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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
BY Telegraph.
REPUBLIC SPECIALS.

.. Ms'4 Ten Tenn" Dec 9s Q; '7hs h i. 5yef ,,s her,
.as rom Ga.r with 6.555 packages Of nlerchan-
d So f.r this place. and returns tomorrow at
Tars foai 1aa I SAFE Les .s aepaIsed & M at lo
z, IN; for .. X. Landing The CITY Of 81.
Peters Lee departed at s D m. for Ashport.
t5,, sun departed at ? M. f1r Fulton. The
~ 4 rysf T, ia at we're e "a f5 Fsas Fa's sa;a Ree:iD.s
sacks cotton seed and 3,s5i sacks corn
Cairo. IL. Dec. 29-Gauge reads rs feet, q
rsr Gi arI d ig Tf T he Hsa ai = sepc asir.
from tho Lower Mississippi at a. m with q
tae Ur.--r Ohio a; a m. will ernpties Tho
Dick Fowler was n ana out on time. Tbs
hower Mss.sSippi 5 at T o.eIetk III. 'o s.arss es
arrived :rom the Cumberland River at o'clock
rTet t rom I'M the he kower n at Si oeoek.
Padqcah. Ky. Dec. s,-Rive., reads I9.s fee.
am, and =, Using. bur at decreased rate wsathe.
from Evansville at noon. after being asrouni
three times. she rerorts the Hopkins as still
Tennessee this morning. Beayer down with tow.
Russel! Lord and Hook TO the Tennessee after
Ties. Bushes improving on the wharf.
Vicksbure Miss. Dec. 2r.-The aAuze reads
The Ne;cilez IS due Up. Tho Delta Is due from
Memphis. Weather clear and warmer
Warsaw III. Dec. a,-Gaugs read, as feet,
a. rise OF : in the past "a hours. River blocked
This morning Ice moved this afternoon.
burlington. Ia. Dec. sr--The river is 1 foot
inches above iow-wat.r mark. a riss Of
inches Weather clear and warmer.
Louisville. Dec. se.-Rive- falling. In canal.
SS feet. on falls IL. below locks SIS. Clear,
cold.
Grand Tower. III. Dec G.-Constderable ice
running to-day The gauge reads as feet and
falling. Weather clear
EvsasviIle. Ind. Dec. so.-River rising: A7
feet Clear and warmer.
Cincinnati. O.. Dec 0.-Htvar 10 fest: rs
Ing. Clear and warmer.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
SECOND HhLF~OF THE YEAR COMPARES
FAVCRBLY WITH FihST SIX MONTHS
Absence of Finished Goods Re
spon.l5ic for Less Clear
ing Sales.

Ncw York. Iec. 3o-Eradstreat's 20
morrow will say.
Dst=.L.t.. t:a., .,-n.:aliy j. marking ti'''
.hiIe "a: s.sgirs AMI fu.us, prospects ar. Sub
lccts Of cDEs.lesat.,a. 4 psEi,d ot Tnaik"i,
even unexpected. aiaIr!cy In holiday goods o!
Ia sEer than Usual quality has brought to 4
clos. = year which. becuLst Of NAL Ae1 I'M
prI.-sarnt n tn" last quarter. has ended BEL
Ter taaa It brfs:.. ami ceru..I.y in far better
haze han seeRIsI sass.b.c at the turn 0: the
yeg.. Wholesale tiale IS naturally OF the
.isr!; 50 a; this season o. s.och-;aE.rE and IN
gautsrr and stormy weather. anl the FURRY IN
cotton !!ayo been aGt!tiolai chilling IN
luencea.
latter Iesa .ha1 the usual a1Tua! clearing
sal's have oC .grT.d hecause 4 me nJ.ah.e ab-
se.c. u stocks Of aasAe! gods pressing .5F
Collections show some .fc~; OF the recent
heavy collection o, money Ia retail lines n
Industry is OF no,abe !arge volume Tor this
u tnc year. especially IL Irun and s.;ee!
amt kindred lines Of ill-:i!.@tr;urc Inc cyt''i.
a-a.n unset; ed by The stump n cotton to t.-
COX cost ot PRODUCTION. anl Southern trade has
.aen G=p:Es5eG in ton. tE-rSns- OtH'! Ct-
v-icpnerts haze been largely favorable.
The dgGusht. in the West s,a- len pretty
tir1i;ar,y Lein. s-.necited thi"ugn the enlarged
movement Of Goa! AMI coke. and the fTeeF
rTD,yeIn.nt Of rail- tra:sportatIgn. The imp DYE
Wss: has been ;eatc.re. Railway returns are
avugab!u IN that Increased earnings are Iul,e
general. and the only dFawt.irk Is the c1un-
Try II. re:"rts Cf car shortage.
Detailed kilograms 70 Brd'!zjTeets shsT IN
Cspti0aaily Ia z hri Ga. trade Northwest
At the West important f-1tuTe has been
the breaking up Of the winter wheat drought
storms have Ge!ayei traffic and Increased en-
gez;!on- A. the East d!stri6u;ive tTaca Is
Gu.et.
The iron and steel trade STOW much more
than seasUnRbls act!v!tr II! current demand and
production. and aim - Unprecedented conf.
dence regards taa outlook tor bus ms AID
prices next year Prc.s Of other metals hav-
ha:d.rsi this week. copper. on good demand.
zdvaGging TO he highest paint yet relchsf.
Tin ais1 advanced
ke.nly. but there ts q disposition to believe az
tn. SSl!th vii. not sacrifice its irOduct at be
luw production II cost.
Wool Is strong. and stocks in dealers hands
are the Ichtest in years This makes for
strength in the finished product. bus!ness in
which however, Is light.
business failures IN the United States for
The week ending December "a number 2ls.
against 2ig last week ga in the like week IN
1873. s,2 IN 1902. 2ss in 1871 and 20 IN lsop II
Canada failures for E-eH number - against 81
last week and !. This week a year ago.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Corn Market Closes About
Steady After Fluc-
tuationS.


