Nebraska Newspapers

    EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION
2rUo Changs in the Aspect of Affairs iu
Wall Street.
MARKET ENDURES ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Ilrnr * I 11 t ml IT 'I lu-m UiiiiMiiilly Well
U\lillil ( Co n Hill entitle llottoiu
Mi t-iiurfli Ili-nry CleitH
lip theSituation. .
vanv VOUK , April -Special ( ) Henry
Oova. of tli booking liousc of Honrj
( lows * Co , 'Mites
During tlio InHt week thorp linn been nn
rrrtulc change In tlio Ri-neral aspect of nf-
f.ilr Iti Wall Ktrec't In every roxpect , the
t ( nation IB nn extraordinary one , anil It has
spools which , tnktn altogether , produce a
fpeeulHtlve spirit of extraordinary vigor
'Jlio general run of cxporlence has been
that , after an unusual rise In the prlics of
8Pcurltlc i the controlling speculative Inter-
sis would pell out and use their Influence
lo precipitate a mateilal decline In the
piesent campaign wo have had a reversal of
that experience It Is true theio huH ic-
rnntlj been extensive rtallrlng , and not a
little effort to break down prices , and tint
! > } sonnof the shrewdest operators Hut ,
for once , there has been an exception to the
almost unlvortHl rule Though the selling
and the "bearing" have been very active ,
pd'-CH have srmccly jleldcd to what might
have been expecltil under the circumstances ,
the uutktt throiiKhuut has exhibited con-
Hd : ahle bottom strength Thin has been
maintained too often In the face of a quite
KTlgeiit n 11 d ilgld discrimination In collat-
rnil pecurltlcs mone > market , caused b ) a
I'cline In the legal reserves of the banks
and of higher la'es In foreign exchange
It Is not generally fully reallzml to what
i n extent the business of the country v\as
1 i-M In restraint b > the grave uncel talntlea
( reiloi" In the Ivcr agitation from the year
W to iG | | end of 1897. Capital was
oiiirtiiid iiml refused lo go Into pormnncnt
luviMii'cut until thcio was some certainty us
t > ) what should be tbo fti'uro value of the
dollar The toiiheciuont absence of now en-
ti'Trlnis was of Itself an Impoitnnt Bourco
of linlii-.tilul depression In all directions
thffic van n contraction of consumption ,
] ) inostlp expeiiBit , vu-to reduced , few Indus
trial enterprises \\cie started , Industilal
pluntb were allowed to run on without needed
n pairs and vvllh few extensions , the nanio
nile applied to public works generally , the
railroads and shipping deferred outlnju for
icpalrs and replacements Congress and tbo
legislatures were compelled to restrain pub
lic outlayB within the nanowcst limits possi
ble and besides these Influences tending to
the contraction of trade , financial Institu
tions were moved bj apprehension to restrict
their credit operations within the narrowest
limits Thus , for ftvo jcnrs , the business of
the whole country was hold In a state of
virtual paralysis Tor that period the ordl-
nay wants of 70,000,000 of pvoplo were only
pnrtlallj supplied , and In that way a vast
accumulation of unsatlbflcd requirements
was postponed until public confidence was
restored That restorallcn eel in with the
defeat of the silver candidate In 18 % and
the election of a sound money president
Then came a year of abundant crops , v\lth
the restoration of prosperity and good feelIng -
Ing In the agiltultural vvnst and south
The year 1Sns gave still more abundant crops
and a consequent unparalleled surplus of
exports over Import ! with a general revival
of bu-slnesH This change of conditions Ins
brought orders Into every market , not only
to satisfy the liberal wants Incident to the
current general prosperity , but nlbo for the
Btipplj of the accumulated wants of flvo suc
cessive years of postponed consumption The
result of this concurrence of circumstances
we now witness jn a condition of national
prosperity perhaps never equalled In any
period of our national hlstorj In some of
the staple bramhos of manufnctuip the ex
isting plant falls far below the demands of
consumption , and this situation seems likely
to continue Imleflnltelj
Along with this great commercial re-
vlval the flvo years' accumulation of Idle
capital has come Into Wall street , partly
for investment and partly for temporary
hi cculatlon. It was this demand , concen-
tialcd laigelj upon dividend-paying stocks ,
which first gave the stock maiket Its upward
Impulse , and to that same influence wo ovvo
In part the continued high prlco , for as in
vestors became more and more convinced
of the probability of 3 per cent being the
standard return upon sound securities , thcj
became mow willing to buy at the current
high rangii of prices There are , however ,
not a few of those who hcbltato to invest at
with n , low rate of rctuin and are therefore
willing to accept a moreor less speculative
element In their Investments , which again
keeps up the demand for the second grade
of stocks , with the result of frequent rUcs
In one or anothot of that class of stocks
The Immense creation of Industrial com
binations also here comes In as an element
of the Investment demand , It Is assumed
that among those issues there are those that
afford promise of unusually largo dividends ,
which nio nttiactlng peihaps much laigcr
billing th.ni Is generally supposed from men
who are unprepared to accept the current
low returns from older and better known
Boeuiltks Considering the enormous
amount of long Idle capital which has romu
Into thn market and the oxtraordlnaiy now-
IK rn activity In the Industrial stocks , llttlo
further Is needed to c-vplaln the market
which Is now the wonder of Wall street , nor
IB It dllllcult to flnd reasons for expecting
that this activity nny continue for quite
some time longer There can bo no doubt
that there Is an Important Investment do-
mnnd still In the market It inuv bo cen
tering mainly In second-class tallroad stocks
and the morn uttractlxo Industrials , but It
novmtholoBs constitutes n real "bull" Influ
ence which the pessimists feel compelled to
respect when that demand has btcn satis
fied the market ma > take on n different as
pect but for PO long as It remains we an
likely to find bull Inllucncos In the ascend
ant.
ant.Tho
The market , however , Is In a shape from
which wide fluctuations may bo expected
Ycsterdaj wo had nn Illustration of this In n
sharp break-down of a certain group of In
dustrials , which extended lt efforts through
the general list. That break should have
come during the latter part of March , as I
prognosticated It would , but tboro was
united action to stem the cm rent at that
tlmo by a number of powerful leaders with
n view to bridging over the 1st of April
Settlements , expecting easy money there
nfler Thulr calculations as lo the speedy
return of money to this center having mis-
rarrlod. they lost Ihcli grip In holding tut ,
market and In the poverlty of the raids
which caught an Innumerable number of stop
orders and weakl > margined accounts , la
the deluge of stocku from this cause Is due
Iho bad break H Is a very healthy reac
tion and not any too severe considering the
high pilci's that most properties had at
tained The. recession In prices now makes
n new basis for an early upward fiprlng
movement and Insuies nctlvo trading dur
ing the Bummer months , which , but for the
marking down process , would not have been
likely , for to have gene Into a hull summer
campaign on the high range of prices that
had been reached would have been like
building u mountain ou the apex of another
ono.
ono.Tho firmness of the money market Is to
bo regarded a * , on the whole , a healthy
pymptom , as it U nn evidence of business
activity lU-foro the expiration of this
month cei lain operations requiring large
transfers of funds , however , will bo out of
the way , after which there Is nothing In
rlcht to prevent a steady and compara
tively casj utato of the loan market until
next fall.
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( liiiilillliiiiM till Cull MomDo \ t I It'
ll rot Aftlinl Slrlunrnc ) .
