TTTE ( TM-.ATTA DAILY BEE : MONDAT , JANTATtT 2rt , 1890.
SOBER SPECULATORS INVEST
Market is Sustained by the Purchasas of
Conservative Buyers.
fiEAVY TRADE BALANCE FOR DECEMBER
nruo-tt Il\i'ri of l\n ! < irtn O rr lin-
liurtx In Hielllxiiir > of rnn-licn
Tinilr , AiniMinlliiu to ifS.'I , ! - < ! , -
< IOI ( Kn > lull-lent
Henry Clewg , head of the banking house
Of Henry Clown & . Co. , write * of the ltua-
( tlcm In Wall street at , follown ,
NEW 1OUK , Jem i'i. The stock market
Continues to ahu u high range erf activity
aud , la iipltu of the peisluteut elforUi of
room traders to break prices , strength lies
Ijutu tbu prcpoudcialiug feature In oearty
every clat > s of socurltlcs Thlb ID more than
lias been expected In some quarters Intro
luvo been , and still are , cautious people who
think that. OH u lule , prices ha\o risen
pretty niur to the danger point , and them
lire othcrtt who think that lu true of a lim
ited but important range of nlocKs. Some ot
Ihcbo havf become sellers and moio Inuc-
taken a waiting altitude , expecting and pre-
ilictlng a gaud break In tbu market. Tbls ,
liowc\cr , has not happened
'I ho failure of thwu expectations Is In
pome metihuru duo to these Judgments ha\-
Ing bcon band upon expel Icticts of the sort
of marl > ot wo ha\e hud for a past number
of ) earn , kicking staying power anj being
backed by u faltering and feeble "outside"
hupport. It Is not to be overlooked , how
ever , that the po-tltlon of the market now
include ; ! elements of strength such as have
Hot existed for many years , llarely , In the
experience of Wall street , have wo wlt-
liOF.fd u situation to strongly favoring the
buying of securities All the elements that
have ixclteu distrust for ynais jwist have
fllsapiitartu and the country IK universally
believed to be ( inuring upon an era of
lirosperlt ) surpassing all former experience.
These etftlmiucH uf national prosperity are
not mere drtanis uf sanguine speculators ,
they are accepted by the sobeiefct minds , and
nro donioubiralfd by mi unbroken airay of
Ktatlsticul evidence , and the continued ex
traordinary cinnlngB of the rall are con-
elUHlvo pi oof of the great activity of general
trade * . He' } end thet > e consideration ! ? . It U to
bo noted that an extraordinary amount of
funds , representing the oarulugH of this
jirospcrlt ) , In continually accumulating lu
Wall street , nnd eceKlug employment either
Jn permanent Investment or transient specu
lation. This element also exceeds all prece
dent. We have thus a wholly cxtiaordlnary
accumulation of elements conducive to high
prices for bceuillles
Corivut KMtlnuitn of VnlncH.
This estimate of the elcmcnte affecting
the market Is ulmcut universally adinlttod
t/ei / the Stock exchange. Hut there art ,
those ) wino ty "admitting all this , It Is not
lo bo foiEolten that prices have already ro-
tpondcd to these favorable conditions and
quotations aie now high enough and , In
Boiiio notable cases , too hlgn. " This maybe
bo true , or it ma ) not. Much depends on
the standard of Judgment. If we have In
Mavr tmch condition au existed say In 1SU7
end part of 1S9S , this estimate Is not to be
questioned. Hut If our verdict Is to bo
based upon the- conditions affecting values
tit the present moment , theiu Is much lees
loom for such a conclusion In the pr s-
cnco of tbo unquestioning conlldcnce that
now cxlfct.s and of the exuberant hopes that
jirovall on every baud , operators are pre
pared to form expectations and to take rinks
Vhlch they would decline , under ordinary
condltlouK , end therefoie It docs not follow
that , becaubo prices arc as high now as they
\vcro nt the top of the "bull" movement In
the full of 1897 , they are therefore danger
ously Inllatcd and may burst at any mo-
tncnt. I' Is to be counted na a certainty
that , with the present great abundance of
outside moans la the market and with the
( xtraordlnury sanguine tone of feeling that
Cxlsts among operators grcnt and aniall , and
hlbo with the assured prospective case In
tnoney , the high water mark of 1899 will
dot correspond with that of any ) cnr during
the last decurte. , With such a sanguine feel
ing aa nowoxtsta. . thcro la no little prob
ability that speculation may run be ) end
noimal limits and prices materially exceed
lull-limit ; values. From a practical stand
point ; the quctitlon lu not HO much whether
prices ought lo go higher , ns whether , un
der such a spirit of speculative elation as
now exists , they can be prevented from gong -
> ng higher. This. It seems to me , Is the
ical question at the moment ; and , while
the temper of the market la too Intangible
to prophecy upon , I do not regard It a" by
liny ineaiiM Impossible that the cxtstlnr
'bull" movrmeni may prove persistent
enough to carrj values many i-olnts higher ,
especially In securities which have received
least attention , before any Important reac
tion appeals.
No Anxlet ) About Treaty.
Wall fctrcet tnkes llttlo notice of the ap
parent doubt \vlicther the prcecal nonaic
Will ratify tae treaty of peace ; for the sut-
Ucleivt reanon that the new senate would
certainly do what the democratic element. In
tlio outgoing lioute may allow partisan feel
ing to prevent them from doing. It Is quite
cortuln that an extra seaulon ot congress will
bo called limiudlatcly after March 4 to rat
ify the treat ) if the present one fails In
the discharge of lie duty.
The piofpccis of the home money maiket
nro virtual ! ) conchiblvo lu favor of a con
tinuance of eas ) rateti of Intel cat. The
European markets ore working towards a
emoother condition , which lu indicated It.
the Hank uf Unglnnd'e Deduction of its illb-
Couiu rate cm 'lliurhday fiom 4 to Til 4 per :
Cent.
Cent.Tho
The olllclal monthl ) statement of Import * ,
ml oxpoits Hhous ihat , In December , the
cxpoite ot meiclmndlse > exceeded the Im
ports by $ S. ! > 4.'tl.OOO. which Is by fur the-
largest monthly creditor balance lu the bit-
itory of our foreign trade. We have thus
mother large addition to the balances duo
to America i eating In Europe and subject
to our call. What may bo the present total
Of those funds , It Is not ca ) to ea ) ; but It
tconiH quite poislblo that they may mate
rially excc-ed current estimates The official
returns tliow that the exports. Including
Fpc-clo , for the calendar year 189S , fxceiexl
itlui Imjiortn ( alto Inclusive of specie ) b )
J50 1.218,000 , It la hardly poftlblo to con-
cclvo that the uncertain Itonifl , outside Uile
balnnc < > such as the net movement in secu
rities , Interest payments , travelers' credits ,
ocean freights , etc , eto cau exceed half
that emu ; from which may bo Inferred thu
Inagnlludu of tbo true balance due us from
other countries The total Imports and ox-
Jtorts of the Inrtt three calendar .ve'are were
u ; follows :
l.M I'OHTS.
ISO * 1S97. 1S90.
Wdse . J CT 631.000 $ 74JW5,000 $ 6S1 , 679,000
5old . lV-,010,000 Kl.tXIO.OOO 10I,7J1WO
Total . .J ! > 20,99.000 $ Sin.fl7.000 $ 810CS9,000
EXI'OIITS.
IS9s 1W. 1896.
