St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 16, 1884
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q “4 * 7 1 2 Px 1 185 . Ee 85 * oot W. Branch was elecied Supreme 25 1 * n Ledies of a0 = 4 i. Oe are * 3 r * rege et ie. N * 5 ee 8 A alte ** i * * 7 ; 4 * * * 5 . 7 | go * i St. Tonis Post- 16, 188 4. . 5 9 9 * ns A Thrilling Situation in a Market Street r ore. Mr. Simmons of Santa Fe Has Come to “Get” Mr. Kirby of St. Louis, and Has . Given Due Warning. -_ Ayoung man of sandy complexion, with red mustache and thin, determined face, sat all last evening behind the counter of the cigar store No. 623 Market street, with a double-barreled shot- gun resting across his lap and his hand on the guard. People who went in to purchase cigars or tobacco were puzzied by what they saw, for it Was very manifest from the anxious expression that the man wore, and from the which he always kept his face to the street while waiting upon them, that the explanation for the phenomenon Was avery serious one. He never laid the tzun , even when handing ou: cigars or making but kept it coustantly in the grasp of one haod. ‘When no customers were present he sat 322 still, while his gray eyes peered into atreets aud * movlüg restiessly as though he was determined that nothing should escape Ata late hour the store was closed aud he walked away hurriedly, kveving asbarp lookout on all sides as he went, To-day be is again on guard, and the long, eager vigil is beginning to Make bim look nervous aud careworn. He, ex- pects to either kill a man or be killed before many hours have passed, aud it will be pureiy a question of dexterity in the use of Weapons. Quite number of his acquaintances have learned of the circumstances, aud the place is being watched with an absorbing interest for a sensation. The story of wuich this situation is a sequel, is a very strange one. The man is Charles Kirby, proprietor of the Store, and be is quite well known in St. Louis. The facts may as well be given just as they were ned: 5 “Who is this fellow that you are expecting? asked a Post-DISPATCA reporter who called. “T bave very little acquainiance with him. His name is Charlie Simmons, and he has notified me that he intends to kill me. I Kkuow enough of him to know that he meaus what he says.“ *What for?” “lt grows out an afffir that oc- curred two years ago at Santa Fe, New Mexico. You see, my home has been in St. Louis since 1863, but for eight years I traveled for the Drummoud Tobacco Company. Ove night while I was on the road I attended A MEXICAN FANDANGO, or dance, in Sante Fe, having become thoroughly accusiomed to the ways of tue people in thal re- gion. During the dance one of those brawis which so oiten happen on occasions like that oc- curred, and I scarcely knew what started It. It hadu’t been going on long belore I ta nasty cut along my 9 here, at opened up the flesh to the bone. here was — deal of shooting, and Simmons was shot in e knee, while iis brother was killed.” “Did you do any of ti?” “Yes; l acknowledged I fireda good many shots, for I was sitizle ana reckiess then, and 1 didn’t allow anybody to be quicker on the trigger than I was. Well, it was all over next day—you know such events don’t make much of a stir down there -und huud my head sewed up and soon forgot ail about it though you cau see the scar Ag of ‘The sear on the temple showed that the wound had been no insignificant affair, “Weil, how did the matter come up again?” „Puever supposed 1 would hear of it again, especially since Lleftthe road and established myself here in Dusiness. Last evening, just be- fore dark, I Was passing the coryer of Sixth and Market streets, ciose by bere, when a stout man, with plerciug black eyes, a heavy black mustache and Diack hair steppea up to me. He wore good clothes and a white sivuch hat. 1 recoguized bim im an instant as Simmons, aid re- membered that ne had been shot inthe Knee. He was periectiy sober, and evidently iu terribie @arpest. He addressed me bY name. and wün- out many Words told me that be bad come here to kill me, that he had vow located me so that I could noi very Well escape him, and that he didn’t want to take apy advantage of me. Vl course if 1 had been fixed the thing to do would have been for me to use whatever I had right away. He expected me to. II I had had a revol- ver, I should have tried to Kill him right then and. there, but I had none. Seeing that I was unarm- ed, he remarked that I had had due notice, and Jeft me. The conversation was heard by three o her men. I came right to my store, but unfortunaiely for the first time since I came bac 1 loaned my forty-five revolver to a friend before. I GOT A DOUBLE-BARRELED 8BHOT GUN and locked for him to come all evening. 1 felt pretty confident he wouldn’t get any advantage on me unless he beuau to shoot from across the street. where I would have difficulty in seeing him through the dark. But he didu't come, and I presume he has put it off tilt this evening.” Do you think he meaus business?’ “itis what lL know of the man that makes me 60 anxious. I wouldu’t care a bit if it weren't that 1 have a wile aud baby now, but when a man has that sort of responsibilty he’s not so ready for a shooting affair, No, Simmous is a game fel- ow, every inch of him. He used to be a stage- Griver there, and the last time I beara from nim he was running a hardware store. He never came this far to crack a joke; and there was no mis- taking the warning.” Certain itis if Mr. Simmons makes a call he Will have to be very rapid to avoid being hurt. WAS Skar.