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c THE OMAHA SUNDAY HEE: APRIL 16. 1911. GRAIN AND PPnmif.R MARKET ttuiet Opening in Wheat, with Only Slight Fluctuation. LONGS ARE STEADY BUYERS' latum (duarr Sharply ' litg hr Shorts Corn la Stroa; H Weather Delay th Plaatlna-. OMAHA. Ar.rll 15. .1911. There a quiet opening In the wheat market after the holiday with little change In the market prices. Trading 'long were ateadv buyers from the atari and later a rush of short cover ing and heavy commission houne buying; in even up the week's trading caused the ' ',v"nro in ail luiurrs. The corn market wan strong and ad vanced with wheat. The cold, wet weather has delayed the preparations for the seed ing of the new crop and ha also pre vented the country movement for the first half of April. Theae conditions are strengthening the cash situation and fur ther advancer are likely. Wheat ruled very atrong and higher. values closing at the top. being Va'lVfC. higher. The cash .nd the congestion In the May option were the ruling features. Corn ruled verv steady, with values gen erally higher, the strength being largely In sympathy with whrat. Cash values mere 1,4c higher. Primary wheat receipts were 4'.7,0r9 bush els and shipment were 2'2.floO bushels, gainst receipts lent year of ?A2 bushels and shipments of SJiA"! bushels. Primary corn receipts were 6,71,0(4) bush els and ' shipments were StD.ftnn bushels, a?alnst receipts Inst vcar of 342.000 bush els und shipments of 3S8 nno hushels. Clearances were 200.(10 bushels of corn. 1.000 bushels of oats, and wheat and flour e-iiiHl to 2i2.0nn bushels. Liverpool closed; no market. Faster holl oa v. The following cash Bales were reported: WIIKAT-No. 2 hard, 1 car, K8c; No. t hard. 2 cars. 87c; 1 car, Sfi5c; it cars, wti'-ic; jno. 4 haM. 1 car, Vic. fOK.V-No. 2 white. cars. 4V4c: 1 car, Hc; No. 3 white. $ cars, 4!; No. 4 wbtte, I car. 4-tV: No. 2 yellow, 1 car, 5io: No. t yeflow, 3 cars, 45c; 1 car. 44c: No. mixed. 3 cars. 46r No. 4 mixed, 1 car, 44V4c; OATS-Standard. 1 car, 3lc; No. 3 white, I csrs, 31c; No. 4 white, 11 cars. 3014c: No. 4 yellow, 1 car, 29ic; no grade, 1 car, 29VJc. Omaha Cash Prices. "VViTFAT No. 2 hard. H7f?90e; No. 8 hard. WSHfiRSc; No. 4 hard, HlHfihilc; rejected hard. 7f4:&S2c; No. 3 Rpring, WUrfidjc; No. 4 spring, 87H'&y2e; No. 2 durum, So&37c; No. 3 durum, 4mS8Ke. CORN No. 2 white. 444f,i4c: No. 3 white, 444fj4T.c: No. 4 white. 43ti44i4,e: No. I color, 44vW4&c: No. 2 yellow. 44y45tc; No. 3 yellow. UVaiuc; No. 4 yellow, iS 44(c; No. 2, 44 y 4f,i,e ; No. 8, 44',4fc4&c; No. 4. 4444 c. OATS No. 2 white, StVlfiaiic; standard, 81-31Sc; No. 3 white, 3iH&31c; No. 4 white. 2&M?ao'4c; No. 3 yellow, KH430,c; No. 4 yellow, 29'4'B2ie. BARLEY No. 3. foVi9Rc; No. 4. 7Stf90c; No. 1 feed, 701JSBC; rejected. 5Sff7tic. RYE No. 2. s9Tj90c; No. 8. 87-SS8C. Carlot Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 9 126 81? Minneapolis 225 Omaha 12 44 24 Duluth 81 CHICAGO OHAI.1l AND PROVISIONS Feat a res of the Trading; aad Closing; Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAOO. April 15. Insistent covering by shorts In the face of light holdings by bull leaders forced a sharp advance today In wheat. The close was strong at the highest point of the week, lfvla to 24o Dove last night. 1 -at est trading lert corn with a net gain of hk to SWo. to 2c . H'iiHo and provisions more expensive by 15U17c. Rig Increases In stocks at Minne apolis had much to do with causing bull sentiment concerning wheat. Better cash and flour demand at spring wheat markets, and Improving; Inquiry for spot grain at K ansae City helped make shorts appear nervous. The greatest anxiety was In re gard to the May delivery. Offerings of that option were remarkably scarce and efforts to even up recent sales for the future be came so strenuous that other months were affected and a general buying movement set In. During the last halt hour In particular, the market had a broad, active character and the total sales covered was counted In millions of bushels. High and low limits for May proved to be 9Ut8f7c, with last sales 2c up at 91e. The main Influence In com wag the strength of wheat. May ranged from 4flo to SOIiMc. and closed steady with May at 4i'4i)Oc, a net gain of 14a Cash grades were firm. No. 3 yellow closed at 6iW5lHc Sympathy with other grain braced up the price of oats, May fluctuated between Slfe tJSv, closing VoWc net higher at 32"4o. Foreigners are reported as making pur chases of provisions In the pit here. The outcome of the day's business was a smart advance all around, 4.ViiT2'4c In pork, 26o to JorfWo for lard, and 154j'2Vkc on ribs. Pilcea In Chicago furnished by the Up dike Grain company. Telephone oDuglas 2473, 708 Urandels building. Omaha: Articles. I Oprn.j Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat. I I May...8SVliS9I 914 uJly...6ttWi S7H (eDt....to;UMi 87 6Vk 8'J 91 t678iVU S 864 864 Corn III! May...49'ff'50iAWi449V4'SS4(9i5ft)49H(tr4 July...6tVi'H'6t'4iciti fw'-sl Sept...61H'a4:51,A(U 6H1&1V2 604 514 Oata May...lsivel Sl'kl 81 S 2"4 July...:8lH'0'iiS2x,n'!l 31Vfii 314 (Sept. 3lmUW 32W! 314 33 to 4 33 4 Tork May... July... Lard May... July... Hept... Ribs May... 15 40 15 85 If M 8 26 8 35 8 40 15 87HJ 16 774 15 20 14 80 7 934 8 024 8 10 8 474 8 10 8 05 15 02H 8 02J 10 we 8 024' 8 10 8 124 16 26 8 20 8 10 8 20 8 AO 8 274 8 36 8 70 8 30 8 724' 8 574 July... 8 15 8 324 8 1241 Kept. 8 0741 8 20 8 074i 8 224 Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUK Irregular; winter patents. $3,754 4.30: winter straights, $3.5i4.10; spring atratghu. $4.0u'ii4.I0; bakers. .L0i.y4.4o, spring patents, best hard, 85.40a6.6o. RYU No. 2. 91u20. BAKLISY Feed or mixing, (15S6c; fair to choice malting, 8l.OOr41.lO. 8EliltJ Flax, No. 1 southwestern, 82 464; No. 1 northwestern, 32.584. Timothy, 411.75. Cloer, 815.00. PROVISIONS Pork, mess, per bbl., tl.3.Wl&0. iJtrd. per 100 lbs.. 315fr9 174. Short ribs, sides (loose), 37 50u'8.374; short clear sides (boxed), $!l.2Cas.374. Total clearances of wheat and flour (two davsl were equal to 212.000 bu. Primary receipts were 4L'7.000 bu., compared with SH2.0M0 bu. the corresponding day a year ugo. KMIuiated receipts for Monday: Wheat, cure; corn, 201 carx; oala, 184 cars; hugs, iio.Oui head. Chicago Cash Prices Wheat, No. t red, S4'iiM4c; No. 3 red, 874i!jOc; No. 2 hard, (4a,J2c; No. 3 hard. 87t)oc; No. 1 north ern spring, 31 01 tl 1 -03; No. 2 northern spring, tucu$1.0l; No. $ spriug, 9--'ro '.Kc. t'orn. No. 3 cash. 604n.lc; No. 3 cash. 4eVd5tc; No. 3 white. fiO-4itlc; No. 3 white, 4VU5iHc; No. 3 yellow, i.ltn'il'W No. 3 yellow, 6o4'u61c. Oats. No. 2. 311i t2c; No. 2 white. 34ue.; No. 3 white. :iu.i4o, No. 4 white, S-'(oJ, standard. 3:t,lja4c. BUTTKR-Meedy; creameries, lotiflSc; dairies. 13al!n-- K.GG8 Weak; receipts. 