By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago. Dec. 3o.-Hcavy liquidation by
prominent holder to-day wiped ont a
sharp advance in wheat prices. The mar
ket closed weak. with May down SAG
Corn. oats and provisions We're practically
unchanged.
y stampede OF belated shorts resulted in
an advance of more than lc In the prices
OF May wheat during the frs; hour Of
trading. Influenced by higher cables and
exceedingly small receipts in the North
west. opening prices showed a fair gain
May being up lsc to ssc at sl.!4i2 to sl.li'.
On an urgent demand from shorts and sev
eral commission-houses additional gains
were made. the price being quickly bid up
to Sl.l5le before any considerable supply of
Offerings We're dislodGed. Some small
holders then took advantage OF the ad-
vance to secure PROFITS. This result was q
reaction to 81. .l41s
An active demand from Northwestern
houses. which seemed to indicate :. belief
IN further reduction of receipts in the
Northwest. gave renewed encoura cement
TO local bulls. and the buying became more
aggressive May sold up TO Sl.l5ls. For Il
time the market continued extremely
strong. with prices near the highest point.
Late in the day sentiment suddenly
changed and sharp reaction occurred.
One conspicuous feature OF the late trad
Ing was heavy selling by the leader of the
bulls. The claim was made that 2Ir.UuJ
bu. were sold by this one operator. Pit
traders were quick 10 follow the lead aId
the selling was quite general during the
last hour. \ report OF a ST. Louis trade
paper was construed as hearish. the report
stating that the winter-wi.sat crop had
been greatly benefited by recent rains and
snow. Under this selling pressure May
dropeed 10 81 l3hs
The marse; closed weak and practically
at the lowest point. final quotations on
Clearsnces OF wheat and -four were equal
to S9.obO bu. Exports for the week, as
shown by Bradstreets, were equal 10 :"i,-
0oo bu. Primary receipts We're 1880 hu!..
neapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported re-
week.
CORN.
Early IN the day the advance in wheat
had a strengthening influence on the corn
market Higher cables and light receipts
also gave encoura cement TO bull traders.
Liquidation Of a large line Of Dec. how
ever. checked the advancing tendency.
the market closing about steady. May
opened ha1.c to &c higher. ct +ai "a iy'.c.
sold between $40 and 45asdi5I.c and
closed at 45iac. Local receipts were l77
cars, none Of contract grade.
OATS.
The volume of trading in oats was
slight Improvement over that of recent
days. At the outset prices were firm in
sympathy with other grains. Cash houses
were fair buyers. Later the marke: be-
the break in wheat. May opened lac 10
4c higher. at Si;sc to 3ia.c, sold Of TO
3li,c and ciose;: al 31IzG31izG3lEsc. Local
receipts were 35 cars.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
FAIRLY ACTIVE MARKET
FOR LOCAL SECURITIES.
MISSOURI-LINCOLN SELLS
LOWER.
Issues Are Wanted
but W" Generally Firmly
Held.

