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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21
Primary Receipts 6b4,ooo Blu
Against LOIS, 900 Blu a
Year Ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth Receive
400 Cars Less Than 4 d
Year Ago.
Argentine Harvesting Conditions
Are Reported More
Favorable.

{ Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce Dec. 2.-
The government final report on grain was issued
late yesterday and makes winter wheat 1902 $751;
600 bu, spring A2 1872 900, total 735, 260, 900 bu
or about 3500OOO bu under their former esti-
mate. Liverpool fractionally higher this
morning, but the local crowd were inclined to
little. followed by further decline of about
Nc. Trade very light and unimportant, Of a
regular holiday dullness; no feature whatever
The professional element doing 90 per cent Of
the business, and the bulk of that against puts
Local stocks Increased $4,000 bu for the
week, the biggest increase on the crop. Re-
Duluth, 40 against IS; Winnipeg, 1o2 against
JOG; Chicago 40 against a. and Kansas City
5000 bu against 101, 900 bu. Argentine ship
ments reported at 1900. 900 blu against 1920
bu last week and 696OOO bu last year. Liver
pool closed I'D higher, Berlin 1sc lower and
Budapest Nc higher. f-5
Modern Miller says: Moisture has been plen-
tiful and the condition of the winter wheat
crop Is generally reported being satisfactory
The only complaints are in regard to the open
winter" r." - sF% 'rs.E
Weather map: Canadian northwest. tempera
lures IS below to 16 above. part cloudy; north
west, temperatures IA below to 80 above, cloudy;
west, temperatures % to 80, cloudy; southwest,
valley. temperatures 2s to S. cloudy. ' N -
Weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana, fair
tonight and Saturday. colder tonight; Missouri.
lower Michigan. fair tonight except snow near
lakes, Saturday fair, colder; Wisconsin, fair
tonight and Saturday, colder tonight, warmer
Saturday; Minnesota, fair tonight and Saturday,
decidedly colder in east and south tonight. warm
,er Saturday; Iowa. fair tonight and Saturday,
colder in east tonight, warmer Saturday; North
Dakota. fair tonight and Saturday. warmer Sat
urday; Kansas, fair tonight and Saturday,
warmer. '2t y,
The last hour Of the session was inactive, a
lot of noise but little trading. Prices recovered
small fraction on the irmer feeling at Chicago.
& Bradstreet reports United States exports Of
wheat and -four for the week at 5000, 600 bu.
Clearances 10000 bu. Primary receipts 854.-
$50 600 bu against 222,0OO. ~ >'-', - >ai~'
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MHAGER 1DE AIINR
AT The OPENING
LIBERAL OFFERINGS OF READING
SEND PRICES DOWNWARD.
Drop Is Increased by Selling in the
Hill Stocks st. Paul and Union
Pacific Also Come Under Pressure
st. Paul Later Leads Rally.

Is New YORK, Dec, 21.-There were very meager
ueallngs IN stocks when the market opened
today, and Sductua lions were narrow generally
and mixed Great Northern preferred rose 1 y,
the ore certificates u and st. Paul ". Amerl-
can Ice lost point.
Liberal offerings Of Reading decided the imme-
Giate trend OF prices Of the general list. The
drop IN Reading was supplemented by moderate
selling OF the Hill stocks, st. Paul, Union Pa
cine ana other. stocks in turn came under pres
sure until the entire list was selling below yes
tefuays close Reading sagged 2%, Northern
fdcglnc ~, Great Northern preferred and Amer
lean ICE securities 2 North Western ~, Cana
Glah racine ! u and Louisville & Nashville and
smelling /. General Electric and Chicago &
Alton were marked up a, point. @-
Some further decline In the Hill stocks was
ai i ~ an effective rally. Losses ran in
Noftnefn Pacffc. to 6H, Great Northern pre-
lerred 8, North Western 2, Canadian Pacific "
and Illinois Central u. St. Paul led the rally
WITH arise to- la over last night. St. Louis
aoutnWestern preferred also gained 2 Bonds
Nse steady. 81 80 8 s =, 49,
Business dwindled to very small proportions
and there We're only slight changes In nrfces of
the representative stocks = 6, =
4, there was increasing frmness in the afternoon
put there We're not many important changes in
lne price level. Great Northern ore certificates
got up ~. - -. 800 >' 'es
Inc market closed rather heavy and dull 4
recovery In the Hill Pacifcs was the feature of
tne mai hour, Great Northern preferred rising
TO point over last night. Canadian Pacific adj.
vaI rs, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic IL.
e .ne eierfed =. Minneapolis, st. Paul & Saut
~ hiarle lell "a Realizing of profits made
son,e impression in the late dealings. -,
Stock quotations reported for The :Jonrn,1 hr
Watson o. Co.. Chamber of Commerce. Mime,
apolis. CLOSING. prices are bid = -
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 21-wbeat was :,