RIdsc . JI.2jl.9iS.OiV JI.0097li9.OOi ) $1,005.W7,000
Mold . lu.lW.Onrt III 270OilO 3\2-.7.HK ( )
fcllvcr . . . 63,797,000 5S.W1.000 CIl 7.COO
(
Total . . $1.321,917.000 Jl.192.616 000 tl.lOS.Ul.OOO
Exccs-s of exportH : lS3i. $501,215,000 , 1SW ,
; 1SW , | "J1.MS.OJO.
I.onilou Money llarUet.
LONDON , Jnn 22. Hustncsg on the Stock
pxclmnyo lua been steadily Inrreaslng for a
yeek , with a devcldel upward tendency In
till departments , Amei leans being the most
nctlve line. The tumporary lull of ten days
Dt'o lias bce-n followed by a renewed ad
vance , gilt-edged securities being most In
demand. Nothing but dearer money , ol
Vhicli there is no present Indication , Is
likely to stop the boom.
Among the Increatea uro Now York Cen
tral & HudnDii Illvvr. which rote C > 4 points ;
Denver & lllo Grande. 4. Denver & Illo
Granelo proferreJ 1'i. Union Pacific pre-
fcrrexl , 3 % ; Union Pacific ordinary , 2 ;
Atcblson , Topelta & Santa Ke , gold , UJ ;
Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo prcfevreil , 1 %
Atchlsx i , Topeka & Santa Ko ordinary , ?
Illinois Central 1U ; Norfolk & Western prc-
XerreJ. ? 4 : Cenitral Pacific. % ; ChlcaRo. Mil-
VauKco & St. Paul , % : Wabash dolH-n-
lturt < a , U , Amoni ; tlu > dooUuoa arc Hal-
Rlmoro & Ohio , which fell 1 point ; Ponn-
fjlvaulrt , 9i ; Cht apeake & Ohio , &i ; Headlnp
ordinary , % ; Heading flrsi preferred. K ;
J\'ovv York. Ontario & Western , % ; South
ern iireforrod , H , Southern ordinary. % ;
Kortbcrn Pacific , Ui KrleW ; Wabash pre-
Icrred , H-
Money la plentiful at the following rates
llutll ilonUJ1 percent ; ( or a
per cent , nnd on three months' bills , from
_ ' 1-1U to I'H per cent.
IIAMCS ovini'i.owi.\tTTviTii noin.
InereiiKe Spec'le llolilliiK liixureni I.IMT
Inloicsl unit Soiinil | iciuiliill < in.
NK\V OHK. Jan. 22. The Financier
BHVII The banks of New York gained
I" 717 "MI In cafch Innt week , mainly In the
fonn uf tpjcle. 'Iho hcavv .ncrcnso In gold
was diic to treasur ) dlslu.r ements , to re-
colptB from Europe nnd Bnn Pramilsco and
Si nller transfers from other points , The
cr h fxpaiislon , owing to the relatively
infill loan Increase , greatly ewellod the sur-
ilini rrccrvc and the * gain lu this Item for
he week was no less than $0,630,600 , brine- ; '
ill ? the- total idle excc-ss to a point well over
JIC.000,000 , the highest figure. In fact , re
corded slnc August last.
Much Interest has been excltod by the
slowness with which loans nro axlvanclitu In
the face of n Block market and Industrial
condition never be-fore paralleled In. activity
) ne theory that finds ready acceptance Is
bat the present speculative craze finds Us
course In Investmrut buying and that se
curities are being paid for nnd taken out
of the market Instead of being secured as
a collateral ,
There Is some room for this conjecture ,
but the operations of the banks for a week
test do not rolled It. While the gross loan
expansion was but $3,500,000 , a detailed
malsls shows that a gain was made In
splto of a loss of $ r > ,000,000 In loans by one
very largo Institution , which Is heavily In-
erostcd In sterling Investments and tieas-
iry disbursements. Whether this loss rep-
reaonts the maturity of outstanding foreign
credits or operations with the treasury is
not known , but It is true that to meet the
decrease and report the gain noted the other
clearing house banks must have Increased
their loans over $8,000,000.
Operations with the treasury are of un
usual Importance at present since the heavy
Kill-plus ot the banks , not only bore , but nil
over the country , Is largely clue to the
180,000,000 or $90,000,000 of government do-
joslts held by them. Tbo present enormous
volume of speculation , based on the coun
try's prosperity. Is still dependent on these
deposits as assuring low money rates and
any policy looking toward their withdrawal
or re-ductlon would , no doubt , check the
violent advances which have been a marked
characteristic of late. As It Is , the New-
York banks find It Impossible to usetbo
money now flowing to this center and the
movement has only begun. The very pres
ence of these funds only tends to exagger
ate sound speculative condition.
CHICAGO r.UAI.ANI1 PROVISIONS.
Fenturen of tlie Trading ami
I'rluen on Satiiriln > .
CHICAGO. Jan. 21. A sort of contention
between beoilslh announcements and bul
lish sentiment prevented much movement
In either direction In wheat today and May
closed at 'aQUc advance Corn left oft' un
changed and oata are a shade higher. Pork
closed unchanged , lard a trltle higher and
ribs ut "jo advance.
Wheat started steady but without much
vigor , M y opening ' ,8c higher at "OHfHO'j.ic.
Uhe Improvements were only momentary ,
however , aw London advices reported In
creased offerings of Argentine wheat , which
were becoming oppressive , and cables alto
advised that liberal charter * tor wheat were
being ; m .do at Odessa , with the expectation
that the movement from that quarter
would Increase rapidly.
The Argentina suiplus was still a matter
of some uncertainty , but the latest advices
suggested an exportable surplus of between
, ix J,000 and 60,000,000 bushsls , or moro than
double the exports fiom there last year.
That put a damper on the spirits ot the
bulls and as there were a taw outylde pel-
ling orders to be executed Ma ) declined to
704c. ! Iloc lptr > hero were 107 cars , of which
11 were graded contract. Minneapolis and
Uuluth tecelved 471 cars , against 3iS foi Uie
corresponding day a year ago. Pilmar )
western markets received 0 0,000 bushel * ,
whereas 378,000 bushels were the total a
year ago. Exports from Atlantic seaboard
wore equal In wheat and Hour to 021,000
bushels without returns from Oalveston and
Newport News. The world s shipments lot
the wc-ek were estimated at G,400OoO bushels ,
of which 5,199,0e > j came from this' ' countr ) .
This had u strengthening effect , as it led to
the belief that Europe has not yet been
sotvlbl ) relieved from Its dependence upon
this country for Immediate supplies. The
continued activity of the security market
had a steadying effect nnd thi- possibility
that the furor In tltocks might extend to
grain held the average short seller In check
The current belief that Wall street was al
ready Interested on the long side and might
reasonably be expected to protect that In
terest was strengthened by the fact that
whenever the market got down to 70'ic for
May It received good support. Trade be
came active durii j the last half hour and
an offerings were "carce May advanced to
701iii7o"4c ( ( and closed at 70-14c.
Corn was quiet and Incapable of being
moved more than 'He away fiom 37e for
May. An attempt was made by several of
the bull traders to 'tlr the pit Into action
and Incidentally force- prices up early in
the session , but their efforts met with little
response and the market became ver ) dull
Shipping demand was poor , with what bids
that were received Uc out of line Receipts
weie fi7D car * . May opened a shade lower
.it 367'a37c. ! touched 37' c nnd with many
changes from that to Sb'ic finally plowed nt
37c ,
Oats possessed the same characterls'tlcs
as the leading markets. There was no ! n-
qulrv for cash and less business was trans
acted In futures than any day during the
last two months. Receipts were 221 ears.
