0 TTTT3 OMAHA DAILY 1VRE : MONDAY , JAXFAHY 0 , 1800.
FIRST \VEEK \ OF NEW ERA
Fimmir.l Circles Anticipate Large Ecsnlu
from Doming Year.
HEAVY JANUARY DIVIDENDS DISBURSED
Jtr-ltn cMnim ! of Knriiliiic * Will In *
ci Utility CiiiifKIliiiini In S
.Markrl HUMIn .Mont1) '
IN Apiiirnl. | .
He-nry Clews. IIO.T ! of the hanking house
of Henry Clews & Co. , writes as follows of
the situation In Wall street :
NK\V YOitK. .Inn. 8.--\Vo have had the
flr/t week's tuste of a financial year that Is
anticipated with more than ordinary hope
fulness. It has been In some measure In
terrupted by tlio holidays and comes too
airly to receive the full Impulse ? of the ex-
irnordliiary disbursements of January In
terest and dividends on securities. AccordIng -
Ing tci careful estimates , tliwo payments at
New York alone amount this month to about
$110,000,000 , wlili-h Is far beyond all precej j
dent. This fart affords the b'st possible
confirmation of the general Impression that '
the last year him been one of general and
unusual prosperity. These payments must
inevitably have an effect upon the market ,
for FL'ctirttlrs ; for , apart from their en-
couragiiig speculative operations , they must
bo attended with considerable reinvestment
of the earnings ; at the moment , however , It
is 'too ' early to look foi the full effect of
tlnn' Influences upon the market.
Thfro are certain factors In the situation
which tend to restrain the effect of these
Influence : ) . Theno January disbursements
have been anticipated , and other conditions
huvn for some weeks pn t been steadily
fun-Ing up prices. The triumphant outcome
of the wa- , our great success In the peace
ncgoiiatiotis , the manifest prosperity of the
roiiiitry at large. Iho prospect of a continued
largp expansion of out export trude , this ex
traordinary I'uuilngs of the railroads , the
fcjemllly rising 'tiode balance owing to this
country , the hopeful Implications suggested
by our constantly rising bunk clearings , nnd
.the comparative ! ease In the money murket
till ( tie fae-ts have for some time past been !
cxrrting u trcng combined upward pressure
tiK | ) > i hccurltliH , the etfect of which is now
Hcen in unusually high prices for the bettor
I'lnEs of stocks. Those securities therefore
present llulo Inducement for buying ; on the
contrary , pome of the more venturesome
"bears" are experimenting on soiling them. |
Nor docn It help the market that cciituln
bold deals In Industrial and rapid transit
properties are being launched with advances
In tlK > ir Htex'ks so startling as to suggest
danger nnd distrust. There Is , however , a
considerable range of Hecond-class stocks ,
fiome verging towards a dividend paying
position and ot'hnrs ' expected to ho benefited
by impending now ulll.inces , which have not
yet rlfitn at all In proportion to the advance
on the more stable stocks ; these are receiv
ing tl > e > special attention of buyers and seem
likely 1o realize higher prices as the January
investment earnings come to seek employ
ment more fully.
I'rlc-cM Mny Onclllutc.
Thus , the situation , 'though a very strong
emu acid backed by great firmness among
lierldiia , yet presents eomo features not en
tirely Inviting to cautious operators. It la
not Impossibly that prices generally may rise
to a utlll higher level. That must largely
depend , however , upon 'the extent to which
that clr.tis of outsldero may bo forthcoming
who usually stand aloft until the market Is
booming and prices arc at their highest.
Considering the general prosperity of busi
ness , It docs not seem Improbable that there
may bo bomo considerable Inllux of this
banguiop class. With such co-opcratlon , It
would 1)0 easy for Influential local operators
to engineer a further rleo and then realise
upon a better basis ; but unlcsa matters take
fiuch a course , wo may witness a mixed state
of the market with free oscillations In prices
In both directions. In view of these as yet
undeveloped conditions. It is to bo expected
that Inlluentlal holders will wait for de-
volor.miuts before either Increasing their
holdings or realizing. In miy event , how
ever , nnd allowing for'tho ' possibility of eome
mictlotiH after a further trial of the market ,
It sieins reasonable to expect that under
ithu existing hopeful conditions of the coun
try at largo and with a great wave of na
tional prosperity manifest to all eyes the
mnrkct for securities , for a long look Into
the future , will rule at a much higher range
of prices tlmn wo have been accustomed to
during recent years. For 'tho ' moment , how
ever , wo would suggest to our friends who
may contemplate- buying that their atten
tion might bo advantageously given to cer
tain railroad stocks backed by a good posi
tion and prospects but which have not ye I
reached their real value us compared with
others.
Wo have now a fair prospect of a period
of decided ease in money extending over
some months. Apart from the drift of cur
rency from the Interior usual at this Reason ,
Bymptoms Indicate a probability of the re-
nnwul of Imports of gold. There IB less
disposition towards the temporary employ
ment of funds In foreign bills of exchange ;
nnil , so soon aa tlioso investments materially
iiba.'o , nn inllux of gold would be almost
Inevitable. Within the last week $1,500,000
of thu metal have been engaged for ship
ment from London to this city ; which has
been due- , however , rather to a fall In gold
abroad than to lower rates for bills on this
market.
Trent.v lloon Tint Intercut Street.
Wall street can hardly bo eald to take any
elecp practical Interest In tno settlement of
itho peace qiicHtlixi. Were there any reason
to apprchuid that the senate will ireject the
Paris terms the question would assume a
very serious importance in the higher finan
cial circles ; for It might easily give rlso to
thu gravest international problems. This is
to fully appreciated that It is deemed Im
possible that , whatever may be the private
opinions of individual senators , a majority
of the senate could be found willing to court
Mich risks and discredits ns would result
from the rejection of the treaty. It Is there
fore taken for granted that the treaty of
Paris will bo ratified In all particulars , and
Wall stireet Is not uninterested In trio com
mercial developments which may follow that
event In the not distant future.
Thu prominence the United States will
occupy on the 1'aclfic cannot but result In
n largo Increase of Interest among enter
prising Americans In China , Japan and Aus
tralia. That Interest may bo expected to
lead to tlm creation of depots of trade , ship
ping , ship building i will production of ma
chinery on our Pacific coast. Such under
takings , however , will have their support ,
both material and financial , nt the Interior
( outer , nnd especially In this metropolis ,
nnd among the Interests to be benefited will
bu the trunk railroads connecting with the
1'acllic coast. The way Into China Is now
fairly opened , and Its government begins to
accept the fact 'that its 400,000,000 of people
nro destined to undergo a transformation
Himllar to 'that which has befallen the
10,000,000 of Japan. It Is Impossible to con
ceive the magnitude of the commerce thus
thrown open to the United States , occupying
ns we shall , a vast territory on the very
threshold of the Celestial empire and hav
ing geogr.iphlc.illy closer facilities for In
tercourse than nro held by any other power.
A great national awakening to the vast op
portunities thus opened to us awaits the
country , and nothing but an Inconceivable )
luck of enterprise can prevent the annexa
tion of the Philippines from being the beginning -
ginning of n new and great era in our na
tional progrttis.
t'OMMTlOX OP MOW YOitK HANKS.
