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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
BUYING ORDERS
Put UP STOCKS
GAINS MANIFEST ALL ALONG THE
LINE OF THE MARKET.
500, st. Paul, and Amalgamated Cop
per Among Those Showing Strength
Gains Made Later by Large Num-
Der Of Minor Stocks.

New York, Dec. 29.-Buying orders in large
amounts appeared at the opening Of the stock
market today and carried prices substantial
fraction over last night all around. Gains ran
to large fraction in Colorado Fuel, Locomotive,
Brooklyn Transit and Minneapolis, st. Paul s.
Sault Ste. Marie. Otherwise the advances did
not exceed u
h A diversified demand for stocks prevailed, re-
sulting in great variety Of substantial gains.
Among the usual favorites, ST. Paul. Sugar and
Amalgamated Copper made the best exhibition
of strength
The principal advances Of the first hour were
United Fruit O. Rubber preferred 3A, Pac1hc
Mail and Pacific Coast ~ Great Northern pre-
first preferred and st. Louis & San Francisco
second preferred Ia, and St.. Paul, Canadian
Pacific, St. Louis Southwestern preferred, Pitts
burg, Cincinnati; Chicago s st. Louis Pacific
Coast second preferred, Amalgamated Copper
Sugar, Colorado Fuel, Steel Foundries preferred,
Peoples Gas. and Virginia Iron 1.
Pressure against New York Central and Rock
Island, the former declining point, caused some
sympathetic reaction, but a large demand for
Erie and Reading at an advance Of point
stiffened prices again. Gains OF 1 to y were
made by a large number of stocks OF minor I'M
portance the list including Illinois Central, Chi
cago Terminal preferred, Iowa Central. Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis preferred. Kan
sas & Texas preferred. Sloss-Sheffeld Steel Ice
preferred, Rubber Goods PREFERRED United Statei
Chicago Union Traction. st. Louis Il San Fran
cisco second preferred rose IN and Chicago Union
Traction preferred and Allis-Chalmers preferred
8. Delaware & Hudson declined 49, and Vir-
GINA Carolina Chemical preferred IN.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Speculation became rather quiet late in the
day, but there was no interruption to the days
rise. New York Central rallied to ,145, ant
Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio. Hooking Val
ley preferred. Denver & Rio Grande, Norfolk &
Western preferred, and United States Steel pre-
ferred were lifted point Amalgamatet
reached 721a and then reacted nearly point.
A few stocks brought higher prices after l.
o'clock, but the general market showed little
variation. Northern Pacific rose a point ant
Amalgamated Copper touched u.
The advance was resumed with vigor, carry
ing up Baltimore & Ohio 2A, Union Pacific 2as
st. Paul Ia, North Western 2&, Ama1gamatet
Copper 3N, and Atchison, Ontario & Western
Mexican Central, Tennessee Coal, Kansas &
Texas, Republic Steel preferred and United
States Steel l. Westinghouse Electric declined
IL. The closing was active and strong
Stock quotations reported for The Journal b.
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce
Minneapolis Closing figures are bid.
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MONEY REPORTS

PARIS. Dec. 29-The weekly statement of the
Notes in circulation increased 66,s75O0Of; treas
ury accounts. currene decreased 6.s75,o0Of; gold
in hand decreased 7.625, 0OOf; bills discounted In
creased 1877 1915 ,OOOf; silver in hand decreased
1925, OO0f.
Three per cent rentes. off CSC for the account.
LONDON. Dec. 29.-The weekly statement OF
the Bank Of England shows the following
changes Total reserve increased E432 OOo; cir.
culation decreased e201 600; bullion increased
E23o 773; other securities increased &5.342. 900;
other deposits increased 1922, 900; public de.
@
proportion of the banks reserve to liability IL
81 Il per cent. Last week 1t was 41.36 pei
land was unchanged today at 3 per cent.
Bullion amounting fGsE 100, 900 was withdrawn
from the Bank Of England today for shipment t
South America.
BERLIN, Dec. 2s:-E1chanse on London. q
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BLOODY STRUGGLE IS
F0RESEEN FOR HUNGARY

Budapest, Dec. 29.-There was dis
orderly sitting of the chamber of depu-
ties Yesterday, and Premier Tisza was
compelled, owing to stormy protest
from the opposition, to, abandon his at
tempt to induce the house to vote an
ditures without the sanction of parlia.
ment. The president then, amid great
uproar, announced the: adjournment of
the chamber until. Jam 8, saying the
house at that time would hear the en-
peror's speech dissolving parliament
Shouts were raised Of "the emperor
is breaking his oath,'' together with
denunciations of Premier Tisza as "the
curse Of an unfortunate dynasty.'
Count Andrassy, former premier, pre-
diets that bloody electoral struggle
will follow.
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THE CASH TRADE
RECEIPTS VERY LIGHT IN ALL THE
COARSE GRAINS.


