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THE BUFFALO COMMERCIAL, TUESDAY EVENING. APKIL 12; 1808 3ip. m. Stocks closed easy. unwashed, 12gl4c per lb.

BUTTER Good demand; firm: MARINE NEWS. FINANCE AND TRADE. CANAL FREIGHTS Nominal wheat, 3c; 2c to New York, days after the opening. BUFFALO SEED MARKET Timothy. 1.4rt 1 60; clover; medium.

mammoth, alBlke, J3.50fo.5.00. corn. Brown Co. Prop. John Harper.

Graves. Milwiukee. 5,000 wheat. 67.W0 rye. Prop.

City of Baugor. Cavers, Chleago, Xi O00 corn. Brown Co. Sclftv Interlaken. Edgar, Chicago, 35.2'iO rye.

Schrrenac, Horning. Chloapo, corn. Schr! Tyrone, Johnson, Milwaukee, oats. ai.XXJ corn. Brown 4: Co.

Schr. Charles Foster. Higgle, Chicago, 69,50 corn. Brown Co. CLEARED.

Propi Geo. F. Williams. Ellis. Duluth.

Prop. Sam'l Marshall. Jean. Duluth. Prop.

Sacramento, Mansfield. Duluth. 3,000 coal. -Prop. Majestic, Mcintosh, Chicago, 2.700 coal.

Prop. Iosco. Owen, Duluth. Prop, Tampa. Leonard, Duluth.

Prop. Thos. Maytham, Oummiugs. Escanaba. RYE FLOUR Steady.

WHEAT Receipts 51,800 bu; sales 850,000 bu. Options opened weak under crop news anT cables, but recovered on good southwestern buying. May 1.02. July 87-S8c. 80gSle.

RYE Steady; No. 2 western' Q959c, f. o. b. afloat to arrive.

CORX-Receipts 291,525 bu; Bales 25.000 bu. Options moderately active and steady. May July 35Vri3Tc. OATS Receipts bu. Options dull and featureless.

Track white state and western, 32c. ISRKK PORK Steady; short clear, $10.2512.50. IJIRD Steady; prime western Bteam, $5.47. BirfTER Receipts 9.334 packages; wetfk. CHEESE Receipts 1.739 packages; steady.

EGGS Receipts 17,749 packages; steady. SUGAR Raw. quiet and steady. Refined, quiet and steady. TALLOW Quiet; city, thds, S-lftSSXic; country, 1116c- HAY Dull: shipping, 3040c; good to Opening nd Closing Quotation in th For i an rnd Domestic MarknU at Principal Poirsts.

WalTsgtreet, April 12. Noon. Money on call firm at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5 1-2SJ6 per cent. Sterling: exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills for demand, at' 483 J-41-2 and at 4S0-l-4 for 60 days.

Posted rates 480 1-2481 ana 48Sl-2. Commercial bills 4791-2. Silver, certificate 65 3-456 1-2. Bar silver 55 7-8. Mexican dollars 45 1-4.

Government bonds steady. 8 m. Money call firm at 2 1-223 1-2 pr cent, last loan 2 1-2 per cent. Prime, mercantile paper 5 per cent. Sterling- exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills for demand, at 433 l-4l-2 and at 480l-4 for "fiOdays.

480 1-2481 -and 484f51-2t3oTjMiierciat bills Silver certificates 55 8-4U56 1-2. Bar sllver455 7-8. Mexican dollars 45 1-4. Government bonds strotig. New York, April 12.

12.00 1.30 Closing. A.M. P.M. P.M. lng.

BTOCES. Top. 8. pfd. Canada Southern 26HI 26 47 82 28 11 26H 26 83 19 SS 93 7 92 58 Central of N.

J. Chesarfeake dt Ohio 19H 19 2 Cle. Coi. Os8t Chlcairo.Bur. AQuincv.

03i 83W 11 Chicaeo. Ind. A L.oa I 1 11 1L ll Chi. HorUiweternJll9 110 119(4 11 9 HEM CHLMU1. St.

so ntH 8KU 86 88Mi Lack. 4 WestemJ 144 1 4411 4H 144 1' ea7 Delaware Hudson Illinois Central Lake Shore. ion, loH 1(10 1 1100 180 180 Louisville Nashville! 60S COS. BOW 50U! '60 105 Michigan Manhattan 106 1105 105 87 9Z B7m 98 27W 12 Missouri Pacific 7W 27 Kan. Tex.

i nhi a S-H 32 4,. Ob UUUHJ New Tork Central IlllX 12. 111. 111W 112 112 I 124 J-4 23H 13 12 28 62H 14H 6H 69 24 17 Northern 4 A It 23HI 62KI 28 Northern Faclnc Did. 6-X V.

Y. Ontario At Wes-J 14i A 69 North American 6 24 6 69 Paciflc Mail Philadelphia Read'! 17 17 17 17 Pi Cin. A St.LJ ruiimaa jrau uar. Southern Railway 171 171M 171 8 26 Southern Railway pfdj 't SOW 26 bu aim m. a Susq.

A 13'J lau ISO 130 Tenn.coal dt Iron-Texas v. Union Pacific 20 iq 2 0V 101 201 2()' 10 10 20 2U 2U 87 18 87, 16 19 6 87 IS 107 V. Denver A 6 western union Wabash pfd West Shore re. BY 7 ISM 107I 1071 1071 ZNDUSTBIAI American Tobacco Co 102Hfl06 (10SKil08rl09 American Sugar 118 1I9H119H119V American spirits Brooklyn Rap Transit 88 Bay State Gas Consolidated Gas Chicago Gas neneral Electric Met. Traction 141M National Lead National Linseed O.

