THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. J AX 1" All Y. 3. 1905
OPENS THE SOCIAL SEASON
Ch,ef ExectitiTt Hold BrilliitNw Ysar'i
Reception at White Houst.
TIME LIMIT REMOVED BY PRESIDENT
Uaeata lira I a to Arrive Brfor oo
nil 111 (onllnnr 1 nlll
All W hn O.atre llnre
ttrrn Reeeliftd.
TTASHIXGTON. Jan. 2 -O.TV l'. and
rtsldtnt Washington (xtonrtfd N-w Yar
aTMtlngs to ths prmldpnt and Mn. Ilooae
vlt at th White Iloti. The svrnt bril
liant and pprtrulnr s th prmlrlpnt's
Nw Tfr' rweptlorm always are mark'!
the formal opening of the social w?wion of
1W5.
Ths reception hum i haractri liod b true
democracy. The portals of the While
Hmn smung wide for nil the world. All
were welcomed to the hIMoric mansion and
affords the opportunity p rsnnally to greet
hot'u the president and Mrs. H"osevolt.
Thoiisanla enihraVd thin opportunity.
Hy the pre&iiient's direction no absolute
iimlt f time was placed on the reception.
The recc-ptlon of mii.'ts brgtin fliortly after
Jl o'clock. The sky was overcast and early
in the day It sprinkled a little. The air.
however, waa its balmy as that of April
and it was no hardship for tliuso who stood
in line awaltltif their turn to pass the
lecelvlng party. An the callers entered the
White House they were greeted by a burst
of melody from the Marine baud, sixty
pltM-es, stationed In the ureal vestibule
under the baton of I.leuti-riai;t Sautleman;
a bias of color and a breath of perfume
from beautiful floral decorations; and a
scene of splendor, the brilliance of which
waa enhanced by the soft glow from my
riads of shaded electric lights.
Trumpets Announce llealnnlnc
The floral decorations, while not elaborate,
were more protuse than have characterized
recent White House receptions. Rare va
rletlea of al:n were dlpponid effectively
about the vestibule anil main corridor,
while In tha elate dining room. In the
east-room and l-i the red. blue and green
parlors rare rut flowers were arranged
with cotisummr.te art and effectiveness.
Tha beginning t.t the reception wua an
nounced by a nourish sounded by trumpe
ters of the Marine band, stationed near the
foot of the main staircase. The fau-fare
signalised tha n,iproach of the president.
Preceded :y ills military aide, Colonel
t'harlea S. Bromwell, and his naval aide.
Commander Cameron McK. Wlnslow,
Prealdeut Roosevelt, escorting Mrs. Roose
velt, descended the, stairs, followed by the
members of the cabinet and their ladles,
constituting the Immediate receiving parly.
The distinguished party crossed the corri
dor and entered the blue parlor, where the
president and Mra Roosevelt received their
guests. When the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt had greeted formally the mem
bers of the cabinet, among whom Secretary
Taft, Becretary Morton, Secretary Metcalf
and Postmaster General Wynne were par
ticipating for the first time In a New
Year's reception as the president's advisers,
they extended cordial greetings to other
In tha room who had assembled to ass'st
them.
Good Poller Protection.
Both the wresldent and Mrs. Roosevelt
were In excellent spirits and Joined ani
matedly In conversations with their guests.
The president was attired In a regulation
frock suit, and, as usual, wore a turn
down collar and dark four-ln-hand tie.
The receiving party vm arranged In .the
aro of a circle In the south end of the
blue parlor, facing the party behind tha
line. Between the two sections was a lane
formed by old gold, silk velvet cord,
through which the guests passed from the
rd parlor to the green parlor.
Mn. Roosevelt was attired becomingly In
yellow silk and velvet and wore little Jew
elry, The gown of the other ladies of tha,
Immediate receiving party were:
Mrs. Hay Pale gray chiffon moire over
silk, with lace and diamonds.
Mrs. Shaw White wool crepe trimmed
with lac and chiffon.
Mrs. Taft Blue chiffon trimmed with
lace.
Mrs. Wynne White lace, shaded with
light blue and light pink.
Mrs. Morton White applique lace.
Mrs. Hitchcock Heliotrope velvet.
Mrs. Metcalf Pale green satin trimmed
with lace.
Near the entrance to the red room tho
president and Mrs. Roosevelt stood. Di
rectly In the door stood a secret service
officer, who closely scrutinized every per
son who passed In line. Every precaution
waa taken throughout the house to Insure
the safety of the president and others, an
extra detail of police, besides several secret
senrlca officers, being on duty. Nobody
waa permitted to carry handkerchiefs or
mufflers in his hands and nobody was per
mitted to pass along the line with hands In
lils pockets.
IMplomatte Corps Iads.
Introductions were made to the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt by Colonel Charles 8.
Bromwell. Itaaldes Commander Wlnslow,
other aides In Una were: lieutenant Pan
T. Moore, Ueutenant U. R. t'ortescup,
Lieutenant R. C. Kulmer, JJeutenant It.
R. Lay. Ueuteiuutt I'. S. Grant and Kn
sign R. A. Jjing. All were In full dress
uniform.
Just before 11 o'clock the members of tha
diplomatic corps began to assemble In the
state dining room, In all, the representa
tives of thirty-eight foreign countries as
sembled, all attired In full court dress.
For tha second time, as dean of the
diplomatic corps. Count Caaslnl, the am
bassador of Russia, waa the tlrst diplomat
to represent a New Year's greeting to the
president, and with Countess Caeslnl, his
daughter, and his official staff, to latut the
corps. The ambassador's handsome court
uniform was rendered the more daxsling
by aeverai of the thirty-six decorations he
has received. Moat prominent of these was
tha order of Alexandranevsky, set In dia
monds, which he received from Emperor
Nicholas as the mark of Ids fifty years of
aervloa. Countess Casslnt wore, among
other decorations, the order of the Red
Cross, recently conferred upon her by the
rtarlna In recognition of her services to
tha Russian Red Cross In ths far east.
Baron BtanUliua Hangelmuller, the am
bassador of Austrla-Hu4rary; the Mexican
umboasador, Senor Dot Mm:el de Azplrot,
and the Italian amhajt.dir. Mayor Pes
Planches, with their stoffs, followed. Mr.
