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PY RICHARD D. WARE.
(Copyright, 1WL by Richard D. Ware.)
eix-flftesn aa a misty, moist morning
WM certainly beastly time tq taka a
train, but tba market had bocn wobblj
the la at few days, and the tbmut magnate
at tha villa on Frenchman's Bay had made
( It knows that It was tha duty of William
i Schuyler Morton, his private secretary, to
' set there Just a little quicker than pos
sible. There were still a few minutes before
starting-, and Morton stood on the platform
hear his Pullman, smoking a cigarette and
watohlng a newlyarrlved train of sleepy
i yed suburbanites, plodding towards their
i day's work in the city.
For a time It seemed as if he were to
I be the op.Iy occupant of the car In which
I lis had already deposited his bags and bag
I rmce, but two men with rod cases ap
peared after a while and slowed themselves
i away In the smoking room, while a portly
i elderly couple took their places In' the
front of the car. Morton had passed tip
toward the engine and wason the point bf
turning to go aboard the train, when a
succession of shrill canine yelps resounded
behind him. He turned quickly to see a
'lioavlly-ladcn colored porter luat complet
ing some Impromptu cakewalk steps down
; the platform with a sturdy brtndle terrier
tugging at his leash and nipping at the
man's heels. A second glance and Morton
was filled with the eonvlctlon that the per
son who held the other end of the leash
Was the prettiest girl he had ever seen In
Ms whole and somewhat observant life.
; Her face was alight with smiles, and her
j merriment over th! situation was so Joy
' oiii and pure of all malice that even the
well-startled porter wan soon showing his
white teeth In sympathy. .
With one outstretched hand she was
holding back the dog from his earnest
though ill-advised efforts to rescue the be
' longings of bt beloved mistress, while she
kept her skirts well above the grimy plat
form with the other.
The dog's strenuoslty gradually dimin
ished under the girl's discipline, and he
was at 'length content to walk beside her
on the shortened leash,' uttering low
growl from time' to time as he adjusted his
mind to the condition which confronted
him. He- remembered distinctly that on
ne ' occasion- : he hed : received caresses
without number and the larger part of a
lrloln steilr after "nailing" anothev colored
person who was walking out the front door
at home laden In a similar way.
Morton was standing by ths ear steps
with the laughter still In his eyes as ths
girl came tip. Their eyes met or . an
stant, a the best regulated eyes sometimes
will, and his heart moved several inches
upward as ha saw In the quick glance that
she permitted him to share her amusement
with her.
"Dogs aren't allowed In the car, miss,"
said the Pullman conductor. -
.Morton stopped short. Not let her dog
In the car! . He rather thought they would.
He knew the president of the road and his
uncle was one of the directors. He would
fix that. ...
A harmony of sweet sounds soothed his
Indignation., , He knew she would have sj
voice like that.
"I know that la the rule, but I think this
will perhaps make a difference," said the
girl. She handed a paper to the conductor,
and Morton caught a glimpse of the rail
road company's . official letterhead.
The conductor read the note and handed
It back to her. . .. .
"It's all right, miss," he said, with a
touch of added respect. .
. -,.".Cob), boyk..UR, upl'; ,,!,.', . , .. !.' ;
i-The terrier gave , a glance at tha steps
and then an Inquiring look at his mistress,
fine nodded her head and the dog was, on
tha platform in a leap. The girl followed
him and disappeared . in, the doorway of
. tha ear.
The great question In Morton's mind was
tha location of her seat.
Ha was almost afrald' to put his fortune
to tha test, but the wheels began to turn
and ha swung on to the rear platform of
tha car.
Tha blue of a veil caught his eye tn an
Instant as be entered. Ha read tha number
Of tha seat he was passing, took a quick
glance at those between and looked again
at his own check. The answer to this sum
In lightning calculation proved thai her
seat waa Immediately opposite his own. Ha
seated himself with mingled feelings of
elation and almost of guilt.
Tha girl waa paying no attention to him,
because before he had taken his seat she
bad discovered among other things that
, ha waa tall and strong and clean, and that
ha had on a dark blue scarf with a gold
oar in rtv Also he waa considerably em
barrassed; which she rather enjoyed, and
that she was quite sure she knew, the rea
son why. She was Intent on her newspa
per, apparently oblivious of his existence,
when Morton finally settled hlmse'f In his
chair. .The dog curled up on the seat fa
cing the girl, with eyes shut and his nose
on hlapaws. He had opened one eye as he
beard approaching' footsteps, and watched
the newcomer Intently, His observations
were satisfactory, and he shut It agala
with a deep-drawn snore, and returned to
liia meditations. .
It waa soma time before Morton ven
tured to ook across tha aisle and discover
the contrast to but own tumultuous emo
tions which prevailed there. He, too, had
promptly burled himself in bis newspaper.
Then be began to feel that be waa making
himself ridiculous, hiding there ostrich
fashion. This argument waa conclusive. He
lowered the paper and emerged. '
- The girl across tha able bad' taken off
her hat and waa lying back. In bar chair
with her face turned part frotn bint,
watching the swiftly changing: scenes out
aide. Her hair, now free tram toll liner's
restraints, waved entranctngly all over her
dainty bead, from the while forehead it
shadowed to tha baek of tha graceful neck.
Iter profile In repuee seemed even more
beautiful than tha laughing face on tha
platform. He lues It waa Eh.
Possibly the intensity of bis thought, and
gase may have speeded some distributing
wave across tbe alaSe. tar the girl changed
her position, and hkJiitur forward, took Dp
a book from the (.'Uair on which the dog
waa lying asleep. Aa aha touched Mm. one
brown eye opened, and then, acting the
cause of the disturbance, winked sleepily
at her and closed again with another reso
nant snore of contentorenL
At the sound Morton, who had discreetly
turned away at the first movement of her
chair. Instinctively looked across the aisle
again and blessed the sleeper who let bis
eyes meet hers a second time,
i The girl swung ber chair so that It faced
In toward the side of the car a little more,
placed two vary pretty, b&f-bowed feet up
en the niopboard and shut her eyes. Bho
hadn't known she was so sleepy.
Morton soon discovered that she bad be
come practically Invisible and guessed, the
cause. He redoubled bla attention on his
bonk, but concentrate Ms nOnd as be would
upon Its pages, the more vivid memory
pictures of tha morning made then dim.
More prose was out of tbe question, and he
closed the book la Areajn et gray eyos. Five
mlnotes later a porter passing througn ths
car picked up a book which bfcd fallen In
tha aims and plaoed it gently In Morton's
lap wltlurrct fflsrarblng hlra In the least,
Tn the snotvntlirs momentous things had
ben linpr.ei.tng across the aii. The train
l.sd already carried the owner of the gray
evr inmi hundred of. till s beyond the
fcorders of dreamland, and as frequently
happens to one when traveling in that topsy-turvy
reslm, she had decided that her
avowed destination was the last place to
which she wished to go. It would be much
nicer to get off at Mattawamkeag and
change there for Rangelcy, where she had
had such a good time In June, when she
had gone up for the spring fly-fishing with
her father. There were a few things she
would need, but she could get them at
Mattawamkeag, on which euphonious vil
lage her mind dwelt lovingly.
A moment later the whistle sounded. The
train foUed Into a palatial edifice, duly
labelled with the name of her alighting
place In large, gilded letters. A porter
took her various belongings out onto the
platform while she followed, the dog tug
ging st his leash at the prospect of fresh
air and freedom. The very nice looking
young man who had been sitting directly
across the aisle leaped down from an rx
press wsgon standing near, seised her bag
gage and Instantly disappeared through a
door marked "Restaurant." She stooped
to unleash the dog and started on her er
rands. AS she came out on the street she
saw an Iron staircase, similar to those
which Ipsd to the stations on the elevated
railroad. The shops were unqestlonably up
there.
She had Tint definitely msde up her mind
whit she needed on her fishing trip, but
she knew she wanted a new hat. She al
ways dUl. The very nice looking young
man opened the door of a shop for her
and disappeared sgaln as suddenly as be
fore. A tall young woman In a riding
habit approached from the rear of the
store, smiling pleasnntly. ' "I suppose you
wish to buy a hatT"
"You are quite right," said the girl. "I
always wish to buy a hot. but there are
times when I refrain from doing so."
