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1 r ! ! i v ?: TURBULEM SASIO.DOSISCO i ' Land of BeTolntiom, HeaTjr Debt and Low Lerel of National Morality. FACTS ABOUT TH$ TOY REPUBLIC Hoarr Lenders Clamoring for the Moner Which I nele Ham Threat ens to tolled bnrncierlstlo" of Inland II People. The republic of S.inio Domingo occupies little I? than two-thlni.i uf thu l:l:iivl which Columbus dlsim-U(l 1 . ccmbf t C. 1492, and rallrd Wspunlola. Ill area It approximate 1,'J fUiir mtlrs, or a little morn tlinn twk-c that of New Jersey. Its neighbor. Hayil, covers an area soraowhat greater than Unit of Vermont, or about 10.fl aqua re lnllcn. The. present r'P"latlnn of Santo Domliigo It between 600,0 nnd Tt),M, c hli fly n t;voii and mulatto. During reient yeara the Imports of panto Domingo have born between fl.W.W nnd $3,000,000 a year, and the export between $3,000,000 and ft little more thsn H.kio,.').' The exports consist of sugnr (about SO.WW ton, tobaceo, rofIe cocoa, mahogany, log wood and bananas. Tho Imports arc iliost of tropical countries In general. "As a nation the Dominicans are rotting away, decreasing In numbers and losing all the ordinury hopes and ambitions of human beings. There is very lfttle Indi cation of the ordinary sympathies and kindliness of human nature. The enforced Indolent life there lx Infectious with ilce." After five years' residence In Santo Do mingo Franres D. Wills described It In this fashion a few years ago. Not a cheerful picture, truly. The troubles of the Island nro duo almost exclusively to frequent revolutions und a low national Ideal of morality. Bhlftlessness and Idleness the enforced Indolent life of which Miss Wills wrote arc the result of habit, lack of enterprise nnd unfortunate political conditions thai preclude the Investment of capital there. By a long scries of civil wars, arising through their Inability to govern them selves, the inhabllanta have been reduced to aeuto misery and practical savagery. Bantu Domingo, In peace, la capable of supporting . 6,W0,or0 of people In comfort, but unless there be tasting peace. It cannot Bujiort Its present oiic-sevontli of that num ber. For almost loo years there has been war, with hardly any considorablo Intermission. No other country in the world, not even Venezuela, has such a record. After a long struggle tho Dominicans won their Independence from Spain in 1822 and Joined tho Republic of llaytl. They dis liked Haytlan rule, liowover; many revolu tions followed, and In 1844 they proclaimed themselves un Independent republic. For twenty-three years llaytl fought the secession, and the war waa saviigo and bloody beyond words to tell. W'hllo It was In progress tho Dominicans, Jn 181, asked Spain to rule them once more. That country agreed, but within three years the Islanders revolted and fought the Spaniards as welt as tho Hay tlans, compelling the former, by a foro clous and successful gperllla warfare, to abandon the Island In 1865. When the Spaniards had gone, the coun try was little more than a thinly peopled desert. What was left of the population had practically reverted to African sav agery and most of the evidence of Span ish civilization had been swept away. Then, Instead of trying to build up the country In peace, tho Dominicans Indulged: lit a long series of civil wars. Warfare hid bred a crew of soldiers of fortune and of ambitious politicians, eager to curve their way to the best places by the sword. Scarcely would one ruler, whethor elected by the people or foisted upon them by armed upheaval, become seated in the executive chair than busy plotters began to arrange for his downfall. 1 Loasjr List of Revolutions. Revolution followed revolution. Indeed, It la a matter of. history that as many as three revolutions have been harassing the unhappy Islanders at the same time. When the Spaniards finally evacuated Santo Domingo In 16S, Uacs beounio presl dent, but was driven out the following year and succeeded by Cabral. The latter, confronted by an uprising, fled in 1S(W, and Baeg again assumed tho reins of govern ment, which he held until 1873. It was he who opened negotiations with President Uraiit looking to the annexation of Santo Domingo by the United Stutes. This proposition was defeated in the senate at Washington by a very narrow vote. From 1873 to 1879 Gonzales was at the head of the government and managed to hold his seat despite several formidable revolution ary Jolts. A period of disturbed politics that la to say, more disturbed than usual followed, until 1884, when Ulysses Heureaug seised control. This full-blooded negro proved a Napoleon In his way. He ruled with an Iron and bloody hand, relentlessly putting to death nearly all who opposed him and many whom he merely suspocted of opposition. HI administration was a reign of terror, but he suppressed revolutionary uprisings and endeavored. In a rude way, to promote the interests of the country. ,: :.,r. lleurcaux was president-dictator, really for more than fourteen years. When one term expired he did not go to tho trouble of holding an election; Instead, he sum moned the electors of the various districts to his capital and obliged thorn to continue him In office. The fate of tyrants finally overtook him, and ho was assassinated In 1899. Some eighteen mouths ago, when Carlos F. Morales had Himself Inaugurated aa ; .QUICK WORK Ttis Experisnce of an Omaha ; Man With the Little Coiipror. The 'xpcilt'iu'p or Mr. ArfiiHl Wlllotts related In the followluB wonla will tleen ly Interest hundreds of ri'udirs. Mr. Wlllotts ta nn Ouialin citlat'ii, roaltllng at 2110 Grninl avenue. No better proof of Uierlt tan be hud than lit statement. lie snys: "Fur about fx months n lull aching ovt th region of my kid neys ivbh ruth h more in-uiioui'iiVrt If J stooped or did anything rviiilrliiK n strain on tho muscles or tit Jmtk. Thinking iNutn'g Kidney Pills might help mo I procured a box nt Kuliu & Coa drug Bton, corner l"'tli ami Itottg las atrevta, ond they did mo a world of good or I never would Imro iidvlsitl othera to procure thai rtunedy nnd t.