Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 29, 1904, PART I, Page 9, Image 9

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    THE OMAIiA DAILY BEE: BUND AY. MAY 29. 1904.
IAEA'S TRADE CONDITION
Velum of BuiiotM for Kay Much Better
Than t Tear A.o.
ANOTHER SHARP ADVANCE IN SUGAR
1ltk Eictpllon of Few Other tbiifti
Im Groceries aad Ad ranee ef Fire
Per Oat la Rnbhers Prices
Remain Aboat Steady.
Roth wholesalers and retailers In Omaha
surrounding territory report business
tor last week as being of very satisfactory
proportions. There were some days when
the weather was quite seasonable and oth
ers when It was not, &nd the fact that
trade was liberal leads merchants to the
belief that a few riavs at re;iJ summer
weather will make lightweight goods move
out at a rapid rate. Taking the month of
May as a' whole they find tliey have little
io complain or. In nearly all lines the
volume of business has been considerably
ahead of last year or the year before. That
Is particularly true In Omaha, where last
year the strikes had u very bad effect upon
vunnimi in an lines. ini oniy mai, oui
last year it will be remembered that there
were excessive rains dtirlna the month nf
May which damaged business in Omaha
arid In the surrounding towns as well.
W hen those conditions are taken into con
sideration It Is seen that the situation In
all lines Is much better than it waa a year
ago.
Advance orders for fall continue to arrive
?ulte freely and there Is no mistaking the
act that fn nearly nil cases Inhbers havi
sold more goods for fall delivery than ever
ult very few complaints are heard along
irai une.
The markets are In a s-nnd healthv con
dltion and orlces are firm all nlona the line.
There have been several fluctuations during
ne week unaer review, nut most or tnem
were tn the nature of advances.
Collections are reported as being fairly
Satisfactory. There may have been times
when merchants were more prompt, but
still Jobbers are not doing any worrying on
mai score.
agar Advanced Five Points
Wholesale grocers report the sugar mar-
i:ei aDout points higher than It was i
week ago so far aa re lined arades are con
cerned. Raws are also In a very strong
position, a gain ot c being noted over tno
prices of a week ago. Refiners are all the
way rrom aeven to fifteen days oversold,
and those who are In a position to know
are very confident that still higher prices
will rule In the near future. In fact many
of them are predicting an advance for the
any part or tnis week.
There haa been no particular change In
the coffee market. As noted a week ngo,
however, withdrawals are heavy at New
York and higher prices in the near future
Would cause no surprise.
The Wisconsin cheese market has ad
vanced ViO, due to increased consumption.
All offerings are being freely taken. The
New York market haa advanced still more,
thel rise there being quoted at c.
The canned goods market Is In a good,
treng position. Tomatoes In particular
have show considerable strength for the
last several days. Seconds have advanced
in Baltimore 2ftfc per dozen and standards
2o per dosen. The general opinion seema
to be that still higher prices will prevail.
In futures tomato transactions are not
large because of the spot market being
lower than the future market Spot corn
Is also In a very strong position, with offer
ings very closely cleaned up. Retail stocks
are very light and almost all surplus stock
ts finding Its way Into the hands of Jobbers.
rome or tne canners ot caiiiorma gooas
Ufc vui pries ti Miuil lima R" w " B
o the uncertainty of the peach crop and
inexnected . developments in apricots ine
quotations were recalled in a very lew days.
T In the line of drted fruits It Is said that
the supply of evaporated peaches Is well
Cleaned up and any Important Increase In
the retail trade would have a tendency to
bring about a sharp advance In prices.
There Is practically no article In the dried
fruit line, with the exception of raisins,
which now shows any weakness. Even
piunee have taken on a much firmer tone
and the reported damage to the growing
crop In Santa Clara county will have a ten
dency to advance holders' ideaa.
Other staple lines of groceries not men
tioned above are selling In very, much the
aame notohea they were a week ago.
Dry Oooea Movlaa- Well.
According to report received from tne
country dry goods merchants are enjoying
v.rv irnnA trade. The (act that farmers
are very busy -with their Spring work tins
of course had a tendency to cut down trade
to some etent, but In spite of that fact
and the lack of hot weather merchants have
been doing a very satisfactory business.
Their stocks have gone, to pieces much more
rapidly than they did year ago la May,
and for that reason Jobbers., are . retting
more sorting up orders than last year.
They are necessarily rather small, but they
are numerous enough to make the aggre
gate business quite an item. There is no
special feature to the trade, as the demand
Is general for all seasonable and staple
1 .,
good success In landing ruture DUHinnss.
their orders for fall than they were a short
time ago. The number of orders . booked
by local houses so fur this season Is far In
excess of the. same period' of last year.
There have been practically no new de
velopments In the market since last report.
There Is the same feeling of firmness all
along the line that has been noted for some
time past and so far aa can be seen at the
present time there Is nothing to Indicate
any importsnt chnnges In either direction
for some little time. In other words, a
good, healthy, firm market Is predicted,
which is the kind that both wholesalers
and retailers appreciate the moity
Rabbere an Five Per Ceat.
An advance of 6 per cent In the price of
rubber foot wear will go Into effect June
X. This advance has been announced
through these columns several times dur
ing the last few weeks and retailers
throughout the country are generally
posted on the situation, slobbers say that
practically all of them Intend to buy be
fore they actually need the goods have done
In speaking of this advance, a local job
ber said that there Is a disposition In some
quarters to put forth the contention that
retailers are being held up to a certain
extent by the Rubber trust. In this con
nection he said that on January 1, IWjS,
the prtoe of raw rubber was about 78 cents
per pound. At the present time It costs
$1 14 per pound, or In other words an ad
vance In the raw material of from 40 to
60 per oent. Rubbers, on the othet hand,
re selling only about Su per cent hl.hsr
than they were a year ago, so that the
price of the manufactured article baa not
advanced anything like aa much as the
raw material. Taking these facts Into con
sideration he said that the prices now
asked for rubbers were not at all unrea
sonable, but were Justified by the coat of
production.
Leather goods Jobbers reported trade In
tl,li- Una an be in fairly Rood. They still
complain about the weather being a little
iin.au.nn.lilA. but at the same time re-
t..tnnln to send in sistng up orders. In a
ehort time now Jobbers, expect quite a
trade of that character. ,
Hardware Active aad Firm,
The aemandf for', hard war Is reported las
being exceptionally good for even this sea
son of the year. All of the local houses
are doing a rushing business and are run
ning considerable fcttayler than they- were
a year ago. There seems to be nothing
particularly Interesting In the trade, s
the demand is general for the entire line
of seasonable and staple goods. A has
been previously mentioned the sales, are
limited In many case only by the ability
to secure the goods.
The .market is in practically the same
position It has been for some time pant.
There have been no fluctuations of any Im
portance In either direction and none are
anticipated by those In a position to judge
of the true situation. It Is what is ceiled
u good, healthy, firm market on practically
the entire line.-
Kansas City Grata aad Provisions.
KANSAS CITY, Mny 2i -WHEAT-Ixwer;
May. Wc,; July, 7Sf75V4c; fcVptem.
l-er, J0Mi7tHc: cash. No. i hard. sTwWe;
No. 8. iii4c; No. I red. 11.08; No. 8, llooia
1.01 : receipts, 87 cars. ,
COHN lxwer; May, 46c; July, 4JHc; Bp
tember, 414c; cash, No. 1 mixed. 4"Uo: No.
8, 4oo: No. I white, inc.
OAT3--Ixiwer; No. 8 white, 46fi47c: No, 1
mixed, 44j45o.
