Nebraska Newspapers

    ( t THE OMAHA J > AtTAr JSlfilSi JtfONDAY , JANUARY 0 , 181)0. )
INITIATING A TENDERFOOT
A Story of the Passing of Old Bull Bill ol
tlio Damp Stool ,
EARLY DAYS ON A NEBRASKA RANCH
Trlnln of n I'viuiNjItniiln liny In it
Coxvlxi ) Cnmii Ilnrtlonoil li > C'rnrl
Treatment A CJiiroiifie nnil
n ICIIlltiir.
This thing happ--nea a long time BRO , before
Colonel Gci-rgo Harry , U. S , A. , retired , who
told the story the other day to n Xew York
Sun nun , had won his first promotion from
the rank he took at graduation from the
West Point Military academy. The Union
Pacific railroad xxas straggling and struggling
along over the dust and and of western N.-
braelta. Young Lieutenant uarrys rcginieiu
\\as at old Port Kearney , oppotlte Grand
Island , where It was cuppoe < l to bo actl > ely
concerned In keeping the Indians In chuck.
The redskins were having a lot ot fun with
the railroad builders. It Uked to be great
cport to throw a rope over a telegraph wlro
and Interc pt communication. An Indian
xv ulil take hold of each end of the rope ami
fa tcn It to his saddle , and then both would
run their ponlci up the track. Usually the >
yanked off a mlle or so of wire before the
ropi xx ore out.
beyond Orand Island , to the northwest , up
along the Ilroken How , there were at this
time a few scattered cattle ranches. The
blue joint grapj grow rank and strong and
thick up ther ? , and the catllo ranged Irte and
got fat. Ueycnd the blue Joint grass country
tlie bunch grass grew green and Juicy. U
was n cattleman's paradise but for the In
dians , who e\cry once In a while sxxoopei :
down on a lanch and left nothing but aslius
and ft ring of cartridge shells to show whal
lia-l been there. It wna natutal enough thai
for their protection these laiichmen gather
about themselvca companies of men who had
no past to remember and no future to fear
The cowboys of those days were reckless ,
liard riding , straight shooting , and utterly
fearlesB fellows , thu beet men physically that
oxer threw a rope or "buMeil" a bronM
They were the cowboys of tradition who used
to go Into town after a rcundup , nil up en
forty-rod xxhlt'ky , and slioot out the lights
or anything else that happened to dlsp.case
them. They had not thu slightest fear of
death , and would fight r.lth one another at
the least provocation , or wlthcut cause and
Just for fun , and yet when attacked by In
diana would make a most desperate resist
ance.
The cowboys In the Threo-X-bar ranch
xvcro of this sort. They would ride forty
hours at a stretch to help a friend out of
trouble , and then slioot the friend If he
happened to anger them In any way. borne
of them were of the crowd that > eai9 after
the time of which this wns written , want
with the Olives to drive old man Mitchell
and Whit Kctcham off from the claims on
which they had nlsd In the Broken Bow re
gion , and wound up by burning both men
alive. It was to this Threc-X-bar lanch that
young Fred Shcmof was sent by his father
for hU health. Sherreof came from th3 town
in Pennsylvania where Lieutenant Uany had
spent his boyhood before ho entered the Mili
tary academy. Ho was constitutionally pre
disposed to consumption , and the doctors had
told his father that the dry air of the high
wes'lcrn ' plains , and the rough , out-of-door
existence the boy would leiil there would
give him his only chance of life. Thf > boj's
mother and sister had died ot consumption
He was the last of the family , and his father
took the chances. Shenoof's father made the
arrangement through young Lieutenant
Barry. Ilarry knexx the character of the
ranchmen , and cho"s the best place for the
boy that he could. It was not much of an
lmprovom nt over the worst , but It was
within a reasonable distance of Tort Kearney ,
and Barry hoped that his Interest In the boy
would make it a little easier for Sherreef.
Bc Jes , If it was too hard for him the boy
could come Into the fort and stiy until other
arrangements could b3 made.
So Sherreof went to the Three-X-b.r
ranch. Ho was 17 years old and well grown ,
but thin chested. His father's sister had
outfitted him and Ills enormous trunk xvrs
filled chock up with many suits of suft
flnrncls and with all sorts of little woman-
contrived knick-knacks to mak him com
fortable. The cowboys gave him an up-
rcarlous greeting. Tliey circled around HIP
buckboard that took him to the ranch and
kept up a running fire ot comment on hl.s
appearance. The questions they asked w.re
placing In their personality , and the boy
wns shocked and terrified beyond speecn.
lie simply sat In the buckboard and shivered
until It stopped In front of the ranch house ,
"al'ell himself out" of that and get In the
hcise.
The cowboys mad a ring with their ponies
and held him back while they bdevlled him
BOine more. What did he say hlo name xvas ?
they started , and then , when he told them :
"Ho says his name Is Frederick Sherreof.
Oh ! oh I oh ! " and they fired off their heavy
guns cM < P reined back their ponies until
the fore hoof piwed the air and the boy
nearly falnteJ.
That was the beginning of a steady in
quisition. That night the cowboys unpacked
bis trunk. They went flito ecstaclcs over
the clothing and distributed It among them
selves with lavish hands. And all ths time
they kept up a string of comment which was
perfect torture to the boy. They wanted to
know where ho had lived , how old he was ,
how much ho could drink and how straight
ho could Dhoot. They wanted to hear him
swear , and when ho was not Inclined to do
BO they induced him to profanity by ehootlng
holes In the. celling and in the floor un
comfortably close to his feet. When they
had finished the personal cross-examination
they went Into his family , and wanted to
know the characteristics of each member.
The reply that his mother ami sisters were
dead did not relieve him from the brutal
Jests of his tormentors. Tfie baiting was
rare sport for the cowbo > s , and they kept
It up until the boy dropped from sheer ex
haustion , and the foreman , softened , per-
liapa a > little by some memory that had ben
long asleep. Interfered and said that at least
they must let the boy have his sleep un
disturbed.
In the morning the circus began. The boy
must learn to ride. They brought up a
broncho , newly roped from thu unbroken
band , and told him that was to bo his pony.
They choked It down and saddled It and then
put thn boy in the saddle and eased up the
rope. The pony struggled to Its feet with
tba boy clinging to the pommel with both
hands. The bioncho shot off across the
prairie and brought up at the end of the rope
with a lurch and a heave which sent the boy
flying from the raddle. He struck on his
head and shoulders and lay unconscious
where ho fell. The cowboys laughed and
cursed and shot off their revolvers , but let
him lie until finally he recovered and getup
up and staggered out behind the
corral and lay down In the sun ,
wishing he could die and wondering why he
didn't. lie was willing enough If they would
only shoot him at once. It was the delay that
ho dreaded. He might haxo gone back to
Port Kearney , but he did not know the trail.
Decides , It xx as many miles , and he could not
\\alk far. Every bono In his body ached , and
his muscles were all tore and lame. He
\xomlerJil how long It would bo before he
would ba killed and what Lieutenant Harry
would do when he found out what had hap
pened , Ho wondered what his father was
doing then , and If hU father and Lieutenant
Barry bad known anything about the sort of
jilacn It was to which they were sending him ,
He wondered what sort of men thesj coxxboyc-
were who could do such things to a boy whom
they had never seen before and who had done
thsm not the slightest Injury. What sort of
lives had they lived that had taken from
them every sort of reverence for the things
which were BO sacred to him , and which
in silo them Jest at hla love for thosj who
had died , and even at death Itself ? How
could men forget their mothers to and curse
'at everjtliliiK that made life worth living ?
The boy lay b'hlnd the corral and thought
ot all these things , until after a while the
un , that had made him warm and com
fortable , made him drowsy , too , and ho fell
asleep , lying In the gross with his hands
under hla head , and hU face turned up to
the cloudless sky that seemed to far away
that U could not possibly bo the- same sky
he had watched from hla old Pennsylvania
homo. He wa wakened In the afternoon by
the foreman , who had begun to fear that
perhaps the boy had tried to go back to the
fort , and had come to look for him.
"Did they wear > o out a bit. sonnyt" be
, with a Kood-niturcil bluff of A kind !
manner "Well , ye muiin't rnlhd th m fel
Itra nny rnoro'n yo can help. Tliey'M oft o
rMipli , that1 * n fart , imt they don't men
notiiin * nnly fun Only mabo ye ain't tisete
that ttylp o futinln' Hut you click to 'en
, \ nlile mi' they'll come 'roun' . I'll Rlv
> e n IIOM > ye can rid ? , an' when ye'vc leirn
that It'll he earler. You'd better try to shin
a bit , too. Nc\tr can toll when that'd com
In handy. Here's a gun y * can ha\e , an
't I wax you I'd o * practice a bit , out her
gom'whcrc where the boys can't get onto ye. '
The fore man gave Sherreof a big t\\ \
shooter and warnel him always to keep 1
with him , Thfro was no telling when ho
might have to ate It n a life and death fight
and It would never do to bi caught with
out It.
Sherreof was at heart a plucky boy , am
the foreman had given him the right ser
of H stimulus. Besides the rlccp had re
fresh d him greatly. He tiexet had ui.'d a
firearm In his life , but he took the big sl\-
shootur out on the prairie a little way from
the corral and began to practice with It
Ho found after a while that he could use It
pretty well , and someot the cowboys seeing
him from the ranch , laughed and said they
guessed the joung 'tin hnd some stud In
him after all. Hod come along If they
gave him the light sort of encouragement.
