Nebraska Newspapers

    fi TTITC rWAITA DAIT/r V.15E : MOXDAY , MAHCTI 1 , ° , , 1891) .
\VAITIXC \ FOR DROP IS PRICES
Larger Operators Now Looking foi
Something of a Deoline.
MARKET IN THE HANDS Of THE OUTSIDERS
( mil I mini Finn' of Combine ; * 1-xcr-
ulni-M mi Inlineni'c In I lie Oilier Di
rection CU-UN Sl/i-M t | i tin-
IliitliiMl iiiitliin.
NEW YOItK. March 12. ( Special. ) Hutirj
ciius , head ol the banking hause of llonrj
i'i ( B & Co. , writes :
luirlns tile first half ot tlie Inst week the
< ' .ui.se of ftlTnlra In Wall street was very
IIIIK h a realization of the foreshadow inga
in our last advirns heaviness , Irregularity
i" 'I .t preponderant nagging In prices hav-
INK l > cen the main features. It IB evident
Hint rw it rule ilio larger operators have
M-.iilzcd largely on their holdings and tire
in i A waiting lor a drop in prices nnd are
iiinrn or logs fostering that uuicotno. This
Imh deemed to leave the market largely In
tlif hands of comparatively weak nnd Incx-
JM neticed outsiders , who have neither the
i i t nor the resource to counteract tinfnvo'r-
< i''le ' tendencies nor to Lombnt "bear"
maneuvers.
Hut while these and other factors huvo
In ' 'ii tending toward a readjustment of the
iiiurket upon a lower tit-ale of prices , thei
tire oilier Inlhioncew which seem likely to at
leant hold that tendency in check. The
iriiitiniiona stream of new "combines" com
ing en the market creates n strong sentl-
1111 nt lu quarters possessing some Influence
In fiiviir of supporting the market nnd that
movement has in Itself a tendency to foster
iti. ' .spirit nl speculation nnd to encourage
the expectation of an nctivo spring cam
paign. Also th * readjustment of the
lliianccs of the foiitral 1'aclllc and the Im
portant deals attending thu procurement of
control of the Chicago & Alton have n ten
dency to raise expectation ) * of nil upward
speoulallon In certain important , groups of
Blocks at H comparatively early day. The
i-nnl Htocks uro nlso thu center of a good
drill of Interest , If not ulbo of bullish ox-
jii'i tiitlon. Although various and contradlc-
luiy riDiidi-H are current ( and none ot them
yi'i confirmed ) as to what the coal com
panies may do to place thulr prices unduj
more elfectlvo control , yet there can be
little doubt that something radical will bo
done to effect that purpose , In which cus > o
the securities of these companies ( which
have si arcely participated at all In the late
great rise ) might be expected to rise pro
portionately to the advances realized upon
other properties. These probabilities have
uet 11 strengthened by the return of u lead
ing banker from Kuropo with the reported
I iirposo of formulating ti plan relating to
i tic anthracite Industry which will unable
u to realize its due participation In the
no\l- prevailing prosperity of the country.
Tin-Re outgivings have already hud n favor-
.itjle effect upon the coal stocks. As n fea
ture In the "Industrials" It Is surmised
prctly confidently that an understanding
lias been reached between the Sugar trust
ind Its Independent opponents for the regu
lation of competition between them , nnd
ihoro tire symptoms which seem to give
color to these Intimations. The annual
statement of the 1'ennsylyvuiila railroad has
strengthened the hopes of the "bulls. " Its
showing of net earnings fiu per cent In ex
cess of dividends paid out during the year ,
together with u surplus In the treasury of
JJC.000,000 , tire regarded as the most sig
nificant evidence of railroad prosperity that
has yet appeared and as being calculated to
huvo an imi-ortant olfect among foreign in-
vestoru.
Kll'rcl of lliuiU SIlitcim-nlN.
The effect upon the money market of the
two Isut liauic statements , which showed it-
selr in -IJj4'i ' per cent rate on call loans
.mil Homo considerable selling of stocks , has
iiulckly disappeared. For the moment the
plethoric condition of the banks nt the in-
lerlor centers was overlooked , but the over
sight was dispelled by an immediate inllux
of money from several sections of the coun-
iry as well ns from Canada and the rate
i f Interest Immediately fell back to 2 % per
ictit. The course of forelj-n exchange has
ilso favored local ease In money , rates
having closely approximated the point at
which ( fold could be Imported. This ex
perience has lessened the effect of the nn-
i Icipablon of Iho hardening of money rates
usually incident to the April settlements ,
It shows that any pinch at that time
would be likely to attract funds from the
interior. Some Important transfers of funds
have to l > o made in connection with the op
erations of the Chicago & Alton and the
mitral 1'aclllc syndicates. The first In
stalment has , however , already beun paid in
eauh case and In any case the effect of the
transfers from one set of holders to an
other would lie only momentary , as the
amount of loanable funds would remain
unchanged. The "bears" can hardly make
any effective capital out ot their predictions
of disturbance In the money market arlHlng
from delloiencles In the treasury income.
I'or , should the government need money ,
it , would llml ample resources In the sale
.pf . the short obligations received from the
ale of the Central Pacific railroad ns well
as In the authority to Issue $100,000,000 of
one-year 3 per cent certificates provided last
lUminer for war purposea , and which still
I'omnlim in forre. Under all the circum
stances , therefore. It seems safe to antici
pate a reasonably easy condition of the
money market until the next crop move
ment.
Tin- Outlook ,
From the foregoing facts it will be seen
that although it may have seemed natural
and reasonable to uxpect a reaction from
thu extraordinarily high prices yet at the
moment when mich a movement appeared
to have set In n now set of conditions has
come Into play of considerable extent and
force. How far these new bulllbh factors
may cairy the market It is not easy to
estimate. They will at least encourage and
help the holders of a large mass of se
curities on which prices have risen to an
unprecedented ulovatlon and so far It gives
the bulls a new lease of life. "Whether the
Influential operators who have realized at
Hie top of the market will bo drawn Into
the nrena again remains to no ween. Thest
now aspects of the market are likely , how
ever , to arrest misgivings among present
holders and check the soiling which a ftnv
days ago Deemed destined to end In a con-
nldcrabloi drop in prices. Today's bank
statement Is not likely to be a good one ,
neither will Die three following ones , us
money will How tiiondlly from the banks to
the Interior meanwhile to provide for the
1st of April settlements and the. United
Klates treasury will aluo be compelled to
draw ( [ ulto considerably from the banks
during the same perlud. Besides this , the
February railroad monthly statements will
not be particularly favorable owing to thu
snow blockades which spread over the crop
sections of the country. This Is also the
critical season for crops. I still continue ,
therefore , to iidvleo buying conservatively
on the weak spots and simply for quick
turns for the coming week at least.
COMUTIO.V IMC MSW VOIIK IIA.VKS.
Htiitciiu-iil ] . 'u\ornlili > , IndlimtliiK ( ' 1111-
tluiM'il litNt * In llmuy.
NKW YOHK. March 12. The Financier
snys :
The loan and deposit expansion , which
has been a marked characteristic of the
New York bank statement since Iho opening
of December , has Keemlnyly culminated.
