ran OMAHA DAILY BEE:; RATFKPAY. NOVEMBER 10. IDT!.
1.1
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Market Leaden Decline Several Point
During a Flurry at the Opening.
RAILROAD EARNINGS SHOW AN INCREASE
Valor Yl-I4 to tontlaord Profit Tnk
tam ! the lloe la Weak oa
Active Mclllac
,tJ) Movement.
NEW YORK. Nov. JR -Th-re was an tx- !
citea nurry aurtng the flrt hour today a
lock market, prme a.l due to the con
tinuance of the wilj mte.neiit In mg.ir
and Amalgamated '.pjj-r. with wnich Inrt
tiight'a ma.kfi tlorej. Llut t e eige wan
taKen oft the movement rjr the tuuevlvt
tbarka to unr a efTortx to net up, uy
tha relapse In Amliamatel Coppnr anil
.Tenneasee O-al to a point under 1 Kt nlll.
auid ty the yielding of I nlon i aciiic t-j inn
extent of a point. An the.'e Mtk termed
the main force of ycter,.)'' la.e aJvancr,
their exhaustion had a nr'mg mp 1 1 ne.to
ITect on the Rcncial market. There were
Bo other movement ot sufficient import
ance In an upward direction to ff et thin
Influence. There waa hIh.i a lexumtnlon of
violent advances in ome of the olxcuro
quarters of the llfrt. which ha prowa to
have a distinctly unfavorable effect on the
freneral maiket. The day's new of ac'.iml
romililons waa not unaatl-fjctorv. The en-
aemeni or imwu lilinennl uold 10.
'arla tomorrow and the irml of a re
flection In tomorrow's htnk "Uaieim-nt tt
the heavy Withdrawals of gold for export
were without Influence, as money o.i c II
waa enny, and hanks which held nut tor
the 2, per cent rate hid difficulty of
placing nil of their available funds. Sec
retary Shaw's call upon rational bunks
for return of government depo lis set a
definite period fur that opernilon ami thus
relieved the uncertainty regarding It which
hfls been weighing upon the money mar
ket to an extent. With a requlrm-nt lor
l' per cent of depol s held aelerrel to
January 16 and calling for but lw.nnoom
nn inei remainder of the J25.liiXV.iK, cr 25
er cent of holdlnes. left to in lite ai
larch lf5. the Ofierntlrin nana.. Ii lla nnnWA-
henslon. The Janunry reflux of iunds from
ine interior is expected to have sot In to
meet the first Installment, and :he normal
eaa of the spring money markets Is looked
to to provide for the rerond nMaHimnt.
Railroad gross earnings o far repo-id
for the flrt week In November ao eil
tnnted to show an Increase rmiMderably
exceeding 25 per cent compared with the
rnrresnondlng week of laM yar, and the
econd week's enrntngs re-elvd today
hnwed the higher level well mnlntain.vl.
Put the pressure to take profits was per
sistent in the market and arrled pr'ces
backward reneatedly. The result waa a
general showing of losses at the ltt. even
In stocks that had been strong. The mur
ket closed weak on an active selling- move
ment. Bond" were active and Irregular; tMal
ales, par value. 10.30.oor,. 'ntted Piatee
bonds were unchanged nn call.
Following wa sthe range of price and
alea on the Stock exchinee today:
' . ... Halrs.H'ih.Ixiw.Clcse.
Atchison JW into 8714 fbiM, 8Ki
do pfd 10.KO Vit 10L' 111274
Baltimore A Ohio.... 13,700 fc4 97Va B7
lo pM 91
Canadian Pacific 17,30 1W 134V4 134U
Central of N. J '.. inn m4 12L 191
Chesapeake A Ohio.. 31.10 61 N, 50
Chicago & Alton 1,400 47 461, 44T4
do pfd 7 .
Chicago O. W 29.400 7f 26 26
, Chicago St N. V l.flm) 2111 2"0 210
C. M A St. P 36.2UO 1764 172H 172'J
dp pfd......... I8J14
Chicago T. A T l.wn 144 IS
lopM- 2,700 25 24H 24
C., C, C. A St. t.... 100 89, 891. RSU
Colorado Southern... 1.500 23 23 23
do 1st pfd 1.200 69 69 5SU
do 2d pfd 200 37A S7 3
nelaware A Hudson. 2,200 188 1 86 18S
Tlelnware I, Jtr W ov '
Denver A Rio Grande 'inn MS 33i 334
oo pra 100 8is4 Km. m
i-rie 74.7UO iou suiz ao
do 1st pfd 2.700 73 4 734 73
do 2d pfd 1.900 56VJ 644 64S4
Hocking Valley 200 84 4 84 834
do nfd 7110 91 904 904
Illinois Central l.ooo 1504 1494 149
Iowa Central 1.300 3I 81 304
. do pfd fino 68 67 67
K. C. Southern l.joo Si 81)4 30
Jopfd 2.200 54 64 634