Local securities were fairly active. with
greatest interest in fractions and in Mis-
souri-Lincolr Trust. TIE latter. under
selling pressure. cased off from $l35.75 to
NGi.sIia Commonwealth advanced TO S2yi
and Third National was steady at 1915.
United Railways common held about
steady at S2I.s5i.. and preferred was strong
at so and 500 -.
In the miscellaneous list Cotton Com
press stock at so and Alton Granite is ut
S.3 were the only active miscellaneous is
sues
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

-Cap:a!n William Lewis returned from Ches-
ter yesterday, after making ARRANGEMENTS 10:
fr there for st.
Louis she Will Ieave there sunday. apd will
- used " tae city as tOwooat for the gar
age sC1g.s.
-Captafn Harry L4yhe Of Alton was q visitor
n 81 Louis yesterday.
Captain T. T Lewis who Is III Of pneu-
n"i..a at his home. was reported worse yester-
day.
The river was heaviiy blocked with ice
r s'.rfav. ard J.. stiI failing. "A few OF the
ferryboats are still ia operation.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Native supply SmnII-Beef Cattle
Eaey--Sheep Hold stcndy

NATIVE CATTLE-B,ef SteerS-Ths beet
market uEs In very weak condition to-day.
The sufply vas not large. but the demand
was Of much smaller scope than any iay
this week NJ good cattle were available. and
the supply. which consisted largely Of common
to medium fed steers. FOL; the full force CT the
weak demand
Sellers varied considerably in their orini. ns
Of the market. Some thought the market was
an additional Joe lower than Yesterday ri
while others thought they sold them about
steady. At any r-t". the trade on v.ry
weak basis and the manner In VIII ch killers
tool; hold indication tha: the demand
for steers was not very broad.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Cotton Quotations.

New York. Dec 3l.-Spot cotton CLOSED quiet
10 points higher: nl.du.ing upIands s.s5c mid
d!iHa; gulf 10 sales s25 bales Future, cIose,l
very steady: Jan. 6..Sc: Feb. 7.70c; March 6 Is:
April sc: May s.ssc: June s.esc: July 7.oSc:
s.l". Ordinar!, &c: good ordinary 5 b-l6c: low
rmaiddl;ng i-lec; mtidiing SIS; good middlins
4ie..Sg. Futures steady: Dec. nominal: Jan.
i-f5.Fnc. Feb sstGS sc: March 6 ssS1ss4c;
April s.Ssde, 7oc: May 6.I+Fe.75c June TsG
6.slc; July 6 so 7S.ssc
Liverpool. Dec. e-Cotton-spo. IN tsIr de-
nand: prices ii points hisher: American mid
s.'!d: low nliddi.nZ s.s5d. sos ordinary SID;
ordinary 3. sSd. T1!o gaies OF the day were 500
export and included 7sq American. Receipts
i21D bales. .acudinE 3I.4oo American Futures
opened steady and closed steady; American mid
ding &. o c: Jan SsNi: Jan. Feb. 36Ii: Feb
March SD: March-April 3eed: Apr.l-May
: I2t :May-June S75d June-Juiy 3 sd: July-Aug
S'id; Aug Sept. 3.S3d: Sept.-oct. 3s5i: Oct
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Army Orders.
ftF bliC SfEOlAb
Washington. Dec. so.-Arrly orders wer
tee n, EoYF

wGfU
issued TO-DAY as follows:
First Lieutenant Joseph H Sii.r, Assistant
Surgeon. IS relieved from duty at Fort Loxau.
Colo. ard VIII proceed 10 For. Meade. q
u. ard relieve Frs: Lieutenant John r
bcvereuN Assistant surgeon. who will pro-
CEei t. Fort l. gan So- duty
Captain George ". Kirkual, Twen.y-fifth
Il Ffan-ry. now n. Fort Jay. y. Y. will proceed
N the commanding officer OK that post. in ar
rest
a hoard o. officers. TO consist OF Major Cen
er1i John g. Bates. Major General George L.
Gillespie and Brigad!er Generals Frederick
Funston, TasfSer II. Bliss and Thomas H
Barry. is appointed. to meet at the Army War
College. in this city. on January 30. for ths
purpose OF making selections for detail to ill
anticipated vacancies IN the General StaR Corps.
Private tfrst class, Meyer McC. DouEherty.
WorId.s Fair, s. LOUIS will be sen. Without
delay 20 Fort Thomas. Ky.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Clothing Caught Fir. From Crate.