Co Standard RAT. Co A T. CO prel. I U. S.

u. 8. Leather, U. S. Rubber U.

8. Rubber, HIGH AND LOW. Following are the high and low quotations for active stocks; HI 1 I S8 88i4 88 180 1801 80m80 82 82 92M 92'4 32 S-'Ml Sm 32 141 140141 140 H04 HO 80 0 15 IS 15 IS 4 -r, fiH 5M 61 H7H 67H S7M 67 1H 16 16 16 6S 63 67 68 Creamery, state fancy choice western fancy Imitation and ladles. No. Imitation and ladles.

No. Dairy, good to choice i Rolls, fancy Rolls, fair to good Poor to common 21 22 ..20 fel'l ..21 i'J2 ..18 C0.19 ..17 18 .16 16 ..12 eei3 ..10 fall EGGS- Quiet: easy: fancy, per dozen ..10 Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, strict- ly fresh Southern CHEESE Steady: Full -Team, cnolce to fancy'. fair to guud Common Skims 9 7 0 4 5 4 (It HAY AND OATS Firm: better demand No. 1 timothy No. 2 timothy 9.0u....

Blue grass 7.504J 8-00 Baled hay, loose, prime 10.50ftill.X) Baled hay. No. 1, per 10.00Cdl0.50 Baled hay. No. 2, per ton 7.004 8.50 Straw, carloads, per ton.

4.5)S 6.00 Straw, loose, per 7.00W 8.00 Bundled rye, per 10.OCKgll.00 Oats from farmers' wagons 32ft? 33 LIVE FOWL Receipts light; good demand-: Turkey, per io rn Chickens, fancy Chickens, mixed Fowl Ducks, per pair ...10 ilO 9V4 9 9V, 75 85 ueese. eacu ..60 (tir75 DRESSED POULTRY Scarce and firm: Turkeys, fancy, per 13 14 Turkey, fair to choice ....11 td2 Fowl, fair to 11 Chickens, fancy 11 12 Chickens, fair to good 911 Capons, fancy ......14 H15 Capons, good ....12 13 fancy 10 10 Ducks, fair to good 9 9 Geese, per 8 9 VEGETABLES Cabbage; fancy, per new Florida, $1.501.75 per crate; turnips, yellow 45250c per celery, 25g50o' per parsnips. 6575e.per carrots. per lettuce. Florida, per hamper; Boston, boxes, Rochester, bundles.

40- 45c; horseradish, per bbl. cucum- Ders, per dozen; kale, 5005e per watercrass, per doz. bunches, 2a(a30c; asparagus, large bunches, 25035c; per 40(a50c per hamper; new beets, 4O50c per parsley, 610c per dozen for small bunches; new 2.75 per crate; green beans, per $1.75 gaz.oo; wax; $3.253.75. I'OTATOES-Btrong No. State, fancy, white, per bn, .75.

78 no. white, western .75 No. 1 red, .........73 (75 Bermuda, per bbl SWEET POTATOES Jersey, fancy. $4.06 (84.23 fair to good Jersey, -bbl. grates, OttANOES-California navels.

12.50(32.75: seedlings, $1.502.00 per box; grape fruit $5.0019.00 per box. ONIONS Weak; yellow, per $1,500 1.75;-per 5065c; Bermuda. $2.4002.50 per crate; new greens i.l15c per doz. bun. BANANAS Yelluw.

S1.50CS1.75: 2 id. 90c1.25 per bunch. LEMONS Fancy good to choice $2.262.50 per bo. BEANS Quiet: Marrows, H. I.

Marrows, screened 1.0563L10 Medium, fancy. H. 1.10ftil.l5 Medium, screened i. Pea, fancy, H. 1.05(1.10 Pea.

screened Kidney, white 1.45W1.55 Kidney, red 1.50&1.60 APPLES Good demand for fancy: Spies, No. 1 No. 1 2.75(33.00 Greenings, No. 1., 2.75(g3.00. Ben Davis, No.

1 2.7o3.00 Wine saps No. 2 fruit, of all kinds 1.251.75 STRAWBERRIES Fancy sold at 18(H0c; good to choice 1416c; poor and common, 8Ctl2c per quart. CKANBEKRiES Fancy, per crate. S3.00Q 3.50. HONEY No.

1 white. 10c-No. 2, 7428c: dark, 6t37c per lb. FINE APPLES Choice to fancy. 25C235c: small, 1520c each.

POP CORN Quoted at laie pi.r lb. DRIED FRUITS Evaporated apples, fan- cy, fancy, "sun-dried 65c; quarters, 425c; raspberries, llfglc; blackberries, fancy, 7S9e: plums, 78c; cherries, 910'c; peaches, 8CS9r per lb. MAi'LIS BiKUr AND SUCiAlv New syrup 7075c; old 5000c per gallon; new sugar 9 10c; old XsiSc per lb. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. (Special to The Buffalo Commercial.) Following are the quotations, on grain and provisions In markets at principal points: High- Lowest, est, 264 26 .19 19 94 93 11 119 119 90 89 86 86 180 180 61 60 88 97 27-S8 27 83 32 112 111 23.

23 62T ei 8 8 26 i 26 20- 20 20 19 NEW YORK COTTON. New Tork. April 12. Cotton Spot closed dnll; Middling Uplands 6 3-16; do Gulf 6 7-16. Sales none.

LOND0N-M3LOSING STOCKS. London, April 12. p. m. Consols for money 110 7-8, Consols for the account 111 1-16, Canadian Pacific '83 1-4, Erie 12 7-8, Erie Seconds 34 1-2.

