TIIIQ OMAHA DAILY BTSEi MONDAY , NOVEMKTBH 0 , 1891) ) .
WAITING ON Mil MARKET
Stringency Not Broken and No Marked
Elements of Eollof in Sigbt
CLEWS SEES UNUSUAL CAUSES AT WORK
Credit Oiicrnllonn Hnvc llcon Hntl-
Irullj Influenced Tir the IiiiliiNtrlnl
Revolution Inrlilrntnl t Ore-
ntlini of Orcnt TruntB.
YORK , Nov. 5. ( Special. ) Henry
Clown of the banking house of Henry Clews
& Co. , writes of the situation In Wall street
as follows :
In Wall street , the speculative market has
boon waiting on the money market. "I no
week opened with a feeling thnl lending had
tnkon a turn toward ease. A moderate
Bain In the surplus rescrvci of the banks
wns construed ao a. hopeful symptom and
Mondays buying was active and buoyant ;
but , when buyers came to make up their
loans , they found n very different money
market from what Saturday's bank exhibit
had led them to expect. Instead of relief ,
there wns a return to stringency as sharpe
o anything experienced within the last
two months. Nobody seemed more surprised
at the turn money had taken than the
bankers thcm clvcn , who , while attributing
something to the preparations for Interest
settlements on November 1 , > ct very Ken-
orally agreed that the stringency Is not yet
broken nnd that no marked elements of re
lief arc yet In sight. The Interior currency
movement Is Btlll against the banks , and
whilst the demand from the \\rst perhaps
shows some abatement the requirements of
the south are Increasing.
Uanklng opinion very generally Inclines
to the conclusion that the full luturn to
case will bo much later this Reason than in
ordinary jvnre. 1'rom such symptoms aa
nro In sight Milkers do , an Interior
business am expecting little' ( ending below
G per cent between now nnd the IK of Jan
uary. Unusual causes are nt work In the
money market , the breadth and force of
which It Is not easy to measure. Some
thing more than the movements Incident to
this crop season have to bo calculated upon.
Credit operations have been radically In
fluenced by the Industrial revolution Inci
dental to the great trust creations of the
larit ten months. Since January 1 corpora
tions with a total of no less than J2.000 000.-
000 of capital Issues have iicen organized.
These transformations have been attended
with Immense temporary dislocations of
capital. The negotiations have Involved
largo loans declined to run until the new
Issues have been distributed and until the
underwriters have effected their liquida
tions. The national banks have doubtless
participated to but a very small extent In
these operations ; but many of the trust
companies , private bankers nnd other finan
cial Institutions h.wo probably made ad
vances to the extent of hundreds of mil
lions of dollars : with the consequence that
thcuecredit resources are largely withheld
from the uses to which they ordinarily con
tribute nt this season of the year.
Uiiiinunl Ilciitnml ( or Money.
Tn addition to this special employment of
credit the demand for the ordinary purposes
of business has far surpassed all precedent.
The extraordinary development in our
manufactures , our farming , our mining am' '
our exports has placed an extraordinary
pressure upon the credit resources of the
country. "There " Is a limit to the extent to
which this sudden \ast expansion of our
credit requirements can bo promptly re
sponded to. It Is not merely that wo have
no power to expand our currency proportionately
tionately to these enlarged wants , llestrlc-
tlon falls equally upon the much larger
class of credit operations that are carried
on without the employment of money the
ordinary loans and discounts of the banks
which arc placed under sharp limitations
by the banking laws.
The ability of the banks to lend Is regu
lated by the amount of lawful money they
can control ns reserve against their de
posits ; and yet the activity of the retnl
trade and the Increased requirements for
payment of wages are keeping the- green
backs and gold In active circulation outside
the banks. Had wo an elastic bank cur
renoy system , which would enable the
banks to distribute their notes under con
ditions like the * * . Instead of paying ou
their reserve money , wo should have a two
fold source of relief which we have not now
In the first place , a larger resource of re
tall circulation and in the next place a
larger ability of the banks to discount.
Due to Leenl RcMtrletloiia.
It thui appears that the prevailing string
ency Is due , more than anything else , to th
legal restrictions upon banking operation
and to the artlllclul regulation of our cur
rcncy sjBtem. How fur the Injury from
these restraints will be further < lcvelopo (
under the present conditions' , it Is dlfllcul
to definitely Indicate. It eeems only to
possible that some Interests may uuffe
which , under freer conditions , might safe !
and properly bo accommodated. The natur
and causes of the stringency are not sug
Keatlvo of inrly relief and make urgent ap
peal to congrc'13 for the earnest consldcra
tlon of these- credit and currency ques
lions.
Toward the close of the week the stock
market showed an upward tendency owln
to the belief that the tension in the mono
market had reached the highest point , an
that for some time to como excessive rates
would not bo obtainable. Hankers , however -
over , anticipate full rates until after Jan
uary 1 ; the great commercial and Indus
trial activity assuring a bilsk demand for
funds from regular borrowers. Good rates
will exerclbo a wholesome restraint upon
speculation , without which tha Incentive to
take dangerous risks might prove lrrcss | > -
tlble. Some of the preferred shares of the
Industrials with their enormous earnings
appear very tempting to the average opera
tor ; but the over-capitalizations and Innate
weakness of many of these combinations
nro fully understood ; nnd , fortunately for
the stability of the stock nvirkat , the out-
aide public has been exceedingly cautious
retarding them , and only a. fraction of
those new "securities" have found their way
Into the hands of email Investors.
niillrunil Heavy.
Railroad shares still offer the safest and
purest opportunities for profitable pur
chase. learnings continue phenomenally
heavy , and trade conditions render It cer
tain that the present period of prosperity
will continue for some time to come a
year , If not longer. Confidence of this wjrt
Is emphasized by the recent Immense orders
placed for rails and equipment by shrewd
railroad managers , who by training1 and
position" are able to nee farther Into the
future than ordinary obseners. Very likely
expense ! will Increase considerably , so that
thopo who entertain oversangulno expecta
tions of Increased dividends will bo disap
pointed ; but there la still a. strong prospect
that uomo of the non-dividend payers will
bo placed on a dividend basis before many
months , and such securities must undergo a
further Important advance. The best class
of stocks and bonds arc still high ; some of
them have already discounted Increased
dividends ; yet they are more likely to ap
preciate In value than to fall In these times.
Facts are largely on the bull Bide of the
market. Still , accidents may happen ; so
operations must bo conducted with more
prudence than In the rise , of last spring.
Gold Imports are unlikely this fall ; and
events might happen which would force
gx > ld exports and thus revive a degree of
monetary btrlngency that would heavily
handicap any big bull movement.
Ii\iLIBII STOCK MAItKUT IS FIHM.
In Spite of IIml AVitr Ncvin IlrKUh Are
Confident of Victory.
LONDON. Nov. 0. In spite of the bad
news the Stock exchange last week main
tained a firm tone , based upon the convic
tion that the hostilities In South Africa , will
result ultimately In a British victory over
the Hoer , but there Is no doubt that this
feeling Is weaker than It was ten days ago.
There was little buying , consequently the
Kcnurul disposition Is to regard prices
on quite high enough for the present , cspe-
clally In view of the hardening tendency In
money. Cant-els fluctuated freely during the
week and closed V4 point down.