“ had the night The Curious Defense to a Chargo of Poker Playing. Edward Warner, Fred Kleff, Joseph Smith and Cornelius Hilbert were arraigned before Judge Cady to-day by Special Officer Leon:ra on charges of playing poker at Martin's saloon, Fifth and Bim streets. The defense set up was that the me was not poker, but “skal.” It developed, — that they used filly-two cards, while only thirty-two are usually played in “skal,” ana rarely more than four players sil down at once. Clty Attorney Clover is nota “skat” expert, though ne knows the value of poker hands, and he accordingly took a continuance to post up on the game. ABOUT TOWN. Law docket will be called in Judge Barelay's Gourt to-morrow. Juper LUBKE remitted $5 of the fine imposed on Wim. Vogel, a tardy juror. C. W. REED brought suit to-day against Simon VanGracierland & Co., on notes tor $1,030 88. ' NATURALIZATION papers were issued to Jehn R, Rose this aiternooa in Judge Thayer’s Court. I the Maloney damage suit against the Wa- . bash Road in Judge Horner’s Court the plainug took a nun-suil wilh leave this afternoon, Tur elghin number of the Leather Gazette Made its appearance to-day, Mr. M. J. Forhan, the editor, brimful of pews of interest to the trade, 18 making the Gazette a success. Carr. WALLBRIDGR of Tredway Rifles re- etiveu this mornwe the company’s share of the division of the Houston Light Guards’ prize, nee to $250. The money will probably be ura e or. J. M. Parucrps, lately master of trans- jonofthe Louisville, Evansville and St. $, passed throu ch the city to-day on his way to take bis new position of general superintendent of the Gulf, Colorado aud Santa Fe Road. Ar the session of the Supreme Lodge of the ights of Honor, in Chicago, yesierday, Mr. reas- rofl the Supreme Lodge. The general offices * the order Will nerealter be in St. Louis. Tur attending Members of the Western Gas Associativn spent an enjoyaoie evening banquet- at the Southern last nigut, and at 10 o’civek morning started for the carriage drive around ey, following the programme published yesterday, with great appreciation and pleasure. evening West Gate Loage, No. 56, Knights opor, gave their regular monthly mment to their friends at their commo- hall, on Ninetceuth and Olive streets. The risinment consisted of a hop and a “basket „ West Gate bas taken a leading position ‘all exponent of the social features of the order ts, and their eiforts last evening were ed by these present, among whom ana Mrs. Graefe, Mr. and Mrs, Emil la, Mrs. Brady, Mr. and Mrs. Rutter, rs, Yonker, Mrs, and Miss Griffin, | est, Miss Millie West, Miss Lizzie : . aod Mrs, Wili Holtz, Miss Annie Lar. ixs Sophie Etiman, Messrs. Miltenverger: Bryden, Kreuger, Vole, Will Kida BELLEVILLE. le Of the public schools ts In Fair Grounds, and is well at- ie W. Seiber, the ult- » is set for Ar cut Court of St. Clair County, in peilate Court of Fourth District of Litinois has reversed and remanded the judgment of the Cir- ’ which G. W. Hill recovered §12,500 against the Cairo Short Line for unjust discrimination and extortion. Hill is a miller at New Atbens, and the cause his action was that the road lowered its rates for transporting flour from Believille to East St. Louis below the rates established by the Rallroad Commissioners and retained the rates from New Atheus. CIGARETTE smokers who want the best should smoke she Richmond Straignt Cut, No, 1. : Found the Girl ‘This afternoon a citizen reported to Chief Har- rigan that Mary Lorenzen, whose disappearance is reported elsewhere, was found last night, hay- ing lost her way and foryotten the number of her house. She was returned to her Papin street this afveruoon. folks at 3500 THE pick of the * tobacco crop is used u in Richmond Straight | Cigarettes. FOR SALE. $100,000 Mt Lous City Bonds Various issues, on a4 3-8 per cent basis of income. WERNSE & DIECKMAN, Bankers and Brokers, 203 N. THIRD STREET. — — WM. A. KUTLEDGR. * M. MORTON, RUTLEDGE & HORTD REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL AGENTS, No. 707 Olive St. At. Louis, Mo BLANK BOOKS! _ Levisoh & Blythe Stationery Co, 213 and 215 N. Third St. E. S. ROWSE, Successor to Budd & Wade, Financial correspondent for Eastern capitalists. Money loaned in any amount on city property at lowest rates. 612 OLIVE STREET. VIONEY. Wall Street. NEW Tonk, Noon—Money no quotation#; prime paper nominal: har silver iil; Exchange depressed 457@454 1 ng. 449485 sight; NEW YORK, May 14.—Threes 10534, 48 116; Pacitic 68 120, Governments lower; States nominal Kal ways very irregular. 0 no quotation, 4348 New York Closing Vuotations. Corrected daily by brokers, 206 North Third street. Tracy & Bell, bankers and Canadian Southern Canadian Pace. dees Central Neu 90e... Central Pacific pr oF „„ „ „ „„ „ Err eee Chicago, R I. and Pacific oa Uhbicago, Burlington & Quincy.... Jhicago, mM. & Weeeeeereetee Chicago Northwest. . Del. Lack. & W .es Denver & Rio Grande I Ind., B. & Western Lake Shore eecees 9446 06 56 „6 * Louisville and Nashville Michigab Central Northern Pacino ebend 5 do pret 0 Oregon 4 Transcontinental....... Or. Nav. & Trans. Co eee Ohio & Missississippi....... 