KB\V YORK , April 9. Tljo Financier
The statement of the Associated banks of
Now York l'1'y ' for the week ending April S
shows but slight rhungen In the conditions
of the banks as a whole , surplus reserves
having decieasvd less than one-half million
dollars.
The loss In cash was $1.172,300. entire ! } In
the form of legal tenders , but as deposit
nro almost four millions less reserve r
qulrements uro reduced In proportion , thus
offsetting the effect of the cash decrease.
The statement Is not entirely clear In Jtat
various exhibits.
In reviewing the events of the week moro
particularly with reference to the Stock ex
change flurry and one or two heavy Indus
trial tjudlcato tcttUiajuts , it is to be haul
bit thp banks nro In better condition than
anticipated Operations with the Interior
mvc been favorable to this center during
i be last few days , although the statement
loan not show It. Actual shipments of cur-
re m > approximating $1,000,000 were mndu
fiom Philadelphia as lata as Friday and Bos
ton and other cities have been taking ad-
\nntagc of the temporary high rates for call
money to place funds hero The natural
result of the firmer rates prevailing will bo
to attract capital to Now York , and the next
Btatemout may show this In enlarged totals
Hut It cannot have escaped attention that
the quotations on call money do not rcfle t
nn actual stringency , so far as the Individual
Institutions are concerned Time money and
commercial papers arc negotiated at about
the usual rales and the temporary Inflated
call money figures are due to the discrimina
tion exercised against the wholesale tenders
of Industrial collateral Then , too several
operations requiring very largo sums of
money are now being consummated ind this
locks up available money. The circum
stances are affecting the money market nd-
verstlj. and until out of the wav will m.'ko
nn unsettled condition
Conservative opinion , however , Inclines to
the belief that the next two weeks will BOO
the greater number of these factors elimi
nated and the market will resume Us pn- (
vlous condition of ease At present It Is Kilo
to Judge the real condition of the market by
the quotations of call money. As alread )
explained the banks nro subject Just now to
special operations which are temporary in
character and which will have but a trans-
HPIV Influence A larger number of Interior
Institutions than usual have been buy HE
commercial paper in this renter within th-
last few das B.
Tcxtilo
MANCHUSTEH. April -The market for
the laot three weeks ban been very qulot.
before.
characteristics as
with the same
email BUlo. prl-es being
Yarns have had only a
ing somewhat Irregular but on the easy nldo.
It Is believed that the manufacture are
expecting realisation en
considerably short ,
lower prices
and consequent
Nelll s crop
Owing to the plague Bombay an 1 Kiioeo
M sending
have bought moderately and China
ing large offers at Impracticable prices.
The smaller markets furnished a geol sup
ply of Bmall orders for printing and flnim-
Ing cloths , but the very lone delivery ' stipulated
still rune -
engagements
lated suggests heavy
o qtieatlon of wages for the weavers.
although people do not think nn > serious
ttouble will follow , creates some anxiety. A
comprjuil.o Ib thought probable.
Th" Murch exports of yarns fell ZD tor
cent , below the figures for the correspond
ing month , last yeai and 11 per cent below
i that of 1S'J7 Exports of cloth for the same
1 month fell 6 per cent below the 1SJ3 Inures ,
but were S per cent above tho-ie of 1S3T.
l.oiuloii SloeU Miirkrt.
LONDON , April -Huslness on the Stock
exchange last week was on the smallest
scale Prices were weak and they generally
declined owing to support on the continent
Americans began the week well but lost
ground during the last two dajs and closed
' .owcr all along the line Wabash and
Mexican Central issues received some r > .ew
York and Boston support , but New "Vork
Central and Hudson river shares fell I1 *
points , Ualtimore and Ohio , % : Illinois
and Santa l < e ,
Central , , Atchlson , Topeka
} . . Denver and Ulo Grande , y4 ; Norfolk and
Western. 7i Union Paclllc , 'i. Wnbash pre
ferred , U Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul ,
< 4 , and Chesapeake and Ohio , U.
Call money was in good demand at 2 per
cent Money for a week was 2U and three
months' bills at from 2 7-1C to 2 % .
CIIICARO jTtAIN AM ) 1'IIOVISIC S.
Kcaturco of ( lie Trailing ! Cl
I'rlrrn oil .Sndirdm.
CHICAGO , Apt II 8 Fear of a bearish
government crop report , together with mild
spring weather , caused hoo.vy liquidation
of wheat by longs As .1 result May wheat
aftei an advance of r c , closed with a net
decline of Mi c Corn lost 'lO sC .mil
o.itb Uc. Pork , lard and ribs aio a shade
lower
' A llttlo advance at Liverpool , notwith
standing weakness , hero jesterdaj , together
with reports of the present condition of
growing wheat that Indicated a very good
ptospoct for the ultimate > leld , nine wheat
n good start JIa > opened Ml6 c higher
at 72'4fi72i8c ( , but Interntft lagged and a
downward tendency noon sat In Uomem-
berliiK past experiences on the eve of an
Important government leiiort , tradois were
not disposed to be heavily long in view of
the report due Monday Offers to sell were
In excels of the demand An Improvement
In the weather proved , a bearish factor
also when reports of seeding operations
having- been begun In the northwest com
menced to be circulated
A cablegram from Uuenos Ayres , ulatlng
that the Argentina < mrplus of wheat to bo
about 5400)000 Im , van another revelation
that tended to the discouragement of the
bulls The ordinary news connected with
tlie movement of the ciop was not influen
tial except that a small Increase In tbo
visible vvas Indicated foi Mondaj Chicago
received sl\ij cais , of which live- were
graded contract Minneapolis and Dulutli
got 35 ! ) earn , compaied with 171 a year ago
Atlantic port rleainncn- , wen < equal to 110-
000 bu. With such an array of bearish
news acrompinled b > selling orders , Muy
slipped oft to 71'4c about Jialf in hour from
the clo e The estimate of AiKentliw's ex
portable surplus was discredited by u cable
gram to ono of the heaviest exporting
houses In San Francisco , statins : that the
suiplun would not exceed 27,000,000 lju. and
th.it Incessant rains since harvest had
badly damaged gialn This statement was
not retelved until near the close of the
fi < ss1on , and the markni was then going
down with too great an Impetus to li ar-
icsted iiiHtunter May wheat declined to
71c and closed at 7171Kt
Hatlier favorable spring conditions , to
gether with the heavinuKK in wheat caused
corn to rule heavy and sell lower Thuie
was a good Inquiry for shipment , but buy-
on and "oilers ( ould not ionic to teims on
un > considerable amount Ileeelpts. 104 !
ears Muy started a sti.uU hlghei at 346ac ,
declined to tCnC und closed at S c
Pavoriblo weather nnd re-ports of seedIng -
Ing In Minnesota and Nebrntika caused a
break 1n oats Longs liquidated froolv Ko-
relplB. 101 cars May began 'fc , higher at
Wide and de lined to 2Cl4c , the cloning prlco
A better shipping demand for luril and
ribs stieiiBthened provision * until near the
close , vvJioh weakness develojiud In nvm-
pathy with grains. Jlay pork opened a
slmdo higher at $910 , touched $0 10ff9 12H.
weakened to J9 25 nnd closed at $1 27VTlfe
r.ingo In lard and ribs was sinnll
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
fi. cars , corn , ISo cars , oats , 110 cars , hogs ,
31 000 head
Leading futures ranged as follows :
Articles Open Mich Low Oiofif Yesi y.