May began a shade higher at 275 c , sold at
27U.f,27Nc. rose to 27B27c and closed nt
A decided Improvement In. the shipping
demand nnd higher prices feft hogs helped
proyi'lons. Buying b ) commission hnut.es
with foreign connections resulted In a slight
advance nil around. The shipments for the
week amounted to 12 SOI COO pounds meat and
7.0SC.OOO pounds' laid The range In pork ,
lard and ribs was of the smallest possible
kind
K'tlmated receipt- * for Monday : Wheat ,
120 cars ; corn , 400 cars , oats , 200 cars ; hogs
10.000 head. '
Lending futurite rant-eel as follows :
Articles Opnn. Hlrh. Low Uinne. Y s el'y
Will-Hi.
May . "OH'JK 0 <
Julj . UBVttlH OS *
Tom
Jin. . . 10Ui4H : am 34M
Mav. . . 10U -37 3614 17
July. . . 37W
OiU
May. . . 27H 27 * .
Inly . Mil
I'erk.
Jan . 10 no Uiin
May . . 1025 HI 274 1020 10 SB ! 1023
Lard.
Jnn . . SflO 667 *
May . . &H2H 685 680 o 8'Jti
nibs
Jin . . 400 4 Si
May . _ 6 10 ft 10 B 10
No. 2.
Cash Quotations were as follows
FLOUR Dull , winter patents , Jl.fiOJfl 70 :
spring special- " , $ l.lO ; bard patents , tl.KKf
4.IW : > ft putentx. * 3.2iVf3.lO , straights. JJ.fcO
4l)20. bakers. J2.20f(3.20. (
WHEAT No. 2 spring , G7fCSUc ; No. 3
spring 64'ifi7l-c ' ! : No 2 red. 70 > - < ! } 7"lp .
. _ . _ . _ . * _ . .
or i > xt v * o * T n .r
COHN-No. 2 , 3tlc ; No. 2 yellow. 36HT3CUC
0 2 * * "
Hm No. 2. B5V4B66C- .
HAHL.13Y No 2 , 43fio2c.
i , 11.11.
TIMOTHY SEED Prime" $ ° I U
1'noVlSIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. , $10 00
< F10.03. Lard , per Id ) Ibs , J5 C0(0f.fi ( < . Short
rlbi sides ( loose ) , SI "ofij.oo Dry"sultecl
shoulders < bo\'d ) Jl 23TI.37& | Short clear
sides ( boxed ) , $5 livgc.13.
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per
SyaAHS-Cut loaf. J5.70 ; granulated. J5 20.
The following were the receipts and Bhli > -
ments for today :
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was easy ; creameries. 13iilSc ;
dairies. iKfiiec. Eggs , steady : fresh , \ M@
18c. Cheese , dull ; creams , 04Qllc.
Knnmm City Oraln anil 1'rorUliuin.
KANSAS CITY , Jan 21. AVI I BAT
Steady ; No 2 hard , C4H'iW ' c ; No 3 62fj 5c'
No 2 red , 73c ; No 3 , bttr70c ; No. 3 spring '
C2 c ; No. 3 , 59fiC2c.
COHN Weak ; No. 2 mixed , 32y.032sio :
No. 2 white , 34 > ; o : No. 3. S3c.
OATS-Stfady : No. 2 white , 29c
HYE rirro ; No. 2. 64c.
HAY-AA'enk. choice timothy. $7.00477.25 ;
choice prairie , J8.7&67.00.
Ijl'TTKn - Steady ; separator , 17018c ;
Elifts 2c lower ; fresh. 12'c.
UUfBIITS-AVhfat. 52,500 bu. ; corn , 10-
100 bu. : oats. fl.OOO bu.
8HIPMBNTB Wheat , 102.000 bu. ; corn ,
3tH bu , ; o.its , 8,000 bu.
Milwaukee Craln .llarkrt.
MILWAUKEE , Jon. 21-WHEAT-Dull :
No. I nortbern , ffiHc ; No , 2 northern , C74f
67lsc.
HYE Lower ; No. 1 , 6C , c.
BAHLKY Ixivver ; No , 2 ,
4'QWc.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hog Eecsipts Continue to Be Bomewlnt
Light.
PRICES HAVE AN UPV/ARD / TENDENCY
Fair Itnn if Cntttr. with Citincl llof c
OfT Uiiil > ami nt Vnluc *
tlial U'l-ic SiilNfniMor } to
till * Mllllt-rN. |
SOUTH OMAHA , Jnn. 21.
_ . Cuttle. Hoes. Sheep
nocelptB today 1,010 7,110 1.MI7
oniciai Monday ais 2,936 4e j3
Ulllclnl Tuesday 2,013 ! > , I73 3.WK )
Olllclal Wednesday 2,320 ! iH9 G.fcSS
Olllcial Thursday l.isjl U.U34 2,194
onicial Friday 1,071 7.S59 2373
Total this week 9.2S 40,011 21,707
Week ending Jan 14. . . . 8,817 43,280 14,9ifi
Week uncling Jan. 7 8,123 40,919 12.51M
Wank ending IJcc. 31 7,197 61,759 6,011
Average price paid tor hops tor the last
several days , wltli ( .omoarlsons :
| 183 7IT833"lS97.lS96.1lS937T&37TlS93. | | [
Jan. 10 , | 3 501 t 4. ' , ' 3 Sl | 4 Kt | & 17 | 7 42
Jail. 11 . . . . I 351i 3 , ! 9 3 07 3 61 1 08 5 30 , ! 37
Jan. 12 . . . 3 ro 3 17 3 11 , 4 071 5 23 7 U
Jnn. 13 3 55 3 19 ! 1 09 | 3 17 * 5 11 7 57
Jan 14 . . . a 50 J 19 3 ID 353 4111
Jan. IS * 7 3 20 3 51) ) 1 11 G 10
Jan. 18 3 62 322 3 I/O 3 bS 5 23 i 00
Jan. 17 3 49 3 72 3 SO 51 ! ) 7 61
Jan is 3 M | .1 fl 3 23 3 82 3 SI 5 12 | 7 14
Jan. ID 3 541 3 u4 3 IF * a 21 7 35
Jan. 20. . . 3 661 J 60 3 20 3 90 5 23 7 13
Jan.21. _ _ . . _ _ 3 63 3 51 2 26 3 flC 395 7 63
* Indicates Sunday. "
The official number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattlo. Hog , . Bheep
C.M.ASt.P.Ry
O. & St. L. lly IS 2
Mo. Pacific Ity . .
Union Paoflc System. . . . 1 21 7
C At N W. Uv . ,
F , E. & M. V. Ry 7 12
C. , St i' . , M. & O. lly. . .
U. At M lly 5 ] G
C. , 15. & . Q Ky . .
K. C & St. J 1
C. , H. 1. & I > . Hy. , E 3
C. , U. I. Ac P. lly.V 1
Total receipts IS 93 8
The disposition of the day s receipts was
ns follows , I'nch buyer pin chasing the num.
ber of bead Indicated :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 1,010 . . . .
G II. Hammond Co 34 1,010 . . . .
Swift and Company 77 1,071 2S9
Cudahy 1'ncklng Co 174 1,1 IS 782
P. D. Armour , Chle-ago. . 34 1,009
W I , Stephens 4
Huston & Co 21
Livingston & Scbaler. . . . 1U
H. Hamilton 53
Hammond , K. C fit 220 . . . .
Armour , K. C 273
Armour , Sioux City C13 . . . .
