T11U OMAHA DAILY KEfo TUESDAY , AUGUST1 8. 1ftQ .
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
After Opening Strong Wheat Closed fit a
OondlJerablo Decline ,
PROVISIONS RULED DULL AND LOWER
Dlinppnlntlng VIMbto Supply Statement
NotiTllhitmidlne Ilenvjr Hhlpnient * of
the I'nU Week nn Increase in
the Stock Occurred.
CHICAGO , Aug. --Expectation that the
prcildcnt would sor.d In Ills messageto con
gress , recommending omo source of Immedi
ate relief of the money market , wns a
trcnRthcnlnt ; factor for a. time today , but
after maintaining nn Improvement of from
) { o to Kc Per bushel during the greater part
of the BC slon , wheat closed at a decline of
KC. Com was firm and rested with a
alight gum. Provisions ruled dull and lower. .
Wheat dovclopod a good deal of strength
during the early part of the session. Stocks
In Wnll streotoionod | higher , gold continued
to arrive from the other sldo , nnd the as-
embllng of congress was thought to brine
the day of financial relief nearer. Fora
brief Interval thcro was more investment
b'uylng than of late. Shorts were disposed
to cover'whilethere was little wheat for
ale. Hut soon stocks began to break and
wheat weakened , when early buyers at
tempted to sell out.
'J ho visible supply statement was disap
pointing , showing that un Increase in stock
liad occurred , notwithstanding thu liberal
export clearances of the past week. Trade
\vas exceedingly dull , taken altogether.
Operators seem to bo gradually reaching the
conclusion that It was more prudent to wait
nnd see what congress was likely to do.
rather than oncrato on what they think it
ought to do. The market opondod > wlth
prices from e o ' c higher than Saturday's
closing and later advanced from % c to J c
more , then became weaker and prices do-
olinnd 1B'C } for September and lH'c for De
cember , closing steady at about the bottom
figures.
Corn was extremely dull. The contending
Influences were the Impossibility of noeo-
tiattng Now York exchange consequently a
bar to lilllng shipping orders and the sup
posed Ill-ufTcct of the drouth upon the crop.
Opening trades were at from J-tfc to < c ad
vance , and after selling off > Cc , advanced > c ,
reacting from Jfc to % c later on. changed
§ ome , ruled firm , and closed with a slight
gain.
gain.Oats
Oats started out with an advance of } c.
Later weakness developed on reports from
Now York that exporters were cancelling
orders and re-selling. Tins induced free sell
ing hero anil prices declined % e from the top
and the market closed easy at n net loss for
the day of from ] e to Uc.
Hogs cannot bo moved east because of the
disorganization of thu banking arrangements.
As a result provisions wore weak and inac
tlvo from the start , closing "Oo lower for pork
and ribs and lOc lower for lard.
There was a fair demand for vessel room ,
and rates held steady at " 40 for wheat and
corn to liiiffnlo and y ) . o for wheat and 3cfor
corn to Kingston.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow : Wheat ,
C23 ears ; corn , f > UO cars ; oats , " 03 cars ; hogs ,
iaHX ( ) head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
Articles. Open. nigh , Low. Clone.
WHEAT
All ? flOK now r.nw
fiept MU
IJl'C teh OSJfliH
COH.V
3BM an
Sept .
Oot . 41
Mny . 41/
OATH-
Auc . 2-IM
Sept . jr. 1MX
May 30 -'OK
Sept 12 4& 12 co 12 40 12 40
LAUD
Sept 7 60 7 fifi 7 47 > 7 00
Qgt 7 65 7 05 7 40 7 47K
SHOUT Hum
Sept 7 00 7 05 fi fW 7 00
Get 707 7 12K 7 03 7 03
Cash quotations were as follows :
FI.OUH Onlut and unch.inficd ; nominal.
WHEAT No. 2 spring , & 0 ic : No. 3 spring , f.
o. 1) . , &H4i5Ue : No. 2 rod , DOyo.
COIIN No. i.3H4'c. ! No. 3 yellow , closing 38 i.
OATS No. i ! , 4 ! c ; No. 1 ! white , f. o , b. .
27V'a28' < c ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , SJiyitta
JtVB No. 2 , Oc.
HAIII.EV No. 2 , nominal ; No. 3 , no sales ; No.
4 , f. o. b. . 31c.
Fi.A.x HIEI ; No. 1.94c.
TIMOTIIV SCEO Prime , J3.CO.
1'OHK-Mess , pur hlil. , H2.10ftl2.lG ; lurd.
per 100 IIs. ) , I7.4&a7.50 ; sliort ribs sl.les
( loose ) , J7.00S7.05 : dry salted shoulders
iboxrdt , * 7.00ffi7.2D ; slioi-t eluar sldus ( boxed ) ,
$7.02'1417.87'i. ' '
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. ,
HUU'AHS Cut loaf , 6c } ; granulated , 0.82 ;
Btamlurd "A"D.70.
Tlui followlni ; were the receipts and
mcntbfor today :
Now Ynrk
Now YOIIK , AUK. 7. 1'i.otlii Hecolpts , H9-
COO pURs. : exports , 14,400 hhls. , ,1iOO : hacks ;
sales , 10,000 pUtx. ; market dull.haroly btuady ,
I'oitN MIAI. Iltill , steady ,
Itvn- Dull , nominal ; western , Me ,
HAIII.KV MAI.T Qulot ; western , G5G80c.
, , - . .w , , , i
board , GUt < iG'Ji4c ; un nileil ( red,07l.i70 : ( ( ; ; No.
1 noitliurn , I'lH'ii ; . Options were dull In the
liKL'ticu nf cables anil l holding elf K > uierally for
Borne notion by coiiK'i'e.-s. Tint opening wus at
i@lo lulriincu with tbo went , but declined
with tbu west J ttlconfiillreceiDtB.sniallelcar-
nnvcs and lucicased visible Mipply , ntlllud 'iu
on covering luul closed Hteaily at ' c ui ) to 'a
down ; AUKIH , ! , GKiQGti4C ? , closing at Gbc ; Slip-
tcinlinr , GU'it70so ( , closliiK at ( iU'jcj October
72 ! < a7J' i ! ; December , 7H , < a77 0-lCc , closlir
at 70"ii ) . Stocks of itrnln In Hloro nnd nlloa
40iCMOW ! , iillont ; uiiKr.uled mlxeil 4'Ji1
OtitldiiH opened atia ! ( ! advance , full ( iffi'ii
with wheatclosed stuady and unoliaiiued it
Me nil , vuiy dull ; AnKust,4Hilrc4H'ic : , ? , closlni
at 4H5JC ; yeiilumbor , 4H , iaiUe , cloalnir in
48iii ; Deeuinber , 4liSil47c. , closliiK at 4ti'.c
OATS-UeceljilB. UL'.UOO bu. ! innorls , 215
White weHturn , II74143C.
IIAVI'lrin.iiulet ,
lloi's-l'lrm , dull.
lliliw-null , easy ! wet sullod Now Orleam
selected , 40 Ihs. , 4illci ! 'lV.\au mlcotcil , BO
COO lliM. , 4ii5l01Sci TOMIS dry , 21UU7lhj. , H
I'lioviHiONS-Cut meats , steady : middles ,
nominal , I.nnl , easlor , iiulel ; ucslorn steani
closed al He hid ; bales , none ; option valea ,
none ; Heptombur closed utf7'U lld : Uctoher.
I7.H& nominal.
I'OIIK .Steady , dull ; new menu , flfi.
Iltm'Kit 1'lriii , moro nctlvu ; wuvtern dairy
14aillic ! ; western cn-nmory KlttaOcj western
Oiutsu Huld llrjldr , iiulet"
KOIIHJloderato demand , steady ; receipts ,
7. &b pkcs ; western fn-i.li , 14UiHoic. !
TAI.UIW Sti-udy , dull.
OOTTONSEKU ( Mi , Ihill. Htondy.
