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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1899)
10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1899. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Bullish QoT rnment Crop Report Gauges Sharp Adr&noa in Wheat. GOES UP OVER TWO CENTS ON BUSHEL Corn , Old * nnd ProvUloii * Arc All Polled Out of the Hole liF the Strrnuth of , "Wheat. CHICAGO , Aug. 11. Wheat got well ot > eve the 70c mark today , closing strong with an advance of lc. The bullish government - ornment crop report was the .main factor In the scramble for cover which took place and which at one tlmo advanced the price SVio. Corn , onts and provisions were nil pulled out of n hole by the strength of wheat , corn and oats closing a shade higher and provisions 2V4Q7'/4c higher. Wheat started 'with nn advance of 949o for September , opening trades In that op tion being made at GOHQCOHc. Bull news , for the flrst tlmo In weeks , was plentiful. Hut nil else , was lost sight of In the gov ernment figures on the condition of spring wheat. It showed a decline of 8.1 points In the condition , suggesting a. crop of 235,000,000 bu. This would Indicate a decrease of GO.000,000 bu. , a shortage too great to bo overlooked even In the present apathetic condition of trading. To add to. the Btrcngth of the situation reports from tnj northwest told of n serious and widespread damage ( by yesterday's hall storms In the Dnkotas nnd Minnesota nnd northwest re ceipts showed a marked falling off. Cables , however , wcro rather disappointing , Liver pool showing but Mtfj > ttd advance early and losing even this slight advantage before the. jnnrket closed for the day. The opening tid- vnnco wns looked upon by a majority of the older traders ns sufficient considering die news nnd considerable sMIIng followed , under which September slowly declined to Offerings wcro nil absorbed , so quickly In fact that although u period of dullness followed the decline to 69Vlc , some of the early sellers attempted to cover shortly nfter noon. Then It developed that the market was heavily oversold. Offerings were scarce and apparently the attitude of the whole trading element changed within n. 'few ' minutes. In itho next halt hour the buying developed Into a regular scramble among shorts to cover nnd the rapidity with which prices shot up caught many heavily. .Before . the demand had been satlsned Sep tember had advanced to 71M > c. Realizing at that figure wns heavy and a decline to lOVt ® 70ic ! followed , but the market was well supported , shorts being anxious to cover even at that price , and the close was " Northwest receipts were 115 cars , ngalnst DOS lust week and 99 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 63 cars. 14 of contract grade. Total primary receipts were 476,000 bu. , ngalnat 43G.OOO bu. last year. Atlantic port clearances amounted to 320.000 bu. There was a better cash demand for ell grades of wheat and CO.OOO bu. was reported worked hero. I ' Corn was weak early on the government lu report , which Indicated an exceptionally of large crop. This was the chief feature the morning trading nnd though no .mate- rail decline took place the market tended downward until the big advance took place In wheat. That started buying In corn , shorts coming Into the market and advanc ing the prices of all futures. A feature was tiho buying of .May. possibly 600,000 bu. The cash demand was not so active. Re ceipts were light , 273 cars. Crop advices were favorable. September ranged from SOV&o to 30c , and closed % c higher at Oats were exceptionally dull but flrm , iwith prices 'following ' narrowly the course of whcn.t. Thcro was good buying of September by shippers , supposed tobe ngalnst cash sales , but nothing wns re ported worked here. The "government " crop report advanced the condition slightly. Receipts were. 3S4 cars. September ranged from 19Vje to 19 lc , and closed a shade ( higher tin 191BC. 'Provisions ' early were slow and rather easy , small declines taking place during the morning trading. Hog prices were lower nnd packing Interests were sellers. The market turned flrm In the afternoon with the advance In wheat nnd under good gen eral buying the declines were recovered nnd small advances scored. There wae a coed demand-for lard , but cash business was as a whole slow. At the. close Septem ber pork was B&gSc lower at ? S.2o ; Septem ber lard 7V4c lower nt $5.25 , nnd Septem ber rlbs.Gc lower at $5.0036.02 % . Estimated receipts for Saturday : Wheat , 111 cars ; corn , 270 cars ; oats , 315 cars ; hogs , 14,000 head. Leading futureg ranged ai follow * : Articles Upon. High. Lew. Close. Yeafdy 71K 604 70 08H 7314 71H 73M 76 70M 74Ji SOU SOU KSHOVt 28M 28 29M SOU 29 ION 10 4 19K 19H8H 19H IBM 2W 827M 815 82B 822H 8U7H 835 822H 830 8 2S 617M BBS BIB 626 S17W 62S 527W C20 B27M 6 . ! ! ! * 4.0IH B02X 402M G02M 407M 6 O''H 605 495 505 5 DO No. . 2. Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUIU-DulI ; patents , J3.45fi3.66 ; BtralRhU , 3.0 g > 3.25 ; clears , 52.EOii3.10 ; Bprlng specials , $4.00 ; hard patents , { 3.500 3.60 ; soft patents , J3.SOy3.40 ; straightsW.CO © 3.10 ; bakers , W.-ioge.CO. \V > HEAT-lJo , 3 sprlnsr. 6SC9 ic ; No. 2 red. 7Wi < 3'71Vic. COIlN-ajo. 2 , 31iff31l4c ; No. 2 yellow , 81Me. OATS-nNo. 2. OHiSMUAo : No. 3 white. M J ) C4M..C. BIYI&-NO. B. HAIRILBY-Wo. 2 , . SEEDS No. 1 , rtaxseed , 99c ; northwest. 51.02V4 ; southwest , 99V4c ; September. 9S' o ; October , 98c ; December , OS'/io. Timothy , August , f2.CS ; September , $2.45 : October , J2.45. Clover contract grade , ? G.3 3 < i.35. SUGAinS-Unchan&ed. TIMOTHY SEED Prime. fcMBO H. PttOVLS10NS- porkt per tobl. . J7.60 ® 8.25 ; lard , per 100 Ibs. , J5.05Q6.25 : short ribs Bides ( loose ) , Jl.80ff5.15 ; dry salted shouV- ors ( boxed ) , tS.5CK05.C2'i ; short clear sides ( boxed ) . J5.3W5.33 , WHISK.Y Distillers' finished goods , per gal. . J1.26. Oftlflal receipts and shipments for today : Receipts.Shlpments. Flour , bills . 10.000 13.000 \Vhoat , bu . -18,000 31.000 Corn , bu . 300.000 620,000 Oats , bu . 400,000 3D3.000 lUye. .bu . . , . 9,000 . Carloy , ton . 8,000 C ,000 On the Produce Exchanpe today the but ter market was firm. Creameries. 13'S ® c ; dairies , ! 