Juasenrand, the ambassajor of France, fol
lowed Baron Mayor, and the greeting he
received from tho president was notably
cordial. Sir Mortimer Puiand. the British
ambassador, was a notable figure. Standing
sever I Inches over six feet, his height
waa accentuated by the long coat of his
uniform. Sir Mortimer's principal decora
tions were war medals awarded for ser
vices In the field
Japaaeoe Mlalater Fresent,
It wa no new experience for Mr. Grip,
tha minister of Sweden en. I Nor ay, to
lead the line of minimal a. Ua has held
tha position at every New Ye.-' reception
for many years. Minister Kogoro Taka
hlra of Japan was welcomed cordially by
tb president, who took m-caMion to cou
gratulate him upon hlu recny irom his
recent llltiets.
Leading the charge rt :,"nl: Mda ,,,
commanding 'figure of Mxroi vmi .,
ttacsuhe-HaddenhdSfii, wl.o exuujid the j
greetings of the y.m.in mrinr tg the
pfrIJcnt.
After th pang i jv niTnlwn o the
diplomatic cotps llrp. 11. iv. . wife f t' e
set i etsry - ef s'nte. ieft the rVc iving li:iP
and accompanied the sccr itatv to their own
home at Plxteen h ami Ijifaystte euiiare
Tlier. st noon, tha Ci''t i.y and Mrs. Hav
entertained the mrmlKri of the diplomatic
corps at ususl ilplomotlc bre.ikfsst -
Chief Justice Full-.r. accomnswMed by the
ssoclate Justices of ll ; I'nlt'd Stnt'S mi
preme court and the wnm.-n of their honc
hold, was jresen'.cl tJ the piesi.lfnt and
Mrs. Roosevelt li.viiodliitelv uft-r the di
plomats. Several of the Justices, with
thHr accompanying women, were Invited
to go behind the line. Following them were
Judges of the court of claims, of the court
of appeals and if I'.ie supreme covet of H;e
District of Col ii-nbii. former members of
the cnblnet and exminit?rs of the Ci-itd
States.
Senators, representatives and delegate In
congress and the commlsioiu--a and judi
cial officers of the District of Columbia peve
next received.
Military Branch Appears.
Following the executive came the mili
tary branch of the government. It con
sisted of officers of the T'nlted Rtstes srmy,
navy and marine corps, on duty In Wash
ington, and the general and staff of the
militia of the District of Columbia. All
officers were In full uniform and Lieutenant
General Adn R. Chaffee, chief of staff,
was at their head.
Next came the naval officers, attired In
their fun dress, with the admiral of the
navy, Gnorge Dewey, at their head.
The marine officers, who serve both
ashore and afloat, followed the navy, being
headed by George F. Klllott, commandant
of the corps.
Beginning at 12:15 o'clock, the reception
to representatives of the civilian govern
ment began. Among those received were
the regents of the Smithsonian Institute.
Civil Service commission, the Interstate
Commerce commission, the Isthmian Canal
commission, assistant secretaries of
departments, the solicitor general and
assistant attorney generals, assistant
postmaster general, the treasurer of
the I'nlted States, the librarian of con
gress, the public printer, and the heads
of bureaua of the various departments.
At 12:30 p. m. members of various civilian
and weml-mllltary organisations were re
celved. including the Society of the Cin
clnnatl, the Associated Veterans of the
War of 1846-47, Medal of Honor Legion,
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion,
the Grand Army of the Republic, tho
Union Veteran Legion; Union Veterans
union. Society of the Army of Santiago,
Spanish War Veterans and members of
the Oldest Inhabitants' Association of the
District of Columbia. Last In the line of
organizations were the delegates to the
National Forestry congress, which will
convene here tomorrow.
About 1 o'clock the general reception
to citizens began. Every phase of life
was represented In the line, old and young,
rich and poor, black, white, yellow and red.
All were greeted by the president and
under the stirring music of the band the
people were kept moving rapidly past the
receiving party.
The reception was concluded at 2:27
o'clock. The total number of callers was
7,718, nearly 1,000 more than last year.
Having paid their respects to the presi
dent, the members of the cabinet repaired
to their homes, where each had arranged
receptions on an elaborate scale. Secre
tary Wilson and Attorney General Moody
received Informally. Admiral Dewey and
Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief of staff,
likewise kept open house.
DIN HAM'S ELECTION NOT SO HIRE
Black Hills Keren Poshing; Carr for
Speaker. . .
PIERRE. S. D., Jan. 2.-(Spcial Tele
gram.) While the situation up to noon
today looked like the selection easily of H.
C. Dunham for chief of the house, the mat
ter appears to be more complicated this
afternoon, and while Dunham Is yet the
leader the Black Hills people, who have not
been Inactive,' have been reinforced ana
went Into a. caucus to make an active cam.
palgn for Carr for the place. Miles of Rea
fleld, the third applicant for the place, is
also pushing hard this, afternoon.
A meeting of the railroad commissioners
will be held here tomorrow for the purpose
of reorganization and the selection of a
new chairman and secretary. While there
may be a change In the chairmanship,
Secrotary Stanley will be retained.
The initiative petition for a primary law
was presented to the secretary of state
today, but was not filet, as It Is a holiday,
but will be completed tomorrow.
Caucus calls are being circulated this
evening for caucuses of both houses at lo
o'clock tomorrow to complete the selection
of legislative employes.
Governor Herrled has appointed Dr. L. A.
Pickering of Warner as assistant surgeon
of the Third battalion of the Second regi
ment. The only appointive position under the
governor-elect which Is a certainty Is that
of Frank Bramble, the present public ex.
amlner, who will remain, and he will select
as his deputy C. A. Fountain of Clark.
New Orleans and Return fttl.BO.
On January t and 9 Illinois Central rail
road will veil round trip tickets to New
Orleans at rate of (31. 50, good for return
until January 29. ((top-overs allowed In
both directions.
Particulars at 1402 Farnam street.
W. H. BRILL.
Dtstrlot Passenger Agent.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today mmd Tomorrow la Ne
braska and Kansas Warmer To
day tn West Psrtlon.
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Tuesday
and Wednesday; warmer Tuesday In west
portion.
For Iowa and Missouri Fair Tuesday;
Wednesday, fair and warmer.
For South Dakota Fair Tuesday; warmer
tn south portion; Wednesday, fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE V EATHEH BUREAU
OMAHA, Jan. I. Official record of teml
ferature and precipitation compared witn
he corresponding day of tha last three
years:
1905. 1904. 1803. 190?
Maximum temperature... K2 I 37 40
Minimum temperature 21 s 17 21)
Mean temperature ' 26 3 27 :
Precipitation T .02 .ei .uo
Indicates below zero.
