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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1000.
WEEK OF GREAT ACTIVITY
Wall
Street Sees Six Days of Unusual
Buying of Stocks.
BEAR INTEREST IS NEARLY OUT OF SIGHT
Ovtlinliln Still Control the Mtuntlori
lid Die Outlook for 11 Co tit I ti
ll u life of the I'pllft In
U.icellcii t.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Henry Clews of
tho ImnklriK firm of Henry Clews & Co.
writes of tho situation In Wall street :
Another week of extraordinary activity In
Vull street, with some abatement In tho
utilor of buying, however, but no develop
ment of Important "lienr" sellliiK. There Is
no apparent llttildlty about the Kenernl rfoo.l
utidercttrtent of tho market. Kor the flvo
days enrtlnK with tint i.lst Inst., the sales of
stocks iiKKrcKUtctl ,237,S3fl shares, or an av
eruK) of l,.li,M. shares per day, which Is
a continuous artlwty iin'iualled In the
transactions of the Htqck exchange. The
business with London has been (if uuparal
loled liiaKtdtttile, the buying on KiikIIhIi ac
count on Wednesday last uelitK over 2m),
W) shares nntl the purchasing orders from
ChleaKo and from the Interior Kcnernll.y be
lnwr. sn ordinary scale. The extent of the
buying on local account Indicates ait ac
cession of conlldetice, arising from the out
come of the federal elections, exceeding all
anticipations and, at the same time, shows
un unusual abundance of surplus earnings
seckliiK transient employment.
Hardy has there bum, In a great specu
la llvo boom, so little disposition to chal
lenge a large rise In prices. It Is true, that
mining tho more prudent of large operators
thero has been some conslderabln realizing
of prollts, but HU(li offering have been
freely taketi. Bo elated Is public opinion
over tile conllrmatlon of the fjold basis and
thu prospect of completion of currency re
foNn that It Is felt that all Investments
haVo gullied added value ami that our whole
lllittiicltil nyHtem has been placed upon a
more solid foundation. As yet it dues not
fully appear what this appreciation In the
status of securities may bo legitimately up
praised at, but, Judging fiom tho avidity
of buying, thcru uppeurs to be an extensive
wlltlriRnesH to Invest at the higher prices
which have been reached. In some quarters
them Ih hoiho misgiving lest an upward turn
Iti th rule of Intercut may check the rlsliitf
dtlft oT values, and though tills feeling no
doubt causes some hesitation In buylim. yet
the effect on prices Is not serious, .More
over, a stage has been reached In the money
movements of tho season at which the en
larging reserves of the unnk.i may bo ex
pected to keep tho rate of Interest mod
erate for some months to come, in truth,
however, It would be a welcome effect If
this sort of caution should help to restrain
tho market from runnlnt; Into an excess of
buying by the public at unwarrantably high
prices.
I'rotiilxrfi Prriiuiiir ncy.
The extraordinary "bullish" aspect of tho
market of late reveals the extent and depth
of tho auto-electlon misgivings as to the
mere possibility of tho public vote resulting
adversely to sound money and whole
Homo government. The alarm among tho
business community at the remote clianeo
of such a result was so acute, though not
demonstrative, us to Induce a far moro ex
tenslvo sti3pcnslon of Investing than whs
at tho 1 1 mo supposed to exist and the
amount of funds thus kept out of perma
nent Investment lias been Immense, in Ku
rope, ana especially at Loudon, thu sumo
process of postponement, until our people
had pronounced on these great national
questions, was adopted. Foreigners re
garded the election as placing tho republic
attain under a areat crucial test and they
had realized upon a considerable amount
of American securities pending the finding
of thu verdict. Tho overwhelming vote In
favor of conservative government carried
with It such a weight of assurance and such
an exubeilmco of public gratlllcatlon that
the Investing class have concluded that
their mlsiffvlngs had been needless and that
their all efrjlil be entrusted to tho safekeep
ing of tho republic with entlru safety. On
tho day of the election, therefore, hun
dreds of millions of unemployed homo cap
Itul was set free for employment and Ku
ropean Investors stood ready to repurchase
the securities on which they had previously
realized. To what extent foreigners have
been led to Increase their Investments It
Is Impossible as yet to ascertain, but the
tenor ot private advices Is to the effect
that the elevation of American credit re
sulting from tho election will lead to a
largo permanent increase In the investment
holdings In England and on tho continent.
These arc largely invisible factors in tho
situation, but their Inlluenco on the market
Is evident from the unprecedented London
purchase on this market,
Tim foregoing factors are of much greater
magnitude, than has been generally sup
posed and as they are real and legitimate
their effect upon tho market Is not surpris
ing. There Is also another little observed
factor which Is having an Important effect
upon Investment transactions. Among In
vestors thero Is a growing dissatisfaction
with tho low rato of earnings upon llrst
elass securities, especially railroad bonds.
