F t 1T" * B THE OMAHA DAILY BEJ3 : SUNDAY , NOVJ3JIBBII 20. 1Slt. ! SI CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE Wholesale Business Generally in a Good , Healthy Condition , NOT MUCH CHANGE IN RETAIL TRADE Collier mill .More Scnnonnlilc Wcntlicr Wnnted Very Untiltt < Jlve Vint nnd S n up to All of Merchntiillr.liiK : > ' I Local trade condition * are not materially different from what they were a week ago. Unseasonable weather still prevails , which Is having a rather bad Influence on many lines of business , especially those which have to do with cold weather goods. Trade , however , taking all things Into considera tion , la In a good * healthy condition and jobbers are generally pretty well satisfied. Outsldo of the wholesale grocery market very few changes in prices took place last week. All lines , however , nro In a good , strong- position , with no signs of weakness. fTho local retail trade wis not very active last week , owing to the ptormy weather ivhlch prevailed the greater part of the time , keeping shoppers at home. There wttJJ some demand for wet weather goods , eo merchants handling1 those lines had a fairly good trade. Ilrlnk TluuikMKlvliiRr Demand. Grocery jobbers report nn active demander ( or last week nnd say that the Thanksgiv ing trade Is getting nicely started. The bulk of It , however , will come this week nnd Jobbers are making preparations for a big run of business. They are getting their ndvnncu orders of ifall ( roods pretty well cleaned up , but nt the same tlmo there Is enough of these left -when taken with the fresh orders that are coming in all the ttmo to keep them busy. Tho' market on most lines Is not much different from what It was a week ago , but still a few advances have taken place. Several lines of canned poods advanced sharply last week , espe cially oysters and some kinds of California fruits. Oatmeal was marked up again , 'tho udvnnco this tlmo amounting' to 10if20c { per liarrol. Beans are also lOo higher than they were a week ago and green and "Scotch peaa 11 ro also belns quoted a little higher. The ) > lg demand for nuts and candles Is causing these lined to advance and some scarcity Is reported In walnuts and almonds. The ad vance on several lines of pall candles last week amounted to % o per pound. The sugar market 'is In just about the same position as a week ago , no new develop ments having taken place. Citron Is also In blp demand and is being1 quoted I < g2c per pound higher than It was a week ago. Green coffees have been marked up again , the amount this tlmo being ; % Qlc. per pound , and the market Is quoted firm at the ad vance. Hnrdtvnrc Market Sternly. Hardware men are still having1 a good trade and say they havo' no complaint what ever to make regarding the course business ia taking. The demand for seasonable goods would of course be a llttlo more t > rlk it the weather were cold , but at the earno time there Is a. good , steady trade , ) which Is very satlsfactoryy to local Jobber * Trade out In the country seems to bo In fairly peed condition and but very llttlo complaint Is coming from that source. Col lections , ' too , are In good shape , which 19 a peed Indication that retailers' are not hav ing a very hard tlmo. There Is practically nothing to bo said regarding1 the condition of the market , as It Is In very much the same position ft has been lor several weeks ] mst. No advances of Importance have taken place lately , yet the market Is firm on practically all lines , with no signs of weakness. Local jobbers do not seem to bo looking- for any very Important fluctua tions , cither up or down , In the near future , but tire looking-for a good , steady.-healthy market. Dry Good * Hard. toGet. _ The -wholesale dry goods -trade Is still rather under the -weather. The rains of last week did not help matters any and con sequently Jobbers nro not having a very rushing business. Trade out in the country Is a little qulot and doubtless will bo BO lone as warm weather continues. Jobbers , ( however1 are not doing any complaining , as they know .trado will be all right as soon ns the weather becomes more favorable. rrhero Is nothing ; especially new to be said nbout the condition of the market , as prices nrestllUirmall along the line , and , as there are-more buyers' 'than- sellers , .It > ls moro n question ot how to get goods than what price shall bo paid for them. for Snow. Boot nnd shoo men are In about the same fix. as dry goods men. But few orders > for immodlate shipment nro being received and It is said that retailers' stocks are Rtill quite complete. Jobbers , of course , cannot expect to do much until retailers have some business , but when trade does open up It will doubtless como with a rush. Rubber goods men nro also calling trade dull , as thus far there has been almost no stormy weather at all. The rains of last week , of course , stirred things.up , a trllle in a retail way , but still the demand was not great enough to break retailers' stocks up to any great extent. Jobbers consequently quently did not reap any immedlato"benelit. About all the jobbers can do Is to nit down nnd wait for ft snow storm , which , it It ever comes , will undoubtedly give them plenty to do. , , The hide market advanced about Me last week , and nrlces are firm ut the advance. Receipts are gradually Increasing , hut a still greater Increase Is anticipated for the near future. Fruit nnd Produce. The near approach of Thanksgiving day has not helped the fruit and produce men to any great extent : as yet. Trade with them seems to bo unusually quiet for this tlmo of year , but they are looking for homo Improvement this week. There was moro demand for potatoes last week than for some tlmo past. Prices are gradually firming Up , as the market Is not very heavily supplied. Good stock nt the present time is worth 30tfT35c. Sweet potatoes are ntlll on rtAlo nt prices ranging from ? 