> V IIBUI
May 72H 7t
July 7.-V. 7'JH
f'orn
Mur 31 U < tM
July : uu 14T4-15 < MH
( nV JSJM JSU
May
July 25)4 )
Torn
May 9 30 030 030
July t ) 45 8 17W tf .17' , U40
'May (130 S30 t'J7lt ssn
Julv A 421 * 642V 2411 A4.'V ,
S67H 5 5''Va
Mai 4 77K 47R 47B 477L ,
JillJ 4 110 4110 4 87 ! 480
_ hi-pt fiO.'Vt OO.'t , 6UO
No 2.
iluotatloiiB were as follows :
. . . JR Quiet nnd eai-j , winter patents ,
Jl Mill CO. straights , J.I 20f/1 30 , clears $3 00
( i3 10 , flprlng fe ] > 'clals. Jl.103(1.25 , patents ,
J.I 2rt1j3 CO , straights , J2.90Jj3.10. bakers , JJ.20
4.110
WHEAT No 2 spring. Can7Hic ; No. 3
Bprlnir. Gji70o. No 2 uO , 7J4i74c
CORN-NO 2. sine. NO i jeiiow , 3i ff3r.c
OA'l'S No . ' , 27d 7V c , No 2 white , 303 >
30'jO , No 3 whltw , 29fIOo. |
JlYE No 2 Si'/io. '
llARLEy No. 1 39(84Se (
SEEDa-No 1 tlixsee-d , Jl 11V4 : northwest ,
Jl 2J < 4 Prlnift timothy seed , J2 30
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , J9 201 ?
9 J5 Uird , per 100 llm . Jj.27H 5 30. Short
ribs hided ( loosu ) , Jl : > OTH S5. Dry tultud
shouldern ( boxed ) J4 37H04.50. Short cleat
wldeH Hioxiid ) . J4.9505 ( C.
\\HISICY-Dlstllltrb' Hnlshod goods , per
pil * 1 X
SUGARS Put loaf. J581 , granulated. J5 33 ,
Thu following uie the receipts and ship
ment , for today :
Articles Receipts. Shlp'tB
riour. bbia , liooo 22CKK )
Wheat , bu 44 OM 27,0 0
Corn , bu U..OW 41,0.0 '
Oatb , bu I lt,7,0t 197OuO
Rye bu 7,000 3.000
Hurley , bu 20,000 6,000
On the Produce exchange todiij the but
ter market was flrm , creameries , HJfiOi- ;
dalrlcu. ll'jji18c. ? Eggs , tu.id > ; fre h 11S4
( Lil'Jc. Chee c , ctoady , creams , " "
Mx-riMiiil ( iritln iinil I'm
LIVERPOOL ApiH S-WHEAT Murkot
llrm. 4na lil li.r , Muv , 5x 5 7 il. Julj , 5a i-4il ,
C'ORN-Mmke't qule't ' * d higher ; Ma > , .J
*
PIIOVISIONB riour. St. Icon's fan. y
vrtmor , steady , 7 Sd. ttet-f , dull , extra In-
dla mess 60s , prltno metm. 55s Pork , dull ,
prime > n w , wet rn 15s Ham ? , .Tiart put ,
Mondv , SSs Hnc o i , Cumberland cut , firm ,
" ' . short rib * , firm 2M fid long clear
t * . H ht , firm , 28s 6d , Ion * clNir mid-
< IIP * henvv , firm. ZF short olwir bucks ,
tesdj. 2 < s ( M , pletir belllos , atendj' , .Us
Shoulders Rquarp dull , 32s M Lard , dull ,
prime nest rn , In < lerre , 27 6d , American
reJlncd In as-Hi pnllf , 2Ss
HOPS At London ( Pnclflc coaat ) , firm ,
4 lO.'B C4 ir > s
< 'HEE3 3 rirm , American finest whlto
nn \ i nloretl , 52s Cd
TALLOW Prime city , steidy , 31s
COTTONSEED O1I/-DU11 , rellnsd , easy ;
" "
"nUTTER nnost Unltwl States , 88 * .
OM\HV Rn.NRUAl. M VIIKKT.
Conill lion r Trnile nnil ( iuotnttoim nil
Stuplr null PHIIUJ I'roilncc.
HOOS Receipts light , demand moderate ;
market lie
nUTTMH-Cotnmon to fair ilCJ12e ; choice.
Htiltc , separator. 20o. gathered creamery ,
175jlSo.
POULTRY-Chlcki-ns , live , 7'VflSc , dressed ,
S'iWc , old and slangy roosters ,
llv , 4'6c ' , ilrosrtPd Ml r ducks nnd geese ,
live , 7HSSC , dressed , iTrioa ; turkeys , live ,
9S10c , drt'fled , light weight , 12mil3c , heavy
vvdcht IHiIJc
IMOUf INK Live ncr dozen , 731i90c.
VRA1.3-Cholce. 9c.
OVS'l UUb Utilk atannarn. per gai. , Jl 10 ;
mediums , per can , 15c , Standard per can ,
20c EMra Sf ct per can , Lin , New Yolk
Count" per can 30o
PUESH WA1IJR KJSII CntHsli. per Hi ,
12c , buffalo , per Ib , dre sed , 7c , white fish ,
9e lake trout , 9c , small trout , grctn , lie ;
yellow plkB , Sc , silver herring , 4c , porrh ,
scaled Riirt riro H d , GC ; northern crapptc ,
lOc , bullheads dressed , lOc , olaok bass ,
% cry oarce. ISffJSc
SKA riBH FlounrtBrs. 8c ; hnddock , 9c ;
Columbiu Jlvcr salmun , loc ; nullbut , lie ;
No 1 sinelta , We , blue tl h , lOc , Spanish
mackerel , lOc , rod "imppcr , lOc , extra Hrge
mackerel , each , JOc , roe shad , each , 70c.
rilUITS
STKAWBliltniES Per crate , J4 5035 00.
AI'I'LKH Uvti Davis , per bbl. fUS'n'.OO.
Gftiltons Jt New orK Baldwins , Orccn-
ItiBi and otheis , choice oer bbl. , $5 25T { i 50 ,
vvcstnrn boxed. JliHvniOft
CRANUURRlds-nell nnd Bugle , J9 00.
RADlSlinS-l'er doz. , 25ZJ35C.
TOMATOGS None In nuitket.
Sl'INACU None In tnoi ket.
UKTTUCrc Homo grown , per dor.
bunnhi'S , 40Ji50o.
ASI'ARAGrS-Callfornla , per Ib , 120150.
UNIONS -Home grown uor doz , bunchsa.
acrordltiK to size , 2330c.
WATnilCKKSS-H-at cases , l KO.
CAnilAOK Crated. p > r Ib J < -
CAt LIF1.OWBR Per ctdte J2 50.
ONIONS Per bu. , WcUJlOT. .
1JUANS * lanO-plcked nav y. per bu. , Jl 50
POTATOrS-Cholcc Iowa , sacked , Tfta ;
peeler stock , COc ; Minnesota Burbanks , Ssc ;
Colorado , Jl 00 , eaily Ohio seed potatoes ,
Jl 001(1 10.
