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Lands adjoining can be purchased at from, *
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Already ITS.OOO farmers from the United States
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Twenty-Five Bushels
Of Wheat to the Acre

means a productive
capacity in dollars of
over Slo per acre.
This on land, which
has cost the farmer
nothing, but the price
of tilliEg IL, tells its
own story.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
BELEN HOLDERS JUBILANT

7 Lawrence K. Sowle, son of L. 7.
Sowle, the veteran chamber of COM
merce man, is back from old Mexico.
Mr.. Sowle learned his mining engineer
ing at the University Of Minnesota, and
was with the Guggenheims at one time.
While in Sonora he ran over the. Belen
property and brought back few speci-
mems. These went to the chemist for
analysis with results positively start
ton Of 240.7 ounces silver, worth
$156.35; 6 of an ounce. Of gold, worth
$12, and 26.l per cent of copper, worth
$93.20, total $261.55. It was a remark
able exhibit - -. -'-...
Belen is a tight corporation. Prin-
cipally it is owned by Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce men, and the
company has no stock to sell to the
public. It was proposed at one time
that strong local financial house take
over the property and recapitalize 1T
as mining companies are usually cap1'
.talized, at a large figure, and sell the
stock to people generally, but the con.
servatives behind it could see nothing
to be gained by the plan. Minneapolis
has never been much Of a mining town
Probably no city in the country, for
merly, had less interest in mining prop
cI llcS 1CldClVc w ~WCdlUu ebAu POPu1o
ton, than Minneapolis. But today the
men who watch the markets look more
for mining reports, as well as for stock
market and grain trade news, and this
interest is likely to grow. Belen is OF
interest to many because, in a way, II
marks an initial venture of Minneapolis
capital, and promises to turn out we'll
Mr.. Sowle's specimens are not taker
as too entirely representative by the
holders, who realize that not all ore car
run like them, but Mr.. Sowle says they
were not particular selections, but only
fairly representative of the. rich part Of
the mine If Belen comes out as many
think it will, and as development work
promises, the financial blue book o:
Minneapolis will have to be revised
for there will be Minneapolis men no
at present classed with the heavy
weights in the local money world, WIZ
will move up into prominence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
LOCAL MAN IN ARGENTINA

George K. McEwan Of Minneapolis,
who has been representing Minneap-
oils agricultural machinery house In
Argentina, and who has evidently kept
his eyes open, sent an interesting letter
to John Mcleod of the Minneapolis
chamber, covering observations in the
field. AS Mr.. McEwan is an old expert,
enced North Dakota man, he probably
knows wheat when he sees it. The crop
IN southern Argentina, he says, was
badly frosted in many places. This af-
fected not so much the yields as the
quality. Nearly all the wheat he saw,
in trip Of many miles, Mr.. McEwan
says, was below expectations, due to
the frosting Of it, Argentina is big
country and undoubtedly had much
good wheat, but she also had a portion
Of low grade stuff which has been fig
ured in when reports Of yields have
been made, but without. reference to
quality, which makes it less valuable
and less available for milling purposes.
It is a coincidence, that about the time
of receipt of the letter by Mr.. Mcleod
the cable reports from Liverpool told
of the arrival Of Argentine wheat there
in poor condition. This is something
the trade has not thought much about,
but should it develop that any .consid-
cradle part of the Argentine crop was
badly affected, it would be matter of
great Importance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Depression hit the steer trade, this
week and the closing market has feeble
tone as compared with the keen demand
noted ten days ago.. Values are 10@25c
lower than one week ago, the bulk Of
late transactions Indicating 15c decline,
and even at this big slump buyers have
taken hold indiferently. Larger mar
ketlng in face Of poorer general de-
mand has put the trade in a rather bad
look for immediate improvement in
prices does not appear very hopeful.
Cow trade has shown strength. Tho
proportion Of good fat cows and heifers
included in receipts has been rather
small and some of these sold 10c higher
than last week, but the general level
of values is only steady to firm. Feed
er trade has been dull all week, and
some medium kinds sold a shade under
held well up to the level then in force.
There was sharp decline in hogs on
Monday, but since then the trend Of
the market has been upward. The
average price now stands highest since
May, 1908. Shippers have been more
liberal buyers this week and the way
local concerns bid for supplies they evil
IDENTIFY need. the hogs.
was better daily distribution Of SUP
plies. AS the trade now stands sheep
and yearlings of good to choice kind
show l0@l5c gain over one week ago,
while the palmer and medium lots are
unchanged. Prime western wethers car
rying big weight sold at $3.50 this
week. Export yearlings reached $6.40
A few odd lots of choice to fancy
weighty native ewes landed at $6@G50.
Lambs show no change from week
ago. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK

