(7 CnrATTA DAILY 1VEE : MOTS1 DAT , MAY 22 , 1890.
CONDITION OF STOCK MARKET
Death of Plowcr Has Quite an Effect on
the Transactioni ,
SUDDEN DROP FOLLOWS THE NEWS
Momlny'N Mnrkrt Oiirnnl Somewhat
StriniKcr . mill n llctlrr Kccl-
liiK Wnnollrfi1 All Our-
ItiK ( lie Week.
NEW YOUK , Mny 21. ( Special. ) Henry
Clews , head of tlio banking house of Henry
Ciena & Co. , writes :
During the Inst wrok the stock market hns
undergone nnuthur shnrp test of Its strength.
ll had scarcely censed to fecf the effect of
on earlier break In the Flower properties
when the Rnmo Identical interests sus
tained a second blow from the sudden do-
ccnso of Mr. Klower himself. The event
was the morn etnrlllng because , nltliough
not In strong licalth , yet his decease had not
lioen reckoned upon ns among the prob-
nbllltles of the ncnr future. The occurrence
was the more cnlctila'cd to excite apprehen
sion because the group of stocks under the
control of this special Interest was not
only very large In KB aggregate amount but
hml been advanced to extraordinary prices ;
and , though the properties were presumed to
bo In a financially sound position , yet there
\vero wide differences of opinion ns to
whether their high quotations couIVl be
Bnfoly regarded ns permanent. Under these
circumstances the market stood exposed to a
severe reaction under this shock. The first
effect of the Intelligence of Mr. Flower's
decease was n drop ranging from 11 to 13
points upon the securities directly affected ,
duo mainly to heavy sales by alarmed and
( dimly protected holders. Within an hour ,
however , these panicky first results subsided.
It became apparent that the specialties were
under the shields of BO mo of the strongest
protectors In speculative circles ; and the
out-giving that n backing of $100,000,000vasj
pledged to support the Klower Interests put
a atop to selling and produced n quick re
covery of one-half of the previous de
cline. In sympathy with the excitement
there was n decline of 1 to 2 points on
the general list , which , however , proved
comparatively transient.
Monday's market opened with a more set
tled feeling , nnd throughout the last week
there has been a steady recovery of tone.
There has been an abatement of attention
to this special group of stocks ; but they
are no longer a source of misgiving nnd
uncertainty to the general list. The revela
tion that they are understood to be under
the protection of men of virtually unlim
ited resources has removed nn element of
distrust which IUIH been hol'dlng the ranrkct
nt largo In suspense for some time past ;
nnd this assurance hns Infused n healthier
feeling Into speculative operations and
Btrongtheiicd confidence among Investors.
One effect of this episode has been to
partially divert attention from the industrial
stocks at large for the time being and to
Increase the Interest In the railroad list. ,
This diversion has also been helped by the
fluctuating prospects of the crops Incidental
to this season of the year. Heccntly the
special excitement In the Industrial and
traction securities had caused some neglect
of the older stocks. If not nlao some de ,
cline In price from sheer'lnattcntlon to them. I
The Granger stocks have been neglected In
consequence of the uncertainty connected
with the prospects of the wheat crop ; the
latest reports , however , are more definite
and reveal n better outlook thnn hns been
hoped for. This fact , together with the
abatement of disturbing misgivings respectIng -
Ing the group of stocks above referred to ,
afford til a basis for a more confident feeling ,
which has shown n steady growth through
the week. The position of the money mar
ket Is also a helping factor. The Spanish
Indemnity payment Is now out of the way
nnd has left behind It an unexpected In
crease of ' $7780,000 ; in the surplus reserves
of tho. city -band's. Thoro-aro no lmpend-i
Ing lmpftiMit ; ( settlements connected with1
railroad deals piic.lj as haye caused , an un
even movement ! 'in the loan marlrotVlor the
last three months ; and consequently tharo
is 'now n reasonable prospect of continuous
case In money until the setting In of the
crop movement three months henco.
It seems probable that , from this tlmo for
ward , one Important "bull" element will
become leas conspicuous than It has been for
many months past. It was not to bo ex-
pcctcd that the extraordinary excess of experts -
ports over Imports could bo maintained In
definitely. It hns been duo to exceptional
temporary conditions , both domestic and
foreign , which are beginning to gradually
disappear. The extraordinary business pros
perity wo are now experiencing has In
creased the- demand for both domestic nnd
Imported products ; wo therefore find Hie
April roturnB of foreign trade exhibiting a
decrease of $11,000,000 In exports and an In
crease of $ ! t,300,000 In Imports ; the result
being that the balance for that month Is
$20,300,000 less In our favor than In the same
iiKMth of 1898. The totals for the two
months. March cind April , better express the
extent of this reaction. For those two
months of fast year , the excess of exports
was $9 -100,000 1 , whllo for March and April ,
1800 , the excess was only $31,800,000 ; which
dhows a falling off In the creditor balance
of $39fiOO,000 for the two months , or nt
the rate of $238,000,000 per year. The prob
ability is well established that , In view of
the favorable crop prospects In other coun
tries , Europe may want less grain from us
than In either of the last two years , anil It
now looks ns though wo may have n smaller j !
surplus for export than then ; nnd if , under
these changed conditions , the prlco of co-
real'-i should decline , n decrease In the value
of our grain exports must bo expected. It
also remains to be soOn how far the current
rlso In the prices of manufactures and of
Iron and steel may affect our exports ofi
non-ngrlcultural products. At the same ;
tlmo , for BO long ns trade continues ns pros
perous ns It now IB , wo mtwt expect In
creased Importations ,
In the death of Hoswell P. Flower Waif
street nnd the world of llnanco lese not
only n good representative man but n cour
ageous , sagacious nnd vnllant leader. Ills
death , however , whllo n sud loss to his fam-
IFy and n host of friends , docs not In nny
way Interfere with the prosperous condition
of the country , which is the backbone of
the stock market. Mr. Klower was quick to
read the handwriting on thu wall Indicating
the change from depression nnd prostration
of business Interests to forthcoming pros1 1
l > erlty , nnd hoUIB enabled , with others who'
thought and acted HH ho did ; to help along
tliti tidal wave that came Into existence
through natural causes. Ills decease will
not change * these conditions ; they will re
main as before , Mr. Kluwur'a sudden death
Blinply mnde a bargain counter for the
thousands of millionaires and the hundreds ]
of multi-millionaires to pick up securities
cheap , nnd they were quick nnd ready to |
take up overyth'ing In the wny of good prop
erties offered nt the concessions which were
lUHdo. Mr. Flower's death removes a man ,
from nctlvo llfo who was a factor in thoi
development of this country's resources and
one whom nil will miss ; but Wall street
will soon forgot the thock nnd the worst of
it may certainly bo reiiiiJMtd ns over.
The Wall street market cannot bo meas
ured by any single man coming Into existence -
once or going out of it , Mr. Flower was
probably worth $10.000,000. Think for a.
moment of the vast money power which ,
backs Wall street ami the business interests |
of this country which he leaves behind ; !
John I ) . Rockefeller , worth $300,000.000 ;
William , his brother , $150,000,000 ; the Astirs ,
$250,000,000 ; the Vnnderbllts , $100.000.000 ;
Carnegie , $150,000.000 ; the Ooulds , $100.-
000,000 ; I ) , O. Mills , $10,000,000 ; 0. P.