Illinois Central 108; Mexican Or dinary 19, Common 93 1-4, New York Central 115, Pennsylvania 58 3-4. Reading 8 3-4, Mexican Central new 4s 63, Atchison 11 N. 52 1-8. Bar silver. 25 7-8d.

per ounce. Money -2 3-483 per cent. The rate of discount vt the open market for both short and three-months' bills is 3 3-4 per cent. STOCK. GOSSIP.

BARTLETT. FRAZIEH CO. New York, April 12. In spite of lower prices from London the market opened at only very moderate declines from the closings of last night and there' were evidences of fairly good local buying. Pending any definite information there not very much disposition to enter upon a vigorous bull campaign; the only stock which shows marked activity and strength being tobacco In which the buvlnir Is called good.

It Is' accompanied by rumors that negotiations are nearly completed which will result in the cessation of war between the Am. Tob. Co. and the. other firms which produce cigarettes and plug tobacco.

London sold almost all the International stocks but their sales did not in all amount to more than 10,000 shares. Considerable interest Is taken in the actions of Congress this afternoon and by them the course of the market will be largely governed. utcomeody. DEMARY, HEINTZ LYMAN. Chicago, April 12.

Bradstreet'a world'a visible supply: Wheat, east of Rockies, dec. 324,000. Europe and afloat. 1,800,000. World's lUible.

1,476,000. Corn, 2,647,000. Oats, lr.c 1,515,000. UornDuscn caDies tnat rance win require much more wheat for milling purposes. The contribution to thecontract wheat today is about 106.000, bu from different sources.

In two days the contract wheat contribution has been 254.000 bu. Demaad for May wheat set shorts to covering, July wheat. Provisions barely steady, with a light trade. Hog receipts light here, bu't liberal at western points. The Government report on mortality of hogs makes the loss about 2,000,000 less than last 7 The St.

Louis buying Is said to be on account of crop de mage. California has bought wheat here thlrmorn-lng and- reports no rain yet. A message from southwest Kansas reports some damage to- wheat from frost. Paris closing. Wheat 2025e higher; flour 40c higher.

Antwerp wheat unchanged. EXPORTS FROM ATLANTIC PORTS. The following are' the exports from points named bpiow for the past 24 hours: Wheat. Corn. Oats.

New 20,879 179,950 186,549 Phlla. 1.802 2.809 15.599 Boston 4,139 1.652 3,750 Baltimore 344 294.423 22,299 N. News 11.032 259,267 50,000 New York Barley, 19995 bn; rye, bu. AKEI RECEIPTS. The following are the lake receipts for the past 24 hours: Wheatbu.

25,000 Corn, 791,000 Oats bu. 790,481 Ryebu. 148,450 1,760,931 -LAKH EXPORTS. The following are the- lake exports for the past 24 hours: Coal, tons 6,750 Sugar, bbls. 1,520 SHIPMENTS BY RAIL.

J3ie following are the shipments by rail for the past 24 Wheat, 21,000 Corn, bn. 655,000 Oats, bu. Rye, bu. 95,000 1,297,000 WESTERN RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. ReceiDts and shipments of grain at the points named during the past 24NhonrB: RECEIPTS.

Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye. bn: bu. bu. bu. 48,000 315,000 209.000 8,000 .2,000 24,000 83,000 33.000 4,000 72,000 38.000 13,000 38000 14,000 1,000 11,000 58.000 31.000 61000 Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Duluth Toledo St.

Louis Minp'lls Chicago 451,000 765,000 632,000 55,000 Detroit l.ooo Milwaukee 1,000141,000, 4,000 Duluth 1.000 Toledo 4,000 41,000 14.000 2,000 St, Louis 3,000 241,000 15.000 Minp'lls DOMESTIC MARKETS. OFFICE BUFFALO- COMMERCIAL, 'Buffalo, April 12, 1898. SPRING WHEAT The Inquiry was confined to car loads of No. 1 hard and No. 1 northern and for these lots buyers were asking full ifmlts; round lots could be shaded.

The report of the Department of Agricul ture for April 1, makes the average condition of winter wheat 86 against 81.4 last April and 77.1 on April 1, 1896. The average condition of winter rye Is 92.1 against 88.9 on' April 1, 82.9 on the corresponding date in There are few sections of the country from "which a very satisfactory report as to the condition of winter grain has not been received. The winter over a very large part of the country having been mild and dry. The lowest average from important winter wheat states are those of Illinois and Califor nia, 75 aad 62 respectively. Sales reported were only a few cars.

Closing prices based on $1.03, New York May, were: No. hard, 5e over. No. 1 northern; 4c over. No.2 northern, May price.

Nor'S northern, 5c under. Wisconsin No. 1 northern on track, $1.03. WINTER WHEAT Higher; light demand and no fresh receipts on track. Store No.

2 red held at $1.00. Closing Nominal; No. 2 red $1.00, No. 1 white $1.00. Inspection track receipts No.

2 red 1 car, no grade 2 cars. CORN Dull and unsettled; offerlngs'light. Safes--3 cars No. 2 yellow 35c, 3 cars No. 8 yellow 34c, through Closing Firm; No.

2 yellow 35c, No. 8 yel low 4 yellow 33c, No. 2 corn 34c, No.3'corn 33c, through billed; No. 2 yellow in store 33c. Inspection track receipts No.

2 corn 9 cars. No. 3 corn car. No. 2 yellow 8 cars.

No. 3 yellow 4 cars. No. 2 white 1 car. No.

3 white 1 car. OATS Quiet and only steady. Soles 2 cars No. 2 white 31c, 2 cars do cl'pped billed. Closing Strong; No.

2 wtilte 31c, do clipped 31c, No. 3 white 30c, No. 4 white 30c, No. 2 mixed 29c, do clipped 29S30c, Na 3 mixed 2Sc, No. 2 white clipped and natural in store 31c.