Cudahy P Co , K C. . . . Ill 71b
Other Buyers 33
Total 903 7.401 1.S97
CATTLE There were forty-tlirEc ears of
cattle reported In tbo jards , which was iv
fair run for the last day of the week. Out
of that number , hovvevet , Armour iccelved
twelve cais , Cudahy four cars and Hammond
mend two cars , .ill from Kansas f'lty. As
usiittl on thi last daj of tbo week , the-
market was lacking In news te.ituict. and
tlie trade as a whole did not show much
change In any direction. The most of tbo
cattle sold In good season and the market
cama to an end early for the want of moro
cattle to sell. .
Tlie cattle market hafl been In fair shape
all this week as regards the selling Inter
ests. The good kinds of cattle have brought
etrong prices right along ane1 for the week
are a llttlo higher than last week. Common
and half-fat cnttle. have sold very uneven ,
not only In this market , but In every other
market as well. Some clays they bring good
prices nnd then again sales will bo far from
satisfactory. The fact Is that these half-fat
cattle ought not to l > o maikotcd .it this
time , but should be. held back until finished.
Good catle seem to bo scarce anil here Is
no danger according to all account of there
being a surplus at any time this season
and for that reason. If for no other , It
would s.erm to be the beat policy to finish
such cattle as are- now on feed. During
this week not a single choice or prime ,
bunch of cornfed cattle was ottered on this
market , the bulk of the receipts consisting
of such cattle ns are selling .it $1 Cogs 00.
Cow stuff was In fairly liberal supply ,
but the demand was also good and the mar
ket tended upward , so that by the middle
of the week the maiket could be. quoted lOe
higher at least. On Friday the markH
.slumped off , especially on the common to
medium grades , so that for tbo week no
material gain was made However , good
cows and heifers could be emoted as utiong
and sales as entlrelj t-ntlsfactory
The market on stoeekis and feeders was
stiong nnd active all the week and at the
close prices on the moro desirable kinds
were , If anything , a little blgh'r. Tlio mar
ket Is now as high as it Ins been anv
tlmp this sen on so far The demand ,
though not especlallv large , has been fully
up to the supply nnd that has had a ten-
deney to stlllen pilc-"i
HOtSh Hie receipts of bogs were rather
light , even for the last day of the week
onlv ninety-four cars being reported In , as
ag.ilnst li ) a week ago , nlncty-ono tvvo
weeks ago and nlnoty-seven three weeks
ago. Of the receipts five ears were to
Cudaby and one to Hammond from Knn as
Clt > , and s\ | to Armour from Siou\ City ,
leaving tlghty-two fresh cars on sale
The market this morning was netlve and
generally 2Uc higher. Light and light
mixed hogs sold verv largely at J3,52'f./fj ' / )5r
as against $ T5l > i73B2M ! jesterdav. Heavy
mixed hogs for the most part weld nt $3 57'4
ifi.l.W ) . while the sumo kind yesterday went
at JloufiSD" Good heavy loads brought
$3 C0f)3 ) b7' today and yesterday $1571-j'y'
The buyers all seemed to want the bogs
at the prices quoted nbovo nnd tlu > offerIngs -
Ings found ready cal > so that a very early
clearance was effected. Everything was
sold and weighed up heforo tbo middle * of
the forenoon.
The week opened with a dfcllno In the
hog market , but from Monday on the mar
ket was higher each day , values tending
steadily upward. Therefore at the close t > f
the- week values are at the high point , not
only ot the week , but at tlie highest point
touched since Thursday of last week. It
will be noted from the table of iccelpts at
held of column that the receipts for the
weak were not very large , and It might be
added that thc- > were not nearly largo
enough to suit the buyers In fact , almost
every day of the week buyers were forced
to fhlp In supplies from other and cheaper
mnrltetH to pleae out tlio local receipts and
enable the packing bouses to till their
eiders for theproduct. .
SHEEP ThereWCTO only a few loads
hero todav nnd not all of them were on
pale Included among the arrivals were
four cars of Fort Collins lambs , which
wen ? ent In for tbo Mnndaj mukei and
were not even offered for snle Such ns
wno on sale changed bands In reismablv
good t-eubon , tbo market not showing much
cb ingo.
The market on sbe'p lias been In pretty
good shape- all the week and sellers ns a
rule have obtained satisfactory prices lllg
heavy sheep for the week could bo quoted
steadv , while light and bandy weights have
gained a little at least ! > c. At the same
time the lamb market has declined about
10e under tbo Influence of poor markets
oust
From the sales given below It will bo
I noted that n bunch or native yearllftgs sold
at $4 5 They were South Dnkotas , black
fnees , nnd very good stuff. Some lambs
frold to arrive at $1 7. > were out of the same
lot that sold Thursday at fl CS ,
It will be noted from the table , of receipts
nt he-ad of column that the week's receipts
show a large gain
Quotations are : Oood to choice fed
western wethers , $3806190 ; fair to good.
J1707I3SO. choice native wethers , $390
( filiX ) ; choice western ye-arllngs , $110-ri
425 , fair to good western yearlings , $3.90 < ff
400 ; fed ewes. $3 ( Wi3 SO ; good to cholqo na
tive lambs. $4 75ff4 W > good western lambs.
$ liO(047r ( ( > , freder sheep , J3.50173 73. feeder
lamb" . SIOCKTIW ) , cull sheep , $2001(3.00 , cull
lambs. $300T < 3.50
St. l.iiulN I.ltc Stork.
ST LOUIS. .Tan 21. CATTLE Receipts
2100 bead , Including no Texan * : native
bo ves 1012 > e , cows and heifers 10fil5c and
stackers and fe-eders 10JJ20c higher than lust
week. TexniiH steady ; fair to fancy native
shipping and export steers , $1.2fi3 W. bulk
of sales $5.00 75.50 , diossc-d berf and butch r
steer. . $ X X5.30. | bulk of sales $1 23fl3 15 ,
steers under 1 0 > v > pounds $1 2171 75 bulk
of sales. $1.9 < v < f4 15 ; stackers nnd feeders ,
K 75fi-l.3'i ; bulk of sales , $3.rrtf(4 ( 20. cows
and lielf rs , $2OeVfi 1.76. bulk of heifers , $1.S >
< [ fl.35 : bulk of cows $ J.GOf < 3.13 ; Texas and
indlin steer * . $3.10C.OO ; bulk of sales. $3 75
JN 70 cows and heifers Ji.BVffS.fij.
lions Receipt * , 5,300 head ; market strong
to 5c higher , pigs nnd tights. H 335T3.55 ;
packers $1 fiOf3.75 : butchers , J3.G5'i3.S3 ' |
SHKRP Receipts , 3f l head ; market
steady , mtlv - muttons , $3,7504 15 ; culls and
bucks. $2 50ii3.25 ; stockers. $2.W < r3.23 ; lambs ,
JI.23flC.iO ; Texas sheep , $1.9 > ni4.10.
KniiMiH rit > l.lxSI or 1C.
KANSAS CITY. Jan -CATTLE-He- -
celpts , 770 hend natlv s , 370 bead Texans.
About steady prices. The supptv this week
tvas mostly good quality of slaughtering
cattle ; all the well matured stock sold
active nt higher prices , while common
stock was about steady. Stock and feed
ing cattle continue In good demand , best
grades about 25c higher. Heavy natl\e
BUors , f5SifiS < i ) . medium. $4.40tf5.5 : lightweights -
weights , M 16Ti .25. stockcrs and feeders ,
$1R'/i/4V ' , ; butcher cows and heifers , $1 OW
173 , t.innor.-i , } Jfiff2S5 ] ; bulls , Mtf > iMCO :
western teen > , n.&Ofio.SO ; To.xatis , $ a.50'ij >
& lu
HOOS-Ilecelpts , 5,800 head. Prices steadv
to 5c higher The moderate supply this
week slightly htrengthcned prices. Heavy
hogs Fulling at $3 ( HXJ3.75 ; mixed , $360S3..o ;
lights. $335-f355. - (
SlinnP Ktcclptn for the week. 16,000
head. Offerings of shade better quality , the
most dcslrnblp bunches selling at slight
ndvanco In prices ; common stock steady ;
lambs. $ ,160fi5.10 ; muttons , $323fil.23 ; feed
ers , $2.5W4.60 ; Btockcrs , $ J.X ( > n350.