HAY Firm; choice timothy, 110.SOH11 00:
HYE-Bieady, u '
Bl'TTKR Steady; creamery, I3815c;
duiry, lie.
EGOS Steady; Missouri and Kansas
cases returned, 12c; new No. 1 whitewuod
CaSC'S lllCIUUru, AtfV.
Wheat, bu
Com, bu
Oats, bu
Recelnts.Bhlpments.
44. OHO
SI.. Hi )
-4.iJ
7.0U0
1.000
T
Si.
1V
V
PHILADELPHIA. May 2H.-UCTTtrn
Siady. but quiet; extra western creamery
lWc: etra nearby prints, 2oe. '
K.iMlt4-8laiv. fair lirmauil: fresh nurh.
ind fresh aiuthwestern, 17c, loss eft
frrh soul hern, loo. losa off. '
CHKKdK Firm: New York full praam.
phwlce ut tmauf, wid, 7ic; lair tt govd,'j4a
old, 7fiSc; fancy, new, 8c; fair to good,
nw, tjsc.
CIIICAUO GRAI.1 ASD PROTISIOX
Featares el the Trading; ana Cloeiac
Prleea ea Board ef Trade.
CHICAGO. May 28. Lower cables and
continued favorable weather depressed
wheat prices today, final figures on the
July delivery being down He. Corn Is off
c, oats show a loss of 4tj to and provis
ions are Hy; higher to c lower.
The weatber and rabies caused moderate
selling of wheat at the start, resulting In a
slight decline, July being oft H'aSo at rW
Mc. Weakness In corn had a depressing
effect and during the last hour especially.
After selling off to t&fj.c. July closed at
K'c. May ranged between 9Sc and 8rVo.
cloning at 96c. Clearances of wheat and
flour were equal to 8.(100 bu. Primary re-
celpta were ,a bu., as against a holiday
a year ago. Minneapolis, luluth and Chl
cngo reported receipts of cars, against
w cars last wee a.
Sentiment In corn was decidedly bearish.
The market closed almost at the lowest
point. July opened HayaC lower at 7Wt
47Hc, sold down to 46!c and closed at 4iC.
IxmrI receipts were Sbi cars, with 92 of
contract grade.
Oats were under similar bearish Influ
ences. After opening a shade lower at
3V;, July declined to 3HSc and closed at
3Vic. Ixjcal receipts were 172 cars.
The provision pit was practically deserted
and business ainost-nt a standstill. The
easier tone In grains offset a firm hog mar
ket and caused slight losses. July pork
closed 6c-lower at 411.27V. July lard was
off 2Hc at .47V and rlba were up 2Hc at
8rj.S7V.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, 4
cars; corn, 481 care; outs, 1 cars; hogs,
44O0 head.
The leading future ranged as follows:
Artlcles.1 Open. Hlgh.l Low. Close. Yes'y.
Wheat
May
a July
b July
a Sept.
b Sept.
Corn
May July
Bept.
Oats-J
May
July
Sept.
Pom
July
Bept.
Laru
July
Sept
Ribs
July
Sept.
88V
87Va
8B
-'
47
47H
47
84
MVq itHVal1 V' Witt7
Si.", HiVs
86
82 V
80
46S1
, , 47V
47H
46V4
461
47
47'tf47';47 fcVi
4trVW
1.
I
41 Hi
41SI
3"
30 (
n 12
U 60
$ to
6 67
6 65
6 72
No. 2. a Old. b New.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR Market waa steady; winter pst
ents, 14.704.80; straights, 14.404.60; spring
patents, H.3i'fi4 70; straight. 13. 904. 20;
bakers, r-'.65fc3.30. . '
WHEAT No. 2 spring, 9297c; No. 8, So
7c; No. 2 red, $1.0681.08.
CUKIM IN O. 2, litc; 1NO. I yeuuw, wtii;.
OATS No. 2, 41V41c; No. 2 white. 43c;
V-a a J v j. iiij
No. 3 white, 4f43c
RYE No. 2, 720.
BAHLEf Oood feeding, 8S40c; fair to
choice malting, 4ES'66c
SEEDS No. 1 flax, $1.00: No. 1 north
western, ll.OB; prime timothy, 13.06; clover,
contract grade, 110.75. .
PROVISIONS Mess pork per bbl.,
11.25; lard, per 100 lbs., !6.40S.42; short
ribs sidee, (loose) 1S.37W&460; short cleat
sides, (boxed) W.426.50. , ti
The following were the recelpta and ship
ments yesterday:
Recelpta. Shipments.
.. 24.100 28.700
.. 14,000 10,900
..162.000 661,200
..142,700 lSa,4o0
.. 4.000 2.900
Flour, bhls..
Wheat, bu..
Corn, bu
Oats, bu......
Rye, bu.,
Barley, bu...
24,200 6,800
On the Produce exchange today tne Dut
ter market was stead v: creameries. MWti
17c; dairies, 12(g'16o. Eggs, steady at mark.
cases uiuluueu, uxgjisfee. cneaae. aieaay,
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Condition of Trade and 4notatlona oa
ataale aad Fancy Produce. .
EGGS Receipts liberal; market steady;
fresh stock, 15iil5c.
LIVE POULTRY Hens, gnOe; roost
ers, according to size, 68c; turkeys, 13c;
ducks. 9c: geese. 6c.
BUTTER Packing atock, 10c: choice to
rancy dairy, lrgiDe; separator, iwwajc.
FRESH KISH Trout, 12c; pickerel. 10c;
rlke, 12c; perch, 7c; blueflsh, 12c; whlteflsh.
.Lgreen, 26c; lobster, boiled. 80c: bullhead's, I
. . nt.l mi. , i tv: , iEunnninii, x.v, iv.nniyi ,
uci catflnh, 14c: black base, Kc; halibut,-!
JOc.j. crappiea, 12c roe shad, 85c i shad roe,
buffalo, 7c; yhlta bass, 11c; frog, laga.
per aos., 350. .
-er ion, ,
HA Y Prices quoted by Omftha WTlolesale
Dealers' association: Cholcs No. 1 upland.
88.60: No. 2, 18; medium, 17.50; coarse, 17:
rye straw, 16.50. These prtoes are for hay of
good color and quality. Pemand fair and
t-ecelpts light.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
$3.00; fancy navels, all alaes, i3.26; Mediter
ranean sweets, all sixes, 42.76; Jaflaa, all
Sixes, 42.75.
LEMONS California fancy. 800 to 860,
13.5iAy3.75; choioe, 88 260.5O. .
CALIFORNIA FIGS Per 10-lb. carton.
50c: Imported Smyrna. 2 -crown. 12c; 6-
crown, 14c; 7-crown, 16c.
BANANAS Per medlum-slxed bunch, 12.00
tjl.50: jumbo. $2.764r3.25.
PATES-fersian, per dox 01 w pags., z;
In BO-lb. boxes. 6c oer lb.: Oriental stuffed.
per box. 12. 4C. ,
PINK APPLES In crates of 24 to 43, par
crate, 43.60.
FRUITS.
APPLK8 Oregon fancy Ben Davis, per
box, 11.60; New, York export Russets and
BUdwlns, 14.
STRAWBERRIES Missouri, psr J4-qt.
case, 42.26.
CHERRIKS-Callfornla, per box. tl.VX$
1.76.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES Colorado. 81.20; Dakota, oer
bu.. 31.20: new Texas Red atock. In
sacks, per bu., fl.26ffl.S5.
navi beans Per ti., jz.1warz.20.
ONION'S Hermuda. per 60-lD. crate. 12; In
sacks, per lb., 3c.