Cattle receipts have been compare
lively igh; this week. Stockers and
feeders fell short and were mainly re-
sponsible for the decrease. The stock
er and feeder market opened on Mon
day with last week IS decline fully recov-
cred and sales made were right up with
the high point Of last week. Since
Monday a 10000 advance is recorded
and with the close of the week prices
are well maintained. Yard traders
have orders untitled and prospects for
the coming week are bright. a#
The fat cattle trade has been salts
factory: Values early in the week
ruled 10000 lower than the high point
Of Friday Of last week, but since that
time prices have been fairly well main
tanned. Buyers have taken hold of
the offerings in good manner and re-
ceipts have not been heavier than de-
mand at any time. The best steers
sold at $5@$5.5O and the bulk Of the
fairly good cattle at $4.5O@4.85. Strict
ly good butcher stock sold at $4@4.5O
Receipts Of hogs have been liberal
running close to $4,000 head for the
week. General trade has been brisk
and buyers eager. for the available sup
ply, claiming that with provisions
where they are that there is money in
slaughtering. With the close Of the
week hogs sold from 500 to 1925, with
the bulk of sales at $6.15@6.2O, which
is nickel higher than last week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

,, Cattle receipts have been fairly lib.
eral, and the supply of killing stuff was
larger than for some weeks. The mar
ket was fairly active the first days,
but towards the close was rather quiet
The. demand was strong for good to
choice beef and butcher stuff, and offer
lngs not equal to requirements. The
quality was pretty good, and the steer
stuff on the market was finished better
than the bulk of recent offerings, but
there was still a scarcity Of really
choice steers and cows. Prices for
killing cattle were generally steady, the
market being little stronger the first
days, but later the feeling was easy.
Veal calves declined 25c. -
" Trade in stockers and feeders was
active the first days, and the market
was generally on level with last week.
Receipts were fairly liberal, and there
Tuesday,. Trade became quiet towards
the close Of the week, but values were
generally maintained Good feeders
and stockers were in demand, and sold
readily at last week IS prices. The COM
mon to medium stuff moved little
better than last week. ->-.
Receipts Of sheep were light, and the
market quiet. Transactions were large
ly in >feed-lot stuff, and offerings met
, HuiSA oe11S' AOlIduO SOOu, duu GuO
trade called for more than was avail
able, Sheep prices were generally
steady. thruout the week. There were
several drafts of feed-lot ewes Of good
quality at So, and choice ewes were
quoted at $50. Lamb prices were gen.
orally steady, and demand good.
Receipts Of hogs were light, still the
run was in excess Of the preceding
week, and about the same as for the
corresponding week last year. Demand
continued very strong and offerings
were short of local requirements. The
quality was about the same as in the
preceding week, tho there were some
runs in which good quality predominant
ed: The, average was generally fair to
good. There was some showing OF
bacon hogs, but not enough for the
demand. - Prices fuctuated,I and thl
tendency during. the first days was to-
wards a lower level. There was drop
Of "a, dime on Monday, with partial
recovery the following. day, and another
nickel was taken off on Wednesday
The. advance of Friday brought prices
again to the high point.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

A sharp advance, in potatoes was the
feature Of the week. With the late
cold snap the fact became known
among the trade that the supply was
limited. Grocers who were looking for
stock found that they had to pay about
didn't find the goods very plentiful
either. For sixty days almost everyone
had been fighting shy Of the potato
market. No one cared to hold any
great amount, for every Indication
pointed to a low spring price. The
advance brought forward a fairly gen
erous supply, but not enough to force
now seems certain that growers who
still have their crop will get a much
better price than. even the most san
guine had looked for. Regular dealers
who put away a large amount in the
fall have gradually worked off their
holdings, In some instances at loss,
and are not now in position to derive
any benefit from the higher range, but
n iine that viii viii help 70 some eel extent.
/ AL houses are getting ready to sup.
ply the trade with the large amount of
green vegetables demanded by the
northwest as soon as warm weather sets
in. Representatives are all through the
south looking up shipments, and the
result is already seen in the increased
supply. Prices will soon be reasonable
strawberry crop. is early and .carlot
shipments will, be- in sooner. than in
average years.sa.N changes in price
are shown on the butter list. The sup
ply has been Just about. equal to call
on best creamery makes, altho seconds
have dragged. Diaries are in very light
supply on all grades. Packing stock is
tcfo 11y tho c11r1rlxy mt RIM in a
cess of requirements of bakers. Deal
ers generally look for steady market
on butter for some time. =, q. -. =.
Fancy cheese is bringing "a higher
jobbing price, especially on twins and
flats. Demands is confined. to small
lots, but is fast cleaning up local hold
ings in storage. Too much No. 2 brick
Guilty in keeping stocks from piling up.
Receipts of eggs for the week have
| been light, which has allowed values
to be maintained strongly. Indications
today are not so favorable for, top
market as a week ago. It has been a
| weather market, and many look for a
decline az soon as the normal move
into storage. Another ten days will
see more activity by, spectators, but
| they cannot be expected to take hold
| with the present quality of chilled and
frozen eggs coming.
| Poultry has been scarce all the week,
receipts not being equal to the amount
required. This condition forced up
values on both young and old chickens:
Much heavier arrivals could be handled
without depressing the market. Ship
alive when possible, as it will give best
results in wet or warm weather: The
outward movement Of fruits has been
cut down by. la ok Of proper refrigera-
tor service during the cold weather.
Price changes are few Owing to in
clement weather along the coast no
had a frming tendency.a. The. same ap-
plies to lemons. Apples are firm, with
present holding hardly 40 per cent Of
! the amount at same time a year, ago.
Bananas are still cheap and plentiful.
Some fancy new Florida pines are ar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
ANOTHER Gambling" CASE

