10
THE OMAHA I) AT LTV BEE: TITUHSDAV, FRT5T?ITAT?Y 22, 1000.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheat Market Doll and Depweed by Easier
Cablet.
CORN OPtNS FIRM ON THE WET WEATHER
I!nlncn In (lie Out I'lt In Very
.Siniill, I'riM Inloiin Are Wenk, lie
pressed li.v EiecntliiiiMlly
llcnw lint; Receipts.
iMIlCAUO, Keli. 21.-Tho wheat market
v.. is dull today iinil depressed hy easier
tallies Mini tin hreak In corn, May clolng
Wit''' lower. Com win strong caily on tho
w't weather, but surctimhod to ll'i'il'la tlon.
May Mulshing ','' under ycstcriluy. Oats
ilovd '.1iU' lowii for Mny and provisions,
Influenced by realizing sules, from MO'l'iv
il'.wn for May ribs to IJfllT'ic lower for
Slay pork.
M i, wheal, Influenced by easier cables",
op' ned a r'.ade lower at UTTsftfiSo. The
Kn :12th of coin cuused some buying.
"Which lifted the price to OSlfcc. There wan
u gouil deal or foreign selling tip to the hint
ihlrty minutes, but us there vun also 11
fair commission holism ileimind around BSe
t ie murkel ranged till near the end be
tween i;7'r and (IS'e. The break In corn
during the lurt half hour further depressed
til" market. May tnucluil tuv ami closed
irmly i,f 1 ic tinder yesterday at ti7(1r
;'!. Primary terelpts were 630,000 bti.
Mlnnenpol's tt ml Diilnth reporteil Ml cars,
rig tins: :9 Int week. The corresponding
il.n list year wan a holiday. I oc.il ri
iHpti were 35 ears, none of contract grade.
New York reported lli load.s taken for ex
port Atlantic export clearances In wheat
and Hour wcro equal to li'.M.ono bn.. and
irAnfn bn. wire reported sold hero for ex
port. r-1 1 opened llrm on the wet weather and
finisher Liverpool cables. May U'tV Im
proved at :iSSi".ltc. Heavy selling by
loi . 1 1 Intnest", however, caused a reaction
which was helped alomr by lesser neople.
IMay sold orr to Iljlfcltlio'ic, where It rilled
Mcmly for Mime lime, but renewed pres.
surr- during tbf closing minutes of the scs
xla.it cuiisol .1 further depression, which
mt M'f to 3l'i. The close was easy,
Miy ', under estordiiy at Xn: fash people
were th? best buyers, probably Inlbicneed
1 a rumor of lower freight rates to come.
('untr on-rings weie small. Receipts
were inrs. 10 cars over fie estimate.
I be lm noss In tliu oats pit wan very
email. Elevator were reported full and
Hie country dlMrlits Ioiik on the cereal
Heceli'ts wore 1B.1 cars. 17 cars under tho
estimate. M.tv ratiBcd from 23e to S'l'.Je
i nI closed ''if'4c lower at 23iifKlac. (.'mil
people reporlfd rales of I'.on.ooo bu.
Provisions were weak, depressed by tho
exceptionally heavy hog reeelots. In"
jirii e vihh gradually forced down by llqul
ilatlon and the close was. weak. The mar
ket wnp not a big one. .May potk sold
from $I0.07'i lo $10.15 and closed 1317 1 iV
under yesterday at $10.S3; May lard from
Jfi 05 trt Kl.Kl'i. closing 15c down at $5.0.!'i,
and May ribs from $0.02',, to $i.92M(.j.:.i.
with the close at WfflS'fcr down at $j.9i'ifi'
r, 35
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, N
ars. corn, 070 ears; oats, 19J cars; hogs.
."W.OPO heed.
The lendlm: futures ranged as follows:
Articles.! Open.! HlghTl.ow. I Close,' Yos'y.
Wheat
Kelt.
May
.Inly
Corn
Krb.
M iy
July
cats
May
July
I'ork
May July
L ird -May
J illy
Rlbs--May
July
W,4
,f."MiSi
lis
Wt lUS'i '.4 ssfi "is! KYn
i i 1
' 333,'
33,8
3i!m
"5'
!35Vii'i
5V.
3ITil 35
35'i oO'.Wi'Vi
1ft frt I
10 95 '
(! 02',-jl
c. 1216.
lft 97UI 10 S5 I
10 971s, U S7's'
10.V. '
10 S7'6!
B 92u!
0 00 I
fi 95
5 95
11 m
11 lls
tt 05
ti 17',.
fi 05
05
c 05 :
(! 12'
I
C "214!
I'. Q2',iti
fi 92' s
il ()
I
fi 92'i
5 92'.
0 nO
i; 00
No. 2.
i '.I'll ouotatlons were ns follows:
KLOPR Stonily: winter patents. $3.50fr
3.70; stralghtH. JJ.lOf3.10; clears, $2.90153.10;
spring specli.ls, $3.90ft 1.00; patents. $3.201)
3.rJJ: Mtralgbis. J2.110fc3.on: bakers, $2.1(in3.B0.
WHEAT- No. 3 sprliirf, filflCSc; No. 2 red,
W,-r.
CORN No. 2, 31c; No. 2 yellow, Sl'.ic
OATS No. 2. 21ti23ic; No. 2 white, 25'..W
2fio. No. 3 white. 25'i120c.
RYK-No. 2. K'ii:
barley-No. 2, 37fii5c.
SEEDS Klaxsf ed, No. 1 and northwest,
Jl fiO. Prime timothy, $2.lftJ2. 15. Clover.
I'ontract grade. JS.40,
I'ROVISinNS-Mexs pork, per bbl.. $9,901?
30 S3. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $3.77'.sf624.
Hhort ribs sides (louse). $5.S01i0.10. Dry
xallcd shoulders (boxed), $fi.251Ti-50. Short
clear sides (boxed) Jii.00Sfl.10.
WIllrtlCY-DlMtlllers' finished goods, on
basis of high wines, per gal., $!.23'.
KI'(!ARS-Cut loaf. $11.05; granulated, $5.49.
The following aru the receipts and ship
ments for the day:
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Flour, bids 9.r) .7J.0OO
"Wheat, bu. fil.OOO 1I.W
Corn, bu 707,000 170,00fi
Oals. bu 111,000 105,000
live, bu r,(fM 7,0(10
Hurley, bu !.K 21.0u0
On the Produro exchange today the but
ter market was llrm: creameries. 19fi2lc;
dairies. 19H22c. Cheese, llrm at 12f(13c.
ICggs. weak; fresh. 13lf ISifcc.
m;w vohic ci:m:hai, maiiki:t.
(luolnlloiiH for the Day on Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK. -Peb. 2l.-PI.OUR-Recelpts,
19,fil0 bbls.: exports. I.2fi0 bbls.; sales, fi,70i)
Vkgs.; market (pile! and steady; Minnesota
patents. $l.S.Vil.25; Minnesota bakers, $2.90
fliXKi; winter patents. $1.G3f(1.s5: winter
Ktralghts, $.1,4tV(il,8fi; winter extras, ti.OYif
2.90; winter low Erades. $2,201(2.10. Ryo
Hour, fair to good. $.I.Oi5i;l.20; choice to
fnic . $3.20f(.l.f0. Ilnckwhf.u Hour, ipilet at
$l.f,(V(.75.
IICCKWIIEAT-Dull at 5l1(55c. c. I. f.,
New York.
CORN.MEAI Stead ; yellow western. 83c;
city. SOc: Hrandywlnc, $2,201(2.30.
RY E Weak; No. 2 western, 2'4e f. o. b.
ntloat; statu rye, tiii'ttilc c. I. f. Now York
ur lots.
UARLEY-Wcak; feeding. 43inCVi-c; malt
li z. dull at nift.Vic, New York.
WHEAT Receipts, lll.CoO bu.; exports,
15'l.rSH bu.; sales. I,fi5o.000 hit. futures and
IiM.iai bu. oxport. S(iot. weak; No. 2 red.
77Hi', elevator; No. 2 red. 774c, f. o. b..
allo.it. In store; No. 1 northern, Ditluth, S0c,
f o. li., nlloat, prompt; No. l hard. Duluth.
MV Options opened llrm nn good local
anil foreign buying, hut wcro depressed
later by disappointing cables, prospects of
hiiow In the west ahead of the expected cold
weather, light export demand and easier
tenileneles of corn. Closed weak, 'MT'io net
ilerllne; No. 2 red. March closed at 75c;
May. 73 15-I1i7l 7-liic, closed at 74e; July,
T1Tlr74 3-lilc, closed at 73'ic; September.
73jf'7li dosed at 73V.
CORN Recolpts, 61,350 Int.; exports, 220,
.12.; bu. Spot, easy; No. 2. 42c. f. o. b..
nlloat. and 431(434c. clevaior. Options
opened llrm on warm wet weather west and
light country otferlngs, but afterwards do-
lined through realizing and closed weak,
Ml''' m'1 decline. May. 40MM0-V, closed
at iatp; July closed at 40-V
HA'I H Receipts. fv!,300 bn ; exports, 4,fti)0
bu
npoi. Hieauy; .no. sinr; No. 3, 2Sc;
No
Willie. .IHie, No. ;l wh tc. 31c: traclt
inKed western. 2?1i30',;.c; track white. 31i..ff
&m (ijitlous, barely meady.
1 1 A Steiiily ; shipping, bo'uTOc; good to
iholce, SMiSi'tc.