"I am glad this Is not one of them," said
the head of the hat department. "The
price of the hat will be forty-three dollars.
It Is not yet created, but I think It will
be ready by 'the time we have finished
luncheon. The luncheon department Is this
wny'
The heal of the hat department showed
her custome." Into a large room,' decorated
In Oriental stylo, and led the way to a
daintily appointed tablo.
"This Is delightful." said the girl, draw
Ing off her gloves. "I had a very early
breakfast and I nm really quite hungry. I
hope you do not object to my dog being In
the room."
The young woman looked up in surprise.
"Tour dog?" she-asked, "I did not see that
you had a dog."
The girls face paled and a frightened
look came Into her eyes as she looked
vainly about the room.
"I have lost him!" she cried. "He was
with me when I came to the stalrcas and
I thought he followed right behind m. He
always docs."
"Ah, now I understand," said the head
of the hat department. "That Is a patent
staircase. When you camo up, the steps
folded up behind you, and the dog must
have been left below. Now that you have
made your, purchases you . are entitled to
a return check, which you will give to the
man at the gate, - who will let down the
stairs for you."
''Give me my check then, please. Oh,
please hurry. It is almost train time and
I must find him. Poor old dear! He has
probably been waiting for me down there
all this time." ..
How she descended she never knew, such
was her anxiety of mind, but no faithful
companion was' awaiting her. The street
seemed absolutely clear of pedestrians, so
tfiat there was no one of whom she could
make Inquiries. 'She ran around the cor
ner of the 1 railroad station, whistling as
best she could In her breathless state, but
there was no answering bark. She rushed
across the track and gated down tha road
on the other side of the station. Two
great tears appeared in the gro,y .eyes and
colled alow'.y down to the corner- of
the quivering mouth, and Just then .the
whistle of the Air Line train for Rangeley
sounded.
He must.. coma If she . called Mm once
more. He must! She mastered her sobbing ;
for the effort, and a pathetic, voice tailed
forth the lost one's name.
"Billy!" she cried. "Billy !"
.Mr. William Schuyler Morton's usually
clear and active mind had been In a some
what perturbed condition ever since the
porter had picked up his books from the
floor. The gray eyes were still before him.
but their expression seemed to have
changed. - A frightened look had come Into
them.. A crisis was evidently approaching,
for the expression became more and more
appealing, when suddenly there seemed to
ring In his ears the .name by which his
friends best knew him. With one leap he
was on his feet In the aisle, ready to
tackle whatever It was that had brought
fear to the two gray eyes.
The colored porter, ' who bad Just come
through , he rear door of the oar, was
somewhat surprised to see the two young
people), whom he had !eft sleeping peace
fully, suddenly Jump to their feet and stand
staring at each other In the middle of the
aisle. He happened to observe that here
were tears on the girl's cheeks, and that
the young man, who waa blinking rather
rapidly, was standing with his two strong
arms outstretched towards her, which
proved to be rather fortunate, for JuBt at
that moment the car gave an unexpected
swing and she might otherwise have fallen,
.They stood there for a moment, and
then the' girl dropped into her chair agaia
with a little laugh. The dog raised him
self up from the chair where he had been
sleeping, yawned, and hopped down to the
floor, where he stretched himself with
snorts of lasy satisfaction. '
' The girl looked up at the man still stand
ing in the aisle, and he saw that the gray
eyes were laughing again. His vow had not
been in vain.
"It was Billy," rho said. "I dreamed that
I had lost him."
William Schuyler Morton sat down In the
chair the dog had left.
"No, you have found him," said he.
e e ' '
Borne weeks later the private secretary
of the magnate on Frenchman'e Bay waa
walking along the shore path with his
host's youngest daughter. They stopped for
a moment to look out across the blue water
at a fleet of white-sailed yachts that waa
beating up Into the harbor. The mingled
sounds of scurrying feet and threatened
asphyxiation caused them to turn as a
brlndle terrier came bounding tip to them.
"Where have you been, airf said the girl.
"You must not run away like this. Ill lose
you sgaJn." The dog waived the question
and pursued a chattering ctilpmnnk through
a patch of ferns. Morton watched the dog
a moment and then turned to the girl be
side htm. He took one of ber hands In bla.
and as it was rather small, he decided that
he xuseded the otbsa to go, with It,
T know xte Idly yon will never be able
te Vmm." be muii. aralllng down at ne.
- Site turotid 1ms- btiad awuy tor tua Instant.
K 4Wt knew Wlat 1 stiould do -w-tckout
titan." site anew cued deururrgy, Tben sbe
raised the grey eyes to 1.1s and be saw
smart Mug flirre tha wade them seen! more
bMuUlid than ever.
If you "hove anything to trade, aduertive
it in -tii 'Tills fur That column in the fce
Wurrt Ad ln"3.
CRAIN AND-PRODUCE MARKET
Excellent Demand for Cash Grain, Cash
Wheat Belling 95o to 05 l-4o.
FREE SPECULATION IN CHICAGO
Cora and Oats Firm Daseage Reverts
Keep Coming Minneapolis Market
geft-Commrreil sa Flnan
clal News statistics.
OMAHA, Aug. 13, 19-H.
Grain traders weie lavoieu with a great
two-sUiea market tnls morning, ine open
ing and tue mid-morning being ueclueuiy
suit on wriest, Wuii enougti sirengin be
tween times to enable hoiurrs of me cereal
te get a k'hxJ price anu tne longs liquidate
at a pront. Tne-re were the usual nurawt
of oope messages ana ihey ran ine gamut
of gixHl and baa news, with rather a pref
erence for the latter. It was a case oi the
ola story trotn some people and better
than expected elsewhere, 'ine middle east
got in on the wlree this morning wltn
pleiis for rain aa an ajMta.nt to a belter
corn crop, vs heat, however. In Its action
of the oay was influenced more by puro
speculation than by anything else that la,
as to future business, ihe wesk spells of
the last lew aays and tne peisistent at
tempts of the Dig commission houses to
make their long lines ot wheat get out
in order to induce more commlswlons wnen
they get In again have been effective In,
Inducing the bears to Increase thotr short
sales. . The fact that weather conditions
were generally Ideal thla morning was an
inducement to additional bear raids, when
some good buying was notlcod. and then
there cams a rush of evenlng-up trades
from traders that do not care to go home
over Sunday short on this crop. When
these orders were filled the market was al
lowed to sag again and declines carried It
down to near the low point again and In
duced more speculative selling. During the
last twenty minutes of the seeslon the
shorts made another attempt to cover
trades and turned what looked as It It
might be a break of a point or more into
a fairly steady clooe at c net lom on
September, ViC on December and practically
yesterday's linal figures for May.
The late newa of the day was attend!
with many rust and other dnmage stories,
reports of exhaustion of buying power l.i
various markets and unenslneH as to the
course of trade next week. There was
nothing In the close especially weak and
the day passed with better advantage to
holders of cereal than had been expected.
The feature of the trade In Omaha was
the high prices paid for No. 2 wheat and
also for No. S. Two cars of high grade
No. 2 wheat were offered on the market
and they brought 96c and Bfio, the former
being coupled In the sale with a car of
No. 3 wheat also at 16c and of high quality.
This urgent demand for the cash wheat
shows that millers are after the cerenl
and that they must have It even If they
pay high for It. WhM No. S wheat slls
in Omaha at 95c and No. 4 at 90c it la tlmo
that the elevator men were getting busy
In their shipping business. Omaha buyers
are waiting and competing, and they hav
ths orders for the grnln and only need
the right kind to get toppy prices for It.
Omaha also enjoyed an excellent com
trade and at good prices. Other points
may have exhausted buying power but this
maket Is a "corner" and not a "goer."
Corn was moderately active for futures
In the Chicago market and despite the bear
pressure and the talk of line weather thero
wasn't any concession In September de
livery worth speaking of, while December
closet tec better and May also o up. .
Oots were hold very strongly throughout
the session, but Just about Friday's prices.
Oniabn Cash Sales.