6e Ohio Central Philadelphia 4 Keadinz......... Puliman Val. Car St. '. M. & Manitoba ific eer eee eeee #2600688 6 *e Ee ee « Wabash, St. L. & F... 590090 once . A ĩͤ dL 8 Western Union T. Co. 20080 cous Corrected daily ~ Broker, 307 Pine street. 8 eee "9800 3(H 2 266% „%,. & 28 22K R 28822 James vLamovell Banker D. & "BONDS. When Interest due. payalie. Bid. Ask. *#Recent bonds iM cent bonds. 1881 J. 8. D. ‘@cent bonds . 1907 id XN. & F. 4 J. A. J. & 0. 100 100 in fin 118 1119 RAILWAY BONDs. Mo. Pac. Ist m. 63. Mo. Pac.Consols.... Mo. Pac. 2d m. 7’s*.. 0. Pac. „„ No. Mo. lat m. 7’8..... K. F. lat m. @s s % May @ Nov. Ieh May & Nov. » lig May © Nov. St. L. & M. ist 7’s 1892| Feb. & aug. ST. LOUIS al. AND COUNTY Jan. & July. City 4's sterling, City 4's sterling, City be sterling, “10 6 | 1902 May & Nov. City 5's City 6's currency.. City 6s 14 i City @s steriing.... City s water City 6's water. City es water City 6’s, bridge ap- proach...... see * County 7’s,curr’ney County 6's. — 1895-06 County Park......../ 1% [April and 1885 [Feb. & Aug 1903 Jan. & July. . . . 1900 June & Dee, Iss June & Dea Feb. Jan. & July. STATE BONDS Mo. ll M0. 46 eeee Mo. WB. cccccces ‘eee 1 Mo. . I Mo. 686. „re fran. & July. J an. &Juty. Jan. &July, db pret *luterest to selier. Cleartngs ‘eeeeeee eae eeeeee eee. ete eeeeeee Balance „ seee eee 215,359 COMMERCE. Closing Prices—1 F. M. CAGO—Wheat—May 8%: June 87: July N: Ont August 88%: Septeinber 4 ¢ ix. 33; 8 ; une 8.07%; uly ort ribe--June 8.1255: TOLEDO—Wheat—May #7 Jab, 63 August WY J S7X a. Afternoon Board—8 to 8 Wheat and corn Sy ae 15 B. DN: Au- 825; August i . ner and firm. Oats steady. Wheat—May 8) i?; 282 Si iy d. July es to. August # b; vear 9! Corn-—May 34K Sek: com 4. year tiats—May 223 year NR to 27. Clesing Friese F. f ee b.; July 2Kk@ bd; j ~-3 an d. Jaly u dD. Reported dail the Culver Commission Com- y. roots 308 and’ 240, Chamber of Commerce, . —: June 6k b; . r gust Mga © n. August 69 —. *r us 8 we EX Juli oak ib ’ * , r e nr Futures at I p. m. out, steady: July Ler August II. I. Sep- Oetober 11.75, November 11.456, Decem- On Passage for United Kingdom Wheat ana Hour, ai a e, 2.425.000 — — 236000 170,000 — Chicago ’Change. CHICAGO, May 16, 10 a. M.—The on Change Was not acco:npanied by anv excessive excitement. eceded agu 7%. July por d 8.35. The feeling is apparently one 2 confidence than on the other two pre- — ys, notwithstanding the last failures in New ork. ll a.m.—Markets became depressed and partiallyde- moralized shortly after ib on the receipt of news of additional! tailures in New York and the decline of stocks. Julv wheat sold down to 58, out risen July corn sold down to $7 aud has advanced Provisions also have ng sold to 2 2 lower 86 for May, 87% June Corn 5444 May. 56 June, 57% July. Oats May, % June, à July. Kye 60%, bariey 73, flaxceed 1 1 —— 7 Jane, $17 45 July, 87 45 August; lard n June, 8.25 July. 6.35 August. Whisky FI 12. Grain Inspections. INTO ELEVATORS—Wheat—18 cars No. 2 red win- ter, 15 cars No. 3do, 3 cars No. 4do, 3 cars rejected do; l car no grade do;.10 care special; total, 50 cars, Corn —4 cars No. Z.white-mixed, II cars rejected do, 48 cars No. 2 mixed. 19 cars rejected, 5 cars no grade: total, 87 cars. Uatse—5 cars No 2, 8 cars rejected; total, 13 cars. Total in, 150 cars. OUT OF ELEVATORS — Wheat —lU cars No. 2 red winter. Corn—6 cars No.2 white-mixed, 38 cars No. 2 mixed, 5 cars rejected; total 48 cars. Oats—6 cars No. 2: total out 64 cars. Movement of Wheat and Corn To-Jay. Receipts. Shipments. — —— — Wheat. Corn. Wheat. Corn St. Louis.... eeeeeeceeeeee 426686 18.140 37.975 7,307 67,329 Chicago. se. eeeeeeeeeee 8eeee8@ 7.373 41,329 289.486 144,321 Milwaukeeé........cces- eeeee 2.985 nnn 38,521 „„ hb oa blest bik 6 12.000 r „ 21.00 Chicago inspections—12 care spring wheat, b cais winter do. 9% cars corn, 152 cars oats, (cars rye, 20 cars bariey. N Receipts and Shimments of Leading Arti- cles for the Past 24 Hours. . Articles. Receints. Shipments. Fiour. — ee 864 6,542 Wheat 8 18,149 Corn. .es eee eee eee eee eee 7,975 Oats. Delscsoos SO CCC ES „ „„ „%% „%Xéð—ꝛ 8. 100 Rye. . oe eee Barley. bu. Steere eeeesteeee®. Oo 2.905 Hav. tons „„ „„es 181 Pork Uri. „6 „„ „„ „„ 9 * 97,703 260 2,6090 Hams. Ds... Oe „% „% „ „% „%„„%„„% „%„„%6„ Meats. . eee eee 92 999% Lara, . Grease, eee eee e bh“ Leaf Tobacco. (From Harker & Pritchard’s Merchants’ Price Current.) | box common Exchange Dull and weak. Sales: lugs at #5; 4 hhdsa do do £6 en 9; 6 lug, aud low leat $7 16@7 80:2 low leaf f :0@8 - 90. ids re- jected on 2 hhads lugs at $6 10; 1 low leaf g 50: 5 com- mon burley leaf 2292 35: 2at gli 25; 1 medium do $11 75; | good do 815 24 We quote @ 10 tbs: a nae pte to good dark and red at $6 00@7: do colory and burley £7@9. Leaf Common to medium dark and red $7@9 50: good to fine do £11@i5; common to medium co ory and bur- ley $9@13: goo‘) to fine do $4@20. Virginia wrappers Common $15@25, medium to good $30@45, choice to fancy gie, Trashy, ticht-weignt and damaged sell at 254 less than above. Commercial Notes. Receipts of wheatin Liverpool for the t week were 192,600 bu, against 181.800 bu the preceding week; aud of corn vi. 00% bu, against 48,400 du the week be- fore.—-A Chicago man states that at one time tuis spring the Chicago bucket-shops were short 10,000. 000 bu wheat through customers.