IIOPS-Qulet ; state, common to choice.
ni crop, tic; b9 crop, 74ito; 159) crop. isip
l.lc; Pacltio coast, lsfit. crop, 41ic; lv.b crop.
7Hc: ISM crop, 121iUc. 1
HIDES Firm; Oalveston, 20 to 25 lbs
19'jc; Texas dry, 21 to 30 lbs., 15c; Callfor
1) a. 21 to 25 lbs., 2l'je.
I.E.THER--Flrm: hemlock sole, Ruenos
Ayres. light to heavyweights, 25'u2G,c;
add. 2iW25i.vc. 1
PROVLSU)NS-Heef, dull; family, $11.00
jfl.lOO; mess, $!0.xvjf 10.50: beef hnms, $:o.5f
2". tia.kft, $10.5v,n2.0(); city extra India
me. J20.(H( 22.00. Cut meatP. steady; pickled
bellies. ti'j1(7l5c: pickled shoulders, Cc;
pli-liled hams, 9,Jil0t,c. l.ird. llrm; west
ein die nn. $(i.35; February. $t!.3J. nominal:
reilntd steady; continent. JO.CO: South
America. $rt.S0; compound. $5.005.12'?.
Tork Dim: mess. $10.7511 tl.fiO; short clear.
$11 7M713.00: family, $13,001(13.50. Tallow,
stemlv; city, fi-fifiai. bid; country. 5'i1i6-ie.
Thllow, llrm. clly. 5si1iri!ac; country, 5U1
5ic
ItlCE-Stendy: domestic, fulr to extra,
4'iciil,c; Jaiiau, 4,1iJc.
MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, open
Kettle, cood to choice. 41055c.
PEANl'TS-Htcadj ; fancy hand-picked.
4 .('; olhel ilome.itlcs, 3H1(lc.
METALS Except Tor u slight concession
In the price of speller and a nominal ad
vance in (in tne marnet rnr metals was
witunui inange, so (ar as prices wcio con
crrned. Iluslnrss, If anything, was less ac
tive. Hlthough dull enough lo begin with.
Lake copper closed at $lti 25. Tin, after an
lullve, almost nominal, market, closed
with iiuotatlnnH at Ml 7Sil.l2.UI. Ttlll the nun.
ntlon was much a mailer of guess work.
In the absence of s.itlnfiu lory actual busl
ilea s. Lei closed dull und nioro or ledj
r nomlt'V on 'he basis of $1.70174.75 and spel
ter ilou'd with n downward tendency at
IITi.Vf1 5. The brokers' nrlcc lor leau was
$1 13 and for copper $10.23,
omaiia general market.
Conillllon of Trail" niu! notntlon
hi .Htnple mill I'micy Produce.
EGGS Itccelpts, moderate; fresh stock,
12'),e.
DRESSED rOfLTnY-CnoIco to fancy
turkeys, 9t?10c; ducks, DIZlOc; geese. OfllOe:
spring chickens. 9c; hens, 9c; roosters, 6B6o
LIVE POPLTRY-Ilcns, 7',4c; spring
ciilckcns, 7'ic; old and stnggy roosters, 4
0Cc: ducks, 7'4c; turkeys, 7',i'3Se..
Ill'TTIcrt Common to fair. 16c; choice.
l'&ISc; separator, 2Jc; gathered creamery,
22fj 23c.
PKJKONS Live, iier doz., Wci3$t.W.
VKAI.S-Cholce. 91il0c.
OAMK-Ducks, mallards. $C.0OH3.2.i; blue
win teal. $1.75; green wIhb ttnl, $l.2.'flLD0;
mixed duekn. $1.WJ"2.00.
OY8THIIS Medium, per can. ISc; stand
nn.. per tan, 22c; bulk standard, per gal.,
$1.25; extra selects, per can, 20c; extra nc
lcc:s. per gal.. $1.0013 1.75: New York counts,
per can, 37c; New York colintn. per 100, $1.25.
HAY Per carload lots: I'plnnd, choice,
$1; midland, choice. $5.50; lowland, choice,
$5; rye straw, choice. $l.f0: No. 3 corn, S-iVic ;
No. 3 white oats. 22'4c; cracked corn, per
ton, $11; corn and oats, chopped, per ton.
$11. GO: bran, per ton. $12: shorts, per ton, $13,
VKOKTAHLKS.
NRW TI'IINIPS-Pcr doz. bunches. COc.
SPINACH- Per box, $1.
NUW HKHTS Per doz. bttnehes, nOfl.'Oc.
LHTTt'CH Per doz. bunches, 40c; fancy
head lettuce, per bbl.. $;.
HADIHIIKS Per doz. bunches. 35c.
BW13HT POTATOUS-l'er bbl Illinois,
$3; .Icrsrys, $5; largo bbls., Kansas, $2.75.
POTATOKS- Per bu.. choice, iWOc.
CAIIHAtli:- Holland seed, iu.
t'AL'LIi'LOU UH-Ciillfornlii,
$2.r.
CKI.KUY-IVr doz., KJISOci
per crate,
California,
per liiinen, tu'ififtc.
TI'RNI PS Rutabagas, per II:., lUc.
TOMATOUS-l'lorlda, per 6-basket crate,
$1.
Mt'SHROOMH Per lb. box. COc.
ONIONS-Rctall. yellow. 75c: red, S50Wc;
Olilos. tier bbl., $2.25.
RUrilARH-Pcr Uoz., 6575c.
PR U ITS.
A PPf.lCS Choice western shipping stock,
$.1.oof3.50; New York stock, $1; fancy, $l.5u
0 1.75.
(1RAPICS- Malaga, per bbl., $7.fKvgo.OO.
CRANUURRIUS-Ucll and Uugle. per
bbl.. $8.
TROPICAL Fill: ITS.
OUANftKH California, fancy navels, per
box, $3,2513.60; choice navels. $2,751(3.00; Cal
ifornia sicdllt'gs, ,ier box, $2.&"VJ2.75.
IjK.MONS Callfornlir. choice, per box,
$3.(ni: fancy. $;:.r.O; Mcxsluas, choice, per box,
$3.0o; fancy, $1 00.
IIANANAS-Per bunch, medium, $1.75
2.00, fancy, $2.00ft2.25.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IIONHY-Per 21-scctlon case, $3.25.
NI'TS-Illckory, large, per bu $1.25;
shellbarks, $1.35.
KltlS California, layers, per 10-lb, box,
90c; California carton, per 10-lb. box, $1.00;
Imported ilgs, per lb., 13c.
HIDES, TALLOW, ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides, Sc; No. 2 green
hides, 7c; No. 1 salted hides, 9c; No. 2 salted
hides, Sc; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., 9c;
No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs.. Sc.
SI, I, mils ; rnl ii mid Provisions.
ST. LOUIS. IVb. 21.-WHEAT-Woak: No.
2 mil, cash, elevator. 70,c; track. 72'41i72:4c;
February 70'ic; May, 70-; July, C7',4c; No.
2 hard. fi;'i1;7",c.
I'M.Ol'R Dull and easier, but not uuotu
bly lower.
iiik.N- Weak; No. 2 cash, 33c; track,
,H.c; .bruary. 327,c; May, 337ic; July 34UW
2l!lc
OATS Lower: No. 2 cash. SI'c; track,
2l'i1i2IV; I'Vbruary, 2l'ic; May, 2l',tc; No.
2 white, 2M(2ie.
II YE Higher, at B3o.
SEICDS-Tlniothy. dull at $2.00Q2.30 for or
ill nary; Max. nominal at $1.5S.
CORNMEA I. Steady at Jl.S01jl.S5.
IIRAN Quiet; sacked lots, east track,
Clc.
llAY-PIrm; timothy, $S.00R12.(Oi pralrlc,
$G.25KS.O0.
'i ' IMK Y-Steady, JI.23W.
IRON COTTONTIES-Qulet at $1.20.
HAOC.INCi-Qulet at 5TitiCic.
HEMI TWINE 9c.
METALS Ix'ad. dull, at $l.57!if?4.62Vi.
Snelter. dull, nt $1.00.
POI'LTRY Slow; chickens nnd turkeys,
0k'1'7'5e; ducks. S',40; geese, fi'.fi6c.
I'ROVISIONS-Pork, steady; Jobbing,
old. $10..vi- new. $11.37. Lard, steady; prlmo
stenm, $5.75; choice. $5.S0. Dry salt meats,
Millet: boxed lots, extrn shorts, $11.1214; clear
ribs, $0.25; clear sides, $i!.37H. Ilacon, quiet;
boxed lots, extra shorts, $'i.62'4; clear ribs,
$0.75; clear sides, $ii.&7.
RECEIPTS-Plour. 2,000 bbls.; wheat, 2,
Ooo bit.; corn, 15,000 bu.; oats, 17.000 bu.
SIIIPMENTS-Plour. (i.000 bbls.; wheat,
G.OOO Int.; corn, 23,001) bu.; oats, 18,000 bu,
tloKer. I'.ixir mill Cheese Mnrket,
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21.-UPTTni-Creamery.
20i23c; dairy, ISc.
EOCiS Steady; fair trade; fresh Missouri
and Kansas stock, lie, cases returned; new
while wood cases Included, U'Ac.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21. CHEESE Amer
ican llncst white, llrm at OOs.
NEW YORK Feb. 21. HUTTER Re
ceipts, 3.C01 pkgs.; steady; June creamery,
191(22' je; western creamery, 20B2lc; fac
tory. Ifi119c.
