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    TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MOXDAY. FEBniTATlY 22. 1904.
V
. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Bull Uotemeit in Whsat Still 6oes Merrily
Onward.
PRICE STILL SOARS, WITH NO BEARS
Cora Rfacti I.ltlle, bat Takes
Brace, while Oats Break I ader
Kealert, Flnallr
covering;.
OMAHA, Ken. , 1904.
iy wheat In Chicago reached 11 1. The
Omaha pxchange crowd u excitedly
atr-hlng the Hrlng Chicago quotation and
joining in the bull movement. A consul
arable number of iliitnrii watched the
performance from the gallery. The contin
ued high market wan due to the war condi
tions anil the reported ahort supply of
wheat. The manipulators have taken ad
antage of the widespread feeling of confi
dence and are bulling the market for all It
la worth. Everything; opened atrong and
the highest point waa reached shortly be
fore the cloee, which w.'ia slightly weaker.
During Chicago a advance of v In llay
'heat Omaha only gained Ulfcc. Chicago
opened at fl.itfV the closing figure of Fri
day, and this was the low ".pure for the
day. It advanced to 11. MV oroke to the
half, advanced to fl.Urlfc, broke again to
II. "6. then soared to 1 .. weakened to tl.ni"1
and at the cloning minute gained a quarter.
Omaha opened at 87c, Vc over the close,
and advanced steadily to 49V. Ho'.d rs
wre not very ready to part with this fu
ture. Chicago reported foreign houses good
buyers and longn taking profits, satisfied
with gains and afraid to hold over Sunday
and Monday.
July wheat, while not the sensation,
shared In the advance. Chicago new July
opened an eighth over the close and ad
vanced lc, cloning at 93V. This future
was In dumand locally, being bid up from
the opening Hie to hoc, but the longs seemed
eatlMlerf with their holdings. s
Omaha May corn was again active and
large amounts changed hands. Opening
at 47c, He over the close, It fell away
to 46Vic and then advanced to 47c, and
from there wis bid up to 4!4c. Chicago
rliMted only c In advance of the opening.
S6Hc. The strength In wheat was used
there by longs In taking profits. The
strong local demand for July corn brought
that market tip from 4V4c to 47dC
May oats were on the market during
the early hours, with no demand, and ad
a consequence broke from 42V4c to 42c, but
a Inter demand brought them back to tha
opening figure. March oats advanced lo
under a strong demand.
The range ti. prices of Omaha grain for
future delivery and the close today and
Friday were as follows:
Closed
Wheat
High. Low. Today. FH'y.
May
July
Corn-
8IU
85 B
87
raull 80iU
,..83
83
86 13 81
4fHB 4S
47U 5B
May
July
47
vM
4SH" 4fiH
47iB 4fiH
Oats-
Mar 42H
March ,...3!H
42H 43 4?HA 4?"
40H 3&H 40'zxB
Local Cask Grain Market. -
The cash market was affected by the
same Influences which sent the speculative
market up and a large amount of grain
changed hands at a high figure. Wheat
sold at an advance of la2c. A St. Louis
wire that the B. & M. had refused 11.10 for
No. 2 red on track had something to do
with this raise. Receipt of wheat were
t cars In snd 2 out; one week ago, A In
and out. Two cars No. 3 hard wheat sold
for (too.
Corn ruled SKc. up and transactions
were heavy. Itecelpts ware heavy, being
44 cars In and 26 cars out; one week ago, 2S
and 64 cars.
Sales of car lots by sample, on track,
MIXED CORN-No. S yellow, 4 cars, 42c:
No. 8, 6 cars, 41ff52c; No. 4, 1 car, 41 He; I
cars, 41c. No grade, 4 cars, 38c; 2 cars,
7Hc; 2 cars. 1c,
Oats
were firm to Ho tin and demand was
strong. Receipts were rather heavy, being
!1 cars In and 7 out; one week ago, 10 and
11 cars. Two cars of No. 4 white oats sold
for JTOHc.
WHEAT No. hard winter. fSfRPle: No.
t hard winter, 8r4iWc; No. 4 hard winter,
WfiMc; No. 2 spring, 8'6f7e, No. 3 spring,
tSifitWo: No. 4 spring. 78fi82c.
CORN No. 2. 44H!f4G4c; No. 3. 4mfM2o;
No. 4, 41W41V4c; No. 2 yellow, 44'44tiHcj
X. S vellow. 42ft-l2Uc; No. 2 white, 44.$
4fHr: No. 3 white. 41Vf42c.
OATS No. 2. asW&i! o; No. !t. STHGWHc;
No. 4. R6H4iS7Hc; No. 2 white, 43(ff4SHo; No.
41SH2e; No. 4, 3V4tH4c; standard, 4IS1
M2Hc.
Notes from tha Kxchaoft. Offices.
Omaha transactions In grain for future
delivery Friday were 2o0,0&0 bushel.
Omaha inspections of grain wcra 4g cars;
of wheat. 2 cars graded No. 8 hard, 1 car
No. 4 hard, 1 car No. 3 spring; of corn,
Ofl .In. XI O K B X.' . A S
no grade: of oats. 3 cars graded No. 4
white: 2 cars of rye graded No. 3 and 1
car of barley with no grade.
Grata Markets Klsewhere.
Closing prices of grain at tha markets
namsu tTiaay ana toaay wera as lolluws:
lows;
KANSAS CITT.
Today. Friday.
Wheat-
May
90
84
July
Corn
m ::::::::::::::::::::::::
47$
9Rli
50
60
ST. Louia
Wheat
May S1.0OA
July aiH
Corn
May 151
July UKA
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat
May I102H
July 1.024
DULUTH.
li.ro
HB
heat-
May tl.OIHR
July 1.01HU
HB
NEW YORK.
Wheat
May .,
July ..
11.04
WH
1.0!S
VA
Notes of tho Grain Trade.
Chicago receipts were 18 cars of wheat.
sua cars 01 corn ana 101 cars or oats.
Minneapolis stock of wheat declined dur
ing the week 664.0UU bushels. The total
there now of all grades is 12,13ti,0OO bushels;
or mis t.uu.wu Dusneis is iso. 1 northern
Mexican Import duty on grain of 26 cents
to to cents has been reduced) This is to
admit Importations of wheat and corn to
replete exhausted stocks and has been
made tor several years past.
MEW YORK GENERAL MARKET,
(notations o( the Day en Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK. Feb. . FIX3UR Reeetnts
11,811 bbls.; exports. 6.661 bbls. : arm in svm-
palhy with wheat: Minnesota patents, 15.00
4)6.40; Minnesota bakers, t4.wL4 35; winter
twiems, o.uuov.; wminr siraignut, H
.00; winter extras. 3.(nmi3.7o: winter tow
grades, 13 154(3.66. Rye flour, Arm; fair to
good, l3.Mu-i.10; choice to fancy, 1 4.210)
B.ju. huciwdwi nour, auii. 11.uuu2.lv.
CORN MEAL Finn; yellow weeiera, 31.10
ttm CI Ilk- l,ll.1r4.1 to r.k
RYE Firm; No. 2 western. 72Hc, f. a b,
anoat; state ana jersey, kxubo.
RARITY Steady; feeding, 61c. c. 1.
New York; malting. 66u"h', c I. f. Buffalo
WHEAT Receipts. l.UbU bu. Soot market
strong; No. t rol, $1 Ul elevator and 11 06
I. o. u. afloat; No. 1 northern, ouluth, 11. we
f. o. b. afloat; No 1 hard, Manitoba, nomi
nal, f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady
tnis morning and later ruled irregular.
Cables were s front- and consols lower.
Frlcve lator declined on local reailxlng, even
up over the holidays. Another sharp ad
Vance occurred by reported buying by Ar
nour lmeresta ana closed strong at
net higher; May. II.OBjjl. "4; closed at tl.4
July, M l-16ua.vc; closed at teHc; Scptem
I r Si nil. ..