4 DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. Wheat was very
dull and prices lower. May opened unchanged at
SOAc.s fell to and closed at Soc "a decline
of re. December fell &c. Durum wheat fei1
s14c for December and &c for May No. 2. while
ito arrive IN December No, NO. o. 62asc;
wheat sold on the basis Of 1c under May for
Mo- northern. Flax was dull and steady for
May with December and january weak. May:
opened unchanged at s1.23. sold ut $1.23A and
fell to S1.27A and closed unchanged at s. 90
December fell &c and January LEI Oats fell
Sc. FL IA - .55i5sl -
The close: Wheat, No. 4 hard on track, 20 ac;.
to arrive, No. i northern, zoe: No. q nor thern,
q 1ses on track, No. I northern: zoe. No Z:
northern, 71sc; December. 1885, May, sOc;s July.
May d,rum No: 6s1 No O. &c durum d
TO arrive in December, no. 66.c, No. eve
flax to arrive, 81 10 v; fax on track, 81.
lax In store. S1.191k, December. 81, 10: May,
81 e: oats to arrive rye, OF barley,
Cats inspected: Wheat, .49 cars, last year rs;
oats % 3 rye. s barley 5: dax, last year
barley, AGA; rye. .77S;s nax 500. Ship
sments: Wheat, S24; barley, Ill u
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Hcreenings, car, per ton. ~. I. 2.
Screenings. j car, per ton. . ~
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CHICAGO GRAIN
GOVERNMENT REPORT CAUSES WEAKNESS
.-..-3s,t IN ALL GRAIN PITS 2 ~. =. J

Chicago, Dec. N.-The final report of the
weakness in all Of the grain pits today, espe.
cially In oats The wheat market opened easier,
chiefly In sympathy with the weakness of oats
and corn. The government crop report complete
~ Offset firm cables and small receipts in the
northwest Local longs. were good sellers. May
wheat opened unchanged to Nc lower at 7Sc
to .7S1bc. and declined to 77Ac. Minneapolis
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of A414 cars
against 529 cars last week and r798 cars one
year ago. IT, SHft = s.=:fG f"'s'@75
Prices held steady all day, and the close
for May was bc lower, at &c. Trading was
!. g Ga ~ wheat, No: 2 red, 75Ac; No. red,
7 7@74e No No. n aaEa 4N@ssc
ern; 77@s2c; No: spring, 74@s1c.
Close-Wheat, December, 74sc;, May @7Sc.
The corn market was weak. partly because of
the government crop report and partly because
OF the weakness of oats. < May corn opened nc
to u @Ac lower to 43%c, and declined to 1880,
Local receipts were 805 cars, with of contract
grade. 80
Prices fuctuated within a barrow range all
at 4311c. .'.'s<S.7, :. - 9 - =
Cash corn, No. 3, 4OA @4O15c
Close-Corn, December, &c; May, 431sc
The oats market was weak and trading was
very active. The statement contained in the
government crop report that the crop VIII amount!
to 100, 600, 600 bu above the October estimate
caused lively selling: May oats opened * @hc.
Local receipts were 100 cars -s 81 Ef3'a5s;
Close Oats. December, ssM @ss4c: Nav.
e.
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THE CASH TRADE
CORN, OATS AND FLAX EASIER AND LOWE
--RARI.EX

