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THE CWATTA DAILY BEE: FIUDAY, MAY 25, 1900.
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Whent Holdi Firm on Unl UnfrTorable
Wetther Item
CORN fAlBLY ACTIV;, BUT CLOSES WEAK
On Dnll nnd En-,-- Vrn llnn Sur
pamtlngly Hull lirrnlrr I'nrl of
Session mill Slum llitlil
Urc-rcnse In Prices.
CHICAGO. May 21. Wheat held flrhi to
day on the usual batch of unfavorable
wen ther Items. Julv closing unchanged.
Corn closed Uf'-V and oats 'iffie under j
he ne ucre !
',-,'..,. i
est ril.ii. ,
of the ifl'c
yesterday, provisions at mo
practically unchanged from
The rathur bearish tone
Current" weekly crop summary, b-tnir
taken In the wheat pit In lieu of oth'-r
, . uu.i.. ;,.. rfn,.t ,! the
news, had n slightly beatlsh effect .it ti e
opening. July beginning the session 'W,u
under yestenlay at i Liverpool mm
Paris were both celebrating and the ah-
senco of nuotaUnns f
wic ki'iim imur nil,, .... . .... ,
the trade bcre. soon aner uic opening um
Items made their usual appearance nnd
were Rbsorbed to such an extent that the
market rallied. It was Impressed unon the
speculators that the northwest needed rain
needed It badly One expert said the,
country In places was dry as u bone.
Illinois. Kansas. Ohio and other states
continued to complain of lly and one
tr I ,,,, dir. tT liililll
ySiwimnn iumua the rains
hdd done In his stale, ruder these con-
iiii,ruiloiiH .In v in vnnceil to ti,'i'it,ii,o. "J
irr.nt.tnb(tit iitul the fiillure of a nroni-
. I
2k
n-
rt
Inent New York cotton llrm sent July back
to B7c, but the close was llrm. July un
un....,i n irrt.cr.TI'.f, I'nuh mill evtiort
sales were small. Primary receipts w re
4SI.(if) tin. compared with r,22.oi bu last ,
leiir. Minneapolis and Duluth reported i
43.T cars. HKiilnst 2"i last week and :t IV
l.neiil reeeltits were .17 ears.
none or which firudcil contract. Clearance,,
In wheat and flour were eiiual to r,2i," bu.
New York reported II loads taken for ex-
r'corn wns fairly active and In sympathy
with wheat, tlrm. until the Prlee-McCor-mlck
failure In New York unexpectedly
threw considerable quantities uiion tin!
market. Then It broke and the cloie was
weak. There was also considerable sellliiB
for the local account and the demand -en-erally
was slack, so II Is possible that the
market mlRlit have broken anyway, but
the failure of the New York llrm at least
urficd the selllnc alonii. There was a fair
shlpplim demand, bill the export Inquiry
was curtailed by the holidays abroad. The
weather was reported favorable. Country
nfferliiKS. save la Illinois, where there was
some Increase, were small. Itecelpts were
15fi cars. Julv sold between 87?fi;!i hav
Iiik attained that price early In sympathy
With wheat, and 37io. olosltiK Ul'-Sic down
nt .l7Hc
Oats were dull and easy. Western of
ferings were freer and the corn easiness
was an Influence. July hold between 22c
nnd 2ISe. closing Mlic under yesterday
nt 21W(2t'c. , , , .,
Provisions were surpassingly dull the
greater portion of the session and to this
condition of affairs was duo a slight re
cession In prices. July pork ranged from
lll.fin to $11,421 and closed 2,,i."e under
veslerday at $U.I2mill.4."i; July lard from
K97'A to $fi!"5. closing unchanged at $ti.05,
and July ribs from $fi.57lMifi0 to $8.53, with
the close unchanged at f'i.571.
Kstlmated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. 30
cars; corn, 275 cars; oats, 290 cars; hogs,
2S.Xi0 bead.
The leading futures ranged ns follows:
Articles. I OpenTlfllh.l how. rCio"se.Yest'y
Wheat
May
July
Corn
May July
Sept.
Oats
May
July
Sept.
Pork
July Und
Julv Sept.
nibs
July I
I
MA
fifili
BT Bi',4l(a
01
67V!,t?U
37HI
377i5is
3S,
.-.B'l,
37-
37Vi ',4
KM
SS',4
37,
37i
TT71.
I
22 I
I
I 21'i, 2Hi 22
1 Sli 21iTli 22
J 2)i 2V;, 20'
I 11 I2'i U 45 11 47',i
. fi 03 6 f"T. fi M
I fi 92Vj fi 92. fi 93
fi 53 fi 57',i fi 5714
i fi 53 6 Wi B 55
1W,
2f'4
11 47'i
fi 07!i
fi Ki
fi M'i'
6 67 'A
'
11 M
fi 07',i
6 fC
Sept.
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FI.OI'H Steady and dull; winter patents,
13.60fl3.70; straights, 12.90Ti3.ir); clears, $2.70rf
3.20; spring specials. $3.Mlfi3.90; patents. 13.03
(33.40; straights, $2.B0fi2.9U; bakers', $2.00U
2.40.
WHKAT-No. 3, 62fd)c; No. 2 red, 72ft'
72Wc
CORN N" 37ie; Nn 1 yellow, S7'S
374 c.
OATS No. 2. 22ij1?23itc; No. 2 white,
53'42i;,,ic: No. 3 white, 2l-fl23c.
HYIC-No. 2. 5B'4C.
MAHIjUY lood feeding, 3B',4e; fair to
choice malting, 3STT'llc.
8RKnS-No. 1 tlax, $1 SO; No. 1 northwest
ern. $1.50; prime timothy, $2.45; clover, con
tract grade, $7.50.
PHOVISIONS-Mcss pork, per lib!., $10.33
(311.45. I,ard. per 100 lbs., $B.&0R6.95. Short
ribs sides (loose). 3S.IOTifi.70. Pry salted
shoulders (boxed). $B.5(vgii.75. Short clear
sides (boxed). $7.(XV(i 7. 10.
WHISKY-Dlstlllers" finished goods, on
basts of high wines, $1.2f.
81'OAIl-Cut loaf. $5 98: grnnulntcd. $5.42,
confectioners' A, $3.3S; off A. .YlH.
Following are the receipts and shipments
for today:
Articles. Receipt". Shipments.
Flour bbls 10.0CO 12,000
"Wheat, bu Irt.ovi io.oco
Corn, bu 11S.00O 12.i,l'0
Oats, tm 212,000 179.1X0
Ttye. bu 2.000
Harley, bu 11,000 n.ooo
On the Produce exchange today the boiler
market was firm; creameries, 15ffl9's.c;
dairies. Vrfir. Clieece, slow at kffg-V'.
Eggs, strong; fresh, lUrc.
new Yoitii. (;i-.m;iiai, maiikkt.
Quotntloii fur the liny on Various
('nninioilltien.
NEW YORK, May 2l.-FI.OrR-Kxporls,
35.510 bbls.; sales, K,800 pkgs. ; receipts, 1G.IS1
bbls.; moro active on spring patents nnd
gcnorally llrm all day without change;
llnnesota patents, $!.Wi3.S5; Minnesota
bakers, $2.irrfi&93; winter patents, $3.60li,l.S3;
winter straights. I3.ir.fi3.55; winter extra.
$2.50JJC,fc5; winter low grades, $2.2312. 10. Ryc
Hour, quiet; fair to good, 2.!0'i(3.15; choice
to fancy, $3.23(i3.rA
CORNMHA1, Haty ; yellow western, S2c;
city, He; Itrandywlne, V.'.35fi2.45.
UAUI.EY-Qulet; feuding. 43Ufi45e, c. I.
f . New York; malting, 50j53c, c. i. f., New
York.
HAHl.KY MAI.T-Dull; western, 55t5Bc.
RYK Firm; No 2 western, file f. o. b.,
afloat; stale. 5Mi39c c. I. f., Now York.
WHEAT Receipts, 315,(00 bu.; exports,
Cll.fiTfi bu. Spot, llrm; No. 2 ted, 7Si4i, clc
ator, and M'c, f o. b.. allo.it, prompt; No.
1 northern. Duluth. 73Re, f. o. b., ntloat; No.
1 hard. Uulutli. 77Uc. r n. h mln.t n,i.
tlnns were generally llrm all day. with a lit
tie buying for southwest and foreign ac
counts as the, principal trading feature.
Firmness was Inspired by bullish irop news
from spring wheat states, the southwest
nnd central winter wheat sections. Closed
steady and unchanged May closed at 71le;
July. 72Vo72 13-Hic. closed at 72'-c; Septem
ber. 73:S,73i,c. closed nt 73V .
I OR RiHclpts 41.92.. bu., exports, Mi.'.i3 I
lill. SH)t, easy; No. 2, 12'ic. f. o. b.. nnd iiv. I
elevator. Option market opened steady and i
advanced with wheal onll tn i.,..,. ifu..V .
offerings on long nc.tiunts, whh h weakened
the afternoon market. Clearances were
winailer. crop news favorable nnd carlot it.
celpts a shado larger. Closed easv at 5c
decline M.iv, 4IMM2C closeil at 41f'c; Julv, I
42VTH2SC, closed at 12V; Seiitcmbcr. ISMi 1
iJ'ie, closed nt ntv. ,
OATS-Recelpts. 111,200 tin.: exports, D,.iU1 1
m. Spot, dull; No. 2. 27c; No. 3, 2ii'c; No '
: whltfc. '.SivUCSV: No. 3 while. 2M'I trails!
nixed western. 272M,c; track while. 2.v!c
bu
U 1
... i ..
iiiA.-u nrfliriii, Cll.vvc; iracK Will
M'vo. Options, dull and about steady. '
HAY Steady: shinnlinr. S7 Sin7 ?r.- '
to choice. NVj02i,i,e.
lIOPS Steady: state, common to choice.
is:ti crop. J'utic; iv.rj crop, 10:313c; Paclllc
coast. lf crop, 3f5c; 1S99 crop, mi3c.