CHEESE Receipts, 4, 92? pkgs.; Htrong;
fall made fancy, large. 12iin3e; fall mado
fn""v iiiiiII. 13c; choice grades, l2Ufi12',4c.
EOCIS Firm; western fresh, at mark, 14
ffillhc.
ST. l.oriS. Feb. 2I.-RPTTER-Stendy;
creamery, .wi. uairy, jb'a.uc.
i';i;iiH leadv at l',4c.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21. RT'TTRIl-
Unchanged: fancy western creamery, 25V2c;
fancy western prints, 27c.
Wins-2c lower nnd dull: fresh nearbv.
13c; western, 13c; southwestern, 13c; south
ern. 12c.
CIIEESE-Flrm.
Liverpool Crulii mid Provisions.
LONDON. Feb. 21.-WHEAT-Spot. dull;
No. 1 California, stocks exhausted: fu
tures quiet ; .March, ns 9d; May, 5s 9Hrt.
v i,ll. ,l,l, .II1ICI IC.tll 1IIIAU11, IIUW, I1UICI,
3s S'td; American mixed, old, quint, 3s 9d;
futures quiet; February, 3s Slid; March,
3s s&j,d' May, 3s 7Thi1.
HOPH-At Iomlon, Pacific coast, steady,
.U3 3s1(.C3 15s.
PROVISIONS-I-ird, American refined. In
palls, llrm. 33s; prime western, 31s. Macon,
Cumberland cut. easv. HSs: short rllw.
steady. 35s Cd; clear bellies, dull. 3Ss.
CHEESE American finest white, nrm,
C03.
Kiiiiniis rlly (i rnl n mid Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Fe.h. 51 WI I RAT-V n v
$: cash. No 2 hard, fil'ic: No. 3. COIiiaU:
Nn. 2 red, fi9170c; No. 3, titfliKc.
CnilV liiv fl"n- t,ali V, n .nlvn.l nnc.
No. 2 white. 32'i.c; No. 3. 32S821ic. ' "
iiA is-Mi. . wane, joe.
rye-no. 2. 63c
iia inoice unioiny, 3.uX(jy.E,o; choice
prairie. Jfi 251ifl.no.
him r.i 1 is-w neat, ii.sw mi.; corn, 29,900
bu.; oats. 5,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Wheat. 12,000 bu.; corn,
3S.O0O bu.; oats, 9.000 bu.
Mimic npoIlN H'lient mid Flour.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 2I.-WHEAT-In
store: No. 1 northern, cash, 65o: May, fio'ic;
July, fii'iVjc. On track: No. 1 hard, fifie;
Nn. 1 northern. GI'de; No. 2 northern, 02'dc.
FI.OITRsteady; first patents. $3.0303.75;
second patents. $3,351(3.43; llrst clears, $2.03
412.75: second clears, $2.15.
URAN-In bulk. $11.00Cull.23.
Tuleilo .Mnrl.el.
TOLEDO. Feb. 2I.-WHEAT-Dull and
lower; No. ?, cath. 7H',c: .May, 731ic.
CORN-Dull and higher; No. 2 mixed, 35c.
OATS Dull; No. 2 mixed, 21c.
RYE Firm: No. 2, cash. B7'2c.
C LO VERS EE D Active; prime cash, old,
$11.95; February, new, $5.54; March, $5.C0;
No. 2 seed. $4.504. S5.
Mil vt niiUco Crnlu Marliet,
MILWAI KKE, Fob. 21. WHEAT
Steady; No. t northern, 671.0Slic; No. 2
norinern, iii'c.
RYE-Dull; No. 1, 67i057'ie.
UARLEY Lower; No. 2, 45ftl5!ic; sam
Pic, SCO 1 14c.
DiiIiiIIi (irnln Mnrket,
DPLPTII. Fell. 21,-WIIEAT-No. 1 hard.
cash, ti7Wc; No. 1 northern, cash. Mo; May,
07',ac; July, CS'iej No. 2 northern, CSVicj No.
3 spring, wie. 1
OATS--23'a572l0.
CORN-32c.
Pr.ORIA, HI., Fob. ' Cl -CORN-FIrm;
No. 2, 33'.
OATS-Oulet: No. 3 white. 2TW24C.
WHISKY Finn on tho basis of $1:314
111! lllllflll'tl KUUIIS.
AVool AllllUel.
HOSTON, IVb. 21 -The American AYool
and Cotion Roporter will say tomorrow:
The wool market Is very dull. Manufactur
ers are too busy In nttemllnff to tho details
connected wiiu tne orders ivn c i they bavo
received nnd some of tnem In retting
riaricu on ineir ugniweigni samples to pay
much attention to wool. They are gener
ally wen siocKru wiin wool. They aro
inercio'e practically out or the mnrket
hat demand there Is continues to bs
mostly ror qiiaricr-niood stock, both washed
unn uuwiisneo, wiiu a siigutiy netler In
niiirv ror inreo-eignths-biood FI110 wools
lire In very limited demand Prices nf wool.
t .ai.i'jji uii oiuvn. biuuuib qujritf una inree
eighths-blood and below, nr cns and It Is '
possible to buy on terms more favorable t
the purchaser than forinero Salee for the
week amounted lo 2,;l("),0M i.ounds domestic
and 2.10,000 pounds of foreign, making n tota'
of 2.117.0'0 pounds, against a total of 4,II.Ut
pounds for the previous week and a total or '
:!.59S,0l) pounds for the corresponding week '
a. year ago. The sales since January I .
amount to 2i.2:5,00 pounds, against SO.iOi.COO
pounds for the corresponding time last year.
Movuuuvrs OK VI'OCKH AMI IIO.MIH. !
Snmll Interest In SloeU MnrKet l.lm
II ed to Professlonnl Trmlers,
NEW YORK, Feb, 21.-lntercst In the
slock market continued very restricted to
day nnd operations were largely In the
hnnds of professional traders, ns on tho
earlier days of the week. Tho dullness was
In nart due to tomorrow's holiday, tho
traders hesitating to put out new con
tracts on account of doubt existing over the
speculative outlook. Even the dosing up of
contracts, Incident to the eve of a holiday,
was on a small scale. Indicating that mil
Hianillug commitments en cither side aro
small.
The mere fact of dullness and noathy on
the buying side Is likely to invite aggres
sion by the bear p.irty and they had the
additional encourageiin nt of positive weak
ness in a iinnnrtu or stoexs. or wnicn I'co
plo's lias, Third Avenue and Leather wcro
most ullected. declines In inoc thiee rang
ing from 2H to 3", the latter People's Oas.
i nere was turinermore tne Hardening ten
dency of the money market, winch was only
evident In quotations for time money and
mercantile paper, uui money remaining
casv.
Mill III unite of these depress ng factors
the undertone lit the general list was rather
notablo tor llrmness and In the railroad
department net losses are me exception
rather than the rule. 'I he grangers and
Missouri Paclllc siifrcred most troni selling.
The undertone of llrmness was due to ug
gresslve strength In a number of Individual
slocks, notably Norfolk & Western, South
ern Railway preferred, Reading llrst pe
ferred, Erie Telephone and the Chicago, In
dianapolis ,t Louisville stocks. London was
a liberal buyer, the buying being estlmalen
at .u.W) snares or various international
stocks. A disregard by the speculative pub
lic or tne iiiminisiung baiiK reserves tnroiign
absorption by the t'nlted Stales treasury
Is accounted fur to some extent by the fact
that sulllclcnt gold Is being received from
Canada and from California to partly olfset
mo urain to me treasury.
lucre wns a s barn recovery in rsew ork
exchange at several centers today, Indicat
ing a cessation or prrssure irom that
source. Speculators argue that with the
passage of the financial bill now In con
leretice between the two houses of conuress
to which they are entitled, which would in
volve an cxpenslon of curtency of about
iw nor cent ot tne present national bank
note circulation. Today's ouying of stocks
by london. the hardening tendency of the
local money maiket and an Increase In tho
supply ofterlng of grain and cotton bills re
sulted In a considerable relaxation of
sterling exchange rates, demand sterling
dropping nnd cables no less than Vj per
cent on tho pound.
iiusiness in poms was nn u moderate
scale and prices for tho most part show
gains. Total sales, par value, $2,093,000.
United States 3s advanced 'i and old 4h nnd
Cs 'i In tho bid price.
rno commercial Advertiser's London
tlnauclnl cablegram says: The markets
here wcro cheerful most of the day on per
sistent rumors of tho relief of Ladysmlth,
but toward the close African mining shares
broke on pessimistic reports that Colenso
had been reoccupled by tho Doers, that
Colonel Plumer's relief column had been
broken up and that lieneral MucDonald
was severely wounded, 'lucre was im nn.
thorlty for these stories except as to Mac
Donald, but tho markets were depressed by
them. In the street there was a rallv on a
clrrtimstantlal statement thm nminrnt
Cronje wns surrounded. Iiusiness was nt no
nine inrge anil me settlement was easy, ex
change money hclni; dlltkult to place.
Americans were the most active market on
i ,0110011 nuying. put tney sagged on New
l ork sales. The contnnno was li.ffi 13. Tli..
bank bought JCS.OCW gold In bars. The
week's otnilow was XliH.rxiO. Call money
was easy this morning and n little wns re
paid to the hank, but In the afternoon there
was cousuieraiiie tresn borrowing. Hills
were scarce. Sliver was heavy on nn Iminv
of Mexican dollars. Paris cheque was
5.20',i; Rerun. 20.51.