37.471 cases; at mark, caaes Included, 134'; firsts, 144c; prim firsts. Ific. CIIEESK Steady ; daisies. 1441144c; twins. 12c; young Americas, 13jfl4c; long horns. 13,alt'. POTATOES Firm: choice to fancy, 554) 57c; fair to goo4l. 624jWc, POULTRY Steady; turkeys, dressed, 19c: fowls, live. springs, live, 15c. Y'KAL Steady; c9 to 80-lb. wts., 'o7c; 60 to Ki-ll. wts., 7&9c; 86 to 110-lb. Wts., 94 It. Chicago Receipts Wheat, t cars; corn. 1 cara; oats, l cars. Estimated Monday: Wheat, 24 cars; corn, 301 cars; oats, iM cars. t. I. eats Geaeral Market. ST. LOt'lS. April 15-WHEAT-Futures, higher; May. ; July, St'uiifie. Cash. Higher; track. No. 2 red, WViifOc; No. 2 liurd. K74j;wc. CORN Higher: May. 4''i49e: luly. 4Hc. Cssli: Firm: track. No. X, 4t4ai94tc; No. t white. 4i'4i50c. OATS Higher: May. 32'ie; July, 3?o. Cash: Firm; track. No. t, 32c; No. t while. 'YK-Unchanged at 94. FLOUR Firm; red winter patents. 84 .209 4 7i); extra fancy nd straight. 83.8Og4.10; hsrd winter clears. 83tl3u. SEEI Timothy, t5.0wi9.5O. c .HNMKAI-42 4c. BRAN Higher; sacked east track. 1150 till 75. HOY Market steady; timothy. 315003 JPOO: prairie. 31!wnjl5 00. PROVISIONS Pork, unchanged; Jobbing, $1RA Lard, unchanged; prime tsm, T TH tii.TTH. Iry salt meat. unchanged; boxed extra ahorts, $s S7W; clear rlba. I" TW; short clears. $. u. Hncon, unchanged : homed ex tra short. t.f;y,; clear rlb, $97V; short clears. $iai. POCLTRY Weak; chickens, 12U.C1 springs. 17c; turkey. lTftlsc; ducks. He: rees. 6e. Hl"TTKR Steady: creamery, istiKc. Receipts. Shipment. Hour, bhla 11..H 62.lft Wheat, bu $.. I" Corn, bu 70.(mn 1.0 Oats, bu M.00 CW OMAHA WHOlKJtLE PRICES. PUTTER Creamer). No. I. delivered ta the retail trade In l ib. cartons, IJc; No. f. in 30-lb. tubs, tic; No. 8. In 1-lb. car tons 21c; packing stock, solid pack, Ua: dairy. In 60-lb. tubs. 14felc. Market change every Tuesoay CHEESE Twin. HtflBHc: Young A merl c 17alHo: daisies. 16c; trlplata. 16c; llnv berger, 18c; No. 1 brick, 16c; Imported Sn-lM, 32c: domestic liwlsa, 22c; block Cwlss. lc. POULTRY Pressed broilers, under 8 Iba. K.uO per dos. ; bens, 16c; cocks, 11c; ducks. lc; geese. 16c; turkeys. 8ttc; pigeons, per das.. 11.20; homer squabs. Per do., 14.W, fsncy squabs, per dos.. 1380: No. 1. pi' dot., 83.00. Alive: Broilers. 85c. 1 to m lbs., and It to 3 lbs., tuc; smooth legs. 14o; bens. 12Hc; stags, 10c; old roosters. To; old ducks, full feathered, 13o; gees, full feathered, 8Vc; turkeys, 14c; guinea fowls. 8O0 each; pigeons, per dos., 800; homers, per dos.. U.U0; squabs. No. 1, Pr dos. 81.M; No. 8. per dos., 60o; capons, ovsr 8 lbs.. 14c; old turksys, lto. F19H (all frosen)-Ptckerel. Be: white, 70 10c; )ilke, c; trout, llo; large crapples, ltiif 15c; (Spanish mackerel. lc; el, 13c; had dock, 13c; flounders. 12c; grsen catfish, 14c; roe shad, kite each; shad roe. per pair, 66c; (rog legs, per do, 86c; salmon, loi nail Lut. be: herring. 6Vo. u.i ruts Rihs: No. 1. 134c: No. 8. llWc; No. 3. Itfic. loin. No. 1, 14'c; No. 8, 18Vc; No. 3. HHc Chuck: No. I, 7c; No. 2, 7Vic; No. 3, Vo. Hound: No. 1, Vo; No. 2. &o; No. 3, 9o. Plate: No. 1, 8c; No. 3. Mc; No. 3, Dc. KRL'ITS Apples: Washington Missouri ripplns, 5V-tler, per box, 8I.&0; Washing ton KeuVcheek Pippins. M-H4-HO-112 sixes, per box, 8-1.60; Washington Uanos, per hi.r. 2.n0. Bananas: Fsncy select, per hunch, $2.2iV-a(i.60; Jumbo, per bunch. 32 76 (j):i.75. Iates: Anchor brand, new. 30 1-lb. pkgs.. In boxes, per box, 32 01); bulk In 70 lb. boxes, per lb.. c. Figs: Turkish, 7-crown, per lb., 18c; 6-crown, per lb., 14c; 4-crown, per lb., 13c. Orape Fruit: Florida, 46-64-04-1)0 sixes, per box, 84.60; choice stock. 2ac less. Lemons; Llmonelra brand, extra fancy, 300-StW. sixes, per box, 84.75; fancy, 300-JOO sizes, per box. 84.26; 240 site. 60c per box less. Oranges: Lamella Redlanda navels, all sixes, per box, 33.25; fancy navels. fto-M-126 sixes. 32.H6; K0 und smaller sixes, 8:00. Pineapples: 24-30-36 sixes, per crate, 34.60. Strawberries: Louisiana, per 24-plnt case, 32.504i'2.75. V KG ETA BLF.S Beans: String and wax, per hamper, 83.60tt4.50. Beets; Per bu., 75c. Cabbage: New York, per lb.. 3c. Carrots: Per lb., 2c. Celery: California Jumbo, per dos. bunches. 85o. Cucumbers: Hot house, 14 and 2 dos. In box, per dot., 83.no. Kgg Plant: Fancy Florida, per dos , J2.00. Gar lic: Kxtra fancy, white, per lb., 15c. Let tuce: Extra fancy leaf, per dox., 45c. Onions: Texas Bermuda, white, per crate, 32 25; yellow, per crate, 32.00. Onion Sets: White, per bu., 83 lbs., 91.75; yellow, per bu., 32 lbs., 91.00; red. per bu., 32 lbs., 31.60. Parsley; Fancy southern, per dox. bunches, 5ojadc. Parsnips: Per lb., 2c. Potatoes: Early Ohio seed sand soil, In sacks, per bu., 31.10; Genuine Red River kl Ohio seed, per bu., 31.36; Iowa and Wisconsin, white stock, per bu., 66c; Colorado, per bu., 3100. Rutabagas: Per lb., IWc Tomatoes: Florida, per 6-basket crate, fancy, 32.26; choice, 31.75. TurniDs: Per bu.. 76c. MISCELLANEOUS Almonds: California soft shell, per lb., 18c; In sack lots, to lest. Brazil Nuts: Per lb., lie; In sack lots, lc less. Cocoanuts: Per sack, 86.00; per dos.. 7&c. Filberts: Per lb., 14c; In sack lots, lc less. Hlckorynuts: Large, per lb., 6c; small, per lb., sc. feanuts: Roasted, per lb., He; raw, per lb., 6 Pecans; Large, per lb., 16c; In sack lots, lc less. Walnuts: Black, per lb.. 2c; Cal ifornia, per lb., 18c; In sack lots, lo less. Cider: New York Mott's, per bbl., 36.75. Honey: New, 24 frames, 83.76. Cora aad Wheat Itcarloa Ballet I a. Record for the twenty-four hours ending at s a. m. Saturday, April-15, mi: OMAHA D18T1UCT, Temp. Katn- Btatlons. Max. Mln. lull Sky. Ashland, Neb.!... 81 28 .00 Clear Auburn. Neb 61 U .00 Clear Columbus, Neb... 69 29 .00 Clear Culbertson, Neb.. 67 2 .00 Clear Falrbury, Neb... 64 28 .00 Clear Fairmont, Neb... 57 26 .00 Clear Gr. Island. Neb.. 60 2 .00 Clear Hartlngton, Neb. 60 25 .00 Clear Hastings, Neb.... 67 28 .00 Clear Hcldrege. Neb... 6H 25 . 00 Clear No. Piatte. Neb. 62 18 .00 Clear Oakdale. Neb 6 2fi .00 dear Omaha, Neb 68 85 .00 Clear Tekamuh, Neb... 60 33 .00 Clear Valentine, Neb.. 64 24 .00 Clear Alta, la. 67 30 .00 Clear Carroll. Ia 67 28 .00 Clear Clarlnda, Ia 68 80 .00 Clear Sibley, la 66 25 .00 Clear aioux City, Ia... 68 36 .00 Clear Minimum temperatuva for twelve- I period ending at 8 a. m. DlbTKICT AVERAGES. No. of Tamp Rain District Etatlons. Vax. Mln. fall. Columbus, 0 17 Iuls villa, Ky 20 Indianapolis, Ind.. 11 Chicago. Ill 36 St. Louis, Mo 25 Tes Moines, Ia.... IT Minneapolis. Minn. 30 Kanaas City. Mo.. 24 Omaha, Neb 21 60 40 .20 W 44 .40 65 40 .00 64 34 .0u 66 38 .00 6H 33 .00 44 2S .00 64 32 .00 58 38 .00 Freexlng temperatures are reported this morning In all except the eastern districts of the corn ana wnest region, rrecipita tlon occurred In the Columbus and Louis, vlll districts. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. Weather Bureau. Kansas City Orala and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, April 16.-WHEAT May, 85c; July. S2He; September, 82Sc bid. cash, Win we nigner; mo I hard, fttii&SSc; No. 3, tfcSSac; No. 1 red, 90&tlc No. 8. &W90c. CORN May. 47ic: July. 4S4ic bid: SeD- t ember, 49-V bid. Cash: Unchanged to uc higher; no. z mixed, 4i".thsc; no. 3. 4Vt7(7e; No. 2 white, 47 c; No. 3, 479 47V4C. OATS Unchanged to V4c higher; No. white. W-i'Mc; No. 3 mixed, 31(gJ2c. RY R No. z. 72S79C. HAY Steady ; choice timothy, $14.00014.60 choice prairie, tlz 6Wtfl.w. HI TTTKR Creamery, 20c; firsts, 17c; sec ends. 15c: Backing stock. 12 Wc. F.OQS Extras. 16c; firsts. 14c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 41.0nn 67.000 Com. bu. 114.0"0 53,0110 OaU. bu 14.000 14,000 Peoria Market, PEORIA. April 15-CORN-Stady ; No. 4 white, 4o; No. 2 yellow, Wo; No. 8 yellow 50c; No. 3 mixed, 50c; No. 3 mixed, ttHttr60c; sample, 44c. OATS Kasy; No. t white. S2'4c; standard. !2c; No. 3 white. S2Sfcc; No. 4 white. 3tVo. Minneapolis Orala Market. MINNMAPOLI8. Anrtl 15. WHEAT May, 974c July,. 9'o; September, 9u4o; cam. no. 1 nuro.. ii.ui; r.o 1 northern. 81 OOrfil.Oi- No. 2 northern. 97S99c; No. 3. 4'497VC. Htlwaske Grata Market. MILWAUKHJK. Anril 15. WHEAT No. 1 northern. II 01.iil.02; No. 3 northern. 30ciii $1.00; May. 92c: July, &"e bid. t A 1 m ntanoaro, aiwu.ho. HARLEY Maltirg. $1.0u1.10. llalath Grata Market. DULUTH. April 15. WHEAT No. 1 northern. 99c; No. 2 northern. 64nr97e; Mav, 960 bid: July, 86V" bid; September, 81jo bid. OATS 82c Oils aad Rosin. SAVANNAH. Oa April 15. TURPEN TINE Firm at 73c; sale. 1.323 bbls ; re ceipts, (CIS bbls.; shipments, 4t3 bbls.; stocks, 6,(4 bhls. KOSIN-Bteady: sales. 582 bbls.; receipts, 1.814) bbls.; shipments. 2.429 bbls.; stocks. SX74 bbls. (Quotations: B. $7.76: D, $7.74; E. $7 80; V. $7.86; O, $7.90; H. $7.86: I, $7.87H; K. 87.a&fiT.90; M, $7.86; N, $7 90; WO, 7.24.: WW. 7.84. Dry Qom Market. NEW YORK. April 1J.-PRY OOODR The cotton goods market ruled quiet with price barely steady on brown good and print cloths. Fine cottons are Id light re quest at first hands. Yarns show a slightly firmer undertone. IJnen are quiet. Bur laa are being bought more freely In the Calcutta. Omaha Har Market. OMAHA. April 15-HAY-No 1. 11160; No. t. 31100: packing. $10.09: alfalfa $14 (sV Straw; Wheat. $5 50; rye. $6 60; oat. $7(W. Th Omaha Be' Great Booklover' Con tet-Thlrty-nln prla You can enter at y time- NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Prices Hold Steady, but Trading in Wall Street it Slow. CREDIT IS EASY AND ABUNDANT Crop Oaflook shone aa Improvement, While la the- Industrial Field Baalaeae Snow I p W ell All Alone the Line. NEW YORK. April i:..-f Special Tele gramsThe stock market gives evidence that economic conditions throughout the country are being subjected to a test of soundness more severe than that applied by activity at high pressure. There Is ex tremely light buying and selling and has been for some weeks past, but prices have kept the even tenor of their way under a healthful condition of the huslness world. No doubt In the present week holiday considerations, the prospect of the long recess from Thursdav night until Monday morning Influenced the desultory dealings of the Inveterate traders In stocks, but if Wall street sentiment or feeling, or the lack of feeling, were consulted, it would be difficult to associate the present busi ness In stocks with anything which the speculative community has In mind. Yet there Is a broader aspect to the financial situation which In a longer view than the next few months produces a very different Impression than the survey of more Immediate facts. From this stand point the things to emphasise are the great changes for the better which have occurred in the essciitlal features of the situation as compared with a year ago. The liquidation In the stock market, in the commodity markets, in the trade markets themselves. . has been a most salutary process. It has released great stores of tled-up capital,' made the relation between bank loans and bank resources once more normal and aound, rendered credit easy and abundant. Money Stays in Europe. Foreign trade, Instead of receding at a disquieting rate, has risen greatly in tavor. Instead of owing large amounts aoroaa, which were being met by corresponding advances of foreign, capital bankers have large balances to their credit in me ior elgn markets, which they are keeping there because Europe offers, for the time being, a more profitable field of employment. Curtailment of home production ana me policy long pUrsuea by merchants and manufacturers of buying only for Immedi ate needs are to be sure retlectlng them selves for the present In earnings of the railroads and Industrial companies, but such measures of economy are bound to benefit In the end. The Industrial and agricultural outlook showed decided Improvement during the week. The srovernment crop report issuea from Washington placed the estimated crop of winter wheat at Mi.4l4.ouo misneis. inis compares with 624.172,000 bushels In Decem ber, 1910, 497,600,0)0 in April, 1D10, 438.3US.OO0 in April, 1909, and 4t8,9i;,000 In April. 1W. The estimated rye crop was &,rj.i"v bushels. Eetlmated yield per acre of win ter wheat was 15.7 tushels. But the Indi cated yield of 15.7 is still sliKiitly below last year s actual average 01 i. nusncis. 1 he industrial neia miowea aeciaeu im provement. Five hundred and sixty coke oven, built bv the United States Steel corporation at a cost of s,.iO,(XiO. were put in operation at uary. inn., curing m week. Besides the by-products, these ovens will produce 3.5O0.OUU tons of coke annually. Steel Trade Is Good. The Illinois Steel company reports orders for a.SOO tons of rails. The Tennessee Coal and Iron company reports 7;t5 tons sold to the Galveston, tiouston v nan Anioniu railway and about 700 tons of scattered or ders. The recent order placed by the Harriman lines Is amxirtioned as follows: Illinois teel company, 21.226 tons; Tennessee Coal and iron company, i&.cuu ions, anu ine Colorado Fuel and Iron company, about a?, duo tons, making a total or rt.zss tons. March was one of the beat months in the history of the steel trade In the matter of earnings. Certain Independent com panies report a net Income close to the highest level ever reached. The steel cor poration's net earnings for the month must nave been close to $11,000,000, cr $1,000,000 in xcss of earnings In Dei-ember. The stock exchange was closed for an extra holiday, both In New York and In London today. The weekly bonk state ment, which was published here aa usual, made an unexpectedly strong showing. The actual week-end figures added $5,700,000 to the surtlus reserve, which is thereby re stored to the highest figures since March 4. The week s increase resulted irom ik.iW, 000 gain In cash, which far exceeded esti mates. The trust company loan expan sion of $10,400,000 explains how the banks were able to keep their own loan inorease down to $3,800,000. Statemeat of Clearing; Iloaae Bank. NEW YOKK. April 15.