The material Improvement established In
American securities throughout the week
wan largely due to Gorman buying , the
chief demand belnir for Ix > uhivllle & Nash
ville , Central Pacific and Southern 1'aclllc
However , the natural hesitancy on the part
of operators on the.evo of the elections
"
caused a fractional"decline In Americans
along the whole line at the close.
Nashville , V Baltimore & Ohio , M ; Denver
& Illo Grande preferred. { , and Krle 4a. u
Money won fairly abundant. On call ul
from 1 % to 2 per cent : on fixtures , 3 , and on
three montlm' bills , 4 % .
M8UON , Nov. 6. The gold quotations
yesterday VVBB 42.
5IADIUD. Nov. 5. Spanish 4s closed yes
terday at 71 35. Gold was quoted at 25 45
The Hank of Spain report for the week
ended yesterday uhows the follow Ingi GoU
In hand , no change ; silver In hand , increase
iM.OOO pert'taK. notes In circulation , Increase ,
n > , < X > 6 pesetas.
CHICAGO ( TFiTlN AMI IMIOV1SIONS.
IVnttircM f flic Trmlltiir unit Cli
I'rliM'N mi .Sntnntnj.
CHICAGO , Nov -The overwhelming
nd apparently Inexhaustible supply In
Ighl , coupled with n stagnant cash demand ,
eprcssed wheat ngaln today and December
losed a shade lower i\l CSUc. Corn lost He.
Oats closed a ithadc lower. Provisions 1m-
roved n , trltle.
Hotter cables and the growing uneasiness
broad over the position of the Hnellsh
rmy In the Transvaal developed a steady
reeling In wheat at the opening. Uuslncss
\\n so dull , however , that after a slight
advance on scattered covering th6 market
suddenly tumid weak. December opened
do higher at esVjflsijjc , touched CS',4o and
ropped to 677MHSC. Liquidation was heavy
n the way down and the market ruled
vcnk until near the end of tlio stsston ,
when buying against weekly puts and feat
ured covering because of reports of dam-
go by tht Hessian fly throughout the
outh , started a slight rally , December ad-
nnclng to OSVJc , where It closed. One of the
lost distressing features of the day's news
.as . the closing down of ton Hour mills In
ho northwest , said to be due to un nb-
enco of demand. Steadily Increasing slocks
nd a jxjor cash demand added still fur-
her to the weakness. Chicago received llj
nrs , thirty-four of which graded contract.
llnncapolls and Duluth got 723 cars , com-
mred with 1,374 far the corresponding day
a jour ago. 'I lie world's bhlpments to 12u-
opc durhm the week were 5,200,060 bu.
otnl western primary receipts were 710.0W
bu. , ngalnrt MJ2.000 bu. last ytar. The In-
Icatlons were for another large Increase
n the xlrlblo supply Monday , with the
iroflpcels that by January 1 It will amount
o GO.OOO bu. Atlantic port clearances of
wliiul and llnur equated ' 650,000 bu.
Corn was dull and without animation or
noVement beyond what was urged upon It
> y the action of wheat. The market did not
jlelrt much , although n good deal of tallc
MIS Indulged In ot n bearish character.
lecclpts , 2K ) tars. December opened un
changed nt 30yc , declined to SO'.iWSOHc and
closed with bujers at , " 0c.
O.its ruled dull nnd vvcnk In sympathy
with the other grains. A slow cnsb de
mand and Hdllng by elevator interests
iiulcil to the wenknisH. Receipts. 203 cars.
December opened unchanged at 22Vfi22'/ic ,
lecllned to ! ! 2 < , i22 ? c and closed nt 22c.
Provisions were dull but steady. Liberal
shipments of meats and a decrease in
stocks encouraged buying by packers under
which small gains wore scored. Januniy
) ork closed DC higher at S9.75S0.77t4 ( ; Jnn-
lary lard 2 < 4c higher nt $5 27V4 and January
ribs unchanged at $193.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
Articles , Open.lJjlBh | Low. | Close. | Yca'y.
'WhetU
Dec.
May su
'Corn
Dec. 30M 30-tt
Jan. SOW > , 30M30H4 30til
May
0.its
Dec. 22 = 4 ,
May 23 % 23 %
Pork
Dec. 8 15 8 20 S 15 8174 } S 12V4
Jan. sny , 372V4 977k 9 72'
Lard-
Dec. 510 c 10 50714 5071 E cny *
Jan. G2714 G 22 > 4 527' 623
Ribs-
Dec. 4 85 4 S3
Jan. 4 97 % 4 95 4 95 4 D3
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Slow and easy : \vlnter patents ,
W55JT3C6 ; straights. $323(83.33 ( ; clears , $3.10
JZ3.23 ; spring- specials , $1.10 ; sprint ? patents ,
W 40JI3 CO ; straights , $2 903 20 ; bakers , $2 30
C2 CO.
WHEAT No. 2 spring , fi7Q71c ; No. 3
Bprlng , G2i71c ; No. 2 red , GOlfT'Oc.
CO UN No. 2 , 31HS32c ( ; No 2 yellow , 32c.
OATS No 2 , 23c ; No. 2 white , 26c ; No. 3
wh'te. 24HSf25c.
RYE No 2. 51c.
BAnLEY No. L' , 36'/43c ,
SHEDS No. 1 llaxsced and northwest ,
Jl.SSV . Prime timothy , JJ 30. Clover , J7.50.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl , $8.15 ®
8.20. Laid , per 100 Ibs , $517' ( So 20. Short
ribs sides ( loose ) , $1 SOfio 25. Dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) . $5 75ii5 Si1/- . Short clear
Bides ( boxed ) . $5 2oQ6 ( 30.
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per
gal. , J124
SUGARS Cut loaf , J5.70 ; granulated , $5.18.
Following are the receipts and shipments
for todnj :
Articles. Receipts Shlpm'ts.
Flour , bbU 19,000 16,000
Wheat , bu SS.OOO 10,000
Corn , bu 271.000 347,000
Oats , bu fi.COO 283,000
Kye , bu 93,000
Barley , bu 70,000 43,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm ; creameries , 15 < 323 c ;
dairies , Uftl9c. ( KKRP , strong ; fresh , ISc.
Cheese , steady ; creams , 119i < & 12iic.
OMAHA GEMIIAL , SIAHICGT.
Coiiilltlnn of Trndc mill Qnotntlon * on
Stnpler nml Fancy Produce.
EGGS Receipts liberal ; good stock , 15a
POULTRY Hens , live , 5' c ; spring chick
ens , 6'/ic ' ; old and staggy roosters , live , 3Vi
flic ; ducks and geese , live , CQ)7c ) ; turkeys ,
live , lOc.
BUTTER Common to fair , 15c ; choice , 16
U > l/c ; separator , 2202jc ; gathered creamery ,
PIGEONS LIve , per doz. , 75c.
VKAT.S-ChoIce. 9c.
GAME Prairie chickens , per doz. , $4.00@
4.50 : quail , per doz , $1,60ft 1.75 ; mallards ,
$3.0053.25 ; blue wing teal , J1.75 ; green wins
teal , $1.251.CO ; mixed ducks , $1.5082.00.
