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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1894)
TTTK OMAHA DAILY 1KR : MO.VPAY , APRIL 10 , 1801. NO LIMIT TO ITS SPHERE Electricity Rapidly Penetrating All Depart- mtnti of Activity , DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL DIRECTIONS I'nliiro Po Mlillltlr < rlctnrnl In t'olir.-'ml ofVutrr Drlirn I'nncr Unilrrcroniiil Trollrji niul Itciili The editor of the I2lnclrlc.nl Age makes llio prediction Hint by tlic year 1900 our homes will bo healed by electricity supplied from large central Ht.itlons and distributed tliruugli street mains. The Idea Is prac > tlcahlo even now , the economic factor being the only one as yet unsolved. The possi bility iiiu * foreshadowed affords a new rea- ROD why municipalities should not surrender to corporations the control of their hlgh > way , the functions of which arc seen to bo steadily enlarging. TUOM.BV. As It looks on paper the underground trollry electric railway IB near perfection. Mmllson MiiRlnn and II. llrandenbiirg of Chicago have Invented nn Ingenious arrange ment for which they Imve applied for a patent. Their claim has linen allowed , and they art- having a working model made. The conduit Is twelve Inclicn deep and ten Inches wide. From the center of one side pro jects brackets on which Is carried a gas pipe , In the center of which , perfectly Insu lated , Is the wire that supplies the current. At Intervals of twenty to thirty feet , as may be desired , project short vertical copper rodi. In the top of the conduit arc wooden beann In sections twenty to thirty feet long , on which rest the sections of wire on which the trolley travels. One of these wires Is bent down at right [ inglca so as to touch thr copper uprights when presscil down. Tin1 wooden bciun Is held up by openings , fiu tli.il the contact Is made only when pressed down by the trolley. The trolley Is In communi cation with only one section of live wlro at a time. This , It Is claimed , nbbulutcly does away with danger. The clot Is built Ilku an Inverted V so as to shed water. It l claimed to be water-tight , A number of ex perts have examined the model , and they nay It Is apparently porfect.bnt must be tested In actual service before Its real value ean be determined. The cost Is estimated at $5.on0 u mile. Arrrangements have already been made for giving the Invention a service test In Chicago. HI.KCTIUC HEATING FOR STIIKET CARS. It Is satisfactory to know that the use of electric heat for street cars propelled by electricity Is steadily extending , and is likely to soon bo the rule rather than the excep tion. Over 200 electric street railway lines In the United States are now equipped In whole or In part with electric heaters. Their superiority to the coal stove In every respect Is obvious. They do not take up any passenger space , ns they are attached to the seat raiser ; they distribute the heat more evenly ; they throw off no odor , dirt , dust or smoke , and they require absolutely no attention from the time the car lu.ives the barn In the morning until Its return at night , and then only to tuin the switch on and off. Then again , they save the in tense discomfort which passengers often ex perience on n spring-like day , when the air is Just too chilly for no car heat whatever , but not cold enough for much. Under such conditions passengers may be half roasted by the heat of the coal stove , but with the electric heater the temperature can bo ad justed Instantly to any change In the weather. The absence of risk of flre and the warping or burning of celling or roof nru also considerations of weight. The cost of electric heaters has been brought down to an extremely moderate point , and the electrical engineer of a prominent railway claims that the extra space obtained in the cars by using them more than pays for the extra amount of current consumed In opera ting them. The cost of electric heating depends upon the cost of current , and this varies greatly In different localities. The average cost per car a day Is put at 25 cents. TELEPHONE WORK IN NORWAY. If proof wcro needed that Norway intends to maintain the reputation It has Justly gained as the most progressive country In the world In the development and popular utilization of the telephone , It can bo found In the report of the Norwegian Telephone committee , which has Just ended its labors. The main points of the report are as fol lows : The state takes over the building and working of both local and long-dis tance telephone lines , and obtains by de grees possession of the existing private telephone companies , either by purchase , by private contract or by expropriation. Long distance telephones arc to be constructed , having Chrlstlanla for their center , In ac cordance with a plan already completed , which Involves the opening of some half dozen lines. At the sanm tiino concessions will ho given to private Individuals or syn dicates for the erection of telephone lines nt places whore the state cither has not built or docs not Intend to build telephone lines. Private telephone companies arc to bo allowed to have connection with the Statti telephones , and the telegraph stations will every w hero bo connected with the re spective central state telephone stations. Metallic circuits will bo used on all the new lines and will gradually be adopted on lines now using the single wlro system. The annual