HIDES Firm; tlalveston, i) to 25 lbs..
19',4c; California. 2! lo 15 lbs., 2IUc: Texas
dry. 21 to SO lbs., 15c. " '
LEATHER - Steuily; hemlock sole.
Tluenos Ayres. light to heavyweight. 210
25'4e; acid, 26ff2i'jc.
PROVISIONS Itcef, steady; family, $12 on
d 12.50; mess, $l0.00ji 10.50. beef hams, $2A50
4(21.00; packet. lll.COii 12.00; city, extra India
mess, $l7.00ft 19.00. Cut meats, steady;
pickled bellies, 7'40S',ic; pickled shoulders
fiic; pickled hams. io'u lo-c. Uird
rnsy; western steamed. $7 25; May closed at
17.95: South America. $.O0; compound, $6.50
fi6.75. Pork, quiet; fatnlh llt.CvrrH,ju:
Fhort clear. HI.OiVfl5.0i); incts, 112.WH12.75.
TALLOW-Nomlnal; city. P4flTac; conn
try. 4HlTe.
RICE Firm; doinestlc, fulr to extru, 4'i
y'je: Japan. 44tf4T(.
MOLAHBEH Steady ! New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, ll'ilfuc.
mm'ER-Rccelpts. 6.327 pkgs; stron,;;
western creamery. 16',it(2V; factory, IHilBc.
CH EESE Receipts. 356 pkgs.; market
Irregular; fancy, large, white and colored,
!U41794c; fancy, small, white and colored,
93Hi
EGaS-Recelpts, 13.S16 pkgs.; btcad ;
state nnd Pennsylvania. Hffll'jc. western.
!' r.ff. i..'?ilit. southern, at mark,
"iREIGTHH-Qulrt. cotton by steam, 27c;
pt lln Iiv lcnm. .t-i
I M l.T A LS -Trading was rather quiet and
.utilntfrt ting In the mnrket for metals. Tin
"nllnuiM to dcllne Influenced by less f.i
i vornrablo cables (nun anticipated nnd the
I l.irg receipts. The close was very weak
I at S: '.ocMO a. 1Mb Iron warrants were very
itt-nk and unsettled; no quotations Riven;
1 port hern No I foundry ruled very weak at
J20,Wi;2.M. I-ike copper was steady for
snnt nnd rnthcr onsv for futures. clO'ltlg at
jd'. 75. Lead nnd spelter ruled dull and tin
c lunged nil thi hauls of 3.07y"4.02',j and
Jl 17'jf; 1.52' z, respectively. The broken'
price for lead mis M.W nnd for copper I1B.75.
o.maiia wholesale iiaiiki:t.s.
Condition of Trnilr nnd fltintntlnn on
Mnplr nnil I'nncj- Produce.
EGOS'-Rcedpts modera'c; second-, 103
10lv: good stock. 11c
LIVE POULTRY-Hen'i. TMISe; roosters.
nr. online to nge nnd size, Ui,e; broilers, 17
',:,; ducks fi''7c. gce'e, 5fi5Vc. turkeys, Sc.
KIlKHji DRESSED FOCLTRY-Ilcns. 9c;
r, nstcrs. fi7c; ducks nnd Reese. lOTJllc;
iirouer", ',a to 3 lbs., per iioz., ji; utrKeys,
m, i"i i ommon to fair, ijwiio; cnoice,
,Jf,i;, sf.pariltor, 20c; gatnercil creamery
mmii Trout. 5c ; blue llsn, 10c; pickerel,
JSe: cntll-h, 12c; dressed buffalo, fes roe
(.roppir, jo; pikc, 10c,
PIOEONS-Llve. tier doz.. SI.
VEALS-Cholcc, 0?10r.
I l A V f., , t,lnn,l lnt IVtnM . A f r
fi.M: midland, choice. MM: lowland, choice.
I SVC'J; ryo straw, choice, Jft; No. 3 corn. 31V4e;
mi. .. wnne oats. sine: cracked corn, per
Ion. Jit: corn nnd oats, chonned. ner ton.
SI I..V); bran, per ton. 112; shorts, per ton,
12."0.
, i.iuuiuiit.c.
JlV-f loz- 1Mff
AHI'A HAULS Home Brown, per dor., 2S
NK'.V Tl'n.VIPS-Per doz. bunches, 40c.
SPINAril-Per box, IO'if.Oc.
NKW nUKTS-Per doz. bitnchcfl, 35gi0c.
I.KTTl'CK Per doz. bunches. SOfiMc.
ItADISIIKS Home 'etown, per doz., 158
.fe
J KAb Per 'j-hu. basket. 60?.
VA. UKA.VS Per vbu. box. 11
SKIMl Htt'KKT POTATriKS rp v,hl .
t.'. tYd 2.23; Kansas, eating. $3.
POTATOKS-Pcr bu.. choice, 231TICic.
Ni:w POTATOi:S-Pcr lb.. 2i.4'ti3c.
CAHHAC.K-Callfornla, per lb., 2U1?3c.
CAri,II'lOWi:H-Pcr doz.. 11.251t1.50.
TOMATOKS - Florida, per six-basket
rale. $!.!o.
Mrsmino.MS-I'or lb. box, 60c.
ItllfllAItn-Per lb., 1US2C.
ONIONS-Ncw Ilcrmuda, per 60-Ib. crate,
S2.J0; new southern, per 70-lb. sack, $2.23.
I'HUITS.
THA WIinUHIKS - Arkansas and Mis
souri shipping stock, per 21-qt. case, $2,003!
"'CrboSKIllCItltlKS Per 21-qt. case, $2.
CIIKKIUKS California, per 10-lb. box.
( HA N n E';R III Ks None on the market.
APPI.KS-About out of market,
TKOIMCAIi KIIUITS.
PINi:APPM:s-Pcr doz.. 12.0092.50.
OHANi:S-4allfornlit. navels, per box,
!.7.7.Vn I.C't; Mediterranean sweets, per box,
n.'JMi.'t.M: budded seedlings, 12.75fl3.00.
I.KMONS-Callfornla, fancy, $3 ,5; choice,
$3.25l3.5n.
ItANANAS Per bunch, according to size,
$2.25.
innns.
HIDKS No. 1 green hides, "e; No. 2 green
hides, fic; No. 1 salted hides. So; No. 2 salted
sides. 7c; No. 1 veal calf. S lo 12 lbs., 9c;
No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs.. Sc.
MISOKI.LANUOUS.
Nt'TS-Hlckory, large, per bu.. $1.26;
shellbarks, $1.3T; Kngllsh walnuts, per lb..
1217 1.1c; Illberts. per lb., 12c, almonds, per
lb., Ilfiliic; pennuis, raw. per lb.. 5V4fitic.
HONKY-l'ef 21-sectlon case, $3.5&a3.75.
St. I, mils Crnln nnil Provisions.
ST. 1JUIS. May 21.-WHEAT-Ixwe r;
No. 2 cash, elevator, "O'Je; track, 71iff72cj
May, 72jc; July, 674fc67!iic; August, 67jc;
September, BSc; No. 2 hard, fi4fJ65c.
COHN-l.ower; No. 2 cash, 374c; track,
.".S'ic; May, 36ic; July, 3614c; September,
37c.
OATS Weak: No. 2 cash. 234c; track,
2lf2l'ic; May. 23c; July, 21Tc; Soptember.
21c: No. 2 white 27'iC
UYK-KIrm at flSV.
Kl.OI'U-Patents. $3.453.65; extra steady
and strong, $3.15fi3.23; clear ribs, $2,7033.00.
SHHD-Tlmothj", $2.002.20.
KI,AX-Dull nt $1.77.
COUNMKAI-Stendy, $1.95S2.00.
HHAN Quiet; sacked, cast track, fi9c.
HAY-Stcady; prairie, $6.0088.75; timothy,
$10 OOff 12.50.
WHISKY-Stcady, $1.25.
I HON COTTON TIES-Bagglng and
hemp twine, unchanged.
PHOVISIONS-Pork: Steady; Jobblnr.
$12.00. lird: Quiet; prime steam. $6.l:
choice. 16.S3. Dry snlt boxed meats, firm;
extra shorts, $B.S7',S; clear ribs, $7.00; clear
sides, $7.I2U. Hucon : Iloxed llrm; extra
shorts, $7.37'i; clenr ribs, $7.50; clear sides,
$).62',a.
MICTAhS Ix?ad: Firm at $3.95. Spelter:
Nominal at $I.4WM.IS.
POI'IniY-Steady; chickens, 7e: springs,
lW16c; turkeys, 5c; ducks, 6c; springs, 12c;
geese. 3c.
K(5GS-Steady at 10c.
m'TTIOH-Steady; creamery, 17000c;
dairy, 14fn"c.
HKCHIPTS-Flour. 4,000; wheat, 18,000;
corn, ls.ono; oats, 34.000 bu.
SHIPMKNTS-Flour. S.000; wheat, 10,000;
corn, S7,n; oats, 24,000 bu.
liniisiin City (iruln nnd I'rovlnlnna.
KANSAS CITY, May 24. WHEAT-July.
