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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08
MARKET OPENS
WITH A SLUMP
EARLY RALLIES ARE FEEBLE
AND NOT SUSTAINED.
AL Glasses Of Stocks Suffer Northern
Pacific Is One Of the Hard Hit
Several Stocks Are Marked Below
Low. Point of Last Thursday.

New York, May s-The weakness Of foreign
markets on account Of threatened international
complications was acutely reflected in the OPEN
ing dealings in the stock market here. Most of
the dominant speculative leaders were down to
IA for the opening quotations In the case Of
Peoples Gas the decline extended to 6A Louis
vile & Nashville was down 2h, Canadian Pa
cilc 2. United States Steel preferred Ia and
Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago s. st. Louis 1A.
Feeble rallies after the opening fall in prices
were not sustained, fresh offerings driving the
market we'll below the initial figures Represent
alive stocks Of all classes scored losses of be-
tween and points and there was considerable
liquidation In spots. While the selling was
general in character, very determined pressure
was concentrated at times against certain rail-
road, coal and Industrial stocks. Some Of the i'm
portant declines were Consolidated Gas "a
Northern Pacific 3, Ontario Western ga Smelt-
ing rs Union Pacific, Colorado Fuel and Ten
nessee Coal 2 and Reading and Southern Pacific
IN. Stocks were ruling slight fraction above
the lowest at II o'clock
Declines reached liz to- 2 in Atch1son, Denver
q Rio Grande preferred, st. Louis Southwestern
preferred, Wabash preferred, Colorado s. South
ern second preferred Erie second preferred and
Atlantic Coast Line. Sloss- Sheffield Steel and
tennessee Coal lost 8. When operations for for
eign account were concluded the pressure was
relaxed and the market rallied New York Cen
tral and Locomotive recovered " and st. Paul
Union Pacific, Reading, Louisville & Nashville,
Colorad Fuel, Smelling and Peoples Gas about
point. Rubber Goods gained l. Trading be-
came ssemfstagnant at the recovery and prices
slipped OFF again before noon. Bonds were heavy
at nOon srF 49, ss'17s'. 49,
Some stocks were pressed steadily downward
until they were quoted below the low figures of
last Thursday. This was especially noticeable
IN some of the low-priced stocks, particularly in
United States Steel and Ontario & Western.
In the selling after midday Consolidated Gas ex-
tended it's decline to 61a, Tennessee Coal Az and
North Western, Illinois Central, Wisconsin Cen.
tral preferred, Sugar and Smelling 1A to 21h
| Closing quotations reported for The Journn1 nv
Watson y Co., Chamber Of Commerce, Mime
| apolls. Closing figures are bid
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, May s.-The cotton
market opened quiet and steady at an advance
of 1908 points, In response to steady Liverpool
cables and some New Orleans buying, based
on the forecast calling for unsettled weather In
the belt. Wall street bulls also, supported the
market and, with Liverpool and New Orleans
firm, prices here worked up to net gain of
about 7@10 points Trading was moderately ac-
tive on the advance, but realizing sales in
creased as prices advanced with the market in
the middle Of the morning, and little off top
tho the tone was steady =,
Cotton futures opened quiet and steady; May
1900; June, 7.41c: July, 7.5Oc August offered
st 757e; September offered at 7.e5s; oetobed
7.7ec; January, .7.s2c; March 1000 BID. ''''e y
At midday, the market was a point or two
off from tn top, but steady at net advance
Of 9@10 points. - :
gulf s.25c.
Estimate ted receipts at the ports today are esti-
mated at 10000, against II, 497 last week and
7s7 sa last year For the week against
Today's receipts at New Orleans. 5000 bales,
against l,6s7 last year, and at Houston 3,773
Cotton, spot, closed quiet. 20 points higher;
middling up!ands s.15c; middling gulf, S40c;;
sales, 1925 bales. = ~
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Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No northern, 2; No. northern, 7; No. g. 8;
No. 4, Ii rejected, 4; no grade, 1.
Chicago Minneapolis & st: Paul-No: north
ern. 2; No northern, 4; No. 3, 4; No. 4, 5;
rejected Z; no grade, g.
Minneapolis & st.ffnotIis-No. 1 northern, 81
No: northern, 3; No. 3, 4; No. a. l..
500 Line-No. 4, /.
Northern Pscifc-No. 2 northern, 2; No. 8, L.;
No. 8, l.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha-No.
northern, 2; No. 4, 2; rejected, s. - ~.
Total-No. 1 northern, 7; No. 2 northern, Is;
No. 8, It; No. 4, FL; rejected, 16; no grade 8,
Other Grains Inspected In-No. winter
wheat, 5; rejected winter wheat, II; mixed
wheat, s.; No. white oats, 2; No. white
oats 3; No. white oats, 1s; No. 8 oats, l;
No. rye, 2; No. rye, 1; No. barley, 5; No.
feed barley. /; No. 2 feed barley, 2; no grade
feed barley, /; No. 1 northwestern fax, l; No.
fax. s.
Inspected Out-Cars-No. northern wheat.
55 No northern wheat, 81; No. 3 wheat, "a
No. wheat 7; rejected wheat 2; No. yellow
corn, 1; No. corn, J.; no grade corn. l; No. 2
white oats, l; No. 8 white oats IS; No. 4
white oats, 40; No. 3 oats, L; Mol feed bar.
ley, g.; No. feed barley, 4; No fax, 4. :olt +"
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Total sales, 1852, 600.
sex. dividend.