CHICAGO IAVK STOCIC MAIIKHT.
Sninll Offering * Clo p of Wpk Si-nil
I'rlopn Upwnril.
CHICAGO , Jnn. 21. There were not
enough cattle received today to make a
market. As a result of the small offerings
of choice cattle during the week , prices
for those Kiades are 161J20c higher than a
week ago. Fancy cattle would bring $6 00
0610 ; choice steers , $3 f.OII5 ! > 3 : medium
steer * , $491 > ft520 ; beef steel * Jl.OOffl.S'i ;
western fed Htcers , $4 OO iu.SO , Texas steers ,
$ T75fi5.2S. calves , $3500690.
A moderate supply of hogs and an active
demand reunited In advancing prices
A few droves of ncep offered were closed
out at unchanged prices. Culls to choice
sheep. , $2 OOQ4.25 ; yearlings , $1.10iM.60 ; lambs ,
KECCIPTS-Cattle , 200 head ; hogs , 20,000
head ; sheep , 500 head.
1N > V\ York I.Ue Stock.
NEW YORK , Jan. 21.-UnnVES-Re-
celpts. 815 head : no trading ; feeling steady ,
cables firm : shipments today , 650 cattle. CO
sheep uncl 2.990 quarters of beef , tomoirow ,
500 cattle and 3,100 quarters ot beef. CahCb.
receipts. 979 head ; steady ; veals quoted at
$5 0058.25 ; nearly nominal for all sorts.
SHKHP AND LAMBS-Ileceipts , 3,502
head ; sheep weak to lOc lower : lambs
steady to lOc low r ; sheep , $1.00174.37M- ,
lambs , $5.40 > C 60 ; common lambs sold late
Filda > at $4.80.
HOGS Receipts. 1.S73 head : none for sale
alive ; nominally firm at $3.75JI4.10.
St. .loxeiili I.Ue Stock.
ST. JOSEPH. Jan. 21. ( Special.- )
CATTLE Receipts , 200 head ; market nom
inal ; natl\es , $3.705(630 ; Texas and west
ern. $3.40 460 : cows and heifers , $ .1.6051.25 ;
stockers and feeders , $3 60T4 75.
HOGS Receipts , 1,300 head ; market steady
to strong , soiling at $1300. ! 7214 ; bulk , $3.52'-i
Ii365
SHEEP Receipts , none ; demand strong.
Cincinnati I.lre Stock.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 21.-CATTLE-Strong ;
$2 .lOtfTu 00.
HOGS-Steady ; $2,23 4.00.
SlinnP-Stcady ; it 2o < & 4 00.
LAMBS Steady ; $4 OIX&5 23.
Stock In Slirht.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal markets for January 21 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha . 1.010 7,410 1S)7 ! )
Chicago . 200 20,000 600
Kansas City . 1,140 6,800
St. Louis . 2,100 5,300 300
Totals . 4,486 33,510 2,097
OM\HV GEIVKHAI. MAIIICET.
Condition of Trndc find Quotation * nil
nnil - 1'rodiict .
Staple Fniicj1'rodiict *
EGG B Receipts , more liberal ; market
weaker ; fresh stock , 10t ? .
BUTTER Common to fair , lOQllc ; choice ,
13TT14C ; separator , ISc ; gathered creamery ,
.
POULTRY Hens , llv * , 6Vi-fi7c ; dressed ,
7Hc ; old roostery , live , 3c ; dressed , 4c ; spring
chickens , live , 6c ; dresbcd , S@S c ; clucks ,
me , G tf'c ; dressed , kc ; geese , live , be ;
drussed , Sc : turkeys , live , 8G9c ; dressed ,
GAME Teal , blue wing , $1.75 ; green wing ,
$1.50 ; mixed , $1.73Q2.25 ; Jackrabblts , 1.50
1.75 ; cottontails , $1.00g'1.23.
PIGEONS-Llve , per doz. , 60c.
ArEAL Choice. S&SV5o. (
OYSTERS Bulk Standard , per gal. , $1.10 ;
mediums , per can , 15c ; Standard , per can ,
20c ; Extra Select.- per can , 25c ; New York
Ccunts , per can , 30c.
VEGETABLES.
TOMATOES-FIorlda , per 6-basket crate ,
SPINACH-Per basket , $1.
LETTUCE-Home grown. 40c.
ONIONS Home grown , 30c.
CELERY California good stock. 25c ;
choice. 35c ; fancy , 50c ; extra largo , 73c ;
Sllchlgan. choice tock , 23S30c.
CAULIFLO\VER-Per crate , $2.50.
ONlONS-Per bu. . 60iT53c.
BEANS Hand-picked , navy , per bu. , $1.33
# 1.40
POTATOES-Cholce , rocked , 43ff50c ;
poorer stock , 40c.
FRUITS
APPLES Western Ben Davis , Gcnltons ,
per bbl , $400 ; New York Balwlns. Green
ings and others , choice , per bbl. . $4.00 425.
STRAWBERRIES-Per box. Sue.
GRAPES Malaga , per bbl. . $80031000.
CRANBERRIES-Jersey. $030 ; per crate ,
TROPICAL FRUITS.
LEMONS California , fancy , $3.75 : choice ,
ORANGES Moxlc.an. $2.75 ; Navels.
fancy , $325 ; choice , $3.00 ; seedlings , $2 5001
2 , la.
BANANAS Choice , largo stock. per
launch. $2.002 25 ; medium sized bunches ,
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. . 17c ; Brazils , per
lb. , 9 ilOa ; English walnuts , per lb , fancy ,
< oft shell. 120 ; standards , lie ; filberts , per
lb. , lie ; pecans , polished. 7iic ( ? ; cocoanuts ,
per 100 , $4 00 ; peanuts , raw , 61ig6c ; roasted ,
eVfcc : chestnuts , SfiBc.
CIDER-Pcr half bbl. , $3.00.
SAUEHKRAUT-Por half bbl . $2.00.
MONEY Choice white. 12 < 4ftl3c.
MAPLE SYRUP-Fivc-gal. can. each ,
$260 , gal. cans , pure , per do . $1200 ; half-
Bal. cans. JB25 ; quart crilis. $330.
FIGS-lmported , none ; California , 10-lb.
buxes , $150
DATES-Hallowee. CO to 70-lb. boxes , 6c ;
Salr , 5V4c ; Fard , 9-lb , boxes , lOc.
HIDES TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides. 7o ; No. 2
green hides , Co ; No. 1 salted hides , SVfcc ; No.
2 salted hides. 74c : No. 1 veal calf , t > to 12
Ibs , lOc ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC.-Tallow , No.
1 , 3c ; tallow , No. 2. 2Vio ; rough tallow. l".c ;
whlto grease. 2l ( ! i3c ; yellow and brown
Breasf , lVi 'o2'1c.
SHEEP PELTS-Green salted , each. 13
iac ; green salted shearings ( short woolccl
t rly .skins ) , each , 15o ; dry shearings ( bhort
wooled early skins ) . No. 1 , each. 5c ; dry
Hint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
polls , per lb. , actual weight , 473o , dry Hint ,
Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb , actual weight , 34c ; dry Hint , Colorado
rado butcher wool pelts , per lb , actual
weight , 4f)5c ) , dry Hint. Colorado murrain
wool pelt0 , per lb. , actual weight , Sijlc.