I'KTiun.KiiM-Was uncluiiiKdir ; I'onnoylvanla
oil , Hpot Hales , nonoj hopUimher opt Ions sales ,
nono.COc hldi I.lma oil , spot sales , none ,
Total salux , none ,
lt < 5"i"tM"II'wvWl'ak' ! ? "trnliii-d , common to
. .
.
good , IHM3. * 1.00.
'PliHI-KSTlNK Wi-nlt , dull ; 25i ! 2Cc.
Japun ,
Moi.AhSis : .New Orleans , open kettle , good
tochok'c , btuady , quiet : 30St3wc ,
buaAitKuw , linn ; quiet ; fair refining , a ci
coiitrlfUKnls UG test , 3'.u ; ri-Hned , mo < leratu
drnmiiil , steady : mould "A , " &S(3D ( ll-liic ;
standard "A63-lGa.5icj ! , coiifeitliiuirk" ! ( > A , "
6 l-lf , ! JMccilt : loaf. 6 ,85 13-ltii ; : crustied ,
t CCti rj-ltic ; iKiudcivd.b ll-lOOi&'nc : uraim-
Utuil. Ba-lWcaiti ; ! cubes , 67.IWr.6Hc.
I'ld IKON Dull , steady ; American , trj.76 ®
16.60 ,
Coi'l'Ell Quiet : lake , f 16,00 ,
TIN Dull , hlimdy ; i-trallK , J18.GOai8.7uj
plates , steady , dull.
Bl'KLTKK-bleady ; ' domestic. < 3.00.
Vuiblu ( iriiln Mipply ,
NEW VOHK , AUK. 7. Tlio statement of the
Tlslblo kupply of grain In sioro and utloatoii
Buturdiiy , Aug.6 , us compiled at thu Now York
1'roUuco uxcliangi ! , U us follows :
Wfctmt , 63,26,000 Lu. , lucrcuse , 76,000 bu. |
corn , fl.flfl.TOOO bu. , ( | ccrca , l.UOO.OOO Int. ;
t > nl , l,101KObti. ( ) , derrnnoo. 41,000 Int. : rye ,
ano.OOO Int. : lnctpn o , 30.000bu. | barley , 3GO-
000 bu , , Increase , 1.000 tin.
Ointilm I'rodticn .Mxrknt.
IIUTTr.itI'nncy creameries , * old ! pseVeil ,
lOr : fair to peed crcRlnerlci , solid jmrkod ,
If/iMHc ; cliofco to fatiry country , uai&e :
fair to coed country , lU'itiaci ' imckliiif stooW ,
frrili , lie.
Tdiis Tbcro are n great many poor CUKI
coming to market and the proportion
of accondi Is Urgo. Dealers nnd It very
slow work trylnR to < lNpo o of tliolr sec-
oiidn , which are H drug on th * market
oven at very low prices. Tlio bulk of the sales
of good eggs are liclni ? made nt Hl'ltil ' 1C.
l.ivu I'nL'l.TllV The receipts nf spring
chickens are not qultu so Inrgo as they were K
few days iigo , but thcro Is a great plenty to
supply the demand. Old fowls are not plenty
and cnolco old hens soil qulto readily. Lthor
kinds of poultry , as gneso , ducks , etc. , lire out
of season and are not wantod. I'holco old
hen , 7 < ! i8cj old roosters , 4USc : spring chick-
i-ns.IOlMlc. .
I'oTATOKi-Tliironra no pitatoii to snk |
of being shipped cither In or out of the city at
thu presunt tlmo. The local growers are sup-
dying thu domiind and thcro are few potatoes
1 lulng imndled by commission houses. Cholco
stock on rmlors , tWtii&c : .
MKI INS-Waturmolons arn not very plenty
and prices are accordingly firm. L'antaloupo.s
are coming In moro frcoly and. the market Is
lower tlmn It was a short tlmo ago. There Is
qulto adlll'eroncoln the iiuallly of cantaloupes
and accordingly a wldn range In prices.
Watermelons , per 100 , $20 ; cantaloupes , par
cratn , III.
CAIIIIACIRTho business In shipping cablmpo
to thu country appears to bo ubont. over.
Occasional orders uro received and filled at
1 Vitte.
I'Kf.KitrStray thlpmcnts are arriving and
thn quality of tbo stock Is pronounced good
for this season of the year. C'elery , per doz.
bunches. : it > fti6c. :
ONIONS Homo grown stock hplonty ut.2c
per 11) . on orders from tliocountty.
TOMATOF.S The market. Is still ( till of
tomatoes and prices are low. Largo receipts
are anticipated for the 110x1 few days. South
ern , per 4unskot crate , 7t > &TOc.
HKIIIIIKS Only n few blackberries are being
brought In by local growers and the berry sea
son appears to be about at an end. Thcro uro
homo bluoberrlus arriving , but no great quan
tity. Illackborrle.H , per 24-qt. case , J3j blue
berries , per 6-qt. case , ft.
Al'iM.KH No apples to amount to anythlny
are being shipped In , but tbo supply of homegrown
grown stock Is liberal. Choice Duchess , pur
liul. , * 3,0H43.25 ( ; common varieties , $2.00S6
2u ( ) ; Callfoinla apples , pur 60-lb. box , tl.2ui6 (
1.50.
UAt.irotiNtA I'ltuira As already noted , this
market Is well supplied with California fruits
and urlces are low as compared with other
markets , Karly Cc.aw'ford peaches , per box ,
fl.'JOai.Su ; llartlott pears , per box , J2.UO ®
J.2& ; iilums , per bov , il.75@2.UO ; nectarines ,
pur box , iii.UO ; grapes , $2.60.
TIIOl'IOAli FllUITB.
OllANdns Thuro are only n few oranges ar
riving. Klverslde.Mediterranean sweols.ja O' .
IIIMONH : The steady warm weather pro
duces a very fair demand for lemons and all
houses are doing a good steady business Iu
them. .Messlnas , extra fancy , JG.IHKRG.M ) ;
Mosslnas , per box , choice to fancy. W.OOSiO.u" .
HANA.NAS Prices remain about steady. 1'er
bunch , largo , J2.2Da2.7G ; per bunch , small to
medium , $2.002.25.
HIDES , TAM.OW , ETC.
IIinES No. 1 green hides , 2\c ; No. 2 green
hides , 2c ; No. 1 green salted hides , 3c ; No. 2
salted hides , 2c ; No. I green salted
Rrecn , 25 Ibs. to 4 ( Ibs. , 80 ; No. 2 green salted
billon , 2u His. to 40 Ibs. , 2c ; No. 1 veal calf.
H Ibs. to 16 Ibs. . 6c ; No.1T veal calf , 8 Ibs. to 10
Ibs. , 3c ; No. 1 dry Illntbldes , On ; No. 2 dry Hint
hides , 4c ; No. 1 dry stilted hides , Oc. Part-
cured hides < jc per ID. less than fully cured.
i-HEEP I'Kf.TS Ureon salted , each 35cttfl.2G ;
green sailed phoarllngs ( short woolod early
skins ) , each lO'ii'-iSc : dry .shoarllngs ( short
wooled early skins ) , No. 1 , each oalOc : dry
shearlings ( short woolcd early skills ) , No. 2 ,
each DC ; dry Hint , Kansas and Nebraska
butcher wool polls , per II ) . , actual weight , lO ®
lie ; dry Hint Kansas and Nebraska murrain
wool pills , per II ) . , actual weight , 710c ; dry
llln' I'olorado butcher wool pelts , per lb. ,
nrlua weight , OitlOc ; dry Hint Colorado mur
rain eel pelts , pnr 11) . , actual weight , 7Q'Jc ;
drv pieces and bucks , actual weight , 6&7c.
TAI.I.OW AND UHBASK Tallow , No. 1 , U'/sc ;
tallow , No. 2. 3c ; grcaso , white A ,
a'Sc ' ; grease , white It , 3c ; grease , yellow ,
23ic : grease , dark , 2' < c ; old butter , 2-,4c ;
eqo swax , prime , lGQ,25c ; rough tallow , -SJ
esc.