Huntlngton , $40,000,000 , and a great many
others worth twice as much ns what Gov
ernor Flower possessed , I gl.vo this array
of figures of Individual wealth to Dhow
liow Insignificant the power of any one man
is ns compared with n combination of others.
This Is nn ago of combination , and Wall
Btreot is now the market of the world for
ppcrufatlvo dealings nnd Investment trans
actions. The great wealth of Europe Is
more or less In nnd out of this market In
both classes of operations , It was
thought when A. T , Stewart died there
would bo no one to take his place , and
behold the change ! If he should come back
row , there would bo no place for him , nor
could ho create one. When Commodore
Vunderbllt died the feeling was the same ,
Bo It was when William II. Vunderbllt departed
parted , also Jay Gould and a host of others.
f None of those nro mlajpd now In business
Affairs ; so the world goes on and win to
the end.
STATIJMI3XT OP X11\V YOHK IIAVICS.
I.onii Account In AfTcctcil li > - llrnvy
lliiil | < 1iitlnii mill Sliorrn DciTcnxr.
NEW YOHK. May 21. The Financier
says : The heavy liquidation which marked
the stock exchange operations of the week ,
particularly at the opening , Is largely re-
sponalblo for the reduction 'of $7.213,900
shown In the loan Item of the current ntale-
ment of the New York clearing house banks.
The reserve liability , owing to slight
changes In deposits , remained at about the
same figure reported for the previous week ,
so that the Increase of $7,6S4COO In cash
for the most part went to swell the reserves ,
the surplus rising to $34C31r 2.1. the highest
point reached elnce the middle of last Feb
ruary. In fact , the various Items correspond
closely to the statement made nt that time.
Since the opening of March the loans of
the banks have been reduced $17,000,000 ,
deposits have fallen off $ Si > 00,000 nnd cash
has Increased no less than $17,000,000. This
will serve to show the extent of the liquida
tion that has taken place In n llttlo over
sixty days. How much further It will bo
continued cannot bo predicted , but the out
look fiecnm to assure nn Indefinite period of
easy money. The present accumulation of
funds In the clearing house Institutions Is
the largest over recorded.
Of course , the recent rapid Increase has
been duo to the settlement of the Spanish
Indemnity , which Involved a transfer of
$20,000,000 , but aside from that the Interior
banks have been sending money to this
center , and exchange does not denote that
the movement Is heavy , by nny means.
As far ns significance can bo attached to
the current statement , the final1 payment
of the Spanish fund , the stock market liquid
ation and the trend of money from the in
terior are the only factors to be considered.
The totals nro about as expected and there
Is nothing to warrant expectations of heavy
changes for some weeks to come.
London Stock
LONDON , May 21. In the Stock exchangs
last week nit gilt-edged securities were de
cidedly strong and foreigners were well sup-
1 ported from abroad. The feature of the latter -
| ter was the rise of fi points In Spanish
j ' on repurchasing by I'nrls bears , prompted by
i the decree that no moro sealed bonds nro to
be Issued. Good buying Bent Amorlcnns up
ward. Central Pacific railway shares rose
BU points ; Nnw York Central. 2',4 points ;
Atchlson preferred , I1) ) ! points ; Union Pacific ,
1 % points ; Erie preferred , 1 > 4 points. Money
waa In good supply nt from 1 to Hi per cent
over the holidays and on three months' bllfs
nt from 2 3-1C to 2U per cent.
I Condition nf Ilniilc of Siinln.
'
. MADRID , Mny 21. Spanish 4s closed 69.00.
J Gold , 19.15. The report of the Hank of Spain
for the week ended yesterday shows the feN
lowlng changes : Gold In hand , increase ,
5,121,000 pesetas ; silver In hand , Increase ,
3,238,00 pesetas ; notes in circulation , decrease -
crease , 5,91-1,000 pesetas.
CHICAGO GIIAIX AND PROVISIONS.
Feiitiircn of ( lie Trail I UK and
I'rlcp.N for Sutunlay.
CHICAGO , May 20. Wheat ruled dull and
easy today on reports of heavy ralnn
throughout tlie wheat belt. July closed with
a loss of MlUc. Corn rose % c and oats
closed unchanged. Pork and ribs declined
2',4c each and lard 2 > if < 5c.
I A complete break of the drouth In Kansas
started wheat weak , nnd with the exception
or a feeble rally during the first hour on
foreign buying the markvt ruled dull
throughout , with prices a shade under yes
terday's closing. Predictions of a freer
movement In the northwest , In the face of
a poor c.xsh demand , had a depressing In-
lluonce. July opened % @ ' .4c lowr at iS'.feS1
73&4C , declined to 73c , advanced to 73T&C
and closed at "S'/iJT' ic. Chicago received
forty-six cars , three of which graded con
tract. Minneapolis and Duluth got 33S cnrs ,
compared with 4M for the same day a year
ago. Thi aggregate- wfstern primary
markets was 3G5.000 bu. , against 76u,000 bu.
last year. Atlantic port clearances of wheat
ami flour equaled 2S2.000 bu. World's ship
ments for the week to Europe were placed
at G.500.000 bu.
Delayed seeding- and fears of-damage ow
ing to imsenBonablo weather strengthened
corn. Receipts , 148 cars. , July opened a
shade lower at 33fT33Wic , advanced to 33V40
ana closed with sellers at 33 ? c.
Oats followed wheat. Receipts , 292 cars.
Jtilv started a shade lower at 23ic } , sold
sparingly at 235Jff23- ( , advanced to 23c
nnd closed at 23 4 < [ ? 23c.
Selling by packers and large prospective
receipts weakened provisions. July pork
opened a shade higher at $ S.22' , < .fS.25 ,
tourbod $8.23 and declined to $8.20 at the
close. Lard and ribs wore extremely dull
within a narrow range.
Estimated receipts for Monday : W-heat ,
50 cnrs ; corn , 230 cnrs ; oats , 435 cars ; hogs ,
40,000 head.
futures ranged as follow :
Articles Open. Hlch. Low , Olose. Ycs'dy.
Wheat.
May. . . 72M 72M 72
July. . . 78H 73 < <
Sopt. . . TAU 73H 73M
Torn.
May. . . 32M
July. . .
Sept. . . 34
On IB.
May. . . any 27 liGH 27 27
July. . . . - : ! ? < ! 3Mr H
Sept. . . ai 20
Perk.
May. . .
July . . S'J''H R2B i 'JO 820 S 12 !
885 837U 835 835 840
May. . .
July. . . S I''M B12H
Sept. . . 6U7H 61 > 5 * „ & fl 30
KlbH.
May. . .
July. . . 470 470
Sept. . . 4 SB 46'JK 485
No. 2.
Cash rjuotntlons were a follows :
FLOUll Dull ; winter patents. $3.60573.70 ;
straights , $3.30J3.40 ; clears , $3.10(03.20 ( ; spring
specials , $1.20 ; patents. $3.3&IT3.70 ; straights ,
$2.80T/i.lO : ; baiters , $2.202.50. |
UYE-No. 2 , C2c.
' 11AHLEY No. 2 , 33041c.
SEEDS No. 1 llnxsoed. $1.01J'1.03'N.W. ' ; . .