12iiIlGc. Cheese. , llrm , O'/ifflOc. steady ; fresh , 12' ' NEW YOU1C GKM3HAI , MAIIKIST. Quotation * for < ! i Day on Vnrlnu * CoiniiinilltlcM. NHW YORK , Aug. 11. FLOUR Receipts , 23,201 tibls , ; exports , 15,853 bbls. ; unsettled nnd fairly nctlvo nt generally higher prices ; winter patents , J3.C003.80 ; winter straights , J3.S5iB3.45Minnesota ; patents , J3.70ff3.90 ; Ilnncsota lukerti' , J3 , 00)13. ) 15 ; low grades , J2,30 < rr2.40 , Hye Hour , quiet ; good to fair , J2.904f3.10 ; choice to fancy. J3.15'J3.30. COHNMlSAlj Quiet ; yellow western , 72Q > 73o ; city. 74c ; nrandywlne , J2.10iJ2.20. R.YE Firmer ; No. 2 western , C9ic f. o. b. Intloat spot : wlato rye , & 5&o } c. i. f. New York , car lots. IIAHUSY Klrm ; feeding , 37V4@3So c. 1. f. Duffalo ; malting , 4SQ57c. UARLEY MALT Quiet : western , SSflOSc. WUBAT Receipts , 66.625 bu. ; exports , Options opened strong nt Tic advance ou the bullish government report , but sold oft un der disappointing cables and realizing. The afternoon feature was a second active ml- vaiice on an alarm of shorts , led by St. Xtouls. Closed Wrong at about the top point of the day and lo above the previous night ; Alay. SOllfrSivicclosed ; , Mfcc ; Sep. tember , 74H 76'io ; closed , "GHc ; December , 77UfT7S4io : closed , 7S&c. CORN -Receipts , 137,476 bu. ; exports , 3U- 673 bu. : sales , 200,000 bu. futures , 410,000 bu , rpot. Spot , nrm ; No. 2 f , o. b. , llrm. Op tions opened llrm at unchanged prices , influenced by wheat and later on by foreign demand , light offerings nnn liberal clearances ; firm nt tie advance ; September 36 &ir7tt & ! nf closed , 3l3n. TlAnomhnr . 31W@ 34 ; o ; closed , 3 ) ic. OATS Receipts , 124,600 bu. ; exports. 8,095 bu. Spot , steady : No. 2 white , ibVtc ; track , mixed western. 27Q2SHo ; track , white , 27 ® Sic. Options elow. LEATHER Firm : hemlock sole. Buenos Ayres. light to heavyweights , 2lQ2icj acids , HAV Firm : shipping , 60Q Ocj good to dholcc. 76if90c. .HOPS Quiet ; state , common to choice. 1696 crop , ? S7c ; 1W7 , llffKe ; 163S , l S17c ; Pa.- pine coast , 1S9 crop , 6Q7c ; 1S97 , llgUflj 159S , 16W17C , HIDES Firm : Oalveston , 20 to 23 Ibs. , ICUifnc : Texas dry , 24 to 30 Ibs. , Ix , c ; Cnflfnrnla , 21 to 25 Ibs. , WOOIy Klrmj domestic fleece , Texan , 13ffl6c , PROVISIONS Beef , quiet ; family , J9. 10.60 ; extra mes , J3 ; beef hums , 127100 $ 23.50 ; pickled , J9.50giO.00 ; city extra , India mess , J14.0 ifl5.00. Cut meats , steady ; pickled bellies , tf. < fl7.50 ! pickled Phoulders , Jfi ; pickled hams , J10.00Q10.75. Lard , easy ; western Blenmod , Jo.72',4 ; August closed at J5.72V& , nominal ; refined , steady ; continent , Jfi.95 ; South America , J6.50 ; compound , to. Pork , steady ; mcsc. J9.50fj9.75 ; short clear , Jll.TBjfnmlly. Jll.oiQl2.00. nUTTBH Receipts , 2,573 pkBs. ; nrm ; state dairy , 13Hgi7V4c ; state creamery , 165T19V4o ; western creamery , lfti19Hc | ; factory , I3ril6c. ? CH BBS 13 Receipts , 2.1 ( pkgs. ; market quiet ; large white , 9M9V4c : small white , 9V4f9Wc ; large colored , aWi'OVic ; small col ored. 9Ho. EuOS Receipts , 6,246 pkgs. ; firm : western ungraded , ll(314c ( at mark , I'OTATOES-Qulct ; fair to prime , Jl.OOffl 1.50 ; fancy , Jl.'oQ-Z.Zo ; southern sweets , J3.0 04.00. TALLOW Firm : city ( W per package ) , 4c ; country ( package free ) , 4Hc. OII S Petroleum , nrm ; rettned New York , J7.SO ; Phlladelrrhia and Baltimore , J7.75 ; Philadelphia and BAltlmore. In bulk , J5.2f . Rosin , steady ; strained , common to good , J1.30ftl.32H. RICE Finn ; domestic , fair to extra , 4'iH FREIGHTS Quiet ; cotton by steam , 16c , nominal ; grain by steam , 24c. PIO IRON-FIrm ; southern , J17.BOSCO.DO ; northern , J18.00(321.00. ( OMAII.V nHMMtAL MARKET. Condition of Trnilc nnd ( Inotntlonn on Slniilo nnil Ifnncjr Produce. EGGS Good stock , 10',4e. BUTTER-Common lo fair. ll@12c ; choice , 13Q)14c ) ; separator , ISSlSc ; gathered cream ery , 16@17c. POULTRY-Hens , live , 8c ; spring chick ens , llfpl2c ( ; old and staggy roosters , live. 3V4 5c ; ducks nnd geese , live , 6Cc ; turkeys. MVP , Sc. PIGEONS Live , per doz. , 75c@J1.00. VEALS Choice. 9c. VEGETABLES. VATERMELONS Southern , crated for shipment. ! C57 > lSc. ' CANTALOUPE-JPer basket. 40Q60C. TOMATOES Per 4Jbasket crafe , 45ff50c. ( POTATO133 New potato&s. 3035c per bu. CUCUMBERS Per doz. , 12@15c. CELERY < Per doz. , 30035c. FRUITS. BLUEBERRIES Per 16-qt. case , J1.50 ® L , 0. . 0..PLUMSCallfornia. . .per crate , Jl.33gi.50. CALIFORNIA PEACHES - Freestone. APPLES-Pcr bbl. , J1.75If2.25. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES-OIexIcan oranges , J4.5&55.00. ' LEMONS California fancy , J4.2oO4.50 ; choice California , J3.75 < iH.OO ; ( Messina , fancy , Jo. OOQ5.23. BANANAS Choice , crated , large stock , per bunch. J2.60 < g'2.75 : medlum-sbed bunches , J2.00Q2.25. HIDES , TALLOW , ETC. HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7We ; No. 2 green hides. 6Vic ; No. 1 salted hld s , 8V5c : No. 2 salted hides , 7Wc ; No. J veal calf , S to 12 Ibs. , lOc ; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c. TALLOW. GREASE. ETC. Tallow , No. 1 , 3V4c ; tallow , No. 2 , 3c ; rough tallow. IHc ; white griase , 214@3o ; yellow and brown grease. lU@2Hc. SHEEP PELTS-Green salted , each , 15 ® 75e ; green salted shearings ( short wooled early skins ) , each. 15c ; dry shearings ( short wooled early skins ) . No. 1 , each. 6c ; dry Hint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4g5c ; dry Hint. Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 34c ; dry Hint , Colorado rado butcher wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , 4Q6c ; dry nint. Colorado murrain wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 3 < 4c. St. I.oiiim Grnln niul Provlnlonn. ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. WiHEAT Higher find active ; No. 2 red cash , elevator , 69V4 ® 69V4c ; track , 7071'/4o ; September , 71V4c ; De cember , 74c ; May , 77c ; No. 2 hard , 6S69c ; receJpts. 69.314 bushels CORN Higher ; No. 2 cash , 31c : track , 32c ; September , 30c ; December , 27c ; May , 2Sc. 2Sc.OATS OATS Firm ; No. 2 cash. 21c ; track , 21 c ; September , 20Jic ; May , 21c ; No. 2 white , RYE Firm at 55c. 