CORN llecelpts, 3I.6"J bu!; exports, 120,849
011. npoi marast nrm; no. z, wo elevator,
snd 6kO f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 vellow. bW:
No. 3 white. 66,0. Th option market was
sieaay on gnoa caDiea, a lair number or
buying ordars. Later prices declined on
local realising, but again turned stron
with wheat and closed very Arm at V'Sc
net advance: way. tiiutic; closed at tlc
July. aituSuV'; clowd at
OATH Receipts. 73.5H) bu.; exports. 4.354
DU. rtpi murin, nrm; ino. I, ftlq.yic;
No. t white, 67Vu5So; No. I white, 67W&"e".
HAY--nieadv: ehlppiiig. dnuuio: iuul to
choice. Wx-t.il u6.
HOI8 Firm: state, common to choice,
crop. tjk-; Ii2 crop, 24fi38c: olds. P"-J
lie; i'a-clflo coast. lol crop, 275iic; lsio
crop. 34'ti7c; olds, liXijl&c.
HIT KB Finn: Oulveaton, SO to 25 lbs.,
ISc; Callforiila, h to 36 lbs., lc; Texas dry.
Hj: lbs., 14c.
RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra, t
tNV"; Jlsn. nominal.
LEATHER Firm; add, 83t72o.
TALIjOW Firm: city (J per pkg). v,c;
country ijkgs. freel. SWruj1".
rttuvwioNs-Hefr, nrm, family, tl 01s?
mean, HiU'li Ml; beef hams, J0.5"yj
packet. tlo.Ou'ii llk; city, extra India
mess. Il5.uunll.kn. Out meats, s'eadv: i.l, k-
led. beUlea. il.fcutj 26: pickled shoulders. Xrt;
pickled bams, 110 ut '1 kl. Ird. strong;
continent, W-iei feuulh Ajucrtca, fa.60; outu-
pound, K7ttif7.no. Tnrk, firm; family, $10;
short c'K-ar, li ikkij 1 7.ti; m, $lt.7a'o W.2h.
ML'ITbR r irm ; extra lresh creamery,
2fic; creamery, common to choice, IWiXHc;
Imitation creamery, H'glac; slate dairy, 14
4-'lr; renovated, 12frlXc; held creamery, 14
tc; factory, lZH'tflic.
CHEESIv Kteaii) ; slate full cream, pma'.l
colored, September, 12c; late made, loic;
small white, Lie; late made, lnSc; large
colored, lie; late made, l!c; large while,
l.'c; late made, lu'tgr.
KultlSFirm; state iflid Pennsylvania,
nearby, average finest, 3.V.; seconds to first,
33 34c; western first. 3c
Chicago uraii au rnovisioxs.
features of the Trading; and Closing,
I'rlees on Hoard of Trade.
CI11CAOO, Feb. 2". A senostlonal ad
Vance of 4'c a bushel was srored In thirty
minutes today by wheat for the May de
livery. The phenomenal price of ll.if was
readied, the chief Incentive being rumors
of the Russo-Japanese War spreading to
other nations. Talk of stoppage of wheat
shipments from Russia and from Argen
tine was a secondary factor. The dHy on
'change hk one of the most exciting In a
number of years. Compared with yester
day the final figures today are 3c higher
for May wheat and 'i'c for July. May
corn is up Vu'sc, oats c, provisions 15
37,o.
The wheat market opened excited and
strong. Shorts were active bidders for the
May option and initial quotations on that
delivery were uhthanaed to l'c higher at
II .Kii 1 P4. Julv opened y lower to 'e
higher at 92'Mc. The advance was due
mainly to the strong cables. Liverpool fu
tures being up a penny, Paris Vfilc and
Antwerp lic per bu. The gain at Antwerp
was thought to be especially significant a
caused by threatened stoppage of ship
ments from Argentine and Russia. A re
port stated that railroad employes In Ar
gentine were on the verge of a strike. The
transportation of troops and war muni
tions In Russia Is greatly restricting the
movement of wheat in that country- In
addition to the bullish foreign quotations,
conditions In the Vnlted States were surh
as to cause fear as to the sufTiclencv of the
domestic supply. The demand from shorts
was met promptly by selling orders for
the account af the leading longs. Smaller
holders also had wheat for sale. After
touching 11.04. May quickly dropped to
tl.f2, while July declined to Kr.
For a short time the market held steady
around these figures. As soon as the sell
ing stopped, however, prices sgnln moved
upward under urgent buying by shorts. The
fact that the board would be closed on
Monday. Washington's birthday, appeared
to be materially effective In bringing out
the heavy buying orders, traders being
loathe to remain short over the two days'
receas. Late In the session there was prac-
Ically no May wheat on the market and
horta were blddina- .ffi4o over the market
price In order to get It. The high point
was reached at 11.07, a gain of 4'4c over last
ignt a close. i ne market ror July was
lmost as good os was that for May. but
there was more of the daferred future for
ale and the advance was not as sensa
tional. The price for that delivery rose
to 96c. or 3Vc above yesterday's close.
tteaitzing sales resuiteu in May declining
to I1.05H and July fell back to 94-Vc. An
other rally followed in the last few min
utes of trading. May closed at ll.OMi and
my at 96"c. Clearances or wheat ana
flour were equal to 3M.uuu bushels, primary
receipts were 475.0UO bushels, compared with
377.3UO bushels a year ago. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
772 cars, against nil cars last week ana m
a year ago.
The ei-.-ly corn market was weak, mere
was general selling after the opening and
apparently not much corn was wanted.
May opened unchanged to c higher at
tlMVc, but declined gradually to Kc. To
ward tne minuie or me session ine marsei
began to feel the effects of the extraordi
nary strength of wheat. Shorts became ac
tive buyers and there was also a good
commission houso demand. Prices re-
ponded to the Improved buying, May ad
vancing to 67Vc. Although profit-taking
arried the price down rrom ine mgn pomi
ho close was strong at 9i7Ti57e. July
howed a sain of nuc. closing at 000,
after ranging between bic and bo'j-teSc
-oca! receipts were cars, none 01 con
tract grade.
There was an active general iraae in
oats, with the best demand coming irom
shorts. Selling early In the day in the way
of liquidation caused a little easier feeling,
but on the decline the demand became gen
eral and prices advanced easily. The' main
Influence In the situation was the strong
wheat market. After opening unchanged
to o higher at 45lg4&c, May sold be
tween 46c and 46'4c, closing at 45?fec. July
was up lc at the close. Local receipts
were lu7 cars.
The provision market was active and
strong throughout the entire day. Buying
by packers and outsiders, together with
covering by shorts, wero the factors that
resulted In gains throughout the whole list.
Small receipts of hogs, with higher prices
at the yards, and the strength in grains
were Instrumental in Bringing cm mj uj
mand. May pork showed the greatest ad
vance and closed 37c nigner at )ui,ii
uiiin ,:n tn 111 Miv lard was u: 5c at
8.05 and ribs were 30c higher at n-'JH-
Estimated receipts tor mommy: wn"i.
35 cars; corn, 420 cars; oats, 235 cars; hogs,
62,0u0 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articlrs.l Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes y
Wheat I
May
1.02V4'
93H-414I
9J-ft3
1.07
96
i-6 I
9l4
90
i.02 1.0841
W1 95H1"'-'"!
921,1 95Vl
WV 97l
87Vsl 81
I 66
a July
?3v.
92i
8;
13
D July
a Sept.
b Sept.
RSVt's
87V'J
Corn
Feb.
May
Julv
54-T,i 55 I54VWH
Oats
Feb,
May
July
Scot.
42H 43
4&liliV 46V;
424
42".