O1STEUS Medium , per can , .Me ; stand
ards , per can , 24c ; bulk standard , per gal ,
$125 ; extra selects , per can , 32o ; extra
selects , per gal. , $1.75 ; New York Counts ,
per fan , 40c : New York Counts , per 100 , $1.25.
HAY Upland , choice. JO DO ; midland ,
choice. $600 ; Ionian , choice , $500 ; rye
straw , choice , $3.50 ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. 3
white cats , 2Hs : cracked corn/ per ton , $12 ;
corn and oats , chopped , per ton. $12.50 ;
bran , per ton. $13 ; shorts , per ton. $14.
VEGETABLES ,
TOMATOES Per crutc. 55 | G5c.
SWEIJT POTATOES Per bbl. , $2.25.
POTA'IOES Per bu. , > 825c.
CRANBERRIES-Cupo Cod , $5.60 ® < i.OO ;
fancy Howes , $6.60ft/7.00.
ONIONS-Retall way , 7075c.
CELERY Per doz. , 20S40C.
TURNIPS-Rutabngas. per lb. , Hie.
CABBAGE Per lb. , l ic.
FRUITS.
PLUMS Oregon , per crate. $1.000-1.25.
CALIFORNIA PEACHES-No eood ship
ping stock.
APPLES-Cholce western shipping stock ,
$3 003 25 ; Jonathans and Grimes' eolden ,
J3.BOlifl.OU : New York stock , $3.75114.00.
GRAPES-New York , 20c ; California To
kays , $1.75.
PEARS Western varieties. $22502.60.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per box , $150.
LEMONS California fancy , $4.7505 00 ;
choice California , Jl.OOfri.aO ; Messina , $5.00
0550.
BANANAS Choice , crated , large stock ,
per bunch , $2.00 < Jp2 CO ; medlum-Blzed bunches ,
, $1.7502 00.HIDES
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides. EC ; No. 2 preen
hides , la ; No. 1 salted hides , 9Jc ; No. 2
Baited hides , 8Hc ; No. 1 veal calf. 8 to 12
Ibs. , lOc ; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to IS Ibs , 8c.
TALLOW , GREASE , CTC.-Tallow , No. 1.
3c ; tallow. No. 2 3Uc ; rough tallow. lV4c ;
while grease , % 03ttc ; yellow and brown
grease. 2H03c.
. MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY-Per 24-sectlon case , J3.23Q3.BO ,
NUTS-Hlckory nuts , per bu. . $1.00.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box ,
$1.10 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $120.
MAPLE SUOAR-Por lb . 9c.
I.lviTpool ( irnlii nnd 1'rat Jaloni ,
LIVERPOOL. Nov. -WHEAT Spot.
dull ; No. 1 California Ca2V4dCCsSd ; No. i
red western , winter , 5alOd ; No. 1 northern ,
spring , 6s. Futures , quiet : December ,
6s lOtyl : ( March 6g IHid ; May , 5s mid.
COIlN-i Spot , firm ; American mixed , new
and old , 3s & < 4d , Futures , quiet ; No. 1 De
cember. 3s 6d ; January , 3s O d.
FLOUR St. Louis fancy , dull at 7s 9d.
PEAS-Canadtan. 6s 7d.
PROVISIONS Bee-f , strong ; extra India
megs , 85s ; prime mem , 78s 9d. Pork , strong ;
prime mess , western. 67s 6d. Hams , short
cut , 14 to 16 Ibs. , dull at 45s. Bacon , Cum
berland cut. 28 to 30 Ibs. , dull at 34s ; short
ribs , 18 to 23 Ibs. , linn at 34s Cd ; long clear
middles , llilit , 30 to 85 Ibs. , dull at 31s ; long
clear middles , heavy , 33 to 40 Ibs , dull at
SOu ; short clear backs , 16 to IS Ibs. , dull at
30s ; clear bellies , II > to 16 Ibs. , dull at 35s ;
shoulders , pquare , 12 to 11 Ibs , firm at 32u.
Lard , steady ; prime western , In tierces ,
27s Cd ; American re lined , In palls , 29s Cd.
KIIUHIIH City Ornlii uiul
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 4.-WHEAT-Dc-
ceinber , C2V4e : May , 07 < 4c ; cash. No. 2 hard ,
C4c ; No. 3 , COGCSSo ; No. 3 rod , 70c ; No , 3 ,
64ftOSc ; receipts , 78 cars.
CORN December. 27c : May. 23ic ; cash ,
No. 2 mixed. 2liiia2SHoNo. ; . 2 white ,
29Vio : No. 3 , 2S ic.
OATS-NO. 2 white , 2&fi2 c.
RYE No , 2 , 61c.
HAY Choice timothy , J8 50 ; choice prairie ,
J7.60f(8 ( 00
RKCElPTS-Wheat , 46,500 bu.j corn , 30-
000 bu : oats. 5.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheat , 43,800 bu. ; corn.
9,700 bu. ; oats , 4,000 bu.
Mllvt iiuUvc ( irnlu Market ,
MILWAUKEE , Nov. 4 WHEAT Lower ;
No. 1 northern , C7W4jOSc ; No , 2 northern , tec.
RYR Nominal : No. 2. 63c.
UARLUY-Uullj No. 2 , 45Q-l c ; sample , 88
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Ligbt Receipts of Cattle M Usual on a
Saturday.
GOOD MARKET FOR END OF THE WEEK
HOSH Soil About ait I'nr ivltli Krldnj ,
tlllt CI MC l. Mr SllPI'l' I.IMMT
Cnttlc Slum Mtlle
for tliu Dnj.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 4.
OllicfaT " Wqre ! Ca ' _ c. ° S ? Sheejv.
Total receipts 30 CS 17
The disposition of the daj's receipts was
ns follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated ;
Buvers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co- 6U 3 !
G. II. Hammond Co 7 9C2 151
Svvlft and Company 53 1,111
Cudahy Packing Co 12 903
Armour & Co 20 1,119 23
Cudahy , from 1C. C 785
Lobman & Co 25
W. I. Stephens ; . . . 46
Huston & Co 4
Other bujcrs 31 1,007
Held over 4CO
Totals 80S 4,708 1,915
CATTLE There was a fair run of cattle
for the last day of the week , but twenty-
eight cars were consigned direct to pack
ers and vvero not offered for sale. There
were not really enough cattle on sale to
make a test of the market , nnd about all
that could be said of the day's trade Is to
quote It as nominally steady. There were ,
however , a few cornfcds good enough to
brine $6.
Cornfed and grass beef steers have been
In light nupply all the week , while the
demand has been ecod and values firm.
The tendency has been rather upward , and
for the week It Is safe to bay that values
are fully lOc higher. E.ich day's receipts
have met with quite ready sale , and the
market has been in a good , healthy con
dition all tha week.
Cows and heifers have also been rrettv
good sellers this week and toward the close
values firmed up a little , so that prices
are a little stronger at the close than they
were a week ago. Buns nave sold In about
the sa.Te notches all the week , and there
have been no changes of any Importance.