A N ; 10.700 1 4o'4 1384 1384
Manhattan t. , e.tjoo I1S4 lfi71i 174
Met. Securities 2.200 834 "2 82
Metropolitan St. Ry.. 12.100 1264 1244 1244
Minneapolis A St. I. 400 5 06 M
M., St. P. A S. St. M. I,4o0 93 914 91
. do pfd 200 1 48 148 147
Mlvsnurl Pacific 61,200 1094 M84 ll4
Missouri, K. A T.... 1.900 3M, 344 84
do pfd fi.OO 4T 4 64
K. R. R. of M. pfd.. f.ao 45 434 44
New York Central... S.SoO 13HS4 136 1364
Norfolk A Western.. 6,600 764 75 75
do pfd 90
Ontario A Western 424
Pennsylvania 63.200 1374 1364 13ti4
P.. C, C. A St. L 754
Reading 104.200 77 754 754
do lat pfd 100 88 88 874
do 2d pfd 1.3o 804 794 79 I
jtwiiw iniHiiu aj.iw ai .to a"
do pfd 8,400 834 SI 824
St. L. A 8. F. 2d pfd. 600 69 684 68
St. L. Southwestern. 900 it 264 2S4
do pfd 1.400 644 534 534
8outhern Pacific 49,6oO 684 6:4 6-'.V
do pfd 600 1184 118 1174
Southern Railway... 107,100 364 354 364
do pfd 1.100 954 964 54
Texas A Pacific 11.200 884 374 874
T.. St. L. A W 1.200 S24 82 314
do pfd 2.000 63 63 514
I'nlon Paclflo 112.000 115 114 1144
do pfd 600 944 944 944
Wabash ? 5o0 244 24 24
do pfd 12,000 484 7 47
Wheeling A L. E 3oO 22 214 2Hi
Wisconsin Central... 4.000 25 24 24
do pfd 1.9ii0 44 484 48
Mexican Central..:... 81,200 224 214 214
Adams Express 240
American Express. ... 100 216 216 216
V. 8. Express 124
Wells-Fargo Express 100 246 246 245
Amulga. Copper 126.600 81 794 794
. American C. A F S.100 814 304 904
do pfd 400 884 88 874
American Cotton Oil 1,600 364 344 344
, do pfd 93
American Ice 1.SO0 84 84 84
do pfd 4.900 874 864 4
American Linseed Oil 3"0 194 194 184
do pfd 4i)
Amer. Ixicomotlve.... 19.900 82 304 814
do pfd MX) ll 994 9i4
American 8. A R 7.700 804 794 794
do pfd 1.000 115 1144 1144
Amer. Sugar Refln... 6O.311O 1524 1494 1494
Anaconda M. Co S.HX 120 114 118
Urooklyn R. T 15.F0O 70 68 684
Colorado F. A 1 18.300 44 464 464
Consolidated Oas 6 400 2194 218 218
Corn Product 18.100 24 244 234
do pfd 1.600 804 80 79
Plstlller' Securities. f0 S64 S4 364
General Electric 1.500 182 I814 1814
International Paper. 1.900 214 204 20
do pfd 200 794 79 78
. International Pump.. !'0 414 414 414
National Lead 700 '.'44 244 34
North American.... 6.900 lOii; 106 105
Paclflo Mall 9o0 4f4 484 49
Peoples Oae 6.800 1094 1084 1084
Pressed Steel Car 60O 85 844 814
do pfd 100 f34 834 ra
Pullman Palace Car. "0 2H1 230 228
Republic Steel 2.900 17 164
do pfd 2,700 KT4 66
Rubber Goods 1.600 25 244
do pfd r7
Tennessee C. A 1 7.3K 774 754 75
V. 8. Leather 7.6o0 144 14 144
do pfd 1.800 95 944 944
TT. S. Realty A Imp.. ?.i'00 824 81 81
IT. 8. Rubber 6.400 344 53 3
do pfd 1 00 88 874
TT. B. Steel BI.7O0 28 JT V
do pfd 76.900 K84 74 874
Wertinghnuse Elec... 1.600 1764 174 1744
Western I'nlon SM 24 93
offered. Eg-dlvldend.
Total sales for the day, 1,579.500 harts.
92
London rioalasi Sleeks.
' IilNPON, Nov. 18 -Closlng:
renaela, monajr W4 N. V. Central lr4
do account M I '4 Norfolk A W Tb4
Anaconda do pfd 4
At.hlion tH'n Ontario A W t
n pfd PcnniyWanla T04
Baltlmora Ohl. . . tKV l!and Mines HS4
Onillan 1 4 H riln
Oia. A Ohio :-m do lat pfd 48
Cbltase 01. W ' do td pfd 44
C . at. A 8t. P 17e4 Southern Railway ... 11
fVlWra 1 do pfd M
tarn A R. 0 1144 Southern Paella TO
do pfd M t'nlon Paciftc II
Brla 41 1 do pM M
do lat pfd T14 V. g. Slacl MH
da U pid M do pld H
Tlllaola Ontr.l 1&4 Wabaak M4
t.oul. Naih 14.14 do pfd I
U.. K. A T li, Branlah 4a 874
Ex-dlvldend.
SILVER Har. quiet. 264d per ounce.
MONKY 2'c'-4 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills Is 3 per cent; for three
months' bills. 1 15-16tfj3 per cent.
Neve Vork Mlalnar Storks.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18-The following are
me closing puces "r. nuning stocks:
Adama Cos
IS
IeedTllla t on
. I
. I
IIS
tit
. II
. 40
. tt
.lfcl
All.-e
Hreeie
Bmnewick Con ..
Cnmatwk Tunnel.
Coa Cal. A Va..
tlura Hllr
Iiua liner
... to
... II
... IS
... I
...4
...lb
...3-j
I Ittle I hlf ...
ftntarlo
'iphir
I hoenli
Hlvrra Nevada
Small HHa ..