St. I.ouU Mnrkrts.
ST. f.otiifi. Aug. 7. Fi.ouil Unchanged.
WHEAT Closed about as Saturday : No. 2
red , cash , 6Bc ; August , r > 7)ic ) ; september ,
60fjc ; December , G7ic ! asked.
COIIN Advanced ! lc on crop damage news ,
but lost ? ic on weakness In wheat and stocks ,
closing > ic olT. No. 2 mixed , cash , 3GHc ; Aug
ust , 3Cc ; Hentember , 8GJ 'c ; year , 349ic.
OATS Dull , weak , lower ; No. 2 casu , 24'Jc
bid ; August , 23'c : September , 24c ,
UTE-NO. 2,4Gc bid , 50c askod.
IUni.iY No trading.
HAY Finn , unchanged.
lltlTTEU Unchanged : separator creamery ,
ISSWOc ; choice dafry. 17@lBc.
Kens Unchanged , 910c.
1'novisiONS Steady. Pork ( now ) , $13.25.
Lard , 7.0.
HuCEirrs I'lour , 4,000 sacks ; wheat , 98-
000 bu. ; corn , 141,000 bu. ; oats , 04,000 bu. ; rye
and barley , none.
Sin I'M ENTH Klour , 0,000 sacks ; wheat , 8-
000 bu , : corn , 58,000 bu. : oats. 1,000 bu. ; rye
and barley , nono.
OH Murki-tH.
Oil. CITV , Aug. 7. National Transit certifi
cates ouened at GOJi ! highest , lil-i ? ; lowest ,
GU'/i ' : closed , GO'i ; sales 64,000 bills. ; clear
ances , 70,000 bbls. ; shipments , 111,605 bbls. ;
runs , 87,030 bbls.
PiTTSnuiio , Aug. 7. National Transit cer-
tlllcates opened atC07i ; closed , GUJj ; highest ,
Gl'-i ; lowest. G ( ) ' ; sales , 21,000 libls.
WiiiMiN ( iTO.v , N. t ) . , Aug. 7. HOSIN Steady ;
strained , 76c ; good strained , 8c. ( )
Sl'llllTS OF TOKI'BSTINK I'll'lll lit 23'c bill.
CittJiiK Ti'iii'KNTiNK t'lrnii hard , il ; soft ,
$1.00 ; virgin , < 1.00.
SAVANNAH. Aug. 7. SPIIIITS OF TiruccNTi
Steady al24Uc ; rosin , llrm , UOu and bulow
Out ton MitrKnt.
Niw OHI.EANS , Au ; ? . 7. Easy ; good middling
7'ic : middling , 7ic ; low middling , 7Hc :
peed ordinary , 01 ! i-lGc ; net , receipts 1,1 If
hales ; gross receipts. 1,1.11 Iwles ; sales , 851'
hales ; .stocks , 01,370 hales ; futures closed
quid and steady ; total sales , tiC.fiOO liars-
AilKUst. J7.44 .7.4fi ; Seplemhur , $7.50517.51
October. 7.GUi27.H ; November , * 7.7 < Xi67.71'
December , 7.80I7J7.B1 ; January , (7.0Kic7.01 ( :
I'diruarv , i7.D8U8.00 ; March , J8.07 < aB.O'J.
NKW VOHK , AUK7. . Quint ; sales today
2,805 bales , Im-ludliiR : 2,000 contracts
middling uplands , 7ac ? ; inlildlliiOrluani } , Be ,
IMIUviuikro .tliirketa.
MII.WAIIKEI : , Aus 7. WunAT Steady ; Sep
tember. &OV : No. Usprlnu , OOc.
t'oiiN Steady ; No. a , 3B'jc ,
OATS Steady ; No. 'J whlto , 30c ; No. 3 , 28
© 29e.
HAHI.EV Nominal ; No , 2 , 55c.
UVE-4UO.
I'ltovisiONS Irregular ; pork , J12.05 ,
Collfu JMarkot.
NEW VOHK , AUR. 7. Ontlons opened qtilot
unchaiiKod 10 points down ; closed dull
unelianKod to C points up to 1O
points down ; sales , & .250 baK" , Incluillnn :
Heptemler ) , * ir > : il ( ; October , Jl6.20ifil5.&U ;
November , $ ir > .OOJiilD.15 ; Diicombur , J1&.1U.
Spot Ulo , dull ; No , 7 , $ lUOOm,10.2& .
KaniaK City Murkutx.
KANSAS OITV , AUK. 7.-WniAT Strong ,
lik'hor ; No , 2 hard , bUr > 2c ; No , 2 red , & 3ic ! ,
COIIN I'lrm ; No , 2 mlioil , DUo ; No. 2 wldtu ,
aoaaoijo.
OATH In fair demand ; No. 2 mixed , 24ffi25c ;
No. 2 while , 27W2HC.
Mlmn-iipolU Wlivnt . 'Miirkut ' ,
MlNNKAl-OMH , Allg. 7.VIIB.VT 1'lltUrC.S ,
about hlunilyt cash slroiiK. closed at Gi : ; ' c ;
Dccoinber , U3'ic. ; ' C'ash , on track : No , I hard ,
ti'Jiie ; No. 1 northern , rjHttOUHoj No , 2
luirtliern , &Gfi7i ; ! . Iteculpts , 123 cars.
Cliiuiiiiiuti Jliirkvt * .
CINCINNATI , AUK. 7. WIIUAT No demand ;
No. 2 red , nominal at fJ&c.
COIIN KtroiiK , lilKhor ; No.2 mlxod , 4444Vic.
UATd Kiulrri No. 2 mlxod , 24 ( 200.
WiusKY-Uull ; Jl.l-J.
Phlliidrlplilii < lruln
1'iiii.AiiKi.i'iiiA. Aug. 7 , WIIUAT Firm ; No.
2 tell , Augiut , or > iiitirc ,
COIIN Higher ; No. 2 mixed , 48 > < (248 ( > ic.
OATS Car lots , llrmj No , 2 wnlte , August ,
33 33C ! > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lliiltlniorti ( iniin MurUot.
lUi/riuoni ; , Aug. 7. WHEAT Dull ; Septem
ber , G7c.
COIIN Firmer : September , 47ic. !
OATH Firm ; No. 2 whlui eiern , 34ic. !
Tnlrdii ( Ir.nn Murkul ,
TOI.KPO , Aug. 7. WHEAT Active ; No , 2
cash , tiOl'iC.
COUN Dull , Rteady ; No. 2 ciuh , 42c.
OAT6-Qulel , bteady : No.-'J cash , 251Ja
Chin'iKo VUllilii 'friiin Supply.
CHICAGO , Aug. 7. Wheat. 69,424,000 bu. ;
corn , Gb9 1,000 uti. ; oats , 1,001,000 bu. ; rye ,
30G.UOO bu , ; barley , 3GU.UOO lit.
I'luunclul Nutuii
11AI.T1MOIIK , Ailg. 7. Clearlnirs , $1,933,341 ;
balances , $360,003.
I'AIMS , Aug. 7. Three per cent rentes , 99f
2Hc for the account ,
OMAHA , Aug. 7. Clearing ; ) , 1003,03-1 ; game
duy labt week , $826,379.
NKW YORK , Aug. 7. Clearings , $59,072-
202 ; bulanci-B , 13,492,835 ,
Pmi.AiiKi.i-uiA , Aug. 7. Clearings , $ GG64-
170 ; balance * , $1,110,807. Money , G per cent.
MEUl'iiix , Aui { , 7. New York exchange bellIng -
Ing ut tl.60 pi.'mlum. CluarlngB , $131,217 ;
balances , $17,425 ,
I tos ION , Aug. 7. Clcurluk's , $10,988,252 ;
luluucc , $1,110,734. Money , 7 8-10 per
cent , Ktchnnitc nn Now York , $3.00115.00 pro-
tnluin per 11,00(1 ( ,
CINCINNATI , AUK. 7. Cloiiflns , $1.607,260.