That night they started In to give him a
repetition of his hrt't night's training , as
they called It , but the foreman raid they had
better let the boy aione for a day or two
and as no ono of them cared to fight with
HIP foreman , they heeded what ho said.
The next day the boy began to learn to
ride. It was" hard work In spite ot the fact
that the pony was well brokn and docile.
Ho fell off and was thrown off several Units
and ho stuck to It all day , and at night was
almost too ser and tired to eat. The cow-
bo > s , held In check by the fore-man , let him
alone , and Shorrcof crawled oft to bed think
ing after all there might bo something at
tractive In rnneh life when ho had become
accustom * ! ! to It. Before a week was out he
could ildo fairly well and had taken some
runs oxer the prairies that had ssnt the
blood smashing through him and brought a
color Into lila face that hadn't been there ir
years. Hu ate ravenoubly and began to feel
a new and surprising strength. Ho slept bet
ter than he had c\cr done before and awoke
In the morning thoroughly refreshed and
rendy for a hard day. He got accustomed to
the use of the big six-shooter and one day
mamged to bag an antelope. Ills growing
strength gave him confidence In himself and
ho bsgan to try to hold up his end when
the cowbo > s pestered him. They played him
some cruel pranks , but ho bore them well
and a good many of the boys were hla friends
before long and roidy to Interfere In his be
half If the game bccnine too rough.
One game that he defeated turned the tide
definitely In his favor. The tilck that two
cowboys tried to phy on him Is ono that
Is still In favor among the cowboys In the
Wyoming and Montana ranches. H Is the
last supreme te , t of the ability of a man to
ride. T\xo \ cowboys , seeing Sherroef riding
leisurely along ahead of them ono afternoon
tried It on. One threw the end of his rope
to the other , and with the long rawhide
lariat stretched out between them they rode
full tilt to overtake the boy. They meant
Just before thy caught up with him to slack
up the lope a bit , so that It would catch
under the tall of lily pony. Then they would
pull It taut. The result would be such a
bucking on the part of the pony that II
would be a miracle If Sherreof was not
thrown. But 'Slrerreof heard them coming
and looked around. He saw in a flash what
they meant to do , and swung his pony to
meet them. The cowboys kept on at full
swing , meaning to yank the boy out of his
saddle now that they couldn't get the pony
to buck Jumping. But Sherreof , whipping oul
Ills knife , drove homo lily spurs and sent
his pony flying forward to meet them. As
they drew their lope taut he leaned toman :
and with a sa\age slash cut the rawhide
In two and dathel on. There was a shout
of rage from the cowboy who owned the rope ,
and lie ilrow his gun to shoot. But the other
a d :
"Hold on there : we're well donepard. . It's
time to let that boy alone. "
From the Ttiree-X-lnr ranch to the Camp
Strol outfit it was a thirty-live mile crow flight
and visits weie not frequently interchanged.
Wh = n they were theie was usually a high
old time , which wound up as often as nol
In "trouble. " "Trouble" meant shooting out
there In those days , and although nobody
deprecated It vciy much , there were only
a few professional seekers of It. It hap
pened that when Slim oof was at the Three-
X-bar , one of tlioi'3 troublesome men. Old
Bull Bill , was working on the Camp Stool.
11111 and a man Known only as Jick , rode
over one diy to visit the Three-X-biF. Sher-
leof had established himself on the ranch
by that time , and was no longer the butt
of tlielr horseplay. He had been theie
scveril months and was strong and
supple , hard to handle In a
rough and tumble , and a good man with a
hoi so. Besides , he developed a wonderful
knack with a gun , and although ho was con
spicuously peaceful of Incllmtlon and had
nexer seen any "trouble , " the cowboys tacitly
nirrrcd that ho would bo a nasty hand In a
row and let him alone. They had roughened
him a great deal. He had learned to hold
up his end at a swearing match , and once or
twlco ho had been drunk. But he didn't take
to the liquor , and although at the first the
boys had compelled him to drink for the fun
of seeing the effects as much as for the sake
of making him be sociable , at the last , when
ho began to stand for himself , he had refused
the big bottle as It was passed around the
long tibles In the cook room where the men
ate theli meals and around which they sat at
night to play cards.
Old Bull Bill , who had picked up his
name after a desperate fight with a great
shaggy-headed buffalo bull , had heard of
the newcomer at the. Thr c-X-bar , and
n anted to fee h.m. so he- went oven with
Curly and Jack They were received coi-
dlally enough by the foreman , and the boy
was put through his pic s. lie rode an
ornery buck jumper , and did some fairly-
good rope throwing , winding up with a llt-
II ? exhibition of what he could do with u
gun. Ho had learned the trick of fanning
the hammer , nnd could shoot almost ua
rapidly as Old Bull Bill himself. Bill re
marked to the foreman that the "Kid was
a good 'un , ' and It would be sat ? to look
out for him If he ever got Into trouble. It
was coming : quicker than any | of them
thought.
There was a glorious cnrouso In the cook
room of the Turee-X-bar for that night. H
was a dingy , smoke-begrimed and giease-
stained room , foul with the .odor of fried
bacon and the llavor of forty rod nnd cut
plug. The house- was built , of rough-hewn
logs , hauled with Infinite pains and labor from
thu Broken Bow creek , miles below , and laid
together without even a plaster of mud. Two
Cliss lamps fixed In iron biackets at the
corners of the cook room filled It with a
murky , yellow gloom that was pi ejected away
from the walls a few feet by makeshift tin
rclle t rs , Taxing the corners In s'liaiow , The
lablo was nailed fast to the floor. It was
made of pine boards nailed to txxo stilngers
fastened to 2x4 uprights at the four coiners.
At ono side of the room stood the big Iron on
which a vacant-face * ! youth , addressed by the
cowboys only as "You there , " fried the bacon
and cooked the mush. The rough hewn
boards of the low , smoke-blackened celling
and the logs of the walla were spotted xvltli
bullet holes , and Micro were txxo or three
dark stains on the walls that represented the
I lines ulien 1110 artless giycty that had shot
the celling full of holes had turned to "trou
ble. "
Around thl8 revolver-dented nnd rickety
; able the cowboys of the Three-X-bar enter
tained their visitors from the camp store. It
was a freak of Old Bull Bill's that placed
young Sherreof at tha head. The foreman
eat at the boy's right hand and Old Bull BUI
ilinself went to the foot , with the men from
its ranch at his right. Opposite Bill's
'rleiul , Curly , sat Joe Arkxxrlght , a man
'rom nowhere , the wildest cowboy on the
Throe-X-bar. Sherrcof had never seen such
a carouse anil he didn't Ilko the prospect ,
ilia heart went down toward his bcoto when
ho saxv that the bottles had been discarded
and the. whisky Jugs brought out. There
were two of them , big fat fellows , and they
were placed at each end of tlia table. A tin
drinking cup WPS given to each man.
They started with a song all together , a
XNlId , ribald thing , with blasphemousJerts
that made the bay faint with dread ot xxhat
was to come. When that was over , Old Bull
till ! from the foot of the table announced
that each gentleman would slug a tong or
tttll a story. The company shouted for Old
BUI hlmsslf to lead off. and Old Bill re
sponded In a vloce that had In it tha crack
of a thousand whiskies , llo eang a eong
of a fight at tea that the- Lord only knew
whcro he had learned and the men beat a
tumultuous accompaniment on the tables
with tlielr tin cups and the butt ends of their
revolver * .
The Jugs went up and doxxn , The room
llled with smoke , and the lamps were hid
lu a bluish brown haze. The facea of the
men About the ( able went red with Hi
whliky nnd tilhRlng And Rlioutlnft , and h-
fore nuny men hid rcipondttl to the rhout
for tongi ( ho tmcll of burnt powder wa
ridded to ( hut of tobacco , nd there wcr
more heirs In the celling Bhcrrtof sat xvlt
quaking heart , xvond'Hng If they would le
him ecipc. He * felt lh color leave hi
face once or twle , and ho was sick wit
the odder ft or that the men would deUc
his feeling and turn on him. Once tli
foreman trod on his foot under the tabl
to encourage hlrr. He made- show of drink
Ing with the others' , but took as llttlo as h
could , and was conscious that even tha
x\as Ion much. Then ho noticed tint th
oycs of the man next him were bloodshot
and ho wondsrod Idly when the "trouble"
would b'gln. Tor ho was sure , now , that I
would come , and he speculated with hlmpcl
a ; to what he should do when the shoot
Ing commenced.
There was a boisterous song by the fore
man , and as It xxas finished a wilder shou
than ever before , that rose even oxer th
noise of the revolvers spitting flra at th
celling. Sherreof saw Curly , at the toot o
the table , reach for the wlilpky Jug at th
same time that Joe Arkwr.'ght opposite bin
did , The hands ot both men fell on th
Jug at the tame Instant. There was a llttl
struggle , n string of soul-freezing oatUs , nm
both men dropped the Jug. Old Bull BI1
tilted back his chair , and the "trouble *
begin. The revolvers cracked three or ton
times , but they were not aimed at the cell
Ing , and xvhcn the smoke cleared a llttl
Curly and Joe Arkwright xvero lying fac
downward on the table , and Old Bull Bll
xxas getting on his feet.