$1.0516 ; prlmo timothy , $2.25 ; clover , contract
grade. $ .10 < HG.2o.
PROVI81UNB Mess pork , per bbl. , $8.1.r > fi )
S.20. Lard , nor 100 Ibs. , $5.0375.07 > A short
ribs fldt-s ( loose ) , $4.GOfi l.bO. Dry salted
BhoulderB ( boxed ) , $ l.'iJQ4.60. Short clear
sides ( boxed ) . $ I.H5ftC.OO.
WIIISlCY-Dlstlllers' finished goods , per
gal. , $1.20.
Th following are the receipts nnd ship
ments for today.
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Flour , bid ! ) 8,000 9,000
Wheat , i > u 17,0(10 ( M.OOO
Corn , bu 10,000 493,0)0 )
Oats , hii 272,000 27D. < XX )
Ityo , bu C.OOO. C.COO
Barley , bu 7.000 2,000
On the Produce-exchange today Iho im'u-r
market wan weak ; creameries , I2jl7'X'C ' ;
dairies. lOiflGc. Eggs , , steady ; fresh , 12 ? ! ©
13c , Cheese , steady ; creams , 9010le. .
KIIIINIIH City ( iriilu mill 1'rnvlnloiiH ,
KANSAS CITY , May 20. WHEAT Dull ;
July opened unchanged at GSHc , closed nt
GSc ; September clowul at C3 ? c ; cash No. 2
htinl. tosQGfle : No. 3 , GCfiGSc ; No. 2 red , 7I8 >
7Go ; No. 3. GSin71c.
COUN-Dull ; July. S0'ic ; Sjptomber. 30 jo ;
c.ish. No. 2 mixed , 32'ic ; No , 2 whlto , 3lo ;
No. 3. 33H'C.
OATS-bull ; No. 2 white , 29fi29'ic.
HYE-Stendy ; No. 2 , Me.
HAY Dull ; choice ) timothy , $ S.76Q0.25 ;
choice prairie. $7.75ftS.OO.
nUTTEH Steady ; creamery , 15o ; dairy ,
13c.ECiOS
ECiOS Market weak. Owing to high
prices cold storage nun nro almost r.n-
tlrely out of the market. Receipts light
last few duya. Fresh Missouri and Kan
sas stock , firsts , cases returned , 12u per
dozen.
UECEIPTS-Wheat , 30,000 bu , ; corn , 27.-
300 bu. ; outs. 7.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Wheat , 15,000 bu. ; corn , 3S-
300 bu. ; oats , 3.000 bu ,
Liverpool drain ami 1'rorlNloiin.
LIVEHPOOL. May 20.-PROVISIONS-
Beef , dull ; extra India mess , GOs ; prime
mess , tea. Pork , prime meys , western , dull ,
4& ? , Hams , short cut. It to 16 Ibs. , firm ,
37s Gd , Ducon , Cumberland cut , 37 Gd ;
short rib * . IS to 20 Ibs. , steady , 30s ; long
clear mlddUs. light. 30 to 35 Ibs. , 2Ss Gd ;
long clear middles , 35 to 40 Ibs. , llrm , 28s Gd ;
burt clear bucks , 10 to 18 Ibs. , firm , 2C ;
cli > nr bellies , 14 to 10 lb * . , dull. 2Ss fd ,
Shoulders , square , 12 to 14 Ibs. , firm , 22s M.
Lard , prime western , In tierces , stuady , iWs
CM ; American refined , In pulls , steady , 27s 3d ,
Va'Iow , llrm.
BUTTKlt-nood United States , Cos.
CHEESE American finest , firm. 51s Cd ;
ordinary , now , 4Ss ; American llniwt , 499.
I'lilliulHlililii Produce Mnrkrt.
PHILADELPHIA. May 20-in'TTEU-
Dull und He lower ; fancy weMvrn cream
ery is'-iiC. fancy western print' 20c
Haas-Steady. fr < sh nearby , m.frtah ;
w. * tern , 14'fresh ' southern , 13t ; fresli
south we st rn. ni.c.
CHICESE-Flnn. I
'OMAHA ' LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light Receipts and a Trade Devoid of
Fodturcs.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S ' TRANSACTIONS
MnrUot Ilnn Itcon In Knlr Condition nn
Ili-KiirdM tin- Selling IiitcroNto
Cnllli ; Clone - . " > Ci'iitn I.iMrcr
S Cctitn Limcr.
SOUTH OMAHA , Stay 20.
Cattle. HOBS. Sheep.
Indicates Sunday
The Olllclul number of cars of stock
broucht In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
C. , 31. & St. P. Oly 1
O. & St. U Ry 2 1
Missouri Pacific Hy 1 5
Union Pacific System. . . . 3 30 1
F. , E. & M. V. R. H 13 39
s , c. & P. uy i
C. . St. P. . M. & O. Uy. . 7 3
H. & M. 11. H. U 2 33
K. C. & St. J 1 . . 1
C. , It. I. & P. Uy. , cast. 1
C. , 11. I. & P. 'Ily. . west. . . 6 _
Total receipts 31 120 2
The dl.-posltlon of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Cattle Hogs. Sh'p.
Omaha Packing Co 42 SOI
G. II. Hammond Co 2S2 1.4SI
Swift and Company 157 2,222 . . . . .
Cudahy Packing Co 61 2,222 293
Armour & Co 'IS 1,915 . . . . .
Hammoiid , from K. C 40G 2U
Vansant & Co 1
Hill At Huntzlngzr 17
Hamilton & Rothschild. . 2
North P. & P. Co 1G.5
Other buyers 25
Total 635 S.246 COfi
CATTLE Onu Saturday Is about llko an
other so far as the cattle market Is con
cerned light rrcolpts nnd a trade devoid of
new features. Today was no exception to
the general rule. The few cattle here gen
erally met with quite ready sale and at
prices showing no material change from
yesterday.
The cattle market this week has been In
pretty fair condition as regards the selling
Interests. Packers have seemed to want
more cnttlo than were needed a short time
ago , and the result of the very good buying
demand has been to carry prices upward.
Fru- the week It Is safe to say that tht
market on beef steers Is lOflloc higher , the
advance being the moBt pronounced on the
handy light cattle and not so much on the
heavy cattle. Even good heavy cattle have
not shown as much Improvement as the
handy little cattlo. Although tha recelpta
have been liberal as compared with
nrovlous weeks , they have boon none too
largo to meet the requirements of buyers , so
that the trade has been active on about
every day of the week , each day's arrlvaJa
changing hands readily at prevailing prices.
Butchers' stock , such as good cows ana
heifers , has been in active demand and the
prices paid during the week have been very
hgh and entrely satisfactory to sellers.