TROPICAL FRUITS
LEMONS Cnllfoinla , fancy , Jl 7B1M.OO :
choice M50It375. Messina , fancy , J4 00
ORAN , iS : Navels , funcv , J3 50 ® " ! Go ;
choice. M25. seedlings , J2 5tvfl2 65
BANANAS-Cholce. . crated , large stock ,
per bunch , J200Q226 , medium sited bunclip"
Jl 731) ) 2 00
DATES Hallowea , GO to 70-lb boxes , fc ;
Sill. Ci. Knrdlb ) boxes , lOc.
SWEET POTAIOES Per bbl , J2 25ff2.40 ;
seed swcots , $200
MISCELLANEOUS
NUTS Almonde , per Ib. , 17o , Brhzlls , per
Ib . OBlOc ; EiiKllsh walnuts , oeir IU , fancy
soft shell. 1 121,1 , standards. lOc. lilbcrt * ,
per Ib , lie , pecans , polished , SJTlOc , c6coa-
nuts. per 100 , J * , peanuts , raw , G&i'/t/c :
roasted , B' WYC
( IDER Per half bbl , J3
SAUKRKRAUT Per half bbl , $2.
HONEY-Cholrc white 12H1M34.C
JfAPLE SYUUr FJV o-itai. ouns , each ,
J2 nO. icnl ains , pure , per doz , J12 ; half-gal.
cins , $6 2S , quart cms , 33 30
MAPLE SUGAR-Ch lce , In boxes , 9o.
HIDES. TALLOTl * . ETC
HIDES-No. 1 grecm hides , 7c ; No 2
green nidus , Gc. No 1 salted hides , SMo ;
No . ! salted hides. 7'ic , No . Iveal calf , 8 to
12 Ibs , lOc , No. 2 vonl calf , li to 15 Ibs , 8c.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC Tallow , No 1 ,
3V4c , tallow No Z 3c , rough tnllow , l c ,
white grc'ase 2HS3c ; ye'low and brown
grease 1'iiff2'U
IURSMink 10S75h ar ( black or
Drown ) J5 00520 * 00. otter. J1.600S 00 , beaver ,
Jl 00 6 00. skunk. 13075c. muskrat , SJflOo ,
raccoon , l 'tTMc , red fox , SocfflSl 2B. si ay fox ,
> ifl V. wolf ( timbe-r ) . 2ScftJ2.JO ( , wolf
tpmlilo ) , royoto lO jSOc ; wildcat , 1025c ;
baileer 540c. ( silver fo-c , J50 OOJV75.00.
SHEEP PELTS Gr"n salted , ach , 15 ®
73c ; green salted sh arlng * ( ahor > wooled
e irly skins ) , each 15c , drj' shaarlnT ( short
wooled early skins ) , No 1 , snc'i , 5c ; dry
flint , Kansas and Nebraska butf-her wool
r-elts , per Ib , aetuil v/el ht. * BSu , dry flint ,
! v.ins.is nnd Nebraska murrain wool pelta ,
pel Ib , ac'tual vvc'jrht ' , 3174r' dry flint Colorado
rado butclur weal IK.HS , per Ib , actual
weight , Vp. dry flint. Colorado murrain
wool palts per Ib . actual wiislit. 34c.
FluKlnioro
IJALTUJORn April S FLOUR Dull ,
uiiclmngea , receipts , 11.SD4 bbls , exports ,
IT bbls.
WHEAT Dull , snot and the month , 75
5J75'iC ! May 7rS(76o ( ; Julj , 71c nnked ,
btoamer , No 2 rod 71'fi711 < .c. Rtcclpts , li-
428 bu . exports 80,000 bu Soulhein wheat ,
b > b'ample , GSJI7G4C , Bouthern , on grade ,
Wtrriti-
CORN Steadv . spot and the month , 35 %
57-Wti.c , May , t > s < 4ii1 ! < i't.c June , 39c asked ;
stniuner mixed IT .ttl'iAc , locelpts , 111 3fi5
bu , exports ire 150 bu Bouthern white
corn , 3U.C nsked sou them yellow 39c askt'd
OATS-Dull , No 2 white SSWiS' c , No 1
mixed 32fi33c , reeelpts , 11,879 bu , exports ,
42,000 bu
lllilKupollHVlicnl
MINNEAPOLIS April S WHEAT In
tore , No 1 northern , April und Mn > , CO'fcc ' ;
July , 70'df , No 1 hard on track , 70'flc. No.
1 nni thorn , on track , fiD'c , No 2 not them ,
C7Se'
I'LOUR The week In flour , while not p ir-
tlcularly active , has been encouraging.
Sales arc estimated to bo about equal to
the output A feat u to has been Improved
by forelRhfrs First pntontH , J3 75if )
t 8.1 "econd patents , Jl D51/1 / bi ! ; flrbt clears ,
JJJ01/27ri (
11RAN In bulk ,
Cliu-luiiiitl
CINCINNATI April S-WHEAT-Easler ;
No i rod , W izc
CORN Quiet. No. 2 mixed , 37c
OATS-Dull , No 2 mixed. 30rr.0'/4c. '
KYE-Qulot. No 2 We
P11OVIS1ONS Lmd steidv , JilO Hulk
meats Htoad > Jlho Hie on , steadj' , J5.75.
WHISKY Steadv , $1.25.
EGGS FUrm , 10'ic.
Tnli'iln lliirl.rt.
TOLEDO. O April S WHEAT Dull nnd
weak. No . ' cash , 72' ' , Mny , 7Jc
C'ORN Active , unchanged , No. 2 mixed ,
33 (
OATS-Dull , stcadj ; No 2 mixed , 2Sc.
RYE Dull bteadj No 2 < nsh &Sc
CLUVER SECD-Actlvc , higher. prime
cuuh , old , J3 10 , new , cas'h and April ,
fiinln llfi'i'lptN n ( Principal llnrkeln ,
fiT LOUIS , April 8-Receipts. Wheat , 9
onrH KANSAS CITY , Apill S. Receipts ;
Who it 70 cars
O1I1CAGO , April 8 Estimated caia for
Mondaj. Wheat , 62 , corn , 1S5 , oats , no.
e ( Iriiln vl.-irUi-t.
MILWAUKEE , April 8-AVHEAT-V.c
low PI , No. 1 northern , 71 Vic , No 2 not th
em 70c
RYE-Flimer : No 1. KKfiOGc.
UARLEY-rirm , No 2. ISc ; sample , 43c.
1'i'orln .llnrl.i-lN.
PEORIA , April 8. CORN Market slow ;
No i 'l4Uc
OATS-Markot nrm : No 2 white , 2S5ic.
AVH18KY Market llrm on the basis of
J1.20 for llnhthod coeds
Dlllillh W In-lit 'MlirUct.
DULITH. Apill S WHEAT No 1 hard
and Aurll 71 > io May 7t'ic hid , July , 73V-c-
bid. No 1 northern cash , C9Uc bid , No. 2
northern , ui c bid
I'hllndi-lplilii Priiilneu MnrUf-l.
PHILADELPHIA. April S-llt'TTER-
Stead > , fancy western oieamcry J2e- .
EGOS Steady , fresh western , 124c.
Woul llnrl.rt.