-The weekly statement of clearing house banks allows that the banks hold $31,606,860 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is an Increase of $5,123,626 In the proportionate cash reserve as com pared with last week. The statement fol lows: Pally Average- Amount. Increase. ,.$l,ar.O.Ss7.:5 $ 761, soo .. 3O4.4oa.0U0 6,ho:i,700 74.9!ti.600 K,4X .. 1.391.870.6O0 ,134,W 45.7S7.1W '371,901) .. $79,449,500 6.662,100 .. 347.84,650 1.633.675 Loans Specie 1.ku1 tenders Kx-deposits Circulation Reserve Reserve required Surplus lix-U. 8. dep. Included 31,606,850 6,12S,625 1,562.100 21,&0v) Actual Condition Ijoans ..$1,355,187,300 $ 2,S$5.500 .. 308.806.300 9.186.JU0 74.d91.8uO 480.800 .. 1,399.923,000 ll.is.WO 4u.K16.9O0 87,300 .. 8S3.49S.100 SJOo.&iO .. S49,9SO,760 2,9a,72.'i 33.577,350 5.741.775 Specie Legal tenders ... Kx-deposits Circulation Reserve Reserve required surplus Ex-U. 8. den. Included . l.&fiO.OUO 4.H00 Summary of state bank and trust com panies in Oreater New York not reporting lo the clearing house: Amount. Increase. Loans Specie Legal tenders Tolal deposits Decrease. $1,145,845,500 $10,453.tW 'l9 OS 000 'fos'ioo ... 1,257,0&4,OVO 8,975.700 Local Securities. Quotations furnished by Bums, Brlnker & Co., 449 New Omaha National bank building: Bid. Asked. Pi 4b lo-i IMS W14 12.1 !3 1 100 1 ! 74 M'j Ml CMnfo RuUrn III. 4a, 196 Colorado Tel. Co. 7 cant Chicago Railway ta. 1927 Olty ot Omaha School 4", a, 1931 City ot Omaha 4a. 1M1 Cudahir Packing ta. 1H4 1 64(4 1044k 19 124 H I H 71, 3(4 7 83 5 "T(4 91 107 8 S4 Denver Oaa a Rlertrie 6a. DemDater Mill M((. to atock Fairmont (Veamery let guar. 8 p. c. Fairmont Creamery pld. 7 p. e Kanaaa City Stock Yarda atock Kansas City Oa te. l2i , Kanaas City K. 41 L aa. 1911 Omaha Watar ia, 1M Omaha 4V C. B St. Ky. ta. 1KI.... Omaha C. B St. Ry. ptd. 4 p. . Omaha A C. B. R. B Omaha B. 1 Pfd I per cent Pacific T. A T. 6a. 19:0 Portland O. A C. (a. 140 Packard pfd. t per cent Seattle Klectrle a. 13 Union Block Yanla atock 114 v 104 99 4 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Deraaad for Cattle and Sheen Steady Hosts Higher. f CHICAGO. April 15.-CATTLK-Reealpts estimated at 200 head: market steady; beeves, $S.30rgX.75; Texas steers, M 605.70; western steer. $4 8.'a6 85 ; Blockers and feeders. $4.10q6 $0: cows and heifers, $2.70 6 86; calves. $6.00tf7.00. HOUS Receipts estimated at 7 000 head; market 6c higher; light. $8 .25.5; mixed. 86 Kut.6i; heavy. $5.S54i.40; rough. $6.k.rfT 6.06; good to choice heavy. IS ori.40; pigs. $62tVii6.66; bulk ot sale. $6.20.'t6.4i. SHKEP AND LAMBS Receipts esti mated at 1,000 head; market steady; native. I'l 004.70; western. $3.164.70; yearlings, $4 40&6 40: Ismbs, native, $4.75'a.H; west ern, J4.76'a.li. St. I.onl Live Stock Market. 8T. LOUIS. April 16. CATTLE Re ceipts 100 head: no Texns: market steady: native beet steers, $5J.76; cows and halters. 84 icxtio.ui, stocaei and feeders. $3 50ttf6.76: Texas and Indian steers, $4 iO (.60; row and heifer. $3.5ua500; calves, in car-load lota, $.V0ia7ii. HOGS Receipts. 3.6O0 hesd; market 6 lOo higher; pig and light. 84 0ai.60; pack er, th 754i.U; butcher ana bosi neavy, $6.20'a W Slittl' AND LAMBS Receipt. 100 head; market ateady: native mutton. $3.744 90; lambs. $5 75tTS.10. Stock la Sight. Receipts of live stock at the five principal western maraeis yesieraay: Hog. Sheep 4.300 1.300 ? 0) 1 "' SoO J. 5' lie) 7.1100 l.ftM) l$,eV 2.90(1 South Omaha 8t. Joseph Kansas City 60 100 ha) 100 300 960 Bl. Lou I Chicago I Totals TOLD ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE A Rrnilslarrare of ( let-eland) a fi K.naland IXaae and Two to $111 la. In the second year of President Cleve land's first term, as told In "The Funny Side of Politics." a prominent west' rn sen ator wrnt up to the Whit house aa an es cort ol a democratic leader of Ms state. In opening the conversation the leader be gan to say he had been watching the de velopment of his policy with great Inter est and anxiety, when the president Inter rupted him with the question. "And what do you think of It?" "I think you have pursued a wise and etate.-manllke course. Mr. Cleveland, a vry wise and statesmanlike course: but the. time has come for you to take decided action and go a little further and .faster. Mr. Cleveland; a little further and faster." "What do you mean by that?" Inquired the president. "1 mean that you should show your, deniucracy and encourage the party by turning out more republicans and appoint ing more democrats to office. We hope to see you go a little further and faster in this direction, Mr. Cleveland, a little further and faster." "That Is," responded the president, "you want me to appoint two horse thieves a day Instead of one." This shot hit the bull's-eye. The president has a good memory and happened to recall, while he was listening to the counsel of the western leader, that uon his recom mendation he had appointed a man to of fice who afterwards turned out to have b.'en once convicted of stealing horses. Like most New England ministers of the time, relates the Youth's Companion, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Deane. who was born In 1733 and died In 1814. and who for many years was pastor of the First, church at Portland, Me., was a practical farmer. He was a man of learning, also, and a wit. Professor Klttredge, In his delightful Miscellany, "The Old Farmer and His Almanac," says Mr. Deane, when a tutor at Harvard, made one Jest which has since been falsely credited to many men. A visitor, to whom he was exhibiting the curiosities In the college museum, no ticed a long, rusty sword, and asked to whom it had belonged. "1 believe," replied Mr. Deane, "that It was the sword with which Balaam threat ened to kill his ass." "But,", objected the stranger, "Balaam had no sword; he only wlhed for one." "Very true," said Mr. Deane. "This Is the sword wished for." There is another specimen of the doc tor's humor. In his own handwriting. Portland, then Falmouth, was burned by the British naval commander, Mowat, in 1775. There was Intense Indignation, and Dr. Deane suggested, as an inscription for a plan of the town published shortly after, a brief statement of the facts. In which Captain Mowat was described as "that execrable scoundrel and monster of In gratitude." At the end of the letter in which he expresses these sentiments. Dr. Deane admitted a possible emendation: "If you do not like the words 'execrable scoundrel," you may say 'Infamous incen diary, or what you please." . Just because Colonel E. H. R. Green Is fat and looks good-natured, and has a sort of out-of-door air. some