Bulls have also been good sellers. Veal
calves have sold In the same notches as
during the last two weeks , that s , at $6.50 ®
C.'u for good ones ,
Stockers nnd feeder * sold very high the
Ilrnt part of the week , but the country
seemed to come to the conclusion thnt they
were too high and stopped buying , leavng
speculators with some cattle on hand. The
result was that the market weakened often
on about Thursday , nnd at the close of the
week Is all of 2oc lower tnan It was the
early part of the week. Representative
Bales :
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1. . 910 $3 50 9. . 9S4 $1 60 1..1400 $4 75
1. . 850 4 00 13. . 904 4 GO 20..1045 4 75
1. . 550 4 15 2. . 940 4 GO 44..1057 4 SO
40..1011 425 3..1046 4 GO 20. .HSU 4 S5
2..1051 4 35 S..1000 4 G3 17..1371 4 So
18. . 93 ? 410 11..1000 4 G5 1..1170 483
9. . GS3 4 50 23..1013 4 G5 20..1325 4 86
G.M115 4 GO 13..11K8 470 34..142G 4 1C
25..1163 4 GO 1S..10WJ 470 1..1375 500
STEERS AND HEIFERS.
21"13'3 '
STEERS AND COWS.
17..11M 4 75
COWS.
1. . 730 2 50 2..1005 3 75 3..1136 4 15
1..1010 3 00 1. . 930 3 80 6 , . 670 4 15
1. . 900 3 30 1..1100 4 00 3. . 990 4 20
4. . 1027 3 40 1..14GO 4 00 4..1132 4 20
1..1000 3 50 14..1017 4 00 1..1230 4 25
1. . 950 3 GO 1..1210 4 00 .1213 4 t5 !
1. . 93D 3 GG 4..1092 4 00 .1320 4 25
2. . 995 3 G5 10.1040 400 4..1147 425
5..1003 3 70 5..1242 4 00
COWS AND HEIFE-RS.
" 10S343 °
HEIFERS. .
3. . 900 4 10 1. . 820 4 75
STOCIC COWS AND HEIFERS.
. . 725 325 1..P.OO 400 5. . 516 425
1. . 770 3 25 3..1075 4 10 6. . 330 4 40
1. . S10 3 2o
BUI..LS.
1..1410 3'10 1..1030 350 1..19CO 375
1.1400 320 2..1100 3 G5 1..1410 385
1..1200 333 2. .1275 370 1. . "SO 3 S3
1 1200 343 1..1400 375 1..1260 400
1..1620 3 50 1..1COO 3 75
CAL.VES.
7. . 2C5 490 1. . ISO 650 1. . 120 6 CO
L' . . 110 C 00 1. . 130 C 60
STAGS.
1. . 900 3 10 1..1GCO 3 75
STOC1CEUS AND FEEDERS.
1 . 710 3 75 00. . S3J 4 55 21. . 5IJ9 4 90
5. . 934 4 00 1. . C90 4 GO 35. . 077 4 90
1. . 710 4 25
HOIJ-S On the llrst round a few hogs sold
at st r.dy or even strong prices , J3.SO being
uald for a load of choice heavy , but the
market reaKy opened at barely steady
, prices , and not very active at that A llttlo
i later came reports Indicating n lower mar
ket nt Chicago and buyers at this point gen-
cr.illi' Intimated that they wanted a con
cession of at least 2'/ic. faeller-s , however ,
were llrm and buyers found It hard work
to got oft anything , and In the end bought
thu hogs at prices that were only a shada
easier than yesterday.
Thu hogs sold largely at J3.G2'4ff3.65 ( , the
piimo as yesterday , but there were moro
sales at the lower prlco today , so that the
uveraco of all the Bales was not qulto so
good iw yesterday. Considering the fact
that It wan the last day of the week and
that renorls from other markets were not
encouraging , the market at this point was
uuitalnU' In good shape.
The present week opened with hogs sell
ing a shade lower , on Tuesday valuta wpro
airoln a llttlo lower and again on Wednes
day there was a slight decline. Thursday's
market was weak and for the four days
va'.ues showed a decline of close to lOc ,
Thursday prowl to bo low day and on
Friday there was a reaction which carried
the market buck to within 2o of where It
was on Monday. At the close of the week
the maxKet Is 5c lower than It was at the
close or the previous wsek. The demand
was good nil the week and sellers found no
dllllculty In disposing of everything re
ceived at current price * . Jx > cal puckers
S9 . .383 40 S G2V4 91 215 120 3 05
S9Ti. . .209 3CZ& 79 223 to 3 05
. .229 3 85
Ti. . . .220 49 3 62i 70. . . .206 SO 3 06
SI. . . .212 74. . . . 9 so 3 03
82. . . .220 SO. . . .230 40 3 86
82. . . .217 40 72. . . .286 200 305
37. . . .275 80 74. . . .SIS 120 3 05
82. . , .3M 80 06. . . .287 ' 3 05
G7. . . .271 SO 04. . . .2JO 'so 3 R5
S3. . . .209 40 . .260 40 3 Go
91. . . .2ST S'l ! * 7B. . . ' ' 40 3 Co
GG. . . .239 G4. . . . . 273 80 3 G5
65. . . .254 JO 3 62' > 70A. 160 3 G5
71 225 SO " 6 01. . . . .245 ucr 3 CM
Gl 203 . . . 3 GS < 4 CO. . . . .279 3 67
74 2,15 40 3 CS , 75 , . , . .2G7 3 67'j ,
84 2I1 . . . 3 G2U G7. . . . .271 67U
7S 211 SO 3 R2U. SI. . . . .2S3 40 367
SI 211 . . . 3 G2i ( Gl. . . ' ' ' 3
76 33.1 12f ) 3 65 t . . . . . 218 'so
6G 255 SO 3 IS GO. . . . .279 so 3 67 W
SS 210 SO 3 65 M. . . .258 ' .1 GiU
hi ) ti 12U 3 G6 SO. . . . .292 46
8.1 223 . . . 3 G5 61. . . . .277 ' 3 Gjji
2 243 . . . 305 Cl. . . . .271 'so
70 26) ) SO 3 05 81. . . . .2S9 ICO 3 67jl
76 2.-.1 120 3 05 G4. . . . .2Cfl 40 3 G7l (
ft ) 251 . . . 3115 61. . . . .28) 370
N 2i S * ,1 0 3 Go. . . . .293 3 70
G9 254 SO 3 G5 129. . . .2S9 3 70
71 227 . . . 3 G5 77 3 70
Sit 25 ! ) SO 305 Gl 305 3 70
79 2.13 . . . 3 C3 71 290 3 73
Gl 2GO SO 3 65 55 351 3 SO
WAGON Lois-rms
1 510 SO 3 00 1 ISO 1 75
2 433 SO 3 00 1 290 2 00
G 136 . . . 3 23 2 95 2 50
4 252 . . . 323 1 410 2 50
J 420 . . 350 1 4SO 250 '
1 2CO . . 350 1 210 3 00
3 171 . . 355 1 G30 SO 3 00
2 2I . . SCO 2 520 1GO 3 00
1 17S . . 3 GO 1 550 SO 300
1 330 . .SCO 1 490 SO 300
SIIE1U' There were only two lends re
ported In the yards today and they wore
not on sale , ono load wns from Kansas
City , shipped direct to a packer , and the
other was bought In advance of Its arilval.
Not enough sheep or lambs have boon
received tMs week to talk about , and ac
cording to all reports the light run Is likely
to continue for some time to come , ns the
.sheep thnt wpro on feed during the winter
nave about all been marketed. No one looks
for muph of n. run of sheep until the range
sheep begin arriving along about July. The
few sheep and Inmbs offered on the market
this week have brought very llrm prices and
It Is safe to say that anything In the wny
of minion would sell ' close
rlg'ht up to Chicago
cage prices.