At the opening of the week stackers and
feeders were In good demand and the mar
ket strong , but later on the country de
mand seemed to fall , owing presumablv to
tie fact that farmers are busy In their
corn Holds. In consequence of that rattle
begun to accumulate In the -hands of specu
lators and the market broke rapidly. Good
feeders were not-so very plentiful and they
were not ever 10fl5e lower for the week ,
but the medium kinds were anywhere from
15ig'23c lower , or prettv nearly bick to the
low time. The heaviest decline was on
HOCK caives , wnicn nave ueen coming In
more freely than thcv were going out , so
that everyone was loaded up with them nnd
values on that kind of stuff dropped off
2of(50c.
* HOGS Today's market was not much
different from yesterday's late market , that
Is , the hogs sold largely at II 004 01 The
close was weak nnd lower. The demand
wns good for the last day of the week and
the most of the hogs changed hands early
nnd the pens were cleared In good season.
As a whole the market wns In very satis
factory condition for the last day of tha
week.
While the hog market has boon In pretty
good shape this week as regards supply and
demand , the tendency of prices has been
downward. The week opened with an
easier market , and there was a decline of a
big 5e on Tuesday nnd a still further de
cline on Wednesday of about 2 ! c During
the last three day * of the week the market
did not show mucn change an indicated
by the average prices paid for nil the hogs.
The week closed with the market a coed
6c lower than it was at the close of the
previous week.
SHEEP For the last day of the week
there was n nrettj falr run of sheep , and
the market Tn reasonably good shape.
Values did not show much change as com-
paied with yesterday. During the early
part of the week the1 market showed Homo
strength and prices paid at this point were
high ns compared with other market points.
Later on In the week values eased off. so
that a pait of the advance was lost. On
Friday Chicago reported lambs 15f25c ( ( lower
and dlfllcult to sell even then , with sheep
slow nt a decline of lOc. The bad Him TO
of the market at Chicago was responsible
for the weakness that appeared In this
market. Representative sales :
Quotations : Good to choice fed vvcther.s.
J4 25g4.40 ( ; good to choice grass wethers , $4 00
JM.25 ; fair to good grass wethers. $3 S5Q4 00 ;
good to choice grass owes. J3 ! > Oi33G5 ; fair
to good gross ewes , J3 25 < TJ3 50 ; good to
choice native lambs , $525l ! > 50 ; good to
choice western Iambs , } 5 OOQ5 25 ; fair to good
western lambs , $4.G5i4.SO ; feeder wethers ,
WG3fi375 ; feeder yearlings. .75J390 ; good
to choice feeder lambs , $4 25'f4 40 ; fair to
good feeding lambs , $4.004 25.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK SIA11ICET.
Supply of Cnttln on llniiil niHponcd Of
lit Unelinnifcil I'rlCFN ,
CinCAGO , Nov. 4-CATTLE-Tho small
supply of cattle received today was dis
posed of at unchanged prices , sales being
on a basis of $4.00@4.75 for common grassy
lots , J5.OOfl6.tO for medium grades of dressed
beef steers , J5.7GQ6.00 for good shipping cat
tle , JG.KKT0.40 for choice beeves and 6,50J
6.70 for fancy lots Texnns sold at $3.40ij
4.10 and calves W.7&ff7ftO.
HOGS There was a good demand for
prime hogs at steady prices , but heavy
packer * and light weights sold slowly at a
client decline. Fair to prime lots brought
J4.KKff4.2i ; heavy , packers. J3.75B4.07i,4 ( !
mixed , $3.95iS4.w4 : butchers , . 5 < ff4.2o
light weights. W.W4.20 ; pigs , J3.R034.10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS There was a fairly
good demand for sheep and Iambs , common
to prime selling at 12.00&4.EO and 3.75fio.no
for lamb , with extra lambs bringing t5C5
(05.75 ( ; yearlings cold at J4.5094.C5.
Receipts ; CatUe , 400 head ; hogs , 15,000
head ; uheep , 1,600 head ,
KIIIIHIIM City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Nov. 4-CATTLE-
Rocelpts , 1,150 head ; prices unchanged.
Percentage of high-priced cattle this week
was smaller , owing to lack of llnlHh of of
ferings. Supply of half-fed , unfinished
cattle and common cnnners was too zrcat
and prices for these classes are sharrily
lower , whllo other killing grades we're
quickly disposed of nt about steady prices.
Desirable stock nnd feeding cattle sold
steady ; inferior grades tdow and lower.
Heavy native steers brought { S.lOfiCOO ;
lightweights. J4 40 5 CO ; stackers and feed
ers , $325Q4SQ ; butcher cows and heifers.
( KW W ; cannerg , 250jJ30fl ; fed westerns
J3.75S75DO ; range steers , J3 00@4 W ) ; Texnns ,
(300 < ! | 430.
HOGS Receipts. 3,150 head ; steady to EC
lower ; closing prices for week nro lowest
of season , although when computed with
corresponding dates lant season present
market Is Btlll 50o per 100 Ibs. higher ; bulk
of sales ranged from $400 to } 4.02 ; top.
$1 05.
SHEEP Receipts for week , 20,000 head ;
market this week was active and values on
good killing grades advanced 35Q50c , while
common kinds and stackers and feeders
aliow n gain of 15ii30o per 100 ,
LAMBS Brought J4.75iHS.40 ; muttons , J3.75
{ 7450 ; feeding lambs , J4 00 4 25 ; feeding
fheen. 50Q3 W ) ; sto'ckers , Ji75Q .tX ) ; culls ,
JMIWU M 7k > .
St. I.ouln Lire Slock.
ST. LOtUS. Nov. 4-CATTLE-ReceIpts ,
COO head : market dull , steady : native ship
ping una export steers , J5.10@C.OO ; dressed
rm -
beet and butcher stecri. JKWiBflO ; stcera !
under 1.000 ! h , J lasii I to , storkors nnd
feeders , J2 ( < VfM 60 , VoWS nml hrlfers. * 2 00ft
4fJ ) , canncm , Jloon2 ; bulls. f220t3.C3 ;
Texas and Indlun fcers , J3 001(400 ( , cows
nnd heifers. TMf3fc5. '
HOGS Ileccliitrfi twvo head ; market
steady to 6c- lower ? pvjs and lights , $ IOW ?
407V4 ; packers , Mroy-no ; butcher * , $ ! 05 ®
4 15 -a
SHEEP Receipt600 ' hwiil ! market
steady ; native muttons , MWMfi.sS ; lambs.
JldOWifiS ! stooker ? . J200y325 ; culls and
bucko , J200JJ 100. 4 "
.NtMr YorU T/M / ettoclf. .
NKW YORK , Nhv. 4.-DEEV US-Re
ceipts , 130 head ; nominal ; feeling stonily ;
cables steady ; exivrts/iCiO cattle , 70 sheep
and 4.8S4 quarter * of hoof.
CALVnS-RocelplH , 56 bend ; slow ; all
sold ; veals , J5.oofi3.i , ! . grasscrs. J3.60&I.OO ;
cltv dressed voals , 12Hc pound.
amnop AND LAMBS-Recoipts , 4,297
head ; nineteen cars on pale : sheep slow ;
hi' " " ? ! IKc lower : eight care unsold ; Hheep ,
J3.OW4.12i4 ! lambs , J3.15ftS.50 ; Canadian
lambs , ji.50.
HOGS-Hecelpts , 2,039 head ; no sales !
nominally steady.
.Stock In Slulit.
lollowlng are the receipts at the four
principal western market ? for November 4 !
- , . , _ , Cattlo. llogtSheep. .