Itallroad stocks havo been largely rejected
because of tho uncertainty of their earn
ings. During recent years, however, tho
restraints on new railroad building, the Im
proving regulation of rait competition, tho
moro intelligent and economical manage
ment, tho Increasing t rattle and tho rising
scnlo of net earnings these causes have
produced an Important gain In the invest
ment value of this class of securities, which
Is now beginning to bo understood und ap
preciated. The result of this tendency Is
apparent In current reallzlngs upon rail
road bonds and the reinvestment of the
proceeds In approved railroad stocks, The
result of this transposition of Investments
is distinctly apparent In tho comparative
neglect of bonds In tho current boom.
Important Cliuuicea I'rogreailna".
These considerations plainly suggest that
nn Important change In tho Investment
status of railroad stocks Is now In process,
which must bo recognized In any compe
tent estimate of thu futuro value of that
cluss of securities, or of the truo meaning
of tho present extraordinary boom. In tho
present activity operators may better un
derstand tho situation of affairs If they ap
preciate tho extent to which the boom Is
the effect of a great investment movement.
That fact lays a sounder basin for the
speculative movement that has been built
upon It and Justifies the expectations that,
when tho natural reaction comes, thero
will be less exposure to extremo declines In
prices,
Sangulno observers will find In tho situa
tion us it stands plenty of reason for ex
pecting continued speculative and invest
ment activity. Wo havu had a long run of
dullness In tho market and rovlval was
therefore to bo naturally expected. The
election has created a situation calculated
to foster booms in many directions. Judg
ing from common report the leading
branches of Industry are each promised
their own booms. New corporations are
forthcoming at a rate which promises a
pronounced revival of tho ''Industrial"
boom. If the China troubles should be sat
Isfoctorlly settled we may look for a "Celes.
tlal" boom with wide-reaching conse
quences. Yv seem destined. Indeed, to en
ter thu twentieth century In tho midst of
a bewilderment of booms. Hut, nil en
thusiasm apart, there does seem much solid
promise of an era of prosperity that will
give enhanced value to all forms of sound
enterprise and, much as financial values
have already risen. It would be venture
some to predict that they will not advance
still further beforo the end has been
reached. Heaetlons of more or lesss sever
ity of course nro now In order and must
be expected. Wo recommend for tho pres
ent quick In-and-out turns rather than
buying for long pulls. The frequent fluctu
ntlons hereafter will bo very prolltoblo to
tho nimble operator who catches them.
BOURSE "Is PESSIMISTIC
llcrlln Stork Market .Volatile for
AVoiiKiichm In All l.liim r ' Hr.'u rl
tle TbroiiKliont the Week,
HHHLIN, Nov. 2S.-Unlnfluenced by the
New Vork markets the Herlln bourse last
week resumed Its pessimistic tone. All
lines of securities were weak, coal and Iron
shares being particularly bo and losing al
most thu recent gains, This reaction Is
variously explained; In addition to the re
newnl of unsatisfactory reports from tho
Iron Industry, tho ngrariau proposal In
tho Itelchstag contemplating n tariff war
with tho I'nlted States and the motion,
emanating from tho same quarter, to In
tensify the ovlls of tho bourse law, there
were depressing factors in the general
anxiety regarding Jbe czar and tho publica
tion of estimates of bank dividends, show
ing lower returns than tliooo of is?tf,
All these elements combined to Intensify
reaction. Domestic government funds re
mained weak, although the decline In them
was but slight. Hwlss railway securities
were heavily traded In. The quotations for
Americans caused Germans to realize
largely on their holdings.
Tho heavy amount of American securities
recentlj ..old In London und esptclully In
Now Vrrk changed the bunking balances
In favor of Uermany. which, In tho view
of tho Frankfurter .cluing, relieves the
market hero of all fenr of gold exports. In
deed, this Journal considers It probable that
gold will come from New Vork to pay for
securities. tininll sums of foreign gold have
been received at tho relchubuiik and the
money market nt tho beginning of tho
monthly settlement shows great case,
Tho Cologne Gazette claims to havo aU
thurltatlvo Information that many of the
recent American offers of Iron In Germany
were merely speculative, Intended to de
press the shares market.
The shipments of the coke, syndicate for
October reached 700,000 tons, 14 per cent
above the shipments for October, ISM.
For October the Income of the Prussian
railwnys was 126,000.0)0 marks, or an In
crease of 7,f"in,tfl murks upon tho Income
for October for last year.
According to the Frankfurter Xeltung
the syndicate of Franco-American bankers,
who were In negotiation with Switzerland
fegardlng the loan for railway nationaliza
tion, broke off the peg illations, because the
Swiss government desires to Issue tho loan
on Swiss money and tho bunkers demand a
foreign loan amounting to something be
tween ir0,ooo,iXio and 300,000,01)0 francs.
The Vo.islscho .eltung npprovos Secre
tary Gnge's order suspending tho conver
sion of I'nlted States bonds on tho ground
thnt the expansion of national banknotes,
through the conversion of bonds to lower
Interest, wan producing an unhealthy
plethora of money and threatening exces
sive speculation.