' CABBAGE California, per lb.,lc: south
ern, per crate,12.60. ,
nicuMHEKS-per aox.i whjtoc
TOMATOES Per 6-baaket crate, fancv.
$3.00; choice, 42.60.
radishes Per dox. euncnea, zoo.
l.ETTLCE Top lettuce, per doa., 40a v.
TURNIPS-Southern, per dox., 45c '
BEETS Southern, per dox., 75c.
CARROTS Southern, per dox., 75c.
FAR8LEY Per dux., 40o.
BEANS-Wax. per bu. basket. 11.00l,25:
string, per bu. basket, 81.0061.25.
SPINACH Per bu., home grown. eojlWto.
ASPARAGCS Per dox. bunches, 40c.
QREEN PEPPERS Per 6-basket crate,
EOO PLANT Per dox., 81.'
SQUASH Florida summer, per.dox., 75c.
PEAS-Per bu. box, $2.
MISCELLANEOUS. '
CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream,
11c; Wisconsin Young America,' 12c: block
Swiss, 16c; Wisconsin brick. 18c; Wiscon
sin llmberger, 13c.
MAPLE SUOAR-Ohio. per lb.. 10c '
HIDES No. 1 ereen Up: No. i truaii. Kn!
No. lsalud, 7o; No. 1 salted, 60! Ko. 1 veal
calf, 8 to 12 lbs., 9c; N
14 llsi.,.6c; dry salted.
i. 2 veal calf, 13 to
NUTS-Walnuta. No. t aoft shell, per lb.,
15c; hard shell, per lb., l4oj- No. 1 soft shell,
per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb.,- 12c;
oecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb.,
10c; peanuts, per lb., 6c( roated peanuts, per
lb, ec; Chill walnuts.. 124l3e; large hick
pry, per lb., lie; almonds, soft shell, per
lb., 15c; hard shell, 13c; shsllharks, per bu.,
42; black walnuts, per bu., $1.25.
t. Lonla Grata aa,d Provlsloms.
ST. LOUIS. May 28. WH EAT Lower;
No. I red, caah elevator, nominal; track.
$1.07iil.0; July, 84c; September, 80o; N.
3 hard, 94inD7o.
CORN Ixiwer; No. 1 cash, 48c; track.
49Ji49o; July, 45c: September, 46o.
OATS Lower: No. I cash, 41c j track,
41u4c; July, 87o; September, 8uc; No. 2
white, 44o. ,
FLOUR-Market fairly active; red winter
patents'. 86.0uiu6.10; apecial brands, 16fi25o
higher: extra fancy and straight. $4.7U4.96:
Clear, $4.0lA4.ia '
SKEI Timothy, ateady, $1.40(81.75.
CO K N M E A L Steady , $2.40.
BRAN Easy; sacked, east track, 4Ste.
HAY Strong for best; timothy, 46.0OAl6.u0:
prairie, 4Oira900. .,
IRON COTTON TIE8-82C
MAGGING .
HEMP TWINE 40.
PKOVI8ION8 Pork. lower; 5obblng,
$12.76. Iird. unchanged; prime steam. H00.
Bacon, ateady; boxed extra shorts, $7.12;
Clear ribs, $7.60: short clear. $7.76. '
POULTRY Steady ; chickens, tc;springs,
iiJlc; turkeys. 11c; ducks, 8c; geese, be,
BUTTER Slow; creamery, 14irfl8c;
dairy. luHilac.
EviOS Lower, 18i case count.
Receipts, bhlnmsnts
Flour, tibia
Whvat. bu
Corn, bu
Oats, bu u...
l.ftiiO
8.000
18.0110
U7,0i0 .
SMk
w.oik)
28.0iiO
4o.0u0
l.lversiaol Grala Market
LIVERPOOL. May 18 WHEAT Spot,
easy; No. 1 California, 4a 10d; futures
cloned quiet; July, 6s 4d; September, 6s
4Sd.
CORN Snot, steady; American mixed,
new 4 4t; American mixed, old. 4a 4d;
futures closed quist; May, aouluej; July,
44,
11 30 M 30 11 25 11 27
11 66 11 66 11 60 ,11 66
6 47 47 47 47'
( 66 6 67 6 62 6 67
6 65 6 57 6 62 67
6 76 $ 75 6 671 6 75
mn live sioctv market
Eesf Bteari ngrallr ft Quarter Hightr
Than a Waek Ago.
HOGS HAVE ALSO SHOWN IMPROVEMENT
Demaad for Sheen aad La sabs Mach
Better Than for Some Time aad
with Moderate Recelpta Prleea
Advanced a Uaarter.
HOlTTl"' f if ATl A 1Am-r ta iivw
, Receipts mere: Ca;. 1aos. bheep.
Y"c Monday t.Uu 4.io
OBIcial ruesday 17,16 4.3,0
omcl.il Wednesday 4,042 14.310 1.3K7
Official Thursday 1,H 8.290 141
Oittclal Friday 1,144 g,3tjv 974
Otllcial Saturday Il,i3s 21
'Total for the week.... 14,5o6 66.034 13.111
Eame days last wek....l6.1Hl 7i,mn) 14,7-"7
Same dsya week before.. 14,175 4o,tS 12,967
Same three weeks ago. .18,012 66,087 19,169
Same four weeks ago.. .26,419 7u,872 22,530
Bame days last year 16,966 67,675 11,511
KECE1PTSJ FOR THE YEAR TO DAT&.
J.?.9 'ollWng table shows the recelpta of
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Oman foi
tne year 10 aate. with cutnparisone wltu
last year.
.. 1904. 1903. Inc. Deo.
t,8'"9 39,707 36.948 7,241
l,0ra,495 V71.2J7 . lOO.l'S ....
bh.6P 647,471 516.698 U1.873 ....
rIE e." f'ce Paid for nogs at South
ah " the laat several days wltli cora-
tate. I 1904. 1903.1902.1801.;1900.1899.18M.
"r J-...
May J....
h ::::
Ma 7...,
May ...,
May 10...
May IX. .
May U...
May 13...
May 14...
May 16...
May 18...
May 17...
May 18...
May 19...
May 20...
May 21...
May 22...
May 23...
May 24...
May J6...
May 26...
May 17...
May 28...
66
uw
634,
6V
4 67
4 64 !
4 61
OS 1
46441
4 60
,
S2
4 471
4 46
41
I
4 86
i 2,
MV
4 38
4 46
4 49
Indicates Sunday.
The official number of cars of
brought In today by each road waa:
' Cattle.Uogs. Sheep.
stock
Has.
-.. oc jr 4
v aDasn
MlNsourl Paclflo 8
Union Pacific system ..
C. & N. W
l, E. & M. V
BSSfp:..M-..
C, B. & Q
W a at t
1
8
20
27
61
11 '
28
C, R. I. A P, east 8
C, R. I. & P., west... .. 8
Illinois Central 8
Chicago O. W 8
Total receipts 8 159 1-1
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the
number'of head Indicated: v
Omaha, Packing Co.......'. 1.441
Swift and Company 8,3u3 Hi
Cudaha Packing Co S KM
Armour & Co 8,991 N ....
Armour, Kansas City...,.. 267
Armour, Sioux City..... 1,450
Other buyers 112
Totals.... 112 11.709 2S3
CATTLE There were practically no cattle
on sale today with which to make a test
of the market. For the week receipts have
been just a trifle smaller than for last
week and as compared with the corres
ponding week of last year there Is a failing
off of about 8,000 head.- The demand has
been fully equal to the supply and In fact
haa been a little In excess and as a result
an active ..stronger market, has. been
experienced all the week.