42H
44
40S
85
15 67
15 40
7 90
8 05
7 42H
7 50
46 W!
45!
41
40'VU'S42'IJV
15 70 16 00
15 47HI 16 00
87
15 96
16 00
8 on
Pork-
May
July
15 60
15 47H
7 92U
Lard-
May
July
7 92H
8 06
8 20
8 1U
7 65
7 55
8 07H!
8 17H
7 72H1
7 82
Ribs-
May
July
1 72H
7 50
7 821 7 55
No. 3. a Old. b New.
Cash quotations were as fo'.lows: .
FLO L'K Strong; winter patents. t4.!K
6.10; straights. 84.604i4.BO: spring patents,
I4 41K34.IW; straights, 4.O04-3o; bakers. 8J.30
WH E AT No. 2 spring. 98ci)iU.04; No. 3,
80'Otl.ti2; No. 2 red, Jl.UlHtfl-i-
fdltN-No. 2, 63'4c; No. I yellow, o:i4c
OATS No. 2. 42Vc43Vc; No. i white, 49s;
No. g white, 43&46VG.
BARLEY- A oiid feeding, 4143c: fair to
choice malting. 4(S4c.
HK KI 1 iNo. 1 hax, l.U'i; run. 1 norm-
wesiei n, 81. IS; prime timomy, s.2o;ciover,
ponlmi'l crude. 111.15.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $15.75
4H5K7. Iird. per 100 lbs., $7.72&7.85.
Short ribs sides (loose), $7.5 tj7.62; dry
salted sr.oulders (boxed), $7.507.75; uhort
clear sides (boxed), I1.Z7.
Following are the receipts and shipments
of nour ana grain
Receipts, Shipments.
Flour, bbls..
Wheat, bu...
Corn, bu
.. 2ft.70 ' 83.500
.. 29.400 87.800
..24. sot 157.3IX)
.. 133,0110 178,2i)0
.. 4.KV) 8,200
.. 37.SO0 15.610
Oats, bu
Rye, bu
Barley, bu...
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was nrm: creameries. iH2nuc:
dairies. 12Tj-'e. Eggs, easier: at mark
cases Included, 2MiJoo. Cheese, Aim, l'j)
11UC
St. Louis Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOl'IS. Feb. 20-WHEAT-Exclted.
higher; No. 3 red cash, elevator, ifot1;
track, $1.0Vril2: May, $1 ssked; July,
No. 2 hard. 93c.
CORN No. 2 hard, cash, 4Sc; May, tlo;
July. 5tc.
OATH-Hlgher; No. t cash, 43c; May,
43't.c; No. 2 white, 45o.
FLOl ' R Steady to firm; red winter pat
ents. $500416.10; extra fancy and straight,
$4.7i!4 Hi; clear, $3 i. 4 10.
SEED Timothy, steady; $2.5Oijs2.80.
CoRMEAl-8teady, $-.60.
BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, 90e.
HAY-Steady; timothy, $8.0014.00; prairie,
9.0(Vg9 50. '
IRo.N COTTON TIE8-I1.05.
R A tillNi 1 6 itlc.
HEMP TWIN E 4m'.
PROVI8IONB Pork, . higher: Jobbing,
$1835. Lard, higher; prime steam. $7 15.
Bacon (boxed), higher; extra shorts, $8.60;
clear ribs. s.ii2H; short clear. $S 75.
POl'I.TRY Strong; chickens, 11c; springs,
lie: turkeys. 14c: ducks. 13c; geese. 8c.
HL'TTER-Creamery. 194127c; dairy. 169
c.
EGOS Quiet at 2tic, case count.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls.
Wheat, bu.
Corn, bu....
Oats, bu....
, $i0 19 0"1
Ill (in) 107.0O0
109 000 78.0H)
, 41,000 58,000
Philadelphia Prsdsrs Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. lO.-BL'TTER
Firm; good deniand;Vxtra western cream
ery. 2Vt'u27c; eitra nearby prints. 19c.
F-OOS Steady; fair demand; fresh nearby
and fresh western. 32c at the mark; frrad
southwestern. 31t32c; fresh southern, 0o.
Cll EESE Steady ; New York full creams,
choice to fancy, lHill'-.c; New York full
creams, fair lo good, lOokc
Toledo Seed Market.
TOLEDO. Feb. 30.-SEED Clover, cash
and February. 162; March. 6: April,
tits); prime alsikw, H-'Jui tvrtius Umwlky,
U4.
OilAUA LIVE STOCK MARKET
All Desirable Orades of Tat Cattlt f bow ai
Advance for tha Week.
HOGS AT HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR
Roth Fat Sheep and Lambs Can Safely
Be (tooted Fifteen tn n Qaarter
Higher for the Week with De
mand Equal to the Supply.
SOUT1I OMAHA. Feb. 20. 1!4.
Receipts Were:
Official Monday
Official Tuesday
Official Wednesday...
Oftlclal Thursday..-.
Official Friday
Ortlclal Saturday
Cattle. Jlogs. Shftp.
,. 3.431 4, 9 1-1,' 1U
6.1XS HMM
ll.TJt
4.S.19
3.3J8
ll.lUa
lli.sM
7.1'. ".I
6.1TS
3.fJ"J
6.177
1.4.U
70
Six days this week 1S.Z79 50,5t.5 40.2vS
Same days last week....U.3M) 51."J5 UM'i
Same days week before. .11.776 4.".:t4a 26.6;W
Same tliree weeks ngo...l8.!HN 46.674 37.7d
Same four weeks ago....H.94 4,4.1 32.7.3
Same days last year ls,76 &5.2M "7,U
RECEIITS FOR THE YEAR TO PATE.
The following table shows the receipts of
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
the year to date, with comparisons with
last year: ln4. liK. Inc. lJec.
Cattle 117,196 131 bill H."'Jj
Hogs 531.513 3:t.379 7, MS
Sheep 2M.518 178,772 72,746
Average prices paid for hugs at South
Omaha for the last several days with com
parisons' -
Date. 1 1904. 19O3.1902.15Ol.1900.189.ll8a8.
Feb. 1...
Feb. 2...
Feb. 8...
Feb. 4...
Feb. 6...
?l. 9...
Feb 7...
4 72H I 6 931 5 221 4 671 3 641 2 64
4 73t, 6 S3 I 6 261 4 W 3 W 3 63
4 64'i' 70 S 92 I 4 621 3 9I 3 71
4 81 16 301 6 941 6 811 I 3 59 ! 3 73
4 76 6 V 6 11 6 231 4 fC. S 73
4 m 6 761 6 lfi 6 21 1 4 701 3 56
IS 74 6 03 5 2S 4 6 3 6ii 3 75
4 5 !a 6 2 4 7r.' 3 66' 3 71
4 89 I C 71 I 5 25 4 Sll 3 70 8 71
6 01HI 6 75 6 001 4 8O1 3 71i 3 76
5 09 I 70! 6 Oil 5 32 ' 3 66! S 77
6 01 I 6 721 6 041 6 80 4 79 I I 3 81
4 6 8): S US 6 24 4 l2 3 6S
Feb,
8.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
6.. .
in...
11..
12..
18...
14..
1 a . ,..,1 , n..1 . K . ' 1 O C4
Feb. 15
4 99
6 03 j
s 1)2
6 04 '
6 12H
6 24'j
6 SI 6 2! It 77-1 7 1 3 k9
Feb. 16..
Feb 17;..
Feb. IS...
Feb. 19...
Feb. 20...
6 72! I 6 271 4 S3 8 68
7 031 6 78! 4 76 3 68
6 97 6 78 6 22 3 52
& 11 5 841 6 23 4 83
3 89
3 M
3 87
2 91
6 9S 6 b6, 6 3(i 4 7 J I 3 60
Indicates Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought In by each road was:
Cattle.IIogs.H'ses.