—— L.Everingham & Co. of Chicago in a late circular say: “rom our private crop reports by wire to-day, we mention the follow- ing: Great bulk of corn in Northern and Centra! Ilh- nois now planted. Prospects for corn crop in these areas not better for years, and spring wheat crop prospect shows 97 per cent, taking iw per cent as the standard. May I, 1883, from 725 points in Illinois, Iowa, „ Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio. Minnesota and Wisconsin show 3,823.000 bu corn in crib, and May 10, 1684, reports from 1,622 points in same territory show 10,258,400 bu corn in crib. From this comparison of supplies of corn taken at about the same time in each year, aud covering the same area, we think our friends will see that there is tement among men „ Those Chicago fellows ares It is hang the cable and hang the crops with them. They are watching the — i and take their cue entirely from that. They don’t know what to do,and are utterly at sea. Yesterday when the Metropolitan Bank gave notice it would re- sume they felt better and said the war was over. In the afternoon, with Fisk & Hatch’s failure, they went all to pieces again.“ It is reported that St. Louis banks sent $1,900,000 in currency to their cour- try bank correspondents last night. Ifthis is true, t en the stringency that afflicts money matters in the Kast is able to extend tothe West.——It is probable that one result of .his tightness tothe money market will be that the coun will nave to part with a iarge part of the nthey have been carrying. and that receipts at Western accumulative markets will soon show a material increase. from Kansas City the banks of tnat city were crowding their correspond- ents for money loaned tothe country fer grain.—— 80 far, the communications received from different Ex- changes throughout the country in response to the continuous session ition sent out by the St. hi „ Toledo, Cincinnati, nges express them- selves heartily in its favor and state a wil ingness to carry the idea out. The Baitimore Corn and + lour exchange alone are against it, their b ard of direct- ors saying they believe the move inexpedient, ana the cannot, therefore, favor the roject. — This is ho they feel on the financial situation and try to protect themseives in Chicag ). Roach bid 89 for half a million of July wheat, £50,009 up; that is, each side is to put up 10 cents a bushel for margins. — E. M. Samuel & Sons delivered 100,000 bu corn on May contracts to-day. Part ot this was thrown on the market for sale, but was readily takeu by Orth- wein Bros, for shipment to Europe via the river. Considerable was delivered the Culver Commission Comnany, who wiil ship it to deiphia and Baltimore, some to other river exporters. Nearly all this corn was well taken care of.——Yes'erday’s and lo-day’s receipts of wheatin Minneapolis were 200 cars on each day.——A letter from m. Sims, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, states: “The last esti- mate as to the number of bushels of oid coru on hand was for March 5. At that tine there were about 60,000," 000 bushels of the crop of 1883 in the countiesin which it was grown. A large per cent of this has been snip- ped out since the time mentione!. The wheat area is estimated to be in excess of that of last year l4 per cent aud the condition onMay 1 is 9 per cent better thau one year ago at that time.” The Marnets. FORENOON SESSION. OLOSING ATI P. u. Wheat—Stock 310,83! bu against 314,445 bu yesterday: No. 1 red 93,106 bu., a decrease of 1,355 bu. Elevator withdrawals 5,477 bus to city, 5.000 to raiiroads. The market started in as it aid yesterday, the confideut feeling reported in New York fiuancial circies, aud the advance in stocks this morning havingae sirength- ening effect. The Eastern markets were firm, Chi- cago suid up to Ww for July and from all poinis came reassuring advices. Sothat though cabies were at tneir dullest aud most depressea.no expor:s reported, the weather beautiful and crop prospecis elegant, yet the encouraging news from financial ceniers put grain up in price. But, Uke yesterday, there came a sudden and unfavorable chang® stocks commenced to break, then came reports of a — 7 of bank tall. ures in the t Governments went off4 points and other depressing advices 2 Jul ned and sold 2 to co off and finally a ter at then commenced Mk, fro and it sold 2c lower, a lot of but gi the best 1 FE 155 1712 kek * i 2 eer 000 3. 12,650 40,521 32,421 " the former at 2:30 a decline of le. but attme lower prices was active, an ta and special houses seilic parece. The order demand was in Cee gs ts . a 0 88 for St. L. %u = C. elected XQ 0 off tha ; ae f Rouse; rejected declined bid yesterday. Was quiet but steady and unchanged. No sbipping Or ex:ort demand exists, the littie that was here @ checked by the finan- cial trouble hast. buyers were doin little or nothing, their wants being emal We quote (the prices on strong 2 and outs de lots between 6s): Extra fancy tons 80; fancy $5 s 46: Choice #4 oh@4 80: family 84 10@i 25 xxx 83 was 0; xx pee 8: 5 1%. HDS dU. lots ed sold in st. L. at #8. lour— Th super une 52 O. jv; nue Fz 2. patent Ihese prices are for lots ou @irival at depo: and Levee; favorite brands e more and ord higher. Cornmeal—Nigner at $2 %@?2 95 on orders: pearl ow. 70 del. meal, grits ana hominy = Rye Fiour— 0 Cuau,cu at 83 @3 Mi.lieeu was stell weak, bul the denand showed an improvement. sacked vrau W@i24¢ at country puiut, 6 at miil, 78@i7 f. o. b.; bulk iat country pulut. y—Prairie went down r w ste, and weak, but enoice timutav was