'FLOUR-Unchanged. ' SEEDS Timothy seed , J2.20@2i40. Flax- seed. firm at 95c. . . . BRAN- FIrm ; sacked , east track , BSc. IIAY- Steady ; timothy , J6.509.00 ; prolrle , WHISICY-Steady .it S1.26. IRON COTTONT1ES J1.16. BAGGING egfi c. PROVISIONS-Pork , nrm at J9.25. Lard. better ; prime steam , J5.10 ; choice , J5.15. Dry salt meats ( boxed ) , shoulders , J5.12V4 : extra shorts , J5.25 ; clear ribs , J5.37V& : clear sides , J3.CO. Bacon ( boxed ) , shoulders and extra shorts , J5.75 ; clear ribs , J5.87& ; clear sides , $6. flrm at * U7 * : spolter' . POULTRY Steady ; chickens , 7@7c ; young , IWlOHc ; turkeys , 8c ; young , lie ducks , 5V4 < g < > c : geese , 6@Gi4c. BUTTER-Firm ; creamery , 16@19c ; dairy , lof { 16c. EGGS Firm at 10'c. " . JRECErPTS-JFlour5,000 bbls. ; wheat , 69- SXx corn > < I2'000 bu' ! oatsO00 bu- SinPMDNTS-MFlour. 6,000 bbls. ; wheat , 9,000 bu. ; corn , 66,000 bu. ; oats , 11,000 bu. Liverpool Grnln nnd I'rovlnioim. LIVERPOOL , Aug. ll.-JPROVISIONS- i.ard , lAmerlcart renned In palls , dull , 28s ; prlmo western In tierces , dull , 25s. Bacon , Cumberland cut , 35s ; long clear middles , light , 31e ; long clear middles , heavy , 30s ; short clear backs. 29s Cd. WHEAT-Spat No. 2 red , western winter , nrm. 5s id ; No. 1 northern spring , nrm. 6s HHd. Futures steady ; September , 6s 8d ; December. Es 10'id. CORlN-Spot American mixed new , quiet , Rs 3&d : American mixed , old , quiet , 3s 4d. Futures , steady ; September. 3s 3 4d ; Octo- iber , 3s 4d ; November , 3s 4d iRecelptB of wheat for the last three days , C.0,000 . centala. Including 238,009 American ; receipts of corn for the last three days , 012,000 centals. KiiiimiM City Rrnln and 1'rovlnlniiN. KANSAS OITY , Aug. 11. AVHEAT-jSep- tember. 63lc ; December. 66Wc ; cash. No. 2 hard , 63c : No. 3 , GOS lV4c ; No. 2 red , ffic- No. 3. 64rG7c : receipts. 139 cars CORN September , 27c ; December , 24c ; cash. No. 2 mixed , 29c ; No. 2 white , 29c- No. 3. 2SHo. OATS-No. 2 white , 2214 ® 3V4e. RYE Higher ; No. 2 , fXWSlc. HAY Choice timothy , J7.50 ; choice prairie. J6.25.BUTTER BUTTER Creamery. 17'/4c ; dairy , 14c. T3GGS Higher ; fresh Missouri and Kan sas stock , firsts. 9V o per dozen. RECEIPTS Wheat , 83,400 bu. ; corn , 25,200 bu. : oats. 4,000 bu. SHIPMENTS- , 61.800 bu. ; corn , 9,100 < bu. ; oats. 5,000 bu. Toledo Slnrlcet. TOLEDO. O. , Aug. 11. WHEAT Active and higher ; No. 2 , cash. 71&c ; September , 72c. CORN Dull ; No. 2 mixed. 33' ' c. OATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , cash and September , 20' c. RYE Unchanged. CLOVERSEBD-Active ; prime cash , J3.95 ; October , J4.45 bid. MliiiieniiollN AVIient nnil Flour. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 11. WHEAT Close : In store , No. 1 northern , August , 7lc ; September. 67c ; December , eSfec ; May. 72&P. On truck : No. 1 hard. 7U4c ; No , 1 northern , 70Ho : No. 2 northern , 69V4c. FLOUR AND HR'AN ' Unchanged , MlliriiiiUce Grain AInrket. MILWAUKEE , Aug. 11. WHEAT- Mar ket nrmer ; No , 1 northern , 71B72Uc : No , 2 northern , 70c , RYB-.Flrm . : No. 1. Sic. BARLEY Strong ; No. 2. 41e ; sample , 35 Itnlntli AVlieiit Mnrket. December. 71c : Jlay' 74cj'No. 2 northern ! G7c ; No. 3 spring , 64c , Motnl Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 11-METALS-To- day's metal market was a small one token as a whole , The news from primary points nnd news from abroad hardly warranted aggressiveness on the part of either buyers or sellers. Tin went off under more liberal offerings ; Iron and lead were steady , but not quotnbly higher. Copper and spelter were unchanged. At the close the Metal exchange called pig Iron warrants steady , with J15 bid nnd J15.25 asked ; lake copper unchanged at J18.50 ; tin lower at J31.25 bid and $31.60 asked ; lead steady at Ji.CO bid and J1.C2 asked ; spelter unchanged at J5.75. The brokers' price for lead is J4.35 and for cooner JlS.TStfi 19.00. BT. IXJUIS , Aug. 11-METALS- , flrm at J4.57H : spelter , dull at J5,67&Q5.70. .Veiv York Dry OucxU Murkct. NEW YORK. Aug. 11. Sellers of brown cotton growing more reserved In accepting bids for forward deliveries , reports of dam age to cotton crop and 'higher prices for cotton having an Influence , Demand fair. Print cloths and other gray goods firm. Bleached cottons In steady demand for fair quantities and prices well maintained. Mar ket without change In other directions. Woolen and ( worsteds for jr.cu'c wear sell ing well nnd the tone In strong. Linens nre quiet but nrm In price. Burlaps strong , domnnd fuller and prices advancing. MOVIJMI3XTS OF STOCKS AMI IIOXI1S. Henry Tone In Hnllrnnil Stock * Affect * Mniiy Iniltintrlnl .Sjirclnlllrn. NHW YORK , Aug. 11. The stock market made some show of activity nnd strength In the early dealings today , but the move ment had about exhausted Itself before the end of the flrst hour. The heavy tone In many railroad stocks affected the Industrial specialties , which had started to go up , nnd realizing set In , which helped the brnrs. The market refused to go up ngnln ana drifted quite aimlessly for the rest of the day , the volume of business falling to the lowest ebb. The stock which made the early activity were the Iron and steel nnd leather Blocks. Some of the former group had quite handsome net gains remaining at the close of the day , .Federal Steel nnd Colorado Fuel being the only ones In the group to show net losses. Tennessee Coal was still foremost In the movement and touched S3V4 , 'but ' failed to make Its net gain a whole point. There was a tremendous scramble to take on United States Leather and the price touched lOft. 