C, M. ft St. P. Ry 18
Wabash 1
Missouri Paclflo, Ry .. 1
I'nlon Pacific evstem 1 11 4
C. ft N. W. Ry 7 1
F E. ft M V. R. R 1 18
C St. P., M. ft O. Ry 6
R. ft M. Ry 12
C, B. ft Q. Ry 1
K. C. ft St. J 2
C R. I. ft P. Ry.. ast 14..
Chicago Great Wes'ern 1
Total receipts 8 81 6
The disposition of the day's receipts was
ns follows, each buyer purchasing the
number of head Indicate!
Cattle. Hogs.
Omaha Packing Co
Swift and Company
Ctidany Packing Co
Armour ft Co
Armour ft Co., Sioux City.
Other buyers
20
27
3
1.1H7
1.M2
1.161
1,227
Totals B0 6.008
Cai 1A.E There wire a tew cars on buie
this morning and they bt ought generally
huuuy prices us compared wilh. yesterday,
f or iho week receipt shew an mcnuse
over bust week of auout o.oou head, but as
compared Willi the corresponding1 week of
lusi year there is little change. For the
year 10 dale there is a decrease in receipts
amounting to auout 14,ouu head.
Tuesday proved to be the low day of the
week tor lu.t cat 1 10. Since thai i.ma the
tenaency of prices has oeen upward and
corn-fea steers can sufely be quoted a
quarter higher than Tuesday, or tuily H'f
luc higher than the close of lust week.
'1 here is considerable unevenuem in I lie
market, some sales showing a much bi-tier
guin thun that, but It Is the mu-e desirable
grades that show the greateai advance. The
common und pait-l'ut Kinds, such us buyeis
are nut anxious for, are not over a u mu
lilicher for the week and are slow sale.
Common to fair rattle are Quoted from 13.25
to 83. i&, fair to good tron $3.i5 to 4.Aj, good
to choice m m 4.Z5 to 4.N and l'aiiby cattle
from $5.00 to 85.60.
The cow market is also nlghir for the
week and In tact prices have improved
more than on steers. Tuesday was the low
day, but since that time the demund has
apparently been in excess of the supply
and prices are all the way from 10c to 25o
higher than the close of Inst week. The
greatest advance has been on the good to
choice grades and the lesst on the common
to ralr. earners and cutters are selling
from 81.75 to $2.40, fair to good from !Iti
to 12.95 and good to choice frjra ti.'M to
13.85.
Bulls have reen none too brisk this week
sr.d prices have not shown much change.
Oood fat bells are selling largely from
13.00 to $3.75 and the commoner kinds from
$3.00 to 83.00. Veal calves are cuoted from
$4.00 to $5.50.
There has been a pretty fair demand for
stockers and feeders all the week and in
fact all desirable grades have changed
hends readily at stronger prices, Bales
showing an advance In many cases of lo'ti
15c. Common kinds have not changed
much and have been rather slow sale. The
best grades are selling largely from $3.75
to $4.10, fair to good from $3.25 to $3 and
common stuff from $.125 down. Repre
sentative sales:
BEEF STEERS.
Ns. At. Pr. No. At. Pr.
1 1060 I 80
COWS.
1 M t II I mil I 20
1 m in .. ...im 1 ;s
I nl I 18 II 81.S 1 25
1 1100 I 00 1 luUO 1 to
4 968 I 10 ,
HEIFERS.
I.... 1130 I 60 I till I 80
BULLS.
1 lnoo I K 1 2060 I 30
1 1870 I 80
HO(JS There was not a heavy run of
hogs here today even for a Saturday and,
as the demand on the part of local packers
was again liberal and reports from other
points favorable to the selling Interests, the
market ruled active and fully a dime
higher. In fact a good many sales were 10
t)l;c higher than yesterday's general mar
ket. As trading was quite brltk. the bulk
of the limited offerings was soon disposed
of. The extri-nie clonn of the market was
not quite as brisk, but still the prices paid
were not so much different from the early,
sales. Light stuff sold largely from $5.2)
down. The bulk of the mixed and good
heavy hogs sold from $5.20 to $5.30 and
prime heavies from $5.30 to $5.37.
For the week there Is but little change
from last week In receipts, but as cim-
fiured with the same week of last year there
s a small decrease. The tendency of
prices has been decidedly upward prac
tically all the week and a net gain over
the close of last week of about 30c Is noted.
This carries the market to the high point
of the year to date. As comparec with a
vear ago, however, the market Is nearlv
$1.75 per 100 pounds lowrer. As compare!
with two years ago the loss only amounts
to snout sk ano as compared with three
years ago there Is practically no change.
Four yeurs ago today, or in 1900, the aver
age eost was $4 7K. or 60c lew than todav.
In 1PM the average was only $3 50, or $1.75
lower man tooay. representative sales
Kn. At. Sh. Yr No. s. Sr. rr
11 144 10 lit 71 !i ... I 5
I lt tt 111 74 Ill ... I : .
J 11 ... I l!'4j T Kit 40 I 25 '
M -74 ... I li 83 t:4 140 I
U 1M ... t 15 70. 147 ... I
...ill ... I is 11 tit in 35
74 ...161 ... I It M 115 10 5 25
t '...174 ... IIS t J3 ... B 27iA
U 1M 40 I 17 t !1 HO I r4
0 1U ... I 17 II 241 40 1 27
11 110 ... I 10 (4 237 40 I 271,
M I'll ... I K TI 231 do I !7U
W ... IX) 71. IJ7 41) 6 27
71 ... IM U 141 ... I 111
03 111 H lit 40 11 40 I SO
71 117 ... I 20 77 V0 SO 6 10
U 194 ... I II 177 40 i H
W 1W ... I 0 1', 2.4 1)0 I M
K tut H IN II 170 ... I W
U I' 120 I 10 (4 MO DO IM
tl tot ... 1 jo ii !: 120 1 to
74. 231 ... I ITUj 71 237 120 ISO
1 "4 ... I K1! 71 244 40 I 12 4
Ill 40 I lis, 17 277 120 I I:
71 130 110 I IS : 241 10 I St
4 Ill ... I II 177 120 I If
II 2 SI ... I ti 61 2K ... I M
n m ... 1 is i mi ... 111
II tit IN IM 21 !5 130 I IS
1 Ill tf I to 44 . 40 I .-
4 Ill ... I 25 14 J6 40 I J74
71 216 . . I 15
SHEEP There were practically no sheep
on sale today, but for the week offerings
have been very liberal. As conmare.t wltu
last week Hie gain amounts to about 1?.j0
nean; ana as compared with the corre
sponding week of last year there is an
Increase of about 13.u0 head. In spite of
this liberal run, though, the market has
been active and stronger, the demand ap-
patently oemg tuny yuai to the supply
Ths advance over the close of last week
amounts to about K"25c on all desirable
grades. Yearlings, lambs and ewes of 1
duality show the greatest ti.iln. while old
wethers show the least. Trading has been
active all tha week, so that each day's
offerings have been well raril for. Ths
general tone to the trade Is much better
than It has been for some time past.
There Is soma demand 'or feeders, but
the only kind on sale are warmed up onrn-
teds wbKU ar uvl (at enough, for kilisrs.
as goo J
as those in force a week acv
Quotations for cortifed stock: Oood to
choice western t-imh. T .VKifl mj fair to
good lambs. .1.2Eiir.:i; grod to choice Mex
ican yearllnps. $."..'!;", J.'-; Rood to choice
western yearlings. 14 7"". 1"; fair to good
jearllngs, I4 2."oi4 1T; good to choice weth
ers. II 1 .".1 r4 4"; fair to good wethers, :9if
4 1": go., to choice n-pj, 3 s'.(4 15; fair to
good ewes, IH S"t3 S": cliolco feeder Inint'S.