-ilto a course of the tivnnieut." For enh hy all deaU-is. Trine Tx) r?nta per bo. Koaler-MUbmn t.. HuN falo, N. T., sole agents for the Vnlled States. Rtnieinber the name, Douu's, and take no eubaUtute president, the following newspaper article was published: "The day before his Inauguration Morales whs Informed by one of his ministers that It was the intention of some of the people to make a demonstration against his assump tion of power. He listened quietly to the report, and. turning to his blacklist, se lect ;d iv, names, saying!' " 'Take these two men out at sunrise to morrow morning and shoot them. I do not think there will be any demonstration.' "The next morning, as the first gleams of the sun lighted up tho mottled walla of the same old prison from which the great Columbus was sent in chains to Spain, Morales appeared In person to view hli shackled prisoners. " 'You should pardon us, Mr. President, said one of them, 'as this li your inaugura tion day ' "No !ardon,' replied Morales; 'your sen tence Is signed.' " In a short time the prisoners were marched to the cemetery outside the city wall and shot. lu..uuiit of the Opposition. These two men were General Mancueta and I oniinander Oilllioux. They had com miittd no overt act, but were simply Identi fied with tho political party which Morales had deserted when ho saw a chance to Hicze. the presidency. A scarlet thread of such lawless and brutal hapiienings runs all through lh'.' history of that unhappy coun try. Throughout the revolutions and kindred disturbances thu finances of the island and the obligations of its so-called government to foreign countries became more and more entangled. Its Indebtedness is no less UiJ.u MJ.UOO.OOO, a large proportion of which Is In bonds, secured by custom house revenues and owned by nations across tho sea. One com mission, known as tho Belglan-Frouch commission, which Includes all of the Belgian, French, German and Holland bondholders, Is In possession of $13,000,000 of these bonds, upon which Interest is long since due. Indeed, so turbulent has Santo Domingo been for decades, and so many the hands controlling the receipts of the various ports, that thu creditors have long considered themselves lucky to get anything. Moreover, various business corporations controlled In America and abroad have ac cumulated claims against the Santo Do mingo government, one held by the. Santo Domingo Improvement company of New York aggregating 14,600,000 In gold. Of course, the key to the situation Is the revenues. Of theso Uncle Sam. assumes control, devoting a certain percentage to the liquidation of Indebtedness and allow ing President Morales and his government to spend the rest. In other words, Uncle Sam becomes guardian for Santo Domingo. When that country Is able to take care of itself, he will step out. The mission of Commander A. C. Dlllinghnm to Santo Domingo was to aid Minister Dawson In effecting such an arrangement, and, indeed, to put it In operation, once it was made. Of all American naval officials he ia best known to tho Islanders. During the last several revolutions he has bocn on the ground, and has Invariably retained the confidence and good will of both sides. It was for that reason he was fixed upon by the American government In the present In stance. 1 uele Sam's . Difficult Task. It Is not nn easy task that Undo Sam has set out to perform. This Is due largely to the condition of the Santo Domingo people themselves. At the present time there are many more women than men In the republic. This disparity Is even greater in the coun try villages than in tho cities, for the men are apt to flock to the towns or to be marched oft to fight by ono of the numer ous iuerllla bands. Polygamy results in the rural districts. A peasant usually has four or five wives, who live In common and work for him and the children! Yet the population does not Increase. That is the most striking testi mony to the condition of tho country. The men are steudlly thinned down by the wars, and three-fourths of the children die in infancy, owing to the ignorance of their mothers and lack of medical care. Being Ignorant and Idle, tho mass of the people are strongly attached to the voodoo superstitions which were brought over from Went Africa by their ancestors In the slavo ships. The priest and prleestess of the voodoo are the uncrowned mon arches of the Island. Everything and every body nre theirs to command. Even uecounts of human sacrifices, ac companied by cannibalism in connection with voodoo rites, have come from the mountainous Interior. Among the 600,000 persons of Santo Do mingo there are very