CIVc; September, C2i4fi62,c; cash. No. 2
hard. 6lv,(!7fi2o; No. 3, 69361c; No. 2 red, 67c;
No 3. fi3fifi3c.
CORN July. 34Hc: September. ?AKftX,c;
cash. No. 2 mixed, 36?;i(?37V4c; No. 2 white,
37H5J374C No. 3. 37ic.
OAT8-N0. 2 white, 25c.
RYE No. 2. 62c.
HAY-Cholce timothy, $10.5011.00; choice
prairie. $7.00'57.50.
Hl'TTKU Creamery, 15S17c; fancy dairy,
lie.
EfiOS Half cent lower on liberal re
ceipts; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock,
10c dozen, loss off. cases returned; southern
eggs, 71yi?S1-.e, new white wood cases In
cluded, lie more
RECEIPTS-Wheat, 39.000: corn, 25,300;
oats, l.l.ouo bu.
SIIIPMENTS-Wheat, 65,400; corn, 13,600;
oats, s,0f) bu.
Mliiiiciiimll Win-ill nnd Floor.
MINNEAPOMS. May 24. - WHEAT - In
store: No. 1 northern, fil'e; July, 65i4fio,e;
Seitember. Ci'Sfifij' sc. On track: No. 1
hard, fi7sic; No. 1 northern, 65Tc; Nn. 2
northern, C4V
FI.Ot'R-f.c higher; tlrst patents. $.3 55;
second patents. $3.33; first clears, $2.55; sec
ond clears. $2.10.
HRAN-In bulk. $11 oofi 11.75.
'I'oteilo llnrkrl,
TOLEDO. May 21.-WH EAT-Dull and un-
cnangeii; 70. 2 cash and May, Tlic.
CORN Dull nnd higher; No. 2 cash, 39c.
OATS Dull and higher; No. 2 cash, 24WC
RYE Dull and unchanged: No. 2 cash. Bsc.
CI.OVERSEED-Active and higher; prime
lasu, old. ji.,u; j-rime, new, j; uctoDcr,
j:.20.
Plilliulfliililn Proilnce Slnrkrt.
PIII1,ADF.I,PII1A. May 2l.-nUTTER-I''lrm,
cood demand; fancy western cream
ery. 20';c; fancy western prints, 21c.
EClCiS Firm; nearby and western. 14c:
nearby and southwestern, 1314c; nearby
and soi thcrn. lS'tf713c.
Duluth "Wlirut MnrUrt,
Dri.l TII. May 24 WHEAT No. 1 hnrd,
cash. iWio: Mav. lUo: Julv. aVc: Sentem.
her, BS'c; No. 1 northern, cash, 67ic; May,
C7-e; July. B7c; No. 3 spring, 62c.
OATS -22' .1 23c.
CORN-3,",c.
, 7. ", " .
Mllviml.ee (Jrnln Market.
MlhWAfKEE. Mav 2I.-W1IEAT Firm;
1 mrthern. Bi'iflCSl-c
atetiuy; .no. i. (,,.i:,c.
HAPLUY Steady ; No. 2. 4:tjlJc; sample
'' '-'-c-
rrnria inirKcl,
PEORIA. May 2l.-t'ORN-lnactlve; No.
- S'lUc
"A'l'S Inaollve; No. .'I while, 23'.-,'n23c.
WHISKY Lower, on the basis of $1.23 for
llnlrhed goods,
Liverpool Mnrkrla Clocd.
LIVERPOOL. May 24.-Thc cotton, grain
and provision exchnnges ore closed today
on account of the queen's birthday.
MOVEMENTS OK STOCKS AMI IIOMIS.
Mnrket Excited lt- Failure of Price,
McCiirmlck t Co,
NEW YORK, May 21. Interest was still
further constricted In the stok market
tills morning and the market had fallen
near to the point of stagnation when pre
monitory symptoms began to nppear of ills
tress on the part of tome hpcculatlve In
tcicitr. The market sold ait .s'uirplv on
a lar;er volume of dealings than for some
time past. This was explained eoon after
noon bv the announcement of the suspen
sion of Price, McCormlck & Co., which
waa made tlrdt on the Cotton exchange und
roon afterwards from the rastrum of tho
Steele exchange. According to the rule
of tho exchange the failure was followed
by the closing out of outstanding con
tracts of the suspended llrm on the floor
of tho exchange. The rest of the dav was
practically devoted to this celling and buy
ing tinder the rule, other operations being
almost entirely given over. The dealings
for the firm's account footed up to Zi,W)
'shares before the clese A ht.i; out
j standing short aco int was In evlden e
I In to settlement and the mocm"it 1 r
Iprhea resulting was exceedingly confused
, ard Irresular.
I In m.in stocks, for wbhh there was little
market, the forced sale caile,1 omc sh.ir,
declines and the mtlve rnllroad l.-t was
at one time fmni one to two noln's oif
1 from tho bt.t. Steel stocks were nNo inuca
1 nfiectcd. There were derided recoveries
trom the lowest juices nnd t 'e closing.
While almost stagnant, showed the net
1 losses in the railroads generally reJincd
; to fraction. The fallute was primarily due
. to commitments In cotton and the violent
1 declines In that staple of the last two iIhs
1 was the cause of the llrm's iIIHIciiUIck.
fatigar continued the most active stork In
the market nnd moled In 11 IcverMi anil
erratic manner all day. its extreme net
decllno was 2t points and Its loss on tho
day Is I'd points. The movement of the
stock wns not accompanied by any news
and seemed purely speculative In charac
ter. The Steel .stocks were denressed by the
latter discouraging view expressed by the
Iron Age of ;iro.:iccts In the trade, that
authority advising a sharp curtailment of
production. Rumors drculatcd during the
day that the Illinois Steel company's plant
at Jollet, HI., was to be loed down.
The prospect offered of possible reduction
of buying power In the community nnd of
probable, strikes and labor troubles caused
rather ncutc uneasiness. A breiik In lako
rates on grain renewed fears I'uit railroad
rates could not be held, although the rail
road earnings reported showed good In
creases, St. Paul being Included.
The reduction in the Hank of England
rate of discount wns expected and pro
duced little effect either In the lindon
stock market or here. Rates for money
continue very v 1111,1 th i,:ki iiwl.iv
of checks for $r,lon,0,K through the clear
lug house for the Third Avenue bond pa
ment caused not even a ripple. Tic pro
cecils are sup;osed to have been promptly
redistributed among the banks. In view
of the foreign exchange situation and out
ward movement of told much lute rest at
taches to the question whether Liverpool
will buy cotton heavily after today's se
vcro break, while the Liverpool exchange
was closed for n holiday. A feature or
the day was a jalo of Standard Oil In the
outsldo market at MB, compared with iVM
yesterday, which was then the highest
:rlco on record.
The bond market was exceedingly dull
and changes were mixed. Total sales, par
value, $l,:wo.oii. I'nlted States old 4s ad
vanced ; and the 5s. new coupon and
,.s coupon ',4. nnd the 2s ', in the bid price.
Commercial Advertiser's London tlnau
clal cablegram: The aitlon nf Hie itunU
of England In reducing Its minimum dl
count rato rrom I to 3'j per cent har
dened tho markets here, hut failed to in
crease business. The Catholic bourses were
c'oscd on account of Acenslon day ob
servance nnd the nrovlnelal exeliniiireH Inul
a half holiday because of the queen's blrlh-
iiay. Americans were more nnc tnan tliey
nave neen ior years. rue rmnu bouglit
0,000 gold In bars nnd got part of the
Australian ll.ircel f -" 1 The remnln.
der Is wanted for India and continental
requirements. Discount houses reduced
their deposit rates '4 to 2 per cent call, 2'i
mrwLU.
Following ore tho eloslnir nrlres nn ftin
New York Slock exchnnge todny:
Atclili-on
I5' t'nlon Paclllo .,
70S rlo pf,
TH'i Wabash
!3'4 do pf.i
52 'Wheel. A: I. B.
57-V rlo "A 11M ..
.. K,
.. 73
.. S's
.. 21
.. !;
.. Cfi'i
.. 16
..HS'a
..113
.
. (6
do nfd
Itnltlmoie A Ohio.
Caiuultan Poclflc.
Canada Bo
C-hes. S. Ohio
C'hkNigo O. W 12', 1 Ik. Cetilr.il
C. H. & Q 1254 Third Arnue
CThlcago, Ind. I.. 23 Adams Ex
do pfd 52 'American Kx..
Chlcnito A B. 111... ion if H Kx
C. A N. W K. Wells-Furio Hx.
114
. 34H
. M
. sv;
. 21
. 3Tli
. f9
. 2'4
. 17
. V)
. 69S
. M4
. 734
. 22
. 7 m
. 92
c, n. 1. a 1
.I0'4 Amer. Cotton Oil.
C C. C. A 6t. I,
Colorado So
do 1ft pM ...
do Id pfd...
Del. A Hudson .
do nfil
Amer. Malting ..
do pfd
Amer. H. A It...
42
16
112'4' do pfd
177 lAmer. BnlrltB ....
nl. It. A W
Denver & n. O IS'll do pfd
do pfd 8", Amer. K. Hoop ..
Krle ll'l do pfd
do 1st pfd 3.,i Amer . A W...
Ot Nor. pfd 1M I do pfd
HoclclnsT Coal 15 Amer. Tin Plate
Hocking Valley ... 37'J do pfd
Illinois Central 1I2'4, Amer. Tobacco
Iowa Central 1"',
do pfd.
do pfd 48
K C , P. A O .... 17
Iike Brie A W.... 27?4
do pfd 93
ljake Shore 112
1j. A N 74
Anac. Mining Co.