Quotations nn Wooled Lambs Good to
choice Colorado Mexican lambs , $ G.GOfjG.70 ;
fair to good Colorado Mexican Inmbs , $6.40
( fK.oO ; spring lambs , $ tKKO.00. ; (
Quotation. * on Clipped Slieep and Lambs
\\estorn wethers , J5.00ji5.25 ; good to choice
Mexican lambs , $3,75fi < i.OO ; good' ' to choice
tlvo snles ;
293 western wethers , shorn 103 $5 23
CHICAGO LIVE STOClT MAUIvKT.
Ciooil Dfiiutiul for IIiiRH Only ItiMlccm-
IIIK Kenture of Tritile.
CHICAGO , May 20. The supply of cattle
today wns quickly disposed of at former
prices. Fancy grades. $5.501(3.60 ; choice
steera , $3.23j5.43 ; medium , $4.50 4.95 ; cows
and heifers , $3.60571.25 ; bulls. J3.00l.50 ;
western fed stsers. $4.C005.40 ; Texans , $1.00
fon.OO ; calves. $ l.50ii7.50.
There was an active demand for hogs at
unchanged prices. Fair to choice , $3.S5fr
heavy packers , M.COfi.l.SSUmixed : , $3.85
I lights , $3.70ii' '
ottorlngs of sheep were too few to
make a market and prices were pretty-
much nominal.
HECKIPTS-Cnttle. 300 head ; hogs , 1S.OOO
head ; sheep , 1,000 head.
KIIIINIIH City Ilvo Storlc.
KANSAS CITY , May 20.-CATTLE-ne-
celpts 200 head : supply too light to make
a market and prices were nominal ; light
supply last week stimulated demand nnd
prices are 10J20c higher on the week ; heavv
native ste-crs brought J4.90ffu.30 ; medium
seers. $1.COW4.90 ; lightweights. J4.40I15.00 ; /
stockers and feeders. J4.00-iio.50 ; butcher
cows and heifers. J3.2.W4.SO ; canners , J2.BO © '
< --2U .SSiiS.00 ) ! 1 nr Texans l1"113' ll2l.M'western steers.
; , JS BfS .M ) .
IlOGS-.Rccelpts , 5,350 ; good packing dc-
rado actle nnd prices llrm ; heavy.
llsht3'
SHE15P No receipts today ; light supply
of last week strengthened demand and
prices advanced from 2040e ; spring Iambs
sold from JG.50iSS.00 ; wooled lambs. JG.OOJ ?
6.60 ; clipped lambs. $5.00$6.25 ; muttons J3.75
St. LOU'IN Iilvc Stocic.
? Tu * < 9UIS < ? In.y 20.-CATTLE-ReccIpts.
100 head : market nominal ; fair to choice
nl lve , hIPPlnff nnd export steers , $4.75 < ff
5.20 , with ftuiey grades worth J5.50 ; drewfd
beol and butcher steers. Jl.OOJfo.05 ; stccra
under 1,000 tts Jl. 30 © 1.90 ; stockers nnd
> T-0 < Jcrs ; W.SOffo.OO ; cows and heifers. J2.00
( ffa.OO ; bulls. J2.5004.50 ; canners. J2. ( a2.85-
Texas and Indian steers , J3.50@i.S5 : cows
and heifers , J3.OOiif4.EO.
Ut > GS Receipts , 4,000 head : market weak
and So lowon pigs and lights. J3.75fi3.S5 ;
packers. J3.S003.90 ; butchers , S3.905I3.97iA.
SHEEP-Hecelpts , 50 head ; market nomi
nal ; native muttons. J4.60575.25 ; bucks , J4 ;
lambs , J5.257.25 ; Texas sheep , J3.30
Xo-vr Yorlc llvc > Stnclc.
NEW YORK , May 20.-HEEVES-Re-
colpts , 802 head , all slaughterers ; no tradIng -
Ing : feeling steady : shipments , 45 cattle and
6,617 quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts , 265 head ; steady ; good
veals sold at J7.25.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts , 1.924
head ; firm ; spring : ambs steady : medium
to choice sheep , J4.50J5.50 ; yearlings nnd
lambs , J5.50S6.2o ; common unshorn lambs ,
JO : spring lambs , J7.G2'f.H8.00. (
HOGS Recclnts. 2,916 head ; one car for
sale ; sold at J4.30 ; feeling trifle firm.
S < . Joseph IlviSliulc. .
SOUTH oT JOSEPH" , May 20.-Speclal. ( )
The Journal quotes as follows :
CATTLE Receipts , 300 head ; market ac-
tlvo and stead/ ; natives , J4.25f5.flO ; Texas
nmrnAv.enernSl S.V004'83 : cows "id heifers.
J2. 50ff4. GO ; yearlings and ca'.vea , J4.GOT5.40 ( :
stockers and feeders. J3.GOtfJ4.EO : bulls and
stags. J2.35 < tfl.50 ; veals. J5.50J77.00.
HOGS-Heceipts , 7.1CO head ; market nc
tlvo and steady , selling at J3.C003.80 ; bulk ,
. . .
SIMOEP Receipts. 100 head ; market
steady ; lamb , jn.l&fiC.GO ; yearlings. $ I.S5 ©
5.35 ; wethers , J4.00JJ-5.25 ; ewes , J4.25y > 1.75.
Stock In SlKlit.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for May 20 :
. . , Cattlo. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha . 676 9,277 5W >
Chicago . 300 18,030 1,000
Kansas City . . . . 300 5,350 .
St. Iouls . . . 100 4,000 BO
Totals . . . . . . . 1,376 36,677 1,650
OMAHA niSMSIIAIj MAIIICKT.
ConillKnii of Trndianil QimtiidnitH nn
Slnpli * mill Kniii'y I'rniliKM * .
EGOS ItcceljitH slight ; demand good ;
market firm at HJSo.
11UTTER Common to fair , 10lllo ;
choice , 12ftl4c ; separator , ISo ; gathered
creamery , ICc.
POUI/ntV-IJens. live , SitfSHe ; old and
staggy roosters , live , 4U7c ( ; ducks and goose ,
live , 8V4c ; turkeys , live , lOc ; broilers ,
drospd , par doz. , J4.50.
PIGEONS I.tve , per doz. , 75cffJ1.00
VEAlS-Choce ! , ! ) c.
FUESH WATER FISH-Cntflsh , per II ) . .
He ; buffalo , per lb. , dressed , 7c ; whlto
llsh , 10o ; : ako trout , 9o ; yellow pike ,
dressed , 9c ; round , Sc ; silver herring. 5e ;
nerch. Go : bullheads , dressed , lOo ; black
bass , 14J(15c. (
SEA FISII-Floundors , So ; haddock , lOc ;
Columbia river salmon , 15o ; Im'.llmt , lie :
blue llsh , Iflo ; Spanish mackerel , 9c , red
snapner. Se ; extra largo mackerels , each ,
30o ; roe Bhud , each , 40o ; shad roc , per
pair , 20Joe ,
FRUITS ,
STRAWnERRIES-Per crate , shipping
stock , J2.OftTi2.25 ; poor stock , J1.25O1.75.
GOOSEIiKHIUES-Pcr 21-qt. case. J2.25.