3 cars No. 3 corn, tSHc; 2 cars No. t (late
yesterday), 48c; 1 car No. 2 wheat. 69V4 lbs.,
fcvc; 1 cur No. 3, 61 lbs., and 1 car No. 3,
6ti lbB., 96c; 1 car No. 3, 58 lbs., 94c; 1 car
No. 4 hard wheat, 64 lbs., 90c; 1 car No. 4
hard wheat, 47 lbs., 73c; 1 car No. 4 hard
wheat, 534 lbs., 8Hc; 1 car No. 3 white corn,
4SV4c; Z cars No. 4 corn, 47Hc: 1 car No. 4
corn, 4Sc; 1 car No. 2 corn. 47c; 4 cars No.
3 corn, WAe; 1 car No. 3 yellow, 48-To; 6,000
bu No. 2 wheat, 934c.
Omaha Grain Inspection In : Two cars
Kn. 2 hard wheat. 9 cars No. 3 hard wheat.
3 cars No. 4 hard wheat. 1 car No. 2 corn.
14 cars No. 3 corn, 4 cars No. 4 corn, a
cars No. S yelljw corn, tj cars No. 3 white
com 1 mr No. 3. white oat. 1 car No. 4
white oats', total. 4 cars. Out: Fourteen
cars No. 2 hard wheat. 3 cars No. 8 hiird
wheat, 11 cars No. 2 corn, 4 cars No. i corn;
total," 32 cars. (
Omaha. Grain , Quntations7 iJ
The range of price on the'Ontaha mar
ket for future delivery and the olose today
were:
Wheat ' Open. High. Low. Close.
8ept .ii...92'iH 94V.B 92A 92A
Deo 91H 91 HA 91A
Corn
Sept 4714B 47V,B 47A 47A
Deo 44&B 44B 44B 44B
Oats ' ,.
Bept 32B 3.'B 32B 8?B
Dec 32B 321) 82B
Cash
Wheat
No. 2 hard
No. 3 hard
No. 4 hard
Prices.
Omnn
95 11514
94 495
73 4j90
95
Chics
1.00 tg-i.oj
9 fel.Oi
"95"fii!o5"
1.02 tfjl.W4
994'c 1 n
1.05 1.10
534 64'A
6:iH8 6
05
No. 3 spring...
No. 2 red
No. 3 red
No. 2 spring...
2
No. 3
No. 4
No grade
No. 2 yellow..
No. 8 yellow..
No. 2 white...
No. 3 white...
49
414
4714Q48
43
4M'i
4 it
484
?3
47 SJ PI
5-;vi
Kl'i
&3-VOI
53Vx i4
81Vi9 83
Oats
No. 2 mixed
No. 3 mixed
'?1H
No. 4 mixed...
No. 2 white...
No. 3 white...
No. 4 white...
Standard
Nominal.
;)
35
33
3U4
35
84Vi S54
84 U'Z
SiKU 354
Northwestern Wheat Receipts,
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Cars. Cars. Cars,
Chicago .119 137
Minneapolis 33 ... 353
Omaha 14 31 2
Puluth 45
Kansas City ... 370 , 23 19
Grain Markets Elsewnere,
Closing prices of grain today and Fri
day at the markets named were as follows:
CHICAGO.
Wheat Today. Frl'y
September 1 00 1 01 B
, December 99'i 1 00
May 1 01 1 0114
Corn '
September f34 53H
December 611-, b
May 50 ' 60
Oata
September 33 Pi
Ducembor 341 84
May S6 IM
KANSAS C1TT.
Wheat
September 87UA, 8$H
December 87&A biVfc
Corn
September 4A 4K4B
December 45ft A 44. W
8T. LOUia
Wheat
September,.., 9T!4 ' 9S4
Ducembur OoVt 1 00
Corn
September E2U 624
Dooenibor 46Vi in'i
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat
September 1 03 j 027,
December bs bi)ft
PULUTH.
Wheat '
Beptember 1 (ttU 1 04 B
Deoeuiber SsVaB 9914B
Commercial Gossip.
Primary receipts-: Wheat, S9Z000 bashels.
sgalnst &21,00e bushels; curn, ZHt.Ov0 bushels,
against 213.000 bushels.
Shipments: Wheat. 430,Ono bushels,
against li J.OOO bushels; corn, 272,000 bushels,
against 877,000 bushels. ' '
Denver writes: Kurt on spring -wheat
around Longmont and Loveland is proving
much werse than eipoted.
Clearance today: Wheat, 138.91.0 bu.;
flour, &3,uO bbls ; corn, 3u7,oo0 bu. ; uats. ex.
0u bu.. and ht and flu or 877.000 bu.
Pembina, Crookston, Grand Forks pros
pects very bad; about 2S per oent will nt.t
ray fur cutilng, balance will run five to
wenty bushels per acre; quality poor.
Mlnnatolia stocks of wheat have de
creased ioG,i) bu, and Duluih 1W.O-.0 bu.
this Mk. This total of OoO.fmO bu. cum
pares Willi a dm-rejue of 1.1&.UUQ bu. at both
points the previous wtiek.
Further diunage reptrts frota North Da- !
kola started anwtiM-r buying niwviurnt in
Lt It is ss.id on Urn floor
Swi.Uliig in emne Very bad reporm, pit
crowd sold a lot cf wbeal at the ouvulna
got 11 bck later, "
J. Osde.n Armour yextbrduy took ocoutton
to biand as mill tie the many slainiiM-nts
that huv boon amtt broud-ut n-arciltig his
Slien.d InrVuBtwl lu the whettt markets, lid
tlU. "iliiort and aUtuiunnte tnt put
siaxtng Anuuitr luiuivwi ui lutorvated In
w IkjuI are uutcuo. NeKhi-r tli Armour
Cti aui :imiiiy nr tuymil ju iiiuarwvud
ill tU JltMi nH. "
M luitvojAitM kd fetf nlrle rln itmm
kttl til rvVXrt vt lk Wv,U,t-, )ltMU,f,.f
it Una btwu ti e source oi iuuoa.-vf ti, b.a!
Inspiration and has been quite re'pon'"
to the re ww that it was getting from the
Wheat Melds. Kvldentlv the news from the
rrowlna districts is more ressurins: or the
buying power of thr who believe the crop
aamns is a calamity is oeromioa ex
hausted. September lost IX there yester
day ss seslnst 14 l"s st Imioth and l
each at St. Louis inn Kansas city.
Flaaeclal Gossip.
Talk of T'nlted Elates Steel absorbing Re
public Steel.
Iiank gained on currency movement this
wees n.idipiiu.
Norfolk Western shows heavy coal
Shipments for hslf yesr.
Union I'sclflc earned over 12 per cent On
common stocs. lost year.
Dun's Review says better trade reported
curing past week ana outlook Is encour
aging. Bradstrevts says fall trade expands but
slowly, with conservatism ruling most lines
01 aistnnution.
Rumored purchase of control of Seaboard
p-y 1 cniis ivama southern railway is un
true.
Sixty-two roads for June and n-'cs! year
enow average net increase in earnings ot
1. 8 per cent nnd net dwreaee of l.'h per
cent, respecllvely. Twenty-eight roads first
week in August show average gross in-
t.-i,-nerj 1. 1 6.16 per cent.
CHICAGO Git Alt AD PROVISIONS
Featares of the Trading; and Closing
Prices on Iteard of Trade.
CHICAGO AOS' 1.1 Weokn.a. ln,l,,.rl
by continued marketing of wheat which
wary traoers reared to carry over Sunday,
was the latest phase of a nervous market
today. The price ot September fell in
consequence rrom the highest point
of the day, closing Hldio under yester
day's final figures. Corn is down U4lc:
oats finished He off; provisions are un
changed to 10c higher.
September wheat touched 24c. The
strength was only fleeting, however. The
new values proved too tempting to the
holders of long lines, to whom the crop
damage news nas become less terrifying
and In the conflicting nature of which they
scented danger If their holdings wrce car
ried over Sunday. A complete reversal
of sentiment followed their realising move
ment and before the market stesdled again
September had lost all of lis previous
gain and was back at the lowest figure
ot tne opening range, i.oo. A partial re
covery occurred lm the last half hour.
when the bulls took hold sgaln, September
rallying to fl.ora'ft'1.00H at the close. The
tone at tne nnmn, however, was weak.
Clearances of wheat and flour were equal
to S77,2n0 bushels. Primary receipts were
892.700 bushels, gal rut t 61'l.fO bushels a
year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts ot -'.1 cars, against
iH3 last week and 19t a year ago.