Ft'llS Mink. lOfn&c : bear ( black or
brown ) . $5.01)1(2000 ) ( , otter , $ ] .500SOO ; beaver ,
$1 OCfre.OO ; skunk , 15j50 ; iniihkr.it. 3'i77c :
raccoon. 15Q50 ; red fox. 23cT$2Ti : gray
fox , 23JI50c ; wolf ( timber ) , 23cfi2.50 ; wolf
( prairie ) , cojotte , 10J/50 / ; wildcat. 10Q25c ;
badger , 5U10c , Mher tox. $5000(57500. (
St. LnulH Market.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 21 WHEAT Options
stead ) to a shade firmer : spot steady ; No.
2 read , cash , elevatoi , 73o. track ; 7175c ;
January , "Tfce , May. 74 ffj717ic asked , July ,
071 c : No 2 hard , CSc.
COHN Options fractionally higher ; spot
higher ; No 2 cash , 3l\c bid ; January , 3l' c ,
May : i5Mi35Mc asked ; July , 25'ijc.
OATS Options about steady ; spot steady ;
No. 2 cash , 2S4.c , track. January , 29c ; Ma > ,
2S5c hid. July. 2Sc , bid ; No. 2 white , 30Uc ,
RYIStoady. . 65Uc
SUED-Flaxseed , higher , $1.11. Prime tlm-
oths seed , nominal
CORNMEAL $1 75W1.SO.
BHAN Firmer sacked , east track , 5Cc.
HA V Dull , bteady ; timothy , $700f009 ? ,
jiralrlo $7 00.
UUTTER Steady ; creamery , 15t20c ;
dairy. 12fT16c
KHGS-lxiwer. 13'ic.
WHISlCY-Steady. $127.
PROVISIONS Pork , better : standard
mess , jobbing , old , $9 12'fc : new , $1000. Lard ,
higher ; prlmo steam. $3 33 ; choice , $3 4"i
Dry bait meats , boxed shoulders , $ I.12' < . ;
extra hort , $173 : ribs , $1 S7Hs , shorts , $3 (
liacon. boxed shoulders , $1 75 ; extra short ,
, iVf 530. ribs. $537'i : shorts , $5.W > .
iUCCEIPTS-Flotir , .i.OOii bbls. . wheat , 21,000
u , corn , imooo bu. : oats. CO.OOO bu.
SHIPMENTS-Flour. 4dOO bbls ; wheat ,
.OK ) bu ; corn , 45ouo bu , ; oats , 27,00u bu.
Grain Hpoeliit * nt Principal MurkplH.
MINNEAPOLIS , Jan , 21. Receipts :
i Who it. M6 cars.
I DULUTH , Jan. 21. Receipts : Wheat. 417
1 KANSAS CITY , Jan. 21. Receipts :
Wheat. 13S card.
CHICAGO , Jnn , 21. Estimated cam for
Monday : Wheat. 120 ; corn , 490 ; oats. 200.
IU Tiool Mnrkrt.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. -WHEAT-Market
quiet : March. 5s 9V1 : May. ts 7VI
COUN Market quiet ; March. 3s 7V1 ; May ,
Zs 7d
PROVISIONS Flour , St. Louis fancy win
ter , steady , 7s 'J < 1. Heef steady : extra India
mess , C5s ; prime mess , cos. Pork , steady ;
prime mess , fine western , Ma ; prime meat , ,
ircdlum westoru , 47s fid. Hams , short cut ,
steady , 3 s ( Id. llac > n. dull , 27 , short rib" ,
dull , i s , long cliar middles , light , M acU
27f , long ch'iir middles , ) irav > , stead ) , 2t > s
6d , short clear backs , stead ) , 7s ( id , clear
beillr" , dull , 31s. Shoulders , square , firm ,
23s Cd. Lard , prime westem , steady , 29s ,
MVottic CIIMMIAI , MAiiicirr.
Uiiotiitlonx for the tvny on ( Jmrriil
Cotiinioilltli'N.
NEW YORK. Jnn -FLOUR-Recelpts. .
24670 bbls ; e.xports , 111,114 bbls ; market
dull and easy , winter patents , $3750100 ;
winter straights , $3.50j3Ui ! , Minnesota pat
ents , $ ! SOy415 ; winter extras , $2o5f293 | ;
Minnesota baker1 , $3.001(330 ( , winter low
grade" , $ J.4CNJt2. ( > .
IH'TTEn-Ilicelpls , 2.14S pkgs. ; market
steady ; wcstcin creamery , lli/19c / ; Elglns ,
19c , factory \21i\\c. \ \
CHEESE-HtcelptiJ. 1,034 pkgs. ; market
llrm , largo wtlto , 10'ic ' , small white , llif
lllic ; large colored , lOMsc , small colored , ll'o
lH u.
EGGS Receipts , 3,023 pkgs , market
steady , western , 17'fcc , southern , ISc.
COllNMEAIv Quiet ; jcllow western , 82Q >
83c.
83c.RYEWcak ; No. 2 western , Cl'4c ' , f. o. b ,
afloat.
HAIILEY MALT-Stoadv , 60c.
WHEAT Receipts. S4.0W bu. ; exports. 14-
212 bu. Spot , easy , No. 2 red , bO'jc , f. o. b. ,
afloat , to arrive. Options , steady , but
quieted before noon for lack of buvlng In-
toieJt or other sustaining factors The gen
eral trade was extremely dull Clo'od easy
nt > frc net decline Match , 77"i17777iic ; closed ,
77a4C , May. 74 ifi73 13-lc. ( closed , "HtC.
CORN Hioclpts. ZC.J-Ti bu , exports , 1.39S
bu Spot , cas ) , No 2 , l2 > BTf4c ! , artoat. Op
tions opened steady , but turned dull and
weak with wheat , closing dull and un
changed , May , 41ntJTIl7iiC ( , closed , ll c.
OATS llcceiptc , J.MK . ) bu , exports , 4CO
bu. Spot , quiet , No. 2 , 334c ; No. 2 white ,
3o'c. ' Options' , quiet
HOPS Steady ; state , common to choice ,
IS O crop , 75/isc ; H97 crop , lli(13c ; 1S9S crop.
1S019C. Pacinc coast , 1S96 crop , 7 < 8c ; 1S97
crop , UTTloc ; lb9S croi > , 18(520c (
HIDES Firm : GaHcston , We ; Texas dry ,
12c ; California , ISc.
WOOL Steady ; domestic fleece , 17J22c ? ;
Texas , llftUc.
TALLOW Qulctj city , 4 l-16c ; country , 4
tgA4'C. '
COTTONSEED OIIFIrm and liold
higher : prlmo crude , 19c , f o b mills , 16ft )
l" > o , prime summer yellow , 23fi23'2C. prime
summer off , 2Jc , butter grades , 27'/4fi2vc ' ,
prime winter jellow , 2SQ30c ; prime white ,
3C'c. '
RICE Firm ; domestic , fair to extra , 4V4
ij7o | , Japan , 4Jriic'
MOLASSES-Fhm : New Orleans , open
kettle , good to choice , 32fi11c.
METALS Pig Iron , llrm , southern , $1023
$11 7"i , northern , $102'i'ril.2j ' Copper , stead ) ;
brokers' , 15'4c. Lead , steady , brokers' , $1
Tlnplates1 , steady.
llnltlinore .Iliirlcet.