Inspection track receipts No. 2 "oats 3 cars, No. 3 oats 1 car. No. 2 white 2 cars, No.

white 2 cars. BARLEY Firm. Quoted: Fancy western, 46248c; good to choice. 4445c; common to fair. 40Q42c.

RYE No. 2 on track 56c asked. Inspection track receipts No. 2 1 car. Ca rgo Damaged by Ice io the Straits- Opening Rate on Ore From 1 Escanaba.

Port Notes. The steamer Merldc which had a rather Revet time with the ice in the straits, damaged her cargo of corn, about 12.000 bushels, through a leak in her bow. The Union elevator has taken out the cargo of. the steamer Flower and will have the 8. Langell tomorrow.

The Madagascar la also due with a cargo for the same elevator. This grain will all go over the Lackawanna road. Instantly Killed. Special to Tt Commercial: St. Clair, April 12.

Thomas Johnson, a sailor aboard the barge Mon'tpeller, fell front the cross-piece into the hold this morning and was instantly killed. His akull was crushed' In. Johnson and another seaman named Smith were scraping the forward spar. The ropes on the triangle broke, but Smith saved himself by grasping tne dangling line. Escanaba Ore Rates.

Special to The. Commercial Cleveland. April 12. The opening rate on wild charteis from Escanaba will be 40 cents. A charter or two wll probably be made, at that rate today PTomotedU i N.

Special to Tbe Commercial: Hmio-htnn. Anril 12. H. Beaton of Chi cago, late purser of the Steamship Manltou, today assumed cnarge tne iionguiou situ Hancock omces oi meie ouyeriur Laks Michigan Transportation succeed? ti vhn mr fifteen vears was a gent nere. but Is now clerk of the Isle -Royale Consoldatea Mining company.

Chicagro Grain: Rates. Special to, The tmmercial; Chicago. Anril 12. There was a gooa can for boats today at 1 cents on corn to Buffalo, and agents reported no change was In sight. Several charters will be made before night.

Lumber Carriers Ixmglioremen. The "Lumbers Carriers' Association asked the local Longshoremen's Unions to refuse to load non-association boats this season, and the nnlon replied by refusing to agree to that, and demanding an increase of 10 cents an making the rate 60 cents. CalJters' The'mlkers in the Bhlrards at Port Huron are on a strike. They have been working for outsiders at $2 a day, but when tney went tn wnrir in the vnrd thev demanded $2.60. The dry-dock companies failed to submit to that.

It is tbougnt striae win oe short lived, as the best of the men are with the shipyards. At Gladstone. The car ferry Ann Arbor NO. 1" forced wav into Gladstone through the Ice. yester day, opening navigation at that port.

Port of Dulutb. Open, x- i hiJ tliA Iflkpa was opening yesterday by the departure of the T. Ttnln.h fn steel Bteamer v. v. to load oats for Buffalo.

t.A.wv AA nnf find nilh ATI MAT task at Washburn as she Is now lying In the Ice tnree miles away irom iue um-, must stay there until the lee breaks up. The Rees led the season's fleet last year also, deporting on April TJth, or six days later than this year. TrisAneli.orX.lne. The Anchor Line freight bouse was opened at Erie yesterday for freight. Two will leave that -port on April 16th "for Lake Superior.

Nothing to Do. The steamer Lockwcod Bnceeeded in reaching Escanaba but her after visiting all the local shippers, was unable to gei a cargo for her. The Board of Trade loads at Cleveland for Harbor Springs at 30 cents. rllcnlgan Released. The.

schooner Michigan was released, nnln- ured, from Grosse Point this morning, after lightering some of her grain cargo. VESSEL PASSAGES. Detroit. 3 Special to The Commercial: Detroit, April 12. Up Lagonda.t 3.40 a Miami, 850; Desmond, McWllllams, 10.50.

Down Pauly, 9.30 last night; Nellie Torrent and barges, 12.20 Emery Owen, Michigan, 10.20; Neosho, 11. Wind southwest, light, hazy. Detroit, Ajril 11 Up Berlin, 4.40 p. m. Nicholas, Pahlow, Delta, 5.30; Martini, 6.3a Down William Morley, 4.30 p.

Lily, Whltaker, 820. Huron. Boecial to The Commercial: i Port Hurcn, April ll.Cleared Escanaba, Chicago; H. J. Kendall.

Black River. Mack'lnaw, VMacklnaw, April 1Z UpS-NIagara 3.15 a. Dahla, 6.30; 10.50. Down Farweil and consorts, 8 a. Owing to the amount of ice in the straits, the vessel reporters, were I unable to secure the names of several boats that passed during the night.

i Wind west, fresh, warmer. Mackinaw, April lL--Down Kalkaska, 12.10 p. Bulgaria, 12.40; Fron-tenac, 1.30; Cranage. 2.40; unknown towing Philip 2.50; Nicaragua and consorts. Iron King and consorts, 7.

Calm, clear. Port List. Sieclal to The Commercial: Cleveland, April 11. Arrived Departed-Coal Sturgeon Bay; Castalla. "Duluth; Mabel Wilson, Escanaba.

Milwaukee, April lL4Meared Cranage; Schleslnger, Buffalo. Arrived Vail, Baltic. Toledo, April 1L Arrived Katahdln, re-den. South Chicago, -April It Arrived Carnegie. Cleared Queen of West, liube x.

East I a was, April 11. Arrivea Petrel, Atlantis. Cleared Martini. Detour, 11. Arrived Swallow, Dacotah.

Marine City. Escanaba, April 11. Arrived Lockwood. Ketcham. Colllngwood, April ll.Arrived Ganges.

Chicago, April 11. Arrived-Cbill. Parnell. Pope. Cleared Man-la.