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this dsy and since March 1.
1W4:
Normal temperature 57
Excess for the day 9
Total excess since March 1, 1904 159
Normal precipitation OS Inch
Deficiency for the day at Inch
Precipitation since March 1 24. 7 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 6.51 Inches
Excess for cor. period 19W 1. Winches
Deficiency for cor. period 1908 ... .42 Inch
Reports frosa stations at 7 p, at.
Maximum
Tern- Tern
Station and State perature pera- Rain.
01 tveamer. ai
Bismarck, clear
Cheyenne, clear
Chicago, cloudy
Davenport, clear
Dt-nver, clear
Havre, cloudy
Helena, clear
Huron, clear
Kansas City, cloudy
North Platte, clear
Omaha, cloudy
Rapid City, clear
St. l.ouls. cloudy
St. Paul, clear .
Salt Lake City, clear..
Valentine, pt. cloudy..
Willisroti. clear
T Indicates trace of n
U A. WELSH, Local Ft retailer.
' p. m. ture. fail.
.00
42
M . .IK
24 34 ' T
' .00
4 .00
34 M T
4 lit j.)
3t.ni
so l .
U 82 T
M S .no
30 3 .03
11 30 .on
2 .on
2 :c .ui
1 23 .00
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
It if with keenest f.itisfnction that the
women of the country have learned thxt the
congressional commit te on territories lias
stricken our the obnoxious clause from the
statehood bill for Arizona. New Mexico.
Oklahoma and Indian territory, which will
leave the new state free to deal with the
question of woman suffrage as each may
choc. The following letter has) been re
ceived at headquarters of the National
Woman Suffrage association, written by
Senator lleverldge of Indiana, chairman
of the committee on territories: "In view
of your personal interest expressed In your
letter of recent ilnte. objecting to the word
'sex,' In the statehood bill, I am addressing
you to let you know the action of the com
mittee. As chairman. I laid your protest,
together with other i!milar ones, before my
committee, and I am glad to be able to ad
vise you that the committee unanimously
decided to strike out the objectionable lan
guage, thus meeting the views of your
self and your sister women who have simi
larly addressed me on the subject. The
bill will be reported to the senate a thusi
amended by the committee In accordance
with your very reasonable request."
Seldom, If ever before, have women gen
erally been so thoroughly aroused as over
the orlglnsl wording of this hill, which,
classing them with Idiots, lunatics and
criminals, they resented as Insulting In ad
dition to being unjust. This widespread
agitation that has resulted and the general
editorial comment has been, the suffragists
claim, a most valuable education to their
cause. Not alone tlie suffragists, but eveiy
national womnn'a organization of any con
sequence, besides hundreds of lesser asso
ciations and clubs, regardless of previous)
conservative policy, were stirred to Indigna
tion and Joined in the protest.
One of the honor guests at a luncheon of
New York section of the Council of Jewish
Women given recently at Hotel Astor was
Ml Henrietta Szold of Knglnrd. who Is
about to take the difficult training of a
rabbi. She Is the first of her sex to take
this course of studies In America. She will
complete the regular course of study for
men who become rabbis, but he will re
ceive no diploma.
This week will see the local club work,
suspended two weok ago for the holidays,
general'y resumed. The Woman s club will
holl Its annual New Teur's reception this
evening at the First Congregational church,
following a musloalo, which will begin
promptly at S o'clock. Among the depart
ments that will meet as usual I the de
partment of oratory, Wednesday morning
nt 10 o'clock. Ttie general club meeting
comes next Monday afternoon, when, in
stead of the program by the parliamentary
practice department. tli new woman's
property rights bill, to be presented to the
legislature, will be rend, discussed and ex
plained by Hon. D. L. Johnson.
FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODS
John n. riiurchli:, President Kansas
Board of ARrlcult nre, Wanders
Away from Manltnrlnni.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Jan. 2. -A Sentinel
dlHpatch from Palmyra, Wis., says the body
of John D. Churchill of Dodge City, Kan.,
president of the Kansas Board of Agricul
ture, who had been missing from a Pal
myra sanitarium since December 24. was
found In the woods two miles east of the
town today by a man who was hunting
rabbits. It Is Impossible to determine
whether Mr. Churchill committed suicide or
died from exposure. He had been suffering
from a nervous trouble for some time.
In his clothing was found his watch and
a bunch of railroad passes. When, on De
cember 24, he left the sanitarium he said
he was going for a walk. Mr. Churchill
was a thirty-second degree Mason and
prominently connected with the Santa Fa
railroad.
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
Staple and Fancy Produce.
EGGS Candled stock, 23c.
LIVE POULTRY Hens, 71c; roosters, 5c;
turkeys, 124c; ducks, Sc; geese, 7c; spring
chickens. Sc.
DRESSED POULTRl'-Turktys, 1517c;
ducks, 10c; geese, c; chickens, kluli'Aci
roosters, 6c.
BUTTER-Packing stock, lrtc; choice to
fancy dairy, IT'S 13c; creamery. 24'a26c;
fancy prima, 27c.
FRESH FROZEN FISH - Trout. 10c:
pickerel. 7c; pike, Sc; perch, !o; hluetish,
12c; whiteflsh, 10e; salmon, 13c; ledsnapper,
11c; lobster (green), 30c, lobster (boiled),
83c; bullheads. 11c; catfish, 14c; black bass,
26c; halibut, 12c; crappies, 12c; buffalo, 7c;
white bass. 11c; frog logs, per doz.. 25c.
BKAN Per ton. J15.U0.
HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Dealers association: Choice No. 1 upland,
$t.5; No. 2. fyiOO; medium. 35.50; coarse,
15.00. Rye straw, $f..5U. These prices are
for hay of good color and rjuallly.
OYSTERS New York counts, per can.
45c; extra selects, per can, 3c; standards,
per can, 30c; bulk (standards), per gal.,
$1.50; bulk (extra selects), per gal., 11.75;
bulk (New York counts), per gal., J1.90.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES California liedland navels, all
sizes, 32.76iHS.U0; choice navels, 2.tk&2.7o;
California seedlings, all sizes, 32.Wa22i.
LEMONS California rancy, $2.75; 300 and
800, $:i 7,Vi(4.0ft: choice, U.2.Vu3.60.
DATES Per box of 3o-lb. pkgs., $2.00;
Hallowe'en, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb. oVatic.
