THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1902.
WORLD'S BIGGEST TELESCOPE
Wonderful Instrument Now Fearing Com
pletion at the Yerkes Observatory.
GREAT THINGS ARE EXPECTED OF IT
Haw Photocraphlfl aad gpcetroeeoBlo
Aetronoasy- Will Be Developed
Far Beyond Preeent
Possibilities.
CHICAGO, April 18. Imagine a tele
cope 1,000 feet long, moulted on the aum
nlt of a lofty tableland in the clearest
obtainable atmoipbere.
Conceive It not aa a slender ateel tube
mounted on an axli turned by a gigantic but
delicate agronomical clock in a dome cover
ing forty acre of ground, but as a long, low
abed, without wlndowa or doora In Ita aides,
aad with nothing about It to relate it to
the obaerTatoiiee of today except a ten
foot plane mirror mounted on a coelostat
at one end, and back of and about the
mirror laboratories filled with the largest
and best obtainable apparatua for1 the
analysis and study of star Images. And
with all thla, what else?
Perbapa nothing at all, for the 1,000-foot
telescope la aa yet only the astronomer's
dream, and In a large way Its
future ta conditioned by the success
erf a smaller but atill enormoua teleacope
under construction at the Yerkes observe
tory sf the University of Chicago, at Wil
liams bay, Wisconsin.
Perhaps, on the other hand, unimaginable
things about distant worlds, aa yet undis
covered; the details of star clusters and
nebulae, of which even the existence is as
jret unknown ; more probably phenomena In
connection with the moon and the planets,
which will make the fanclea of a sensa
tional novelist take secondary place In
fascinating literature.
And with all this, an emancipated as
tronomer, aeated la the midst of hla appa
ratua, directing, focusing, but no longer
following with weary eye and tired body
the alow progress of the butt end of the
telescope across the observing floor. Fer,
while the 1,000-foot instrument la still
a dream, the 165-foot Instrument Is
Bearing completion at the Terkes , ob
servatory. Should It be eucceaaful, It
will mark the Introduction of the methods
of the physical laboratory Into astronomy
on a large scale and will enable the
aatronomer to apply to the detaiia of his
work recording and measuring instruments
which can not be operated with any tele
aoope that muat be balanced and moved
by an astronomical clock.
Pbotogrraphy In Astronomy.
We are accustomed to think of a telescope
aa a long ateel tube equipped with lenses
for bringing close to the observer the Image
of the star or nebula. We think of the
astronomer as a man doomed to spend the
nights of his life in a cold dome, open to
the weather, while, with the eye glued to
the smaller end of the big instrument, he
moves hour after hour acroas the floor of
the observatory, alowly noting down the
phenomena which he there observes. These
phenomena the layman must take on the
astronomer's word.
In the last twenty yeara, to be euro,
photography has come into vogue aa a
method tor recording these observations.
More recently it has been dlacovered that
astronomical photographs may ahow things
which cannot be seen with the naked eyo,
even through the moat powerful telescope.
The astronomer has learned that by at
taching a photographic plate to hla tele
acope and keeping it at a given point In the
heavens tor several hours be will And on
developing the plate that he haa a better
Image of the atara in that part than hla eye
gave him elnce hia eye waa subject to
fatigue and the plate was not. Beaidea, he
will have a record that he may ahow wher
er he will and which la as plain to any
-one without a telescope aa It is to htm.
Moreover, he may find aa haa frequently
happened that he has countlesa atara and
perhaps even nebulae recorded which he
haa never seen. Though he may gate for
hours he cannot aee these with hla eye.
Tet by the use of successive plates he can
atudy their phenomena from night to night
and preserve a record of them that will
show whether any change in position or
shape is taking place.
Taking theae stellsr photographs ia a dif
ficult Job. In the first place, the lenaes of
the telescopes are made for the use of the
ye. Glass will not refract all rays of light
equally. Consequently, when we wish to
focus rays with a lens we must use one
which will bring to a focus the particular
rays we need to use.
Our eyee see with the yellow and green
raya and these are the onea that are
focuaed in "visual" lenaee, auch as are used
In telescopes. Ordinarily the photograpblo
plate la sensitive to blue and violet ray
and to those ultra violet raye which are
beyond the ey. When . It was decided to
uee the big Lick telescope for photograph
ing the heavens It waa found necessary to
construct an additional lens, at a cost of
111,000, to put on over the visual lens, that
It might focus the "actinic" raya needed.
That shortened the focus of the telescope
and made it awkward to handle. But It en
abled the astronomer to get very wonder
ful pictures, especially of the moon.
Insprovesnent la Plates.
But photographic plate need not be
sensitive to the blue and violet alone. It
I poasibia to "orthrochromatlse" the plate
that Is, to "dye" the solution with which
It la sensitised so that it will be affected
.by other rays. And In this way a plate
can be made that will be affected
by the yellow and green, though It will
till be more sensitive to the blue and
: violet. By Introducing a yellow screen In
, front of the plate, eo as to let no blue rays
through, this plate can be used with a
"visual" lens and the picture that the eye
aeee can be thus recorded, that Is, the Image
can be printed In by the aims colored raya
that the eye aeee with. Thla 1 the actual
process employed at several observatories
today, notably at the Yerkes observatory,
where it haa made the forty-Inch refractor, 1
the largest in exlatsnce, a photographic in
strument But when they came to take photographs
'with this big telsecope at the University of
Chicago observatory the astronomers faced
the same experience others had, the big
telescope would not take such good photo
graphs of the fainter atara aa the entailer
tnatrumenta would. In fact, aa the ob
aervatory waa equipped with a battery of
three telescopes, it waa found that each of
them the 12-Inch refractor, the 1-foot re
flector and the 40-lnch refractor waa
beat eutted for aome particular kind of
photograpblo work. The big fellow enor
mously magnified the Images and showed
details which wera not Imaginable from
p let urea made from the smaller Instru
ments. But the big fellow needed so much
light to make aScture, with bis long focal
length, that he would have needed two or
three nights, perhaps, to make a photo
graph which the smallest of the three
would have made finely la six or eevea
hour. Ia fact. It wss shown that the
great observatory of the future waa likely
to be not necessarily the possessor of the
largest telescope In the world, but the one
possessing the largest battery of telescopes,
each adapted to some particular work.
SoeetraaeOBleal Aatreneaey,
There waa another field of development
golsg oa ia astronomy along with etellar
photography, and that was the bringing of
Ike nelaoda a the phjraicaj laboratory inte
play more and more. For centuries astron
omers had gated at stars, measured and
observed and studied them with the eye.
Tbey had come to apply analytical ap
paratus to the end of tbe teleeoose and
record therewith facta about the atara that
could not be perceived with the eye. And
they had come to a point beyond which
they could not utilise thle apparatus with
the revolving telescopes. Every pound of
weight added to tbe chance of deranging the
telescope, and, besides, there was na room
to attach the big spectroscopes, twenty-five
feet or more In length, to the end of the
tube.
And tbe possibilities of the use of this
apparatus were as alluring as were those
of photography. Away out there million
of miles distant 1 a star. To the eye It
remains year in, year out, a fixed point of
tight. Even through the telescope it doee
not appear to move, ao alight I It orbit
compared with the enormous distance that
separate it from us. Yet it is whirling
through space aa w are, about aome eun
which it obeys, as we do oure. How do the
astronomers learn thla? Through the
spectroscope.
Everyone is familiar with the fact that
when a whistling locomotive is approach
ing, the pitch of the whistle rise, and aa
the engine recedea It fall. Thla ia because
the round wavea are "crowded together"
by the onrushlng engine and shortened aa
It approaches, and are drawn out longer
a it goes the other way. The same thing
happens to the light of an onruahing star.
