0 TTTR mrATTA T ) > \ TTAr TC.rnTCT ) A T" . 27. 1890.
LIKE FIRE IN FLUID FORM
Caliber of the Drinks that People Enjoy In
the Indian Territory.
RED INK A FAVORITE BEVERAGE
I'lurcr of Ilic WliHe Mule IVilillrel lir
Hoot loitRnrK In ntM'iMit AiiprnrliiK
8nlT ( Hint l roiliinrn l nco
motor Atfixlu.
A paragraph which recently appeared lu
print mentioned red Ink as one of the fa-
xorllo beverages of the noble red man In the
Indian Territory , " said tlie man who halla
from that part of the country to a Now York
Sun reporter "That was the simple truth
I < O'B hunkering for the chemical compound
common to every olHco In the country
amounts to a passion. Ho drinks red Ink
T\lth the same manifestation of ecstasy
ehown by the civilized epicure sipping his
flfty-yesr-old wlno Usually he biijs the
fluid In packages of n doren bottles each ,
Rhlch , as ono bottle Is accounted a fair
drink , furnishes him acry satisfactory
feast. Why ho drinks Ink Is not difficult
to explain. It Is a desperate expedient to
amend hlt thlrat for strong waters , the sale
of wbloh a paternal government has pro-
limited In the Indian Territory for more
than half a century. Hence , anything In
fluid form -which has an alcoholic base or
contains throat-splitting Ingredients Is In
rlemnnd
"Tho Inspiration of the government's pro
hibitive measures was not so much a senti
mental ImproTemont In the red man's do
mestic morals as It was a wise suggestion
of plain matter of fact. When full of ftre-
natcr Lo wa bad It put him In fighting
mood and Inspired Tilm to collect human
hair. Thus , to diminish his ardor and les-
non Indian savagery the gnvernraent adopted
dtn policy of suppressing the liquor tinlllc.
Congress made It a crlmo to carry an In
toxicating tooverago Into any Indian reser
vation and a , Recond misdemeanor to sell It
to the government words. Heavy penalties
were flxod and the federal courts were In
creased to Insure the punishment of violators
lators against the prohibition laws. Kven
the fees of the court officers , as an Incentive
to the strict enforcement of the laws
ngalnst the liquor traDle , were made de
pendent upon prosecutions for such offences.
"Whilo the territory remained nothing
more than n .group of Indian reservations
prohibition was accomplished with some fair
measure of success , but after the white man
began to pour In the dinicultles of bringing
violators to book Increased. To keep the
thirst of some 65,000 or 75,000 Indians In
check was comparatively an easy matter ,
but tlie addition of .123,000 white people with
thirsts of their own and the Ingenuity to
ncciiro appeasement despite governmental
precautions rendered a great part of the
prohibitive laws practically Inoperative. As
it Is , jnoro thin one-halt of the business of
the four federal courts In the territory Is
taken up by the contraband liquor traffic ,
for they have undertaken the hopeless task
of keeping the whlto population from strong
waters along with the red men.
1'roIHn of IlondcKKliiK.
"Tho profits of the Illegal liquor business
are enormous , and a few jears of successful
evasion of the law and officials make those
who engage In It rich. Therefore hundreds
of white men take all sorts of desperate
chances In smuggling and selling whisky ,
Bin and the llpry , untamed rum for Indian
consumption. Of course nil the fire-water
foiought Into the reservations la of the rank
est grades , hut that makes little or no dif
ference to the consumers. Whisky which
costs the dealer about $1.00 a gallon Is the
principal article of commerce. To this he
adds a generous amount of water , so as
to prolong the lives of his customers and
thereby Incrc.iso the value of tholr trade ,
and retails It through hla ngents at from
Sl.fiO to $1 n quart. Men engaged in the
distribution of this
contraband stuff
are com
monly called bootleggers. They travel about
the reservations with the liquor artfully
concealed on their persons and pretend to
( bo engaged In all manner of Innocent em-
7 > Ioymonts , Jang terms In the penitentiary
fitnro them In the face , but , so far from
this intimidating them and decreasing their
numbers , the bootleggers grow In boldness
and their ranks multiply ,
"Tho very provisions of the Indian prohi
bition law have been seized
upon by shrewd
trafflccrs to defeat tlo measure , which puts
mo in mind of a lemarknblo and recent
phase of the liquor fight In the territory
li-rom time to time , you must know , the
federal Judges ore called upon to settle In-
trleato questions us to what bevornges
may
bo specifically construed as Intoxicants. Ono
of tha Judges recently decided that any bev
erage which contained less than 2 per cent
of alcohol might bo sold under the pro
visions of the law , as many of the so-called
soft drinks common in nil parts of the
country , and universally regarded as inno
cent , contained
that
proportion of the liquid
M' ° " " " Booner waa Ulls
definition
of , : ,
legltlmato beverages in the Indian terri
tory established than places for the wlo of
drlnkaiblo fluids known ns hop tea or hop
nlo and Rochester
tonic sprang up. Kvcry
town had several shops at which such thirst
quenchers could be pmchased , and hop ale
or tea and tha alleged tonic of Rochester
were brought into the tenltory by the train- I
load. Indians , whlto men and negroes who
jiatronl/ed the shops wore found staggering I
In the streets or snoring in the gutters
drunk beyond the |
conception of n Bacchus i
Many weio arrested and taken before the
Judges , but in o\ery e-aso the prisoners tes
tified that thoj had drunk nothing but
Rochester tonlo or hop tea. The beverages
were sent for and anoly/ed. Very llttlo of
It exceeded the 2 per cent of alcohol limit.
The Judges were nmnzod and perplexed , but
the ) continued their Investigations until
they discovered the various expedients of
the artful dealers to add the Intoxicating
properties demanded by tholr trade. In
themselves the two fluids are comparatively
harmless. Hop nlo 01 tea Is manufactured
l > y the brow cries In the states and is pro
duced solely for thn Indian reservation con-
( munition Rochester tonic is popular In
prohibition states and small communities
where local option obtains. It Is made from
lieor mash. After HIP beer has boon drawn
off the mash Is heated ngaln and allowed
< o ferment ns much as possible. This pro
duces n tonlo which tastes like beer , but
Is by no means BO Intoxicating , the con
sumer MmlliiK It necessary to got outsldo
of about one gallon before obtaining pleas
ing exhilaration As produced in court for
Judicial inspection the tonic and hop tea
ficom thoroughly Innoxious , but ns they find
tholr way to the gullets of the consumers
Jn Indian territory they are something vastly
different. Usually the dealer doctors them
beyond recognition , one of the moat popular
methods of supplying additional fire being
to Ivecp n bottle of Jamaica ginger or capsi
cum -within access of the drinker , who tills
Ma Blass partly with ten or tonlo and adds
n liberal portion of ginger or capsicum , The
leault Is nil that even a Ilowpry loafer could
desire.
t "There grows along thu banks of the Ar
kansas and Verdigris rivers a plant the
fruit of which la called coffee beans. Thcso
when rlpo uro gathered and crushed and an
extract IB obtained. The shops for the sale
of hop ale and Rochester tonic keep quan
tities of the extract on hand , mid Iho drops
of It In n glass of tonic or tea will glvo the
consumer HH powerful ti
concoctlqn an there
is to be found In an
> part of the civilized
euu where 3-ecnt
whisky abounds. The
Juice o the flat , berry v-lll u,0 | , , reduce , „ .
toxlcatlou when addjj to
the touio or tea
end Is used by the dealers when the fltook
of coffee bean extract Is low.
The White .Mule.
