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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
THE CASH TRADE
C-EaDy MARKETs-RECEIPTS LIGHT IN
g. ALL GRAINS.

C-EGDT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LIGHT IN
ALL GRAINS.
FLAN-No change of Importance in the he mar lar
Eet, No / seed holdin- firm around S1.2a' Re-
shipped 6. Nerci-'tn in Duluth, % cars:
Closing urces minneapolis, cash, Sl221a; to
arrive. 81 22E; December, $t.2215. ''
OATS--No. 3 white closed at 27Ac. Receipts
81 cars: SHIPMENTS 20 cars.
CORN-No. 3 yellow closed at 391ac. Re-
ceipts. - cars; shipments. cars
MlLL&TUEFS--Pricesa are revised on all grades
and niddlings and red dog are GuotaGly lower
Bran in bulk $14.5O; shorts, SD; middlings, SIS;
red dog $40: all in Minneapolis; In 2OO-lb
sacks, 81 per ton additional; In lOO-lb sacks,
81 80 Per ton additional. Shipments, 1,271 tons.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
. and cracked corn, in sacks, sacks extra $16. 30
ale; No. 1 ground food. 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats,
80-lb sacks, sacks extra. $1575@1G.25; No:
ground feed, q corn and "A oats, s9-lb sacks,
Q1e75.
RYE-Closing figures No. 2. 7oA @72c.
Receipts 3 cars; Shipments, car.
E. BARLEY-Feed grades 34@37c; mailing
grades 41@44c. Receipts, 81 cars; shipments
30 cars.
HAY-ofcrings light and demand active fol
good and choice stuff; poor stuff of which the
bulk of the offerings are made Of, are slow
sale, bringing what the buyer is will ing t.
pay for 1t. Choice timothy, $3.50; No. timo
Try. $s@s; 90 No. 2 timothy, s7@ss; No: 8 tim
land: $7@7.5O; No: 2 upland sede.5o; swale
wheat and oat straw, $s.5o@456. Receipts, Is:
tons; shipments, 10 tons.
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Chicago Options.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. 10.

STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. 49,
Inspected In--Wheat-Cars-Great Northern
No northern. 1; No northern, So; No. 3, %;
No. f. IS; rejected, 7.
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul-No.. 2 north
ern,, s.; No. 3, 4; No. 4, %; rejected, 8; no
Minneapolis s st. Louis-No northern, 2;
No. northern, 4; No. 8, 2; No. 4, 6; re-
500 Lne-No. northern, i; No. 8, 2; No.
4, l.
Northern Paclhc-No. 2 northern, s; No. 8, Z,
northern i No. 3, /; No. 4, 2; rejected, g.;
no grade, /.
Totals-No. 1 northern, 8; No. northern,
81; No. 8, SO; No. 4, 80; rejected, 20; no
grade 3.
Other arains-No 2 macaroni wheat, 2 cars;
rejected macaront wheat. 2; mixed wheath =;
western wheat, 10; No: winter wheat, 80; re-
| jectaed winter wheat, 20; No. 3 yellow corn, 5;
| No. corn, /; No. corn, 5; No. white oats,
! 8; No. white oats, 8; No. oats. 5; No. 2 rye,
4; No barley, 2e; No. feed. I; No: feed,
| 2; no grade barley, l; No. northwestern fax,
| II; No. flax, -; rejected hax, 2. =
| Cars Inspected Out-Nor3 macaront wheat 2;
western wheat. Il; No. 1 hard wheat, l; No; ]
| northern wheat 10; No. northern wheat, Is;
| No. wheat, 10; No. wheat, H. rejected
wheat, "a; no grade wheat, 3: No. yellow corn
4; No. corn, "a; No. white oats, %; No. 4
white oats Is; No. 8 oats, i; grade oats 2
! No. barley, /; No 1 feed, Z; No. feed O.
No. 2 rye, 2; No. 1 northwestern fax. 2; No.
| fax, 2.
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DR.. Roux of the Pasteur institute,
Paris, reports that at last a microbe
on to exterminate rats and other ro-
dents without doing injury to other
animals.
A common hare skin can be made to
represent a valuable dark brown fox,
and to such perfection that only an ex-
pert may discover the difference. A
common Arctic fox skin, originally cost
only $3.50, transported to Leipzig, is
deftly turned into a frst-class dark
brown fox worth $50 10 $50.
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Prices steady. Receipts moderate. Average
quality fsis RANGE pu %
good to choice heavy and medium weight hogs
SD t' to e s25 ssies and mixed 0
ST. 50 Is; r. ss6 59s rs isj g. 81 s'
80 i r. 81 &; :? s155, s lbs s15 H. ISL l''
9s Is fse 81 es sa aooa beef
butcher cattle about steady. Gamers and cut;
at d ssadses Bulls
bulk Of sales quoted 25c under last weeks close.
Mich and springer, very slew 10 zt and weak ak
lD:; S Is: e. 10 ies, s.; Sss IT, $2sS o
r. 1'sse lbs S22'; D. LOGO l0'' szl0 D. Ao''
Cutters and o cannsrs15 1oos 11s SCI II 800
,D' S" s. s9s 1 z: " +. ,ss
As:l 20 f. 81 ID: s' ~, ''s
s. =: $4S ibs $5S; r. IL 81 Ak: x
MICH COWS ana sPrtasers-l cow. $40; COW,
to test the nsrRet Y: lie demand Is strong At
lis h hs sa sssrY
choice yearling ewes Of local feeding at So
Feeding stock in strong demsnd: sales: -. ca
| lambs, "a lbs, Sc; SO yearIng ewes. 95 lbs
So; 8 ewes, 125 lbs. $4.25; ewes, 1os lbs, 81
Gull eve, lao lbs, So.
Among the shippers on the market were: G.: A
Rue, Becker; J. D. Fuller Peass: R:+d Bige n9w
wood; First National bank, River Falls; A.. Mel
| son. St. Louis Park; G. W; Crockett, Wm s, shill
Norwood; r. D. Moore Buford: P. Rushfeldt
Hawley; B. D. Trip Anoka; H. shen Lake
G. &. Carver, Fairbault: Molm & Donaldson
Marristown: B. E. Bert. Dawold & Co.. Water
vile
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YoR KCoTT0N, Dec 14.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of 1@4
points in response to the steady showing Of
Liverpool. Trading locally was quiet, follow.
ing the call but there was moderate demand
ruled steady to firm, with the active months
showing gains of about 9@11 points, as COM
pared with last night. On the bulge demand
from shorts diminished, and, some long cotton
coming on the market. prices later eased off
from the best and ruled irregular.
Cotton futures opened steady; December,
7.6Oc; January, 7.70c; March, 1870; April. 1910;
May, Sc; June, S.05c; July, 5000; August,
806c; September, 7.75c bid; October, 7.sOc
bid. .,t
At midday the market was quiet but steady
in tone and about points down from the
best, or net 7@9 points higher.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, &c.;
middling gulf, S.25c.
Spot cotton closed steady, Is points higher;
middling uplands, s.15c; middling gulf, S.4oe
Sales none.
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and shipments
It the principal primary wheat markets.:
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Clearances: Wheat and flour, $4,000 bu;
corn, $4,000 bu; oats, none.
OFFICIAL estimate Of Prussian wheat crop this
year, SO, 600, 900 bu last year, rs, 600 bu.
Milwaukee wire says mills will all close
down Saturday.
Paris close: Wheat unchanged to sc lower;
our, unchanged to sc lower.
Liverpool Close-Wheat unchanged; corn, Is q
I'D lower.
Berlin Close-Unchanged.
Budapest Close-Bc lower.
Omaha-Clear little snow last night.
Kansas City-Clear, sold, 10 above; trace snow.
St. Louis-Clear. cold.
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Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange corrected up to 10 M, !
Wednesday. Dec. IA. |
misunderstanding, yesterday, s,42o lbs;
daiSies. arsts. i7c; daiEiss seconds. i5e; rolls
onds;. 15e; renovated, extras. tic; packing
des e S:es p n: sa
cas- s seesps No.
eane dos 5e checks and Critics s7S
it, tsRsy 1 IsRs rs;
OATS. fancy i2c; daisies, twins Or dats, choice,
lar Ase' 9eu 1Re2 es
NJ 9g si im Ssss NJ g. H. M 'peSSsst
e. iii: f sSs; III Isl fs H. S9: Sss:;
block. isc; Swiss. choice block, 1i@12c.
20! ys ysSns fso oG s aG
i've Or dead, dor, N:5oa2; small. poor and thin,
'n 1--WE PouLrRY-sells at 20 to &c per lib
phnsyEb Fog "a ta1araxn, TURKEYS,
springs, fair to good and small, s@ee; hens
99s 20 esas and 70 q zSo'
| fancy, heads of, Zoe; ducks, fair to good, 5000;
geese, fancy, heads of. &c; geese. fair to good
Beans - Quotations include sacks. Fancy
edo'ss
9aneS sy 5ssws and ts d q sSSa ST. ma
oa pkfRb P E. fancy bu s1eo; ye
0x XpF HiSu9 jr s5Ssss g. pppns
50; Grimes Golden, $50 Northern spies, s.;
SRng7 sTSH Beg sw psz' :s eselns
f;$ zzSsshS $, ss;s $685.;
LEMONS California. fancy. as to size, s42s;
Ss e!
extracted white, in cans, Sc; extracted amber,
AEsSSb la5gs er1stss *1f
fsney 7@sc; lambs mix, U thin, 5@ec; hogs
s6 F5AshPissers so' bua1hsads, &C., ezappies
assFid 49, 1885 ss@ &c. cottonas
as4ess ss oc as sss stock
CARROTS sacked. 2ec; small lots, &c more; bulk
RWEHT and sSs $3.50
| ONlONS-Lry. per 100 lbs, S1.75.
f. GRAF * so extra fancy per key Sc
BANANAs-Jumbo punches, $2.75@3 larg
bunfhes $S2. 81; r. medium bunches: $115@:
} Late Howes, 1925; Jerseys, So; Bell and Cherry
NEW VEGETABLES Beans, string, bu. 81
Sn aoz 'sst 5 az S eserS
garlic. 1o@iS1kc; lettuce doz Us a5c; leftuc,
. heads doz: $1:25; mint doz 46c; onions, sha
lots doz punches, 75c; parsley, doz 2o@5ot
so; rndishes, round. doz punches, COO; squasl
Hubbard, ton, SO; turnips bu, 85c; Californ
tomatoes. 4-basket crate, So; watercress, do
0Oc.
( BUCKwHEAT FLoUR-Brl $3.50; bales te
10-lb bags, 1925.
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The population Of Brazil is 10000
900, Of which 100000 are Italians,
1000 English, 400 Americans and about
two thousand Of various other national
tiles. The average number of immi-
grants is about three thousand year,
the Italians predominating. The Ger
man immigration is about two hundred
a year
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SITUATION THE SCARBOROUGH BUSINESS
-s. TO KEEP GOING ,..y .