"Gentlemen , " said old BUI , "It has been
said by nn older gentleman than me tha
'boys will be boys.1 Now that there Is a
chance perhaps the gentleman from Pcnnsyl
vanla xxlll represent. "
The room went dark before Sherreof , am
he heard ns If they were far oft on the
prairies the shouts ot assent to Old But
Bill's suggestion. Ills mind refused to work
Ho could not for his life utter a word , ant
not a note of all the songs ho had bean
could he remember. lie was conscious only
ot a xx lid tumult of shouting and hammering
on the table and of an axxful cold sensatloi
at his heart. Then he caught a noteo
anger in the shouts , and saw sexcrnt re
volvers gleaming. He felt the foreman
stamping on his toes , and he put both hand !
on the table In front of him and strugglct
to his feet. Old Bull Bill waved his hands
nnd shouted , and the others bat Mill. At the
foot of the table Sherreof saxv the txxo mer
lying where they had fallen. Neither ha (
ntlrrcil , and no man lookel to see If they
x/cro dead or not.
Sherreof never understood xvhat trick his
memory served him. When he stood up ho
had absolutely no thought of what he was
going to do. He looked doxxn and caught the
foreman's eye , and the foreman nodded. Then
the boy began to sing In a voice that quiv
ered with fear. And the song was , "The
Floxvers from My Angel Mother's Grave. '
The men sat silent and astonished as the
boy struggled through the first verse. As
he took up the refrain there was an angry
groxxl from two or three , and hands rcachw
back for guns , but a wild shout of approval
sxxept aiound the table , and the groxvlers
were drowned out. Sherreof xxent on with
the second verse , and this time all hands
Joined In the refrain :
'TIs a handful of earth
From the Innd of my birth ,
From the p'aco of ddnr mother's grave.
As he finlshtd and made as If to sit down
a tumult of applause pre\ented him. The
drunken cowboys shouted for more and xvouli
not let him stop. Sherreof said It was the
or.ly song he knew , nnd they shouted for
that again. Ho ianij It over , the two
v rses , and they all shouted the refrain
Again and again they demanded the song
The boy xvas almost paralyzed with fear
The glands In his mouth refused to work
and his voice dried up In his throat. Then
the nervous tension broke. Hla legs col-
lapstd under him ; hj fell in a heap in his
chair.
"It's enough , " shouted the foreman , "by
Oed , I say it's enough. L't him alone. "
The clamorous cowboys xvcre surprised Into
silence. This was something they had never
se n before. But from the foot of the
table Old Bull Bill rose smiling and per
sistent. Ho put one hugo hand doxxn on
each sldo < if the whisky Jug , about which
Curly and Arkwrlght had quancled , and
said : ,
"Gentlemen , It xxas n flno song. It has
touched me In the h'nrt and carried mt
jack to years which I had clean forgot. 1
think that perhaps the gentleman from
Pennsylvania could bo persuaded to represent
it once more. "
There was a naety leer on his face , and as
ho finished he leaned forward and picked
up the gun Curly had dropped on the table.
The- boy at the other end of the table had
broken down and was sobbing But he saw
Old Bull Bill reach for the gun. Something
Inside of him snapped , and th3 ha/o before
lilm all cleared away. As Old Bull's fingers
closed over the gun and he straightened up
again the boy leaped to his feet. The gun
the foreman had glvsn him that day behind
ths corral v.as In his hand. There xvas n
single , sharp report. The smile lauea out 01
Old Bill's face. He tottered an Instant and
then fell headlong over the table. The weight
of his fall smashed the xvhU'ky Jug , and the
liquor ran out over the table and sputtered
as It fell on the floor.
The foreman leaped to his feet , a gun in
each hand. "By God , " he shouted , "lies a
man. He's a man , I say , and It's done Ilko
a man. Who wants to take It up ? "
There was a frant'c yell of approval. They
caught up the boy and bore him round anil
round the room on their shoulders. He had
dropped hla gun and xvas shaking with SODS.
After a while the foreman prevailed and they
) Ut Sherreof to bed and xjent out to dig
iraveu for the three men.
The next morning the foreman gave Sher-
rcot an outfit and rode with him back to the
'ort There the boy stayed until he had re
covered from the shock , and then Lieutenant
Barry found him a place on a ranch nearer
Fort Kearney , where such things as those
through which he had passed did not occur.
Very lllt'lt Inilcoil
In the elements that supply the human sys-
t m with bone , muscle and brain substance
is a circulation fertilized with the supreme
tonic , Hosteller's Stomach Bitters , which be-
cets thorough assimilation and digestion , and
? lves a hsalthtul Impulse to every function
if the body. Dyspeptic and weakly persons
give strong testimony In Its behalf. So do
hose troubled with biliousness , malaria ,
rheumatism , constipation and inactivity of
: ho kidneys. ,
AVI3ATI1UII. POIIKCAST.
Kulr , 1V.irmcr lit KiiMtorn Xi-lirnhUu
nMIi houtlu-rly WlnilM.
WASHINGTON , Jan , B. Forecast for
Monday Is :
For Nebraska , South Dakota and Kansas
Fair ; warmer In eastern perilous ; soulh-
crly winds. "
For loxva and Missouri Fair ; warmer ;
houtherly winds.
I.oi-nl Itrconl.
OFFICC or Tiin WEATHER nunuAu ,
5-Omaha record of tein-
OMAHA , Jan. -
'eralu'e rainfall compared with the
and ,
' _ ri-u-.ii : , J .iJT.r nr iiio iiiiaf four vears :
" ' " " " " " '
1890. 1S05.1801. ISM.
Maximum temperature. . . ia JO 18 18
Minimum temperature. . , . 1 18 0 11
AveinKo temperature. . . . 1C 2 1 } J
Precipitation ° ° . }
,
Condition of icmpcralurc and prccln lutlon
at Omaha for the day and since March 1 ,
89J !
Normal temperature "
nrecli Itntion sln e March 1 20 72 Inches
DeVlclericy Wco March 1 11.12 Inches
Ueiiort * from Station * lit M n. m.
STATIONS AND STATE OP
WEATHER.
Omalm , clear , 2S .00
Jorlli Platle , clear , . , , ,
luron. cloudy , , . . ,
blcaeo , snowing
t , I.ouls , clear , , . . . <
U , Paul , cloudy
) axtnport , eluudy
Cnnens City , clear ,
Idenu , part cloudy
laxie , clear
> alt Lake City , elear
ILsmarck , clear , . M
it , Vlne-cnt , clear , . ,
hejenni * , clear
Vllllstun , cloudy , , . ,
npld City , cloudy , , , , , . , , ,
auction , cloudy 46 ,
"T" Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. WCI.HH , Obscncr ,
Plica of people haxo piles , but Lewltt'j
Vllch Hazel Salve will cure tliem.
NERVOUS IWALL STREET
Operators Generally Uncertain ns to the
Future ofbAuy Security ,
DISQUIETUDE PREVAILS ON ALL SIDES
Ilonil iNNiiri mul 'AVnr TnlU Do > nt
t i * Axiiirniiw tlint Value *
Will Itolll < > i- * ] lllKlllCflH COII-
' " & ( } .
NEW YORK , Jan. 4. Wall street rs again
In a state of nervousness , ttvery succeed
ing hour , for som * days p-ast , has been
adding to the financial world's disquietude.
Up to within the last forty-eight hours
there have been financiers hopeful enough
to bellevo some kind of satisfactory work
would be done oy coner.ss to relieve the
strain upon the situation. Such people have
not been abundant , however. There haxo
been a host of others , who , xx title not antici
pating anything helpful from congress ,
nave none the less been conlldent what
ever congress did do would full short of
adding to calamity threat * and dangers.
Tlie'MS people have noxv pretty generally
abandoned their optimism ,
Senator Shcrmairs speech Is , on some
accounts , a good deal applauded on Wall
street , but even those xxho are most ear.iest
in IN endorsement are at the same time
outspoken In declaring not theories nor
political economy nor history can meet the
necessities of the present crlsK What Is
xxantcd Is nctlonnidi action ns shill af
ford popltlve relief.
President Cleveland's war blast has been
almost forgotten In the Wall street world ,
so stringent have become thelliumclul
Ksuci succeeding It. None the le- < , there
are thoughtful men who are far from being
oxer their apprehensions. The Venezuelan
commission is recognized ns hnvltiKxntls -
fnclory men making it up , but so lone ns
It may have active xxork before It so long
there will be the danger of ensallonnll m
growing out of Its proceeding" ? . Sane men
do not believe that Justice Hrewor nnd his
associates are going to take Hlepq wilfully
embroiling great nnllons , hut all the same
theio ore dillleultl'i and dangers for the
stock market , ns reflecting- vested Interests ,
a long ns there shall be any uncertainty
xvhntevcr ns to the conclusions which the
commission's Investigations shall xvuirant.
WAR CUTS A FIGURE.