'Practically ' the whole of Its gain was wiped out In a realizing movement nnd the preferred stock closed below last night. i nere TV-US a midday demand for Mexican Central nnd Mexican National , which was unexplained In the day's news. Detroit Gas and Union Bag and Pnper , both common and preferred , showed slmrp gains. Thcro were a few strong spots in the railroad list , notably Chicago Great Western de bentures , which ore up li , and Missouri , Kansas & Texas , both common nnd pre ferred. Oregon Navigation lost 2 % of Its recent rise. A few railroad stocks showed fractional gains , but the general tone was heavy. The condition of spring wheat shown by itho government crop report had some influence. Much was mnde of a report that the rate from New York to Kansas City had been made on freight by way of the Grand Trunk nnd Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy > to meet the rate by way of the gulf and southwestern lines. Some anxiety was felt lest this might presage a war of rates calculated to have a very unfavorable effect on earnings. There grew up the fear during the day that tomorrow's t > ank statement might not prove the encouraging exhibition which hnd been predicted for It during the weekIt is Relieved that some money has come to New York from out of town banks to bo placed In loans , but In other cases undoubt edly outside banks have drawn on their deposits In 'New York banks to place these loans. It Is expected that New York banks will bo shown to have reduced their loans. Call loans were about steady today nnd the decline to 24 T > er cent In tne late denl : Ings was of little olgnlflcance , as it occurred nfter most of itho demand had been satis- .Movements . In ( bonds were sluggish and irregular and business was not large. Total sales , par value. Jl,093,000. United States new 4s advanced , per cent In the bid price. The Commercial Advertiser's .London financial cablegram says : "The markets here opened cheerful , but the news of the withdrawal of 400,000 gold from the bank for the Cape brought about a reversal of the tone , alarming the money market and causing political uneasiness. Americans fluctuated narrowly and the close was frac tionally irregular. " The following are the closing quotations for the leading stocks on the New York exchange today : Offered. "Ex-dlvldend. XCTT York Money Market. "NEW YORK. Aug. U. MONBY On call , steady at 2V403V4 per cent ; last loan. 2'/4 per cent ; prime mercantile paper , 41/frjJ6 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Steady , with actual business in bankers' bills at J4.S50 4.S511 for demand and at J4.82Wff4.S2W ! for sixty days ; posted rates. $4.83 and J4.87 ® 4.87 > X , : commercial bills , J4.81 % . SILVER-Certiflcates. 60G61c ; bar , COVSc. ; Mexican dollars , 4Sc. BONDS Government bonds flrm , state bonds inactive , railroad bonds Irregular. The following are the closing quotation * on bonds : Ilonton Stoclc QnntntlouH. American Seciirltle * Improve. LONDON , Aug , 11 , American securities opened better and Improved somewhat : later , however , the market eased off and remained quiet. The early Improvement was due to a moro buoyant feeling. At the clos'e ' the tone was easy. The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of Eng land on balance today was 220,000. Span ish 4s closed at 60ft ; gold at Buenos Ayres , 18.50. I'rlce * Firm on Purl * Iloiime. PARIS. Aug. 11 , Prices were flrm on the bourse today , being favorably Influenced by the advance In rentes , which were In good demand tor Investment , Internation als wem higher. A feature of the day's transactions wns active inquiry for Otto man bank shnrea , on a rumor of the con version of < he 5 per cent customs bonds Into l'/i per ccntii. Kafllrs were strong. . . Sj. Pniil. common..U' . ' UAR BILVER-Qulet nt 2711-16d. JIONRY-2J4 per cent. The discount in the open market for rihort bills Is Z % per cent ; for three months' bills , per cent. Ilnnlc . NEW YORK , Aug. ll.-Clearlngs , 7a3.Ml : balances. $7.619,371. 'BOSTON. ' Autr. ll.-Clcnrlngs , $21,371,029 ; balances. $1.7CS.309. 'BALTIMORE ' , Aug. ll.-Clearlngs , $2- 604,42fi ; balances. $271,690. PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 11. Clearings , $ H.166,7il ; balances , $2,602.146. ST. LOUIS , Aug. ll.-Clenrlngs , $5,608,006 ; balances , $ S9lS94. Money , 4 ® < 5 per cwit ; NPW York exchange , lOc discount bid , par laskrd. 'CHICAGO. ' Aug. ll.-Clearlngs , $18,875,221 ; balances , $1,661,661. New York exchange , 3tfo discount. Sterling exchange , $4.S4@1.S7V4. I'crllii 1'rlccn IrrcKiilnr. 'BERLIN ' , Aug. ll.-Prlces on the bourse today -were Irregular. Internationals nnd Americans were steady. Argentines re acted , on the rise of the gold premium nt Buenos Ayrea and local shares were strong owing to the speech made by Emperor Wil liam today at the opening of the Dort mund-Ems canal. | fniulltlnn of the Tronimry. WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury i shows : Available cash balance , $273,497,197 ; 1 gold reserve , $215,633,630. Klnnticlnl. BERLIN. uVug. 11. Exchange on London , 20 marks , 60 pfgs. for checks. COTTOX TAKES AX UPWARD TUH.V. Advance of More Tlinii Ilnlf n Cent , Owlne tn Crop DnmiiRc Itcportn. NEW YORK , Aug. ll.-The New York Cotton Exchange was the scene of the wildcat excitement today. Recent reports of serious damage to the crop , particularly of Texas , has been disregarded by the shorts , who continued to sell , on the theory that there was no speculative competition for cotton while the surplus would bo something like 2,000,000 bales from the old crop and that the movement of new cotton , whatever the. actual yield might ultimately prove to be , would fall Immediately upon spinners of thlsi country and Europe. It was known that the consumption of cotton at home and abroad was proceeding upon unprecedented lines , .but . over and against this U was pointed out that the crop damage reports had been overdrawn , and that the yield of now cotton would be a sufficient offset to the activity in spin ning circles. In this way a very heavy short Interest accumulated. Shortly , how ever , the market has been showing strength and some long-headed Wall street parties commenced to absorb the cotton offered iiy the overconfident bears. Gradually the ranks of 'buyers began to fill up from all directions and prices took an upward turn until , within a , few days , an advance of more than half a cent had been established. This Is an unusual ad vance for these times. The excitement ex tended to the. English and southern. mar kets , which also advanced rapidly. No leas than eleven official cables were read on 'change today , one after another , * n rapid succession , and all adding to the excite ment by reporting additional advances , while the southern maruets caught the fever and marked up prices. Before the session ended , however , prudent holders undertook to secure profits ; which caused a. partial reactloni. The advance this week having been about half a cent led some conservative owners to part with 4)iRlr ) holdings , but as