Standard
Treaaarg Statement.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-Today'a state
ment of the treasury balance In the genera)
fund, exclusive of the rvxvtnnno gnld re
serve In the division of redemption, ehows:
AyJi". ca,h b"1"nr. $146,.ill.Mi); gold,
4V4,'x2, Mi.
BISlRsg OF ASSOCIATED BASKS
Clearlasre t the Great romaaerrlal
Ceaters ef Coaatr.
NEW TORK, Nov. 18 The following
table, compiled bv Bradstreet.' shows the
bank clrarinrs at' tn prlnrlpnl cities for
the week ended November 17, with the per
centage of increase and decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
4
CITIE&
Clearlngi Inc
Deo.
Nw Tork
Chlengo
Boston
Philadelphia
Pt. Ixinls
nttsburgh
9an Francisco
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Kansas City
New Orleans
Cleveland
Mlnneipolls
Iwtrolt
Louisville
OMAHA
Milwaukee
Providence
Buffalo
Indlannpolls
St. Paul
IOS Angeles
Pt. Joseph
Denver '.
Columbus
Memphis
Seattle
Richmond
Washington
Savannah
Albany
Portland, Ore
Fort Worth
Toledo, Ohio
Salt Iike City
Peoria
Atlanta
Rochester
Hartford
Nashville
Ies Moines
Spokane, Wash
Tacomii
Grand Rapids
New Haven
Dayton
Norfolk
Springfield. Mass...
Worcester
Portland, Me
Augusta, Ga
Topeka
Sioux City
Syracuse
Kvansvllle ,
Birmingham
Wllmlna-ton. Pel....
Knoxvllle
Davenport
Little Rock
Wllkesbarre
Fall River ,
Macon ,
Wheeling. W. Va...
Wichita
Akron
Chuttanooga
Pprlngfleld, Til
Kalnmnxon. Mich..,
Youngstown
Helena ,
Lexington
Fargo. N. D
New Bedford
Canton. Ohio
Jacksonville, Fla...
Lowfll
Chester. Pa ,
Oreensburg. Pa....
Rockford. Ill
BlnKhnmpton
Springfield, Ohio...
Bloomlngton, 111
Oulncy. Ill
Sioux Falls, S. D...
Mansfield, Ohio
Decatur, 111
Jacksonville. 111...
Fremont, Neb
tHouston
tGalveston
ICharleston. 8. C...
Cedar Rapids
,t2,2l. 20.553) 79 6
213.R71.7TII 1
1G2 S21.29.'! 17.1
13S.183.446: 18 4
70.409 65 29 3
60.741. 3M' 8V8
39.021.7721 16 $
2T.!K4Mi 22 0
f4.1s.7Sn 98
27.22.V7: 19.1
r4I.M9i
I 13.6
16.-27.4S'!
S3
26,396,172
11 448 847!
I 28 1
SI
12 91a. 6441 29.2
808?."n' .6
9.Wi27 7
8.ns3 5 5
f ,ti78.073 18 9
7.6xri.l10l 21-1
8.794. 46 11.5
8.5S2.642 14 4
6o.M4 76
6.7.34.6431 6.3
6.6!8.700 22.3
7.9.'3.311l 6 4
6.813.8!iS 19 7
5.577.596' 80. J
4.644.6781 21.1
6.672.0451 2.8
6.178.9X7! 8.6
5.046. 2H5I 31.7
5.417.0221 11.7
3.216.514! l.T
4.749.8HJ1. ,
1.543. nsl
4.538.2811 ,
8. 3O3.021 26 6
2.917.4171 22 2
2.920.9201 18.1
2.506.2241
3.220.M4I 29 0
8,347.617! 47.3
2.1S1.410'
2.1ftl. 6!4 34.6
1.64.539
2.020.S87I 8.7
3 2
1.4
173
38
'6.2 '
"7.i"
1.69."6 2l 14.9
1 49,'02j 6" 8
1.802.114
119
2.0V4.3161
1.028.619!
21.6
I'i2.7
23.0
1.637.831
1.49 2 3
"01 .0981 23.0
1.535.776
i.0!'2.O51
1.210.36 1
825,562
1 318 413
25. a
12.7
' 86 '
19.8
'iij"
23.1
26.7
1,020.2321 20.5
79 .609
721.3711
F96.S07I 25.6
1.012.6341 25.7
6II.IOOI
869.941
842.5251 28.7
948.S42 39.4
W9.1001
708,5821 23.5
660,813!
72S.739
550,3311
505.01
1,109.0991
603,050
480.6211 5.6
325,6401
525.6841 15.8
5'I3,390 29.1
423,091 1.1
361.1291 19.2
347.2621
241,6841
18.3
19
19.2
' '5.8
4 2
22 6
17.3
6 2
14.0
3.6
26.0
16.7
189.823'
272.6921
245.8421
160.4601
2.6
8 2
5.2
16,797.237
14,310,0001
1,644,0M 21.0
423,8631
20 8
2.1
Totals. IT, S 13.242.490.1731 53.5
Outside N. Y $1,041,259,620 17.2
CANADA.
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
Quebec
Vancouver, B. C
Hamilton
London, Ont
St. John, N. B
Vlctorlu, B. C
I
906,
776,
4.6
1.2
,067
4.1 J.
102,
10.7
.360,
27.5
13 1
13.3
ff3,
423,
,287,
3.2
8.5
8S6.
962.
Va
4.6
94.