FIGS California, per 10-lb. carton, ,bqi
Sic; Imported bmyrna, 4-crown, UVc; 6
crown, 14c; 7-crown, 16c; fancy Imported
(washed), in 1-lb. pkgs. KfcjjlSc; California,
per case of 36 pkgs.. 2.2i
BANANAS Per medium sized bunch, $2.00
62.50; Jumbos, $2.754i3.50.
GRAPE FRUIT Per box of 54 to 64, $i.00
65.50.
FRUITS.
APPLES Home-arown Jonathans ni
bbl., $1.25: Ben Davis, $2.25: New York
ngs, $3.25; New York Pippins. $2.75; New
ra ureening3, 2.bo; Ktw Vork Baldwins.
Sl.tiu; Wine Saps,
Kin
Yorl
$2.75; Colorado Jonathans.
tier bu. box, ll.f-t
PEARS Utah. Colorado and California,
fall varieties, per box. $1.60fl.7i.
CRANBERRIES Wisconsin Bel! and
Bugle, per bbl., $8.50; Wisconsin Bell and
Cherry and Jerseys, per bbl , $7.75; per box,
$2.75.
URAPES Imported Malagas, per keg.
$6.0O'u6.6O.
TANGERINES Florida or California, per
4-bcx, $2.60.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES-Home-grown, in sacks, per
bu., 40o; Colorado, per bu., 60c.
TURNIPS Old, per bu.. 40c; Canada ruta
bagas, per lb., lc.
CARROTS -Old, per bu., 40c.
PARSNIPS Old. per bu., 40c.
BEETS Old, per bu., 40c.
NAVY BEAN 8 Pur bu.. V. 9532.00.
CUICES-Per doz.. $2.0O2.35.
ONIONS Home-grown, red, In sacks, per
bu.. SOcfe 31.00; Spanish, per crate, KM;
( olorado yellow, per lb., 2c; white, per lb..
24c
CUCUMBERS Per doz.. $2.00ff2 2S
TOMATOES - California, per 4
;i-
-basket
t AHHA K-Ho lsnrt ee1 nr Ih 11
SWEET POTATOES Kama Vil ,ll
per bbl $250.
CELERY Per doz, 26860c;- California,
RADISHES Hothouse, per doz.. 46o. '
ONIONS New. southern, per doz., 45c.
TURNIPS New, southern, per doz., 4oc.
Bfc-ETS. New, southern, per doz.. 46c.
PARSLEY New. per doz . 46c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BAUER KRAUT-Wlsconsin, per keg,
$2. 60. "
bltER-New York, per bbl., $6 30; per H-
CHEKSE Wisconsin Twins, full cream,
J 240; Wisconsin Young America, lie: block
Swiss, new, 15c; olcT 16fcl7c; Wisconsin
brick, 14c; Wisconsin limburger, 13c.
NUTS-Walnuts, No. 1 soft shells, new
crop, per lb , 14c; herd shell, per lb., Uc;
No. t soft shell, per lh., Uc; No. 2 hard
shell, per lb., 12c; pecans, large, per lb., 12c;
small, per lb., iOc; peanuts, per lb., 7c;
roasted peanuts per !K, Sc; Chin wainuia,
per lr.. Kfc 1.14c; almonds, soft shell, per lb..
17c; herd shell, per lb., lbc, chestnuts, per
lb. 124'al5c: new black walnuts, per bu.,
.fcftSOc; shellhark hickory nuis. per bu.,
$1 75: large hickory nuts, per bu.. $1 50.
' HIDES No 1 green, 7c; No. 2 green. c;
No 1 salted. 4 ; No. 2 salted. TW; No. I
veal calf. c; No. 2 vesl calf 7c: drv salted.
2jrl4c; sheep pelts, 2iC&$1.00; horse hides.
i. 6ca 3. m
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Liberal Beceipti of Cattle in Sight tod
Pricn Breke Sharply.
HOGS FIVE T9 TEN CENTS LOWER
Heaviest Ran of Sheep and lambs In
ket Was Mow with Prlrea I on
Mersbly Niter All Aronail.
.'an. 2. IS
Hogs Sheep.
b.k'7 ll.-vS
V27 tl
3.oOS S.V-2
3 ,vi4 4 Ui
K&: l.titl
4.K21 1.0
TO DATE
SOUTH OMAHA.
Receipts were: Cattle.
Official Monday 2.UH
Same dsy last week 1.44
Psme days week before.. 3.70
Same three weeks ago.. 5,1
fame four weeks sgo... 3,929
Same day last year S,4o6
LECEIPT8 FOR THE YEAR
The following table shows the receipts of
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha lor
the ear 10 date with comparisons:
lln6. 1Hu4. luc. Dec.
Uattle 2.176 l.Wl '''5
Hogs ti,l07 11.430
Sheep n.nvi 4.2;;2 7.426
The following tabic snows the aversg
price of hegs at South Omaha lor the List
several days, with comparisons:
Date
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
1 iec.
Dec.
Dee.
Dec.
I ec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
i 1904. 1903. 19Q2.19ul. 11900. 1899. m.
4 3-M Oi 12: 4 V 7 1 3 921 3
. 4 504, ' 081 6 0 4 791 3 941 z
.1 4 44SI 4 34 I 06 4 8l 4 Oil I 43
se1, w ici - o' 7 "-1
19...! 4 604
2V.
21.
22
13. ..I 4 3Ci 4 4ii ( m 06 04, i 47
U4...I 4 41, 4 47! 27, 09 1 4 86 I ? '
. . 1 1 I I
25...
26...
27...
29... I
)...
31...
L...
2....
1
I 4 4iHI 4 Ml
4 51 vt I
4 65 I 4 61 :
4 OT'd 4 f
4 4i
106.
W
4 39
36
H 44
6 19; 4 89 4 111 3 o
Shi 4 : 4 I'.c 3 44
261 4 771 4 14 3 4S
6 30. 3oi I 4 14 3 4o
4 62; 6 251 6 i 4 80 I 8 bl
1904. 19o3. :1902. 1VI . ,1900. !1S!.
4 Mi 6 SI 6 22 4 H5, 4 21
4 61' 871 -'1 4 W; 4 33, 3 01
Indicates Sunday.
Indicates holiday.