I'ri'Ki'iit DoiiiiNltH nnil I.OIUIB Vnr
. \lmve I'ri'vlotm Itccnnln.
Nt\V : YORK. Jan. S. The Financier says :
In view of thu extraordinary speculative
activity , the weekly statements of the asso
ciated banks of New York assume new In
terest. The current exhibit. In the sense
that It foreshadows easy money , and , there
fore , means n continuance of those factors
which have boon so prominent of la to , Is
of favorable character.
The week covered haa been marked by
heavy dividend disbursements and as the.
statement Includes only the beginning of
these transactions It would not be strange
if the real condition of the banks at the close
of business Saturday differed radically from
the published figures. In the main It must
be said that the tendency of funds la about
as sot forth. The banks gained heavily from
HIP Interior during the week , some estimates
placing the amount an high nn $5,000,000.
As the ortc-rntlonn with the tro.inury resulted
only In u slight lo < * . the published cxpansl .
of Ci.310,400 cnnh , } 3,6S5SM of which wns In
the form of specie , does seem unreasonable.
The decrease of $1,504,000 In loans Is the
first contraction noted In come weeks. It IB
rather difficult of explanation , but U to bo
tr.ictd to the cancellation of sterling loans
nnd the part played In the week's business
by the cloning of the Haltlmore & Ohio re
organization. The real significance of the
statement Is found In the cash expansion.
The certainty that reserves will be Increased
from this time on by Interior remittances
assures u continuance of easy money. The
present deposits and loans of the Now York
banks arc far above previous records and
with Increasing Idle reserves they can be ex
panded Indefinitely.
HI2V1KW OK X .STOCK MAHICHT
I'rlce * Well Miiliitnlnrd Until Snttii-
dny , AVlicii .slump Ocenrw.
LONDON. Jan. 8. Prices on the stock
exchange kept up wonderfully well last week
until yewterday , when American securities
fell back and dropped all day , the whole list
closing lower , on realizations. Denver &
Hlo Grande preferred shares foil 1 point ,
Denver & Hlo Grande ordinary % , Norfolk
& Western preferred 1 , Norfolk & Western
common ' / , Union Pacific % . Union Pacific
preferred Vi , Central IViclflc "fc , Heading 1st
preferred % , Reading ordinary U. Milwau
kee } i , Atchlson , Topeka & Saivta Fe pre
ferred % , Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fe ad
justment 14 , A.tchlson , Topekn & Santa Fo
ordinary \ \ , Northern Pacific % , Northern
Pacific preferred V4 , Baltimore & Ohio ' /4 ,
Illinois Central H > Ixiulsvllle & Nashville
V4 , Now York Central & Hudson River % ,
Missouri , Kansas & Texas 1 , Erlo 1st pre
ferred > 4 , Krlo ordinary % , New York , On
tario & Western % and Southern % .
Call money yesterday wns In good supply
at l',402 per cent , money until Monday 2
per cent and three months bills steady at
2 % per ocsnt.
CHICAGO ( JUAIN AND PROVISIONS.
FentnreH o ( the Trnilliii * nnil ClonliiK
Prior * on Saturday.
CHICAGO , Jan. 7. Liquidation by out
siders today , together with heavy foreign
markets , weakened wheat. Under the In
fluence of Immense exports for the week
the market ru.ed strong the greater part of
the session , but finally succumbed to the
persistent selling , and May closed 1-Sc
lower. Corn advanced 3-SfiVic. Oats Ruined
Uc. Pork lost 6c. Lard and ribs Improved
Zhc each.
\Viicat gave Home signs of revival at the
start , May opening 1-bfo'ic higher at 70 l-S'tf
"Oytc. The week's shipments to foreign
ccuntries were enormous , amounting in
wheat and flour to 0,560,000 bushelp , com
pared with 3 , ! > 41OuO the corresponding week i
a year ago. Brndstrect's made some bullish ;
comparisons between the present market's
supply of wheat In the world with what It
was In former years and much smaller
stock now In store , created a favorable Im
pression. Vast quantities of long wheat had
been sold In the last two days nnd the mar
ket In consequence was very susceptible to
bullish Influences. Shorts were Inclined to
cover nnd May was bid up another fraction ,
reaching 703-ftc.
About this time outside orders began
tumbling Into the pit and as there was no
Individuality about the buying May sagged
quickly to i > 0 7-Sc. Receipts hero were 113
cars , of which C were graded contract ,
Minneapolis & Duluth reported 518 carloads ,
compared with 508 the week before and 357
for the corresponding day a year ago. The
export clearances of wheat and flour from
Atlantic ports were on a less heavy scale ,
amounting to only 423,000 bushels. Con
tinental markets were lower and Liverpool
showed Hd decline. The domestic visible
supply last Monday was 27,000.000 bushels ,
against 39,000,000 a year ago , and a good-
sized decrease was expected to be shown
Monday as having taken place during this
week. This expectation strengthened the
market and under its sustaining Influence ,
May gradually worked up to 70H@706-8c.
About half an hour from the close outside
selling orders again became numerous and
us the weak-hearted bulls were loathe to
support the slight advantage they had
gained May was allowed to slip off to 69 7-Sc
once more. In the last few minutes' tradIng -
Ing there was a slight fluctuation , but May
tlnally closed at 69 7-S'ft70c1 ' buyers.
Light country offerings and a good ship
ping demand strengthened corn. Receipts
were largts 640 cars , but under aggressive
buying by local bulls prices were well sus
tained throughout the session. May opened
l-8o higher , weakened for a moment to 36V4
036 5-Sc , then advanced to 37 1-Sc. That lie-
ure was near call price and sellers by hold
ers of privileges resulted In a setback to 37c
sellers at the close.
A good cash demand and light cash re
ceipts helped oats. Elevator Interests
bought freely and with the exception of a
slight dip early on some commission house
selling the market ruled strong and prices
were well maintained. May opened 1-Sc
higher at 27V4c , sold at 27 < i7127 I-Sc , advanced
to 27c and closed at 27 (627 ( 3-Sc.
As a consequence of yesterday's heavy
liquidation provisions opened weak. Larger
receipts nt the yards was also a depressing
factor. At the decline there was a good In
vestment buying and prices rallied a little
all around. May pork opened n shade lower
at $9.96@10.00. declined to $9.83 , rallied to
I10.02& , nnd closed at $9.05.
May lard began a trifle down at K.S < yfi >
6.G2H ; , sold off to $5.57' , then rose to $5 Cu ,
the closing price. May ribs started un
changed nt $5 , sold at $5.02 , weakened to
$4.93 , then firmed up to $5 sellers at the
close.
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
120 cars ; corn , 700 cars ; oats , 175 cars ; hog ? ,
38,000 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows :
Articles. o n. Hlfh. Low. Clot * . Y's'd'y.
WheatT
Jan . . . CIHH
May. . . TOM ni-7 70-7011
July. . . 66H 67H 08
Torn.
Jan . . . S4 < 34 *
May. . . 3UH 37
July. . . 37 37 * 37 ?
Oats.
May. . . 27HV4 I7-27K
July. . . 3BK
Pork.
Jan. . . . B7H 9671 * 966 U70
May. . . 96 * 10Q2M 986 9 t > 1000
Lard.