No change of Importance is noted in the stu
alton. Enough business Is coming In to keep
the mills going. and while the regular holiday
curtailment of production for few days may
follow, there is no likelihood, nillers say, that
the mills will close for any length of time BUT
on the contrary the outlook for free grinding
is as favorable as is usual at this season.
Shipments, so 953 brls.
ond patents $5.6O@5.7O; first clears, $4@425;
SECOND clears, S260@l2.75.
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1oNpoN o1os1Ne srooKs, Dec. 14.-conso,

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS Dec. 14.-consols
Anaconda, 5A; Atchison, $685.; Atchison pre-
ferred. 1o5A; Baltimore & Ohio. 1o1M; Cana
dian Pacific, 1928 Chesapeake & Ohio. AIN:
& ST. Paul 172: De Beers. 1914: Denver & Rio
Grande; s1A: Denver & Rio Grande preferred re re.
second preferred, 81: Illinois Central, 1856; Lou
isville & Nashville. l,141N; Missouri Kansas &
Texas, 3OB: New York Central 1879; Norfolk &;
Western. 1855; Norfolk & Western preferred,
s41h; Ontario & Western, 44h Pennsylvania.
69ss; Rand Mines: 1111s; Reading. ssS Read
ing fist preferred, 45h Reading second pre-
ferred, Al; Southern Railway. Ash: Southern
Railway preferred, 81; Southern Pacific. 6sA
Union Pacific, 111A; Union Pacific preferred,
07h: United States Steel, 2SA: United states
Steel preferred, 913a: Wabash, 221a; Wabash pre-
ferred, a; Spanish Is, 1914
Bar silver. steady 28d per ounce.
Money. az per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, De-

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 14-Cattle
Receipts, 10, COO; market steady; native steers,
$3.50@650; native COWS and heifers, $175@
5.25; calves, $3M6.25.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; market steady to Sc
lower: bulk of sales, $4.25@455; pigs and lights,
$3.S5@4.5O.
sheep--Receipts. 1000; market strong and ac
tive; muttons, $4@5; lambs, $4.50@6.60
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MONEY REPORTS

short bills Is 2N o. 1915 per cent. The rate Of
discount in the open market for three months
bills ia 1915 per cent. s.S5s5f9s sf
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec. 14.-Cattle-