"In the picturesque nomenclature of In
dian Territory's drinks must be Included
white mule , the hardest hitting fluid pro
duced by Illicit stills It Is a whisky made
from the mash of corn , and Is white , as the
name Implies. No attempt nt rectifying Is
made. It Is peddled about the reservation
Just as It leaves the still , and frequently
the deputy marshals confiscate quantities of
whlto mule whisky which kicks at from 10 ?
to 125 proof. Needless to say , It Is simply
chain lightning In fluid form , and only n
stomach capable of digesting brickbats could
withstand Its ravages The stills which turn
out the whlto mule arc not within the boun
daries of Indian Territory. They nro lo
cated In the mountains of western Arkan
sas , whence the liquor Is smuggled ncrow
the border and sold through secret agents
for whatever uxtortlonnto sums their avarice
may dictate. Many parts of the territory
are wild and isolated enough to encourage
Illicit distilling , but the Indians are re
strained from engaging In the buslenss by
their fear of the deputy marshals , and the
whlto men find It best to pursue tholr moon-
shlnlng In the safer nnd moro sequestered
spots of convenient Arkansas.
"One of the devices frequently employed
to bring contraband beverages to remote
points In the territory Is a barrel with a
false bottom Hy this means n considerable
quantity of whisky can be sent , while the
perceptible contents of the barrel are mo
lasses , coal oil or some other legltlmato
article. Several dealers Fomo years ago
smuggled their whisky In small oval recep
tacles which lind overj appearance of being
innocent eggs. They were Shipped openly
from reservation to reservation , nnd eold for
25 cents apiece. The eggshell was of plaster
of parls , and the purchaser chipped n small
opening with his penknife nnd drained a
fatr-sbed drink of the worst whisky on
earth.
"Most of the stores which do not com-
potn with the dealers In contiaband liquor
and the e > hops for the sale of hop nle or tc.i
and Rochester tonic sell Jamaica ginger ,
Which Is accounted a legitimate drug. To
the ordinary man ono spoonful of that stuff
would make his throat fore for days to
come , hut there are red , whlto and black
men In the territory who consume two or
three bottler ) n day with apparent Joy to
their palates nnd immunity to their stomachs
achs , which must be copper-lined In In
dian Territory moro Jamaica ginger Is
stowed away every je.ar than In four states
wliera the liquor traffic Is considered legiti
mate. It is only the rich Indians who can
afford to get drunk on ginger , for It is Hold
nt "wonderfully steep prices. Tims the or
dinary Inhabitant , be he red , white or black ,
must content his appetlto with doctored hop
ale , Rochester tonic or smuggled whisky
"Many persons consider wood alcohol to
bo poisonous , but It Is consumed by the In
dians by the barrel. The bootleggers buy it
In Oklahoma , dilute It with water nnd sell
11 by the pint nnd quoit In the reservations. "
COMIITIOV or MW YOU ic IIVMCS.
Stfiipmrnt of AVcrK'n C'lmnKP * SlinwH
that Tlicj IliixStri'iilliriioI. .
NHW YORK , March 26 The financier
I
says. I I
The changes In the totals of the New York
bank statement for the current week are
meaningless , Judged In the ordinary sense ,
for the reason that the totals Include the
Astor National , a new dealing member , nnd
the Hudson River and the Astor Place banks.
which ns branches of the Corn Exchange
bank are now cleared through the parent
Institution.
The new banks carry average deposits of
about $8,225,000 and loans of over $7.500,00i >
and the statement must have been affected
by nn amount nearly ns largo , although the
Corn Exchange totals do not Indicate the
full change. Of course the new banks carry
n full reserve , so that the position of the
remaining bank wa& not materially altered ,
but to > ? et at the real positions of the clear
ing house it Is necessary to deduct at least I | i
$6.000,000 both in loans and deposits. i
On this basis the expansion of $5,530,000
in loans , as compared with the previous
week , means that there has been a slight
decrease In the actual discounts of the banks
whose totals have been heretofore reported
The same result holds good In deposits , for
the Increase of $3,339,000 does not equal the
addition of the Astor National's total oft
$4,000,000 , to say nothing of the deposits of
the othoi two banks added. It will be seen
that the deposit liabilities of the regular
dealing house banks were materially re
duced last week , as were the loans Re
serves ought to have shown a corresponding
gain , but the increase In cash was only a
third of a million nnd as the deposit expan
sion called for about $8.10.000 additional re
quirement the actual decrease in reserves
was $310750
Perhaps a more accurate way to get at the
position of the bnnka Is to sav that thirteen
of the sixty -three banks are now below the
25 per cent reserve rule , ns against 23 per
cent for the previous week. The statement.
with factors described eliminated shows that
the position of the banks has been rather
strengthened The routine operations with
the tri-nimrv for the week resulted In a los-l
of something like $1,500.000 to the banks ,
but the gain from the Interior served In
large part to offset this The totals have
been Influenced somewhat by the payments
rrJado In completing n largo industrial deal ,
STOCKS IV LOMHIV
IliiHliK'Nv for AVVcU mi TliiuiKo Smiill ,
lull Prli'i'N Mot I'littnril. '
LONDON , March 26 Business on the
stock exchange last week was on n sninl )
scale and uninteresting , speculators , except
the sninlj fry , being conspicuously absent
Tlio tendency of prices , however , was up
ward. Americans show n steady Improve-
ment , which will probably continue during
the present week , small holders being ap- j I ,
parently squeezed out j
Among the Ine-rwisen were Lnulsvlllo R. I
Nashville , which rose 1 7-8. Now York Cen- i
trill , 1 % . Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul ,
11-8 , abash debentures , 1-1 ; Wnbash pro.
fcrred , 1 ; Northern Pacific , 7-8 ; Northern
Pacific preferred , 1-8 , Southern preferred ,
3-1. Union Pacific , 3-S ; Union Pacific pre
ferred , Vi ; Control Pacific , G-S.
Money was In good demand , with rates
until Monday from 2 % to 3 per cent for thn
week at 23-1 , and throe months' bills at' j '
214 per cunt.
of tin * KiiKllxli Sinrroi > ,
The sparrow evil , according to the Boston
Globe dates fai back of 1850 , when Nicholas
Plko of Jlrooklyn imported eight pairs of
what are falsely called "English spanows"
to this country The bird Is not native to
tha llrltlsu Isl.inds but Is found all over
Europe. Oui short -slirhted nnd almost crim
inal career with the feathered denizens of
the woods and Holds begun In their wanton
shooting for sport The example set by the
fathers was copied by the Inys , until the ,
New England woods became almost nongloss '
and the fields were turned aver to the worms
aim bugs rinally the pests which the na
tive birds 1'Htl formerly destroyed became
go threatening that as a last resort v\o , in
1850 , begun to breed , on a small scale , the
birds which me now charged with being the
worst posts of all and which Europe has 1
boon trying to exterminate for half a cen
tury. Certainly wo ought to protlt some
thing from the penalty wo are paying for
long -yean of folly and cruelty. i
SI ii pic Nil mi r I
"Sugaring off" parties nr- given nowadays I
The delicious new maple syiup is cooked un '
til It is like w.ix and then , in place cf the
pure white snow piled , up in bright tin pans
that are used by country cousins fur their
parties clear , ev n blocks of lee are sub
stituted nnd the hot liquid wax pourvil upon
them. This wax is etiten with u fork and
toasted crackers and pickles are served at
the same time Mapla candy making and
pulling also form part of the evening's .
amusement. {
WIIH It nil Iimulff
Washington Star : "I don't know Just
what to make of that limirunuo agent,1' ' he
"What has ho done ? "
"Why , I .inked him what kind of a risk ho
would consider me and he said ; 'Exfillent !
