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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
PUTS AND CALL
pm. report.
Pnts-May wheat, ssh @S5Ac.
B Calls-May wheat, S5Ac.
Curb-May wheat, S5A @S5hc.


Inspected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern
No.. hard, II; No. 1 northern, 95; No. 2
northern, SO; No. 3, 40; No. 4, 8; rejected, 4;
no grade, 4.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No. / hard,
3; No. northern, ID; No 2 northern, IA; No. 8,
10; No. 4, 20; rejected, II.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. northern 6;
No: 2, northern, 8; No. 8, 2; No. 4, 2.
500 L1ne-No. / hard, Is; No. 1 northern, As;
No. 2 northern IS; No. 3, 10; No. 4, 5; re-
jected, 4; no grade, 1.
Northern Pacifc-No hard, 10; No. north
ern 22 No. 2 northern, 10; No. 3, FL; No. 4.
4; rejected, 4; grade, 3.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha-No.
l northern, 4; No. northern, 8; No. S,'3; No. 4,
4; rejected. 4; no grade, l.:
Total-No. 1 hard, IS; No. 1 northern 1855;
No. northern, 1O7; No. 8, 90; No. 4, A.; re-
jected, SO; grade, 9.
Other Grains Inspected In-Cars-No l. durum
wheat, 10; No. durum wheat, Z; No. durum
wheat, 8; No. durum wheat, 4; mixed wheat,
4; No. 8 yellow corn, 2; No. corn, 6; no grade
corn, -; No. 2 white oats, Z; No. white oats,
10; No. white oats, %; No. oats, Is; no
grade oats, 8; No. rye. Z; No: g. aye, !; no
grade rye, /; No. barley, 16; No. Wfeed bar
ley, 20; No. feed barley, IS; no grade feed
barley 8; No. l northwestern fax, 20; No.
flax, %; rejected fax, s.
Inspected Out-Cars-No durum wheat, 2
No. durum wheat, IT; No. durum wheat s.
No. / hard wheat, 2; No northern wheat, %
No. 2 northern wheat, %; No. 3 wheat, 2, No
wheat. 3; rejected wheat, Z; No. 2 wintei
wheat, Z; no grade corn 1; No. white oats
10; No. 4 white oats, 10 No. 8 oats, 10; No.
| barley, 4; No. rye, 4; No. fax, Z.
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MONEY RATE A
BLOW TO PRICES
CALL MONEY GOES UP, STOCKS
GO DOWN.
Early Market Shows Strength, Which
Gives Way on the Announcement Of
Is Per Cent Interest on Call Loans
Market Afterward Becomes Dull.