CORN, OATS AND FLAX EASIER AND LOWER
BARLEY AND RYE FIRM. .'s -
FLAX-Receipts 81 cars against 80 cars q
year ago Shipments, 10 cars. Closing prices:
GORN-aNo 8 yellow corn closed at 37Ac.
Receipts q cars; shipments, 6 cars.
OAIS-No. 2 while outs closed at 32bc. Re.
ceipts, none; shipments, none. =.
FEED AND NEAL = Coarse cornmeal and
sI5Gssd sasks , sacks extra
and oats saeis Sacks IS e1ss
$16@1625; No. 2 ground feed, u corn and NJ
oats, so-lbr sacks, sacks extra, 16.50@16.75;
No. ground feed, IS corn and 90 oats 75-lb
sacks, sacks extra, $17@17.25. >4 -
MILLSTUFFS - Bran in bulk, SIT; shorts,
SIT; middltngs, $19@19.5O; red dog, 14Oc
s2o.25G2o.5O; feed in 2oolb sacks, .25 addi-
rional; in 1O0-lb sacks, Sits additional. Ship
ments for the day, 1,424 tons.
.BARLEY-Quotations ranged from 42c to Soc.
Receipts, 80 cars; shipments, 81 cars,
E RYE-No. 2 rye closed at 5SXc to 60%c. Re-
ceipts, 9 cars; shipments 8 cars.
!, AAY...rimothy, choice, SIS. No. i, s12@12. So;
No. 2. S1O.5OQ11.50; No. 8, $7.5O@s.50; cIover,
No; !: sie % No; Z $685. mixed, No: s.: s.
/, $40. $io5o9u: No: p ss@1o; No: g, s7@s;
straw, No. i. ,se@aSo; No. z. S4sV@s; wheat eat
or sos oat straw, s4@5 Receipts, 100 tons: ship
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MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN, Dec. 21.-Exchange on London, 20
marks 49A pigs for checks; discount rates, short
bills. ~ per cent three months bills, 57s per
90 PARIS, Dec. 21.-Three per cent rentes, 95f
2219c for the account. Exchange On London,
25f 26c for checks.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 21.-Bank clearings to.
rate, soc premium; buying rate. zoe premium !;
chicago exchange, selling rate 5Oc premium
Buying 6ayang rate zoe premium; London 6oday sight
cal money firm at & per cent -
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-Close-Prime mer-
change barely steady, With actual business in
bankers bills at $4.s320@4 1925 for demand
and at $4.17SO@4.77S5 for sixty-day bills; post
ed rates, $4.791a "a. 80 and $4.S41a @4.S5 COM
mercial bills, salty; bar silver, e9Ac; Next
can dollars 534sc; government bonds firm; rail-
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Melbourne has successfully resurrected the
is sabbatarian stronghold. No Sunday news
paper is allowed to appear and every; hotel II,
done. 81 S. -, s rs,
Unique among cemeteries is that OF s., oLed-
Ell; Algeria In many Of the graves Of
ttyes Of the territory bury with the deceased
Z the bottles which held the medicines used IN.
the last Illness -
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PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-May wheat, 1916. e
Calls May wheat, 10 &c. q II; III
CurbMay wheat, .78X @79Ac.
STATE GRAM INsPEcT1oN !. !

s HTATE GRAIN s1NSPEGTI0N,aD DEC. al s..as1
Il Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. 1 hard, II; No. I northern, IA: No s.
northern Al; No. 8, q; No. a, Z: rejected, s.;
no grade, 3. Z: ~
Chicago. milwaukee, & st. Paul--No. north
ern, No. z northern, IL: Nc. 8, al; No. n,
8; rejected. 2: no grade z. sa =,
Minneapolis s. ST Iouis=-No 2 northern. sa...
No. 10; No, q, z; no. grade 10. # ~
500 Line NO 4 Shard, Z: No. i northern, I4:s
No. NORTH II: No. s. s. No. 4. q; mo
Erade. liz, ~. ss s. ss5t sS4i5s -
Northern Pacifc--No-s1 northern, 4; No. u
northern !; No. 8. z; NO: 4 2i no grade, e..
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha
grade, 80. 81 s5ss.5 go g
TotaI No. hard. Is: NO I northern IS;
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,sition Of stock Thursday, Dec. 2
Totals. $3.50. 1,O1O