charge will range from $27.DO to $13.87 , according to the size of the cities. The charges for conversations on long dls- tanco lines nro regulated according to the distance between two neighboring towns ; for distances up to 100 miles , CO cents to 12'ij ' cents ; for distances over this , 20 cents. The length of a conversation Is fixed at three minutes. A LIGHT NOVELTY. A Dolglan electrical engineer of much prominence In that country , Prof. Francois Van Ryssclberghe , has designed u hydro electric power and lighting system , which Is now In course of erection at Antwerp , and Is quite novel. The aim of the designer has been to avoid the excessive cost attending the distribution of electricity by continuous currents through expensive mains ami feed ers , and also to avoid the dlfllcultlcs con nected , at least In the lU-lgl.in mind , with high tension currents and transformers Therefore It Is proposed to distribute the power by means of water under pressure to various small sub-stations and tlrro run the dyinmos by hydrallc me tors , It being claimed that the cost of both Installation and opera tion will bo cheaper than were n complete continuous current system Installed , while the operation will bo free from the alleged dangers of the high tension , alternating cur rents , How far these expectations will be realized by experience remains to bo learned , but the plant is now far enough along to bo worth n word or two of explanation. In the main station nro two horizontal compound condensing engines with vnr ab'o cut-off gear for the high pressure cylinder and a llxed cut-off for the low prosauro cylinder. These Fiiglnes have a high pressure cylinder of thirty inclicH diameter , a low pressure cylin der of forty-thrco and three-tenths Inches diameter , and a stroke of forty-one and four- tenths Inehea. They are designed to run at any speed between thirty and sovonty-llvo luvolutlonu a minute , anil are connected di rect to pumps capable of delivering sixteen und ono-hair gallons under n pressure of iibout 736 pounds per square Inch. The pumps discharge Into largo pressure tanks technically known as accumulators , from which the water Hews through btcel street pipes to the various sub-stations , wliero It IT used to drive the dynamos. Kacli of these stations Is designed to supply current for jKJwcr and lighting purposes over an nre.\ about 3,300 fcut square. A ONE-TRACK ROAD. Ileforo long , unless present plans fall through , work will begin upon a western Now York railroad of novel und curious de Blgn. On this new road , according to the plans of the projectors , passengers will bo whirled across the country at the rate of 150 miles If necessary , carried high up In the air In long , slender cars driven along n single rail by electric power. This first of the elevated railways will run from Oak Orchard Harbor to IlaUvIn , a distance of forty miles , accordlnii to tie route laid out. Of thin route the right-of-way for three and ono-haK miles has Lecu secured. Thu la- I \ < > Vr C.rtnin Iin.i U. > . ' . r tf liutTmj Ki ; < ! tli' K ft . tlnltnJ thnt tlii advanlajv'S ' of elevated roads art many The cost of oi i rnti n In ch > a | r tl.cre nro no danger * OUR grade crupHin rnow nnil dust are equally out of the way. no grading , ditching nnd fencing are necessary , nnd n high rate of speed can be malntnltied In city and country alike. According to the needier xyntcin , he nays that the fanner can plow , sow , reap , nnd even pick fruit under the line , It IH proposed to make the elevated structure light and narrow , so ns to occupy very llttlu iromul. ; The passenger car's are to lie about forty-five feel long nnd : H4 feet wide , car rying forty passengers apiece. Thea * IODB nnd narrow earn will encounter very llttlo nlmoiphcrlc resistance , FHJS Captain Uecchcr , find will cut the air Ilko n bird. The entrance to the earn Is nt the side. The conches are tnado on the bicycle principle , nnd It Is stnted thnt In motion they will balance themselves on the center or tr.ic- tlon wheels while the safely or guide wheel * at thu Bides will not touch the guide rail ! " , Ihus causing little filctlon. The cars nro expected to round the sharpest curves nt high speed with snftty , and climb the steep est grades with case. The inotUo power Is to be storage batteries , nnd there will be no danger from sparks. The weight of n pas senger car carrying forty passengers , with batteries nnd electric motor will bo only about 200 pounds per passenger , cays the Inventor. This elevated Ititivli : and Lake Ontario rnlhond Is to bf built by n company Incorpotnlrd with n capital of $ t0fl,000. ! COST Or NIAGARA POWHIt. Power Ii being contracted for nt NlnRnrn nt from * S to $20 per horse-power per year ot 3C3 days , counting twenty-four hours n day. The average rest of steam power Is said by the United States census to bo $ .10 per horse-power per year of 313 days , at ten hours per day , the cost per hourly horse-power bctng 1.15 cents for steam against .23 of n cent for the water power , even at the highest price. This would bo on Immense ndvant.ige If the power \\cro used all the time , which Is rarely the case. The fact that the water could bo used twenty-four hours n day would not be of much advantage to a man who never runs over twelve. The figure" show , however , u largo percentage in favor of the water when computed on the yearly rate. IIAUNKKSING 1'OTOMAC