The exhibit for the week ending March U
shown a falling off of la.flGi.OOO In loans ami
JS,3Si < ,100 in depeslls , the change In the lat
ter items being due In part to the loss of
JIIS.'JOO In cash which the banks report.
The decrease In reserve was only ? l.375.52.1 ,
the excess now standing nt Ji4.'i7i2.'i. ! : ; : It is
doubtful If the averages tell the whole story
of the week's operations. The material de
crease In reserves for the euveralcuks
previous has had the effect ot bringing n
great deal of cash to Now York In the
hope of prolltublo employment and the
total niuount does not llgure In the current
Btatem nt. . , , ,
On the other hand , the movement to the
Interior Ima been lighter than usual. The
incut Important factor of the week appears
only in part In the statement. Central 1'a-
elllo payments March 30 culled for n trans
fer of no Urns than frt.OOO.noo In cash from
the liankB jto the Bubtrousnry , hut In the
weekly averages this counted for only one
day. ur nominally one-sixth. The money
liaa | . " ne out of the banks. ho\u > vcr. and
may Influence rates for a few days next
week
To what extent Oils will prove true d" .
pfiid't larp'ly upon the wlumo of Interior
tuonc } ' , whl < 'U will ho forwarded to this
crnter. The Mn1 > ment. * o for ns current
operations nre concerned , U rather confim-
In * . It In to be noted that while the nctiml
cnsli In bnnks declined J3.ROftftflO end nno
bank's loss more tlmn ncrountu for Oil *
the rxccm reduction is only JM'JS.oftO. The
deposit chnnges , which reduced reserve re >
increments by over J2rinori'in , explain this
showing. The lonn contraction probably nJ-
fleets the consummation of several special
operations nnd the liquidation of specula
tive accounts. It Is also not Impossible that
It indicates n thorough absorption of the
large volume of American securities re
turned from Kurope and In n lesser degree
the contraction In foreign credits.
Ilegnrded ns a whole , the statement Is fa
vorable , In that It forecasts continued ease
In money. The time Is rapidly approaching
when 'the movement of money will be In
this direction nnd reserves will bo strength
ened materially , although they cannot bo
snld to bo unduly low nt present.
London Slix-1 < Mnrlo-t.
LONDON' , March 12. The stock ovchnnge
was dull nil last week , chielly owing to the
uneasiness ns to the situation In China ,
which Induced many bulls to close their ac
counts. The announcement that Uuitsla had
withdrawn Us protest ngnlnst Iho Nln
Chwnng railway extension loan ' ; ntucd mnch
relief and prices began to recover Im
mediately.
.In the American market intent- ! ' -ns
devoted chielly to coal lines , bill prices on
the whole were weaker.mong the In
creases were Union Pacific , which rofe % ;
Canadian 1'aclllc. % Alehlinn , 1'o'ieka ' ft
Santa Fe , ' / ; New York Central & Hudson
Hlveri ' ; Southern preferred , Vi ! Wn-
bash preferred , U ; Cincinnati * Ohio , ' ( , ;
Norfolk & Western , 'A ; Northern Pacific ,
preferred , U ; Heading , H ; llnlllmoro &
Ohio , H. and Milwaukee the same.
Money until Monday hro.iijnt from 2 to S' ' , $
per cent nnd three months' bills sold from
2',4 ' to 2 C-1G.
Mniu'hi'xIiT 'IVxIlli' l''iilirlt'N.
MANCHESTER , March 12. Cloth was
firm Inwt week but slow , with nn Irregular
business. India still purchases light goods ;
China takes some nnd the nilscjllanenus
markets are fairly active. The homo trade
Is Improving for sumflier fabrics , but pi Ices
depend entirely upon the engagements.
Srmo concerns have told three or four
montl's abend of the demand nnd often get
an nd\nice ; others nre wanting orders.
T.-lccs foi yarns were firm for thlr tM and
upwards , but Irregular and heavy for coarse
spli ringj.
Frame reports a good business through
out the week , with prices firm. Jn tlw 'ler- '
man situation there has been no change ,
plenty of business but very poor prices.
Coiiilltloii of 'lank of Sialii.
MADRID , March 12. The Itnnk of Spain
reports for the week ended yesterday show
the following changes : Oold ; : i h.ind. In
crease , 8,181,000 pesetas ; silver In liand , In
crease , 8,060,000 pesetas : notes In circulation ,
Increase , 1,064,000 pesetas.
Spulllnh ItoilllN.
MADRID , March 12. Spanish -Is closed
yesterday at 73.25. Gold was quoted ut
28,50.
CHICAGO CHAIN AM ) 1MIOV1SIOXS.
VnliirciH n ( Hit ; Trailing anil CloinlitK
I'rlei'N mi Saturday.
CiriCAGO , March 11. Owing to the bear
ish government figures on fnrm reserves
( the lunu'S In wheat , corn and oats throw
hands up today and allowed the shorta full
swing. The losses for the day were Tt'Hlca
bushel on 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 bushels wheat ,
% c on from 4,000,000 to u.0'0,000 bushels corn
nnd 1'ie. on nbout 3,000OOJ bushels oats.
Provisions were comparatively steady , pork
closing with a loss of 5c , and lard nnd riba
liV''ie each.
The 19.WO.OOO bushels of wheat In farmers'
hands in this country March 1 , a.s reported
by the government yesterday , was a good
deal more than the national bureau WIIH ex
pected to acknowledge and over 27.000,000
bushels lu excess of the record-breaking
total of 1S92. The Uverpool market was
affected to the extent of a decline in wheat
futures of % d nnd Paris noted declines of
from 3 < ) to 40 centimes a bushel. Under
such conditions May wheat started here %
if/Hie / lower at from CU-JijiCSVic , down to
Ca'.ic and the market became heavy , May
SieUlnr down to G9c in the course of an
hour trom the opening. A vast quantity
of lone wheat wa sold out and an equal
amount of shorts wero. covered , the readi
ness with which the holders of the latter
contracts accepted the offering * being the
ou'.y thing that prevented a more serious
decline. Chicago received 35 cais. of which
S were graded contract. Minneapolis and
Duluth receipts amounted to MS carloads ,
compared with 370 the same day a year ago.
Primary western market receipts amounted
to 5SI.OCO bushels , compared with 458,090
bushels Inat year. Atlantic port c.enrances
were 45SdOO hushels. The world's shlp-
mentK during the week were estimated nt
nbout 8,000.000 , half of which came from
this country. The general expectation re
garding the visible Hiipp'.y statement was
for some Increase. Near the end of the
session May recovered from G9c to C9i c and
closed at COU Whte.
The government figures on corn reserves
of SOO.OOO.MO bushels were n surprise , as It
had been expected the amount would be
lejs than last year's. l > onsn became dls-
cnated and ? old out. The market ruled
heavy throughout , with shorts buying at
the decline. Receipts were 37 ! ) cnrs. May
OTiencd "sfi'sc lower at from . " .i c down to
Krtie , declined to 3Iic and closed with buy-
Tlie weakness of wheat and corn caused
a decline In the oats market. There was
genera ] liquidation and every drop in
orders. TJe-
prices brought out slop-loss
eelpts were large. 230 cars. May began - > 8c-
' 27c down to 26c and
to f } e .ower at from
dropped to 2Ci2 > fic , closing llgure.