Receipts liberal and averaging fair to good
IN n q nait Trade condtions favored buyers
9ge; mixed, s5:95ne.o5; butchers S5u5a G.UG
81: ~ lbs 500; Is, 232 lbs, $6.O5; So 2o5
2es rs So al lbs Sc 81 H., POO xSs lS Se S. S.
81 s22 lbs $5a5 81, 1s g. lbs b. s5.s5 540 IDS 90
1922 ;r,a /, {, go lbs, $3.50: ;. = ~
light; trade quiet: prices
error cutters and Gamers we're yesterday quot
ed 22c higher; in reality the grades are selling
), Butcher Steers, 1000 lbs, 1925; !, 1000
lbs, 1925. f'S-'' - l'o''
10 BUTCHER asl r, Cows and Heifers LAO lbs So.
is i ies s2.5o !, $50 lbs ss4e S:' 5, So
Cutters hs T., and nc! Gamers 80 lbs s225;
butcher es Bulls ss2 st sao Piss $1 u.s. san
12oo - lb b. $780, 2; lies lbs, 1875; 1856
s5 2s?l ca 1cs rs u 1s lbs sac S no
ibs 50; 5, 2o5 i is; S. l'o OS' $3.50; 1sl
stsS5 i nna Fsfi9inf fG Sc rs lbs
6? lbs = 81 si5 SCI ip. rs s s. =
IS Stock Cows and Heifers-2, 900 lbs, So; II.
80; 4, 975 lbs, $40; ). $50 lbs. s. S,. Up
ee9 9+ lbs, s225i 49, sos lbs, So.
l, 1;1oo lbs. $3.50; / 100 lbs, $40 49, -'O''
80, Mich Cows and springers& cows. 1 calf,
go; cows, calves, $50; cows. 2 calves,
700; COW, calf, $40: cow $50; COW. S15.
sHEEE-Reeeipts light. average quality fair
win very little good stuff Included Sheep
quiet and steady; lambs 1Oc lower Feeding
stun steady. One bunch of wethers sold to
an outside buyer for $780, go - ~
~ Killing Sheep and Lambs-13 lambs IS lbs
$40; 10 lambs. los lbs $40; p lambs, IS
lbs, $40; lambs, 70 lbs, $3.50; IS wetiers,
" lbs. $685.; wethers. 95 lbs, 1913; ~
ewes, 50 lbs, $3.50; lambs. 1o4 lbs, s525;
ewes, POS lbs, $5.25; II Gull lambs, Sc lbs,
Stockers and Feeders-63 ewes, 81 lbs, 81 60.
HORSES-Horse market fairly active, with
demand for logging type and general purpose
horses having the call. Receipts will be light
until holiday season Is over. Quotations
Drafters, extra. $2O0M235; choice S17062Oo:
common to good. $150M17G; express and deliY-
cry, choice, $lS5@165; good. $115@125 farm
mares. choice, $14O@175; good, $1OOa125; driv-
ers, $100@20O. y
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In. France land and grass are usually too
valuable to be given over to sheen grazing hence
most Of the sheep consumed are iInport ted.
Algiers supplies over million year. IS
Rio Negro in Uruguay, will ultimately bring
within easy reach. OF market some 5000, 900
acres OF fertile land. especially adapted for
raising tobacco of fine quality.
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Chicago Options.
No. No; 2 northern. 4; Nc. 3, SO; No. t. 24;s re.