The eye can not detect It, but tbe spectro
scope does. The aatronomer allows the
light of tbe stsr to come through a alit
and be broken up by the Instrument. He
selects a single line of the spectrum of the
stsr, chooses a guide line beside It and
watches It. If the star Is approaching the
light wavea will be ehortened and the light
will become slightly nearer the violet. If
it 1 receding the wave will be loager
and the light will approach tbe red.
Red 1 "low pitch" in light, and blue
is "high pitch." Aa the star swings about
tbe curve at this end of Its orbit the light
gradually returns to normal, because the
star, while moving just as fast, I not ap
proaching us aa much. Aa the atar turna
back the line goes the other side the nor
mal. By continual observation the astrono
mer finds how fast aad how far tbe atar
goes each way and how often It doee ao.
In the case of some atara he discovers
that what appears to be one is really two,
which la shown by the fact that a line will
divide into two and one part move up and
down the spectrum at the same time. Such
stara are known as spectroscopic doubles.
With another bit of apparatua the
astronomer measures the heat the stare
send us. Some night in winter when you
are out of doors hold your hand up and
let Arcturua warm them. You may not
feel the heat, yet Arcturue aenda ue moat
heat of all the stars. Astronomers say It
Is the "hottest." It gives us as much heat
as a tallow dip six miles away would do.
You can not feel that, with your thick sktn,
but the radiometer detects It and even less
with ease. For instance, this Instrument
has been known to detect and measure the
heat emanating from a man' face 1,000
feet away. And the man waa an Oberlin
professor in an ordinary state of placidity.
Need for Fixed Telescopes.
With such Instruments as that to use the
astronomer does not want to be kept down
longer to watching the atara through a re
volving telescope. He wants to be able to
mount hla apparatus on brick or stone
piers, solidly, and to have the best and
biggest apparatus he can get so he can
make his measurements with ths greatest
accuracy. He doesn't want thla apparatus
to be moved and swung at the end of a
six-ton tube mounted on a pivot. He want
It where he can encase it and keep It at
even temperature, as he cannot do in the
old way. And he wants to be able to switch
the atar image from one instrument to an
other. So he has come to the horlsontal fixed
telescope. There have been many small,
experimental telescopes of this character
built. There waa a large one at the Paris
exposition of 1900, but it was probably
never finished, for no astronomer got the
benefit of It. In that same year tbe Uni
versity of Chicago astronomers, having oc
casion to observe an eclipse of the sun
in North Carolina, built one. The eclipse
was to be total. Tbe astronomers wanted
photographs made with long focus and
showing detaiia. It would have been mani
festly too expensive for consideration to
build massive foundations and erect an
enormous telescope and dome down there
for that occasion. The eclipse would not
be total at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, so they
built in North Carolina a long wooden shed,
light tight, horizontal, with a dark room
at right anglea at one end of it. The abed
waa 61 H feet long the exact focal length
of the C-tnch lens they propoaed to uae.
A coeloatat, or clock motor, carrying a
plane mirror, was set up in front of the
shed, and reflected the image of tbe
eclipsed sun through the lens down the
shed to the plate.
Remarkable Eclipse Photography.
It waa necessary or deeirable to make
several expoeuree. Tbe total phase lasted
elghty-eeven seconds. So a track was built
In the focal plane and a ball-bearing car
riage set on It and on thla seven plates
were put Then the workers, who stood In
the dark room behind this line of platea,
had but to move them along one at a time,
with the greatest possible speed, exposing
one a quarter of a second, the next a half,
the next two seconds, the next four, the
next eight and one fourteen and another
thirty seconds. When they were developed
each waa found to contain a fine picture of
the eclipse each good for aome especial
feature, the shorter exposures for the
brightest parts of the corona and the
"prominences" or bursts of flame, the
longer exposures for the margins and duller
portions of the corona. They were the
sharpest In detail and the best pic
ture of such an . object ever taken, and
when enlarged many times and thrown upon
a screen by a magic lantern gave thousanda
of persons, thoussnds of miles from ths
scene, views of the eclipse better than they
could have obtained had they been there
to see It.
Thla long, horizontal telescope was a per
fect success. When tbst was demonstrated
the astronomers set to work to build a
larger one, which should be permanent and
should combine with thle photographic fea
ture the uae of the larger apparatus In
permanent mounts.
A Chicken Hoaiso Telescope.
The result now stands on the observatory
grounds, ready for the coelostat and the
laboratories. It la a wooden ahed, like Ita
predecessor, and thla one la 165 feet long,
about eight feet wide and five or six feet
high, with a gable roof. It resembles noth
ing so much as a long and well built
chicken houae without doora and wlndowa.
It Is open at one end. To the lay observer
there Is nothing astronomical about it.
In the workshop of the observatory a
thirty-inch reflector is ready for Ita mount.
There will be no lene In this telescope,
for lenses, being of glass, absorb heat and
affect the light. It la dsslred to have the
star rays enter the apparatua without
change aa they reach the earth. Down at
the other end of the tube will be tbe con
cave mirror which will focus the raya, and
thla will be mounted en a track, so that
It can be advanced or drawn back, to
focus the Image on the photographic plats
oa a mount Inside the tnnnel or to throw
it Into the alit of a spectroscope farther
back In the laboratory.
With thla instrument ao near comple
tion, the enthusiasm of the aatronomer
has Increased. He does net expect to
take pictures of the faint atar with thla.
He expect to devote ita f hotofraphie. at
taehment to the brightest atara and
nebulae and to the sun and moen. But for
thla work he la already eager for larger
machinery.
"The 1,000-foot teleacope must come,"
declared one of the aatroaomera the other
day aa he threw a photograph of the big
tunnel on a screen In Fullerton hall, Chi
cago. "1 will not be surprised If before
many year we aee It realised a 1,000
foot telescope with a ten-foot reflector.
mounted on a high tableland and unfolding
wonderful things to us."
The possibilities of such an Instrument
csn best be conceived when we con
sider that through the forty-inch refrac
tor a photograpblo image of the moon
seven Inches across ia obtained. In tbe
165-foot telescope the moon will appear
mere than nineteen Inchea acroea. Through
the 1,000 foot telescope the observer
will behold a moon 10 Inches la
diameter. Every little detail will be en
Urged more than fifteen times and the
eight by ten-inch platea now used to cover
the whole Image will then be used to
obtain a picture of aouie single crater or
aome dark valley of the meon.
The development of thla astronomical
apparatua and of the science ha been rapid
and wonderful, but it haa been marked by
no more noteworthy phenomenon than the
emancipation of the astronomer. How de
you think of him In your Inmost mind 7 Is
It not aa a snuffy old msn, bent and alow,
the abject alave of the big clock-moved
tube? Do you aot think of him aa shaping
all hia life as the tube directs, following It
as If In chain across tbe observing floor,
recording what it is pleased to tell him,
begging it in vain to yield greater secrets?
Do you not? Well, that I the old astrono
mer, the slave. But tbe emancipation
proclamation haa been written for him.
He ha learned to read and haa read It.
The messages the atara have been sending
for agea, and which tbe telescope refused
to translate, the new apparatus ha made
clear to him. And with the knowledge thus
gained he haa arisen, thrown down his
former master, and Is now chaining him to
the ground and compelling him to direct
the messages wherever the astronomer will
have them into that apparatua which will
best' translate them Into the language of
the senses. JOHN SWAIN.
Ante Room Echoes
Word haa been received from El Kahlr,
Median, Osman and Zuhrah templea of the
Nobles of the Myatlo Shrine that they will
be In Omaha In the early days of June on
the way to the meeting of the Imperial
council at San Francisco. El Kahlr will
arrive on June 3, Median, Zuhrah and
Osman on June 4. The waya and meana
committee of Tangier temple will hold a
meeting Thursday evening to make prep
arations for the reception of thete tem
plea, aa well as for others which will pass
through the city at the same time.
The big day for Tangier temple, how
ever, will be June 19, the day on which the
train of the imperial potentate will ar
rive In the city on Its return from tbe
west. In this train will be representa
tives from all of the temples of New York
and other eastern states, acting as a guard
of honor to the party of imperial officers.