I'rovlFlrns were remarkably steady , al
most holding their own In spite of the de
moralization in all the grain markets. iJuy-
InK by packers and bettor price * for hogs
were the strengthening Influences. May
pork opened a shade , lower nt $9.ir. , rose to
$9 2ft dec'lned to $9.10 nnd closed nt $9.10fti
9.12V4. Iho range In lard nnd ribs was nar-
' "
receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
105 cars ; corn , G03 cars ; o.its 270 cars ; hogs ,
37,000 head. ,
Leading futures ranged as follows
Arilclfn.i open HlBh. Low , Close. Vosl'dy
Wheat.
March.
May. . . fl ? 70 ! <
July. . . OS UlDl
Corn.
Jliiy. . . 34)4 3 < 7i
July. . . nil
Supl. . . ilUH
Oath.
Nay. . . ' 'OM-U7 " mi ,
July. . .
POI-K.
Jlity. . . 0 K. DV.O n 10 0 1''U
July . . u sr 0 'M 1K10 a U''h ,
Laid.
May. . . 637 ( 5.17W 6 I''H
July. . . r > r > . ' . A CO a fii" D C5
lM > Pt. . . OU5 " s r,7k S UUM SOfi 3 07 Mi
UlbH.
Jlny. . . 4 75 4 77 472W
July. . . 4 K'H * 4 H.I 4 H. " > 4 87 In
bept. . . ti 110 fi Oil 4 117)4 ) 4 1)7 H 5 00
No. 2.
Cash quotations wore as follows :
,
Bpring . No. 2 red. 70c.
( " DUN No. 2 , 33ift31c ; No , 2 yellow , 3I
OATS-No. 2 , W4,1iiX e ; No , 2 white , 29'i
MV ; No. a white , 2 , { i2a > i.e ,
UYlS-No. 2. 5Je.
HAKl.lSY-No. 2 , SSiilSc.
SKKDS-No. 1 lluxH. ' d. Jl.lDVi ; northwest ,
J1.2U' ' , . I'rlnie tlm , .thy . , S2.l'l. ' '
lMlOVl.SIONB-.MonH pork , per hbl. , $3.00
il .05. hard , per 100 Ilia. . $5.22'itj5.30. Bhort
ribs sides ( loose ) , il.50ffl.7U. Dry salted
shoulders ( boxedt , } i.2Sft i.'JT'.ij. Short clear
sides ( biixed ) , JI.KjI.'JO. .
WHISKY Planners' Unbilled good ? , per
gallon. $1 2ti.
Ht'OAHS-Cut loaf. $3.83 ; granulated , $ o.3J.
Foil > w ing are the receipts and Khlpmenls ;
Aril ' < . Itecelpts. Shlpin'ts ,
I-'lour. bills . 13.0JO 13,000
Wheat , bu . 33,000 SI , 000
Corn , bn . 271,0.10 11)1,000 )
Oats , bll . iSI.OuJ 211,0 < X1
Itye. bu . . . C.OiH1,000 )
liarley , bu . G3WO ( 32,000
On tile Produce exchange today the but
ter market was hteady ; creameries , llif
l'.i'-e ' ; dairies , HUflUc. Kggs , BUady : fresh ,
JJ'-.i1. t'heeso , teady ; creameries , lOltftllHc.
poultry , moderate demand ; turkeys ,
9'Jllc ; chlckt-ns , UHiilOc ; ducks , S ! i&c ! ) ,
.MlltviliiUri ! ( i I'M I u .MnrUct.
MIMVAUK15K. March H.-W1IRAT-
ho\\fr : No. 1 northern , C9' , e ; No. 2 north
ern , CM : .
, ItYK Ixiwer ; No. 1 , W fi5G'4C.
HA HMSV Weaker : No. S , 4 ! > i)62c ; sample.
4Wj ICc-
IVorlu .IliirUi-t.
PKOI11A. March U.-COllN Dull ; No. 2.
33 0
OATS-Dull ; No. 3 white , 2SV4e.
WHISKY-l-'Irm , on the basis of J1.26 for
tlnltdlrd goods
I'hlliiilt-liililn l'riiiliui.Mnrl.rt. .
I'ini A'iU ! ; > IllA Mureh It m'TTKB--
Si ' f > wi-il i-n cieamcr ) . 2 c.
LuUfj vi i aK und 2o lower , western , 1240 ,
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
'Run ' of Cattle is Fair for n Sat-
I urclay ,
, PRICES ON GOOD STUFF HOLD UP WELL
HiiK" Arc In ( ionit Drninnil tvllli lie
Values U | . llnlf a Dlnio HIKlu > r
Th a n Iliu-ly In the
Wi-eli.
SOUTH OMAHA , March 11.
Cattle. Hess. Sheen.
.today 331 n,2lO 4 ! ! $
, , Monday sss lwi Cwj
I'lllclal Tuesday 2,170 GOIO , 4,251
oiiieial Wednesday2os2 0,152 12.3SS
Jjn ! ! 'ji < 'ay ' ' 0017 r. HI i
: ? r8 -.21 ? l l UOJ
umcini I'Titlay ll j 9,3iS 2.3J.J
Six days this week O.loT 357c6 ? 30,131
faumo days last week..12,145 39,2bt Kl.WI
biime days week before. . 8.SOS 32lfiJ 30,748
faame three weeks ago , . 12,310 3G.C93 BO.G23
Average price paid for hogs tor the Inst
several days with comparisons ;
Indlrates Sunday.
. , Tlle , otllcial number of cars of Block
bi.ought In today by each road was :
I , Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
, ,
O. & St. „
i L. Hy . 2
.Missouri 1'nclllc . . |
I ITnlon Paclflell System . i 10 ' 1
| C' . , t x.V. . Uy . i
| ! ' . , 13. & M. V. 11. H . 6 I"
. . . .
C. , U 1. & P. Hy. , W . j
| Cripples and driven lu . 13 40 198
j Total ears . n t'3 1
1 The dlHpa.-itlon of the day's receipts was
i , r ° 'lows. ' oncli buyer purchasing the nutn-
| her of head indicated :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
, , , , ,
Omnlin 11 i
1'acklng Co . . . . . . 497
2 1'GHammond ' , Co. . 21 1,000 . . ! .
hwin and Company . si : 710
lliu C'udahy PaukiliET Co. . 5.S 922 41
P. IJ. Armoui . 13 1057
VnnsHtit & Co . ii
' ' ' ' ' ' "
Lobman & Hothsehllda . . . 9 . . . . . . .
W. I. Stephens . >
Huston .t Co . 4 .
Hill & JJuntalnjjer . " .
U. F. HUSH . 7D
' ' ' ' '
Livingston & Schnler . . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
bwlft , from the country . GO
Other buyers . 59
TotnlH . . . 354 4,186 ai
CATThK Once inn great while cattle sell
well on a Saturday , but It h not often and
.shippers nre foolish to a ml cattle on the
last day of the week to this market or any
other. There Is no reason why packers
should buy cattle on Saturday to be carried
over until Monday unless they eouhl buy
them at a reduction. For that reason It has
rome to. be the case in nil the markets of
the country that there Is practically no mar
ket on the last day of the week.