LONDON CLOSING PRICES Nav conso1.
FOR money, $685. consols for account, SO 1916:
anaconda, 5h; Atchison, s3A; Atchison pre,,
i 1a loaA; Baltimore & Ohio, 1Osss; Cana
G Ga1 Pacific, 1904 Chesapeake & Ohio 49H :
Chicago Great Western, i9M; Chicago. Mi,
w wa d, & st. Paul, 7s; De Beers, III; Den
n nee no 81 G5rande Denver Rio Grande
19& Erie second preferred e.; Illinois Cen,
t g a8s; Louisville, ASA; Missouri, Kansas
So, tes 3 ~; New York Central, 14sA Nor
I Ies,, 81; Ontario & Western, 47T; Penn
s sSsyania Rea a0S Rand Mines 1oA Reading
Southern Railway preferred 90; Southern "a 54
enc GIN 90; Union Pacific, 12o1a Union Pacific
Uni United States Steel preferred 1o1M: Wabash
191s Wabash preferred, ~; Spanish 4s. eoas
"a Ear silver. steady, 26ssd per ounce. Moneyy
open market for short bills, 2H@2518 ne,
cent; three months bills, 2A @2% per cent ~
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THE CASH TRADE
FLAX, CORN AND RYE CLOSE A TRI
HIGHER

FLAX, CORN AND RYE CLOSE A TR1FLE
HIGHER.
FI.AX-Receipts. cars. against II last year;
shipments. car. Duluth received cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis. cash. to arrive and
May, $14O&.
OATS-No. white closed at 29Ac. Receipts,
70 cars; Shipments 53 cars.
=, Co2RN-.Closing prices for No. 3 yellow. 45Ac.
Receipts 7 ears; shipments, !.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse cornmeal
ana and cracked corn: IN Sacks sacks extra; $3.50
sob sacks sacks extra. S17@T;2 20, No. 2
sacks extra. $17.5o@17: rs: No. 8 ground feed
1-3 corn and % oats, 75lb sacks. sacks extra,
$1S@1S.25.
MILLsrUFFs-Bra in bulk. SLIPS; shorts.
s1225 middlings, $1525; red red dog S1s.59; ali
ton additionsl; in 1oob sacks. s1.0o per ton
RYE-Closng prices ON No. g. TN @72Ac.
Receipts. 2 cars: shipments / car.
.BARLEY-Feed grades closed at Ss@40c; malt.
ing grades 41@44c. Receipts, cars; ship
ments, II
HAI-Choice timothy, s9.5o@1o; No 1 timo-
thy, $9@ss s, No. 2 timothy, s7sso9s:5o: mixed
and oat straw, $3.5064.50. Receipts, 60 tons
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MONEY REPORTS