Corn was Influenced largely by the ac
tion of wheat. September opened HSViO
to iio lower at toft 6." c.
The oats market followed the same gen
eral trend as wheat and corn. September
started a shade to c lower at SJSc to
SiHt'io and advanced to- Sic. Under
free offerings at the advance a weak tone
developed and prices declined, September
going back to 33fcc. The decline was
checked by covering of shorts and tha
Erlces steadied. September was at S3o.
ocal receipts were 353 cars.
Provisions were quiet and prices showed
llttlo change until near the close, when
scattered buying by pit - shorts and a
scarcity of oflerlngs combined to lift prices
somewhat. September pork gained 10c at
311.60. Lard closed 24c higher at 841.774.
ltlbs were unchanged at f i.45. Estimated
recelDts for Monday: Wheat. 117 cars;
corn, 98 cars, oats, 337 cars; hogs, 25,000
neaa.
The leading futures ranged aa follows:
Articles. Open. Hlgh.l Low. I Close. Yesfy.
Wheat
a Sept.
b Sept.
Dec.
May
Corn
Aug.
Sept.
Dec.
Oats
Sept. Dee.
May
Pork
Sept. Oct.
Lnrd
Sept.
Oct.
Ribs
Sept. Oct.
1 02
1 03HI
1 01
1 00
99
1 024! 1 02
1 oos 1 014
9s4 1 ooiS' 4
1 0141 1 01
1 ffWH
1 02U
,U!I 1 01 1
141
1 Oli 1 0341
l oo!
B2 53
534 53-4 tl'-t
53(11 534
i&oVaii
531
014
53
. 5J45144i4o0i,(iJi')4
I
I
WMfW 3441
83 I 33
84 I 34 V
334
3l'1i4i3o4if'4
i3uU-l 374l
344
SSsiJifli&iijl
11 67V,! 11 " I
I H 574
11 65
11 75
11 50
11 4:1
U 65 11 10
I
774l
6 86 j
7 4241
' 7 424 1
0 774J
6 8741
7 48 '
7 46
f 75
tt 824
7 45 -7
45
I Is5 I 90 (
7 45 I
7 4241
T 4741
7 45
No. 2. tOW. New;
Canh quotations were aH'follows:
FLOUR Market firm:"-Winter patents.
84. 7GQ'4.3; straights. 84.40fl-4.60; spring pat
ents. I4.70fcd.20; straights, 4.184.VO; bakem,
83.0042 3 70. - i'-
W HEAT No. 2 spring, il.061.08; No. S,
9CcfgJ1.05; No. 2 red, $1.01V4&1.0.
CORN No. 2, 634c; No. 2 yellow, 64c.
.OATS No. 2, ?.2-; No. 2, white. 34fc35c;
No. 8 white, 34-73oc. ,
RYE No. 2, 7u4t-71c.
BARLEY Good feeding, 40c; fair to
choice malting, 40546c.
SEED No. 1 flax. 81.17: No. 1 northwest
ern, $1,244. Timothy, prime, 12.95. Clovor,
contract grade, $11.25. t
PROVISIONS Mess pork per bhl., $11 W
ll.5y Lata, per 100 lbs., .7ir6.724. Short
ribs side (loose). $7,374(57.60; short clear
sides (boxed), $S.00rj8.25.
Shlpmenti. of flour arid grain were as
follows. ReceTpts.Shlpments
Flour, bbls 11.000 6.600
Wheat bu 109.010 11,700
Corn. BU....1 178.200 30.3o0
Oats, bu 46.700 l,US,;-no
Rve. bu T.oiio ("
Barley, bu 13.2O0 6 000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries. 13iil"4c;
dairies.' 12il5e. Keas, steady; at mark,
cases Included, 13l7c. Cheese, steady, 7
4c.
"
St. Louis Grain and Provisions.
bt I.01TT1J Aui. 13. WHEAT Loweri
No. 2 red, cash, elevator, -c; track, ll.id.
U1.02; bepu-moer, i5c; ueceniuer, fi.uv,
iNO. 3 hard, 9J4c!$1.0U4- . ,
CORN No J cash, mc: track, &444cl Sep
tember, 624c; December, 4S4c.
OATS Weak; No. t cash, i3c; track, 33
3oc; September. 34c; December, 4c; No.
I white. 3oij3a4c.
FLOUR Steady to firm; red winter pat
ents, 4.9oUA).00; extra fancy and straight.
84.60M4.s6; clear, 83.80W4.W.
. . 1.. A l!.....t,r t" T'.
BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, 85fr80c.
14 A Y stroiis: timothy, new. Sa.OOiUJS Oo;
old. $10 Of!! 16.00; prulrle, $6.Oo&9.60.
I RON COTTON Tlli,6t tfuo.
HAOOTNU 77c.
HEMP TWINE 7c.
PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing.
11 7u. I .aid. unchanxed: urime stramed.
$6 25. Bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts,
$8 374; clear ribs, $8.50; short clear, $8.R74.
POULTRY Steady I chickens, 9c; springs,
12c; turkeys, 13c; ducks, 7c; geese, 5c.
BUTTER Quiet; eiVamery, ltylSc; dairy,
lOdrlBe.
EGGS-wFlrm, 1540, caae count.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls s.OmO 7.0o0
Wheat bu 218,000 103.000
Corn, bu IS.OoO 19.000
Oats, bu 139,000 35,000
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 13. WHEAT
Steady; September, 8?4ioS7c; December,
STiUlic; May, 90c: cash, No. 2 hard,
944c; No. 3. inxSiWc; No. 4, 82a8e: No. 3
red, iiiruasc; No. 8, 94898c: No. 4, 8.V92c.
CORN Lower; September, 4ji-t,C( ii4c; De
cember, 45c; May, 46c; eaah, No. 2
mixed, 494c; No. 3, 49c; No. 2 white, 5o4o
No. 3, WWu&to. .,
OATS Steady ; No. 1 white, 36c; No. t
mixed. 334ti34c.
HAY Weak; choice timothy, $8.50; choice
prairie, $6.50. . ,
RYE Steady, 9(fT70c.
BUTTER Creamery, 134lB4c; dairy,
12c. . i .
EQOS Firm; Missouri and Kansas, No. 2
whltewood cases Included, 174c; case count;
164c; cases returned, 4c lens.
Receims Bhlpmnt
Wheat, bu... .000 lht.&V
Corn, bu 81.2' 36.4-0
Oats, bu 19,000 . 7,000
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 18. WHEAT Sep
tember, $1,024; December, 84'j9oj May,
$1.00; No, 1 hard, $1.10; No. f northern,
$1.'; No. 2 northern, $1,074.
FLOUR First patents, 8i.irtiflr6.su; second
patents. $5.4 "a. 50; cleans, $3.iuo3.90; sec
ond clears, $2.76.
BRAN in bulk, $16. Ootf 16.25; shorts, $1&00
618.60.
Mllireekee Grata Market.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. IS. WHEAT Mar
ket wek; , No. 1 northern, $1.10; No. 2
orthern, $1.0tft.: new B-pteink;r, $1.00i(i
10o. bhl,
ItYK No, 1, 74c.
BARLEY No. 3, 58c- sampls, 8f(55n.
CORN Dull; No, 3. 65c; nVptemUr, 634c
Liverpool Grata Market.
IJtVERPOOL, Aug. 13. WHEAT Spot,
noininKl; futures quirt; Beptetiiber, tailed;
De einher, 7s 14d.
COKNSrot lirm: American mixed, new.
4Sd; old. 4a W. Futures, quiet; September,
4ed; lJuceniber. 4s 64d.
Dulalk Greta Market.
DtXtH "Aug. 13 WHEAT Mcarti,
No. 1. to. ; Ka 8, kac; ovipteuttxnu H
lHH-er,iljr, 9cC-
uA'ls traok, 8kc; te arrive and bV-U-uibcr,
fa-4c.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Corn fed Eteen Kach Lower Tlan ft Week
Ago, but Western Only a Little Lunr .
HOGS ALSO LOWER FOR THE WEEK
Fat theep aad Lambs la Extreme
Caeee aa Mack aa Fifteen to a
Qearter Lower for tbe Week,
While Feeders Held Steady.