of the sharpers about town had him sized up as easy, when he first returned to New York from Texas to take care of the properties of his mother, Mrs. Hatty Green. It may be, too, that the Colonel's breezy candor kind of coaxed the boys along a bit, says the New York correspondent of the Cincinnati Times-Star. He will talk on any subject when he feelg Ilka talking, with a frank ness unusual In the banking fraternity. "Here's my old friend. Mr. Hlnks," said the colonel the other night, at his hptel. grabbing at a well-dressed man, who waa walking by without speaking. His old friend, Mr. Hlnks. shrunk into himself and was obviously embarrassed. After a mo ment's talk he got away, and the colonel's well-padded sides shook. "Hlnks Is one of 'em," said he. "I'd just landed in town when Hlnks came up to me one night in the hotel. He had met me In Texas, he said. So-aniJ-so had introduced him. I didn't remember him, but the name he mentioned was that of a good friend of mine, and I , thought maybe my memory was at fault. By and by he opened the trap. He told me of the good thing he had under cover, and that I could make $1,000,000 if I'd just put In a few thousands. It was a gold mine, and he had the gaudiest maps and prospectus I have ever seen. I listened to him until he go through. "Hinks, said I, "Just between friends, I've got a gold mine of my own that I want to sell. No, I won't buy a mine, but I'll tell you what I'll do. I ll draw cards with you, the winner take both. That's all either is fit for." Colonel Green arot another rruul imi.ii ' of U" "There' free masonry among these fellows. I think," said he. "None has offered ma a gold mine .since." The late Blr William Butler, In his auto biography which has Just been published posthumously, tells the following story of Cecil Rhodes, which Cecil's brother, Frank Rhodes, told him: "My brother," said Frank Rhodes, "is a strange man. We were young chaps to gether, and there wasn't too much money or too many things among us. One day Cecil came and asked me to let him have one of my shirts, as he wanted to go to an evening party in I.ondon. Well, I wanted the shirt myself that evening and I told him he couldn't have It. He said nothing, but I knew he didn't like losing a chance, so I watched him. "I saw him off to the train. Ha had neither the shirt on him nor had he bag and baggage with him; but I thought that1 1 d go to the drawer and Just make sure of my shirt. It waa gone! Cecil came back that night. " 'Well. Cecil." I aald, 'you won over that phirt of mine; but Just tell me how you did it. for It wasn't on you when you left here aiid you had no parcel with you. What did you do with ltr "He chuckled a little and said dryly, 'J put it on under the old one.' Now that's Cecil.". Fashions la Troascra. At the semi-annual exhibition of men' fashions at the Merchant Tailors' associa tion, under the auspices of the New York Custom Cutters' club, the spring and sum mer models shown were, according to the opinion of an "artist draper," "conserva tive in comparison with ilie advance pat tern shown in Fngland. There the trousers modttls are of the vkin tii:ht pat tern. Men's fashions always beln wllh the legs. Knowing whether the trousers will be tight or loose, the rest 1 only a logical deduction." He aid also that the "hump shoulder. Invented In Vienna, Im proved in Berlin and always disliked by Knglishinen, will have to come down. and. If t Judge by Indications, all puffs and psds will be reserved for women." New York Tribune. A Real Sport. A little newsboy with a cigarette in hi mouth the other dav entered a West hide notion store and anked fur a match. We do not keep matches; we sell them, replied the wcinun liehlnd the counter 'liow much are they?'' a-ked I he city's future cltlxen. "A penny a box." was the answer. "Olmme a box." said the boy. Taking the box of matches the bov opened It. took nut a match, lit his cigarette and then handed the box back to the storekeeper. Here, take de box." he said, "and put It on de shelf, and when anodder sport come and ask for a match, give him one on me." Milwaukee Free I'reea. OMAHA LIYE STOCK MARKET Killing- Cattle Lower tnd Feedert Strong for Week. HOGS FIVE HIGHER.ACTIVE TODAY "keep and l.amna In Fair Receipt till the Week, bnt Iemand Is Poor and Prlrea Forty to Fifty Cents Lower. SOUTH OMAHA. April IS. l?lt. Receipts weiK: Cattle. Hon Sheep. "rnclal Mondav Official Tueaday otilrial Wednesday... OfM.lal Thursday .... Official Frtdav Estimate Saturday ... Six days this week. Same days last week 56.190 4K.W4 64.374 43.9n& 72.12fi 61.nC5 Same days 3 weeks ago.:2.0:'4 Same day 3 weeks ago. 19 MS Same days 4 weeks ago.I0.;.1 Same days last year 20,610 41 a mi 1 . The following table er.uws the receipt of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for thu yar to Oat as compared with inn year; i"'i ''" Vi'tl 30B. 8T 283 313 ,,(,s 729.2.Z t.099 M.183 ! Sheep si, luS 44&.4U 6,6i7 the following table rliowa the inge "f prices on hogs at South Omars, for th last soveral days, with comparisons: ttatcs. I 1511. 1910.190!. 11908. il9OJ.1906.119B. April 6... April 7... April 8... April 9... Anil 10.. April 11.. April 12.. April 1.1.. April 14 . April 15.. 6 21' 10 331 6 SS 6 70! 8 461 8 211 $ $0 8 821 5 M 36 I ti 831 151 8 391 $ SM R V 6 42 8 83 5 28 6 124, 10 15 6 90i 8 11 va, 10 16 90j 110 161 8 93 6 82 6 74 5 74 6 94HI I 6 Kl 5 6t' 6 86 10 03 6 721 6 , T! 99' 6 91Vii 9 CI I 7 Oil 6 CI I 4fiC Ml 5 J 5 80V 9 631 6 901 6 651 I 6 451 5 80 6 91 t 66 6 8A; 5 431 S9 I I 84 "Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards. South Omaha, for twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock yesterday: RECEIPTS. Cattle. Hogs. Piieep. li t s. C. M. & St. P .. 1 Missouri Pacific... Union Pacific C. N.-W., east.... C. N.-W., west.. C. St. P. M. O... C. H. St Q east.... C. B. A Q., west.... C. K. I. & P., east.. 1 3 17 14 8 1 22 4 Is Total receipts 1 DISPOSITION. Cattle.Hogs.Sh'p. , 4 V9 4. 1T . 7.1-T7 13.593 5.K0 , 3 0M 11.W3 6 919 , 2.7S5 ll.f.'W S.814 . 474 8.178 . U 4.374 7 l.Ml 17,842 56.190 31.101 .14.M4 4X.621 2!."4 37. KM 84. SM Omaha Packing Co Wi swat ana Company.... , 90 Cudahy Packing Co 6 ' 1.24 646 Atmour at Co 61O ciiwarts-Uolun Co 3ti Murphy 29j ... Hill & Son.... 3 iWCCreary Ac Carey 26 .., Aio. Kans.