The beet rteer market can best be de
scribed by calling If fully 26c higher than
it was at the close of last week. There
have been a good many cattle of good
quality on aale and packers have taken
hold of them exceptionally well, as high as
$6.80 having been paid. , -The commoner
grades ot cattle may not have been quite
as brisk aa the good to choice, but still all
klnda are right around a quarter higher
than they were a week ago. Packers evi
dently have had a good outlet for their
products and each day's offerings have
been bought up In good aeaaon. The week
is closing with a good, strong undertone
to the trade. Good to choice rteers may
be quoted from $6.00 to $6.40, fair to good
$4.70 to $6.00 and the leas desirable grades
from $4.60 down.
The supply of butcher stock haa been
very light all the week, but owing to the
high prices at which good cows and belters
have been selling for some time past, as
compared with the prices paid for steers,
there was not aa much Improvement on
the she stuff. The advance on the better
f;rad?s, though, could safely be put at
0i(il6c, while canners and cutters have
shown practically no Improvement, the do
mand for that class being apparently rathor
limited. The same aa usual, buyers are
afraid to take hold of the cattle showing
any signs of grass, as they never kill out
satisfactorily this early In the season.
Good to choice cows and heifers may be
quoted from $4 00 to $4.60, fair to good from
$3.00 to $3.90 and canners and cutters from
$1 .75 to $3.00.
There has been a fairly good demand
for bulls and prices ate, If anything, a
little stronger. Choice grades now sell up
to $4.10 or possibly a little better. Fair to
food sell from $3.60 to $3.90 and the less
esirable grades from X3.60 down. Veal
Calves are lust about stead), top grades
brlnaing 45.25.
The supply of stock cattls has been very
limited all the week and with a fairly good
demand from the country the market may
be quoted active and strong on all de
sirable grades. Good to choice cattle aell
from $4.00 to $4.40, fair to good $3.76 to $4 00
and common kinds from li. 75 down.
HOGS There was a heavy run here this
morning for a Saturday, but the demand
from packers waa liberal and an active
and stronger market resulted. The ad
vance (.mounted to about 2o. as compared
with yesterday's general market, sales
going all the way from rteady to 60
higher. Trading was' very active, so that
everything waa sold at an early hour.
The bulk of the hogs told at 44.47 and
14 60, with the choicer loadx largely from
44.62 to $4 60. The light and common
stuff went from $4.46 down. There was
practically no quotable change In the mar
ket from start to finish, practically every
thing changing hands in a comparatively
short time.
Today'a advance carries the market to
the high point of the week, making a net
f ain over th close of last week of 6tl0c.
n fact, prices are at the highest pilnt
reached since May 18. Receipts this week
have not been excessive, as there is a
decrease aa compared with last week
amounting to about 9,000 head, and as com
pared with the same week of last year
the decrease amounts to about 10,000 head.
Prices eased oft on Monday and Tuesday,
but since that time the tendency has
been upward, with the demand liberal from
all quarters. Representative sales:
Hs. Av. Sk. FT. No. At. Sh. Pr.
11 SO IH 74.., Ill M 4 44
It 14 ..4 44 71. ...... .121 M 4 40
M 174 40 4 40 T4 K4 . ) 4 fc
to tut 144 4 40 41 IM SO 4 tO
71 171 .. 4 41 M 114 40 4 M
14 11 .. 4 41 W.. M .. 4 64
71 106 .. 4 4 4 Ill 40 4 44
Tt II tO 4 44 44 m .. 4 64
tl tut to 4 46 44 Ml M 4 44
71 Mt 40 4 44 47 lit ISO 4 14
1l Ill .. 4 44 44 117 Ml 4 t
tl 144 IM 4 44 44 IM to 4 HI
M IM M 4 44 11 4L u 4 40 .
M Kit IM 4 44 It Ii 40 4 44
47 1"4 K0 4 44 4f ttf M 4 M
U 104 M 4 44 46 Ml IM 4 40
71 "4 .. 4 a . 41 Ml 40 4 44
M 110 1X9 4 44 44 til 1(0 4 10
tl fr .. 4 44 M. Ml .. 4 M
M tl .. 4 44 t Ill IM 4 40
17 mt 40 4 44 4 IV 4 10
HI 184 IM 4 44 to Ml 10 4 40
II Ill u 4 44 74 lit 110 4 to
I4 .. 4 44 47 114 m 4 40
41 Jl 140 4 44 II Ml .. 4 tt
74 IM .. 4 44 tl lul .. 4 M
74. ......X IM 4 44 41 tit M 4 tO
41. ...... Ill IM 4 44 4 40 4 40
7. ...... Hit 10 4 44 7 Mt .. M
I till M 4 44 71 Mt 40 4 t
14 Ill .. 4 44 ' lul .. 4 tO
17 Ut n III 114 40 4 44
. ...... .14 IM 4 41 Ml 40 4 ilU
'4 IK 40 4 47 41 1.7 U0 Hi,
4 tut .. U 114 4 list
44..... .Ml M 4 47 Jt Ml M 4
tt Iu4 144 4 47 '4 M4 fun 4 6jJ
t Mt IM 4 47 tO M .. 4 J
H Ml MO 4 47 lit M 4iJ
'I M4 MO 4 47 44 Ml 1M 4 J
M lit M 4 47 61 in, 4j,'
M4 .. 4 41 44 ta M 4 4
4 t4 144 4 472 " ..
tl U4 44 4 47 4 ;4 tO I 12
4 Ill IM 4 47 7 4 M 4 t2
6i MO .. 4 41 124 W 4 22
'4 Ill IM 4 47 M. B,7 , 4 u
lit M 4 41 6 M4 IM 4 It
tt he hut 4 47 Ml 40 4 ta
Uu...u..4 64 4 1'a ..JtM1.s4 as 4ti
90fl4 86l
6 It 61 t 71 I It 8 66 IN
7 01 I 7a 617 1 66 1 67
475 i44IS458M
4 72 7 03 6 12 1 62 J V4
43 4 98 I 47 Ih IN
i6349.k9t21 IM
63 7 00 I 441 4 10 I 64
I 62 7 11 4 66 6 U 466 389
t Oil I 61 6 16 4 62 f 96
464 4 66 4 16 I 42 I I?
4464 94 1 16 1 6 4 19
41 7 03l 146486
6 36 7 12 I 71 4 17 1 22
4 82 7 12 4 66 4 21 8 67
6367 07 6686 23 1634a
7134 72 6 80840444
4 27 73 6U69 4 2
4 21 7 12 6 10 8 66 4 26
4 27 7 11 73 1 66 4 26
6 IS 7 03 6 W 5 08 361
618 703 168 608 8 62
619 708 661 6 01 866 483
7 06 6 6 ; 6 04 8 62 4 26
6 04 (61 6 04 3 68 4 17
693696 4 9V I 6 4 IS
6 77 6 97 4 60 I 60 4 10
5 72 7 01 161186 , 4 08
...t too 4 MV
. 10 4
..31i0 Mn A S.i-
74 lit ISO 4 47 J? t.J ,. U
St Sit IN tH .. IK
HI..
..111 40 4 W " ' M 4 65
...Ml .. 4 W f ! 4 M
7..
71
1.41 1M 4 M w 4 6
i 4M n-.----K U 1
mm : " f0
41 12 M 1 Ul
wv ...... .im mt 41 ?