Today there were only a few cattle of any
kind here and few were wanted , in other
wordsit wn a typical Saturday s mirnet
> .o one seemed to care for the live or ilx
loads of b. of cattle in the yards and there
was practically no market.
There has been a fair run of cattle this
week , ns compared with recent weeks. The
market on all kinds of beef ste.M-s excepting
good cattle Is I0il5c lower than last week.
As there Is only occasionally a load of .loud
cattle coming to this market nlmoH every
thing sold lower the last of the we.sk in
the way of beef steers.
The market on desirable kinds of cows
and heifers has not been very much lowar
this week , but on the general run values
nre about lOWlik ; lower. The most noticeable
change , of the wek has been In the case
of bulls , which have declined on an average
fully Ko and were very slow sale at that.
" \ pal calve-- sold well all the week at the
cam old prices , that Is at $ G.50ij6.75 for the
best.
Stackers and feeders , if choice , were good
sellers all the week , the demand being
especially aotlv for good light yearling
stuff. Prlcfis on that kinds of stock cattle are
very high. On one or two days of the week
feeder buyers took hold of the warmed-up
cattle quite well and In that way helped out
tlu- beef market.
IIOUS Today's market was Z ® yc higher
than yesterday and fairly active nt the ad
vance , HO that practically all the hogs
changed hands In good season. The prices
paid ranred from $3.55 to $3.70. an against
* 3.42 . 3.62'fc yesterday. 1-iphtand light mixed
loads weld today at $3.r r > f(3.GO ( , and yesterday
tfm same weights brought $3.421 < . ® 3.52'A The
heavier mixed lofids sold today at " $3 < Wt
iMSli'z ' , and yesterday they went at Vt$2y.yi
3.57'i ; . Some good heavy loads nnd guml
butcher weights sold up to $3.63 , with one
prime h'avy at $3 70 , which was the top , ns
against f.62Vj : ! yesterday.
The hog market this week started out
with values rather low , nnd gradually
worked higher until on Wednesday , when
the high point of 'the week was touched
Then values eased off until Friday , when
the low point of the week was renclu'd.
AVIth the close of the week values are just
about 5c higher tlmn they "wero at the open
ing. A careful examination of the accom
panying table of average prices will show
thu amount of the variation In values from
day to day.
SHEEP There was nothing hereto make
n. market. The one car received was con
signed direct to a packer and was not
offered for sale , so that there was nothing1
to make a test of the market. '
The sheep market this week has not been
In bad shape by any means , though on tome
days it was rather slow. One thing Is
certain nnd that is that the South Omaha
mnrk't would compare favorably wlih any
other market. Handy weight sheep have
been In good demand on most Jay. * of the
week nnd have sold nt fully slea ly prices.
Heavy sheep havp been neqloctod to some
extent liy packers and In nil probability
would have sold lower had it not been for
outsldo support to the market. AH ft was
heavy sheep were barely steady for ths
week.
hambs have heen good sellers , and the
market Is 15f(20c ( higher than If was a v.-ck
ago Western lambs that sold lunt v.-cck
ut $1.70 went ns high as Jjl.UO on Friday nf
this week.
Quotations nre : flood to choice fed west
ern wethers , ? l.20 } 4.2.ri ; fnlr to good , ? Uf/u )
1.20 ; choice western yearlings. $1 204 | 35 ;
fnlr to good western yearlings. $4.15ff(4.20 ( ;
good to choice western e.w-s , f.J.7013.M | ; fall-
to good western ewes , itt.WWJ.'S.'O ; good to
eholcu native lambs , JI.W/4 90 ; good to
choice western Iambs , $4.5S/I.S3 ; fair to good
w" tern lambs. } l.iW(4.70 ( : feeder wethers ,
fl.00ffl.25 ; feeder lamb * . $4 OOfil.40 ; cull shec'p
J2.l Ti3.oo. cull lambs , $3.0iMi3M.
CHICAGO ii vn STOCK : MAIIKIST.
CllUlc Si ll nt I'licliiiiiKnl I'rli'CM , HOKH
In A - ( lvtPemiinil ,
PIUCAOO , March 11. The few offerings
of cattle that came on the market today
were Fold ut unchanged prices , c.iles being
on a basis of J1.Wfi5.90 for the commonest
to the best grades of native steers.
There WHS an nctlvn demand for hogs nt
nn advance ot" 2lie. sales being nt t3.Wfta.io
for commoner lot * , up to $ I.SVi/i.95 : for the
best droves. The bulk of orferlngH sold nt
J3.75I/3.1K / ) and plg wtmt largely at $3 4 >
. .
Mont of the wheei ) and lambs received to
day were conflerncd direct to puckers an
there were few cattle on the market Prices
were unchanged , sheep being quotable at
J3.00 | 4.K1 ( ; yearlings , tUOtf l.&o , nnd lambs nt
} 1.2iVOfi.25.
Receipts : Cattle , 400 head ; hogs , 21.000
head ; sheep , 4,000 head.
SI , .liiNi'iili lfv - Ndii'lc.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH , March ll.-Spo-
clnl.-CA'lTIJ3 ) Uecolnm , 20fMiead ; market
steady : natives , ? 3.7o5(5.TO ( ; T./XIIH and west
erns , $3.6504.65 ; cows and heifers. I2.251T
4.40 ; stockrs and feeder * . $3.UO < 1.70 ; year
lings ami Cfllvu-H , $ l.35ijo.80 ; vunlH. f5.50-fl
6.-0.
6.0.HOfSS Receipts. 3.300 head ; market Btronir
to So higher , selling at JJ.55S3.SO ; bulk , fj.tt )
if/3.70. /
SHKKP Receipts , none. .
KIIIINIIH City llvu S < < > el- .
KANSAS CITY , March ll.-OATTJ.K-
Recelpts. 90 head ; supply too llitlit to go
around ; nrlns iinchunacd. Active demand
this week for finished slniiKhterlntf mock
nil desirable off t rings nelllng n-adl'v at
linn prices Liberal supply of unflnlshel
cattle that were Mow sa'e .mil some of the
lean dejdrable liuncliro "at lower prletm.
Heavy native steers. $ .155)6.50 ) ; mt-dluin
steer * . $ l.40'/5.15 ; lightweight str-crn. t\.3Me \
D.O ! ) ; Btocki'W and fueders , $3.for(3EO ( ; pan-
ii. r . $22Jll. > : bulls , $30 % ! ; ! > . I-U'VI-N | , j ( m
DC mi no MM . witilern stu-rs. $ l.7 ! > 'i stiu
Ttmina $ . ' ! : C'.i5 i i
HOtiB Ut. U'ts 4'ilo head Mirki-t
eiued lin-hir lo etl w-ak w'Mi ' the a 1-
\ance liist , Th- light tupply Uils wctk liaa I
lightly stlrmi'fttrd prices the m > t ftvre.o
.iiountniK 10 alioiit or. Sales to-
ilnv Ihavy , W.Mfi.lSO ; mlxeil pm-k-l ! " ,
jn.SMnViiRhtH. ; . $ .1 SMf3.w > .