Harrisburg. ILL.,, Dec. 3o.-Mrs. Kate
Newell was seriously burned here this
morning by her clothes accidentally catch
Ing afire while standing near the crate.
Her hands and face and her body. from
her waist up were burned. Her condition
is doubly serious because of the nervous
shock sustained in addition to the burns,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
So. s5i... I.b


sHEEP-Abous an average supply of sheep
were on sale, and besides a fair representation
Of natives. the arrivals included q string OF
Mexican yearlirg.. fed In Missouri. that az
eraged IS lbs. and sold 4; $3.50. The market
o,ened OF. a strong active basis. and values
were a little better. but toward the close there
seemed be d duiecness I-eSa iing. anu the
late end OF the market was hardly as good ~
Hot;ST'he receipts were quito an improve
ment over former days this week, there heinS
around 300 head on sale. which inciuGeI a
liberal number OF good medium and heavy hogs.
O:her Western markets had better supplies Tran
We're expected.
bidding l0c lower. but business Of any an
portaace was transacted on this tas!s: saies
Of but &c Packers were very slow bidders and
bought but few hogs during the tirst two hours.
but later took freely and cleaned up the offer
ingE with most OF their sales being from
steady 10 SC lower.
coed lights and pigs met with fair demand
on a slightly lower basis. but the f,ooreT grades
dull market and some Of them had TO be heid
over The market closed a shade lower than
the best time around II o'clock. but no good
Good butcher and heavy hogs sold at 81 700
$50: fair 10 good medium weights ani pack.e1s .a
40; lights under / jobs. average Ss. '5at =:
and ctlIis at i3.75ai5o- The bulk ot the hoss
weighing 10, Q: more sold at SiV'Gi.'v. a-a!'is'
81 C5l14 70 Thursday.
IIORsSII-The receipts were nominal. and rs
there wer. hardly any hSses renaihns ihr on @ fas
no incentive 10 activity, Trade ru!r! Iuif,t'
and closed upon the opening basis OF tic week.
The market has shown little better cor itti 4
th,s week from the reason that receipts We're
light and a proportonately larger demand t%-
!sted 4 few southern buyers were in attend
fertngs Prices have averaged n little higher
than the two weeks which preceded
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Wheat
PROVISIONS.

An inclination to take profits had a
weakening effect on the provisions market
A little more interest was manifested. but
trading was largely local. At the close
May pork was off 2i2d5c. at sl2.75ai2 az.
Lard was down 2isc, at s7d1.02a. Ribs
We're Il shade lower at sS.6oa661i2.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, - cars: corn. 3o5: oats. Al: hogs.
1900 head. The Beard of Trade will be
closed MONDAY January .
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

The hartor gauge yesterday showed 3 OF a
Fpurs.
NJ business along the Le:ee yesterday
TIE weather was fair and moderate.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

ruled on an uneven basis values show
steady to a shade lower Local killers were
not overly strong competitors. though with some
Iutside demand FOR decent TO good heifers and
good heavy cpwE. holders OF such kinds. where
Where Local packers had to be resprted to. the
market, as rule. devel ped weakness: still a
considerable portion even through this outlet
sold stead. Taken all the way through the
market was mt In 31rh bad shaps.
Common to fair heifers and the commoner
classes OF beef COWS and cann-rs were par
tculaI.y hard sale and on such classes wore
the lowest features rep rted
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Butter and Cheese.

New York. Dec. a9-Butter. cheese and eggs
unchanged.
6.Sr- iairics islfc4c. Cheese steady. l2c.
Philadelphia, Dec 3o.-Butter firm, good de-
rnand; extra Western creamery &c: extra near
nv prints nc Cheese quiet but Arm New
York full creams fancy. l2sc: New York full
creams. choice Ili.Il2c: New York full
creams fair to good ll1iIisc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
WEEKLY BANK CLEARlNGS.
st. Louis Shows Increase of S.4
Per Cent.

New York. Dec. 39-The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended December .. with the percent
age of increase anu decrease. as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Wheat md Corn Exnnrta.