Ill 40 4 M)
'4 lot 4 4 44
H 114 110 4 W
71 119 .. 4 44
' U N 4 M
... -....Ill SO 4 $0
" I'4 W 4M
' KM 4V 4 M
li 'iM -4 61
2, 120 4 U
M 2 N 111
K!! .. u
f "-'7 40 4 7'i
3 W4 .. 4l7ll
fiH'lhtSL r?Z 47 " .. 4 40 "
fhi. "'"re were no s heep on sale
hi 'SSSi'i thSl no 'urther teat of
of year tZn "CTmnl toT the
about 1000 b(,'n-wthe small gain of
JesT '? blai OVer h' Bme week of last
there i. 2' f!m COTnZri " Isst week,
There u 'a',Ln."" otI ot b'"'t 2-OnO head.
it...w J'. no'hln" new to be said of the
situation in addition to what was reported
hf.herr "iLr. iCP "re "" - quarter
nt.rLJhan ,t.hey ,were week ago. Sheep
- ,"- .....i, mat, nun lamns, unless
Th. ;.?re ha.lVy quarter, higher. On
i,i .f '. ullVm auvance amounts
be if lit, 1" 25- The dmnd wms to
Seen LiS"11?' '"'everything that has
Ollntn tlnna fn. li.....1 . u . ...
S- S.l15.mb"' 'S6.50: talr to good lambs,
ZSS Kod choice wooled lambs.
.76H7.2f;- fair to good wooled lambs, 16.6v
i- ?rV f S choice yearlings or wethers,
!.1.50ft7fcl.7K fit if tn m .w... .11.. . ,
o.iKfto.60; good to choice ewes, S.00(fi5.2o;
..... .v, ..ivm rwes. .iauo.w. uepresenta-
tiv sales:
ii western lamba 68 6 00
CHICAGO I.IVB STOCK MARKET
Cattle Nominal, Sheep Steady id
nogs Five Cents Loner.
CHICAGO 1U 00 A1fr
' .- ....... 1'iiiiAri nominal
"i ' prime steers. K.261S7K:
.mS?'V?2' M-40S6.26i stockers ami
.riI5.L J't!; heifers,
" ..." ' 1 ' "urn., M.Wii U 1U.
M ( Hi H W.nl,,l. t ,i,l . 10 Cuu v. j . 1
mated Monday, 42,000 head. Market steady
nTDOfl in rhnlAA haov 11 Cr.fT.1 iM, .
heavy, $4.604.60; light, $4.$Oi'(;4.66; bulk of
DQlaa 4r A cris.Z a m
o""i ITWIJ fV.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 8,000
head. Market steady; lambs steady good
mixed, 44.OCKg6.00: western sheep. $4.75'tf6.60:
. c 1.111UH, e.w'uTi.ou: wPHiern mmDi
$o.40ft.66; spring lambs, $5.507.60.
Kansas City Urt Stock Market.
celpts, 100 head, including 60- !outherners;
market unchanged; export and dressed beef
steers, $4,906)5.60; fair to good, $4.64.75;
western-fed steers, 44-25Ca6.2); stockers and
- , ' ........ ..... . . , i . ' ' v i , m.vty
K mi- r,.t.an an z.-.i m. . , ' '
puitiii ui. a.uihui.w, iitiiive CI1WB.
12.511 Sn notlv. h.lf.r. Q Aiwf. v.. .11.
$2.7504.00; calves, t2.764jr4.75; receipts for
the week. 24,000.
HOUS Receipts, l.ono head; market
tronar; ton '14 AO- hniir 14 ivj u;.- .aa.,
$4.50(fj4.60; packers. 44.454f4.65: ' nles an!
lights, 44.00(&4.45; receipts, for week. 47.500.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2,300
...., BlIUIIK. IiaLIVIS IHIILUl., . Ol "I V
7 HO WD.I.P. laml,. ,'. I . ... i m.
.Di(it.4o; icxas. cupped yearlings, Jo.ooj)
ii.uii t-iiiu snfeii, it.ouis.tiu: block.
ers and feeders, $3.75iS4.50.
St. Louis Live stock Market.
ST. LOUIS, May 28. CATTLE Receipts
mi head. Including 25 Texans; market
steady to Prm; native shipping e.nd export
steers tS.OMK.S); dressed beef and butcher
steers, ju'ao.aa; steers under 1,000 lbs.,
$3. IMfi. 85: stockers and feeders. is.00fff4 .1R-
cows and heifers. $2.2r.!S'4.60; canners, $1.75
2.80; bulls, $2.603.6n; calves, $4.0U6.25;
Texas and Indian steers, $3.1i5.O0; cows
and heifers, $3.104.25.
HOOS Receipts, 2.500 head; market
steady; pigs and lights, $4.1(V&4.o; packers,
$4.6ij4.70; butchers and best heavy, $4.60
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 100 hand;
market steady, native miittnni ti fiCMn
lambs, 85.00(57.75; culls and bucks, $2.50
.w; sLocaera, SA.iMgj.uo.
Mew York Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK. May 28. BEEVES Re
ceipts, 1,218 head; market for dressed beef
steady at 7So for native sides. Cables
unchanged. Exports today, 1,200 head cat
tle, and 7,422 quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts none; city dressed
veals, slow, 8c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,627
head: market slow; good to choice stock
about steady; common and medium grades,
weak and hard to sell; sheep. $3 00f4.85:
common to extra prime winter lambs, $3.76
416.66; spring lambs, $7 00.25; dressed mut
ton, slow, 8igi0c: December lambs. 11
13c: dressed spring lambs, llftlfie.
HOQS-Receipts, 1,022 head, including! 148
for the market.
Slonx City Live- Stock Market.
SIOUX CITY, la.. May 28. (Special Tele
gram. ) CATTLE Receipts. 800 head; mar
ket, steady; beeves. $4.00ff?6.1fi; cows bulls
and mixed, $2.30i34.00; stockers and feeders,
$3.0004.00; calves and yearlings, $2.763.75.-
HOOS Receipts, 6,500 head; market. 6c
higher; selling at 44.264.55; bulk ot sales,
$4.454.60.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, May 28. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 73 head; market unchanged.
HOOS Receipts, 6,264 head; market steady
to weak: light, $4.404.60; medium and
heavy, $4.464.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS No receipts.
Stock In Sla-ht,
- w r " ' ' ' "J i ;v , ui live SIOCK
for the six principal western cities yes
terday: ra,.l& IT C
South Omaha 11,738 23
Chicago 800 12,000 8.000
Kansus city loo 2,000 2,300
Ht. l.onls airt 5 Him Qnn
fit. Joseph 75 6i264J
Bloux City 800 (.500
Totals...
975 40,002 6,783
Foreign Financial.
BERLIN, May 28. The tone on the
Bourse today sUghtly Improved. Exchange
on London 20m 40 pfgs for checks.
LONDON, May 28. Though suDnlles of
uuuejr were more anunuam in ine market
today the demand was brisk. The harden
ing of Paris exchange and the Increase In
the demand for gold weakened discounts.
Business on the Stock exchange was quiet,
and prices were steadier. Gilt-edged se
curities were In good Investment demand.
Consols were Improved. Americans were
Idle at the opening and later made a nom
inal, partial recovery from parity. The
default In the interest of Detroit Southern
created a bad Impression. Grand Trunk
attracted attention in anticipation of an in
crease of 4100,000 In the April statement,
which Is expected Monday. Japanese were
buoyant. The amount of bullion taken Into
the Bank of England on balanoe today waa
18 000
PARIS. May 28 Prices inn the Bourse
today were heavy, the Russian reverses
causing a reaction. Later there was an Im-
f movement and stocks closed firm. Russian
mperlal 4s closed at 99. Three ner cent
rentes 97f 10c for the aoconnt. Exchange
on London 25f " l2o for check.. , , .