SHMEP Hrcriptn , 3So bend. Prices
strndy ; moderate mlpply of sheep this week
strengthened the demand and properly
finished lambs advanced 20f2fic. Unod mut
ton' * nctlvr nt firm prices. I/unb > , J4.u < f
4.W ! ; ynnrllnps , $1 2ftnf4.50 ! : wetheis. $1.7ii < } i
4.2 ; ewes , J3fn > * j35 ; stockers nnd feeders ,
S ( , l.onlM I , lie SlncU.
ST. J.nfIS , March ll.-CATTMO-Ue-
eolpls , 3'X ' ) head , Including 100 Texans. Market -
ket practically unchanged from one week
ngo for native * ; Texnns strong and higher ;
fnlr to fancy native shipping and export
steers , f4.BT > ( fi.7r > , bulk of sales , J4.7.Vii5.5D ;
dre s ed beef nnd butcher s'ieers , f3.7nfiri.lo ,
bulk of sales , J4.IO l.7j ; steers , under l.OuO
Ibs. , $ .1.15''j.fiO | , bulk of sales , J4.ciKf4.2.i ;
Plockers nnd feeders , $3.S5fI.SS , bulk of
fnles , $ : i.5)fi4.50 ; cows nnd heifer ? , J2.dOii4.no.
hulk of cows , $2.7BJi3.40 , bulk of heifers , $3.iO (
ftl.OO ; cniinliiK cows , J1.505f2.7 ; bullsv J2r.W
,4.i.i , ; Texas nnd Indian steer * , $ . ! .Wii. .10 , bulk
of ule.- , Jl.307(4.70 ( ; eows utld heifers , J2.3J
CH.OO.
HOCSS llecelpts , 5,100 head. Market
strong ; pigs nnd lights. f3.G01f3.75 ; packers ,
, M.G5T/3.0 ; liuteher. " , J3.7513.921,4. |
\ HHKKP-Uecelpts. 0u head. Market
'steady ; native mutton * , JI.ZSftH.uO ; lnmb ,
M.00' i , " > .30 ; bucks , $2.755J3.75 ; Texas'nnd ' Jlexi-
cnn sheep , $3.501(4.00.
NIMV York l.lviSlocU. .
NKW YOHK , March 11. linKVIiS-He-
eelpt' , SGI bend ; nuthlng doing ; feeling
atendy ; exports , CIO head cattle , 20 head
sheep and 3Mi quarters of hecf.
PAIA'US Itecolptti , ahead ; nominal ; veal ,
$0.75.
SIll'JKP AND LAMUS-Steady. l.amlis
.ower ; sheep , gl.25Q5.00 ; lambs , $5. ! ; > ff5.$3 ;
' mainly , J5.C3' u.s5 ,
] 1IOOS Hecelpls , 1,702 head ; none for sale ;
quotations , $ l.lOffl.2T > .
Cliieliiniitl Ilv < > ,
CINCINNATI , Mnroli n.-HOGS-Strong.
higher , J3.26J3.90.
CATTMJ-Slcatly , $2.73ff.-.10.
SHEKP AND L.AM US-Sheep , steady ,
f2.2i(1.23. ( I.ambs. steady , ? I.OOfl5C. :
Condition of Trade niul ( liiolalIIIIIN oil
Sdiplc niul l.'miojI'mdiici - .
KGGS Kecelfits heavy ; market , 12c.
HUTTER Common to fair , 115J12C ; choice ,
14TJ15c ; separator , 20c ; gathered'creamery ,
17ff ISe.
POULTRY Hens , live , 7 ? "Uc : dresped. S
CiSM-c ; old roosters , live. 4c ; dressed. Go ;
spring chickens , live , 7ST7' , < .e ; dressed , S ®
S'ic ; ducks , live , 6V.Ti7e ( ; dressed , 9c ; gwcse ,
live , C'S5j7c ; dressed , Uc ; turkeys , live , 7 < QSc ;
dressed , lOJflle.
P1G1CONS Live , per doz. . "ofiflOc.
VEAICholco , 89c. (
OYST15RS Hulk Standard , per gal. , $1 10 ;
modhims. ] ) er can , 15c ; Standard , per can ,
20c ; Extra Select , per can , 25e ; Ntw York
Counts , ] ) -er can. 30e.
FRESH WATER FISH White llsh , Oc ;
lake trout , DC- ; Email trout , green , 10e ; yellow
pike , 7c ; plckere : , winter caught , 6c ; sliver
herring , 4c ; iwi-ch , scaled nnd dressed , 6c ;
perch , skinned and dres-wed , 7c ; northern
eraiiplc , lOe ; bullheads , drcased , lOc ; black
bass , very scarce , 15c.
SEA FISH Flounders , Sc ; haddock , Sc ;
Columbia river salmon , lie ; halibut , lie. ;
No. 1 smelts , lOc ; blue llsh. lOc ; Spanish
mackerel , lOe ; red snapper , lOc ; extra largo
mackerel , 30c each.
each.FRUITS.
FRUITS.
APPLES Hen Davlj , per hbl. , $4.COJi3.00 ;
Genitons , $4 ; New York Ualdwlns , Green-
1 ings nnd others , choice , per bbl. , $5 ; western
, boxed , $ l,75ftl.S5
CKANBEHlllES Jersey , $ G.OOO6.25 ; large ,
$6.50iii.75 ( ; per crate , $2.2o.
VEGETABLES.
TOMATOES-Per erate , $4.00tr4.50.
SPINACH None in market.
LETTUCE Home srnvn. per doz.
bunches , 4ie.
ONIONS Homo grown , ' per dor. bunches ,
30c.
30c.WATERCRESS
WATERCRESS 16-qt. cases , $1.60.
CEL13KY California , peed stock , 232 ;
choice , 35o ; fancy , 50c , extra large , 75c ;
Michigan , ohotfe stock , i"'g202
CABHAGE Crated , per lb. , 3c.
CAULIFLOWER Per crate , $2.75.
ONIONS Per bu. . 90cQ$1.00.
BEANS Hane'-pickod , navy , per nu. , $1.50
© 1.60.
POTATOES Choice , sacked. 63c ; poorer
stock , nofifiOe ; Minnesota Hurbanks , 75QS3c ;
Colorado , UOJTOGc ; Early Ohio seed potatoes ,
Jl.OO.
SWE13T POTATOES-Pcr bbl. , $2.00 2.23.
TROPJCAL FRUITS.
LEMONS California , fancv. SS.'GW.OO ;
choice , $3.50 i3.737 ; Mesalna , iancy , S4.00U'4.25
ORANGES Navels , fancy , $3.2553.50 ;
cholc ? , $3.00 3.25 ; seedlings , $2.3502.50.
liANANAS Choice , crated , large stock ,
per hunch , $2.00f(2.25 ; medium Hlzed bunches ,
$1.7ufi2.00.
DATES llallowee , 60 to 70-.b. boxes , 6c ;
Sair , 6ci Fnrd , 9-lb. boxes , lOc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. , 17c ; Brazils , per
lb. . OfilOc ; English walnuts , per fb , fancy
soft shell. Iljl2c ( ; standards , lOc : filberts ,
per lb. . lie ; pecans , polished , 7 iSc ; cocoanuts -
nuts , per 100 , $4 ; peanuts , raw , Dy.B6c :
roasted , G . < fi7c.