LONDON, May s.-The amount of bullion TAX.
en- lnto me Bank of England on balance today
81. PARls, May S-Three per cent rentes. 9ef 5c
f for me oha account Exchange on London 25f
81 ,058, 43S. OF " 4 -. eA'esAo' 'n touay
dan, MISsSSs "a aa Nay sBank clearings to
rate Ca Coo premium; buying rate, 15c prelninm
SSnneiago exchange. selling rate, csc premium
piuyhing rate l5c premium; London sixty-day
slgnt documentary exchange 81 S4as 80
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Chicago to Piper-Possibilities of COM
plications caught the crowd short Of wheat over
Sunday. Practically no wheat. for sale.
Whallon from Chicago Buying by crowd on
the war talk. shorts covered freely.
The supreme court at Nashingto upho1ds the
right of Chicago Board Of Trade as to dis
tribution of it's quotations. ..
Knight Donnelly still selling July wheat;
Jaris close: Wheat 5@1O centimes higher;
-four, 5@10 centimes higher. .7.1- -. TO-
Antwerp close: Wheat unchanged. =,
Liverpool close: Wheat, 1s@Ad higher; corn,
AM9sd higher.
On passage: Wheat, 45, 900 bu,. increase
$50, O0O; corn se49OOo, increase Al 900.
Chicago to Watson: Not much wheat for sale.
Crowd had to big up to get it.
Winnipeg weather: Cloudy temperatures, 40
above; good rain and yesterday.
Kansas City wired Lewis: Christopher has
some letters from some most reliable Kansas
correspondents and all agree that What has not
advanced any the last ten days. It's thin and
looks too dry. Winds have not done any good.
This is from the Solomon valley.
Chicago to Edwards Wood: Large decrease in
wheat visible started local talent covering short
wheat firming the market.
Champaign. ILL.,, message to Lamson Brothers
& Co. says: There will be corn movement from
here. Grain men say little left and that will be
carried into the summer and fall.
Berlin close: Wheat unchanged
Clearances Wheat and -four 55 5000; corn
81, 900; oats, none. e1s r.
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PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Ma

CHICAGO PROVISIONS May s-Moderate de-
m aaal from packers held the provisions market
the price Of live hogs. July pork opened down
&c at $1225, and sold later at $12.Mk. Lard
vas Vas of fa "a Q5e at ST. s. PIE @7a9 Ribs were 2
Close: Pork, May, $12.O5; July, 1924; Sep
s fsmbsr g .o LARD May s7l5 July
sos; July, $7.27h; September $7.47k ar bO.
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Psalter, which belonged to Boswell. was
sold at Sotoneby's in London recently for Elk
1t contained the inscription: James Boswell
1853. bought this for I'd at Greenwich, when
was walking there with Samuel Johnson
John Pearce, who now employs 1000 persons
beled "Pearce and Plenty began life on a CAPT.
tai of 90 cents and started his first ..restau-
rant with pushcart. tin urn and little
crockery.
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Hogs, 10c lower. Receipts very light. Aver
the market. Packers not able to secure enough
to supply their needs. Prices range from $50
to $3.50; bulk, $515@5 20; light and Light mixed
$515 @5.25; Leaves, s5.S@53o. Sales: a,2.s5s'
Hogs-77, 2l3 lbs, $3.50; IS, IA lbs, $3.50;
q. "a ao lbs, $525; 7e 2ls lbs, $50; e. POI
30, 204 lbs. $515; 81, 100 lbs, $5.15; SO, IA
lbs, $50; 81, $50 lbs, $50.
e. Pigs Un sa we "a and Roughst2 $50 lbs
lbs, $50; 8, 90 lbs, s425; 3, 90 lbs, 81;
600 lbs, 81; 2 stays, 455 lbs, 1918.
CATTLE-Receipts very light. Beef and
A noe tn Ss0 Rsh es
| to higher. Veals dull, unless choice. Mich
Bste OF pe stee euay sssS H..
lDi bufehes Cows and Is H Sa 1s4o lbs
$$41 l61s lbs 1osS l5s ss75 s. 1000 lbs, ST.
81 81 is ss sSS u.s. 5?' lbs
lbs So 1o ibs '0s So ss;S lis, sa5 1890
ss! 81 $685. II? FL 4S? s. q ~ ise s s
Stock ss and Feeding steers-l4. Ito lbs, 81. 80;
lbs. $50; TO- 745 lbs, $3.50; ID, 74o ib eS
E. sis IFS, $40; 1928 ibs So sss5 u.s. S' rs
Stock Cows and Heifers- 3, 1853 lbs, s265;
=, $50 lbs $3.50; 2, 675 lbs, $2.35; L. $50
Stock and Feeding Bulls-2, 1850 lbs, s2s5;
l. $50 lbs, $2.65; /, $40 lbs, $265.
| Mich Cows and Springers-1 cow S37; /
COW $50; | COW and calf, 500; / cow,esa. )
sHEEP-Receipts comparatively light. Sheep
No sales of any consequence sN~
Among the shippers on the market were:
f.. =; GEand, HaIsted; G; O.. sebackan, Climax
Larson, Halsted; F. George, Cayrga,' n D.;
=. Bruer, Chokio P. Anderson, Pelican Rapids
A. Wester, Tothsay; A. W. Brink St Hilare
Il. Hoefer. Torah; W. S. Wright Staples; L.
Hammel company, West Waterloo; F. W. Schnei
Nassau, Forest River; J. S. DalrympIe, Cassel
ton; A.. Ebine Emden; G. F. Whidden, Coopers
son. s..'
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CHICAGO 1rvEsTocK ~ co..,