Jan. . . . (45 6424
May. . . ft 60 (06 (65
IUbn.
Jan . . . 472 > 475 487 * 476 4 7i
May. . . SOU 485 SOU nuo
No. Z.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Dull ; winter straights , J3.303T3.40 ;
special spring brands , $4.10 : hard patents.
I3.40f3.fi0 : straights , $3.0003.15 ; bakers , in
bags. $2.S3ft3.EO.
WHEAT No. 2 spring. 6C 67'/.c ; No. 3
spring. 63 < 4ff 6Hc : No. 2 red , 70fl71c.
CORN No. 2 , Sjijc.
OATS-No. 2. 2GU5J2C ic ; No. 2 white , 299
29Hc ; No. 3 white. 2Si < 829c.
RYK-No. 2. D4 c.
HAULEY No. 2. 42ff52c.
SKHOS-No 1 tlaxseed , $ Ul1.15'fc ; prime
' '
PROV'lSl'ONS-Pork , mess , per bbl. , $9.70 ®
9.75. Lard , per 100 Ibs. . $3.43jj'3.60 ; short ribs
sides ( loose ) , S4.fiuifi4.9i ) . Dry salted shoul
ders ( boxed ) . $4.2554.37H } ; short clear sides
( boxed ) , $4.95 < ffG.05 ,
WHISKYDistillers' finished goods , per
| ? al. , $1,27.
BUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated. f.20.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments for today :
Liverpool firnln nnil I'rovlnlonn.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 7. WIIEAT-Steady ;
January , nominal ; March. 5s 10id ; Alny.
Is Sd.
CORN Quiet ; January , nominal ; March ,
Ss STid : May , 3s S id.
PROVISIONS Flour , St. Louis fancy
winter , steady. Sa. Pork , dull ; prime mess
western. 60s ; prime mess medium western ,
47s tid. Hums , short cut , steady. 33s. Ricon ,
dull , 2Ss6d : short ribs , 20s 6d ; long clear
middles , light , 27s 6d ; long clear middles ,
heavy. 27a ; short clear backs , 2Ss : clear bel
lies , 34s : shoulders , square , dull , 22s 6d.
I/fird , prime western , dull , 2Ss Cd.
CHEESE Firm ; American finest white
nnd colored , M > H.
BUTTER Finest United States. SSs ; good ,
Cos.
nnUlninrr Market.
BALTIMORE. Jan 7.-FLOUR-Dull nnd
unchanged ; receipts , 34,654 bbln. ; exports ,
35.525 bbls.
WHEAT Quiet ; spot and the month ,
TSHW'S e ; February. 76 7C',4c ; steamer ; No.
2 red , 72S'S72 ! ' ic. Receipts. 85,300 bu. ; exports -
ports , none ; southern wheat , by sample ,
71fJ7Cie ! ; southern wheat , on grade , 73 ®
7Cc.
7Cc.CORN
CORN Easy : spot and the month , 40U < if
40 3-Sc : February. 4 ( Vs'S40 ' ic ; steamer mixed ,
37 > 4ti7373-Sc ; receipts , 197,400bu. ; exports.200-
8 ! 2 bu. ; southern white and yellow , 37Vfei ?
OATS-Dull ; No. 2 white , 34Uc ; No , 2
mixed , 31'-ic ; receipts , 16,579 bu , ; export * ,
none.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Receipts of Oattlo nt the Yarda Oontinuo
to Be Light.
LITTLE GOOD BEEF BEING OFFERED NOW
Knlr .Supply of HIIKK Conic * In , tint
I'rlcvn Hull * ( hiI.IMKM of theMe
Mo n Hi. I be .Miii-Uot
\Veek ending Dee. 17..in,591 M.103 9.S3 *
Week cmllliK Dec- . 10..11ISO f.S.tKS 12.3U7
Average prlre paid for hoita tor the lust
several days , with comparisons :
Dec. 26. 3Hi * | 3 2U' ' 3 3.1 | t 171 fi 11 | 6 27
Dei' . 27. 3 4lj II S0 | I r 3S 4 13. . 5 101 6 41
Dec28. . 3 47' ' 3 32 , 3 211 3 36 I 10 fi 111 B 40
Dec. 23. 3 4 : 3 30 3 18 * 4 13 5 07 G 40
Dec. 30 ii 44 I ! 31 3 15 3 41 * 5 141 G 40
Dec. 31 3 50 I ! 35 3 17 _ 3 33 4 23 | 6 57
TlSDJ 11588.11697. IUM.II89S.I1&9I. [ 1593.
"
Jan. 1 3 121 3 IS 3 10 , 4 22 | f' 12
Jan. 2. . 3 & 7 3 17 3 13 4 16' ' , 5 Ifi G 62
Jan. 3 3 r,7 3 4S 3 48 1 OS 5 03 ] 6 73
Jan. 4 3 44 3 44 < 3 2 ! > 3 51 4 11 j 10 70
Jan. 5 3 17 J 38 3 27 4 16 r , 16 6 87
.Inn. fi 3 IS 3 3 } 3 291 3 f > 3 5 07 7 01
Jan. 7 3 421 3 10 3 1S | 3 4S 4 10 7 23
Indicates Sunday. Holiday.
The ofllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs , ll's's.
C. , M. & St. P. Ry 1 l
O. & St. L. lly l
Missouri P-icllie Ry 4 . |
Union Pacific .system 19
L' . & N. W. Ry ; :
! ' . . K. & M. V. Ry 7 2.1
C. . St. P. . M. & O. Ry 2 4
H. & M. R. 11. R fi 9 1
C. . B. .V. Q. Ry 2 D . .
C. . II. I. , t P. east 1 a
Totals 23 oT "l
Tim disposition of the day's receipts was
ns follows , each buyer purchasing the. num
ber of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs.
Omaha Packing Co 22 i.soa
The G II. Hammond Co 62 1,037 ,
Swift and Company M 747
The Cudahy Packing Co 29 1.52B
Armour SCo 109 1722
Huston & Co 2
Hill .t Huntzlnger 3
L. F. Ittisz 7
Livingston & Schnler 161
Omaha P. Co. , from Kansas City . . . 193
Hammond , from Kansas City. . . . EM
Cudahy P. Co. , from Knn. City 74
Other buyers 3 . . . .
Left over . . ( . SOO
Totals EDS 7,918
CATTLK Receipts were very light today
at this point , an well as at other selling
points , and of the cattle reported In four
loads were consigned direct to a packer.
There were , however , about nine loads of
cornfed cattle on sale , s-omo of them quite
toppy stuff. The market was of the kind
usual at the close of the wsek , that Is , It
was Indifferent nnd unsatisfactory to the
sellers. Buyers did not sc tn to care much
whether they got any cattle or not , nnd
It was Into before they got out Into the
yards , and still later before they did any
business to amount to anything. Ship
pers are very foolish to send In anything
on a Saturday. For a long time back
there has been no market on a Saturday
in Chicago , nnd this market Is following
In the same direction. The safest way Is
to keep the cattle at home on the last
day of the week. The few cows and heif
ers changed hands at Just about steady
prices , and the few odds and ends of stock
cattle went In the same way.