2.25 ® 4.00 per barrel , the price depending Upon the kind of potatoes and the slzo ot the barrels. Cranberries arc In good demand iuill are quoted at J5.75ij6.00 for Cape Cods and $ G,60T7.00 ( | for fancy Howes. Celery Is selling' all the way from 20c to 40c. There Is practically no change In the quotations on good shipping apples. Grapes , both Now York and California , are also quoted thq same and are said to bo In good condi tion. Mexican oranges are worth Jl.OO ® 4.25. and California navels J4.50. Kggs were In rather light receipt last week and the demand good , the bulk of receipts going nt IB'.ie , The supply of butter was a llttlo more liberal nnd prices fell off a little , as will bo seen from quo tations bolow. The poultry market was In good Hhopc. the supply nnd demand run ning nbout oven. Very little dressed poultry was received , but dealers sav that It can bo handled this week without dllll- culty oven should the weather stnv warm. A big demand for all kinds of poultry Is looked for from now until Thanksgiving and good prices are being predicted , There Is no change In the quotations on game , TJio demand for oysters continues un usually heavy oven for this tlmo r year. Dealers say there Is n peculiarity about the oysters this year which Is seldom no ticed , In the government report on oysters the statement Is madn that the male has a redd lali tinge , but local dealers arc of the ontnlon that BOX Is not the cause of the rolor , as It Is too general to be limited to the males only. Dealers Hay that about eight years ago the same thing was ex perienced nnd most people thought the oys ters were spoiled , when In- fact the color does not Injure them In the least. U Is thought that the color Is caused by some kind of vegetable which the oysters feed upon , nnd the fact Unit only the 'o coming from certain localities nro red bears out that theory , , Ivi | n > ooI tirnhi ii nil 1'rnvlnloiin , MVKHl'OOL , Nov , 23. WHEAT Spot. dull ; No. 1 California. n HtdfTCs 2d ; No. 2 red. western winter , 6.1 9d ; No. 2 northern. eprlns1 , 6s UVid , CORN Spot , dull ; American mixed , now nnd old. 3 ? r.'id. FLOUH St , 1/oulp fancy winter , dull , 7s d. d.I I KAB Canadian. Cs M. I'HOVISlONS-Beef. easier ; extra India mess. 87s fid ; prime menu , S0s. Pork , steady ; priino inefp , western. & 7p Cd , Hums , short cut , H to Ifl Ib. , nrm , 46s. Lard , llrm : prime -western. In tierces. 2Gs f > d ; American refined , In palls. 2Ss 3d. Butter , lineal United States , 9ls ; good , 73s\ Bacon , Cum berland cut. 2S to 30 11)3 , , Btcady , 3a ; short rlbfe. 18 to 22 Ibs. , llrm , 33x Cd ; loin ; clear middle * . IlKht , SO to 33 Ibs. , firm , 32s fid ; long cle-nr middles , heavy. 35 to 40 Ibs , , llrm , 3.2s ; cliort clear backs , Iti to 18 llis , , linn , JU Gd ; rlour bellies , 14 to 16 Ibs. . dull , 32s Cd ; shoul ders , square. 12 to 14 Ibs. , steady. 3Is Cd , Cheere , steady , American , finest white. 54s fid ; . American , Hnest colored , MH , Tallow , prime city , steady , -Is ; Australian , In Lon don , dull , 25s 3d , _ > York llry tiiiiiilw Mnrki-t. NKW YOUlv , Nov. 25-nHY GOOU9- Qciicrul demand for tnt > lo ; cottons quiet nt close of the week , but tone us strong tt ever and no better Hupply of goods than before. Prints are stronger nnd occasion ally advtiiicPH reported In some be'cond grade lines and other * expected with the coming week ; print cloths closed strong &t 3o for regulars nnd ncllcrs shy ; wide gray Koodi advanced ! cotton yarns In active request ; jellern reserved and prices fre quently Ufittc per Ib. higher on the week : worsted yarns difficult to buy nnd steadily tending upward , OMAHA GUMIIAL MAIIKBT. Condition of Trnilc and ( Inntntlatm nn SfnDtr mill Fancy Proilncr , EGOS Ilccclpls light ; market firm nt DHESSRD POULTHY-Cholcc to fancy turkcyn , lie ; ducks and geese , PC ; chickens , 8c ; hens , 7c ; roosters , 4ft6c. LIVE POULTRY Hens , 6Hc ; spring chickens , 6tc ! old and ataggy roosters , 3W5T4e ; ducks nnd geeflc , 6C6l4o ; turkeys , So. HUTTBU-Common to fair , 14c ; choice , 16 J17c ; separator , 25c ; gathered creamery , 22 © 23c. PIQKONS Live , per doz. , 75c. VEAICholce , sc. GAME Prairie chickens , per doz. , U.00fi > 4.60 ; quail , per doz. , $1.1)091.78 ) ; mallards. J3.0033.25 : blue wing teal. $1.75 : green wing teal. Jl.2oiTl.EO ; mixed ducks , $1. & > 32.00. OYSTEHS Medium , per can , 18o ; stnnd- nrd. per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. , J1.25 ; extra selects , per can , 30c ; extra selects , per gal. , Jl.GO ; New York Counts , per _ can , 37c ; New York Counts , per 100 , HAY Upland , choice" " , * 6.M ; midland , choice , J6 ; lowland , choice , J3 ; rye straw , choice , $5.60 $ ; No. 3 corn , 27c : No. 3 white oats , 22140 ; cracked corn , per ton , $12 ! corn end onls , chopped , per ton , $12.50 ; bran , per ton , $13 ; shorts , per ton. $14. VEGETABLES. SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. , Kansas. $2.23 2.60 ; Jerseys. $4.00 ; large bbls. ( Neb. ) , POTATOES Per bit. . 303T35c. ' CnANBEUHIES-Cape Cod , $5.7536.00 $ ; fancy Howes. $0.50 7.00. ONIONS Retail way , yellow , 65c ; Ted , 75c. 75c.CELERY CELERY Per doz. , 20XOc. TURNIPK-Rutabagas. per Ib. , lUc ; Cana dian , 1H 1 4U CABUAGE-Per Ib. . l',4c ; Holland seed , lM 2c. WATER CRESS ic-qt. case ? . $1.60. MUSHROOMS-tPer Ib. box , 50c. FRUITS. APPLES Choice western shipping stock , $2.75'i3.00 ' ! ; Jonathans and Grimes' golden , $3.00 (3.50 ; New York stock , $3.6033.75. GRAPES New York , 20c : California Em peror , $2 ; Catawbas , per small basket , 15c. PEARS Western varieties , $2.50. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES Mexican , per box , $4,000-1.25 , California navels , per box. $4.60. LEMONS California fancy. $ I.75S7C.OO ( ; choice California , $4.0)0-l.50 ( ; Messina , $6.00 ® 5.50. HIDES , TALLOW. ETC. HIDES-No. 1 green hides , 8V4c ; No. 2 green hides. 7V4c ; No. 1 salted hides , lOc ; No. 2 salted hides , flc ; No. 1 veal calf , 8to 12 Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc. TALLOW. GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No. 1 , Ac ; No. 2 3 ic ; rough , 2c ; whlto grease , 23Vio ; yellow and brown grease , 2J4(33c. ( MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY Per 24-sectIon case , $3.2303.50. NUTS Hickory nuts , large , per bu. , $1 ; Shell Burks. $ L23@1.33. FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box , $1.15 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $1,25. MAPLE SUGAR Per Ib , , 00. Forclen Financial. LONDON , Nov. 25. American securities opened above parity level and prices held well during the short session. Trading was not active. Pennsylvania , Illinois' ' Central and Now York Central scored substantial advances. The final tone was steady. Span ish 4s closed at < X\i. \ PARIS , Nov. 25. Prices on the bourse to day were firm ; rente ? were steady ; Italians were heavy and Spanish 4s and Brazilians improved ; Rio Tintos realization sales and gold mines slightly receded. Three per cent rentes , lOOf 45c for the account ; exchange on London , 25C 26c for checks ; Spanish 4s , 67.35. BERLIN , Nov. 25. Prices on' the bourse today were Irregular. Internationals were quiet and only Spanish 4s were In demand , on Paris account ; Americans were main tained , but Canadian Pacifies were dull ; local securities were firm. FRANKFORT , Nov. 25. Prices of the bourse today were quiet and firmer , but there was n disposition created , owing to the demand In Paris for Spanish 4s ; Ameri can securities were well maintained and locals were in good demand. MADRID , Nov. 25. Gold , 25.77. BUENOS AYRES. Nov. 25. Gold. 134.10. Cotton Mnrlcct. X.IVERPOOL , Nov. 25. COTTON-SpOt , fair demand and higher ; American mid dling fairi ; d-good.'middling ; , 43-32d ; middling , 4Wd ; law middling. 