1 II irlvo you an exceedingly low rate ' "
" \\tll a little later 'i raid somtthlni ;
about 'the Boo d dying young. '
OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET ! I
Like Every Other Satnrday ( Few Cattle
Game Iiito the Ynrda ,
FAIR SUPPLY OF HOGS IS RECEIVED
( iuciil DnmiiMl , ultli bullion n shnilu
Ioner 1 him on 1'rliliiVet
Uvnr > thliiK OfTertMl Mclln
uir
SOUTH OMAHA. March 23.
Cattle. Hosts. Sheep
Receipts today 39t > 8,330 1VI2
uiiicinl Alonuiij 1M1 1 , < J9 7'JJO
Ollleiul 'luesduy 4.0S2 9.47J 12.U3U
UlllclalcilncKday J7u 6sl5 7.UV5
Oniclal Thursday 1,4 < H 7,722 4.78S
Otliclal lYIdaj 1,179 8027 4,3oD
Total this week 11,3,0 , 42,131 SfS.&V )
Total last week 9,415 21) ) C3i 33.010
Total week before 9,101 .0 , t37 30.H1
Total three weeks ago. . .12,143 3J,2 l 33M 2
Aveiaiti price paid for hofia fur the lust
several days with comparisons :
I1&99 | 1S9S.1S97 | | IS9 . | 1
March 10 . . 3513 S.0 . | 3 G5 | 3 sf |
March 11 3 69 3 79 3 54 2 4 10
.March JJ * | 3 74 3 70l 3 SO 4 16
March 13 . 3 C2 | 3 7S 3 | 9 I 20 4 50
March II 3 G3 3C9 3 S2 4 2S 4 35 7 34
IMareh 15 . 3 69 3 bS . . . 4 33 4 38 7 2i
March 16 . 3 05 3 70 , 3 S7 3 77 V7 4 47 7 25
March 17 3 I : Til 3 91 3 S3 3 7 . ,0
March 13 . fVS | 3 73 | 3 SS 3 SI 4 46 7 29
March 19 * | 3 731 " 5 91 3 74 4 11
Match 20 . I 3 Ml I 4 001 3 67 4 36 4 36 7 23
Mun.li 21 3 561 ! 76 3 71 4 42 1 JSl 7 31
March 2. 3 GO 3 76 3 9S | 4 46 4 II 1 24
March 23 3 Gi ! T 70 3 91 3 75 1 481 7 IS
Mauh 24 1 CO1 3 71 391 ? 3 63 4 49 7 15
QIarch 23. 3 SS | 3 CS 3 93 3 59 471 709
IndicateSunday. .
The ofllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each rotiil vvtw :
Cattle. Hogs Sbccp.
Missouri Pnclllc Uy 1
Union 1'uclllp system 2 21 . !
C. & N \ \ Hy 1
F , E . . M. V. H. R 4 31
S C & P lly 3
C , bt. P. , M. & O. Hy 3 1
H. At M. U. H. H 2 .IS
C , U & Q lly 5
K O & St J. lly 2
C , U I & P. Hy. , east. . .2 4
C. , H 1 A : P. Hy. , west 1
Total receipt * 15 111 2
The disposition of the clay's receipts vvus
as follow s , each buver purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Buyem Cattle. Hogs Sheep
Omtha PackingCo bJ9
G 11 Hammond Co . . . . 25 1 25T
Swift and Company . . . . 54 1,718 . . .
Cudahy Packing Co M ZIH 2i9
Armour it Co 24 2,0t,9 . . .
Swltt and Co , country 630
Huston & Co C
McVlcKcr & Co 11
Other buyers 40
Held over 22J
'
Totals . 249 8,1H ( 933
CATTL.C It was like any other Saturday
In the. cattle ynrds this morning not much
liere ii the way of cattle and not many
iv inted Other markets were fixed In the
Baniu way anil the market way without a
single feature of interest or Importance
Such cattle as were offcitd sold in about
the same notches ns yesterday and that was
true of nil kinds , butchers' stock as well as
beef steer *
The market on cornf d steers has been
lower this week , owing to the break In
eastern markets and not on account of local
conditions , as the demand here has been
Koad rig-lit along , while the receipts have
boon far from large The decline has fallen
the heaviest upon the betwixt ajid between
cattle Such tattl asold at $450ti4,75 are
10 15c lower and In extreme cases 30c lowei
than lawt week. On the other hand llttlo
cattle , such as are selling at $4 OMM10 , lire
anywhere from btMdy to SftlOe lower.
Hlght good cattle , If blK and heavy , are 10 ®
IGc lower than last week
Cows nnd heifers have ( been good sellers
all the week ind th < > market Is just ns good
now as It vva * lost week , In fact there has
been little change In values on that kind
of cattle for some time back. The reason
Is to be found In th moderate supply and
the very good demand Tat bulls are low ,
but no lower than thev have been all the
week. Good light feeder bulls are In good
demand and s 11 readily Veal calves have
broupht strong1 prices all the week.
Good quality light or thin stock rattle are
steady with last week , but warmed-up feed-
em are a little low r on account of the
lo r h = ( > f irarket.
HOGS Today's market on hogs was a ,
shade lower than yesterdays gcn ° ral mar
ket. The market was reasonably active nt
the decline and the moct of the hogs sold In
good som on The prices paid ranged all the
vvav from $360 to $ ! G5 , with the IOIIK ttrlng
at $3 557/1 / 57'A , while vefitenlnv the big bulk
of the IIOR- ) sold at $3 i7' 'i1 CO As n whole
the market was In fairly good condition ,
especially for the last day of the week.
This has b'en the big vvook of the month
so far as rou.ards hopr reielpts but at the
same time there has been a good demand
anil thp airivals have been none too large
to mo t nil the nqu'romonts of the local
picker- Values h.ivo not averaged quite1 so
lilsh ns duiliiR the vveok btforo but thev
have bern fnllv up to the average for the
whole month and there has been no cause
for complaint on that score The vvock
opened with vnluos t adbut the market
o.asod off a llttlo on Tue.sdav It moro than
made up the loss on Wednesday nnd Thurs
day , but lo = it ipaln on J'rlday and Sifurdav
so tint the week olo'-od not fat from whore
it op neil ] Ui\ers have ivnntrd the hogs
nt current prim and receives hnvo had no
dllllpiiltv In unloading at mnket prioos
SIICEP Thrro wfiotwo ens of she'p
reputed In the vnrds th's ' mornlnij nnd they
wore shipped direct to nnckfrs. not belnjr
offixd on the nmik t There vv is however
a load or two of holdovers on sile , but not
enough to muko anv IPS' of the market
The sheep market during the oarlv part
of thf wo if was In most \ atlsfnotnv 1011-
dltlon. n values on nil kinds tended steadllv
upward During the lust two davs of the
week the m irket slowed up , as It wore , for
a lire ithliiK spoil iftti th rnpld advance
and values oasrd oft * -onifwhat Still the
mnrkot ( it the * elo e of the week Is way
h'tjiicr than It was n wep | . nco , ai- will ! > u
not d by comparing the quotations below
t.'uo lions uii He id to choli'O fed west
ern wt'thcrs f I wVft4 CO fa'sood ! , $4 < OJT
130 Mexican yonrllnes $4 Wil 00 , rholu
llicht woirlit western venillntr" $1 70fl 80.
peed hr.avv vvMuht wobttni v ) ilnts ! , tt TOTji
fa r to goncl westtrn OVVIH , Jl 9 04 1" ) . ( rood to
eho'eo nntlVf 1 imbB. W'fi'io uood to
choice vvestein lambs , J"i 2uTi' > " , " , Tort Col
lins Mexican limbs good to eholie $5 lOfl1
4 70 , peed to eholeo woHtorn oweJ4 10i4 3 j ,
5 60 , ' fair to [ rood Fort Pnlllns Mexican
lamb" $5255ii40 [ ollpnccl lambs nnno bore ,
feeder BllPop Ml'ifilT ' ; feidri lambs J4 . ' "ti
4 ro , cull sheep , J.'OO'ijJOO , cul liunbs , $ ! COJj >
SCO ,
MM : MOCK MAKICUT.
