t come, but this feeling
happily is not by any means universal among most far seeing business
men.

The transactions at the Chicago banks were a trifle slower than last
week. The regular loan market was quotable on Monday at 6@7 per cent.

Eastern exchange was firm at 60c per $1,000.

The stock markets at the East were a little feverish and here the same
feeling was noticeable. There are rumors of financial embarrassment in
high places, and Mr. Gould himself is said to be a little nervous over
the weakness in many of his stocks.

Government securities are as follows:

4's coupon, 1907 |Q. Apr. | 123-1/4
4's reg., 1907 |Q. Apr. | 123-1/4
4-1/2's coupon, 1891 |Q. Mar. | 114-1/8
4-1/2's registered, 1891 |Q. Mar. | 114-1/8
3's registered |Q. Mar. | 100

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

The receipts of flour at this point for the forty-eight hours ending
Monday morning were greatly in excess of those for the corresponding
week last year. In wheat last year the receipts were 28,007 bushels;
this year 50,532. Corn last year 189,661; this year 226,990.

Flour was unchanged, the article not yet feeling the uncertain condition
of the wheat market.

Choice to favorite white winters $5 25@5 50
Fair to good brands of white winters 4 75@5 00
Good to choice red winters 5 25@5 50
Prime to choice springs 4 75@5 00
Good to choice export stock, in sacks, extras 4 25@4 50
Good to choice export stock, double extras 4 50@4 65
Fair to good Minnesota springs 4 50@4 75
Choice to fancy Minnesota springs 5 25@5 75
Patent springs 6 00@6 50
Low grades 2 25@3 50

WHEAT.--Red winter, No. 3, 92; car lots of spring, No. 2, sold at
88-3/4c; No. 3, do. 81@84.

CORN.--Moderately active. Car lots No 2, 51@52c; rejected, 43@44; new
mixed, 48@50-1/2c.

OATS.--No. 2 in store, closed 32-1/2@32-3/4.

RYE.--May, in store 57@57-1/2.

BARLEY.--No. 2, 49 in store; No. 3, f. o. b. 52-1/2c.

FLAX.--Closed at $1 52 on track.

TIMOTHY.--$1 31-1/2@1 35 per bushel. Little doing.

CLOVER.--Quiet at $6 05@6 10 for prime.

PROVISIONS.--Mess pork, February, $14 75@14 78 per bbl; Green hams,
10-1/2c per lb. Short ribs, $7 65 per cwt.

LARD.--February, $8 65.

LUMBER.

Lumber unchanged. Quotations for green are as fo