ST LOUIS Aprils AVOOIC4iolce bright
medium gradt * , In fair demand nnd stuuUy ,
OITIUKS | of western nnd territory prowtn
were llbetal , but thoie In llttlo llfo or
Hirencth 'o ' the general market
LONDON' . April g There were some In
quiries for wool during the vvek , but very
little buslnt Mi resulted owing to thu firm-
netu > ot holder * ) .M rlnos wire distinctly
llrinrr on account of the advance In top
grades on the cont'nejit and the strength
of the home markets , all exoopt lower
croxs-hredo were dllllcult to buy ut the rate *
th.it provalltd nt the dosing of the March
baleH The ur-lvals to datt > for Uit > hc-xt
serl's of wool uut-t'on siles amount to 212-
149 baler : Including TJ 000 bal s fonvardtJ
dlr * ct The Imp ru duilne th < vveik v\ere
NCMV South Wults i "sa baits , JtPlUourne ,
bill bulto , Smth Australia 3'93 bale .
\\tst \ Auau-alla 49 l > i v * . Tii'lilin'li , 1IJ
bairn , Now V ilaixl 7154 bales , fapi of
On ni Hope and Natal , 2 J bales , else-
vvhere % 4
OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET
Light Kccoipta of Oattle as Usual at the
End of the Week.
TRANSACTIONS SLOW AND INDIFFERENT
e Local Di'iimiul for llciii" . 1'rtecs
lie-In * a Hliiulu Illuher Slit-op
lillncn .Stead } lo StroiiR
Ht-vlevr of the Work.
SOUTH OMAHA , April S
Cattle. Hogs Sheep
Itticelpti today . 413 fl.tW 1,101
Ulllcial Monday . 7ssi 2 000 b.HO
plllclnl Tuesday . 2,832 8 7 3 3.6M )
Ulllcial Wednewlny . 1 7Ju 9 tel 3,1 S
Ofllcliil Thursdav . . 2 08i ' " ,612 3.515
OIllcloJ IVIday . 2,148 C 100 3,4m
Total this week . iToT ? 7j ! 7 23.2-iS
\\ec4c ending April 1 . . .lO.O'tf 4o,0. > t > 41 074
w elt ending .March 25 .11,350 12,111 36 Wo
Week ending March 18. . 9,415 29,632 33,610
Average price paid for hog * tor the mat
Kevcral davs vrlth comparisons :
11858.11897
March 2 * 3 G < ? | 3 m I 3 701 4 Sil 4 63 Tib
March 29 3 HO ] 3 t > 5 3 S3 4 SO ) 61 C M
Mm ill M 3 03 3 02 J 3 COI 4 78 4 M , 6 75
March 31 , 3 59 ; 3 12 3 91 3 GO 4 & 3 t > uS
April ! . . . . 3 ( U .1 5 3 92 3 04' ' 4 SO * C 51
April 2 . . ' , 3 P2 | n Gl [ I M ! 4 43 *
Aptll 3 . . . 3 es' 3 91 3 f.ti 4 4 81 C 43
April 4 . . . 3 CS | 373 4 76 : 4 SS b 2k
April 6 3 85 1 79 3 St. 4 S21 4 Gl tl ? 0
April S . , . 3 63 3 72 3 85 337 4 SI 4 77 | G 42
April G4 1 72 3 S3 I 59 1 71 ( , r.o
> rlJLS .jJ Cfil 3 72 | 3 S0 | 3 072
Indicates Sundaj.
The ofllclti : number of rnrs of stock
brought in today by each road was :
Cattle. HOBS Sheep.
C , M & St. P Ry 2
O .t St L Ilv 1
MlsMUil Pacific Ry 1
Union Paclllc System 4 12 2
C & . N W. Rv 1
r. , E .t M v R R c 30
C. St. P , M & O. Ry. . . . . .
U Ac M R. R. R . . 21 3
C , n & Q } { y j
C , R I & P. Uy. , E 4
C , R. I. & P. Ry , AV 1 2
Cripples and driven In 41 CS 2
Total receipts 16 80 "E
The disposition of the day's receipts was
IIB follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of houd Indicated ;
Uuvers Cuttle. Hops. Sh'p.
Omaha Packing Co b4 !
T * G. II Hummond Co. . 15 lltS 172
Swift and Company 1J3 1,302 3.5
The Cudalo 1'acklng Co. . 1 ! 5 I,4lS . . . .
Armour S. Co 2j ( 1.4JS . . . .
Swift , from the country 100
Lobman & Co 4
AV I Stephens 2
Huston A. Co 1
McVleker Ac Co 11
Other bujc-rsi 8t . . . . 20J
Totals 3D3 6,010 1.0J9
CATTLE Receipts of cattle were light , as
usual on Baturdaj , though South Omaha
had moro cattle than either Chicago or Kim-
MUS City As Is most alwavs the. case at
the end of the week , the market w s slow
and Indlflerent nnd new features were en-
t'relv ' wantingIn fnot the trade could best
bo described as tlio u ual Saturday's mar
ket. It has often btti remarked In this
column , and is equally true all the time ,
that Hhlppers are foolish to send In main
cuttle to nnv of the large inarketo on a
Saturdav Once In a great whllo there Is
a peed Saturday's market , but that Is bd-
dom the case.
The fat cuttle market this week has been
In peed shape as compared with other mar
kets , though It has experienced some ups
and downs and bus been rather uneven on
Homo days During the llrst half of the
week beef steers grained somewhat In
strenpth , AVc-dnewdnj being the high daj- .
On Thuradaj and rrldny tlio market went
off , the gain made the first halt of the week
being entirely lost and In manj- cases 6510c
.uldltlonal. The heavy and coarse cattle
vvme the greatest suffcrsrs , whllo the hundv
light nnd medium weight oattle did not show
so much Ions.
Cow stuff wns high all the week and In
active , demand. In fact cotts and heifers
uro Bellltiff as high as ev-ir nnd the prices
paid for tih/iit kind of cattle on this market
are most satisfactory to sellers. Fat bulls
and heavy feeder btills tutvo be n slow saJc
and are louver at the close of the week
At the Ba.mo time there hus been un active
demand for light and well tored stock bulls ,
which have sold well all the week.
Stackers and feeders have also been peed
sellers all the week and have brought ns
much moaoj1 a-s any tlnic thla teasou The
receipts have been llglvt nnd not more than
equal to thp demand , so that supplies have
mot "With readj' Bale each daj-
HOGS An active local demand , coupled
with favorable reports from other selling
points , puvo th market an upward tcn-
dencj' todaj. A few loads maj have sold
oiilv at no more than steady prices , but n-y
It biuimc evident that there were not
enough hops to till all requirements , of buy-
cm the market took on mom utrengih and
the bulk of the hogs bold a shade higher
The movement was tfctlvo at juevalllnur
prices , nnd the offnIngs were all disposed
of In Kood fceaeon
It will bo noted fiom the salfb below
tint the bulk of the IIORB old nt-fiCi ®
3 6714 , with a $375 top Yesterday ihj sales
were pietty evenly divided between $3 62V4
and $3 C5
The hofr market has been In very fair
shape this week ns receipts have been
lurecr than usual of late , and at the same
time prices have been all right The wuelc
started out With n stronger market and
iheio vvas a still furthei advance on Tues
day , when thf hogs sold at the' high point
touched since March 2b On Wedne daj and
Thursday It talked off a little , but It recov
ered on the lost two da > v ot the week - ) >
that nt the elosu It was back again in the
high point The demand wan good all tlio
wce-lcand there vvas no trouble expeilenced
In dlsiHjsIng of eveijthliif , received at the
current prloos.