CIDER-Per half bbl. , $3.
SAUERKRAUT Per half bbl. , $2.
HONEY Choice white , 12fT12'/.c.
MAPLE SYRUP FIve-fial. "rani" , each ,
$2.50 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal
cans , $6.23 ; quart cans , $3.50.
MAPLE SUGAR Choice , 111 boxes. Of/lOc.
FIGS uniMirted , none ; California , 10-lb.
boxes , $1.40&1.50.
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7'ric ; No. 2
green hides , 6'ic ; No. 1 salted hides , S > ic ;
No. 2 sjilted hides , 7ic ; No. 1 veal calf , S to
12 111 * . , lOcNo. . 2 veal ealf , 12 to 13 Ibs. , Se.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No.
1 , 3' , e ; tallow. No , 2. 3cj rough tallow , Use ;
white grease , 2V4S3c ; yellow and brown
gr-ase , lViSi2'/ic.
FURS-MInk , 10ST5c ; hear ( black or
brown ) , $ .r..0020.00 ; otter , $1.GO'5S.OO ; beaver ,
Jl.WjiC.OI ) ; skunk , 151/TSc ; mnskrat , .IfilOc ;
raccoon , ISSjGOc ; red fox , 25cfifJ.i ( : ; gray fox ,
25fjSte ; welt ( timber ) , 25c T/.5 ; wolf
( prairie ) , coyote , 10J 50c ; wililc.it , 10f/2oc ;
badger. GWlOu ; sliver fox. $50.XKf75.0f ( > .
SHEEP PI3LTS Green salted , each , 15 { ?
73c ; green salted shearings ( short woolcd
"early skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings ( short
wooled early skins ) , No. 1 , each , Go ; dry
flint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelt ? , per Hi. , actual weight , -Ifioc ; dry flint ,
Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb. , actual weight , 3fle ; dry flint , Colorado
rado butcher wool pelts , per lb. , nctual
weight , ISiGr ; dry Hint , Colorado murrain
wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , 3flc ,
SI. l.nnlH 1lai-l.-c- < .
ST. LOUIS , March H. FLOUR Steady ,
unchanged.
WHEAT Options weak , unsettled and
lower. Spot lower ; No. 2 red , cash , ele
vator , 71lc : track , 72if(7c ( ! ; March 71V :
May. TSWilTa-Ve ; July , 661it(66 ( ? e bid ; No , 2
lianl , 67c.
C'ORN Options fractionally lower ; spot
easy ; No. 2 cash , 3le bid ; track , 31e ; March ,
ffi'.ie ' ; May , 33ii33',6 bid ; July , 33e asked.
OATS FntureH easy ; fractionally lower ;
spot firm ; No. 2 cash , 2Sc bid ; track , 29c ;
March , 2 e ; Jlay , 27'te ' afked ; July , 23iju !
naked ; No. 2 white , 32c' .
RYE Nominal , BtiinVJe.
SEICDS-Flaxseed , no market. Prime tlm-
othy , $2.o. ; :
COnNMKAL-l.7M(1.75. (
I1RAN Weaker ; Racked , east track , COe.
HAY-Onlei , steady ; timothy , $8.00 ; prnl-
rie , } u.(0ih.Hi. (
Hin'TEU-FIrm ; creamery , lSi2o : ! ; dairy ,
Wim-sc.
EGOS-Flrni ; Wic
WHISKY Steady ; $1.26.
PROVISIONS Pork , i-'teady ; standard
mess , jobbing , now , $ ) .23 ; old , $ S.37'.i. Lard ,
qulot ; prime ste.-un. $3.10 ; choice. $3.17' ' < ! .
Dry salt meats , boxed shoulders , $4.23 ; extra
Hhiu-ts , J4.75 : ribs. $ I.S7'i : Hhortw , $5.00.
Hix-un , boxed timulders , J3.no ; extra HhorlH ,
$525 : rib * , J5.37H : shorts. $5.50.
RECEIPTS- Flour , 4OnO 1ml' . : wheat , 12-
CKV ) bu. ; corn. 2S.OOO bu. ; otitsi sa.WX ) bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour , 6,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
20WG bu. ; corn , 45,000 ; oats , 15,000 bu.
IV.IIINIIN CK.iiriiln mill PrtirlMloiiH.
KANSAS t'lTY. March II.-WHKAT-UW
2c lowr ; No , 2 hard. CK'MiGJ r ; No. 3. 6W
( .2'tic ' ; No. 2 red , 74'/-e ; No. 3 , 69f72e | ; No. 2
spring. ftftitfGV.
CORN > 'lrin : No. 2 mixed , 32yfl33c ; No.
2 white , 831ie ; No. 3 , ; H if/37u.
OATS DtlllTi No 2 white , 29'/jC.
RYE Vie up ; No. 2 , 5G'ic. ' .
HAY Dull , unchanged ,
IH'TTHR
EGGS-'ve lower ; fresh , 10'/C ' ,
RECEII'TS-Wht-at , 93,000 i wij | corn , ii-
90(1 ( bu. : oats. ti.Wi ) bu
SIlIPMENTS-Whuat , 49,500 bu , } corn ,
bu , ; oats , 4OuO hu ,
t'liii'lnmill . .
CINCINNATI , March ] l.-FLOUR-Dull ,
easy.
easy.WHEATEasy ; No. 2 red. 73o.
CORN Steady ; No 2 mlx-od , 3do.
OATS-Stondy , No. 2 mixed , 30' ' C.
RYE Easy ; No. 2. 60e.
PROVISIONS Lard. e-i y. $3 12'4. Hulk
jiu-.it.H. linn. ( ITS. il'iidii , iiuivl , $5.70 ,
\S IHHKY Steady. $1 2fl ,
HI Tl'ER limet
ICJiiS Ki-siir lOc.
tHFI SE-Flrm. 1
M-JVtTOU CI.MUC'S IM.ifi : .
Ij j I ( ioi-m-niii Iliiiiuof Atiinliiiin'fi SeiuMor
In > Vorli - | | ) .
I William A. Clark of Montana , who nt-
trncted much ntlenllnii last winter by his
purchngo of Foriuny's "The Cholm of a
Model" nt the Stewart sale for $42,000 , and
whose recent election to ( lie United Slates
scnnte brought him Into conspicuous notice
throughout the country , will build a pala
tial residence nt the northeast corner of
Fifth avenue ami Seventy-seventh street.
The plans for the proposed building nnd n
model , reports the New York Tribune , were
closely scrutinized at the exhibition of the
Architectural league , which was held Inst
week in the league's rooms In Klfty-sev-
elith street.
Although Mr. Clark's homo address U
Montana , wliero hU largo business Interests
center , ho has for years sjient much time
In New York , nnd his home , No. 175 West
Fifty-eighth street , has been furnished and
decorated with Iho rare specimens ot art
to the collection of which ho has devoted
much time ami n largo amount of money.
In the planning of the new palatial home
he had In View the housing of these works
of art , nsell ns providing for himself and
his family n spacious and handsome resi
dence. H Is uncertain how much the Imlld-
Ing will cost , but It Is believed that It will
not 'ho less than $ lr.00,000. Ills two daugh
ters , Mrs. E. M. Culver nnd Miss Catherine
Clark , his son-in-law , Dr. Culver , nnd his
son , William A. Clark , Jr. . will make their
homes with the senator In the new house.