BOUTII OMAHA. Aug. 11. 19H
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Official MondHy 2 (U 4.2 2.2
Cifflolnl Tuesday I.1: 11.440 3.Z
Offli-ltil Veln-sdny 2.4.. 13.104 4.1)
Onirlal Thtirsday 1.43') 12. M7 3.213
Oftlelnl Friday l.osS 4.S30 " $.337
Official Saturday 802 2.15 7
Total this week 10.610 60.291 134
Same davs last week.... .3 20.872 12 9M
Same daya week before.. 4.929 ;5 3"S 10.924
Same three weeks ago.. 6.773 17.0-SO 62)
Same four weeks ago.... 4.92 11.710 10.r,9
Same days last year 17,433 42.SS8 88.601
RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
The following table shows the receipts
Of cattle, hogs anil sheep at Sjuth Omaha
for the year to date with comparison with
last year:
1904. IP"! Inc. Ic
Cattle 6i3.0fl 5W.439 3.3f8
Hogs 1,642.535 1.544.til9 2..W4
Bheep 77i,w,2 746.2K5 25.2P7
Arerage prices paio for tiogs at South
Omaha tor the last several daya with com
parison: Date. 1904. l0i.li3.im.lM.;i9.18s.
July ?t..
July 21..
July 22..
S 04
i 10
8 22;
8 22
I 2
6 25
4 9
8 07
r ir.
4 19
3
$ 81
8 79
3 !
e
I 8
3 $1
8 77
! 67
3 72
3 74
I 79
3 74
S7
7 62
4 21
8 0641
T 11
i (71
4 84
July J3...
7 3Z
7 41
6 701
I 69
74,
July 24..
July 16. ..
July 20...
July 27...
July 2S...
July 2..,
July 30..
July 31...
August 1.
August 3
6 If
1.05
8 16
I 061
4 V
6 064
7 63
4 $1
4 27
10 Ml
6 es
i Oi
1041
4 9ft!
i ha
6 0t
i 13
i m
4 8
a v.t
i 10
6 09
4 99
4 9S
i 05
7 63
4 33
7 W.
t 47
4 32
i 03i
7 47
i ri.
S Vi
4971
I 61
7 41
6 61
6 6
i 0'J
6 15
I 18
4 821
4 1
4 924,
4 934
7 361
6 7(i,
6 79
4 2fil
4 U
4 43
August 3.
4 99
'39'
f 151
6 101
August 4.
August 5.
August 8.
August 7.
August 8
August S.
6 Wt
6 W'4
6 02
6 04
IS
3 61
6 84f
6 60)
4 441 I 71
J 8 77
4 3sr
4 X7! 3 81
6 0741
6 0ij
7 16
S 04
7 2
6
6 14
6 10
5 12
6 19
5 23
7 1R1
6 6A
6 161
6 0C4
6 014
i 87
4 81
4 944
7 lfi B 72 6 04) 4 S2 t 67
August 101
August 11
I 6 74,
COl
4 i 01
4 291 8 21
4 3 3 48
8 74
7 04
4 99
August 121
5 ao:
6 15
7S
I 74
August 12
6 81
5 T
4 9!
Indicates Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs.Sh'p.H'ses.
C, M. A St. P. Ry .. 1
Wnbnsh .. .1
Missouri Pacific Rv 6
Union Pacific system 6 .. 21
F.. E. & M. V. R. R 13 I
C, St. P.. M. & O. Ry.. .. 2
B. A M. Ry 24 6 .. 2
C. B. A Q. Ry .1
K.' C. & St. J 4 v
C. R. I. & P. Ry., east. .. 1 ..
C, R. I. A P. Ry., west .. 1
Total receipts 34 32 "5 ' 23
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head indicated:
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift and Compnnv 431 ....
Cudahy Packing Co 2 ....
Armour A Co BS2 ....
Omaha Pack. Co., K. C. 42
Cudahy Pack. Co., K. C. 14ii
Klngan A Co 295 ....
F. & B 4oS
Omaha Pack. Co., St. J... 64 ....
Other buyers 077
Totals
252 2,118
677
CATTLE There wero a few cars of cattle
reported 'this morning, but not enough ot
them were on sale to make a test of tho
situation. For the week receipts have beon
about the same as for last week, but as
compared with the same week of last year,
there Is a falling on amounting to about
8,000 head. The receipts at this point have
not been at all excessive, but at Chtengo
the first part of the week, and particularly
on Monday and Wednesday, there seemed
to be more cattle on sale than packers
could handle, and as a result prices suf
fered In bad shape at all points.
A liberal proportion of the receipts Inst
week consisted of corn fed steers and the
tlrst half of the week prices broke badly.
The latter part of the week, with very mod
erate offerings, there waa somo recovery,
but still the week closed with a decline
ranging from 26 to 60c In extremo cases,
the less desirable grades suffering the
worst. Good to clioloe cattle sold from
$5.25 to $6.60, fair to good from $4.75 to $5.2
and the less desirable grades from $4.60
down.
The demand for western grass cattle held
up In good shape last week and packers
seemed to prefer thein to the corn-feds at
ruling prices. As compared with a week
ogo the market Is not over 10"u'15c lower.
Good to choice grades are quotable from
$1 to $4.50. fair to good from $3.50 to $4 and
common Kinds from $3.50 down.
The cow market has been very Irregular
all the week the siinie as has been the case
for some time past. Th tlrst half of the
week prices went down very rapidly, but
from Thursday ou there was considerable
Improvement and the better grades re
gained tho loss and some sales owing to
the very light receipts at the close of the
weeK looKia a little higher man tne on me
kliida sold for at the close) of last week.
The fair to good cattle, though, closed lO'if
15c lower, for the week and dinners and
cutters were dull and almost unsalable the
same as usual. Good to choice grass cows
are quotable from $3 to $3.50, with corn
feda from $3.50 to $4, if strictly choice. Fair
to good cows sell from $2.75 to $3, and
pretty fair cutters from $2.25 to $2.6.i, with
tanners and common cutters from $1.75 to
$2.26.
Bulls have been slow sale all the week,
bpt very few have arrived, so the market
Is not a (treat deul lower. Good arrass bulls
sell largely from $2.26 to $2.."i0, with bologna
Fraues Itoni down, veal calves sell
rotn $4 to $5 for something light and choice,
but most of them go from $4 to $4.50.
The demand for stockers and feeders this
week has been very limited and at the close
of the week speculators linve quite a few
on hand which they will probably have to
carry over until next week. Unless In tho
case of something very choice the nmrket
can be quoted lOgrljc lower. The better
grades of cattlo are selling frotn $3.40 to
$3.60, fair to good from $3 to $3.25 and com
mon Kinds from U down. Heuresentative
sales'.
HOGS There was a very light run of
hogs hero t'.iis morning and as both packers
and shlpprrs wanted a few fresh supplies
the mark'.-t advanced about a dime. Not
far from 4wenty loads were carried over
from yesterday, which made the actual
number on sale a little over fifty loads.
The market was rather slow, as buyers
did npt. like the Idea of paying the advance,
but salesmen would not cut loose for less,
and a a result buyers had to pay the
prices Halted. Hiavy hogs sold largely
from $4.K6 to $4.90, with some common kinds
from $4.86 down. Mixed hogs sold largely
from $4.90 to $6.00, and choice lights or
butcher weights from $6.00 to $6.06. Butcher
weights, or those from 200 to 250 pounds, are
now selling run as well as those weighing
200 or a little Hiss. . ' ,
For the week receipts at this point have
been very libera). As compared with last
week there IS an increase amounting to
over 20.000 head. As compared with the
same week of last year the Increase
amounts to about 8,000 head. Receipts at
other points have also been heavy and as
a result the tendency of prices has been
downward. As compared with the close of
last week the murket is now about Id-OC
lower. Representative sales:
At noon today mere were still several
loads of heavy hogs In first hands, for
which there was very little demand, pack
ers and shippers apparently not wanting
them. Representative sales
h. at. r. No.
Sh. A. Tt.
ini 1111 4 (34 4
til 40 4 l
..114 4l 4 17 4
. .560 40 4 114
..Ml ... 4 474
..1T 110 4 174
&
134
40 4 H
0 4 4
ti.
16.
40.
.
40.
1.
10.
4'
T
70.
l.