Maricopa. Mariposa, P. Foster, Iron Age, Yale, Fitzgerald, Schuck, Rome, Venice, Forties, Buffalo; G. J. Boyee, Parry.

Sound; E. C. Hutchinson, Germanic, Prescott. PORT OF BUFFALO. The following vessels arrived and cleared from the Buffalo Custom House during fheNj past 24 ARRIVED.

Prop. Simon Langell, Stewart. Chicago 39,000 corn, F. J. Sawyer.

Prop. New Orleans, Cunningham, Chicago, 114,500 oats. Prop. Merida. IverS Chicago, 164.000 corn.

Brown Co. Prop. Hiram W. Sibley, Gonyaw, Manitowoc, 107,000 oats. Brown Ac Co.

Prop. Minneapolis, Jainleson, Chicago, OOO oats, T. J. O'Brien. Prop.

St. PanL Jackson, 94.000 corn. Prop. John W. Moore.

Neville. Manitowoc, 50,500 corn, 46.200 rye, T. J. O'Brien. Prop.

H. H. Brown. Glrardln, Milwaukee, 196,650 oats. Brown A Co.

Prop. G. F. Williams. Ellis, Manitowoc, OO0 oats.

Brown Prop. Fred Pabst, Sullivan, Toledo, 100,000 FLOUR Quiet; steady. Wholesale. 5.00-H5.15 4.rVi4.75 3.25'.j3.50 6.2505.50 4.755.00 4.50f4.75 4.75&5.00 3.50C3.65. 4.50-14.75 Best patent spring Bakers' straight, spring Bakers clear, spring Low grade spring Patent winter Best family, winter Amber family, winter Cracker flour, winter Low grade winter Graham, best Retail prices 50e barrel higher.

MILLFEED Steady. Bulk. Sack. $14.25 $14.75 14.00 14. SO Coarse whiter bran Medium do Ships do .7.

13.50 12.50 12.25 13.60 12.00 14.25 13.50 13.23 14.25 13.0-J Coarse spring bran Medium spring bran Fine middling iwlnter) Fine middlings (spring) Hominy, bulk, racked. $13.50. Gluten feed, bulk. $14.25: sacked, $15.50. Red dog.

$13.75 per ton in 200-Ib. sacks. Malt sprouts per ton, bulk. S9.5010.00. Cotton seed rceal, per, ton.

S20.00. Chicken fed wheat, 60Q72c per bushel. blLMEAL Sacked, In car lots, at $23.50 per ton. Including bags; 6-ton lots, do less than 5-ton-lots, $25.00 per ton; do less than 1-ton lots, $1.25 per cwt. CORNMEAL-Course, per ton; 75c per granulated, $1.00 per cwt.

OATMEAL Rolled oats, $3.50 bbl. CHICAGO PUTS AND CALLS. Curb July wheat, Puts July wheat, Calls July wheat, 86c. i Puts May corn, 2094c. i Calls May corn, 29c.

Puts July corn, 30CT31c. Calls-July com, 3.y&. Estimated cars for tomorrow: Wheat corn 155, oats 231. rs. GRAIN GOSSIP.

BARTLETT, FRAZTER CO. Chicago, April 12. Wheat Foreign markets continue to show firm tcne. Parts shows since Thursday about cent advance and Antwerp is unchanged Official world's shipments with Incomplete returps from India are 8 million nd amount oil passage increased 480,000. Here more attention has been paid to small 'cabNsand continued? damage returns-, from Callfot-nla, than to export condltionsand to the Government report which indicates a large winter wheat crop.

Small receipts northwest causes strong markets there and stiength like today's Is to be expected occasionally here in, view of, our probable small stocks before new wheat' arrives. Unless, howeer, weather conditions greatly change we think whfat will work to a lower level. Rradstreets showed an increase of ooe. Corn and oats Both have- ruled dull and easy In spite of wheat's firmness today-. Speculative trade almost at a standstill with everyone disposed to' await tire outcome of May Uqudatlon.

Shipping business bids for both grains are out of line today and country offeringsof oats show some increase there Is likely to be little change of consequence the balance of this month and after that we think purchases of corn on the possibility of simmer offer a good speculative chance for a Provisions opened firm and trifle on light receipts and higher prices for' them. 'It was believed Armour was a' quiet buyer early and other packets took as much as they could get without advancing prices. Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 29,000. McINTYRE WARDWELL. Chicago, April 12.

The "Wheat market opened steady at last night's closing prices. Cables came lower. Commission houses were moderate sellers at the opening. Local shorts were the buyers with not very much wheat for sale. Northwestern receipts were 181 cars against 261 last.

week and 504 last jeai. Soon after the opening prices rallied cent on buying by shorts due to reports from San Francisco of unfavorable weather conditions for crop and very firm market tnere. BCadstreet reported an increase In the world's visible supply of bushels. Near the close prices advanced 1 cent more on' buy ing by St. Louis shorts and commission houses and continued firm at the advance the balance of the day, closing at top prices.

Corn was a shade firmer in sympathy with wheat. Cables were unchanged. Bradstreet reported a decrease In the world's, visible supply of 2,647,000 bushels. Oats were firm and quiet, with no new features. Provisions were steady.

Receipts of boga today were 16,000 which were 6,000 less than expected. Estimated receipts. for tomorrow 29,000. Packers were the best-bnyers. Re celpts at Kansas City 18,000 and Omaha 500.

Market closed firm. Loverpool Wheat steady 7-6, closed 7-7; closed last Thursday 7-f- Corn steady" 3-3, closed closed Thursday 3. Imports wheat 888,000, Including 408,000 Atlantic. Visible 62,400,000, April'. 4rh 63,368,000.