South Omaha . 1.041) ) I tM 2,901
Chicago . x ) 15,000 I.rOO
Kan ns City . iiro 3,160
St. Louis . 600 3,200 300
Totals . . 3,093 26,012 1,701
S . I.nuls Criilu nml I'rov Utoiix.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 4.-WHEAT-Lowcr ; No.
2 red cash , elevator , GS'ic ' ; trade , 708iOVc ;
CCn '
. .
HOUN I-oncr' No. 2 cash , SUJc ; track ,
JlAnCCTelnbcP' : 23 c ! Mn > ' ' 3 % Q30MC.
OATS Lower ; No. 2 cash , 24o ; track , 23c ;
December , 231'c ; May , ' 'l o ; No. 2 while ,
AtC.
11 YE Lower at Gt'4c. '
METALS-Lcad , dull at JU3. Spelter ,
lower nt tl.70
POULTUY Dull ; chickens , old
joung , 7e ; turkejs , 7',4c ; ducks , 6
geese , ' .
FLOUR Dull , but unchanged ; patents ,
J3 40Ji350 ; extra fancy , W03i3.13 ; clear , ? 2.)0 ! )
4l 1 10.
SHEDS Timothy , J1.00g2 23 ; flax , quiet ,
Jl. 20 1.27.
CORNMEAL-Stcady. Jl.75gi.SO.
Bit AN Firm ; sacked , cnst track , CIJTCfie.
HAY Timothy , steady , $ S.60if 10.00 ; prairie ,
whlSKY Steady , JI.24.
COTTONTIES-Unclmnced.
BAGGING Unclmnced.
HEMP TWlNE-Unchangcd.
PROVISIONS Dry salt meats , boxed
shoulders , J3 76 ; extra shorts , J5 37'A ; clear
ribs , J550 ; clear side's. $3 02'4. BnconY boxed
shoulders , $025 ; extra shorts , $5.75 ; clear
ribs. $5 ! > 7 : clear sides , $ C K' .
RECEIPTS Flour , C.OOO bbls. ; wheat , 27-
000 bu. ; corn , 46,000 bu. ; o.its , 23000 bu.
SlIlPMENTS-Flour. 7.000 bbls. : wheat ,
8,000 bu. ; coin , 26,000 bu. ; oats , 13,000 bu.
lluttrr , CBI ; ami ClucsiMarket. .
STr LOUIS , Nov. 4.-BUTTER-Steady ;
creamery , lflft24Vic ; dairy , I5Q21C.
EGGS Steady at lOc.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. BUTTER Firm ;
creameries , 15Ji23'/4c ; dairy , 14jl9c.
EGGS-rirm ; frosb. ISc.
NEW YORK , Nov. 4 BUTTER-Firmer ;
western creamery , 17 < J24l | c ; western fac
tory , 15V4020c ; state dairy , 1723c ! state
creamery , 17fJ2l'/c.
CHEESE Weak ; small September fancy ,
12H < til23Jc : finest October , 12 > ffl2Vlc ; largo
colored fancy , 12'i012V4c ; largo October
finest , lli&c.
EGGS Steady ; ntato and Pennsylvania ,
21 2Hic ; western fresh , ungraded at mark ,
14fi)18c. ) } t
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. 4-EGGS-
Market firm ; trade active ; receipts moved
qulcklv : fresh Missouri and Kansas stock ,
Ists , I'ic per doz ,1 cases returned.
BUTTER Creameryt 20fT22c : dairy. 18c.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. ,4 UUTTEU Finest
United States , 96s ; good , 73s.
CHEESE Stcadv ; American finest white ,
64s Cd : American llnest colored , 5fis.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 4. BUTTER
Firm ; fancy western creamery , 24'4c ; fancy
western prints , 2Gc.
EGGS Firm : fresh nearby , 25j27c { ; fresh
southwestern. I9c ; southern , ISc.
CHEESE-Quiet but Hrm.
MlnnciiZHtllMVlieat nml Flnnr.
MINNEAPOLia Nov. 4 WHEAT In
store : No 1 northern , November , C4)ic ; De
cember , G-Hic : May , GS'iiJJGS gc. On track :
No. 1 hard C7c ; No. 1 northern , C5c ; No. 2
northern , 62Hc.
FLOUR Slow nnd 'unsatisfactory : some
of the mills are down and ( disposition ts
to shut down further capacity If the de
mand does not soon develop : ilrst patents ,
$3700380 ; second patents , $353 .70 ; first
clears. $2. Xg2SO
BRAN In bulk , $10 GOS10.75.
TolciJo .llarKc-t.
TOLEDO , Nov. 4 WHEAT Dull , lower ;
No. 2 cash , CSe ; December , 70Uc ; May , 73e ,
CORN Dull , steady No. 2 mixed. 34c.
OATS Steady ; No. 2 mixed , 23c.
RYE Nominal ; No 2 cash , SKc.
SEEDS Clover , dull , steady ; prime cash ,
November and December , $353.
Feorln ainrkcl.
PEORIA , Nov. 4 CORN Firm ; No. 2 ,
32 n-
OATS Firm ; No. 3 white , 24S24'4c.
WHISKY Firm , on the basis of J1.24 for
finished good ? .
Diilutli Rrwlii Market.
DULUTH. Nov. 4. WHEAT No. 1 hard.
cash , 67c bid ; No 1 northern , cash , COc bid ;
December , C5'4c bid ; May , 6974c bid ; No. 2
northern , G3c bid ; No. 3 spring , 59' ' , c.
HO lilt YUHVACULAR.
Pronunciation and Definition of Com
monly UNCI ! Afrikander AVordx.
Possibly the best-quoted word just now of
Dutch-South African origin , eays the Lon
don Mall , la ultlandcr , sometimes written
"outlander. " "Newcomer , " or "outsider , "
Is perhaps the nearest that can bo got to
this in translation and the word Is pro
nounced as nearly as possible like eight-
lander. The name of the president of the
Transvaal republic Is written Kruger ( more
properly with the "u" umlauted ) , but It is
neither sounded ns Kroojer nor Krowger ,
but as near as can bo Indicated Kree-cr.
The word Transvaal Is , literally , "across
the yellow" ( or yellowish-brown ) river.
Rand , short for AVltwatcrsrand , Is pro
nounced as If spelled rant. The word veld
the final "t" Is sometimes added means
field or common , and Is pronounced "felt. "
Kopje a hillock , or piece of rising ground
1 neither kop-Jny nor kop-Jee , but koppy.
Dr. Leyds' patronymic is pronounced Lidos.
The Boer Parliament house Is called the
Raadzaal and the Parliament the Volksraad ,
the "v" being eounded like "f. " Berg Is
mountain , the plural being formed by the
addition of "en" after the "g. " A drift Is n
ford and a dorp a town or village. Thus wo
have Krugersdorp , Leydsdorp , etc.
Stad also means _ town , nnd vvlnkol pro.
nounced vlnkle a store , where almost every
thing Is sold. Fonteln , ns the name Implies/
menna spring , andjtrnntz , a cliff or precipice.
Boschvcld ( pronounced bushfelt ) is nn open
plain covered .with bush. To trek is to
travel , voortrekkVraf Cleaning pioneers.