firmly main- tained iu value aud met ready sale; low and medium grades continued to drag. Tf Prairie 2 for pene: 8 choice; mixed §g1i@i4 for common timothy #14@i8 for prime to East sid $1 lower than above rates. Provisions were about stagnant. There was little business doing, as orders were scarce and buyers cau- tious, so that tnougnh sellers were willing to concede lower prices, they could not succeed in getting om much of their holdings. Some sales of standard mess pork were made at $16 75, less than 1d bris sel- ling, aud no more to be soid att A sale of 500 tcs prime steam lard on East si was reported, but terms not made pubiic: was offered this side at 8, but 7% the best bid drawn out. Barly in the day, loose dry salt longs sold at 8.30 and ciribs at 4.35, both del, but later sellers offered snouiders at 66. I, longs at 5.20@ 84, c’ribs at 8.30 and shorts at . c without selling a pound. Some boxed bacon shorts sold early at 94. but later it could have been bought at 9, e'ribs at 8.80 @r £6. longs at d& and shoulders at 7. Hams 2@i3 tor lain aua small 4@i5. Breakfast ‘ 3 * neues 50% dos. Taiiow—Strictiy prime in oii boris 64; do in irregular packages Ne less: choice o ig: No. 2 6; tallow yrease 6 Grease—Hrowu i * yellow 503 white ö. Salt—Domestic $1.25 E side, gi 30 this ws ; ground slum g115 d sack—small way sie er Highwines—Steady and active at gi ll. Sales bris. Cincinnati steady at 51 li: Peoria and Chicago 112. at dull aud nominal Refined and hard were quoted salable at §340 but none to de had at that price. Grass Seeds—Very quiet, bat generally steady. We quote; German millet slow at 52 for prime, 45 for fair; Hungarian at N common miilet : timothy atgi 10@i 0. small ot seiling at the latter figure; red top EN: sale G@ sks at 17}; clover $4 — 0. Flaxseed— Best bid 2. 55. Hempseed— Dull a d nominal at $2@2 25. Castor Beans—Indemaud; best bid #2 30 and tend- ing down with strong prospects of reaching §2 26 to- morrow. Cottoa. There was not much to note in the spot cotton mar- ket to-day. Aside from a moderate business, the movement in general was quiet and prices weaker with a decline of I-ise at New York. whith left middlings at 113g. a decline of 3i6¢ since last Satur- day. Other marxets were without quotable change. Speculative markets were azaiu weaker. > and New Oz leans although opening steady. soon developed weakness aid fel ; p. m. showing a drop since the opening of 2 te iv points, while New Orleans was 4 to & points lower at 1:00 p.m. Trading was large at both the above. At Liyerpo ingto pay advances. quotable change. LOCAL SPOT QUOTATIONS. — Low ordinary 8 ordinary 9; good ordipary 104: low middling II. middling ili: good middling |i: middling fair 124% Stained—Low middling 9%: middbng len: good or. Ginary 9%. Tinges— Low middling 10: mi ng 1045. KECEIPTS, SHIPMENT AND TOOK. — Gross re- ceipts to-day 25% bales, against 634 bales last year: since September, 1883, 296,54: 3. againat 445,271 last year: shipments to-day 1,331 last year: since September l, „ 292.082 bales. against 416,019 dales same time last year. Stocks in compressés aud warehouses to- day 9,038, against 30,991. P REOKIPTS, EXPORTS AND STOCKS—Net re ipts at United State, ports for, 7 days, 8,8 bales: same time last week 15,577; sa: me last year 42,7 2; exporta 13, 268: same time last year 49,423; stock 515,621; same day last year 559,588; not receipts since Septem- ber Be 4, 7.664. L—Uplands 63,4: Orleans 6%d. Sales 12,000 Futures closed niet. May and June 6 16-64d; June and July 6 2 : August and Sept and October 6 Ad: Oc November and December 6 8-64d. Cotton-Be'lt Bulletin (Latest) Wak Dup’Tm’T. SIGNAL SERVIO“.C. S. ARMY. ST. LOUIS, May 16. i884, 5 P. M. Division of Telegrains and reports for the benefit of Commerce and Agricuitnre. > — > oS Bre Montgomery. Ala. 6000 ene, Drohne. eee eee eee ee Galveston, Tex 10 Vicksburg, Miss K eee eee K 12 Memphis, Tenn PROGR cdbccdesdcocnsccetssecoccecccdencns 193/583 0.17 — tt) = = a wt “Sw a hr ona w Se Sseeceseco SSS — — — Senses ame NN | eeeeeesesecs: J. H WEBER, Sergeant, Signal Service, U. 8, A. Coantry Preduce. APPLES—Very little doing. There is some inquiry for choice fruit at $4 60@5 per bri, but very little of this stock arriving. RIED FRUIT — Demand good, offerings light and market firm We quote: Apvies—Common dark 5@5i. fair to „N,, prime quarters and sliced Ng. choice dose, fair tochoice evaporated —— Venches— Common §@5%, fair to good 54% @s\, prime 606K. vVOTATOES—Offerings very light, demand good and market tirm for Eastern Burbank Gn. and Peerless at W@1?; Northern w@0. ONIONS—tasier, Bermuda at fl 7801 8 N bu box, and Southern — bri. BUTTER—S8teady aud anehanged. Demand con- tinues fair for the choice grades, while stock below choice, no matter how little the detect may K was vr mptly rejected by dealers. We quote; Creamery at 212 for choice and fancy; seconds at dairy rates. Dairy—Choice to fancy 18; fair 12@15; low 7@\0; near-by packed in large offer- slow sale at (@!0 for low, to leis for choice. S-—Stead) , and demand fair at loge. PUULTRY—Chickens firm hotee hens sold quite readiiy at #3, mixed a $250@? 