41-16d ; good ordinary , 3d ; ordinary. 311-lGd. The sales of the day were 8,000 bales , of which 500 bales were for speculation find export and Included 6,900 bales American. Receipts , 14,000 .bales , Including 10,300 bales American. Futures opened and closed quiet at the de cline ; American middling , 1. jn. c. , Novem ber. 47-CId : November and December , 4 8-G4 < 349-64d ; December nnd January , 44-61 ® 45-64d , buyers ; January and February , 4 3-64d , buyers ; February and March. 42-C4d , buvers ; March and April. 4 2-645M 3-fi4d. sell ers ; April and May , 441-C4d ; May and June4d. . sellers ; June and July , 3 63-64d , sellers ; July and August , 3 62-64d ; August and September , 3 60-64d , value. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 23. COTTON Steady ; sales , 100 bales ; middling , 7J4c ; receipts , 7.73S hales ; shipments , 7,526 bales ; stock , 97,821 bales. GALVESTON , Nov. 23.-COTTON Firm at 57-16C. Some Trnillnir nt St. I.onU. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 25. The Merchants' ex change was ; closed today In observance of the funeral of Vice President Hobart , but there was an assemblage of grain traders In the curb room , with some trading going on. The feeling was firm In both wheat nnd corn. May wheat sold at from 72e .to 71'/4o and December at 67c , but moro buy ers nt the lowest rates than sellers. Puts on May sold at 71o and calls at 72W@72V4c. A few trades In corn were made at 30o for December and Sl c for May. Receipts for the day were 41,300 bu. of wheat , 65,855 bu. of corn and 20.800 bu. of oats. ' London Wool Market. LONDON. Nov. 25. The offerings of wool next week aggregate 62,900 bales. The ar rivals to date , for the next series of auction sales amount to 16,759 bales , of which 4,600 bales were forwarded direct. The Imports ( luting the week were : "Now South Wales , 8,4Vi' > bales ; Melbourne , 7,008 bales ; Queens land , 3,7ftl bales ; South Australia , 2,291 bales ; West Australia , 833 bales ; New Zea land , 4,320 bales ; Capet of Good IIO'po ' and Natal , 2,612 bale i ; elsewhere , 645 bales , Hunk Cli-urlnicN. NEW YORK. Nov. 23-Clcarlngs , $175- 776.611 : balances , $6,789.006. BOSTON. Nov. 25.-Clearlngs , $20,649,189 ; balances , $1,745 C83 , PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 25.-Clearlngs , $14,60:1,241 : : balances. $1,938.066. BALTIMORE. Nov. 25. Clearings , $3,647- 671 : balanros. $319,152. ST. LOUIS , Nov. a-Clearlngs , $4.163,740 ; balances , $ oCI,3SO ; money , 4SS per cent ; New York exchange , 60c discount bid , 40o die- count asked , Oil MnrKvt. OIL CITY , Nov. 25. OILS-Crodlt bal ances , $1,61 ; certificates , $1,62 bid for cnsh ; no sales. LIVERPOOL. Nov. 25-OILS-Cottonseed. Hull rotlnod , November and April , steady , 17s , Turpentine , steady. 37 9d. Rosin , common , firm , 4p 3d , Petroleum , refined , 74d. Linseed oil. 21s 3d. LONDON , Nov. 25-OILS-Culcutta lin seed , spot , 4is 9d. Turpentine spirits , 37s. flutter , KKK anil Clu-cno Alnrkrt. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 23.-BUTTER- Flrm ; fancy western creamery , 27c ; fancy western prints. 2Sc. EGGS Firm : fresh nearby. 21e : freeh western , 23o ; fresh southwestern , sscj fresh southern , 20c. CHEESE Unchanged. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 23 , FGGS-Mnrket ctendy to llrm : fresh Missouri and Kansas stock , llrBts , 16V4C doz , , cases returned. Holiday nt \ < MV Orleiinn. NEW ORLEANS , Nov. 2o.-Labor ; legal holiday ; no markets. Sun I > "riiiuilmo : A UH Help. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov , 23.-A memorial to congress is now being prepared by the citizens' executive committee asking that San Francisco be relieved of the care of regular troops returning from the Philip pines , Now that the volunteers of the several states have been received , cared for. nrsUted In procuring employment and aided In departing the work of the committee Is practically ended. Organization will , how ever , bo maintained until every possible effort IB mxdo to Induce the federal govern ment to provide for the pare and trangpor- Utloii of all regular troops la the point of enlistment. Thli may require an act of consress. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Light Receipts as Usual on the Last Daj of tha Week , NOT CATTLE ENOUGH TO MAKE A SHOWING Sheen Vrry Source nnd Mnrkcl With out Fentnrc of Importance Ilojjt Show llecllnc of ByT 1-B Cent * , vrlth Trnitc Slow nt Decline. SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 25. Receipts were ! Cattle , frog * . Sheep. Official Mond.iy 6.216 6a53 4,00 Official Tuesday 4.467 11.S42 2,787 Oillclal Wednesday 2,670 9.76S 37 oiiiclal Thursday 2.8SD 11,2213 Oillclal Friday 2,454 6,743 314 Official Saturday 313 ,221 Ml Total this week 17,939 64,153 8.811 Week ending Nov. 18..27,968 51.17J 18,143 Week ending Nov. 11..18,810 42.298 25,672 Week ending Nov. 4 25,171 40.C46 22,064 Average price paid for nogs for the last Eovornl days with comparisons : 1833.1M8.1S97.1S96.18 | | | | ! > 3.1S'I. | ) | 1893. Nov. 1. . 4 01 3 63 3 29 342 4 44 6 90 Nov. 2. . 401 3 45 3 41 327 3 44 4 45 6 U ? Nov. 3. . 401 347 3 43 330 439 GU7 Nov. 4. . 4 02 3 51 3 43 331 333 * 6SS NOV. G. . 362 344 321 3 33 4 41 < NOV. 6. . 401 3 4& 817 3 36 450 5 SI NOV. 7. . 4 02 365 323 3 43 465 6 83 Nov. S. . 4 03 3 62 3 45 4 42 6 84 Nov. . . 4 06 3 45 3 41 3 28 3 39 42'.i .1)4 ) Nov. 10. 4 01 3 47 3 31 3 27 * 4 41 585 Nov. 11. 402 3 43 332 317 3 39 673 Nov. 12. 3 44 3 38 3 22 3 45 43 Nov. 13. 3 91 3 31 3 23 3 44 64 66) Nov. 14. 3 92 3 41 * 325 3451 44 &CI Nov. 15. 3 90 3 35 327 3 37 SCI Nov. 16. 3 81 335 3 31 3 3 45 45 642 Nov. 17. 3 87 3 36 332 311 623 Nov. 18. 386 333 332 3 14 3 41 Nov. 19. I 3 29 3 31 3 16 339 4 61 NOV. 20. 3 3 31 3 13 3 42 4 65 63 * Nov. 21. 3 89 331 * 3 15 3 42 437 5M Nov. 22. 386 3 37 3 39 * 3 38 4 41 5 II Nov. 23. 3 85 3 44 3 27 324 3 41 4 20 5 19 Nov. 24. 3 J2 3 4f 3 27 321 I 49 3 32 Nov. 25. 