World's shipments wheat i wheat afloat, decrease, 744,000. to continent inc. 176,000. Corn decrease Argentina shipments wheat 1,664,000. DEMARY.

HEINTZ LYMAN. New York, April 12.. The stock market opened moderately aC; tlce. and alrncef generally lower. The ex treme net loss at the outset was sugar refin ing, 1 per cent, and opened a troint lower.

The -declines tne interna tibnally listed stares and grangers extended to about per cent. After tne nrst lew min utes of. business, the market though showing no increase in activity, developed a firmer tone and general partial rallies from the low points occurred. The Btrehgth of tobacco stock during the Cuban dlsct sslon Is accounted for by the fact that a settlement of the long time contest over the plug branch of the buslness.has been arranged. BUFFALO PRODUCE MARKET.

PROVISIONS Firm: Pork, abort cut. per $11.00 Short eat clear pork, per bbl 11.50 Corned per bbl 6.00 Niagara brand, pork 1213 Skinned hams ..8 Hams. "National brand," 10-13 .8 Hams. "National liJ-ZO lDS.7Qjl Bacon, shoulders, 12 lb. "National' Hams, Westphalia Beiiies.

light Bellies, S. Bacon, Niagara 8 7 ...........10 Paeon, boneless Bacon, narrow and wide Rhnnlilen. smoked ..8 .88 L.aru, uaiey ira. Lard, "Daisy" brand, 20-10. vans 10-lb.

pails Lard. "White Rose." In bbls and tea. tubs and -kegs 20-lb. pails 10-lb. palls 5-lb.

pails ..64 ..6 ..3 ..5 6 .....6 .....6 6 5 bakess tcs family 55 Lard compound, tes. Dried beef i 13gl6 Beef tongues. S. 85 smoked, per .1516 Fresh Pork loins ...7 Fresh, necks. .6 Fresh shoulders .5 Trilby, per ID ...........................7 I'ork sausage ..7 Bologne sausage .........................6 Weiner sausage .8 Liver sausage Head cheese .5 Dressed hogs hides, Sh.l.s ad ialluw-tasy: No.

1. No. 2. Green hides, 6 Green 7 6 Green, bulls 6 5 Green, calf 10 9 Horse, $2.75 $2.00 Lam6 skins .75 Deacons, eacu 40 Tallow, prime, per lb .3 (5'3Vi Tallow, fair to good, per 2W'i2. WOOL Medium, unwashed, fine, Prop.

Minneapolis, janut-Hon. ukiku. Prop. R. P.

Flower. jtu Patten, Chicago. Prop. Paul, Jackson. Gladstone.

Prop. City of Glasgow, McNeff, Duluth. Prop. John Harper, Graves, Itiluth. Prop.

Fred Pabsr. Sullivan. Escanaba. -Prop. C.

K- Lockwood, Jollie, Cleveland. Prop. City of London, Anderson, Chicago. i-iv r'ltv of Itaneor. Cavers.

Chicairo. Schr. Tyrone. Johnson. Duluth.

Schr. Moravia. Hansen, Dtnutn. Schr. Oak Leaf.

Crangle, Harbor Springs. Schr. Arenac. Horning, Duluth. Kohr Tnrnri-ken.

"Edpnr. Dnlnth. Schr. Kingfisher. Johnson.

Dtiltith. FOREIGN MARKET. Liverpool, April 12. Wheat steady; eorn. qutet.

Receipts of wheaf for past three days ctlsi; including 190,000 ctls American; corn 303,000 American. The following are.the-opening grain and provision ouotatiens: s. ci. (1 s. d.

s. Spring vheat No. 1 California Red heat v. Corn Peas Pork, western fine. Lard Tallow Bacon, L.

C. 8 1 7 10 7 11 .7 10 (ft. BWt. 3 6 6 .0 6 Ricnn. I C.

Paeon. S. C. (It.) 29 Cheese' (both) 37 OIL Oil City, April Crude prices? Tlona Pennsylvania Barnes vllle Corning New Castle North Lima South Lima Indiana 85 75 e. 58 60 55 50 50 riNAWCIAL.

i- -a -x iz -a -a a si BONDS AND 4 4 Suitable) for Trustees, Institutions and Private investors BOUGHT AMD SOLO BY ar Vc i 314 EHIcott Square. Long Dlstanos Tralephona. Soneoa 285. mi na i p.n i i i watar" GOVTBONDS 'v AND ALL HIGH CLASS LISTED SECURITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD. Bartlett, Frazier Co.

(EDWIN A. BELL) 205 ELLlCOrT SQUARE. if? i si 1- Branch Oee. rMclntyre Wardweil. NEW YORK.

BANKERS AND BR0KER5; MEMBERS or tils 1 Y. STOCK BXCH1SGS MJ. WRIGHIV S7-3S Erie County Bank, Stocks Boada, Grain bough? and sold for cash or on margin. Inquiries refarding lifted lnrestment securities cheerfully awered. Exclaslve private telegraph wires to New York.

Boston end Philadelphia Block Exchanges. TELEPHONE 461 SEMC. Demary, Heintz Lyman, BROKERS 208 ELLICOTT SQUARE STOCKS," BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, COTTON. Orders Execute! on all Exchanges. Priyate Wires.

1879. I V. .1 WANTED. Bell Telephone Co. Stock.

Buffalo Railway Bonds. B. NiagF, Elec. RyvBonds. FOR SALE.

Buffalo City Cas Bonds. Cataract Power Conduit Cc. Bonds. Syracuse Tr. Ry Bonds.