' -1'01- < 10ZJ2'WQ225 : P8r
llfornla' ncr 10Ibb ° * .
TROPICAL FRUIT.
LEMONS California , fancy , J3.60-S3.75 :
choice , J3.25tj3.50 ; Jleaslna. fancy , J4.00.
OHANaES-Seedlings , J3.00 ; Mediterra
nean sweets. J3.35 < f3.60. |
11ANANAS Choice , crated , largo stock ,
per bunch , J2.25iJ2.50 { ! medium-sized
Lunches. J2,00i225 }
DATES Halloweo , 60 to 70-Ib , boxes , 6c ;
Salr , Co ; Fard , 9-lb , boxes , lOc.
VEGETABLES.
WAXING BEANS-One-thlrd bu. , SOJ90c.
STRING UEANS-One-thlrd bu. . C0$75c.
PIEPLANT Home-grown , per Ib. , lff2c. |
HEETS-New. per doz , . SOflCOc.
HADISHES-Per doz. , bunches. 15Q20o.
2 , OMATOKS-Pcr C-basket crate , J4/25&5.00. /
SPINAC'H-Per balet ; , COQGoc.
K Home-grown. per dozen
buncht-H , 30tI35c ,
ASPARAGUS Home-grown per dozen
bunches. 40J45c.
ONIONS Home-crown. per dozen
bunches , according to lze , 10f15c.
CAHHAGE ( 'rated , per Hi. . 4c.
CAITMFLOVERPer crate , J2.K5JJ2.50.
ONlONS-Pcr bu. , 5W(76c. (
IJEANS-Hami-plcked navy , per bu. . Jl.DO.
POTATOBS-ChoIco lowu. sacked , 40i(45c ( ;
Minnesota Uurhanks , 70fi75c ; Colorado , ioic
Wo , early Ohio seed potatoes , 75'&S5c ' ,
SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl , . seed. J2.00.
Cl'Cl'MBEHS-Per bushel crate. | 2.W ; per
doz. . 75c.
NEW POTATO15S-Pcr bbl. ,
per bu. , ? : .
MISCELLANEOUS.
MAPLH SYRUPFivepal , can * , each ,
12.25 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , J12.00 ; hnlf-
gal. cnns , J6.2J ; quart cans , J3.60.
NUTS Almonds per Hi. . 17c ; Hrazlls , per
lb. . 9fflOo ; Kncllsh walnuts , per lb. , fancy
soft fhc'l , 12'4O13c ; standards. lOrfllc ; fil
berts. tier lb. . lie ; pecans , polished. Stride ;
cocoanuts , per 100 , J4.00 ; peanuts , raw. 6V4J1
Gc ; rousted. H1i"c.
MAPI.E SfUAR-Cholcc , In boxes , 9c.
HONEV-Cholcp white. 12mjl3 .e.
CIDEH-Per half bbl. , JS.OoT
SAUERKHAUT-Per half bbl. , J2.003J2.25.
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES-No. 1 green hides , "Vic ; No. 2
green hide * , 6Uc ; No. 1 salted hide ? , S',4c ;
No. 2 sailed hides , 7Uc ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 to
12 His. . lOc ; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to In Ibs. , So.
TALLOW GREASE. ETC.-T.lllow No. 1.
3c ! ; tallow , No. 2. 3c ; rough tallow , IHc ;
whlto grease , 2'i03c ; yellow and brown
grease , 1UP2V4P.
SHEI2P PELTS-Oroen * nltod , each , 15ff
75creen ; salted shcnrlnzs ( short wooled
parly skins ) , each. 15e ; dry shearings ( short
wooled earl/ skins ) . No. 1 , each. 5c ; dry
Hint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 41T5c ; dry Hint ,
Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelt * ,
per lb. , actual weight , 3JJ4cj dry flint , Co'o-
rado butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual
welnht , 4jJ5c ; dry flint. Colorado murrain
wool uelts , uer lb. , actual weight , Siflc.
S ( . l.oiilN
ST. LOUIS. May 20. FLOUU-Stcndy and
demand Improving ; patent ! ) , J3.70jj3.S5 :
straights , JS.SS'fiS.lS ; cleans J3.00JJ3.20.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prlme. J2.23.
CORNMKAL-J1.S5JT1.90.
IJRAX Steady ; sacked , cast track , 670 >
5Sc.HAY
HAY Timothy , steady , J10.OOJJ12.OOl prai
rie , scarce and llrm , JS.
WHISKY Steady nt J1.26.
COTTONT1 ES Soc.
.
PROVISIONS brv salt meats ( boxed ) ,
shoulders. Jf.25JJ4.37 > ,4 : extra shons , J5 ; ribs ,
J5.12 > i ; shorts , J5.25. ll.icon ( boxed ) , shoul
ders. J5.12 > ,4 ; extra shorts , J5.50 ; ribs , JS.62'4 ;
shorts. f5.S7',4. '
RECEIPTS-Flour , 3.000 bbls. ; wheat. 27-
000 bu. ; corn. 30.000 bu. ; oats , 56,000 bu.
SHlPMENTS-Klour. 3.000 bblsT wheat ,
li.OOO DU. ; corn , 31,000 bu. ; oats , 31,1)00 ) bu.
llultltniirc Mill-lift.
BALTIMORE , May 20. FLOUR-Dull ; re-
co pin , 45ii'is bbls. ; exports , 264 bbls. ; sales
none ,
grade , 70 > 4ii5Uc.
COItN-ripot , steady ; spot , month and
Juno , n.VflWsc ; July , 37Jic ; steamer mixed ,
3.i'i < ii33-4e ; receipts. 92,073 bu. ; exports , 170-
901 bu. ; southern white , 42c asked ; southern
yellow , 3 ! > Uc asked.
OATS Steady ; No. 2 white , 3J'433V ( < .c ; No
2 mixed , SOV&fiSlc ; receipts , 4,760 bu.
HUTTEH-Flrm.
EGGS-iarm , He.
CHEESE-Stcady.
MlimrnimllN WhcnJ llnrltct.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 20. WHEAT
. ! 4c.
FLOUR First patents. J3.60fJ3.90 ; second
patent ? . J3.GOJ3.70 ; llrst clear , J2.70JJ2.SO.
15RAN Unchanged.
Toledo Market.
TOLEDO , May 20. WHEAT Quiet and
lower : No. 2 , cash and May. 74c ; July , 753 c.
CORN Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed. 3lc.
OATS Dull nnd steady ; No. 2 mixed. 30c
RYE Dill. : No. 2 , cash , GOc bid.
CLOVERSEED-Actlvo and firm ; prime
new , cash and May , J3.S5 ; October , $4.55.
( iriilii Market.
MILWAUKEE. May 20. WHEAT Dull ;
No. 1 northern , 74V4c ; No. 2 northern , 73c.
RYE Lower ; No. 1 , GO'4- .
BARLEY Dull ; No. 2. lie ; sample , 3SJJ40C.
1'eorlii Market.
PEORIA , May 20. CORN Steady ; No. 3 ,
33c.
33c.OATS
OATS Easy : No. 3 white. 27Vi I27Jc '
WIIISKY-FIrm , on the basis of J1.2G'for
flnlshed goods.
\Vhont Mnrkct.
AMA'/ED.