M.
lit
Ml
40 4 M
Ill 120
I 00
6 04
.6
40. 4 0
ti 120
Ill ...
til ...
I"4 ...
114 ...
.tat
t-l
t't
.141
,!47
4 Ml
4 0 -4
0
4 l
4 n4
4 00
I 00
I 04
I 0J
too
00
1 1
I 04
til
i'4
!J
176
to
40
.140
40 4 S7S4
....140 lto 4
,50
to 4 -"
t'l
4 M
SHEEP There were three cars ot sheen
reported this morning, but they were eonis
mors of the Wyoming feeder wethers which
sgaln oold for $3 .26. or steady with ths last
two days. Receipts for the week show an
Increase over last week of about $,0i0 head,
but as compured with the same week ot
last year the supply la less than ni( as
1m rge.
Tbe market has held up In very satis
factory iiiHtinrr, ss puckers have been able
to take all the fat stuff ofte-red. The ten
dency of prices tho iKh has hn downward
t ail points ana nnturuuy trie murket here
as fuK-il oft a little. In extreme raara.
partfculurly on himbs, ths market shows
loss ot aa nju u ns i.v"-ic.
In the case of fei-dt-rs, however, prices
bsve held steady with the demand In ex-
Oras of the supply. Culls of raurw do not
move vary rfud'ly, but anything that could
be rlasfteii ss good to chulce changed hands
very readily,
Uootationa for graat sheen and lnmbst
Good to tholes yst.riluga, $t.uij4.4; fair to
sood yearllnsv $.1 6Pfi4 00; g.wd to choice
we'hers, $3. '"u 3.76; fHlr to good wethers,
$3 J5"i 3 ii) ; goodto choice ewes. gt.2't'3 W;
fair to good ewes, $3 it".(ii2.l; good te chol-e
Istnba, V'i 5i5.7i; fair to gci lsmbs, $5 iiO
ItnhO; feeder yearling;. $3. fi'3.5ii; feeder
wethers, $.t Ortj J JA; ltder ewes, $Jofv,, (M;
feeder lambs, U 714.50. Representative
(ales:
No. Ar. pr.
JM Wyomlrg feeder wethers .... l' $ 25
476 Wyoming feeder wethers .. loO $ 2a
CHICAGO IIVK STOCK MARKF.T
Cattle Nominal, lings Ten Cents Lower
and Sheep Steady.
CHICAGO. Aug. 13 CATTLK Receipts,
0 head; market nominal; good to prime
steers. $5 O0416.O1); poor to medium, 4((M
4 90; stockers and feeders. 82.uku4.ii: cows
$ 1. 25H14 00; heifers. $?fq4.76; canners, $1.:6
4(2 40; bulls. $2.nOrft4.f; calves. 12 .5oft t0;
ifxnn fed steers, $3.604.50; western alters,
$3.5t-1i4M.
HUGS Receipts, 7,r00 head; market S to
10c lower; mixed and butchers, $6.0i'85Sfi;
good to choice heavy, $.vi"(i5S0; rough
heavy. $4 K'.'ii5 10; light, $5.2tKUa.45; bulk of
erle $S 0S.$0.
8IIEF;P AND LAMBS Receipts. 1,000
head; market for sheep and lambs steady;
good to choice wethers, $3 6i"i4.15; fair to
choice mixed, tl.75li3.60; western sheep. $175
47 4.(10; native lambs, $3.7&&.O0; western
lambs, $3.75U.00.
Kansas City Live Stork Market.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 13. CATTLB Re
ceipts, 70t head. Market unchanged; choice
export and dressed beef steers, $5.0016.85;
fair to good, $3.75475.00; western fed steers,
$3.7;''i6.2S; stockers and feeders. $2.6tK,H.&0;
southern steers, $2.6Orti4.00: southern cows,
$l.tvu8.36: native cows, $1.7bii4 00; native
heifers, $2.6ii4.7S; bulls, $2.25i3.50; calves,
$2.50r(i4.75. Receipts for the week, 38,800
fiend.
HOOS Receipts, 3,000 head. Mnrket 5o
higher; top. $5 10; bulk Of sales, $4.95Q5.06;
heavy, $4.9tV(jfVOo- pn acker. $4 ir.rfii.oft; pigs
snd light, $47Mi)5.10. Receipts for the
we-ek, 67.BCO head.
8HKEP ANU LAMBS Receipts, none.
Market nominally steady; nntlve lambs,
$4.00(96.00; native wethers, $3.SoCo4.2f; native
ewes, $3.0fxri3.75; western lnmbs, $4(KV6.00;
western yearlings, $3.;5r&4.60; western sheep,
$3,5014.00; stockers and feeders, $2.50iu3.2o.
Itew York Live Stork Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. BEEVES Re
ceipts, 510 head. Market dull and weak.
Pressed beef, slow, at 74tiio4c for native
sides: Texas beef, 6rii74o. Shipments,
1.0.) beeves, .40 sheep and 900 quarters of
beef.
CALVES Receipts, 204 head. Market
very slow; no demand for tbe stale stock.
Two cars of Buffalo and Pittsburg venls
sold nt $6; 4oO calves were held , over;
dressed calves, lower; city dressed veals,
7uli4c; country dressed. B'fi94c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4.3R3
head. Market for sheep, slow but steady;
lambs, slow to 2fo lower. A few cars were
unsold. Sheep, $3.0ogrt.fl0: culls, 31.50; me
dium to good lambs, 85.50Q6.25; no strictly
prime here; culls, $4.
HOGS Receipts, 2,888 head. Market nom
inally steady.
St. Lnals Live .Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IS. CATTLK Receipts,
1,200 head. Including 1.000 Texan. Market
steady; 'nntlve shipping and export steers,
H.e'ir&.TS; dressed beef and butcher steers,
$4.0Ofr6.50; steers under l.OoO lbs., $3.9Ori5.00:
stockers and feeders, $3.00?3.75; cows and
heifers, 82.2MT4.00; ennners, not quoted;
hulls. i22ft(ii3 26: calves. $3.O0ki3.5O: Texas
and Indian steers, $2.76(4.00; cows and
heifers, $1.6002.75.
HOGS Receipts, S..VX) head. Market was
steady to strong: pigs and lights, $5.0nr7j
5.30; packers, $5.256.30; butchers and best
heavy, $S.255.40.
SHEEP and LAMBS Receipts, 300 head.
Market steady; native muttons, $3.2M3 75;
lnmbs, $4.2fni.25; culls and bucks, $2 Onfl)
8.75; stockers, $2.0OTS.2O: Tcxans, $3.404j3.7).
Stock In Slcrht.
Following are the receipts of live stock
for the six principal western cities yes
terday:
Cnttle. Hogs.
South Omaha. W2 2.HB
Kansas City .; 700 8.000
St. Louis 1.200 8.510
St. Joseph i.... 2!9 1.761
Sioux City 600 l.l'O
Chicago 200 7.000
Sheep.
687
4,006
2,000
"!993
Totals
..3,701
18,497
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
St. JOSEPH. Aug. IS CATTT,E Re
ceipt. 299 head: market unrhonged.
HOGS Receipts, 1.751 head; murket 6fj
10c higher- light. $4.93(25.00; medium and
henvv. 14.874fifi.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4,006
head; market steady; sheep, $3.50.
Sloox City Lire Stork Market.
8IOUX CITY, la., Aug. l3.-f3peclal Tele
gram.) CATTLE Receipt. 600 head; mar
ket steady; beeves, $4.0fKyl 75; cows, bulls
and nilxeii, $2.40fl'4.00; stockers and feeders,
l2.7BffS.75; calves and yparling. $2.50rtf3.50.
HOGS Receipt. 1,100 head; market
steady; selling, $4.75(iT5.00; bulk, $4.804.S5.
Cotton Market.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13.-COTTON-Futures,
quiet and stendy; August, 104c
bid; September, 9.fi3rf7 9.5e; October, 9.43V)
.44c; November. 8.42c; December, 9.41rff9.42c;
Januarv.- 9.40(i(9.47c; March. 9. Stic bid. Spot,
dull and easy; saIn-4, 60 bales; ordinary,
713-16c: good ordinary, 94c: low middling,
Wtc; middling. 10c; good middling. 10 U-lrtc;
middling fair, 10 15-16c; receipts, 149 bales;
stock. 26.063 linles.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13, COTTON Futures
closed stendy; August. 10.04c; September,
9.80c; October, 9.63c; November, 9.67c; De
cember. 9.64c; January. 9".3c; February.