-Cait. Co 8 otner buyers 11 'Totals 62 3,910 6W CATTLE 'lhere was only one tnsh car ol' cattle in the yards, so that there was nutiuug here upon wn.oli to place un esti ii.mc of the market tor the cm lent day. 1 ne feeling, however, was ateady, For tne week receipts, though showing consider able gain over last week, are below the average of recent weeks und smaller than tor the corresponding week of last year. The large proportion of the cattle re ceived thiB weex has been made up of cornfed Bluer, ranging in quality ah the way from common 10 pretty good.) Strictly choice or prime fed cattle have been few and far between. Under th Influence of tne unfavcmiile conditions at the large eastern consum.ng Centers the week utarted out with a j oor i.emand at all points and with a bharp decline in prices. This mar ket sufiertd along witn the others, but toward the latter half of the week the market steadied up somewhat and at the close the geneial run of cornfed cattle are 15u20c lower tnan last week's close. It will be remembered that the market last week was quoted S'giSa higher, whion means that tills week's decline has wiped out all or very nearly all of last week's advance. Heavy and plain cattle and com mon, light, unfinished cattle have suf tered the 'most decline, while medium or light cattle 111 good ticrh and good quality have suffereu the least. Good, tit heifers have been very active sellers all week and the market on such cattle Is not far from steady with last week's close. On the other hand the gen eral run of cows are P915o lower. Bulls nave Deen in very good demand an tne week owing to a large shipping demand. and they have commanded good steady and 111 some cases strong prices, veal calves have sold at about steady prices, the beet bringing $7.50. Stockers and feeders have been In ex tremely light supply all week, and while the demand has not been at all largo, it has really been in excess of the receipts, so that the market every day has been strong. Wuoiations on cattle: Uood to choice beet steers, 36.106.30, fair to good beet steers, $D.ti0&6.,0; common to fair beet steers, $5.20'ir.SO; good to choice cows and heifers, $u. 005.70; fair to good cows and heifers. W.7UdS.O0: common to fair cows and heifers, $3.2534.75; good to choice stock era and leeders, 80.106.80; rair to good stockers and feeders, V.ouu5.10: common to fair stockers and feeders. $4,2536.00: stock heifer. $4.256.25: veal calves. $4.6Q7.gO; bulls, stags, ec. $.00U6.16. HOGS A fairly active market of limited proportions developed in the hog yards this morning. Prices advanced a nickel under the Influence of healthy compotitton, and bulk sold un this basis. In spots, trade appeared to be no better than s.eady, lack of improvement being largely confined to mixed offerings on the lard order. To off set this phase of the situation, occasional sales of light mixed were made that aver discriminating on the few selections 01 a speculative nature. Extreme close had a weak tone and final sales were little, if any, stronger than ' yesterday's general trade. Uood butcher animals ranged around $6.96 and heavies sold at $i6 and I'll. Choice light grades mad a top of 17, 74c higher than yesterday's limit and 12ftc less than the high price last baturday. Conditions surrounding the market dur ing the w eek have been more 'or less bear ish. Receipts were fairly large on all day and cheaper cost was generally demanded. Present prices show declines of Uf'M3 as compared with those ot a week ago. Representative sales: No, At. Bh. Tr. No. M 117 ... 6 .. TO S07 10 I 12(4 7.. At. 8a. FT. ..174 ... IK .141 IM ill .170 60 ft 47(, ..144 140 ft tit ..34 ... I0O .161 IN IN . .2e0 10 00 ..361 4 I 00 . .234 ... I0O ..241 ... 0 ..267 ... 1 0 ..127 ... 40 ..164 120 I 0 ..Ml ... 10 ..121 10 00 ..lit ... 4 00 ..I4 in o .110 M IN ..KO ... 4 0 ..147 10 m . It 10 M ..vi m tot ..110 40 4 W ..UI ... I Oft . l.J ... ft 05 ..111 110 I 10 4S... 67..., ..., 11..., W... 44... n.... 41... ei... it... 6... . .. 44... 6..., &S... 71... 4... 64... 63... ... 74... S... 44... ... t... 47... ... 7J... M... 41... .114 40 U .... tl ... W.... 0. ... 74.... 72... 41.... 77.... 41.... M.... II.... 4.... 7. ... 14.... 11.... ft ... 71.... 46.... 71.... 71.... 74.... 76.... 14... 14.... II.... ft4.... 71.... .... It ... ...126 60 I 6 . . . 1W W I N ...2a 140 6 0 ...131 1U 4 M ...in ... in ...176 40 ft 9n ...24 ... 6 40 ...lit ... I 40 ...!4 M I 90 .. .110 I UH ...147 140 I S2 ...J7 ... I 95 ...il ... t S ...23 ... IS ...21.6 HI III I 4 H .267 ft t5 ISO 6 M .Kl I H . .241 ...246 ...T ...271 ...870 .. Ml ...2MI ... I W ... ft 6 ... ft ftft ... ft t 0 ft w tu I kl ... ft N 10 ft 66 .17 .101 .111 1M ,1M 4 10 ft It I It ft II ...245 . ,14ft 10 ft H STAOK. J 660 W I 00 1 17 10 ft M 8HKK1 Seven doubles of western ewes wart received today, but three of them were sold to arrive, and four were too common to Interest packers. 1 he price paid for the country-bought animals was $4.16. The market as a whole remained tiuotably unchanged. During' thu week sharp declines) have been registered by killers, all classes of stock closing on a 4O'o.0o lower basis. Ixical conditions had little or no Influence with traders, as total receipts were mod erate and of reasonably good quality. Shipments consisted largely of lambs, th same as last week, and assortment ranged from common western, both wooled and horn, to extra good spring lamb- Several tring of Mexican were also included In the run A verv slumpy eastern trad lately 1 largely responsible fur local depresiion. The mid-week situation at Chicago "lag geied description." to quota an official report, and th South Omaha market we equally demoralised. It ha been one of the worst weeks in th aheep barn In many month, and th amount of tha decline noted affordi only a vagua idea ot selling difficulty. At time It was Impossible to obtain any kind of a bid. rst Mexican lamb ar closing around axed a big nickel or possibly fcii-loc higher, was to be drained in h k. i.. Supplies were of usual Saturuay volume, toast prescribed as nroner ' t Just on the minute the vessel wa scheduled and clearance was made at an early hour ., b the Ane-lo snn "U Jbon I to sail. Behind her ran hotel bell boy Packers furnished orders for the big end BUl l"e Angio-baxon of those dav , , . , . of receluts and shippers were more or less wa not a good French sturtem vi. Karrj-ln a leather handbag. Lven aa the $8 ta and western would have to t "turned out ef a mould" to bring $0 70. A few inrlnc lambs have ben coming, good one selling around $.00$ 10 09. Shorn lamb are still quotabl up to 5.Y10. but this figure calls fu rstrlctly prime offerings. Hslatlve scarcity of sheep has been generally Ig nored bv purchasing Interests, and while th trade ha been uneven, the average cut In prices Just about equals lamb de clines. (Quotations given below are drawn from only a limited volume of business 'Quotations on sheep and lambs: tlood to choice lambs. 86 50M6.90; fair to good lambs, $6 36'fl6 60; shorn lambs. $4 6033.10: handy weight yearlings. $4 8HT4.90; heavy year lings, t4 3.''f(4; good to choice wethers. $4 404 66; fair to good wethers. $4 l.H 40; good to cholre evs, $4 1j4 40; fair to good ewes, $3.90i)i.l5; sheep, common and culls. $3.7t-$3.9u. Representative tales: No. A''. 7 western Ismbs ttS 410 Montana ewes 9S 28 Montana ewes, culls 9 lug Montana ewes 96 Tr. t 76 I 16 3 25 4 U Kaaaaa Cltr Lhl Stork Market. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 15 -CATTLR-Hecelpts, 600 head, no southerns; market ' sierra. souinrrii " $4.60j.w; southern cows and helf- I-.-. w.o.ruwv.'. imii ft vows mm nni-i, eJ.'WO z; stockera und feeders, $4.76 90; hulls, $4 2,VU6.3ft; calves, $4.60tni.75: w estern steers, $5.00.10; western cows. $3.2ot6.25. nous Receipts. 2.000 head; market strong to Jo hlsher: bulk of sales. 81I.HK1 30; heavy. StilO-StJ.M: backers and butch- era. $6.154141.80: llrhts. 1 Km 35. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 500 head; market, stesdy; mutons. Vi.&!i4.7.i lanilis. $6.00fi1.90; fed wethers and yearling. $4.00 ti.2f; fed western ewes, $3.;V0tJ 4.26. OUR SUNGCENTURIES OLD Some of tha Choicest Americanisms nioora with Mnsa of Past A ares. When we speak facetiously of someone for whom we have no reverence as hav ing "kicked the bucket," we employ a phrase that would soem to be a piece of latter day slang, but. as a matter ot fact, It dates back to Old F.ngland, when about the year 1728, one Bolsover hung himself to a beam while standing on the bottom of a busket and then kicked the bucket away. Although at first used only In cas of suicide, It has been applied In th course of years to any death, without distinction. When we take what we can. set and not what we want and call it "Hobson's choice," we are not referring to the gen tleman who once was famous because of his kissing rapacity and Is now endeavor ing to scare the wlta out of us with dire predictions of a Japanese invasion. The Hobson of the popular phrase was another one, and his vocation was more peaceful, although he preyed upon the pocketbooks of his countrymen. His given name was Tobias, and he was" the first man In England to run a livery stable and to rent out ateeds to the hoseback riding gallants ot that long ago day. While his stable was well filled with horses, they were, as usual. In liv ery stables of varying degrees of speedl ness, but no choice was permitted his cus tomers. The horse that stood nearest the door, whether he was spavined, rlngboned qr m thoroughbred, was the one that the next customer had to take, and they all were rented at the same rates. Hence "Hobson's Choice" came to be a synonym for no choice at all, which is the sense In which we use It today. It Is an unfortunate hltig, due to the cost of high living, that once in a while some of us are dunned for debts that we owe and have not found It convenient to pay.. It is exasperating to receive a "dun." but some of the Irritated recp lenta might feel more pleasantly about it if they knew that the word dun was classical and the process Jiad been known by that phrase from antiquity. Way back in the reign of Henry VII, the father and Immediate predecessor on the throne of the much married Henry, there waa a. bailiff of th city of Lon don, who rejoiced In the name of Joe Dun. So successful waa Joe Dun In getting money out of delinquent debtor that the merchants of that day used to say: "I shall have to Dun him," when they were about to put an account in the energetic ballff'g hands, and the name of this pioneer professional collector of debts crept gradually into current lang uage until It was adopted to signify urgent and inslsten demands for payment. We all of us drink to the health of someone in the course of our lives, and when the glass is particularly large and the drink uncommonly generous we call It drinking in "bumpers" of wine. Most ot us know what the after effect Is of bumper drinking, but few know, whence It originated. Many good things seem to have been inheritances from England and this is another of them. . When the Roman Catholic religion be came ascendant in England it was made obligatory that all good Christians should drink the hea th of the pope aft.r dinner every day. and that his holltiesa' health was to be pledged In a full glass, which and 'his pronunciation was faulty, so that "bon pere" rapidly became corrupted to "bumper." and to It has survived ever since. Although th significance of th draugh and its name have changed, the ef fect Is said to be quite the same a in those days. If you make a lucky turn In the stock market and tell your friends about 1, """" 01 tncin will doubtless "Well, that's a feather in your cap." He knows something of the vagaries of th quotation board, but It will be a safe bet aot not know that he Is using an expression many hundred years old In that vast storehouse of everything that -..'!,u0rw1, qUalnt "nd "iiisual, the British Museum, is a manuscript book written by one Lansdowne, and describing his travels in Hungary In 1693, at which Ime that country was almost unknown to his countrymen. Lansdowne says: "it hsth been an antlert customs amongst them that non. k lied a Turk, to whom onli. vt w. ,aw. ul to .hew th number of fether. In his cappe." ' "' th- w"l".""'ra tht the man who got the best of the wheat pit of the .lock market wa, a. much to be decor.,. be who killed a Turk, for th. latter pe" formanc was probably easier; but If the practice was revived in .ctualltv as well as In words, it Is doubtful if the feather market would feel the effect of any un usual dem.nd. Our everyday phrase are Interesting when we come to look Into them, and they are not lees sppllcsble to the strenuous life of the present day considering that most of them are the product of strenuous lives of the past New York Tribune. The Omaha Bee's Great Book lover' Con-test-Thlrty-nlne prlxe Tou ran enter at any time. Rla-hteon Indignation. "So you wnt a divorce, do you?" aald th lawyer, neering over his glasses at the worried little man In front of him. "Yes. sir. I've stofwl Just about all I csn. My alfe's turned suffragette and she Is never at home." "It Is a pretty serious thing to break uo a family, you know. Don't you think you had better try to make the beet of It for a while? Perhaps It I only a passing fad." "That's what I've been doln. but there ar some things a man can't stand. I don't mind th cooking, and I haven't kicked on washing th dishes, but I da draw the line st running pink ribbon In mv nightshirt to try to fool the children." Success Magasln. WALL STREET BUSINESS DULL Operator! Complain Trade ii Phe nomenally Quiet. CALAMITY WALL CAUSES SMILE Outsider Are lloldlna Off and lo ot Show Air Disposition ta Ilntt la aad Play Game ot the Gambler, BY rRESTON C. APAM9. NEW YORK. April lS.