IJy Our IVorknlmiiN , AVorktitcn mill the
U CH of ICleutrlclty.
Mr. Walter Dlxon , a member of the In-
ntltuto of Electrical Engineers of Great
Britain , has been paying a visit to the
great workshops of this country with the
particular object of seeing the extent to
which electricity nnd electrical appliances
are used In our Industries. Incidentally , ho
saw some other things about American shops
and workmen which astonished him , reports
the Now York Sun. In a paper read before
the West of Scotland Iron and Steel Insti
tute on March 14 ho tells of some of these
things.
The direct reason of his visit , he said ,
was to find out the truth regarding the remarkable -
markablo tales which he read In our tech
nical newspapers of the use of electrical
machinery and appliances In our shops.
"I have for some time had very great
difficulty In deciding to my own satisfaction
what to ibollovo and what not to believe , "
ho says , "of reported American practice.
Many of the descriptive articles which ono
was most Inclined to relegate to the side of
fancy were Illustrated by what appeared to
bo photographs of actual machines and ac
tual applications , so that , whllo It was diffi
cult to bcllevo In the fiction theory , It was
at the same tlmo a little past one's compre
hension to bellovo anything else. "
Mr. Dlxon found , to his astonishment ,
that all of these almost Incredible tales
were true. "When I state , " he says , "that
there Is probably as much electrical machin
ery employed In some of the single works
In America as there Is In the whole of the
steel and iron works of our awn country
combined , you will at ouco agree with me
that tholr practice Is Rufllclently wldo and
divergent from ours to warrant some con
sideration. "
The first thing that struck Mr. Dlxon as
remarkable about our works was the con
trol exercised by young men , and next the
efficiency of our -workmen.
"I have been Intimately connected with
largo numbers of our workmen for the last
twenty years or moro , " he said , " nnd I
talked labor questions over with many
classes In America , and have como to the
conclusion that , just as our men , generally
speaking , are -bent on doing as llttlo as pos
sible In a given tlmo , the American work-
'irmii is bent on doing as much as possi
ble. "
In going over the American Iron nnd steel
works , ho says , ono cannot fall to bo im
pressed by the scarcity of operatives , duo
to the use of labor-saving machines , and
that ho often refrained from taking photo
graphs of works In full swing because the
fewness of men at work gave the places a
closed-down appearance ,
"Tho fowncas of workmen Is not , however -
over , " ho says , "moro strange than the ac
tivity of these who are employed. British
labor , both skilled and unskilled , appears
either by design or accident to have worked
Itself Into the condition that each trade in
dividually vies with each other , and the
whole combined trades vie together In dis
covering the greatest amount that can bo
extracted In wages out of each and every
piece of work. "
With young men at the helm , the Amer
icans , ho discovered , were always ready and
willing to try now ideas , and though their
failures were many their successes were
also largo in proportion.
"So far as I could Judge , " Mr. Dlxon says ,
"tho American appears perfectly fearless of
foreign competition and Is a stanch believer
in the survival of the fittest ; nnd , what Is
moro , that the weak will go to the wall. Ho
knows that If ho U weak ho will go to the
wall , and Is hcnco always on the move to
do something clever. You can see it in the
iron and steel business and everywhere. It
is this which makes them what we should
call 'foolhardy' with ono another and , If otu >
may so put It , with ourselves ; they do not
care who sees what they are doing. Their
works are equally open to ( he stranger and
to the competitor. It seems an Inbred Idea
with them that if they cannot themselves
keep up to date , bo at least as good If no
better than their neighbors , they are bound
not to succeed ,
"I spoke of strikes to them , and they re
plied by referring to the varlouu handles ,
the movement of which , by unskilled bauds ,
made their steel.
"The progress of the American Item and
AND MANUF&OTUKERS
1 |
OF OMAHA.
HARNESS.SADDLERY.
J * HHancy&Oo.
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M'fr *
1IAKNKSS , aADOlK * A.\T ) COLLAltg
fobbert of Lrathrr , * od < Irt'ortttroro / ( , JCfek
W solicit your order * . 313-315-317 S. 13th.
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
SncceiNnrn Wilson < t : Drnkc.
Manufacturers bolters , smoke stacks nnd
( > rctellings , vrcsnurc , rendering , sheep dip ,
lard and ' .rater tanks , bailer tubes con-
ttantly on hand , second hand boilers
bought nnd sold SiiTlnl nnd prompt to
repairs In city or country. 19th nnd Pierce.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
merican Hand
Sewed Shoe Go
' s g Jobbers of Foot Wear
WISl EI1N AGENTS TOH
The Joseph Buniean Rubber Oo.
f H. Sprague & Go. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
Cor. IClcvcnlli .t Fnrtiuni S < * . , Oiiinhn.
CHICORY
Growers n < 5 manufacturer * of nil form * of
Chicory OmahaPremontONolL
DRY GOODS.
E , Smith & Go.
Jobber * ot
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS
steel Industry has advanced 'by leaps and
bounds , and at a rate which Is almost In
comprehensible. How unexpectedly can ,
perhaps , bo best understood by reading what
was written twenty to twenty-llvo years ago
In the transactions of our own parent and
other societies. I have not seen that any
body , even In their wildest moods , ventured
to predict twenty years ago that before the
end of this century the Americans , Instead
/if ImnnrHnt * wniilrl ho ovnnrtlnrr Imn tntn
our own country nnd be serious rivals In all
our foreign markets , and wo have not yet ,
as a nation , accustomed ourselves to the Idea
that our neighbors across the water , who
are brethren with us In civilization , energy
and ability , have at their very doors inex
haustible quantities , all the resources which
have been Instrumental In putting ourselves
Into the position wo have attained. That
the Americans will continue to harass our
foreign trade nobody doubts. Whether they
will continue to compete with our own man
ufacturers here In good and bad times re
mains to bo seen , 'though ' in the minds of
the Americans themselves and those of our
nation who best know America , there Is
llttlo doubt. "
Some of the results of neglected dyspep
tic conditions of the stomnch are cancer ,
consumption , heart dlesaso and epilepsy.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure prevents all this by
effecting a quick euro In all case of dys
pepsia.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GO IIATI.KSS TO GltOVV HAIU.
CurliiiiN FrciiU of " Cnllfornln I'nmily
iif IlnlilliendN.
In the town of Madrono , twenty miles
south of San Jose , Cal. , noturo has revealed
o now potency for building up degenerating
humanity.
From the air of the Santa Clara valley
has been drawn the natural elements of
hair growing , says the San Francisco Ex
aminer , and these clemunts have been
focused upon the heads of two mon who
have devoted themselves , bareheaded , to the
experiment.
These mon compose the male portion of
the family known In Madrono as "tho hatless -
less Peets. " They never wear hats. In the
burning sun , In the pouring rain , In winds
nnd in fogs , by daylight and by night , the
Pcots go their way untopped by aught save
nature's hirsute coverlet. For more than n
year the brothers Peot have been bare
headed. They are likely to remain bare
headed for the rest of their days.
The brothers Pcet arc eons of the late
Rev. Robert H. I'ect , who died of heart
failure very suddenly about a year ago
whllo sitting Jn a chair In a church at
Palo Alto.
Mr. Peet was a Presbyterian dlvlno. lie
wont from ono district to another In this
state , lending thereto the profits of his
learning and of his goodness as long as ho
was spared to an unworthy world.
