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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 18, 1912. 50 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Wheat Prices Hold UpWell, but Shorts Are Chief Suyers. COM DELAYED BY WEATHEB Wet Conditions Are Giving Strength to Oats Fntnres, Which Are Vp Two or Three Cents from the Low Point. - , OMAHA. Aug. 17, 1912. i, W5J Bhow raln at mny Po nts 2kNor"1 Dakota and Minnesota. Else Zv Jf in Zh northwest It is cloudy and misting. Coupled with wet weather over the winter wheat belt the situation is serious enough to cause bullish feeling in the trade. Prices have been holding up airly well the last two days, although the buying was done chletly by shorts, on any temporary swell, locai holders ue iiKeiy to make a move to take profits, cash sales were raised to 150,000 bushels aie uriaay. Regardless of what may happen after the eountrv has fine weather and the big movement of 6prlng "tan enlarges tne volume or hedging sales, the sltuwtlon at the present time is most bullish. The export business at this time is rather limited, as Europe is be ginning to get their wheat from Canada ana itussia, who both have bumper crops, opinions are widelv divided tn th effect of the present weather conditions on tne growing crop of corn. Those who are bullish see In the wet. cool weather serious delay for the crop, which may run into an early frost next month. Those who are bearish argue that it is a Beason of big yields, that corn is likely to go through as the oats crop did in bumper form and on this theory they are inclined to press the selling of the late months on these bulges. When the short Interest is further reduced and the weather turns favorable, December and May corn no doubt will be a sale, but for the present mere is much snap to the Buying side. Cash and September corn are very strong. Cash corn, unchaneed to Vc higher. The wet weather is giving temporary strength to oats futures, which are up 2c or 3c from the low point. Yields are ,so large that with better weather and a 'larger movement, all traders no doubt win b on the bear side. Cash oats un 'changed to c higher. Clearances: . Wheat and flour equal to (2O9.000 bushels; corn, 6,000 bushels; oats, a 000 bushels. Liverpool close: Wheat, 9id to d higher: corn, fed to V.d higher. Primary wheat receipts were 1,409,000 IbushelB and shipments 1,233,000 bushels. against receipts of 743,000 bushels and 'shipments of 647.000 bushels Ust year. Primary corn- receipts were 867,000 .bushels and shipments 499,000 bushels, (against receipts of 578.000 bushels and shipments of 440,000 bushels last year. Primary oats receipts were 703,000 bush els and shipments 784.000 bushels, against receipts of 693,000 bushels and shipments 'of 356,000 bushels last year. The following cash sales were reported: : Wheat: No. 2 hard, winter. S cars, 88ttc; 3 cars, 8Sc; No. 3 hard, winter, 2 cars, 1 88c; i cars. 8714c;. 6 cars.. iVric; 2 cars. S7i,:- i r.r. fen: No. 4 hard, winter. 1 car, iS7iAc: 2 cars. 85c. Oats: No. 3 white. 5 'cars 32c; No. 4 white, 1 car, 31c. Corn: ,No. 3 white, 3 cars, 75Vic; No. 2 yellow, la cars, 73c; No. 3 yellow, 1 car, 73tte; 4 cars, 73cj No. 4 yellow, 1 car, 70c; 1 car, 9c; No. 3 mixed, 3 cars, 7Sc; 8 cars, 72c; No. i mixed. 1 car, 70Hc Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard, 8889Hc; No. 3 hard, 86V488ttc; No. 4 hard. 8S87Hc. CORN-No. J white. 76H75c; No. S white. 75c; No. 4 white, 736m4c;. No.-ii ivellow, 734c; No. 3 yellow, 737Si4c; No. '4 yellow, 6970Hc; No. 2, 737SUc; No. 3. i7273c; No. 4, 6979Hc. , OATS-NO. 2 white, ZlK3zAc; standard, '3232Vic; No. 3 white, Uo; No. 4 white, BARLEY Malting, 60S5c; No. 1 feed, ZVtiiZo. RYE No. 2, 6062c; No. 3, 5760c. a.. Oitcsxo ft iMinneapolls Carlot Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats. 114 198 , 3 . 81 ..343 , 217 151 31 35 , 38 "13 20 61 32 'I Duluth Omaha ....... 'Kansas City St. Louis .... Winnipeg-...... Teorla CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Features of the Trading and Closing; Prices on Board of Trade. - CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Wheat showed an early advance, based largely on unsettled weather prospects. Fairly good offerings later turned the market downward and the close wpjj (steady at near the low 'point with prices c lower. Com ruled lower, finishing- Wc off- Oats closed ia shade to c lower and provisions va ried from 7c decline to a rise of 2Mr5o. Absence of new buyers to replace short interests which have liquidated recently was apparent after the initial advance iln wheat prices on the general rains on ripening fields. - December traveled from M"4c to 93H 8314c and closed o lower, at 93tto. Out side limits for May were 8io and 97tc, the close being o lower at the bottom level. - ", Large offerings of corn sapped the strength of an advance at the outside, when for a few minutes prices went up iwlth wheat. December fell off fr6m a 'start at 64756Hc down to 6354c and closed steady, lc lower, at 64c, Sep tember fluctuated between 71Mi69c and closed Ho lower, at 69c. No. 2 yellow iwas quoted at mw&w. Oats followed the major grains with earlv sains swallowed ud later by ' tie icllne8. December fluctuated between 33 (&329.C. closing steady, Va lower, at 37Ac. , Much business in provisions marked We -week-end.- October products at the close were: Pork, 818.25, 7ftc lower; iara, su.ia, 2Mc higher, and ribs unchanged, at.fU.00. The elading futures closed as follows: XEW YORK Cn.XKn.tL MARKET Qnntatlona of the Day on Various Commodities. NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-FLOUR-Firm; spring patents, $5.105.45; winter straights. $4.60i4.6'; winter patents. I4.S0 8jo.2j; spring clears. f4.504.SO; winter ex tras No. 1, 4.lo4.20; winter extras No. 2, f4.OOjj4.10; Kansas rttraighU, t4.30,ff'l.50; rye. steady; fair to good, $3.5054.00; choice to fancy, J4.054.15. CCRNMEAL-Steady; fine white and yellow, 8l.651.70; coarse, $1.601.65; kiln dried. 8105. RYE Quiet; No. 2 western. 71c c I. f. Buffalo. BARLEY Steady ; malting, 6070c c. 1. f. Buffalo. . WHEAT-Spot market firm; No. 2 red. $1074 c. I. f. track and 11.09 f. o. b. afloat; new No. 1 northern Duluth. $1.0414 f. o. b. afloat; futures market closed Vi to lie net higher; September closed fl.tfi1; December, J1.01N.. CORN bpot market, nominal. OATS-Spot market firm; standard white. 