FALLS. It IH doubtful whether In a few years lienro any of tlio gicnl water powers In this country will bo longer running to waste. The next to bo harnessed In tin- service of man will be the Kails of the Potomac , a company having been Incorporated In Virginia for the purpose of constructing works lo ullllze this most valuable force. Many years ago a company was organized for this purpose. In which the late Itcnjamin R Hutlcr was very" * much Interested , but notwithstanding the proNlmlty of Iho falls to the city of Wash ington , nothing was accomplished because of the lack of u practicable method of trans muting or dlstrlbullng Iho power. The progress of electrical science has made available all of these waste forces of nature. HLKCTUIOAL NOTES. A bill la before congress authorizing the construction of an elevated bicycle roail be tween New York and Washington , to be run by electricity. The Incorporate.s ! promise n speed of 120 miles nn hour. The stale of Ohio has 500 miles of electric railway with 7'JO motor cars. This , nn Ohio contemporary remarks , beats every state In the union except Massachusetts lit the number of cars , nnd every state In the union except New York in tlV- number of miles of irack. The capital invested is $20.525,000 , which Is only exceeded by New- York state , In which about $23,000,000 Is to Invested. Although the past winter has In most places been of exceptional mildness , It has developed a new cure for frost-bile. Dr. Helblng has been f > uccessfnl in Germany In twenty cases In healing people of the fiozen nose. The treatment consisted In applying electrodes to the opposite sides of the nose , and passing a moderately strong current for five or ten minutes , moving the elec trodes about. The Immediate result Is a reddening of the tissues , which may laot several days , after which tlio skin and llcfeh resume their normal condition. In extreme cases , from ten to fifteen applica tions have been found nijr-cssary. A contemporary , In an article designed to promote the Intprest of young people In electricity , tells how to nrr.ingo an Inex pensive electrical machine. A glass , which has been thoroughly dried before flre. Is placed upside down upon n table , nnd on Ihe glass . | s placed a tray , perfectly dry. In such a way that It shall preserve its equili brium. A paper slightly smaller than the tray Is then heated and rubbed rapidly with a brush. It quickly becomes electri fied , and must then be placed on the tr.iy. This Is Iho electrical machine. If the finger be brought near the tray a spark will ap pear. This spark will be so much the brighter , nnd Its series of fparks so much the longer , In pioportlon us the glass an 1 the tray nro dryer. If. while the sparks are being drawn from the tray , the room In which the experiment Is performed bo darkened the scintillation will appear ex tremely brilliant. Wo could not Improve the quality If we paid double the price. DeWltt's Witcli Hazel Snlvo Is Ihe best salve that experience can produce , or that money can buy. 1'rluite Allen's Duel Story. During the debate on the pension appro priation bill last week Congressman Mere dith of Virginia nnd Congress-man Funk of Illinois almost cnmo to blows. Thcro has been some talk of a duel from day to day , and everybody knows thnt the Virginian would ns Hot fight ns not. Ho Is a very nervous man , while the Illinois statesman Is as cool as a cucumber In a refrlgcralor. Congressman John Allen of Mississippi said : "If Meredith and Funk ever came to- gelher on Iho field of honor , I am nfrald Ihey might bo reconciled before Ihey killed each oilier. Down in my neighborhood once upon n llmo Ihero wns n bad feeling be tween Iwo lawyers , nnd 11 wns decided Ihnl only blood could wipe out Iho enmity which existed.A challenge was sent and duly acknowledged. The hour was appointed and Iho two men met In n secluded spot. Ono of them was n great sufferer from Saint Vltus' dance , the other was cool and collected. "As they faced each other the afflicted man began to tremble from head to foot , whllo his pislol described an arc with vary ing up nnd down strokes. His opponent stood linn as n rock walling for tlio signal to lire. Before it came , however , he laid his pistol on the ground , walked Into the woods , and cut n limb off n ireo with a fork In Ihe end of It. This ho brought back nnd stuck In the ground in front ot his nntugonlsl. Then , turning lo the uec- onil , he snld : 'I must request you lo ask your principal lo rest his pistol In that fork. ' " 'What for ? ' asked his opponenl's second. " 'Well , ' replied the other , 'I have no objection to running the risk ot ono shot , but I certainly do decline having ono bullet make a honeycomb of me. If that man wns to shoot whllo his hnnd Is shaking the way It Is now , ho would nil mo full of holes nt his first shot. ' "This wns too much for the seconds , and , by mutual agreement , n truce wns patched up nnd no shots were exchanged. I think If Meredith nnd Funk were to fight , Mere dith's hand would shake and they would both slinko hands. " Ono word describes -perfection , " Wo refer to Dewltt's Witch Huzcl salve , cures piles. In lYunuM Illr. Harper's Bazar : Stranger How long will It take ono to go from here to Goober- town ? Native 'Pcnds on th' way yo go the long er the short way. Stranger Well , the short way ; how long ? Native 'Ponds on whether ye ride cr walk. Stranger Oh , ImiiR