A vlel ( flay ) tls Ai pool of water , mostly
formed In the rainy Benson. Roolnck Is the
term of contemp'f1 fyfplled to Britishers nnd
means "rcd-necli'w ; lt is not infrequently
prefixed by the 'n'djectlvo "verdomdo" ( fer-
domdy ) . RoolbajilJfls is Capo Dutch for
"Tommy Atklnwises,1' or red-conts. A stoop
( pronounced stoop'y'Is a raised platform In
front of a hous rtfqmethlng like a veranda
on which the BoeMoves to take his weed.
Vrouw meaning hdusovvlfe Is pronounced
"frow. " Slim oiten.npplled to General Plet
Joubert Is cunhlnp.rior artful , or , slanglly
speaking , "fly , " " ' " { > * ) erel" U chap or fellow.
Baas pronounced BO Is piaster , and baas
op , boEo up. To Inepan Is to harness , or
tether , horses or cattle , to ultspan Is to un
harness. Ultspan U also applied to the rest
ing place of the animals. Oorlog Is war.
Deep WrllH.
The Forest OH company says It owns tbo
deepest oil well in the world , In the Monon-
gahela river valley , It has been drilled to a
depth of 5,632 feet , but work line been sus
pended owing to a break In the two and
Eovcn-elghtbs inch rope used. As a result
1,000 feet of rope and a string of tools are
at the bottom , Experts are at work on the
fishing job and hope to bo abla to resume
drilling soon. It la proposed to sink the well
to the 6,000-foot mark , which will Ite In the
carboniferous limestone , where oil may be
found. Some of the deep wells are OH fol
lows : Pass , France , 2,000 feet ; Paris , 1,793 ;
Neusaluork , 2.288 ; Klulngen , 1,878 ; Spcren-
berg near Berlin , 4,190 ; St. Lou la , Mo. , 3,843 ;
Louisville Ky. , 2,088 ; Columbus , O. , 3,775 % ,
and Charleston , S. 0. , 1,250 feet.
FOUR WESTERNtLDBS FIXED
Milwaukee , Ohioigoi St. Louis nnd Detroit
in New Base Ball Association.
ILLNESS KEEPS ANSON FROM MIETING
Tom O'ltoiirUc llrnrrndiiN Now York
anil In tin Important I'lU'tor In Uv-
( . cittln * Jlpotliifi ? Von l > or
Alic AIsci TnkfH I'nrt.
NHW YOIIK , Nov. G An executive
meeting of the recently organized American
Association of Professional Unse llall clubs ,
of which Harry 0 , Qulnn Is president , was
held here. Among those present were
Thomas N'uvlti , representing Detroit ; C. S.
Qulnn and C. S. Hiucnor , representing Mil
waukee ; Curls Von Dcr Ahe , Al Splnk ,
George Schaefcr and A. D , Doneta , rep
resenting St. Louis ; Prank Hough of Phil
adelphia ; Michael Scanlon of Washington ,
and Thomas McCarthy of Iloston. A. C.
Anson of Chicago was not present owing to
the Illness ot a member of hla family. At
the conclusion of the session Secretory
*
Hauch gald :
" \V'o nro more than satisfied with the
work done nt this meeting. The circuit
question was the main topic. As far as
the west Is concerned Milwaukee , St. Louis ,
Chicago and Detroit arc solid , As to the
cast , wo have New York , lloston , Philadel
phia , Washington and Providence to draw
from. "
At the conference Tom O'llourko seemed
to bo an Important factor , as ho repre
sented the New York element , and In a
statement after the mcclng said :
"I am with the association heart nnd soul
and hope things may bo satisfactorily ar
ranged for n club In this city. I have taken
a great Interest In the scheme and believe
It Is a go. There Is room In Now York for
another team It made up of championship
material. "
Secretary Hough said it was not the In
tention to fight the league , It that could bo
'
avoided. .
It was announced that the association has
a two-weeks' option on Charles River race
track In Uoston. There has been some talk
about bringing John McOraw , the head ot
the present Baltimore club , to Now York
to manage the New York team , but Sec
retary Haugh said that this proposed
scheme had fallen through.
"McOraw and IloWnson want to stay In
Baltimore and run a team there , " said
Hough. "In the event of the Baltimore
team joining the now association McGraw
and Uoblnson will probably join that team. "
Krc'iuontN Ilcfcnt Klrnt ShntH.
The Fremonts have met and defeated the
First Shots at foot ball , 25 to 0. three times
on the former's groumlb , the last game be
ing played Sunday. The feature was the
fumbling of the First Shots ? . Llne-un :
Fremonts. Position. First Shots.
Diamond Left end Holton
Hlackmnn Left tackle roley
Schiller Left guard Okk
Mohr Center Gambol
Cavender Right guard Wiggins
Uushey Right tackle Hoone
Doyle Right end SIcGandser
Thompson Quarterback Bell ( capt. )
Swedoburg. . Left halfback Ahmon on
O'NIcl ( capt. ) Right halfback Fleurth
Motion Fullback Oschler
Substitutes : Fremonts Falrbrother and
Hall.
> fayor Stopn Suiiiliiy Matcli.
The Baldwin-Crowe wrestling match ,
which was to have been pulled off at Wash
ington hall Sunday night , did not material
ize , as Mayor Jloores Interfered He said
a wrestling match could not be given with
hN consent In the city of Omaha on Sunday
night , and a boxing match , such as was ad
vertised to make the preliminary to the
match , could not be given In Nebraska with
out a permit. The bout between Baldwin
and Crowe was postponed until Thursday
night , November 9 , when It will take place
In Washington hall. A good many sports
went to the hall Sunday night , but they
were pent away with u. promise of some
amusement later on.
MeOoverii-HuH-y llout 1'oHtiioiieil.
CHICAGO , Nov. 5 The six-round contest
between Terry McGovern nnd Tatcy Haley ,
and McGo\ern and "Turkey Point" Billy
Smith of Philadelphia , which were to have
taken place Tuesday night at Tattcrsalls ,
have been postponed on account of Inability
lo fecure the building for that night. The
contests will probably take place either
Saturday , November 11 , or the following
Tuesday.
Chlcneo DrnflN
DETROIT. Mich , Nov. G The Chicago
League club has drafted Sam Dungan of
the Detiolt club. Dungan led the Western
league In hitting last season , with a per
centage of 317. It Is understood he will be
played in the place of Langc , who has qul
the game.
3IOTIIKII OF TWUVri'-KIVE.
< Mit of a 1'c-iin-
> 1 unlit Woman.
Mrs. Samuel Swartwood of Wllkesbarre
Pa , Is the mother of the largest family In
the United States. Although a comparatively
young woman , being only 41 years old , oho
IB the mother of twenty-flvo children , twenty
of whom are living. The youngest Is only
a few days old and gives promUc of being
like his brothers and cistern , halo am
hearty.
To bo the mother of twenty-five children
Is no mean achievement and Mrs. Swartwcoi
U proud of It , reports the Philadelphia
Times. Her children are her greatest blcsj
Ing and , singularly enough , they are al
good , obedient children without the prover
blal black sheep among them. Mrs. Swart
wood said ;
"My children are my Joy. Though I hav
always had a baby" she laughpd modestly
"and sometimes Uyo to look after the
never Becmed to ho the trouble and worr
Homo babies are. My last little one scorn
more cute and sweet than any of the othoro
but I suppose all babies seem Intcrestln
when they are Just born. "
Mrs. Swartwood U a remarkably well preserved
served woman. She was married when ver
young nnd her first baby was born fourtcc
montlm after lier marriage. They have bne
hut five years since during which the house
hold has failed to be blessed with a baby
Those years were 1874 , 1883 , 1887 , 1888 an
1896. But two of them were In successlo
nnd in the succeeding years twins wer
born.
