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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
SPEAR PLEADS GUILTY
Mrs. chadwick's Dupe Sentenced to
Seven Years Imnriaonment

seven Years imprisonment.
Cleveland. May A. B. Spear,
cashier of the closed Citizens Bank OF
Oberlin. in the United States district
court entered a plea of guilty to one
count of the indictment charging him
with making false entries I'm the bank g
books.
District Attorney Sullivan recon-
mended that all other indictments
against Spear. containing 10 counts.
be nolled.
Judge Taylor at once sentenced
Spear to seven years imprisonment
in the Ohia penitentiary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
Mrs. Nettie cravens Is Dead.

Washington. May 3.-Mrs Nettio
Cravens. who claimed to be the com
mon law wife of Senator Fair. OF Cali
fornia. 10 dead at Mt. Pleasant hos
pital. She was brought to the hospital
recently from Burlington. derangsd
mentally. Mrs. Cravens leaves sew
sral sistern and brothers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
Strickly Genuine.

Most of the patent medicine testi-
monials are probably genuine. The fol-
lowing notice recently appeared in the
Atchison (Kan.) Globe: "Joe Tack, a
well known engineer, running on the
Missouri Pacific between Wichita and
Kiowa, lately appeared in a big one,
with picture, and when he was in this
office to-day, we asked him about it.
He says he had terrific pains in his
stomach, and thought he had cancer.
His druggist recommended KOdol and
he says it cured him. He recommended
it to others, who were also cured. +"
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and cures all stomach troubles. Sold
by Lloyd & Blaine, Pocomoke City; p.
ID. Cottingham & Co., Snow Hill.
Mr.. Russell Corkrin has been made
Captain of the steamer Avalon in place
of Capt. Ben Thomas, and brought the
steamer down on his first trip Sunday
morning. Coptain Corkrin is son of
Capt. James p. Corkrin. of the steamer
Joppa, and, previous to his promotion,
had been first officer of the Avalon for
several years.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
There ISa Difference.

The difference between Kennedy
Laxative Honey and Tar and all other
Cough Syrups is that it moves the
bowels, thus expelling a cold from the
system. This relaxes the nerve-tissues
and by its healing effect on the throat
and lungs the cough is relieved cured
entirely. Kennedy's is the original
Laxative Honey and Tar; contains no
opiates. Good alike for young or old
Tastes good. Sold by Lloyd & Blaine,
Pocomoke City; Paul Jones, Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06

The new Marine Bank of Crisfield is
completed and the doors were opened to
the public last Monday, May lst
The officials of the institution are DIR.
G. T. Atkinson, president; w. P. Hor-
sey, cashier, Frank p. Long. assistant
cashier: p. II. Lawson, book-keeper
Many prominent men of Crisfield are
members of the board of directors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
Sketch of General FItzhuah Lee.

General Fitzhugh Lee was a lineal
descendant of the famous Light Horse
Harry" Lee of the Revolution. and a
nephew of General Robert +. Lee. He
was born at Clermont. Fairfax county
Va. November 10, 1885, and was grad
uated from West Point in 1856. He
was severely wounded in a fight with
Indians. and in May. 1860. he was or
dered to report at West Point as in
structor OF cavalry. At the beginning
OF the Civil War in 1861 he resigned
his commission in the United States
army and entered the Confederate SER
vice. At first he was placed on stan
duty and was adjutant general of Ew-
ellis brigade until September, 1861.
when he was made lieutenant colonel
of the LIST Virginia cavalry. and later
promoted to colonel In all of the
campaigns of Northern Virginia he
took a prominent part On July rs.
1862. he was made brigadier general.
and on September 8, 1863, he was ap-
pointed major general In the battle
of Winchester. September 10, 1864,
three horses were shot under him, and
he was disabled by a severe wound
which kept him from duty for several
months. In March. 1865, he was placed
in command of the whole cavalry corps
of the army of Northern Virginia. and
q month later he was compelled to
surrender 10 General Meade at Farm
vile. after which he retired to his
home in Stafford county. Va.
In 1874 General Lee made a speech
at Bunker Hill which attracted wide
attention. In the winter and spring of
1928 he made a tour through the
Southern States In the interest of the
Southern Historical Society. In 1885.
after spirited campaign. he defeated
John A. Wise for the governorship of
Virginia. Upon retiring from the gov
ernorship. General Lee engaged for a
time in agricultural pursuits, and was
afterward elected president of the
Glasgow Development company He
was a delegate-at-large from Virginia
TO the Democratic national convention
at Chicago in 1892. and was earnest in
his advocacy of the nomination of Gro
yer Cleveland for the presidency. In
June. 1896, General Lee was appointed
as United States consul general to
Cuba. which position he held until the
opening of the war with SPAIN when
he returned home and was made a
brigadier general and given command
Of an army crops in the United States
army. He was retired in March. 1901.
General Lee was made president OF
the jamestown Exposition, and his
most recent public service has been
in the promotion of that enterprise. in
which the people of Virginia are so
much interested. He has made sew
eral trips through the west, and has
appeared before the legislatures of
Pennsylvania and New York seeking
state appropriations for the exposition.
This was the purpose of his Boston
visit
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06