New York. Dec. 21.--A few stocks were heavy
at the outset Under a renewal Of yesterday $
selling, but the general list opened with de-
cided tendency upward. st. Paul, New York
way were 1@1& better. Union Pacific was
heavily dealt In ut from unchanged prices to Il
above yesterdays closing, 5000 shares being
sold from 148 to 14SA ,a >a's $40
There confident buying on large scale
In number Of stocks that figured prominently in
Yesterdays early rise, notably New York Cen
tral. pennsylvania, Union Pacific, Reading,
Sugar and Amalgamated Copper. Opening gains
were largely extended and gains were established
at one time Of ~ in Anaconda. 2h in New York
Central and point or over in a number OF
others 9t Later on the market began to yield and
Union Pacific fell OF to a fraction under YES.
terdays close. Tennessee Coal and Northern Pa
c1hc dropped ~, and advances Of a point in sew.
eral other stocks were wiped out.
Large speculative holdings were thrown on the
market when call money rates rose to Is per
cent. Earlier good gains were converted into de-
c1ded losses and before the selling ceased Tennes
see Goal had been hammered down AZ North.
ern Pacific 3a, Great Northern preferred 21a
Lead and Colorado Fuel and Union Pacific
Amalgamated Copper and Smelling IN under
yesterdays closing. Subsequently the market
became quite dull. New York Central rose again
rs. r ..-. o0 ~
Bonds were steady at noon
. speculation s1mmered down to nominal proper
lions ito outside of few Stocks in which success
opooe1oaS were under way to put them
higher. New York Central received a large
measure OF attention, SO did Pennsylvania and
Brooklyn Transit. In n general way the market
was quite steady with prices mostly within
frac tional distance of last night. New YORK
central improved 81, Brooklyn Transit and
D1stillers' Securities 2 and Pennsylvania l.
>, spot cotton closed quiet 20 points lower: mid
s sng 4R o 121oc middling gulf, 12.s5c
Pressure was put on the list at intervals dur
Ing the afternoon. The usual favorites received
a 1air degree Of support and yielded only frac
tionally. The local traction stocks were notably
strong features, Metropolitan Street Railway ant
Brooklyn Trahsit gaining ~.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal nv
watson y Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. H-Cotton opened
steady at decline Of 3@6 points, which was
better than due on the very disappointing cables.
wall street and southern bulls appeared to be
support ting the market, but there was little
outside demand. and with local professional
selling In an effort to dislodge scattering long
accounts, price worked off after the opening,
ana during the middle of the morning were
l59l7 points lower. Trading was fairly active
altho chiefly for professional account
=, cotton futures opened steady. December,
12O1c bid; May, 12.12c; July, 12.1sc; August
12c; September, Ill Oc offered; October lie bid.
Cotton futures closed dull but steady; De
1.s7c; March, II SAC; April, 1191c; May, ii. Sc
June, 12:o2c; July, 12.o5c; August, 11.s7c; Oc
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS,

H01SOVN Ot.Oo1NU H1VOIA0, UeC Z1.-COnSOIs
for money, seh: consols for account. ssA; Ana
conda. 9B; Atchison. s9%: Atchison preferred,
1C7; Baltimore & Ohio, lag; Canadian Pacific,
177A; Chesapeake & Ohio. SO: Chicago Great
Western. 2lh; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
27k; Denver & Rio Grande preferred, %: Erie,
4s1a Erie first preferred, s1H; Erie second pre-
ferred, 78A: Illinois Central. 1904: Louisville
& Nashville, 1854: Missouri Kansas & Texas,
1871; New York Central, 1861: Norfolk &
Western, s5N; Norfolk & Western preferred. 95;
Ontario & Western. SO; Pennsylvania, 72A Rand
Mines, IN: Reading 701a; Reading first pre-
ferred. 471a: Reading second preferred, 40;
Southern Railway. SO; Southern Railway pre-.
ferred, 1921: Southern Pacific, e6%; Union
Pacific, 151A: Union Pacific preferred. 100;
United States Steel, 39A; United States Steel
preferred. 1917; Wabash, q; Wabash preferred,
Bar silver, steady, 3oAd per ounce Money.
s@31a per cent: the rate Of discount in the
open market for short bills Is : per cent; fol-
three months bills is 37s "a per cent. 80
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CROP TOTALS ARE LARGE
GOVERNMENT FINAL SUMMARY
SHOWS LARGE YIELDS, EsPE.
CIALLY In CORN. -

Washington, Dec 21.-Final returns to the bu-
IeAu OF statistics OF the department of agricul-
ture, according to a bulletin issued st 4 O'clock
Yesterday, show the acreage and production Of
the principal farm crops In 1905 to have been
follows
Corn, e4,o11 1863 acres, 2,7o7, 1903, $40 bu.
Winter wheat, 1854 O1S acres, 1913 4e2, 1874 bu.
Spring wheat, 1890, O61 acres, 264, 516 635 bu.
Oats, 2s.O46,746 acres, 953 21s177 bu.
Rye, 1862, SOB acres, 27,618,O45 bu
Buckwheat, 76O,11S acres, 1865, 0s2 bu.
Flaxseed, 1924, 1886 acres, %, Ill, 1853 bu
Rye 46O,19s acres, II, 93S, 4s6 bu
Potatoes, 2,996,757 acres, 200, 741 294 bu
hay, 3s,361, $50 acres, 6O,521, GIL tons.
Tobacco, 6,112 acres, $50, O33, 719 pounds.
The average weight per bushels is shown by
reports received by the bureau to be Sc. pounds
Tor spring wheat, 5S.3 pounds for winter wheat
and 3D. pounds for oats
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BOSTON MINING SHARES, Dec 21.-closi