9 65c; March. 9.69c; April. 971c; May. 9.73c.
Snot, quiet; middling uplands. 10.55c: mid
dling gulf lO.KOe; sales. 445 bales.
GALVESTON, Aug. 13. COTTON
Steady, 104c.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IS. COTTON Quiet:
middling. 104c; sale, none; receipts, CI
bales; shipments, 418 balep; stock, 8,157
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 13 COOTON In lim
ited demand, prices 4 points lower. Ameri
can middling fair. 6.32d; good middling.
6.1Hd; middling, .06d; low middling. 6.9od;
good middling. 5.68d; ordinary. 5.44d. Fu
tures opened quiet and closed dti L Amer
ican middling good August, 6.7Sd; Augunt
and September, 6.69d; Beptember and Oc
tober, 6.69d; October and November, 6.?!d;
November and December, 6.23d: December
and January. 5.21d; January and Febru
sry: 6.20d; Februnrv and March, 6 20d;
March and April, 6.29(1.
Wool Market.
BOSTON, Aug. IS. WOOL Tha market is
quiet. Fleccs and territory are firm snd
the present demand for fleece is largely for
the medium grades. Old wools are quiet.
Quotations are as follows: Iduho Fine, 17
(like; fine medium, 17jtflKc. Wyoming-Fine,
ltkglfc; line medium, 17(ji lRc. I'tah and Ne
vadaFine, 164il74c; fine medium, I71
IKc. Montana Flue choice, 204.1 21c; fine me
dium clioloe, 20121c; average, lftr&.Oc. Colo
rado Fine, 13(14c; fine medium,' ljfaluc;
coarse, 16(jl7c. Pulled Scoured basis, lin,
4t'iiu0c; extra, 65(u5tic; extra superfine, 'lo'j
4Sc.
BT. IX5UI8, Aug. IS. WOOL Steady to
firm; medium grades, combing and cloth
ing, 204254c; light fine, 16iii2e; havy Hue,
12i&16c; tub washed, 22fi3f4-.
IvONDON, Aug. IS. WOOL The arrivals
this week for the fifth series of wool sales
amounted to 64,679 bnles, of which ls.OuO
were forwarded direct. Tha Imports for
the week were as follows: Queensland, 465
bales; Victoria, 5671 bales; Tasmania, 867
bales, New liealand. 3,943 bales; Cape of
Good Hope and Natal, 1,690 bales; Falkland
Island, 7u3 bales; elsewhere, 1,424 bales.
Sonar aad Molasses.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 13.-SUGAR
Strong; open kettle, 2iti3 8-16c; open kettle
centrifugal, 8?i3c; centrifugal whites. 4c;
yellows. 3ft44c; seconds, 2Ni&3c.
MOLABBKS Nominal; open kettle, 20fi
25c; centrifugal, loul5u. Syrup, nominal, 20
""nBW YORK, Aug. 18-aUQAR Raw.
strong; fair y fining, 8 ll-16c; centrifugal,
96 test, 44c; molasses sugar, 3 7-16c; re
fined, firm; No. 6, 4.S0c; No. 7, 4.75c; No.
8, 4.70c: No. 8, 4.65c; No. 10, 4. 60c; No. 11,
4.86c; No. 12. 4.6op; No. 13. 4.45c; No. 14,
4.40C. Confectioners' A. 60c; mould A,
6 66c; cut loaf, 5. Doc; crushed, 6.90c; pow
dered, 6.30C ; grunulated, E.20c; cubes,
6.46c.
MOLASSES Stendy; New Orleans open
kettle, good to choice, 81r37c.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. M KTA LS There
wns a stendy market for ail metals, hut
only a small week-end trade and no new
feature to report. Copper showed no
change; lake, 12 62 4c; electrolytic, It &orip
1224, and casting. 12.26412.60. Tin. quiet;
spot, 26 9ofi27.60. Spelter, dull, with spot
at 4.8f'fl4 95c. Iead. spot 4 20(74 25c. Blow
market for Iron but steady undertone at
unhaiised prices.
BT. LOUIS. Aug. 13 METALS Led,
weak, $4.vo44.024. Spelter, heavy, $4.724'3
4 75.
Coffee Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. IS-COFFEE The
clone was at un. advance of l"ri?o points.
Fnies were 79.000 bHss, IncludliiK Augnxt,
.7oo; September, 8 6WI6 75C; 4Ktoter i7T)c;
Der-ember. jl.UU-i January, 7.P7.15e:
March. 7.2r(i7 ; April, 7.4or; May, .4f
.6oc; July. 7.0"w7 Ho. Spot Rio. firm: No,
7 Invoice, C4c; mild, firm; Cordova, 4c.
Oils and Kesln.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-OI1J9-Cuttoii-see.1
oil, f nn, prim crude, nouiliml; prime
yrliosr. 2'a--11''- 'etroltiir 8tedr; re
hiiid t lulk, I'.'.V, I'lilUdelphia and
Baltimore, $7 ST.: Philadelphia and BaltU
mor In bulk, $4.76.
ROSIN wuiet; strained, common to
gOOd. I.'"
Tl Rl'KNTIN'E IWWS
SAVANNAH. Aug. 13 -OlI-8-Turpentlna,
firm. tv"c.
HOSIN- rirm; A, B. C. $! ; n. t? 36; IE.
!; F. 2 4,'..- . $!ii; H. $2 70; 1. $3 30: K
$3 56; M, 13.8$; N. $4; WO. $4 36; WW, 4-a
OMAHA
nllOLBSALB
MARKET
Condition of Trade aV$ Qaetatlens
Staple and Fancy Tradeee.
EGGS Receipts, moderate; candled stock,
lTH'-ilc
LlVK roULTRT Hena, 84c; rooster. 6aj
turkeys, 1; ducks, Ic; geese, kc; sprlug
chl.-kens, 124ti 13c.
HI TTKR i a. king stock. T04; choice t
fan?y doJry, 12 f 14c; separator, 16rl7e,
FRESI? FLSit Trout, 11c; pickerel, o
pike, lilr; perch, 7c; blueflsh, 1c; whiteflsa.
14c; salmon, 14c; redsnapper, Ho; lobster,
rreen, 2: lobster, boiled, 80c; bullheads,
Ir; cattish, 14c; black bass. 10c; halibut.
10c; crapples, 13c; roe shsd, $1; buffslo, to)
white bass, lie; frog legs, per dos., 85o.
BKAN-IVr ton, $lS
HAY Prices quoted by Omsha Wholesale
fielders' association: t holes No, 1 upland.
$7 00; No. 3, $6 60; niedlum. $6.00; coarse,
$6 60. Rye straw, $6 60. These prleea ar4
for hay of good color and quality,
TROPICAL FRl ITS.
ORANGF.8 Sweets, choice, all sixes, 83. S
fi3V'; Valencia all sixes, $4.00.
LEMONS Csllfomla fa icy. 870. 109 at4
$60, lllMllW; cjiulce, $3.76o4.0u.
CALIFORNIA FIGS Per 10-lh. csrton.
60c; Imported Smyrna, S-crown, lie; t
crown, 14c: 7-crown, 16a
BANANAS Per niedlum-sised bunch, $T0t
C2.60; Jumbo, $2.75fj3 26.
FRUITS.
APPLES Home giown, per bu. basket,
85c; per bbl., $2.26.
RASPBERRlto Red raspberries, per M
pts.. $2 00.
BLACKBERRIES Home grown, per 4)
qts . $2 SO.
BLUEBERRIES Wisconsin, per 18 qts..
12 00.
PEACHES California Elbortae and Sua.
qtiehannas, $1.06; home-grown clings, per
10-lb. basket, 26c . .
PLUMS California Burbarka, $1.861.80;
Tragety, $1.36; Greengage, $1.36.
PKARS California, per box, $1.75.0Ot
Colorado, $1.5o'yl.75.
CAN TElAJL'i E Arkansas and Indian
Territory, per crate, $3.501i3.7S.
WATERMELONS Per lb. (crated), 14c.
CELERY ler dos.. 2.'35o.