14 2c'i. mi; fair to kooiI. :t..V"iM : feeder
yearlings. $3. 7.Vfi 4. 2S : feeder we-hers. 3 77 .
4 (hi; feeler rwes. 3 25; culls, 1.7V!i2. .
Representative snles:
CHICAGO MARKET FOU LIVE STOCK.
Nominal Prices Rnle for Cattle and
Hosts Five to Ten Cents lllaher.
nilt'AOO, Feb 3n CATTLE Receipts,
head; market nominal; eixhI to prime
steers, II.Wu.V'.iD; poor to nieiliiim, t""ci 4 80;
stockers and feeders. I2..VIH4 .1.1; cows. II i 'it
4.im; heifers. $2.i'i4.7.1; runners. $l o'ii 2.u0:
bulls. t2.oo'ii4 !i; calves. $2.5o,n 7.50.
I IOCS Receipts, l.l.iKi head; estimated
Monday, 4.1.ii head; market 6010c hlRhcr:
mixed and butchers. 85.151i5.50; pood ti
choice heav y, $.1 4." n S .57; rough heavy, $.1.10
ti.V4o; light, $4.1115.20; bulk of sales, 10.15'if
6.4.
SHEEP AND LAM US Receipts. 6.200
hnud; market stenilv; lambs, steady : Rood
to choice wethers. H.on"i4.&0: fair to choice
mlTf-d, $3.5n'y4.25; western sheep. $4.20u5 lo;
native lunibs, 4 CKyy6.75; western lambd, 81.00
iij.00.
t. t.nnla Lire Stock Merket.
ST. LOFIS. Feb. 20 CATTLE Receipts.
r.no head. Including IJo head Texnns; mar
ket oniet nnil steadv: native sh ppiug and
export steers. $4 2f 'o5..'i0, the top for strictly
fancv. Dressed beef anil butcher steers,
$3 751i5.30; steers under l.noo lbs., $3.5n.f1.i':
stockers and feeders. liWii.m; cows and
heifers, $2.25i4-25. with best fed hcirers tip
to $4 50; eanners. $2 2.1'.i2.5n; bulls. I2.k.i 4.00;
calves. $.1 0n''i7.00; Texas and Indian steers.
$2 7C4i4.J6. with choice fed up to $4.30; cows
and heifers. $2.103 10- , .
HOIJS Receipts. 3.(i00 bead; market 6I1IO0
hichor for medium and heavy grades,
others lower; pigs and lights, $4.H5'(i6.20;
packers. $l.95ti5.35; butchers and best heavy,
Vi'lloEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1.000
head; market steady; native muttons, $3.75
(1(4.60; lambs, $4.515 si; culls and bucks,
I2.00tj4.25; stockers, J.0nfi3.00.
Kansas city U' Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20. CATTLE P.e
ccipts, 2H head: 110 southerns; market
steady; export and dressed beef steers, $4.60
ft52o; fair to good, $4.'.-fj4.5u; western led
steers $3.liii 4.6o; stockers and feeders, 3l
it4 25; southern steers, '$3. 4n'y 1.30; southern
cows, fi 3T'i!i3.2C; native cows. $1,7513.76; na
tive heifers. I3.50u4.25; bulls, $2.75'c3.io;
calves. $3,004(6.50. .Receipts for the week,
'5HOG9 Rrcelpts, S.200 head; market Riloe
hlghtr; ton. $5.47: rulk of sales. $5.201u).40;
Ucavy, lai'UJi.'i: pucaers, ....i'u t
r' , r 0.1 T4orit,t ttw tha
ana hkoim. i.."ii .v..
Tieek, 45.601) head.
SHFEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2,i0head;
market steady; native lambs. $5.0iw;6oo;
western Inmba. 5.WiiB..si; fed ewes, $3.(5tf
4 20; western fed yearlings, S4.io5.25; btocK
ers and feeders. $2.&Oy4.oo. Receipts for ine
week, 13,100 head. ,
Sloax City Live Stock Market.
fltnfv PITV la.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) CATTLE Receipts, H O head. Mar
ket unclnnged; beeves, $3.6fr1r4.50; cows,
bulls and mixed, 82.20ftt3.5o; stockers and
feeders, $2.751j3.70; calves and yearlings,
'"hOgI Receipts, 8,000 head. Market 59
10 hlgber, selling at $1,804(5.30; bulk, $5.10tf
5.15.
St. Joneph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, Feb. 20 CATTLE Re
ceipts. 338 head; market steady.
ItoUS Receipts. 3.246 head; market 10
15c higher; liRht, $5,054(5.35; medium and
heavy, $.1 .2,1 5 50. M, . .
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 711 head;
market for lambs $6.10; yearlings, $6.2o;
wethers, 4.C5; ewes, $1.25.
Stork In Sight.
Following are the receipts for the six
principal western cities yesterday.
Cattle, .nogs, oneep.
South Omaha
Chicago
lCansas City .
St. Louis
St. Joseph ....
Sioux City ....
Totals
70
The pi Ices reing paid ate fully
6,078
15,000 f.200
8.211O i.H)
8.000 1.000
3.246 711
6,010
85.624 7,161
200
200
500
83S
100
Cotton Market.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-COTTON
Spot, quiet and easy; sales, 1,150 bales; or
dinary. 11 7-16c; good, trdinary, 124c; low
middling. 13V: Middling, 13c; good mid
dling. 14 11-Pic;1 mldrfiing fair, 14 7-loc; re
ceipts. 5.1 l'.i bales; stdik, 3M.7U bales.
l'lVERPOOL. Feb. 20 COTTON-Spot,
moderate business done; prices 10 points
higher; American middling fair, Y.titd; good
middling, 7.4Nd; middling. 7 Sid; low mid
dling, 7 32d; good ordinary, 7.22d; ordinary,
7.02d. The sales of the day were 6,000 bales,
of which 600 were for speculation und ex
port und Included 4,6o0 American. Receipts,
2 000 bules, none American. Futures opened
ruSet and steudy and closed dull; American
middling g. o. c. Fcbruury, 7.16d; February
Mr,ii 7if.,l' March fend April, i.lhd:
I April and May, 7.17d; ivlay and June, 7.1.K1;
!.1une and July, 7.19d; July and August, 7.1fd;
Auirust and fteptenber. V.Old; September
mid October, 6.3ud; Oituber and l.ovember,
6 0d . , . r . n1-, r 1 ' n V. 1 rrV.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.
i.iiiiinir lX'ic: sales, none; tecelpts, none;
shipments, none; stock. ID, 423 bales.
San Francisco Grain and Flour.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. There was
decided advanco in grain and flour mar-
i.u.... t.iituv. Mav wheat closed yes
terday at J1.47V vl'he cpenlng sale today
on the Mercnun.B rnune was
th.v oua it seinacK lo ll.rju.. ii reuuri
to 11.50 and then toilow.ng s: me 01 1110
reaction of the early fluctuations in ni
cago, It declined to I1.4S. December option
here eoiu up 10 unu.,.. .. ,r,
iHiv'i dose, and also reacted a little.
Spot wheat was strengthened by the specu
lative f.dvance and prices In this mar
ket were ralsoci :"c per ceoini, numus
No. 1 shipping nuoiaoio hi i.--rt nou
choice at 51.45. Holders would not sell
much Bt these prices, for stocks are small
ijniuv m r.tner rereuia veie buiiiik, ioi-
iowlng the w.'ieat rise. As a result of the
advance In wheat the leading milling con
cerns of this city and vicinity advanced
the price of Hour today 2oc per barrel all
round.
Wool Market
ST LOl'IS Feb. 20. WOOL Nominal;
medium grades, combing and clothing, Ltf
21Ho; light AnP- li'il.Vic; i.eavy hue, u
i.iA. ,,ti wn whet ' 111 tl .'il!1.4e.