a rufe the bullish sentiment was so strong- that no sooner had the ldnga sold than they showed an anxiety gciiHhelr holdings back again. The shorts were badly scared , less on ac count of the bad accounts from Texas than they were 'by ' the bull tontaglon that ap peared to be spreading In all directions. The 'buying ' represented orders from , the grain people , dry goods houses , foreigners , planters and cotton spinners. The result was a larger volume of business than has been transacted on the exchange In any one day for months. During the session1 the market made frequent fluctuations , partly owing to the efforts of the bears to break the upward movement , but In the main the course of the market was evenly upward. The rise was stimulated by rapidly arriving English cables , all reporting advances until 11 o'clock , and cables had .been announced , the last one reporting the net gain of 6V4-64ths. In the afternoon the market be came quieter and reacted several points , under the taking of. profits. The close was very steady at a gain of 131G points. LIVERPOOL , Aug. 11. COTTON-Spot , moderate demand , prices l-32d higher. American , middling 'fair ' , 4 3-32d ; middling , 3 10-32d ; low middling , 3 9-16d ; good ordi nary , 3 3-J2Q ; ordinary , 2 9-32d. Bales of the day were 8.000 bales , of which 600 were for speculation and export , and Included 7,600 American. Olecelpts , none. Futures opened steady and closed feverish at the advance. American middling , 1. m. c. . August , 3 31-64JTO 32-64d value ; August-September , 3-30-C4SO 31-C4d value ; September-October , 3 294d buyers ; October-November , 3 2S-64d sellers ; November-December , 3 26-6403 27-64 buyers ; December-January , 3 26-64SJ3 27-G4d buyers ; January-February , 3 2i3-643 27-64d buyers ; Fabruary-iMarch , 3 27-64d bukers ; March-April , 3 2S-64d buyers ; April-May. 3 28-6400 29-04d .buyers . ; May-June , 3 29-64d buyers : June-July. 3 30-C4d sellers. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. COTTON Futures closed very steady ; August. $5.91 ; Septem ber , $5.93 ; October , $6.10 ; November , $6.15 ; December , $6.20 ; January , $6.24 ; February , $6.27 ; Marchi $6.31 ; April , $6.34 ; May , $6.33 ; June , $6.41. ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. COTTON Firm ; middling , 6 5-16c ; sales. 1,800 bales ; receipts. 100 bales ; shipments , 786 bales' stock , 68,136 bales. NEW ORLEANS , Aug. ll.-COTTON- Flrm ; Bales , 1,350 bales ; ordinary. 33-16c ; good ordinary 45-16c ; low middling , 6c ; middling , 6c ; good middling , 66-16c ; mid dling fair , 6o ; receipts , 20 bales ; stock , 133,656 bales. Futures steady : August , $5.80 (55.81 ( : September. $3.7805.79 : October , $580 ® 5.81 ; November , $5.S45T6.S3 ; December , $5.89 ® 6.90 ; January. $3.B4Q5.93 ; February , $5.98B6.00 ; March , $ G.02tf6.04 ; April , $6.066.08 ; May , $6.1006.12. NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 11. Secretary Hester's statement of the world's supply of cotton shows a total of 2,329,222 bales , against 2.450.C21 bales last week , 1,867,487 last year and 2.604,830 In 1895. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,199,226 bales , against 2,441,262'last week , 1,639,478 last year and 2.283,630 dn 1893. Oil Market. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. OILS Petroleum , firm ; rosin , steady ; turpentine , firmer at 60V4Q51c ; cottorwecd oil , Inactive but steady ; prime summer yellow , 26&o ; butter grades , SOJjSlc. LONDON , Aug. ll.-OILS-Turpentlno spirits , 35s Dd030s. Calcutta linseed , spot , Z&s 8Vid. TOLEDO , O. , Aug. ll.-OILS-North Lima , 93c ; South Lima and Indiana. SSc LIVERPOOL , Aug. 11. OILS Turpentine spirits , strong at 36s 6(1. OIL CITY , Pa. , Aug. ll.-OILS-Credlt balances. $1.27 ; certificates closed , cash oil offered , $1.2SV $ ; no bids or sales ; shipments , 77.393 bbls , ; average. 84.079 ibbls. ; runs , 102- 647 bbls. : average. S3.6M bblx. LIVERPOOL. Aug. It OILS Turpentine spirits , strong at 37u , OIL CITY. Pa. , Aug. ll.-OILS-Credlt balances , $1.27U for cash ; runs , 89,964 bbls average , 84,660 bbls. Coffee Marlci't , NEW YORK , Aug. ll.-COFFEE-Optlons opened steady at a decline of 6 points and ruled weak all dav on continued heavy re ceipts at Rio and Santos , absence of specu lation , and Indifference of spot buyers. Closed steady. December. 6 points net lower. Sales , 4,000 bags. Including Septem ber , $4.40 ; October , $4.45 ; November , $4.60 ; December , $4.90 , Spot coffee , dull and barely steady ; mild quiet and about steady. Sun r Market. NEW YORK. Aug. ll.-SUQAR-Raw , quiet and llrm ; fair refining , 4c ; centrifugal , 96 test. 4 D-16c : molasses sugar , 3c. NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 11. 8UGAR- Steady : centrifugal , yellow , 4 ? g4io ; eec- ends , 2H@4 > 4c. ' MOLASSES-Dull : centrifugal. 614c. LONDON. Aug. ll.-SUGAR-Beet sugar , August , 10s % d. California Ilrluil Fruit' . NRW YORK. Aug. 11. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Qulet. Evaporated ap ples , common. 74c ; prime wire tray , SU ® OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Western Range Steers Ball at thi Hlghes Plica on Record. LIGHT HOGS SHOW AN INCREASE IN PRICE Henry llo Sell nn High nn on Tltnrn- ilny Cnttle In Oocul Dcmnuil nt UnchnnRcil 1'rlcen Jienrlr Scllo Unrly. SOUTH OMAILV , Aug. 11. Receipts were : _ . Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omclal Monday 4.BS3 6.UI2 6.7U4 omclal Tuesday 3,190 10,299 6.293 Olllclal Wednesday 2.SOO 10.200 7tt > 2 Olllclal Thursday 3,191 6.607 3,673 Olllclal Friday 1,313 3,490 4i37 Thus far this week.Te403 35.03S 25,559 Same days last week..12.155 3G28 10.4S3 Same days week before. . 12,621 35,112 11,982 Same three weeks ago..11,616 88.211 11.321 Average price paid for hogs for the last eeveral days witjh comparisons ; Indicates Sunday. The olllclul number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was : Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'r's. C. , I. & St. P. Ry 4 O. & St. L. Ry 3 2 Mo. I'aclllc Ry 1 2 Union Pac. System. . . 10 12 18 9 C. & N. W. Ry 1 1 P. , E. & M. V. R. R. 11 9 S. C. & P. Ry 1 C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry. 18 3 B. & M. R. R. R 9 13 C. , B. ft Q. Ry 3 6 C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , E. . . 