J. C. DANN, HAYEN BUILDING. MENEY JONES. BROKERS, Room 310 Ellicott Square, ad Floor.

Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions. Fractional lots, moderate margin, quick service. PiT.AfTrT ROOK'S lor Corporations. Banks and LAH IV DUVIS.O Merchanis. marie to order Irom tUe bt papers, at Uio Commercial O-ice, VDniiritiQo 0 ih nl choice, 5k970c.

HOI'S Stendy. i LEAD Dull: bullion price, exchange price. POTATOES Steadyr STRAW Ensy: long rye, 35(g45c; short rye, 30c; oat straw, 15(25c. BEANS PETROLEUM MARKET. Oil City, April 12.

The following are the oil Price. 10 a. m. Bid for cash 75 3 p. m.

Closed, for 3 Live stockmarket i EAST, BUFFALO, April 12. CATTLE. Receipts were nil 'consigned through since our last report, but there was all of 11 leads of sale stock -holding over from yesterday's trade, principally good heavy shipping and export cattle, for which the marft appears to be practically at. a standtlll The fact of this being a.Jewish holiday week throughout, and the effects of the. war news scare together seems to have brought about the nresent state of Inactivity for these grades.

and none were sold later. All the desirable A fat handy butchers' steers and fat stock were sold, and the market for these grades closed fairly steady, and all old. CATTLE QUOTATIONS. (Per Cwt.) Prime "-to extra "-choice finished, export steers, 1400-1500 lbs. Prime to choice heavy shipping steers, 1300-1400 Good to choice fat shipping "steers, 1200-1300 lbs.

1 4.654.75 Good to choice fat smooth steers, 1100-1200 lbs. 4.504.60 Green coarse and rough fat steers, 1O50-14O0 lbs. 3.754.25 Fat smooth 1050-1150 lbs. 4.404.60 Fat smooth dry-fed light ateers, 900-1000 lbs. 4.20534.40.

Light, hnlf-fat steers, neither feeders or bu tchers 4.154.25 Choice to smooth fat 4.254.50 Choice, fair to good fat 8.75&4.15 Light thin half -fat 3.50fi3.75 Fair to good mixed butchers stock 3.65(2.4.10 Mixed lots fair to choice quality fat cows and heifers 3.504.25 Good smooth well fattened butcher cows 3.60(33.00 Fair to good butcher 8.004(3.45 Common old shelly cows 2.0O2.75 Common to fair lots, mixed cows, heifers, and thin steers half fat tened. 2.253.75 VEALS AND CALVES. The recetnts were abont 100 cars. The mar ket was fairly active, and stronger for aHJ Kina, ail oeing soiu. We quote: Good to best stock steen 3.90614.15 Common to fair Good to best Fair to good Stock calves 4.25(a4.45 ..4.0044,25 4.60(444.00 MILCH COWS AND SPRINGERS.

The market was steady and arm with a good lotof cows on sale, but the supply was light, onlyabout 6 to 8 cars. All were sold. Good to best fresh cows and calves. Common to fair fresh cows and calves 2430 Springers, common. to choice HOGS.

The receipts light today, as usual on Tuesday, only 6 cars and 35 cars were held over. The market opened dull an- slow, and prices for all grades were lower to noon, than yesterday's opening values, or about the same as at the close, except for pigs and light grades, which were even lower. We quote: Good to choice yorkers, 160-185 Prime, selected light yorkers 8.75Ca3.80 Mixed packers' 3.9oe3.9S Medium weights, 220-240 lbs 3.95&4.00 Heavy hogs, 250-300 lbs 4.00ra4.05 Roughs, common to 3.50(3.60 Pigs, good to 3.45u.3.55 SHEEP AND LAMBS. The supply was moderate as usual on Tues day, and about all heavy grades, held over from yesterday's receipts and trade, except a few loads of state lambs. The market up to noon was quiet and full easy tolower for handy grades with heavy clipped sheep ne We quote: Native Lambs.

Choice to extra Fair to good Culls to eomniou Yearlings, fair mixed wethers Clipped lambs Heavy, do 5.605.90 D.00&5.50 to choice 5.00(g5.25 4.654.80 4 Native Sheep, Choice to-' selected wethers. Good to choice mixed Common to Culls to common sheep Clipped sheep Heavy, do. 4.75fe4.90 4.35fti4.65 3.504.0U 3.15(S4.35 3.85(34.30 Special to The Buffalo Commercial: Chicago. April 12. Hogs Estimated receipts 15,000 head; official yesterday 35,787 head; shipments 4.553 head; left over 3,017 head; estimated receipts tomorrow 28,000 bend; market opened strong.

5c higher; closing weak, especially light; light mixed mixed packing heavy shipping rough grades S. Hogs closed weak; packers bought 13.306 head; shippers bought head: 2.000 head; estimated receipts tomorrow head. Cattle Estimated receipts 2,000 head; market steady. Sheep Estimated receipts 9,000 mar ket steady. New York, April 12.

Beeves Receipts 367 head. No sales-; steuily. Calves Receipts 58 head-. Steady at $4.00 city dressed veais auu at 7jl0c. Sheep and lambs Receipts 598 head.

Quiet unshorn shep ciiped do $3.50 4.37; unshorn lambs clipped do spring lambs ilMKttio.oo each. Hogs Receipts 3,667 head. Steady at $4.00 S4-25. If it's to printed bring it to us. 4 AMES D.