VEat;TAbU:a.
POTATOES New borne grown, la sacks,
per bu.. 8V(j-5c.
NAVY BEANS rer bu., tl.SCXrr2.0O. -
ONIONS Home grown, in sacks, per lb
14c
TOMATOES Home grown, per market
basket, S5c.
CABHAuro Home grown, per lb., lo.
CUCUMBERS Per dos., 16c. '
TURNIPS Hoioe grown, per bn.. 800.
BEETS Home grown, per bu., COo.
PARSLEY Per dos., 25o.
WAX BEANS Per market basket, BOp.
STRING BEANS Per market basket, 0au
GREEN PEPPERS-Per a-basket crate,
$2 00.
SQUASH Home grown, per dot., 500.
PEAS Per bu. basket. TScifftl.OO.
F.GU PLANT Southern, per dos., $1.64,
MISCEI.IANEOU8.
NEW HONEY Per 24 frames, $3.50. v.
MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb., luo.
CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream,
11c; Wisconsin Young America, )?e; bloelc
Swiss, new, 16c; old, 1617c; Wisconsin
brick. 134c; Wisconsin llmberger, 13c.
HIDES No. 1 green, 74c; No. 8 green,
64c; No. 1 salted, 9c; No. 2 salted, 8c; No. 1
veal calf, X to 12 lbs., c: No. 2 veal calf.
12 to 16 lbs., 7c; dry salted, 8312c; aheep
pelts, 2427c; horse hides, $2.18.
NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 oft shell, per lb.,
15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c: No, 2 soft ehell,
per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12o;
pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb.,
lOc; peanuts, per lb., 6c; roasted peanuts,
per lb., 8c; Chill walnuts, per lb., l2ulS4c;
large hickory nuts, per lb.. Ho; almonds,
soft shell, per lb., 15c: hard shell. 18c;
ahcllbark. per bu., il.00; black walnuts,
per bu., $1.29.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Varlona
Commodities.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-FLOUR Recelpta,
21,851 bbls.; exports. 14.615 bbls.; market
firm, but very dull; winter patents, $4.9040
6.35; winter straight. $4.65r(f4.R6; winter ex
tras, $3.3rfi3.90; winter low grades, 8.164J
3.70; Minnesota patents, $5.50iU6.9o; Minne
sota bakers, $3 904.30. Rye flour; firm:
fair tn good, $4.15(ij4.40; choice to fancy,
$4.40fN.6S.
CORNMEAL Steady; yellow western,
$1.MU1.12; city, 81.12ral.lt; kiln-dried, $3.10
(&3.20.
RYE Nominal.
BARLEY Steady; feeding, ,450, C t. t.
NewYork. ' '
WHEAT Receipts, 23,400 bu.;. exportg, 68,
117 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, nominal ele
vator and $1,034 f. o. b., afloatr-No. 1
northern Duluth, $1,214, f. o. b., afioatr No.
1 hard Manitoba, nominal, f. o. b., afloat.
Options opened lower on account of easy
cables, good weather In spring wheat states
and good sailing. Decline, however, ' at
tracted Jrnsh bul support and full recov
eries followed the close, showing 444o
n;t advance. May, f!.034n.O6fc, closed at
fLOT-S; September, $1.034fjl.. cloted at
$1.05-4; December, $1.0?(ffl.05. closed nt $1,044.
CORN Receipts, 30,776 bit.; exports, 148,707
bu. Spot, easy; No. 2 -white, 60c; No. 8
yellow, 614c. Option market waa neg
lected and featureless nil the forenoon,
closing 4c net lower. September cloted at
674c; December, 564c.
OATS Receipts, 4S.200 bu.; "exfiorts, 24,704
bu. Spot, dull; mixed cat, 28 to 32 ihe.,
4(Kft41c; notural white, 30 to 82 lbs., 46
46c; clipped white. 86 to 40 lb., 45ti62c.
HAY Quiet; spring, 674c; good to choice,
9rc. ...
HOPS Firm: stste. common to choice,
1903, 26 340; 1902, 21'?t23c; olds, 4jlSc; Pa
clllc coast, 1903, 2U4j29c; 1902, 21i(J3c; old,
7&13c. ' '
HIDES Stead v; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs.,
17c; California. 21 to 26 lbs., 19c; Texas iry,
24 to 30 lbs., 14o.
LEATHER Steady; acid, 24:6c.
PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $18;
mess, $9: beef hsms, 822.8f4j4.0O; packed
$9.50S10 50; city, extra: India me", $14 oo?
100. Cut meats, quint; pickled bellies, $9.00
fi 10.00; pickled hams. $10.5tff 11.60. Lard,
steadv; wastern steamed. $7.20; refined,
quiet; continent. $7.25- South America, $7.80;
compound. $5 R744j6 124. Pork, easy; fam
ily. $15.00; short clear, $l$.o315.60; mesa,
$13.5041 14.00.
TALLOW Dull: city (12 per pkg.), 4H5J
country (rikg. free), i4ic.
RICK Quiet; domestic, fair to extra, SA
JTf.v.c: Jnnnn, nominal.
POUI,TRY Alive, easier; western chirk
ens. 134c: fowls, 134c; turkey, 12c.
Dressed, otilet: western, large chickens, IS
filflc; fowls, 13c; turkeys, western hern, 14
JflSo.
Butter, cheese and eggs unchangod. .
Philadelphia Prodaee Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 13. BUTTER
Steady; extra western creamery, 18c; extra
nesrbv prints. 20o.
KOGS Firm; nearbv firsts, 1940, . at
mnrk: -tent first. 19(W20c. st mark.
CHEE8I Firm, fair demand: Nw Vorlt
full crenms. choice to fancy, 84f-ior New
York full creams, fair to good, 7tISo.
Toledo Seed Market.
TOLEDO, O.. Aug. IS. -SEED Clover,
rssh. $7.15: October. $7.85; December. $7 SO.
Prime, 87.25 bid: August slxlke, $7 26 bid..
Prim timothy, $1,474; September timothy,
$1.474. , .
Peoria Market.
PEORIA, Aug. IS CORN Quoted steaflri
No. 8. 64c: No. 4. 63o.
WHISKY-11.28. . (
Porelgm Flaanelal.
BERLIN. Aug. 18. Trading on the botirsa
today whs rather quiet. Coal and Iron
shares were blither. Canadian I'aclfio wag
In strong demand on New York advances.
PARIS, Aug. IS. Trading was inactive
owing to the Monday holiday. Russlnn Im
perials closed at 92 40 end Russian bonds
of 19"4 at 6.05. The private rate of dis
count w 14 per cent.
LONDON, Aug. 13. Rates for money In
the market today had an easy tendency,
owing to the release of 17.6o0.ono In dlv
dends, but they were not quotnbly lower
owing to the payment to bn mnde August
16 of a call for more than 6.000,OnO of the
Japanese loan. Prices on the stock ex
change were steady, but was the usinj
week-end slackness. Consols were slightly
eaxler. A merles r.s were steady at about
parity. They closed quiet. Imperial Jap
anese government sixes ot 1904 were quoted
at 95. ' (
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Aug. IS The statement of
sverages of the clearing house banks of
this city ifor the week shows;
Increase.
Tans tl,m41.4V0 $1,014. '.
Deposits l.7.rr?.l0 2.919. 1'O
Cln-ulstlnn K.?3.Vi0 liH.OO
I gril tenders 83 9.7"0 1.6 4."0
frcle rW-40 l..70
Reserve ,ni4.(V1 2,1-1 4"0
Reserve required '1.7i pn T.V.TK
Biirt'lu 67.7tl,4 .'5 l,4n.g'$
Lx-r. R. deposits 6J.V5.0J L4-J.tU)
Decrease.
Bank Clearing-,
OMAHA, Aug. 18 Comparative Statement
of bank clearings for the week:
114. Ting.
Monday $l.wi6Kt11 tt.0?2 xfl v)
Tuesaay 1.0 '2 342 14 i.l4f(3t
Wednesday ......... 971 i3 l 11415 (wj r,t
Thursday t.Orii ?tl H 1.J4I
F'ridav 1.1" '1 74 1 1W1 7M 94
Batwrday 1 0 W7 M l.tui.sml 46
A nc4rease or ".i.'4bl Iron the
Bponding day last yean