3 3 K 3 30 316 346 6 33 Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each rood was : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. C. . M. & St. P. Ry 13 Missouri Pacllic Ry 5 G 2 Union Pacific system 4 23 1 C. & N. AV. Ry 7 F. , JS. & M. V. R. R 31 C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry 1 8 B. & M. R. R. R 1 22 C. , B. & Q. Ry 1 11 C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , west 3 Total receipts 12 124 3 The disposition of the day's receipts was ns follows , each buyer purchasing the number of head Indicated : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 31 1,115 G. H. Hammond Co 4 1,200 Swift nnd Company 78 1.868 Cudahy Packing Co 27 2.136 Armour & Co 1,686 Omaha Pack. Co. , K. C 113 ' Cudahy Pack. Co. , K. C 674 Armour & Co. , Sioux City. . . . ,07 Vansant & Co 6 W. I. Stephen 2 Huston & Co 4 Other buyers 21 Totals 292 S.9S6 727 CATTLE There were no cattle here today to amount to anything nnd not enough to make a market , so that there were , no now features of Importance In the trade. ' The cattle market this week has been In rather peculiar condition , due to the fact that while the receipts at this point have been light there has been a large run at eastern market points and lower orlces. In consequence there has been nresonted at this point the unusual spectacle of light receipts and lower prices on beef steers. As a still further demoralizer was the fact that the coming week contains a poultry holi day , when beef will bo In small demand. Chicago reported for the week a break of 60c$1.00 on half-fat cattle , as compared with the high time , and the market at this point could safely be quoted 60c lower on the same basis. Right good and well- finished cattle have not suffered very much loss , though they , too , are a little lower. It has been a slow , dull , and mean market all the week and just the kind of a'market that no one likes. Cows and heifers have been In small supply all the week , and good kinds of cows firmed up a little the latter half of the week , there being a gain probably of about lOc. Canners have not shown any material change. Stackers and feeders were In very small supply , so that the market showed some little gains the latter part of the week , and at the close could safely bo reported as 10 ® 15c higher. Representative sales : BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 4 1237 " "cows. 1 930 225 9 900 290 1 1010 230 3 1050 290 1 -.860 240 3 1030 290 3 760 255 4 1000 360 1 790 260 1 J500 300 2 1070 260 1 1130 310 1 1070 265 2 1145 315 1 1040 265 1 1040 315 1 880 270 1 890 325 1 850 275 3 1100 323 1 1280 2 7G 1 1200 330 2 1160 275 2 55 355 3 1093 280 3 1166 365 3 926 285 28 1163 380 HEIFERS. 1 460 310 11 729 365 7 738 333 3 700 365 STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. > . . . . 4KS ! t 80 80BULLS. BULLS. 1 1350 275 1 1500 300 1 1280 280 1 1200 310 1 1210 285 1 1190 323 1 1250 293 1 1560 335 1 121 ° 1 160 560 4 167 625 1 210 560 STOCK CALVES. 1 310 400 1 290 500 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 4 790 350 S 492 400 1 460 360 HOGS The market this morning opened 5o lower , even on the best loads , but be fore sellers were able to unload It was 60) ) 7c lower. As might be expected , thu mar ket was rather slow , as sellers were back ward about making the concession. Btlll buyers had the advantage of the fact that It was the lost day of the week and as Chicago was coming lower they were benr- Irh In the extreme nnd would take the hogs at their prices or leave them alone. The hogs sold largely at J3,7&3.771,4 , as against J3.8003.85 yesterday. The tendency oftho hog market has been lower this week. The week opened a llttlo strong and hogs sold a shade better on Tuesday , but after that the tendency of the market was steadily downward. It was a shade lower each day until the last of the week , when the decline was still greater , so that for the week the market Is close to lOo lower. The receipts were largo all the week , us will bo noted from the table of receipts , but at the name time there was a good demand , so that there were none too many hogs to pupply nil the demands of local packers. Representative sales : No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 697.327 SOJ375 63 . . . .355 . . . 37C -J . .342 40 3 73 - .342 . . . 375 .212 SO 3 75 ,280 120 3 75 ,248 . . . 375 .304 SO 3 75 ,337 160 3 75 ,333 120 3 Jo ,248 SO 3 75 ,294 120 3 75 ,283 160 3 75 ,383 40 3 75 .258 240 3 73 ,402 SO 3 75 ,319 240 375 .423 SO 3 15 .296 120 3 73 .239 . . . 175 ,313 40 373 63. , .317 160 375 73. .317 40 3 75 C4. ,190 80 3 75 78 , .329 I'M 3 75 60 , ,292 80 3 75 61 , ,209 80 3 75 72. .223 120 375 65..340 ,2S5 160 3 75 89 232 .105 . . . 375 IK 2C4 , 96 . . . 3 75 55 240 ,310 SO 275 CO 330 ,273 80 375 SO,235 , SS2 SO 375 Sfl..311 . . . .301 40 3 75 39 88 SO ,301 120 3 75 61..250 40 ,309 160 375 66 323 120 3 77W ,331 200 375 84 2H 80 3 77W .272 210 375 79 272 120 3 7714 .279 40 373 63 295 40 3 77W. .229 40 375 Cl 271 SO 3 77H .310 120 375 61 SOfi 120 .1 7714 ,198 40 376 63 ,2CO . . . 3 SO .310 120 375 65 28) Iffl 3 SO , SOS JKO 375 77. 267 210 .254 SO 375 70 2f8 40 . " . SO ,291 SO 3 75 79 . . . .240 . . . 3 SO SS2 . . . 3 75 67 , 250 4f > 2 SO .287 40 375 69,251 80 3 SO .243 120 a 7 * SI . , . , ,240 100 .ISO .m 49 smi ei m ieo sso . .26 $ 49 37714 M 26S 120 S $0 . , . .3.11 160 37714 61 2S6 40 380 67. . . . .2,10 . . . 377U 7S ,274 80 .ISO S3 , . , SO 3 SO 71. . . 40 3 SO SO. , , ire a so 74. , , 40 3 S2I.A Kfi. . . . . . 882(5 ( C2. . . C5 202 . . . 3 So SHEEP There was really only ono ear of sheep on sale this mornlnir nnd It sold nt a steady price that Is. nt $1.25 for yearling * . Another bunch ofsheep , which was sold some three weeks ago , was bought In nnd weighed up nt JI.BO. The tendency of the sheep market hn been lower this week nnd the market Is off I5ft20c n < compared with the early part of the week. The feeder market has been rather slow nnd dull and values weak. Quotations : Qood to choice fed wether. ) , $ l.l5W4.2o : good to choice grass wethers. J3.90ijf4.00 ; fair to good graps wethers. JIJOW 3.80 ; good to choice grnsa ewes , f3.10JT3.Jo ; fair to good grass owe ? . J2.SSfJ3.10 ; good to choice native lambs , * 3.15'i75.2o : good to choice western lambs , fl.78 < i.r .00 : fair to good wostprn lambs. J4.50if4.G5 ; feeder wethers , J3.63573.75 ; feeder yearlings , JS.75JJ 3.90 ; good to choice feeder lambs , Jl.25jf4.3o ; fair to good feeding lambs , J4.00tf4.25 ; feeder ewes. J2.2502.75. iioprescntatlvo ealcs : No. Av. Pr. 40S fed Wyoming wethers . 110 S4 50 1 buck lamb . . . 110 5 W 253 fed yearlings . 96 4 2o CIIIC.1C3O LIVK STOCK MAIUCI2T. Cnttle Generally Stonily nt thiUe - ollne. Hog * Active , Sheep Stonily. CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-CATTI.B-aenern ly steady nt the decline ; November receipts largest slnca 1S94 ; good to choice. J3.07.00 : ! ; poor to medium , J4.0 f5.G : ! ; mixed stockers , $3.03ff3.75 ; selected feeders , J4.20JH.75 ; good to choice cow. > , J3.50fl4.23 ; heifers , J3.2504.60j canners , J1.76Ji3.00 ; bulls. $2.25ii ! > 4.00 ; calves , $4.0007.00 ; fexl Texas beeves , J4. 