few individual farm ers, ulthough the land Is fertile beyond Imagination. Most of the Inhabitants are gathered on the plantations or In the vil lages and cities. The total number of well-to-do people Is probably Included in the magical number 400. Two raUroads operate on the Island one, slxty-fouf miles long, from Sanches to Ja Vegas, and the other, sixty-nine miles long, from Peurta Plata to Santiago. Ser vice on these is poor. Island Deluged with Blood. Public schools are few, poor and almost worthless. v The people amuse themselves with chicken fights, drinking and gam bling, most of which is done on Sundays. Nearly every one goes armed. Natives prefer tho knife and machete to the re volver, as 'they ure silent and surer. Hu man life Is held of little account, although a foreigner usually Is safe. Santo Domingo la full ,of historic Inter est. Christopher Columbus founded the principal city there. On his famous trip around tho world Sir Francis Drake bom barded Santo Domingo City, and some of the shells ore still Imbedded In the roof of thu cathedral. Until tho early part of the present cen. tury the island was the haunt of pirates and udventurers. the retreat of slave traders,- tho battleground of England, France and Spain, und the spoil of Span Ish greed. Man has deluged the Island with blood, yet It remains a smiling- Eden, on which nature's richest gifts are lavishly be stowed. Such is the land that the United States Is now attempting tu reform. Philadelphia North American. TALK OF COMMERCIAL TREATY German Mannfartnrers Complain of I'nvors shown In Bills to Aarl. enlturnl Classes. BERLIN, Mureh 11. (Special Cablegram to The Bee. With regard to the attitude of tho various parties toward the new com mercial treaties, the course of the debate so far has shown that the social democracy has not abandoned Its original attitude on iineonipromlsiug In the llelchstag, upon the ground that tho heavier burdens Imposed by the new treaties upon German Industry must Inevitably exercise the most dis astrous eneet upon tne conditions of work ing class life in this country. The radicals deplore ond condemn the preferential treat ment which agriculture has received In the new treaties tit the expense of Industry, but It Is Improbable that either they or the national liberals, who. In common with the clerical center, apyxar to be' In favor of re ferring the treaties to a parliamentary com mittee, will vote against the acceptance cf the treaties as a whole, If ouly because they asssure to German Industry a pro longed ptrlod of stable and uniform condi tions for its development. The conserva tives and agrarians are Inclined to affect an otleiitaUoua display of dissatisfaction with the extent to which their Interests have been asfeguarded, but la the main they are well content, and with good rea son. In order to refute the assertion that the new treaties were altogether agreeable to the parties on the right. Count Ksnltz protested his sincere aj-mpathy with the needs of German Industry, the Interests of which he had much to heart, and he ven tured to doubt whether tariff treaties con cluded for a long term of years were ca pable of affording more effectual protection to Industry than simple most-favored-nation agreements. The readjustment of Germany's commer cial relations with those states which, like Great Britain, the United States of Amer ica and France, enjoyed the most-favored-natlon treatment. Count Kanlts declared to be even more Important than the regula tion of Ita commercial Intercourse with the treaty states, since only one-third of the whole of German commerce was repre sented by Its trade with those states. American competition In the. Iron trade threatened o overwhelm the German In dustry, as It had already done In the case of sugar. Cotton yarn, again, was Im ported Into Germany to the value of 63,000, 000 marks, of which BJ.OOO.OOO marks worth was derived from the British empire alone. It was Impossible for German spinnera to manufacture the finer varieties of cotton unless Increased protection were guaran teed. In view of theso circumstances. Count Kanita desired to be informed whether these states would continue to en Joy the most favored nation treatment, in spite of tho dangerous competition to which German Industry was exposed at their hands. Others speakers also were of the opinion that the policy to be adopted' toward the nontreaty states was a subject of vital Importance, but In various quar ters tho, view was expressed that the ques tion was an extremely delicate one and therefore more suited to discussion In com mittee than In private debate. This view the government would seem to share, since Count Posadowsky has hitherto made no reference to tho subject In the course of several speeches. The American Chamber of Commerce In Berlin recently addressed a petition to President Roosevelt with regard to the de sirability of entering Into negotiations with the German government with a view to concluding a commercial treaty. Mr. Hay has replied that he Is ready to facilitate commercial relations between Germany, and the United States In every possible way and that he Is willing to negotiate for a reciprocal treaty of commerce as soon as circumstances permit. The German Handelstag, an association of ohambers of commerce, hold Its annual con gress here this week. The chief