I'rlm-x Nominal ami Ili > in Sli'ilil }
Mii-op I nt'liiiiiKi'iI ,
CHICAGO , Miirch 25 There were not
enough cattle offoied today to muko a mar-
kot nnd prices were most I v nominal
Thpro was nn active nmiket for hogs nt
Btcudv prices. r.alr 1o choice grades
brought $377' fi392i/i ; hc.ivy packing lots , i
75 , mixed. f3 55ft3 SO , butohi'is , fj Wfj ) I i
/2. lshtC , $ J55i/fO ! , plgrt JJ20fJ.C5 ( '
The moat of the fahcep weio consigned dl-
roct -luushteror.s and the fe > w that cam'
on the market brought former prices
Lambs sold at ti SOIT4 25 , for ciillr , up to
$550j)575 ) for good to oholi i , and shepp were
salable * at $ J o ja.OO , ymiiiiigs were eiuoted
at JI70afil5
IliciiH'lS-Oattlo : , : oo head , hoes. 20,000
head , alucp , 2MX ) head
KIIIINIIN Cll > Mir slocU.
KANSAS CITY. March 25.--CATTn Re
ceipts 200 he-ad Unchanged prli os , strong
demand fir ttlauchterlng .cattle this w 'ck
wh'lo medium snides weio barely steady
The. competition for choice lots wni. active
nt stronger prlc en Stackers and fe ders In
Kqod dejiund at Hrm prices Native steer ? .
} 5 1515 f.i ) medium uleerH1 $4 4 f5 | 15 , llght-
weightH $ ! JM/4 > n stockcrs and feeders ,
J37Mi5.nO , hiitchcT cows W 1504 ia , butch r
heifers < 330li550. cnniiers , j ; 30Q315 ,
tmtc her ImllB , M OOJT4 25. vv s terii steers , tWO
jG20 , TexnilB , $3151(475
11OO8 Receipts. 3,0(10 ( head Host grades
shade higher , common lota steady , supply
this vv ek was liberal , sold about steady
price * Nocholic hogK oflered today , would j
bring 1 W Sales today Heavy. $3655(37211. ( I
mixed , | j 501i3 70 , lights , JiMUiU.Iw , plgg , $3 25
HHiii'-HecelpUi , 100 head Prices un-
clmngrd The de'mand for fed Inmbu nnd
muttons waa verj active this week and
prices for choice lots were materially
higher ; no choice Colorado lambs offered : '
would bring J5 tW5 | 75. medium Colorado and
native Inmliti , > l Uii6 40. yearling * . M 2afj )
J175. wethert380fc460 ewes , S3 OOQ-l 35 , ,
etockprit und fetderx , I'-Wfjl'X
. „ . _ I
M. I.OIllN I.Uf ! ? < 0-1 , ' . I
ST IX)1TIS Marc h 25 CATTLE HP- '
CfllKb 400 hcail M.irlvPt ci > n rallj te iJj to
Htrong- , with prlns t < r b ff ste-e-rB on ubout
the same lii"l us last week al houch Ih"
liphtwelght offe'rliiKs nf < * In belt r request
Jill IK-H lily sllir'itly hljrhcr , fi r ti fmuv
) iilvo ht pine an' ex i ri etTr- ( I tVj (
5 3 bulk 'f > ' ' JV ( > | J ) dr'-l li f
and but hT stc rs. } Ho \ < > , bulk of sale * ? ,
t ( 4 tSOO : st ers , under 1.000 Ibs. , USiWi.SO ,
bulk ! of Rules , { lOfM i ; stockers , ind feeder -
orS2U > U5,1Q , bulk of nlc-s , J400tilGO , cows
11 I and heifers , K CWN 50 , bulk of heifers , J175
5 103 , bulk of cows. $2SSff360 , Texas nnd
Indian nteero , $3BW ( > W. bulk of alM , $1 < ! 5
H4fiO , cows and heifers , J25OflT70
HOGS Hecclpts , 4,600 head Market weak
and Sc lower , pig * nnd lights. $ J7t > tT37J ;
ntocker * , ? 3.70fj'3 f/S , butpheni. J1 S0fl3 X ) .
BHii3P necelpts , 250 head Market
stfndy , native muttons , JIOOJMGO , lambs ,
f 4 C005 0. bucks , K M
u \ < irlt Iilv c Stork.
N'HW YOHK , March 53. nunVKS-lle-
pppts | ( MD licnrt ; nothing doing Cables
Bteacly. n\i > ort \ 375 head cattle nnd 1,723
quarters of beef. Calves , receipts , lOfl head ;
ejulol but steady , common to good veal * ,
jo.conc 75
SI1I3BP AND LAMnS-necelpts , 3.V.S
head ; slow , sheep weak , lambs lower ; mo-
dlum to prime shrcp. $4 OOftfi 00 ; medium to
prime lambs. K17H'iifi20 mainly $550fi60il
HOUS HecolptM , 2W1 head ; steady ut
St. .Innriih I.ltc Stork.
SOUTH ST JOSEPH , March 25.-Spc- (
' clrx ) CATTL13 .Hecplt | 1M head , market
kot nominal nntlws , JJ S5I5 ? 00 , Texnns nnd
'western ' , M fiSflvl < io , rows and heifers , $2 25
5/425. Miockers and fen-dprs. ft KMi-l "
HOGS Receipts , 3,700 head , market
sternly , quality fair , selling at R50J372ife { ;
bulk M 650165
SliniJP Upoclpts , WO hond ; market
steady lambs. $5r > ffi.GO , yearlings , J4 40IP
GOO , wether' , Jl 50W4 W. ewes '
Cinoliiiiiitl ll\v S ik. .
CINCINNATI , March 23-HOGS-Qulct
at $3 "OT3 90.
CATTI.n-Stoady nt WTntfo.10.
SlinUP-Stonily at J2 GO'84.50 ; Inmbs ,
steady at $4.00R5.75.
Stuck In Sluht.
Follow Ing nre the receipts nt the four
principal western markets for March 25
Cattlo. Hogs. Sheep
Omnlio. j .Tiis 8.151 ; 5)2 )
Chicago 20i ) 20000 2.500
Kansas City 200 3,000 200
St. Unils 400 l.fOO 250
Totals 1,1M 3ii,056 3 IS2
CIIICAfiO CiltAl.N AM ) PROVISIONS.
PrnturoN nf ( lie Triiilln ) ; mid CIciMliilc
I'rlci-H on f'litlirdnj.
CHICAGO , March 25. Practical remova"
of doubt today regarding serious Injury to
winter wheat forced shorts to cover , a scries
of nervous bounds taking Mny whe.it up
2c , from C sC to 7-V.c. Ow Ing lo prollt-
taklng at the Improvement the pi Ice slipped |
back to 70'tc , closhiK with n net g-nln of
I4f\c ! n-s compared with > "esterdu\ Hn.il
Ilturcs Corn rose J/iC nnd oats left oft
uncluinccd. iPork adv.incc-d "lie , laid Z'/ifj ' )
Bo mid ribs 6c.