Tho following are the nuot.tlnna fnr Mm
leading stocks on the New York cxclianco
lUUU) .
Atchison
2-Wi Union Pacific ...
til'U do pfd
02"; Wabash
9S;4 do pfd
4Sii Wheel. & L. E...
29's do 2d pfd
13 Wis. Central
123'i Adam" Ex
bo?;
T6U
20
10
2.X14
IS
115U
do nfd
I Salt I more, & O..
Canadian Pnc...
Canada So
Cries. & Ohio....
Chicago O. W....
C. H. & Q
Chi., Ind. & L...
20'fc American Ex ...
62141'. S. Exnresj...
11c
do pfd
4ti
Chi. & E. Ill
Chicago & N. W,
C, R. 1. & P
9214 Wells?-Fnrgo Ex.
123
lliiJ Aincr. Lot. Oil..,
104 . do pfd
coij Amer. Malting ...
.r do pfd
434 Amer. S. & R....
15 'i do pfd
116 Amer. Spirits ...
151'4 do pfd
91 '
6".
25
HV4
C. C. C. & St. L
Colorudo So
do 1st pfd....
do 2d nfd....
90
Del. & Hudson...
Del. L. & W
2Vi
17
4014
SIU
5S1.
9?'i
331.4
S21i
10S5
130
H
7214
ii'S
32''.
SI "
BIU
74
127
53
W
22' i
IIS
75
:;o'4
w
20;
VMt
4S',a
90
121
Denver At It. fj..
;'n,,Amer. n. i loop. .
72S do pfd
12 Amer. S. & W...
37h do nfd
do Pfd
Erie
do 1st pfd....
ui. Mor. ptu
157'i Amer. Tin Plate,
17 1 do jifd
34'-j Amer. Tobacco..
113', dp pfd
U Anae. Mill. Co..,
5014 Rrooklyn It. T...
12'ICo'o. Fuel & I...
21 Con. Tobacco ...
191 I do pfd
K2U Federal Steel ...
97U' do pfd
1771i Oen. Electric ...
uocicng foal ..
Hocking Valley.
Illinois Central..
Iowa Central ...
do pfd
K. C P. & O...
Lako Erie & W.
Lake Shore
& N
Manhattan L
Met. St. Ry
Mex. Central ...
Minn. & St. L...
12 .oiucofo Sugar .,
Ii2'i do pfd
92 ilnter. Paper
do nfd
Mo. Paclllc
4.iV do pril
42 ilielcdc Oils
10?i National lllscult
33 I do pfd
11714 National Lead ..,
IIH'II do pfd
. 3lT National Steel ..
V1k do pfd
E:i'i N. Y. Air Drake
74'iiNo. American .
2li Paclllc Coast ..,
42 I do 1st pfd
70 do 2d pfd
ISIij'Paclllc Mnil
It People's (5ns ...
.Wi. Pressed S. C
21" i do nfd
Mobi e & Ohio ..
Mis.. K. Xr T
do nfd
N. J. Central ...
N. Y. Central ..
Norfolk & W....
do pfd
No. Paclllc
do Ptil
. llli
. 5014
. Si
. til
. B1
. 99
. 55'4
. S7',,
.Ui
Ontario Sc W...
Ore. Ry. & Nnv
do pfd
Pennsylvania ...
Kenning
no 1st prn...
do 2d nfd....
Rio C5. W
4S'4 Pullman P. C
do pfd
N7'4 Standard R. & T.
7-r.
St. L. & S. F...
iu's HUgar
S 1 do pfd
33 Tenn. Coal & 1..
12 U. S. Leather ..
3014 1 do pfd
122-lIu. S. Rubber ..
17P4 do pfd
110 Western I'nlon..
3S'4 Republic 1. & S.
, 12i do nfd
.112'a
do 1st pfd.,
do 2d pfd...
.112
. 99
.130-H
. 754
. 334
. 93
. S3S(,
. 2351
. liS',s
St. L. Southw...
do pfd
St. Paul
do pfd
St. P. A- Omaha
So. Pacific
So. Railway ....
110 nru
BS'.i, P., C., C. & St. L,
. 70
Texas & Paclllc
Ex-dlvldend,
.eT York Money .Mnrket.
NICW YORK. Feb. 2l.-MONEY-On call,
steady nt 21(2'4 per cent; last loan, 2 per
cent; closing offered nt 114 per cent; prlmo
mercantile pa;er llfcifrS per cent.
STERL1NO EXCI I A NO E Weak nt $I.S714
for demand and at $4.S3'(,1i LSI for slxtv
days; posted rates, $I.S504.SSl-j; commercial
bills. $4.S31J4.S3IU.
SILVER-Ccrtlllcates. fiUCOc; bar.
S9'4e: Mexican dollars, 471ic
HONDS Oovcrnments. ptrong; state,
strong: rnlltoad. Irregular.
The following nro tho closlnc quotations
on bonds:
1'. S. 2s. reg 1
do 3s, reg 1
do coupon 1
do new 4, reg.l
do coupon 1
do old 4s, reg...l
do coupon 1
do 5s. reg 1
do coupon 1
D. or C. 3 C5s 1
Atcll. gen. 4s 1
do 111IJ. Is
Canada So. 2s...
dies. & O. 44s...
do 5s 1
C. & N. W. 0. 7s.1
do S. F. deb. 54.1
Chicago Tcr. 4s.
I). fi R. C. is.....
do 4p
10. T.. V. & O. !s.1
Erie gen. 4i
F. W. fb D. c. is.
Gen. ICIec. 5s....:
O. H. .t S. A. Os.:
do 2s
11. & T. C. 5s....!
do consol (is 1
la. Central Is
K. C. P. & O. Is.
Tn. new con. 4s..:
L. .v N. mil. 4s..
M.. K. & T. Is...
do 4s
N. Y. C. Is
n 'N. J. C. gen. 5s.
4 No. Cnrollim Cs.
jl do Is
5 No. Paclllc Is....
41 do 3s
1 do Is
?N.Y.C. & St.L.4-,
3 N. A- W. eon. I'.
I do gell. lis
4. Ore. Nnv. Is
ji do 4s
4 Ore. S. L. Cs
h' do consol 5s
i Reading' gen. 4s.
s Rio O. W. Is
St.L. & I.M. c.5s.
1 St.L. & S.F. g.fis,
St. P. consols....
2 st p., c. a p. is.
5l do 5s
4 So. Ry. 5s
iS. R. & T. fis ..,
.Tenn. new s. 3s.,
Texas & Par. Is
do 2s
It'nlon Pacific 4s,
1101,4
12114
127
103
WA'
erfit
10!4
10
95' '
130
110
101 .
127' a
115
Si' 4
97T4
in8
120
lfii'4
11954
120U
lOiTi
7S
90
111
. 52' 4
.ioii
.117',
. 9W
.113,
. 9i
. SfilJ
. 5
. 51
S3?
abash !
i do 3
v West Shore Is...
I Wis. Cenlra' Is..
Va. Centuries .
'il do deferred ...
4;Co!o. So. 4s....
ISo. Paclllc 4i...
Offered.
I'nrelun I'liiiiiielnl,
LONDON. Feb. 21 -American securities
were Inactive, but had a good undertone
today. Prices opened better, Improved some
what, then cased off and remained quiet.
The close was dull. Tho amount or bullion
taken Into the Rank or England on balanco
today wns 5,fm). Gold premiums nro
quoted as follows Ruenos Avres, 127 30:
.Madrid. 29.70, LUbon 41, Rome, 7 I7's. India
council bills wcro allotted today at Is I l-pid
BERLIN, Feb 21 Ex hange on London,
20 murks, SI pfes. for checks, Discount
rates- Slmri bills, i per rent, Ihree-months'
bills. v, net- unt On tne bourse today
local slnirei were dull on realization In snlto
of the favorable advices received from Lon
don. International securities were main- !
tallied, i
PARIS, lVb. 21 - Huslnes.s was excellent 1
011 the 'aollrsn Iminv nnd there ivns 11 iren I
eral advance. Foreigners werr active wllh
the exception 0f mnlsli Is. Itlo tlntos were
llrm but quieter Kalhrs were higher, owing
In llllM.a.iltu . .rt. 1 fin. .1... ..In...
of olllciai business on the Ih.uiVo he mar-
ket on the sfret became easier, owing to
realizations. Three iwr cent rentes. 101 r 2ie
for the account. Exchange on London, 25f 1
iu'lrc ior cnecks.
".liislnil
HOSTON, Feb.
cent: t tne loan",
prices for stocks,
AT T.fc'S.F.7:
do nfd .
lllnlni; Mocks.
21. -Call loans, Skltl'a pT
, iv,ii5 per cent. Closing
bonds anil mining shares:
2fv, t'nlon Land 2
itllY est End 92' i
112 iWls. Centnil' .... is
Amer. Sugar
do lifd
ltell Telephone.,
Iloston A Aib'y.
Iloston I
He- ton Me...
c.. n. ,ii q
Dominion Coal .
do pfd
Federal Steel ...
do pfd
Fltoabnrg pfd...
Oen. Electric ...
do pfd
C.en. Elec 111...
Mev. Cen I rnl
11
Alnalon Is 9si3
N.E. (las C. Ss. 71'y
Adventure 44
lA'Inuez M. Co.... 2
.inn
Amil. Copper 9:1
1'".!'. A t III lit l
, 12 Huston A- Mont.
11'! Illillte i Iloslon.
, 51; Cullimet & I lei-.