It ! I'll drive , of course. Native Then It'll all hang on how fast the horses be. It may take ye ono time , an * It may take yo another. Horses differs ko In speed. Stranger ( desperately ) Well , when you drlvo there yourself , how long does it take you ? Native 'Ain't never druv It. Stranger And when you walk It , then ? Native Never thoughl to time me ; but It's my notion o' things that mcbbe ef you'd started about the lima you began tnlkin' to mo about It , ye might posserbly have been there by this ef yu'd traveled fast enough. JJowlU's Wttcu Hazel ealw cures 'DEPRESSION ' DUE TO CONGRESS Check in the Revival of Business the Result of Legislative Delay , UNCERTAINTY AS TO TARIFF POTENTIAL Manufacturer * , Importer * nml > ! obbern Kept In KunpriKo by the Doubt Which the Hi'Miiti' HIIK I'Dstcrrd DITcct of the llnnlc Tnx NRW YORK , April 15. Henry Clews , head of the banking house of Henry Clews & Co. . writes of the situation on Wall street Ihus : "During the past week Wall street has lapsed Into a stale of comparative dullness. In Iho absence of any Important outside sup port nnd with n lull In transactions with London , the pools have temporarily retired from active participation In the market , nnd seem to bo walling for something to turn up calculated to excite new Interest. "The causes of this lull In speculative op erations lie plainly on the surface. The moil obvious one Is that the gross earnings of the railroads continue below those of a year ago ; besides , comparisons will soon have to be made with last year's gains from the World's fair trnfilc. Another cause of ihc cpilcl on the exchange lies In the uncertainly as to crop prospects. It Is true the bureau's April report of the condition of wheat nnd rye Is very favorable , showing n material percent age of Improvement over the estimates of a year ago , bul Ihe great storm of this week , covering nearly Iho whole wheat area , has affected prospects to an extent which can not yet be estimated , and until that factor Is more definitely measured there will be an clement of suspense In business affairs. "Perhaps the most Influential caiuc of Iho prevailing dullness comes from Iho condition of legislation In congress. The tariff Mil , from having been apparently certain of en actment , Is now thrown into much doubt. It Is qullo uncertain whether the senate will accept the Income tax appendage to the tariff , nr.d It Is equally doubtful whether the house would consent to the elimination of that feature. There seems to be lllllo chanc3 of Iho senate reaching a vole on Iho qucs- llon before Iho middle ofMay _ , and afler lhal Ihcre Is likely lo come a dllalory dickering between the two houses. Moreover , It Is now becoming n question among congress men whether even the picsldent might ac cept the bill , provided 11 came lo him with Ihe Income tux clause annexed. It thus seems possible thai this measure may re main unsettled until the beg'nnlng or middle of June , nnd there Is no Judging whether In the end the bill will be defeated or enacted. This uncertainly brings new confusion Into Iho importing Interest and the whole range of home Industries. There Is no longer any sufilclent basis of probability to warrant the undertaking of extensive operations for the fall trade , and the business In manufactured goods must bo continued upon Ihe hand-to-mouth scale from which trade has been suffering more or less for the last nine months. It re mains to be seen how far public opinion will tolcralo Ihls Irining delay. It Is but a game of politics , nnd largely a personal one at that. The people know how to speak to their representatives when their patience has been too long trilled with and it Is for them to say whether It Is not worth their while to send up n protest to the senate that will bring the men who are jauntily amusing themselves with a game of party policy to a prompt conclusion. In the mean time , the large financial resources centering In Wall street are kept in suspense ; plans for new enterprises have to bo pigeon-holed until those legislative triilers are through with their exhibition of factional fencing , and manufacturers and merchants are kept on the gridiron of doubt waiting for they know not what. "Wall street , however , accepts this situa tion with mortification rather than apprehen sion. It is to the men of finance a loss of time and a postponement of opportunities , rather than a really threatening disaster. It does not affect their confidence In the general condition of the country nor In its ability to thow off the depression ao soon as these legislative restrictions are removed , nor their assurance of a national revival of enterprise so soon as business Is released from the grip of a sot of legislative experi menters. The end of these obstructions Is in sight , nnd , with the abundance of loan able capital now seeking employment , opera tors will prefer to hold on to their securi ties and their plans rather than surrender either at a loss. In the meantime. It Is not the best policy of the men of Wall street to keep silence while thus waiting. They have a voice that can make Itself respected when rightly used. "The bank note caucus of Tuesday last has scarcely caused a ripple In financial cir cles. In declaring for the unconditional re peal of the 10 per cent tax on state bank circulation It went beyond what even the present wayward congress Is likely to grant. An