75, and cocks at $2 25 Ducks slow at 8275@3 28. Geese and turkeys dull and neglecied, Spri.g Chickens—The bulk of the receipts sell at 8] 60@) per doz, as near) all arriving are small: good sized would com mand readily. GAM Kr light and demand fair. Mallard 1. . and tea £150; snipe fi; plover 81; og le i. WOOL-—Demand fair and market more quiet, but pone OF We qnhote; Tubwashed—Choice 2%: fair 30 . lk cv and low 6@29. Unwasied —Choice medium ! good average medium zl. selected light fine heavy nos, comb- stags ary sai giue stock 4: Kip and cai! Wool; green b skins FEATHERS—Steady. We quote; Prime live ges et „ in latte «and 55 in small sacks: wnrive. audi, ero... 36@43: mixed in@35; are 3@10 per cent. DEEM SKINS—Dul! at 20071 4. BEES W A x—quiet at e tor enoice HOPS—Choice z. prime 14925, New seuthern Berries and Vegetables. STRAWBERRIES—There was a decided im both price and demand. Order 4 for nicely trimmed, down to $2003 5) for com- mon. UASH—Selling slow at 0% Fe dozen, EI Demand moderate at 0 per bri, B ing to en: oy TS—The light arrivals sell slow at g 002 73 . r udas 50@75 B peck box. top for e ripe. STRING BEANS—There was a pretty fair demand for good stock at We@si FB i-peck bx, but bulk of the arrivals were spotted and aged.and 80 d slow for much less, some being worthless. GREEN PEAS—aArkansas were mm good UB d¢-bu box, and lennessve at gl ERE cee LIVE STOCK. Cattle. Hogs Horses & Mules eceipts....... 6i7 4,179 ve Shipments.... 2.907 6,612 135 CATT. —There was still a lack of confidence in the market to- lay, and few bavers had eufficient rans to venture on trading. The — re are unusualiy light even for a Friday and most of the stuff on sale was lef. over from the da previous. Butchers’ cattle were in light request and easier. which here- tofere have in lally nest at ew Bs escriptions pti of * cattle were weak and unsettied. Notwithstanding the Umited number on the market, some four or five loads chauged hands early at prices largely off frum those current the iret of the week, several of the lots being of exceilent quailty, thonch there was nothing use abo tthem, The movement, however, Was small and he bens aud alleys throughout the morning presented a lifeiess appearance. Quotations were wevk, irregular aid unsettied at the ollowiug: KULING QUOTATIONS.—Exporters $8 36@6 65: good to heavy U Eo 75: to fair steers vative steers 78 (%: fair 15; Soutp west stockers. £3 7 ; to feeders, #400@5 00: vative cows and heifers. common to choice $3 65@1 50; cornfed les steers. 4 W@5 . scalawags ol an kina, 82 en 25; mulcb cows and, Calves. Kab: veai caives. Welz. KEPRESENTATIVE SALES—National Stock Yaras— I7 bauive butchers averaying 1.2 ID, at 10; 20 native heifers averaciig 65) Ibs, at Bb ; native bute ners, avecaving 909 W. at #5 40; 19 native steers, avera ging 1,152 Ibs at $500; 2) native steers, averaging I. I ibs, at 85 5: 16 native steers averaging 1,204 jes, at $5 80; 21 native butchers, ee bs, ~~ du, 2 native bu chers, averaging 780 . at B50; 18 native batchers .veraving 960 Ibs, at 85 60. KEPRESEN'TATIVE SALES — Union Stock Cat.le—l4 naive teers, averaging 960 Ibs, a 55: In native steers, averaging 900 Wa, at 2540; ll nauve steers, averaving 1.0530 be, at 85 70; 24 Arkausas butchers’. averaging *ii Ibs, at £525; % Southwest scaluwag cows, cows, averacin 28 Lim ing 95; sieers, 91 VYards— were w the bouses to fll, and grega was very large. Some lle demand was had for shippers and quite a brisk trade was dove at $5 60 for medium weights. Packers are very backward about taking hold, and it was not until shippers had pretty well su) plied themselves that they showed any disposition to even ‘look at hogs. Prices were weak and the range was given at $5 W@6 50 for rough mixed to good. Batchers also were not very anxious to take hoid, one or two sales being made to them t+ $5 w@ 550. The market outside of light hogs was’ not a sat- isfactory one, and the demand whieh was had for these imparted some littie strength even to heavier weigh's which was whfdlly lacking at the start, and ma be said i have prevented the trade trom becom- ing tota:.y demoralized, as the receipts were very ree. KEPRESENTATIVE SALES—National Yards 81. averaging 213 fs, at £540. 97, averaving Ia] tha, at #5 50; 16, averaging 20 Iba, at 0. 0. averaging 130 bs, at $5 U5: 16, averaging 138 Ibs, at #5 00; 35, averag- ing 211 3, at £5 40; , averaging 10 bs, at $5 05; 4, averaging 12) fs, at 85 00. ss averaging 140 Ib ai 85 . 56 averaging [37 Wat 85 10. D averaving iis Ib at $5 Wv. 33 averaging i32 at «5 vv, 53 averaging 199 Wat $5 20, % averaging 199 tb at 25 45, 44 averaging 1.9 Ib at #5 45. lo averaging 13 B at #5 0), IZ averaging 26) fb at $5 50 89 averaging l wat £5 55, 47) averaxciug 2% fb at $5 55, 48 averaging 182 Wat 55, IZ averaging i4) |b at 83 00. 47 averaging 196 ib at 8. 53 averacinug 7d at £5 55, 22 averaging 146 Wat 80 lv, 10 averaging 164 ID ac £5 10. 18 averaging 19; tb at 40, Yaveiagiug d. Wat 85 50, Is averaging 1% Wat 0. jlaveraging 203 |b at #5 40. 5% averaging 199 ib at $5 45 2] averacing 145 fb at $5 «5, 44 averaging 181 Ib at 85 40, 1.0 averaging 235 fh at £5 50, 73 averaging u fb at £5 60. 16 averaginy 213 at 85 . REPRESENTATI VB SALES—Union Stock Yards—Ho -Gi averauing ly Ib at g % 6 averaging 246% at £5 56 averaging 225 Ib at g5 6, GW averaging 162 Wat BS 40. average 7e fh at #5 W. % averaging isi 1 at 63 averaging 248 [Ib at £5 90.125 averaging 161 fb at 4 averaging 211 ib at $5 0% 3; averaging 5 69 averaging ies at 56 35, DS averaging 186 fb at 53 averaging ‘54 ib ai 84 9°. 26 averaging 218 lbat lS averaging i9 ib at 85 40. 20 averagiug (70 |b at 20 averaging ™5 Ib at #5 25. 