object of discussion has hitherto been the new treaties of commerce in their bearing upon Ger man Industry and exports. At a reception given to the congress by the Berlin Cham ber of Commerce the president of the body, Gehelnrath Hens, stated that he was un able to accept the view advanced by the Prussian minister of commerce, Herr Mol ler, to the effect that German Industry and energy would be easily able to cope with the less favorable conditions created by the new treaties. There were circumstances In which the greatest energy and industry could avail little. The object of the con gress was to unite those whose endeavor It was to avert the dangers by which they were unnecessarily menaced and to main tain at toast the existence of German com merce and industry. In the course of the proceedings a resolu tion was adopted which expressed 1 the "lively dissatisfaction" of the Handlestag with the new treaties, which damaged In dustry and commerce in a two-fold way by the increase of foreign duties and by the Increase which they entailed In the cost of production and in ' the necessaries of life. The resolution further expressed the apprehension that German Industrial ists might be compelled to transfer their plants to foreign countries, to the damage of national prosperity. At the same time the Handlestag recommended that the Reichstag should ratify the treaties on the sole ground that they furnished a sure basis for commercial relations with seven foreign states for a period of twelve years. It waa added that, if further treaties were to be concluded with other powers, pre sumably Great Britain and America, on the basis of the most favored nation treatment, German industry and commerce must de mand that their Interests should be better safeguarded. In advocating the resolution the secretary of the Handlestag, Dr. Sot beer, pointed out that, with the exception of Italy and Belgium, all the seven treaty states that had followed the example of Germany by adopting a very high protec tive tralff. Out of 850,000,000 marks worth of German exports, 740,000,000 marks worth would suffer under the new treaties, while only 130,000,000 marks worth of exports would be more favorably treated than be fore. Count von Buelow had asked for the confidence of the commercial classes, but that confidence had been grossly betrayed. HITS BLOW AJ ARBITRATION Decision of Kevr South Wales Coart In Mlnlnsx Case Is Hot Liked, i SYDNEY, March 11. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The New South Wales full court has rendered a decision which deals another damaging blow to the Industrial arbitration act. It will be remembered that certain coal trimmers at New Castle, N. S. W., ceased work at an hour's notice on the king's birthday becanse their employers re fused to give1 them heavy extra pay. The arbitration court ordered a resumption of work, whereupon the men applied to the full court for a prohibition order, which was granted, the court holding that there had been no strike because there had been no contract between masters and men. The chief justice said that the arbitration act waa a derogation of the common law rights of the clttzene and an Interference with the liberty of a subject. The men had a right to say whether they would work or not. The attorney general, who originated the prosecution, states that the Judgment strikes at, the vital principle of the act. Oils and Rosin. NEW YORK. March U.-OIDS Cotton seed, steady: prime crude, .nominal; prime yollow, 251yJ26e. Petroleum, steady; re fined New York. 17.26. Turpentine. MH'665c. ROSIN Firm; strained, common to goud. r-'.6. OIL CITY. Pa., March U.-OID-Credlt balances, tl.89: certificates, no bid; ship ments, 63,278 Dbls.; average TS.iisT bblu. ; runs, 63,064 bbls.j average, 72.64 bbls. ; ship ments Lima. 70.6SO bbls. ; average, B6,ii28 bbls. SAVANNAH, Ga March U. TURPEN TINE Firm. fiHc. ROSIN Firm ; A. B and C. 12.774: D. t2K.; K, 12.D7H; F, t!.24; O, I2.67i: It $3.30: I, ta.5o; K, 11.08: M, I4.W; N. 14.75 LAV. O., $6.00; to. W $5.15. Urr Goods Market. NEW YORK. MarshUl DRY OOODS The market for the week ends with In crested firmness on the part of selleis. Ioesl Jobbers are busy and expect a con tinuance of fair trade until quite a late date, owing to the restricted purchases earlv In the season. Advices from various soetlons, notably the south. Indicate an opening of spring business whh4i Is bound to-be reflected at first hands. Metal Market. NEW YORK. March 10. METALB There was a senerally quiet trade and no ma terial change in the metal market today. Tin continued firm st $29 fixttSS 5&. Copper wis o noted at at $15 3fVq 15.50 for lake. 116 Sfti815 for electrolytic and $14 87616 25 for casting. Lead . whs quiet at $4 4i'ji.ao, and spelter steady at I ltKfJS.16. Iron re mained firm at recent prices. Movements of Merchandise. NEW YORK. March ll.