During his protracted Itinerancy ho made
his headquarters at a beautiful home near
Madrono , where his wife , a daughter and
two sons have resided permanently ulneo
their arrival hero from the cast , gome twelve
years ago. Now the dnuuMer Is abroad.
The two sons and the mother still abide
affluently at the old place.
They are people of cultivated tastes and
a familiarity with the higher thliiRH the
world has to offer for recreation and men
tal profit ; In their homo In the Madrono
country they have surrounded themselves
with art and literature and music ; when
they go forth from their dooryard they rldo
In a swell trap with a tandem pair of
thoroughbreds , or go astride of well-Broomed
ponies The Madronitra call them English.
That Is the penalty of aristocracy In Ma-
drouc , , , , ,
This going without a hat Is a hair-raising
proposition. It has raised a great crop or
hair for the Peets. who were almost balrt
When they began unliattlng. Shakespeare
could mine hair If there were any to raise-
"make each particular hair to stand on end , "
In fact but ho had to pass when ho found
n reader who failed to fit his picture of thb
"fretful porcupine. " Fright such as Shakes ,
pcare demanded must Iiavo had a full set of
hirsute quills to work on.
When the J'ect family finally threw off ltd
hots It had on its heads very llttlo In com
mon with the porcupine there was scarce
enough hair among the lot to furnldi ono
good upstarting of locks o'er a tnlo
Whose lightest word would harrow up their
souls.
It was becausu of this eparscness atop of
their heads that the Pceta ceased arrnylnn
them In derbyi and fedoras ; they concluded
that heads entirely bare might be taken care
of by nature If left wholly to her discretion
They exposed their thin locks to the rulnu
and to the eunshlnlngs , through storms and
through baking heats and the winds bleit
DRUGS.
E. Bruce & Co.
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Druggists and Stationery
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"Queen BptcUlllt *
CUr& Win un4 llntndlt *
Oornc10th tnd Iltrnty ntrat
CREAMEiRY SUPPLIES
The Shades Company
Creamery Machinery
and Supplies.
flollors , Engines. Feed Cookers. Wood Pta-
leys. Shafting , Ueltlng , Htitter Puck-
nj5os of all kind * .
W7-909 Jones St. -
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
esfern Electrical
Company
Electrical Sufifilies ,
Eleotrlo Wiring Bolls ami Gas Llghtlt
O. W. JOHNSTON. MET. 18l HowtM flu
John T. Burke ,
COJVTJJAOTOR I O
ELECTRIC LIGHT . I
and PO WER PLANTS
421 South 15th St.
HARDWARE. *
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Wholesale Hardware. i-\
Blcyolos and Sporting Goods , 1218-21-23 HM < }
ncy Street.
SAFE AND IRON WORKS. f , / 4'
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G. ANDKIiEN , Prop.
Makes iiBpcclnlty of
7 77e 7 ? ESOAPES.
JL J-JtJLv 8I1UTTKH8.
And Burglar I'roof Pnfos anil Vault Doors , eta
OK ) S. l-llli SJ. . Oiunhji , Nob.
fONC 1953
H.R.PENNEY&CO.
Sf KS joH
OKA1IA tlED. BRANCH L1HCOU1 NEB.
JfifflES E. BOYD & GO , ,
Telephone 1039. Omaha , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS
HOARD OF THAI ) ! ! .
Dlrei-t wire * to i.'UIcuKO and New York.
Corr Epolidrnts : Johc A. V.'urr-r. A Co.
upon their bailees pates In winter and sum
mer as they blow upon the grass In the Holds.
Then the Iiair began to grow upon tho'
Pect heads. From snowballs they grow to
chrysanthemums from Bill Nyes to Pader-
ewskls. In a year the dolling of hats re
sulted In as luxuriant n crop of hair as was
ever recorded In fertile Santa Clara valley.
When the heroes of this remarkable exper
iment rldo Into town nowadays , their fluffy
heads holding Ilio center of Interest high
above n line trap nnd a tandem team , they
Inspire In these who know their purpose i
feeling of profound respect for the discovery
they have worked out of nature , ns well as
for the courage they display In doing a
they please regardless of the decrees of fash ,
ion and of civilization even In Madrono.
SK.VATOIl I1KIM3WS FIHST 1JIIOO.
IMit K In ( lie IlriiiUtr. : Yearn AK < > find
\ < MV K AllllllllllN ( O PI IXI.
A 'wholo roomful of bank presidents nnd
cashiers got off a joke on Chauncey Depow
on Wednesday , roporlo the Now York
World , and Friday It came back to Inugh In
their faces. The Joke began when Bryan H ,
Smith , president of the Brooklyn Savlngi8
bank , made an address on dormant accounts.
"Yea , " said President Knapp of the I'ock-
skill Savings bank , "you know how people
go nwny nnd forget the money. Well ,
Chaunccy Depew put $100 In our bank thirty ,
five years ago and It's there yet. .He's for
gotten nil about It. "
"Forgotten about It , eh ? " said the senator
Friday. "Well , I guc s not. It nmounts to
nbout $400 with Interest now , nnd It's going
to keep right on growing. That wno the first
$100 I over owned nnd I've kept my eya
on It. "
The wny thnt money got Into the Peeks-
kill Savings 1mnk Is n matter of prldo with
the senator. In these dnyn Mr. Depew wna
n lawyer with an eye to the future. About
thnt tlmo there was no bank In Pcoksklll ,
so a shrewd old Quaker hired Mr. Depcnr
to stir up enthusiasm. In these days Mr.
Dopow hanked In lilH right-hand trousers'
pocket. But ho started out to arousa
I'eoksklll with all the ardor nnd enthusiasm
of a man with Ixirrulu of bonds nnd coin.
So tbo bank was started and In honor of
Mr. Depow's good spirit they made him a
trustee.
'Now , " said the honest Quaker to the
trustee , "you ought to Blurt a deposit
with us. "
Mr. IH'pew went out arid hustled up nnl
down the Btreots of Peeksklll till presently
ho came back with the hundred dollars.
"I have made up my mind , " says ho ,
"that I would never draw tlilii money oul
short of a crisis , I have been tempted many
a tlmo when a hundred dollar * would have
looked bigger than the outside of the Grand
Contra ! station. But there It stayed and
grow and grow , nnd there you are. Forget
It ? Not much. "
! ! < > ) M'llli 11 lliiNliicxH Hi-ail.
Chicago I'oHt : If the lad does not makl
a successful business man nil the Hlgns aru
wrong. Ho wan asked to take charge ol
some whlto mice for thu summer and ta
name his own prlco for BO doing. After
mature deliberation ho made hla proposition
as follows :
"For 10 cents a week I will take charge
of thosa ink-it nnd care fur thorn nnd be
responsible for their safekeeping. If nny
are lout or hurt I wllf replace them. If 1
am relieved of respojitlbll'ity in the matter
and will not bo called upon to replace any
that are lout or hurt I will undertake to look
after them for 10 ccnU a week and I will
take equally good care of them. " ,
People who have once tukun UeWltt's Lit-
lo Early I tits era will never Imvo anything
! lee. They are the "famous little pills" for
orpld liver and all Irrcguularltleg of tha
system.
Try them and you will always uio tiicmy