The South African situation Is acute
enough to Justify much nppichenslon , for
eveiy- one of Gleat Britain's ' neighbors Is
anxious to ce embroilment there. The
hysteileal disposition of the German em
peror , as shown in his effervescent dis
patch congratulating the Boers on tin ash-
Ing English Invnderv , Indicates how llltle
It may take to set European nations snarl
ing at one another's heels.
In Ihe event of any European war clash ,
even with our own government not Involved
directly , we should still be , for a time at
leQBt , heavy sufferers , for we would cer
tainly have to buy back nt once every
American security held abroad.
There tire marked differences of opinion
among Wall street lenders ns to what may
be the results to follow a blir government
bond issue. Governor H. P. rioxvcr Is con
spicuous among those who arc optimistic ,
and ho has. wiltlen a leller lo I'rcsltlenl
Cleveland , ns have many oilier prominent
Wall stieet men , commending xvhat are un
derstood In Wall street to be the llnanc'nl
plans of the ndmtiiKtiallon. These plans
contemplate the sale of bonds liv wholesale
to an intcrnallonal synd'cate. ' Even when ,
nt Iho close of Ihe xxcek on Ihe Stock ex
change , It vv.is given , out that President
Cleve'tind xvna going lo push the syndlcale
as'de ' nnd offer Ihe botnls lo popular sub
scription , lliero wns tlill outspoken conll-
donce Hint the result would shoxv the finan
cial atmosphere xxas dealing and that for
considerable time to come It xxould be noa-
s'bl" ' to iiroccel with rpsu'nr business affairs
in regular bu lness'xvaxs
It is claimed by Governor Floxxer nnd his
nnllr .ifrnnR th.nt niilv n'-nfpMctnn-il h nr noc-
ulntors are In any way excllcd ox-cr Ihe
slluatlon Gcod stocks , they say , aic scarce.
The real oxvners of slocks are nol fright
ened , arc not "el'lng , and are not disposed
to sell because of any of the condlllons lhat
are noxv disclosed. The band Issue -will , ac
cording to these authorities , encourage pres-
enl oxvners of sleeks lo go in and buy more ,
especially If , Ihroush any bear manlpula-
llon , loxver prices .should be made on Ihe
Stock cjichange. Out of n 1ljond Issue
whether to a syndicate or to Hie public ,
Ihere will come to Iho Kovemmenl , say the
hopeful ones , gold In abundance enough to
Ir.turo the mnJnlenance of mtlonnl credit
on a gold basis during at least the re
mainder of the Cleveland administration.
Not all the leader ? , however , are xv.lh
Governor Floxvor in his cheerful diagnosis.
Hussell Sage , James n. Keene and some
others of equal caliber are unab'o to find
rosy hues , cither present or prospective
They do not hesltale lo say , so far as con
gress Is concerned , xve arc practically In a
slate of anarchy. A bond Issue , according
to these authorities , can be only n prelu-le
to worse perplexities than noxv cxlsl.
Despite Ihe perturbe-1 surface of lhlns
Ihere has been marked progress in various
quarters which assures betler condlllons for
n. number of conspicuous properlles. In Iho
Hnlllmoie & Ohio situation particularly
this Is true. There has been a vigorous
campaign against the ciedlt of Ihls com
pany , p-utlclpatlng In which have ben
some of Ihe strongest financial powers of
Wall btroel.
PROFIT IN WRECKAGE.
One especially prominent interest Is known
to have had in view Immense pronto lo come
from a complete collapse of Ualllmore and
Ohio llnanclcrlng. Some of the allies of
this contingent have been conlldent , too. of
quick and Pxveeplrg success. Just ns they
were surest , however , of Ihelr triumph ,
equally stronff Inlerests have Intervened to
protect Hnltlmore nnd Ohio's credit and
save to Iho compnnv's securlly-holders In-
veMlmonli ? which otherx\l e would have
been sure of extinction. The financial party
which has tome to the rescue of the prop
erty Is headed by General I.ouls Fitz
gerald , president of the Mercantile Trust
company.
Much IB hoard of ncxv dcvolopments pnd -
Ing In the Sugar tru t quarter. It seems
certain important Insiders have been let
ting go their long Block. Some very queer
rcpoilH arc In quiet circulation.
Statesmen nt Washington are not credited
with having made many holiday prollts out
of sugar block Ihls xxlnler , though the pros
pects seemed fair just about the time con-
convened.
The Sugar IruEt croxvd have been pretty
conlldent lately that they can do ju = t about
as they pleas ; in Wall street since the
Stock exchange's Ignoble mirrondcr Home
tln-c ago at the Irust's dictation. Only-
three governors of the Slock exchange , Ihe
mosl promlnenl ono being Alfred Ds Cor
dova , were brave enough lo Inslsl the trust
should respect Stock exchange rules nnd
make olllclnl reports so Unit InveFtors
mlghl have protection. The abject sur
render of n majority of the governors
seems to have Induced trust magnates to
jellcvo Ihcv can go ahead nl Ihelr own
sweet will and do unvthlng and everybody.
Whllo theorlslB are In doubt nnd disagree
ing , the stock market , Judped by every
Euper/lclal / Indication. Is gelling ready to
W down , unless nctlon one x\av or the
other comes quickly. Hy manipulation to-
jacco trust stock wa , for example , txvlstod
upward four or l\ve polnls ycHtorday , only
o lohp the entire gain today. Jersey C n-
rnl opened thlB morning nboxo par. In
on minutes It dropped to 97. Such things
are sliaw-p. Tliers-ilsi , a breeze brnxvlng.
The vvnv It may bjoxvi Is going to be de-
ermlncd very soon after the Stock ex
change opcnn on "Monday morning. Fur-
ber protracllon of uncerlalnly may pre
cipitate some veryunhuppv activity.
h o II. ALLAWAY.
ioMo.FIV.V : : \ CIA i * ituvimv.
limit' } ' HUM HCIMI fltiiiNiially I'li-nllfiil
of JmU- .
LONDON , Jan. G-rMpney during the last
few days has been , unusually plentiful ,
owing to largo borfnwyng from the bjnk ,
amounting to n.OCqO-JO , , for the purpose of
strengthening the balance sheets. The dls-
urbcd condition of po'.ltlcs , combined xvlth
ho prolnble gold pvMhdravvnls In connec-
lon with the Unltodi tites loan , however ,
operated to ntrengtbon , the discount rates.
tut apart fiom pqltlfs | , there l little pros-
icot of much h mlopljig. The Tianm-aal
lews brought l > ualiu- on the Slock exchange -
change almost to a atandKtl'.l , but It Is gon-
cinlly bnllcved the outcome will lx > bcnc-
Iclul to the mining Htock In Ihe long run ,
American ralroad Blocks wore Inanimate.
foreigners were fairly maintained , The ad-
ances ore : Canadian Pacllle , 2 per cent ;
Chicago & Milwaukee. 7 per cent ; St. Paul.
% per cent and I.oiilsxllli' & Nashville , Ti
lor cent. The dccllncu ; irlo pecondu and
irnnd Trunk. 2 per cent ; Illinois Central ,
Mexican Central nnd Heading firsts , 1 per
cnt. _
Dry ( iiMiilM Market.
Ni\V YOIHC , Jan , 4. The cloning day of the
nk etio cU no Improvement In the ncntrnl ilr-
iiind. but thtrc ae n fair lm ln ? ti ilolnir n
hu iciult of mill onleis that rallcil for Hinall
BHortmt'ntH of urabomtle tpcchiltlcH.f , otlur
an.lltlona are XCTJ- favorable In an Incitast'd
onnuminir < l nian < l. and may qulcktn Iho nlall
radcu. 1'ilnllni ; rlothx wry iiuk-t but tle.idy at
c. hole * far tlio weik , S8.0W plct .
1'AI.I. Hivnil. Main. Jan. 4 Dunlncig In tlio
print cloth market during the with liux Unt
1 In odd ) . Tiii-y ere fold In email Iota
amom ; the inll ! , ami the lauU was K'm-rally
gllitlitly under 3c. The market Is nuotnl in
ull nt Jr. but there x\a no demand e\ui at
mt llb'uu' . The < lelU rlc ait > vcatteitil alcne
or el * months. About a third of the valeu wtro
tola. The market la very yuku Tlio itock
Xfry rnMcttnlly during th nrtk , tmlh
nntl tr-Bulitr * t'flnir | iIM ! up The Imllrn-
tlnn * ntt mthcr for n ilmp In pilot * vrhrn bul >
nem It
CMICAUO ( IIII.N MAIlKm.1.
Kent tire * of ( InTmitiiK mul
I'rlom on SuUmln ) .
CHICAGO. Jan. 4 The grnln m-ukoN
were nil active and MrotiK today , the bull
ish tendencies of traders being especially
apparent In the wheat pit May wheat
touched COSc , the highest mnrk for some
tlmp , nnd closed with n net gain of He over
yesterday. Corn and oats advanced Uc
nnd HOHc respectively. Provisions , after
opening strong and higher , lost nearly nil
the opening advance and closed practically
urchnnged from last night's closing.