Of the entire twenty-five children thcr
were hut the two seta of twins , which wcr
born In 1889 and 1893. One of each set of
twins Is dead , Mrs. Swartwood can recite
the hour and day each child was horn.
"Walter was our first child , " she Bald. "He
was married a little over a year OKO. Ho
was born on June 25 , 1872. Louis came next
on September 0 , 1873 , Then came Thaddcus ,
January 5 , 1875 ; Maude , who IB married to
Charles Heslog and has one child , January
12 , 1878 ; Cora , March ID , 1877 ; Blanche , May
10 , 1878 ; May , who Is dead , on May 20 ,
1879 ; Herbert , August 21 , 1880 ; Warren ,
March 14. 1881 ; Elsie , April 27 , 1882 ; Sam
uel , March 11 , 1884 ; Daniel , Sop' mber 3 ,
188C ; Ruth , September 23 , 188G ; Alonzo and
Gertrude , the first twins , January 21 , 1889 ;
Gertrude Is dead ; Elmer , Juno 21 , 1890 ; Cal
vin , July 31 , 1891 ; Florence , November 19 ,
1892 ; Kttther and Benjamin , the second
twins , on December 31 , 1893 ; Earl , March
20 , 1895 ; Jesao , May 3 , 189G ; Edith , June 8 ,
1897 ; Lottie , September 5 , 1898 , and our baby ,
which was born on September 17 of thin
year. "
Regarding her married life , Mra , Smart-
wood talked freely , "I was married when I
was 14 years old , I loved Will when I was
a girl and I wanted to bo married. Ever
etnco , wo have been very happy and I would
not change places with any rich lady ,
"Look at these children ! Ain't they riches
enough and every one living at home except
the two girls that got married. It's alee for
father and me to bava them all here , al
though It doca crowd us a bit. We haven't
got a big IIOUBO , as you can nco and every
bit of space Is used. Walk Into the dlulug-
room there and look at the table. "
It was a table to look at , of generous
Id th and veiy long. It lioro plates nnd
nhce nnd forks for twont-to people ,
t Intcnnls were great piles of breid.
"It keeps mo and the slrls pretty Inmy
ooklns after the eating and washing for our
> | R family , " resumed Mrs. Sranrtwood when
came out of the dining-room. "Father
imkcs about { 70 n month and the boya bring
i ftbout $ ti n month nnd whllo wo got
long nicely , wo have nothing to spare.
Vc'so gl\cn nil the children as goad echool-
nc ns they can get around here. "
"What do jou think of married life ? " I
cnturcd to nsk.
"Well , I ought to know , I guess. Who
ns It said married Ufa wns one long , sweet
ream7 Orover Cleveland , wasn't 117 Well ,
agree with him. It has been for me. K\ery
woman should get married , I think , I don't
now much about the new woman , but If she
on't believe In married life , I don't want to
tnow anything about her. What's ns happy
8 having children to love jou nnd > ou lov-
IB them ?
"None of mv children hns been a source
f grief ; trouble or anxiety to mo nnd I
hlnk God has been especially kind to give
no so many. Yes , sir , you can put me down
s bcllovlng In the married woman who be
eves In children. "
Mr. Smnrtwocd , who Is an engineer on
lie Jcrecy Central railroad , has been rc-
clvlng the congratulations ot his fellow
\ortnncn for several daj upon Ills \\lfo
Mug birth to the twenty-fifth child.
i.Aicr.s iv rnuu.
\o Surface Outlet * Miu-lMroniM ( hut
SwiilUm lloat.H.
Trom Cruccro Alto , the highest town In
ho world , the Southern railroad of Peru
reps down Into the LaRunlllns , or
nl > o region ot the Cordilleras , whcic ,
4,250 feet nbo\o the sea , Is a
toup of largo lakes ot very cold ,
) uro water without Inlet or outlet.
They iccelvo the drainage of the surtound-
tig hills and conceal it somewhere , writes
a correspondent of the Chicago Uecord , but
hero Is no visible means ot Its escape. A
rlngo of Ice forms around the edges ot the
akes every night the year round , yet thej
ontaln nn excellent variety ot llsh , called
ho pejcrray , which is caught near the shore
nd sold nt Puna and In other nelghborlna
owns. The two largest lakes , Saracochi
nd Cnchlpascana , with several smaller ones
n the same neighborhood , are on lied by
ho family of Mr. Homnna of Arcqulpn , who
has Just been elected president of Peru. He
owns Immense trccts of land In this locality ,
Uth thousands of sheep , cattle , llamas , al
pacas and vicunas , which arc herded upon It ,
A curious phenomenon about the lakes U
hat they keep nt the eamo level all the
Ime , regardless of the dry nnd rnlny sea
sons. No amount of rain will make any
difference with their depth , which , how
ever , In the center Is unknown. And this
adds to the awe" and mjstery with which
hey are regarded by the Indians. There
are no boats upoa the lakes , except a few
small balsas , or rafts , made ot bundles of
straw , which keep very close lo the shore ,
or fear of being drawn Into whirlpools that
are said to exist In the center. There Is
some foundation for this fear , for only two
or three years ago a balsa containing five
men disappeared in the darkness , nnd was
never heard ot again. Of course , It may
lave tipped over and Its occupants have
been paralyzed by the cold water In an or
dinary way. But their bodies never were
discovered , nor did the balsa ever 11 at to
shore. Therefore the people think the whole
party was lured Into a maelstiom and
swallowed up by the cnysterlous waters.
The whirlpool near the center of Lake
Pope which receives the waters of Lake
Tltlcaca Is well kno\\u and hundreds of
men have lost their lives by venturing
too near It. Boats that nro drawn Into the
current nro whirled swiftly around a few
ttmen and then disappear. For the pro
tection of navigators the government of
Bolivia has anchored n lot of buoys In
Lake Pope nnd boatmen who observe them
are In no danger. There Is supposed to bean
an underground outflow from all cf thesa
lakes. It Is claimed that articles whl'h
have been thrown Into their waters have
afterward been picked up on the seacaast
near Africa , and careful observers say that
on the beach In that locality are frequently
found cornstalks , reeds and other debris
which do not grow on the coast , but are
found In great abundance among the in
terior lakes.
HOGS.
A CclclirnttMl Ilrocil HroiiKht Over
From > ew 7eiilnnil.
"Tho most celebrated breed of shepherd
degs ever known in the west , " said Jud
Bristol , the old-time sheepman ot Fort Col
lins , Cole , too. Denver Post reporter , "were
those bred from a pair of New Zealand dogs
brought to Colorado In 1875. I had several
of their pups on ray ranges nnd could fill a
volume with Instances of their rare Intelli
gence and faithfulness.