I3ALTIMORE. Jan. 21. FLOUR-Qtilot
and unclnngecl ; receipts , 12,153 bbls ; ex-
poit" , C 175 bbls
WHEAT Very dull ; spot and month , "l\
! i"c. May , 7fic asked , steamer No. 2 red.
7174172c : iccelpts , 23,700 bu. . exports , lO .m
bu. , southern wheat , by sample , 70ti7fac ;
southern wheat , on grade , 72lbfj73tic.
CORN Stead ) ; spot and month , Sg fJ
39v io : steamer mixed , 37037'ic ; receipts ,
162,221 bu , exports 70,479 bu. : southern
white coin , 47'i049Hc ; southern yellow ,
OATS-Steadv ; No. 2 white , 3l1i3IHc ; No.
2 mixed 32p32'ic ; receipts , 21,833 bu. ; ex
ports , 20,110 bu.
Cincinnati .Market.
CINCINNATI , Jan 21 FLOUR Dull ;
winter patents , $3100170 , winter family ,
$2HH/2GO.
WHKAT-Firm ; No 2 red , 71U072c.
CORN Dull , nominal ; No 2 mixed , 35'ic
OATS Dull , oasv ; No 2 mixed , 29c
RYE Fair demand , SS'fiegc. '
PROVISIONS Lard , llrm , $3 17H. Bulk
moats , quiet , llrmer , $1.75. Bacon , dull ,
$3 WWHISKY
WHISKY Easy ; $1 26.
RUTTER-Eas ) ; fancy Elgin , lS5J2054c ;
dairy , lie.
EGGS-Weak ; ll liuc.
CHEESE Firm ; good to fine Ohio flat ,
Toledo Miirket.
TOLEDO , O. , Jan. 21. WHEAT Dull and
steady ; No. 2. ca h , 71Hc : May. 73' c bid.
CORN Dun and steady ; No. 2 mixed ,
O'ATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , 26c. < .
RYE Dull and unchanged ; No. 2 , cash ,
CLOVERSEED Active and steady ; prime ,
cash , old , $4.05 ; new , $4.50.
! V < irIi 3Inrk < * tn.
PEORIA , Jan. 21-CORN-Flrm ; No. 8 ,
31V.C.
OATS Firm ; No. 2 white. 2S 4f729o.
WHISKY Lower on the basis of $1.26 for
finished goods.
MlmipnnoIlM Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 21. WHEAT Dull
and steady ; January , OSc : May , fisiiif < GSasc :
July , bS74c : track. No. 1 hard , C9'c ' ! ; No. 1
northern , 6SMc ; No. 2 northern , CG'/ic.
Dill H th f ! nil 11 Market.
DULUTH , Jan. 21. WHEAT No. 1 cash.
705)70'Ac : May. 7n4o bid ; July. 72\c : No. 1
northern , cash. 67c bid ; January , 67c bid ;
May , 09\ic , July , 70c. .
CINNAMON cini : roil OUIP.
An I'li llNli I'hj Nlelan'n \icrliiicnN (
In Treating the IHHCIINC.
Dr. Joseph Carne Ross , phKlcian to An-
coat's hospital , Manchester , Eng. , writes to
the New York Sun as follows :
Within the last few days our newspapers
ha\o Informed us that influenza has ap
peared as a general epidemic in New York.
And as for many years I have been engaged
In carrying out a scries of clinical experi
ments In the ticatment of this disease , I beg
that > ou will allow mo to state the results
that my experience Induces me to bello\c I
ha\o attained.
About eight years ago I was led to bcllovo
that It might bo possible by means of cin
namon administered in largo and repeated
doses FO to saturate the tissues of a patient
suffering from some fever of mlcroblc ori
gin tunt from a fitting nidus for the recep
tion of the microbe he should become an
unfitting nidus , and that as a consequent
result the microbe would cease to flourish ,
or , In other words , that the fever would run
a mild course. This was the theory I had
formed , and In the spring of 1892 I deter
mined to put It Into practice Early In tlio
spring of that year I was called to BOO a
patient , aged 26 , suffering from Influenza.
I found the patient's temperature was 102 ,
pulse 116 , pains in the head , back and legs ;
furred tongue , complete loss of appetite. He
had been 111 flvo 1-ours.
The patient was ordered to take half an
ounce of decoction of cinnamon o\ery hour
till I should see him again. The next morn
ing the temperature was 98 degrees , appe
tite had returned and the patient declared
that ho felt quite well. On the following
morning lie returned to business. This was
my first case , and.In that epidemic a series
of cases of Influenza were treated In a sim
ilar manner and with equally good results.
A second series of cases of Influenza were
again treated with cinnamon In another epi
demic , but the results were generally bad.
In going over my cases again and again It
at last began to dawn on mo that the results
of my treatment appeared lo stand In some
direct relation to the stage of the dlsrase ,
that the oarller the treatment had been In
stituted the better had been the result , and
finally I came to the conclusion that whore
the disease had existed for less than twenty
to twenty-four hours the results had Invari
ably been good , but that if the disease had
existed for forty-eight hours and upward
the tioatment had practically ) lelded no re
sult at all.
I therefore determined to take twenty.four
hours as a time limit and rigidly to decline
to treat with cinnamon any cas ( ) where the
disease bad existed for a longer period A
fresh epidemic soon afforded mo an oppor
tunity of testing the matter , and I had the
satisfaction of finding that those patients
treated within twenty-four hours from the
outset of tlio dlsrase without exception did
well. During the last fho years a largo num
ber of Inllutwa patients liavo been treated
within tlhs time limit of twenty-four hours ,
and In not ono case haI been embarrassed
by complications of any kind , and In every
caao the patient has been seemingly per
fectly -well and flt to return to his business
within five days from tbe commencement of
treatment.
In cases , however , where the disease has
not existed for moro than thrpe or four
hours and It U , of course , comparatively
rarely that > ou see a case so early , but I
bavo succeeded In teelng a good many such
cases the patients have In every case re
turned to their duties within forty-eight
JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA.
001LER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
Qrake , Wilson
I
Sneeensor * WINon , \ . Ornl.e. I
Manufacturers boilers , smokn stacks and
fireochlngs , oressure , lendcrlng , sheep dip ,
lard and -.rater tanks , boiler tubes c-on-
Mantly on hand , second Intid boilers
Ijollpht and sold Special nnd prompt to
repairs In city or country. 19th nnd Pierce.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS.
H tnerican Hand
1 V Sewed Shoe Go
M'frs 1 Jobbers of Foot Wear
wrsirnN AOENTsron
The Joseph Bauigau Hubbor Co.
H , Sprag&se & & Co. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
Cor. ili' > eiith < . I'liriinni .Sin. , Onmha.
.P. Kirkendall & Co
Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
Inroonu UtMUMlM Htrnty Btr-
CARRIAGE3.
Estab
lished ,
1858.
Bldo bpung Auaclime'nt No Horse Motion.
Get a Simpson Uugjy with tlie Atkinson
Spring best and easiest rldor In the world.
1-100-11 DodKC Struct.
CHICORV
he American
T
Chicory Go.
Grower * nnd manufacture of nil formi ot
Chicory Omaha-E'remont.O'Nell.
DRUGS.
Ichardson Drug Co.
goz-oo6 Jackson Stt
t. O. RICHARDSON , Prett.
a F. WELLBR. V.
E. Bruce & Co.
Druggists and Stationery
"QUM Bee" BptcUltle * .
< Hai % Wlnei and Brandlei ,
KH9 10th ud Htrntr RtrwU.
hours , and In not ono slnglo Instance has
any of them suffered In any \vay from doing
so. I might quote scores of cases to. Illus
trate the point.