JeCteu, o. no graQe 20. rr
y, Other Grains Cars--No / durum wheat. /;
NO. 2 durum wheat. II; No. 8 durum wheat, q;
no grade durum wheat. g.: No. 2 winter wheat,
u; No 8 winter wheat, %: rejected winter
wheat 1S; no grade winter wheat, 2: mixed
Wheat g.: No. 8 corn, /; No. corn, /; no grade
corn, rs; No. white oats, g. No. 4 white oats,
y; No. outs. 49,; no grade oats, 8; No. rye,
:; No. rye, g; no grade rye 2; No: 4 barley,
no grade feed barley. 2; No. / northwestern
fax 2; No; fax, 10: No. 2 fax, II: no
No. durum wheat, 1; No. 3 durum wheat, i;
No. hard wheat 6; No / northern wheat, 3s;
No. northern wheat, 3d.; No. wheat, 6; No.
8: No. g. winter wheat. 10: No. white corn.
!; No.. corn; s.; no grade, corn, p: No. B
49, No. feed barley, 2; No. fax, b. -.----.s.,s:
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. MINI

fer. st. Paul. Dec. 21.-Barrett & zimmerman's
report: Horse market normal. Receipts light.
but OF good quality. Few outside buyers on
the logging class The weather has a ten
dency to strengthen the market for heavy draft.
drafters. choice, s175@2oS; drafters, common
to good, $155@175; farm mares, extra, SD
OPS; farm mares, common to good, S95011O:
farm mares. choice. $110@125; delivery choice
$1S5@165; delivery, common to good, S1l50
] 35;; drivers. $125@246; mules according "a
size, $125 @215. 20. =
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THE FLOUR MARKET

EH1PMENTS AGAIN ABOVE THE 80. 900 BAR.
REL MARK.
Prices for -four unchanged, altho easy in
sympathy with the decline in wheat. No i'm
provement noted in the demand from either
domestic or foreign buyers. - 49,, d
Shipments, 81, 593 brls. 49, Z,
First patents, in wood, o b Minneapolis.
S4S0@4 40: second patents, $4.15@4.26: first
clears, $3.25@3 as; second clears So 4O@2 8O
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LoNlDl ul,,. cI,osINa -sTocKs. IS

ssols for money. S5A; consols for account
SO lie: Anaconda IA Is Atchison. 1O6; Atchison
preferred. 1866 Baltimore s. Ohio. 124M Cana,
dian Pacific, 2025s; Chesapeake & Ohio. EsK !;
Chicago Great Western 49, Chicago, Milwaukee
e st. Paul. 1881 De Beers. 49, Denver & Rio
sGrandc, A; Denver & Rio 8.Grande preferred
SSH. Erie, 45 Is Il Erie first preferred. T7A ii.
Erie second preferred, e9s Illinois Contra, ut;
Louisville & Nashville, 1491s; Missouri. Kansas
folk & Western, "a; Norfolk s. Western pre-
ferred 93: Ontario & Western. 40; Pennsyl-
syania a Rand Mines, 6B Reading q y ];
Southern Railway, 343s; Southern Railway pre-
ferred. 81 Il Southern Pacific. 9G7s; Union Pa
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OMAHA LIVESTOCK Dec 21-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1000; market generally steady; native
steers, $3.S0@G25; cows and heifers S2.5O@
400; western steers, So. 25@525; Texas steers.
$3@410; cows and heifers. s2@4: Gamers,
calves, $3G6; bulls and stays. $2@4 Hogs
Receipts, 5000; market 5@10c lower; bulk
Of sales. $6.05@6.15. Sheep-Receipts. 800;
market steady; lambs, $8.50@7.50; sheep. $3.50
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

On
No
5sA@60ac;
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LONDON STOCKS, Dec. p American securi-
ties had firm opening today with Chicago
&: st, Paul which advanced In, the
feature Other shares at noon were " to nc
above yesterdays New York CLOSING. 49,, Is S
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Reported by Logan & Bryan. I4O7 Chamber of
Commerce, Minneapolis. Boston quotations at