7I4 Cenlennljl
123', FrankMn
12ii'4 O.eoo!a
.lift Parrot
05
707
IS
15
71
4I4
1111
205 Oiilney
12'fc Santa IV Copper. 6
,100 'l.tiiar"ek 192
11 I'lih Mining .... 30
2051, Winona 3
10!i Wolverines 41
r.oi',
Mich. Telephone.
mis. ,v i
Old Colony ....
f)d Dn-nlnlnii .
Union Pur Hie .
Vetv Vnm .11 1 11 1 im (luolnttnns.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2I.--The rollowing
am tho olllciai closing quotations for mln
Inc sharcsi:
ChoHnr in On'nrlo
...Si""'
... 49
... 11
....175
1 Town I'oint ... 3 Ophlr
Con. Cnl. Va..l35 iP ymouth .
Deadwnod Bo Quicksilver
Ctould X- Currle.. 10 I do pfd.
Hale & Nororos. 23 Stiindard
Home'slakn 500) Pulon Con
Iron SI'ver 05 1 Yellow Jacket
Mexican 1.3 I
.. S5
.. 30
.. 13
London stock limitations.
LONDON. Feb. 2I.-I p. m.-Closltig:
Cons., money .101 1-16 PetTiiM-lvaiila ....
Cons., acct 10P, Reading
Ciinadlan Pae. . . .10t, No. Paclllc nfd..
09
9i
Kile
1 ! Aicni'on
3.S; Louisville
117 (Irand Trunk ...
79 'Anueonda
120-n Rand Mines
1:171-
do 1st pfd. ,.
Illinois Central.,
t'nlon Pae. pfd.
SI. P. common..
N. Y. Central ..
sr.';"
si 4
361-
"All WLVKR-Steiidy nt ;.i,i ,)Pr ounce.
MDMv-:i'. per cent: the rate or dis
count for short hills, 3?; per cent; thtec
months bills 3 per cent.
Ilnnk 4'lenrlncs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2I.-Clearlllgs, $21,056,015:
balances, $2.100.13,3. Posted exchange, $I.S3W
I.SSI4. New York exchange, 20c discount.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2I.-Clearlncs.
$19,113,155; balances. $2,610,032.
!HALTI.lf)ltK. l.'oh II l'ln:iplilra H .
9S2: balances, $29I.S25.' '
....JIJ1PS- 1 '- 2!.-Hiink clearings.
$1.936, 13. ; balances. $753,752. Money, B5J7 per
cent. Kxchnugo 011 New York, 10c premium
bid. par nsked.
NEW YORK. Felt. 21.-CloarInBs, $177,5SS,
S22; balances, $11,150,222.
'HOSTON, Fob. 21.-Clcurlngs. $20,313,756;
balances, $!,632.2M.
Condition or Hie Trensnry.
WAS11INOTON, Feb. 21. -Today's state
ment of the condition nf the treasurv
shows: Available cash balance, $291,552,323:
gold reserve, $221.36.1.597.
Cotton .Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-COTTON-Futurcs
closed steady; Fobrunry, $S.(i7; March, $S.BS;
April, $S.5.S; May. $s.B3; June, $S.B2; July,
$S.ri3; August. $S.39; February. $7.73; Octo
ber, $7.50; November, $7.3S; December, $7.3S;
nni-v, y. 40. Spot, closed quiet; middling
uplands, 8?sc; middling gulf, 9'f,c; sales,
261 bales.
ST. LOl'IS, Feb. 21.-COTTON-Qlllet;
middling, Slic; sules, 200 bales; receipts,
2.S3I bales; shipments, 3,190 bales; stock,
S6.1I3 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2I.-COTTON-Qulet;
sules, 1,755 bales; ordinary, 7o;
good ordinary, 77c; low middling. 8B-16c;
middling, S9-16e; good middling, Sc; mid
dling rair, 9 1-lfic; receipts, 6,930 bales;
stock, 3S9.536 bales. Futures steady: Feb
ruary, nominal; March, $S.41fiS.43; April.
$8.44f(S.I5; May. $f.4lfl8.45: June, $S.4I5(S.45;
July, $S.43fJS.4l; August, $S.22T(S.23; Septem
ber. $7,561(7.57; October, $7.275(7.2S; Novem
ber. $7.10fi7.1S; Pceeniber, $7,161(7.17.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21,-COTTON-Spot.
fnlr demand: prices l-32d lower; American
middling. fair. 5 7-32d ; good middling,
5 1.32d: mlddllni-, 4 31-32d; low middling,
fair, 2 7-.T.'d; good ordinary. I2t-32d; ordl-nar:-.
4 15-32d. The sales or tho day were
12,000 bales, or which l.ooo were ror specu
lation and export and Included 10,100 Amer
ican; receipts, 9.000 bale. Including S.300
American. Futures opened easy and closed
stead;- at tho decline; American middling,
1. m. c, February. 4B6-6ld. sellers; Febru
ary and March, 4 63-04d, buyers; March and
April, 4 50-64(1, buyers; April and May,
I 46-6IIM 47-Cld, sellers; May and June,
1 13-6IW4 4l-64d, seller?; Juno and July,
4 41-041(4 12-iMil, sellers; July nnd August,
4 Xl-C-lfl I 40-B4d, sellers; August and Septem
ber. 4 33-6I1JI 3l-0ld. buyers; September and
October, I 17-Uld, sellers; October and No
vember, 4 S-6ld, value; November and De
cember, 4 3-64d, buyers.
Drr (iomls Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-DRY OOODS-No
new renture in character or general demand
ror cotion goods. All brown sheetings and
drills, ducks and bleached cottons llrm.
Coarre colored cottons, such ns denims,
licks, plaids, etc., continue strong. Print
cloths quiet but llrm. Staple prints show
slight advances In some lines or solids nnd
oil colors. Dress goods opening up In fancy
woolen lines nt 151720 per cent advance over
Jast faTTs season. Jobbing trade hero quite
active, buyers In Inrge attendance. Mar
ket closed tomorrow.
Ciillforiilii Dried Fruits.
NFW YORIK. Fob, 21. CALIFORNIA
DRIED FRUITS While not active, were
very steady in tone at unchanged prices.
Evaporated apples ruled moderately n 'live,
and steady on a good demand from e-.port-crs
nnd prospei ts of light receipts tomor
row; prli es remain at the old basis of opera
tions; common, Bl(Cc; prime, O'feliOUc; choice,
71(7'-c; fancy, SlfSlje. Prunes, 3',Vfi7c, as to
size and quality. Apricots, Royal. 13(iilBc;
Moor nark. 151lsr. Peaches, peeled, lSQ22c;
unpeeled, 7'41(9c.
ColTee .Mrirket.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-COFFEE-FU-tures
opened barely steady at unchanged
trices to 10 points decline nnd ruled falrlv
ncllve. Market closed steady. fW15 points
pet decline. Total Miles were 37.250 bass,
Including: March. $7.0O!i7.O5: May, $7.101i;
7.15: July, $7.151.7.20; September, $7,251(7.30;
October, $7,251(7.30: November, $7.25; De
cember. $7.10; March. 1901. $7.B0. Spot. Rio,
dull; No. 7. invoice, $s.02'4; No. 7. Jobbing,
$9.121j. Mild, quiet; Cordova, $9.B01( 11.00,
Suirnr .Market.
LONDON. Feb. 21.-HEET SUGAR Feb
ruary. 9s 10'td.
NliW ORLEANS. Feb. 21. - SUGAR -Quiet;
open kettle, 3T1 I 3-lCc; open kettle,
centrifugal. 4'41r4 9-16e; centrifugal, yellow,
4'vli I 3-16c; seconds. 27h1(I14C.
MOLASSES-Qulet; ccntrlfugnl, SiJ36c.
Oil Mr.rket.
OIL CITY. Ph.. Feb. 21-OILS-Credlt
balances. $1.6S; corilllcntes, no bids or offers;
shipments. lSo.ISS bbls. an average of 92,013;
runs, 17MT73 bbls.. an average or M.296.
LONDON. Feb. 21. -OILS -Linseed, 21s
7-jil; turpentine spirits. 10s lld; rosin,
American strained, 5s 7'4d; line, 9s 6(1.
Shorthorn llieeders .Meet.
The Central Shorthorn Breeders' asnocla
Hon held Us third annual meeting nt Kan
sas City KiHt Wednesday. Seventy-flvo cf
tho leading breeder were present.
A number of valuable papeiH were read.
"Tho Shorthorn, tho Clrcnt Improver," was
tho biibjert of tho paper or S. C. llatina of
Howard, Kan,
Georgo P. Mellows of Maryvllle, Mo., read
tho paper of William Miller of Storm Lake,
la., on the subject of "The Shorthorn Cow
In America."
Among the mcK Important ,of tho papers
read was that of F. D. Coburii, .secretary of
tho Kantian State Hoard of Agriculture,
Topeka. Ills subject was "Hotter Illood
Means Better Returns from Our Uraln and
GraHs."
"ImmunlilnR Pure Bred Cattle Against
Texas Fever for tho Southern Market." by
Dr. J. W. Connaway. professor of veterinary
sclenco of tho Missouri College of Agricul
ture and experiment station, Columbia, Mo.
"Some Lowns In Cattlo Feeding." by II.
M. Allen, manager Standard Cattle comp.iny,
Abie, Neb.
"Scours in Young Calves, Its Causes and
Prevention," by B. O. Cowan, New Point,
Neb.
William Miller of Storm Lake. la.; ex
Governor fi. W. Ollck of Atchison, Kan-,
and S U. Ward of West Point, Kan were
made life members ot tho association.
OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET
Liberal Etcipts of All Kinds of Live
Stock.
CATTLE AT ALL SELLING POINTS LOWER
Heller Hold t'nllle llnek I nlll nines
IteciM er IIohs Decline I'hr Cents
siircii In (iiiod lletnntiil ultli
Dcslrnlile Kinds .stead.
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 21.
Receipts were: Cattle Hogs. Sheep.
Olllciai Monday l.slj 2,W7 S.1S3
tllllclal Tuesdav .29i5 M13 l.ft'-l .
Olllciai Wednesday 3.ir9 9,301 ti.M'5
I hree days Ibis week. .. 9.237 19.933 19.021
Same days last w. ok.. . S. tot 17.52 25,.M
faille days week before.. 9,126 15,151 ll.ri7i
Same three weeks ago... 7.KU 11. IW 13,366
Averase prhe paid lor hogs tor the last
bcveral days with comparlJonr:
I
iiPoo.lisoo.iiaas.usgT.ii'os. ;i;03risr4.
Feb.
Iob.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
1....
3.'.'.'.
s. . .
4 67l
3 04 1 3 6I
3 671 3 Mi
S 27 4 UJl
3 C4
6 ii
4 bS
4 t!2
...'
4 66
I 70,
4 6S
4 75
4 Ml
V0!
4 791
I M
4 73
I 75
4 S3
3 111
3 Oii
i5 !3
6 15
3 bl'l
3 B9
,t 73 1
3 72
i 72
3 20,
3 20'
3 2li
3 19
4 03
3 !'M
.1 'Mi
I 0U
4 0l
3 9.1i
3 CS!
3 "K
3 S2l
3 95;
5 01
5 01
Fob. C...
Feb. 7...
Feb. S...
Fob. 9...
Feb. 10..
Feb. 11..
3 56
3 C6
3 66
3 75
3 71!
4 St
3 23
3 27
3 27
3 25,
3 2S
3 30
4 071 4 93
3
3
'0 3 '
'I
61 I
3 90 6 02
I 4 89
.1 69
3 75' 5 06
3 S6 OH
3 s.'i I 91
3 751 4 S7
I 3
3 S9
3 M
3 63
3 771
3 Sll
Ken
Feb'.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Fob.
Fob.
Feb.
Fi b.
12...
3 MM
3 9.1
13...
II...
13...
16...
17 ..
IS...
19...
20. .
21...
3 6 (
3 05 3 S3
3 5S 3 S9
3 BS 3 S9
3 5S 3 S4
3 521 3 S7,
' 3 011
3 50 j
3 17 3 93
' 3
3 361 3 921
3 2I I
3 231 3 SSI
3 31 3 90
3 31, 3 S1
3 33 ' 3 SI
1 3 S7i
3 79 I 90
.1 4 76
4 SO
I ' I
I I S3l
I I 7S
I 71
3 S3
3 S3
3 76
3 711
Indicates Sundnv
Tim olllciai number of cars of stock
brought In today by eacli road was:
Cattlo. Hoga. Sir p. Il'r's.
C., M. St. P. Ry... 2 12
t). ,t St. L. Ry 2
.Missouri Fac ile Ry.. 1
I'nlon Paclllc System. 19
C. & N. W. Ry 2
2S
J
29
36
I''., E. ft M. V. R. R.. 30
n. C. K P. Ry 1 .. 2
C, St. P.. & O... 26 7 1
H. M. R. R. R 35 2:1 9
C., H. ft O. Ry
K. C. & St. J 5
C. R. 1. ft P. Ry., E. I
C. R. I. ft P. Ry., W. 3
Illinois Central 3
Total receipts 137
121
50
The disposition of tho day's receipts was
ns follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated:
Ilujera. Cattle Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 412
1,261
(5. II. Hammond Co 167
Swift and Company 469
Cildahy Packing Co 421
Armour ft Co 631
Cudahy P. C. from K. C. 107
Swlft, rrom country 1,291
Armour, from Sioux City
W. I. Stephen 36
Hill ft Huutzlngcr ;:l
Henlon ft Underwood 131
Huston ft Co 1
Livingstone ft Schaller..., 21
L. F. Ilusz 3S
H. L. Dennis 41
Other buyers .".so
1.156
1,001
2.061
2,310
G10
Totals 3.021 9.305 6.C35
CATTLE High priced corn, cold weather
nnd luck of conlldence In the future appear
to be the Inducements that are leading ship
pers to rush their cattle to market before
th"y are finished, thus breaking the market
at a rapid rale. It Is doubtful if one ship
per In ten realizes how low the market
really Is until his cattle ure offered on the
market. If more of them really under
stood the conditions It is reasonable to sup
pose that they would hold their cattle hack.
Yesterday the Chicago Drovers' Journal
quoted good to choice steers at $I.S51?5.30,
but the highest actual sale reported In tho
paper wns only $3.10, while Kansas City only
made one sale above $fi nnd only four sales
nhovo $1.70. South Omaha Is doing Just as
well ns any other market ror the cuttle
coming rorwnrd. so that shippers must not
get It Into their heads Hint the low prices
obtained is the fault or this market but
they must understand there has been a big
Mump nt an marlict points. Another thing
that shippers might Just ns well understand
before they ship in their cattlo Is that
there Is hardly a load coming forward nt
the present time that was bought as feed
ers last fall that Is paying out.
After tho big break of yesterday It might
havo been reasonable to anticipate a steady
market ror today, but tho receipts at all
market points were again liberal and ad
vices all Indicated a general slump In val
ues. Tho result was that the market at
this point opened with buyers bidding way
lower and with genernl trade very slow.
It was late before buyers and sellers got
together on a trading basis and when they
did values were generally 10c lower, or 25c
lower for the two days. In spite of the
slow opening the most of the cattlo changed
hands before midday.
Cows and heifers experienced about tho
sumo decline as fat cattle and as was tho
case with tho trado on fat cattlo tho mar
ket opened rather slow, but Htlll the most
of the offerings changed hands In reason
able season. It would be safo to report
the market on cows and heifers us IBIiiBe
lower for the two days. Hulls weru also
slow and lower Veal calves sold In about
the snme notches us yesterday.
Stockers and feeders coulj hardly ho ex
pected to do well when the fat cattle trade
was In such unfavorable condition. Specu
lators had quite a number of cattle on hand,
carried over from yesterday and Monday,
and there did not appear to be any country
demand to speak of. They were, there
fore, very slow buyers and tho feeder mar
ket is fully 25c lower than It was last week.
In some cases cattle, may havo shown even
more decline nan mat. Representative
sales;
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr.
1 960 $1 23 21 1159 I 25
10 S92 3 70 21 1175 1 25
40 962 3 S5 20 HIS 4 30
4 1(h7 3 90 17 1257 4 JO
21 1060 3 95 4 1017 4 30
IS 1036 I 0) 21 1122 I 30
17 991 4 05 23 718 I 30
22 H9 4 05 25 11S2 I :;7'-'.
1 12S0 I 10 20 1276 I 40 "
46 1017 I 10 I0S 1012 1 40
IS 1070 I 10 22 1160 I 10
3 10.JO 4 15 7 1160 I 15
40 1177 4 IB B 1222 I 15
20 1196 4 15 5 1216 I BO
5 1098 I 20 20 130.) 4 B0
20 1IS8 4 20 12 0O5 4 50
3 1103 1 20 21 1231 I 35
21 946 I 25 17 1261 1 00
15 797 4 25 6 1541 I 75
8 1310 I 25
COWS.
1 1010 2 00 21 991 3 35
l sno 2 00 1 1250 :i 10
1 S20 2 50 1 10S0 3 10
3 926 2 f0 6 1178 3 15
3 813 2 50 2 1205 3 50
2 815 2 65 1 1170 M
8 1037 2 75 6 1191 3 50
1 1120 2 75 3 1(120 3 50
6 973 2 75 3 1023 3 60
6 1016 2 73 12 125 1 3 55
1 S90 2 75 4 1012 3 55
5 953 2 SO 2 1215 3 55
4 877 2 5 B 1118 3 55
5 1030 2 S3 S 1012 3 55
I 920 3 i) 3 1210 3 60
1 1010 3 00 1 1140 3 0.3
1 1100 3 00 1 1000 3 (13
2 1070 3 ft) 2 138.3 3 C.
2 815 3 00 6 1068 3 70
2 990 3 00 3 916 3 70
6 918 3 01 5 976 3 70
3 923 3 15 13 USI 3 70
9 1102 3 20 1 1162 3 70
1 1050 3 2.3 10 1012 3 70
1 8S0 3 25 9 1227 3 75
2 lUrt 3 2.5 9 1103 3 75
3 1150 3 25 2 102.7 3 75
IS ,..1057 3 2.5 4 1112 'I 75
II 1099 3 25 14 1075 3 75
B 1062 3 27 II 1077 3 75
1 1180 3 2.3 4 912 3 73
1 1091 3 25 2 995 3 73
2 108.5 3 25 2 1353 3 SO
4 1162 3 25 11 1074 3 R,3
3 1016 3 25 1 910 3 SB
7 1165 3 .11 3 800 3 S3
1 SS0 3 35 14 972 3 8.7
1 1010 3 33 6 1(05 I 00
7 1142 3 3.5 8 1303 4 )
10 1017 3 S3
COWS AND HEIFERS.