The receipts of cattle have been light all
the week , and on most days the situation
could bo best described as a. "good , stea'dy
to strong market. " Then tendency on the
best cattle hns been a little higher , possi
bly lO lloc for the week. During the early
part of the week common warmed-up cat
tle were quoted lower and there has been
no Improvement In them since then. In
fact , the under grades of cattle are neg
lected more or less In all the markets.
Feader-buycrs have shown some little dis
position ' to take the half-fat cattle , but
the demand so far has been limited. A
commission man remarks , "Why trlvo the
railroads two extra hauls on them , better
make good beef of them In the first place
and save the extra freight for your own
profit. " Good beef cattle seem to be Very
scarce and there Is little likelihood of the
supply becoming any too largo.
Cows nnd heifers sold at good prices nil
the week. Canners bring $2.2512.75 ; fair to
medium cows. $ " .00 3.33 : good fat cows ,
$3.5003.75 ; good heifers , $3.75fi 1.01 , with oc
casional sales of choice to fancy heifers
nt $4.3.Vi4.M , a bunch bringing the latter
price at the close of theweek. .
In the feeder division the volume of busi
ness has been limited during the week ,
largely because of the- very light supply
of cattle of that description offered on the
marlint , while the demand has not been
so very large , It has been somewhat In ex
cess of the receipts , so that the market
has been strong , with values showing an
upward tendency. Doslrnnlo kinds of young
stock entile have sold largely nt $1.0001.25 ,
with some right good calves , as high as
$4.S3.HOGS
HOGS It was the last day of the week
and all other markets were reported lowr
which was a sufficient excuse for this mar
ket being lower. The packers started out
bidding 3.40 for good mixed hogs , such as
sold pretty generally at $3.47" . yesterday.
While they did not got them nil that way ,
owing to ths persistence of sellers who
would not make quite that much con
cession , they did succeed In buying the
most of the hogs nt $ ? . IOW3.121J , aw against
$3.47 > Mi3.50 for the long string yesterday.
The situation In reference to light hogs
was still lefs favorable , as It was not
merely n question of a lower price with
them , but of selling them nt n decline. . In
other words the light hogs were very much
neglected. As a sample of the situation ,
n salesman said , pointing to a good load of
light weights , not .skips or pigs ; "there Is
a load that two weeks ago would have
brought the top price of the day , and the
best bid 1 can get for It today Is $3.33. "
The fact Is that the very low price nt which
packers are able to buy assorted light hogs
ut Kansas City Is breaking the market on
light hogs here.
In ? plto of tlio lower prices prevailing the
hogs kept selling and the pens were cleared
In good reason. The packers seemed to
want the IIOKH , although It was the last day
of the week.
The hog market went down rapidly dur
ing the early part of the week , nnd by
Wednesday the hogs were Jelling on an
average at $3.13 , as will be noted from the
table of average prices. On Thursday and
Friday there wns a llttlu reaction which
was followed by the break nt the close of
the week. As n result the week closed with
values nt the lowest point touched -flnce.
the third week In December. It will be
noted that hogs are now selling better than
they did nt this time , one , two , three or
four years aro.
SHKBP There were no sheep here to
make u market , but It Is safe to say that
had there been any desirable offerings they
. would have brought just about steady
prices. Thorn has not been much change
in the sheep market this week , either In
tlm matter of values or the general Kltua-
tlon. Arrivals have averaged light , and
prices have hardly shown any quotable
change from day to day. Eastern markets
have remained In very much the same con
dition that they were last week , that Is.
with the demand for mutton rather limited
and with nothing to glvo life or anima
tion to the trade. The quotations below
will give some Idea of the way stuff Is
selling.
Quotations are : Good to choice fed
western wethers ) , $3.75T | 1.00 ; fair to good ,
$3. < Wj(3.DO ( ; choice western yearlings , JU5U
4.25 ; fair to good western yearlings , M.OOfr
4.13 ; fed ewes. $300fI3.IO ; good to choice
native lambs , $300Ti5.15 ; fair to good west
ern lambs. $ I.G5'iT4.90 : feeder sheep , $ .1.5i > 3 >
3.73 ; feeder lambs , $4.0OiH 50 ; cull sheep ,
$2.0 > > fl3.00 ; cull lambs. $3.0iH3.30. |
St. I.outl.lvc Stork.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 7. CATTLK-Rocelpts
600 head , Including 7W Texaiw ; shipments ,
600 head. Strictly choice beef steers were
received here this week and have sold at
$5.50'j5.fio. ; Beef steers in general are lOo
higher than a week ago , and medium nnd
butcher cows arid heifers. Good clock
steers and feeders are a shade stronger
than last week , while medium and com
mon grades closed weak and about lOc
lower. Fair to fancy native shipping and
export Btcers. $ ! .505.75. } bulk of .sale- . , $1.75
< &S.f.rt ; dressed beef and butcher steers * . J4 00
Gl5.20. bulk of falesi. JI.'Jii4.03 ; steers , un-
1 dcr 1.000 Ibs. , $3.30U 4.10. bulk of sales. $ .160
i (1(4.00 ( ( ; stockcrs and feeders , $2.75Tj4.4 . bulk
of sales , $3.50 4.00 ; cows and heifers , $ 'J.OO
'Cil.W. ' bulk of cows , $2.501(13.00 ( ; dinners.
l.2 > 52.50 ; bulk of helfeis. $ : ! .23'tf3.65 ; Texas
and Indian steers. $3.15ji3.40. bulk of Hales ,
$3.st.25 ; cows and heifers , $2.00 iJ,30
HOGS Receipt ) ! , 5,7W head ; uhlpments ,
.1.000 head. Market fir lower Pigs nnd
lights. J.125H3.40 ; pncktf , $ .1.MM.GO ; butch
er. ' . l2.Vi'iia.i > i ,
SHEKP- Receipts , 3.0M head , shipments ,
100 head. Market nominal ; native muttons ,
J.1fyv34D5 ; culls nnd bucks. JJ.ffi'J.I.Io ; stock-
t > rs , M.cOffS.Io ; lambs , $ l.Vfi5.60 ( ; clipped und
fair Texas sheep , $2ij4.W.
KA.VSAS CITY MVI5 .STOCK MAIIKKT.
llfiici i\ceptlonnlly : Oood
mill Slu-rp In lleitinnil.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 7.-CATTLI3-Re-
cclpts. 200 head ; higher than last week :
hfnvy steers , $5.10 ; medium , $ l.40f5.10 ! ; light
weights , $1.201(5.25 ( ; atockers nnd feeders ,
$3 ! 5J ! 1.50 ; butcher cowa nnd heifers , $2.7.ViT
4tOj cnnncrs , $ i.oOi2.75 ; western steers , $3.25
< Fil , S3 : Texas cornfed , $3.20i4.75 ; Texas cot
ton meal-fed. $ .15i > g4.50.
HOGS-Recclpts. Sfi"0 head : market So
lower ; demand this week for packing hogs
wns exceptionally good and their values
established last week were fully sustained ;
heavy hogs , $3.f Tf3.65 : mixed , $3.35'i3.GO | ;
lights. J3.20-n3.40 ; pfK- ' , $3.00ii3.15.