quotations yesterdays market: Adventure az
asked: Allouez, 3sM @39: Arcadian, 5 asked;
Arnold. Is az; Atlantic. 23@23h; Bingham.
IIecla. 71oM175: Centennial PIX M2sA; Copper
Range Con-. 7ss4 @79: DAILY West, 17@17A:
a2e Elm River, 21a@2A: Franklin, 17G17h:
CRANKY. 9s4 @1O; Guanajuato. 44@44h: Greene
Con-. 29M M29%; Isle Royale. 22M221a; Mass,
| Mohawk 61k@e21a; Old Colony. IN @1aT: Old
Dominion, 32a32hi 0sceola, 1o5M1oe: Parrot,
Rhode Island, 5A@5a4: Santa Fe. 2s @2h
Shannon Copper Co.. 7@7h; Swift & Co: 1929
1oS; Tamar eek Il 15@i1o; Tecn Gu. 11h@12;
Copper Co.. 59A AGO: United States Mining, Al
OILY; Utah, 540l54A; Victoria. 6A@6h; WI
roma. S6S1a Wolverine. 1872 asked: NJ. e., Ak
@14l.: n. p, s1A@s2: New. LIS bid.
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Total sales. 1.o4O. 700.
ACTIVE RANna ANN crrpp srorv

ACTIVE BANDS AND CURB STOCKS.
Quotations to l. pm. Dec. e. =
American Tobacco As sc ". sO1a. sos.
American TOBACCO IS, 1851. 115. liz.
Atchison As. ~102M. g..
Brooklyn IS. ssls, ssss. 9e&, seT.
Atlantic Coast Line 4s. 1@1M.
Southern Pacific As. OH bid. 97as asked.
Southern Railway IS. 120A bid. 12o% asked.
Mexican Central As, S1a =. IT,
Baltimore & Ohio As. 1924. =.
United States Steel IS, cess, 9e1a, 9eH, 96Jk,
9eM. l2sa'4> %@e ''' |~'
Union Pacific convertibles. 146A.
Peoria Eastern incomes. II bid. --.
Northern Pacific general s. II bid
Northern Pacific As. 1O5h ...5 -. -.
Union Pacific As, 100 bid 1Oe1s asked. D..
Erie convertibles, 107, 1864. ~ 49,.
Rock Island 4s, 80, &8oM. 49,
Rock Island 5s, S7M .s& n Ill., ..
Reading As, 104M, 104 Ssif> =. - f
i Wabash debentures, 75H .E.-- .aa
1o2. 80 -
Japanese lists, 9esa. 81
japanese DDS 9SH. 9sts.
921s, o. %
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THE CASH TRADE
GROUND FEED LOWER ALL AROUND-RY]
PRICES EASY