LPNDON EXGHANGEVERY BUSY
Week's Stock Illiniums Conducted on
l.iirgrr Seiil- Than nt liny I'ru
vloii Time for Several .Month,
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-ltualness on tho Stock
exchange lust week was conducted on a
scale larger than for months past. Tho
advance established In American and homo
railroad securities stimulated dealings In
other departments. The tendency, however,
now Is to realize and movements are irregu
lar, although tho market on the while Is
steady. What Is termed the "star spangled
boom Is steadily rising. The American
market still leads the exchange and the
public has begun to take a more uctlve
purt, with large speculative and Invest
ment purchases and occasional realiza
tions, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chesa
peake. At Ohio, Denver & Hlo (Irando and
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe stocks were
In special demand throughout thu week
and, In spite of some cheeks, the under
tone of the market was good. Yesterday's
prices, however, although the closing fig
ures were above tho worst, showed a gen
eral decline. Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Haul fell off 21, points; Haltlmore & Ohio,
li; Haltlmore t Ohio preferred, 1; Norfolk
& Ohio, li Wabash preferred, 1; Northern
Pacific, 4i Denver .t Hlo Grande preferred,
i; Chesapeake & Ohio, Southern Pa
elllc, I'nlnn Pacific, 7; New Vork, On
tario A: Western, , and others from '4
to U.
Mining shares were quiet and dull. Rands
fell point.
Money was In Increased demand during
the week, partly owing to borrowlns by
tho Hank of Hnglnnd and partly to the
expectations of Issue of exchequers an
nounced yesterday, which hardened tho
market The rates wero an follows: Pntll
Monday. Wtyi per cent; for a week, 3Uf
3?i per cent; three-months' bills, 4 per cent.
OMAHA SUBURBS.
Florence.
Mrs. Alice Covert was a nuplncss vliltor In
Omaha Friday.
Thero nro a couplo of case of Cuban Itch
In mild form reported here.
Miss I'annlo Morse of Omaha visited
friends here Wednesday.
Mrs. Cox of Omaha visited with her
mother, Mrs. Nancy Smith, Thursday.
S. A. Oodell mado a business trip to Lyons
Thursday to attend to his farm near that
place.
A. J. Smith Is building a new house near
the depot. In which ho will reside as soon
as finished.
Miss Heitha Krugor of Oninha enrae mi.
Tuesday evening to attend tho Tracy-Will-lace
wedding
Kd Green and family of Irvlnqton, Neb.,
are spending a few devn here visiting with
his mother, Mrs. LoiiIb Green.
Frank Courtrlght und Clyde Cluck hnve
returned from Rawlins. Wvo., where they
havo been tho last two weeks worklns on
some water mains.
Elmer Taylor, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry
Taylor, was married Thursday to Hattle
Martin at the homo of tho groom's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will reside at 3319 Larl
moro street, Omaha.
Mrs. Anne Corcoran, widow of the late
W. J. Corcoran, will mako her futuro home
in Brooklyn, N. V. She accompanied ihe
remains there and lately had her household
effects shipped to that place.
S, P. Wallace of Montlcello, Wis., and Miss
Eunice Tracy of this city were quietly mar
ried nt tho "Cedars," the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Tracy, Tuesday even
ing, Rev. F. C. Phelps, pastor of tho Pres
byterian church, officiating. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Wallace left 'Wednesday morning for Mon
tlcello, Wis., where they will visit relatives
until December 1, when Mr. Wallace leaves
for New Orleans, where he has been em
played by J. H. Camors & Co. for the lnet
flvo years. Mrs. Wallace will spend the
winter with her mother and Join Mr. Wal
lace early In tho spring.
DniNsn,
Services wero held yesterday at tho
Methodist church at 11 a. m. by the pastor,
Rev. Markley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Grove have taken
rooms In tho Rensnn hotel, whore they will
reside for a while,
Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh and family
have moved Into llenson, from Elkhorn, and
will reside hero In tho futuro.
The laying of the now motor track has
been completed and the car barn has bsen
moved back from tho street about flfteon
feet.
Mrs. Dr. Leo, who has been at the home
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Horten,
for several weeks past, went to Lincoln
last Thuvsday morning.
Messrs. Qeorgo and Ed Stlger went to
Noblo's lake to Join n hunting party. They
returned last Monday evonlng and reported
splendid results and plenty ot game In
that vicinity.
At tho regular meetlnc of tho Clover
Leaf Rebekah lodge the officers for the
coming term wero elected. Venerable
Guardian I. M. Smith and Secretary E. A.
Stlger were elected to All vacancies.
The second burglary this month vyas com
mitted In this placo last Sunday night,
when thieves entered the barber shop and a
saloon across the street, securing some
thing at each place and getting away un
seen. The Lndlea' Aid society met at the homo
of Mrs. C. Stlger last Thursday afternoon.
A 10-cent lunch was served, from which
over S2 wero rcallzod, which goes toward
the church debts. The women Intend giv
ing a lunch each month, No meeting will
be held next Thursday.