opportunity for the factions therein represented accepting repeal coupled with conditions of control that would amply guarantee the notes of those banks will be presented to them. If that should be ac cepted nn important gain in the reconstruc tion of our currency system might bo ac complished ; If those conditions are rejected the currency situation [ s likely to remain In Its present Indexible state. The proba bility , however , Is that no such improvement will be found possible until the elections have assigned to populism and sectionalism their proper place In national legislation. "There Is some tendency toward a renewal of the exports of gold. The state of Inter national balances , however , Is not likely to admit of any important movement of that character ; and , should the outflow prove larger than Is anticipated , It could have no adverse effect upon our present over-glut ted money market , while by making money cheaper abroad It would tend to create a London demand for our securities. " MONKY TKI1IT IN LONDON. Prospects that It Will Ilrronu ; IJaslcr In tlio Nrnr I'utiiro LONDON , April 15. The money market has not yet attained the ease expected. This Is largely due to the necessary repay ments to the Dank of England and to the latter's taking money off the outside market In connection with the realization of the Daring securities. The present bank re serve Is the highest on recoul. The gov ernment's deposits In the bank have also greatly Increased , owing to the fact that the Hslmrsementa of the state have recently lieon smaller than usual. It Is understood that the government will not renew expiring treasury bills , so 1,000,000 will be rcall/.eil on FrlJay. while nn equal amount of gold Is cnrouto here. Easier conditions ore thus certain to prevail before long. Business at the Stock exchange during the week was small. American railroad securities , al though they recovered somewhat on Saturday , show a gereral decline on the week. There lias been n good Investment In bonds , and It Is generally expected this will Improve , owing to the absence of similar yielding stock. The share market , however , was Ir regular , though confidence teems to bo re turning. The securities of the Canadian Pacific were firmer. Mining securities were quiet. i.N(51.ISII : WIIK.VT THADi : 1)1)1.1 , . 1'rlces Generally Ituln I.OITIT on Account of American Crop ItoportH , LONDON , April 15. The weather during the past week has been dry , and though the wheat crop has not been damaged , the t > prlng corn needs rain. In wheat the trade had Ijeen quiet , with llttlo change In prices. nuHblan wheat was a turn cheaper and red American was Gd to Is lower. Ln Plata mill sells to the continent. The American crop report has caused some depression. The demand from consumers Is not sufficient to control the market at present. Cali fornia afloat was quoted at 2 , > s ; red winter parcels , prompt delivery , were quoted at 23s , and hard Manitoba was quoted at 25s. Flour was quiet nnd rather cheaper. Trade , however , was apathetic and shippers quote lower prices. One lot of Minnesota bakers was sold at llis to 17s. Maize * was 3d dearer and trade was fair , but It Is now quiet , owlni ; to the prospect ol rain. Mixed Attun m r.ir.il pn npt iKHvrry. wcrr quoted nt lia i | . -pot waa , tiady nml the country markets .i\ unaltered , CHICAdO CHAIN MAIIKI.TS. Drilling * * nnd Cli > lnu I'rlrr * on the Itimnl 'f ' Trjitli tSutiirdiiy. CHICAGO , Aprli'MA-Iinln In Kansas broke both the drouth n'Ad U e wheat market. Com pared with ycnlorday's closing prices the lallcr la l' c lower. The largo export trade In wheat reported" , ftojn New York simmered down to about thrty"1o3tloads. | Nothing In the wiy of cxpo'rt .business . was done In wheat there todny tld the market declined steadily all day wllii ( Tut few reactions. Corn closed unchanged , * Mil provisions finished higher nil around , . < , The drouth In the wheat pit , which caused the bears to Ewalt6wsuch copious draughts of short wheat yesterday , was broken today. Kansas got general rains , apparently cover ing the entire stale , nnd the whole nra of the Missouri valley reported n goKorous downpour. That , without anything else , -.vi.s BUtllclcnt 'o obliterate the bullish feeling , which waa to conspicuous yesterday nfter- noon , The Hurcpcnn drouth canard also re ceived Its qulctu.s. It was raining In Kug- Inml nnd there was a lower barometer over the continent. That Icfl Iho bulls only Ihe California drouth to hang their hopes upon and that was not enough to prevent n lo break at tlio opening. Mny wheat , which closed yesterday nl Clc , opened lodny with sellers at from C0c down to 00o and no buyers at over G0 ! c. In half nn hour from the opening It had declined to G0-4c and did not show any signs of recovery until It had reached the laller price. Along with the somewhat bearish Influence of Ihe rains were market advices from Liverpool reporting absolute difference lo yeslerdny's advance here. A leller received from Liverpool said millers Ihere were gelling Russian wheat so low that they could sell Hour cheaper than i oven Iho very low rulei quoted from Oils side permitted Americans lo do. The only offset to the foregoing was the news from California. August lirosse , n well known member of the Hoard of Trade , who has been traveling through lhal state for six weeks , soul Ihe following telegram from thcro lo n friend this