The plot upon which the house wilt bo
built has a frontage in Fifth avenue of
fifty-two feet two Inches and n depth of
166 feet eight Inches. An "L" sixty-six feet
eight Indies wide extends from the rear
toward the north. The style ot architecture
will be , according to the statement of the
architect , "modernized Louis XVI , " which
admits of much decorative work. The ex
terior walls will bo of white granite from
the same quarries that furnished the mate
rial for the tomb of General ft rant and the
mausoleum erected by Mr. Clark In Wood-
lawn cemetery ,
The main entrance will bo in Seventy-
seventh street , but there will be a carriage
entrance on the avenue , on either side of
which will 'bo ' Mr. Clark's olllce nnd a bil
liard room. The ground iloor will contain
a large reception room nnd from this Iloor
the grand slalrcnfio will start. On the first
door will bo the picture gallery nnd the
statuary hull ; the latter \\111 convey the
Impression of n great lobby , ns It will be
two stories high and will bo surmounted
by a lofty dome. The dining room will be
another part of the grand suite nnd the
whole will bo so arranged that It may lie
converted Into one great hall.
The entire Fifth avenue side of this floor
will be occupied by the salon , which will
be forty-six feet long and thirty feet wide.
When the salon and dining room are opened
there will bo an unobstructed view from
one end of the house to the other , a dis
tance of ICO feet. On this Iloor will be also
a small salon , music room and conservatory.
The picture gallery lias 'been HO arranged
that It may be used as a theater or concert
hall. It has n movable stage , 2SxlG feet
In size , which may bo raised or lowered by
electric power.
The library will be on the second floor ,
over the dining room. This iloor will nlso
contain the breakfast room and Mr. Clark's
apartments on the southwest corner , over
looking Fifth avenue.
The 'basement ' will contain an elaborate
bathing plant , Including a plunge bath and
swimming pool twenty feet wide and thirty-
four feet long , and a perfectly appointed
Turkish bath. The plans have been pre
pared by Lord , Hewlett & Hull and K. M.
Murchlson.
W13AI.TH
TJic IliuiililiItuU of MIC
Worth .MoreTlimi n llnr.si .
On January 1 , 1893 , there were , according
to official Ilgures , 10,200,000 horses In the
United States , representing a total value ot
I a little more than a hilllon dollars , or $1-
007,503,636 , to be exact. At the same time ,
relates the New York Sun , the number of
mules in the United States was 2,315,000 ,
representing a total value of $175,000,000.
Since then conditions have operated to di
minish the commercial value of horses , the
total number of which In the country on
January 1 last was 13,700,000 , and the esti
mated value of which was less than $300-
000,000 , a decrease of more than one-half In
six years.
The horse has had to encounter the ruin
ous competition of the bicycle , the electric
car , the cable car , the auto motor and much
new and improved farming machinery ; 'but '
these forms of competition which have re
duced so largely the number nnd value of
horses in the United States have been of
small ctfcct upon the -.lumber of mules ,
though In reducing the demand for them
the new conditions have diminished the
value. At the present time , taking the
whole country , the average value of a horse
Is $35 , and taking the whole country except
the New England states , where mules arc
very few In number , the value of a mule Is
$42. Mules are worth more than horses
a pecuniary degradation for the "prince of
animals" and a marked distinction for the
patient , humble , long-suffering , unmusical ,
American mule , the butt of the paragraphcr ,
the accepted typo of stolidity nnd the tlme-
wnstlng quadruped of many parts of the
country. The decline In the value of the
horse compared to the mule Is duo to a
variety of causes , the first and most im
portant of which Is that the demand for
higher-priced horses has visibly diminished ,
while thu horse ot all work of the farm and
of the highway remains In great demand.
Again , horses have always been In largest
demand In level parts of the country. It Is
In these that the use of mechanical con
trivances has become more general , 'while '
mules , in greatest demand In hilly regions ,
remain In demand In theso. A llnal reason
for the greater average value of mules
compared with horses Is found In the ques
tion of forage. A horse Is vm-y mui-h more
expensive lo maintain than n mule , nnd ,
moreover , horses are more numerous , rela
tively , In these parts of the country In
which the climate Is rigorous and severe
than In Iho milder regions of the country ,
In which mules are cheaply housed and
cheaply fed. In the state of Minnesota , for
Instance , there were at the time of the last
count -160,000 horses nnd only 8.GOO mules ,
ami Minnesota Is confessedly one of the
elates In which winters are very severe.
In South Carolina , on the other hand , there
wore on January 1 , 63,000 horses and 100,000
mules , ami in Georgia there were 110,000
burses and 165,000 mules.
First among the slates of the country In
the 'number of mules Is Texas , next conies
Mlfjourl anil then Georgia and Tennessee.
California has a considerable number , nnd
Kansas and Arkansas a largo number , too.
'jjiu leading states for Tiorees In respect
to their total number and thu luiy and oat
crops to maintain them are Illinois and
Iowa. Two states which , have , relatively ,
no mules to speak of when compared with
the number of horses , are Now York and
Michigan. Pennsylvania , because of Its coal
and Iron mining Industries , has nearly ten
times ns many mules ns Now York.
The American mule , ns has often been
truly said , Is worthy of much better and
higher recognition than popular estimate
awards It. The American mule is an aul-
rnal of endurance nud an Important factor
In the wealth of tno agricultural states ,
more particularly In the great cotton belt ,
where "ten ncres and a mule" Is Hie meas
ure of the nmliltloti of many of the negro
tenant farmers.
WOIIIIIIIH' Weapon * ,
After dinner the talk ran upon the claims
inadu by the new woman for the b.il'ol anil
hither wuft-a. relates the Youth's < 'om-
, ; ) ' . " Thr old dm tor lUtentd m slk-nco
awhiU and then said
"I have nuthlng to Kay aa to woman's
rights , but 1 have an op'alon us to Uio
OR OMAHA.
BOILER AND SHEET 1HON WORKS
S
Wll * n .V Urnlii * .
Manufacturers bnllors. muoke storks nnd
trerhlngs , pressure , rendering , Rhoep dip ,
lard mid -.rater tanks. Inillor tube ? m-
rtnntly on hntul. uemnd han't ' liollcr *
t'oiieht ' ami soli ) PnrHnl mid prompt to
repairs In oily or country. 19th and Tierce
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
Sowed Sbe Oo
W'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear
TTKS1KHN AllBNTS TOU
The Joseph Batiipau Rubber Oo.
F Hi Sprague & Bo , ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
I 'or. Klrvciilh A. Pa run m SIM. , Oniiilin.
.
-n.
n.ItBlli
JBoofs , Shoes and Rubbers
BaUiroomi 110i.noi.llM lUrnty
CAnRIAGES.
Estab-
llshcil ,
1858.
C'j-.j.0 ' t.tui nii.euLNo Ilorec Motion.
Get a Simpson Buggy with tie Atkinson
Spring best anu easiest rider in the world.
1-1OU-11 Lluilnu Street.
CHICORY
Drawers nnd manufacturer * of nil toirei of
Chicory Omahi-irremont-O'Nell.