4142c; Nos. 2 and 3. 41c on track; No. 3, 40c; natural white, 4042c and white clipped. 43H9c on track. HAY Film: Drlme. Il.SS: No. 1- si. 20: No. 2, fl.l5l.20; No. 3, 95cff81.05. HIDES-Steady; Centrul America,, 25c; Bogota. 24VMff2S,4c LEATHER Firm. PROVISIONS-Mess pork, J30.002O.5O; family. $20. 00 21.00: short clears, $19.50 21.00; beef, firm; mess. $16. OOtf 16.50: fam ily. $18.5019.00; beef hsms, $28.00(31.00; cut meats, firm: pickled bellies, 10 to 14 pounds, I214c; pickled hams. 13',iS14e; laid, stronger; middle west prime, SU.20 11.30; refined, firm; continent. $11.50: South American, $12.50; compound, Si CHEESE Firm; receipts, 2,149 boxes state, whole milk colored specials, IGQ ic; state wnoie milk unaer grades, test, 4.06c; molasses, 89 test. 3.30c. Re- lined, quiet. txius fcteacy; receipts, 10,476 case?; iresn gatnerea. extra firsts, !BWBttc; firsts, 2l22c; thirds and poorer, 17Hftl8c: fresh gathered dirties. No. 2. l'lglTc; in ferior. 13igl6Ho; checks, good to fine, 160 17c; poor to fair, lyHc; state, Pennsyl vania and nearby hsimery brown, 6$i2ttc; gathered brown and mixed colors 2it2iic BUTTER Steady; receipts. 8,972 tuba; State dairy, common to prime, 2324o; state dairy, common to fair, 21ft.'2!4c: process, seconds, 21if22e: factory, current make, firsts, 2lWc; factory, current make, seconas. zu$zic; packing stock, current make, No. 3, 1819c. Corn and Wheat Region Bulletin. United States Depa.tment of Agricul lure, weather bureau's report for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian Ume, Saturday, August 17. 1911: OMAHA DISTRICT. TfmD. Rain- Stations. Hig.i. low. fall. Ashland, Neb.. 83 76 Auburn. Neb... 87 68 78 68 .10 88 70 .80 80 64 .20 72 60 .B0 84 66 . 20 74 60 1,10 72 66 .60 70 70 . 86 66 1.30 lArtlclel Open. I High. Low. Close. Yes y. Wheat i Sept. 9414 Dec..!M4f44 May.lST'A-SVsl Corn. I I Sept. JWl H, Dec..54;i-5Vi May.i54b&?, bats. I I Sept. !2 Dec..33W6 May.3a(ii)l4 pork. Sept. 1 18 25 94HI m 94493Xi(aIl, 8SVi 97Xr 71HI tttt'l 55X53M54 64 bt. SSX4I 9sl I 69Til 9i 9iXi 32 33 35Xi I 33 I 31vl I IS 27X4118 15-171 18 20 70 Oct.. I 18 33X41 18 3ZV4 M " Jan.. 1 u u j 10 00 La.rd. I I Sept. I 11 02X41 U 06 11 CO Oct. 11 12X41 11 15 11 10 - Dec. I 10 92X41 1 95 I 10 85 Jan.. 10 90-92 10 92V4I 10 85 Ribs. - I I Sept. ill 00-02 1105 Oct.., 10 97-ll 11 ta 19 05-07 18 32X4 18 22X4 19 02ft 1105 1105 U 16 11 12X4 10 87X4 10 90 10 81X41 10 87X4 I I 10 97X4 10 97V4 11 00 10 97X41 11 UO I 11 00 Jan..10 15-17 10 17X4 10 07 10 12X41 X0 12X4 FLOUR Market steady; winter pat ents, $4-3&S4. i0; winter straights, J4.00U 4.60; splng patents, $4.306.W; spring straights. t4.0tXjri,4.25; bakers, J3.SO-34.0O. RYE No. 8,-71V4Cac. ARLEY Feed - or mixing, 42Q60c; fair to choice m&Vng, 6170c. SEEDS Timothy, . W-00; Clover, $10.00 15.00. - PROVISIONS-iless pork, $18.12X474 18.25. Lard (in tierces), $11.00. Short ribs (loose). $10.97X4. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 259,000 bu. Primary re ceipts were 1.409,000 bu., compared with 74S,iiOO bu., the corresponding ciay a year ago. Estimated receipts tor Monday: vhet, 1S7 cars; corn, 117 cars; oas, 213 cars; hogs, 29,000 head. Chkigo Cash Prices Wheat, No. 2 red, ll.064jl.08; No. 3 red, 96c$1.0e; No. 2 hard, 9iiy)Vic; No. 8 hard, 9505X4c; No. 1 northern, 98c$1.15; No. 2 northern, 87c 11.03; No. 3 northern, 95g98c; No. i spring, I5frysc; No. 3 spring, 92697c; No. 4, spring, lijS6c; velvet chaff, 9297c; durum, 4 Stic. Corn, No. 2 spring, 77V478c; No. 3 White, 79gS0c; No. 2 yellow, 78X4,79c; No. t. 77X478c; No. $ white, 7814iic; No. 3 yellow, 7S0'78X4c; No. 4, 75X476o; No. 4 white. T6X477X4c; No. 4 yellow, 777X4c. Oats. No. 2 white, 33X4f33c. No. J. white. l2Xig33e; No. 4 whiU, 32S32X4c; standard, ksVQ 33X4C Rye, No. 2, 72c. Barley, 40S70c. Seed, timothy, $4.006.00; clover, $10.00U.OO. UUlTiiR No market. EGG No maiket; receipt?, 975 cases. CHEESE Steady; daisies, lu!4yiuvic; wins, H'S'lac; young Americas, iiiJt oc; long horns, lalyftloc. POTATOES eteadv; receipts, 47 cars; Minnesota, 6265f; lllinoi , 6063c. POULTRY Aiive, Heady; tuikeys, 12c; thickens, 124c; springs, 16c. Vi-AL iteauy, at 91'. Sky. .02 Pt. cloudy .01 Pt. cloudy Broken Bow ..85 69 .00 Clear Columbus, Neb. 86 65 .02 Pt. cloudy (Juioertson, Nb. 89 67 .00 Clear Fairbury, Neb. 91 69 .00 Clear Fairmont, Neb. 89 63 .00 Clear Gr. Island, Nb. 87 69 .00 Pt. cloudy Hartington,' Nb 75 64 2.82 Cloudy Hastings, Neb.. 88 65 .00 Pt. cloudy Holdrege, Neb. 87 64 .00 Clear Lincoln, Neb... 89 67 .03 Cloudy No. Platte, Nb 88 60 .00 Clear , Oakdale, Nb. 80 64 .36 Clear Omaha. Neb.... 81 66 .17 Cloudy Tekamah, Neb. 75 64 .91 Pt. cloudy Valentine, Nb. 86 60 .00 Clear Alta. Ia 72 0 2.45 Cloudy Carroll. Ia 72 58 2.16 Cloudy Clarlnda. Ia.... 89 67 .00 Pt. cloudy Sibley, Ia. 68 61 .33 Clear Sioux City, Ia. 74 62 4 24 Pt. cloudy Not Included In averages. Minimum temperature for twelve-hour period end ing at 8 a. m. DISTRICT AVERAGES. No. Temp. Rain Central. Stations. High. Low. fall. Columbus, 0 17 Louisville, Ky... 21 Indla'polls, Ind. 10 Chicago. Ill 19 St. Louis, Mo... 18 Dea Moines, Ia. 21 Minneapolis .... 44 Kan. City, Mov 23 Omaha, Neb 17 No important change in temperature has occurred In the corn and wheat region during the last twewty-four hours. Excessive rainfalls occurred In north eastern Nebraska, northern Iowa, Minne sota and the Dakotas, ano ngnier rams In all other except the Kansas City dis trict. The following heavy rains oc curred: In Nebraska-riarimeion, t.oi. Iowa-Sioux City, 4.26; Carroll, 2:16; Alta, 2.45; Boone, 1.70; Des Moines, 1 33; rorest City, ISO. Minnesota xaoorBiicau, Montevideo, 1.20. South u&Koia-ivea-field, 1.10. North Dakota-Lisbon. -1.80; Larimore, 1.10. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster, w earner b Kansas City Grain and Provisions. TTAXTcia pity. Aue-. 17. WHEAT Cash unchanged to 2c higher; No. 2 hard 89S91X4c; -No. 3. 8791c; No. 2 red, 99X4C $1JOOX4T No. 8. 92c$1.00. CORN X4lc lower; No. 2 mixed, 75H; No. 3. 74X475c; No. 2 white. 79c; No ! k 78c. OATS steaay; ro. t whuo, wtwuut". No. 2 mixed, 34W- ' Closing prices 01 tutures. WHEAT-September, 89X4c;- December, CORN-September 6569c; December, 50X4604cj May. 5051c. ; OATS-rPtember, 32V4c; December, 33 33X4c. HAY-Stlady; choice timothy. $13.S0 14 00; choice prairie, $10.2510 M. BUTTER-Creamery, 24c; firsts, 22c; seconds, 20c; packing stock, 20c. EGGS-Extras, 20x4c; firsts, 19c; sec onds. 14c. Receipts. Shipments ...343,000 Z15,WW ... 