At that time, if the program la carried
out as Is expected, the head of that dis
tinguished party will be a member of
Tangier temple, Henry C. Akin, and the
members of the temple will break all rec
ords In entertaining the Imperial poten
tate'a party.
Thursday evening Mount Calvary com-
mandery, Knlghta Templar, will Install offi
cers for the year.
Thursday evening St. John' lodge. An
cient, Free and Accepted Mason, elected
officer aa follows: Master, Clyde J.
Backus; aenlor warden, William G. Bourket
junior warden, Albert P. Johnson; secre
tary, Carl E. Herring; treasurer, W. W.
Keysor.
Saturday evening the member of Myrtle
Leaf chapter. Order of Eastern Star, gave
a banquet at Freemasons' hall. There
were present, in addition to tbe members
of the lodge, a number of Mason. Tbe
program consisted of music and speeches,
all by members of Myrtle Leaf chapter.
Members of Gate City hive, Ladles of the
Maccabeea, are making preparation tor the
May ball of the hive, which will be given
May 81.
PIE OH THE BLACK LIST.
Women Debater Successfully Lam It
with Iec Cream.
The aupremacy of the American pie ia a
thing of tho past. Pie of every kind
pumpkin, huckleberry, peach, apple, mince
or cherry haa been relegated to the rear
by the result of a tremendou debate in
the University of Indianapolis.
This mighty Intellectual struggle waa
decided in the hall of the Phllokuiian so
ciety before one of the most distinguished
audlencea ever gathered together In Indian
apolis. The question under debate was de
fined in the resolution that "pie la of
greater service to mankind than ice
cream." The male debaters took the affirm
ative, while the girla defended the con
trary position.
The argument was begun by Robert Mat
thews, a young divinity student, who
proved himself a veritable Dune Scotua In
the subtlety and profound depths of his
logic.
He held that pie had a divine mission to
accomplish, and re-enforced hla position
with lengthy quotations from learned doc
tors and from sages of antiquity.
Then he got out his supply of sentiment
and appealed to the hearts cf his judges,
asking them If It would be right to demol
ish thla nobly patrlotlo Institution of pie.
founded even before the constitution Itself.
Miss Edith Abbott in reply made use of
hard facta to demolish Mr. Matthewa' argu
ments. She read extracts from newspapers
showing how oftsa the consumption of pie
wss followed by horrible death. Pie, eh
said, was a greater curae to mankind than
either alcohol or tobacco. It destroyed the
stomach, sapped the vitality, left the
brain supine and wrecked the Intellectuals
and the morals of men and women.
The attack on Ice cream waa led by
Charles F. McElroy, the statistician of the
college. In summer, when loe cream is
used in plenty, people fall dead and dying
in the streets; babies drop off like files
and the footpad plies his trsds. In No
vember, however, the death rate is low and
the number of peraons who fall In the
street la practically nothing.
Miss Charlotte Griggs answered Mr. Mc
Elroy. She was In the middle of a mag
nificent effort of oratory wbeu her opponent
rose and offered a nice, large pie to the
judgea. At thla the audience rose in mass
and the judges were threatened with se
vere punishment If they even touched the
villainous compound.
They then gave the decision to the young
women, sselng which McElroy ate the pie
himself, refusing even a "Wte" to hla fair
opponents.
President Butler has decided that here
after no further .discussion of tho pie ques
tion will be allowed within the walla of the
college.
You will never have the gout If you atlck
to Oook'a Imperial Extra Dry Champagne.
It la made ef the pure juice from grape.
CosTeo Market.
NEW YORK. May 1 COFFEE Snot,
dull; No. T Involve, H-Mo. Mild, dU; Cor
dova, W6)e4. - - .
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Bpeoulatort Witness Quiet Day and Fricei
in Grain Ease, Off.
PROVISIONS GO QUITE THE OPPOSITE
Close Five te Tea Cents tp, While
Bears Take Advantage at Lnll In
Dealings and Fore
Cereals Down.
CHICAGO, May 8. Many bulla changed
their sentiment on the grain situation
today, and although the trade for the most
part was quiet and unimportant, lower
prices resulted. At the doee July wheat
was He lower, July corn Vaic down and
July oats a lower. Provisions were In
dependently strong and closed 6c to 1W9
loo higher.
At the outset whest showed good
strength. Cables were firm snd Indicsted a
generally strong foreign position, especially
when the recent salea to France were con
sidered. There was too much rain north
west to permit of early spring wheat sow
ing and the possibility of a retarded spring
crop gave the bulls a higher price argu
ment. The government reports still showed
Kansas and Nebraska suffering for the
want of rain. On these Influences July
wheat opened H'Jic to Sfic up at TtrW
77c. Private messages, however, soon began
to arrive telling of rains in Kansas. This
broke the market for a time, but the
foreign situation brojght another rally.
Commission houses were on both sides of
the market and slightly favored buying.
The quiet nature of the market, however,
helped the bears, and when the Kansas
rains were considered again they put a
selling pressure on the cereal. July fell
to 75 c and clised weak, c lower, at 7K
76c. Receipts, 31 cars, 1 contract; Minne
apolis and Duiuth reported 267 cars, a total
for the three points of 296, against 186 last
week and 233 a year ago. Australian ship
ments were 120,000 bu., compared to 260,1100
last year. Primary receipts were 333.000 bu.,
against 372,000 a year ago. Seaboard clear
ances equalled 411,000 bu.
Corn was again weak, with commission
houses selling on excellent crop news as
their foundation. Cables were compara
tively firm and the wheat strength upheld
corn prices. Conditions In the Jtelds, how
ever, were all that could be desired, and
the speculative confidence was badly
shaken. Holders of long property ail
seemed desirous to sell. There was no at
tempt made by the leading bull house to
support the market and many commission
houses were advising sales. Receivers were
reporting more disposition on the part of
country holders to sell their cash corn.
Under these influences prices gradually
sagged off. July, which sold early at 62Ve,
closed weak, SSc down, at 61Vc. Re
ceipts were 146 cars.
Oats were dull, with trade over a very
narrow range. Crop advices Indicated a fa
vorable situation and offerings were rap
Idly increasing. The cash situation was
Improved and commission houses bought
sparingly on this Influence. The market,
however, felt the depression in wheat and
corn, and July closed easy, c lower, at
36c. Receipts. 226 cars.
Provisions were strong but quiet, with
higher prices for hours. A few scalDers
sold products, but they were readily taken
up ana prices mane good advances. July
pork cloned 7a'10c up at $17.10!jl7.12H;
July lard 6c un at 110.20. and Julv ribs &&
7c higher at $9.66&9.67Vi.
intimated receipts Monday: wheat. 25
cars; corn, 180 cars; oats, 235 cars; hogs,
82,000 head. n
The leading futures ranged aa follows:
Articles. Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes'y.
Wheat
76 75 74l 75 75V4
7fr(jj'i7 77 7&v4 7jj'H 76VMH-S
76Vi& 76)4 75 76-HtoVi 75 Va '
604 604 60 60 60
62V4 6241 61 61H 62ttf
61V3 61 60 60 61
42 42 41 42 42
84 34 84 34 34
229W 29 29 29
1 90 16 90 16 90 16 90
17 06 17 12 17 05 17 12 17 02
17 22 17 22 17 15 17 17 17 12
10 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 10 07
10 15 10 20 10 15 10 20 10 15
10 22 10 27 10 22 10 27 10 25
9 62 9 42
60 9 67 9 60 9 66-7 9 60
9 67 9 65 966 965 965
May
July
Bent,
Corn-
May
July
Bent.
Oats-
May
July
Bent.
Pork-
May
July
Sept.
Lard-
May
July
8puL
Ribs-
May
July
Sept.
No. a. 01d.