PRICES EASY.
FLAH-Receipts, 40 cars, against 81 cars last
year; shipments, cars; Duluth, So cars. Clos
ns prices: Minneapolis, cash, $1.O6A to arrive,
H.C6A.
OATS-No. white oats closed at 2s%c. Re
selpts, IS cars: shipments. ID cars.
CORNING. 8 yellow, new, closed at 39%c
ReeeiEts, Go cars; SHIPMENTS, / car.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL - Coarse
sorn meal and cracked corn in sacks. sacks e1.
Ira, Ira Sl5@l5.2 %; No. | ground feed, % corr
s575; No; ground feed. II corn and y oats
so-lb SACHS sacks extra, s15.75@16: No. ;
lacks extra, $16@1625.
MILLsTUFFs-Bra in bulk. $135O@1375
.horts: $13. 50@13.7 rs: middlings, S1e@16.25 rec
dog, SIS: all in Minneapolis: in 2oo-lf
Jacks, 81 Ter ton additional in 1O0-lb sacks
n.5O per ton additional. Shipments, 1900 tons
RYE-No. closed at 59A @6OMc. Receipts
5 cars: shipments, ! car.
BARLEY-Feed grades closed at 3e@37c
nalting grades 3S@47c. Receipts, 81 cars
ihipments, 5 cars.
HAY-Choice timothy, s1o@1o.5o; No. tim
,thy, $s9s;75: No. timothy, s7@s; choice
upland, $9@9.50; wheat and oat straw, $4@5
Receipts, 10 tons.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. a-Butter,
firm; receipts, 4,oo5; official prices, creamery,
common to extra, 1e@2oc; state dairy, common
to extra, 16@23c; renovated, common to extra
15@2oc; western factory. common to irsts, 15@
17hc; western imitation creamery, extras, 1871 q
.0c; frsts,, TN @1sc. Cheese steady; receipts
ITO; state full cream, small and large, colored
and white September fancy, 1870; October best
1924 113c; late made small colored and white
skins, full to light, 3h @11c. Eggs firm; re.
ceipts, 3.647; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
fancy. selected white. SEC: choice, 8s@34c
mixed extra, 30@32c; western finest selected n
@2Sc: average best. 28c.
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CHICAGO PRoDxcE, Dec. 2.-Butter steady;
creameries, 21@23hc;' diaries. 17@2oc. Eggs
steady; at mark, cases included, 1s122c. Cheese
steady; daisies, 1sc;; twins, 11k@11Hc; Young
springs and chickens, 9hc. Potatoes hrmer;
Burbanks, 55@5Sc; Rurals 55G soc; red stock.
55@58c. Veal frmer; so to 6O-lb weights, ca
6hc; IS to 75-lb weights, 81 @7hc; IS to lob
| weights, 9@9hc.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT BY ROADS DEC. 20.
observation-disclosures 76; Omaha II;
St. Louis. II; Great Northern. 292; Northern
Pacific, 81; Great Western, /; 500, 22 Chicago,
Rock Island e. Pacific 4. :.
Shipped-C ars-Milwaukee, II; St. Louis, ::
Wisconsin Central 6; Great Northern, IS; Chi
cago, Burlington Quincy, 8; Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific 2.
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ARIZONA coppERs.

Copper Queen gives promise of big results.
Of high-grade ore in bin with a Shaft IS feet
deep and bottomed in fine ore The market
is holding exceptionally strong, when the sea-
son Of the year is considered, Lake Superior &
Pittsburg and Warren being in the most de-
mand. Warren advanced to $16.50 bid 1t is
reported good authority that Lake Superior
& Pittsburg is earning Sc per share annually.
The following were the prices on the Boston
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MILWAUKEE, FLOUR AND GRAIN, Dec.
SamE1our y steady Wheat lower; No. northern
e6gss; No. ~ northern &c. May s7Yc bid
l; 6she: Barley dull; No. g. 54@541ac; sam
PIE. ., SS@53c: Oats steady; standard, s2Ac
A &c asked; calls, 44%c asked le'
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK Dec. ~

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec. 2l.-Cattle
Receipts, 1900, including 400 southerns; mar
ket steady to 10c higher; native steers, $3.50
$2@325; native cows and heifers. S2d4 so;
stockers and feeders, $275@4.6O; bulls, 81 %
"a; calves, $3@7.25; western steers $3.25@4. so;
western cows, S24O@3.5O.
Hogs-Receipts. 10000: market weak to sc
lower; bulk of sales, S4.SO@5; heavy, 4.95e
800; packers, $4.s5@5; pigs and lights, $3.50
1495.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market weak; muttons,
81. 50@ 5.s5; lambs, s5.75@7.5O; range wethers,
$5.5O@6.40; fed ewes. s4.25@5.25
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.-Cattie-Re-
ceipts, $500; no Texans; market steady; beef
steers, $2.7O@5.95; stockers and feeders, s2.1o
steers, s2eo@s.s5; cows and heifers, s2as.1o.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market lower; pigs and
lights, $440@5, packers. 4.60@5; butchers and
best heavy S4.S0@5.05.
sheep-Recepts, 500; market steady; natives,
$5@5.5O; lambs. S5.25@7 so; Texans, 1894.
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Receipts-Wheat, 5o7 cars, $1,000 bu; corn.
rye, 400 bu; fax, 44,4oo bu; flour, 1916 brls;
milstuffs; 60 tons; hay, ITO tons. CARROTS, sos.
Shipped-Wheat. so cars. 56,640 bu; corn,
$50 bu; oats, 2o,e7o blu; barley, 5000 Blu; rye,
$40 bu; fax, 1,76O bu; flour. 81, 94s brls; mill
stuffs. 1.30O tons; linseed OIL 100000 lbs: Oil
cake, $40, 600 lbs. CARROTS, 416.
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THE FLOUR MARKET