-(Spill to Th Ree.i Wall street continue to complsln of phenomenally dull business. The ssles of stocks during March were only about half what they weie for the same month last year. Hence we hear walls from the fin ancial district of hard times and business depression. To those who have 0 wide acquaintance) with the real busine conditions through out the country, three calamity walls cause smiles. They believe and ssy that the only trouble Is that the outsider are keeping away from the sieculation game and that the general business of the country Is on a sound, healthy Ims'ls, with every pros pect of remaining so. This Is borne out by the fact that despite the speculation dull ness Mocks are firmly held, the railroad are doing a good business, the factories me generally running full time, and the farmers are better off than they have been for enr. It Is no sign of hard times that the com mon people find neither the time nor in clination to gamble In stocks. Jif t'ompanlea. The output of now companies with $1,000. CO rapltal or over In the eastern state during March. Including the filing of cer tificates of increase in capital, amounted to $139,910.ouo. This compares with $172.4iu. (XX) In February and $;itS.H7.9.iit In March a year ago. The grand total of all com panies incorporated Inst month with A capital of $1(0,000 or over, including other states thsn those of the oast, reached $2i8 -6l8,0ti. against $'I7,32K,0iiO In February and $4.17,716.040 In March Inst year. Pointing out that there Is Utile In the present situ ation of a character calculated to stimulate the flotation of new enterprises on a large scale, Interesta that make .a specialty of Incorporations report that promoters are naturally going slow. Moreover, they are not likely to change their indifferent de cisions, it is said, until the American To bacco and standard Oil decisions and other matters are settled. April Settlements HenTr. To meet April settlements for Interest nnd dividends on securities, maturing se curities and rents on real estate required the raising of several hundred million dol lars In the United Htatea alone. Of this total more than $-lo,noi.(io was contributed by New York. Other big cities also made heavy settlements. In the matter of rents Individuals make payments- to the large realty capitalists of Greater New York and also to various real estate companies, which In recent years hae entered largely Into the owner ship of skyscrapers of large office build ings as an Investment. Naturally capital ists and corporations quickly turn their rent money Into the banks, and It soon be comes available again for the loan mar ket from which It was previously with drawn. There has been a great change in the rent roll of office buildings and pay ments are now mostly monthly Instead of quarterly as heretofore. Based on as sessed valuation, many real estate agents estimate that the April rent roll in Greater New York reached $rt0.000,0O0. Great office bullrllnKS like the Rroad ex change. Trinity, United States Realty and Improvement and the Whitehall have an approximate rental of $700,0u0 per annum each. National Banks Rich. The national banks are reasonably well off. An increase of nearly $1 26.000.000 In loans over a year ago does not. taken by Itself, look encouraging In face of the quietness ruling In nearly every Industry a well a on the Htock. Produce and Cot ton exchange. But It should be noted that during the year cash has risen $73,000,010; that there has been an Increase In tha banks' capital stock of nearly $19,000,000, and that surplus and other profit are fully $46,000,000 better than at the end of March. 1910. The amount due from otner Institutions ha Increased almost $154,0H0.OW, though as an offset the sum due to In stitutions hss expanded almost $237,000,000. These various changes account satlstas torlly for the growth In loans. During the two months preceding the last call the changes were along similar lines. The. loan expansion exceeded tlna.OO.non, but while individual deposits mounted up $131, 000,000. There Is little In the return tu occasion uneasiness. Corporation Taxes. Amid the financial gloom, when each man Is afraid to put out his hand, It may b profitably noted that 2(52.490 corporations having a capital stock 01 8i2.z&o,ouu.uoo pain the corporation tax last fiscal year, and that their net Incnni" amounted to $3,126,0W. Theae are large figures. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, April 16. CATTLE R eelpts, 100 head; market steady; steers, $u.2.r(ifft.35; cows and heifers, $3.60(6.10; calves. $4 0Og7.00. HOGS Receipts, 3.000 head; market 5e higher; top. $6.40; built of sales, $G.10'j.6.25. SHKEP AND LAM BH Receipts, none; market unchanged; lambs, $5.fiOu&.S0. DIAMOND ANKLETS A SECRET Didn't Tell Why She Wore tSsa.ffi hot She Held the Shin Awhile. A young woman In a clinging green cloth gown trimmed with fur, which was raised Just enough to show a pair of diamond studded gold anklets glittering from her silk stockings., sprang on the gangplank of the ocean liner la Bavole, In New York, girl voyager and her attendant stepped on the gangway employes of the line were making ready to drag It back from the ship's deck. "Walt a moment, please!" the young woman, who, It afterward appeared, waa Denlae Iigandl, for several days a guest In the Hotel Knickerbocker, cried, in a dainty foreign accent. "1 must sail with this boat, and oh. my baggage, he Is not ' y" h're! A" ,h N ,re "nmlng right away, Just behind me. I 'lease don't go yet!'' An amused audience of first cabin pas senger listened to the colloquy that fol lowed between Miss Lagandl and several officials of th French line. The comely young alien, who never permitted her shimmering green skirt to fall below tha Jeweled bracelets about her slim ankles. Insisted on standing on the gangplank until her baggage arrived. Neither th entreaties nor the commands of the ship's officers had any effect on her. In tha meantime one, two, and three minute passed. "You see, I only decided at half after 9 o'clock to return to my dear Kurope." she said, "and La Bavole sailed " at IS. But I did not despair, although when my mind was made up I was breakfasting In a lace negligee coHlume. Six maids, and oh, I don t know how many porters, rushed Into my rooms in the Knicker bocker and threw everything Into my trunks. Then they put me Into one taxi cab and 'pushed my belongings on another, all except the handbag with my Jewels. And here I am!" At that moment a long file of porters staggered up to the gangplank, each, carrying a trunk or a valise on hi back. "Thera they are!" Mis Lagundl ex claimed, dancing up and down ecstatically, which emphasized the attractions of th gold and diamond rimmed ankles, as th workmen hurled eight trunks and six bag of one sort or another aboard La Savol. Beside the green cloth gown and th ankle. Mis lagandl wor a Napoleon, hat draped over her right ear and a bright colored Persian scarf, also fur trimmed. "Why do you wear bracelets about your ankle?" a ship new reporter aaked tha young woman as she waved a last fare well to "this Amerlrs." "Ah. but thst Is a secret!" was th laughing reply, a the gleaming twin or naments flitted up the gangplank to the deck. New York 1'res.