Now York oxchatiKo , 5. ) Uao.OO discount.
Money 741H percent.
NKwOlU.KANS , Aug. 7.-CloarlnKs , $613.252.
Now York F.xclmmto commercial , J3 per (1,000
discount. Hank , $1.60 premium.
ST. trfMMd. A Hit. 7.-ClcarlnR , } 2,039,130 ;
Imlnticcs. i OGG35. Money ijulul nt CUS per
cent. Kxchatifto on New York , $5 discount.
CIIICAOO , An * . 7. Clea'ngn , $12,090,971 !
New York exchange , 15c discount. Sterling
exchange , nominal. Money strong at 7 per
cent
STOCKS AND ItO.NDS.
Fluctuations Out of Alt Proportion to the
Volume of lliulncM.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. The stock market wns
orratlc In Its course throughout today nnd
the fluctuations were out of all proportion to
the volume of business , the sales having ag
gregated only 107,074 shares. This ordinar
ily would bo regarded as a very small total.
At the opening the movements were do-
cltlealy Irregular , some shares being above
and others below the llnal quotations of Sat
urday. After the short Interest hud boon
Increased some , the bulls took hold with a
vim and inn llttlo wtillo advanced the whole
list anywhere from } f to 'J per cent. A
few of the smaller bears covered up , but the
leaders made a sharp and successful drive nt
some of the low priced stocks , which llnally
carried down the entire market.
Union Pacific , Missouri Pacific and North
ern Pacific preferred were special objects of
attack and yielded from 4 to 4 } per cent. All
of these companies have largo Heating debts
and hcnco It Is n very sttnplo matter to start
stories about receiverships , otc. The un
favorable reports were denied by oftlclals of
the several companies and final transactions
were at n recovery of from % to 2
per cent. In the remainder of the list.
General Electric dropped f > ! s" percent ; Jer
sey Central. 4) ) percent ; Sugar , 8 > 4 per
cent ; Chicago Gas , 2Jf per cent ; Itock
Island , 2 % per cent , and l > ako Shore , \Vcst-
crn Union and New York Central 'J per cent
each. During the afternoon thcro was a
recovery of from to 2V per cent , the
latter In Sugar , but at the cloao another
reaction took place nnd speculation left off
about steady. Prices were about to
3 per cent lower than on Saturday , however.
The bears would have been still more suc
cessful but for the knowledge that many
millions of cold will bo received between
now and tho'end of the week nnd the belief
that Cleveland's message to congress will bo
such as to inspire conlidenco in llnanclaland
commercial circles throughout the country.
The Post says : As the tlmo approaches
when our shtploads'of gold are to arrive
in port , the question is raised hero and
there , whether the London consignments
do not represent borrowed specie quite as
much as remittances against regular com
mercial credits. The basis for this query is
the somewhat unusual transaction by which
the Bank of England's gold reserve was
first and most heavily drawn upon. The
answer is that at least a portion of this
westbound specie represents shipments
against American securities exported to and
carried Into London ; probably not on a basis
of actual sale. In effect this may bo
regarded as a loan , but it by no means fol
lows that Its local influence will , therefore , be
but transitory.
Those who recall the Bank of England's
financiering in the Baring panic ot 1SSO will
remember "that the great London institution
adopted then u similar measure. Three mil
lions sterling were borrowed from the Bank
of France , held in London , and ultimately
repaid. The seals on the kegs of gold trans
ported across the channel were never
broken , but the gold left lylnif , in the bank's
vaults as reserve making possible the free use
of the institution's other money. As a ro-
suit the time loan market wns amply sup
plied , the bank rate reduced , the interior cir
culation satistled and the crisis promptly
and effectually tided over. There was , in
fact , in the face of the suspensions , n sharp
rise in London stock market prices oven be
fore the gold arrival , a state of things re
markably analugous to what our own mar
ket has lately witnessed.
The early Mid convenient shipment of gold
borrowed by London was , however , rendered
possible by'England's sound monetary sys
tem , under which financial confidence speed
ily revired. A restoration of monetary
soundness hero will have u sure result , even
more favorable. Our wheat and corn are
going abroad already in volumes far beyond
recent precedent. Ifconcrcss does its duty
the crodUs thus established will bo more
than doubled by European purchases of out-
securities and the debt contracted for relief
be readily discharged.
The following arc the closing quotations
on the leading stocks on the Now Yorlc
exchange today :
Northern I'aeine. . 7 > 4
KxproHH. . . 13H Nor. Paclllc lirfd. . 21H
Altoii.Tt-rro Haute , an U. P. I.V(1 0s
< lo prefd 145 Northwestern | llH (
American KxpreBS 100 rte prefil 130
IlaltlmoruAOIilo. . (10 N. Y. Central 1)7 )
Cauaila I'aclflc 70 N. Y. .V.N. E 1(1 (
Canada Southern. . Ontario .t Western. 13Ji
Central Pacific. . . . lfa ( Ore-gun Imp 10
Clu-H. AOhlo U.J < Oregon Nav 3" ,
Chicago .t Alton. . . 128 O. S. L. .v u. N 7
C. II. .VQ THHIPaclfleMall
Chloaeo nan B1U Pi-orlaDcc.&E. . . . 7
CuiiHulldatutl Oas. . 1H I'lltHbnrK- 140
C. C. C. iSt. L Pullman Palace. . . 143
Cot ton Oil Cert - . . Hoaclliig ' "
Del. .t HiulHon . llll ! ! UlehmomlTor .
Uel. Lack , k WCHt. ilo pruf'tl 13
I ) . A H. ( i. pfil. . . . Hloliraiulo Went. . 15
DlH. .t C. Fili-H. Co. ilo prefd f >
KiHl ; Tenn Hock iHland " * n
Krlo St. Paul fi3
do pri'f'il do prefd lOSJi
rFort Wayne 140 St. P. .t O iil ! ! <
( Jreat Norlli'n iiM. 100 SI. P. A ; O. prefd. . . 1IOJ ( (
C. Id K. I.iircfil. . . . 80 : Sontherii Paclllc. 18
Hooking Valley. . . 14 Sugar Hellnury. . . . 73W
Illinois-Central. . . . D'J Tcim. Coal .t Iron. . 13U
St. Paiil&lmimli. . 41 Texan I'aclllc
Kan. A. TOX.-IH tif'il. . . . 'Tol. AO.C. prufd. 7(1 (
Lake 12rl < i .V West. llHiIInlon , Paclllc 10K
do prefd fi7Mi U.S. KxpreHS. . 48
112 W. St. I * * 1'
ilo pref'il.
LOIllHVllloAN.'lHll. filth , WellH Fargo Exp. . 1:10 :
I.onlBVillofcN. A. . 11 ! Western Union. . . . 7 K
Manhattan Con. . . . 111 ! Wheeling A L. K. . . 11
MenilihlH.V Ch.lH. . 10 rte pivfil US
Michigan Central. . 711 M.A. St. L 81
MlstuurlPaclllc. . . W 1) . .VII. O 10
JloblloA Ohio 11 ! ( ii'nural Electric. . 475S
Nauhvlllo Chatt. . . bit National Linseed , , in
National Cordatfo. II Colo. F. .VI 20
do prefd 3.i do pi-efil bn
N , J. Central IK ) H..VT. O It
Nor. A. Went. pfd. . 21 T. A. A..V N.M. . . . H
North Amcr. Co. . . . a T. St. L. & K. I L'f 2
asked. 1blil.
Thu total sales of stocks today wiiro 197,300
shares , Including : Atclilson , 5,700 ; Hurllni-
ton .t ynlncy. 7,400. Chicago ( ! as , 3 JO,30 ( > ;
General Kleclrlc , 12,000 : Loifisvillo and Nash-
vllht , 3,100 : Missouri I'lii-lllc , 0,030 , Northern
I'aclllc , 0.200 : Northwestern , 3,200 ; St. 1'aul ,
27.HOO ; hiiKitr , 0,000 ; Ituck Ibhind , D.7OO ;
Union I'aclllc. la.HOO ; Wusturn Union , 11,400.