-Total Imports of merchnndtiM and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending today were $17,644 (64. Totnl imports of specie at the port of New York for the week ending to day were (TC.ftC gold and $S4,m silver: ex pwrts, $10,000 gold and frM,til sliver. CONDITION OFOMAUA'STRADE Both Wholesalers and Retailers fieport Bpring Trade Opening Well. PROSPECTS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT Aside front si Few Lines of Groceries, Which show Rome Change. Seorly All Staple and Seasonable Goods Are Steady. Both retailers and wholesalers in Omaha and surrounding territory enjoyed a liberal trade last week. The demand for all sta ple and seasonable lines Is unusually good lor the time of year, and as a result great confidence Is expressed In future business. A large number of merchants visaed the Omaha market last week and without ex ception they said that they considered business prospects better than ever before, and consequently they are stocking Up freely for their spring and summer trade. While house business with local Jobbers has been at Its height for the lust two weeks, still It Is thought that there will be a good, lively demand all thin month, as a great many merchants who have ex pressed their intention of coming to this market have not yet arrived. Traveling salesmen for local Jobbers have also been doing an exceptionally fine business and their sales so far this year have gone far ahead Of all previous rec ords Those who are carrying fall lines are also meeting with much encourage ment and, as a rule, have sold more goods than they expected would be possible. Jobbers say that all this goes ,to show that conditions In the country are the best they have ever been, and st the present time there Is nothing to Indicate a change. Market fluctuations have been rare dur ing the waek under review, prices appar ently being about where they belong. Those who ore In a position to know pre dict good firm markets for some time to come, as the demand seems to be too great to prevent any reductions. In other words, the tendency of prices will be up ward rather than downward. Collections are reported as being quite satisfactory. sharp Advance In Rolled Oats. The uemaiid tor grouents mst week In a wnoiesHie way was reported by local jobbers as being exceedingly heavy tor even this time oi tne year. The uem&nu extended to all stuple and seasonable lines. There were not many cnangee in ruling prices, but rolled oats snowed a sharp advance., Barrel goods are quoted kj to 6oc higher than tney were a week ago, and iive-puund packages have been marked up 16c to lioo per case. These ad vances are due to the higher prices ruling on oats, together with tne fact that one of the largest oatmeal mills In the country was destroyed by hre last week, i his will undoubtedly cause a curtailed output for some time to come. The general be lief is that these advances on rolled oats are legitimate, being based on the cost of raw material. In tact, still higher prices would cause no surprise. The sugar market Is In Just about the same position it was a week ago. This is true of both raw and refined, but the de mand shows some little Improvement. The coffee market Is very irregular, owing In a large measure to the heavy liquidations of the last month, and par ticularly of the last few weeks. Large holders, however, are still very confident of higher prices ultimately ruling. So far, the only grades affected to any extent ure the cheaper lines of Rios and Santos. The cheese market is in a very firm posi tion, owing to a liberal demand and to the light stocks In sight. Tho New York mar ket advanced He to o last week. The market on spot corn and tomatoes Is reported as being In considerably better shape than It was a week or ten days ago, as the weak holders are pretty well sold out and a much better feeling Is apparent. Holders are confident that they will not lose anythlngby waiting and probably will do better. There was quite an advance In sweet potatoes last week In the Balti more market, the advance amounting to 5c to 7tyo per dozen. New Jersey goods are said to be well cleaned up ana the market In a good, healthy condition. The same as has been the case so far this season there la no Interest manifest In future corn or tomatoes owing to the fact that spot goods are selling at such a low figure that buyers canont see their way clear to contract futures. I In the line of dried fruits, the supply of f teaches and apricots Is said to be dlmlnlsh ng at a rapid rate, with very little more stock to come from the coast to supply the trade. Evaporated apples have ad vanced since last report and particularly Is that true of the choicer grades. Other lines of dried fruits are without change. The fish market la in a very strong posi tion. The opening of the Lenten season has found the demand to be exceptionally heavy, and as a result the tendency of prices on practically all lines Is upward. There have been no particular changes since last report, but, as has been pre viously mentioned through these columns the opinion of local Jobbers is that higher prices are apt to rule at moat any time on nearly all lines. Dry Goods gelling; Rapidly. ' Local dry goods Jobbers experienced a lively house trade last week, as there were a large number of dry goods buyers in the city. As a general thing, their orders were liberal in anticipation of a good demand throughout the spring and sum mer. Orders, both direct and through traveling salesmen, were also of liberal proportion, so that Jobbers did a rushing business. They also look for a good trade this week, and, In fact, throughout the present month. If they are not disap pointed, their total sales of spring and summer goods will go far ahead of last year or any previous year. - Up to the present time they have broken all previous records for