The official numlwr of
brought In todav by each
Cattle
c.. M. St. P. Ry lit
Wnbaih 1
Missouri Pacific Ry 1
Union Pacific system.... 11
C. N. W. Ry 2
V.. E. M V 14
C, St. P.. M. & 0 14
B. & M. Ry 16
C, B. . Ry 5
C, R. I. & P.. east.... 3
C, R. I. P.. west
Illinois Central 7
Chicago Great Western 5
cars of stock
rood was:
Hogs.Sh'p.H'scs.
18
1
32
7
18
1
3
1
HI
Total receipts 89
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing tne num
ber of head Indicated:
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs, sneep,
191
733
, 269 1.L9
, 8a 1.356
. 251 1.234
1,112
. ;tti
.74
. 33
. 131
. 87
. 130
. 21
41
.79
. 71
. 18
. 3
'. 1S7
... 3
. 191 1,207
.3.428 5.846
66
638
l..!4
m
Omaha Packing Co..
Swift and Company...
Cudahy Packing Co...
Armour A Co
Armour & Co., Sioux Ci
Vansant & Co
l.obmnn & Co
McCreary & Carey
W. 1. Stephen
Hill
Iavlngxtotift & Root
(1. E. Rothschild
L. F. Hums
Wolf Murnan
Sum Werthelmer
Mike Haggerty
Sol Degan
Bulla
S. 8
Hamilton
Other buyers
Totals ...3.428 6.846 2.491
CATTLE With about 37,000 head of cat
tle In Chicago this morning and fairly lib
eral receipts at all other points, it was an
easv matter for packers to break the mar
ket' In bad shape. The fact that none of
the packers were killing today made them
In no hurry to get supplies, and, as a re
sult. It was the middle of the forenoon
here before anv business was tranHaeted.
When buvers did start out they were ex
tremely bearish and the market was dull
with prices unevenly lower.
Beef steers made up tho bulk of the offer
ings, but the qimllty was interior. In fact,
it could not be said that there was a
choice bunch in ' thf yards. The market
could best, be described by calling It very
slow, with a decllno-jranging all the way
from loo to 25c en all kinds. Some of the
more desirable grades were, perhaps. In
some cases not over a dime lower, while
In others the good cattle seemed to sunVr
as much as any kind. It was a very mean
and unsatisfactory market all around, and
the day was well advanced before anything
like a clearance was made.
The cow mavket waa In mucn the same
condition as the trade on steers. Buyers
deemed to think they did not take off quite
enough last Friday nd. as a result, they
pounded the market this morning to the
extent of 10c to 25c, the good cows suffer
ing as much as the medium and common
kinds. Salesmen naturally did not feel
that they ought to take off that much
and, as a result, trading was slow from
start to finish.
Bulls, veal calves and stags all sold a
little lower than they did last week.
The stocker and feeder market was not
In bad shape. There were comparatively
few on sale, and as speculators were all
anxious for fresh supplies, the market was
fairly active, wilh prices strong to a little
higher on the choicest grades, with others
about steady. Representative sales:
BEE BTKiSKB.
No.
...
...
6...
...
IS...
24...
II...
10...
13...
14...
W...
I...
4...
11..
7...
..
10...
U...
...
6...
..
10...
12...
14...
II.. .
IS...
17...
17...
7...
It...
At.
..113
. . Mb
..1110
.. 117
..till
..lM I)
.. Ml
..1JS7
..111
.. 07
.'.1135
..1160
.. 70
.. m
.. HO
.. 77
. . .1070
.. 141
.. Ml
.. V0
. .103
.. 7l
..toll
..
. .111211
..1046
.. 444
..KKIft
.. :l9
..1177
.1000
Pr.
t
I 40
I 6(1
i cs
I 70
71
t M0
I to
I u
t lb
4 00
1 74
t 00
I 00
1 00
t 10
2 10
t lit
1 25
t sr.
3 211
I so
II 15
t 40
i 40
I 40
I 40
I 4t
t 46
46
No.
14...
...
COWB.
7...
i...
17...
13...
11.
14...
II...
17...
t...
I...
!0. ..
21...
14...
11...
1...
4...
6...
...
Av.
. . 1 10
. .10M
..130
..1210
..1214
..1.144
. . 1237
..1112
..1221
..mt
..126
.. K7
.1131
..1011
.. Mi
..!!"
. .1010
. .1101
.. 7t
..1141
..1114
.. Ml
,.1IM
..1106
.. n
..110
. .1140
..1201
Pr.
4 0O
4 06
4 16
4 20
4 20
4 20
4 2i
4 10
4 14
4 40
4 60
1 60
2 to
t 10
I 40
I 46
I 44
t 44
I 70
t 76
I 76
I 76
1 Kl
i to
3 so
I on
I 00
I 24
COWS AND HEIFERS.
1 .
1..
1..
12..
1 .
1..
4..
1..
1..
1..
1..
1..
84
9116
60
Kin
65
, 712
140
110
..1270
.. tuft
.. 740
.. 20
..1610
1 00 II.
HEIFERS.
1 o t
2 10 4
16 I
I 26 I
3 40 11
CALVES.
4 71 1
1 00 1
BULLS.
116 1......
I 40 1
5 40 1
t 76 t
I 76
111 1 10
.. 756
.. 115
.. MS
.. 716
.. ill
.. 120
.. iO
..1439
..1620
. .I64U
..1124
I 00
1 10 .
1 10
.1 26
1 36
ti 00
6 00
i 71
00
I (in
I 14
BTOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
1
I
It'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.,
14
11
1
1
16
1
11
IS
I
66 feeders.
65 feeders.
no
7
40
114
. 724
6111
40
1240
131
14
401
, 151
714
tl
J.
. 662
. 628
1 00
I 00
on
1 00
t :
I 16
1 26
I 26
1 26
i 30
S 10
I 10
I 36
1 16
W. Stetter, Neb.
3 80 5 feeders
i 96 feeders
14..
I..
4. .
6..
10..
7..
4..
16. .
24 .
.
4. .
22..
42..
.
. 44
. 771
. 464
. 170
. 141
.1070
.1)21
. 161
. IDS
. 7IKI
. 4S2
. 47
I 40
1 40
I 46
1 60
I 60
I 40
i 40
I 44
I 10
I 71
1 T5
I 76
1 74
662
628
2 76
3 00
HOOS There was a liberal run of hogs
in eight this morning and, as a result, tho
tendency of prices wn downward. Chi
cago was quoted slow and 10c lower and
fiackera at this point were naturally anx
ous to take off about that much. The
opettng f f the market, though, was only
6 U 10c lower. The bulk of the early sales
went right around 84.40. The common and
heavy loads sold largely at 14 874. while a
few prime loads were good enough to bring
14.424 and 84.45. Trading was not particu
larly active, but still It was not long be
fore about half of the receipts had been
disposed of. Packers then became still
more bearish, with the result that for a
time not much business wss transacted.