Totals. Camida It 66.109.5191 1 3 9
tNot Included in totals becausu containing
other Items than clearings.
(I Not included in totals because of no com.
parlson for last year.
Tfew York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. MONEY On call,
steady at 2fft24 per cent; closing bid. 24
per cent; offered at 24 per cent. Time
loans, steady; sixty days. 34u34 per cent;
nlnetv days and six months, 34414 P"r cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER 44444
per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Strong, with
actual business in bankers' bills at $4.869u
4.87 for demand and at 64.84054.1410 for
slxtv-day bills; posted rates, $4.85 and
$4,874: commercial bills, $4,834. ,
SILVER Bar, 584c; Mexican dollars,
464c.
BONDS Government, steady; railroad, ir
regular. The following were the closing prices on
stocks and bonds:
II B. ref Is. pas 1044 IMtntwtUn t. 4l...lji
so coupon lo4Mi
MI. I Qtr 4 lb
do lilt Inc 244
do la. ref.
104 4
do coupon
Minn, ti St. Li. l
M., K. & T. 4l 103
do nw
rt(.
,..W'P6
..13') 4
...Jo'4
...101'
... 44
... 94
do coupon
do la MVi
do old 4t. rsf..
do coupon
Atchison can. 4a
do sdj.
Atlantic ('. I.. 4a
Ual. Ohio 4a...
do IHa
Central of Oa. (a
do lit Inc
rhea A Ohio 4Ha
N. R. R. of M. 0. 4a. 81
N. T. r. (. ma iooh
N. J. C. 1. 6a 136
No. Paclllo 4a 106
do 3a 76H
...103HIN
A W. c. 4a 101
O. 8. L. 4a par.... 1014
Pann. cost. IHi 1034
...
...111
... M
Rsadlnf sen. 4a nut
St. L. A I. M. e. ta..HS4
.107"
Chlr.no A. ia.... 2i' Bt. U A I. P. (. 4a. 0
C. B. A 0. n. 4a....100H
9t L. 8. W. la 74
Haboard A. U 4a.... M.14
C. M. A B. V. t 4a.. HOW
C. A N. W. e. 7a 12HV.
C. K. I. A P. 4a.... a
do roi. aa 96
CCC. A St. L f. 4a.. 101
t'l lcaao Tar. 4a ,84
Con. Tobacco 4a "14
Colo. A 80. 4a
P. A R. 0. 4a 101
Brla prior llan 4a.... 101
Bo. Pacific 4a ten
So. Railway 6a 114
Taa A P. la 121 'i
T.. St. U A W. 4a.. 1
Union PaclAc 4a 104
do conT. 4a 114
V. 8. Steal Id ta
Wabaah la 1174
do dab. B 9'4
do fen. a si
w L. E. 4a 01
F. W. A T) C. la....ll04Wle. Central 4a I t
Hocklns Val. 4Ha....lll Colo. Fuel c. ta l
L. A N. unl. 4a lu
Boston Stork Market.
BOSTON. Nov. 18 -Call loans, 2464 per
rent; time loans. 44 per cent. Official clos
ing of stocks and bona
Atchleoa ad.
n
Wefctlnf. common
Adventure
Allouea
Amalgamated
American Kino ...
Atlantlo
do 4a
Meilcan Central a
Alchtaon
do pfd
Boeton A Albany..
Ooaton A Mains.
Pcetnn Elaratad ..
,.lot
. 71
. f.'4
.1014
.jt:'4
.lust
. 4
. 18
. 74
. 134j
.
. 374
.
. 3SSi
Bingham
Cal. A Hecla
Centennial
.lb
.140
Pttrhburg pfd
Mcilon Centrmt 11U
Copper Range
71
N T., N. H. A H...lWDalv Weat U4
t'nlon PacISc 114S Dominion Coal 24i
Amer. Arga. Chan... MV Franklin IS
do pfd I1W Orancr 4
Amer. Pneu. Tuba... b!4 lala Royala iOH
Amer. dinar 1494i!Mera. Mining 1
do pfd
.140
Michigan
94
M
MS
S
s4
Amer. T. A T...,
Amer. Woolen ....
do pfd
Dominion I. A S.
rMteon Elec. lllu.
fleneral Rlectrlo .
Maaa. Electrlo ...
do pfd
Maa. Oaa
etinlled rrult ...
United Shoe Mach
do pfd
U S. Hi eel
...14
... i4
... o
...101
...u
...laO
... 14
... im
... 4H
...1074
... 17.
... MS
Mohawk
Old Dominion
Oaceola
Parrot
Oulncy to
Phennon
74
Tamarack
Trinity
V. S. Mining...
V. . Oil
Ifah
Victoria
134
1F4
I4S4
11
464
a'
44
Winona
da pfd
74
WoUerlne 10
Bid. Asked.
Foreign jctaanelal.
IX5NDON, Nov. 18 Money waa In good
demand In the market today. Discounts
were firm, owing to the prospects of fur
ther gold exports and unfavorable con
tinental exchangee, business on the Stock
exchange was mostly buoyant and mod
erately active on the hopeful view taken of
the political situation. Consols hardened
and home rails were more animated. Amer
icans opened strong In response to the tone
In New Vork and on local and continental
support advanced to well above parity and
closed firm. Foreigners were strong on
Paris support. The new Japanese loan la
receiving much attention and considerable
satisfaction ia expressed at the promptness
In making the allotments. Imperial Japa
nese government 6s of 1904 were quoted at
94. r.