2 C. , R. I. & P. Ky. , W. . . 1 Total receipts 56 66 18 9 The disposition of the day's receipts was nn follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head indicated : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 16 4SO . . . . G. H. Hammond Co 32 785 Swift and Company 4SO 920 950 Cudnhy P. Co 177 384 1.4S8 Armour & Co 103 1122 1,630 Cudahy P. Co. , K. C 24 K. Becker & Dcgan 20 Benton & Underwood. . . . 19 Livingstone & Schaller. . 320 Hamilton & Rothschild. . ZS L. F. Husz 30 Other buyers 159 . . 66 Held over 400 Totals 1,418 4,031 4,144 CATTLE Light receipts and a good de mand served no clear the yards at a rea sonably early hour and the market as a whole wns In pretty good shape. However , the wire edge Is off the market for cornfed otcers. They bought the good kinds today at just about the same prices as yesterday , but they did not run after them nor did they appear anything like no anxious for them as they did on Wednesday. If any thing the light and medium cattle were a little waak. The chief Interest of the day centered In the sale of a bunch of the Van Tassell Wyoming grass cattle at Jo.35. The cattle were very good , mostly 4 and 6-yoar-olds , well finished and in good solid flesh , In fact , remarkably good for thta early In the sea son. The price broke all previous records , , being the highest ever paid on this market for a big bunch of grans westerns. Cows and heifers were just about steady , and a * the supply was extremely light the pens were soon cleared. Bulls were al > o steady , as was -tho case with all kinds of butchers' stock , and the market was with out material change. Stockers and feeders were In demand and ibuyers wore out early , so that offerings were all cleaned up In good season. The prices paid wen fully steady or even strong. The country demand shows improvement , and the cattle are coming none too fast to keep up with the requirement of the trade. Ropretontattve aales : BEEP STEERS. STOCKERS AND I EEDEKS. 1. 670 3 25 20. . 785 4 35 32. . 620 4 40 8. 657 350 6. . 998 4 40 100. . 655 4 45 1. 770 4 10 2. . 855 4 40 58. . 876 4 45 10. 708 4 20 1. . 875 4 40 33. . 854 4 45 2. 970 435 8. . 765 4 40 3. . 366 4 75 WESTERNS. NEBRASKA. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. Icow . 1120 J3 00 2 cows 1050 J3 85 2 cows . 1015 360 20 steers..1427 460 Icow . 1290 3SG WYOMING. R. S. VanTnssell. 7 steers. . . .1470 475 C9 steers. . . .1510 635 SOUTH DAKOTA. M. E. Forbes. Icow . 1120 300 16 feeders. . 1109 440 HOGS Chicago came lower this morning nnd the light hog market at this point opened a little lower. Buyers of that kind aid J4.3ftff4.32i4 for light mixed as against .ff4.33 yesterday and as high as J4.35 for choice lightweights a good deal like those that brougJit $4.374 yesterday. The most of these hogs sold early In the morn ing. Later on advices from Chicago Indi cated a break of 610c on light hogs' , while heavy were steady , which seemed a little strange in view of the fact that the light hogs have been the ones that have been flying high. , , . , . . . The market on heavy hogs at this point opened slow and it was a little late before much business was done , still about every thing changed hands in reasonably good season. The heavy and mixed packing hogs went largely at $4,2504.27 % . which was not much different from yesterday. There were some very heavy hogs In the yards which would not bring even those prices. Yesterday a load of rough and heavy sows sold at 4.10 and there were some of the same kind In the yards today for which the same price was bid. Shippers must bear In mind that very ihcavy and rough sows are discriminated against , as no one seems to want them unless they can be at a big dis count as compared with lighter stuff. It IB not merely a matter of quality , but of weight as well , packers claiming that these big heavy hogs cannot bo cured and mar keted until the season Is so far advanced that they will have to sell In competition with the winter pack. Representative sales ; No. Av. Sh. Pr. 62. . . .2S7 80 4 20 77. . . .259 120 4 S 53. . , . . .252 . . . 425 C5 , , . . .249 200 4 25 57. , . . .285 160 4 25 27. . , . . .271 SO J4 25 119. , . . .2'i 200 4 Z5 74. . . . .266 . . . 4 25 21. . , . . .212 tO 4 a 60 , . . . .203 . . . 4 35 66. . . . .251 SO - ! V7 40 , . . .219 JO 4 2-1 85 263 160 4 27' . M 2SO 40 4 27'/ 69 _ 232 SO 4 27 55. . . . .292 . . . 4 27' ' 70. . . . .249 SO 4 27V 70. . . . .256 . . . 4 27 63 , . , 247 120 4 27 69 . 25S SO 4 27V 72 . m . . . 4 27' 62 . 243 . . . 4 27 61 . 228 . . . 4 27 69 . 240 . . . 4 27 66 . 252 160 4 27 73 . 244 40 4 27' WAGO 1 . 230 . . . 300 1 . 340 . . . 4 10 1 . 410 . . . 4 10 1 . 3SO . . . 4 15 2 . 2M . . . 4 15 3 . 256 . . . 4 15 SHEEP Receipts for a Friday were quite liberal and the quality of the offering * averaged up pretty well , There were Bheep.v lambs and yearlings and a few feeders , BO that fill kinds were represented on the market - ket The market on sheep wns bnrely steady nnd Inclined to be slow. On the other hnnd lambs wcro 15JJ2Jc higher than two days afro. Quotations ; Prime native wether * . 4.00ff 4.K ; good to choice gross wethers. ji iSn3.S5 : ffllr to peed grnss wethers , M.ROfrs.ToJ good to choice Brass ewes , M.B003.7S ; good to choice spring lambs. } 5.5Wf > .75 ; fair to good poring lambs. $5.2556 So ; common spring Iftmbs , $4.0034.50 ; feeder wethtrs. 13.501J3.GO. No. Av. Pr. 1 buck . 140 J3 25 24 native ewes. . . . . S ? 4 35 11 Utah culls . . . . .100 3 SO 202 Utah old ewes . 101 350 459 Utah wethers . . . .119 3 fi2'4 24 Utah wethers . 93 355' SW Utah yonrllngs , mixed . Sti 3 S'M 75 Utah culls. . . < a100 S2S ITtnh lambs . 61 600 495 Utah lambs . 62 605 l.lvc Slock. CHICAGO , Aug. 11. There wns a better run of cattle today tnan Is usual on Fri day , but the demand wns good nnd only commoner grades showed weakness ; good to fancy cattle sold at J5.60Sj < ; 20 , commoner grades bringing $4.6M5.60. Stockers nnd feeders soM nt $335fI.S5 ; bulls , cows nnd heifers at $2.0CKi6.S5 ( : Texas steers , J3.750S.30 , nnd calves nt $4.00iji7.15. HOGS The market for hogs wns wenk and not especially active. Heavy hoes sold nt W.90TM. < rn4 ; mixed lots , nt J4.20iJlC5. and light nt J4.45r4.SO. ( ? Pigs brought J3.5034.60 , and culls nt W.OOfiO.OO. t SHBIOP The demand for sheep nnd lambs was rather animated and prices wore steady for nil kinds. Sheep sold nt tt.OOB3.00 for culls , up to J4.rjOJf4.75 for choice natives. Larrtbs ranged from J4.00ij6.65 for ordinary grade * , up to J6.0VI ( } .60 for the best. RECKIPTS-Cnttle , 3.000 head ; hogs , 15.COO head ; sheep , 7.000 head. Now York l lvp Stook. NEW YORK , Aug. ll.