The fevcrlMh excitement which ruled In
vvhe.it at the close jestc-rduy WIM iigulii In
evidence todav , but at the stall the biilla
seemed to win or. Instead of n general de--
mancl for May nt 70V : , such na nt the close
Trldav there weie plc-n of sellers ut fioin
69'8cdown to 0c. ISefora the bulls could
Uret a word In nlgew-ajs the ! price slid off
to GO c. The bulls boon found their voices ,
however. When the bu Is got through with
the lost bar of thc-Ir opening chorus JIuv
wheat wa up to'O c. Much mlldur weather
and a e-nread of wet snow- for a largo s > ec-
tlon of the w Intel v\he ut area vvns the chief
cause of the llrst decline. Chicago icceiv d
only S3 cars. iiBiiinst 195 u vear ago , Mln-
ncopoiit nnd Duluth got 451 c.irlcxids , com-
puiMl with J20 the same dav lust > ear.
Atlantic port cleiruncen for the day weio
eciua.1 in wheat and Hour to BSb.OOO bu. lie-
ports of damage In the southwest received
contlrmatlon from nunieious sources and hi
many Instances the extent of the Injury re
ported was sensitlanallv heavy.
A I/ondon cablfKi ! Tti reported thlo soa-
. on s Indian whca't crop 7'J ' per cent smaller
than that of last jear. Another cold spell
was announced to be elbowing Its way down
from the northwest As soon as the weether
bureau notice , was Issued the shoutlne for
wheat became almost hysterical. The noise
from the bulls soon becjune drowned b >
the alarmed scrtccheH of the bears , who
had been caught loaded up with short
wheat. The price of Mav rose Inegulirly
to the accompaniment of heavy trading'
until 72'fcc was reached. That was l c over
yesterday's closing1 price and was so tempt
ing to longs that they hastened to soil.
May reacted to 70V-Q nnd closed at 70VU >
70 % c.
Although Influenced largely by wheat ,
corn embraced a good many independent
features. Heavy buy ing by commission
houses together \Jlth forced covering by
shorts accelerated the advance. Receipts
wore only 119 curs and the weather was
afnlnst any Increase In fanners' deiveilcs ,
while the approach of another cold wave
threw the time of planting- back Indefinitely.
May started a shade lower at 35K'f5c ' ,
sold sparingly at 35'4c , then lose to ibfifSGVhC
and closed with sellers ut ! 576c.
The excitement in wheat had little effect
on oats and liberal receipts , together with
general profit-taking ; caused a decline from
the top May began a shade clown at 2GM-
Sf2oK8cH Mild at 26 ! c , Improved to 04c and
cloi cd at 2GSC.
Provisions showed slight weikness at the
htart , but gradually nnwd up on buying
by commission houses for outside account.
A good c.T-h demand a so had u strength
ening' Influent e Shipments of meat for the
week were , liberal May poik opened un
changed at W 15 , declined to $110 advanced
to $9.25 and closed with sellers at J9 22'
'Iho range in lard and rlbf wismall
Estimated receipts foi Monday Wheat ,
2f rars , torn , 15 ! cars , oats , 210 cars , hogs ,
3 ? 000 hpnd
Leading futures ranged as
Arilclc-s UPLII JIlKll Low Clone Y < t ) cly
V ) hint
Mil
Julv.
Mnv
Julv . .in t
' f pi
( } its
MJJ. . a ni
. ' .
July VMlk-'J.V
Porn
M.iy . n J3 nio 0 ' _ > J ii ir
July . . B .10 0 J7C U ! . - . j .10
I. ml '
M.iv . nu4 : S4U 540 s.n
Jnh fi 1714 cm ! > . .S
" ' 51 , ! ) s cr 3 ( ill r , ui
IlllVf !
Miv 477C , 4 PJl 477M ,
Jnh 4 ill ! I Hi 4 M7
Srpt DUO 0117k nnu
No 2.
Cash quotations vvero as follows :
rLOUH-SUudy ; winter patents JS.GOtl
300 , stinlghtP. $ J.20i < I ,50 , clears , $3.6 % UK ,
spring- specials , JIM'S ' , pitentH , J203 ! | 10 ,
srtralEhts. $2 70f3.10 , bakci , J2 SOSfJ.JO
WHIAT NO. 2 spring , MMi7ic , NO s
spilne , 01i70e : No J red , 72Q74' ' c.
COHN No 2 , 35V4 < ' , No i ytllow , 35ls
OAT8 No. 2. 27"(2Se ( No i white , '
31c. No .1 white. 2) " . ' " "
IlYi : No. > , 5)Ui )
llAKLIJY-No 2. - „ .
SHEDS-NO 1 Hawed. $1 191 19'i ' ; north
west. 41 20 * Pilmo tlmothv need , ? 2 .15.
Cloveisued eontuiet grade , $5Go
PHOV18ION8 MPHH pork , prr bbl , $9 05
filUO. Laid pei 100 Ibii , K Wi/5 / , ! 2Vi. Short
rlln hides ( looHci ) , $1 ! 35S5 Dry Halted
sheilllclcTb ( boxed ) , $4.25 ! " . Short clear
tides ( loxc-d ) , W.OOftS.1
AM 11.SKY Distillers' d gooda , per
pur al , f I "i.
SUUAJtS-Cllt loaf , ' Ulutccl. J533
Tollowlng are the re shipment ! , .
Articles . is Hhlpm'ts
riciur. libln I'OW 2I.WCI
Coin , bu ! i Ul ) )
Oats , bll -17000 1S2.0-W
Hye. bll 40UJ UOMO
Hurley , uu SW ) 16W )
Uii thf i'roduce exchange toilny the but
ter market was firm , er me rles , llf/2lc ,
dalr'os , llHfUSe. Eggs , easy , tresh , ll' r
12e CheiM < . Bteiidy ; eienins , UHfll-i'
Diesbul iioultrv , inodciutu ilPinuml , tur-
kev , llijlSc- , ducks , 9'/4ftlOc , chickens. Wl\
St. l.onlH Mil l-l. I-1.
ST LOUIS. March 25-FLOim-Dull mill
hlow , held fclcher , patents II "ii'ijj.tj ,
stralKhts , } J.20rij { 0 , ilc-ur , $2 7R0J 00
WHUAT-Ojitlonb iietlvcHirniig nnd
lilKber , Hot. ] dull , but higher ; No 2 led , I
ciiHh , eloviitor , 74'ic , tiack 74o , Miirch 7li . ,
May , 757 p at ed , Jill ) , CM4c bid , No 2
haul. f7f/fSc
COHN Options nun , spot , higher ; No 2.
cosh , .IIM.C tiae-k. .l > c M ireb , 31ic ! ; Mny ,
( , | ( % % bid Julv " - " ) bill.
OATP-Optlons linn. spot , dull : No 2 ,
cash. 2M , track. 2h'-c- , March , 2ke ; May ,
2794ci u kc'd. July , 2lc > bid , No. 2 white , Sic
HYi : IllKhfr ut 57c
8i3iDS-riaxHi'ecl. htendy nt J1.17. Prime
timothi ti'od. K 15
COHNMIAI 75fii to.
1IHANDull , uuekecl , c-ast track Me
HAY Timothy , HlroiiK at JS,50ff9 M ) ;
piuliii' dull at $ ri.0i > f(7 ( W.
lIUTTKH-Steudy , creamer ) , 17f(22c. (
fancy. iSiilTc
KfiGO Klenclv nt in' ' i
WHlSICY-Stenfly at J1.26.