... .. a u'trr A ..lipoid tt
IJI.MIUIH, r en. tv. ........ .1...... ...
Wool for the recunu ei irn 01 aueiooi ciiin
amount to 10".0OJ uaies, inciuuing hh.k'v ior
.. airoet to sninnera. The Imports
this week were: New South Wales, 2.1"6
,...!.. -,,,eenlatid. 17: Victoria, 6.920: South
si" . i. . , I a uc. ....
Australia, w; iew .aiauo, ?,-w. ..nt-o
(lood Hope and Natal, 1,447; Singapore,
l,i)6S; elsewhere, iU.
Metal Market.
1,-c-itr vrrak' Feb. 20. METALS No Im
portant business was consummated In local
markets but as a rule prices were
steady at yesterday s oasis, iron wan uuu
with demand flat and rates nominally un
changed. Tin was quiei. spot hi .o.-ti
2H 75 Copper was dull, lake, r.'.b.'?'o 1.1 oo;
electrolytic and casting st . $12 37 12 6JI4.
Lead was nrm. spoi (i.wi ri-i.ci
at t. flifrf. 10
III 111 . . v . I "e , L1 T A
ST LOt I . reo. iu. Air. inun i
firm at 4.S7V. Spelter, strong at ll.sj'a.
Clearing House Averages.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Ths statement of
averages or me cicarm nouve uaiuuctrv ui
the city for the wees snows;
ioans !"&4. 438,800, decreuse $6,131,100; de
posits $l,02h.u2r..6ou. Increase $l.ti!Uoii: circu
lations $ 4U.551 ,6" o. deK'rease $ls5.5oo; local le
gal tenders $70,70.3UO. decrease $414 S"0;
specie $153,606,700. Increase $7.95t).2uO: reserve
i4 513 0ii. increase $i.544,40i); reserve re
oulred $237,t), increasu $417,025; surplus
$27.&i6.6iiO, increase l7,lZ7,3ib; ex-I nlted
States deposits j.;i.iajo. ... increase i.mb,uuu.
Imports nnd Exports at Hew York
NEW YORK, Feb. $0. Imports of dry
goods and general mercnannise to iew
York during tne ween were valued at ,
136 399.
Imports or specie to New org tor tne
week were 122. 25 gold snd $1,017 silver. Ex
ports of specie f nm New Yurk for ths
last week weie r743.536 silver and $16,700
gold.
Milwaukee Grain Market
MILWAPKEE. Feb. !0 WHEAT Mar
ket Sc higher; No. 1 northern. fl.03'gl.O4
No. 7 northern. K.cp i.w; amy. c
HTK-V bit-'her; No. 1, siToSlc.
PARLEY Firm; No. t, 63o; sample, 40
fitile.
CORN Ho blither; No. S, 4546c; May,
647,c.
Liverpool Grain Market
LIVERPOOL. Feb. J0.-WHEAT-S ot
Nominal. Futures: Firm; March, 6s 9 VI
Mav. 6.h fiv(1; July. 6s SVid.
CORN Spot: Firm: American mixed
new. 4s 3'-rl: olil. 4s 7d. hutures: Quiet
March, 4s il; May, 4s td
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOIJ8. Feb. 20 WHEAT May
S1.U2H; July, 11 o.'V September, Hlc. On
track; Nu. 1 bard, $102 :; No. 1 northern.
fioa't: No 2 northern. 99V: N"- 3 north
ern, 94'yii'Hr
FLol R First patents, $5 81f5.3i); second
patents, 85 liu5.2i'; first clears, $3.70'y$.8O;
second clears. $2.7001x1.
BRA N In bulk. $15.504315 .75.
OM(k WHOi.KSAl.13 MARKET,
Condition of Trade ana Quotations on
Staple and Fancy Prod nee.
FOjg-Recelpts. more liberal; market
weaker; fresh stock. 26c.
LITE POPLTRY Hens. Sc; spring ChJoV..
ens, 9c; roosters, Recording to sge, uc; tur
keys. 1"ti11c; Ju.-ks. 9; geese. 8-.
DRESSED POULTRY Turkey, 16ifl7c;
ducks, 111L2c; geese, lc; chickens, 9i
10o
Rl'TTER-Packlng stock. 121T13c: choice
to f;incy dalrv rolls, 131114c; separator. 23c.
FRESH FISH-Trout, 9ffliV; pickerel. 6
rc: pike, 9c: perch. fi'("i6c; Iduefsb. 1'c;
whlteflFh, SiSi-; salmon. 11c; haddock, 10c;
codfish. 12c; redsnapper, 11c; lobsters boll 'd.
per lb.. 2:V; lobsters, green, per lb., 30c;
bullheads, 11c: catfish. lSffltc; tunck vass,
20c; hali'iut, K; crspples. 12c; herring. 4c;
white liass. 13c; bliieflns, 8c; smelts, IttillC.
OYSTERS New York Counts, per can.
43c; per gn., $2.(0; extra select, per csn,
85c; per gal.. $1.S0; standard, rr cn- 27c!
per gal., . 0.
PR AN -Per ton. llfiW).
HAY Prices quoted bv Omaha Who'esnl
Penlers' association: Choice No. 1 upland,
$6 50; No. 2, $6.00; medium, $5.50; coarse,
$100; rye straw. $5.00. These prices arc fot
hay of good color and quality. Demand fall
and receipts llehf.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES Colorado. $1.10; Dakota, ptt
bu. $1.00; natives, 9'c.
SWEET POTATOES Illinois, psr bbl.,
$3.50.
NAVY PEANSrer bu., $2.35.
CEUERY Lurge California. 60c, 75c and
90c.
ON ION8 Spanish, per crate, $1.90; Colo
rado yellow und red, per lb., 20.
CARnAdE Wisconsin Holland, Sc; new
California. 8c.
Tl.'RN IPS Canada rutabagas, pe' l
IV-; white, per bu., 60c.
CARROTS per bu., 85c
PARSNIPS Per bu.. 6O0.
BEETS Per bu., 0c.
CAULIFIAUVER-Caiifornla, per crals.
"CUCUMBERS Per dos., $1.25(01.50.
TOMATOES Florida, per 8-busket crates,
S4 60.
RADISH KP-Prr do:, bunchrs. P.o.
1ETTUCE ITEADS Per dos. bunches. DOi
C$1 00; per bbi., $7.00; leaf lettuce, per dos.
bunches. 4.1c
TURNIPS Southern, per dox, TSC.
BEETS Southern, per doi., 75c.
CARHOTS-Southern. per dos.. 75c.
PARSLEY Southern, per dot., $1.00.
FRUITS.
ArPLES-Callfornla Uellflowcrs. per box,
$1.65; New York export Greenings, Russets
and Baldwins, $3.75.
CRANBERRIES Jersey, bbl., $7.00;
per box. $2.50; Wisconsin Rell and Bugle,
17.60; Bell and Cherry, $6.60.
GRAPES Imported Malagas, per keg,
$6.W.
STRAWBERRIES Florida, per Qt., 60a
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Navels, all sizes, choice, $2.00
C2.25; fancy, all sizes, $2.264j2.50.
LEMONS California, fancy. 300 to 860,
$3.50; choice. 240 to 270 sires, $3.001f3.26.
( FIGS California, per 10-ID. cartons, 00c;
' Imported Smyrna, 3-crown, 14c; 6-crown,
1 i6c; 7 -crown. 16o.
BANANAS Per medium sized bunch,
Oofi2.50; Jumbos. $2,764(3.26.
COCOANUTS-Per suck. $4 00; per doi.,
COc.
DATES Persian, per box of SO pgs..
!.00; per lb.. In 60-fb. boxes. 6c; Oriental
tutted dates, per box. $2.41.