the corresponding period and they expect to continue the remainder of the season. There is nothing particularly new to re port regarding the condition of the mar ket. The prediction la still being freely made that there will be no radical changes In either direction In the price of cotton goods for some time to come, owing to the fact that the demand is fully equal to the suply, which would seem to obviate the necessity of making any further reduc tions. Woolen goods are still in a very strong position, with the tendency of prices upward. Lively Demand for Hardware. Hardware Jobbers experienced another brisk trade last week. In speaking of trade conditions a local Jobber said that the Increase in sales over the previous years was simply enormous. In fact, the volume of business Is limited only by their ability to secure goods. In many lines the demand is so muqh heavier than a year ago that stocks that were ex pected to last until July have already been exhausted, with every reason to exoect the demand to continue heavy. In many cases it Is, of course, Impossible to get new stocks, as the demand" from other sections Is correspondingly large and man ufacturers are unable to keep up with their crders. The demand Is not confined to any line or particular class of goods, but is general for all goods that may be clxssed as staple or seasonable. The market Is still in a good strong po sition, but there have been no quotable changes since last report. Local Job bers, though, are of the opinion that a number of advances wll be announced at no very distant date. Barb wire, and, In fact, all fence wire, together with nails. Is apt to advance at most any time. It Is also the opinion of many well posted buy ers that builders' hardware will experience something like a 10 per cent advance. Other lines are in a good, strong position, owing to the enormous demsnd. Under these circumstances, both wholesalers and retailers consider hardware at present prices a safe investment. Leather Goods Moving; Freely. Leather goods Jobbers also have a favor able word to say of the condition of trade. Quite a few buyers were In the. city last week completing their spring purchases snd traveling salesmen also sent In a large number of orders. Merchants who have not good lines of spring styles on hand are getting anxious for them, as spring trade out through the country la opening up In good shspe and a few warm days would make the demand quite brisk. Rubber goods are also selling as freely for fall delivery as eoud be expected, but most of the merchants who Intend to buy before the time they aetualy need the foods have already placed their order or fear of furthsr advances In prices. Local Jobbers all agree that they have met with exceptionally good auccetv this year In landing future orders, and consequently have no complaints to offer on that score. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Msroh ll.-COTTON Fu tures closed steady; March, 7 45c; April, TI8c; Msv. 7.Mc; June, 7c; Julv, 7 51c: August. IMr; September. 7.67c. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands. 7.90c; middling gulf. 15c. Sales. tHO bales. LIVERPOOL March 11. COTTON-Spot quiet: American middling fsir. 4(Ad; good middling. 4.33d; middling, 4 nd: low mid dling, 4 rod; good ordinary, 3 96.1; ordinary, I "ltd. Bales. 7.000 bales, of which l.CiO were fur speculation and export and included t.tSUO American. Receipts, 20 000 bales, in cluding Sou American. Futures opened cm let and closed steady. American mid duns', g. o. c. Marrh. 4 06d: March and April, load; April and May, 41, May and June. 410.1; June and July, f 12d: July and August. 41?d; August Slid September, 41J1; Setiteinber and October, 4-15d; Or t oho and November, 415d; November and December, 4.1M: December and January. 417d; Janu ary snd February. 4.1sd. NEW ORLEANS, March 11. COTTON Firm. Sales. 1.560 bales, ordinary, oc; " ordinary. 3-lc; low middling. b-lRc; middling. 7-Sc; good middling, 7c; middling f"HT.LOUis. March H.-COTTON-Pteady ; middling. 7V- Sales. 27 bales; receipt E)) bales; shipments, 50 bales; Stock, 43.4o bales. CHICAGO URAI AD TROTISIOSS Features of the Trading and Closing Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, March ll.-Almost complete withdrawal of hovers oKlnf to favorable weather for the growing crop caused pro- ; nounced weakness toward the close In the 1 wheat market here todny. At the finish May wheat was off l7fr2c, July down mc. May oat off Sc. corn and provisions prsc- . tlcally unchanged. j Nervous uncertainty characterised the j trudlng In wheat at the opening. Bentl- j ment, however, seemed inclined to bearish ness. Influenced mainly by lower prices at Liverpool. A factor that partially offset the effects of foreign weakness was the government crop report Issued late yester dav. This report was generally considered quite bullish, as Indicating that the wheat reserve was 18.000.ouo bushels less than a year ago. In spite of this fact, opening quotations on May were off a shade to W He at S1.13il.13Vx. July win a shade lower to htic higher at 92H"i;c. Soon after the opening May was under considerable selling pressure from longs and reacted to $1.11. July was off In sympathy to 9ac. The market then developed lirmness, Julv railing to 9fle and May to I1.13W. Much of the strength wss due to the situation In the