MUTAI.S Lead , steady at Jl.27i40l.30.
Speliei , sti'Udv ut $ G 05
PROVISIONS-Pork. flrmei ; standard
tnfHH , Jobbliii ; , J9.25 , Lard flrme'r ; prime
Bteam J5 05. choice , $5 11 Dry salt meats
( boxed ) , Bhoultlortl Jl 25 ; extra i < liortH ,
M ST'i ; . rlbn , J.'i ; shorts , fJ 1-H1. Ilacou
( boxed ) , bhonlden , fa , extra shorts , t5.W ;
libs Jo.Ml. iliorts , $5 b2' .
HIX'KIITSflour , tiODO bbls . wheat. 10-
000 bu . corn. 32000 bu , outJ , 23 UOO bu
SHIPMENTS Kloui. 10 ( W bblH , wheat ,
Gfi ooo bu , corn , l > 100 bu , ontu 2JOfiO bu
nxcllfiiiriit In U'licnt I'M.
ST LOl 18 , March i' > Muy wheat went
uii to 7l > ' 4c UilH mirnlnir , uu advance of
1'jC sne the closing prlte Tliurs luy , and
conslUtrablo was bought on the rise. Tlio
'
wns off nt TfiHt" n ked Tom Prnncla
was ono of the c who kept on buying His
purchases by 11 o'clock npgrofjnted more
than JfOOOO bu II wns whispered on the
floor of the exchange that a combination
compo-cd of Mr 1'rnncls. a II. Spencer ,
Will Harrstlrk , Will drccn. T. K Prlcp ,
Henry Vocelsangnnd possibly Tom nooth
lias had a number of scouts point ? through
I the country taking notes on the wheat crop
| nnd IB now about to net upon their reports.
I i OMAIIV cr.vr.nvi , MVHICIr.
ConilKlon of Trnili- mill Uiintntlnnn on
sini > l < % mill 1'iine'j I'roiluro.
KOGS IlPcclptM llg-ht , domnnd good ,
market linn nt 10'tc
HUTTI3U Common to fair , 119120 ; choice ,
14j5e ; separator , 20c , eathered crearnpry ,
17ST1SP.
' POUI.THY - Chlrkons live. SVifcDc ,
, dressed. , 10JflO\ \ ; old nnd staKgy roosters.
llv j , 4J/6c. / drosipd , &Ii7c , durks nnd geeop ,
llvp , 7'40sc , dresspii , 9JT10c , turkeys , llvp ,
OSflOc , clicked , light weight , Ktiftlto , hfavy
vvolcht.
PlonONS-Mvo , per dor n ,
ViAICholco , SfiOo.
OYSTHHS-Hulk Standard , per gal. , tl 10.
mediums , per can , 15c , Standard , per can ,
20c , Hxtra So ot. per cnn , 2 > c , New York
Countn , i > or can. Too
FHHSir WATHIl FISH AVhlte fish. 9c ,
lake trout 9c , small trout , green , lie , yellow
pike , 8c , pickerel , winter caught , Cc , silver
hot ring , Ic. perch Bonled and dics ed. fc ,
j crch , s ) ; I lined and drenscd , 7c , northern
crapple. lOo , bullhrads , dressed , lOc , black
bass veiy scarce. 15o
SKA riSH riotimlerB , So , luuldopk , ! le ;
Columbia river salmon , He ; halibut , lie.
No 1 smelts , lOc , blue iWi. lOc , Spanish
maekerol , lOe , red snapper , lOc , extra large
mackcrc1 , 30c each
I-HUITS.
APPLUS Ben Davis , per bbl . { 1 "Mi 5 00 ;
Gonltons , j | . New York llaldvvlus Groon-
Ings and others , choice , per bbl , , Jo 25110 oO ,
western bo\cd , ? 1 SW2 ( X )
CHANHUHHIIiS-Jersov. JBOCX5G2o. large ,
M60UG75. per crate , $2 OOfj'J 25
VUGITAULIS :
TOMATOHS Per ciutc , J4.t g4.Si.
SPINACH None In market.
I.KTTt'Cn Homo grown , per do7.
buiichcu. 4' > c
C'UMjHl Callforn'n , peed stock , TCc ;
MIchlKnnholto stock , 2.fiTOc
ONIONS Homo giown , per doz bunches ,
30c.
30c.WATIJUClinSSlfiat cases , J16"
CAMHAGi : Crated , per 111. 3o
CAl'MKLOWlJll Per crate , f250.
ONIONS -I'or hu. , 90PtcJ1.0" ?
UIJAKS I land-picked , navy , per bu. . Jl uO
POTATOnS-Cholce , hacked , 70c , poorer
stock i , Wc , Minnesota Burbanks , 8ifi90c ,
Colorado , JlOOfil.ffi , Kirly Ohio Be l pota-
bbl. , .S3flSJ ,
so d sweats. JJOOQ225
THOPlCAIj rUUITS
LUMONS California , fancy , J3 75JT4 00 ;
choice jlBOiiJ'S , M sslnn. fancy , Jt 0 i4 „
OHANGHb Navels , rnncy , $33olraBO ,
choice$1 15H 3 2" ) , seedlings , fJ40fi'2a > .
BANANAS Choice , crated , largo stock ,
pel bunch , ? . ! OOfi 2 25 , medium sized bunches ,
*
DA-fcS-Hallowee , TO to 70-lb. boxes , Gc ,
Salr , GVrarcl. . 9-lb boxes. lOITllc.
SMSCRIjI.ANBOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per Ib. , 17c ; Brazils , per
lb. . 'JIilOc , Kngllbh walnuts , p'lr Ib , fancy-
soft shell. 12iJ(12'4c ( ; standards , lOc , filbert' ,
per lb , lie , pecans , polished , SfllOc ; ccicoi-
nuts , per lee $1 ; peanuts , raw , EVfeiSGc ;
rcahtod. G'JT7c
Cinnil Per half bbl . $3
SAUnRKUAUT Per half bbl. . $2.
HONnY Choice white , 12 Til1'4c.
M'AI'IjK BYHUP Klve-gnl. cans , each ,
J2 50 ; gal cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal.
cans , $ ( , 2u , quart cans , $350.
MAPIn SUGAn-Cholce , In boxes , 9c.
I-IGS ImDnrt d. none ; California , 10-lb.
TJOXOS , SIliml 50
HIDHS. TALTXJW. KTC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7c : No 2
green hides , 6c ; No 1 salted hides 8'4c ;
No. 2 salted hides 7Vc ; No . Iveal calf , 8 to
12 Ibs , lOc , No 2 veal calf 12 to 15 Ibs . Sc.
TALLOW , ORHASK. ETC' . Tallow , No 1 ,
3Uc ; tallow , No 2 3c ; rough tallow. IHc ;
white greaso. 2V53c < ; yellow and brown
greas > , l"itf > 2Hc.
rUHS Mink , 10fT75c ; bear ( black or
brown ) $500f72000. otter , $1.50fISOO , beaver ,
J100WCOO. skunk , 15Ti75c : muskrat , SfflOc ;
raccoon , ISfiiOc ; rod fox , E3cSJl ( 25 ; gray fo\ ,
2S < ! f50c ; wolf ( timber ) , 25c$2 50 , wolf
( prnlrlo ) , coyote , I0g50c ; wildcat , 10ff25c ;
baclgor 5 400. sliver fox , J50 OOfI75 00.