MILLS READY TO CLOSE-HOLIDAY DULL
NESS GENERAL.
The mills will begin TO close from now on
and by Saturday nearly all will be down. Some
will remain idle only until the Tuesday follow
Ing Christmas, but others may not reopen for ten
days. Trade is very quiet and the market dull
out steady.
Shipments, "a, 94S barrels.
First patents are quotable at $4,000 10; seq
pad patents, $4.50Q4.6O: first clears, S365@
8.75 second clears, $245M2.55,
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Dec 21.-Receipts
Cattle. 500; hogs, $500.
Hogs-5c lower. Sales: IS, 2s0 lbs, $40;
g. 3IO lbs. 81 80; es, $40 lbs, $3.50.
Cattle-Steady. Sales: Beeves-1s, S71 lbs
Cows and Heifers-s. 76o lbs, 1925; 10, $50 lbs
1925; Z, 1,04O lbs. $3.75. Stockers and Feeders
IA. go lbs. So; 10. LAO lbs. 1885: 10. SIC
lbs, $40. Calves and Yearlings-S. 43o lbs
$3.50; 8, $40 lbs, So 10: 10. $50 lbs, $3.50.
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II. s. TREAsuRy sTArEMrNr

Washington Dec. 21.-Today's statement OF
siye of the s150.OOO.OOO gold reserve, shows
Available cash balance. $137 O2O. 100: gold coin
and bullion. ST., 575. $40; gold certificates, $780,
81 $50 III .@3fAf g. st3sFsE'
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, Dec 2l-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000: steady to strong: beeves. $3.50
gees; and heifers, S1.5O44 30: stockers
and feeders, $2.5O@4.25; Texans. S3.5O@4.S0.
Hogs-ReceiIts, $1,000; market 5@10c lower;
$4.75@ 5.O714; good heavy. s495@5.10; rough
heavy, S4.70@4.s5; light, S4.75d5.O715; pigs
$4.50@5: bulk of sales. s4.s5Q5. &c. -ss2z
@575; lambs, S4.75@7.65 -
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WINNIPEG GRAIN. Dec. 21.-December wheat
opened 751sc, closed 75Ac; January 75Ac,- closed
75&c; May 1870, closed 49, &c; July, sO%c
closed soRc Cash close: No. l northern, 75Ac;
white oats, ale; No, barley, 35c; No. / flax
ST. Receipts: Wheat, 200 cars; last year. 159.
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LONDON METALS, Dec. Chopper was
quieter In the market today, declined IS and
closed at TOYS. About 400 tons were sold. Tin
receded Is Cd and closed easy. ~
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. H.-C1ose-
Wheat steady; December 7sBc; May, 7s%c;
July, 1850. Cash, No. 2 hard, 79@S1 We; No,
g. 77@8Oc; No. 2 red. 9o@91c; No. 3, ss@sec.
Corn firm; December, 1850; May, a9Mc; july.
$3.50. Cash, No mixed, 40A @4o15c; No. 2
white, 4oA @40hc; No. 8, 4OAc.@ Oats steady;
No. white 81 q @32hc. e'
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Totals. 91S