M 1 SUE UL. AiN ;u t, 8.
I'lfRWHE-w, .cousin twins, full cream.
I2c; Wisconsin Young Americas, 13c; block
Swiss, 16c; Wisconsin brick, 13c; Wisconsin
Mmbureer, 12c. .
HONEY Nebraska, per 24 frsms, $3.00;
Utah and Colorado, per 24 frames, $3.
MAPLE SUUAR Ohio, per id , luc.
CIDER Per bbl.. $6.50; per bol.. $3.25.
POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, S63c.
HORSERADISH Per case of 2 dos.,
acked. 80c.
HIDES No. 1 green, 6c; ro. 3 green, oc:
No. 1 salted. 7c; No. 2 salted. 6c: No. 1
real cnlf. 8 to 12 lbs., gc; no. 2 veal cair,
2 to 15 lbs., 6c: dry salted hides, HfiK'c;
been pelts, Z5'flinc: norse nines, yi.ovn.-.nu,
NUTS Walnuts. .NO. 1 soii-sneu, per 10.,
IRc; hard-shell, per lb., 14c; No. 2 soft-
hell, per lb., 13c; No. 2 riara sneu, per 10.,
v. T4puils. er lb., lie: fiiberts. per lb..
11c; almonds, soft-shell, per Ib 15c: hard
shell, per lb., 13e; pecans. large, per lb.,
1'c; small per lb., 10c; neanuts, per lb., fie.
Toasted peanuts, per in., sc; cnui wal
nuts, 12Si13c; large hickory nuts, per bu ,
$1.60; shell burks. per bu., $2.00; black wal-
nuts.
ler bu., 8I.20-
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
?c hltfher at 90c: July, 84f!84'4jc; cash, No. 2
kinnan I'lix. reo. 01, nnni maj,
hnrH MTiOSc: No 4. Srt92c; No. Z Hard,
H ct at- TC 9 tl nt7T1 Ofi.
1."'."I .Z,:-,'. AT.' lA-7i.
CORN JViay, Si 'sin sue; nuy, 11
rash. No. 2 mixed, 444c; No. Z wnite, 46',tc;
OATS NO. Z wnne, i-ri no. raiseu,
HAY Choice timomy, .ousj.ij, cnwio
prnlrle, $7.2.rti7.60.
BUTTER Creamery, 2ie23c ; fancy dairy,
1C.
EOGS weas; iviissoiiri ann MinwB, Knars
eturned. 2IHc; new is o. wnntwoou vews
nc uded, 2W4C , . ,
Ttncelnts. Bhljrr.snts.
Wheat, bu M.0 l.mo
45.600 f'1.400
Oats" en 11.000 10.000
Bank Clearings.
OMAHA. Fnh. 20 Bank o'.t'arlngs for to
day were $1,101,846.62, an Increase of I,.-
C9 60 over the corresponaing oay lasv year.
Splinters.
Cut prices the surgeon's fee.
There's many a lick 'twlxt the postage
stamp and the Btlck.
If the goods didn't come frea of charge
people wouldn't order so much In their
prayers.
Satan doesn t mind being thrown out the
front door as long as you leave the back
door unlocked.
The Customer Do you think that two
heads are better than one? The Barber-
Yes, In the halr-cuttlng business.
The old mold would be perfectly willing
to marry even If the word "obey" was not
stricken from the ceremony.
First Chicken Do you think this patent
poultry food is as good as the regular poul
try diet? Second Chicken ph, I don't
know; It seems to fill the bill all right.
In buying goods below cost the customer
rarely ever stops to think .how the poor
merchant la going to keep out of the alms
house. Adele Wonder why It Is that Maude al
ways wears home-made hats? Estelle
She wants them to match her complexion.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Maryland's Kew Senator.
Believing that half the paragTsphers ftS
the country will now jump at the chance,
we reepect fully offer for general use the
following plays on the name of Maryland's
new United States senator:
Rayner snow; also Rayner shine.
When Isador not a, etc'
The new senator from Maryland Taador-
able.
Relgner one who reigns.
Reiner one who holds the reins.
Iny? He lxx! Baltimore News.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. 20.
At New York" Arrived: La Touralne,
from Havre; Patricia, from Hamburg via
Boulogne and Plymouth; Llsland, from
Copenhagen; Philadelphia, from Southamp
ton. Solleu: f eiinsyivania, lor i'lyrnoutn,
Cherbourg and Hamburg; Ivernia, for
IJverpool; Corean, for Glasgow; St. Paul,
for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Southamp
ton; Kruoirland, for Antwerp; Neckar, for
Iaples.
At Flume Arrived: AuranU, from New
York via Naiies.
At Oenos Arrived: California, from New
York via Naples and Marseilles; Nord
Amerlka. from New York via Naples.
At Liverpool Sailed: Georglc, for New
York; Etrurla, for New York.
At Antwerp Sailed: Finland, for New
York.
At Plvmouth Sailed: Bluecher, from New
York for Cherbourg and Hamburg.
At Inlstrahull Passed: . Sardinian, from
Roston, for Ouisgow. .
At llrow Head passed: Umbrla, from
New York, for IJverpuol.
At Bcllly Passed: New York, from New
York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and South
ampton. At Bremen Sailed: Grosser Kurfurst,
for New York via Cherbourg.
At Southampton Sailed: oL Louis, for
New York via Cherbourg.
At Rotterdam Sailed. Rotterdam, for
New Yirt-k.
At Hong Kong Arrived: Tacoma, from
Tweonin via Yokohama.
At Yokohama Arrived: Tosa Maru, from
Seattle ror Hong iL.org.
At Philadelphia Arrived: Noordland
from Liverpool.
Auction: Auction! Auction!
Unredeemed pledges at Adlar's loan of
fice, 8. E. Cor. Ui h and Faroam sts.
POSSE WILL SHOOT ON SIGHT
Troab'e Erswirg Between Fool Ee'lers and
Ci iien,
pR0MISE TO VISIT ROOM WIT HRIOT GUNS
Pool Sellers of Madison Say They
Will Open Monday as I snal
and Defend the Plncv
from Attack.
ST. LOl'IS. Feb. 1. Warrants wore is
sued by State's Attorney lirown lute this
afternoon for the arrest of Patrick Mc
Cambrldge, chief of police of Madison;
Policeman William Street and John Median
and twelve other men, charging participa
tion In the riot at Madison yesterday after
noon. Aside from the names of Will Coyle,
a son of Mayor Coyle of Madison, nnd John
Paul, State's Attorney Drowns father-in-law,
the names of those for whom the
warrants were Issued were carefully con
cealed. Each warrant carries six chnrges: As
sault, carrying concealed weapons, assault
with Intent to kill and malm, assault with
a deadly weapon, flourishing a deadly
weapon and rioting.
Notwithstanding tho threats of cltlsens
to again raid the "pool room unless It is
closed, those connected with the pool room
tonight declared they will have the rlaco
open as usual Monday and will be prepared
to meet any opposition with arms.
A secret meeting of the commlftee repre
senting the Uusiness Men's league was
held tonight. After the meeting W. J.
Coudy, one of the most prominent members
of the committee, mude the following state
ment:
We nOW fflvn fair -flFninir 1 (ha cram.
biers who patronize the Madison pool room
that the next time the posse visits the pool
"iiu 11 win go arnica wun riot guns ami
will shoot without h second's notice.
The posse will not give the gamblers the
same chance as was given on the occasion
of the raid Friday by warning them to
disperse lie faro tho openina fire. This
warning Is given for the protection of the
jouiih men wno visit tne pool room in igno
rance of the posse's Intenwon.
The next time tho posse visits the pool
room the members will not enter the build
ing; until the shooting is all over.