SlinnP PCLTS-Gi oen salted , each. 15H
73c : green salted sh nilngs ( short wooled
earlv skins ) , each , 15c ; dry hearings ( short
v\ooled early skins ) , No. 1 , each , 5c ; dry
flint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb , actual weight J05 < , dry lint ,
Kansas nnd Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb , .actual weight , 3' ' < T4c ; dry Hint , Colorado
rado biitch'r wool pelts , per Hi , actu il
weight , 4Jfjc ( ; dry flint , Colorado murrain
wool pelts , per lb , actual weight ,
1,1-x criMio ] ( iinlii nnd I'rtiv Inlonn.
LIVERPOOL. March 25 WHEAT Mar-
kpt Htoaelv , V 7d higher ; March , Ss 4V1 ;
Mav , fis 45nd , Julv , 5s 4 < Jd.
COHN Market firm , -'nSld higher ; March ,
3s C' < (1. ( Mav. 3-s 4d , July , 3s 4d.
TLOCU St Louis , winter , 7s 3d.
HOPS At Ixindon , Pacific coast , firm , 4
10s and 4 I5s
POVISIONS Beef dull , extra India me-s ,
fi2sCd ; prime mes , 57s fid. Pork , dull , prime
mesH line western , 43s , medium wesUrn ,
4is fid Ilnrm * short cut , 14 to 1C ] > ound ,
firm , tjs Ul Bacon. Cumberland cut. Him
27s , short ribs firm , 2Ss , long cloir mid
dles light , firm , 27s Cd , long c oar lieavv ,
firm , 2is , .hort elcai backs , firm 27s Cd ,
clear bel los. strong , WB fd , shoulders ,
square , steady , ils. Lard , jirlmo , sUady ,
JCn Cil
CHEESE American finest , white and col
ored. 52s
BUTTER rinest United States , 90 ? ; good ,
CsTALLOW
TALLOW Pi Ime city , strong , 22s Gd.
COTTONSEED OIL Liverpool refined ,
stionir , 17b 3d
llrlmoir VlnrKe- < .
BALTIMORE March 2i FLOUR Firm
and unc hinged ncelpt17.45S bbls. , ex
port" 15.0TO bbls
WMEAT-I'nsottlod and higher , snot ,
month and April. 77fi777'5c ; M i\ 77 c
asktd , Htiainoi , No 2 red , T TSViC , re
ceipts 2,70 > hu , exports 10,000 hu , sotitli-
111 wheat bv 'nmple , 7-j"8c , southern , on
gr.ldo 74'4'i771ie (
CfHN Strong and higher , snot and
month , Wt'JV , April 39'4f ' < J3\c , May , , fl\
( fllOeteamoi mixed , 17'J')37"ielenlplh. ' ) .
'O')070 ) lii , exports , 17,501 bu , sou them
white corn , 40/41c / , soiltliem , y el ow , IO&
40'ie
OATH Firmer ; No 2 whlto aUJJCc ; No , 2
niKod , UitiJJ'.e , receipts 11,7I > 7 bu
HYE Strong and higher No. i western ,
We , iccoIptH , 11,911 bu , e\poits , none.
KIIIIMIN f'lli C rni ii mill 1'rov iMlmiK.
KANSAS CITY. Mai ch 25 WHEAT May
active , flospd at l)4\c , 01 c higher , cash
2c higher , No . ! haul OC'Xi'ini7lzC ' ' , No J , BSft
U7cNo 2 red " ( J'/AI , No ,1 700 74c
COHN 'Markot ( e h'.ghr. . No 2 mixed.
32"c. No - ' white , H'c No 1 SJ'iP '
OATS .M irkit Him. No. J white , HOc
UYE-Markot linn. No . ' , Kc
HAY Market stondy c hole- timothy , J7.2j
{ 7775 eholeo prattle , J7 ( 'ii7f'0 '
Bl'TTEH Market .steady , creamery , 11JT
19e- dairy H-f. . . , .
EGGS Market ' .0 lowoi fresh , lOc.
RECEIPTS- Wheat , 25,200 bu ; corn , 27,900
bu . cia IH iiOOO bu
Sll I PMENTBlcnt , 2,100 hu. ; corn , 12-
fV ( ) 1,11 , outs. 12 ono bu
_
i liii-liuinll Miirkol.
CINCINNATI. March 25 WHEAT
Btrouu' mid hlgliei No 2 red , 7T/C ! !
COHN Flrnii r. No 2 mixed , 37'Xc.
OA'18 Dull ; No i mixed , 23itfi2ao.
HYE Ou'tt. ' No 2 f9o
PROVISIONS Lard , llrmer lit { 3.13 Hulk
moats , Him at f5.75. Bacon , steady at
53 fO.
WHISKY Steady nt J1.2C.
UUTTIJH Quiet
EGOS Active and steady at lie.
ClIEESE-FIrm
_
'loli-ilii Mill-Uct.
TOLEDO O. Marrll 25 WHEAT-Ac-
tlvu and weak , No 2 , cash , 74iio ; May ,
735ro iif'ted
CORN Active nnd higher ; No 2 mixed ,
33" u
< ) uATd Dull and steady , No 2 mixed , cash
and Mav. i'7'.c-
HYL-luli No 2 cnai , Z'n
KRSEF.D-lllgher and Ftondy ,
prime cnth , old. J.l. 0 lild. new cash , March
and April. J3 50 bid
drain Itri-i-llitN nl I'rlnoliial
ST LOUIS , March 25 Receipts. Wheat ,
KANSAS CITY , March -Receipts :
Wheat , 4i ers
CHICAGO. M irch 25. 12-tlmated cars for
Monday. Wli'at. 28 , corn , 135 ; oats , 210.
1'i-iirln VlnrUct ,
PEORIA , March 25 CORN Market
higher ; ne-w No 3 , 3lc.
OATS Market firm , No. 3 white. 2S'/ '
2S'4c.
WHISKY Market firm on the Imsls of
Jl. 0 for flnlKhed goods ,
- ( irnln "MnrUi-l.
MILWAT'KEE , March 25 WHEAT
HlKhcr , No 1 northern , 71'/sc ' ; No 2 north
ern. OSj69ie !
RYE-Hlgh T , No. 1. 65i 65 < tc.
BARLEY Lower , No 2 , WU-c , fample ,
VlliiiK-niiiillN I'Minir MnrUc't ,
MINNEAPOLIS. March 25-FLOI'R-
BuHlnrss fair and higher ; firm patent ! ) .
J3 7frfi 3 SO. H.TOIK ! patents , 53 Wa3 M ) , llrut
clear , - ( XVifiJ 70
BRAN 1/iiihaneed.
JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OR OMAHA.
k
DRUGS.
licEiardson Drug Co ,
j ii i i
. go2-go6 Jackson St. \
'
f. ; O. niCHAUDSON , Pre t
a ' , F. WnLLSR , V. Prtt.
E. Bruce & Co.
and Stationery
" < Ju n KM" BptcUltlt * .
Clure , Wlnm und Urnndl * * ,
Corn < ICth and Ilnrntr
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
The Sharpies Company
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GOSSIP OF LONDON SOCIEFY
DoliiK" "f the Sttt-ll Sc-t 111 London
Chronic-led for I'erumil l > y tlic
Civiiurnl Public.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , March 20 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) William
Waldorf Astor arranged just before sailing
for New York that his daughter Pauline
should bo chaperoned during the coming
season by the countess of Selkirk. This
woman is nn elderly widow of a Scotch peer ,
nt whose death the title became extinct nnd
Is now claimed by the duke of Hamilton.