/ FLAX-Nothing much In sight and a very
light trade No. 1 sold at $1.A.
: minneapolis receipt ds faol laf zezsd ezsz esm
Z Minneapolis received oars, against SO year
ago and shipped g. Duluth received II cars.
/ Closing prices Minneapolis cash. S1.23A; to
arrive 81 23h; December. 2123M.
3 FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse cornn,eal
and cracked corn. in sacks. sacks extra. SIS. 90
gle: No 1 ground feed, 2.3 corn and 1-s oats,
sO-lb sacks, sacks EXTRA S1b.75@1e25; No. 2
sacks extra. sis@I6.5o; No. 8 ground feed, Ia
corn and % oats. 75.lb sacks. sacks extra,
$16.25@1675.
MILISTuFFS-Steady and firm. Bran in bulk
S19.5O; all b in Minneapolis; in 2o0-lb sacks,
81 per ton additional; in 100-lb sacks. $1.5O pei
ton additional. Shipments, LOIS sons.
{ CORNING. Yellow closed unchanged al
as4c Receipts, 10 cars; shipments, 4 cars.
cars: shipments, 81 oars.
RfE-Closing figures on No. 2. TN @7SAo
Receipts, cars: shipments, cars.
BARLEY-Fa1r demand; feed grades closed
s4@4oc; mailing, grades, 4oc to -44c. Receipts
II cars; shipments, Is cars.
( HAY--Receipts very light scarcely ythine
at all. Prices very strong There Is demand
for more good stuff; No ! and choice, thar
comes in. and it will bring premium. Timothy
choice. 50. 50Q9; No. /, $s@S.50; No. e. S6.5O4
Z so; No. 8, SCOT; upland, choice. s7@7 so; No
i. $65O@7; No 2, .b0@6; No. 5, So. 50l5. 80
midland, s5@6; swale, $3.50@4.50; rye straw
$5@s; wheat or oat. S4@45O. Receipts none.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
CROP REPORT AND LOWER CABLES HAVE
BEARIsH TENDENCIES. -..

Chicago, Dec 29-Lower cables and the bearish
construction placed upon the government crop
report were responsible for extremely weak
undertone of the wheat market today. Selling
lively little support. May opened. nc to lAc
lower at $1.12A to $1.13A. After touching
Slips the price rallied to $1.125s on covering
by shorts. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts OF Isl against $50 cars
last week and GIG cars a year ago.
Late In the day the market made quick re-
coyery on liberal purchases by the leaders OF the
bull crowd. moderate decrease in the world s
available stocks, when an increase had been ex.
pected also helped to streng then prices. May
advanced to $1.l4ts and closed with net gain
Of &C. at $1.14ss.
$l.12@1.1s; No. hard, $l.12@1:15; No: hard;
$I.O5@1.12; No 1 northern, $1.17@1.2O; No.
northern, $1.O6@1.15; No. spring, $1@115: ..
Close: Wheat December, SLIPS @1.1a; May,
$1.14as; July, 9sc.
Lower cables, larger receipts than expected:
moderate selling of corn by scalpers and cash
houses AS result sentiment inclined to weak
| ness. The market received fair support from
commission houses. May opened unchanged to
nc lower at -45Ac to 453sc and sold off to
OF contract grade. .
The market was little frmer late In the
day in sympathy with the strength OF wheat
| At the close May was unchanged at 45Q45Ac.
Cash Corn-No. 2, 451a @45Ac; No. 3. 43Ac'
Close: Corn December, 45%e;; January
| oats market. There little selling Of May
by pit traders but offerings were not large. May
was unchanged to 1sc lower at 31%c to 81 73c.
Local receipts were 40 cars.
Cash Oats No; = 3oAc; No; 8, Soc o,x
I,Iv ~ AZ mo1Ic -
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PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts--May wheat, $1.14N.
Calls--May wheat, $1.1Sh.
Curb-A1ay wheat, $1.16L.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION. DEC. as,