41
TO'i
?A
:
77 14
33'i
Mi,
124
461-4
Hrookbn n. T
Colo. Fuel A Iron
Con. Tobarco
do pfd
Federal Steel
do pfd
(ten. Kle trlc
Olucoso (Sugar ....
do pfd
Inter Paper
do pfd
Laclede Oas
National nisciilt ..
do pfd
National lyad
do pfd
National Steel ....
do pfd
Manhattan L f94
Met. fit lly IV,
Mexican Central .. 12'i
Minn. A St. L 614
do pfd MW
Mo. Pacino W,i
Moblln A Ohio V)
64
fX
29
to
19'4
9.V,
2l,
F6
M., K. A T 1014
do pfd 33'i
N .1. Cntral 118
N Y. Central 131'i
Norfolk A W 3.19,
do pfd "SH
No. raclflo M
N. Y. Air Hrake...K4
do pfd 74i
Ontario A W 21
No. American
!4'i
I'aclflc Coal ....
do lht pfd...
do 2d nfd
47i,
57
2S
9;
43
Oregon n. A Nav. 42
do pfd..,
Pennsylvania
Reading
7
12?i raclflo Mall
Wj People's (las
do 1st pfd F";
Pressed H. Car
do 2d pfd
(Rlo CI. "W K
do pfd V,t
do pfd... .
76
Pullman P. Car. .. IV)
standard R. A T.. 5';
St. L
do
do
(?t I,
do
A . F
9 Sugar
1st pfd 7';i do pfd HI
Id Pfd 33t Tenn. Coal A 1 7.1
Bouthw
... ii a', . ijeatner
... 27 do pfd
...IBI U. S. nuhber
10'4
pfd....
.. 6it
.. IS?.
.. 91
.. 79;
.. 1414
St. Paul
do pfd
Ft. P. A Omaha,
No. Pacific
80. Railway ....
do pfd
...17J'i
...115
... H
do pfd
Western fnlon
Rep I. A s
. 12'i
do pfd
fJi
.. 544,p. c c. A St. U, . hi
Texas A Paclfle .... 16H1
'Offered.
Xfir York Money Market.
NEW YORK". Mny 24 -MONEV-On call,
eney at l&4f(2 per cent; last loan nt 2 per
cent; prime mercantile paper, 3VstI I'.-i per
STERLING EXCHANC.E-Steady, with
actual business In bankers' bills nt J4.S7!S
for demand nnd at J4.S4i(ff4.S4'4 for slxtv
days; posted rates. 14. Hi and $4.8SH'I?4.S9;
commercial bills. I.S4g4.l!4V4
SILVER Cert Ideates, 60ff61c; bar. fiOc;
Mexican dollars, 47o
BONDS Governments, strong; state, in
active; rnllrond. irregular.
The closing prices on bonds today are as
follows.
U. B. 2s. ref
do 2s, reg
do 3s, rex
do coupon
do new 4s, reg...
do coupon
do old 4s, reg
do coupon
do f, reg
do coupon
T), of C Js, 6js
Atchison gen. 4s...
do hiIJ 4s
Canada Ho 2s
C. A O. 4H..i
do 5s
C. A N. W. c. 7s..
do 8. F. deb. 5s.,
Chicago Ter. 4s...
Denver A It. O. Is
do 4s
B. T.. V. A (1. Is.
Erie gen. 4s
r. W. A D. C. 1s.
Oen. Klectrle 6s ...
O. II. A S. A. 6s..
do 2s
11 A T. C. 5s
do consol 6s
la. Central Is
K. C . P. A O. 1,
Ia. new cnn. 4s...
L. A N unl. 4s ...
M., K A T. 2s....
do 4s ,
When Issued.
10U4
m
wi
10914
up,
Mi'i
1IS,
lis.
1I1'4
HJ't
1:1
101
8P4
10U
Pi
117
14114
113
05
101 '4
tt
103
N r. r. is
N J C gen. 5s...,
No Carolina 6s
do 4s
No. Pacific Is
do 4a ,
N Y C A St I, 4s..
Norfolk A W. c. 4s,
do gen. Cs
Oregon Nav Is
1 do 4s
Oregon H. L. 6s....
do eonsol 5s
Heading Ken. 4. ..,
Rlo O IV. Is
Pt It A I M 6s..
St It A 8 F gen. 6s
Pt. P. con
St. P.. C. A P. Is,
do 6s
Ro. Hallway Cs
P It A T. 6s
Tenn. n. s. 3s
,Tex. A Pacific Is.,
I do 2s
fnlon Incinc 4b...,
Wnbah Is
do ;
West Shore (9
lin-U
1214
130
10;
67' a
1044
ic;
96' j
I SI
no
104
133
HI
Rt
91
I'M.
124',
170',
120
i:i'i
.112
. 71
. 96'
.114'i
. 61
.10--.
.116
.10211
.H2
. 90'i
. 93
. 8
. (W,
. H
1M
111
1M
110
1)0
114
71
iosi,
99' ,
HS'i
f3
Wis. Central Is...
Va. Centuries
do deferred
Colo So. (4
So. Paclllo 4s
London Mock' Qtiolntlona,
LONDON. May 24.-4 p. m. -Closing:
Cons , money
. 101 5-16 Brie
101 do 1st pfd..
26' Peiiniylianla ...
12'i
37
S4
76'8
7's
s';
SST.
do account
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
SI. Paul
Illinois Central .
lousvllle
t'nlon Pac. pfd
N. V. Central .
. 9i Heading
116'i No, Pa-lllc pfd.
115' j (irinul Trunk ..
. '2 Anaconda
. 76. Hand Mines ....
.124'i
HA R SILVER Firm at 27 9-16d per ounce.
MONEY 2 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills Is 3 per cent and for three
months' bills 3'.i per cent.
cst York Mining; nntnt Ions,
NEW YORK. May 2I.-T'ie following
are closing quotations for mining shares
today:
cimlUr
Ciown Point ....
Con. Cal A Va...
DeailHnml
Ciould A Currle .
Hale A Norcross
Homeslake
Iron Silver
Mexican
...18 Onmrlo
... 7 Ophir
...130 Plymouth
...60 Quicksilver
...12 do pfd
.. 21 sierra Nevada
..6;c Standard
... B.'i Cnkn Con
... 22 Yellow Jacket .
. 72.-.
... 60
...10
...150
,..760
...27
...SSO
... 16
... 13
Fore Ik 11 I'iiiniieliil,
LONDON. May 2). -Tho weekly state
ment of the Hank of England shows the
following changes: Total reserves, In
crease, i;3S7,O00; circulation, decrease, JJlss,.
0O0; bullion, Increase. 179.212: other securl
ties, decrease. 40,000: other deposits, In
creased. 170.000; public deposits, Increased,
lS5,(Vn; notes reserve, Increase, t.();
government securities, unchanged. The
proportion of the Dank of England's re-
mr'mv
cinlum- -ire quoted ax follows!
. . . ..1.1.1 1.1 , ,ui...t
II 1WIM 1. ,1
Is one-liiiir
Hold 111 r tnlinna ,itii,te,l im
ltuenos Ayies. JJ7. Madrid. 21.2
42.3(1: Rome, t; n'a. Amerlc.in
shares rulid dull and Ina. live
t.lltllltll
railway
all dnv.
Spanish Is closed at 72". Tin
amount of
bullion taken Into the il.mk of England
.in balance today was .Ujo.oi.
j lliistiiu SlocKs nod IIiimiN.
) JIOSTON, .Va 2I.-CU1I loans, 2'w1l.! pe!
cent; time loans, uv I per cent. Olliclal
closing:
A.
, T. A H.
do if,l
. r. Ittctt Knd ....
TO'i Atchison
113'n N. i:. 11. & C
M
lot
5.. 7"
t
Amer. Sumir
. do pfd
I Hell Telephone ..,
I Hoslon ti Albany.
llocton Klcuitcl .,
ltofioti ,V Me
i'., II. & (1
I Ui'iiilliluii Coal ...
j do pW
I'crti ral leel
I do pfd
I Fltchb'irg PfJ
j Ur n. i:ictrle
! do pfd
Mexican CentMl .
! OM Colnny
I Old Dominion . . .
I rtublirr
, Pnlnn l'ai Hi'-
111 Ailienture
.iW IAIIouci Mln. Co
211 I A111.il. Copper ..
.U) Atlantic
I'i
.10 , Itmton -v Mont.
UV'i Unite f:
lloolotl.... 0!
. U , ( annuel
Jv. llecia..57
lir, I'rntenulal IS'i
. 31i rninktlii i:'i
. if, HiitnlHililt :(
13'.' ()ic"l.i Bt'a
IJ'i'i Parrot ("'a
l.i; .cjiiliv, y 13l j
Santa l'e Copper... I'
,;oi .Tainnrack 1!)
Ill's rtali Mining "7
H i 111011a 3
, M'i Wolverines 3"i
I'llliineliil .Notes.
CHICAGO. Mav 2l.-( 'learlugs, IIO.Ma.tW;
balances, J2,i;i7,(iH. Posted exchange, Jt.SS'i
dtl.vi'j. New Vork exchanse, 10c premium.
I'lllLADELPIIIA. Mny 2I.-Clcarlngs,
Jll.562.127: balance-, Ji.in'l.OiJi'.
IIALTIMORE. May 2I.-Clearlugs, M,
20.72(i: lialaiiecs. JH.1 1.572.
NEW YORK. Mav 21 -Exchanges, $15(5,
IM.fTO; balances. $i;,s50.fi70.