PARIS, Nov. 16. Trading on the bourse
today was calm and prices were firm Rus
sian Imperial 4a were quoted at 4 81 and
Russian bonds of 1104 at 506- The decline In
Russian bonds was due to toe payment of
coupons.
German Bank Statement.
PKRT.IN. Nor. 16 The weekly statement
of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the
following changes: Cash In hand Increased
660 marks, treasury notes increased 6-"0..
one marks, other securities decreased 11..
42 Of marks, notes la circulation decreaaed
41, 0?o, 000 maris.
TRADE STEADILY EXPANDS
Retail Business Beiponds to Lower Tem
perature and Holiday Jobbing Begins.
CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN ALL LINES
Greatest Dancer Is In an Vndne ln
flatlon of Prices that Will t'sr.
tall t'onsampt Ion Heavy De
mand for Iron and Steel.
NEW TORK, Nov. 18.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say:
Business was retared by the storms which
Interrupted telegraphic communication, but
the lose avas quickly recovered, and retail
trade responded to the lower temperature,
whlio a large jobbing distribution of holi
day goods occurred. Fall River mills were
reopened, but the operatives did not re
turn in sufficient numbers to keep the ma
chinery active, and there Is still difficulty
regarding the ore supply In the Conntlls
vllle coke region, which handicaps the
blast furnaces. Other commercial reports
are encouraging and. on the whole, condi
tions steadily Improve. Gradual progress
Is desirable, providing lees danger of such
udvances n prices as will curtail con
sumption. Confidence Is Increasing, par
ticularly In the steel and textile Industries
and building operations are very vigorous
for the season, while mercantile collec
tions are more prompt. Farm staples are
slightly cheaper In response to splendid
dispatches from agricultural centers, and
Severn! freight blockades have delayed the
delivery of grain and merchandise. Rail
way earnings thus far reported for Novem
ber are 6.6 per cent larger than Inst year.
Foreign trnde is excusing the most san
guine expectations. Official returns for Or
tober make the value of exports tlfi2.57fl.33.1.
exceeding every month on record, with the
exceptlr.il of October. 1", which reported
onlv IWO.ono Inrger exrr
From the highest fo- . s of machinery and
other finished steel products down to scrap
nnd pig Iron there Is evidence of a better
demand and nn upward tendency In quota
tions. Restricted supplies of coke have
some Influence, hut more permanent and
wholesome factors predominate. If the
na'ural disposition to Inflate prices Is ro
sisted there Is every reason to anticipate a
satisfactory vear's business In this Indus
try during 1905. hut recovery wPl be slower
If consumntlon Is discouraged hv prohibi
tive auotatlons. As the picker hide market
Is closely cleaned no. and ninny varieties
sold for distant delivery, there Is n tend
ency toward hlr"?r price, desntte the les
sened nctlvltv. This strere'h Is reflected In
leather, which has the additional stimulus
of continuous exports.
New Fnglnrd sho factories hive !aree
contracts on hand for spring dellve'v end
SRlesmen will soon start west with f-"
samples. Progress in cotton goods Is still
vcev slow, hut buvere are arrnduallv ex
hibiting n nitle more disposition to provide
fo- the future.
Che-iner Pu-slan woole are belnr tried for
clofilns: fabrics, nnrl a 1ar meelosn at.
tendance Is expected at the London sale
net week.
r-.-li-.res this week pi.-nhered ?17 In h
t'nl'd Ptates. aaralpst 9n l"t year, nnd 27
In Canada, compnred with 17 a year ago.
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OP TRADE
Reports from the Orest Basle India.
tries Are More Favorable.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 Bradstreets' to
morrow will say:
Reports from the great basic Industries
nro more favorable and wholesale and Job
bing trade in holiday and spring goods dis
play a more confident tone. Interior buyers
uppear more willing to stock up and are
meeting wun rair success despite the fact
thatiutiaeaaonabie weather, activity In fall
farm work and bo me holding back by
farmers ri lards retail trade and collec
tions in the west and northwest. Cold
weather at the east and seasonable condi
tions at the south induce better reports
as to final distribution from these sections.
Trade generally Is allowing Improvement
over the corresponding period a year ago,
and the aggregate yeur'a business in most
lines will make better comparison than at
one time seemed possible. Money displays
remarkable ease, crop moving necesatties
are about satisfied and a return flow from
the country ia apparently in sight. Gross
railway earnings show a tendency to In
crease lnte gains and to swell earnings
for the year to totals above those of lDMi.
Net returns may fall behind last year,
but only slightly. Dry weather for winter
wheat is a flaw In the outlook, but may
yet be repaired with seasonable climatic
conditions. The coal trade is Improving:
Iron and steel are active and buoyant In
price. Raw wool Is higher on the week,
avalluble supplies being closely curtailed.
This tends to unsettle the market for men's
wear material for next fall.
There has been a material improvement
In Jobbing distribution since the election.
Cold weather will help seasonable goods,
such as heavy dry goods, clo'hlng. boots
and shoes. Hardware and groceries are
also active at western points.
Leather and Its allied products are strong,
the tendency of prices is upward and the
only doubt expressed Is whether shoe man
ufacturers can succeed in getting the
higher prices rendered necessary by ad
vances In the raw material.