northwest. Receipts today at Minne apolis and Duluth were comparatively small, and there were Intimations of a still further reduction in arrivals. For a time the market held rather firm on a small volume of business. Late in the day, how ever, a sharp decline in southwestern mar kets started an attempt at general selling bv commission houses here. Buyers were few, owing apparently to the brilliant weather. The result was a quick break In prices. May sold oft to ll.llVt and July to iv4c. The market closed practically at the lowest point, final quotations on May being at Il.ltfa. July closed at SlH&tHUe. Clearances of wheat were equal to 9.yt bushels. Primary receipts were SStS.500 bushels, compared with 464.W0 bushels a year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 273 cars, against 325 cars laat week and 336 cars a year ago. Between weakness of wheat and the bear ish tenor of the government crop report the corn market held remarkably flrrrt. Trading was active throughout the entire day, the volume of business being larger than for some time past. A feature that was largely responsible for tho strength of the situation whs the reported purchase of a line of 2.500.000 bushels of corn by a lead ing bull operator. Firm cables and large clearances were factors contributing to the firmness. May opened unchanged to Vc higher at 48fi-WVic, sold up to 484c and closed at 4Sc. Local receipts were 4i4 cars, with 6 of contract grade. ' The break in wheat was the principal factor In the oats market. Another In fluence that created some bearlshness was an estimate of large receipts on Monday. Provision Interests had large offerings, but demand was slack. May opened a shade to Mo lower at Sc to 31i31'4c. sold between 31Hc and 31c and closed at 31Hc. Local receipts were 2S6 cars. Provisions were steady on small volume of trading, a firm holding market as the main Influence. May pork closed unchanged at 12 62H. Lard and ribs were each up iVc at fi.97V4 and JG.SO, respectively. Estimated "receipts Monday: Wheat. a cars; corn, 638 curs; oats, 400 cars; hogs, 3S.IIO0 head. Leading futures ranged as follows . 5.19c: No. 10. No. It. 5 1r; No. 13, 5.05c; No. IS. 4c; No. 14. 4'c; confec tioners' A, 6itc; mould A, 4tc; cut loaf. .75c; crushed, 75e; powdered, 6.15c; gran ulated, a. 06c; cubes 6ie. NEW OKLEAN8, March ll.-SIHIAR Strong; open kettle, a-iite; open kettle centrifugal. 4''riSe; eentiif ugal white. 6 9-tfic; vellow. 4fi54c; second. 3S4V..e. MOlAStSES yulet: open kettle. 13'ff."6-; centrifugal, 6.15c. Syrup, steady. 2tjc. Wool Market. TENDON, March 11.-WOOI.-The offer ings at the wtwl auction sales today num ber 1J.K47 bales. Americans secured a few fine gressles snd scoureds. The cross bred were principally medium grades, with westerns mainly by home buyers, with an occasional sale to the continent and Amer ica. iSinta Arenas sold readily nt Id a pound below the January snles. Following are the sales In detail: New South Wales 2oii bales; scoured, lldfils lOHd; Kreasy, 4V1 ?t1s 2d. Queensland, 1.6H) hairs; scoured llHd'a-'s V;d: greasy. BUdUHd. Vlrto-la. tmu baler: scoured. ISi'".11'' : greasy, fiiti'" IS 'JO. DllUin rtUMI HU AW I'Birp, Pn'Uiru is 5U1: greasy, oo'ais "i". i esi Austra lia. 6,600 bales; greasy. 5Hd1il0d New Zea land. 3,600 bales: scoured. inHdliis 7.1: gieasv. lidis "Vict. Cape of Good Hops an1 Natal, 3U0 bales; greasy. 'niti. Pnnta Arnst 1 4N bales: scoured, llfliffl" ld; grssy. W'&lld. Next week 7.S.-" bales will be offered. The srrivls for the third series amount to 3i,ti? hales, Including 18.- 000 bales forwarded direct to sp nners. Th Imports this week were: New Poutri Wales. 8.353 bales; Cnpe of tlnod H'e. 1 I il bales; Chins. 243 bales: Havre. W bales: various others. 470 tmles. BOSTON. March ll.-WOOl-The fr.rn merrlal Bulletin today says. Tho wool market s quiet itn.1 devout of start ling features. In a small way a fair a mount of foreign clothing wool Is selling and the tilling varieties of elnss III winds move steailllv. Domestic trades nre dull and nominal, owing to small stocks and n. trading to establish a price. '1 he principal weakness Is In medium and low wool, lot lowing the decline in lxndn. High prices rule In the west ami trailing In the new clip Is curtailed by the lofty l.leas of grow- . r. The shipments of wool from Boston to date from December 2!'. 1!M. according to tho same authority, nre 4fi.iSl.2l H's. ignlnst 45.SS8.77S at the same time last vear. The receipts to dite are 6t.4to.K lis.. BRalnst 36,011.3:4 for the same period '"r.'Ltnr'-IS, March ll -WOOL-Dull: me dium grades, combing and clothing, -itf'.'Sc; lla'.it fine, liTi-vao; heavy fine, mi 15c: tub washed. SiiiHTe. '.sjil ' . laiiiin ii ni i i mini ii 4-tii ' X - r ...-,V - .- '. . l- V. '. :-.STTi:..v- V V '.,fc.t I - r ; j ft - . m it . r . r fS's&ii Articles. Open. I High. I Low. Close.! Yes'y. Wheat May July Sept. Corn May July Sept. O-its Mar. May July Sept. Pork May July Lard May July Bins May July 1 13ffl I 2V(ii 1 13 KM 48frU 48141 31VaT4 iSlVi! 2f 12 55 12 70 7 00 7 1214 6 80 6 97H 3174 314 12 67 Vi it) 700 715 6 8214 7 00 11114 lU13j4 91 4;9HiS 1419214 S4 H5i4iS61i(UV41WWafc 48 48av; 4814 :31'514 31U 3114(& 29 48 4814 4S9 3114 31 2SV 12 47' 12 65 6 9714! 