ST. LOflS, May 21. -Clearings. St.5I3.9Vl;
balances. Ji;s7,27l. .Money, Ifi7 per cent.
New York exchange, 50e premium bid, 60c
premium asked.
HOSTON. May 2I.-Exchangcs, $1S,V33,223;
balances, $1,5.1!,,'!7.
Ciuiilltlon tit the Treniur) .
WASHINGTON. Mav 2l.-Today'H state
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive' of the I10a,noo.c gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $111,671, M3;
gold, $7.n73,::2'i.
Cotton Mni'Let,
NEW YORK, May 2I.-The colton market
was one great sensation today. Nn ofll
i lal tecord of the tran-actlons was kept,
but conservative estimates placed the ag
gregate of the day'rt dealings at consld
erabl"; above the million-bale mark. From
Co start to the finish of this most extra
ordinary session there was one enormous
outpour of long cotton, supplemented by
tho most nrsresslve conduct on the pnrt
of the bear, who added largely to their
short Interest. While the primary cause
of tho decline might be traced to tho bril
liant character of the crop advices from
tin cotton belt, the Immediate reason for
today's callap.c was the tremendous sell
ing for the account of a banking tlrm,
originally very successful on the long hide
of the account and for months quoted as
the Icadlns factor In the ups nnd downs
of fie market, ibis concern, Price, Mc
Cormlck S: Co., failed today. Tho an
nouncement, of their Inability to respond
to cnlls for margins reached the exchange
nt 12:37 p. ni. nnd Immediately the market
became a vortex of excitement. This firm
had for months dictated tho price of cot
ton tho world over, with attention di
rected chlelly to the summer positions nnd
more especially to May and August con
tracts. Todny May contracts broke 78
points, selling down to $S. IS. This waa
a decline of 120 points from the high water
mark. August broke to $S.3S, 11 decllno
of 125 points from the best nriccs current
when tho llrm fiat failed today appeared
to be In abaolutR control uf tho mnrket.
Tho decline on other positions wns gen
erally 10 to 43 points. There were rumors
pointing to other suspensions. The close
was at tho lowest. Futures closed ir
regularly; May. $S.4t; June, $S.45; July,
$5.U; August. $S 3r; September, $7.92; Oc
tober, $7.il, November, $7.60; December,
$7.6Ii; Jnnuary, $7.1; February, $7.63; March,
$7.f'. Spot closed nomlnnl, Vc decllno;
middling uplands. f6-16c; middling gulf,
9 9-lfic; sales, 500 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, .May 24.-COTTON-Ir-regular;
sales. 2,950 bales; ordinary, 7 7-16c;
good ordlnnry, 7 15-16e; low middling, 8ic;
middling, S 1.1-16e; good middling. 9c; mld
dllnfc. fair. 9'ir Receipts, !K3 bale.s; stock,
111,310 hle Cotton futures steady; May,
nominal. June, js.10 bid; July. $S.40 asked;
August. $8.0iiS.inj September, $7.637.70;
October, $7.WM5; November. $7.:w&7.34;
December, I'.JWSI; Jar - iry. $7.34B7.'iri;
February, $7 35ii":i7. Maren. J7.37tJ7.3S.
ST. LOIMS, May 2I.-COTTON-1 1-lfic
lower, middling. S 6-I60. Sales, none; re
ceipts, 1.111 bales; shipments, 1,417 bales;
stock, 43,273 bales.
Woo! Mnrket.
LONDON. May 2I.-The offerings nt the
wool auction sales today numbered 5,609
bales. The attendance was light, but prices
were fairly steady, under good competition.
Good greasy crossbreeds were In request for
the home trade and tho continent. Ameri
can representatives paid full rates for good
wool. Following are the sales In detail:
New South Wales, f.00 bales; scoured, 9!sd!(i
Is Id; greasy. e'.Jd'als. Queensland, 1.0C0
hales; scoured. HdglsSd; greasy, SJilld.
Victoria, 1.400 bales; scoured. Is Id; greasy,
6jid(f!ls 3d. South Australia. 400 bales;
scoured. 6di71s 7d; greasy, '.'ffiOd. New Zen
land. 1,500 bales; scoured, 2'jd(ls 9d; greasy,
4;wi0tod. Tasmania. 300 bales; greasy, Ddtf
1$ Id. Cape of Good Hope and Natal. 300
bales: scoured, ll'digisSd; greusy, oViffSd;
superior snow white. Is S'dfls 9d.
ColTee Mnrket.
NEW YORK. May M -COFFEE-Futurcs
opened dull at unchanged prices to 5 points
decline, ruled inactive nnd nomlnnl, with ex
ceptionally small transactions, owing to
the absence of cnbles from Havre and Ham
burg and none to come tomorrow from Rlo
and Santos. Weak undertone on a slight
pressure In the entire absence of public sup
port, with spot buyers Indifferent. Closed
quiet at unchanged prices to a decline of 5
points. Total sales, 5.501 bags. Including
Juno and July, K7U; August, W.75; Septem
ber nnd October, $6.S5; December. $7,15;
March, $7 30. Spot. R1o. quiet; No. 7 Invoice,
"ho; mild, quiet; Cordova, iSUUlS'-c.
Cnllfornln Dried Fruits.
NEW YORK. May 21. -CALIFORNIA
DRIED FRl'ITS-Huleil dull nnd feature
less. The market for evaporated apples
was weak, owing to a lack of buying or
ders, owing to large receipts. Hut there
wns very little doing. Prices were not
quotably lower: State. I'-'ff 6c; prime, 5JiT?
fic; choice, fis4l7c; fancy. 6',jC?7c. Call-
1 uirnia urieii rrunes- u'iii ic per pound, as
I to size and quality. Apricots Royal. 12'.,'if
I He; Moor park. IfifflSc. Peaches Peeled,
I l(if20c; unpeeled, 7f(9c.
Dry (loads Mnrket.
NEW YORK. May 2I.-DRY GOODS
There lias been a slight Improvement In
the volume of business dolus in some
quarters in cotton goods, but general buy
ing continues light on home trado nccount.
Exports hac been modernto at previous
prices. Print cloths continue Idle In regu
lars and unchanged in odd goods. Prints,
steady for tnnle lines. No chance In
! ginghams. Cotton linings In quiet request
. und Irregular.
Oil Mnrket.
OIL CITY. May 21.-Credlt balances,
$1.33; certiorates, no bid. Shipments, 61.219;
uvernse, 85,317; runs, 103,122; average, 91,934
bbW.
NEW YORK, May 21-Standard Oil,
$5.4.Vf5.45.
LONDON, May 24,-OILS-Calcutta lin
seed, spot, 56s 9d. Linseed oil, 31s 6d,
Petroleum, American refined, 6d, Tur
pentlno spirits, Us 3d.
SiiKiir Mnrl.rt.
NEW ORLEANS, May tl. SFGAU
Steady; open kettle, .H41STI 3-lCe. Open ket
tle, centrifugal, IVittHic: centrifugal, yel
low, 11,514 13-lBc; seconds, 2Vl'ic
The Pneiiiiioiilii Milrt.
With his padded silk upper garment the
Chlncso minister goes about his social
duties und pleasures regardless of
weather, reports the Globe-Democrat. The
costume Is odd In a gathering of "Im
maculate shirt fronts," hut It has Its
advantages. Minister Wu Is not nt all
envious. He has no hankering for tho
Aincilcau full dress. At a gathering not
long ago something was said In tho minis
ter's presence about a public man who
had taken a heavy cold In going homo
from nn evening entertainment, and who
was laid up, with tho prospect of serious
complications.
"Ah!" commented Minister Wu, sagely
shaking his head, "It Is not surprlMns.
That pneumonia hlilrt did It."
And now In Washington society the
costume de rlgucur pauses by the minis
ter's description, "the pneumonia shirt."
Patriotic
Detroit Journal: See the snect girl
graduate!
la tho sweet girl graduate patriotic? Sho
Is veiy patriotic.
"I shall devote my commencement essay."
she Is saying, "to confronting the daugcr.4
tint menaio our national existence!"
And nil the while, as we well know, the
question neareft her heart Is this, namely:
"Can freckles ho permanently removed
without loss of life?"
Ills Minrc,
Detroit Tribune: "How would you like to
have Dewey'n. Job?" asked one of Senator
Pullard's iontftucuts.
"Sor-o land oftico would he more to my
taste," retdled tho eminent statesman.
"Well, I rei kou that's so." rejoined the
rouMitucnt 'You haven't done an thing
hut Und oftkesi ever blnco I've known you."
scre to lubi'uj is II :2 ner cent
MAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
1
1
Fair Ran of Sleek ' of All
ft Thuridaj,
Kindi fer
MOST EVERYTHING SOLO IN' GOOD SEASON
IIork Shnrr Some Little tniprnt cmrnt
In Mnttrr of nines nn ( ompnreil
llb 1 estcriln) Fnt Cntlle In
Very (iood Drmnnil.
SOUTH OMAHA. Mav 24.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep,
nnh' ni m, in, 1,11' ii 1 7vi vt
i Ulllehil Tuesday 3,4."S 10.112 4.77J
Olllclal Wednesday 1.101 11.195 2.uv)
Ulllclal Thursda) 3,395 M.1S7 2,44?
I Four days this week
I Same days last week..
, Same days week before
. Samo three weeks ago
Same four uc1
14.015 42.575 Il.iS
14,111 3J.77I 17.1M
14,(1 31 1 is.ir
10,991 2S,1 10,519
12,172 25.451 19,331
Average price pain for hogs for the last
several days with comparisons:
iyoo.i!i).;ii.i;.iim.i(K.iiiM1
May 1.