morning : "The drouth hero Is very serious and in northern California catlle begin lo give away. " Thai had some effect In staying the early decline. The price re- nclcd from SO c to C0'4c. The trade In the pit , compared with the previous day's busi ness , was light , and Iho overworked brokers had time lo lake a much needed rcsl. The closing price for Mav wes from fio' c to GOVlc. The corn markel was very dull , but prices were firm and scarcely Influenced by Ihe weakness of wheat. The Liverpool markel was quoted weak , with buyers holding off , and there was said lo bo no eastern demand , but holders here refused to give way and there was no selling orders of sufficient amount lo overtop those received on the buying side. The drouth In California has already produced the effccl of creating an Inquiry for corn In Nebraska to bo shipped to the Pacific coast. May corn opened hero at 38c and closed nt 38'X.c after selling at 3Sc. Receipts today were 158 cars. Thcro was only a small business done In oats. The feeling was in sympathy with wheat , but Iherc was not enough doing to create any Independent feeling. May started at ' ,60 lower at 32V4c , sold off to 32c , sold up to 32Vfcc and back to 32c , where It closed. , The provision market was strong , with sail- i ers scarce and for Ihe mosl part confined lo . those who had a profit In previous purchases. The receipts of hogs were only 10.000 head , | as compared with 14,000 expected. The j week's receipts were 141,551 head , compared ' with 100,008 for the same time a year ago. Packing to dnte this season amounts to 50.- 000 head , compared with 289.000 for the cor responding period last year. Mny pork started with a gain of lOc , Improved 12'c ' , but worked oft again-so that only 5c profit remained over yesterday's closing rate. July , however , rose 25c and resled with a 15c net gain. May lard was hard to buy and closed at the top price ot the day , 12'ic higher than yesterday. Ribs closed 7V4c higher. Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 48 cars ; corn , 200 cars ; oats , 140 cars ; hogs , 26- 000 head. Lake business was dull at IVJc for corn and a load of oats wns taken lo Ouffalo at I'/ic. The leading futures ranged as follows : C'ahli niiotntlons wqre as follows : KLOlili n.iBy. WHIJAT No. 2 sprlntf. K > | CJ No3 spring , 62c ; N'o. 2 red , CH ic. COIIN No. 2. 3SUc. OATH No. 2 , 3H4ei No. 2 white , 34'i03 < ic ; No. 3 white , 33V4831C. HYK No. 2. Vie. IIAHI.UV No. 2. nominal ; No. 3 , 53So ; No. 4 , c. FLAX SKttD No. 1 , $1.50. TIMOTHY SnUD rrlniP , J4.2Ji4.30. I'HOVIHIONS-Mcfis poik , per bljl. , J12.SOfl > l..Si'i ; l.iul , per JOO Ibs. . JO.CTVji short ribs , side * ( looMO. S&.mtittiM" . ; dry K.ilted htiouMi'is ( boxed ) , $3.i7VbJC.12 ! | ; shoit cle.ir Hlili-H ( bo\ed ) , JG.SJf&T.OO. WHISKY Distillers' llulshtd Koods , per gul. , 11.15. 11.15.Tho The following wcro tlio irceipts aim shipments for tod. ' : On the Produce ovclmnco today thn butter mnr - kct wan Kti-.idy. imciiaiisrcd : creamery , 17 < i'-ic : ; il.ilry , 12QlUu. KBSH , frijali , lie. Now York Dry ( iixids NH\V YOIIK. April 14.In the diy Kooili mnr- Itet tlif wrather conditions weie Hplendld , but i-nme too lute to benelll the Kenunil urukncHM. Wlio nnd m.ilt ordeiH eiu fi-w nnd for Kin.ill iiKKurtinents. Autumn ill ess K' ' " " ' " ami iTi.riB und nulmnu nmlerwfiir lomm.inded nltfiillon. lIlanlietH nnd ll.inuels II.IMe.imm.mded no inti-r- eHt of moment. The llK.it iroimd pen aim nnd n\t- \ ilia did fulrly well. I'IIIHK | | | cltilbs wele quiet und Hteudy at 2 13-16o for t,4 niiaie . Full Itivrr tales for the week wore 2Wom > pieces , Including mWO pieces C4 KiKinin ami 83.001) ) pieces odd. Oil MarUrth. Oil. CITY , Pa. , April II National Transit crr- tllleales opened nt Mj blithest. k5 ; lowest. ; closed. S5 ; clearnneeH. 22 dK ) bbls. j shipments , kO,477 bbl . : limn. ! ) . ' ,0J bbls. I'lTTSIIl'llO. J'ii. , API II II. National Transit certificates opened at So ; cloned at bo ; highest , 83 ; loui'St. 1 > 5 ; no sales. I'fiirlu ( Jniln Sliirlcot. PHOniA , API II 1 * . COIIN MuiUel active nnd Bleady ; No. 2 , aiVjC'f No. 3. 37e. OATS-.Market Him : 'No. 2 white , 3V4Q33'.lc ) ; No. 3 while , 3231c. < . 11YH MUlket steady ! No. 2 , 4llsfi42it. WHISKY Slarkel' Him ; high wliif basis. Jl.13. l.cimlnnIHiiitiir MiirkH , LONDON. Apill 'tl.ti-Hl'OAK- ' . ilull nml easy ; centrifugal , JjiyatJ' " ; fair lellnlntr , 13s , OMAHA l.lVlifcTOCK MAKKKTS. Hocclptr f Cat tlu' iiijil Hi > B ' < tlio Wc k Show l.iirue Di-rrriiHc. WKtyNESDAY , April 14. A week of unusuallj : heavy receipts closes today with n coiqpurjitlvely llfiht run. As compared with last" week thcro has boon u sharp Increase jjf Supplies of both cattle and hogs , and as' compared with the cor responding week ' 6n < und two years ago the Increase Is even inoro marked. Sheep receipts have been exceptionally light. The llgures are as follows ; Cuttle. IfORH. Sheep , Ilecelpts this week . IT.Cl'l 33,715 3,104 HecelptS last Week . . . 1C'JOC 31,687 3,782 Same week last year . - J5.1M ) aG40 6,183 Same week Ib3' ' . 10,017 17.C38 3W > 9 In the cattle market prices have lluctu- 1 niul consider , lilv Burling mt .i.'lu ' and stroiiRir M'milny aiid Tiif.lty the i-uep tlon.illy I UK i ill offering * \\cdnr.