Reported by Logan & Bryan. 4O7 Chamber Of
Commerce, Minneapolis. Boston quotations at
i PM:
Arizona Com'l.. SO bid; Adventure, III; Al
louez, 521s; Apex 2; Arcadian. 10Y; Arnold
IN bid; Atlantic, 10 bid; Boston Consolidated.
30h; Balkalala. II bid; Bingham 231a Black
Mountain, 1OA: Butte Exp, 4 bid: Butte &
London. asked; Butte Coalition, 341a Calumet
& Hecla, S70;, Centennial, Blk; Con. Merc,r,
80; Calumet & Arizona. 1865; Cananea 81; Cou-
per Range. S3A: Cumberland Ely, liz Davis
DAILY, I3$ bid; DAILY West 10 bid: Denmark
iona, 81 bid; East Butte, 11A bid; Elm River,
In bid; Franklin. PAN; Granny, 1917 bid; \
Globe: 10A bid; Gusnajuato, AZ bid; Greene
BLY,. Greene Cananea. % bid; Hell
yetia, bid; Hancock, IA bid; Isle Roy
N; Mayaower, Is bid Mass aGs, 81:
Mexico Cons, 10; Michigan, 10; Mohawk, u !;
Mont. G. & c., " bid; Nevada Cons, 173k !;
Newhouse, II bid: North Butte, 1881; Nipissng
12M bid; Old Colony, LIZ bid; Old Dominion,
5:iA bid; y Osceola, 143; Parrot, 81 Yhoenix,
III; Superior & Pittsburg, 26A bid; Pneumatic
Service l2A Pneumatie Service preferred 80;
Quincy, 90 bid; Raven. o. bid; Rhode Island, 8;
Santa Fe Az bid; Shannon, 1917; Shoe Ma
chipery. 81; Shoe Machinery preferred, 281a bid !;
Swift, 100; Superior Copper, 241a bid; Tama-
rack, LIZ: Tecumseh.a %; Troy Man, ~ bid !;
Trinity, 16h United. Copper, Il u bid: u. s.
Mining. 81; U. s.. Mining preferred, As; Utah
Con-, 60h Union. Land i3h bid; United Fruit,
los bi d Utah Nevada n bid 4; Victoria, ,8N J;
Washington, 2 bid; Winona. 10M; Wolverine,
ITO bid; Wyandot, B bid; Warren Dev. Co...
13 asked jis5
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WINNIPEG GRAIN Nae d hoo

WINNIPEG GRAIN, Dec. 21.-December
May at 76%c, closed at 76Ac; July at 77%c,
closed at 77Ac. Cash close: No. i hard. Toe;
No. | northern, 73Bc; No. 2 northern, 715sc;
No. northern, 89Ac; No. 4 northern, 66H c.
No. 2 white oats, 34Ac; No. 3 barley, 42i%c;
No. 1 fax SLY. Receipts of wheat, 1902 cars;
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT,