26 971 3 23 10 376 3 73
10 1017 3 13 12 970 3 S.1
21 1061 3 60 IS 1177 3 91
16 1052 3 70 19 1011 3 93
7 611 3 73 12 990 1 I21A
HEIFERS.
1 610 3 25 2 813 3 73
2 830 3 23 28 S53 3 ST,
12 862 3 'V5 1 1020 3 S3
6 1008 3 70 12 627 3 90
JO !WI 3 75 17 1110 I 00
7 SCI 3 75 I 1000 4 V)
HULLS.
1 1200 3 3.3 1 1270 3 50
3 1051 3 35 2 1315 3 60
1 1 '00 3 35 2 1165 3 B0
1 .....1170 3 10 1510 3 75
1 1400 3 10
CALVES
8 296 I Hi 1 130 7 00
1 130 7 ") 2 130 7 IV)
1... 140 7 00 1 . pi 7 23
STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS
1 760 2 00 6 918 1 75
1 . . 40) n on 2 s;o ;i
1 900 3 10 1 810 3 ii
1 . .
1....
1. ..
720 3 :3 1 70 JH
. ... 950 3 25 4 710 3 90
.... S60 1 50 2 090 3 W
S'B 3 05 ,5 C7J 3 90
mo .1 7ft 13 $97 4 00
STOCK CAIATS.
.... 250 2 30 1 390 3 W
1?0 4 CO
STOCKEIIS AND FEEDERS.
. 520 3 00 12 116.1 4 15
. 150 I 50 36 6I 4 15
. 52 3 75 I ! I 15
.090 3 70 2 935 I 15
. 770 3 73 20 1090 4 20
.1000 3 9) 2 915 I 20
. m 3 90 HI 1(C.5 I 23
.1022 I 00 12 953 4 30
. 745 I 0i) 7 S92 4 31
. 715 I f0 5 1010 4 30
.625 1 CO 3 S90 4 30
. ISO 4 1I 3 1103 4 30
. 916 I l 9 1115 I ,Vi
. 319 4 10 22 106 I 3,-'j
966 I 05 1 1121 4 10
.1115 I 20 75 711 I BO
961 I 10 6 620 I 50
3...
II...
10. .
Hi.'.'.'
IS...
llOdS- Liberal receipts and lower mar
kets at all other selling points caused the
market at this point lo decline .1 good 5c.
Sellers were very backward about making
the concession, and for that reao:i the
trade was slow and the morning wns well
nilvnnceil before very murh business was
transacted.
The general run of Kood mixed loads sold
argely al $1.72',, while the same kind of
hogs yesterdnt brought $l.77'yirl Ml. Some
good butcher weights brought $1.755, 1. 77'a,
nnd some right good heavy or fat backs
j4.S0ff1.SS.
While the trade was slow, as noted. nbov
buyers wanted the bogs at current prices,
anil the demand on the part of all packers
was good, so that in the end everything
was disposed of, the close being llrm. It
will be noted from the table of aVerao
prices nbove that the break today carries
the mnrket to the lowest point touched
since February 7, when the average price
was $I.6S. Representative sales:
Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sll. Pr.
...297
...270
SHEEP Thero wns a fnlr run or sheen
again today, but the number on sale was
smaller than usual, ns there were seven
cars direct to packers which were not
offered for sale at all. The demand for
sheep was good and the market steady and
fairly nctlve on nil desirable kinds. Com
mon and undesirable stuff wns slow sale
and weak. The Inmb market was not very
brisk and the reeling wns wenk. lluvcrs
complained that the quality or the offerings
was not very good, nnd ror that reason
they did not try so hard to buy them as
they would otherwise
Quotations: Choice hnndy weight year
lings, $5.75110.00; good to choice rod year
llncs. $5.604T5.75; rnlr to good yearlings. 15.40
175.60; good to choice wethers, $5,301(3.50;
ralr lo good wethers. $5 101(5.25; good to
choice red ewes, $1,001(4.75; ralr to good
ewes, $1,001(4.50: good to eholco native
lambs, $6.60136.85; good to choice western
lambs, $6,601(6,75; ralr to good western
lnmbs, $6,2516.43; reeder wethers. $1,231(4.75;
reeder yearlings, $5.01115.60; good to choice
reeder Ininbs, $1,751(5.75. Representative
Kales:
No.
20 western ewes
46 western ewes
11 cull ewes
63 western ewes
194 western ewes
221 western ewes
222 western ewes
310 western ewes
2 western ewes
198 western owes
1 buck
2 western wethers
118 western wethers
629 western wethers
203 western yrlgs mid wethers.
14 cull lambs
200 western yrlgs and wethers.
I western wethers
137 western wethers
1 western wether
20!) western ycarllnzs
119 western wethers
316 western yearlings
10 cull lnmbs
1 western yenrllng
284 western lambs
116 western lambs
228 western lnmbs
482 western lambs
A v.
, 95
. 74
. S6
. 91
,. 97
, 91
, 103
, 115
,. S3
, 112
,.160
,. 90
.111
, 119
117
. 63
, 121
. 90
.110
20)
109
. 83
.101
. 47
SO
68
74
. SI
. SO
Pr.
$3 00
3 00
3 0i
3 33
4 10
I 25
I 1,0
4 75
I 75
I 75
5 00
B 00
r. t5
B 25
B 25
6 23
3 00
5 45
6 75
B 75
B 7G
B SO
5 90
6 00
6 371 j
6 60
6 60
6 IT.
CHICAGO
.IVi: STOCK .MAItKl'.T.
Choice Alio n Stenilj (Hliers Slower
'Irvus Steers I iichiliiKeil.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21 CATTLE Choice
about steady; others slower; Texas steers
unchanged; Texas cows steady; dinners
stcudy and slow; rccders dull; good to
choice, $3. Hl(b.80; poor to medium, fl.ooii'
4.73; mixed stockerc, $1,101(3.80; selected
feeders, $4.2.Vi4.7B; good lo choice cows.
$.1,101(1.35; heifers. $3,101(1.60; canners, $2.20
1(2.90; hull, $2.tfil.30; calves, $l.60(7H.OO;
fed Texus beeves. $1,001(3.00.
H'OGS 21i1( 3c lower; tops, $3; mixed and
butchers, $1.701(5. 00; good heavy, $l.s5fu
5.00; rough hen. $1,701( 1.80; light, $l.651(,
4.87'i; bulk of sales, $1.8.31(1.1X5.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Steady; native
wethers, $i.95t(B.2.3; western wethers, $1.85
1(3.63; lambs, $5,001(7.00; western lambs,
$6.n0K7.M'.
Receipt: Cattle, IS.OOO head; horjs. 42,000
head; sheep, 11.000 head.
SI. Joseph l.lxe Stock.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 21 -(Spc-clal.j
The Journal quotes:
CATTLE Receipts, 1,100 head; market
weak lo 10c lower; quality common to fair;
natives, $3,901(5 25; Texas and westerns. $3.60
1(5.10; cows ami heifers. $2 2511140: hulls and
stags. $2.001(4. Ml; yearlings and ealies. $1 (X1(
5.10; stockf-rs and feeders, $3.251( 1. 80; veals,
$1,601(7.50.
IIOGS-Recelpts, 8,f00 head, market big
nnd 6.' lower; all grades, $4 701( 1.85. bulk of
sales. $l.751(l0
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, l.:1
head; market active nnd steady; lamlis. $5 0")
4(0.90; yearlings, $5,251(6.00; sneep and car
lings, $.3,001(5.50; ewes. $I.OV(.i.llO.
leiv York Live Stock.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21 BEEVES Re
ceipts :, 1'W head. 51 cars on sale slow and
10c lower, two 1 ar bit over, steers. $1.60
International
SHARES ADVANCE
I'lliTliiisors al present price,
w'ciire 1 1 piT cent "ii tlifir Invent
incut mill Hie icfiiiliir iii'iiitlil.v 1 1 v -lilciitl,
pn.vnlili' Mint'li 1st In nil
kJmiv holders of record rchniury
'Jitli.
Applications for hkh-K nl ."c per
hIiiiiv MI ST IIEAIt OATH lint
Inter than Hat unlay, Kcliniary
L'ltli, 1U00.
No.
13 176 ... $1 15 B:i 231 ... I 75
i , ' CMJ M' I .Ill ... I .11
I - ... i 1.0 196 ... 4 67'i ''.- 253- 10 1 75
'"M il 1 nt 1
I I :w .';!." !5i 170 -.'.','.'. .203 so 475
S 213 4i 170 57 261 SO 175
! 200 40 I 70 !3 195 ... 4 75
79 S9 ... I 70 55 291 120 I 75
13 257 ... 1 70 S, 201 10 175
63 200 ... I 70 I'.'i 3'M Ml I 75
71 220 ... I 70 09 213 SO I 75
91 19 ... I 70 73 265 ... I 75
79 IS2 ... 1 70 7." 225 SO 4 75
t 2S 129 ... I 70 II ::ot! ... 4 75
A 37 222 ... I 70 71 211 120 1 7.3
. SO "mi 320 4 70 71 SOS 10 I 75
. SS 22S 10 4 70 117 21 n 10 1 75
. 76 211 ... 4 70 r,S 235 ... I 7.3
. SO 213 ... I 72'fe 61 271 ... I 75 .