All the conditions nnd most of the news
favored better prices for wheat. Cables
came higher , the Improvement being at-
Irlbuled In the dispatch to the political
noxvB , meaning the trouble In the Trans
vaal. The exports from bath coasts for
the week \xere 3,5tJS,000 bushels , or fully
COU.OOO biishrls more than a week ago , nnd
800.0W ) bushels more than n year ago. The
total available supply Is 170,000,000 bushels ,
or 15,000,0ix ) bufhe's less than u year ago. The
weather conditions , too , nro unfavorable ,
as considerable crop areas arc unprotected
by snow. The Indications seemed lo war
rant the conclusion that there wl'.l bo n
lugo decrease In the visible supply ,
The shorts shoxxed Increasing alarm nt
the outlook nnd there was active covering ,
xxhllc a good many llbeial traders who
have heretofore been bearish stcmed dis
posed to change their position and take
the buying side. So the advance wns easy ,
but soon reached a point which started
free realizing , under xxhlch there wns a
decline.
Wheat got a hoist of from V4c to Vc per
uu. ns soon as the opening signal permitted
the buyers to shout their bids. The Ursl
transactions xvete nt prices varying from
B9T4 to COc , and nftcr some ncllve iradlng
nt those prices for n few minutes , the offer
ings being all absorbed , It shol up quickly
to C04c. Some heavy lines ot long wheat
were disposed of nt from COc up lo CO'tc.
The market hero was very nervous , bill
xvllhln n narrow range nftcr It luftl made
Its bulge to COWc for May and got back
again to G9 % . The lluctuatlons niter thai
were confined to COJdc for the bollom of
the range nnd GOWncoVJc , with COc Its resl-
Ing place for the day.
Corn xvas again dull nnd trading confined
to smalt scalping operations. As the fluctu
ations In May , the active trading month ,
were confined wllhln Ihe innge of 2S'tc and
28'ic , the opportunities for scalping protlts
\\ere of course slender. The seveiely cold
weather nnd the strenglh In wheat caused
the tlrinne < > s which resulted In lie advance.
May , xxhlch closed at 28c yesterday , sold
today nt 28Vic , and 2S'Jc sellers was the
state of the market nt the close.
The strength of Ihe wheat mnilcct , Ihe
firmness In corn and Iho cold weather had
lliolr nalurnl inlluence upon the oals mur-
kct nnd It ruled llrm nnd closed with an
advance of 3-16c In the May delivery. Hie-
xalor men were free sellers against pur
chases In the counliy.
Provisions started very strong because
of un advance of Go In Ihe price of hogs
at the yards , but weakened on an unex
pected forecast Hint there would
be a heavy run of bogs next xxeek
POrk retained 2'sC of an early gain of
12'.c for May and Improved 7'4e for Jan
uary. Lard nnd ribs left off without change
"Incc yesterday.
rstlmaled receipts for Monday : Wheat , 100
cars ; corn , 350 cars ; onts , 170 cars ; hogs ,
40 000 head.
The leading futures ranged as folloxvs :
Articles I OPJII I High. I Low. I Oloss.
XXIient.Xo
Jan , . , . . . . B7H C7M 57K B7 ! <
Max- CO ) , MOi to
88K
July UUJS
Torn. No a. .
J.tn 2SM CS'i 25H
May J8H ! i'HJl 28H S.-8U
Julv
Data. No. 2. .
Jnu 17
Miy J95S 1U ! . 1UJ < HIM
Porkrcrbbl
Jan n oo 00 8074 co
May U 45 0 , ) Jht
lanl.lUUlbs
Jiu C ! I7 > 4 B 37H.
Mny 6 70 B ( lo
Mmtlllbs-
Jnn 4 : i ? 37' ' * 4 : :
May 4 7.'l4 7-JHi 4 ( II
Cash quotations xxcre ns folloxxs :
I'l.OUU rirm. winter patents , $330S3GO ; win
ter stralKlits , fS90J335. spring p items , J310 < f
3 J' > ; spring Etinlghts , (2 4002 73 ; bakers , J2.00W
"
WIIHAT No 2 pprlnp , MUSST C , No. 3 Eprlne ,
u3IIj"c : No 2 led , CO'lCiC-'iic.
COIIN No. 2 , 21ic ; No J jellon , 2iic.
OATS No 2 , 17'e , No 2 xxhlte , 10 < 4O19' c ,
No 3 white , 17&319C.
HYU No 2 , S3c.
IIARLCY No. 2. .nominal ; No. 3 , t. o. b.
5 > 3 > ; No 4 , nominal
ri.Ax snco NO. i , oi'jc.
TIMOTHY Hiiu I'limc , J3 57U.
1'HOVISIONS Mesa pork , pu bbl. , J9 ; Innl , pel
100 IbH , S537VJ. shart ribs , sldta ( loose ) , J4.5 < &
140 ; < liy called shoulders ( boxed ) , 37'SQl C2 > 4 ,
short clenr sides ( boxed ) , J4 C24O1 " 3
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gil ,
$1 22
SUGARS Cut loaf , { 550 ; eianulnted , Jl S7 ,
fitnnclnrcl "A , " $ J 73
The folloxvlnf xxcre the receipts and shipments
today :
Articles llocolpts Shipment ?
Kioiir , bbls. 0000
\\litat bu. . . l't : DUO
Torn , bu. . . 207.000
OalB bu . 40S.OO-J
bn 7,003
Barley , bu. . 380JJ
On tlio ProJuoi oxoiian a toil iv the buttar mai-
ket wa-s hte.ulv : crc.uneiv. 1'Jdf.Mcr dilry , r.'Ci'J
1 ggn , fresh. L'03''lc Chucuo , aiilut ,
\uw Yonic cu. > niiAij MAIIICUT.
Clo-jlitR1 ( liiotutloiiH on ( lie Irliicli > nl
CoiiiiuoilltlcN mul Staples.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 4 KLOUIt-lleccIptB , 17,600
lbl ; exports. 6,000 bbn ! Market ruled film
xvlth some tulxnnce on special brands of sprlnc
and old asking prices readily paid for xtln
tcis , city mill patents , J3 9084 15 , winter pat
ents , } 3&0T3C3 ( | , city mill clears , $3 004 00 , win
ter straights , 1.1.3003 40 ; xxlnter extras , $2 Cjjf
300 , xxlnter low grades , J2 2042 CO ; t < ) ) illlu lo\\
grades , ) l.850200. Hje lliur , quiet , bupcillne
W5j276 ; fancy , $273329) . Duckwlieat Hour ,
quiet , spot , 11.30.
IJUCKWIiUAT-Qulot , 3S040C.
COP.N MIJAL Dull , selloxv xxestcrn. coarse ,
TO' ' , Ilrnndyxtlne , t2 f5.
KYU Nominal ; xxcstern , 42f43c.
DAKhUV Dull ; wen tern , JJtf46c.
IlAHI.m- MALT Dull ; western , 3Q15c.
WHEAT Spat etionif. No 2 rod , C9c ; No 1
hard , C9c. Options opened MroiiK and nd-
xanced on heax ) uivlily cxpoits , coupled \\Hli
higher rabies , Fin-ill fprlnu xUicat receipts and
the foreign political situation , liter declined
under fteo liquidation , tnuMinKeil li > absence
ot clearances and export dimund ; closed Mi c
hlrher. No. 2 red , Jimunrj , CT'.sc , closed nt ( ,7'iC ,
Maj , CTaCT'ic , closed nt K'tc
CORN Itfcclpts , 10,70-J liu , eiports , 2 200 bu ,
spot llrm ; No , 2 , 34c. Options opened stronger
on hljf x\cekly exports nnd strength In xihcat
ruled quiet , nnd closed firm and ' ® % hlghci ,
Junuu-j , 34ViU34c , closed at 34c , May , 34U
WS4 9-lt.c , closed nt 34 < ic.
OATS Hec lpts , 60,000 bu. ; exports , 2000 bu.j
pot firmer ; No. 2 , 23'io , Options dull and
featureless , Januniy closed at3'c , Ma > cluMtl
at 24c.
HAY Dun : shipping , J7.00S750 ; good | u
choice , > 8 Wa W.
HOI'S Weak , state , common to choice. js < u
crop , V5Q8c : 1 95 crop , IJflOc ; 1'aclllc coast , Ii9)
crop , 35ific , Ib'JS crop. 4Q10C.
HIIis : Quiet ; GnUtsion 12c , Ducnos Ayres ,
dry , 18e ; Ttxas , dry , lOc ; California , 15c.
WOO1. Quiet ; domestic fleece , ICiftJc , pulled
I9I&26C
LCATIICH Finn ; hemlock sale , liutnos Aires ,
light lo heavy weights , 22c.
1'HOVIHIONS lletf , tiulct , beef hams , J15 Mff
10 00 , family , } 10 O0lrl2 00 , Cut meats , easy ,
pickled hums , $8 6008 85. Twird , 'lulu , western
steam closed nt f5.70 apked : Jnnuniy , J5 Ci , nom
inal. 1'ork , llrm. mess , J9 250'J 10 ; short clear ,
10.0 1200 , famll > , Jlfl.
I'ttTIlOLBUM Mendy ; United closed nt 1.49
TAMXJW Weak : city , 3 lc ; country , 3Iic.
Tt'UPHNTlNIJ Quilt ; 30 30i&c.
TAJ.I.OXV Steady ; city , 3ilc ; ; country ,
pnTHOIJJUM rirmer ; ITnltctl closed nt ? 1 M
bid , rellned. New York , J7 75 , rhlhirtflillt | : iu 1
llaltlmore. (7.70 ; I'hlladelihla and Uiltlmore In
bulk , 1550.