The finding for the plaintiff in the
case at Grand Forks Of Ames-Brooks
against Charles Nelson, recalls the for
mer decision in the Hallet-Aggergard
case in South Dakota. Altho there was
a difference in the nature of the two
suits, the underlying principle was the
same. Nelson, from all accounts, sold
flax short thru Ames-Brooks of Duluth.
When the time came around for the
bought it naturally wanted his flax.
Nelson, it was alleged. neither shipped
on the flax, or made good with a check
to protect Ames-Brooks, who had to go
into the market and buy in the stuff,
to make the delivery, at loss of about
$1,000. Then they sued Nelson for the
amount.
The case has two good features. 10
those people who rail at exchanges and
say the trading in futures is wind, it
will show what happens to a man who
Or if man wants illustration on the
other side, he might buy wheat for
May, July or September delivery, stand
on it, and see whether or not it will
be delivered to him when the time
comes around. It will be delivered all
right, and he will have to put up the
cash to pay for it.
In another way it shows the absurd
ity Of trying to take refuge behind the
gambling law in case of the kind
a proposition knocked out by the courts
for the second time. The courts can
generally be trusted to apply common
sense and honest thought to anything
put before them. It is astonishing how
the point of view changes. Let a man
speculate and make money and he
chuckles inwardly, congratulates him
self, and says to himself that he is a
shrewd old rascal and fnancier; but
let him get wrong and suddenly he is
gambling.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

It is reported that the Pittsburg Coal
company will advance miners wages
Independently of other operators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
ROUND THE TICKER
AND IN THE PIT
Gossip Of the Trading Floor and
Of the Brokers'
- s1s;i ,...: Office.
1nS1xH ,
a. ~--. -

LEWIS stock exchange wire says tho
big capitalist who sold his Reading
some time ago is taking it back. Prob
ably means Prick.
COPPER experts are predicting con-
tinued frmness in the market for the
metal.
81 DON'T LIKE to butt in with un-
seemly hllarity when there is a funeral
going on,' said G. III. Thornton of Du-
.luth, when on change here YESTERDAY.
=" But this Edgar-J ones fight makes me
smile. l always said Jones was too
low. Edgar admits he was too high.
Now, how much wheat did we really
raise in 1904? Messrs. Edgar, Eve,
Commons, Wells, Marfeld and Wood
worth. say 5S,000,o0O blu. Does: anyone
remember my estimate that year9 NOT
Well it was 156,0OOD00.o
NOW THAT the longlooked-for
demand appears in sight, Said George
Duvigneaud, cit is to be hoped that
the bulls will not force the market up
too rapidly and kill it again.
PRICE, the old-time cotton5bull, is a
believer in higher prices soon. -~'-1--..,t
r COUNTRY stocks are still matter
of dispute, but it is known that in
1925 houses there is a total of only
100000 bu. This is not all the houses,
hOwever-about rs per cent of all.
uOOu tuc pldUlpIm u
the little station at Slamdown, N. D.,
on beautiful day in the summer of
1906, as the train drawing the mag
nifcent private car rolled in. -''Who
is that handsome gentleman in the
buffet end of the car, reclining SO lux
uriantly and smoking that big cigara"
he asked. -, -~
Jedgones, the famous Minneapolis crop
"And who," he persisted, "are those
rough-looking men climbing down off
that freight trains'
"They are the committee that he car
ries with him to audit his reports''
WHALLON says there is no news ON
the advance yesterday in 500. 1t is
being bought quietly, and as there is
not much stock lying around, naturally
prices rise.
SHAUGHNEssY of the Canadian
Pacific says his road will complete s67
miles Of new lines this year.
PATTEN is back in Chicago from
Hot Springs. The government figures
of farm reserves of oats, he says, were
l00, 100000 bushels too high.
500 COMMON was bought by Land
burg, and both issues by Herrick, ac-
cording to Piper's wire. -
cU sdAl n s, says the general lineup
WuCdI 10 4uc VI
| 100000 bushels for country elevator
stocks, he thinks out of all proportion,
| and is more inclined to put it at
| 100000.
LENDERS. the English authority,
| says: "We believe it Is quite true
that the stocks of wheat held by mill
ers and Of flour by bakers are low, and
those Of wheat importers, according to
latest returns, are quite moderate
| WATSON'S wire says: eft is ru-
mored in New York banking circles
that call money may rise to 20 per
cent next week in the preparation for
the $1OO,OOO,Oo0 dividend disbursements
, around the first Of the month. Should
! it do so, and time money respond slight
ly, it would mean the importation Of
| $10,000,000 from Europe, according to
foreign exchange EXPORT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE

Total sales, Dot, 600 shares:
Money closed at 31a per cent; last loan, 81 II
high, 4: low, .31a ruling rate, 31s per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
MILWAUKEE, Is MAD

The board of directors Of the Mil
waukee Chamber of Commerce late yes
against the action Of the board of di-
rectors of the Chicago board of trade
in recommending for adoption an
amendment of the rules providing for
the expulsion of members Of the Chi
cago Board of Trade who may execute
in the Milwaukee market, in accord
ance with the rules established and in
force here, contracts for the purchase
or sale of grain for future delivery.
The adoption and enforcement of such
an amendment if such is possible, the
Milwaukee directors regard as unjust
lawful trade. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
AND THE PIT

ct have no INTEREST," said a promi-
nent pit trader, Gin that estimate of
the American wheat crop sent back to
Spain by G.. Columbus, after he had
landed here in 1902 and looked around.
Neither do care whether Ferdinand or
Isabella were short of the market.
Therefore the Edgar-Jones scrap does
not get much attention from me. Sta
tisticians with bullying brows and fig
ures that stagger may have their use
fulness, but as writer's of stuff that the
average t1red-out man cares to read
they are not in it with George Ade
Let us cut out ancient history. What I
want to know about right quick is the
crop of 1905. These two boys are taking
themselves too seriously. Half this pit
gang has forgotten what Edgar is fight
Ing with Jones about and the rest of us
would get brain fag If we tried to fol-
low the arguments on either side. Life
is too short. They were both wrong.
will put old Cincinnatus Murray
against Edgar any time for conserva-
tism and Pat Prime against Jones for
long experience. Jumper of South Da-
kota knows more about wheat than
either Of them and Rollin Smith can
write better literary stuff; for speed,
Nicollet Of Slaughter City, has got them
skinned mile, Snow is a far better
nouS;ei VIII "oiuo' noiHCon DetLer
catch-as-catch-can word wrestler, and I
put more trust in old Dan McTavish
of Redwood county, who signs his name
by making an x, than in the entire out
fit, including the official statistician Of
the New York Produce exchange and
the government. John Inglis uses less
ink than any man in the business.
Besides, when it comes to big fig
ures, Colonel Rogers can beat them all.
and as for the crop of 1904 that
they are making such a fuss about, any
thinking man with half an eye and even
a smattering of horse sense must have
seen in that year, that we raised in the
northwest 143,367 ,989 bushels wheat.
(Not including macaroni) I can lick any
man that says [ ever was long or short
wheat and if anyone doubts my figures
can prove them by committee. 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
accommodations will be- shaded ma

Renewed attacks have recently been
made upon Missouri Pacific. It has been
claimed that the Rockefeller interests
have sold practically all Of their hold
ings in the Gould roads and that they
have parted company with the active
head Of those properties. There is sat
isfactory authority for the statement
that John D. Rockefeller has not sold
he disposed of his interest in other
Gould roads. On the contrary, he sub
scribed to $5,OO0,OOO of the Western
Pacific underwriting, and not long ago
bought goodsized block of Western
Maryland bonds.
STANLEY Schroff.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

HILARY, I. T., July /, 1905. Special
flyer bearing noted crop experts. E. F..
Gewee, Com. Franklin, w. B. Freder-
lex, Max Jayfeld and Wood w. Orth,
passed here 3 am, seventy miles an
hour, en- route Flagstaff, Ariz., where
Hessian fly reported in wheat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

JACKSON says it is Russia s big oats
shipments So, 100000 Aug. /, 1905, to
March 5. 1906, against 26,oo0,OoO in
the corresponding IEriod-that will
eventually put the oats market to the
bad on our side. 49,. 49,.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-12-21
A Western Wonder.

There's a Hill at Bowie, Tex, that's
twice as big as last year. This wonder
is w. L. Hill, who, from weight of 90
pounds, has grown to over $50. He says
81 suffered with terrible cough, and
doctors gave me up to die of Consump-
ton. was reduced to 80 pounds, when
began taking DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
Now, after taking II bottles. have
completely cured" Only sure Cough
and Cold Cure. Guaranteed bv c. V.
Johnson, Druggist. SOC and $1.OO. Trial
bottle free.