May 2
I 5 261 3 611
I 5 111 3 f,M
4 46 $ M
I 4 49 I 07
4 6) 5 05
4 47 4 $7
I S 00
4 401 I 05
4 3ft
I 4 371 4 97
4 461 4 92
I 4 43 4 51
4 46 4 S7
Ml
4 41 5 01
4 35
4 311 4 S9
4 27 4 !
4 36l 4 76
4 3S 4 67
I I 9
I I 4ft 4 63
I 4 45!
4 37 4 fii
I I 35 4 59
I I 321 4 53
3 9)1 IS l
May
May
May
3 S7 3 71 I
2 93 3 72 3 26,
3 951 3 66 3 30 i
3 93 1 C4j 1 12'
Mny (I.
Mny 7.
May
Mav
May 10
May II..
May 12..
-May 13..
-May 14..
May 15..
May If,..
May 17..
May H..
May 19..
May 20..
May 21..
-May 22..
May 2.1. .
May 21..
Indicates Sundar.
Tho official number of cars of
brought In today bv each road wns:
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
stock
H'r's.
'i
' ., .'I. v i. i', icy... 1
O. ft St. L. Ry. 1
'Missouri Pacltlc Ry.. 7
Union Pacific system. 30
C. ft N. W. Ry 1
R, E. ft M. V. R. R.. 29
S. C. & P. Ry s
fi
fi
I
40
59
3
II
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s
4
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H. ft M. R. R. R....
'.. R. ft Q. Ry
C. R. I. ft p. Ry., k
24
iiiuiuia ccuirai 4 ,, ., ,,
Total receipts 142 191 10 "1
The, disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated:
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 341 1,045
G. H. Hammond Co 370 1.157 322
Swift and Company 571 1.209 15
Cudnhy Packing Co 791 3.4IO (14
Armour ft Co fi23 5.S25 sa
Omaha P. co.. from IC. C 210
Cudnhy P. Co.. from K.C. 73
Vansnnt ft Co (vs
Hill & Huntzlnser 29
Livingstone ft Schaller... 2 .
Hamilton ft Rothschild...
H. L. Dennis & Co 37 . .
Other buyers j;j . '
Totals J.93 13,W 2,f09
CATTLE Receipts of cattle looked small
ns compared with the big run of yesterday
and Mill there were a good many cattle
,n.s2lc-. Tlle bT en3 f the reeelrrts con
sisted of eornfed beef steers. The market
as a whole was In satisfactory condition
and practically everything changed hands
early In the forenoon.
Packers all seemed to want liberal sup
plies of beef steers nnd they were out early
nd It was not long until they had picked
"'the most of the offerings. The prices
paid were steady to n little stronger. In
some cases cattle which Just haanened to
suit buyers' requirements sold quite a little
better than yesterday, while In other cases
sellers reported that they did not sell for
any moro than Meady prices. There were
quite a number of good cattle in the yards,
as will be noted trom the sales below.
t ows and heifers were In rood demand
and the market fully steady. Cow stuff
has been sellng nt very high prices all this
week and still the demand keepa up In a
way that Is most satisfactory to the sell
ers, nulls seom to be In very grood demand
and choice fat bulls have commanded
strong price all the week.
Very few stockern and feeders wet on
sale this morning, The market did not
show any chance ai compared with yester
day. It must be understood, however, 'that
the. market Is at least 25e lower than the
nieh time on the common to medium
grades of stoekers. Representative sales:
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr No. A v. Pr
1 110 4 40 21 107 4 90
1066 4 40 II U4 4 wi
1 910 4 40 4 W 4 90
1 M0 4 40 11 12.12 4 90 -
9l 4 45 2.1..... 1210 4 90
4 fcV5 4 50 14 12:4 4 no
1 41 4 50 1J inn 4 90
t tOTS 4 50 6 1193 4 SO
1 1000 -4 50 1( 10:3 4 10
1 1050 4 M 23 u.V) 4 00
1 11M 4 iV) 20 UTS 4 J1
10 Kft 4 6) 14 1239 4 90
10 m 4 60 73 u-s 4 90
5 7S 4 tt 39 1217 4 IV)
2 1000 4 6.1 1J 10.1.1 4 95
1 5m 4 f.i 16 IOCS 4 91
17 1206 4 61 17 1192 4 93
21 7 4 15 22 1HH 4 V,
19 963 4 70 1', H03 4 9.1
20 11M 4 70 21 1373 4 91
11 921 4 70 13 !! 4 V,
11 976 4 70 1? iy- 4 m
17 1011 4 70 12 73 4
1 S 4 75 II 1200 4 5
f7 4 7.1 19 IJM 4 96
1 910 4 7.1 17 1211 4 95
1 651 4 75 19 1004 f, ro
41 1019 4 73 11 IJU 5 00
2 1013 4 7.1 1 1160 R fo
20 lfR.1 4 7.1 19 IW S CO
1040 4 M 20 1173 f, ftft
2 1210 4 f-0 17 1160 " 00
3 123.1 4 f-0 17 1260 .1 0)
20 ioi 4 fi) 20 i20 r, nr,
4 1092 4 80 H H9S s (V)
7 1010 4 fO 14 1135 .1 01
5 10CC 4 fO 6 ifos s fti
63 1127 4 f.i 47 13,11 6 01
4 1207 4 "X 11 1V) .1 0.1
25 1163 4 Ki 11 17 H 01
3 916 4 1 II 12?3 6 01
tl 111.1 4 tt 10 122.1 6 M
21 1052 4 f.1 19 1272 .1 10
13 1126 4 SI 17 1134 6 10
Z IOR" 4 S.1 4 17S0 S 10
1073 4 M 17 IJ9K 5 10
3 1213 4 M 1302 f, 10
10 1121 4 t.1 t 1160 ,1 10
22 1135 4 M 2 J07 .1 10
C6 1090 4 "1 1 1473 5 11
16 HM 4 fR f.S 1331 .1 II
23 WS 4 17 t.1372 5 1.1
10 1041 4 M 17 1216 .1 11
12 1116 4 5 43 102.1 5 20
32 1015 4 90 17 123T7 5 20
5 1134 4 90 20 1420 .1 20
10 10(8 4 90 S2 132J f. 20
9 1041 4 90 1 1530 20
3 963 4 90 IS 1406 6 20
12 1122 4 90 6 1672 5 20
STEERS AND HEIFERS.
53 704 4 41 41 742 4 SO
17 941 4 61 17 1173 4 fS
B 1016 4 70 3.1 121.1 4 90
IS 947 4 7.1 3 1276 4 90
9 931 4 7.1 23 103.1 4 90
11 1043 4 7.1 S 1114 4 0
C 749 4 SO
COWS.
; sso 2 :.o uao 4 oo
4 S60 2 75 1 1020 I no
6 901 3 f 0 2 T0 4 00
2 9M 3 00 1 1210 4 10
2 9?0 3 II 7 1201 4 10
3 S21 3 2.1 3 1026 4 10
1 1170 3 21 1 9S0 4 10
1 910 .1 3.1 1 1210 4 10
(i S63 3 31 1 970 I 10
7 91 3 41 1 1460 4 11
2 S70 3 .'0 1 1410 4 1.1
1 1010 3 .'0 1 1000 4 20
2 975 3 50 4 970 4 20
1 1300 .1 -0 10 1141 4 20
1 10CO 3 50 2 12) 4 ;o
3 WJ 3 50 .1 lino 4 20
1 1'." 3 .V) 6 1011 I 21
1 1060 3 50 4 1067 4 21
1 102O 3 6) 2 "1 4
1 1160 3 61 1 130 4 2.1
1 1020 3 61 1 nr.) 4 5
S 1012 3 65 1 1J0O 4 2.
6 021 3 CS 5 110 4 ;i
1 10.10 3 6.1 1 9frt 4 ;i
2 9S0 3 6.1 2 lira i 2i
1 10.V) 3 71 3 391 4 31
1 1100 3 75 2 1360 4 3.1
1 116.) 3 7.1 1 1000 4 31
1 11.7) 3 SO 1 1140 4 33
2 1211 3 SO 7 102 4 35
1 1120 .1 S3 3 40 4 3.1
R 1076 3 S.I 966 4 3.1
6 1031 3 SI 1 1360 4 41
1 10.10 3 SI 1 960 I .V)
3 1026 3 SJ 1 10(0 4 .10
1 1060 3 9) 1 14') 4 SO
K 3 90 3 12', 4 TO
1 .110 3 90 1 1170 4 f
1 1110 3 95 2 1311 4 60
1 SCO 4 00 1 4'0 4 SO
1 360 4 0) 1 IFO 4 61
2 I1S 4 fO S 12.7) 4 7.1
1 1000 4 CO 11 10H 4 75
1 1110 4 00
HEIFERS.
J 970 3 li 6 Sft.1 I 60
l s:o i co i 7o 4 a
3 1 6 17 i 661
4 1 5 261 3 (,
5 1 6 521 .1 tl
! I 3 641
11 kj l 1 . m 1 1 m ill 1 -l is
j 6 101 3 691 1 $ 7t 3 19
9 I K I9i 1 cu cat it is
5 15) 3 62 3 95 3 6?