35,000 17.000 ... 20,000 15,000 HEW YORK ST0CK MARKET Further Tendency Toward Reaction Appears in Trading;. CANADIAN PACIFIC IS WEAK Some of Minor Railroad Issues Mod erately Active at Better Prices, While Industrials Move in Both Directions. ;Scy EwSliL jrrr nw?V,0ck market- Jthou"h opting tui llvwVPhr0mlM 0t of ine rally which came in yesterday s final 81661 Urlff bi over " "d LehTgh va!ley lnClUlln,f the industrial. moved U,Srl.cfs' wnll Steel was well sumS-,L both dlrecOona, hour, when Ta -SHI? r ""til the final net losses. s numerous salt bTr Talu.' total Amtl(amUtd .!" '! Low. C!. An.enrn Agricultural Amwlctn Drat Sugar Americas Can "' American Can pfd""" Amarlcaa C. r.. Amwleaa Cottoo oil,'.' Am. let Sacuritlea... American Uniwed American Loconiotiv !' American 8. 4 R Am. B. & R, pfd.. Am. Sugar Refining American T. j."., . American Tobacco Anaconda Mining Co.!! Atchiion Atchleon pfd ....!.'.!. " Atlantic Coaat Lino.'.'.'.'.' oimmore ft Ohio WO 40 O0 71 "100 h 100 HMt '00 (114 00 6u 204 . l.00 5,400 OXi M Tl tl4 40H 40 U4i 118H M 53 M 13 13 H 45 it H 85-V I7 1M Ui i.soo rsH J65, m 1.IHX) Xi it Banks' cash reserve in vault ... $3T9,':.000 1 Trust companies cash reserve in vault T2.ft52.O0O Aggregate cash reserve $451,704,000 Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carry ing 25 per cent 7I.872.00O Summary of state banks and trust com panies In Greater New York not Included In clearing house statement. Decrease. Loans $O9.21,20O $611,901) Specie 65,724.300 470.009 Legal tenders 3,063.600 66.300 Total deposits 6S9.90S.100 964.800 Decrease. Loudon Stock Market. LONDON, Aug. 17. The stock market during the week exhibited a buoyant tone and rising prices under a broaden ing Investment demand and a revival of speculative interest. Consols again led in the British section with a net gain under professlonaT purchases. American securities advum-ed on fav orable crop reports. Louisville was strong In connection with a new issue of stock. Profit taking ic.duced the week's Improvement, but prices closed from 1 to 6 points higher. Canadian Pacific finished weak. ni-iuuitTUie K . rcsM., k. a T.... 17 N. Y. Central. . S Norfolk A XV.. 11S do pld . 106 H Ontario W.. .1114 PeuniTlranta .. ...IU(Und Mlnee... ...85 Reading ....171X4 .... 1014 ....1X1 ....111 .... M .... HVl .... 4 .... H .... U Conaols. money do account Amal. Copper Anaconda Atcaleon do pfd Baltimore A Ohio. Canadian Failflo Cheeapoake A O. Chicago 0. W ins southern Ry U Chi.. Mil. St. JMlOTi do pfd 14X4 I Been M Southern Pacific lie DenTM- A Rio O.... Union Pacific 174 do ptd 0 do pfd M Brie V. S. steel 7 de let pfd 17 do pfd 11 do td pfd 47 Wabaeh I Orand Trunk it do ptd 14 llllnole Central Itt SILVKK Bar. steady at 29X,d per XfONEY-lX4r2 per cent. The rate of discount tn the open market for short bills Is 3 per cent; for three months' Mils, SX per cent. 15 U 434 16 Bethlehem Steel , 1.000 144 100 104 Brooklyn RaDld Tr Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake c Ohio Chicago O. W Chicago, M. A M.' p!!!! Chicago & N. W Colorado F. A I Contolldated Gaa .!'. Corn Products Delaware a Hudaon Denver & Rio Grande... D. R, 0. pfd Dlatlllera- Saeurltl Brie ,. Erie let pfd Brio Jd pfd General Electric Oreat Northern pfd Great Northern Ore ctfa.. Illinois Central Interbcrough Met Inter. Met. pfd Internationa Harveeter .. Inter-Marine pfd International Paper International Pump Kaniai City Southern.... Laclede Qai Lehigh Valley LouUYllle Naahrllle.. M.. Bt P. t g. 8. M... Missouri, K. 4V T Missouri Pacific National Biscuit National Lead N. It R. of M. U pfd.. New York Central N. Y.. O. a w Norfolk 4k Western North American Northern r-aciflo Pacific Mall Pennsylvania - People's Oaa P., C., C. a fit. L Plttaburgh Coal Pressed steel Car Pullman Palace Car Reading .' Republic I. Sc 8 Republic 1. & 8. pfd.... Rock Island Co Rock Island Co. pfd Bt. L. Ac 8. F. id ptd... Seaboard Air Line Seaboard A. L. pfd gloss-Sheffield 8. A I.... Southern Pacific Southern Railway So. Railway pfd Tennessee Copper ........ Tesas Pacific Union Pacific Union' Paclllc pfd United States Realty.... United States Rubber.... United States Steel V. S. Steel pfd Utah Copper Va. -Carolina Chemical .. Wabash Wabaau pfd Western Maryland Western Union Wostlnghouee Electric ... Wheellug & L. E Total salea for tne cay, 0 UV4 I. COO m 1.400 Wft 1.100 too 1,200 sod 400 1,600 M 18 103 ...V. n 146T 1 100 1724 100 22X4 10$ V 103 u 134 146 1M4 lOIVi 44 MS 24 1764 J?4 I MS m 1064 "iiii 146 si ish 1074 14 16 1T1X4 22 29 1,600 35 34Xi 34 .TOO S3 tvt S7Xi 600 66 '4 B(Xt M 44V4 100 1I3H Its 112 S.100 141 140. 140 00 47 46 46H 100 131X, 131 151U 1.200 2014 20 20 800 64 64 19 122 18 1,900 164 K !6 200 27 27 27 MO 27 27 274 107 11,600 1724 1704 171 800 168 I7Xi 167 700 163H U3 152 200 29 29 28 600 33 38 38 131 100 19 69 (9 81 . 200 117 117 IT 5,600 864 34 K 800 118 .118 lit 600 85 64 34 6.000 130 128 129 200 31 31 21 1,000 1244 124 124 117 300 110X4 109 110 (00 264 24 24 1,300 38 37 37 1,300 171 169 - 170 29,600 171 1694 170 (00 28 28 28 600 91 90 90 700 26 26 26 200 it (14 d 200 86 3 36 (00 24 M 24 1,000 (4 (3 (3 7 1,400 113 112 112 6,100 81 30 30 1,400 824 82 31 43 22 12,000 174 173 172 200 91 91 91 100 84 14 83 300 (2 (1 (2 44,(00 74 73 73 118 2,600 63 62 62 48 400 4 4 4 700 14 14 14 400 (8 (8- U (04 83 83 88 1,200 17 86 6Xi 130,004 share. Wheat, bu Corn, bu.., Oats, bu... Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. Mlnenpo"" Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1"--September, .92c; December, 9238c; May 97ic. Caen: No. 1 hard. $1.06X4; No. 1 northern. S1.06; No. 2 northern. 1044; No. 3. $1.0J71.024. '. .', FLOUR-Leadlng local patent; in wood f. o. b.. Minneapolis. H905.2p; other patents. $4.6o&4.90; f rst clears. 3.40S.b; second clears. 2.802.6O. FLAX $1.90. BARLEY 876Sc. MtlTrnrikce Grain Mnrket. MILWAUKEE. Auf. 17.-WHEAT-NO. 1 northern, $1.06X4!. 97; No. 2 northern, $1.051.06: No. 2 hard winter, 9393c; September, 9383'c; December, 93Vic. CORN-No. 3 yellow, 78c; No. 3 white, 78X4c; No. 8, 76X4e; September, 70Jc; De cember, 84V4(tiMc. OATS-Standard, 33Hc. BARLEY Malting. 6670c. Mrerpol Groin Mnrket. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17.