-nlny nnd Thursday caused n muderntp itnlino. whMi In turn wns more tlmn roR.iiiud i-n nr- rount of tiniiniially limited mippllo * on 1'rl- day and Saturday. General condition * are not matcrlnly dllTorniit from last week ami shippers nnd eastern butchers continue to absorb a liberal slmro of the receipts Stronger Kiiropenti market ! ) have ntlinnlatei the export trade to * uch nn extent aa to more than tnUc tip the ciirplns of supplies on this side cf the water , and thl , ultl the Romowhat Improved demand for homi consumption , has been very generally glvci aa accounting for the continued good sales for cattle In the fnco of present am prospective liberal marketing , Althoitgl prices have advanced nnd declined sharply from day lo day there has been n good strong undertone to the trade all week am prices for the gener.il run of beef nm shipping stncrs are generally from IBo to 20c higher than seven days ago. SENT I'lMCES UP AOAIX. Today's receipts wcro lighter tlmn they have been for nearly two months , and as a rule the general ciuallty of the offerings was nothing extra. Speculators nml east ern butchers went right after the cnttlt on receipt of bullish news from t-uHtern markets , hut the dressed beef men hail to have some and did not hesltato to | my lOc and In some cases from lOc to l ! > c more tlmn on Friday In order to get them. The result was a strong active market , with the strength confined to no particular erode or weight. All kinds were wonted , and as thcro were not over SOO fat cattle on sale buyers had them about all bought up before 10 o'clock. It wns pretty much the same way with cows. Thcro wcro only between 300 anil 400 on sale , and useful grades changed hands readily at from Cc to lOc advance. Cows have sold nt comparatively stiff fig ures all week on account of the small num ber offered. Generally not over 10 or 15 per cent of the receipts came tinder this head , and as the demand Is good from all sources there Is n scramble among buyers to get them. Connors have not shown very much change this week , but fat stuff Is from lfic to 2Gc higher than a week ago. On account of liberal offerings of calves there has been FOIDO weakening of values , but not much. The market was slow , but about steady today. On the other hand , meager supplies of rough stock have caused a marked firming up of values for bulls , oxen and stags. The receipts of stackers nnd feeders this week has been wholly Inadequate to Mipply the demand , and as n result prices have ruled strong and higher from day to day. The week's advance amounts to possibly 15c to L'ficon all suitable grades anil the feeling is very strong. Regular dealers have very few on hand and only u .small proportion of the dally receipts como under this head. Good to choice feeders nro quoted at from $3.10 to J3.75 ; fair to good at from $2.75 to $3 , and lighter , commoner grades at from $2.75 down. HEAVY ADVANCE IN HOGS. HOGS Vnlncs have taken a pretty con siderable boom this week , advancing fully 40c during the week. It Is dllllcult to hco any real reason for this sharp advance , as receipts have been comparntlu iy liberal at all the leading centers. Supplies here were 16,000 heavier than last year nml 22- 000 heavier than In 1892. Most dealers at tribute It to speculation , their theory being that Armour Is a bull In provisions and Is getting after the other packers , who have been bearing both hogs and the product In anticipation of heavy offerings In April , May nnd June. The way Armour is going after the hogs here , buying , light and left , would seem to give fcome color to this theory. The Cincinnati Price Current sizes tip the situation as follows : "There are some Indications that the UMial enlargement In supply a little later in the seabon has been somewhat anticipated by thu recent offerings , the favorableness of the winter season for continuous growth of young ani mals serving to advance their marketable condition more rapidly than ordinarily. It Is quite likely that the receipts In May nnd Juno will not bear the ordinary rela tion to the previous movement. " However that may be , It Is certain that when the price is up around $5 farmers are going to market their hogs as fast as possible , recent experience Having taught them that "a bird In the hand Is wcrth two In the bush. " Prices may go higher , but > $5 Is a mighty good price for hogs the way everything else Is selling , and will bring In most of the marketable stock. The biipply today was very moderate , and prices took another up-shuot. Eastern markets were stronger and there was a very active demand from eastern packers. Armour and Sqtilro together took nearly 2,600 hogs. Speculators did a good business , and both Hammond and Swift , especially the former , bought freely , while Cudahy and the Omaha refuted to Keep up with the procession on account of Ihe high prices. The market ruled active and fully lOc higher than Krlday , the extreme range of prices" being from JT to $3.20 for common light mixed to choice heavy butcher weight hogs. Kalr to good hogs of all weights , however , sold very largely at $5.10 nnd $5.16 , ns against ? 