5 ll'.f 3 62 3 971 3 67 3 10
0 15l 3 Ml 4 19, 3 66 3 17
3 6S! 4 15 3 65 3 20
5 17 14 221 3 61 3 IS
5 21 3 67 , 3 61 3 21
5 Mi 3 671 1 251 3 IS
5 291 t 60! 4 4M 3 55
5 III 3 f.9 4 29! 3 62 3 11
5 101 .3 C5 I 351 3 51 3 12
I 3 651 4 261 3 52' 3 07
5 03 "14 2ii 3 56 3 0.1
5 OS 3 621 13 52' 3 03
5 nt :t 6,y 4 mi 3 02
I 5 011 3 621 4 23 3 45l
1 tOGo 4 (V) 1 M Itt
1 no i) 1 . tii 4 ;i
1 ?;o 1 1 64i 1 ; .
1 ion ( ii 1 t') 73
1 910 ( v . . M (J'
I 910 4 ;,) 1 ca I 6
COWS AND HEIFERS.
sso 4 s so
HILLS.
t 1070 3 24 1 HO 4 M
I 1VV 3 ,-0 2 13 I CO
1 yji 3 t) 1 n; 4 co
1 11V) 3 f.i 1 1230 4 0)
1 1110 3 7) t 1410 t 10
1 IK) 2 F0 1 161) I 10
5 !5li 3 fO 1 18T0 I 10
1 13 3 M t 11:0 4 l.'
1 190 3 90 1 13.V) 4 31
1 IM0 3 fi) 1 1181 4 K
1 10V) 4 0) 2 455 i 10
J Idi 4 f
CALVES.
1 m 5 eo 34 112 6 75
1 210 5 75 1 1 73
4 19" 6 1 190 7 00
1 100 r, ;a 1 1(0) 7 (
I loo r ;;, j j,vi 7 00
1 110 6 7.C
STAGS.
1 ' I ''0 l 20 J 1325 1 60
..1970 4 K
STEERS AND STAGS.
..1UI 4 tO
STOCK CNLVES.
1....
3....
1....
1....
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1. ..
10....
1....
6....
0 ...
1 ...
1 ...
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1.
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STOCK COWS
HO
AND
HEIFERS
iV1 I 20
670
2 TO
. . . . V.I
1 25
7S0
(1
I 10
4 50
4 00
950
3 M
7.1)
740
47"
640
.10
...... 641
4 20
lO.'O
3 60
771
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1
763
3 fO
I (0
1 t)
60
t 10
(,66
STOCK KU8 AND FEEDERS.
.140
3 :
611
4 00
4 "0
I 4.1
4 4.1
4 .11
4 50
4 50
I .V)
I 50
4 M
3 0)
, 3T -5
S.
730
9.V)
. 7!0
. 579
. 430
9(0
. 431
S.V1
3 3.1
3 r.o
4 30
4 30
I 35
4 .7)
I 6.1
1 TO
4 75
4 71
1.
, SSO
S51
9J6
. 97.1
. 696
531
S
23
ii..
6 .
11..
II..
1..
E .
1 .171
4 537
21 313
fl 616
42 577
530
3 76
o-,
HOflS Rrcelnli IK f llnnu it .in oniilli 1 1 r f43
this morning, but no was tho demand.
The trade opened with buyers offering
steady to a little stronger prices and with
such large receipts sellers were generally
pleased to cut loose at the bids. The re
sult wns that the most of the hogs sold
in a very short time nfter the market
opened. Later on and not until the pens
were pretty well cleared reports from other
markets came higher, which braced up the
market for a time at this point A little
later It eased off a sain and closed about
where It opened. The market as a whole
nvernged about 2'sc higher, as will be
noted from the sales The popular price
for the general run of hogs wns J5.02C., as
against S.()'ri5.02i, yesterdai
From the table of average prlrrs It will
he seecn that there was not much dif
ference between the markets nf today and
Monday The market Is. however, about
lljc lower than one week 'igo, when the
average price of nil the hogs here was
Jo.20 A pleasing feature of this market
ts the very good demand on the pari of
ocnl packers, who appear to want all the
hogs nnd It seems to matter little how
many come, they urc all wanted. Rep
resentative sales:
No.
79..
61...
53...
74..,
3...
A. . .
f5..
74...
79..
71...
64...
57...
73...
27...
32...
12...
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Av
...213
...271
. . .227
...202
...194
. f-'h
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160
40
120
50
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120
121
Pr
I 97 U
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5 00
b 00
5 00
6 00
s ro
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5 00
5 CO
No.
77. . ,
fit...
SI...
75...
76...
6...
57...
71...
55...
70...
13...
69...
SI...
60...
75...
R2...
fin...
55...
61...
61...
75...
59...
77...
59...
69...
I'...
73...
57..
Av
,..250
...:"
..227
..200
.'iJb'i',
..216
..220
..203
..232
. .ISO
..249
..217
..261
..226
..251
..316
..211
..263
..253
..22S
. .22
"sin
..267
. .22
..210
..22t
..247
..25
..253
. .253
..24"
..206
..219
..2)1
..274
..233
, . .270
..276
..265
..259
..259
f.h
2sn
160
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5 021,
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fi or,
fi 0.1
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fi 0,1
fi 0.1
5 01
...111
...200
...212
...213
...244
219
204
, ...199
237
247
174
206
193
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.... 219
203
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. ..231
J13
... .201
Sef.
m
... .337
.... 27
K
... .V
.. .199
. 224
.... tas
224
149
247
M6
!2
21
..314
. ..21
ai
... .232
247
244
.... M7
213
237
900
SO
130 S.1 00
SO 5 00
... 6 on
... t oo
... 5 oo
6 no
S CO
5 00
5 00
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5 (V)
5 00
5 OO
5 00
5 00
S 00
f, 00
5 01
5 0JI4
5 021,
5 024
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5 03',
.1 02' 5
5 02',
5 e2(
5 0214
5 0214
6 0214
5 02'i
5 04
5 0!,
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50
'so
300
126
120
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40
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160
160
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160
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120
69. . . .
62 ...
63
74....
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62. . . .
60. . . .
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69. . . .
72....
65....
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70. . . .
6S....
62....
63
51
5S. ...
14....
69....
63
64....
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50..,.
63....
61. . . .
64....
71....
60....
66....
55....
S4....
70....
C3....
70....
73....
63....
69....
61....
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55. . . .
26....
72....
61....
67....
56....
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65. . . .
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61 ...
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1
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66
69
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76
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so
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... 242
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SIIEEP-As
W(LS
the case
vestrrdnv
there was very little here that could bo
considered from n packer s point of view.
The demand continues very fair for de
sirable mutton grades of both sheep and
lambs and the market today could be
quoted as steady to strong on anything
that would nnswer to that description. At
the present time thin nnd half-fat stuff
does not move off very freely.
Quotations: Clipped wethers "J.15ffl6.3";
clipped yearlings. W. 406. 60; clipped ewes,
rood to choice. $4.6Of5.00j fair to good
clipped ewea, M. 2604. 60, good to choice
Colorado wooled lambs, J7.00fi7.15; fair to
good Colorado wooled lambs, J6.75Q7.00:
good to choice clipped lambs. 1.7R'ff6.0: fair
to good clipped lambs, 5.501?5.75. Reprc
scntntlve sales:
No.
5 cull lambs
1 buck
1 wentern wether..
217 western wethers.
25 cull lambs
so native mixed
539 western lambs ..
539 Colorado lambs.
Av.
62
190
130
76
SO
S3
71
R0
Pr.
4 no
4 00
t f,0
5 15
5 59
5 to
174
7 00
wooled. .
CHICAGO 1,11 F, STOCK MARKET.
.Steers Ntrnnn Hiik" Active Sbrcp nnd
I, niulio liiiiifr,
CHICAGO, May 24. -CATTLE- Receipts.
0. 000. Strers strong; butchers' stock steady
to strong. Natives, best on sale today, one
carload, "5.70. Good to prime steers. J., Wi
fi.SO. Poor to medium, II. I.I'd 93. Selected
feeders, steady lo slow. "l,4''(j5.oo, .Mixed
stoekers weak, $.1.75fi 1.25; cows. "3.251 1.0.1:
heifers. 3.605,25: dinners, 2.('i0'a3.23; bulls.
"3.(Wj4.l0. Calves iitronger. S.1 fo'n ,.00,
Texans, receipts. 9"0, Including 400 gniss
ers. Rest on sale today, one carload heir
ers, "3 00. Texas-fed steers, t.OW5.2.ii
Texas bulls, 13.25'(3 75,
IIOGS-Recelpts today, 2500; tomorrow.
22,0(10, left over. 3,000. Active, averaging
fully 5c higher; top, "3 35: closing strong
Mixed and butchers, tt.05 'ri 5 .in : good lo
cbolco heavy. 1.25fi5.35; rough heavy J..0,
rq5.l5; light, j.G5fl5.30, bulk of Miles, li.iDj
"'SHEEP AND LAMRSRcce..ts. 12,0;O
Market steady to 10c lower, lambs. HK.2V
lower; some gracscrs arrived Good lo
choice wethers. I.S5'i5 25; fair to choice
mixed. l.35'ii5.(i; western sheep, l9..f5;ij
vo.rllng. J5.255.o. Native lambs. 4.50
1. 'Jh western lambs, J3 (OW0.
rir li irU l,lr stuck.
NEW VORK. May 21 REEVES - Re
ceipts, l,i'0 hend; nominally no trading, m
hles weak: refrigerator beef, lower nt 107
104c per lb, exports, today. 26 head cattle,
tomorrow. 951 head cattle and 20 head sheep
CALVES - Receipts. 1SI head; llrmei ,
about all sold; poor to prime veals, ti-OYil
6.2.1: choice, "6 40.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 3 167
bead, 16 cars on sale, dull for all srade;
' .irarllngs. weak to loc lower, lamb. J2SJ140a
I off, 3 cars of stock unsold, culls. 12.50; r.ir-
(I no.' ...11.. tl. .rtiilfia.n lam h4
.,i,a..i. tun 'i.uv, llliri t, ruuutii ii ...,
"7.70f7.1W. i tills, Jtt.