"I remember one pup In particular. Ho
was only six months old when ho was sent
out one day to work on the range. At night ,
when the herd was brought up to the cor
rals , wo saw at once that n part of the herd
was missing. There were l.COO head In the
bunch when they went out In the morning ,
but when wo put them Uirouch the chute
wo found that 200 were missing. The pup
"was also missing. Well , all lunds tuinod
out for the search. We hunted all that
night and all of the next < Hy and did not
find the lost sheep until along toward night.
But they were all herded In a little draw ,
about five -miles from home , and there -was
the faithful dog standing guard. The wolves
vvero very plentiful In those drjs nnd the
dog had actually hidden the sheap fiom the
animals In the draw. The poor fellow wns
nearly famished , as ho had been lor thirty-
six hours without food or water. From that
day ho became a hero , but was so badly
affected by hunger , exposure and thlret and
subsequent overfeeding and potting that he
died not long afU-nvard.
"This same pup's mother was an especially
fine animal. One night the herder brought
In his flocks and hurried to hie cabin to cook
himself some supper , for he was more than
usually hungry. Hut ho missed the dog ,
which usually followed him to the cabin of
nn evening to have her supper. The herder
thought It rather etrange , but made no
search for the dog that night. But when
ho went down to the corrals the next mofn-
Ing ho found the gate open nnd the faithful
dog standing guard over the HOCKS. Tins
herder In his haste the night before had
forgotten to close the gate and the dog , more
faithful than her master , had remained nt
her post nil night , though Buffering from
hunger nnd thirst.
"On another occasion this same dog was
loft to watch n flock of nheep near the
herder's cabin whllo the herder got Ills sup
per. After ho had eaten hie supper he went
out to where the sheep were and told tha
dog to put the sheep In the corral ) This
she refused to do , and , nlthnuRh she had
had no supper , she started off over the
pralrln ns fast as the could go. The herder
put the ulu-op In the corral and went to bed ,
About midnight ho was awakened by the
loud barking of n dog down by the corrals.
Ho got up , dressed himself nnd went down
to the corrals , and there found the dog
with a band of about fifty sheep , which had
strayed off during the previous day without
the herdnr's knowledge , but the poor do , }
know It , and also knew that they ought to
be corralled , and she did It ,
\viiv DO minis MICK vrnf
Qiii-Htlon AVIileh NaliirnllNtH Are SOU
llnnlilti to 4uri'i * Upon ,
A scientific Journal deplores the luck o
trustworthy data explanatory of the migra
tion of birds. NaturallHtB have alwnvs dif
fered on this subject , and the reason why
birds migrate IK vtlll a myvtery. It In un
doubtedly a matter of Instinct , arid nlxo of
example from older to youncer blrdb. In
many cases the getting In of un early or
lute winter may bo foretold by the early or
Into mlcritlon of birds from north to
notith Some extraordinary storied nro told
of things done liy Llrdrt In carrying out tht |
inlsrntory Instinct. It 1ms boon calculntM
that the \ IrKlnln plover Illcs nt n height of
tv > o mllfF , end nt it speed of 225 miles nn
hour It Is rocoi tlctl th.U n Wltann'n black
cap warbler arrived nt n certain bush In V
the north In three jtncces ivo yenra nt 1,30 I
li. in. of the j.u.io d iv * One correspondent
considers tlmt the migration Is fully ac
counted for by the susceptibility of the
blrdu to temperature Inltiicncewj that they
seek In winter a wnrmcr nnd In summer n
cooler air. so ns to nvnld brine subjected to
great cllnmtla vicissitudes , lint incut
natuiallfits hold that the migrations nre
largely n inattiT of the s-cnrch after fond.
They leave a given region because u speci
fic food Is exhausted , nnd thcv llv to
another sprclllo region because the ex
periences of the mho ns n whole have
shown that desirable food can bo found
there. It Is not the winds that drlvo thorn ,
nor the temperature that tempts them : but
Bhoer hun * .r UI"OOH thorn from one nlnra \ -
to another. The only weak point about this 7"
thrtirv Is that often tho. birds tllFnt > ! icnr
without nny nppnront reason , vvhon food
conditions are seemingly perfect. The mat
ter Is still as great n puzzle to the cleverest
ornithologist ns to nny one else.
l. > Tim OCI3A.VS IHHTIIS.
.Siiiuetliliiur About < lie > IVinperiUure
mill 1'rexKUrc of ( lie Water.
.Tho temperature nt the bottom of the
ocean , says the Nineteenth Century , U
iieirly down to frecrlng point , nnd some
times actually below It. There Is n total
absence of light ns fnr ns sunlight I con
cerned , nnd there Is nn enormous procure ,
re cleaned nt about n ton to the pqunro Inch
In every thousand fathoms , which Is 1W )
times greater than that ot the atmosphcrs
wo live In. At 2,500 fathoms the piossurc Is
tliltty times more powerful than the stinm
inOfebtiro of n locomotive when drawing a
train , AH Into np 1SSO n lending zoologist cx-
plnhicri the existence of deep sen animals nt
m.rh depths by assuming that their bodlos
VUTCi _ omposcd of solids and liquids of great
density , nnd contained no air. Thlt\ how
ever. Is not the case with deep HC.I llsh ,
which nro vrovlded with nlr-lntlntwl nwim-
n.mg bladders. If one of these llsh. In full
iiin&o after Its prey , happens to ascemnjo-
jonn a certain level. Its bladder b comei
dlttcmled with the decreased pressure , and
curries It In spite of Its efforts. Btlll In Its
com so ; In foot , members ot tills unfortunate
CIIITH are 1 able to become victims to the un
usual nccldent of falling upward , and no
doubt meet with u vloltnt death soon after
leaving their accustonud level , nnd long be-
fete their bodies le.'ith
the surface In n dis
torted and unnatuinl state. Even ground
sharks , brought up from u depth of no more
than COO fathoms , expire hereto they gain
the surface.
The fauna of the deep sea with a few
exceptions hitherto only known as fossils
.lie new nnd specially modlll d forms of
famlllos genenillv Inhabiting shallow vvatciH
In modern times , and have been driven
down to the depths of the ocean by tlulr
more powerful rivals In the battle of lire ,
much as the ancient Hi lions were com
pelled to withdraw to the barren and Inao- f
possible fnPtnessre of Wales Some of T
tholr organs have undergone considerable
modification In correspondence to the
changed conditions of their now habitat .
Thus down to 900 fathoms tholr eyes have
generally enlarged , to make the best of the
faint light which may posslblj penetrate
there. After 1,000 fathoms there organs are
still further enlarged or so greatly rsduotd
that In borne opecles tliev disappear alto
gether , and are replaced by enormously
long foolers. The only light nt great depths
which would enable large e > is to be of any
service is the phosphoretxence of deep sea
animals.
We know that nt the surface this light is >
often veiv powerful , and Sir Wyvllle Thorn-
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sea lit night wns "a perfect blaze of phos-
phoiescence , j strong that lights and
shadows were thrown on the snllb , and 1C
was easy to rend the smallest print. " It Is
thought possible by seveial naturalist * that
certain portions of the sea bottom may be
light as the streets of a European city after
sun ot. Some deep sea fl h hove two
parallel rows of email circular phosphores
cent organs running along the whole length
of their bodies , and as thc > glide through ,
the dark watcis of the pinfound ubjsses-
thov must look like model mall ships with ,
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