STATE GhAlN INSPECTION, DEC. "a,
Inspected In-Whsat-Cars-Great Northern
No. northern. 1; No. 3, 2; No. 4, 6; re-
tected, 2.
Minneapolis & st, Louis-No. 2 northern, i;
No. 3, ].
500 Line-No. 2 northern, 2; No. 8, i; re-
jected 2.
Northern Paciho-No. g. 4; No. 4, 4; re-
jected 2
=, Chicago. St. Paul. Minneapolis & omaha-No.
Minnesota Transfer--No. 4, J.
Totals-vNo. northern, 4; No. 8, g.; No. 4,
II; rejected, II.
Other Grains-No. 2 macaroni wheat, /;
mixed wheat, 2; western wheat, 5; rejected
winter as wheat; O; No: s yellow sorn .; No:
|; No. white oats, II; no grade oats. i;
NO; rye, /; Nc. barley, s; No. feed
western hax. 8: No. 1 fax, 7; rejected dax,
Inspected out-cars--No. / northern wheat,
2; No 2 northern wheat, 10; No. wheat,
70; No. 4 wheat, 20; rejected wheat, II;
western wheat, /; No: winter wheat, i; No
3 yellow corn, 26; No. corn. 10; No. 4
corn, II; No. 8 white oats, 6; No. white
oats %n 8; IN no grade grade oats =; No: barley, !;
No. 1 northwestern fax, /; rejected fax 1.
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JUROR FOR HAYMARKET
ANARCHISTS INSANE

Chicago, Dec. 29.-George Adams,
one of the twelve jurors who decided
the fate of the Haymarket anarchists,
sending four to the gallows and two to
the penitentiary, was today declared
insane. It is believed that his condi-
9n i due to the strain undergone an
developments. It is said Adams has
since received number of threaten
ing letters. Recently Adams has been
imagining that attacks would be made
upon his life.
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HEIR TO MILLION IS
LOST IN THE WEST

New York. Dec. 29.-Heirs to the es-
tate of Jacob Lawson, manufacturer
who died recently from accidental as
phyxiation at his home in Brooklyn,
are seeking to locate his son Edward
j., supposed to- be somewhere in the
west. Lawson, who was supposed to be
only fairly we'll off, was found to have
left an estate amounting to $1,50o,0o0
daughter. The missing son, Edward, is
said to have gone to California some
years ago, after a disagreement with
the father, but - recently was heard
from in ST. Louis
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ACCUSED BY MILES, BUT
H0N0RED BY ROOSEVELT

Washington, Dec. 29.-By direction
Of the president, Captain Robert L.
Howse, sixth cavalry, now stationed at
Fort Keough, Mont, has been appointed
commandment of cadets at the United
States military academy, West Point,
n. Y, from June Is, 1906. Captain
HoTse was one of the officers charged
ing abused and ill-treated Filipino
prisoners. These charges were the sub
ject of two searching Investigations, one
conducted in this country and the other
in the Philippines, and resulted in the
complete exoneration Of the officer.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON. Dec. 2e.-The cotton
market opened steady with August unchanged,
but other months one to seven points net lower,
on the New York closing of the previous day.
In spite Of the big break Of the last two or
three weeks there seemed to- be little buying
and while for the first few minutes prices ruled
fairly steady the general undertone could be
called nothing better than nervous and unsettled.
the END OF the rst hour had
on the active months to around 63Sc for Janu.
airy and 6.55c for, March. 20. ~. s
Cotton futures opened }g steady: December; $3.50
65sc; April, g. roc; May, g. TIC; June, CISCO; July,
1920: August, 695c; September, e.95c bid; Oc'
tober, 7.05c.
At midday the market was quiet but STEADY
ard net H@7 points lower.
;; Spot cotton dull; middling upland, e95c; mid.
Cotton spot closed quiet and Is points lower
middl1ng uplands, 6.S5c; middling gulf, 71Oc
Sales, none.
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining. 48sc; centrif
ugal 96-test. 4Ac; molasses sugar. 4hc; refined
575c.
Coffee quiet; No. Rio sac.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, 3O@37c.
NEW YORK OIL, Dec 2s.-Petroleum easy
refined, all ports, $7.60@7.6
NEW YORK METALS, Dec. 2e.-Lead, quiet
unchanged. Copper, quiet and unchanged
ST: LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Dec. 2e:-cattle-
strong beef steers, ss@e.75; cows and heifers
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market higher; pig
sheep-Receipts $500: market steady; ma
tives, $3.75@5; lambs. $4.75@6.75.
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INSULTS WOMAN; IS dashed
Mississippi Men Wreak Vengeance on
Chicago Offender.