She has no children , is not rich and has a
small hotiso nt BO Berkely square , as well
us a dower house at Balmae castle , Kiidcud-
brlght. When Princess Marie Dhulcep
Singh came out a few years since she was
placed by Queen Victoria , whoso ward hhe
Is , under the chaperonage of the countess of
Selkirk , who got $10,000 a year for looking
after her. As Astor had no female relative
to go out with his daughter the countess'
qualifications for the delicate responsibility
nnd duty of chap'eiono were brought under
his notice. She vas approached on behalf
of Mr. Astor and. terms having been ar
ranged and nn agreement duly signed , sealed
and stamped , JIIss Astor Is now place 1
under her wing. It Is understood the con-
Blderatlon In the agreement Is $15,000 for 1
the season , and , of course , expenses on a ,
liberal scale. { '
The countess of Selkirk is a woman of
charming manners nnd profound discretion ,
having n thorough knowledge of the select
circles of English noclety In which Miss ! I
Astor will move Tlio countess" responsiI I '
blllty Is of course a very heavy one , us her
ward's great fortune will attract sultoin ,
eligible and otherwise. Her natural destiny
is to make a great match and the countess
must see It Is fulfilled , The Roxburgh
pioject has only advanced to the point of
being a pious wish on Iho part of both
parents and there Is no Intention on their ' 1
part of forcing matters to a head When
her father Is hero Pauline Astor will of
course go out with him occasionally , but his
distaste for general society grows stronger
every day and the countess of Selkirk will
ha her companion to a majority of thu enI I | !
I
tortalnments. In fact the countess * duty '
will be to EPO what Invitations can bu
nccepted by her knowledge of the particular
species of guests likely to bo encountered
by her ward at particular IiouecH j
Mlta Astor hi'iself is quiet and not dis
posed to make social functions tu ) chief aim
cf her life and will be seen only at tha very
smartest gatherings
MlinliiKi' .
Some time elnco n ( lisp itch announced the
marriage of the octogenarian millionaire ,
Sir Charles Temiant. father cf Mrs Herbert
Asqulth , famous us Margot Tcnnant , with n
woman about 85 years of age. Tennunt's
family viewed the marriage i\lth dismay , but
put a good face on It and ull attended the
wedding Within a month they wtro notified
that their father had determined they should
each have only the money scoured them
under the marriage * tettlc-ncnts , and now
to fill their cup with bitterness It is stated
that the octogenarian and his bride nro lookIng -
Ing forward to an Interesting event
Herbert Atqulth Is the Individual most )
seriously affected by this diversion of his |
father-in-law's fortune Ho atnndonrd the j |
practice of the bar , devoting hlnuelf wholly ! !
to politics on the expectation that hla wife's
fortune would render him not only In
dependent , but allluent. Now he has to look
for a general legal practice again , as the
liberal party la not likely to bu In olilco
for three years and perhaps longer.
Lord Hovel stoke ; , head of the Barings'
bank , sails today to visit New York. Noth-1 '
Ing has been heard lately of the projected
marriage bet-ween him and the l > rlnce a
Victoria of Wales , though ( hero Is no doubt
It wan mooted last year with the assent of
the prince and princess of Wales , but the
queen placed a veto upon It I'rlncess Vic
toria Is now on the Hlvvrla with the prlntcs&
of Wales on her way to Cn-te , where it is
fully oxpr ted her betrothal with Prince
George will bo announced. Lord llcve\ \
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
, Wilson
& Williams
NornVII on A Drake.
Mnmifac tutors tioll < rs smoke stacks nnil
fcrr chliiRs , urcssure. rendering , nhccp dip ,
lard and . < itcr t inks boiler tubes con-
( tnntlv on hand Bcronil hand bolter *
tiourrht nnd sold Sr > rMnl nnd promnt to
fopalr * In city or country 19th nnd Pierce.
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Telephone 103 ! ) . Omaha , Neb
COMMISSION ,
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TONE 1953
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ROOM4Mr LIFE BLOC. BRANCH I03GM.5T
OMAHA HEB. UMCOU1 NED
stoko'8 visit is mainly for business , na ho
devotes himself Indefntlgably to his duties
at the bank , which , under his management ,
is steadily regaining Its credit and pre-stlfio
in the city of Ijondnn novelstoko himself
looks considerably older than his years , be
ing rendered prematurely gray by the great
cilsls through which he passed. Ho Is ovcry-
\vheio highly esteemed nnd certain to bc >
come popular In Now York soclc-tj.
Ho hns ju&t succeeded In selling to a
ponc'ifu ! building B > ndlcato that family
whlto elephant , Memblands , In Dorsetshire ,
a palace on which hit ? father Invlshud n vast
fortune. It Is gloilotisly situated In a
lovely park. The mansion Is to bo turned
Into n swell hotel and the grounds laid out
for building
I'lcnlj of Iiilliicnirii.
Airs Henry White Is milking slow progrcErt
toward rccnvciy and IB still much too 111 to
render her removal from I/union possible.
Influenza victims me Increasing dally , und
the tjpo of complaint this je.ir Is the se
verest lnco the original visitation Heveial
ye-ars ago This week'H proceedings In tha
House of Commons i.ui the risk of coming
to a standstill , an the day after the speaker
returned the chair , partially recovered from
dnlluciua , the deputy speaker , Mr.
tlier , was taken 111 , anil had the K
again 'broken ' down , as was feared on Tues
day , tlio liouso would huvo been closed , ai
no provision had been mndo In lt proccd-
uro for any substitute to occupy the chair
should the cpeaker and deputy speaker both
bu a Loci ) t nl the same time. The Inlluc-nza
U no prevalent among members of I'arlln-
ment that It has been aiiangcd that tha
wholci ralaco \Vostmhisler shall undnrgo
a complc'to fumigation during thu fortnight's
icccss beginning Tuesday
The toc-loty ciml.tl described without
names In the dlfpalcli of March I linn now
been taken Into the divorce rourt after every
effort was made to obvlato that grave ntop.
The petitioner l.t Colonel ix'lgh of thra
( Juarclfl , n highly respected olllcor ami
wealthy , moving in the bust society , and
brother of Lady Allngton The respondent
Is hln wife , \Ai\y \ \ llaso Lolgh. one of the
beautiful twin daughters of the marquis of
Abergitvonney. n veritable- descendant of
Neville the king maker The cn-rntpnndcnt
Ih tlio earl of Oottenham a -uhoor l ! of 25.
BOB BURDETTE SETTLES DOWN
Mnrrli-K Mr . < I urn II , llnUcr anil AVIII
( ) l'l > lll ) I'llljlll < lf J'l 'Mll > -
( < -rlnii ( liurcli ,
KOS AN'Oihis : : Cal , March 2C Robert .T.
Ilurdettc , the humuilut , und .Mrs. Cl.ira II.
Haker were married tcday at I'asadcna. Mr.
and Mrs. Ilurdutte will nuke tholr futum
home In IMKaden.i , where the humorist will
till the pulpit of thu First I'rosbytcrlan
church
'lln > llcili-l of diet I'u I inc.
Cleveland Plain Dealer Hold - /
Yes , ma'am , ours IB the only hotel in the
city with nil thu bleeping apartments on tha
ground Hour Wo have ) the olllcta In the
basement the dining room on the fcc-oiul
floor and the klithcn and MTVIUIU' quartets
Btlll hlglur
The ( iui't Have > ou an elevator'
The C'krk 1,1'valoi , ma'am7 Cerlali'ly.
Wu lave four f 'cm , ull on the flint Iluoe
laud ull running