faHiip Hardly enough stuff was on nlo
to make any test of the market todav Two
loads of Mexican cvvos brought $1J3 , and
ii load of yenrllngp and sheep sold at } l bo
The balance of the itcolpts weip billed
direct to u packer and were not ofi'eiuj on
tlio nmrkst
The Blwop market vvas In good shape all
the week , with values steady to strong from
day to day Arrivals have not been largo
enough to suppl > all thu demand which has
bi-en of llboial proportions right along
Limbs have constituted a very large pro-
poitlon of tlio arrival * and values have had
a downwird tendency The market for the
week could safely bo limited Hitfjoo lower
on lambs than at the close lust week
Quotations me- flood to choice fed west
ern wethers , $4 ( > T > f(4 ( bn fair to good , { I IDS1
405 , Mi titan yeai lings , X lJflJ5. . choK-
llght weight western > i'arllngs $1 SOJ74 Ti ,
good heav > weight western yenillngs , $1 7MJ
490 , good to choice' westi-rn cwe'H , $4 ! .f(45i ( ) ,
fall to good western owes } ? 90 4,0 , good to
choice native lambs. ! 5 iofi5 M ) , coed to
( holcu vvffltcrn lamba , JO 40ii5 DO , Tort Col
lins Mexican lambu , good to rholtij V )
f/iOO / , fiir to u-ood Poit Collins Mexican
lambs $ r. jTiJiS f < edir sheep , JI.3Ii I W ) ,
feeder lamhs , JICOTi" > 25.
CHICAGO i.i\u yrocic MAIIICIT.
Di-niiiiul for HOKN CoiMl nt Slronncr
I'rle'i'N Slu'i'p > ii mi u I.
CHICAOO , April 8 The few consign
ments of cattle that cuino on the market
today were disposed of nt reci nt pilce-s.
The demand for hogs was good at stronger
prices r.ili to choice , $3 SOflS 93 ; lioav y
packing lots. JlfO/f/SRO / ; mixed , H fwQ.1 b5 ;
imtrlioiN JJto .l.hO , light , J3oJ'ilJ ' ) b5 , pigs ,
Jl 500 70
The olfurliiKs of sheep were mostly con
signed direct to the slaughtering houses and
prlcoi riiltil nominal
UKCCII'TS Cattle. HM head ; hogs , 13,000
head ; sheep , 2,000 head.
St. I.iiulH IIviSlnt'K ,
ST. LOUIS , Aprl' 8-CATTLK-Recelpta ,
200 head , all natives market steady , tali
tn coed native shipping und export stfci-s ,
} l G0j(5 63 with tuni > In demand at to 75 ,
ilrpsstd lH > ef and buldier stuerH. $4WIC23 ,
steers under 1 CW lb < . $1Wtij450. tockeis
and leider ? , JJ 23'it'i 10 , cows and helfeiR ,
. ' OOuC 25 bulls , f.ru \ I 00 , canncrs { I SXi ( )
i S.3. no TOMIH and Indiin steers hue. but
would sell from $4 iM(3 ( 33. cows and hclfcru ,
t2Mi I 75
HOGS Htoelpts 3,00) head , market steailv
for good hogs , othem 5clower , pigs and
llghtf JJ75JIJMI. paekerb , } > ) "uffj io ,
buteherM JI S4/3 ( W .
.SIIKDP-Heciluu. 300 head , market nom
inal , tutlvo muttons , JI .131(500 ( , culls and
bucks , JJOO&IOO , lambs , J300S533.
KlIIINIIH ( | l > I.IVIl MlU'l. ,
KANSAS CITY April 8.-C'ATTLi-Ue-
nlptH. [ JO hi-iid The mippl > of cuttlo todu >
v , , is too light to make a market and prlc : i
wuro nominal The suiipij for the we-ek
vvas 2,700 he-ad linger than thu i.aino wee'k
last iinir , demand vvasi good nnd iirlcus
avmated steud > Heavy native steers $510
-550 - medium Htcern 14 W510. . llijlit-
w eights $ lllf(5 ( < X > , block ca tli J 50i < 6 DO
ffC'iilng steers. JtWI(60 ( > J bull bnr i oun JilO
fitlWi butcher helferif. $33yul7i , canne > i ,
{ iSSfllO , butchur bulU. JJ t n/1 2" ) weateMii
beers SJ5 < uaOO { , Texiiuii , < 3i.ulW
HUGS IticflptB , ,1,410 head Trade wan
a < -tlvej at 5c hielii-r pi UPS The supply of
liogn for the vMik was light anl prldH
n rp fonipwluit ! hU.h"r the net iidvatico for
the vvetl. amujntin ? to ubout lOc Salei ; to
Heavy 70TT1iS mixed pirknr1 60
, W4 > . | 36S , .
u 3fiO head PrlcPii un-
chnnged Liberal upply consisted Inrgelv
of fed lamb * ' nnd ns f < iippl > exceeded de-
maud * , this cln s of offJtlnKS ilecllnecl 1VJT (
IKi during ; the week , while nil oilier grade *
\voro fnlrlv iirtlve. at steady jtrlcoe l.ato
Mlew Spring lamb * . } ( ! WHJS 00 , fed lambs ,
J4G.W675. veerllngs. 14 6Mffi 10 , wethers J4 Oil
$7475 , owen J375C4TO , stocker , IS'
t tills , $2 ( Office
( . .lo.opli I.Uc Slock.
SOUTH ST JOSm'H. April < !
< \\TTLn IlPooliMP. 300 held market
W2V higher for tn > vveok demand strong
tntlves Jl 1W5 15 , Texas and westerns ,
J3 Wiia 10 , cow * and helferO , $2 OOtl I 20
Jennings nnd oiheJ4 oOjjo 00 , btockers
and feA derp $1 C0fl4 7C.
lions Hecelpts , 1,000 head. market
Me-adv to strong , selling nt W rOJfl SO , bulk
J3 K > m 72' j
SHKHP Hecplpts 1M hond market
sti-ndy , lambs , $1 'JfifTG 75 , vearlliiKS , $4.f > 0 < i >
GOO. wethers , 54 UKiT4 90 , ewes , } ( OOIT4.60.
Now \oric 1 ltc Mtoek.
NEW YORK , April 8-UERA'KS-Re-
oelpts 1214 head ; nothing doing , fee-ling
Bteadv , exports , 74 cattle , 70 sheep and 4 129
quarters of beef
CALA'ES Rcce-lpt' < , none , trading lim
ited. ? J stale cattle sold at J5.00 , feeling
weak
SHEEP AND LAMIIS-UecelpK K > 2
hend , held for higher prices , feeling very
firm ,
HOC18 Receipt , 3.17S homl : llrm ; good
westetn mixed vvolghls sold at J4 JO.
Clndiiniitl Iilrr stoc-U.
CINCINNATI , April 8 -HOGB-Actlve.
OATTLE-Stendv , K 7.T7iS 00
SHEEP AND IMMHS-Sh-ep , steady ,
J27ofF600 Limbs , utoady , JI25S600.
In siniiI.
Following- are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for April 8 :
Cattle Hops Sheen
Omaha 413 5,617 1 101
Chicago 300 11,000 2000
Kansis CHy DO 3 110 , HO
St. Louis 20i ) 3,000 3W
Totals Ml 25Tl07
S | . I.nulN .Itni Uct.