Cash quotations were as follow:
FLOUR Firm: winter oatents. M.90(ff4.o(i!
straights, $3.20tfi3.80; clears, $.'t.0Ofg'S.fiO; spring
specials, $4. 204.30; patents, t3.4Oy3.S0;
straights, $2.40ij3.30.
WHEAT No. 8 spring, 7175c; No. 2 red,
83fi4c.
oath iso. z, 4zc; no. 3 white, 4444c;
No. 8 white, 43ro4c.
ft I fc, ISO. 2, &KViC
BARLEY Fair to choice maltlna-. 6SO
71 c.
BEED No. 1 flax. 11.67: No. 1 northwest
ern, $1.79; prime timothy, S7.257.35; clover.
contract STrauf, o...
PROVISIONS Mess Dork, ner bbl.. 116 95
(P17.00. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $10.15(510.17.
Short ribs sides (loose), $9.5o'(f9.60. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), $7.768.0O. Short
clear sides (boxed), $10.1Offfl0.2O.
WHlBKK-un basis or nigh wines, $1.30.
The following were the receipt and ship-
men is yesieraty;
Articles.
Receipts. Shipments.
18,000 9.000
42,000 202,000
163,0)0 35,000
241.000 167,000
2,000 62,000
21,000 1,000
Flour, bbls...
Wheat, bu...
Corn, bu
Oats, bu
Bye, ou
Barley, bu...
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady: creameries. 17W
21c; dairies, 17&20c. Cheese, steady, 12
13c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 16c.
NEW YORK GENERAL HARKRT,
(notations of the Day on Various
Commodities.
KEW vriRK Miv S. FLOUR Recelnts.
21,688 bbls.; exports, 11.735 bbls.; sales, 6.800
pkgs. me mantel was quiei uui nrm;
winter straights, $3.73.80; Minnesota pat
ents, $3.90&4.15; winter extras, $3.10(3.16;
Minnesota bakers, $3.0OiS'3.3O; winter low
grades, $:i.f(Kji3.1d. Rye Hour, quiet; sales,
150 bbls.; fair to good, $3.153.40; choice to
fancy, $3.50(93.65.
COHNMEAL Steady: yellow western.
$1.30; city, $1.28; Brandywine, $3.60(g3.65.
tixti r.asy; rso. a western, oot:, i. u. u.,
afloat; state, 61fei2c, c. 1. f., New York car
lots. BARLEY Dull: feeding, 6468c, c. 1. .,
New York; malting, 75'73c, c. 1. f., New
York.
WHEAT RecelDts. 193.060 bu.: exports.
95,455 bu. ; sales, 830,000 bu. futures, 24.0UO bu.
sput. Spot, steady; jno. t rea, vuc, elevator;
No. 2 red, 92c, nominal, f. o. b., afloat; No.
1 northern Duiuth, Sic, f. o. b., afloat; No.
1 hard Manitoba, 88c, afloat. Opened firm
and a shade higher, being Influenced by
dry Kansas weather and strength in the
northwest, but efforts to take profits re
vealed little good support and weakneaa
ensued. Near the close prices rallied on a
forecast for dry weather In Kansas and
left off c net higher. May, 81&81c,
closed at 81c; July, 81 13-16(tf2V,c. closed
at 82c; September, 8onf81e, closed at
81c; December, S2aj2c, closed at 82c.
CORN Receipts, 23,460 bu.; exports. 40
bu.; sales, "J.ooo bu. Spot, steady; No. 1,
68c, elevator, and 69c, f. o. b., afloat. The
option ma'ket opened ateady with wheat
and then yielded to bearish crop news, fair
receipts, lower cables and unloading. Ths
market Anally rallied with wheat and
closed about steady at dc net decline.
May closed at 67c; July, 66Qti7c. closed
at 67c; September, 6o-V'y614e, closed at 6ta
OATS Receipts, 153.100 bu. Spot, quiet;
No. 2, 47c; No. 3, 4tic; No. t white. 62c;
No. 1 whlto, 61c; track mixed western,
47'(i4ic; track white western, 6o55c; track
white state, 60&65C. Options were dull and
lower because of favorable crop reports.
FEED Dull ; spring bran, $17.75; mid
dlings, l omo-1-60. winter bran, $20.0021.b0;
City. $18 90.
HAY Dull; shipping, 6565c; good to
Choice, 87&05c.
HOPS Quiet; state, common to choice,
1901 crop, ItKaWc; 1900, 13wl4c: Olds. 4(&c.
Pacific coast. 1901 crop, 15j18c; 1900,
14c; olds, 4iic.
HIDES Firm; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs.
18c; California, 21 to 25 lbs., 18c; Texas
dry, 24 to 30 lbs., 13c.
LEATHER yulet; Slid. UQV.C.
WOOL Quiet; domestic fleece. 2MS29C.
PROVISIONS Beef, nrm; family, $16;
mess, $13; beef hams, $21.0ivg'22 00; packet,
$15; city extra India mess, $23 00624.00. Cut
meats, firm; pickled bellies, lo3ll.c;
flckled shoulders. 8'gc; pickled hams.
IVal2c. Lard, steady; western steamed,
$10.bo; May closed $10 50, nominal; refined,
Arm; continent, $10.70; South America,
$11.10; compound. $8.00(88 60. Pork, firm,
family, $19 mml9.60; short clear, $18.6021.0l;
mess, $17 26'g'lR 00.
BL'TTEH Firm; creamery. 20$23c; fac
tory, 17c: renovated, l&21c: Imitation
creamery, l(y?lc; state dairy, lylc.
CHEESE Firm; state full creams, small
early make, fancy colored and whits, l&rj
13c; full creams, large fall make, fancy
colored and white. 12fll2c.
M ETA 18 The local metal "lar1. w
steady, but prices unchanged. With the
1th the
special
In waa
fr JkS
foreign market closed, there was no
Incentive to do business here. Tin
Javtu.led l M.6utH3.j Xuc Cer
quoted at ni.0Oeil.60 for standard, spot;
lake, $11.20; electrolytic, $11: casting, $117
GU.2. Lead stood at $4.12 and spelter
at $4 42. Iron remained steady to llrm,
but not active.
EOOS steady; state and Pennsylvania,
17'ul7Vc; western, at mark, 16iil7.:;
southern, at mark, l&V'SlUL.o.
TALLOW Steady; city ($2 per pkg.), 6c;
country (pkgs. free), 6'c.
RICE f irm; domestic, 4cj Japan, 4
6c.
MOLASSES Firm : New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice. 83g41c
SKW YORK STOCKS AltD BOSDS.
Threatening Break at Openlns; Offset
by Strong; Close.
NEW YORK, May 8. The net changes In
today's stock market show little of the
feverish snd nervous experience during
the two hours' trading. W hen the market
closed yesterday there was little realising
of the nature of the financial troubles re
flected In the collapse yesterday of the so
called Webb group of stocks on the Stock
exrhange and In the curb market.
Today opportunity had been given to
make provision to avert the threatened
failures snd to provide for support In the
stock market. The fact that no stocks are
deliverable on Saturday under contracts,
according to Stock exchange rules and that
loans made on Friday carry over to Mon
day, helped the efforts to avoid trouble.
There was a threatening break In prices
at the opening or the stock market. In
spite of a strong upward movement In
Louisville tt Nashville and Pennsylvania.
These advances were lost, however, and the
supporting orders at weak points were
found necessary to check Indiscriminate
liquidation. When St Paul was selling In
loo-share lots at 170 there were bids In the
market for 1,000 shares at 170.
The centralised buying was not followed
up when It was seen that the selling was
checked. After the bank statement ap
peared the buying was renewed In a more
aggressive manner and the market de
veloped a fairly buoyant tone, with the
closing active and strong. Earlier losses
were generally wiped out nnd net gains
were quite common at the close.