TCio follo lng Is the method of treatment
that I liavo emplojcd during the last five
yeaia. If Influenza has existed for moro
than twenty-four hours I do not use cinna
mon at all. But If the rase U within the
twenty-four hour limit the patient IB or
dered to take half an ounce of decoction of
cinnamon every half hour till six closes
have been taken ; these six doses having been
taken , then half-ounce doses to bo taken
every hour till twenty-four hours liave
elapse-d from the commencement of the
treatment. At the expiration of twonly-low
hours the same dose H to bo repeated e\ery
two hours till the temperature falls to nor
mal. After that half an ounceof the de
coction Is to bo given four times a day for
two days. The patient should not leave the
house for twenty-four hours after the tem
perature has become normal.
In a email percentage of cases patients
have been found to complain that tlio cinna
mon has made them feel sick. In these
cases I belle\e It has been the Influenza
affecting the alimentary canal that has
caused the feeling of nausea and not the
cinnamon , a belief which appears to bo sup
ported by the fact that where the cinnamon
has been persistently and systematically
continued the nausea has ceased to be com
plained of.
Til 13 TIME CLOCKS TO OO.
All . \niiojlnu Fnptnr In the ClrrUn'
Olllcliil I.Ife nt WnNliIiiKlnn.
The clerks of the Treasury department arc
doubtless rejoicing over tlio prospect that
the "tlmo clocks" which have been such an
Irritating factor In their official Hfe during
the last few months will bo abolished ac
cording to the pro\lslons of the legislative
appropriation bill as reported to the house.
These devices for keeping "tab" on the go
ings and comings of the clerks , relates the
Washington Star , have aroused great Indig
nation among them. Some of them ha\n
claimed that the clocks have placed them
on the basis of laborers In the ship yards.
Others have based their objections upon the
ground that they are not treated equitably ,
receiving no credit for o\ertlmo spent nt
their desks , while their little latenesses
lia\o been rigorously deducted from their
iccords Others still have looked at the
matter from a financial point of view , as
serting that the money which might ha\o
been saved to the go\ eminent by the use of
these clocks has been far more than counter
balanced by the Initial cost of the machines
thernBches and by the cost of the clerical
labor of computing tlio time records thus
obtained , The xysteni , however , has been
strenuously defended by nome of the olllclals
of the department , who have claimed that ,
despite the petty annoyances to which ihn
clerks ha\o bcon subjected , they have been
made more punctual In their attendance at
their desks and have been stimulated to
moro regular methods of work. Vet other
deads of bureaus and divisions have Joint-1
with the clerks In protesting that the clockn
have been moro ot a nuisance than a help.
As to the matter of deducting from the an
nual leave the time lost In late arriving erIn
In occasional absences from the building It
Is to to recalled that the leave , while In
theory onlr a gratuity , has come to b re
garded as part of the clerk's emoluments ,
It being QEbtinml that In all o nil nary cir
cumstances tbo KO\ eminent , \\hru lilrlng u
clerk , engages to pay Him a twelvc-inonthu'
salary for eleven months of work. Yrt the
theory of gratuity Is strengthened by tlio
fact that the government on occasions takes
advantage of Its right to deny the annual
leave , such as the ; emergency which arose *
during the wur period , when rlerks were
kept at their desks In some departments
throughout the summer without vacation * .
DRY GOODS.
E , SraSfa & Go.
laipoMf r and Jobber * ol
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NO IION&
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
The Sharpies Company
i . . . . - . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ . _ . ; _ ' ' " " " "
Creamery Machinery
.tnd Supplies.
Pollens , Engines , IVed Cookers , Wood Pnl
leys. Shutting , Ileltlns , Butter 1'uck-
nen of all Ulna * .
07-909 Jones St.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Company
F.lelriccil Supplies.
Electric \Virine Hells and Gns Lighting
O W JOHNSTON. Mgr 1510 Howard St.
John T. Burke.
CO.VTIf ACTOK Von.
ELECTRIC LIGHT
and POWER PLANTS
-124 South 15th St.
HARDWARE.
[ \nited States
w Suppiy Co. . .
rro8-nro Harnev St.
Steam Pumpu , Engines and Boilers. Pip *
Wind Mills , Steam and Plumblnc
Mate-rial. Utltinc. KOJ , Etc.
Hardware Ce
Wholesale Hardware.
Btojcle * and Sportlu ; Poodi. ttl9 > 3t-3l Bar *
007 rtroet.
HARNESS-SADDLERY.
J H Haney & Co.
*
.V'f'r *
ItAlllfllSS , SADDLPA AND CO1.LAKB
Jobber * of r father , Aaddlevy 7/ardifore , Efc
We solicit your order * 1815 lloward 61.
For an up-to-dat0
Western Newspaper
Head The Omaha Bee
Nor does the government strictly observe
the traditional hours of employment , for In
rushes of work orders are frequently given
for clerks to remain at their desks overtime ,
for which they receive no additional pay.
Despite thcio facts , however , the leave cus
tom has become fco well grounded that the
clerks wlio object to the time clocks have
urged that in equity they should bo given
credit for overtime to offset whatever deduc
tions may bo made from their leave period
as a result of their tardiness and occasional
absences. And so the controversy has
progressed until It now seems settled , for
the present at leist , by the action of tno
house committee , which Is'llkcly to be sus
tained by the hnusrs
MII.MO.VS HIIliV : l\
Sirnnnc CIIHP of tlio I.nle "Cotintcn
of llnlxcli. "
Quite a sensation has Just been caused nt
Jassy , In Koumanla , by the death of Mme.
Balsch , who has , by her eccentricities , for
jcars past attracted much attention In that
tow n.
Some years ago she was the wife of Herr
Veldlman , by whom she had a. daughter.
After a jear or two of married life she
divorced him and married Herr Halscli , by
whom she had a son. Soon after the Inttcr'a
birth she left her second husband.
She then went to IMrls , where eho called
herself Countess von Baled ) . Toward her
children she never seemed to feel anything
but the greatest hatred and when her son
died she sent the body to his father for burial.
She turned her daughter out of her house
and the unfortunate girl was only kept from
starvation by the kindness of relatives. After
tbo death of her seco-rd husband she re
turned to Houinanla , where she lived in com
plete retirement.
In f > plto of the fact that nho was ex
tremely wealthy -she lived In the most
wretched manner and was generally re
puted to be a miser. A few dajs ago she
died. When her daughter came lo examine
her bclonglngn no trace of money could bo
found. In going through her mother's clothIng -
Ing , however , she noticed that ono of the
petticoats seemed somewhat stiff , as If heav
ily lined. She ripped It open nnd found
over 200,000 notes sewed under the lining.
This put her on the track and all her
mother's petticoats , of which she had an
enormous number , were examined. In nearly
every one large sums of money were found ,
amounting altogether to between 2,000,000f.
and S.OOO.OOOf.
World WnllliiK Tor.
Detroit Kree 1'rcss : "I m might glad I
sived all those irly pla > H of mine , " Bald
tlieaudevlllo sketch writer.
"Hut they're no earthly good , " remarked
tlie rmimiL'er
"Alfiy be > not. ' replied HIP writer , "but
If 1 wait long enough Homo follow will
como along with a play tli.it may retembli-
one of mine , and then I'll Jump on him und
luivo him arrested "
JAftiES E BOYD & CO. ,
Telephone lOUi ) . Omaha , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS
BOAftD OP TIJADI ! .
Dlrft wire * lo Chicago and New Tork.
Corrnponrtfntu John A. VV rrtn A Co.
roue. IOJ
RR.PEfiriEY8.CO.
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BooM4 r.uneLDci BRANCH Kuarttt
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