Sales of bllvercertilicateb , 10,000 ounces.
NrW York .Money Mnrkot.
Nuw YOIIK , AllR. 7. Mo.NKV ON 0AMr-Easy
at liaO pur cent ; last loan 3 , closing offered
at 3.
1'itiMK MKIIOANTII.K I'AIT.U 3 per cent.
HTKliU.Nd BxciiANdis Ktronir. with actual
business In bankers' bills at * 4.H3i ? for sixty-
day hills and M.H I for demand.
rfii.vKH UKUTIFICATKS Klrin , with sales
at 721 ! , closing at 73 bid ,
tiOVKMNUUNT BONDS 1'lr'ii. Hlato bonds
dull.
dull.Tho uliHlnic quotations on bonds :
U. S.-Ureif ion St. U&.S.F.H M , Ill )
U. S. iHconp 10U St. I'.llllCollHOlH. . 117
U.S. 4Kn rvir US St. I' . O. AIM HIS. . 1UH
Pacific OH of 'l > 5. . 1UJ T. I' . L. O. Tr. HetH. (111 (
l.oulHanaSmivl-lrt til r.IMt.O.Tr. KCIH , 11
IMlHHOIirl llH 117 Union I'ac. Ibtx. , 101 !
rl'eiiii. new tteHls. . 10(1 ( WuHl Slioru till
Tenn , novvuctAH. . US K. O , W. IBIS ( II
Tenn. new B t 3s AtClllHOIl4H 7' '
Canada So. 'JdH. . , , 117 do 1 Hi elIMS A. . . , afi
Central 1'ae. lutu. 100 0. II. iS. A , &s. . . . H5
1) . , VK. G. JhlH KIH n. II. Jt S. A.'U Ob. 100
U.It K. 0. 4 II. A > T. U. fid
Krlo Vilu ilo con. Us III )
il. K. .V T. ( Ji-ii. ( Is. IN. Carolina OH. . . . I'- . " .
M. K. .V T. ( ii'M. fls. do 4H I'U'J
Mutual Union ( is. . HI'- S. 0. llrowim , . U'Ju
N. J. C. Int. Curt. . . ion Trim , old Us co
N. I'ac. IBIH 110 Va. Us CO
N. I'ac. liln ! 101 Va. Kx-.Mat. coup. 5
N. W. Coimolit. . . . 121) Va. CUIIH. , 1.M buries f > 0
N. W. Dub. 6b 105 U. 1 > .3 . . Ul
18. U&l.M.Ot-n.eB 76
bill. 1aHkiMl.
Niitr YnrkMining Ouotntliins.
New YOUK. AUK. 7. The followlni ; are the
inlnlii ) . ' iuoliitlutis | :
Crown 1'iilnt Ml Oiihlr (1(1 ( (
Con. Cal. anil Va , . 100 Plyinuntli VO
Duadwoml Kill Slamlanl 11(1 (
( iouhl A Curry. . . ' 'S Union Con ' 'S
Ilalu .v Norerciss. 4S Yellow Jacket. . . . CO
lIunu'Htaku ' ! > ( > Iron Silver 10
MexU-an ' 'S Quick Silver 178
Ontario 7SU ilo prefd. . 1COO
Nt. l.ouu Hilling < juitlutli > nii.
FT. Loins , AUK. 7. Thuro were few changes
In isolations on inlnhiK stocks today.
KlUaU'th * 1D t'-'SitAmerlcainJutllu , . 30
UranltuM't'n.M.tiS t'-.ool
lilJ. | uukml
llotton Stoek l uutulloni.
1108TO. ( , AuK.7 , Call luins,73-1029 per cent ;
OMAHA i.ni : MI OCR M
I.lbornl Supplier to Start \Vcok-Cnttlo
Httnily , but HOCK I.ownr.
MONDAY , Aug. 7.
The week opens out with very respectable
supplies of all kinds of stock. Receipts of
caltlu fell about 1,500 short of n week ago ,
but were ample for the present rather lim
ited requirements of the trade. The condi
tion of eastern markets and money matters
generally hardly Justified any speculative
activity , but dressed beef men had to have
some cattle to 1111 orders , and paid pretty
close to steady prices for beeves that were
good enough to invllo competition. Good to
choicj 1'JOOnml laoO-lb. beeves sold at $4.03
and $4.i5 ! , while fair to peed 1,050
to l00-lb. ! ! steers changed hands
atound fcl.45 and &J.75. Grass and half
fat Etoclc was very slow sale and generally
at shaded prices. Seine 831-ld. natives
brought &J.IH ) and a lot of pretty good Wyo
ming grassers that averaged a llttlo under
100 Ibs. sold tor & ! . & > . It was not a very buoy
ant market , but all things considered , sellers
had llttlo cause for complaint and a fair
clearance was effected.
' Corn stuff was in moderate supply and de
mand and about steady. Choice fat heifers
sold up to $ J.7r > and inferior canncrs sold
down around $1.'J5 and fl.50. Very few
calves were offered and the market was nom
inally steady. Hulls and stags at from Jl.CO
to $3 were fully steady.
The stocker and feeder trade was active
and a trifle stronger. Country buyers took
qutto a few and regular dealers nought a
good many westerns at $2.00 to $3.85. Good
to choice feeders are quotable at ? 'J.70@3.X ( ) ;
fair to good at f'i.50 ( ) 'J.70 and common stuff
at $3.0U@J.50. : Itupresciitntivo sales :
DUKSSEl ) 1ICEF.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
18. H84 12 00 67. . .1318 t3 75
32. . 1245 3 45 9. . .1030 3 75
1210 3 C 5 16 .1218 4 05
10..1154 8 70 CD. . 1201 4 25
82ofw..l280 8 70
COWS.
2. . 850 125 a. 1200 2 50
1. . 580 1 25 3 .1173 2 50
1. . 910 1 75
IIKIFUUS.
503 1 35 , . 1 , 910 1 75
830 1 50
t
CALVES.
15. 2 10 I. 240 8 00
HULLS.
1 1030 1 GO 1 , .1910 " 2 60
3 1103 1 75
8TAO8.
19 1322 2 23 1 1000 8 00
STOCKr.113 AND FiKl : > iilS.
1. . . . .1020 150' ' 22 50.1 230
o UCO 2 00 32 882 2 55
23. . . 710 2 25 1 830 2 55
WUSTRHN CATTLK.
No. Av. 1'f. ' No. Av. Pr.
NiniltASKA.
1 feeder 750 2 25 2 liows. . 905 2 30
4 cows..1072 2'30' 53 fdrs. . . 1021 2 50
107 fdrs..1057 2 85i a 00
1 cow. , . 050 2 00 4 fdra. . 765 2 00
T cows. . 025 2 25 14 film. . 847 2 25
51 fdrs. . . 092 2 GO 14 fdrs. . . 1003 2 85
18fdrs..l080 2 05
DAKOTA.
Ihfr. . . . 940 200 51 hfrs..lOC4 2 76
144 fdrs..1138 280 42 sirs. . . 1259 3 00
WYOMING.
Scows. . 01G 125 42ststlgsll48 200
55st tlKSll74 215 Icow. . . 710 225
J2cows. . . UGG 225 1 steer. 1280 285
51 steers.11G8 285 37 steers 1178 285
37Hleors.ll74 285 50 steers UGG 285
2nteers.llB5 2 85
Hoes Receipts today were considerably
over twicp as lar o us a week ago , the heavy
supply being duo to the holding back of hogj
hist week on account of the break in prices.