Dundee,
Mrs. William Colfax Is still In Den
Moines, la., with her aged mother, who la
dangerously til.
The Dundee Woman's club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at tho home of Mrs.
John Hurte, on California street.
Rov, Jenkins and family have recently
moved Into the vlllaco and aro occupying
a house on Davenport near Forty-ninth.
The Misses Cox of Galveston, Tex,, who
will be tho guests of Dr. and Mrs. II. O.
Van Gleson for the winter, aro expected
this week.
The Round Dozen Socla.1 club met on
Wednesday afternoon at the home ot Mrs,
P. J. llarr, on Dodgo street, the four guests
ot the day outslilu tho club membership
being- Mesdames Raum, llreen, Dennett
and Aiken. Tho next meeting will be ut
tho home of Mrs, J. 11, Carmlchael.
J, Odgers ot Frostburg, Md writes: "I
had a very bud attack ot kidney complaint
and tried Foley's Kidney Cure, which gave
mo Immediate relief, and I was perfectly
cured after tnktng two bottles." Take no
itlbstltute. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's drug store. South Omaha.
Find .Skeleton In n Well,
PANA. Ill , Nov. 2J. A skeleton has been
found In a well on the Hrunot farm, Tlio
well Is the same one. In which Jane Dru
not's body was found last April.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Oornfed Cattle Are Ten to a Quarter Lower
for Week and Feeders Also.
HOG MARKET ACTIVE AND HIGHER
Fat Mi rep nml I.iinili Sold Sternly All
Week n lid Choice Feeders
Also llrnuiclit Fully
Sternly Prices,
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 21.
Receipts were: Cattle, ilogj. ShP.
Ofllclnl Monday 6,100 U9. 4, M0
Ofllclal Tuesday 1.36.: 12,10) 7.012
Oltlclal Wednesday 5,Ou3 I.!i70 S.SW
Olllclal Thursday 2,617 11,238 6,473
Ofllclal Friday 2,7t Ml
Oillclul Saturday 1.1S3 10,331 10
, Total this week 21.063 67.163
Week ending Nov. 17... .20,11.1 33. 105 " 23,0b
y. W...-.S'W M.J24 80... S
24,211
W.b .,,H. .7. 5""ir'eoi "n TW "9 110
Week ending Oct.' 27! ! ! ! 17,S05 30",071 31,133
Average price paid for hogs for the last
levtral days, with comparisons!
1900. IS&9.lS98..1S37.US00-USPS.ltKH.
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Indicates Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought In today by ench road was:
Cattle. Hogs. H'r's.
r.. M. ft St. P. Hy 21
Mo. P. Ity , 1
1 P. system 1 22
N. YV. itv X 1
1' . U. M. V. H. It !7
S. C. & P. ily 1
C. St. P., M. i O. Hy 1 4
H. M. H. It. 1 22 26
1.. 11. Q, Hy I 17
K. C. .Sr St. J 1
"., H. I. A P., east 4
f'.. It. I. A- P.. west 1
Illinois Central 2
Total receipts 27 113 1
Tho disposition of the .lav's receipts vran
ns follows, each buyer purchasing tho num
ber of head Indicated:
Huyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
Omaha Packing Co i'S.i
It. Hammond Co 72.1
Swift & Co 13 2.015
Cudnhy Packing Co 3,f!
Armour . Co 2.257 lj
Armour, fiom Sioux City 1,103
Var.sant & Co Ill
Hill & Huntzluger C
Other bujers 41 1'iJ
Totals "ic 1010.T 2v2
CATTI.K There wero a number of cattle
driven In today and put on rale. Including
about 3(0 head of steers that havo been on
feed for n 'ihort time. They wero put on
the market today owing to n lire "vhlo.li
prevented tho owner from feeding thm
longer. Tho cattle were only wnrmed up.
and conbcqucntlv were In no condition lor
nir!;et. Asldo from those there was noth
! a .( much consequenco on sale nnd the
nnirit was In about the usual Saturday
cor (l'tl iti.
T'u re hi" been n good liberal supply of
catf.e here this week, th? Increase amount
Irir to r4 brad. Ar. rompared with the wmo
wrtk i ant yr.ir there U an Increase of 3.126
bend. Tho general tendency of prices hai
been downward all tho week, nml the nvir
ltot none tou actlvo. This has been the
case, however, ot nil market points. Chi
cago reports the decline on tho bulk of the
medium to good cattlo as amounting to
16f?2.r)C, while the common steers went off
30fT40c. Tho drop on this market has not
been ns great ns that The choicest,
handy weight steers which Junt suit tho
buyers nro probably no more than n dlnu
lower for tho week, while the lo.:s desira
ble grades are all the way from 16e to ?3c
lower. The warmed up muff and common
grades are very hard to move ut any prlco,
us packeru do not soem to want them.