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, May s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, q 900; steady to easy; good to prime
steers, S5.60@6.75; poor to medium, S4.4O@5. 40;
h he $s5o@5.5o; Gamers, $1.5o G2.4o bulls,
$2;3o9475; calves. 5000 =
to 15c lower; mixed and butchers, SIS. 4o@5 so;
g eod to choice heavy, 5.40@5 52!a rough heavy
@5.5O. ~ - 49,
sheep-Receipts, 2sooo; sheep and lambs
STEADY .;r good to choice wethers, shorn, s440@
western. sheep, shorn, $4@550; native lambs
shorn, $4@6; western lambs, $5.75@71O
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TOO sUGGEsTIvE

SI9VeIanu L6adef.
Henry, Hyde-You ought to be in
the workhouse.
Rooaess Rufus-I know it, boss, but
I Jest can't bear de idea!
Henry Hyde-You shouldn Il be SO
proud.
Roofess Rufus 'Taint pride, boss
it's the name O de place I can Il stand.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS MAY g.

Received-Wheat 15G cars, 1873. 7eO bu; corn,
e,720 bu oats, 17,160 bu; barley, 1850 bu;
rye, 1880 bu; fax, 3,75o bu; -four. LOLA ;brls;
millstufrs, los tons; hay, 60 tons. Car lots, 204
;Shipped--Wheat, 81 ears, Al. $40 bu; corn, $40
bu; oats, 77,91O bu barley, 1900 bu rye, $50
bu; fax, $50 Blu; flour, 81 225 brls; mllstuffs,
es1 tons; hay, 10 tons; llnseed oil, 240, 900 gals
oil cake 3d. 900 lbs. Car lots, 315.
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The Canadian parliament is discussing an APP
preparation of 100000 for establishing mint
In his recent book, Child Slaves of Great
thanaana Robert sherard writes There are
fpg, not On account of the poverty of the par
en en- but by reason Of the Ignorance and sioth
OIL OIL, tne e., mothers. They KNOX nothing of cook
cry. they wish to know nothing
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ONE MANS IDEA

8 q - .DeJTUIJ TITIDune. =
What is your idea of an indulgent
mother9' asked the typewriter boarder.
80 An indulgent mother replied the
old bachelor, is one who never inter-
feres when her darling cherubs make
life miserable for other people.''
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, May s.-cattle-Re-
6.35; cows and heifers, $25O@5 V y
Hogs-Receipts $500; market weak; pigs and
lights, $4@5.35; butchers and best heavy. s5.35
@5.5O. 80 Sooo
sheep-Receipts 5000; market steady. na.
tves, $35o@5; lambs, $5@s.50 Texans, $50
lao. 4 -~' fosS
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WHEAT MOVEMENT BY ROADS MAY 6.
Observation-Disclosures 10; Omaha, So;
st. Louis, IS; Great Northern. IS; Burlington,
20; 500, a.
Shipped-Cars-Milw II; Omaha. IS; st.
Louis, 4; Wisconsin Central, 2; Great Northern,
I. Pu
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dull; No. northern California, Is SID; fu-
lures ste &c May IS ED; July IS SGD Sep
mixed, new, As Sd; American mixed, old, no
stocks; futures quiet; May, IS Sd; July, 4s SID.
CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS,
May s:1 dy, Nay. Hope; July, 6oe; septe m
southwestern, s1.25; May, s1.25 Timothy, May
So; September 1925. Glover. May. $12@12. so.
Barley, cash, 4cGE45c.
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Donald G. Mitchell. who, as TX Marvel, de-
lighted an earlier generation with "Reyeries Of
a Bachelor" and other works of a rich and
quaint fancifulncss, lives, at the age of So
on quiet and peaceful farm near New Haven
Boston Herald. 4
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WORLDS SHIPMENTS,