SHEKP Receipt * , 1,170 head : good demand
for nil mutton grades nt tlrm to shade
higher prices ; native nnd range-fed lambs ,
$ I.S3fi5.23 ; muttons. $3,65 (4.10 ( ; feeding and
stock sheep nnd lambs , $2.00ft,1.73.
CHICAGO 1,1 Vi : STOCK MAIIKKT.
Arrlrnln Snnill nnil TrnilltiK I" Very
I.lKhl.
CHICAGO , Jan , 7. Hardly enough cattle
arrived today to make a market. Trading
was nt yesterday's prices.
i Hogs were fairly active , but sales showed
a decline of Be. Fair to choice. $1.57W
S.,0 ; packing lots. $3.3303.66 ; biitchors , $3.40
< ii3.70 ; lights. $3.2013.60 ; pigs , $2.9 > S3.35 ; bulk
i of nates , $ .1.50fi3.73.
| The limited offerings of sheep were taken
1 at unchanged prices , sales be In ? on a basis
of $2.501f4.15 for sheep , $4.0031.45 for year
lings nnd $3.75 5.10 for lambs.
, RECEIPTS-Cattle. : 0 head ; hogs , 20,000
head ; alitep , 2,500 head.
i -
| : V MV York Live Sloek.
! NKW YORK , Jan. 7-BEEVES-Recclpts ,
I.iO head ; no trading ; feeling steady ; cubic *
steady ; exports , 3S4 head cattle , 162 head
sheep and i.i < 3 quarters of b3ef.
t'ALVKS Receipts , 6 head ; no trading ;
steady ,
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts , 3,450
head ; sheep , steady ; lambs , higher ; sheep ,
$4 OM/4.S5 ; lambs , $5.60f/5.i 5.
HOGS-Rccclpts , 2,500 head ; firmer nt $3.'JO
5T 1. 13.
SI. .Toiciili Mv - Snrlc.
ST. JOSEPH , Jan. 7. ( Spcclal.-CAT-
TLIC Receipts. 400 head. Market active
and steady ; natives , $3.fi05i5.2G ; Texas nnd
western ? , $3.2305.25 ; cows and heifers , $1.60
if ) 4.25 ; stoclters and feeders , $3.23M.50. (
HOQ3 Receipts , 4.700 head. Market big
5o lower , selling at $3.40773.63 ; bulk at $3.45
Cy3.52'i.
SHEEP Receipts , none. Demand strong.
C'liiclmiaU Mvo Stuck.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 7. HOGS-Easy ; $3.10
CATTLE Steady ; $2.5004.80.
SU'ERP Steady ; $2.25 4.00.
LAMBS-Steady ; $4.2&g6.40.
Stook In Slur hi.
Following are the receipts at the fofur
principal western markets for January 7 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha . 5S > 6 7,052 .
Chicago . 300 20,0(10 ( 2,500
Kansas City . 200 8.600 1,470
St. Louis . fiOO 6,70) ) 3,000
Totals . 1,586 41,332 6,970
OMAHA OKMOHAIMAIIKI2T. .
Condition of Trndo nnd Qtiotnllonn on
Staple anil Knncy Produce.
EGGS Good stock. 21c
BUTTER Common to fair , ll < ! 712c ; choice ,
ISfflGc ; separator , 20o ; gathered creamery ,
17(31 ( Re.
POULTRY Hens , live , 6 > Ac ; dressed , 6V4
5I7c ; old roosters , live , Sc ; dressed , 4c ;
spring chickens , liv , 6c ; dressed , 7S7Hc ;
ducks , live , SH'Jtic ; dressed , 7c ; geese , live ,
6c ; dressed , nc ; turkeys , live , 8fj9c ;
dressed. He.
GAME Teal , blue wing. $1.76 ; green wlnir ,
$1.00 , mixed , $ l."r 2.25 : lackrabbits. $1.26 ®
1.50 ; cottontails , TKtffJl.OO.
PIGEONS-Ltve , per doz. , 60c.
VEAL Choice. SSI'ic.
OYSTERS-Bulk Standard , per gal. . $1.10 ;
mediums , per can , l&c : Standard , per cnn.
20c ; Extra Saloct , p r can , 23o ; New York
Counts , per can. SOo.
VEGETABLES.
CELERY California good stock , 2Sc ;
choice , 35c ; fancy , 60c ; extra large , 73c ;
Michigan , choice atock , 25c.
CAULIFLOWER Per crate , $2.502.75.
ONIONS-Per bu. , BOc.
BEANS Hand-picked , navy , per bu. , $1.30
ffll.40.
POTATOES-Cholce , sacked. ® 4Sc ;
poorer stock , 40c.
SWEET POTATOES Per bbl. , $2.5032.75.
CABBAGE For lb. , crated , H4c.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
LEMONS California , fancy , $4.00 ; choice ,
$3.75.
ORANGES Mexicans. $3.0008.25 ; Navels ,
fancy , $3.25 ; choice , $3.25 ; seedlings , $2.60 ®
2.75.
BANANAS Choice , large stock , per
bunch. $2.0032.25 ; medium sized bunches ,
$1.75Q2.00.
FRUITS.
APPLES-Western Ben Davis. Genltons
and Wlnesaps , per bbl. , $3.75 ; New \ork
Balwlns , Greenings and othersi choice , per
bbl. . $4.00fl4.2o.
STRAWBERRIES Per box. 30c.
GRAPES-Malaga , per bbl. . $ S.OO10.00.
CRANBIiRRIES-Jersey. $6.25@S.50 ; per
crate , (3,25.
(3,25.MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. . 17c : Braxlls. per
lb. , 95J10c ; English walnuts , per lb. . fancy ,
soft shell , 12c ; standards , lie ; filberts , per
lb. . He ; peaonns , polished. 7 ( So cocoanut ? .
per 100. $1.00 ; peanuts , raw , SHSJ'Bc ; roasted ,
6'ic : chestnuts. SS5c.
CIDER Per half bbl. , $3.0003.15.
SAUERKRAUT-Per half bbl. , $2.00.
HONEY-Cholce white , la'/VSlSc.
MAPLE SYRUP Five-gal , can. each.
$2.50 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. . $12.00 ; half-
gal. can > , $6.28 ; quart cans , $3.50.
FIGS-Importsd , none ; California , 10-lb.
boxes , $1.50.
DATES Hallowee. 60 to 70-lb. boxes , C@
6'X.c ; Salr , oViSCc ; Fard , 9-lb , boxes , lOc.
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES-No. 1 green hides , 7c ; No. 2
green hides , 6c ; No. 1 salted hides , fiVic ; No.
2 salted hides , 7 > , fcc : No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12
Ibs. , lOc ; No. 2 veal cnlf. 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc.
TALLOW. GREASE. ETC.-Tallow , No.
1 , 3c ; tallow , No. 2. 2Vic ; rough tallow. IHc :
white ereast , 2V 63c ; yellow and brown
, grease , 1 02 0.
SHEEP PELTS-Green salted , each , 15fl >
75c ; green saited shearings ( short woolcd
early skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings ( short
! wooled early skins ) , No. 1 , each. 5c ; dry
' flint , Kansas nnd Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4ft5c ; dry flint ,
Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb. , actual weight , 3f4c ; dry flint , Colorado
rado butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual
weight , 4G5c ; dry flint , Colorado murrain
wool pelt" , per lb. , actual weight , Sfl c.