HOSIN Steady ; strained , common to good ,
II 7031.7S.
IlICI' Kteady , domestic , fair to extra , SSflCc ;
Japan , 3HH4c.
MOIASbiS Steady , Nexv Orleans , open kettle ,
good to choice , ? 9i3Cc ,
I1UTTKH Heci'Iptu , 333 pkgs. Maiket
Hlomh : western creamery , IGBSIc ; Ulglns , 2lc ,
( JHinSU Itecelpts , C"J pliKS Maiket quiet ;
lam-u. 7'iOlOc ; rmall , " WlO'ic ' ; part skims ,
3'iAlic ; full eklms , 2i(3c. (
IXiOH Hecelpta , 3OS pkg . Malhet steid > ,
Btatu and rrnnsylxanla , SIH.'Cc ; xxtstern , 22J5c {
HMIIhern 21i2-lc.
SinTAI.S 1'lB Iron , quiet ; goulliern , > 12 MQ
J4 00 ; northern , J12005fl4 0. Copper , wcuh ,
brokers' price , J10 ; excliange price , JlOOOOIO.lZifc
Lt d , xveak ; brokers' pike , f3 ; cxclinnge prlti ,
UO"Vifi310 Tin , tinner ; straits , t2 ! 85&12 K.
i'lntes. dull , hpeller , dull ,
COTTON SniJD Oir Weak and centrally
loner ; prltnu ( rude , 2l824Hc ; butter grades , 30c ;
prltno summer yellow , i
I.itiiilou
LONDON. Jan. 4. Tlio xveathcr during the- past
xtick tins been mild nnd the xvhtat nop looks
xx ell. In the market xtlieat lias Ijeen In moilcrnlu
demand at steady prlien. The Ktatlhtkal sttuu-
tlun lias been In faxor of sellers. llUkshui nnd
Argentine ulilppera e-ifl reserved , Amrtlran ad-
Xlcm eivitlnucil to ba the principal element of
control. Tli c. I. f. markvl xiae ttroiiKr In lone
than the country market , and In thu former a
daztn calicoes \iero sold. I'are-eU xxere In full
demand I'rlcm xxeia steady , bpot xxas quiet ,
us wua m.iUe , and rlased llrm ritenmcr mlii.d
American maltc , Junuarj and March dcllxery , for
liUjelB was quoted lit 14s tid to 15s , c. I f , 1'ur-
cc-ls and spot xxere quiet , llarley was firm and
ottera light. Oats xtere- dull and Umctlxe.
I , It t-rpool
UVniU'OOL. Jan. 4 WHKAT Hpot. nrm : de
mand , poor , No. 2 let ) nlntir , to 3d : No. 2 red
spring , stock * exhaustid , No. 1 liard Manitoba.
Ha 3d ; No. 1 California , l 4Ud Futures closed
trontf xvllli near poiltloni liGliJ blflier and dis
tant | iMltlon 'IOU'1 liUhtri tnttln'n ntmnl
caimlldlotMbiitcl } Junnnrj , K * s > il , IM.nm n
( * 4'id , Mnnh , r > * IU < 1 , Arrll , t * aW , Ma ) , In
M. June S < C'Jd
ttHN H | . ) t , lltm , AliKrlcnn mltrtl new ,
l' l fuliiMK rlmnl nrm xvllli nt-nr ponlil
'iti'tl lilnticr ntij dlrlnnt p < i ltl ni > ' 1 blqlit-i ,
ImnlntM henxirxt en tntly | Kltlun , Jnninir ) ,
In 3.1 1 rrbiunry , if SHd. Marcli , 3s 2 'ft ' ; MlO ,
in : \i1. Jnn . 2 d
n.oi'H Htrndj i dcmitnJ po. > r , St. lx > uH rnney
,
I'ltOVISlONS llnoon , firm ; ittmnnd Improx--
IIIK. Cumlierlnnd cut , 2V tu M | b , tin , uliort
ribs , Ibi , Ws , lonit clwir , llRhl , n to T II * ,
2f j lonR clnr , henxy , M Itm , } fts ftl ,
clenr l > nck , llKlit , II Ibs , M , liort < lenr mld
illrn , lieax ) , U ll , Kf Git , clear Ix-lller 14 to
IS lb , 2 ! < s C < 1 Shoulder * , rqunrr , 12 lit H llm .
a'9 GO. llnm , short cut. 14 In 1 Itm , 3 M
Meet , extra Indln mprt , 72n CM , prime menu , & 7
M 1'oiK , prime men , fine xxe lein , M < ; line
medium , 4I I trtl , stead ) ; rrlmo xxntern , JS ,
refined , In rail * , 29 .
TAW JW I'lne North American. Its W
CIIiKSR ; firm , demnml moleintr ; HncM
Amrrlcnn , colored , 45
lU'TTini-rine't I'nlted Plates , 05s ; cooil , 4"s
HosiN-tMmtmm. 4 7Hil
O1I S Fplrlts ft turpentine , Jt . Cotton feed
oil , l.lxcrpt" ! rellnM , 17s. lln eed oil , SiK
1'ctrol'tim , lellneil , 8'4d.
lurilIlHHATOH HKir : rorequnrters , 3141) ) ,
hindquarters , 6U'l '
iii.UAcitiNn rownr.u HarJxxotHi f. o. u.
Llxcrponl , 7.
HOPS At Ixmdon ( Pacific mnol ) . 2 ! .
OMAHA ( inMOUAI. MAUICUT.
Conilltliin of Trntte unit ( luotiitlnnn
oil Stniilo nnil PnlieProduce. .
nna.S Strictly fresh stock , ISc.
IUTTiu : Packing stc-cX , lie ; fait lo good
country , 13014c ; choice to fancy country , 1581CC.
VCAli-Cholcr fat , 70 to 100 Ibs , arc quoted at
6f7c ; large and coarse , 4J7Cc.
CIlKUSC-nomcstIa trick , HHc ; Kdnm , per
doz. , JP CO , Club House , Mb. Inrs , per doz , 3 CO ,
Llmbcrgcr , fancy , per Ib. , ll'.ic : juxjuefort , H-lb.
jars , per doz. , J3 CO ; Young Americas , HVic ,
Twins , fane ) , lie.
POUlVrm Drewsed-Chlckcns. 80Do ; dueks ,
choice , lOc ; turkcjs , choice , 12iil4c ; gtisc ,
S 9c.
HAY Up'nnd , Jl CO ; midland , J3.00 ; loxvland ,
(4 BO ; rje slrnxv , 1400 , color mnkrs ihc price on
lui > ; light bales tell tbo bc. . Only top gradci
brlnK top prices.
1IUOOM COHN Nexv crup. oc'lxercd nn track
In country , choice green eelf-xxorklng cnipct , per
Ib , S'Jc ; choice green , running to hurl , 2'ic ; com
mon , l'4c ,
QAMn Prnlrlc chickens , undrnxxn , per doz.
KOOITGM , drnxxn , 15 OOifC 50 , qmll , Sl.t > 0M ? i ,
jirk pnlpe. ? 3cTtl 00 ; grouse , } 5 50TTC.OO ; snipe ,
COflioc. Koldrn ploxer , 11.25 ; Jack inbbits. per
doz , t7ii200 , em-ill labblts , 75cill 00 : mill-
- , ! , v .l a 91 tnflt < ! ' . frA.ll. . . , . . > rr.tu nA. . .nn.
xasbacli Oucks , J5 0038 CO : teal Linens \ , S2 OOlf
221 ! . tp.il , ( .retn xxlng. Jl 7" 2 00. mixed ducks
Jl 7' I2 23 ; Canada geese , JC OOiJ7.HO : small KPOIC.
J(50t00. brnnts , Jl 60 : deer f-xildlf HWlCc.
deer carcasses , lltfllc : elk siddlcs liwnc : elk
carcasses. ! > { MOc , nntclopc saddles liiirc : antelope -
lope enrcasses. lOffllc ; squirrels per doz , CO7Ec.
1'ianONS Llxe , xcry sloxx ; dead pigeons not
xvni..ed.
vnonTAin.ns.
CAUI.irLO\Viit : 1'cr doz heads. J200.
CAllllAOi : Holland seed , bends pnnll nnd
hard , per Ib , IHc ; California stock , per Ib , 2c.
MttSHHOOMH 1'cr 1'4-lu box. C0 75c.
I'OTATOKS fancy natlxe stock , 30c : from
store In smilllots , SJffoSc , Colorado stuck , COJfoSc.
ONIO.VS-1'cr bu , 2.TS5c
IHANS Hnnd Picked nnxy. per bu , $1 fO.
SWKGT I'OTATOnS-ChoIcc stock , J2 75 ptr
bbl rnLnnY California , per doz . SOcJTJl 00 ; Colo-
rads. ESftROci Kalamaroo , 30f35c.
LIMA nnAN' ' IVr Ib . Be.
WATHIl rnnSS Per It ) qt. case. $1 10171 75
SCOTCH PHAS Tn sacks per bu . > 1 00.
rnriTS
MI2XICAN STHA\VlliilUinS ; Per qt. . 35c.