Natchez, Miss, Dec. 29.-A. D. Lewis,
a white man, 33 years of age, whose
home is in Chicago, was lashed today in
the woods near Natchez and ordered out
of the state. Lewis was being taken
to the county convict farm to serve
sentence for insulting woman on the
streets. A crowd of six white men took
him from the guard. They entered the
woods, stripped him and gave him six
ty lashes across the back, then placed
him on train and ordered him to
leave the state.
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WASHINGTON SOCIETY
MEN IN FIST FIGHT
New York Sun Special Service.

Washington, Dec. 29.-There was a
fast and fierce fist fight on the side
walk in front of the Shoreham hotel
yesterday afternoon by Jasper Wilson,
son of the secretary Of agriculture, and
Rutherford Corbin, son Of Major Gen
eral Henry G. Corbin, commanding the
army in the Philippines. The fight
lasted five or six minutes, and then
ended abruptly with honors fairly even.
Neither Of the contestants bore pro-
nounced marks of the conflict. The
cause Of the quarrel is not known, but
there has been bad feeling between the
two.
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INDIAN SLABS ANOTHER.

Spec1HI CO IH5 JUurHH1' :
Hot Springs, S. D., Dec. 29.-Charley
Black Horse, fullblooded Indian. stabbed
Joseph Kills Across. another fullblood
both of the Pine Ridge agency. The
wounded man received two gashes, one
in his shoulder and the other in his
arm. The weapon used was an ordinary
pocketknife. Black Horse Is In Jail al
Chadron.
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Cossack Prince Killed.

st. Petersburg, Dec 29.-General
ering operations, reports that Cossack
officer, Prince Yildaroff, has been
killed.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec. 29-Cattle-Re-
cepts. 100000 steady; good to prime steers SIS go
$3.50; Ioer to medium, $3.9o@5 80; stockers and
$2.25@4.s5; Gamers, 81 .5o@2.4o; bulls, $2.1O@
4.1O;F calves, IS. 5O@7.
higher; mixed and butchers, $45O@4 30; good
to choice heavy, $4.7O@485; rough heavy, 81. so
@4.6O; light. $4.4o@4.70; bulk of sales. 81. So
OATS.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000; sheep. 1oc higher;
lambs, 10@2oc higher; good to choice Wethers,
western sheep, $4.25@5.35: native lambs, $3.50
@735; western lambs, S8.25@7.10.
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UNITED STA
TREAsIIRY sTATEMENT

UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, Dec. 29.-Today's statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund, exclu-
siye of the $150,ooo.0oo gold reserve In the
BALANCE, $l41,5s9. b3s; gold. $so,Os2s81; silver,
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THE DAYS REPORTS
Wheat
CLOSING CASH PRICES

No
Ss14c; 72A@7sAc
10
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CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS,
Dec. 2e.-Rye, December, 7se; May, reg G17sc.
Flax cash nnorthWester9 s. 24h sSuthysstern
Timothy December, s2.72h: January, s275:
February, $3.50; March, $2.s5. Glover, Decen,.
her, $12.75. Barley, cash, 36@50c. -
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN Dec. 29.-Wheat spot
| nominal; futures steady; December nominal;
March, IS 11hd; May, IS lid. Corn, spot
! American mixed new. As 61ad; American mixed,
old, As 10hd; futures quiet; January, As, 2ssd;
March, 4s 25sd g.. ID ~. @l&'
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS VERY LIGHT-1NQUIRY FAIR
IL. PRICES STEADY