The strong close to last week's market en
couraged shippers to let go today. Uuyers
took advantage of the liberal offerings to
hammer prices , and while early sales of
light and butchorxveight hogs were not over
lOu to 15c lower than Saturday , closing sales
of heavy and mixed hogs were all of S5c ! to
y. > e lower than Saturday. Shippers and
fresh meat men started in paying from $4.75
to fl.'l. ) for good to choice 101 to 250-lb.
hogs , while packers bid fl.OO and $4.75
for heavy nnd mixed grades. As
shippers and fresh meat men.
having filled their orders , dropped , out , and
bad IIOWH came from Chicago the market
broke anil late trading was largely at $4.40
to1.50. . The close was very mean. The
bulk of the trading vrn * from $4.50 to $4,75 ,
as against $4.80 to $4)0 ) Saturday ani ) $5 one
week ago. Representative sales :
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
79. . . ,203 210 $4 40 09. . . 247 200 $4 70
78. . . .274 240 4 50 73. . . ,238 200 4 70
00. . . .315 4 50 66. . . .273 120 4 70
77. . . .256 80 4 50 51. . . .238 300 4 70
02. . . .308 80 4 50 74. . , .255 200 4 70
05. . . .245 240 4 50 52. . . 282 240 4 70
f.O. . . .1128 100 4 50 84. . , .221) 100 4 70
71. . . .235 100 4 50 5'J. . , .235 100 4 75
72. . .210 80 4 50 00. . , .201 160 4 75
117. . .238 100 4 50 64. . .208 40 4 75
77. . . .198 200 4 50 48. . .258 80 4 75
0. . . 218 4 50 02. . .254 280 4 70
14. . . .234 120 4 50 04. . .234 120 4 75
1. . . .40(1 ( 4 50 10. . .302 4 80
24. . . .283 80 4 50 02. . ' 224 100 4 BO
54. . . .250 80 4 50 77. . .225 240 4 80
01. . , 254 240 4 55 05. . 254 240 4 80
61. . , .308 bO 4 55 70. . .229 200 4 85
74. . , .242 120 4 20. . .228 4 85
07 . .295 40 4 65 75. . .103 280 4 85
" .210 bO 4 00 71. . .209 280 4 85
01 . .250 40 4 00 70. . .240 120 4 871
100 , .208 200 4 05 OH. . ,22O 80 4 00
04. . .238 160 4 05 76. . .2'5 40 4 90
04. . .233 100 4 05 77. . .191 200 4 'JO
60. . .343 80 4 05 67. . .207 240 4 90
05 , . .227 240 4 70 78. . .211 40 4 05
74 , . , .227 UOO 4 70 72. . .227 40 4 05
THIS AND ItOliail.
1..GOO 2 10 3..173 4 00
SmiEl * Frosli receipts were liberal cnougl
to supply the market for a week. Four
teen fresh doubles , ! ) , ! > ( ) head , were reported
in the heaviest r.iyi slnco February 23. Then
was a fair lnnuiryi/Jbr desirable muttons a.
about steady prices , , but the common and In
ferior grades that , made up thu bulk of the
offerings were practically unsalable at auj
price. Fair togoodiuitivos , l.00@4.00 ; fair to
good vt osterns , fi..WltiI ! . ' ! . " > ; common and stock
sheep , ? l.fiOrtJ3.75 ; good to choice 40 to 100-1'
lambs , ) .00 ( < 44.75. ' Ueprusentatlvu sales.
'
No. Av. Pr.
29 culls , . , , 09 | 1 50
100 vriihlurn notlicrs 108 2 bO
0 spring lambs. , , * ; , i. 44 3 00
Kiicoiptu mill ill | > iultliiii ill' Htnok ,
Ofllclal rocoliiU'ttnd ' ( llHpo ltlon of Htock n
shown by thu boi > | CH. f thu Union Stock Vurd
compunr for thu turty-itlulit hour * ending n
0 o'clock p. m , AuKU t7 , 1803 :
'
U CXII'TH.
Iioua , , ' ' IKIKHUH A HI.H
Cam. Head Caru. Cars , { Head.
Cam.mi 2,002 3.tl7 ! 7)1 BU
Disroumo.v.
Slock In nl-jlit.
IteaclptH of llvo Mock at the four principal
western markets Monday , Auguat 7 :
Cattlu , lloxs ,
Pouth Omaha 2,002 3.4U2
Chli-aKo 12,000 10,000
KiiilkatfUlty G.70U 3,800 ,
bt. IxmU 7,800 1,400
'Total 2tJ'J'J 24,032
Clilrucu l.lvu Stock Murktit.
ClliCAOO , Aug. 7 , ISpvclal Telegram to TIIK
Het : . ] The ruu of cuttlo was very light , The
first rstlinnini , were around 13,000 , hut Inter
rcturni ; Indicated niupplyof not moro than
1 l.DOO head. Of that number about 4,000 were
To.\a < and 1,800 western ratino cattle. Ho far
as prices nro concerned they were nlloRcllier
nonilnal. liliiiers | wcni In a position whrro
they could do III tit-or nnthliu : . and llictoforo
hval buyers had things all tfielr own way.
They Jumped on the mtirknt. of courso. Con
cessions of from 16cto 25o were diMiiauded ,
and ulint business was done was on that lm"l < ;
but many holders refused to iiccritt the lower
prices , preferring to tnko the chance * of the
market later In the ucuk ,
A few hog. ) chanced hands early In ( ho morn-
ItiKatslronif prices , thu buyers not having
heard of the action of Ibii local banks In rcfui-
Ingle accept pastern exchange. Kastern buyers
bt'lin ; unnblo to do anything tliero win an Immediate -
mediate drop In prices of from 20o to 30o per
100 Ibs. Local backers tefused to pay moro than
from } 4.8D to $4.00 for prime heavy tind medium
weights , wlillo cholrn assorteif llglit wure
forced back to from $5.15 to $ .r > .20. Nut all thu
holders were willing to part with tbelr hogi at
that reduction and a conslderablo part of thu
16,000 head received will bo carried over.
Owing to the continued light iirrlvaN tliero
was no serious dccllno In prices of sheep.
Iocal slaughterers were the only buyers and
their wants were limited. Ihuleslrablo kinds
generally sold from 5c lo lee lower , whllo a
few choice fetched steady prices , ( jambs sold
at full prices. Sheep w'ero limited at from
11.25 to J4 ' . ' 5 and thcro was demand for lambs
at. from $3.25 to $5.25.
Receipts : Cattle , 11,600 heads calves , 600
hcxdj hogs , 15,000 head ; sheep , 7,000 head.
The Kvunlng Journal reports :
tUiTl.rr-Hecelpts , 12,000 head ; shlnmonU ,
l.HOO head ! market stagnant , trade lowers
extra beeves , $4.aotM.yO : choice. $ l.3fi' 4.fiOj
good , $3,76&4.40 ; other * , * 3.00i/.3.00 : westerns ,
$3,00543.60 ; Texans , $2.16112.05 ; natlvo cows ,
1.76U2.25.
HIMIS Hecclpls , 10,000 head ; shipments ,
4.00U head ! marUot closed 253400 lownr :
good to best heavy , $4.HOil.5.00 ; choice light
mixed , $4. < JO < i5.10 ; sorted light * . $5.0035.16.
HliKlM'-Kccclpts , 0,600 head ; shipments ,
10O head ; sheup strong , lambs hlgjier : natives ,
$3.2.ia4.00j westerns , $3.25413.05 ; lambs , $3.00
O5.00.
N uv Yorlc l.tvu Mouk M'irkrt ' ,
Nnw YOIIK , Aug. 7. HKKVES Ko'colpts 0,385
head ; closed firm and UV higher ; natlvo
steern , J3.7O5l5.OOj Tcxatm ami Colorado , $3.35
< 24.40 : dressed beef , O'jiilHc.
t'Al.VBS Iteeu.ijls , 3,432 head ; very dull ,
c lower ; veals , J3.50.aO.25 ; buttermilk calves.
J2.12' ' & < a2.0.
HIIKKP AND IjAMiis Kccelpts , 10,023 hand ;
slow and Uc lower ; sheep , $3.0O'iJ5.00 ; lambs ,
$4.00B5.7O ; dressed mutton linn at 744'Jc ;
dressed lambs steady atu&llc.