2355.00 ; grnsa Texas steers , J3.C54.00 ; western ranso beeves , J4.00 < iiG.23. HOGS Active ; market shade lower ; good clear steady ; butcher ? . J.1.SOIJ3.97V4 : good to choice henvv , J3. ! > 3 fft.)71 ! ) * ; rough heavy , J1.75tfT3.S21i ; light , J3.730a.90 ; bulk ot sales , Market steady for both she-ep and lambs ; largest number receipts on rec ord ; native wethers , J3.COW4.40 : lambs , JI.OO JT5.25 : western wethers , J3.7504.00 ; western lambs. J4.SO IG.20. UECEIPTS-Cattle , 400 head ; hogs , 22,000 'head ' ; sheep , BOO head. ICnnnnii City Live Stock. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2-CATTL.E-Ue- celpts , 600 head ; sold at steady prices } sup ply this -week liberal for season and con cessions had to be made In order to realize ; choice beef and export steers wre slightly lower ; common , inferior and lightweight cattle depreciated 10JT25c ; butcher cows and canning stock sold steady to slightly lower ; stockers and feeders steady ; heavy native steers. J3.2S06.10 ; llghtwelgtits. J4.6006.00 ; stockera and feeders , J3.K05.15 ; butcher cows nnd heifers , J3.0XS ( > I.50 ; fed westerns , JI.OOIiS.50 ; western feeders , $3.0004.50 ; Texas , J3.005M.33. HOGS Receipts. 5,200 head ; Indifferent de mand and trndo slow lo shade lower prlce-a ; heavy nnd mixed , J3.7503.S5 ; light , J3.7003.S5 ; pigs , J3.4003.C5. SIIUEF Receipts for week , 11,000 , head ; trade slow throughout week ; choice lambs scarce and few offered sold steady ; other killing grades slow at lOigCOc decline ; stock ers and feeders In good demand at steady prices ; Inaibs , J4.4006.35 ; muttons , J3.2504.25 ; feeding lambs , J3.250 > 4.50 ; feeding sheep , JJ.0003.C5 ; stackers , J2.S003.50 ; culls. J1.50 ® 2.50. St. LoulH Live Stock. ST. IOUIS , Nov. 25.-CATTLE-Recelpts , 650 head ; market steady : native shipping and export siteers , J4.90R6.ffi ; dressed beef and butcher steers , J4.0005.30 ; steers under 1,000 Ibs. , J3.65@-i.60 ; stockers and feeders , J2.G005.00 ; cows and heifers , J2.0004.65 ; can ners , J1.5002.S5 ; culls J2.5003.C5 ; Texas and Indian steers , J2.70S4.50 ; cows nnd heifers , J2.000'i.OO ' HOGS Receipts , 3,000 head ; market Cc lower : pigs and lights , J3.S003.S5 ; packers , J3.K003.90 ; butchers , J3.9004.00. SHEEP Rec&ipts , none ; market nom inally steady ; mUlve mutons , J2.S504.S5 ; lambs. 14. 100 3.00 : stockers , S2.3503.00 ; culls and bucks , S2.0003.00. Xevr York Live Stock. NEW YORK , Nov. 25. BEEVES Re ceipts , 30 head ; no trading ; feeling1 weak ; cables unchanged ; exports , 1,161 cattle , 40 sheep and 6,374' quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts , 71 head ; steady ; prime veals , J8 ; car of western calves , J5.60. SHEEP AND UA.MBS Receipts , 1,258 head ; sheep low ; lambs firmer ; sheep , J2.85 0)1.00 ) ; lambs , S4. 371405.25 ; no Canadian lambs. HOGS Receipts , 2,990 head ; feeling weak ; no sales reported. St. JoMeph Live Stock. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo. . Nov. 25. ( Special. ) Journal quotations : CATTLE Receipts , 200 head ; market steady. HOGS Receipts , 5,100 head : market opened 24 < iT5c lower , loss regained : all grades , J3.7503.S5 ; bulk of sales , J3.7714 ® 3.8214. SHEEP Receipts , none : demand strong. Stock in Sitrht. Following are the receipts at the four principal western markets for November 25 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha 313 9,22t 6C2 Chicago 400 22,000 Kansas City COO c.200 fit. Louis 630 3,000 Totals 1.S63 39.421 1.1C2 ChlcnRO , ScIiIcy'H KlnKHhlp , Snlln. NEW YORK , Nov. 25. The United States cruiser Chicago , flagship of the South At lantic squadron , under Rear Admiral Schley , passed out of quarantine , bound for its station. Its first stop will bo at St. Lucia and thence It goes to Bahla. and after that to Buenos Ayres. Art-cut Coniitcr/citcrH , SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 23. Secret Serv ice Agent Hazon has arrested Charles E. Scott nnd Frank Scott , brothers , on charges of counterfeiting. Bogus money was found on both men , They are fwld to be eastern crooks. I , A HO It AXD INDUSTRY. Mexico Is said to have twenty-six now cotton mills so far this yenr. One hundred nnd fifty-five bakcuhops in New York City have adopted the ten-hour workday. Switchmen on the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad at GalePburg have been granted a 10 per cent Increase In wages. It la estimated that Missouri farmers re ceived over JS.000,000 for their mules last year. The number shipped from St. Louis was 117,603. A Now Jersey genius has invented a ma chine which wilt strip tobacco leaves of the thick stems and turn It out ready tor Its various uses , Coal miners are scarce In North Dakota and all efforts to secure miners have thus far been unavailing , Wages are from S3 to S4 per day , with board at J4 per week. Eighty thousand acres of land In Nova Scotia have recently been purchased by Michigan and Chicago capitalists with a view to the manufacture of wood pulp on an extended scale. The United Mine Workers' order now has 120,000 notlvo members. The national treas ury has a surplus of almost J30.000. The expenses , J30.000 annually , are paid by as- sobHlngeach member 3 per cent of their gross earnings. R , II , Edmonds of Baltimore places the amount of wnges which will bo paid to factory handu In the south this year at the largo sum of J350,000,000. The estimated value of manufactured products in the south Is placed at Jl,500,000,000. The Singer sowing machine works at Elizabeth , N. J , , employing 4,500 hands , on account of the large' orders on hand was unable this yenr the llrst tlmo In Its his tory to ehut down election day to permit Its army of employes to vote , Joslah Hull , mlnci Inspector of the state of Michigan , reports that nearly .1,000 more miners are now employed In the copper mines at Houghton , Mich. , than there were a year ago , and states this number would bo very much greater If the men rould be secured , All the big Iron , tUeol , glass nnd wood working factories In Munclc , Ind , , where thousands of men are employed , are workIng - Ing twenty-four hours per day whero.lt 1 possible nnd the fnctorlcn and mills are belnc equipped with e'lertrlo lighting plants rapidly , for use by the night workmen. At I'rovo , Utah , the woolen mills em ployes are now receiving only one-third cnsh and the rest In woolen mills scrip , for which they can get only about 90 centw on the dollar on the local market , though It passes for the same UH cash at the mills , when the produce of the factory Is pur chased. The main purpose of the American Equal Wage union , recently Incorporated under the laws of Missouri , n declared In an ad dress Just Issues ! to the public. Is to eradi cate the practice of paying lets wages to women than IB pnld to men for the same work. It also nlms to protect children from unnecepsary work. Statistic ! * just rompleted by the Income Tax commUn'on of Great Britain how that out of a total adult male population of 12.500,000 moro than 10,000,000 earn less than JS60 u year. The Income lax IH collected at the rate of 16 cents on euoh Jo above JS60 and the total tax , which luut year amounted to neatly HW.OOp.600 , wan contributed by not more than 2,000,000 people. MONEY MARKET IS EASIER Government Bond Purchases Enable Banks to Increase Their Holdings. CONTRACTION MUST STOP SOME TIME DrpoMfM Arc Xotv l.oiicr nml I.ontm IlclcmAvcrnRp of n Yenr AKO , rinnnclnl > > T\H from London , NKW YORK. Nov. 25.