Of the stocks supposed to he Immediately
concerned In the disturbance Rutland pre
ferred fluctuated between 103 and 99, with
the last sale at 100, compared with 102 last
night. St. Lawrence & Adirondack was
variously quoted at 60 bid, 120 aBked, at 75
bid and 120 asked, with the closing quoted
quotation 60 bid and 100 asked.
The Increase In cash shown by the banks
was a total surprise, as the heavy sub
treasury absorption during the week indi
cated a Iors of upward of $3.0o0,000. The re
lief thus afforded was a welcome one, in
tmW?L,h'mJ.0,in expansion of upward of
$10,(100,0110. The sharp liquidation In the
stock market. It is hoped, has served to re
lieve the tension of the money situation, al
though an active money market la ex
pected next week.
The bond market has been affected by the
late weakness In stocks and prices were In
sympathy. I'nlted States new 4s, regis
tered, declined snd the new 4s, coupon,
I'er fent, as compared with the closing
The following are the closing prices oa
imi iiew iui d toe k exenanga
Atnhtson
7t.ti
r7
8o. Railway
do pfd
Baltimore A O
do ptd
Csnadlsn Pacific....
Canada 8o
Chen. & Ohio
Chicago A
do pfd
Chicago. Ind. ft L..
do ptd
Chicago A B. 111....
Chicago O: W...
do 1st pfd
do Id pfd
do pfd 5'
Texas A Pacific 4iw
Toledo, 8t. L. A W. li
1H4I
do pfd.
Sit
1
Union Pacific...,
do pfd
Wabash
do pfd...
Wheeling A U
do Id pfd
Wis. Central ...
do pfd
Adams Ex
American Ex....
,.102H
. 7H
. 25 H
. 43
. 1
. 24'
. ti
. 47
.mo
,.I2S
46't
.1M
. I7a
. S7
Chicago A N. W...
C, B. I. A p
Chicago Tor. A Tr
do pit
C. C. O. A BU L..
Colorado 8o
do in pfd
do Id pfd
Del. A Hudson. ...
SS2
U. 8. Ex.
.11
Wells-Farso Ex '.too
Amal. Copper
. 7V
Amer. Car & F....
do pfd
Amer. Lin. Oil....
do pfd
Amer. 8. A R
do pfd
Anaconda Mln. Co.
Brooklyn R. T
Colo. Fuel A I....
Con. Oaa
Con. Tobacco pfd..
Oen. Electrlo
Hocklns Coal
Inter. Paper
do pfd
Inter. Power
Lacled Oas
National Biscuit...
National Lead ....
'National Bait ....
do pfd
No. American ....
Pacific Coast
Pacific Mall
People's Oas ,
Pressed 8. Car
do pfd
Pullman P. Car....
Republic Bteel ....
do nfd
I09
..104H
. 9!
. 15
.
. 44
. K
.113
.
.1011
124
.11
..314
hh
. to
. T
. o
. S
.. 49
. 1
. 10
.
124V
. (7
. 4i
.103'
44
. Sf
.235
. IS
. 7S
.127
. H
. ir.
. i
. is
. M
. It
. 6
. 41
. 1
. II
. S3
. a
. is
.
.. 7!'4
.. 4S'i
..17S'
Del. U at W
Denver R. O.."..
do pfd
Erlo
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
Great Nor. pfd....
Hocking Vallejr ...
do pfd
Illinois Central ....
Iowa Central
do pfd
Lake Krle sV W....
do pfd
U A N
Manhattan L
Met. Bt. Ry
Me. Central
Mux. National ....
Minn. A Bt. L
Mo. Pacific
M.. K. A T
do pfd
N. J. Central
N. Y. Central
Norfolk A W
do ptd
Ontario A W
Pannsjrlranla
Reading
do let pfd
do Id pfd
St. U A B. r
do 1st pfd
do Id pfd
Bt. L. Bouthw
do pfd
Bt. Paul
do pfd
Bo. Pacific
Offered.
..IS
.. 4
.. 17V,
..183
.. as
..it.
.. 4
.. 84
.. M
..129
..1MY
..131
..iwv
..111
.. 2Vt
.. MSi
..ISO
..1CH
..
.. M
.. 4
..1M
.. Slt
.. S4Vt
.. 70
.. 7i
Sugar
Tenn. Coal A I
union Bag A P....
do pfd
U. 8. Leather
do pfd
V. 8. Rubber
do pfd
U. 8. Bteel
do pfd
Western Union
Amer. Locomo
do pfd
K. C. Southern
do pfd ,
.. MM
.. 7
.. 69
..IBS
. .Kl'1'4
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. May J.-MONET-On call,
firm at per cent, closing, bid and asked, at
per cent; prime mercantile paper. 4VSr6
per cent. T" "
STERLINO EXCHANGE Steady, wtttl
actual business in bankers' bills at $4 87T4
for demand and $4.854 864 for sixty days;
posted rates $4.8S(fi4.Sx and $4.884.89
commercial bills, $4.S444.854. '.
&Uiyr?aRT,Bar' 60S,c: Mexican dollars, 41c.
.i?i?5IP-G-.0vern1ment teady; atate. Inac
tive; railroad, easier.
The closing quotations on bonds are as
U. 8. ref. Is, reg
do coupon
do Is, reg......
do coupon .....
do 4s, reg......
do coupon
do old 4a, reg..
do coupon
do la, reg
.lMH'L. A N. sal. 4a 102
.lus ;Mrx. Central 4a j
.10l do la Inc ss
.! Minn. A St. L. 4a. ..104
7 M., K. A T. 4s.... .101
...137
...1UW
...lli'A
do Is.
3
N. Y. Central la 104
do sen. si..
..106
1"
N. J. c mm km
do coupon .....
Atchison gen. 4s
....106 No. Pacific 4a ,
....10S do Ss ,
4 IN. A W. con A.
..13S
..10f
.. 7S
..101
..
..lis
..
.. t
.. 81
.. l
.. .1
do ad. 4a
Baltimore A O. 4a
do la
do conv. 4s
Can. 8outhern 2s...
Central of Oa. is.,
do la Inc
Ches. A O. 4a...
102'k!Readlng gen. 4a. i.
L. A I M c. la..
..ins
St. L. A 8
..io
..110
Bt. L. Bouthw. Is..
do Ia
8. A. A A. p a.
.los'4 80. Pacific 4a
Chicago A A. Ss... S4
Ho. Railway Sa
Tex. A Pacific Is..
T., St. L. ft W. 4s
Union Pacific 4s... ,
do conv. 4s.......
Wabash Is
do It
do deb. B '
West Shore 4a
C. B. A Q. n. a.. N
C. M. A 8. P. g. 4.. 116'
C. A N. W. c. 7a. ...na
C, R. I. A P. 4s.... Ill I
C C C A Bt L g. 4s. 104
Chicago Ter. 4a
Colorado Bo. 4a ti
129
121
3
105
10S
li?
ill
7S
lit
Denver A R. U. 4e..lMV
irn prior lien 4a
lool Wheel. A L. E. 4a
do general 4a
sa wis. Central 4a....
F W. A D. C. la... 115 Con.
Tobacco 4a. .
nocaing vanay 4a.ll
Boston) Block tuota tlaBa.
BOSTON,
May 8. Call loans, 4S per
cent; time loans, 4Bo per cent. Official
closing ui siucai ana Donas:
Atchlaoa
....!
Adventure
.. II
.. 4
.. 46
.. S4
..14
.. IS
.. as
..1SS
.. 11
.. is
.. 14
.. 17
.. 4:
.. 24
..lil
.. I
..17S
.. 12
.. 10
.. SI
.. 4
.. 1
.. II
.. S4
Oaa la
Mex. Central 4i
N. E. O. AC.
Atchison ......
. 17
, 1
. U
Allouex
Amalgamated
Bingham
Calumet A Hecla..
Centennial
Copper Hange
Dominion Coal ....