New York. Dec 3a.-Bradstreet's tomorrow
Wheat. including -four. exports, for tn. week
ending Dec: ~ assresa,s asLID bu;. against
ssss2os in 1862. and i.SIs45i in Col e. From
July s9 date s the the sSs2Tts aggTega:e q ;is.S.
1862 and iiS Ellis ID :s5l. --'''','-.o
Corn exports e fsr - the week agsregate 1859. 3is
sso ss sssass ssa. Il S g. aa nsi IL 49, FTsm
July 10 date the exports Of corn aggregate
i5Se IL 1sSs and sp il 3 ssa:' is n j5i ''s in 1893
WOOL.
Boston. Dec. 30.-The Commercial Bulletin
will say tomorrow Of the wool situation: The
wool market Is very tlrrn naturally. Big lines
OF Wyoming in original pkgs. haze been moved
of during the week, and Montana staple has
been sold at 2c., a brisk inquiry exists for
Shipments Of wool from Boston to date from
Dec. q, 1903 according 70 the same authority.
the same time Isst year. The rscGipts to date
are sll.oss sss lbs asainst % s'7sG S6s lbs. for
Boston, Dec. So.-Ihe closo Of the Boston wool
market for the year 1874 is characterized by
remarkable shortage in The amour; of wo9l on
hand. In fact, the scarcity OF the supply -
occasionins traders In this. the chief wool
prehenson to whether serious conditions will
be encountered before the arrival Of new
dip. Tho Boston Commercial Bulletin has just
completed It's annual canvass Of the wool sup
ply Of the country. II Will say tomorrow that
Foreign. on hand unsold here. is the smallest
carried over in fifteen years The Journal re
ports that there are Of all kinds OF wool only
8, 10000 lbs. on sale in Boston and thaI
Of this small total but &.Js2eoo are don-e
tic. Only A. 800 lbs OF domestic wool IL
left unsod in the United States against H.
o.o?o last year The total SUPPLY Of foreign
unsold grades 10 about Ii.JyJ.t-J lbs. Tne
total supply OF all kinds in the country +. less
than H,1gi.0O lbs This is said to be tn.
smallest supply on hand in the United States
in q generation. On the other hand IL should
be stated that the mills are heavily stocked and
fros
not for sale still stored in this country
Tho Boston wool market remains firm
Flaxseed Quotations.
REPURLC SPECIAL
Chicago Dec. 3o.-TIaxseed ruled steady;
nomiDaily We lower; No. ] Northwestern and
May were S.H noninaily; No. l and Dec.
81 .l6IS noninal,y Receipts 5 cars here,
3 ears at Minneapolis. and o. cars at Duluth
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Eat. Thirty Quail in n Month.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Chillicothc, Mo-, Dec. 3o.-That man
can eat thirty quails In thirty days with
out experiencing any discomfort. feat
that has often been declared impossible.
has been demonstrated by George f.
Braun, a ChiIlicothe druggist, who round
ed out his .hirtieth Gay on quail diet to-
day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Poultry.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Now York. Dec. so---Lye Poultry-Two cars
Western were handled this morning, one of
only about % onops Of weighing stock Latter
cleaned UP closely, while the geese were Sent
and market cleaned up closely on all des c. ip-
tions Of stock with Immediate outlook. QUO
Dressed Pouitry-ReceipJs s,325 pkgs The
fresh receipts were liberal. Most of the stock
Opened up swesty and camp, and was rot
good enough Tor the best clHss Of trade. In
absence OF adequate outlook i viii ha.e 10 be
frozen. Really choice. braght stock, however,
was held with some confidence. although the
passing demand was limited Fancy tuI keys
cleaned up closely, and II VAS possible to Stain
choice up to 2gc. but that was very extreme, and
due TO the fact that most Cf Jhs turkeys here
were huIriedly dressed ana many Were struck
green. This was true of those shipped BIZ the
most careful dTessers in lnuiana Secondary
and lower grades OF turkeys We're DUH and
dragged. Choice large rcastinS chickens when
oyer lbs. to pair. brought u z5fi3c while me
dium and mixed sizes sold at from iOliic.
Fowls in liberal supply and moved slowIy at
lo.rgilc. few fancy heavy bringing further
Inquiry and steady poor and uff co. .oled lots
neg ected. squnDs not plenty and steady Quo
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Dec. 3O.-EgEsReceip,s 5s4
cases. Temperatures We're at about freezing
with weather overcast and th:eataring. Desler.
reported a good trade on iin. fresG in tho
afternoon OF yesterday. and there was fair
amo.Int OF business dona from store this morn
ing, or enough 10 restOre confidence in the
situation. and OF the probability II II slight m
crease In the consumption. RefiEeTators In
fair demand. with sweet, clean stock at IsG
2lc, selling the best: quotations unchanged.
Philadelphia Dec So.-l.ggs arm and active;
near by fresh &c at mark. Western fresh 3l4
&c at mark.
Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 3p.-Eggs weak; Mis-
scun and Kansas. No. 2 wildwood cases
included. &c per doz; case count 2Stsc per dOz. !;
cases returned isc per doz. less.
Chicago Dec. 3o.-Eggs firm: at mark. cases
included 1st2Sc: Hrsts &c. prime firsts &c: K
tras 20.
Petroleum.
OIL City Dec. 31.--Credit balances sf.5o; Ger
tificate no bid. Shipments 6s 5ss average 30 =
S46: runs 105.53S. average Il. .s5G. Shipments.
Lima, f.2S7. average $3.50: runs. Lima, 575,;2,
average 5S.69l.
Tho Visible.
New Orleans Dec. s0-Secretary Hcster's
statement Of the worlds Wis BIZ. supply Of cot
ton shows total OF i.6s3.6ii against 4.556. .Ol2
dn lamt week. Inc ,Sisi "f AinaiiSan cotton Is
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
St. Louis Cotton Market.
Tlnges and stains '.Qasc on.