New York Money Market. .
NEW YORK. May 28. MONEY Oft call.,
nominal: noonns; time loans, easy; sixty'
and ninety days, 2(g'2 per cent; six
months, 3J'3 per cent; prime .mercantile
piiper, SaAlA per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Nominal, with
actual business In bankers' bills at 44 87152
4.8720 for demand and at $4.8i3f,ft4.MO for
sixty-day bills; posted rates, $4.86414.88; com
mercial bills, t4.8504.86.
Exports of specie from New York for the
week were $1,023,332 silver and $2,087,802 gold.
Imports of specie at New York during the
week were $725,915 gold and $2,404 sliver.
Bank Clear!
na-s for the Week.
.Comparative statement
OMAHA. May 28.
of bank clearings
lor ins weea:
1804. 1B0J.
.....$1,867.224 59 $1,844,202.91
1.1K3.120.M 1.247.6A8.24
1.2tr7,446.97 1.145.?4 45
1.224.67.97 1,186.278 64
..... 1,113,618.7$ 1.2--'4.683.01
Holiday.
$38.966 99 over the corre
tat year.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
An Increase of
spondlng week li
Clearing Hoase Averages.
NftW YORK, May 28. The statement of
averages of the clearing house bsnks of this
city for the week shows: Loans. $1,040.48.1;
decrease, 116.070.100, Deposits. 41,'S.'j6.6i;
decrease, $1,611,100. Circulation, 437,tl,6ia;
Increase, $521,800. Legitl tenders, txl,156,8i0;
Increase, lVil 0. Specie, - 8223,875 4: In
ritase, $1S.272,6ii0. Reserve, $.4.4.,U,7U0: In
crease, $16,24. 9n0. Reserve required. $274,.
738.876; decrease. $408,150. Surplus. $29. 802, 325;
Increase. $16.68.050. ' Ex-United States de
posits, $35,911,776; Increase, fl4.197.150.
Condition of the Treasnr-.
WASHINGTON, May 28 Today's state
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the 4150.uii0.UiO gold
reserve, In the division of red-rnpt'in
shows: Available cash balance, $163,175,373;
gold, $67,611.010.
Elala Batter Market. .
ELGIN, III , May Z8.-Buttr was quoted
today on the Elgin Hoard of Trade at
17e, at which price the market waa
quoted tlrm. The weekly Ciutvut for Ute
IS 144 .. 4 414 44.
74 tn 1!0 4 47Va
7 1H 4 4T
CRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
111 Speculative and Cath Grain lfgtktU
Art Varr Dull.
PUBLIC DOES NOT LIKE THE MARKET
Large Receipts Contlnae ta Coma for
Omaha Market aad Price Holds
If Well Holiday . v
Moaday.
OMAHA, May 28, 1904.
The grain markets were exceptionally
dull this morning. New York, Duiuth snd
Minneapolis had already begun their Mem
oiial day suspension, and In the other mar
kets the prospect ot no business until
Tuesday deterred speculation. The when
s;eciilators have been growing ies con
bulllsh In sentiment and the smallness of
the stocks makes them afraid of the short
side. So the market Is dull from that
reason. Corn weakened under the unusual
receipts the Liverpool loss of d and the
line weather. Chicago had 6M csrs of
corn. The general opinion ot the trade Is
no new business will come In from the
outside until there Is material damage to
wheat or a good movement of nsw wheat
so that Chicago and other markets may
have stocks to trade on. The aupplies are
now so light they admit or easy manipula
tion and scare the outsiders.
Minneapolis reports all flour mills closed
down at 8 o'clock this morning and will
not resume until Wednesday. The flour
demand continues poor, i he miners give
as a reaaon for not shutting: down alto
gether that they are getting a high price
tor mill leea snd also nave ample water
power now which they will not have In
June. So thev sav It tavs 'hem to grind
and store and not to wait until June. The
Minneapolis stocks of wheat have decreased
during tne week S43,3Si bushels.
The ran re in nrtiw of Omaha Brain for
future delivery and the close Friday
ana toaay were as follows:
Closed
Open. High. Low. Today. Prid'y.
Wheat-
May 91 B 92 U
July 82 B 82 U
Sept. .... 72 A 72 A
49 B 49 A
June 46 A 46 A
Julv 44 44 44- 44A,44M,H
Sept 42 B 42U
Onts
Mny 42 B 42 B
July 87 87 87 37B 87B
Sept. .... 30 B 30A
A aekod. B bid.
Local Cash Grain Market.
Cash business Was fairly lively this morn
ing and the heavy recelpta of the laat few
days have not weakened the market as
much aa aome other markets have beeu.
Receipts end shipments were: Wheat, 6
cars in onu 13 out; one week ago, 6 ana
27 cars. Corn, S3 cars in and 36 cars out;
one week ago, 46 and 1 car. Oats, 8 cars In;
one weea ago, z cara in.
Representative sales of car lots by earn
Die. on track. Omaha:
Corn, No. 3 8 cars, 46c; No. i yellow, 8
cars, 4f"c; xso. a yeuow, l car, ec; t cars.
4ic; no. s white, l car, 4ic.
White oats, No. 4, 1 car, 4oo.
WHEAT No. 2 hard, o93c: No. 8 hard,
86(a 87o; No. 4 hard, 802c. Wheat quota
tlons are nominal.
CORN No. 1. 480480 : No. 8. 45 47c:
No. 4, 4546c; No. 2 yellow, 4f?1?4.Sc; No. 8
yellow, 47(jj48c; No. 2 white, 4&tj4Sc,
inomirai); xmo. s wnne, tiftc.
37c; No. 2 white, 43c; No. wh t. 40tMlo;
standard. 42c. Oat Quotations are r.rminal.
Omaha stocks of grain in publlo houses
are: Wheat, 11.646 bushels; uorn, 160,293
Dusneis; oats, n,s Dusneis. uonirvci corn
tn public houses amounts to 144. m bushels,
Of this 119.620 is in the Merriam & Holm-
q u 1st elevator and 25,39 In the Union ele
vator.
Notes from the Kxchangre Cflces,
Exchange visitors were E. E. Phumway
Of Denver and T. A. Bryant of St. Louis.
A proposed change in the regulations of
the exchunge has been posted. This pro
poses to require all grain men to make a
leti.rn of all caah transactions by 1:15
o clock and places a penalty oi to lor non
compliance. Omaha Inspections of grain were 76 oars.
Of corn 16 cars graded No. 2. I'i cars No.
3, 6 cara No. 4. 6 cara No. 2 yellow, 12 cara
No. 8 yallow, 8 cara No. 2 white, 1 car No.
8 white and 1 car no grade. One car of
wheat graded No. 2 hard winter and 8 cara
ot oata iso. 4 wnite.
' ., Grata . Markets Elsewhere.
Closing prleea of grain today and Thurs
day at tne markets named were as follows:
CHICAGO.
Ckaed
Wheat l ' Today, Frl.
July 85B 86A
September 80 80
Corn
July 47A 47A
September 46 47B
KANSAS CITT.
Wheat ,
July 75 TF
September 70 70A
Corn
July 43 47
September 41 43
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat
July 84B S414B
September 80 6oA
Corn
July 45B 47
September 46 46A
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat-
July 83B 93 A
September - 81 A 81 A
DULUTH.
Wheat
July - vsTta aH
September 81 81 U
NEW YORK.
Wheat-
July wA 81
London Stock Market.