The cow market Is aln considerably
lower than It wns a week ago. The best
conifed cows and helfof. nro probably not
moro than 10c or 13c lower than at the
close of last week Canners are nls.i but
very little lower, as the demand for them
lias been In good shape. It Is the medium
grades that have gone 3ff the most, and
they nre all tlu way from 15o to 23a lower lor
the week. The market on such kinds was
very dull and hellers foutft It difficult to dls
poe of them nt nil.
Tho feeder trade hns also botn In rather
bad shape. Thure wero very few roally
cholco cattlo on the market, and such i's
did arrive sold almost ns well as at any
time. The great bulk of the cattle on sale
wero rather on the common order and trade
was very slow. Medium kinds of stock
cattle can now be bought about ns low as
at any time this year, Tho fairly good
feeders can bo quoted 16c lower for tho
week, while some of the commonest kinds
aro probably 23o lower than at tho close if
last week. Light weljht cattle on the com
mon order aro almost Impossible to sell ut
all. but cholco yearlings are selling m
good shape und very little lower for Hih
week. At tho Inst of this week the demand
for choice stock calves Improved cons'd
erably and prices also picked up n HttK
What has been said of steers Is equally
true of stock cows and heifers, cholco stuff
being In good demand, but the common
kinds slow and lower.
Thero havo not been many grass beef
steers on tho market this week, and the
best grades are not far from sternly. Tho
commoner grades though have suffered to
some extent In sympathy with tho decline
on conifed stuff. Grand cows and western
feeders huve sold practically In tho same
way as Is noted above for the untlvo cattle.
HOCJS There was unother heuvy run of
hogs hero today, but In splto of that fact
the market waa actlvo and gcnernlly 7'o
higher. The first sales wero only about uo
higher than yesterday's grneral mnrkot,
the bulk ot them going at )4.S2A and SI. 35.
Packers were all liberal buyers, and, as a
result, the market kept gottlni; better,
After the llrst round most anything would
bring 334.85. und then they began paying
Jl.br. and I4.37H and Dually ii.90 and as high
as fi.'Jj was paid for several of tho cholco
lightweight hogs, At tho high tlmo tho
market wjs loo higher thati yesterday's
general market. It waa a good, lively
market from stnrt to finish, so that
practically everything was out of llrst
hands In good season. The extreme close,
however, was hardly aa good as the best
time, Chicago closing with part of the
udvauco lost.
The supply of hogs at all market points
has been very heavy tho last week.
Chicago In particular has had a phenomlnal
run and the receipts at this point havo
been tho lienvlcst since the week ending
July II. In pttc of that fact, tho market
has been In good uhupe nil the week and
prices at tho close are higher than they
were on Monday or on Saturday of last
week, as a planco at tho lablo of average
prices will show Packors have apparently
wanted all the Iioxh that were coming, so
that each day's receipts were cleaned up In
a hurry. The lightweight hogs continue In
tho best demand, though If the quality Is
satisfactory anything under 300 pounds Js
not difficult to move.
8HKKP There was no fat stuff on sale
today to make n test of the market. A
few feeders arrived, but no material change
In the market was noticeable.
Thero has neen a good, nctlve market all
the week on both sheep and lambs, In splto
of the fact that tho demand for mutton
huH been curtailed to some extent on ac
count of the big supply of poultry. The
supply of fat stuff has not been excessive,
though, as compared with lam week, thero
Is a gain of 1,170 head, and, as compared
with tho corresponding week of last year,
there Is a gain of 6.IW head. The situation
can best be described by calling It a
good, steady, nctlve market all the week,
prices being tho same at tho close of the
week as they were nt the opening. Lambs
of course are not ns high as they wore at
the best tlmo last week, but they nro
about steady with the close of last week
The feeder market has also been In good
shape, Choice wethers ore In big domnnd
and prices strong. Choice lambs nre also
fully steady, but common young lambs or
o'd ewes are rather hard to move and
prices u little weak. Anything nt all
desirable, however. Is Just ubout steady for
tlis week.
Quotations'. Choice fed wethers, mrvfj)
4.(m; fair to good fed wethers, J3.C5iJI3.S5:
choice grasx wethers, S1.76ti3.90: fair to
good grass wethers, $J.651.75: choice ewes.
J3 25f3.50; fair to good ewes. JJ.fHf3:5:
cholco spring lambs. M.ffi.) 15; fair to to"d
rprlng lambs. 4.65fr4.M: feeder ewes, ll.'&it
3 0i), feeder wethers, $3.E3 3 75, feeder tamos,
Si.G0tH.4o.
Kuimuk (Itv Live Stock.