-WHEAT-6pot, steady; No. 2 Manitoba, Ss lVfed; No. 3 Manitoba, 7s UXid; futures, firm; Oc tober, 7s 6d; December, 7s SXfcd. CORN Spot, firm; old American mixed, 7s 4d; new American kiln dried, 7s 2d; tutures. firm; September, 8s l4d; Decem ber, -is loid. Prpria Market. PEORIA, Aug. 17.-CORN-2C higher; No. t yellow, 7iXic; Xo. 8 yellow, 77Xic; No. 4 yellow, 76c; No. 8 mixed, 77iC; sam- OA.fs-X4X4c up; No. 2 white, 33Hc; standard, 83c; No. 8 white, 32X$c; No. 4 white, 81X40 ; sampie. etwuax. Dnlnth Grain Market. DULUTH, Aug. 17.-WHEAT-NO. 1 hard, $1.0Xfc; No. 1 northern, old. $1.04X; No. 2 northern, old, 94Xic; September. 94X4C bid; December, 94c, asked. OATS-On track, 32c. Turpentine and Hosln. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 17.-TURPEN-TINE Firm at 40c: sales, 701 bbla.; re ceipts, 861 bblf.; shipments, ,u bbls.; Stocks, 41,082 bbls. ROSIN-Firm; tales. 2..1 bbls.; re ceipts. 2,697 bbls.; shipments, 980 bbls ; stocks. 111,468 bbls. Quotations: B, 8633 $35; D. $6.45.50; E. $66 V $60 .75 O, H and I, $6.70; K..7.fe; M, $6.8O'g7.0O; N. 3.15gC.20; W. O., $7.0a7.ta; W., 88.00i58.C6. llr- (inaA MH'ket. NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-DRY GOODS The cotton goods markets are somewhat easier In the gray goods division. Jobbers have had a very trood week In nearly all departments, notably In dress goods and reiidr made suits. Yarns rule steady and quiet Linens aie turn. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-MONEY-On ea.il. nominal. Time loans, easier; sixty days, afrtt'irt per cent; ninety days, 34iH per cent; six months, 4V44 Wr?ent. PRIMfc) MUiKCANl'ILlj; rAfEii-i&aYi PbTi?AuNG EXCHANGE Steady, at $4.S4dO for sixty-cay bills and at $4.ol0 tor aemana; commeiciai bills, $4.834. B1LV11.R bar, (Mite; Mexican dollars, 4SBONDS-Govemment, steady; railroad, easy, . OMAHA," Aug. 17.-Bank clearings for tooay were 32,Z19,3S4.54 and for the cor responding day last year $1,984,692.51. The clearings tor the week, amounted to $16. iM3,tol.tf3 and for the same week last year I13,'-.6l,279.76. M Closing quotations on oontis today wsre an iuiioWS; .loa K. c. so. ret. is... .iw L. 8. deb. 4 1921. .101 L. a unl. 4s.... M Jd K. A T. 1st 4s. 1 do sen. 4s lWVMo. Paclfle 4s .101 do conr. a Allls-Chal. lt (s.. 4iN R R of M 4a. 89 Am. Ag. o T- c- 8s....8 A. T. 4k T. cv. ..H4 e,j0 itb- 4, Mu Am. Too. 6s U0 N. Y- N. H. A H. Armour 4k Co. 4s.. o. 3a 90 Atchison sen. ,-- "ji. a w, 1st . 4s.. 96 o er. 4., 116 110No. Pacific 4-.'..... 96 do 3s 68 L- rtd- Ponn. cv. 8s 1916.. 97 do coa. 4a ....103 109 Reading sen. 4s.... 96 "tb. u. m. b. fa. 4s 78i " tt 66 8. A. L. d( fL ism . 90 . 94 94 .106 . 78 .100 102 P. B. ret. 2. res, do eeupoa (). . rei 4a coupon U. 8. 4a rsi do coupon Fan. 3i, ooupea 98 92 7 96 8 70 84 do cv. 4a I960.., do cv. M A. C. L. lt 4s... Bal. A Ohio 4a.... do 3a Brook. Tr. cv. 4. Con. of Ga. Si... fmm TAAthar (a... Ois. A Ohio 4s..iw do can. (e. do conv. 4s 93 Bt. h. 8. W. c. 4s Chicago & A. 8a.. M s. A. L. adj. (s... C B. Q- ! 4s... 6eso. Pae. ool, 4s do en. 4 J5 do cv. 4a , C M S r cv 4s. l06 ao ut r. C. R. I. c. MI,8o- Rallwajr is do rig. 4s... ....... M do gen. to C. A 8- r. e. 4s 6(Tjni0B paclfla 4s.... D. & H. cv. 4a 8 do cv. 4s D.1B.O, ref. .. 83 do 1st A ret. 4a... 94 Distillers' 6 75c- Bhbar (a.. ..104 i. B. steel 2d 6a... 103 78Va.-Car. Chem. (a. 98 79 Wabash 1st ft ox. 4a 70 M Western Md. 4s.... t 81Weat. Else. ev. ta.. 96 Wis, Central 4s 92 92 Brio P. 1. 4 do gen. 4s do cv. 4s. ar. B. 111. On. let rot. 4s, Inter. Met. 4a -..., Intor. M. M. 41... Japan 4a Bid. Ottered. Statement of nenrlnr.Oiooac Banks. NEW YORK, Aug. 17 -The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $20,56: 000 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This Is a decrease of $236. 250 'n the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week. DAILY AVERAGE, Loans Specie Legal tenders . Net deposits ... Circulation Excess lawful serve re- .$2,042,412,000 . 866.783,000 . 86.996.000 . 1,916,674,000 . 46,218,000 21.762,000 Banks' cash reserve In vault. Trust companies' cash reserve In vault Increase. $ 2.841.000 2,841,000 702,000 8.776.000 164,000 825,100 .$879,177,000 73,062.000 OMAHA bttMSRAi. MARKET. BUTTER No. 1, 1-lb. cartons. ci N 1. In AO-lb. tubs, 87o; No. 2 2So; paok lng, 25c. CHEESE Imported Swiss. 83o: Ameri can Swiss. 26c; block Swiss, 84c; twins, 17X4c; daisies, 18c; triplets, 18c; Young Americas. 19c; blue label brick, 18Xo; llmberger. t-lb.. 20c; 1-lb., 22c POULTRY-Brollers, 36&40o oer lb., hens, 16c; cocks, 9ft 10c; ducks, 18c; geese, 16c; turkeys, 23c; pigeons, per dot. 21.6a Alive: Hens, 10llc; old roosters, 6V4c; stags, tXro; old ducks, full feathered, to; geese, full feathered, 6o; turkeys, 12c; plgons, per dot.. 90c: homers, $2.60; squabs, No. L 31.10; No. 3. 50c. BEEF CUT PRICE8 No. 1 ribs, 21x40; No. 8. lo; No. 8, UXkc; No. 1 loins, 80; No. 2. 17X4c; No. 8. 13c; No. 1 chucks, 10X4c; No. 2, 8c; No. 8, 74c; No. 1 rounds, 13Xfcc; No. 2, U4c; No. 8, 10c; No. 1 plates, 8c; No. 2, (Hie; No. 3, 6X4c FISH (froHhl-Plcxeret, 90: white. 18oj pike, lio; trout, 14c; large crapples, U9 15c; Spanish mackerel, 19c; eel, i8o had dock t. 16c; flounders, 13a; grn catfish, 16c; rose shad, 860 each; shad roe, per pair, 45c; salmon, 15c; halibut, 8c; yellow pei eh. 8c; buffalo, 8c; bullheads, 8x40. FRUITS. ETC. New apples In obis.. $3.50. Spanish colons, ptr cass, $1.69; strawberries, per case 24 qts., $4.00. Bananas, fancy select, psr bunch, $2.253 160; Jumbo, per bunch. 82.7S4P3.75. Dats. Anchor brand, new, 80 1-lb. pkgs. In box, Per box, $2.26; Dromedary brand, nw, 80 1-lb. pkgs. In box, per box. 83.00. Figs, Cali fornia, per case of 12 No. 12 pkgs., 8ao; per case of 36 No. 13 pkgs., $2.60; per cast of 60 No. 8 pkgs., 82.00; bulk. In 26 and 60-lb. boxes, per lb., lOo; new Turkish, 6-c: own, in 20-10. boxes, par lb., 160; 6 crown. In 20-lb. boxes, per lb., I60; 7 crown, In 30-lb. boxej, per lb., 17o. Lemons, Limonlera, selected brand, extra fancy, 800-860 slses, per box. $7.(0; Loaia Limonelra, fancy, 800-800 sizes, per box, $6.60; 240-420 slses, 60 per box less; Cali fornia, choice, 800-SG0 slses, per box, $6-60. Oranges, California Elephant brand, extra fancy, 96-126 sites, per box,, 83.76; extra fancy, all slats, per box, $4.26; Valencia oranges, all slses, 84.00. Peaches, California, 85o. Wax beans, per basket 76c; green beans, per basket, $1.00. Canta loupes, California, 48 slse, $3.00. Water melons, per lb., lV4o. Peaches, Texas, 4 baskets, 66c; bu. baskets, $1.30. VEGETABLES Cabbage, home grown, toer lb.. lVo. Celery, Michigan, per dot.. 86c Cucumbers, hot house, per dot., 6O0. Egg plant, fancy Florida, per dot., $2.00. Garlic extra fancy, white, per dot., 16o. Lettuce, extra fancy, whits, per dot.. Sec Onions, white, in crate, $1.00; yellow, per crate. 