5 to $3 05 Krlday , and from $4.70 to $1.75 on last Saturday. SHEEP FAIRLY FIRM. Receipts of sheep were light , consisting of a couple of loads of fair native lambs , nnd they found a ready buyer at $5. Sup plies have been very light all week and away short of the demand , but nt eastern markets more liberal offerings have caused n rather weaker feeling. The market IB therefore nominally a llttlo easier than last week , but the demand from all sources Is of the most urgent possible character. Fair to good natives nro quotable at $3.75 ® 4.80 ; fair to good westerns , $3.23 ® 1.50 ; common nnd Block sheep , $2.503.50 ; good to choice 10 to 100-lb lambs , $3.50Q.5.25. ( ISpcc-lpts anil Disposition of Slorlc. Omclal recon IH auilillapotltlon ofHtoole asmiown by thebooltno' tins Union -Stoak Yar.H conn my 'or the twenty four lioursemiln ? at 3 o'clock p. m , April 11 , CIIIC'ACO IIVi : STOUIC. Itutluccil ItecrlplH of Ciittlo Aihnncnl Price * for Kvrrj'tlilnj ; In tli IVns. CIIIOAdO , April 14. Today's receipts were estimated ut SOO head , making CO.8',9 for this week , or lO.Oiio head more than for tbo pn Mima week nnd 12,600 more than for tbo correrpondlni ; week lust year. Thu fresh arrlvulH and the Bent- terlliK lots left over fiom Friday were nil bought up quickly nt full prlceB , unles making on a linsla of fiom 51.T.O to J3.CO for pnor In extra cows nnd heifers nnd from 11.23 to l.0 for com mon to extra Bteeru. It IB bflle\ed that the re- celptH for the fliBt two days of ne\t week will bo rather lluht ami better pileen will obtain , The decline of from 20o lo 3V ( In the pilroB of Bteci-H will BOIVIJ to cut dunii hii | > plles fur n Bhoit llmo und gl\o thu market a chuncu lo re cover. Thu price of IKIRS continues to advance. Them wns nn unlooked for decreann In thu nriluili today , which but ellKhlly exceeded 9,000 heml. Tliut WUH nut cnouRh for Iho demand ami xi'llci * iigulii put on Iho BciewH , fore Inn up prices an other 60 to lOc. That cat lied Iho mnil.el to fiom J'i lo f.i.40 and It remnlned xtioni ; there. Very few of tbo IIOBS sold below J1.20. the bulk iimklnK fiom } 3.23 to t5.33. Them \\eie a num ber of traileH at fiom jri.ST'i ' to 15.10 nnd Bomo coarne heavy Mult was welKhed at fiom ! . ' > lo $5.10. Th * wetk'B leeelplH u nun-Kate uboul I37.0X ) beud , whlih In 3.MK ) | enn ihan for lam week und 31,000 more than for lliu uuriei-pondlim ueik lull > ear. About 1000 eheen ill lived loduy nnd Ihe lolul for Iho week leiuhen CO.OOO. IIB iiuin t 5 ! ) 210 fur limt week imd 67 ( Kfli u jeai UK < > Then ! WIIH u fair lnnuliy from tmnl BluiiKhii'ierB und Iho Iliaikel wim llrm ni Piul.i ) B ( | U > < IUIUIIH. | the tendency lielne hliKbtl > upward I'ene.iBed re- m uB iCBinimirajiCTiMiinLirjjTi r MODEST mmm _ _ _ _ $ HHHHMK31K2I ; QUAKER OAT ! * . i.l | f r n \ ' rt tk an1 i 'itii ' l > * i " " ' 1 , 1 .It' Ilk l\ t' ll'lv III I I h N t U . I III j .0 IM n fur i > "r * u > rr tn n mi t' > t" - f i lIli'UlSllll 1 1'f ' > llllllIlM W'li "It A I'll" > f fn m Ji ' " t" 14 o f r ! > > T d > . Ii i M.iin-M. . n fiiin > Ui > uM trlnn n mnnll mlMiim nn Hnii' i\n Ui-ii > | | ' f'nlllir 00 lu > nil , rih. ; . M linnl. hiiim. ( i.ftDxhrnil , nhnrp. ) nn hcnil. Thi t\onlng J.uirnnl rxpottii : 'ATTII5- - cHiitu , Si lK > nit ; nhtnmi-ntu , none ; litirhr-t i > lnB'l.v ; lirlnip lo cttm IIHII\P Kti-i-r , SI.IWwl < J ; in illum , ll.nWI.2R. iilhTK , | S riDfrS.DO : IVxnnn , } ! > M TO. 1HHIH-llHi > lili. | , 9,000 hill.I . ; i lll | > lllMIIH. 4.090 Ill-mi. iimiKi'l rll\ < - niul IWlilKhrr : nil Kolil : IDiiKli hcmy , ( I.MW4 S5 ; imik m nnil inUiil , J.VI > r.1.J ; | irline hpiivy anil luiti-her w ldit- ( < , " " " " 5.40. nMtort'd llullt. tt.iAWi n. Slir.KI' ANI > I. A.Ml -Itccflpl * . 1,00 licnil ; no Bhlpmenlii ; i > M > r > thing mild : lop i > licp , JltOlf R.JRi top Iambi , ll.JT.ftS OS. St. l.iniU l.l\i. Stuck Aliirltot. ST. J.OPIH , April -rATTI.K-llec < < lr.t . M ) Ill-mi : shlpmcntit , 700 head ; inarl > t dull mitt mi- chnUKcd ; prlee * niiniliiiil llOUH-UecclplB. l.Wi ) head ; uhlpmenK 12M heitd ; market Wf10t > hlBhri , top prltv , J3.25 , bulk or p lc . fft.10413.30 , Hlliil'-.Noni- : : naif. Kiltlin : City I.hi' Stui'lc. KANMAS CITV , Aplll -CATTl.i : Heo"'pl ' , - > i < > i ] DI , ) > in .1 in ui i t ii tin i i "i i- - . < f | : in ii i r WK I. ' D II. ' IK s'ren $ Hni I 4' . . nit " " . ' . ' ' ' ' - Hllil fif.il i . I&J * Jf Ill HIM I ! , , l | i , { , i i -lupiM - : * ll > .1(1. Ill | | K I Id II , ' . . i iit\ J OM 11 llm\i-i | , pil'ki-IH .inI l.'i ntiil i pln , l ; < ni ( i. , HIIRKI'-II. ri'lpl. . I 100 | | , , , < l , kllipri-ilM. l.tOi I ln > ilj itmrkrl Btmhftr-r _ , ,1J ,1 , Sioux City I. Kit Mliii-k Mirl < i'l. JBJ SlOt'.V CITV. Apr' ' IIMOOS ltei , . | | > , i > M 4 l pnil ! jiwtpnlHy. Ml lipml ; ulilpinoiiiii , lt li-ml ; J * il limrhrt AfllOr lilnliM , JI.Mrr..lO , Inilk. . . / licni . limil : lilpniPtili < . MP nt.ul ; mnihi't * inulv. mi > m. ) } .II KM : ; r > iut . > I.SA 3iOi ( IIMMI. $1 .MKJ * 1 ; \TO | , jM.OVff I.M ; HUH ( MTU nml fpi-l i . J.Mi'U i 3.S5j enlvra niul ifnlllnifi' . > j.QiR3.0i ) . \ Stock In .SlKlit. Tlipfollowliiirarn lli riwlirti .it tlu f.i.i.iirl i- ' clpnl cltlc" ) S.llnnlay , April 1 1 : CillllC. HllITM Slll'Cll. Ponili Omalifl . . I.IIHS RMl lm rhio.uro . win ti.iliKl 1 .11110 KaiiMnCUj . ' . ' .IMHI 5.101) ) 1.10(1 bt. Louln . 000 l.VOU . . Total . 48U | al.l'JI ' . ' 'tll > f wIt's the Standard Fashion , in w ashing and cleaning , to use Pearline. Or- ' the enormous amount of it used every year proves it. Millions of women use nothing else. And when you sec a fashion so univer sal , so sensible , and so unchangeable , why not adopt it ? There are many things that try to imitate Pearline. Some of them may be more or less successful lor awhile but the public is learning. 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