HoGS - Rd.clpts, 2.651 head, nominally
steady
Knnsns (It) l,lir .Stock,
KANSAS CITV. Mny 21. CATTLE-Receipt.,
6,5(0 nathis. 20o Texans. Deslrnbln
gradis active, llrm; native steers, heaiy,
I."oii5.ii, stoekers ittul feeders. $l.ifi5.3';
butchers' cows ami heifers, 3.Mfl5 5i; din
ners. sm;t..V): fed westerns. Jl.35rffi.lO:
Texans, 'l.t-WITii
HOGS-Rccclpts. I3.0.M. Mnrket netlve,
MflOc hlglur. Heaiy. $5 HW5 2 1; mixed,
Jj.iofifi.l.l, llgbt. $.Oii5.0.1; piss. JI.25VJ4.S1,
SHEEP AND LAMBS -Receipts, 2..V0.
Mostly Texans. Fair to choice grades,
steady; plain and half fed grnssers slow
to !" loner; spring Iambi. J7 0iU17."O;
clipped lambs. 5 vri(i.lO; good Texas grns
muttons. Hinwi.75. common. "Iioiil.io;
feeders. t3.i.ojM.50; culls, 2.75ii3.50.
SI. I, mils l.l e Mock.
ST. LOt'lS, May 21 -CATTLE- Receipts,
1,100, Including 2.CO Texans. Market strong
for natives, a shade lower for Texans. Na
tive shipping und export steers. Jl S5fift.fi i;
dressed beef and butcher steers, fl lOOS.SS;
steers, under I.Ufl pounds. Jl 205.(O; .tuck
ers und feeders, Jxeo'd I. :), cows und heif
ers. J2.O0H I. !'.; dinners, Jl S(Vf2.Vi, bulls,
J.:.25ft4.0); Texas and Indian steers, H.Sitp
4. 95; cows und heifers. 5J.Mt-4.60.
HOGS-Rrcelpls. 7,.K. Market strong,
closing So higher; pigs nnd lights, JS.IOfi
5 15; packers. J.1.10515.25; butchers, J5.20fl5.-0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. (W.
Market steady; native muttons, Jl.50lir,..i:
lambs. JTi.OoiiJ.'ri. culls and bucks, tSWrf
l.'O; stoekers, f2 1013.50.
St, .Inseph Live Stock,
SOCTH ST JOSEPH. Mo.. May :i.-(8pe
clal.) 1 he Journal quotes:
CATTLE Receipts. I.vo. Market aelWa
and steady; natives. "1.10 to J5.I5; Texts
nnd western. jLot'tfiiM: cows and hellers,
J2.2. to JI.S5, bulls and stngs, J2 25 to J.I.Ot;
yearlings nnd calves, JI.25 to J5 21; stockcr.t
and feeders. JJ 73 to Jj.OO; iculs, Jfi.00 lo
J7.(0.
IIOGS-RecrlptN. fi.lrO. Market steady to
fic higher; all grades. JI.95 to Jo.'.M; bulk of
sales. ".1.H24 to J5.I0,
SHEEP AND !.AMItM"tc,'OlntM 1 7(V)
Market active and steady; quality fair;
Colorado lambs, J7.I5.
.stock In SluM.
Following a're the receipts at the four
principal markets for Mav 2i:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha 3.S9S l.t,l7 2.117
Chicago s.KKl 21,(01 12.IM)
Kansas City fi.70) l.t.OM 2 50)
St. Louis 1.100 7.3 li'))
Total 23.C3" fil.il" 17,517
IIEIlOlt Alll, 3 nATTl7l"Fll-,n.
Historic Content 'flint IVerr Fought
In Spot to-1-niiln Count), Ylrulnln.
In ilew of the near approach of the an
nual reunion of the confederate veterans
at Ixiiilj-vlllo. says the New Orleans Plcn
Nune, the main provisions of u hill now
before coiviress. In create In Virginia a
national park, embracing the battlefields
adjacent to Fredericksburg, will be inter
estln?. The bill provides that for the puipose of
preserving and suitably marking for his
torical and professional military study tho
famous battlefields In Spottsylvanla county,
Virginia, known as Fredericksburg, Salem
Church. Chancellorsvllle. the Wilderness
and SpottsyliMiiln Courthouse, all of them
within a radius of eight miles, and on
which, limited territory the late distin
guished union genernl. John C. Newton,
nfter careful Investigation, declared that
more great battles were fought, more men
engaged nnd more execution was done than
on any similar area In the world.
The report mnde on the subject bv tho
hou-n committee on military affairs recom
menced the passage of fie bill. It sets
forth that It Is proposed to net npart 6,0
acres In Spottsylvanla county. Virginia,
embracing the area on which were fought
the -rent battles of Fredericksburg Chan
cellorsvflle. the Wilderness nnd Pnnttfcvl
vanln Courthouse, nlso Marye's Heights.
Ha .llllon Crossing, Salem Church I-nurel
Grove, the Bloody Angle, Tod's Tavern and
Po and Ny rivers. The land may now bo
purchased at an average of $S per acre.
Troops from every state, notth and south,
wore here arrayed In battle to the number
of nt least fO.ojO, and more men were here
engneed than In any battle In the world's
history. The losses In killed, wounded and
mlslng on both sides nggregaterl l"9.sn,
to wit: Fredericksburg. December 13. K62,
union loss 12.rt.Vl. confederate lo.s t.576;
Chancellnrsvllle. Mny 1 to t. 1S63. union
loss 16 030, confederate loss 12,2"1: Wilder
ness, .May h to 7, Tdl, union loss 37,737. con
federate loss 11.401; Spottsylvanla Court
house. May S to IS. uH, union loss 26.461,
confederate loss 9.000. Of the aggregate,
of 120.R3S the union loss was 02.6SI, whlle
tho confederates lost 37.257. In the national
cemetery on Maryo'H Heights, the largest
In the nation, there He burled 16,500 union
soldiers nnd frequent additions are made
from the exhumntlons on the battlefields.
The general offlcers who hero offered up
their lives a sacrifice lo their convictions
were, on the union side. Major Generals
John Sedgwick. Hiram G. Berry 'and Amlel
W. Whipple, Brevet Major Generals James
S. Wndsworth and Alexander Hays, Briga
dier Generals George D, Bayard, Conrad
F. Jackson, Edmund Klrhy, James C. Rice
nnd Thomas J. Stevenson, nnd. on the con
federate side, Lieutenant General Thomas
J. (Stonewall) Jnckson, Brigadier "enerals
Thomas R. R. Cobb, Junius DanU . Ablier
Perrln. Maxey Gregg. E. F. Pnxton. J. M.
Jones, Ierov A Stafford and Mlcah Jen
kins. Over the entire Held tho entreni-a-ments
are In a lemnrkable state of preser
vation, protected in large pnrt by a heavy
growth of timber.
captain John Smith, within the limit of
what Is now Fredericksburg, fought the
Indians In 1C0'. Here Washington's bo -hood
das were spent and from Fredericks
burg he went to Join the army of Braddock.
Nenr tho city was opened the first Iron
mine ever worked In America, from tho
product of which the cannon and cannon
balls used In the revolutionary war wero
made
Preserving the Pence.
The woman rushed up to the policeman
enjoying his otlum cum dlgnltate on tho
street corner, reports the Washington Star.
"Say." she exclaimed Impulsively, as
woman sometimes do, "I want you to come
around to our house quick."
"Whnt's the matter?" Inquired the police
man with provoking Imperturbability.
"It's my husband."
"What Is he doing?"
"He's drunk again."
"Well, what Is he doing? Smashing tho
furniture?"
"No, he nln't," she suld.
"Has he swung nn ax?"
"Of course not."
"Nor nulled 11 RUI1?"
"No."
"Is he chewing the rag?"
"No, he Isn't."
The woman was getting more ncrvoui
every minute.
"Is ho creating a disturbance?" asked
the policeman.
"No; he's Just sitting thcie in the
kitchen."
"Is he doing any harm?"
"He dasn't."
"Then what do you want me to go there
for""
"To arrest him."
"What for?"
"To preserve the peace."
"Rut you hay he isn't disturbing It. '
"lie ain't." she snapped, with a thrust
nf her Jaw forward, "but If he sets around
that kitchen much longer In my way I 1
be disturbing It; and when I get through
with him, Mr. Policeman, you It have lo
come atter htm with an ambulance. Do
you understand?"
Pin erty.
Detroit Journal- "Oh," tang the poet,
"how sweet Is poverty"
Now It chanced that the Parcac or Fates
had sonio leisure time on their hands. The
Porto RIciii tnrlff was res adjudlcata and
the Dewey boom was baldly vet In a con
dition to lake up. ..... ...
"Let ni play a practical Joke on thh
iioet'" s.ild Hie Fates
Accordingly they bestowed upon lilm six
linuiely daughters, and laughed loudly to
ten lilm hurilliiK for (he long green.
Tlie laid) a nil the Tlncr.
Detroit Journal: "I'm a man-killer!"
roared the Tltfor, feioclously.
The Lady, who was from tho Occident,
regarded the beast through her lorgnette.
"Well, dent gel Iresb!" she retorted,
Icily. "I hnic had eight husbands with
out recourse to divorce, myself."
This fable tenches that the gentler
.methods of homoclde are often tho moro
effective
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