KANSAS CITV. Nov. 24 CATTLE He
celpts, 20") lead, Market unchanged; re
ceipts for the week, 64,0O head, chMco ex
port steers, rhort-fed butcher stock and
good feeding cattlo In moderate supply this
week and steady to a shade lower; a run
4 BPV; I Oil 3 1.1 3 29
4 ( I 4 04 3 43 3 41
4 tti I 4 01 3 47 3 43
4 02 5 SI 3 43
4 3 62 3 41
4 Sljj 4 01 3 40
4 6714 4 02 3 65
4 70'j, 4 03 3 .12 3 51
4 6i'4 4 06 3 15 3 11
4 73Tb 4 03 3 47 3 31
4 (12 S 43 3 32
4 83 3 44 3 3S
4 73'i 3 01 3 34
4 67 3 93 3 411
4 824 3 90 3 35 3 27
4 POU .1 84 .1 IV 3 31
4 8;'ii 3 7 3 36' 3 32 1
3 SCI .1 35 3 32.
4 7V 3 291 3 34
4 71 1 3 kS I 3 34
4 7 3 f,9l 3 31 '
4 76 I 3 iiV 3 371 3 ?9i
I Ti ' 3 Jul 3 441 3 27
4 S5' 3 t2 3 16 3 27
of tnll-ender sold I5fl23i lower; native
oteers, Jl.75ti6.60; Blockers nnd feeders, to jo
5(4.5.); butcher cows and heifers, S.I.OHI5.40;
canners. J2.505;3.00; fed westerns, J3 Wue.f.;
wintered Texnns, l3 50JJ6.Wj grass Texans,
S3.00p3.50; calves, JJ.G0tfo-W . .
HOaS-Hecelpts, 5,l) head. .Market ac
tive at 6c advance: receipts this vveek, 73.
000 head; very llttlo chtiige In value, ihe
packing demand continuing very netlvo,
heavy. Il.90-il5.00; mixed, JI.S34f4.95; lUht,
JI.Vkii4.fif.; plg JI.G5ff4.73- .
HltUKP AND LAM HH Receipts, M
head. Mnrkot steady: receipts this wa?,
12.0.JO hend; the supply was unevenly di
vided, as over one-half the receipts nt
rived on Tuesday; the high prices of the
previous week were hardly maintained;
mutton sheep ranged about 15c lower,
while killing Inmbs, stockers and feeding
kinds were about steady; iambs, JI.R0iin.4');
mutton. J3.50fl4 30: stockers und feeders,
J3.2304.25! culls, J2.75fl3.25.
ClllCVdO I.IVU STCH'k Sl.llllCHT.
Cnttle Vomluully Steady Unix Five
Cenlti lllulier Hlieep Stetntly.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2I.-CATTLK-Hecelpts,
SO) hcud. Market nominally steady; ra
tlves, good to prime steern, $5.23ii3.75: poor
to medium, M.20fr4.15; selected feeder, H.75
57 1.40; mixed Mockers, J2.23SI3.75: cows, J2.70
CT4.25; belter.. 12.73fT4.65; cntmer.. .A!1
2C5; bulls, J2.lW4 53; alves. 13M)..V);
Texas fed tfers. Umil; Texii wam
uteers. M.25'(4.15; Texas bulk J2..VKT3
llOOS-Heo.Mpt today. 21.10) heud; Mon
day, 40.000 (estimated); left over, S.OiO,
average fully 6c higher; top. Jj.OO; mlxMl
nnd butcher, J4.70fi5.Ki; good to choice
heavy, JI.Suf76.0O: rough heavy. J4 68j4,i5;
lliMit Jt.70W6.00 bulk of nale, JI.5fl-I.D..
SHHEP AND LA.MIW-Heeelpts, L&iO
head. Market steady; good to choice w til
ers. JI.OO'kUo; fair to choice mixed, Jl.. 5
(ff 1.00; w etoi-n sheep, Ji.00O4.25: 'fVnH
sheep, J2.6OW3.C0; native lambs, J4.10fij.?O;
western Inmns, J l,75fo.2o,
I, onli Live xioetc.
ST. LOt'IS, Nov. 24 .-CATTLE Receipts.
rl heart. Inrlllillni- 250 Tfxans. MarKCt
stenilv; nntlve shipping and export steer.
JI0Ofif..20; steern under 1 ,''. lbs.. J1.40(fl..0;
stocker. nnd feeders, JS.ffiMl.lO: cows and
heifers. J2.(JUfil.J3: canners. Jl.2i.li2....; bull.
2fW3!0; Texil'4 nml iminn sieers, ji.vjh
?r. t.nu'u nn. I brlfnr il'.urti 1.25.
IIOOS Heclpts, 6.30) hfiul. Market 6c
hleher; pigs nnd lights. JI.M.lfi.S... pack'rs,
J4 V0W4.0.I; hutehers, JI.90T5(O.
ciuiM.Mi vvii i.iviia- terf Intl.. 100
bend Market steady; native muttons. f3.6
04 ft); lambs. SI.Mifir. in. culls and buck.,
J2WKi3W; stofkers, J2.60WI.00.
M. .!eili Live Stuck SInrket.
KOl'TH ST. JOSEPH. Nov. 24.-lSpoclaI.)