Hog prices opened steady and closed SC lower.
Receipts moderate, quality averaged good: De-
range $4.70@4:s0; bulk early, $4.so@4.s5; at
close, $4.75@4. 80; light, common to fair, quoted
at ats s4esS4;1o; GOOD to choice s4.75@4 50;
good to choice, s4.75@4.s5.
g. go lSs TT FL lDs 49, s4s Ds' a. Isl
s.: : 5Is n: : g. Ss S. L., aS s.
"a, 297 lbs, S4.75; 81, 1873 lbs, $4.T5.
Pigs, Roughs and Underweights-1, 40 lbs,
$50; 4sS lbs ns $42S !, 80 lbs, 1925 g. 80
=. Stays and Boars-i. $50 lbs, s4'25; l, 400 lbs,
CATTLE Receipts light. killing stuff generr.
but offerings of that kind very scarce; quality
being mostly fair to medium. stockers and feed
ers about steady, with some spots on light stuff
steady; mich cows dull and slow. Sales:
:, Butcher Steers, 1,2so lbs. s4.25; 2, 100
b ssl ST 4. - 1sso lbs 81 81 L. lbs
$3.50; 8, 97e lbs, $40. " ' " '0 0'
Butcher Cows and Heifers-2 9s5 lbs, $40;
], .22o Ibs $a.1o !, 1,o2o lbs So; l, $50 lbs,
lbs, $3.50; 8, tel lbs, s2s5; 4, 1920 lbs. s2.75;
2, $50 lbs, $2.e5; l, 1,o5o lbs, $3.50:
.e 's:s': .? $50 c is, e. IL ST.; ss
81 hut Si; s $50 lbs. 50; 1, 1880 lbs
E.O
Veal Calves, 160 lbs, $5.75; i, 100 lbs
$3.50; 1, 100 lbs, s5.25; 1, so lbs, 81 1. 90 lbs
Stock and Feeding Steers-2, 1000 lbs, So. s.
16, 1914 lbs, $3.50; 1. 1850 lbs, So. 90; 13, $50
lbs, 1925; O. $50 lbs, $3.15; 1, $40 lbs, $3.15; Z
$40 lbs, $40; T. s95 lbs. 2.s5 2, $50 lbs, s2.s5
$3.50; s. ees lbs, $3.50; ?. b95 lbs, S.
Stock Cows and Hefers-1, $40 lbs, $2.35; 2
$50 lbs, 1920; 8, $50 lbs, $40; 2, $40 lbs, 81
Stock and Feeding Bulls stag, 7o4 lbs
$3.50; 1, LOOP lbs, $40.
Mich Cows and Springers-2 cows, calves
$50; COW, 1 calf, $3S: COW. / calf. $50;
cows, calves, $50; cow, 1 calf. sos; 1 COW,
$25: 1 cow, calf $40.
SHEEP-Receipts light today. Prices on sheel
about steady. Lambs slow, and prices abou
steady with weeks decline.
Killing Sheep and Lambs-3 lambs 80 lbs
1925; lambs, So lbs, $625; 90 ewes, IL:
lbs, $5.25; ID Gull lambs, 6s lbs, IS; 6 cul
lambs, 81 lbs $3.50.
Among the shippers on the market were
Albee Brothers, New Richmond, Wis; a. Pet
tbs, Pettis; r. Redderman, LIE sueur Center
prvile; B. T. Trench, Nerstrand; Kenny Broth
ers, Goodhue; Carver Brothers, Faribault; W. J
Gibbons, Pennington; Fox Ward. Durand
J. s. Green, Red Wing; G. Mold, Nelson; J
Kaye, Maiden Rock; W. S. johnson, j. A
Lovely, Lexington; s. B. Wells, Pine City.
OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Dec. 21.-Cattle-Re
| ceipts LOO; market strong. closed weak; native
| steers, S350@5.75; cows and heifers, 81. 500
4.25; Texas steers, s2.75@375: cows and heif
ers, $2.25@3.40: Gamers, $.75@2. 40: stocker.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows Chicago Great
Western. 7; Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul, 10;
Minneapolis & St. Louis, l. Chicago st. Paul
Minneapolis Omaha, 10; Great Northern, TO-;
Central, /; 500 line, s; Northern Pacific, g.;
total "a.
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PROVISIONS