80c. Parsley, fancy southerns, per dos. bunches, 607Sc Potatoes, horn grows, new, per bu., 76c. Tomatoes, home grown, per 4-basket carrier, 76c ' Metal Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-METAL8-Copper, quiet and nominal: lake copper and electrolytic, 8l7.tjax44in.76; casting, 3i7.00ai8.oa Iron, steady and unchanged. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 17. METAL3 Lead, firm at $4.36 4.37X4. Spelter, strong at iG.S5IS6.90. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Demand for Cattle Dull Hobs Steady- Sheea Slow. CHICAGO. Aug. 17. CATTLE Re- ceiDts. 200 head: market dull and weak: beeves. o.oia'W.); Texas steers, 4.suqi tew; western steers, w.zsigs.w; stocKers and feeders, u.tmi.w. cows ana neiiers, 2.t63.16: calves. 96.601i9.75. nuua rteceipis, o,tw neaa; mar net steady and 60 up; light, $S.0oa2,; rruxea, $7.708.65; heavy. $7.b0fe8.80; rough, $7.t0 1 so; pigs, o.f&ai.io; duik 01 saies, as.wu- 8.60. hHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2.00J head; market slow but steady; natives, 83.axft4.26: westerns. $3.204.: yearlings, 4,bOS.3o; native lambs, 44.40tf7.lu; west erns, .VXWl.V). Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 17. CATTLE Receipts. 200 head; including 100 south ems; market steady; native steers. $6.60 Qiio.tu; southern steers, st.oun.w; south ern cows ana neiiers, sj.zoftfo.w; native cows and heifers, 3.2Ki4.oO; stockers and feeders, H.6W7.76; bulls, $3.766.26; calves, $6.008.26; western steers, $i.uuV.2S; west ern cows, 88.60iyi6.00. HOGS Receipts. 1,000 head; market strong; bulk of sales, t8.26rg.46: heavy, 88.15.30; packers and butchers, $8.26 5.60; lights, t8.204M.60; pigs. $6.0O7.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Keceluts. none: market steady; muttons, $8.264.26: lambs, $5.6086.76; range wethers and yearlings, o.264.75; rang ewes, $2.w a.m. OMAHA LIYEJTOCF. MARKET Cattle for the Week Are Higher to Lower. HOGS ABE HIGHER FOE WEEK Sheep Ten to Fifteen Lower Than Laat Week, and Laaaba Are Fifty te Seventy-five Lower. 80UTH OMAHA. Aug. 17, 1911 Receipts wire: Cattle. Hots. Shep. umciai Monday 7.7&T OfflcttU Tuesday 1889 Olficial vmlnesday.... 8,tt"i Official Thursday 8,489 Otticiai Friday Ml Estimate Saturday 149 3,w 9.J79 6.871 8.411 4.M1 6,470 16.108 10.316 11.644 10.686 1.766 78 Six days this week.. 21.287 40,877 4,8Si Same days last week.. 16.888 89,640 4L12ti Sums days X wks age .11.373 40.363 46,686 Same days $ wks ago.. ll,m 46.697 36.202 Same days 4 wks ago.. 11.836 66.768 34.066 Same days last ytv...Zim 28.678 49.7t The following table snows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha tor the year to data as compared with ust year: 1913. 1911. inc. vec Cattle 612.697 606.610 86.713 Hogs 1.167,133 1.706,063 469,070 ... Sheep U46.296 1.018.671 127,726 ... The following table shows the range of prices for hogs at South Omaha for the last few days with comparisons: Pate. I lMi. ikii.Uiu.Hw,U.iw7.l. Aug. 7..r 7 90 I Aug. 8.. I 7 83X41 JO. 11. a 18. 14. 16. 18. Aug, Aug Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug, 1 961 $03141 108)4, I 114k, I Ilia Aug. 17, 1 8 07X,( 7 1 I 7 691 7 88 7 90 I 7 27 7 79 7 491 7 23 7 81 1 l 7 31 7 S3 7 S4 7 U 7 96 7 42 I 8 06! t 7 7 10 7 44 T W S IS 7 17 8 1 ( 86i 6 771 21 ( 80 6 74 1 6 U I 1 801 6 84 40 6 861 I 96 6 601 1 6 89 6 41 6 861 5 3s 6 Sal 6 91 6 17 I 741 I 14 1 131 I 80) S 78J S 88 184 T84J IT6 t8 8 90 TS7 6 44 8 74 6 90 Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards. South Omaha, for the twenty-tour hours ending at I p. m. yesterday: RECEIPTS CARLOADS. Cattle.Hors.8hMB.H'r'a. J., M. ft t. f Missouri Pacltio 3 Union Pacific C. 4 N. W., east C. & N. W., west... 1 C, St. P.. M. & O.. .. C, B. & Q east C, B. Q., west.... 7 C, R. I. ft P., east. .. Illinois Central Chicago Ut. West.. .. Total receipts.... 11 DlSfOSlTlON-HiiAD, Hogs. Sheep. 8 4 10 .. 13 .. ., 86 ., 8 I 'i 8 1 S3 2 "4 Omaha Packing Co,. Swift and Company Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co ten warts-Bolen Co , Schwaruchlld & BuUbirgsr l,o6l 1.636 1.628 2,044 291 'AH 871 St .Louis Live Stock Market. ST. LOTJI8. Aug. 17. CATTLE Re ceipts, 4,600 head, including 200 head Tex ans; market steady; native beet steers, J5.50-0.00; cows and heifers, 44.50S.OO; stockers and feeders. $3.763-6.60; Texas and Indian steers, 84 687.66; cows and heif ers, $3.6037.25; calves (In carload lots), $6.6098.25. HOGS Receipts, 10,000 head; market, steady; pigs and lights, $7.258.70; mixed and butchers, $8.4508.70; good heavy, $8.46 Q8.65. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 6,000 head; market steady; native muttons, H-FW-hO; lambs, $6.608.88. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, Aug. 17. CATTLE Re ceipts, 100 head; market steady; steers, $6.6010.35; cows and heifers, t3.OOg9.O0; calves, $4.003,8.75. HOGS Receipts, 3.600 head: market steady; top, 88.60; bulk of sales, J8.16&8.40. SHEEP AND LAMBS None here; market dull; lambs. $8.25417.00 Stock In Mtrfat. Receipts of live stock at the five orln- cipal western markets yoterday: vattie. nogs, eneep. South Omaha St. Joseph 1 ansa City St. Louis Chicago Total receipts. 6,600 2,500 1,000 io.ooo 6,000 400 6,0 0 2,000 6.150 26,0m 8,400 Aggregate cash reserve 8462,779,000 Trust companies' i serve with clearing house members carry 25 per cent cash reserve 72.S10.000 ACTUAL CONDITION. Cof.- YORK, Market. Aug. 17. COFFEE NEW Futures market closed firm net 7 to 13 points higher. Spot coffee, steady; PJo No. 7. 14c. Mild, quiet; Cordova, ldfl 17 V- 1 Loans $2,042,281,000 Specie 366,701.000 Legal tenders 85,008,000 Net deposits 1,919.336.000 Circulation 45,362.000 Excess lawful re serve 20.552,000 Increase. 