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec. 14.-Cattle-Re-
1eipts, 10000; steady to lower; good to prime ~
stockers and feeders. $2@4.1O cows, 81 4o@4 p;
heifers, $2@5.25; Gamers, 81. 4O@2.4O; bulls,
$2@4; calves, $3@7.25; western steers Sa.oo@
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; tomorrow, 5000;
market steady; mixed and butchers s s $4 1928
rough heavy, 81. a5@4.45; light, $4.so@4.6o; bulk
of sales, $440@4. 65; ~ ,,n,h.
steady; good to choice wethers, $450@5. 10; fair
to choice mixed, $4,000 co. western sheep, $500
50, 75@6,70.
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CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS, Dec.
14.-Rye, December, Tic; May, TIC. Flax, cash
northwestern; 81 "a; southwestern, s1.1s; Decem-
Der. SHE; May. 81: r.: Timothy, December.
March, 2s5: Clover, December, $3.50. Bar
ley, cash, 3S@51c. 81.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
FIRM UNDERGONE IN WHEAT FROM GOOD
GENERAL DEMAND.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Decreased receipts in the
northwest brought out a good general demand
absence Of any special selling pressure pr ices
$os HftsE s5 sstnE os to S3o|it o9 e.
luth and Chicago reported receipts of $50 cars
against 1856 last week and 56S cars year
sentiment became more bullsh the session
advanced, the strength Of the northwestern mar ar
gain of Md1c at $1.O9A al .os5s
Cash wheat No. red s11s y AL l44s q. No. No.
No. 2 northern, 81 .O5@112 No. spring. SIG
1.12 ., ~ O., ooel
Close: WI eat, December, s1.oe%; May, s1.oeA
al .09A; July. 9s%c.
Smaller receipts and fair cash demand caused
q firm undertone in the corn market. announcer
strengthening influence was good export D1 Isl.
ness. Pit traders were inclined to favor m the
long side. May opened shade lower at 80
@44ssc to a shade higher at 44& @441ac. 70.
cal receipts were Sol cars, with one OF contract
In spite of liberal liquidation of December ne
May option held nrm closing quotations nelng
at the. highest point OF the day at AZ 49,
sA Cash corn t No. O. 44h@467Ac; No. 8, 421h@
Close: Corn. December, 45Ac; January, 42Ac;
May. 44Me: July. 447sc.
held steady at about last nights closing quota,
receipts were 50 cars , IN.
Cash oats, No. 2, 2e1ac; NO: s. KS: . Nov
| Close: Oats. December 2S1302Sesc' May
| 3oMc: July. 3O1sc. ,.
WboatU. Dec. May. July
ssss &c.,: :s$$
Lowest 1.O59s l.oe% 90
Ct9sen ., oess 1.o9a 9eA
| Yesterday 1.O5B LOSS ySB
| Year ago. 1875 .SlBQh 'oAWH
ononGoorrn - 45H@4eh 44sk 44%@z
| Highest AUS ttSo. 9a11R
Lowest ........ 44h AN Was 44s
T,dav 451, 44ss 447s
YetterGay 45T 443s H1s @T
Ienr ass 42L. i33sMM 43asW \
tiatS---
Cre:,incy 2St+ 1928 :,oot2
i iyh. $. ...... 2Sl4@"s 3o|a :O5s
.u,.c&t ........ 2Sll SIS o1'2
u.:,y .. 2slaGtM 3a:i !oa<
Xxx, r;iay . PSI BIS 3',as q !
Yea: IBIS ,ot>Gi''i -
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Railroads entering the yards rep0r!ed reeeIp as
for the day by loads as follows Chicago Gr esi
Is; Minneapolis & St. Louis, p; Chicago; st.
Paul Minneapolis Omaha 12 Great Nor Sort Fsre
2; Northern Pacific, 49, total, 100.
. oF stoo Wednesday,
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec

ST. louis GRAIN, Dec 14.-close: Wheat,
| higher; No. red, cash elevator, $1.1Oas
! track, $1.14; May, Silly Gilt; July, 95h
@955Ac; No. hard, 81 .O9@1.11. Corn, firm;
No. 2 cash, nominal; track, 43c; December,
41%c; May, 42%c. Oats steady; No; 2 cash.
soc: track, 3O1a @31c; December, 29kc; May,
| 311sc; No. white, 311a@32c.
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

hard ST. No northern sosa No northern
yellow No @c: barley Sac to 44e
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SOUTH OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Dec. 14.-Cat-
tle-Receipts, 1000; market lower; native steers.
S3.2566.l6; cows and heifers, $2.5O@4; calves,
$3@5.50.
light, 81. 4O@446; pigs $4@4.40; bulk Of Sales
$4.371a GAO. -.
sheepE-Receipts, 5000 market IA stronger; sheep'
S2.5O@4.6O; lambs, $5Q6.4O.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 14-wheat, spot.
nominal; futures, quiet; December, nominal;
March, rs SGD; May, Is 31ad: Corn, spot
January, As AID; May, IS 3kd. The Corn
Exchange here will be closed Dec. 26 and q
and Jan. 2.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Dec 14-Butter steady;
creameries. 16@26c; diaries, 16@22c. Eggs,
steady. at mark, Eases included. 201s @25c.
q firm; diaries 11A@ 81 twi95. d1@
alive steady; turkeys 1se; chickens, &c. Pota-
toes; easy; Burbanks,. 32@35c; Rurals, -32@33c.
Veal, easy; 80 to 6O-lb weights, 40l6c; 65 to t.
Id weights, 5@6c; 80 to 125-lb weights, 6@7c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. 14.-Butter quiet
and unchanged; receipts, 1876 pkgs. Cheese
firm; receipts, 3,349 pkgs; skins. full to light
4@1Oc. Eggs firm and unchanged; receipts
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OTHER GRAIN EEARAETS

1ULUTH GRAIN, Dee 1+.--Wheat opened
"" well for May and stron: a: day. 1t
ao1t, to Sill early. reacted s:i= advanced
n w saa f!e*f Sghtf vi r s1h was %
AMI rather broad. Flax showed ahsoiutci: no
Change Receipts today; "h; ,a! % cars cars
mcnts Wheat, lies bu; nar:e:. 11,sc4 bu
Cars on track. 215.
Close: Wheat cas-! No. ! northern. s1.os;
No northern. s1.o2: May, Sill. Flax, cash.
81 %; to arrive and December, $1.22a4; May,
$1.25. Oats, 2s1Ac. Rye. .72hc. -.
Flour receipts. 23,7o1 brls; sales. 800 pkgs;
steady but slow. Wheat receipts, $4,000 Blu;
sales, 1900 600 bu; opened steady and gener:
able Argentine news and in sympathy with north
west markets. May. 81. 1885; July, 81 :o2ss
snes Fys nona Corn rHfep
! later eased off under realizing; December. SAN
54Mc oats receipts. 81 900 bu; sales nominal
s1 9Gss: 5u Wh? s. osn December $110z; May
Close: Corn December 547sc; May, ooasc.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. 14.-close
july s'' se% , cash, No. hard 81 o2@io4 No
5 ids Sd g. Ss sGs? 49, No. res
Corn, firm; December. 4oas @4Ohc; May. 41hc
sash No %7ed 4a@4NAs; No. 9.4 toH@4dae
No. white, 31c No. 2 mixed, SOC. -
MILWAUKEE, FLOUR AND GRAIN, Dec. "A
Flour. weaker. Wheat, dull; No. ! northern
$1.O9@11O; No. 2 northern, $1.o3@1 :0s; May
Barley Barley, dull; No. O. &c; sample 3o@4e1lc oats
steady; standard, soA oslo Corn, frmer; No
| 8, 42@43c: May. 441ac bid.
Wheat-Puts, $1.c9B asked; calls. $1.1o1a
1.1OM asked.
Corn-Puts, 441hc asked; calls, 44Mc asked
WINNIPEG GRAIN, Dec. Happening, ?,
: :::$ NJ sss$:ss Ms ' ss
7S1sc; No. 4. Eoac; No. 5, &c; feed. CSC Put
December, 933hc; May, 99Ac: calls, Decembe
94%c; May. $1.Ooh. Receipts, SO cars; yes
ago. Sunday.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. H.-Re