ST IXlflS. April S fLOt'Il Flrmlv
maintained prices hut movement tame and
on ociil .u count only
WIUAT ] Options fr otions lower Spot
lower. No i ted cash , elevntoi. 75S7i > ' 4c ,
track 7CT7i1sC ( , April. We , May , 75" c , Julv ,
7070Uc bid. No 2 hard 70p
COHN Options OTler , No 2 cash 34c ,
tini-k 3T.c ; April , 3lc , May , 32Ml32' < c a. ltcd ,
Julv , 3r.e. .
OATS Nominally lower , No 2 pish. 2S'Sc ;
track 2SV April , LSVic , May , 27' c asked ,
Julv Me No 2 white 31' < c
UYI3 Dull , nominally Jower , E5e
sniDS-rii\se-cd , nominal , J1.1E. Pilmo
timothv. $ 'ir.
HIL\N Scarce and llrm ; sacked , cast
track CO'i-c
HAY Slronecir ; timothy , J10 50013 00 ,
prahle JiiOOfi750
ni'TTER Steady ; creamcijlSQ22c ,
daltv. ionIV
EC.ns Higher , lie
IlISKY-StendJ , tl 25
METALS Lead , dull , J4 12H. Spelter ,
hlghet JO 22 > 4
PROVISIONS Pork , qulof standard
me B , jobbing J9 2."i Lud quiet , prime
ftt am , $31X1 , choice , J" > 12'J Drj salt meats ,
boxed shoulders , Jl 37'4extra shorta , J4 87 4 ,
ribs , $3 , Mhortn , JG 12W , nncon , boxed shoul
ders fc. extra HhortH , &i'2n ; rlb , jri37'4 ,
bhoitH J512i ( ,
] RECEIPTS-riour , IflOObbls : wheat , 0,000
bu corn , 4i ( 000 bu , oats. 3S.OOO bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour 4 000 bhls , wheat ,
20,000 bu , corn , 15,000 bu , oatn , 10,000 bu.
iN Clt > Grain nnd I'roi iNlonx.
KANSAS CITY. April R. AYIIKAT
Lower. May opened at 66c closed nt M3tc ;
Cii. h , No 1 haid. GM'Ac ; No 2 , GCc , No 3
( T.Q ( ( > 3c. No 2 red , 7'c , No 3 , 71073C , No 2
sprjnir. fit-iiC3c ; No 3 , 61fit3c. !
COHN rirm ; Mas opened at Sl'Hc , closed
at "il 'tc , cahh , No 2 mKpei , 3033' c ; No. 2
vvhlte3 > 4c. No 3 SSMWSI'ic.
OATS-Steudy. No i white , 2DliS29sic.
RYi : AVcak : No 1 Me.
HAY Steady , unchanged
HUTTKH Steady ; separator , 11ffl9c ;
dalrv 15c
HGOS Higher : fresh. lOVic.
lincciPTS Wheat. 42,000 bu ; corn , 18,200
bu , oats 9 000 bu
SH1PMKNTS Wheat , 16,800 bu. ; corn , 10-
900 bu. ; oats , 1,000 bu.
niiNthnuml Frclnlit Sliliim-ii < n.
CHICAGO , April 8 Ijantbound shipments
foi the week ware S03SS tons , against 95-
8SO tons for the previous week , and 11C , ! 5
tons for the eorrtspondlnK week last veir.
The Pan Handle led with 11,139 tons Other
ro id- > carried : Michigan Central , fi.797 tons' ,
\Viib.u-h. 10,118 , Toil AVuvne , 58-ld , Lake
Shore. 10,001 , Baltimore AV Ohio. 7,430 , Grand
Trunk , 9.S91 , Nickel Plate , 8,071 ; irlc , 7,523 ;
Big 1'our , 1,521.
TWO PARALLELSTREAMS
The CroiiUoil Klltliurn mill the
Mrcniii of lliininii-
To the IMItor of The Bee : The Klkhorn
river , that Hews throuRh the westerly part
of this ( Douglai ) county , Is , as Its name
indicates , a veiy crooked stream It
traverses a wide and fertile valley , Inter
spersed with groves , meadows , orchards ,
gardens , homes nnd fields ot the thilfty
husbandman.
The cuncnt of this river Is very rapid
nnd consequently It washes and abrades
the Innks with whirlpools und eddies about
the more abrupt turns nnd prominent pro
jections , fretting and dissolving them until
at times It breaks through the narrow neck
of land Into the same stream below , foim-
1ns what Is called a "cut-oft" nnd thus
straightening and shortening the channel
When hiic.h an evulsion or cut-off occurs
thotu is left the abandoned channel pnrtlj
filled with water This soon becomes closed
at the outlets with drifts of baud and
debris and soil deposited by the How Ing
stream and the "cut-off" becomes a shallow
lake or slough.
When these lakes are first formed the
water In them Is quite clear and pure , but ,
having no current nor motion , they soon become -
como stagnant nnd unfit for general use.
Weeds and moss grow far out In the shallow
water and u gtecn fungus forms all over
the surface and they become the blrthplaco
and habitation of tadpoles , lizzards , nolay
frogs and all manner of repulsive reptiles ,
The green fungi generates miasma and
malarial distempers throughout the neigh
borhood In their locality There uro many
such lakes or sloughs along the borders of
this stieani , differing In ago and In the
rendition of their corruption and decay
Their outlines plainly mark the exact trend
or shape of the stream at the tlmo of the
avulsion. They have not moved from the
boundary In which they wore Intrenched
How vailly like this stream Is the great
stream of humanity. Tortuous nnd rapid , It
frets Into oddles and whirlpools about the
projecting impediments to Us free flow ,
washing away and abrading the restraining
banks nt every anglo and abrupt turn until ,
with an avulsion , it breaks through and
across the narrow space Into the channel
below , forming a very duplicate of the Elkhorn -
horn river cut-off.
These also ate quite clear and pure at
first , but soon become overgrown with weeds
and moss. A peculiar mlasmlc fungus Im
pregnates nnd befogs the neighboring com
munities with malarial distempers , nnd they
finally become the blrthplaco and habitation
of various repulsive reptiles , such ns Ig
norance , Intolerance , Insolence , egotism and
blgotr ) ; a true parallel to the tadpoles , liz
zards and noisy frogs of the KIkhorn sloughs
or cut-offs.
Progress In these cut-off lakes has also
stopped. There Is no current , no advance.
The stream of live humanity rushes by and
deposits drifts of waste matter and rubbish
across tholr former connections They are
effectually Isolated from the ever-moving
stream of the great il\er of humanity
There nro muny of these cut-off lakes
along the border of this grand old stream ,
and although similar causes have created
them , jet they differ -widely In shape and 111
tholr characteristics each taking its name
from the peculiar bend , or trend , of the
channel ut the tlmo of the avulsion The
more recent are known as Political Plat
forms -iho moro ancient and numerous are
Known as Religious Forms , Platforms ,
Formulas , Traditions , Beliefs , I'altbs and
Creeds ,
It Is impossible for the Elkhoru cut-offs
JOBBERS AND MAI
OR OMAHA.
DRUGS.
'ichardson ' Drug
902-906 Jackson Sf. ,
t. O. RICHARDSON , Prcat.