7 10 6 80 6 97141 48 48 48 31 31 SI 29' 12 63j 12 .0 6 97 7 12 6 80 6 97' 52 6714 12 62V 12 6' 6 95 7 10 6 77 695 From the Cover Doslga of tho March Metropolitan THE LATEST NOVELS, FREE ttie METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE S Great Special Offer to Readers of this Paper. A Rare Chance for Novel-Readers. EVERYBODY likes to read rood novel. Here la a chance for . them to get the very latest, best, and most popular novels, free. They are all bound In cloth, and are the regular editions sold In the bookstores for $ 1.50 per copy. By the actual reports of the booksellers throughout tba ceuntry, the six beat-selling' books todsy are: 1. The Masquerader Cash quotations were as follows: I FLOURBasy; winter patents, to.0Ofl6.10, straights, 4.75.; pprlng Patents, KM 6.40; straights. $4 404 90; bakers. 2-?-7f- WHEAT No. 2 spring. 1.(4j1.13; No. 3, $1.1211.16; No. 2 red, $1.131.16. CORN No. 2. 4c; No. 2 yellow, 47c. I OATfNo 2, Slc; No. 2 white, 32c; No. ! 3 white, 3mm2c- RYE No. 2, 78378c. , . . UAR.LKY Good feeding, 38&40c; fair to choice malting. 44(&47e. . . SEED No. 1 flax, $1.27; No. 1 northwest ern. $1.3!i; cl?ver, contract grade $12.85 r,r.incirATa Unas nnrlf YfT nhl.. HZ. Ml . C1M6T Lard per la. lVHSsS-8Bi B1Il ribs sides (loose), $.2V4'S.7B. Short clear sides (boxed), $6.75(8!.87. Following were the recelpcs and ship ments of flour and grain: JIUC"T". 131111111'- ' hy Mrs. Thnrston. This story has created rnore interest ana uiuio umuua.v wu any other novel for a long while. 2. The Prospector br Ralph Connor, the author of "The Man from Glengarry." "Black Rock," and "The Sky-Pilot" 3. Beverly of Graustark br George B. MeCsteheoa author of Oraustark." It is a fascinating story, full of inoldent and romantlo Interest 4. The Seawoll br Jack London. This Is the powerful and original novel by the author of "The Call of the Wild." 5. The Prodigal Sou; the newest and strongest of noil Calne's novels. Author of "The Christian." etc 6. God's Good Man br Marie Corelll. An absorbing novel In which Miss Corelll discusses some vital problems of the day. t.i i,Kia 24.HOO Wheat, bu 81.000 Corn, bu 8.W0 Oats, bu -31SJ Rve. bu '. B',w tsariey. im. ."""""-, : , h On tne rroauce .'ii"" .......... ter market was steady; creameries, 23 24e: dalrle.s, Wii3e. Eggs, easy; at mark, oases Included, 1818o; firsts. 18c; prime firsts, 19c; extras, 20c. Cheese, steady, 12 13c. SEW YORK. GENERAL MARKET Quotations of tho Day on Vnrloos " Commodities. NEW YORK. March 11. FLOUR-Re-celpts, 22,283 bbls.; exports. 9,b07 bbls.; the market was dull: Minnesota patents. $.30; bakers. 4.1(Xij4.&0; winter patents, $3.60 4M.80: straights, $5.26(85.36; extras, $3.6o& t.au; low grades. $3,454)4.10. Rye flour, quiet fair to good. $4.36(64.70; choice to fancy, $4.76(4.5. Buckwheat flour, $2.00ir2.10. - COKNMEAL Steady ; fine white $1.30; coarse, new, $1101 12; ktln-drled, $2.KB3.lo. RVK-Nomliial; 80c. BARLEY Dull ; feeding. Uc, c. I. f. New York; malting, 44j.&;su C. I. f. Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 1,950 bu.; exports, 23 9&0 bu. Spot, barely steady; No. 2 red. nominal, elevator, and $117, I. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern. Duluth, $1.22, f. o. b.. afloat. No. 1 hard, Manitoba, $110, f. o. b., afloat. Options were Irregular, May showing a lack of steadiness because of liquidation, weak ness at Liverpool and poor support, where as July, reflecting cold weather west and an oversold market, was generally firmer. Near the close everything ga-ve way tinder a bear attack and was finally c net lower to ic higher. May closed at $1.11. July at UH'Xso and September at BSUu. CORN Receipts, 13S.R28 bushels. Bpot market, firm; No. 2, 5Sc. elevator, and 64c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow. 54c; No. 2 white, 64c. Tho option market was quiet but considerably higher on the big clear ances and a more bullish Interpretation of the crop report, closing o net higher. May closed MVic; July, 64V.c. OATS Receipts, 123,0(0 bushels: exports. 1 176 bushels. Spot market, steady; mixed. l to 32 oounds. 37r38e: natural white. 30 to 32 pounds. 3fcij39c; clipped white, Mi to 40 pounds, 30841c. HAY Quiet; shipping, 60ig75c; good to HOPSutet: Pacific coast, 1904, tl&SOc: 1903, 24 27c: olds, 11130. HIDES flteudy; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs., 18c: California, a to 26 lbs., 19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs., 14c. LEATH ER Firm ; acM, S4G2bc. COAL Nominal. PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $12 00 ftl3.(0; mess. W.k9.50; beef hams, $23.50; iiacket $11.0 12 00; city, extra India miss, $16.oWfl8.0. Cut meats, quiet r pickled bel lies $7.0iji7.fi0: pickled shou ders, $i.(0; pi k. led ha ma. I8.604i.75. Ifrd, barely a'eady; western eteamed. $7.26; refined, steady; compound. 4.fi6.25. Pork, atesdy: fam ily $14 5!iilS.tK: short clear, $13.006 15.25; mes. $13.01X013.50. R ICE Stead v ; domestic, fair to extra. ;Tif.f,v.c; Japan, nominal. . TALLOW Quiet; city, 4V: country, 4HS' 4c COFFEE Spot Rio, ouiet: No. 7 Invoice, 7e; mild, steady; Cordova, lC8U3c. tilJTTER Market weak. Street prices: extra creamery, 26'U25e; offlolnl prices, creamer)', common to extrs, 20'fi'.'6c: cream ery, held, common to extra, :u-g26c; state, dairy, common to extra, lif'23e; renovated, common to extra, 18w28c; weilern factory, common to extra. 1R'I2c: western. Imlta tlrn. ermerv. common to extra, I0Q23c. 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