sIouT 9fr7 e 1--WE 6ors
s.. SO; co. 27s lbs, $685. IS, 500 lbs, $40. .,
! Cattle-Lower; stockers steady. Sales: q
beeves, 1,o09 lbs, $500 II beeves, 1,027 lbs
s4.o5; 10 beeves, 1,2o6 lbs. 42o; II cows s ant
heifers, e2O lbs, S2.25; % cows and heifers
1927 lbs, s275; II cows and heifers, 921 lbs
$40; 80 seekers and feeders, u lbs. $3.50; l.
stockers and, feeders III lbs, $a.1S; Al stock OK
ers and feeders, 987 lbs: $40; rs yearings
yearlings, 66S lbs, $3.15.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec "a.
uaI S6-test 4Kc; molasses sugar, 4Sc; refined
arm; crushed e.ase; powdered e7sc; gEanulatsd,
5e5e Coffee stsady g.a No. sd Me; sssc' h0'
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FEEDERS TAKE A
DULL TURN TODAY
CATTLE IN THIS DIVISION WEAK
AND LOWER.
Hogs Hold About Steady with Receipts
Moderate and the Quality, About the
Same as Tuesday-Sheep Getting
Scarce and Not Enough In Today to
Fairly Test the Market-Choice
Yearling Ewes Sell at $500.

South St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 14.-Estimated re-
ceipts at the union stockyards today: Cattle,
l, 300; calves, 49, hogs, 1920; sheep, 200; cars,
1O6. ..r.-. ~. <
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1904. to date, as compared with the same
period in 1908:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars:
1904 ...352,777 36,S07 S29,616 763, 800 21,a39
1908 ...255,910 1874 699,190 s4s,s7s 2Ssl7
Inc 49,. 96,867 800. 129,426 o,92z
Dec ~ b,537 ....... S5,068 $3.50.
The following table shows the recelpts tnus tas
in December, as compared with the same periou
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PROVISIONS
CHICAGO pR;ov1sroNs To-

were firm as result Of Steady tone in the
hog market; There was fair demand from
opened Sc higher at $12.7o, and sold ' up Ut to
$12.77h. Lard opened 21Ac higher at $7.07h.
and advanced to $7.12h. Ribs were unchanged
at $667h.
Close: Pork-December, $11.15; January,
aaaafy h $751; Msy sS 5S $2SS
7.221a. Ribs-January, $6.45@647h; May,
$675; July, $6.87k.
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
mer, st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 14.-Barrett & Tim
norman report that receipts Of horses are the
largest of the season. Sales were many and
satisfactory to sellers Horses for the lumber
ing woods sold best. Values: ~
Drafters. extra, $3.50 to 1925; drafters, choice,
$155 to $3.50; drafters, common to good, s12o to
mares, choice, $12O to $135; farm mares com
mon to good, 800 to $120. s'.. a. s..
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Dec 14-Cattle-
$3@6.5O; extra fancy, sos: heifers, $2.25@
4.65. -... s.@t
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market steady; pigs
and lights. $3.75@4.25; butchers and best heavy
81. 5O@4.65.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; market strong; ma
tives, $4@4.9O lambs, $4.5O@l6.5O.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec 14.-Beef
steady; family, $10.50@11; packet, $1.50@11.
Pork steady. Lard quiet; prime western steam,
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NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 14.-Petroleum steady;
refined, all port, $7.90@7.95.
NEW YORK METALS, Dec. 14-Lead and
copper quiet and unchanged. ..
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PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-May wheat, $1.0A.
Calls-May wheat, $1.12A @1 .12ss.
Curb-May wheat, $1.11A.
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GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange, corrected up to 10 m,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07

dts of his people, and no man Is
more deserving of every distinction
which we bestOw on generous citizen
ship. We approve of his suggestions
relative to the initiative and referen.
dun, a railway commission and a di.
rect primary law, and We pledged our.
selves to cooperate with his excellen-
cy in bringing about these much need.
ed reforms.
Locally We pledge our candidates
to an upright and honorable discharge
of their duty. We believe We have
presented to the voters of Fergus
county a ticket composed Of conserv'
alive, fair and impartial men which
We cordially believe every honest
voter can enthusiastically support
Those officials who have been elect
ed at the hands of the Fergus county
Democracy. are men who have
proven themselves especially efficient
and we heartily ask that both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, in the Inland
Empire give them their earnest sup
port and cooperation. Be it, furthel
Resolved, That We express oul
most heartfelt disapproval of the &C
tons of Governor Peabody of Colora
do in his conduct with reference to
and his treatment of laboring men, Il
whom this nation is so largely in
debted for all that it has been, TO
all that it is now. and for all that !
can hope to be; We denounce him a
a man unfit TO rule in the high an,
responsible office Of governor of an.
state.