-The Financier says : The release ot government funds on bond purchases has enabled the associated banks of New York City to largely Increase their cnsh holdings , the surplus reserve of $6,052,200 contrasting sharply with the de ficit of $312,000 reported a yenr nco. Sin gularly enough , however , the banks taken Individually do not seem to have strength ened their standing much , ono largo In stitution reporting a gain In cnsh greater tlmn the aggregate of all the banks. The deposit Hem shows the same result , so that the only benefit the other banks have derived Is In lessened reserve liability , which docs not offset their losses In cash. The Individual reserves , therefore , arc in some cases lower than last week. But for nil this the money market has cased up perceptibly. It Is quite probable that the statement docs not rellect actual conditions. The contraction In loans. It may bo noted In this particular , Is to bo traced to the same Institution that ab sorbed the cash. Its loss of J5.000000 moro than equaling the loss of nil the banks. The majority of the banks , therefore , would seem to have lost slUUtly In cash and tn deposits , and expanded their loans. So far os the outlook Is concerned there scorns to be a disposition toward easier rates , although the decline may not be more than nominal. The steady contraction which has been going on at this center , for some months Sannot continue Indefinitely. Deposits are now lower than at this time last year nnd loans have shrunk much below the Novem ber (1S98) ( ) average. The onlv dlfferenco in the two exhibits Is that at this time last yenr the banks had $13,000,000 moro surplus reserve. As they have the onportunltv for securing government funds now nnd as the Interior movement favors Now York this discrepancy may quickly disappear It Is doubtful , however , whether the beginning of the year will bo marked by the wild ex pansion that opened with January twelve months ago. The weekly bank statement shows the following changes : Surplus reserve , In creased , $8,964,225 ; loans. deoron pd " ' 1"i - SOO : specie , Increased , $3,232,300 ; legal tend ers. Increased , $2,012,200 ; deposits. Increased , $1,121,200 ; circulation. Increased. $9.3UO. The banks now hold $6,654.200 In excess of the. local requirements. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says : The general markets were quiet today , with some1 In clination to heaviness under realizing sales. The selling was duo again to anticipation ot dearer money. The news concerning the khalifa had no effect. Consols weakened again to 102 % . American shares opened fairly firm , eased off and hardened atraln at the close. The majority of changes were unim portant. Baltimore & Ohio and Union Pa cific Issues were strong nnd there was a very large demand for Pennsylvania , a port of which was to cover local options and a part of the buying for American no I count. Between 10,000 and 20,000 shares ot 1 the stock were bought. Copper shares were easier. Anacondas beinir quoted at 9 % and Bostons at 11-lfi. Money was easy , but discounts wore firmer , the rate for short bills advancing SOME LATE IIVVEXTIOXS. Oil can be discharged from a new can without tiltinga spring-controlled piston being set in proximity to the top of the handle whereby a slight pressure with the thumb forces a small quantity of oil through the spout. An Improved stirrup for saddles 1ms a de vice to' prevent the too slipping in far enough to allow the instep to strike the yoke , consisting of a bar above nnd in front of the strap-bar , which keeps the stirrup bent back. By the use of a new attachment for shav ing brushes the bristles can foe made stiff or flexible as desired , a metallic tube being- slipped over the brush and contained In a recess in the handle , with stops to limit its outward movement. For use In 'burning1 ' stumps a western man has designed a furnace , which can be built up In conical sections around the stump , with draft openings in each section , which cause a fire started at the roots to consume the stump Instead of golntr out. By the use of a. newly-designed caster chairs and tables are made to stand steady on the floor , the socket which carries the caster-spindle being formed of a. screw- threaded sleeve , which Is turned up or down to adjust the wheel to the floor. An Ohio man has patented a device to prevent electrolysis In pipes and conduits , formed of a non-conducting collar to lit between the ends at the joints , with one end ot the collar flanged to prevent the ends of the pipe from coming in cOn- tact. In a new heating attachment for lamp chimneys a cone-shaped tin top Is Inverted on the chimney , with the lower end open and a flat wall over the top , to be heated by the llame , which can bo used for cook ing , or the top can be raised to hent the room. To enable letter carriers to carry heavy bags of mall matter without straining themselves a truck has been designed , hav ing a single rubber-tired wheel suspended at the lower end of a light frame , the latter being fitted with a basket for the mall lias. In an Improved meat-tenderer particles of meat are prevented from sticking to the teeth by the use of a spring guard , a single piece of spring" wire being bent around each tooth to be forced back ns the meat Is struck , rprlnglng forward again to scrape the teeth. Workmen are protected from falling when working on a scaffold by u Now Yorker's patent apparatus , formed of a number of straps , to be buckled around the body , with a clamp on the harness" , which grips a rope suspended over the scaffold to hold the man If ho falls. Medicinal powders can be rapidly put up In papers by a new apparatus , having n hopper for the powder , with a slotted bar sliding underncajh , which receives the proper amount/of powder nnd Is pushed alone to deposit It on a paper spread out for the purpose. To prevent the breakage of Incandescent mantles a New York man has patented a frame of wire , with a ring at the top , which fits over the support , the mantle being stretched over "vie frame before being treated , so that the frame receives nil shocks nnd jam , To rapidly moisten the buttonholes of shirts nnd collars a New Yorker has pat ented-a handy device , shaped like a pair of pliers , with