Z, Against the minor changes in W heat prices.
-four held about steady, millers not being dis
posed to change their figures small declines.
The tendency Is firm ard on any advance Of q
cent or two in w heat flour will follow. Snip
recent holiday The mills are grinding again
and while nothing big in shipments or new sales
is likely at present. the expectation is for In
creased business after the turn Of the year.
Shipments. 1885 brls.
First patents are quotable at $666.1O; sec
ond patents, $5.SO@5.9O; first clears, S4.l50
80; second clears. S2.7O@2sO.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec 2e.-Provisions
were steady as, result of higher prices for
hogs at the yards. Trading, however, was very
quiet May pork was a shade higher at s12.s71S.
Lard was shade lower at $40. Ribs were
unchanged at 500.
Close: Pork-December, SLIPS; January,
S12.471a; May. $12so. Lard-December, $3.50;
January, SOFTLY; May, $7:02@7.06; July, 81 21a
May, $66 July, $3.50.
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 2e.-Rece

SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 2e.-Receipt
Cattle, 1000; hogs. 1900.
Hogs-Strong to SC higher. Sales: g.: %
lbs, $40; 81, 279 lbs, $4.45; 81 800 lbs, 81 SO
Cattle-Strong, stockers steady. Sales: 2
], 4ss lbs, $3.50; Z cows and heifers s45 lbs
s2.35; ~, $40 lbs, So: 1e: 1920 lbs; $3.50: 4
stockers and feeders, 961 lbs, $40; 20 S75 lbs
S. 20; p, sol lbs, $3.50; yearlings, 646 lbs
1925; ii, 511. lbs, $3.50; TO- e20 lbs, 3d.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads follows: Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, 10; Minneapolis & st. Louis,
!; Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, s.;
Great Northern, B; 500 Line, q Northern Pacific,
Q. trfo oil
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Total sales, ILL, 600.

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Dec. 2e.-con.
soils for money, ssA; consols for account,
preferred. 1861; Baltimore & Ohio, 106as; Cana
dian Pacific, 1877; Chesapeake & Ohio, 3Ss; Chi
cago Great Western. 231a; Chicago, Milwaukee
Grande. 3S1s Denver & Rio Grande preferred,
Erf n rst isl
Vile & Nashville 145; Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
395s; New York Central, 1881: Norfolk Wes-
tario & Western, 451 n; Pennsylvania, II " Rand
Mines, 11%; Reading. IL; Reading nrst pre-.
ferred 4eh Reading second preferred fs,,rs 4s;
ferred 90; Southern Pacific. 675s; Union Pacific,
1879; Union Pacific preferred, 80; United States
Steel, 31H; United States Steel preferred: 96A
Wabash by; Wabash preferred, 45; Spanish
tours, s9a4.
Bar silver firm 2S14d per ounce.
Money, IN @3 per cent. sa..
The rate Of discount in the open market fol-
short bills is ~ az 1915 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market fol
three months bills is 2 11-16@2A per cent.
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Wheat easier; No. northern $1.1S@1.14; No.
2 northern, $1:oe@1 90; May, $1.14h bid. Rye
sc ,sm H es d R.e yesSa Mo-
soh @31c: Corn easier; No. g. 4s@4sAc; May,
ASH Ql451ac bid.
Corn-Puts, 45% @4oHc asked; calls 451ac
asked.
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec. 2e.-Closin!

BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Dec 2s.-Closine
Allouez, 19A @191a: Arcadian 15@15a; Arnold
1876 Atlantic 17&5 Bingham $4@sa
G26: Cop. Range Con-. 66A @67A: DAILY West
RX @13; Elm River, <2A @2h;. Franklin, 11@
m% ]; Michigan, 1919 @10A; Mohawk; 81 a@552 2
IS; Phoenix. 21k @3: Quincy, u0@11S; Rhode
Island. 1h@2; Santa -Fe. 2h @21k; Tamarack
11S@12O: Tecumseh, 21a@3k: Trinity. 10A
1O1s: United States Oil, 11@111a; Utah. 425s
@43; Victoria 41a@4A: Winona. 12@12A; Vol
VERNE 1O5 bid: Wyandot LA a.
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HWires down