8 1.266,000 2,426,000 1.067,000 10.816,000 186,000 236.000 Too Good for the Free List. ' In the soft firelight even the boardine? nouse sminsr room looxea cosy and at tractive. The warmth and - comfort thawed the heart of the "star" boarder. In an expansive moment he turned to the land'ady, who was his only compan ion In the room. Clasping her hand fondly, us murmured: "Will you be my wife?" The woman did not start or blush; no maidenly coyness shone from her dear, cold eyes as she replied thoughtfully: "Let me see. You have been here four years. You have never once grum bled at the food or failed to pay my bill promptly and without question. No, sir; I'm sorry, but I cannot marry you. You're too good a boaider to be put on the free list" McCall's Mscaxlne, Totals 6,761 171 CATl'LE There were no cattle here to day, at east nune 01 any importance, but for the week leceipta have been tne larg est of any time since the iair pen of March, btlll tne cattle run has fallen considerably short of the records tot the oorreaponalng week of last year. The receipts, as a matter of course, nave con sisted more largely of rangers, tne pro portion of cornied steers being compara tively small. The market on the better grades of beet steers nas been good tnrougnout the week and prices on tne best a tittle stronger, so that tne hlgnest price on recovd Iiaa been paid. On the other hand tne com. mon to pretty decent kinds of cattle, both cornfeds ana rangers, have haa a down, ward tenoency, and they are around 809 86c lower than the close of last week. Cows and belters, owing to the faet that tne market at this point was high as compared with other selling points, have had a aownwara tendency this week, be ing both slow ana lower on some days. At the close they are safely tW76c lower than the extreme high time ten days ago. Good stock cattle and leaders have bean in active demand all the week, and tne better graaaa art laipxba higher tnan a week ago. Other kinds are fully steady and if anything strong at tne oloss of the week. Uuotauons on native cattle: Good to choice beef steers, 88.iOglO.86; fair to good beet steers, 1.W8.to; common to fair beef steers, $6.00)7.60; good to choice heifers, Itt.v&ij..Ou; good to choice cows, le.DOftio.OO; fair to good grades, 4.256--iu. common to fair grades, 82.754.25; good to choice stockers and feeders, 85.7507.30; fair to good stockers and feeders, it. 25 6.76; common to fair stooKers and teeders, 34.60&5.H&; stock cows and heifers, 34.00 4.8a; veal caives, $4.UOgj.00; bulls, stags, etc., 83.75Q6.uO. Quotations on range cattle: Good to Choice beef Steers, 87.6008.40; fair to good beef steers, 86.267.60; common to fair beef steers, 16.00ii4j.26. HOGS At the start this morning there was a little strength displayed in the market for light hogs of desirable qual ity, most sales being si sad y and others strong to a shade higher, it took really choice shipping hogs to bring prices any better than steady with yesterdaay and that kind was very scarce this morning. The general quality of the whole supply was not quite up to the standaard of the last few days back, and in consequence trade might be described as largely a packer market, paokers buying a larger proportion of the receipts than of late. After the first hour of trading the bulk of the mixed and packing grades began to move at prices tully 6tfl0o lower, there being more hogs changing hands at a dime decline than a nickel. Early busi ness was transacted in a fairly lively fashion, but as the morning advanced trade took a change for the worse, the market closing slow and draggy. Not withstanding a lower and slow market, practically everything was disposed of fairly early in the forenoon. A ear of choice light hogs sold to a shlper at 18.46, a nickel higher than yesterdays best price. Receipts (or the week show an Increase ot about 1,300 head over last week, and almost 12.300 head more than for the cor responding period a year ago. Trade at the close ot the week is about lOrfftfo higher on an average tnan tne end ot last week, the top price then being $8.80, as compared with $8.45 today. Although the quality of the supply on some days this week was very good for this time of the year, on the whole good light hogs are gradually getting tewer ana tne pro portion of very heavy and mixed kinds is becoming larger. Representative sales: No. A, 88. Tr. Ne. 22 m ... ni t 41 254 200 7 71 44 7 0 IT 7 M 12 7M 4 1 2V6 72 T 12 40 7 M I T K 73 241 Wis 6 ...240 K IK n ,..2M ... TH 7... 62 242 40 2 00 71... 224 ... IN 74... 12 24 40 IN 47... (2 27 ... I SO 40.., U 2M 40 I M St.. 47 277 40 8 00 12.. IS 2M 10 8 00 72... 4 261 20 I 00 ... tt 202 ... 1 06 24 .. 70 222 140 8 00 7... M 24 M I 00 M... 41 242 140 8 00 M... 40 20 ... 2 00 72... 71 241 40 8 00 81... 2 27J ... 8 00 27... M 21 ... 2 00 31... a 21 10 I 00 2. .. I 22 120 tOO 07... Ml 40 8 00 12... 71 227 120 I OS 47... M 2U 80 "2... 4 27 40 8 05 21... II 2 ... 06 74... 4 J ' 77 20 120 1 0 17... 47.1 27 ... 10 77... 270 ... 8 0 82... M 2 ... 8 0 17... II 20 10 I OS II.., H 151 SO I ... 71 J 120 10! 17... HI 244 ... 05 7... 5S2 120 I OS occurred this week, when compared with the close of last week. This was mainly due to a fairly liberal marketing of fair to good fat lambs here and at other points and In consequence the trade was over supplied with that partlculnr kind of stock. The kind of lambs that make the very beet killers and tlxose on the com mon to medium order were In unusually small supply for this time of the year. Prices at the clot ot the week are fully 50fi76o below those prevailing a week ago. Conditions surrounding the trade In fat sheep were a little better than was the ease with lambs, as present values show a decline of only 10l6c. The relative scarcity of ewes, wethers and yearlings on this market prevented a bigger slump. Although prices are on a lower level there remains a good active demand for any thing really choice, other kinds not being as much sought after. It may be noted that yearlings displayed a little strength and are possibly a little higher then the close of last week. According to packers' figures the num ber of feeders were almost 7,000 head In xeeee of last week. There Is a broad and active demand in this brenoh of the trade; in fact, the supply was not suf ficiently large to meet the requirements of the buyers. During the fore part of the week prices showed an advance over the close ot last week, but later all ad vance was lost, leaving prices about steady. Some feeding yearlings sold at $5.26. Quotations on sheep and ;ambs: Lambs, good to choice, $6.866.76; lambs, fair to good. 36.60&6.26; lambs, feeders, 35.500 6.60; yearlings, light, $4 Km3.36; yearling, heavy, 84.