Gaveston-Syot market steady: ,niddnS
New Oreans-Sp0t market kuiet; rlidcIinS .
SIC.
Memphis-Spot market quiet: m!ddllnR SIC
Galveston. .I;S bales.
New orleans. 9. - baleA
Mobile. lS3 bales.
Savannah. 3.ls2 bales.
Charleston. SG3 b.lies.
Norfolk. I.i5) bales.
Houston. 6.4cj bales
Memphis l.SS3 bales.
St Louis warehouse statement.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
New York stock Quotations.
RAILROADS.

New York. Dec. ao.-Following are to-day's
sales Of stocks tn. Stock Exchansc. showing
the highest and lowest quotations and closing
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Su gn r.


New York. Dec. an-Sugar-Raw steady: re-
New Orleans, Dec. aO-susar firm; white
clarified 4 15-lsA5c: open kettle 5NG&c: open
kettle centrifugal 404..c: centrifugal whites
txc. Mo,ssses quiet. open kettle 15g2sc: cen
trifuSal 79l5c. Sirup steady at 11zc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

sSot included IN totals because coh'ai.'i.s
other items than clear!nss sNot inciuied II
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
EDWARD II. BOWIE.
T~raI Eors~aEer


TIE rivers In the -. Louis district Will fai
slowly during the next IS houra
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

SULES-A fair total run OF mules has been
on rhe market during the week, which, while
small has been large enough. consiie;inS the
vay offerings sold IN the two weeks whit h
preceded 1.he lighter receipts and the fact
that the Southern demand has shown sOne lit
tic lifc caused the market to show some In.
provor1cn,, and tho novencr; has been right
active and values a little stronger than week
ago. The week .s closing with the irnproTc.
riert well maintained. Tho majority o, the
mules which arrived were not as god as tho
demand at present calls for. Too many haze
h.en plain and thin. and not enough OF them
smooth and fat
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31

SOUTHERN CATTLE-Ths FrTall SUPPLY o.
Southern cattle was not eagerly competed fo-
and an easier tas prevailed Most Of the of.
ferInEs were q petty good class OF ;ed kinis
at So 30. A few common lots and some canninss
cove met with very slow sale at shade lower
prices. ,c
TEXAS AND INDIAN STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Az. PIT. No Az. Pr
I0l .IGI1. .;3 90 ...I0os. 81 80
COWS
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Fair and warmer to-day. with fresh south
vest winds
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RIVER NEWS.
Ria. aud Fail of the Rivers
Station.

J. q hours eniIng at a. M:
St Luis. Dec. 35 ist-
T,.rgor F-T,,pvs.
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Domestic Exchn uSc.

Reported by whitaker & Co. No sn North
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TIbccU @uUNHtIVHbs
RUUBILC SPECIAL.

ChicaEo Dec. so.-Tlaxseed ruled steady;
nominally W lower; No; ! Northwestern and
May were u "a Dominaly; No. l and Deo
q N.l6A nominally. Receipts cars here,
3 oars at Minneapolis, and o. cars at Duluth.
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Savannah. Dec. so..TuLpentlne arm at 4eac.
kosa s salEn aEm a. + p oa x 5ssII ,5 p
X, sia4 50, y. si.so: W. G, Sass: w. W.. $5.I5.
New York. Dec. N.--Rosin steady at s.. o2.s.
1hIrrentInn quiet at h2i,nllr.