-BKEVES Re ceipts , 2,670 'head ; 2S cnrs on sale. Active and firm ; steers nnd fnt cows , 102 higher , nil sold. Steers , J5.25S6.90 ; oxen , J3.50trl.25 ; bulls , JJ.95iT3.60 ; cows. { 2.20JM. 10. Cnblcs llrm ; exports , 547 hend cattle , 100 head shecip. nnd 1,010 quarters of beef ; tomor row. SSO cattle and 4,929 , quarters of beef. CAbVES Receipts , 350 head. Firmer , higher ; good veals , J7.60 ; culls , J1.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts , 5,172 head ; 19V4 cars on sale. Sheep , steady ; good lambs , stendy ; others slow , about stendv ; sheep , W.004.75 ; lambs , J5.35W7.00 ; culls , J4.25if4.50 ; no choice lambs here. 'HOGS ' Receipts , 1,903 head. One deck on aale ; steady ; pigs , $4.85. St. Ioiil Lire Slock. . ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. CATTLE-Rccolpts. 2,300 hend , Including 1,600 head Texnns. Market slow and steady ; fair to fnncy na tive shipping steers , $4.76(36.00 ( ; dressed beef steers. J4.C03S.75 ; steers , under 1,000 pounds , J3.-1005.00 : stockers and feeders , J3.50S4.C5 ; cows and heifers , $2.25fM.90 ; canning cows , Jl.6ftge.75 ; bulls , J2.50JT4.40. Texas and In dian steers , J3.764.90 ; cows and heftcrs , J2.23tfM.90. HOGS 'Receipts , 6,400 head. Mnrket , easy to 6c lower : pigs and lights , J4.50Jf4.70 ; packers , J4.50S-i.75 ; butchers. Jl.G5lf4.76. SHEHP Roce-lpts , 1,200 head. Market steady ; native muttons , $3.50Q4.00 ; lambs , J4.60S6.15 ; stockers , $3.253.55 ; culls and bucks , J2.25 ® > 4.00. KniiNiin City Live Stork. KAiNSAS CITY , Aug. ll.-CATTLE-Re- celpts , 3,150 ihead natives ; 1,700 head Texans. Best eteers active , 610c higher ; other grades active and steady ; heavy steers , J6.35Sfi.00 : light. Jo.10S5.S5 ; stockers and feeders. J3.60w5.00 ; butcher cows and heifers , J3.26S6.00 ; canners , J2.GOS3.C5 : western steers , W.2&S6.00 ; Texans. J3.10S > 4,30. HOGS Receipts , 5,700 hend. Acilve t > ut slow , 5c lower ; heavy , J4.30S4.35 ; mixed , $4.25 .37 % ; light , J4.25S-t.57Vs ; pigs. J4.25S4.33. BHEEP Receipts , 3,600 head. Light sup ply , common quality ; shade active nnd steady. Good spring lambs , J4.75S5.70 ; mut tons , J3.56@3.SS ; stockers and feedersJ3.00@ 4.00 ; culls. J2.00@fj.00. Stock In ( Following are the receipts at the four principal western markets for August 11 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha . 1,342 3,890 4.S37 Chicago . 3,000 36,000 7,000 Kansas City . 3,850 5,700 3,600 St. Louis . 2,800 6.400 1,200 Totals . .11,032 30,990 16.637 WOOL , PRICES DECIDEDLY FIRM. Seller * I'M ml needy Market for Their Product nt Better Prices. BOSTON , Aug. 11. The Commercial Bul letin tomorrow will say of the wool market : The week ha "brought " practically no change In the wool market. Demand has been moderately active and prices have continued decidedly flrm , full previous bricea having been obtained In all cases. The outlook Is particularly hopeful. The sellers are finding1 a ready market for their products at better prices , and in fact BO mo of the best known goods have been dis posed of BO freely that they have had to | be taken out of the market for a short time at the east. All this lends an emphasis 'to ' the already strong position of wool. The primary markets continued strong ; wool has been bought in them that cannot be sold here today for a profit , but the tendency of values Is so distinctly upward that hold ers feel no uneasiness. The receipts of the week are 6,965,000 Ibs. domestic and 285,000 Ibs. foreign , a total of 6,230,000 Ibs. . against 6.435.000 Ibs. last week and 2,678,000 Ibs. for < the same week last year. The sales to date show an Increase of 83,833,100 Ibs. domestic | a.nd 13,703,000 Ibs. foreign to the date Jn 1898. The receipts to date show an Increase of 234,893 bales domestic and a decrease of 41,456 bales of foreign. ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. WOOL Unchanged. An Advnnco In Hides. CHICAGO , Aug. 11. The Shoo and Leather Review tomorrow will say : The packers arc demanding V4 cent advance on all branded hides except heavy Texas steers and are refusing to sell that selection even at 12Ho until they have delivered the hides already sold. Colorado steers and branded cows are now held at ll&c and for butt branded steers' 12c is demanded. Mniichcftter Clotlia and MANCHESTER , Aug. 11. Cloths nnd yarns flrm with a fair demand. Find Dodr of Dcndcnrro. . NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 11. News of a lynching In Grant parish , Louisiana , has been brought out through the finding of a negro's mutilated body floating In the Naytachlo creek. The victim was Man SlngFeton , who some days ago went to the house of V. Boyett , a planter , and asked food of Mrs. Boyett , who was alone In the house. She brought some food to the front gate , when the negro ordered her to carry it for him across the road. Mrs. Boyett Im mediately ran into the Held , where her hus band was at work. The details of the pur suit of the negro , of his capture and execu tion are very meager. Ilntcliet Ilentn a Revolver. CLEVELAND. Aug. 11. William T. Caple. a non-union motorman on the Central avenue line of the Big Consolidated company , today fired two shots at William Little , a teamster , both bullets taking effect. In re turn Little picked up a hatchet lying In his wagon nnd hurled It a CapFe. striking the motorman In the head and making a fright ful wound. The latter asserts that Little called him a "scab , " as his car was passing the wagon. This the teamster denies. The motorman Is In Jail upon the charge of shooting to kill. Little was removed to nn hospital. Neither man was fatally Injured. EiiNlK" Atft'mptN Siilulile , SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11. W. T. Coleman - man , an ensign on the battleship Iowa , who was to have been court-martialed yesterday on a charge of having been Intoxicated whllo the vessel was at the Puget sound naval