1 67 202 160 I 72'ij I 'A 217 160 I 75
. 29 237 ... I 72'i T. 252 120 ' 5
. 64 20S SO 4 72". C7 I'll ... 175
. 61 19! ... I 72'i 61 219 SO I 75
. 65 22S ... 1 7'2'tj 23 3S6 ... I 7-i
. 76 215 ... I 72'i 07 262 120 1 75
- 62 275 40 I 72'.. 64 222 SO I 75
B 69 196 ... I 72',o 62 22S ... 175
76 216 SO 4 72'A 72 223 ... 4 75
77 207 ... I 72'J 57 254 ... I 75
61 20.1 40 I 72'. SO 229 10 I 75
15 19S ... I 72U 20 2(0 ... 4 75
7C 206 ... 4 72'i 70 217 SO 4 75
"1-1 '.' ..II ... 1 l.'H 11 .! ,,. 1 ,.l
;,l7 6S 211 ... I 72Vi 6.5 IS7 ... I 75
Ml 236 160 1 72 31 271 ... 175
-037 f- 192 ... 4 721!, E4 292 ... 4 75
u,tV" II 199 ... t 72U, lit 259 ... 4 75
59 20 210 I 72'4 2.3 211 ... 4 75
W 217 40 I 7216 61 20S 40 4 73
SO.... .1SI ... I 72'4 4S 270 ... 4 75
67 174 ... 4 72'i 62 277 ... 1 75
69 2X3 ... 4 7.", 3.3 152 ... 4 75
70 217 ... 1 72'i 7S 263 160 4 75
OS 210 ... 1 72 SI 236 40 1 75
S3 201 40 4 721'. :Q 24.1 ... 4 75
61 233 ... I 72',J 61 271 ... 4 75
",in S9 250 2S0 I 75 70 226 80 I 75
lZ "n 2'1 4 4 75 66 261 40 4 75
212 ... 1 7.3 60 227 ... 1 77',,
71 212 120 I 75 6) 330 ... 4 77i
87 234 SO I 7.3 65 218 ... 1 77'4
77 261 SO I 7.3 6.3 23 40 4 77'?
65 266 SO I 75 B7 261 ... 4 77'
61 24.7 ... I 75 fO 2(2 ... 1 77".
67 236 100 I 75 67 261 ... 4 SO "
7 21S 40 4 75 40 371 ... 1 SO
67 253 SO 4 75 .56 362 120 4 S21i
297 10 I 75 4S 364 ... 1 S2'i
70 270 40 1 7.3 19 102 ... 4 S.3
bj Sil . . I 7.. 1K ill IK
9CS50, oxen. $.1,001(4 8.3, bulls, $3.2ofN.M:
cows. $2.25Hl.O, cables quote live cattlo
lower; le: price at Liverpool. 12c per lb ;
nt I-ondon, I2', ; sheep steady; exports to
day, o.sih quarters of beef: tomorrow, S25
cattle and 4.70O nuarters of beef.
CALVUS- Receipts. 1.7.12 head; market
fair; prices weak, about all sold: veal",
$fi.ny ..; choice. $s.v(is.75: little calves,
JI.(MH.7.; barnyard stock, $3.5011100.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 7,112
head; 35 cars on sale; sheep, steady to
llrm; lambs, slow mid weak; four cars un
sold; sheep. $1.75115.01; culls. $1,0013.50:
lambs. $6,501(7.70; tops. $7.73; culls, $3.C"iT
5.5"; yearlings. $6 O0H6.5O.
HOOS-Recelpts", 5.I&3 bead; one car on
sale: steady al $5.2541.3.40.
Kansas City l,lc Stock,
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 21 CATTLE - Re.
celpls, s.irq nntlves. 9.V Texnns; choice kill
ing gradis. easier, coininon kinds. 0o
lower; dockets nnd feeders, about steadv:
hrnvv native steers. $1. 70115.20; HrIiI
weights. $l.frii5.00. stockers and feeders,
$1.101(5.36; buti her cows nnd lielfer $3.2.Mf
i.ie: c.iuuers. j..ooii.i.-. leu wciMi'i ii. i w
11 .50; western feeders. $1.(041'. 25; Texnns.
$.1.7Viil.C3. , . ,
HOGS Receipts. II 300 head: trade slow;
price. rulrd 5c lower, heavj. $1,751(1 85;
mixed, $1. 701(1. 0; light. $1.10111 i2's; pigs.
,UHUi:iw AND LA.MRS-Reeclpls. 8,200
head; excellent demand for all classes at
strong to liV higher prices; lambs. $..B01i
6.671a; yearlings. $5.5O1i6.00; mutton". $..o1f
fi.60: stockers and feeders. $3.5li(.i. ia; culls,
I $.:.ouj.uo.
st. I, mils Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS. Fell. 21 - CATTLE- Receipt!'.
4 30a head; market steady to easier; native
shipping and export steers. $;'vfl'.'j;
lreseil beef and butcher Hirers. $l.001l.2i;
stockers under l.oni lbs $1 30'n !...; stock
er.s mid feeders. $2,751( 1 75. cows and heif
ers. $2,251(4.75; canners. $1 50112. SB; bulls. $3.00
5il.no; Texas and Indian slecrs, $1 toy I 65;
. cows and heifers. $2 301( 1.1,5.
1 HOGS Receipts. ll.Bia bead; market Be
1 lower: pigs nnd llgh's. $1.7.341185; packers,
$l.7f.1l.95; butcher. $1 r0K.5.i.
I SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. 70o
ihead: mnrket strong; demand exceeds sup-
PIV; nilllVC lllllllllis. I.O'-nt mum-.
7.25; culls and bucks, $1.0iVx 1.50; stockers,
$3.(X& 1.23.
Stock In Sllit.
Following me the receipts at the four
principal western markets for February 21.
Cattle. Hops. Sheep
Smith Omnha '1.099 9.301 6.V3..
Chicago is.'""' 42.0O0
Kansas City 9.0O1 IJ.Ino
St. I nils I.3M 11.500
1 l.ooo
3.2iiO
70)
I.3M
31.3.13
Totals
77.101 21.795
experiment "lib Knlllr Ciirn,
Among the digestion experiments con
ducted by the chemical department of tho
Kansas experimental tdatlon aro two upon
Kaffir corn dovcr and Knlllr corn meal. Tho
Kaffir corn rtovor, viz.. tho entire stalk with
out tho heads, was well cured, of gooil
quality, and hnil been cut fine with an en
ullage cutter before being fed. The KnfTlr
corn meal was very finely ground and of
good quality. The animal used In tho ex
pel Imcnt was a 2-year-old grade Hereford
stier and a good feeder. In each experi
ment the feeding was divided Into two
periods ono of seven days. In which th
cxrrement was not collected, followed by
ono of seven days. In which the excrement
wiih collected nnd saved for analysis.
The results obtained show that 100 pounds
of dry Knlllr corn utover contain ono pound
leu;; of digestible matter than tho samo
nmctint of corn stover. The nutritive ratio
of a ration of this feed, however. Is much
narrower than tho nutritive ratio of a ration
of corn Mtovor, and thcreforo wo may safrlr
concludo that tho feeding value of Knlllr
corn stover Is fully equal lo that of corn
mover. If not greater than It.
Ono hundred pounds of Kaffir corn meal
contain 15.6 pounds less dlgestlvo matter
than the same amount of corn meal. ,
ratlon'of Knlllr corn meal furnishes a some
what narrower nutritive ratio than ono of
corn meal, and tho difference between their
feeding values ought to ho reduced moro op
lrs by this factor. Practical feeding ex
periments show tho dlfferenco to ranga
from 6.7 per cent to 28.8 per cent In favor
of corn meal. The average Is IB. 6 per cent,
whllo tho digestion experiment shows corn,
meal 21.6 per cent better, calculated upon
tho basis of tho total digestible matter in
the Kajlr corn meal. Nono of theso ex
periments arc conclusive, however, and mor
work In tho futuro will bo required to dr..
tcrmlnu lo what extent tho narrower nit
trltlvo ratio of Kaffir corn meal can compen
Biitb for its greater Indlgestlhlllty.
Tho flRiircB representing tho digestibility
0: corn stover and corn meal nro averages
of tho results of many experiments, whlln
thoso for Knfllr corn stovor and Knlllr corn
meal aro tho results of but ono experiment.
Oleo Milkers 1,'nr Hotter.
Stnto Dairy Commissioner McDonald of
Washington, tells tho following ns an amus
ing Incident of his recent eastern trip:
"During tho puro food convention at Chi
cago tho commissioners wcro taken through
tho great Armour meat packing establish
ment. Wo wero Invited to dinner nt tho
company eating house, nnd I became or
qualnted with ,1 doctor and ono of the su
perintendents, both employed by tho Armour
company. Theso gentlemen and myself fell
Into a discussion on oleo, nnd they naturally
put forth their strongest arguments In lis
favor. Finally I nsked them what they
used on their tnblrs. Both answered butter.
I then pointed out tho fallacy of their argu
ment, when the prlco of oleo was so much
lower than good buttor. They had nothing
moro to say."
Ilrnlnnice of Fields.
When draining with tllo It Is a mistake to
placo tho tllcw too near the surface When
they aro but eighteen Inches or two feet un
der ground tho roots of grass and othnr
crops will soon obstruct them. They should
bo placed flvo or six feet under ground, which
not only reduces tho water lovel, but per
mits of greater room for tho feeding of
plants. Drain tllo should be put down In a
manner bo as to havo no difficulty nfter tho
work Is done, ns'the cont of repairing or
rearranging tho tiles is great. It pays to 1119
tiles on nil wet land, as tho draining of a
field reduces tho water level nnd allows of
tho growing or crops that will not thrive on
tho field unless it Is drained.
H.RPEOTEY&CO.
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