LONDON, May 28. Closing:
Consols, moner i
N. T. Central
Norfolk A W
do pfd
Ontario A W
Pannarlvanls
Hand Mlnas
Rsadlng
do Ut pfd
do Id pfd
So. Rail war
do pfd
So. Paclflo ,,
Union Paclflo
do pfd
U. 8. Steal
do pfd
..I1T
.. 4546
..
.. SI
.. 61
.. Tuv
.. tl
.. Hit
.. II
.. MH
.. 4
.. 44V,
.. W
.. s
.. IV
.. 65V,
.. 16V
.. !4Vi
do sccouni ru
Anaconda )
Atchlaon ., TV
do ptd 46
Saltlmor A Ohio.... 194
i.naolin Ptdnc ltOfc
Chn. A Ohio.
044
Chlco Gt. W...
C , M. Bt. P.
DeBre
D. R- O
do pfd
Erls
do lt pfd....
. do id pfd....
Illinois Central .
Louis. A Naah..
.. 15
..1434
.. 1444
.. iJ
.. t4,
.. J3H
..
.. 14
..111
..109t
.. 164
Wabaah
do pfd
V., K, A T.
flpanlah 4s .
43
SILVER Bar, qulot, 25 U-16d per ounce
MOXNtur-z.ua per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills Is 8'iji3 1-16 per cent; for three
months' bills, 24ji 1-16 per cent.
Wool Market,
BOSTON, May 28. WOOL Pulled wools
firm, with trndlng quiet; old territory wools
firm, sales chiefly in small lots: Idaho, fine,
130160; heavy fine. 13gl8c; fine medium,
lf.felOc; medium, &3flc; low medium, 17(8
18c; Wyoming fine. 1415e; heavy fine. IS
13c; fine medium. foulflo; medium, W$
1SK-; low medium, 1819c. Utah and Nevada
fine, 14?il5c; fine medium, 15W3160; me
dium, 18S'19c: lo medium, lMjraoo. Dakota
fine, 15jl6c; fine medium, 16316c: medium,
lQ19e; low medium, 19S20c. Montana fine,
choice, 18fJ!19c; fine, average, 17ii18c: fine,
medium, choioe, 1k19c; average, IG'tfUc;
staple, lMfrSc; medium, --cholee, 1819c.
ST. LOC1S, May 28. WOOL Fink, ac
tive; medium grades, combing and cloth
ing. 17i8'23c; light fine, 16ftl7c; heavy fine,
12'3l4c: tub washed. 21'i32c.
LONDON. May 28. WOOL The market
during the week waa firm, though Inac
tive. Arrivals for the series numbered
124,303 bales, Including 66,000 forwarded
direct. Imports for the week were as fol
lows: New South Wales,. 4.920 bales; Vic
toria, 878; South Australia, 3,077; Tasmania,
1.929; New Zealand. 100; Cape of Good Hops
and Natal, 7,127; elsewhere, 896.
' Dulntk Grata Market.
DULt'TH, Minn., May 28. WH EAT In
store. No. 1 hard, fc&'jc; No. 1 northern,
94c; No. 8 northern, 91 c; to arrive. No.
1 hard, 96c: No. 1 northern. 96c; No. 1
northern, 920; on track, No. 1 northern,
SaVtfWVic: fJo. 1 northern. 90fi9Tci May,
94ci July. 93cj September, 8lc.
OATS On track aad to arrive,. 41c.
Milwaukee Ore In Market.
MILWAUKEE, May 88. WHEAT
Weak; No. 1 northern. 99c; No. 8 northern,
9f.'Ti'J7c;. old July, 87fc67c asked.
R V B Weak ; No. 1, TiQlZa.
BAH LEY Steady: No. 1, 63c.
CORN-Steady; No. 8, 49u61c; July, 41c
asked. .
TrV Goods Market
NEW YORK, May 28.-DRY GOODS The
week ended slowly In the dry goods mart
ket, with no activity In any direction, and
developments In the price situation are
awaiied by the buyer. Little change In
prices was reported, although a unail
amount of ' regular print cloths was re
ported sold at 8V, but nsrrow odds have
been selling on this basis for some time.
Peoria Grala Market.
PEORIA, May 88. CORN Dull and taayj
No. S. 4fio; No. t, 424p43c.
WI11SKY-41.28.
Mnrderera Icalrarrd to liana.
' CHICAflO,May 28. John Sammons and
(aiA V'cWB"aw,JL ftWac4. Ut e
hanged June 17. Their crime was the mur
der snd robbery of Salonn Keeper Patrick
BarSett. The motive of the crime was
robbery.
STRIFE BETWEEN COLLEGES
(Continued from Eighth Psga.)
been Informed by cable that Donahue
should be held and the papers are now In
Washington before Secretary Hay. The
governor had supposed that the agent
would now be In Washington on his way to
London. He declared that he would take
the responsibility of sending for the In
dicted man and would see that he Is prose
cyted, no matter what kind of a settlement
had been effected. After consulting by tele'
phone with County Attorney Whitney at
Bloux City, Sheriff Jackson was started for
Washington and will go on to London for
his man.
Parole for Colored Man,
A parole was Issued today to Nick Nel
son, colored, of Mahaska county. Governor
Cummins reaching the conclusion that the
man was erroneously sentenced. He had
pleaded guilty to murder In the second de
gree for having killed Larry Brooks In a
fight In Evans In 1808. . Ft was sentenced
for twenty years. Now two eye witnesses
swear that at the time of the fracas Brooks
had slashed Nelson with a rasor and that
Nelson had retreated, and that Brooks waa
advancing again upon Nelson when a by
stander put a revolver In his hand with
which he shot and killed Brooks. "The gov
ernor believed he could not possibly have
been convicted of anything more than man
slaughter If he had stood trial, and he haa
now served six years.
Visit the Institutions.
The State Board of Control roturned to
day from a visit to the state Institutions In
'the northern part of the state, having
been gone ten days. They find that the
Institutions are being well managed and
the crops have been nicely started. The
members of the board attended the cere
monies at Vinton, where a memorial tablet
was unveiled In honor of Thomas Drum
mond. It has been decided that the pro
posed water system for the state hos
pital at Cherokee will not be built at this
time, but that an effort will be made to po
fix the deep well that the water will be Al
tered and made fit for use. A contract to
that effect has already been entered Into. v
Vlcksbnrg Monnment Contract.
The Vlcksburg commissioners have let
the contract for the construction of the
monument In honor of Iowa dead on the
Meld of Vlekaburg to M. H. Klton of Bos
ton, the sculptor who designed the monu
ment The design shows a peristyle of
dorlo order sixty-four feet in width and
with a height of twenty-nine feot ten
Inches In the central part. There are
fourteen fluted columns and six large
bronse tablets. In front of the memorial
will stand an equestrian figure of a soldier
of cavalry In action. ,
To Go After Drnnlson.
George M. Christian, United States mar
shal was given the papers In the Den n If on
case and he will personally go after .'.im
some time next week. He stated that he
was In no great haste to serve the papers,
but would proceed some time during the
next week to secure the requisition from
Governor Mickey If possible.
' Northwestern Reports.
The reports of the Chicago 4 North
western railroad have been received at the
state capltol for the Information of the
executive efcuncil In making the assess
ment. The reports show that the gross re
ceipts of the company on. Iowa business
during 1903 amounted to $12,808,745.6i that
the expenses of operation were $9,070,003.96,
leaving the net earnings on Iowa business
83,238,750.49. This is the consolidated state
ment, including all the branches of the
road In Iowa. .
ALL READY FOR GRADUATION
(Continued from Eighth Page.)