station , attempted suicide by shooting with a navy revolver. Te ball only grazed his skull. He had written several letters to bis family and relatives In Syracuse , N. Y. Coleman , who Is about 26 years of age. Is a recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval academy , Olllcern oil the Xt'ifrn' * Trill I. TOPEKA , Kan. , Aug , 11. The negro who ittempted to asault Miss Perkins at Turner , Kan , , near Kansas City , yesterday , was seen by a Santa Fe fireman at noon today on the California limited. The negro Jumped off the blind baggage as the train slowed up here and ran when the fireman commanded him to stop. The fireman shot at the negro but missed him , Topeka officers are on the trail. Conl Miner * Wunt Muro MIDDLESBORO , Ky. , Aug. 11. One nun- Ired and fifty coal miners have struck at Mlngo , demanding Increased wages. The op- arators bad Just promised to Increase wages September 1 , but the miners demand an in crease to go Into effect Immediately. It Is believed all the miners in the Mlddlesboro llstrlct will strike. Fire Insurance Men Klvct nniuer * , BUFFALO. N. Y. . Aug. 11. The National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents elected the following officers today ; C. H , Woodworth , Buffalo , president ( re-elected ) ; Oeorge D. Markbara , St. Louis , flrst vice president ; Thomas H , ( Jeer , Cleveland , cec- end vice president ) W. P. Patlllo. Atlanta , nn , thlnl vice president ; P. H.ARnfr , Minneapolis , fourth vice president ; A. H. Hoblnson. Loulnvlllo. chairman of the ex ecutive committee. Merwln Jnckon , Toledo , chnlrmnn of the grievance committee ; F. \V. droves. Buffalo , chnlrmnn of the com mittee on stnto organization : Frank * . Holmes , Chicago , secretary nnd treasurer. HEAVY CLOUDBURST IN OHIO Orrnt DninnRC Rr\mrlcil from XoMa CountIt in Pcnreil thnt Mucli fctoek I * Drovtiicd. i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GALDWELL , 0. , Aug. 11. Early thll morning a heavy cloudburst visited the east ern part of this ( Noble ) county , doing nn Inestimable amount of damage to corn nnd tobaco crops. It Is feared that much stock has been drowned. The water rose five , feet over the Bcllalre , Zanesvlllo & Cincinnati railroad tracks at Hnrklns station nnd through trains have been abandoned. Much of the track Is known to bo washed out. Storm lit \nrtlirrn 'Mloliltinn. BESSE.MEIl , Mich. , Aug. 11. A flerco wind nnd rain storm ln t nlghtitoro the root from the electric light plant , destroyed sev eral business houses nnd moved nbout twenty-five dwellings nud the opera house from their foundations , The mines nro nil closed down for want of light , Mlniieotn Hnll Storm Itulnn Grnln. FERGUS FALLS. Minn. . Aug. 11. A hall storm passed through a strip of country four miles south of hero last nlcht. Two- thirds of the grain had been cut , but that still standing was ruined. The hall was accompanied by n violent wind , which blew down many barns nnd outbuildings. Tn WIIKI * AVnr AKiilitnt Snloon * . CHICAGO. Aug. 11. The final meeting of the delegates to the national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America was held today. A discussion ns to the best methods of waging war against saloons occupied thcsesslon. Irrltatlns ntlngs , bites , scratches , wounds nnd cuts soothed nnd healed by DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve n sure nnd safe appllca- tlon for tortured flesh. Beware of counter- felts. WHEN OTHERS A1u . . .CONSULT. . . Sear Ics & Searlcs OMAHA , NEB. Specialists In Nervous , Glironlc& V Private Diseases f/ ) Men and Tomen. We guarantee to euro all cases curable of Catantt , All Htteutci of Hie. Kotc , Throat , Chftt , Stnmacii , liowila and Livir ; Uydrocele , Varl- cucclc. Syphilis , Gonorrhoea. Nervous Debility Middle Aged and Old Men. Blood and Skin , i raors , Tetter , Eczema , and Blood Poison , thor oughly cleansed from the system ; also Weakness - ness of Organs , Inflammation , Ruptures , Piles , Fistula , etc. Pitinnh Throat , Lungs , Llr-cr , Dyspepsia Uuldl I II and all bowel and stomacu troubles. I oritnp ( " 'Tcn ' careful and npecial attention LuUluO for all their many ailments. WRITE your troubles. If out of the city. Thousands cured at uomc by correspondence , Dr. Searlcs & Searles. 119 S. 14th St. , Omaha. HEALTH IS WEALTH OOAIN DR. E. C. WEST. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIGINAL , AIL OTHERS IMITAIIONS. U sold under positive Written Guarantee } by authorized agents only , to euro Weak Memory , DUzlwHn.VakefulnoR8 , FIta , HyHtcrla , Quick ness , Night Losses , Kvtl Dreamt ) . Lark of Confi dence , Nervousness , Lassitude , all Drains , Youth ful Errors , or Excessive Uae of Tobacco , Opium or Liquor , which leads to Misery , Consumption Insanity and Death , At store or by mall , $1 a box ; six for 15 ; with written guarantee to cure or refund money. Sample pack- nRo , containing five days' troatmotitT with full instructions , 25 cents. One sample only sold to each person. At atom or by mall , Label Spc- Extru Strength. For Impotency , Loss of , , Power , Lost Manhood , / Sterility or Burrenosa , > S tl a box ; Bix for > 5 , with swrltton Ruprantoo ! . 'to cure in 30 days. Ai jgstoro or by mull. Myem , Dillon Drue Co. , Sole Agents , Kith nod iFariinm , Oiuulia , Neb. BUFFET LIBRARY GARS Best Dining Gar Service. Magnet Pile Killer CURES PULES. ASK OH WHITE : Andrew Klewlt , Oma ha , Neb. ; Albert Branson , Council niufta , la. ; R. n. McCoy , Denver , Colo. ; F. W. Hen- eon , Tallapoosa , Ga , ; Jl , T. Slow , Chicago , Amos I , . Jackman , Omaha , Neb , ; J. c. Kaaley. Dumont , Cole , ; Prank Hall , David ; City , Neb , ; James Davis , Omaha , Neb. ; A , Hlng , Princeton , III. ; Pearson Deaty , K'alr. ' fax , Ohio. For wale at druggists. Sl.OO Per Box. Guaranteed. CURE YOURSELFI j,11' , " "llla [ 'or unnatural dl fli rgoi. lullauiniH'lons , Irritation * or ulcemtloni of Diiicoui mcinLr ue , Palnleii , and not iiitriu * eeut or polioqom. Mol < l by DruffcUte , ° * e t In plain wrapper. by exprrii , prepaid foj fl.'o. or .1 Ijottle. , | iTS. Circular tent ou ruquei * . rCNE ISJJ BRANCH l03UttSt OMAHA nta uncout JAMES E. BOYD & CO , , Telephone 1030. Omaha , Neb COMMISSION , GRAIN , PROVISIONS und STOCKS IOARD OP TBADB. Dlrft wr to Chicago and New JiksT II. I