Franklin
lale Royals
Mohawk
Old Dominion
Osceola
Parrot II
Qulncy
tianta Fs Copper...'
Tamarack
Trinity
United States
Utah
Victoria
WUiona
Wolverine
I'nlted Copper ....
. 7
do pfd.
7
Boston A Albany. ...IU
Boaton A Me Us
Boatoa Elevated 164
N. Y., N. H. A H...I30
Fltchburs pfd 14
Union Pacific 102
Mex. Central !),
American Sugar 124
do pfd 11
American T. A T....17S
Dominion I. A 8.... 6
Oen. Electric m
Mans. Electrlo 41
N. B. O. A C I
United Fruit 107
V. 8. steal 41
do pfd 17
wasungn. common. .ius
Lostdom Stock Market.
LONDON, May 14 p. m. Closing:
Cons., money.. M 13-18 Norfolk A West. 69
do account 95 do pfd
Aiiacuima n uniano ex west.. 44
Atchison
604, Pennsylvania
7s
do nfd ...loo
Heading ,
do 1st pfd...,
do 2d pfd...,
Southe'rn Ry....
Baltimore A O...I'
Canadian Pac....l2tv
Ches. A Ohio 4K
.. 43
.. $54
.. SSU
..
"loi
.. to
.. 4144
.. 2
.. 24
.. 44',
.. 121
.. 44
inicsgo u. w... z
do pfd..
C. M. A St. P.... 174 'Southern Pac.
Denver A R. Q.. 44L'nlon Pacific
do pfd M do pfd....
Erie liS U. S. Steel..
do 1st pfd 70S do pfd....
da 2d pfd 66 Wabash ....
Illinois Central.. 1M do pfd....
Louis. A Nash. ..117 Spanish 4s..
M . K. A T 26A, Rand Mine
do pfd fS Debeers ....
jv. r. 1 entrsi 10.11
BAR SILVER Dull; 23 S-lod per ounce.
MONEV 2fr2 per cent. The rate of dis
count In the open market for both short
and three-months' bills la 2U1 13-1 per
cent.
WASHINGTON. May l.-Today'a state
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $160,000,000 sold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balances, HM.til3.0J6;
gold, t,125.ls3.
Weekly Bsnk Statement.
1
th
i t
NEW TORK. May I The statement of
associated tanks lor tne wrea ennina
today siiowai LuaiiS lM,il2JM, lucxeassj
a-m,uwi. a.nH.i, tocl 1M SKI tncrsaaa
IlJ.84.1,000; clrculstlon $.ti.049.rt. Increase
$70O0; legal tenders l.o.SM,!, increase
$.77 900: specie $ITJ,860.4O0. Increase I7M.4O0;
reserves KtS.JOO., Increase i.43,.,0j re
serve required .'4A14(.n, increas so.eiv.iov,
surplus 17,484,000, decreese $l,9T7,e60.
CASH TAKES A BIG JUMP
Statement of Associate Beaks- '"
Week's Gain of About Foar
Millions.
NEW TORK. May The Jew York
Financier this week says:
The official statement of tin New Tork
Associated banks last re k chewed en In
crease of $l,4:u.70rt In cs-sh, .tistesd of a
decrease of $2,601,800, wai estimated from
the traceable movement of money during
the week. . . . .
Th. airfklna- fontnre nf the official state
ment was the large Increase of $lO,76MOO
In loans. This may oe regsrncu urui
Ing. considering the fsct thaC there wss
good evidence of large enillnaT of loans
early In the wek. Incident to preparations
fnr tti iHahnrwmrni nf May Interest and
dividends, and considering also that here
must be more or less liquidation or loans
due to syndicate operations of some magni
tude, possibly resulting in part from the
payment during the week of $10,000,000 for
Pennsylvania bonds and of a like amount
for KocK island piircnaF.es. .....
Tho rionnsit were aurmented bv $13,643,
000, or $1,440,900 greater than waa called for
by the Increase In loans and in cash. The
etstement was therefore out of harmony.
The required reserve wss Increased $3,410,760
by the gain In deposits. Deducting there
from the Increase In cash, leaves $1,977,060
as the loss In surplus reserve, reaucing
this item to $7.4M,Ouo; a year ago the sur
plus was $10.99,100.
The most notable changes In loans were
by nine downtown banks, whlrh showed a
net gain of $S,8O0,0flO. Four of these banks
increased this Item $9.!00,000. while two of
th honks Indicate a decrease of $2,000,000.
Two Wall street Institutions gained $3,100,000
In specie, while two others lost w.eou.isw.
The clearings of the Associated banks
showed an Increase of about $1,000,000. It
appears probable that, as was the case in
the previous week, the cash of the banks
waa made up on rising averages, and, more
over, the condition of the Institutions
should Improve during the current week
by reason of the fact that treasury dis
bursements for Interest were large on Fri
day last, and payments by banks Into the
treasury, on account of retiring circulation
for May and also for the return of public
deposits, were most likely completed at the
end of the week.
That the surrender of public money by
depository banks has been Important seems
to be Indicated by the fact that the total
In all banks were reduced $1,835,418 between
April 28 and May 1, Inclusive. A compari
son of the deposits In the banks show that
Secretary Shaw did not succeed In dis
tributing the surplus) during April to the
extent intended, the deposits of public
monev Increasing In that month only $2,173,
000. The secretary probably will make a
strenuous effort to distribute his surplus
during this month and may be more suc
cessful. Bank Clearlnsjs.
OMAHA, May . Bsnk clearings for the
week ending today show an Increase of
$257,833.13 over those of the corresponding
week of last year. The dally figures read:
1902. 1901.
Monday $1,041,115 42 $l,lft.705 04
Tuesday 936.135 61 1,047,691 73
Wednesday 1.110.022 67 1.141,168 99
Thursday 1,192.498 65 1,076,798 47
Friday 1.2R0.94O 62 1,101,768 90
Saturday 1,269,70 85 1,047,682 M
Totals $6,829,419 62 $6,671,686 49
CHICAGO, May 8. Clearings, $30,510,091:
balances, $2,980,629: posted exchange, $4.86
for sixty days and $4.88Vs on demand; New
York exchange, 30c disoount.
NEW YORK. May a. Clearings. $354,068,
777; balances, $13,116,574.
BOSTON. May 3. Clearings, $25,067,416;
balances, $2,460,713.
BALTIMORE, May 8 Clearings. $4,084,
606; balances. $697.2X2. For the week: Clear
ings, $23,95,355; balances, $3,403,7o3. Money,
6 per cent. ,
PHILADELPHIA, May 8.-Clearlngs, $26.
857,424; balances, $2,820,254. For the week:
Clearings, $133,140,184; balances, $16,738,184.
Money, 4V4 per cent.
ST. LOUIS, May 8. Clearings, $8,033,357;
balances, $1,318,442; money, steady, 4fc6
per cent; Mew xorK exenange at oar.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-Clearlngn, $2,477,
800; money, 4H(&6 per cent; New York ex
change, 10 15c premium.
Foreign Financial.
LONDON, May . Gold premiums are
quoted aa follows: Buenos Ayres, 140.70;
Madrid, 36.57;- Lisbon, 28.60; Rome, 1.10.
Money was more plentiful and less wanted
today, as usual at the week end. A mil
lion pounds sterling was released by the
maturing of London county council bills.
Discount rates were inereDy maae easier.
PARIS, May 8. Business was extremely
quiet on ine Dourse toaay. nunian iiiumh
trinls were weak. Rentes were dull. Inter
nationals were dull and Kaffirs were Inac
tive. The private rate of discount was zsj
mr oonr. Three ner cent rentes. lOlf 12Hc
for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
19c for checks. Spanish 4s, 7.4o.
BERLIN, May 3. Exchange on London,
20m 49 pfgs. for checks. Discount rates:
Short bills, m per cent; three months'
bills. lt ner cent. On the bourse today
business was dull and unsatisfactory owing
to New York reports, Canadian Pacifies
were conspicuously weak. Locals reacted
on realizations.