DRY GOUDS.
Importers anil Jobber ! of
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS.
In which she should urge them. Lot me re-
ea'l ono or two facts.
"Tho straw workers near Florence. In
Italy , some little time ago struck for higher
pay. The soldiery were called in by their
employers. When the troops arrived in a
railroad train they found hundreds of
women , young and old. seated on the
track , 'like nothing so much , ' said an eye-
wltne-s , 'as a flock of cackling lu-ns. '
"The crowd ftood around , laughing and
joking with Italian delight In fun. The en-
glno drawing the train stopped , then ,
threatening to run over them , moved for
ward a foot or two. The women laughed
and calmly sat still. The troops were then
drawn up In line , and pointed their muskets
at them.
"The women fat Immovable , good
humored , but resolute. They knew the
order to lire wou'.d not lie given. In the
end they won their point simply by ealm.
good - humored determination. Tin ir
strength , as they wisely apprehended , lay
in cheerful persistence In their demands.
Taet. common sense and a gentle , courteous
hearing are woman's weapon- , and they
have worked marvels In human history. "
'run CHAMPION ors'rijii K.VTEII.
\e\v Oi-IenliM Dealer HIIN II Voi-m-loux
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During the last few days two brothers
from a neighboring town In the yellow pine
lumber district have been guests at one of
the local hotels , relates the New Orleans
Times. Those gentlemen are fine specimen's
of physical manhood , and not only bear a
striking resemblance to one another , but
liavo In common many tastes , ono ot whlcii
IH u remarkable fondness for Taw oysters ,
upon which circumstance hangs n tale.
Near Iho hotel Is a small oyster bar of the
usual sort , and on the morning of their ar
rival one of the brothers observed the es
tablishment and immediately hungered for
bivalves. In less time than It takes to tell
It ho was standing at the counter , and before -
fore he left ho had put away n couplu nt
dozen on the deep shell. Returning to Ihe
hotel he encountered Tils brother and warmly
recommended the place. The latter lost no
time In rushing across.
"Ilnre ! " ho said , "gimme three dozen like
you just served. "
"Holy smoke ! " gnsped the opener , and
proceeded to servo the order , which was
swiftly disposed of. In the course of an
liour the first brother happened to lie pawIng -
Ing and couldn't resist the temptation of
Irc.pping . in. That time he devoured nn even
thirty , and while the oyster opener was won-
lorlng what kind of a bonan/.a he had struck
the other visitor reappeared and ran the
fcoro up to sixty-two. That ended the con-
tlnuoud performance net until evening , when
Brother No. 1 rushed In hungry ns a wolf
and told the opener to start In and keep It
up until ho called tlmr.
"I'll hot ho comes right back , " wild the
nan behind Ihe counter , when his patron
ind departed with a record of thlrty-olght.
'If you turn him loose In Ilayou Cook he'd
clean It out in a week. "
The words had scarcely pnsHed his lips
when brother No. 2 pushed through the
swinging doors nnd hopped blithely on n
Btool. "I'm starving to death ! " ho shouted ;
'push out Bomo oysters , double-quick
line. "
"Orcat snakes ! " said the opener , In an
awed tone. "How many do you want ? "
"Oh , forty or fifty. Shove 'em right along
111 I holler stop. "
The oj-Bter man was kept busy until the
count reached forty-six , and when the vis-
tor went out he was unable lo find words
o oxproEs his feelings. The climax , however -
over , was yet to come. The first brother ,
on returning to the hotel , had mot an old
friend , who presently remarked that lip waa
on hl way to get a blto to eat.
"Well , como over and have some oys
ters , " said the other , "they are delicious.
I've just eaten n few , hut I'll join you in
another dozen. "
When the pair walked In Iho opener came
near having a III. "Suffering alligators ! "
ho whispered to the bar boy , "here ho
comes again ! Ain't there no way of flllln'
lilm up ? "
The visitors left a large Block of empty
shells , and before retiring the other brother
Iroppcd In again for u Into snack. He was
ierved In awesome sllonce , and us It so hap
pened that both gentlemen took other ( juar-
ers next day the exact facts have not yet
leaked out. .
"I dunne where ho come from. " says the
lyeter-opener. In telling the story , "but that
leller wag sure the charajaon of the world , " *
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It was a balmy day In the spring lime ,
with the buds bursting into bloom and the
blue birds bursting Into song , says n writer
in \Vnshlngton Star , ns I rode down off
of a spur of the Cumberland mountains and
stopped at the gale of a hewed log farm-
liout-c , much better than Its congeners of
the mountains. A good-looking woman was
bonding over a dazzling bed of flowers In the
front yard , and to her I nddreascd myself.
"Rood morning , " I said. "Will you bo
kind enough lo tell mo how far It Is to
Hill's store ? "
"Two mile , or sich n matter , " she replied
ns slij moved down toward the gate ,
and me.
"is It a straight road ? "
"No , it ain't. It'o croakeder ner n doij'a
hind lalg , but you can't git often It , unless
you fuller como pig path or oilier. "
1 thanked her and waa about to pass on ,
when she stopped me.
"Air you goln' right thar from hero ? "
she asked.
"I am If j can get there. "
"Well , inobbo 'taint Jlst perlllo lo ax A
Htrnnger , but I'd bo powerful oblceged to
you ef you'd do an errant fer mo
down thar. "
"I'm Biiro I'll bo only too glad to
servn a lady , " I responded , with my best
cucHlrnii | ! bow.
"Hold on n miiiuto , " she said nnd went
into the house to return very shortly ,
"JIoro'H a bundle I wight you'd give to
the fclorokeeper , " HMD said , handing mo whit
scorned lo bo a roll of dry goods of some
bOlt.
I was lee polilo to ask her any ques
tions , but I must Imvo looked one. for she
proceeded to oxpjaln ,
"Von see , " slie went on , "I told him
t other day when I was down thai- that when
ins new g - . ; ! . < come ho wiiz Jo send mo a
pattern uv fiomelhln' I'd llko , and he sent
nio that. it'B black '
goods , fer I'm n wldder ,
but It ain't what I want. .My old man lias
burn dead for fourteen months an' Sam
Miitucra has been comin' to gen m fer Iho
lust six weeks , nil' Ham says that mournln'
aln t HO almighty Incoiiragin' ( p a coiirtln'
man cr. It might bo , nn1 I ought to wear
something elite. "
"Oh. " I laughed , "you want to encourage
Mr. Mathers , do you ? "
"No. not parlle'ler , Sam , " she hesitated ,
ami blushed nnd smiled , "but thar'B a few
other likely ones that seems lo bo a hangln'
back an' I thought of I could git Bomo.
thin' kinder mournln' sorter betwixt an' bo-
Iween , with u ynihr prsy | n | t cr n pink"
speck , melibo It would bo a kind uv a ulgn
Hint I wiiz wlllln' lo meet 'em half way in
course. " nho added npokgetlcnlly , "j nln't
In no hurry but '
, thur ain't no use puttln'
H'liiKs ' off | 8 thar ? " auil l hastened to an.
sure her there waa not.
U'oi'llll , ! , . „ „ .
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inv'i/bi'imi"8 ! ' "ot comfu . recalling that