Mr.. j. Fred Barton has resign his
position at The National Bank of Cam
bridge, and intends to visit his grand
mother in Valparaiso, Chile. Mr.. Barton
has engaged passage from New York
May 14th, and expects to visit Europe
before his return, perhaps year hence.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
The Very Best

81 have been using Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy and want to say it is
the best cough medicine l have ever
TAKEN" says Geo. l.. Chubb, mer-
chant of Harlan, Mich. There is no
question about its being the best, as it
will cure a cough or cold in less time
than any other treatment. 1t should
always be kept in the house ready for
instant use, for cold can be cured in
much less time when promptly treated.
For sale by P. ID. Cottingham & Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-05-06
why Suffer From Rheumatism?

Why suffer from rheumatism when
one application of Chamberlain Pain
Balm will relieve the pain? The quick
relief which this IMMINENT affords makes
rest and sleep possible, and that alone
is worth many times its cost. Many
who have used it hoping only for a
short relief from suffering have been
happily surprised to find that after
awhile the relief became permanent
Mrs. V. H. Leggett of Yum Yum,
Tennessee, u. S. A., writes. II am a
great sufferer from rheumatism, all
over from head to foot, and Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is the only thing that
will relieve the pain" For sale by p.
ID. Cottingham & Co.
A storage house and contents on Rose
Hill farm Dorchester county, belonging
to j. Howard Hirst was destroyed by
fire Friday afternoon with loss amount
ing to $500. Strange to say, workmen
were passing the house at different
times and none noticed the fire or SMELL
ed smoke until the fire had gotten too
much start to be checked
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25

GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Poehler says: "Indiscriminate selling of wheat
has caused sharp decline but also heavy
short interest, and as soon rs the attempt to
even up this shortage is made, there will be
sharp upturn in prices. The important question
regarding the wheat crop is not present condi-
and quality Of the crop to be harvested next
three months. Are we to have wet season, or
dry one, Or nominal one to have
another taste of last season2 No one can answer
this question or make predictions as to the size
and quality of the chrop to be harvested next
July. 1t is therefore too early to begin selling
freely SEPTEMBER wheat that is on an export
basis.' .:.,.. ~. a.. IL 81
The Journal Of Commerce says: Conservative
Wall street Is not disposed to get too bullish
on Canadian Pacific. atho the pool operating
in the stock is giving out much optimistic in
formation. The latest tip is that the stock will
go to 200 on the theory that the land grants
place 1t in much the same favorable condition as
do the iron ore holdings Of the Great Northern.
The report that there will be an extra dividend
sounds very improbable in view of the fact that
the company has only just paid the regular
rate. at,s-
The Duluth Commercial Record says 'There
| seems to be an idea in certain quarters that a
good deal of wheat Is going from Duluth to
Minneapolis. It's mistaken idea. The total
shipments of wheat out of Duluth elevators for
the month to date is only 1O3 900 bushels OF
this 90, 600 bushels went to local mills matter
of COO bushels went to Milwaukee and Chi
cago, leaving about 10000 bushels to account
for. Possibly this went to- Minneapolis but
we doubt IL more than half did,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
HESITATION SEEN
IN STOCK MARKET
THE OPENING rs CHARACTERIZED
... BY IRREGULARITY.
Gains and Losses Evenly Divided
Succession of Drives Fails to Pro-
duce Marked Effects and Buying Fol-
lows-Several Stocks Score Good
Gains