Kew York Mlnrnsr (taotatlona.
NEW YORK, May 8. The following are
the closing prices on mining stocas:
Adama Con..
2
Little Chief ....
.. 11
..125
..its
..
.. It
.. IS
.. i
.. 4
.215
Alice
Breece
Brunawlck Con...,
Comstock Tunnel
Con. Cal. & Va...
Deadwood Terra..
Horn Silver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Coa
.. 4ft
.. se
.. is
..
. .14(1
... 7t
..140
.. 0
.. f
Ontario
Ophlr
Phoenix
Potoat
Bavaga
Sierra Nevada
Small Hopea ...
Standard
Bt. Lonls Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOUIS, May 3. WHEAT Lower; No.
2 red cash, elevator, 81c; track, H?'uMc;
May, 7SV4c; July, 74Vc; September, 76c; No.
2 hard, 7&79c.
CORN Lower; No. 2 cash, 64c; track,
65c; May, 62c; July, 622Sc; Septem
ber, 60c.
OATS Lower; No. t cash, 44c; track,
44fe45c; May, 42c; July, S3c; September,
29c; No. 8 white, 46(946140.
RYE Firm at 66V.
FLOUR Dull: red winter patents, $3.70
$.85 extra fancy and straight, $3.40(i3.50;
clear, $3.003.20.
SEED Timothy, steady, $5.00(36.25.
CORNMEAL Steady. $3.15.
BRAN About steady; sacked, 9093c.
HAY Timothy, quiet, easy, $13.0u(& 15.00;
prairie, firm, $12.00(614.00.
WHISKY Steady, $1 30.
IRON COTTON TIES Steady, $1.05.
BAGGING Steady, 67,ki&ic,
HEMP Twine, c.
PROVISIONS Pork, higher: Jobbing, old.
$17.60; new, $17.65. Lard, higher, $10.02.
Dry salt meats (boxed), strong: extra
shorts, $9.75; clear ribs, 19.62; short clear,
$.S7H. Bacon (boxed), strong; extra shorts,
110.6."4: clear ribs, $10.50; short clear, $10.75.
METALS Lead: Dull at $3.92(g4.00.
Spelter: Firm at $4.12H.
POULTRY Steady; chickens, 8c; turkeys,
bYu'Sc: ducks, loc; geese, 4'ic.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 1823c;
dairy, loffl'-'oc.
EGGS Steady at 14Hc-
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 6,0o0 6.&J0
Wheat, bu 16.000 11.000
Corn, bu S3.0U0 60,000
OaU, bu 64,000 83,000
Liverpool Grain and Provisions.
LIVERPOOL, Msy S. WHEAT Spot!
No. $ red western, winter, no stock; No. 1
northern, spring, steady St 6a M; No. 1
California, quiet at 6a 4d. Futurea:
Quiet: May, 6s 2d; July, 6s ld; Septem
ber, 6s 3.d.
CORN Boot: Steady; American mixed,
new, 5a ba; American mixed, old, 6s 8d.
Futures: Quiet; July, 6s 2d; October, ts
lvd.
PEAS Canadian, firm, 7s.
FLOUR St. Louis fancy winter, firm, es
9d.
HOPS At London, Pacific Coast, firm,
3 154 15s.
PROVISIONS Beef, strong: extra India
mess, 100s. Pork, strong; prime mess west
ern, "As. Hams, firm; short cut, 14 to 16
lbs., 64a. Bacon, firm; Cumberland cut, 26
to 30 lbs., 60s; short ribs, 16 to 20 lbs., 62s
2d; long clear middles, light, 28 to 30 lbs.,
60s; long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs.,
62s; short clear backs, 16 to 80 lbs., 62s; clear
bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., 61s 6d. Shoulders,
square, 11 to 11 lbs., firm, 39s 6d. Lard,
firm: prime western, In tierces, 61s 3d;
American refined. In palls. 61s.
BUTTER Firm; finest United Slates, (6s.
CHEESE Firm; Amerlcsn finest white,
68s; American, finest colored, 60s.
TALLOW Prime city, firm, 3ue.
Toledo Grain and leed,
TOLEDO. O.. May 3 WHBAT-Dull,
weak: cash, n&c; May, 4Vic; July, 7ac;
September, 78c.
CORN Dull, easier; cash 61'.4jc; May,
61lc: July. 62c; September, lc.
OATH Dull, easier; cash, 42c; May, 43c;
Julv. 35c.
SEED f 'lover, dull, steady; cash, $6.22;
October, $5 30. Prime timothy, $3.30.
Philadelphia Frodnee Market.
PHILADELPHIA. May 8 BUTTER
Firm; extra western creamery, 24c; extra
nearbv Drinta. 25c.
EUUA-JfUm, good tlemand; fresh, nearby,
Iflc; fresh western, 16147116; fresh South
wemern, puisne. ,
t'HEKPK-Firm; New York full creams,
fsncy small, 13c; New York full creamsj. , 4
fair to choice, llVuo.
Mllwatakee Grain Market.
MILWAUKEE, May 8. W 1 1 E AT M a rkel
easier; No. 1 northern, i77iVsc: N'o. i
northern, 76c.
RYE Steady.
BARLEY Steady; No, I, 70c; aample,
70c,
CORN-July, lttl4o.
Cettea Market.
NEW TORK, May .-COTTON-Ppo
closed quiet Ho lower; middling uplands.
-lc; middling gulf lands, 1-Toc; sales,
8o3 bales. Futures closed steady at the
decline; May, B.lUc; June, Uc: July. I.17CJ
August, .03o; September. 8.47c; October,
8.82c; November, 8.16c; December and Jan
uary, 8.14c.
ST. LOUIS. May 8.-COTTON-QuIet,
I-I60 lower; middling, 7-16c; no sales; re
celpts, 678 bales; shipments, 1,016 bales,
stock, 86,133 bales.
OALVKSTON, May $.-COTTON-Qulet
at
LIVERPOOL, May l.-COTTON-Spot,
?ulet, prices l-16d lower: American middling
air, tl-32d; good middling, 6 6-1M; mid
dling, 6 8-ied; low middling, t$-32d; good
ordinary, 4 81-82d; ordinary. 4 23-82d. The
sales of the day were 6,000 bales, of whlot,
600 were for speculation and export, and
Included 4,500 American. Receipts were 7,0i
bales. Including 1,400 American. Futures
opened quiet and closed essy on near
months, and steady on dlstsnt months.
American middling, g. o. c. May, 6 2-64d.
sellers; May-June, 6 l-64d. buyers; June
July, 66 l-64d, buyers: July-August. 6d,
buyers; August-September, 4 69-64(1. sellers;
nepiemoer-ucioDer, 4 -b4i, ouyers; c
tober-November, 4 32-64d, sellers; November.
iecemoer, zw-Mia so-Md. sellers; December-January,
4 28-644 2-64d, sellers; January-February,
4 27-64fg4 28-64d, -sellers.
NEW ORLEANS. May 8 COTTON
Easy; sales, art bales: ordinary. Sc: srnod
ordinary, 8e; low middling, c; middling.
Sc; good middling, 16-16c; middling fair.
10c ; receipts, J. 204 bales; stock, 163. 874 bales.
Futures, quiet and steady: May. 8.56c: June.
62c; July, 9 64ft 66c; August. llft.12o;
September, 866'o;s.5fic; October, 8r0rfta.Ua;
iMovcmoer, v.r.u.twc; uecemoer, ?.!jie.ooc
Oil snd Rosin Mnrket.
OIL CITY. Ta.. May S.-OIL Credit bal
ances, $1.20; certificates, no bid; shipments,
98,288 bbls.; average, 103,775 bbls.; runs,
81,416 bbls.: average, 61,960 bbls.