WARREN'S SONS, THB 'COMMERCIAL" PRINTING HOUSI TTTTFT? Ti" A IT? Leave yorr oroler for Kot and Letter Heaot.ana ace Stationery, the Commercial Office. Chicago Market April 12. WHEAT April May July Sept. Opened .106 83 76 Highest 107 85 77 Lowest 106 83 76 Closed 107 85 77 CORN Opened 29 30 31 Highest 20 31 32 Lowest 20 30 31 Closed 29 29 31 .32 OATS Opened 25 23 21 Highest 25 23 21 Lowest 25 22 21 Closed 25 25 23 21 Opened .....9.80 n.90 Highest 9.85 9.92 lowest' 9.77 Closed 9.75 9.77 9.85 LARD Opened 5.15 5.22 5.32 Highest 5.17 5.25 5.32 Lowest 5.15 5.22 .5.30 Closed 5.12 5.15. 5.22 5.30 SHORT RIBS Opened 5.17 5.25 5.32 Highest 5.17 5.27 5.32 Lowest 5.15 5.22 5.30 Closed 5.15.5.22 5.30 New- York Market April 12.

A tell. Santa Fe, Chesapeake- Ohio Chicago, Burl. Chicago Gt. Chicago Northwestern Chicago, Mil. St.

Rock Island Iake Shore Louisville Nashville Manhattan Missouri Pacific Kan. A New York Central Northern Pacific Southern Railway Do do pref. Tenn. Coal Iron Union Paciflc INDUSTRIAL. American Tobacco Co.

109 fl02 American Sugar Co. 120 Brooklyn- Bap. 38 Consolidated Gas Co. 180 lTO7 People's Gas Co. 92Vi 92 Met.

Traction 141 140 U. S. Rubber pref. 68 67 National Biscuit, common Opening, 23; high, 23 low, 23; closing, 23. National Biscuit, pref.

Opened, 80; hlgli, 80; low, 804; closing; 80c. LOCAL SECURITIES. The following quotations on local stocks and bonds-are furnished by Messrs. Teller Hun-sicker, 814 ElUcott Square: Miscellaneous Stocks. Bid.

Bell Telephone 102 Asked. ioi 28 70 Beilevue Land Be impt. Buffalo Elevating Buffalo City Gas Buffalo Geo. Electric Co. Buff; Nlag.

Falls Elec Buffalo Railway Co Cataract Power Conduit Co. Crocker Fertiliser Chemical Co Depew Improvement Co. Eastern Oil Manhattan Spirit Mllftom Rend'g Fertilizer Co. N. Falls Susp.

Bridge R. Co. Niagara Falls Lewlston R. R. 90 27 66 50 78 SO 67 80 40 100 90 102 40 102 6S 371 160 Asked.

100 69 Natural Gas Trust ....160 Standard Oil Trust 370 Car 159 Miscellaneous Bonds. Bid. Blnghampton St. R. 6's, 1923 100 Bell.

Lan. R-, 6'b, 1927.. 104 Buffalo City Gas 5's, 1947. 94 Buff. Gen.

Elec. 6's, 1922. 104 Buff. R'y Consolidated, 6's, 1031 110 Buffalo R. Debentures, 6's, 1917 109 B.

N.F.E.Ry., lsts, 5's, 1035. 105 JB. N. Falls E. It.

2d 5's. 100 B. S. W. R.

1st, 6's, 1908 108 1 B. 8. W. R. 2nd, 5's, 1908 Con.

5's, 1927 100 101 CrosstSwn St. R. 5's, 1932. N. F.

S. Bridge 6's, 1905. Mag. V. St Lewlston R.

5's. N. Falls Power 5's, 1932.. With accrued Interest. 108 101 '100 100 GOVERNMENTS.

10.10 a. m. 2s reg'd, 97 bid. 4s, 8 bldr 9 asked. 10 bid; 11 asked.

4s, -new, 21 bid; 22 asked, 21 btd; 22 asked. 5s, 11 bid; 12 asked. 11 bid; 12 asked. 90s, 3 bid. 2 p.

m. 2s reg'd, 07" bid. 4s, 8 bid; 9 asked. 10 bid: 11 new, 21 bid; 22 asked. 21 bid; 22 asked.

6s, 11 bid; 12 asked. 11 bld; 12 asked. i 99s, 3 bid. EXPRESSES. Adams American United States iVjeils ON WALL STREET.

100 120 38 115 Wall Street. April 12. 10.10 a. m. Ixwer quotations from Loudon affected, the opening here, but prices did not decline fully to the Ivondon parity.

Losses in the railroads were couflned to fractions, that In New York Central amounting to 7-8. Sugar, Manhattan and La clede Gas were off a point or morej Noon. The market was practically at standstill for the greater part of the second hour, 'but towards noon prices fell below the opening level. Sales to noon 123.105 shares. 2 p.

m. Liberal realizing orders were encountered In Tobacco above 109 and the stock gave way 2 points. The general market con tinued lifeless. April May July 101 S7 80 103 81 34 34 35 20 Wheat opened Wheat closed Corn opened Corn closed Oats opened Oats closed Detroit Market April 12. wheat-No.

1 white, opened. No. 1 white, closed. No. 2 red; opened No.

2 red, Cash May Sept. 9, 9- 9.1 95 81 90 8- Toledo Market April 12. Wheat opened-Wheat closed Corn opened Corn closed Oats opened Oats closed 98. 97- Kl 99 82 30 27 aov. 26 23 26 23 Minneapolis Market April No.

1 hard, No. 1 hard, No. 1 northern, opened. No. 1 northeru, closed; 96 VT 96 75 Duluth Market April 12.

No. 1 hard, opened No. 1 hard, closed 102 No. 1 northern, opened. 100 No.

1 northern, closed. 101 101 98 77 Milwaukee Market April 12. Wheat opened 100 97 Wheat closed 100 97 St. Louis Market April 12. Wheat opened 78 Wheat.

closed. 98 100 73 75 NEW YORK MARKET. New York.sApril 12. FLOUIt-Receipts 32.544 bllx; sales 3,300 packages. Sold moderately amonb jobbers at steady prices..