APPI.ns Pancy Nexx York , J3 2503 50 ; choice
stock J2 B05T2.76 ; Utah niiplcs. per box , fl.CO.
CALirOKNIA QUINCES None.
onnaoN PHAKS None.
CHANItnnilinS Jersey. JS.7B ; Cape Cod , S10 ;
' '
MAI.A'O'A OHAPnS-Pcr 60-lb. bbl. , JC ; per
C3 to 70 Ibs , grofs , J7.tO
TROPICAL , rnuiTS
OHANaCS Calllornla budded seedlings regu
lar sizes. J3.73 , 3G to 120 sizes , $3 50SJ3 75 ;
IjKMONS California , per box , J3 73ff4 CO : JIcs-
slnas. Jl 00ff4 50 , , , . .
TIANANAS Choice large stock , per bunch , J2 OS
ff225. medium sired lunches Jl.7532 00.
MlfcCKLLANUOUS.
OYSTnilS Meuiunid , l e , btanddrds , 15c : extra
belects , 4c ; branch & Co. teleets , 20c ; Nexv Yolk
counts , 29c , standard bulk , per gal , J1.10.
HOM3Y P.incy x\hltc. per Ib , 15c.
MAPLi : bYUUP Plxe-gil. en-is , each. J2 73.
cal. cans , rer doz. , $12 ; Vi-gal. cans , 1C 23 ; quart
CIDKli Pure Juice , per bolt bbl. , 53 ; per
bbl. . 54 7o
D \TKS-Ne w "PCI slin , 80-lb boxes per Ib , 6i4c ;
farils , 10 Ib. boxes , per Hi , Sc ,
MAPLi : SUGAH Cnolce. per Ib , 3310C.
1'ltCSCKVns Assoited , 20 Ib palls each Jl 40
COCOANUTS-Per 100 , 54 BO , each. 6c.
NUTS Almonds , Cullfcinla. per Ib , mediu
'
. . .
nibcrts , per Ib , lOc- pecans pnMslicd medium
ICclaigc. . 12c : peanuts raxv. B'SC. ronsted , 70
7Hchlclmy nuts , small , per bu , JI.75 : hlckar )
mils , large , per bu , Jl 60 ; black xxalnuts , per
bbi. , $2.
nnrssnD MIATS.
llKEr Light XNeslern steers 4UU to COO Ibs , 5' ,
QCc ; good coxxs and helfcis , 4j3cni'dlum
'MUTTON nres ed mutton Blic ; lacks. SV-c.
legs 7c : saddles 7c ; Blcxxa , 2'sc.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
UIDiS No , 1 trten hldis , 4' c , No. 2 gte n
hides , 4' > c , No 1 green baited bides , Cu , Nu. s
giee-n raited hides , 5c , No. 1 green huluu Miles ,
25 it 40 Ibs , Co. No 2 Me t "ailed hldit ) . 23 lo
4) Ibs , Cc. No 1 XHI ! e ir , a to : : | bs , "e ; N.I
J \eal e.iif , 8 to 13 Ibs. Cc : Nu 1 dry Hint
bides , tSlOo. No. 2 di > Hint bides. C07e. No 1
dry salted bides , 7c ; pirt eurcj hides , vjc per Ib.
less than fully cuied
BlinnP Pni.TS-arcen salted , each 258COc ;
green ealtfd thearllngs ( short xxooled rally tklno ) .
"arb Uu ; dix sbcarllngs ( sVirt xxooled early
l > hHBlIVl fl iMV. , , - " , * * . * WI1V..I , , lfcBOI1UII
w bled caily tklni > > , No. 1 , eacli. Cc , dry ( lint
KaliHii nnd Nebiaika butcher xxooj pelts , per Ib ,
actual xxelhht. 56Cc , dij flfit KanKis md Nc
dry pieces and biuks , nctual eight , .
feet cut off , an U ! useless lo j > a > frcl&lu on
- AND OIU5ASi-Taloxv ! , No. 1. J' ' c ;
tallow No. 2 , jc. ! J.reaoe , xvblle A , 3 > 4c ; grejhe ,
xx bite H. 3c ; greate , jilluw. 2'tc ' ; gtease , dark ,
23 ! old bullcr. 2W2'ic ; beesxxax , prime , I5 , ' 22e ;
IIIUKII lalloxx , Il4c .
JtONHS In cai lots xxelghed an 1 dellxercd In
CliKugo : Dry buffalo , per ton tlZOOfiHOO ; dry
country , bleached ptr ton , IIOOOOI200 ; dry
eounlry. damp and m aty. pe r ton 1C 03 8 00
WOO r < Unxx ashed , flne heavy , 6ff7o ; nne tight ,
8fi8c : quarter blood , 10i12c ; ff e ly. burry nnd
chun-y , 8 IOo ; cotted and broken coarse , 7R3c ;
cotled and broken. One. 6J ? c. I'lcoee xx.mbrd
Medium , 15 J18c : flne , 14Wieo ; tub xxntlin ! , 16
l c : blar-k So ; bucks , Cc ; tats lockK , 2ff3c ; dead
pulled , COCc. _
KIIIINIIH City .lliiihHN.
KANBAH CITY , Jan. 4 WIII3AT Hloxv. tut
alxjut lo hlkber ; No , 2 bald. CCc ; No 2 led ,
nominally C7fjC8c : No. 2 spring , B4'ijjr55'.e { , No.
3 spline , C2Vifl51V.C , rejtcleO , iibmlnull ) , 3'jfnio
COHN Aetlxe * . uncb.myed ; No. 2 mixed , 22'1O '
2Ji c ; No 2 xxhlte. 22 > 4C.
OATd Htiad > ; No. 2 mixed , 17c ; No. 2 xxhlte ,
nnmlnally 17c.
HYi : Dull ; No , 2 , 30c.
HAY Plrm ; timothy , I10.0001Z.CO , prairie , J.C 00
C7.CK )
IIUTTUIl Weak ; creamery , l&4G21e ; dairy ,
iaa's Unsteady ; fresh.Vjj. .
Iliiliidi Wlu-at
DUI.UTH , Jani 4 WHKAT Plrm and hlKber ;
No. 1 hard , cauli end January , C5c. May , 63' < c ;
No 1 norlbeni , cuuh and January , Me ; May.
He ; No. 2 norlhern , casb , CUi51c ; No. 3 , 4'Jtf
'iCc ; receipts , 60 eais.
Trlbco AVIu-ut ( tiiuliilliinii.
BAN PHANCISC-0. Jan. -WIIKAT-Steauy ;
May , tl.MWi cleared , 18.V15 centals wheat.
01IAIIA LIVE STOCK HARK8T
Drcidcd Improvement in Onttlo Business In
Spite of Light Receipts.
DEMAND STRONG AND PRICES HIGHER
Act ) to Triulc In Hoof Storm rrltl *
Sharp Ail * mice In Values lloux
Ainu Tiilie nil tlitiirn on i
ItrlnU Un ) Inur.
SATUUDAY , Jnn , 4.
lUcelpti nnd uhlpmtnts for the past
txx only-four hours , nn comparcJ xxlth th
prcxlous six eln > , nro ns folloxxs :
IlKClMl'TS.
Cattle' . MOK" Sluep. Horse * .
Jntnmry 4 MM 2.742 12 . . . .
January 3 l.CGil 4,00 : )
Jnnuniy 2 ! > ; i I.MO r,21 . . . .
Jitnuury I. . . , . . . . f.96 S.l 599 21
December 31 l.P'iS 6.W.I 1,314 2 *
December SO ftt 910 . . . . 1M
December i'S 073 2,951 1,127
SHII'MENTa
Cntllo llom. Bhccp. Horse * .
January 3 i.sci
Jiiininry 2 ino
Jnrmuy i sii . . . . rw . . . .
December 31 1,011 . . . . t7l 24
December 30 171 1G3
December IS. . . . . . . 15S . . . . C78 . . . .
Dcrembcr 27 1'K ' )
Tlio receipts for the past w . .e'lsxltli com
parison , nro :
Cattle. HOCH Shocn.
Uecclpfq this \\cek . . . . 7.U72 17EK 2.17B
llpcclpln lust xxcck . . . . 4r , ( ) 12,111 1,707
Same \xeek last year. . 0.2DS 31.I7S 1,137
SllHi xxcclt , U9I 1I'I71 23.871 7,230
Snme xxeek , 1S01 11,328 M.636 2.SS7
CATTl.i : Tlio receliits of cattle xxote not
to IntKo ns jcsteiil-iy , enl > foity-nlnc lonila
bolnir reported In. At the simo tlmo the
nctual number on calc XX\H futly ns lnrio
ns yesterday. As to HIP tnurkft , there xxan
a dccltlcd linptox'cnicnt all nluni ; the line
nnil thu tlnj'H tiiullng , as n xvholc , AX as era
a very satisfactory character , vlcxxed from
a pellet's stamlnolnl.
Tor the number horn tlicre wnB a
represonttitlon of fat cattle nnil some of tlio
offerings xx etc \ery ileilnble. The btt > era
nctcd ns If they xxantcd the entile and xxhen
tlio trade xxns once under xx-.iy they xxcro
not lonjr In picking tip the orfcrlnus Do-
slrablo catllu sold ftillj lOc higher nnd Iho
buers xvcto claiming lhat they p.ild a
15c advance In n MOH ! ninny cases. Ono-
burch of Rood l.-t'O-putind 1'olled Angus
sold at $ I 20 , the hlglust pi Ice realized In
some llttlo time. Scxetal loads of lighter
cr.tllexi > nt at } 370 to $100. Uverytlilns xxna
ollt caily.