BRINGS JAPANESE EXHIBITS
Steamer Lyra from the Orient Reports
Greatest Enthusiasm Regardlng
the War Hltnntlon.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 21.-The steamer
Lyra of the Boston Steamship line, ar
rived today from Yokohama. The Lyra
brings the moat valuable cargo ever shipped
from Japan to America, consisting of ar
ticles for the Japanese exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition, including contributions
from the mikado's own private collection.
CHANCES OF WAR 1 I1A1.K AS,
French Are Watching and Macedo
nian Committee la RiiylnK Feaa.
PARIS, Feb. 21. Almost with as close
attention as they are giving the Russo
Japanese war, the French authorities are
watching events In the Balkans. From
Bulgaria assurances have been received
that it does not propose to take any meas
ures to precipitate war, and most of the
leaders of the recent Insurrection have Indi
cated their purpose to see what tho reforms
will accomplish before renewing the rebel
lion In Macedonia,
Moreover, It Is not believed here that the
Macedonian committee has as much money
as heretofore with which to carry on a
conflict. Nevertheless, It is well understood
that Russia's pro-orcupatlon In the fur east
greatly Increases t,h chances of war in the
Balkans. Turkey . declares its purpose lo
scrupulously carry out the reforms pro
posed by the powers, but a high Turkish
official here tonight said '.he attitude of
his government must necessarily depend
on the attitude tf the Macedonians and
Bulgarians. He said:
Wl) know that the Macedonian committee
has teen purchasing large quantities of
arms and we know It hus Deen buying fezs
like those worn by the Ottoman uoop.
which will be worn -a hen the revolutionists
are engaged In some Particularly odious
crime, which they will endeavor to throw
on the Turks. Hut Turkey Is loyally en
deavoring to carry out the wlslios of the
powers, but will be prepared fur eventuali
ties. AMADOR IXAl'GlR.tTED PUFSIPEXT.
Event Witnessed by Moat Prominent
People ot New Republic.
PANAMA, Fob. 1. Dr. Amador was In
augurated first president of Panama at 4
o'clock this afternoon before the national
convention. Pablo Arosema administered
the oath of office. The Inauguration oc
curred In .the plasa In front of the cathe
dral, the same place where the act of
Panamanian Independence was read on No
vember 3, 1903.
Thousands of persons were present and
the scene was most Interesting. Ladies of
the best society witnessed the ceremony.
The Inauguration of the first president of
Panama Is being celebrated with great en
thusiasm in the city tonight.
FOR LIEUTENANJ GOVERNOR
Dr, R. D. Harris of Sidney Announces
His Candidacy for the
PI nee.
Dr. R. D. Harris, registrar of the
United States land office at Sidney, was In
the city yesterday and announced himself
as a candidate for the republican nomliuv
tlon of lieutenant governor.
Dr. Harris Is the second candidate to
announce himself for this office, Lieutenant
Oovernor McOilton of Omaha having mado
his announcement, which uppearud In The
Boe, Friday.
Dr. Harris was a member of the lower
branch of the legislature In 1895, when
John A. Thurston was elected to the
United States senate, lie was an Original
Thurston man.
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AT 1 HE PLAYHCUSLS.
"The He
. eneriltc
" nt the llojil.
In r 1'nix rlal theater
Mis I.mic'iv
id
company in "The 1 cgcnei iles. a mon-
cm socictv play in four acts, by Sydney
(Srund). The cast:
1,'iily Ssmaurci. lu.l (ioldsmith
lion. Mrs. Rennet t Roldero v
Kathertne Stewart
Lmlv Storuowav Xel'lo Malcolm
Puke of Oinio Frederick Truesdell
ls.'idore d l.onno Harold Mead
Mr. Carl llentseh Thomas Thorn
Mr. Man ns Mosenthnl... .Harold R Woolf
Viscount Slot-noway Stephen It. French
Sir William Saninures. Part
Felix Edwnrdes
Sa'inH.rs l.elln Repton
l"ni Trevelvan Helen Amory
Khan Percy Flanders
Mrs. Tievclyail Mrs. Langtrv
Sydney C.rundy's savage satire, or maybe
It Is a truthful presentation of the facts
in the case nt any rate. It Is nn Illustra
tion of n phase of social life we happily
know of only by hearsay "The Degener
ates," wis given with such Illuminating
Interpretation nt the Poyd Inst night hy
Mrs. Langtrv nnd her associates that the
dullest must have felt the force with which
the author drives home bis terrible ar
raignment 'of those frivolous persons who
wnstc their lives In the pursuit of what
they denominate "pleasure." forgetting;
nil thnt Is worth while In actual living.
It Isn't exactly pleasant to contemplate
thi nctual tragedy Involved In this and
call It "comedy." yft such Is the modern
intepretntlon of the term thnt anything
that Implies less thnn physical death la
no called tragedy; moral death Is 'still
soiin thing to be laughed nt.
Mrs. I.nngtry's Mrs. Trevelynn Is not en
tirety satisfying, and yet It Is so generally
good that one dislikes much to find fault
with her Interpretation of the role. She Is
temperamentally suited for the exact ex
pression of some of Its stronger points, and
brings to theso a certain concentration of
nervous energy thnt lifts the character far
above the level; nnd then ot times she dis
plays a lack of Interest in the part she has
that allows It to fall; It may be that this
Is a purt of her art, for Mrs. Trevelyatl
was not exactly happy In her surrounding,
nor satisfied with her conditions. The
artificiality of her pleasure, nnd t,he reality
of her wrongdoing was apparent to her,
und she even KtruB.nled against It, so It Is
quite possible that Mrs. Iituigtry's apparent
lapses pic only those that actually belong
to the clr meter of a woman now desper
ately bent on hnving a good time as she
sees a pood time, regardless of cost, and
at others equally bent on following her
better Impulses, but finding herself In such
n situation that she cannot Immediately
put ' her good resolutions Into operation.
Tho difficulty ot this is easily seen, nnd
that Mrs. Langtry Is alio to iniiko the part
so good as she does is a tribute to her
reserve force und her capacity for repres
sion. Tho company acquits itself with quite as
much praiseworthy effect ls-ncss in the
Grundy play ns In the Fcndall comedy,
although the two present a marked' dis
similarlty. in motif and consequently In
the treatment of the topic. And, while the
subject Is not one that has any of the ele
ments of attractiveness about It, It Is SO
presented as to make Its moral plain as a
pike staff, and In this result tho company
again shares with tho Mar the meed of
praise bestowed on tho performance.
A very large audience attended the mati
nee presentation of "Mrs. Deerlng's Divorce"
yesterday, and attested Its apprucla'.'on by
enthusiastic applause. The attendance list
night, too, was uncommonly good for Satur
day night, and star and assistants were
well rewarded for their excellent and earn
est efforts.
KICKED ON WASTING THE BEER
Colored Woman Complains to I ollca)
of Ike Action of John' "''
Arm. Ironic.
"Say, Mister," sold a colored woman to
Desk Sergeant Havey last night, "ther'S!
a man down at our place an" I want you
to como an' hit ..lm a kick."
On bolng questioned it turned out that
John Armstrong, residing at Sll North
Twelfth street, hod ..rted on the ram
page and was doing great bodily Injury to
ell who came within his reach. Further
questioning brought viit that Armstrong
had broken two beer bottles over the head
of his duiighter.
"What was in the bottles?" asked Andy
?ahey anxiously.
"Beer," answered the woman, ""an It all
been spilt over her night C: ees."
Then the police rose up In their Indigna
tion and hurried to trrest the man who
would commit such an atrocious crime.
Renins at lied .ock.
Health, strength and vigor depend on
digestion. Dr. King's New Life Pills makes
It perfect, or no pay. Only 26c. For sale
by Kuhn & ."o.
Deputy State Veterinarian.
Food Inspector.
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CITY VETERINARIAN.
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