SAVANNAH. Oa., May 8. OIL Turpen
tine, steady, 42Hc. Rosin, firm; A. B. C, D,
$1.16: E. $1.20; F, $1.25; O. $130; H, $166;
K. $2.45: M. $2.85; N, $3.25; W. O.. $3.50;
W. W., $3 80.
TOLEDO. O.. May S. OIL North Llma-
88c: South Lima and Indiana. 83c.
NEW YORK. May 3. OIL Cottonseed.
firm; prime crude, nominal, yellow, 4bH'
46c. Petroleum, steady; refined New York.
$7.40; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $7. 3ft;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, In bulk. $4 85.
Rosin, steady; strained, common to good,
$1.6201.65. Turpentine, firm.
LiVhKKOOL, May J. l L, Turpentine
spirits, strong. 83s 8d. Rosin, common,
steady, 4s 14. Petroleum, refined, steady. ,
7d. Linseed, firm, 31s 9d. Cottonseed,
Hull refined, spot, firm, 26s 6d.
LONDON. May 3. OIL Calcutta linseed.
spot, 53a 3d. Turpentine, spirits, 32s 8d.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Frmlta,
NEW YORK. Mar 8. EVAPORATED
APPLES The situation remains about un
changed. The market Is firm and offertnga
are ngnt. exports and Jobbing demand la
limited. Btate. common to sood. 7sf8ic:
prime. 9&9l4c: choice. 8 10c: fancy. 1M4
eilo.
UAL1FURN1A DRIED FRUITS 111
firunes new fruit la steady and In fair
obblng request. Old fruit la Irregular and
inlders will probably make concessions to
move stocks, email rruits are in some de
mand. Apricots and peaches are quite ac
tive In a Jobbing way and steady to firm.
Prunes. .T'AfrfiUr. Anrlcots. boxes. WK&Uct
bags. lo'(il2(. Peaches, peeled, 14gl6o; un
peeled, 8Vt&llc.
Snejar Market.
wmff vrwsv ' uMM e arm a t o.
. xu . vin, .,.1 a j o u n o w,
strong; fair refining, 3c; centrifugal, 99
test, SHc. Molasses sugar, 8c. Refined,
VT . CSl. XT.. , . XT A 5 fWV. Ma 1 A
1.85c; No. 11, 8.80c; No. 12. 3.76c; No. 13, 3 7&c;
No. 14, 8.75c; standard A, 4.60c; confection
ers' A, 4.60c; cut loaf, 6.20c; crushed, 5 2 c;
powdered, 4.80c; granulated, 4.70c; cubes,
4 90c
NEW ORLEANS, Mar l.-SUOAR Very
strong; open kettle, 2V33 l-16c; open kettle
$16-16c; seconds, 2&3Vfcc Molasees, dull;
centrifugal, v07c.
IAILWAT TIME CARD.
VlflON STATION lOTH AltD MARCY.
Union Paelflo.
Leave. Arrive.
Overland Limited a 9 40 am a 7:80 pmj
Fast Mall a 8:60 am a I 86 pm
California Express a 4:25 pm
Pacific Express all:30 pm
Eastern Express a 4:36 pm
Atlantic Express a 7:00 am
Ltncoln-Stromsburg Ex.b 4:08 pm bl2:30 pm
Grand Island Local b 6:30 pm b 9:36 am
Chicago, Milwaukee A It. Panl.
Chicago Limited a 6:00 pm a 8:06 am
Chicago A Omaha Ex..b 7:15 am b 3:40 pm
Missouri Pacific.
St Louis Express al0:00 am a 6:35 pm
K. C. A St. L. Express. al0:50 pm a 6:16 ant
Wabash.
St. Louis "Cannon Ball"
Express a 6:H pm a 8:20 am
Bt. Louis Local, Council
Bluffs al0:00 am a 10:30 pm
C'hlcaa-o, Reck talcnd and Paelfle.
EAST.
Leave. Arrive.
Chicago Daylight a 7:00 am a 9:35 pm
Chicago Express bll:15 am a 6:05 pm
Des Moines Local a 4:00 pm bll:50 am
Chicago Fast Express.. a 4:35 pm a 1.25 pm
Des Moines, Rock Is
land and Chicago a 7:40 pm a 8:26 tita.
WEST.
Lincoln, Colo. Springs,
Denver, Pueblo and
West a 1:30 pm a 4:16 pm
Colo., Texas, Cal. St
Oklahoma Flyer a 6:20 pm a 8:60 am
Illinois Central,
Chicago Express a 7:20 am a 6:10 pm
Chicago, Minneapolis A
St. Paul Limited a 7:60 pm a 8:05 am
Minneapolis A St. Paul
Express b 7:20 am b0:36 pm
Chicago Express al0:35 pm
Chlcagro A Northwestern.
"Trie Northwestern Line."
Chicago Special a 7:10 am a!l:20 pm
Chicago Passenger a 4:15 pm a 8:00 am
Eaatern Express al0:66 am a 4 06 pm
Eastern Special a 4:65 pm a 4 06 pm
Fast Mall a 8:00 Dm a 3:40 pm
Omaha-Chicago L't'd...a 7:46 pm a 9:20 am
Fast Mall a 8:80 am
Cedar Rapids Pass a 6:30 pm
Twin City Express a 7:05 am alO:26 pm
Twin City Limited a 7:55 pm a 8:40 am
Bloux City Local a 6:16 am a 3:50 pm
WEBSTER DEPOT 18TH A WEBSTER
Fremont, Elkhora A Mlaaoarl Valley
leave. Arrive.
Black Hills. Deadwood. .
tint flnrlnvn a 3:00 om a 6:00 Dm
Wyoming, Casper and
XJOUgias u a.w pm v 0.vv f'1
Hastings. York. David
City, Buperior, ueneva,
Ri,tar and Seward. ...b 3:00 pm b 6:00 pm
Norfolk. Lincoln and
Fremont b 7:30 am bl0:6 am
Fremont Local c 7:30 am
Mlssonrt Paele. ,
Nebraska Local, Via
Weeping water pm u: sn ,
Chicago, St. Panl, Minneapolis A
nmha.
Twin City Passenger. ...a 6:30 am a 8:00 pm
Sioux City Passenger... a 2:00 pm all:20 am
Emerson Local 6:40 pm b 8:46 am
Bl'RLItfGTO STATION 10TH A M4SO
Chicago, Burllaarton A (gal
Leave.
ney.
Arrive,
a 4:05 pm
a T:45 am
all:oo pm
a 7:45 am
r-hlcavn Special a 7:00 am
Chicago Veatlbuled Ex.. a 4:00 pm
Chicago lx'ai a . um
Chicago Limited a 7:ou pm
Fast Man
a i;o pm
Barllaatoa A Mlssuarl Hive
r.
Wymore. Beatrice ana
Lincoln a 8:40 am
Nebraska Express a 8:40 am
bll:55 am
a 7:35 pm
a 6 46 am
Denver I.imiteo a :a pm
ui.k llllla and fuaret
Hound Kxpress aii:io pm a 8:00 pm
ItMvttP
a 3:00 pm
a 8:17 am
bll:06 am
a 8:2t) lu,
Lincoln Fast Mall b 1:00 pm
Jort I too a ana riaiis-
mouth b 3:20 pm
nellevus A Paelflo Jet. ..a 7:40 t.m
rtitiisvua A Pacific JcT...a 8:00 am
Kansaa Illy, Bt. Joseph A CoancU
Ulnars.
Kansas City Day Ea... .a 8:24 am a 6:06 pm
St. Louis Flyer a 6:10 pm all:16 am
Kansas City Night Ex...al0 30 pm a 6:16 am
l Dally, b Dally exoent Sunday n Sun
day only, d Dally except Saturday, e Dally
except Monday.
WANTED Two or thres unfurnished
rooms; housekeeping; two aduks; walk
ing distance from business center Ad
dresa 2 yee. jwe'i3
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