me 70
try and find out the photographer
the one who took this Photograph
selecting It from among the other ar.
ticles before him. Somewhat to my
surprise, found the same firm still
carrying on business. ! explained
matters, and found them very obliging
and willing to give any assistance in
their power. OF course, II was too
much to expect that they would re.
member anything about a customer
who came to them so far back Is
1858; but they referred back TO some
of their books, and"-triumphantly-
they found the name and an address.
Here It is."
Mr.. John Sharp handed him another
paper, which had an address written
on it, and continued, 81 went TO this
place, No. 20 South Street, Penton-
Vile. There happened to be a card in
the window announcing apartments
to let for a single gentleman saw
the landlady. an ancient party. and
led her back by degrees to the date
in question, and found that she did
remember a Mr.. Ferrers, or some such
name. who was with her from fifty.
eight to sixty. But after that date
he left her, and went to the West End,
to live, and she did hear"
"What?" was the question. short
and sharp, which fell from the others
lips.
"'She did hear" continued Mr.
Sharp, though how she came by Il
she didn't know, that he subsequently
went abroad under a cloud"
And that is all?"
That is all at present, and not so
bad. think"
And what Is to be done now?" was
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11
STATE HOSTESS
NOT SELECTED
Missouri Commissioners Announce
Matter viii 60 Over.

st. Louis: The members of the Mis-
souri, Worlds Fair Commission an
nounced after the session Wednesday
that no hostess for the Missouri build
ing would be selected at this meeting,
1t is believed that the question of Sc
lecting a hostess occupied the atten.
ton of the meeting Wednesday and
that It was found impossible to make
a selection. The large number of ap.
plicants from all parts of the State
cause natural division, of opinion as
TO the most suitable person for the
position.
From information received after the
commission adjourned It is thought
that Mrs. Bland OF Lebanon, widow OF
Richard p. Bland, led in the balloting
but was unable to receive a majority
of the votes.
The rules governing the election OF
a hostess will probably be changed at
the next session of the commission, SO
that an election. will be effected.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11

70 SHORTEN RIvER CHANNEL
Farmers Plan to Change Course Of
the Charlton.

Columbia, Mo-: Plans now being
made by the farmers and business
men who live along the Charlton River
in Charlton County will probably re-
suit in shortening that part of the
river which flows through Charlton
County from over 300 miles to less
than 35 miles. AS the river now wan
ders through the county 1t is over 300
miles in length.
It is proposed by the surveyors to cut
new channels for the river, thereby
Strengthening the course and reducing
its length.
In its present channel 1t takes ten
days for water to flow from the north
ern boundary of Charlton County to
the Missouri River, 80 miles south,
but when the channel is changed the
water will be emptied into the river
in Ave hours, in this way carrying it
off before 1t can accumulate and over.
flow, as 80 frequently and disastrously
happens now.
A Citizens League, composed Of bus
mess men and farmers, has been Or
ganized to improve the river and the
preliminary survey of the stream has
been completed. AS soon as the esti-
mated cost of the improvement has
been decided on, committees will go
to work raising the money by popular
subscription. and it is hoped to have
the work of Improvement we'll under
way before the close Of the coming
summer. The river. in the past, has
been constant source of menace to
the farmers OF the county and its
treacherous. constantly shifting cur.
rent has destroyed thousands of dol.
lers' worth of crops yearly.