New York, March 25.-The tone Of
the opening stock market today was
hesitating and irregular with gains and
losses quite evenly divided. Tennessee
Coal ran off LIZ with quick recovery.
Union Pacific on running sales lost an
extreme half and Colorado Fuel was
down a large fraction. Among the
gains Northwestern, Lead and North
American were up large fractions. .. r.
After a succession of ftful drives
against the market, which did not dis
turb values much, traders desisted fore
ing prices and began to buy. Stimuli,
New York Central, Reading, Ontario &
Western and Southern Pacific. These
stocks, as we'll as North Western, Wa
bash preferred, Lead, Biscuit, Virginia
Iron and Cotton Oil were marked up l
to ~. Consolidated Gas gained 3A
and Tennessee Coal rebounded to SO.
The general list did not rally beyond
yesterday US closing prices. The market
was quiet and easier at II o CLOCK.
The strong stocks reacted from a
large fraction to ~ on apprehensions
of the bank statement. Republic Steel
preferred and Colorado Fuel lost 1. The
Increase disclosed in the surplus re-
serves caused higher prices again. On
tario & Western rose to 60 ;B. There
was gains of 2 in Locomotive and a
point or more in Railway Steel Spring,
Rubber Goods preferred, Distillers Sc
curities, Federal Mining preferred and
St. Louis & San Francisco first pre-
ferred. Chicago Union, Traction pre-
ferred sold at sos. The recovery was
not we'll held and prices yielded here
and there. The closing was active and
irregular.
Stock quota lions reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce.
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
MONEY REPORTS

MIS "a "a 81 March 25-Bank clearings to-
day, Salts 1905; New York exchange, selling
rate "a, soc premium; buying rate SOC premium
Gmcago exchange. selling rate, soc premium
sight documentary exchange. -S4.sSM,
NEW YORK. March 25.-Money on call. nom.
n ninety days; 81 @aH per cent; Six months, 81
per- cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper, 81
@4h per, cent; sterling exchange fairly steady.
with actual business in bankers bills at 81. $3.50
CASIO for demand and at $4:s370@4. 1875 for
sixty;day bills; posted rates. 81: SAG 4.s5 aid
bar silver. 5e%c; Mexican ' dollars, 44c sov
er4 pRn4 bonds steady; railroad bonds: firm
marks 4SA pigs for checks. Discount rates
Short S bills. 1h per cent; three months bills
The weekly statement Of the Imperial Bank
of Germany shows the following changes: Cash
in hand, increased e. $50, 900 marks; treasury
notes. increased A0 600 marks; other securities
%, O2O 900 marks = ~ ~ - e. 49,.
,an PARIS oof March Sya e. p.m-Three per cent
on Il, London 25f 1e1ac for checks.
$500, 43O.79. - =" 0-'.s' s.'so
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MARCH "a.

STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MARCH a..
Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-Great Northern
No. northern, %; No. northern, Is; No. 3,
So; No. 4, 90; rejected, 20; no grade 6.
Milwaukee-No. 1 northern, 10; No. 2 north
ern, 3; No. 8, 5; No. 4, 8; rejected, %.
st. Louis-No northern, z; No. 8, /; No. 4,
3; rejected, /; no grade, i.
500 Line-No. / northern, 2; No. 2 northern,
s.; No. 3, Z; No. 4, 10.
Northern Paciic-No. 1 northern, /; No. 2
northern, 4; No. 3, I; No. 4, 4; rejected, 2.
Omaha-No. 2 northern, 2; No. 4, 2; re-
jected, 1.
Chicago Great Western-No. 1 northern, /.
Total-No 1 northern, 40; No. northern, 3d.
No. 8, 81; No. 4, II; rejected, Sc; no grade, s.
Other G1ans No. 2 durum wheat, /; rejected
winter wheat, 8; mixed wheat, e;' western
wheat 5; No. 3 yellow corn, l; No: 8 corn, s.;
No. corn, 0; no grade corn, 81 No. white
oats, 1; No. 3 white oats, Is; No. white oats,
%; No. 3 oats, %; no grade oats, 2; No rye,
2; No. rye, 2; no grade rye, /; No. barley,
8; No. 1 feed barley, 81; No. 2 feed barley, 49,;
no grade feed barley, 3; No. northwestern fax,
5; No. 1 fax, IL; rejected flax, 6; grade
fax, 2.
Cars Inspected Out-No. 1 northern wheat 45;
No. northern wheat, So; No. 3 wheat, so; No.
wheat, At; rejected wheat, 16; grade
wheat, 2; mixed wheat, 4; No. 3 corn, g.; No. 3
white oats, II; No. white OATS, 5; No 3 bar
ley, 2; No. barley, IA; No. feed barley, 10;
No. 2 feed barley, 4; no grade feed barley, /;
No. 2 rye, l. No. rye, 1; No. northwestern
fax. 4; No. flax 4.
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ee following was the range of prices:
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, March 25.-May wheat
opened unchanged at S1.o7A, but was very
heaVy early, with decline to $1O6H asked
t o no eo elds It and advanced sharply
Receipts: Wheat, 16 cars; FAX, S; oats, IA;
total, 3d. Cars on track, At. Shipments:
Wheat, 6,7SO bu.
NJ Close: Wheat Wheat, No. northern, cash, s1oe5s;
%:o1&; July, $1.o5h; September, s6Mc;
d dutum oo S2@eae Flax cash, s1.35; May, s1s5
oa's' 2SAc' Barley sa@44c. Rye, TIC.
NEW YORK YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, March 25
and reeeiPts hes brls sales
100000 bu; opened firm on better cables S' and
covering, but shortly reacted slightly under ia
day; May, 81 :1oA Gill; July, 81 i5-1e995Mc;
septs b S Rye nSmna Corn
RECEIPTS e,a 1880 b. nominal. '"'e''' 0"'S
temoer' Ssc. Corn, May, $3.50; July, 541bc. :.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, March rs.
~ g. TO- steady: Wheat steady; No. northern,
asked asked puts eoAc asked; calls 81 Ac bid rye
easfp; No L. Soc. Bailey steady No O. pic,
44saHc; puts, 4sAc asked; calls. 49c bid; May,
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, March. 25-Close-
M ne t. steady; Nay q 95As; July 79A @79%c;
Cusu NJ. ndfu 9l94 Io4; NO. 5. 91cQSl.O3; No.
4, s5GSSc; No. 2 red; 81. O6@1 OS; No. 8, $1O1@
l06; No: 4, 9Oc@$1. 04. Corn, higher; May,
45Ac; July, 45asc; cash No. mixed, 46@46Ac;
No. 3, acc; No. white, 48Ac; No. 5, 46Q Oats
No. white 34c; No. 2 mixed, 33@331Ac.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March 25.-Close-wheat,
higher: No. red, cash. elevator, 81. O5; track,
$1d;: May. 81 :o5; July, s5@s5Sc; No. 2 hard,
eayh 5 scc; ' Tuck, 51%G3se
May 29c. No. 2 white. 33 &c.
WINNIPEG GRAIN, March 25-opening
Wheat. May. 94Ac: July, 051 ac. Close: March
ssbci May e4Ac; July, 95%c; cash No. north
size; Ne; 4 extra, 761Ac; No. 4, Toe; No. s, &C
feed 575ac;, puts. 93Ac; calls, 94Ac; curb
9Ac. Receipts. 81 cars; year ago. none
cH1cAGo COARSE GRAIN AND SEED
March a 2A1Rye March, 7s1ac; May, 1871 @soc
| $1S5; southwestern. s1:23; May. 1928; March
SIPS. Clover, March, $685. Barley cash. *
@aec Timothy, March, $2.9o@3; April, 500
LIVE LIVERPOOL GRAIN, March 25-close-
Wheat spot steady; No. I California, 6s 10d
futures steady; May, IS SID; July, 6s SID
September. 6s sssd., Corn. spot firm; American
| mixed: new, As AID; American mixed, old
| IS 10; futures quiet; March, 4s sgd; May
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
The Worlds MarketS===Grain, Securities,
CHICAGO GRAIN
FEAR OF BULL CAMPAIGN IN MAY WHEAT
. I. A CHECK ON BEARS. =.