Business failures In the United States
number 190, against 184 last week, 234 In
til" like week In li3, 201 in 19n2, 223 In 11
and 215 In 1HO0. In Canada failures for the
week number 24, against 26 last week and
16 In this week a year ago.
Wheat, Including flour, exports for the
week ending November 17 aggregate 1,289.642
bushels, agulnst l,454,27t bushels last week,
2.274.277 buahels this week last year, 6.277,
676 bushels in 19U2 and 6.518,930 bushels In
1901. From July 1 to date the exports ag
gregate ii'.. 678, 081 bushels, against 64.87C.OJ8
bushels last year, 105,268.324 bushels In- 1902
and 118.176.156 bushels In 1901.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
139.978 bushels, against 148.051 bushels last
week, 1,391,625 bushels a year ago, 243,381
bushels in 1902 and 445,850 bushels in 1901.
From July 1 to date the exports of corn
aggregate 10.929,864 bushels, against 22.
9K2.G03 bushels In 1903, 1,388,180 bushels in
1902 and 17,0L'3,90O bushels In 1901.
SQUATTER NEAR TOP BAR SHOT
Quarrel Over Government Iand Ends
with Man In the
Hospital.
PIERRE, 8. D.. Nov. 18-(Special.)
Joseph Jupiter, a squatter from near Top
Bar, Is at Fort Pierre with a bullet wound
through his hip. Jupiter was a squatter
on government land, where he had built a
cabin and was holding a small bunch of
sheep. A man by the name of Warner filed
on the tract and Jupiter decided that Bam
Btrayer, one of his neighbors, was respon
sible for this act. lie went to the Btrayer
home and finding no one there but the
hired man asked where Btrayer could be
found and announced that he was there to
do some killing. He then knocked the man
down and fired a shot at him, which went
through his clothing. As soon as Jupiter
was gone the men hastened to Btrayer and
told of the occurrence. Next morning a
half doien men found Jupiter near his
home and when they asked to have a talk
with him he refused to talk. They then
asked him to submit to arrest, but he re
fused, and at last raised his rifle to his
shoulder and fired at the party, but was
struck by a bullet from one of the others'
rifles. He was brought to Fort Pierre and
la held for medical attendance and hearing
In the future.
CONFESSES TO KILLING GARRETT
Victim Was Shot, Dragged with Lar
iat and Then Throat Cnt.
BELLE FOURCHK, g. D.. Nov. ll-(Bpa-clal.)
Otto Erickson has confessed to the
killing of James Garrett. He was arrested
early this morning and placed in Jail. Willie
Erickson, his brother, was arrested Mon
day by Sheriff Moses and placed in the
city Jail here, and on last evening he made
a complete confession, which was about
as follows:
On the morning of the 19th of October
Otto Erickson and a youngejbrother were
driving their cattle near Bull creek and
coming over a small knoll they saw Garrett
unnlng a odlf, evidently trying to separate
It from the herd. Otto rode to where Gar.
rott waa and asked hira to leave the cattle
alone. A quarrel ensued and Garrett made
an attempt to get his rifle, but Erickson
was too quick for him and shot three shot
at Garrett, one of them striking hlcn in
tbe back, low down near the spine, caus
ing hira to fall from bis horse. Not know,
luc how to dlsyoaa of the bod Otto tied
his rope to Garrett's feet and dragged him
about a mile and a half to a bunch of
bushes. On arriving there he discovered
Garrett was not dead, so he took his knife
and cut Garrett's throat, notwithstanding
the fact that the wounded man begged to
be shot In the head. The body was put
In the bushes. Otto returning to his ranch.
'hen hi brother, Willie, who had been
abeent from the ranch for a while, re
turned Otto told him what had occurred
and two days after the killing the boys,
Willie and Otto, went to the bushes, se
cured the bodr. placing a sack over the
head to prevent blood from dripping and
leaving a trail. They then took the body
up a small ravine where they ourleJ It.
It seems as though the boys and Garrett
have had trouble a number of times over
cattle range.
Otto Erickson also made a confession
when brought In this morning in which
he said Matson, Garrett's partner, who
has been In J'lll here, was perfectly Inno
cent and knew absolutely nothing about
the crime. The authorities released Mat
son this morning.
FIGHT THE VALIKD POLICY LAW
lasornnre Compnnles Take Case to
South Dakota Supreme Court.
PIERRE. 8. D.. Nov. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) The suit brought by the Phenix
and other old line Insurance companies in
Davison county, attacking the valued pol
icy Insurance law of the last legislative
session. Is being argued before the supreme
court today. Bartlett W. Tripp nnd H. G.
Preston are appearing for the companies
and Attorney General Hall for the state.
The principal contention Is on the right of
the Insurance commissioner to frame policy
forms to meet the requirement of the
valued policy and other laws.
New Club Honae.
ABERDEEN. 8. D.. Nov. 18. (Special.)
It is now expected that the new clubhouse
of the Aberdeen Commercial club will be
opened about the middle of December. At
a meeting of the board of directors It was
decided to purchase two high-grade billiard
tables and to provide for other amusement
feature. The house committee was also
Instructed to provide for the serving of
luncheon at noon to the members of the
club who may desire that accommodation.
A number of rooms will also be furnished
In handsome style and rented to those
members of the club who desire them. In
addition to the charter enrollment a large
number cf additional applications for mem
bership have been received and the club
promises to be a decided addition to Aber
deen's institutions.
Grand Jury Adjourns.
ABERDEEN. S. D., Nov. 18 (Special.)