FURS-Mlnk. 10S75c ; bear ( black or
brown ) , $3.008 > 20 00 ; otter. $ lfinJS.OO } ; beaver ,
$1.00 6.00 ; bkunk , IfifiMc ; muskrat , 3fi7c ;
raccoon , 15250c ; red fox , 23c < if$1.25 ; gray
I fox , 2MEOc ; wolf ( timber ) , 23c < $2.50 : wolf
I ( prairie ) , coyote. 10K50c ; wildcat , 10fi25c ;
badger , 6'540c ; silver fox , $30.00tf73.00.
M\V YOitK GISMJItAtMARKET. .
( { notation * for the Day on General
C'oiiiiiinilltli'H.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. FLOUR Receipts ,
M.99 bbls. ; exports. 21,703 bbls. Market
dull but steadily held ; winter patents ,
$3.76S4.00 ; winter straights , $3.50 3.65 ; Min
nesota patents , $3.Sofl.l5 ; extras , $2.70fl3.00 ;
winter low grades , $2.40 (2.63. (
CORNMEAIr Dull ; yellow , western , 82 ®
S3c.
S3c.RYE Steady ; No , 2 western , 64y.c , f , o.
b. , allont.
BARLEY MALT Steady : western , 60fCSc. ?
WHEAT Receipts , 236.223 bu. ; exports ,
123,519 bu. Spot steady ; No. 2 red , 79 7-Se ,
f. o. b , , afloat , Options firm , and gathered
considerable strength during the forenoon ,
closing firm , and 3-Sc net higher. Liquida
tion wns checked and local sentiment en
couraged by large weekly clearances nnd
small northwestern receipts. Foreign
hous B nlso had n few buying orders and
did some export business. January closed
nt 761-Sc ; March closed at 77 7-Sc.
CORN Receipt * ) . 10.723 bu. ; exports , 119-
273 bu. Spot steady ; No. 2 , 42I9 < 424 , f. o.
b. , afloat. Options opened steady , and In
sympathy with wheat , ruled all the fore
noon , shorts providing the demand : closed
Uc net higher. May , 41 3-SQ414c , closed at
4tic. .
OATS-Recelpts , 105,000 bu. ; exports , 1.900
bu. Spot quiet ; No , 2 33c ; No. 2 white ,
3.Vi , Oitlon.s quiet.
HOPS Quiet ; state , common to choice.
H3t5 crop , 7Sc ; 1697 crop. 11013c ; 1898 crop.
lStJ19(4c ( ; Pacific coast , ISM crop , 76Sc ; 1S97
crop. 11 13c ; H9S crop. ! Stil9Hc.
\VOOL-Flrm ; fleece , 17fl22c ; Texas. 11
.
TALLOW Steady ; city , 3 ig4c ; country ,
3 7-S5 Ic.
RICE Firm ; fair to extra , 4&SGttc ;
Japan , SUftSV-c.
Bl'TTEU-Recelpts. 3,716 pkgs. : firm ;
western creamery , 15j21c ; Elglns , 21c ; fac
tory , 12f14Cc.
CHEESE Receipts , SOI pkgs. : steady ;
large , white. lOVjc ; small , white , lie ; large ,
colored. lOV-o ; small , colored , lie.
KCJGS Steady : western , 26c.
MOLASSKS-FIrm ; New Orleans , open
kettle , good to choice , 29fj34e.
METALS-PIg Iron , steady ; southern ,
$11.2Mftl 75 : northern. $ 10.ISfll2.JS. Copper ,
firm , brokers , $ n.roai3.62'4. Lead , strndy ;
brnk rs , $ .1.75. Tin , quiet
COTTONflKKD OtL-Qulot ! prime crude ,
f. o , b. . mills. IMnsije , prime nuinmrr yel
low. 23c : off summer yellow , 21c : butter
grades , ! Wf2Se ; prime winter yellow , 2JV4W
28U0 ; prime white , 2Sijc.
*
SI. l.imli MnrUrf.
ST. LOIMS , Jan. 7.-FLOt U-Dull nnd
easy ; pntcnts , $3.4r.fl3.M ; straights , $3.10ii >
3.25 : clear. $2.75'fl3.ij.
WHEAT Option * were steady to n shade
caster : Jpot , higher : No. 2 red , cash , ele
vator , 71ic , nominal : track , 72k ; : January ,
73Hc asked ; May. 73\c : July , 6 , 3-Sc asked ;
August , 67 3-&c nuked ; No. 2 hard. 67 > 4c.
CORN Option * were tlrm nnd higher :
spot , steady ; No. 2 cash , ,13u bid ; January ,
35'4c : May , 35 3-Sc asked.
OATS Steady to firm for options ; spot ,
lower ; No. 2 cash , 27&c bid : track , 29c ;
January , 27iJc : May , 2Sc nsked ; No , 2 white ,
SOc.
SOc.RYELower
RYE-Lower nt We.
SEED Fluxseed. lower at $1.07 ; prime
timothy peed , nominally $2.30.
BRAN Dull and nominally Ic higher.
HAY-Steady ; timothy , $7.30 ; prairie , $7.00
4T8.00.
nUTTER-Qulet ; creamery , 16S22c ; dairy ,
141T15C.
nans-steady.
WHISKY-Stcady nt $1.27.
I'OULTRY-Steady ; chickens , fWc , ! ; tur
keys , Sc : BPCSP. SHSfip ; ducks , GftGHc.
PROVISIONS Pork , lower ; incus , job-
blnp , old. $9.1214 ; new , $9.75. Lard , lower ;
prime steam. $5.20 ; choice. $3.30. Dry salt
meat" , boxed fhoulders , St.2Sfri.CO ; extra
shorts , SI.769G.OO ; ribs , $4.S7V45.12i,4 ; shorts ,
$5.12',4ft3.27V4. Bacon , tioxed shoulders , $5.00 ;
extra shortB. $5.255(6.50 ( ; rlbn , $5.62'f5.75 ;
shorts. $5.7Mj .S7i4.
RECEIPTS-FIour , 8,000 bbls. ; wheat , 31.-
000 bu. : corn , 95,000 bu. : ontR , 26.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour , 3,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
20,0i > 0 bu. ; corn , 35,000 bu. ; oats , 18,000 bu.
KnnHitN Cltr Grain ntid ProvUlon * .
KANSAS CITY. Jan.WHEAT
Steady ; No. 2 hard , fi4'4'i6' ' ? ' > c ; No. 3 , Gl 164c :
No. 2 red. 69Jf70c ; No. 3 , 4f67c : No. 2
spring , G2QC5c ; No. 3 , 57 < gG2c. Receipts ,
wheat. 119 cnrs.
CORN ' , i MC lower : No. 2 mixed , 32 i ®
33o ; No. 2 white , 3li3l'&c ; No.3 _ , 33',4c.
OATS Steady ; No. 2 whIe7TS4c. !
RYE-Steady ; No. 2 , r,2e.
KQJiS Lower ; fresh , 21c.
Toll-do .Mnrkot.