Owing to conditions at other points, how
ever, salesmen finally made up their minds
that they could not prevent a Weak close,
and as a result the late sales were mostly
at 84.374. In other words, ths general mar
ket was 6-fllOc lower, with the extreme
close weak. Representative sales:
Ns. A, th. Pr. N. at. Sh. Pr.
II 71 40 4 00 44 174 44 4 40
4 174 120 4 M I lit ... 4 40
10 1M III IH 71 144 140 4 411
41 27 140 4 K 41 101 10 4 40
47 ll 10 4 14 11 1 at . . 4 44
41 241 MM 4 16 41 141 140 4 4"
44 14 14 4 16 41 Ii4 111 4 4
l Ill 44 4 II " . .. .Mil 40 4 !)
10 1M . . 4 Tl 114 20 4 40
4 JJJ 140 4 16 44 271 40 4 411
t MO II) 4 U 444 124 4 40
M I7 IM U II f 4A 4 4H
64 214 Wl I S 64 tn lie 44,1
40 tie U" 4 rv, 41 Url 44 4 4
M 112 ... 4 1:4 HO 10 4
4 .':2 . . 4 174 '.'! i 4 4
71 24 Ijn 4 .tt, 7 51 ... 4 I '
t 2:4 IJS 4 IT'i 74 :i ... 4 4i
14 4 T . X.i . 4 4il
': 272 24" 4 17 1 47 320 M 4 4"
' . . 4 IT', 74 2.11 In 4 I"
72 .7i ' 4 3714 ; 2!t 4" 4 4"
2 VM 120 4 r:t "1 241 . . 4 4
Ji'T o 4 37 M 311 12l 4 4n
43 ?. 4 17 j .',4 270 Ml 4
4 271 ljii 4 37', i' 17 MO 4 4H
64 IM . . 4 37 1 3 t2 HO 4 4"
252 4 37 22 'l 40 4 4"
56 271 4 4 37', ? 1M 120 4 4'i
II 307 IH 4 37', II 2M 40 4 4o
42 !M W IH 51 277 120 4 4.1
7S :1 Jl 4 40 47 314 40 4 4i
It 211 20 4 40 13 !" e 4 42 ,
r 3"? 40 4 4H 61 244 40 4 4.",
3 27 ... 441 IS 23" ... 4 4 .
42 244 n 4 In - 10 215 . . 4 (S
74 244 12H 4 4i 14 2S4 ... 4 45
f Mrkl steadv tn 1V lower;
I M '
native !amb.
SHEEP There were over fifty cars of
sheep and lambs on sale this morning,
wlili h Is the heaviest run thnt has been
here in many weeks. Chicago hsd lib
eral rcielpts. ami as s result puckers went
10 work to lake off the bulk ol the advance
of last week, and they mioceeded to quite
""I'M"""' lite hour todav verv little bul- Kansas Illy live Stock Market.
nous h;is been transacted. Packers as a KAN8VS CITY, Jan. 2 CATTLE Re
riile were bidding right around a quarter 1 celpts. i.ioi head. Including 1"" southern,
lower than last week, which means tht tha i Msrket MilOc iwer; choice export uml
btiik of the advance of last week has now ; dressed beef steers. 3' n,"u6.i; fair to givwi.
Mil tl.O Mil! H TOI K JHHhKT
Cattle l.oTrer on lleary Receipt
Hobs anil l.smrte I. oner.
CIITCAtSO. '.tan. J. -CATTLE -Receipts.
.17.0k) head: mm ket loti2nc lower; gourt to
pr nie teer. .". 4!VSr6.2n; poor to medium.
t T.'i". 5; stockers and feeders. 12 8H4I4.35;
cows. $1 5Wi4 ?o; relfers. 82 "jii: .i; csnners
81 V)ti2.4; bulls, $2.1i44 10; cslvcs. 83 5i
7.25
HOI7S- Recelt. 4T.i head. eMimated
tomorrow. 4.,,ii) head; msrket jwfwc lower;
mined snd butchers. $1 4i"8 S7't : good to
choice heavv. $4 0ti4.75: rough heavy. II
4.i: light.' 84 '14 00. bulk of sales. 84 i"U
4 .
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 23.01
head; sheep wesk. lambs lower; good to
choice he.ivv. $4ff i (v.; fair to choice,
mixed. !.li:fi4.K5; western sheep. 84 ii !:
native Inmbs. J,'. 2"r7 25; western lambs. 16
7 25.
RAILWAY TIME CARD
lMO ST6.Tlf-.Tr-.TH Hf V
Inlon Pacific.
Leave.
Overland I I ml tod . ...a 9 to am
Colorado I'llif. K ..n 4 1" pm
Calif , Oregon Ex ...a 4:20pm
North I'lslte l.ocftl ... 7 .V am
I Ksst Mail a 8 50 am
Colorado Spedul a 7 45 sm
TV sti"e Local b 4 30 pm
Arrive
s i pm
a 9 a in
a 5 in pic.
a 7 :fl' pm
a S 2o ion
a 7 4o am
b 1 ;to i n
been lost. Salesmen w'-re not prepared to
take off that much and as a result trailing
was very slow at the decline. Buyers did
not appear to care much whether they got
ni'iny c iippllcs or not. as none of the bouses
wets' killing todav. Thev figured that II
they got enough to start In with Tuesday
morning that waa snfnclent. as there would
be enough on sale tomorrow to meet the re
qiilr"ments of their trade.
There was no particular change in feed
ers, as there whs not enough on sale to
make s test of the situation.
Quotations for fed stock: tlood to choice
yearlings. 85. jofli6.no: fair to good year
lings, 85.omrin.50: good lo choice wethers.
$5. b'liffn gn; fair to pood wctheis. 84.7.W5.15:
good to choice ewes. 84 50; fair to good
ewes, $4.(i4 50; common to fair f wes. 1..o
(fiS.90; good to choice lambs. 6. jnff7.00: fair
to good lambs. 8fi.0O4iH.50; feeder yearlings.
84.4iVn4.65: feeder wethers, t4.25iti4.50; feeder
ewes. $.!25!?35: feeder lambs. 85. 1093.75.
Representative sales:
No. Aver. Trice.