1 P. P. WELLKR , V. Prut. i
E. Bruce & Co.
gists and Stationery
"Quwn n.e" Dp cl ltln ,
Clcra , Wlnm and llranJIn ,
Orrntr 10th * ad lUrnty
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
es Company
Creamery Machinery
and Supplies.
i , Knglneft , Kced Cookers , Wood Pul.
leja , Shafting , Beltlnc , Ilutter Pack-
1150 * of all klnd .
107-809 Jones St -
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Electrical Supplies.
Electric Wirinp Rolls nnd (3ns Lt
0. W. JOHNSTON. Mrr IBID HowArd Bt.
COA'TKACTOK POTt
ELECTRIC LIGHT
and POVER \ PLANTS
424-South 15th St.
HARDWARE.
Wholesale Hardware.
Bloyolas and Sporting Goods , 121S-21-23 Har *
ney Street.
HARNESS-SADDLERY.
, SADDLK6 AND COLXAIIO
ifolben of Lemthrr , Saddlery Hardware , Kte ,
We solicit jour order * 1316 Howard St
Enter The Bee Wheel Contests # *
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THIS IS THE PLAPJ :
Here Is the plnn of the contest The Bee
will give nwnj nny standard make wheel $
the vvinnoi choose for each
nuy 300 ordeis
handed Into out olllte As soon na the llrst ft
300 orders have been rocuivcil the llrtt con ftf
test clobes and we vslll awuril the wheel to f
the one brliiRlng the most orders out of thlH fit
300. Then contest No 1 doses and contest
No 2 opens on the neKt 300 orders
Wo expect to give away dozens of wheels ,
18
for Just sue how ens > this Is If onlj thirty 18W
people start out to get subscribers they will W
only have to average ten nplce to make the
total , BO that the winner will not luve to # 1
* get very many orders son m-e The wsj to >
do Is to start carb and hand In vour orders
at The Bee office ns soon as possible *
Now about the onleis n.icli order must
bo for nn actual new subscrlbut Hach sub
scriber mint take The Hitfoi nt least three
ffl
weeks and pas for It In i idoi to be counted
It IB bettoi , but not nce"ssaij , to pay In nd- *
vance If the subscription It , pild for In ad-
vancp It will count ono on vour score for
each three weikh foi which It Is prepaid. p
Tor example If n subscriber pnn In ad
vance for six wceku It counts 2 , If ho pa > *
foi twelve weeks It will count 4 : If he PUSH
for one jenr It will count 17 On orders *
which are not p.ild In advance It will count 41
only one on jour score , no initter how Ions
be continues to take It *
OMAHA DAILY BDK
CIRCULATION OEPT *
N B Call at The Bee oftlco to resistor
and get sample tonics
No one connected with The Bee will be
allowed to enter thb contest
to change their condition or outlines bj nnj
Inherent power they possess , for Invlng no
force except gravity they must aubmlt to
evaporation , absorption and stagnation
Local engineers have at sundry times and
places staked out and constructed drulna
from the stagnant KIkhorn sloughs into the
liver , redeomlns valuable areas of
otherwise worthless land , and reliev
ing the Inhabitants from the malarial
distempers generated by the mlasmlo fogs ,
and form the lepulxlve reptiles that make
these cut-off lakes their undisputed har
bor. So , also of the sloughs along this
stream of humanity live engineers , scien
tist and philosopher , hen tic and Infidel ,
have designed nnd defined great nrtorlea
Into and through these weedy and moss
overgrown sloughs and lakes along Its bor
ders , opening up a way by which their
stagnant water may become partially |
purified by again mingling with the frooi
( lowing current of this progressive Htrcam I
It Is the live men of this stream who keep
abreast the current who fret Into eddies
and whirlpools nbout every projecting ob
struction to Its free flow who nro foremost ]
In the breach at every revolution who have
designed the wa > and assisted In the exc- |
cutlon for straightening this grand old
stream of humanity at BO many nbrupt turns i
and Inconsistent bends Their name Is
It-glon. written in thu history of the progress
nnd development of the human rare.
Keep abreast of the current !
The KIkhorn river springs from a thou
sand rivulets and rills and flown on and on
until its Individuality Is swallowed up In
the great ocean Trom the Imperceptible
evaporation of the broad ocean there exists
in the realms of tthcr Innumerable particles
of pure water.
In answer to the laws of their being they
descend to earth , Bomo to contribute to the
growth of plants , others tn animals , othen >
to the disintegration of rock , etc. , etc , , all
passing through various raralltcatlous , utll-
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
, WtSsois
&
AVIIniin V. UrilUr.
Mninifi furors boll * nmnke Htaiks nnd
/ireechlngs , vresiure , londeilng , nheep dip ,
lard niurter ! tanks holler tubes oon-
MHtitlv on hnud por-nd h nd boilers
boucbt nud sold < i . Ul ntirt prompt to
repairs In c It y or country 10th nnd Pierce.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
El merican
1 \ Sowed Shoe Go
M'frs 1 Jobbers of Foot Wear
WESTI
The Joseph Rubber Co.
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
I'or. met i-iitli .V. riiriiiim HtH. , Oinnlin.
CARRIAGES.
Side . | i , g , d uuiu.11 N'o Horac Motion.
Got a Simpson lluzsy with th Atkinson
Spring best ana easiest tlder In the world.
1-tot-11 Uod c Street.
CHICORY
Glowers nnd monuracturcrt of all forms ot
Chicory Ouiaha-Kremont-O'Ncll.
DRYGOODS.
_
.SAI
Importers and lobfcoriof
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NO 1'IONS.
Results Tell.
The Bee
Want Ads
Produce Results.
JAMES & BOYD & GO , ,
Telephone I ( ) . ' $ ! ) . Oinnli.t , No1 !
COMMISSION ,
I'KOVIblOtfb .mil STOCKS
or niADi ; .
Ulrft wrr i i I Ji , < i a n i New York.
romipumlrnU Jot.n A Unrrrn Jt , Cn.
RRPEUNEYaCO
Sf3fcKS
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GRAIN
nOOr14HrLirEBLDG. BRANCH
* ortAHA DEO uncoui NCR
, . nnd demrojinK , jet In time , as surolj
as the HUH ahlnoB In the heavens , they nr4
icturnlnB , laden with the Impress of tlioli
field of union nnd down through rlvulot
and ill ) , through bnuklet and stream tho/
enter again the broad oitan. Still from
the broad ocean uprliiK Innumerable drops
of pure water , mill from the field of thi-lf "V )
action they are returning \
So from the broad ocean of Infinite Intel.
llKtnco sprint ; the ilemcnln of thouijlit Ha
from the field of Indlvlrliull/oil e-xlsten o
the > arci roturnliiK laden with the churao.
teristlcs of tbulr | ) li | of action , and oa
und on , down thioufih this surslni ; utrcam
of humanity through whlilpool
and eddy , A
throuRh tut off and avulsion it flows on untl /
It finally loobos lu Indlvldualltj In the un .T
fathomublo oce-.m of the Inflnltu fled
Keep abreast the cuiremt ! 1)OX IIOX.
J Sheer Sedallu , MO. ronductor on elec
tric Btreet car lint ) , writes thut hla llttli
daughter viar very low with croup , and hei
llfo saved lifter nil ph > srlnno | had fullod
only by uslus Ouo Jlluute Cough Cui .