&OtjH$6; yearlings, feeders. $3.90 (2626; wethers, good to choice, $4.0034.26; wethers, fair to good. 83.50-JH.OO: wethers, feeders. $3.60j4.26: ewes, good to choice, $3.603.86; ewes, fair to good, $3.0033.60. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr. 369 Montana wethers US 3 90 1 Montana wethers, culls 110 1 00 gagar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. 8HOAR-Raw, firm; Muscovado. 69 test S.66o; centrlfu- fal, 86 test, 4.o6c; molasses sugar, 88 test, 80c; retlnsd, quiet; crushed, 6.70c; fine granulated, 6c; powdered, 5.10c. 46.. .., tt.. .. s.. 4.., .., M... 3... U .,.20 ...282 N ...2s( 20 ...20 140 ...M ... ...271 0 ...227 0 At, Sh. Pr. ..21 200 1 08 ..211 ... 107X4 ..110 10 I M ..201 10 I 10 ..247 ... I 10 ..211 10 110 ..221 120 I 10 .... ... 110 ....221 140 I 1 ....it 10 It ....2( 10 I 10 ....lit ... I 10 ....821 840 8 1 ....211 40 I 10 til 100 I 10 247 1M I 10 24 2 I It 220 10 10 241 120 I 10 281 200 I 10 211 M I 10 lit ... I 10 20 10 I 10 201 10 I II 20S 140 I II 21 ... I II .121 M I II 20 I 17 ... I 20 40 120 20 I 20 ... 120 ... 120 ... 120 S3 I 21 ' ... (2 SO I 21 ...222 1W I 10 ...222 10 I 20 ...17 20 I 21 ...222 ... IS ...184 120 I 21 ...IN ... 2 40 ...200 ... i a ...212 ...247 ...231 ...214 ...222 ...26 ...172 ...221 ...112 ...211 2 PIOS. 141 ... 7 00 74 141 10 7 00 SHEEP Notning in the way ot sheep and lambs arrived on the market except two loads of heavy Montana wethers which were sold to a packer at 83.90 while en touts to this point. The price is steady with yesterday. A blx slumo la prices (or fat lambs WIRELESS SPANS THE PACIFIC Ian Franetaeo and Honolala Are Heokesl Vp by the New Ponl aen System. Flashing the success of the most dis tinctive achievement in the history of wireless telegraphy, newspaper dls patches amounting to 1,800 words were lent direct from an Francisco to Hono lulu early one morning recently, a dis tance of 2,350 miles, and opened for com mercial business the longest wireless "bridge" in the world. Actual communication was established when complimentary messages between the new Hawaiian station and the new station at San Bruno Point, South San Francisco, showed that the line was dear. The distance traversed is the greatest over which a regular service has ever been accomplished. From Ume to time. Under favorable conditions. Wireless Sta tions In San Francisco have "picked up" the government ststlons In Key West cr off the coaat of Maine or sometimes In Japan, but there has never been any possibility of sendlrg commercial mes sages. The Marconi wire' ens across tne Atlantic is about 1,800 miles. With the possibility of crossing the Pa cific rendtred thoroughly certain by the recent performance, it is proposed at once to build stations similar to those in Hon olulu and San Franolsco either on the Midway Islands or the Aleutian Islands. No matter which routs is chosen, it would 4e an easy Jump to Japan, as the distance is practically the same from either ot these points to Japan as from Ban Francisco to Honolulu. Thus will the Paciflo be bridged, and In two re lays commercial messages will be sent from California to Japan. The station at the San Bruno plant con sists of two 440-foot towers, which are the loftiest wireless supports In the world. The two masts are triangular in shape, measuring six feet on a side, and ara built of wood. They are 800 feet apart and between them Is suspended a total, of 35,000 feat of antenna, ot wires used to discharge and receive the elec tric currents bearing the messages. The Poulsen system makes Its wireless signals in a manner entirely different from the Marconi method. Briefly, the difference in transmission is this: The Marconi system makes signals by clos ing and breaking an electric circuit Every dot and dash signal represents an' Independent electric current Impulse transmitted through the air. The Poul sen system makes signals by varying, at the will ot the sending operator, the electrical wave length in a continuous current. The Mareonl system opens ths line of transmission for each separate signal. The Poulsen system, on the other hand, opens the line once and keeps It open by continuous electric Impulses while the signals ars being transmitted. A rapid mechanical method In trans mitting and receiving messages Is pos sible under the new system. A message can be punched on a tape so as to dif ferentials between the dots and dashes, and then sent through a mechanical sender at the rate of 160 to 150 words a minute. At ths receiving station tnese Impulses are received by a vibrating gold wire of extreme fineness. Ths shadow of this moving wire ! thrown on a moving photographlo tape, which furnishes a record for the receiving operator. San Francisco Call. Strancer Than Fiction. When the doctor says, "You ned no medicine. . When your wife refuse a new gown. When a magatlne accepts your poem, When a summer gin osounes to run. Turk,. i. m varatlnn la a real rest When you have money after a honey- "wh.n a dentist can't find a cavity. When your gold mining stock pays s Wher'you walk In the dark without barking your shins. When your auto tire forgets td pune fur nn a hurrv-UD trlD. When the horse you play to win comes In first. whan it Atum not rain on your vacation. When the girl you really love, loves X When you have a good balance of cold oath at tne ena oi mm yrj. Beecher and Ingersoll. iTanrv ward Beecher and Robert Ingersoll were gr friends, despite the wide difference in meir views on wimo tlanlty. and Ingersoll frequently visited the Brooklyn paitor. It seems that Mr. Beeoher had a beautiful globe In his study, a gift from some great manuiac- turer. It was a eeiesuai aioue. un n . .y..ii.r representation of ths con stellations and stars which compose them. There were the rings of Saturn and satel lites of Uranus. Ingersoll was delighted with the globe. He examined it closely, and turned it round ana rouna ana round- . . , "It's lust what I want, ne saio. "Who made it7" ; "Who made it?" repeatea eeecner. Who made this globe? O, nobody, col- onel; it Just happened.." qaarlnii the BUI. ', The bright little surgery at the rear of the doctor's house was occupied bw two the medical man and a patient who was being attended to for the last, time, seeing that he had got over his Illness. Yes. yes," said the doctor; you re an right now. You needn't come here again. ' "But. sir," remarked tne patient "vot about der bill? I