HodS-Keculpts , H.220 lioililj hlglicr ; JG.20a
0,75.
Kuniin < ; lty l.lvo Mock .Mitrknt ,
ICAN3AS CITYAug. . 7. OATTi.n Hecc'.pti ,
0,700 head : shipments , 3,100 bund ; market
steady , weak , $2.0033.25 ; Texas cows , $1.30
I&2.25 : shipping steers , $4.00a5.00 ; natlvo
cows$1.25'/ii3.00 ; bulls and mixed , $ l,25i&2.60.
llouii Kecclpts , 8,800 head ; shipments , 000
head ; market lower ; bulk of sales , f4.GOS4.UO ;
packers , * 1.003,1.'JO ; mlxod , $4.05'B4.90 ; light ,
Jt.U035.20 ; Yoruors , J5.055J5.20 ; pigs , $5.0056
5.25
St. r.ouls l.lvo Stuck Mnrkot.
ST. Louts , Aug. 7. OATTI.K HoeMms , 7,000
head : shipments , 1,000 head ; steady ; natives ,
t3.woa-l.6ll ; Texans , * 3.5O < 34.10.
Ilims-Uecelpts , 1,400 head ; shipments , 500
head ; opened higher , closed 20&30c lower ;
heavy. J4.3'a4.UD ; mlxod , J4.30t45.0U : light ,
$4.804J5.36.
SIIKEP llecolpts , 1,000 ; shipments , 1,000
head ; slow , lieceluts all mockers.
Fireworks , balloon , storeppticon views ,
Courthuul bctvch this evening.
AN AMERICAN MALADY.
The .Mad Hush nnd I'd pctmil Strain of Our
lltinlncKN I.lfp.
Dr. S.Voir Mitchell , recognized au
thority on iiorvous diseases , in a recent
interview with the representative of a
Philadelphia paper , had some very in
teresting things to say with regard to
what ho considers "tho characteristic
malady of the American'nation. " It is
possible that as a specialist ho inay bo
disposed to overstate the case , but his
'bsucvutioiis ' and experience , ho claims ,
ire re-enforced bj statistics that show
.hut . nervous disorders are increasing in
n alarming ratio every year. In some
f the largo nnd busy centers of powila-
ion ] Dr. Mitchell is reported as saying ,
'the tables of mortality show that the
roportion of nerve death has multi-
died more than twenty times in the last
'orty years , and that now the nerve
deaths number moro than one-fourth of
ill the deaths recorded. What is most
hocking in these returns is that this
'eaful loss of life occurs mainly among
, 'oiing people of both sexes. This means
hat the Americans are fast becoming a
hort lived people , and if they were
ihut in on themselves for only a few
years , and without any inllux of vitality
by immigration , the publication of the
census would send a pang of horror and
iilurm throughout the land. "
The climate , Dr. Mitchell thinks , is
he most potent cause of the prevalence
if nervous diseases in the United States ,
ind the frequent , sudden and extreme
changes of temperature peculiar to
omo of the most densely populated sec-
ions have much to do with it. What is
jertain , he says , is "that people coming
largely from the phlegmatic races un
dergo a change of temperature hero
ind become excitable , emotional and
rritublo in a degree that is unknown in
any other part of the world. " Another
ill'ect of the American climate , ho
Lhinks , is "that it makes the strain ( , f
either mental or physical labor much
more severe than it is elsewhere"
people being able to work much longer
ind harder with heads and hands with
out injurious consequences in England
and on the continent than in this coun
try. The climate in many sections of
.ho United States is unquestionably very
trying and its effect upon the general
physical constitution may bo manifested
very frequently in impairment of the
nervous system. But | t is extremely
doubtful , says the Indianapolis News , if
it can bo regarded as "the most potent
cause. " Some of our greatest men , and
women too , remarkable for their intel
lectual industry nnd productiveness ,
have lived to extreme and vigorous ago.
The other causes to which Dr. Mitchell
refers are probably in the largest
measure responsible for the unfortunate
conditions which ho notes namely , the
mad rush and perpetual strain of our
business life which ruins the health of
our men , and the hot house system of ed
ucation , which wrecks the constitutions
of our girls.
That it i& unhealthy physical and men
tal conditions rather than the climate
which produce the.so results is suggested
by the fact cited by Dr. Mitchell that
the prevalence of tno moro serious ner
vous diseases is In almost tixnct proper ;
tion to the density of population. I'eoplo
who live calm , contented , wholesome
lives In the country are far less liable to
them than the inhabitants of cities ,
where tliu strain on mind and body is
greater , and where the physical condi
tions otfer little opportunity for healing
bv natural means the evils of artificial
and unhealthy modes of existence- .
C.Ovor the climate , says the doctor ,
whether it bo good or bad , wo have no
control , but for the "dollar devil" and
the educational dovll wo are responsible ,
and with regard to them ho utters some
strong words of professional warning.
Wo pride ourselves on the early ago at
which American men reach positions of
responsibility , but they do so at the cost
of the delicate nervous machinery that
is essential to happiness as well as
health. The mule American , after
being tortured by the exactions of a
despotic buhool system , enters into busi
ness "far too young , and ho straightway
consumes his vital energy till nothing is
left but dust and ashes. " The end of it
all is "a country of young invalids ,
young wrecks , young drug victims ,
young inebriates , young maniacs , young
suicides. "
The "educational dovll" does its work
quite us ctTcctuully in regard to girls.
"The ( lower of American womanhood , "
says Dr. Mitchell , "is wilted by over-
culture before it comes into bloom " The
long hours , the multiplicity of studies ,
the ambition of parents nnd teachers ,
who stimulate their pupils to exertions
far beyond their strength , and the at
tendant evils o ! hurried inculs ,
JH/RD /
We. MCOJ live , withoutholificj , harries , and Joollsj * '
IVc H\QU live , wilfjouh taxes , aud live ivirjoultolls. / . '
We. nieu | livt u/illjouf uotwa , iv ew radicals Cob- ,
Rut Ciuili'zaJ m < ui CAtmolliit ivilfyoulSoaja. .
Next to the foolishness of trying to live without Sonp , is the
great unwisdom of living without
which is acknowledged to be far better than any other kind.
Sold everywhere by enterprising grocers.
Made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO. , Chicago.
U lanyfactafs i loblers Difectofv
AWNINGS AND TENTS.
Omaha Tent-Awning Wolf Bros & Co. ,
COMPANY.
Mfiuufncturersof Tun In ,
covnus. AwnlMi : . ' , i'o , TUJ nnd
Iti.l Knriintii Street. 701 S. Kith Street ,
BAGS & TWINES |
Bag
COMI'ANV.
Iniinrtor | niul ninnufno-
Hirers of Hour Bacltn ,
Ijurlnjn , twine.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Jlorsc-Coc Shoe Company.
Snloiroom nnd Oltlco-1107-llOJ-llll Howard 3t
Kactory-HI'J'HZI-112.1 Howard St.
\Vu nro the os'i.v .M'uiiifiiitureri of lluots nnJ
Shoui In the ute ot Nubr.iiki.
A Kfiiur.tl Invitation la uxtunilod to all to Inspect
ourncwfnctory.
Kirkcndall , Jones & Amcr , Hand-Sewed
COMI'ANV. Whulesnto
inTr. . , a ontH llottton S1IOI ! CO..lioot . Mme !
lliiliberSliou Co. IIOS- niul ruliber Kotid * . IM-
UUMIOtillarnoy t-trect. I3IU 1 lumpy Stris-t
COAL , COKE. | CORNICE.
Omaha Coal , Colic &
LIMK CO.lmrd and BOft
coal , S K. cor. llitli and
DoiiKlnn Street
DRY GOODS.
M. B. Smith & Co. Kiipatricli-KocliDry
coons co.