TOLEDO. Jan. 7. WHEAT-DulI nnd
easy : No. 2 cash , 70Hc ; May , 73c asked.
CORN Active and steady ; No. 2 mixed.
36c.
36c.OATSDull
OATS-Dull ; No. 2 mixed , 2Sc.
RYE Dull and tlrm ; No. 2 cash , 56c.
CLOVERSEED-Actlve ; prime cash. $4.30 ;
March , $4.62'fc.
Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 7-WHEAT-Flrm ;
No. 2 red. 70 .c.
CORN Easier , lower ; No. 2 mixed , 35c.
OATS Quiet : No. 2 mixed , 29'.4c.
PROVISIONS-Lard , quiet , $4 B2. Bulk
meats , quiet , $4.55. Ilacon , dull , J5.C5.
Jlllvrnukcv Grain Market.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 7-AVHEAT-Miir-
ket steady : No. 1 northern , 09c ; No. 2
northern. 67(367'ic. (
RYE-Steady ; No. 1 , CI' SSc.
BARLEY-Flrm ; No. 2 , 51@ mc ; sample ,
42ijQ'52c.
Plilliulelpliln Proilnee Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 7.-IU'TTER-
Steady ; fancy western creamery , 22c ;
prints , 23c.
EOQS Dull , 2c lower : fresh western , 22c ;
southwestern , 21c ; southern , 20c.
CIIIX.VS GUAM ) OLD WOMAN.
Liken to Have Her Own Way and Gen
erally linn It.
Catherine II. of China is not merely a
great empress , Bays Collier's Weekly , and
historians of the future may be trusted to
regard her as a great man. A dispatch re-
csntly cabled from Pekln to the "HeraM"
describes her as seated on a dais receiving
the ladles of the diplomatic corps. The em
peror Is reported to have been also pres
ent , but unimportantly at her left. Ho la
but the nephew of his aunt. It is the lady
who reigns and who has reigned for thirty-
seven years. Said Confucius : "Man is to
woman that the sun is to the moon ; he or
ders , she obeys , and harmony Is the result. "
Confucius was wise in his generation , but
not in nineteenth century Cathay. There
the moon orders and not the sun merely but
the nephew also obeys. It is well , perhaps.
There are predecessors of hl who balked
and who because of It rejoined their ances
tors Instanter. Catharine If. of China is a
Tady who llkea her own way. That , how
ever , is natural. Catharine I. of Russia be
gan life as a. servant. Catharine II. of
China began as a slave. It is said that con
trary to the local custom the faca Is not
painted. But everything about her Is con
trary to local custom. Never till she
emerged from her scullery haa a woman
dreamed of usurping the Dragon Seat. Fancy
an odalscque stepping from the seraglio and
ousting the sultan from his throne. Such a
performance I * unimaginable and yet this
lady has done better , one might even say
worse.
The empress dowager 'Is ' by birth a Tar
tar. The fact Is worth noting. Tartars do
not mutllato their daughters' feet. The girl
had free use of hers. At the age of 11 she
was sold to a mandarin. In and about his
household her feet took her where her su
periors could not go. A Chinese girl who
marries passes from one prison to another.
Of the outer world she knows nothing. Of
that outer world her slaves know all. It
was this way with little Tsl An. What she
did not know she guessed and what she
could not guesi she learned. She learned to
dance. A bee. could not equal her. She
learned to read. On the tip of her tongue
were a hundred stories , each more divert
ing than the other. On the tom-tom she
learned to strum. The three notes that are
dear to the Orient she repeated surprisingly.
She learned more difficult things , ' too ; how
to arrange a basket of fruit , bow to touch
flowers , how to smile and how to hold her
tongue. Astonished at the prodigy , the
mandarin sent her aa a curiosity to his sov
ereign at Pekln. One day the Son of Heaven
noticed her. The slave became a favorite ,
and , becoming a mother , became also a sec
ondary wife. There , one might suppose ,
that had sbo ambitions they would have
rested. H was there they began. Though
that is thirty-seven years ago , they have
been increasing ever since. As recently re
lated here , there successively departed this
life Iho Son of Heaven , the Son of Heaven's
Son , others who were in the way. There
after she was Btiprcr . The week before
lust , when the ladles of the diplomatic
corps paraded before her , she patted the
wife of the British ambassador on the cheek.
The Herald states that In so doing she wore
a charming smile. One may readily believe
It. Her hand is ns strong as her rise is
prodigious. In modern times both are un
paralleled. There is , Indeed , another in
stance of a slave attaining imperial power ,
but It occurred In Haytl and what occurs In
Haytl does not count. Even otherwise , this
woman is unique. Regarded merely as a
Chinese firecracker , she Is destined to burn
Into history with a flame intolerably vicious ,
perhaps , and yet entirely her own.
A IIAHONKTCY.
And Scrvi'il nn Klrnt HerKcant of
Unltril Stntr * Marine * .
An sorts and conditions of men go to make
up 'the enlisted personnel of a man-of-war ,
and , as a rule , nothing la known of the
ante-naval history of most of the men-o'-
warsmen who como from every walk of life.
It Is not surprising , therefore , that now
and then a bit of romance Is revealed when
the history of some of these lads of the
sea is made known by accident.
But perhaps the most romantic incident
of them all , relates the Cincinnati Enquirer ,
was that of the first sergeant of marines
upon one of our ships in eastern waters ,
who , under remarkable circumstances , came
to bo offered an unusual Christmas gift
which he would not accept. The first ser
geant was the ideal soldier , a German by
birth evidently , neat , trim , an excellent
dlsciplarlan and a favorite with the men ,
who , however , were never familiar with
him. There was something about the ser
geant that made It Impossible for his com
rades to treat him flippantly ns sea-faring
men usually do each other.
The cruise was drawing to a close and the
chip was lying in a tropical port on Christ- ,
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cess In all your undertakings. Ne.ver
makes mistakes , having rare and wonder
ful Insight In all business , law , divorce ,
family and money matters. Gives HUCCCSS
to all thoss who have failed or are un
lucky In business , and has the Kreat talis
man that secures happiness and prosperity
to the unhappy ones. Satisfaction guar-
being A REGULAR PHYSI
CIAN , she
Will Treat
AH chronic diseases ) . She will diagnose
your case to a certainty , by clairvoyance ,
no guess work , and will tell you honestly
and candidly your exact condition. Gives
special attention to old so-called Incurable
disease. If you are anilcted with female
dliordera which make your life a m sery ,
she will euro you. for fhe has remarkabln
success In all female diseases. If you are
nervous , have liver complaint , rheumatism ,
dropsy , fits , lung troubles , catarrh , head
aches , scrofulous tendencies , any blood
disorders , pimples on face , etc. , come and
see her. she will tell you If you can bo
cured , nnd If so , she will cure you.
All business strictly confidential. Clos
To Introduce her method of treatment
she will take cases for n short tlmo nt
greatly reduced prices.
A SHOUT niOOHAPHirAT , SKKTCH OF
I MHS. STANLEY'S LIFE.
Mrs. Dr. Stanley was born In London ,
England , In lifii ) . Her mother was Mrs.