Wednesday evening. The house waa hand
somely decorated with roses and spring
flowers. They were the recipients of many
gifts from their friends, who called to
offer their best wishes and congratula
tions to tne wormy couple.
A number of Council Bluffs women went
Friday morning to Malvern, where they
spent the day and were entertained at din
ner by Mrs. Ira Hendricks of that place.
Those making- up the party were: Mrs.
roniius, airs, nwanson, Mrs. nmra, Airs.
E. C. Cook, Mrs. Charles Bradley.. Mrs.
Fred R. Davis. Mrs. E. J. Gilbert and Miss
Bullard. The party returned on the evening
train, having enjoyed a delightful outing.
The auditorium Of St. Francis academy
will be formally opehed Monday evening by
a reunion of the former pupils and grad
uates. Vocal and Instrumental music, fol
lowed bv the oDpretta. "Jeotha's Daugh
ter," will be given. It Is .expected that, a
larva number of out-of-town people will be
In attendance. The address of welcome will
be given by Mrs. Therese Paschel Suing,
who has the distinction of being the first
graduate of the academy.
Miss Marlon Crane entertained very de
lightfully at a "pink" shower given In
riage to Mr. Harry Cavin takes place the
middle of June. Llllles of the valley and
Ink roses were used in aecoraiiuus, mo
inlng room was entirely in pink, the
chandelier being draped with crepe or tne
same dainty shade, while extending from
the chandelier to the center of the table
was a large column formed of pink crepe
paper, which when opened disclosed many
beautiful presents and mementos for the
bride-elect, all bearing some loucn or ine
Srevatllng color. Those assisting In the
Inlng room were Miss Bessie Crane, MUs
Bay Carter, Miss Edith Organ and Miss
Elvira Klnnehan.
Th memhara of the Kensington club were
entertained at a oharmlng yellow and whits
dinner given at the home of Miss Cherrie
Wells on Oakland avenue 'Friday evening.
Quantities of beautiful bridal wreath and
fern were used In the decorations through
out the rooms and on the tables, which
were placed In the rear parlor and dining
room. The chandeliers were entwined with
the yellow and white, with yellow silk
shades on the candelabra. The following
were In attendance: Mrs. Robert Theln
hart. Miss Helen Wallace. Miss Georgl
Mitchell. Miss Maud Davis, Miss Maud
Hosgland, Miss Josephine Jennings, Miss
Edith Runyan, Miss Evelyn Thomas, Miss
Ada Sargent, Miss Metcalf, Miss Josephine
Blxby, Miss Ruth Barstow, Miss Agnee
Wlckham. Miss Phoebe Judson and Miss
Chsrrie.Wslis.. . .
RIDES OFP. OX MARSHAL'S HOUSE
Passes Forced fTiecks and Steals Val
uables ad Disappears.
LOGAN, la.. May 88. (Special.) For scv.
eral days .this, week a man named J, R.
Berry has been assisting Marshal Spurlln
of Mondamln. Thursday he obtained per
mission to rldo one' of flpurlin's horses to
Missouri Valley to have some dental work
don. He did not return when expected
and Mrs. Bpurlln's gold watch and chain,
a number of other pieces of Jewelry and
tl in money are missing. Berry also passed
a forged 815 check on the Comer store be
fore he left. .
vIt is also now known that th same man
bought a set of harness of W. K. Htdges,
a storekeeper of Orson, giving in payment
a worthless check on an Omaha bunk.
Spurlln went to Missouri Valley and there
found his horse In a livery stable, but
Berry was not to be found. A $26 reward
Is offered for his arrest.
Little Slonx Will Celebrate.
LOGAN, la, May (Bpectal.)-Last
night at Little Sioux a meeting of cltlsens
decided to celebrate Independence day and
the following were aelected: President of
Wi Offer 50 Shares Subject
.loffotl Bearing Stock
M 530.00.
the day, T. Sllsby; treasurer, F. M. Ferry!
marshal, George Fox, committees on
finance. amusements, grounds, music,
speaker and printing.
COLLISION, ' BIT KO OIB HI HT
Passenger and Frelaht Meet at Marat
and Wreck Tif4 Engines.
ATLANTIC, ht.. May 2 (Special Tele
gram.) A serious yet fortunately not dis
astrous hend-end collision, occurred near
Marne, six miles west of this city, oh the
Rock Island shortly before noon today. No.
6. the westlxiund flyer, met a freight Just
on the outskirts of Mnrne, the two trains
coming together with such force as to badly
Injure both engines and several csts of the
freight train. The tender of the freight en
gine was lifted bodily onto a flat car
which was following It.
The freight was supposed to get In the
clear at Marne for the flyer, as the latter
train docs not stop at that place, and had
almost reached the sidetrack when the
passenger crashed Into It at full sliced. The
passenger was running at almost sixty
miles on hour while the freight was prob
ably making le.s than half that speed. The
erglne crews of both trains saved them
selves by Jumping and fortunate!? no one
was hurt on either train.
MISSOURI VALLEY, In., May 28 (Spe
cial.) The public schools of Missouri Val
ley held their eighteenth annual commence
ment In the opera house last evening. A
class of fourteen nine girls and five boys-
finished the four years' course of study and
received diplomas.
Lowlands Are Flooded.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. May -(Special.)
Heavy rains to the north have swol
len all the small streams tributary to the
Missouri flowing- through this county, and
thousands of acres of the lowlands are
again under water. The people are Im
patient at the laws delays In preparing for
the necessary drainage ennuis.
Tennis ( linniplon Defeated.
BOSTON, May M. William . Lamed of
Summit, N. J., former national tennis
fnmnlon, wns defeated today by Beals C
Wright of Boston In straight sets at the
Ciuntry club, Brookllne. The match waa
the first In an Invitation round-robin tourn
ament. Whlght beat Larned 4-4, 8-6.
REAL ESTATE TRAXSF:RS.
Deeds filed for record May 28, 1904, as fur
nished by the Midland Guarantee and
Trust company, bonded abstracters,' 1614
Farnnm street, for The Beei
James I. Cook and wife to F, J. Des- .
pecher, lot 18, block 11, Orchard Hill $2,800
Frank J. Fitzgerald and . wife to ,
Thomas 8. Keliey, lot 10, block L,
Redlnk's park 1
Josephine P. Brisbln et al ta the
Cathedral chapter of Episcopal
church, lot 7, block 67, Florence 1
Jennlo Sclmnborn to Georgia-Mcrrltt, .
lots 1 and 10, block 1, Grammercy
Park Reserve subdlv 1
l'l Uadelphla Mortgage and Trust com
pany to William F. Dammeler, lot
6, Stewart Place ; 1,400
iTed D. Wcod et al to Ellznheth D.
Wend, l.its 1 and 2. block 2. Saunders
& Hli-.toaiigh's add to Walnut Hill . i
7T!'r-iicth Kmintze Ren) Estate com
pany io Herman ivuuhub, ioib v auiu
1, block 12. Highland Place 1
Herman Kountseand wife to Gertrude
2ountze Stewart, lot 2, block 18,
Smith's add 1
Frank O. Moburg and wife to John
Lavtlle. lot 6. Lafayette Place 4,600
William D. Reed and wife to Peter
MeCann. part of lot 8, block 6,
Lowe's 2d add 600
William 8. Carr et al, executors, to
Francis (i. Hall, part of lot 20, In
6. E. Rogers' Oklahoma' add 1
A. Warren Nordell and wife to Georgo
H. Reltr, lot a, in replat ot yjocn i,
Hernia park 2,000
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