The federal grand Jury haa completed Its
labors and was discharged by Judge Cnr
land. During Its sessions it considered
twenty-two cases, returning Indictments In
fifteen and falling to And sufficient cause
for Indictments in the other seven. It Is
probable the term of federal court will run
over Into next week, as there are still a
number of case on the docket. Several
civil and criminal cases have been post
poned until the next term of court at Sioux
Falls, the most Important being that of Ed
ward Dahlhelmer, Indicted for sending ob
scene letters to President Roosevelt and
James J. Hill.
niaj Reward for Murderers..
HURON. 8. D., Nov. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) The county commissioners this
afternoon added $2,000 to the reward offered
for the capture of the .Todd and Johnson
murderers. This makes $7,500 dollars of
fered by Hand and Beadle counties and it
Is believed this amount will be Increased
by the state to $10,000. The crime waa com
mitted nenr the line dividing Hand and
Beadle counties.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy and Colder in Nebraska
Today, Sunday Fair Colder In
Western Iowa Today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Forecast of lh-
weather for Saturday and Sunday:
For Nebraska Partly cloudy and colder
Saturday; Sunday, fair.
For Iowa Fair In south, partly cloudy In
the north portion Saturday, colder In west;
Sunday, fair, colder In east portion.
For South Dakota Rain or enow and
colder Saturday; Sunday, fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Nov. 18. Official' record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 1904. 1903. 1902.1901.
Maximum temperature .. 70 27 48 36
Minimum temperature ... 39 1 0 34 31
Mean temperature 54 18 41 33
Precipitation 00 00 T 00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day, since March 1:
Normal temperature 32
Excess for the day 22
leflclency since March 1 20
Normal precipitation 08 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 24. 19 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.65 Inches
Excess for cor. period. 19.73 3.11 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1902... 1.98 Inches
Reports from Stations nt T p. m.
Maximum
Tempera- Tem-
Statlon end State ture per a- Rain-
of Weather. at 7 p. m. ture. fall.
Omaha, clear 62 70 00
Valentine, partly cloudy 66 74 00
North Platte, ufear 52 74 00
Cheyenne, partly cloudy 48 64 00
Salt Lake City, cloudy.. 50 64 00
Rapid City, cloudy 52 66 00
Huron, cloudy 62 68 00
Wllliaton, cloudy . 48 C6 00
Chicago, clear 60 64 00
St. Louis, clear 64 72 00
St. Paul, clear 66 66 00
Davenport, clear 56 66 00
Kanaas City, clear 66 74 00
Havre, cloudy S 52 00
Helena, partly cloudy.. 40 44 .01
Bismarck, cloudy 44 56 00
Galverston, cloudy 64 66 00
T indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
Cheap Rates
Southwest
There isn't a section of the globe where a man
with a little money and a big capacity for work
can do as well a section that he can visit,
investigate and satisfy himself of its worth so
easily and cheaply as the Southwest.
On November 22 the Ilock Island Hystem will
offer an unusually low round trip rate to Texas
and New Mexico points; also low round trip
rates to all Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
Kansas points.
Several hours quickest line to Oklahoma and
Texas points.
Send for literature.
ILL OF AMENDMENTS CARRY
Returns Eeoeired bj Etcrstary of State
from 111 of the- Comties.
INSURANCE MEN CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Governor Cvmntlae Goes to Washing
ton to Argue ghlloh Monument
Matter Before the War
Department.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Nov. 18. (Special.) Secre
tary Davidson of the State Executive coun
cil today secured final return from all the
counties of the state save Dubuque, on the
second amendment, better known as the
"Temple amendment," to the state consti
tution. The reports from the counties show
that beyond all question the amendment
waa adopted by the people of the state,
and that thus the constitution Is amended
In two particulars. The figures reported
show about 7.0n) majority for the amend
ment. This amendment Is for the purpoe
of rearranging the membership of the state
legislature so that each and every county
would have one member of the house. At
present there are 100 representatlvea for
ninety-nine counties, and the method of ap
portioning has been to give five or six of
the big counties two each and thus make It
necessary to group a number of the smaller
counties into districts. As soma of the
smaller counties are contiguous only to
very large counties this makes It difficult
to secure a constitutional apportionment
of the house membership. The amendment
was proiosed in the interest of the email
counties and camo from linn. M. I Temple
of Clarke county, whose county is one ef
the small ones, but which Is surrounded by
large counties. The amendment will give
the house as mnny as 1S representatives,
and there will bo one for each county, with
nine to be distributed among the larger
counties a extra memrers. Tlio amendment
will be hailed with delight In the north
western counties of the state where most
of the grouping Into districts has been dune
In the past,
Aconse Insnranre Men of Frand.
The report waa filed In district court to
day of George M. Stearns, recrtver for the
Continental Life Insurance company, In
which he makes sensational revelations re
garding the conduct of B. A. lilanchard
and J. M. Kline, officers of the company,
who are accused of fraud. He alleges that
the records will show they agreed to resign
their offices If they were paid $4,000 out of
the funds of the company. One of them
afterwards agreed to go before a grand
Jury and reveal all the transactions, but
upon the advice of an attorney failed to
do so. The company went Into the hands
of a receiver Just as the attorney general
of the state waa preparing to commence
proceedings against It. The officers tried
to merge it into the Fraternal Bond, a
Missouri company, at a luter dnte, but the
courts would not permit the transfer of the
property from the state. (
Present the ghlloh Argument.