OUrum Wheat,
No. durum wheat, ] car...........,.. o
Rejected durum wheat, 1 car, bin burnt. L
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec 2e.-Beef
steady. Pork quiet. Lard quiet; prime western
| steam
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WINNIPEG GRAIN, Dec, 2e-Opening: De-
cember, Soc; May 81. o1%; July, s1:62S. Close
December. 97Ac; May $1:O3; July, $1.o4A
No. northern. s6Ac; No. 4. extra, 76Ac; No
4. 751ac; No. 5, 64Ac; feed, soc. Puts $40
calls 81 o.. Receipts, As cars; year ago. 296.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN. Dec. 29.-Close: Wheat
higher after sharp decline: No. red cash, ele-
yators s1:17M track, $1.17@1:17h; May,
$1.17A; July, 96Ac: No. 2 hard, $1.121a. Corn.
firm; No %, cash. 43c; track. 441ac; May. 1890:
July, 49Bc. Oats. firm: No. T. cash. 31c; track
31%c; May, 31hc; No. 2 white, 33c.
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NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN. Dec 20
Flon.. receipts. 1851 brs; sales. $50 brls: in
active Min II a patents, s5;s5@s.2o. Wheat;
weak and lower under the bearish government re-
port and easier cables. Market was dull and
Rye, nominal. Corn, receipts, 126SbO bu; dull
and featureless. Oats receipts, 4s, 600 bu; nomi-
nal.
Close: Wheat, December. s1.21H; May,
$1.15M; July, $1.03A. Corn December, 55c;
May, 51hc.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. 2e.-Close:
Wheat steady; December 81 .o4M; May s1.o5h
@1o5A; July, so% @sie; cash No. hard, s1:oe
No. 2 red. $1oe al. il; No. g. 81 o5@1. 90; No. T.
e5e@$l.Q6 Corn orr steady; December; 4o%c; May
IL d42c; No. g. Gz@4i& t;S No. %: white 4se
No. g. 411ac. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 3lA@
81 1ac No. mixed, 31Ac.
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Prices strong. Receipts light. Average quail
range from $4.15 to $40: bulk from 1925 to
quoted from s4sS to s445; eommo eav to 1 fais
heavies, light and mixed from $4.15 to $3.50.
e.: s S. Is Is sss ''s s. 5ai u.s.
81 80; IS. 230 lbs, $3.50: 76 POP lbs $3.50; II.
20 lbs, 80; &c. 196 lbs. 1925; 81. ia lbs.
1925; 81. 17o lbs, $4;25; So, 1893 lbs, $4.2o; rs,
se iSs go lbs, $751; e; s. '' liz s' lbs,
E go lbs 49, ,snt Rutcnar CATTLE
strong to 1oc higher. Bulls firm Veal calves
steady. stockers and feeders ssteady to strong.
| Mich cows and springers steady. Sales:
Butcher Cows and H 6d 1865 lbs, ss25;
$2.75; g. $50 lbs, $3.50; 2, 1855 lbs, $780, /,
1000 lbs, $40; 1, 1000 lbs, $225; Q, 934 lbs,
Cutters and oanners-e, go lbs. 50; 3, $50
lbs, 80; ., eos lbs, s176; 2, 900 lbs, s1.5o; 8,
Butcher Bulls, 1880 lbs. 1895; /, 1,45o lbs,
Veal calves-1, 100 lbs, IS; 1. 100 lbs. s4s5;
$3.50; 1, 50 lbs, $3.50:
Stock and Feeding stee ,r 1o7o lbs, s275
Stock and Feeding Bulls, e2o lbs. s2:25
Mich Cows and springers-1 COW and calf
$50; COW and and calf, s2s; COW, $40; 1 COW
SHEEP-Little or nothing received. Demand
very strong for all grades at quotably strong
prices.
Among the shippers on the :, market we're e. g!
Brooks, 8. D.; B. Ecklund Carroll; E. B.
Wadsworth, Danube; G. G. Mcdonnell, Hutch
G. Ke H. r Rrsbes
Bank River Falls, Wis; ]. N. carnes, Roy:
| alton. ...-. -..'..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 29.-Cattle
-Receints. 5000; steers slow; others steady !;
native steers, $s.75@625; native cows and heif-
ers S1.75@5; calves, S3@e5o.
j ogs-Receipts, 5000; market Sc higher: bulk
of sales, $4.46@4.7o; pigs and lights, $3.s5@
4.55.
sheep-Receipts. 1000; market strong; NUT
tons, S4@5.25; lambs, $5@6.75.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

SOUTH OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Dec. 29.-Cat'
tle--Receipts, l.400; market steady to strong
native steers $3.50@825; cows and heifers,
81. SOFA; calves. $250@5.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 2, 700; market shade stronger;
light, 81 .55@4.eo; pigs, $4@4b0; bulk of sales,
| $4.55 @4571a.
S276@45O; lambs, S5.25@6.40.