4 The students of Stanford university will buy
magnificent bronze vase, which will be placed
on the marble steps: of the Stanford mausoleum
and every day, year in and year out, Kept full
Of fresh flowers. -
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PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-July wheat, 951hc.
Calls-July wheat, 97kc.
Curb-July wheat, 961ac.

The amount of rice produced In Siam has in
creased Cd enormously of late years. Ten years
ago the exports of rice from Siam amounted
to 217 600 tons, as compared with 500, 900 tons
in 1908. 'o-'0
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the range of prices: .
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, May s.-Wheat started up
at the opening and advanced steadily all day day
The bulge was an even cents, taking May
worked today for export, the first that has
been taken. Some new-crop winter wheat was
also worked here for export. Receipts: Wheat,
Wheat, S,765 bu; fax, 1o2,S75 Cars Oh
track, %.
1872 bu, decrease $50, 2s9; flax 7,25s, s1s, de-
crease 26s, 49, oats 4,15s, $685. decrease 6s9 go;
barley Increase mere rye
No. 2 northern: se@e2c; July, s4Nei septe n
Sep sGs s issss octoDsr Ky
29Ac. Rye, roc. ~ J.. .. If..
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, May g.
Flour, receipts 9,2S6 brls; sales 300; steady but
quiet: Wheat, receipts, 1000 blu; sales, 1000,
foreign political complications; steady cables,
s ssP s1S and s ssss e.
tsSssf se c1 may us sse s 5G Se
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, May s:-close: Wheat
af hsrd s aeSo sss; S 2ely No. eazh
4, 75@ssc. Corn, steady; May, 45as @451ac;
No: 2 mixed 47G471Ic; No. 8, 47@471%c; No. :
white, 471ac; No. 4, 48hc. Oats, firm; No.
white, 32c; No. 2 mixed sic.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, May s.
F lour, dull. Wheat, firmer; No. l northern
81 .O5 No. 2 northern, $1@1.O4; July, SIC bid
Rye steady; No. l, 7sc. Barley, steady; No. 2
51c; sample. 3s@5oc. Oats, steady; standard
81 a @32c. Corn, hc higher; No. 8, 4S0l49c
July, AK @47sc asked.
Wheat-Puts, s31ac asked; calls, s45sc asked
! Corn--Puts, Az @I7Ac; calls, .471ac asked.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, May s.-Close: Wheat
higher No. red, cash, 81 @931hc; track No.
$1.O3 May, 9O7Ac bid; July, 791s @79Ac; No.
hard, 97@9sc. Corn, higher; No. 2. cash, 4ec
track, SOC; May, 4Sc; July, 46c. Oats, higher
/ No. 2, cash. SOC; track, 32c; May, Doe; July
27kc; No. 2 white, 33@331ac.
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Austen Leigh, an authority on all matters ner-
tanning to Eton has discovered that Thomas
Lynch, one of the sfgners Of the Declaration of
independence, was an Etonian.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, May s.-Cattle-
Receipts 5000; market steady to shade lower:
native steers, s4.25@8: southern steers. Sc. 5Om
$50: native cows and heifers, $2.2515.40; calves,
$3.50@6.25.
Sheep-Receipts 6,5O0: market Sc lower: NUT
tons, 81. 25@6; lambs, $55O@6.75.
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SIOUX CITY 11YEsronK Nav po.a.a

SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, May s.-Receipts.
- Hogs3:loe lower. Sales: 60, ITO lbs, s5o5;
10. $50 lbs, .$5.1O; 49, 800 lbs, $500. ~o'
Cattle-Higher. Beeyes-14, 1.1SO lbs, IS; 1e.
1920 lbs, $3.50; Is, 1900 lbs. 1915. Cows and
Heifers-19 $40 lbs So; 49, $50 lbs, 40; 10
Jog lbs, 50. Stockers and Feeders-16, 7sO lbs,
3d. 5o 80, $50 lbs, 81; p: $40 lbs, $3.50. Calves
and Yearlings-16, $50 lbs, $3.25; 10, $50 lbs,
1915; 10, $50 lbs, $40. 800
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SATISFIED WITH HIS WRITER.
New York Weekly. tp
Typewriter A gent-Pardon me. sir.
but may / ask what is the style Of
your typewriter9'
Merchant enthusiastically - Right
ton shirtwaist and all that sort of
thing.
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RECEIPTS SMALL
YET HOGS DROP
PRICES AVERAGE ABOUT 1oc
LOWER THRU TILE DAY.