of loo in the price of live hogs caused general
selling of provisions and resulted in an easier
market for hog products. May pork was off &c
at $13:50. Lard was down 2ac at $7.32h Ribs
were 21ac to &c lower at $7.15@7.171a to $7.171a
Close: Pork--January, $13.473a; May,
$13. 621a.
Lard--December, s7.45; May, s7.2h; Jan.
uary, $7.4O; July, $7.47h.
1875: July, $7.35
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Prisoners in Morocco must paw to
policeman for his work in taking them
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec.
H:-Sugar, raw steady; fair refining, 3Hc; cen
trifugal 80 test, 34sc; molasses sugar, 2Hc. Re-
fined steady; crushed, b.4oc; powdered, 400;
granulated, 4.70c. Coffee steady; No. Rio, Sc.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, 3O@3Sc.
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he following was the range of prices
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 21.-Flax was again
the feature and trading at times was wild and
turnout was very large. The foreign renewal
of strength 10 creating a bullish feeling and
prices advance easily. July 10 particularly
strong. 1t advanced 1&c to Sill u and closed
1asc up at Sill. May sold 1%c up to $1.1OH
and closed ssc up at $1.091a. December ad-
vanced INC to $1.O6 and at one time was nc
higher than that. Wheat rather dull. May
opened NC OF at So1ac, fell to s5c and closed
at ss51ac. December sold u DA Nc up to 5s8sa al
S81ac, and closed at ssAc. Coarse grains were
unchanged. w. 80 = Z
Close-Wheat, to arrive, No. l northern, sshc:
NO northern, 81 Nc, on track, No. northern
S3Ac; No. northern, S11ac; December, S8Ac;
May, s51Ac; No. durum, 74c; No. 2, 71Hc.
oats to arrive and on track, 291ac. Flax, to
arrive, on track and December, $1.06A May,
$1:osA; July, $1.11b. Rye, elc; barley, $50
4oc. Cars inspected: Wheat, 1928; last year, 80;
last year: %. Receipts: Wheat, 10, osS bu;
74,744 Shipments, wheat, 917 bu.
NEW YORK FAvuR AND GRAIN, Dec.
A.-Flour receipts, 28,718 brls; sales, 625 brls:
dull and featureless Wheat, receipts, 1871, 900
bu; sales, 700. 600 bu; between the weakness of
cables due to yesterdays crop report, q bearish
Price Current report and rains in india, wheat
was lower this morning and fairly active at the
decline. December, 95@95hc; May, 91%I
81 3-16c. Rye nominal No. 2 western Zoe c i I
New York Corn, receipts, 172,OoO bu; dull and
no transactions. - ~
CLOSE: Wheat December 95Ac; MAY. 921kc
July, 5Oasc. = - S> %
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NEW YORK METALS, Dec. 21-Lead firm
$5.eo@5.8l. Copper quiet, 1871 @19c.
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RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

sssac;
&c % &c
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NEW YORK OIL, Dec. 21.-Petroleum steady
refined, all ports. $7.55@7.e0. =, 49,
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec a.-Beef
steady. Pork quiet. Lard steady; prime west
ern steam, $7.9O@S.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. 21.-Wheat: s.

LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec 21-Wheat SPOT
steady; No. 2 red western winter Is I'd; fl-
lures dull; December, Is 1OAd; March, Is 11hd
May, IS 10d Corn, spot quiet American mixed
new, As IND; American Mixed DID, As gid.
Futures quiet; January, As SID; March, As 35 d.
CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAINS
Dec. 21:-Rye, cash, CSC; December, 65d66c
May. zoe. Flax cash: Northwestern. s1.os1a
March. s3.45. Glover, cash. $1S Barley, cash
3S@54c.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN. Dec 21.-Close-wheat
futures; lower; cash. firm: No: 2 red cash. ele
July, s1Nc: No. 2 hard S2@s6c. Corn futures
firm; cash. lower; No. cash, Ale: track. 41hG
42hac; December, 41c; May. AN Q42%c. Oats
lower: No. 2 cash, Bic: track, 81 &c: December
50Ac; May, 31%c; No. white. 321ac.