the JOWB fitted with a pair of absorbent pads which ore closed over the buttonhole by preseing the grips to gether In the hand. The temples of a newly patented pair of spectacles can be separated from the frame to nllow the glasses to bo Incloxed In u smaller cane , the ends of the frame hav ing open-ended sockets , with the ends of the temples wedge-shaped , to be drawn Into the Hockets for use. Two Maryland mini have designed u ro tary plow which has a series of teeth pro jecting from the edge of a revolving wheel , with a system of gearing to connect It with the shaft carrying the supporting wheelp , the toothed wheel being geared to- revolve rapidly In the ground. For use In marking the page of refcrenco books n new device IH formed of a pair of metallic tdldes. which arc dnwn out to lit the. back of the bonk , with curved llngerH at the ends , which grip the'cover , rSNfc IBI3 RRPENNEYaCO. fnfcKS ROOH4NrUrEBU > ( l BRANCH 1030 tlSt OMAHA HE * uticow HCB. VOW IU3AIIV. The third and enlarged edition of the "Common 8em > e" book on stock specula tion entitled "lll'M.S AMI IIISAIIS OK WALL .ST. " Full explanation chart theory of trading , ImndHomely llliiHtrated , etc. Price 10 cents In coin or ulampi. Mailed to any address. John U. M'Kcnile , 11 Uroadvrnr. N , Y. a thin strip of metal being attached to ono finger to mark the page. An Illinois Inventor has patented n mili tary bicycle which has n largo driving wheel In front nnd the steering wheel nt the roar with a pivoted gun jockot secured to the frame In n convenient position to oper ate the gun from the saddle , with an am munition carrier nt the rear. Shoes can be quickly laced by the use of a now attachment , comprising n pair of slotted ribs carried by the edges of the upper , with headed studs set In the slots to slide freely , with a lacing attnched to the studs to draw the edges of the upper together ns the studs are raised. A handy tablet for telephones has been patented by an Ohio man , comprising a reel suspended In two brackets nt the edge ot the battery box , n roll ot paper being placed on the reel nnd hold smooth ncros < j the top for writing , with a sharp metal strip to sever the sheet nftcr use. An Improved automatic safety lock for elevators Is formed of two triangular blocks pivoted on top ot the car and held In u folded position by the cable , the breaking of the latter throwing the blocks out and operating two links , which cntoh In the sides of the well nnd support the car. A hnndy adjustable bracket for u c on painters' easels has n sleeve to lit around the upright legs of the easel , with an u- shaped nrm pivoted In earh sleeve to en gage notches In the legs when In u lowered position , allowing the sleeve to bo raised or lowered when not engaging the notches. Rolls of photographic Him can bo devel oped moro easily with the use of n now material which has n tray attached to an upright standard to hold the liquid , with n roller set In the tray nnd a splndlo above to carry the Him spool , n crank wheel beIng - Ing revolved to pass the Him through the developer. MERCHANT SUES A COLONEL Cnme Grim-Inn Out of Kauri * t < Keen I.liiuor Avrny from Volunteer Cum PH. JACKSONVILLE : , Fia. , NOV. 23. orcat Interest Is manifested here In the suit of C. M. Barton against Colonel \V. T. Durbln , late of the One hundred and Sixty-first In diana volunteers , growing out of the clos ing of Barton's fruit nnd sundry store near Durbln's camp by him last summer , llarton sues for $2,000. Durbln In defense gives Leo's orders and attempts to show that the liquors were injurious to his men and that the prices charged for his goods were usuri ous. Another suit of the same nature Is pending In the United States court. If Bar ton wins his suit ten or more actions will be started against other regiment and bri gade commanders. PENSIONS KOR WKSTKUN VKTI3HAXS. Survivor * of Hie Civil Wnr neiiicin- bcrcil Ity the Cnvvriinioiit. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2 > . ( Special. ) The following western pensions have been granted : IFSUC of November 10 : Nebraska : Original John L. Dorscy , Ar- borville. $8. Increase Thomas M. Hoppoll , Schuyler , $10 to $12 ; Albert Bateman. Ne braska City , $10 to $12 ; William L. Palmer , Clay Center. $ G to $ S. Iowa : Original Sllar Town , Canby , $ G : Samuel A. Cooper , Des iMolncs , $6 : John Rath , Mount Pleasnnt , $ G. Additional Ben jamin T. Thomas , 'Lebanon , $8 to $12. Re newal George W. Sexton. Clinton. $ G. In crease Jo'hn ' Stewart , Sheldon , $24 to $30 ; Albert .Howard , Cherokee , $ S to $12 ; Harri son Swander , Gravity , $12 to $17. Original widows , etc. Minor of Daniel Smith , DCS Molncs , $10 ; ( rpeclal , accrued November 13) ) Levla Payton , CVntervlllo. $8. South Dakota : Original David W. Milne , Spearfish , $6 ; James R. Hoover , St. Law- rence , $6. Renewal Amander Klmbnll , Jet- ft'rson ' , $6. Colorado : Orlglnal-rJchn McEwen , Monte Vista , $ G. i Hotter Street Car Service Wanted. OMAHA. Nov. 25. To .the Editor of The Bee : Knowing that you have fought many battles in the past for what you believed to be right I venture to attempt to enlist your service In what is of a great Interest to many workingmen. I have been going to work In South Omaha for more , than live years and the. accommodations that arc given to us on the street car are not very good. We are almost powerless to help ourselves , being scattered all over the city , and having long hours to work' It Is almost impossible for us to make an organized effort In our own behalf. We thereifore venture to nsk your aid In the matter ami do not let It rejstuntil something Is done for us. i iLet me state a few facts concerning the matter. The cars are so crowded thilt It is Impossible on somu of the trains .to even find room on the. platform and sometimes some of the men got on top of the car. You cannot understand how unpleasant It Is unless you try It yourself , to 'be ' out on the platform for a five or ten-mile ride In th& cold or rain , holding- your dinner pall in one hand , while with the , other you try to keep from getting crowded , oft. Add to this either a. noor motor or a poor motormnn , to that when wo get part way on our Jour ney the imotor gives out. Then Imagine the scramble of the passengers of two trains to get on one. By the time we. set to South Oma'ha ' we are late for our work. Is it because - cause we are common workmen , wearing overalls , or can It be possible that the com pany is not aware of such a state , of af fairs ? It. Is commonly reported that the service on other lines is better than on the South Omaha line. It would he a good Idea for you to send one of your men to ride some morning and see for himself what kind of service we are compelled to put up with. A PASSENGER. Giinrillini SUCH for I'roiirrty. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 25. W. H. Grcen- baum , who Is the guardian of Lady Yiirdc- Buller , recently declared Incompetent , has brought suit against Ernest Wakomtin to get her property In this city and Oakland out of Wakeman's control. Mrs. Ynrde- Bullor's two sons , Ralph K. Blair nnd Arthur K. Blair , are also plaintiffs In this action. Arthur K. Blair , belns u minor , Is represented by a guardian , William Grosp. Wakeman holds the property as trustee , IiiilletiiicntH fur LciclHliitlvo Ilrllirry. LANSING , Mich. , Nov. 25. The /mind jury summoned to Investigate allegations ot bribery and other criminal charges In conne-ctlon with members of the last legls- laturo and lobbyists , today returned four Indictments. The names of the respond ents will not be given out until they are arrested. IMIOFITS WITHOUT IlISIC. That Is what every ono desires. AVe can offer you the nearest approach to this. Send for free explanatory book. "SUCCKSHFUI , SPECULATION. " containing neccsary speculative Informa tion. L.i. . JiieUHon & Co. 11 llroiidivay , \ . Vl JAMES E. BOYD & CO. , Telephone 1039. Omahu , Neb COMMISSION , GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS HOARD OP TRADB. Dlrert wire * lu Clilejieo nv tr Torn. Corn-icon Jrnti I Joba A. Wamn 4k Co. PROTECT YOURSELF against the horde of unscrupulous rascals who advertlBo extensively and Mood the malls with literature , exploiting various schemes to rob the unwary Investor. HIE AMIKICAN CIUDII SCKVICC ASSOCIAIIOV , Is chartered by the stain of Illnols to do n general Law , Collection and Commercial Asunty huwlneBH , The ofllcers of this Com pany are business men of national reputa tion , The president being John W. Ar nold , ex-Unlled States Marshal. Refer ences , the Hon. James II , Kckles , ex- comptroller of the U , 8. Treasury and presi dent of the Commercial National liunk , and hundreds of others. Wo can furnlHli reports on any llrm , corporation or Indi vidual doing buHlness In any part of the civilized world. Send for Our illtt of Unreliable Brokers , Tree , Tilt AMERICAN CREDIT SERVICE ASSOCIATIOV , 145 Iv.iSullo St. . Chicago , III. HOW TO MAKU MOMCV. W have madci for our clients slncei Jan uary 1st , conservatively , without risk to principal , $ COO on every $100 Invested , and smaller amounts In proportion. Hum * ) of $25 and upward received. It will , undoubt edly , pay you lo correspond with us. No ( rouble to answer questions , Circulars free , J. I. . . Mason & Co , , Hunkers , 32 Uroadwny , "Now " York DO YOU SPECULATE ? EXTENSIVE SHEEP RAISER Hon. Fetor Jansen ia Siitisfied with the Results of Protection , SENT A LAMB TO M'KINtEY ' AS A HINT Talk * About rropn ntul 1'olltlea AVIU Soon tin to Turin UN Commit"- tinner nnil Will Vldll Hut- Hill , MU > ( lvi > Country. Hon. I'ctcr Janecn of Jnnscn , Neb. , was In Omnhn ihirltig tUc past week quartered for two or three Jays at the Omnlm club. Kor about twenty-alx years ho has been engaged - gaged hi thu sheep-raising Industry In Jef ferson county. Ho Is now footling nbout 23,000 sheep on his extensive ranch , nml Mr. Jansen reports a prosperous year , owing to favorable crops ami the conditions thrown around the business by the republican pollclca. Tha ilevnstRtlng effects of the Wilson tariff upon the sheep Industry were so discouraging that every sheep raiser hailed with grati tude the election of President McKlnlcy. As ono of the nrdent republicans of this state , as well as ono of Us foremost stock- ralsors , Mr. Jansen sent to the president soon after his election a nicely drcfeed lamb , with n congratulatory letter conveying the gift nnd Indicating that It had died for want of protection. In return ho received a letter from the president expressive of his appre ciation of the lamb and predicting for Us species the protection to which It Is entitled. That' prediction was made peed by the pas sage of the Dlngley bill , and as n result prlcca of wool nnd sheep soon afterward sus tained an advance that was most encour aging and beneficial to the stock-raiser , If not Indeed n source of satisfaction to the lamb himself. "In order to carry on our business wo have tn raise a great deal of corn. "We feed about 80,000 bushels In handling 23,000 sheep , ando \\o raise It ourselves , utilizing about 2,000 ncrcB. Wo figure on an nvorago of twenty-five bushels to the ucro. By the way , the corn crop over the Btnto Is not going to be as big as has been generally supposed. You know It was first estimated at 300.000,000 bushels , nnd later the tetlmnte dropped to 250,000,000 bushcJs. The shucking Is not bearing out the estimates. I find that the yield Is decidedly disappointing , not only In Nebraska , but In Kansas. It Is n fair crop , but not a remarkable one , and I look for pretty stiff prices to prevail. It Is better. yon know , sometimes to have a moderate crop with good prices than a big crop and poor prices. Thanks to the McKlnlcy ad ministration , good prices arc promised bc- cause the labor of the country Is employed , and farmers found It almost Impossible to get the necessary help to harvest their crops. " Speaking ot the result of the recent elec tion In this state , tMr. Jansen said : "I thlnlc It was largely duo to the apathy of No- brcskrv republicans nnd contention among tluimEelvcs. I am quite anxlouo about the condition and prospects of Senator Hayward - ward , for In case ho should not. be able to occupy his seat In the senate the vehemence of the fight next year In Nebraska will bo intensified. This being the homo of Bryan , and as there will bo in any event ono United States senator to elect , it can readily In- Imagined that It would add much to the Im portance of the campaign in Nebraska It K were necessary to elect two senators. Ne braska is sure to bo the storm center of the great conflict of 1000 without any considera tion of the result of this great threatened calamity. " "I hope to be back from Paris in time to take an active part In the presidential cam paign In Nebraska. You know I have been designafed by the president as ono of the United States commissioners to the Paris ex position under Commissioner General Peck. My commission will not be made out until after congress meets. The active work of the commission Is performed by the commis sioner general and his staff of assistants , and as I understand It the functions of the com mission of twelve will be chiefly of a social nature. I shall probably go to Paris In Anrll. " Mr. Jensen expects to visit In Russia , hia native country , before ho returns from Europe. He left that country twenty-six years ago , with hla father , who was exiled for political reasons. 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