.
Chicago, March 25.-Higher prices at Liver
pool had Strengthening effect on the wheat
market mere today. Trading however, was very
qulet. Fear OF vigorous bull campaign In the
May delivery held the bears in check. May
Spenea unchanged to Nc higher at $l.121a to
$ dI;ss AFTER selling at Slips, the price
rallied again to $1.12A, July opened shade
to A@ssc higher at 9O1ac to 9ONc, sold off
10 9o4c and then steaded around 9O1ac. Min
neapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
OF az5 cars, against 276 last week and 22O a
year ago.
May again showed signs of congestion and adj
ySsancing easily on the least demand. From
10 tne price advanced to 81 ID without a sim
fie tra9e. IN sympathy July advanced to 9OMc.
asei .ne May option eased off selling by COM
close, Final quotations on May showed a gain
9oMc: -, '' ""' 'p ~" ~ - W. u "
6 Cash wheat. No. red 81 1891 Is; No. 8
NJ ha U21 j. ~; No. hard, 81 liz al: 131
| spring. $1.O5@1 10. ~
Clear weather brought out moderate selling
OF corn, resulting in an easier market. May
! oPe eI unchanged to shade lower at 1850 to
4s2s @4SAc sold off to 4ssk @4shc and then
railea 70 4SSsc. Local receipts were 425 cars,
with rs Of contract grade.
Eoln was In better demand during the last
NE uat tne session but offerings We're small
the ia, day with May up .A@Mc at 49c.
46Ac No q -4oa4oAc; No. g. 4eA@
Moderate liquidation caused an easier tone in
s very 13g an May opened unchanged to 1sc low
er at SOss @S0&c, and sold off to 3O1ac.S Local
receipts We're 293 cars ~
Cash oats, No 2, Sic; No. g. 30kc.
oo Close: Oats. March, 3O1a @3OMc; May, 3O1s q
Soase; July 3oA@3ohc; September. 29A@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
THE CASH TRADE
FLAX SHARPLY LOWER-OTHER GRAINS
ABOUT STEADY.

ABOUT STEADY.
y FLAX-The market had quick sharp break
and closed &c lower for cash. Duluth did it.
Nothing was in sight here to cause decline,
there being only little on sale. and good de-
mand for it.. Receipts, 10 cars against % cars
last year; shipments, cars. Duluth received
Scars; Closing prices: Minneapolis. cash, 81. 35 !;
to arrive, 81 BAN: March, $1.34N.
OATS-No white closed at 29c. Receipts
86 cars; shipments. 10
:. CORN-Closing prices for No. yellow, 44Hc
Receipts, II cars; shipments. 6 cars.
i FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn. in sacks, sacks extra $16 80
@1675; No. l ground feed. % and Is
oats. S0-lb sacks, sacks extra, Slight %; No. 2
ground feed. Y corn and u oats, so-lb sacks.
sacks extra $17.5O@1775; No. 3 ground feed,
is corn and % oats. 75lb sacks, sacks extra,
$1S@1S25. ~.
MILLSTUFFs-Bra In bulk, $14. 25@14 so;
shorts, $14 ESQ 14.5Q; middlings, $16@1650; red
dog, $40; all f b in Minneapolis: In s1Oo-lb
sacks, $3.50 per ton additional; in 20O,lb sacks
81 per ton additional. Shipments 4 1854 tons !,
RYE-Closing prices on No. e. 77h@7sNc
Receipts. 8 cars; Shipments 2 cars. - ,
%BARLEI-Feed grades closed at 37@4Oc; malt
Ing grades 40@43c. Receipts, 81 cars; ship
HAY-Choice timothy, $3.50; No. timothy,
$9d95O; No. timothy. S7.5O6S.5 so; mixed hay,
81; choice upland. $7.50MS.5O; No. 1 upland,
$7@7.50; No. upland, $6@6.5O; No. 8 upland
$5@6; rye straw, S5@5.50: wheat and oat straw
$4@4.50. Receipts, 100 tons.
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, March 2s.-Con-
soils for money. 81 116; consols for account, 81 q
Anaconda, e.; Atchison, 92M Atchison preferred,
JOG; Baltimore & Ohio, 112A: Canadian Pacific,
153h; Chesapeake & Ohio, 591a; Chicago Great
IVES 24A; Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul,
Denver & Rio Grande preferred, 92M; Erie, 47is !;
Erie first preferred SPY Erie second preferred,
vile, .145A Missouri, Kansas & Texas. 31M;
New York Central. 1861; Norfolk & Western,
ssh; Norfolk & Western preferred, 95: Ontario
& Western, 81; Pennsylvania. 1871 Rand Mines,
1OMi Reading, 4sA; Reading first preferred,
~; Reading second preferred, 46; Southern Rail
way: 36; Southern Railway preferred 1O2h;
Southern Pacific. 70A: Union Pacific: 1875; Union
Pacific preferred 1929; United States Steel,
36M; United States steel preferred, 9ssk; Wa
bash, 28h; Wabash preferred. 4S.
Bar silver, quiet, 26 5-16d per ounce.
Money, 2A @2A per cent r. --.,
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is on per cent. The rate Of discount
in the open market for three months bills is 2A
az 5-16 per cent. = -@ r., - '-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
{: NEW YORK BANK AVERAGES.