Stuart , who caused so much comment In
London by predicting the civil war In Amer
ica nnd the assassination of President Lin
coln. At the age of 3 Mrs. Stanley startled
her relatives' ' by accurately foretelling
events and describing spirit friends. Her
powers developed until now ph ? Is a ltvln
wonder ; she has a rolli'Ki- education , ami
has traveled the world over. She him mnde.
human llfo anil destiny her life study , and
for II years has made a prof'sslon of be
friending and advising those In trouble.
HI\I > TIIKMI : TMSTI.MOMAI.H.
( From the Springfield Journal. )
A REMARKAHLK WOMAN'S STRANGE
OIKT OK PROPHECY.
This city 1ms within Its borders a woman
so glftfd with prophecy that those who
have visited her are loud In their praise
of her singular and miraculous power. Not
only does till" wonderful woman give advice
upon love and marriage , but entcr into tha
subtle details of human mystery , and
prophesies the future as accurately as the
past.
( From a Justice of the Peace. )
Mrs. Dr. L. E. Stanley Much Is being said
I of the above lady and Indeed she la
marvelous , and 1 would advise any perron
: or persons that wish to embark In business
to call upon her without delay , before enter.
Ing therein.
| ISAAC GRIFFITH , J. P.
Austlntown , O.
( From Mr. O. L. Ilnrnes , Author , Chicago. )
It affords me genuine pleasure as well as
gratification to indorse Mrs. Dr. Stanley's
Palmistry and Clairvoyance , as In my per
sonal 'experience being of the most eminent
character.
( Krom Youngstown , Ohio , News. )
GREAT EXCITEMENT REIGNS TN
YOUNOSTOWN OVER THE ARRIVAL
OF MRS. DR. RTANLKY.
Mrs. Dr. Stanley , theKngllsh Palmist and
Psychic , who Is visiting Youngstown for the
third time , Is exciting widespread attention ,
In this nge of the world this means a great
deal In favor of Mrs. Stanley , who Is a lady
of culture and refinement and pleasing per
sonality. She Is visited by the elite of the
city , who speak In the highest praise of
her remarkable psychic powers. Of one
accord nil who have visited her ; pronounce
her a marvel , as she relates to them facts
so astonishingly true , things they thought
no one but themselves knew. Her Palm
Readings are most lntl re tlng and Instruc
tive , and everyone who visits her Is well
repaid.
MRS. STANLEY DOES NOT CLAIM
To be the only Medium or Palmist In the
world : In fact , she makes no claim for h'r-
self Hut her callers , people who have read
ings with her , maintain she Is the best and
most reliable th.it they ever saw.
IT IS NOT MERE HEARSAY ,
But fact ? , and she will prove. It by the
testimonials of those who have had readIngs -
Ings with her that she does do nil and more
than she advertises. And the very fact
that she. Is kept busy all the tlmn proves
that th ? people liavo confidence In her. nnd
that she Is the most successful and th
MOST REL1AF1LE MEDIUM
and Palmist of modern times.
If You Are Skeptical
Go nnd havn a rending with her. She will
certainly ASTONISH you and send you
away MARVKLINO at her strange powers.
If you are In doubt or worried concerning
business affairs or concerned about the
health of your husband , wife or children ,
or any important undertaking you are about
to go Into , go to her , nlw will tell you how
It will tiirmlnate , and will advise nnd help
you to your best Interests ,
ed Sundays. Call early to avoid the rush.
OMAHA.
Send iitnmp for Icrnm liy urnII. She -nn > tlv < - you Jnxt nit oed n rending ; a
If Nlie iinw you In ppmoii.
mas day with a broiling sun overhead and
a sea of glass about her. Christmas 'trees '
rose above the mastheads and bunting decked
the vessel fore and aft , while the men be
neath the awnings on the cold-white deck
were enjoying their Christmas sports of ath
letic games with the llrst sergeant as refeieo.
A Christmas dinner laid on tables on the
forward deck awaited the ending of the
sports and SOO Jolly faces watched the fun
and roado bets upon the results.
"The ( ierman consul Is coming alongside ,
eir , " reported the quartermaster on watch
to the officer of the deck. "Four side , buys. "
sang out the latter , and the boatswain's
mate piped the side as the German consul
came over the gangway. Ho was escorted to
the cabin , nnd the Interrupted sports went
were awarded nnd the
on. The prizes
Christmas spread duly enjoyed at the
various tables , and nowhere more- than at
the table of .the . master-at-arms' mess , of
which the first sergeant was a member.
Permission to smoke was granted , and the
first sergeant had Just lifted hlfi pipe when
the mereenger of the watch ratno to him
and said : "The officer of the deck wants to
" his pipe he
ECO you. sergeant. Dropping
went aft to the mainmast , where he was
surprised to find awaiting him not only the
officer of the dock , but the captain and a
civilian , who proved to bo the German
consul. |
"Sergeant. " said tlio captain , "this gen
tleman has something to say to you , " and
while this well-drilled marine stood at at
tention the consul said : 'llaron von Scbra-
der , I bring you a Christmas gift. " The
first sergeant did not forgft he was a sol
dier , and , although his face expressed the
utmost surprise , ho saluted and paid Inter
rogatively , "Yc < s. air ? " "Your father , the
old baron , and your elder brother. " con
tinued the consul , "have both been dead for
six months , and we have been all this time
trying to find you a difficult task , since , as i !
It proves , you enlisted under an assumed
name. However , wo have accomplished our
task , and It gtvea mo much pleasure to hand
you the.ie papers , which provo your right to
the title and the estate of your late father. "
The first sergeant took the papers me
chanically , but stood at attention , a soldier
still.
"Now , sergeant , " said the captain , "of
course you will want your discharge. How
much longer have you to serve ? "
"Four months , sir , " answered Baron von
Schrader , the first surgcaat. |
"Well , I think It can bo arranged , " nald , ,
the captain , "and. now 'that you are so
great a gentleman , " ho added smilingly , "ot
course you will not care to take your place
among the crew. "
The first sergeant hesitated , then saluted
and said : "Sir , I do not think I am a
greater gentleman now than 1 have been ,
and , If this matter can be kept from the
crew , sir , 1 would rather servo out ray en
listment. "
The captain thought a moment and then
said : "Very well , sergeant , you may go
forward. "
And servo out his enlistment he did , re-
furlng this strangely offered Christmas gift ,
I and no one forward was a whit the wiser ,
! nor did 'they learn that their sergeant was a
' baron until ho had put aside with honor ths
uniform of Undo Sam and entered Into hU
now estate In hit ) Iibenlsh home- .
What la eommonlv known ns heart dis
ease Is frequently an aggravated form of
dyspepsia. Like nil other diseases resultIng -
Ing from Indigestion , it ecu b cured by
Kodol Uyepcpslu Cure. It cures the wornt
forms of dyspepsia. It digest * what you
cat.
Children Killed In Wind Storm.
L.ITTI/E ROCK , Ark. . Jan. 8. A heavy
wind storm awe.pt over the remote section
of Scott county Friday. At Holes a school
liouso was blown down and thrco pupils
were killed , another was fatally injured
and a dozen or more were more or Ics hurt-
Those killed were the children of Joe haw-
mice , Mr. Frost and Mm. Kutledge. A
child of Joseph Lawrence was fatally in
jured.
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