Th" Journal quotes:
CATTLE - lletolpts. 700 head: market
rtendy; quality common; unlives, JI.00&76.25;
Te tin and -westerns. J3.23ffln.25; cows and
heifers. J2.OOW4.30: bulls nnd sings. J2.0OWI.uO;
venrllngs nnd calves, J3.00WI.25; stockers
and feeders, J3.00WI.W: veals. J4.00J76.2...
llOOS Receipt.'., 0.600 bead; market 5W10c
hlrher; nil grndes. JI.Ol'WUK); bulk of sales,
JI.92HW4.97.
SHEEP AND LAMHS-Hecelpts, 200 head;
market steady.
Neu- York Live Slock.
NEW YOHIC. Nov. 24 -HEEVES-He-celpts.
1.146 head; all for exporters nnd
slaughterers; little trading; feeding Htoa.lv;
rabies unchanged; exports. 1.016 cattle, 'M
sheep nnd 2,000 qunrfer nt beef. eala.
nominal; graders. 2 2.v72'0
SHEEP AND LAM US -Receipts. 1 l
head. Market slow; fdierp. SJ.0OW3 .3; colli,
Jl f,0: common to gon.l lambs. Jl.ooti'l.Si1.
IIOCSH-Hecelpt, 4,772 bend; nothlnt; Joins.
Market nominally stendy.
Stock In Slclit.
Following are the receipts at tho four
principal western maraeis .-soveniiier zi.
' Cattle, lings Sheep.
Smith Omaha 1,1 "
Chicago M
Kansas City 200
St. Louis
io.no i
to
21 ,001
r,oM
5,CI
1 Vrt
10)
2,510
Totals ..
1.0S5 41,004
FIRE RECORD.
It. .Chester MkIiIIiir I'lniit.
ItOCHESTKK. N. Y Nov. 23. Plre this
afternoon wrecked the plant of the CItlicns'
Light and Power company and destroyed
tho Wathlngton llcur mills, both situated
at tho corner of Eacttry and Mill strooto,
causing a loss estimated at about J175.000,
partly ctvered by insurance
Tlllln AVuolen MIIU.
TIFFIN, O., Nov. 25. Flro tonight de
stroyed tho Tiffin Voolcn mills. Tho loss
will exceed J100.000, partially insured. One
hundred and twcnty-tlvo hands aro thrown
out of employment. The plant was three
months behind In orders.
I)lsc!inrKx .lury In "Woodmen Suit.
AHEHDEEN, S. D., Nov. 23. (Special.)
Tho Jury In the cose of the Richards- guar
dians against tho Modern Woodmen of
America failed to agree and wero dis
charged by Judge Carland. The case will
come up again at tho next term of United
States court. Tho trlat has excited great
Interest, as It is a test case In which the
Modern Woodmen of America , roslst tho
payment of Insurance held by Mr. Rich
ards on the grounds of suicide. Tho policy
Issued by the lodgo states that payment
will not bo mado lu case tho holder sui
cides. The contention is made that Rich
ards died from asthma and not from pistol
shot wounds. Several similar cases are
hinging on tho result of this case.
South Dakota PuHtmanler OrKftnlze.
HURON, S. I)., Nov. 25. (Special.) A
meeting of South Dakota postmasters will
bo held hero on December 6 for
the purpose of considering matters looking
to tho bottormcnt of tho postal service
throughout tho state. An organliatlon of
postmasters similar to those existing In
other stntes will bo perfected. Postmaster
Cooper of this city, who Is the prime mover
In tho matter, Is In receipt of letters from
postmasters In n number of South Dakota
cities, advising him of their co-operation
and nssurlng him of their presence at the
meeting.
I) i.K Into l) ii a in It is
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 25. (Special,)
Robert Sneed was tho third victim of
dynamlto on tho Sherman hill cutoff. Sneed
was foreman for ono of tho grading out
fits. A shot hnd been placed In the ground
and It fulled to go off. Sneed directed one
of his men to dig It out nnd tho fellow
refused, whereupon Sneed grabbed a pick
nnd set at work to perform tho unpleasant
tnsk himself. His pick suddenly camo In
contact with tho dynamlto and nn explo
sion followed. Snood's head was blown
off, but no ono else wns hurt.
Sreretnry In Itrturnlnar.
ST. AUOUSTINE, Fin.. Nov. 23. The
steamer Kanawha, with Secretary of War
Root and Governor Oencrnl Wood of Cuba,
lay off this port all day, expecting to cross
tho bar this evening, but had to give up and
sail for Jacksonville, whence Secretary Root
will go by rail to Washington. Governor
Oencrnl Wood will Join Mrs. Wood and the
children hero nnd leave for Havana with
them tomorrow.
AVIIkoii'h (.'..iiilltlon CrMlcnl.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2f.. Tho condition
of Hon. GcorBO W. Wilson, commissioner
of Internal revenue, Is critical tonlnht. He
Is wenker than on yesterday, but still re
tnlns consciousness. Mrs. Wilson, who
was absent from the city when tho com
missioner wns stricken, has returned to tho
city with her daughter, Mrs. I'ardonncr.
Colormlo CoIIpk I'lisnes Itcmilut Ion.