Governor A. B. Cummins went to Wash
Ington this evening, where he will again
make an argument before Acting Secretary
of War Oliver for the proper record on the
Iowa monuments at Shiloh of the battle
history of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa
regiments. It has been rumored that the
trip of the governor to Washington at this
time would have some political significance
but he had arranged several weeks ago to
go for the one purpose of making an argu
ment on this question to tho secretary of
war. He went to Shiloh and appeared be
fore tho commission, and that body decided
against the record as it Is known in Iowa.
Incorporated New Railroad.
The articles of incorporation were filed
today for the St. Joseph, Albuny & Des
Moines railroad, a project for 4 line from
St. Joseph to Dcs Moines, being promoted
by F. S. Mordaunt and others. The com
pany Is capitalized for $25,000, and is au
thorized to build the line indicated by way
of Mount Ayr, Creston and Wlnterset. The
company claims to have already done
much surveying along the way and to be
engaged in purchasing right-of-way.
United States Marshal ' G. M. Christian
today appointed Wesley Bryant of Creston
to be deputy marshal for the southern dis
trict. In place of O. W. Pearson, who re
signed. 1
Mall Carrier la Sentenced.
Charles N. Clssel, mall carrier, was today
sentenced by Judge McPherson to serve a
year In the penitentiary on his confes
sion of rifling a letter and taking $1.25 there
from. Clssel had been suspected and was
shadowed by detectives. The proof of his
guilt w? conclusive. He had been a
trusted mull carrier in the downtown dis
tricts. Aa to Legal Holiday.
The state supreme court today In a de
cision in a saloon Injunction case for the
first time decided that the Fourth of July
Is a legal holiday in Iowa. The saloon
man had been fined for keeping his place
open on the Fourth and appealed to the
MEN AND WOMFIV.
Caa Big 4 for unnatural
diarbariaattnSainluatloDl
trrttatlona iC ulcaratioaJ
of Biu 00a s uaaabranaa.
Painlaia, aid not utrin
cant or polaonooa.
Mold by ttrngglata,
or aant In slain wrappaa,
b? ) sraai, prapald, tm
Si 00. or boitl.it2.7a.
iiixsuiar aa&a nejMst.
' Jf'tCMa.ar'V 1
I.IUI 7.!
E fj Oaaraatua W
jaaJT aai ta tiiatara.
a727fHlv8lCHiino.
F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A.
1323 Farnam St., Omaha.
court to declare that the statutes do not
anywhere make the Fourth of July a holi
day save for some special purposes. The
court decided It Is a holiday for saloons, as
well as for banks, and held he must ray
the fine.
Court Derlalnas.
The following are the decisions filed by
the court today:
Michael Brennan against Judge Roberts.
certiorari; W.jpello county; dismissed.
opinion by l-add.
James Heatty against Judge Koberts, cer
tiorari: Wapello county; dismissed, opinion
uy ijioi.
Axel Johnson against Judre Roberts, cer
tiorari; dismissed by the court.
John Lunkley against Judge Roberts, cer
tiorari; dismissed ky the court.
Iowa National Bank, appellant, sgalnst
John Cooper; Polk county, Judge Holmes;
affirmed, by Pherwln.
Stanlon R. Hoyt. appellant, against Jes
sie Gauge; Hamilton county. Judge Whlt
aker: alllrmed. bv lieemer.
Merchants National Bank of Eagle Grove
against W. T. Murphy, appellant; Wright
county. Judge Evans; affirmed, by Weaver.
Addic- Aohey against Cltv of Monona, ap
pellant; Linn county, Judge Preston; af
firmed, by Bishop.
ira t'ook et al, against e tty or 1 ea
Moines, appellant: Polk county. Judge Mc-
Henry; reversed, by MeClaln.
Indictment for n Mnrder.
The grand Jury today Indicted Dell Bald-
ersnn for the murder of Thomas Callahan,
a shoe cobbler, last summer. There was
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always much mystery about the death ol
Callnhan and an Italian and another were
arrested for the crime. The Italian lived
In the same house, but In a part rot con
nected directly with the rooms of Call.i
han. It Is learned that recently tho detec
tives found additional evidence connecting
Rnlderson with the crime and he was In
dicted while the others were releised. The
grand Jury also Indicted today Nell Mit
thews, colored, for the killing of Dlsgs a
few weeks ago. Matthews Is at large.
MAN AND WOMAN ARE KILLED
Serond Man Is Fatally Wounded la
Fight with Kentucky
Sqnntters.
WILLIAMSBURG. Ky.. Nov. U.-George
Curd and Emma Durham have been klllcl
and Thomas Curd fatally Hounded near
Cumberland Falls.
The Curd brothers owned a large tract
of land and had had trouble with squat
ters. As they were passing the cabin
where the Durham worn in lived they wers
fired upon. Thomas crawled two miles
to his home and George waa dead when
found. The Durham woman waa probably
killed and burled to cover Identity. Ths
shooting occurred from her house.
Richard Le G&llienne
writes a Christmas story which
he calls, in memory of youthful
days, " Once upon a Time."
20 pages of the issue are devoted
to The Stage at Holiday
Time. Fully illustrated with
over fifty pictures of stago
celebrities of the day.
The authors of "The Lightning
Conductor" continue their
mile a minute story, " The
Trincess Passes."
Jules Guerin, the well
known illustrator, has provided
some marvelous colored pictures,
illustrating John Corbln's
"A Boyrs-Eye View of tho
Circus." Something of the fu
that we have all had at the circus,
in younger days, will return to us
on reading this article.
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