3 western cull ewes DO .1
I western buck 220
;ts:l wemcrn ewes no
1!) western ewes 124
6 western ewes 1i)
197 western wethers and yearlings 93
t:t 7Sif, no- western fed steers li.ivii.i.Ai;
stockers and feeders t:757Hi': southern
steers. 83.on4i4.50: southern cows. t2.'vn.1 2. ;
native cow, t1.7A4i4.IS; unlive lidfers. 82
M.5: bulls. 2 .2Mt4 .On; calvts. $4.'Vl..
HOi Receipts. 4,fio head M:,rket eft
py. lower; top. 84..V1; hulk. 84 L'V,4.50: heavy.
84.5iMi4.5S: packers. 54 4mi4 S": i'lg "
lights. t:l.74.40. .
SHEET AM) LAMBS Receipts. 3.""0
head Market strong and active: Native
Inmbs. t5.Soip7.nii; native wethers. 1 1
5 5ft : native ewes. $4.r"fr:i.0O: western lambs,
t5 50O8.': western vending. t"'.m'ii .i"':
w estern she 'p, 84 X&qb 'V; stockers and feed
ers, 82.5i74 on.
western
2:iS wi stern
2:1 western
8 western
15 western
35 western
HO western
himhs
lambs
himhs
Inmbs
cull ewes
ewes
ewes
western ewes
47.H weatern yearlings .
25 western ewes and
1 wentern lamb
14 western lambs ....
08
, 74
SI
104
114
llfl
Kf,
no
1o4
102
65
3 50
4 oo
4 40
4 50
5 40
6 iO
0 20
6 35
6 55
3 00
4 Oil
4 36
4 50
5 2.
5 25
50
6 25
Moot City live "lock Market.
SIOCX CITY. Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.')
CATTLE Receipts. 2.300 heid: market l"c
lower; stockers strong; beeves, t.i.jo-oii 00;
cows, bulls and mixed, t2.2ivit3.50; stockers
and feeders. 82. 75X13.00; culvs on 1 year
lings. 82.2fi-',3.. . ,
HOOK - Receipts. 4.500 head: Itinr' t i.ti lis.'
lower; selling. 84 204.40; bulk, tt;7'cil'
ew York Live lork Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2 HEEVES Receipts.
6.107 head. Oood steers 25c off; others 15c
lower; hulls and cows, slow to 15c off; na
tive steers, 3.5.V(i5.X(i; hulls. t2'.ij0fi3.76; cows.
$1.6nl'3 .60; extra heavy, t4.00.
CALVES-Recelpts, 80S head; veals. t'0
iti9.no: little calves, ta.00ifi4.5O: barnyards.
8?.75fl3.50; westerns, 88 87H; dreswad calvas,
nulet. but steady.
SHEEP AND LAMRS Receipts . fi.550
head; market on sheep steady to strong;
Inmbs, llrm to 10c higher: about all sold;
sheep, tn.25ift5.30; culls, t2.5tK7j3.00; lambs,
K 50457.85.
1IOU8- Receipts, 11,278 head; market
steady; state and Pennsylvania hogs, $5.ou
4(5.15; state pigs, 85.25.
Mock In lght.
The following table shows the receipts
of live stock st the principal Western mar
kets yesterday:
Cattle.
... 2.17H
... 2.300
... 5. mm
...
. . .37.0110
I hleaarn, Week Island at Pacltle.
I EAST
i Chicago Limited a 3 55 am a 7 in .in
Chlcsg.i Layllglit Ixic.l.b 7:0! am a 9 5', pm
Chicago Express Ml lo am a 6:15 pm
l)is Moines Express ...a l Ufni Ml. o" ant
I Cliicag Kssi Express), .u 5 to pin a 1-t) pm
j WEST.
Rocky Mountain Ltd a 7:2em s S pro
i Lincoln, lien, fit West. a !:.) pm s 5 'n pm
I Oklahoma Tex. tlx . .a 4.15 pm al2 40 pm
jt hlcaao lirral Western.
I St Paul Minn a S:."o pm s 7 15 sm
; St. La'il Minn a 7 .15 am a S pm
i 'l b ago Limited a 4:50 pm alo 30 sm
Chicago Express a 4.30 am a 4.i pm
t hlcaao A Northwesters).
Local Chicago alLSiiaoi
Mail a 8:lo pm
!a light Pt Paul a 7:50 am
Paylight Chicago a S on pm
Llnill,t Chicago a 8.26 rti
I Local Carroll a 4 on t,m
j Fast St Paul a N 15 pm
I Local Shitix C. St. P.b 4:i1 pm
East Mail
'hc'sgo Express
I Norfolk Ronertee! ..
Lincoln Long Pine,
lieadwood Lincoln .
Cswpcr & joining ...
Hustings-Albion
Ha bssli,
St. Louis Express . ..
St. Louis Local (from
Council HluTsi
Shenandoah Local ifiom
Council ti!':ef,.
Missouri Pacific.
Ht. Louis Express s t.::n am
K. C. & St. L. Ex alt :1a pm
Illinois I mini.
I Chicago Kx press ,ii:2uiini
I Chicago LuuitMl a 7 5o pin
.Minn. St fiiiil Ex.. li 7:25 am
.Minn. Jl SI. I'miiI Lid. a 7:50 pm
a 7:40 am
b 7:40 am
,s 2.."i pm
. d 2. .'n pni
,h 2:50 pm
C.30 pm
9.15 am
8,80 am
10 no pm
11 50 );ni
f 16 am
9 3n sm
7-i6 am
a 9 30 am
S 30 ani
a 3 45 pm
10:C8 am
10 .'S am
6:15 pm
C 5 15 pm
t:15 pm
8 20 s m
10:30 pm
2:30 pm
a 6 oo am
n 6.00 pin
. alu: ft pm
8 t ;nn
bio:;5 pm
a 6:06 piu
South Oniah.i
Sioux City
Kansas city ..
St. Joseph ....
Chicago
Hogs.
6.107
4.5l
4, Mm
4. 4 it;
4. ."
Totals.
.47.971 66,.Vt
I hlriHii. Milwaukee A St. Paul.
Slieep. I Chicago liayllght Ex...a7:55am all :60 pm
11.658 I callloi ulii origon ES. .a 5:15 pm a 8:lu ptn
... overland Limited a 8:20 pm a 7:36 am
3,ii,ii j )ps M. Okobo.,1 Ex.. a i iw am a 3:10 pin
HllllJMiiOS STATION 10TH t MASOX
;W.o72 I
' ItiirlinHtou.