COI.OHADO SI'IUNOS. Colo., Nov.
A muss meeting wns liel.l In tho chnpel of
Colorado coIIcko this afternoon to express
sentiments on the I.lmon lynching. The
liulldltiR wns packed nnd resolutions de
nouncing mob law nnd a reversion to tho
dnys of barlmrlty wero passed unanimously.
Tho resolutions closed with tho following
appeal to Urn people of the I'nlted States:
"Wo protest to our countrymen through
out tho land that, ns u law-abiding people,
wo share with them tho harards of mob
ebullition In revolt nt nameless horrors nnd
claim with them to be judged not by flag
rant exceptions, but bv tho steady peace
and order of our dally life,"
Simmer Ciiptnln DleN of Fever,
NEW YORK, Nov, 23. Tho British fruit
steamer Adler nrrlved today from Port
I.lmon nnd reported that Captain W. Held
of that steamer had died of yellow lever
nn November 1, The authorities at Port
I.lmon would not allow the burial of the
body nshori. nnd the Adler was obliged to
steam outside the harbor and bury the re
mains at sea, Captain Held was 30 yean
of age and a native of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The chief officer, Mr. Walte. brought the
steamer to this port. The Adler sailed from
New Orleans October 17 for Boca del Toro
nd thence for Port Llmon. It Is thought
that Captain Held contracted the disease
nt Uoca del Toro. The Adler Is held at
quarantine for disinfection.
FREE THINKERS PAY RESPECT
Conduct Innrrsoll Memorial MeetliiK
lu Cincinnati, Which In Attended
hy Very Larue Croml.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 23. At the morn
ing session of the congress ot tho American
Secular Union and Free Thought federation
letters wero read from absent members,
Addresses hy Mrs, Henry and Dr. J. II. Wil
son, tho president-elect, wero followed hy
a general discussion, Tho Grnn-1 opera house
was crowded during tho afternoon at tho
Ingorsoll metuorlnl meeting, when nddresses
were made hy Judge C. D. Wnlto of Chicago,
Dr. Whctmoro of Haltlmore, Mrs, Jooepulno
K. Henry of Versailles, Ky., Clarence S.
Harrow of Chicago, T. H. WnkcmHii ot Ore
gon and others.
Tho session of three days closed nt Col
lego hnll tonight, when addresses were mn.lo
by J. C. Koberts, T. 11. Wakcman and
others.
Senator Hat Is' Condition.
ST. PAI'L, Minn., Nov. 25. According to
reports from Senator Davis' hous.i tonight
the patient passed a comfortable day. Ills
delirium was a trifle less acute and he wns
nble to secure some sleep. Tho kidney
trouble, however, does not yield to treat
ment. Townr.l evening the senator became
restless ugaln and Dr. Stone wns called to
the house. Tho doctor does not Issue u
bulletin during tho day on Sunday, so thnt
any statement of the senator's condition Is
unolllclnl.
Dr. Stone's midnight bulletin says: "Sen
ator Davis' condition Is not materially
changed. Ho rested better Inst night nnd
slent more today. His pulse, temperature
nnd respiration are about the same us last
report, except that the pulse Is weaker."
WnntiCN Suit mill Ami).
TILLAMOOK. Ore., Nov. 23. Hy the
bieakliiK of u dam the electric sawmill near
Ilobsonvltle wus washed awa;- and de
stroyed. The mill wns situated In n gulch
and when the diMn broke above tin Immense
body of water came down, cirrylng trees
and rocks. Tho rushing water took up the
mill nnd curried It a quarter of u nill.i. com.
pletely demolishing It and covering It with
debris. Th.' dynnmo and power bouse Just
escaped, its the gulch widens out there The
loss will umount lo muny thoua-ids of dol
lnrs.
Cool. Himself lit Hot Sprlng;s.
PAOOSA .HWCTION. Colo.. Nov. 25
Citizens of Pagosa Springs were horrified
by the discovery of the body of a man In
the hot spring. The body wan at once ie.
moved and wns found lo lm literally cooked
Tie temperature of the untempered water
or the spring Is over 160 degrees. Investiga
tion dlhclosc.l the fact that the man was a
stranger who had given the :iairr of Smith
and nothing was discovered that would
sohe his Identity lie was without money
and It Is mpposed he choso to commit sui
cide lu till. novel manner.
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TACOMA, Wimh., Nov. 25.-Conl outcrops
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Pass, Alaska, Claims covering the best
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Paclllo coast coal supply.
Admires Menrnuonu Itepnlille.
TACOMA. Wash,. Nov. 25. P, C.
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residence In Nicaragua, where be hns ac
quired land sulllclent to plant 42,00 coffee
plants, from which he expects part f a
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Is exceedingly friendly to foreigners, par
ticularly Americans.
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drinking. It Is believed they were drugged,
the poison taking effect soon after' th. y
reached home Jerry po'iscssed consider
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tlvelv poor An Investigation to be made
bv thl' coroner tomnrtow Is expected to
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