1s1s1C11 11 ANO bf1IFMENIb, DEC, II.
., Rseeeiyed-Wheat, 81s cars, 1884 $3.50 bu corn.
$3.50 bu; oats, $3.50 blu; barley, Al, $50 bu;
rye, 800 bu; fax. 81 $3.50 bu -four. 5,2s5 hrls;
milstuffs, 81 tons; hay, 100 tons; carlots, 475.
Sh1pped-Wheat, IS cars, AS, 150 bu; corn,
rye, $3.50 bu fax, 21,86O bu; flour, So 500 brls;
millstufs, 1,424 tons; linseed oil, 112, 465 lbs;
oil cake, GIT $40 lbs; 'carlots 495, $3.50 - -
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Dec, LII, -c1ose-.wheat
lowers track, No. 2 red cash.. 7635 @76c; No.
z :oi hard: .72@7se; May. %7a@775bc; JnE, 75Ac:
white. 41d41Kc; May. 41%@I%c; July,
42&c. Oats lower; track, No, 2 cash, 25hc;
NO. z white, 36c; December, SIC; May, 359kc, -
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec 21-The cotton
points in response to higher cables than looked
13r and big spot sales in the English market
trading was quite active Immediately after the
Ing Of shorts and buying against sales in Liver
pool for undoing of hedges put out when tho
Liverpool quotations, There seemed to be very
1ittle aggressive support, and after selling about
l5C9l5 points net higher, the market turned
rather irregular during the middle Of the morn
ing and became less active with local pro.
1essionals evening up for over the holidays.
. The market quiet and steady in the
late la forenoon, and prices at midday were prac-
tically at the best point of the session or
Is to 16 points net higher. -r- : -.
Spot quiet; middling upland, 1o.45c; mid
ding gulf 1O.70c. 80 '.-si .s&
Cotton futures opened quiet; December, 91oc;
January, DISC; March, 9.4Sc; May, 9.7Oc; July,
9SOc; August, offered, 1910; October, 9.6Oe
bid. & ay, =. ~ =, ~
Spot cotton closed steady. 10 points advance;
middling uplands. 10:55c; middling gulf soc.
Sales, 1000 bales, 49, a.: .'sr
y Is
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, Dec. Is1.-cattle-
Receipts 1000, including 500 Texans; market
strong; beef steers $3.25@7 stockers and feed
ers, 80 40@4.50; cows and heifers, So 1905 25y
Texas steers. $2.5O@ $50: cows and heifers,
Sl75@3.5o Hogs-Keceipts, 1850: market so
10c lower; pigs and lights. $5.75@6.25; packers,
$61OM6.25; butchers and best heavy S. BOA
$50. Sheep-Receipts, 500: market strong; ma
tives, $3M6; lambs, $4@7.25.
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PROVISIONS

': :: PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PROVISIONS Dec. 21.-The pro.
visions market opened weak because Of a Toe
decline in the. price Of live hogs. 1t quickly
January pork opened 10@1bc lower, at 5000
to 80, and advanced to $16.5O. Lard opened
shade lower. at $500, and sold up to So .971 u.
Ribs were down 719c, at ss.75, and sold up
to $S.S21a. N at:s.a i .3S Es,. 20 iI3-t
Ciose-Pork, January $1610; May. s1e.45.
Lard. January, $685.; May, $685.. Ribs, Janu-
any, $S.621a; May, $3.50. -.s agt srE
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Dec ,a.-Cheesc, firm;
daisies, 13!ac;. twins, 13@13Ac; Young Ameri-
cas-, lac. Poultry, live, steady; turkeys, re:
chickens, 9c; springs. Sc. Potatoes. firm, 800
SIC. Veal. steady, 80 ito 60 lbs, SC to 51ac
60 to IS lbs, 6@71ac: IS to ITO lbs, 71a@gc.
Butter steady; creameries. 22@31c; dairies,
2o@27c Eggs steady; at mark, cases includ-
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Dec.
8 11-32c; centrifugal S. test 8 1s-iS1s 23-s2e;
molasses sugar, 1908 s-s2c; refined steady;
q. soc. Coffee steady; No. Z Rio, &c. Molasses
steady; New Orleans, 37@4sc.
NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. 21.-Eggs. 2sc;
refrigerator eggs, 24c; receipts, 6637 cases;
market steady. Butter. creamery, 32c; imta-
tion, 23@24c; ladies'. 22c; receipts. 5,056 lbs;
extra renovated, 24@2414c; renovated 22@23c;
market steady.
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WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS, DEC, 81.
Milwaukee, SO cars; Omaha, 49, St. Louis, So;
Great Northern, ISL. Northern Pacific, Fl;
Great Western, 2; 500 line, %; Rock Island 2.
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a railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for tile day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
western s; Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
~; minneapolis d st. Louis, 10; Chicago, ST.
faui, minneapolis d Omaha, IT.; Great North
e e,.a!,, Il; 500 line, 3; Northern Pacific, S;
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- CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAINS,
Dec: M.-Rye, cash, csc. Barley, cash, 43