New York, March 25.-The statement of aver
ages Of the clearinghouse banks Of this city for
the week shows: Loans $1,10o 7O1, 700, decrease
1876, 700; deposits 81, $50, 661, 300, decrease
500. 7776,2oO; circulation s43 O59, 800, increase
s256 300; legal tenders $685. 1914 eoo increase $780,
300; specie $21Os5o, 200, decrease 81, 709. 800;
reserve 1924, IA 800. decrease $4,61S, 900; re-
serve required $2S7 665 475 decrease s. 944, $50;
surplus S6.47e,435, increase $1,325150; except
United States deposits $1o 729, 2776, increase
$999, $50.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YoR KCoTToN, March 25.-The cotton
market opened !uiet at unchanged prices to
in the south and very heavy receipts Trad
ing was very, quiet but the. market gradually
loss of about soc points after which it was
irregular within narrow range.
ct GcttoR a,o futures e. opened quiet April offered
September, 7.e4c; October, 7.66c; November,
offered, 7.71c; December, 7.74c; January offered,
Cotton futures. closed steadyA March, 749c;
April 750c; May, 1850; June, 7.49c; July,
'SSo o; august 1885, September. 7.55c; October,
airy, 7.6Sc.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling uplands,
s.G5c; m1ddl1ng gulf, $500; sales 125 bales
NEW YORK PRODUCE, March 25.-Butter
firm; receipts, 2,9O3 packages. Official prices.
creamery, common to extra, 20@29c; held com.
mon to extra, 2O@271 nc; state dairy, common to
extra l9n2Sc Cheese firm, unchanged; receipts,
firm, unchanged; receipts, Il ,Os9 cases:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25
BANK CLEA.RINGS

New York, March 25-The following table.
ings at the PRINCIPAL cities for the week ended
March %, with the percentage of increase and
decrease as compared with the corresponding
week last wear: -
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THE FLOUR MARKET
PRICES FOR PATENTS PUT BACK AGAIN
PART WAY

(. Millers we're quoting Zoe barrel higher for
patents today. leaving clears unchanged. This
makes up part. Of the recent reduction. No
change of Importance is noted in the general
situation. demand ruling fair, but with large
orders rather
Shipments. ~, 09S barrels.
First patents are quotable at se@e1o; Sec
ond patents, $5.90@6 first clears, 81. % "a. So;
second clears, $2.7O012.SO.
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-, PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-May wheat, $1.09%@B.
Calls-Mny wheat, Slips.
Curb-May wheat. 81 .1OM. =

RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS MARCH "a.
Received-Wheat 1875 cars. 1s7,2O0 bu: corn
o,84o bu; oats. Sc, $50 bu: barley. 81, 600 bu
milistuffs, 1os tons hay, 100 tons; carlots, s14
shipped-Wheat,, IS cars. 75;66o bu; corn
$4,000 bu; oats; 14,5oo bu; barley, 90, 500 bu
millstuffs. 1854 tons; hay. 10 tons; linseed oil
72O,0 900 gals; oil cake, 1884, 900 lbs; carlots 4s5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25

NEW YORK OIL, March 25.-Petroleum, easy
refined, all ports, 7.10@715c. #.- g. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-25

NEW YORK METALS, March 25.-Lead and
copper quiet and unchanged E-