Dry need * . notions , fur- Notlnnn , ent ' furnlili-
nUhini ; noti , corner , cor. llth and
11th uml llowtirtl Ms. Hartley Streets.
FURNITURE.
Omaha Upholstering Belice & Banyan
COMI'ANV.
UnlioHtorcd furniture. FUHNITUHH COMl'A.NV
llol'-HUI Mcliolan et.
Wlioleaalooiily. and IStliStrco
want of exorcise , broken sloop ,
nnd excitement "condemn 'tons of.
thousands of American women
to a life of misery and uselessness before
they have censed to be children. " It
would bo bettor , lie maintains , that
American vrh'ls should not bo educated
at all until they are 17 , after which they
inuy study with less risk , than that they
should bo over-wrought , as they are at
present. The leisurely , pleasure-seek
ing class , lie points out , are compara
tively free from nervous diseases. "They
toil not , neither do they spin. They
dress warm and comfortably , they eat
and drink plentifully and of the best.
They have constant variety and relaxa
tion , and tliey do not bother * themselves
about anything in particular. If the
mass of American women led tno life c f
the -100 , specialists in nervous diseases
would lincl their occupation gone. For
one woman who breaks down through
fashionable folly a score are destroyed
by overstrain in the serious aiTairs of
life. "
In short , the natioimblo malady is duo
to the character of our national life.
Wo run our brains and our nervous
systems on the plan of a lightning ex
press , " and expect them to ' 'vyork ' from
morning to night" on the principle of
apid transit , In fact , wo are too rapid
by half , and Dr. Mitchell warns us that
if wo persist in this rapidity wo shall
'transit" ' nationally as quickly as wo
liavo developed.
Fireworks , balloon , stereopticon views ,
Courtland beach this evening.
PYTHON EGOS.
A Hl Simko Kept in Connecticut I.tiyx
HUH itnii i ( > i KKK > -
Perhaps about as curious a thing as
Dr. ICnox over had in the line of curiosi
ties is his African python snake , Kvo ,
today , as she lays celled about a half-
bushels of eggs laid some time Sunday
night. It is an event that ophiologists
will bo interested in.
The dibcovery was made Monday
morning , nays the Danbury News. Fo'r
some llmo Adam and Kvo , two biir Afri
can pythons , have been domiciled in the
big biiako cage in the doctor's buck
olllce. The bottom of the cage is cov
ered by a deep layer of dirt and gravel.
Doth ( if thcno snakes have been in Dr.
KIIOX'H possession a year , and have boinu-
timo-i been on exhibition.
Hunday evening Dr. Knox passed the
cage several times going to and from his
front olllce. Kvury time ho passed the
cage the python snake hissed at him.
Ilo paid no attention to the hfiuko , and
was more amused than otherwise at the
incident. Later in the evening ho
locked up his olllce and drove over to
Hrewtitet , where his family is now stop
ping. When thu doctor opened his olllce
on Monday the Hrst thing he remembers
doing was to examine the tmako collec
tion. Ho looked in the cage and wiw
what ho supposed were several now po
tatoes lying under the python snake ,
Kvo.- lie opened the cage to remove
them. Going close to the snake it hissed
at him. This made him puuso. Then
ho tool : a boooml look and wits Biirprlscd
to bee about 100 biiako eggs under her.
Two of the eggs are on the writer's
de.ik as samples. They vary in si/.o
and are rather heavy. They are soft to
the touch , oval in form and ashy gray
color. The smaller of the eggs is the
sl/.o and shape of a duck'a. The larger
one is no thicker , hut about li Inches
long. They were slightly speckledIt
is buid that the shell will becorno hard.
Perhaps a biiake laying egg In captiv
ity is not unusual , hut the only cast
culled to.the visitor's attention was
when a python did a similar thing at
the 1'arls zoological garden in 1811
Tula Hurnunt laid thrcu dozen eggs , tine
HARDWARE.
Hector & Wilhelmy Lobcck & Linn ,
COMPANY.
Doalorn In Imnlvrnro nn.l
Corner lOtli and Jackson nii'clmiilrn'tnilln.
t-lreets. HUI DoiiKhn Strcot.
HATS , ETC. | IRON WORKS.
W. A , L. Gibbon & Co Omaha Safe and Iron
\Vholosnlo WOHK * .
Hfltn. rftm [ , ntruw KOOil * , Snfoi.vnuUi , Jnll wood
Klmivos. milieus , mil Iron MnittiTs mul IIro i-ft
nnd Hiirnuy fctrocte. cn | > t > . ( lus. Andruon , Hill
mul JnckBun
LUMBER.
John A , Walidicld ,
liniHirtL'd.\nicrlcnn 1'ort-
liuul foment , Mlln-nii-
hc ( conu'nt and Uuluur
hltu llmo.
LIQUORS. | STOVE REPAIRS
Frick & Herbert , Omaha Stove Repair
V.'OHKS.tovo ! roimlra
Wliulesalo liquor ilenlers Hiid "liter HtlnclitiKMita
ior BUT kind of move
1001 t'arnnm St. madu. I'.HJ ? Dougian at.
PAPER. OILS.
Carpenter Paper Co Standard Oil Co.
Carry ti full ntock of
lirlnllncl wrapplni ; and Itellnod and lubricating
wrltliii ; imperg , card
papers , etc. oil * , azlo ercaNO , otc.
PRODUCE COMMISSION.
Branch & Co.
Produce , fruits of nil
klmts , oysters.
SOUTTII OAf-AHA.
Union Stock Yards Company ,
South Ornaria
Jlent Cntllo Ho and Slioon market In th9 nail ,
COMMISSION HOUS 3.
Wood Brothers.
l.lvo Stock Commission Morohanti
fo'ith Uiimlm Telephone 1157.
JOHN I ) . DAOHMAN , I . , _ „ . , „ . -
„
WAi/ruu n. WOOD , f Manaw
MarUot reports hy mall and wire cheerfully
umlbhed upon application.
Whether qunflcd
from a vessel of
tin , glass or gold ;
There's notliingso
good for the younger =
or the old as
Hires'
Root Beer
A delicious , liealth-
giving , thirst-satis
fying beverage. A
temperance drink for
temperance people. )
A J5C. package tnaVei 5 gallon ) . s
Sold and Enjoyed Everywhere.
The Loss of a Second :
May mean the missing
of your train ; may
menu destruction of
life and property ; nl-
wnvs menus loss of
ino'ncy. No one can
afford lo carry n poor
watch , Metier no watch
at all than he led astray
| > y wrong time. Duo-
bcr-IIanipdcn i7-jcw9l
watches arc accurate. '
Would yiiu like lo knowulilcli wntcli In moit
used nn Anicrlcu'H Ori'ulriit ItnllriimlT If ho ,
wrlt f rrlrrnlar"A Uiiffclli'li'ifHfronda. ' " Tlltt
DUKUMt WATCJI Woiuis , Cantun , O ,
hroddod on her oL't's and Jmtuhed yountf
oni'H. Him dopr.Hitud her c-fffa on the
filh of .May. and the Ural youoj , ' one made
UH appearance on the lid of July , '
\Vhothor Dr. Knox's collection of
python * will bu uu iiiontod or not by the
IB u mitttor to ho HUUII.
An African Hall l.nkn ,
Lnko Assal , onoof the llnost salt lakes
In the world , In thu district of Oboclc ,
Kant Africa , only u few mUos from the
head of the Hay of Tudjoiiinh , has hccn
bought by a speculator from the French
government. All along ttio otlfjo of thu
luke , which comprlHos only sixtoun
squai-o miles , is a bed of pure halt about
a foot In thluknohs. The wuUjr of the
luku is so surchiifKcd with salt that it IB
impossible to bink in it. The battoin ia
iilijuiruntly a bed of solid salt. The
heavy waters Juvo the biibo of ja ffod
and precipitous inountnins which de
scend to the edKO of the lake , making'
it almost impobsiblo to travel around it ,
PiroworkH , balloon , stcroojitlcon viovri.
Courtluud beach thin ovouiny.