58 averagiug 278 45 averaging 211 ba 25. SHEEP— Market — and without notable features. Supply small and demand only moderate, at $3@5 30 {or Common to choice clipped. Wooled sbeep not wanted and none on sale. Horses and Mules. HORSES—Heavy draught, extra, $2000275: heavy draught, goed, 8160190: drivers, extra 817530: drivers, good, S125@i00: «treeters 81 156: saddie horse, extra, $175@225: saddle horses, good. I le. cavairy $130@140; plugs 85 80. MULES—I5 hands, 4 to & years old, 81 15 hands, 440 8 vears oid, extra, Tee, 6 to zs hands, tos years old. N, heavy piugs 1 Live Stock Markets by Telegraph. KANSAS CITY, May 16.—Cattie—Receipts 1,348 head. Market dull, weak and lower for all grades, H Receipts ö, lol head. Market weak; tops $5 30; bulk of sales at #5 10@5 28. f CHICAGO, y 16.—Hogs — Receipts. 14,000: prices 5e lower; light $5 W0@5 ‘5: rough king 35@5 70; heavy packing and shipping 15@6 10. Catile— Receipts b. % steady on best; others oe lower; ex- porte 56 0@6 6; good tochice B85 s Ww; common to air $5 25@6 65. Sheep—RKeceipts 2,50; market dull; common to prime 83 70@7 00. MARKET BY TELEGRAPH. lower and quiet; BALTIMORE, May 16.— Flour superfine 8. 75@5 Ww: extra #3 62@1 62: family §4 780 575. Wheat—\ estern easier; moderate demand; No. 2 winter red spot 81 Wi: June #) O@idik: Jury KI ei O14: August i 00 a" Cora—West- ore eae “4 So amen Fm my . 58 bid: ay en June een: July aw i; August SIN. Outs quiet and firm: Wester’ white diu. mixed an; tennsvivania Rye quiet at 68 @70 Hay tirm aid in good demand; prime to cnoice Pennsyivanuia and Marviaad #15@16. Provisions quiet and easy: mess pork old n 75, new gl8 74 ulk meats—Shoulders and clear rio sides ked ? . bacon shoulders s: Clear rib sides 0K. Hams \444@i54¢. Lard—Refined sx. Butter quiet: Western uc ed ,0@20, creamery 7. baus steady at 4 5.Petroleum lower: refined 7% Coffee dull; Rio cargoes ordinary to fair at ek. Sugar quiet: A soft a. 7 pool dull; cotton IIa; flour pace: grain 2d. Keceipts—F)eur 2,461 bris: wheat 38,000 bu; corn 25,000 bu; vats en ba: rye 2.000. Shipments— Wheat 82.000 bu: cor, £000 bu; Sales—Wheat 468,000 bu: corn 346 000 95 New York. *ay 16—Flour—Receipts 13,900 du; ales 6.000 bu, eull,and in bavers’ favor, Wheat—ne- moderate ceipts 21,300 bu; c e lower; feverish; trade in options; 0 | white nominal: sales 000 bu No.2 red June at #1 vO%¢@! 02; 576.008 ba July 8) 22 40 10% % 325,000 bu Auguai «i Bl enen: 16.000 Du de p- tember at $) 4@1 05. Cora—neceipts 12.650 bu; 14 lower; mixed Western spot ain: future 6 655g; -ales 61.006 bu. (Outs—Recetpts 5.000 bu; *@ lower; Western 3915; sacs 170,000 bu, Beef duit; extra mess Z£)2@12 5. Pork dull; pew mess £15 0 d #17. tard apnsetiied; steam 835. Hutter aut West-err ie; Elgin creamery z. Qneese dull at 20 I. Sugar dull. Mulasses quiet. Petroieum weaker. Rice quiet. Coffee dill. treights steaiy. Turpentine dul at z N. Rosin steady at £1 ei en Tal- low dull at wy. festern eggs dull at 15@.5\. NEW OR. BANS, May le. 11:30 A M.—Fiour dull but firm: fancy ps we n choice £5 4@5 jo; extra tancy % la& Cornmea! em at $900, Cort quietand steady; mixed at 67; yellow at 67; white anil at e. Oats easy: prime 43; choice . Bran quiet; ast Siw. Hay ea at 821@2:: prime to strict urime ge 20. Pork easier at enen Cut meats Ser shoulders 6 55@6 @, sides . Bacon quiet at j e. tes. Hi. ulet at 1280 @asy. refined 4% change on New Yor mium. — 4 quiet at IIK: net receipts. bales; gross, 499 NANA CITY, May 16 —The Tts: Wheat- Rece pte 1,862 be. Du.: ; No, 2 at 54. Mar sales at : June Wu bid, July e bid. 78 asked. Corn—Keceipts els: shipments 26.447 ba; in store 50,506 No. med cash 4 : AN asked; July 44% bid, saies at 38%. Re Nominal. ver dozen. Hutter, weak and siow. —4— NIN 008 unchanged, TOLEDO, May 6.—Wheat dull and firm; No. 2 red Cash vam Ae May : June 94; July SX: August : No. J eoft 21 B® Oj: No. 3 red 8) yy 4 mixed asked, Ne f cash or May 5: i; we N July : August @: rejectea bey; no grade 51 ‘ Vats no ; No. white wy; Nod cash os Mas * CINCINNATI, Narr reer dull family #4 9 u and lower at pi eie June WK way. Rye . i, „Mar Whisky steady at 81 16. Freights to Liver- | =|WE ARE RECEIVI THE VERY LATEST STYLES Boys’ and Children’s Made from best styles Foreign and American W orsteds, Diagonals, Cassimeres and Chevi- ots, which our firm bought at lower prices than same goods have been sold in twenty years. | We are getting NEW and VERY ATTRA(T- IVE DESIGNSevery day by express from our Ncw ork factory, and we are selling them at prices to correspond ith. the great shrinkage going — in all kinds of prop- erty. 2% „ The Golden Eagle tas S. W. Cor. Fifth and Pine, ; 4 } 5 5 ' — — BROWNING, KING & C 2 Proprietors, New York. at lower prices; No. 27824; Western winter 7s 6d; | canal.7feeton falls. Business dull, Weather clear Califoraia deciined ld. Mixed Western corn at 58 [d. | and cool. : Demand from United Kingdom dull and negiecied PITTSBURG, P.. May 16.—River 7 feet and 2 for wheat and corn. pus past week 331,000 cent- | clearand pleasant. scotia arrived lat nig — Als, of which 183,000 were American; receipts corn | leaves a! 5 p. m. 162,600 centals. CINCINNATI, May i6.—River 7 feet Ove inches, LIvE L. May 16, 2 h. Mu. — Beet Dull: India | rising. Weather clear thermometer @ mess 84 Ie: extra 9s mess ; hams long enn. — — steady at 63s. Lard—Prime Western dullat m.. Cheese—American choice steady até. Wheat— No. 2 spring steady at 7s 3d. 1 May 3:30 PF, M.