Thctc xxcre not enough coxxs nnd heifers
on sale to really m iKo a market , the tolal
offerings being enl > four or llx-o loid" . The
bu > ci8 took xxhat theio xxerc , pajlng : good
strong prices
Slockers and feeders xxcro In llghl supply
.mil xxero snapiioil up titilckly at stronfr
pilct-s JU-ally Uesiinble cnlllo sold fully 10J
higher. The aclxMticc xxiis due apparently
to the llghl onciliiLs nnd tlio fact that theio
xx err a fcxv bujeis In the jaidH. Some of
the bujcrs xxho xxero In xtstorday did not
get the catl'e thai they xxiinted and staled
ox-cr. Speculators xeIo all cleaned out ,
xvhlch made the demand still moro pro
nounced.
The cattle market has ho\\n some llttlo
Improvement during the p s. xve.ck. nnd Is ap
parently lecoxei ing f i om the holiday dumps.
Theio has been moi * life lo Ihe Irade nnil
a. gradual slrenglhenlnir of values. Tlio
adx.inco fiom day to d.ij hns not been very
maiked , but at the clo e of the xxcck It IB
easy to note a gain of IV lo l0c ! In Iho past
six dn > s Good beef caltlc. ecpi'Clallj , have
rold ficely dining Ihe Inlter half of the
xx celt , and It has been no ttoublo lo keep Ihe
% arils cleared.
Durlnr Iho past fexx d.ixa feeling ha-
arisen f it Ihe luinlng point has been
reached , and thai from noxxon Ihe maiket
xxlll tliow a gi.ulual hnprovoinont. At the
same tlnnj It fs foiled tlnl feeders , oxxlnij
lo Ihe scarcity of money and Ihe xxant or
hogs to folloxx Ihelr ciltlc , will rush Ihelr
holdings lo mm hot at the Ural sign of
any Impiox-emcnl nnd foiconliics eloxvn
.igaln. On the other hanrt , .t Is thought
thai a continued tncder.ite run of cattle
xxould produce an Improxemont In the mar
ket that xxould encourage feedera nnd cnu o
them to hold back their cattle. xxhen there
seemed danger of breaking prices.
HOGS Only fort-three lonila xvere reported1
In the janl , and they xxeie of xe-ry fall , net-ago
qunllty. Ilic market xxas aetlxc nt an advance
of clo e to Co. nnd exeijtblntr xxas sold In ttood
bcason. The bulk of tic rales xxns at 53 SO , ni
against J3 4503 4,14 > crttnlny. A fexx loads
leMched } 3tJ'4 and (355 , but It xxas practically
a W BO market.
The buff market lias shnx\n decided Improx e-
mt nt duilng the last x\eek , x ilues nt tbo close
helm : all nt 15c lilRhei limn at the close of tba
p-exlous xxeek. The1 aitxiuiei * appears to be duo
lo tbo moderate receipts and the Improxeil de
mands Acconlliip to the statements of packcm
tbere Is no money In putting nxxny IIORS at
present prices , but a xery cnnd hlilppliiK demand ]
has been dexeloped nt nil points xxhere- there nro
any lines to bo bad Ilio lesult Is n gradually
stlffenlri ; market. Th- demand nt tills | > lnl lias
bei-n Rood on ( xery day of the past x.e-ek , and
the' nirlxals htxe met xxlth piompt sale .
MII3K1 * The market xxas bale of sheep today.
The doinnnd for desirable millions lias been
Kocd nil the poet xxeek b'uch lots as hive licen
iTcelxed haxu met xxlth | iiuini > t sale at llrm
pilccp GOIH ] to cholee natlxes are quotnbla
at t2S3K ; Rood to choice xxosteins , J2 00 ®
' 100 , fair to good flock sbeep , J17C5I300 , common
tu eholco 40 to 100-lb , lambs at J3 0)Q4 25.
CIIICVOO VIJ bTOCIC.
Mprlit llo-fliitN IVore Il/inlly Il -
PONO < 1 of at Iloltor I'rlci-H.
CIIICAOO. Jnn 4 In cattle the light receipts
today were quickly mid at stronp prices. In
comparison xvlth n xseek aeo K'xid to eliolco cattle
tlo xtere from ICc to 2Jc higher , xxhllc others
xxcro nat mote than lOc better. There seema
to be no question about Ihera being fewer cattle
than n jfnr ago nxallablc fnr nml.ctlng durlnn
the ( list six mouths of tbc present year , nnd as
the demand IH giuxxliu , ' , prices , It Is claimed.
.ihoiiM lulo blKlicr. C'lnlce to fancy bccxen Bell
at from 14 25 to J4 75. common to choice steera
at from (3 25 to SI 20 , stockers and feederH at
from < 275 to $373 , lulls , icms nnd lulfeiB nt
from Jl CO to 3 50 , xeal caixes at from } 0 to 10 75
and Texans at from tt It 51 1"
In bogs an actlxe local and shipping dem-iml
caused u further ndxaiuu of 5e , the best selling lit
| J M , or 12 ] c higher thin u xxeik ago Common
to extra gradts sold at f.iiin J1 W to $3 SO , snlea
being principally lit fiom f 3 ; i ) to S3 75 , com
mon to good Heht nt f HUH 5305 lo 1372 ; plga
ami culls at fiom J2 to (3.70.
In slucp the lecoljitH today xxerc. light and
xveio noon closed out at stiong prlcts Kntlvo
shup sold at from 12 to (375. xxesterns al from
} 1 to (3 'a and l.imbs nt irjin (3 75 lo > 4 25.
HeccljitH : Cattle- , COO huid , bogs , 17,000 head ;
sheep , 3,000 bend.
KMIIMIH Cllj llSloclf. .
CITY , Jan -CATTU : Hecclptii.
i ) Item ) , t-blpmcntn , 1,4 JO head , mirke-t nominally
iicbinge-d ; Te-xns sti-eis. it 7S' < ? 3 53 , Texas cows ,
fJ l ll.O ! , beef ntecrs. } JOiffl33 ) , nntlvu cm\a ,
tt 21ft3 2.1 ; stockers nnd fecdtin , 1275Q345 ; Lulls ,
17'.47JGO.
IIOOS Receipts , 4 , MO bend ; blpmcnts , 100
buid , market xtion , ; nnd 5o higher , bulk of
s.ilex , J14JfJ60 ( , heixK * , 1 2'itf3 CO , pickerB ,
$3i3CO | ; mlxtil. i 40i35'i ' , llgbts , J3.JSOJ 45 ;
VuiKvrfl , (340QJ45 , pigs , 13.001/3 JO.
RIIiii' : Receipts , 70) bind , sblpmenlH , COO
bead ; maiket steady , lambs , J3005M-J , muttonu ,
C 505(3 ( 50.
_ _
IVorlll Ini'K'etN ,
I'noilIA , Jan. -rultN-fliilet and easier ;
imi No. . ' , lie , new Ki > 3. 2l'4c.
OATH-Stfndy , No J whlti , 17'i017',4c ; No. Son
IIYIJ III iiood demand , No 2 , 3CB37c ,
WHIHICY Mniket stt-idy ; finished foods , on
the ImslH of ( I 2. foi IiUh xxlncs.
TMV niItTM/'ArM k ? 4lU lilt nnla ffl fifjl Int. !
rjiC'lD bu , xvliluk ) , 7J v-nlls i xtluut , 800 bu ,
KIIir.MKNTK-C'nrn 6,700 bu ; oats , D,4U ( ) bu. |
rjt- , none , xxblsky , liS galls , , xvheut , 1,800 bu.
One Minute Cough Cure la a popular remotl/
( or croup. Safe for children and adults.
Our Free Letter
Itevlenlne the train and stock .nsrkets , will b *
lent you dally on requot. In thr hope of de < erv >
Inz part of your bu > ! nei > Orders solli Ited tot
caih cr on three to fixe print margin * .
J , R , W1LLARD & CO
Member * Chicago Iloaid of Tiaile. Ncxv York
Produce lixcbange , Nexv York Com. Htock lix-
chinge 17 Uoaid Trade , CMaio , 44 llroadway ,
N XT York.
JAMES E. BOYD & CO.
Telephone 10U . Oinahu , Nub.
COMMISSION
; PROVISDSS : AXD : STOCKS
Iloom lllVi Hoard of Trade.
Direct wires to Chicago and Ntxv York.
Correspondents ; John A , Warren & Co.
T. P. SMITH. < T1 JS08 > 8. M , BTANFOIID ,
F. P. SMITH &CO.
GBA1N : AND : PROVISIONS
Uoom 4 , N. V. IJfolMU . , Omnlm.
Ilranih olllces at Ftciooiit nn I Calumbui. All
ordem plated on the Chleaisa Uoaid of Trade ,
Corrr i > oudcnl ; Bxvarti , tupee & . C Cht.
caBo ; tibrelner , Klack & Co , St , Louli. IUtH
to First National bank. Omaha.