Korelan Klnnnelal. i Leave.
LONDON. Jan. 2.-ToiIhv Ism hollihiy on : Hcuver & California ..a4:I(ipni
the Stock exchange. Hnr silver, steady at j Northwest Express ,...l :W p
2XV1 per ounce. Money. 2'iii'H per cent. , .Nebraska points a 8.50 am
IHscount rates: snort tuns aim '"ree , j.um u... -
month.- bills. i-W'U ner cent. Monev was : 1-1. Crook Ac P attsm th.h ..ni pm
Plentiful In the market today. Discount i Bellevue
business was slack on the Port Arthur I etie ue
Special a 7:10 am
Chicago Express i i m pin
I'hittsm th.a 7:oD pm
& i'ue. June. .a 3:30 am
news. Although tne ran or me ronreirs was Ct, ".V-t
not altoaretner unexuei-tea. u rnrouraim ."""
An Ive.
a 3.3o pm
a 6:06 put
a 7:40 pm
a 12.06 pm
a 10 36 am
b 8:32 am
a 6:55 am
I he Dtmnral fpellnfiT.
BERLIN, Jan. i On the Hourse today
I the Port Arthur news tended to inw-rr
' prices. Exchnnge on London. 20m 3!4pfgs
for checks. Discount rates: Short bills. 4'i
ner cent: three months' bills. 31. per cent.
PARIS, Jan. 2 Bourse holiday.
Hi. Joseph I. Ive Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Jan. 2. CATTLE Receipts,
1.4:i" head. Market weak to 10c lower; na
tives. t3.75fi5.65: cows and heifers, tl.7.Vrj)
4.35; stockers and feeders. t2.50!.9o.
Iintig-Receipts, 4.44C head. Market 51r
0c - lower; light, 84.2oifM.5i; medium
heavy. I4.3."'u4.05.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 724 head
and
Provisions stocks at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2. The following are
the stocks or provisions In Liverpool:
Bacon, 16,7ofi boxes; hams, 6.5to boxes;
shoulders. 2,10 boxes; butter. 4.500 cwt.;
cheese, 96.100 boxes; lard, 2,600 tierces of
prime western steam and 1,110 tons of
other kinds.
Ask Receiver for Cotton Mill.
FALL RIVER. Maes., Jan. 2. Application
for a receiver for the Davis mills was made
here today.
Chicago Flyer a 8:0u pm
Iowa Local a 9:16 am
Ht. Louis Express a 4:25 pm
Kansas City St Joe..al0:45 pm
Kansas City H St. Joe. .a 9:15 am
Kansas City Ai St. Joe.. a 4:25 pm
a 8:55 pat
a 7:25 am
alLOO pm
all :4f am
a 6:45 am
a 6.05 pm
UMHTI KH DEPOT HVTH Jt WEBSTER
via
I, 4:50 pm bll:40 am
Minneapolis
Missouri Pacific.
Nebraska Local,
Weeping wuier ....
1 hlcaao, St. Paul,
llnialis.
Twin City Passenger ..h 6:30 am b 9:10 pm
Sioux City Passenger. .a 2:00 pm nll:20am
Oakland Local b 6:45 pm b 9:10 am
a Dally, b Dally except Sunday, d Dully
except Saturday, e Dally except Monday.
rui
"P -r
' We Lave traded in the 1904 crop of wheat ncarlv five; months and seenv enough of the
quantity and quality of the same to know that the situation is most unusual, and being
decidedly strong in all esKential points, we feel more confident than ever that before the
demands are supplied that will -be met with up to the time the 1905 crop is available such
n scarcity of wheat will exist that nothiug but the extending of the price to a point where
wheat from other countries will be attractfd, can interfere with the bulls making values
to suit themselves and the establishing of a new high mark for cash and futures may be
experienced during January.
The government, in its final returns on the size of the last crop, stands by ils earlier
estimate of ,V)2.000,000 bushels, with an everage tent of i2 lbH. per bushel for Minnesota,
."1 for North Dakota and 30 for South Dakota. This would mean that the yield of milling
wheat did not exceed 500,000,000 bushels, whereat, the 190.'$ crop was finally reported at
):$7.S21,8.3 bushels. Kven this amount was a decrease from previous crops and was all
wanted except a very small reserve that was carried in the visible supply.
Millers have been wise to the condition which they saw must exist eveutually, and
have for some time been buying wheat in the Southwest, on the Pacific coast and in Tana
da, as well as securing a large part of the Northwest offerings. They do not regard
the liberal Minneapolis stocks in a bearish light, and have gone so far as to predict that
we are at the end of increase of stocks there. Large stocks in other years were met with
in January, 1902, when they reached 17.421.0(H) bushels; in February. V.W.i, 15,490,000
bushels; iu January, 1904, 13,005.000 bushels, "about trwlay's figures" ami were reduced
by the following September of the years named to 1.083,000 bushels, 777,000 bushels and
1.471,000 bushels, respectively. The increase this year is not out of the ordinary, and as
the crop is short anywhere from 100,000,000 to 125.000.000 bushels, it indicates that fann
ers have marketed a much larger perceutageof their crop than is usual at this time of the
year, so that when the decreases set in stocks will disappear more rapidly than ever before,
and it will be beyond the power of bears to hold the prices down.
While our situation seems to be entirely a domestic one, ami no attention is paid to
declines in the foreign markets, we are very sensitive to advances in those markets from
whatever cause. These are the minor points on which juice changes are based. There
are, however, many others that stand a good show of developing into such a condition
that might easily discount them all. One, for instance, is the Winter Wheat crop, which,
as every one knows, is now partially covered with snow aud in a state of growth far from
promising, also being greatly reduced in acreage as compared with other years. Unless
all signs fail, there will be an abundance of bullish news, and this is the kind that traders
have listened to for a long time with profit, and the kind that will continue to control the
market.
The claim of the bears that wheat is too high to buy is considered to be a very poor
argument, because a commodity docs hot remain at a high or low price for any great
length of time unless warranted by conditions. The strong and advaucing market experi
enced during the marketing of the crop, tlu?refore. we think, justifies the claim that the
price is not too high. The old law of supply and demand is bound to rule in the end, and
the present outlook means high prices for more than the coming year; it is a big market
and there will be wide fluctuations, but should May sell back a little, as it has at times
during the last week, do not let the opportunity pass you fo buy some.
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(INCORPORATED.)
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