ain't got mooch money. Vlll you take der bill out in tradeT" The sawbones looked his man up and down. "Well, I might do it," he replied. "What Is your business?" "I am der leader of der llddle Cherman band, salr. Ve vlll blay in front ot your bouse every evening for von months." Detroit Free Press. . - - - i YODR FINGER-PRINT, HOW Some New York Banks Adopt New Method of Identification. ANOTHER CHECK ON SWETDLEES Possibility Of Depositors Undergoing Bertlllon Measurements to Get a Piece of Their Money. If a system which is rapidly growl n(? in favor wltn officers of savings bank In New York City Is eventually adopted a thing that now seems highly probablo men and women who go to their banks In the future with the purpose of with drawing part Of their accounts will ho compelled not only to submit specimen of their signatures and answer all kinds of searching questions put to them by paying tellers, but they will have also t- furnish copies of their finger prints be fore being permitted to take away any ot the money that rightfully belongs to them. 8lx months ago an Englishman with a theory of Identification by means of fin ger prints came to New York and began to urge his system on local bankers. He was received coldly at first but early in April gained assent from the Williams burg Savings bank of Brooklyn for an experimental use of the system. Since that time different institutions have real ised the value of finger-print identifica tion, and today tt was announced that twenty savings banks In this city and through the state had enthusiastically adopted the plan."" Simplicity of Method. As demonstrated at one of the banks which has begun Its use, the method is remarkably simple, resembling the thumb-print method that is in vogue at police headquarters. An ink pad la pro vided, upon whleh are placed three fin gers of the right hand; also a card upon which is recorded the impression ot the first Joints of these fingers. The finger print cards are placed on file in the pay. lng teller's cage, and anyone who wishes to draw his funds must provide three fin gers of his right hand for impression on the ink pad to prove his Identity. With the finger-print pharaphertialia the banks have provided a little bottle of spirits of turpentine to take away the ink from the depositor's telltale fin gers. First you rub the fluid on' the fin gers, then you rob them with a piece of cotton cloth. Finally, you rub them on a towel, and pocket your cash. In one hank the Ps-Yinf teller himself had Insisted on performing the operation of taking the prints, hut each operation seemed to require much time, and the line outside his cage began to grow so long that ordinary patrons of the bank feared a run was In progress. Unwillingly, therefore, he was compelled to delegate the finger-printing task to his assistant This assistant hu ravelled in the work, 'although in son-a cases he has had difficulty in induo'.ng women patrons to consent to the removal' of their glove in 'order to daub the finger tips with sticky, black ink. But when the women learned,, however, that the Ink stain could be removed easily, they consented to the ordeal. Rare Thins; in Many Cases. For Illiterates, the finger-print method is expected to make possible absolute ee curity of savings. In a number of caaec deposit accounts have lately been opened) for men and women who could not write) their names, and here the finger-print cards Tiave become the sole means of identification. The originator of the plan holds that no two people in 9,000,210 have finger prints absolutely alike, and in the Instructions which have been given to the bank tellers the manner of interpret ing the various differences has been thor oughly explained. Detective agencies have given their ap proval to the plan. "Savings banks must ever be on the alert for' swindlers of the meaner sort," said one agency manager, "and I believe that one of the simplest means of preventing fraud, and at the same time the most etfaotive, is the filing of finger-print cards, together with the signature and record papers." Not only is the plan expected to pre vent swindles such as are commonly at-. tempted on ignorant bank depositors, but It will furnish a means of so Identifying depositors as to deter thieves from at tempting frauds on savings banks. New York Post WONDERS OF MODERN WORLD Interesting; Resnlts of a Poll of Se lected Authorities ot the World. Nearly 1,000 scientists, representing every European and American school of advanced thought, were asked recently by the editor of Popular Mechanics Magastne to participate by ballot in the Selection of the seven greatest wonder Of the modern world. A ballot was pre pared containing fifty-six subjects of scientific and mechanical achievement. There were blank spaces for the inser tion of any other subject the voter might aeslre. Etvoh of the eminent men to whom the ballots were sent was re quested to indicate the seven that ap peared to him to be the most wonderful. He was under no obligation to accept any of those on the list, and he was as sured that his name would not be used in connection with the publication of the result. The American scientists were selected after consultation with the secretary of the American Academy of Sciences; the European authorities consulted - were members either of the Royal Society of London, the French Academy of Science or the faculties of the great Qerman uni versities. About 70 per cent of the bal lots sent out were marked and returned. These came from the most distinguished men of the entire group,, the names of many of whom are household words throughout the civilised world. , A class of fifty professors, Instructors and advanced students ot the department of chemistry of Cornell university, by , a supplementary ballot, selected a list ot seven things, five ot which. are to be found on the list which represents the consensus of opinion of the entire voting. The final analysis of the poll shows the ten subjects highest on the list were: ' Wireless telegraphy, 244; telephone, 185; aeroplane, 187; radium, 165; ahtlseptica and antitoxins, 140; spectrum analysis, IK; X-ray, 111: Panama canal, 100; anaesthesia, 94; synthetio chemistry. St New York World. Ship Your Stock to South Omaha For List of Reliable Corarniiiaioa Merchant See Our Classified List of Merchants. M A., eh' . i a.. it-fl ' sa t iff i i