Cattle Turn Stronger and Prices Hold
Up Well, stockers and Feeders Going
Up 10c to 15c-Bulls Strong to High
er-veals Dull. Except for Choice
nes-sheep and Lambs Quotably
Steady.
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WINNIPEG GRAIN, May s.--Opening- May.
90Ac; October, Tie. Casino. 1 northern,
S914c; No. 2 northern, s59sc; No. 8, 79Bc; No.
extra, 72Ac; No. 4, 71Mc; No. 5, &c; feed,
IS Nc. Receipts, &c cars; year ago, 33c.
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OMAHA LIVESTOCK May s-Catt1e-Re
ceipts, 5000: market slow and steady; native
steers, $4.40@e:05; cows and heifers, $2.4O@
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market Zoe lower. light,
IS. 10@5.20; pigs $4@5; bulk of sales $5.I5@
$50 F'-SS
sheep-Receipts, $500: market steady; weth-
ers, $4@4 60; lambs $500. 80. IF7 -
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THE FLOUR MARKET
MARKET VERY STRONG, BUT PRICES NOT
ADVANCED,

Millers did not advance -four prices this
morning. altho the market as quoted is very
strong and may advance later. Wheat was UP
all around. but the millers did not find demand
urgent enough to Justify -four advance. Ship
ments. 81 ,225 barrels.
First patents quotable at $5.50@5. co:
second patents. IS. 3O@5.40; first clears $40
40; second clears, $2.75@2. IS.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, May s.
ss tes a noa as Ee saaas sd
settled; crushed. 6.S5c; powdered 625c; gran
ulated, 615c. Coffee steady; No. 2 Rio &c.
Molssses steady; New Orleans 29@35c.
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NEW YORK METALS, May s.-Lead and con.
per, quiet and unchanged
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

s1o No northern o5sa No northern
No rye f19a@
No c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

South St. Paul, May ESTIMATED receipts at
the Union Stock Yards today: Cattle, 1926;
calves, $50; hogs, 2,1O0; sheep, 500; horses, 20;
cars, Al.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1905, to date as compared with the
same period in 1904:
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1908 81, 1867 5,34S 353, 500 1S9,4O0 S495
1904 ..53, 139 10, S9S 373,7 69 PAL 572 1867
Increase -. rs, 22S 4,45O .... ..... 1913
Decrease ......... 80. 1880 52,i72 49,.
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in May as compared with the same period
in 1904:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

NEW YORK OIL. May S.-Petroleum quiet
refined, all ports, $6.95.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

Russia in Europe alone has an area Of 2, 0OO, 600
square miles-twenty-three times the size OF
square miles.
w. Bell Of MUMMY, Louth, Ireland. after ex-
perimenting for five years, has produced to-
matoes and potatoes grown on the same plant
from the same tuber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

IRREGULAR RECOVERY.
After some further concessions in Amalpa-
mated Copper and Reading figured for losses of
LIZ and 2as respectively, an irregular recovery
set in ranging to about a point in New York
Central, Union Pacific, St. Paul and Reading
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 2; Chicago. Milwaukee s. St. Paul, 9;
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 6;
Great Northern, IS; Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy /; Wisconsin Central, i; 500 line, 4;
Northern Pacific 4. Total, Al
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08

CHICAGO PRODUCE, May s..-ogutter, steady;
creameries 20@24c; dairies, 1S@22c Eggs
easy, at mark. cases included 15c Cheese
steady; daisies, 1874 @14c; twins, 1914 @14c;
Young Young Americas 1sh@l4e Poultry; alive
steady; Burbanks, 21@23c; Rurals 21@23c; new,
barrels. Louisiana. $3.75@4.5O; Florida, $4@4.5o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT. MAY 6.


at the principal primary wheat markets:
Receipts. Shipments