-Turpentine easy at THE RIVERS. tof water above low-water marc. . 20 sSTRAMBUAT. —— — Low 1 N 118 ra. — i — St. Louis and New Orleans Anchor Line UNITED STATES WAIT! LINE Packets for Natchez, Bayou Sara. Baton Roage and New Orieans leave Wednesdays and Saturdays, CLULry OF VICKSBURG Packets for abe Garden Cairo, Heumann. his, t'eiena. Greenville. Arkansas City and Vier te teave Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satardave, COMMUN dE LTI... Neal, Master, Leaves Saturday. Mey at 5 ». m. Peckew for Sie. „never, Su Marys UOhester, Wittenbere and Grand Tower Sem BB. O. MAbs r.... Lennox, Master, Leaves Tuesdays ilursdays end Saturdays, at & Hei kt. (in on kt. @ in Ke, New Orleans; Eagle, ftov ; Commonwealth, Vicks- burg; Dora, Clarisville: Spread Eagie, Grafton; Jo Fieming, Lake Depae. DEPA e e Spread tagle, Grafton: Eagle, Gral- ton; White Nagle. St Paul; Beaver, Peru, The river has begun deciming in earnest, a foot having receded stuce gesterday.——Business on the wharf s good, out there are very few boats in the pers hat.—— Nearly everything lu the list isa “regu- ar.“ ——Oapt. Peter Kirns is in the city from the North. Cap, Kirns ange he would rather drop a raft through a bridge than to eat.——The Beaver got in from Peru with three ice scows, and returned with two barges.——The Eagle came in with one ba for Grafton tone Comepany returned withone barge for Grafton.——The Joseph Fleming arrived from Lake Depue with three ice scows for Wm. J. Lemp. ave this evening with three sorry for thesame piace.——The s ts Robert d and Helena hulenberg arrived 82 at Alton slo gh, the former from Beston Bay with a raft of pine logs tor A. Boeckeler, and the latter from Still- water with a raft of pine lamber of 12.0% % feet for Schulenburg & Hoeckeler Lumber Co. The Dodd re- turned to Boston Bay for another raft.of logs, and the Schulenburg dropped down from the slough this morning with four strings of logs for H. Boeckeler, and will leaveto-morrow morning for Beef Slouch tor fourteen strings for Schulenburg, Boeckeier 4 Co.-—— The „ brought down from Alton Siough this morning four and a half strings of pine lumber for the John. J. Gauche Lumber Com»any.--— The D. R. Powell Ouachita River, instead of the Missouri. takes her to * he hty Montana place, leaving for Kansas ty Wednesday. . N. JOUN W, CARROLL Kent — — — — — — St. Louis and Miss, Valley Irans. Co. Ned Rn Str. K 8. Hayes and barwes ‘eaves Saturday. Mav . „ om Fer * — freiwht rates w New UOrteans sad potnta in en o JAS. FP. BUROERAL. ent. FOR t rere M 18 rern DIAMOND JO LINE. Fine Passenger and freight Steamers, tor Hannibal, ulnev. Keokuk, Muscatine, ocx Island, Daven buque, McGregor, La Crosse, Winona, Hed > ; ana St. Pau’, STR. IBI CONGER,.........Jas. Corbet, Master, ves Saturday, May F. at (p. m. Rest, Master, Leaves Tuesday. May 20, at 4 p. — . Dae or in ormation, 18 be Avent. . a * arfboat. foot of Wash agten ax. FOR ALTON AND GRARF?tON Str. EAD EAGLE, Henry Leyhe, Master, leaves daily at p. m. JENKINS & BASS, Agents. — ~ MissOURI KIVER Por Portiand, Jefferson City, Rechepert, Boonvi!! Cambridge, Miam!. Waverly. Lexington, ty, and all way landings. STEAMER MONTANA, Geo. O. Keith. commander, J. I. Larie. clerk. Leaves Wednesday, May I. at Sp. m. From Star Line Wart No freight received until Monday, JENKINS @ SASS and L. F. D’ARCAMBAL, Agents, No. 4. N. Commercial. Telephone 4. For sandy Heok, Providence, Wolf's Point, Keche 4 Arrow Kock, and ate mediate p ints, VIA MO. PACIFIC K K. AND BOONVILLE For through rates and bills of tadiag, opp to Contracting Freight Omtiea, N. ust. JohN O'CONNOR, Commercial A FOR EXCURSIONS! LARGEST, FINEST AND FAStHST EXOT VESSEL ON WE*+TERN WATERS. The side-wheel palace «!eamer CHARLES MORGAN Ia bow Open tor eh ter ts 307 long and ha: beautiful, fall leagth = cabin handsome + ovctfitted with every modern couventenuce. For terms and dates a bir to F. MANION. Pres., N Levee, of JENKINS & SASS, 16 . Commercial er. ~ THE BOSS EXCURSION BOAT. — ANNIE. Side-whee! Steamer can be chartered for picnics and excursions on « cation to Capt. . H. silver on "Change, or to W. A, Hobbs at the Post !Mepatch Mes. ‘DOCTOR WHITTIER 617 st. Charities Street, St. Louis. Mo. mate of twe medica! co) ha iin the treatment of © leod lliseases (han any ae City papers show ana all u — os by mail.fres 11 SIGNAL SERVIC WASHINGTON, May The following are takeu at mement of time at all stations: Bismarck, Dak...... Cairo, "e®eeeeeeeeeeeet Chicago, TIL... Cincinnati, G. Davenport, 10. Dead wood, D. . Denver, Coll. Des Moines, 10O0 Dodge City, Kan..... t. Assiniboine, Mon rt. Custer. Mont..... rt. Elliott, 1 jalveston, Tex......| 29 rdianapolis, ae: #2 Keokuk, ass LaCrosse. WI en von worth, Kan. | 20 Little Rock, Ark Louisville, .. 22 Memphis, Tenn Meo nead, Minn. eee Nashviile, Tenn worth Platte, Neb... 2: 4: 44 i: „„ Lt. Clear. .|Clouay. et eee eee" 282: 28282 thermometer. 8 5 = 7 22: S22 * mee f , OD... „000 Pitcaburg. Fenn Shreveport, La....... j es f „ : eid 1 jtockton, Tex........ it. Paul, Minn..... 90 Vicksburg, Miss Yankton, Vak. Ft. Smith, Tex....... New Orleans. bes Sait Lake Citv........ Ww mas. d resezssssragersergssges e tion ina ah (—) indicates fon H. 51 W = te 6 = ion, Ve bility ness. Mercuri SIGNAL Su von, U.S Sr. Lovis 2 i 4 Dr, JACQUES, se — i i a: 0 > 5 8a ay renn N — Deen — a 119 Se 3
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